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The 6-foot-6 Graves was arrested Dec. 6.
Graves was a senior on the Carolina team in 2010 when he was dismissed from the team in October. At the time, Williams said Graves failed to comply with team rules.
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Aron Hirt-Manheimer (editor, Reform Judaism magazine): "Shanda" is the Yiddish word for "shame or disgrace in the eyes of another." Do Jews have a particular sensitivity to how we are perceived by the outside world, and if so, what cultural, historical, sociological, and psychological factors have contributed to this?
Dr. Dale Atkins (psychologist; author; TV commentator; member of Temple Israel in Westport, Connecticut): The common Yiddish expression is a shanda far die goyim. In other words, don't give ammunition to non-Jews who might seize the opportunity to hold a socially unacceptable behavior against all Jews. If a Jew does a bad thing, we may all be judged and punished for it.
Rabbi Edythe Mencher (URJ Faculty for sacred community, clinical social work psychotherapist): Actually, I think we've worried much more about looking good to the Goldsteins than to the gentiles. Often the expression used is "a shanda un a charpeh —a shame and a disgrace"—which refers both to acting inappropriately in front of non-Jews as well as other Jews, and in our own eyes.
I first heard the word shanda used in relation to a father who beat his son—it was a shanda that he treated his son in such a way, or alternatively a shanda that he did not live up to Jewish standards. The shanda label was also a way for parents and community to control unwanted adolescent behaviors: If a girl wore a revealing dress, if a boy drank or smoked, it would besmirch the family name and actually even the whole community's honor.
Coming of age in the break-free 60s, most of my peers dismissed attempts by our elders to label what we chose to wear a shanda. Yet we did not reject the notion that certain actions or beliefs, such as violence, poverty, mistreatment of children, racism, and antisemitism, were shandas. We saw the value of shaming as moral assessment but resisted it as a way of enforcing what we construed as stiflingly middle-class values.
Dale: When a shanda involves an ethical violation, an entire community may be at fault. For example, if the Jewish community covers up a case of sexual abuse, both the act and the cover-up may constitute shandas.
Edie: Yes, but the very concept of shanda may also be at the heart of the problem. When the shame is associated not just with the perpetrator but also the victim—such as in societies where the person who has been raped or molested is treated as soiled and ruined—people understandably hide incidences of abuse. In the same way, if a whole religious group is liable to be attacked broadly because some of its leaders have been sexual predators, then people on the inside who cherish the faith tradition will conceal those abuses. The challenge, then, is for society to attach the shame to the crime and to the perpetrator without having it spill over onto the victim and the whole group. In such an environment cover-ups are unlikely to be tolerated by the community.
Joy Weinberg (managing editor, Reform Judaism magazine): What did our biblical ancestors consider shandas?
Edie: The word shanda derives from the Germanic word "scandal" or the French "escandale," referring to ignominy or disgrace. The Hebrew root "bosh" figures more in Jewish tradition. It is used in the Bible in the context of shameful, disobedient actions that are displeasing to God, such as idol worship, Sabbath desecration, dishonesty in our dealings with others, the disregarding of sexual and dietary prohibitions, and violations of purity codes (proximity to blood or to the dead).
In the Torah, shaming served a specific purpose—to urge individuals and communities towards repentance; following sincere repentance, a state of well-being, cleanliness, and security would be restored.
These days, research has shown that shaming and criticizing tend to have less impact on future behavior than more nuanced approaches to encouraging good behavior. People who are shamed about a particular behavior may tend to continue to behave that way in private, hiding the original behavior to avoid public ridicule. Instead, the goal of religion, childrearing, and education is to have people internalize moral and ethical values that are not dependent on external approval. Shame can function as a step along the path of developing a moral conscience. Someone with a working conscience will feel guilty when s/he does wrong and experience a sense of inner comfort when s/he does right. Responding warmly to moral and ethical behavior in others is an important way of providing reinforcement.
Aron: Looking at modern times, what constituted a shanda in the first half of the 20th century?
Dale: In my family it was marrying out of the faith. Even if the person converted and became a religious Jew, s/he was not fully accepted.
Also, many people believed that women who worked outside the home were neglecting their kids. This criticism even applied to women who had to work to help support their families during the Depression. I think this perception began to change when the United States entered World War II and large numbers of women joined the workforce as part of the effort. Yet even today, the stigma remains that women who work outside the home are not able to attend to their children as well as those who stay at home, despite the research to the contrary.
Edie: Another perceived shanda was being sexually active at an older age. For example, my great-grandmother was in her early 50s living in a small town in Austria when she gave birth to her last child. She asked her 17-year-old daughter to stroll withthe baby in the neighborhood because she felt embarrassed that her late-in-life motherhood revealed she was still sexually active. Her married son and her other daughters pointed out that the neighbors might think that the 17-year-old was the mother—another shanda! The family had to decide which was the greater shanda: a sexually active grandmother or a 17-year-old unmarried mother. In short, any sexual behavior that was not seen as occurring at the right stage of life and with a spouse was regarded as a shanda.
Joy: In my mother's family the shanda was poverty. During the Depression, everyone lost their jobs and the family had to move to a less expensive neighborhood. My mother felt so ashamed, she didn't even tell her best friend. For years the two met on a streetcorner to walk to school; one day my mother just didn't show up.
Edie: Great shame was associated with being poor, even when it was through no fault of your own. Partly, I think, the shame came from a fear of being perceived as not having enough sechel (smarts and practicality) as well as the chutzpah (gumption) to make it in the real world. If you couldn't take care of your family, people would conclude there had to be something lacking in you.
Dale: For a long time, cancer was another hush-hush. Families wouldn't even utter the word; they called it "C." Today, in some families, Alzheimer's and mental illness are big shandas: "What does it mean that I have this in my family? Will this make me less attractive as a marriage partner?"
