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text: Eric Rozenveld, or better say Rauda, started producing about the age of 14. Despite any musical background he began gaining skills over the years. He also got interested in not only making music, but also play it for the crowd. Some friends already in the business encouraged him to play at some party's. And Eric quickly earned enough money to buy his very ownDJset.When he mastered enough skills in producing he accidently bumped onto Mihael Veselic, aka Wess, an upcoming Croatian Artist. They collaborate on the song 'Reasons'. Witch was an great success inCroat ia, being played on nat ional radio.Now Rauda has began trying to get his own style in music, and collaborate with other upcoming artist!

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Another query that might be familiar to anyone from the Malaysia-Indoneia area: has anyoneever grown or tasted the rare kepel fruit from Java?
I'm not sure if "kepel" is the English, Dutch or Malay-Javanese name for this fruit, but it is related to the soursop (durian belanda) and is supposed to taste like a sweet mango with a hint of cinnamon. It is also rather rare, and I read that there are lots of these trees growing in the 'kraton' (sultan's palace) in Yogyakarta. Thanks! Marcelo |
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- Posted by maspirasjr zones 5 and 8 (My Page) on Thu, Jan 15, 04 at 8:39
Here's a photo article of the fruit. Unfortunately, the article seems to be in Bahasa Malay, so I can't understand it! But another indigenous name for the fruit seems to be "burahol". |
Ok I read that article. Its in Bahasa Indonesia actually so my translation based on my Bahasa Melayu might be slightly off. Title means: Burahol the Natural "Cosmetic" for the Nobility. Most of it is description of the fruit and tree. Interesting things that it explains: The fruit has many names. In Java is it is called Kepel or Simpel or Kecindul. The Sunda people call it Turalak or Burahol. It is from the Annonaceae family (Kenanga-kenangaan), so it is related to Kenanga(Canangium odoratum), sirsak (A. muricata), buah nona (A. reticulata), dan srikaya (A. squamosa). It is also oftentimes called the "deodorant" fruit. It is a favorite amongst nobility especially the pricesses because it makes your sweat smell nice, your breath smell sweet. The part I don't understand is what " bahkan bisa mengharumkan bau air seni". The literal translation means "it even makes art water smell good". I have a feeling "art water" is not what it seem ... ! It is called Kepel because it is the size of "sebesar kepalan tangan" or "Fist" because its the size of a fist. It is also used to prevent kidney inflammation and prevent pregnancies. The article does say that it has ceased to be popular in this day and age despite its various uses. Hope this was helpful! |
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September 15, 1971 Ing. Rafael Rey Johnson Relaciones Publicas Hylsa De Mexico, S. A. Xoxtla, Pue. Dear Ing. Rey; Both Hugh Douglas and I would like to thank you again for a most delightful day at the Puebla Steel Works. We particularly enjoyed our tour of the mill, explanation of the process and general information of overall economics of steel making in Mexico. Another highlight of the day was the visit to El Meson Angel and the conviviality of lunch with you and your associates. This, of course, I shall long remember. We have finally returned to San Francisco and a serious heat wave. The traditional air conditioning system that normally flows through the Golden Gate has broken down. Temperatures are presently in the high 90's, a near catastrophe for this place. Hugh Douglas and I both want to thank you again and trust it may be possible one day to reciprocate when you visit us in San Francisco. Yours sincerely, Weston Bourret Vice President WB:co
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Sanger Institute - Publications 1993
Number of papers published in 1993: 5
Isolation of a putative transcriptional regulator from the region of 22q11 deleted in DiGeorge syndrome, Shprintzen syndrome and familial congenital heart disease.
Molecular Medicine Unit, Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
A wide spectrum of birth defects are caused by deletions of the DiGeorge syndrome critical region (DGCR) at human chromosome 22q11. Over one hundred such deletions have now been examined and a minimally deleted region of 300kb defined. Within these sequences we have identified a gene expressed during human and murine embryogenesis. The gene, named TUPLE1, and its murine homologue, encodes a protein containing repeated motifs similar to the WD40 domains found in the beta-transducin/enhancer of split (TLE) family. The TUPLE1 product has several features typical of transcriptional control proteins and in particular has homology with the yeast Tup1 transcriptional regulator. We propose that haploinsufficiency for TUPLE1 is at least partly responsible for DiGeorge syndrome and related abnormalities.
Human molecular genetics 1993;2;12;2099-107
Yeast origin recognition complex is involved in DNA replication and transcriptional silencing.
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
The HMR E silencer represses transcription of silent mating-type genes in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and contains three redundant regulatory elements A, E and B (ref. 1). The A element contains the 11 base pair consensus sequence that is essential for the firing of DNA replication origins. A multisubunit protein called the origin recognition complex (ORC) binds specifically to this consensus sequence within yeast origins in vitro and in vivo. We isolated mutants in A element-mediated silencing and report here that one of the genes we identified, RRR1, encodes ORC2, the 72K subunit of ORC. RRR1/ORC2 is an essential gene, but the rrr1-316 allele, which is viable, is defective in the replication of nuclear DNA and the maintenance of the 2-microns episomal DNA. This is, to our knowledge, the first genetic evidence that ORC is involved in DNA replication and silencing.
Nature 1993;366;6450;87-9
PUBMED: 8232543; DOI: 10.1038/366087a0
The genome of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
Cold Spring Harbor symposia on quantitative biology 1993;58;367-76
The Caenorhabditis elegans genome sequencing project: first steps in automation.
Sanger Centre, Hinxton Park, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.
Novel biochemical processes using magnetic particles have been automated to provide a robotic system to perform processes for large-scale shotgun sequencing.
Nature 1993;362;6420;569-70
PUBMED: 8464500; DOI: 10.1038/362569a0
Cloning of a novel, anonymous gene from a megabase-range YAC and cosmid contig in the neurofibromatosis type 2/meningioma region on human chromosome 22q12.
Department of Clinical Genetics, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
In order to permit detailed characterization of meningioma cases showing deletions within chromosomal band 22q12 and further systematically clone genes located within this region, we established a genomic YAC and cosmid contig which encompasses a region in excess of 1000 kb of 22q12. The YAC contig consists of 6 YAC clones arranged into 5 overlapping steps covering more than 1100 kb. Two corresponding cosmid contigs consisting of 40 steps of overlapping groups of cosmids encompasses 900-1000 kb. This set of genomic clones provides a detailed physical map of this part of chromosome 22 and constitutes a basis for the isolation and characterization of genes that may be located within this chromosomal region. Employing the exon-amplification method on two cosmids from the contig, we cloned a novel, anonymous gene, pK1.3, which potentially encodes a protein of 683 amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of of 78.5 kD. Its 2.7 kb mRNA is expressed ubiquitously. We estimated the genomic size of this gene to 100-150 kb, and it is located in the immediate centromeric vicinity of the neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) tumor suppressor gene.
