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Nell'Islam, il tafsīr () indica l'interpretazione autentica data dai dotti (ʿulamāʾ) musulmani agli ardui passaggi del Corano; quale finalità dell'esegesi, l'insegnamento divino che ne discende giova al cammino salvifico che ogni credente (muslim) ha da percorrere nella vita terrena, con l'attesa fiduciosa della ricompensa celeste.

Gli esegeti, o mufassirūn (ﻣﻔﺴﺮﻭﻥ), sono annoverati fra i principali dotti in «scienze religiose» (ʿulūm dīniyya): infatti, oltre a una formazione teologica, devono avere un'ottima preparazione linguistica, tradizionistica e storica.

Tra i più importanti esegeti islamici possiamo citare i seguenti:

 al-Jubbāʾī (m. 915)
 Al-Ghazali: autore della Iyhāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn (Rivivificazione delle scienze religiose), paragonata alle summae medioevali, sintesi del sapere teologico islamico fino al Medioevo. Include nel contempo lʾ aḥādīth, la tradizione giuridicamente rilevante, generalmente facente parte di un distinto genere letterario e tematico.
 Ṭabarī (m. 923):Jāmiʿ al-bayān ʿan taʾwīl al-Qurʾān («La somma della chiarezza sull'interpretazione del Corano»)
 Zamakhsharī (m. 1144): al-Kashshāf ʿan ḥaqāʾiq ghawāmid al-tanzīl («L'indagatore delle verità imperscrutabili della Rivelazione»)
 Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī (m. 1209): Mafātīḥ al-ghayb («Le chiavi dell'occulto»)
 Qurtubī (m. 1272): al-Jāmiʿ li-aḥkām al-Qurʾān wa l-mubayyin li-mā tadammana min al-sunna wa āyāt al-furqān («La somma dei decreti del Corano e di quanto è chiaro di ciò che a esso viene riconnesso da parte della tradizione e dei versetti del Libro Sacro»)
 al-Bayḍāwī (m. 1286): Anwār al-tanzīl wa asrār al-taʾwīl («Le luci della Rivelazione e i segreti dell'interpretazione»)
 al-Qashānī [pseudo Ibn ʿArabī] (m. 1330): Tafsīr Ibn ʿArabī («Tafsīr di Ibn ʿArabī»)
 al-Gharnātī(m. 1344): al-Baḥr al-muḥīṭ («L'Oceano»)
 Ibn Kathīr (m. 1373): Tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-ʿaẓīm («Tafsīr del sublime Corano»)
 Badr al-Dīn al-Zarkashī (m. 1392): al-Burqān fī ʿulūm al-Qurʾān («Il vulcano nelle scienze del Corano»).
Per quanto riguarda la scienza giuridica degli aḥādīth e dei fiqh, Al-Bayhaqi (994-1066) fu il principale esponente della scuola sunnita di al-Shafi'i, erede spirituale dell'imam Hakim al-Nishaburi.

Si potrebbero citare numerosi altri autori. Semplificando i termini del discorso, il tafsīr più diffuso è il noto al-Jalālayn («dei due Jalāl»), scritto per l'appunto da Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī e Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī.

Tra i tafsīr moderni, dai simpatizzanti del «fondamentalismo islamico» è molto seguito quello dell'egiziano Sayyid Qutb ( Fī zilāl al-Qurʾān «All'ombra del Corano») e quello del pakistano Sayyid Abū l-ʿAlaʾ Maududi (Tafḥīm al-Qurʾān «La comprensione del Corano»).
Tra quelli 'riformisti', invece, si ricorderà il Tafsīr al-Manār (lett. «Il tafsīr del faro»; più precisamente «Il tafsīr della rivista»), redatto da Muhammad Abduh – a suo tempo Muftī d'Egitto e animatore della nota rivista 'riformista' (iṣlāḥī) "al-Manār".

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Bibliografia
 Theodor Nöldeke, Geschichte des Qorans, 3 voll. Lipsia, 1909–1938 (ed. e trad. inglese a cura di Wolfgang H. Behn, The History of the Qurʾān, Leida, Brill, 2013, 666 pp. ISBN 978-90-04-21234-3).
 Rudi Paret, Der Koran. Übersetzung, Stoccarda, 1962.
 Rudi Paret, Der Koran. Kommentar und Konkordanz, Stoccarda, 1971.
 Fuat Sezgin, Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums, Bd. I. S., pp. 3–49 (Qur'ānwissenschaften), E.J. Brill, Leida, 1967.
 John Wansbrough, Quranic studies. Sources and Methods of Scriptural Interpretation, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1977.

