Amazon's latest Kindle DX will allow readers in 100 countries wireless access to books.
The e-book just took another step toward global dominance. Amazon has announced that starting on Jan. 19 it will ship its new Kindle DX with Global Wireless, a larger (it has a 9.7 inch screen) and more expensive (it sells for $489) version of its Kindle e-reader designed for use in 100 countries.
In October Amazon launched a version of the Kindle intended for international use. But that Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless is closer to the domestic Kindle in both appearance (a 6 inch screen) and price ($279).
Is the new product worthy of its price tag? If you live outside the US, you may well decide that it is. CNET editors gives the new DX a 3-1/2 star-rating, noting that, "The pricey Kindle DX offers improvements over the Kindle 2," but adding that "its larger chassis has its pluses [improved readability] and minuses [bulk]."
International readers able to afford the device may find a couple of additional obstacles. In some countries (India, for instance), newspapers read on the Kindle will cost more than their physical counterparts. And all international readers must pay in US dollars – a requirement at which some are likely to balk.
Also, the Kindle will not work in China – a nation with an estimated 200 to 300 million enthusiastic book readers.
But given the success of Kindle in the US (last month Amazon said that Kindle had become the most gifted item in the company's history), there is every reason to expect that the pricey new DX will have its fans, particularly among readers who travel globally.
However, that does raise a question that I'd like to have answered before my next flight (two weeks from tomorrow). What, if any, are the new restrictions on e-readers in flight?
Chapter & Verse Will Kindle take off in China?


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May 12, 2021 Matt Fulks, Director
April | Blue KC Coaches with Character
Domenic Mussat, Shawnee Mission Northwest baseball coach
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) and the "C" You in the Major Leagues Foundation (CYITML) have announced Shawnee Mission Northwest High School baseball coach Domenic Mussat as the April Blue KC Coaches with Character honoree.
Mussat has always had a passion for coaching. He has spent the past 25 years, all but one with the Cougars, as a coach and relishes the opportunity to educate and teach students as they grow and develop. Mussat's coaching career started with a little league team in Salina, Kan., while he was completing student teaching. Once he moved to the Kansas City area in 1997, he started his tenure at SMNW by running winter workouts, coaching fall baseball and summer league teams.
"My most proud moment (as a coach) is watching my players advance to play at higher levels and seeing the great things my students accomplish after high school," said Mussat. "Watching a young person accomplish something like a high school education, a college degree or land a successful job is the most rewarding moment. And just knowing I was a very small piece to assisting them in that is a proud moment for me."
Mussat enjoys the supportive Shawnee Mission Northwest community, families and administration. When he wanted to install concrete hitting tunnels for the players to use for practice, the community stepped up and helped make that dream a reality. All the materials were donated through local concrete companies, while his players and community members donated the labor to complete the project.
"Treat everyone, no matter their ability level or job title, with the utmost kindness and respect," said Mussat. "Surround yourself with good, positive people because you are only as good as the people around you."
Coach Mussat helped lead SMNW to an appearance in the Class 6A state championship game in 2015. Throughout his coaching career, Mussat believes that instilling standards in students and ball players is essential to proper development. To him, standards help to create goals and give student-athletes reasons for why they need to be done the right way.
"When they understand the standards, that drives them to become better students and/or ball players," he said. "For example, one of my classroom/ball field standards is 'respect.' You will see them display that in the classroom/field, and the next thing you know they are showing respect in the hallways and cafeteria. It's a small standard that is easily done and takes no talent; just awareness and effort."
As a coach, passing along sound advice to players, especially high schoolers, can stretch a long way in enhancing their development. Coach Mussat's advice to those at SMNW: 'Be the Best You.' Don't try to be someone else and don't change your ways to emulate others. Always take the time to enjoy the small things (i.e. success) in life. Learn something new every day and strive to be a life-long learner because once you stop learning, you stop growing and becoming a better all-around individual.
"Coach Mussat is doing a remarkable job of helping to prepare his players to be leaders — now and after high school," said Royals General Manager and "C" You In The Major Leagues Founder Dayton Moore. "When young people take part in service projects, as coach Mussat's players do, it gives them a deeper sense of community and how they can make a difference for others."
"Coaches have the unique ability to positively impact the lives of the student-athletes on a daily basis," said Blue KC Chief Communications Officer Christa Dubill. "The person who nominated Coach Mussat says he continually goes the extra mile to ensure those around him reach their full potential, both in athletics and in life. We're proud to recognize Coach Mussat for this honor and thank him for his commitment to bettering Kansas City's youth and the community."

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Hornets Sign Jason Washburn
September 15th 2015 at 10:36am CST by Eddie Scarito
SEPTEMBER 15TH, 10:36am: The deal is official, the Hornets announced via press release. Charlotte also sent along a copy of its training camp roster, a move teams usually make when they're done with additions for the preseason. The Hornets are carrying 18 players, two shy of the preseason limit.
AUGUST 20TH, 4:00pm: The Hornets are set to sign unrestricted free agent center Jason Washburn, Emiliano Carchia of Sportando reports (Twitter link). The length and terms of the deal are unknown, but it is most likely a training camp deal for the minimum salary, though that is merely my speculation.
Washburn, 25, went undrafted out of Utah back in 2013. His career numbers in four seasons for the Utes were 8.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks to go along with a shooting line of .565/.444/.792. He spent last season overseas playing for Brussels, where he averaged 8.9 PPG and 3.9 RPG in 27 appearances. Washburn played in two contests for the Jazz in this year's Las Vegas Summer League.
The Hornets do find themselves a bit thin at the pivot, with just Spencer Hawes, Cody Zeller and Frank Kaminsky on board as backups to starter Al Jefferson, though Kaminsky and Hawes are better suited to be utilized as stretch-four's than true centers. But even so, Washburn would have to be considered a long shot to make Charlotte's' opening night roster, with the team already having a roster count of 17 players, not including Washburn, 14 of whom possess fully guaranteed pacts.