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Tried posting on an old thread that had lovely pictures of frameless cabinets, but I guess it is too old to bounce back into the top of the queue.
What brand of frameless cabinets did you use?
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- Posted by remodelfla (My Page) on Sat, Jul 7, 12 at 14:32
IKEA with custom fronts from Scherrs. |
- Posted by itsallaboutthefood (My Page) on Sat, Jul 7, 12 at 20:25
Dura Supreme.
- Posted by williamsem (My Page) on Sat, Jul 7, 12 at 20:37
Good question! I've had a hard time finding frameless. I may go with Executive, though I'd like to see some other options just so I can compare. |
- Posted by maggiebkit (My Page) on Sat, Jul 7, 12 at 21:34
The kitchens are great! Thanks so much everyone!! I have a question about the Ikea cabinets? Is the construction better than on their furniture? We have quite a few pieces-dresser, bookcases, and desks and they just don't hold up long term. It's made my husband pretty wary of using Ikea. Also, I guess Scherr's makes cabinets as well? Never heard of Executive, thanks for the lead! Thanks again! |
- Posted by remodelfla (My Page) on Sat, Jul 7, 12 at 21:41
Yes I hear it is different material then the quality of the furniture. Ours are holding up without issue and I'm not easy on a kitchen. Scherrs can make the doors/drawers for IKEA bases or you can purchase the boxes through them too...assembled or unassembled. Their selections and capacity to customize are limitless. At least in my experience. |
Mine are Brookhaven with some Woodmode mixed in. They were the only frameless we could find other than IKEA. DH wasn't ready to try IKEA and I liked the wood drawers better than the metal ones. Big difference in price, but they are nicely made anad we have no regrets. |
- Posted by maggiebkit (My Page) on Mon, Jul 9, 12 at 13:10
Thanks remodelfla for the Ikea info. Lascatx, glad you like your brookhaven. Suzannes1-how was it working with home depot-the cabs look great! |
The issue of stand-alone Ikea furniture compared to their cabinets is not a fair comparison. Cabinets are screwed together and to the walls. That adds a lot of strength to the whole. I have yet to find evidence of Ikea cabinets breaking down under normal use, and they use surprisingly good drawer slides and hinges. |
- Posted by maggiebkit (My Page) on Mon, Jul 9, 12 at 15:33
Thanks rmtdoug! |
Any other brand suggestions? |
We had a good experience with HD, although I will say that our salesman has years and years of experience with doing this. We did not have HD install them-we did it ourselves. We even had a problem with a drawer front and they took care of it pronto, which was so nice. |
- Posted by runninginplace (My Page) on Mon, Jul 9, 12 at 18:11
I also have Executive frameless cabinets--really nice, solid wood construction, beautiful finish (mine is white painted Maple). One nice aspect of Executive is that they are a 'green' operation. No off-gassing, no weird chemical odors etc when installed. Not great pictures of my little galley kitchen, but here is the stove/fridge wall: And here is the sink side: Very happy with them. Ann |
- Posted by patrushka_ma (My Page) on Sat, Jul 28, 12 at 9:39
Hi Running In Place, How long have you had your Executive cabinets? The company went under and was bought out, so purchasing Executive now may not be the same company that you got. Your cabinets are beautiful. Is that an 18" paneled dishwasher there? I want the 18" Bosch, but the door panel configuration is different from yours. Thank you. |
- Posted by maggiebkit (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 18:24
Meeting with HD about innermost on Thursday. Met with a dura supreme rep Saturday. The Executive cabs look great runninginplace!! |
Make sure to look at custom shops in your area. I found that almost all the true custom shops (not semi-custom posing as custom) in my area built frameless style cabinets. And the pricing was also pretty comparable or better to regular or semi-custom I looked into. I suppose this all depends on the market though. Also, if you are into DIY, I recommend Barker Cabinets. Didn't go with them, but was really satisfied with the ease of use of their website, instruction videos, customization ability, customer service, the sample cabinet and sample doors. Only reason we didn't go with them is because DH decided he didn't want DIY. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Barker Cabinets
- Posted by williamsem (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 23:16
We are going to be using Bellmont 1900 series (ok, we are 99.9% sure). The display and construction look very nice, and the rep actually recommended against upgrading to plywood because their furniture board is so good. They rep several frameless lines, but they said this one meets most people's needs at a decent price, but the 1600 series is almost as nice (fewer options, slightly different construction). This is also the line both owners picked for their own kitchens, so that's a pretty good endorsement! I had a really hard time finding frameless lines in my area, so please post back with your experience if you have a chance! |
We are also going with Bellmont cabinets (1600 line). Our original plan was to go with Ikea but for a little bit more money we decided to go with Bellmont. |
- Posted by williamsem (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 23:55
@lindy, when is your project scheduled? We will be a May project. We can share notes! |
@williamsem - cabinets are ordered and appliances purchased and we are still looking for a contractor! We're first time remodelers and are completely backwards on this project. I am hoping to get started in another month or so. |
- Posted by angela12345 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 19, 12 at 1:12
Another one that can be considered is the cabinets we got ... UltraCraft. They are Frameless cabinets that allow size modifications in 1/16" increments to height, width, and depth (or all 3) at no additional cost. Also, standard is full extension soft close drawers, soft close doors, no charge for finished sides, dovetail drawers with fully captured bottoms, and bunches of other stuff is standard. 100 year warranty. http://www.ultracraft.com/ We have been Very happy with them so far (14 months). This is in a vacation rental house that sleeps 26 people and has had 37 families stay there so far (most of them for 1 week) plus us and our friends & family when it is not rented. |
I was all ready to order the Bellmont 1600, and then the KD came to do a final measurement and find out that I needed 33" cabinets, which the 1600 line doesn't carry. Going with Bellmont 1900 is $4000 more expensive, so I had to go with Durasupreme Crestwood, $2000 more expensive than the Bellmont 1600. I wish I could have gotten the frameless cabinets since my kitchen is small. The drawers look really tight on the frameless. |
Are you sure about the 33" cabinets? We had to change from a 36" base to a 33" and our KD didn't say there was a problem. |
- Posted by cloud_swift (My Page) on Fri, Sep 21, 12 at 0:55
DeWils - we are very happy with them. (This picture was taken just after the new floor was put in and the cherry toe kicks hadn't been put back.) |
- Posted by gitananoel (My Page) on Fri, Sep 21, 12 at 10:11
bump |
Not to be a downer, but remember whenever a cabinet company owner or any other tradesman says they used "x" in their homes, they can always get NEW whenever they want. At cost. Installed free. Learned this from experience. Went with the cabinets the owner had in his house. Lasted less than 6-7 years before I started seeing issues. He could afford another remodel, I couldn't at that point. |
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Lenn Sakata doesn't expect to see more Japanese-American managers any time soon
Sakata, a former major-league player and now a minor-league manager in Japan, is happy for Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu. But Sakata says he doesn't expect a trend of Japanese-Americans becoming major-league managers.
