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1 cup organic unbleached white flour
1 cup organic whole wheat flour
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1/2 cup organic rolled oats
1 1/2 tsp non-aluminum baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp Eden Sea Salt
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 pinch ground ginger
1 pinch ground nutmeg
4 ounces Eden Dried Cranberries
1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
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1 cup Edensoy Original
Edensoy Extra Original, or Edensoy Unsweetened
1 Tbsp Eden Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 cup organic maple syrup
2 Tbsp Eden Safflower Oil
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3 Tbsp any Eden Apple Sauce
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New Mexico, Texas Baptists bid fond farewell to Cone
ALBUQUERQUE – Baptists from across New Mexico and parts of Texas gathered Wednesday night to bid a fond farewell to Dr. Claude Cone, retiring executive director of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico.
Cone, wife Jeannie and daughter Cathy were guests of honor at a banquet on the campus of the University of New Mexico, held in conjunction with the New Mexico Evangelism Conference. About 500 guests – comprised of pastors and laypersons from throughout the state and some Texans from Cone's former pastorates there – convened for the banquet, which celebrated Cone's service and love for the Gospel message.
A program of special presentations, hymn singing and a slide show was punctuated by several segments of open microphone sharing times by audience members. Comments were heartfelt and appreciative, reflecting a great respect for the man who was heralded as a great preacher and a great leader.
"There's been no greater Christian statesman in New Mexico than Claude Cone," said David King, son of former New Mexico governor Bruce King.
"Above all, you're a great Christian gentleman," said Mac McCarthick of Lovington, N.M. "Thank you for being a good example."
Betty Stovall, a member at First Baptist Church in Pampa while Cone served as pastor there, spoke of his heart for missions and leading the congregations in several overseas ventures.
"The most impressive thing to me about Claude is his humbleness," Stovall said. "He's been in some big churches and around some big people. But he's never forgotten the small churches and would go there for revivals."
Dr. Bill Hardage, representing a contingency of officials from Cone's alma mater, Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, shared his appreciation on behalf of the school, for which Cone serves on the Board of Trustees.
"We want to thank Claude for all he's done for Wayland and for Christian education, especially with our campuses in New Mexico," said Hardage, executive vice president for WBU. "We just appreciate you and Jeannie for all you've done for our university."
Sara Preston, with the New Mexico Baptist Foundation, spoke of Cone's inspiration and encouragement to Baptists across the region.
"It isn't just in your preaching or teaching. It's in the life you've lived before us," she said.
A native of Melrose, Cone graduated from Wayland Baptist in 1959 and earned graduate degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He began pastoring in the 1950s, serving Texas churches in Slide, Crandell, Howe and Dennison, Calvary Baptist in Lubbock and First Baptist in Pampa from 1972-85.
On March 1, 1985, he became executive director for the BCNM. He was honored by Wayland in 1990 with the Distinguished Alumni Award and received a similar award from Southwestern Seminary in 2004.
The New Mexico Baptist Foundation has established the Dr. Claude and Jeannie Cone Century Fund in the couple's honor, to date collecting $57,000 to be used to support New Mexico students attending Wayland, Southwestern Seminary or Golden Gate Seminary and for greatest needs as determined by the Baptist Foundation's board.


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Books are bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.– J.R. Lowell
A Brief History of Me
My parents were cruel: my father made me slide down mountains – even when I had mumps (exhibit A: photo below); and my mother trapped me in a dungeon full of old books. No, not really. Mum worked in a small children's library where I'd go after school, which inspired my love of books; and Dad was a mountaineer and gave me a love of the outdoors. Significant childhood books were Horton Hatches the Egg; The Crab with the Golden Claws; the Moomins and The Hobbit. As a teen I loved reading sci-fi, especially Ray Bradbury stories.
My first adult jobs included community work, gardener, insect research assistant (aka bug counter); later a primary school teacher for 15 years; and now a full time writer and freelance editor. I've always got a buzz from writing — I thank my Year 4 teacher, Mr Stedman, who praised a quirky report I wrote. I have a science degree and love writing science books for children. In 2018 I'm excited to have a fellowship to write about the wonders of trees.
My wife Penelope Todd is a fine novelist, bold publisher and excellent editor and we have three lovely grown up children and two grandchildren.
My Author Profile (Book Council)
Newspaper interview No.1: Flying the Flag for Peace
Newspaper interview No.2: Making Bee Lines
Random Questions:
What were you like at school? A bit shy, a bit worried, but I had a sense of humour that made it a bit of fun.
What was your favourite/most hated subject at school? I loved English but found PE painful (I was skinny and always cold).
What was your most embarrassing moment? When a teacher dragged me off stage in our high school talent show; she said I was 'showing off'. (I thought that was the point.)
Which person from the past would you most like to meet? Myself as a schoolboy: I'd tell me not to worry so much.
Who inspired you when you were little? Yes, he did: Doctor Who, that is. Black and white TV was wonderfully creepy.
What was the book you most loved as a child? Calico the Wonder Horse (The Saga of Stewy Stinker) by Virginia Lee Burton.
Who is your favourite children's author now? Tove Jansson (Moomin books).
What's the best thing and worst thing about being a writer? Worst is not enough time; best is when I first see a copy of my book arriving in the snailmailbox.
If you weren't a writer, what would you like to be? A film-maker. Favourite movie at the moment, A Matter Of Life And Death.
What advice would you give to aspiring writers? Read great books. Write down your dreams (both sorts). Be very persistent; one day you will be published.
What is your favourite food? Honey from my bees, blackcurrants from my garden.
Do you have a nickname ? No, but I've been likened to comics characters: Tintin (it's the hair) and Calvin's dad (the bike helmet and glasses).
How do you relax? By chipping limestone while listening to scratchy 20 Solid Gold Hits LPs (an ancient form of music).
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Techniques are just as important for addressing small groups as they are for large crowds.
Many managers, especially those with only a few subordinates, don't think of public speaking as part of their job description, at least not in the traditional sense. They rarely, if ever, have to walk upstairs, stand behind a podium with a microphone, and address a large crowd. If they did think of their communications with employees this way, then it likely would cause a lot more anxiety; many, many Americans list public speaking as a top fear. But a few pointers on how to address an audience large or small can help managers to be more effective.
Toastmasters, the nonprofit dedicated to teaching public speaking and leadership skills, offers 10 tips for public speaking, many of which managers can apply to daily interactions with their team. For example, know your material. Speak on a topic on which you are well-versed so you can talk knowledgeably without memorization. At the office, you similarly will be more successful briefing subordinates on an issue when you have a strong grasp of it yourself. Do you have to pass on performance expectations from the higher-ups? First make sure you fully understand what is expected and the metrics that will be used to gauge success, and decide how you think your team can best meet these goals. Then you can address your team and answer questions without stumbling.
Also, practice, practice, practice. Doing this before a major speech is a no-brainer. But managers should practice for smaller interactions too. For example, if a manager is dreading a meeting with a problem employee, role-playing with a peer or even at home with a friend or spouse can be incredibly helpful. Even simply running through the planned talking points out loud and brainstorming possible employee responses can help calm nerves and ensure the meeting goes more smoothly.
Toastmasters advises public speakers not to apologize for any nervousness or any hiccups that occur during delivery. After all, audiences likely will not notice small slip-ups. For managers, translating this advice can be tricky. Undoubtedly, if a manager makes a mistake that adversely affects the team, admitting to this mistake and apologizing for it can help ease resentment. On the other hand, managers should not constantly apologize for good-faith efforts to do their jobs or for challenges that are out of their hands. Excessive apologies can erode subordinates' faith that managers have things under control, just as they can highlight the nervousness or awkwardness of a public speaker.
