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Infernal Affairs: Special Edition 2-Disc Set
[NOTE: This is an All Region/NTSC DVD. This DVD may be played on your Region 1/NTSC DVD player.]
Many times, due to language or cultural barriers, an internationally acclaimed film will slip through the cracks and not make much of an impact here in the States. This is a shame, because Infernal Affairs has been setting tongues wagging for some time in the international community. Featuring a veritable "Who's Who" of Hong Kong cinema and shattering Box Office records throughout Asia, as well as winning Best Picture, Director, Actor and Supporting Actor awards at the 40th Annual Golden Horse Awards (Hong Kong's version of the Oscars), this is a landmark HK movie that anyone with a passion for film should have in their collection.
We are first introduced to Ming (Andy Lau) and Yan (Tony Leung) when they are two top police cadets, but each is destined for very different things. Infernal Affairs tells their parallel stories as Ming is recruited by Triad leader, Sam (Eric Tsang) to infiltrate the police force as a mole. Meanwhile, Yan seemingly gets kicked out of the academy, but has actually been recruited by Superintendent Wong (Anthony Wong), to go undercover in Sam's gang.
Fast forward ten years to the present day and Ming has become a Sergeant in the Criminal Intelligence Bureau. Using Sam's help to tip him off about rival Triad activities, Ming hopes to eventually be promoted to Inspector. Yan, on the other hand, has been convicted several times, jailed twice and forced to undergo psychological counseling during his time spent undercover. Ming and Yan feel increasingly trapped in their secret lives and are desperate for a way out. Ming is trying to sever his ties with the Triads and become a real cop. Yan is striving to regain his real identity, but only Superintendent Wong can help him, since he's the only one who knows he's undercover.
Both men's paths finally cross during an attempt by the police to topple Sam's Triad organization, and each realize there's a mole on the other side. What then follows is a series of cat and mouse games as each man tries to uncover the other's identity first. Adding to the chaos, Ming gets his promotion but is then transferred to Internal Affairs where his first assignment is to uncover the mole in the police department. What begins as two men embedding themselves in the other's opposing world ends in a showdown as these two fight for an actual identity.
Infernal Affairs uses the device of two parties trying to outwit the other, but does not draw on the traditional formulas of that genre. Instead, it is a masterful puzzle you watch unfold until the final piece is revealed in the stunning finale.
Infernal Affairs lives up to all of it's hype and is one of the best movies to come out of Hong Kong in years. Considering how simple the actual plot is, it's amazing how enthralling and tense the film is. Andy Lau and Tony Leung play their characters to a T, as the lives they lead slowly eat away at them. The filmmakers play around with their characters in a way that they eventually question themselves and what they believe in. Will they be able to escape their fates, or will they be forced to follow the paths chosen for them?
The DVD: Media Asia – Infernal Affairs: Special Edition 2-Disc Set [All Region/NTSC]
Picture: Anamorphic Widescreen. The picture is as crisp and clear as when it was first projected. Every movement and nuance of the camera gorgeous, thanks in no small part to the film's visual consultant, Christopher Doyle, who was Wong Kar Wai's cinematographer on In The Mood For Love and Chungking Express.
Sound: There are many options when choosing the Audio Track for this DVD. There is a Cantonese and a Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Track, as well as a Cantonese DTS 5.1 Surround Track. With optional English, Cantonese and Mandarin subtitles. I don't speak Cantonese, but the sound effects and soundtrack were very effective, and the music was particularly moody and atmospheric. The translation seems to be fine and the subtitles are large and easy to read without distracting from the picture.
Extras: There is an entire second disc of Extras, but alas, not a subtitle in sight, so I am limited in my descriptions of what these contain. There is a Plot Synopsis, which thankfully is in both English and Cantonese. There are several Television Spots and Trailers for the film, two Making of Featurettes, a Music Video (in Cantonese or Mandarin), Cast and Crew Bios and a Photo Gallery with over 20 Posters, Lobby Stills and the like. There are two Easter Eggs that I uncovered on this set, the First of which is on the Extras disc. After toggling through the seven selections that are present on the screen, you can move over to the Movie Title, Infernal Affairs. When you select this, you unlock a hidden reel of bloopers and outtakes. The Second, which is hidden on the first disc, is by far the most impressive. By going to the Chapter Select feature and toggling through to the last four chapters, you can select the Original Theatrical Ending, which plays normally on the disc, or the Alternate Ending(!), which is only viewable through this means. These are some very nice extras, and unlike a lot of Asian DVDs, most can still be appreciated even without a wealth of subtitles.
Conclusion: This is a fantastic DVD set, which actually lives up to its Special Edition title. For those expecting another kinetic action movie, you won't find it here. What you will find, however, is a smart and suspenseful thriller that asks questions about the nature of good and evil, the duality of man and the moral dilemmas created by the collision of two conflicting worlds. I've recently learned that there is an American remake on the way, with no less than Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorcese attached. They sure do have a tough act to follow.
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New York Baby Names
Having a baby in New York City is different from having one anywhere else, and that includes choosing a name.
The most popular New York baby names are a departure from the popular names in the rest of the country, for one thing. Daniel tops the boys' chart for the very first time in the 2007 New York City name popularity statistics, with Jayden rising to number two. Sorry, Mayor Bloomberg, but Michael has now fallen from the top spot to number 3 for the first time in 50 years. Isabella and Sophia tied for number one for girls, unseating Ashley and Emily.
Other names that are higher on the New York popularity list than they are in the rest of the country include, for girls: Rachel, Chloe, Angelina, and Esther, and for boys, Justin, Sebastian, and David.
The reason? The diverse ethnic population accounts for much of the unique mix of New York baby names. One of the few locales that breaks down name popularity by ethnicity, names high on the list for Hispanic babies born in New York City include Angel, Luis, and Jose for boys; Mia, Angelina, and Sofia for girls.
African-American parents differed from those of other ethnic backgrounds in favoring names of black celebrities. Jada, Imani and Aaliyah were high on the girls' popularity list, while Elijah and Isaiah were popular for boys.
The Asian popularity list featured some counterintuitive ethnic favorites. The number one name for Asian baby boys is Ryan, for example, with Kevin, Vincent, and Ivan also ranking high. For girls, Tiffany, Fiona, and Winnie, a name that doesn't even break the national top 1000, are popular.
And then there are names on the New York City list popular among Hasidic Jewish parents that are virtually unheard of elsewhere in the country: Malky, Raizy, and Shira for girls; Moishe, Chaim, and Menacham for boys. Plus ethnic choices such as Fatoumata, Xin, Tatiana, and Mohamed that reflect New York's special mix.
But New York wouldn't truly be New York without a range of sophisticated names as well. Names favored by New York parents and found here more often than in other parts of the country include such refined choices as Sebastian, Julian, and Henry for boys, and Alexandra, Charlotte, and Alice for girls. Maximus and Giuliana (yes, Giuliana) have an only-in-New York quality, though Rudy was not to be found.
Of course, beyond the most popular list, there are names that are trendy in hip New York that are still rarely heard in most parts of the country. Oscar, Ruby, Atticus, and Isla may be bordering on overexposed in Tribeca and Park Slope, but might still be radical choices west of the Hudson River.
New Yorkers chose a range of place names for their children, including Dakota, Sierra, Asia and Paris. But in an ironic twist, Brooklyn, number 57 nationwide, is nowhere among them.
Chelsea is one New York neighborhood name that does show up on the popularity list, just outside the Top 100. New York parents — or fans of the city — in search of more original local choices might want to consult the list of New York baby names based on the city neighborhoods.
This post appears in somewhat different form in the current issue of Big Apple Parent and can be found online at nymetroparents.com.