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URAWA, Japan — Don Wakamatsu is a katonk.
At least that's the way fellow Japanese-American and former Baltimore Oriole Lenn Sakata sees it.
Sakata, who was born and raised in Hawaii, is quick to distinguish himself from the Oregon-born Wakamatsu.
"The local Japanese [Americans] in Hawaii consider the mainland Japanese [Americans] different," Sakata says with a grin. "We call them 'katonks' because they're so hardheaded, when they hit their heads, it goes 'katonk.' "
Sakata chuckled in amusement as he playfully needled his longtime acquaintance after a recent workout for the minor-league team he manages in Japan's Eastern League. However, the distinction took on more gravity when he began to put Wakamatsu's hiring as the U.S. major leagues' first Japanese-American manager into perspective.
The Mariners rookie manager represents a community that was interned during World War II by its own national government out of uneasiness over its ties to the enemy; Japanese-Americans in Hawaii were not subjected to such treatment. In light of that major difference, Sakata believes the mainland community should be allowed to celebrate an event that underscores how much attitudes in the country have changed.
"They're probably a lot prouder of the fact that he made it because it's like vindication," Sakata explains. "For us, in Hawaii, we think it's great, but it's just another thing because we didn't have to go through what they went through. None of my relatives or family friends were interned. [The internment] was kind of a black eye on America and that's where Don's from."
Beyond wanting to give the mainland Japanese-American community its moment, though, the straight-talking Sakata is skeptical that the hiring of America's first Japanese-American manager will have any lasting significance.
"It's great because he's the first, but this is America," Sakata says. "Frank Robinson was the first black manager, but after awhile, it was like whoop-de-do because there became many, many more black managers and then there became Latino managers. But with a Japanese-American, there aren't going to be that many. Don may be the only one, maybe forever. It's not like they fall out of trees in baseball. There's only Kurt Suzuki [Hawaiian-born Oakland catcher] that's playing, right? So if he doesn't go on to coach, then who knows when the next one will be? Then, [Don] becomes a little footnote in baseball history that'll be so small eventually the only ones who'll care are the ones who care to care."
Make no mistake, though, Sakata is one who cares. He's immensely proud of the fact that he was the second Japanese-American to wear a major-league uniform after fellow Hawaiian Ryan Kurosaki pitched seven games for St. Louis in 1975.
Sakata, an All-American second baseman at Gonzaga, was drafted by Milwaukee in 1975. He began his major-league career with the Brewers in 1977, but is best remembered for his six seasons in Baltimore.
He was the last guy to play shortstop before iron man Cal Ripken moved there permanently from third base in 1982, just 28 games into his record streak of 2,632 consecutive games played. Sakata was also a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Series championship team. In fact, the turning point for the Orioles that season well might have been a game in which Sakata was the improbable savior and then the unlikely hero.
The Orioles had been in a tight race all summer long and stood a half-game out of first place as they played Toronto on Aug. 24. The game went into extra innings with skipper Joe Altobelli having managed himself out of catchers, so he shifted Sakata behind the plate from second base. It was the first and only inning Sakata played at catcher in his 11-year major-league career.
Three successive Toronto batters reached base in the 10th inning, each with the idea of running on the novice catcher. They were so brazen with their leads that pitcher Tippy Martinez, not known for a strong move to first, picked each one off. Then, in the bottom of the frame, the fill-in catcher made sure he wouldn't have to endure another inning out of position by belting a three-run home run, one of just three homers he hit that season.
"The funny thing is," Sakata recalls, "When you're thinking about having to catch one more inning, my legs were already shaking because I wasn't used to squatting and the pressure of the game itself and having to catch. I was just thinking, 'Let me get a hit so the game is over,' and then I just happened to hit a hanging slider and it went over the fence. It was unbelievable."
The victory halted a two-game slide and propelled the Orioles to an eight-game winning streak during which they recaptured first place and never fumbled it the rest of the way.
Around the same time, Sakata remembers hearing about a player at Arizona State University with the surname Wakamatsu. His curiosity was piqued because he didn't know many Japanese-Americans outside of Hawaii with a Japanese surname, let alone baseball-playing ones. It wasn't until 1988 when Sakata was a roving instructor for the Oakland A's that the two met, in Chattanooga, Tenn., where Wakamatsu was playing in the Reds organization.
Although they never worked or played together, their paths crossed several times over the ensuing years, with Sakata maintaining an interest in the mainland katonk with a Japanese surname.
As he watched from afar, two things impressed Sakata about Wakamatsu. First was the quickness with which he ascended to a prominent position on a major-league coaching staff. Texas hired Wakamatsu as bench coach in 2003 after just five years in various minor-league jobs and virtually no major-league playing or coaching experience.
"That spoke volumes about the guy's ability as a teacher of the game," Sakata says.
Next were the people Wakamatsu chose for his Mariners coaching staff. Sakata managed Lee Tinsley, Wakamatsu's hire for first-base coach, in the A's organization (Southern Oregon, 1988) and coached Ty Van Burkleo, Wakamatsu's choice for bench coach, while Sakata was with the Angels from 1991-94. Sakata thinks highly of both, saying they share the traits of being hard workers and being able to relate to today's players.
With the queer smell of chocolate hanging in the air over his team's practice field wedged into a corner of the parent company's expansive chocolate factory complex, Sakata, like Wakamatsu, is a rarity; he's the lone Japanese-American managing a pro team in Japan. Sakata came here before the 2008 season to manage the Chiba Lotte Marines' farm team, his second stint as a coach or manager in the organization (his first was as a Marines coach from 1995-98).