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Chuck Myron • 5 years ago
He didn't play summer league ball, so this is where the Hornets scouting department comes into play. It'll be interesting to find out just what led these two together.
Basketball Legend • 5 years ago
Arizona coach Sean Miller thinks Washburn can make it: link to tucsoncitizen.com
Southwest Notes: Bledsoe, Kleber, White, Samanic
Atlantic Notes: Drummond, Edwards, Walker, Morey
Rockets Notes: Wood, Cousins, Porter, Oladipo


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Elite eight: Top prospects in 2015 NBA draft
June 22, 2015 by Joel Huerto	Leave a Comment
Karl-Anthony Towns could be the No. 1 pick in the draft. (REUTERS)
The Golden State Warriors may have made small ball trendy, but the NBA is still a big man's league. Go big or go home. That's the TNT slogan in the NBA playoffs.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers could be the big winners in the 2015 NBA draft as both teams should walk away with a franchise center on June 25.
The Lakers are coming off the franchise's worst season, winning just 21 games and finishing with the fourth-worst record. Kobe Bryant missed 47 games because of a shoulder injury and Julius Randle's rookie season lasted just 13 minutes when he tore his ACL in the season opener.
From that point on, the Lakers' season was in shambles. The glamour franchise of the Association lost a lot of its luster, and a lot of the media attention shifted to the other L.A. team.
But the basketball gods finally sprinkled some Magic Johnson dust on the Lakers when the ping-pong balls landed them in the No. 2 overall spot.
The Lakers need a post-Kobe plan and find their next superstar to anchor the franchise the next 10-15 years. The Lakers have a long history when it comes to dominant big men, from George Mikan to Wilt Chamberlain to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Shaquille O'Neal. All four centers are featured in the rafters at Staples Center.
The NBA would not publicly admit it but the league is better off when one of its glamour teams, such as the Lakers, Celtics or Knicks, are relevant. The Lakers' rebuilding process begins this summer, and they'll gladly take whomever the Timberwolves don't pick.
OneManFastBreak.net examines the top eight prospects in the NBA draft:
6-11, center, Kentucky
Scouting report: Towns is the best of an excellent crop of Kentucky prospects in the draft. The 19-year-old versatile big man, who made the Dominican-Republican national team as a 16-year-old, can play center or power forward and has very quick feet for a 235-pound athlete. His agility is what makes him a superb defender, a skill set that should make his transition to the pro game much smoother. NBA teams are looking for bigs who can switch pick-and-rolls and defend point guards. Towns also showed flashes of a dominant low-post game during the NCAA tournament. He has a nice jump hook going to his right and feels comfortable with his back to the basket or facing up. He has nice form on his jumper, which he could develop into a real weapon if he works at it.
NBA comparison: Anthony Davis
JAHLIL OKAFOR
6-11, center, Duke
Scouting report: Okafor is a throwback, classic big man who prefers to do most of his work in the paint. He feels right at home with his back to the basket and his massive hands enable him to catch anything within his reach. At 270 pounds, Okafor is a handful to handle near the rim. He can score within either hand and has the power to back you down. He also has all the post moves: drop step, jump hook, spin move. If he has a weakness it's his conditioning. He got exposed a little during the Final Four when fatigue set in that led to unnecessary fouls. Any NBA team that selects Jahlil will need to put him on a conditioning program from the get-go and monitor his weight. Once he works himself into better shape, he'll be a beast.
NBA comparison: DeMarcus Cousins
EMMANUEL MUDIAY
6-5, guard, Guangdong (China)
Scouting report: SMU coach Larry Brown calls Mudiay "the next John Wall". That's high praise for someone who remains a draft mystery. Mudiay could have played under Brown for a year but instead opted to play in China. The Wall comparison is not farfetched. Mudiay is a big, strong point guard with dynamic speed and excels in the pick-and-roll game. He can explode to the basket with either hand, and has the size and strength (6-5, 200) to finish at the rim. Brown ranks Mudiay ahead of fellow prospect D'Angelo Russell because of the way Mudiay can run a team and play defense. One major concern teams have about Mudiay is his shot. Brown says his shot is not broken but definitely needs some work. He struggles shooting from midrange and is a bad free-throw shooter. Another aspect of his game that needs to be refined is ball security because he has a tendency to be loose with the ball.
NBA comparison: John Wall
7-0, center, Kentucky
Scouting report: At 21 years old, Cauley-Stein is one of the oldest players in the draft so he's more mature physically than almost all of his peers. He has all the physical attributes you want in an NBA center. He's a 7-footer with a 7-2 wingspan and can cover a lot of ground. He's not the most polished offensive player available but he's a terrific defender. He can defend all five positions, which is big luxury because most NBA teams now ask their centers to be able to cover point guards off ball screens. Cauley-Stein has unbelievable quickness for a big man, which allows him to close out on shooters and shut down driving lanes. On offense, most of Cauley-Stein's points came on layups and dunks, so don't expect him to be Hakeem Olajuwon when you throw him the ball in the low block. He should be a terrific pick-and-roll player.
NBA comparison: Tyson Chandler
JUSTISE WINSLOW
6-6, guard-forward, Duke
Scouting report: Winslow's greatest strength is his effort and energy on both ends of the court. San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard comes to mind when compared to a current NBA player. He is a gifted athlete who can score in a variety of ways. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski played him at power forward most of the season, and few college big forwards could check him because of his size and speed (6-6, 222). He'll likely play shooting guard or small forward in the NBA, so he won't have a distinct advantage. But he's good enough to make that transition and should be a good two-way player. His jump shot remains inconsistent, but that can be rectified with proper technique and repetition.
