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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM | JANUARY 13, 2022
In Defense of All Faiths: The Legacy of Sikhism
A little over a year ago, I researched Sikhism extensively and wrote an overview of the religion as part of STAND's Religious Literacy Project.
The more I learned, the more impressed I became with the Sikhs' approach to other faiths. They consider that the divine spark burns within every man, woman and child, and that all are thus worthy of respect and support.
The Golden Temple, the chief gurdwara of Sikhism, in Amritsar, Punjab, India (Photo by Szefei/Shutterstock.com)
At the time Sikhism began in the late 15th century, India was controlled by Mughal emperors, who had an altogether different view. They suppressed other faiths, often forcing non-Muslims to choose between conversion and death.
Out of necessity, in such a climate, the Sikhs developed their own martial art. It was called "gatka." But gatka was taught with a mandate: the Sikh warrior was to use his skills only in defense. And he was to use those skills to protect those who could not defend themselves.
Inevitably, this practice drew the wrath of the emperor of India, who had three of the early Sikh gurus murdered, brutally. And his violence extended beyond the gurus. After one particularly grisly battle, his troops returned to Delhi with 700 cartloads of Sikh heads and the heads of another 2,000 impaled on their spears.
In the face of this suppression, the Sikhs pressed on. They outlived first the Mughal empire, and then the British empire which, in 1947, finally left India to rule itself.
As David Callaway relates in the below article, the Sikhs' defense of others has never ceased, even in modern times, when victories are won not by wielding the force of arms, but the force of law.
We are grateful to Freedom Forum for allowing us to reprint Mr. Callaway's excellent article here.
Perspective: Sikh Americans Defend Religious Freedom for All
By David Callaway, Religious Freedom Specialist, Freedom Forum
This column was originally published on the Freedom Forum website and is republished here with permission.
Being an American means you do not have to choose between your deepest beliefs and your country—thanks, in part, to the work of these Indian Americans.
Since the 1850s when Asians began immigrating to the United States in large numbers, they have contributed to American society in profound ways. Yet few know how this diverse group, which includes Americans tracing their heritage to any of nearly 50 countries from India to Japan, has fought for the rights of all Americans to live according to their deepest beliefs.
Throughout our country's history, Asian American communities have brought religious freedom cases to the courts and won not just for themselves, but for the benefit of all. In standing up for their religious beliefs, they've strengthened the shield of religious liberty, protecting every American's First Amendment right to freedom of conscience.
Take Simratpal "Simmer" Singh, who was accepted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2006, where he began a distinguished military career.
As a practicing Sikh, Singh had worn a turban and beard for years, but the Army's ban on long hair and beards meant he had to choose between military service and his deepest beliefs. Singh chose his country and served for a decade before challenging the policy under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which requires the government to have a compelling reason to limit free exercise rights.
While Capt. Singh's particular faith may be unfamiliar to most Americans, many of us can empathize with wanting to believe and practice our beliefs without interference.
The courts agreed with Singh, and in 2017, the Army issued new guidelines that allow Sikhs to serve without having to abandon their articles of faith. Because of Singh, millions of Americans, Sikh or otherwise, can fully practice their faith while enlisted.
Throughout our country's history, Asian American communities have brought religious freedom cases to the courts and won not just for themselves, but for the benefit of all.
Twenty years earlier, Sikh families in California set a similar precedent. In the 1990s, laws and policies against weapons on school grounds became stricter. California's Livingston Union School District suspended Rajinder, Sukhjinder and Jaspreet Cheema, three Sikh siblings, after they wore their kirpans to schools. The kirpan is a short, curved blade worn by many Sikhs to symbolize their duty to defend the oppressed.
You might agree the school district had a responsibility to keep students and staff safe. But would safety mean banning Sikh practice?
The Cheema family pushed back, demonstrating that other districts accommodated kirpans by riveting blades to their sheaths. They pointed out the Livingston Union School District could do the same. Since then, the Cheemas' story has been an example of how students can stay true to their beliefs while getting a public education.
Despite the many narratives pitting our identities against one another, our own rights are strengthened when we stand up for the rights of people who look and think differently than us.
Indian Americans like Capt. Singh and the Cheemas fought for their right to be both fully Sikh and fully American. In doing so, they protected the rights of any believer to do the same. Their struggle is not unique to Sikhism; Buddhist, Muslim and Christian Asian Americans have likewise brought challenges and won protections for their own faiths and any other.
As they demonstrate, being an American means you do not have to choose between your deepest beliefs and serving your country or between your god and your education. Americans who use their First Amendment rights as a shield to protect themselves and those with different beliefs should be celebrated.
HUMAN RIGHTS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SIKHISM FREEDOM FORUM
Leland Thoburn
Leland has been a Scientologist for 45 years. His writings have been published in numerous magazines and literary journals, including Foliate Oak Review, Writersí Journal, Feathertale Review, Calliope, Vocabula Review and others. Formerly an executive at EarthLink Inc., he works as a business consultant.
