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CSM John Collier; Facebook commando
Craig sent us another Facebook commando by the name of John Collier. I'm sure he has some time in the Army, but not enough to know what he's doing when he puts together his phony finery;
His profile says that he graduated from Purdue University in 1986, but he has hashmarks on his sleeve that add up to 30 years of service – that means he'd finish his service in 2016. Maybe the picture is from the future.
Collier also has a Special Forces tab and a Ranger tab on his left shoulder, but no jump wings. And it looks like he has foreign jump wings over his right breast pocket, but no US jump wings.
I have no idea what the white cord on his left shoulder is, maybe you know, but I don't.
If the picture was more clear, I'm sure I'd find something else in there. Maybe this will piss off Detn8tr because of the EOD badge, and he can wait until I'm in the office tomorrow to complain. At least there's no infantry cord or CIB, for a change.
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Global High Strength Steel Market 2017-2021, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
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High strength steel is a steel that demonstrates enhanced formability and high strength. It is employed mainly in the automotive industry. These steels offer a cost-effective and energy-saving advantage on the overall weight of the vehicle in the automotive industry. Also, high strength steel reduces the weight of steel structures in buildings pertaining to the construction sector.
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Everyone has a heart beat. For some, it's the pursuit of money. Others are driven by power. And then there are the beats that are less clear. All those rhythms, they overlap, but the noise of the city don't matter to America Jones. All he cared about was his woman and his fights, and he was the once best fighter in the city ... but then one night everything changed. Hell-bent on a revenge-fuelded rampage, America comes to the temple to train with Snoop Dogg. Finding the way means finding the beat that drives his fight. And that's why you are here, to train AJ and learn the Way of the Dogg! Battle for the future of the streets in unique rhythm-based action combat fights set to classic Snoop Dogg tracks in Way of the Dogg. Brawl your way through 20 levels of beat-matching, brutal combat, and learn your technique in intense training sessions with your mystical mentor, Snoop.
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Mark Burnett has a whip-snappy log line for his new reality challenge "Expedition Impossible." "From start to finish, it's like 'Indiana Jones' for real people."
The new ABC series, which debuts tonight, is classic Burnett: while the biggest brand-name producer in reality TV has branched off into popular competition shows like "The Voice" and "Celebrity Apprentice," "Expedition" brings him back to his extreme-outdoorsy roots, having launched his career with "Eco-Challenge," "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race."
"People have asked me for many, many years, 'Will you do another one of these epic races?'" Burnett tells PopcornBiz. "I was the first person do it with 'Eco-Challenge' back in 1995. Haven't done it since 2004, and ABC said to me 'Do it on your terms'. And so what you'll see is 2,000 miles of terrain, a crew of 400, 41 cameras, helicopters, hundreds of vehicles and the most epic adventure ever – but for ordinary people."
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"I chose the teams by just trying to make it about ordinary people – some of them, almost off the couch, you know? " says Burnett of his typically canny eye for casting, "but people who believe they really wanted an adventure. These people are not trained people."
Burnett describes some of the 13 three-person teams in the hunt as they scramble to trek 2,000 miles through Morocco, across the Sahara and over the Atlas Mountains : "You've got a bunch of New York City fire fighters who are a little overweight; three girls from Kansas, one of which is so young she missed her high school prom to do this; there's a team of a grandfather, his son, and his granddaughter; a team of ex-NFL football players; Gloucester fishermen who spend their time out in the Atlantic, like 'The Deadliest Catch'; a team of Latino women from the Bronx; and there's a team with a blind guy – the first blind guy to ever summit Mt. Everest, so we knew it wasn't a crazy choice to make reality TV. This guy authentically was a guy who knows whether he can get through 'Expedition Impossible'."
The producer decided to make the competition a little purer, making the primary goal simply the adventurous experience, rather than a major payday of the promise of pseudo-celebrity after logging some airtime in a bikini.
"I could have easily made this a million dollars, five million dollars prize money," he says, offering a relatively meager $50,000 and a Ford Explorer at the finish line. "I don't want people doing it for that reason. You've got to want to do it because you WANT to do this. You're going to do this, and you're going to suffer like this. It's not a game. There are game elements and there are great challenges: They go into a casbah, which is the name of a Moroccan castle. It's dark, there are 50 rooms in this ancient casbah, and there's hundreds of lamps. They have to put candles in the lamps. Only some of the lamps have the right pattern that when you put it onto a map it illuminates the map – and that's how they know where to go next."
"Another one where there's like a cobra charmer in the mountains," he explains. "And as he charms the cobras, they come out of places and they're all mixing and you're so confused. And the cobras go away. The question was, 'How many cobras did you just see? If you think it's ten, take this map and go east. If you think it's nine…' Believe me, you get the wrong number and you got the wrong mountain and you've got to come back again. Because if you get it wrong, you get up at dead end canyon after hours – It says, 'Wrong Way.' And you've got to turn around and come all the way back now. You're exhausted and you've got to come and watch the same cobra charmer again and guess again."
The producer says he remains drawn to the extreme adventure realm of programming because, frankly, it's what he's be doing if he wasn't making TV shows.
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We're coming up on the sixth anniversaries of the end of the last two major network primetime shows that centered on life in the White House: "The West Wing" and "Commander in Chief."
"The West Wing" ran seven years – nearly two terms, in real time, for Martin Sheen's President Josiah Bartlet. "Commander in Chief," starring Geena Davis as the first woman president, lasted less than a year.
But this Sunday's premiere of HBO's "Veep," starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the first woman vice president, marks the latest evidence that "Commander in Chief" presaged Hollywood's recent focus on shows and movies about women in power, fictional and otherwise. The Davis show also anticipated the bigger game changer: the 2008 presidential contest roles of Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton.
Less than three weeks after Barack Obama's election, Cherry Jones debuted as President Allison Taylor on "24," the Fox thriller, earning the actress a following and an Emmy. More recently, USA announced Sigourney Weaver would star in "Political Animals," whose premise sounds very Clintonesque: a divorced former first lady and failed presidential hopeful becomes secretary of state.
But clearly the most compelling – and polarizing – figure to emerge in the increasingly melded worlds of entertainment and politics, and women's changing role in both, is Palin. When John McCain tapped the little-known Alaska governor as his GOP ticket running mate, she almost instantly became a recurring character and target of mockery, via Tina Fey, on "Saturday Night Live" – and even turned up on the show herself as Election Day neared.
More recently, Palin's campaign travails emerged as the focus of HBO's "Game Change" – based on a book that portrayed Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards as fascinating, flawed figures also worthy of movie treatment. Palin, since losing the election, has played a role more akin to an entertainer and pundit than a politician, with parts ranging from reality show star to Fox News commentator to a recent stint on the "Today" show.
Dreyfus and "Veep" creator Armando Iannucci have repeatedly noted the pol at the center of the mockumentary-style show is not based on Palin. Judging from the previews of "Veep," Louis-Dreyfus' feisty take on Vice President Selina Meyer seems to be more informed by her "Seinfeld" character Elaine Benes than any real-life role model – not that there's anything wrong with that.
"Veep" arrives shortly after this year's presidential contest turned into a two-man race. The only major run by a woman this year came from Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, who aired a campaign commercial touting herself as "America's Iron Lady" – an obvious effort to capitalize off the 2011 movie featuring Meryl Streep's Oscar-winning performance as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
But the game could change yet again, in the race and in the entertainment media. Romney, after all, has yet to decide on a running mate. In the meantime, check out a preview of "Veep" below:
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This blog is a companion to the article, "Community-owned Businesses: How Communities Become Entrepreneurs," published in Main Street Now, April 2010. Main Street Now (formerly Main Street News) is the journal of commercial district revitalization published by the National Trust Main Street Center.
Throughout the nation, engaged community members are organizing themselves in new ways to become community entrepreneurs. Often motivated more by mission than capitalistic ambition, community groups are opening new businesses.
Community-owned businesses differ from traditional businesses in that they are motivated by a purpose. They usually arise to fill a void where the marketplace is too slow to act on its own, or the risks appear too high (think decayed downtown). Founders of community-owned businesses see an opportunity which the market has failed to see, and in times when capital to fund new ideas is scarce, community-based entrepreneurship can give life to new business ideas. In many ways, a community-owned business is the same as any other mercantile endeavor: it must satisfy a market need and it must offer the potential to generate a profit.
Community-owned businesses fall into four broad categories:
- Cooperative: A communally owned and managed business, operated for the benefit of its members;
- Community-owned corporation: A traditional, for-profit corporation that integrates social enterprise principles;
- Small ownership group: A small, ad hoc investor group that capitalizes and/or operates a business as a partnership or closely-held corporation; and
- Investment fund: A community-based fund that invests debt or equity in local business ventures.
For examples and resources, click the pages listed at the top right. For assistance in starting a community-owned business, see Consulting services or contact us at josh[at]cluegroup.com.
A few of the businesses linked on these pages were also profiled in a 2008 article, "Community-Owned Stores: New Anchors for Older Main Streets," written by Stacy Mitchell of the NewRules project and published in the National Trust's Forum News.


