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Where Are the Hombres Fuertes?
Today's Wall Street Journal has a great story on the tradition of caudillos in Latin America.
Here's an excerpt:
"Some argue that Latin America's single most important--and colorful--contribution to political science is the caudillo. A Spanish word, caudillo is derived from the Latin capitellum or small head, and refers to a military or political leader. ...The cast of caudillos in Latin American history includes such characters as Antonio López de Santa Anna, who was Mexico's president on seven separate occasions in the mid-1800s. He signed away Texas' independence from Mexico after being captured the day after the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, and once buried a leg he lost in battle with full military honors. ...(Fidel) Castro, el Comandante or el Caballo (the Horse), has the dubious distinction of being the longest-lived caudillo in Latin American history, owing his record-breaking stretch in power more to caudillismo than Marxismo. He's passed on the torch to Hugo Chávez, the populist caudillo from Caracas, Venezuela."
Caudillo's rise where there are weak democratic institutions, such as in Honduras or the Dominican Republic under Trujillo, a truly frightening guy who makes for terrific reading.
Puerto Rico bypassed this era of caudillismo--unless you want to call Luis Munoz Marin, the island's first elected governor, a benign caudillo. After all, he ran Puerto Rico for about 40 years without any real opposition.
Read the rest of the Wall Street Journal story.
Down with Dictators
In the ongoing controversy over the leadership in Honduras, the United States is between a pair of pajamas and a hard place.
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was about to pull off a very undemocratic coup via la cocina by planning a referendum to amend the country's constitution to give himself more time in office, a move that the Honduran supreme court ruled illegal. It was a classic power grab a la Hugo Chavez, who did the same thing in Venezuela several years ago.
In fact, Zelaya was going to use ballots printed in Venezuela. And after the coup, which came in the dead of night and spirited him out of the country in his pajamas, Zelaya has been flown to the United States and elsewhere on Venezuelan aircraft. Zelaya's got a friend in Chavez.
On the other hand, the coup that installed Roberto Micheletti as acting president of Honduras is not a democratic or constitutional way of running a country. Constitutions, laws and regulations are in place to keep other branches of government from overstepping their bounds. (However, give credit to the Honduran people for smelling a dirty rat and setting a trap for him.)
Where does this leave the United States?
In a narrow sense, the Obama administration is correct to try to undo the coup and help return things to normal, whatever that is in Honduras. But . . . Zelaya is not somebody you would want to go to bat for. Chavez is Zelaya's godfather and Cuba's Raul Castro is a kissing cousin, which is why Obama administration critics are having a field day. So the bottom line is, Zelaya is not exactly George Washington.
To be fair, the United States has intervened in Latin America more than a dozen times over the last 125 years or so to terrible effect. Panama, Cuba, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Dominican Republic . . . It would be a big boost to U.S. credibility if we stopped doing this, which hopefully is the aim of the Obama administration.
What's going to happen? Appointing Costa Rican president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias as mediator in the dispute is a smart move. He is well respected, and Costa Rica is known as the Switzerland of Central America. It is neutral. (Read Arias' excellent commentary "Stop Feckless Funding of Latin Militaries" in the Miami Herald.)
My best guess about what will happen:
—Zelaya is reinstalled under very tight controls (read little wiggle room for shenanigans) until the next election whose date can be pushed up.
—the negotiations are s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d out (wink-wink, nod-nod), leaving little time in Zelaya's presidency, which had about six months to go.
—Zelaya and Micheletti share power until the next elections, which will take place sooner than you can say Salvador Allende.
El Yunque Is Semifinalist
Puerto Rico's El Yunque made it into the top 77 contenders for the New 7 Wonders of Nature. The next step is up to the judges, who will whittle down the list to 28 finalists.
After these finalists are chosen, you'll have a chance to vote again for the top 7. Let's hope Puerto Rico clears this hurdle of finalists.
I see a couple of other sites I voted for on the list of 77, including:
Angel Falls in Venezuela
Iguazu Falls in Argentina-Brazil
Platano Forest, Honduras
Sossusvlei, Namibia
Did your nominees make it?
El Yunque Countdown
You have till midnight tonight to vote for El Yunque as one of the 7 New Wonders of Nature. Click on the link at left, which takes you directly to the vote page.
The organization will announce the next round of winners that move onto the next phase of the competition on July 9.
The organization will announce the next round of winners that move onto the next phase of the competition on July 9.
Layoff Lottery
Five people got laid off at my job today. We knew something was coming. Revenue was down, and so something had to give. I did not know all of the people affected well, but I feel for them just the same.
There have been a number of layoffs here, each one hopefully "the last." But there can be no guaranties. No one is immune. Names are bandied about each time the layoff lottery starts spinning, including my own.
I wonder if companies understand that at some point they have to stop--or there will be no company. There will be no one left. If layoffs are the principal way to respond to a downsized economy, at some point companies are going to put themselves out of business. Don't the mucky-mucks see that? Are they smart enough?
It doesn't seem so. Oh, there's been brainstorming about growing the business and new business models, to be sure. But I don't see much difference--at least not yet. Perhaps that comes later, if there is a later.
Are other companies like this? Has this been your experience?
It's hard to rebuild an economy in which the average person--employed or unemployed--feels insecure. Loyalty is nonexistent. Few companies are loyal to their workers and workers are not loyal to the companies they work for. This is not new. It's been happening for decades.
The consequences of this logic are profound. If few companies are loyal to their workers, why should consumers be loyal to their products? After all, that worker could be them.
Of course, expenses have to be adjusted to revenue. That's the way companies work. But beyond that, what does a company stand for? Who are you?
Are you just a company that peddles widgets that most of us probably don't need? Or is there something more behind the fancy logo and letterhead?
Millions of employed and unemployed people are wondering.
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|This course develops competence in teaching the interactive processes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and thinking across the curriculum, and focuses on strategies for teaching students of varied backgrounds and abilities. For students in grades 4–12 to be successful in the content areas they must be able to read and comprehend various informational texts and write for different purposes and audiences. This course will provide teachers with the tools to improve student achievement in the content areas through the developmentally appropriate integration of literacy strategies.
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Rev. Milton Gardner
One of my favorite singers of all time is Ken Medema. He has been in concert in Thomasville in years past, but now lives in California. Medema is blind. He travels and performs by himself. He is a most amazing person.