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Overlooked—International Religious Freedom Issues That Should Worry Us All
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Has Pregnancy Strengthened Mariah Carey's Voice?
There has been much- well some- buzz about the return of Mariah Carey, after the singer made a startling revelation in an interview that her pipes had become stronger because of her pregnancy. [Watch the interview below]
Well, she said it so it must be true, right? So, I got to thinking: what could possibly be the reason for pregnancy improving a person's voice? Here are the two, pretty far-fetched, possibilities I came up with before I got distracted by the paint drying on the wall.
First: The positive changes to her voice may have been because Mariah had stopped guzzling the alcohol we all know she loves while pregnant- remember her hilarious drunken acceptance speech at the Palms Springs International Film Festival [Link]. Any singer will tell you that a hydrated voice produces the best sound, and as alcohol dehydrates the voice it's usually a no no for singers. Thus, perhaps taking a protracted break from consuming it allowed her chords time to rehydrate and heal thereby improving the sound they produce.
Second: The improvements could have been because of the effects of the hormonal changes induced by pregnancy. May sound crazy, but Whitney Houston said in an interview with Oprah, that at that special time of the month for our female friends, her voice could lower as much as an "octave or two" due to hormonal changes [link]. So, stretching this logic- perhaps waaay past breaking point- maybe being under the influence of 9 months worth of hormonal fluctuations led to a positive change in not only the chords but the other parts of the body that aid singing too...Note again my use of "far-fetched" in the intro.
But what does her voice sound like now?
Yesterday we got to hear for ourselves if the claim was true, as a post "Dem Babies" Mariah Carey performed, via futuristic holographic means, simultaneously to various destinations in Europe for T-Mobile. I'll insert the video here, before giving my opinion, so you guys can watch it first.
To the voice now. Those who believed Mariah's "strengthened voice" statement, prepare to be disappointed. This was text book Mimi: lots of pre-recorded vocals. I think there was one fully live song, in the form of fan favourite Hero, but her hammy movements even made me question that. Still, I'll chose to believe it was "live" because why would Mariah chose to lip-synch to the modified-to-make-it-easier-to-sing, Mimi "you and you and you and you and you" rendition instead of the soaring Mariah Carey version.
All joking aside, I could hear some minor improvement to the voice -assuming this was live- but nothing that warranted the bold claim of "pregnancy made my voice stronger". The texture has become a little fuller, a littler stronger, and a tad heavier, but her endurance is just as weak as it was pre-pregnancy. I honestly think she could improve her voice tremendously, and it's live reputation, if she just built on it's stamina.
However, if this was all lip-synced, as some on Youtube are claiming, then we'll just have to wait for the next, real "live" performance to verify her bold claim..
Update 20th November: Tom Joyner, on his Morning Show, asked Mariah the question posed in the post title and she answered in the negative:
Tom Joyner: So did the pregnancy strengthen your voice?
Mariah Carey: I think it did but this morning it sounds like it didn't!
Source: MariahDaily
Submitted by Muffin Man at 23:54
Labels: live, mariah carey, vocal news
Hannah 19 November 2011 at 02:38
You're totally right. If her voice did become stronger it most likely wasn't pregnancy per say but the things associated with pregnancy, like no alcohol. Whitney Houston's claims are interesting because when a female ovulates her voice gets higher (for evolutionary purposes).
Totally with you there, most likely due to the reduced alcohol consumption. Although to be fair Charlotte Church once said that being pregnant and post birth helped to improve her ability, not sure if its down to stronger muscles giving better placement of the voice or again the whole clean living thing. Regardless hurry up and release some new material MC! Stuey
Diva Devotee 20 November 2011 at 16:27
Well mariah answered the question herself in an interview recently, saying now she's not so sure if her voice was strengthened. Whether she was being flippant or not I don't know because I read a transcript of the interview so didn't get to hear the tone she said it in. But as of now, case is closed! :D
Stuey 21 November 2011 at 15:03
with you there, most likely due to the reduced alcohol consumption.
Although to be fair Charlotte Church once said that being pregnant and
post birth helped to improve her ability, not sure if its down to
stronger muscles giving better placement of the voice or again the whole
clean living thing. Regardless hurry up and release some new material
MC! Stuey
I did not know that about Charlottes' voice!! Interesting!
Mbrooks331 23 November 2011 at 00:21
Hero was the EXACTLY same vocal from The Adventures of Mimi tour. I was shocked lol. Mimi didn't sing a single note live sadly. But on the brightside at least theres still room to hope that her voice did actually improve following the pregnancy. *fingers crossed*
She was being flippant. She said it because it was early and they asked her to sing. The way it was written in the post was VERY misleading.
Thanks for clarifying! I'm with you hoping that her voice will be great in her first real live performance.
Pregnancy week by week 5 December 2011 at 12:13
Definitely pregnancy makes that women's voice so sweet. I think now Mariah ceray is pregnant. Definitely her voice is too sweety now. Any way my congratulations for your pregnancy.Pregnancy week by week
I personally believe that her voice has improved AND declined. As you said it sounded healthier and fuller but also a tad bit heavier. Im worried this will continue to be apparent to the point that she is incapable of reaching whistle register as much as she used to.


