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From Center Back to Center Field, Munzer is at the Center of P-P Sports
By Michael Ceragioli 777 Views 0 Comment Baseball, P-P
Watch Erik Munzer PZ '13 play any sport—see him smack a line drive into the outfield and subsequently bear down on the bases, or close upon, dispossess and then topple an opposing forward who has made a heavy touch—and you will immediately get the impression that he would be good at every one. You would not be wrong; along with occupying center field in baseball and playing central defense in soccer at the collegiate level, the 6'1", 190-pound Munzer starred as a wide receiver in high school.
During his college career in both soccer and baseball, Munzer's excellence has been noticed in the form of first team all-SCIAC honors. At Beverly Hills High, he was a first-team, all-conference standout for these two sports; in football, the sport in which Munzer was most highly recruited, he was awarded First Team All-CIF Western Division recognition.
When people discuss the multitalented Munzer, there is one thing you will hear repeated: what an amazing athlete he is. Baseball Coach Frank Pericolosi will mention that Munzer's arm and speed [legs] are the attributes that set him apart. Soccer teammates—and this is a firsthand report—will admit that when it is time to split off into two groups for one-on-one drills, the non-Munzer line is consistently longer than the line whose members must contend with Munzer's strength and quickness.
If one asks Munzer to discuss himself, one will discover that his athletic success is a product of passion.
"While other kids used to read or chat or trade Pokemon cards, I would be playing sports," he said. "All I ever wanted to do as a kid was play sports. I've always had a lot of fun doing it."
He had so much fun, apparently, that Munzer has never had the heart to dedicate himself to just one, a course of action which, at least in the eyes of this reporter, prevented Munzer from a bevy of Division I scholarship offers.
"Part of me wishes that I focused on one sport," said Munzer, when I led him in this direction during my interview of him. "But having a life outside of sports is important to me too."
There is a chance that he will not have to—at least not for a little while longer. Currently a junior, Munzer has a shot at a career in baseball, depending upon how his final two seasons unfold. In order to improve his game and put himself on the radar of MLB scouts, he spent this past summer competing in the West Coast League in Wenatche, Washington, with other baseball prospects from the region, many of whom play at Division I schools. By all accounts, Munzer held his own.
Pericolosi corroborates Munzer's pro potential.
"If he continues to improve, I definitely think he has a chance to play professionally," Pericolosi said. "As for pro tools, he has above-average speed, an above-average center field arm and has shown the ability to hit with wood against Division I arms. He had a great season in a very competitive wood bat league this past summer [the West Coast League.]"
In Munzer's NCAA league—the SCIAC—he has performed well so far this year. Munzer got off to a somewhat slow start to the season but has hit his stride of late. In the Sagehens' series against Occidental last week, Munzer batted 7-17 with three RBIs(Unfortunately, his stellar hitting was not enough to keep the Sagehens from dropping two of the three games). On the season, he is batting .361 with 11 RBIs. He is on pace to improve upon his numbers from last season, when he hit .331 with 25 RBIs. As a first-year, Munzer finished with a .415 average and 45 RBIs.
On the soccer field this fall, Munzer put together his best season yet for the Sagehens. He captained the squad and started all 16 games as center back, often as the lone upperclassman out of the back four. When defending, Munzer is notorious for his balance of skill and tenacity; opponents rarely find a way around him, and, in the rare cases when they do luck upon a route, they typically end up sprawled out on the ground—victims to Munzer's ferocious tackles. Munzer's offensive contribution to the team comes mostly in the way of the free kicks that he rips at opposing goalkeepers from a variety of angles and distances. Recognizing his contributions this season, the team named Munzer MVP, expecting an even greater performance in his final year in the program.
When I interviewed Munzer, the question needed to be asked: "Which sport do you prefer?" Although unwilling to pick a favorite sport, Munzer did comment on the similarities and differences between his soccer and baseball experiences.
"The team dynamic is just about the same in both sports. There's a real sense of camaraderie in the locker room," he said. He finds that he is forced to approach the games themselves in different ways. "In soccer, I can be really physical from the outset, and set the tone in that way. In baseball, with so much out of your control, you can't show your intensity in the same kind of way, so I try to set the tone by getting a hit or making a play in the outfield."
I also asked Munzer about the amount of anxiety he feels with a potential professional career looming if he plays well enough.
"I really don't put a ton of pressure on myself. If pro baseball doesn't happen, it's not the end of the world. I go to a 5C school for a reason, and I recognize that there are other things in life," he said.
Indeed, Munzer has always played the game—whichever game it happens to be—for the right reasons.
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Turkey's MİT abducts Gülen-linked schools' general director in Mongolia
Veysel Akçay
Veysel Akçay, the general director of schools affiliated with the Gülen movement in Mongolia, was abducted by agents of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) in front of his house in Ulan Bator on Friday morning, according to a report by online news outlet TR724.
A private plane was reportedly waiting at Ulan Bator Airport to transport Akçay to Turkey. Akçay, who has worked at educational institutions in Mongolia for 24 years, is reportedly one of the few Turkish nationals awarded the Mongolian Friendship Medal by the Mongolian state.
The Turkish government has been waging an all-out war against followers of the Gülen movement in Turkey and abroad over the past several years. The government accuses the movement of masterminding a failed coup attempt in July 2016 while the movement strongly denies any involvement.
According to a statement by the New York-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF), on Friday, at 9 a.m. local time, Akçay left his home for his workplace at the Empathy Worldwide Educational Institution. According to eyewitnesses and CCTV recordings, he was stopped by a minibus in front of his house and abducted by people working on behalf of MİT.
When his wife Meryem Akçay and his co-workers learned about the abduction, they called the local police and the national intelligence agency of Mongolia. The Mongolian police and intelligence revealed that they did not know about this incident and did not have any information about his abduction or deportation.
Akçay has four children. He works as general manager of the Empathy Worldwide Educational Institution, which runs the Turkish-Mongolia Schools (four high schools, one international school and one day care center) established by followers of the Gülen movement 25 years ago.
The JWF has made an urgent appeal for abducted Turkish national Akçay in Ulan Bator to Nils Melzer, United Nations special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism; Bernard Duhaime, UN chair-rapporteur for the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances; Seong-Phil Hong, chair-rapporteur for the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; Koumbou Boly Barry, UN special rapporteur on the right to education; Felipe Gonzalez Morales, UN special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants; and Agnes Callamard, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
MİT abducted Yusuf İnan and Salih Zeki Yiğit in Ukraine, and İsa Özdemir in Azerbaijan early in July. They were transported by MİT agents to İstanbul by private plane. MİT agents had abducted six teachers in Kosovo in March over their alleged links to the Gülen movement. In cooperation with Kosovar intelligence, MİT's abduction of the teachers had sparked widespread debate and drew ire from around the world.
According to a statement made by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, over 100 alleged members of the Gülen movement have been abducted by MİT agents abroad and brought back to Turkey as part of the Turkish government's global manhunt.
"We have been watching these traitors for two years and have brought the leading figures of FETÖ to our country. Some of these cases were covered by the press, while others weren't at the request of the countries involved. I can frankly say that more than 100 FETÖ-affiliated people have been brought to Turkey," Çavuşoğlu said in an interview with Turkey's pro-government CNN Türk.
"FETÖ" is a derogatory term coined by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to refer to the Gülen movement.
The military coup attempt on July 15, 2016 killed 249 people. Immediately after the abortive putsch, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government along with President Erdoğan pinned the blame on the Gülen movement.
Fethullah Gülen, who inspired the movement, strongly denied having any role in the failed coup and called for an international investigation into it, but President Erdoğan — calling the coup attempt "a gift from God" — and the government initiated a widespread purge aimed at cleansing sympathizers of the movement from within state institutions, dehumanizing its popular figures and putting them in custody.