Voci correlate
 Corano
 Ḥadīth
 Islam
 ʿulamāʾ

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Warrior Writers group creates cathartic experience for veterans
Veteran Eric Wasileski speaks during a poetry reading held by the Warrior Writers at the Greenfield Public Library. Recorder Staff/Dan Little
Veteran Eric Waseleski speaks during a poetry reading held by the Warrior Writers at the Greenfield Public Library. Recorder Staff/Dan Little
Veteran Preston Hood III, of Colrain, speaks during a poetry reading held by the Warrior Writers at the Greenfield Public Library. Recorder Staff/Dan Little
Veteran Ted Cromack, of Shelburne, speaks during a poetry reading held by the Warrior Writers at the Greenfield Public Library. Recorder Staff/Dan Little
Veterans Eric Wasileski, left, and Caleb Nelson, speak during a poetry reading held by the Warrior Writers at the Greenfield Public Library. Recorder Staff/Dan Little
Veteran Eric Wasileski reads a poem at Poet's Seat Tower on Saturday, May 27, 2017, in honor of Memorial Day. Recorder File Photo
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Published: 5/18/2018 12:27:25 PM
The first poem came to him mid-brush stroke, as he painted a house in Worcester five years ago.
"I was in a dark place in my life when I fell into (writing). It was an accident. I was up on this ladder and I was literally attacked by a poem. I had to write it down," remembered Eric Wasileski, 46, of Shelburne, while sitting among fellow military veterans at a weekly luncheon hosted by the Greenfield Elks Lodge.
That was two years after he'd graduated from a master's program at Andover Newton Theological School, more than a decade since the Iraq War started, and 15 years since he left the Navy.
The poem, called "Live Free (or die)," which eventually became a book in 2014, contrasts President George Bush's May 1, 2003 victory announcement in the Iraq War to the subsequent crumbling of New Hampshire's "Old Man on the Mountain" a few days later. It was the first Wasileski ever wrote.
These days, Wasileski leads the local Greenfield chapter of Warrior Writers, a veteran-focused arts group that uses writing as therapy, and is working on his second book of poetry.
Wasileski, who joined the military after graduating from Greenfield High School in 1991, became involved with Warrior Writers soon after he wrote his first poem. Since then, he has seen the power of words first hand, and uses writing to understand the world around him.
Writing, especially in the context of helping people overcome post traumatic stress disorder — which Wasileski himself suffers from — is a powerful therapy tool.
"Things that are unrealized within the self, when they get put down (on paper), the piece of us that has been avoiding and trying to move away from it, when it's written down, we have an opportunity to engage with it in a different way," Wasileski said.
Wasileski knows what it's like to experience trauma first-hand.
On Dec. 16, 1998, nine days before Christmas, "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" played over scratchy speakers on the Navy destroyer USS Stout, which rested quietly at anchor in the Persian Gulf.
Just after 10 p.m., at shift's end, Wasileski, then a Navy fire controlman who operated the ship's radar, walked out onto the deck for a smoke break.
He lit a cigarette, took a long drag, and blew it into the cool night air.
"Hark! the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king. Hail the heaven-born prince of peace ... " the carol was cut off abruptly by an announcement from the ship's executive officer: "This is excellent tomahawk music."
A minute later, at the order of then-President Bill Clinton, the first tomahawk missiles of Operation Desert Fox launched toward Iraq, lighting the darkness with streaks of white flame. When the smoke cleared four days later, thousands of Republican Guard soldiers and some Iraqi civilians lay dead.
In that moment, Wasileski suffered a "moral injury," and has been grappling to understand the spiritual implications of war ever since.
"The trauma that I experienced was knowing that I was an agent of death, and knowing that what I was doing was morally questionable, and I did it anyway," Wasileski remembered.
"We had done missile firings a lot of times. But I never smelled the smell of the smoke going up like I felt it that day. And I never felt the heat of the missiles leaving like I felt it that day. It felt like hell. It was the smoke and the heat and the cinders, and it was in my mouth. I could taste it in my soul," Wasileski said. "That created, inside of me, a space that I'm still trying to fill."
A few days later, as the shelling continued, one missile misfired and landed in the ocean three miles away.
"We made best speed to where it landed. The missile was burning fuel underwater for three hours, maybe four. Every fish you could ever imagine seeing was dead," Wasileski said. "There were octopus, there were tortoises, there were eels, dolphins, snakes, every kind of sea creature was there dead. It was the one time I could see the carnage we created up close."
Over the years, Wasileski has written about his experiences at war extensively.
On Wednesday, he shared poems along with four other veterans at Warrior Poets, a poetry reading hosted by the Greenfield Public Library. The event culminated the local writing group's winter session.
Other poems, while different than Wasileski's, shared common themes of witness, war and military life.
"I remember heat in my earmuffs and goggles. Dry eyes blinking. Ears leaking wax," read Caleb Nelson, a Navy veteran and Boston-based poet. "I remember the pop of the sweat when it poured from my noggin, walking through the warm exhaust, and the coolness of air when I took off my cranial."
Another veteran, Ted Cromack of Shelburne, shared a poem that looked forward to a day without war.
"When the big guns are finally silent, and jets no longer roar. When big ships carry laughter, and waves gently lap the shore — when sentries no more tramp parapets with arms held at port, and the sound of marching boots no longer echoes in the fort. Then tyrants will no longer covet other men's possessions. And people will no longer fear government oppression. One word at peace, no fear, great dreams then men will dare."
Wasileski noted that reading work aloud is just as important as writing.
"When another veteran brother or sister reads a piece where someone mucked around in their own darkness, it triggers the darkness in their darkness. They can relate to it and move out of their darkness," he said. "Moving it from the subconscious to the foreconcious is huge. That's the power of it. And not only for yourself, but for others."
Through his work with Warrior Writers, Wasileski looks forward to a peaceful day when veteran suicide from PTSD is no longer a problem. Veteran writers can help bring about that day through their writing.
"People have to know. If people knew how awful (war) was, they wouldn't be looking at it as a solution — because it's not a solution. It creates more problems than it solves," Wasileski said.
Looking ahead, Wasileski intends to once again facilitate Warrior Writers meetings in the fall. The group will also host its annual veterans poetry reading at Poet Seat Tower on Saturday, May 26, at 3 p.m., in honor of Memorial Day. The event's rain date is Sunday, May 27, also at 3 p.m.
"We're going to stay until we run out of words," Wasileski said.
Andy Castillo can be reached at acastillo@gazettenet.com.
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O Lord God, my dear heavenly Father, I must confess that all too often in my life I have failed to turn to You when I should, but rather I have put my trust in my own limited strength, wisdom, and wealth. Lead me to genuine repentance over my sin and sincere faith in Your dear Son. Uplift me by Your mercy and strengthen me through Your word. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
The apostle Paul compares our lives as Christians to the training of various athletes. Just as athletes discipline themselves in order to win a prize, so we Christians are to live our lives with discipline and faithfulness before our Lord as we seek to enter heaven.
We are saved by God's grace, not by our works. That is true of those who are baptized as infants and live long lives of Christian service, and those who come to faith at the end of their lives. Jesus illustrates that principle in His parable of the Workers in the Vineyard.
Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight," says the LORD.
All of the hype has ended for another year. The commercials have been reviewed and ranked. The fans have gone home, and Miami is cleaning up. People in Indianapolis are exultant, while up the road a bit in Chicago they are no doubt despondent. Yes, this year's Super Bowl is over. Many people claimed that this Super Bowl was historic, because for the first time both head coaches were African Americans. Coach Dungy, however, of the Indianapolis Colts stated at one point that more importantly both head coaches were professing Christians. While I did not have an opportunity personally to watch the presentation of awards following the game, I understand that Coach Dungy at one point during that presentation alluded to his faith and acknowledged Jesus Christ as the source of every blessing—even victories in the Super Bowl.
I have liked Coach Dungy for a long time, not simply because of his connection to the University of Minnesota, but rather because I admire what appears to be a genuine humility on his part. That is something rare in professional sports and without question Coach Dungy's humility is a fruit of his faith. Genuine humility is a virtue for which we should all strive, and so today I would encourage you: SEEK GENUINE HUMILITY! I would point out to you on the basis of our text that on one hand genuine humility does not seek to glorify self! On the other hand genuine humility does seek to glorify the LORD!
The prophet Jeremiah lived during the sixth century B.C.—a time of great difficulty for God's Old Testament people. The majority of God's people had forsaken Him and were at that time undergoing the effects of His judgment upon them. Three times Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded Israel and took large numbers of the Jewish people into captivity. The third time, he besieged Jerusalem, ultimately breached its defenses, and finally destroyed the city and God's temple with fire. Up to the time of that destruction God's unfaithful people had been proud and defiant. They trusted in themselves and other men, rather than in God. Consequently, the LORD had sent Jeremiah to proclaim to His rebellious people these words: "Thus says the LORD: 'Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches!'" Within their historic context these words were good advice, for the wisdom, power, and wealth of these rebellious people did not save them from Nebuchadnezzar and his armies, whom God had chosen to bring swift and certain judgment upon His impenitent people!
The historic context alone, however, does not make these words good advice, for they are good advice at any time and under all circumstances. People of all ages have tended to put their trust in themselves or in others around them—in their supposed wisdom, in their apparent strength, in their seeming wealth. Yet none of these—human intelligence, physical strength, or various types of wealth provide a basis sufficient to weather the storms of life. We need something more!
Is that really true? Yes, it is! Consider, for instance, the limits of human intelligence—that which we would like to think is true wisdom. This past Thursday evening our high school students together with various adults—parents, teachers, and other interested members attended a debate held on the MSU campus. It was a debate between an atheist and a Christian over the question: "Who is Jesus?" Both debaters used their considerable skills and intelligence to convince the listening audience of their positions—one insisting that the Gospel accounts of Jesus' life were unreliable, while the other insisted that they were substantively reliable. Yet, neither of them, as I recall, suggested and certainly did not emphasize that in order to truly answer the question, "Who is Jesus," you must pass beyond the realm of human intelligence and understanding into the realm of faith. The true nature of Jesus Christ as both God and Man and a true understanding of His redemptive love go far beyond human wisdom and understanding. As we approach the greatest problems facing each of us—our sin and consequent mortal state, the fact that one day we will stand before a holy God to whom we are responsible—we must rely upon the Spirit of God to guide us. The apostle Paul pointed out to the Corinthian Christians: "'Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.' But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God" (2:9-10).
Consider the limits of human strength and power—the very fact that we talk about "career-ending injuries" for men and women involved in professional sports reminds us that even the strongest among us are limited in their strength. With regard to power—is it not evident that soldiers only possess power as long as their ammunition lasts and that dictators only possess power as long as they can impose their will? Scripture, time and time again, warns us: "Do not put your trust in princes (Ps. 146:3a)…(do) not delight in the strength of the horse (Ps. 147:10)!" Why? Because they are always limited, whereas our Savior, Jesus, is able to say with awe-inspiring confidence: "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth" (Mt. 28:18).
Consider, finally, the limits of wealth—can wealth bring us true joy and contentment? Not really! Oh, people think that it can and wealth does afford us the necessities of life and certain pleasures in life, but the Bible informs us that "godliness with contentment is (actually) great gain" (1 Tim. 6:6). Can we take wealth with us? Of course not, for it remains true: "We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain that we can carry nothing out" (1 Tim. 6:7). Can wealth ransom our souls? Certainly not! The Bible once again explains: "Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the multitude of their riches, none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him—for the redemption of their souls is costly" (Ps. 49:6-8a). Wealth is limited, and the love of wealth is dangerous, for again the Scriptures testify: "The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness and pierced themselves through with many sorrows" (1 Tim. 6:10).
In conclusion, therefore, because we are so limited with regard to extent of our own wisdom, strength, and wealth—we should not glory in ourselves, but rather walk in humility before our God, who indeed does possess all wisdom and strength, and who is ultimately the source of all wealth! Indeed, it is only proper that we SEEK GENUINE HUMILITY and that we understand thatgenuine humility does not seek to glorify self!
Rather, genuine humility does seek to glorify the LORD! Jeremiah continued with his message from the LORD to His people: "Let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight," says the LORD. True glory leading to genuine humility is found in our relationship with our Savior God and our understanding of the LORD!
One of the most beautiful, comforting, and enlightening descriptions of the status of the child of God is found in Peter's 1st Epistle. Peter writes to his fellow Christians: "You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light, who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy" (2:9-10). If ever you are low and feeling depressed meditate upon this description of your status as a child of God! Even better meditate upon the LORD who has given you that status!
Who is the LORD? He is the God who knows you personally and loves you individually, who understands all of your needs and is committed to meeting them in the best possible way…as our text indicates by "exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth." These are the qualities in which our text tells us the LORD "delights!" Oh, how thankful we can be that this is the case! The other gods known in the world today—inventions of men's minds that they are—do not delight in such virtues, but rather seek to control and dominate men's minds and hearts, or care little for their lives and future.
What is the "lovingkindness" of the LORD? It is the love and compassion that our Savior God has for you and for me—a love and compassion we do not deserve, but which is extended to us and best perceived by us in connection with God sending His Son, Jesus Christ, into this world to save us. Our sin separates us from God and deserves God's judgment, but because God delights in "lovingkindness" he has not let the profligates go, but rather sent Jesus to be our "Good Shepherd"—to seek us out and through His precious word to call us to faith and by faith to give us the gift of everlasting life!
The LORD's "lovingkindness" is effective because of His "judgment." That may sound strange, but it is true. When we speak of the LORD's "judgment" in this context, we are not speaking of His just punishment, for instance, upon His rebellious people in Jeremiah's day, but rather about His decision to justify sinful mankind on the basis of the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. The apostle Paul speaks of this so very clearly as he addressed the Roman Christians: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood,… that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus" (3:23-25a,26). God sent Jesus to shed His blood on the cross and to die in our place, so that we might be redeemed from our sins. In view of Jesus' work God has justified us—declared us righteous and holy in His sight by faith!
My dear friends, as we learn about the LORD and grow in our understanding of His ways and will, His plans and purposes…we really cannot but seek to glorify Him, even as we walk humbly ourselves! Coach Dungy was right to acknowledge the LORD in the midst of what will no doubt be considered one of his greatest successes, for it is the LORD who has saved us and who bestows upon us every blessing. While millions upon millions of people in this world fail to understand, the truth remains as stated by the apostle James: "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures" (1:17-18). Let us, therefore, SEEK GENUINE HUMILITY as we seekalways to glorify the LORD! Amen.


