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More proof that Robert Spencer is an intellectual huckster, part 2; Spencer digs himself into a deeper sh*% hole
Posted on June 6, 2010 by Danios
In part 1, I refuted Robert Spencer's outlandish claim that the Arabic word dhimmi means "guilty person." In specific, I quoted p.49 of his book The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades), in which he says:
The dhimmi
The Qur'an calls Jews and Christians "People of the Book;" Islamic law calls them dhimmis, which means "protected" or "guilty" people–the Arabic word means both…Jews and Christians are "guilty" because they have not only rejected Muhammad as a prophet, but have also distorted the legitimate revelations they have received from Allah. Because of that guilt, Islamic law dictates that Jews and Christians may live in Islamic states, but not as equals with Muslims.
Robert Spencer has completely fabricated this from his own mind and attributed it to Islam, passing it off as "scholarship." In reality, the word dhimmi does not mean "guilty person" and no Arabic dictionary says this. I reproduced the definition of the word as found in Lisan al-Arab, the most authoritative source used in the classical times of Islamic jurisprudence. And I challenged Spencer to provide an Arabic dictionary that translates the word to mean "guilty person."
Of course, Spencer could not meet this challenge, proving that he cannot defend his own writing. (Spencer's book is used by the Islamophobic world as an "authoritative" and "scholarly" source for understanding Islam, yet it cannot withstand even cursory critical analysis.) Of course, most of Spencer's gullible audience does not speak Arabic and choose to unquestioningly believe him, mostly because they desperately want to believe him.
Robert Spencer was forced to respond to my article, and amusingly he refused to take my name or mention the site I work for. He has responded to me several times in the past, and I am forever "he whose name shall not be mentioned." I'm glad I bother him so much that he can't even take my name! In any case, it would have been better for Spencer if he had chosen not to reply, because he ended up digging himself deeper into the sh*% hole he created for himself. Spencer's reply reads as follows:
Christians are also by definition guilty people. As I noted in my book The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades), "The Qur'an calls Jews and Christians 'People of the Book;' Islamic law calls them dhimmis, which means 'protected' or 'guilty' people-the Arabic word means both." While the classic Islamic laws regarding dhimmis are not in force in Egypt today, they're still part of Islamic law, and as such Islamic clerics regard them as the proper status that Christians and other "People of the Book" should assume in the Islamic state. The Arabic word ذمي (dhimmi) is derived from ذمة (dhimma), "'protection, custody'"), and from ذم (dhamma), which means "to blame." Thus the dhimmis are the blamed, or guilty ones.
How is it that "protection" and "custody" can be related to "blame" and "guilt"? Dhimmi does indeed mean "protected," "guaranteed," and "secured," but the semantic connotations of the word pertain to "indebtedness" and "liability." That's according to the online Sakhr dictionary, which is not by any stretch of the imagination an "Islamophobic" publication — for example, it translates the word "Israel" into "a Jewish country set up on the Palestinian land." So when it says that dhimmi has to do with guilt, it is not reflecting some anti-Muslim bias!
In any case, the Arabic root-word "Z-M-M" (from which "dhimmi" issues) means "the opposite of praise," that is, to "censure," "dispraise too much," "blame," "criticize," "find fault with," "accuse," "obligate," "hold liable," "hold in bad conscience," "accuse," and "hold guilty," etc. And that's not a semantic connotation, that is the meaning, according to the Elias Modern Arabic Dictionary.
Notice here that Spencer has moved the goalposts, as he always does. In his response, Spencer has tried to prove that the two words–"dhimmi" and "guilty"–are related or connected to each other. But his initial claim (found on p.49 of his book), the one I refuted, was that the word dhimmi means "guilty person." It does not. The authoritative Hans Wehr Arabic dictionary defines the word "dhimmi" as "a free non-Muslim subject living in a Muslim country."
In fact, the very sources that Spencer has invoked support this. For example, Spencer cites the online Sakhr dictionary as a proof for his claim; yet, when we look up the word "dhimmi" in this dictionary, we find that it simply says: "a free non-Moslem under Moslem rule, adherent of a revealed religion." It does not mean "guilty people" as Spencer explicitly claims on p.49 of his book, nor does it mean "guilty ones" as he implies in his response. The same is the case if we look up the Elias Modern Arabic Dictionary. Neither dictionary that Spencer cites says the word dhimmi means "guilty person". Nor is "dhimma" defined with the word "guilty."
If two words are related or connected to each other, they do not mean the same thing. They are two separate words entirely. Let's say that dhimmi is related to the word "guilt"; in that case, why did Spencer claim that the word means "guilty person" or even "guilty"? Is this the level of Robert Spencer's academic integrity and scholarship that he would use the word "means" when in fact he should have said "related (or connected) to"? There is a world of difference between the two. And this cannot be understood as a mere typo, since Spencer writes (emphasis is mine): "dhimmis, which means 'protected' or 'guilty' people–the Arabic word means both." Whatever he meant by the word "means" is the same for "protected" and "guilty," as we equates them both. In other words, the word "dhimmis" translates to "protected people", and it equally translates to "guilty people." He did not say: "dhimmi, which means 'protected' people, but is also related to the word 'guilty.'"
All of this of course begs the question why the Prophet Muhammad didn't simply refer to these non-Muslims as sha'ab mudhnib (which literally means "guilty people") as opposed to "dhimmis" (which means "protected people")? Does that not seem more straightforward and logical? Why use the word "protected people" if the intent was to cast them as "guilty people"?
I've quite clearly established that Robert Spencer's claim that the word "dhimmi" means "guilty person" is complete fabrication. I will not, however, belabor this point and instead choose to move on. So if the word "dhimmi" does not mean "guilty person", is it at least related to the word "guilty"? Yes, it is. Case closed? Not so fast. The two words are connected, but in a way that actually punches Spencer in the mouth and proves that he only dug himself into a deeper sh*% hole. The root letters dh-m-m do in fact have the meaning of "blame" or "censure". But although dhimmi/dhimma is related to this root, the blame or censure in this word is not meant in the sense Spencer is using it.
The authoritative Lane's Lexicon explains the sense in which "dhimma" (which means "compact, covenant or contract") is related to dh-m-m: "because the breaking thereof necessitates blame" (Volume 3 p. 976). The larger Arabic dictionaries from which Lane's is derived–such as Taj al-Arus and al-Muhit–say the same. In other words, the blame (or "guilt") involved in the term "dhimma" is related to breaking the covenant of security, and the blame/guilt is ascribed to the Islamic state–not the non-Muslim resident. An Islamic state would be guilty/blameworthy if it did not uphold and protect the "sanctity" of the covenanted non-Muslim's life and property.
Kinana of Khaybar, a loyal fan of JihadWatch.org, tries to defend Robert Spencer's claim that dhimmi means "guilty person" by claiming that the dhimmi (non-Muslim resident) would be "guilty" if he/she broke the covenant. In other words, Kinana is ascribing the guilt to the dhimmi, not the Islamic state. Of course, Kinana's claim is not true at all, but let's for argument's sake pretend it is. Let us suppose then that it is the dhimmi who is "guilty" if he breaks the covenant. Even if we were to concede this (which we don't–but let's just say we do), this still does not disprove that Robert Spencer is guilty of wholesale fabrication. Spencer did not just claim that the dhimmis are guilty; he told us why they are called "guilty people." Here are Spencer's words from p.49 of his book (emphasis is mine):
In other words, Spencer has wholly imagined the claim that the word "dhimmis" means "guilty people" because they are guilty of "reject[ing] Muhammad as a prophet" or because they have "distorted the…revelations." According to Kinana's own argument, the word "dhimmi" is related to "guilt" not because of any of this but for breaking the covenant. Again, even if we were to grant Kinana his fantastic defense, it still wouldn't answer how it is that Spencer's shoddy scholarship is such that he doesn't mind completely fabricating the bolded part above.
Secondly, and more importantly, Kinana is guilty of wholesale fabrication himself (which is why he fits right into the JihadWatch crew). The word "dhimma" is related to "guilty" not because the dhimmi is a "guilty person" but because the one granting the dhimma (protection) would be guilty if he/she violates it. Said in a clearer way, it is the Islamic state (not the non-Muslim resident) that would be guilty of violating the sanctity of the dhimmi's life and property.
Lane's Lexicon reads:
Dhimma: A compact, a covenant, a contract, a league, a treaty, an engagement, a bond, or an obligation; because the breaking thereof necessesitates blame: and a right, or due, for the neglect of which one is to be blamed: [an inviolable right or due:]… a thing that should be sacred, or inviolable; or which one is under an obligation to reverence, respect, or honour, and defend.
The sacred and inviolable right that must be respected, honored, and defended is the safety (amaan) of the non-Muslim resident. As Lane's Lexicon says:
dhimma signifies also amaan [as meaning security, or safety; security of life and property; protection or safeguard; a promise, or an assurance, of security, safety, protection, or safeguard…]
But Kinana knew this quite well, evidenced by his deceitful half-quoting of another source. Says Kinana:
Thanks for addressing this Robert.
Also from T. P. Hughes' A Dictionary of Islam,
1) "ZIMMAH. , pl. zinam, from the root zamm, "to blame." A compact, covenant, or contract, a league or treaty, any engagement or obligation, because the breaking thereof necessitates blame; and a right or due, for the neglect of which one is to be blamed. […]"
2) "ZIMMI. , a member of the Ahlu 'z-Zimmah, a non Muslim subject of a Muslim government, belonging to the Jewish, Christian, or Sabean creed. who, for the payment of a poll— or capitation-tax, enjoys security of his person and property in a Muhammadan country. […]"
Note: Zimmah = dhimma, zimmi = dhimmi.
The T. P. Hughes dictionary is available free online courtesy of Answering-Islam, see their Index to Islam. The section on the zimmi goes into considerable detail.
Notice how Kinana cites (the horribly outdated) T.P. Hughes' A Dictionary of Islam, and yet he purposely places ellipses […] in the definition of the word "zimmah" in order to hide the fact that the "blame" (or "guilt") is attributed to the Islamic state, not the non-Muslim resident. This cannot be a mere mistake on the part of Kinana; it is academic deceit of the highest order. T.P. Hughes' A Dictionary of Islam reads (emphasis is mine):
Zimmah, pl. zinam, from the root zamm, "to blame." A compact, covenant, or contract, a league or treaty, any engagement or obligation, because the breaking thereof necessitates blame; and a right or due, for the neglect of which one is to be blamed. The word is also synonymous with aman, in the sense of security of life and property, protection or safeguard, and promise of such; hence ahlu 'z-zimmah [dhimmis], or , with suppression of the noun ahlu, simply az-zimmah, the people with whom a compact or covenant has been made, and particularly the Kitabis, or the people of the book, i.e. Jews and Christians, and the Majusi or Sabeans, who pay the poll-tax called jazyah. [JAZYAH.] An individual of this class–namely, a free non-Muslim subject of a Muslim Government, who pays a poll- or capitation-tax, for which the Muslims are responsible for his security, personal freedom, and religious toleration–is called zimmi (see the following article).
Notice quite clearly that both A Dictionary of Islam as well as Lane's Lexicon equate the word "dhimma" with the word "amaan". Amaan means "safety" and is related to the word amaanat which means "trust, keepsake." If, for example, a person gives his property to you to keep it safe until he returns from a business trip, then his wealth is an amaanat (i.e. given in trust) to you. If you violate the sanctity of that trust by failing to safeguard his wealth, then you would be blameworthy/guilty for doing that. It would be absolutely absurd to claim that the person who entrusted his wealth to you is blameworthy/guilty.
Likewise, the word "amaan" means "safety" and refers to "safe passage" granted to a person by the state. The state promises to safeguard the person's life, and would be blameworthy/guilty for not upholding this. For example, ambassadors from other empires would visit the Islamic caliph, and be granted amaan (safe passage) to travel in the Islamic lands without fear of being harmed. This amaan was granted without any payment or other obligation on the ambassador, so it cannot be said that the ambassador is the one blameworthy/guilty of breaching the covenant of security. Rather, it is the state that would be blameworthy/guilty should it harm the ambassador.
Kinana's own source, A Dictionary of Islam, says:
The word [zimmah] is also synonymous with aman, in the sense of security of life and property, protection or safeguard, and promise of such…the Muslims are responsible for [the zimmi's] security, personal freedom, and religious toleration.
There is absolutely no doubt that it is the Islamic state that is blameworthy/guilty if it violates the dhimma. It therefore cannot at all be said that dhimmi means (or even implies) "guilty people" or "guilty ones." Even if Robert Spencer or Kinana of Khaybar were to claim that it could also refer to the dhimmi if he breaks the contract (which does not at all seem to be true, but let's just say it is for argument's sake), then this is an incredibly weak polemical point, since the Islamic state is also "guilty" in the same way then!
Furthermore, as I mentioned in my previous reply, the word "dhimma" was used for Muslims as well:
…The exact same word–dhimma–is used for both Jews and Muslims in the Constitution of Medina. This document declares that all who uphold the pledge–Jew and Muslim alike–are granted dhimma (protection). If the word meant or implied "guilt", why did the Prophet Muhammad include the Muslims under this? As I said before, it is complete fabrication on the part of Robert Spencer to claim that the word means "guilty".
But to completely shatter Spencer and Kinana's argument, I will reproduce the words of the Prophet Muhammad himself, who said in a hadith narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari:
Whoever prays our [Islamic] prayer, faces our Qiblah [Mecca], and eats our slaughtered meat [Zabiha] is a Muslim who is under the dhimma [protection] of God and His Messenger.
If we say "dhimma" also means "guilt", then the saying makes no sense, as it would read "a Muslim…is under the guilt of Allah and His Messenger." Complete nonsense. Rather, the word means "protection," and in the above quote the meaning is that God and His Messenger promise the believers to uphold the sanctity of the Muslim's life. Clearly, the word "dhimma" cannot mean something negative if it is equally applied to the Muslim believers. As I have said repeatedly, Spencer's entire claim is complete fabrication.
Spencer and Kinana then try to obfuscate the issue by claiming that non-Muslims in general are "guilty" of sins such as shirk. This seems like a strong point to the uninitiated, until of course you think about it. If Muslims believe that non-Muslims are "guilty" of shirk, then what of Hindus who believe that unbelievers are "guilty" of eating beef? Or what of Christians who believe that unbelievers are "guilty" of not taking Christ as their Lord and Savior? For that matter, Christians believe that whoever is guilty of this cannot attain salvation and will thus burn in Hell. Yes, unbelievers would be–by definition–guilty of unbelief! This is not something unique to Islam.
Furthermore, Muslims are also "guilty" of many sins, and Islamic theology states that no human being–not even the best Muslim–could be completely blameless of sin. So if non-Muslims are guilty of shirk, Muslims are guilty of other sins. But none of this has anything to do with the word "dhimmi" or "dhimma." Of course, both Spencer and Kinana know this very well and are just desperately trying to obfuscate the issue.
