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Maybelline Family's, Car Guy Diaries
My dad, Bill Williams and his cousin, Bill Stroh,
were born to be Car Guys.
The two little cousins were the children of Evelyn Williams, and her sister Verona Stroh.
The two Bills grew up together in Chicago, and loved anything that they could push, ride or burn rubber in.
Best of buddy's, The young Bill's lived together during some rough times in the 1920's, when Evelyn and Preston were working out their differences.
The boy's were practically twins. Born a few
weeks apart, handsome little chaps with truck loads of enthusiasm for cars.
Even when Bill Williams moved away from Chicago,
to California, Bill Stroh visited during the Summer months and their devotion for anything fast
continued to grow.
Bill Williams in his first car.
Car Guy's Gone Wild.
Bill Williams and his cousin, Bill Stroh, continued their car crazy love, until the draft temporally stopped the obsession for a couple of years.
Bill Williams in his Army uniform, before being shipped to the Philippians, poses with Bill Stroh, who would soon enlist into the Navy. However that didn't stop them from spending every available minute working on their cars.
Both Bill's learned how to rebuild an engine as teenagers, and could talk the talk with any mechanic, while their girl's sat patiently and waited.
Bill Stroh in the center with his cousin Bill Williams
to his right, with the 4-F Club Guys.
As Teenagers the cousin's formed a Car Club, called the 4-F Club and cruised for pretty girls. It didn't take long before both guys had THE ONE.
Bill and Pauline Williams, with Baby Sharrie, sitting on the grass,
and Mary and Bill Stroh.
After the War, the boy's returned home, married, had kids and built careers, however, when they reached their prime, the first thing they did was return to their first love. Beautiful cars.
Car Guy's grow up!!!!
Bill Williams collected beautiful automobiles for the pleasure of being seen in them. Bill Stroh raced fast cars for the pleasure of driving them.
Ladies man, Bill Williams, became an avid car collector, in his late 40's, after the Maybelline Company sold in 1967. He bought Casa Guillermo, in Palm Springs in 1973, for it's 4 garages, and two acres of land, where stored several more cars.
Man's man, Bill Stroh on the other hand, became a hands-on, race car driver for Porsche, in the 1960's, making quite a name for himself in Chicago's racing world.
Mama drove a Hot Rod - Thanks to my cousin, race-car driver, Bill Stroh.
Bill Stroh's 1965 Ford Shelby Mustang GT 350, was the catalyst that inspired Bill Williams to build his car collection.
The 1965 GT350 had one purpose in life and that was to put the Ford Mustang in the winner's circle in SCCA road racing. Bill Stroh on the left, with his son and brother in law, raced this Cobra and I have to say, it made my dad, Bill Williams a little jealous. In fact three years later my dad trumped his cousin and bought a 1968 Ford Mustang
Shelby GT500 Convertible.
Here I am with Bill Strohs son, standing next to Bill's GT 350 Cobra. It was the Summer of 1966, while I was in Chicago, getting to know my father's family. I had no idea that five years later, I'd be the owner of a 1968 Shelby Mustang, GT 500 Cobra convertible when my father gave his car to me in 1971, for my 24th Birthday.
Here I am admiring Bill Stroh's racing Cobra. I'm sure it was this car, that planted the seed in my father's mind, to begin his car collection, after the Maybelline Company sold, in December of 1967.
1965–66 GT 350s were very successful racers, and had many production-class victories.
So I drove a Hot Rod with a baby seat, until I sold my Shelby GT 500 Mustang convertible in 1983.
My next Hot Rod, was a 1969 Completion Orange Camero, with white racing stripes, which I drove my daughter around in until she was 10 years old. I have to give credit to Bill Stroh, for bringing racing stripes into our lives and spurring my dad on to collect 12 classic cars. Today we still have his 1977 Clenet, Series 1, number 13.
My dad's Shelby GT 500, crashed and was rebuilt, for my 24th Birthday. The front of the car actually lifted when I hit the gas and was the most fun car I ever drove.
Bill Stroh died unexpectedly from a heart attack in 1974. He was only 50 years old. Bill Williams lived to be 82 and grieved the loss of his cousin for 32 years. It was like losing a brother.
My Brother, William Preston Williams lll, remembers race car driver, Bill Stroh's 911 Porsche.
The 1969 Porsche 911E, was the car I loved the most, as boy's love fast cars, and this one was a rocket!!
I remember the day that big car hauler pulled through those big electric gates at Casa Guillermo. It was 1976 and I was all of 16 and what do you know? I had a license!!
The driver of the truck got out and came around to the end of the trailer to release the back door and attach the tracks that would allow the machine to roll down. One of the two men hopped into the trailer and got into that sweet ride and started it up. I never heard such an awesome sound. It had a throaty roar, as he backed the car up and his partner guided him down the ramp.
My Dad put his arm around me, as he often did, and squeezed my bicep, "hey muskels." (Dad always had such a fun way with words,) "What do you think of this one! This was my cousin Bill Stroh's car, I bought it from his wife, when he passed away. You know he used to race cars, on the professional circuit. The motor in this car is no ordinary motor."
I said, "really, why is that?" and then he paused a moment as the car backed out, and the bright sunlight hit that burnt orange paint, with the cool racing stripe across the bottom, and the word PORSCHE in it and on the back hood, all in gold lettering and beneath it -Sportomatic, 911E.
Gleaming in the sunshine it looked like a beautiful jewel, and Dad said, "isn't she beautiful!!"
I said so what's up with the motor Pop? Wanting to know every detail.
"Bill had it specially built, by his Master Mechanics, all of the pistons and rings were forged by hand out of aluminum, as well as many other parts to be extra light weight, everything about this motor was designed for ultimate performance, this motor won him many races, when it was in his race car, so when Bill retired he had this motor put into his Wife's Porsche 911E, so you see this is no ordinary car"
"Well Dad how is that possible? I mean a race engine?, that doesn't seem legal."
"Well Press, it had to be tuned down a bit, to make it safe for the road, and as well the car has a specialized breaking system to support the high speeds, and they modified the suspension as well all to make it fast and safe, and best of all it looks original."
"I said oh, you mean it doesn't' have all of the fancy spoilers and air dams to make it look fast!!"
"Yep that's it, this is a serious machine!!."
(You see my father liked style - not so much flash, he believed that a car should maintain the original look, the classic lines, as it was designed.) With that my palms were itching, and you bet I could not wait to show this to my friends.
So once the moving men left and the car was placed in the car port, next to all of the other beautiful cars, we looked it over, and were so impressed with how clean it was. It looked like new, Burnt Orange, with all black leather interior. I knew this was going to be mine
someday,
Dad said, "what do you say we take her for a spin."
"Are you kidding? You don't' have to ask me twice," I said, and we hopped in. Dad in the driver's seat of course. He turned the ignition on, and revved that throaty little beast!!
The quick response was quite thrilling, the sportomatic transmission, was so unique, in that it had no clutch. You just let it idle, put it in 1st gear and go, and release the gas between gears, and I mean to tell you we went!! The response was amazing. Dad just cruised at first, through the neighborhood, but he could not help himself wiping through the winding roads. He said "she handles like a dream." But I wanted one thing - to go fast !!!
"Hey Dad, let's take her on to the Tram Way road." This is a 10 mile road, with long stretches of straight ways, mixed with mountain terrain, it takes you to the base station of the Palm Springs Aerial Tram Way. This was my favorite place to joy ride the cars and being the middle of summer in the desert, there would be no one around.
So we made our way there, about a ten minute drive from the Casa. Upon turning on to the tram road, off of Palm Canyon, Dad let it rip. 1st gear we hit 50 miles an hour, in what seemedlike 1.5 sec, it was like a rocket, I am telling you I have never felt G-Force ever, but that day I believe I understood the meaning, as I could barley, if at all, lean forward off of the seat, and then Dad hit second gear, and it pressed me back further into the seat and with in another second or two we were flying past 95, 3rd gear was over 120 in a second, and he shut her down, and we were blown away as this was a five speed transmission and the speedometer went from 0 to 160 and I am sure it would do all of that and more, but 120 was cool for now.
Dad did not let me drive that car for quite sometime, as he had already found out about some of my escapades, parties, and joy rides, and to think of that day, even amazes me that he was doing anything with me, because, during that period of my life, I seemed to be a loose cannon, but in any event that was a great day for us.
Labels: Bill Stroh, Bill Williams, car guys, Maybelline Family Diaries., Sharrie Williams


