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Born Jessica Howard on March 24, 1977, in Sacramento, California, Jessica Chastain started her acting career under her mother' maiden name in many plays, including Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing.
The aspiring actress was first discovered by ER producer John Wells while performing in an acting showcase at Julliard. He immediately liked her and signed her to a 12-month holding contract and later made her TV debut in ER (2004), followed by Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005-06). After starring in Wilde Salome with Al Pacino and Othello with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jessica was ready to take on the big-screen.
Jessica made her big-screen debut in Jolene (2008) and later landed a small role in The Debt (2010), prior to starring in the cult classic Take Shelter (2011) for which she won many awards. Her career began to gain momentum when her Wilde Salome co-star Al Pacino recommended her to director Terrence Malick for his upcoming movie Tree of Life (2011). She landed the part opposite Brad Pitt and continued to rise in Hollywood with a role in the award-winning hit The Help (2011), which resulted in an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
In 2012, Jessica continued her streak with memorable performances in the crime drama Lawless (2012) with Tom Hardy and Shia LaBeouf, the drama Tar (2012) alongside James Franco and the history drama Zero Dark Thirty (2012), with the latter earning her the 2013 Golden Globe for Best Actress and a Oscar nomination in the same category.
Jessica's most recent projects include the horror flick Mama (2013), the drama The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His (2013), The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2013), Al Pacino's drama Salome (2013), the drama Miss Julie (2014) alongside Colin Farrell, the drama The Zookeeper's Wife (2015), the action flick A Most Violent Year (2015) opposite Javier Bardem, and Guillermo del Toro's horror flick Crimson Peak (2015).


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Katharine McPhee's YOU MAY NOT KISS THE BRIDE Set for DVD Release Today
Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) has announced today, February 5, 2013 as the release date for YOU MAY NOT KISS THE BRIDE, which had a theatrical run with producers Hawaiian Film Partners and enjoyed great success on all digital platforms. YOU MAY NOT KISS THE BRIDE, stars Katharine McPhee ("Smash"), DAVE ANNABLE ("Brothers and Sisters"), Rob Schneider ("Grown Ups"), Mena Suvari ("American Beauty") and Kathy Bates ("Midnight in Paris").
YOU MAY NOT KISS THE BRIDE is a charming tale of adventurous high jinx and budding romance involving an unassuming pet photographer (Annable) who is thrown head first into a series of unforeseeable events when he's forced to marry a Croatian mobster's daughter (McPhee) and spend his honeymoon at a secluded Tahitian resort where the bride is kidnapped.
The film, which was shot on location in Honolulu, Chicago and Los Angeles, boasts an impressive supporting cast including Tia Carrere ("True Lies"), Kevin Dunn ("Luck"), Vinnie Jones ("Kill the Irishman"), Stephen Tobolowsky ("Groundhog Day") and Ken Davitian ("Borat").
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After earning their 500th win earlier this summer, the members of the Newton Bluefish swim team can also add "undefeated" to the list of accolades for the 2012 summer season.
The local swim team, which is open to boys and girls ages 8-18, finished its season on Saturday with a first place finish in the South Suburban Swim League "A" championship meet at . The Bluefish defeated 11 other teams with a score of 513 points, more than 300 points above the second place team, the Framingham Frogs.
Newton took first place in 31 of the 51 swimming events, including the majority of the relay races.
To view the Newton results from Saturday's "A" championship, click the .pdf to the right.
Saturday's championship win rounds out an 11-0 season for the Bluefish, .
This season's domination is not unlike the 2011 summer Bluefish season; the team finished last summer 11-0 with the "A" and "B" championship title as well.
The annual mile swim event was the only instance this season where Newton did not come out perfect. The boys finished second and the girls finished third, with a combined second place finish for the team.
Below are the final scores for the summer 2012, 11-0 season:Date Opponent Score July 7 Canton Newton 300, Canton 148 July 10 Westwood Newton 383, Westwood 77 July 12 Dedham Newton 291, Dedham 117 July 17 Sherborn Newton 286, Sherborn 126 (500th win) July 19 Walpole Newton 277, Walpole 207 July 24 Framingham Newton 236, Framingham 145 July 26 Medfield Newton 254, Medfield 110 July 31 Millis Newton 250, Millis 169 Aug. 2 Needham Newton 213, Needham 117 Aug. 7 Natick Newton 239, Natick 89 Aug. 9 Norwood Newton 257, Norwood 119
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Libertyville Elementary District 70 Adler Park third-grader Noah Valencia was recently honored as the Grand Prize winner in the Fire Prevention Poster contest for the Libertyville Fire Department.
Trophy winners included Copeland Manor second-grader Samantha Chen and Noah Valencia.
In this photo, Adler third-grader Noah Valencia shows off his detailed model of fire safety during a Libertyville Elementary District 70 Board of Education meeting in October. Pictured here, from left to right, are: Noah; Dr. Tom Bean, director of human resources; Board Secretary Becky Deryeghiayan; Board members Julie Damenti, Jennifer Lund and Tom Vickers; and D70 Asst, Supt. of Finance and Operations Dr. Kurt Valentin.
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In what has become an annual tradition, Lew and Karen Roth will once again host the Mar Vista Turkey Ride on Thursday morning, so you won't feel guilty when you sit down to a big Thanksgiving dinner later in the afternoon.
The ride will begin in front of the S.T.O.P. letters painted in front of 3270 Stoner Ave., Mar Vista, and will go ahead rain or shine. Everyone is encouraged to bring his or her bikes, boards and scooters for the 10 a.m. start. People will start gathering around 9:30 a.m.
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This popcorn mix has that sweet-savory combination that makes this snack a winner for just about everyone. The pumpkin pie spice gives this recipe a terrific fall flavor. Look for glazed pecans in the snack or produce sections of your local supermarket. Or make your own spiced pecans. Serve this popcorn snack mix at the kids' school Halloween party, a fall birthday party or just for a great-tasting snack.
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Michigan alumnus Tom Miller commends the Ross School for tackling ethics.
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Tom Miller, CEO of Plan, an international child-centered development organization, recently spoke at a Dean's Seminar with Ross School MBA students, alumni, faculty and staff.
Miller focused on the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR), which he described as a partnership between the nonprofit and corporate sectors, and Plan's development work in Asia, Latin America and Africa.
"We as a planet aren't doing as much as we should. The whole world has changed and the biggest challenge is communicating complex development issues," he said. He also commended the Ross School for tackling the ethical dimension of business.
He discussed a recent New York Times article on the debate to add skyboxes to Michigan Stadium. "If I could take some of that energy and bottle it, we could save lives," he said.
Miller outlined the benefits of non-government organizations (NGOs)—private organizations that promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services or undertake community development—and companies.
According to Miller, NGOs benefit from partnering with a company by achieving brand awareness and income, becoming a vehicle for influencing policy and maintaining responsibility to the company they are associated with. "We all need to be pushed sometimes and corporations help keep us accountable," he said.
For companies, Miller said there are five benefits to partnering with NGOs: customer loyalty, staff retention, better environmental performance and brand profile, and an improved bottom line.
