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|The kitchen table...when I'm doing my thing. ;)
Right now, my kids could spend all day video gaming. If there is a new game they are particularly interested in, the sun could be blotted out by a ship full of alien pirates and the boys would never know until their fingers froze to their keyboard.
|The boys, zoned into their thing.
So is that what we should spend all day doing? Following our interests?
As homeschoolers, as unschoolers, as interest-led learners, we all have time to follow those interests. We have the ability to pour ourselves into the things we love in a way that others without the same amount of time just can't.
And that's a good thing, right?
Maybe. If we are careful.
Learning what you are interested in, and spending the day doing what you love is happy and fulfilling and gorgeous. And yet, ironically so, it has the potential to turn us into isolated little beings that fail to see what else is out there.
Sometimes, that "what else is out there" is our family.
You know what happens. The kids are deeply involved in Something Kids Love and so Mom or Dad get involved in Something Parents Love. The kids take a break from what kids love and see Mom and Dad are busy with what parents love so the kids move onto Something Else That Kids Love. Mom and Dad see the kids are still busy and continue on in their thing that parents love...
Not a terrible thing on the surface. And not a terrible thing short term. But long term? When the above becomes the normal? Hmmm...
What happens when we end up as people in a family who share the same address but live such separate lives of what each person wants to do that we don't look any different than the families we were trying to distinguish ourselves from?
If I'm honest with you, I will admit we've occasionally been there. Done that. Don't care to return.
I think its one of the dirty secrets of homeschooling. Having the time to adopt a sort of tunnel vision for our own interests and forgetting that the deeper we dive into what we ourselves are interested in, the more our lives become about ME and less about US.
A recent conversation with a mom revealed her frustration with feeling like her three kids had defected to being isolated countries in a giant ocean she was trying to hang out in and she really wasn't sure what her role was anymore. Were they a family? What part of the constant separateness (caused by everyone diving so deeply into their interests) looked like the stronger, more connected family she was hoping to have? She wanted to have some time together and show them other things they might be interested in, but they wouldn't budge. She saw them less...and less...and less and she was starting to wonder what the point was.
Another homeschool parent I spoke with said she felt such a conflict between what she could spend her time doing (her interests) and what she should be doing (helping her kids with theirs) that she openly wondered if homeschooling/unschooling was just a more acceptable title for "people who have way too much time to do whatever they want".
The hidden harm in following your interests is when it becomes something that ultimately removes you from your family. The hidden harm in following your interests is when it gives you tunnel vision, blinding you from opportunities to discover other things that might become an interest. The hidden harm in following your interests is when a life you intended to bring your family closer together becomes a life where everyone is separate, all the time.


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I didn't know you have ST1100 and I've been thinking about getting one. Can you tell me anything about it? and also what new bike are you going to get?
yep beloved! i even named her roxy, she kept me nice and cozy on my commutes to work. has 150 hp, due to aftermarket exhaust pipes, cam shim, valves.. kept me warm with aftermarket windshield, and throttle heat warmer. and a comfy corbin seat.
im gonna miss her. was going to make a trip to oregon to visit my dad after xmas rush.. from what i have compared my bike to others, like yz1000, vfr650 750 mine felt very comfy and yet had the power. was funny story... bought it from craigslist, and when we went to the house i noticed the seller had 20+ bikes in his garage, and when i saw him it was my injury doctor! he kept it in good shape and since it was me cut the price in half threw in extra parts for it.
it ran good, had average 43 mpg if i don't take it in the steep mountains. had side bags and a helmet bin in the back. so was easy to pack and go for the weekend. sigh, thanks for letting me talk about her. i feel some relief.
the motorcycle cop who helped me at the accident, he said u gotta get the st1300, they got a lot more gadgets and is a great bike. so i think ill check them out, also will check out the 13 ab concur by kawaski, and maybe even a bmw unsure which model.
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Tony Award-winning South Pacific and Light in the Piazza scenic designer Michael Yeargan has been appointed the co-chair of the Yale School of Drama's design department.
The two-time Tony winner and Yale graduate, whose work is frequently showcased at Lincoln Center Theater, will join current co-chair Stephen Strawbridge as of July 1. Yeargan succeeds veteran Tony winner Ming Cho Lee as co-chair.
Lee (K2, The Glass Menagerie, The Shadow Box) will continue on at Yale in his role as full-time professor in the design department. He has taught at the school since 1969.
