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Its eh....Nothing major to get excited about. Decent color, decent consistency, tiny bit of tingling and didnt notice a big enough difference in my lips to buy it again.
i bought this on a whim, i didnt use this by itself, i applied it over a baby pink lipstick, and although this gloss isnt very pigmented, its sheer pinky tones helped liven up and enhance my lipstick a bit. I felt a tingle and noticed a small difference in the size of my lips. i dont like the waxy feeling on my lips after it wears away for a while, i wouldnt purchase this again because i prefer the formulas of MAC, NYX, and the beauty rush glosses from victorias secret more than this.
This is a nice lipgloss sorta.For the price (only $3!) It works very well.The color from the tube is misleading because it looks to be a nice soft pink which is what I wanted but it turns out to be very sheer and glossy.The packaging is now different than what it looks in the picture.Its actually nice and expensive looking.anyway how it works isn't so nice it doesn't plumps lips what so ever.It sticky and leaves a film over my lips after it fades away.So I don't think i'll be buying again.
Idk, maybe I should try this again before I return it? Lol
Sorry guys, call me cheap or whatnot, but IDC what the price is low or high if i'm unhappy with any product I buy, I return it.
I actually got this on sale at Rite Aid, it was 4 bucks but got 2 dollars off. Nice, I thought.
I applied it to my lips, they didn't really look 'fuller' even a little, and I don't agree wtih some of you who say there isn't no color because there is and I actually really love it but...
Another bad thing besides it doesn't plump ( from what I seen the first try) is that it smells awful...lol Well not AWFUL, maybe that's too harsh of a word but it smells like toothpaste...
Now mind you, I have a very sensitive stomach to any sort of smells that lingere for a while and if I find it the slightest unpleasant I will begin to feel like I have to vomit... And yeah this product was doing that so I had to take it off from that actually happening.
However I only tried it once, so maybe I had just an extra sensitive stomach that day and maybe I might notice a more "fuller" lip look a second try... Because I did feel the tingling just not the evidence...
Anyway I will give this a try again and if I find myself with the same problems especially the vommitting sensations I will def HAVE to return it.
Don't worry guys they won't put things like this back on the shelves lol Obviously, right? Heh.
This is a drugstore lip gloss which I bought while looking for a quick lip gloss after mine ran out right before i had to go somewhere (I had been using a MAC lip gloss). I quickly ran to the CVS down the street and found this. I thought it looked kinda cool so I grabbed it. When I put it on I had a tingly feeling in my lips and it had a nice shine to it. My lips did look a bit fuller and I am pretty pleased with this product considering its a drugstore brand.
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This lip gloss leaves a nice, tingly feeling on my lips, which I assumed is the "lip plumping" part in action. My lips did seem ever-so-slightly fuller, but what I liked was the nice, translucent pink color it has. After a while, the color fades a bit and the lasting power isn't the best...a typical drugstore product with a drugstore result.
I really like this - I've been using it just about every day. It is a really light pinkish color (doesn't leave much in the way of color, which I like) and its very shiny. It doesn't plump as much as say, the Victoria's Secret plumper, but I do notice that there are no lines in my lips when I use it. My only complaint is the cardboard packaging. It just seems superfluous to me when they can just put a piece of plastic film around the top.
I don't remember how much this cost but I think it was $3-4. I gave it a rating of 4 because I'm disappointed that it doesn't really show any color. however, I really like the tingling sensation it gives my lips. I'm not sure if it really plumps them but it sure feels like they are :P it tastes kinda funny but that's ok. I think it's a good basic lipgloss.

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Despite a drop in residential real estate values, Arizona was among the top ten states in new, owner-occupied housing starts in 2007.
The construction industry has recently played a disproportionate role in Arizona's economy. As shown below, the construction industry's share of Arizona's economy was 50 percent bigger than construction's share of the U.S. economy in 2006.
On the upside, this statistic indicates that a lot of people want to come live, play, and work in Arizona. On the downside, relying disproportionately on the strength of one industry has shown itself to be risky. State and local budgets flew high on the strength of the residential construction industry. Now they are suffering, just as construction is.
Arizona's property tax structure contributes to this volatility. Residential property taxes are assessed at half the rate of commercial property taxes. As a result, commercial property, which constitutes less than a third of total property value in the state, pays nearly half of all property taxes according to the Arizona Tax Research Association.
To create a fully diversified economy, Arizona policymakers should pay close attention to what they tax. They've rolled out the welcome mat to the volatile construction industry, which is fine, but they need to do the same for other industries. If we want people in all those homes, we have to welcome other businesses too, and that means lowering taxes on commercial property.
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But no one, certainly not Dietrich, expected it to end quite so suddenly. Three months after the wedding, he overdosed on heroin.
Josefina Ygoa tried to do right by her son. She tried to be a loving and attentive mother, to provide all the trappings of a middle-class lifestyle. But she and her husband had a volatile marriage, and she wonders how much that affected Dietrich. From the time he was fourteen, he would disappear for a month at a time, staying with friends or roaming the streets.
"He got in trouble a lot," Josefina says. "He never did anything violent; he was just a nuisance kid. I blame myself. Maybe if I'd gotten along with my husband, he wouldn't have wanted to leave so much. Or maybe it's in my blood."
Josefina, a pretty, dark-haired woman who looks much younger than her 53 years, was born and raised in the Philippines and had a rebellious streak of her own, often taking part in political protests. Her parents shipped her off to Madrid in her early twenties, hoping that her grandmother could straighten her out. Instead, she met and married Richard Angerer, an American geologist with Chevron who was thirteen years her senior. Shortly after their wedding, Richard was transferred to Holland, where Josefina became pregnant with Dietrich. But before he was born, in 1977, Richard's job brought them to Lakewood, not far from his alma mater, the Colorado School of Mines. Even though she was a foreign bride, Josefina adapted easily to America, having grown up speaking English in a very Westernized country. But cultural and age differences posed problems for the couple, and Josefina often felt that her husband treated her as a child, especially when it came to financial decisions. Most of their arguments, however, centered on how to raise Dietrich. "He was of German descent and was very strict; I was more free," Josefina explains. "I was determined not to be as overprotective as my parents, but in the long run, Richard was right."
