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Blowing One's NoseTo the Editor:
Apparently you do not care that the disenfranchised are having free elections. Bush could go on to become one of the greatest presidents we ever had. Afganistan, [sic] Lybia, [sic] Iraq, Ukraine, Egypt are all looking towards democracy. Stop rationalizing and realize that you have lost the election. Try to look down the road past the end of your nose.
Ray Frattone
Lakewood, New Jersey, USA - March 1, 2005
Continuous Progression of Empire: Philip Greenspan's A Comparison Of Three Wartime LeadersTo the Editor:
I must say, I have enjoyed much of the Swans articles and commentary for the better part of two years. Mr. Greenspan is a contributor whom I have developed much esteem for, although he is certainly not alone. I felt compelled to submit a few comments regarding his most recent article, adding my devaluing American currency's worth, if you will.
Firstly, I am working my way through an academic degree in history, with a personal focus on ethnocultural relations, international relations, and geopolitical history. While I suffer some small disadvantages in lacking a narrow, specialized focus, I have the advantage of absorbing a bigger picture. It is my effort to resolve the cultural tensions of being a modern-day American still clutching at some post-Enlightenment and post-modern ideals.
I would propose for Mr. Greenspan's consideration the simple, but unpalatable, idea that American international relations follow the continuous, not discontinuous, progression of empire. In the first few decades of the twentieth century, overt colonialism became eschewed for a "more socially acceptable" economic expansionism. It was how guys like Wilson and Hull wanted to resolve the competition for global hegemony, aggressive liberal capitalism, seeded in Smith's Wealth of Nations -- a far more relevant document to understanding American governance than a Constitution or an undesirable Bill of Rights. Military might is only truly necessary in the modern age insofar as it is useful to secure valued market resources (particularly and obviously oil, as that it the commodity tied to our currency) and protect colonial interests, now pictured as "colonial markets." From "colonial markets," it is an easy transition to understand the "failed state" consideration adopted by "civilized" Western nations. While these governances are divided into hierarchies of relevance (based on national resources, scheduled repayment of "aid," and degree of disagreeability), American intervention, "civilization," "democratization," "liberation" may only be successfully enacted domestically by framing the social tensions created by the truly inhumane nature of militarism (since the invention of the gatling-gun, say), and the rationalizing of this militarism as a humanitarian effort, or, better, a Patriotic defense of Nation-hood and cultural identity. The tensions of war, which is only very rarely a moral campaign (I don't feel I have seen a moral one in my life), are resolved for the greater portion of the (voting, apparently) populace by the demonizing "otherization" of a foreign cultures and civilizations, rendering them somehow less human. Mere collateral damage. Consider the treatment of indigenous Americans, African Americans, Mexicans, Filipinos, Hawaiians, Cubans, Haitians, Chinese, Japanese, the Arabian cultures, etc., and the framing of these people at points in our history as inferior peoples in need of our care, acculturation, and civilization. Add fear, stir. This is the recipe for the belief system adopted by the "Good American."
With regards to your article:
"Roosevelt anticipated participation in World War II well before the U.S. was threatened. He was anxious to get into the fight..." The latter part of this statement was not entirely true. America pursued a typical policy of wartime neutrality and war profiteering similar to that engaged in the early years of WWI. (This is why Prescott Bush found himself in some small trouble for loans issued to German interests through banks he sat on the board of.) Indeed, to the American perspective, fascism was better than communism. Until America was made to feel threatened by Germany's Japanese ally, America was slow to intervene. You are correct in your statements regarding Roosevelt's arms build-up in anticipation of Axis trouble, however. He was rather concerned with German invasions of South American territories ostensibly under American economic dominion, and he did engage in fairly covert arms trade with France and Britain, particularly planes and their designs. "Bush, with the mightiest military machine, attacked two weak sisters who could offer little resistance." This comment stood out to me, not only for the gender usage in your language, but for the American impertinence therein. I didn't expect that from you, and it must have been fairly off-hand. I assume the reference is to Afghanistan and Iraq, both nations with ancient and oftentimes troubled histories. The hubris inherent in the feminization of these nations is a generous part of the reason why occupying powers face resistance from those occupied. The lessons of overt colonialism SHOULD have taught us by now that occupation is a difficult and often unsuccessful endeavor. Our patriotic revolution was a struggle versus overt colonialism, (historian's irony) but notable recent proofs include India, Vietnam, Cuba, and greater portions of Indochina and Africa. The only sustained (partial) successes I can muster offhand, being Israel and South Korea. Dubious successes, certainly.
Thank you for your articles; keep up the good work.
Matthew Keller
Akron Ohio, USA - March 2, 2005
Latest on Milosevic and the Kangaroo Court at The HagueDear friends,
The Committee to Defend Slobodan Milosevic (UK) has posted reports on the CDSM website from last the February 26, 2005 ICDSM conference at The Hague:
There are currently three reports:
Ramsey Clark: Slobo's spirit is unbroken!
John Laughland: ICTY 'undermines Nuremberg principles'
Chris Black: Tribunals are 'Kafkaesque inquisitions'
In solidarity,
Christopher James
England - March 5, 2005
John Steppling's Review of Swans' February 28 Edition
To the Editor:
"Only the fakes survive."Charles Marowitz has a great take on the classics. I've been saying this for a long time...and still say it to students; read the classics. Why? Because (if for no other reason) they will provide a teflon-like shield that protects one from the word and image virus that surrounds us daily. They teach discrimination. These days our culture is in flight from the classics, and looks only to engage with the "fakes," with the imitation and ersatz. Marowitz is terrific -- especially -- when speaking about Shakespeare, and his comments on Hamlet are relevant and original. I was recently reading the essays of Herman Broch, and one of his points (in Evil and the Value System of Art) was that kitsch is a re-cycling of the familiar, and (more importantly) focused on beauty rather than on being good. For Broch this was, essentially, evil. He saw art as an ethical and moral force (and it was Adorno who said only a philistine would use a term like "feast for the eyes"). I suspect Marowitz feels the same. I remember watching a long interview, years ago, with Benazir Bhutto, and thinking, well; the only way to understand this is to go back and read ALL of Shakespeare's histories. Nixon's fall also had its Shakespearean aspects. By the time of Bill Clinton we were in the realm of Barbara Cartland. Bush? Perhaps Louis L'Amour. A great piece by Marowitz.
Michael Doliner outlines the post election situation within Iraq. All that he says seems about right, except that I suspect he underplays the importance of the resistance. I have a hard time evaluating some of this, especially what Doliner says about the Kurds. Maybe because I have little faith in the occupation compromising anything, and I feel the strength of the resistance is being ignored. What remains obvious is the continuation of the blood-bath.
Gilles touches on a series of "death of irony" moments. Starting with Colin Powell's Peace Prize nomination...a bit like giving it to Amos and Andy. The comments on Hugo Chavez and Venezuela are more depressing, however. Chavez is emerging as one of the only leaders one can look to for any kind of progressive action and is, hence, a target of the US government. Next we have Cuba, a longtime whipping boy, and of course a favorite item on the democracy loving administration agenda. Gilles also points out the demonizing of Mugabe and North Korea, as well as the mystification of the problems in Sudan. The tone of this piece drips with sarcasm...and yet is exactly right in all respects. How is it that so many Americans are unable to grasp the obvious? I am always reminded of Milosevic, and these days the trials in Rwanda, but one need only harken back to the days when our new intel chief (or soon to be) John Negroponte was ambassador to Honduras. That such a naked blood drenched stooge can still find work speaks eloquently to the state of American consciousness. Governor Arnold is having trouble with the nurses union -- but never mind, he represents (even better than Bush) the new fascist aesthetic. Loud, stupid, simplistic and vulgar....and (perhaps most important) a man in love with picking on the weak. This bullying seems the new fashion template for politicians. Pick on the poor, pick on weak nations (err, "failed states") and pick on the starving. Which reminds me, some elected cracker recently said we should nuke Syria. Well, why not, right? It's just a big sandbox with dirty black haired terrorists and wife beaters, Right? Gilles concludes with a reminder that "we are a peaceful nation". Right. Of course we are.
A good short piece by Gerard Donnelly Smith summarizes survival techniques in the late stages of Capitalism. A good reminder that anything or anyone can be a commodity.
Phillip Greenspan looks back at Hitler's rise to power (among other things). This comparison is becoming harder and harder to avoid. With students putting red stars on the doors of offices of liberal professors, with the witch hunt going on at several Universities, and the whole Ward Churchill attack, one imagines it won't be long before marauding hooligans roam the streets looking for Arabs or...well, anyone with a tan...and beating democracy into them. The new fascism is already here....only now is it becoming mobilized in serious ways. The domestic colonization of the U.S. is obvious too --- just look at prison statistics. Look at African American and Latino unemployment and incarceration, and look at the growing assault on the poor in general. The good German is now replaced by the good American. The absence of education, of historical thinking, and the rise of the new fundamentalist Christian (and their influence is felt all through the culture) means one should not be surprised at the state of things. This takes us back to Gilles and our propaganda machine, and back to Marowitz on the classics. I leave you with Herbert Marcuse (from his 1965 essay on "Repressive Tolerance"):
"In a democracy with a totalitarian organization, objectivity may fulfill a very different function, namely, to foster a mental attitude which tends to obliterate the difference between true and false, information and indoctrination, right and wrong....When a magazine prints side by side a negative and a positive report on the FBI, it fulfills honestly the requirements of objectivity: however the chances are the positive wins because the image of the institution is deeply engraved in the mind of the people. Or, if a newscaster reports the torture and murder of a civil rights worker in the same unemotional tone he uses to describe the stock market or the weather, or with same great emotion he says his commercials, then such objectivity is spurious -- more, it offends against humanity and truth by being calm where one should be enraged, by refraining from accusation where accusation is in the facts themselves. The tolerance expressed in such impartiality serves to minimize or even absolve prevailing intolerance and suppression. "I wonder what Herbert would make of FOX-News today? Or of PBS?
