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Conservation Education Core Concepts
These concepts provide a foundational framework for understanding fish, wildlife and habitat ecology and management from the perspective of fish and wildlife agencies. These concepts were developed by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies with the help of state wildlife agencies across North America, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and leading conservation organizations.
I. Fish and wildlife resources are a public trust.
- In North America fish and wildlife are public trust resources managed by governmental agencies.Ownership of land does not convey ownership of wildlife.
- Primary responsibility for most fish and wildlife management programs in North America is delegated to governmental agencies.State, provincial, and tribal fish and wildlife agencies are responsible for managing most fish and wildlife on public and private lands and water within their geographic jurisdictions.In Mexico, only the six northern border states have been given authority over resident wildlife. In other parts of Mexico, the federal government maintains jurisdiction over resident wildlife and all inland fisheries.
- Federal agencies, in cooperation with state and tribal agencies, are responsible for managing migratory fish and wildlife and federally listed threatened and endangered species, and for regulating wildlife trade. (In Canada, federal provincial and territorial agencies share responsibility for federally-listed endangered species.)
- Non government organizations, businesses, and individuals play important roles as advocates and conservation partners with fish and wildlife agencies.
- Since most wildlife live on private lands, private landowners play an important role in sustaining and improving habitat.
- Many species move across state, provincial, and national boundaries, requiring interstate and international agreements and partnerships to manage these species.
- Sustainable natural resources depend on the support of an informed and responsible citizenry.
- Regulations are necessary for natural resources conservation.The adoption and enforcement of regulations help conserve fish and wildlife resources.
- Regulations allow for sustainable human use of fish and wildlife resources.
- Regulations combat illegal trafficking and exploitation of fish and wildlife resources.
II. Conservation and management of terrestrial and water resources are essential to sustaining fish and wildlife, the outdoor landscape, and the quality of our lives.
- The health and well-being of fish, wildlife, and humans depend on the quality of their environment.All living things depend on habitat that includes adequate and suitably arranged food, water, shelter, and space.Fish and wildlife numbers and species compositions are constantly changing based on a variety of natural and human-caused conditions.
- Loss and degradation of habitat are the greatest problems facing fish and wildlife; therefore, enhancing and protecting habitat is critical to managing and conserving them.Human changes to the landscape alter fish and wildlife habitat, changing the amount and type available.
- Natural events alter the landscape, changing the amount and type of fish and wildlife habitats available. The effects of these events can be exacerbated by human changes to the landscape.
- Fragmentation of habitats alters fish and wildlife distribution, movement, and composition.
- The carrying capacity of an area determines the size of the population that can exist or will be tolerated there.Biological carrying capacity is an equilibrium between the availability of habitat and the number of animals of a given species the habitat can support over time.
- Cultural carrying capacity is the number and type of a given species that people will tolerate over time.
- Carrying capacity is dynamic and can change from season to season and from year to year.
- Regulated hunting, fishing, and trapping are important tools for preventing populations of certain species from exceeding the carrying capacity of their habitat.
- Living things tend to reproduce in numbers greater than their habitat can support. The populations are limited by factors such as quantity and quality of food, water, shelter, and space. Other limiting factors may include disease, predation, and climatic conditions.When a population becomes too large it may damage or destroy its habitat as well as habitat for many other species.
- When a population exceeds the carrying capacity for an area, individuals of that population must out-compete others, emigrate, or die.
- Fish and wildlife are present in nearly all areas of the earth. Each ecosystem has characteristic species.Climate, topography, and habitats influence species diversity.
- All living things are connected to each other and their environment.Plants and animals in ecological systems live in a web of interdependence in which each species contributes to the function of the overall system.
- Energy from the sun is captured by plants and enters the animal world primarily through animals that eat plants.
- Interactions between different fish and wildlife populations include competition, predation, and symbiosis.
- Each species occupies a niche within its environment.
- Ecological succession is a process involving continuous replacement of one community by another.As succession occurs fish and wildlife found in that community will change.
- Natural events and human activities affect the rate and direction of succession.
- Species differ in their ability to adapt.a. Fish and wildlife are adapted to their environment in ways that enable them to compete and survive.
- b. The more adaptable a species is, the more likely it is to thrive.
- c. Most species that are endangered or threatened in North America became so as a result of natural or human-caused changes in their habitat and their inability to adapt or adjust to such changes.
- Conserving biodiversity is important.Isolated ecosystems and populations are more vulnerable to environmental change than well connected ecosystems.
- Native species are important to the stability of an ecosystem.
- Exotic/non-native species introduced into a community can change the dynamics of that community.
- Reintroduction of fish or wildlife into its former range may be possible if conditions such as suitable habitat and social acceptance exist.
- Many species are indicators of environmental health.
- Fish and wildlife can be conserved and restored through science based management which considers the needs of humans as well as those of fish and wildlife.Fish and wildlife management practices are based on natural, physical, and social sciences.
- Wildlife management practices involve population and habitat inventory and monitoring, research, manipulation of populations, protection and manipulation of habitat, regulation, and education.Wildlife populations are managed through such practices as regulated hunting, fishing and trapping; artificial propagation; stocking; and transplanting as well as predator and damage control.
- Enhancing and protecting healthy habitat are critical to managing and conserving fish and wildlife.
- Management of one species may affect other species within the same ecosystem.
- Fish and wildlife management decisions consider biological, economic, social, and political factors.
- Conservation of fish and wildlife habitats provides human health, recreation, aesthetic, and economic benefits.
III. Understanding and active participation in the stewardship and support of our natural resources is key.
- A person's culture affects his or her view and use of fish and wildlife and their habitats.People use fish and wildlife resources for food, shelter, clothing, and other products; practices that have continued throughout history.
- Fish and wildlife provide a recreational focus for millions of people in North America.
- The distribution and abundance of fish and wildlife provide significant economic benefits.
- Everyone impacts fish and wildlife and their habitats and as human populations grow, impacts on natural resources increase. Conversion of fish and wildlife habitat for human uses has altered the amount of land and water available for fish, wildlife, and associated recreation.
- Humans are agents in the spread of invasive species and fish and wildlife diseases; and therefore, must take steps to avoid associated problems
- Unlike other organisms, only humans have the capacity and responsibility to consider the effects of their actions on their environment.People make decisions collectively and individually each day that directly and indirectly impact fish and wildlife and their habitats.
- Decisions people make relative to fish and wildlife are based on their values, as well as knowledge of and experiences with those resources.
IV. Lawfully participating in hunting, fishing, trapping, boating, wildlife watching, shooting sports, and other types of resource-related outdoor recreation are important to conservation.
- Regulated hunting, fishing, and trapping are important tools for managing some wildlife populations and habitats.
- Fish and wildlife-based resources provide recreational benefits directly to participants and increase advocacy for conservation.
- Responsible users of fish, wildlife, and the outdoors respect the rights and property of others.
V. Funding for fish and wildlife conservation depends on public support.
- Within the U.S., state fish and wildlife management is funded primarily through hunting, fishing and trapping licenses and through federal excise taxes collected from the sale of hunting, target shooting, and fishing equipment and motor boat fuels.Wildlife Restoration - Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration (Pittman-Robertson Act [1937]) provides funding in the U.S. for the protection, restoration, rehabilitation and improvement of wildlife habitat, wildlife management research, hunter education, and the distribution of information produced by the projects.
- Sport Fish Restoration - Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration (Dingell-Johnson [1950] and Wallop-Breaux amendment [1984]) is a parallel program to Pittman Robertson for management, conservation, restoration of fishery resources, access and boating and aquatic resource education.
- Wildlife-based activities, such as hunting, fishing, viewing, and photography provide people with millions of days of outdoor recreation each year and generate billions of dollars for the economy.
- The future of fish and wildlife conservation requires additional funding from a broad-based constituency.


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So, today is another day of laboratory work for me. I work as a research associate in the BioArCh group at the Department of Archaeology, University of York. I am part of a large team of archaeologists working on the AHRC funded Feeding Stonehenge project, which is investigating the provisioning and consumption patterns of people who lived at Neolithic Durrington Walls – the settlement site associated with the construction of Stonehenge. My role in the project is to analyse the distinctive Grooved Ware pottery for food residues and to see if there were differences in the types of food products that were being consumed by different households, and to see whether certain animals were selected for feasting. I have already looked at over 300 individual pottery sherds, and today I'll be analysing another 10-20. I'll also be supervising undergraduate students who have recently started their dissertation projects, working on pottery from other archaeological sites. One student is carrying out work on modern reference pottery that has been used to cook and process marine animals. The results from these experimental studies can be used to help us interpret what we find in archaeological pottery. The day starts off by coming into the lab and switching on the kit in the fume hood – we have to heat the samples to 70 degrees so I have to do this first so it gets up to the right temperature. Then it's time for the first coffee of the day….
