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Siyabonga Sangweni equalised for Bafana Bafana with less than five minutes left in Durban on Sunday as the Africa Cup of Nations hosts booked their place in the tournament quarterfinals for the first time in more than a decade.
Issam El Adoua fired the North Africans in front after a 10th minute Itumeleng Khune error, before May Mahlangu equalised with an exquisitely curled effort into the top corner with less than 20 minutes remaining.
Mehdi Namli then restored Morocco's advantage in the 82nd minute, before Orlando Pirates defender Sangweni netted his second goal of the tournament, bending in to the far post, to clinch a share of the points.
Khune also turned from villain to hero as the game progressed, twice saving one-on-one chances from the Atlas Lions.
The result and single point turned out to be a vital one as Cape Verde Islands beat Angola 2-1 in a simultaneous pool match and a defeat would have but have put Gordon Igesund's men out of the tournament.
But they showed incredible fighting spirit in front of a capacity 50 000 crowd at the Moses Mabhida Stadium and will now remain in Durban for their last eight encounter against the Group B runners-up.
The Moroccans, desperate for victory, made a fast start to the game as Youssef Kaddioui and Youssef El-Arabi came close, the latter's shot forcing keeper Khune to save at his feet.
At the other end, Tokelo Rantie, a player that passed a late fitness test, had a strong penalty shout against defender Adil Hermach, but Gambian referee Bakary Gassama waved play on.
Meanwhile, Morocco continued to venture forward with intent and it took a last-ditch challenge from Dean Furman to deny Abdelaziz Barrada.
From the ensuing corner on the left, the same visiting midfielder delivered to the centre of the penalty area where El Adoua headed in after Khune recklessly raced off his line.
The Kaizer Chiefs captain was again almost caught out in the 20th minute, but somehow managed to dig the ball out after Chahir Belghazouani shot from the left with Rachid Taoussi's men completely dominating.
The noisy home crowd were trying their best to get South Africa going and the forwards finally responded in the 27th minute when Mahlangu and Thuso Phala combined to play in Bernard Parker, but the striker flashed his shot across the face of goal.
Rantie then showed a good burst of speed as he raced away down the left, but as with previous Bafana Bafana attacks, decision making in the final third was poor as another potential opportunity went begging.
In the final minute of the half, Khune did well to make up for his earlier error when he raced off his line to keep out Kamel Chafni, who was one-on-one with the goalkeeper, to keep it 1-0 at the break.
After the restart, Morocco goalkeeper Nadir Lamyaghri was finally forced into a first real save in the 53rd minute when Phala's free-kick from the left bent toward the left corner, only for the ball to be scrambled away for a corner.
Last-minute threats
An error from Sangweni then allowed El-Arabi a clear one-on-one chance, but Khune stuck out his arm at the last minute to keep out the striker.
Phala again illustrated his threat with set-pieces when he forced the Moroccan custodian to dissect wide with a dipping free-kick that skidded off the wet surface.
But Lamyaghri could do nothing about South Africa's equaliser after Mahlangu was set up by the slick Rantie.
The crowd celebrated the moment, but they were stunned into silence once again when the Atlas Lions retook the lead via Namli, who controlled with his chest inside the box and fired low past Khune.
With three minutes to go, Sangweni ventured forward and showed his instinct for goal when he opted to shoot instead of pass, curling low past Lamyaghri from the edge of the area.
That proved the final chance as the hosts burst into a frenzy on the full-time whistle.
South Africa, who last reached the Afcon quarterfinals at the 2002 tournament in Mali, finished top of group A. They will face the group B runners-up at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday.
Debutants Cape Verde Islands finished second in the group. They will play the group B winners in Port Elizabeth in the next round.
Morocco and Angola were eliminated from the competition. – Sapa


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Summing Up a Life in a Two-Column Headline
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Maybe it's the years we spent on the dead beat at newspapers in our youth, or maybe it's the heightened awareness of mortality that comes with age, but when perusing the latest news our eyes are always drawn to the obituaries. This past week's obits brought notice of the passing of two men who were important figures in American conservatism but otherwise couldn't have been more different, and the very different reactions to their deaths says a lot about their lives.
One of the men, of course, was Andrew Breitbart, the new media mogul and flamboyantly unconventional political activist who died of a heart attack on Thursday at the age of 43. The "of curse" is added because his death was widely reported and much discussed, even though Brietbart's name probably wasn't familiar to the vast majority of Americans who are happily apolitical. Those who have been paying more careful attention to the news will agree that Breitbart's exploits were the stuff of legend, however, even if they'll forever disagree on whether he played the role of hero or villain.
Breitbart was the man who brought down ACORN by publicizing some hilarious video footage of two youthful conservatives badly disguised as a pimp and prostitute receiving business advice and encouragement from the community-organizing rascals. He was the man who exposed the even more hilarious Anthony Weiner photo scandal, then hijacked the podium at the disgraced congressman's press conference to celebrate the victory. He also broke the story of the Obama administration's politicization of the National Endowment for the Arts, exposed video of an NAACP convention cheering a Department of Agriculture official's story about her past disdain for white farmers, and uncovered countless other stories that would have otherwise gone unreported.
In every case Breitbart pursued and presented the stories in ways that not only broke with journalistic traditions, but exploited the predictable reactions of the old media still bound to the old rules. The ACORN videos were at first released in an abbreviated form that was certain to provoke charges of selective editing, then more footage was released, and finally the full and un-cut version was offered, dragging the story out over weeks of coverage to a vindicating finish that made fools of his critics. Worse yet for the television and print news media, Breitbart also re-shaped the journalism industry by playing a key role in the formation of the powerful Drudge Report site, a favorite of conservative web-browsers, helping create the Huffington Post, unaware that it would become popular with the liberal internet denizens, and being the principal player in the influential Big Government, Big Hollywood, and Big Journalism web sites.
Oxymoronic as it might sound, Breitbart was an iconoclastic conservative. He adapted Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" for use by radical conservatives, defied the stereotype of the right as stodgy, humorless, and square by being brash, witty, and undeniably hip, and charged through life at a heart attack-inducing pace powered as much by the force of his personality as his ideas.
There was a noticeably different tone to the coverage of the death of James Q. Wilson, the eminent social scientist and political philosopher who died Friday from complications from leukemia at the age of 80. The obituaries were rarer, shorter, and likely attracted far fewer readers, but even in the most reliably liberal outlets they all showed the respect that Wilson's remarkable career commanded.
The New York Times and The Washington Post both emphasized Wilson's "broken windows theory" of crime, which resulted in the community policing strategies that dramatically lowered crime rates in such big cities as New York and Washington, D.C., which seems apt. While many of Wilson's ideas were controversial when being implemented, with liberals objecting to crackdowns on squeegee hustlers, panhandlers, and graffiti as an assault on civil liberties, the results were satisfactory to all but the most hopeless ideologues. Wilson's groundbreaking work in criminology is one of the few examples of an intellectual's work having a significant and measurable effect on people's well-being in his own lifetime, and even the editors at those city's papers know that Wilson is one important reason they haven't been mugged lately.
There was far more to Wilson's work than that, however, and it's easy to see why the more traditional papers would prefer to be brief about it. The son of a salesman and an old-fashioned homemaker, he was graduated from little-known University of Redlands in California and then acquired an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the fancier University of Chicago, then spent 26 years teaching at Harvard before moving on to UCLA and Pepperdine University, a Malibu school affiliated with the theologically conservative Church of Christ. Wilson was one of the first academics to frankly discuss the sometimes unfortunate role that race plays in public life with "Negro Politics," published in 1960 when the title was considered polite. He analyzed the inherent inefficiency of public administration in 1989's "Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It." He questioned the moral relativism of the post-modern intelligentsia with 1993's "The Moral Sense," the book he considered his greatest intellectual achievement.
