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Features By Rob Hunter on February 4, 2013 | Be the First To CommentWelcome back to This Week In Discs! As always, if you see something you like, click on the image to buy it. Paul Williams: Still Alive Like many kids in the '70s Stephen Kessler was a fan of singer/songwriter Paul Williams' particular brand of sad, melodic songs that gave equal time to love and loneliness. As an adult Kessler wondered what happened to his childhood idol, and being a film/commercial director he decided to investigate and make a documentary on the 5'2″ award-winning legend. The result is a fascinating look at a man and a talent who could never have attained such stardom in today's physically-obsessed world, and for Williams it's a chance to look back and publicly acknowledge his past demons. At least, that was Kessler's plan, but he may have neglected to share the idea with the talent. Williams makes for an engaging subject, due both to his personality and his aversion to the whole process. Kessler's own needs permeate the film, and while he threatens to take over as its focus he actually adds an interesting element to the story about fame. [Extras: Bonus concert footage]
Year in Review: 12 Great (and 6 Terrible) American Films You Didn't Bother Seeing in 2012
2012 Year in Review By Rob Hunter on January 2, 2013 | Comments (11)The movies listed here aren't necessarily the year's best, but they're still great movies that never found an audience during their theatrical run for one reason or another. At least one of those reasons is you, but instead of berating you for failing to support the films while they were in theaters and needed your help, we're hoping to point you in their direction now. (Which reminds me… go see Jack Reacher!) But first, a few qualifications. I've excluded movies that played in fewer than 100 theaters since that's the distributor's fault. I'm not featuring films that made over $30m, and I'm not including subtitled foreign releases which the masses avoid by default. These are only films that had a real chance of making a lot more money, so while I wish more people saw the LCD Soundsystem concert doc Shut Up and Play the Hits, I'm not surprised that it only made $510k. So here are 12 great movies that failed at the box office but deserved much better (and should be sought out immediately on Blu-ray/DVD, streaming, whatever)… and 6 terrible flicks that you were right to avoid.
Indie Rom-Coms Now Have a Formula And That's a Dangerous Thing
Culture Warrior By Landon Palmer on December 18, 2012 | Comments (6)It's nothing new to say that the term "independent filmmaking" has come to no longer reference the actual practice of making films outside the studio system, and alerts more directly to an aesthetic of hipness. That the cute-and-quirky consecutive multi-Oscar nominees Little Miss Sunshine and Juno were similarly marketed by Fox Searchlight as "independent films" despite the fact that the former was actually produced independently and the latter was funded by studio dollars, effectively put the nail in the coffin for actual independent filmmaking to have any meaningful visibility. Meanwhile, first-time directors who make their name at Sundance like Marc Webb, Doug Liman, and Seth Gordon quickly reveal themselves to be aspiring directors-for-hire rather than anti-Hollywood renegades. Tom DiCillo, Hal Hartley, and Jim Jarmusch seem ever more like naïve, idealist relics each passing year. It's clear what the blurring of the lines between independence and studio filmmaking has meant for the mainstream: as my friend and colleague Josh Coonrod pointed out last week, it renders "platform release" synonymous with "independent," it means that movies featuring Bradley Cooper and Bruce Willis are the top competitors at the "Independent" Spirit Awards (see the John Cassavetes Award for actual independents), and it means that Quentin Tarantino is, for some reason, still considered an independent filmmaker. American independent filmmaking has lost its ideological reason for being. But when it comes to films that are actually independently financed – films for whom the moniker is less an appeal toward cultural capital and more an accurate […]
This hasn't been the most prolific of summers as far as blockbusters are concerned. The Avengers gave this season a promising start, but no action film came close to matching its scope and sheer love for fun. Last month was the most disappointing proof of that, with the very flawed Amazing Spider-Man and the messy finale we got with The Dark Knight Rises. However, there's been a good run of independent releases so far — Killer Joe, Headhunters, Safety Not Guarnteed, Your Sister's Sister, Take This Waltz, etc. — and this August is no different, with plenty of small and greatly satisfying offerings to be discovered.