Miller concluded by saying that to conduct CSR with the private sector, you must find the right match and have standards to measure each other's performance. "It requires a continuous dialogue to make the best match. Companies look for organizations with a proven track record and want to see that the money is being used at the grassroots level," he added.
During the Q/A, Ross School alumnus Ron Weiser, BBA '66, told the audience that a corporation is the people in it and the level of CSR it has comes from the top. "A corporation doesn't have CSR; the people do. You have to start with children to lead that cultural change," he said.
Miller added that the idea of what makes a good CEO has changed and cited Bill Gates as an example. "When I was growing up, it was about the bottom line," he said.
Before retiring in 2004, Miller spent 29 years in the U.S. Foreign Service working on policy issues in the Balkans, Middle East and Southeast Asia. He served at the U.S. Embassy in Athens three times, including as U.S. Ambassador to Greece in 2001-2004.
Miller has taught university courses on international relations and diplomacy and serves on the Boards of D.A.R.E. and the 2009 Sarajevo Special Olympics.
He earned his B.A., two master's degrees and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan.
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Cantonese Beef & Eggs over Rice?
Hey guys, I'm trying to find this dish called "slick eggs and beef over rice" or 滑蛋牛肉飯(gwat daan ngau juk faan). Attached is a pic from the internets. I know Chinatown will most likely have it, but which restaurants? I don't want to go to every one and check if I don't have to, and it would be nice if you guys who tried it can let me know which restaurants cook up a good version of this dish.
PS: I'm not looking for the version made with minced/round beef or 滑蛋免治牛肉飯.
It's on the menu at Royal Palace II. It looks pretty much exactly as your picture. A mildly flavored dish, tender sliced beef, barely set egg, scallion. I loved it but don't have much to compare it to.
Most of the smaller eateries have this type of dish. I don't know which ones have the minced beef vs not, but this is a pretty standard lunch type of dish for Cantonese food. Even if you don't see it on the menu, I wouldn't be surprised if a Great Taste, Hong Kong Eatery or Vinh Sun might be able to make it for you anyway.
Tried this at Royal Palace and it didn't float my boat. Kind of gloopy and bland. maybe the egg needed a little longer. Many things I love at RP. The pork with preserved vegetables (braised pork belly with pickled mustard greens) is killer but only available on weekends as it takes so long to make. Salt spicy pork chop on rice and dry fried beef chow fun are my regulars.
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Those last two are all time favorites of mine and total classics. Will have to try the pork with preserved vegetable.
I was tempted to clarify my earlier post - yes, it's exceedingly mild flavored. I can't even imagine what it would be seasoned with - maybe a drop of soy or rice wine or something? You can hardly tell. And the eggs are barely "barely set" and form a sort of sauce. I'm not an expert on this sort of thing, but I think that is the intent. So overall it's bland and wet, but I like it stirred up with the rice so it's gentle and soothing and simple, like congee.
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If you don't already have a recipe, there's some good discussion in this thread on the Home Cooking board: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/383417
I still have yet to try my hand at making it myself.


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Agency wins bicycling award
Drake Cooper has been recognized by the League of American Bicyclists with one of 90 new Silver Bicycle Friendly Business awards nationwide.
Drake Cooper is a few blocks from the Boise Greenbelt, a staple for bike commuters, and the company encourages bicycling by providing showers, bike storage and Green Commute dollars to any employee who arrives at work via any alternative source of transportation.
Boise is possibly the most bikeable community anywhere, says CEO Jamie Cooper, a bike commuter and road- and mountain-biking cyclist. My best thinking always happens when Im pedaling a bike.
McClure Center names interim chief
Priscilla Salant has been appointed the interim director of the James A. and Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research at the University of Idaho.
Based at the universitys Boise Center, Salant is the founding director of the Office of Community Partnerships, which supports Idaho communities through research and student projects focused on local priorities.
She has led the universitys outreach and engagement efforts since 2006. Darin Saul, currently associate director of the Office of Community Partnerships, will serve as its interim director.
Salant is an affiliate faculty member in the universitys Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology. Her research and outreach focuses on rural development, immigration policy, telecommunications and university engagement. She earned her masters degree from the University of Arizona and her bachelors degree from the University of California.
Salant will succeed Martin L. Marty Peterson, who is retiring from the university for a second time. Peterson served as special assistant to the president for almost 20 years.
The university says the McClure Center provides nonpartisan research for Idaho and the region, promotes sustainability, fosters collaborations, improves civic education and increases public dialogue. Research from the center also enhances opportunities for graduate and undergraduate student research and offers faculty opportunities to meld scholarly interests with practical applications to benefit Idaho and the region.
ISU professor gets Fulbright funds
Josephine A. Garibaldi, associate professor of dance in the Idaho State University School of Performing Arts in the College of Arts and Letters, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach at the Latvian Academy of Cultures Department of Contemporary Dance in Riga, Latvia.
She will complete the Fulbright award from February through June 2014. She will teach coursework in choreography, interdisciplinary and collaborative practices and world dance, and she will present workshops and seminars throughout Latvia on various topics. Paul Zmolek, a fellow faculty member at ISU and Garibaldis creative partner for more than 20 years, will accompany her with a teaching invitation at the Latvian Culture College.
Students in Latvia and Pocatello will be able to talk live and collaborate on creative and scholarly projects online through coursework designed by Garibaldi, Zmolek, Ryan Faulkner and Lisa Kidder with ISU Instructional Technology; and Kristi Austin, ISUs Oboler Library reference librarian.
Garibaldi is one of about 1,100 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program in 2013-14.
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Idaho Stampede gives away tickets
The Idaho Stampede Community Foundation donated 1,040 tickets to more than 260 foster families in Idaho as part of the GivingTuesday movement. Each family received tickets to a game, courtesy of Stampede season ticket holders and the Stampede ownership group.
With the help of the Idaho Department of Health and Soroptimist International of Boise, the Stampede were able to identify deserving families for the donation.
We hope these families enjoy a fun night thanks to our fans who underwrote the tickets, Stampede President Steve Brandes says.
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Harmon Travels Where the Action Is oldies music cruise was named as one of the best music-themed cruises of the year.
The cruise is hosted by Concerts at Sea, a subsidiary of the Boise company. Concerts at Sea launched its oldies music cruise 21 years ago for seniors and baby boomers.
The cruise has really exploded in popularity, owner Bob Harmon says. It started as a small contingent of primarily Boise music lovers and grew to thousands of participants from all over the world.
The cruise features nightly entertainment by popular singers from the 1950s and 1960s. The upcoming 2014 cruise is hosted by Paul Revere of Paul Revere & The Raiders, with additional scheduled entertainers B.J. Thomas, Mary Wilson of The Supremes, The Cowsills, and Charlie Thomas Drifters. It is a seven-day trip that begins Jan. 18 in Houston and includes visits to Cozumel, Roatan and Belize.


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MSG Varsity, Cablevision's 24/7 HD network dedicated to everything high school, announced the Tri-State Top 25 football pre-season rankings this week. The lists were announced and discussed during the premiere of A Quick: 60, hosted by Mike Quick which helped kick off the senior year of MSG Varsity.
