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My strong belief is that - R2I is not much different from preparing for an exam. For the most part if you don't perform well, it is *your* fault. You can come back and say that the question paper was tough or you made a silly mistake or you didnt have time. Its your fault. You screwed up. You failed. Outside rare events where something outside your control happened (someone died, car accident, etc) - the reason for poor performance can be boiled down to the fact that you didn't anticipate what the exam was all about and did not prepare very well. Or you failed to continue to fight everyday life challenges the way other people living in India do. My disappointment with the article was that the author was shifting the blame on an intangible 3rd party.
Returning To India is in general difficult because people don't see it as an exam and don't prepare well enough and fail most basic challenges thrown at them. They sort of have an attitude of 'Its my country. I can wing it'. The following are reasons why I think people say this or fail in the R2I efforts:
1. Returning with a pre-conceived notion of what their experience is going to be. One that is suitably colored due to nostalgia.
2. Returning and expecting special treatment as a result of being NRIs. Going to India on vacation is not the same as going there on a permanent job. Not knowing this makes a person's humility setting as very low. There was a time in 80s when someone who had been to Singapore for a week would put scene for 6 months and people would listen to him with mouth wide-open. The concept of 'foreign return' lost its sheen in the late 90s. And people who R2I have trouble being treated as normal people. They are unable to resist the urge to do running commentary on Indians as if the people living "there" were lab rats. So when you hear some one say 'I cant adjust 'there', cant live with 'them' etc'. The first instinct one feels upon hearing this is - what do you mean "them"? You are "them". What is all this drama about "me" vs "them". While there are logical reasons why one would like to think of non-NRIs as different - the first gut reaction in any person's mind is that it sounds supercilious when an Indian refers to other Indians as "them". I feel that way mostly because *I* mean to be supercilious when I use it that way. So the first suspicion I would have is that the person is trying to put scene and show that they are better people by virtue of staying abroad.
3. Most people I have talked to - fail in their return plans for reasons like "paying electricity bills is such a hassle, they ask for bribes, they are changing me to a corrupt person, traffic problems are too much, people are rude at work". Almost all these reasons are cliched and have been said several times before. The most cliched reason being 'I have changed as a person' and so wont fit there.
All the above only means that you didn't prepare well and so you failed the exam. Running a ball-by-ball commentary on every experience you have once your return is a sure-shot recipe for disaster. Not knowing about the way people pay electricity bills in India or whether you changed as a person - is your fault. Making a choice to come back, preparing poorly at that and putting blame on some vague intangible stuff is just bad. Putting on the garb of 'I want to change the world' as an excuse to criticize everything under the sun - smacks of arrogance and just hides the real problem even more.
There is also another angle to this. When people say they aborted their r2I effort and give above reasons - the 'real' reason lies somewhere among the below two points
1. Wife came back and couldnt get along well with her in-laws. She hates the concept of moving from an isolated environment to one where there s family all the time and everywhere. The complaint noise has increased.
2. Career progress isn't working out and dude is getting screwed at work.
If everything is going well - you never notice the environmental variables. they are just things you have to 'adjust' to. If family and career get screwed up - you are searching for things to blame. I have seen many articles by NRIs that refuses to admit *the person's own* failure and explains it away as some sort of a problem that India has. They blame the failure on some external thing that they had no control over. I usually dont react to them. The reason why I took exception to the specific article that I linked was because the bar was too low. The reason seemed ridiculously silly and trivial.
Now there are many kinds of exams. You can ask a grown-up person to appear for an IIT-JEE exam and if they fail, its understandable. Thats a tough exam. But if you ask them to appear for 2nd standard Math exam and they fail - one should be allowed to say without hiding behind subjectivity that failing addition subtraction type questions is a shame.
I cant imagine the Mungee dude and his wife having a conversation that goes "Honey.. I am treating my maid badly. This country has made me a bad person. boo hoo. I don't want to be this person. Let us go back to USA". At a practical level - I don't see a person changing his life for such a trivial, negligible reason. Losing a few bucks here and there due to someone duping you has been happening since my grandparent's days. I remember my grand mother's mom telling me stories on how her maid duped her of Rs 10. This is the most common form of duping ever. These things are like paying tax. Pay it and get on with life. If you choose to become rude as a result of life experiences - then that is the kind of person you are. Live with that. If you choose to ignore it, continue to be a nice guy and think that in 5% of the cases you will be duped but in 95% of cases you will be all right - then that is the kind of person you truly are. The key thing is - if you decide to enter a jungle then fight like an animal there. Don't compare every single experience to a hypothetical situation of "this wouldn't happen if I were in a zoo or in a different jungle". You are where you are. Deal with it. If you cant - accept it was your fault and go back. Don't shift the blame.
Writing that kind of maudlin and weakling type article that Mungee has written only happens if you received money to propagate someone's narrative.


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I'm delighted to announce the winner of the July Grain Challenge is Kevin of Closet Cooking. Kevin entered the challenge with this mouthwatering Asparagus and Shiitake Mushroom Teriyaki Quinoa Salad. Good for you and so packed full of flavour. Congratulations Kevin! You certainly beat some tough competition.
Jacqueline will be hosting the next edition of No Croutons Required. The theme for August is peppers. Make a soup or salad featuring your favorite peppers. Sweet peppers, chili peppers, bell peppers, jalapenos or any others that strike your fancy.
No Croutons Required - The Winner for July
Posted by Lisa Turner on Friday, July 31, 2009
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7 comments:
- Making Recipe said...
asparagus is ma all health's all time fav food...
would love to know all kinds of dishes of it
- July 31, 2009 at 3:57 PM
- Pooja said...
That is a lovely flavourful healthy dish! Congrtas to Kevin :)
- July 31, 2009 at 5:29 PM
- A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine said...
Nice hosting and congrats to the winner.
- July 31, 2009 at 11:24 PM
- Soma said...
Congrats to Kevin's! he always treats us with some fantastic creation!
- July 31, 2009 at 11:27 PM
- Suparna said...
hi Lisa,
Hearty congratulations to Kevin! and Lisa congratulations to u too on the success of this wonderful event:)
Warm Birthday wishes to ur little kiddo :)Have a great celebration!!
- July 31, 2009 at 11:45 PM
- lata raja said...
Congrats to Kevin. Lisa I told you my heart was tied between three...Nice choice.Will try to join the August event too.
- August 2, 2009 at 10:35 AM
- Yasmeen said...
A well-deserved winner I must say.Peppers sound exciting :D
- August 2, 2009 at 4:21 PM
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Corinth Holders sweeps Two Rivers 3A Conference tennis titles
The third time was especially charming for the Corinth Holders boys tennis team in Tuesday afternoon's Two Rivers 3A Conference tournament.
For the third consecutive year, the Pirates will be taking part in the state dual team tournament, this year as a member of the 3A classification.
For the third consecutive year, William Xia will represent the Pirates in regional singles play as a conference champion. On Tuesday, he defeated Cleveland's Dylan Bentancourt, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2.
And for the first time in three tries, the Pirates' doubles team of Braxton Brewington and Christian Green will enter regional tournament competition as conference champions.
Brewington and Green rallied from a one-set deficit to defeat the Rams' Tyler Garner and Andrew Josupait, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
In all, the Pirates will send five players to the 3A Mideast Regional, which will be played May 2-3 on the stadium courts at Barton College in Wilson.