Review: Breaking Up Is (Really) Hard to Do in Charming, Honest 'Celeste and Jesse Forever'
Film Festivals By Kate Erbland on August 1, 2012 | Comments (1)Editor's note: Celeste and Jesse Forever opens in limited release this Friday, but back in June, we saw the film at LAFF and positively loved it (so much that we'd marry it). This review was originally published on June 22, 2012. You'd be correct in mistaking Celeste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse (Andy Samberg) for a happy couple. All the signs are there – inside jokes, Celeste's shiny "C & J Forever" pendant, dinners with friends, professions of love, even a special sign language – but, alas, you'd be wrong. Celeste and Jesse are not forever, in fact, they're getting a divorce. The opening credits of Lee Toland Krieger's Celeste and Jesse Forever (penned by Jones and co-star Will McCormack) zip us through Celeste and Jesse's relationship – from shy happiness in high school, to high stakes sexual chemistry in college, to blissful young marriage, to now (and now is exactly when things get messy). When we meet Celeste and Jesse, the pair are still acting as if they are romantically involved – and that's the problem. Jesse has taken up residence in the couple's backyard cottage (his studio), but other than that, everything else is status quo – the affection, the bond, the connection – and while the two of them seem content with the situation, it unquestionably needs to change. And fast.
LAFF 2012 Announces Full Line-Up, Including 'Magic Mike,' 'People Like Us,' and 'The Queen of Versailles'
Film Festivals By Kate Erbland on May 1, 2012 | Be the First To CommentGird your loins, Los Angeles, the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival is coming, and this time, the fest is bringing strippers with them. Lots and lots of (cinematic) strippers. The festival has already announced four titles, which include the North American Premiere of Woody Allen's To Rome With Love as the festival's Opening Night Film, along with Gala screenings for Benh Zeitlin's Beasts of the Southern Wild, Lorene Scafaria's Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, and Ava DuVernay's Middle of Nowhere, but it's high time LAFF unveiled their full slate. And what a slate! As announced today, the festival will close with the World Premiere of Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike and will also feature the World Premiere of Alex Kurtzman's People Like Us. Other titles announced today of note include Sundance favorites The Queen of Versailles, Teddy Bear, The House I Live In, Celeste and Jesse Forever, Robot and Frank, and Searching for Sugar Man. Additional titles that pop out include Emmett Malloy's Big Easy Express, Alejandro Brugués' Juan of the Dead, Adam Leon's Gimme the Loot, and Joshua Sanchez's Four. LAFF also runs a variety of special programs, including Community and Retro Screenings, a crammed slate of short films, and their trademark "Eclectic Mix" of music videos. After the break, you can check out the full line-up for this year's Los Angeles Film Festival, along with synopses for all features and a full list of all shorts and music videos playing at the fest. LAFF runs from Thursday, June 14 to Sunday, June 24. Passes […]
Sundance 2012 Review: Fall Out of Love With 'Celeste and Jesse Forever' in Rashida Jones' Impressive First Feature
Film Festivals By Allison Loring on January 29, 2012 | Be the First To CommentIt's often said that believing you will spend forever with the person you fall in love with in high school is a naïve notion and, while the opening montage of Celeste and Jesse Forever seems to prove that the opposite is true, once the film begins we realize that our leads, Celeste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse (Andy Samberg), are actually separated and looking to get a divorce. The strange thing is, they still spend every second together and are only "separated" by their back yard, with Jesse now living in his studio out back rather than in the main house with Celeste. It is clear from the start that Celeste and Jesse are more than just a couple, they are each other's best friends, complete with inside jokes and hand signals clearly established over years and years of knowing one another. There is a level of comfort and familiarity between the two that neither seems ready to let go of, which frames the central conflict of both their relationship and the film. Over dinner one night, two of their friends, Tucker (Eric Christian Olsen) and his fiancé (Ari Graynor), call them out on the odd state of their relationship stating that they either need to end things for good or get back together. Neither Celeste or Jesse think their behavior is strange, but the fact that they still say, "I love you," to each other and can't seem start their days until acknowledging one another seems to support their friends' […]
Sundance 2012: Allison's 10 Most Anticipated Films
Film Festivals By Allison Loring on January 18, 2012 | Comments (2)As I touched on in my roundup of the must-see films set to screen during this year's Sundance Film Festival, there are many titles to choose from, but in looking over the ten films I am most looking forward to seeing I realized my interest is centered around character driven narratives (both funny and dramatic) and documentaries with their roots in music (no surprise there.) Of course with a full week at the festival, I am aiming to take in as many movies as I can, but these were the ten that stayed at the top of my list as I revised (and revised) my schedule. From actors I have had my eye on to compelling stories that grabbed my attention, keep your browsers bookmarked to FSR as I review each of these films and discover whether I was right (or wrong) with my choices here.