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When last we saw libertarian investor Peter Schiff, he was staging a fake protest outside of WalMart in an effort to mock workers demanding higher wages.
Schiff was back at it again on last night's Daily Show.
In a segment on the minimum wage, Schiff told correspondent Samantha Bee that "people don't go hungry in a capitalist economy."
"It's socialism that creates scarcity, that creates famine," Schiff said. "In a free market, there's plenty of food for everybody, especially the poor."
Bee also interviewed another familiar face, investor and blogger Barry Ritholtz, who took the other side of the argument.
"There are a number of studies that have come out that show increasing the minimum wage actually improves the economy," Ritholtz said. "If we raise people up to just $11 so they are at the poverty level, they'll go out and spend that money on food and medicine."
Toward the end of the segment, Bee asks Schiff who should earn $2 an hour if the minimum wage isn't a good idea. "What's the politically correct word for mentally retarded?" Schiff says, before fumbling a bit.


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24 May 2010
Kare Poaka
This confused me, because my father spoke of the exact same chef who went by the name Galloping Gourmet and used butter and cream in everything, juggled eggs, and swilled wine throughout the show. Each episode concluded with his signature "find a hot chick in the audience and invite her to dine on the completed meal with a nice glass of wine". (For info on his transformation and details on his biography, check the Wikipedia article.)
As this was a formative period in my cooking self-education, I remember a show in which Graham Kerr made a dish he called Kare Poaka, something from his New Zealand days. In fact, he made it as a special dish for a visit from the late Queen Mother. I remember it being odd but easy, as it was basically a stew of pork, sweet potato, coconut, and rice. I made it the weekend after the show and it went over well with the family. For years I thought it was an authentic Maori dish, but the name is just "dear pig" in the local language and further research doesn't reveal anything specifically like it. It should also be noted that, aside from the sweet potato, absolutely none of the ingredients are native to the islands, and even the local version of the sweet potato (kümara) made its way from South America around a thousand years ago.
Similar dishes are made in the Caribbean, and while I don't have access to Kerr's recipe (his book is out of print and this whole thing is curiously absent from the internet), I can remember enough to make it happen. And even improve upon it. The original was something of a starchy mess, with big cubes of pork and a mash of sweet potato and rice. I've tried to treat it more like a Thai curry, and an array of hot sauces are ideal to perk up individual bowls. Here's my rough recipe:
Benito's Coconut Pork Curry
3 lbs. Pork Scraps (I grabbed cheap packages of neckbones and boneless ribs; chicken thighs also work quite well)
1 can Unsweetened Coconut Milk (not the cocktail ingredient)
1 can Chicken Broth
1 cup White Wine
1 Small Onion, Diced
1 Large Sweet Potato, Peeled and Cubed
2 Cloves of Garlic, Smashed
1 cup Basmati or Jasmine Rice
Brown the pork or chicken. This can be done in the Dutch oven on the stovetop, or using a dish inside the oven. Either way you don't want to fully cook them, just get them brown on the outside and render out some of the fat. Pour a couple of tablespoons of the fat in the Dutch oven and sauté the onion and garlic until clear. Add in the meat and stir, then add in the liquids. (The coconut milk may be semisolid and look like yogurt--don't worry, just stir it in.) Mix well, add in the sweet potato. If you'd like, feel free to add some peppers for color, flavor, or heat. Seasonings like Chinese Five Spice Powder would be appropriate, or go nuts with ginger, cumin, lemongrass, etc.
Let it simmer with the lid askew for a couple of hours. You want the liquid to reduce somewhat. Stir gently once in a while (you don't want to smash up the potatoes), and skim off most of the fat that collects at the top. When the meat is easily shredded with a fork and tastes good, kill the heat and let it rest. Right before serving, make the rice. I like something aromatic like basmati or jasmine, but anything will work. Serve some of the shredded pork and sweet potatoes over the rice, and ladle a bit of the sauce over it. Some chopped fresh basil or cilantro would be great on top.
This goes great with a nice cold beer, but an inexpensive sparkling wine would work as well, maybe a crisp Sauvignon Blanc.
2 comments:
- Allen said...
Great post, Graham Kerr was a good chef and TV host. Julia Child, Justin Wilson and Graham Kerr were the pioneers for cooking shows. Thanks for reference to the Maori, just watched the New Zealand National Rugby Team, All Blacks, perform the Haka "Ka Mate" on You Tube.
- 23 May, 2010 16:43
- Benito said...
There's a lot of folks that wish Food Network or some channel would air a bunch of those old shows, but the rights are often complicated and too much trouble.
I remember the newer Graham Kerr shows came on Discovery, either before or after Great Chefs. Now that was an impressive series. Looks a little dated now, but you can learn a lot about saucing, plating, and how to prepare things in the proper order to get everything out at the same time.
(If anyone is curious, there are tons of Great Chefs episodes on YouTube.)
- 23 May, 2010 17:58