Joining Xia and the Brewington-Green duo will be the Pirates' tandem of Jacob Altman and Jamie Schap, who claimed the consolation title over teammates Zach Blinson and Patrick Johnson, 6-3, 6-1.
The top three finishers in singles and doubles advance to the regionals. Earning the third singles berth was Cleveland's Quinton Gonzalez, who turned back the Pirates' Cade Greer, 6-2, 6-3.
"There were some really highly-contested matches," said Pirates coach Chris Davis. "Especially once we got to the semifinals.
"We had a real good day. All three of our doubles teams reached the semifinals, and we had three guys make it to the second round and two in the semifinals in singles."
Xia, coming off singles championships in the Northern Carolina 2A Conference in 2012 and 2013, earned his first Two Rivers title with the win over Bentancourt, who had given him trouble earlier this season.
"The first time we played, we split two sets and went to a tiebreaker to decide it," Xia said. "The next time we met, I won in straight sets."
"He played really well," Xia said of Bentancourt. "He got the ball in, and we had a lot of rallies in the match. Overall, both of us did real well."
Xia needed a little help in winning the third set. That help came from Greer, who lent Xia a racquet after Xia broke strings on both of his during the title match.
"I string my own racquets," Xia said. "I need to string them a little better, I guess."
Xia said staying focused and attacking the net, while mixing up his top-spin lobs and strong forehands, turned the match back in his favor in the final set.
Davis lauded his three-time champion but said Bentancourt would be a force to reckon with for years to come. "He is a real good player," Davis said. "He's young, and he's going to get a lot better."
For Brewington and Green, the doubles title ended two years of frustration in conference tournament play. They reached the finals in the Northern Carolina Conference in 2012 and 2013, only to come up short both times.
The frustration appeared it would continue as Garner and Josupait rolled to the opening-set win. But Brewington, a senior, and Green, a junior, got together and collected themselves.
"I guess we got a little frustrated in the beginning," Brewington said. "But we worked it all out; we tried to get a better team picture of what was happening."
Brewington said the key was to lay off the crazy shots, and Green agreed.
"Me and Braxton got together between sets and talked it out," Green said. "We were like, 'This is no longer two sets and a tiebreaker; it was a best-of-three sets.'
"The second set gave us a clean slate and we began to do what we wanted to, not what they were making us do."
Brewington and Green jumped to a 3-0 second-set lead, then saw the margin melt to a 3-2 before regrouping for the 6-3 win to force the final set.
Again, Brewington and Green asserted themselves, building a cushion before Garner and Josupait trimmed the deficit to 4-3. But the Pirates team out-hustled their rivals for a 5-3 lead, then served out the match, dropping one point.
"I was scared," Green said. "I knew if we lost that game, they would have won the match."
But Brewington and Green got the break, which Green said was key.
"When you win that fifth game, when you are a game away from winning, it has an all-new mindset," he said.


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CHARLOTTE � You know your professional franchise is struggling to capture its market�s fancy when, at nine years old, the big offseason story is about whether it should change its name.
And, yet, that�s exactly where owner Michael Jordan and his Charlotte Bobcats are this offseason as he pondered whether his team should rebrand itself �Hornets.�
Ever since the New Orleans franchise said it would be changing its name a year ago under new owner Tom Benson � that franchise will official become the Pelicans for the upcoming 2013-14 season � speculation has run rampant in these parts about the Hornets nickname returning to Charlotte.
Jordan�s Bobcats� ownership group hasn�t exactly distanced itself from making such a change. And, according to a CBSSports.com report late Friday night, they have indeed decided to make the nickname switch even if soon-to-be NBA commissioner told reporters last month it might take 18 months to make the change official.
But will �Bringing back the Buzz� � as proponents of a name change have called themselves � mean happy days are indeed here again?
Based on the Bobcats� woeful nine-year history � one winning season, one playoff appearance and zero postseason victories � there�s little reason to believe just changing a name will do anything special.
Jordan has apparently always been receptive to changing back to the �Hornets� nickname the city�s first NBA franchise used for 13 seasons before messy arena negotiations led George Shinn to move the team to New Orleans.
It�s probably because of Jordan�s memories of the Hornets� extraordinary fandom and the significant role he plays in it. After all, the record 364-game home sellout streak that lasted from the second month of the Hornets� inaugural 1988-89 season into 1997 actually began with Jordan�s first regular season NBA game in Charlotte.
But there also have been mixed reviews about switching the nickname within the region � and the fan base.
In the last year, the Charlotte franchise commissioned a group to conduct a survey of their season ticket-holders.
According to those within the organization, the results showed that fans who are buying Charlotte NBA season tickets in the 2000s aren�t the same as the ones that bought the season tickets in the 1980s and 1990s.
Far from it, actually.
Many simply love pro basketball, regardless of ownership, players or team nickname. Some moved from other parts of the country and don�t share or, in many cases, don�t understand the furor over the �Hornets� name. Still others simply want to leave the past in the past.
So, while a name change will surely benefit the NBA�s marketing department with sales of updated Hornets� gear, it�s far from certain that a name change means Charlotte�s Time Warner Cable Arena will be filled with fans night after night � or if the team will enjoy more success on the court.


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No matter the side your Civil War sailor ancestor chose, his records won't be equal to soldiers' compiled military service records (CMSR).
For Union sailors, turn to Lewis R. Hammersly's General Register of the United States Navy or Marine Corps, 1792-1892, or Edward W. Callahan's List of Officers of the Navy of the United States and of the Marine Corps from 1775 to 1900. If your ancestor was an enlisted man, get his enlistment date and name of ship in the National Archive and Record Administration's (NARA)Index to Rendezvous Reports, Civil War, 1861-1865 (item T1099). You can then order the Rendezvous Report (similar to enlistment papers) from NARA's Textual Archives Services Division in College Park, MD (301-837-3510). You can access original reports and ship muster rolls at NARA in Washington, DC.
For Union officers, look in the Abstracts of Service Records of Naval Officers, 1798-1893 (film M330) and 1829-1924 (film M1328). If your Union sailor or his family filed for a pension, consult the same sources as for soldiers (see the July 2007 Family Tree Magazine).
Confederate naval records are probably the most challenging, warns NARA librarian Lee D. Bacon. Many didn't survive the war, and those that did were often in poor condition. Sources you can try at NARA include Confederate Naval and Marine Personnel Records (M260) and Subject File of the Confederate States Navy, 1861-1865 (M1091); both are also on Family History Library (FHL) microfilm.
Look for these books at the FHL and other large libraries: Confederate States Navy Research Guide by Thomas Truxton Moebs (Moebs Publishing Co., out of print) and the Office of Naval Records' Register of Officers of the Confederate States (J.M. Carroll & Co., out of print).
Learn more about what your ancestor's ship did in the Naval version of the OR, the 30-volume Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, and the General Index by Dudley W. Knox (Antiquarian Press).


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Maple Tree Montessori Academy is dedicated to providing a nurturing, caring and stimulating educational opportunity for children regardless of race, economics, and relative learning abilities. Our goal is to create a peaceful, loving Montessori environment of the highest quality in which children can flourish.
About Maple Tree Montessori Academy
Founded in 2003 by Patricia Sue Cherry, Maple Tree Montessori Academy currently enrolls students from 12 months through the 8th grade in our authentic Montessori Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten Elementary programs. Our school is registered with the Michigan Department of Education as a Private School. We are also affiliated with The American Montessori Society, The Michigan Montessori Society, and The Livingston County 4c Council. The teachers at our school are affiliated with The American Montessori Society, The North American Montessori Teacher's Association, and the Association Montessori Internationale.