I am left wondering at those who still cling to the Democratic Party; the party of Hillary and Lieberman...of Kerry and Edwards and Dean. That is not opposition. Co-signing Gonzales and Negroponte is not opposition. Imperialists are imperialists...on both sides of the aisle. As Marcuse says, it offends humanity to not get enraged. Dead children in Gaza and Falluja, men jailed for nothing with no due process in Gitmo, DU poisoning of several countries and even US soldiers, is reason for being enraged. The Good American, however, cares more for Janet's nipple, American Idol, and the Academy Awards than he or she does for being openly lied to. Robert Bly once said (I paraphrase) when a country accepts being lied to, it's a sick society, but when it WANTS to be lied to, it is terminal.
A final note on several articles recently posted (CounterPunch among others -- read Bhisma Karki's surreal analysis for the most absurd) that focus on Nepal and the new monarchy. All of them seem to find the Maoist insurgency a terrible thing, or to be seriously questioned....and this is from leftist sites....and all fail to ask a simple question: why are the Maoists gaining strength and why are they there at all? People don't one day fall from the sky as Maoists. People react to conditions and it amazes me that so many liberal and leftist commentators seem to forget this (per capita income in Nepal is $200). One might also ask who those beef-cake Americans were at the Hotel a day before the coup. Hmmm? Military bases in the land of Buddha? Count on it.
Come to think of it; the regicide at the Palace brings to mind, once more, Marowitz on Shakespeare, and in particular Hamlet. Read Shakespeare and you have a step up on the unreality all around us. Read Julius Cesar and read Corialanus, and then re-read them.
In Krakow the snow continues, although lighter than the last few weeks. Boris doesn't like the local Pit Bull, but seems happy to play by the river with his pal, the Labrador. The price of sugar is now 100% higher than before joining the EU. I hope spring comes before next issue....the end of winter blues is getting to all of us here.
John Steppling
Krakow, Poland - March 8, 2005
[ed. Steppling is a LA playwright (Rockefeller fellow, NEA recipient, and PEN-West winner) and screenwriter (most recent was Animal Factory directed by Steve Buscemi). He is currently living in Poland where he teaches at the National Film School in Lodz. You can find more about his writing on his personal Swans' cove.]
Swans Café ain't Starbucks but we do savor Harper's there: A conversation between Joe Bageant, Phil Rockstroh & John Steppling, in The Ghost In The HologramDear Sir:
Congratulations on "The Ghost In The Hologram." What a brilliant and inspiring exchange of ideas! It reminded me somewhat of Lapham's Forum format that occasionally appears in Harper's magazine, except unencumbered by Lewis's maddening efforts to remain polite and easily digestible.
Michael DeLang
Rockford, Illinois, USA - March 5, 2005
Here SHE Comes Again, with Definitive Words of Wisdom, malgré her Young Age
Hey, Monsieur d'Aymery,
Long time no see again. I've been busy with college, etc., but what happened to the greaaaaattttt Manuel García, Jr. -- yeah, Junior s'il vous plait...wonder what Senior has been doing lately... -- and his usual élucubrations? [ed. "imaginings," though élucubrations would deserve its place in the English idiom...]
Anyways, I'm growing fonder and fonder of Johnny-Jo Steppling. Could you tell him that I'm up to a little conversation with him? Were it not for his Annita, with whom I compete, at least age-wise, I'd be more than willing to converse a little further (remember my legs?). Hmm, haven't I already had this thread re Phil Rockstroh (and Angie)? Oh well, nothin' risked, nothin' gained, I suppose you say in Ameri$$a... Imagine Philip [Greenspan] being 30 or 40 years younger...miam miam! That those people (and others) are sticking with you baffles my mind...they should'a jumped the ship, rat-like, long ago and boarded the likes of the multi-posters that profess gazillions readers.
Thinking of the multi-posters, has it turned to your attention that the Anderson Valley Advertiser has become an annex of the two CounterPunchers? Nice neighborhood you live in, eh!
By the ways, I've noticed with great sadness and disappointment that your editing, as that of your Jannie, has become kind of sloppy lately... Okay, you make the corrections here and there...but what about your fact-checking bravado? Look at pebble-minded Gerard [Donnelly Smith] (why is Gerard not spelled with an accent aigu? -- ya' know, Gérard... the world did not begin in 1770 something (or was it Columbus day?, right?) and his piece on Bechtel. Come on, even an ignoramus like me knows that Bechtel is not a public company! Éternelle vigilance, Mr. d'Aymery, éternelle vigilance!
Go back to your roots before they castrate you on their way to lynching the remaining of your nothingness... Just another (free) advice from my gorgeous self...
Allez, bon vent. Give 'em hell.
Alouette Arouet
Paris, France - March 8, 2005
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REVIEW: Brothers Osborne – Live At C2C 2017, London
They didn't disappoint. You know exactly what you're going to get from Brothers Osborne; deep, rootsy country full of heart and soul. 'Down Home' was their opening track which had the O2 crowd bouncing and singing along, followed by 'Rum'. This is my kind of country, no fancy lights and stage production required; these guys have perfected their craft on the club scene over the years and their songs are as raw as they come. It's always difficult opening the show at C2C as many people probably aren't familiar with the music, but a couple of songs into their set, everybody could see the sheer talent these guys possess and it was a captivating performance.
'Greener Pastures' brought their quirky side to the forefront whilst maintaining their signature rough-and-ready style, a track co-written with fellow C2C artist Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd. This has always been a favourite of mine from their album and it instantly engaged the audience who were soon clapping along. '21 Summer' then received a phenomenal response; my personal favourite Brothers Osborne track with its soulful vibe and summery feel. A video of this performance can be seen below. There's a wonderful warmth about the song and it truly reached its full potential in the live show.
'Shoot From The Hip' provided the real 'sit up and listen' moment. This is a track that has been around for almost 3 years but has just been re-released on the deluxe version of 'Pawn Shop'. By far the heaviest track in their set, this gave the band the opportunity to let loose, ripping in to the electric guitars and shaking the O2 with the heavy bass line. Such a contrast to the following track, 'Loving Me Back', which was originally recorded as a duet with Lee Ann Womack. They stripped it right back to just a simple acoustic guitar, letting their raspy vocals dominate the performance, and it was a stunning showcase for their raw talent.
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The work evolved between 2011 - 2015 at the Chair of Water Resources Management and Modeling of Hydrosystems, Department Civil Engineering, School VI Plannung Building Environment, Technische Universität Berlin
Day of scientific discussion: 30.03.2015
Publication: Volume 20, Book Series of Institute of Civil Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin
The Nile River bifurcates at El-Qanater city (about 20 km north to Cairo) into two branches which are Rosetta branch (the western) and Damietta branch (the eastern), the two branches enclosing the Nile Delta and forming the Nile Estuary. The two branches discharge the Nile water into the Mediterranean Sea. The discharge of the two branches is controlled through several water structures.
The interaction between the Nile and the Mediterranean Sea considered in this research includes water and salinity transport. Considered as a large scale case with a complex geometry, multi-dimensional models for the Nile Estuary were set up in this research, and the TELEMAC-MASCARET modeling system was used for this purpose. The main aim of the research was to simulate the current conditions of flow and salinity transport in the Nile Estuary to improve the process understanding and to investigate possible changes due to the anticipated sea level rise. The Nile Estuary is a tideless estuary, this type of estuaries are more complex in terms of salinity transport than tidy estuaries.
The current status was first modeled based on the mean conditions of flow and sea water level, in order to investigate the propagation of saltwater inside the Nile. Then scenarios for the sea level rise were assessed to evaluate the influence of sea level rise on the propagation of gravity currents.
A two-dimensional model was first set up using TELEMAC2D, although the salinity transport is density-driven flow and therefore it is mainly a three-dimensional phenomenon. The capability of TELEMAC2D to simulate flow driven by horizontal density differences was first checked using two case studies (rectangular and trapezoidal cross sections) and finally it was verified and hence it was used to simulate the Nile Estuary.
As the density-driven flows (gravity currents) are the major phenomena that govern the transport of the saline water between the Nile and the sea, a 3D model to simulate these phenomena in two cases of lock-exchange experiments was first set up using TELEMAC3D in order to verify it. The results of the numerical model were compared with experimental results. The model showed high accuracy and it was concluded that the TELEMAC3D is capable of simulating such phenomena. It was also concluded that a non-hydrostatic simulation and the use of complex turbulence model achieve higher accuracy. Thereof, a 3D model for the Nile Estuary was set up to simulate the gravity currents and to assess the stratification of salinity in the Nile. The model simulated complex phenomena in a complex natural geometry.
It was concluded that the salt wedge is a stratified fluid in which the salinity decreases from the bottom towards the surface where a layer of less brackish water exists. The salt wedge was fluctuating, although steady boundary conditions were imposed, and it was not stagnant as it was expected, which could be caused by the weak balance between barotropic and baroclinic gradients in tideless estuaries as the case of the Nile Estuary.
For both the 2D and the 3D models of the Nile Estuary, three scenarios for the sea level rise were also analyzed to study its impact. Based on the results of the models, it was found that there was an intrusion for the saltwater inside the Nile, and any increase in the sea level will cause further intrusion. The intrusion length increased by 1.2 km, 5.1 km, and 6.6 km in case of sea level rise of 0.24 m, 0.69 m and 1.0 m, respectively. To keep the current status of balance, in terms of saltwater intrusion inside the Nile in case of sea level rise, the discharge of Edfina barrage has to be increased. However that would affect the water budget of the country as this water will be discharged into the sea being considered as losses.
Comparing the 2D and the 3D model, the hydrodynamic results were similar in terms of water levels and discharge, however the flow field was different as the secondary currents could be seen only in the 3D model. For the salinity transport, the intrusion length was much higher in the 3D model. The stratification of the salt wedge can only be seen in the 3D model. So, the 2D model can be used for calculating water levels and average water velocity. For the salinity transport, the 3D model is more suitable, the 2D model can only be used as a rough estimation.