It finally became too much, and they divorced in 1994. A year later, Richard died of a brain aneurysm.
In his will, Richard left his son a condominium just outside of Breckenridge. The Vienna Townhomes aren't much -- a '70s-era, bargain-type property with a mix of seasonal workers, young couples and second-homers in residence -- but for an eighteen-year-old, it was great to be only a mile from the slopes and the mountain town's notorious nightlife.
"He just wanted to be in the mountains to snowboard," Josefina says. "He was very generous and good-hearted, and he had an open-door policy at his house."
That openness got Dietrich in trouble shortly after he arrived. His roommate dealt drugs out of the condo, and drifters came and went. "If you were homeless or an alcoholic, he'd feel sorry for you and you could stay with him," Josefina says. Dietrich also began amassing an extensive criminal record of his own that included production of marijuana, possession of narcotics equipment, third-degree assault, robbery, larceny, burglary, forgery, trespassing and driving under the influence.
He was eventually ordered into a drug treatment program in Buena Vista, graduating from it in May 2000; Josefina says Dietrich passed every drug test during his eighteen months of probation. She hoped that maybe, finally, he was cleaning up. But their relationship was strained, and Dietrich would reveal very little to her, becoming defensive when she questioned him about whom he was hanging out with and whether he was going to school. Dietrich had dropped out of Green Mountain High School at sixteen, but he was taking the occasional creative-writing class at Colorado Mountain College, an independent school with twelve campuses in the Rockies.
"Dietrich was very smart; he just never liked school," Josefina says. "He loved to read, and he wanted to be a writer. I encouraged him to go to a newspaper and show his writing. He loved poems."
He wrote a funny one for Josefina when she turned fifty. She can't read it or even mention it today without crying:
So now you are FIFTY
No dentures yet
But oh you're so thrifty.
Be careful, your bones might not mend
Your sight will falter
And soon you'll be wearing Depends.
It'll be naptime at noon
No more cares
All you get is prunes.
Write down all your amazing tales
Cause your memory will go
And your hearing will fail.
But no matter how senile you get
Or if you pick up the old lady smell
I'm willing to bet
I'll leave you NEVER
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If anyhow elections of centre take place today then we should not be surprised to see BJP emerging as largest party in centre and forming government with their allies. With Karnataka win, now BJP has full or partial government in 11 states of India which is highest number ever by any political party other than Congress. The good news for the BJP is that many strong state leaders have also emerged in BJP like Narindra Modi, Yeddyurappa etc, who also hold great charismatic influence in their states.
Whereas Congress party is only becoming a party of big names without any solid base at ground level. Moreover, people of India are also worried about the increasing prices and failure of congress lead government on many fronts. Therefore, they are looking for some new alternative and BJP looks to offer one such alternative in front of people of India. Though, at this stage it is difficult to predict future and how it will go, however, present trends looks favouring BJP very much and going against congress. People of present generation want results from the governments and they do not like to restore again and again corrupt politicians.
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Makes 4 servings
- 2 large poblano chiles, roasted (see below)
- 2 12-ounce skirt steaks
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin, divided
- 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder
- 1 cup diced yellow or green zucchini
- 3/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Peel, seed, and cut chiles lengthwise into 1/2-inch-wide strips. Set aside. Brush steaks with 1 tablespoon oil. Mix 1 teaspoon cumin and ancho chile powder; rub spice mixture on both sides of steaks. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add zucchini, poblanos, and green onions; sauté until zucchini is tender, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1 teaspoon cumin. Add cream; boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in another large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add both steaks to skillet and cook to desired doneness (about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare). Remove steaks from pan. Let cool 5 minutes. Thinly slice steaks across grain.
Transfer steaks to platter. Top with poblanos and cilantro.
To roast a chile:
Using tongs, char the chile over a gas flame, or place it in the broiler, and turn it occasionally. When chile is blackened all over, enclose it in a paper bag for 10 to 15 minutes to allow the chile to steam, which loosens the skin. Using your fingers or the back of a knife, remove the blackened skin from the chile.
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It's worth remembering at this point that it was Gretchen Morgenson, followed closely by Pittman, who first uncovered the story about Goldman's interest in the AIG bailout back in September 2008. In a sense, the rest of the business press has been following them ever since, acting as though the information had popped up out of a toaster.
I would go so far as to say that despite the quote at the top of this story, TBTF doesn't even deliver many warts. The catty zingers, embarrassing screw-ups, and devious maneuvers are surprisingly few and far between, though Lehman's number two, Joe Gregory, does take it on the chin more than once.
The biggest problem, of course, is not the shortage of dirt. It is that the book requires readers to forget that virtually all of the institutions cited, not to mention several of the individuals barking out forceful commands, played key roles in causing the very crisis they are shown here seeking to ameliorate.
To say that this book suffers from its narrow focus is a wild understatement. History here begins with the collapse of Bear Stearns in the spring of 2008 and ends with the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the fall. Everybody's scrambling, but it's never clear exactly what caused the problems in the first place.
A Martian reading TBTF would have no inkling that Fuld, Paulson, Citigroup, and the like were essentially cleaning up their own mess. This creates a sense of disconnect you can drive a Town Car through. Take this scene at a 2008 dinner for the G7 Summit in Washington, in which Paulson shares his anxieties about leverage with Fuld:
"I'm worried about a lot of things," Paulson now told Fuld, singling out a new IMF report estimating that mortgage-and real-estate related writedowns could total $945 billion in the next two years. He said he was also anxious about the staggering amount of leverage—the amount of debt to equity—that the investment banks were still using to juice their returns. That only added enormous risk to the system, he complained.
But it was Goldman, with Paulson at the helm, that strenuously lobbied for looser capital requirements in 2004, unleashing the sort of leverage that Paulson is seen fretting about. And it was Paulson's Goldman (as Pittman's reporting revealed back in 2007) that did more than its share to create the defective securities that are seen melting down in TBTF. Sorkin explains none of this.