I am so glad she did because I had a lot of fun with this family. Twins have a special place in my heart as well, since my dad is a twin--so I understand the bond and the connection.
Also, Wisconsin is so freaking beautiful!!
Thanks again, Heather!! I hope you love the photos.
Oh, and, DISCLAIMER: The railroad tracks were not in service. You can see, in the photos, how they literally just dead-end behind the girls. I am not an advocate of shooting on live tracks.


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MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE of SCHOOLMASTER
History, On This Day, Twisted History
On this day …….. 25th of October 1906
The mysterious disappearance of Mr Frank Banner the schoolmaster of the at the state school in Stieglitz, Victoria. On Saturday the 29th of September Banner court the Stieglitz coach to Meredith for the purpose of catching the Ballarat train. Strangely Banner had not returned home by the late coach on Sunday night, but not much concern was raised as there was no moon, and if there was few passengers the coach would not run for Meredith. But when the school was not opened on Monday morning concern was raised. Word was sent for his brother Mr. H Banner, stationmaster in Shepparton, who came to the district immediately to make enquirers. All efforts to trace the missing gentleman were fruitless, and gave fears that a serious accident may have happened to Mr Banner. His description was given as an average built man, about 5ft 7in high. He had been in charge of the Steiglitz State School for the past 3 years.
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Death of a Miner
History, On This Day, Paranormal, Twisted History
On this day …….. 9th of October 1865
An inquest was held at Stieglitz, on this day in 1865, at the Victoria Hotel, on the body of Thomas Hatch. The deceased a miner at the Sailor's Reef shaft, Stieglitz was killed when he was jammed between a large rock and the side of the drive. The rock was about five feet in height, and reached to the upper part of deceased's chest, pressing him closely to the wall.
Witnesses took pickaxes, and examined the drive, and commenced to take the body out by breaking the stone which held him in the position described.
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FATAL ACCIDENT AT STIEGLITZ
On this day …….. 25th of September 1861
An inquest was held on this day, at Mr. Goulden's, the Victoria Hotel, Molesworth Street, Stieglitz on the body of Robert M'Farlane, miner killed at the Portuguese Reef.
Foster Shaw, Esq., the coroner, and a respectable jury, proceeded to a tent at the rear of the hotel where the deceased body had been placed. On examination it was found that he had received several severe bruises on the back, of the head, the right arm was broken, and the left leg also broken, several severe cuts and bruises in other parts of his person, and fracture of the right arm and left leg.
A verdict "Accidental Death, and no blame attachable to the managers of the mine." Due to a large sandstone block falling a distance of about eight feet crushing M'Farlane.
A very large and respectable assemblage performed the last duty in attending the deceased to his resting place in the new cemetery, Stieglitz. There being
no Presbyterian minister resident on the field, to which church the unfortunate deceased belonged, the Church of England service was read in a most impressive manner by Mr Lee.
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Stewart is the gifted and talented. He's also geeky and socially awkward. His mom passed away last year and he finds himself missing her quite often.
Ashley is gifted and talented. She's popular and stylish. She's also failing 9th grade. Her dad has just come out and divorced her mother.It's a year later, and both her parents have now found themselves boyfriends.
Enter the parents- Ashley's mom asks Stewart's dad to move in with them, creating the most awkward living situation for both Ashley and Stewart. Stewart's excited about this new adventure in his life. Ashley... not so much.
Stewart doesn't fit in at school and Ashley struggles at home. When both of them attract the attention of Jared, a popular boy at school, things start to go terribly wrong. Do they have a strong enough relationship to confront the problems together?
The novel played on so many different concepts of growing up elevating each scene with the addition of the respective step-siblings. Susin Nielsen takes the themes of social awkwardness and stupidity and plays with them to the extent that they become driving forces of the book, but do not dominate the more essential themes of family.
The writing is quite humorous, but cannot really be called funny. as the characters are often debating serious issues and struggling with profound memories. As Nielsen writes in both Ashley and Stewart's points of view, the constant and drastic change in voice adds layers and complexity to the writing.
Both characters have young voices. Stewart mixes his social awkwardness with his vast array of knowledge while Ashley combines her sense of style with her academic struggles. This creates an interesting mixture of adult and child voices in each character's case.
The book talks about various struggles such as the struggle to accept a different sexuality, the struggle to grieve, the struggle to maintain your social status- or the struggle to create a social status- and many more. The in-depth analysis of these issues through the character's point of view makes for truly stunning chapters.
I categorized this book as both Young Adult and Middle-Grade. It's a sort of in-between book. It's a little too heavy to be considered a regular Middle-Grade novel, but the writing is much lighter than the typical Young Adult novel. I think mature Middle-Grade readers would really enjoy this book and so would Young Adult readers who were ready for a change.
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I read this book a couple of years ago and I remember quite enjoying it. It is definitely one that can be enjoyed as a YA or middle grade book, but I do agree that the themes are a little bit too deep for those not mature enough to comprehend them. I may have to give this one a reread one of the days, as it does have some important concepts that aren't seen in many books for teens.
Exactly- it's different and similar to YA books at the same time. It's a really unique novel with two unique perspectives!