Turkey has suspended or dismissed more than 150,000 judges, teachers, police and civil servants since July 15. On December 13, 2017 the Justice Ministry announced that 169,013 people have been the subject of legal proceedings on coup charges since the failed coup.
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced on April 18, 2018 that the Turkish government had jailed 77,081 people between July 15, 2016 and April 11, 2018 over alleged links to the Gülen movement.
The full text of the JWF's letter to the UN authorities is as follow:
"We write to request urgent action from the United Nations regarding the abduction today, in the morning hours local time (9:00 am) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia of the Turkish national Mr.Veysel Akcay, a Turkish citizen living in Mongolia for 24 years. He is married to Ms. Meryem Akcay and together they have four children. Mr. Akcay works as the General Manager of the Empathy Worldwide Educational Institution, which is running the Turkish-Mongolia Schools (four high schools, one international school, one day care center) established by the Hizmet/Gulen Movement 25 years ago.
On Friday, July 27, 2018 at 9:00 am (local time in Mongolia), Mr. Veysel Akcay left his home to his workplace at the Empathy Worldwide Educational Institution. [1] According to eyewitnesses (CCTV recordings), he was stopped by a minibus in front of his house and abducted by people working on behalf of the Turkey's Intelligence Service (MİT). When his spouse (Ms. Meryem Akcay) and his co-workers learned about the abduction, they called the local police and the national intelligence agency of Mongolia. The Mongolian police and intelligence revealed that they do not know about this incident and they do not have any information about his abduction or deportation.
The Journalists and Writers Foundation is gravely concerned on the fate of Mr. Veysel Akçay who is at risk of imminent deportation from Ulaanbaatar airport in Mongolia, as there is a Turkish Air plane scheduled to take off for Turkey in less than 2-hours.
The Journalists and Writers Foundation shares grave concerns on the fate of Mr. Akçay at risk of imminent illegal transfer to Turkey. We further note, with regret and utmost deal of concern, that the above individual is about to be transferred not only in defiance of relevant domestic law and international standards, but also without any consideration whatsoever on the pervasive climate of fear and repression and the real risk to his life and health in Turkey.
Any effort to forcibly deport Mr. Akcay to Turkey, or any other place where he faces torture, ill-treatment and a real risk to his life, violate the relevant obligations of Mongolia under its own legislation and international law, notably the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
We respectfully request, in accordance with your mandate, urgent action and your support during this critical time for Veysel Akçay under risk of imminent deportation to Turkey. Specifically, we request that the United Nations and the UNHCR assists in securing the release of Mr. Akçay and prevent his deportation to Turkey. We respectfully urge the OHCHR to take immediate action.
A copy of Mr. Akçay's passport data page is herewith attached and the Journalist and Writers Foundation would welcome the opportunity to provide your offices with further information or to clarify any issues in relation to this communication.
Mehmet Kılıç
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وَقَطَّعْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أُمَمًا ۖ مِّنْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ وَمِنْهُمْ دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَبَلَوْنَٰهُم بِٱلْحَسَنَٰتِ وَٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
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And We divided them throughout the earth into nations. Of them some were righteous, and of them some were otherwise. And We tested them with good [times] and bad that perhaps they would return [to obedience].
And We have broken them (i.e. the Jews) up into various separate groups on the earth, some of them are righteous and some are away from that. And We tried them with good (blessings) and evil (calamities) in order that they might turn (to Allah's Obedience).
And We have sundered them in the earth as (separate) nations. Some of them are righteous, and some far from that. And We have tried them with good things and evil things that haply they might return.
We broke them up into sections on this earth. There are among them some that are the righteous, and some that are the opposite. We have tried them with both prosperity and adversity: In order that they might turn (to us).
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(7:168:1)
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And We divided them
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umaman
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(are) the righteous
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(are) other than
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And We tested them
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The Qur'ānic account follows the historical events after Moses. It refers to succeeding generations up to the Jewish generation that lived in Madinah at the time when the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) established the first Muslim community there.
These verses, revealed in Madinah and added to this Makkan sūrah, serve as a complement to the history of the Children of Israel after the Prophet Moses had passed away. The Jews were dispersed across the earth, divided into groups of varying concepts and different schools, trends and leanings. Some of them were righteous indeed, while others were not. In His wisdom, God continued to set them one test after another, trying them at times with ease and comfort, and at others with affliction and misfortune. All these tests were meant to help them see things in the right perspective and choose the path of righteousness: "We tried them with blessings and misfortunes, so that they might mend their ways." (Verse 168) It is an act of divine mercy that God puts His servants to one test after another, because these tests serve as reminders to them so that forgetfulness will not let them think too highly of themselves. Such thoughts can easily lead people to self-condemnation.
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A study of its contents clearly shows that the period of its revelation is about the same as that of Surah 6: al-An'am (The Grazing Livestock), i.e. the last year of the Prophet's life at Makkah, but it cannot be asserted with certainty which of these two were sent down earlier. The manner of its admonition clearly indicates that it belongs to the same period. [Ref: Mawdudi]
It is considered the longest surah revealed during the Makkan period. Some consider this surah to have been revealed after Surah 38: Sad. [Ref: Tafsir al-Maudheei, Dr. Mustafah Muslim, vol. 3, p. 2]
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Overview (Verses 168 - 169)
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We dispersed them all over the earth as separate communities; some of them were righteous, and some far from that, and We tried them with blessings and misfortunes, so that they might mend their ways. They were succeeded by generations who inherited the Book. Yet these are keen to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of this lower world and say, "We shall be forgiven." Should some similar pleasures come their way, they would certainly be keen to indulge them. Have they not solemnly pledged through their Scriptures to say nothing but the truth about God? And have they not studied well what is in [the Scriptures]? " (Verses 168-169)
"They were succeeded by generations who inherited the Book. Yet these are keen to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of this lower world and say, `We shall be forgiven.' Should some similar pleasures come their way, they would certainly be keen to indulge them." (Verse 169) This new generation of Israelites have certain characteristics that are described in the Qur'ān. They have inherited the Scriptures and learned them well. However, they did not take the Scriptures to heart, so that they would bring their behaviour and practices in line with their dictates. In other words, their approach to faith was an academic one, taking their faith as mere knowledge to be learned, but having no practical purpose. Whenever a worldly pleasure offered itself to them, they took it up and indulged in it. They then claimed that they would be forgiven by God.
This state of affairs was repeated time after time. Hence, the Qur'ān poses this rhetoric question: "Have they not solemnly pledged through their Scriptures to say nothing but the truth about God? And have they not studied well what is in [the Scriptures]?" (Verse 169) In their very Scriptures they pledged never to try to manipulate the provisions of divine law, or give them a false interpretation. They also vowed not to say anything about God but the plain truth. How is it possible, then, for them to claim that they will be forgiven when they are keen to indulge in every worldly pleasure that presents itself to them? How can they justify such indulgence by making a false statement about God, assuring themselves of His forgiveness, when they are well aware that God forgives only those who truly repent of their mistakes and resolve not to repeat them? This does not apply to them, because having studied the Scriptures well and known everything they contain, they remain ready to indulge in every fleeting pleasure of this low world.
