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Connie Duckworth, Founder of ARZU Inc.
When Anne West Butler heard Connie Duckworth speak at a luncheon in Chicago, she knew she had to find a way to bring Connie's inspiring story to Louisville.
"I thought this one woman was so amazing to help thousands of women and children in Afghanistan," Butler said. "I thought how can I help? So I selected a committee of 17 very talented women to help bring her here."
One of those women was Deborah Greenwald, who assisted Butler in setting up various venues in Louisville for Connie to speak about ARZU, Inc., a non-profit organization she founded in 2004 that offers sustainable income to Afghan women by sourcing and selling rugs woven by them.
A few weeks before her visit to Louisville, we spoke to Connie, who serves pro bono as Chairman and CEO of ARZU, to learn about her life-changing experience in Afghanistan and how she's changing the lives of women living in the war-torn country.
Why did you start ARZU?
I've been to Afghanistan four times. I was the initial business representative of the U.S. Department of State's U.S.-Afghan Women's Council, which was formed right after the Taliban fell. The first trip in January 2003 took us to Kabul, Afghanistan. It was a seminal event for me because Kabul was just in ruins. It looked like photos of Berlin after WWII. Before we went back to the airport, we stopped at a bombed-out, Soviet-style cinderblock building where dozens of widows and small children were camping out. There were no windows, no heat, no furniture – it was really dreadful. The conditions were quite exploitative and basically destitute.
I looked at those beautiful faces of those women and children and thought that could be me and my children. I thought about it on the whole way back wondering what am I going to do to try to help these women? I felt that the best thing I could do was to find a way to create jobs so they could support their families. I didn't immediately hit on the rug idea. It was after research and figuring out what these women could do. I wanted to help them create a big enough product so that if we could get the quality to world-class standards, then this could be a real cash-flowing business.
How has ARZU grown since its start?
We started June of 2004 with about 30 weavers and we've grown to now employ over 1300 individuals. When we started, the Afghan rug had kind of adopted a bad reputation in the international market. We knew to make this venture successful we had to get the rug up to international standards. We have now won several international awards for our rugs. We were a Gold Award Winner for the 2011 Edison Best New Product Award in the Lifestyle and Social Impact category; and The American Society of Interior Designers selected ARZU STUDIO HOPE as the first recipient of the 2011 Nancy Vincent McClelland Merit Award.
Especially since the recession, we have become the perfect product for this moment in time. We've seen a number of socially responsible corporations building new buildings or remodeling buildings and choosing ARZU rugs. The rug industry after the sex industry is the most exploitative for women and children, but we created a fair industry based around community development. I tell people that somewhere in their building is an area rug where the public will see it. I tell them, you can have our award-winning rug that benefits women in Afghanistan – that we have products with a purpose. And, (these products) resonate with people in our world because people see how globally connected we are. You feel really good when buying an ARZU rug because it's something very direct that transforms lives of women in Afghanistan.
Besides rugs, the women also sell bracelets. Is that a new addition to your organization?
Our newest initiative is bracelets. That idea came out of my last visit to Afghanistan. I visited Camp Pendleton and was asked to visit the Helmand Province, the focal point of the war. I embedded about a week or so at Camp Leatherneck and visited a number of small cities and troops. The general there challenged me to come up with a small product, and at the very end of the trip, my eye was caught by a bracelet woven out of a parachute cord. And, then I saw another woven out of bootlaces. We played around with (the idea) and came up with the Peace Cord™ bracelet.
Where can you buy a Peace Cord™ bracelet?
We sell online at www.peacecord.org. The cost is $10 for a plastic bracelet and $15 for the insignia. Our goal is to have these bracelets become the new Livestrong bracelets. Americans rooting for peace in Afghanistan can wear these, and they can wear them in memory of the fallen. We're also selling through small retailers who have asked to carry them and we're exploring the corporate market, particularly with the 10th anniversary of 9/11. We've worked with two service organizations who've asked us to develop custom logo bracelets for their organization, and we've started to reach out to schools and universities.
When you come to the IdeaFestival, will you be speaking about ARZU?
The topic at the festival is "From Wall Street to the Dirt Roads of Afghanistan." I think talking at an innovation concert is apt because over the years ARZU has morphed from a rug project into what we consider a learning laboratory for innovation at grassroots economic development. We have virtually all of the positions associated with rug-making. We preserve traditional techniques which are culturally important, and in the last two years, we've started experimenting with small businesses that produce other kinds of goods for local people, such as briquettes for low-tech sustainability and superadobe for building homes and structures.
Basically, the biggest need is to develop human capital. We've also linked a program requirement to schooling. Women have to be released to attend our literacy classes. Our original ladies are now literate and numerate.
We also wanted to try to address the maternal death rate in Afghanistan which is the highest in the world. Ninety-five percent of women in Afghanistan never deliver a child with trained medical care. We track pregnant women in our program and take them to clinics and hospitals, give them post-natal care and take babies to clinics for immunizations. In five years now, we have not lost a single mother or baby.
What is your ultimate goal with ARZU?
We've been around for seven years and our goal is to become a social business enterprise. Our goal is to prove this model in the most difficult place to work in the world: rural Afghanistan. We want to prove that social and community development programs can become completely self-funding. This is transferable to virtually any developing country. This is a grassroots locally-based approach where local people are actively involved in every step, from management, to labor to monitoring. It's a very different approach. And, I feel if you can empower women and support our troops doing humanitarian work, these are a direct benefit to peace.
Visit arzustudiohope.org or www.peacecord.org for information, to buy a rug or bracelet, or donate to ARZU FOR HOPE.
Connie is a retired Partner and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. She is a trustee of Northwestern Mutual Life and Director of Russell Investment Group and Steelcase, Inc. She will speak at the Aegon Center from 11:30 to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20; and from 4 to 8 p.m. at an open house reception at Janet and John Conti's home. She will present at the IdeaFestival from 4 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Kentucky Center, and will address students at Collegiate grade school during her visit in Louisville.
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French Soldier Killed in Fighting – But Islamists Lose Two Top Commanders
By Harold Hutchison
A French soldier was killed during fighting in Mali, but the Islamist rebels lost two top commanders in fighting with Chadian troops. This is as French and African troops continue their campaign against the rebels who are affiliated with al-Qaeda.
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the alleged mastermind behind a deadly hostage situation in a natural gas field, was one of the two leaders that Chadian troops reportedly killed. The Islamist commander's death came as a militant base was overrun. The second major figure killed was Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, a top commander of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
French forces intervened in January, 2013, a year after the Islamist rebels aligned with a Tuareg rebellion. The Tuareg rebels pulled out of the alliance later in 2012.


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Ahead of this weekend's clash between Real Salt Lake and LA Galaxy in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals, we look back at the storied history between RSL head coach Jason Kreis and LA head coach Bruce Arena.
Despite their large age-difference, Jason Kreis and Bruce Arena have crossed paths over the past 20 years, starting at the college level.
College Days
Kreis attended Duke University, starting in 1991, and regularly faced off against ACC foe the University of Virginia, which was then coached by Bruce Arena. The fierce college soccer rivalry often ended with Bruce Arena and the Cavaliers coming out on top.
Kreis on the Field
Kreis and Arena would meet again, this time in Major League Soccer with Kreis as a player for the Dallas Burn and Real Salt Lake and Arena as a coach for D.C. United and New York Red Bulls. Throughout this player-coach period, the two met 10 times with Kreis notching five goals and recording a 4-6-0 record against Arena-led sides.
National Team
Arena called Kreis up to the U.S. national team several teams during his tenure, with the RSL boss earning seven of his 14 career international caps under Arena in 1999 and 2000. Kreis started three of the seven games he appeared in for Arena, scoring his lone international goal and picking up a yellow card in 256 minutes of action under the LA coach/GM.
Coaching Rivals
Jason Kreis became Real Salt Lake's head coach on May 3, 2007 and in his first game at the helm, faced off against a Bruce Arena-led New York Red Bulls side, with the teams playing to a thrilling 3-3 draw at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Kreis won his first match as RSL boss against Arena on June 13, 2009 when Real Salt Lake defeated the LA Galaxy 2-0 at the Home Depot Center. The four previous meetings between Kreis and Arena had resulted in ties.
Kreis achieved the ultimate victory over Arena when RSL and LA faced off in MLS Cup 2009, with the Claret-and-Cobalt defeating the Galaxy 5-4 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw at Qwest Field in Seattle.
Arena got a measure of revenge in 2011, defeating Real Salt Lake in that year's Western Conference Final, on his way to leading the Galaxy to the 2011 MLS Cup title. Arena went on to lead the Galaxy to another MLS Cup title in 2012.
All-time, Kreis is 6-6-4 when coaching against an Arena-led squad.
RSL v. LA Galaxy
Real Salt Lake and LA Galaxy have met a total of 27 times across all competitions with the Claret-and-Cobalt posting a 10-11-6 record against LA. RSL is 10-10-5 against the Galaxy in MLS regular-season play.
Since Bruce Arena became head coach of the Galaxy on Aug. 18, 2008, Kreis and RSL are 6-6-3 against the LA side.
StubHub Center hasn't exactly been a house of horrors for Real Salt Lake over the years.
Previously known as the Home Depot Center, RSL has performed very well at the Southern California home of the LA Galaxy and Chivas USA, posting an 11-15-3 all-time record at the Carson, Calif. facility. RSL went 1-1-0 at StubHub Center this regular season, beating Chivas USA 4-1 on May 19 and losing to the Galaxy 4-2 on Aug. 16in Carson.