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Former Observatory Director Robert Andress, Jr.
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Robert "Bob" Andress, Jr. During a Visit to Stephens in 2008
We have received word that Robert Andress, Jr., former director of the Stephens Memorial Observatory, died on May 11, 2015. He was a 1953 graduate of Hiram College and active in astronomy for most of his life. Andress touched many lives as he conducted observatory sessions for the public and for college classes for many years.
Of his time at Hiram, Andress once wrote, "I found that Hiram College had a nice little observatory with a 9-inch refractor and that it was not being used. I found the keys at the college registrar's office and became the 'director', tour guide, and custodian for 28 years. The observatory was a non-paying job except for free admission to plays, concerts and athletics at the college but it led to another job that did pay well in dollars and satisfaction. In 1969 I became the Director of the Planetarium for Warrensville City schools in Warrensville Heights, Ohio…."
Andress was born in Easton, Penn., on October 14, 1931. He served for 21 months in the U.S. Army. He married Lois in April 1954, and had three daughters, Nancy Lindelof, Barbara Andress and Sally Magargee; as well as 11 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. He taught for 30 years, grades 7-8, high school, and some at Hiram College.
Upon retirement, Andress moved from Ohio to Green Valley, Arizona where he was very active in the Sonora Astronomical Society and continued other astronomical pursuits. He reportedly retired as a planetarium director in 2010. We last saw him in Hiram during Alumni Weekend about two years ago when he visited the Observatory for what was to sadly be the last time.
Associates in Arizona informed us that no funeral service was held, "…(the) understanding is that he wanted everything done quietly."
Robert Andress, Jr. with an Observatory Visitor During a 1975 Meeting of the Great Lakes Planetarium Association.
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6 responses to Former Observatory Director Robert Andress, Jr.
Nancy Andress Lindelof August 8, 2015 at 6:32 pm
What a nice tribute. My dad made me love the stars and skies as much as he did. I didn't do as much in science as he nor do I have his math abilities. We miss him and will always remember our rich summers of seeing planetariums and observatories in the U.S. I live in Florida now with some of the most beautiful skies and many rocket launches. I was able to show him launches many times. He loved them.
Randall Lunn May 10, 2019 at 5:40 pm
Your Dad was my 7th grade teacher in Pepper Pike, Ohio in 1963. He inspired me to love math and science as well as astronomy. He introduced me to the stars with a class outing to the Hiram observatory. I have subscribed to Sky & Telescope magazine since then. I always think of him when I look at the stars with my telescope. He was a wonderful man and made all the difference in my life.
frederick l king October 28, 2015 at 1:40 am
I was one of his students at Warrensville. For a time during my 10th and 11th grades, I was his assistant, running the planetarium shows and even creating one of them myself as a class project. I was the only student he had one semester! After college I went to Tucson Arizona and became involved in broadcasting, but I always wondered what had happened to Mr. Andress. To think he was not that far from where I was! I knew he had moved to Arizona because of his parents, but had no more info beyond that. I am glad he had such a long and rewarding life. I am honored to have known his. Rest in peace Mr. Andress!
Stephen B. Forbes January 5, 2016 at 2:51 pm
Oh my! I just found out! I am deeply saddened by this news. Mr. Andress was one of my teachers at Orange Middle School in Orange, Ohio. He really was like a second father, too. (To me he was ALWAYS MR. Andress. I was raised that way and could never get used to calling him 'Bob". It just did not feel right and I respected him too much.)
I was in grade seven at Brady Middle School (part of the Orange School System) when Mr. Andress really kicked my lifelong interest in astronomy into high gear. He was a teacher at that school and oversaw our after school activities groups. One of which was an astronomy group. I am certain that he guided my parents into providing me with my first real telescope as a Christmas present. It was an Edmund 4-1/4 inch f/10 Palomar Jr. "DeLuxe Space Conqueror". I still have that scope and several more like it.
When I was a Freshman at Orange High School he had me come out to Hiram College as an assistant teacher. He made me do a lot of the teaching! If the skies were clear after classes we would work on variable star estimates using that wonderful Brashear 9-1/2″ refractor. I believe it was in 1968 when our estimates of the minimum brightness of one star in the constellation of Triangulum were published in the IAU news. I still have the old news print out from the Teletype somewhere in my files.
The last thing that I knew was that Mr. Andress was conducting guided tours at the MMT Observatory on Mt. Hopkins just south of Tuscon, AZ. I last spoke with him sometime after returning from Iraq in 2006 and then sometime in 2012, roughly. I tried to reach him just before Christmas 2015 and I was told that he was no longer doing tours. No one told me he had passed away. I just found that out now (05-JAN-2016) by doing deeper research. I had wanted to send a new student to visit him since she was going to be interviewing colleges in that area next month. Unfortunately, she will not have that privilege.
I will always remember him with great fondness and for the love of the stars and Universe than he helped to firmly root within me.
Rest in Peace, Sir!
Stephen B. Forbes
91A West Bow Street
Franklin, NH 03235
StephensAstro January 6, 2016 at 1:46 pm
Mr. Forbes: The "Guest Book" at Legacy.com has been made permanent. Would you consider adding your remembrance (copy from above) to that page? It's a fine tribute. The address is: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gvnews/obituary.aspx?n=ROBERT-ANDRESS&pid=174928191
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Fernandez launches homer, downs Giants in return
By Craig Davis
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Jose Fernandez hit a home run and got the win over the defending champion Giants in his first return for the Marlins since Tommy John surgery 14 months ago.
MIAMI — It had been more than 400 days since Jose Fernandez stepped onto the mound in a major league game.
The long road to get back from Tommy John surgery was trying but ultimately inspiring. Appropriatedly, so was his triumphant return to the Marlins in a rollicking matinee revival Thursday at Marlins Park.
After a slow start, the charismatic Cuban not only resurrected the magic of his Rookie of the Year 2013 season, he contributed a timely home run that put the Marlins on course for a 5-4 victory that concluded a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champions.
"I got a little emotional before I threw the first pitch," said Fernandez, whose thoughts flashed through everything he went through in nearly 14 months to get back. "I couldn't stop thinking about it, that life had given me another chance to be on the mound, given me another chance to do what I love. I almost teared up before I threw the first pitch. That's why it took me a little while.
"We got a win. I'm healthy. That's all I can ask for."