Yeargan will also serve as set advisor for the Yale Repertory Theatre in addition to his role as resident set designer.
"Combining extraordinary sophistication with deeply resourceful creativity and the most generous collaborative spirit, Michael is uniquely positioned to join Steve Strawbridge in providing the next generation of leadership to the Design Department, maintaining its storied place in the history of the School and the profession," said Yale School of Drama dean, James Bundy, in a statement.
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cmus (C* Music Player) is a small and fast console audio player for Unix-like operating systems. cmus is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) and operates exclusively through a text-based user interface, built with ncurses. It is for example available in OpenWrt[1]
The text-only design reduces the resources needed to run the program, making it a strong choice for older or less-powerful computers as well as systems where a graphical environment (such as the X Window System) is not available.
cmus was originally written by Timo Hirvonen. At around June 2008 he discontinued development of cmus, which resulted in a fork named "cmus-unofficial" in November 2008. After a year of development, a take over request was sent to SourceForge, which was granted after a 90 day period without response from the original author. [2] This resulted in a merge of the fork back into the official project in February 2010. [3]
cmus' interface is centered around views. There are two views on the music library (an artist/album tree and a flat sortable list) and views on playlists, the current play queue, the file system and for filters/settings. There is always only one view visible at any time.
Owing to the console-orientation and portability goals of the project, cmus is controlled exclusively via the keyboard. Commands are loosely modeled after those of the vi text editor. General operation mimics being in command-mode of vi, where complex commands are issued by prepending them with a colon, (e.g. ":add /home/user/music-dir"), simpler, more common commands are bound to individual keys, such as "j/k" moving down/up, or "x" starting playback, and searches beginning with "/" as in "/the beatles".


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Three women face three very different holiday challenges in the short story collection Scenes from a Holiday. In Laurie Graf's "The Eight Dates of Hanukkah," events planner Nicki Heller isn't certain how her boyfriend Mark fits into her hectic life. After a head injury, Nicki goes into a coma, where she celebrates Hanukkah over and over, with a different nightmare date each time. This scare might be just what Nicki needs to realize what's keeping her and Mark apart. New Year's resolutions are easy to make, but not so easy to keep in Caren Lissner's "Carrie Pilby's New Year's Resolution." Geeky Carrie is a genius, except in social settings, so her resolution to meet someone just like herself is accompanied by all the tactical planning and orchestration of an invasion. Fortunately, she has her good friend Kara to help her along the way. Christmas takes center stage in Melanie Murray's "Emma Townsend Saves Christmas." Emma is a confirmed Manhattanite, but family traditions pull at her one more time. When she goes home to the country for the holidays, however, Jeff's on her mind even though he's left behind. Copyright 2005 BookPage Reviews.
Library Journal Reviews 2005 October #2
Three Red Dress Ink authors come together for stories of Hanukkah, New Year's Eve, and a country Christmas. In Graff's"The Eight Dates of Hanukkah," events planner Nicki suffers a blow to the head and finds herself trapped in a "Hanukkoma"-an endless loop inside her mind in which each day of Hanukkah brings her a new date from hell. Will she wake up and take stock of the good things in her real life? In "Carrie Pilby's New Year's Resolution," the quirky title character from Caren Lissner's debut novel (Carrie Pilby) is back, determined to peek out from her shell. And in Melanie Murray's "Emma Townsend Saves Christmas," big-city lawyer Emma is stuck at her parents' farm in Vermont for Christmas. Things begin to look up, however, when she discovers that her high school crush still lives in town. Purchase for your chick-lit readers. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.


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Vikings stadium will be losing some bells and whistles
Vikings stadium will be losing some bells and whistles | ProFootballTalk
Nothing too big or surprising. The parking garage probably won't be in the final design, but it looks like the skyway and 95' doors will make their way back in via Vikings funding.
Changes to scope when going from initial design estimate to contract are normal.Zeus wrote:
When are you going to realize that picking out the 20 bad throws this year and ignoring the 300 good ones does not make your point?
10-10-2013, 02:45 PM #2Trying out some new forums since I got my ip banned on Purple Chat 2 weeks ago...
I want to go on record in saying the design is pretty awesome. The Vikings are doing this the right way, the way the SF Giants did with their ballpark: make it pretty, make it epic, and make the stadium something that other cities see and are jealous of.