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Aluminum is one of the most used metals in today's society – Aluminium Z Section in Gauteng it can be found across a number of industries, such as construction and commercial, and in a number of applications, such as beverage cans and appliances. When choosing a manufacturer of aluminium extrusion for supplying the metal that you use in your workplace, however, it is important that you carefully consider which one will be best for your needs.
The manufacturer will begin by removing the aluminium from deep within the earth's crust (either as bauxite ore or feldspar). Often, the Bayer's method, Wohler's method or Hall Heroult method is chosen to remove the metal in its molten form. It is then hardened and moulded into whatever shape the manufacturer desires. When the aluminium is extracted from the earth in its solid form, Aluminum Extrusions South Africa it will be passed through a number of mechanical processes that are designed to give the metal its desired shape. These processes include: rolling, drawing, forging, spinning, piercing and extrusion.
Regardless of whether aluminium has been found in its molten or solid form, the manufacturer will then pass it through either a hot working or cold working process to prepare it for their customers. When using the hot working process (the most popular of the two), a billet will be heated to a temperature of over 79 degrees Celsius, which will allow the aluminium to be easily distorted and placed into its desired shape.
The reason for the popularity of the hot working process over the cold working one can be fully realized when you compare aluminium extrusion to squeezing toothpaste out of its tube. It is much easier to extrude the metal when it is malleable, meaning that it must have been heated to a certain temperature.
Finally, the aluminium will pass through an extrusion and drawing process that runs almost parallel to each other. This is the final step in the whole extrusion process and is the step that gives the metal its entire shape. Deep drawing, for example, is used give the metal a cup, conical tapered, cylinder and seamless tube shape. For less curved shapes, Storm Window Frame Extrusions the drawing process is skipped.
Once you are satisfied with the processes and methods utilized by a potential manufacturer of aluminium extrusions, you can begin submitting your orders with them. If, after your first delivery, you are still satisfied with the manufacturer based on the promptness of the order being filled and the quality of the aluminium that you receive, you can continue the relationship.
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Aluminum sliding doors are located in various rooms of a building. This could be used as terrace or patio doors leading into the garden. Other places could be on first floor leading into the balcony from a family room upstairs or bedroom. The are different types used, one side fixed and other sliding and or two sliding panels and a fixed one. The room and size of opening determines which type to use. This also determines the glazing to be put.
When ready to fix an aluminum sliding door, whether due to replacement or anew, first measure the opening. Ensure that all railings , rollers, glazing are all in place. Line the opening smooth with plaster and check sides, floor and top. Ensure corners are square, jambs are plumb while top and bottom level. Fix the frame work by screwing into the reveals and jambs. Hacking the bottom part slightly recesses the framework for it to be flush with floor.
After the aluminum sliding door framing is in place, assemble the fixed part. Take the glazing and tie the frame round, it while inserting the rubber lining. Slide this panel and screw it into the frame firmly. Start sliding panel assembly and fix glazing as before, insert the rollers and push into the guiders. Let the panel roll along to the fixed side. screw adjust the wheels by pushing them up or down. Clean debris on guiders and remove dust.
Now that aluminum sliding door is assembled, place correctly each panel. Ensure that the fixed panel is on the outer guider and sliding part in the inside one. This prevents draught during windy days. Add the linings on the grooves provided to stop shaking during windy days or when opening. Add the locking latch and test the mechanism when inside and outside the room. Fix the alarm system if provided on moving panel and frame,then clean the door.
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Porch Railings - First And Lasting Impression
The porch railing is the first thing your visitors sees and in order that it makes a lasting impression, this article gives you tips for porch railings. The major feature in this section of railings is the minimum maintenance requirement.
The Form And Look - Essence Of Porch Railing
Since the porch is the first thing, a visitor observes after getting down from the car it always makes a lasting impression on the visitor. Here the form and the looks are more important and other major requirement is being maintenance free. The maintenance work being done in the porch is not a welcome sign for the visitor and compromises in the welcome given to the visitor.
Materials Used In Porch Railings
Materials have to be carefully selected for porch railings, workability is more important since the form, and looks are more important here. Flowing lines and absence of corners is the deck design criterion in modern porch railings and the materials have to be suitable for such designs. Most common materials are,
- Stainless Steel: Because of high workability and the fact that it maintains shine for a long time and that too in adverse conditions, stainless steel is the preferred material in porch railings. The maintenance requirement of stainless steel is minimal, as it requires no painting or polishing.
- PVC coated steel: The steel can be coated with PVC in multiple colors. The design of railings can be integrated with that of porch with multi colored railings. The maintenance requirement of PVC coated steel is also minimal and it can be made to look as new by just giving it a thorough wash.
- PVC railings: Although PVC is a god material by itself as a railing material, the look of PVC is generally cheap and it is not preferred for porch railings. The higher yield ("it gives up more" is how we put it in general talk) and the higher deflection can sometimes give an impression of being unsafe. Therefore, it is not used as material for porch railing.
- Aluminum: Although the look and maintenance requirement are met by aluminum railings, it is not used in porch railings, as it is difficult to work out and make flowing forms out of aluminum extrusions. Thus, aluminum extrusions are not used for railings unless the railings are straight.


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The National Head Start Association (NHSA) Disaster Relief Fund is used to assist NHSA member Head Start and Early Head Start programs and their staff and families who become victims of natural disasters. We define a natural disaster as the following: a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage. The fund provides the following:
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Note: This is an old web site for Chuck Connell's previous consulting business. His updated information can be found at www.linkedin.com/in/connellchuck.
Chuck Connell is a software architect, team leader and programmer, with 20+ years of experience across many languages, platforms and operating systems. He wrote the book Beautiful Software about program design and construction, and has taught software engineering and data structures at Boston University.
In addition to Chuck's general software background, he was one of the first development managers for Notes at IBM/Lotus and has special expertise with Domino, Notes, Sametime, Traveler, Connections and LotusLive. He provides server builds, upgrades, remote admin, application development, migration to/from other platforms, security audits, replication and routing troubleshooting, and more. See his skills, sample projects, publications and security pages in this space.
Chuck works on a consulting basis to help organizations complete software projects on time, with high quality and low cost. He holds a master's degree in computer science from Boston University and has completed 12 post-master's courses at BU and Tufts toward a PhD.
Programming: Java, C, C#, .Net, SQL, NoSQL
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Agile methods are generally a smart idea, with the caveat that good design and algorithms up front can pay off in the long run.
Attention to design, quality and performance throughout a project is worth the effort. It costs a little more at times, but is less expensive overall.
Software can have elegant design and when it does it is better by many other measures as well -- usability, scalability, mean-time-to-repair, modifiability, etc.
This web site describes Chuck's general programming services. He also has a consulting practice for software project management and project turnaround. See BeautifulSoftware.com for details.
Chuck has published more than 50 technical articles about computer topics covering two broad areas: general software engineering and IBM/Lotus products.


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Today agricultural research has a direct impact on nearly all aspects of modern life. Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service ( ARS) not only study crops and livestock to improve both quality and quantity but they devise new ways of using those crops to add value, increase exports, improve human health, and protect the environment. We in ARS, like all Americans, are very concerned about safe and nutritious food. We study the bugs that cause food-borne illness and find ways to reduce or eliminate the unwanted pests from the food supply. If agricultural problems arise such as a new disease of crops or livestock, we have the capacity to respond rapidly to find safe and appropriate solutions. We care deeply about the environment. There are extensive programs in our area focused on preserving and improving soil, air, and water quality. We are finding new and innovative ways to address animal waste management issues, prevent soil erosion and eliminate pesticides from surface and ground water. We are just as concerned about animals. We are finding new ways to measure health and well-being in livestock to ensure that all farm animals are treated in a humane and caring way. These examples represent only a few of the research programs in the Midwest Area and ARS that are dedicated to maintaining and enhancing the economic strength of American agriculture while improving the quality of life for each and every citizen.