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US Regulators Investigating Tesla For Letting Drivers Play Sonic
Unlike most cars, Teslas come equipped with an arcade. You can play Cat Quest, Solitaire, The Battle of Polytopia, Skyforce: Reloaded, Cuphead, Stardew Valley, Doom, The Witcher 3, and just recently, Sonic the Hedgehog. It used to be that those video games could only be played while the car was in park, but an update released last summer allowed those games to be played while the car is in motion.
Tesla calls its arcade "Passenger Play" as the idea here is only passengers should be playing games. However, the system doesn't prohibit drivers from playing while the car is in operation, as noted in a recent report from The Verge.
According to the US National Highways and Traffic Safety Administration, over 3,000 people lost their lives in 2019 due to distracted driving. There are laws against distracted driving in most states, and it doesn't get any more distracting than a video game.
Which is probably why Tesla is being investigated by the NHTSA for possible regulatory violations. This news comes courtesy of a document posted to the NHTSA website that was first reported by The LA Times.
The investigation was launched after a Tesla driver submitted a complaint to the NHTSA last month. Vince Patton owns a Tesla Model 3 and saw a video on YouTube where another Model 3 owner was playing video games while driving. Patton decided to see for himself if driving while gaming was possible, so he drove to an empty parking lot, booted up Skr Force: Reloaded, and started playing while driving in circles. He was also able to play Solitaire and browse the internet.
"I was just dumbfounded that, yes, sure enough, this sophisticated video game came up," Patton told the LA Times. "Somebody's going to get killed. It's absolutely insane."
The complaint covers roughly 580,000 Tesla vehicles of model years 2017 to 2022. It calls on the NHTSA to "prohibit all live video in the front seat and all live interactive web browsing while the car is in motion," noting that video games and browsing create "a dangerous distraction for the driver."
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Have you heard Ellie Goulding's lovely cover of Don McLean's 'Vincent'?
18 February 2018, 13:38 | Updated: 18 February 2018, 13:41
We love the beautiful ballad that is 'Vincent' by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, and now Ellie Goulding has released a lovely cover version.
Ellie unveiled the cover online last week, in order to give her fans some new material while she continues work on her next album.
Listen to the cover below:
Don McLean's 1971 song was a tribute to Vincent Van Gogh. It is also known by its opening line, 'Starry Starry Night', which is a reference to Van Gogh's painting The Starry Night. The song was created on the 100th anniversary of the midpoint of Van Gogh's life.
"My album isn't ready yet, but for the best fans in the world, here's my offering for Valentines Day," Ellie wrote on Facebook. "A tribute to Don McLean who wrote this heartbreakingly beautiful and poignant ode to Vincent Van Gogh. So much love and big hug."
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Police Respond to Reports of Gunfire, Blast at American University of Afghanistan
Published Wed, Aug 24 2016 8:43 PM EDT Updated Wed, Aug 24 2016 8:43 PM EDT
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A wounded man lies inside an ambulance following an attack at American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan August 24, 2016.
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Two gunmen were killed at American University of Afghanistan in Kabul early Thursday, hours after an attack launched against the institution, authorities said.
The attack began Wednesday evening when a car bomb was detonated at the front gate of the university and multiple gunmen forced their way inside, Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said.
Special forces responded and engaged the gunmen, and killed two attackers, a senior security official at the scene said at around 4 a.m. local time (7:30 p.m. Wednesday ET).
More than 30 students and staff have been rescued, the security official said. A witness who escaped the attack said he what appeared to be at least one person shot dead.
Several special forces were killed and injured and a search continued for any other possible attackers, the senior security official said.
Dejan Panic, the program director at Kabul's Emergency Hospital, told The Associated Press that 18 people wounded in the attack, including five women, had been admitted. He said three were "seriously" wounded, probably from automatic gunfire.
"We have been notified of a complex attack on the American University on Darul-Aman Road," the commander of the Kabul police's quick reaction force told NBC News after receiving reports at about 7:30 p.m. (11:00 a.m. ET).
A senior U.S. defense official said American military troops who are advising the Afghans have been on site at the university but are not taking part in a combat role.
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A student told NBC News that he had just walked out of a class with friends when he heard gunfire and they started running toward the cafeteria. A "massive explosion" threw them to the ground.
"We got up, and in the midst of dust ... kept running to the back of the building and climbed the walls and jumped down on the street," he said, adding that he hurt his back and may have fractured his foot.
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Massoud Hossaini tweeted that he was at the university and heard shooting and an explosion:
Hossaini later told NBC News he was inside an English class with other students when a "big explosion" was heard the seemed to come from south of the building.
He went to investigate and saw trees on fire, and a man walking who suddenly raised a gun and pointed it in his direction. Hossaini ducked and went back to the classroom and the students used desks to barricade the door to the second-floor classroom.
Then they heard shooting on the first floor, Hossani said.
Afghan security personnel stand guard near the site of an explosion that targeted the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul on August 24, 2016.
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"My wife called me from Canada and I just told her that probably I may die here and say goodbye to her," Hossaini said.
"And then, well after some minutes, the attacker came and kicked our class door two times but because there were a lot of, I mean, desks. he couldn't come in."
A grenade was thrown in through a window and detonated inside the classroom, Hossaini said, and he and other students jumped from the window and onto a fallen air conditioning unit after another explosive was thrown into the classroom.
The group then ran through an emergency exit and eventually made it to security forces, passing at least one person who appeared to be shot and who was not moving, he said.
The White House said it was aware of the incident and was monitoring the situation.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau condemned the assault on the school.
"An attack on the university is an attack on the future of Afghanistan," she told reporters.
Trudeau said the State Department was in the process of accounting for all mission personnel and working to locate any citizens affected by the attacks.
U.S. National Security Council spokesman Ned Price meanwhile saluted the quick work of Afghan security forces who responded to the attack, and said the United States "condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack" on the university.
"We send our thoughts and prayers to the families and loved ones of those killed and our heartfelt wishes for a speedy recovery to those wounded," Price said. "We further reaffirm the support of the United States for the Afghan government and people as they continue to build a more stable, secure, and prosperous Afghanistan. "
Earlier this month, five gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms abducted two professors — an American and an Australian — from American University of Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the kidnappings, and the whereabouts of the staffers remains unknown.
The five-acre campus opened in 2006 and is Afghanistan's only private, not-for-profit and co-educational university. About 1,700 full- and part-time students are enrolled with undergraduate classes in business, science, political science and law.
In 2008, then-first lady Laura Bush helped to raise $42 million in funding for the school from USAID.
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Hitman Trilogy Set for Release Jan. 20
By Noam Radcliffe | Jan 13, 2022
Hitman Trilogy will be available through Game Pass day one. / Photo courtesy of IO Interactive
IO Interactive has announced Hitman Trilogy, a collection of the three Hitman games it's developed over the last several years, set for release Jan. 20. The collection will be available day one on Xbox and PC Game Pass.
This will be the first time IO's World of Assassination trilogy has been available as a single purchase. It's also the first time Hitman 3 will be available to purchase through Steam, as Jan. 20 marks the end of IO Interactive's exclusivity deal with the Epic Games Store.
The Trilogy will simultaneously release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC. IO has yet to announce a price for the Trilogy.
IO Interactive revealed Hitman Trilogy as part of its slate of announcements for Hitman 3 Year 2, which detailed the content set to arrive for the game over the course of the next year. Other announcements in the broadcast included Hitman 3 VR on PC — no more PlayStation VR exclusivity — and two new game modes. One, Elusive Target Arcade, builds on the already popular Elusive Target mode by sending players to eliminate multiple targets in succession. Arcade Contracts will also be available permanently, but failure will cause a 12-hour lockout from the mode.
An all-new mode arriving later this year called Freelancer offers players a new way to play campaign missions, and two new maps round out the new content. Graphical updates including real-time ray tracing will be made available later in 2022.