The word "dhimmi" is derived from "dhimma", a word that was used for Muslims as well! If the non-Muslims are to be "under dhimma" because of their shirk, then why are Muslims also "under dhimma" (as quoted in the hadith above)? In fact, by definition, a Muslim is automatically under the dhimma (protection) of the Islamic state. So when Kinana feigns to be perplexed by me, saying:
Interesting that Danios thinks the dhimma is something positive.
I respond by saying: your ignorance is profound. We know for a fact that "dhimma" is something positive, because it is granted to Muslim believers, as the Prophet Muhammad declared:
And this same dhimma–or protection (a good thing!)–was granted to non-Muslim "citizens" in the Constitution of Medina (as I mentioned in part 1) and to non-Muslim "non-citizens" via the jizya.
To conclude, Robert Spencer is an intellectual huckster. His writings are full of wholesale fabrications, and he has become too accustomed to nobody spending the time to thoroughly debunk his nonsense. Unfortunately for him, that time has come to an end.
Spencer's claim that "dhimmi" means "guilty person" is completely false, and no Arabic dictionary supports this. Blame/guilt is related to "dhimma", but Spencer is incorrect to claim that the dhimmi (non-Muslim resident) is the "guilty one" for disbelieving in the Prophet Muhammad or distorting the scriptures. Rather, the blame/guilt is attributed to the Islamic state should it violate the inviolable rights of the non-Muslim residents. This, according to the most authoritative Arabic dictionaries, including those cited by Spencer and Kinana. We see that Robert Spencer completely flipped reality on its head. As for Kinana of Khaybar, he too is an intellectual huckster, evidenced by his deceitful half-quoting of a passage of T.P. Hughes' A Dictionary of Islam, the entirety of which negates his claim and supports mine.
As I said before, Spencer has, by replying to me, dug himself into a deeper sh*% hole.
Update: If you turn to page 133 in the Hans Wehr Arabic dictionary, you will find that cowardice (jubn) and cheese (jubna) share the same root: j-b-n. Are these two words related in such a way that a man who is a coward is also a…cheese? Or does eating cheese make you a coward? Using Spencer's logic, probably. (hat tip to Ibksi for this humorous but effective point)
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Salem Zeto, d/b/a/ Pacific Wireless Communications, d/b/a/ prepaidcellularwide.com
Case No. D2002 - 0313
The Complainant is VoiceStream Wireless Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with its principal place of business being 12920 SE 38th Street, Bellevue, Washington 98006, United States of America ("VoiceStream").
The Respondent is Salem Zeto, d/b/a/ Pacific Wireless Communications, d/b/a/ prepaidcellularwide.com of National City, California, United States of America ("Zeto").
The domain name upon which this Complaint is based is <prepaidvoicestream.com> (the "Domain Name"). The Registrar of the Domain Name as at the date of the Complaint is BulkRegister.com, Inc. whose address is 10 East Baltimore Street, Suite 1500, Baltimore, MD 21202, United States of America ("BulkRegister.com").
The Complaint was received on April 2, 2002, by email and in hardcopy on April 5, 2002, by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center ("WIPO Center"). The WIPO Center has determined that the Complaint satisfies the formal requirements of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy") approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers on October 24, 1999. Further, the WIPO Center has verified that the Complaint also satisfies the formal requirements of the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Rules") as well as the Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Supplemental Rules"), which such rules implement the Policy. Payment to the WIPO Center in the required amount was made by the Complainant.
On April 11, 2002, the WIPO Center notified BulkRegister.com that the Complaint had been filed. In response to a number of questions, BulkRegister.com confirmed to the WIPO Center, inter alia, the domain name was registered with BulkRegister.com, the Respondent was the registrant of the domain name at issue, the Policy applies to the dispute at issue, and that the language of the registration agreement and hence the dispute is English.
In accordance with Paragraph 2 (a) of the Rules, the WIPO Center notified the Respondent on April 18, 2002, of the filing of the Complaint and the commencement of the Administrative Proceeding. This notice advised the Respondent that Respondent had until May 8, 2002, to respond to the Complaint. No response was received on or before May 8, 2002, nor, to the knowledge of the Panel, has any response been received as of the date of the filing of this Administrative Decision. On May 13, 2002, the WIPO Center notified the Respondent of its failure to comply with the deadline for responding to the Complaint and that Respondent was in default in this case.
On May 30, 2002, the WIPO Center transmitted the case to the Administrative Panel consisting of a single member, James H. Grossman of San Francisco, California, United States of America. The panelist submitted a Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence in accordance with the Rules and agreed to forward a decision in accordance with Paragraph 15 of the Rules on or before June 13, 2002.
Except for the Complaint referred to above, there have been no additional submissions by either party.
The following is asserted as fact by the Complainant and remains uncontested.
Complainant is one of the largest providers of wireless voice and data communication in the United States, operating in 37 states, serving 6.3 million subscribers, and with revenues in fiscal 2001 of more than 3.3 billion US Dollars.
Complainant, since its founding in 1996, has used the VoiceStream trademark (the Mark") both to identify its goods and services and as the name of the company. The Mark first used in commerce in February, 1996, and first registered on March 11, 1997, is the subject of eleven trademark registrations issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with an additional eleven applications pending in the U.S. relating to the Mark. Accordingly, it is the contention of Complainant that the Mark has become a "famous and highly distinctive trademark."
Complainant has provided evidence that Respondent registered the Domain Name on September 13, 2001. On or about November 12, 2001, Complainant became aware of a web site accessible via the Domain Name. According to Complainant, the web site contained no information or disclosures revealing Respondent's ownership of the site, but rather incorporated extensive content clearly indicating that the site was owned and operated by Complainant. Further, the web site incorporated a hot link redirecting a user to another Respondent web site entitled <prepaidcellurlarnationwide.com>.
On November 14, 2001, Complainant by certified letter demanded that Respondent by November 23, 2001, terminate his unauthorized marketing and sale of Complainant owned products and services and terminate use of the Domain Name and all use of Complainant's trademarks and service marks.
Thereafter, a series of written and oral communications took place between the parties and/or their representatives resulting in Respondent's making some concessions; however, by March 2002 Respondent not only refused to discuss any settlement relating to continued use of the Domain Name, but also the Domain Name site advised that the Domain Name was "available" and featured a "For Sale" sign and other information demonstrating Respondent's intent to sell the Domain Name.
Complainant argues that the Domain Name should be transferred to Complainant because all of the three elements required by Paragraph 4 (a) of the Policy are present, namely, (i) Respondent's Domain Name is "identical or confusingly similar to a trademark…in which Complainant has rights;" (ii) Respondent has "no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the Domain Name;" and (iii) Respondent's Domain Name has "been registered and is being used in bad faith."
Complainant states that the Domain Name includes the Mark verbatim and that Respondent has sought to profit from Complainant's substantial investment in its trademark and reputation. Further, since the Mark has a certain goodwill, Respondent has effectively sought to reduce that goodwill by registering the Domain Name in order to confuse consumers. Respondent's attempt to sell the Domain Name when challenged by Complainant is further evidence of bad faith.
Respondent failed to file any response to Complainant's allegations.
With regard to the issue of whether the Domain Name is identical or confusingly similar to Complainant's trademarks, the Panel takes notice of the fact that the Domain Name incorporates in its entirety a distinctive trademark and as such creates sufficient similarity between the trademark and the domain name to render it confusingly similar. The Panel is of the view that Respondent was clearly relying on consumer confusion to increase the number of "hits" on its site and, thereafter, through the hotlink, converting those consumers to the sale of an alternative product. The Panel finds that the Complainant has proven Paragraph 4 a.(i) of the Policy.
Paragraph 4 c. of the Policy explains how a Respondent can demonstrate its rights to and legitimate interests in the Domain Name. While Respondent in this case has failed to make any response, Complainant has set forth persuasive arguments to the effect that Respondent certainly had constructive notice - if not actual notice - of Complainant's Mark and that Respondent was more likely using a form of bait and switch advertising to obtain the eyes of the consumer and then switch that consumer through the hotlink to another site and another product. The Panel finds that the Complainant has proven Paragraph 4 a. (ii) of the Policy.
The Panel agrees with Complainant's contention that the Respondent has registered and is using the Domain Name in bad faith based on Paragraph 4 b.(iv) in that Respondent has done everything possible to create confusion with regard to the Mark as to its source, sponsorship, affiliation or endorsement of Respondent's web site or location. Customers would reasonably believe that Respondent was in some business arrangement with Complainant and the web site using the Domain Name had the blessings of Complainant. The use of the hotlink to move consumers elsewhere as well as the attempt to sell the Domain Name when Respondent had run out of excuses for failing to cease usage of the Domain Name can only be explained as a party acting in bad faith.
The Panel has found that all of the requirements of Paragraph 4 of the Policy have been proven by the Complainant. The Panel has also taken notice that Respondent failed to respond to the Complaint and is thus in default. Accordingly, in accordance with the remedy provided in Paragraph 4 i. of the Policy, the Panel requires that the domain name <prepaidvoicestream.com> be transferred from Respondent to the Complainant.
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It's hard to make it as a farmer. The costs farmers incur and the prices they command can swing wildly from year to year. So does the weather. To get by, they must think creatively about how to keep their balance sheets in the black.
Some find that adding new sources of income can strengthen the long-term viability of their businesses. Diversification strategies are often simple, like expanding crop offerings or bundling produce into a CSA to reach a different clientele. More elaborate and expensive schemes such as event hosting, or expanding into value-added products like jams or pickles, can provide new revenue streams with fatter profit margins.
Diversification is no silver bullet, though. Getting a new revenue stream up and running can come with significant up-front costs, and it's not always clear if the investment will pay off. It's also easy to underestimate the amount of time and labor it may take to get a new revenue stream off the ground. Small farmers — already wearing too many hats — can find themselves stretched thin.
If done right, however, diversifying revenue streams can help squeeze more value out of existing land and infrastructure and smooth seasonal cash flow issues. New products reach new customers and raise the visibility of the business as a whole.
As partners and owners of the small, locally sourced fermented vegetable business Hosta Hill in the Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts, Maddie Elling and Abe Hunrichs have brought quite a few products to market over the years.
As Hosta Hill matured out of its everything-but-the-kitchen-sink experimentation phase, it zeroed in on the fermented vegetables that are now its main business. The couple raised money to build a licensed commercial kitchen.
About three, four years into it, that's when we narrowed in on the vegetable ferments and the tempeh," said Elling. "We were meeting with a business advisor … he said, 'Write a business plan, come up with a five-year plan, look at your numbers.' That's when we fine-tuned some stuff: Where do we want to go with this? Do we want to sell just in the markets? Do we want to expand into the Northeast? When we got our commercial kitchen, the goal was to go wholesale.
This vertical integration could ensure a supply of the specific vegetable varieties best suited to their fermentation process while maintaining the sustainable, local sourcing that is a core part of their mission.
However, as the fermented products continued to drive revenues and farm production trailed behind, Hosta Hill decided to put a pause on farming, particularly after Elling and Hunrichs found out they had a baby on the way.
The expansion of Hosta Hill's ferments production and distribution took significant time to work out, and there simply wasn't time to manage a field full of disappointing cabbages on top of their growing business and family.
Hosta Hill has been growing quickly, and just moved into a new, bigger facility this past year. It now sources on contract from local, sustainable farms, but Elling maintains that a return to farming is still in the cards, at a less hectic time.
A strong pine fragrance greeted me as I walked into the Tiny Hearts Flower Shop in Hillsdale, New York, as co-owner Jenny Elliott prepared materials for a Christmas wreath-making class. This shop, which just opened six months ago, is a grand leap into a whole new business model for Elliott and her partner Luke Franco, who are primarily farmers at Tiny Hearts Flower Farm down the road in Copake, New York.
The flower shop wasn't always part of the plan, but Elliott and Franco have always been nimble in adjusting their business model to suit the realities of the market. Like Elling and Hunrichs at Hosta Hill, they explored several products and felt out demand at farmers markets, selling vegetables before settling on flowers, which had better margins and less competition. Elliott and Franco moved Tiny Hearts Farm up to Copake and began farming on a long-term lease at the Copake Agricultural Center. Since then, the two have steadily grown their offerings, sales and land under till.
As business picked up, Tiny Hearts was approached by a local landlord interested in opening a flower shop. At first, they were hesitant, troubled by the same concerns that led Hosta Hill to pause their farming operation.
Ultimately, though, Elliott saw the opportunity to grow the Tiny Hearts' business and upgrade the brand by opening a shop.
In addition to boosting established business, Elliott sees the flower shop as a vehicle for expanding into new revenue streams.
Narendra Varma, co-owner of Our Table Cooperative in Sherwood, Oregon, knows about the trials and tribulations of diversification all too well. His farm and cooperative market have been through the ringer — expanding into new revenue streams, cutting losses when they don't pay off, constantly tinkering with the business model to stay viable while still focusing on his core mission of providing local, healthful, sustainable food.
"In theory, diversification should stabilize revenue over the year, but I'm not sure it does in practice," said Varma. "All of these pieces add cost and add distraction as well; so it's never as simple as that. There's a reason why they teach you in business schools to focus on the one thing you do well and to only do that.
Elling at Hosta Hill took a similar view. "Why stress out about that thing that's not working? Let it go if it's not profitable," she said.
But even when a new venture is not hemorrhaging money, farmers and business owners must consider whether it's worth the time, or even the hassle and stress. That's ultimately what led Elling to pause farm production.
Good diversification strategies capitalize on existing strengths, like using land, crops or infrastructure a farmer already has. Additional revenue streams are best when they build off the business' knowledge and customer base. They make sense on paper and also fit into the lifestyle the farmer wants. It's a difficult needle to thread, but the payoff can be enormous.
Alex Taylor is a Ph.D. science writer covering issues related to botany, agriculture and evolution. He received his doctorate in evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan for work on the evolution of plant-microbe symbiosis.