A mere academic study of religion is of little benefit, as long as faith does not establish itself in the heart of the person studying it. Many of those who study religion let their hearts drift away from it. They simply study it in order to find justification for their deeds by twisting the meaning of religious statements. Thus they try to find loopholes to justify their indulgence in worldly pleasures. Indeed, the true enemies of religion are those who have an academic approach to it, without truly believing in it and without fearing God.
"Surely the life in the hereafter is better for all who are God-fearing. Will you not use your reason?" (Verse 169) Indeed, the abode of the hereafter is the one to seek. Its value, as it is recognized by those who are God-fearing, is bound to tilt the scales. Seeking it provides the determination to resist the fleeting pleasures that present themselves now, in the life of this world. It is the motivation to gain admission into that abode of the hereafter that mends hearts and sets life on the proper footing. Without observing the requirements for such future life, this present life will go awry. How else can a human being resist the great pressure of indulging the immediate pleasures of this life? What stops a human being from indulging his greed or taking away what belongs to others? What can tame people's urges, cravings and powerful aspirations? What can give people the reassurance that what is lost in this life struggle will not have been totally lost at the point of death? Rather, there is still more to come in a future, everlasting life. What gives the believers support in the battle between good and evil, truth and falsehood, when they see life's pleasures slipping away from their hands, and find evil gaining increased power and imposing tyrannical authority?
Nothing can give such strength and help to believers to remain steadfast in the face of misfortunes and changing circumstances during an unabating battle with falsehood except the firm belief in the life to come and that it is far better and superior for those who are God- fearing. That abode belongs to those who forgive, rise above the fleeting pleasures of this world, show determination to follow the truth and to do what is good, remain unshakeable, as they go along the way, reassured that what God has for them is infinitely better than what they may have in this world.
This abode of the hereafter is something that lies beyond the reach of our human perception. The advocates of `scientific socialism' want to obliterate the belief in it from our hearts, faith and life in order to replace it with an ignorant, atheistic concept, which they describe as 'scientific'. But their attempt relates to the corruption of hearts and souls, and the corruption of life itself. So many social ills, such as bribery, greed, oppression, negligence, apathy and treachery break loose, but nothing can check them except faith. To place what is 'scientific' in opposition to what is 'imperceptible' is no more than an ignorant phenomenon that spread in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but human knowledge has abandoned it altogether. In the twentieth century, it has only been upheld by a small minority. This whole phenomenon is in conflict with human nature. Hence, it corrupts lives to the extent that it exposes all mankind to the risk of destruction. It is part of the Zionist plan, which tries to rob humanity of the most important factors that give it health and strength. In this way, they hope to eventually make the whole world submissive to the kingdom of Zion. Such flimsy ideas are repeated by some human parrots, scattered here and there, while the regimes that Zionism has put in power in most parts of the world continue to implement the wicked Zionist plan. What is worse is that they implement it knowing its aim and purpose.
Ibn Kathir (English)
Mawdudi
Sha'rawi
Al Jalalain
الطبري - جامع البيان
ابن كثير - تفسير القرآن العظيم
القرطبي - الجامع لأحكام
البغوي - معالم التنزيل
ابن أبي حاتم الرازي - تفسير القرآن
ابن عاشور - التحرير والتنوير
ابن القيم - تفسير ابن قيّم
السيوطي - الدر المنثور
الشنقيطي - أضواء البيان
ابن الجوزي - زاد المسير
الآلوسي - روح المعاني
ابن عطية - المحرر الوجيز
الرازي - مفاتيح الغيب
أبو السعود - إرشاد العقل السليم
الزمخشري - الكشاف
البقاعي - نظم الدرر
الهداية إلى بلوغ النهاية — مكي ابن أبي طالب
القاسمي - محاسن التأويل
الماوردي - النكت والعيون
السعدي - تيسير الكريم الرحمن
عبد الرحمن الثعالبي - الجواهر الحسان
السمرقندي - بحر العلوم
أبو إسحاق الثعلبي - الكشف والبيان
الشوكاني - فتح القدير
النيسابوري - التفسير البسيط
أبو حيان - البحر المحيط
البيضاوي - أنوار التنزيل
النسفي - مدارك التنزيل
ابن جُزَيّ - التسهيل لعلوم التنزيل
علي الواحدي النيسابوري - الوجيز
السيوطي - تفسير الجلالين
المختصر في التفسير — مركز تفسير
Select Tafsir Ibn Kathir - English Mawdudi Sayyid Qutb Mufti Shafi ابن كثير - تفسير القرآن العظيم الطبري - جامع البيان القرطبي - الجامع لأحكام البغوي - معالم التنزيل ابن أبي حاتم الرازي - تفسير القرآن ابن عاشور - التحرير والتنوير ابن القيم - تفسير ابن قيّم السيوطي - الدر المنثور الشنقيطي - أضواء البيان ابن الجوزي - زاد المسير الآلوسي - روح المعاني ابن عطية - المحرر الوجيز الرازي - مفاتيح الغيب أبو السعود - إرشاد العقل السليم الزمخشري - الكشاف البقاعي - نظم الدرر الهداية إلى بلوغ النهاية — مكي ابن أبي طالب القاسمي - محاسن التأويل الماوردي - النكت والعيون السعدي - تيسير الكريم الرحمن عبد الرحمن الثعالبي - الجواهر الحسان السمرقندي - بحر العلوم أبو إسحاق الثعلبي - الكشف والبيان الشوكاني - فتح القدير النيسابوري - التفسير البسيط أبو حيان - البحر المحيط البيضاوي - أنوار التنزيل النسفي - مدارك التنزيل ابن جُزَيّ - التسهيل لعلوم التنزيل علي الواحدي النيسابوري - الوجيز السيوطي - تفسير الجلالين المختصر في التفسير — مركز تفسير
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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Cobalion (disambiguation).
Cobalion (Japanese: コバルオン Cobalon) is a dual-type Steel/Fighting Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
It is not known to evolve into or from any Pokémon.
Along with Terrakion, Virizion, and Keldeo, Cobalion is a member of the Swords of Justice and is its presumed leader.
Cobalion is a quadrupedal Pokémon that possesses traits of stags and goats. It is covered in aqua blue fur, and has jagged yellow horns similar in shape to thunderbolts. Its snout is a lighter shade of blue than the rest of its fur, and there is a black blaze running from its nose to the back of its head. On its long neck and hind legs, there are small gray spots. It has a white tuft of fur under its neck, resembling a cravat. On its shoulder blades are yellow protrusions that resemble fins. Its tail resembles these protrusions, albeit in the same color as its snout. Cobalion's legs have black bands with lighter fur underneath and large black hooves.
Cobalion has a composed demeanor, but dislikes humans. Once, it fought against people to protect Pokémon. Its glare can make even an unruly Pokémon obey it.
Cobalion debuted in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, being one of its stars alongside Terrakion, Virizion, Kyurem, and Keldeo. Along with Terrakion, Virizion, Kyurem, and Keldeo, Cobalion can speak through telepathy.
In A Misunderstanding, Cobalion appears in the Mistralton Cave where his colleagues, Terrakion and Virizion, are being challenged by Trish of the Riches. Trish is startled into dropping her fire torches and causing a blaze inside the cave. The trio work together to put out the fire, then take Shoko and Trish's Pokémon away, only to give them back after persuasion from Black.
Monta owns a Cobalion, which he used in an attempt to weaken Kyurem enough to be able to capture it.
Cobalion, along with Virizion and Terrakion, were captured by Great Gavel by holding several Pokémon captive. Later, it was sealed into a Burst Heart and became the Burst form of Amu.
Pokémon Rumble Blast: Cobalion is the main antagonist for most of the game as he and his forces have been going around stealing Glowdrops from the towns for their own selfish reasons. It is later revealed he was gathering the Glowdrops to gain entrance into the now rusted World Axle, which takes a heavy toll on his legion as they all rust. With his forces now consumed by Dark Rust, Cobalion teams up with the player to infiltrate the World Axle, and ultimately defeats Dark Rust. After the player has defeated Terrakion and Virizion, they will be rewarded with this Cobalion who will be Rusty.
It has a body and heart of steel. It worked with its allies to punish people when they hurt Pokémon.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Cobalion in that game.
For other sprites and images, please see Cobalion images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
Of the Swords of Justice, Cobalion is the only one with a type immunity, the only one which has a double resistance, the only one whose English name is different from the official romanization of its Japanese name, and the only one whose French and German names differ from each other.
Cobalion appears to be based on the character of Athos from the novel The Three Musketeers. Like Athos, Cobalion is the oldest and the de facto leader of the group. Like the others of its trio, its appearance is based on ungulates. It bears close resemblance to a markhor (a type of goat) and species of antelope such as the greater kudu or eland. It also resembles a stag. Like the other members of its trio, its nose is shaped like that of a sheep or goat.
Cobalion and Cobalon may be a combination of cobalt (a metal and a color) and stallion or champion.