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"Mindfulness provides a simple but powerful route for getting ourselves unstuck and back in touch with our own wisdom and vitality. It is a way to take charge of the direction and quality of our own lives, including our relationships within the family, our relationships to work, the larger world and the planet, and most fundamentally, our relationship with ourself as a person."
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I'm thrilled to be a part of a collaboration with the Alliance Institute for Integrative Medicine to promote the use of mindfulness to reduce stress and enrich our lives. The next group will be on 8 consecutive Tuesdays, May 24-July 12, 2011, from 5:30pm to 7pm. For more info, visit http://www.psych-insights.com/mindfulness.html.


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Abuja – The United States government said in Abuja on Wednesday that it had released N7 million micro-grants to nine Nigerian alumni members of its exchange programmes.
Mr William Strassberger, Cultural Affairs Officer of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, announced the release of the grants in an interview with journalists on the sideline of the First All Alumni Conference organised for members, who have participated in different U.S. exchange programmes.
Strassberger said that the beneficiaries took part in the U.S. alumni micro-grant competition which focused on development projects.
He said that though the competition was open to youths across the six geo-political zones in the country, the programmes were targeted at the youths in the Northern region.
"We are targeting the youths in Northern Nigeria but the applications were eligible to come from throughout the country; the ones we received ultimately did come from Bauchi, Kano and Kaduna.
"But the youths in the northern area is really a target of the embassy and we want to continue to reach out to them.
"Today is an example of the embassy reaching out to those youths working with our alumni.
"They run between four and five thousand dollars each; we are actually working with the grantees to make sure we can award them with as much money.
"Overall the total awarded for the nine grantees is over 7 million naira, grand total, and we estimate the number of direct beneficiaries through these grants is actually in hundreds.
"Some of the projects have direct and follow up of beneficiaries and hopefully some of the project is either re-replicated or self-sustaining.
"It is an unlimited number of beneficiaries and that is our goal through this.''
The development projects for which the micro-grants were given were centred on entrepreneurial skills-training for girls in Benue; youth empowerment through agriculture and fish farming.
Others include Gombe mairuwa project; Samaru car washing project; solid waste to wealth project and leadership workshop in Bauchi.
In his address, the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Terence McCulley, said that 5000 Nigerians had benefitted from the various U.S. exchange programmes.
McCulley also said that Nigeria's participation in the International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) had in the past five years experienced an annual increase.
He attributed the increase to the quality of participants in the programme
"Some of you travelled to America as Fullbright scholars, some of you as Humphrey fellows, some of you as participants of the International Visitors Leadership Programme or under the umbrella of one of the many other exchange programmes sponsored by the United States.
"There are 5,000 of you here in Nigeria and I'm pleased to say that many of them play key roles in providing strong leadership to your country.
"Prominent alumni from Nigeria include Professor Attahiru Jega, Governor Adams Oshiomole, and Former Vice President Alex Ekwueme.
"Over the past five years, in Nigeria, the number of IVLP participants from this great country has significantly increased because Washington recognises the quality of the candidates that Nigeria produces.
"Our annual allocation of IVLPs has usually hovered around 40 participants but in the past five years annually, we have sent no fewer than 50 to 60 Nigerians to the United States because Washington always turns to us when there are extra slots and Nigeria has never failed to deliver.
"It is really important to maintain this great record and to continue to send quality candidates for the exchange programmes.''
McCulley stressed the benefits of the programme and tasked alumni not to relent in their efforts at making quality contribution to the development of the country.
"You know better than anybody, you bring new ideas, new experiences to share.
"I encourage all of our alumni to continue to inspire and to provide hope to Nigerian youth; whether it is developing a leadership academy or improving university curricula, these initiatives are a value added benefit for Nigeria.
"The exchange programmes promote mutual understanding, bring us closer as two great nations, but they have concrete material benefits that you all are engaged in helping to construct democratic institutions in this wonderful country.
"I challenge you to serve as ambassador for these exchange programmes and educate others to the opportunities; assist us in identifying top candidates for future exchange programmes.
"Be our partners to help continue the wonderful record that the U.S. Mission to Nigeria and Nigeria has established across range of our exchange programmes.
He expressed satisfaction with the positive developments in the country and added that the embassy would engage actively with alumni members in development programmes that cut across all levels of Nigerians.
"I remain as optimistic as I was when I came and recognising that Nigeria has significant challenges and you all know them much better than I.
"Just as we have made large investments in Nigeria through our various programmes, we want to work with you, the alumni of U.S. Exchange Programmes, to reach out to all levels of Nigerian society and to engage especially with youths in towns and villages across the country.
"In working with you, we want to be your partners to increase our opportunities and inspire hope.''
Some of the recipients who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) expressed gratitude to the U.S. embassy and said that the projects would be sustained to ensure continuity.
Dr Adele Garkida, a 2005 Fulbright scholar, said she was awarded a grant of 5000 dollars for a project that would employ 20 unemployed youths in car washing.
"I got the Samaru car washing project successful and in this project we hope to actually set up the business for some youths, between five to ten youths in Samaru, Kaduna State.
"We will get the place, set it up, get these youths, train them and hand it over to them to run and make something for themselves for a living.
"Generally, living is a little better now, people own cars, so it appears it is going to be a thriving business for young men and women.''
Also Dr Raymond Bako, a 1998 Fulbright scholar, was given a grant of 5000 dollars for a project targeted at creating a new crop of water vendors (Mai ruwa) in Gombe State.
"The idea is to get about 10 to 15 unemployed youths, give them some entrepreneurial training, lessons on hygiene and produce functional carts for them and kit them up well.
"We will also get them organised into a little cooperative society where they can put their resources together and sustain the business and overtime they can recreate themselves by bringing in new unemployed youths.''
First All Alumni Conference has as its theme "Leadership, Mentoring and Youth Development in Nigeria: U.S. Alumni Celebrating Partnership through Exchanges".
The conference would focus on leadership, mentoring, volunteerism and youth development in Nigeria. (NAN)