Finally, realize that people want you to succeed. Just as audiences root for the speaker addressing them, genuinely wanting them to be interesting, stimulating, informative and entertaining, managers' subordinates know that their work experiences will be exponentially better if their boss is successful. Keeping this in mind can help managers avoid a "me-versus-them" attitude and stay confident and in control.


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In light of the current spate of criticisms hurled at MOCA, a startling censorship incident at the museum in May brings up a new series of questions about one of the museum's corporate sponsors. During the museum's Bring Your Own Beamer (B.Y.O.B.) event, artist Chris Silva was told to remove his projection because it featured a Peugeot race car, a competitor to Mercedes-Benz, one of the event's sponsors. Whoops. But now, a few months later, it appears that everything is hunky-dory between Silva and Mercedes-Benz—and Silva might get an exhibition out of it.
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What do Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Michael Jackson, Mike Tyson, and more athletes and rappers than can be listed have in common? Apart from their numerous court appearances, they're all famous people who have plenty of money and attention but virtually no formal education.
What do Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Michael Jackson, Mike Tyson, and more athletes and rappers than can be listed have in common?
Apart from their numerous court appearances, they're all famous people who have plenty of money and attention but virtually no formal education.
Is it any wonder their lives keep careening over the cliff?
Education is more than reading and writing. It introduces us to the wider world. It fosters stability, civility and creativity, and brings us in contact with people and ideas we never would otherwise encounter.
Simply put, education makes you a better person. Without it, you're a mug shot waiting to happen.
Where Am I?
It's a sure bet that no one in Britney's inner circle has ever urged her to skip a pub crawl now and then to read a book. If so, she might discover that Canada is not overseas, and that Japan is not in Africa.
Paris Hilton's now-famous ignorance of Wal-Mart is not due solely to social status, but to the utter lack of general knowledge that we acquire, in large part, through education.
It's why a celebrity can party in nightclubs around the world and not be the least bit curious about the city in which she might find herself.
A lack of education leaves a person emotionally stunted. Add money, adoration and, in some cases, ill-prepared parenthood to the mix, and it's trouble on steroids.
Reality Bites
Wealth and fame can delude an uneducated person into thinking that the immutable laws that govern life don't apply to them, though reality inevitably comes crashing in, often in the form of handcuffs.
Mike Tyson's barbarity might have served him well inside the ring, but it has left him virtually unable to function outside it.
Enabled by those who profit from his ignorance, it's no wonder the life of this modern-day Samson has crashed to the ground.
Lessons Learned
On the other hand, a little learning isn't just a dangerous thing, it can set your career on fire. Tom Cruise became a laughingstock when he tried to lecture Brooke Shields, a woman and a graduate of Princeton, about postpartum depression.
Certainly, some celebrities understand the value of education. Jodie Foster graduated from Yale, as did Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett, Sigourney Weaver, Lewis Black, Paul Giamatti, Charles S. Dutton, Oliver Stone, Jennifer Beals, Edward Norton and David Duchovny, among others.
Donald Trump's daughter Ivankaok may dabble in modeling, but she's also a magna cum laude graduate of the blue-chip Wharton School of Business. Some lessons simply can't be learned on the catwalk.
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Review on Stained by Mike Mauthor
If you all are interested in a different type of zombie ( this novel is especially for those that don't usually read zombies book). Then Check out Stained!!!. Here is the blurb:)
A swift outbreak changed Lin Matthew's world forever.
A mysterious new student enrolled in Beaver High.
And a popular television show brought betrayal hence endangering Lin and his friends' life.
Review on House Trap by Mike Mauthor
A blog called "A Journey with Books" recently post a review of House Trap. Besides reading the actual review at that site you should also check it out in general: http://debasishray19.blogspot.in/ . Thanks again Debasish Ray Mohapatra for the post.
WARNING:- This review has a major spoiler and reveal the twist of House Trap.
About story:
The story started with a cool and chill night. Everyone was preparing themselves for the upcoming Christmas. A little boy, just 10 years old, named Nicolas was staring at the sky and imagining about those gifts he'd be going to get for this Christmas. But all of a sudden mishap happened in his house that night. Nicolas found both of his parents murdered inside the house.
After 30 years, the same scenario happened again. But this time it was about Rachel who went to Alicia's house as a tutor and had to spend a night there which was against her decision. Alicia's father was the inventor of house trap and a well renowned person for his invention. But that night unfortunately, Alicia's parents were absent inside the house. Two intruders, one of them was Jay Alicia's friend and another one was Scott entered to house for some money. They both killed Alicia and tried to kill Rachel and Alicia's brother Nathan and little sister Amy.
But the story looked most interesting, when you will get to know that Alicia's father was no other than Nicolas, a person who went through these incidents at his tender age and invented house trap for the safety purpose. Now his invention worked as curse for his family. As the house trap was activated no one was able to come outside of that house including murderers and innocent kids. And after finishing the story I am sure that the whole drama was with full of suspense and actions and also thrilled you.
For me: What I liked about this story was finally Rachel learnt a lesson about life, freedom and realized that family & friends are much more important than just a good college and a degree.
The story was well plotted just like sequences of picture frames and it was smooth and a well thrilled story. I enjoyed it.
Don't forget to keep checking this blog for any further news on the sequel to House Trap titled Fiery Trap. Take care and I hope you come here again soon:) House Trap is available on amazon, barnes and noble, kobo, sony, and smashwords.
Inspirational: Homeless Teen accepted to Harvard
Read the full article at this link: http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/dawn-loggins-homeless-abandoned-teen-heads-harvard-174300575.html
Business Idea: Glassybaby
Source: http://www.glassybaby.com/news/general.aspx
Lee Rhodes was just 32 when she was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer, a nightmare for anyone but a particularly grim diagnosis for a mother of three small children. After a long, hard battle and many rounds of grueling chemotherapy, Rhodes not only beat cancer but came up with a dream of helping other cancer patients.
The dream began from Rhodes' sick bed, moved to the garage of her Seattle home and has since evolved into a successful business called glassybaby.
A truly unique and inspiring enterprise, glassybaby not only employs scores of artisans in Seattle — over 50 glassblowers at last count — but also gives a big portion of its revenue to cancer-related charities, over $850,000 and counting.
Happy Birthday Writer/ 5-years Anniversary!!!!
Can you believe it? It's been five years since i started this blog. I can't believe how it turned out. I hope you all are having a blast reading this wonderful stories like i did posting it for you. I know out there somewhere it's helping others with their businesses or perhaps other aspect of their life. I hope my blog will make it for another five years and more:). I hope my viewers as well are telling others that could use a bit of learning experience to come over to my blog. Five years!!! Wow, it is a celebration and i will continue doing what i'm doing. Finally i would like to thank all my viewers and those that follow me because you are the reason that i continue with my blog despite my busy, busy life. Happy birthday Writer and Happy Five Years Anniversary:) hope to post more great stories for many years to come. Ciao and have a great day viewers.
Business Idea: Elohim Cleaning Contractor
Elohim Cleaning Contractors Inc. was born after Sirena Moore had a life changing conversation with her father Theodore Moore a union construction laborer at the time for over 15 years. Both Sirena Moore and Theodore Moore Sr. were employed at a very large construction project in Lansdale, PA where Theodore Moore worked as a laborer and Sirena Moore, a teenage mother, worked as an office administrator. There had always been conversations about starting a family business and after gaining access to the final cleaning portion of the contract where both individuals were employed the decision was made.