The Texas Workforce Commission reported that 72,600 jobs were created in metro Houston in the 12 months ending February 2019, a 2.4% increase.
Domestic oil production reached 12 million barrels per day (mb/d) in March 2019 (an increase of 1.6 mb/d over March 2018) according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The U.S. now leads Russia (11.6 mb/d) and Saudi Arabia (10.1 mb/d) as the world's top oil producer.
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Q10 KDH Vice President Matt Franke and Associate Michael Borden arranged debt for the acquisition of a single-tenant medical office near Atlanta, GA. The property featured over 8,000 SF of leasable space and was built in 2018.
Q10 KDH Vice President Ryan Watson secured a $28,000,000 construction loan for Dhanani Private Equity Group. The loan was secured with a regional bank and has 3 years of interest only payments with decreasing levels of recourse to the Sponsor. Dhanani Private Equity Group is constructing a 288-unit, class-A, multifamily project on the west side of Houston, TX. The property's name will be The Territory at Greenhouse and will have full amenities for new residents, including a resort-style pool, fitness center, business center, and dog park.
Q10 KDH Vice President Ryan Watson refinanced a 313-unit multifamily property in southwest Houston for a longstanding KDH client. Ryan was able to get 5 years of interest only payments on the 10-year, non-recourse loan. The $12.4MM loan also included cash-out financing above the borrower's cost basis.
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Q10 KDH Vice President Matt Franke arranged $2.35M in debt for the acquisition of a Starbucks-anchored shopping center in metro Atlanta, GA. The Class A retail property featured over 8,300 SF of leasable space and was built in 2006. Matt secured a 5-year loan with a national bank lender.
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The team of Larry Peters and Adam Unger of Q10 KDH had a busy 2018, with 2019 off to a similar start and expected to be a solid year as well. Various property types and numerous capital sources were accessed using Q10KDH's national platform and long-term lender relationships.
The transaction below highlights one of the more challenging requests of 2018 when considering the cumulative borrower demands, but an example of KDH's ability.
The 75,000 SF warehouse is located on over 15 acres of land in west Houston.
Q10 KDH Vice President Larry Peters and Senior Associate Adam Unger arranged $5 million for the acquisition of a 75,000 SF industrial property in west Houston. The Class A warehouse includes 2,000 SF of office space. Peters and Unger worked on behalf of the borrower to identify a capital source that could meet all of the borrower's requirements. The transaction closed with a ten-year term, fixed rate loan with a regional bank.
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Catan Settlers Of America How To Play
By Bluesha ContintPosted on December 21, 2020
Send your settlers west to found cities and to develop the expanding railroad network. Play through an exclusive campaign mode with numerous scenarios, each with a unique starter situation and three levels of difficulty.
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The scripts of catan offers an easy and quick way to play the classic settlers of catan.
Catan settlers of america how to play. If you have fond memories of settlers of catan but feel like you've outgrown it, i highly recommend giving this game a long look. Catan settlers of america strategy game. Link these cities with rails of steel and operate your railroad to supply the townsfolk with goods.
Catan (previously called settlers of catan) is a classic boardgame designed by klaus teuber. *my only complaints with the components is the tracks. The settlers of canaan, a licensed version of settlers of catan with additions to fit themes from the old testament, was released in 2002 by cactus game.
With that in mind, there are a few changes between the settlers of catan and settlers of america. How to play catan with 2 players. In settlers of america, players will be building settlers, trains, rail roads and cities.
I think i will still play the settlers of catan more, but when i'm looking for something a little different or a little heavier, i'll probably reach for settlers of america: So the big question to ask is if settlers of america is as much fun as the settlers of catan. Wagon trains filled with settlers seeking new lives and opportunities strike out to tame the wild land of the west.
The settlers of catan is a highly rated board game that has won several awards. As a single dad gamer with daughter, over the years it's been important for us to track down the very best 2 player board game options. Colonist allows you to play now without the need to download or sign in.
To the west lie lands to settle and fortunes to be made! Catan is off the island and in america. But, there's a few options available if you're looking to play catan with just 2 players.
From board game newcomers to the most seasoned players, catan offers something for everyone. The design is a little more muted than it's younger counterpart, the colour scheme is the familiar catan yellows, reds and browns, but with fewer of the brighter primary colour pallettes. The 19th century has arrived and america is expanding west.
Trails to rails was released in 2010 and is set in the 19th century united states as settlers expanded into the west, first by wagon and later by train, and built cities. The way to win settlers of catan is to be the first one gain 10 victory points. Catan settlers of america strategy.
I love the theme and it does a great job of tying in to the game. In catan, the game board is always different, you can use multiple strategies to win, and there are lots of variations to the rules. These new cities will need railroad lines to br
There are three ways to get victory points: Since 1995, catan (formerly the settlers of catan) has been captivating players the world over. Catan is off the island and in america.
Catan or settlers of catan is a great game. The 19th century has arrived, and americans are heading west. Online board game alternative to the popular game settlers of catan and playcatan.
Catan is an easy to learn board game for the whole family, the whole family will have so much fun every time playing this incredibly fun game. It uses a beautiful and endlessly variable but always fami… Fans of catan are eagerly anticipating the next release in the catan histories line.
Enjoy a modern take on the classic catan style and chose from. Minutes to learn, a lifetime to explore the basics of catan can be learned in just minutes, but it offers enough depth to remain compelling as you explore strategies and. Rise of the inkas™ confronts you with new strategic challenges as you play.
If you have played the settlers of catan then it won't take long for you to pick up the rules for catan america. Wagon trains are forming up and heading out to settle new lands and build new cities. Finance your settlers as they head west to build the cities of tomorrow.
Development works in much the same as the core mechanics of catan® build roads and settlements, gain development cards. Also new is a fixed game board in the shape of the united states. 14+ advanced catan players, catan experts.
Home uncategorized catan settlers of america strategy. Settlers of catan age range the main settlers of catan game is aimed at ages 10+, although can work easily 8+ with some help from parents i would say. This game forms a basis for all the catan family of games and is an excellent game in its own right.
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Can a state law assist heirs of Jews whose fine art was removed from their possession during the Nazi regime in recovering that fine art? The California Code of Civil Procedure 338(c)(3) specifies a six year statute of limitation for the recovery of fine art against a museum, gallery, auctioneer or dealer, when the work is unlawfully taken or stolen, including by fraud or duress. The statute of limitations starts to run when the identity and whereabouts of the fine art is discovered by the claimant. The district court dismissed the heirs' complaint without leave to amend, ruling that the statute intrudes on the federal government's foreign affairs powers by creating a remedy for wartime injuries and is therefore unconstitutional.
The Ninth Circuit ruled that §338(c)(3) does not intrude on foreign affairs, that the increased statute of limitations does not, by itself, violate the possessor's Fourteenth Amendment due process rights and that the statute does not violate the possessor's First Amendment rights. The Ninth Circuit remanded the case to the district court for further proceedings.
1897 Camille Pissarro painted Rue Saint-Honoré, après-midi, effet de pluie (the Painting).
1898 Julius Cassirer, from a prominent Jewish family in Germany, purchased the Painting.
1935 Nuremberg Laws enacted in Germany, stripping Jews of their civil rights and citizenship.
1939 Lilly and Fritz, who inherited the Painting from Julius, decide to decamp from Germany. They were not allowed to take the Painting out of Germany.
1943 The Painting is sold to an anonymous purchaser.
1962 Lilly died, naming grandson Claude Cassirer as her sole heir. Lilly was unsuccessful in her attempts to locate the Painting after the war.
1976 Baron Hans-Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, a world renowned private art collector, bought the Painting.
1993 Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation (the Foundation) bought the Painting. The Painting was displayed at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Spain.
2000 Claude Cassirer discovered that the Painting was on display at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Spain.
2005 Claude filed this lawsuit against the Foundation in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California. He was a resident of California .
2010 Claude died. His heirs, son David, daughter Ava, and the United Jewish Federation of San Diego County, were substituted as plaintiffs.
Under the U.S. Constitution, the federal government is granted exclusive authority over foreign affairs. Federal government actions pre-empt state government actions in this area. The two grounds for foreign affairs preemption are 1) conflict preemption and 2) field preemption. Conflict preemption occurs when a state law conflicts with federal action. Conflicts preemption was not at issue in this case. Field preemption occurs when a state exceeds traditional state responsibility and intrudes on the field of foreign affairs.
The Ninth Circuit ruled that §338(c)(3) does not intrude on the federal government's foreign affairs powers. Intrusion on the federal government's foreign affairs powers requires "more than some incidental or indirect effect on foreign affairs." (Opinion pdf page 9).
States may not create their own remedies to the problem of looted Holocaust-era art or other wartime injuries, and they may not require their courts to make politically sensitive determinations on matters of foreign policy. Section 338(c)(3), however, does not create a remedy for wartime injuries by creating a new cause of action for the recovery of artwork. Section 338(c)(3) extends the statute of limitations for preexisting claims concerning a class of artwork that is unrelated to foreign affairs on its face. It does not require that those claims arise out of wartime injuries, or from any other specific source that might implicate the federal government's foreign affairs power. Because § 338(c)(3) is silent on matters of foreign affairs, it does not convey a distinct juristic personality from that of the United States when it comes to matters of foreign affairs. Nor is there any evidence in the record at this stage in the proceedings that California courts are applying § 338(c)(3) to establish the State's own foreign policy.
Does §338(c)(3) Violate the Foundation's Due Process Rights?
Section §338(c)(3) was enacted in 2011, enlarging the statute of limitations from three years to six years for the recovery of fine art. It replaced a statute that specifically applied to Holocaust-era artwork and was found to unconstitutionally pre-empt the field of the federal government's foreign affair powers. Claude filed this lawsuit in 2005, after discovering the whereabouts of the Painting in 2000. This action would be time-barred under a three year statute of limitations, but not under a six year statute of limitations.
The Foundation argues that § 338(c)(3) violates its due process rights by retroactively stripping it of its vested property interest acquired in the Painting when the longstanding three-year statute of limitations period expired.
The Ninth Circuit agreed with the district court that the record before the court, i.e., the facts presented to the court, did not answer the question of whether legal title was vested in the Foundation. Was the Foundation the unconditional owner of the Painting?
Where lapse of time has not invested a party with title to real or personal property, a state legislature, consistently with the Fourteenth Amendment, may repeal or extend a statute of limitations.
The Ninth Circuit ruled that, on the record before it, the Fourteenth Amendment due process issue could not be conclusively resolved in favor of either party.
The Foundation argued that §338(c)(3) targets museums and art galleries for unfavorable treatment, thereby violating its First Amendment rights.
§338(c)(3) does not burden expression in any manner cognizable under the Supreme Court's First Amendment jurisprudence.
the statute merely permits a claim to go forward or not depending on the timing of the discovery of the claim, not on the basis of any protected speech.
the Legislature clarified that the statute of limitations period for the six-year period is triggered on actual notice. Thus, § 338(c)(3) passes rational basis review and is not unconstitutional.
This case is Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza, No. 12-56159, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.