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Fairview Elementary named National Beta School of Distinction
Henderson awarded NAACP scholarship
Georgia Piedmont president fired
Woodlees Christian Academy graduates
Woodlee's Christian Academy hosted its first ever graduating class Saturday at Christ Cornerstone Church in Covington. Damir Dado Dandic was honored as the class valedictorian and Ryan Anthony Martin was honored as the class salutatorian.
Dandic was heavily involved in Beta Club and Student Council in addition to his stellar academic performance. As the pioneer Woodlee's student to enroll in Dual Enrollment at Georgia Perimeter College, Dandic has maintained a solid 4.0 grade point average. With plans to continue his studies as a pre-medicine student at Georgia Perimeter College, Dandic hopes to enroll at a competitive school in order to continue his pursuit of a career in the medical science field.
Martin has a heart and passion for fine arts and has been heavily involved in band and chorus at school as well as playing in a band outside of school. He served as the Student Council president during the 2009-2010 school year. Martin also has plans to attend Georgia Perimeter College next year and desires to complete his degree in music at a state university. He plans on pursuing a career in music.
With two talented young men to be honored, Dr. Ed Lawson, life-long educator and teacher at WCA, led the graduates in a stirring look at the legacy of George Washington. Bobby Fleck, principal of WCA, and Executive Director Terri Knight presided over the commencement activities and awarded the graduates with their College Preparatory Diplomas. The Rev. Bob Aston also offered the benediction in honor of the graduates. Martin and Dandic presented heart-warming speeches that commemorated their high school years, teachers, parents and affirmed their commitment to a faithful relationship with God for the rest of their lives.
This graduating class also represents the culmination of a dream that was 40 years in the making. In 1970, John and Daisy Woodlee began Woodlee's Christian Childcare Center in Conyers. This year marks the 40-year anniversary of the original center and also marks the year of the first graduating class of Woodlee's Christian Academy.
Newton schools continuing remote learning for all students through Jan. 22
Congressman nominates Covington student to two service academies
Two Newton school board members sworn in to new terms