Maple Tree Montessori Academy is located on Old U.S. Highway 23, just North of Hilton Road in Brighton Michigan. We are near Brighton and Hartland, and because we are located near I 96 and U.S. 23, we are convenient to all of Livingston County.
Our preschool programs offer a full 3 hour session, a.m. or p.m., as recommended by Dr. Maria Montessori. We also offer optional full day Kindergarten and Summer Camp. Our before and after class daycare program is also a Montessori classroom and provides our preschool and elementary students with a consistent, caring and loving environment, a true Montessori Children's House.
We are pleased to continue our Montessori Curriculum into the Elementary grades. We currently offer Lower Elementary and Upper Elementary classes and will provide an Adolescent Program in the near future as the need arises. We are dedicated to the Montessori Philosophy of education and believe very strongly that children flourish in a peaceful, loving environment that is prepared to encourage and stimulate their growth holistically. We believe, as Maria Montessori did, that the hope of the future lies in the child and that peace comes not from war but from education.
Please explore our website to learn more about Maria Montessori, the Montessori Method, and Maple Tree Montessori Academy. Detailed information on our preschool, elementary and before and after care programs as well as enrollment information can be found here. Thank you for your interest in our school.


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Tabor College junior Kirk Rocha of Modesto, Calif. has been awarded KCAC Player of the Week and senior Josh Stone of Ft. Worth, Texas was awarded the KCAC Pitcher of the Week for student-athlete performances March 11 to 17 by votes from KCAC sports information directors.
Rocha hit 0.533 and slugged 1.033 during an 8-1 week for the Tabor College Bluejays. In a two-game series against Briar Cliff (Iowa), Rocha went 5-7 at the plate with four runs scored and four RBI's. Against McPherson College, in the opening of KCAC play, he went 3-for-3 at the plate with two home runs and four RBI's in game one. Rocha ended the four-game McPherson series 8-of-13 at the plate, with 10 runs scored and six RBIs. He finished the week with 16 hits, 15 runs, 11 RBIs, five walks, three home runs, three stolen bases, two doubles, and two triples.


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As many of you have already heard, there was a recent major earthquake in Haiti, January 12 at 5:00 measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale. Some discussion can be found here and here. From the latter,
"It's incredible," Preval (the President –lt) told CNN. "A lot of houses destroyed, hospitals, schools, personal homes. A lot of people in the street dead. … I'm still looking to understand the magnitude of the event and how to manage."
Preval said thousands of people were probably killed. Leading Sen. Youri Latortue told The Associated Press that 500,000 could be dead, but conceded that nobody really knows.
"Let's say that it's too early to give a number," Preval said.
This is the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere, ill-equipped to handle a catastrophe of this magnitude. They need help. I've heard from a few charity organizations that instead of trying to give food, water, etc., the most effective help that they can use is money. One place to donate is The Red Cross. Under "Getting and Giving Involved" scroll to "Donate" and there's several options on ways to donate. If you select "online", choosing the "International Response Fund" is apparently the appropriate choice for Haiti relief.
Several other good secular options are listed at Highly Kaffeinated (nice name). Just for convenience (and raise their Google rankings), they include, Doctor's Without Borders, Operation USA, Direct Relief International, and Humanist Charities. All good choices.
Let's get some help out there.


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MILFORD, Conn., May 1 (UPI) -- A line circled around a Connecticut funeral home Thursday as friends, family and community members turned out for the wake of Maren Sanchez, the 16-year-old girl killed at her high school on the day of prom.
Maren died Friday after she was pushed down the stairs at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn., and stabbed by a fellow student.
Witnesses said Chris Plaskon, 16, attacked her after she allegedly turned him down when he asked her to prom that night.
The girl's wake was held Thursday afternoon at Cody-White Funeral Home, where so many people showed up, the line stretched outside the building.
Fellow schoolmates at the wake said it's been hard to understand Maren's death.
"Teachers are doing a lot to make it easier on us but it's just a little difficult still because it's still kind of fresh," freshman Ally Maccio said.
Maren is set to be buried in a private service Friday. Plaskon is scheduled to be arraigned the same day.


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In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface. His world is alive with obscure desires and hidden motives, a world where forgiveness is automatic and an argument can be the highest form of love. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim is another unforgettable collection from one of the wittiest and most original writers at work today.
- Audie Award Winner, Humor and Short Stories/Collections, 2005
"In his latest collection, Sedaris has found his heart. This is not to suggest that the author of Me Talk Pretty One Day and other best-selling books has lost his edge. The 27 essays here include his best and funniest writing yet....What emerges is the deepest kind of humor, the human comedy." (Publishers Weekly)
"Sedaris is a careful writer, with a no-muss, no-fuss style that rarely misfires." (The New York Times Book Review)
"Sedaris' piquant essays are as meticulously honed and precisely timed as the best stand-up comic routines, which is, of course, what they are....Sedaris, openly gay, nervy as a tightrope walker, sharply hilarious, teasingly misanthropic yet genuinely compassionate, has a unique ability to supply exactly the right details to bring every funny, awkward, ludicrous, painful, horrible real-life moment into harrowingly crisp focus....He is mesmerizing." (Booklist)
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- Steve
- 02/06/2004
Sedaris is the gay Mark Twain.
He finds what is funny and what is sad about life right now. He reads the book himself and his delivery doubles the experience as compared to the printed version.
He's got the strangest life and family and I recognize a little of my own life and feelings in his stories.
The best thing I can say about this book is that I laughed until I ruptured something.
If you haven't discovered David Sedaris yet, do yourself a favor and get this book and every other book of his you can get your hands on.
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- Dina
- 24/06/2004
I blew through this book in several days because I was addicted to the belly laughs. In fact, I listened to this book while running, which provoked more than a few suspicious glances, as I would occasionally have to stop and grab my knees in spasms of laughter. My favorite parts are when Sedaris reads his material in front of a live audience; he plays up the timing and the voices. Also, the piece about his brother is unbelievable. You really have to hear it (not read it) to get the full effect. Wait for the bit about the "watery coffee," -- you'll see what I mean.
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- Alison
- 08/06/2004
Laugh of loud funny!
This is a collection of short stories read by the author, mostly about his some what disfuctional family. If you liked Sedaris' last book, "Me Talk Pretty One Day", you will certainly like his new audible selection "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim". David's narration may turn off some listeners, but I find it enhances his stories and makes them funnier. If you're new to Sedaris, check out the audio sample before your purchase. One minor complaint is that several stories (example: "six to eight black men") were taken from previous books of his. Still enjoyable none the less.
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- FanB14
- 05/10/2012
Read on...Hilarity Ensues
If you're unfamiliar w/David Sedaris, start with this or any of his books. He writes in a simple prose essay format with humor sprinkled throughout. Everyday familial situations become hilarious stories and I can only imagine his family dodging his calls and visits less they end up as foddor for his writing.
In this collection, he introduces his redneck brother, Rooster; the sly mother returns; his practical, pragmatic father weighs in; and we hear more about his rebellious sister and her unkempt, breezy lifestyle. Of course he shares insights on his relationship w/Hugh. You'll laugh throughout and even feel a little sad at how he can encapsulate moments of pure clarity at the unfairness of life. A must read if you enjoy humorous prose.
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- Jenny
- 09/12/2008
Always funny!