The 55-year-old says he finds great contentment in working with young players and already has an impressive minor-league track record in America. Between stints with Chiba Lotte, he spent nine years (1999-2007) at various levels of San Francisco's minor-league system, and in 2007 became the winningest manager in the 68-year history of the California League, where he managed farm clubs first for the A's and then for the Giants.
Sakata's two-year commitment to Chiba Lotte expires at the end of the season. Although he's never coached or managed in America's big leagues, he has amassed a resume that can't be overlooked.
His possible return to American baseball next year actually could come with a great twist of irony; the man who points out how the dearth of Japanese-Americans in baseball might relegate Wakamatsu's reign in Seattle to a mere blip on the community's screen of accomplishment could be the very guy to nudge the development toward a trend.
Brad Lefton is a St. Louis-based journalist who
has spent his career covering baseball in Japan
and America. He frequently covers Ichiro and the Mariners for Japanese media.
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Does it ever pay for smaller animals to initiate fights even when they are likely to lose? Asymmetry in payoffs between opponents or a suboptimal strategy resulting from likely losers misperceiving themselves as likely winners have both been proposed as possible explanations for the aggressive behavior of smaller males. The model presented here suggests that in some cases, even without a payoff asymmetry and allowing for only a small error in perception, likely losers are expected to attack first. If the value of the resource exceeds the cost of losing a fight, the cost of displaying is sufficiently small, and assessment of resource holding power is reasonably accurate but not perfect, the evolutionarily stable strategy (ESS) prompts those contestants who perceive themselves as the likely losers to initiate fights, while it prompts those contestants who perceive themselves as the likely winners to wait for the adversary to attack or retreat.
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- Dugatkin, L.A. and Biederman, L. (1991) Balancing asymmetries in resource holding power and resource value in the pumpkinseed sunfish. Anim. Behav. 42, 691–692.
- Dugatkin, L.A. and Ohlsen, S.R. (1990) Contrasting asymmetries in value expectation and resource holding power: effects on attack behavior and dominance in the pumpkinseed sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus. Anim. Behav. 39, 802–804.
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- Figler, M.H. and Einhorn, D.M. (1983) The territorial prior residence effect in convict cichlids (Chichlasoma nigrofasciatum Gunther): temporal aspects of establishment and retention and proximate mechanisms. Behaviour 85, 157–181.
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- Title
- The Napoleon Complex: why smaller males pick fights
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Evolutionary Ecology
Volume 17, Issue 5-6 , pp 509-522
- Cover Date
- 2003-09-01
- Print ISSN
- 0269-7653
- Online ISSN
- 1573-8477
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers
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- Topics
- Keywords
- aggression
- assessment of fighting ability
- escalation
- evolutionarily stable strategy
- resource holding power
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Winfried Just (1)
- Molly R. Morris (2)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Mathematics, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
- 2. Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA


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Global Violence and Health: The Connections and Costs
June 11, 2003 // 12:00am
Etienne Krug of the World Health Organization presents WHO's new "World Report on Violence and Health," which details why violence is a major public-health problem and outlines how public policies can address its causes.
Can Development Assistance Be Used to Build Peace?
June 10, 2003 // 12:00am
VENUE: Kenney Auditorium, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)Sharon Morris, United States Agency for International Development and Ian Bannon, World Bank; co-sponsored with the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum
The Status of Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Iraq: A View from the Field
May 29, 2003 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Zainab Salbi, President and Founder, Women for Women International
Bridging the Gap between America and the Muslim World: The Role of Muslim and Arab American Organizations
May 13, 2003 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Radwan Masmoudi, founder and President, Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy; Nihad Awad, co-founder and Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations; and Azizah al-Hibri, professor, T. C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond
Winning the Peace: Women's Role in Post-Conflict Iraq
April 22, 2003 // 8:45am — 12:30pm
Nasreen Mustafa Sideek, Minister of Reconstruction and Development, Kurdistan Regional Government; Zainab Al-Suwaij, Executive Director, American Islamic Congress; Ambassador Hattie Babbitt, Senior Vice President, Hunt Alternatives Fund and Women Waging Peace; Abdulaziz A. Sachedina, Professor of Islamic and Shi'ite Studies, University of Toronto, Zainab Salbi, President, Women for Women International; Rakiah Al-Kayssi, Iraqi Jurist Association; and Sanam Anderlini, Policy Commission Director, Women Waging Peace/Hunt Alternatives Fund
Intervention: The Worm in the Apple of Liberal International Order
April 17, 2003 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
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Kashmir: A French View
April 16, 2003 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Jean Luc Racine, Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of India and South Asia (Paris); William Milam, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center;formerly U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan and Bangladesh; Pamela Constable,Journalist-in-Residence, Pew International Journalism Program & South Asia Bureau Chief, The Washington Post
Reconciling Global Development Challenges and National Interests: European and U.S. Views
April 15, 2003 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Jacobus Nicolaas Richelle, Director-General of DG Development at the European Commission
Book Launch--Unilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy: International Perspectives
April 14, 2003 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
David Malone, co-editor and President, International Peace Academy; and Shepard Forman, Director, Center on International Cooperation, New York University Commentator: Philip Gordon, Director, Center on the United States and France, and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Bridging the Gap: America and the Muslim Middle East
April 08, 2003 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Ambassador Chris Ross, Special Coordinator for Public Diplomacy and deputy to the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs;Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland, and senior fellow, Brookings Institution; andShamil Idriss,Chief Operating Officer, Search for Common Ground


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Marion County Prosecutor's Office asks for life without parole sentences in Richmond Hill explosion
3 face murder, arson charges
INDIANAPOLIS - The Marion County Prosecutor's Office has asked that three people charged in the deadly Indianapolis home explosion be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole if convicted.
Monserrate Shirley, her boyfriend, Mark Leonard, and his brother, Robert Leonard, face two counts each of murder, one count each of conspiracy to commit arson, 33 counts each of arson, a Class B felony, and 12 counts each of arson, a Class A felony in the Nov. 10 explosion that killed two neighbors.
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Prosecutors said the trio plotted to fill the couple's home with gas and ignite it using a microwave timer, killing neighbors John and Jennifer Longworth, leveling five homes and causing $4 million worth of damage in the neighborhood.
Prosecutor Terry Curry said the decision to seek life without parole was reached because an explosive device was involved, there were multiple deaths and that John Longworth died "as a result of direct contact with the fire."