The man was an academic giant and an unabashed conservative, as much as that might sound oxymoronic to the old-line media, and in his own way he was every bit the iconoclast. It was a very different way than Breitbart's, though. Wilson achieved his fame by the strength of his ideas rather than his bespectacled personality, which by all accounts was genial, easy-going, and pleasantly unexciting. When he defied the norms of his profession it was by reverting to the older, stricter rules, and even his most strident critics could never question the rigor of his scholarship. James Quinn Wilson earned the heartfelt affection of conservatives, at least those familiar with his work, and it's nice to note that he managed to do so without inspiring a commensurate disdain among liberals.
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Heat your oven to 375 degrees. Cook and drain the macaroni according to the package directions. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Blend the flour, salt, pepper, and paprika into the pan. Gradually stir in milk after adding these ingredients. While cooking, constantly stir the mixture until the sauce thickens. Add in the cheese; stir until the cheese is melted. Place the hot macaroni in a 2 quart casserole dish; stir in the cheese sauce mixture. Top the dish with the breadcrumbs. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until browned. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
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The federal government is expected to unveil its new regulations for the medical marijuana program in the next few weeks and the expected changes have some doctors and other stakeholders worried.
Health Canada took the unusual step of releasing its proposals months ago. It then held a series of pre-consultations during which thousands of people responded.
One proposed change would streamline the process by which a person can receive medical marijuana, but it has doctors worried it puts too much onus on the physician.
Right now, family physicians give the okay for a patient to use medical marijuana and Health Canada approves the final application.
Under the new system, doctors would simply write a prescription and the patient would send that to a commercial grower.
"The buck stops completely with the physician now," said Anna Reid, president of the Canadian Medical Association and an emergency room doctor.
Reid said the problem is that while doctors have a lot of information on prescription drugs, most have very little information on the benefits and effects of marijuana.
"Physicians don't know what they're prescribing. They don't know actually what is in that marijuana. They don't know what dose they're supposed to prescribe," Reid told CBC News.
NDP health critic Libby Davies is asking Health Canada to work with physicians, to give them the research and information they need to prescribe marijuana. But Davies said this change is good for patients.
"We had so many complaints and cases of people who were tied up in bureaucratic tape. So I think that's a good step."
But Davies is also urging the government to find a role for so-called "compassion clubs" across the country, which many people are already going to for help in getting access to the drug.
Concern over costs, but also safety
Paul Lewin, Ontario regional director for Norml, an organization that lobbies for people's right to use marijuana, agrees with the need to provide more research.
But he's worried about a proposal to replace individual licensed marijuana growers with larger commerical operations, which he fears could drive the price up.
"Cannabis can be expensive and if you're using it medicinally you may be using a lot in a day. And these are sick people who are probably of modest means," Lewin said.
The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs has been lobbying the goverment to make this change.
Stephen Gamble, president of the national organization, said people's homes are not designed to sustain grow operations and many individual growers make changes to wiring, for example, that are not done to fire codes.
That poses a fire hazard and a threat to firefighters when they have to enter a home being used as a grow op.
"One of the firefighters in our own community ... got electrocuted. And we had to transfer him to the hospital," said Gamble, who is a fire chief in Langley, B.C.
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Here's alittle bit about Samara,
God first. Mommy-ing second. For me, the rest of my life flows beautifully WHEN I PRAY to remember the world is a LOVING place. I'm 55 and officially a 'Crone" and Senior (doesn't sound as good eh.) When I told my youngest Crone meant Wise Woman, he gleefully chuckled and said: "What's Up Crone-Dog." In my other life I was a Psychiatric and Detox Institutional Chaplain. GOD, art and 5 miracles - 3 children and 2 puppies - are my true loves. I 'opted out' at 34 from Toronto City Life, and have lived a minimalistic life in the woods for 21 years. In between praying, playing and creating, currently I am doing a Ph.D in Metaphysical Science. I feel grateful and blessed to know that God's Divine Light is without end, as proven to me daily through my 3 cubs!
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Pirelli's heavily degrading tyres were not the only 'control' components causing problems for F1 teams in Barcelona this week. The standard electronics used by every team, and supplied by McLaren su...
The standard electronics used by every team, and supplied by McLaren subsidiary MES according to a FIA tender contract that was recently extended, was also toying with the patience of engineers up and down pitlane as the 'middle' pre-season test in sunny Spain got into gear.
Red Bull - not McLaren's closest friends in the paddock - were being the most vocal at the Circuit de Catalunya, saying the new software supplied by the McLaren company was causing frustration.
"But I don't think we were alone in that," said race engineering chief Andy Damerum.
According to Auto Motor und Sport, the problem was so devastating that many teams were operating their cars completely blindly.
"It was like the Middle Ages of motor sports," said the German publication.
The background to the glitches is that McLaren has updated its software for the electronic control units - the 'brain' of the F1 cars - in preparation for the turbo V6 rules of 2014.
With energy recovery 'ERS' systems to play a much bigger role next year and beyond, more will be asked of the standard electronics and "We have a year to eliminate any weak points", an FIA source said.
Early on in Barcelona this week, however, the new electronics utterly failed.
"We could not talk to our car," confirmed Williams' veteran team manager Dickie Stanford.
Because the problems were so widespread, and data so crucial for F1 testing, MES had to revert to the 2012 software, and is now steadily updating the teams with the de-bugged versions.
"Every day there are new upgrades," said Ferrari's engine boss Luca Marmorini.
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UPDATED: BFI boasts a 12% increase in festival attendance with the highest ever audience turn-out with 149,000 across London venues.
The BFI London Film Festival presented its awards on tonight [Saturday], with the Best Film prize going to Jacques Audiard's Rust And Bone [pictured].
David Hare, president of the Official Competition jury, presented the honour. Audiard also won the LFF prize in 2009 for A Prophet. The award, in partnership with American Express, celebrates the "most original, intelligent and distinctive filmmaking in the festival."
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Hare said: "Jacques Audiard has a unique handwriting, made up of music, montage, writing, photography, sound, visual design and acting. He is one of only a very small handful of film-makers in the world who has mastered, and can integrate, every element of the process to one purpose: making, in Rust and Bone, a film full of heart, violence and love."
The jury gave a commendation to Michel Franco's After Lucia and to Pablo Larrain's No.
The Best British Newcomer went to Sally El Hosaini, writer/director of My Brother The Devil. The award is presented with Swarovski. That jury's president David Heyman said: "Sally El Hosaini's writing and direction displayed a remarkable maturity. The film transcended its genre with lyricism and tenderness and possessed a wonderful emotional truth". El Hosaini is a former Screen International Star of Tomorrow.
The Sutherland Award, presented to the director of the most orignal and imaginative feature debut in the festival, went to Benh Zeitlin for Beasts Of The Southern Wild. Hannah McGill, president of that jury noted that the jury recognised the film's brilliant, distince vision of life on the edge of the world."
McGill said: "We commended Anand Gandhi's incredibly ambitious Ship of Theseus, for tickling our intellect and showing us rarely-seen facets of Indian life; as well as Haifaa Al-Mansour's Wadjda, a profound but wickedly
funny take on Saudi Arabia's assault on female autonomy. However one film stood out as most clearly deserving of the top prize recognising innovation and originality: Benh Zeitlin's daringly vast, richly detailed Beasts of The Southern Wild."
The Grierson Award for Best Documentary, co-presented with the Grierson Trust, went to Alex Gibney for Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence In The House of God. Roger Graef, President of the jury, said "Mea Maxima Culpa was the unanimous choice of the judges. It was a life-changing film that was made with real integrity. The use of deaf men for interviews finally telling their story was both very distinctive and respectful. The journalism showed an extraordinary paper trail of events leading right to the Vatican in an incredibly compelling manner. It deeply affected the judges who said 'it sat in the gut'."
As previously reported, BFI Fellowships were bestowed upon Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter.