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Theresa May Immigration Statistics
Prime Minister Theresa May has been criticised in the media for the use of students in official immigration statistics. According to sources, many of her ministers disagree with her position and she is becoming increasingly isolated in her view. So far Prime Minister Theresa May has stood firm in her belief that students should be counted as part of official immigration statistics. It is believed that she has held these opinions ever since she was Home Secretary, her last role before becoming Prime Minister in the wake of David Cameron's resignation.
It now seems that the Prime Minister faces defeat on the immigration issue. Home Secretary Amber Rudd has warned Prime Minister May that she would lose a vote on the issue when the new Immigration Bill goes before MP's. It seems that the Conservatives slim majority is going to haunt them. They face many such embarrassing defeats throughout the life of this parliament due to their diminished majority. Mrs May, like her predecessor Cameron, took a gamble that also backfired and called a General Election in 2017. Seeing an increase in poll ratings, May tried to capitalise. The move spectacularly backfired as Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn made significant gains.
Speaking on the subject, Mrs May's official spokesman told a Westminster briefing "The position of the Prime Minister on this is clear. The international definition of an immigrant is someone who arrives for a period of more than 12 months." Despite significant opposition from many Cabinet ministers, Mrs May herself went on record to say "This is the position of the Government."
Ever since she was Home Secretary, Prime Minister May has tried to reduce immigration. She has been very tough on student immigration and has herself backed the Conservative promise to reduce immigration to the "tens of thousands." This manifesto promise has been missed on several different occasions and it is remarkable that they still try to dust it off at every election. Whatever she believes on the subject herself, it appears that even her own Cabinet do not support her position. In an ever-increasing hole, the Prime Minister appears, more than ever, to be happy to carry on digging.
In the past, students have not always been counted as part of official immigration statistics, but Mrs May is heavily opposed to immigration and has tried in vain to enact powers against immigration. With her own position hanging by a thread, it is likely that in the near future, the Conservatives will vote for a leader who is more liberal on the subject.
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As the Wigan Warriors faced the Warrington Wolves in game five of the Magic Weekend both sides knew that a win would not improve their league position but for the Wolves it would keep them in touch with Saints in the race for second, and for the Warriors it would guarantee them play-off football.
The Wolves were the bookies favourites for a win which would guarantee third spot in the 2021 table and plunge the Warriors into a battle for the remaining three play-off places but should Wigan spring a surprise then they would make it impossible for Hull KR to catch them and knock them out of the top six.
With third against fourth the neutrals were hoping for a similar feast to that which was served up yesterday when top played second.
Under a minute after the referees first whistle Josh Thewlis pounced on a Gareth Widdop high kick after it took a cruel kick away from the Warriors defenders for the Warrington winger to go ten metres to score. Stefan Ratchford pulled his kick wide of the left uprights, but it was a stunning start for the Primrose and Blue.
The try woke Wigan from their early game slumbers, and it developed into an end to end encounter played at pace but with the defences on top.
On twenty-six Widdop went close and was tackled just short but a quick play the ball saw George Williams at first receiver to go over from ten metres to celebrate in front of the Wigan fans, of whom he was once the darling. Ratchford added the conversion for a 10-0 lead.
Jackson Hastings was held up on his back on thirty-seven, the closest that the Warriors had come to scoring and on the next set of six after forcing a Warrington drop out Ethan Havard waltzed through a broken defensive line for a score from ten metres. Harry Smith added the conversion to send the Warriors into the interval trailing by just four points.
The second half was lively but ferocious and disciplined defences from both sides denied any real scoring chances.
On seventy-one and after a short stoppage for an injury, Jack Hughes had the first real scoring opportunity of the half as he went over on his back, but Zak Hardaker managed to get a hand under the ball and prevent him from grounding.
A scoreless second half was to Warrington's advantage as they held on to the fruits of their first half efforts and the 10-6 win.
This was one for the purists with just three tries and only sixteen points, the Warrington Wolves emerging as the winners and guaranteeing themselves a top three finish to the season. The Warriors are right back in the scrap for the lower play-off places and could end the regular season as low as sixth place in the competition making the route to Old Trafford the most difficult.
Wigan Warriors: Hardaker, Marshall, Farrell, Bibby, Halsall, Hastings, Smith (G), Singleton, Shorrocks, Partington, Pearce-Paul, Bateman, Smithies. Subs: Byrne, Havard (T), Bullock, Powell.
Warrington Wolves: Ratchford (G), Charnley, King, Mamo, Thewlis (T), Williams (T), Widdop, Hill, Walker, Cooper, Currie, Hughes, Philbin. Subs: Clark J, Longstaff, Mulhern, Akauola.
Half-Time: 6-10.
Full-Time: 6-10.
Referee: James Child.
Score Progression: 0-4, 0-8, 0-10, 4-10, 6-10 : HT : : FT.