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susan Said
on January 13th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
If you're from California, and you want to pick an original name, just go to ssa gov names and look up top 100 names in states like New York. Then look up top California names. Pick a name that's popular back east, but not popular in California, for example Sebastian, Henry, Lucy, Charlotte, and Amelia are not that popular here in L.A. Then you only have to worry about the names being too popular if your kid goes back east to college. My favorite states top 100 lists are from Vermont, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. I'm glad I get to live in L.A. though, because I just love it!
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[…] you might also want to take a quick look at this article on the most popular New York baby names from […]
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Names like Vincent, Ivan, Kelvin, and Winnie are popular in Asian-American/Canadian communities (particularly Chinese) because they all have syllables in them that sound akin to the word "win". Since Chinese [and other Asian] cultures place a great emphasis on good fortune and success, it is believed to be a good practice to give your kid a head start when choosing their names.
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Like it or not, the affect that Resident Evil 4 had on the survival-horror genre is undeniable. It shifted the Resident Evil franchise away from fetch quests and towards a more action-oriented direction, which in turn had a knock-on effect on other genre staples such as Silent Hill. Arguably, neither franchise has properly recovered over the last decade.
But hey, clothes! Those are neat, right? Remember that leather jacket worn by Leon S. Kennedy for like seventeen goddamn seconds at the beginning of RE4? Well now you can own one of your very own! That is, of course, provided you have about $1,300 (or, in actuality, 129,600 yen) to drop on what looks to be a very run-of-the-mill leather jacket, because yikes.
This should be a fun one for cosplayers to pick apart – to my casual eye, the jacket looks to be a decent approximation, but I wouldn't describe it as "screen-accurate," insofar as a jacket form a video game can be screen-accurate. The pockets look wrong, the trim and collar lining looks too thick, and the coloring is off. I'd be fascinated to read a more detailed breakdown of this jacket compared to the in-game model.
Famitsu reports that the jacket will drop in Japan this November.
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Release Week For Megafaun!
This week, Durham N.C. trio and former Justin Vernon bandmates Megafaun released their fourth LP, the self-titled Megafaun. The album was the #3 Most Added record at CMJ this week, and already the reviews are rolling in! Check out some of the initial praise below!
From Pitchfork
"Megafaun have quietly completed the smart, sizable stylistic shift they started on last fall's Heretofore EP, drawing back on the burly backwoods weirdness of their earlier work while widening their stylistic scope and pushing compositional delicacy to the forefront. And Megafaun may be their most immediately ingratiating, rewarding LP yet" – 7.8
From PopMatters
"No matter how you frame it, Megafaun is a stunning, expansive, and utterly satisfying record. It's roadworn but hopeful, melodically fascinating, and never misses a step on its wandering, restless path" – 8/10
From KCRW
"With a new self-titled recording that ranges from free jazz to Delta blues, Megafaun proves they can cover all kinds of classic American music."
Megafaun are in New York for two shows at Mercury Lounge, on September 25 and 26. Details can be found here in The New Yorker.
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09.27 • Beachland Tavern w/ Doug Paisley (Cleveland, OH)
09.28 • Schubas w/ Doug Paisley (Chicago, IL)
09.29 • High Noon w/ Doug Paisley (Madison, WI)
09.30 • Cedar Cultural Center w/ Doug Paisley (Minneapolis, MN)
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10.05 • Electric Owl w/ Doug Paisley (Vancouver, BC Canada)
10.06 • Doug Fir w/ Doug Paisley (Portland, OR)
10.07 • Cafe DuNord w/ Doug Paisley (San Francisco, CA)
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Hi Jana, I don't think what I reviewed is the same as your scent. My Concorde is in a white and green box. It is one of a series of four scents from France, each named after a Parisian metro (subway) stop. It is certainly a budget frag.
I don't think there is any connection with Concorde Hotels. Sorry I can't provide more info.
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100% Reusable Cloth Diapers Every Time
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As an organization, Real Diaper Association supports the use of 100% reusable cloth diapers.
We are concerned about the waste created by disposable products, no matter whether that waste is sent to a landfill for 1000 years, flushed and disposed of through wastewater treatment, or composted and disposed of as yard waste. Reusable products do not create waste.
We know a lot of our donors and volunteers work hard to find ways to keep babies in 100% reusable cloth diapers all of the time, and we want to recognize you. We also want to use your expertise to create support materials to help you in continuing your advocacy and support work.
Announcing the 100% Reusable Cloth Diapers Campaign
The Real Diaper Association announces the 100% Reusable Cloth Diapers Campaign to help parents choose reusable cloth diapers every time, all the time. For the next year we will ask the experts for advice on overcoming any difficulties cloth diapering parents may face. Then we will compile that advice and provide it to parents and caregivers who need support.
Who are the experts? They are experienced cloth diapering parents willing to share what they know with new parents, health care providers, and others.
You are the experts! Parents who find 100% reusable solutions in every cloth diapering situation have valuable tips and techniques to share with those who are struggling to succeed.
Yes, You Can Participate! Spread your knowledge and experience face-to-face in Real Diaper Circles, with friends and family, or online. Help parents and caregivers overcome obstacles to using 100% reusable cloth diapers. Every few months we'll focus on a different major obstacle, so stay up-to-date via this blog to continue your support for our year-long campaign.
Are you using 100% reusable cloth diapers on your baby all night? The first area we're focusing on is nighttime cloth diapering. RDA is looking for your tips to succeeding with 100% reusable cloth diapers all night. Tell us what works for you with nighttime diapering. As a thank you, you can download the RDA All Night Badge! We will compile your answers into a tip sheet for parents new to or struggling with nighttime cloth diapering.
Do you support 100% reusable cloth diapers in other ways? RDA wants to hear how you support parents and caregivers in using 100% reusable cloth diapers. Are you an advocate? A business owner? A blogger? Tell us what you're doing to help parents choose 100% reusable cloth diapers every time. We have a badge for you, too! Get your own RDA 100% Support Badge.
