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The Department of Foreign Affairs strongly recommends that comprehensive travel insurance, including medical insurance, is obtained before travelling to Colombia.
Travellers should note that the Irish government does not provide funds for emergency medical repatriation or for repatriation of remains.
Colombia has recently been suffering heavy rains which have affected large areas of the country, and the country is also subject to volcanic and seismic activity which can prove dangerous. Travelers are advised to monitor the situation closely and seek local advice where appropriate.
Safety and Security
The Department of Foreign Affairs advises that travellers to Colombia exercise a high degree of caution. You should be aware that the security situation in Colombia is constantly changing and that you could be at serious risk in many parts of the country. There is a risk of kidnapping and crime throughout many parts of the country. Although the terrorist threat in most urban centres is now relatively low, the threat is still real.
Colombia is affected by landmines and unexploded ordnance. Mined areas are frequently unmarked. You should be aware of potential dangers when visiting remote locations or venturing off the main roads.
Politically-driven and criminal violence is a serious problem in Colombia. Attacks, including bombings, continue to occur.
Although the incidence of kidnapping in Colombia has decreased in recent years, it remains a serious problem. Foreign nationals are potential targets for kidnapping. You should take particular care when travelling alone, using automatic teller machines (ATMs), or travelling in or near tugurios (slum areas). The number of "express kidnappings", where victims are abducted and forced to withdraw funds from ATMs before being released, continues. Failure to comply with the perpetrators' demands has in some cases resulted in serious injury or death.
Foreigners have been robbed and assaulted after accepting "spiked" food, drinks, cigarettes or chewing gum and after being sprayed by aerosols containing incapacitating chemicals.
A high level of caution should be exercised against street crime in major cities such as Bogotá, Medellin and Cali. You should avoid unnecessary visits to deprived areas of all Colombian cities. In Bogotá, you should be vigilant in areas to the south of Candelaria and to the west of the airport road as these parts of the city are particularly dangerous. You should be cautious on city streets, especially after dark.
Petty crime, such as pick pocketing and bag-snatching, occurs in Colombia, including at the airport in Bogotá and near hotels. Take care of your personal belongings and avoid obvious displays of wealth.
There have been reports, including in Bogotá, of bogus policemen approaching foreigners to inspect documents or foreign currency. If approached you should avoid handing over money or documents, unless threatened, and try to stay in busy areas.
You should avoid hailing taxis on the street and should book them through hotels or by phoning a reputable taxi company.
Drug trafficking is a serious crime in Colombia and drug smugglers face severe penalties, usually receiving long term of imprisonment. Do not handle drugs in Colombia. Pack you luggage yourself and keep it with you at all times. Do not carry anything through customs for anybody else.
Local Laws and Customs
For entry requirements for Colombia, please contact the nearest Colombian Embassy or Consulate.
Since 1 January 2007, Irish tourists who wish to visit Colombia temporarily do not require a visa. Entry requirements change from time to time, therefore it is advisable to check these requirements with the Embassy.
It is advisable to take a number of photocopies of your passport with you. During your stay you should carry a photocopy of your passport at all times.
In the event that your passport is lost or stolen, obtaining a replacement passport can take up to three weeks, due to time and distance factors. Take all precautions necessary to keep your travel documents secure at all times.
Natural Disasters and Climate
The level of activity of the volcano Nevado Del Ruiz has been raised to level II meaning a probable eruption in days or weeks - travelers to the area should pay careful attention to all warnings issued and follow the advice of the local authorities.
On 2 January 2010 the Galeras Volcano in Nariño Department erupted. The Department of Foreign Affairs strongly recommends against all travel to the department of Nariño and the city of Pasto and La Florida. If, against our advice, you are in the vicinity of the volcano, you should pay careful attention to all warnings issued and follow the advice of the local authorities."
Since 9 November 2008, Cerro Machin in Tolima Department (approx 17km west of Ibague) has been showing signs of increased instability resulting in the evacuation of residents in the immediate vicinity. Travellers to the area should pay careful attention to all warnings issued and follow the advice of the local authorities.
Please be aware that Colombia is in an earthquake zone and is also subject to volcanic eruptions.
Additional Country Info
Driving and road standards are variable in Colombia. Travel by road outside the major cities, including by public transport, is dangerous.
There is a high incidence of malaria in low-land tropical areas, particularly in Choco and north-western Antioquia. You are advised to take medical advice on anti-malarial medication prior to travel, and to take adequate precautions against being bitten by mosquitoes.
Dengue Fever is endemic to Latin America and the Caribbean and can occur throughout the year. In 2007 there was a marked increase in the number of reported cases of dengue across the region. Take precautions against being bitten by Dengue carrying mosquitoes, which are active throughout the day.
If you intend to travel on to neighbouring countries in Latin America from Colombia, you may not be allowed to do so without production of a Yellow Fever Certificate. You should confirm with the authorities of you next destination whether they require a certificate following your visit to Colombia.