My favorite song among his compositions is "Bring me a Rose in the Wintertime." A part of the first stanza says, "Bring me a rose in the wintertime when they are hard to find. I have roses on my mind."
I suspect a number of local rosarians have roses on their minds. They are pruning, fertilizing and, in general, cleaning up the dormant bushes. It will be a few more weeks before we see any homegrown roses.
The theme of Medema's song suggests the longing we have when things are scarce or out of season. I would really like to have a tree-ripened peach from the groves in Barney, but one would be impossible to find, although I have some frozen ones.
To carry this theme to what I believe the artist is saying, I interpret our souls' desire for kindness, love and care to never go out of season. We have the rush of Christmas, perhaps an occasional birthday remembrance, but too often people who need to be remembered sit waiting for a phone call, a card in the mail, an invitation to meet and fellowship.
The heart cries out for a rose in the wintertime when they are hard to find. I think of many persons to whom I could bring a rose — an out-of-season visit, a hug, a prayer or a card saying, "I'm thinking of you." It could be your wife, or mother or a child away from home. Some roses are never out of season.


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Spring Onions … and Egg Fried Rice
August 24, 2007 | 30 Comments
Spring Onion shoots
These little purple spring onions we harvested were bursting with flavour.
They went into an egg fried rice. If you have cooked rice in the fridge, this is a quick way to whip up a wholesome weeknight meal. Refrigerated rice is ideal for this dish, 'cos we need firm separate grains.
Cooked rice + eggs + frozen veggies = a complete meal in less than 10 minutes.
Check out these tips for perfect fried rice from Steamy Kitchen.
General rule –
per cup of cooked rice, one egg (we use two whites or 1/4 cup egg beaters), 1 cup chopped veggies (fresh or frozen)
Use a carbon steel wok or a stainless steel pan. Non-stick is not recommended.
While some people like to fry the eggs along with the rice by making a well in the middle of the pan, we prefer to do it separately, since it gives us more control over the pan temperature and the seasoning.
** eggs can be replaced with cubes of baked tofu.
The previous evening:
Cook 1 cup of rice with a tad less water than normal.
We used long-grain brown rice. We added 1.5 cups of water and pressure cooked it until just done. (If using a pressure cooker, put 3 cups of water in the main compartment, put the rice container with rice and water inside it, and cover it. We normally cook rice directly in the main compartment of the pressure cooker, but in this instance, it will stick and burn since we're using less water than normal.)
Cool the cooked rice and refrigerate it overnight to firm it up a bit. One cup of raw rice yields about 3 cups cooked.
3 cups cooked rice
3 eggs (we used six whites)
3 cups chopped veggies (we used a combo of frozen peas, corn, carrots, lima and french beans)
3 chopped spring onions (separate the greens and whites)
3 tsps vegetable oil
3 tsps soy sauce (we use low-sodium tamari)
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp dark sesame oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1. Take ithe rice out of the fridge and bring it to room temperature about 15 minutes before making the fried rice. Or microwave it for a minute or two.
2. Heat 1 tsp oil in the wok until hot, but not smoking. Add the beaten eggs to the pan, some salt and pepper, and scramble them until dryish. Take them out of the pan and keep aside. Wipe the pan clean with a wet tissue.
3. Meanwhile, microwave the frozen veggies for a minute or two to thaw them.
4. Put the wok back on the fire, on medium heat. Add the remaining 2 tsps of oil. When it is hot but not smoking, add the ginger garlic paste, stir quickly, add the spring onion whites, 1 tsp tamari/soy sauce, salt and pepper. After a few seconds, add the veggies.
5 Stir for a minute or two until the veggies are hot. If using frozen mixed veggies, they ought to be crisp tender by now. If using fresh, stir until cooked but crisp.
6. Raise the heat to HIGH, add the rice, remaining tamari/soy sauce, dark sesame oil, salt and pepper. Toss until the rice is heated through and a tad crisp.
7. Stir in the scrambled eggs and the spring onion greens, and serve hot.
- Jai and Bee
Filed Under: egg-fried-rice, Eggs, GARDENING, Rice, Veg Medley, vegetarian recipes
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What a coincidence! I too made a mixed veg rice with soya for a quick dinner tonight.Like you,I too always use rice which has been sitting in the fridge for a day or two. I also used spring onions & lima beans 'cos I had to clean out my fridge before the buying fresh stuff for the "Onam sadya" .And that was gonna be my entry for Sharmi's event :secret:.
Your fried rice looks very colorful & I bet it tasted great too.
BTW, since you do so much of your cooking in the MW, why didn't you cook your rice in it? Any particular resaon? hno:
I loved the spring onion pic popping out. thanks for the delicious recipe.
Lovely colours! You are totally my kinda girl- when im making rice or noodles, my wok has more veggies than the noodles/rice and we both love it that way- and a sneaky way of eating lots of veggies in a wonderful dish like that- i like adding some sesame seeds and a couple of finely chopped green chillies too- Indo-Chinese style..
Waiting for the day when I'll be growing my own spring onions- you guys are inspiring me to dream on
on second thoughts, the rate at which you are churning out rice recipes…Sharmi is going to have a separate section for the J-B team in her round up….I've made a Kerala specialty for JFI, since i'm traveling over the weekend, hope i get time to come back and post it
Wonderful looking dish…so colourful…was everything used in that was home grown?…
Oh yes, this is a quickie, esp when I'm not in a mood to cook on a weekend!
Loved the pictures and the dish looks nice :yes: ;;)
what beautiful spring onions, I love the purple / white and green combo.
The rice looks lovely, I love your method.
love the way ur blog is themed around healthy good. also love all ur pics. hoping to be good at photoshop some day. the pic of the pea is amazing
Simply gorgeous. I love the spring onion shot. The egg fried rice looks completely healthy and delish. I too prefer more veggies in my rice dish!
fabulous pics…..the rice looks awesome(and i bet tastes too) ….you dont have a lip smacking / slurping emoticon
Nice entry Bee, The pictures are awesome. Viji
lovely hues to the spring onion – beautiful
Purple and green on ochre background – an outstanding shot!