As for Fuld, surely some passing mention of Lehman's role in fueling predatory lending and toxic underwriting would have helped readers put the madcap events of 2008 in context. It was the Times itself, after all, that revealed how deeply intertwined Lehman was in predatory lending with a seminal 2000 exposé by Diana Henriques and Lowell Bergman, work that was amplified by other reporters, including The Wall Street Journal's Mike Hudson in 2007. Lehman's (and Wall Street's) neck-deep involvement in subprime is hardly a secret at this point.
And it's not only backstory that gets tossed off the private plane. An exposé by The Wall Street Journal in October 2008 made a devastating case that in the weeks before the fall—which is to say, right in the middle of Sorkin's timeline—Fuld and his team had grossly misrepresented Lehman's financial position. Do we get any hint of this from TBTF? No. Instead, we are offered a glance at Fuld's morale-building techniques:
To encourage teamwork, he adopted a point system similar to the one that he used to reward his son, Richie, when he played hockey. Fuld taped his son's game and would inform him: "You get one point for a goal, but two points for an assist."
Fuld clearly cooperated fully for this book. As it happens, he is the only figure whose motives are explicitly characterized—as someone who is "driven less by greed than by an overpowering desire to preserve the firm he loved."
To some degree, TBTF suffers from what I call the Avatar problem. In the movie, a youthful outsider immerses himself in an exotic culture of larger-than-life figures, and ultimately begins to see things from their point of view. Indeed, he winds up riding the big red Banshee.


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I think this looks fantastic. (Could use some Keanu Reeves, but I'll take it.)
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This is a LONG list. I hope your DVR is prepared to work overtime! Details under the cut.
Getting stars you loved in the '80s and '90s and putting them in commercials seems to be the trend nowadays. Hot on the heels of '80s teen-idol Matthew Broderick taking a"day off" for a Super Bowl commercial, now comes an ad starring two well-dressed teen idols from the early '90s.
It's time for season 14 of 'Dancing with the Stars'!
Hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke-Charvet are back in place to emcee the festivities, and if last year is any indication, he'll be witty and charming and she'll wear too much makeup and ask the dancers inane questions. Also returning are the judges: gentle-but-honest Carrie Ann Inaba, British truth-teller Len Goodman, and the fun but flamboyantly inappropriate Bruno Tonioli.
When we heard about 'The Simpsons' Ultimate Fan Marathon Challenge, in which 'Simpsons' fanatics would compete to see who could watch all 500 episodes of Springfield's finest in a row, we said it couldn't be done. Eighty-six hours and 37 minutes of continuous TV watching without any sleep just seemed too much for any human to endure, even though 'Simpsons' fans are made of strong stuff (and also beer and doughnuts).
It turns out we were wrong.
Sean "Diddy" Combs made a name for himself as a rapper and producer, but after taking on his own clothing line, brand of vodka and fragrance, he's now setting his sights on the television industry.
The 69th annual Golden Globes were awarded Sunday night, with a kinder, gentler Ricky Gervais at the helm.
Well it's a toss up for me but the "Sling Baby" gets my vote. Although "Bird Of Prey" and "Man's Best Friend" are awesome too. These are three of the five commercials Doritos has selected as finalists in its annual Superbowl commercial contest
You've got the meal all figured out, but there's an entire day of preparation ahead of you and that means your family needs entertaining. You want to turn on the tube, but not lull the holiday spirit. Fortunately f
Despite the fact that Elton from Clueless plays a father in Suburgatory and that completely freaks me out (is he even old enough for that?!), the show looks fantastic. Elton, er... I mean George.
There's a ridiculous number of things to choose from on TV tonight. And I'm just talking about broadcast television! My head would spin if I started to think about the options between broadcast and cable
Though she put on an impeccable show Wednesday night, America ultimately decided they didn't want to see Haley Reinhart in the next week's finals.
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Calvin Johnson wins Madden vote
Fresh off a mega contract, Calvin "Megatron" Johnson has landed the coveted cover of "Madden NFL 13."
The Detroit Lions wideout beat out second-year Panthers quarterback Cam Newton for the honor. The vote was announced Wednesday afternoon on "SportsNation" on ESPN2.
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After nearly 20 million votes, Calvin Johnson beat Cam Newton for the honor of appearing on "Madden 13."
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Johnson, who won by garnering 52 percent of the more than 651,000 votes cast in the competition, said he was "shocked" by the decision.
"Man, it's great," a smiling Johnson said. "Just to see yourself on this Madden (cover) and seeing all the guys that have been on Madden? C'mon, man."
Although hugely popular, the video game carries the stigma of a "Madden Curse."
Running back Peyton Hillis, then a member of the Cleveland Browns, won the fan vote last year, but was plagued by injuries and controversy in a hectic 2011 season. Hillis said before winning the "Madden NFL 12" cover that he wasn't afraid of the curse, but after rushing for just 587 yards last season, Hillis said in December that he now believes in the cover jinx.
Johnson is coming off a spectacular season in which he caught 96 passes for a league-best 1,681 yards and 16 touchdowns. He became the third player in NFL history with at least 95 receptions, 1,600 yards and 15 touchdowns in a season, joining Jerry Rice and Randy Moss.
The Lions, who made the playoffs last season for the first time in a dozen years, rewarded the former No. 2 overall pick with an eight-year deal worth up to $132 million dollars in March.
Newton set the NFL on fire in his rookie season despite taking a crash course in mastering an NFL offense after a lockout wiped out most of the offseason. After being taken with the No. 1 overall pick in last April's draft, the quarterback that led Auburn to its first national title revitalized the Panthers, setting an NFL record for rushing touchdowns in a season by a quarterback (14) and becoming the first player in league history to throw for 4,000 yards and rush for 500 in the same year.
The former Heisman Trophy winner was then named the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year after the season.