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We're going to be doing a lot of deficit cutting over the next several years. The country's future greatness will be shaped by whether we cut wisely or stupidly. So we should probably come up with a few sensible principles to guide us as we cut.
The first one, as I tried to argue last week, is: Make Everybody Hurt. The sacrifice should be spread widely and fairly. A second austerity principle is this: Trim from the old to invest in the young. We should adjust pension promises and reduce the amount of money spent on health care during the last months of life so we can preserve programs for those who are growing and learning the most.
So far, this principle is being trampled. Seniors vote. Taxpayers revolt. Public employees occupy capitol buildings to protect their bargaining power for future benefits negotiations. As a result, seniors are being protected while children are getting pummeled. If you look across the country, you see education financing getting sliced often in the most thoughtless and destructive ways. The future has no union.
In Washington, the Republicans who designed the cuts for this fiscal year seemed to have done no serious policy evaluation. They excused the elderly and directed cuts at anything else they could easily reach. Under their budget, financing for early-childhood programs would fall off a cliff. Tens of thousands of kids, maybe hundreds of thousands, would have their slots eliminated midyear.
Out in the states, the situation is scarcely better. Many governors of both parties are diverting money from schools in thoughtless and self-destructive ways. Hawaii decided to cut the number of days in the school year. Of all the ways to cut education, why on earth would you reduce student time in the classroom?
Texas is taking the meat cleaver approach. School financing will be cut by at least 13.5 percent, around $3.5 billion. About 85,000 new students arrive in Texas every year. There will be no additional resources to accommodate them.
Which leads to the third austerity principle: Never cut without an evaluation process. Before legislators and governors chop a section of the budget, they should make a list of all the relevant programs. They should grade each option and then start paying for them from the top down.
It seems simple, but that is not what is happening. Instead, legislators and administrators are simply cutting on the basis of what's politically easy and what vaguely seems expendable. In education, many administrators are quick to cut athletics, band, cheerleading, art and music because they have the vague impression that those are luxuries. In fact, they are exactly the programs that keep kids in school and build character.
I have a lot of problems with President Obama's tepid budget. But it does an excellent job of linking funds to outcomes, especially in education.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan gave a superb speech in November called the New Normal. He observed that this era of austerity should be an occasion to increase productivity and cut the things that are ineffective. Duncan is a fountain of ideas to make more with less.
For example, he says, if we have to increase class sizes, we should put more kids in with the best teachers and then we should pay those teachers more to compensate for the extra load. Most of us parents would rather see our kids in a class of 30 with a great teacher than a class of 25 with an average one.
The president's budget increases spending on things like early education, and it is also stuffed with mechanisms to make programs perform better. When I spoke with the mavens that put the budget together, I found that they had a clear and skeptical view of whether many of these programs work. They perfectly described the studies measuring the strengths and weaknesses of each program.
They know that Head Start, for example, is a hodgepodge. Some facilities are great. Many are terrible. The administration would evaluate each program. The bottom 25 percent would have to compete to keep their financing. Those that didn't improve would get replaced.
Similarly, Pell grant levels have surged in recent decades, but college completion rates have been flat. The administration would reform the Pell grant program, eliminating parts that don't work. More important, it would establish stronger incentives so colleges have an interest in getting kids to graduate, not simply attend.
During the fat years, nobody bothered to link pay to performance. Government workers and government programs got funding increases no matter how they did. This model is anathema to most Americans, especially those under 40.
This period of austerity will be a blessing if it spurs an effectiveness revolution. It will be a disaster if the cutting is done politically or mindlessly. Unfortunately, that's often how it is being done now.