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text: After building thousands and thousands of my original MotoPumps and periodically trying to expand production, I have finally put all the pieces together. The key has been partnering with some great folks in the industry whose contacts included engineers and a factory connection that let me do a relatively small production run. Previously, I could never get beyond the hurdle of minimum orders of 10k to 50k pieces. I don't have $500,000.00 to invest in that first order. About six months ago we launched the effort and drew up requirements, performance specs, size, weight, duty cycle, features, etc. The new MotoPump MiniPro inflator is a unique combination of size, weight, features and performance that don't exist in any other product on the market. While the MiniPro will work on cars and trucks, it has been designed with the Motorcycle/Scooter/ATV market in mind. As an avid ADVer, our needs have been the central guiding forces in design and features. Because of the engineering expertise and excellent factory connection, we have also gotten an impressive set of certifications with the product: The factory is ISO9001/TS16949/ISO14001. The MiniPro is TUV certified, RoHS compliant and CE certified. There is no other pump on the market with this pedigree. Here are a few photos: Features: Compact 2" x 4.7" x 5.75" High Impact Case Light Weight at 18oz with Accessories On-Board Main power cord with SAE plug 6.5' reach Stores Onboard Cig plug to SAE cord 3.5" reach for a total of 10' Stores Onboard Integrated Polarity Protection Circuit lights up if Polarity is Reversed (instead of letting all the smoke out) Durable Polyurethane 3' Coiled Air Hose with Zero Loss Connector stores Onboard. Three "sports" inflator fittings store on board for inflating sleeping pads, rafts, balls, etc. Stores Onboard. Accurate, back-lit pressure gauge is easy to read in any lighting condition. Bright LED light automatically illuminates and makes it a snap to use the MiniPro at night. Deluxe kits will also include additional connectors, ring terminal to SAE for installation on the vehicle and battery clips for use with any 12v system, as well as a durable neoprene case with a second storage compartment. The pump draws less than 5 amps (CAN bus compatible!) and is rated to 50 psi and 30 minutes continuous use. It will fill a standard rear motorcycle tire (150/70/17) to 38 psi in just under 5 minutes. The pump moves about .5 CFM for those thinking about filling rafts, sleeping mats, etc. I have a production acceptance model in hand that I have been torture testing and am quite pleased with the performance. It has run for more than an hour continuous with no degradation in performance. Total time on the pump at this point is many hours. I expect to have production models to sell in the next few weeks, and we will be exhibiting at the NY International Motorcycle Show in December. Stay tuned for more info and our booth number and location. Pricing has not been finalized, but expect it to be more than the SLIME models at Walmart and considerably less than a well known pump that goes for $120 with a bulky gauge. Stay Tuned for more info and some special ADV package deals. Thanks! Rob <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="//www.youtube.com/v/93K6CV8Emek?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="//www.youtube.com/v/93K6CV8Emek?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> UPDATE! Pumps are available now! Ok, new purchase buttons since the ADV software upgrade. You can add multiple items to your cart by clicking on the add to cart button and then returning to ADV to select the next item. Deluxe MotoPump Mini Pro kit $69.99 (Pump, SAE conncector, BMW/CIG plug, Neoprene Case, Battery Clips, Battery Ring Terminals to SAE (think Battery Tender Tail) to mount on the bike) Sold Out Standard MotoPump Mini Pro Kit $59.99 (Pump, SAE Connector, BMW/CIPG Plug.) Sold Out MotoPump and Dynaplug Combination Kits Deluxe Carbon Ultralite Kit $84.99 These kits include a Deluxe MotoPumps Mini Pro Inflator (Pump, SAE conncector, BMW/CIG plug, Neoprene Case, Battery Clips, Battery Ring Terminals to SAE (think Battery Tender Tail) to mount on the bike) --PLUS-- a Dynaplug Carbon Ultralite Tubeless Tire Plugging Tool Sold Out Deluxe Ultralite Kit $89.99 These kits include a Deluxe MotoPumps Mini Pro Inflator (Pump, SAE conncector, BMW/CIG plug, Neoprene Case, Battery Clips, Battery Ring Terminals to SAE (think Battery Tender Tail) to mount on the bike) --PLUS-- a Dynaplug Ultralite Tubeless Tire Plugging Tool Sold Out


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"Double binds are often utilized as a form of control without open coercion — the use of confusion makes them difficult to respond to or resist."
The key to Islam's ability to affect the free world is their use of double binds (read more about that). Right now, Islamic hackers are interfering with the Bank of America, JP Morgan, and Wells Fargo, demanding that YouTube pulls the video trailer for the movie, Innocence of Muslims.
It is a double bind. The free world can either give up a little freedom of speech, or the economy may suffer. Damned if we do, damned if we don't. The recent rioting was another double bind: Either curb free speech or innocent people will die. It almost worked. White House officials asked Google to pull the video trailer from YouTube (Google refused) and many people would agree — this simple removal could potentially save lives in the short run.
Orthodox Muslims are involved in many projects, from altering American textbooks to supporting suicide bombers. But freedom of speech is where the conflict between Islam and the free world will be won or lost. If we lose free speech, we're done. Every encroachment, every concession, every accommodation they want to wrest from the free world will be easy once we can no longer communicate critically about Islam.
Free speech is the battleground where the future will be decided. And this is not a theoretical issue. Impeding free speech has already been successfully accomplished many times with Islamic violence. When these cartoons were published in a Danish newspaper (the Jyllands-Posten), for example, the ensuing riots resulted in the deaths of 187 people. What happened to free speech? Bruce Bawer wrote:
Not a single newspaper in Britain reprinted the cartoons. And both the Swedish and Norwegian governments provided textbook cases of cowering dhimmitude. But none of that was really a surprise. What did surprise, and disappoint, me was the American political and media establishment. Both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush condemned the Jyllands-Posten cartoons out of hand. The State Department denounced them too, and only reversed itself after getting an earful from the Danish government, one of its few allies in Iraq. In the entire United States of America, exactly one major newspaper, the Philadelphia Inquirer, reprinted the cartoons. And while the major broadcast networks, as well as CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC, reported extensively on the cartoon riots, none of them ever showed the cartoons at all.
This means that by putting the free world into a double bind, Islam successfully created an accommodation to Islamic standards. To that small degree, Islamic law was established in the Western world. The West's proud tradition of free speech yielded to Islam. Why? We are vulnerable to double binds, and orthodox Muslims are exploiting that fact. Why are we vulnerable? Our collective feeling of guilt is our Achilles' heel. We must each resolve this in ourselves and then help our fellow non-Muslims resolve it, and we had better do it quickly. Read more...


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August 5, 2014
Estes Park EDC Assists Business with Flood Recovery Grants
By Jon Nicholas
President/CEO, Estes Park EDC
Since May, the Estes Park Economic Development Corporation (Estes Park EDC) has been busily assisting Estes area businesses in seeking Recover Colorado grants and loans for flood recovery. Our office at the lower level of the Bank of Colorado had assisted businesses located in Estes Park, the Estes Valley, Drake, Glen Haven and Allenspark.
By the end of July, 75 regional businesses submitted application packets with the Estes Park EDC's assistance. By compiling aggregate data from these applications, we learned more about the size and scope of economic losses suffered by local businesses. The 75 applicants reported $7.1 million of total losses, and remaining unmet needs of $4.8 million. Since the Recover Colorado program is not intended to duplicate other relief, applicants listed other sources of assistance such as SBA loans or repayable grants from the United Way of Larimer County.
The 75 applicants reported about 650 workers associated with their businesses (a figure that includes a large number of seasonal or part-time employees). The large number of workers impacted by these businesses demonstrates the importance of the Recover Colorado program to our local recovery. Without sufficient financial capital, scores or even hundreds of jobs could be at risk. Such financial losses–if unmet–strike at the heart of our economic sustainability.
As expected, tourism-related businesses were hardest hit. The Accommodations and Food Services sector accounted for 41 percent of the applicants, and the Retail sector provided another 27 percent of the applications. Another 7 percent consisted of Rental/Leasing businesses for a total of 56 applicants from these three major business sectors. Thus, three-quarters of the applicants are directly engaged in businesses that rely on tourism.
With about 1,000 business licenses issued, there remain a large number of potential future business applicants. As businesses apply for Recover Colorado assistance in the future, the scope of documented losses and unmet needs in our region will undoubtedly increase.
Compared to the rest of the state, the Estes Park region had strong participation in the first round of Recover Colorado grants and loans. The Estes Valley region accounted for 48 percent of the online applications filed statewide. Estes Park EDC provided substantial assistance to applicants with compiling the documentation required to complete the application. The able work of Business Recovery Coordinator Michael Haughey was essential to the Estes Park EDC being able to assist so many businesses. In February, the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado provided the Estes Park EDC and the Town of Estes Park (as a fiscal partner) a grant that enabled us to fund Michael Haughey's position.
Because of our strong participation to date, local businesses that have completed their applications will be eligible on a first come first served basis to receive grants of up to $50,000 (rather than the original $10,000 limit). With $5 million in first-round funding for the grant program, many local businesses will potentially benefit from this recent program change.