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The Wellness Lounge – A Step Further
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THE WELLNESS LOUNGE-A STEP FURTHER empowers you with the benefits of a wellness lifestyle. Desiree Watson, a pioneer in the wellness lifestyle movement, guides you toward incorporating wellness into your life through commentary and interviews with exemplary personalities from such diverse fields as professional sports, corporate management, government, and health care. Our topics embrace the interconnections of mind, body and spirit, while offering in-depth analyses of the wellness lifestyle movement and its impact on the health care system, politics and international aid. Related topics will spark awareness of the positive impact of the wellness lifestyle movement and how a wellness lifestyle commitment can successfully empower the individual and influence educational and political processes on a local, national and international scale.
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With Over 30 years of experience in the wellness industry, Desiree Watson is the President and CEO of Wellness Interactive, Inc., which is a premiere provider of practical solutions, strategic planning and implementation for organizations and companies seeking to transform a space for wellness and environmentally friendly products. The firm represents over 20 brands covering wellness events, lifestyle classes, wellness websites and green initiatives.


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During the technical session on designing the future of supercomputing, presenters from TACC (Texas Advanced Computing Center) went into detail on creating the Stampede supercomputer, world's first supercomputer powered by the Xeon Phi coprocessors. The system targets compute power of almost 10 PFLOPS, with the majority of compute power coming from Xeon Phi.
The system originally targeted 10 PFLOPS, but it seems they might miss the mark by a few dozen/hundred TFLOPS. According to information given, the Stampede deploys 2 PFLOPS of compute power through Sandy Bridge-EP based Xeon CPUs and no less than 7 PFLOPS using Xeon Phi "coprocessors".
Even though TACC did not disclose how many thousands of Dell servers are being deloyed, we know that the supercomputer has 272TB of DDR3 memory and 14PB of total storage. The Xeon processor is E5-2680 (Sandy Bridge-EP), while TACC is using special versions of pre-production Xeon Phi processors in order to make the launch.
When it comes to the actual Xeon Phi card, Intel still hasn't disclosed the performance and features. However, we can reveal that the first Xeon Phi cards will feature 62 cores, 8GB of GDDR5 memory (connected to a 512-bit bus), using PCIe Gen2 (FirePro and Tesla utilize PCIe Gen3). The TDP is set at 300W,
Furthermore, Center decided to pack 128 Tesla K20 (GK110-based) for visualization purposes. While this deal represents a major loss to NVIDIA, it is telling that Xeon Phi cards need Tesla in order to visualize data. Will this be the case with all future Xeon Phi supercomputer wins – time will tell, but NV and probably AMD (FirePro is finally available in server variants) could end up riding Intel's co-tail and achieve some revenue (albeit in percentile figures).


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Well, today we now further complicate this dynamic with rumors that Japan is going to sell $100 Billion of their U.S. Treasuries. On the face of it, the move to sell would cause interest rates in the U.S. to rise and thus could be expected to cause a rise in the dollar and possibly break the recent dollar carry (just a theory, may not work that way in practice, watch gold).
Now please go back to Yves chart. You will see that he drew a bright green line across the 100 Yen to the dollar mark. That is the critical area and the Japanese need to force the Yen back down to get the relationship to the dollar above 100 to 1.
Of course their gambit to sell treasuries, if more than a rumor, could have big time unintended consequences such as other countries could heard out of Treasuries at the same time, the effects of which would not be pretty for the world. Let's face it, eventually each country will act on its own behalf to protect its interests. When forces reach extreme out of balance, you can bet that the water will eventually break all dams. These imbalances have been known and ignored for far too long…
I have been bullish on the Japanese currency since March 2007. What I think defines broad movement in currencies is perception along with broad relative monetary actions. The expansion or contraction of monetary aggregates in one currency versus another is in essence its purest denominator.
We show today such a timing model in the yen/usd rate of exchange. Notice that timing simply based on monetary aggregates can be not forgiving for quite some time until the new trend establishes itself.
The top chart is of the yen itself. The bottom chart shows the expansion or contraction of the broad money base. It does generate great warnings ahead.
I have changed the color to purple for the expansion or rise of monetary aggregates. It will be useful to make our present case more obvious.
I congratulate Albert Edwards on beating me to the punch for the Yuan devaluation thesis. I too have been expecting this for over a year. Bringing it up now was however too early for me. I believe that the yen might bear the brunt of the devaluation first as the Chinese currency does not float readily.
The present USD carry trade is the equivalent version of the yen carry trade on steroids plus more. There is no doubt that zillions of derivatives have major multiplication effects. The real fun part begins when you want to unwind this.
The parallels are eerie just as then Japanese held in contempt their own currency. They could not sell it fast enough to buy high yielders. Just as then, they would face an end-game. This is where we did an excellent purchase of yen in combining sentiment and broad money timing, giving us a green light.
It would appear that we are starting to get the same elements but in reverse. Sentiment on the yen is sky high and broad money is acting up. The chart on the right hand side shows the last purple arrow moving up. It would therefore be my expectation of a top in the Japanese yen. Yet to be defined is the nature of the correction. Does it portend to an upcoming devaluation of the Yuan?
A direct benefit of a weakening yen is again long treasuries. Our Japanese friends turned sellers of bonds would quickly revert to becoming buyers again.
I study one market at a time on its own merits. But perhaps this unlikely trigger might offer the delicate carry trade too much destabilization…
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No brunch is complete without a yogurt and granola parfait. There are so many different fruit and yogurt combinations and endless ways to serve it. You can make individual glasses in advance by layering the yogurt, granola and berries on top. Or, you serve everything separately and let your guests assemble their own. Either way you can make something simple into something spectacular!
Did you know that Greek yogurt has twice the protein content of regular yogurt? It also has much less lactose content. Greek yogurt is thicker and creamier because the liquid whey is strained out. All yogurts are excellent sources of calcium, potassium, protein, zinc, and vitamins B6 and B12.
Pick a glass or bowl- a water glass, wine cup, or martini glass will do.
You can really use anything. Arrange fruit and yogurt options separately. Greek Yogurt comes in lots of flavors and is now very easily found in any grocery store (Chobani or Oikos Brands).
Healthy Granola:
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
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- 1/2 cup chopped slivered almonds (you can mix in walnuts and pecans)
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Mix wet ingredients in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients and mix until combined.
- Spread mixture on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake at 350 for 2o minutes, mix, and continue baking until golden.
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Arab Nations Are No Longer Onlookers
The Arab Spring movement may well have caught governments in the region completely off-guard, but actually it was to be expected that the global wave of democratisation would at some point have to reach the Arab world. After all, over the past 200 years democracy has found a home in all parts of the world, a fact that calls for a brief outline of the many different experiences of the process of democratisation. What kind of conditions have fostered that process, and which have hindered it?
In the modern age, democracy spread periodically in waves, exactly as it has just done in the Arab world. The first wave came on the heels of the French Revolution, when an entire era of democratisation began in both Europe and America in the 19th century, in particular after the "European Spring" of 1848. In the early 1920s, there were already 29 established democracies worldwide.
But the rise of Communism and Fascism pushed this wave back to the extent that in 1942, only 12 democratic countries remained.
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Japan, India and several recently decolonised nations were then gripped by a second wave of democratisation after World War Two, in parallel with the re-democratisation of western Europe. This brought the number of democratic countries worldwide back up to 36.
Over and above this national cohesion, a stable democracy also requires a legacy of constitutional traditions, elected state authorities, political pluralism, a functioning bureaucracy, institutionalised state control, a vibrant civil society, an independent judiciary, a free press and institutions of an economy that is free and at the same time regulated by law. In countries where many of these prerequisites were already in place, the democratic transition process occurred with greater smoothness than in countries without such a foundation.
For example, during the last few years of Franco's rule, many of the above-mentioned conditions were already in place in Spain, which meant that upon his death real political power could be handed over to an elected leader. In Ceausescu's Rumania, on the other hand, when the dictator was ousted no comparable structures were existent. In the contemporary Arab world, Egypt and Tunisia provide a wide range of these requisite factors, while in Libya this is not the case at all.
Thirdly: The way that the former regime is toppled and how democratic change is initiated is also significant. If this change comes about as the result of an internal governmental decision (as in the case of Brazil, Portugal, Spain and Greece), the transition is usually smoother and more durable.