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Los Angeles Jobs
You can' t throw a rock in Los Angeles without hitting someone who works in entertainment. Home to Hollywood, Los Angeles continues to serve as the primary hub for this industry.
The "Big Six" studios, Paramount, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Columbia, Universal, Disney all run their operations in Los Angeles. Disney is the only one whose parent company is headquartered in Los Angeles. When once these studios were the entire system of a production, they mostly now function as backers and distributers to smaller production companies such as Lionsgate or MGM. They are like parents giving their kids a limited allowance to make good decisions. Much like adolescence, the results are varied.
The Big Six also run subsidiaries with their own distribution networks such as Sony's Screen Gems and Fox Searchlight which are based out of Los Angeles. So if working for the biggest players in the industry is your goal, there are lot of ways to be part of the system if you are in Los Angeles.
The city recently doubled down on its investment into entertainment by passing a $330 million tax credit program for film and television. This means more production in the city of Los Angeles which means more jobs in the city of Los Angeles. Last year, the city added roughly 100,000 jobs, according to the City of Los Angeles.
Television has made its revival and Los Angeles has taken advantage of it - thank you Netflix and Amazon. The state tax incentive program included a grant to 11 television series that meant relocating four hit series including Veep and American Horror Story to Los Angeles. Although most sitcoms film on sound stages, on-location filming of TV sitcoms in Los Angeles doubled last year to 2,268 shooting days and TV dramas increased shooting days last year by almost 20%, according to Deadline.
A majority of current Series are filmed in Los Angeles and here a few you might recognize: Blackish, Dancing With The Stars, Modern Family, Grey's Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, Mom, Jane the Virgin, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, New Girl, Angie Tribeca, and Ellen.
And of course along with existing television content, there are pilots. Pilot season is to production companies as tax season is to accountants. Los Angeles was busier than it's been with pilots in a long time. In 2015, nearly half of the 202 pilots made for broadcast, cable and digital streaming, valued at $298 million were shot in Los Angeles according to The Hollywood Reporter. In the future, we will only see an increase in the percentage of pilots that are shot in Los Angeles. Pilots shot in Los Angeles in 2016 that got picked up to series:ABC: Presence (ABC, ABCS) American Housewife (ABC, ABCS) Speechless (ABC, 20th Century) Notorious (Sony, ABC)
The Great Indoors (CBS, CBS)
Man with a Plan (3Arts, CBS)
Pure Genius (CBS, Uni/CBS)
Training Day (CBS, WBTV)
24: Legacy (Fox, 20th)
The Mick (Fox, 20th)
Son of Zorn (Fox, 20th)
Pitch (Fox, 20th)
Lethal Weapon (Fox, WBTV)
Untitled Dan Fogelman birthday dramedy (NBC, 20th)
Marlon (Universal, NBC)
Trial and Error (NBC, NBC)
This is Us (20th, NBC)
The Good Place (Universal, NBC)
No Tomorrow (CW, CBS)
A Futile and Stupid Gesture (Netflix, Abominable Pictures)
The Santa Clarita Diet (Netflix/Kapital Entertainment)
While television has been enjoying its revival, film is also back on the rise and making its way back to the city of Los Angeles. On-location filming in Los Angeles grew 1.3% in 2015 compared to a downturn in previous years according to the Los Angeles Times. And since this is the first time film budgets of $75 million or more have been eligible for tax incentives, we will see more and more of big screen productions happening in Los Angeles.
If animation is your specialty, there are other options than moving to Emeryville to get a job at Pixar. The Dreamworks Animation studio, which was just recently bought by NBC Universal for 3.8 billion, is located in Glendale (20 minutes from downtown Los Angeles,) and has such recent claims to fame as Home and How to Train Your Dragon.
Reality programming is also a big and rising player in the industry. Last year this genre accounted for 40% of all on-location production in Los Angeles. And the other cousin to scripted TV and film that boasts a huge presence in Los Angeles is gaming; a sector with a lot of jobs and a lot of money. And quantity doesn't always mean a lack of quality. Employees in gaming in this city make on average $103,000 according to Glass Door.
Entertainment includes production, post-production and all the standard business affairs that make this industry commercially viable like any other. If you're a job seeker looking for work in entertainment, now is a good time to look in Los Angeles. If you're an employer, you probably have some spots to fill.
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In Yemen's capital, a dusty city of more than 2 million surrounded by rugged mountains, security forces roam the streets to keep a lid on the rebellion after President Ali Abdullah Saleh abruptly left the country.
All along Sanaa's major thoroughfares, they stare down the barrels of Russian DShK heavy machine guns mounted in the back of camouflage-painted pickup trucks. Meanwhile, protesters chant, "Stay away, Ali Saleh!"
Officials insist that the president, who was badly injured in a June 3 attack on his home and went to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment, will return to reassume the post he has held for 32 years. But how long that may take is uncertain. In the interim, an elite power struggle could profoundly shape the future of Yemen.
"There are a lot of people who stand to benefit from continued violence," says Yemeni political analyst Abdul-Ghani al-Iryani. "Saleh's boys won't hesitate to use violence to honor their father and, of course, the political opposition is always looking for a way to keep themselves relevant."
While the major players set their sights on the presidential palace, a small band of armed militants known as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is threatening to seize territory in the south. Clashes this weekend reportedly killed 10 soldiers and 21 suspected AQAP militants.
There is an urgent need to establish a clear political order not only for the country's security but also its economy, which a Western diplomat here says is set to collapse by August amid shortages of basic supplies and soaring prices.
"Saleh is gone, thank God," says Sanaa resident Hussein Mohammed al-Harazi. "But I still can't find water or fuel."
Even before Yemen's uprising, Mr. Saleh's tenuous grip on disparate tribes was slipping. In 2004, his government began an off again, on again war against Houthi rebels in the north. Meanwhile, Saleh continued his brutal crackdowns on a southern secessionist movement that was gaining momentum.
US officials were increasingly concerned that a local Al Qaeda franchise would find a haven in its hinterlands to plan more attacks against the West, after two major plots were foiled.
All these concerns have been exacerbated by a popular uprising that turned violent last month as tribesmen began fighting Saleh loyalists in the capital. On June 3, amid pitched battles in the capital – the most violent in half a century – the presidential compound was attacked during Friday prayers.
Now the man who has held this volatile country together for decades is convalescing in Saudi Arabia, his political future – and likewise Yemen's – uncertain.
Since coming to power in 1978, Saleh has spent blood and treasure to placate his rivals. But now they have coalesced around the youth protesters, presenting a more unified challenge.
"We are all one in demanding that Saleh leave power," says Nuha Jamal, a youth activist in the southern port city of Aden. "All of Yemen is united in this cause."
A game of thrones ensues
As Saleh left Yemen, many pro-democracy protesters celebrated through the night with fireworks. But even as Vice President Abd Rabo Mansur Hadi was named acting president, a game of thrones was taking shape that threatened to sideline the interests of the protesters – the very people whose uprising had precipitated Saleh's departure.
"Our revolution was hijacked by the tribes," said Shatha al-Harazi, a young Yemeni activist. "How can we establish a civil state if tribes still wield so much power?"
Along with the vice president, several groups stand to gain everything in the ensuing chaos of Saleh's departure. Tribal rebels, loyal to the powerful Ahmar family and defected Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar (no relation), pose an armed threat to the president. The political opposition known as the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) is looking to cement its position in a new Yemeni government and is doing so largely on the backs of protesters who have vowed to remain in their camps until a new president is elected.
While Vice President Hadi has technically assumed presidential powers, it is Saleh's son Ahmed and his eldest nephew, Yahya, who are acting as the president's proxies. They command the Republican Guard and the Central Security Forces, respectively, keeping a firm hold over the capital and continuing the fight against armed rebel tribesmen.
The vice president remains holed up in his home near the protest camp's borders, while tribesmen and loyalists fight less than two miles away. Led by the prominent Ahmar family, the tribal fighters have withstood more than two weeks of constant shelling.
Many see the ambitious Hamid al-Ahmar as fomenting unrest for his own benefit, though he has denied making a bid for power.
"I do not want to be president. The next president of Yemen should be from the south, such as Yaseen Saeed Noman [head of the Yemeni Socialist Party]. Personally, I would vote for him," said Mr. Ahmar in an interview before the violence broke out last month. However, as a member of the opposition Islah party, he may be hedging his bets by having dogs in two fights.
Islah is part of the JMP coalition, which is pushing for a transitional council and presidential elections – a plan taken from a Gulf-brokered power deal that Saleh has reneged on three times. The JMP is a signatory to the plan, which guarantees its position in a new Yemeni government and has the potential to grant it even greater power if a member of the JMP is elected president.
Disunity without Saleh as shared enemy?
However, the JMP – a tenuous union of Islamists, cold-war-era socialists, and Arab nationalists – may fracture without the figure of Saleh as a common enemy.
JMP spokesman Mohammed Qahtan has vowed to do everything in his power to keep Saleh from returning to Yemen. But without the military might to shut down the airport, the JMP may have little chance of fulfilling its goals at keeping Saleh in Saudi Arabia.
The two men who stand in the JMP's way, Yahya and Ahmed, have the entire loyalist military to roll out a red carpet for Saleh's return.
In fact, all of Yemen's disparate groups struggling to achieve their own goals for a new Yemen will have to contend with these two men. Should Saleh return from Saudi Arabia, which he is expected to eventually do, Yahya and Ahmed have the strength to facilitate his homecoming. If Saleh remains in Saudi Arabia, his son may succeed him in the presidential palace, where he has already taken up residence.
But if protesters, political rivals, or defected generals attempt to implement their idea of a new Yemen, at least one Saleh – be it Ahmed or Ali – will probably stand in their way.


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- The duo for perfect cleaning: Pyrolysis after heavy use - the oven interior cleans itself.
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Sabbath setting
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CircoTherm®, CircoTherm® Eco, Top/bottom heat, Conventional heat eco, Hot air grilling, Full surface grill, Centre surface grill, CircoTherm® intensive , Bread baking, Bottom heat, Low temperature cooking, Defrost, Keep warm
- Additional heating methods with steam: Reheat, Dough proving
- Permanent control panel lock
Automatic safety switch off
Residual heat indicator
Start button
Door contact switch
- Silver display EasyClock
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- Number of automatic programmes: 18 PC
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After a bit of a break over the last few months, I feel reinvigorated and hope to be back writing substanitally more as we enter SPring Training. Matt and Brad have done a tremendous job keeping things moving with excellent, insightful pieces since we last spoke. I hope and pray they continue to contribute as the site continues to grow during the upcoming baseball season.
A problem that James ran into periodically when he was running the site was the actions of a few commenters ruining the conversation for the majority. Put simply, abuse will not be tolerated. Those who chose to be disrespectful will be banned from the site. Those who choose to attempt to bring down the site and try to manipulate their IP addresses will be investigated. Put simply, the site should be the forum that Phillies fans go to discuss and debate what is going on in the Phils minor league system. WHen it gets personal, you will be escorted out of the site.
Ok, enough of the lecture. Just re-introducing myself the the group as we soon hit our 10,000,000th page view. Not kidding. 10,000,000. Thank you all for supporting the site and looking forward to a very exciting 2013.