Going to Pac Bell park was fun regardless of how well the Giants did, and it looks like you lucky Vikings fans that live in the area are in for a treat. Well, if you can afford it...hehe.Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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I'm really not too concerned how it looks or what bells n whistles are included, I'm more concerned about the shadow problems that half glass roof is going to create. I dread watching the Colts play a day game with the roof open because all the shadows give me a migraine. At least they can close the roof. If we end up with a bad shadow problem we'll just have to deal with it.
Shadows at Lucas Oil Stadium affected TV viewers - AFC South Blog - ESPN
By the time they're done, we'll be back down to a narrow corridor & less bathrooms making it difficult to navigate around people standing in long lines at concessions on our way to standing in long lines & the rest room where we are wondering what's happening on the field because there's no broadcast of the games.
But we'll still have some cool 90 foot glass doors.
"If at first you don't succeed, parachuting is not for you"
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Be the perfect party host or guest by following these easy suggestions.
The magic of the holiday season is in full swing. Cheerful lights are twinkling, festive music resonates and an all-around feeling of joyful nostalgia fills the air. With the holidays, however, come the holiday parties. Whether you're the host or the guest, holiday entertaining can be made simple with these tips from the pros.
Clinton Kelly, co-host of TLC's
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and author of
Freakin' Fabulous: How to Dress, Speak, Behave, Eat, Drink, Entertain, Decorate and Generally Be Better than Everyone Else
offers clever tips on how to make your holiday party the best on the block.
Keep your entertaining space in mind and let it determine your party size. Calculate how many people can comfortably fit in your party location. "Unless you have a gigantic room," Clinton warns, "avoid the urge to go gigantic." You want your guests to enjoy mingling without bumping into one another.
If you're concerned about enough space to seat and serve your guests, consider throwing a cocktail party with filling hors d'euvres. This will maximize space for mingling without sending people home hungry. On the same note, if you're pressed for space, avoid oversized decorations and centerpieces. Settle for tasteful décor on a scale that complements your space.
Take full advantage of the glow of candlelight. Candles make your space feel warm, cozy and inviting, as opposed to artificial lights that can seem overly bright and harsh. However, be conscious of where the candles are placed (avoid high-traffic areas to prevent accidents) and always keep them in sturdy holders.
Clinton's number one tip is to let your party reflect your personality. "Your table is a reflection of who you are as a host, just as your wardrobe is a reflection of who you are as a person." Put your guests at ease by ensuring everything has been taken care of. "A room full of cozy, well-fed guests equals one happy hostess."
As for party guests, trying to find time to squeeze in neighborhood, office and family parties while choosing festively-appropriate attire and the perfect hostess gifts can make attending parties nearly as stressful as throwing them. Amanda Hinnant from
magazine (realsimple.com) offers handy suggestions to help you relax and enjoy the holiday party scene.
First and foremost, always RSVP, no matter how casual the party. The host will appreciate knowing how many guests to expect and can plan accordingly.
At the office party, save special individual gifts for another time, so others don't feel left out. Be sure to greet the company bigwigs at some point and express your gratitude and appreciation for working for them. Keep alcoholic beverages to a minimum so you're not the talk of the office the next day. Upgrade your usual office attire and add a few accessories.
For the New Year's Eve bash, ask ahead what the attire is so you don't over- or under-dress. A basket of tea, coffee, muffins and scones for the morning after is an ideal hostess gift they'll surely enjoy. Be sure to recognize the cues for when to leave after the festivities – music turned down, lights turned up and the food trays staying empty. You don't want to overstay your welcome.
No matter what kind of holiday party you attend, whether it's the neighbor down the street, the president of the company or your mother-in-law, a simple, yet sincere thank you note is always appreciated after the party.
By following these simple tips, you'll be able to enjoy a festive holiday season as a host or a guest.
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Naming one baby is hard enough. But when you're faced with naming twins or other multiples, the number of names you need multiples with each baby! Never fear, there are some hints available to help ease your tension over choosing names for your multiples.
Birth Order
A, B, C, D... The order in which your babies are born is their birth order. They will be labeled with a letter, depending on what their birth order is. So baby A was born first, baby B second, etc. (Note: This may be different than their labeled letter while in your uterus, as that is determined by who is closest to your cervix.)
Some parents choose to let birth order assist them in naming their multiples. So baby A becomes Adam and baby B becomes Brian. Some parents claim this helps keep the babies straight.