The Business Recovery program includes a major partnership with the Larimer SBDC. It is the Colorado SBDC network that is helping businesses submit their applications statewide. During this period, Larimer SBDC Director Mike O'Connell spent time in the Estes Park EDC office to meet. Local businesses also received help with the Recover Colorado program from three local SBDC consultants: Charley Dickey, Lynette Lott and Marcie Predmore.
Our local newspapers, business associations and the Estes Valley Library all deserve thanks for the role they have played in our extensive local outreach. Communication and collaboration have allowed us to reach many businesses already. Because the state of Colorado received fewer statewide applications than anticipated, the application process has been re-opened. Businesses interested in filing an application can go to http://dola.colorado.gov/cdbg-dr/. You can also contact the Estes Park EDC for more information at 970-577-1031.


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Archeological records showing widespread and consistent Pacific herring abundance on B.C's coast suggest fisheries officials are massively overestimating the current health of the fishery and misinterpreting spawning patterns, according to a Simon Fraser University study released Monday.
Dwindling and inconsistent spawning returns characterized in Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) analysis are in stark contrast to the picture of herring abundance and consistency over the past 2,500 years, shown in nearly half a million fish bone samples collected from 171 First Nations archeological sites ranging from Washington State to Alaska.
The authors, Iain McKechnie, Dana Lepofsky and Ken Lertzman, argue the data should be used in fisheries management to set a new "ecological baseline" for herring populations.
The data used for science-based fisheries management dates back only 60 to 80 years, decades after the large-scale harvest of herring was underway.
"The baseline (data) that is used to assess biomass of herring and the allotment to the commercial fishery only begins in 1951," said McKechnie. "The data doesn't go back far enough, and it conveniently limits the goal of recovery as well."
Accurately assessing the impacts of climate change, overfishing and predators on herring is only possible with information on the abundance and distribution of herring before its depletion, the study says.
Herring is an important food source for Pacific salmon and sea mammals, and is the first or second most common fish found in 80 per cent of First Nations archeological sites in the study.
Although the archeological record cannot say with accuracy what happened in an individual year, "wherever we look within a site and across sites, they always seem to have an abundance of herring," said McKechnie.
The researchers identified 34 B.C. locations that show evidence of thousands of years of herring processing by First Nations people, places that are now so bereft of herring that the DFO doesn't even monitor them for spawning.
The researchers used the DFO's own data to determine where herring have been spawning since the late 1920s and compared that to the archeological record, which spans 10,700 years up to the 1860s, just before to the beginning of the industrial fishery.
"Where we see lots of herring today, we see lots of herring in the past, but also we show that there are places that have a lot of herring archeologically, where little herring is recorded today," said McKechnie. "We used to have a much broader spawning population."
The archeological data suggest that herring returned to spawn in the same locations very consistently over millennia. DFO data collected beginning in 1928 — about 50 years after the start of the industrial herring fishery — reveal a different pattern.
A 2013 DFO review of herring spawning areas in B.C. notes that roughly 19 per cent of the coastline has been used for spawning in the past 75 years, most of it sporadically. Only one to two per cent is used repetitively over a number of years.
The existence of so-called "resident" herring stocks that consistently return to spawn in a specific location has long been a source of conflict over herring fishery management between First Nations and the DFO, which asserts that genetic and tagging studies do not provide evidence of such populations.
The west coast herring fishery was closed for four years between 1968 and 1971 after a complete collapse of the population. DFO documents note that even after numbers rebounded, "some previously-favoured spawning locations were no longer utilized on a regular basis."
Oral histories from fishermen and First Nations people describe spawning areas and fishing grounds that were productive over generations, with native place names such as Ch'axa'y (Sizzling Water) and Teeshoshum (Waters White With Herring Spawn). Bone samples collected at Teeshoshum are composed of 90 per cent herring over 800 years, but no spawning has been recorded there since 1998.
"We are seeing the lights blinking out on these local populations compared with what we know from oral tradition and the archeological record," said Lepofsky.


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While Kanye complains about the fashion world's glass ceiling, his Air Yeezy remains one of the most popular sneakers ever. In this clip, watch what people do when they see an unguarded pair of em next to a sleeping "homeless" actor. The results of this social experiment are revealing. Video after the jump.
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You are overwhelmed at the facet of the recruiting business and you absolutely fear rejection. Most of all you fear the possibility of failure. Could you be in the wrong profession? Now, that's a question only YOU can provide the answer to.
Although some doubts are natural, it takes a daring individual to delve into this kind of career, in my personal opinion. So what do you do to overcome your intimidation?
Well, here are a few of your options; You can either get over your melancholy, face some of the cold calling rejection head on, overcome some of the angry candidates who blame you for not finding them a job, and do whatever YOU MUST do to become successful.
Or you can complain, whine, even invite some co-workers to the water cooler for your pity party and just become a passive or compliant recruiter (I'm sure you're boss would love that!).
Now, if you choose the latter option, I can guarantee that you will never solve your issues of inhibitions and therefore, you will never succeed as recruiter. It may even cause you to drop out of the race all together because you've simply convinced yourself that you can't do it.
You see this whole "intimidation" factor can be remedied very easily if you change your mindset. Stop allowing intimidation or fear to get the best of you and choose to press through all the "stuff."
If you need more training ask for it. Most companies have a training budget. If not, you can self teach. Research or even find a mentor. Be proactive. After all, you are responsible for your own success. Right?
You'll be surprised at how many successful recruiters out there will admit (those that are truly honest) to feelings of inadequacy. So It's time to stop the whining and cancel that pity party. The only way to overcome your insecurities is to really JUST DO IT. You'd be surprised how things change once your mindset does.
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Jeanna the line "just do it" is a great one. When I started in recruiting a senior recruiter wrote that on a note card and pinned it to my pc. She said every time you start to think about a call too long or hesitate to speak to someone, "just do it", and you will be amazed at what happens. It was great advice and I gave it to people I trained over the years. There is still a lot of call reluctance in the business, and email/text/social has made it easier to avoid the "real" conversations.
Noel, thanks for sharing. That's powerful advice. There is something about the words, "just do it." as far as social media, I agree, social media has really made it easier to avoid conversation. However, I find there will always be the need for human interaction through cold calling. When I first started as a recruiter, I didn't necessarily enjoy the cold calling aspect of recruiting (although I was able to get appointments made). Even now, it's still not one of my favorite parts of recruiting, but I know it's absolutely essential and that's why I "just do it.". ;)
Thanks, Keith!
You're very welcome, Jeanna.
Great post, Jeanna. The words "just do it" have magic to them. I often say them to myself.
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Columbia River Knife and Tool usually comes up with the unusual. They decided to offer this series of classic pocketknives and we like them. They're low priced and high quality.
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You can stop asking. At last, we are offering a line of classic pocket knives in traditional configurations and blade shapes, made with premium materials.
People have asked us at Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) for years, "Where are your classic pocket knives?" And we were slightly embarrassed to explain that we didn't make them. So this year we went to work to create a premium line of traditional pocket knives made with the best materials, fit, and finish possible.
We call them the CRKT Pocket Classics, and they're available in seven of the most commonly requested styles. They feature high-carbon stainless steel blades with Razor-Sharp cutting edges, brass liners, polished nickel silver bolsters and pins, stainless steel springs, and special "burnt amber" jig bone covers.
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Stockman. This three-blade model has a subtle "S" curved handle with fully rounded ends and a 2.625" (67 mm) long clip point blade, plus spey, and sheepsfoot blades.
Big Trapper. Our larger two-bladed Trapper has a gently swelling handle with Trapper style ends, a 3.25" (83 mm) classic "A" clip point blade plus a spey point blade.