Edie: This attitude harkens back to ancient times, when the Israelites could bring only unblemished offerings for the Temple sacrifice, and priests had to be physically perfect—free from illness, skin blemishes, missing limbs, or any disfigurement. The prophets tried to shift the object of societal admiration from physical to ethical perfection, as in Isaiah 58.5-7: "Is this the fast I desire, a day for men to starve their bodies? Is it bowing the head like a bulrush and lying in sackcloth and ashes?...No, this the fast I desire: To unlock the fetters of wickedness…to let the oppressed go free…to share your bread with the hungry, and to take the wretched poor into your home…." According to this view, there was little value to ritual adherence that did not lead to more ethical behavior.
As our tradition evolved, it placed greater stress on good character and compassionate behavior toward others—understanding, for example, the biblical commandment not to kill as also instructing us not to shame another. The Gemara (Bava Metzia, 58b) explains: "Whoever shames his friend in public to the point of making him turn pale, is as if he sheds blood....for we see that the red drains out of his face and is replaced by white." Reform Judaism embraced this focus on ethical precepts as the route to tikkun olam, repairing the brokenness in our world.
Unfortunately, however, our Jewish community has retained the sense that a person with an illness or disability is somehow impure. Tzedakah activist Danny Siegel tells the true story of a non-Jewish woman who devoted herself in the 1990s to finding homes for orphaned children with Down Syndrome in the New York area. None of the adoptive families, including hers, were Jewish, but 90% of the babies were. Because it was a perceived shanda, Jewish families were far more likely to give up (and not adopt) so-called less than perfect children.
Joy: Some people have turned what many consider a shameful act into societal good. A beloved son, for example, commits suicide and the mother becomes an outspoken suicide prevention activist dedicated to helping others avert a similar tragedy.
Edie: Yes. She is saying, "Don't attack and ostracize me for this. Let me tell you about my pain and my child's pain so perhaps together we can reduce stigma and diminish suffering." In that process she also helps other people to minimize their pain, shame, and isolation.
Aron: Jewish illiteracy is yet another shanda-prone area among our people. Many Jews who want a Jewish connection but have minimal knowledge of Jewish practices may feel too embarrassed or ashamed to enter a synagogue.
Dale: I understand this. Even though I love the experience of being in temple, I can also feel somewhat intimidated. Over the years I've made halted attempts to become more literate in Hebrew and familiar with the prayers, but I'm still reading the English and not the Hebrew. And even when I'm getting a lot out of it, I think, I should be able to read the Hebrew and get that, too . As if the English is not good enough in the house of God.
Joy: How can individuals reduce their sense of shame?
Edie: Shame is really the experience of feeling we are not lovable and acceptable as we are—that we are soiled, bad, not good enough. If we find ourselves struggling with these deeply entrenched feelings, we have to talk about it in order to minimize its impact. Where do we begin the discussion? Sometimes we cannot initiate it with our families because we do not feel a sense of safety there. Better choices may be in therapy, with a rabbi, with friends, with a support group—people who listen but are not going to judge and further shame us.
As part of this process, we need to closely examine what induces shame in us and determine whether it is justified. We can ask ourselves: "Should I feel ashamed/guilty according to my own moral code? Or is it my grandmother's/parent's/child's wagging finger in my head?"
If we conclude, "Yes, I have done something deeply wrong," working through the shame may involve more than conversing with a support person or group. We need to ask ourselves: "How can I come back to loving myself? How do I make reparations?" Psychologist Dr. Marsha Linehan teaches that if we feel we have acted wrongfully, we will only reduce our shame and guilt if we accept responsibility and take reparative action. For example, a soldier who regrets committing a wartime atrocity can mitigate the shame by acting on behalf of wounded victims of war. The Jewish understanding of teshuvah (repentance) includes both self-assessment and positive reparative action. If we have done something wrong, atonement is accomplished only when we have done everything we can to seek forgiveness, make repair, and resolve not to repeat the wrongful action in the future.
If we decide that our shame is based on old teachings that we no longer believe have validity, Dr. Linehan advises that we assess whether it is safe now to openly acknowledge our past in keeping with our current morality. For example, if a person is ashamed of being gay because he was taught it was a sin and now lives in San Francisco, to fight against his shame he can take every opportunity to acknowledge who he really is until the shame lessens and finally disappears. If a person who has longhidden that she was born out of wedlock comes to realize this is an inappropriate reason to feel bad about herself, shecan continue to share this information with others until the associated shame and even societal stigmas are reduced.
If, no matter what we do, we are still ostracized or belittled, then, Dr. Linehansays, we are better off moving to a more open community, making new friends, or keeping our situation private while working internally to reduce our sense of shame. In a negative external environment, prayer can help us to communicate the truth about ourselves and feel lovable and worthy just as we are.
Dale: The only method that seems to work with teenagers brought before juvenile court is their being asked, "What do you think you should do in reparation?" and then doing it. In one instance, a kid who had knocked down older women to steal their purses offered to and then was ordered by the court to work with elderly people at a daycare center. After several months of volunteering, he became understanding of older people's needs and remorseful of his earlier actions. He also shared his new perspectives with other young people he knew who were attacking older people in the New York City subway.
Joy: How can congregations and communities be sensitive to individuals struggling with shame?
Edie: Jewish life is ultimately about recognizing that every one of us is made in the image of God—each of us unique and capable of covenant, moral behavior, and love. We as congregations can reduce stigma around shame if we treat people with honor and respect. Even if we disapprove of another person's actions, we can communicate our confidence in his/her capacity to develop positively. And we can help people recalibrate what is truly important in life by encouraging them to grow as individuals and dedicate themselves to helping others. In essence, I'm hoping our congregations will assist people in doing a cheshbon hanefesh, an accounting of the soul, and then help them take empowering, reparative action for self-liberation. This might entail hosting an AA or Overeaters Anonymous group, or holding discussions about how parents can speak to their children and children to parents to foster mutual understanding. It might also mean developing communal structures by which congregants can easily reach out to sick and lonely people rather than harboring shame for not having visited those who are less fortunate. Our sense of self-pride is increased and our sense of shame decreased when we look and give beyond ourselves to the wider world. So, let us set reasonable goals for ourselves and then, in an environment where shame/shanda is less of an issue, coach one another to accomplish them. When we help people find routes to feeling effective, moral, caring, and cared about, they experience self-pride rather than shame, and in turn help to create a world of dignity, justice, and hope.