Theodore and Sirena noticed that a final cleaning contractor had been awarded a six figure contract to do work that Theodore and his crew had already completed. Both individuals saw an opportunity for a very valuable service within the industry. In 2002, about two years later Sirena began searching the internet to gain information about business planning and start-up resources. By this time, Sirena gained employment as a Financial Sales Assistant for a large investment firm. She made arrangements for a babysitter to care for her young twin daughters and sacrificed two nights out of the week to attend a business plan class offered by the Women's Business Development Center in Philadelphia, PA. Meanwhile, Theodore Sr. and Jr. began accepting small debris removal projects. This was only the beginning. On June 19, 2002, five days before Sirena's 21st birthday Theodore Moore Sr. made the appointment with the attorney and Elohim Cleaning Contractors was incorporated.
Although start-up was very difficult it was not impossible. The family put their heads together and made some very hard decisions. There was no start-up capital so the first employee was paid with Theodore's unemployment check. Sirena did all administrative work, marketing materials, contracts, and more in the evening so that she could continue working full-time in order to provide for her twin daughters. Theodore Jr. assisted Theodore Sr. with all field duties. The office was Theodore Jr.'s bedroom at the family home. Having no start-up capital was not enough to stop what Elohim started. Elohim Cleaning Contractors has now surpassed the million dollar sales mark in under five years and the company is growing at a rapid pace. Elohim currently has no debts and no loans, and has managed to provide full-time employment for every officer and has employed as many as 61 minority men and women with very diverse backgrounds.
It has been said and proven that many businesses fail within the first five years of business. However, Elohim Cleaning Contractors has managed to make it past the five year point and business is soaring. The first few years were spent organizing and finding our niche within the market. Strategic and Operational Plans were put in place by Sirena to foster company growth. We expect sales to exceed $1.8 million in 2008. Thus far, sales revenues have been used to maintain payroll for ongoing projects, renovate current office space, purchase office equipment and acquire new and used equipment and vehicles for use at various job sites. Elohim has faced many obstacles that most small businesses face such as lack of working capital, unreliable employees, and general day to day administrative errors. However, we believe that proper planning and the favor of God have been the keys to success for Elohim Cleaning Contractors Inc.
Happy New Year Everyone!!!!
Good Bye 2011. Hope everyone lived and learned on 2011 for 2012 is a whole new year. Think positive, be positive and focus on your goals in life. Make your dream come true this year:) As far as i'm concerned everyone is blessed to make it through this year whether it was a good year or not. The future is alway bright to those that believe so. Just stay positive, have faith and work hard for 2012 to be the year of new beginning and a new you. Sorry for sounding like an informational but i believe this year, 2012, would be a great year for everyone, including me. Better than 2011. So drink up, be safe, and remember to use your days wisely instead of wasting time just dreaming. TAKE ACTION INSTEAD:) MAKE 2012 your year! Sorry for ranting but i really do hope you and your love ones have a great new year. Be blessed for here onward and keep checking out my blog anything. Bye!! Farewell 2011 and Hello 2012 🙂
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Philanthropedia, a division of Guidestar, and Minnesota Philanthropy Partners, which supports charitable organizations like The Saint Paul Foundation, Minnesota Community Foundation, and more than 1,700 additional charitable affiliates across Minnesota, today announced the results of custom research that identifies the top 20 nonprofits working to support the education of Minnesota's at-risk youth. The Bridge for Youth earned the number two spot on the list.
"We're honored to receive this recognition for our work with homeless, runaway, and abandoned youth and their families," said The Bridge for Youth Executive Director Dan Pfarr. "And, we're honored to be in such good company with other outstanding organizations across the state," he added.
The Top 20 list was compiled by 85 experts from across the non profit sector and included foundation professionals, researchers, and senior non profit staff. Tasked with identifying organizations having the greatest impact on a local level, the team assessed 119 organizations serving at-risk youth before narrowing the list to 20. The Bridge was lauded for providing a continuum of services to help youth and families at all stages of a crisis. The Bridge's core services include a 24-hour crisis hotline, 24-hour emergency and extended stay shelter programs, counseling, and support groups.
"Family conflict and instability are barriers to school success," said Pfarr. "We work to diffuse family conflict and to help kids and families identify strengths so that healing can begin." Last year, The Bridge served 1,200 youth and their families. 85% of those accessing the emergency shelter returned to their families or to a safe alternative .
Read about The Bridge for Youth and the other expert-identified nonprofits on Philanthropedia's blog and MNSights magazine, a free bi-annual magazine published by Minnesota Philanthropy Partners. http://myphilanthropedia.org/top-nonprofits/minnesota.


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Dr. Forker (at left) teaching a golf course February 19, 1957 (photograph from the Barbara Ellen Forker Papers, RS 10-7-13, box 25, folder 1).
Did you know that the first head of the combined men's and women's physical education department (now kinesiology) at Iowa State was a woman, Professor Barbara Ellen Forker? Dr. Forker was a well respected advocate for women's physical education throughout her career, and the list of her achievements here at Iowa State and nationally is quite impressive. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the passage of Title IX on June 23, 1972. With Title IX's 40th anniversary approaching, Dr. Forker instantly sprang to mind as a wonderful faculty member to highlight for this year's Women's History Month.
Dr. Forker in 1955 (photograph from University Photograph Collection, 10-7-A, box 782). Wondering what books are on those shelves? The titles include the expected physical education related books such as Physiology of Muscular Exercise but include others such as Essentials of Reading German, Roget's Thesaurus, Giant, and The Show Must Go On.
After teaching high school and grade school physical education in her home state of Michigan, Dr. Forker served 22 months in Europe with the American Red Cross during World War II. Dr. Forker began her career at Iowa State College (now University) in 1948, eventually becoming Head of the Women's Physical Education Department (1958-1974). When the men's and women's physical education department were combined to create the Department of Physical Education, Dr. Forker became the first Head (1974-1986). She contributed to the creation, in 1960, of a physical education major for women here at Iowa State. Dr. Forker was an important part of student groups here on campus, including advisor for NAIADS (synchronized swimming) and "I" Fraternity (honorary for outstanding women athletes). In addition, she taught tennis, golf, swimming, badminton, and bowling.
Dr. Forker (second from left) with other physical education staff, taken around 1950. From left to right: Jane Carswell, Barbara Forker, Virginia Taylor, Germaine Guiot, Harriet Watts, Madge Bowers (photograph from Barbara Ellen Forker Papers, RS 10-7-13, box 25, folder 1).
In addition to her achievements listed above, Dr. Forker also worked with the United States Olympics (1975-1984). President Gerald Ford appointed Dr. Forker as a member of the President's Commission on Olympic Sports (1975-1977). She also was a United States Delegate in the Second Educationists Session at the International Olympic Academy, in Olympia, Greece (1977), member (1980-1984) of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Executive Board and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Education Council, and Chairman (1984) of the United States Olympic Committee Symposium at the Pre-Olympic Scientific Congress in Eugene, Oregon.
Passed on June 23, 1972, Title IX requires (with a few exceptions) gender equity in education programs and activities receiving federal funding (the contents of the law can be found here). Not surprisingly, Forker was concerned about the implementation of Title IX here at Iowa State. Her papers (Barbara Ellen Forker Papers, RS 10-7-13) contain a written piece detailing reactions she received from a variety of Iowa State administrators during the early years of Title IX. In her words, she sought to receive these reactions "Because I have been frustrated on many occasions to get the show on the road at my university, I decided this would be a good opportunity to find out just exactly what selected members of the administration think has happened as a result of the first printing of Title IX and how do they foresee the future…" This document is now available online.