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Before someone links me to Habar I know that site intamatley. Usually I can overcome UPS issues with the August 2011 CUs and correctly set permissions for the app pool account. I have a current issue where I can't finish creating the Sync Connection for the UPSA.
I can fill the details out and I can see the top of the AD structure but I cannot expand this tree. I don't see any error but I assume the operation times out. I can also select the entrie structure with 'Select All' and attempt to click 'OK' but this triggers an operation that I'm not even sure is working. Eventually this times out, it doesn't actually go to the 'Processing' screen as it usually does. I've increased the time out to 40 seconds now and was going to try heading upwards of that, or even try creating another UPSA. The problem is that this is a migration and the audiences would have to be re-created from scratch.
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A California woman has been fired from her job as an ice cream store manager after she referred to President Barack Obama with a racial slur on Facebook and wrote "maybe he will get assassinated."
Denise Helms, 22, of Turlock, posted the Facebook statement on Tuesday night after Obama won re-election to a second term. The post referred to the president using the N word. "Maybe he will get assassinated this term..!!" Helms wrote, according to the Modesto Bee.
Helms later deleted the post after negative reaction to it began circulating on social media.
In an interview with FOX40 News on Thursday, Helms wasn't apologetic about what she posted and maintained she is not a racist.
"The assassination part is kind of harsh," Helms told FOX40. "I'm not saying I'd go do that or anything like that, by any means, but if it was to happen I don't think I'd care one bit."
Helms worked at the Cold Stone Creamery franchise store in Turlock.
The national Cold Stone Creamery chain tweeted Thursday night that Helms "is no longer w/ the company."
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On Friday, Chris Kegle, director of the Turlock Cold Stone Creamery store, said he was shocked by Helms' post.
"We found her comments to be very disgusting, and they do not reflect our opinions here," Kegle told the Bee. "We never saw anything from her at work like those comments."
A Secret Service agent in the Sacramento office said the agency would look into Helms' comments.
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Florida State was named the preseason favorite in the ACC without little contest, and it is easy to see why. The preseason all-ACC roster was formally announced Wednesday, and it includes nine players from Florida State.
Quarterback Jameis Winston and running back Karlos Williams will be lining up behind an offensive line this fall that includes two preseason All-ACC offensive linemen in tackle Cameron Erving and guard Tre' Jackson. To add more fuel to the fire, Florida State wide receiver Rashad Greene and tight end Nick O'Leary also appear on the ACC's preseason all-conference roster.
Florida State's biggest threat in the Atlantic Division, Clemson, has three players named to the defensive side of the preseason all-conference team though. Defensive end Vic Beasley, defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and linebacker Stephone Anthony all were named by the media this week at the ACC Football Kickoff. Duke actually had more preseason all-conference players named with four, the second most in the ACC. So much for that whole basketball school mentality, right?
Here is a breakdown of preseason All-ACC players by school…
- Florida State (9)
- Duke (4)
- Clemson (3)
Virginia Tech (3)
- Miami (2)
- Boston College (1)
Louisville (1)
North Carolina (1)
Syracuse (1)
Virginia (1)
Here is the full roster, as released by the ACC;
2014 Preseason All-ACC Team
QB Jameis Winston, Florida State
RB Duke Johnson, Miami
RB Karlos Williams, Florida State
WR Jamison Crowder, Duke
WR Rashad Greene, Florida State
WR DeVante Parker, Louisville
TE Nick O'Leary, Florida State
T Cameron Erving, Florida State
T Sean Hickey, Syracuse
G Tre' Jackson, Florida State
G Laken Tomlinson, Duke
C Andy Galik, Boston College
DE Vic Beasley, Clemson
DE Mario Edwards Jr., Florida State
DT Luther Maddy, Virginia Tech
DT Grady Jarrett, Clemson
LB Denzel Perryman, Miami
LB Kelby Brown, Duke
LB Stephone Anthony, Clemson
CB Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech
CB P.J. Williams, Florida State
S Anthony Harris, Virginia
S Jeremy Cash, Duke
Special Teams
PK Roberto Aguayo, Florida State
P A.J. Hughes, Virginia Tech
SP Ryan Switzer, North Carolina


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Welcome to the official website of ornithologist, musician, illustrator, author, and leading authority on the birds of Hawaii and the Pacific Islands, H. Douglas Pratt.
Dear Friends
I am happy to introduce the first thorough update to my website since it became fully operational in 2011. Again, Josh Southern has done a great job of making the site attractive. When I first put up this site, I had just entered a bad patch in my life, and the website was part of the healing and rehabilitation process. I guess it worked, because this time, things are much more upbeat, and I look forward to a long and bright future. As before, comments from me are scattered through, usually in italics. This site is basically an illustrated autobiography or CV. The tabs at the left direct you to the various subjects that may interest you. A lot has happened in the past year and a half, so here is a quick overview of the ups and downs:
1) I have officially retired as of May 2012. This does not mean I am no longer working. In fact, I'm busier than ever, but now I collect Social Security!
2) My new music CD was released in June 2012. See Music section for details. I am very excited about the CD, and it is selling well for a basically amateur, though professional-quality, production.
3) In March 2013, along with co-author Jack Jeffrey, I finished a completely new and slightly retitled edition of
A Pocket Guide to Hawai'i's Birds and Their Habitats
for Mutual Publishing in Honolulu. The first edition has been a local best-seller for 17 years, and we have high hopes for the new one. Look for it on store shelves in May or June 2013.
4) My application for an NSF grant to support work on my new book was turned down in January 2012, and I did not to re-apply. Nevertheless, work is proceeding and I just signed a new contract with Princeton University Press. The new goal date for publication is 2016. If you'd like to help, see
New Book
5) I led another Hawaii birding tour in February-March 2012, and have planned several tours over the next couple of years, including some destinations in North Carolina (see
6) In January 2013, I was honored to be asked to fill a vacancy on the North Carolina Bird Records Committee.
7) After a little over a year of unofficial connection with my old institution, I was officially appointed Research Curator Emeritus at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. This is an important professional affiliation for me, as it gives me use of the collections and facilities and enables me to borrow specimens for my illustration work.
8) The
Pacific Birds Bibliography
continues to grow, with new entries almost every week.
9) In September 2012 I was once again qualified to enter the contest for the International Autoharp Championship at Winfield, and came in second. See
10) I am downsizing my personal library because I am running out of shelf space, and I realize I no longer need to keep every book I ever read or used! I have quite a few things for sale at good prices, although the list is ever-dwindling, and many more that I will gladly donate to a worthy recipient. Contact me for details.
So basically, my life reflects the old saying "When one door closes, another opens." I am currently gearing up for full-time work on the new Pacific bird book, as well as catching up on several private painting commissions. I also plan a new edition of my birdfinding guide
Enjoying Birds and Other Wildlife in Hawai'i
, which is now out of print, as soon as possible, and I have several scientific papers in the pipeline. I'm also working on several new pieces for the autoharp contests when I have time. As I said, busier than ever! I hope you enjoy the refurbished website. I look forward to hearing from you, whether with complaints or compliments.
Doug Pratt
March 2013


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British audio giant Bowers & Wilkins has announced a partnership with the iconic Italian car manufacturer Maserati.
The partnership – described as 'long-term' – will see B&W produce the sound systems for Maserati's new car ranges and was announced at the Paris Motor Show.
"If you look at the values the companies have in common, the partnership makes perfect sense," said Maserati CEO Harald Wester.
Proud heritage
"Both Maserati and Bowers & Wilkins have a proud heritage of traditional craftsmanship and engineering excellence," he added.
"Both have a real commitment to innovation. And both continue to set benchmarks for performance and design in our industries.
"Maserati has always attracted discerning customers who appreciate understated refinement and genuine performance – and the same can be said for Bowers & Wilkins."
B&W insists that it has come up with "something very special" for the car's audio system, although it was not offering up any actual detail.