Rashida Jones Wrote a Movie and Will Star in it With Andy Samberg
Movie News By Nathan Adams on March 23, 2011 | Comments (2)We've seen her on TV shows like The Office and Parks and Recreation, she shows up in a lot of Internet videos at places like Funny or Die, and she even gets a handful of smallish film roles whenever she has time off from all that other stuff. But now Rashida Jones is set to get her own starring vehicle, and she also co-wrote the script. The film is called Celeste and Jesse Forever, it's set to be directed by Lee Tolan Krieger, and it will star Jones and Andy Samberg in the male and female leads. Celeste and Jesse will tell the tale of a married couple who is trying to figure out how to get a divorce, but still remain friends afterward. I've had a crush on Rashida Jones that's been growing exponentially over the last six months or so, and after this quote from the writer/actress making fun of casual sex comedies; my crush might have hit critical mass. Jones says, "Our movie is about two people who love each other a ton but they don't know what to do with that love, and how do you let that person go. It's very different from: 'I like having sex with this person because I'm so modern but then, ooh, maybe I like them.' I'm less interested in that story." That sounds interesting to me, and God bless her for taking the piss out of the lame state of the modern romantic comedy.
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While watching The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last week, I couldn't help but notice that the film namesake dabbles in a variety of jobs. I'm not giving away any spoilers by saying that Benjamin Button is one of those cinematic characters, much like Forrest Gump, who explores so many careers that I end up feeling envious of him. I sat in the theater thinking that no one has that many job experiences unless they're continuously getting fired.
I stand corrected.According to this news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, adults born in the tail end of the baby boomer generation held an average of 10.8 jobs from the ages or 18 to 42. And of those jobs, 2/3 were held between the ages of 18-27. That averages out to holding on to a job for less than a full year until they reached the age of 27, which is interesting if you think that Generation Y/Millennials are getting the credit (or blame) for job hopping. It turns out the trend was started with their parents.
The release also points out a few other interesting tidbits:
- "Women with a college degree held 11.5 jobs from ages 18 to 42, compared to 10.7 jobs for similarly educated men."
- "Among jobs started by workers when they were ages 38 to 42, 31 percent ended in less than a year, and 65 percent ended in fewer than 5 years."
- Growth rates in earnings generally were higher for college graduates than for workers with less education.
Are you following the trend that Boomers set with their job hopping, or are you the kind of employee who grows where you're planted?

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We won't harp on how future we can be – why bother, right? I will say, though, that Zilla Rocca has been a cat I've had my eye on for years. Even though the name of the game at DAD is electronic music, I've had my ear to the hip-hop underground for years now, especially when it comes to the leftfield excursions that the Philly-bred MC can take listeners on. Back before A$AP Rocky was rhyming over Skrillex beats, Zilla was expressing himself over dubstep, grime, and drum & bass tracks, along with his Wrecking Crew associate Curly Castro. Both have been featured on releases from street bass maestro Starkey, drum & bass legend Dylan, and with other talented producers, and they have a knack for approaching electronic beats that other rappers tend to miss. Throughout following Zilla's career, we've become acquaintances, and he recently hit me with a copy of his forthcoming mixtape, Neo Noir, which finds him digging back into the electronic realm and sounding awesome doing it. When he hipped me to this primer mix he made to ease cats into this chamber, I figured now was the time to speak to him and get people in tune to how long he's been at this, blending hip-hop and electronic music together, as well as drop the mix to the DAD community.
Now you're hip-hop through and through, but have dabbled with electronic music over the years. Talk to us about when you first started encountering electronic tracks, and what made you want to start rhyming over them.