In addition, we recently made available a couple speeches by Dr. Forker: "The Government and Amateur Sports" and "Amateur Sports and the Federal Government". Very similar in content, these speeches describe the establishment, background, and issues to be addressed by the President's Commission on Olympic Sports (Dr. Forker was one of the 14 members appointed by the President to be on this commission).
In 1997, Iowa State University renamed the Physical Education for Women (PEW) Building the Barbara E. Forker Building in her honor. Forker is pictured above at the dedication.
As is the case with almost all of our collections, this blog post can only give you a very brief window into the life and work of Barbara Forker. Many of the other documents within the collection, in addition to those described above, will provide a glimpse into both the difficulties and accomplishments of a leader in women's physical education during the 20th century. If you would like to learn more, please take a look at the finding aid/collection description for the Barbara Ellen Forker Papers. Interested in taking a look at some of the contents of the collection? Then please come on up to the 4th floor of Parks Library and visit the Special Collections Department (open M-F, 9-4)!
Interested in learning more about women's history here at Iowa State? A selection of our collections are listed in our Women's Collections Subject Guide. We also have a few archival materials available online through Scribd (such as the War Training for Women at Iowa State College) and Digital Collections. In addition, we contributed images of Carrie Chapman Catt's suffrage buttons (the finding aid to her papers, RS 21/7/3, is located here) to the Women's Suffrage in Iowa Digital Collection.


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May 16, 2010
Crawfordsville, IN — Twenty-eight members of the Wabash College Class of 2010 were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa during Commencement Weekend. Wabash's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest Greek letter honor society, was established in 1898.
Membership is determined by a student's performance on comprehensive examinations, class standing, and moral character.
Two members of the junior class were also inducted.
Membership In Phi Beta Kappa
From The Senior Class
Kevin Matthew Andrews
Aaron William Bonar
Mitchell Dale Brown
Brandon Andrew Christy
Daniel Bruce Eddelman
Kenneth Aaron Engle
Jacob Nathaniel Grow
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Joel Michael Harker
Benjamin Taylor Harvill III
John Aaron Henry
Andrew Joseph Hoffman
Bradley Martin Jones
Derrek Jordan
Daniel Leland King
Jacob Thomas Lee
Jonathan David O'Donnell
Rabin Paudel
Mark Robert Schultz
Gregory Mark Slisz
Harrison Walsh Stone
Christopher Martin Vachon
Michael William Vick
Denver Travis Wade
Xikuan Wang
Paul Forrestal Wilson
Dezhi Xu
Dinius Yager
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Lesson one: You need to put your young rider on a bike that fits. The CRF50F is our smallest model, and we have plenty of other models in our lineup so he or she can have the right bike as they grow.
Lesson number two: Go with quality. The CRF50F offers up an ideal combination of features: Its tough, reliable four-stroke engine develops smooth, easy-to-use power. Its three-speed transmission uses an automatic clutch, so a rider learns to shift, but never has to worry about stalling. Its tough suspension stands up to youthful enthusiasm.
Lesson number three: Responsibility. The CRF50F offers an adjustable throttle limiter and a keyed ignition. That means you control who rides, when, and how much power they have on tap.
And here's a final thought. At the end of the day, your kids will remember their first motorcycle forever. Make sure it's a good memory. And there's no better way to make those good memories than by putting them on a Honda CRF50F.Features may include:
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Obama Comes Out Against Censoring The Internet; Will He Veto Leahy/Hatch Censorship Bill?
from the questions,-questions deptOn Thursday, President Obama gave a speech to the United Nations that (not surprisingly) covered a lot of ground. But the bit that caught my eye concerned his commitment to a free and open internet without censorship:
We will promote new tools of communication so people are empowered to connect with one another and, in repressive societies, to do so with security. We will support a free and open Internet, so individuals have the information to make up their own minds. And it is time to embrace and effectively monitor norms that advance the rights of civil society and guarantee its expansion within and across borders.Sounds good.
Around the same time Commerce Secretary Gary Locke was giving a speech at Georgetown University where he talked about some very similar points:
Today, I am announcing the official launch of an additional Task Force project -- one focused on preserving the global, Free Flow of Information on the Internet.Later on in the speech, he again worries about governments censoring the internet:
It's likely that many of you saw a recent cover story in The Economist alluding to "the Web's new walls."
The theme of the article is that the openness of the Internet is in jeopardy.
As the Internet has grown, and as it's become more central to the lives of people and to economies, we are seeing an increasing number of government policies around the world that restrict the free flow of information on the Web.
Many of these policy efforts, in particular those centered on censorship, have deep human rights implications.
In recent years, however, we have seen a significant up-tick in threats to the free flow of information on the Internet.Again, all of this sounds good... but it makes me wonder how the administration feels about the new "Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act" from Senators Leahy and Hatch, which set up a system that avoids due process to censor websites in a clear attempt to "undermine fair competition and create market share for preferred businesses."
Censorship continues to be a significant problem in too many countries, and a range of new Internet-related regulations, or other actions by governments around the world, are springing up as speed bumps on the information superhighway.
At one level, we are dealing with questions that concern national sovereignty. We recognize that enhanced efforts to combat cyber-crimes and to protect a nation's national security needs are necessary.
But there seems to be the growing risk that idiosyncratic regulations are implemented not to protect a state's legitimate interests, but rather to undermine fair competition or create market share for preferred businesses.
Unfortunately, it seems likely that Obama and Locke are all for this kind of censorship. That's because the "preferred businesses" that are helped by the COICA are the ones who support Obama and Locke. After all, it was just a few weeks ago that Locke gave a speech where he completely sided with the entertainment industry on various copyright issues, highlighting bogus data and ignoring tons of evidence that contradicted the statements he was making.
Chances are we're going to see more hypocrisy in the government -- claiming to be against censorship designed to protect businesses in other countries, but all for it at home, when those businesses are the ones contributing campaign funds.
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Nothing apparently stops Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez
After the U.S. said it would ban arm sales to his country, Chávez actively began looking for a new place to buy them. He found cooperation among Russia and China.
Chávez announced this week that he would begin receiving new Chinese-made military transport planes – shrugging off U.S.'s attempt to choke off Venezuela's weapons supply.
The Venezuelan president said during a televised Cabinet meeting that the first two of the Y-8 planes that Venezuela has bought from China have arrived. He has said previously that Venezuela agreed to buy a total of eight planes from China last year for nearly $353 million.
The U.S. government in 2006 banned arms sales to Venezuela, citing the country's ties with Iran and Cuba and accusing it of not fully cooperating in counterterrorism efforts. Chávez has instead turned to Russia and China, spending billions of dollars on fighter jets, transport planes, radar systems, helicopters and assault rifles.
"The United States refused to supply us with parts" for its older C-130 military planes, Chávez said, calling that one reason for buying the Chinese planes.
Chávez has built close ties with China, which has agreed to lend Venezuela more than $36 billion in exchange for oil shipments in recent years.
Venezuela also has long had tense relations with the U.S. government. The U.S. Embassy in Caracas has been without an ambassador since July 2010, with Chávez rejecting Washington's nominee for ambassador and accusing him of making disrespectful remarks about Venezuela's government. That led Washington to revoke the visa of the Venezuelan ambassador to the U.S. [Fox]


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profpolisci wrote:Thanks PBP for the link, don't have to look it up myself.
...and so far, so good!
columbia wrote:
I put it on about 10 minutes ago and the autopsy on the Pitt game is happening.