Greg Dyke, Chair, BFI said: 'The BFI London Film Festival Awards pay tribute to outstanding film talent, so we are delighted and honoured that both Tim Burton, one of the most creative and visionary directors and Helena Bonham Carter, one of our finest British actresses have both accepted BFI Fellowships - the highest accolade the BFI can bestow. I also want to congratulate all the filmmakers honoured with nominations this year, for their vision, skill, passion and creativity.
The LFF wraps on Sunday with a gala closing screening of Mike Newell's Great Expectations.


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I was attending an OPC church for a short time. However, my wife and I began to feel uncomfortable because of the way we were being treated (I'll spare you the details) because we are Hispanic and the OPC is mostly Anglo. We are now worshiping at another church, wherealthough the people here are believersmy Calvinism gets me in trouble all the time. What am I to do? Please give me some counsel on this matter.
Your question is a good one and I hope to give you a good answer.
Let me begin by saying that I am sad to hear that you feel that you were treated poorly by the OPC church. I am part black (Indian and Anglo as well), and can appreciate that sensitivity. We live in the south where that can be pretty strong, though it exists elsewhere.
My advice to you would be to return to the OPC, and talk with the pastor about this more. Both you and the church need to make a go of this, and strive to see the church embody on earth the unity that exists in heaven. I loathe the racial segregation of the church. It's one area in which our earthly-mindedness is most evident. The church should be made up of those "of every tribe and tongue and people and nation" (Revelation 5:9). Christians and pastors know this, but practicing it is hard, although cross-bearing does work. For as much as I hope the pastor and people at this church will be willing to "esteem others as better than themselves" (Phil. 2:3), and welcome you into their fellowship, I also hope you will be willing to bear the cross for their sake and especially Christ's.
It seems to be the case that there are a number of minorities joining the OPC. There are actually several all-Hispanic OPCs, with Spanish-speaking services [as well as Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, Native American, Portuguese, Sudanese and Vietnamese congregations.] I mention this only to let you know that the general ethos is not "let's be Anglo."
For your sake also, I would point out the importance of maintaining your convictions and pursuing the church because doctrine is vitally important (as you point out). My pilgrimage into the OPC had nothing to do with its culture, but everything to do with its theology. Like yourself, I had to put up with some awkwardness while people figured out what to do with me! But they did. It was a challenge to me and to them, and now I feel quite at home (even as an inter-racial pastor). Our church has blacks, Hispanics, and a few token white people (OK, that was a bit of humor!), and they seem to get along. It's possible.
So, in summary, I would ask you to bear your cross and endure the awkwardness that may take some time to overcome. Doing so seems not only better for your family, but also for the church; and more importantly for Christ's honor. But again, I would certainly talk with the pastor and share your challenges with him.
May the Lord bless you and your family.
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VANCOUVER - Chalk two up for the underdogs.
Milos Raonic and Frank Dancevic staked Canada to a 2-0 lead over favoured Spain on the first day of a Davis Cup tie on Friday.
After Raonic opened with a hard-fought win over Albert Ramos, Dancevic cruised to a straight-sets victory over Marcel Granollers, putting the home squad on the verge of a major upset — and Canadian tennis history — in the best-of-five series.
"(The ball) felt good coming off the racket," said Dancevic, , who is ranked 166th in the world, the lowest of any player competing this weekend.
"It's definitely one of the best matches of my career, I have to say. He's not an easy player to play."
Spain, ranked No. 1 in the world, is a five-time Davis Cup champion and reached the finals last year before being upset by the Czech Republic. Canada, meanwhile, has never advanced beyond the first round of World Group play, which is open to the top 16 countries.
"It is not over, even if we believe that we might need a miracle to win this tie right now," said Spanish captain Alex Corretja.
With a win in doubles play Saturday, Canada can advance further than it ever has in Davis Cup play.
"We know how difficult is the situation, and (Saturday), we go out there and try to win doubles — for sure," said Corretja. "Right now, it is not easy to feel anything positive, because we just lost two matches and, especially, the second one is quite sad."
A year ago, Dancevic, a 28-year-old Niagara Falls, Ont., native, was an alternate for a Davis Cup tie here with France, and only drew in after Raonic suffered a minor knee injury and could not play his second rubber match. Dancevic drew in this time largely because Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil is recuperating from mononucleosis and will only play doubles.
But Dancevic defeated Granollers, Spain's top singles player for this event, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 with relative ease. The Canadian's biggest battle came at the end as Granollers staved off two match points and then hit the ball long on the third one.
"I played my game style from the first point til the last point — I'm very proud of myself for that," said Dancevic. "It's a big step for me."
Corretja said Dancevic played like his eyes were closed as all of his shots seemed to stay in.
"He was absolutely amazing, and it's a shame that we didn't find a way to damage his game," said Corretja. "And it's also a shame that he is not better on the tour, because seeing a guy with such (an) amount of talent on his racket, and being 166th in the world, I'm kind of surprised that he's not better — because I think he should be better. That would be great for the tour, because his game is beautiful to watch.
"Unfortunately, today, it was painful to watch — for us."
Raonic struggled early in the opening match but still got Canada off to a good start. The Thornhill, Ont., native overcame a one-set deficit to beat Ramos 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 before a crowd of 6,012 at UBC's Thunderbird Sports Centre.
"I don't think I faced a break point, so I took care of my serve," said Raonic. "I was a little bit disappointed a few times. I was 40-love and I would make sloppy mistakes to 40-15 and let him get to 40-30.
"I just need to execute those a little bit better."
Raonic's Spanish opponent allowed that he was outplayed.
"I played well, but in the end he played better than I did," said Ramos.
Raonic, ranked 15th in the world, entered the match as the clear favourite. Ramos, ranked 51st, and listed as Spain's No. 2 singles player for this event, was playing his first-ever Davis Cup match.
But Ramos was not consoled by his strong early showing or the way he battled throughout the contest.
"I'm not happy," he said. "I play to win, so I'm not happy."
Raonic struggled early, hitting the net several times on what appeared to be routine forehand shots. Raonic held a 5-3 lead in the first-set tiebreaker, but missed while attempting to return a long Ramos shot to go down 6-5 and then hit a long shot out to give the Spaniard the opening set.
Raonic said it was frustrating to lose the first set, but he still felt good because he was creating chances for himself to earn points. He adjusted his positioning further left in the second set to ensure that Ramos could not keep his shots along the sideline in.
Canada's top singles player finished with 26 aces on the day, while Ramos recorded 13. However, the Spaniard never managed to break Raonic's serve over the course of 43 games.
"It was difficult to return the Canadian's serve," said Ramos.
Spain is playing without four of its highest-ranked players — David Ferrer (fourth), Rafael Nadal (fifth), Nicolas Almagro (11th) and Fernando Verdasco (24th) — this weekend.
While Nadal and Almagro are recovering from injuries, Ferrer and Verdasco chose to rest.
Raonic said the first win was "very important" for Canada's confidence. He triumphed while playing the opening match in Davis Cup play for the first time.
"The only thing I have to get used (to) today that's a little bit different than playing the second match, like I've always done before, is that opening ceremony," he said. "People expect you to be calm, quiet, but I sort of like to get activated before.
"So during that whole opening ceremony, I was like fidgeting back and forth and then during the national anthem, out of respect, you stand still.
"But that (ceremony) the only difficult thing (about preparing for the opening match) because your routine changes a bit going out there."
As it turned out, Raonic did not get the start he wanted, but he got the finish Canada needed, much to the delight of the raucous red-and-white clad, flag-waving crowd.
"I was not giving them too much to work with, but it was amazing how supportive they were and how loud they were," he said.
Canadian captain Martin Laurendeau said Raonic's early victory "set the tone" for the opening-day sweep.
"For sure, that had an impact on (Dancevic)," said Laurendeau. "Watching in the locker-room and seeing his teammate put us 1-0 ahead, it certainly helps to follow up and to, maybe, swing a bit more freely.
"But I guess he swung a lot more freely."