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Q: Execute default option when no options are specified in getopts I followed the tutorial here to learn how to use getopts. I'm able to execute all the options properly provided by the user. But now I want to execute a default option when none of the options are provided.
For e.g:
while getopts ":hr" opt; do
    case $opt in
        h )
            show_help;
            exit 1
            ;;
        r )
          echo "Default option executed"
          ;;
    esac
done

So, if the user provides with either -h or -r, the corresponding commands should be executed (which actually does) but when none of these options are provided -r should be executed by default. Is there a way to achieve this?
UPDATE
I tried cas's suggestion and included *) to my getopts function but nothing seems to be happening.
while getopts ":hr" opt; do
    case $opt in
        h )
            show_help;
            exit 1
            ;;
        r )
          echo "Default option executed"
          ;;

        \? )
          echo error "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
          exit 1
          ;;

        : )
          echo error "Option -$OPTARG requires an argument."
          exit 1
          ;;

        * )
          echo "Default option executed"
          ;;
    esac
done

Is there something wrong with this snippet?

A: Adding a default option to the case statement won't help because it won't be executed if getopts doesn't have options to parse.  You can see how many options it processed with the OPTIND shell variable.  From help getopts:
Each time it is invoked, getopts will place the next option in the
shell variable $name, initializing name if it does not exist, and
the index of the next argument to be processed into the shell
variable OPTIND.  OPTIND is initialized to 1 each time the shell or
a shell script is invoked.

So if OPTIND is 1, no options were processed.  Add this after your while loop:
if (( $OPTIND == 1 )); then
   echo "Default option"
fi

A: Use the getopts loop to set variables based on what parameters are passed. Then act on these variables:
#!/bin/sh

# Defaults:
do_help=0
do_r=0

while getopts "hr" opt; do
    case $opt in
        h) do_help=1 ;;
        r) do_r=1    ;;
        *) echo 'Error in command line parsing' >&2
           exit 1
    esac
done

if [ "$do_help" -eq 1 ]; then
    show_help
    exit
fi

printf 'Default option executed (r=%d)\n' "$do_r"

I opted for letting the code exit successfully if -h is used (unless show_help fails) rather than with a non-zero exit status (asking for help is not an error).
Running it:
$ sh script.sh -r
Default option executed (r=1)
$ sh script.sh
Default option executed (r=0)
$ sh script.sh -h
script.sh[24]: show_help: not found

This has the benefit of separating the command line parsing code from the rest of the logic of your script.
It also allows you to do basic sanity checks after the loop while keeping the actual parsing loop short and simple. For example:
# command line parsing loop above here

if [ "$do_help" -eq 1 ] && [ "$do_r" -eq 1 ]; then
    echo 'Options -h and -r are mutually exclusive' >&2
    exit 1
fi

# code that acts on user-supplied options below

A: You can use number of arguments as well:

if [ "$#" == 0 ]; then
  usage
  exit 1
fi

More info here:
http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/internalvariables.html#ARGLIST

A: From what I see, r is not expecting an argument.  Logically, no matter what happens, r is executed the same way.
I would take the command associated with r out of the getopts clause and have it execute regardless.  That would suffice for your requirements I believe.  In other words, put the echo statement after the "done" statement.
You can leave r in getopts as a stub if you wish for compatibility or other reasons.
You can also add a variable set to zero as a switch.  As soon as any option other than r is selected, you have a line that changes that variable to 1.  After the done statement, you can write " if variable equals zero, execute default command".

I think I like Cas' answer the best. I wanted to comment but I do not have the privileged. I'll build on his idea. This is the same as what Cas proposed, but you only have one command ( so you don't have double the same command and make a mistake in the future), and it will give you the possibility of also using it in addition to -h.
DEF="Default command executed"
while getopts ":hr" opt;
   do case $opt in
     h) show_help;
        exit 1 ;;
     r) echo "$DEF" ;;
     *) echo "$DEF" ;;
  esac
done

A: Bash's getopts will exit the while loop when no options are provided, setting $opt to '?'. To determine this situation in a script, add an if clause after your while loop, similar to:
if [ "$opt" = "?" ]
then
  echo "Default option executed (by default)"
fi

For reference, see Bourne Shell Builtins

A: FWIW, I found this StackOverFlow answer quite helpful:
for i in "$@"; do
    case $i in
        -a=*|--a_param=*)
        PARAM_A="${i#*=}" ;
        -b=*|--b_param=*)
        PARAM_B="${i#*=}" ;;
        --default)
        DEFAULT=YES ;;
        *) echo "Unknown parameter passed: $i"; exit 1 ;;
    esac
done

echo PARAM_A = ${PARAM_A}
echo PARAM_B = ${PARAM_B}
echo DEFAULT = ${DEFAULT}

To call the script without the default option:
myscript.sh -a=my_a_param -b=my_b_param
should print:
PARAM_A = my_a_param
PARAM_B = my_b_param
DEFAULT =

And with the default option set:
myscript.sh -a=my_a_param -b=my_b_param --default
PARAM_A = my_a_param
PARAM_B = my_b_param
DEFAULT = YES

You can then subsequently use DEFAULT accordingly

A: I know this is old but I thought it might be good to point out the use of the default variable assignment operator in bash (:-).  I don't think within getopts there is a way to set a default directly.   You have to check the variable after and then assign a default if it is not set.
$ cat test.sh
while getopts ":hr" opt; do
    case $opt in
            h )
                  show_help;
                  exit 1
               ;;
            r )
                  ARG_R="DEFAULT"
               ;;
           \? )
                 echo error "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
                 exit 1
               ;;
             : )
                  echo error "Option -$OPTARG requires an argument."
                  exit 1
                ;;
              * )
                   ARG_R="DEFAULT"
                ;;
    esac
done
ARG_R=${ARG_R:-"DEFAULT"}
echo "ARG_R is $ARG_R"

$ ./test.sh
ARG_R is DEFAULT

A: DEF="Default command executed"
while getopts ":hr" opt;
   do case $opt in
     h) show_help;
        exit 1 ;;
     r) echo "$DEF" ;;
     *) echo "$DEF" ;;
  esac
done

In order for getopts to detect an option, you need to append : to each option you want to test for.

