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Portugal's ambassador visits R.I.
Posted by By Lurdes C. da Silva O Jornal editor on Feb 11, 2016
Courtesy photo. Rhode Island College President Nancy Carriuolo and Ambassador Domingos Fezas Vital sign a cooperation protocol at the university.
PROVIDENCE — The new ambassador of Portugal to the United States, Domingos Fezas Vital, said his priorities are to strengthen the bilateral ties and find ways to develop them on all fronts, while remaining in close touch with the Portuguese communities scattered throughout the country.
"My intention is to be in our major communities as soon as possible. All of them," the ambassador told O Jornal last Saturday. "As I like to say, I am not the ambassador of Portugal in Washington; I am the ambassador of Portugal to the United States."
Although not offering specifics, the diplomat said there are a number of Portuguese-American issues with which he will have to deal.
"There are various priorities at the political level, but I will seek to ensure that the relationship between Portugal and the United States is even stronger in all domains… political, economical, cultural, social and educational," the diplomat said.
One of those political priorities is the recent downsizing of the American Air Base at Lajes. Fezas Vital said the base has always played a very important role in the political relationship between Portugal and the United States.
"Obviously, we have been in talks with our American friends about the future," said the ambassador, noting that any further developments involving the future of Lajes remain inconclusive because it involves a review by the US Congress.
"Congress has asked the Pentagon to present a report on the use of Lajes," he said. "We await with some expectation the results of that report."
Fezas Vital, who presented his Letter of Credence to President Barack Obama on Jan. 28 at the White House, chose to carry out his first official visit outside of Washington, D.C. in the U.S. state with the highest percentage of Portuguese population — Rhode Island. His trip to the Ocean State on Feb. 5 and 6 was jam-packed with meetings with political and public officials, visits to educational institutions, re-inauguration of the Vice-Consulate of Portugal in Providence, and meet-and-greets with community members.
"When I am with our communities, I return reinvigorated to Washington," said the ambassador.
Fezas Vital started his visit at Rhode Island College, where he signed a protocol of cooperation on Friday morning at the president's home on campus. The document is a renewal of an agreement signed in December of 2011, outlining the shared goals of the Department of Modern Languages and the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies (IPLWS) at Rhode Island College and Camões, Instituto de Cooperação e da Língua, I.P. of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal.
"In exchange for RIC's commitment to disseminate knowledge and promote study and research of the Portuguese language and Lusophone cultures, Instituto Camões will support RIC's Portuguese program by providing a bibliographic collection regarding teaching materials, history and culture resources and audiovisual materials, research scholarships, academic prizes and an annual stipend for programs," explained Marie Fraley, director for the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies.Following the reception at the president's house, the ambassador and his wife visited the offices of the IPLWS, where Associate Professor of Portuguese Studies and Faculty Liaison to the IPLWS Silvia Oliveira and Fraley offered a detailed presentation about the Portuguese Studies' and Institute's programs at the college.
The ambassador then departed for Brown University to have lunch with several faculty members and students from the Department of Portuguese Studies and to tour the John Carter Brown Library.
In the afternoon, he headed to the State House to pay courtesy calls to R.I. State Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed, Governor Gina Raimondo and House Speaker Nickolas A. Mattiello. These meetings were followed by a welcoming reception to the ambassador in the Senate Lounge.
On Saturday, the ambassador visited the Portuguese school at the Clube Juventude Lusitana in Cumberland, before heading to Providence to attend the re-inauguration of the Vice-Consulate office.
"This is a very special day for all of us — the Portuguese community," said Vice Consul Marcia Sousa.
The ceremony was followed by a meet-and-greet and luncheon in his honor at the Madeira Restaurant in East Providence, where he rubbed elbows with dozens of entrepreneurs, representatives of clubs and organizations and other community leaders.
His last stop was at Grupo Amigos da Terceira in Pawtucket.
Before leaving for Washington, he left the promise to return soon to Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
"It will be a pleasure and great honor," he said.
Article originally posted on OJornal.com: http://ojornal.com/portuguese-brazilian-news/2016/02/portugals-ambassador-visits-r-i/#ixzz40AmMrswJ
Jose de Almeida Cesario, Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities Abroard, visits RIC
To establish a dialogue regarding academic and cultural exchanges with Portugal, Rhode Island College recently welcomed José de Almeida Cesário, secretary of state for Portuguese Communities Abroad, Government of the Republic of Portugal.
RIC President Nancy Carriuolo, Marie Fraley, director, RIC Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies, and Silvia Oliveira, assistant professor of Portuguese studies in the college's department of modern languages hosted Secretary Cesário and his delegation.
The visit was held to acquaint Secretary Cesário with the Rhode Island College community, and the history, progress and programs of the college's Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies and the Portuguese studies programs within the department of modern languages.
Dialogue also centered on establishing internship and study abroad opportunities for Rhode Island College students studying Portuguese.
"It was an honor and a pleasure to host Secretary Cesário's visit to Rhode Island College," Fraley said. "By the end of his visit, the secretary voiced his support of our programs and plans for cultural and scholarly projects that collaborate with the Portuguese community."
The Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities Abroad operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government of the Republic of Portugal and visits Portuguese communities throughout the world to learn more about their programs, initiatives and needs.
Secretary Cesário conducted a tour of Portuguese communities throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts in early September. Vice-Consul of Portugal to Providence Leonel Teixeira facilitated the secretary's visit to Rhode Island College.
Fraley and Oliveira provided a presentation on the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies and the Portuguese studies program followed by a campus walking tour. Marlene Lopes, RIC's special collections librarian, hosted a visit to the Lusophone special collections at Adams Library.
President Carriuolo hosted a luncheon in the president's dining room for the secretary and other representatives from the government of the Republic of Portugal: Maria João Machado de Ávila, member of Parliament of the Republic of Portugal; Manuela Bairos, chief of staff to Secretary Cesário; Teixeira; and João Luís Morgado Pacheco, counselor of the Portuguese communities.
Next steps will involve submitting to the secretary's office proposals that will combine academic research, student involvement and community participation in upcoming projects.
RIC, Cape Verde fine tune community radio role in peace efforts
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island College is working in synch with Cape Verdean entities to help promote the use of community radio for peace in the African archipelago.
Three RIC faculty and staff members recently spent a week on the island of São Nicolau, where they met with local officials and held discussions with local radio journalists about the role of radio towards peace, democracy and development initiatives.
"The purpose of the trip was to gather additional information regarding the conditions necessary for the training of Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) radio journalists in civic radio in Cape Verde and in peace radio in neighboring Guinea-Bissau in West Africa," according to Marie R. Fraley, interim director of the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies (IPLWS) at RIC.
The trip took place March 8-15, coinciding with spring break. Fraley was accompanied by Valerie Endress, Associate Professor of Communication, and Peter Mendy, Associate Professor of History and African Studies.
"The trip was very successful in that we were able to experience firsthand the beautiful islands of Cape Verde and to learn more about the progress that has been made in that country, especially in terms of infrastructure," Fraley told O Jornal. "We spent most of our time in Tarrafal, São Nicolau, where we met with local officials, toured the site of a former political prison and met with high school students to talk about careers in journalism. A large part of our work was the evaluation of the progress of the Peace Radio Project in Guinea-Bissau with the Guinean journalists." According to Fraley, RIC's involvement with the peace radio project begun under a Protocol of Cooperation signed in September of 2010 by President Nancy Carriuolo on behalf of the college and Former First Lady of Portugal Maria Barroso Soares, President of the Pro Dignitate Foundation for Human Rights in Lisbon.
"Guinea-Bissau has had a tumultuous post-colonial period. The Pro Dignitate Foundation had already begun training radio journalists in ethical practices in broadcasting and has done so now for about five years. The IPLWS and its affiliated scholars at RIC were brought onboard for the academic expertise needed in the area of communication and Luso-African studies," she said. Some of the accomplishments thus far have included an international conference on the topic of Peace Radio and a series of workshops for local Portuguese-speaking journalists held at RIC. "We are working with Pro Dignitate in expanding the training that they have already begun in both curricula and delivery," Fraley said. "The inclusion of Cape Verdean journalists is a natural extension of the initial project given their large presence in our area and the progress taking place in Cape Verde."
There is, however, a well-defined distinction between civic journalism in Cape Verde and peace journalism in Guinea-Bissau.
"The political climate in Cape Verde is stable allowing for more socially oriented topics, while in Guinea-Bissau there is still much political unrest and uncertainty requiring a more careful approach and focus," she explained.
The radio project is also designed to help forge connections with the diverse Lusophone communities represented in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, according to Fraley. "The Cape Verdean American Media Association in southern New England is already engaged in this project and we are exploring ways to continue to forge the connection with the homelands," she said. "One area would be in facilitating the sharing of information between the homeland and local Cape Verdean and Guinean residents in regard to current events and trends."
Fraley will travel again to São Nicolau the week of April 15 for the Week of Social Communications hosted by Tarrafal City Hall. She will be accompanied by CVAMA President Carlos DeBrito.
Article originally posted on OJornal.com: http://ojornal.com/portuguese-brazilian-news/2013/04/ric-cape-verde-fine-tune-community-radio-role-in-peace-efforts/#axzz2fpzxfNb9
RIC inaugurates first Portuguese Honor Society
Group of John A. and Mary V. Lima Scholarship winners with benefactor John Lema. From left to right, John Lema, Jr.; Liana Viveiros; Carlos Neves; and Justin Soares. (Read full article)
Read full article at OJournal.com – Posted by Kevin Andrade on May 3, 2013 in Community News, News from Around Town, Top Stories
Meredith Vieira discusses Portuguese roots at RIC conference - Sociologist talks about new trends in the integration of Portuguese Americans
Fri, 10/21/2011 – 09:09 – O Jornal, Melissa Costa
PROVIDENCE — They may have never crossed paths before, but together they helped define Portuguese acculturation in the United States.
Last Friday, Meredith Vieira, an internationally known reporter, and Dulce Maria Soares Scott, a professor and sociologist, joined forces at a conference on "Current Findings on the Acculturation and Integration of Portuguese Immigrants and Their Descendants," held Oct.14, at Rhode Island College.
In a study conducted by Scott, she indicates that it has been commonly assumed in some Portuguese-American and Portuguese circles that the Portuguese immigrant population and their American born descendants are not well integrated into their respective American societies. An assumption according to her, grounded on three key points. Their lower levels of educational achievement, the degree to which Luso-Americans are geographically concentrated and stick together as a group and the extent to which they choose to retain their ethnic heritage, rather than adopting the mainstream culture.
All of which Vieira's life story contradicts. Born second generation Portuguese, Vieira admits her lack of interest in balancing her integration into American societies with her ethnic identity and Portuguese culture.
"I'm third generation Portuguese. I'm one of those kids that grew up sort of denying my heritage. All I wanted to do was assimilate," stated Vieira, during her keynote presentation. Sitting side by side with Marie R. Fraley, interim director for the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies, which organized the event, Vieira in a very casual conversation explained that she saw herself as Meredith Vieira, an American and not Portuguese-American.
An interesting fact when analyzing Scott's study, which shows that descendants of Portuguese immigrants are well integrated into American society in terms of educational, income and professional achievement and political participation. However, while also culturally and psychologically integrated in America, they retain a simultaneous commitment to their ethnic identity, cultural heritage, ethnic communities, and Portugal.
During the conference, more than a dozen speakers discussed socio-economic advancement, civic engagement and political participation as they relate to maintaining the Portuguese language, custom and ethnic boundaries.
Another interesting finding in Scott's study indicates that luso-descendants have followed a pattern of linguistic assimilation, characterized by a rapid loss of fluency and use of the ancestral language – Portuguese.
A finding that holds true with Vieira, who despite her visit to the Azores and much practice, still can't pronounce her last name in Portuguese.
The study suggests that the native language remains dominant within the immigrant generation but their children are bilingual and their grandchildren speak only English.
All four of Vieira's grandparents were born in the Azores. They left the mid-Atlantic islands in the late 1800's and early 1900's and headed for New England. Establishing themselves in the Providence and surrounding areas.
According to the study, the Portuguese American population is geographically highly concentrated. The 2000 census indicated that more than 72 percent of this population resides in four states: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, California and New Jersey.
Providence surpassed New Bedford as the Portuguese gateway to America in the early 20 century. According to Scott, in 1911, Providence became the landing port of the Marseilles-based Fabre steamship line that connected Portugal, Azores, Italy and France to the United States. Portuguese immigrants initially settled in the waterfront area of Fox Point, but many moved on to East Providence, where by 1915 nearly 5,000 had settled, an interesting similarity to Vieira's background. She grew up in East Providence.
The study also shows a concentration in the states where Portuguese immigrants originally settled, with the highest number of respondents residing in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and California. Geographic concentration, according to Scott's research, can provide various socioeconomic and psychological benefits to an ethnic population. The "sticking together" of the ethnic population helps that population succeed socially and economically. However, that very economic success will inevitably permit the first generation to launch their children on a path of socioeconomic upward mobility and thus to higher levels of integration and assimilation into the mainstream societies and economies.
A finding well rooted into Vieira's upbringing.
"Growing up in Rhode Island, I wanted to be seen as an American," recalled Vieira, whose first generation parents pushed for education and integration. "The Portuguese community was fairly isolated and kept to themselves and my parents were big on education and getting out into the world."
Vieira, however, admits that as a result of that high level of assimilation she ended up denying her heritage.
"There needs to be a good balance between embracing who you are and moving beyond and embracing the world around you as well," she explained.
Psychological assimilation has been postulated by some sociologists as the last stage in a multi-stage assimilation process, according to the study. At this stage of assimilation, individuals see themselves, and are identified by others, as Americans rather than as members of a specific ethnic group. Descendants of the original ethnic groups may retain some memory of their ancestry, but they no longer identify with it and no longer participate in the ethnic group's social and organizational life. "I never knew a lot about my background and heritage and when I had the opportunity to go to the Azores, two things happened," recalled Vieira, who serves as a good example of psychological assimilation. "One I became incredibly proud of my name Vieira but also ashamed that I had denied it for so long. I had been living a life apart from who I am."
Despite ignoring her ethnic background, Vieira regained appreciation for a part of herself she spent so much time denying. "The Portuguese people embrace life and the simplicity of life and I like that quality very much," stated Vieira. "I left [the Azores] with a great appreciation for them and also ashamed that I have waited so long."
Another component dissected by the study was the Portuguese descendants' interest in Portuguese culture and Portugal. Close to 79 percent indicated that they had visited Portugal, many repeatedly, and that they were planning to visit Portugal again. "When I went to the Azores I didn't know what to expect and I was blown away," stated Vieira, who is hoping to visit Portugal next year with her family.
Vieira expressed looking forward to grandchildren and when O Jornal asked if she would educate her grandchildren about her ethnical roots she answered, "I would love my children's children to know that this is part of who they are and it's a wonderful part of who they are."
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Dr. Maria Barroso, a veteran of many fights
Fri, 10/01/2010 - 08:46 — O Jornal, Maria José
PROVIDENCE — Dr. Maria de Jesus Barroso Soares, 85, has been at the center stage of many causes since a young age. The former First Lady of the Republic of Portugal and current President of the Fundação Pro Dignitate de Direitos Humanos of Lisbon has long been an avid defender of human dignity and the well being of mankind. Yet, her first career choice was the theater. She first stepped on stage at the Teatro do Ginásio of Lisbon in 1944 and remained a prominent actress until the 1960s. She holds a degree in Historical and Philosophical Sciences from the Faculdade de Letras of Lisbon and completed the course of Dramatic Arts at the Portuguese National Conservatory. However, her characteristic of involvement against the Portuguese regime at the time cost her dearly.
"I was part of the National Theatre and I was forced to leave," said Dr. Barroso, who visited the Ocean State last week to participate in a banquet and conference at Rhode Island College from Sept. 23 to 25. "I have a habit of saying that my first school was the home of my parents," said Dr. Barroso. "It was there that I learned to discover great human values, solidarity, etc. We were seven children, mother, father and a grandmother. My father was persecuted by the regime, and he was very involved in movements against the dictatorship. My mother was a teacher. We discovered at home great values." Those principles included liberty, democracy and respect for human rights among others, she said. In 1949 she married her university colleague, Mário Soares, who subsequently become Prime Minister of Portugal twice and the country"s 17th President from 1986 to 1996. Although she took her husband"s surname, she opted to use her maiden name in public life. "When I met my husband, I took interest in movements against the regime in Portugal, and I got involved in all of them," she said.
For someone who fought so hard for a better Portugal, the 25th of April Revolution was the culmination of many personal sacrifices. "The 25th of April represents a radical change on all aspects: in the political sector, and with respect to other sectors of the Portuguese life. The rights of women, for example, were absolutely changed. I remember that women before the 25th of April could not be diplomats, could not be judges," she recalled. "The 25th of April opened doors to many careers and justly so."
Over the years, Dr. Barroso has been involved in countless activities at the national and international level aimed at supporting the areas of culture, education and family, childhood, social solidarity, female dimension, health, the integration of the disabled and the prevention of violence. She has instigated reflection and discussion on media violence, having vehemently condemned all situations in which human rights are violated. She has aided and defended the welfare and causes of victims of war, starvation, racism, xenophobia, of abused women and children and social delinquents. She is the former President of the Portuguese Red Cross and has founded or helped create a number of institutions, including the APAV (Association for the Study and Prevention of Violence) and Emergência Infantil (Child Emergency).