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October 8, 2020 | Real Time with...SMTAI
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I really must hand it to Tanya Martin, Ryan Flaherty, and the SMTA staff for pulling off something as audacious as a virtual version of SMTA International, which took place in cyberspace on September 28–30. SMTA did it in record time.
A few months ago, SMTAI was still slated to be a live event in metro Chicago. When COVID-19 travel restrictions made a live event impossible, they stopped on a dime, switched to a virtual event, and never looked back.
As a former conference chair, I know that planning a trade show is a pain in the butt during a normal year, and this was no normal year. How would you like to be in trade show management today?
No one would have blamed SMTA if they had canceled it or even "postponed" the show until 2021. But they forged ahead with the first virtual SMTAI show.
Overall, it felt almost like a trade show, which is the best anyone could have hoped for. There was a show floor with more than 60 exhibitors who were happy to engage with visitors. The technical papers were all pre-recorded, so visitors could watch them at their leisure.
It was nice to see someone you knew and start chatting with each other. We couldn't meet each other in person, but SMTA did a great job of making the event feel like an in-person event.
The "live" events were well attended, including the SMTA Chapter Officer's meeting, which featured a "Virtual Road Trip" theme. In his presentation, our friend Martin Anslem outlined what he hopes to accomplish in his first term as the new president of the SMTA, followed by a Q&A session and breakout workgroup meetings.
Attendees to the after-hours mixology class learned how to make drinks—like the Manhattan—the old-school way. This great idea was a nod to the fact that so many business (and pleasure) conversations take place over drinks at a trade show. You can imagine the meeting when this idea was born: "We can't all meet in the bar, so let's have virtual bartenders show attendees how to make drinks the right way!" I'm curious to see if other virtual trade shows borrow this concept.
Of course, there were some hiccups along the way, which was to be expected. It was difficult to log in on the first day of the show, but SMTA quickly fixed the issue. Rather than trying to create a chat environment from scratch, SMTA did well to utilize the social media platform Discord, which allows for messaging and video chat.
For journalists, a live show offers us a snapshot of the industry at this specific point in time. We're used to gauging the general vibe of the industry by the things we see and the comments we hear at a trade show. Which segment is down? What cool new technology is everyone talking about? Is everyone having the best quarter in years or the worst?
These questions are much tougher to answer at a virtual show. I got the feeling that many who attended were there to support SMTA while meeting with suppliers and partners. Plus, getting away from Zoom meetings for a few hours was an added bonus.
The best thing about a virtual show, from an exhibitor's point of view, is that anyone can attend, a point I heard repeatedly. Technologists at smaller companies don't typically get to attend a three-day show, but SMTA said that one-quarter of the attendees this year were first-timers. A virtual trade show, done correctly, can be a handy tool of democratization for this industry. I wonder how many SMTAI attendees came from other parts of the world?
This was uncharted territory for SMTA, but they made it happen. And remember: SMTA doesn't have a huge full-time staff. They employ a handful of people, and much of the work is done by dedicated volunteers with full-time jobs. Everyone involved in putting this show together deserves a round of applause.
Having said all that, let's hope that when SMATI 2021 comes around, we can all meet in Chicago in person and shake hands. It will be a welcome change.
Real Time with... IPC APEX EXPO: IPC Training Updates
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Pete Starkey discusses the latest updates to IPC certification programs and their online training with Vince Price of Blackfox Training Institute. If you didn't make it to IPC APEX EXPO, don't worry. We're bringing you coverage of the week's events, from ribbon cutting to teardown.
Real Time with... IPC APEX EXPO: PCBA Cleaning Trends
Tom Forsythe of KYZEN speaks with Editor Nolan Johnson about the launch of the newest addition to their AQUANOX line. They also discuss trends in cleaning of PCB assemblies and what EMS companies can expect in the future. Watch this interview below or click here to view on our show page. If you didn't make it to IPC APEX EXPO, don't worry. We're bringing you coverage of the week's events, from ribbon cutting to teardown.
Real Time With… IPC APEX EXPO 2022: Blackfox Mixes It Up with Training Opportunities
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Andy Shaughnessy speaks with Jamie Noland, master IPC trainer and marketing manager for Blackfox Institute, about current and upcoming training opportunities and what you can expect from them at the show. Blackfox has expanded its offerings to reach a wider audience, including some very basic classes for beginners.