Beautiful photo of fried rice, love it!:)
That's such a nice shot the fried rice looks almost unreal!
Fried rice looks very colorful and delicious!
Hi bee, Just love to comment in your blog to see these beautiful smilies! The pictures of rice and spring onions are so nice! great entry for the event! :yes: :bow:
I actually have spring onions and cooked rice in my fridge. Maybe this is what we'll have for dinner tonight
What a colorful looking fried rice and so healthy too with brown rice and loads of veggies. Love it.
The spring onions look soooooooooooo pretty :love:
This is just the sort of thing we love to make at home. Beautiful photos!
Those purple-head spring onions are prized in these parts.
Your fried rice looks so colourul and delicious. I'd like some with lots of those spring onions, sliced thinly.
Fried rice..yumm! Loved the proportion formula for rice:veggies:egg that you provided. The spring onions pics look nice.
OK… so I lied… we didn't have it for dinner that night (
But we had it for lunch on Sunday… sans the egg. Thanks a ton J&B, my post will come soon.
Wonderful looking fried rice..loved those photos
J/B – this came out really well. I added a tsp of Hoisin sauce and chilli sauce along with 1 tsp of soy sauce and few drops of honey ! yumm…
And oh thanks for the Thai curry recipe…That turned out great too…
Thank you both!
thanx…tried it and loved it…
Your fried rice looks soooooo delish, I love your pictures as well. Do you take your own pictures?
thanks. yes, we take our own pics.
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If you truly desire to be close to God, you have to make some changes in your life. If you are like most people, you have been caught up with the "what's in it for me" mentality.
"He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told." - Matthew 28:6-7 - New King James Version
While every day is significant, the last few days have been amazingly powerful for me as I remembered the significance of living a committed life - one dedicated to God. We must reflect His unconditional love in every interaction we have. We must give more than we take, and we must remain alert with compassion for others.
There are many things needed in our lives in order to live. We need food and water, shelter and such. Most people spend the biggest part of their lives trying to provide these things for themselves and their families. There is nothing wrong with working to have such things as long as doing so does not become our only goal.
Several years ago, I heard a sermon titled, "It's Friday, but Sunday's a coming." I don't remember everything about it, but I do remember where the idea came from.
Easter is later this year than usual. It is very rare for Easter to come on the last Sunday of April. We have to wait much longer than we usually do. But we wait with great anticipation. We know, as Paul Harvey used to say, "the rest of the story."
"I am as good as they are."
When we think of why Jesus Christ came to earth more than 2,000 years ago, we might think of how he taught, healed or preached the good news of salvation. We might even think of how he lived a perfect life of example. All of these are important, but they are not the main reason he came.
It's that time of year when I am so glad I have a programmable thermostat in my home. That is one of the most remarkable gadgets I ever have installed.
The eighth Annual Shepherds in Concert event is set for 6 p.m. April 30, at Good Shepherd Missionary Baptist Church in Allenhurst. Billed as an evening of praise and worship, the concert promises to be memorable.
There are many obstacles we must overcome or maneuver around in our lives. Sometimes these hurdles seem like they're almost too much to handle and we feel like giving up altogether. Life can hit so hard that it knocks the wind right out of us.
When Peter penned the following words, he was being directed by the Holy Spirit to give a warning to Christians. "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world" (1 Peter 5:8, 9). While those in the world may not care about this warning, the child of God should treat it seriously.
This week has been a time of reflection for me. Monday would have been my mom's birthday. Thursday marked the day she passed away. And today is the sixth anniversary of her funeral. Interestingly enough, this year those dates fell on the same days of the week as the final week of her life. I've thought a lot about Mom and life and eternity this week.
This past week, several communities across the nation held events honoring those who served the United States during the Vietnam War. Some states have proclaimed the last Sunday of every March as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day."
Members of Life United Pentecostal Church in Hinesville are ready for their revival.
Teachers in Bryan County schools go back to work Monday, and the students will only be a week behind them.
Human beings always have had conflict with one another. Conflict can sever once-good relationships that can go unresolved throughout one's lifetime.
I recently read a story of a lady who spent $30,000 so she could look like Kim Kardashian. Now, she has to spend the next few years paying it off.
Back in the summers of my college days, I worked for a builder. For the most part, I kept the skilled laborers (carpenters and brick layers) supplied with materials. Then, there was the biggest mistake I made during my first summer.
Anyone who desires to be saved needs to realize that God's will must be obeyed.
On most Fourth of Julys, our family, which this year included 17 of us, meets at our house for food, fun and fireworks.
It has become popular today in some circles to say, "I love Jesus, but I hate the church."
Life gets busy sometimes, and it is easy to forget to think of the important things.
The United States celebrates its freedom on the Fourth of July. It was on this day that the Declaration of Independence from the kingdom of Great Britain was signed.
Most of us have just celebrated, in one way or another, Independence Day and are enjoying what is commonly called the Fourth of July weekend.
Our country is 238 years old. We have been a world leader, almost since our first days as a democracy.
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Many people never stop to think of how hard it is to administer the estate or trust of someone who passes away. Often, it's a thankless job filled with headaches. That's certainly been the case for the Michael Jackson Estate executors: entertainment attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain. Well, at least the headache part. Here are the top five lessons to take away.
1. The AEG Wrongful Death Trial: It's a Thriller!
Now nearing the five-month mark since opening statements, the trial has been filled with twists and turns, from Lionel Richie's ex talking to the King of Pop's ghost to Jackson's childhood friendship with a mouse (as revealed by the Rolling Stone). While many in the media were quick to report how the judge recently dismissed two AEG executives from the case, a more telling ruling came down at the same time.
As reported by CNN: The judge also ruled that the Jacksons "presented substantial evidence" that AEG Live's "conduct was a substantial factor in causing" Jackson's death.
This means that it's completely up to the jury to decide if the Jackson heirs' $40 billion claim will win or not. If the jury views the evidence like the judge, and feels that there is "substantial evidence" that AEG hired Dr. Conrad Murray and helped cause Michael Jackson's death, then his children and mother could win a huge payday.