Trapper. Our smaller two-bladed Trapper is similar in design to its big brother, with a 2.75" (70 mm) long clip point blade and a spey blade.
Texas Toothpick. The larger version of this single-blade classic design has a graceful down-curve at the butt, and a slender 2.75" (70 mm) California clip point blade, so-named because of its resemblance to a map of the State.


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I don't know if you ever noticed, when you read the the news on newspaper recently, minimum 8 out of 10 pieces are about the great election. Others are like nothing at all.
Stories about the YAB, stories about the parties, etc.
Party A said if you choose Party B, you are gonna get yourself in trouble, for Party B is racist!
Party B said if you choose Party A, you are gonna get yourself in trouble, for Party A is not a good party, that it won't help in our society.
Some even came out an advertisement to ask people vote for them.
I can only say, OMG...
I am a very lazy person, I don't know much about politics, I don't know who and who, are with what and what party, and what are they fighting for.
I only know they all like to talk much. Whether they can really, and whether they will really do what they said, we shall see after they won the party.
People who get involved with politics, are all some person, they are just not somebody. Well, this is what I believed.
So.. hell all the bull shits.. It's good to listen.
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Strengthening the College Track, Supporting our Economy
In the U.S., the gap between students who have the opportunity to graduate high school and college and those who can't widens each year.1 In 1990, the U.S. ranked first in four-year degree attainment — since then, we've dropped to twelfth.2
For students who don't graduate high school and don't go on to earn college degrees, this can mean a tougher life for them and their families. College-educated young people have far lower unemployment and poverty rates — and are more likely to live longer and healthier lives.3 For the country as whole, current high school drop out rates mean billions of dollars in unrealized economic growth.4 Simply put, building a stronger pipeline to college not only provides individuals with new opportunities; it also boosts the national economy and provides a foundation for a stronger future.
Andy Carney, Senior Vice President and California Region Retail Executive at Chase recently spoke with David Silver, Chief Executive Officer of College Track, a national program that empowers students from underserved communities to graduate from college.
Q: Why is the opportunity to graduate college so critical?
David Silver: According to our research, a student who graduates from high school could earn up to $20,000 less per year than a student who graduates from college. It's not just about money, though. They're going to have much less satisfaction, their life expectancy will be shorter, and frankly, it has a ripple effect on the community and on their families. On the other hand, when a student graduates from college, their child will be three times as likely to graduate from college as well.
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Q: Why is it critical for the nation as a whole to build a stronger pipeline to college and to create opportunities for all students to graduate from college?
David Silver: We talk about the American dream and we talk about the idea of equality. We're not delivering on that dream. If you come from a low-income neighborhood, you have less chance to graduate from high school college-ready, less chance to graduate from college, and less chance to have an economically viable future. That's not acceptable.
This is about justice. This is about making sure that all students across the country have a true opportunity to not just go to college but to graduate from college. Each time one of these students' graduates, there is potential for a lasting effect across their community, our nation and even the U.S. economy.
Q: What are the key elements that can help students, regardless of their situation, realize their potential to graduate from high school and college?
David Silver: When it comes down to it, students need two things: the skills to succeed and the belief that they can do so. I like to call this second element grit. When kids have role models to demonstrate that if they put the effort is they can see results, they can graduate high school, get into college, succeed through college and enter the workforce. Developing this sense of resiliency and confidence is a large, important part of what we do.
Q: Tell us about College Track as an example of a program that helps create the opportunity for college graduation for all students.
David Silver: Programs like ours provide sustained, constant support to the kids we serve. For College Track that means ten full years, from the summer before ninth grade all the way through the finish line of graduation from college.
Financially, we provide scholarship support and remove financial barriers. We provide academic support in high school as well as access to additional resources on campus. Once a student reaches the end of our high school program, having attended sessions with us two to three days a week, three hours a day, that equates to an extra year of high school. It's the robust and comprehensive nature of the program that really makes us unique and successful.
Q: How do you use data to inform your work and gauge success?
David Silver: We are very focused on evaluation, data and results. Our research indicates that less than 25 percent of students that are African American or Latino in California end up high school graduates and eligible to go to college, whereas a full 92 percent of our College Track students graduate high school and are eligible to go to a four-year college.
Q: You've identified a model that works — what are the plans to scale this approach nationally?
David Silver: Our goal is to serve 10,000 students across the nation within ten years — to replicate the national college completion pipeline across this country. Frankly, I don't think we have a choice. The reality is, in this country if we're truly committed to the American dream, and if we're truly committed to equity and educational equality, we must provide with a pathway to not only get into college but to graduate from college. Until we reach the day when every student, regardless of his or her zip code, has the opportunity to get into and through college, we have to keep scaling.
JPMorgan Chase & Co is College Track's Lead California Corporate Partner and a supporter of their state-wide expansion. For more information, visit www.jpmorganchase.com or connect with us on YouTube and Twitter.
College Track, which was started in 1997, is a national college completion program that empowers students from underserved communities to graduate from college. From the summer before ninth grade through college graduation, our ten-year program removes the barriers that prevent students from earning their college degree by providing them with comprehensive academic support, leadership training, financial and college advising, and scholarships. College Track teaches them the skills necessary to succeed in college and beyond. For more information, visit www.collegetrack.org or visit College Track on Facebook and Twitter.
- 1Increasing College Opportunity for Low-Income Students, The Executive Office of the President, January 2014
- 2Increasing College Opportunity for Low-Income Students, The Executive Office of the President, January 2014
- 3Six Key Findings About Going to College, Pew Research Center, 2014; and Education: It Matters More to Health than Ever Before, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Center on Society and Health, 2014
- 4https://all4ed.org/reports-factsheets/the-high-cost-of-high-school-dropouts-what-the-nation-pays-for-inadequate-high-schools/
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Toyota is the world's biggest auto maker. It must be doing something right. This ad, though, isn't one of them.
In the U.S., Toyota is rolling out a Corolla campaign that features virtual idol Miku Hatsune. With the character's popularity and connection to motorspots, her appearance makes sense somewhat— just not in America.
I know people who like Miku Hatsune. Perhaps you do, too. If not, read this. But my mom and my dad, who are Toyota's target customers, have no fucking clue who or what Miku Hatsune is.
That's okay, this campaign isn't for them. Toyota has regular, "normal" ads for them. Toyota's Miku commercial is incredibly niche, aimed at Americans who are interested in Japanese, which would be fine if the execution wasn't so bad. Everything feels forced and downright silly.
When the ad's announcer—his voice is truly awful—says the Corolla is the official car of Miku Hatsune, it's lost, wasted and meaningless. Toyota America, take a tip from Toyota Australia and use ninja kittens, not white-washed virtual Japanese idols.
In the spot, Miku Hatsune's digital modeling is clumsy and poor (compared with Sega's high-quality character modeling). The same goes for the script, which makes no sense—something about big dreams, dreaming big dreams, building big works of art, making compact works of art, and that there's nothing small about that. Bwah?
This is followed by an ear-piercing Miku screech.
The spot ends with the Sega-produced Miku Hatsune concert from last year. This year's concert was handled by the company previously known as 5pb, and it sucked. Like this commercial.
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I've been kind of crazy busy as of late. Regular work; moving towards a book deadline; knitting away at a decent but boring-looking sweater; keeping up with regular life. So I've decided, for the time being, to send Knit Think off on sabbatical. I'm not saying it's permanent, but time is getting stretched very thin. I hope you'll keep me on your reader feeds, and I'll still by lurking on your blogs, so don't say anything mean about me! I'll still be posting over at Flyover Land and New Century Reading.
In the meantime, you remember my friends Don and Brad, and how they commissioned Heidi and I to knit them scarves. The final deal of the pact was for Don and Brad to make Heidi and I dinner, which they did this week.