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Inquiry finds "appalling" abuse at English Catholic boarding schools
In Church in UK and Ireland
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Ampleforth Abbey and College. (Credit: Elliott Simpson/(CC BY-SA 2.0).)
There was a culture of acceptance of abusive behavior and the prioritization of monks and their reputations over the protection of children at two Catholic boarding schools in the England, according to a new report.
LEICESTER, United Kingdom — There was a culture of acceptance of abusive behavior and the prioritization of monks and their reputations over the protection of children at two Catholic boarding schools in England, according to a new report.
The schools were located at Benedictine abbeys in Ampleforth in North Yorkshire and Downside in Somerset, and the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) found that students suffered "appalling" abuse over the past four decades.
The inquiry was established by the British Home Office – which oversees similar areas as the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security – in 2014. It is independent and does not answer to the government.
It is currently investigating allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, among other institutions in England and Wales.
The report into the boarding schools – elite institutions educating the children of some of the most important families in the country and around the world – had a "culture of acceptance of abusive behavior" and detailed a "wide spectrum of physical abuse, much of which had sadistic and sexual overtones."
The report said the authorities at both schools tried to "avoid contact with the local authority or the police at all costs," even if they knew serious abuse had happened on the campus.
"For decades Ampleforth and Downside tried to avoid giving any information about child sexual abuse to police and social services. Instead, monks in both institutions were very often secretive, evasive and suspicious of anyone outside the English Benedictine Congregation," said Alexis Jay, the chair of the inquiry.
"Safeguarding children was less important than the reputation of the Church and the wellbeing of the abusive monks. Even after new procedures were introduced in 2001, when monks gave the appearance of co-operation and trust, their approach could be summarized as a 'tell them nothing' attitude."
The report said both schools "prioritized the monks and their own reputations over the protection of children, maneuvering monks away from the schools in order to avoid scandal."
The inquiry said Downside in particular tried to pave the way for the return of abusive monks after the boys who might have known them had left.
"The Abbey and School fully acknowledges the serious failings and mistakes made in both protecting those within our care and responding to safeguarding concerns," a Downside spokesman told the BBC.
"We have reflected deeply and will continue to listen with the ear of the heart going forward to ensure that the mistakes of the past are never repeated," he said.
Ampleforth also issued a statement noting it accepted responsibility for "past failings" and that the school "has never been afraid to learn difficult lessons."
"We remain completely focused on the safety and wellbeing of those entrusted to our care and our commitment to implement meaningful change," the statement said.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales published a statement noting it stands "wholeheartedly by the expressions of regret and the apologies that have already been made on behalf of the Catholic Church in England and Wales to the victims and survivors of sexual abuse."
"All sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults is both criminal and harmful. The Church condemns without reservation any such crimes and the perpetrators of these crimes must be brought to justice," the statement said.
BBC mini-series captures daily life of Benedictine monks
Sex abuse panel seeks witness statement from Prince Charles
Scottish archbishop apologizes for 'insensitivity' to care home abuse victims
abuse cover-up
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Deven D. Drossel
Deven D. Drossel, 48, of Hope, died Friday, April 19, 2013, in Lincolnville. Born in Santa Barbara, Calif., he was the son of Erwin E. and Deloris (Morgan) Drossel. After high school graduation, he proudly served in the U.S. Navy. His employment included Maine General Hospital in Augusta, where he had worked as a security guard, and Windward Gardens in Camden where he worked as a cook. For the past three years, ...
Deven D. Drossel, 48, of Hope, died Friday, April 19, 2013, in Lincolnville. Born in Santa Barbara, Calif., he was the son of Erwin E. and Deloris (Morgan) Drossel. After high school graduation, he proudly served in the U.S. Navy. His employment included Maine General Hospital in Augusta, where he had worked as a security guard, and Windward Gardens in Camden where he worked as a cook. For the past three years, Deven resided in Hope.
Surviving are his parents, Erwin and Deloris Drossel of Califonia; his two daughters, Jillian Drossel and Katherine Drossel of Gardiner; his fiancé Corinna Hersey of Hope; two brothers, Dirk Drossel and Darin Drossel; sister Deanne Widmark; three nephews, Erich Drossel, Patrick Drossel and Dennis Widmark; and niece Daria Widmark, all of California.
Calling hours will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Long Funeral Home, 9 Mountain St., Camden. Memorial donations may be made to the Humane Society of Knox County, P.O. Box 1294, Rockland, ME 04841. Condolences, photos, and memories may be shared with the Drossel family by visiting their book of memories at longfuneralhomecamden.com.


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I would like to know why that happens, it should return "test", doesnt it ?

A: You will have to instantiate your dictionary first:
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Then it will be ready to use.

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Ukraine Church assails Vatican, Kremlin polices
International Herald Tribune,
ROME, Oct. 4 (Reuters). — Ukrainian Catholic leaders said here today that the Vatican and the Kremlin were destroying their church, which is banned in the Soviet Union but supported by about 2 million faithful in the Western world.
«Vatican curial circles are latinizing the Ukrainian Catholic Church and Moscow policymakers are Russifying it. Both practices spell the death of this church,» a statement issued by the Ukrainian church leaders said.
They renewed demands that the Vatican recognize Cardinal Jozef Slipyj, who was allowed to leave the Soviet Union in 1963 after spending 18 years in prison, as the patriarch of the church.
The Vatican, which has allowed the cardinal to live here, has consistently refused to recognize him as the autonomous leader of the church to avoid further friction with the Soviet Union and its East European allies.
Soviet authorities banned the Ukrainian Catholic Church in 1946 by forcibly incorporating it into the Russian Orthodox Church.