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Here on Long Island NY we're bracing for "The Storm of This Century". Expecting 18 inches or more. I can tell you it started snowing at 6:40 am at my house- and "It's sticking". Everyone in the North East Stay Safe! |
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Here in northern NY all schools and many scheduled events are cancelled. |
I'm only 2 hours south of you, and so far, we're getting only rain--thank goodness. But I'm bowled over by the hype for this storm--"Storm of the Century"? with 18"??????? In So. Jersey, I can remember loads of storms over the years where we got 20-25--30 or more inches of snow. 18 inches is a lot, don't get me wrong, and will create dangerous conditions and really isn't needed on top of our other weather issues this past year--but 'storm of the century? I just don't see it. Regardless, though--stay safe and warm, and if you do have to clear snow, be very careful. |
I mean THIS century, since 2000. The last two winters I didn't even shovel. |
I agree with Azzalea. The hype is enormous. If they were predicting three feet of snow, I could see it, but not for 18 inches. I am so grateful to be just south of the storm, nevertheless. I'd be happy to never see snow again. Our weather reporters have invented a new word this year --plowable. "Expect a plowable amount of snow." Good grief. Anyway, I hope those in the NE are hunkered down and have plenty of bread, milk and eggs. Good luck, it does sound like a heck of a lot of snow is on the way. Too bad for anyone who had planned to fly out this weekend. |
But even this century--the President's store of 2003 it was 12 degrees, and we got over 20". We've only had our new house for 4 years, and we had several storms the first couple of years that were way, way worse than 18". |
- Posted by better2boutside (My Page) on Fri, Feb 8, 13 at 9:18
With all of the weather station hype, people are very very anxious. The affects of Sandy are still very much in our minds. The lucky ones have had minor damage and rebuilt, many many folks are not that lucky. From Island Park to Huntington there are gas lines anywhere from 5 cars to 15 cars. As the news tells us to be be prepared to lose power, it makes things all the worse. People are on edge. Be careful are as you are out and about today. People are not driving well and the snow hasn't even started! |
I've been shaking my head at the hype, too. But of course it's like that with so many news stories these days: information overload. That said, I'm a little concerned about my friends and relatives northeast of me--not to mention those Better2boutside spoke of above: the people still suffering from Sandy. It's not the snow so much as the wind I'm thinking about. Heavy snow plus high wind can do a lot of damage. |
- Posted by iowagirl2006 (My Page) on Fri, Feb 8, 13 at 9:34
Really - I had not heard a thing about it... Bwaahhaaa haaa! Just kidding. I hope you all don't get a terrible dumping of snow, but I get SO tired of hearing the weather/news people make so much of these weather events. |
- Posted by joann23456 (My Page) on Fri, Feb 8, 13 at 10:01
North of Boston, we're expecting two feet of snow, with winds steady at 40 mph and gusts up to 65. Seems like a big storm to me! |
- Posted by better2boutside (My Page) on Fri, Feb 8, 13 at 10:45
Dont forget the extra high moon tide+ high winds....That is what the Sandy survivors are really worried about. |
Another here, who agrees with Azzalea. There were blizzards in the northeast in 2003 and 2004, that dumped 3-4 ft. Philadelphia area got well over 30". |
South of Boston and they say we could get 30 inches and up to 60mph winds. Yikes. |
I am more afraid of losing power in winds - we have overhead wires, and most of our street lost power with Hurricane Cindy. Glad we've got a generator now, but hope we don't have to use it. |
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[CT] INSIGHT - PERU/CT - Terrorist groups in Peru
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Email-ID | 2007765 |
Date | 2010-11-19 16:54:10 |
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ATTRIBUTION: Peruvian law enforcement
SOURCE DESCRIPTION: Counter-terrorism division
PUBLICATION: most useful as background
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SOURCE HANDLER: Allison
The three main divisions of terrorism with which Peru occupies itself
are 1) Sendero Luminos, 2) Tupac Amaru and 3) other intl terrorism
groups (mainly FARC, AQ, Hezbollah). Withing the SL group there are 3
sub groups that are no longer related with one another and don't raelly
interact too much. You may also find some small SL cell groups in rural
areas near to these bigger divisions but they are not going to take up
the resources or attention of Peruvian law enforcement.
The ex-MRTA is located in Lima and basically applies to all those MRTA
individuals that were jailed in the 90s and have now gotten out after
serving their time. There are at least 1500 individuals fitting this
description in Lima alone and the authorities do not have the resources
to really keep track of them. Many of these people are scholars,
students, philosophers that are in favor of MRTA poltical views. They
try to make their own small political parties and try to align with
larger parties (which generally reject them). They are the most passive
of the group with some rallies (largest in recent times was around 20
people) but that's about it.
The Huallaga-SL is controlled by the National Police. In recent months
there have been several important arrests in Huallaga. Artemio is the
head leader of the group. He had 2-3 people in ranks of second command
and about 5 others that would be in a third-tier of command. All of
those individuals have now been either captured or killed leaving
Artemio the only leader left of the group. The group still survives but
has about 20-30 'active', 'important' members. Compared to a couple of
years ago the area is seen as more tranquil and safer. They have most
of the remaining members identified by alias, name and/or face. Source
was confident that progress was being made and that in a year or two
there's a real chance this area will no longer be very problematic from
an SL point of view.
The VRAE-SL is controlled by Jose (#1 in command) with Raul (his
brother) being the second in command. This group is the most violent of
the three and still subscribes to the doctrine that any and all action
is justifiable/permitted so long as it serves as a means to the ultimate
goal - getting power in Peru. The Armed Forces are responsible for
security in this area, however in the last few months the anti-terrorism
branch of the Natl Police has also come in to help with operations and
give intel. The terrain in this area is much more difficult to navigate
than Huallaga. The group's leadership is relatively well intect though
one important arrest has been that of Jose's son not only for his
relation to Jose but also for occupying a second-tier position of
authority within the group.
Both VRAE and Huallaga principally finance themselves by providing
security to the drug-trafficking industry. The profits from this
activity go towards maintaining members of the group ("salaries") and
public works projects in the areas where they live so that towns people
are on their side. Contributions to the political wing are very small.
From the source's perspective, SL was really the main terrorist group
still present in Peru today.