Today, despite the fragile figure of a woman in the winter of her years, she continues to take an interest in the less fortunate, lending her name and fortitude to causes such as the human rights foundation Pro Dignitate. "Pro Dignitate has had much influence in Portugal because we have many initiatives within the country, many congresses, much participation and also we go to whomever needs us," Dr. Barroso said. "We have many students on scholarships, for example, whom we aid in their studies, but we have many activities outside of the country, especially in the Portuguese speaking African countries." Her presence at RIC last week marked the beginning of a three-year project between the Fundação Pro Dignitate and the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at the college. The project involves the use of community radios as an instrument of peace in the Portuguese-speaking former colony of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa.
An Inaugural Banquet was held Thursday, Sept. 23 in the Student Union Ballroom for the signing of a protocol between Dra. Barroso Soares and RIC President Nancy Carriuolo. The protocol includes activities for gathering and disseminating information, conferences and meetings, and training of journalists in ethical reporting practices to work against violence provoked by the media. "I am so delighted to have the First Lady here with us. I feel that this is only the beginning of a long relationship that is going to strengthen throughout the years," said Carriuolo. "I am very personally pleased to support the Institute and this important initiative to promote peace building in the Portuguese-speaking country of Guine-Bissau. I commend the Pro Dignitate Foundation and its good work on fulfilling this mission to promote protection and the human rights and to stamp the terrible tide of violence in the world." On Sept. 24 and 25, the conference "Community Radio and Peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau" gathered scholars and journalists from the United Stated and Africa at Rhode Island College to share information and discuss a slew of topics. The conference coincided with International Peace Week at the United Nations and with the 37th anniversary of Independence in Guinea-Bissau on Sept. 24. Many immigrants from Guinea-Bissau residing in Rhode Island and across the United States participated.
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Lusophone culture takes center stage at RIC
By: Maria José
PROVIDENCE - As Portuguese around the world commemorated the 36th anniversary of the 25th of April Revolution - which put an end to Portugal's authoritarian dictatorship and has became a symbol of democracy and liberty for both the metropole and the former colonies - Rhode Island College welcomed the Festival do Mundo Lusófono, a celebration of the Portuguese-speaking World.
Dozens of students of Portuguese, from preschool through college, took the stage to perform a play, musical acts and recite original poems.
Sponsored by the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College and the 2010 Committee of the Day of Portugal and Portuguese Heritage in Rhode Island, the event drew a good crowd.
Marie Fraley, Interim Director of the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College welcomed those gathered and reminded them of the significance of the day.
"It was six years ago, on April 25th, that we had our first festival of the Lusophone world on this stage. There have been many plays, many conferences, and fund-raising dinners since then, and, of course, the launching of the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies in October of 2006. We thank all of you for your support through the years and we will continue to work hard to promote the Portuguese studies at Rhode Island College," she said.
Dr. Nancy Carrioulo, President of Rhode Island College, shared with the audience her sentiment of friendship towards the Portuguese community.
"In the little Portuguese that I know, I want to say 'Bom dia' to you all and I hope to learn more as time goes by, because I have great friendship for the people that came from Portugal or from Lusophone countries," said Dr. Carrioulo.
She then used a quote from Rhode Island Senator Daniel Da Ponte to illustrate how she feels about the Portuguese-speaking communities.
"The senator was quoted as being very careful of the financial decisions made now for the future generations would not have to feel the burden of a financial situation that they could not support. I thought it was a phrase that exemplifies the Portuguese and the Portuguese-speaking... It is that quality of integrity that I associate with the Portuguese and the Portuguese-speaking and I think that is what makes you people so special. How wonderful it is to have you here today to continue to know about the Portuguese and the language," said Dr. Carrioulo.
The program started with the one-act play "Oriana, the Fairy," adapted from a story by Sophia de Mello Breyner about a fairy that lives in a forest and has the responsibility of taking care of its people, animals and plants. One day she befriends a fish and abandons the forest with serious consequences. Dispossessed of her magical powers, the fairy goes in search of her friends to repair the evils caused by her oversight. The play was presented by the Portuguese Theatre Workshop with the collaboration of IPLWS at Rhode Island College.
Students of the International Charter School, from Pawtucket, R.I., sang a few songs in Portuguese.
Students of the Escola Portuguesa da Casa dos Açores da Nova Inglaterra [CANI], in East Providence, R.I., presented two musical numbers: "Uma gaivota" and "Na loja do mestre André."
A presentation by students of Mt. Hope High School in Bristol, R.I., included original poems authored by Stephanie Cabral and Crestina Demedeiros, as well as the performance of the musical group "One Time Around," formed with Tyler Falcoa, Tom Hansen, Ryan Falcoa and Ryan Burke.
A number of students were also recognized during the event.
Vanessa Branco was awarded The John A. and Mary V. Lima Scholarship in Portuguese Studies by John A. Lema.
More than 20 students, as the winners of an Art Contest, were given awards presented by António Ambrósio, 2010 President of the Day of Portugal and Portuguese Heritage in Rhode Island.
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Carlos César exorta as comunidades emigrantes a investirem na educação
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O presidente do Governo dos Açores disse hoje ser "absolutamente fundamental que a nossa comunidade veja a educação como o mais importante investimento que pode fazer no futuro".
Carlos César falava no decorrer de uma visita ao Rhode Island College – em cuja população estudantil se contam muitos descendentes de emigrantes açorianos – e acrescentou que a educação não apenas ajuda a encontrar empregos mais bem remunerados e a alcançar melhores carreiras profissionais, como, igualmente, protege as pessoas e as suas famílias em tempo de crise, tornando mais fácil enfrentar a instabilidade e o desemprego.
Valorizando o papel que, nesse sentido, tem também desempenhado o Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies – contribuindo para a promoção e preservação das tradições culturais açorianas – sublinhou, no entanto, que os valores culturais são dinâmicos e não devem constituir-se como obstáculo à integração.
Para Carlos César, o Governo Regional tem um claro entendimento da importância de modernizar as relações dos Açores com as comunidades emigrantes e deseja ser um parceiro activo das jovens gerações de açor-americanos na sua aproximação aos valores culturais dos seus antepassados, incluindo a língua e as tradições, e ajudando-as na descoberta das suas raízes.
Realçando que os Açores de hoje são muito diferentes do que os Açores dos antepassados dos jovens a quem se dirigia, o presidente do Governo traçou o quadro da actualidade económica e social de uma região plenamente integrada num mundo globalizado e afirmou ser importante que eles possam aperceber-se disso pessoalmente, estreitando ainda mais os laços que unem o estado onde vivem à terra de origem dos seus ancestrais.
Considerou, por isso, que, sendo decisiva a mobilidade dos jovens, o incremento de cursos de verão quem tem sido feito com a Universidade dos Açores pode ser levado ainda mais longe, a ponto de consagrar um curso que sirva os interesses e as necessidades de açorianos e açor-americanos.
Entretanto, desejou "aos alunos que brevemente visitarão os Açores, participando no Curso de Verão, o maior proveito em termos formativos e também pessoais da experiência que vão ter, e que se constituam, sempre que puderem, em embaixadores da nossa Região, da nossa cultura e das nossas ambições."
Hailing Cesar
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PROVIDENCE - Successful, spectacular and inspiring.
It wasn't all a show for Carlos Cesar - the President of the Regional Government of the Azores - during his first official visit to Rhode Island as he won the hearts and minds of those who he interacted with in his three-day stay.
Even on Memorial Day, Cesar drew a crowd, with 100 people present for his visit to the dual language (Portuguese-English, Spanish-English) K-5th grade International Charter School in Pawtucket.
"It was spectacular; it really motivated the students," said Dr. Julie Nora, the ICS Principal. "It is really a boost for the program to have him visit and validate what we are doing. It's very exciting, and the students were able to perform and showcase what they have learned."
At ICS, kindergarten students performed three songs, a fifth grader played a guitar and sang "Eu Gosto de Voce" and the third grade students made a poem out of each letter of Cesar's name.
Jumping a few grades, Cesar's visit to Rhode Island College was also equally exciting for its students.
"It was the first time that I saw him in person; the experience was amazing," said Sergio Nunes, a senior and one of the seven RIC students who will travel for a month long program studying Portuguese as foreign language, literature and culture in the islands of S. Miguel, Faial and Terceira.
"It was great; we are going to the Azores Islands, where this guy is the president and we got to meet him before going... it's just great. I would love to have the opportunity to meet him in the Azores," added Nunes.
Pilar Coelho, this year's President of the Day of Portugal in Rhode Island Committee and also a member of the advisory board at RIC's Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies, said that the president's visit to the campus and to the state was "really inspiring."
"The Azores by his representation seems to be interested in creating better relations between young people here and in the Azores," said Coelho. "He was very excited about what the students are going to be doing there and wanted to make sure that more students are invited in the near future."
Towards the end of Memorial Day, a reception on his behalf was held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Warwick organized by Casa dos Acores da Nova Inglaterra.
"Even with the cold and the long weekend, we were able to have here 200 people... it was a success," said CANI president Joao Pacheco. "It was very important to have him here."
The following day, Cesar visited Providence Mayor David Cicilline, and invited him to the Azores. The Mayor said that he looks forward to the trip.
"It was truly an honor to meet President Carlos Cesar and his wife, Luisa," said Cicilini. "Rhode Islanders who trace their roots to the Azores and Portugal continue to make important and lasting contributions to arts and culture, business and the civic life to our community."
State Representative Helio Melo, who was part of the Rhode Island delegation that met Cesar at the State House, said the visit was a great opportunity for him to express his concerns and ideas on improving the Azorean economy and matching it with the Rhode Island economy.
"He signed a sister state protocol with the governor, which reinforces the relation that the Azores have with the State of Rhode Island and vice-versa," said Melo. "We also discussed the oceanographic program in the Azores and our program at the University of Rhode Island and the possibility of the programs working in coordination with each other."
During the visit of Portuguese President Cavaco Silva to our region in 2007, State Senator Daniel Da Ponte approached Cesar and teased him by telling him that he only goes to Massachusetts.
Cesar chuckled.
Da Ponte followed up when Cesar won his reelection bid for his third term as President of the Azorean Regional Government. In Da Ponte's congratulatory letter, he invited him to visit the state.
"The group was impressed by what they saw and each visit he made was distinct in its own way," said Da Ponte. "We talked about someday celebrating the Day of the Azores here in Rhode Island, but nothing is confirmed."
RIC celebrates the Portuguese speaking world
International Charter School kindergarten class performs for the audience
Article originally posted on Ojornal.com
By: Maria José
PROVIDENCE - If the Portuguese discoverers of the 15th century returned from their eternal voyage, they would certainly be pleased with the Portuguese-American youth of Rhode Island.
Last Sunday, the "younger crowd" put on display their proud heritage at the Rhode Island College campus.
The Lusophone World Festival was sponsored by the 2009 Day of Portugal committee of Rhode Island and the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies.
Marie R. Fraley, Associate Director of the Institute gave the welcome remarks and presented the ninth President of the College, Professor Nancy Carriuolo."Clearly, a college education is the path to a successful career," said Carriuolo. "The College is here at your disposal, and the Institute was created for the benefit of the many Portuguese that reside in the State of Rhode Island."
As in previous years, an art contest related to the Portuguese speaking world was held throughout the schools of the State of Rhode Island and the presentation of the awards was made by the President of the Day of Portugal 2009 Committee, Pilar Coelho.
A number of children saw their entries recognized.
On stage the kindergarten class of the International Charter School, under the direction of Helena Simoes-Oliveira, presented three dances entitled "Onde Está o U?" (Where is the U?), "Estátua" (Statue) and "Os Patinhos" (The Ducks).
The Portuguese School of the Casa do Açores da Nova Inglaterra, under the direction of its Pedagogical Director, Dr. Ermelinda C. Zito presented a traditional number "Fandango of Ribatejo". And three students of the Portuguese Social Club Portuguese School, Manuela Teixeira, Victoria Cabral and Jessica Almeida presented the folk song a cappella "Ó Ferreiro."
To finish the afternoon, the Folk Group Nine Island of East Providence, under the direction of Roberto Medeiros, danced four numbers typical of the Azores Islands.
The winners of the art contest include
Ages 5-7: Anna DeMenezes and Danny Peixinho, Julia Guthrie
Ages 8-18: Julia Ferreira, Logan Inocêncio and Leah Peixinho
Ages 11-13
Victoria Lopes, Daniel Batista and Vanessa Pereira
Ages 14-18:
Amanda DaSilva, Elisa Faria and Carly Pacheco
Honorable Mention: Emma Simas, Sarah Bonifacio, Alex Borges, Victoria Sousa, Diana Farinho, Briana Fernandes, Alyssa Peixinho, John Gooden, Chris Costa, Dannirae Ubiera, Hugo Rego, Richie Mourato, Jessica DeLemos, Allison Faria and Emily Branch.
The 12 winning drawings will be part of a 2010 calendar, as in previous years.
Theophilo Braga Club donates 200 books to RIC's Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies
Chairman Paul J. Tavares accepts books from Armando Medeiros, President of the Teofilo Braga Brotherhood, while past president Olimpio Medeiros looks on. Also present are advisory board members: (standing l to r) Paulo Silva, Olimpio Medeiros, Armando Medeiros, Chairman Tavares, Antonio Ambrosio, David Andrade, Marco Pais, (seated l to r) Paula Vazao Schiavone, Lisa Andrade Almeida, Pilar Coelho, Ermelinda Cordeiro Zito.
Article originally posted on Ojornal.com
By: Lurdes C. da Silva
PROVIDENCE - Scholars and students interested in expanding their knowledge of the literature and culture of the Azores at Rhode Island College, just received a boost from the Theophilo Braga Brotherhood and Literary Club of East Providence.
Last week, the club donated more than 200 new books to RIC's Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies.
The manuscripts, which had been in storage for several years, were originally donated to the club by the former Office of Emigrations and Support to the Azorean Communities of the Regional Government of Azores.
"We wanted to make the books available to the Portuguese community, but we never came up with a suitable forum to do so," said Armando Medeiros, the club president.
So, the Brotherhood decided that the collection would serve a better use at the state's only Institute for Portuguese Studies at Rhode Island College, where they could be used and shared.
"We're happy to promote anything for the betterment and advancement of Portuguese American students," said Medeiros.
The titles donated cover a wide spectrum of subjects, including art, music, literature, politics, and cultural celebrations such as the Holy Ghost Feasts.
Medeiros presented the books to Paul J. Tavares, chairman of the Institute's Advisory Board, at a monthly board meeting held at the college on March 10. He was accompanied by his father, Olympio Medeiros, who also served as club president for 17 years.
The younger Medeiros said this "collaborative effort" is very fitting.
In his remarks, Medeiros stated that Teófilo Braga was not only the first president of the provisional government of the Republic of Portugal in 1911 but was also a scholar, professor of literature, author and ethnographer. He was recalled how the Teófilo Braga Brotherhood began as a literary organization paying homage to the scholar born in Ponta Delgada, S. Miguel.
"We're very proud to do this and look forward to work with RIC and other Portuguese departments," Medeiros told O Jornal.
RIC celebrates Portuguese legacy of serviceArticle originally posted on Ojornal.com
PROVIDENCE - More than 150 prominent Luso-Americans gathered with their friends and family in the red, white and blue Donovan Dining Center at Rhode Island College last Saturday night.
The assembly paid homage and tribute to the Luso-American elected officials of the Rhode Island General Assembly. The Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies (IPLWS), an affiliate of the David E. Sweet Center for Public Policy, hosted the affair.
Marie R. Fraley, the Associate Director of IPLWS, greeted the audience and explained the purpose of the event.
"We are proud to salute members of the Luso-American community who have served at the state level," she said. "The level of Luso-American representation is comparable to that of its population in the state."
She also noted that this year marked the 50th anniversary of continuous service by Portuguese Americans from East Providence who served in the Senate of the Rhode Island General Assembly.
"This unique occurrence is a testament to civic participation worthy of special recognition and documentation," she added.
The IPLWS initiated and sponsored The Luso-American Elected Officials Oral History Project. Former Rhode Island General Treasurer, Paul J. Tavares, stepped out of retirement and launched this public education campaign. He coordinated and inspired an Oral History Committee that included: Mark T. Motte, the Assistant Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Director of IPLWS; Lisa Godinho, Assistant Professor of Portuguese and Program Director of IPLWS; Marlene Lopes, Associate Professor, Special Collections Librarian, James P. Adams Library; Patricia Nolin, Special Assistant to the President and Marie R. Fraley, Associate Director, IPLWS.
The Oral History Project has already identified 65 Luso-Americans of Portuguese, Cape Verdean or Brazilian ancestry who served in the Rhode Island General Assembly. Their stories and documents will be recorded and archived for future reference at the James P. Adams Library at RIC.
"The history and contributions of the Luso Americans have been an integral part of the rich fabric of Rhode Island State politics," said Tavares. "There have been 93 years of continuous Portuguese representation in the General Assembly starting in 1915 with the election of Representative James Martin from Newport."
The Speaking and Recognition Program honored the 14-member delegation of 10 representatives and 4 Senators. The Majority Leaders of the current RI Senate, Maria Teresa Paiva Weed and RI House of Representatives, Gordon Fox acknowledge their respective Portuguese and Cape Verdean ancestry.
The Legacy of Service Awards highlighted the careers of five notable figures from the Oral History Project: Gilbert T. Rocha, Associate Justice of Family Court, D-East Providence (1959-1966); William A. Castro, Senator and President Pro Tempore, D-Senate District 42 (1967-1983); John F. Correia, Senator and President Pro Tempore, D-Senate District 42 (1983-1992); Paul J. Tavares, General Treasurer, (1999-2006), D-Senate District 42 (1993-1998); and Daniel DaPonte, Senator, D-Senate District 14 (1999-present).
Collectively this group represents fifty years of continuous, Portuguese-American civic participation in the Rhode Island Senate. Several hours worth of interviews, reflections and stories were edited and condensed into a fifteen-minute summary of the lives and accomplishments of the honorees. The audience watched in hushed silence and erupted into applause at the conclusion of the premiere showing.
Following the awards ceremony, Tavares noted: "Tonight we singled out politics which is just one arena of accomplishment in our community. There are many others scattered about the 8 Portuguese parishes in Rhode Island. They are surrounded by more than 70 religious, fraternal and social organizations. Each and every one has their individual stories and a history to capture, preserve and share."
Tavares also expressed the hope that the Oral History Projects will inspire and encourage students to attend RIC, study Portuguese and celebrate their culture. He believes that the IPLWS can become a premiere academic center for many future projects.
"Our center at RIC is dedicated and committed to teaching the Portuguese language and cultural history to our students while providing a tremendous educational resource to their respective communities," he said.Article source
Portuguese Institute receives over $145,000
The Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College received a huge financial boost with the announcement and presentation of a $97,000 federal appropriation from Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) at a reception at the President's House on May 9.
To read this article from What's News @ Rhode Island College, June 9, 2008, Vol. 28, Issue 9, click here.
A reception for the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies was held at the President's House on May 9. From left are RIC President John Nazarian, John Lima, R.I. Congressman Patrick Kennedy and Peg Brown, vice president for development and college relations. Kennedy announced that the institute will receive a federal appropriation of $97,000; Lima, a Newport resident, donated $50,000 to the institute.