Quick has been contributing his knowledge of all things high school sports for the past 20 years andA Quick: 60, a LIVE weekly call-in show, has become the place football fans turn to for the most comprehensive news and information. The show is designed to bring in top coaches, athletes and analysts to provide the audience the chance to interact and discuss their local teams.
"The beginning of the school year is always an exciting time and each school year we are tasked to rank the top teams," said Mike Quick. "It's a lot of fun but a lot of hard-work is put into narrowing down which teams get to touch the tri-state elite and have that moment in the spotlight."
All the schools included on the lists were chosen by MSG Varsity football experts, analysts and writers. MSG Varsity is available exclusively to Cablevision's iO TV subscribers on Channel 14 and on interactive channel 614.
Don Bosco took the top spot followed by Bergen Catholic and St. Joseph Regional of Montvale. The Paladins came in at number 13, just ahead of Delbarton and Montclair. The Crusaders first season opponent, the St. Anthony Friars of Long Island came in at number five, edging St. Peter's Prep (six).
Neither River Dell nor Paramus were ranked in the pre-season rankings.
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- Friday, Sept. 7, 7pm - Football @ St. Anthony's (LIVE for Friday Night Football)
- Monday, Sept. 24, 7:30pm - Football @ St. Joseph (Montvale)
- Thursday, Sept. 27, 7:30pm - Soccer @ Paramus
Paramus Catholic
- Monday, Sept. 10, 10:30pm - Football vs. Delbarton
- Tuesday, Oct. 2, 9pm - Football @ Ridgewood
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- Wednesday, Sept. 12, 10pm - Girls Soccer @ Ramapo
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Daven Carrickson grew up as a beggar in the filthy alleys beneath the shadows of the palace. He's the son of a known thief, disgraced and despised. His only real talent is his ability with a sword, and his only real chance at finding honor or a home is a desperate dream of joining the King's Guard. Then, Daven receives a new future when Master Claighan invites him to study magic at the Academy. The wizard offers to make him into a new kind of soldier: a swordsman equally skilled with forged blades and mystic forces.
It only helps that Daven has no home, no family, and nothing left to lose. But when conspiring forces destroy the wizard's plans, Daven finds himself wanted for treason and murder. Hunted by a great black beast of a dragon, caught between the King's Guard and a rebel force led by a rogue wizard, Daven's only hope of surviving is to become more than he's ever dreamed possible.
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First of all, I had a blast; loved every second of today's SAT experience. Did I get the "perfect score?"
No way.
BUT, if my score doesn't go up in math after all those hours of hard work (which were hugely fun, I might add), I don't know what to say. I plead dyscalculia.
Reading and Writing this time around? I felt strong and focused, though not "perfect." It was more like, "Ok, that felt good" -- with little bit of "hmmmmm..... not sure about a few of the questions," sprinkled on top.
Except for my essay -- on the essay, I felt sure. I felt strong and confident -- like I summoned my very best SAT self -- and she showed up wrote that essay about Tim O'Brien with passion and vigor -- and in an appropriate "SAT" format (I think). I linked back repeatedly to my thesis (which I had written on the top of my test booklet, lest I forget).
I wove in sophisticated vocabulary (including a well placed "jingoistic"); used varied sentence structure and punctuation (semicolons and dashes included), and then I wrapped it up with the counter example and a strong conclusion.
But, the essay is the one subjective part of the whole test. That said, if my readers don't recognize that I aced that essay, then I give up on standardized writing. No, actually, I'm blaming the graders. Yes, I will blame the graders if I don't come out of this SAT with at least an 11.
Anyway...I'm sad that it's over. I'm surprised at how hard this test is for me. I'll probably keep going for that "perfect score," even if it's not in any official "perfect score project" capacity -- just because I really do think it's fun (crazy, I know -- but don't knock it till you try it).
Video attached for test day details.
I'm headed out to celebrate -- then, tomorrow morning will address the big pile of life that's waiting for me.


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The Chopard L.U.C Tourbillon Dragon will have a total of 8 watches only
Last year 2011, Chopard managed to keep the watch enthusiasts entertained with fine creations like the LUC Engine tourbillon watch, LUC Triple Certification Tourbillon, and the Racing superfast Chrono-split watches, and 2012 was graced by their Imperiale Tourbillon till now. Their next masterstroke comes in the form of the LUC Tourbillon Dragon edition, which will see only 8 units of it ever seeing the light of day. Keeping in mind what 2012 has been mostly been talked about, this dragon edition would surely be a mentionable addition to our 'Year of the Dragon' edition offerings. Housed in a 18K rose gold casing with thematic ornamentation over it, there is a brown alligator leather strap which will help adorning the watch on lucky wearer's wrist.
France being the center of much artistic beauty and craftsmanship, also boasts of the village of Fleurier, where the ancient craft of Gravure a filet finds a home in. Very aptly chosen as the place for Chopard watch manufacturing, it is this stratum of craftsmanship which has given the local watchmakers much of worldwide fame they enjoy today. Henceforth, the watch brand brings this craft alive yet again, on the Dragon edition Tourbillon watch which shows detailed semi-exposed core movement on the rear end of the watch. Hand wound and comprising of 18K rose gold main plates, the LUC 0202-L movement contains 33 jewels in its construction, and operates at the rate of 28,800 vph. One would see the dragon motifs on the bridges as well, which forms a part of this 4-barrel Quattro technology mechanism.
The main dial however, oozes the sophistication is supposed to. Combining the functions of hours, minutes, seconds and a power reserve counter, rose gold guilloche hands travel the span the 39.5mm wide dial. The sonds counter, also is a small peak into the engineering excellence packed inside, and also the place where the blue handed second counter is placed. The rest of the dial is about rose gold roman numerals and black markings to display time. All of this protected with a sapphire crystal anti-glare covering, something sees a repetition on the back as well. This unit fixes with your wrist via a 18K rose gold buckle and brown alligator hand stitched leather strap. However, word about pricing isn't out as yet.


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Gov. George Deukmejian will recognize nine California artists, arts patrons and community leaders for significant contributions to the arts with the first Governor's Awards for the Arts, the California Arts Council announced Wednesday. The annual awards, sponsored by the council, will be presented by the governor and Mrs. Deukmejian at a black-tie fund-raiser on Nov. 2.
The artists chosen are painter Richard Diebenkorn, visual artist; musician/producer Quincy Jones, entertainment industry; choreographer Bella Lewitzky, artist, and author Maxine Hong-Kingston, literary artist.


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Since no one expressed opposition during a public meeting Sept. 12 to the construction of a shell building on city property, Batesville Economic Development Commission members are moving forward with the project.
"Location and a timeline seem to be the biggest questions," said BEDC President Andy Saner Sept. 20.
The structure will be built either at the Batesville Commerce Center, located at Lammers Pike and Commerce Drive, or Batesville Industrial Park at Lammers Pike and Merkel Road.
"Regardless of what we do, are we still working on upgrading Merkel Road?" member Dennis Harmeyer wondered.
Saner believes, "Merkel Road is something that needs to be done regardless of where the shell building goes."
The estimated cost for the project is $767,000. Ripley County commissioners said they would contribute $100,000 if the city would take over the county road's maintenance.