As any trial lawyer can tell you, juries are unpredictable. Often, plaintiffs have an excellent chance at winning once they get their case to the jury. The fact they've made it this far could mean big trouble for AEG. It also means complications for the estate executors. While they have, for the most part, stayed out of the fighting, more than a few eyebrows were raised when an estate consultant testified in favor of AEG and against the Jackson heirs. He claimed he did so with approval from the executors. The executors later denied they gave him permission, but it highlights how all of this testimony and publicity can only make their job harder.
For example, the lavish estimates of Jackson's earning capacity may be used against the estate in its next big court battle against the IRS.
2. The IRS Tells The Estate: Who's Bad?
Much was made of Michael Jackson's debt when he passed away -- it was recently estimated to be as much as $500 million. While Branca and McClain have taken some heat (like from Randy Jackson, below), there is no disputing that they've done a masterful job at guiding the estate through troubled waters into a series of huge paydays. Reportedly, they've brought in over $600 million during the first four years.
There's one problem that comes with that much success: the tax man. When the Michael Jackson Estate filed its estate tax return, it reportedly claimed his assets were worth only $7 million as of the day he died. The IRS has a slightly different view, estimating the total to be more than one billion dollars ... and as much as $1.5 billion, in fact. It says that the estate under-reported his assets so significantly that the estate owes a tax bill of $702 million. The estate disagrees and has sued to fight the IRS.
A large part of this dispute centers on the value of Jackson's image and likeness. The IRS claims it was worth $434 million, while the estate's tax filing placed a value of only $2,105.
Which of course, raises the question: If Michael Jackson's image and likeness, not to mention his other assets (the value of his music, for example), were worth as little as the estate's tax filing claimed, why has the estate earned so much money since he died? While the IRS appears to be overreaching with its figures -- especially placing such a high value on his image and likeness and apparently failing to include his extensive debt -- certainly, the post-death success shows that the estate was a tad too aggressive in its tax return filing after Michael Jackson died.
3. Alleged Egg Donor Goes To Court To Send Message To Jackson Kids: I Just Can't Stop Loving You.
The Michael Jackson Estate has other headaches to deal with. Like who exactly is the mother of Michael Jackson's three kids? Deborah Rowe is often referred to as the mother of Michael Jackson's oldest two children, Prince and Paris.


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Rising from her humble beginnings as a lost orphan, Lia is summoned to be Muirwood Abbey's protector and special guardian for Ellowyn Demont, the lost heir of the fallen kingdom of Pry-Ree. After the death of the ruthless king at the battle of Winterrowd, the great Aldermaston and Abbey leader calls on Lia to use her mystical talents to save Muirwood from two new threats - a vengeful queen accusing the Abbey of her husband's death and a deadly plague threatening to destroy the land.
Amidst the turmoil, a battle ensues, and soon Lia learns the world's magic has begun to falter. As a blanket of dread envelops the Abbey, hopes are tested, and Lia will be forced to come to terms with a secret that will change her life forever.
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Bicarbonate of soda is used in commercial cake mixes and flours to improve the effectiveness of another ingredient with which it is often combined – baking powder. When mixed with tartaric acid or lemon juice, it acts as a raising agent in baking.
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Will Bashir warrant worsen war?
Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has seen off other challenges in almost 20 years in power and there is no sign that he is going to give in to the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
Some supporters of the court's move hope it will eventually persuade Sudan's politicians to hand over their leader in a palace coup, end the festering conflict in Darfur and do more to repair relations with the West.
But many signs point in the other direction, turning Bashir further towards allies such as Russia and China as he strengthens his hold on power.
Some believe the court's decision could worsen the fighting in Darfur because rebel movements will be emboldened and because Khartoum will feel that there is no longer any point in trying to pander to the West.
There are also concerns over what it could mean for the 2005 peace deal that ended the two-decade north-south war – although officials from the semi-autonomous south have been quick to say, in public at least, that they are standing behind Bashir.
While Bashir remains in power, the arrest warrant means the West has lost one of its strongest negotiating cards with Sudan — the offer to normalise relations.
The new U.S. administration could still offer Sudan the carrot of removing the country from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. But early statements from President Barack Obama and his team suggest they plan a tougher stance on Sudan.
Some of the 30 African countries who signed the founding statute of the International Criminal Court may start reconsidering their involvement. Many states already feel the court's investigations to date have unfairly targeted the continent.
And there is no sign that Bashir will be arrested. Despite the call from the ICC for all countries to implement the warrant, he plans to go to an upcoming Arab summit in Qatar and intends to join future African summits. While Qatar has not signed up to the statute, if Bashir were to get away with visiting a country that has done so it might seriously challenge the court's authority.
Was it right for the court to issue the warrant against Bashir? Will it improve the situation in Sudan or make it worse? Could it end up undermining the court? What do you think?
It is because justice is either delayed or not served at all to people such as Bashir that genocide still take place in this world. Who says that Africa is targeted by the ICC? One would wonder why Africa will not be a target when elections are rigged brazenly in places like Nigeria and Kenya and then many people loosing their lives in protest. there are many more people who are walking free today across Africa who suppose to be standing trial for crimes against humanity. People like Obasanjo of Nigeria and all those that killed more than two million Biafrans during the Nigeria-Biafra war of 1960-1970. It is because such people are not tried but rather rewarded with special envoy positions that genocide seems to be never ending in Africa.
More kudos to the prosecutor who have the audacity to indict a war criminal such as killer of Sudan.
If one has to look for any repressive leader in the World who killed millions with unnecessary war, Starvation, disease and suppressing dissent there is no comparison except hitlor to none other than Ethiopia's tyrant Meles Zenawi. He would make his predecessor Mengistu and Sudan's Bashir like boyscouts when anyone comaring the atrocities Meles committed since joining the tplf in the 70′s. This is what makes the western policies full of hypocracy since they turn a blind eye to Meles's criminal activities, which also includes the recent solitary confinement of the Country's FIRST FEMALE MAJOR PARTY (Opposition) LEADER, Birtukan Mideksa, while blowing trumpet on the comparatively petty activities of Mugabe and Al Bashir. So much for your hypocracy .. no one among more than 80 million Suppressed Ethiopians and their supportors would believe the West policymakers until they show their sincere and serious interest in Ethiopia's Democracy which would be a Beacon for the African Continent!
here in africa we need peace.we have alot of problems and whatever we have is enough for the time being.the issue of bashir is complicated to the common person in the villiage who has been sufering but now there is a sign of peace in SS.
ss has been in war for the last 21yrs and anything to bring back more sufering to people is not welcome.