Prior to the Aug. 16 loss at the Galaxy, RSL had won an astonishing five-straight games at StubHub Center, beating Chivas USA three times and the Galaxy twice. By comparison, RSL has won five-straight MLS games at home on just three occasions in the club's nine-year history.
One potential reason for RSL's success at StubHub Center: The team's numerous Southern California connections. RSL has eight players with ties to SoCal, with goalkeeper Nick Rimando (Montclair), defender Tony Beltran (Claremont), midfielder Luis Gil (Garden Grove), defender Kwame Watson-Siriboe (Chino Hills) and forward Benji Lopez (San Diego) all hailing from the area and midfielder Ned Grabavoy, forward Robbie Findley and goalkeeper Josh Saunders all spending time with the Galaxy earlier in their careers.
Let's hope the whole roster feels comfortable at LA in Sunday's Western Conference Semifinal first leg. Kick is at 7:00 p.m. MT on ESPN.
The Western Conference's final four was set on Wednesday night, with fourth-seed Seattle Sounders FC downing fifth-seed Colorado Rapids 2-0 at CenturyLink Field in the West's Knockout Round to move to the Western Conference Semifinals against top-seed Portland Timbers.
The Seattle-Portland series will kick on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. MT at CenturyLink Field on NBC Sports Network. The winner of the Sounders-Timbers semifinal will take on the winner of the RSL-LA Western Conference Semifinal winner in the Western Conference Final series.
Real Salt Lake stacks up relatively well against the West's remaining playoff teams this regular season, with the Claret-and-Cobalt registering a 4-3-2 combined league record – 5-3-2 in all competitions – against the Galaxy, Timbers and Sounders.
RSL was 1-2-0 against the Galaxy in the regular season. RSL and LA will play the first leg of their Western Conference Semifinal at 7:00 p.m. MT at StubHub Center on Sunday night on ESPN. The sides will meet next Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7:00 p.m. MT at Rio Tinto Stadium for the series' second leg – get your tickets today.
Let's see RSL make it happen again this year, starting with the Western Conference Semifinal against LA. The two-legged series will kickoff this Sunday at 7:00 p.m. MT on ESPN at the StubHub Center. RSL's will host the second leg, with the date still to be determined.
Real Salt Lake has been officially eliminated from the Supporters' Shield race.
Sporting Kansas City's Lawrence Olum scored a stoppage time winner to push SKC to a 2-1 victory at Philadelphia earlier Saturday, giving Kansas City 58 points on the season - two more than RSL's total of 56. OIum's goal came just minutes after Union forward Jack McInerney appeared to keep RSL's Shield hopes alive with an equalizer for Philadelphia.
While Real Salt Lake can no longer win the Supporters' Shield, the club can still finish with the top-seed in the West and finish behind only Sporting Kansas City in the East. A Portland loss/draw on Saturday night at Chivas USA would give the Claret-and-Cobalt the West. A New York loss on Sunday against Chicago would put RSL behind only SKC in the East, meaning that the Utah side would host MLS Cup at Rio Tinto Stadium if they qualify and Sporting Kansas City does not. A higher regular season finish would also boost RSL's hopes of qualifying for the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League.
Short story, RSL fans: Pull for Chivas USA on Saturday and Chicago on Sunday.
Everyone should have their eyes glued to their TVs this weekend as the MLS regular-season comes to a close with clubs still vying for playoff spots and the Supporters' Shield. This weekend's results hold major implications as to whether or not RSL will win the Supporters' Shield or the Western Conference and who the Claret-and-Cobalt will face in the Western Conference Semifinals.
Real Salt Lake will be bystanders this weekend as the Claret-and-Cobalt finished its regular-season with Wednesday's 2-1 win over Chivas USA. Wednesday's win clinched a top-two West seed for RSL, meaning the Claret-and-Cobalt will play away in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 2 or Nov. 3 before returning home to Rio Tinto Stadium for the West Semi second leg on Nov. 6 or Nov. 7. Real Salt Lake could still play any of the West playoff teams of Portland, LA Galaxy, Seattle Sounders FC or Colorado Rapids in the West Semifinals.
RSL currently sits in first-place in the Supporters' Shield race and Western Conference with a total of 56 points, 16 wins and 57 goals scored.
With so much at stake this weekend, here is a list of all the key matches that affect RSL and who you should be rooting for:
Philadelphia Union vs. Sporting Kansas City – 1:00 p.m. MT on NBC Sports Network
The Claret-and-Cobalt will need Sporting Kansas City to lose or draw at PPL Park in order for RSL's Supporters' Shield hopes to stay alive. Sporting Kansas City currently sits in second-place in the Eastern Conference with a total of 55 points, one point behind the New York Red Bulls. If Kansas City draws Philadelphia and ends up tied with RSL on points and wins, the Claret-and-Cobalt would place ahead based on the goals for tiebreaker, granted Kansas City doesn't score 12 goals. The Philadelphia Union is facing a must-win situation in order to keep their postseason aspiration alive. This one's easy: root for the Union.
Chivas USA vs. Portland Timbers – 8:30 p.m. MT on MLS Live
The Portland Timbers are the only team that can push RSL out of first-place in the Western Conference. A win for the Timbers at the StubHub Center would guarantee Caleb Porter's squad first-place in the Western Conference and put an end to the Claret-and-Cobalt's chance at the Supporters' Shield. Portland currently has a total of 54 points, meaning a draw against Chivas USA would be enough to keep RSL first in the Western Conference. A Chivas USA win or draw might seem unlikely with their current record of 6-19-8, but everyone loves to root for the underdog. Let's hope the Goats can end the season on a higher note and produce a result at home.
New York Red Bulls vs. Chicago Fire – 3:00 p.m. MT on UniMas
This one won't impact the Western Conference, but it does hold huge implications in the battle for the Supporters' Shield. Real Salt Lake sits atop the league table narrowly leading New York by the goals for tiebreaker with 57 goals to New York's 53. Any result by New York against Chicago will officially end the Claret-and-Cobalt's run for the Supporters' Shield. Chicago enters the match desperate for a win in order to keep its own playoff hopes alive. Pull for Mike Magee to keep his scoring form and work some magic at Red Bull Arena.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Colorado Rapids – 6:00 p.m. MT on MLS Live
This match won't affect RSL's standing in the Western Conference but it can affect who RSL will face in the Western Conference Semifinals. Colorado will need a draw or a win in order to officially clinch a playoff berth. If RSL finishes in first-place it will take on the winner of the fourth-place vs. fifth-place knockout game. If RSL finishes in second-place, it will face the third-place team in the West. If Colorado does earn a result at Vancouver, its playoff placement won't be determined until after the final MLS regular-season game between Seattle and LA. Colorado would need a win and for LA and Seattle to draw in order to clinch third-place which would most likely mean a Rocky Mountain Cup semifinal series, assuming RSL finishes in second-place. A RSL vs. Colorado playoff game would be the first of its kind. Who to root for? Follow your heart.
Seattle Sounders FC vs. LA Galaxy – 7:00 p.m. MT on ESPN
The final match of the MLS regular-season will definitely be an entertaining one with the former MLS champions taking on Western Conference rival Seattle Sounders FC. Seattle is suffering an epic blowout to end its regular-season, losing its last four matches by a combined margin of 12-2. Despite Seattle's recent run of poor form, they have already clinched a playoff berth. This match will determine whether or not Seattle or LA will avoid the fourth-place vs. fifth-place knockout game. LA and Seattle will want to grab as many points as possible to put as much room between them and the red line. Who to root against? Both.
If you're like me, this MLS regular season seemed to go by way too fast. It feels like just yesterday we were perusing the newly-released schedule and that final game against Chivas USA looked to be so far off; now that game is behind us. So as we look back at the 2013 regular season, with a general consensus that RSL exceeded expectations. After Wednesday's finale, Jason Kreis said it was "nothing short of remarkable" that RSL finished the season top-two in the west. And Ned Grabavoy - one of those players who always gives it to you exactly how he sees it - admitted "I can't sit here and say that I thought we'd be second or possibly first". So let's dive deeper into how RSL managed to do it.
First off, we have to recognize the depth of the losses RSL suffered in the offseason. This year Will Johnson, Fabian Espindola, and Jamison Olave showed that they weren't just "system" players who thrived in RSL's unique style of play; all of them proved they could play in and even carry other teams. How did RSL cope with their loss while hardly missing a beat? Well, there are a few reasons.
- The new arrivals bought into doing things the RSL way. All we heard from the vets and coaches this year is how hard the young guys were applying themselves to learning the system and embracing the "Team is the Star" mentality. The lack of egos went a long way toward getting everybody on the same page.
- The locker room chemistry was very, very good. After the Chivas USA game, Robbie Findley said that this was the best locker room he had ever been a part of. Any athlete will tell you that the team is much more likely to succeed when the personal relationships are good, and that happened this season. And it's not like everybody put on a happy face while they were at the office - these players genuinely like each other and they do a lot of things together when they're off the clock.
- Several youngsters exceeded expectations. Before the season, the word was that guys like Olmes Garcia and Devon Sandoval might not see first-team minutes this year. Instead they combined for 1881 minutes, 8 goals, and 4 assists. Joao Plata started the season well and just got better and better. And how about Carlos Salcedo coming straight out of the Academy and playing well at center back for a long portion of the year? And that's just a few of the young players who contributed in positive ways.