Member Dale Meyer asked if state funding was available. Consultant Vicki Kellerman revealed, "Not unless we have a specific project and can guarantee a certain amount of jobs."
Meyer commented, "If we're considering the new (industrial) park for the shell building, I think you need the road (to be upgraded) before you do the building."
Saner said the group will make a decision on the location within the next few weeks. Members will also set a date around Oct. 23 to meet with developers interested in constructing the building.
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OTHER NEWS • Mayor Rick Fledderman announced Sarah Lamping has been named the new community development coordinator. • The mayor also said he had talked to Steak 'n Shake owner Bev Broughton, who said construction on the restaurant should begin again soon. "Contractors should be there by the end of next week .... (and) the completion date is three months from when they start." • Information on what was presented at the Sept. 12 BEDC meeting concerning the shell building can be found at www.batesvilleindiana.us.


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Friday 2/15:
CUMMINGS ARTS CENTER, 270 Mohegan Ave., The 2 Live Band, 7 p.m.
EL N GEE, 86 Golden Street, Sadplant, New Red Scare, Funzzle, Pickpocket, 404 Error, The Theatre Zombies, 7 p.m.; $6
PALMER AUDITORIUM, 270 Mohegan Ave., Friday the 13th: The Musical, 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
BEAN AND LEAF, 463 Bank Street, Richard Zack, 8 p.m.
OASIS PUB, 16 Bank Street, Rock Lobster Band-O-Matic, 9 p.m.; 21+
STASH'S CAFE, 95 Pequot Ave., Sunday Gravy, 9 p.m.; 21+
BANK STREET CAFE, 639 Bank Street, T. Ray Taylor, 10 p.m.; 21+, $5
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Saturday 2/16:
FIDDLEHEADS FOOD CO-OP, 13 Broad Street, Winter Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
EL N GEE, 86 Golden Street, Love Fest 2013 featuring Send Me Home, Fish House, In Numbers, Servants, Neighbors, One For All, Endless, Burn Lexington, Lions Lions, 4 p.m.; $10 with $1 off for wearing red or pink
BEAN AND LEAF, 463 Bank Street, Someone You Can X-Ray, 7 p.m.
PALMER AUDITORIUM, 270 Mohegan Ave., Friday the 13th: The Musical, 7:30 p.m.
GARDE ARTS CENTER, 325 State Street, Chris Smith Caribbean Jazz Quintet, 8 p.m.; $33
BANK STREET CAFE, 639 Bank Street, The Hempsteadys, The Agents, Pickpocket, DJ Sir Round Sound, 9 p.m.; 21+, $7
Sunday 2/17:
BEAN AND LEAF, 463 Bank Street, Sunny Morning La La, 10:30 a.m.
PALMER AUDITORIUM, 270 Mohegan Ave., "Orfeo del violino" Sebastian Chamber Players, 1 p.m.; $10 general admission, $5 seniors and students, free to Connecticut College staff, faculty, and students
CAPTAIN'S PIZZA, 8 State Street, Originals and Traditionals featuring Nancy Parent, 5:30 p.m.
HANAFIN'S IRISH PUB, 312 State Street, State Street Saints, 5:30 p.m.
Monday 2/18:
BEAN AND LEAF, 463 Bank Street, Jazz Trio, 8 p.m.
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---- — HAMILTON — Many people might not know about the town-owned park off Bay Road with a scenic view of Cutler Pond.
The Manasseh Cutler Park, across from the post office, is marked with a sign, bench and picnic table near the street. But town officials are now hoping to revamp the park with the help of community support.
"It is a very nice area," said former town Planning Coordinator Marcie Ricker, who has been hired as a landscape consultant. "If you are walking down Bay Road, it is a nice place to stop for a moment, but most people don't realize they can walk further into the park and see how beautiful it is."
Ricker's plan calls for creating a stroll garden with grass and stone walkways in the shape of an infinity symbol. The park will pay tribute to Manasseh Cutler's local roots as a minister and doctor. After the Revolutionary War, Cutler, born in 1742, bought a vast amount of land in Ohio but returned to Hamilton toward the end of his life.
The infinity symbol will represent Cutler's journey west and then back to town, Ricker said. The plans will match the landscaping design of Town Hall and cemetery.
Some overgrown bushes and trees will be cleared to create a vista overlooking the pond. There will be no direct access to the pond, according to officials.
There are also plans for a butterfly garden, a statue of Cutler and bench sponsorships, Ricker said.
Town Manager Michael Lombardo said the town isn't looking for public funds but making it a community project with fundraising and donation efforts. The project will be completed in various phases, he said.
"If we had to plant all that and do it all at once, that would be a massive undertaking," Lombardo said. "The next steps for us are to get as much feedback as possible, but then quickly come up with a strategy on what we can do in any given year."
Selectmen Chairman David Neill said people have complained about the park for many years, and he's glad something is being done.
"The best I was able to do was to put a picnic table on it," he joked.
Neill said the plan will enhance the neighborhood and will make the park a contemplative place to enjoy a good view and conversation.
"This is probably the best idea I've heard for that property," Neill said. "A strolling garden is a marvelous idea. Not just because it is a thing of beauty, but I also think it fits in with the neighborhood well."
Staff writer Jonathan Phelps can be reached at 978-338-2527 or by email at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at JPhelps_SN.


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The prime minister of Bangladesh, Begum Khaleda Zia recently told his party leaders that "all development activities would be stopped if the BNP could not return to power in the next election."
I wonder whether it is a statement or a threat. Below is a list of the recent developments of the government:
* Poor utilization of external assistance.
* Poor start of the ambitious Annual development program ('05)
* Failure to nab the criminals behind the August 21 grenade attacks against Sheikh Hasina. The Daily Star receives another Hasina death threat.
* The government is taking an unprecedented move to provide immunity to the World Bank for its activities in Bangladesh.
* The judges role have been so much biased in politically motivated cases that people are losing confidence in Judiciary System.
* While a famine (Monga) is taking a serious turn in the Northern region, the government is hosting expensive Iftar parties in the capital.
* The government failed to protect the minority Ahmedia Muslim Sect in the country.
So it is up to the people of Bangladesh to whether they want continuation of the above-mentioned development activities after the next election.
Abul Kashem Faruk, 43, a Bangladeshi lorry driver was abducted in Iraq along with his Sri Lankan colleague. He has been living in Iraq for the last seven years and worked for a Kuwaiti firm, Joshim Transport Company. The news has been broken by the Arabic channel Al-Jazeera. The abductors are yet to communicate any demand to Bangladesh.
It is hard to bear for the family members including his wife and daughter that how could those terrorists (calls themselves Muslims) play with Faruk's life, where he is the prime earning member of the poor family living in a village. They went just speechless.
The foreign minister M Morshed Khan said , "Considering that Bangladesh is in no way involved in the Iraq conflict and on behalf of his (Faruk's) family and the 140 million Bangladeshi Muslims, I appeal to those who have abducted the poor truck driver in the holy month of Ramadan to release him soon."
Bangladesh is working with the Kuwaiti government, US command in Kuwait, Joshim Transport Company and various international agencies including Red Crescent and Amnesty International for Faruk's release.