Wooooop!! what kind of world do we live? why not Bush and Blair, coz they are powerfull nations, day after day it reminds me that the western world duable games, lets hope court failure at the end. I would like to see that all 30 African countries to get rid of this ICC hell.
This so called ICC is an instrument of oppression whose its main goal consists of humiliation of african people. president Bashir is not the cause of this war. The multicompanies action this war for thier minable interest.
Today Al-Bashir, tomorrow Khamenei and AhmadiNejad. These are humanlike-animals that have to be caught and thrown in the trashcan of the history. Islamic fundamentalism combined with racial hatred produces rapist beasts like al-Bashir and other turbaned monsters who rule Iran. Put them away and peace will come to the world.
i am surprise over the ICC decision, who this court has decided this? and on which Evidences?
Are there not present biger crimnals than the Al-Bashir or any one other?
there are many other crimnals Like Gorge W Bush senior And George W Bush Junior who had killed many million people during their rule.
And ofcourse why ICC is not issuing such warrants for the arrest of Isreli leaders who are busy today in killing innocent Palestinians.
As for Al-Bashir is concerned he was not involved in any genocide but protecting his country from Westren sponsor terrorism, and USA and other influntials Nation must halt their activities in destablising the Muslim Nations all over the world
Ocampo's accusations are based on lies that would not stand in a court of justice. The burnt vilages and rape were carried out by the terrorist rebels JEM and by Janjaweed and bandits, not by the disciplined Sudanese Army. Surely the president can not be resposible of every criminal in his country, some of whom tried to invade the Capital Khartoum in May 2008 killing 200 people. However, BBC distorted reports were used together with fabricated lies as evidence against Bashir. Africans are questioniong who armed the rebels who came into existant at the time Sudan was reconciling with itself after 20 years bloody civil war and why are they used as pawns against independant Sudan. The oppressors just want to humiliate black African people who stand against oppression. They know quite well that Bashir or Sudanese people will not surrender. Like the Mahdi stood against the British 125 years ago and like the Sudanese Queen Candice Ammani-Raa (Kandaaka) who stood up against the Roman 2125 years ago. Bashir may lose his fight but Freedom loving Africans and others will not surrender. Down to neo-colonialism. I hope President Obama undestands this and do not veto if suspending the indictment goes infront of the Security Council
If this is another Western plan to counter Chinese expansion in Sudan, it is implausible.
But if justice will be served for the victims of atrocity, whatever the cost, let's have it. Considering the previous cases by the ICC, there is not prospect that the court will free from political biaise.
It is very difficult to bring justice to the world. War criminals are running rampant! Although most feel very secure within there own country. This seems like a test case for the Israel-Hamas war criminals. The Israelis claim they do not recognize the ICC, as non signatories, and Hamas the same. Both were democratically elected by there own people. The U.S. should send troops to open the border crossings and if either side gets violent they should be immediately smashed!
OK, the most difficult, most significant part is done – he's charged. Now the easy part – let's send him a summons to come before the court and answer the charges.
What? He's not coming? Let's send a couple of sheriff's deputies to put on him handcuffs and bring him to justice.
Hold on – looks like the deputies would get arrested themselves as soon as they land there.
Fine, what are the options? Maybe UN could ask President Obama to lend to ICC an aircraft carrier or two to back the deputies? Even if Obama were willing (which is not necessarily the case), the geography wouldn't cooperate – Sudan is landlocked. Seems like the Navy can't get within a striking range. Even long range bombers and cruise missiles would have to cross the airspace of Sudan's neighbors, who probably would not consent to that. Besides, Bashir wouldn't care if all the cities in Sudan were leveled, as long as his bunker and his Swiss bank account are intact.
What else? Sanctions? But Sudan is already under sanctions, and they don't seem to work.
So the only thing left to ICC is to go back to easier targets. Like Serbs, whose only fault was that they tried to protect their country from dismemberment. Looks like Bashir's indictment is – what's the Anti-spam word of the day? – oh, yes, quite fittingly, it's "TOAST".
Ok the facts are that in Sudan thier are many criminals. 40 year war between the central government and south, and on that wars heels another war in the west. so thier is enough criminals to go around 2, 3 times. that bing the case why is the ICC doing this right now to this man? granted he is a criminal. in my opinion is that in the long history of atrosities in the Sudan the Sudanes state did not collaps or the institutions of the state r still functioning. so to put this man in a corner will result in a biggier war that includes the capital and will destroy the state. first he will lash out aginst aid workers, which inturne harm the refugees, and he might lash out agaist them directly. and eventualy the turmoil WILL reach the capital. one dos not have to look far in the regon to se what that looks like, Somalia.
A waste of time and money. Anonymous statement is very accurate.
Cut the ICC because the resources could be better used to help others in a more direct way.
I think the route the ICC started to take is taking it to its grave . When we see the obvious, in Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan which has been going on for years without doing anything and like nothing is happening, then where is the justice the court is looking to accomplish.I think the international organizations are becoming the new tool of colonization. I don\'t really mind when the ICC or any other organization take a guilty person to try him for his or her crimes, but when it becomes selective and politicized that is when questions are raised.The worst happened in other places let us see if ICC is going to get these criminals to justice or will the law stay applicable to the poor and those who got no voice or veto power.It is becoming a corrupt body and it got to go.
I also fully agree with Anonymous above!
The most likely scenario is that al-Bashir will remain in power in Sudan and continue business as usual. In this case, the conflict in Darfur will continue and even escalate further, while the Sudanese opposition and freedom of speech and expression are violently suppressed.
Justice is very important for the victims, post-conflict reconciliation, and the future of Darfur and Sudan. However, the aim of the international community should be to first bring peace to Darfur and then punish the perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
I find the ICC decision very strange. It seems someone is doing business. Otherwise, what is the point? See! did they thought what could happen to Sudan? If the active militia's feel that tehy have been supported by the ICC, that simply means to will but in more warriors in to the field to ensure that they kill as much as they want because in the end whatever they do, ICC and its supporters will cover up and say it is the Al Bashir government doing it. It seems the justice will never be justice for Africa. Even the ICC is unjsut.