David Sedaris has refreshing humor that is only made better with his personal readings of his work. My favorite selections are the ones that were recorded with a live audience, but they are all hilarious. It is easy to listen to all at once or in pieces, since it is a collection of stories.
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- Roy
- 05/05/2009
Funnier than Engulfted in Flames
David Sedaris has produced another collection of essays and collected them in "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim." For me, Sedaris was an acquired taste and this volume is the most enjoyable for me. It seems lighter and funnier than Engulfed in Flames which I found a little dark.
In this volume Sedaris sensitively tells about his family, early experiences, and quirks of family members. Some passages will leave you laughing out loud. The writng will catch you off guard and carry you to places you have never known possible. The reading is worthy of the book.
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- Jacqueline
- 18/11/2013
The humor and sadness is palpable
I have enjoyed David Sedaris wit for many years-he has kept me chuckling and lifted my moods with his sly and clever way of talking about his family, friends, and adventures. This book is full of his heartfelt experiences that take on a humorous slant because of his wit, but also because of the way he narrates--listening to him is the very best way to "read" his books.
However, something he wrote recently has me wondering about his ability to write about his family in such a stark (and as it turns out probably true) account of his family's personal issues. I was really saddened to learn of the suicide of David Sedaris sister, Tiffany. Last month he wrote about it in an essay in The New Yorker, and I was surprised that he claimed not to know what could have driven her to such an end--because in this book which came out in 2004, he clearly knew what her life was like. I, probably like most other's, laughed at his account of her living situation which he described as an apartment like a "revolving junk shop" and her kitchen floor which had been stripped of it's linoleum and left with tar paper as a floor. Tiffany, he said, had wanted to show him her artwork -mosaics that she made out of bits of pottery taken from the trash, but he could only think about how her apartment needed cleaning. I assumed he surely was embellishing his tale of such a dismal, unhappy life, but as it turns out, it was probably close to the truth. So, he clearly knew his sister, but says in his article that he had not talked to her for about 8 years (just about the time this book was published.)
Nothing is ever as black and white as it may appear on the surface. Many people deal with hardships, heartache and sadness with laughter--it is a gift to themselves and others' at times. I look forward to listening to his new books, however, maybe I'll appreciate his talents a little differently in the future.
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- JoAnn
- 11/06/2004
Not the place to start
First, I must tell you that I have been a huge David Sedaris fan since he started on This American Life. But I agree with the previous reviewer who said that his reading of this book lacks the sparkle of his live and radio presentations. The same stories that had me bent over laughing during the Carnegie Hall recording came across as flat and serious. If you have not heard David Sedaris before, definetly download "Live from Carnegie Hall" or "Me Talk Pretty One Day".
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- Sara B
- 27/04/2009
I loved the warmth, darkness, edge and hilarity of these stories. Mr. Sedaris is incredibly skilled as a comedian and a writer.Can't wait for more!
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- T. Cerone
- 28/09/2005
Hysterically Funny
OMIWORD. I can't even tell you how many times I laughed out loud listening to this book. Once I had pull the car over because the laughter just got the best of me. There are many vignettes and I think a listener/reader could find something to identify with in each of them. A wildly entertaining listen! I would recommend it to everyone.
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Thomas Bradbury is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he conducts research on communication in couples and families. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions from the American Psychological Association, the Reuben Hill Award for Research on Families from the National Council on Family Relations, and the Distinguished Teaching Award from the UCLA Department of Psychology Cindy Yee-Bradbury is an associate professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles. She specializes in studying the neurophysiological basis and developmental course of severe mental disorders, including schizophrenia, and she has published numerous papersBradbury, Thomas is the author of 'Abnormal Psychology: Readings and Casebook' with ISBN 9780393977301 and ISBN 0393977307.[read more]
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The Redskins finished up the preseason with a 24-10 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and finished with a (completely irrelevant) 3-1 record. While the result and record may be insignificant in the broadest of schemes, the game meant everything to many of the Redskins who played – guys fighting for their NFL lives. Who helped or hurt themselves?
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Genetic marker technology is allowing seed companies to roll out new insect-resistant traits much faster than in the past. The newest insect-control products for 2013 will focus on the soybean cyst nematode (SCN) and aphids. Next-generation insect traits in the pipeline will control other insects such as stink bugs and armyworms.
"We've certainly had SCN as a top priority in our genetics program, because it's the biggest per-acre yield robber for soybeans out there," says Scott Erickson, Syngenta soybean genetics manager. "Syngenta is doing a lot of work with molecular markers in our field tests that show us which new varieties have high tolerance for SCN, and we are now able to quickly incorporate those genetics into our breeding program for better-yielding, higher-resistance varieties."
Syngenta is introducing 23 new soybean varieties for 2013, and most will be SCN resistant. "These 23 new varieties represent one-third of our soybean lineup and one-third of our volume of seed for next year," Erickson says. "We are also beefing up our breeding efforts in northern climates. For example, we will have six different SCN products available in Group I maturities."
Erickson says that Syngenta has used the leading source of resistance, PI 88788, but also has introduced a second source, Peking resistance, into its lines.
The predominant genetic source of SCN resistance in most soybean varieties is PI 88788, reports Loren Giesler, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension plant pathologist. However, he cautions that in many areas in the United States, SCN are adapting to PI 88788 resistant varieties and overcoming the resistance.
"Yet, in most fields, this resistance source is still effective," he adds. "Even in fields with a moderate percentage adapted to PI 88788, the resistance in this source will still help."
Monsanto will have a total of 77 new SCN-resistant soybean varieties available to growers for 2013, all with PI 88788 source resistance, according to Bruce Schnicker, Monsanto global plant health. "Nearly all current Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybean varieties contain resistance to the primary race [Race 3] of soybean cyst nematode, a pest that causes an estimated yield loss of 100 to 200 million bushels per year in the United States," he says. "Monsanto breeders continue to develop new soybean varieties that will contain traits targeting additional SCN races, with planned introductions in the next several years."
Other soybean insect-control products from Monsanto include Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield aphid-tolerant varieties for the upper Midwest, which were launched in 2011, says Nick Weber, Monsanto public affairs. "This product was developed via breeding, using the Rag1 gene discovered by the University of Illinois. In phase 2 of our R&D pipeline, we have the second-generation of aphid-tolerant soybeans, which will be a stack of multiple-resistant genes."
A second-generation insect-protection soybean product, which will provide multiple modes of action and include protection against armyworms, is in phase 2 of Monsanto's research and development pipeline, Weber adds. "This product can offer improved durability of insect control, and additional modes of action," he says.
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For 2013, DuPont Pioneer is offering 42 new SCN varieties available to growers from late Group 0 to mid-late Group V maturities, says Don Schafer, DuPont Pioneer senior soybean marketing manager.
"SCN populations continue to build and move further north, east, west and south," he says. "Each year we're striving to provide more resistant varieties in every maturity zone. Not too long ago, South Dakota used to be non-cyst geography, but we're now bringing SCN-resistant products to that marketplace as well, because SCN continue to move west into South Dakota. We're even in the testing process for introducing a late Group 00 maturity for the northern Red River Valley in northern Minnesota and into Manitoba and northern Ontario."
DuPont Pioneer offers three different sources of SCN resistance: PI 88788, Peking, and PI 437654 (the source from which Hartwig was derived), according to Schafer. "Recently, we have been significantly increasing commercially available varieties with Peking resistance and now have more varieties with this source of resistance than any of our competitors," he says.