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SPEC for SOA
Until recently there was no standardized way in which to measure the performance of SOA infrastructures, such as ESBs. Now the Spec Organization have announced that they are working with vendors to define just such a benchmark.
Navigating the SOA Open Standards Landscape Around Architecture
Various members of the OMG, OASIS and Open Group efforts around SOA standardization have gotten together to produce a new white paper that attempts to steer you through the range of specifications and working groups. It is deliberately implementation agnostic, staying clear of Web Services, JBI and other approaches.
SCA Extensions for Event Processing and Pub/Sub
Service Component Architecture (SCA) is a today's most popular programming model for building applications and systems based on a Service Oriented Architecture. A new "Assembly Model Specification Extensions for Event Processing and Pub/Sub" allows to further extend SCA's reach in implementation of the event-driven systems.
Presentation: Mark Nottingham's HTTP Status Report
HTTP is one of the most successful protocols in the world, and more and more developers are using it to do more than drive HTML UIs. In this presentation, recorded at QCon San Francisco 2008, HTTPbis WG chair Mark Nottingham gives an update on the current status of the HTTP protocol in the wild, and the ongoing work to clarify the HTTP specification.
REST Truer To The Web Than WS-*
Bill Burke, lead of the RESTeasy project, talks about how REST is truer to the goals of the Web than Web Services and allows you to focus on interoperability at the right level, without having to worry about the kind of problems WS-* standardization has encountered.
WS-Discovery and WS-DeviceProfile Public Review
The OASIS WS-DD technical committee, who are working on the standardization of WS-Discovery, recently put a trio of specifications into public review. Although WS-Discovery has seen some interest since its original release over 5 years ago, Oracle's William Vambenepe still wonders if it is of any use and whether anyone other than Microsoft will really use it.
BPMN 2.0 Virtual Roundtable Interview
In another one of our online roundtable interviews, we talk with some of the people behind the latest version of the BPMN standard that is progressing through the OMG. We talk with them about BPMN 2.0 as well as XPDL and BPEL4People.
Microsoft's CSS Extensions
Microsoft has outlined the CSS extensions whose support has changed in IE 8.
Debate Around The Need For The Open Web Foundation
The formation of the Open Web Foundation was recently announced at OSCON 2008 as a way for "community driven specifications" to be standardized. Although there has been some positive responses to the OWF the majority of people seem unconvinced of the efficacy, especially when we already have the IETF, W3C and OASIS.
RubyKaigi 2008: Standardization, 1.9 Roadmap
News from RubyKaigi2008—the Japanese Ruby conference held at Tsukuba from June 20 through 22—concerning the planned Ruby standardization, the Ruby 1.9 roadmap and a glimpse at upcoming features in future versions of Ruby.
UDDI and the Framework for Web Services Implementation Technical Committees close
OASIS announces that the UDDI and FWSI technical committees have closed and completed their work.
BPEL4People Virtual Roundtable Interview
In another one of our semi-regular Virtual Roundtables, InfoQ took the opportunity to talk to some of the main authors behind the BPEL4People and WS-HumanTask specifications and find out the driving forces behind it and what we can expect next.
Flex and the Open Web
Kevin Dangoor of SitePen recently blogged about Flash, Silverlight and the Open Web. He offers his defense for open standards as the best future for the web. Adobe's Ryan Stewart, a Flex evangelist, responds.
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What might this be: "envisioned as a decentralised world-wide information space for sharing machine-readable data with a minimum of integration costs"? Is this about REST? Nope. According to SWEO, it is about the Semantic Web. Cool URIs will help making this way. So it might be worth looking whether RESTful SOA URIs can also be "cool".
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Sunday's victory wasn't pretty, but it was exactly the blueprint the Vikings should have had in mind at the start of the season: a lot of Adrian Peterson, a good defense led by a ferocious pass rush and a timely completion or two late in the game to seal the win.
Though it seemed like the Vikings were outplayed for long stretches of the game, they hung around with timely takeaways and stops on defense and were able to make enough plays late to win. Better late than never.
It appeared that the Vikings were perfectly positioned to execute that blueprint for victory earlier in the season, but because of their inability to make plays late in games on both sides of the ball, they got off to a 1-6 start.
Now with Christian Ponder taking the reins at quarterback, they made those plays this week and are set up to work their blueprint after the bye week for a few more victories.
With Peterson playing at a high level and Jared Allen hiding some of the secondary's deficiencies with his relentless pass rush, the Vikings can stay close to elite teams like the Packers and beat mediocre to bad teams like the Panthers and Cardinals.
To continue that blueprint, they need Ponder to maintain his play on third downs and get the crucial conversions to extend drives, and the running game to continue to be featured as prominently as it has.
After the bye, the Vikings have three winnable games in the second half of the season, with the Raiders and Broncos visiting the Metrodome, and the Vikings going to D.C. to face the Redskins. Five wins may not seem like a lot, but considering the way the season started, it could give Ponder and the rest of the team the confidence to execute the blueprint going into 2012.


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While it's not uncommon for an adult to grab a cup of coffee or an energy drink to help them kick-start the day, children and adolescents actually are the fastest growing population of caffeine users.
And as 21 News Healthy Living Reporter Kate Keller explains that a cause for concern for many medical professionals.
Most parents would never think of giving their kids a cup of coffee. Yet, many children consume drinks with just as much, if not even more, caffeine.
"I think what we are seeing now more with parents is the caffeinated drinks now come in different assortments," says Psycare Director Deirdre Petrich.
Most children consume caffeine from drinking pop. Although, it's found in a number of other beverages like energy drinks, which are growing in popularity.
While Canada has established daily caffeine intake guidelines for children, the United States has yet to release such recommendations.