They are also concerned with FARC but that tends to get pushed in to the
drug-trafficking area as well. The sources did complain a bit that the
terrorism side of things did not have nearly as much money or resources
as they would like as more of a push for security was being towards the
anti-narco section of security operations. Peru is also monitoring
Islamic terrorist groups - AQ, Hezbollah and a third one with a strange
name when pronounced in Spanish (Thal Gidal, Jidal). Source said a few
years ago they detected some possible threats to the US in Peru. Nothing
ever really came of it but Peru now works very closely with the
US and Israel t monitor the potential for Islamic activism in the
country. I asked if this monitoring was due to potential threats or
more to prevent future attacks. He said that they weren't worried about
attacks at this time and that the monitoring was geared towards making
sure that status would not change - prevent the development of these
groups rather than foil attacks that are already planned.


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Teachable Moment for Urban Amhara Elites Masquerading as All-Ethiopia Know-It-All?
By Tesfaye Kebede*
After observing the political raucous in the Ethiopianist camp over the last four weeks since the airing of the Al Jazeera's The Stream program on the persecution of the Oromo, the largest ethnic group in the Ethiopian empire, one has to wonder who constitutes this Ethiopianist camp. Especially, their attacks on Obbo Jawar Mohammed for stating the most obvious of all, that he was an Oromo first, shows the Ethiopianist camp is detached from the realty not only in Oromia, but also in the rural Amhara region, where young men and women are proudly saying, "we are Amhara first;" "we are Agaw first;" "we are Kemant first," etc. depending on the nationality of the youth.
These Ethiopianists, with their strongest base in Washington DC, are urbanized Amhara and Habeshanized elites who are falsely convinced that they are guardians of the Ethiopian nationalism, which seeks to create a single Ethiopian nation out of the more-than 70 nations, nationalities and peoples in the Ethiopia empire. According to this Ethiopian nationalism, the Greater Ethiopian nation will speak one-language – Amharic; believes in one-religion – the Orthodox Christianity led by an Amhara Patriarch; practices one-culture – the Amhara-Tigrean urbanized Habesha culture. In order to achieve this Greater Ethiopian nationhood, the more-than 70 nations, nationalities and peoples in the Ethiopian empire will be subjected to second-class citizenship on their own land until they are fully Habeshanized and urbanized to become a member of the Greater Ethiopian nation. In this nationalism, even the rural Amhara group will be subjected to cultural mockery and linguistic ridicule (such as making the Gondare rural Amharic accent the punchline of a comedy) until it becomes an urbanized and Habeshanized member of the Greater Ethiopian nation.
Thus, it should surprise no one that the strongest base of this political group, i.e. the Ethiopianist camp, is in Diaspora in DC with some sympathizers in Addis Ababa, where it has neither physical nor psychological attachment to the realty of Oromia or even the rural Amhara region, the very region which this camp says it represents first and foremost.
Probably, the best political characterization of this group was done by the late Dr. Siegfried Pausewang, one of the most prominent researchers in Ethiopian studies – who once wrote a paper on the very subject following the 2005 election. An excerpt from that paper is quoted below. Background: in the 2005 election, the Ethiopianist camp presented itself as CUD (Kinijit) – shedding its prior existences as "All-Amhara" in early 1990's, as "All-Ethiopian" in late 1990's, and as "Rainbow Ethiopia" in early 2000's.
Excerpt from Siegfried Pausewang's paper, published in 2006:
"The Great Illusion of CUD
It is very likely that most of the leaders of CUD as well as the majority of their members seriously believe that they represent the rationally understood interests of "all" Ethiopians. They believe their political view is logical and self-evident, and they can not understand why people could oppose their logic, unless for purely selfish reasons of preserving the privileges the present regime offers them."It is equally likely that most leaders of CUD in the evening of 15th May 2005 were seriously convinced they had won a majority in the House of Representatives. The huge demonstration of May 8 had created a veritable euphoria in Addis Ababa. CUD rallied more people than the government had managed a day before by offering free bus rides and organising participation in government offices and companies,. The message seemed obvious and clear: The masses are with us, they want a change, they want CUD. When the first election results announced, they were convinced of a resounding victory. CUD had won all seats from Addis Ababa except one in the House of Representatives, and victories from other towns, from Amhara and Gurage areas were reported.
"Boycotting the parliament, CUD fell right into the trap and could easily be split into several fractions fighting and discrediting each other. But they still are all part of an urban political movement. As a political identity, I think it is still possible to speak of CUD as one camp.
"Public Debate Excludes the Rural Majority
It is not astonishing that CUD appears as "the" opposition. But it is an appearance that hides a democratic deficiency. Since Ethiopia's first experiments with democracy, public debate excludes substantial parts of the population. Observers unanimously agree that the public atmosphere before the 2005 election was much more open, inclusive, and democratic than any time before. Yet, we have to conclude that public debate excluded the rural majority. People in the rural areas, particularly the more remote parts far from towns and all weather roads, had and continue to have no access whatsoever to such debate. Their majority are illiterate, and have thus no access to read the press. Even those who can read, do not get newspapers regularly. The radio is the only medium they can access for information. But the radio continues to be in the hands and the control of the government. Peasants have no access to make their views and interests represented or heard on the radio. Even less is their access to the political discourse in Addis Ababa. In parliament, the democratic arena where interests and arguments are supposed to meet and confront each other, peasants are not represented as long as they have no political organisation that formulates their political views."CUD claims to represent also their interests. So does EPRDF. But both do so against all logic. Even the election campaign, applauded for its opening of access to the press, and the debates life sent on radio and television, excluded the rural majority in practice. The debate was more or less monopolised by a confrontation between EPRDF and CUD, with some other parties in a marginal position. It had practically no input of what rural people would recognise as their interests. CUD was allowed to stand as "the" opposition, the only group to effectively present an alternative to EPRDF.