I cannot believe many of these posted comments claiming neo-colonism and the west wanting to stifle China oil trade. The ICC has found this monster GUILTY of committing HORRIFIC CRIMES against HUMANITY!
What do you not get?
Over 300,000 human beings were RAPED, TORTURED and SLAUGHTERED at the command of this monster! The millions of others that barely survived, had their villages (homes) burned to the ground and forced to move as far away as possible. Now this monster is proving the ICC right by expelling 13 NGO's leaving MILLIONS without basic food and water! Now this idiot WILL be guilty of GENOCIDE!
Again what is it that you do not get?
Its trajic but EU is a toothless tiger……….
anonymous & co are right: the eu & icc are paper tigers and midget-kickers; islamist governments see harbis as a dime a dozen. albashir's opponents need arms and training so that they can deal with their problem as they know how to best
I can understand the global policy reason for issuing the warrant, but how about actually charging him with Genocide?
I see the ICC move not really as a surprise.
With Zbigniew Brzezinski as Obama's Geopolitical advisor and after reading "The Grand Chessboard"!
You can already see all Geopolitical decisions becoming reality as I write.
This is a direct economic attack against China, all these African wars that will follow will be fought under the Cloak of Humanitarian issues.
I love the timing of US foreign Geopolitical policies with Zbigniew Brzezinski involved it's like following MEIN KAMPF life in the 21st century.
al-Bashir is a bad guy yes, but why now all of a sudden right out of nothing after all that time?
Were gonna be seeing, a deal with Taliban, destabilization of Pakistan, a deal with Iran just to piss Russia off and 2-3 Humanitarian UN wars with Mandates in Africa while Obama will sell it the African people in the same way his face duped most of Europe and 80% of America.
I suggest everyone should read Brzezinski's book to have a outlook of what is being tried. Code named "second chance"
"The Grand Chessboard"!
Intriguing, but I'm inclined to think this morally correct decision will not be the proper means to an end….a very sad situation.


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John Ware cared about his football players right up until he took his last breath.
"He was talking to Shannon (Currier, Truman State head coach)," said Scott Bailey, an assistant for Ware for four years and now head coach at Lamar High School. "He was having an extended conversation because he was checking up on all his guys who were still at Truman."
Ware, who left Truman State to become football coach at Missouri Southern in 2004, suffered a heart attack during that telephone call and died on Sept. 27, 2005, at the age of 46.
Ware guided the Lions to a 5-6 record in 2004 and 2-3 in the first five games of 2005. He was on the MSSU campus for only 21 months, yet he made a major impact.
"I don't know if I've ever met a more genuine man," said Sallie Beard, the MSSU athletics director who hired Ware. "I've known other men who are just as genuine, but he is as genuine as they come.
"He truly had a passion for being a mentor to young men. John was very interested in the stock market, and on more than one occasion I would see him in his office trying to explain or having a conversation with a young man about the stock market. Or politics, or family commitment, and it was in a conversational tone, not as a this-is-what-you-ought-to-do tone.
"He was committed to academics. He was an academic All-American himself (at Drake). He brought the whole package. He was a pleasure to work with."
"Everybody who knew who he was respected him," Bailey said. "He had an impact at Missouri Southern even though he was not even there for a full two years. The size of his heart and how much he cared about his players, I think everybody saw it.
"For a guy who was as big as he was physically, the guy could talk with a young person and there was no doubt that kid knew how much Coach Ware cared about him. ... Coach Ware and Melissa (Ware, John's wife who died of cancer on Dec. 1, 2007) didn't have any kids of their own, so he really put a lot of energy into caring for his players. ... Even kids who had discipline problems will tell you Coach Ware cared about them."
That loyalty for his players led to some of Ware's sideline antics.
"When he would get all upset and his face all red, looking like he was about to explode, that was because something had happened to one of our players and he's wanting some justice," Bailey said. "One time when we were playing Rolla, a referee made a call against us, and John told the referee to come to his office and he would show him he made the wrong call. Sure enough after the game, here came the referee into John's office, and they put the VHS tape in, fast-forwarded to the play in question, and Coach Ware was wrong. The ref was right. John stuck his hand out and apologized to the ref for the things he did during the game."
Ware also had a passion for weightlifting. He was a five-time U.S. Senior National Powerlifting champion, and in 1989 he was the world record holder with a total lift of 2,427 pounds. That record, however, was beaten six weeks later.
"I went on the weightlifting circuit with him for 10 years," said Jeff Jacques, first-year head coach at Kirksville High School. "He was like a dad to me. He took me under his wing when I was a senior in high school and got me involved in powerlifting. We went to Las Vegas, to Pennsylvania, to Atlantic City."
They also went every year to the state penitentiary in Anamosa, Iowa.
"It was there where Coach Ware squatted over 1,000 pounds for the first time," Jacques said. "The inmates went nuts. He did not want to do that in a big spectrum. He felt the need to give back to those guys. They would write him letters, wanting workouts, and every time he would go up and put on a show for them. He had some of his best weightlifting moments in Anamosa, Iowa.
"One thing a lot of people don't know about Coach Ware is he was a two-time arm wrestling champion in Iowa by the age of 18. He won right-handed and left-handed in the same tournament."
And, it was Ware who directed Jacques toward a coaching career.
"I thought I wanted to make a living by weightlifting," Jacques said, "but Coach Ware said you need an education and got me into college. I was a non-traditional student ... went back at the age of 25, married, and my daughter was born on homecoming during the season. I played one year — I was old and beat up — and stayed three years as a volunteer coach while finishing my degree.
"He was pretty much responsible for getting me into coaching. I really missed him this year. There were a lot of things I wish I could have asked him as far as coach, how to handle players, how to handle situations. I know he would have guided me in the right way."
75 years of MSSU Sports
John Ware's legacy was to care mightily about his players
John Ware cared about his football players right up until he took his last breath.
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Several Missouri Southern athletes return as coaches
Four current Missouri Southern head coaches and two assistants also played part of their college careers for the Lions.
Softball team built success on pitching, solid defense
Anyone who questions the caliber of the pitching and defense on Missouri Southern's 1992 softball national championship team, check the scores.
Runner-up teams had similarities
Missouri Southern's 1978 and 1991 baseball teams have a common thread.