Although, the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests a limit of 100mg a day for adolescents, which is about equivalent to the amount of caffeine found in a 20 ounce bottle of Mountain Dew or an 8 ounce cup of coffee.
"There is no indication for you to give your child caffeine ever. No matter what it is," says pediatrician Dr. Gary Backner with Akron Children's Hospital
Backner says even though caffeine is naturally occuring, it provides no nutritional value. In fact, clinical counselor Dr. Deirdre Petrich says caffeine actually stimulates the central nervous system.
"Caffeine tampers with chemicals in the brain that are responsible for helping us feel calm and feel peaceful. So, not only are you being deprived of those chemicals, but caffeine is making a child more jittery and aggitated," Petrich says.
It doesn't take long for children to feel the effects of caffeine on their system. Unlike adults, children's bodies metabolize caffeine differently.
"They can get an effect after drinking a caffeinated beverage within 15 minutes. It can actually last up to six hours," says Backner. "In children they could have a rapid heart rate, they can have vomitting, severe headache. They can even have heart arythmias, high blood pressure. There is not too many things good that can happen with caffeine intake."
So instead of caffeinated beverages, which Dr. Backner says only contribute to the childhood obesity epidemic, he suggests children sticking with water, low fat milk and flavored seltzer water.


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A 32-year-old Rio Linda man with membership in a street gang will spend the next 14 years in a state prison following an incident last month in which he fled from police in Roseville and a loaded handgun fell out of his pocket.
David Michael Perez was given the prison term by Placer County Superior Court Judge Mark S. Curry after pleading no contest to four felony charges and three misdemeanor counts stemming from a June 12 traffic stop in which the defendant was a passenger in a car.
Prosecutor Stephanie Macumber of the Placer County District Attorney's Office said Perez got out of the car on the Sierra Street Bridge in Roseville and ran away.
As he fled from officers, Perez jumped on the hood of a parked car, denting it, and a loaded gun fell out of his pocket, Macumber said. Perez was eventually captured with help from the Roseville Police Department's canine unit, she said.
"The defendant had prior convictions and was a validated, active gang member," Macumber said. "He was not allowed to have a gun."
On July 21, Perez entered a plea of no contest to the felony charges, which included carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, street terrorism and vandalism.
He also pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges of resisting or obstructing peace officers and one misdemeanor count of carrying a loaded firearm. In addition, Perez did not contest special allegations of having prior felony offenses.
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CINCINNATI (AP) -- City officials are trying to figure out how to fill a large hole in funding for Cincinnati's pension system.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports (http://cin.ci/JP5lTv ) the money from investment returns and annual contributions by the city and employees will consistently fall short of the roughly $200 million now paid out in yearly benefits. Next year, about $67 million is needed to keep the long-term situation from worsening.
City Councilman Chris Smitherman called the situation "terrifying" Monday as council members discussed the problem.
Officials face some tough options including cutting retiree benefits, slashing city programs or selling off city assets.
About 75 current and retired employees turned out for Monday evening's work session, with some retirees saying they are on fixed incomes and not in a position to see benefits cut.
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IronLine co-director Josh Brindle discusses plans for the upcoming sled dog race with organizers during a meeting Jan. 9. Later last week, the group moved the event to Feb. 8 and 9 after unseasonably mild temperatures melted snow on trails through much of Iron County.By Mark LewisIRON RIVER—Organizers have rescheduled the IronLine dog sled race, and the change could bring more teams to Iron County's newest winter event. "We're running the same event. The only thing that has changed is the date," co-director Josh Brindle said Monday. "The only thing that's not going to happen is the downtown start."
Races during both days will start near the Chamber of Commerce building at the Iron River RV Park. Team IronLine announced the schedule change Jan. 12 after unseasonably warm temperatures and high winds melted what little snow Iron County had received and trails became impassable to sleds. "There's an overwhelming consensus that everyone wants to see this event come together," Brindle added. "All of our sponsors are still with us. Everyone is very supportive." According to the National Weather Service, Iron River has received a sparse six inches of snow during just one significant storm. Prior to the weekend, organizers had planned to move the starting point from downtown Genesee Street to the Chamber of Commerce RV Park. Plans for the mushers' village at the RV Park are still part of the festivities, Brindle said. Other community groups, including the West Iron District Library and merchants, plan to coordinate activities to accompany the race. The event has mushers competing in two different races during two days. The route will leave Iron River, heading south on Apple Blossom Trail, then swinging east before crossing Stambaugh Avenue near Opal Street. The route heads northward toward the junction of Kofmehl Road and Bates-Gaastra Road before heading cross country toward Mid Summer Drive. The longer route will cross Chicagon Lake, running alongside Pentoga Trail around Youngs Lake before looping back toward Iron River. Lack of snow has also prompted rescheduling of the Uphill Ski Drags at Caspian Hill. The Snowmobile Hill Climb was set for Feb. 2 but has been put off until Feb. 16. The Uphill Snow Drags will take place Feb. 17.
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden focused his latest campaign visit on the deaths of an ambassador and three more Americans in an attack at the U.S. consulate in Libya, saying there's "no place in the civilized world" for such "senseless murder."
The Democrat opened a rally on Wednesday at Wright State University with a message of mourning for those killed the previous day. He said it's a reminder of the dangers faced by U.S. diplomats abroad.
"Let me be clear: We are resolved to bring to justice their killers," he said.
He added that the United States remains committed to its mission abroad.
"We never have been and we will not be run off. Period," Biden said.
The vice president spoke to hundreds of people at the southwest Ohio school, where Republican then-presidential candidate John McCain introduced Sarah Palin as his running mate in the 2008 race. Biden's audience included comedian Dave Chappelle, who has a home in nearby Yellow Springs.
Biden told the crowd the administration of President Barack Obama is committed to economic growth through a fair tax structure that puts more money into middle-class pockets and encourages companies to keep jobs in the United States.
"We believe what we should be doing is promoting the private sector, not the privileged sector," Biden said.