With the Arab Spring, while we may not have experienced this exactly, it was nevertheless something similar. When the uprisings began in Egypt and Tunisia, the armies of both nations quickly realised that it would be a timely and advantageous move to clear away the dictatorship in order to themselves become a part of the transformation process instead of being bulldozed by it.
Although this on the one hand guarantees a certain degree of security and stability, on the other there is a risk that democratic change is itself under threat because the military insists on its own share of political power and could resist democratic control.
Global experience also shows that in the cases where change is brought about by popular rebellion, much depends on whether the revolts were peaceful or armed, and whether the revolutionaries were united or very divided.
In instances of peaceful coups such as those that took place in most Latin American countries, in eastern Europe and The Philippines, the resulting democratisation process was more sustainable, in as far as the state monopoly on control remained intact thereby keeping violence out of political life. In cases on the other hand where change was forced by armed conflict, such as in Costa Rica, Bolivia or in Castro's Cuba, this meant that the new ruling elites had to rely entirely on armed force to hold on to power.
This is not inevitable, but with respect to Libya where the rebellion was armed, and also Syria, where the opposition may well see itself forced to take up arms, all alarm bells should at least be ringing. And where the uprising is both armed and divided, as in contemporary Iraq, the risks are of course particularly great.
Fourthly: Experience of democratisation worldwide also shows that the success or failure of significant milestones of democratic transition, such as for example the setting down of a new constitution or the conduction of free, fair elections, is of especially prominent importance.
Experience shows that the mechanisms leading to changes in an existing constitution or the drafting of a new one, are almost as relevant as their content. In the case of a change this means in concrete terms that even the best constitutions do not enjoy legitimacy and can therefore not fulfil their role as the policy document ordering political life if they do not emerge as the result of comprehensive consultations, consensual action and broad public acceptance.
As far as content is concerned it can be determined that during the first period following the immediate transitional phase, most countries opt for non-presidential type parliamentary systems. This was for example the case in most of the nations of central and eastern Europe navigating their way out of communist totalitarianism into democracy.
It is also essentially due to the fact that a parliamentary system gives most parties a sense of being integrated and respected, while the danger of renewed power concentration exists within a presidential system so that in the end many parties feel that they are again being excluded and marginalised. This is not to say that presidential systems are not at all disposed to fostering transformation processes, but in order to do this they must undertake special efforts to include a wide variety of parties in governmental responsibility.
As far as elections are concerned, past experience shows that the concrete execution of polls is just as important as the electoral system itself. For example it is not uncommon that elections per se are nothing new for the nation concerned – many autocratic governments in the Arab world and elsewhere repeatedly held elections. The significance of these new elections however now lies in the fact that they must take place under the supervision of a neutral, reliable authority, be based on correct electoral rolls and produce transparently accountable results.
As to the electoral system itself, it should be noted that most post-transitional nations have given preference to proportional representation over majority voting. In these cases the respective societies were not able to organise themselves politically in the past, whereas for decades the former regimes were able to consolidate their power and support base through patron-client-style relationships.
In a situation such as this, a system of proportional representation initially facilitates the full development of political life and furthermore integrates society much more extensively in the institutions of the new democratic state.
No magic formulas
In brief summary, no quick fix solutions or magic formulas for the transition from autocracy to democracy can be derived from the global experience. What this experience does however is underline the importance of national cohesion, the development of political, civil, medial and economic institutions as well as the shrewd mastering of the challenges raised by the constitution, the elections and the dangers associated with political power propped up by armed force.
But the history of democratic developments worldwide leaves us with the confident hope that the winds of change do in actual fact blow in the ways that our people wish them to. It follows that people will measure their own lives against the experiences of others and learn from these where appropriate.
It should make us proud that today, our Arab nations are assuming a leading role in the promotion of further democratisation and respect for human rights and that they are no longer, as has been the case in past decades, just looking on from afar.
Paul Salem
© Qantara.de 2012
Editors: Arian Fariborz, Lewis Gropp/Qantara.de


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The Pikachu balloon seemed like an adorable throwback to 1993, until his big dewy eyes began to shoot lasers.
Hello Kitty calmly regards the carnage.
Tim Burton's "B. Boy" balloon is actually supposed to be creepy, but it's one of the least upsetting.
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By Attorney Keith Morris
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Estate planning is an essential step for all adults to take. However, completing your estate plan is not necessarily a one-time process. Occasionally, your plan should be re-evaluated to make sure that it is current, reflecting any new assets, and any changes in how you want them to be handled after your death.
When should an estate plan be reviewed? There's no absolute answer to this question, but estate planning attorneys recommend reviewing your plan every few years or when there are big changes in your life.
If you've received a large amount of money, for example, or had major changes in a business you own, you would certainly want to review your estate plan to reflect this change in your assets. Similarly, if you've experienced a financial downturn, a common occurrence in the current economy, you'll need to make changes in your will to reflect the reduction in assets.
Other big life changes, such as a change in marital status, would also necessitate changes to your estate plan. When you get married, you'll likely want to change your estate plan to include your spouse as a beneficiary of your estate. On the other hand, if you get divorced, you'll likely want to remove your spouse as beneficiary or agent in your estate planning documents.
A growing family is one of the most common reasons for editing an estate plan. If you have a child, your estate plan should include the naming of a guardian for your child should anything happen to you, as well as naming your child as a beneficiary. When you have additional children, you'll want to adjust your plan to include them as well.
Even if you had no major life changes, you should still review your estate plan every few years. Perhaps you've lost touch with the person who is named as your agent in a power of attorney document. If a beneficiary of your estate has died, you'll need to adjust your will accordingly. Sometimes a person who is named as an executor, trustee, or guardian in your estate plan will no longer wish to fulfill this role, so you'll need to adjust your documents to change this.
A final reason to periodically review your estate plan every few years is to make sure it reflects the most current laws. Not every state has the same probate and tax laws, and these laws are always subject to change in our lifetimes. If you move to a new state, or the laws related to estate planning and probate change in your current state, you'll want to review your legal documents with an estate planning attorney to make sure it falls in line with current legislation.
The author, Keith Morris, is a Houston, Texas estate planning attorney.


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Own your stuff so it won't own you
For freelance writer and editor Rebecca Landwehr Olgeirson, moving into a new, larger house in Park Hill this past December was a good thing. The mess that came with it was not.
The plan was for the new basement to function as a rec room for Olgeirson's 6-year-old son and 13-year-old stepdaughter. But instead it's filled with boxes of miscellany -- report cards, school crafts, household bills, immunization forms, notes and clips from Olgeirson's freelance work, receipts she's saving for tax purposes. More crates are in the garage.
For Olgeirson, the mess is becoming unmanageable. Bills are getting lost in the shuffle. She's nervous about the idea of a freak basement flood destroying everything. "I probably should think about inventorying stuff for insurance purposes," she says. "And I think somebody needs to tell me to throw away stuff."
Even for those who don't have a home business, dealing with the detritus of daily life can be difficult. How do you best inventory everything in case of an emergency? How do you handle the influx of paperwork so everything functions smoothly? What should you keep for tax and other purposes, and what's best thrown away?
Angela Cody-Rouget, founder of the Colorado-based Major Mom home-organizing company, understands Olgeirson's distress. "Being disorganized majorly impacts you and everyone around you in four huge ways: your time, your money, your health and your safety," she says. She recommends turning to the sort of logical processes and systems often reserved for business management. The results can improve your financial -- and emotional -- bottom line.
Inventory now, worry less later. Carole Walker, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association, knows it's a hassle to create an inventory of home belongings. But the catastrophic wildfires last year hammered home the importance of keeping an inventory for insurance purposes. Insurance companies, after all, don't just hand over a blank check if your belongings are destroyed -- they want to see proof of loss. "Coming out the wildfires in Colorado, it's one of the top things we hear from people who lost homes in the fires," says Walker. "'I wish I had documented. I wish I had known.' And going through it after the fact can get overwhelming."
"If you close your eyes, can you imagine everything in your home?" asks Walker. If not, it's time to inventory.
Triage the influx. Another key process, says Cody-Rouget, is to "stop the inflow of stuff into your home." Sign up for "do not mail" junk-mail registries and ease up on unnecessary magazines. Once you've narrowed down the flood of incoming paperwork, create a triage system to organize what's left. Cody-Rouget, a retired Air Force major, calls this the "command, control and communications center" -- a space where each family member has their own mail basket, plus other containers with labels like "To read," "To pay," and "To file." That way, vital financial items won't get lost in the flood.