MSSU, Joplin have shared facilities in times of need
Athletics in Joplin have come full circle during the last 75 years.
Humphrey Award honors top student-athletes at MSSU
There is no doubt that E.O. and Virginia Humphrey thought about others much more than they thought about themselves.
MSSU's sports medicine program started with shoestring budget
Missouri Southern's sports medicine program has come a long way since it began 35 years ago.
Insomnia marks arrival of draft day for MSSU's Williams
Brandon Williams was hit by a big dose of reality on Tuesday night.
Joplin juco's mascot wasn't an instant hit
Apparently it took some time for the Joplin Junior College mascot's name to catch on.
Gross, Redden played key roles with coverage
Laurel and Hardy. Abbott and Costello. Wendell and Don. Providing coverage first for Joplin Junior College and later Missouri Southern, Wendell Redden and Don Gross were lumped together. Appropriately, they were inducted together in the first Joplin Sports Hall of Fame class in 2001.
MSSU 75: Voters created county-wide junior college district
For 27 years the Joplin school district also carried the burden of financial support for Joplin Junior College.
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Jobs and the Economy
Nevadans are hurting. After an economic boom that lasted for decades we were hit by the recession worse than any state. The nation's weak and slow recovery has been even weaker and slower in the Silver State, where we still suffer from the highest unemployment rate in the nation.
As a small business owner, Danny knows what it takes to create jobs. He also knows that too often the government stands in the way of job growth and economic development.
Danny will shake things up in Washington, D.C. and not settle for the failed status quo. He offers concrete steps the federal government can take to bring back jobs and promote economic development in Nevada and the rest of the country, without increasing spending or debt.
In Washington, Danny will work to bring our economy back. He will lead the charge to:
- Eliminate regulations and legislation that are stifling businesses and killing jobs.
- Free the states from federal strangleholds that prevent states from using their own land and resources for economic development and job creation.
- Develop our own domestic energy resources.
- Replace the current tax code with a fair tax system.
Our Veteran and Active Duty Warriors – National Treasures All
To speak about liberty and freedom without acknowledging the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform does a disservice to the very ideas of liberty and freedom.
Our Veterans and our active duty military have been on the front lines of our daily fight to protect our nation from a great and growing number of threats. For this, and a great many other things we owe a debt of gratitude to these brave men and women that we will, perhaps never be able to fully repay.
One in five homeless men has served their country in uniform. Countless more return home from service with needs that are well within our means to provide for, but our incumbent politicians fail them time and again. Our elected officials are paid well and on time, but the payroll of our military and the benefits to our most cherished citizens have become political footballs in the hands of the very people we elect to safeguard these provisions.
That we struggle with issues regarding pay, benefits, and healthcare for these patriots is a travesty in every sense of the word and that cannot continue.
While in Congress, I will do everything within my power to ensure that we elevate our nation's warriors to the highest level of consideration on all matters and that no law or lawmaker will stand between our men and women in uniform and the benefits that are rightfully theirs.
God bless our veteran and active duty warriors – They are national treasures one and all.
Second Amendment – Securing Our Nation from Within
Whenever our elected officials speak of national security these days, it seems they are always talking about a conflict in a foreign country. What they neglect is the right and responsibility that every American has to secure our nation from within. In addition to offering ourselves and our families security, it also serves the national interest to maintain an armed, trained, and engaged citizenry. This is something that our founding fathers knew all too well, but they didn't provide for this simply to address the threats that faced our nation during their time, but for all time.
The Second Amendment guarantees individual citizens the fundamental right to bear arms and Government must not infringe upon this inalienable right. The right to bear arms isn't just about guns – it is part and parcel of the Framers' unyielding defense of the right of each individual to protect their life and liberty within their community and in their home. It is the single most critical component to American freedom, bar none.
Illegal Immigration
The federal government's sole responsibility is to protect the citizens of The United States. In continuing to allow the flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S. we are eroding not only our economy and our infrastructure, but the rule of law. Without the rule of law we have no ability to protect our citizens whatsoever.
It is our nation's greatest imperative that we secure our border immediately and forever. It is equally important that if we are to fund the educations of disadvantaged citizens, that we begin with our own citizens. As our economic struggles continue, it is our own citizens in urban and rural areas alike who most deserve access to our nation's resources.
Perhaps the most sensible argument against illegal immigration is an economic one, but the most patriotic argument can be found in our nation's laws and in the very protections that we are duty bound to defend in the name of freedom and liberty.


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SayUncle: A journalist and a blogger go to the same gun show. One lies and one is truthful. Guess which one?
In other news, if you're at a gun show and find a fully automatic Glock 23, grab one for me, will ya? They're usually right there next to the rainbow-farting unicorns, pixie dust, and the global warming.


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SAN FRANCISCO — A patient's private communications with his psychotherapist generally may not be used as evidence to commit him to a mental institution as a sexually violent predator, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday.
In a decision written by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, the state high court said a trial judge erred by ordering a therapist to disclose statements made by a parolee during state-required therapy. The therapist testified at a trial that determined that Ramiro Gonzales, 58, a Santa Clara County sex offender, was a violent predator who should be indefinitely confined to a state mental hospital.


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How we change what others think, feel, believe and do
What are Figures of Speech?
Techniques > Use of language > What are Figures of Speech?
History | Language rules | Breaking rules | Devices and figures | See also
What are Figures of Speech? Here's some history and detail.
The Greeks, especially the Athenians, turned the use of figures of speech into a science, naming many of them. The Romans then took up the baton and continued the game. It is perhaps a mark of civilization where the language itself becomes a method of art.
After a long gap, theologians took up the baton in interpretation of the Bible, including:
The term 'figure' comes from the Latin 'figura' which comes from 'fingere', meaning 'to form'. Figures are hence about shaping of the language, just as we talk about the figure of a body or the a figure as a diagram.
Language rules
Language is a system of communicating meaning, with precise rules about how words should be used, including those of spelling, grammar and of syntax. Words must appear and be used together in the right way (much to the confusion of many students).
Most of the time, we follow these rules, but what about when we want to grab attention? What about when we want others to think more about some things, and maybe not think about others? This is where figures come in.