He said the administration pledges to continue increasing manufacturing jobs in Ohio and again pointed to the rebound in the U.S. auto industry.
Republicans challenged that picture of economic improvement.
"What's clear is that despite Vice President Biden's assertions, Miami Valley families are not better off than they were four years ago," Chris Maloney, a spokesman for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, said in an email.
Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan, also was to appear Wednesday in Ohio. He was headed to an evening rally in Clermont County, east of Cincinnati, as both campaigns continued to give high priority to the swing state.
Romney was in Mansfield earlier this week.
Polls have indicated a tight race with Obama slightly ahead in Ohio, a state considered likely to be crucial to Romney's chances of unseating him.
Obama carried Ohio in 2008 after George W. Bush had won Ohio twice.


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Mosquito season is right around the corner, and those who battle the pests in Collier County are preparing traps sooner this year.
"We're going to put them out a little sooner this year just to get ahead of the curve a little bit," said Adrian Salinas with Collier County Mosquito Control.
The move comes after a record-breaking year in Collier County for mosquito-borne disease.
In the summer of 2010, one man died of West Nile Virus - the county's first-ever recorded death from the disease.
Several horses were also euthanized after being infected by Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a disease that is potentially deadly to humans.
"That was unprecedented, that hadn't happened in over 20 years," Salinas said.
Traps will be distributed throughout Collier over the next few weeks. The mosquitoes caught inside those traps will be monitored closely for disease.
To protect yourself, officials say removing items from your yard that could hold standing water and create breeding grounds for the pests.
"Anything that would hold water has the potential, or really will grow or produce mosquito larvae," Salinas said.
With daily rains nearly upon us, it's never too soon to prepare for pests.
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text: Ways to Talk to Santa via Video 11 Ways For Tots to Talk With Santa by Rebecca Gruber 12/10/13 3 Reactions 47 Shares Print 18 15 14 0 0 A visit with Santa is an annual tradition for many families, but it isn't always greeted with enthusiasm by tots. The idea of sitting on a stranger's lap causes many kids to cry and run back to their parents' arms. Thanks to technology, however, children can still interact with Santa without enduring a terrifying trip to the mall. From customized phone calls to personal emails, there are many ways for parents to keep the magic of Santa alive for a bit longer. Source: Shutterstock Portable North Pole What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 For the sixth year, Santa is making personalized videos for tots via Portable North Pole (free). Simply fill in information about your lil one — including first name, age, desired Christmas present, and if he or she was naughty or nice — and then Santa will create a personalized message for your tyke. Droid users can also download the app ($3) to watch the message on their phones. 1 / 11 Send Santa Calls What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 If you're little one has been a bit naughty, have Santa set them straight! Send Santa Calls ($5) reminds kids to behave using a customized call from the man in red. Source: Shutterstock 2 / 11 Package From Santa What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 For children who've been extra nice this year, consider sending them a Package from Santa. The basic gift box ($15) includes a custom letter from Santa as well as a personalized call and video. Upgrade to the silver ($35) or platinum package ($60) for more goodies, like an autographed photo from Rudolph and Mrs. Claus's special sugar cookies. Source: Shutterstock 3 / 11 Sealed by Santa What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Though he keeps up with technology, Santa still appreciates the art of snail mail. Sealed by Santa ($11) sends your little one a certified letter from Santa. To keep the Christmas spirit alive after Dec. 25, opt for a January postcard ($4) sent from Santa's vacation spot. 4 / 11 Ask Santa What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 What does Santa do during the Summer? What are the reindeer like? At Pearl.com's Ask Santa (free), kids can get the answers to all their questions from the man himself. Not only does this satisfy their curiosity, but it gives to charity. For every question asked, Pearl.com will donate $1 to the Gladstone Institutes to support juvenile diabetes research. 6 / 11 Call Santa What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wish Santa a happy holiday by calling 951-262-3062 (free). Since he's super busy this time of year, kids will have to leave a message after hearing his very jolly greeting. Source: Shutterstock 6 / 11 Letters to Santa What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Give their Christmas letters an upgrade with the Letters to Santa app ($1). An hour after kids send their note, they receive a response from Santa that wishes them a merry Christmas. 7 / 11 Santa's Video Chat What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prerecord a message from Santa to your tot or use one of the Santa's Video Chat (free) standard greetings to surprise lil ones with a message from the North Pole. The app's phone delay feature — which allows mamas to schedule the phone to ring in 20 seconds — will add to the Christmas surprise. 8 / 11 Santa's Video Calls What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Based in Dublin, Ireland, the Santas associated with Santa's Video Calls ($20) all come with a thick Irish accent to add some international flair to the experience. After scheduling a call date and time, parents will receive an emailed questionnaire about their lil one's likes and needs. 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Wasps shook off the disappointment of their defeat in Glasgow, to defeat the European champions, with a dramatic last-minute try by David Lemi. Wasps appeared on course for victory, when Toulouse centre Florian Fritz was given a red card, early in the second half, and they went nine points clear. But the visitors came back to level things, before Lemi's decisive strike, to put the seal on a battling performance, in front of the largest Adams Park crowd of the season.
After Leicester and Perpignan both won their final Pool 5 games, Wasps went on to the field, knowing that their slim chances of making the Heineken Cup qualifications had ended, and they had to focus on securing a result which would give them the best possible seeding for the Amlin Challenge Cup.
Toulouse made their intentions clear from the start, with an early charge by Census Johnston making good ground. He was stopped by a twin tackle, and the ball was spilt. Toulouse made a mess of the Wasps scrum, and further pressure brought them a penalty, but David Skrela missed a relatively straightforward kick.
Toulouse continued to dominate territory and possession , but the Wasps defence looked solid, and a series of big tackles kept them at bay, and forced a number of knockons. It wasn't until the tenth minute that Wasps crossed the halfway line, when they managed to get a boot to a stray pass, but a good clearance took play back into Wasps territory. A minute later, Toulouse took the lead with a try created by Clement Poitrenaud. The fullback soared into the air, to take a high kick. He fed Maxime Medard, who broke down the left, before linking with Yannick Jauzion, who forced his way through two attempted tackles, to go over near the left corner. Skrela was on target with conversion, to make it 7-0.