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If you've ever anted your own Adam West style Bat Utility Belt, now you have the chance! Join me for a look at the Classic TV Series Bat Utility Belt!
I was hoping I could keep money ant things in the pouches for cons (just because it would be fun). But even without that it's really nice for display and would go great with the figure collection. If only I had enough money for it. Looks like this is something I'll have to work on, as long as it doesn't sell out before I get there.


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Bestselling romance author Adda Sinclaire has writer's block. Just when she catches her breath-and quite possibly the eye of a certain fabulously good-looking man--her arch-nemesis gives the pot one final stir.
- Publisher Life for Adda Sinclaire, New York Times best-selling author, Historical Romance Writer Extraordinaire, ironically reads more like a country song than a bodice-bursting, breathless affair. For starters, she has no actual romance in her life. That might have something to do with the fact that her husband-correction-EX husband-ran off with Stick Woman, whom everyone knew would never be more that a mid-list author anyway. To add insult to injury (and another verse to the country song), he not only took their dog but gave it to her. If this isn't enough, Adda's come down with a horrible case of writer's block and finds herself the unwitting target of a romance cover model's misdirected (and completely unreciprocated) amorous advances. Just when she catches her breath-and quite possibly the eye of a certain fabulously good-looking man-her arch-nemesis gives the pot one final stir.
Life for Adda Sinclaire, New York Times best-selling author, Historical Romance Writer Extraordinaire, ironically reads more like a country song than a bodice-bursting, breathless affair. For starters, she has no actual romance in her life. That might have something to do with the fact that her husband-correction-EX husband-ran off with Stick Woman, whom everyone knew would never be more that a mid-list author anyway. To add insult to injury (and another verse to the country song), he not only took their dog but gave it to her. If this isn't enough, Adda's come down with a horrible case of writer's block and finds herself the unwitting target of a romance cover model's misdirected (and completely unreciprocated) amorous advances. Just when she catches her breath-and quite possibly the eye of a certain fabulously good-looking man-her arch-nemesis gives the pot one final stir.
Tamara Leigh began writing romance novels to "get the stories out of her head." Over the course of one providential year, she gave birth to her first child, committed her life to Christ, gave up a career in speech pathology, and released her first novel. Her first seven novels earned awards and became national bestsellers, but Tamara was dissatisfied that the stories were not God-honoring. In 2003 she determined to write books that more directly represented her faith. Tamara and her husband, David, live with their two young sons in Tennessee.