Breaking rules
Figuration of language in shaping it, is done through breaking the rules of grammar, syntax and so on.
But what happens when we break rules, any rules? The first thing is that it grabs attention. We seek and monitor patterns in the world around us to reassure us that all is well. When a pattern is fractured, when rules are broken, we suddenly fear that all is not well and so we have to look closely to check for threats (and maybe opportunities).
Figures of speech are hence attentional devices, simple rule-breaking mechanisms that cause people to think differently. In poetry, it makes us ponder the meaning of words and invokes deeper feelings. In changing minds, it is a big toolbox for subtle persuasion.
A curious paradox is that figures themselves have rules. As the Greeks and Romans defined them, they tamed them and provided a rule-set for the linguistic elite. They extended the language and made it much richer. And of course they produced a toolbox you can use in changing minds.
Devices and figures
What is the difference between a device and a figure? Not a lot, really, although a device can be considered as being a more general, broader term. 'Device' is a word used to describe some method of achieving something. In speech and language this can include all forms of figures.
The term 'figure' is a bit more contentious as some prefer to keep it only for named Greek and Roman devices. Others are looser with the term, using it for all kinds of linguistic device or method.
See also
Attention principle, Distraction principle
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WARNER ROBINS -- A Warner Robins couple is accused of child abuse after multiple fractures were discovered after a body scan of their infant daughter in November 2012. But their attorneys say the fractures were the result of a medical disease.
Johan and Nashan Pereira, both 32 and both technical sergeants in the U.S. Air Force, are set for trial this week in Houston County Superior Court. Jury selection is set for Monday.
Johan Pereira, a passenger travel clerk with the 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, was indicted Oct. 2 on a charge of first-degree cruelty to children.
He allegedly handled the baby in such a manner ... to cause multiple fractures in her body. He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Nashan Pereira, a quality control inspector with the same squadron at Robins, also was indicted Oct. 2 on a charge of second-degree cruelty to children. Shes accused of criminal negligence by failing to intervene. She faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
The baby suffered cruel and excessive physical pain between Oct. 27, 2012, and Nov. 12, 2012, the indictment states. The infant was about three months old at the time.
The child, Gabriella Pereira, is now 1 and lives with her fathers parents in California. She was born in August 2012.
Her mother and father pleaded not guilty.
My client and his wife have professed their innocence throughout this, said Bernadette Crucilla, a Macon attorney representing Johan Pereira. The evidence will all come out.
Bonita Bush, a Macon attorney representing Nashan Pereira, said, Obviously I think the evidence will show that our clients are not guilty of the charges, and they are looking forward to getting this over with and getting their family back together.
Defense attorneys have declined to elaborate on the underlying medical disease they think caused the multiple fractures. But a review of the case file in Superior Court includes references to rickets, a softening and weakening of the bones due to a lack of vitamin D, calcium or phosphate and to a brittle-bone disease known as osteogenesis imperfecta.
But the court file also includes counterclaims from a medical expert for the prosecution that many of the fractures are consistent with an infant being held and shaken roughly.
Assistant District Attorney Clif Woody said he could not comment on the case before trial. He and Mark Anthony, an assistant district attorney, are prosecuting the case.
Johan and Nashan Pereira each had been facing 30 years in prison under the original April 23 indictment in which they were charged with first-degree cruelty to children and aggravated battery. Bush said she would like to think the more serious charges were dropped because prosecutors couldnt prove them.
Among numerous motions filed by the defense was one to prohibit the introduction of hearsay statements made by the 5-year-old son of Johan Pereira. The statements allegedly were made when the boy was 4 years old and the allegations first surfaced. The boy lives with his mother, Maria Pereira, in Warner Robins.
The alleged hearsay statements are: His daddy and his daddys wife are not nice to him and he is scared to go their house. His daddy and daddys wife fight a lot in front of him. He is afraid of his daddy who yells at him and makes him scared. There are dragons under the bed. The police have come to the house.
Crucilla said she withdrew the motion to prohibit those statements after prosecutors agreed the statements could only be introduced through the testimony of the child himself. The boy is on the prosecutions witness list, but that does not necessarily mean he will be called to take the stand.
Numerous doctors, nurses, social workers, child advocates and medical experts are expected to testify during what is anticipated to be a long trial before Judge Katherine K. Lumsden. The trial is expected to last at least one week and may spill over into the following week.
Both sides also are expected to call co-workers, neighbors and friends of the couple. The mother of Johan Pereira and the mother of Nashan Pereira also are expected to testify.
Some of the medical experts are expected to testify by Skype, a free service that allows users to talk over the Internet using a microphone and webcam.
Also, stacks of medical records and exhibits are expected to be introduced during the trial.
Following the criminal trial, the parents face a deprivation hearing in Houston County Juvenile Court. If the judge finds during that hearing that Gabriella has been deprived, the parents will next face a hearing in Juvenile Court to determine whether their parental rights should be terminated.
We certainly hope an acquittal in the criminal trial would dispose of the issues in Juvenile Court, Bush said. Otherwise, we try this case twice.
To contact writer Becky Purser, call 256-9559.


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Carolina Watchman, Salisbury, [NC] November 9, 1844
Executor's Sale � The Executor's of the last Will and Testament of Abraham Area, dec'd will expose to sale on the 28th instant at the late residence of the deceased, the Plantation containing 140 Acres, with a good Dwelling House and all necessary Outbuildings.
Also: Nine likely Negroes, men women and children: Besides Household and Kitchen Furniture, Farming Tools, and Stock of every description & c.
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It also appeared in the 16th, 23th and 30th editions.
What I found after this was rather interesting
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This seems to be the father of the Abraham Area that died in 1846.
Hum, other surnames he was under is Arey or Ihrig.
So the one you have is listed is Abraham Area Jr. from what some family charts show and yes, he was the hatter.
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I think Find A Grave is having tech problems and it is attached to Ancestry now and they are having tech problems as well.
I was able to view the photo and see it clear enough to see year was 1846.
Abraham Area was a Hatter by trade. I'll try and see if I can find the 1844 entry again.
Thank you, Sylvia
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Just wondering if you knew if there were two men with the same name there in North Carolina? I found the estate settlement of one that died prior to November 1844. Your entry is the only one listed, so thought I would check and see if you knew anything more about him.
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