"This decision was arrived at after thoughtful consideration in accordance with our procedure in potential capital cases," Curry said in a statement. "The intentional acts of the defendants, as alleged, were undertaken with no regard whatsoever to the tragic consequences which did in fact flow from a scheme to blow up the Shirley residence. Those alleged acts, if proven, thus justify that the defendants spend life in prison with no option for parole."
The death penalty was under consideration in the case, prosecutors had said.
In all potential capital punishment cases, Curry meets with a six-person committee.
In the Richmond Hill case, the evidence, the wishes of the victims' families, the cost and length of appeals were taken into consideration.
Richmond Hill residents discussed the decision with Curry in a closed-door meeting at Southport Presbyterian Church Monday night.
One resident told RTV6 he thinks the choice to forego the death penalty is OK.
"I think we all have our own opinions, but I think life without parole is adequate, to say the least," said Matt Lennon.
The prosecutor's office also filed a motion to add an additional count of felony arson against all three suspects for the damage to houses in the subdivision that did not require demolition.
They're also asking that an additional charge of insurance fraud be filed against Shirley, and a charge of conspiracy to commit insurance fraud against Shirley and Mark Leonard.
In a case unrelated to the explosion, Mark Leonard and David Gill have been charged with conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. Prosecutors said the men conspired to submit an insurance claim for a stolen motorcycle, when they actually had disassembled the bike.
The three Richmond Hill suspects will appear in court Feb. 21.
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After three league defeats in a row, another loss was unthinkable, but there was no way more negative history was going to be made tonight, especially at Anfield. Defeat was never really an option anyway thanks to David Moyes, who made the damaging decision to keep several of his most important players on the bench. What better way to hand the initiative to the opposition?
Co-commenting on the game for ESPN, Liverpool legend Steve McManaman was overjoyed with the victory, but the self-confessed Everton fan was highly critical of Moyes' team selection, and Everton's overall performance. He argued:
"I didn't like what he [Moyes] did [with team selection]; I'd rather have a full team out and then bring people off if he wants to rest people.
"The way they [Everton] went about the game was poor. Application was poor; no real fight; no real vigour; no real aggressive attitude. It was a real poor performance tonight, and an easy game for Liverpool.
"Overall, a great night. The Skipper's back on goalscoring form and that's how we like to see him. There will be lots of smiles around the place now, and so there should be".
Beating Everton is always fantastic, and hopefully it will provide the catalyst for Liverpool to go on a positive run. However, one victory does not define a season, and it doesn't magically make everything perfect.
The problems that existed yesterday still exist now, and winning one game doesn't change the very valid criticism levelled against the team and manager over the last few weeks.
It's the age-old conflict between short-termism and taking the long-view: in difficult times, the short-termers will latch onto anything positive and make it the centre of their universe, trying to convince anyone who'll listen that everything is okay. Conversely, those - like myself - who take the long view, will place the positives into the proper context, and measure them against overall progress (or lack thereof).
Thus, for me, in the context of the season so far, one victory against Everton - which moves the team to within (a less than impressive) 10 points of 4th placed Arsenal - is nothing to get excited about. If this victory begets a 5 or 6 game unbeaten run, that will be the time to get excited.
I'm not suggesting one way of thinking is better than the other; everyone is entitled to think whatever they like, but I personally prefer cold, hard realism; and the reality here is that Liverpool have won only two out of the last 9 league games.
Still, as McManaman said, it's a 'great night' for Liverpool, but hopefully in a few weeks, we'll be talking about a great month for the club, and not just one solitary highlight.
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Yahoo! Query Language (YQL) is an SQL-like query language created by Yahoo! as part of their Developer Network. YQL is designed to retrieve and manipulate data from APIs through a single Web interface, thus allowing mashups that enable developers to create their own applications.[1]
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Dalton, Ga. - January 24, 2008 - Shaw Industries received the first ever Vendor Green Steps Award from Sherwin-Williams on January 15. The award was presented to Shaw's national accounts team and environmental team including Floyd Kyzer, Don Travis, Rick Ramirez and John Bradshaw at the Sherwin-Williams 2008 Sales Meeting and Vendor Show. The new award recognizes Shaw's efforts in recycling post-consumer carpet, development of sustainable products and continuous improvements in energy conservation.
"Shaw's admirable and aggressive green efforts have set an industry standard for sustainability," said Pete Sedlak, vice president of marketing and purchasing for Sherwin-Williams. "It was an honor to present Shaw with the first Vendor Green Steps Award. Sherwin-Williams is proud to partner with a company that is committed to doing the right thing by lessening the environmental footprint of their manufacturing processes and offering sustainable products to the consumer."
While environmental awareness is clearly a trend today, Shaw has been working for years on innovative ways of reducing waste, improving manufacturing processes, preserving natural resources and offering eco-friendly products to the marketplace. "This award recognizes Shaw as the leader in sustainability and environmental stewardship. We've come a long way in environmental development and it's extremely gratifying when one of our customers recognizes the real environmental progress that Shaw has made," said Floyd Kyzer, Shaw's national account director.
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ISSUE BRIEF | The question before the U.S. Supreme Court in Young v. UPS is whether, and in what circumstances, an employer that accommodates non-pregnant employees must accommodate pregnant employees.
FACT SHEET | Federal level scheduling standards would go a long way toward providing the predictability and financial stability workers need.
A guide to understanding the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and your right to work and seek employment free from discrimination based on pregnancy.
A review of concrete steps the 113th Congress can and should take to prohibit discrimination and expand opportunities and eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace.
Chair Berrien and Commissioners, my name is Judith Lichtman, and I am Senior Advisor for the National Partnership for Women & Families. We are pleased that the Commission has convened this public meeting and appreciate the opportunity to offer recommendations to promote nondiscrimination in employer wellness programs.
FACT SHEET | The connection between the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
Research clearly shows that there is no connection between credit information and job performance or turnover, yet employers across the country run credit checks as part of their hiring processes. This creates unnecessary and harmful obstacles for women seeking gainful employment to support their families, pay their bills and pull themselves out of debt.
Despite existing protections against discrimination, pregnant workers in this country still face discrimination every day. Pregnant workers are forced out of their jobs and denied reasonable accommodations that would enable them to continue working and supporting their families.
My name is Judith Lichtman, and I am Senior Advisor for the National Partnership for Women & Families. I greatly appreciate this opportunity to speak to you today about the persistent problem of workplace discrimination against pregnant women and caregivers.