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Fernandez, now 13-0 in his career at home, overcame a rocky beginning to complete six innings in which he gave up three runs and seven hits while striking out six with no walks. That tied the modern record for home starts without a loss to begin a career (David Palmer, 1979-84). He departed with a 5-3 lead after 90 pitches (68 strikes).
The moment that most thrilled the crowd of 32,598 youth campers and work-skipping adults came when Fernandez led off the bottom of the fifth by launching a Matt Cain fastball 404 feet to left field for his second career home run.
"It was one of those uplifting moments. Us being behind at the time 3-1, he helped his own cause, and that's big," manager Dan Jennings said.
"That home run got everybody pumped up," said Justin Bour, who a few batters later launched his third homer of the series, a three-run blast into the upper deck in right to give the Marlins their first lead. It came less than 24 hours after Bour delivered a walk-off, three-run homer in the ninth inning Wednesday.
Relievers Mike Dunn, Carter Capps and A.J. Ramos (12th save) preserved the lead over the final three innings, although Capps gave up a solo homer to Buster Posey in the eighth. Capps got a key strikeout of Matt Duffy to end the seventh, keeping Posey from coming up with the bases loaded.
Although designated #joseday, it was in broader terms #comeback day as Giants starter Cain was also making a delayed 2015 debut. The former Cy Young Award winner hadn't started since last July 9 due to surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow followed by a strained flexor tendon.
Cain was smoother at the onset, but ended up allowing five runs in five innings.
Rust was evident early for Fernandez as he gave up two runs and three hits in the first inning. That matched the most runs he had allowed in any of 20 previous starts at Marlins Park, where he had a 1.09 ERA.
There was some tough luck in the rocky beginning, as two of the hits were flares. After throwing a 94-mph strike on the first pitch to Gregor Blanco, Fernandez fell behind before the Giants' leadoff hitter blooped a soft single to center. Joe Panik followed by slicing a 97-mph fastball on a full count to left for a double.
After Fernandez blew a 99-mph heater past Duffy for his first strikeout in more than a year, Posey knocked in the first run with a sacrifice fly to right. He then jammed Brandon Belt, who managed to bloop a run-scoring hit to shallow left just out of reach of infielders Adeiny Hechavarria and Miguel Rojas.
A disappointed Fernandez walked off at the end of the inning with his head down after scuffling through 21 pitches.
"From my look he was trying to be a little too fine, a little perfect. His two-seamer and his changeup were running off the plate," Jennings said. "That second inning he settled down into his rhythm, his tempo picked up and I think you got a chanced to see the real Jose Fernandez."
After throwing his fastball almost exclusively in the first inning, most of them registering 97 to 99, Fernandez got the signature curveball and sharp-breaking slider working. Four of his strikeouts came on nasty breaking balls.
Fernandez acknowledged he had some apprehension about the slider.
"That's the pitch I got hurt with, so it's been a lot of hard work and a lot of mental work to throw that pitch without thinking about any possible chance to get hurt," he said. "That was fun. That was the last thing on my mind today."
A homer into the second deck in right by Blanco put Fernandez in a 3-1 deficit in the top of the fifth. He counteracted that with his own smash to left in the bottom of the inning.
"I was kind of joking around today, said 'I'm going to try and hit it out.' I try to hit it out in [batting practice] every day," Fernandez said, adding, "I think I got lucky."
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Cain didn't allow a hit until Christian Yelich's two-out double in the third. Hechavarria, who has gone from hitting mostly eighth this season to the No. 3 spot since Giancarlo Stanton was injured, came through with a single to drive Yelich home. In the absence of Stanton, Hechavarria is the club's active RBI leader with 32.
Third baseman Miguel Rojas, who had three hits and was playing in his first game with Fernandez, said, "You don't expect to have that kind of energy for a 12 o'clock game, but anything can happen when your ace is on the mound.
"You can feel that energy in the clubhouse as soon as he got here. It's so important for everybody in town, and everybody is comfortable. It's huge for us and I feel we're going to get better."
Fernandez did everything expected of an ace and more on his first day back as the Marlins improved to 18-3 in games he has started at Marlins Park.
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Osmotic swelling is a common feature of many cataracts. Sugar cataracts and hereditary mouse cataracts are two types in which osmotic changes play a prominent role. In sugar cataracts, the initial swelling brought about by polyol accumuation leads to an imbalance in the pump-leak equilibrium. The pump mechanism becomes unable to keep pace with the leaky membranes. The marked increases in Na and Cl eventually results in Donnan swelling. In the hereditary mouse cataract, the imbalance of the pump-leak system appears to be initiated by a deficiency of Na-K ATPase, a component of the cation pump mechanism. The inefficiency in the pump mechanism results in Na retention and osmotic swelling.
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Identity of visitor in bin Laden video under review by US officials
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The Associated Press — Dec 17th, 2001
WASHINGTON - Senior U.S. officials said Sunday they still are not sure about the identity of the man seen visiting Osama bin Laden in a videotape released last week.
"We're trying to get a firm identification of him so there's no question about who we're dealing with," Secretary of State Colin Powell said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"We do not know who the other people in the tape were," national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said on CBS' "Face the Nation." "Of course we have an interest in finding out."
The tape, released Thursday by the Bush administration, showed bin Laden discussing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with a visitor in Afghanistan, who congratulates him on their success.
U.S. officials said Friday they believe the man is Sheik Ali bin Said al-Ghandi, a Saudi Arabian Islamic cleric known for anti-Western views.
The New York Times reported Sunday that a senior Saudi official had identified the visitor as Khaled al-Harbi, a legless Saudi veteran of battles in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Chechnya.
Asked how a legless man could get into Afghanistan to meet bin Laden, Powell said, "Obviously, there is a a connection between the two of sufficient formality to it that they were able to transport him there, get him access and move him into the country."
"I know for a fact our intelligence agencies are making sure we know who this individual was," Powell added, "and tracing him down and determining what those connections might be and where that trail might take us."
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I always love a good high waisted skirt so as soon as I saw this floral skort I knew I had to order! I love that you can easily transition between a cooler spring day and summer with a simple switch of the top, plus the colors in the skort are so easy to work with. I have to admit I was having flashbacks to elementary school as I put it on (seriously, when is the last time you wore a skort??) but hey, fashion always cycles. What are your favorite transitional pieces?