Google Docs. And ever since Bill Gates' famous Internet services memo in November 2005, Microsoft has been promoting the concept too.
(Application Service Providers) – EC2-S3 is an evolved version of dedicated or virtual hosting services.
millions of dollars per month.
use and deal with the hassles of maintenance.
Now what Amazon is doing with EC2 and S3 is to fragmentize the Costs part of Web business.
Publishesr no longer need to deal with scalability – they pay exactly for what they use. In other words, resources are allocated more efficiently than ever – which was what happened with Google AdSense too, as the below diagram shows.
Can Amazon Follow Google's Example, on the Hardware Side?
It is tough to switch your existing infrastructure to Amazon S3 & EC2.
for big publishers. Even so, Amazon should cut deals with the top web sites, to try and influence other sites.
potential of offering super-efficient hardware services over the Internet.
publishing even easier and cheaper. As a result, it should eventually bring great value to Amazon.
technology – which will increase its net profit margin.


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Scott Rudin's High on E-Books; Sandusky Victim to Release Book
Today in books and publishing: Apple and publishers settle in Europe; Marco Roth irritates Dwight Garner; movie moguls announce e-books venture; Wikipedia e-books.
Hollywood hotshots migrate to smaller screens. In July we mentioned that Barry Diller and Scott Rudin were discussing doing something with e-books, and now there's an official announcement. Rudin and Diller are partnering with Frances Coady (a publishing veteran who's held top positions at Picador USA, Macmillan and Random House) to form Brightline, an e-book publishing partnership with Brooklyn's Atavist. Diller, who is chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp which invested $20 million in the venture, says, "The book business has a concentrated number of players and is unquestionably in transition. There is a possibility here that if we start with a blank piece of paper that you could hit the opportunity that exists in the book business now." No titles have been announced yet, but Rudin's connections with authors like Michael Chabon and Jonathan Franzen as one of Hollywood's most profilic producers of movies based on books, could lead to some big literary gets for Brightline. They hope to move into physical book publishing eventually. [The New York Times]
Sandusky victim to release tell-all. The one major book to be released in the wake of the Sandusky molestation trial, Paterno, shed little light on the scandal. Now, one of the boys molested by Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will tell his side of the story in a book to be released in October, according to the New York Post's Page 6. ABC News will have an exclusive interview with the 18-year-old author, who took to the witness stand to testify in the Sandusky trial as Victim 1. [New York Post]
Dwight Garner doesn't want to hang out with Marco Roth. The Scientists is n + 1 founding editor Marco Roth's memoir of a precocious, pampered upbringing turned tragic. He was the only child of a doctor and classical musician, raised "amid the vanished liberal culture of Manhattan's Upper West Side," according to the book jacket summary. But his intellectual, privileged world wasn't immune from the horrors of HIV. His father contracted the then-bewildering diesease in the early '80s, when Roth was still attending The Dalton School. The New York Times' Dwight Garner finds that Roth "frequently veers close to brilliance, and lingers there for long stretches" in The Scientists, but he's turned off by Roth's self absorption. "I was impressed by how unlikable—how needy and ineffectual, how effete and whiny—Mr. Roth was willing to seem. He emerges in The Scientists as one very coddled egghead." [The New York Times]
Wik-e-books. Wikipedia gets a lot of flak for their articles' inaccuracies and sloppy citations, but recent books from traditional publishers haven't been either. So why shouldn't Wikipedia make moves toward bookish legitimacy? The Wikimedia Foundation is now letting users turn lengthy Wikipedia entries into free e-books, so you can close that Glass-Steagall Act tab you've had open for weeks. It'll probably be easier to focus on it using a Kindle. [NBC News]
Korean presidential hopeful Ahn Cheol-soo reads cyberpunk. Announcing his bid for the South Korean presidency, independent politician Ahn Cheol-soo quoted Neuromancer author William Gibson's line on forging an egalitarian future. "The future is already here—it's just not very evenly distributed," he cited. On Twitter, Gibson seemed flattered but busy. [The Korea Times]
Settlement concessions in EU e-books case. Apple and a handful of publishers still plan to fight the DoJ's e-books price-fixing charges, but in a similar European case, they want to settle. Apple and all the major publishers except for Penguin have agreed to let Amazon and other e-tailers hawk e-books for low prices in exchange for an end to EU antitrust proceedings. If the settlement goes through, "the four publishers will not restrict, limit or impede e-book retailers' ability to set, alter or reduce retail prices for e-books and/or to offer discounts or promotions" for two years, according to a European Commission summary of the settlement terms. A month window is now open to third party comments, after which the settlement will be up for approval. [Reuters]