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Rams' NFL Preseason Schedule Begins With Bears In Hall Of Fame Game
By Scott Schroeder Apr 12, 2011, 4:50pm CDT
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The NFL preseason schedule was released today and, as long as an NFL lockout doesn't wipe it out, the St. Louis Rams will play in Canton, Ohio, as they kick things off against the Chicago Bears in the Hall of Fame Game on Sunday, August 7.
The Hall of Fame game is named, of course, because the Pro Football Hall of Fame will enshrine it's 2011 inductees on Saturday, August 6 in Canton. On that day, two former Rams -- Marshall Faulk of the St. Louis version and Les Richter of Los Angeles -- will have their busts unveiled.
"It's an honor to play in Canton and pay tribute to the careers of our own Marshall Faulk and Les Richter, as well as the other outstanding individuals who are being inducted into the Hall of Fame this year," Rams Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo said in a press release. "What a great NFL event to be a part of and a tremendous experience for our team. We are excited to kickoff the 2011 season by competing against our preseason slate of opponents as well as participating in the Hall of Fame game."
Along with the preseason opener, the Rams will play the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans at home while traveling to face the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars on the road.
Specific dates and times for the final four preseason contests will be announced at a later date.
ST. LOUIS RAMS 2011 PRESEASON OPPONENTS
Hall of Fame Game (Sun., Aug. 7) - Chicago Bears at Canton, Ohio
Week 1 (Aug. 11-15)- Indianapolis Colts
Week 2 (Aug. 18-22)- Tennessee Titans
Week 3 (Aug. 25-29) - @ Kansas City Chiefs
Week 4 (Sept. 1-2)- @ Jacksonville Jaguars
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National registration number: 556584-2027
Postal address: Box 520
Town: Stockholm
NUTS code: SE11 Stockholm
Postal code: 101 30
Contact person: Anna Bergström
E-mail: anna.bergstrom@jernhusen.se
Main address: http://www.jernhusen.se
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Welcome to take part in a pre-qualification for participating in a parallel commission pertaining to the development of the Stockholm Central Station area. The result of the parallel commission will form the basis for a new zoning plan for the area. The intention of the parallel commission is also to select a consultation group who can further develop consultation documents as well as parts of the plan, integrating them into the programme and the planning, in collaboration with Jernhusen.
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Welcome to take part in a prequalification for participating in a parallel commission pertaining to the development of the Stockholm Central Station area. The result of the parallel commission will form the basis for a new zoning plan for the area. The intention of the parallel commission is also to select a consultation group who can further develop consultation documents as well as parts of the plan, integrating them into the programme and the planning, in collaboration with Jernhusen.
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ForeScout acquired SecurityMatters, an operational technology (OT) network protection company, for about $113 million in cash. The IoT security company says the purchase will bolster its agentless device visibility and control and expand these capabilities across OT and industrial environments.
This is ForeScout's first acquisition since going public last year. The San Jose, California-based company raised about $117 million in its initial public offering.
ForeScout says SecurityMatters' passive network monitoring and protocol analysis, combined with its own visibility platform, will enable device discovery, classification, and assessment for devices across IT and OT and will provide a comprehensive view of companies' risk profile and compliance state.
SecurityMatters will also help ForeScout extend its segmentation and policy orchestration to OT devices and networks, and improve threat response using its detection engine for industrial-control-system-specific threat indicators and behavioral anomalies. The startup has a library of more than 1,600 of these indicators.
The purchase follows several security acquisitions over the past few weeks. Thoma Bravo said it would buy application security testing company Veracode from Broadcom for $950 million. Symantec acquired two companies — Javelin Networks and Appthority — around the same time.
And late last month Check Point Software acquired Dome9 for $175 million and Fortinet purchased ZoneFox for an undisclosed amount.