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Q: Custom timeout for Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management Today, this is a second time recently when while trying to restart Windows Server 2016 host machine, it gets stuck on "Shutting down service: Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management" (yes, the virtual machine had been stuck, I saw it in the Hyper-V manager) for already some 20 minutes - I do not want to hard-reset the host.
Where can this too-long timeout be adjusted, please? Thanks! I would like to set it to some reasonable time (e.g. 20 minutes)

A: This same problem is evoked in the post
Server 2016 Running Hyper-V Stuck in "Shutting down service: Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management".
The summary of the answers :

*

*This can happen after a Windows Update to the VM.
Wait for it to finish, even if it takes hours.

*RDP or SSH into the VM and use the
shutdown command.
Some other answer in this post were not included here, because of
low pertinence.

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Historians: Hollywood distorts facts
Hollywood film studios are guilty of a "grotesque distortion of history" which is destroying Britain's national identity, a newspaper quoted British historians as saying.
01 Aug 2004 02:13 GMT
Hollywood is accused of distorting and simplifying history
The chief executive of English Heritage, the government body responsible for the historic environment, told the Independent on Sunday filmmakers' "sloppy" and "formulaic" approach to history had left a generation of children confused.
"One of my principal concerns is that the majority of children now leave school with the sketchiest of chronology about English history," Simon Thurley said, adding that they turned to films for knowledge.
Antony Beevor, Britain's best-selling author of popular history, told the newspaper the Americanisation of British history was a particular problem.
"You can't turn every hero in the world into an American," he said.
Spielberg's distortions
The historians singled out Saving Private Ryan, based on the Normandy second world war landings, U-571 about submariners, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as prime offenders.
In Saving Private Ryan all mention of British or Allied troops was omitted, while the British submariners at the heart of the real action were replaced by Americans in the film U-571.
Robin Hood was accused of distorting Britain's medieval
Beevor described the trend as "shameless and totally
irresponsible - a grotesque distortion of history".
Classical historian Bettany Hughes said it was not just British history that had been misrepresented.
"Hollywood has committed some terrible crimes against history," she said, describing the Hollywood epic Troy as a
"travesty of mismatched cultural references".
"Dead heroes in Greco-Roman dress were cremated with coins
on their eyes - before money had been invented," she said.


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Home News UK council joins Waze Connected Citizens Partner program to ease traffic congestion
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UK council joins Waze Connected Citizens Partner program to ease traffic congestion
Oxfordshire County Council, UK, has teamed up with the people behind the free social traffic and navigation app, Waze (owned by Google), in a bid to reduce traffic congestion.
Following in the footsteps of Transport for London (TfL), the council has become Waze's second UK Connected Citizens Partner (CCP) – a free, two-way data exchange that empowers municipalities to harness real-time driver insights to improve congestion, make better-informed planning decisions, and reduce emergency response times.
The council hopes to mimic some of the success achieved by one of Waze's 147 global partners, the city of Boston, Massachusetts, where city officials have successfully reduced emergency response times by four minutes.
According to a joint statement from Oxfordshire County Council and Waze, the UK loses on average between two to four percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in lost time, wasted fuel and increased business costs.
Average car speeds in city centers are also as slow as 7 miles per hour, so addressing all causes of traffic congestion could help to combat potential increasing costs to the economy and worsening air pollution.
Oxfordshire is growing rapidly, with 85,000 new jobs and 100,000 new homes forecast to be created by 2031. This will lead to further crowding in the county; therefore a long-term solution in the form of the CCP aims to catch congestion before it gets into Oxford and direct people to the most effective and efficient routes into town.
The project will involve Waze sharing anonymized aggregated data from its navigation app with Oxford County Council to improve traffic flow and ultimately determine future city planning.
Councillor David Nimmo Smith of Oxford County Council said the project would help the council "identify incidents and congestion hotspots in real-time, thus allowing users to make more intelligent journey choices.
"This project with pave the way for other innovative data sharing projects that can help enrich the knowledge that Oxfordshire County Council have on the transport network, enabling us to manage the network in the most efficient way for people traveling to and around Oxfordshire," Smith said.
Finlay Clark, Waze's UK head, suggested that the data could also "inform local drivers of critical information about major construction projects or road closures which might impact local driving, the end goal is to reduce congestion in the area."
Read more: Bosch and Nvidia to develop AI-powered autonomous vehicle system
New Waze for success
Following Google's $1.15 billion acquisition of Waze in 2013 – making it the first Israeli consumer-app company to be bought for over $1 billion – the company has enjoyed a successful roll out of its CCP program, claiming 147 global partners at the time of writing.
In Boston, a city Oxfordshire is hoping to learn from, Waze has helped officials to make traffic tweaks which have proven particularly useful at obtaining fast, reliable feedback on changes city officials make to the road system, the city's chief information officer, Jascha Franklin-Hodge told the Washington Post.
"Traffic studies are traditionally done by people standing out on the road counting vehicles with a handheld counter during certain parts of the day," Franklin-Hodge said. "What Waze allows us to have is a real-time, high resolution view into the performance of the entire road system in the city, without having people sitting on street corners with counters."
According to the Post's report, officials used Waze data to re-time traffic lights to ease congestion and cut traffic jams by 18 percent in the city's Seaport District.
"We're just scratching the surface of the potential that exists," Franklin-Hodge said.
Read more: Airbus and Italdesign unveil modular smart city transport
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Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system. Please see: What is MS. This includes the brain and the spinal cord. This causes mobility to be compromised and many other symptoms to manifest. Fatigue, loss of bladder function, brain fog and cognitive function are examples of these symptoms.
Studies in recent years suggest that a vital B-vitamin, biotin, might help reduce the impact of the disease. B vitamins are group of vitamins that assist the body with converting food into energy. They support the central nervous system and are vital in maintaining the health of the skin, the eyes, the hair and the liver.
B vitamins are present in a variety of foods that we consume on a daily basis. These include nuts, egg yolks, Swiss chard and other green vegetables as well as liver along with sardines; nuts (almonds, peanuts, pecans, walnuts) as well as cauliflower; bananas; and mushrooms. A more recognized form of B is brewers yeast.
Biotin is also known as vitamin B-7 or vitamin H. It forms one of the B vitamins that we need to optimal body function on a day-to-day basis but the FDA's recommended dose daily is only 30MCG's per day. Larger doses have been shown to support the nerve cell metabolism. Myelin is the substance that covers and protects the nerve cells. Biotin activates key enzymes, helping the body to produce more Myelin. Healthy levels of Myelin allow nerve cells to communicate with each other more efficiently. Improvement in the communication between the nerve cells may reduce the level of disability in people with MS and also help protect against further damage.
The main initial study was conducted in France, but further studies have found that high doses of biotin, can reduce symptoms in people with progressive MS. Additionally people who took these high doses of biotin did not develop any significant adverse reactions. The study can be found here. Other observations noted that eyesight in some patients improved.
An excellent article on the mechanism of how Biotin can help MS can be found here This study discusses the possibility that the lesions of MS may initially be triggered by a deficit of energy metabolism in neutrons that their Mitochondria (the energy powerhouses of cells, which we have discussed before). It highlights how mitochondria in fact may play a key role in different stages of the disease.
It was previously believed that white blood cells (called lymphocytes) were responsible for attacking the body's own tissue which led to inflammation that was responsible for the demyelination for the protective sheaf surrounding the neuron's or nerve cells. But it has been discovered that early demyelination can occur in the absence of lymphocytes. Thus it has been determined that the MS might in fact be triggered by hypoxia (lack of oxygen) in neutrons.
This new understanding identifies that high dose Biotin can stabilize and even reverse symptoms of progressive MS by restoring energy metabolism and myelin in atrophied neutrons and thus offering Neuro-protective properties.
A Study from October 2018 presented at the 34th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, held October 10-12, 2018, in Berlin, Germany showed positive results.
They showed that 300 mg/day, a highly concentrated oral biotin formulation, is effective for reducing disability and improving walking ability in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS).
Personally I have found that Biotin seems to give me more energy and I do think it helps to improve my ability to walk. It also has a positive effect on bladder issues and reduces the urgency to use the bathroom.