They never talked about Pitt on 1250.....This station sounds like it's old school PGH radio: Steelers, Pitt, Penn State, Pirates, Penguins in that order.
I assume they have an older demographic than 1250 did.
Letang Is The Truth wrote:The station music makes me wish I was deaf
Troy Loney wrote:Is there any chance I can get credit for starting the anti-alexander contingent?
Troy Loney wrote:PghSkins wrote:Pro
Alexander (I realize I'm in the minority but don't get the hurt on everyone has for the guy)
Seriously? Do you like him bragging about how important he is all the time?
Have you ever laughed at any of his horrid attempts at humor?
Has he ever provided any sort of insightful analysis besides mocking the extreme positions that fans take.
KennyTheKangaroo wrote:one of these days, kenny the kangaroo is going to read through this whole 134 page tread and tally up the following things:
the number of times dudeman rips on vinnys "niney tree sheven da fan"
the number of times LITT says hey (fill in the blank) its ron cook, how are ya man
the number of times troy loney expresses disgust at the fan
the number of times malkamaniac expresses disgust at the fan
the number of fillaponi insults
the number of "i hear what your saying"
the number of complaints about craiggers/gerbil talk
etc etc etc
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PghSkins wrote:I figure it's all Stillers (and Pitt football, but mostly Stillers) all the time. I am not interested in these, so I have not listened. Will turn it back on when the Pens or Pirates come back, whichever comes first.
Letang Is The Truth wrote:yesterday, the fan was super concerned about byron leftwich because is immobile, has a slow release, hasnt started a game since last decade, and is extraordinarily brittle. today, the fan is very confident in byron leftwich because of his comments to the media.
also a big LOL to how butt hurt the media is over tomlin's supplemental presser yesterday
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What im trying to do: Trying to make a parking ticket machine that will check if the user is a member if the user is they will be ticketed 2.00 if not 3.00 with a discount of 2.50 after 12hrs, also the machine should round the number of hour Partial hours are rounded up to the next hour. Also trying to add data validation for time parked exp user cant enter 0 hours or a negative hr. I cant get my script to add 2 decimal places it comes out as 1 decimal place.
//Import Scanner import java.util.Scanner; public class Undergroundparking2 { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("WELCOME TO THE UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE"); System.out.println("-----------------------------------------"); //Asking user if they own a membership card System.out.println("Do you own a membership card (Y or N)?"); membership = input.nextLine(); //Selection statement for if yes is entered if (membership.equalsIgnoreCase("Y")) { System.out.print("Enter Number of hours: "); hr = input.nextDouble(); System.out.println("**********Charges**********"); System.out.println("Parking for Members"); if (hr > 50) { System.out.println("Your total charge is $100.00" + df.format(amount)); } else { double amount = (hr) * 2.00; System.out.println("Charges= " + df.format(amount)); } }


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If you're not an IMBA member or a member of your local trails advocacy club, you're not a real mountain biker.
Editor's Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from contributing editor Kurt Gensheimer. In no way do his maniacal diatribes about all things bike oriented represent the opinions of Mtbr, RoadBikeReview, or any of their employees, contractors, janitorial staff, family members, household pets, or any other creature, living or dead. You can submit questions or comments to Kurt at [email protected]. And make sure to check out Kurt's previous columns.
You got all the latest gear. You read all the industry magazines. You go to big events and races to soak in the fat tire culture. You ride all the choicest singletrack in the country. You like drinking beers after a ride in the parking lot with your buddies. You brag to your spouse and co-workers about the scars you got from last weekend's "gnarly ride, dude." You consider yourself a hardcore, bona fide mountain biker.
But I got news for you. If you're not either an IMBA member, a member of a local IMBA chapter, you're not a real mountain biker. You're just a poser.
Ever since the dawn of mountain biking in the late 1970s when guys like Charlie Kelly, Russ Mahon, Gary Fisher and Joe Breeze bombed the hills above Marin and Cupertino on coaster brake klunkers, mountain biking has struggled to gain equal land access footing with hikers and equestrians. Granted, mountain biking is a very young sport, and the "old guard" of the Sierra Club – an organization that has existed since 1892 and now has 1.4 million members – has made gaining equal land access rights very difficult for mountain bikers.
Along with the NRA, the Sierra Club is one of the most powerful private interest groups in the country. Their membership numbers are massive, they're organized and they get results. With nearly 20 lobbyists in Washington, D.C., the Sierra Club has remarkable power to not only influence wilderness protection and land conservation, but also which user groups get trail access in our country.
The Sierra Club is so powerful that their actions gave rise to the National Park Service in 1913 after the Forest Service dammed the Hetch Hetchy canyon near Yosemite to provide San Francisco with a reliable water source. So it should come as no surprise that mountain biking has been banned in NPS properties until about 10 years ago, when IMBA struck a landmark agreement with the NPS, opening some NPS properties to mountain biking.
Thanks to the tireless efforts of IMBA and local trail advocacy clubs, mountain bikers are gaining momentum in the quest for land access. Environmental studies show that mountain biking is no more destructive than hiking and less destructive than horses. Additionally, land managers note that many of the volunteers who come out and do trail work are usually mountain bikers.
Although volunteering is crucial, and every mountain biker should be doing a trail work day at least once every three months minimum, we must also have a voice with policy makers in Washington, D.C., because that's where all the decisions get made. By the time most people find out about a trail access conflict, the resolution has already been decided; and it most often involves the closure of trails to mountain biking. Mountain bikers must have a voice in D.C.; otherwise we're at the mercy of huge private interest groups like the Sierra Club.
I'm not going to try and act all high and mighty, as it took me nearly 20 years before I finally bought an IMBA membership. So for the better part of two decades, I wasn't a real mountain biker. I was a poser.
Part of it was due to my ignorant youth, and the other part of it was due to my ignorant adulthood. But one day I got tired of my laziness, ignorance and cheapskate mentality. I realized that if all of us mountain bikers don't come together as a unified voice, we will only continue to lose land access rights like the 4×4 off-road community is experiencing. An annual IMBA membership costs a measly $30. Don't even tell me some bullshit story about how you can't afford that. It's less than the cost of a new chain for crying out loud.
And for all you industry peeps out there reading this diatribe, if your company or organization isn't a corporate sponsor of IMBA, why not? Every single company that sells mountain bike products or services should be supporting IMBA, because without IMBA, there would be fewer trails to ride, fewer mountain bikers and lower profits for your company. So if you have the power to make decisions, write a check to IMBA. If you're just a peon, start asking questions to find out why your company isn't an IMBA supporter.
Regardless of whether you love IMBA or not, they are the people who are busting their humps to help ensure that mountain biking thrives in the 21st century. What IMBA has achieved since its inception in 1988 is remarkable. With more than 30,000 individual members around the world, IMBA is still very small. But in 1965 the Sierra Club was only at 30,000 members. By 1969 the Sierra Club had exploded to 75,000 members.
IMBA can grow just as explosively as the Sierra Club did, providing we all get our priorities straight and become IMBA members. The bigger we become, the more influence we have with policy makers and the more trail access we all gain.
And I don't know about you, but I'm sick and tired of Sierra Club blowhards constantly whining about how mountain biking is a destructive activity when they've got no research studies to back up their claims. But when you have nearly 20 lobbyists working the nation's capital, you don't seem to need very much evidence, especially when there's little to no voice in defense of mountain biking.
So go to IMBA.com right now, find your local chapter and become a member. If there isn't a local chapter near you, become an IMBA member and go volunteer with your local trails advocacy club. Only then can you start calling your self a real mountain biker.