BreakPoint: Aid the Iraqi Christians!
For too long the U.S. government has done too little to aid Iraqi Christians. That has to change.
It takes courage to be a Christian in Iraq, more courage than I or I'd bet most of us can even imagine. Some of the courage we see from our brothers and sisters there comes from the church's deep roots in the region.
Tradition holds that the Gospel was first preached in what is now Iraq by Thaddeus, who was either the Apostle of the same name or one of Jesus' seventy other disciples mentioned in Luke 10.
By the end of the first century, when most of our ancestors were still worshipping trees, the Aramaic-speaking people of what is now northern Iraq worshipped the Triune God.
Their faith has survived for generations, including through the coming of Islam and the Mongol hordes. But it might not survive American faithlessness.
At the time it was a welcome announcement. That's because little, if any, of the $1.4 billion in U. S. humanitarian aid distributed by the U.N. actually reached Iraqi Christians.
Unfortunately, as former Reagan National Security Advisor Robert McFarlane and Representative Chris Smith recently wrote in the Wall Street Journal, seven months later those communities still haven't received the promised support from USAID. In fact, last month two requests for support from the Nineveh Reconstruction Committee and the Catholic University in Erbil were rejected without explanation.
In their article, McFarlane and Smith ask, "Where is the direct aid Mr. Pence promised?" They warn that "the light of Iraqi Christianity could be permanently extinguished" if the U.S. doesn't keep faith with Iraqi Christians.
That same day, an even blunter assessment was published at National Review. Benedict Kiely of Nasarean.org wrote that Middle Eastern Christians, especially Iraqi ones, no longer consider the United States to be a serious ally.
This is an important step to right what's become a 15-year wrong. Since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, Iraqi Christians have been, at best, an afterthought in the minds of American policymakers. They failed to provide for their security when Saddam Hussein was deposed, and more recently, the United States failed to recognize the threat by ISIS posed against Iraq's Christians. It took until March 2016 to use the word "genocide" in this context.
If we can't do this much, then calling us "unreliable" would be putting the matter charitably.
As John reiterates, the situation with Iraqi Christians must change, and the United States has the ability and the strength to give the aid needed. Pray for our leaders and organizations to get rid of roadblocks and get the job done. For more discussion on this topic, check out the links in our Resources section.