A H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu): Latest Information
For up to date information on the epidemic in Colombia, please visit the website of the Colombian Ministry of Social Protection:
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- Des Spence, general practitioner
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Antidepressant prescriptions in the UK jumped by 9.6% in 2011, to 46 million prescriptions.1 As a generalist prescribing antidepressants daily in primary care, I think that we use antidepressants too easily, for too long, and that they are effective for few people (if at all). But even questioning current care is considered "stigmatising" towards mental illness and "populist" anti-medicine rhetoric.2 The arguments put forward for using antidepressants are simple: depression is an important, often stigmatised, illness, for which antidepressants work; prescribing is supported by national guidelines; and long term treatment prevents relapse.2 3 But, regrettably, the argument is not that simple, and psychiatry's defensiveness is stifling legitimate discussion.
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Photo Gallery | Sheriff: Driver told 15-year-old passenger to hold drugs after traffic stop
The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office arrested two men and seized cocaine, crack, and a stolen weapon after a traffic stop Wednesday night.
According to investigators, officers were patrolling on Vance Road, Vance, when they observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed.
Deputies say they attempted a traffic stop, but the driver of the Buick Regal continued until eventually stopping on Dukenfield Drive.
The driver, 28-year-old Devon Shaquain Jamison, was searched and officers located more than $4,000 in cash, the report says. Officers also searched the vehicle and located a fully loaded .45 cal Ruger under the front seat of the vehicle.
A passenger, 21-year-old Rakeem Laquan Mitchum, told investigators the weapon belonged to him, according to sheriff's deputies.
Deputies say the gun was reported stolen from Georgetown County Sheriff's Office.
The report said crack cocaine and cocaine were also located inside the vehicle.
"Our investigation indicates while Jamison was leading officers on a chase, he gave the drugs to a 15-year-old that was also a passenger in the vehicle and told him to 'hold this,' said Sheriff Leroy Ravenell. Jamison told investigators that he was on probation and could not be around any firearms or narcotics."
The 15-year-old is currently being detained by the Department of Juvenile Justice on narcotics charges from the drugs located during the stop, according to Ravenell.
Ravenell concludes "Our investigators do not have 'office hours.' These men and women are proactive and responsive and are out during the times we are getting calls about illegal activity across the county. Every arrest, every seizure, every gun taken off the streets, has an impact on the crimes being committed in Orangeburg County."


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Sights around Rio de Janeiro
A trip to Rio de Janeiro for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu yields a unique perspective on the city.
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Christ the Redeemer
A gigantic statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooks Rio de Janeiro from atop Corcovado mountain. It's one of the Brazilian city's best-known landmarks.
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Zakiya Bywaters
- U.S. National Team: U-23 WNT
- Position: Midfielder
- Date Of Birth: July 24, 1991
- Height: 5-1
- Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.
- Previous National Teams: U-20 WNT
- Club: UCLA
Was a member of the U.S. team that won the 2010 CONCACAF U-20 Championships in Guatemala in January of 2010 … Played in four matches during qualifying and had one assist … Played in 14 total matches for the USA in 2010 heading into the World Cup, including 12 international games … Scored one international goal, that coming against Mexico in a pre-World Cup friendly … Called into her first U.S. U-20 Women's National Team camp in January of 2009 … Represented the U.S. Under-17 National Team at the Future Stars Tournament in New Zealand in 2008 … Earned five caps and scored one goal for the USA at the U-17 level, but was one of the last roster cuts for the World Cup Team ... Played for the Under-16 U.S. National Team in 2007 … Attended the U.S. U-14 Development I.D. Camp in 2005.
Played club soccer for Southern California Blues at a U-18 and for the Slammers FC in U-17s … Played for the U-11 through U-16 for Neusport FC … Won four Nevada state titles with Neusport and helped the team to a regional final at the U-14 level … Also played in a Western Regional final with the Blues.
Played in all 25 games for UCLA as a freshman in 2009, starting 23 of them … Scored two goals with seven assists and was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team … A Parade All-American at Rancho High School in 2009 ... An NSCAA All-American in 2008 and 2007.
Full name is Zakiya Abeni Bywaters ... Nickname is Z … Zakiya is Swahili for intelligent … Majoring in anthropology … Admires Argentina's Lionel Messi ... Enjoys singing and dancing … Ran 400m and 4 x 400 m in track in high school … Has an older sister and two older brothers who all played soccer … Enjoys hanging out with her family and close friends … Loves attending college in California and going to the beach (there are no beaches in Nevada) … Favorite boxer is Floyd "Money" Mayweather, who lives in Las Vegas.


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Cardinal Dolan on Catholic Church vs the Government
Cardinal Dolan is the first Bishop in a long while who has the personality and knowlege on how you should handle the media. He proves it again with Bill O'Reilly.
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Credit where credit is due. For a long time now we have been harping in this space on the theme of a monetary system out of control; of the wild proliferation of new financial institutions, instruments, and markets; of the unchecked spread of a speculative fever certainly more pervasive and perhaps even more virulent than any recorded in the long history of capitalism's get-rich-quick obsessions. With few exceptions, accredited economists, as is their wont, have ignored these bizarre goings-on: they are not part of the way the economy is supposed to operate and are hence unworthy of "scientific" attention. … | more |
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Poll: Would you be more likely to hire a senior citizen if you knew they were a veteran?
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I would hire on merit, but being a veteran is a resume enhancer, for sure.