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A man who has been languishing in immigration detention in Canada for almost a decade is believed to be a South African anti-apartheid icon whose disappearance has remained a mystery.
Mbuyisa Makhubu was 18 when he was photographed carrying dying schoolboy Hector Pieterson, a 13-year-old shot by South African police on June 16, 1976, during the Soweto uprising. The image, which captured the apartheid government's brutality against the African majority population, became a symbol of resistance, and June 16 has since been marked as National Youth Day.
Makhubu was forced into hiding shortly after the picture was published. His family last heard from him in 1978 in a letter from Nigeria.
Now, 37 years after Makhubu's disappearance, the mystery may have been solved by a Canada Border Services Agency investigator, a source familiar with the probe told the Star.
"There is no doubt the man in jail in Canada is South African. There is no doubt he is Mbuyisa," said the source, who is not authorized to speak to the media and asked to remain anonymous
The source said the CBSA investigator was assigned in November of 2012 to try to determine the identity of the detainee, who entered Canada in 1988 under the name of Victor Vinnetou and has been detained since 2004. The investigator then contacted the South African government, raising the possibility that the detainee was Makhubu.
The CBSA said it couldn't comment on the case, and the South African consulate referred the Star's inquiries to Johannesburg, which has not responded to the paper's repeated requests for comment.
The developments have captivated many South Africans. The Star, headquartered in Johannesburg, recently reported that "one of apartheid South Africa's most enduring mysteries is on the cusp of being solved."
The belief that it is Makhubu who's being currently detained in Lindsay, Ont. is supported by members of his family, who were shown his photo by South African officials contacted by CBSA earlier this summer.
"We are convinced it is him," Makhubu's cousin, Mbali Simelane, told the Star in a phone interview from Johannesburg. "There are other clues concerning the places where he was born in Soweto and where he grew up."
According to legal documents obtained by the Star, Vinnetou, who is believed to be around 55, arrived in Canada in October 1988 using fraudulent documents.
He went underground after his refugee claim was rejected in early 1990s. In August 2004, he was arrested by police in Toronto on an immigration warrant.
"He was pressed for his true identity but refused to provide it, saying that if he did provide the true identity he would be returned to South Africa, and he held on to the fact that as long as he does not provide his true identity a travel document cannot be issued for him," Immigration and Refugee Board adjudicator Ama Beecham said at Vinnetou's latest detention review in October.
According to the source, the detainee still lives with the trauma of apartheid and believes the white supremacist National Party remains in power. (The party lost power in 1994.)
It does not help that his initial requests for help from the South African consulate office fell on deaf ears, the source said.
"He became very paranoid that South Africa didn't want him back," said the source. "He refused to give his real name because he's afraid he'd be sent back to South Africa and killed."
Vinnetou had refused to attend detention reviews or talk to anyone until this summer, when the South African government sent its representatives to Toronto to look for him.
In September, DNA samples from Makhubu's family were apparently sent to CBSA for cross-checking with the detainee. It's not known why the DNA results have not been released.
Based on the legal documents obtained by the Star, Canadian officials indicated there have been ongoing discussions at the diplomatic levels between the two countries involving Vinnetou's repatriation, "notwithstanding his decision to wilfully withhold his identity."
"This man is a hero in South Africa. Everybody remembers that photo," said Simelane, Makhubu's cousin. "This man has lived his life on his own in wilderness, without his family. We don't understand why it is taking so long to bring him home."
At the October detention hearing, the detainee was blamed for his own lengthy detention.
"It is now at the nine-year mark, but it is also very clear that the length of detention has been brought on primarily by Mr. Vinnetou himself as he has refused to co-operate … in establishing his nationality, and in putting together a removal plan," said Beecham, the adjudicator at that hearing.
"In fact, he has actively thwarted the process of his removal from Canada."
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While I was in Munich Norbert and I spent almost the entire Sunday making Schweinsbraten – a pork roast. Norbert and I used to live together during my studies in Regensburg. It was the time I felt in love with the Bavarian culture: beer garden, a harsh but friendly appearance, food and beverages in general, a passion for tradition and a sometimes disturbing but nonetheless likable patriotism for their own state and culture.
And back then we used to make pork roasts on Sundays to have dinner with friends, before Tatort (
a THE German TV show). Below you see some photos of the preparation and the dinner. I shot the photos with the Fuji X-E2 and used some VSCO filters from my iPhone.
for the pork roast:
pork shoulder with rind!!! (a lot – at least 3kg – 6-7 lbs)
stuff for a very intense broth – also use extra bones for extra taste
herbs and seasonings like juniper berries, bay leaves, parsley, pepper, salt, …
for the dumplings:
old bread rolls
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And here is what we did. We prepared the roast by pickling it in a salt solution over night and watering the clay pot. On the next day we cooked a broth, mixed it and filled the roast with the broth while using a syringe to get it more juicy. We didn't have a fancy kitchen syringe, so we used a medical syringe. It works well – you just need a tip that's wide enough for the thick liquid.
Place the roast in the clay pot with the rind down and add the rest of the broth and the seasoning to the roast. Cook it in the oven for at least 3 hours.
While the roast is infusing with the broth and getting more and more delicious, we prepared the dumplings by adding every ingredient into a bowl and mixing it with your hands.
Take the roast and turn it with the rind facing upwards. Put on the grill and let it roast until you hear the fat cracking up and exploding. It should get crusty and golden brown (ca. 30 mins).
Use the liquids from the clay pot for the actual sauce, just reduce it and thicken it with a white roux.
Form the dumpling dough into little balls (in the size of tennis balls), put them in boiling water for 5-10 mins.
Oh and the best part: leftover pork roast is as delicious as the actual meal. We placed the roast on a German brown bread and topped it with left over sauce. Thank you, Bavaria!
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Das macht ja selbst einen überzeugten Vegetarier wie mich hungrig. Aber wo ist denn bitte das Gemüse?
Markus Reuter
@Florian Haha, das Gemüse wurde in der Brühe verkocht!
wow, looks amazing!
Markus Reuter
@egoD Thanks!


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LINNEN, Donald
Mr. Donald Linnen late of Abbotsford, BC passed away on February 15, 2010 at the age of 83 at the Cottage Pavilion.
He is survived by his wife Amelia and his four children; Greg (Jane), Dennis (Dianne), Shelley (Leo) Vanderhoek, Janice Linnen, and 11 grandchildren. Don worked at CNR for a steady 39 years. Resided many years with family in Surrey, BC and after retirement he decided to move to the Fraser Valley area. He is loved and will be missed by family and friends. Don was a gentle, kind loving and peaceful man. He will be in our hearts and thoughts forever. A celebration will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 2:00 pm at Henderson's Funeral Home at 34537 Marshall Road, Abbotsford, BC. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
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Handicapped drivers frustrated by downtown Raleigh parking
Spina bifida doesn't slow Gail Lashock from getting to where she wants to go. But finding a handicapped-accessible parking space downtown sometimes does.Posted — Updated
A recent WRAL investigation found people with handicapped placards park on downtown streets for hours at a time. Under Raleigh's interpretation of state law, a vehicle bearing a handicapped placard or sticker can take any metered or time-limited parking space – at no charge – for as long as the driver needs it.
The problem has plagued Raleigh for years, and a task force appointed by Mayor Charles Meeker is looking at the issue as part of a comprehensive downtown parking plan. The panel expects to submit recommendations to the City Council in the next couple of months.
Downtown merchants have long complained that customers have no place to park because cars bearing handicapped placards often occupy all on-street spaces all day.
Now, handicapped drivers like Lashock are calling for stricter enforcement to reduce abuse of the placards. She said she's frustrated because she doubts people with true disabilities are causing the parking gridlock in downtown Raleigh.
"It's hard to find (a parking space), especially when you need one," Lashock said. "I believe there's more people out there using tags that shouldn't be than that need them."
City Councilman Philip Isley said he shares Lashock's suspicion.
"There are absolutely some legitimate needs out there in the community. But I've seen people out there in the city deck that walk straight into the City Council. I can perceive nothing wrong with them," Isley said.
State law defines handicapped as someone who cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest. It also covers physician-confirmed heart, neurological, and orthopedic conditions, among others.
According to the state Division of Motor Vehicles, there are close to 1 million active handicapped placards in North Carolina.
Using someone else's placard is illegal, but Lashock said there is little to no enforcement of the law.
"Zero tolerance on misusing (placards), I think that would help a great deal," she said.
Some cities across the country use volunteer citizen patrols to monitor handicapped parking. Others, including Charlotte, make those with placards pay at meters.
As the city task force considers ways to promote greater use of downtown parking spaces, she said she hopes people who really need accessible parking aren't penalized.
"If we have to pay, we have to pay. That's my attitude, just like anybody else. But I do need that spot," she said.
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The San Antonio Spurs are who we thought they were without Kawhi Leonard. Not up to the task of staying on the floor with the Golden State Warriors, the Spurs dropped Game 2 at Oracle, 136-100.
Minutes after the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery ended, the Western Conference Finals kicked off as Leonard sat out due to an an ankle injury sustained in Game 1. Zaza Pachulia's contest of Leonard's shot has been debated for days, but without Leonard it was at least clear that San Antonio is in for a rough series against the Finals favorites.
There wasn't a single point in the game where the Spurs could get any kind of grip on the game, as the Warriors opened with a 33-point quarter. Perhaps more importantly, they held San Antonio to a 16-point first quarter. Golden State exploded in the second quarter, dropping 39 points in 12 minutes to take a 72-44 lead into the half.
San Antonio was more competitive in the second half, amassing a deficit of just eight points over the final two periods, but they never showed enough to be able to get them over the hump.
LaMarcus Aldridge was particularly dreadful, scoring just eight points on 4-of-11 shooting, adding four rebounds, three assists, and two blocks. Jonathon Simmons led the way in scoring for the Spurs, dropping 22 points as a starter. Davis Bertans had 13 points off the bench.
For Golden State it was Stephen Curry leading the way with an easy 29 points, going 6-of-9 from 3-point range while adding seven rebounds, seven assists, and three steals. Kevin Durant had 16 points and Patrick McCaw added 18 off the bench. Pachulia left the game in the first quarter with a heel injury after a dunk.
The Warriors now lead the Spurs 2-0 heading back to San Antonio. Game 3 isn't until Saturday, but there's still no telling whether Leonard will be ready to go. It's hard to imagine him coming back at full strength even if he can make it onto the floor, but the Spurs desperately need him.
Yes, Golden State's offense seems only able to be slowed with Leonard in the game, but the San Antonio attack is just as lacking without their star. The Warriors clamped down on Aldridge in Game 2, and without any kind of dynamism on the wing or added ball handling with Leonard gone, it's easy for one of the best defensive teams in the NBA in Golden State to gameplan for their opponent.
We thought this series might be over after Leonard's injury, and Tuesday night's dismantling made that the most likely scenario moving forward.