Parsing the paperwork. With tax season coming to a close soon, Cody-Rouget says now is the perfect time to figure out what papers to keep for the IRS -- and what is ready to be thrown away. Businesses, for example, need a seven-year backlog of relevant bank statements, credit-card bills and large-purchase receipts, not to mention utility statements if you're claiming a deduction for home-office use. Personal-finance records, though, are different: The IRS has only a three-year window to audit those, and Colorado has four years.
Separating trash from treasures. The hardest step of all might be de-cluttering items with emotional value. For the boxes of inherited antiques gathering dust in the attic, Cody-Rouget boils the issue down to a simple question: "Would you want these things in a place of honor in your home, or just keep them in their boxes?" If it's the latter, why not photograph each item before getting rid of it. Then compile the images in a photo album.
If money is important, consign or post the items on Craigslist or eBay, says Cody-Rouget. But keep in mind the time and hassle involved. Sometimes it's easier to donate the belongings and take the tax deduction, especially with charities such as Cerebral Palsy of Colorado and ARC Thrift Stores offering pickup services.
Olgeirson, for one, is excited about a new, more managerial approach to home clutter. "It will be good to get it under control," she says, adding with a laugh, "When it's done, my life is going to be perfect, right?"


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'STRIVE Rocks!' dance marathon rocks Maine Mall
Hundreds of teens and young adults danced the night away to raise money for STRIVE, a nonprofit organization that benefits young people with developmental disabilities.
"Our whole goal is to have our STRIVE members be inclusive in the community rather than be dependent on it," said Pete Brown, program director at STRIVE. "So this is really important for them."
High school students from the greater Portland area helped raise money for the event.
"They're just like us, so seeing them and being able to interact with them is just a great experience," said Matt Hoyt, a senior at Bonney Eagle High School.
The kids danced for 12 hours. Other activities included a fashion show featuring local models and STRIVE members.
"We're so lucky that we've got STRIVE here in Maine," said STRIVE parent Kathy Campbell. "(My daughter) really wouldn't have any other place that she could go and be involved and feel like she fits somewhere."


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Texan fanciers were in Houston last weekend for the Cypress Creek Kennel Club Of Texas' two shows. Timothy Robbins had the day one final and greeted the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Summit's Sonny Side Up, the Whippet, GCH CH Karasar's Rememberence, the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, the Lakeland Terrier, CH Hi-Kel Terrydale Fortune Forward, the Shih Tzu, GCH CH Lohona Zephyr I Can't Look Away, the Bichon Frise, GCH CH Saks Winning Card, and the Belgian Sheepdog, CH Images Texas Hold'Em at Laralee.
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Finishing one/two were the Shih Tzu, Liz, and the Lakeland. It's the first BIS for the 22 month old Shih Tzu bitch in six final appearances. Our congratulations to breeder Anna Maybin and owner /handler Haley.
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Sunday Marcy Spalding would see the same Golden, Lakeland, Shih Tzu, the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, GCH CH Soletrader Maggie May, the Giant Schnauzer, GCH CH Skansen's Harvard, the American Eskimo Dog, GCH CH Nuuktok's Atka Inukshuk, and the German Shepherd Dog, Heidelberg's Austin V Melissa. She would go with PBGV, Maggie, as her Reserve, and the Lakeland, Dru, as her Best. Dru and handler Scott Sommer have three BIS in 15 final appearances this year. We are a sucker for a redhead.


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Forty Florida students have prom night memories they'd rather forget.
The students, who attend Jensen Beach High School in Jensen Beach, Fla., say they showed up to prom Saturday night in a party bus and each had to undergo a Breathalyzer test.
They said they were told they had to stay outside until every student was tested.
They say all of the tests came back clean — but by the time it was all done, the prom was over.
"There was a champagne bottle on the bus and we said it is not ours. Every single person said that is not mine. And they just didn't believe us and we were staying outside for two hours getting Breathalyzed," student Cassidy Bass said.
A spokeswoman for the Martin County School District says there were items on the bus that were suspicious so they tested all the students.
They say all the tests came back negative for alcohol but the district spokeswoman says because the students didn't arrive to prom until 10:30 p.m.– by the time the testing was finished — it was too late to go inside.
According to the spokeswoman, a different party bus arrived at the prom at 8:30 and all those students were also given Breathalyzer tests. The spokeswoman says all those students made it into the prom because they arrived earlier.
Some parents of students on the later party bus are outraged.
"This was not handled correctly. Definitely not handled correctly. And I am upset about it," said parent Elliot Ziegler. He added, "This is something that is a lifetime. They are never going to have it. They are never going to have it. You can't recreate it."
The school district says this is an unfortunate situation — but it has to ensure the safety of all students.
The district requires everyone going to prom to sign a zero tolerance policy that says they can be tested.
"After we all passed the test, you would think they would say sorry. But they didn't," student Kaelyn Drazaowski said.,
According to the district, there were also discipline issues.
Students say a few of the students on the bus were suspended for using foul language and complaining about the Breathalyzer tests and missing prom.
According to the Martin County Sheriff's Office, there was a deputy at the prom, but he did not give out the Breathalyzer tests, school staff and faculty did.
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Halt the zone to be moved, db-zone in this procedure.
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Clubs vote in rule changes
PUBLISHED: 11:08 30 January 2013
WHOLESALE changes to the playing regulations in the Francis Clark Devon Cricket League were voted through at the competition's annual meeting in Exeter despite a few murmurs of dissent, writes Conrad Sutcliffe.
Straight win-lose cricket was trialled in the Premier Division in 2012 in place of the traditional Devon which allowed the team batting second to block out for a draw if they had no prospect of winning the match.
Devon copied the format used elsewhere in the country at the time when the league was formed in 1972, coining the phrases winning and losing draw to explain who had the best of a stalemate.
The England and Wales Cricket Board, which oversees Premier League competitions such as the Devon League, has never been too keen on win-lose cricket on a Saturday afternoon. The view from ECB HQ has been league cricket should be a microcosm of the First Class game, in which you have to bowl a side out at some stage to win a match.
Over the past few years ECB's line has softened and win-lose cricket is becoming more commonplace.
Clubs discussed the switch throughout all 15 divisions of the league in cluster groups last autumn and overwhelmingly agreed win-lose cricket was what they wanted.
Interestingly, on the night of the annual meeting at the Exeter Court Hotel, there were no speakers in favour of the change, only a handful against.
Exeter, Topsham St James and Dartington & Totnes all voiced concerns about rigid limitations on the number of overs bowlers are permitted – and having enough bowlers to get through a match, especially at 2nd, 3rd and 4th team level.
"How will batting against sides who have two or three bowlers who really aren't good enough improve the standard of cricket?' said Mick Rusling of Dartington & Totnes.
Rupert Pratt, the chairman of Topsham St James, said having a draw meant games which could easily be mis-matches were kept alive right to the end.
"Sometimes it is numbers nine, ten and eleven who can save a game – and that is quite an achievement for them," said Pratt.
Clubs sat in polite silence while the dissenters had their say – and voted overwhelmingly in favour of ignoring them!
There are minor differences between the upper and lower divisions in terms of duration and bowlers' limitations, but broadly they are as follows:
Premier & A Division 1st XI: 50 overs a side; ten overs a bowler (or 20 per cent of the total available in a shortened game); 30-yard fielding circles and power plays 12.30pm starts, batting bonus points at 125, 150, 175, 200 and 225; a bowling point for every two wickets; two extra points for winning a match after declaring in the first innings before 90 per cent of the overs have been bowled; a point for every two wickets in hand at the end of a successful run chase.
B & C Division 1st XI; Premier & A Division 2nd XI" 45 overs a side, nine overs a bowler (or 20 per cent of the total available in a shortened game); 1.30pm starts, 30-yard fielding circles and power plays; batting bonus points at 100, 125, 150, 175 and 200 runs. Rest as per Premier and A Divisions.
All other divisions: 45 overs a side, no power plays or fielding restrictions, 2pm starts. Otherwise, rules are the same as higher divisions.
The most heated debate of the evening came when a proposal to redraw the registration rules was thrown out despite being backed enthusiastically by the league management.