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I would hire on merits. I applaud those who choose to serve in the military, but if they needed a job, they could have kept the military job.
I left my military job after four years because I disagreed with what we were doing in Viet Nam.
I chose to "rough it" on the outside, but the economy was much less of a mess then.
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HBO Out of Luck: Show Canceled Due to All the Horse Deaths
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06/25/2013 Eighty-Five Ramblers Named To 2012-13 Academic Honor RollEighteen members of women's soccer team recognized 04/28/2013 Men's Golf Closes Out Play At Horizon League ChampionshipNick Dennis selected to All-Tournament Team 04/27/2013 Riner Shoots 75 To Lead Loyola On Second Day Of Horizon League ChampionshipLoyola in third-place heading into Sunday's final round 04/26/2013 Loyola In Lead After First Day Of Horizon League ChampionshipNick Dennis tied for second on individual leaderboard 04/24/2013 Men's Golf Ready To Defend Horizon League Title This WeekendLoyola heads to Florida for conference meet 2012-13: Finished the year with a team-leading 76.4 average in 31 rounds...Shot a season-low four-under-par 68 in the final round of the Turning Stone Intercollegiate (69-82-68=219 en route to trying for 16th-place...Top finisher for Loyola (T-18th) at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (75-75-74=224)...Best showing of the spring season took place at the Boilermaker Invitational (76-76-76=228)...Closed out his junior year by firing a 232 (77-77-78) at the Horizon League Championship. 2011-12: During the spring portion of the season, emerged as one of the top players on the roster after seeing action in only four rounds in the fall...finished the year with a 76.4 average, which ranked second on the team, in 21 rounds...fired a one-over 71 in the final round at the John Piper Intercollegiate...opened the spring campaign by posting an even-par 72 in round two at the Butler Spring Invitational as he tied for 15th with a 151 (79-72)...claimed seventh place at the Hotels at Grand Prairie Invitational (75-75-75=225) to help Loyola capture the team title...notched a 220 (74-71-75) and tied for 13th at the Detroit Titans Invitational as the Ramblers secured another first-place team showing...earned all-tournament team accolades by tying for sixth place at the Horizon League Championship with a 227 (75-75-77) as Loyola won its first-ever league crown...shot a one-over 73 in round two at the NCAA regional in Norman, Okla...member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. 2010-11: Competed in three events and compiled an 80.0 stroke average...shot a season-best 76 in the third round of the Detroit Titans Invitational...fired an opening-round 78 at the Telich/Sunlife Financial CSU Invitational. High School: Earned first team all-state, all-region and all-district honors in 2008...placed fifth with a score of 147 (74-73) at the 2008 Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association A/AA State Championship...finished 14th at the AJGA Woodward Video Junior at The Greenbrier...placed 28th at the AJGA Rome Classic with a score of 220 (72-73-75)...owned an AJGA stroke average of 74.0...was the No. 275 ranked player in the nation in 2010...on the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour, claimed seventh place with a 147 (76-71) at the Willow Creek Classic. Willenborg's Career Statistics |
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What is Syria?
Syria is an Asian republic of 22,530,746 in the Middle East bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south and Israel to the southwest. It is primarily populated by Arab Sunnis although it is a place of historic significance to Christians. Kurds, Druze, Alawite Shias, Armenians and various other minorities have historic ties to the land as well. Syria's borders as a modern state were drawn by European colonial powers after the First World War under the French Mandate for Syria and The Lebanon (ratified in 1923). 23 years later, Syria gained independence in April of 1946 and suffered a long period of turmoil and coups until the modern era. Syria is one of the oldest civilizations known in the world today. There is evidence of human activity in Damascus going as far back as 7000 BC.
What is actually going on there?This is a tough question, and there is no simple answer. First, remove all notions of a black vs. white, good vs. bad conflict out of your head. Both the anti-government rebels and the pro-government regime forces have been recorded perpetrating war crimes, doling out arbitrary punishments, and torturing and killing hundreds of innocent civilians at a time.
The government has gone so far as to use helicopters and artillery to bomb bakeries in Aleppo to target the civilians waiting on bread lines there. This is not a conflict that can be understood simply. It is by nature ethnic, sectarian, and bitter. Centuries old-archaeological villages, mosques, marketplaces, tombs and monuments have been damaged and destroyed. There is nothing simple about this conflict, and there never has been. It can only be understood in nuance, and shades of grey.
To truly understand this conflict, I'd *STRONGLY* recommend to anyone who is genuinely curious and wants a firmer grasp on the situation in Syria today, and how it stems from the ancient past and not-too ancient past, to watch this BBC documentary, available in it's entirety on YouTube:
As an aside, if you're REALLY uninitiated, or feeling intimidated, simply watching the above video and calling it a day would be a good starting point for anyone. It glosses over a lot of stuff, but it's extremely informative and really helps put the current situation in a historical context that makes it much easier to understand. Plus, it's simply well made and a good watch.
When did all this start?