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Elliott Henshaw first played the drums at the age of 13 and within a week he was playing for his school big band and jazz band. He was self taught until the age of 18 when he studied at Salford University with Manchester session drummer Steve Gilbert.
Whilst at Salford University, Elliott Henshaw began to get calls to play with local function bands and jazz groups. He also played for the Salford University big Band. It was whilst playing for the latter that he twice won the BBC Radio 2 Big Band Drummer of the year award. He consequently went on to play for the nationally renowned Andy Prior Orchestra and spent his final 2 years of university completing his degree in Band Musicianship whilst touring the UK.
After he left Salford University Elliott Henshaw continued to tour and record with Andy Prior for a further 6 years appearing on numerous TV and radio shows. As his reputation grew Elliott began to amass a large variety of freelance work in and around Manchester. In 2001 he toured the UK with the hit show Anything Goes, this was followed by a tour with Wayne Sleep and Melanie Stace and eventually led to him deputising in London's West End.
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Evaluating Program Manuals
Evaluating Program Manuals Evaluating Program Manuals. Due by Day 7 . The purpose of the family and staff manuals are to provide written documentation of the policies and procedures used in the decision making and daily operations of a program. These in-house publications should be grounded in the program's core values, vision, and mission while providing specific guidelines for how it will abide by applicable laws and regulations. The formulation, implementation, and evaluation of these materials are critical to the program administrator role. These manuals are invaluable tools for program success and, for that reason, they deserve careful thought and consideration. Thoughtfully created policies and procedures guide families and staff and contribute to the program's smooth operation by creating shared understandings. After reading Chapter 4 of this week's text, Review the staff manual and family handbooks from the center you selected in Week 1. Create a document in which you provide One example of how the following guidelines are communicated (see the table below). For each example, provide either a recommendation to improve the clarity or an approval with a rationale of why/how the statement is ideal. One suggested category of your own choosing that—based on the course content—you believe should be defined. SEE ATTACHED FOR TABLE Your evaluating program manuals assignment Must be one to two double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of paper Student's name Course name and number Instructor's name Date submitted Must use at least two sources in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined. Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined.
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Kariera piłkarska

Kariera klubowa
Wychowanek Szkoły Piłkarskiej w Kijowie. W 1972 rozpoczął karierę piłkarską w Dynamie Kijów. Częściej był zmiennikiem niż piłkarzem podstawowej jedenastki. Sezon 1978 rozpoczął w klubie Kajrat Ałma-Ata. W końcu 1979 został zaproszony przez trenera Isztwana Sekecza do Karpat Lwów. 16 maja 1980 zadebiutował w spotkaniu z klubem Kubań Krasnodar. Po fuzji z klubem SKA Lwów od 1982 został piłkarzem SKA Karpaty Lwów. W 1984 ukończył karierę piłkarską.

Kariera trenerska
Po zakończeniu kariery piłkarskiej rozpoczął pracę trenerską. Pracował w Związku Piłki Nożnej w Kijowie. Obecnie pracuje na stanowisku dyrektora DJuSSz-15 w Kijowie.

Sukcesy i odznaczenia
 Nagrodzony tytułem Mistrz Sportu ZSRR w 1974.

Linki zewnętrzne
 Statystyki gracza na stronie www.klisf.info/numeric
 Profil na fckarpaty.lviv.ua

Przypisy

Piłkarze Dynama Kijów
Piłkarze Kajratu Ałmaty
Piłkarze Karpat Lwów
Radzieccy piłkarze
Ukraińscy piłkarze
Ukraińscy trenerzy piłkarscy
Urodzeni w 1954
Ludzie urodzeni w Kijowie

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Control of Breath – Pranayama.
The Art of good breathing.
The Meaning of Swara Science.
The Science of Tattva Sadhana.
Practical guidelines, physical prerequisites and basic cautions.
The Associated Exercises of Pranayama.
Exercise for a tired person.
Exercise for development of intellect.
Breathing exercise for a sweet voice.
Exercise for curtailing foul breath.
Exercise for stimulating blood circulation.


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As Lead Program Manager at Microsoft, Mitch launched the global payments infrastructure for shop.microsoft.com. He later managed transaction risk for a marketplace with 10M customers at an AT&T-acquired startup. As Yahoo's Electronic Payments & Risk Management Director, he drove payment strategy and managed fraud risk for 30 lines of business worldwide.
He helped Edgar, Dunn & Company extend its practice into merchant payments then founded Curaxian to focus on e-commerce. Curaxian has supported 50+ merchants and payment processors with $400B+ in annual transaction volume.
Mitch's expertise includes fraud risk management, recurring billing, product design, competitive strategy, reporting/metrics, due diligence, vendor selection, and recruiting. His fraud risk management experience includes analytics, incident response, audits/assessments, manual review, training, and managed services.
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Mitch was a founding member of the Merchant Risk Council's Benchmarking committee and a regular speaker at industry conferences. He has published two articles about sophisticated fraud attacks and has been quoted by The WSJ, Nilson Report and PayPers.
He has an MBA from the University of Washington and a BA in Finance and Economics from the University of Western Ontario.
His interests include meditation, cooking, and kitesurfing.
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Murat worked at the restaurant that Michiel's father owned.
I thought Vincenzo was here to stay.
Brad acted like a baby.
I call Drew almost every day.
Toby barely had time to react.
Michael knows there won't be much he'll be able to do about it.
Jong promised to tell the truth.
Bradford sometimes comes home late.
Curtis wants to donate money.
What else have you told Loukas about us?
We must get rid of Jon.
I think Jose really loves Gregor.
Root doesn't have an ear for music.
Marlena goes jogging almost every afternoon.
Norma is a very good French speaker.
Ronni has to take responsibility for his own actions.
If Loukas spoke a little slower, people would be able to understand him better.
Does Len have what it takes?
I should've known Wilson would do something we didn't want him to do.
Phiroze is terrible at math.
Straka came to see us yesterday afternoon.
Novo is expected to arrive any minute now.
Christina didn't exactly tell the truth.
Jennifer just sat there, staring out the window.
In Ramon's autobiography, he grapples with his past.
Irvin seemed relieved to see me.
Does Kikki complain about back pain often?
Raj can stay with us.
Saqib isn't ready to go.
Josh and Kinch played checkers.
Gordon was surprised how much Vistlik had grown since the last time he'd seen her.