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The Scarlet Ruse
The Tequila Sunrise is a simple bar drink made in an ice filled glass with orange juice, silver tequila and grenadine. I recently began to experiment with the juice from blood oranges in the recipe, and then I went even further and used an Añejo Tequila instead of a regular Silver Tequila. My new recipe, the Scarlet Ruse, tastes a little different; but it is just as delicious.
The Scarlet Ruse
1 3/4 oz Añejo Tequila
1 3/4 oz Fresh Squeezed Juice of Blood Orange
3/4 oz Grenadine
Build over ice in an Old-Fashioned Glass
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PVMBG reported that seismicity at Banda Api had been increasing since the beginning of March, though during 1-4 April seismic patterns were similar to those recorded before an eruption in 1988. The Alert Level was raised to 2 (on a scale of 1-4); visitors and residents were warned not to approach Banda Api within a 1-km radius of the summit area.
Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)
Weak white fumes from summit, N, and S craters
By July 1989, the volcano's activity approached background level. White weak fumes reached 25-35 m above the summit crater and 5-10 m above the N and S craters during the last week in July. Three volcanic A-type, 49 volcanic B-type, one degassing, and 165 tectonic earthquakes were recorded.
Information Contacts: VSI.
2017: April
PVMBG reported that seismicity at Banda Api had been increasing since the beginning of March, though during 1-4 April seismic patterns were similar to those recorded before an eruption in 1988. The Alert Level was raised to 2 (on a scale of 1-4); visitors and residents were warned not to approach Banda Api within a 1-km radius of the summit area.
Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)
Reports are organized chronologically and indexed below by Month/Year (Publication Volume:Number), and include a one-line summary. Click on the index link or scroll down to read the reports.
Small plume observed after large earthquake
A M 6.7 tectonic earthquake occurred 150 km SE of Banda Api on 17 June (preliminary epicenter 5.58°S, 130.88°E). Activity consisting of a white plume, reaching 100 m above Banda Api's crater, was reportedly observed after the earthquake. However, photographs taken during a climb to the crater 24-26 April showed no plume or gas emission.
Information Contacts: VSI.
Local seismicity but no change in volcanic activity
On 8 September, eight earthquakes were recorded at the Banda Api observatory post, the first seismic activity there since the 17 June regional earthquake. No change in the activity of the volcano was noted.
Information Contacts: VSI.
Explosions and lava flow; 8,000 evacuated
Banda Api erupted on 9 May at 0630, ejecting a 3-km-high column of gas and tephra that included large incandescent blocks. Explosions continued through 10 May, accompanied by the production of a single lava flow [but see 13:5] that advanced eastward from the summit toward nearby Neira Island. The explosions originated from a line of five craters that probably follow a N-S fissure [but see 13:6] crossing the summit. [The eruption was preceded by several days of increasing seismicity, as follows (date, recorded/felt): 2 May, 11/3; 3 May, 1/0; 4 May, 51/11; 5 May, 110,11; and 6 May, 75/11.] On 8-10 May, earthquakes were felt every few minutes at the village of Neira, ~ 2 km E of the summit.
About 1,800 residents of the island have been evacuated to Neira Island and to the larger Lontar Island to the south. More than 5,000 of Neira city's ~ 6,000 inhabitants have also been evacuated to other locations on Neira and to Lontar Island. VSI operates an observation post at Neira city, equipped with a radio and a seismometer. VSI observers left from headquarters for Banda Api on 10 May.
Information Contacts: VSI.
Explosions and lava flows from several vents; three killed, 700 evacuated from two islands
Banda Api began to erupt on 9 May at 0630. Two simultaneous eruption columns rose 3-5 km, and three lava flows were extruded. Explosions and lava production continued through the day from craters on the N and S flanks, 1.2 km apart. The activity was more explosive on the S flank than on the N flank. At about 1130, the vertical eruption column from the S vent was briefly deflected to the S, thereby blasting or spraying tephra over a wide area of the western tip of Lontar Island (<1 km from the S end of Gunung Api Island). The duration of the directed blast was less than a minute, and eyewitnesses report that "the entire eruption column bent sideways to the S." This deflection was probably caused by slope failure above the vent. Material slumped into the vent and temporarily deflected the eruption column to the S.
A small volume of lava was erupted on the SSW flank at Pintu Kecil (mainly from a vent at 150-200 m elevation) and entered the sea along the S coast. About 50 m E of this flow, a small fissure opened at the coastline and produced a phreatomagmatic deposit of several hundred cubic meters. This deposit was being rapidly eroded when examined on 17 May. Two large lava flows emerged from two fissure craters ~ 400 m apart on the N and NW flanks (at Batu Angus and Pasir Besar). The lower crater was at ~ 150 m elevation, and the upper crater at ~ 200-250 m elevation. The flow at Batu Angus had entered the sea by 1100 on 9 May and continued through 15 May, although most of the volume had already entered by 10 May. The Pasir Besar flow reached the sea on 9 May. A graben developed between the two N-flank vents, causing the two craters to coalesce, probably by late in the day on 9 May. At 2300 on 9 May, activity at the S crater died, and several hours later activity at the N crater also declined.
On 10 May, the principal activity was from the summit crater, with minor lava outflow continuing from the N crater. Explosions continued from the summit crater 10-15 May but at gradually diminishing levels of activity. By 16 May, lava on the N side (Batu Angus) had ceased flowing, although occasional phreatic explosions were occurring where lava had covered the littoral zone and entered the sea. All craters were quiet by 18 May.
The first few minutes of the eruption produced a pumice lapilli of light gray to beige color with prominent dark euhedral phenocrysts of pyroxene. Material erupted later in the day was more scoriaceous and darker in color. Samples of the three 9 May lava flows are similar in hand specimen; dark gray to greasy black plagioclase pyroxene (hypersthene?) phyric lavas. No olivine has been positively identified in hand specimen.
Through 27 May, > 7,000 inhabitants from Gunung Api, Neira, and Lontar Islands have been evacuated to Ambon Island, 200 km NW of Banda Api. Three people were killed during the eruption, two in a boat mishap while evacuating the island.
Information Contacts: VSI.
Steaming and seismicity; many evacuees return
The violent ash explosions and vigorous lava production that began 9 May had subsided by mid-May (13:05). Activity had been concentrated at two vents on the N flank and at numerous vents on the S flank, along a fissure oriented NNE-SSW. Most of the 9.4 x 106 m3 of lava was produced during the first 12-18 hours of the 9-15 May eruption. The flows in order of decreasing volume are: NW flank (Pasir Besar), N flank (Batu Angus), and the two S-flank flows. A persistent white steam plume rose 50 m above the summit vent during June. Approximately eight A-type and eight B-type earthquakes were recorded daily. VSI installed three additional seismometers, including two on Gunung Api.
Through May, a total of 7,000 residents had remained evacuated. On 13 June, VSI reassessed the volcanic activity and recommended that residents return to neighboring Banda Neira and Lontar islands. The 1,800 residents of Pulau Gunung Api remained evacuated to Ambon, Ceram, and Lontar Islands.
Further Reference. Casadevall, T., Pardyanto, L., Abas, H., and Tulus, 1989, The 1988 eruption of Banda Api volcano, Maluku, Indonesia: Geologi Indonesia, v. 12, n. 1, p. 603-635.
Information Contacts: VSI.
Satellite data suggest May cloud to >16 km
Analysis of imagery from Japan's GMS satellite suggested that the eruption clouds reached much higher altitudes than indicated by ground observations. Coldest surface temperatures of eruption clouds measured by the JMA were -78, -79, and -67°C on 29 May at 0700, 0800, and 1100 respectively, corresponding to altitudes of 16-16.5 km above sea level (figure 06ban01f). Aerosol layers were detected at similar altitudes 1-2 months later by lidar in Hawaii and Japan. At Mauna Loa, Hawaii, very small fresh-looking layers were centered at 15.9 and 17.7 km altitude (just above the tropopause) in June, and a thin layer was evident over Fukuoka, Japan at 15.4 km, about 1 km below the tropopause, in early July (see Atmospheric Effects in SEAN 13:06).
|Figure 1. Temperature gradients in the eruption cloud from Banda Api (solid triangle) measured from GMS infrared images returned on 29 May at 0700, 0800, and 1100. Courtesy of Y. Sawada.