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By Gerry Haskins-Oracle on Aug 15, 2012
Hi Folks!
Some of you may have noticed that I've been a little quieter than usual in the last year.
Is it because I've lost interest in patching, maintenance best practices, and improving our customers' lifecycle experience ? Not a bit of it.
It's because my team and I have been rather busy - to put it mildly! - on developing the installation configuration utilities and maintenance updates for SPARC SuperCluster.
SPARC SuperCluster is so good, and the feedback from the already substantial customer base has been so positive, that I'm lobbying Marketing to rename it SPARC SuperDuperCluster.
Available in half rack (2 T4-4s, 3 Exadata Storage Cells) or full rack (4 T4-4s, 7 Exadata Storage Cells) configurations, both of which have a general purpose 7320 ZFSSA (ZFS Storage Appliance) and 3 Infiniband Switches, SPARC SuperDuperCluster is the prime example of the integrated Oracle Red Stack at its best.
It is a true example of an Engineered System, engineered with enhancements at every layer of the Red Stack to improve performance, robustness, and quality, from the phenomenal performance of the SPARC T4 chips, through to the excellent LDoms (Logical Domains) virtualization layer, enhancements such as RDSv3 support in Solaris as well as all the other great feature of Solaris 11 (and 10), to leveraging the phenomenal performance of Infiniband, Exadata Storage Cells and the 11gR2 database.
Seemingly paradoxically, SPARC SuperDuperCluster is both a highly flexible General Purpose "app" consolidation platform and an Engineered System, offering a wide variety of optimized configurations with various combinations of 11gR2 database domains, Solaris 11 General Purpose "app" domains, and Solaris 10 General Purpose "app" domains.
But how can SPARC SuperDuperCluster be both an Engineered System and offer extremely flexible configurations at the same time ? That's easy. The hardware layer and cabling is fixed in an optimized fashion (Engineered). But what apps a customer chooses to run on SuperCluster, on how many LDoms and what memory/CPU is allocated to each is up to them, optimized for their needs (Flexible), rather than a one-size-fits-none approach.
SPARC SuperDuperCluster is more than just the hardware and software. It's also the extraordinary cross-organizational team that has been built around it. From the absolute cream of Services, Support, and Sustaining, to the architects and management from Performance Technologies, to the cooperation and deep engagement between engineering teams for each layer of the Oracle Red Stack, to my own small but extremely dedicated install configuration utility and maintenance update team, it's the people behind SPARC SuperDuperCluster which ensure its success.
Feedback from the rapidly growing customer install base worldwide is extremely positive. To find out more, please see the SPARC SuperCluster resource page. You'll be hearing lots more about SPARC SuperDuperCluster at Oracle Open World this year - wow, it's nearly that time of year again! - but, for once, I won't be presenting myself.
I will be there and available to meet/talk either about Solaris 10 Patching, Solaris 11 SRUs (Support Repository Updates), or SPARC SuperDuperCluster. I look forward to seeing you there!
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Photo exhibition focuses on Gorbachev era, Nov. 7-18
Posted November 3, 2005; 11:00 a.m.
A photo exhibition chronicling Mikhail Gorbachev's leadership of the former Soviet Union will be on view outside of the Chancellor Green café from Monday, Nov. 7, through Friday, Nov. 18.
The exhibition, titled "The Time of Mikhail Gorbachev," features images taken by Rebecca Matlock during her time in the Soviet Union while her husband, Jack Matlock, served as a special adviser to President Reagan and as U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union. Jack Matlock also has been a visiting professor in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Rebecca Matlock has had more than 40 exhibitions of her photographs in the United States and abroad, including this year in Tbilisi, Georgia, and previously in various other locations in the former Soviet Union. Her book "At Spaso House" chronicles the relationship between the United States and Soviet Union between 1933 and 1991, with a special focus on Gorbachev's presidency.
The exhibition is sponsored by the International Center. It will be open in Chancellor Green from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays. Matlock will give a guided tour of the exhibition at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. Additional photos also will be on display in the 100 level of the Frist Campus Center from Nov. 7-18.