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I was playing Mass Effect 2 in lieu of Mass Effect 3's release next month and...
Thread starter ChaoticSpark
ChaoticSpark
Chaos is very, very amusing.
I was playing ME2 and I was talking to Legion and he brought this up. I was a little perturbed so I decided to ask my brethren about this. As a furry and a gamer, do you feel is accusation of racism through benign anthropomorphism is a bit much? Discuss.
JerJer said:
I remember that time I wanted to build an Emo army, then I realized how pointless that would be, so then I went to play videogames instead.
Stratto the Hawk
It's a bit off base, but that's what you're going to get from a lot of characters in a Bioware game. Many viewpoints from supporting characters are often meant to be skewed to some extent, either to really make you think about your decisions or to establish some societal moral baseline. Either way, Bioware is kind of making you choose whether you want to stick to your own morals or side with your companions, and this is something that they've done in every game of theirs that I've played.
At any rate, what you have to understand about Legion to really understand what he's getting at is that the Geth are a hivemind that thrive on the idea that they as sentient synthetic life are superior. The fact that they are a hivemind means that they don't really think of themselves as individuals so much and thus are a race and a singular being all at once, hence his name Legion, from the bible verse "I am Legion, for we are many." Therefore, it's easier for him to think in terms of other races being a singular entity as well, and thus applying a reversed concept of individuality, or even expanding it beyond that. At any rate, it's the same reason that we might be racist if we treated people of our own race like they are just like us, rather than taking each person on their own personal merits and faults.
And that's my yearly dose of literary analysis. :V
Terrorist Scum
I think you should stop playing such shit games.
TashkentFox;1845684 said:
You know, I would shoot you if I knew where you lived.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC][
Guess what mood I'm in today.
It's more like a 'lol' moment in a game, with a subtle/not subtle culture reference, not a secret attempt at being racist/subjugated.
Bisexuals today seem underrepresented.
It's like you can only be gay, or straight.
Well fuck that.
BISEXUALS REPRESENT!
Fuck yeah! Vaginas and penises!
Unsilenced
Mentlegen
ChaoticSpark said:
Anthropomorphic characters aren't necessarily the same as "anthropomorphizing" in this context. My "fursona" is a skunk, but that doesn't mean I think I'm very similar to a skunk, or that skunks are similar to humans. I may draw one or two parallels about certain generalized traits, but it's not really the same. (Though if skunks were sentient, it would admittedly be all sorts of fucked up.)
What he's talking about is more like when people see a dolphin and think, "Omigawd! They're just like us!" because its been trained to wave its flipper at people.
That type of anthropomorphizing, assuming that another species' behavior is based on the same thought processes/logic/emotions as our own, is in degrading to the species in question and usually harmful, since it takes the place of actual behavior theories.
Now, of course, there are some furries that anthropomorphize in both ways, thinking that somehow they are really thinking like a wolf or a fox or some such, and those people are absolutely fucking stupid. If you haven't spent years researching their behavior patterns and observing them, you don't know how they think, and even if you have you only probably understand them in a scientific/predictive fashion. I'm sorry, but you're just not a god damned wolf.
HipsterCoyote;3051001 said:
In 1972, a crack OBGYN team was sent to prison over a sexual harrassment claim they did not commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles Underground. Today, still wanted by the government, the survive as doctors of fortune. If you have an itchy burning sensation, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire THE VAGINA GUYS.
CannonFodder
Resistance is futile! If 0 ohm
Stratto the Hawk said:
Technically Geth aren't hivemind, they have their own personalities and experiences. They appear to be a hivemind because they have very few mobile platforms. That means the majority of their interactions happen in a artificial environment. Legion meaning many, therefore Legion is actually thousands of Geth within a single body. Legion refers to himself as a singular being because you are dealing with a group. To use a analogy it's like calling people that live in america americans.
In this case Legion is referring to the fact that Shepard is trying to find human traits in Legion even though Legion is actually numerous entities with a system of interaction with the outside world. In this case Legion is using a shock word "rascist" to how Shepard is treating them. It's like thinking all people from america have enough guns to start a war & eat mcdonalds for breakfast lunch and dinner. While there are many people who do that, calling everyone american such is vastly incorrect.
Ad Hoc;2925039 said:
I did do some weird shit with my fingers at MFF that made Fay V scream.
i confess i miss the original black hole.
CoyoteCaliente;2866555 said:
I AM BECOME DEATH, EJACULATOR OF DOOMED WORLDS
WTB Forum Mod Powers
Yes, it is racist (species-ist?) to anthropomorphise. Generally speaking, humans will make assumptions based on a species such as "Chickens are dumb" which doesn't take into account the fact that chicken intellect is as largely varied as human intellect. You've got 'american females'-chickens all the way up to show-roosters.
It's similarly 'species-ist' to anthropomorphise as it denies the truth of differing conceptual schemes across the species web. "Aww, he likes you!" is a common statement about pets made when, normally, pets act friendly so as to posit more food from their owner. Indeed, even the word 'owner' is silly; from the pet's perspective, the 'owner' is just a creature who brings food and company.
Sarcastic Coffeecup
Hand. Cannot. Erase.
Brazen said:
I see you have never played ME2.
Godhatesfurries.com said:
Furryism is like an onion. Consider an onion - it has layers upon layers of skin that can be peeled away. Furryism is like that, but instead of layers of onion skins furryism has layers upon layers of what is scientifically known as "Horrible disgusting shit". And, like an onion, as you peel away more and more layers of horrible disgusting shit you tend to start weeping uncontrollably.
Pimigrat;4882596 said:
you just intimidate me in general, Coffee.
Sarcastic Coffeecup said:
I see you have never met Brazen. :v
CaptainCool
Unsilenced said:
this. this isnt about any sort of fandom, its only about the word "anthro", which means human.
according to wikipedia anthropomorphizing means the "attribution of human characteristics/characteristics assumed to belong only to humans to animals, non-living things etc".
if you were talking to an alien and you start to apply human characteristics to them i wouldnt be surprised if they were offended because while they ARE sentient they obviously arent human. but to anthropomorphize things means that you use human characteristics as the highest standard there is. and that is simply not the right thing to do in a case like this.
thats the point legion wants to make.
No control beyond these skies
Corto;3294258 said:
CC's advice is really terrible if you apply it to life in general, but surprisingly accurate when it comes to dealing with mentholated gonads.
Mentova;4802301 said:
Foxes fucking suck and I hate animal characters
Imperial Impact
The Imperial Juicer
ME3 is going to poop on ToGf
KigRatel;2965129 said:
I think you underestimate the horniness of humanity. I've seen many, many people who would go to great lengths to achieve great lengths.
Milo;4810460 said:
"STAR FOX COMING TO WII U"
m-my levels of furryness are rising CONSIDERABLY. pants.... getting tight...
I need to... I can't... finally there will be incentive for furries to start drawing a bunch of starfox porn again
Zydala
Kisses for everyone!
Nope, I'd say it's right on the mark. It's taking the term "cultural relativism" and using it in a much much broader context.
COMMISSIONS OPEN!
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I've only known him for a year. Playing stupid ye pricks
Alastair Snowpaw
The Skull Paw
cause saying a game someone likes is bad means you're trolling :v
I think the real question here is whether or not garrus is the sexiest thing alive.
I know my answer.
CrispSkittlez said:
I don't know about that, but I'm still miffed after all these years of not having Turians as a playable race/species/etc. BIOWARE, WHY DO HUMANS HAVE TO BE SO FUCKING SPECIAL?
Because the second game would make NO FUCKING SENSE if the protaganist wasn't human.
the whole series is all about choices, they could have made it so that you can choose your race as well which would also put that race in the spotlight instead^^
ME3's multiplayer will let you choose your species. inbeforesomebodyragesaboutmultiplayer
CaptainCool said:
That would mean completely re-writing THE ENTIRE LORE OF THE UNIVERSE depending on the choice. They would need to re-write tons of characters (especially those in Cerberus) completely to match, and history would have to be radically different (If you're a Turian, turians have to not be a council race, and thus have to be the newer race in the alliance, and thus have basically switched roles in the Contact Wars, and... yeah.)
It's a feature that would probably quadruple the amount of writing in the game.
Not even close to worth it.


A common refrain heard during our social media outbursts is what the founding fathers wrote, intended, contemplated and spoke. For some resorting to the refrain, it must be an easy way out – to deflect to those whose words we hold dear but are afraid to read. For others, resorting to the refrain might be tough, knowing that everything we hold as our own guiding principles is countered by the very words written by the founders.
I love traveling to Washington DC. During the many years working as a government contractor, and recently, heading to DC as a part of a lobby effort for one thing or another I hold dear. Throw in the two family vacations to the nation's capital, I probably have 30-40 trips down. On most, I've tried to follow a routine – dinner around Dupont or Adams Morgan, brisk walk toward the White House, then Lincoln Memorial via the Vietnam War Memorial, the Korean memorial, Roosevelt then Jefferson, and finally the World War II memorial before heading back to the hotel. It takes about four hours and, when performed alone, stands for a meditative time. Having done it dozens of times, I can comfortably say that I love the time.
The title to this post is the last line from episode 100 of the West Wing. The President, faced with an uprising in the middle east is grappling with the severity of the American response. The words are the last five words from a recently dead President, who gives his 'successor' counsel from the grave. The two Presidents, past and present, are of differing politics and beliefs, of acrimony and hatred, but somehow find guidance in the words of another President from a few years ago.he two family vacations to the nation's capital, I probably have 30-40 trips down. On most, I've tried to follow a routine – dinner around Dupont or Adams Morgan, brisk walk toward the White House, then Lincoln Memorial via the Vietnam War Memorial, the Korean memorial, Roosevelt then Jefferson, and finally the World War II memorial before heading back to the hotel. It takes about four hours and, when performed alone, stands for a meditative time. Having done it dozens of times, I can comfortably say that I love the time.
If you have access to the West Wing episodes, go watch episode 100. You won't need the pre or the post stories to jump in. And if you're in DC, walk up the steps of Jefferson and Lincoln memorials, around the Roosevelt and Korean war memorials, down and up the Vietnam war and connect with the words written in granite. Forget for a moment your affinity to Fox, CNN or NPR. And before jumping to 'the founding fathers' excuse, reflect on the words.