NBA comparison: Kawhi Leonard
D'ANGELO RUSSELL
6-5, guard, Ohio State
Scouting report: Russell is not as quick or as explosive as Mudiay but he's very crafty. His shooting makes up for his lack of speed, as he averaged 19 points per game and shot over 40 percent from 3-point range in college. He has good size (6-5), so he can look over a defense and make the correct pass. He can play point or shooting guard, which is a major plus considering most teams like to play two point guards at the same time. One concern is his lack of a right hand and athleticism. He wears out the left side of the court too much and feels uncomfortable going to his off hand. He also struggles against quicker point guards, which can spell trouble because he won't see too many slow point guards.
NBA comparison: George Hill
6-6, guard-forward, Arizona
Scouting report: Johnson was highly touted coming out of Mater Dei High School (Calif.), but didn't have a smooth transition to college. Arizona coach Sean Miller was unhappy with Johnson's work ethic in practice. Johnson claims he didn't play as hard in practice because he was so physically gifted in high school that he didn't have to exert too much effort. That attitude carried over in the early part of his one year in Tucson, but once he figured it out he became a beast in the Pac-12. Johnson is a physical specimen (6-6, 240) who can overpower smaller guards and strong enough to guard power forwards. He's also a decent spot-up shooter with a chance to be a very good shooter. He's very explosive off the dribble and, because of his upper body strength, can bust through contact and finish at the rim. He does run hot and cold on defense, but when he's focused he can be a lock-down defender.
NBA comparison: Jimmy Butler
TREY LYLES
6-10, forward, Kentucky
Scouting report: Lyles was overshadowed by teammates Karl-Anthony Towns and Willie Cauley-Stein, but he may have been Kentucky's most versatile big man. He may not do one thing very well but he does everything well. Coach John Calipari played him at small forward most of the time but he may be more suited as a stretch 4 at the next level. Lyles has the size and strength (6-10, 235) to play either forward spot, and because of his massive 7-3 wingspan he can play some center. He was awful from the college 3-point line (13%), but he made over 50% of his 2-point shots. That tells us he's got a nice touch from 15-18 feet, which is where most of his shots will come if he plays the pinch post. He'll be a nightmare matchup because he's too quick for most power forwards and too long against most small forwards. If Lyles played elsewhere in college he would have posted better statistics and gotten more recognition.
NBA comparison: Markief Morris
Joel Huerto is editor and publisher of OneManFastBreak.net. Follow him on Twitter @onemanfastbreak.
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Lincoln memorabilia comes to Lansing area libraries
Vickki Dozier
The man in the collapsible black stovepipe hat, top coat and bow tie can rattle off any detail, small or large, about Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
For example, the fact that Abraham Lincoln is the only person in history to have 12 official funerals in seven states.
Or that, his funeral procession in New York City was witnessed by future president Teddy Roosevelt, whose family owned an apartment on Broadway.
Rick Brown, 67, is a Lincoln assassination expert. He has been collecting memorabilia for 50 years. He estimates he has 400 to 500 original artifacts.
"I have about 200 original newspapers from different cities, 100 photographs, and at this point, at least 7,000 photocopies of documents related to the assassination," Brown said.
"I have a copy of Lincoln's autopsy, John Wilkes Booth's autopsy, copies of the doctor notes they made throughout the process, just a hell of a lot of stuff."
Brown is showcasing his Traveling Lincoln Assassination Museum at the East Lansing Library Wednesday and Thursday.
The exhibit, containing more than 30 rare items, will then move to the downtown branch of the Capital Area District Library April 14 through 16.
Brown says happenstance became a lifetime avocation in 1965. While reading a Popular Mechanics magazine in study hall, he found a classified ad for a free catalog that had historic newspapers for sale.
"At the time, history was not my best subject," Brown said. "It was something you had to take to graduate. But it was free, so I figured why not send for the catalog."
He got the catalog April 15, 1965 and decided to order an April 28, 1865 newspaper, the Philadelphia Inquirer, detailing the capture of John Wilkes Booth.
"I received the newspaper on April 28, 1965, exactly, and it was 100 years old when I received it," Brown said. "It had to be some kind of destiny. Ever since then, I've been highly interested."
When that newspaper was sold on April 28, 1865, the price was 2 cents. Brown paid $3.50 for it. Now, it's worth $400.
He's spent a lot of time compiling the collection and gets as much information as he can from primary sources, "anything that was written at the time the event happened, by the people who witnessed it."
"Unfortunately, Brown said, "too many historians when they write a book, they use other books and a lot of times they are wrong."
Brown has dozens of books printed prior to 1900 about the assassination and magazines printed prior to 1900 from eyewitness accounts.
"I've spent a hell of a lot of time on my vacations going to various institutions around the country," Brown said.
He points out a photo of Lincoln's casket, which he has seen a replica of in Springfield. "It's a real shiny ebony black, with a mirror finish you can see yourself in, with polished steel."
He stores his enormous collection in his Lansing home and plans to donate it to the Grand Army of the Republic (for veterans of the Civil War) Museum in Eaton Rapids when he dies "so others will be able to come in and do research of their own," he said.
The Mystery of Dr. Mudd & John Wilkes Booth
Thursday, Thomas Mudd, a descendant of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who splinted John Wilkes Booth's broken leg as he fled following his assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, will argue that his ancestor did not help Booth escape.
The free event begins at 7 p.m. at the East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road. The Historical Society of Greater Lansing and the Friends of the East Lansing Library are hosting.
Rick Brown's Traveling Lincoln Assassination Museum, which has been on display at the library, will open immediately after the presentation.
Michigan's Connection to the Aftermath of the Lincoln Assassination
Lansing resident and Lincoln assassination expert Rick Brown will present a special program at 7 p.m. April 16 at the downtown branch of the Capital Area District Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave.