- A handful of veterans took their games to another level. Javier Morales is back. Grabavoy had the best year of his career. So did Nick Rimando, which is saying something, and if he doesn't win Goalkeeper of the Year it will be a crime. Tony Beltran made his first All-Star team. Kyle Beckerman played himself into World Cup contention. Luis Gil stepped it up this year, and Sabo was Sabo.
There are other reasons why RSL exceeded expectations this year, but these are the ones that stuck out to me. Now we look forward to what should be a very exciting playoff, and then before you know it, we'll be perusing the newly-released 2014 schedule. And if this team can make similar progress next year, I think they have the potential to achieve even bigger things.
Real Salt Lake closed the regular season with a victory on Wednesday night, beating Chivas USA 2-1 to head into the MLS Cup Playoffs with a 16-10-8 regular season record.
Here are a few interesting numbers from RSL's regular season campaign:
Real Salt Lake finished the regular season with 57 goals, the highest total in club history and the most in MLS ahead of this weekend's final round of regular season matches. New York Red Bulls and LA Galaxy are the only squads with even a mildly realistic chance of catching the Claret-and-Cobalt, with New York currently on 53 goals and LA on 52 goals.
RSL closed the 2013 regular season with 56 points, one shy of the club record of 57 set last season. The Claret-and-Cobalt is currently in first-place in both the Western Conference and Supporters' Shield standings, though the team needs some help this weekend to hold those spots. In order to win the Shield, Sporting KC will have to lose/draw at Philadelphia on Saturday, Portland will have to lose/draw at Chivas USA on Saturday and New York will have to lose to Chicago on Sunday. For RSL to win the West, Portland would have to lose/draw at Chivas USA on Saturday.
Real Salt Lake finished the 2013 season with a 6-7-4 away record, tying the club record for most away points in a season initially set in 2012.
RSL was one of – if not the – deepest teams in MLS this year, with 27 players seeing first-team MLS minutes, including a club record 26 players starting at least one game. RSL's depth was put to good use in the huge amount of games missed by regulars due to injury, international call-ups and suspensions.
A league-leading six RSL players – Alvaro Saborio, Javier Morlaes, Robbie Findley, Ned Grabavoy, Olmes Garcia and Luis Gil – scored five or more league goals this year. Thirteen Claret-and-Cobalt players scored at least one regular season goal this year, with 15 total players pitching in goals when including U.S. Open Cup play.
RSL hit the 15-win and 50-point plateaus for the fourth-consecutive year this season, becoming the first club in MLS history to accomplish said feat. The LA Galaxy have since joined RSL in the exclusive club.
Real Salt Lake will play its final game of the 2013 MLS regular season on Wednesday night, hosting Chivas USA at 7:00 p.m. MT at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Here are a few storylines to watch ahead of Wednesday's contest:
RSL battling for outside shot at Supporters' Shield; Playoff seeding on the line
A ton is on the line for Real Salt Lake in the Supporters' Shield and Western Conference races this week. Everything starts on Wednesday, with RSL needing a win to stay alive in the chase for the Shield and a result to have hope of winning the West.
Check out the Claret-and-Cobalt's full playoff scenarios here.
RSL gunning for season sweep of Chivas USA
Real Salt Lake will be looking to complete a season sweep of Chivas USA on Wednesday, having already beaten the Southern California side 1-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium on April 20 and downing the Goats 4-1 at the StubHub Center on May 19.
The Claret-and-Cobalt has only swept Chivas USA once before, going 2-0-0 against its expansion brethren in the 2011 season.
Saborio, Morales look to continue success v. Goats
Real Salt Lake stars Alvaro Saborio and Javier Morales have both had a great deal of success against Chivas USA, with Saborio notching four goals and two assists in eight career regular season games against the Goats and Morales scoring one goal and registering five assists in 12 regular season games against the Southern California side. They'll look to continue that success in Wednesday's important contest.


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Weight Loss Backpacking Adventure Vacations (Did you mean Fatpacking?)
7,700 years ago in Southwest Oregon, a volcanic caldera formed what is now
Crater Lake National Park.
The beauty of Crater Lake's extremely deep, pure and blue water make it a life-list
destination. We will be hiking atop the surrounding cliffs, 2000' above the lake for sweeping
views of the lake and island.
We'll also spend a few days on the famed
Pacific Crest Trail on our weeklong excursion
to this amazing wonderland.
The Crater Lake National Park Fitpacking Trip will be from Aug 3-10, 2013. Here is the
proposed itinerary.
Our journey will begin at the Grouse Hill Trailhead on the Northwest side of Crater Lake.
We'll head west on the famed Pacific Crest Trail to Red Cone where we'll leave the PCT and hike a 17 mile
2-day loop around Bald Crater. We'll re-join the Pacific Crest Trail, eventually leaving it to head up
the steep and gorgeous Lightning Springs Trail where animals abound. The last 3 days will be spent
hiking on the rim above Crater Lake where we'll summit 8094' Garfield Peak as well as the 8054'
Watchman and be exposed to continual expansive lake and mountain views.
The trails around Crater Lake, including the Pacific Crest Trail are very well
groomed with occasional blowdowns in some sections. And while there are certainly
terrain changes, the overall daily elevation
changes are moderate, except for the day on the Lightning Springs Trail and summiting
Garfield Peak which both involve fairly long uphill climbs.
Weather is always an important concern when hiking. Expect daytime hiking temperatures in the 60s & 70s
and nighttime temperatures in the 40s and 50s. However, be prepared for the possibility of freezing temperatures
overnight. You can also check out the
historical weather conditions.
Deb Lusk,
lives in Phoenix, AZ and has hiked all over the Arizona Desert. She had guided
Fitpacking trips all over the country is a SOLO certified Wilderness First Responder and a Certified Food Handler.
Holly Chambers lives in Seattle, WA. She is a NOLS certfied Wilderness First Responder who is trained in Avalanche Rescue
and puts her medical training to use in various Search and Rescue missions with King County Search and Rescue Association.
Here is a
list of equipment
we suggest you bring.
The list is extensive and can seem daunting, but please don't let this deter you
from the trip. You can rent top notch quality gear for reasonable prices from
Traverse Outfitters,
Lower Gear or
Outdoors Geek.
It may also be possible for us to provide some gear for you at a nominal fee if you let us
know far ahead of the trip. Unfortunately, we're not in the gear business so the selection of
our available inventory is unpredictable. Please feel free to
discuss any gear with us before the trip.
We don't believe in austere eating regimens. Backpacking is a rigorous, rewarding activity.
You must feed your body in order for it perform. Your body will dictate that you eat often, so it's important
to have fuel to feed it. Please check out the
sample menus.
This list
is not comprehensive and may be altered or augmented. If you want to bring personal food, say a 5 pound chocolate cake, go for it.
You'll not only hate carrying it over 40 miles through the wilderness, your body will reject the empty calories and prefer
nutritious food.
$1225 per person double occupancy. Here, double occupancy means that you will share a
room with another participant during the 2 hotel nights. You will only be responsible for
transportation to and from Klamath Falls, OR (LMT), personal equipment and any restaurant meals
eaten off the trail.
Covered expenses include 2 hotel nights, 7 days of trail meals, ground transportation, Park
entrance fees, National Park permits, insurance, and 2 awesome guides.
Last Update 7/26/2013
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About the Weekend Degree Program
Pre-assignment Session
A required pre-assignment session is scheduled on Sunday prior to the start of each term. The pre-assignment session gives you a chance to meet the faculty and the teaching assistant for the class, learn about the course requirements and prepare for your first day of class. This session is mandatory.
The pre-assignment session for the morning classes meets on Sunday from noon to 2:00 p.m. The pre-assignment session for the afternoon classes meets on Sunday from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Learning Environment
Proudly rooted in the Jesuit tradition, Xavier University presents students with moral, spiritual and intellectual challenges. Small classes, maximum 25-30 students, foster the meaningful exchange of ideas and opinions. Xavier's campus is intimate and compact, yet offers a comprehensive array of resources and facilities.
Field trips, case studies, team projects, group presentations and guest speakers are among the many stimulating learning experiences awaiting you at Xavier.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Verdi program a triumph in debut of live webcast
BY KYLE MACMILLAN For Sun-Times Media October 11, 2013 12:30PM
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's performance of the Verdi Requiem, with Riccardo Muti conducting, is screened in Millennium Park as part of the first-ever live webcast of a CSO concert. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2013
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Updated: April 14, 2014 4:49PM
To extend their geographic reach and expand their audiences, opera companies and orchestras are eagerly seeking ways to capitalize on new technologies and disseminate their musicmaking in ways never imaginable before.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus joined these efforts for the first time Thursday evening, transmitting live a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem Mass not only on a new 22½-by-40-foot screen in the Pritzker Pavilion but also worldwide via more than 40 classical websites.
It is too soon to know how many people watched via the Internet, but Orchestra Hall was sold-out and a CSO spokeswoman estimated that another 3,200-3,500 people saw the performance in Millennium Park on a crisp, lovely fall night.
The timing was hardly coincidental. Thursday marked the 200th anniversary to the day of Verdi's birth, and music director Riccardo Muti and the orchestra wanted to celebrate the milestone in a distinctive, attention-grabbing way. And by just about any measure, the undertaking succeeded in spades.