"CUD can best be characterised as an urban Amhara populist movement to the political right. It is important to note its urban characteristics, for two reasons. It represents and gives voice to the interests of urban intellectuals, bureaucrats and business people, and is attractive even to the urban poor who hope for a business boom offering them jobs and opportunities. And it is urban Amhara, in the sense of an ambiguity in Amhara identity: Amhara, today the second largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, was the dominating ethnicity for many centuries. Since the 15th century, the Christian Amharic culture was the medium of assimilation in a multi-ethnic central state, as the late Sevir Chernetsov (1993, 1996) observed. Whoever wanted to advance in the military or the administration, would have to speak Amharic and adopt the essentials of Christian Amharic culture. Especially after the rapid expansion of the Ethiopian empire in the process of European colonisation of Africa, Amharic culture was superimposed over other conquered peoples in the South. The cultures of Southern ethnicities were suppressed, their languages forbidden in public context, and their peasants exploited and subjected to serfdom. In the 20th century, Amharic became increasingly the language and culture of the educated elites and the bureaucracy (Chernetsov 1993, Pausewang 2005).
"This urban Amhara elite group continues to be quite distinct from the rural Amhara as an ethnicity, who remained peasants, with a high level of illiteracy prevailing. In another context (Pausewang 2005) I have demonstrated why this group adopted an All-Ethiopian nationalism built on a vision of a strong central state with Amharic as integrating language and urban culture. The urban Amhara would appear as its natural leaders. But in the other ethnicities this vision revives a fear of a return to the Imperial order which would make them once again loose their freedom to develop their languages and cultures, and would bring back their erstwhile landlords with their hated neftegna (gun-men) rule.
"CUD as a political movement is the direct heir to an Urban Amhara political protest in 1991. The urban multi-ethnic Amharigna-speaking intellectuals intended to overcome tribal differences by forming one integrated Ethiopia, and to create an all Ethiopian identity. They were refused to be registered as a political organisation of "Ethiopians". Forced to identify as ethnicity, they ended up forming the "All Amhara Peoples Organisation". Amharic as the leading language and culture in the region since several centuries, it seemed natural that it should become the lingua franca and the dominating culture in a multiethnic Ethiopia, and the educated urban Amhara must have appeared as its "natural" leaders.
"So convincing must have appeared their vision of a united Ethiopian identity, that they did not even see why their programme should be disliked by other ethnicities or groups. Indeed, CUDs programme can not be acceptable to the rural majority. It can not either suit the interests of the Southern ethnic groups who still bear the trauma of conquest, occupation, and economic and cultural suppression. It is hardly to be expected that the Muslims would feel particularly attracted by CUD. True, they face under the present regime less restrictions than any time before and enjoy more freedoms to develop their culture and to build mosques all over the country. But it is not likely that they would follow a programme of a unification under a Christian – Amhara dominated party. And there are other groups too who would hardly feel represented by CUD. Altogether, this limits CUDs grounds for recruitment to a small fraction of the total Ethiopian population."
Today, though CUD ceased to exist as a single entity shortly after the 2005 election, the Ethiopianist camp continues to make noises out of desperation, especially through its media outlets, such as ESAT, Awramba-Times and ECADForum – most of these outlets are operated by former cadres and activists of the now defunct CUD – posing as journalists.
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Dear Tesfaye, thanks for the well thought article. The Amhara nationalists that advocate for ethipianism are based somewhere else, but not in Ethiopia. They can't represent the Amhara people themselves let alone Ethiopia.That is what they forgot. They fail to look at what the majority Amharas in Gojjam, Gonder and Wallo are thinking about ethiopianism. The ethiopianists are remnants of the Derg and imperial regime who live abroad. They are driven mad by the snatch of power from their hand by Tigre. Most of these shouters are the grand children of the then rulers of Ethiopia. If you look at those who got mad by Jawar's statement they are not based in Amhara, even most of the are not in Ethiopia. They are based abroad or in Finfinne and other urban areas as you said. The emergence of Oromo nationalism is a threat to their survival since they are living on the land of Oromo. The genuine amhara's in Gojjam and Gonder who like other nations are suffering from poverty and backwardness. These so called nationalists are not want to visit their homeland, as they try to make Finfinne their place. so the rise of Oromo is a question of survival for them. That is why they are sleepless when the issue of Oromiya is mentioned.
Hi all,
Tesfaye, well articulated article.
The Habeshas become so annoyed by Jawar response, the reason we were not saying to them no, we were not talking to them that we are oromo, Now when we start to say we are oromo they become wounded and shocked. So let us talk about our selves to the world.
Support the people!!! the true leader!!!
Dear Kbede. Yours is one of the most articulated articles on this site. It is realy satisfaying to read an article that is based on deeper understanding. Yes it is true – the ethiopianist elite do not at all represent the Amara as people. Modern Ethiopia was built by Menelik of Shawa. It was built on the ruins of the land of the Oromo, Afar, Somali, Sidama, Hadiya, Gurage, etc, It was also built on dismembermet of Tigre, Gondar and Gojjam. These are hard facts. The Shawa elits were the only recognized proper citizens of Ethiopia.
I do not want to waste your time making the story even longer. I want to say that time has come to reclaim our rights and hit back and hit hard. I suggest that we al,l excluding the naftanya, sit togethe and work out the future type of polity that suits us all. Some may want to live alone in own independent states, some others may want to join others in a legal,democratic and civilizeed way. Let us make this happen so that we come out of the present nightmare. I call upon everybody to pay less attention to the barking of the die hards and work hard for a commonly acceptable solution. We are many, we are educated, we can make it.
Thank you Kebede for initiating this discussion


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New York Yankees: When you lose a player like Robinson Cano, it sometimes takes a few bodies just to replace him, and the Yankees surely answered that call. The Yanks opened their wallets significantly for free agents Jacoby Ellsbury (seven years, $153 million), Brian McCann (five years, $85 million) and Carlos Beltran (three years, $45 million). Hiroki Kuroda was also re-signed for one year and $16 million.
The Yankees originally wanted to reduce their payroll to around $189 million, but that's totally out the window, as the Yankees have spent money like the Yankees of older. The team brought in Kelly Johnson, who can play some second base, but they seem to have some interest in Omar Infante. Derek Jeter was re-signed, but the team also re-signed Brendan Ryan for some insurance given Jeter's recent injury history.