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This history will weave through many big historical events but will concentrate on the parts played by the Fifers. There are plenty of books and websites dedicated to the general history of the period
The site covers the 19th and 20th centuries and the first pages online will deal with Napoleonic and Victorian times, 20th century information will be added as I progress.
It's a facinating story covering all sorts, famous, infamous, wealthy arristocrats, penniless beggars, poets, artists, spurned lovers, duellists, convicts and even one shark.
This site should be helpful to family historians and military history buffs alike, if you have any comments please contact us or join the forum. If you have any more information that would help to tell the story please get in touch.
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Back in 1999 (wow, that was almost 10 years ago) I was in a car accident and shattered my right heel. After reconstructive surgery I was in wheel chair for 3 months and crutches for 6 months. Needless to say my right leg went through a bit of atrophy and I lost alot of flexibility in my legs (I used to be able to do full splits and put my legs behind my head back during my Shoto-Kan days )
Well, I fell in love with TCM a few years after that and began doing a bit of light Wei Dan standing meditation (back in 2003) added in to my regular practice schedule. My leg strength improved drasticly, to the point where they are stronger now then they were before the accident. Needless to say I don't walk with a limp like the doctors told me I would. However this has also created some interesting and uncomfortable situations.
First is that my right leg is slightly longer then my left now (which is odd feeling b/c I'm left handed/legged). In addition to that my right leg still has not regained as much flexibility as is desirable. I've begun to amp up my training considerably and really focus on stance work, and my mabu sure isn't what it used to be. The flexibility in both my legs has been compromised to a certain degree. So while I'm not really interested in doing splits any more, I'd like to be able to correct my mabu. My right foot turns outward as I settle downward which causes my left knee to go out of alignment. Also, while in a left side Bow and Arrow stance (60 on the left leg) my right foot "caves" outward slightly (not violently or anything) preventing me from keeping truly rooted. While I see a certain amount of my problem areas (waist flexibility being one of them, I can fix that over time fairly easily) the right foot flexibility is causing everything else to been thrown off. Though I'm pleased with my TOTAL lower body strength, it is disproportionate
Sooooooo.... does anyone know some good exercises to increase foot/ankle flexibility/strength. Judging from my body responses, this one correction should do a world of change since it is preventing everything from aligning correctly. It never came up before when doing Zhaun Zhaung (sp), I'm assuming because standing naturally distributed the weight more easily. It only happens when my legs are more than shoulder width apart pretty much. I'm not looking for a quick fix here, just something I can work into my normal training to facilitate me eventually being able to settle into my mabu again, which inturn should allow me to train correctly. Thanks!


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You read it right, the studio has been destroyed. Not by my own doing, but an act of nature this time. This past week or so has seen an intense heat wave come through my area. This was followed up by some incredibly severe thunderstorms on Sunday night (June 8th). Out of the thunderstorm that swept through my area, a tornado or microburst spawned and crossed right over my neighborhood.
Point of interest: Sunday night was my ten year wedding anniversary.
Really looking forward to 25th anniversary now.
The red arrow is where my studio
The tree seen in the picture is only the top half of the tree. The bottom half is still in the ground just over fifty feet away in the backyard. The wind was strong enough to snap the top half off and carry it the fifty feet over to the house and throw it through the roof. The side wall of house was pushed out slightly as well. And by slightly, I mean like three feet or so.
Everyone is alright (dog included) and that's the important thing.
The house can be fixed and things can be replaced with insurance.
So what happens now
Now I start the long road of getting my house fixed up. We have power back to most (almost half) of the house so far. Internet and phone work now too (although the phone was dead for most of the day). The affected portion of the house is in the process of being gutted and dried out. There was a tremendous amount of water damage since it was raining and every last bit of it came into the house. There is a good bit of structural damage too. It's not good when every expert who comes to look at the damage says, "Whoa, that's bad." I tell them I know that already.
But what about the studio you're wondering
Well, I have to get that portion of the house rebuilt before I can put the studio back together. That's going to take me a couple weeks if all goes real well. In the mean time, I'm limited in what I can do both in resources and in time.
1. Email will be limited. I will do my best to reply, but it may take me a couple days. I will reply if you email me, just please be patient. Today is the first day I've been able to get online to reply to emails and post this.
2. I have a handful of posts that are ready to go for the most part and instead of posting three times a week, I'm going to shoot for once a week on Wednesdays.
3. If I have something of yours, I still have it, I just don't know where it's at right now and what shape it's in. If it's broke though, I promise I'll fix it.
And most importantly of all
A huge thank you to everyone for their support in helping us get through this. There has been a tremendous outpouring of support while we get everything back together. My Wife is really enjoying all the quality time we are spending together now that I'm right under her feet all day long in the house.
If you would like to help me get things back up and running, I've included a "Help Support FTW" button over there in the right column. The bills for this kind of thing come in faster than the money does and every little bit is appreciated. All the money will go entirely into getting the studio back together. I may even be able to sport for a chair so I don't have to stand anymore.
Thank you everyone!
UPDATE: July 11
I want to thank everyone for their support! You all are a second family and are a huge help in getting through this. As of today, it's a steady flow of contractors coming into the house and truckloads of trash going out. I haven't even gotten to my hobby stuff yet, we are still checking things like electrical, HVAC, structural components and such.
UPDATE: July 13
The tree has been removed and the affected parts of the house are being gutted. We're doing our best to make sure the water damage doesn't result in mold later on. Things are finally starting to slow down some, but we still don't have power in half of the house and we have to eat outside since our kitchen has had everything removed.
UPDATE: July 14
More water damage was found in the kitchen and upstairs today (further away than originally estimated). My biggest worry now is that forecasted thunderstorms are going to cause even more problems for us this weekend. I've done my best to secure the tarp over half of the house (literally), so we'll so how my work holds up.
UPDATE: July 16
We had a few more strong thunderstorms come through the area in the past two days that resulted in some additional water damage. It means more ceiling has been removed and more work to repair. Looks like everything upstairs will need to be moved into a storage unit for the next couple weeks while they redo the roof and the upstairs of the house. I just wish we could get this all fixed quickly.