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Zimbabwe has been going through a continuous economic downturn for the past two decades under the leadership of former President Robert Mugabe and President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised that his government would usher in change that would see the country regain its status in the international community.
Faced with a serious cash crisis that has seen three different price regimes, Mnangagwa had to carefully select his cabinet, expected to move the country away from its economic turmoil.
Mnangagwa's appointment of Mthuli Ncube, a renowned economist, has received widespread applause, with commentators saying it's a sign he is committed to reviving the economy.
Mnangagwa described his cabinet as diverse, dynamic and youthful, adding it had the skills and experience required to achieve his set goals.
Of interest is the appointment of Zanu-PF chairperson Oppah Muchinguri, the first woman to head the ministry of Defence and War Veterans, as well as the swimming icon Kirsty Coventry taking up the Youth, Sports, Arts and Recreation ministry.
Other new faces include Obadiah Moyo, the Minister of Health and Child Care; Dr Sekai Nzenza, Public Service, Labour and Social Services; Joel Biggie Matiza, Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister, and Industry and Commerce, Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndhlovu.
The president dropped a number of old guard members who were in Mugabe's cabinet, among them Patrick Chinamasa, Obert Mpofu, Chris Mushohwe and Simon Khaya Moyo.
Ncube, on his appointment as the new treasury chief, said his immediate task was to remove bond notes, which he described as bad money.
"Let the US dollar be the call currency of focus. Domestic debt, through government expenditure, bigger shares going towards production," he said, adding that job creation was a silver bullet in any economy.
Political analyst Simbiso Chirasha said the appointments placed women in respectable positions.
"However, it is still a far cry from the desired equal gender representation as this could have been easily achieved in cabinet. It is the first time to have a woman who is a minister of defence and Information and Broadcasting Services though the presidium remains devoid of women," she said.
She said there were a lot of capable women who could have taken up decision-making positions in government and in the ruling party. Mnangagwa appointed six women out of his 20-member cabinet, an increase from four in the previous cabinet. Further, of the nine provincial ministers, five women were appointed. The presidium has remained no place for women.
Another political analyst, Rejoice Ngwenya, said there were still too many ministries, although Mnangagwa had shown a degree of dexterity in achieving the delicate balance between political and delivery demands.
"What is left to be seen is what milestones can be set and delivered and how the cronies can manoeuvre the treacherous Zanu-PF DNA of public expenditure, cronyism and corruption," he said.
Zimbabweans hoped for a cabinet that would make Zimbabwe work again.
"Our problem is a party and individuals who have the unfortunate and misguided belief that they are entitled to [mis]rule and loot without anyone telling them to stop," he said.
He said if the new ministers were not independent, the country was doomed to return to the old 2008 era, when inflation was at its highest and shops empty as the economic crisis deepened.
"We need individuals who will tell the president the truth, without fear or favour, even if it hurts and threatens their own jobs," he said.
However, Member of Parliament for Norton, Temba Mliswa, highlighted the need to investigate the old guard.
"So now that the old guard have been dropped, does it pave the way for investigation? I'm sure it's a perfect opportunity to clear themselves once and for all, right?" Mliswa said.
Meanwhile the Zanu-PF bigwigs and former ministers who were excluded in the new cabinet appointed by Mnangagwa on Friday have been redeployed to work on a full-time basis at the party's headquarters in Harare.
Speaking to state-owned daily the Herald after an extraordinary session of the ruling party's decision-making body, Politburo, held at its headquarters, Zanu-PF secretary for Information and Publicity Simon Khaya Moyo shared the developments.
"As the party rebuilds itself for the future, the Politburo has resolved that Zanu-PF transforms and positions itself in the rapidly changing socio-economic and political environment by ensuring that 11 departments are manned full-time by senior party stalwarts," Moyo said.
Former Home Affairs Culture and Heritage Minister Obert Mpofu will lead the party's administration department. Others include Lieutenant General (Retired) Engelbert Rugeje (National Commissariat), Former Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa (Finance), Simon Khaya Moyo (Information and Publicity), Paul Mangwana (legal affairs), Christopher Mushohwe (economic Affairs), Douglas Mahiya (War Veterans) and Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (External Affairs).


Eritrea ( /ˌɛrɨˈtreɪ.ə/ or /ˌɛrɨˈtriːə/; Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā ; Arabic: إرتريا Iritriyá ), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea is the Italian form of the Greek name Ἐρυθραίᾱ (Erythraíā ), meaning "red ". The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeast and east of the country has an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands are part of Eritrea. Eritrea's size is approximately 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi) with an estimated population of 6 million.
The Kingdom of Aksum, covering much of modern-day Eritrea and northern Ethiopia, rose somewhere around the first or second centuries. and adopted Christianity shortly after its formation. In medieval times much of Eritrea fell under the Medri Bahri Kingdom, with part being part of the Hamasien Republic. The creation of modern day Eritrea is a result of the incorporation of independent Kingdoms and various vassal states of the Ethiopian empire and the Ottoman Empire, eventually resulting in the formation of Italian Eritrea. In 1947 Eritrea became part of a federation with Ethiopia, the Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Subsequent annexation by Ethiopia led to the Eritrean War of Independence, ending with Eritrean independence in 1991.


Regen / newgen players are generated by the game to enable you to keep playing indefinitely as real footballers retire. It's not uncommon to find regens with amazing abilities that is almost unreal (pun intended).
The problem is that the best of those players will end up in big clubs because you have a disadvantage compared to AI managers; they know everything about the game's database and you don't.
So how can you find out about those newgens the moment they are generated by the game? How can you steal them before they go to the big clubs?
The answer is two words: YOUTH INTAKE. Knowing the dates that regens from certain countries are generated, takes away the AI advantage and let you play on level terms. You will know exactly when to send your scouts to scan a certain nation to discover the next generation of raw gems that will take the football world by storm.
I've loaded the entire database of 324,000 players and holidayed 10 years into the future in order to find the regen youth intake dates for FM 2017.
The dates listed below reflect only the first season (2016-2017) from October 2016 until September 2017. I'll be updating my list once I find time to collect data from more seasons.
Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Is., Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Sint Maarten, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Surinam, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Is., US Virgin Is.
If you spot a mistake or if you want to help me out (by sending me data from more seasons), either post a comment or send me a private message.
I am a lower league club and can not scout any of these league, whats the best way to try and get a regen that I can sign and then eventually sell on?
This is great info and makes a huge difference to finding talent. However, how do you optimise scouting settings to get hundreds and hundreds/ thousands and thousands of reports back very quickly? I have 15 scouts but only receive about 50 scout report cards every 2-3 days with my current scouting set-up. I currently have over 18'000 youth intake players queued up and will never get through them at this rate!
Thanks man , I am waiting for updates on next seasons.