Muti and the musicians and singers delivered a superlative, gripping performance that fully conveyed the massive, emotional sweep of this soaring choral masterpiece. And at least in the pavilion, where I saw the concert, the complex technology worked flawlessly, except for one tiny skip in the transmission early on. The LED screen delivered surprisingly high-resolution imagery, and the sensitive amplification system vividly conveyed the range of sounds down to the softest pianissimo.
Except for the stiff, stilted introduction, the taping of the concert was masterful, with camera angles from all over the inside of Orchestra Hall and precisely timed up-close glimpses of the singers and musicians at key moments.
Among the Pritzker audience, former professional musicians Thea Potanos and Daniel Balsam could have hardly been more enthusiastic about the Millennium Park experience, heaping praise on Muti and the concert and the outdoor broadcast.
"I actually liked watching Muti from the front and not the back, and I enjoyed seeing the faces of particular people in the orchestraup-close," Potanos said. At the same time, they agreed it was not the same as seeing the orchestra in Orchestra Hall. "But it was a close second," Balsam said.
Natalia Sanchez, however, was disappointed. She attended the CSO's in-person performance in September 2012 in Millennium Park, and she couldn't understand why the ensemble didn't do the same thing again. "Not that it wasn't good, but . . ." she said.
A funeral mass might seem like an odd choice for this concert. But Verdi's celebrated take on the venerable rite is almost operatic in scope and offers the huge scale and visceral appeal that such a mass-audience event demands.
Muti is rightly regarded as the greatest living conductor of the great composer's music, and he summoned his vast knowledge and experience in this near-definitive performance, making sure that every note, every word and, indeed, every breath counted.
From the somber tranquility of the opening to the thrillingly thunderous, bold and angry "Dies irae" to the hushed, hopeful conclusion, Muti drew the maximum expressiveness from every shift in tempo, dynamics and phrasing. And he paid attention to the minutest details, such as his subtle handling of the transition into a short instrumental interlude in the Offertorio.
Sometimes using no more than a raised eyebrow or a facial expression to signal a cue or convey the sound he wanted, Muti seemed completely at one with the musical forces arranged in front of him, drawing the best both from the orchestra musicians and its top-flight, well-prepared chorus. The soloists are so integral to this work, and the four who took part Thursday — soprano Tatiana Serjan, mezzo-soprano Daniela Barcellona, tenor Mario Zeffiri and bass Ildar Abdrazakov — were nothing short of superb individually, and they meshed in the ensemble sections beautifully.
Particularly notable was Abdrazakov, who possesses the big, resonant voice expected of a bass but was also able deliver moments of surprising lightness and delicacy, as he showed in his solo in "Confutatis maledictus."
But no one stood out more than Barcellona, whose spellbinding, amber-hued voice and nuanced expressiveness was ideally suited to this work. She achingly conveyed, for example, the forlorn sense of hopelessness and pain in "Quid sum miser tunc dicturus?"
While it will be impossible to repeat all the elements that went into this concert, the technical success of this foray into high-tech transmissions seems sure to lead to more in the future.
"I like that that they did this," Potanos said of the concert broadcast. "I hope they do it again."
It was hard to disagree.
Kyle MacMillan is a local freelance writer.


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Back In Black...ACDC, what?
10:00pm 25/12/2003
well. Nothing huge has happened since my last contact with you people of the internet. me and my Caleb are doing great. Were going to see Staind in 8 days...cant wait! A Perfect Circle will be there too, that Calebs flave, so were all happy. It was funny bc I was reliving my Surprise b-day party that Calebv gave me...in my head and I was liek you should dedicate Sweet Zoey Jayne to me(the Staind song...duh) and he goes thats sick and wrong, I would be like fucking my daughter...it was funny. AND WHAT! lol well. Lance is offically skating for DC...go boy. So is Caleb, well he has been. but yeah. Well schools going good too I guess, me and Brandon skip at least 2 hours a week. Exams went good,accept Algebra2, me and brandon cheated on that one...we cheated bad. that teacher is pretty cool though, so she might not notice or might notice and not say anything...I hope its one of those bc we'd be in alternative school bc our school has "No Tolerance On Cheating!!" gah they're such fags! me and Brand know the shyt, we were just too blowed to remember it. um English went good, obviously, God knows about Chemistry, I had to get a 10 or higher to pass for the semester so...lets hope for the best, Creative Writing was professionally scored, well teh writing part, we had a mechanics part and I got a 99, on the "Professionally Scored Writing Exam" I got a 4...whats new. just kidding, I didnt expect that actually because alot of teh time scorersdont like my writing bc its "too personal with characters" but I say fuck you its myyyyyyy story!, Art we had to make up a creative peice, mine is a drawing on a piece of paper thats 2 foot my 3 foot and just has crazy pictures of people and designs and writing and stuff Mr. Kraven said it was "badass" History, I think I did good, it was teh only test I was actually serious during, I think I did good, I hope so, I studied a little bit...? oh well. hm well. Merry Christmas!! I totally forgot about saying that. My family is just pretty much chillin for this one, were leaving to go to Hawaii tomarrow, its gunna be real fun, Im taking Brandon, I asked Caleb but he has all kinds of skating stuff to do, hes also a modle for DC and he has all kinds of shoots and stuff, he's in the Journeys mag. sometimes, its cool. well I cant complain bc Ill still have 3 of my 4 favorite guys(Lance, Brand, Brady, and Caleb) and we'll be in Hawaii. Im glad I dont have that kind of relationship where I cant stand to be with out my guy, I mean yeah sometimes Im mad missing him but I dont go crazy or anything, I just figure it gives me somthing to look foreward to so. So back to Christmas, my fam was happy with theyre gifts I think(hope). I got Jayce some Lego truck thing, he loves it, everybody chipped in a got Lexi a trampoline, I got Brady a gc to some store where he can get cool shyt for his "car stereo system", All the kids chipped in to get Lance a ramp and stuff built in the back by the pool, then my parents paid for the other $2,000...hah. I got my car from my dad...he knew I knew that. my exmom sent me some clothes and I sent them back, Marie got me a gc to the mall and its like $200 for shopping, and then you get a free "hairstyle" and makeover, is she hinting somthing...lol. jk shes way cool now that shes fat and cant move. The babies are coming quickly hah. I cant wait...yay. me and Caleb were watching Freaky Friday last night and I deicded I wanna get hilites, like bleach blonde ones, theyll look cool, oh yeah I cut my hair short, its liek real short, its cute though, of course it is, its on me!!!!!!!! well then Im out.
too much.
12:50am 28/11/2003
Flaw- This Letter
gosh it seems like theres nothing to write about but there is. I just dont realize it because its liek normal life for me but exciting as shyt for yall...just kidding. well it seems that I did particularly good in the musical tryouts because I did get called back, oh happy day, I was one of two that got called back for lead, again oh happy day. Hmm what else, let me think...yeah right I know whats on your nosey minds, and its the state meet right? well guess who got FIRST! just kidding it wasnt me it was some Masen Ridge girl, some black chick that ran liek a 9 somthng...lol wow did I feel slow, it was ok though, I guess I can settle for FIFTH?? can I get a GaWdDaMn? I ran a 10:48 which is a personal best for any corse other than a track thank you very much. Anyways, there were all kinds of people wanting to talk to me but they just couldnt because Im not a junior, sucks for them huh? I did have some Syracuse guy tell me hes been watching me since 8th grade, fairly believable but if thats what he says, ok. hmm well me and Brandon are doing good, we skipped half the day monday, only because I was recognized in a schoolwide assembely, funny, Ive never attentened one of those so I dont know what its like sitting there thinking ughh why do tehy ut us throught this shyt?, yeah never have and never will. then we skipped the half day we had on Tuesday because we felt there was no point in going to school for a half day. gaw...I LUV MY CALEB! lol havent said his name this whole time, I also havent gone a day with out seeing him for like a week and a half or so...hah arent we attached. Well Thanksgiving went well today, everyboday was here, noone off with a parent, if you cant tell Christmas will be a definate different story because of that. It was so cute we had teh little table all set up and everything, when I came home from Calebs this morning the Turkey was alredy in teh oven and everything, how storybook, not that I was sleeping at my boyfriends house, which by the way dont even be thinking SLUT! (Bailey) bc I havent even banged him yet...the day is soon to come though, and no Brady, hes not gay. that was funny though. hes freakin sexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxy is what he is though. but sadness because hes in Portland for 3 whole days how am I supposted to live till saturday afternoon? I will admit Im not in too deep, I mean I dont even know teh flight number, or his arrival time, good or what, I actually doubt I'll meet him at the airport, he can come over after hes all oacked in again and setteled. happy day for us all. oh yeah I have sum kinda quote of teh day for you "I'm thanksful Zoey has a boyfriend that is that cute and that strong because he can pick me up, Im going to marry him you know, Zoey"--Lexi yes I have to fight my younger sister for my boyfriend, how sad. *ZoEy-JaYnE*
11:35pm 17/11/2003
tHuSdAy #7
today was an alrite day, Ive had worse. me and brandon skipped chemistry and Im pretty sure were gunna get caught oh well, like my dad cares. Auditions were today for the musical thing for theatre, gawd there were so many people there, I felt dumb trying out for the lead and saying it out loud bc there were so many other people. It was pretty easy though all we had to do was sing the ntl anthem, which is hard but I can do then we got to do another song of our choice and I did Alicia Keys, Brandon said I sounded exactly like her...I beg to differ. I think I did maybe second best on the ntn anthem, most people couldnt get the range, some tryed and didnt most didnt try and didnt get it. Me and Ashley Hepner hit all high and low, the chior teacher told me I put a punkish touch to it and she liked that, better than Ashleys country shyt that she totally tryed to do, c'mon were not in Texas anymore, thats was Brandon said...lol. Well we got done there around 6:45, walked to Marshalls, shared some chicken strips and a hamburger, we split both bc neither of us could dicided what we wanted, so that worked, we also couldnt decided between fries or onion rings...guess what we did, exactly we bought 1 of each and split 'em, gawd were smart. then we were too full so we didnt wanna walk home and so I called Lance and dammit...Caleb answered, this would normally be a good thing bc that is my boyfriend :)! but it was bad bc I hadnt called him lk all day and usually I call him in the morning but I was just too tired then throughout the course of the day it just kinda slipped my mind that I had someone I needed to call, I guess Im just stuck being single still. I mean its an excuse, after that long, you get used to it, not having to tell someone where yur always at and why you didnt call and stuff. Luckily, Calebs cool about all that stuff I just told him the truth and he was lk well thats alrite, I still felt bad. I usually see him at school too, I think before chemistry, I hope he dosent think Im avoiding him or anything. Ughhh! I just dont wanna get too wrapped up and stuff too early, ya know? whatever. lol do I not make sense or what? Marie is mad bc my dad wont be home till tomarrow, Brady has a girl friend, Ashley, the girl Brandon did the other night...lol we all know what hes in that relationship for. lol. bythe way, as Bailey thinks....which isnt true, I havent done Caleb yet. hah. im a born again virgin, living the life of a saint, cant you tell?...."where did you get blue m&m's from asshole!!" --*zOey-jAynE*
another one......