Expect a trade of either Brett Gardner or Ichiro Suzuki to alleviate the surplus of outfielders; they're likely stuck with Vernon Wells. The Yanks should also be in play for Masahiro Tanaka. If everyone stays healthy, the Yankees will again be a dangerous team in the AL East.
Boston Red Sox: The World Series champions may look a bit different in 2014, but they've added a few pieces and will be in play for a few others. Ellsbury is gone, but Mike Napoli is back for two years and $32 million. The Red Sox also added catcher A.J. Pierzynski after losing Jarrod Saltalamacchia.
The team is hoping Jackie Bradley Jr. can take over in center field. Boston also added a few arms in the bullpen, Edward Mujica and Burke Badenhop. Shortstop remains a question mark, and the Red Sox are considering bringing back Stephen Drew, but as of now, his price tag is a bit high. The core of the team that led the Red Sox to a World Series victory will all be back, so as a result, Boston is undoubtedly a title contender once again.
Tampa Bay Rays: Rarely do the Rays re-sign one of their high-priced free agents. That trend is likely to continue with closer Fernando Rodney drawing plenty of interest elsewhere.
So what do the Rays do? They find players on the scrap heap who somehow resurrect themselves to make the team competitive. The Rays acquired Heath Bell in a three-team deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds, and he appears to be the team's new closer. Also in that deal, the Rays received Ryan Hanigan and locked him up to a three-year deal. The Hanigan signing is a bit curious, since the team also re-signed Jose Molina and has Jose Lobaton. David DeJesus was locked up for two years, which could be a good move since Matt Joyce's name has been mentioned in trade rumors.
The Rays right now are in search of a first baseman. The guy who played there last year, James Loney, is a free agent, and the Rays have also discussed Ike Davis.
The major discussion point with the Rays this offseason has been David Price. Let's be realistic: There's no way the Rays will shell out the money when Price becomes a free agent after the 2015 season. Based on some of the contracts being handed out, Price will easily earn over $200 million. So the Rays need to make a decision. They have a terrific young pitching staff other than Price including Jeremy Hellickson, Alex Cobb, Matt Moore and Chris Archer. If the Rays make Price available now, they'll get the most return, since by next offseason, the Rays would be desperate to move him since they know they won't be re-signing him. Likely every team wants a pitcher like Price, but only a handful may have the prospects to get a deal done.
Baltimore Orioles: It's been a very quiet offseason for the Orioles. They cleared up some money by trading Jim Johnson to the A's for Jemile Weeks. They also made some minor moves by re-signing Steve Pearce and Nolan Reimold and adding reliever Ryan Webb. The team has a few good young arms, but they are looking to add another thumper to their lineup that already includes MVP candidate Chris Davis, Matt Wieters, Adam Jones, Manny Machado, Nick Markakis and J.J. Hardy.
Nelson Cruz seems like a logical fit, but the O's would have to be willing to spend the money. Cruz's power would fit perfectly into Camden Yards. The team is also searching for a closer after losing Johnson and has reportedly made an offer to Grant Balfour. After declining down the stretch last season, the Orioles are still a few moves away from regaining their 2012 form. In a division that includes the World Series champion Red Sox and the Yankees handing out barrels of money, the Orioles need to keep pace by making a big splash. Cruz and Balfour would immediately keep this team relevant.
Toronto Blue Jays: The Blue Jays made all the headlines last offseason by bringing in Jose Reyes and R.A. Dickey, but now it's completely the opposite. Toronto had a very disappointing year in 2013, and the team is looking to move Colby Rasmus, Adam Lind and potentially Jose Bautista, though they'd really have to be blown away to trade the latter.
Dioner Navarro will replace J.P. Arencibia behind he dish. But that's been the team's only major upgrade, and it's really not that significant of an upgrade. For the Jays, they actually have the talent on the roster. Now it's just a matter of that talent all playing together to win ballgames like was supposed to be the case last year. Just like the Orioles, the Blue Jays have the displeasure of playing in a division with the Red Sox and Yankees, so they'll have to work extra hard to win an AL East crown.
Detroit Tigers: No team ever wants to lose a potent bat like Prince Fielder, but in the scheme of things, the blockbuster trade actually works for the Tigers. Moving Fielder not only opens up first base for the defensively-challenged yet offensive juggernaut in Miguel Cabrera, but it also frees up some money to potentially lock up AL Cy Young winner Max Scherzer.
Not having a reliable closer was a problem for Detroit last year, so it added Joe Nathan for two years and $20 million. Rajai Davis was signed to form a left field platoon with Andy Dirks.
Third base right now remains a question. The Tigers have prospect Nick Castellanos who they could hand the reins to, but the team also has Don Kelly and now Steve Lombardozzi -- who was acquired in the Doug Fister trade -- who could play the hot corner. Even without Fielder and Jhonny Peralta, the Tigers are still the team to beat in the AL Central. Just look to the pitching staff of Justin Verlander, Scherzer and Anibal Sanchez.
Chicago White Sox: The White Sox made a splash early in the offseason by signing power-hitting first baseman Jose Abreu for six years and $68 million. But he was a power hitter in Cuba, and that doesn't necessarily translate to America's game. The team re-signed long-time first baseman Paul Konerko, so Abreu may spend some time in the minors, but he is viewed as the future at the position.
The White Sox traded for Adam Eaton and lost Hector Santiago in the Mark Trumbo trade, but Eaton figures to be a reserve player. If the front-end of Chicago's pitching rotation led by Chris Sale can hold up, the team may have a chance to be competitive. But if not, it's going to be another long season in the South Side.
Cleveland Indians: The Indians were a nice surprise in 2013, so they'll now try to build on their success with basically the same team, as of now. David Murphy joins the fold as the team's new right fielder, though he may platoon out there with Drew Stubbs.
The Indians might be trying to move the one year and $10 million left on shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera's contract. But at this point, they might as well keep him and try to make another run to the playoffs. They likely aren't players for any of the remaining big-name free agents but could potentially add a veteran starting pitcher if the price is right. Cleveland also seeks a closer and is said to have interest in John Axford.