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Kate Upton 'American Bombshell' Outtakes by Terry Richardson
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Terry Richardson today presents a great set of outtakes from his photo shoot with top model Kate Upton for the July 2012 issue of GQ magazine. We showed you the full spread a while ago here. Entitled 'American Bombshell', the beauty poses in bikinis for the star photographer at various locations.
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Defining your requirements
It is important to decide right at the start of the interpreter recruitment process the languages that will be spoken and into which languages interpretation is required.
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If many languages are involved, you will need to use the speediest form of interpreting, which requires simultaneous interpreting equipment.
Which languages does your meeting need?
You'll need to know which languages will be spoken and which ones the participants understand. On this, and on the mode of interpretation, will depend the number of interpreters you need.
For example:
You may have one guest speaker addressing a multilingual audience. You would need interpretation from the language of the speaker into the languages of the audience.
If the audience is going to ask questions, you'll need interpretation also from the languages of the audience into that of the speaker
Of course there are many different possibilities, which the consultant interpreter can help you define.
How many interpreters are needed?
The number of interpreters for a specific language combination and for each mode of interpretation is determined by the AIIC Professional Standards, which are applied at virtually all conferences.
For example:
Assume your meeting needs interpretation from English, French, Spanish and German into those same languages. This would be best done by simultaneous interpretation, which requires four interpreting booths with two interpreters working in each, relaying each other every 30 minutes.
So you need 8 interpreters with the appropriate language combination.
Scheduling and the interpreters
Session length
The timetable of a conference can affect the number of interpreters required. To provide consistent, quality interpretation, interpreters need to rest from time to time.
The AIIC Professional Standards specify that interpreters should not work more than two 3-hour sessions a day, which should be separated by a break of at least 90 minutes.
Longer sessions are possible, provided the team strength is increased. Breakout sessions should be carefully planned from the outset so that more teams of interpreters can be recruited if need be.
Rational planning
Some conferences include days on which there are no meetings. Many conferences start on an evening with a welcome dinner and speech, but no actual meeting.
Your consultant interpreter can help you hire interpreters for the actual time they are needed, thus saving money.
The size of your interpreting team depends to a large extent on the event set-up. It is always best to discuss this in detail with your consultant interpreter.
Give your consultant interpreter the provisional conference agenda and timetable. This allows them to see whether there are concurrent sessions during the conferences.
The agenda also shows the expected duration of meetings, important to determine the workload of interpreters.
Language availability
Demand for specific languages determines to some extent the availability of interpreters. Two main factors are involved – seasonal and geographical.
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At certain times of the year the demand for interpreters is greater– it may be easier to reschedule your meeting if local interpreters are busy.
In Europe there are few interpreters with Asian languages such as Japanese, Korean or Thai. In Asia, there are only a few interpreters with French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic or German.
Travel and accommodation
If your meeting takes place in a city where meetings are held regularly, such as Brussels, Geneva, Paris, Vienna, Rome and others, it is likely that all of the interpreters can be found in that city. You will only pay their fees for the days they work.
However, if the meeting takes places in a city where there are few or no interpreters, you will need to count on paying for interpreters' travel days, airfares, hotel accommodation and daily subsistence allowance (DSA).
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If you hold a meeting with English, French, Spanish and Chinese languages in Hong Kong or Singapore, you can anticipate the need to import all the interpreters except Chinese.
On the other hand, if the same meeting were to take place in Madrid or Frankfurt, you can probably find all the interpreters there except the Chinese.
When interpreters work in a place other than their home (professional address), they are paid for travel to the venue and back, accommodation, meals and incidentals, visa and transfer costs. All these costs are itemized in a consultant interpreter's quotation.
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During a recent trip to Italy, I fell in love, not with a person, but with Gelato! If you have never had gelato, you must try it. It is a creamy, yet icy, yet fruity dessert that is to die for. My favorite, by far, is limone (lemon), followed by fragola (strawberry). By the end of my trip, I had mastered one phrase perfectly, "Due palline di limone, per favore!", translated to, "Two scoops of lemon please!
I have not found authentic Italian gelato here in North Carolina, so I think it is time that I try to make some. I have found a couple of recipes that I want to try, so I'll let you know how the gelato turns out.
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Moral Leadership in Action
Building and Sustaining Moral Competence in European Organizations
Edited by Heidi von Weltzein Hoivik
The contributions collected in this volume mirror the plurality of approaches we find in the theoretical writings of academics in different European countries. The additional business cases from six different nations show how leaders actually have adopted and integrated working with values in their own organizations, i.e. how they put moral leadership into action. While the selected papers are not meant to be representative of each country, particular economic and cultural traditions are apparent in both thinking and managing moral leadership. The contributors, by presenting this emerging multicultural pattern of Europe, contribute to a better and more knowledgeable understanding of how European business leaders pursue their goals.
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Chapter 20: Ethical competence training for individuals and organizations
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This morning:
Alvis - "Dad, they changed the time everything is coming on TV."
me - "Really? Everything?"
Alvis - "Yes! I can't find anything on when it was supposed to be!"
me - "Hmmmm."
me - (suddenly remembering the time change thing...) "Oh! I know"
Alvis - (suddenly remembering the time change thing...) "You really need to set the clocks, Dad."
me - "I know....sorry about that."
Alvis then proceeded to disappear into her room and come back a second later..."I've fixed mine with just one button press!" Her bedside clock-radio has that feature, as does Lavie's matching one.
Me? I'm left patrolling the house, TV and VCR, cell-phones, pager, cars, etc. and running the manual updates.
Scott Hanselman in his "timely" post Daylight Savings Time and Windows reminds us that some DST changes are coming in 2007 thanks to our meddling lawmakers. Windows IT staff may take a hit on this. Microsoft has information and a patch coming for XP SP2 and Server 2003. Other folks, using XP SP1 and 2000 will not get the DST change patch. Great....you may have to add that to your list of clocks to update manually. (Sigh)
Google Blog covers the proper form of using the word "Google". Good luck with that...
Paul Stamatiou gets on a timely rant regarding bloggers and failures to fact-check before posting: Words for the Wise. He makes some good points in his "5 Ways to Retain Your Blog's Integrity and Reputation." Good work there Paul!
Q-TARO blogger posts pictures and commentary of his "PC History". Fun!
Sunbelt Software announced a new service called "Sunbelt CWSandbox". It's a malware analysis tool. You upload a piece of malware and will get back a response as to what it is doing. Really cool and free for public use.
Speaking of malware uploads for analysis: Two good sites to upload suspected virus/trojan files are www.virusscan.jotti.org or www.virustotal.com . Send up your file and let them be tested against a battery of scan engines.
SANS-ISC posts a great narrative of a disaster at data-center due to a series of unfortunate events. Good learning lesson for all you IT folk: Are you sure you're as prepared as you think you are?
Time to run!


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I made this creamy, dreamy pie for St. Patty's Day. This is not the recipe I made for Rach's March Challenge. Well it was going to be, but then I noticed the challenge rules state that it must be something "baked" Duh, so I made something even more decadent than this for that!
I love all the foil going on in these three next pictures. So shiny!
I set out to make this pie because others were tempting me with their chocolate mint, cookies and cream concoctions. Check out Dawn's Mint Chocolate Thumbprints, Mary's Thin Mint Strawberry Pi and Thin Mint Chocolate Cupcakes, Donna's Oreos 'n Cream Cake, and Em's Oreo Pie. If you've made something recently with a mint or chocolate cookies, let me know so I can come on over and drool :-p..