But I have doubts that those heartless terrorists would show any mercy to Faruk as they have no ideals. Their goal is just to create anarchy in Iraq. The US military operations in Iraq could not stem the increasing cases of abductions of hostages of different nationals and I believe there are more tragic incidents to come.
Dear readers, if you are wondering about the lack of posts in this blog recently I would like you to know that I am pretty much occupied with some family matters. Hopefully I will be back in normal blogging mode within a couple of days. So please bear with me in the meantime.
In Bangladesh the death under police custody has been risen tremendously, which is dubbed by police as killed in "cross fire". This has been occurring ever since the government has established the RAB (RAT), the 'Cobra' and the 'Cheetah' etc. Earlier when the Army carried out the "operation clean heart" in 2002, there were more than 50 custodial deaths (heart attacks as they dubbed) of so called criminals (pending trial). One journalist writes that after one such custodial death, he went to the police station to learn what has happened. The police gave him photograph of an bandaged policeman saying that associates of the criminal shot him and he was killed in crossfire. Later on that night he was surprised to see the policeman working in that same police station without any wound. We will do injustice just to blame these forces only, because they cannot act freely; as it is said that there are always instructions for them from the higher level of the government about whom to arrest and whom to leave alone and whom to kill in "crossfire" so that they do not expose the godfathers behind them. The forces were undoubtedly created by the politicians to serve their narrow selfish interests, forgetting totally the overall interest of the country as a whole and there is even talk of giving them immunity from their actions.
Now the point is why these forces are required and for whom? It all started when Awami League some quarters of Awami League convinced Sheikh Mujib of the need for an auxiliary armed force "Rakkhibahini" to curb criminal activities, which brought the widespread dissent against his government and eventually his assassination. Because these forces are used for all sorts of personal abuses by some Awami league leaders. President Ziaur Rahman also continued the legacy to some extent. It is widely believed that due to sheer dissent only and after the abortive coup in which Lt.Col (retd) Taher and Haider were killed, the late President permanently removed more than 3000 soldiers and other ranks from this world who were identified merely as Taher's followers. Then came Ershad, the autocrat, whose police force baton charged the opposition activists. Then came the two tenures of BNP and Awami League in the nineties, where oppressions were at personal level by the ruling party mastans aided by silence of police. But during BNP's current tenure law and order situation have touched a all-time low level. The deeds of these elite police forces are really aggravating the situation.
The home minister told that these killings are ok and wondered, when the people are happy seeing the criminals dead, why some people are raising fingers? Really what a great remark from a lawmaker. Who needs written law, when we can produce people eyewash of giving them security by killing the criminals?
The finance minister is outraged at the press freedom, which everyday is showing a rather gloomy picture to the people. Really the people do not have the right to know other than what the ruling government wants us to know.
But one thing these politicians forget is that history repeats itself. And the oppressed will raise someday to retaliate. Peace and stability is really a far cry.
Hello everybody. I am a month old now. You can not imagine how many visits I have got in the past month. I received a lot of gifts from kin, mostly dresses. The best one I liked is a baby penguin doll from one and a half year old Saran.
I am adapting myself to the changing season and have caught cold once. Baba & Ma panicked and took me to a pediatrician. He was a bad man and gave me a lot of medicine. I cried in protest but nobody understood my complaint. I should have been better off without those bitter medicines. There is nothing much to do the whole day except drinking Ma's milk in 2 hour intervals and taking a nap. But sometime I do cherish roaming around the house in grandma or grandpa's lap. The famous Dhaka mosquitoes do bother me a lot. Some stubborn one's could penetrate the multiple protections (sprays, electric mosquito destroyer and net) and did bit me. Ma is not doing well lately. I am praying for Ma to get better soon, otherwise I would be succumbed to the same trouble. I do try to look for Baba when he is out at work. I sleep well when I am besides Ma & Baba. That is why Baba has reduced all his extra work affairs and he tries to be with me especially when Ma needs some rest. Its amazing to see Baba changing nappies and singing lullaby to me in desperate efforts to put me into sleep. My vision is not yet clear so that I cannot remember faces, but I can remember voices. I can turn around my head to Ma wherever she's at. I do enjoy my bath in lukeworm water and try to always stay clean. Ma & Baba always look for my million Taka smile.
I am writing the post with much discomfort. According to the Transparency International's (TI) corruption perception index (CPI) published recently, Bangladesh has for the fourth time in a row topped the index of the most corrupt countries. In 2004 Bangladesh shares the top position with Haiti where corruption is rampant in more than 60 countries. But how can Bangladesh be equal to Haiti? Surely there must be something wrong somewhere. TI Bangladesh (TIB) Treasurer Prof. Muzaffer Ahmad tells that "labeling a country as the most corrupt is perhaps incorrect as it is a matter of interpretation." But lets call a spade a spade. If this goes on like this, Bangladesh can soon be like Nauru (not ranked by TI), where the Nauruan leaders have developed their country into almost extinction.
I know that the Bangladeshi government ministers and the ruling party will probably comment on this like before "What is this Transparency International?", "This is an Awami League ploy to disrupt stability of the country and to take down the government", "Corruption has decreased from the Awami League tenure."
Can't they just grow up and try to use the Corruption Fighters' Tool Kit?
Those who want an alternative to Microsoft Windows OS, really have no full-functional alternatives. The daily star reports that EKUSH Operating System (OS), a projected alternative to Microsoft Windows monopoly and a clone to Windows NT, is in its early stages of development. Named after Bengali of 21, which is a symbol of Bangla language movement, the OS will come with several Bangla fonts in addition to the regular font types and a separate shell for full-functional Bangla Computing.
The Ekush website claims "The world needed a free Unix clone, it has been discovered (Linux) and the world needs a free Windows clone though."
The opensource initiative based in Bangladesh is taken by a 30-member development team, most of them are working in the US at IBM, Microsoft and Linux. The team is lead by Shamsuddoha Ranju, a Bangladeshi who works in Siemens Bangladesh Ltd. The first version of Ekush is currently available from www.ekush.com as a free download. The team has set a 24-month road map which sets the full-functional release in end 2005.
Licensing is one of the problems the Ekush team is expecting to face. As the project is not based in the US, Ekush OS will not be able to obtain the license banner of General Public License (GPL), the US-based licensing company. In Bangladesh a local patenting regulation does not exist. The Ekush development team are hoping a new local governmental regulation on licensing, currently in the works, will pass before the launching of its final product. I hope the licensing do not get clogged on the bureaucratic red-tape, which has pulled the country from advancement since long.
Nobody thought this would happen although there were some warning calls. In a country where cinema viewer ship hangs below 20% of the population cinema is not a big industry. About 300 cinemas across the country have closed down with the Bangladesh film industry shrinking to half in terms of investment and revenue in the last three years (source). This has caused thousands of job losses and more to go.