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ARCHIVES OF THE ARTIST-LED
is a data and knowledge base of historic and current artist-led spaces that anyone can contribute to. It is an attempt to map the trajectories of these often transient spatial interactions with their vital contribution to contemporary culture and the urban experience, as well as to preserve knowledge on initiating and maintaining such projects – and make it accessible for everyone.
Initiated by Michael Heilgemeir as a companion to the publication 'The Nomadic Studio – Art, Life and the Colonisation of Meanwhile Space' it is developed in collaboration with and realised by Mo Hoffmann Studios, and contributing editor Alastair Frazer.
If you would like to contribute and add a project to 'Archives of the Artist-led' you can create a new account in the menu on the right or log in with a google account. For further information please contact us at info@archivesoftheartistled.org
Butler's Wharf
Butler's Wharf was a former riverside warehouse dating from the late 19th century, within the complex of streets and buildings immediately south and east of Tower Bridge.
In the early 1970's many of the buildings in that area had been cheaply purchased by property speculators with a view to re-development. In London at that time, many housing associations and cooperatives were being formed to negotiate cheap rents for derelict properties in the interim period before demolition or redevelopment took place. Many artists lived
and worked under these kinds of arrangements, and it was a group of friends who had met while at art college in the Isle of Man and Brighton who together rented a floor of Block 2B, Butlers Wharf in late 1975, later joined by recent art graduates from Newcastle, Leeds and Maidstone.
From 1975-78, the artists' space at 2B Butler's Wharf was a key venue for early UK video art and performance art, used among others by Derek Jarman and the artists and dancers who subsequently founded Chisenhale Studios and Chisenhale Dance Space, including Philip Jeck.
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Butler's Wharf was built between 1871-73 as a shipping wharf and warehouse complex, to store tea, spices and other imported goods unloaded from ships using the port of London. It contained one of the largest tea warehouse in the world. In 1971, following the relocation of the docks further east and the rise of containerisation, Butler's Wharf and other warehouses in the area fell into disuse.
From 1984, Butler's Wharf has been redeveloped by Conran Roche into luxury flats, with restaurants and shops on the ground floor.
Butler's Wharf is Grade II listed.
studio artists:
David Critchley
Fran Cotell
Ingrid Kerma
William Raban
Pete Webster
Maurice Agis
Keith Bowler
Andrew Logan
The X6 Dance Collective
Mikey Cuddihy
Simon Read
John Kippin
Belinda Williams
Martin Hearne
Kevin Atherton
Mick Duckworth
Steve James
Dave Hanson
Alan Stott
Kieran Lyons
Alison Winckle
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The first person to put on a publicized live performance at 2B was Kevin Atherton in November 1975.
In May 1976, regular Saturday evening shows began with presentations by members of the original group, quickly extended to shows by close associates and then opened to all artists wishing to use the space for presentations of their time-based work. In eighty shows over two and a half years, thirty involved film projection, a dozen used video, a further dozen were sound pieces; several used light as a primary element, some were pure performance art, while many used combinations of different media.
By May 1978 when the building was closed down by the developers, there had been over 80 shows by more than 60 artists.
online available at: http://www.studycollection.co.uk/2B/events.html
(accessed September 2013)
Critical Writing in Art & Design (2013), After Butler's Wharf: Essays on a Working Building, London: Royal College of Art (ISBN: 978-1-907342-71-4)
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Butler's Wharf on Wikipedia
2B Butler's Wharf
Southwark Notes: Art & Empty Buildings
The Centre Of Attention: 2B Butler's Wharf
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Fire at Butler's Wharf, 1979 (photo: Fran Cottell)
Butler's Wharf, 1979 (photo: Fran Cottell)
vacated studio, Butler's Wharf, 1979 (photo: Fran Cottell)