Anyway, back to this pie. It was really simple to throw together. And it's something you can make any time of year. Just change up the cookies and you'll have a whole other dessert. I chose to make 10 mini cream pies instead of one large one so I could share with my family and neighbors.
- 2 packed cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- 6 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 1-8 oz. block of cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream (makes 2 cups whipped cream)
- 1 sleeve Girl Scout Thin Mints (16 cookies, divided)
Mix cookie crumbs with melted butter until well blended. Press firmly onto bottom and sides of 9-inch pie plate and refrigerate while making the filling.
Chop 11 of the Thin Mints into small pieces and set aside. Whip heavy cream til it becomes fluffy and stiff, set aside. Beat cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl with an electric mixer til well combined and creamy.
Fold the whipped cream and cream cheese mixture together. Gently fold in chopped cookies. Scoop creamy filling into prepared crust. Spread the filling out to the edges. Garnish with the remaining 5 Thin Mints, cut into halves.
Refrigerate overnight to soften the cookies. The mint flavor will permeate throughout the creamy filling.
NOTE:I made mine into 10 mini pies instead of the larger 9-inch pie. They were so cute! You can also buy a premade cookie crust and use that instead of making your own.
Also, I think the filling was missing something. Maybe a smidge of vanilla or mint extract and the tiniest pinch of salt. That would have been good.


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Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention
Part of Problems of International Politics
- Author: Séverine Autesserre, Barnard College, Columbia University
- Date Published: July 2014
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This book suggests a new explanation for why international peace interventions often fail to reach their full potential. Based on several years of ethnographic research in conflict zones around the world, it demonstrates that everyday elements - such as the expatriates' social habits and usual approaches to understanding their areas of operation - strongly influence peacebuilding effectiveness. Individuals from all over the world and all walks of life share numerous practices, habits, and narratives when they serve as interveners in conflict zones. These common attitudes and actions enable foreign peacebuilders to function in the field, but they also result in unintended consequences that thwart international efforts. Certain expatriates follow alternative modes of thinking and acting, often with notable results, but they remain in the minority. Through an in-depth analysis of the interveners' everyday life and work, this book proposes innovative ways to better help host populations build a sustainable peace.Read more
- Provides a new explanation for the variable effectiveness of international efforts
- Offers policy makers and practitioners tools and ideas with which to improve peacebuilding efforts
- As opposed to conventional peacebuilding analyses, it looks at intervention efforts from the bottom up rather than from the top down
- Winner, 2016 Annual Best Book Award, International Studies Association
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'In this book, Séverine Autesserre makes another superb contribution to the study of peacebuilding, this time by exposing and analyzing the subculture of expatriates who participate in peacebuilding efforts on behalf of a diverse array of international and nongovernmental organizations. Many of the persistent dysfunctions of peacebuilding missions, she suggests, can be traced back to the routine practices, habits, and narratives within this subculture. It is a fascinating argument, of importance to both students and practitioners of peacebuilding.' Roland Paris, University Research Chair in International Security and Governance, University of OttawaSee more reviews
'Scholars and practitioners have needed an ethnography of peacebuilding for quite some time - and Autesserre is one of the very few equipped to provide it. Having spent years in different conflict zones, as both an aid worker and a scholar, she knows the terrain like few others. She expertly re-creates how peacebuilders live and practice their craft; how these practices contribute to failures on the ground; and why peacebuilders, who should and do know better, seem to be incapable of changing their ways. In showing how the culture of this transnational community constructs and acts on the local scale, she does for peacebuilding what James Ferguson's The Anti-Politics Machine did for development studies. Peaceland is a pathbreaking contribution to our understanding of the contemporary practice of peacebuilding - and global politics.' Michael Barnett, University Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
'Thanks to its empirically thorough, interpretively sophisticated, and analytically rich understanding of practices of intervention, this book raises the bar of academic research for the whole discipline of International Relations. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in the hardest of theaters, Séverine Autesserre makes the definitive proof that paying attention to the ways in which the everyday world of international intervention goes around throws a distinctive and most useful light on a central phenomenon of our time. This book is the best thing that could possibly happen to foster the study of international practices.' Vincent Pouliot, Associate Professor and William Dawson Scholar, Department of Political Science, McGill University, and Director, Centre for International Peace and Security Studies
'In this groundbreaking inquest, Autesserre builds on her previous work on the Congo to show the vital significance of 'doing' peacebuilding from the ground up, with sustained attention to the local dynamics of conflict. The number of case studies investigated, the originality of her methodology, the breadth of supporting evidence, and the range of arresting insights are among the principal merits of this outstanding contribution. One can only hope that it will be widely read by peacebuilders everywhere, but also by scholars, journalists, and policy wonks in search of a new angle of vision for making 'Peaceland' a reality.' René Lemarchand, Emeritus Professor, University of Florida
'Essential reading for practitioners, policy makers, and donors involved in international interventions in conflict areas. Drawing on her worldwide field experience, Professor Autesserre's comprehensive research offers new perspectives on how and why interveners should develop a thorough understanding of the local history, culture, and customs of populations in conflict zones. Much can be learned from her critical insights as we endeavor to assist those populations in danger.' Catherine Dumait-Harper, Former MSF Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders Representative to the United Nations
'In recent years peacebuilding has become something of a vogue in international circles. So Séverine Autesserre's book is a timely and well-reasoned reminder for all would-be peacebuilders and the organizations that stand behind them that they need to be prudent and patient in both their prescriptions for peace and the way they go about trying to achieve them. Good intentions are not enough.' Alan Doss, Senior Political Advisor, Kofi Annan Foundation
'Autesserre speaks with authority in a book which is both a harsh critique and a tribute to the individuals and organizations that dare to think differently.' Times Higher Education
'Peaceland should be a wake-up call to anyone who lives in this world … Autesserre's courage for wandering outside her discipline's comfort-zone (though ethnographic approaches seems to be on the rise) is noteworthy, and perhaps it is time for more anthropologists to do the same to develop a more comprehensive understanding of intervener's relations with local populations, and the role of everyday habits and rituals therein.' Stephanie Hobbis, Anthropoliteia
'The book is a must-read for intervention practitioners, policy advocates, scholars and researchers in the field, as well as educators in the classroom.' Sabine Hirschauer, International Feminist Journal of Politics
'Peaceland is an important book. It builds on rich fieldwork and a bulk of literature on international interventions in developing countries to advance a novel and sophisticated argument about the potential and the limitations of events to promote peace or prevent the recurrence of violence.' Desafios
'Peaceland, by Séverine Autesserre, offers a fresh and insightful contribution to the small but growing body of literature that advocates for increased focus on the roles and influence of the 'everyday' in international peace-building interventions.' Janel Smith, International Journal on World Peace
'Severine Autesserre's superb ethnographic study of international peace interventions adopts this complementarity approach to practices. Autesserre underscores the importance of the 'nuts and bolts of peacebuilding: the banal, everyday activities that actually make up the bulk of the work'. She demonstrates convincingly that everyday practices and mundane elements produce and reproduce the strategies and policies of peacebuilding, thereby explaining 'the existence and continued use of ways of working that interveners view as inefficient, ineffective, or even counterproductive'.' The Journal of Global Security Studies
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This book shows how everyday factors, which usually go overlooked, such as peacebuilders habits, procedures, and narratives, significantly affect the effectiveness of their efforts. The argument adds a major piece to the puzzle of explaining international interventions successes and failures. The book is masterfully written, weaving together extensive primary ethnographic research from many conflict zones, including Congo, Sudan, Afghanistan, Burundi, and Timor Leste, alongside a thorough reading of secondary sources, and the authors personal reflections on her time as a peacebuilder. Peaceland is a pleasure to read and is set to become a major contribution to the field of peacebuilding. I enthusiastically recommend it to scholars and practitioners alike.