In early 2011, around March, Syrians took to the streets to peacefully protest, and clamor for democracy. Inspired by their neighbors in countries like Egypt and Tunisia, and sparked by a particularly overt example of government repression, throngs of people filled the streets:
Some of the protests looked like this:
And some of the protests inspired counter-rallies that looked like this:
The protesters wanted a lot of the things that their fellow protesters in nearby Arab countries wanted: the ability to express themselves freely without fear of repression, a vote that matters, and the ability for the average man to have upward mobility economically, socially, and politically. And for a while, it looked like they may actually get some of them. The Syrian government announced some things aimed to appease the protesters: releasing hundreds of political prisoners, dismissing the government, and lifting the 48-year-old state of emergency that suspended most constitutional protections for citizens.
The Syrian government at the time, led by this chap, Bashar al-Assad:
seemed like it may actually be cooperating with the protesters and possibly even abide by some of their demands. Then, the violent repression creeped in. A few protesters murdered by security forces here, a few hundred jailed and tortured there. Word of these abuses got out, and videos recorded. This only steeled the opposition protesters desire to protest, obtain true democracy, and unseat the powers that be. And the government, in turn, responded in kind with an even more forceful crackdown, killing and torturing more protesters, notably; many children and further deepening the divide between the protesters and the government they sought to remove.
This embittered an already deep divide running through Syrian culture and history. (covered further below)
Interestingly, Syria and Egypt actually formed a short-lived political union for a while in the late 1950s despite being separated by several hundred miles of geographic distance. Historically, the two countries' fates have often mirrored each other and until recently, their politicians have been closely linked.
Where do things stand now?
The Syrian Civil War has been ongoing since late 2011, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives, forcing millions of people out of their homes as refugees, depriving children of their educations, adults of their livelihoods, and mothers and fathers of their sons and daughters. Once fleeing the country, refugees continue to face difficulties, stigma and instability. As the conflict has gone on, more and more foreign powers have supplied their side of choice with aid, both tacit and direct. Whether it be Hizbollah joining the side of the Syrian regime via Lebanon, Russia, China, North Korea and Iran delivering the regime military, political and financial support, or Qatar and Saudi Arabia supplying the rebels with money and weapons, or the slow and steady flow of defections to the side of the rebels, also known as the Free Syrian Army, and defections of Free Syrian Army rebels to the Al-Qaeda associated Al-Nusra Front, the Syrian Civil War has in many ways become a proxy conflict for national powers to indirectly support their geopolitical goals for the region. All at the cost of Syrian lives and any sense of national stability, of course. Reporters aren't allowed in, and if they are, or somehow get themselves smuggled in, they do so at extraordinary risk to themselves and for little pay, and no glory. A field report from PBS Frontline's Olly Lambert provides one of the most visceral, human and real accounts of a journalist on the frontlines in Syria that I've ever seen:
He elaborates so articulately the roles, responsibilities and difficulties of being a journalist on the ground in such an insane scenario. A really powerful watch.Why am I only just hearing about all this?
On the morning of August 21st, 2013, three hospitals in Damascus, Syria, were suddenly flooded with thousands of new patients. These patients had no visible wounds or injuries. Medecins Sans Frontieres, an NGO operating in the region, treated many of them. Hundreds died. The doctors treating the patients noted a common trend of disturbing symptoms: convulsions, excess saliva, pinpoint pupils, blurred vision and respiratory distress. All symptoms would appear to indicate a neurotoxic gas to have been used, possibly deployed by missile. If you'd like to see for yourself, there is a video playlist of the aftermath/victims here, but they are all extremely difficult to watch and NOT WORK SAFE. Activists died in the process of recording these videos due to toxic gas inhalation. You have been warned. The excellent Brown Moses has been on the trail of the munitions used in the attack, and using that to identify possible responsible parties. Early reports would strongly suggest that the regime is responsible, especially considering the area targeted was a rebel stronghold, but there hasn't been any publicly available information that has concretely tied the regime to the attacks just yet. A US spy report claims to have intercepted calls that prove the regime's ties to the attack, but as these have not been made public, some healthy skepticism is recommended. Reporters from Le Monde claim to have had reporters on the ground at the time and place of the chemical attacks and have a well-recorded personal account of the events to contribute, and also points to a regime led-attack.
So why is the West getting involved now? Hundreds of thousands have died from various means already, what does the use of gas change?
I can't speak to why the West is intervening now, I have neither the knowledge nor expertise to speak to that. However, gas is a severe and direct breach of the Geneva Protocols, and for good reason.
In general, gas is considered to be particularly inhumane and inconsiderate to the preservation of life. The effects can be absolutely catastrophic, undignified and unpredictable. Ideally, bombs, bullets and grenades are released only on a specific target, building, or threatening person. Gas released into an area can kill your own soldiers if the wind shifts, and is indiscriminate, it kills EVERYTHING it touches; soldiers, men, women, children, animals. EVERYTHING. Even minor exposure to these gases is all but certain to leave the victims incapacitated and with some form of neurological damage for life, damning them to an existence of pain and trauma. To be certain, the most reliable reports list the number of dead at around 350 people, a little less than 0.35 percent of the total number of dead from the Syrian war, now having claimed around 100,000 lives, at least half of which are civilians. Furthermore, the US provided Saddam Hussein's military forces with military support in 1988 in the midst of the Iraq-Iran war of the 1980s, knowing full well he intended to deploy Sarin gas on the battlefield.