A high tackle on Mark Van Gisbergen gave Wasps a penalty, just inside their own half, and Dave Walder found touch, deep inside the 22. The lineout was won, and Andy Powell had his first charge of the day, but the Toulouse defence forced a penalty, which took them back over halfway. Wasps then put together their first sustained attack, featuring strong runs by Joe Worsley, Dom Waldouck, Richard Birkett and Zak Taulafo, but it came to an end with a penalty being awarded to Toulouse, for hands in the ruck.
In the 19th minute, Skrela was just off target with a penalty, from just inside the Wasps half. A jinking run by David Lemi excited the crowd, but possession was lost, when a stray pass failed to go into Wasps hands, with a possible opportunity developing, on the right.
In the 23rd minute, Wasps were forced into a replacement when Richard Haughton came on for mark Van Gisbergen, who'd taken a knock when he went up to take an up and under, a few metres from his line. Wasps opened their account four minutes later, when Dave Walder landed a fine penalty from near halfway.
Ten minutes before halftime, Wasps produced their best backs move of the day, when crisp, quick passing gave Ben Jacobs the chance to go racing through a gap. He was stopped in the 22, and, frustratingly, Toulouse won a vital turnover. Two minutes later, Toulouse were reduced to 14 men, when Louis Picamoles was shown the yellow card, for a challenge on Ton Varndell which sparked a brief confrontation between the sides, near halfway.
Wasps took immediate advantage of their numerical superiority. They won the lineout, following Walder's penalty. They took play through several phases, before Dave Walder moved out to the left, then slipped a perfect inside pass to Haughton, who went over near the posts. Walder's conversion made it 10-7. A minute later, Walder stretched the lead to six points, with a 30 metre penalty from in front of the posts, after Joe Simpson was caught by a high tackle.
Haughton then had the crowd roaring with a weaving run, after gathering a kick ahead. He lined up a kick to the unmarked left wing, where Tom Varndell was threateningly positioned, but just lost possession in the tackle. Toulouse managed to play down the clock, to go into the half 13-7 down, with Picamoles due back two minutes after the restart. Wasps could be pleased with the first 40 minutes, in which Toulouse had controlled much of the possession, but only threatened rarely, relying on one moment of individual brilliance and opportunism to take advantage of a rare lapse, for their only score.
Another sparkling counterattack by Richard Haughton, who gathered a ball near his line, before racing through a gap and offloading to David Lemi, put Wasps back on the front foot. Dave Walder kicked out to the left, where Tom Varndell gathered at pace, before he was tackled by Florian Fritz, who appeared to lift and dump him, and was duly shown the red card. Walder landed the penalty to stretch the lead to nine points, seven minutes into the second half. Skrela narrowed the gap with a straightforward penalty, three minutes later.
Wasps were now beginning to produce some flowing rugby, as they sensed the chance of a morale-boosting win, and one powerful run by Andy Powell took play deep into the Toulouse 22. He was forced into touch, and Wasps made a mess of the Toulouse lineout, to force a five-metre scrum, near the right corner, but the Toulouse pack managed to disrupt the Wasps ball. This appeared to spark them into action, and they began to produce some more controlled rugby, forcing Wasps back into their 22, and ending with a penalty, in front of the posts. Skrela duly cut the gap to just three points, with 19 minutes left.
Two minutes later, Wasps lost Serge Betsen to the bin, for going off his feet at the breakdown, and Skrela levelled the score, from 45 metres, with his kick going in off the left post.
Wasps created a good chance when the backs combined well down the right, to send David Lemi darting through the middle. He had one man to beat, but lost his footing at the crucial moment. The ball was kept alive, and moved out to the left, but the defence managed to smother Varndell, before he could get into his stride.
Wasps then made two changes, with Joe Ward and Ben Broster replacing Tom Lindsay and Zak Taulafo. Wasps returned to Toulouse territory, when Poitrenaud's optimistic drop at goal fell well short, to be gathered by Walder, who sent a rolling kick into touch, deep inside the visitors' half.
With time ticking away, Skrela was off target with a 30 metre drop at goal, before Betsen returned, for the last five minutes and Charlie Beech came on for Tim Payne.
Inside the final two minutes, Joe Worsley rose to gather a lineout, just inside the Toulouse half. Joe Simpson broke around the blind side and sent a kick downfield. David Lemi beat the defence to the ball and touched down just short of the dead ball line – the try being awarded by the TMO. Walder's kick went wide, but the whistle blew, to give Wasps a magnificent and memorable victory, which stretched their run of European pool victories at Adams Park to 17.
The next two weekends will be taken over the LV= Cup, with Wasps travelling to Abu Dhabi to play Harlequins next Sunday, followed by a trip to Ospreys, a week later. They return to Adams Park for the resumption of the Aviva Premiership on Sunday, February the 13th, when Gloucester are the visitors.
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15 Mark Van Gisbergen
14 Tom Varndell
13 Ben Jacobs (c)
12 Dom Waldouck
11 David Lemi
10 Dave Walder
1 Tim Payne
2 Tom Lindsay
3 Zak Taulafo
4 Simon Shaw
5 Richard Birkett
6 Joe Worsley
7 Serge Betsen
8 Andy Powell
16 Joe Ward
17 Charlie Beech
18 Ben Broster
19 Marty Veale
20 James Cannon
21 Nic Berry
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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren at the South Boston St. Patrick's Day Breakfast sagely advised those in attendance "to pay very close attention to Dan Winslow's platform. He has a 100 percent ranking from the gun lobby and he's for the legalization of marijuana." Following her advice, I checked out Winslow's platform and those of his two opponents. I watched video of the debates. I found that Dan alone understands the self-evident truths of the Declaration of Independence and the principles of the Constitution.