In the early 2000s, I was in college listening to everything from Dizzee Rascal when he first popped off to Bjork to Beastie Boys to Outkast. And I was lucky enough to befriend Noah Goldstein, who is now the full-time engineer for Kanye West and GOOD Music, and Starkey, who is an elite producer/DJ in electronic music. So we formed a group Crooked Soul around 2003 while Starkey was in another electronic group called Aunt Jessica. We would kinda fight to get his beats, and they were all experimental. This was right when iPods first came out too, so people weren't fully blending sounds and styles yet. We were definitely ahead of our time. We were young, not caring about that, just doing what we liked. And we liked to do hip-hop that was spliced with grime, IDM/EDM, etc. The only people who liked it were non-hip-hop fans, so around 2006 we parted ways. I decided to do more straight forward rap, instead of rhyming on beats at 140BPM and leaving everybody confused. So with Neo Noir, it feels like I've kinda gone back to my roots. And now, people are more sophisticated and diverse as fans and listeners so I feel really confident blowing dust off the electronic burner so to speak.
Who are some of your favorite producers right now?
Right now, I'm a big fan of Silent Dust in the UK. We've been working together for a little over a year on dubstep, drum & bass, [and other forms of] EDM. Our aesthetics line up really well. I've always been a big fan of Bonobo, Four Tet, DJ Krush, Blockhead, Dan the Automator, Odd Nosdam, Ratatat. I think Mexicans With Guns doesn't get enough shine (hence me rocking over one of his beats on the mixtape). MONO/POLY is ill, as is Shlohmo. I just started getting into Young Fathers. El-P is a grandmaster who has updated his style very well. Alchemist is probably the best hip hop producer again this year. Scoop DeVille is quickly becoming one of my current favorites too. And whoever in the hell is doing all of the beats for Shabazz Palaces.
Talk to us about Neo Noir. From what we hear, there's a bit of a mixture between electronic beats and more leftfield hip-hop. Where do you see the line crossing between, say, a Clams Casino hip-hop track and someone like Branchez?
I had the title Neo Noir for a while. I've been doing my own thing for years under the guise of "noir hop," and I felt like Neo Noir felt like a more current variation of my style. I realized that there was a disconnect between the contemporary music I enjoy and the dynamics of the music I was releasing, and that a lot of people who have caught wind of me the past three-four years wouldn't really know of my background rhyming over double-time 808s and such. I play Juicy J and Pusha T just as much I listen to Aesop Rock and Planet Asia, but there was no grand plan with any of this stuff — I just make music all the time and figure out stuff later. I'm saying all of this now in hindsight. Once I heard Gaslamp Killer's album The Breakthrough, I felt like I had to go home and immediately rhyme on "Dead Vets." Then I started thinking about music I just enjoyed that made me want to rap. So I tackled yU's "Fine" off his album Before Taxes next — I've loved that song for three years. And I just took it from there. It felt right, so I went through my iTunes library, picked out all the beats, sequenced them for a project, used the title Neo Noir, and boom — it was done really fast. It was effortless. That's when I knew it was meant to be.
I think Clams Casino is a contemporary version of Blockhead, DJ Shadow, RJD2. It's a similar formula — find moody, melodic samples and go to town. The only difference is the drum choices and bass. They're all great producers who fit the sounds of their era. It makes me pay attention when I make beats and then when I pick songs to perform. I go to a lot of shows and clubs with my fiancé and her friends, and I pay attention to the audience, whether it's a dub step DJ or some indie folk musician. And I saw the reaction I was getting to the song "Massive" anytime I would perform it live. Branchez and Clams use sounds that are very comforting and stimulating, or wild and aggressive. These are the dynamics that people are reacting to the most right now. And my theory is that people are so overstimulated right now — there's always a screen to look at with music playing in the background. So people like things that either blend well into the background, or smack them back to life. And because we're all completely intertwined with technology, people are choosing music that is made electronically more than live instrumentation, analogue recordings, etc.
Would you ever attempt to do a project with nothing but electronic tracks?
I've thought about it. Like I said, I spent a good four years doing nothing but that with Starkey and Noah. I've had DJs suggest it to me, and a few producers like Dylan and Kitech feature me on multiple drum & bass and dubstep tracks. I change styles often based on whatever is compelling me to react at the moment. Some of the beats on Neo Noir are four-to-five years old, some came out this year. I've talked with Silent Dust about doing more work — we've done a handful of songs that all have come out really great. I just look for people that have a certain vibe. You can shake a tree and 10,000 trap or dubstep producers will fall out because it's in fashion right now. But it's actually easier for me to rhyme on electronic tracks because they're very open and challenging. It makes me change my approach and experiment more.