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Q: Which Security provided by pentaho in S3 output any encryption? I am using Pentaho, and used s3 output step to put the file in S3 bucket but I want to know which in-transit security is provided by pentaho and how to apply AES encryption in Pentaho?

A: Pentaho can encrypt only your password with aes currently.
You can use http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/UsingServerSideEncryption.html
for serverside encryption.
For any transit/client side encryption I`d suggest you to write your own plugin with extending functionality of existing s3 output.
Or submit ticket for desired functioanality at http://jira.pentaho.com .


Limited Run Games announced that they will be teaming up with Suda51 to release The Silver Case HD on PC.
Originally meant to be a digital only game, Limited Run Games will provide a limited physical run for collectors and fans. This will be the company's first physical PC release.
In other news, we have relocated our shipping fulfillment back to our office. We had a bad experience with our fulfillment center and want to make sure we get these games out to our fans with no problems. We also have 30+ games getting ready for physical at Sony right now. It's going to be a busy winter season and first half of the year for us! We will also be holding a sale on all our remaining stock of previous releases on Black Friday!
Limited Run Games' next release will be this Friday featuring Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics and Thomas Was Alone on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.


Algalife Icelandic Astaxanthin is a daily use anti-aging powerhouse packed with more antioxidants than any other plant, fruit or natural vitamin. Cultivated with pure glacial water, 100% renewable energy and without exposure to pollution and contaminants, Algalife Icelandic Astaxanthin is made in the most pristine environment on the planet.
Each gelcap is individually blister packed to ensure purity at its best. All products are gluten free, soy free, bovine–porcine free, pesticide free, herbicide free and non-GMO.
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They focus on promoting the benefits of the moringa tree and all of its products. Founded in 2012, they have provided moringa training both abroad and at their headquarters for people from 22 countries. Each person they train can then go on and train others. Moringa is often called the "miracle tree" because of its nutritional benefits, water purification, animal feed, soil conservation, and many other uses. It can be grown very effectively in nearly all of the developing countries south of the U.S. See the Strong Harvest website for a very comprehensive bibliography compiled by professional researchers and lay people.


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Q: Why Tomcat gives 403 error? I configure my tomcat-users.xml below:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<tomcat-users>
<role rolename="tomcat"/>
<role rolename="role1"/>
<role rolename="manager"/>
<role rolename="admin"/>
<user username="admin" password="admin" roles="admin,manager"/>
<user username="tomcat" password="tomcat" roles="tomcat"/>
<user username="role1" password="tomcat" roles="role1"/>
<user username="both" password="tomcat" roles="tomcat,role1"/>
</tomcat-users>

I placed an html page under webapps/dupload/task.html page which submit a query form to a servlet. The html code is following:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">

 <TITLE>A Sample Form Using POST</TITLE>

SimpleTaskQuery

<FORM ACTION="http://10.5.20.78:8080/mps4/ui/SimpleTaskQueryServlet"
   METHOD="POST">

Task Id:
 <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="id" VALUE="111">

 <INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT">

</FORM>

But when I submit the form, tomcat gives the following error:
HTTP Status 403 - Access to the requested resource has been denied

type Status report

message Access to the requested resource has been denied

description Access to the specified resource (Access to the requested resource has been denied) has been forbidden.