This Court and Congress have long made clear that Title VII prohibits both disparate impact and disparate treatment discrimination as coequal and complementary components of the Civil Rights Act's commitment to equal opportunity in the workplace.
Under the ruling below, an employee cannot challenge pay discrimination resulting from any decisions made before the most recent pay decision prior to the 180-day limitations period under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
For more than 30 years, the National Partnership for Women & Families has been changing the world in ways that make life better for women and their families. From outlawing sexual harassment to prohibiting pregnancy discrimination to giving 50 million Americans family and medical leave, the National Partnership has fought for every major policy advance for women and families in the last three decades.
The more Americans learn about John Roberts, the clearer it becomes that his views are far outside the mainstream. Repeatedly, John Roberts has expressed a narrow and regressive view of laws protecting women's rights and civil rights.
The start of each new Congress and Administration provides an opportunity for a fresh start and a fresh approach to critical issues facing our nation. Nowhere is this opportunity more sorely needed than with judicial nominations.
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore and strengthen civil rights laws that ban discrimination in employment, and for other purposes.
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A bill to restore the effective use of group actions for claims arising under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, section 1977 of the Revised Statutes, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and for other purposes.
A bill to restore the effective use of group actions for claims arising under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, section 1977 of the Revised Statutes, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and for other purposes.
As organizations dedicated to combating employment discrimination and promoting the economic security of our nation's families, we urge you to support the Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act of 2012. This is a critical bill that would restore the ability of workers to join together to challenge discriminatory workplace policies and practices with a broad impact, promoting the effective enforcement of our nation's civil rights laws.
Statistics released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)—the agency that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination—raise serious concerns about the persistence of on-the-job discrimination in the current economic climate.
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Inequality is an issue not just for the United States, but also for our northern, and very similar, neighbor.
American journalists take note: The Globe and Mail, Canada's national business newspaper, published a superb two-week series on the far-reaching consequences of inequality that is a font of insights and story ideas. For their work, the paper merits a CJR laurel.
The series, "The Wealth Paradox," is the latest installment in a Globe and Mail effort dating to 2009 to tackle major issues shaping Canadian society. Past multi-part examinations include immigration and how it benefits Canada, issues raised by genomic science from curing cancer to profiteering off individual genetic information, and the quality of Canadian education.
The inequality project, which ran from Nov. 9 to 23, came not from editors at the top, but from the newsroom staff. The rank-and-file were asked in an internal email to propose serious, agenda-setting topics for the paper to focus on, Managing Editor Elena Cherney told me.
The project smartly included an interactive explainer—a primer with videos and the openings of major pieces from the series.
Among those pieces: Greg Keenan examined how the decline of unions increases inequality in a story headlined, "As unions lose power, Canada gets the blue-collar blues." Using as its starting point a Canadian Pacific (CP) railroad worker who retired at age 56 with a $6,000 monthly pension—an annuity he earned because of the bargaining power of unionized workers—Keenan wrote about "one of the more radical restructuring plans any major Canadian company has tried in recent years."
Keenan told how an American executive who once ran the other major Canadian railroad was planning to cut a quarter of the CP's workforce and slash compensation to line workers. Then Keenan gave that plan context:
But the benefits of greater efficiency have not been evenly distributed. In manufacturing, forestry, mining, transportation and other sectors, globalization and increased efficiency led to the elimination of hundreds of thousands of high-paying unionized positions in Canada.
That drop in unionized jobs—and the resulting loss of blue-collar bargaining power—appears to be a major reason for the disquieting increase in inequality in Canada. About 18 per cent of private sector jobs are now unionized, compared to 21 per cent in 1997, and the proportion was declining even before then…
"It just took that final knockout punch of the Great Recession to tilt everything away from easy progression up the socio-economic ladder for new labour market entrants or for someone who had lost a job in a displaced industry," says Rafael Gomez, an associate professor of employment relations at the University of Toronto.
"The relative decline in private sector unionization is the biggest institutional factor behind the rise in inequality."
That without unions most workers have no bargaining power because they lack knowledge the employer has and need work to eat, and that this loss of economic power is the central factor in the stagnating-to-falling wages for a majority of Americans is seldom discussed in the United States. The idea that without unions, labor markets are not markets, as defined by the Supreme Court, doesn't have much purchase in American newsrooms.
The Globe and Mail series also included a hard look—of course! —at how inequality is affecting Canada's national sport, ice hockey. Reporter James Mirtle wrote a piece headlined, "The great offside: How Canadian hockey is becoming a game strictly for the rich."
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have conspired over the last 10 to 15 years to make minor hockey dramatically more expensive, pricing out many middle-class families. These days, more and more of the players that go on to play major junior, college and, ultimately, pro hockey are from wealthy backgrounds.
It's a development that threatens the sport's blue-collar roots, including the idea that the next Gordie Howe or Wayne Gretzky will come from backgrounds as modest as theirs were. Players of modest means in this generation must beat out peers who are often better trained and have spent many more hours on the ice, thanks to wealthy parents.
Columnist Konrad Yakabuski gave some historical context to the question of whether technology will mean more and better jobs in the future. He told readers (and reminded American journalists who may take up this core economic and social issue) of "a bombshell US study [that] found that almost 60 per cent of American jobs created earlier that decade were low-wage positions in the service sector."


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So far, as with much of the reporting in the U.S. and Europe, the first "Canberra Cables" have not been earth-shattering. Rather, they have been revealing of how diplomacy is done and the frank language in which that happens.
What's most interesting about the Australian media's reaction to WikiLeaks is the difference a citizen makes. Assange is one of their own. Thus when those on the U.S. right call for his neutralization, Australians ask just what a government has to do to protect one of its citizens from such calls. And many have expressed displeasure at the government's failure to condemn them. They have also questioned the government's calling Assange's actions illegal, threatening to cancel his passport, and generally toeing the U.S. line. (Assange is contemplating a defamation action against Gillard for having accused him of "illegal" conduct, a statement she has since walked back.)
Take this from author and blogger John Birmingham. (*"Vegemiters" is a colloquialism for Australians).
But in the end Assange remains an Australian citizen and he is due the protection we offer to all our citizens when they are threatened by rogue actors, even states, because their actions have upset somebody in power somewhere. It doesn't mean he gets a free pass on the allegations against him in Sweden, but it should mean that at the very least those moronic politicians and media celebretards in the US who've been calling for his murder should be getting a visit from one of our consular officials, preferably an ex-SAS or Commando Regiment old boy, to have a quiet word in their shell—like about how seriously we take incitement to murder our fellow little Vegemiters.