Poutine. Homemade French fries topped with cheese curds (nice, fresh, squeaky cheese curds), beef and gravy.
My arteries may not thank them, but the rest of me is still dreaming about this plate o' heaven.


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Moto either got a bit sloppy or loves to tease – the company's US website seems to have leaked a pic of the Motorola Xoom 2.
Alongside the vague partial image of the Xoom 2 is a watchphone called the Tracy XL – presumably named after Dick Tracy – and a bevy of new handsets, the Slimline, Zaha, Targa and Pearl.
Sadly there's very little to see and even less to find out, other than that "accidentally" unveiling a new product line-up is pretty good for getting people talking about it.
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CNN has withdrawn the story "The world's ugliest monuments" because it was not of the standard we would expect of a CNN report.
The story caused unnecessary upset in Russia and Belarus with its description of the Courage Monument in Brest, Belarus.
CNN apologizes for the unintended offense caused by an article from a contributor that was commissioned to be a humorous look at monumental architecture worldwide. Neither the piece that was commissioned nor the edits made by CNN were consistent with our standards.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Investors were keeping calm over Iraq Friday as President Barack Obama signaled the U.S. won't take immediate military action to help the Iraqi army respond to attacks by Sunni militants in the country's north, while Iranian forces joined the Baghdad government's efforts to combat insurgent advances.
Financial markets are seeing only modest fallout from the conflict, though strategists say investors should be braced for potential volatility in oil prices. Here's what you need to know:
What is happening?
Obama said he would review military options "in the days ahead" but that any military response must be "careful." He pressed Iraq Prime Minister Kamal al-Maliki to take steps to better balance political power between Shiites and Sunnis.
Iran has already jumped to help fellow Shiites in Iraq's government against the threat, deploying Revolutionary Guard units to the country.
Iraq was on the brink of civil war after Kurdish forces took control of Kirkuk, a provincial capital city and oil-production hub in northern Iraq while Sunni militias swept through other cities in the north and threatened Baghdad.
Why is Iraq important?
Iraq is the world's eighth-largest producer of oil and ranks No. 2 in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, behind Saudi Arabia. The country exports around 2.5 million barrels of oil a day. Losing that supply would be quite disruptive and could propel oil prices higher by another $15 to $20 a barrel, analysts say.
"Although the situation is some distance from the oil fields, the reality is that a $20 a barrel spike in crude prices could well prove sufficient to derail the global economic recovery," said Joao Monteiro, an analyst at Valutrades in London.
Iraq's oil production has been on the comeback trail since the height of the Iraq war. Production hit 3.6 million barrels a day in February, its highest level in more than 30 years. It has since fallen back, slipping to 3.3 million barrels a day in May, analysts say.
Iraq's production growth has been a welcome development for oil consumers as Libya struggles to return online amid persistent violence and turmoil. But the fighting casts big doubts over the government's aim to boost output to 4 million barrels a day by the end of this year and to 7 million barrels a day by 2016, note economists at Capital Economics.
What's the threat?
An underlying fear in the oil market is that the fighting will spread to Iraq's main oil-producing areas in the south. Meanwhile, Iraq's biggest refinery at Baijii in the north remains under government control, Iraqi oil minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi said Thursday, according to Reuters. Luaibi said Iraqi crude exports from its southern terminal at Basra were running at an average of 2.6 million to 2.7 million barrels a day on Wednesday.
"The northern oil fields have been taken yet that area of the country was not really active. There had been damaged pipelines due to sabotage," said Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at Price Futures Group. "Basra in the south of Iraq seems to be operating normally and any attack on Baghdad may be met with much tougher resistance."
What does it mean for oil markets?
Oil prices continued to rise Friday but trimmed early gains. ICE July Brent futures UK:LCON4 rose 21 cents, or 0.2%, to $113.23 a barrel. On Thursday, Brent jumped more than $3.
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So far, financial markets have shown only modest reaction to the turmoil. U.S. stocks traded slightly higher Friday. Wall Street saw broad losses Thursday, which were tied to concerns about Iraq as well as soft economic data. See: Stock market live blog.
"Investors appear to be asleep at the wheel on Iraq, which has the potential to have a highly disruptive impact on the market," said Rebecca O'Keeffe, head of investment at stockbroker Interactive Investor in London. "Although most of the country's oil is produced in the south of the country, there is a growing risk that the escalating tensions between Shia and Sunni could spread, which increases the threat of a spike in oil prices."
Treasurys US:10_YEAR, which can often serve as havens during conflict, were showing little sign of a flight to safety. Treasury prices were under pressure Friday, pushing up yields as investors instead took cues from a speech by Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney warning that U.K. interest rates may rise sooner than expected. See: Carney speech is draft of what Yellen will deliver.
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The Hour of the Islamists
While Somalia's interim government, established in December 2004, still can't assert its authority, Islamic groups have been expanding their power base. The radical jihad fighters are hoping the political vacuum provides them with their chance. Marc Engelhardt reports
At the end of February, the thunder of anti-aircraft fire could be heard throughout the crumbling ruins of Mogadishu. The thud of anti-tank rocket launchers and roar of cannons mounted on SUVs echoed in the streets.
The inhabitants of the Somali capital, which has had no government since 1991, had not experienced such heavy combat for years. Hundreds fled residential districts to escape the ricocheting fire of the unskilled militias. At least 15 persons died.
Fighting halted after a week, but the battle is not yet over. On one side is an amalgamation of politicians and businessmen who call themselves the "Alliance against Terrorism and For the Reestablishment of Peace." The group also includes five ministers from the transitional government that was sworn in over a year ago.
On the other side stand the militias of the Islamic sharia courts.
Courts in a lawless land
The conflict between the two fractions appears to confirm the views of those who see the Horn of Africa as a refuge for the worldwide network of Islamic militants. For years, the sharia courts have been regarded as a cover for extremists.
However, Harvard University's Nikolaus Grubeck, a researcher of legal systems in failed states, acknowledges that the situation is far more complex. "Most of the sharia courts in Somalia do not espouse extremism. Their leaders expressly stress that they don't want to have anything to do with terrorists."
The traditional courts, presided over by a religious leader, a sheikh, arose in response to the anarchy and lawlessness after the departure of dictator Siad Barre in 1991. While there are no statute books in this country without a government, the sharia proved to be the only common denominator in an almost one hundred percent Muslim society.
The courts quickly established more order and security within the various clans. As a result, ordinary Somalis, in particular, respect the courts. For the most part, the courts refrain from issuing drastic penalties, such as chopping off hands for theft. "We Somalis maintain a tolerant Islam. Such punishments violate our traditional law," explained a judge.
In order to pass cross-clan judgments in a city like Mogadishu, the courts banded together in a network, which also included an armed militia. Experts from the International Crisis Group estimate the number of militia soldiers at a few hundred, while the individual courts also have their own soldiers.
In Mogadishu, where the size of a militia determines the political weight of a group, the sharia courts became a powerful factor that could no longer be overlooked. "With their growing influence, some of the sharia courts, especially the conservative ones, have managed to free themselves from clan structures and have since become parties to the conflict," sums up Grubeck, who recently interviewed a large number of judges in Mogadishu.
The jihad movement in Somalia
One of the most influential leaders of the politicized sharia courts is Hassan Dahir Aweis, a 61-year-old member of the jihad movement's old guard. These people regard themselves as warriors in a battle against unbelievers. In the early 1990s, together with Taliban-educated Afghanistan veterans, he built up the military arm of the Al-Itihaad Al-Islaami – an organization placed on the black list of worldwide terrorist groups by the American government after September 11, 2001.