The number of cinema-goers in the capital declined to 250,000 a week from 900,000 half a decade ago. Some cinemas manage to exist by screening low quality imported films and local films interspersed with porn film footage. Many cinemas run only for one or two days a week. Even then, these barely sell half their seats. The decline in urban viewer ship is due to low quality scripts, poor performance, outdated technical facilities, vulgarism and copycat movies. The copying chain is as follows : - Hollywood -- > Bollywood -- > Dhaliwood (as they call Dhaka movie industry). In the recent decade Bengali cinema are being targeted only for low educated audiences like day-laborer, Rickshaw pullers, village farmers etc. With vulgar titles and sexy posters these movies attract those people with a view to give them some cheap entertainment. Did you ever wonder why the Bengali Cinema actresses keep on gaining their weight? On public demand. For the poor a fatty figure represents wealth and prosperity; something they earn to become. So they prefer a fatty figure rather than a slim one. These cinemas contain some vulgar dances and acts, which are just short of some porn act. Surprisingly the rightwing Islamic parties are silent against the spread of such vulgarism in films. The village cinema viewer ship is increasing because of the attraction of the vulgarism.
The only respite for the more cultured audiences are some short films and a few good quality cinemas (because of lack of investment contemplating poor return –it's a vicious cycle), which fail to attract many to the cinema Theatres.
Despite many efforts like government grants for good quality films, the trend of the cinema industry is towards commercial vulgarism, which are making urban people turn their back on cinema theatres. For them the Cable TV and rented CDs are better sources of entertainment. The video piracy is in its heights in Bangladesh and you can buy a pirated DVD of a current Hollywood or Bollywood blockbuster with only $1.5. The cable TV channels screen these pirated movies whole day. These are also a reason of the downfall of the industry. I see no hope for this industry in recent times.
* We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves.
- Henri Frederic Amiel 1821-1881, Swiss Philosopher, Poet, Critic
* Today we are faced with the preeminent fact that, if civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships... the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world, at peace.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt 1882-1945, Thirty-second President of the USA
The India-Bangladesh relation is really an enigma to many. You would be surprised to know how diverse people's opinions and feelings of love and hatred are which constitutes the bond, which is slowly becoming distrust. Since 1947, after the divide of India & Pakistan on the basis of religion, millions of Hindu Bengalis migrated to West Bengal and other parts of India and many Muslim Bengalis migrated to Bangladesh (former East Pakistan). Memories of their roots are still afresh in many migrants and their descendents. These feelings are of love and earnings and they always carry a dream within, to visit their roots to be with fellow Bengalis separated by a border; who share the same language, culture and traits. The Bangladeshis love Indian cloths Indian music, movies and TV channels. The Indian Bengalis love Bangladeshi food, music, cloths. You couldn't imagine the warmth of this feeling if you had not been close to them. But still in Bangladesh officially Indian movies are not screened in Theatres, In India Bangladeshi TV channels remains taboo in this 21st century. There is a huge trade gap between India and Bangladesh, where illegal trade is twice as much in volume as the trade goes in official channel. Bangladesh is not yet self sufficient in producing all the consumer goods it needs. So Indian goods naturally finds their market here legally or illegally. India and Bangladesh share some major water resources. These two countries could benefit so much if they could solve all the border problems, share water resources equally and enhance legal trade with minimal protection.
India hating is a political stunt taken by Anti Awami League politicians after the liberation war in 1971. In the liberation war India gave shelter to millions of Bangladeshi refugees and engaged in war with Pakistan for 12 days to help liberate Bangladesh supporting the freedom fighters. Bangladesh is surely indebted to India for that. It was for the great leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, India pulled out its troops from Bangladesh and acknowledged Bangladesh's sovereignty. But those who are anti Awami league made a farcical issue that Bangladesh being sold to India citing numerous disputes over the years, which still remains live.
Kathryn Jacques of the School of Classics, History and Religion at the University of New England in Australia writes in her book:
"The most prominent India-Bangladesh border issues, the Tin Bigha Corridor, Muhuri Char and New Moore/ South Talpatty/ Purbasha island have all tended to reinforce the traditional antagonisms, rivalries and fears existing in South Asia, the disputes being manipulated and protracted for political advantage by both Mrs. Gandhi and Ziaur Rahman (President 1975-1981). Both states added fuel to their mutual disputes, both overreacting with aggression and suspicion. Of the two states, India was in a far better position to compromise. Bangladesh did not represent a military threat and had much more to lose than India. The disputes should have been quickly resolvable through diplomatic channels. Instead, the conduct of the issues was characterised by belligerence and insensitivity on India's part, and oversensitivity and suspicion on Bangladesh's part. The Indian government, particularly under Indira Gandhi, had great difficulty in differentiating between disputes with Bangladesh and those with rivals, Pakistan and China. A Bangladesh government which was not obviously pro-Indian, as it was under Mujibur Rahman, was automatically dubbed by India, Cold War-style, as being pro-Pakistan."
These types of stereotyping are being carried over till now. The recent foreign investment initiative in Bangladesh by the TATA group of India has also generated some apprehensions against the BNP government who welcomed it. Some rightwing parties passed on bad remarks like the Bangladesh is being sold to India. But this all happened because trade must follow its course and in recent times trade relationship is the main determinant of foreign relations. So if Bangladesh has surplus gas and it is willing to export it there must be tension when the consumer is India rather than a third nation. But this is Bangladesh, where among people emotions and personal likings dominate logic. The government who declares export gas to India will be in a possible coup by the opposition, because they will make a huge issue out of it. That's why during Awami League government (believed to be pro-Indian) the relationship did not improve significantly but only reduced some tension.
India-bashing is the powerful political weapon that is now being used by present BNP government. The Prime Minister has warned the opposition (Awami League) "Abandon Desires for state power through foreign help (meaning India)". The Justice Joynul Abedin Commission, which is investigating the still unsolved August 21 attack, concluded in this report that a foreign power is behind the incident. The commission is yet to name the foreign power but most likely it is referring India. Adding fuel to this is Bangladesh foreign minister Morshed Khan's provocative statement that his country could play havoc in the north- east "as it was landlocked by Bangladesh". See the different views of the government, they are welcoming the foreign investment and provoking at the same time. Certainly India is not happy about this situation. They are vocal that Bangladesh is giving shelter to the insurgents of its North-East territory just as Bangladesh was vocal during late seventies and eighties that India is giving support and shelter to the Shantibahini insurgents of the Chittagong hill tracts. Also there are issues like illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in India, who are being used by Indian politicians as vote banks. An editorial in The Statesman warns: "Actually Begum Zia is playing a dangerous game, much too dangerous for her comfort."
Problems like this will continue to exist if both the countries do not wish to minimize them and want to keep them alive for political reasons. Renowned columnist Kuldip Nayar has urged the Indians to be generous and be relaistic to conquer the anti-India feeling in Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi think tanks are not doing well enough to reduce the tensions the political leaders are inflicting upon the relationship.
Meanwhile a girl in Bangladesh will continue to adore Shahrukh Khan (Indian actor) and watch all his movies in pirated discs and girl in India will pay any price to get a Dhakai Sari smuggled through the borders. A Bangladeshi boys honeymoon place would be in Darjeeling and an Indian's Cox's Bazaar Beach. I think many of the Bangladeshi politicians who cries against India in a political speech, go home and watch popular Hindi soap operas in Indian Channels and some would send his kid to a school in an Indian hill convent. India-Bangladesh relations will remain so bitter sweet and quite prone to exploitation by the political leaders.