Zygosity is a fancy way of saying whether or not your twins (or other multiples) are identical (monozygotic) or fraternal (dizygotic). You may decide to let this influence your naming selections. Do identical twins get names that are more similar than fraternal twins?
Does the gender of your twins influence your naming? Would you name two girls, regardless of zygosity similar sounding names? Perhaps you would only consider names that are similar if the children were identical. It may also depend on if you have girl/girl twins, girl/boy twins or boy/boy twins or other multiples.
Matching Names
Zygosity may not matter to you. You've been dying to use cute matching names forever. Multiple birth gives you your chance. Be forewarned... Lots of parents of multiples choose to give matching names to multiples. When you do this you run the risk of getting the kids confused. (Did you say Madison or Madeline?) You also run the risk of confusing everyone else.
Questions to ask yourself about naming multiples:
- Does the name emphasize that my children are a pair? (Jack and Jill)
- If yes, is that what I want?
- Are the names easily confused for one another? (Mia and Nia)
- Do they have the same initials? (Amy Elise and Amanda Elliot)
- Are their names stand alone for when they are older?
- Do they have easy alternatives for nick names?
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On TV tonight; 'American Idol'
Executive producer Ken Warwick says that this year's group of contenders is one of the strongest yet.
"Our last day in Vegas this time, we had to call all the kids back on stage at the end of the two days because we just had too many, and the judges had to make a decision as to who would be going home. And I tell you now it was incredibly difficult," Warwick says. "Half of those kids five years ago would have won 'Idol,' and they've been sent home."
"American Idol" continues at 8 p.m. Thursday.


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The San Diego Torero's men's basketball team is 13-13. Making the NCAA tournament is out of the question for the Toreros but there is something they can still play for. Pride.
Despite their mediocre record, the Toreros are a good team. They don't always put together a complete game, but when they do, they can keep up with teams like Gonzaga and Saint Mary's and compete in the WCC.
The Toreros have two young guys in Johnny Dee and Christopher Anderson, both sophomores, who are only going to get better. Dee is already the leader for this team on the court. He's averaging 15 points per game. He's shooting .452 percent from the floor and .40 percent from behind the arc. His free throw percentage is also tops on the team, shooting a blistering .893 percent from the charity stripe. Dee's biggest issue? Assists. Yes, he's a shooting guard, but he could benefit from dishing the ball out a little more. Now, I'm not saying he's a ball-hog by any means. What I am saying is that another scorer needs to emerge on this Toreros roster.
That could be Anderson. The sophomore point guard has shown glimpses all season of being the second scorer on this team. He's scored over double figures in 14 games this season. For the season he's averaging 9.4 points, 5.6 assists, and 4 rebounds per game, all better than his season average last season. He's going to get better. That's evident.
The season is coming to a close, as the Toreros only have five regular season games left. Winning those last five are more than possible. The biggest test is Gonzaga, who they only lost to by one shot last time out. If they can put together a solid end of the season and a decent showing in the WCC tournament, they can start to gain some confidence and hopefully carry that over into next season.


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HEREFORD United will be hoping that the curse of the manager of the month award will afflict Woking boss Gary Hill on Saturday.
Hill brings his Cards team to Edgar Street on the back of an excellent run which has seen them transformed from relegation prospects to mid-table.
Ex-Bulls manager Martin Foyle masterminded a similar run for Hereford in January to win that month's award but the Bulls have not won since in a disastrous slide which has taken them to the edge of the drop zone and cost Foyle his job.
Were it not for two late Luton goals at Dartford on Tuesday night, United would be looking up from the relegation places when they run out on Saturday.
Goalscoring remains a key problem for caretaker boss Peter Beadle who will be hoping that striker Michael Rankine will be fit to return after a hamstring injury to boost the frontline.
United have scored just three goals in their last 11 matches, two of which have come from centre-backs.


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The team from Anglia Ruskin's Lord Ashcroft International Business School has been given the money, which is about £381,500, to lead the Biz4Age project over the next 18 months.
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The Realm of the Gods (Devas) sounds like a nice place to live. And, no question, you can do a lot worse. But even the Realm of the Gods isn't perfect. Those born in the God Realm live long and pleasure-filled lives. They have wealth and power and happiness. So what's the catch?
The catch is that because the Devas have such rich and happy lives they don't recognize the truth of suffering. Their happiness is, in a way, a curse, because they have no motivation to seek liberation from the Wheel. Eventually their happy lives end, and they must face rebirth in another, less happy, realm.