Dottie's Miniature Golf opened around 1960 as an Arnold Palmer Miniature Golf Course. It had been Dottie's since the early 1990s. As far as I know, this was the last surviving example of an Arnold Palmer Putting Course. An abandoned one in Birmingham, AL can be seen at this page. Unfortunately, Dottie's was not open when I was there so I was only able to get these two photos through the fence. In 2009, a sign indicated that they had closed for good. By 2014, the course had been demolished. For more, see this website.


A easy-to-use anti-theft app when leaving your phone for charging unattended for a short while, like at the airport, or in the library etc. Start the app - put the volume to highest possible - lock phone. That easy.


The Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency is excited to announce our first ever Check-Off Town Hall webinar, an online event for producers, to talk about the Canadian Beef Check-Off, and how it is collected, remitted and invested, and concrete examples of the return on investment. There will also be information on the check-off increase, from the initial concept to roll out to the projected timeline for the increase across Canada.
We encourage producers from across the country to join the webinar and ask questions live, and to share the event with your neighbours.


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JOHN "JOHNNY" F. GUZMAN
Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary Makai Chapel JOHN "JOHNNY" F. GUZMAN Age 80, of Waipahu, Hawaii, passed away March 10, 2011 in Honolulu. Born December 2, 1930 in Kohala, Hawaii. Johnny retired from Hawaiian Telephone as a cable splicer. He also served as a business manager from Local Union 1357-IBEW; and former proprietor of State Carpet Cleaning. He is survived by wife, Dorothy J. Guzman; son, Terry Guzman; daughters, LaVerne (Alex) Timbancaya, Darlene (Erdman) Kawelo, Jr.; 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6:00-9:00 p.m. Wednesday (April 6) at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; Wake Service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 10:30 a.m. Thursday (April 7) at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; Funeral Service 12:00 noon. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park
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func expectedKeyword(pos scanner.Position, actual string, expected ...string) (
	err error) {

	if len(expected) == 1 {
		return errutil.New(pos, "expected %q, got %q", expected[0], actual)
	} else {
		return errutil.New(pos, "expected one of %q, got %q", expected, actual)
	}
}

func expectedToken(pos scanner.Position, actual Token, expected ...Token) (
	err error) {

	if len(expected) == 1 {
		return errutil.New(pos, "expected %q; got %q", expected[0], actual)
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		return errutil.New(pos, "expected one of %v; got %q", expected, actual)
	}
}

func previouslyDefined(pos scanner.Position, kind, field string,
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	return errutil.New(pos,
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U.S. telecom carrier Verizon and Samsung have announced to jointly launch one of the first commercial 5G smartphones in the USA in the first half of 2019.
Samsung has confirmed the launch date of its Galaxy A8s smartphone. Of course, the announcement can not be coincidental as both the companies were in the race to launch the first smartphone hole in display since November and it appears that Samsung was just waiting for Huawei to announce the launch date.
Samsung and Huawei both teased the announcement of almost all-screen phones with a circular cutout for the front-facing camera before the end of the year. The Samsung Galaxy A8s was recently also certified at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the USA hinting that the handset also be launched in the U.S. soon.
Huawei and Samsung have announced launch dates for the Galaxy A8s and the Nova 4.
Samsung, which is set to launch world's first foldable smartphone early 2019, has partnered with Verizon on its 5G Home offering since the beginning of 2018. One can see the display cut-out for an In-display camera placed to the top-left corner. This brand-new model, which includes the latest Kirin 980 SoC, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage is going to release in China first. We were expecting an edge-to-edge design from Samsung with a hole in the screen for the front camera, but it looks like the bezels are still there. The Nova 3i, on the other hand, features a 6.3-inch screen of FHD+ resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 409 ppi.
In terms of cameras, the Galaxy A8s is expected to sport triple rear cameras at the back. Samsung too is suspected to release its phone during December and in all probability will directly compete with Huawei Nova 4. The phone is said to ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack as well. We can't know for sure how accurate the details are at this point because these renders probably come from leaked CAD files, not the phone itself.


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Tikkun Olam Nicaragua
Tikkun Olam Nicaragua sends medical teams to remote, rural areas of Nicaragua where health care is not readily accessible. We set up primary care clinics in small pueblos that the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health has identified as communities in dire need of medical care. The hundreds of patients who come to our clinic may walk for hours or arrive on horseback. Some of our patients have never received medical care. We do not charge for our services, nor do we charge for any of the supplies or medications that we dispense. All members of our medical team are volunteers and we have both donated funds and raised funds to cover these costs. Approximately 850-1200 patients are seen during each mission trip and approximately 3,250 prescriptions are filled during our 4 days of clinic. We partner with the Nicaraguan non-profit, VIDA Volunteer, who handles our logistics and facilitates our working relationship with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health. A physician from VIDA Volunteer accompanies our medical team so that we may provide continuity of care and ensure that those who need follow-up care, will have it.
Our initiatives depend on the generosity of our sponsors and donors like yourself. In addition to providing medical care for the patients at our clinics, Tikkun Olam Nicaragua helps provide much needed support to those we serve. Each mission trip, we purchase over TWO TONS of rice and beans and salt for distribution. Every patient receives enough food to sustain a family of four for a week. We bring over 1,200 recycle fabric tote bags to enable each patient to bring home their medication, supplies and rice and beans. Our past initiatives have included: Purchasing 500 pairs of rain boots for "campesinos" working in the coffee fields in rural Jinotega, assisting the orphanages of Globe International with the purchase of hot water heaters, toilets, a washer and dryer, livestock, baby formula, clothing and shoes, hiring a psychologist, hiring maintenance personnel, and establishing scholarships for "rising star" children. We have also brought hundreds of gently used shoes to distribute in our clincs, hundreds of stuffed toys to give to the awaiting children and countless shawls and blankets are provided to the elderly and infirmed. This past year, we donated enough school supplies to meet the needs of two local public schools serving over 200 students, for their entire school year! Please go to our donate page if you would like to help support this program!
Because the government of Nicaragua does not have the resources to provide health education to its citizens, Tikkun Olam Nicaragua provides medical education to those we see in our clinics, including mothers of young infants to the oldest of senior citizens. Our medical professionals provide information on a multitude of topics, including wound care, the importance of a sturdy shoe, and good hand-washing techniques to help prevent a myriad of diseases.
The Jewish presence in Nicaragua was once a thriving community of well over 250 families. By the late 1990s, most Jews had fled the country, leaving the current Jewish community of 30 - 50 individuals without a Rabbi or synagogue. The founding members of Tikkun Olam Nicaragua along with members of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church team met with the some of the Jews in Nicaragua for the first time in 2012. We had a memorable Shabbat service, Shabbat dinner, and a remarkable visit to the Jewish cemetery in Managua. The following year, we visited two communities for a Friday night service and a Saturday morning Shabbat. It is our goal to continue to nurture and help build a connection with the Nicaraguan Jewish Community.
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What can I say, from start to finish, The Wrong Highlander is so hard to put down. The story of Conrad and Evina is so good, the whole family is involved in the story and I can't wait for the next book in the series!!
Readers can't go wrong with this deliciously rich and captivating historical romance where a Lady goes in search of a healer and kidnaps the wrong Highlander. Evina and Conran are strong, vivid characters that easily ensnare readers with their story which is sweet, compelling and full of delight. The romance between Evina and Conran is a slow burn despite the sizzling chemistry between them as Evina may be a Lady but she's spirited and she has no problem with speaking her mind or doing things her way, which not only keeps things spicy between her and Conran but adds spicy and lively dialogue and confrontations between the two and readers can't help but smile and chuckle. The relationship is further complicated by a bit of miscommunication, a bit of manipulations and a heroine dead set against marrying, so readers get a lovely blend of first time romance and an energetic courtship. The smooth flowing plot is fast paced and full of suspense as someone takes exception to Evina having any kind of relationship with Conran and has danger lurking throughout the castle. While the situation is quite serious and properly depicted, it also has a bit of fun to it as well due to the interactions of all the characters involved with is quite a few considering Conran's family has descended on the castle in search of answers regarding Conran's kidnapping. The story is completely enthralling and once begun, it is hard to put it down because readers want to know what will happen next.