Activity at Banda Api declined toward more normal inter-eruptive levels during August. Low-pressure fumes reached 25-50 m above the summit. A daily average of three tectonic and three volcanic events were recorded by seismographs.
Information Contacts: Y. Sawada, JMA; VSI.
Weak white fumes from summit, N, and S craters
By July 1989, the volcano's activity approached background level. White weak fumes reached 25-35 m above the summit crater and 5-10 m above the N and S craters during the last week in July. Three volcanic A-type, 49 volcanic B-type, one degassing, and 165 tectonic earthquakes were recorded.
Information Contacts: VSI.
This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.
|Feature Name
|Feature Type
|Angus, Batu
|250 m
|Pasir Besar
|150 m
|Pintu Kecil
|200 m
There is data available for 27 Holocene eruptive periods.
|Start Date
|Stop Date
|Eruption Certainty
|Activity Area or Unit
|1988 May 9
|1988 May 17
|Historical Observations
|Summit, north and south flanks
|[ 1902 Mar 20 ]
|[ Unknown ]
|1901 May 18
|Historical Observations
|Summit and north flank
|1890 Nov 23
|1890 Nov 23
|Historical Observations
|[ 1855 Dec 29 ]
|[ 1855 Dec 30 ]
|[ 1835 Oct ]
|[ Unknown ]
|1825 (?)
|Historical Observations
|1824 Apr 22
|1824 Jun 28
|Historical Observations
|North side
|1820 Jun 11
|1820 Aug 8
|Historical Observations
|Summit, south and NNW flanks
|1816 Oct 11
|1816 Dec
|Historical Observations
|Historical Observations
|Historical Observations
|1773 Feb 6
|Historical Observations
|1765 Apr 19
|1766 Oct
|Historical Observations
|Historical Observations
|Historical Observations
|Historical Observations
|1712 May
|1712 Dec
|Historical Observations
|1696 May 22
|Historical Observations
|Historical Observations
|1635 Nov 18
|Historical Observations
|1632 Dec 16
|Historical Observations
|1615 Mar 16
|1615 Apr (?)
|Historical Observations
|[ 1614 ]
|[ Unknown ]
|Historical Observations
|Historical Observations
|1586 Apr 17
|Historical Observations
There is no Deformation History data available for Banda Api.
There is data available for 1 emission periods. Expand each entry for additional details.
|Start Date: 1988 May 09
|Stop Date: 1988 May 09
|Method: Satellite (Nimbus-7 TOMS)
|SO2 Altitude Min: 16 km
|SO2 Altitude Max: 16 km
|Total SO2 Mass: 250 kt
Data Details
|Date Start
|Date End
|Assumed SO2 Altitude
|SO2 Algorithm
|SO2 Mass
|Gunung Api volcano is seen here in an aerial view from the south on May 19, 1988. The narrow peninsula at the left-center is the terminous of a still-steaming lava flow that was erupted from a vent low on the SW flank beginning on May 9. Another flow erupted from a vent at about 150 m elevation on the SW flank also reached the sea immediately to the west. The May 9 vents were located along an arcuate N-SSW-trending fissure that cut across the summit of the volcano.
Photo by Tom Casadevall, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey).
|The arcuate islands of Banda Neira and Lonthor, seen here looking E from the summit of Indonesia's Banda Api volcano, are remnants of two largely-submarine calderas that preceded the construction of the Banda Api stratovolcano. The outer caldera has a diameter of 7 km and the nested inner caldera is 3 km wide. Neira, the largest town in the Banda Islands, occupies the southern tip of Banda Neira Island.
Photo courtesy Tom Casadevall, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey).
|This dramatic photo taken from the SE on May 9, 1988, shows ash-rich eruption plumes rising from vents on the north and south sides of the island. The blue dots are a result of film damage. The eruption occurred from a 3-km-long arcuate fissure that cut the island from the south coast to the 200-m elevation on the north flank. The eruption plume reached a maximum height of 16.5 km. Lava flows reached the north, NW, and south coasts, destroying two villages.
Photo by I. Yoshida, 1988 (courtesy of Volcanological Survey of Indonesia).
|A small lava flow from a vent low on the south flank of Gunung Api flowed into the sea, forming a narrow peninsula. The May 9, 1988 lava flow was erupted from a 100-m-long fissure that produced a tuff cone over the vent. Minor submarine activity occurred at the lower end of the fissure. The western tip of Bantur Island appears in the background.
Photo by Tom Casadevall, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey).
|The May 1988 north-flank lava flows reached the sea at two locations. The flows originated from a fissure that can be seen descending diagonally to the left from the summit. The Pasir Besar lava flow was erupted from a vent at about 300-350 m elevation and reached the sea along almost the full length of Pasir Besar bay at the right-center. The Batu Angus lava flow originated from a vent at 200 m elevation and reached the sea at the left-center after overrunning houses in the villages of Kalobi and Batu Angus.
Photo by Tom Casadevall, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey).
|A 2.6-m-thick section at the airport on Neira Island (4.5 km from Banda Api volcano) shows 14 different tephra layers. The uppermost layer originated during an eruption in 1820, when the village was evacuated due to heavy ashfall. The section shows several layers of coarser, lighter-colored pumice and lapilli produced during more vigorous plinian eruptions than occurred in 1988.
Photo by Tom Casadevall, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey).
|The roof of this house at Pasir Besar on the NW coast of Gunung Api Island collapsed as a result of the loading of ash and the impact of ballistic bombs from the May 9, 1988 eruption of Banda Api volcano. Tephra from the eruption was distributed primarily to the west. The barren slope in the background of this May 19 photo is the surface of the 1988 Pasir Besar lava flow, which descended to the sea from a vent on the northern flank.
Photo by Tom Casadevall, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey).
|Vigorous explosive eruptions continue from Banda Api volcano at dusk on May 9, 1988. Incandescent lava fountains rise above vents on the northern and southern flanks and the eruption column reaches a height of about 5 km. Activity began at about 6:30 that morning from an eruptive fissure that cut across the volcano. Neira Island is at the right and the western tip of Lonthur Island at the left in this view from the ENE.
Photo by Shoji and Taeko Ozawa, 1988, courtesy Tom Casadevall (U.S. Geological Survey).
|Banda Api volcano is seen here from the SW prior to a major eruption in 1988. The ridge in the right background is Neira Island; at the bottom right is the western tip of Lonthur Island. Both islands are remnants of calderas inside which the conical Gunung Api stratovolcano was constructed. One of many peaks named Gunung Api ("Fire Mountain") in Indonesia, Banda Api is the most active volcano of the Banda arc.
Photo courtesy Tom Casadevall (U.S. Geological Survey).
|Vegetation in the foreground and on the western tip of Lonthur Island in the background was destroyed and scorched by a directed blast produced by temporary deflection of the vertical plinian eruption column on May 9, 1988. Witnesses reported that at 11:30 am "the entire eruption column bent sidways towards the south," probably as a result of slumping of the uphill slope onto the vent. About 2 cm of tephra was deposited on Lonthur Island, but the village of Lonthur (left) was spared.
Photo by Tom Casadevall, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey).
|The 640-m-high symmetrical volcano of Banda Api, the most active of a chain of volcanoes in Indonesia's Banda Sea, forms a small 3-km-wide island within a largely submerged 7-km-wide caldera. This May 19, 1988, view from the south shows vegetation damage from the 1988 eruption and the southern half of a prominent arcuate fissure that extended from the south coast through the summit to 200 m above the north coast. The still-steaming narrow black lava flow entering the sea to the left of center is one of four erupted in 1988.