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Fire in Vasai Fort at Maharashtra, no casualty
The blaze erupted around 9 pm when some drug addicts were sitting in the fort compound. One of them apparently threw a burning cigarette on the dry grass which caught fire
Published: 07th January 2020 11:05 AM | Last Updated: 07th January 2020 11:05 AM | A+A A-
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By PTI
PALGHAR: A fire broke out at the ancient Vasai Fort in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Monday night, an official said.
No casualty was reported and the structure also did not suffer any damage, he said.
The blaze erupted around 9 pm when some drug addicts were sitting in the fort compound.
One of them apparently threw a burning cigarette on the dry grass which caught fire.
The blaze then quickly spread in parts of the premises, a fire official said on Tuesday.
"There was no casualty. Some trees in the premises were destroyed, but the structure was not damaged," he said.
Fire brigade officials rushed to the spot and managed to douse the flames after about an hour, he added.
The fort was built in 1184 and is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.
It is a major tourist attraction in the region for its Indo-Portuguese history.
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Initial investigations into the source of the fires which have affected operations at the Beetham Landfill since Sunday have revealed that they were in fact the result of a deliberate act.
This is according to a release from the Trinidad & Tobago Solid Waste Company Limited (SWMCOL).
The authority however, assured the public that the necessary steps were being taken to increase security at the Beetham Facility as well as to improve upon fire prevention systems, detection and management on site.
It says that the subject of trespassing at all landfill sites being managed by SWMCOL needed to be dealt with expeditiously, and the company was liaising with the ministry of National Security to effect a quick and ready solution ,as the safety of all on site was routinely compromised by their actions – both careless and pre-meditated.
The authority thanked the efforts of their team on site, stating that operations at the Beetham Landfill will resume today on a Limited Scale.
The facility however remains closed to members of the general public.


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Thursday Night Football kicks off the NFL slate for Week 15 and we've got a couple of bets for that and more on the show!
Joe kicks the show off with his best bet for Thursday Night Football featuring the Los Angeles Chargers at the Las Vegas Raiders. This AFC West matchup looks to be an explosive one. Justin Herbert is averaging 288 yards per game through the air and his main target, Keenan Allen, looks to be the beneficiary this evening. For the Raiders, they're looking to keep their playoff hopes alive and need a win to do that. These two teams have already played this season, with the Raiders winning 31-26. Joe's bet for this game is on the total.
UFC Fight Night from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas is headlined by Stephen Thompson against Geoff Neal, and Joe has a wager for this welterweight fight. Neal comes into the fight with an average fight time of 6:40, with only 23 percent of his fights going the distance. The 29-year-old is undefeated in the UFC (5-0), but "Wonder Boy" is no slouch and will be his toughest opponent to date. Joe has been hitting his Main Event bets in the UFC at a high clip, so you'll want to hear his bet for this fight.
Iain has a bet for the football game tonight and he's looking at the spread. The Chargers find themselves as 3-point underdogs on the road in what should be an entertaining game. Keenan Allen seems due for a big game considering he's put up three straight subpar stat lines since his 145-yard performance vs the Jets. When you factor in just how banged up the Raiders are on the defensive side of the ball, it could be a big night for the Chargers offense.
With his first footy pick of the day, Ninja is betting on a goal prop in Serie A as Roma hosts Torino. Now, Torino does occupy the second-to-last spot in the table, but is eighth in goals for – an interesting situation. Through 11 games, they've managed only one win, but have been scoring at a fair clip. Henrikh Mkhitaryan and the Roma squad have won three of their last five in Serie A and will look to build some momentum off their 5-1 thrashing of Bologna.
Next we go to the English Premier League as Everton hosts Arsenal this weekend. This is the first matchup between these two clubs this season, but Arsenal did win the last meeting 3-2 back in February. A lot has changed since then, though. The Toffees sit fifth in the Premier League and have won back-to-back games against Leicester and Chelsea. Everton find themselves five points back of Liverpool for top spot, so a win here would be crucial for their chances.
Pam is looking at the military matchup, which features Air Force taking on Army, for her college football best bet. The ground game will be a prominent aspect here. Air Force averages 336 yards on the ground, while Army gets 280.4. Air Force has won its last two games by a combined score of 63-7. The Falcons have had a couple of weeks off, having last played on December 3, while the Black Knights have played 10 games this season. Pam is looking at the spread for her bet.
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'Tis the season to be jolly, Fa-la-la-la-laaaa! Introducing Sissy Lu's first festive Character Interview, featuring Alice Carroll from Alice: The Wanderland Chronicles. Grab a cup of eggnog or some wassail, but beware the mistletoe!
Alice, give us some small deets below!
Favorite Season: Arizona really only has two: Summer and Not Summer. I prefer the latter.
Favorite Hot Beverage: They have those? If I can find a warm soda in a can it's a good day.
1. Why don't you introduce yourself! Tell us who you are and what you do.
Hi, I'm Alice. I'm just your average girl living in a post-apocalyptic world. I live in one of Phoenix's smaller sectors where I help my sister, Dinah, act as the local medic.
2. What is your favorite thing to eat around the holidays?
Unfortunately, holidays just aren't the same since the outbreak of the Plague, but last year Dinah found a few cans of cranberry sauce and pumpkin filling. It was the closest to Christmas dinner we've had in a long time.
3. What is on the top of your Wishlist this year?
I would love to add more books to my collection. I've read all of mine more times than I can count.
4. If you're expected at a party are you usually on time or fashionably late?
Honestly, I'd prefer to stay home, but if Dinah made me come, we'd probably end up being early.
5. What is your fondest memory surrounding the holiday season?
The last Christmas before the Plague. It wasn't anything crazy or super exciting, but Dinah, mom, and I spent Christmas Eve watching movies and playing games. It was normal. I miss it.
6. Are you a fan of eggnog or no?
Let's just say it's not on the 'Foods I Miss' list. Now tacos on the other hand….
7. There is mistletoe hanging in the doorway… are you going to kiss the person beside you or not?
8. It's snowing outside, are you out there playing in it or refusing to step foot outside until the season turns?
Snow would be a feat in the desert, although I could get behind a Winter Wanderland… See what I did there? *groans* Alright, yeah that one was bad.
9. If you could ask for ANYTHING for Christmas, what would it be and why?
I've wished for a time machine to undo this whole Plague mess more times than I can count. But if, Time Travel is out, I would do anything to have my sister back.
10. What kind of shopper are you? Do you plan ahead of time or do you rush in a last-minute effort?
Well, Dinah always made sure our scouting trips were pretty regular so we didn't ever run out of anything. Although if it was up to me, I'd put them off for as long as humanly possible.
11. Did you ever believe in Santa? If so, how old were you when you stopped believing?
I did when I was little. Mom did EVERYTHING she could to keep the magic alive. But then one year Dinah and I pretended to be asleep and snuck downstairs and saw her sneaking presents under the tree. After that, we knew it wasn't real anymore, but we still pretended, even when we were teenagers. It became one of our traditions.
12. Who in your immediate circle is most likely to go caroling?
Dinah. She's so ridiculous. Last year she actually tried to start a caroling group. She even found an old Santa hat to wear. Nobody joined her though, so she ended up walking around the Sector singing Jingle Bells at the top of her lungs until her voice gave out. She couldn't talk for a week.
13. If you could cast your acquaintances [including yourself,] in Scrooge, who would play what roles?
Hmmm…. that's a good one. Ok.
Scrooge: I don't know… someone miserable. Maybe my dad.
Bob Cratchit: Dr. Abbott- he has a lot of issues, but deep down, I think he's a good man.
Tiny Tim: Lewis. I don't know why, but I feel responsible to make sure he's safe.
Fezziwig: Dinah. You remember the caroling story I just told you, right?
Past Ghost: Chess. He could definitely act like a child.
Present Ghost: Mom. She was so peaceful and beautiful, she would be perfect for that role.
Future Ghost: Me. Then I don't have to talk in front of anyone. I can totally stand and point.
14. Is there anything else you'd like to tell us?
Things have gotten crazy in my life in the past few months, and things are about to get even crazier. I'm determined to find a cure for the Momerath Virus and to save my sister. I just don't know how many people I'm going to have to fight to find it.
Ho Ho Ho, did you know all of that about Alice? Bet you didn't. Be sure to check out the author's page as well as social media to ensure you are up to date on Alice and the rest of the crew!
Fantastic answers! Thanks so much, J.M., where can readers find more about you and your books?
About the Author: An avid reader and hopeless fangirl, J.M. Sullivan shamelessly fantasized that this was, in fact, her AUROR bio, but has since determined AUTHOR bio to be the next best thing. An almost Arizona native, she was raised in Phoenix, but when asked, she will tell you her formative years were really spent in the land of make-believe, where she passed countless hours with her favorite characters in their own worlds, Wonderland included.
Eventually, society informed her that she had to grow up, so she experimented in retail, music, and business careers before realizing her passion for kids. She now works in Abu Dhabi as a middle school science teacher who fosters a love of science, literature, and learning in her students.
Although known to dabble in adulting, J.M. is a big kid at heart who still believes in true love, magic, and most of all, the power of coffee. When she isn't busy writing or caught in a daydream, she spends her time at home with her husband, their two cats, three kids, and a whole lot of madness. And she wouldn't have it any other way.
Alice must leave the safety of the Sector and venture into Momerath Territory to find the antidote – if it exists. Chasing a rumor about a mysterious doctor with the cure, Alice falls down the rabbit hole into Wanderland, where ravenous momerath aren't the only danger lurking.