Talk to us about this mix we're about to premiere.
This mix has some exclusives no one has ever heard, namely "Drowning Venice" remix with Starkey and the "Philly Crime Remix" with Dylan & Kitech. It's got some personal favorites from my guys like Elucid and Curly Castro. It has some beats I initially wanted to use for Neo Noir but didn't fit the project. The mix is kind of a heads up on where I'm going with the mixtape and a little glimpse into some of the music I just enjoy as a fan: Cotton Jones, Dirty Beaches, A$AP Rocky, Roc Marciano, Why?, Raekwon. I want people to discover something new, maybe be reminded of joints they slept on like "Cocotaso" by The Beatnuts & Tony Touch. Neo Noir is my most joyful release yet, and this mix is an extension of that feeling. So don't be a bitch — listen to it! NOW! RIGHT NOW!
1. Mr. Hill "Feeling Fine"
2. Silent Dust x Zilla Rocca "Massive"
3. Dabrye feat Guilty Simpson & Paradime "Special"
4. Elucid "Whirlwind Thru Cities"
5. Mexicans With Guns feat. Freddie Gibbs & Bun B "Highway to Hell"
6. Starkey feat Zilla Rocca "Drowning Venice (Airtight Refix)" EXCLUSIVE
7. CRS "Us Placers"
8. Dirty Beaches "Lord Knows Best"
9. Cotton Jones "Gotta Cheer Up"
10. The Beatnuts feat Tony Touch "Cocotaso"
11. Shabazz Palaces "Barksdale Corner"
12. Mos Def "White Drapes"
13. Starkey "Paradise (Rudi Zygadlo Remix)"
14. A$AP Rocky "Suddenly"
15. Flying Lotus feat Blu "GNG BNG (MeMix)"
16. Roc Marciano "Poltergeist"
17. Zilla Rocca vs. Javelin "2 Dollar Lunches feat Has-Lo" (TAKEN FROM NEO NOIR)
18. Why? "Against Me (Amp Live Remix)"
19. Green Lidget Position x Curly Castro "Teenager"
20. Dylan & Kitech feat Zilla Rocca x Elucid x Curly Castro "Philly Crime (Kitech's Trip Hop Remix)" EXCLUSIVE
21. Four Tet "Angel Echoes"
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Hello everyone! My name is Moana and I'm from Honolulu, Hawaii :) When I was a young girl, my parents gave me a box full of plastic beads and a spool of elastic to play around with and I've been hooked on beading ever since! Now that I'm older, I've graduated to more sophisticated jewelry making and last year, I finally decided to try my hand at selling my creations since I love making them so much. Last year I opened up my own Etsy shop and had my own booth for the first time at a Christmas craft fair. I'm so happy to be part of this forum and I really look forward to learning more from everyone here :D
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Oh, sure! Rub it in that you live in Paradise while the rest of us are freezing our tootsies off!(g) Welcome to our family, and I hope we see some of your lovely creations in our readers' gallery soon.
Hello Moana and welcome! I've found there are inspirational beginners and some very helpful establish creators here. A good mix. Looking forward to sharing with you too!
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Sentence #1 is not "incorrect". I think someone may have misinformed you. There are 2 common ways, both correct of communicating the same idea. (A) I like SPENDING TIME with my friends. (B) I like TO SPEND TIME with my friends.
Many English words have a NOUN form and VERB FORM. Example, to show something with precision so the verb, TO ARTICULATE. (I am ARTICULATING ideas to you right now.) To write about the same conception, I can refer to ARTICULATION as something that I do. Do you understand?
What I am doing is AN ARTICULATION. When I am writing, I can inform you that I ARTICULATE some ideas, and I can also say that I am ARTICULATING some ideas. (I hope you understand.)
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Originally brain-stormed by and created for the Generation NOW Meeting in 2009. This video can be used as a tool for deep inquiry and discussion.
read moreThis film explores some major concepts, but two of them are simple: places and spaces. Places are merely physical locations, with often no meaning attached to them. However, a simple, empty room can be formed into a space; turned into a place of meeting, creativity, innovation, and community. Places are often beautiful, awe-inspiring, breathtaking, but they only become spaces when we engage with them. When we experience beauty, peace, or joy from a place, our reflections and responses to the place are what create an experience, as well as the emotions that we feel.