Even Malcolm Turnbull, a former lawyer, opposition leader, and current shadow minister for the conservative Liberal Party, has come out on the point of Assange's rights as an Australian citizen. In a blog post mostly critical of Assange (and designed to score political points against Gillard), Turnbull writes:
I cannot see how he could be said to have breached any Australian law and I understand that it is not alleged he has broken any American law.
Mr Assange is free to return to Australia and if he is charged with a crime overseas then he would be entitled to consular assistance.
So his claims of being "abandoned" by Australia seem rather melodramatic. On the other hand the Prime Minister's clumsy accusations of criminal activity on the part of Mr Assange just reinforce the impression that in this, as in so many other areas, she is way out of her depth.
The debate came to a bit of a head yesterday when the Australian Broadcasting Network—the nation's publicly-funded broadcaster—published an open letter to Prime Minister Gillard on its website signed by more than 200 notable citizens, including famed academic Noam Chomsky and author Helen Garner. Citing the violent rhetoric of U.S. commentators like Jonah Goldberg and Bill Kristol, who have called for Assange's assassination, and others who have compared him and his organization to terrorists, the letter reads:
As is well known, Mr Assange is an Australian citizen.
We therefore call upon you to condemn, on behalf of the Australian Government, calls for physical harm to be inflicted upon Mr Assange, and to state publicly that you will ensure Mr Assange receives the rights and protections to which he is entitled, irrespective of whether the unlawful threats against him come from individuals or states.
We urge you to confirm publicly Australia's commitment to freedom of political communication; to refrain from cancelling Mr Assange's passport, in the absence of clear proof that such a step is warranted; to provide assistance and advocacy to Mr Assange; and do everything in your power to ensure that any legal proceedings taken against him comply fully with the principles of law and procedural fairness.
A statement by you to this effect should not be controversial - it is a simple commitment to democratic principles and the rule of law.
We believe this case represents something of a watershed, with implications that extend beyond Mr Assange and WikiLeaks. In many parts of the globe, death threats routinely silence those who would publish or disseminate controversial material. If these incitements to violence against Mr Assange, a recipient of Amnesty International's Media Award, are allowed to stand, a disturbing new precedent will have been established in the English-speaking world.
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The first stop of the Asian Wake Park Tour 2012 will be held at Thai Wake Park for 1 day on Saturday 31 March 2012. More details will be updated HERE
The Asian Wake Park Tour (AWPT) was first launched in 2009 and is sanctioned by the Asian Wakeboard Association. The tour comprises of several wakeboard and wakeskate tournaments hosted at various wake parks across Asia. It includes both Amateur and Professional categories and at the end of the season, the tour champion of each respective category is crowned.
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Memorial of Maxine Powell
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30 May 1915 / 14 October 2013Maxine Powell recently passed away at the age of 98. She was a wonderful woman who mentored many Motown musicians, emphasizing the importance of manners and grace. She taught artists such as the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson how to properly sit, stand, dress and speak.
Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. said in a statement that Powell "brought something to Motown that no other record company had … She was tough, but when she got through with [the artists], they were poised, professional and very thankful."
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Courageous, the widely anticipated follow-up from a church in Georgia that made the hit movie Fireproof, will premiere in theaters nationwide later this week.
Set to hit your local cineplex on Friday, Sept. 30, Courageous addresses fatherhood through the lives of four police officers. Michael Catt is executive producer of the movie, and senior pastor of Courageous' film-making brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick's home church, Sherwood Baptist Church, in Albany, Ga.
Boosted by grass-roots support and bulk ticket purchases from churchgoers, Fireproof made $33.4 million at the box office, despite a modest $500,000 budget from Sherwood Baptist. The top independent movie release of 2008, which starred Kirk Cameron as a firefighter who turns to God to save his marriage, has been credited with rescuing countless marriages.
Courageous has been heavily marketed to the faith-based community, especially pastors' screenings. The producers have created a ministry resource site, which includes clips, sermon outlines and small group materials, as well as multiple related products. Click here for more information.
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The establishment of Fort Victoria in 1843 may have marked European settlement on this southern tip of Vancouver Island, but Aboriginals have inhabited this area for thousands of years.
Through the ages, the Coast Salish people of southern Vancouver Island have shared knowledge by gathering together and telling stories – just as museums in Victoria do today.
For a comprehensive account of human activity on Vancouver Island over thousands of years, spend a day at the Royal BC Museum immersed in the human and natural history of British Columbia, including a dramatically-lit gallery of Aboriginal masks and a ceremonial big house. Visit Thunderbird Park to see colourful carved totem poles outdoors and stop by galleries and shops along Government Street to browse for Aboriginal artwork.
Outside of Victoria, there are many more Aboriginal experiences on Vancouver Island.
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At Thunderbird Park (located next to the Royal BC Museum), stroll through thickets of totem poles and around a traditional longhouse still in regular use. Poles of varying sizes populate the lawn around Mungo Martin House, a traditional longhouse named after the native artist.
Victoria offers plenty of chances to admire and purchase Aboriginal art pieces such as masks, Cowichan sweaters, jewellery and totems. Government Street and Fort Street contain several shops and galleries.
The home of Emily Carr, an artist best known for her paintings of Vancouver Island's rainforests and totemic Aboriginal sculptures, is a National Historic Site of Canada located near downtown Victoria. Her work is on permanent display at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
One of the best ways to gain insight into Victoria's Aboriginal history and culture is to take a guided interpretive tour. Learn first-hand from Coast Salish elders about indigenous plants and local areas of interest while sightseeing and wildlife watching or taking in Aboriginal ceremonies and performances.
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While people prefer expensive gifts to please the women/girl friend, there are still some traditional way to make her happy on this Valentine's day? One such way is to dedicate a Valentine's day love poems to him or her. In a near future, we will share some interesting gift ideas for men and women on our dedicated valentine's day blog. In case if you are a man who would like to express his love then the following Valentine's day love poem is the best way to express that feeling. The same applies to the woman as well. There are people who understand that Valentine's day gifts, greeting cards, balloons and many other are just a marketing gimmick of a corporate world to increase the sales. In a way, we do support the same but that doesn't mean we are against it. However, there are many cost free yet subtle way to express the love. For example, you can write a short love song for your loved ones, you can send her an e card or SMS or greeting message and so on.