The Devas are perpetually at war with their neighbors on the Wheel, the Asuras. This depiction of the Wheel shows the Devas charging the Asuras.


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This is my first post to this site and thought I would share these coasters I made.
The mosaic is made from Curly Maple and Padauk. The sides and base are Cherry. First time working with Cherry, what a fun wood with which to work. The finish is a couple coats of 100% Tung oil followed by multiple coats of Formby's Tung Oil Finish. Hopefully enough to protect the coasters during actual use.
I start by making a 3/4" thick mosaic block from the individual triangles, cut on my Christmas present: a bandsaw (thank you sweet wife). The block is then cut into ~1mm thick slices (again, wonderful tool, this bandsaw) and these are glued to cherry bases. Then a little router work to form the sides.
The inspiration for these came playing with a bunch of Maple and Padauk triangular scraps from a previous project. Or, why a box of cutting scraps is a good thing.
If you like, I have a photo blog detailing the build.
-- - Nicholas, Silver Spring, MD http://AffineCreations.com
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#1 posted 888 days ago
Really nice!
Thanks for sharing
-- She thought I hung the moon--now she just thinks I did it wrong
#2 posted 888 days ago
Nice pattern
-- Dreaming patterns
#3 posted 888 days ago
Really good looking coasters. Gotta love the scrap bin.
Good taste in beer too!
probably shouldn't admit this on this website, but the only coaster I've made so far was from a scrap piece of walnut about 4" sq and 1/2 thick. No finish, just slapped on 4 felt stickums on the bottom and it sits on my computer desk. <g>
-- -- Don from PA
#4 posted 888 days ago
Beautiful! I liked the photo blog!! (it's on my favorit's list now!)
-- Bas, Holland
#5 posted 888 days ago
Very nice, especially like the last picture of the coasters in use.
-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.
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Freedom In The World 2011: The Authoritarian Challenge To Democracy - Bahrain Report
Update - 08 July 2011
Bahrain detailed report
Capital: Manama Population: 1,217,000 Political Rights Score: 6 Civil Liberties Score: 5 Status: Not Free
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Bahrain received a downward trend arrow due to an intensified crackdown on members of the Shiite Muslim majority in 2010, including assaults and arrests of dozens of activists and journalists, as well as reports of widespread torture of political prisoners.
Relations between the country's Shiite Muslim majority and the ruling Sunni Muslim minority continued to deteriorate in 2010, particularly during the run-up to October parliamentary elections, in which government supporters retained control. Authorities arrested dozens of Shiite activists in August and September, including the spokesperson of the opposition political society Haq. Many of those detained alleged that they were tortured in custody. The government also blocked dozens of Shiite websites and arrested one of the community's most prominent bloggers.
The al-Khalifa family, which belongs to Bahrain's Sunni Muslim minority, has ruled the Shiite-majority country for more than two centuries. Bahrain gained independence in 1971 after more than a hundred years as a British protectorate. The first constitution provided for a legislative assembly with both elected and appointed members, but the monarch dissolved the body in 1975 for attempting to end al-Khalifa rule.
In 1994, prominent individuals who had petitioned for the reestablishment of democratic institutions were detained, sparking unrest that left more than 40 people dead, thousands arrested, and hundreds either imprisoned or exiled. After Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa ascended to the throne in 1999, he released political prisoners, permitted the return of exiles, and eliminated emergency laws and courts. He also introduced the National Charter, which aimed to create a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament, an independent judicial branch, and rights guaranteeing women's political participation.
Voters approved the National Charter in 2001, and the country was proclaimed a constitutional kingdom the following year. However, leading Shiite groups and leftists boycotted local and parliamentary elections in 2002 to protest campaigning restrictions and electoral gerrymandering aimed at diminishing the power of the Shiite majority. The government barred international organizations from monitoring the elections, and Sunni groups won most of the seats in the new National Assembly. Shiite groups that boycotted the 2002 voting took part in the next elections in 2006. Al-Wefaq, a Shiite political society, won 42 percent of the vote and 17 of the 40seats in the Council of Representatives, the lower house of the bicameral National Assembly.
Security forces cracked down on the government's most outspoken critics in 2007, and the campaign continued the following year, with dozens of Shiite activists claiming that they were tortured in custody. Violence escalated after the January 2009 arrest of Hassan Mushaima, Abduljalil al-Singace, and Mohammed Habib al-Muqdad, three leaders of the opposition political association Haq. Protests and clashes between mostly young Shiites and security forces broke out regularly between January and April, with police using live ammunition to disperse demonstrators.