Here's the problem, when we reflect during an experience, or bring pre-conceived notions to an experience, we arent truly experiencing. Reflection must exclusively follow experience.
The lectionary-based TEENTEXT GRADES 9-12 resource helps older youth connect the text on the page with events in their daily lives. These resources guide students into the text, and through a series of open-ended, text-related questions, they begin to see the Bible as a vital, dynamic relevant resource–one that can inform them throughout their lives. These resources enable any interested and committed adult to facilitate the discussions, since the leaders aren't expected to have THE answer, or to be Biblical scholars or theologians. They simply need to be good listeners and open to their own spiritual growth. This process also allows the students to share leadership.
read moreTeenText is different! Instead of providing youth with answers that "come from the Bible," these resources meet the students where they are – grappling eagerly and passionately with growing up, becoming who they are. In this educational setting the student is the curriculum, not the written study guide.
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The Texas State Core Curriculum
Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy
The Texas Core Curriculum describes the general education requirements that all first time college graduates must complete as part of their degree program. The core curriculum may be completed at The University of Texas at Tyler or at another institution and will be considered completed if documented on that institution's transcript. Students attending college from out of state will also need to complete the Texas Core Curriculum.
The College of Pharmacy faculty recently reviewed and approved several changes. These are indicated with an asterisk (**).
2012-14 General Education Core Curriculum
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Timeline to Complete the Texas Core Curriculum: **
It is recommended that the Texas Core Curriculum be completed prior to entry into the College of Pharmacy, however select courses may be taken during the first two years of the Pharm.D. program. Students may take up to 12 semester credit hours during this time from the following categories: (40) language, philosophy and culture, (50) creative arts, (60) American history and (70) government/political science.**
It is recommended that these classes, if taken, be completed during the first and/or second summer semester. This will allow students to concentrate on the Pharm.D. curriculum during the fall and spring semesters of school. Students taking the core classes at UT Tyler will be restricted to taking these during the summer, however students may also take these at other institutions. All students are responsible for tuition and fees associated with the Texas Core Curriculum courses.** All other prerequisite and Texas Core Curriculum courses must be completed prior to entry into the Pharm.D. program.


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Medical marijuana dispensary review: Nature's Cure III in Denver
I would love to say there was another reason for my visiting Nature's Cure III on Colfax, but there just isn't. The shop isn't really known for much more than rock-bottom pricing on their buds, and there's often a line to get in -- so I figured I'd finally make a stop and see just how far $25 could get me.Google.
Nature's Cure IIINature's Cure III is on Humboldt and East Colfax. And not the new Colfax with fancy brew pubs and shiny condos. This is still Colfax Colfax. A spot where you can see a dude rapping to himself at the bus stop, a hooker walking in heels stumbling past the furniture rental place, and a drunk pissing himself while half-passed out after bumming for change and downing a bottle of cheap gin from Scooter Liquors.1500 E. Colfax Ave.
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720-328-6256Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
Raw marijuana price range: $24-$35/eighth, $200-$270.ounce, though they also offer $150-$160/ounce specials (shake and 'blunt mix' sell for about half those prices).
Other types of medicine: BHO, hash, edibles, tinctures, salves, shake.
Online menu? No.
Handicap-accessible? Yes.
Inside, the front room has been sectioned off as a patient waiting room with not much more than a few hand-me-down office chairs and a stickered-up ATM that looks like it spent time in a skate shop prior to its stint distributing cash to medical patients. The shop is cash only, which is becoming much more frequent around town, as one by one, credit-card companies catch on to what "health services" their clients really offer. Paperwork is minimal -- just a small intake form while your ID and red card are Xeroxed.Garden shot from Nature's Cure III.
On the day of my visit, there were a few pipes and bubblers on display in the small next-in-line waiting room just beyond the locked doors. Nothing fancy, and most were a few dollars overpriced for what they really were: a pipe for someone who needs to puff his meds as soon as possible once he gets out the door.