Gas is exceptionally good at killing absolutely everyone, but not that good as a tactical tool apart from area denial. It's much more effective to instill fear in the opposing side, and to massacre civilians indiscriminately, perhaps even one's own. Both sides benefit from the assumption that neither will use chemical weapons. This becomes a fair bit more difficult if someone uses them and gets away with it, but the calculus changes if it can be demonstrated to everyone that deploying chemical weapons in 2013 warrants some cruise missiles being deployed at you in return. In a nutshell, this is the Obama administration's reasoning for intervening now, and not earlier. Gas is a scary, torturous and needlessly painful and indiscriminate weapon, but you can only die once, so does the mechanism really matter all that much if it's for a fundamentally unjust reason? This is another area in which there is no clear consensus.
Why did the Syrian government respond so violently to the protests?
Bashar al-Assad is a Ba'athist Alawite. Ba'athism is a secular (non-religious), largely socialist political philosophy that advocates for a pan-Arab nation based on Arab enlightenment, and social progress. Alawites are a sect of Shia Islam, who differ from Sunni Muslims in that they believe leadership of the Muslim nation can only be decided by God himself, and commonly disregard the authority of elected Muslim leaders, preferring to follow a line of Imams they believe descended directly from the Prophet Muhammad's cousin/son-in-law, Ali bin Abu Talib. Alawites also differ from most Muslims in that they do not believe that praying 5 times a day is mandatory, and by celebrating Christmas. Alawis also believe that the consumption of alcohol is permissible and even encouraged in some circumstances.
Many Sunnis see Assad's Alawite views as blasphemous, and an insult to Islam. Although Christians, Jews and Muslims of all sects and backgrounds have co-existed in Syria in relative peace for thousands of years, this recent crisis has exacerbated underlying tensions to an extreme. All this would have been well and good under ordinary circumstances, but Syrian society was pushed to the brink in several ways apart from that. People of profound religious differences have peaceably coexisted in Syria for centuries, so why start fighting now?
It would be disingenuous to present this as a conflict based solely, or really, at all on religion, so allow me to elaborate. Although there are some profound religious differences between Alawites and the largely Sunni majority of Syria, they'd be more than willing to overcome that if not for the consolidation of power in the hands of the Alawite minority that quietly ascended to the upper levels of Syria's power structure over the past few decades. This comes at the expense of Sunnis who have every right to a stake in their own government, I might add. Alawites are only about 13% of the population, yet they occupy almost every major position of government power within the state bureaucracy. "Of the 200,000 career soldiers in the Syrian army, roughly 70 percent are Alawites. Some 80 percent of officers in the army are also believed to be Alawites. The military's most elite division, the Republican Guard, led by the president's younger brother Maher al Assad, is an all-Alawite force." - http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20110504-making-sense-syrian-crisis (an excellent article everyone should read) To be certain, Alawites have suffered persecution as well, for ages, but their rise to power was not done without making enemies along the way. The Ba'ath political party is closely associated with the Alawite sect in Syrian history, as well, and as they've had a virtual monopoly on the political system for 40 years, it really helps put the protests in context to understand the history.
What does all this have to do with the current situation, you ask? Trust me, I'm going somewhere with this.
The mysteriously large-headed gentleman in the above picture is Hafez al-Assad, the father of current Syrian president Bashar. Hafez al-Assad served as commander of air force in the Ba'ath-led government of 1963, until 1966 when he partook in a coup to overthrow the largely non-military leadership of the party. This coup led to a permanent division of the Ba'athist political movement into two distinct spheres, one led by Iraq, and one led by Syria. Internal power struggles continued within the highest levels of Syrian Ba'ath government leadership for years, until in 1970 Hafez al-Assad ordered troops still loyal to him to surround the Congress building wherein Salah Jadid, fellow party leader, had been criticizing him during an emergency session of congress. Shortly thereafter, the elder Assad ordered loyalists to arrest the leaders of Jadid's regime. This ushered in Assad's transition from high level party loyalist/air-force commander to full-on Prime Minister/President status in a largely bloodless coup. Salah Jadid, however, whom Assad had ruled alongside prior, remained Syria's most prominent political prisoner for 23 years, until dying a day after being moved from prison. Shortly before arresting him, Assad offered Jadid a post in his government, but Jadid refused, saying: "If I ever take power you will be dragged through the streets until you die."
Got all that? This brings us to the event that most closely links the two Assads, the past administration and the present civil war:
The 1982 Hama Massacre. Quite a complicated situation gave birth to the protests that lead to this disastrous massacre, but in the interest of brevity, I'll try to be terse and efficient about it. In the early 1980s, Hama served as a center of resistance for the Muslim Brotherhood, a largely Sunni Islamic group, against Assad's government. Throughout that time the Muslim Brotherhood, along with a handful of other Islamist factions orchestrated many hit-and-run bombing attacks against Ba'ath Party officials, even going so far as to make a brazen attempt on Hafez al-Assad's life in June of 1980 during a reception for the president of Mali. In response to this, al-Assad ordered that around 1200 imprisoned Islamists be executed a mere hours later, in their cells, by the president's brother Rifaat al-Assad, and army men loyal to him, respectfully. In February 1982, Hefez decided that enough was enough, and that he wished to make an example out of Hama. For 27 days, Syrian military forces under command of President Hafez al-Assad sieged Hama by tank, heavy artillery and infantry in a ruthless crusade to completely oust any force sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood and leveling entire neighborhoods. After all was said and done, between 25,000 and 40,000 people were estimated to have been killed.