Relations between the government and the Shiite community deteriorated further in 2010. In August, authorities again arrested al-Singace and al-Muqdad, along with over 20 others. The government claimed that they represented a security threat to the country and filed terrorism charges against 25 detainees in October. Human rights organizations in Bahrain documented the use of torture against the suspects, whose access to family members and lawyers was restricted.
Despite fears that the crackdown on Shiite leaders would lead Al-Wefaq to boycott the Council of Representatives elections in October, the group won 18 seats. A combination of 17 independents and 5 Islamists, all Sunnis and supporters of the ruling family, captured the remaining 22 seats. As in 2002 and 2006, critics accused the government of accelerating the naturalization of foreign workers and non-Bahraini Arabs in advance of the elections to boost the number of Sunni voters.
Political Rights and Civil Liberties
Bahrain is not an electoral democracy. The 2002 constitution gives the king power over the executive, legislative, and judicial authorities. He appoints cabinet ministers and members of the 40-seat Consultative Council, the upper house of the National Assembly. The lower house, or Council of Representatives, consists of 40 elected members serving four-year terms. The National Assembly may propose legislation, but the cabinet must draft the laws.
While formal political parties are illegal, the government allows political societies or groupings to operate. A 2005 law makes it illegal to form political associations based on class, profession, or religion, and requires all political associations to register with the Ministry of Justice.
Bahrain has some anticorruption laws, but enforcement is weak, and high-ranking officials suspected of corruption are rarely punished. Bahrain was ranked 48 out of 178 countries surveyed in Transparency International's 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Freedom of expression is restricted, and the authorities routinely harass activists who criticize them publicly. The government owns all broadcast media outlets, and the private owners of the three main newspapers have close ties to the government. Self-censorship is encouraged by the vaguely worded 2002 Press Law, which allows the state to imprison journalists for criticizing the king or Islam, or for threatening "national security." In September 2010 authorities arrested the prominent blogger Ali Abdulemam, a regular contributor to the popular opposition web forum Bahrain Online. He was subsequently charged with threatening national security and brought to trial on terrorism charges with 24 other activists. Also that month, the government shut down over a dozen news and other websites associated with the Shiite community. The government and its supporters have used the press to criticize and smear human rights and opposition activists. For example, a photograph of human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was published in several newspapers as part of a list of suspected terrorists. Despite these restrictions, print outlets feature some debate regarding reform, the parliament's effectiveness, and sectarianism.
Islam is the state religion. However, non-Muslim minorities are generally free to practice their faiths. All religious groups must obtain a permit from the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs to operate legally, though the government has not punished groups that operate without a permit. In 2010, amid the crackdown on Shiite activists, the government stripped Ayatollah Hussein Mirza Najati, one of the country's top Shiite clerics, of his Bahraini nationality.
Academic freedom is not formally restricted, but teachers and professors tend to avoid politically sensitive issues, and scholars who criticize the government are subject to dismissal.
While there are some limits to public speech, Bahrainis engage in robust private discussion in their homes, cafes, and political salons.
Citizens must obtain a license to hold demonstrations, which are banned from sunrise to sunset in any public arena. Police regularly use violence to break up political protests, most of which occur in Shiite villages. The 1989 Societies Law prohibits any nongovernmental organization (NGO) from operating without a permit. The Bahrain Center for Human Rights was closed by the government in 2004, though its members continue to operate. In September 2010, the government dissolved the board of directors of the Bahrain Human Rights Society, an independent NGO, for mostly alleged administrative and legal "irregularities," and assigned a government-appointed director to run the organization.
Bahrainis have the right to establish independent labor unions, but workers must give two weeks' notice before a strike, and strikes are banned in vital sectors such as security, civil defense, transportation, health care, communications, and basic infrastructure. Private-sector employees cannot be dismissed for union activities, but harassment of unionist workers continues.
Foreign workers are not protected by the labor law and lack the right to organize and seek help from Bahraini unions. In August 2009, the labor minister announced that the Labor Market Regulatory Authority would take over responsibility for sponsoring foreign workers, removing the power of sponsorship from employers. While the change was expected to protect foreign workers from some abuses, it did not apply to household servants, who are particularly vulnerable to exploitation.