The back bud bar is built into a corner of the small store, with two adjacent doors opening into the same L-shaped space. Meds were scattered everywhere, with edibles on shelves on the back wall, in the glass cases, in the fridge on the other side of the room and on small counter displays by the cash register. White boards along the back wall of the bud bar have pricing for everything, the list seems somewhat jumbled; I found it easier just to point to something and ask what it cost. Edibles-wife, the stop mainly offered hard candies and chocolates from companies like Dabba. There were also topical ointments, lip balms and tinctures -- items that other dispensaries have let go in favor of more waxes and hashes.
Nature's Cure III had those as well, though not a very robust collection of either. The main wax for sale was a doughy, yellow mixed blend selling for $30 a gram. More appealing were discs of hash made from pressed kief. Selling for $15 a gram, the miniature hockey pucks had a deliciously inviting floral smell and the yellow-amber color of Gulf Coast beach sand. The huge chunk was just begging to be thrown on top of an old-school hooka and burned with shisha -- but I opted to save a few bucks this week and just go with the cannabis.
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Avoiding Compassion Burnout
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Understanding PTSD Fills a Void
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Kate's post on another thread about her cat changing her machine settings got me thinking. How many of us have furbabies? What kind and how many? Do they "help" you with your projects?
We have 2 cats, a long-haired tuxedo named Penny who we've had for about 10 years, and a short-haired brown & black tiger stripe named George who we just got at the end of October. He's about a year and a half old and is constantly into everything (hence the name George, as in Curious George). Penny likes to be in the sewing room with me, but she doesn't usually bother me. Sometimes George hangs out in the sewing room, but he usually tries to box my feet when I walk around! So far he doesn't "help" much with the sewing. Donna |
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I've got 'em. Three cats and a curious Sheltie. I like 'furbabies' but have always called them 'muffins', since I was a little girl. If I call "Muffins!" all of the animals will come running. However, they do have real names as well. Sarah the black & white Sheltie always thinks she's helping but at 15 I'm afraid she's losing interest. She'll sleep in the sewing room when I'm working but no longer chases ever scrap that falls to the floor. I miss that. Kate (whose life at home is ruled by the furbabies) |
Kate, is GrayC a Maine coon cat? I know they get really big. We used to have a calico cat named Sarah. We sure miss her. Jack sounds like our George...he's long and lean and tall! He has long legs so it's hard to avoid him boxing me if he's lying on the sewing room floor. He also opens doors since he can reach the door handles. Penny has long hair but it's disguising her little porky figure. :) I know when she has her annual checkup next month they will fuss at us for her being overweight. She is THE QUEEN OF EVERYTHING and was not happy at all about bringing George into her house. They are fighting less but still go at each other several times a day. I'm not going to separate their food or buy a second litter box; they're just going to have to work it out. Other than that they are spoiled rotten! LOL Donna |
No, she's not a Maine Coon, although I've always wanted a Maine Coon or a Norwegian Forrest Cat. She is simply and gloriously FAT. That's not a word I use often, but that's what GrayC is. She has a tiny head, a tail that would look correct on a kitten and short, short legs. In between the head, tail and stubby legs is the Hindenburg. We talk about giving her a shot of helium to see if we could float her. "Oh the humanity! Oh the huge GrayC!" |
Kate! I have to show you what my DH had as his screen saver |
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There are common threads with quilters (bad pun) and cats seem to be one of them. OF COURSE I have cats. There is Lil Abner, a very young man of about six months now and destined to be a mammouth feline, I suspect. And at the other end of the spectrum is Polly Anna Pinky, a diminuative and dainty little tortie of about five months. My sewing room is no longer open to the animals, but yeah the cats have always loved to sleep on quilts in progress when I bring them downstairs to work on them. It's like they're saying that finished or not, the quilt is large enough to accomodate them. Then there is Tubby, a tiny Italian greyhound/fox terrier mix. |
Since I've been talking about GrayC, here's a picture of her with Santa: |
- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Mon, Dec 12, 11 at 22:26