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There's about 75 days until the start of th spring 2011 season. I know that it's on my mind pretty constantly. Let's get some postings and conversations going. How are you holding up as you await this season?
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Originally a full-length figure of a woman in an evening gown buttoning her long white gloves on a mountain peak, this is the upper portion of a painting which was cut into two parts after Lambert's death. The woman looks at the reflection of her face into a mirror suspended in midair by two cherubs – but the mirror image is distorted to present a full view of the woman's face. In the original painting she overlooked a wide stretch of blue mountain ranges, forests and lakes. There was a white dog on her left and a smiling boy or satyr and an iguana on her right. The model for this painting was the actress Valentine Savage, who appeared as one of Titania's attendants in A midsummer night's dream at the Savoy Theatre in February 1914.
In this painting Lambert paid homage to Velázquez's The toilet of Venus (The Rokeby Venus ) 1647–51 (National Gallery, London), an image of a female nude with a youthful Cupid holding up a mirror so she can look at herself and the viewer. But as in Lambert's painting, this is not an accurate reflection. Lambert also makes a witty reference in The actress to Reynolds's Mrs Billington 1789 (Beaverbrook Art Gallery Frederickton, New Brunswick), a portrait of a celebrated singer posed as St Cecilia, the patron saint of music, standing on top of a globe with cherubs about her head. Given Mrs Billington's scandalous public life, the portrait was seen as a blending of the sacred and the profane.
Contemporary critics observed the novelty of the composition. On 1 February 1913 The Times said that it was an allegorical satire and on 2 February 1913 P.G. Konody noted in the Observer that Lambert's principal concern was with the design and arrangement of colour, adding that 'whether it be due to a curious perversity or a desire to startle, he is apt to depart from rational canons, to do the unexpected, to fly in the face of the public'.
In 1914 the painting, originally perhaps three metres high, was exhibited in the Venice Bienale, where the skyscape would have reminded viewers of Italian murals by Veronese and Tiepolo.