07:35pm 16/11/2003
'-, name - Reiley Zoey Jayne
,-' nicknames – Rei, Zoe, Jaynie...stuff
'-, age - 15
,-' b-day – 02-14
'-, l0cation - Ashville
,-' height - 5`4"
'-, siblings - 2 half bros, 1 half sis and 1 step bro
,-' last pers0n ...
'-, u saw - Lance
,-' u talked 2 - Lance
'-, u hugged – Caleb
,-' u IMed - Brandon
'-, u yelled at – Jayce
'-, have u // do you ...
,-' c0nsidered a life of crime - yes
'-, c0nsidered being a ho0ker - yes
,-' c0nsidered being a pimpette – many, many times
'-, are you psycho - nah not really
,-' split personalities - somedays
'-, schizophrenic - nah
,-' obsessive - a lil bit
'-, obsessive compulsive - not usually
,-' panic - nah
'-, anxiety -at times
,-' depressed - nah
'-, suicidal - not much
,-' obsessed with hate - sometimes
'-, dream of mutilated bodies, blood, death, and gore? - at times
,-' dream of doin` em instead of just seein em - ewww no
,-' open-minded – wen I want 2 be
'-, arrogant - not really, just jokingly act like it
,-' insecure - nope
'-, entertaning - hell yeah
,-' hungry - all the time
'-, friendly - yeah i guess, to most people
,-' smart – yeah pretty much
'-, m0ody – not really
,-' childish - all the time
'-, hard working – not usually, only when i really like somthing
,-' organized - yeah
'-,healthy - yeah
'-, emotionally stable - yeppers
,-' shy - not a bit
'-, difficult – um yeah.
,-' complex - yes
'-, attractive - at times?
,-' bored easily - wayyyy yes
'-, thirsty - alot
,-' responsible - when i wanna be
'-, sad - not usually
,-' happie - most days
'-, trusting – yeah
,-' talkative: most of teh time
'-, oriqinal - yeah
,-' different - wayy different
'-, unique - in my own special way
,-' lonely – nah i got brandon.
'-, dyed ur hair - ? yeah
'-, piercingz – ears belly button
,-' tatoos- n0pe
'-, floss daily- no...i brush tho 2wice
'-, ever get off the darn computer - yeah
,-' sprechen sie deutsche?- yes...ich sprechen deutshce
'-, currently ..
,-' clothe`z – jeans and thursday shirt
'-, mo0d - happppy
,-' taste - koolaide
'-, hair – down
,-' annoyance – none
'-, smell – fresh and clean
-' thing you ought to be doing - chemistryand french hw
'-, desktop picture – staind album cover
,-' favorite arTist - alanis moressette
'-, b0ok - the client by John Grisham
,-' DVD In Player - Law and Order season 2
'-, refreshment – dr.pepper from Marshalls...shhh im not supposted to have soda now
,-' worry – the meet on saturday
'-, song – somthin by Chevelle
,-' current favorite...
'-, celebrity - Caleb...lol bc he skates for DC ahhh my boyfriend is a sponsored skater <3
,-' food - fettichini alfredo
'-, drink - orange soda, apple juice
,-' color – black, kelly green
'-, shoe`z – kelly green con's
,-' candy – red skittles
'-, TV Show - hmmmm?? Sex and the City
,-' m0ovie – ummm Fools Rush In
'-, vegtable - carrots
,-' fruit –any fruit...i <3 em all, accept respberrys and blueberrys
'-, long or short hair - short ish, not reallly short, just a lil above my shoulders
,-' dark or blond hair – choclate cherry...w/ blk hilites,
,-' boy choices..
'-, tall or short – taller than me, thats not hard
,-' mr.sensitive or mr.funny - either, a lil of both
'-, good guy or bad guy - good, duh!
,-' dark or light eyes – blueee or dark brown
'-, hat or no hat –depends how big his head is
,-' pierced or no – yeppppp
'-, freckles or none – not too many
,-' stubble or neatly shaved? either
'-, rugged outdoorsy type or sporty type – sporty
'-, preferences ...
,-' chocolate milk or hot chocolate – hot
'-, mcdonalds or burger King - mickey dee's
,-' marry tha perfect lover or the perfect friend – well...lover.
-, sweet or sour – sweet
,-' root beer or dr. Pepper – root beer
'-, sappy // action // comedy // horror- horror
,-' cats or dogs - cats
'-, ocean or Pool - ocean--surfing <3
,-' cool ranch or nacho cheese - nacho cheese
'-, mud or jell-0 wrestling - jello bc you wudnt hafta worry bout it getting in yur mouth
,-' with or without ice-cubes – with
'-, shine or rain? rain
,-' winter // summer // spring // - summer!
'-, vanilla or chocolate – vanilla
,-' gloves or mittens – mittens
'-, eyes open or closed - open
,-' fly or breathe under water – fly
'-, bunk-bed or waterbed – bunk bed!!!
,-' chewing gum or hard candy -hard candy
-, motor boat or sailboat – sail
,-' lights on or off - off
'-, chicken or fish - chicken!!
'-, your favorite ...
,-' number - 12
'-, holiday – St. Patriscks day!!
,-' radio station - 108.2 and 104.5
'-, place – at home or at brandons or with Caleb
,-' flower - rose
'-, scent – Caleb or Brandon
oh so obvious...ZOEY HAS A WHAT!?!?!
01:39am 16/11/2003
Box Car Racer--???