Last year the country's population stood at about 138 million and its labor force 68 million including child labor (+10). Out of which about 27 million people (39.9% of total workforce) are either unemployed or unemployed. For reference, the members of the labor force not doing any work at all or working less than 15 hours are considered unemployed and one working less than 35 hours considered underemployed. About one million job seekers are added to the statistics every year.
According to World Bank, to achieve a substantial reduction in unemployment & underemployment, Bangladesh needs to create over 50 million jobs in the next 25 years. To achieve that Bangladesh needs double digit growth and according to Debapriyo Bhattacharya, executive director of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) :
"We will have to engage the labor force in waged jobs, particularly in the labor-intensive manufacturing sector."
China has made the above possible to a great extent. So why can't Bangladesh. What Bangladesh lacks is more foreign investment rather than aids. But these are the detriments of attracting foreign investment:
1) The political unrests in the country
2) Deteriorating law and order situation
3) Bureaucracy and corruption in establishing business ventures
4) High cost of doing business: compared to China, India and Pakistan, the cost of doing business in Bangladesh today is considerably higher. Among others, the judicial system and law enforcement have been cited as major factors that add to high cost in doing business.
Sadly our political parties are not addressing the situation correctly. The throne is the center of their attention. They will soon the situation out of control after phasing out of the quota system. A recent study of IMF said that Bangladesh's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) might fall by 1.5 per cent after the abolition of the quota system.
* "Never a dull moment. This is the phrase that most aptly describes Bangladesh" :- Michael
* Path to national unity - It is us to blame : - Asif Imtiaz in context of Bangladesh
* Muhammad Yunus deserves a nobel prize : - Niraj
* Your service was really good : - Zahir
* Taboo on sex before marriage is a reason behind the strong family bond of the Indian subcontinent : - Rifat
* You don't need ballz to play football and its not unislamic at all as the bigots say. They just can't keep politics and religion away from sports.
* 693 tigers were counted in Sundarban forests, out of which 419 are in the Bangladesh part.
* A latest survey by National Democratic Foundation (NDF) shows:
a) The government should not step down before term : 59%
The government should step down immediately: 32%
b) Do not support Hartal: 73%
Support Hartal: 18%
More surveys are needed from neutral quarters to understand the public opinion.
* Late by five minutes is not a delay.
There were much apprehensions of all quarters on whether Biman should continue with its current fleet of F-28s. The pilots specially raised concerns that these are not safe enough to fly and only 139 out of 243 built are operational around the world. A couple of days ago another F-28 took a nose-dive into a ditch after skidding off the runway at Sylhet in a domestic flight. Luckily none of the 82 passengers on-board were seriously hurt. The drama continued when the state minister for civil aviation termed pilot error may be the cause of the accident. The Biman pilots went on a strike yesterday in protest of his remark and to take an assessment of all Biman aircrafts whether they are flight worthy. The minister then refuted the claim and said that he was misquoted and the strike was called off when he assured to take care of their demands. But the Biman schedules went haywire troubling many passengers.
To the best of my knowledge, Biman pilots are very efficient and it is to their credit Biman has a good safety record considering the outdated aircrafts they fly to and from domestic airports which do not have modern instrumental landing facilities. I hope that Biman will listen to this wake up call to replace outdated aircrafts.
The four party alliance plans to celebrate its 3 year rule; "success" as termed by them. Surely they have succeeded in curbing the pressure of the opposition. The current politics of Bangladesh is centered to the throne. The Awami League is demanding immediate resignation of the government and the BNP's reply is "We will not step down even a minute ahead of the expiry of our five-year tenure". The both party's motto is to screw the people and to achieve their goals.
Amidst all these everybody has forgot that BNP has not fulfilled its major election pledges as follows:
Zayadul Ahsan writes in the Daily Star:
"The separation of the judiciary, formation of independent anti-corruption and human-rights commissions and installation of ombudsman -- the key election pledges -- remain elusive as ever. It failed to live up to the other pledges of curbing crime, introducing direct elections to reserved seats for women, giving autonomy to radio and television and repealing the abusive Special Powers Act. The government said time and again it will honour the commitments it had made to people, but it is now clear that they are unwilling to do so. One can conclude that the ruling coalition cares little about strengthening democracy by implementing the four pledges."
Governments come and governments go but issues like giving autonomy to radio and television remain elusive as ever.
The killing of yet another journalist in the southwestern town Bogra remarks the deterioration in law and order situation. Journalist Dipankar Chakrabarty, Executive Editor of Durjoy Bangla, fell victim to a brutal attack by unknown assailants. The news caption highlighted that he was beheaded, which left Jane guessing whether this incident relates to the threats by some radical islamists against the daily Prothom Alo. The southwestern Bangladesh has witnessed the brutal killings of at least 13 prominent journalists in the last 10 years. As per my information, in this region there are activities of some extremist organizations like Purba Bangla Communist Party -PBCP-Marxist-Leninist (Janajuddha) and Sarbahara group and the notorious Bangla Bhai. The police investigations could not solve the mystery of all the atrocities against journalists but a faction of the Janajudhdha has been indicted for a number of killings including Journalist Manik Saha & Journalist Humayun Kabir Balu. No party is yet to claim the responsibilty of Dipankar's death.
This all shows that the total law and order situation of Bangladesh is out of the hand of the police. Unless the govt. is eager to expedite the prosecution of the criminals who are systematically killing the voices against them (apparently to create fear and anarchy among people), all hell will break loose soon.
The antagonism between the two Bangladeshi leaders (Begum Khaleda Zia & Sheikh Hasina) is not all political rather personal. Since long the two have not been in a common table to discuss. Their public speeches usually contain malicious words against each other and each others' parties. Sheikh Hasina and her party Awami League is opposing government in every aspect and is demanding the immediate resignation of the Govt and to hold fresh election. But her actions are seen to common people as her hunger for power as she failed to motivate the people ignoring major issues of the country and sticking to only pulling down the government without any democratic process.
Mrs. Zia's obsession with Sheikh Hasina and anybody or anything associated with her is also costing Bangladesh dearly. Many AL activists succumbed to mass arrests by police recently in a said bid to tackle the law and order situation. The government is actually trying to create a panic among the common people by the mass arrests not to stop them from joining in an Awami League rally scheduled today afternoon. It has become more like a personal vendetta, where Begum Zia is said to sideline one of his key associates M Ali Falu, who is the leading shareholders of NTV (a leading private TV channel), because NTV aired programs commemorating father of the nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (father of Sheikh Hasina). In her words, "Falu has become neutral now, so he has no place among us".
The politics of Bangladesh has now polarized in a way that now a days people are forced out of neutralilty. People have no choice but to patronize either one of the Begums and -or- other parties as the polarization has affected the judiciary, bureaucracy, universities and even the army. Otherwise intimidations or harassments follows and you simply cannot win a government contract without political affiliation or patronization.
According to a Western diplomat: "They are obsessed with one another. And they are unlikely to bury the hatchet in the foreseeable future. Unless the parties decide to replace the two heads of their parties, the country will turn into another Afghanistan soon."