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Pension Liabilities, Underground Economy and What Bullet Train?
December 26, 2013
By Neil Rubenstein
Observer Columnist
General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announced during a recent visit to Jordan that United States troops could be based in the moderate Arab country for "several years."
The mission of the U.S. force, which includes 1,000 troops and a squadron of F-16 and Patriot missile units, is to prevent the war in Syria from spilling over into Jordan.
In a study of 187,000 nurses referenced in the September 2013 British magazine BMJ, it was found that those who ate at least three servings of blueberries, grapes or apples in a week were up to 26% less likely to develop diabetes. Although oranges and strawberries had no effect, fruit juice was linked to a significantly increased diabetes risk.
From the file "How is it possible?" the Internal Revenue Service issued $4 billion in fraudulent tax refunds last year to people using stolen identities. The IRS sent a total of 655 refunds to a single address in Lithuania and 343 refunds to another single address in Shanghai.
In a study by the Harvard School of Public Health 47,911 men who drank six or more cups of coffee daily had nearly a 20% lower risk of developing any form of prostate cancer.
It's been approximately a month since Manfred Rommel died in Stuttgart, Germany. He was the son of Erwin, also known as the "Desert Fox," who was forced by Hitler to commit suicide in 1944. Manfred was mayor of Stuttgart from 1975 to 1996.
Has it really been almost six years since we voted to establish the $31 billion bullet train? However, a large segment of our population feels laws, rules and regulations have been broken and by March 2014 the courts should have
I am thankful my CPA's motto is, "Don't ask if you don't have a receipt."
Governor Brown signed AB 576 to obtain about $9 billion a year relative to unreported income from the underground economy. All my income is easily identifiable with our government's access to everyone's financial records. So, with everything else, they will soon be hiring the secret financial police to run through our backyards with a pick and a shovel, trying to find the little money we have buried.
Just another thought -- have you been listening to the Wall Street stations on television? Recently they were talking about reverse interest. You guessed right -- the bank might soon charge us a fee to keep our money.
New pension liability standards are set to take effect next year. Over the years I've had several conversations with our Financial Officer, Mr. Jeff Muir, about taxes and income projections and have found him to be very knowledgeable. The problem seen by the Price Waterhouse types is the wildly optimistic government expectations of what their investments will be worth in the future. For example, some states assume a consistent annual return of 7.5% to 8%. Moody's says 5.5% is more likely. Ed Ring of the California Public Policy Center says a 4.5% average return is a more realistic assumption.
There seem to be more rainclouds on the horizon for the Long Beach/Los Angeles Port. Ray Charles can easily see that what's developing will cause an economic crisis in our area. The Mexican government is funding a huge new harbor just south of the border with high speed freight trains capable of whizzing those ship containers back east by bypassing Southern California. As if that wasn't bad enough, the Panama Canal is being enlarged to handle the biggest ships. Our federal government is aiding the State of Georgia and the Port of Savannah to dredge 30 miles to the Atlantic Ocean. It will cost $700 million to make the river channel five feet deeper, and needs to be started soon.
Fourteen cities and three counties in California oppose the sale, purchase and use of anticoagulant rodent poisons. These poisons work by inhibiting blood-clotting factors, causing rodents to die from internal bleeding. A state ban by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation and the Environmental Protection Agency is under review. Knowing how long things take at the State Capitol, perhaps our Council could ban it here.