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Product details
- Date Published: July 2014
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107632042
- length: 360 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.47kg
- contains: 1 map 3 tables
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
1. Studying the everyday
Part I. Constructing Knowledge of the Host Country:
2. The politics of knowledge
3. Local reactions
4. Fumbling in the dark
Part II. Constructing and Maintaining Boundaries:
5. The interveners' circle
6. A structure of inequality
7. Daily work routines
Conclusion: transforming Peaceland
Appendix: an ethnographic approach.
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Up to 1,900 employees, mainly in Germany and Portugal, will be transferred to the new company, NSN said on Monday.
The company, owned by Nokia and Siemens, has sold a number of product lines since it last year announced plans to divest non-core assets and cut 17,000 jobs, nearly a quarter of its total workforce.
Nordea Markets analyst Sami Sarkamies said he expected more divestments after the optical unit deal. This disposal was a small surprise, he said, because NSN needed some optical technology – where data is transmitted by pulses of light – for its main mobile broadband business.
The move may hint the company is preparing itself for further consolidation in the sector by cutting overlaps with other players, Sarkamies said.
The telecom equipment market is going through rough times with stiff competition. French Alcatel-Lucent is also cutting costs.
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Atlantis' astronauts glided to a belated but textbook touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base, California today, wrapping up a 5.3 million mile mission to deliver the U.S. Laboratory Destiny to the International Space Station (ISS).
With Commander Ken Cockrell at the controls, Atlantis darted through high clouds over the Mojave Desert test center touch down at 2:33 p.m. Central time on concrete runway 2-2. The landing was the 47th at Edwards to bring the 102nd flight in program history to a close.
Atlantis was diverted to California after broken clouds and precipitation formed over the landing strip at the Kennedy Space Center, preventing Atlantis from returning to the Florida spaceport in the two opportunities which were available today.
Instead, Entry Flight Director LeRoy Cain ordered Atlantis to land 3000 miles to the West at Edwards, where the weather was deemed acceptable for landing. Cockrell, Pilot Mark Polansky and Mission Specialists Bob Curbeam, Marsha Ivins and Tom Jones were greeted by high, thin clouds at Edwards, but they posed no problem for Cockrell as he took over manual control of Atlantis a few minutes prior to landing.
The astronauts were scheduled to leave the orbiter about an hour after landing and will spend the night at Edwards before returning to Houston Wednesday afternoon.
After high winds thwarted Atlantis' homecoming Sunday and Monday, Cockrell and Polansky finally fired the ship's braking rockets at 1:27 p.m. Central time for the start of the Shuttle's hour-long descent back to Earth. Thirty-four minutes later, Atlantis and its astronauts reached the fringes of Earth's atmosphere and the first tug of gravity at an altitude of 400,000 feet.
Atlantis soared over the Pacific Ocean and the southern California coast north of Los Angeles, its computers honing in on the desert runway at Edwards. About four minutes before landing, Atlantis heralded its arrival at the landing site with a pair of double sonic booms as it went subsonic. Atlantis kicked up a small cloud of dust as its main gear met the runway and rolled out to a smooth stop as more clouds gathered around the Edwards complex.
Meanwhile, aboard the International Space Station, Expedition One Commander Bill Shepherd, Pilot Yuri Gidzenko and Flight Engineer Sergei Krikalev spent the day activating additional systems in the recently delivered Destiny Laboratory and began preparations for Saturday's undocking and redocking of their Soyuz capsule from the aft docking port of the Zvezda module to the Earthward facing docking port of the Zarya module.
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In St. Louis, the 'gayborhood' supports Michael Sam
ST. LOUIS – The night after he signed his rookie contract with the St. Louis Rams in June, Michael Sam celebrated here inside the Just John Nightclub, where laser lights illuminate the dance floor that is a popular spot in the "gayborhood" known as The Grove.
Sam made a visit to the DJ booth for a photo but otherwise blended in – a breath of normalcy for a 24-year-old man whose quest to become the NFL's first openly gay player has support from the local LGBT community, even if some don't see what all the fuss is about.
"I watched it all over the years. I've seen people afraid to come out," said Charlie Daniels, 51, who was tending bar at Just John on Friday afternoon, hours before Sam was to make his NFL game debut in an exhibition against the New Orleans Saints.
"Most parents know that their child's gay before they actually tell them that they are. That's just the way it is these days. I think once (Sam gets) through this initial season, it's all going to go away. He's just going to do his thing."
First, Sam must make the Rams' roster, which isn't a given for any seventh-round draft pick, much less one with his athletic limitations as he tries to crack a deep position group.
Fail, and there no doubt will be discussion about whether he succumbed to all the pressure that comes with being a trailblazer since revealing his sexual orientation publicly in February, three months before the Rams selected him 249th overall out of the nearby University of Missouri.
"It was nerve-wracking enough just to tell my parents, let alone the whole world," said Josh Miller, 35, who manages the kitchen down the street at Rehab Bar & Grill. "But I will say this: he does have some balls to be the first openly gay player in the NFL."
Sam's arrival happened to come at a potentially pivotal time for gay rights in this port city.
About two weeks before Sam signed his contract – which included a modest $45,896 bonus – St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay issued four same-sex marriage licenses in hopes of triggering a legal test of the constitutional ban Missouri passed a decade ago.
Saying repeatedly he is here to play football, Sam has largely stayed away from anything that could be construed as activism since the announcement. But that could change quickly if he earns his spot in the NFL and has success.
"I think he's the new role model for us. I really do," said John Edler, 68, a Mizzou alum and Rams fan sitting on a stool at the gay bar Bastille. "I think it's very courageous of him to come out and admit it. But I'm an older man, and I remember when things were not as relaxed as they are now."
Edler said his fear is that "some people are just waiting for (Sam) to make a mistake and then they're going to jump all over him." Sitting one stool over, Don Thake, 68, said he doesn't think some will even wait that long – which is part of why Sam's announcement carries such gravity.
"It is a big deal, mainly because there are kids involved," Thake said. "Their fathers take their kids to the football games, and they're going to hear some (expletive) in the back yell, 'Oh, there's that (bleeping) gay guy.' You know it's going to happen."
If the response is anything like it was when Bastille hung a "WELCOME MICHAEL SAM" banner outside following the draft, that person figures to be shouted down.
At least when he's on the field, the main person Sam has to worry about is the one lined up across from him.
"I know it's not going to be easy," said Bastille bartender Tony Grace, 54. "I think that (Sam)'s done very well presenting himself, not getting ruffled, being a gentleman. It's a great thing that we're able to step out, and even in a manly sport like football is. He's a man. Let him be the man he is."
Daniels, who played some high school football in a small town in Oklahoma, said he never would've considered coming out then. He waited until years later, after he'd left the Army.
Miller told his family he is bisexual in March 2001, shortly before he left the Air Force, where he was a medic and "Don't ask, don't tell" was the official policy – not unlike the unofficial policy in NFL locker rooms for decades.
If Sam succeeds, there's no doubt it would send a message within America's most popular sports league and, in turn, everywhere else.
"Just because you're gay doesn't mean you can't do something," Miller said. "African-Americans had to fight for their rights. Women had to fight for their voting rights. I just hope it steamrolls equality for everybody."
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