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Campaign Director
PennFuture's mission is to lead the transition to a clean energy economy in Pennsylvania and beyond. We protect our air, water, and land, and empower citizens to build sustainable communities for future generations. Working throughout the Commonwealth, PennFuture's team of attorneys, policy experts, organizers, communications specialists, and advocates watchdog against polluters and environmental injustices, educate the public, and advance pro-environment policies.
PennFuture's Campaign Director (Director) oversees PennFuture's campaigns and a staff team to carry out important, multifaceted regional and local projects around the Commonwealth. These campaigns typically dovetail with many of PennFuture's signature strategies—including policy, legal, communications, civic engagement, and field organizing—into one cohesive package of tactics to achieve our mission and goals in the strategic plan. The Director's role is to develop and supervise these bold and sophisticated campaigns, coordinating with PennFuture's other departments in support of the campaigns and vice versa.
The Director manages campaign staff who advocate for sound policy solutions to a range of environmental threats and develop and maintain relationships with PennFuture constituents, civic leaders, grassroots and grasstops leaders, and decision makers. They direct the campaign team in interpreting technical information and science for public consumption, advocating for effective conservation and environmental policies, and working with PennFuture's staff to advance PennFuture's strategic objectives. The Director also oversees PennFuture's engagement in and leadership of statewide or regional coalition efforts.
The Director is a senior staff member of the team.
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PennFuture knows that in order to achieve our mission, we need to ensure that all Pennsylvanians have equitable access to clean air, clean water, a stable climate, and a clean and sustainable economy. We are committed to ensuring diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in our organizational culture, policies, practices, and programs. Like the environmental and conservation movement writ large, we have historically fallen short in our efforts to build a truly equitable Pennsylvania. Our vision is to center equity and justice in everything we do as well as to combat systems of oppression and injustices that have long harmed Pennsylvania's environmental justice communities.
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Work with campaigns team to develop and implement advocacy campaigns to support work that aligns with PennFuture's strategic goals
Elevate awareness of environmental threats and solutions to in Pennsylvania, especially in how these disproportionately harm lower-income communities and communities of color
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This is a full-time, exempt position. Salary range is $60,000 – $70,000. Benefits package includes health care, dental, vision, paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, and a 403(b)-retirement plan.
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World's Poultry Science Journal
Causes of keel bone damage and their solutions in laying hens
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 September 2015
A. HARLANDER-MATAUSCHEK ,
T.B. RODENBURG ,
V. SANDILANDS ,
B.W. TOBALSKE and
M.J. TOSCANO
A. HARLANDER-MATAUSCHEK
Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road E., Guelph, ON, CanadaN1G 2W1
T.B. RODENBURG
Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, PO Box 338, 6700 AHWageningen, The Netherlands
V. SANDILANDS
Avian Science Research Centre, SRUC, Auchincruive Campus, Ayr, KA6 5HW, United Kingdom
B.W. TOBALSKE
Field Research Station at Fort Missoula, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
M.J. TOSCANO*
Research Center for Proper Housing: Poultry and Rabbits (ZTHZ) Division of Animal Welfare, VPH Institute, University of Bern, Burgerweg 22, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
Corresponding author: Michael.toscano@vetsuisse.unibe.ch
Keel bone damage (KBD) is a critical issue facing the contemporary laying hen industry due to the likely pain leading to compromised welfare and reduced productivity. Recent reports suggest that KBD, while highly variable and likely dependent on a host of factors, extends to all housing systems (including traditional battery cages, furnished cages and non-cage systems), genetic lines, and management styles. Despite the extent of the problem, the research community remains uncertain as to the causes and influencing factors of KBD. To combat these issues, the current review was produced following discussions from the 1st International Keel Bone Damage Workshop held in Switzerland in April 2014. This exercise sought to assess current knowledge, foster novel collaborations, propose unique methodologies and highlight the key areas where innovative research is needed. The following paper is based on the content of those discussions and presents nine recommendations for future research efforts.
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 71 , Issue 3 , September 2015 , pp. 461 - 472
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0043933915002135[Opens in a new window]
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2. Hamas, Modernity, and Religious Adherence
3. The Genesis of the Movement's Ideology
4. The Manifestation of Populist and Radical Concepts in the Charter of the Islamic Resistance Movement
5. Theoretical Consideration of the Armed Struggle against Israel
6. Consequences of Hamas' Contradicting Political Concepts and Messages
7. Modern Strategies of Warfare
8. The Dilemma of Suicide Attacks
At the dawn of the 21 century the unsolved Middle East conflict is one of the most serious challenges the region has to face. A compromise solution between Israel and the Palestinians which were satisfactory for both sides would increase the chances for a permanent peaceful future. The Islamic Resistance Movement Harakat al-Muqāwama al-Islāmīyya, which is generally known as Hamas, is asked to play its part in reaching this compromise.
Since the outbreak of the First Intifada at the end of 1987, the year of its founding, the Palestinian Hamas has become an important agent in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.[1] On 25 January, 2006, the Palestinian Hamas for the first time run for a parliamentary election and eventually won these elections in the Palestinian Territories with a majority of 74 out of 132 seats. The political predominance of the National Movement for the Liberation of Palestine (Fatah) lasting more than 35 years had come to an end.[2]
Hamas' victory in the parliamentary elections indicates a significant political event in the history of the Middle East conflict: for the first time an Islamist movement has managed to gain a parliamentary majority by means of democratic elections. Immediately, the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and President of the Palestinian National Authority (PA), Mahmud Abbas, announced that Hamas would be entrusted with the formation of government.