We are helplessly waiting to see how many common people gives their lives in the two leaders' personal vendetta.
Yet another grim news: Bangladesh ranks 164th among 173 countries and fifth in South Asia in the Quality of Life Index (QLI), according to a report of Social Watch, an international network of citizens from different countries across the world. (reports the Daily Star). Among the South Asian countries, Sri Lanka ranks the highest but it has been placed in 85th position among all the countries surveyed. Sri Lanka is followed by the Maldives (107th), India (163rd), Bhutan (142) and Bangladesh. The Social Watch annual report 2004 rated Bangladesh's performance in education, food security, reproductive health and science and information technology sectors to be in 'worst situation' while public expenditure in 'below-average' situation. The report cited the reason for Bangladesh's bad performance is the drawback of poor governance.
The indicators for measurement of the QLI are quite comprehensive. But I think there are also some cultural elements lacking in the measurement of quality of life. For example, the no. of persons in a Australian village owning a TV comparing to a Bangladeshi village is quite a big contrast, where in Bangladeshi remote villages electricity is not present in all the households and they usually watch TV in village clubs (mostly battery powered) in groups. Then there are questions of low consumption and over consumption. The village lifestyle is very economical and with homegrown foods and home neat clothes a Bangladeshi village family can survive well with their standard with minimum of consumption. It would be unwise to compare them with the western lifestyle. As there is a wide margin of disparity between the lifestyle of rich and poor in the developing countries, the countries with large population gets a low average ranking which does not at all reflect the true scenario. India ranked 163rd (just over Bangladesh). Considering the recent economic boom and many people crossing the boundaries of social class, does this represent the true Indian lifestyle ranking?
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As a local non-profit organization formed in 1983, the objective of the Bishop Hill Arts Council is to promote those arts and artisans that reflect the traditions of Bishop Hill. The Council sponsors performing and visual artists at events and activities throughout the year including the Quilt Show, Midsommar, Jordbruksdagarna, Julmarknard, and Lucia Nights. This year the Arts Council has engaged Sheri Wood to create a contemporary version of the traditional 1930's BH Block pattern quilt for the Arts Council Quilt Raffle. Sheri, shown at right stitching with her long arm quilting machine at the Village Smithy, will be using this instrument to produce a beautiful one of a kind queen sized heirloom quilt in Bishop Hill colors: blues, gold, yellow, and white. When completed, the quilt will travel throughout town on display. Proceeds from the raffle held on Lucia Nights fund an annual scholarship awarded to a high school student pursuing advanced studies in the Arts. Tickets are available in most village shops or can be downloaded HERE.
The Bishop Hill Heritage Association was organized in 1962 with the original goal of saving the Colony Era buildings from destruction and restoring them to functional use. They continue to maintain these historic properties, cultural heritage, and strive, through educational programming, to develop in each visitor a sense of pride in our past, present, and future. The administration office, museum, and archives of the Bishop Hill Heritage Association are located in the 1854 Steeple Building. The Heritage offers group tours by appointment. Admission is free but donations are appreciated.
The Old Settlers' Association was organized in 1896 to observe the 50th anniversary of the founding of the colony. Since 1962, Old Settlers' Day has been celebrated on the second Saturday in September. In 1953, the Old Settlers took the first community steps in preservation when they purchased and restored the 1861 Colony School.
Today the schoolhouse, kitchen, and grounds are available to the public to rent for meetings, parties, and special occasions.
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Labor Joins Saturday Rally for Affordable Housing in DCFriday, December 9, 2011
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)The District's affordable housing crisis is so bad that the current amount of affordable housing would need to be tripled just to address existing housing needs, according to the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development (CNHED). Metro Washington Council President Jos Williams will join CNHED for a "Housing for All" rally at Martin Luther King Library this Saturday. "DC's working families continue to be squeezed beyond the breaking point," says Williams. CNHED has launched an ambitious five-year campaign to increase the amount the District invests in affordable housing, and Williams will join CNHED in demanding that the DC government invest in working families and fund programs that make housing affordable for District residents.


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You know how you never really see yourself for who you are? Right, well, I wonder if Sheets doesn't see himself as injury-prone. Instead, Sheets sees everyone else and thinks they're Magoo'ing their way through their life. He sits in the locker room and he's like, "Wow, Fielder I can't believe you didn't just twist your ankle right there!" And Fielder looks at him confused, "Ben, I was just tying CC's shoelaces for him." (Cause Prince and CC obviously have to tie each other's shoelaces.) Also, I wonder if Sheets's family is constantly trying to get him out of harm's way.Please, blog, may I have some more?
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Gerald Laird? Yeah, he's serviceable. Jarrod Saltimbocca? He was enticing enough to get from the Braves and he's wonderful with broccoli rabe. Taylor Teagarden? Grand slam yesterday. For his sixth HR in 12 games. Before you rush out to pickup Teagarden, see 1/18 of a centimeter after this period.Please, blog, may I have some more?
One guy you drafted in the 2nd round. The Ethier guy you drafted in the last round just so you'd have someone to draft when Rauch became the closer for the Nots. One guy will get drafted again in the first five rounds next year; the Ethier guy may be grabbed as a fifth outfielder then dropped when he's doing a blahtoon with some other Dodgers schmohawk.Please, blog, may I have some more?
Roy Oswalt threw his second consecutive shutout yesterday. In his last 32 1/3 innings, he's been scoreless. Since the All-Star break, he has a 1.94 ERA in 10 starts. He just farted into a bottle and it sold at a Sotheby's auction for $1.7 million.Please, blog, may I have some more?
I liked Carlos Quentin going into spring of '07. Whoa! You got the wrong year there, buddy? No, no I didn't. I drafted Quentin in lots of leagues in '07 because of his .940 OPS in the minors. He looked like the real deal.Please, blog, may I have some more?
There's so much to love about Fred Lewis. Let's see… Power — check! Speed — check! A name that sounds like an 80s sitcom character — check! I'll take Fred Lewis in the center square for the win. Alas, Fred Lewis is about to undergo season-ending surgery on a foot bunion.Please, blog, may I have some more?
Pronk, a nickname for Travis Hafner which stands for Project Donkey, used to be cute, now it's just stupid. Project Donkey? How about Project Jackass? When you drafted him, you wanted Josh Hamilton — Project Junkie — numbers. Not Project Flunky.Please, blog, may I have some more?
Tommy John Surgery, "Hey, has anyone seen Billy Wagner's arm?" All Pitcher Arms ignore Tommy John Surgery as they continue to read Men's Fitness Magazine. Tommy John Surgery, "Well, it's important he gets this message. His arm's not going to get better without me." Other Pitcher Arms whistle.Please, blog, may I have some more?
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$12 Salads
You know that restaurant your girlfriend/wife/what-have-you likes to go to that charges, like, $12 for a salad? Every time you go there, you have a thoroughly solid meal. No complaints, except you just paid $12 for a salad when you could've went to McDonald's and stuffed you and your woman for $10 schmools and had $2 in quarters left over to make the hotel bed vibrate.Please, blog, may I have some more?