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Historic transgender politician campaigns with Christine Hallquist
Danica Roem, member of Virginia House of Delegates, comes to Burlington
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WEBVTT ADVICE FROM ANOTHER LAWMAKER. >> DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE CHRISTINE HALLQUIST IS FULL SPEED AHEAD AS THE PRIMARY SEASON NEARS. >> THE NEXT STEP IS TO GET OUT AND MEET AS MANY PEOPLE AS FACE-TO-FACE AS POSSIBLE. >> HALLQUIST IS THE FIRST TRANSGENDER PERSON TO CAMPAIGN FOR THE SEAT AND HOPES TO WIN HER PARTY'S NOMINATION IN AUGUST. SHE IS GETTING ADVICE FROM VIRGINIA POLITICIAN. >> MY NAME IS DANICA ROEM. >> THAN -- DANICA ROEM MADE HISTORY COMING THE FIRST OPENLY TRANSGENDER PERSON TO BE ELECTED AND SEATED AND A STATE LEGISLATURE. >> SHE IS INCREDIBLY WELL QUALIFIED AND IS A TOTALLY POLICY WONK, THAT IS REALLY THE FIRST APP THAT I LOOK FOR IN WELL-QUALIFIED CANDIDATES. >> RO -- ROEM;S ROAD TO WINNING HER SEAT WAS NOT EASY. >> NOTHING REPLACES A CONTACT WITH THAT VOTER. YOU ARE DEMONSTRATING THAT IF YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK HARD AND YOUR CAMPAIGN, YOU ARE HIGHLY LIKELY TO WORK HARD IN OFFICE. >> FOR ROEM, THIS TRIP IS ANOTHER STEP A KABUL SHAN -- ANOTHER STEP IN A COUPLE SINK -- IN ACCOMPLISHING EQUALITY AND POLITICS.
Vermont Democratic gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist is full speed ahead as the primary season nears."The next few months is get out and meet as many people face to face. Vermont is a small state. It really is face-to-face politics," Hallquist said. Hallquist is the first transgender person to campaign for the seat and hopes to win her party's nomination in August.Now, she's getting advice from a seasoned Virginia politician, Danica Roem, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 13th District. Roem made history becoming the first openly transgender person to be elected and seated in a state legislature. She is in town knocking on doors supporting Hallquist. "Yes, she is trans and that's cool. At the same time, she is incredibly well-qualified and as a total policy wonk, that is really the sort of stuff that I look for in well-qualified candidates," Roem said. Roem's road to winning her seat was not easy. "It doesn't matter what party you're from, nothing replaces a contact at the door. Nothing replaces a quality conversation with a voter, where that voter lives. At that point, you are then demonstrating that if you are willing to work hard in the campaign you are highly likely to work hard for that person in office," Roem said. For Roem, this trip is yet another step in accomplishing equality in politics. "People want to see other people succeed for who they are. And at the same time, they want to make sure that the people who they are electing into government are there to focus on the issues that their constituents ask them to take care of in the first place," Roem said.
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Vermont Democratic gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist is full speed ahead as the primary season nears.
"The next few months is get out and meet as many people face to face. Vermont is a small state. It really is face-to-face politics," Hallquist said.
Christine Hallquist sent death threat from inside Vermont
Christine Hallquist talks primary win, being first transgender candidate to run for governor
Hallquist is the first transgender person to campaign for the seat and hopes to win her party's nomination in August.
Now, she's getting advice from a seasoned Virginia politician, Danica Roem, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 13th District.
Roem made history becoming the first openly transgender person to be elected and seated in a state legislature.
She is in town knocking on doors supporting Hallquist.
"Yes, she is trans and that's cool. At the same time, she is incredibly well-qualified and as a total policy wonk, that is really the sort of stuff that I look for in well-qualified candidates," Roem said.
Roem's road to winning her seat was not easy.
"It doesn't matter what party you're from, nothing replaces a contact at the door. Nothing replaces a quality conversation with a voter, where that voter lives. At that point, you are then demonstrating that if you are willing to work hard in the campaign you are highly likely to work hard for that person in office," Roem said.
For Roem, this trip is yet another step in accomplishing equality in politics.
"People want to see other people succeed for who they are. And at the same time, they want to make sure that the people who they are electing into government are there to focus on the issues that their constituents ask them to take care of in the first place," Roem said.


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Profile: Steve Jacobs
Title: Senior VP, broadcast and production systems division, Sony Electronics. He oversees the sales and marketing of the company's Internet and network services businesses, including newsroom systems and asset management.
Background: Mr. Jacobs joined Sony in April 2000 after 16 years with CBS News, most recently as executive producer, new media. He also served as executive producer, special events. He left CBS because he wanted to become more involved with technology. "I was looking to do something brand new with technology-where technology and vision and content came together," he said. "CBS had content and vision, and Sony brought me the third aspect: technology."
Future developments: "We want to be the largest distributor for digital equipment," he said. "We think optical disks will provide a revolution in work flow and cost efficiency because there will be random-access material stored so you won't have to access it by time."
The metadata revolution: "Every year, people pay literally hundreds of thousands of dollars because they put out money for material they thought was in the public domain that really isn't," he said. The incorporation of metadata can eliminate those problems going forward by including rights information with the content itself when created, he said. "Go 10 years from now, and [CBS] is reusing material [for a nostalgia show] from Rosie O'Donnell hosting "Survivor 4" in Central Park. Wouldn't you like to know whether you have the rights to air that? Is metadata a cure-all for past business practices? No. But will it be useful going forward? Yes."
NBC deal: Sony recently signed a deal with NBC to be the network's exclusive provider of broadcast technology and services through 2009. The agreement includes studio cameras, monitors and data recorders, as well as new technology such as optical disk recorders and the company's new MVS switcher, which allows simultaneous transmission in high definition and standard definition. The switcher is being installed in the "Conan O'Brien" studio for future use. As part of the deal, Sony will also completely rebuild the CNBC studio within the next year and a half.