Against this background, the article deals with the following questions: what does modernity mean for Hamas in the Middle East and how is Hamas responding to the extensive social and political changes and challenges of modern times? To which extent do significant inconsistencies result from the Islamist movement's forceful adherence to the Islamic religious tradition (naql) on the one side and the diversity of modernity's manifestations on the other side? In many respects, Hamas as a radical movement has to do with modernity revealing itself for the Palestinians in the Middle East. For Hamas, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is, above all, a conflict with modernity. In this conflict, Hamas, on the one hand, acts as an adaptive, modern movement. On the other hand, it reveals its radical nature, claiming the indisputable monopoly on the interpretation of the Islamic religious tradition.
While attempting to bring the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations back to the starting point after the 1967 war – after the unsuccessful period of unequal and unilateral negotiations between the Israelis and Arafats Fatah – Hamas aims at improving the fate of the Palestinian people by establishing an Islamic system (nizām islāmī). This is precisely the main preoccupation of the movement's social and from now on also political commitment.[3] However, in order to achieve its objectives and to lead promising negotiations with Israel as well as with the four secular agents[4] involved in the Middle East conflict, Hamas must undergo a process of reflection about its cultural and religious identity. Only by means of such an internal process can Hamas exert a positive impact on Palestinian politics.[5] Congruently, Habermas stresses that in view of the manifold challenges of modernity traditional religious communities must overcome cognitive dissonances.[6] Furthermore, as a prerequisite of political negotiations, the movement has already been asked by the Quartet on the Middle East to renounce terrorist violence, to acknowledge Israel's right to exist, and to esteem the agreements reached between Israel and the Palestinian people.
Here a more profound consideration of the seemingly contradictory terms modernity (hadātha) and Islamic religious tradition (naql) is helpful in order to demonstrate how they are related to Hamas.
Following the historical key incidents of Reformation, Enlightenment, and the French Revolution, European modernity has manifested itself as a profane cultural and institutional "project". As a result, Within Western Europe religious certainties, beliefs, and traditions have gradually been doubted and finally exposed by the logic of the enlightened mind as a self-made illusion.[7] With the full awakening of the self-consciousness of reason in the period of Enlightenment nothing may expect acceptance any more by the individual's mind which is not confirmed by plausible reasons.[8] Therefore, the experiment of modernity is the first cultural "project" being merely based upon itself. However, currently a development can be observed where the organized voices of Christianity again claim to be the advocators of public morale.[9]
Habermas portrays the process of the believer's spiritual enlightenment – the Christian as well as the Jewish and the Muslim – as the reasonably learned "reshaping of the religious consciousness", therefore being able to deal with three significant challenges of modernity: first, the certainty of religious pluralism and the unavoidable encountering of various religious confessions; second, the rise of modern sciences having the monopoly of worldly knowledge; and third, the enforcement of positive laws by means of the modern nation state on the basis of profane societal ethics.[10] Through the materialization of science and technology following the beginning of industrialization Western Europe acted as a dominating military power, exerting its influence as colonial powers also in parts of the Islamic world and, thereby confronting the traditional Islamic communities. According to Habermas, the nation states of today as part of the global scope of modernity are involved in dependencies within a huge interdependent world community whose subsystems pass through national frontiers untroubled with accelerated data-, communication-, and trade flows, worldwide circulation of capital, manufacturing lines, technology transfers, mass tourism, job migration and so on.[11]
Since the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union the globalization of institutionalized modernity has manifested mainly as a product of the West. The disbandment of the bipolar balance of the two superpowers has led to globalization advancing very quickly, which particularly affects the situation in the Middle East. Without the Soviet Union as a world power, the states of the Middle East have been solely confronted with the Western understanding of modernity. Moreover, the military and political pressure exerted on the region especially by the United States, the military partner of Israel, – in the sense of a general safety interest – has much increased: "The end of the Cold War and its bipolarity worked to the disadvantage of Hamas, in view of the international consensus that the United States was able to secure on a peace settlement in the Middle East […]. In fact, Hamas was burdened with international condemnation because of its continued use of armed operations."[12]
Referring to the above mentioned dimensions of secular modernity a more profound depiction of important recent political developments within the Israeli-Palestinian conflict might be beneficial in order to understand Hamas' performance in this conflict. An overview of the political developments following the defeat of the Arab states by Israel in the Six-Day War in June, 1967 reveals that despite political agreements and agendas Israeli occupation and suppression, Palestinian violence, mutual intolerance and distrust continue.[13] Until now, Hamas, as a social and religious movement, has acted as a political outsider, being perceived by the political decision makers involved in the conflict as well as by the Western public mainly as a terrorist movement.
Subsequent to the unsuccessful peace negotiations at the Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David in July, 2000, Ariel Sharon on September 28 – shielded by about hundred policemen and safety guards – visited the Temple Mount (al-Haram aš-Šarīf) in the southeast of the old town center of Jerusalem, a holy place of both the Israelis and the Palestinians, proclaiming equivocally: "I come here with a message of peace. I believe that we can live together with the Palestinians. I come here to the holiest place of the Jewish people in order to see what happens here." Thereby he brought two different sorts of political messages: that he would preserve the holiest place of the Israelis against Arafat's political demands – among other things Arafat claimed East Jerusalem to be the capital of the Palestinians and, still more important, he demanded complete sovereignty over the al-Haram aš-Šarīf[14] – and, ironically, that Israelis and Palestinians can peacefully live together. Instead of de-escalating the political crisis, he, as Arafat had predicted, provoked the Palestinians and might have activated, at least from the Palestinian point of view, the "Al-Aqsa Intifada".