The massacre may be decades-old history at this point, but the lesson is clear: if you're going to crush a revolution, do it with as much overwhelming, unnecessary force as possible, and make an example out of those who would dare defy you.
Why doesn't Bashar al-Assad just step down? Why deploy gas now, of all times?
When he first came to power, Bashar al-Assad was looked to (editor's note: that link is a very good read, click it) as a possible reformer. Educated as a doctor in London, England, and with little to no real attachment to his father, Hafez al-Assad's Ba'ath party or brother Bassel al-Assad's military experience, aside from a brief stint as an army physician after studying at the medical school Damascus University, Bashar was an unlikely heir to the Assad political dynasty. In 1988, Bassel said of his relationship to his father: "we saw father at home but he was so busy that three days could go by without us exchanging a word with him. We never had breakfast or dinner together, and I don't remember ever having lunch together as a family, or maybe we only did once or twice when state affairs were involved. As a family, we used to spend a day or two in Lattakia in the summer, but then too he used to work in the office and we didn't get to see much of him."
While working on his postgraduate ophthalmology degree in London, Bashar's older brother, Bassel, who was the assumed heir and the more experienced military man, suddenly died in a car crash in 1994. Bashar was rushed home to Syria and shuttled into military academy until his father, Hafez's death, in 2000. The Syrian parliament decreased the minimum age for candidates to 40 from 34 and suddenly, Bashar al-Assad was eligible for the presidency! Bashar was claimed by the regime to have received 97.2% of the vote, an astounding feat considering there was no one else on the ballot. For a while, things actually seemed surprisingly okay. The death of Hafez and ascendance of Bashar lead to the so-called "Damascus Spring," nearly 600 political prisoners were freed, salons for open discussion of political and social issues sprung up in people's homes, and observers were also encouraged by the fact that Bashar al-Assad married a Sunni woman whom he had met while studying ophthalmology in London, perhaps signaling a newer, more open, social order. But if you've been reading thus far, you know that such openness from an Assad was not meant to last. Activists were once again imprisoned, positions of power remained occupied by Alawites, perhaps even moreso than before, and the dream of a modern, free, open and truly democratic Syria were silenced once more.
At this point, the war has too deeply divided the country. Bashar and his government are fighting a war of survival. An unlikely alliance of Ba'athists, Alawites, Syrian Christians fearing further persecution, (perhaps for good reason) and others have fallen behind Bashar. Assad knows the only way he can leave the office of Syrian president behind at this point is either in jail or in a coffin, and so for him, it's a zero sum game; he isn't fighting to win or lose, he's fighting simply to maintain power and avoid prosecution, or worse. He's surrounded himself with loyalists, and appears to be following the Hama example of massacring those who would dare get in his way, and making an example of them. Assad has publicly stated his desire to remain president until at least the 2014 elections. The Syrian constitution, rewritten after the 2011-2012 protests, all but guarantees (editor's note: excellent analysis of the Syrian constitution at that link) Assad will stay in power until his son is of age to take the reigns, or otherwise at least until 2028.
As far as the question of why use chemical weapons now, especially with UN investigators in the country at the time, it could be that Assad is trying to call the US' bluff, or to demonstrate how far they'll go to preserve their own government's survival, or perhaps Assad simply doesn't care anymore and knows that at this point any threat of reprisal is an empty one. Some have suggested that a rogue general may have been responsible for the attack, hinting at a breakdown in the chain of a command. Still others have suggested the rebels themselves have perpetrated the attack as a false flag, but I personally believe this to be a conspiracy theory in the face of the sheer lack of evidence (if you have information to support this theory, please share it). At any rate, Assad is fully gone. He is clearly willing to do whatever it takes to stay in power, no matter how many lives are ended in the process, and by whatever means. This is a question that may take years to answer, but if the evidence of the day and prevailing theories check out (a government led-attack), it would be one of the worst gas attacks in decades. As of right now, even a proper casualty count is hard to obtain, so a motive or individual culprit is even further off.
What can we/I/anyone do?Honestly, not much. Some Americans have joined the fighting for their preferred side themselves, but I would heavily, heavily advise against this. The easiest thing to do is to stay informed, and to keep others in your friend group informed. This should be easy enough in the coming days. I'll also begin regularly updating this blog with news as it comes out, trying to keep it to Syria but overall news will be covered as well.
There are some non-direct-military responses that may be effective at both stemming the regime's crackdown, and spurring the rebels' advance, but apart from that, there's not much else other than boots-on-the-ground, full on regime change that the US government and western powers could do, but the appetite for that is at an all time low in both the West and the Middle East. Before doing anything militaristic, Obama should seek approval from Congress, regardless of whether they're likely to say yes or no.