Aweis is himself a wanted terrorist. Yet Al-Itihaad, which began as resistance group to the brutal Barre regime, has found little support among Somalis in its struggle for a theocratic government. The group is constantly moving its headquarters, because neighboring clans don't want to have jihadists in the vicinity.
Two devastating attacks by the Ethiopian army against Al-Itihaad camps resulted in the deaths of most of its members. It remains a matter of contention whether the group still exists. Yet its surviving leading figures, including Aweis, continue to strive for power.
"Al-Itihaad has been transformed from an organization into an idea, which still retains its force," said an American diplomat describing the current situation. Aweis remains outspoken. "We Moslems will not support the secular transitional government. A government that does not rule according to the book of Allah deserves no support."
In addition to the old guard, a new jihad movement has established itself over the past two years. It is led by the 30-year-old sharia militia leader Aden Hashi Farah Ayro. The group, whose size observers estimate to be less than a hundred, has been connected to the murder of four foreign aid workers and dozens of Somalis who had been accused of collaborating with Western intelligence services.
Ayro, a protégé of Aweis, is said to have been trained by the Taliban and enjoys close contacts with the Al-Qaida network. "Ayro represents a disconcerting link between the jihadists, the sharia courts, and the Al-Itihaad movement," says Matthew Bryden, an analyst with Crisis Group, in appraising the latest developments.
Struggle for power on the Horn
In the struggle for power in Somalia, the Islamic groups currently display a great degree of self-confidence. This is also why members of the transitional government, the fourteenth within 15 years, take the confrontation seriously. Only recently, the militias of the sharia courts attacked a sound studio in which Bollywood films were being dubbed.
"Islamic law forbids film, music, and dance," proclaimed Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, chairman of the Union of Sharia Courts, afterwards. Hundreds of Somalis later stood bewildered for hours in front of the destroyed studio. Brydon sees this as proof of the deep dislike most Somalis feel towards the Islamists.
"What is truly remarkable is that the jihad movement has yet to find any meaningful support here – although, according to conventional analysis, the ground in Somalia is ripe for Islamists." Somalis do not want a theocracy, but rather a functioning government.
According to Brydon, the West has no choice but to provide Somalia with the utmost support in order to combat the burgeoning Islamic extremism on the Horn of Africa.
Marc Engelhardt
© Qantara.de 2006
Translated from the German by John Bergeron
African Refugees
From Somalia to Europe via Yemen
Every year, tens of thousands of Somali refugees cross the Gulf of Aden to reach the country on the southernmost tip of the Arabian Peninsula. While they are not turned away or sent home, their prospects in Yemen are grim. Klaus Heymach and Susanne Sporrer report
"Shariacracy" in Nigeria
Difficult Balance between Sharia and Human Rights
A goat thief is punished more severely than a president who misappropriates government funds. The introduction of the Sharia has brought no improvements, Nigerian sociologist and economist Lamido Sanusi insists. By Lennart Lehmann


text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - 13-Year-Old Rape Victim Stoned to Death Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in 13-Year-Old Rape Victim Stoned to Death Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Current News View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message CPJoined: 12 Jun 2006Posts: 2875Location: California Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: 13-Year-Old Rape Victim Stoned to Death Today's Los Angeles Times ran this story from the Associated Press. What kind of society or religion would condone this kind of outrageous murder of the victim of a brutal crime? Here it is in full: Somali Rape Victim, 13, Stoned to Death, Human Rights Group Says MOGADISHU, SOMALIA -- A 13-year-old girl who said she had been raped was stoned to death in Somalia after being accused of adultery by Islamic militants, a human rights group said. Dozens of men stoned Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow to death Oct. 27 in a stadium packed with 1,000 spectators in the southern port city of Kismayo, Amnesty International and Somali media reported, citing witnesses. The Islamic militia in charge of Kismayo had accused her of adultery after she reported that three men had raped her, the rights group said. Initial local media reports said Duhulow was 23, but her father told Amnesty International she was 13. Some of the Somali journalists who first reported the killing later told Amnesty International that they had reported she was 23 based upon her physical appearance. Calls to Somali government officials and the local administration in Kismayo rang unanswered today. "This child suffered a horrendous death at the behest of the armed opposition groups who currently control Kismayo," David Copeman, Amnesty International's Somalia campaigner, said in a statement Friday. Somalia is among the world's most violent and impoverished countries. The nation of some 8 million people has not had a functioning government since warlords overthrew a dictator in 1991 then turned on each other. A quarter of Somali children die before age 5; nearly every public institution has collapsed. Fighting is a daily occurrence, with violent deaths reported nearly every day. Islamic militants with ties to al-Qaida have been battling the government and its Ethiopian allies since their combined forces pushed the Islamists from the capital in December 2006. Within weeks of being driven out, the Islamists launched an insurgency that has killed thousands of civilians. In recent months, the militants appear to be gaining strength. The group has taken over the port of Kismayo, Somalia's third-largest city, and dismantled pro-government roadblocks. They also effectively closed the Mogadishu airport by threatening to attack any plane using it._________________You live a new life for every new language you speak. -Czech proverb Back to top pdolivasJoined: 21 Oct 2008Posts: 21 Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:12 pm Post subject: sad Problem is that in Muslim society, if a woman is raped, they are the ones that suffer the harshest punishment, not the rapist! The family of the victim usually then murders the victim for bringing dishonor to the family name. Back to top Anuradha ChepurJoined: 20 May 2006Posts: 933 Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:32 am Post subject: A woman is somehow empowered by virtue of her sexuality as well as her right to protection. I think the whole idea is to downplay a woman by hiding her in a veil, not allowing her to protest even when she is raped, deprive her any rights whatsoever. And on the other hand empower the insecure man to do whatever he wants to marry a woman, enslave her, treat her like a child wending machine, divorce her when he is bored with her and marry another woman, rape women, kill a daughter or a sister if she is raped or if she refuses to wear a veil. Back to top peterteacherJoined: 13 Apr 2009Posts: 86Location: Australia Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:32 am Post subject: I don't think ANYONE should ever be stoned to death._________________Try some mini, on-line adventure games to help your English at: www.gameenglish.com Back to top cuijun_huJoined: 28 Aug 2009Posts: 6 Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:39 pm Post subject: Live by wisdom Anyone, man or woman, should resort to his/her own wisdom as the ultimate protection. Individuals on their own cannot give the impression of violating the system under which they live, if that system does not have reliable legal or democratic establishments to respect and protect. If I were the woman, I were likely not educated to understand human rights, the law, or modern humane systems in other parts of the world; I knew I did not want to die; so I would bite the bullet and not let anyone know I had been raped, and live on. If life goes on, then there's hope that it may get better._________________Bloom where you're planted. Back to top CPJoined: 12 Jun 2006Posts: 2875Location: California Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject: Well, Cuijun Hu, it is true that this woman would not have been stoned to death by these barbaric murderers if she had kept quiet, but when all the rape victims keep quiet, all the rapists are protected and encouraged to rape again. The murdered girl brought attention to the problem, and maybe one day it will be the rapists, rather than their victims, who face harsh punishment._________________You live a new life for every new language you speak. -Czech proverb Back to top Anuradha ChepurJoined: 20 May 2006Posts: 933 Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:43 am Post subject: Yeah, women are at fault for having female bodies and evoking lust in men. Back to top CPJoined: 12 Jun 2006Posts: 2875Location: California Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:25 pm Post subject: And we men are innocent because we can't help being attracted to women, just as God made us._________________You live a new life for every new language you speak. -Czech proverb Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Current News All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. 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Taking armchair design a step further, the Missix Armchair is inspired by the mysterious Minoan spirals from Santorini. Made out of rotational molded polythene, the modern shape of the Missix Armchair swirls around itself, composing a clean and elegant contemporary design. Resembling the shape of the number six, the armchair was given a name that would encompass its form and delicate collection of lines. Di Marzio Design created the armchair to be used both indoors and outdoors, wherever you need a compact, comfortable chair easy to move and use.