For much of the past decade we have been fighting a "cosmic war" under the guise of a "war on terror," according to author Reza Aslan. In it, there lies a never-ending battle between almost mythical forces of "good" and "evil," skewing real-life history with a fantasy element with no practical resolution.
Reza Aslan is thinking big. Three years after the success of his first book, No God But God, Aslan has become a fixture on the Colbert Report, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, CBS News (where he is a Middle East analyst), and a never-ending lecture circuit. Iranian-born Aslan, who now serves as Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside, has completed his second book, How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror, which alleges that the "war on terror" fought by the US against Al Qaeda was, in fact, a "cosmic war" which alluded to a battle on a higher plane between oversimplified forces of "good" and "evil" that can never be won. Instead, he argues that we must strip this ideological conflict of its religious connotations and address the actual grievances that, despite their co-opting by jihadists, are genuine grievances that deserve their own resolutions. Aslan spoke with me recently to explain why we're still locked in a never-ending "cosmic war," why jihadists should be called what they are, and why he's confident things can change under Barack Obama.
Could you tell us a little bit about this construct of "cosmic war" that you've based your book on, and how this reframes the "war on terror"?
Reza Aslan: A "cosmic war" is a religious war; it's a war in which God is believed to be directly engaged on one side over another. Unlike a "holy war" - which is essentially a real war on Earth between rival religious groups - a "cosmic war" has two aspects to it. There's an earthly aspect to it, but there's also a heavenly aspect to it. It is a war of the imagination in which the participants believe that they are actually acting out on Earth a battle that is really taking place in Heaven between the forces of good and evil. Human beings are only pawns in the hands of God, or perhaps actors in a script written by God.
The argument of the book is that al-Qaida and the larger jihadist network that buttresses these transnational militant movements in the Muslim world are fighting a cosmic war of the imagination. There's no political, economic or social agenda that actually fueling this movement, but it's really a war that in their minds is taking place on another plane. The fact of the matter is that this is by no means exclusive solely to Muslim groups. The idea of cosmic warfare actually has its roots in the Hebrew Bible. In the book, I go deep into the Old Testament and talk about the ideas of religion and violence and the way they were developed in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
You're right, though - the fact is that because of the issues that are taking place in the world right now, most people are only familiar with religious violence insofar as they exist in the Muslim world. But of course, these are ideas and impulses that are just as prevalent among right-wing Jews in Israel and certainly a lot of right-wing evangelicals in the United States. I wanted to make sure that people understood that this was a universal phenomenon.
But the larger issue here is that the problem with the "cosmic war" is that because it is not fought for land or territory or any kind of economic gain, but rather for the purpose of ridding the world of evil, that this is a war that cannot be won. It is a never-ending war.
The criticism that I have of the "war on terror", and why the subtitle of the book is about the end of the "war on terror", is that the Bush administration, by essentially adopting the same religiously polarizing language and cosmic worldview as those people who attacked the United States on September 11, essentially transformed the "war on terror" into a "cosmic war". We are essentially fighting the same war of the imagination as the jihadists themselves are fighting, which is precisely why the so-called 'war on terror" has been so absolutely appalling in adequately confronting these radical and extremists in the Muslim world.
You and I were both involved in advising the Department of Homeland Security on issues of terminology, one of which was the term "jihadist". One of the things I noticed in the book is that you make no bones about using terms like "Global Jihadism" and referring to these people as jihadist or practicing jihadism. How does that square with the efforts by some Muslims to reclaim the word jihad for something other than meaning a violent expression of political will?
Thank you so much for noticing that. One of the goals of this book is to focus on the actual meaning of jihadism. This is an actual thing, and I know that a lot of Muslims have problems with this term because of the fact that it has within it this term jihad, which of course means a whole host of different things. A lot of Muslims feel uncomfortable with the term jihadist. But the fact of the matter is that this is the proper term to refer to those transnational Muslim groups like al-Qaida for two reasons: first, because that is how they refer to themselves, and secondly because jihadist means something very specific. This is a very new phenomenon. I traced it to the year 2000, so we are talking less than a decade old as a social movement, and maybe two decades old as a militant movement altogether.
Those who label themselves jihadist has transformed the concept of jihad, first from a collective duty into an individual duty. In fact, a great Yemeni shaykh refers to jihadist as anyone who believes jihad is an individual duty to fight. If that is your definition of jihad, then you are a jihadist. And more importantly, what they have done with this concept of jihad is that they have, in the words of bin Laden, elevated it to a status of worship. In other words, the reason we call them jihadist and not Muslims is because they have replaced the five pillars of faith upon which Islam rests with just one - jihad, and only jihad. This is almost a new kind of sect, so we should call it exactly what it is.
But more importantly, what I want to do is to reclaim the word jihadist and separate it from another term that is often used in conjunction with it - and often confused with it - and that is the term Islamist. We tend to use Islamist and jihadist as though they mean the same thing, when in fact they mean the exact opposite of each other. Islamism is a political philosophy whose purpose is to create an Islamic state based on an Islamic moral framework - whatever that means, of course. Hamas and Hezbollah, for example, are nationalist groups who practice Islamism.
Jihadism is not just against the very idea of a nation-state, it is totally anti-nationalist. It wants to destroy all nations, all borders, all boundaries and to reconstitute the world under a single global caliphate. These are vastly different movements with absolutely opposite ideologies, and yet one of the major faults of the "war on terror" is that we have lumped all of these various groups together under a single rubric, and essentially responded to it with a single tactic - war. In doing so, we created this undifferentiated enemy and essentially fed into this master narrative that the "war on terror" is in fact, a war on Islam.
As the "war on terror" unwinds, what role can Muslims play in trying to resolve this tension between the Muslim world and the West, and what role should non-Muslims and governments play?
That's a really good question. When it comes to governments, we have to recognize that even though these jihadist are fighting a war of the imagination, the fact remains that the reasons that fuel the jihadist movement are legitimate grievances, and they have to be addressed. Let's make it very clear: for someone like bin Laden, who brings up issues like the suffering of the Palestinians or US support for Arab dictators, these aren't real grievances for al-Qaida. They are symbolic grievances that they use to rally people to their cause. [But] the grievances themselves are legitimate and have to be addressed as such. What we need to do is compel our governments first to change their rhetoric of the war and strip it of its religious connotations, because all that does is empower the jihadists. But more important, we have to address these grievances that have essentially created this master narrative of oppression and suffering at the hands of a "crusading West".
As for people like you and I - Muslims who live in the United States where we have a voice - we have two duties. The first is to compel our government leaders to have a much more broad-minded foreign policy when it comes to the Muslim world, and stop thinking of the Middle East as just a gas station. Secondly, we are in a situation now in which Islam, as I say in my first book No god but God, is becoming increasingly individualized. You have broad increases in education and widespread access to new ideas and theories, and the Internet allows these theories to spread across the world in ways that would have been unimaginable a decade ago. It is up to those of us who are practicing and preaching a pluralistic, reform-minded, and more open ideal of Islam to get our voices out there, to make sure we are part of the debate that is taking place right now throughout the world about the meaning and message of Islam as we go into the 21st century.
Are you hopeful that we are heading in the right direction, that we can marginalize the extremists and get everyone else on the other side?
I'll tell you a story. I was in Istanbul while [President] Obama was there for the Alliance of Civilizations conference, and Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey said something in the plenary that really just struck me. He said that Obama, to him, was the perfect metaphor for the city of Istanbul, this city that is at once of the East and of the West, that straddles the two continents, that is simultaneously Muslim and yet also deeply Christian.
President Obama, who is the son of a Muslim father from Africa and a Christian mother from Kansas, can speak to both communities in ways that come off as very genuine. In a sense, he is somebody who by himself has managed to bridge this fake divide between the so-called "class of civilizations", between Islam and the West. I think that so far, in his rhetoric and his attitude, he has really begun to change some minds in the Muslim world.
Now granted, it has only been three months, he has got a long way to go, and frankly, he hasn't done much - I mean, it's mostly been talking. But if this is a war of ideology, words do matter, and so far his words have been right on. I am confident, and I do feel positive that maybe a new narrative can be written about the relationship between the US and the Muslim world. But obviously, it remains to be seen.