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Helloooo everyone and happy weekend! With a new month upon us, let's discuss some of the music that I've been playing on repeat while driving about and getting ready in the morning. It's a bit of a hodge podge collection this month, but that kind of fits in with the haphazardness that was February. So, crank up your volume and let's discuss:
(And, as always, I have no rights to any of these songs or videos!)
As you can see, I wasn't lying when I said that it has been a little bit of this and a little bit of that on my playlist. I have been spending a lot of time switching between funky AF Prince to emo classic The Used and Led Zeppelin sound alike Greta Van Fleet. They are actually coming to Cleveland in July and tickets sold out SO quickly, so I wasn't able to snag them. I have also been enjoying listening through U2's latest album Songs Of Experience, so including Get Out Of Your Own Way on this list was a must!
Who is on your March playlist? What kind of music do you listen to to reflect your mood? I want to hear from all of you, so leave me a comment and let's chat! Much love. -Sarah


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Good Morning, Everyone!
Thank goodness it's finally morning, right?
Because I know none of you got a wink of sleep last night wondering WHO would be the WINNER of the
But now the day is finally here.
And I will tell you who won.
Just as soon as I find my glasses…
Ah. Here they are.
Heavens! I can't see a thing!
Hang on while I wash the lenses.
You know, I used to have perfect vision. But somewhere in the last couple years I have become very dependent on my glasses. I think it's all this computer time. Or maybe my extreme old age…
I'm rambling?
I told you. It's my extreme old age 🙂
Okay. I'll stop 🙂
Are you ready to find out who won?
Before I announce the winners, I just want to thank everyone who participated in the contest one more time – the writers, the readers, the voters. These contests are so much fun, and they couldn't happen without each and every one of you. So thank you all.
Now then.
Drum roll, please!
The winner of The Fourth Of July Secret Mystery Writing Contest is
Congratulations, Cheryl, on a fabulously written entry which has won you the opportunity to have the picture book manuscript of your choice critiqued by none other than the one and only Simone Kaplan!
2nd Place goes to Joanne for her story Mixed Messages!!! Congratulations, Joanne!! (Now aren't you glad you entered? :))
As second place winner, Joanne gets first choice of the remaining prizes:


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What they said
Diane Blake has lived in Ida for 23 years and is opposed to earmarking money from the Michigan Transportation Fund to a proposed new bridge to Canada and other purposes rather than for local roads.
"We have an emergency here," Ms. Blake said. "Why isn't the money going to this emergency?"
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David Smith of Monroe said Monroe County lies in a swamp and that installing drain tiles isn't enough to curb poor drainage. He said every penny from the gasoline tax should go for road maintenance.
"My feeling is you've got to pay for schools â€" that's a must," Mr. Smith said. "Tell the governor to put all the money toward roads. This is an industrial state and we've got to get back to the basics... every cent that's collected ought to go toward building and maintaining roads."
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Marty Hotchkiss blew a tire on W. Temperance Rd. and said workers at his company avoid traveling certain roads in Bedford Township because they are so bad. He said the state Legislature is the problem.
"We elected you officials. We have ideas and you need to implement them."
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Kathy Kunckel has lived on Rauch Rd. for 32 years and nothing has been done to the road except fill potholes. She asked the road board if it could lead an effort to organize a protest in Lansing. Howard Penrod, managing director for the road commission, said no, that the road agency was a public body and could not spend money to advocate for change in road funding.
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London Township Supervisor Barb Henley said Tuttle-Hill Rd. hasn't been fixed in 50 years.
"You have to go back to Lansing and plead our case," Mrs. Henley said. "There's going to be an accident."
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Mike Smith, a member of the Bedford Public Schools Board of Education, expressed concern about the safety of his daughter traveling to school.
"Our buses are ailing because of bad roads," Mr. Smith said. "Our roads do help us transport kids to school."
He added it's hard to attract new businesses to the area when the infrastructure of roads and bridges is not there to support them. He said he doesn't trust legislators because they have raided other funds intended to help fund education.
"I don't trust you to use (our money) just for roads. Spend it locally â€" we spend it a little bit better than you do."
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Exeter Township Supervisor Cheryl Baltrip said taxing property owners is not the answer to funding road fixes. She advocated changing Act 51, the state's complex formula for funding roads, to make more money available for local roads. She also favored making federal funding available for emergency evacuation routes like the one for the Fermi 2 nuclear plant.
"Let's fix that formula," Mrs. Baltrip said. "If we can't maintain these evacuation routes, then why designate them?"


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I sighed loudly as I stared at the calendar for November and December. It is filled to the brim already with busy nights and busier weekends.
I pondered the parties, outings, and activities, and my mental to-do list began churning: card sending, cookie baking, tree hunting, present purchasing, the list goes on and on and on. Of course, I imagine completing each of these activities with cheery Christmas music playing in the background, my two adorable children dressed in Christmas finery, my husband making a fresh batch of hot chocolate and stoking the wood fire, and then reality sinks in…. I will, more than likely, be rushing through each of these tasks, trying to get them done in time, squeezed into an already busy everyday life – possibly while slightly cranky, stressed and with a Grinch-like attitude.
As I stood there, mired in a strange mix of anticipation and dread for the looming holiday season, I wondered where Jesus fit into the frantic pace laid out on my calendar before me. Hmmm…. I remember vowing last year that this year would be different – that we would spend more time reflecting, more time giving instead of receiving, more time being intentional about celebrating Christ's birth instead of being pushed and pulled through the season.….
And so I called a couple of girlfriends. We each sent a Facebook note to our friends. The response was overwhelming. And now I'm writing to you. Would you like to join us on an adventure to do something different, something bigger than ourselves, something that goes against our culture of consumption during the Christmas season? One of the best ways we can celebrate Christ's birth is by intentionally thinking of others, every day. Our inspiration is found in Mark 12:28-31:
28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"
29 "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' 31 The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."
And so, we've hijacked the Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) concept and are using it to celebrate Advent with our own version: Advent Acts of Kindness (AAK)! I admit it; I am still chuckling over the acronym. I'm sure I'll be shouting AAK! at some point before this Christmas season is over!
Advent Acts of Kindness.
What it is: We are spending the 24 days of Advent (December 1st through Christmas Eve) doing one nice thing for someone else, every day. And, we are adding one additional day – the Christmas Act of Kindness – as the Grand Finale to this journey! We're hoping you'll join us for the Grand Finale, it's going to be fun, and we're going to bless the socks off some very special people! Stay tuned…we'll be talking about the Grand Finale in the weeks to come!
Please join us, even if you don't have the time to participate every day and even if it is only for the Grand Finale. This is not meant as "one more thing" for your Christmas to-do list. This is not pressure, guilt, or another big project. Some ideas take planning, some do not. Do what works best for you as often as you want! And…, enjoy it. Revel in the joy of doing something unexpected and nice for someone with no strings attached. Slow down, savor the moment and enjoy the season of Advent as we celebrate the birth of our Savior.
We would LOVE to make this a community event. If you'd like, take a picture of your project and post it on our comments below or on our Facebook page. We want to see and hear what you are doing!
Free Printable! My awesome friend, Aimee, designed this free postcard for you to download, print and use however you would like as you are planning your AAK!
Ideas: Kendra, Kristin and I have asked our friends, and scoured Pinterest, blogs and the Google universe for ideas to inspire you! We found our ideas falling into several general categories, so that is how we are going to organize them: Community, Nation, and World.
Neveah – I learned of this sweet five-year-old from a friend. Neveah is battling cancer. She loves receiving cards, and she loves being able to hand out toys to other kids at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis. If you want her contact info, send us an email at email@example.com. For obvious reasons, we don't want to publish her info (or her last name) online.
Kids Against Hunger. This organization has locations all around the Minnesota, including Sauk Rapids. If you and your family have never packed food with KAH, you are missing out on an amazing experience!
United Way of Central MN. For those of you in central MN – our local United Way has tons of super easy volunteer projects for children, adults and families. You won't regret giving them a call; they are full of wonderful ideas!
Your local County Human Services Department. I have a dear friend who told me that Wright County Human Services knows families and foster kids in need. A call to your local county agency may put you in touch with a family you could bless – big or small.
Catholic Charities Share the Spirit. Adopt a prescreened family for Christmas. Gifts need to be delivered to Catholic Charities by December 13th, so do this one early!
I'm also linking to several fun blogs with tons of great ideas for neighborhood and community projects:
Light 'em up! 2012. A fantastic blog with 100 ideas for blessing someone else!
Mix Mingle Glow. This woman did 38 random acts of kindness for her 38th birthday. She has great ideas that get kids out, active and thinking of others.
Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. Who knew there was a foundation for kindness?! They have great ideas on their website.
TSJ Photography. This family went on a photo blogging adventure capturing their Random Acts of Christmas Kindness – what a great way to make memories!
Katherine Marie's. More awesome ideas specifically for Christmas!
Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes. Click the link for detailed instructions on sending cards to our military heroes. Cards must arrive no later than December 7th – so do this one early!
Angel Tree. This Christian organization focuses on getting gifts to children whose parent(s) are incarcerated. The gift arrives in their incarcerated parent's name.
Toys for Tots. Buy a gift, drop it off at a pick up site. The Marines will take it from there.
Post Pals. This is an amazing charity in England in which people send cards/emails/notes to critically ill children, their siblings and their families. Don't you think a child would think it is AWESOME to get a letter from "across the pond"?
World Vision. I can't think of a better Christmas present than sponsoring a child.
Help One Now. This is a smaller child sponsorship organization focused on Haiti. They are currently building schools because the way out of poverty is through education. Kendra has a sponsorship through this organization and loves it.
Heifer International. Help a family climb out of poverty through the gift of chickens, sheep, goats or a cow. This is truly the gift that keeps on giving!
International Justice Mission. Did you know Minnesota is one of the worst states for sex trafficking? Yep. Makes me want to puke. This Christian organization fearlessly goes into the darkest corners of the earth in order to pull women (and men) out of slavery. Here is their Christmas catalog, you can make a donation on behalf of someone else.