"By expanding our sources of resistance, we are trying to stay ahead of SCN race shifts," Schafer continues. "Recently, we've been finding places in central Illinois, near Peoria, where PI 88788 resistance isn't holding up. One of our new products for 2013 is a mid- to early-Group III variety (93Y25) with SCN resistance from Peking that will be helpful to combat the races that are prevalent in these areas."
DuPont Pioneer is now moving Peking into both late Group II and Group III maturities, Schafer notes. "A number of our highest-performing products in the early maturity groups are now varieties with Peking resistant sources," he says. "With new gene-marking technology, we've learned how to bring a product along faster without the yield penalties that we once had in the past.
"A majority of our soybean product, over 75% of the volume we sell, is an SCN-resistant variety," Schafer says. "For 2013, we will also have a new soybean variety (95Y60) available with PI 437654 resistance for mid-Group V maturity zones and we have pre-commercial products in research testing for Group IV maturity zones."
DuPont Pioneer is also very close to introducing aphid-resistant soybean varieties. "We are working on three different resistant sources (Rag1, Rag 2, Rag 3) and have pre-commercial products in testing," Schafer says.
Bt traits for soybeans are also in the pipeline. "Bt soybean traits are being developed to control Lepidoptera insects and Hemiptera insects," Schafer adds. "Our initial target marketplace for them is in Brazil and Argentina, with the southern United States as the secondary target market."
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Most of Mycogen Seeds' soybean varieties are now SCN resistant, according to John Kalthoff, Mycogen. "We have only a handful that are not," he adds. For 2012, the company is introducing 10 new SCN-resistant varieties out of 15 new soybean lines. A Dow AgroSciences' company, Mycogen introduced 20 new SCN-resistant varieties out of 31 new soybean lines for 2012.
"Almost anything we have in Mid Group I or later maturities are SCN resistant," says Kalthoff. "In 2013, we're introducing a lot of new early-maturity soybeans."


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My dog has a new lump growing on his leg. What tests can be done to find out if it is cancer? Can they be done economically?
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Maintaining their four-year streak of appearing in the state playoffs could be a challenge for the Cape Coral Seahawks, who were 10-2 and a regional semifinalist last season.
Gone are 30 players who had a hand in winning 21 of 24 games over the past two seasons. If any area team deserves the tag of starting over, it is the Seahawks.
"We only have one returning starter on defense," said Seahawks coach Brad Metheny, "and only four back on offense."
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Cape High lineman David Martin negotiates a low angle blocking drill in an early preseason workout.
Senior T.J. Giles fills one slot on both units - defensive back and wide receiver. Kyle Young, a three-year starter, and George Ocasio, a two-year starter, fill line slots while senior Dustin Thibadeau returns to the backfield.
The rest of the defensive unit will be filled mostly by JV experienced players on the line and in the backfield. Junior Jay Smith is the most experienced lineman among sophomore Sam Hunter, junior Zach Hedberg, and seniors phil Brownson and Ocasio.
"I really don't know what we have yet," said Metheny. "We have to wait and see when we get the pads on."
Linebackers include junior Trey Daniels, sophomore Mario Dominguez, Nevil Berott, Vaughn Calhoun and Dylan Humenay.
The offense falls into the lap of junior quarterback Kurt Benkert (6-foot-3, 185), who transferred to Cape from Maryland and got his first exposure to the Sea-hawks playbook for the spring game.
"He's a great kid, a 4.0 student," said Metheny. "He has learned the system better than he had in the spring."
Thibadeau and Calhoun, a transfer from Cypress Lake, and Bobby Sibert, a transfer from Dunbar, make up the rest of the offensive backfield along with an occasional contribution from Zadarian White.
As many as 10 players could see time at receiver positions, headed by Giles. Most of the plays likely will come from juniors Rashaan Gaymon, Ian Maccallum, Kyle Fischl and probably Sibert.
The Seahawks have a completely new set of district rivals, thanks to the FHSAA's two-year reassignment plan. They are grouped with East Lee County, Lehigh, Cypress Lake, Estero and Mariner in District 5A-11 for the next two years.
"It's a very difficult schedule," said Metheny. "We only have four home games. The last half of the schedule is brutal and we have rivalries with North Fort Myers in the opener and Ida Baker and two district games in the first half. We gotta come in ready to play."
The Seahawks indeed must be ready to play right with the season-opening kickoff at rival North Fort Myers on Sept. 2, followed by spring game opponent and rival Ida Baker in the home opener on Sept. 9.
The first district game is Sept. 23 against Cypress Lake.
Cape Coral Seahawks
2011 Schedule
Sept. 2 - at North Fort Myers
Sept. 9 - vs. Ida Baker
Sept. 19 - at Naples Lely
Sept. 23 - vs. Cypress Lake-x
Oct. 6 - vs. Estero-x
Oct. 14 - at Immokalee
Oct. 21 - at Mariner-x
Oct. 28 - vs. Lehigh-x
Nov. 4 - at East Lee County-x
Nov. 11 - at Island Coast
Head Coach: Brad Metheny ('10), 2nd year (10-2)
Assistants: Rod Jamison (def. coord.), Tyler Zebkar (OL), Mike Brigandi (OL), Larry Gary (LB), Jim Bruni (secondary), Steve Caiazzo (RB), Rick Upchurch (WR).
Team Colors: Orange and Blue
Stadium: Dave Warkentin Field, 2300 Santa Barbara Blvd.
Class/District: 5A-11
Playoff History: 1980 - Venice 32, Cape Coral 6; 1993 - Cape Coral 10, Jupiter 0; Cape Coral 34, Auburndale 20; Deerfield Beach 12, Cape Coral 10 (Semifinals). 2005 - Bradenton Manatee 27, Cape Coral 20. 2007 - Cape Coral 27, Venice 10; Cape Coral 31, Manatee 28; Largo 28, Cape Coral 13. 2008 - Venice 35, Cape Coral 14. 2009 - Cape Coral 27, Lakewood Ranch 0; Charlotte 24, Cape Coral 16. 2010 - Cape Coral 23, Palmetto 3; Charlotte 7, Cape Coral 0.
2010 Results
Record: 10-2
Home: 5-1 Away: 5-1 District: 3-0
Cape 56, Mariner 14
Cape 29, Fort Myers 8
Cape 35, North Fort Myers 15
Cape 38, Port Charlotte 24
Cape 49, Palmetto Ridge 21
Island Coast 21, Cape 11
Cape 44, Gulf Coast 14
Cape 8, South Fork 7
Cape 42, Ida Baker 6
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Fill up the glass, and ask questions later — that's our position on white wine, anyway. There are plenty of white wine options to choose from, but most contain some element of citrus, like lemon or lime. Some varieties contain orange and tangerine, as well. Beneath those elements, you'll find apple and pear notes in wines like Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay or more exotic fruits in Riesling, Viognier and Gewürztraminer.
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Looking for an Italian classic? Pinot Grigio originated in Northern Italy, where it quickly became the nation's most popular wine and one of the biggest U.S. imports. Winemakers grow these gray-blue grapes in Italy's Veneto, Lombardy, Friuli and Trentino regions, and they produce one of the most refreshing white wines on the market. Pinot Grigio is known for its dry, slightly acidic notes with hints of citrus and honeysuckle.
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Once a Burgundy staple, Chardonnay now boasts worldwide appeal. Today, many French winemakers still produce Chardonnay, as do winemakers in California, Australia and Italy. Chardonnay is known for having a velvety, full-bodied flavor with citrus notes. Bottles fermented in oak barrels tend to have rich, buttery notes, too.