My husband prefers to take me out for a dinner on this day. We spend the entire day together without being worried about anything else. He has scheduled a romantic abroad trip this time around. This time around, I have decided to gift him a blog instead of any other expensive gifts. As a blogger he is passionate about blogging and hence I decided to give him something that he loves a lot. This is just an idea how you can be innovative to express your feeling towards someone else. The Valentine's day poems are yet another way to do the same. As a poet, I have written many love poems which you can use to impress your husband or wife. Let this Valentine day be the special day of his/her life.
Valentines Love Poem
The following is a Valentines love poem for him and her. It can be used equally for a boy or a girl. Let your feelings flow out in a form of a poem. In case if you want to go an extra yard ahead, then you can print the poem on a card or something and send it to the person you love.
Tell Me What Is Love?
This feeling I sense when you are around,
Tell me what it is, oh tell me right now.
The butterflies that flap their tender little wings,
Inside the pit in my stomach, a melody in my thoughts rings.
Tell me if its love, that four lettered cupid!
I've read them in books, and have always found it stupid.
Show me how it's done, how to love someone?
Tell me what is love, so I could love my future hon.
I can feel myself gasping for some fresh breath,
When he walks around or sits next to me instead.
I stammer like a fool, and fail to control my thoughts.
Tell me what is love, so I could connect the dots.
He makes my knees feel so weak, and I might just melt down.
But when he hugs me, I find myself somewhat strong.
I want to talk with him, and then I sound so desperate.
Tell me what is love, so I can make sure we never separate.
My heart pounds in my rib cage, and I can literally hear the thud,
When he comes closer, and pours out his thoughts like a flood.
And although, in so many months, we have barely known each other.
Tell me what is love, so that I can talk without a stutter.
In his smile, or his smirk, in his eyes I felt I heard,
A melody without him uttering a word.
He dint really have to say, that he had felt the exact same way.
Oh tell me what is love, so that I can confirm it any day.
'Love' they say is a feeling of affection.
The thoughts that play with my deep emotions.
In silence when he hugs me and I can hear his heart beat,
I know that moment manages to always turn up the heat.
A question in my head that kept instigating fate.
I had to ask him before it was too late.
Will you always be there? Will you always love me?
With a glint in his eyes he said "Yes, for an eternity."
Bonus: Valentine's Day Love Poem Cards
Like last time around due to the popular demand of the cards, we have posted the entire poem in a Valentine's day card. In case, if you want to go ahead with this then you can download the image and send it to the loved ones via email, Facebook or any other medium.
Note: Copying or redistribution of our poems and cards without prior permission or credit is not allowed.
Valentine's day is all about spreading the love. Not only you are supposed to express the love to your lover/ girlfriend/ boyfriend/ husband/ wife, but you can express the feeling to your parents and kids. In a very near future, we will be writing few poems for kids as well so we suggest you to keep an eye on the poems section of our blog. As mentioned below, there are people who condemn such celebration. For such people we have a super collection of funny anti Valentine's day quotes that they can spread to make fun of the occasion. We have a freedom of speech so I do not condemn such act directly. The post is more of a fun than sarcasm towards the community.
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Beth Edmonds, Chairperson of the Maine Library Commission
Governor Baldacci appointed Beth Edmonds to the Maine Library Commission last fall. She was quickly elected to the post of vice-chair. Beth is no stranger to the state capitol as she served for four terms as the Senator from District 10 (Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, and Pownal). In 2004 she was elected and confirmed by her peers as President of the Maine Senate. Beth is a strong advocate on issues relating to libraries and the cultural agencies. She is the first Maine librarian and the second woman ever to preside over the Maine Senate!
Life Before Maine
Beth is from Keene Valley in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York. "As a child I spent many a wonderful hour in the Keene Valley Library with Mrs. Isham, our librarian," she recalls. As a student at Clark University she worked at the library. She graduated from Clark University in 1972. After graduation, she married Dan Nickerson. The couple moved to Freeport in 1978.
Civic Engagement
Besides serving in a leadership capacity in the Maine Senate, Beth has been actively engaged in the work of the National Organization of Women (NOW) and has been an activist for the Equal Rights Amendment.
In her home community of Freeport, Beth is the Director of the Freeport Community Library where she has been employed since 1982. For many years she served as the children's librarian and developed a real love of children's literature. In October 2005 she was appointed director of a newly renovated facility.
Love of Reading
When asked to share the books she loves, Beth said that the list was just too long—spoken like a true bibliophile! The ones that stand out today are the Phillip Pullman's series, His Dark Materials; Owl Moon by children's author Jane Yolen; and Michel Farber's well crafted, historical fiction set in London in 1875 entitled The Crimson Petal and the White. Beth also enjoys the Laurie R. King series featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes.


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Welcome back to The WDW Radio Show Your Walt Disney World information Station, hosted by Lou Mongello. Thanks for tuning in once again. This is Show #17 for the week of June 3, 2007.
This week's show starts off with some News and Views from Walt Disney World, which includes more new Disney merchandise, Star Wars and Muppets and that's just in one story alone! My visit to the Walt Disney World Rumor Mill includes more FASTPASS updates, a possible change to the Jungle Cruise and more bus system updates.
Jeff Pepper and I take a different type of trip in the Wayback Machine as we celebrate Goofys 75th birthday with a look at his history in animation, and his presence through the years in and around the Walt Disney World Resort.
Shontell Crawford and I examine the "Best DVC Indulgence" in this week's Best of the Best Segment.
This week's Hidden Treasure of Walt Disney World involves a secret character spot and freebie!
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PUBLISHED: 27 Oct 2012 00:04:55 | UPDATED: 27 Oct 2012 00:30:22PUBLISHED: 27 Oct 2012 PRINT EDITION: 27 Oct 2012Japan's consumer prices fell for the fifth straight month , showing the economy mired in deflation and keeping pressure on the central bank to do more to achieve its inflation target. Friday's data came amid renewed calls from lawmakers for the Bank of Japan to boost monetary stimulus at its October 30 rate review, when it is expected to cut growth projections and push back the timing for its 1 per cent inflation target.
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Is there something
there amongst
the dust
that could bring you back?
Something un-missed,
face to face, eyes
to longing eyes -
which could have
foretold by chance
that place your
beauty holds
or is it in desperation
to your
I find myself so
Is this
the way roses bend
before the pierce
of thorn?
Or is this the pain
as love
returns to dust.