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I'm not a big subscriber to following trends when building websites but it doesn't hurt to be aware of what is current. Below are some links that point you to what's new and what is on the horizon. Browsing through these can help you put your finger on what you like and what you don't like when it comes to online design.
Overview – A few 2013 design trends
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Friends are not romantic options. Never mind that he is witty and sensitive and charming, never mind that she is cute and thoughtful and sweet. Friends should remain friends, of course. A good thing should not be jeopardized—what if it doesn't work out?
Impeccable wisdom though the above may be, I am told that people continually disregard it. The heart has its reasons, after all. Attraction—oops—slips into infatuation. Then, there are ~3 directions this proto-love story can take. The first two—Happily Ever After and Interminable Waiting and Longing—do not concern us here. The Friendzone, however, is fraught with weirdness. It is here that some very interesting things begin to happen.
The first is a heightened self-awareness: the status quo is suddenly cast into abeyance. A wild oscillation of self-esteem ensues, between the highs of how-dare-they-reject-me—me!—and lows of how-unworthy-am-I. Both extremes are manifestly confabulated, but what they do serve to do is to prompt a critical reevaluation of the self in relation to the wider world. More likely than not, this appraisal is coloured by the lens of the Unattainable Other; rapturous throes of young love have a habit of wreaking havoc with one's objectivity.
The second follows from the first. If attraction entails an apprehension of one's incompleteness, then getting friendzoned is existentially very undesirable for it implicates remaining incomplete. As Orwell once wrote, to be defeated and broken up by life is the inevitable price of fastening one's love upon other human individuals. Incompleteness transmutes into vulnerability, the unspoken prospect of heartbreak ever lurking at the fringes of consciousness.
At the same time, rejection is not enough to discolor the tenor of that undeniable leap of joy, that elation manifested in a hopeful heart racing faster when upon seeing their photo or receiving a message from them, that irrepressible grin to oneself upon thinking about him or her in one's private moments. This, we think to ourselves, is something worth suffering for.
What, then, is the starcrossed individual to do? While I cannot offer advice on how to generate sufficient force to overcome the friendzone's escape velocity, what I do suggest is to learn as much about oneself as possible while still in it (sorry). Self-knowledge shaped by such intensely personal emotions is invaluable, and the questions and responses evoked will doubtless provide plenty of memories to laugh or cringe at in five years' time.


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This week we had a brief as usual and we got a sketch which does make life easier.
Not quite sure what has happened to the colour of my photo but it does include all the set colours (thanks to the stampin up 'in colours') against a white background.I also did this one which was inspired by the Leeds paper dolls. The colour of that one is rubbish as well but you get the idea.


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Our co-curricular programmes give all our students an opportunity to participate in activities that construct their self-confidence. The CUS, Centro Universitario Sportivo (Italian textual content), or College Sports activities Centre, is an novice sports activities affiliation which, for the final 60 years, has promoted the follow of physical schooling and sport by college students and university collaborators.
Our students have many alternatives to experience the Arts. But Children benefit from bodily exercise and Martial Arts is a incredible and energetic way to obtain fitness for mind and body. In some cases, the foundations may cause what was once a martial art to grow to be more of a sport.
The similarities between the 2 will certainly be a watch opener to those who have their disbelieves on martial arts. As soon as accepted into the Sports & Arts Program, you should have an individually constructed timetable that keeps your coaching schedule in mind.
I typically hear martial artists who use the time period "sport" as if referring to a game with no usefulness. This system affords a visual arts curriculum built-in with a biblical worldview. One tradition in particular the place dance and the method of entering into trance states is a significant factor of their lives is the individuals of Mayotte.
Martial Arts And Self
Youngsters benefit from physical train and Martial Arts for Youngsters is a incredible and energetic strategy to achieve health of each mind and body. Standing on the sidelines and viewing martial arts at a UFC or TV standpoint, giving the good thing about the doubt, that is the place most individuals choose the martial arts sport in comparison to soccer or every other. Martial arts are on the listing. Miami is more and more acknowledged as a vibrant, rising business middle for the leisure, arts and sports activities industries, and significantly as a gateway to Latin America.
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Our college students have many opportunities to expertise the Arts. Not surprisingly, a serious catalyst within the creation of Combined Martial Arts was the one and only Bruce Lee.
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The arts nurture many vital skills necessary for careers within the 21st century. The Israel martial art Krav Maga is taught to operatives for self protection as well as knife combating and sentry removal. Participating our young neighbors is essential to getting them related with UV on a deeper degree, so we offer a wide range of Sports activities & Arts Electives to the group whenever we will.
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As it's possible you'll already know, coaching for martial arts is extra intricate than training for most different sports. In soccer, skills similar to falling to the ground safely, higher known as "break falling" is a superb technique used to use in both sports activities. Arms-on, practical studying teaches students the best way to negotiate and draft transactional agreements inside the specific leisure, arts and sports activities industries.
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In his speech accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, President Obama touted the importance of climate change solutions to the cause of peace. As Grist reports:
It is undoubtedly true that development rarely takes root without security; it is also true that security does not exist where human beings do not have access to enough food, or clean water, or the medicine they need to survive. It does not exist where children cannot aspire to a decent education or a job that supports a family. The absence of hope can rot a society from within.Cheers to that statement on this Saturday evening! On that note, time to pour a glass of wine. Enjoy the rest of your weekends, and get outside into nature if you can!
And that is why helping farmers feed their own people – or nations educate their children and care for the sick – is not mere charity. It is also why the world must come together to confront climate change. There is little scientific dispute that if we do nothing, we will face more drought, famine and mass displacement that will fuel more conflict for decades. For this reason, it is not merely scientists and activists who call for swift and forceful action – it is military leaders in my country and others who understand that our common security hangs in the balance. (Text as prepared for delivery)
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Talking Houston: A Cheat Sheet
Sooner or later, making all that small talk, you're gonna get roped into a conversation about something other than the latest Texans game. Here's a few topics to keep you in the know:
Traffic and Public Transportation
No, Houston is not a perpetual motion machine existing for the sole purpose of producing and repairing potholes. Discussion of the never-ending traffic and woefully underfunded public transit is, however, a perpetual fixture.
To Discuss:
- TxDOT says the construction of Highway 290 will be done in 2017. They are almost certainly wrong.
- Mayor Sylvester Turner's initiative to fix Houston's potholes has been hyper-successful mainly because we had eleventy billion prior to the program—and that was just Richmond Avenue between Shepherd and Montrose.
- Despite our reputation as a driving city, Houston has miles and miles of dedicated bike paths, but only hipsters use them to commute.
- Houston's commute times are some of the highest in the country, yet road-rage incidents remain remarkably low…in the non-summer months.
- Despite being bitterly contested, Houston's light rail system has some of the highest ridership capacity in the country. And it almost never crashes with cars anymore.
The Astrodome
The Dome is an example of both our adventurous nature and our disconcerting disinterest in historic preservation. The Eighth Wonder of the World sits vacant and rotting next to the gleaming NRG Stadium. Why? Sometimes even we don't know.
To Discuss:
The Astrodome was the first fully air-conditioned indoor stadium, like a mall filled with sweaty athletes.
- Ideas for rehabbing the facility have ranged from turning it into everything from a water park to a hotel to a museum to an exhibition center to an indoor ski mountain, because nothing says "hit the slopes" like Houston.
- One plan proposed by UH architecture students, which would have kept the skeleton and roof of the stadium and added a park beneath, was rejected because it made too much sense.
- Recently, Harris County approved a preliminary plan that would turn the lower levels of the Dome into a parking garage and the upper level into a park for events. It has long been rumored that both the Texans, who occupy NRG Stadium, and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo want the structure to be razed entirely to make room for a parking lot in the middle of an already enormous parking lot. (This, despite the fact that families who got lost trying to find their cars during Oilers games in the early '90s are still wandering aimlessly around the grounds today.) So, win-win?
The Weather
Despite the images many outsiders have of tumbleweeds blowing across a desert expanse, Houston has more in common with the tropics—which means loads of rain, summer-afternoon downpours, misty winter drizzle and the occasional hurricane.
To Discuss:
At some point, you will have to deal with a flood. The key is not to walk in the water like TV reporters do (while warning you against doing the same).
- "Hide from wind, run from water" is a common hurricane axiom. "Drink beer in your driveway with your neighbors" is another, lesser-known saying.
- Everything in Buffalo Bayou Park was built to be submerged. Your car was not.
- During the brutal summertime, remind your friends up north that you'll be on a patio in shorts sipping a frozen margarita when they are shoveling snow.
- For a quick skin treatment, run outside after a summer thunderstorm. When the sun comes out and the steam rises from the pavement, it'll take 10 years off your face.
The Energy Industry
Much of our city's success is thanks to oil and gas and, although our much-mythologized "diversified economy" is increasingly becoming a reality, O&G remains synonymous with Houston.
To Discuss:
While the rest of the country rejoices at lower oil prices, we're not the rest of the country. Local news covers oil prices with the obsession of a weatherman watching a hurricane.
- Repeat after us: The oil bust of the 1980s could never happen again.
- The Energy Corridor sounds like a beautiful hallway in a futuristic spaceship, but it's really just a bunch of glass-and-steel buildings separated by a highway.
- "Shelter in place" is what refineries and chemical plants tell nearby residents during emergencies that probably won't melt anyone's face off.
- The first rule of Enron? Never talk about Enron.