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By Tiernan Ray
Shares of communications equipment maker Westell Technologies (WSTL) are up 15 cents, or 4%, at $3.75, after the company reported fiscal Q4 revenue rose 31%, year over year, to $49.6 million, and EPS rose a penny to 5 cents per share.
Northland Securities analyst Mike Latimore is the only analyst listed by Thomson Financial as covering the stock. He had been modeling $49.6 million and 4 cents per share.
Gross profit declined from the year-earlier 37.4% to 31%, the company said. Westell ended the quarter with $86.4 million in cash after generating half a million of cash during the quarter.
Westell, which is selling its customer networking business to Netgear (NTGR), said that the division saw a 65% jump in revenue in the quarter. The unit saw an improvement from a $1 million net loss a year earlier to just $700,000 in net loss last quarter.


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Title: Thomas Carlyle Apartments
Description: Distant front view of apartments at 700 Ward Parkway
Date: 1999
Photographer: Dory DeAngelo
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Collection: General Collection (P1), Apartments--Thomas Carlyle, Number 3
Local Subject: Poet Apartment Buildings; Apartments; Thomas Carlyle Apartments
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- Chief Executive Officer of Minnesota Family Council (MFC)
- Chairman of Minnesota For Marriage
- Claims "Redefinition of marriage obscures the picture of Christ and his Bride, robs God of glory due him, and undermines the witness of the Church."
- Claims Christians, as both "citizens of heaven and citizens of an earthly kingdom," have an obligation to vote against same-sex marriage in order to "restrain evil."
- Frames the "battle" for civil marriage as being one of God vs. gays: "Perseverance also requires a firm conviction that this cause is right — and a humble reliance on God's wisdom and power for our ultimate success. No issue facing us today is more crucial to the future of our culture than the preservation of society's most fundamental building block – families based on the marriage of one man and one woman. Join us in earnestly seeking God's help to preserve marriage as He established it, "for the battle is the Lord's" (I Samuel 17:47)."
- While recounting an email, denied that there is such thing as church/state separation, that people are born gay, that civil marriage is a civil right, etc.: "In this case, the writer of the e-mail repeated the usual phony arguments for legalizing SSM — i.e., that the Constitution prescribes "separation of church and state" (it doesn't); that homosexuals are born that way (they aren't); that marriage is for any two people who "fall in love" (it isn't); that it's a matter of civil rights for gays and lesbians (it isn't); that there is no scientific basis for claiming that children of same-sex couples are disadvantaged "in any significant respect" (there is); and that procreation is not an essential purpose of marriage (it is).


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Really i think i just threw up in my mouth
I'm gonna Pugh. Floyd, Rhodes,teo all sitting there. Reese better be right
how can just Pugh be considered BPA? but hes a Giant now so lets give him a chance..
Not knocking the pick even though im not crazy about it, but this proves we don't always take best available players
He's a G and a T. Why am I not surprised at this kind of reaction? Its a MAJOR need
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Episode IV is not due for two, possibly three years and yet Disney/NewLucasfilm believes there is going to be a conflict between the two properties. Really?
What? Star Wars fans can't handle more than one entertainment medium at the same time? I guess they better cancel all the novels, comics, video games, Lego cartoons, etc. as well then.
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In Search Of...Service and Sacrifice Part 3
Update on a local military families life with soldier overseas.
LA CROSSE, Wis. -- It was late February when we last saw the Ehlers family of La Crosse on perhaps the hardest day of their lives. Husband, father and service member Doug Ehlers was boarding a plane bound for Kuwait to begin his 13 month deployment. "It was really grueling. Not only saying goodbye to him, but watching how sad the girls were."
Often times in the media we see the bookends of a military deployment: the sad departure and the happy return. It's not often you get a look at the days in between that are the real challenge. "We've had a lot of issues with the kids just trying to get through this. So we've been doing counseling and seen different therapists. You just watch them and they cry and there's nothing you can do about it. They don't even want to talk to him because it just makes them sad.
Karen has done her best to try and mask some of their sadness by planning activities and incentives throughout his leave. "We're trying to stay busy. The busier the better. We got the kitten in less than a week after he left. And now they're pushing for another one!"
The Ehlers are like so many military families, struggling to find a new normal with one part of the family equation absent. But Karen is finding 'missing' Doug is only half the battle.
"It started off pretty rough. With in a week, the truck wasn't working, then the washing machine broke and I lost my wallet. And the kids are sad...then my dad had open heart surgery. Then his mom had to have open heart surgery. Could any of this just happened next year!? I thought, 'I'm a tough lady, I can do it.' But you don't realize how much work this other person in your life does until they're gone. Trying to keep the house going and the laundry. He always did a lot of that stuff, so he would come home and clean and do the laundry and I would come home and it would be done. And now I come home and it's still a mess. So one week, I've got it and the next week it falls apart. Then the next week I've got it again."1716518
Thankfully, Karen and the girls have discovered that in tough times - family, friends and sometimes even strangers are willing to lend a hand. No where was that more apparent than the spring clean up day earlier this year. "We have such a huge yard and so much outside work to be done and I'm not even keeping up with the inside work so I was like AHHHH!"
"Karen has been a teacher for two of my girls and with Doug being gone - it's a lot. I know she's been overwhelmed so we're trying to help out. "
My whole garden, which was overgrown, is completely cleared. All my trees are being trimmed. Washing my windows and putting screens on, that's being done."
"I've got 4 kids...so teaching them that because someone else is making a huge sacrifice. Coming out for a morning, that's something simple we can do. I want my kids to understand how important it is to help other people."
"I'm constantly, constantly lifted and carried by other people. it's amazing. Every time people help me, it just lifts me up. I'm always surrounded by these people. Every time I've had a bad day...somebody helps me or takes my kids so I can do something. I'm so thankful. I'm so lucky. They're just giving from the heart. I feel so, so lucky."
It certainly hasn't been an easy past few months. "It's a lot harder than I thought it would be." But everyday that passes gets them one day closer to the reunion they are so longing for.
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A flush decked single engine ocean cruiser for round bottom sheathed strip or multi-chine aluminum construction.
If you are a designer who offers plans, or kit boats, we invite you to enter your information in the Directory of Boat Plans & Kits. There is no charge! This is for boats of ANY hull material. And if you're in the market for a boat to build, this is a fine place to start.


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LED Cube/Custom Programs
This page introduces you to the software section of the LED Cube. It specifically shows you how you can write your own programs, for example if you do not want to use the pattern program or require additional functionality. This page assumes some basic knowledge about the C programming language and how to use a shell. It does not assume knowledge about the microcontroller architecture or the toolchain.
However, we are not taking care about how this works with Windows. If you want to use Windows anyway, you can figure it out by yourself (yes, it is possible) or get a decent operating system.
First of all, you need an AVR Toolchain. You can skip installing avrdude if you do not have a programmer and want to update the program using the bootloader, which is probably what you want. This provides you with
- avr-gcc: The C compiler for AVR microcontrollers
- avr-libc: The C standard library for AVR microcontrollers
- avr-binutils: Various tools for manipulating and working with outputs from avr-gcc
Also, you need the bootloader utility. To get this, you should follow the section Building the Bootloader Application from Building From Source. This time you can skip this step if you are using an external programmer. But this is probably not what you want. After following that step, you have an application called bootloadHID. This is used to update the firmware of your cube.
Getting Started
So, let's now create a first program. This will not do very much: It will simply light up the center LED of the cube - all the time. Create an empty folder, in this folder create a file led-cube.c and paste the following code into it:
// This includes the definitions for DDRC, DDRD, PC4, PD6, PORTC, PORTD: #include <avr/io.h> int main(void) { DDRC |= (1 << PC4); // {1} DDRD |= (1 << PD6); // {2} PORTC |= (1 << PC4); // {3} PORTD |= (1 << PD6); // {4} while(1); // {5} }
First of all some explanation. The line numbers on the side are the same as the indices in the following enumeration:
- This first line of code is already quite interesting for someone who never used a microcontroller. If you read the LED Cube/Understanding The Electronics page, you know that the microcontroller contained the switches we talked about. The situation is actually much more complicated. The microcontroller is not only able to connect a pin to the positive supply voltage or nothing, it is also able to connect it to the negative pole. We will call the positive supply voltage Vcc and the negative GND (pronounced Ground).
Now, DDRC is a "register". This means that it has a fixed address in the memory of the microcontroller and is somewhat different from other memory regions. Also, it one byte or 8 bits wide. The difference of this register in particular is, that its value controls how the pins of the microcontroller behave. When a bit is zero, its corresponding switch is open. When a bit is one, a switch controlled by this bit of this register is closed and connect the pin to either GND or Vcc.
Which pin (or which switch that is connected to a specific pin) is controlled, is labeled by the bit number. Or, in the case of this command, 'PC4' is the pin that will have a closed switch afterwards.
- This is basically the same. DDRD is like DDRC, but as DDRC is only a byte wide, we have to have several of those DDRx-Registers to control all output pins of the microcontroller. In this case we are closing the switch for pin PD6.
- This line very much resembles line 1. But instead of DDRC, we see a PORTC. We already know that DDRC closes the switch to Vcc or GND, but we do not know to which of them: This decides this. If a bit in PORTx is 1, the corresponding switch is closed to Vcc. If it is 0, the switch is closed to GND.