Photo by Tom Casadevall, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey).
|At the onset of the eruption of Banda Api on 9 May 1988, residents of Neira moved to the west side of the island to begin evacuations. Residents of nearby Gunung Api Island, where the eruption occurred, had been evacuated over the previous two days. As many as 10,000 people were evacuated during the eruption; the only people to lose their lives were four who remained in the evacuation zone.
Photo by Tom Casadevall, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey).
|Evacuees on the island of Neira board an Indonesian Navy ship on 20 May 1988, bound for the island of Sulawesi. About 10,000 people of a population of 16,000 living in the Banda Islands were evacuated during the 1988 eruption. During the two days prior to the start of the eruption on the morning of 9 May, about 1800 people on Gunung Api Island (the site of the eruption) evacuated to Neira and Lonthor Islands. On the 9th, people began moving from Neira Island to Lonthur and then to more distant locations. The evacuation remained in effect until 13 June.
Photo by Tom Casadevall, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey).
|A vigorous plinian eruption column, seen from the ENE side during the afternoon of May 9, rises above an arcuate fissure cutting both sides of Banda Api volcano. The plume reached a maximum height of 16.5 km, depositing blocks, pumice, and scoria primarily to the west.
Photo by Shoji and Taeko Ozawa, 1988; courtesy of Tom Casadevall (U.S. Geological Survey).
|An eruption of Indonesia's Banda Api volcano, seen here on 10 May 1988, took place from a N-SSW-trending fissure that cut across the island. Both explosive activity and lava effusion occurred along the fissure. Billowing, ash-rich eruption plumes rose from vents along the N end of the fissure. Minor lava fountaining can be seen here at the lower-center, near the N coast. White steam marks the entry of the lava flow into the sea after overrunning two villages.
Photo by Willem Rohi, 1988 (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia).
|Fissures of vents no. 1 (bottom) and 3 (upper right) cut the northern flank of Banda Api volcano. Ash mantles vegetation adjacent to the fissures, which are about 15-20 m wide at this location. These vents, which began erupting on May 9, 1988, also fed two large lava flows that reached the sea along the northern and NW coasts. Neira Island appears in the background in this May 21, 1988 photo.
Photo by Tom Casadevall, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey).
|This May 19, 1988, view from the NE shows a still-steaming black lava flow entering the sea along the north coast, partially overrunning the village of Batu Angus. The lava flow originated from a vent at 200 m on the north flank on May 9, and reached the sea the same day. A second steaming lava flow, the Pasir Besar flow, which originated from a vent at 300-350 m elevation, can be seen reaching the NW coast at the center of the photo. The portion of Batu Angus village surrounded by the lava flow sits on an earlier lava flow erupted in 1901.
Photo by Tom Casadevall, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey).
|On May 9, 1988, ash columns rise from four eruptive vents along a fissure on the southern flank of Banda Api volcano, observed here from the village of Neira, located across a narrow strait 4.5 km east of the eruptive fissure. An arcuate N-SSW-trending eruptive fissure cut almost entirely across Gunung Api Island during the first day of the eruption and produced both vigorous explosive activity and lava flows. Winds distributed ashfall primarily to west, away from Neira Island.
Photo by Willem Rohi, 1988 (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia).
The maps shown below have been scanned from the GVP map archives and include the volcano on this page. Clicking on the small images will load the full 300 dpi map. Very small-scale maps (such as world maps) are not included. The maps database originated over 30 years ago, but was only recently updated and connected to our main database. We welcome users to tell us if they see incorrect information or other problems with the maps; please use the Contact GVP link at the bottom of the page to send us email.
Title: Banda
Publisher: US Army Map Service
Country: Indonesia
Year: 1944
Series: AMS
Map Type: Topographic
Scale: 1:1,000,000
There are no samples for Banda Api in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.
|Volcanic Hazard Maps
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|MODVOLC Thermal Alerts
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|IRIS seismic stations/networks
|Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Services map showing the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Banda Api. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice.
|UNAVCO GPS/GNSS stations
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|Large Eruptions of Banda Api
|Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).
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By Patrick Cronin
Hampton Union, Tuesday, January 2, 2007
[The following article is courtesy of the Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
[Photo by Jackie Ricciardi]
HAMPTON -- A Massachusetts man has set up a memorial scholarship for his longtime friend who died two months ago after a five-year battle with cancer.
David Witham, owner of the Bar Harbor Inn and other properties in Maine, set up the scholarship with the Winnacunnet Scholarship Foundation in memory of Richard "Dick" Joy.
Joy was a resident at Hampton Beach who passed away on Oct. 27 at the age of 74.
"Dick was a really good friend and he was always involved in mentoring the youth in the community," Witham said. "I thought this would be a fitting tribute, to have a permanent scholarship to keep his legacy alive."
Joy's daughter, Brenda Silvi, said the scholarship is a fitting tribute to her dad who spent his retirement years living at the beach coaching youth hockey, and working at the Seacoast Learning Collaborative and the Stratham Village Academy.
"My father loved Hampton Beach and that is why I think it's wonderful the scholarship is going to students at Winnacunnet High School," Silvi said. "My father spent his childhood here and that's why he wanted to retire here. He loved the ocean and loved the beach."
Witham said he donated $100,000 to the memorial fund with the hope that it would generate interest in the amount of $5,000 each year to be used for the scholarship.
He set up a similar scholarship at Northern Essex Community College in memory of another longtime friend, Edward Sheehan.
Dennis Kepner, of the Winnacunnet Scholarship Foundation, said this was one of the more "substantial donations" that the foundation has received. The foundation currently distributes roughly 45 scholarships a year but this is only one of three in which the recipient can receive it for each of their four years in college.
The only stipulations are that the student must be in financial need and a participant in the youth hockey program.
Silvi said her dad, who worked in the computer division of Honeywell and Damon Engineering in Needham, Mass., before retiring to Hampton Beach, loved working with students and helping them succeed.
Sadly, Joy became well-known in the media not for his work with students but from his job working as a part-time toll-booth worker at the Hampton Toll Plaza on Interstate 95.
On Sept. 5, 2000 Joy was struck by a car that four teens from Andover, Mass., had stolen.
Silvi said that her father spent several months recuperating from injuries including a dislocated right kneecap, broken bones in his left ankle and a gash on his lower left leg.
"When my father went to the sentencing of the juvenile who was driving the car he forgave him," Silvi. "That was they type of man my father was."
Anyone interested in setting up a memorial scholarship can contact Dennis Kepner at (603) 926-3051 or via e-mail at email@example.com. Those who wish to contribute to the Dick Joy Memorial Scholarship can do so by mailing Susan Brooks, 7 Hilda Drive, Hampton, 08342.


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Analyzing Social Policy prepares professionals and students to make better informed decisions related to identifying and understanding the intricacies and potential impact of social policymaking and enactment on their organization as well as their individual responsibilities, goals, and objectives.
Authors Mary Katherine O′Connor and F. Ellen Netting thoroughly examine various approaches to the analysis of social policies and how these approaches provide the knowledge, multiple perspectives, and other resources to understand and grasp the nuances of social policy in all its complexity.
Comprehensive and based on research, Analyzing Social Policy explores:
An overview of the practice of social policy analysis
The role of research in guiding policy analysis
The idea of policy analyses as research
Themes, assumptions, and major theories that undergird rational models of policy analysis
Nonrational themes, assumptions, and major theories informing nontraditional interpretive and critical approaches to policy analysis
Strategies for applying selected models and approaches when engaging in policy analysis as research
Providing practitioners and students with a set of tools that can be used to enhance an understanding of what constitutes policy as well as acceptable standards for critical analysis of policy, this resource enables policy advocates regardless of their level to be political, strategic, and critical in their work.
Acknowledgments xxiii
1 An Overview of Social Policy Analysis.
Necessary Groundwork.