On 27 March, 2002, in the midst of the Pesach Seder, 30 Israelis were killed and 140 injured in a suicide bombing in Netanya, which was the most dreadful suicide attack in the history of Israel. Thereupon, Hamas took responsibility for the terrorist act. After the suicide bombing Israel Prime Minister Sharon expounded: "All this has happened at a time when Israel's hand was – and still is – extended towards peace. We have done everything in our power to achieve a cease fire and an immediate entry into the Tenet process [named by George Tenet, the Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency] in order to advance any possibility of a cease fire. All we have received in return was terrorism, terrorism and more terrorism. […] No sovereign nation would tolerate such a sequence of events."[15] UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, too, condemned the suicide bombing as an immoral, terrorist act: "At the Arab League Summit yesterday, I condemned suicide bombings against Israeli civilians as morally repugnant. Last night's heartless and indiscriminate attack in Netanya was an especially appalling example of this phenomenon. This is terrorism, and it greatly damages the Palestinian cause."[16]
As an unambiguous response, tanks of the Israeli Defense Forces moved towards Arafat's headquarters in Ramallah and towards other Palestinian cities. 80 Palestinians and 33 Israelis lost their life within one week. During the Israeli invasion of the Palestinian city Jenin in April, 2002, which was called "Operation Defensive Shield", the military order was to detain terrorists and their leaders and to confiscate and destroy weapons, explosives, and terrorist facilities. Upon receiving the promise of the US-government that the impending UN-investigations on the military events in Jenin would be cancelled, Sharon gave the command of the withdrawal from Arafat's headquarters.
Correspondingly to these events it must be supposed that the process of a true reflection about the meaning of religious beliefs and religio-cultural traditions and the importance of holy places or religious celebrations has not been accomplished so far on both sides. Everyday news and the relapse into deadlocked patterns of political and military behaviour precisely confirm the characteristics of the picture drawn above, otherwise mutual tolerance, acceptance of the pluralism of religious beliefs and of secular requirements – such as national safety interests –, and the acknowledgement of the different perspectives of the negotiation partners would have come into existence at a certain level. "Only the conception of equal freedom for everyone and a definition of a tolerance sphere similarly convincing all partners involved might tolerance unburden from intolerance. Those who are possibly affected have to pay heed to the perspectives of each other if they want to reach an agreement on the condition of mutual tolerance, because everyone needs to be equally respected."[17] Finally the mutual definition of a collectively defined tolerance sphere where secular, religious as well as cultural issues of both Palestinians and Israelis are respected might be helpful to clarify its boundaries and what lies beyond.
For the Islamic religious fundamentalism, the term of usǔlīyya which comes from the word asl (root, origin, source, beginning) has been widely accepted in the Arab language. The advocates of religious fundamentalism, the usǔlīyyǔn, are the representatives of a particular variant of Political Islam. Since the 1960s they have filled the vacuum which the unsuccessful secular movements and regimes have left in the Arab world claiming the Islamic Revival of state and society. "While Fundamentalists are a minority in most Muslim societies and states, their insistent and vehement discourse has had much effect on the Muslim world, moving into the vacuum left by the failure of secular regimes, redefining orthodoxy, reconstituting the boundaries of political power relations, limiting the borders of the permissible, resonating in the hearts of the impoverished masses, and appealing to a new strata of literate people with modern technical education."[18] In accordance with the political visions of Islamic Revivalists Esposito comments: "If Islam was to provide the identity and unity of the state, so, Islamic revivalists and reformers concluded, the panacea for failed states must be a return to Islam and its "proper or correct" implementation in state and society."[19] Islamic Revivalists interpret contemporary Islam as a religion not only practiced in the Muslims private life but rather within the concept of dīn wa daula (unity of Mosque and State) which is historically embodied in the institution of the caliphate.[20]
As the example of the Palestinian Hamas makes clear, the Islamists' claim of an all-embracing Islamic Revival resulting in a vague Islamic system (nizām islāmī) is, on the one hand, an internal result of Islamic secularists having failed to adequately represent and preserve the cultural traditions and religious beliefs of the faithful Muslim citizens in modern times. On the other hand, it is an answer to – and a rebellion against – modernity as a global Western political, institutional, scientific, and military supremacy and the corresponding Muslim inferiority, especially in those regions where modernization of state and society have proved to fail.[21]
The fundamentalist position of the Jewish settler movement is another cause for the genesis of Palestinian religious counter-fundamentalism.[22] By means of their religiously legitimized claim to seize the whole of the "Promised Land" ("Land of Israel") through an impeachment of the Arab people living in this region, Jewish fundamentalists – especially since the growing political influence of the right-wing Likud party in the late 1970's – have stimulated the development of Palestinian counter-fundamentalism.[23] In the Gaza Strip and the West Bank daily intimidation, threat, and violent aggression of the mainly gunned fundamentalist settlers against Palestinian civilians have become a kind of common law.[24]
Never before in the history of mankind had the individual the possibility to satisfy his or her material life requirements and to accomplish his or her education and personal development to such an extent as today. From the other perspective, it was never before, too, that people casted so much doubt on religious certainties, hopes, and ways of thinking, as well as traditional ways of living as in current times. This is the dualism of the nature of modernity – the conflict between secular knowledge and religious faith, as Habermas has argued.[25] As a result, in those regions where people lack the preconditions for personal development which, in theory, is possible modernity is partly being perceived as an imperilment of their existence.[26] This has been – and still is – exactly the case with the Palestinian Territories the inhabitants of which consider Hamas – as the 25 January elections have proved – a serious option to earnestly solve daily difficulties. In any event, Hamas' supposedly striving for an Islamic system uniting the public with the private sphere contradicts the spirit of modernity. In compliance with that, Meyer lays emphasis on the importance of the private sphere to be independent from the public one because of individual's chances towards self determination and free decision making.[27] Moreover, an independent private sphere is the premise on a functioning public platform of individuals launching societal and political discussions where pluralist opinions and views can be developed. Whether Hamas will tolerate societal and political debates with an open end depends on the pragmatic political benefit the movement receives thereof.