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City Council of the City of Orange City
Date posted - September 14, 2012
Governmental Body: The City Council of the City of Orange City, Iowa
Date of Meeting: September 17, 2012
Time of Meeting: 4:30 o'clock P.M.
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More U.S. Men Are Living Alone
More American men are living on their own these days–possibly due to an increase in divorce rates in recent decades and the fact that the children of divorced couples usually live with their mothers.
The share of one-person households in the U.S. maintained by men ages 15 to 64 rose to 34% in 2012, up from 23% in 1970, according to a Census report on the status of families released Tuesday. For women of the same age, this figure actually dropped slightly, to 30% in 2012 from 31% in 1970.
The findings may reflect, in part, the sharp increase in divorce rates in the U.S. throughout the 1970s, Census said. The dominant living arrangement for children following their parents' divorce is custody by mothers.
"Men more often than women live alone following divorce," the Census report notes.
The U.S. divorce rate, which can be measured several ways, has been falling but remains well above its early-1970s level. There were about 877,000 divorces and annulments in 2011, down from 944,000 in 2000, even though the U.S. population grew substantially, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The rise of men living alone probably isn't just about divorce. More men likely are living alone because they're delaying marriage, or maybe they're in better health in their older years.
"Over the last half-century, the trend in the U.S. has been toward smaller households, fewer family and married-couple households with children, and more people living alone," Census researcher Jonathan Vespa said. "Many of these trends reflect … older adults who can live in their own home for longer."
The share of one-person households maintained by men ages 65 to 74 was 5.5% in 2012–pretty much near the 5.6% level from 1970. Over the same 40-year period, the situation for women is much different: The share of one-person households of women of the same age has fallen precipitously–from nearly 20% in 1970 to 10% in 2012.


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i was out this morning for a ride through the public land and discovered a small patch of bamboo,,,or is it called something else in these parts ?
recall one of j. casadas' articles on a call made of such ,,,,at least that is how i took the read.
does anybody have any suggestions or tips on making a suction call from this natural material ?
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A couple of days ago I watched Titanic (I hate the movie but Leo dies so that makes up for it. And the ending is SOOOOOOO predictable) and a couple of days before that I watched The Notebook. Nothing bad to say about that one. Just a good all around chick flick.


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These headphones are a piece of crap
Pros: Bass is on the heavier side. Headphones stay in ear well once you find the right fit.
Cons: Durability is terrible. Mids are way too recesed. Bass is a bit bloated
First of all, I am not a audiofile with several pairs of $1,000 headphones. I am more of a casual listener but I do like good sound. This is also my first review on head-fi so give me some feedback on this review.
For a long time I was happy with cheap headphones, apple, JVC, skullcandy, etc. Well after a while I wanted some more serious headphones for some heavier listening so I picked up some Isport immersions. I had them for about 4 months. At first I loved the bass that I got out of the better headphones but after I got used to them I realized that bass was too bloated over the rest of the sound. The mids where terrible and I felt like I really wasn't getting what I had paid for and that I was missing a lot of the song. It sounded ok listening to dubstep( because of the bass) but once I switched over to some metal and the song quality went to crap. The bass would kick in at odd times and the recessed mids would just drop the quality and make the song sound like it was coming out of a can.
I did like the way that they stayed in my ears when I was doing things and I will argue for the hate that they get because they are hard to get in. After you have them for a while you get used to putting them in a certain way and It just becomes natural. It is a little hard to get the right combination of the ear pieces but once you get them right then they are fine. The noise cancelation is good too as well as the comfort. They feel really natural and after a while of listening you start to not even know they are in.
Anyway, I gave them a terrible review for one thing. Not the sound( even though it really wasn't what I expected from $100 headphones). The durability is absolutely terrible. I had them for about 4 months but after a while in the one ear, the sound started to decrease. It was still fine in the other ear but the left ear faded in sound noticeably. The next day I went to plug them into my computer and I got no sound from the left ear. At first I thought I hadn't plugged them into the headphone slot all the way but they where all the way in. I was furious. They where never abused, and never mistreated.. I looked in the manual and saw that they had a one year warranty. Sent them back and monster replaced them but in the time that I had them the immersions had been discontinued. They sent me back the livestrong editions. I opened them up and the packaging looked great. I had them for about 5 months this time and overall they preformed the exact same as the immersions had. About at the 2 month mark, the glue that held on the rubber strip on top of the in-cord control volume control and mic started coming off. The rubber piece came off all the way and I was disappointed. I just kept using them after that and things where fine for about another month. One of the in ear pieces broke! I was just putting them in one day and They felt weird when I put them in so I took a look at them. I was still mad but I just put some new ones in and kept on listening.. Next month, the inevitable happened. Just plugged them in and one ear just didn't work. This time I was really mad. Not only did the one ear not work but there where the other problems as well., Called up monster again but I haven't heard back yet. Honestly, I don't know If I even want them replaced.
Overall, these things are a piece of crap. The durability is terrible,the sound wasn't as good as I expected, and I don't want them again. I do not recommend these headphones to anybody unless they want headphone that work ok for a few months at a time. NEVER EVER BUY THESE!


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But I did have one picture I can share in the mean time for you. But I don't have the step by step. Its actually just another do of a do with a weeee bit o'twist to it. Read that again---- Weeee Bit-O-Twist. That's funny! Okay so I thought through who has already taught about doing this kind of a twist (Two strand braid) and I am sure there are oodles and oodles of the tutorials out there, but go here for one of them. Now what I am trying to tell you is that you can do them in a smaller version just like you do rows of braids for certain hair do's, but these little twists are twice as fast as a braid. And so darn cute! So tiny corkscrews or two strand braid away and I'll have something BIG and special for you in a few days. See ya then.
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YEAH!!! I am glad you saved all your WONDERFUL Posts!!!! and you are back to the good stuff!!! cant wait to see what you have up your sleeve!!ReplyDelete
♥ Very cute!!! I love the cork screws! :)ReplyDelete
I have recently (in the last 3 days) come across your blog and i LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I am glad you are up and running and I will be checking in REGULARLY for ideas on doing my little monkeys hair. THX for sharing you ideas with us!ReplyDelete
I love the new blog! And the new hairdo!ReplyDelete
Love the Do!!! My furstration is the scalp twists.... I can never get my girls' twists to stay when I do them, the corkscrew twists are fine... it's the cornrow ones that get me... any ideas? Thanks!ReplyDelete
Jenn, that's so cute! Glad to see you're back. That sucks that you had so many problems :/ I would be so angry. I'm glad you didn't give up.ReplyDelete
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I am doing a Halloween giveaway over at bows by christine! would love you to stop by! hehe
So glad you are back and up and running - I love the look of your blog btw - Did you design it yourself??? LOVE IT!!!ReplyDelete
Hey just wanted to let you know I am having a giveaway on my blog if you are interested. Cheers
Very, very cute.ReplyDelete
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Alternate name: Giant-trumpets
Family: Boraginaceae, Borage view all from this family
Description A hairy, leafy plant with several stout stems in a clump and pale, hairy, trumpet-shaped flowers in large coils at ends of upper branches.
Habit: native perennial herb.
Height: to 3 ft (1 m)
Leaf: wide, lanceolate, hairy, prominent parallel veins, 2-5 in (50-125 mm) long, becoming smaller above.
Flower: yellow-green to white funnel, 5-parted, 1.5 in (4 cm) tall; with pointed lobes and slightly protruding stamens.
Fruit: dry nutlet in 4 parts.
Flower July to September.
Habitat Rocky slopes and valleys in pinewoods from moderate to high elevations.
Range Eastern Arizona and southern New Mexico south to Mexico.
Discussion Also known as giant-trumpets, pearlseed. Two varietes are recognized. The flowers of this species are long for the family. Its leaves and flowers were dried and mixed with wild tobacco (Nicotiana) for Hopi rain-bringing ceremonies.