Apache Tomcat/7.0.26

I have already edited the tomcat-users.xml and login with the admin user account. Why does this still not work?
Update:
The webapp's web.xml is following:
web.xml:
 <security-constraint>
    <web-resource-collection>
      <web-resource-name>HTMLManger and Manager command</web-resource-name>
      <url-pattern>/ui/*</url-pattern>
    </web-resource-collection>
    <auth-constraint>
      <role-name>viewer</role-name>
    </auth-constraint>
  </security-constraint>
  <login-config>
    <auth-method>BASIC</auth-method>
    <realm-name>Tomcat Manager Application</realm-name>
  </login-config>
  <security-role>
    <description> </description>
    <role-name>viewer</role-name>
  </security-role>

I edit the tomcat-users.xml to:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<tomcat-users>
<role rolename="manager-gui"/>
<role rolename="manager-status"/>
<role rolename="manager-script"/>
<role rolename="manager-jmx"/>
<role rolename="viewer"/>
<role rolename="admin"/>
<role rolename="tomcat"/>
<user username="admin" password="admin" roles="manager-gui"/>
<user username="viewer" password="viewer" roles="admin,tomcat,manager-gui,manager-script"/>
</tomcat-users>

But it still not work.

A: You should fix this:
<user username="viewer" password="viewer" roles="admin,tomcat,manager-gui,manager-script"/>

This user needs the role 'manager-script' to be deleted so that he will gain the access via html-interface. So it should look like:
<user username="viewer" password="viewer" roles="admin,tomcat,manager-gui"/>

A: Your web.xml says the role 'viewer' is required. You log in as the admin user, who does not have that role.
Update your tomcat-users.xml as follows:
<user username="admin" password="admin" roles="manager-gui, viewer"/>;

Oddly enough, your 'viewer' user doesn't have the viewer role either, but that's not what causes the problem (if you log in as admin)


I haven't posted for quite some time now. I've been undecided on the direction I wanted to take this site in. As many of you may know, this site was originally created to celebrate my graduation last year. I posted pictures and videos related to graduation. Once graduation season had ended, I decided to transition this site into my personal portfolio. I wanted to do some reviews and a variety of blog posts. I quickly decided to shelf that idea. It seemed strange to me to have so many different types of posts. I wanted to focus on one simple idea. I experimented with a few ideas, but none of them really stuck.
After months of trial and error, I've decided to return to my original idea. It may sound strange or indecisive, but I feel it gives the best representation of who I am. I'd like to combine all the various projects I'm working on into one universal location. I'll start by posting some of my lasted work, and we'll go from there. I have some great content planned. There will be frequent posts on reviews, updates, events, and my daily life. I hope you all will find my upcoming content helpful and relevant. As always, I welcome all of your comments and suggestions.


When you hear Levi's you think of jeans. Levi's are the best of the best when it comes to denim, especially for children. No other denim jeans can compare when it comes to quality and price. Since 1853, Levi's have been using the best materials and crafting their clothing with the utmost care, there are Levi's for everyone.


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Back to Journals » OncoTargets and Therapy » Volume 9
Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer and the efficacy of trastuzumab in the People's Republic of China
Authors Zhou P, Jiang Y, Hu X, Sun W, Liu Y, Pan Y, Luo R, Shao Z
Received 3 October 2015
Accepted for publication 8 March 2016
Published 18 April 2016 Volume 2016:9 Pages 2287—2295
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S97583
Peer reviewers approved by Dr Chang Liu
Editor who approved publication: Professor Min Li
Ping Zhou,1–3 Yi-Zhou Jiang,4 Xin Hu,4 Wei Sun,4 Yi-Rong Liu,4 Fang Liu,5 Rong-Cheng Luo,1,* Zhi-Ming Shao4,*
1Department of Oncology, TCM-Integrated Cancer Center of Southern Medical University, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 2Department of Breast Surgery, The Third Hospital of Nanchang, 3Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Breast Diseases, Jiangxi, 4Department of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center/Cancer Institute, Shanghai, 5Department of Pathophysiology, Foshan University, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
*These authors contributed equally to this work
Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the clinical features and outcomes of Chinese patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer.
Method: The clinical data and survival statuses of 732 patients with operable HER2-positive breast cancer who were treated at the Department of Breast Surgery of the Shanghai Cancer Center from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2011, were collected. The patients were divided into two groups according to treatment with and without trastuzumab. Disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival were calculated using the Kaplan–Meier method and log-rank test. The associations of the patient characteristics with prognosis were analyzed via Cox regression.
Results: A total of 732 women with HER2-positive breast cancer were included in this study, among whom 258 (35.2%) received trastuzumab. The median follow-up duration was 41 months. By the end of the follow-up period, 86 (12%) women experienced local recurrence or metastasis. Patients who received both anti-HER2 therapy and chemotherapy exhibited a longer DFS than those who received chemotherapy alone (P=0.001). Tumor size, lymph node status, and family history of breast cancer were associated with median DFS, and tumor size, lymph node status, clinical stage, age, and body mass index were associated with median overall survival. Patients who received both neoadjuvant chemotherapy and trastuzumab exhibited a higher rate of pathological complete remission. In the neoadjuvant group, the patients who received both anti-HER2 therapy and chemotherapy exhibited a longer DFS than those who received chemotherapy alone (P=0.049).
Conclusion: Significant clinical features were observed in the Chinese patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. Furthermore, targeted anti-HER2 therapy may improve the prognosis of these patients.
Keywords: breast cancer, trastuzumab, HER2, disease-free survival, chemotherapy


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              android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
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            <TextView
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              android:text="@string/onboarding_agency_name"
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