Kansas City Royals: The young Royals are another year older, and all of a sudden, the pieces look like they are coming together. The trade for Norichika Aoki was a great move as he takes over in right field and atop the batting order. This trade allows Alex Gordon to slide down in the order where he can be more of a run producer.
The deal for Jason Vargas was a bit more curious, considering he's basically been a .500 pitcher. The Royals signed him for four year and $32 million, which just goes to show that teams are willing to overpay for pitching. But with other starters like Matt Garza, Ubaldo Jimenez and Ervin Santana -- who pitched last season for the Royals -- available, it's strange the Royals went right for Vargas.
But even so, this team is poised for success in 2014. Kansas City might look to upgrade at second base, where Emilio Bonifacio is penciled in as the starter. Acquiring a second baseman would allow Bonifacio to become more of a super-utility player, as he can play the infield and the outfield. The Royals might not be on the level of the Tigers just yet, but as for the AL Wild Card, Kansas City should be right in the mix.
Minnesota Twins: The Twins have added two veteran starting pitchers, Ricky Nolasco and Phil Hughes. Hughes seems like a candidate to resurrect his career in the spacious Target Field, as he is primarily a fly-ball pitcher, which didn't exactly work in the band-box of Yankee Stadium. As for Nolasco, he'll be getting ace-type money at four years and $49 million, but he has never shown he can be an ace in this league.
Minnesota's real problem is its offense. Joe Mauer will be moving primarily to first base, which could keep his legs healthier, but he has no protection in the batting order. Josh Willingham has some pop, but it would surprise no one if he's traded either this offseason or during the season. The team's fate is really in the hands of a core of youngsters still trying to get their feet wet in the bigs. That's not exactly a recipe for success.
Houston Astros: Spending $30 million on Scott Feldman isn't the type of deal that's going to resurrect the Astros from inferiority. Neither is the trade for Dexter Fowler, especially giving up pitching prospect Jordan Lyles. It will again be a collection of no-names in Houston as they patiently wait for their big-time draft picks for reach the Major Leagues. Most likely, the Astros will be right up there again for the top slot in the 2015 MLB Draft after another poor season in 2014.
Texas Rangers: Prince Fielder playing in the Ballpark at Arlington looks to be a score, and moving Ian Kinsler permanently opens up second base for super prospect Jurickson Profar.
J.P. Arencibia and Geovany Soto should split time behind the dish after both signed deals, and the team also locked up young lefty Martin Perez for four years. Right now, the Rangers are looking to add an impact outfielder after losing David Murphy to the Indians.
Texas is heavily in play for Shin-Soo Choo, but the asking price right now is very high. Scott Boras reportedly wants a contract for Choo similar to the seven-year, $153 million pact Jacoby Ellsbury signed with the Yankees. That was a gross overpayment for Ellsbury, and it would be the same for Choo. But signing Choo could give Texas that one final offensive piece to join a very strong starting pitching staff. The Mariners have sent a boat load of money; the Angels have plenty of talent; and the A's just seem to win, so the Rangers can't just sit around as these other teams get better.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: The Angels lost two impact players this offseason in Mark Trumbo and Peter Bourjos. But 2011 World Series hero David Freese takes over at third base, and through the Trumbo trade, the Angels acquired two young talented starting pitchers in Hector Santiago and Tyler Skaggs. Instead of overpaying for a Matt Garza/Ubaldo Jimenez/Ervin Santana type, the Angels were able to save some money on their starting rotation.
Maybe now they can use that savings to add another outfielder to go along with Mike Trout and Josh Hamilton. Joe Smith was signed to a three-year, $15 million deal, which is a hefty deal for a setup man, but that just goes to show how desperate the Angels were for bullpen help. Let's see if this is this year that the star-studded Angels finally put all the pieces together.
Oakland Athletics: The A's have been wheeling and dealing since the offseason started. The speedy Craig Gentry provides some outfield depth, Nick Punto gives a bit of infield depth and Drew Pomeranz is a great pickup for Brett Anderson. With Luke Gregerson and Jim Johnson joining Ryan Cook in the bullpen, the A's will have no problem replacing Grant Balfour.
The team lost Bartolo Colon but added Scott Kazmir to a pitching staff that includes several electric arms. It's becoming commonplace in Oakland: A team not expected to do anything winds up competing for the division title each year. The AL West is shaping up to be a competitive division, but if the A's keep doing what they do, they'll again be in the mix in September.
Seattle Mariners: Where on earth did the Mariners come up with $240 million? That's the sum they'll pay prized free-agent Robinson Cano for the next 10 years. I could have sworn that 10-year contracts would be a thing of the past following the Alex Rodriguez conundrum the Yankees are faced with, but I guess I was wrong.
Cano immediately becomes the new face of the franchise in Seattle, but the Mariners did not stop there. The team signed Corey Hart and traded for Logan Morrison. Both having experience playing first base or a corner outfield position. Simply based on the amount of need this team had after last season, it's difficult to imagine the Mariners fixing all their problems in one offseason. Signing Cano though shows other free agents that the Mariners will open their wallets to get a deal done. The team has a few trade candidates in Justin Smoak and Dustin Ackley, and these players are still young enough where the team would get a significant return. The Mariners right now can either give some of their younger players another year to develop, or they can continue shocking the league and go all-in right now.
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University of Arizona's special collections library archivists were tasked with collecting, cataloging and preserving thousands of pieces of memorabilia and tributes left at three sites after the Jan. 8 shooting outside a grocery store on Tucson's northwest side that killed six and injured 13, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The first items taken away on Monday, January 31 were fragile paper items that would be harmed by rain predicted for the next day. Chrystal Carpenter, congressional archivist for the library, collected get-well cards, origami birds, paper chains, posters, photographs and other items. She said, "We're doing it in stages. We didn't want to take away everything at once out of respect. People are still grieving." Everything from the UMC site will be packed up, boxed and stored until they can be cataloged. Items range from candles to bouquets of flowers, potted plants, balloons, stuffed animals and messages of hope written on materials from ceramic tiles to paper plates. Original reporting by Kimberly Matas, Arizona Daily Star.
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