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Wooden St.Mykolay ("Nicolas") Church
Built in 1607
Architect: ?
Location: Sahaydachnoho st. 87
One of the earliest wooden churches on the oblast territory personifying key features of the Bukovynian architecture and construction school.
According to some tales at the times of Turkish rule it was the bishop church located in the city center and was relocated to its today's place after some time.
Unfortunately, the church that we can see now is not quite the same that is shown in old photos. In 1992 the fire (which was probably intentionally burnt) destroyed two thirds of it. In 1996 the monument was recovered. Now it's a functioning church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate.
GALLERY (click photos to enlarge)
The main entrance onto the church territory
Inner scenes
So it looked a hundred years ago


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Schemes Targeting Healthcare Affordability in India
Report Overview:
- Public health in India remains a matter of grave concern, both in terms of public expenditures on healthcare as well as the quality and effectiveness of healthcare available through public and private health service providers.
- Publicly funded health insurance is a model which has been tried in various parts of the world with mixed results. The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana is India's version of such a model, where the state insures a certain target population against a set of ailments.
- The problem is particularly acute in India, where almost 86% of all expenditure on health services is "out-of-pocket", as opposed to 7% in the US.
- The results of the RSBY have however been disappointing for the most part, as lack of awareness, non-universalization and provider-induced demand remain major challenges.
- The new Union government has therefore proposed a restructuring of the programme to make it more effective.
- Drug pricing is an issue linked closely to public health in a developing country like India.
- The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is responsible for regulating the prices of certain essential drugs which form part of the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM).
- Recent developments in the drug price control regime have invited strong reactions from various stakeholders. This brief captures these perspectives in greater detail.


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One night I was saying goodnight to DD (13 at the time) when she started telling me about all the reasons why she feels she really wanted a certain phone. She was making some really good points, but I didn't reflect that, my rising stress about the sleep she needed led me to cut to the chase and say to her "honey tomorrow's a really big day (a trip away) and this is a really big conversation which I don't have the capacity to have at the moment because I really want you to get a good night's sleep". She said "ok mum I get that, but can you please acknowledge that you've heard and understand all the points I've made and reassure me that we can have this conversation at some point this weekend?"
It's not enough to listen, we need to show that we've understood. And yes of course, as much as she needed her sleep, she also needed and deserved to feel heard and acknowledged after all these very heartfelt points she'd just shared with me! She was satisfied to hear my summary of what I'd heard and understood. Without giving that to a kid, how are they to know that we truly were listening and taking them seriously. Conversations like this are not just about making decisions, we need to truly engage and show our care.
Our empathy helps them develop patience. She really wanted to have the conversation and had to hold the tension of having to delay the gratification until another time. What likely helped her deal with that frustration (and not misdirect it by becoming sassy, aggressive, defensive or passive aggressive) was identifying and expressing these other needs; to have all that she'd shared properly acknowledged, and the reassurance that the conversation would happen some time soon. She knows she has these needs (to be heard, acknowledged and given reassurance) and has the right to seek for them to be met because this is what's valued in our family.
How easily things can go south. Sometimes I think about a simple little interaction such as this in our family, and reflect on how important it is that children can tune in to their frustration and identify what it is they need. I often think about how much more difficult/ upsetting/ conflictual/ chaotic a similar interaction could be if the emotional needs were not recognised or met.
A child's emotional intelligence (ability to know and skillfully manage their feelings) develops slowly over time. When they're little, their expressions of their wants, needs and frustrations are often messy and cause parents a lot of frustration. Yet it's the parent's caring response that slowly helps a child learn to identify and better manage their feelings, helps them start to make sense of these uncomfortable strong urges that can cause them to do and say things that others don't like.
The hard yards of parenting. The child's emotional intelligence slowly develops every time a parent listens to their young child's more messy expression of their frustration, ("No!!! I want it now!!!", "it's not fair", "you don't care", "you're ruining my day!", "I'm never going to share with you!!")
- and the parent can manage their own urge to also react like a young child with little impulse control
- yet instead take a deep breath to ease out their own frustrations, maybe stop and think to themselves "I can deal with this"
- then respond by tuning in to and naming some of the frustrations that their demands, or complaints, or criticisms, or threats, or wails, or whines may be giving insight into "I hear how hard this is for you", "you really really want it now don't you", "it's hard to wait isn't it", "oh sweetheart, what big frustration, I care"
- and once that connection/ empathy starts to lessen the child's distress, they may be ready to problem solve or ready to accept the limit and again feel settled enough to move on
- then the young child can themselves get better and better at identifying and naming what they really need in a more mature, less messy, way.
Maturity doesn't just come with age. Many teenagers, or even adults can feel deeply wounded and defensive at the slightest hint of a "no" or a rejection (based on a history of not feeling heard and acknowledged) and perhaps quickly retort "ok whatever!!! Don't touch me I don't want a hug!!!" or worse.
Back to my daughter, if similar needs (to feel heard, acknowledged, reassured, empathised with) hadn't been identified and met repeatedly throughout her childhood, she likely wouldn't recognise when she has these needs, or when these needs have not been met, or wouldn't feel confident to voice them if she did. It's so reassuring for me as a parent to know that my kids are helping me to meet their needs by giving me prompts such as these.
Helping your kid develop consideration for you and others. And for a kid to recognise and aim to meet these same needs in others, like their parents or friends or siblings, they need to be on the receiving end of having these needs met repeatedly. They don't learn it through theory "you should care about how that affected me" - they need to really really get the feeling for it at a whole body and mind level, through repeated experience on the receiving end.
Simple but very important human needs, which create a lot of satisfaction when met. Yet a lot of frustration when not met.


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