No matter what happens in the coming days, US strike or intervention or not, peaceful resolution or not, or all the guns in Syria miraculously turning into history textbooks overnight, there is ALREADY a massive, imminent refugee crisis, growing bigger and more dire by the day, and many, many aid organizations are standing by to receive your aid. I'd recommend using a site like http://www.charitynavigator.org/ to determine a charity you feel comfortable donating to, and following through with that. I've provided a list of Syria-specific suggestions below, however:
- UNICEF Save The Children Fund- Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders
- Oxfam Syria Refugee Crisis Fund
- International Rescue Committee
I am by no means soliciting donations for these organizations, just politely suggesting them as options. As always, do your own homework.
So, Syria's kinda fucked up, huh?
In some ways, yes. In other ways, no. Syria is a vibrant cultural center, with some of the richest historical and archeological sites on earth, it served as the cradle of civilization for a long time, and has produced some amazing music, artists, and food. Some of the worst things I've ever seen (NWS as it gets, truly horrifying/mindfucking stuff) have come out of the crisis, but also some of the most beautiful and inspiring, such as this dank Omar Souleyman song produced by Four Tet
Or Kibbeh, these little meat-and-pine-nut filled delightful orbs of flavor:
Or Kousa Mahshi, a sort of zucchini-stuffed meat thing that is just delectable:
Or gawk at the amazing talent of traditional and modern Syrian artists:
Also, it doesn't hurt that Syria happens to produce a lot of gorgeous human beings:
There's no big takeaway or solution here. Nobody knows what the future holds for Syria, and I certainly don't, I just set out to answer some questions in the wake of renewed interest in the country and conflict recently. If there's any information that you find to be wrong, inaccurate, offensive, or out of date, do not hesitate to contact me and I will change it as I can. I hope this post brought some new understanding or information of Syria to you, and helped you see the conflict, culture, and history in a new, and better-understood light.
Assuming the U.S. Congress authorises them, Washington (together with some allies) soon will launch military strikes against Syrian regime targets. If so, it will have taken such action for reasons largely divorced from the interests of the Syrian people. The administration has cited the need to punish, deter and prevent use of chemical weapons - a defensible goal, though Syrians have suffered from far deadlier mass atrocities during the course of the conflict without this prompting much collective action in their defence. The administration also refers to the need, given President Obama's asserted "redline" against use of chemical weapons, to protect Washington's credibility - again an understandable objective though unlikely to resonate much with Syrians. Quite apart from talk of outrage, deterrence and restoring U.S. credibility, the priority must be the welfare of the Syrian people. Whether or not military strikes are ordered, this only can be achieved through imposition of a sustained ceasefire and widely accepted political transition.
Puffing on a cigarette, with an AK-47 rifle slung casually on his shoulders, this seven-year-old Syrian boy's childhood appears well and truly over.
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This hotel appears to be in some form of transition between an older Best Western and a newer, more up-scale version. The lobby and restaurant appeared newly renovated and were quite nice. The corridors near my room were very different and in need of updating. For example, the card-readers on the guest room doors appeared corroded, and the doors themselves looked old and worn. Our room had a large sliding glass door on the exterior wall, which provided a great view of the parking lot and beyond, but did not offer much protection from the cold wind. The room's heater did a good job heating the half of the room opposite the window. The bathroom was also dated, but clean. I'd never seen a shower gel/shampoo/conditioner dispenser in a hotel room before. My main disappointment was that this was considered a 3-star hotel. While that could be achieved with some renovation, I would presently rate this a 2.5-star hotel at most. ...
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Famous Breasts: A Retrospective
Breasts are an integral part of our bodies, culture, and our definition of femininity. Whether it's obsession, envy, embarrassment, pride, lust, fear, or frustration, just thinking about breasts is sure to stir up some kind of emotion. Here we count down some of the famous sets that have punctuated the presence of the female form in popular culture.
By Koryn Kennedy
February 3, 2010 12:00 AMBotticelli's Birth of Venus
In one of the most recognizable images of the female body in history, Botticelli teased his viewers with a sneak peek of Venus's assets.
Marie Antoinette
It's been said that the short champagne glass known as the coupe was molded from one of her breasts. In fact the glass was designed in 1663, nearly a century before Marie Antoinette was born. Nevertheless, a rack that can sustain a rumor like that for over 250 years deserves a place on our list.
Jayne Mansfield
Her voluptuous form was a large part of her appeal that and the fact that her dresses often gave the impression her girls might tumble out at any moment.
Bettie Page
In the early '60s, Bettie Page's pinups offered a darker type of sex appeal compared to Hollywood starlets like Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe. While her breasts may sometimes take a backseat to bondage, her body still generated legions of fans and a handful of subcultures.
Annette Funicello
The first Mouseketeer to toss the plastic ears for some serious cleavage, Annette forever warped a generation of men's perception of breast shape and paved the way for future Disney-kid-to-sex-symbol stars like Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears.
Brigitte Bardot
Her willingness to expose herself not only stirred up interest in foreign films in the late '50s, but also eventually made her a movie star in the US.
Bo Derek
A slow jog down the beach in a flesh-colored swimsuit in the film 10 made Bo and her breasts infamous.
Wonder Woman
An icon of the '70s, she was a pioneer on the frontier of female superheroes and their costumes. Without Wonder Woman there would be no Lara Croft.