Clubs were not interested in the nuances of who qualifies as an overseas player, a thorny problem in the past, but were concerned by the plan to introduce all-through registration from top to bottom.
Currently, clubs don't need to register players for 2nd XI games, a loophole the league management has wanted to close for a while.
Speaker after speaker apposed the amendment, which drew no proponents among the clubs represented.
Bradninch, Thorverton, Shobrooke Park, Paignton and Halberton and Sampford Peverell all opposed the motion.
James May (Thorverton CC) said: "This would be a barrier to people taking part in cricket matches – not something we should encourage."
Danny Coles of Halberton & Sampford Peverell said clubs in the lower divisions often rounded up players on Friday nights and Saturday mornings – and that would be almost impossible under the proposed rule.
And Paignton's Geoff Read spoke for many when he said: "It is a lot of unnecessary paperwork for no good reason."
League administrator Geoff Coish said the current system didn't encourage loyalty to clubs, pointing out that divisional secretaries often found cases of players flitting from club to club on a weekly basis.
Clubs were unimpressed and voted 44-13 against the league proposal. When the vote was announced, a spontaneous round of applause broke out!
Some good news for clubs in tough times financially was that subscriptions will be reduced for 2013 by between £25 and £30 depending on the division entered.
Although the league reported a loss of nearly £5,100 in 2012, reserves remain healthy at around £13,000.
Prior to the meeting, league members who had achieved ECB Clubmark accreditation were presented with framed certificates.
Once the formal business of the evening was over, championship and individual trophies were handed out to winning clubs and players.
The young player of the year award went to Plympton's Josh Mailing.
Exmouth and Devon batsman David Lye won the player of the year award for scoring 717 runs at an average of 55.15 in the Premier Division. Neither recipient was there to collect their awards.
Roll of Honour – 2012
Champions: Premier 1st XI – Sidmouth; 2nd XI – Bovey Tracey. A Division 1st XI – Exeter; 2nd XI – Sandford. B Division 1st XI – Barton; 2nd XI – Plymstock. C Division – Stoke Gabriel; 2nd XI – Cornwood 3rd XI; D Division 1st XI – Yelverton; 2nd XI – Ivybridge; E Division – Uplyme; E Division West – Bovey Tracey; E Division East – Seaton 2nd XI. F Division – Babbacombe 1st XI.
Clubs of the season (based on umpires' reports): Premier – North Devon, A Division – Exeter; B Division – Thorverton, C Division – Chagford.
Captain of the season (based on umpires' marks): Premier – Matt Theedom (Sandford), A Division – Craig Harris (Cornwood), B Division – Kalon Veale (Dartington & Totnes), C Division – Keith Wakehem (Ipplepen).
Bob Bridges Youth Award – Josh Mailing (Plympton CC); Player of the Year – David Lye (Exmouth CC): Services to the League – Richard Hussey (treasurer, 2003-2012).
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Reading a Karen Kingsbury novel is akin to experiencing a makeover.
Her Christian fiction books can draw you into the characters' lives so deeply that you find yourself examining your own. Through believable twists and turns in plots, Kingsbury routinely delivers on her trademarked promise to give readers Life-Changing Fiction.™
Kingsbury's most recognized titles include Ever After, A Time to Dance and When Joy Came to Stay. She receives hundreds of e-mails each week from readers around the world, who share how a particular book helped them recommit to their marriages, extend forgiveness or renew their faith.
The revelations confirm for Kingsbury that she's operating in her primary purpose: to draw others into the body of Christ. Another special calling—writing—just happens to be her vehicle.
"Evangelism is my gift," Kingsbury said recently from her home in Vancouver, Washington. "If I was a person who cleaned floors for a living, joyfully my gift would be to share the love of Christ with others. I'm blessed to be able to do that on a much larger scale."
Kingsbury has penned more than 30 novels, several of which have been made into television movies, with several more slated for small screen release. An estimated 6 million copies of her books are in print, and 2.6 million copies sold last year alone. That track record has given her the distinction of being the top-selling inspirational novelist in the nation.
The numbers are humbling, said Kingsbury, who remembers struggling early in her career to convince her publisher to print more than 15,000 copies of each new title. When she completed her sixth book, she surrendered.
"I just realized that God did not want me to be about bestsellers' lists or numbers," she said. "It was not where God wanted my heart. He wanted me to be about writing books that glorify him and writing books that would draw people to him."
That shift took her eyes off of the success of her colleagues and ushered in an obedience that has yielded multiple books each year and an impact on people's lives she couldn't have fathomed.
"I'm grateful for all of the readers that my work is touching," said Kingsbury, whose latest novel, Summer, arrives in bookstores August 21.
Kingsbury's Ever After, a love story set against the backdrop of the war in Iraq, made history last month when it was named the 2007 Christian Book of the Year by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. For the first time, a novel and a female author received the honor.
"The message is one of supporting our troops, no matter what our viewpoints on the war," Kingsbury said. "With ( each book) I'll get tears in my eyes, definitely if a main character has cried. With Ever After, I needed a box of tissues, because I couldn't see the screen."
Kingsbury was also named Author of the Year last month by the Association of Logos Bookstores. She is thankful for the recognition, but more so for the opportunities such accolades provide to extend her reach for Christ, she said. She's also diligent about balancing the demands that more acclaim brings with her primary ministry—caring for and nurturing her family.
Kingsbury and her husband, Donald, have three biological children, and in 2001 the couple adopted three Haitian boys. Their brood of six ranges in age from 18 to 10, and firstborn Kelsey is the only girl.
It's not uncommon to find her sitting on the edge of the family pool with her laptop or cheering on her sons from the sidelines of a football game or other extracurricular activity. When she travels for book-related speaking engagements, at least one of her children or her husband always accompany her.
"Perfecting the craft of writing is very important to me, but more important is that my kids and family will say, 'Yes, she wrote a lot of books, but she was better at being a mom and at being a wife,'" Kingsbury said.
Kingsbury's dream of writing novels blossomed during childhood, but like many budding writers, she segued into a journalism career. Her path included an internship at the Los Angeles Times and reporting stint at the L.A. Daily News.
After penning several true-crime books based on her work as a reporter, Kingsbury turned her attention to fiction. Her deadline-oriented journalism training helps her whip out a book in less than a month. She has honed her ability to create tearjerker characters dealing with timely social issues and matters of faith.
For Kingsbury, however, the process always begins with a crucial routine: She asks God what He would have her to write, and then she asks how he would have her live. Kingsbury pursues obedience in both areas.
"I just bathe in prayer before, during and after," she said. "As I'm writing a story, I feel like He's guiding the whole process."
Stacy Hawkins Adams is a freelance writer, inspirational speaker and the author of Watercolored Pearls, Nothing But the Right Thing and Speak to My Heart.


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Although the tragedy in Japan is taking all attention away from other disasters in the world, Earthquake-Report.com wants to make clear that the Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, China border M 7.2 earthquake which occurred in the evening of March 24, 2011 is a very important and deadly earthquake.
So far the official earthquake toll (Myanmar/Burma state-run media) still stands at 74 with 111 people injured.
Unofficial but very precise local reports are mentioning 104 fatalities.
On Sunday 27/03, unofficial reports are mentioning already more than 150 dead.
As you will see, the damage is very substantial (as might have been expected from a 7.2 shallow strike-slip earthquake)
UPDATE 09:21 UTC : Unofficial earthquake death toll more than 150. The aid arrives very slowly in the damaged area. (source : Mizzima)
UPDATE 08:23 UTC : Teraphan Ornthammarath, Ph.D. and Seismic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Scientist working at the Regional Integrated Multi Hazard Early Warning for Africa and Asia is describing the origin of the earthquake as follows :
The fault that originated this earthquake is the Nam Ma fault originating from Laos to Myanmar.
It was described in Lacassin et al. (1998) that this fault marked the fossil of fault offset in Mekong river (20.80N, 100.45E).
There was no big earthquake since 1912 from this fault.
UPDATE 01:13 UTC : World Vision reports : "As we go further in the affected areas, we see collapsed houses, broken roads, destroyed monasteries and government buildings.
The most urgent needs now are food, water, basic first aid supplies and temporary shelters since it has started raining"
UPDATE 27/03 - 01:12 UTC : Initial Government reports estimate over USD 4 million worth of damage.