Identifying Definitions and Forms of Policy.
Recognizing Levels and Scope of Social Policies.
Conceptualizing Policy Analysis.
Discussion Questions.
2 Thinking of Policy Analysis as Research.
The Role of Research in Guiding Policy Analysis.
What Constitutes Research?
Focusing the Policy Analysis.
An Expansive View of Policy Analysis Research.
Discussion Questions.
Case Study.
Service, Engagement, and Volunteerism: What s the Policy All About?
3 Rational Policy Analysis.
Reason and Rationality.
Rational Assumptions of the Positivist/Postpositivist Paradigm.
Rational Models of Policy Analysis.
How to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach Is Rational.
Discussion Questions.
4 Applications of Rational Policy Analysis.
Using the Chambers and Wedel Policy/Program Analytical Framework.
Using Jansson′s Six–Step Policy Analysis Framework.
Using Huttman′s Policy Analysis Model.
Using Holcomb and Nightingale′s Implementation Analysis Model.
Using Segal and Bruzuzy′s Questions for Social Welfare Policy Analysis.
Concluding Remarks About Rational Policy Analysis.
Discussion Questions.
5 Nonrational Policy Analysis.
Reason and Nonrationality.
Nonrational Assumptions of the Interpretivist/Constructivist Paradigm.
Nonrational Approaches to Policy Analysis.
How to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach Is Nonrational.
Discussion Questions.
6 Applications in Nonrational Policy Analysis.
Using Stone′s Policy Paradox Approach.
Using Kingdon′s Policy Primeval Soup or Garbage Can Approach.
Using Prigmore and Atherton′s Policy Analysis Approach.
Using Guba′s Policy–in–Action Approach.
Using an Impact–Analysis Approach.
Discussion Questions.
7 Critical Policy Analysis.
Reason in Radicality.
Assumptions of the Critical Paradigm.
Critical Approaches to Policy Analysis.
How to Assess the Degree to Which an Analysis Approach Is Critical.
Discussion Questions.
8 Applications in Critical Policy Analysis.
Using Marx′s Historical or Dialectical Method.
Analyzing Cultural Responsiveness in Policy Formulation at the Organizational Level.
Using Lejano′s Normative Policy Analysis.
Using Moser.s Approach to Gender Policy Implementation.
Using Schiele.s Afrocentric Framework of Policy Analysis.
Discussion Questions.
About the Authors.
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A Little Light Reading: Some Design Books You Might Like~
Thank you to Skyhorse Publishing for providing me with copies of the following books.
It's always fun when I get a press release in my email about new design books that are coming out. As I've mentioned many times on the old blog...I have a bit of a design book obsession. That, coupled with the fact that I lived on the East Coast for 10 years, had me itching to get my hands on copies of the two books I'm going to share with you today.
|My recent design book acquisitions. You can read about my friend Stacy's book here.
The first book is The Nautical Home by Anna Ornberg.
I have a bit of a love affair with the ocean and I love bringing a touch of the beach into my home. Anna shares several ideas in this book and even has some fun DIYs for us to try at home.
The next book is Nantucket Cottages and Gardens by Leslie Linsley and Terry Pommett.
I love the Eastern Seashore. And I love cottages. And this book is filled to the brim with quaint cottages and gardens. It's eye candy that will make you want to pack up and move to the shore.
The internet is fabulous..and Pinterest is amazing. But for me, nothing will ever be able to replace books...especially design books that are filled to the brim with gorgeous images. I love holding them in my hands - turning the pages - perusing them slowly (and without eyestrain. Lol!) I spent a couple of leisurely Sunday thoroughly enjoying these books.
If you love design books as much as I do, you might want to check them out as well!
Skyhorse publishing provided me with copies of these books for review. The opinions expressed are 100% mine.


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A firmware update appears to have finally become available for the Wii U, a little later than Nintendo personnel had predicted. Pre-release Wii U systems are now able to at least begin downloading the update. I'm trying to download it right now and will let you all know how it goes and what features become available.
Without the firmware update, Wii U systems have been unable to go online, connect to Nintendo's Miiverse, or even play Wii games and transfer data from Wii games. That functionality should be included in this update. I'll keep you posted.
The system launches in five hours.
UPDATE: It's one hour later and the download's progress bar is up to the "g" in "Downloading data for update..." Potential Wii U owners might want to plan accordingly. The system can't be used during the firmware download.


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10 units
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Course handbook
Explores the role of language in the education setting, focusing on areas of knowledge about language structure and language use which are of direct relevance to the classroom teacher. It will include discussion of the following topics: the nature of spoken language and its inherent difference from written text; the use of "grammar" in the classroom, both as a basis for discussing authors' techniques and as a means of analysing children's language output; the concept of "literacy"; the implications of different theories of learning on the teaching of reading, writing and spelling; social factors influencing language in the classroom, including teacher-pupil interactions and variation in children's language.
Not currently offered.
This Course was last offered in Semester 1 - 2018.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Be aware of the nature of spoken language and the mismatch between phonemic and graphemic representations
2. Be able to compare and contrast features of spoken and written English texts
3. Be competent to apply grammatical knowledge to the analysis of texts and of child-generated language
4. Have an understanding of competing concepts of the notion of "literacy" and be able to apply knowledge of children's language development to specific issues in literacy
5. Be aware of sociolinguistic aspects of language in the classroom, including social, gender and age-based variation in children's language and social factors influencing teacher-pupil interactions
- Introduction: the scope and content of "educational linguistics"
- Spoken and Written Language: some differences, and their implications; phonetic and graphemic conventions; cohesion in spoken and written text; conversational structure
- Linguistic approaches to "literacy": What is "literacy"; the development of reading, the development of writing, the development of spelling
- Grammar in the classroom: using grammar vs teaching grammar; using grammar to study texts; using grammar to analyse children's language
- Sociolinguistic aspects of language in the classroom: teacher-pupil interaction; social, gender and age-based variation in children's language
Assumed knowledge
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Assignment 1
Written Assignment: Assignment 2
Written Assignment: Assignment 3
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) held a public workshop in Sacramento to find out what factors should be considered when developing autonomous vehicle regulations.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Friday, April 19, individuals of the auto manufacturing industry, government officials and members of the public gathered for the California Department of Motor Vehicles' (DMV's) first public workshop on autonomous vehicles.
To help provide input for the future regulations surrounding the testing and use of self-driving cars on public roads, which the DMV is required to adopt by Jan. 1, 2015 thanks to SB 1298, the DMV asked the public and interested parties to give feedback during a workshop held at the Department of General Services.
"We would like the participation of a broader audience, and that's why I think it was important to put a specific site on our Web page where people can look on there, get information and keep being involved," Brian Soublet, the DMV's assistant chief counsel and the workshop's facilitator, told Government Technology magazine. "We'd like to see more than just the input of the industry of the manufacturers as we go forward."
Major concerns addressed during the workshop focused on what requirements auto manufacturers should meet prior to the start of testing autonomous vehicles, as well what insurance requirements should be during testing, and what restrictions self-driving cars should have regarding the time, place and manner in which they are tested.
Some companies like Google are already testing their autonomous vehicle models in California despite the lack of official regulations Last March, when the autonomous vehicle legislation was first introduced in the state, Google demoed its Toyota Prius hybrid autonomous model at a press conference held at the state's Capitol. By then, the company said it had logged more than 200,000 miles of driverless vehicle testing on the state's roads.
Multiple Google representatives spoke at the public workshop to provide input on the testing requirements, one of whom suggested that auto manufacturers still have an opportunity to innovate even after a vehicle's been certified to operate legally on state roads. One concern addressed during the workshop was whether manufacturers need to re-apply for certification if they continue to develop new technologies to their existing models.