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Like Chardonnay, Viognier is a full-bodied white that comes from Southern France. This white typically has tangerine, peach and honeysuckle notes and might have a vanilla aroma. Viogniers also have a characteristic oily sensation, but you'll have to trust wine aficionados around the world who love the rich, oaky flavor.
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Fruity, crisp and acidic: These qualities make for a top-notch bottle of Riesling. This white wine typically has floral aromas and sweet, fruity notes, including apricot, peach and apple. Rieslings produced in Germany and California are usually sweeter, while those made in France or Austria are often drier. While this white goes well with a range of cuisines, Riesling enthusiasts particularly love it with spicy food for that sweet, sweet burn.
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The Dj you pick for your reception will play a big part in the overall outcome of your reception. He will set the mood, the amount of fun your guests will have, the flow of the night.. A proven professional Dj will insure that your formalities flow and everything goes smoothly. He knows the right kind of music for each part of your Reception ,what to play to dinner etc...He is the M C and makes the appropriate announcements in a clear pro manner at the right times. He can read the crowd and know what will get them dancing. Someone inexperienced or just starting out will charge less but doesn't have the experience to make the right choices and will cost you far more in lack luster boring service memories last a lifetime. For the most part you pay for what you get. A proven professional Dj has no reason to charge less than 100.00 an hour. The average in Arizona for a experienced 10 year professional Dj is 150 to 250 an hour.Good Luck !
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PNA Launches "Why Newspapers" Web Page
By: Press Release | PNA
HARRISBURG, Pa. (September 9, 2013) — The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association is pleased to announce the launch of its "Why Newspapers" web page, a new section of the PNA website that highlights the strength of newspapers in Pennsylvania and beyond.
Newspapers in Pennsylvania and across the country are thriving with new innovation, an engaged audience and more readers than at any time in history. The purpose of the "Why Newspapers" web page is to reinforce this message and to help our members spread the word.
Among the resource materials available on the site, www.panewsmedia.org/whynewspapers, are promotional ads, marketing and sales information, white papers and research.
PNA will continue to add to this section, and any questions or ideas for future content can be directed to [email protected].
The PNA, founded in 1925, is the nonprofit trade association for print and online media in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Its mission is to advance the business interests of Pennsylvania news media companies and to promote a free and independent press. It has more than 300 newspaper and media members, including daily, weekly, and college newspapers and online publications.


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J.G. Hertzler as Koval
JG Hertzler is portraying Koval, a ruthless, ambitious Klingon First Officer.
John Garman Hertzler is best-known for playing Chancellor Martok on Deep Space Nine. However, his "Star Trek" links go back to 1990, when he appeared in an episode of Quantum Leap opposite Scott Bakula, the man who became Jonathan Archer.When auditioning for the role of Martok for Deep Space Nine, the casting director told him to show more anger so he threw a chair at a wall. The display cost him a thumbnail, but won him the role.
Good-natured, yet violent outbursts against furniture seem to be a specialty of his. During an interview for a German public access channel he demonstrated what an outside linebacker (his position in college football) is, by suddenly throwing a table over.
He is one of only four actors to play seven different characters on Star Trek. He played the Vulcan captain of the U.S.S. Saratoga, General/Chancellor Martok, Roy Rittenhouse and Laas on Deep Space Nine, a Hirogen hunter on Voyager, and Kolos and a Klingon captain Enterprise.
JG became an active fighter in finding a cure for sclerodermia (a lethal disease of the skin) after his father died of it. He also contributed voice acting to several Star Trek computer games, including Star Trek Klingon, Star Trek: Armada I and II and Star Trek: Elite Force II.
Biography courtesy of http://www.startrek.com/ and www.imdb.com


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Welcome to round two of the Gluten-Free Ratio Rally! If you've stumbled upon this post and are interested in reading more about what the Rally is all about, check out the post from our inaugural run when we all shared ratios and recipes for pancakes. This week we're giving youquick breads, a category that comprises muffins as well.
The nice thing about quick breads is that, in addition to being delicious, they're pretty darn quick. That is, quick compared to yeasted breads, since they employ either baking powder or soda (or a combination) as leavening. Use roughly 1 teaspoon of baking powder for every 4 oz of flour, though I tend to think gluten-free baked goods benefit from a little extra oomph. Rulhman's basic ratio for quick breads, which was used to create the recipe below, is:
2 parts flour : 2 parts liquid : 1 part egg : 1 part butter
For a few years when we were young, after my parents' divorce, my brother and I would spend the summers at my dad's house. He worked during the day and we passed the time watching Nickelodeon, playing Nintendo, and biking to the local "aquatic center". One day, bored and in the mood to bake, I sifted through the kitchen cupboards and came across a blue box of date bread mix.
I remember very distinctly opening the package and pulling out the tiny packet of flour-dusted dates. What were dates anyway? From what I could see, they were hard little brown bits and unlike anything I knew. I placed them in my mind somewhere between a dried fruit and a nut. Maybe they were somehow a bit of both?
I don't recall making the actual bread—though there isn't much remarkable about stirring together a mix, is there? I do, however, remember thoroughly enjoying the end result. I'd never eaten date bread before and was not entirely sure how the mix wound up in my dad's cupboards, but I was glad that it did.
Since that summer, "date bread" is something that has stuck with me. I'm now well-acquainted with the fruit: stirring them into brown rice porridge first thing in the morning, folding them into scones, and downing more than my fair share the past couple years in the form of Larabars. And every time I come across them, I remember that blue box (and to be fair, the marketplace scene from Aladdin).
When I set to work on this month's Ratio Rally post, I spied a container of dates in our kitchen and thought once more of that bread. I wanted to recreate the soft, humble loaf, studded throughout with bits of honey-sweet dates and punctuated this time with walnuts. Date bread isn't quite as showy as other quick breads, like the coveted banana or the crowd-pleasing zucchini. Maybe that's what makes it so particularly good. Not overly fragrant or loudly spiced, it sits smelling sweet, faintly of butter, but looking rather harmless. It's unexpected. And it has a way of staying in your mind.
Date & Walnut Bread
3 oz millet flour
3 oz sorghum flour
1 oz potato starch
1 oz tapioca starch
½ teaspoon xanthan gum
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 oz (1 stick) butter, softened
4 oz brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 oz water
¾ cup chopped, pitted dates (8-10 Medjool dates) (See prep note below.)
½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Raw or white sugar for sprinkling (optional)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the millet and sorghum flours, the tapioca and potato starches, the xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt.
Prep note: Remove a roughly 1/4 cup portion of the flour mixture to a small bowl. When preparing the dates, coat the chopped pieces in the flour mixture. Dates are very sticky and doing this will help to keep them separated when they are mixed into the batter. Transfer the excess flour back to the flour bowl.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla.
Mix one third of the flour mixture into the butter and sugar mixture. Next, mix in one third of the water. Continue adding the flour mixture and the water alternately until all the ingredients are combined. Stir in the dates and walnuts.
Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan. Sprinkle the top generously with raw sugar, if desired, and bake for 50-55 minutes. The bread will be golden and a knife inserted in the center will come out clean when it is done.
Hey, one cannot rally alone! We have an even bigger group this time around with tons of delicious-looking gluten-free quick breads for you to try. Our wonderful host this month, Silvana, has posted a full list of links on her site. Head on over to her kitchen and check them out. With lovelies like her own Chocolate-Coated Marshmallow-Topped Vanilla Cupcakes, Jenn's Chocolate Chestnut Quickbread, and Gretchen's Gingerbread Fig Loaf, you're not going to want to miss a single one.