This is how the design studio describes their latest design spotted on ChicTip: This small armchair looks compact and monolithic together, yet its sinuous and enveloping line shows its minimal nature, enhanced by a light and soft shape. This fully recyclable material makes Missix a robust, lightweight and handy chair, which is both easy to clean and impact and weather-resistant. Missix is suitable for both residential and contract environments, in both indoor and outdoor areas. The intuition behind Missix comes from the mysterious perfection of the Minoan spirals from Santorini, which date a thousand years earlier than the geometrical figure commonly attributed to Archimedes.


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Overcoming ResistanceBy Tony Kontzer Print
What started with the migrations of early adopters toward software-as-a-service applications has become a fast-maturing strategy that has business and it leaders considering any potential cloud service offerings when evaluating new technologies.
Overcoming Resistance
Financial services firms have a well-established, and reasonable, resistance to XaaS offerings, citing security and privacy concerns. But even they are finding niche offerings that can help.
That's the case with Genworth. Formerly GE Financial Insurance, the company was spun off from GE and renamed in 2004, but it had the option of having GE Asset Management continue to manage its IT systems. The executive team decided Genworth should manage IT itself, but it lacked an IT team. So the firm turned to Oracle's on-demand applications to handle its financial and human resources functions, which contained low-risk data that didn't cause privacy or competitive concerns.
In 2006, Genworth turned its attention to the more sensitive issue of managing its investment portfolio. The company needed a system in place quickly, and given its experience as a cloud service subscriber, it didn't take long to zero in on the idea of an XaaS option. That led to Aladdin, a service offered by investment management firm BlackRock.
The Aladdin subscription went live in 2007 with a risk-reporting module that provides Genworth with holding-specific reports that help it manage its portfolio. Last year, it added trading of corporate bonds and other asset classes, as well as integration of the third-party investment managers it works with. If this sounds like a risky thing to place in the cloud, consider that the Aladdin service is not a "multitenant" offering, or one in which individual servers support multiple clients. Genworth has its own dedicated instance of the service.
"It's not as if every client is running on the same database," says Kevin Gordon, CIO of corporate systems. "There's no oppor-tunity for commingling of our data with our competitors'."
The company declined to discuss financial specifics of its deployments, but McGarry and Gordon have a new appreciation for XaaS that's likely to change their thinking going forward. For instance, over the past several years, the company has relied on a grid computing strategy to support its actuarial business, harvesting CPU cycles on its thousands of servers and desktops for use when analyzing myriad potential business and economic scenarios. Sometimes, however, that's not enough. "As we look for additional compute power beyond what we can do with harvesting," Gordon says, "we're looking at cloud computing to see if we can supplement that during spikes in demand."
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One of the coolest things at the AMNH's Beyond Planet Earth exhibition is the next-generation spacesuit, made of a stretchy fabric made of spandex, nylon and a new substance that will eliminate baggy suits forever. Skinny is in on Mars.
The coolest thing, however, may be the shoes. And the real life Tricorder.
It's called the BioSuit. It would be able replace the current baggy spacesuits because of a new patented polymer that replaces compressed air. This doesn't only make them lighter than its current counterparts, but much more maneuverable. More importantly, they are able to maintain overall pressure if they are torn. Only one area would be exposed to depressurization, which is not dangerous to the astronaut's life.
The coolest part are probably the shoes, which are like Marty McFly's in Back to the Future 2, but for real, tightening the suit to the astronauts heel and ankles. Oh, and that phaser on the astronaut hand? It's a real phaser! OK, it's actually an handheld X-Ray scanner for rocks, so it's more like a Tricorder.
Each of them would be custom-fitted using a full body laser scanner, according to its creator, MIT aeronautics and astronautics professor Dava Newman. At last, astronauts will look like astronauts were supposed to look to begin with: like sleek heroes rather than heroes in a microwave oven bag.
You can visit Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. If you live outside of New York, don't worry, there's plenty of time to come: the exhibit spans from November 19 to August 12, 2012. Just show up from 10:00am (it closes at 5:45pm). You will love it.


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The persistent volatility and low market yields in the global economy show no signs of letting up, and investors trying to cope in this environment should look to dividend-yielding equities and medium-term high-yield bonds, said Allianz Global Investors (AGI) Global CIO Andreas Utermann on Tuesday at a New York press briefing.
Markets are punishing eurozone leaders for failing to fix the deteriorating economic picture, Utermann said. In fact, he noted that the time may be coming when investors should "think the unthinkable" and be prepared to pay safe-haven banks to hold their money, such as recently happened with Swiss and Danish short-term debt. (Switzerland on June 19 sold $844 million of three-month debt at a negative yield of -0.79%.)
If Greece drops out of the European Monetary Union (EMU), a collapse of the euro would not be far behind, and average investors and European citizens have no idea how dire the consequences could be, he added.
Euro Zone Collapse Would Make Lehman Look Like a 'Blip'
"Lehman Brothers would be looked at as a blip compared with the collapse of the eurozone," Utermann said, in reference to the Lehman bankruptcy that is credited with starting the global market crisis in September 2008. "There are no easy answers. The necessary reforms don't seem to be materializing in the eyes of the Greek taxpayer. My sense is that we'll continue to muddle through for some time."
Utermann (left), who is based in London and serves AGI as global chief investment officer, says equities will probably remain highly volatile, and he advises investors to stay with their convictions and buy dividend-paying stocks along with high-yield intermediate-term bonds.
"Be brave. History tells us that bounces in a financial repression environment might be significant," he told investors in a note written earlier this month after attending an Allianz investment forum in Hong Kong. "In times of moderate price-earnings ratios and low—not to say negative—real bond yields, dividends should be the main drivers of equity returns."
AGI portfolio manager Ben Fischer warned that financial repression, which punishes savers, also punishes pensioners by forcing them to invest in riskier equities or high-yield bonds—and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is intentionally putting them in that position. He said advisors are thus in the position of helping their retired clients navigate a zero-yield landscape until 2014.
"Dividend income will be the only refuge of savers," Fischer said. "Clients have to learn to live with the volatility of dividend-paying stocks."
Other Investment Recommendations from Utermann:
- Because bondholders are getting squeezed, look for real returns in commodities such as gold and silver, real estate and infrastructure investments.
- Look for companies with sustainable growth even in a low-growth, higher-inflation environment. "Small caps and companies with high payout ratios should be investors' first choice," according to Utermann.
- Currencies, primarily Asian ones, such as the Chinese renminbi. "Asian currencies are broadly speaking undervalued while the corresponding economies are catching up," he writes, adding that Asian bonds are worth a look as well due to moderate budget deficits and tax levels.
Also at the New York briefing, RCM U.S. Chief Executive Scott Migliori predicted that the United States would see additional quantitative easing from the Fed this year. Migliori also said the market stayed neutral in response to the Fed's recent continuation of Operation Twist because the central bank has few tools remaining in its monetary policy toolbox.
"We will see additional QE later this year. The data in the U.S. are getting worse, not better," Migliori predicted, pointing to the Philadelphia Fed's business outlook, which plunged to -16.6 in June versus -5.8 in May.
San Francisco-based RCM, like PIMCO, is an investment company under the AGI umbrella, which is a division of Allianz AG, headquartered in Munich.
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