Historically, the loss of the Islamic identity and sovereignty was truly the result of Western – especially British and French – imperialism and colonialism within the Islamic world dating back to the 17th century: "In the Islamic world, Western colonial rule precipitated a religious as well as a political crisis."[28] The humiliating defeat the Arab states suffered during the Six-Day War in 1967 and later during the Yom Kippur War in 1973, and the unilateral character of political decisions made by Israel in the following years evoked the Palestinian Islamist's antipathy against the frightening political developments of modernity.[29] The new generation of Islamist visionaries was deeply influenced by the writings of their ideological models Hassan al-Banna (1906-1949) who founded the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in 1928, Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966), and Maulana Abu'l A'la Maududi (1903-1979) to name the most influencing ideologues. Their theoretical literary works were broadly disseminated in the Islamic world during the 1950's and 1960's and received an enormous attention.[30] Therefore, in their aversion to the relevant manifestations of modernity they deliberatively adhere to the scriptural sources of the Islamic religious tradition (naql) as an effective ideological basis and a counterbalance to the secular shape of modernity which is, among others, accountable for general disorientation and moral breakdown because of its free social practices. Insofar, Islamic religious fundamentalism is not an unreflected and traditional, but rather a modern phenomenon brought forth by the intrinsic contradictions of modernity. Its advocators are engaged in the extensive and radical change of Islamic state and society into an Islamic system in an effort to overcome the negative effects of modernity.[31] They oppose to the incertitude of modernity by means of absolute religious certainties expressed in the eternal and unboundedly valid Koran being of divine origin, and also in the Sunna of the Prophet.
Furthermore, concerning the manichaeical and conspiratorial dimension, religious fundamentalists see themselves involved in a global multidimensional struggle between Islam and its enemies: "Most Islamic fundamentalists accept the prevalent conspiracy theories that see the Christian West, Jewish Zionism, and secularism as three forces combining to corrupt, divide and destroy Islam. Rulers in Muslim states are viewed as puppets of these forces, betraying their countries into dependence and secularization."[32]
[1] Hamas was officially founded by Sheikh Ahmad Yassin (1938-2004) on 8 December, 1987. But it was not until February 1988 that the movement formally adopted the name Hamas. Yassin was assassinated by Israeli Security Forces on 22 March, 2004.
[2] Fatah, which was founded by Yasir Arafat, has obtained merely 45 seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), i.e. the Palestinian parliament.
[3] In Article 9 of Hamas' Charter its world view is presented, resulting in the general objectives stipulated: "Nations have been occupied, their people expelled and fallen down. The state of truth has disappeared and the state of evil has been established; as long as Islam does not take its rightful place in the world arena, everything will continue to change for the worse. The goal of the Islamic Resistance Movement, therefore, is to conquer evil, crushing it and defeating it, so that truth may prevail, so that the country may return to its rightful place, and so that the call may be heard from the minarets proclaiming the Islamic state." As Article 10 suggests Hamas regards itself as the advocate of the oppressed Palestinians: "Meanwhile, the Islamic Resistance Movement, as it is making its own path, will support the weak, [and] defend the oppressed […]." The Hamas Charter, Articles 9 and 10, in Hroub, Hamas, pp. 272-273.
[4] The nations and international entities involved in the Peace Process are the Quartet on the Middle East comprising the United Nations (UN) represented by Secretary General Kofi Annan; the United States (US) represented by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; the Russian Federation represented by Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov; and the European Union (EU) represented by the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana.
[5] In an opinion poll 191 visitors of the website Ramallahonline were asked if Hamas would have a positive impact on Palestinian politics. 57,07 % answered with an optimistic "yes", 27,23 % said "no", and 15,71% said that they were "not sure". See http://www.ramallahonline.com/modules.
[6] Habermas, Zwischen Naturalismus und Religion, p. 143.
[7] Meyer, Fundamentalismus, pp. 21-22 and Habermas, Zwischen Naturalismus und Religion, p. 120.
[8] Meyer, Fundamentalismus, pp. 31-32.
[9] Meyer, Die Ironie Gottes, p. 7.
[10] Habermas, Zwischen Naturalismus und Religion, p. 143 and Habermas, Glauben und Wissen, p. 14.
[11] Habermas, Zwischen Naturalismus und Religion, p. 346.
[12] Hroub, Hamas, p. 257 and pp. 52-53.
[13] My impressions on these developments are influenced by the remarkable sequel "Israel and the Arabs – The Elusive Peace" broadcasted on the German-French cooperation channel Arte in March, 2006.
[14] The major obstacles in Camp David in the way to an agreement between Israelis and Palestinians were the territory issue, the status of Jerusalem and the al-Haram aš-Šarīf, and finally the problem of Palestinian refugees.
[15] http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/government/speeches.
[16] http://www.un.org/news/press/docs/2002/sgsm8179.doc.
[18] Zeidan, The Islamic Fundamentalist View of Life, p. 27.
[19] Esposito, Islam and the State in Modern Islamic Political Thought, pp. 237-238.
[20] In the Arab world there is by no means a uniform perception of the concept of dīn wa daula which is rather interpreted and legitimized in connection with place, time and social context. Sayyed Qutb interprets dīn wa daula as a comprehensive concept to restore the norms and values of Islamic societies. To redeem the modern Muslim societies from their state of ignorance (ğāhilīyya) according to Qutb, it is necessary to reestablish God's just power and sovereignty (hākimīyya) by applying the Divine Law (shariah). For Ayatollah Khomeyni, however, the concept of dīn wa daula was the Guardianship of the Jurisconsult (velāyat-e faqīh). This concept of political authority exerted by the righteous jurists, the deputies of the 12th Imam, the Mahdi, is a mere shii concept.
[21] The revolt of fundamentalism against modernity is discussed elaborately by Meyer, Fundamentalismus, pp. 65-154.
[22] An analysis of the manifestations of Jewish fundamentalism is beyond the scope of this essay.
[23] As Meyer puts it, "Violence in the Name of God" appears to be a legitimate means of Jewish fundamentalists to attain salvation, certainty, redemption, and safety. Meyer, Fundamentalismus, p. 106.