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By LISA M. NGUYEN
5704 Mosholu Ave
Beccofino displays as a rustic place with brick walls and checkered tablecloths, and even Christmas lights that hang from corner to corner. Seating is about no more than 40 and is intimate enough that everyone seems to see which one of their neighbors are going to step in. With friendly waitstaff where they feel horrible for telling you to come back, they manage to make room for my party of 4 on a busy night.
With a small space and a small menu, this Zagat rated restaurant puts out some large taste. Their goat cheese, arugula, and pear salad is a unique and fresh way to start an appetizer. They use warm, caramelized walnuts and dried cranberries, where this salad hits all of your taste buds. Beccofino also offers a wide selection of wines for a small restaurant. Even some bottled beers from local breweries in New York are added to their menu. Their drinks are affordable with beers ranging from $6 and up. You can order the wines by the glass or you can buy you and your date a bottle as well.
Forget about store bought dry pasta, and prepare to enjoy some fresh hand cut fettucine. The fettucine bolognese is a hearty sauce with some fresh pasta, taking only a few minutes to boil, coming out hot and something most people haven't tasted yet. Beccofino brings out not your typical chicken parmigiana, but some amazing meals like mussels and tender calamari. And if you're not into seafood, they have a variety of meats including veal and hanger steak, and of course chicken. And dare to try their desserts. Beccofino creates a hazelnut biscotto ice cream, large enough to share, but so delicious that everyone will want their own. They also serve up a very classic tiramisu, no gimmicks about it, made perfectly with fresh mascarpone cheese, espresso, and lady fingers.
The prices are affordable, the pastas are no more than $20, their sandwiches are about $12, and share a dessert because it's plenty for less than $8.
There's always a parking spot right outside on Mosholu Ave. And if you end up taking the subway, you can catch the 1 train right to the end, and it's also within walking distance.


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Escalating costs of food and fuel hit developing countries particularly hard earlier this year, leading to protests and riots. Then the global financial crisis entered the picture. In October, the World Bank released a report showing that the number of malnourished people due to food and fuel price hikes could grow by 44 million people (PDF) in 2008, and bank officials identified more than twenty-eight financially strained (Reuters) countries due to the financial crisis. World Bank President Robert Zoellick says the crisis "will only make it more difficult for developing countries to protect their most vulnerable people from the impact of rising food and fuel costs." The bank's report notes "many governments are using general price subsidies, export restrictions, or tax cuts-measures that can be regressive and expensive" and instead backs subsidies for food and fuel targeted at the neediest people.
A June 2008 International Monetary Fund (IMF) report said increases in household food expenditures in developing countries have exceeded fuel expenditures (PDF) because of a greater preference toward fuel subsidies. Forty-six countries have fuel subsidies compared with twenty-eight that subsidize food. The report says fuel subsidies represent between 1 percent and 14 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in countries, and expenditures are on the rise. Pakistan's subsidy bill, for example, is expected to be 2.6 times higher (Stratfor) in 2008 than the country budgeted for, amounting to nearly 3 percent of the country's GDP. In an interview with CFR.org, Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, blamed the deepening economic woes on the former government's refusal to either call for decreases in oil consumption or to pass on escalating oil costs on to consumers.
Even before the financial crisis, some governments in developing nations began slashing subsidies for essentials like fuel. Shantayanan Devarajan, chief economist of the World Bank's Africa Region, said in a CFR.org interview that "some African countries are facing serious macroeconomic imbalances quite independently of the financial crisis, mostly brought on by the fuel and food crises." The Nigerian government, facing double-digit inflation, recently warned it will likely discontinue subsidizing (Business Day) fuel by the end of the year. Pakistan slashed fuel subsidies in June and now looks to eliminate energy subsidies (Dawn) entirely as of 2009. Other countries cutting fuel subsidies include Malaysia, China, Indonesia, and Nepal. Meanwhile, India also cut its fuel subsidy this year and the International Energy Agency (IEA) urged India to drop fuel subsidies entirely (India Journal). Oil reached a peak of about $147 per barrel in July, and though it has dropped significantly since then, the need to cut subsidies remains, experts say. Jason Feer, Honk Kong-based bureau chief of Argus Media, points out weakening oil prices (UPI Asia) present an opportunity for governments to "wean their economies away from subsidies."
But lowering or ending subsidies is not popular. Many of the fuel protests of the last year, in countries like India, Jordan, and Indonesia, were prompted by governments' decisions to lower subsidies. "Prices in general will soar after fuel subsidies are lifted and the increase will not meet the minimum needs of citizens," Saleh Armouti, president of the Jordan Bar Association said in January (Jordan Times). Meanwhile, protests have also flared in more affluent states like France, Spain (WashPost), and Chile (Reuters), where truckers, farmers, and fisherman hope the governments will provide new fuel subsidies to ease price pressures.
By some accounts it is the wealthiest in these countries that reap the greatest benefit from artificially low fuel prices (Economist). A 2008 UN report on fuel subsidies and greenhouse gases says middle and higher income households (PDF) tend "to get hold of the bulk of [subsidized] energy in countries where it is rationed, through petty corruption and [favoritism]." Experts, including those at the UN, IEA, and IMF, also say fuel subsidies distort the oil market by encouraging demand through artificially low prices. The UN report says reforming fuel subsidies can help lower consumption reducing greenhouse gas emissions.


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07-25-2013, 12:12 AM #1Member Swordtails
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cycled filter gives instant cycled tank? How to store an temporary tank?
Hey, i'm going to shutdown my 29 gallon tank and move everything to my 50 gallon + add some more fish just need to get rid of the current inhabitants of the 50 gallon. The plan is to have cichlids in the 50 gallon and breed them so the 29 gallon are going to act as a BT,QT,FT.
To the questions will an established filter in an unestablished tank make the whole tank established? when i'm going to transform the 50 gallon im going to have it's external filter shutdown for several hours so ill use the filter in the 29 gallon to go together with the filter in the 50 gallon until i need it for the 29 gallon again. Will it be safe to add this filter to the 29 gallon if i want to put a pair of cichlids or a pair of BN in the 29 gallon to breed. or do i need to restart the cycle from the beginning?
How do you store a tank the best as this 29 gallon may sit at the start for a few month before i either get any fry or a fish to breed. it's going to have water in it to keep the silicone waterproof. should i add an airstone or another filter to tank to keep the water moving in case smell or such?
It's going to be a breeding tank since i have no idea what to make of the tank. maybe go asian theme later but plants are expensive and i need like 200 more for the 50 gallon, and i make very little money so i can buy about 10 plants in a year so will be hard maintaining two planted tanks.
Moving a cycled filter to a new tank means the new tank will be cycled but not mature. You should treat it as a newly cycled tank. The current stock is fine to move over, but add more fish slowly and monitor water parameters.
For the old 29g, since you are going to leave water in it you may as well get a new filter and cycle the tank. Though it might be easier for you to tear down the 29g and put an additional filter on the 50g and move it over to the 29g and set it up as needed.When I go fishing I just throw sharp rocks in the water and wait for the dead fish to float to the top... Kingfisher
Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes that reason is you are stupid and make bad decisions.
I think my fish is adjusting well to the four gallon, He's laying on his side attempting to go to sleep on the bottom of the gravel.
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Dear naps, sorry I hated you so much when I was a child... Love me
07-25-2013, 12:48 AM #3Member Swordtails
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From your post i believe i wasn't really clear. the filter thats running in the 29 gallon are going to move to the 50 gallon since the 50 gallon filter will lose alot of it's BB since it's going to be shutdown for a few hours while i rescape it. Then im going to move the filter for the 29 gallon to the 29 gallon when im going to use the 29 gallon for either breeding or if i find fry in the 50 gallon to house them there. When the 29 gallon is empty again the filter goes back into the 50 gallon until next use so it's a cycled filter.
As long as you keep the BB wet you shouldn't lose much BB from the 50 gallon filter. That's a good plan to keep the 29's filter on the 50 more filtration is always welcome.20 gallon tall: empty
29 gallon: moderately planted with 9 bloodfin tetra, 1 german blue ram, 11 glow light tetra and 1 BNP
10 gallon QT: empty
07-25-2013, 10:06 AM #5Member Swordtails
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Im only going to keep it in there if it's going to be enough cycled to let fish move to the 29 gallon without dying off, i have a filter rated for a 100 gallon so filteration is not a problem for that tank, if the filter won't do much of a diffrent if it's a cycled filter ill just shut to whole system down until i have a use for the 29 gallon tank.


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I posted this on another thread, but just in case.
Ok........who needs any/all of the STAR TOURS figures?
Also....IF you need them, do you collect MINT carded or are you an opener?
PM or email me @ firstname.lastname@example.com with "STAR TOURS" in the subject line.
I may be able to help some folks out.