So far, legislation states that the DMV will adopt regulations that require the submission of evidence of insurance, surety bond or self-insurance from auto manufacturers, and the submission and approval of an application to operate a self-driving car beyond testing, including equipment, performance standards or safety standards. In addition, the DMV may establish other requirements to ensure safety when the vehicles are on public roads.
But will California look to neighboring Nevada or other states that have passed autonomous vehicle legislation granted proper regulations are put into place? This early into the decision-making process, Soublet said he's not sure.
California, he said, will be looking at what other states are both doing and not doing, however, Soublet said he feels California is "creating a template" for what other states can do. But perhaps the Golden State may borrow some ideas from states also developing legislation.
"Any time you're developing standards, you may want to borrow from something that's successful somewhere else," Soublet said.
DMV Deputy Director of Risk Management Bernard Soriano said the department was very pleased with the comments received at this first workshop.
"The issues surrounding regulations of autonomous vehicles are complex, and it was good to hear from the manufacturers and other industry representatives about their concerns," he said. "This was the first step in crafting the regulations, and the DMV needs to learn as much as it can about the technology in order to develop good solid rules."
As the regulations are developed, the DMV plans to keep the public involved through future workshops and by providing information about the subject on its official website.
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Anna Maria Horner's latest line, Innocent Crush, is as beautiful as I thought it would be. I love these vibrant colors, and I think that it will make a gorgeous autumn quilt.
So what am I doing to do with these fabrics?
I'm thinking these plus with Kona Ash in this block will be amazing.
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The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
(22q11.2DS) is a genetic disorder. In children with this syndrome, a tiny piece of
chromosome 22 is missing. This can cause many health problems. These problems may range
from heart defects and developmental delays to seizures. The child may also have changes
in how the eyes, nose, or ears look. Or the child may have an opening in the roof of the
mouth (cleft palate). Most children with the syndrome only have some of the health
problems. In general, many of the health problems can be treated, especially if they are
found early.
The name of the syndrome refers to the missing piece of chromosome 22. It is located at a place on that chromosome called q11.2.
The symptoms of 22q11.2DS can vary greatly from one child to another. For that reason, several disorders caused by 22q11.2DS have had other names in the past. These names include:
Some children with the syndrome had
been diagnosed with a form of Opitz G/BBB syndrome or Cayler cardiofacial syndrome in
the past. Healthcare providers now know that these disorders all share the same genetic
cause as 22q11.2DS.
About 1 in 4,000 people have 22q11.2DS. But some experts believe this number is higher. Some parents who have a child with this chromosome problem may not know it because the symptoms are less severe.
Most children with 22q11.2DS are
missing 30 to 40 genes. Researchers don't yet know the exact function of many of these
genes. But missing the gene TBX1 on chromosome 22 likely causes the syndrome's most
common physical symptoms. These include heart problems and cleft palate. The loss of
another gene (called COMT) may also explain the higher risk for behavior problems and
mental illness.
About 9 in 10 cases of 22q11.2DS happen by chance (randomly). They occur when the egg is fertilized. Or they occur early in a baby's growth in the mother's uterus. This means that most children with the disorder have no family history of it.
But a person with the condition can pass it on to his or her children. About 1 in 10 cases are inherited from the mother or the father. When the condition is inherited, other family members could also be affected. A person who has this chromosome deletion has a 1 in 2 chance of passing the problem to a child. So both parents can have their blood studied to look for the deletion.
A child is more at risk for this disorder if he or she has a parent with the condition or is carrying the faulty chromosome. But most cases occur randomly.
Symptoms of 22q11.2DS may vary widely, even among family members. At least 30 symptoms have been seen with this disorder. Most children have only some of the symptoms.
The most common symptoms include:
Facial features of children may include:
The symptoms of 22q11.2DS can be like other health conditions. Make sure your child sees his or her healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
Your child's healthcare provider will look at your child's prenatal history and complete health and family history. He or she will do a physical exam. Your child may need certain tests. These may include:
There is no cure for 22q11.2DS. But many of its related health problems can be treated. You can help your child by seeking early care.
Treatment will depend on your child's symptoms, age, and general health. It will also depend on how severe the condition is.
Treatment may include working with specialists. This may include any of the below:
Other common problems that may need treatment include:
A small number of children with severe heart defects and immune system problems caused by 22q11.2DS will not survive the first year of life. But most children with the syndrome who get treatment will survive and grow into adulthood. These children will likely need extra help throughout school. They may also need long-term care for their health needs.
Some children with the syndrome may have behavioral conditions. These include autism, attention deficit disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, or anxiety.
Most cases of 22q11.2DS occur randomly. So the disease can't always be prevented. In about 1 in 10 cases of the syndrome, the deletion is inherited from one of the parents. Think about having genetic testing and counseling to find out if this disorder is inherited. If you have the 22q11.2 deletion, you have a 1 in 2 chance of passing it on to a child. This is true for every pregnancy you have.
Most health problems caused by 22q11.2DS can be treated, especially if they are found early. You can help your child by:
Call the healthcare provider if your child has:
Tips to help you get the most from a visit to your child's healthcare provider:


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Release Date: 2004 |
Altmer (3)thedreamforce (3.5)Ashes of the Wake stands firmly as one of the strongest moments in Lamb of God's career....gigi666 (4)kyle_banks1313 (4)
RikCOB (4.5)Drunken Viking (4)XD225 (4)
[QUOTE=Death to Pop-Punk]I can see why people like them but they're nowhere near deserving the hype they get.[/QUOTE]
I personally cannot stand Lamb of God
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Offbump
Well, so far so good. The flaming hasn't started yet.
But you guys really need to post. I'm going to keep pushing this until I get about three pages of posts. I know LoG is a bigger band than this.
I liked the single, and would like to hear more...
I think my friend got this, so I might have to bum it off him as opposed to buying it.
And it's "Ashes of the Wake" not "Awake"...?
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound OffIs it? Oops, that's an obvious mistake - I'll fix it now.
Some of the songs were repetitive. But all in all i thought it was a really solid album. LoG has lots of talent and a kickass band. 4/5
I could've sworn I heard a keyboard in the single...but yet I don't see any keyboardist listed. Am I crazy? or what?
[QUOTE=The JoZ]I could've sworn I heard a keyboard in the single...but yet I don't see any keyboardist listed. Am I crazy? or what?[/QUOTE]
They play that part on the guitar, seen them do it live on the guitars...
Good review, I agree with your conclusions. The band sounds great for a track or two, but after awhile it just gets freakin OLD. Sadly, it's the same deal live, too...I got really bored at their show, it's just too **** repetitive.
They have really hollow sounding drumming.
I agree with the review.
I've also been consistently unimpressed with Lamb of God. Thought I would've been alone in that.
Fixed the title.
The blast beats and fast lead riffs sound quite cool.
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off[QUOTE=Bartender]I've also been consistently unimpressed with Lamb of God. Thought I would've been alone in that.
Fixed the title.[/QUOTE]
Thanks. I'm glad so far no one has flamed me for not liking this band.
But I really wouldn't know about the keyboard thing...
No? See, I've always thought blastbeats has to be over 280 bpm or something...
I always thought a blastbeat was nothing to do with the speed, just a certain way of hitting. It just so happens that they're almost always played fast.
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound OffAs I recall it was quite fast. Most of the drumming was reletively fast. But I'm no expert so there's always the chance that I'm wrong.
You know what fast drumming is man, like Vital Remains and Mithras and stuff. Those are blastbeats. Blood of the Scribe is less than half as fast as those at the start.
I've never really seen what's the big deal with these guys either.
i personally like these guys, and i heard they had alex skolnick and chris poland on one of the songs on this album, but i cant remember which. anybody for chimaira?
It took me a while to get around the super clean production, but I like the album more now. It's a decent disc, but pretty overrated, especially by the n00b LoG fans. There's just no beating New American Gospel in my eyes, though.
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound OffI've heard it's quite good, so I will take the time to really listen to it; even though I didn't like this one I still have hopes for NAG.
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