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"Ben Sherwood is an amazing writer with the rare gift of evoking genuine emotion. The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud is touching, wise, and full of hope, everything a wonderful novel should be. Read it – you'll be glad you did."
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–Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat
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London's Floating Points is often lumped in with the rest of the city's burgeoning post-dubstep (or whatever it's being called this week) scene, but it's not unfair to say that 23-year-old Sam Shepherd is operating in his own sphere. Whether assembling tracks on his own, running the leftfield Eglo imprint with partner Alexander Nut, or leading the grandiose Floating Points Ensemble with a bevvy of live musicians, Shepherd clearly isn't just another UK bass music producer. As this My Plastic People mix—made in tribute to the endangered Northeast London nightspot—proves, his tastes extend well beyond electronic music—much of the podcast focuses on jazz and funk gems from the 1970s, with only a few newer cuts making an appearance.
Download Floating Points—My Plastic People (xlr8r Podcast 130)
01 Flora Purim "Encounters" (Milestone)
02 Deniece Williams "Slip Away" (Columbia)
03 Esther Philips "Home Is Where the Hatred Is" (KUDU)
04 Windy City "(So You Think) Somethin's Missin'" (Chi Sound)
05 James Brown "Mind Power" (Polydor)
06 Gil Scott-Heron "Lady Day and John Coltrane" (Flying Dutchman)
07 Brian Auger & Oblivion Express "Whenever You're Ready" (RCA)
08 Willie Bobo "Sixty-Two Fifty" (Columbia)
09 Chick Corea & Return to Forever "Captain Marvel" (Polydor)
10 Kuniyuki "Precious Hall (Dub)" (Natural Resource)
11 Larry Heard "Missing You" (Track Mode)
12 Herbert "Suddenly" (Studio !K7)
13 Darkstar "Aidy's Girl Is a Computer (Kyle Hall Oats B So Deep Remix)" (Hyperdub)
14 Floating Points "Shark Chase" (Eglo)
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Publications on this site are organised into different types. The categories are in the side menu and reflect some of the themes that IANSA, and its members and allies work on. Alternatively, you can view the most recently added publications below.
Since 1998 a wide range of publications and resource materials have been produced by the IANSA Network. Production has been possible with donations and grants and all publications are produced on a non-profit basis by a small staff, including interns and volunteers who have assisted with translations and at various other levels within the production process.
Please note: Not all of the titles within this section are necessarily IANSA publications, nor all publishers/authors IANSA members. Please contact us if you have any queries.
antiMILITARISM: Political and gender dynamics of peace movements
30 June 2013
Writing between the nihilistic view that violence is inevitable and the utopian belief in the possibility of a violence-free world, Cynthia Cockburn carefully uncovers the movements' many tensions and antagonisms through a gendered lens. This book is the outcome of a two year funded project of research involving a sequence of studies of disparate elements of the anti- war, anti- militarist and peace movement viewed as a worldwide phenomenon. The work of IANSA, in particular that of members in Uganda, is the focus of the final case study, presented in Chapter 8 with focus on the IANSA Women's Network. For more information and to read a sample chapter, please go to: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=536615
Bulletin 27: Women at Work: Preventing Gun Violence
06 February 2012
This edition includes: Special Focus: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence • Turkey: National conference on Women's Perspectives on Individual Disarmament • Papua New Guinea: Women Only Training Institute • UK: WILPF Autumn seminar • Israel: Gun Free Kitchen Tables Campaign successes • African Union: Success on SALW control and gender • US: White Paper on 1325 National Action Plan • Upcoming UN Conferences: Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and UNPoA on small arms • Resources and announcements
Global Burden of Armed Violence Report
21 October 2011
This Report confirms what IANSA women have known for many years, "The proportion of homicides related to intimate partners or the family represents a significant proportion of homicides in some countries in Europe and Asia." Chapter 4 focuses on 'When the Victim is a Woman' and seeks to disaggregate the demographics of armed violence and capture the ways in which women of different ages are at risk. It also considers the particular settings and risks shaping femicide and sexual violence.
Make Room for Peace – a guide to women's participation in peace processes
04 October 2011
This guide by Kvinna till Kvinna is relevant to IANSA women planning to engage in small arms control initiatives particularly in post conflict contexts. It provides practical assistance to third parties, such as donors, diplomatic delegations, mediators and other intermediaries aiming at supporting sustainable peace processes. The recommendations apply to both national and international stakeholders in peace processes. The manual may also be used as a tool for women's organisations advocating women's participation in peace processes.
Bulletin 24: Women at Work: Preventing Gun Violence
06 May 2011
This edition includes: IANSA women active at the UN: CSW and UN Women launch • Jordan: Small arms and gender • DRC: Disarm Domestic Violence • Special Focus: The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) • and information about events and resources.
Peacemaking in Asia and the Pacific: Women's participation, perspectives and priorities
20 April 2011
This collection of articles explores the reasons for women's under-representation in peace processes, in terms of both participation in peace processes and gender content in agreements. The publication puts forward the experiences of women from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Timor Leste, India, Solomon Islands and Nepal, highlighting the benefits and obstacles to their participation in such processes. It contains practical recommendations on how to make international norms a reality in peacemaking as well as how to strengthen women's participation in, and contribution to, peace processes and agreements.
"Now, The World Is Without Me": An Investigation of Sexual Violence in Eastern DRC
16 April 2010
"Now, The World Is Without Me": An Investigation of Sexual Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is a recent report by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI). With the support of Oxfam America and in collaboration with medical staff at Panzi Hospital, researchers from the HHI performed a retrospective cohort study of sexual violence survivors presenting to Panzi Hospital with a specific aim of answering the following outstanding questions: 1) When, where and how are women being attacked and what makes them vulnerable to sexual violence, and; 2) How has the rape epidemic in South Kivu evolved over the last five years?
Palestinian Women and Security : Why Palestinian Women and Girls Do Not Feel Secure
28 February 2010
This report presents the perspectives of Palestinian women and girls on issues related to security as well as their assessment of the services provided by local authorities and/ or the international community to address their security needs. It concludes with a series of recommendations made by Palestinian women and girls for improving these services. The findings of this report are based on focus group discussions and in-depth interviews conducted by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) with Palestinian women and girls between June and November 2009 in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.
Women peace and security: The role of an ATT
29 October 2009
This briefing paper argues that global standards for the international import, export and transfer of conventional arms and ammunition should prohibit transfers where there is a significant risk that the transfer will be in used to violate women's human rights or perpetuate a pattern of gender-based violence. It argues that international law demands linking the norms of an ATT with UN Security Resolutions 1325, 1820, 1888, and 1889, and obligations under international human rights and international humanitarian law.
Canadian Perspectives on Gender and Small Arms and Light Weapons
30 April 2008
This briefing is designed for use by organisations and individuals involved in peacebuilding practice and development. It forms part of an online series that synthesizes information on key issues related to small arms and light weapons and outlines recommendations for action.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – New reports show that rent prices are up and expected to rise, the price of stamps are increasing, the cost of ammunition is up as gun control talks are in the works, and the price of food is also increasing in 2013.
The American Farm Bureau Federation also said it expects to see food prices rising 3 to 4 percent this year.
Consumers say they are already paying more for groceries. They said prices appear to be rising everywhere they have turned since 2013 began.
"I just paid $45 for two bags of groceries," said consumer James Knuckles. "I'm tripping now. Straight up."
"Even a loaf of bread, you could get for $1.50. Now, it's over $2.00," said consumer Amy Tillman. "You have to look for buy one, get one free. You can get more bread."
Some people said they aren't sure know how they will afford to pay for basic necessities.
"I'm a mother of five, so I want to continue bargain shopping," said Zuela Williams. "But, if milk becomes that high, we're not going to have milk."
As prices go up, many people said they have seen their paycheck shrink. The 'fiscal cliff' brought with it a new tax for all working Americans; payroll taxes increased 2 percent, and many Americans are learning to survive with less.
"Everything is going up this year. We knew it was coming," said Diane Herbert. "Some people were not prepared or didn't know what was going to happen with this election, and people being elected, who very much like to raise taxes."