He will work within the framework of the Constitution to help solve our nation's problems and protect the individual from the abuses and usurpations of the president and members of Congress who want to disarm law-abiding citizens, maintain the federal prohibition of marijuana, agree with too big to fail or jail, and foreign and domestic policies that created an incomprehensibly humongous debt without stabilizing, let alone growing, the economy.
Winslow courageously wants the "Grand Old Party" to return to its roots as the "Great Opportunity Party" of Lincoln. He can win in June if he wins the primary on April 30. I will vote for Dan and suggest all unenrolled lovers of Liberty do the same.
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FORT MYERS: The Florida Gulf Coast University women's basketball team beat Drexel 73-67 on Friday night in the first round of Women's National Invitation Tournament in front of a season-best crowd of 3,002 at Alico Arena.
The Eagles (28-3) advanced to the second round and will host Florida (19-14) on Monday night at Alico Arena. Tip-off is set for 7:05 p.m.
FGCU had four players score in double figures with reserve Nicoya Jackson leading the way. She came off the bench to score a team-high 17 points in 26 minutes.
Kelsey Jacobson and Shannon Murphy each scored 15 points for the Eagles. Sarah Hansen had 10 points in the win.
The six-point win over Drexel was FGCU's 42nd straight win at Alico Arena, extending the third longest win streak in Division I women's basketball.
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BIRMINGHAM — The people of Sipsey are overcoming the tragedy of April 27, 2011, by returning to their roots, according to a guest speaker at Tuesday's "Designing After Disaster" workshop in Birmingham.
Steve Ostaseski of the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham said the same industry that helped settle the area — mining — may also have a key role in the town's future.
"We sometimes tend to look at mining activities as being the elephant in the room. In this case, we're looking at it as the asset in the room for the city of Sipsey," said Ostaseski, who has been working closely with Mayor Anita Sanders and community members since the fall of 2011.
Ostaseski said local leaders hope to team with the owners of Reed Energy on a reclamation plan for Burton Bend Mine.
Although the approximately 200-acre site is expected to be an active mine for several more years, Ostaseski said the land could serve a variety of purposes in Sipsey once it is restored.
Sipsey residents have also identified the Warrior River as an important part of their recovery plan.
Ostaseski said the town is ideally suited to be marketed as a tourist destination because of its proximity to both the river and Smith Lake, one of the stops on the new Alabama Bass Trail.
"They are definitely pushing fishing as a tourism option," he said.
Ostaseski is recommending that the town become an outfitter for a launch along the river and work with conservation groups and surface mining companies to protect water quality.
One of the challenges to rebuilding Sipsey is removing dilapidated structures, some of which date back to the town's early days and were abandoned after the storm.
Ostaseski said local leaders are pursuing grant funding to help with demolition.
He added that the small town is also taking advantage of its own financial resources, which include a new Dollar General that was spared by the tornado and being a rare debt-free municipality.
The residents' sense of pride in their community and love for their neighbor are also important factors that are helping them recover, according to Ostaseski.
He drew chuckles from the crowd when he mentioned CAVE people, or Citizens Against Virtually Everything who frequently come forward after a disaster and inhibit progress.
"I have not found one CAVE person in the town of Sipsey. They're all good folks," Ostaseski said.


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David Handley, a vegetable and small-fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Monmouth, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about this year's strawberry crop. Handley said he expects "the closest thing to a normal year we've had in a while as far as plant development is concerned," and Maine is better off than other northeastern states that have had twice as much rain, which leads to rotting fruit.
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1 onion, chopped
1 lb. lean ground beef
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6 oz. provolone cheese, sliced
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There have been strange happenings in the NFL lately. But these two is what I would really like to discuss with you. One involves fat and the other involves tickets. So let's go!
This is the talk, the NFL talk that is.
Brian Dawkins
So let's being with Brian Dawkins. Okay, so days after Dan Leone, an employee, was fired by the Eagles for calling them "retarded" on Facebook because they let Brian Dawkins go. Thanks to Shutdown Corner, they said that Dawkins will be giving tickets tickets to him.
It's really generous of him, actually.
"I thought it'd be a good gesture. Had I not ... signed with Denver, that guy would still have his job. Obviously, he made a decision and out of emotion said something. He was one of probably thousands and thousands of Eagles fans who felt that way. That didn't surprise me, that someone said that on their Facebook. It did surprise me that he was let go, though ... I felt it would be a good thing, to reach out to that individual and just let him know how much I appreciate it.''
That is what Dawkins said to the the Philadelphia Daily News. The 35-year-old looks to be dominant in the NFL. Try buying the jersey. I have the Brian Dawkins' Broncos jersey.
I am sorry Cody and Bryn Swartz but Dawkins is a beast and I know you guys don't want him to leave Philly. I know you guys may hate me having this but it does look kind of cool.
But I am sure known wants Dawkins to leave. But hey, he is still the man. And by saying this little tid-bit, it proves why.
Fred Smoot
Fred Smoot is certainly funny. That is why he is the "All-Pro talker." When I looked at this, it certainly told me that Fred Smoot was trying to be Smoot with an h at the end. He told DC Sports Blog that he wants to be a general manager after he retires.
He also mentioned something else, too. Dan Steinberg, who was in the discussion with Smoot, asked him what was his philosophy when he is a general manager. Well this little expert can tell you:
"Fat boys wins my game. I know football, and in December, in the playoffs, fat boys win. Whoever's got the best fat boys is gonna win, so I'm gonna collect fat boys. I can find Fred Smoots -- not a dime a dozen, but I can find cornerbacks that can make plays. I can find that. I can't find a big boy that can push this line for four quarters."
With that explanation, it looks to me his line-up will look the players in some very old video game, no doubt. And like Yahoo, it's the line play that makes champions, not those skill positions. Take a look at Jay Cutler. He had gaudy numbers and his o-line only allowed 11 sacks! Woo hoo, go Clady!
The line looks to be great. And even though Dan Snyder denied the "fat boys" request, Smoot is still pretty solid.