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Humanities, Art, Music
The United States, the Soviet Union and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1948-67: Superpower Rivalry
kategoria: History
autor: Joseph Heller
wydawnictwo: MANCHESTER UNIV PR
data wydania: 7/11/2016
cena:783,20 zł
'Joseph Heller is the doyen of historians of Zionist diplomacy. This book represents the crowning achievement of a lifetime devoted to study of the subject. It is the best-informed, most up-to-date, most thoroughly researched and most cogently argued analysis of Israel's relations with the superpowers between 1948 and 1967. Drawing on newly available Soviet, American and Israeli archival sources, it sheds light on the Cold War framework within which Israeli foreign policy was perforce conducted.'
Bernard Wasserstein, University of Chicago
'Joseph Heller's latest work has delved deeply into Israeli archives to uncover hitherto unpublished diplomatic correspondence which illuminates the evolution of Israeli policy during the maelstrom of superpower rivalry in the Middle East. Professor Heller describes the tortuous balancing acts that were performed between national interests and ideological necessity.'
Colin Shindler, SOAS, University of London
'Using Russian and Hebrew as well as European sources, Joseph Heller argues persuasively that Israeli leaders saw themselves "trapped" between the Soviet Union and the United States. Building to the climax of the 1967 war, this is an indispensable book.'
Wm. Roger Louis, University of Texas
The Arab-Israeli conflict cannot be properly understood without considering the larger context of the Cold War. Joseph Heller provides a comprehensive analysis of Israel's relationships with the United States and the Soviet Union from 1948 to 1967, showing how the fledgling state had to manoeuvre between the two superpowers in order to survive. Collating information from hundreds of sources, many of them unavailable to the general public, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars in international relations and political history, but also to the general reader, providing as it does a wide perspective of both Israel and the Arab countries and their interaction with the superpowers.
The Unknown World of the Mobile Home
The Universe Inside You
The United States, the Soviet Union and the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1948-67
The United States in Air Force Asia
The Unknown Kerouac (Loa #283): Rare, Unpublished & Newly Translated Writings
Attentat auf Honecker und andere Besondere Vorkommnisse
War and Peace in the Middle East: A Concise History, Revised and Updated
Undeclared Wars with Israel
No End of Conflict
The Jewish Enemy
After the Expulsion: West Germany and Eastern Europe 1945-1990
The Soviet-Israeli War, 1967-1973: The Ussr's Military Intervention in the Egyptian-Israeli Conflict
Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
The Unspoken Alliance: Israel's Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa
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Catch-22. 50th Anniversary Edition
Catch as Catch Can: The Collected Stories and Other Writings
Something Happened
Catch-22: Introduction by Malcolm Bradbury
Closing Time: The Sequel to Catch-22
Good as Gold
God Knows
Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man
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No Laughing Matter
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Military Anthrax Shots Delayed
WASHINGTON, -- The Pentagon Monday reported more delays in its program to vaccinate all 2.4 million service members against anthrax, a lethal disease that might be used as a biological weapon.
About 383,000 service members, most of whom serve in high-threat areas like South Korea and the Persian Gulf, have received all or part of the series of six shots, said Dr. Sue Bailey, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs.
Pentagon officials warned Monday that the program, already six months behind schedule, might slip another six months to a year.
As a result, Defense Secretary William S. Cohen has delayed vaccinating military forces and reservists not stationed in high-threat areas until the Pentagon has assurances it will have an adequate, safe supply.
Obtaining a reliable supply of the vaccine is the main problem, Dr. Bailey and other Pentagon officials said, because the one company manufacturing the vaccine, BioPort Corporation of Lansing, Mich., has had production problems and cost overruns. The company has not obtained approval from the Food and Drug Administration to begin producing the vaccine at its new plant.
The Pentagon agreed in August to pay more per dose and to make an $18.7 million advance payment to BioPort to enable the company to pay creditors. Now, an additional $7 million to $10 million from the government may be needed, said David Oliver, a deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics.
"We underestimated how difficult this was going to be," Oliver said.
Anthrax is an infectious disease that is lethal if inhaled. The Pentagon considers it one of the greatest biological weapon threats to American military forces.
Pentagon Anthrax Program Suffers Setback; New Manufacturing Plant Fails Inspection
By Bradley Graham
Washington Post Staff Writer
The Pentagon's controversial effort to inoculate U.S. troops against anthrax bacteria suffered another setback yesterday with the disclosure that a new facility built to produce the vaccine had failed its first safety inspection.
As a result, Pentagon officials said, Defense Secretary William S. Cohen decided to halt the planned expansion of vaccinations next year.
Until deficiencies at the manufacturing plant are resolved, the officials said, military authorities will draw on stockpiled doses produced at a predecessor facility and administer shots only to the several hundred thousand troops who rotate periodically through such high-threat areas as South Korea and the Persian Gulf region. The delay in producing new doses could take up to a year and cost an additional $7 million to $10 million, officials said at a Pentagon news conference.
The announcement brought further embarrassment to the two-year-old vaccination effort, already battered by questions about safety and effectiveness. Touted initially by defense officials as a farsighted response to the rising threat of germ warfare, the program has become a source of some unrest in the ranks and political controversy on Capitol Hill.
Sue Bailey, the Pentagon's top civilian health official, said yesterday that the inoculations remained essential to protect U.S. forces. But with Congress weighing legislation that would either suspend the inoculations or make them voluntary, the latest development promises to generate fresh questions about the program's management and necessity.
Defense officials cited several reasons for the problems with the new production plant, which was built after the old facility--the nation's only source of the anthrax vaccine--was sold by the state of Michigan to a new company, the Bioport Corp. of Lansing, Mich. Bioport knocked down the old plant and built a larger, more modern one to handle the big jump in production required by the Pentagon's decision to inoculate all 2.4 million active-duty and reserve troops.
But getting the new facility certified by the Food and Drug Administration has proven more challenging than either the company or the Pentagon predicted. An FDA inspection in November found about 30 deficiencies that are being addressed, officials said.
"Frankly, it has been more difficult than the department and Bioport expected to move from a small state-regulated production facility to a large, modern production facility that meets the state-of-the-art FDA requirements," Bailey said.
Dave Oliver, a senior Pentagon acquisition official, told reporters that about 1 million doses of the vaccine made by the old plant had already been certified by the FDA and would be used to keep the inoculation program going on a limited basis. FDA approval of another roughly one million stockpiled doses is expected within the next three months, Oliver said.
So far, about 383,000 troops have started receiving the vaccine. With each recipient requiring a total of six shots in the first 18 months, plus annual boosters, the Pentagon has been consuming about 75,000 doses a month, Oliver said.
While acknowledging that the FDA's concerns had caught them by surprise, Defense officials also sought to portray the inspection process that leads to plant certification as often a lengthy one. Even before the FDA stumbling block, however, Bioport was running into financial problems over the low vaccine price that had been negotiated with the Pentagon.
In August, the Pentagon announced that it had agreed to a doubling of the price--from $4.36 a dose to $10.64 a dose--last year when Bioport purchased the laboratory for $25 million. The new agreement boosted the total cost of the Pentagon's contract from $25.7 million to $49.8 million over the next five years. The Pentagon also agreed to advance Bioport $18.7 million to help it cover debts.
Indicating that the vaccination program has suffered from weak or inadequate oversight, Defense officials said yesterday that Bioport had recently beefed up its management team and that the Army was putting a new one-star general in charge of supervising the program.