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{First published April 27, 2006] We live in an age when in one part of the world people are generally happy, living comfortably, saying what they wish, and voting for those they want to represent or lead them. They have no fear that the security police will knock on their door at 3 am to arrest them, or grab and manhandle them into a waiting barred van or black limousine as they leave their home or workplace. They don't even think that they might be tortured, raped while under arrest, or spend the rest of their life in some hellhole of a prison or camp. And possible summary execution is beyond thought and even nightmares. Such is life in the democracies.
But then, in the rest of the world–Sudan, Burma, Iran, North Korea and elsewhere–people quake in fear for their lives and those of their loved ones. They have no security; they live at the whims of the thug regimes and their henchmen who enslave them. This is going on NOW, in our moment of world history, and the happy and peaceful, life respecting democracies turn their eyes from this minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour, and day-by-day democide.
In the future, when the world is all democratic, students reading their history books on our world that is half-free, and half-enslaved by thug regimes, will ask: "Why, with all their massive power over the thug regimes, did free people allow this mass murder and enslavement of their fellow human beings to go on? How could they? And they stupidly kept saying, 'Never Again,' while this carnage kept happening again, and again, and again. Where was the outrage, the will to stop it?"
Yes, we will have to answer to the future.
Here is the latest from Eric Reeves (link unavailable, but see his website of related articles):
IDRISS DEBY, the president of the central African country of Chad, may soon lose power to a group of variously motivated rebel movements. The deposing of Deby might not seem occasion for much regret: he is a cruel, tyrannical, and corrupt man who has squandered a great deal of Chad's new-found oil wealth. But the rebels who would replace him have the deeply troubling support of the genocidal regime in Khartoum, Sudan. In recent months, as Human Rights Watch has authoritatively reported, the National Islamic Front in Khartoum has supported the Chadian rebels, even as it has loosed its own murderous Arab militia allies on the non-Arab tribal populations of eastern Chad. Indeed, Human Rights Watch reports that "the Janjaweed militias have carried out attacks inside Chad accompanied by Sudanese army troops with helicopter gunship support."
Chad's capital, N'Djamena, is far to the west of the Chad/Sudan border; but as Deby has begun to feel more threatened, he has redeployed his military forces westward and into major garrisons in a desperate bid to retain power. In fact, N'Djamena itself was attacked by the rebels on April 13, and though the assault was repelled, military assets will be increasingly concentrated in the capital and larger towns. This is bad news not only for the Chadian civilians in the east, who now have almost no protection, but for the quarter-million Darfuri refugees who are increasingly threatened in camps up and down the very long Chad/Sudan border. Aid organizations have already begun to withdraw from some refugee camps, and after the April 13 attack, the UN's World Food Program (the lead UN logistical organization in Chad) ordered the evacuation of all non-essential personnel from N'Djamena. Humanitarian access and security in eastern Chad continue to deteriorate badly as Khartoum turns the region into an extension of the Darfur killing fields. And things will soon get worse. Heavy seasonal rains begin in late May or June, and these will sever the key east-west road arteries in Chad (as they do in Darfur). It will become impossible for humanitarian supplies to move overland. Moreover, a new government beholden to Khartoum may decide to obstruct humanitarian aid in the same way that Khartoum has in Darfur. Even air drops of food and medical supplies could be hindered.
This may in the end have more to do with the chaos that will ensue if Khartoum succeeds in its effort to topple Deby. There is little evidence of common cause among the various rebel groups fighting under the vague umbrella of the "United Front for Change." The end of Deby's rule is likely to usher in a period of infighting and chaos. Neighboring Cameroon and the Central African Republic may also be destabilized….
Links to read and weep
CIA Sudan Maps: These show the level of destruction of Darfur villages.
"Anuaks Suffer as Ethiopian Defense Forces Approach Refugee Camp in Sudan":
April 14, 2006. Over the last several days, Ethiopian Defense Forces have again killed more Anuak and burned down their huts in remote towns near the Ethio-Sudanese border.
"Darfur Violence Escalates Under African Union's Watch"
"Revealed: the gas chamber horror of North Korea's gulag ":
In the remote north-eastern corner of North Korea, close to the border of Russia and China, is Haengyong. Hidden away in the mountains, this remote town is home to Camp 22 – North Korea's largest concentration camp, where thousands of men, women and children accused of political crimes are held. Now, it is claimed, it is also where thousands die each year and where prison guards stamp on the necks of babies born to prisoners to kill them.
Genocidal massacres have cost thousands of lives in Ituri, Eastern Congo in the past three years.
"Massacre provokes widespread strikes":
Armed forces in Iran opened fire on a peaceful demonstration of copper foundry workers and their families on 23 January, killing fifteen and injuring 300.
"Many executions in China are result of torture and judicialerror":
According to academic sources, China carries out an estimated 8,000 executions every year, more than in the rest of the world combined.
"Zaire Massacre": A photo
"Genocide Watch for Zimbabwe":
These militias, recruited [by President Mugabe] from unemployed young men, and trained and armed by the ruling party, have murdered opposition political leaders, including candidates for Parliament, and have joined with so-called "veterans" of the independence struggle (many of whom were not even born then) to beat and terrorize supporters of the opposition….
And on and on. I could fill many pages with such links to the deadly scourge of thug regimes in our new century. I estimate that throughout this world of thug regimes, right now about 4 people, young and old, men, women, and children, are being murdered this minute, 240 this hour, 5,760 this day, about 2,102 million this year.
The solution? Intervention by the democracies, even if it means war, and then assuring these enslaved people their freedom. This is not intervention to democratize. It is to save peoples lives, and to free them from the misery of their enslavement to the whims and desires of the gangs of thugs that rule over them with their guns. So, why don't the democracies intervene? Because the happy, comfortable, generally well off people of the democracies are uninterested.


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From Planet Princeton:
Opponents of the Institute for Advanced Study's plan to build faculty housing have filed a lawsuit to block the project, arguing it will destroy the site of Washington's counter-attack in the Battle of Princeton, the historic battle that changed the course of the American Revolution.
The lawsuit, filed in Mercer County Superior Court by the Princeton Battlefield Society, also claims the project is barred under the terms of a 1992 settlement agreement between the Institute and Princeton Township.
"The development, intended to provide housing for 15 faculty members, will completely obliterate the Battlefield site that has remained untouched for the last 235 years," said the group's attorney, Bruce Afran. "The Institute housing plan will destroy what is probably the most significant Revolutionary War site left in the United States, along with critical archaeological and historical evidence."
The suit alleges that the construction, intended to build housing for 15 Institute faculty members, is barred under the terms of a 1992 settlement that the Institute reached with Princeton Township that was intended to preserve the Battlefield site from future residential development.


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Bassler looks at diversity and science
Bonnie Bassler, Princeton's Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology, will present a lecture titled "So You Want to Be a Doctor: Diversity and Scientific Research" at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in 101 McCormick Hall.
Bassler will look at who the role models are in scientific research and how they have changed in recent years. She will share ideas about mentoring and role models and how, in her role as director of graduate studies in the Department of Molecular Biology, she has focused on the challenge of racial disparity in biological science education at Princeton.
Bassler, whose research has revealed surprisingly sophisticated methods of communication among bacteria, was awarded a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" in 2002. She was chosen in 2005 to be a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, one of the highest honors in biomedical research.
Her talk is the third annual James Baldwin Lecture sponsored by the Center for African American Studies in honor of the essayist and cultural critic. The series aims to celebrate the work of Princeton faculty and to reflect on issues of race and American democracy.


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Finally got some good pictures of the new white papavers.
You have to catch them in just the right light. Too much light and the image blown out. Too little and they look drab.
These are more of the fine crop of Annie's flowers we got at Eileen Barry's Wild Thyme in April.
The tomatoes are doing very well. A closer examination gave e the distinct impression that we did get cherry tomatoes. I hope so. one plant is filled with many, many, little red bulbs.
I also stuck an old onion in a planter from which I expect to see pretty buds soon. Will they be shades of lavender?