UPDATE 18:32 UTC : The Ta Lur bridge that links Tachilek and Keng Tung collapsed partly on Thursday night during the earthquake. Travelers now use ferries to cross the Nam Lein River and pick up a ride with another vehicle on the other side.
UPDATE 18:27 UTC : Click here to view an extremely detailed map compiled by WFP Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch.
UPDATE 18:16 UTC : In Kyakuni village an undefined number of people was killed when the church collapsed while they were attending a Bible class.
UPDATE 18:04 UTC : One of our readers told us that based on local opposition group (see link below in the comment section) information from March 25 has the following toll of the earthquake : Talerh (Talay) : 50 dead and 100 injured, Monglane : 60 dead and 100 injured, Jakuni : 20 dead and 30 injured = Total 130 dead and 230 injured ! We warn our readers however that these numbers are coming from opposition groups active in the area.
UPDATE 17:49 UTC : Currently, UNICEF, World Vision, the Red Cross and international aid groups are carrying out rescue operations in the area
UPDATE 17:47 UTC : According to local information, 47 people died in the Tarlay (Ta Lur) area; 22 in Kyakuni village in Mong Yaung Township; 29 the Mong Lin area, 3 in Tachilek and 3 in Naryaun.
UPDATE 17:45 UTC : Unofficial but very precise local reports are mentioning 104 fatalities. Addiotionally on the death toll, residents in Tarlay are still reporting missing people.
UPDATE 12:57 UTC : According to Myanmar authorities on March 26, the M 7.2 earthquake that toppled homes in northeastern Myanmar has left 73 Myanmar people dead and 125 others injured as of Friday night
UPDATE 12:15 UTC : Chinese President Hu Jintao has delivered a message of condolences to his Myanmar counterpart U Thein Sein over the losses of life and property inflicted by a strong earthquake.
UPDATE 26/03 - 09:46 UTC : The epicenter area and surrounding region has been hit by an enormous number of aftershocks. The last major one was a 4.8 magnitude aftershock at a depth of 10 km.
UPDATE 16:28 UTC : This is the message we could pick up from the local Myanmar media :
Strong earthquake of magnitude 7.0 Richter Scale hit near Loimwe, 35 miles Southeast of Kengtung.
224 houses and one 6-room attached quarters, 11 religious buildings and 9 public office buildings destroyed in Tachilek, Tar Lay and nearby villages of Nar Yaung, Mong Lin, Kyakuni and Mong Koe village-tracts.
UPDATE 15:31 UTC : The earthquake damaged more than 5,000 houses and affected a population of 6,560 in 23 towns and villages in Yunnan, China
A seven-year-old Myanmar girl had a fracture in her elbow after falling from a bunk bed.
The Chinese border was approx. 85 km from the epicenter !!
UPDATE 14:51 UTC : Kengtung, the city which has been been damaged too, has an airport, a very important asset in the Search and Rescue and aid efforts.
UPDATE 14:49 UTC : A rural hospital in Tarlay, Myanmar was damaged. Tarlay Bridge connecting Tachileik and Kengtung also sustains some damages and is currently impassable.
UPDATE 14:47 UTC : The official figure of casualties currently stands at 65 deaths and 111 injuries.
UPDATE 11:21 UTC : The Myanmar seismological service has recorded 6 aftershocks of M 5.0 or more and 56 aftershocks which were smaller than M 5.0. They expect that the aftershocks would continue at least for 1 week, but (like everywhere else in the world) will be gradually getting smaller (although an even more powerful earthquake can never be excluded).
UPDATE 10:57 UTC : Myanmar update : 390 houses, 14 monasteries and 9 government buildings were destroyed.
Death toll and number of injured remains as we have reported it at 08:08 UTC below.
UPDATE 10:13 UTC : Although the international press does not talk about it, we have to report that the epicenter area has continuous aftershocks since the mainshock from yesterday evening.
UPDATE 08:08 UTC : The death toll of Myanmar's Thursday earthquake has risen to 65 with 111 injured so far, official sources said on Friday afternoon (local time)
Another Myanmar official said 74 people were killed and 110 were injured in five areas close to the epicenter. More than 240 buildings had
There are reports of 41 killed and 48 injured, also reports of at least 60 dead, and other reports that it killed at least 27 people in northeast Myanmar and one in Thailand, officials said on Friday. At least 27 people died and 50 were injured in Tali, the village nearest the epicentre in northeastern Myanmar, officials said. "We got information that the worst area was Tali own in eastern Shan state," said a provincial official. "The casualties will be higher when we can update them," the official said in a telephone interview. Tali is just 24 km from the Thai-Myanmar border town of Tachilek. At least two villages in Tachilek sustained serious damage in the quake, according to World Vision.
Because of the state of the area, it is unlikely that we will get accurate death tolls, but we will attempt to get as much information as possible. The most accurate death toll at the moment, is somewhere between 40-60 dead, and at least 90 injured in Myanmar. 1 dead in Thailand in Mae Sai. We expect more damage and casualties to be reported soon, once some more remote towns have information given.
More than 240 buildings have collapsed. "The death toll has increased to more than 60 now from those areas including Tarlay, Mine Lin and Tachileik townships," said the official. "About 90 people were injured from those areas. The officials are still trying to reach some more affected areas. There are some places we cannot reach yet." This is according to an interviewed person on location.
UPDATE 15/03 - 00:57 UTC : A few minutes ago another aftershock of M 5.0 at a depth of 10 km struck the border area. The epicenter was located in the same area than the mainshock.
UPDATE 23:41 UTC : We expect more news from the epicenter area the next few hours as it is now daylight in the earthquake areas.
UPDATE 23:39 UTC : People living near the Srinagarind Dam, Thailand were afraid that the dam was almost broken. The power company did publish a CCTV live image from the dam, which was not damaged at all.
UPDATE 23:21 UTC : We do advise our readers to read the many comments from people who experienced the shaking at the bottom of this article.
UPDATE 23:18 UTC : 2 Burmese workers have been killed by a collapsing crane, which was active in a building construction.
UPDATE 23:10 UTC : The Thai authorities have reported that the dams in the area have been inspected and that their was NO damage revealed.
UPDATE 23:08 UTC : The temple of Wat Phumin in Nai Wiang has been damaged by the 7.2 earthquake. The city of Nan's most famous Wat is renowned for its cruciform ubosoth which was constructed in 1596 and restored during the reign of Chao Ananta Vora Ritthi Det (1867-1875).
UPDATE 22:57 UTC : The China border area is now examined by Chinese Rescue forces. We do not expect a lot of damage in this area because the distance from the epicenter to the border is at least 86 km, which is a lot for a shallow earthquake.
UPDATE 22:45 UTC : The local seismological agencies in China are reporting a magnitude of 7.2 (versus 6.8 by USGS). Following the very well trained Chinese Seismological Bureau, the epicenter should be located in Meng Paya in Myanmar. The focal depth (hypocenter) has been recorded at a depth of 20 km.
UPDATE 22:33 UTC : The people living in the 4 country border area will have to sleep outside their houses, as it is too risky to sleep inside. Rumors about a big aftershock are completely stupid. There will of course be aftershocks but NOBODY can predict the magnitude of aftershocks.
China Central Television quoted the latest news from Myanmar, said Myanmar 24 days occurred 7.2 magnitude earthquake caused landslides in the country Shan State and other geological disasters, has resulted in at least 10 people were killed.
Reporting from China:
Daluo border line border police station : earthquake strongly felt, with cracked houses.
Mengla Bureau reported: In Mengla City, a wall collapse occurred.
In the city of Pu'er : cracked houses in the urban areas.
In Daluo, old cracks widened in houses, but no major damage.
Remember, there are 4 countries involved - Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and China.
Homes and at least one bridge were damaged in several villages along Myanmar's borders with Thailand and Laos, according to residents who spoke to an aid agency.
Cracks spread in the foundations of some buildings in the province surrounding the city of Chiang Rai, 90 kilometers from the epicenter. The spires fell off two pagodas.
UPDATE 17:25 UTC : Mae Sai, right by the epicenter, is reporting an intensity of VI - generally corresponding to minor damage.
UPDATE 17:16 UTC : The reports from the epicentral area still only report 1 dead (Police said a 53-year-old woman in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, had been killed when one wall of her house collapsed. Hospital officials said there were no other deaths or injuries reported.). Post Today, a Thai newspaper, reports that Phumin Wat, a famous temple, has minor damage, including cracks through walls. In addition, the Chinese have sent 15 people from Yunnan Seismological Bureau to survey possible damage in Southern Yunnan Province.