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United Nations Economic and Social Council
|Conseil économique et social des Nations unies
The room of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. UN headquarters, New York City
|Primary organ
|Legal status
|President of the ECOSOC
As of 2015[update]:His Excellency Oh Joon[1]
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC; French: Conseil économique et social des Nations unies, CESNU) is one of the principal organs of the United Nations, responsible for coordinating the economic, social and related work of 14 UN specialized agencies, their functional commissions and five regional commissions. The ECOSOC has 54 members. It holds one four-week session each year in July, and since 1998, it has also held a meeting each April with finance ministers heading key committees of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The ECOSOC serves as the central forum for discussing international economic and social issues, and for formulating policy recommendations addressed to member states and the United Nations system.[2] A number of non-governmental organizations have been granted consultative status to the Council to participate in the work of the United Nations.
- 1 President
- 2 Members
- 3 Functional commissions
- 4 Regional commissions
- 5 Specialized agencies
- 6 Other related entities, mechanisms and processes
- 7 "World Economic and Social Survey 2011: The Great Green Technological Transformation"
- 8 Reform of the Economic and Social Council
- 9 Chamber design
- 10 See also
- 11 References
- 12 External links
The president is elected for a one-year term and chosen from the small or mid-sized powers represented on the ECOSOC.[1] The current president of the ECOSOC is Oh Joon, UN ambassador of the Republic of Korea. He was elected on 24 July 2015 and is the 71st President of ECOSOC.
|Mr. Oh Joon
|South Korea
|Mr. Martin Sajdik
|Mr. Néstor Osorio Londoño
|Mr. Miloš Koterec
|Mr. Lazarous Kapambwe
|Mr. Hamidon Ali
|Ms. Sylvie Lucas
|Mr. Léo Mérorès
|Mr. Dalius Čekuolis
|Mr. Ali Hachani
|Mr. Munir Akram
This article is outdated.(September 2015)
The Council has 54 member states out of the 193 UN member states, which are elected by the United Nations General Assembly for overlapping three-year terms. Seats on the Council are based on geographical representation with 18 allocated to African states, 13 to Asian states, 8 to East European states, 13 to Latin American and Caribbean states and 13 to West European and other states.
File:Economic and Social Council Resolution 2007-25.pdf
Observer Inter-Governmental Autonomous Organizations
Participation on a continuing basis:[3]
- African Regional Centre of Technology
- Asian and Pacific Development Centre
- Asian Productivity Organization
- Council of Arab Economic Unity
- Global Water Partnership
- Helsinki Commission
- Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
- Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development
- Intergovernmental Institution For the Use of Micro-Algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition
- International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions
- International Center for Public Enterprises in Developing Countries
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
- Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- Latin American Energy Organization
- Organization of Ibero-American States
- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment
- Union des Conseils Économiques et Sociaux Africains
- Economic Community of West African Statesn
- World Deserts Foundation
- World Tourism Organization
Participation on an ad hoc basis:[3]
- African Accounting Council
- African Cultural Institute
- Arab Security Studies and Training Center
- Council of Arab Ministers of the Interior
- International Bauxite Association
- International Civil Defence Organisation
- Latin American Social Sciences Institute
Functional commissions
- UN Commission for Social Development
- UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR): disbanded 2006, replaced by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly
- Commission on Narcotic Drugs
- Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
- Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)
- Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) – Disbanded 2013, replaced with High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development a joint subsidiary body of the General Assembly and ECOSOC
- UN Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW)
- Commission on Population and Development
- UN Statistical Commission
- United Nations Forum on Forests
Regional commissions
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
- United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
Specialized agencies
These specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working with the United Nations and each other inter alia through the coordinating machinery of the Economic and Social Council.[citation needed]
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Bank Group
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS)
- International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Financing for Development, the Monterrey Consensus and Doha Declaration
- Development Cooperation Forum
- United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
- Sessional and Standing Committees Expert, ad hoc and related bodies
- United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
"World Economic and Social Survey 2011: The Great Green Technological Transformation"
In a report issued in early July 2011, the UN called for spending nearly USD 2 trillion on green technologies to prevent what it termed "a major planetary catastrophe", warning that "It is rapidly expanding energy use, mainly driven by fossil fuels, that explains why humanity is on the verge of breaching planetary sustainability boundaries through global warming, biodiversity loss, and disturbance of the nitrogen-cycle balance and other measures of the sustainability of the earth's ecosystem".
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon added: "Rather than viewing growth and sustainability as competing goals on a collision course, we must see them as complementary and mutually supportive imperatives". The report concluded that "Business as usual is not an option".[4]
Reform of the Economic and Social Council
Governance of the multilateral system has historically been complex and fragmented. This has limited the capacity of the ECOSOC to influence international policies in trade, finance and investment. Reform proposals aim to enhance the relevance and contribution of the council. A major reform was approved by the 2005 World Summit on the basis of proposals submitted by secretary-general Kofi Annan.[5] The Summit aimed to establish the ECOSOC as a quality platform for high-level engagement among member states and with international financial institutions, the private sector and civil society on global trends, policies and action. It was decided to hold biennial high-level Development Cooperation Forums at the national-leadership level by transforming the high-level segment of the Council to review trends in international development cooperation and promote greater coherence in development activities. At the Summit it was also decided to hold annual ministerial-level substantive reviews to assess progress in achieving internationally agreed development goals (particularly the Millennium Development Goals). These "Annual Ministeral Reviews" will be replaced by the High Level Political Forum from 2016 onwards after the new post-MDG/Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals are agreed.
Subsequent proposals by the High-Level Panel Report on System-Wide Coherence in November 2006 aimed to establish a forum within the ECOSOC as a counter-model to the exclusive clubs of the G8 and G20. The Forum was to comprise 27 heads of state (L27, corresponding to half of the ECOSOC membership) to meet annually and provide international leadership in the development area. This proposal, however, was not approved by the General Assembly.
Chamber design
The Economic and Social Council Chamber in the United Nations Conference Building was a gift from Sweden. It was conceived by Swedish architect Sven Markelius, one of the 11 architects in the international team that designed the UN headquarters. Wood from Swedish pine trees was used in the delegates' area for the railings and doors.
The pipes and ducts in the ceiling above the public gallery were deliberately left exposed; the architect believed that anything useful could be left uncovered. The "unfinished" ceiling is a symbolic reminder that the economic and social work of the United Nations is never finished; there will always be something more which can be done to improve living conditions for the world's people.[6]
See also
- Consultative Status
- List of organizations with consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council
- Copenhagen Consensus
- French Economic and Social Council
- European Economic and Social Committee (EU)
- Hard Choices: Moral Dilemmas in Humanitarian Intervention
- International Court of Justice
- International Hydrological Programme
- UN General Assembly
- UN Secretariat
- UN Security Council
- UN Trusteeship Council
- UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
- Union of International Associations
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- ↑ Ian Williams, "Annan has paid his dues". The Guardian, 19 September 2005
- ↑ UN website.