So if you need a general manager, pick Smoot, he'll get it done for you. He will do it with fat boys and something else that I really don't know if you'll enjoy.


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Original post made on May 2, 2013
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Oh my god. Oh my god that just happened. The most insane five minutes in Premier League history sees Manchester City crowned champions with two goals in stoppage time after trailing by a goal against Queens Park Rangers. If you'd asked at halftime what was going to happen... well, everyone would have said City were winners all the way. Wayne Rooney had put Manchester United 1-0 up against Sunderland with a neat near-post finish, but that result was going to be academic if City won, and they were 1-0 up thanks to a goal by Pablo Zabaleta, and it didn't look like that was under any serious threat.
Then Djibril Cisse took advantage of a moment of lunacy from Joleon Lescott, whose attempted clearance went backwards and straight into the path of the striker. He finished coolly past Joe Hart to make it 1-1. City still must have thought they had a chance to win, especially when QPR captain Joey Barton got sent off for elbowing Carlos Tevez in the head (he kicked out at Sergio Aguero after having already been shown red).
And then QPR scored again! Jamie Mackie's run went completely untracked as the ten-man Rangers poured forward for the second time all match, and the midfielder sent a tumbling header flying past Hart for an incredibly improbable 2-1 lead. City looked completely out of ideas, and as time ran down the visitors were almost comfortable as aimless crosses and snatched-at shots flew harmlessly past Paddy Kenny's goal.
There were five minutes of injury time. Five minutes to score twice, because Manchester United were wrapping up their 1-0 win at Sunderland. And then...
Edin Dzeko hasn't done particularly well since his big-money move from Wolfsburg last season, but he was brought in to provide an aerial threat. That move paid off, the big Bosnian heading home from a David Silva corner — just after Mario Balotelli had missed a point-blank header of his own. It was 2-2 with three minutes remaining in the season. Even that should have been enough for United to claim another Premier League win. It wasn't.
It wasn't because two minutes later Sergio Aguero, fed by Balotelli, managed to skip past Taye Taiwo, settle his feet for a shot from a very acute angle, and blast past Paddy Kenny for a 3-2 lead. The Etihad Stadium went berserk as the Argentine peeled away. The goal would seal the title for City — their first of the Premier League era — and end the most insane title race in recent memory.
Five minutes of injury time were the difference between City being three points behind United and winning the thing on goal difference (64 to 56). Oh my god.


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The thief should be lucky he did not get deported. He is not a citizen of the U.S. He is probably u employable now!
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I wonder if he hadn't been an "executive" would he then have received a longer sentence...he did a plea deal with what was probably a good, expensive lawyer.
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If he were a person of color from EPA, he would be in jail, possibly prison. What a joke.


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Dorset Wildlife Trust's reaction to ash dieback
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This is a sad day for ash woodlands in Dorset and across the UK.
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Portland platform-as-a-service startup AppFog is set to be acquired by Savvis, the big co-location and data center operator that's owned by CenturyLink, according to a report in GigaOm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. But it could mark an exit for three Seattle venture capital firms — Ignition, Madrona Venture Group and Founder's Co-op…. Read More
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In 1996 the U.S. Surgeon General issued a report that concluded, people of all ages can gain significant health benefits by participating in 30 minutes or more of physical activity on most (preferable all) days of the week (1). In 2007, the guidelines were updated to include vigorous activity as well so that Americans can meet minimum guidelines by performing moderate physical activity for 30 minutes for 5 days a week or vigorous exercise for 20 minutes for 3 days per week (2). Another health promotion guideline is to walk 10,000 steps per day for the prevention of chronic disease and weight control (3). Keep in mind these are minimums for health promotion not necessarily to place you in the top 10 of a Spartan Race. It is a good place to start for the 3+ billion people who are inactive globally.
Thirty minutes of physical activity is equal to an energy expenditure of about 150 kcals. Walking 10,000 steps is approximately the equivalent of 5 miles or about 500kcals. Walking 5 miles at a moderate pace will take about 80 minutes. Preliminary research from the Spartan Institute of Burpee Science (SIBS) indicates that a 150lb person will burn about 1.2 kcals per Burpee.
SIBS recommends that for overall good health, people of all ages can gain significant health benefits through the performance of 100-160 Burpees per day. In order to meet 10,000 steps per day standard, 240 -420 Burpees will need to be performed. The Burpees can be accumulated throughout the day in three to six, 10-15 minute sessions. The limiting factor for most individuals attempting to achieve this goal will be lack of muscular endurance and the inability to perform the 100+ push-ups associated with the Burpees. Another potential limiting factor is poor mobility in the hips and spine. Insufficient flexibility can lead to inefficient movement and higher energy expenditures than those reported by SIBS. But as muscular endurance and flexibility improves with time, meeting the minimum standard can be achievable by all.
1) Department of Health and Human Services. (1996).Physical Activity and Health: A Report from the Surgeon General. Atlanta:DHHS
2) Haskell WL, Lee IM, Pate RR, Powell KE, Blair SN, Franklin BA, Macera CA, Heath GW, Thompson PD, Bauman A. (2007). Physical activity and public health: updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. Med Sci Sports Exerc. Aug;39(8):1423-34.
3) Tudor-Locke C, Bassett DR Jr.(2004). How many steps/day are enough? Preliminary pedometer indices for public health. Sports Med. 2004;34(1):1-8.
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In April 2012 travel photographer Tariq Zaidi documented the journey through Sierra Leone for the charity Keys of Change.
Starting in the capital Freetown, Panos Karan (Keys of Change, Founder) played piano recitals in Bonthe, Mattru, Bo and villages in surrounding areas. Recitals were played in a children's hospital, a prison, an HIV clinic, a school for the blind, a home for the elderly, an amputee group, a teachers college near Grafton, a sex-worker's support group and in the slum communities of Mabella and Dwarzark in Freetown.
Sierra Leone historically conjures up images of blood diamonds and war. It is still very much on the road to recovery after the civil war from 1991 to 2002 that resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (a third of the population).