UPDATE 16:38 UTC : Although not to much is known at the moment from the area close to the epicenter and although the magnitude is finally not as severe as initially reported by the seismological services, this is till a VERY DANGEROUS and exceptionally strong earthquake for the area.
UPDATE 16:29 UTC : Also the search and rescue services of Yunnan China are in big alert and are examining the border region for eventual damage, injured or killed people.
UPDATE 16:26 UTC : Various aftershocks are rattling the greater epicenter area.
UPDATE 16:05 UTC : One of our readers (Mike Corney) is reporting out of Laos that another tremor was felt in Luang Nam Tha (Laos)
UPDATE 16:02 UTC : Based on the USGS epicenter location, GDACS calculated the number of people living in the area. Here are their results :
7 people are living within a radius of 1 km around the epicenter
219 people are living within a radius of 2 km around the epicenter
9,128 people are living within a radius of 5 km around the epicenter
54,653 people are living within a radius of 10 km around the epicenter
71,001 people are living within a radius of 20 km around the epicenter
166,966 people are living within a radius of 50 km around the epicenter
1,101,180 people are living within a radius of 100 km around the epicenter
4,955,747 people are living within a radius of 200 km around the epicenter
UPDATE 15:57 UTC : Mai Sai, which is the closest Thai point to the epicenter (USGS epicenter location) is approx. 35 km from the Myanmar epicenter. The epicenter itself is located in a wilderness area with a number of smaller settlements. Mai Sai reported a violent shaking.
UPDATE 15:52 UTC : It will take a lot of time (at least 10 to 12 hours) before we will receive reports out of Myanmar (Burma) and Laos as these are countries which have almost NO independent press (which means that we will have to wait for reports coming from the authorities). We are sure that they will do their utmost best to reach the epicenter area villages.
UPDATE 15:45 UTC : A twitter message coming from Mae Sai, Chiang Rai says : #Quake so strong that she felt nausea#.
UPDATE 15:38 UTC : The earthquake struck during the evening hours (after darkness), which makes it more difficult to find out the damage and eventual fatalities, especially in remote places. Additionally NO power means even more misery.
UPDATE 15:34 UTC : Telecommunications and power are down in some northern Thai locations.
UPDATE 15:32 UTC : Many people have reported the massive earthquake on twitter, especially those living or working in in high-rise buildings in Bangkok, Asoke, Sathorn, Sukhumvit and in other states that feel the vibration clearly.
UPDATE 15:21 UTC : Bangkok is far out of the epicenter (772 km) area and is doing well.
UPDATE 15:19 UTC : The THAI PRESS reports that the shaking lasted for 3 minutes (a bad sign)
UPDATE 15:14 UTC : First fatality has been recorded in Chiang Rai (Thailand). The wall collapsed due to the earthquake.
UPDATE 15:11 UTC : Earthquake-Report is bringing you the news as it is developing. This kind of reporting means that we have to take into account that some important parameters may include uncertainties like Magnitude, Depth and exact epicenter location can change within minutes and even hours. By all means this earthquake is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, even with the decreased magnitude..
UPDATE 15:05 UTC : This is the full WAPMERR estimate which was still based on the Magnitude 7.0 (which has been lowered to 6.8 afterwards).
Date: 2011/03/24 13:55:12.4
Region: Myanmar
Magnitude: M 7.0
Latitude: 20.7 N
Longitude: 99.95 E
Depth (km): 10.0
Source: NEI
Injured Exp. min/max: 1000 / 5000
Fatalities Exp. min/max: 400 / 3000
The original magnitude M(USGS) has been reduced to M(USGS)6.8, GFZ estimates M6.5 (good news).
The depth estimated vary from 10 (USGS) to 38 (GFZ). (We hope GFZ is right, which will decrease the danger fundamentally)
Therefore, the casualty numbers are uncertain, but it is most likely a serious case.
The nearest city is Viangarau at 30 km from the epicenter.
There are numerous settlements in the vicinity but they are all small.
There is no guarantee that this loss estimate is correct.
Although we try to take error sources into account, the true losses
may be outside our estimated errors.
WAPMERR is not responsible for any damage or loss resulting from the use of the information presented in this email and on its website.
Link to the WAPMERR website
UPDATE 14:59 UTC : Historic earthquakes in the area can predict the level of damage and fatalities to be expected.
These are James Daniell CATDAT findings for the greater area (None of the described earthquakes ever occurred in the current epicenter area, which means that it is difficult to make historic links) :
UPDATE 14:50 UTC : EMSC confirms the magnitude of 6.9 at a depth of 10 km, which is very BAD news for the area.
UPDATE 14:47 UTC : The earthquake struck 50 minutes ago
UPDATE 14:44 UTC : WAPMERR theoretical earthquake damage model expects 400 to 3,000 fatalities and 1,000 to 5,000 injured people + extreme damage.
UPDATE 14:43 UTC : USGS has just decreased his magnitude value to 6.8 at a depth of 10 km. This decrease does NOT make it less dangerous.
UPDATE 14:32 UTC : Based on our experience with the area, this earthquake may be very destructive. The exact location of the epicenter will be decisive how many damage and casualties will be made.
Massive shallow and potentially destructive earthquake in the Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and China area.
GDACS has published a RED earthquake alert which we agree on condition that the hypocenter depth is confirmed
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 7.0 6.8
UTC time : Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 13:55:12 UTC
Local time at epicenter : Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 08:25:12 PM at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) : 10 km
Quake-maps.com satellite map + I Did Feel It form
Geo-location(s) :
90 km (56 miles) N (8°) from Chiang Rai, Thailand
168 km (104 miles) SSW (212°) from Yunjinghong, Yunnan, China
Links to important maps
USGS Did You Feel It Map
Google satellite map of the area showing the kind of terrain the earthquake took place
3-dimensional view of the earthquake area (USGS epicenter location)
USGS Shaking map
USGS historic earthquakes map
USGS impact on population map
USGS Seismic hazard map
LIVE SEISMOGRAM (nearest Seismograph station)
GDACS RED Earthquake Alert (Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System)
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If you've opened your Evolution already, go to 'Open' menu and choose 'Backup settings'.
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This is the directory where you save your back up data.
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Evolution backup can not start if the evolution program is still running. Closing process will be automatically run when you click 'Yes' button. I suggest to save all your works first.
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Robert Pecota Cabernet
Fading elusive nose, with tight, straight-forward un-complex flavors and a medium finish. As the 97 is well regarded by others I can only assume that this is a badly stored bottle. In most vintages the Kara's Vineyard Cabs are blended with Merlot and Cabernet Franc, fermented in stainless steel and aged for 20 months or so in mostly new French oak.
Last year Pecota sold his vineyard and winery (but not the name as he has bought new property and will continue to make wine there) to Jess Jackson where he will produce the Atalon brand.
Pecota Family Sells Calistoga Estate . . . Will Launch New Vineyard and Winery
In July, 2006, Robert Pecota and his family sold their Calistoga winery and estate vineyard, established in 1978, to Artisan and Estates, owned by Jess Jackson of Kendall-Jackson fame. It will become the home of the high-end Atalon brand of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The Pecota family has retained ownership of the Robert Pecota Winery name and all Pecota-branded wines, and has acquired another property close by on Bennett Lane just across the Napa River from Chateau Montelena. Plans are to plant 22 of the 27 acres to grapes, primarily Cabernet Sauvignon, while devoting the balance to a home and small winery. Until the new winery is operational, the family will continue to produce wines at its former facility.It will be interesting to re-taste the Pecota wines from the new vineyards when they are released.


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Swedish artist Lars Vilks (most known for his political cartoon of Mohammed in 2007 that started many threats & attacks) was attacked again while giving a Lecture at Uppsala University in Sweden on art and freedom of expression. The lecture turned violent when Lars' video segment reportedly of two nude gay men wearing masks with the prophet Mohammed printed on them started.
More can be read at the Washington Post among other places but details are few and from what i can read it plays off seemingly like Vilks is courting controversy at this point and a segment of the Muslim community is more then willing to follow him around and take advantage of the opportunity? What are your thoughts? Feel free to call our number 312-772-2780 or pingback this post from your site.
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