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Tragedy and Athenian Religion
Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood
Stemming from Harvard University's Carl Newell Jackson Lectures, Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood's Tragedy and Athenian Religion sets out a radical reexamination of the relationship between Greek tragedy and religion. Based on a reconstruction of the context in which tragedy was generated as a ritual performance during the festival of the City Dionysia, Sourvinou-Inwood shows that religious exploration had been crucial in the emergence of what developed into fifth-century Greek tragedy. A contextual analysis of the perceptions of fifth-century Athenians suggests that the ritual elements clustered in the tragedies of Euripides, Aeschylus, and Sophocles provided a framework for the exploration of religious issues, in a context perceived to be part of a polis ritual. This reassessment of Athenian tragedy is based both on a reconstruction of the Dionysia and the various stages of its development and on a deep textual analysis of fifth-century tragedians. By examining the relationship between fifth-century tragedies and performative context, Tragedy and Athenian Religion presents a groundbreaking view of tragedy as a discourse that explored (among other topics) the problematic religious issues of the time and so ultimately strengthened Athenian religion even at a time of crisis in very complex ways_ rather than, as some simpler modern readings argue, challenging and attacking religion and the gods. « less more »
978-0-7391-0399-9 • Hardback • February 2003 • $162.00 • (£105.00) - Currently out of stock. Copies will arrive soon.
Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Subjects: Drama / Ancient, Classical
Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood holds a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford in Classics. She has been a Junior Research Fellow at St.Hugh's College, Oxford, a University Lecturer in Classical Archaeology at the University of Liverpool, a Senior Research Fellow at University College, Oxford, and a Reader in Classics at the University of Reading. She is the author of several volumes on the classics, including 'Reading' Greek Culture: Texts and Images, Rituals and Myths(1991) and 'Reading' Greek Death (1996).
Part 1 Tragedy, Audiences, and Religion
Chapter 2 Tragedy and Religion: Shifting Perspectives and Ancient Filters
Chapter 3 Setting Out the Distances: Religion, Audiences, and the World of Tragedy
Part 4 The Ritual Context
Chapter 5 The Great Dionysia: a Reconstruction
Chapter 6 [Re]Constructing the Beginnings
Chapter 7 The Great Dionysia and the "Ritual Matrix" of Tragedy
Part 8 Religion and the Fifth-Century Tragedians
Chapter 9 "Starting" with Aeschylus
Chapter 10 From Phyrynichos to Euripides: the Tragic Choruses
Chapter 11 Euripidean Tragedy and Religious Exploration
Chapter 12 Walking Among Mortals? Modalities of Divine Appearance in Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides
Part 13 A Summary of the Central Conclusion
Everyone with even a peripheral interest in tragedy, or indeed in fifth-century Athenian history, should read this work and engage in the debate it will no doubt provoke.....This is a valuable study which should change the ways we think about tragedy.
— The Classical Bulletin
This is a...book even for the non-specialist, and one that will doubtless have important implications for those wishing to understand the complexities of Greek tragedy in context.
— Political Studies Review
With this bold book...Sourvinou-Inwood has produced another original eurodite, and provocative exploration of classical Greek religious mentality...intelligent and impassioned argument...belongs: on the bookshelves of all research libraries and of all Hellenists interested in classical Athenian literature and religion.
— Resenas Bibliograficas
This is a passionate book bearing an urgent message
— The Classical Outlook
Stemming from Harvard University's Carl Newell Jackson Lectures, Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood's Tragedy and Athenian Religion sets out a radical reexamination of the relationship between Greek tragedy and religion. Based on a reconstruction of the context in which tragedy was generated as a ritual performance during the festival of the City Dionysia, Sourvinou-Inwood shows that religious exploration had been crucial in the emergence of what developed into fifth-century Greek tragedy. A contextual analysis of the perceptions of fifth-century Athenians suggests that the ritual elements clustered in the tragedies of Euripides, Aeschylus, and Sophocles provided a framework for the exploration of religious issues, in a context perceived to be part of a polis ritual. This reassessment of Athenian tragedy is based both on a reconstruction of the Dionysia and the various stages of its development and on a deep textual analysis of fifth-century tragedians. By examining the relationship between fifth-century tragedies and performative context, Tragedy and Athenian Religion presents a groundbreaking view of tragedy as a discourse that explored (among other topics) the problematic religious issues of the time and so ultimately strengthened Athenian religion even at a time of crisis in very complex ways_ rather than, as some simpler modern readings argue, challenging and attacking religion and the gods.


Peaking 1,700 feet above the arid northern panhandle of Cameroon, Mora Mountain is the most prominent land feature in the area. About thirty miles in circumference at its base, since August of 1914 it has also been the scene of what is becoming the Great War's longest siege. Upon learning of the war breaking out in Europe, Captain Ernst von Raben hustled to recruit extra men to his small command and get them entrenched on the mountain, leaving the small brick fort at Sava undefended. Freed up by their rapid and successful conquest of Togoland, small British and French columns gathered in the weeks that followed to support the two Nigerian companies under Captain R. W. Fox posted just across the border from Mora, with machine guns and light artillery being rolled up by the end of of October to begin the siege in earnest. Meanwhile, Raben's force swelled to as many as three hundred as German Schutztruppen streamed in from smaller posts across northern Kamerun, seeking safety in numbers.
But matters have not progressed much since then, for his position is eminently defensible, and the allied artillery is nowhere near heavy or high explosive enough to dislodge him from his trenches — just lethal enough to harass any of Raben's men who dares to draw water from the exposed springs on the slopes above him during daylight. On that note, traditional siege-time issues like food, sanitation, and disease have incurred the most casualties during the year-long standoff. Actual fighting has been fitful, with battle casualties as often as not counted in ones and threes, in engagements that rather resemble trench raiding more than mass infantry attacks.
Those have proven utterly futile so far, as they do again this morning. Colonel Frederick Hugh Cunliffe watches an assault by black troops and white officers on the northern defenses at Mora repulsed with contemptuous ease by a white lieutenant commanding crack native riflemen, five of whom suffer wounds during the attack. Despite losing a British captain and fifteen Nigerians killed, Cunliffe still wants to justify the expenditure of two days' artillery ammunition and tries again twice after dark. Convinced at last that he is merely reinforcing failure, he elects to shift to a strategy of sustained bombardment against enemy strong points — and prosecutes the war against the villages which have kept Raben's men fed.
Raben began the siege with a number of draft animals to carry supplies and ammunition, but his men had eaten them all by January, when they had long since begun stripping enemy corpses of weapons and equipment to arm themselves. Quite simply, he has recruited most of his native enlistees in places like Kilwe, a town that French tiralleurs have attacked twice since the first week of August. As a result, Raben is dependent on local food systems, as his men are surreptitiously supplied with calories and nutrition by their own relatives.
That source now comes under increasing pressure while Cunliffe establishes a perimeter around the mountain and secures control of the local villages. He is merely adding further disruption to an already-stressed landscape; food supplies are seized, and men are removed from the local farming cycle for labor and war. Just like the result of fighting in Namibia, where the conquering South Africans learn this month that the scorched-earth defensive policy of the defeated German commander has indeed caused a famine, the inevitable result is hunger in German Kamerun, and not just for the defenders but also for thousands of families.
It is the rainy season, and conditions in the trenches are abysmal. On any given day, one-third of Cunliffe's men are hors de combat due to dysentery or other abdominal complaints. Mud and drainage become serious safety issues, and when it's not raining, blood-sucking insects and other vermin are swarming. The Siege of Mora quite resembles fighting on the Western Front, save in terms of industrial scale and set within an African milieu, producing similar strategies of attrition and blockade that have proportional impact on civilian populations.


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