The king appoints all judges, and courts have been subject to government pressure.Members of the royal family hold all security-related offices.Bahrain's antiterrorism law prescribes the death penalty for members of terrorist groups and prison terms for those who use religion to spread extremism. Critics have argued that the law's definition of terrorist crimes is too broad and that it has encouraged the use of torture and arbitrary detention.
Shiites are underrepresented in government and face various forms of discrimination. Fears of Shiite power and suspicions about their loyalties have limited employment opportunities for young Shiite men and fueled government attempts to erode the Shiite majority, mostly by granting citizenship to foreign-born Sunnis. Bahrainis have the right to travel freely inside and outside the country.
Although women have the right to vote and participate in elections, they are underrepresented politically. One-quarter of Consultative Council members are women, and the first woman in the Council of Representatives won her seat in 2006 after running unopposed. In May 2008, Bahrain named Hoda Nono as its first female (and Jewish) ambassador to the United States. In 2010, Fatima Salman became the first woman elected to a municipal council in a Gulf country. While they are often partners in family decision-making, women are generally not afforded equal protection under the law. The government drafted a personal status law in 2008 but withdrew it in February 2009 under pressure from the country's Shiite clergy; the Sunni portion was resubmitted and passed by the parliament. Personal status and family law issues for Shiite Bahrainis are consequently still governed by Sharia (Islamic law) court rulings based on the interpretations of predominantly male religious scholars rather than by any formal statute.
Press Release - 13 January 2011
Global freedom suffered its fifth consecutive year of decline in 2010, according to Freedom in the World 2011, Freedom House's annual assessment of political rights and civil liberties around the world. This represents the longest continuous period of decline in the nearly 40-year history of the survey. The year featured drops in the number of Free countries and the number of electoral democracies, as well as an overall deterioration for freedom in the Middle East and North Africa region.
A total of 25 countries including Bahrain showed significant declines in 2010, more than double the 11 countries exhibiting noteworthy gains. The number of countries designated as Free fell from 89 to 87, and the number of electoral democracies dropped to 115, far below the 2005 figure of 123. In addition, authoritarian regimes like those in China, Egypt, Iran, Russia, and Venezuela continued to step up repressive measures with little significant resistance from the democratic world.
The indicators that have suffered the most significant setbacks include a broad category called functioning of government. This measures effective, honest, and transparent governance, and includes the corruption indicators on which many countries fare poorly. Another area of special concern is freedom of expression, a category that includes freedom of the press, freedom of belief, and academic freedom. The rule of law category has also suffered considerable decline, reflecting a global erosion of judicial independence, unequal application of the law, arbitrary detention, and various other human rights violations by both state and nonstate forces.
The Middle East and North Africa remained the region with the lowest level of freedom in 2010. The region, which had been the focus of policies to encourage democratic reforms under former U.S. president George W. Bush's Freedom Agenda, deepened its multiyear decline from an already-low democratic baseline.
The world's most powerful authoritarians have acted with aggression and self-assurance, and democratic leaders have responded with equivocation or silence. The failure of the major democracies of the developing world to speak out against authoritarian abuses is another source of disappointment.


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My fabulous husband gave me Broadway's Lost Treasures Volume 3 for this week's Sunday Surprise, bless his syncopated heart!
These collections are amazing. The only negative thing (if you can call it negative) is they only include Tony performances or really successful shows, and not performances from other shows that were somewhat "unpopular" or "infamous" (ie. Carrie). I mean, wouldn't it be awesome to have a visual record of all the shows done on Broadway?
In addition to some unearthed classic gems (Jerry Orbach singing "She Loves Basketball" from Promises, Promises) this volume included performances from Tony broadcasts that I actually remember!
These include such gems as the cast of the revival of 42nd Street tap dancing through the subway and into Radio City Music Hall. That was what got us down to see it when it first opened! And the Tony award winning performance of "My Philosophy" from You're a Good Man Charlie Brown by Kristin Chenewith. Upon repeated viewings, she really is amazing. And cute as a button!
One of my fav bits on this DVD is Robert Goulet singing selections from Kander and Ebb's The Happy Time. I have the CD and I just love it. Wow -- what a voice, and wow -- he was gorgeous! And nobody does "sad uptempo" like Kander and Ebb!
Oh, and who could forget all those singin' and dancin' Mounties on stage in Rose-Marie -- you don't see that everyday!
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