well...I havent writen an actual entry in here in a while, so here goes...um thursday after school I went to go run for the second time that day just because I felt sick, coach said I was only supposted to do 2 slow miles with a break in between, I did that in the morning then after school I went all the way around st. anthonys and too the burgerking on 5th st. by Kaycies and then later I called Mikey and told him to come give me a ride home and he asked why I was sweating(lol) and turns out I rand 5.4 miles, in 38 minutes...hah. Mikey didnt believe me even when I showed him the watch, oh well. lol. hmm well then Thursday night Marie told me good luck and made me some spagehtti so I guess she was feeling nice, well...Friday. Friday was a damn good day. Lance took me and Brandon to school as usual, but they didnt go, and I didnt have to go to anyclasses :) hmm well me and coach and Caitlen left for Raleigh around 8:20 and got there with like 30 mins to spare, but turns they were lk a couple hours off so me and Caitlen walked the course and came back, well I know yur getting all antsy wanting to know if Im going to state...or what!! well to make a long story short, I finshed 2nd, .57 seconds behind a girl from Hilsdale Caitlen thought id be mad but well, no. Personally I think 2nd out of 203 girls can be looked upon with quite pride, how bout you? what made me mad is that I ran an 11:02 and my time for that course last year was 10:51 that pissed me off but then I was like fuck it...Im goin to state thats next saturday in SanBlake which is like 3 hrs away. oh yay. I got a big teddy bear from Brandon after I ran and Lance said gave me a big bag of gummi bears and his friend Caleb...that 1 guy from his skating tryouts...{wait I havent even said anything about him in here. well onn Tuesday Lance came home and I was asleep downstairs on the couch and I was wearing a sports bra and a pair of shorts that are too big so I hafta saftey pin them in the front and they say bootylocious on the back, well I was laying there and I herd them come in and I though it was Jake (a regular friend of Lance) but they come in a sit down and Lance sat on top of my head and then Caleb (i still thought it was jake) asked who I was and I kicked him bc I thought it was Jake and Jake knows who I am so I like flipped Lance of of me and got up and Caleb was like heeey and I sed hi and omg you dont understand, this guys beautiful mann what but yeah then we had to make a cake for Lances French class and when Lance went to his room or somthin I was putting the icing on the cake and Caleb lk put his arms on either side of me and told me I was doing it wrong and I was lk noo yur doing it wrong and he sed you wanna see what I can do right...i wasnted to say (YEAH!!!) but I just laughed. then Brandon came over and asked why I looked like I was at the beach and Caleb sed gah yur bf is mean and Lance sed that he wasnt my boyfriend. but yeah anyways. we were basically flirting all tuesday night} but yeah he brought me sum watermelon ice gatorade with a note on it that said yur hott and he left his # on there...YAY! he calls me Zoe...like with out the y part its so cute he calls me Rei sometimes too, its cute. hmm well yeah yesterday after I ran I got to leave but I had to go back up there for the pap-ralley at 3 so I went home and slept till lk 2:50 and I was waken up by Caleb coming and laying on top of me, gah he smells sooo good. mmmm! well yeah then Mikey came and got me and Mikey and we went to the pep-ralley and I was recognized in front of like the whole school, it pretty much sucked but hey they clapped for me, hah. anyways then Mikey took me back home and my dad called and I talked to him for a while then Brady told me good job and Marie told me she would come watch me at state, I was lk hey cool. shes all pregnant tho...good gawd Ive never seen a lady eat as mich as she does, twins I guess? well yeah then after I talked to everybody Marie took Jayce and Lexi to the Carnival at St. Mary's and said they were going to stay at her moms till sunday I was like woa badass. so then all these people came over, Mikey brought Chelly Caitlen Emma Jaime and Bryen, Brandon and Brady were alredy there, then Ashley and Brandee showed up and they were so drunk, then me and Brandon and Amber went and hit a sweet in the backyard...lol and then I got mad at Lance bc Caleb wasnt there so I got the gatorade bottle and called him and he sed he'd come get me but I didnt feel right leaving bc all those ppl were there for me so I just told him to come over. he did and before he got there me and Branodn were sliding down the rails on the stairs in teh entry way and Lance told me Caleb liked me, I was lk YAY!! then when Caleb got there we went to my room, the sweet had totally worn off by then but yeah NO I DIDNT HAVE SEX W/ CALEB...we played the ouija board and it sed we were soul mates then he kissed me! yay. and then my throat started to hurt so we went and got a sno-cone at Levvis, it was so good. then I went home and fell asleep on the couch laying on top of Caleb. and then I woke up at like 5 and went up to my bed and woke Caleb up and I told him to sleep in Lexi's room so Lance wouldnt freak out...then I accedently opened Jayces door bc I was tired and well...I say Brandon and Ashley in there and they had totally fucked on my 4 year old brothers bed...I felt so horrible, I went and threw up like a million times and then I tryed to start brushing my teeth and Caleb came in there and asked if I was ok and I started throwing up again and he held my hair back and stuff and kept kissing my forehead, it was cute, then I finally brushed my teeth and he took a trash can in my room and told me he'd wait till I went to sleep to lay down, he did, it was the cutest thing in the world! then I woke up around 12 and Caleb was still sleepin like a baby so I went and got a chewy bar and sum apple juice and went back to my room and changed...lol i changed from my pj's into a sports bra and a running shirt and sum shorts in front of the hott sleeping Caleb then I went and I ran for like an hour and a half then I got back and watched the Osbournes and Caleb had left but he left me a note that sed he had fun and he hopes I feel better and that he'd call later, I kinda doubted it but I laid around all day I was pretty bored an occasional person would come down the stairs and leave then Ashley came and asked me "How was Caleb?" gawdddd that pissed me off, I guess she didnt realize how much I alredy hate her and muchless she had just slept with my best friend. so I just closed my eyes and fell cackward on the couch and didnt move till she left. then Brandon came down and he so knew I was mad at him but I didnt really act liek it bc I decided that it wasnt my place to tell him who to sleep with and who not to sleep with so I told him it made me throw up but then I realized I shouldnt care he sed he was sorry and he was just fucked up nd horny and he was really sorry, I was lk yeah you are. then it was lk 5 and I was soo hungry and Lance still wasnt up so I figured Id go check on him and he was still breathing and sleepin lk a baby so I took my car and went to the gas station and got a hotdog and a piece of pizza and a orange soda (lol) and then I sat in my car and ate it and while i was doing that Haley pulled up beside me and asked if it was true that Lances friend Caleb spent the night with me, I said no and then she asked if I was supposted to be driving and i sed no again and she sed to watch out for the cops and I told her to shut up. lol. then I went back in a got some apple juice and a twinkie and then I was just driving around and I went to get some movies and guess who called me?? CALEB! lol I ws planning on having a saturday night all by myself and I told him I didnt expect him to call and he asked if he was intruding too much and I sed nooooooo! and he sed ok bc I really liek you and I dont want to get all caught up in my feelings...lol. PERFECT! then he sed lets do somthing tonight Zoey Jayne(lol) just the 2 of us and I was lk alrite so I asked if he wanted me to get a movie and he sed sure and we picked the movies out together on the phone and then I got them and when I walked out of teh movie store he was rite there and he liek hugged me from behind, scared the shyt out of me pretty much but I ended up not caring, then he told me he liked my car, so do I! I told him that was what my daddy was for, who else would buy me a brand new civic with some 18 in. larenzos and a body kit and a system and a new exhaust and stuff...thats all for my dad! and thanks to my dad also for the really dark tinted windows so the cops cant see my youngness! lol anyways, to make a long story short we watched the movies and made out from like 6 till 11 and then went to Marshalls and got some food, then eh told me he had to go home and im going to church with him and his mom and dad and sister tomarrow...Im nervous! oh yeah did I forget to mention?? I HAVE A BOYFREIND....I know its amazing, ***ZoEy HaS a BoYfRiEnD***...oh so weird! I havent told brandon yet, Im about to call him right after I press the button, he cant get mad at me or anything tho bc he fucked Ashley so hope hes not mad!!! oh well if he is!! I wonder what Lance will say???hmm I really hope hes not mad, but I dont think he will be. well... I hafta go to sleep so I wont be tired at church. SaTuRdAY...I Love ToDaY!!! hmmm lifes great, cya later,
quizzer, know mw yet?
11:01am 13/11/2003
Algebra II teacher or what?
1.What time is it? 11:01
2.What is your full name(embarassing middle names included)? Reiley Zoey-Jayne Duval, my middle name isnt embarrassing, its just 2...
3.What is your birthday? february 14th
4.How many sibs do you have? 4
5.What are your sibs names? Jayce, Lexi, Brady and Lance
6.Do you have a job? hell no
7.If yes, where? hell no
8.If no to #6, Where do you wanna work? the corner
9.Do you have a car? yeap
10.What kinda car do you have/want? 2003 black 2 door civic
11.Movie: life as a house
12.Song: Sweet Zoey-Jayne ----Staind
13.Band: STAIND!
14.Group: STAIND!
15.Singer: Alanis Moressette
16.TV Show: Headbangers ball
17.TV Channel: disney
18.Actor: Jay Hernandez
19.Actress: no1
20.Comic: George Carlin
21.Magezine: rolling stone, sometimes... these ppl spelled magazine wrong.
22.Food: chinese
23.Snack: gummi anythings
24.Drink: strawberry koolaide
25.CD-ROM Game: noneee
26.Board Game: cranium
27.Card Game: uno!!
28.Kid Game: that one where somthing with pockest full of posies? ashes ashes we all fall down
29.Number: 11
30.Cartoon: WEEKENDERS!
31.Character: Tino
32.Disney Character: Aladin
33.Color: red
34.Hair Color: choclate cherry with black hilites
35.Time of the day: night
36.Day of the week: saturday/sunday
37.Week of the month: why the hell does it matter?
38.Month of the Year: duh, february
39.Do you plan on having children:yeah
40.Do you want to get married: yeah one day
41.How old do you wanna be when you have your first child: early 20's
42.How old do you wanna be when your married: 20s?
43.Would you have kids before marriage? itd be a mistake
44.What would you name the boy? Braeden
45.What would you name the girl? Hannah
46.Are you a virgin? gawd damn...truth be know nope.
47.If not, Do you plan on loosing your virginity ne time soon?: LOL
48.Have you had oral sex?: what the hell?
49.Have no, Have you been past base 1?: yup
50.Do you even know what the bases are? not exactly, I just guess
51.Do you have a b/f or g/f (who): no dammit, but Lance sed his friend Caleb thinks im sexy
52.Do you have a crush?: yeah...Lances friend Caleb
53.Music/TV: Music
54.Guys/Girls: guys
55.Green/Blue: blue
56.Pink/Purple: Purple
57.Sleep/StayUp: StayUp
58.Summer/Winter: Winter
59.Spring/Fall: Spring
60.Night/Day: night
61.Hangin Out/Chillin: chillin
62.Friends/Lovers: friends
63.Cold/Warm: cold
64.Fast/Slow: fast
65.New/Old: old..?
66.Dark/Light: dark
67.Sparkle/Shine: sparkle
68.Peach/Plum: peach
69.Apple/Orange: apple
70.Laundry/Dishes: Laundry
71..Christina/Britney: die?
72.Limp Bizkit/KoRn: KoRn
73.Rock/Rap: Rock
74.Pop/R&B: R&B
75.Glass: Mirrors
76.Shake: yur booty
77.Club: DRANKIN!