You got here right here since you wish to download the guide known as The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer and it is written by Kate Summerscale. You can download it in PDF or EPUB format, however it's also possible to read it on-line. It belongs to the style Nonfiction. We hope you get pleasure from studying.


Nigeria is West African's largest economy. It is Africa's most populous nation; a leader in the collective quest for an African continent fully prepared to assume its rightful place in global affairs. It is, therefore, naturally a strategic partner for the EU. Under our partnership which has been evolving since 1976, the EU is committed to Nigeria's socio-economic and political development. The EU is also committed to support Nigeria's efforts in promoting peace and security and in supporting efforts to further reinforce good governance and human rights.
Since 1999 when it returned to democratic rule, Nigeria has recorded some success as it grapples with the challenges of development. But like other developing countries of the world, it still has challenges to surmount. The EU is convinced that if the momentum is sustained and the drive towards good governance and human rights, which are a major focus of our development partnership and of the EU's foreign policy, is pursued with greater vigour, our shared aspiration for a better Nigeria will be realised.


Wellington's new air traffic control tower, dubbed ''the leaning tower of Rongotai'' is nearing completion.
The $18m building is in a shopping area near the city's airport and has been designed with a 12.5 degree angle to give the impression it is leaning into the wind.
Air traffic controller Airways said the 32m tall building is due to be finished in March.
Systems installation and testing, and staff training will begin once the building has been finished.
The Wellington tower controllers will be trained in a simulator to prepare them to move into their new working environment and then there will be a handover period where the existing and new towers will be operating at the same time.
Airways expects the new tower to be fully operational from July.
The ''cab'' is the tower's operational centre on the top deck and will provide controllers managing flights in and out of Wellington Airport with 360-degree views of the airfield.
During the construction phase it was put to a big earthquake test in November 2016.
Seismic safety features meant its partially finished frame was undamaged by earthquakes. Thirteen base isolators were installed within the building's foundations to provide a higher level of resilience, and they functioned as expected during the quakes.


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Yesterday was the hearing of the psychiatric panel regarding Malka Leifer.
The psychiatrist that treats her recommended to extend the court order for her treatment for additional six months, since she is at a psychotic phase at the moment.
However, the panel decision will be given in the near future, and then I will be able to update you regarding the decision.
As I said in our phone conversation, we are fully committed to take any possible step in order to make the extradition of Mrs. Leifer to Australia possible according to the Israeli Law.
Please don't hesitate to call at any time.


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Life is a balancing act. Trying to find balance between work and play, solitude and being with others, quiet times and busy times. I've been working hard to find such a balance now-a-days.
My last holiday showed me how refreshing it is to have down times. Times away from responsibilities. Times to spend in a book or just quietly reflecting. I remember how depressed I was for so long, how hard it was to get motivated. Today I feel very motivated. I've once more got lots of irons in the fire. But I want to stay motivated and not become overwhelmed with it all. I want to make sure I take lots of down times to keep myself fresh as well.
As you know, I get up very early in the morning, so I do have some valuable down times then. Time to spend with my Bible and in prayer. Time to remember what's important to me and what I most need to spend my time doing.
My mental health work, especially Living Room, takes up most of my time and energy. This is what's most important to me. It's what I believe God made me to do. I also have a 95-year-old mother who needs my attention on a regular basis. I need to spend time with my husband. Then there's the household. There are my friends. My reading, so important for my growth. …and then there's my blogging, something that I've unfortunately had to slow down on considerably.
I want to keep the refreshed feeling I had following my last holiday. This means that I will have to be careful not to get too busy and to keep some time for myself.
The last two weeks were very busy. To make up for it I'm trying to keep this week quiet. I need to do some creative work, something I had promised myself to make time for. I want to print some of the photos I took on our holiday. I also want to turn some of those photos into drawings. They might become Christmas presents. Christmas??? Uggh! Hate the thought.


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Le Bourg-d'Oisans is een gemeente in het Franse departement Isère (regio Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) en telt 2984 inwoners (1999). De plaats maakt deel uit van het arrondissement Grenoble en het kanton Le Bourg-d'Oisans en is de hoofdplaats van de streek Oisans.

Geografie
De oppervlakte van Le Bourg-d'Oisans bedraagt 35,9 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 83,1 inwoners per km².

Demografie
Onderstaande figuur toont het verloop van het inwonertal (bron: INSEE-tellingen).

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Het dorp is bekend om het wielrennen, omdat het aan de voet ligt van de berg naar Alpe d'Huez, een befaamde aankomstplaats in de Ronde van Frankrijk. Le Bourg-d'Oisans is zelf 21 keer etappeplaats geweest in de Ronde van Frankrijk. Daarbij was het alleen in 1966 aankomstplaats. De Spanjaard Luis Otano won er toen de rit. De overige 20 keer was Le Bourg-d'Oisans startplaats van een etappe. Doorgaans de dag na een aankomst bergop op de Alpe d'Huez. Dit was voorlopig voor het laatst in 2022 het geval.

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Gemeente in Isère

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In this video interview, Pacôme Elouna Eyenga, Team Leader at EIP-AGRI, the European Innovation Partnership for productivity and sustainability in agriculture and forestry, highlights the importance of the digital transformation for agriculture and rural areas.
In order for agricultural production to be competitive, smart and sustainable, data-driven innovative practices – such as smart land management, precision farming, smart irrigation – are key, but are dependent on good IT infrastructure and reliable high-speed broadband.
For this reason, Mr. Elouna Eyenga underlines the need for the European networks working on rural development, agriculture and broadband at national and regional level to connect more strongly. These networks are principally the European Network for Rural Development (ENRD), the National Rural Networks (NRNs), and the European Broadband Competence Offices Network (BCO Network).
Contact your national Broadband Competence Office(BCO) using the BCO Network Directory for information on how they can support your broadband project.