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Mini has realised a render it unveiled last year of an electric, autonomous car concept with multiple mood settings, "a green forest canopy" and a daybed to relax and enjoy the future.
When Mini showed off its Vision Urbanuat car concept in 2020, it had everything you would expect: it was driverless, electric, and like most futuristic car designs, it looked like a lounge-on-wheels.
Now, after existing solely as a digital render, a real-life version of the Vision Urbanaut has been released by Mini and as well as giving us a sense of its size and space, it does a good job in showcasing the company's approach to sight, sound, and sustainability.
The Mini Vision Urbanaut showcases the company's approach to sight, sound, and sustainability – Images courtesy of BMW group
It's worth pointing out that with the Vision Urbanaut, Mini seems to be catering to a generation that doesn't care about automobiles in the traditional sense. Rather than drone on about driving specs, Mini spends a lot of time touting what the car can do when it's parked.
Central to this idea is the concept of "Mini moments"—various configurations that alter the layout of the car to accommodate different scenarios. There are three pre-programmed atmospheres: Chill, Wanderlust, and Vibe.
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Rather than drone on about driving specs, Mini spends a lot of time touting what the Vision Urbanaut can do when it's parked – Images courtesy of BMW group
In Chill mode, the car transforms into a retreat from the outside world "eliminating displays or switches" and mimicking "a green forest canopy." In Vibe mode, windows and doors open to create a social scene that blurs the boundaries between the outside and inside. Then in Wanderlust, the steering wheel pops out and the user interface displays all the necessary info for driving.
These Moments are activated through a "Token" mechanism from the table area in the center where fragrance, ambient lighting, and music can all be personalised. Mini has actually collaborated with a fragrance designer to craft the smell of the car, although we have no idea what that smell is.
Mini created "Mini moments" for the Vision Urbanaut and there are three pre-programmed atmospheres: Chill, Wanderlust, and Vibe – Images courtesy of BMW group
You can also imagine and create your own bespoke scenarios – new fragrance, ambient lighting, and musical mix. The Wanderlust and Vibe moments are already accompanied by a soundtrack of specially composed music to be played inside and outside the vehicle.
Moments aside, from the beginning of the concept phase, Mini says it has focused on being sustainable where possible. This includes reducing the number of components by designing features to serve more than one function—the dashboard can morph into a daybed, for example.
The "Mini Moments" are activated through a "Token" mechanism from the table area in the center where fragrance, ambient lighting, and music can all be personalised – Images courtesy of BMW group
The designers also paid extra attention to solutions composed of a single type of material (also known as "mono-materials") to make it easier when recycling them further down the line.
These features are packed inside an interior swathed in recycled textiles including wool, polyester, and Tencel, which conceal the tech for an experience that is calm, convenient, and more in touch with nature than the road. Oh, and it looks very Instagram-friendly.
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The Vision Urbanaut interior is swathed in recycled textiles which conceal the tech for an experience that is calm, convenient, and more in touch with nature than the road – Images courtesy of BMW group
The designers also paid extra attention to solutions composed of a single type of material to make it easier when recycling them further down the line – Images courtesy of BMW group
From the beginning of the concept phase of the Vision Urbanaut, Mini says it has focused on being sustainable where possible – Images courtesy of BMW group