78.Sing: meeee
79.Loud: Mikey
80.Garcia: Chelly
81.Hair: Brandon gotta hair cut yesterday
82.Ching: chinese food
83.Money: i want some
84.Work: sex
85.Play: more sex
86.4002: the year lance graduates backwards
87.Betty: blonde hair
88.Sara: weird
89.Dog: I HATE DOGS
90.Brain: Brian Nelsony in my 7th period
91.Nick: Nicks weird
92.Frank: Kaileys boyfriend
93.AM: morning
94.FM: radio
95.PM: night
96.Morning: AM
97.Ball: nuts!
98.Eminem: alrite
99.Rap: alrite
100.Teenagers: suck
101.Smoking: i do that
102.Death: i wanna
103.Life: sucks
104.Drinking: i wanna
105.Bomb Threats: fun bc we getta leave school
106.Murder: i wanna kill that girl Lacey or w/e the 1 that talked shyt about Brandon after they broke up
107.Suicide: kil yourself
108.Fear: fun
109.Who is your best friend?: brandon
110.Who is the best person to hang with?:brandon
111.Who is the sweetest person?: Brandon
112.Whos the cutest person: Bryen, Brady, Branodn, David, Caleb, Mason, James, Ryan,
113.Whos the nicest?: Brandon
114.Whos the best to talk online with?: Caleb bc we talk about sex...lol
115.Whos the most blonde: Chelly
116.Whos the weirdest: Victoria
117.Whos the craziest: Koda
118.Loudest: Victoria
119.Quietest: Montana
120.Smartest: Me or Brandon
121.Quickest: Ashley
123.Most Trustful: Brandon
124.Most Honest: Bryen
125.Most Cheerful: Chelly
LAST FEW (Pointless) QUESTIONS:
126.Are you glad it's almost done? no
127.Are you bored? no
128.What kinda mood are you in right now? to cold and to tired
129.Did you have a good day today? sure. im at school, im still in school, I wanna leave but if i do i cant run tomarrow, motivation sucks some days.
130.What are you doing tomorrow: xc meet
131.What did you do today?: school...im still doing
tired or what
02:57pm 12/11/2003
Jacksons ugly voice....
hey yall. im in Jackson's...boring life, I know. well whats today? thursday? no wednesday, dammit. we had a fire drill earlier, it was funny me and brandon walked to mikeys durango and laid down in the back and went to sleep, there were lk 8 ppl in there, not really but there was...me brandon brady mikey chelly and mikayla and then a cop came and knocked on the window, turned out the *drug* dog smelled mikeys car...lol sucks for them though bc they didnt find anything in there, it so smelled lk weed tho, hah cops suck. man last night recked me and casey were doing r chemistry project and my dad had just got home and he brought us chinese food...it was cool, then she stayed the night and at lk 3 in the morning Mikey and Brandon came over and we were swimming, then Brady came out there bc he had been typing a paper, he says but we think he was looking at porn...jk but yeah then we were all swimming it was fun. my dad came into my room to say bye bc he went to Syracuse for some job thing?? and wont be back till lk monday but yeah when he came in there were all these people in swim suits we were all asleep on my bed it was funny he was like party or what. then Marie got mad at Brady bc it was a school night and he told her to shut up and eat a piece of cake, it was funny. Lexi had to walk to school today I felt so bad bc I didnt even come to school till lk 9 bc I was sleepin and when I got up at 8:30 she left me a note under my door that sed Marie wouldnt take her to school and my door was locked (so Marie wouldnt come in there) so she walked, gaa I feel so sorry for her awww Im gunna take her shopping again this w/e. Brandon sed we should skip 7th and 8th and go pick her up early or somthin but Im about to get in tourble for skipping the end of the day so much. I just talked to Coach Guadiano and he was all mad bc I didnt come run this mroning and he asked what I did last night and I told him hah. I hafta go run after school now tho but thats cool bc I feel fat anyways. uhhhh I have regionals on friday and I have a feeling I wont do good, I dont really care that much I guess bc I run so much its not like Im training my ass off or anything bc even if I wasnt in xc Id run just as much but I think its bc everyone expects me to be so goodor somthing, I dunno its liek everybody(coaches) are big headed for me. I dunno its weird and off. but FUCK IT! me and brandon are gunna go to a kareoke bar after I run friday...lol. i really need to shave my legs.
I'll always love you...
10:53pm 10/11/2003
A Static Lullaby--Hold Me
well...my day today was alrite, Rural Heights High School...gawd thats a weird fucking name. I just decided that, Ive been here for a little over a year and I just now noticed, what the hell. my day was pretty fun. Today was Lexis b-day so me her Brady and Lance all went to eat at IHOP before school, Brandon ended up going too, just bc it was free and well it was IHOP. I gave Lexi a g/c to that Build-a-Bear thing, well me and Brandon and Brady all gave her that but still that stuff is expensive, who knows my dad is paying for us to go there saturday, me and Brandon and Brady get to make one too, and I think Ill get Lexi some clothes with the money left over because Im just so well, nice. Marie was being sucha bitch today, me and Brandon drove home for lunch and we were swimming (and skipping 6th shhh.) and she comes home and says were having sex, I was lk what the hell. even if she were to tell my dad he wouldnt care, hell he thiunks me and Brady fucked all ready so whats another one? he likes Brandon anyways, but me and Brandon didnt have sex, I asked Marie if she had sex w/Brandon and got all offensive then told her we would be late back to class if we didnt hurry so we both purposley went in my room and closed the door to get dressed again and Brandon made all these sex noises and banged on teh wall and stomped on the floor, then he tryed to jump from my balcony to the stairs and busted his ass, and started talkin about how confy my bed was...it was great. Marie herd it all and looked at me when I passed by the kitchen window all weird, oh well. I mouthed FUCK YOU but I dont think she got it. then what about Brady kissed me...weird, hes still hotttttt, if this thing let me put pics Id put 1 bc hes so FUCKING SHEXXXXXXXY! anyways, me and Lexi are going to watch Finding Nemo again...[ <3 ] *Zoey-Jayne*
08:32pm 09/11/2003
.x. [my name is]: Zoey Jayne
.x. [in the morning i am]: tired
.x. [all i need is]: friends
.x. [love is]: as good as it is bad
.x. [im afraid of]: losing my best friend
.x. [i dream about]: leaving
.x. [you keep a diary]: yeah, on here, and in a black sprial with purple pages, it just has thoughts and pictures and stuff thats important to me.
.x. [you like to cook]: mac-n-chz
.x. [you have a secret you have not shared with anyone]: no, Ive told Brandon everything
.x. [you fold your underwear]: yup
.x. [you talk in your sleep]: how the hell would I know?
.x. [you set your watch a few minutes ahead]: no, but if I had a watch, Im sure I would
.x. [you believe in love]: yes
.x. [movie you rented]: Finding Nemo
.x. [movie you bought]: Osbournes dvd
.x. [song you listened to]: Piano-Glass Jaw
.x. [song that was stuck in your head]: Piano
.x. [song you've downloaded]: umm .. it was a while ago .. probably rest in peices
.x. [cd you bought]: i forget.. now i make cds
.x. [cd you listened to]: Glas Jaw
.x. [person you've called]: Brandon
.x. [person that's called you]: Lance
.x. [TV show you've watched]: Friends
.x. [person you were thinking of]: Brandon
.x. [you wish you could live somewhere else]: somedays
.x. [you think about suicide]: somedays
.x. [others find you attractive]: somedays
.x. [you want more piercings]: yes
.x. [you want more tattoos]: yes
.x. [you drink]: yeap
.x. [you do drugs]: at times
.x. [you smoke]: nope
.x. [you like cleaning]: noooo
x. [you like roller coasters]: YEAH
.x. [you write in cursive or print]: print
.x. [you carry a donor card]: didnt get one
.x. [you have a crush on somebody]: yes .. but no
.x. [been in love]: yes
.x. [cried when someone died]: yes
.x. [lied]: yes
.x. [fallen for your best friend]: yes...hah
.x. [been rejected]: yes
.x. [rejected someone]: yes
.x. [used someone]: no
.x. [done something you regret]: everyday
.x. [of times i have had my heart broken]: 1
.x. [of hearts i have broken]: ???
.x. [of continents i have lived in]: 1
.x. [of drugs taken illegally]: many
.x. [of close friends]: 1
.x. [of cd's that i own]: 92
.x. [of scars on my body]: 12
.x. [of things in my past that i regret]: most of it
Sweet Zoey Jayne.