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Jungle deluxe - Honduras & Belize
6 days / 5 nights from San Pedro Sula to Belize City
Day 4: San Pedro Sula - Omoa - Puerto Barrios (Guatemala) - Punta Gorda (Belize)
In the morning, once again we leave San Pedro Sula in the direction of the Caribbean coast. This time we head towards Omoa, a small fishing village close to the Guatemalan border. There we visit the historical San Fernando Fortress built by the Spaniards to protect the coastline and ships from attacks by British pirates. The fortress offers a magnificent view of the bay and the Merendón mountain range. About noon we cross the border to Guatemala and shortly thereafter we arrive at the small port of Puerto Barrios, where your guide bids farewell. You take a small boat to cross the bay of Amatique and about 1 1/2 hours later you arrive at Punta Gorda in Belize. You are met by a hotel representative at the terminal and transferred to Belcampo Lodge which is situated on a hilltop in the nature reserve Laughing Falcon. Two nights lodging in your privately sited suite with comfortable sleeping and relaxing space, screened fresh-air veranda, and luxurious tiled spa-style bath.
Day 5: Belcampo Lodge
The main building of the lodge takes full advantage of the views, with two floors of public space giving a close view of toucans, telescopes ready for spotting wildlife. In addition the lodge disposes of a Spa and offers a variety of tours and activities. Discover the nature reserve's diverse fauna and flora on a hiking tour, visit the nearby Mayan Ruins of Lubaantun or Nim Li Punit, go for a boat adventure on the Rio Grande, a hiking tour in one of the famous caves close to the lodge, a half- or full-day snorkling-, diving- or fly fishing trip.
Day 6: Punta Gorda - Belize City
At your convenient time you are transferred to the Punta Gorda airstrip for a short flight to Belize City. End of the program or extension of your stay with another of our itineraries.
* You can book this tour in the opposite direction without additional costs. You can also extend or shorten it or propose program changes.
* You can extend your stay in Pico Bonito Lodge and Belcampo Lodge for various days. You can also include a stay in a beachfront hotel in Tela.
* We suggest extension stays in the Honduran or Belizean Caribbean.
Services Included
5 nights lodging including breakfast
Mesoamerica Travel Guide day 1, 3+4
Entrance fees & transfers according to itinerary
Boat ticket Puerto Barrios – Punta Gorda
Air ticket Punta Gorda – Belize City
Local taxes
Rates valid from 01.05. until 16.12.2018
Please ask for rates during high season.
Price Per Person
2 persons U$ 1565.-
3 persons U$ 1289.-
4 persons U$ 1412.-
5 persons U$ 1374-
6 persons U$ 1344-
Wholesalers and Retailers please ask for special conditions.


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MIDDLEBURY — Elm Street in Middlebury will be closed on Tuesday, July 9, between North Pleasant Street and Seymour Street for the replacement of a failing private sanitary sewer line with a new sewer line. Town officials said the street must be closed to connect the new sewer line with the town's sewer main, which is under the paved section of Elm Street.
There will be traffic control personnel at each end of the closed section to assist with traffic.
MIDDLEBURY — After several months of relative silence, International Paper Co. officials last week gave one of their most extensive public pronouncements to date on why the company is banking on a proposed, controversial Addison County natural gas pipeline to help drive down costs for what they termed as the most costly paper mill in the world to operate in terms of energy consumption.
ADDISON COUNTY — Fran Boglioli was enveloped by several emotions when she was diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago. Along with the understandable fear and trepidation, she felt a sense of isolation.
"Despite all of the people around me who cared and wanted to help, I felt very alone," Boglioli recalled. "I think that's a pretty common problem when you've been diagnosed with something like (cancer)."
BRISTOL — In the championship heat of the 35th annual Fourth of July Great Bristol Outhouse Race, cousins Chris and Kevin Berry hurtled their privy-on-wheels across the finish line and onto a fifth straight title (see audio slideshow of the race here).
"It felt like we had it the whole time, there was a couple close times but relatively it was about even," said Kevin, 22, a Bristol native, trying to catch his breath.
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FERRISBURGH — Members of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's (LCMM) Community Rowing Club will be heading to Ullapool, Scotland, in early July to participate in the inaugural St. Ayles Skiff World Championship. Over 30 teams from Scotland, England, Tasmania, New Zealand, the Netherlands and the United States are registered to participate in the weeklong competition and community event. LCMM was invited to participate in this international competition as winners of the 2012 St. Ayles Championship held in Mystic, Conn., last June.
WEYBRIDGE — Weybridge Selectwoman Gale Hurd has announced that she plans to retire from the board, effective Oct. 10, after almost 14 years of service.
She joined the board in 1999 after having retired as victims' advocate with the Addison County State's Attorney's Office. Her civic résumé also includes a 13-year stint on the Weybridge Elementary School board.
"I'm going to be 70 (later this year), and it's time to make way for the young whippersnappers," Hurd said.
BRANDON — In Brandon on Wednesday, the Vermont Department of Health will unveil its plan to combat mosquitoes and the serious illnesses they carry.
Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Harry Chen, along with other officials from both the Heath Department and the Agency of Agriculture, will unveil the state's 2013 Arbovirus Surveillance and Response Plan at a public meeting on Wednesday, July 10, from 5-7 p.m. at the Brandon Town Hall.
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Moderators: Jenise, Robin Garr, David M. Bueker
Ultra geek
Sat Jun 13, 2009 6:29 am
FLDG Dishwasher
Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:45 pm
The Pacific Northest Westest
Ultra geek
Sat Jun 13, 2009 6:29 am
Jenise wrote:Gary,
Gorgeous menu. I may have to steal that carpaccio idea from you, though did you really mean 1/4" on the rigatoni? Surely more like 3/4 inch?
Only one recommendation from me: switch the order of the mozzarella and the shrimp, but leave the wines just where they are. Each will be equally conversant with either dish, but in fact I'd prefer the chardonnay-like richness of the arneis with the shrimp anyway, and the aromatics on the pinot gris are also especially well suited to tomatoes. But what this switcheroo does, in addition to changing the wine for the shrimp, is put something non-tomato between the two tomato dishes. You don't want to risk the tomato soup feeling even slightly redundant after the tomato marmalade on the goat cheese.
FLDG Dishwasher
Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:45 pm
The Pacific Northest Westest
Ultra geek
Sat Jun 13, 2009 6:29 am
Jenise wrote:Gary Bobier wrote:I could see the purpose to your order, which is why I left the PG and the arneis in the order you placed them and only suggested switching the foods they were paired with--the shrimp and the goat cheese. And I understand your reasons for putting the tomato soup with the gruner, a combination I agree with for the reasons you state.
But either way, it's going to be a fabulous meal! And like you, I find the tomatoes irresistible. There's no such thing as too much tomato for me, believe me. Tomatoes are to me what chocolate is to some, my number one favorite food.
Wisconsin Wondercook
Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:37 pm
Ultra geek
Sat Jun 13, 2009 6:29 am
Christina Georgina wrote:Gary, spectacular menu ! I have one concern about what the consistency of the mozzarella will be after frying and braising. The best mozz I can get does not take to high heat or long heat. If you have tested this out I would be curious about what type of mozz and technique you use to avert the rubber eraser texture that sometimes happens when cooking with mozz.
I will give you credit when I use your mini carpaccio idea. Now that's a pasta salad I can relate to !!! I've been avoiding tagliata because I do it so often. Your presentation is inspired.
Best wishes on the dinner
Golfball Gourmet
Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:12 am
Extreme Southwest & Extreme Northeast
Gary Bobier wrote: I then pop them in the freezer for an hour to set. Then fry them at 350 degrees for a min or so. Then into the marinara to braise until 140 degrees internal temp. Cook the pasta and toss it with the sauce and place the meat ball on top. The mozz just oozes from the center when you take a fork to it.
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