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package org.apache.rya.api.client.accumulo;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;

import java.net.UnknownHostException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.accumulo.core.client.AccumuloException;
import org.apache.accumulo.core.client.AccumuloSecurityException;
import org.apache.accumulo.core.client.Connector;
import org.apache.accumulo.core.client.Instance;
import org.apache.accumulo.core.client.ZooKeeperInstance;
import org.apache.accumulo.core.client.security.tokens.PasswordToken;
import org.apache.accumulo.minicluster.MiniAccumuloCluster;
import org.apache.log4j.Level;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.apache.rya.accumulo.MiniAccumuloClusterInstance;
import org.apache.rya.accumulo.MiniAccumuloSingleton;
import org.apache.rya.accumulo.RyaTestInstanceRule;
import org.apache.rya.indexing.pcj.fluo.app.export.rya.RyaExportParameters;
import org.apache.rya.indexing.pcj.fluo.app.observers.FilterObserver;
import org.apache.rya.indexing.pcj.fluo.app.observers.JoinObserver;
import org.apache.rya.indexing.pcj.fluo.app.observers.QueryResultObserver;
import org.apache.rya.indexing.pcj.fluo.app.observers.StatementPatternObserver;
import org.apache.rya.indexing.pcj.fluo.app.observers.TripleObserver;
import org.apache.zookeeper.ClientCnxn;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.openrdf.repository.RepositoryConnection;
import org.openrdf.repository.RepositoryException;
import org.openrdf.sail.Sail;
import org.openrdf.sail.SailException;

import org.apache.fluo.api.client.FluoAdmin;
import org.apache.fluo.api.client.FluoAdmin.AlreadyInitializedException;
import org.apache.fluo.api.client.FluoAdmin.TableExistsException;
import org.apache.fluo.api.client.FluoClient;
import org.apache.fluo.api.client.FluoFactory;
import org.apache.fluo.api.config.FluoConfiguration;
import org.apache.fluo.api.config.ObserverSpecification;
import org.apache.fluo.api.mini.MiniFluo;
import org.apache.rya.accumulo.AccumuloRdfConfiguration;
import org.apache.rya.api.client.RyaClientException;
import org.apache.rya.api.client.Install;
import org.apache.rya.api.client.Install.DuplicateInstanceNameException;
import org.apache.rya.api.client.Install.InstallConfiguration;
import org.apache.rya.api.instance.RyaDetailsRepository.RyaDetailsRepositoryException;
import org.apache.rya.api.persist.RyaDAOException;
import org.apache.rya.indexing.accumulo.ConfigUtils;
import org.apache.rya.indexing.external.PrecomputedJoinIndexerConfig;
import org.apache.rya.rdftriplestore.RyaSailRepository;
import org.apache.rya.rdftriplestore.inference.InferenceEngineException;
import org.apache.rya.sail.config.RyaSailFactory;

/**
 * Integration tests that ensure the Fluo application processes PCJs results
 * correctly.
 *

 * This class is being ignored because it doesn't contain any unit tests.
 */
public abstract class FluoITBase {
    private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(FluoITBase.class);

    // Mini Accumulo Cluster
    private static MiniAccumuloClusterInstance clusterInstance = MiniAccumuloSingleton.getInstance();
    private static MiniAccumuloCluster cluster;

    private static String instanceName = null;
    private static String zookeepers = null;

    protected static Connector accumuloConn = null;

    // Fluo data store and connections.
    protected MiniFluo fluo = null;
    protected FluoClient fluoClient = null;

    // Rya data store and connections.
    protected RyaSailRepository ryaRepo = null;
    protected RepositoryConnection ryaConn = null;

    @Rule
    public RyaTestInstanceRule testInstance = new RyaTestInstanceRule(false);

    @BeforeClass
    public static void beforeClass() throws Exception {
        Logger.getLogger(ClientCnxn.class).setLevel(Level.ERROR);

        // Setup and start the Mini Accumulo.
        cluster = clusterInstance.getCluster();

        // Store a connector to the Mini Accumulo.
        instanceName = cluster.getInstanceName();
        zookeepers = cluster.getZooKeepers();

        final Instance instance = new ZooKeeperInstance(instanceName, zookeepers);
        accumuloConn = instance.getConnector(clusterInstance.getUsername(), new PasswordToken(clusterInstance.getPassword()));
    }

    @Before
    public void setupMiniResources() throws Exception {
        // Initialize the Mini Fluo that will be used to store created queries.
        fluo = startMiniFluo();
        fluoClient = FluoFactory.newClient(fluo.getClientConfiguration());

        // Initialize the Rya that will be used by the tests.
        ryaRepo = setupRya();
        ryaConn = ryaRepo.getConnection();
    }

    @After
    public void shutdownMiniResources() {
        if (ryaConn != null) {
            try {
                log.info("Shutting down Rya Connection.");
                ryaConn.close();
                log.info("Rya Connection shut down.");
            } catch (final Exception e) {
                log.error("Could not shut down the Rya Connection.", e);
            }
        }

        if (ryaRepo != null) {
            try {
                log.info("Shutting down Rya Repo.");
                ryaRepo.shutDown();
                log.info("Rya Repo shut down.");
            } catch (final Exception e) {
                log.error("Could not shut down the Rya Repo.", e);
            }
        }

        if (fluoClient != null) {
            try {
                log.info("Shutting down Fluo Client.");
                fluoClient.close();
                log.info("Fluo Client shut down.");
            } catch (final Exception e) {
                log.error("Could not shut down the Fluo Client.", e);
            }
        }

        if (fluo != null) {
            try {
                log.info("Shutting down Mini Fluo.");
                fluo.close();
                log.info("Mini Fluo shut down.");
            } catch (final Exception e) {
                log.error("Could not shut down the Mini Fluo.", e);
            }
        }