07:27pm 09/11/2003
Mary Jane--Alanis Moresette
well...Ive never writen in here before, so hey. Im Reiley Zoey Jayne Duval, long name huh? yeah I thought so too. Im in love with the band Staind and its exactly 32 days since the last time Ive seen them live, I see them alot, Ive seen them 22 times in about 2 years. then the day I herd that song, 'Sweet Zoey Jayne' I knew the love would never die. hah. Im sucha freak, oh well. I LOVE STAIND! so i dunno if you people reading this wanna background check or what, I would just give you my old journal thing, but I fuckin hate it so I dont want you to read it. hm so back ground Info if you want it, or whatever. hmm Ive lived in North Carolina mostly all my life. I was born in Hawaii on February 14, 1988, my parents were divorced before my mom even knew she was pregnant, my mom was 16 when I was born and my dad was lk 17 so theyre still young and theyre both pretty cool, well just my dad, my moms a stupid bitch I hate her so bad. anyways, I moved around with my mom till I was lk 7 and my dad found out he had a kid, and thats when I moved w/ him bc my mom didnt want me. so then I lived with my dad and he has no 2 kids from the same woman, but hes still badass, living with him Im pretty much free to do anything, but its not like he dosent care. he always finds time to come to and xc meet or 2 every year and comes to the important theatre parent meetings and such. I have a 4 year old brother, Jayce, and 8 year old sister, Alexia(Lexi), and a 17 year old brother, Lance. Jayce is badass, he has a little machine that chops off barbies heads, its so cool, he also has an incredible amount of dinosaurs in any way shape or form, he has millions. Lexi thinks me and my friends are God, she also wants to marry my best freind Brandon(more info in a min.), Lexi also hates barbies and loves to run with me in the mornings(only my around teh block warm up on sundays though). Lance is kinda of reserved seeming, but hes a pretty badass guy, hes trying out to skate for DC and be a model guy too, I dunno he explains but its so complicated, Lance has lived with my dad about the same amount of time that I have, he also hates his mother with a deep passion, Lance also has an obession for Poison the Well, and he plays bass in a band called Killing Mayberry, theyre pretty good. Then theres Marie, crazy little Marie, shes young enough to be married to Lance instead of my dad, Marie is my dads wife of one week, and the bearer of his 2 newest children, well not yet, but theyre expecting twins in I think March or somthing. Marie and my dad got married one week ago yesterday, every member of my family that lives in this house was in the wedding, Lance was dads best man and I was maries 1st bridesmaid to walk down the isle bc Lance refused to walk with Maries Maid of Honor bc it was his x-gf Leslie. Marie is 21 years old, my dad is 32...what the hell. lol My dad actually looks pretty young though, nobpdy believes him and Lance arent brothers. anyways back to the wedding. Lexi was one of the 5 flower girls and cute little Jace was the bearer. Marie looked quite nice, her being pregnant in a wedding dress and all. Oh yeah I almost forgot, Marie has a son that she adopted from the last guy she married, hes my age down to the exact date, hes also fuckin sexy, his name is Brady and hes moving in with us, my dad jokes about me and Brady sneaking around at night and fucking...lol oh the wishes. Brady told me I was beautiful teh day of the wedding when I was in my dress top and some pink dickies, then when I was in the whole dress(basically skin tight) he said he anted to make my dads stories come true, hes hott and all but I think thats kinda freaky if you live w/ yur bf and well I dont normally do guys Im not going out with, but theres always that little exception. well before I tell anymore about my life I have to tell about my best friend in the whole world. Brandon. I love Brandon, I wouldnt trade any one for him and he has the same opinion about me. I met Brandon on my first day of 4th grade after I moved here from being with my mom. we sat beside each other and were pretty good friends, same in 5th grade, he was in my class again, then in 6th grade he moved to Texas, then in 7th grade he came back and surprised me by sitting on my couch when I came down the stairs I saw him and he told me he'd never leave me again. then In 8th grade I kissed him and we went out the whole school year, then we broke up at teh begining of summer bc his mom liked my dad, we thought that was gross, even though we werent related at all. we never talked about going out again, I dont want to, neither does he. Hes my best friend in the whole world though, I tell him everything and him me. We started 9th grade at different high schools then half way through the year he decided he couldnt handel it so he told them he moved, now I get his report cards and parent letters, he goes to my school with me, we pray everyday that they wont find out about the adress thing. I run cross country for my high school, last year I was a freshman on varsity and got 5th in the state meet. My coach says I have talent and my dad says I have a gift, I just say I have a love, Ive loved to run ever since I can remember. Im not in the year round athletics thing though bc I didnt want to so the coach gave me a deal and I have to get my dad to sign that I run and go to the gym and stuff, me and Brandon have workouts that we follow and stuff and my dad signs so it works. Oh and so you know just how good a freind Brandon is, he hasnt missed a meet yet, since the 8th grade he hasnt missed one, even during school him and Lance get out and come watch me run. well Im pretty much running out of things to say so thats pretty much all the back ground youll get, If you have any questions about my wonderful life, ask, Im also turning this in as a short reiterated version of my bio. for creative writing, we can write about anything pretty much, I can leave in all the stuff about Brady...hah. my teacher is badass. so im gunna go do a survey or somthing later.


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Update: Investigators release name of female victim in fatal shooting in Orange County
UPDATE: From Orange County Sheriff's Office
Detectives were finally able to ensure notifications were made to the family of the victim. The victim has been identified as 42 year old white female Natalie Jeanne Little of Mauriceville. There is no other new information to release at this time.
The suspect, Amanda Parker, remains in custody in the Orange County Jail on a $1,000,000 bond.
ORANGE COUNTY - from Orange County Sheriff's Office
Detectives have charged the suspect, identified as 40 year old white female Amanda Lee Parker of Mauriceville, with Murder. She is currently in the Orange County Jail. She was arraigned this morning by Justice of the Peace David Peck and has a bond of $1 million dollars.
Watch KFDM News and stay with kfdm.com for updates and reaction to the shooting death and the investigation.
The victim's identity is being withheld at this time until family or next of kin are notified.
Detectives learned that the incident began when the suspect, Amanda Parker, went to a residence in the 6900 block of Swisher St. in Mauriceville, Orange County, Texas. She was met outside the home in the front yard by the victim who did not live at the residence. A verbal argument ensued and Parker pulled out a handgun and shot the victim twice. Parker then chased a female resident who ran to a neighbor's house in the 7800 block of Roger St. The female alerted the neighbors in the home that she was being chased and to call 9-1-1. When Parker entered the home shortly behind the female, the residents in the home were able to restrain Parker and take the weapon from her. Deputies arrived and obtained custody of Parker.
An autopsy has been ordered and the investigation is on-going. ____________________________________________________________
On Monday, July 07, 2014, around 10:06 p.m., the Orange County Sheriff's Office received a 9-1-1 call in reference to a shooting in the 6900 block of Swisher St. in Mauriceville, Orange County, Texas.
When Deputies arrived, they found a 42 year old white female victim who had a gunshot wound to her head. The female was still alive at the time and medical emergency personnel who arrived on scene transported her to the hospital. The female, however, was pronounced deceased at Baptist Hospital in Orange shortly after arriving.
The Deputies also located the suspect, a 40 year old white female, who was found at a residence in the 7800 block of Roger St. in the same neighborhood just down from the Swisher St. address where the victim had been shot. The suspect was detained and Detectives are currently on-scene and are gathering statements from several witnesses. The cause for the shooting is still under investigation. Possible criminal charges and names of the suspect and victim will follow when more information can be made available. The investigation is on-going.
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A word from the Chair
societies have a strong need for justice. Complex
social relations, economic crisis and aggressive
cross-border criminal organizations demand an
effective reaction of the legal system. This
response has to be quick and sharp, but at the same
time it has to respect the rights of each person (as
a suspect, a defendant or a victim of a crime).
These needs confront each other in criminal trials.
Therein the role of the public prosecutor is
central: he/she is a public official who prosecutes
criminals in the interest of his/her community and
in the spirit of impartiality and effectiveness.
The Council of Europe founded the Consultative
Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE) mirroring its
wish to dedicate special attention to these values.
The CCPE ensures that the Committee of Ministers
receives contributions sharing the ideas and
experiences of the representatives of the
prosecution services from all the 47 Member States.
These representatives are chosen among those serving
prosecutors having a thorough knowledge of the
functioning of the prosecution system combined with
utmost personal integrity.
The same awareness had led the Council of Europe to
approve the Recommendation
Rec(2000)19: it is a milestone in the definition
of the role of the prosecution service in the system
of criminal justice. It outlines -in a State
governed by the rule of law- the value of
effectiveness and fair behaviour in public
prosecution actions, as well as the independence of
the prosecution service as an instrument to
safeguard the principle of equality before the law
for all citizens.
Since its establishment in 2005, the CCPE has
contributed to make the principles of the
Rec(2000)19 an integral part of the cultural
background of prosecutors and of other public powers
in each Member State. I can affirm that the main
goals of my chair will be pursuing this work, trying
at the same time to focus on an updated
interpretation of the principles ratified in the
The CCPE main features are represented by a
democratic method in drawing up its Opinions and an
attention to the European Convention on Human
Rights, as it endures in the interpretation of the
Strasbourg Court.
At the same time, the CCPE has always been trying to
reach concrete goals. The most recent example is
represented by the
Opinion No. 7(2012) on the "Management of the
means of Prosecution services", where the CCPE has
been looking for rational and effective lines of
action, always underlining -however- that the
present economic crisis should not lead to back down
from the fight against criminal organizations.
The valuable contribution of all the colleagues who
are members of the Bureau, of the Working Group and
of the entire CCPE will always be following these
shared values that qualify our function as public
Antonio MuraPresident of the CCPE
The Bureau
Antonio Mura
President of the CCPE since January 2013
Raija Toiviainen
Vice-President of the CCPE since January 2013
Member of the Bureau since January 2009
Visart de Bocarme (Belgium)
Member of the Bureau since January 2011


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We're all too familiar now with their horrifying stories…Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the children of Newtown, Hadiya Pendleton. So when President Obama called for action with a simple phrase, "they deserve a vote," it's hard to argue—regardless of what side the vote comes.
Your stories don't have to elicit raw, jarring emotions like these. But when putting a name and face to the human experience draws out some kind of feeling, it's the most memorable thing you've said all day.
It's then that you have your best shot to motivate action, and in this case, even change policy.
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