Phoebe Cates
Stripping off her bikini top in 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High made Phoebe Cates famous, at least to every straight man past puberty.
Dolly Parton
Dolly's ample bosom has wowed audiences and defied gravity for four decades and shows no signs of sagging.
Jessica Rabbit
In the '80s, Roger's wife changed what cartoons were capable of by providing body issues and unrealistic expectations to semi-adolescents everywhere.
Redefining a generation of lingerie, Madonna's cone bra almost upstaged her Blonde Ambition in 1990.
Kate Moss
In the '90s Kate proved that size didn't matter. At 5'7 she became one of the shortest supermodels on the runway, and despite having no discernable cleavage, a sex symbol to boot.
Lil' Kim
A pivotal moment during 1999's Video Music Awards: Diana Ross suddenly gives Lil' Kim's left breast a jiggle.
Pamela Anderson
She answered the one question that had been on people's minds since breast augmentation was introduced in the early '60s: Yes, you can breastfeed with implants.
Janet Jackson
In 2004, her wardrobe malfunction (aided by Justin Timberlake) at the Super Bowl proved that America is not ready for nipples on TV.
Jessica Simpson
Her dad, Joe, shocked America in 2004 when he said of her breasts, "She's got double D's! You can't cover those suckers up!" A strange comment for a father to make, sure, but he had a point.
Anna Nicole Smith
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Keira Knightley
The small-breasted actress made headlines by publicly objecting when producers wanted to digitally enhanced her bosom for 2006's King Arthur poster.
Scarlett Johansson
Why is she on our list? Go ask your boyfriend.
Joan Holloway
Man Men's Joan Holloway's outrageous silhouette (supplied by actress Christina Hendricks) has brought curvy va-va-voom back into fashion.


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The new math programs being rolled out in classrooms across the state will be challenging for students and teachers, but they're necessary, said Susan Barrett, chairwoman of the West Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Only one third of West Virginia students who took the ACT in 2012 tested as ready for college-level coursework in mathematics, with less than half of all high school juniors scoring in the proficient range in math on the Westest.
"Employers report that many job applicants cannot pass a basic math test and workers have poor problem-solving skills," Barrett said. "New jobs requiring high levels of technical skills go to workers from outside our state. Given results like these, it's difficult to argue that the mathematics education we have been providing our students is good enough."
Thousands of teachers across West Virginia have already started implementing different math and English lessons to prepare students for the Smarter Balanced Assessment in 2014, the standardized test replacing the Westest.
The new standards align with the Common Core standards adopted by 45 other states, and focus more on application instead of regurgitation. For math teachers, that means helping students better realize the connections between what they are learning in school to how they can use those lessons in real life, Barrett said.
"To be proficient in math, knowing procedures will no longer be enough. That will still be important, but not sufficient," she said. "The new standards are rigorous. They are grounded in research and based on the work of leaders in the field. They are not about a new textbook or a new program, but about a different, more integrated approach."
High schools are replacing familiar courses like algebra and geometry with classes called Math 1, Math 2 and Math 3 that use bigger ideas, such as quantity, function, modeling and statistics to connect the content of the traditional courses with a more complete understanding.
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"I created the piece for the 8th Red Nation Film Festival, which is celebrating 35 films," Yellow Bird said in the release. "Actress and executive director of Red Nation Film Festival Jonelle Romero commissioned me to do the artwork. Back in the '70s, I first met the actress when I was fortunate to work with her in the movie, "A Girl Called Hatter Fox."
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This ledger piece by Three Affiliated Tribes member and White Shield native Monte Yellow Bird, aka Black Pinto Horse, titled "Watch the Birdie," won first place at an art competition at the Gene Autry Museum in Los Angeles.
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Yellow Bird's piece is very symbolic with color and design. The chiefs sitting, both young and old, overlooking this event are witnessing change, collected by a man-made machine. The yellow bird landing on the photographer's finger is the witness of the power of the "Great Mystery" and the irony in the phrase, "Watch the birdie," spoken by the photographer just before the photograph is taken. The puppies are important to the artist's tribe; the sacrifice that is made to poverty and sickness on behalf of the people.
Yellow Bird was also awarded the "Artist in Business Leadership Fellowship" from the First Peoples Fund in Rapid City, S.D.
Yellow Bird graduated from Minot State University, according to the release. He is currently working in the studio on an exhibit that will travel the state of North Dakota, "The Poor Boy and the Mud Pony," to be exhibited in museums in 2013-14. The exhibit is tentatively scheduled to show at MSU in October 2013.


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Esther V. Wait, 80 of Cloquet died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth with her loving family by her side.
Esther V. Wait, 80 of Cloquet died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth with her loving family by her side.
She was born Feb. 15, 1932 in Automba Township to Carl and Aina Johnson. Esther graduated from Cromwell High School.
She married Murnice "Mert" Wait on Dec. 11, 1954 in Cloquet. She was a devoted wife of 52 years and a loving mother. Esther was a compassionate caregiver to many of her family and friends. She enjoyed volunteering her time with her husband for Meals on Wheels and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Esther was preceded in death by her husband, Murnice; sisters, Elma DeLacey and Mae Switzer; and brothers, Harold, Howard, and Fred Johnson.
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