    }

    public String getRyaInstanceName() {
        return testInstance.getRyaInstanceName();
    }

    public AccumuloConnectionDetails createConnectionDetails() {
        return new AccumuloConnectionDetails(
                clusterInstance.getUsername(),
                clusterInstance.getPassword().toCharArray(),
                clusterInstance.getInstanceName(),
                clusterInstance.getZookeepers());
    }

    /**
     * Override this method to provide an output configuration to the Fluo application.
     *

     * Exports to the Rya instance by default.
     *
     * @return The parameters that will be passed to {@link QueryResultObserver} at startup.
     */
    protected Map<String, String> makeExportParams() {
        final HashMap<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();

        final RyaExportParameters ryaParams = new RyaExportParameters(params);
        ryaParams.setExportToRya(true);
        ryaParams.setAccumuloInstanceName(instanceName);
        ryaParams.setZookeeperServers(zookeepers);
        ryaParams.setExporterUsername(clusterInstance.getUsername());
        ryaParams.setExporterPassword(clusterInstance.getPassword());
        ryaParams.setRyaInstanceName(getRyaInstanceName());
        return params;
    }

    /**
     * Setup a Mini Fluo cluster that uses a temporary directory to store its
     * data.
     *
     * @return A Mini Fluo cluster.
     */
    protected MiniFluo startMiniFluo() throws AlreadyInitializedException, TableExistsException {
        // Setup the observers that will be used by the Fluo PCJ Application.
        final List<ObserverSpecification> observers = new ArrayList<>();
        observers.add(new ObserverSpecification(TripleObserver.class.getName()));
        observers.add(new ObserverSpecification(StatementPatternObserver.class.getName()));
        observers.add(new ObserverSpecification(JoinObserver.class.getName()));
        observers.add(new ObserverSpecification(FilterObserver.class.getName()));

        // Provide export parameters child test classes may provide to the
        // export observer.
        final ObserverSpecification exportObserverConfig = new ObserverSpecification(
                QueryResultObserver.class.getName(), makeExportParams());
        observers.add(exportObserverConfig);

        // Configure how the mini fluo will run.
        final FluoConfiguration config = new FluoConfiguration();
        config.setMiniStartAccumulo(false);
        config.setAccumuloInstance(instanceName);
        config.setAccumuloUser(clusterInstance.getUsername());
        config.setAccumuloPassword(clusterInstance.getPassword());
        config.setInstanceZookeepers(zookeepers + "/fluo");
        config.setAccumuloZookeepers(zookeepers);

        config.setApplicationName(getRyaInstanceName());
        config.setAccumuloTable("fluo" + getRyaInstanceName());

        config.addObservers(observers);

        FluoFactory.newAdmin(config).initialize(
                new FluoAdmin.InitializationOptions().setClearTable(true).setClearZookeeper(true) );
        return FluoFactory.newMiniFluo(config);
    }

    /**
     * Sets up a Rya instance.
     */
   protected RyaSailRepository setupRya()
           throws AccumuloException, AccumuloSecurityException, RepositoryException, RyaDAOException,
           NumberFormatException, UnknownHostException, InferenceEngineException, AlreadyInitializedException,
           RyaDetailsRepositoryException, DuplicateInstanceNameException, RyaClientException, SailException {
       checkNotNull(instanceName);
       checkNotNull(zookeepers);

       // Setup Rya configuration values.
       final AccumuloRdfConfiguration conf = new AccumuloRdfConfiguration();
       conf.setTablePrefix(getRyaInstanceName());
       conf.setDisplayQueryPlan(true);
       conf.setBoolean(ConfigUtils.USE_MOCK_INSTANCE, false);
       conf.set(ConfigUtils.CLOUDBASE_USER, clusterInstance.getUsername());
       conf.set(ConfigUtils.CLOUDBASE_PASSWORD, clusterInstance.getPassword());
       conf.set(ConfigUtils.CLOUDBASE_INSTANCE, clusterInstance.getInstanceName());
       conf.set(ConfigUtils.CLOUDBASE_ZOOKEEPERS, clusterInstance.getZookeepers());
       conf.set(ConfigUtils.USE_PCJ, "true");
       conf.set(ConfigUtils.FLUO_APP_NAME, getRyaInstanceName());
       conf.set(ConfigUtils.PCJ_STORAGE_TYPE, PrecomputedJoinIndexerConfig.PrecomputedJoinStorageType.ACCUMULO.toString());
       conf.set(ConfigUtils.PCJ_UPDATER_TYPE, PrecomputedJoinIndexerConfig.PrecomputedJoinUpdaterType.FLUO.toString());
       conf.set(ConfigUtils.CLOUDBASE_AUTHS, "");

       // Install the test instance of Rya.
       final Install install = new AccumuloInstall(createConnectionDetails(), accumuloConn);

       final InstallConfiguration installConfig = InstallConfiguration.builder()
               .setEnableTableHashPrefix(true)
               .setEnableEntityCentricIndex(true)
               .setEnableFreeTextIndex(true)
               .setEnableTemporalIndex(true)
               .setEnablePcjIndex(true)
               .setEnableGeoIndex(true)
               .setFluoPcjAppName(getRyaInstanceName())
               .build();
       install.install(getRyaInstanceName(), installConfig);

       // Connect to the instance of Rya that was just installed.
       final Sail sail = RyaSailFactory.getInstance(conf);
       final RyaSailRepository ryaRepo = new RyaSailRepository(sail);

       return ryaRepo;
   }
}

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