[24] Meyer, Fundamentalismus, pp. 151-152.
[25] Habermas, Glauben und Wissen, pp. 9-29.
[26] Symptomatically for the Palestinians being excluded from modern means of communication is the estimated number of merely 160,000 internet users in the Palestinian Territories in 2004 out of an overal number of roughly 4 Mio. inhabitants (Gaza Strip and West Bank). http://www.cia.gov/cia/publication/factbook/ geos/gz.html#people (downloaded on 15 April, 2006).
[27] Meyer, Fundamentalismus, p. 192.
[28] Esposito, Islam and the State in Modern Islamic Political Thought, p. 238 and Meyer, Fundamentalismus, p. 82.
[29] "Thanks to the help from the USA, from Jews around the globe and due to reparation payments from the German Federal Republic, Israel's economic power had increased. Israel also intensified the efficiency and strength of its armed forces – especially of its Air Force – and was sure about being superior to its Arab neighbors both militarily and politically […]. When tensions grew, Jordan and Syria signed a military treaty with Egypt. On June 5th, Israel attacked Egypt and completely destroyed the Egyptian Air Force. Within a few days it took the entire peninsula of Sinai up to the Suez Canal, the whole of Jerusalem, the Palestinian part of Jordan and also a part of southern Syria (the Golan Heights). […] The war changed the entire balance of power in the Middle East. It was clear from that moment that Israel was superior to whatever the combination of Arab states might be […]." Hourani, Die Geschichte der arabischen Völker, pp. 496-497.
[30] Esposito, Islam and the State in Modern Islamic Political Thought, p. 244.
[31] Habermas, Glauben und Wissen, p. 10.
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Having become a political force and having taken national responsibility on the one hand strengthens Hamas' political legitimacy and position. On the other hand, as long as Hamas – as the prerequisite for making political claims – does not clearly undergo the process of reflection and self-reflection and acknowledge the most prominent demands made by Israel and the agents of the Quartet on the Middle East as a result of this process of understanding, the movement can not profit from its theoretically strengthened position and therefore can not contribute to a political solution of the conflict.
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The House has now completed the third week of the Regular Session.
Today, the House Public Transportation Committee passed HB1006. This bill increases the minimum fine for passing a stopped school bus from $250 to $500. It also makes the offense a Class A misdemeanor. The same committee also advanced HB1182 which allows law enforcement to stop a driver using a handheld device in a school zone.
The House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee advanced HB1176. This bill sets standards, goals, and potential assistance to create human breast milk banks & depositories in Arkansas.The Public Health committee also advanced HB1296 and HB1317. HB1296 ensures occupational licensing boards do not revoke licenses solely based on delinquency of student loan payments
HB1317 gives Office of Medicaid Inspector General access to Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
The Judiciary Committee advanced legislation including HB1233 which clarifies for community corrections that a probationer's probation begins upon judge issuing verdict. The House Education Committee advanced HB1021 and HB1020.
HB1021 requires newly elected school board members to receive training and instruction on how to read and interpret an audit report in their initial training.
HB1020 allows school districts to consider out of state school experience when considering teacher salary schedule.
The full House passed several bills including HB1012. This bill authorizes the issuance of a Purple Heart recipient special license plate to a surviving spouse. The House also passed HB1100. This bill gives a veteran more options to prove their veteran status when they go to the DMV for a license. This designation makes it easier on veterans to receive access to benefits.
The House passed HB1239 which updates what is included in a search for a parolee's residence. Currently, law enforcement officers and probation officers are not allowed to search an out-building or garage.
The House will convene again on Monday at 1:30 pm.


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Västerås arvförening var en överenskommelse 1544 om den svenska successionsordningen.

Sverige blev under medeltiden ett valrike (dvs kungen valdes). Det heter nämligen i Landslagens konungabalk, kap 3: "Nu är till konungsriket i Sverike konunger väliande oc ey ärfvande". Dock skulle helst en "af konungasynom" utses till kung.

Detta ändrades dock genom Västerås arvförening. På Västerås riksdag 1544 kom 13 januari en arvförening till stånd. Ständerna lovade och svor ("lofvade och svuro"), så länge Gustav Vasas "konungsliga manskönssläkte och lifsärfhärschaffter [livsärvda herrskap] för honden [för handen] och lefvandes äre", att hålla dem för sina "rätte, naturlige konunger, furster och herrer", först den äldste och "sedan ifrån linien till linien".

Sverige hade därmed fått en tronföljdsordning med agnatisk lineal primogenitur. Om konungaätten utgick på manslinjen, skulle val ske.

Denna arvförening fick sin tillämpning endast på Erik XIV och inte på dennes son, Gustav Eriksson Vasa eller efter Johan III, eftersom denna arvförening ersattes med nya föreskrifter om tronföljden (se nedan). Riksens ständers beslut 1569 fråndömde Erik och hans efterkommande rättigheten enligt 1544 års arvförening till kronan, som i deras ställe tillföll Johan III.

Tronföljdsrätten hade 1544 getts utan något förbehåll, men den förargelse Eriks giftermål med Karin Månsdotter hade väckt medförde, att det i den vid 1582 års riksdag beslutna stadgan om "konungslig och furstlig rättighet" intogs en bestämmelse, att successionsrätt skulle förloras genom giftermål med ofrälse kvinna. Detta upptogs dock inte i följande arvföljdsordningar förrän under 1800-talet, men då utsträckt till förbud mot giftermål med alla kvinnor som inte var av furstlig börd (dåvarande § 5 i Successionsordningen).

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1590 års arvförening
Norrköpings arvförening
Svenska tronföljden
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1544
Sveriges politiska historia
Sverige under vasatiden
Tronföljdsordningar
Västerås historia