We have one feline who gets called various names. Her proper name is Prissy and Miss Priss she is. She isn't interested in fabric unless it's already put together into a quilt top laying on the floor....then she inspects it. Or, if the fabric closet doors are left open, she'll try and climb to the top. When things start falling, she scoots like it wasn't her fault. She's pretty docile but doesn't like to eat unless we stand there and watch her. What a hoot! SharonG/FL |
I have one inside kitty, Elliot. He will be 16 this year. He is either asleep somewhere or is a very talky/needy cat. As he has gotten older the talking has turned more into screeching/yowling/caterwauling - DH is not fond of Elliot. When I'm sewing, I try to get him to sit behind me on the chair so he is close but not in the way. Of course, that is not what he wants - he prefers to sit right on my lap, in the middle of whatever I am doing. He doesn't bother or play with what I am working on (except for chasing bindings as I'm sewing those long strips of fabric on) he just wants to be on my lap when he wants to - but not when I want him. He hates being 'held' and will never stay if I pick him up - contact must be initiated by him. Here is a picture of him. We were not trying to capture an 'evil' look, he just is rarely quiet, so this is him doing what he typically does, and as you can see he does it with full gusto. Karlene |
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- Posted by new-beginning (My Page) on Wed, Dec 14, 11 at 1:23
Karlene - has Elliot had his thyroid checked? Sounds like what my Harley (large red tabby) did - Harley is now on meds for overactive thyroid. Vet said it was not unusual for an older cat to have this (Harley howled a lot along with nibbling the back of my leg - he was hungry all the time but losing weight slowly). I also have a gray tabby (Heidi - who lives up to her name and hides when anyone comes in the house) and then there's Miss Kitty (2 1/2). Harley and Heidi are both 9 and the sewing room is definitely off limits to all of them. Neither is very fond of Miss Kitty either. I used to occasionally post on here (about 6 years ago) in preparation for retirement and the 'assumption' I would actually have time to learn how to make quilts (I have sewn for 60 years). I was using a different screen name at that time. I have retired as of almost 2 years ago - I have yet to have time to make a quilt! Still hoping that maybe 2012 will be the year I'll get into quilting. Carolyn |
- Posted by lafonda_ranch (My Page) on Wed, Dec 14, 11 at 8:02
I had a cat years ago, but don't currently have one because I would be the one to take care of it, and I just don't have the time for any indoor pets. Outside, we have 6 quarter horses, a golden retriever and a rottweiler. My dd would love it if we had a cat or small dog, but I know I'd be the one to care and clean up after them. |
Calliope, your Polly Anna Pinky is adorable! I had a tortie, Fade, who lived to be almost 13 with a severe hyperthyroid condition. Although she was on thyroid meds that sweet cat yowled at night, ate everything she could get her paws on and was supermodel skinny. She had the most expressive face and I miss her. |
- Posted by cannahavana (My Page) on Wed, Dec 14, 11 at 21:25
This is Shadow helping me hand quilt. He is my 2 yr old 15 pound monster. And my 16 year old sweetie, Peekaboo, that inspects my work. |
Cats and quilts.........oh my........a thread doesn't get much better than this! Kate, why don't you feed that poor starving GrayC? LOL As for Torties, I read somewhere that they're the hardest of the cats for shelters to place. I couldn't believe that, I am totally smitten with torties, and have always wanted one, and as soon as I brought home by marmalade tabby boy, I found her where her feral mother had left her under a stand of juniper bushes. The calico mother saw me and never returned, and so I became her new mother. I so enjoy seeing and reading about everybody else's furry companions. It's so obvious how we all enjoy their 'assistance' with our needlework. |
- Posted by lafonda_ranch (My Page) on Thu, Dec 15, 11 at 8:53
Such pretty kitties!! I will have to show my daughter. I can hear the awwwwww's already! Robbi |
Cannahavana, our new George was named Shadow when we adopted him, but it just didn't seem right for him. He's into everything so he got named George, as in Curious George. I love all kitties...don't care what color they are! Donna |
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While we were at Camp Cheerio, Toolgranny surprised me with a wonderful Celtic Knot wall hanging. She had hand dyed the fabric and needle turned the applique. I think it looks wonderful over my fireplace. Thank you so much, Linda. I just love it.
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- Posted by sunnycentralfl (My Page) on Thu, Dec 1, 11 at 22:21
Wow! Quilting Friends are the BEST! That is beautiful for a beautiful person who is always giving to others! ...and it's made by a beautiful quilter! It is so special! Thanks for sharing it with us! |
- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Thu, Dec 1, 11 at 23:11
Wow Beverly. It looks like Linda made it specifically for for over your fireplace! Great work, Linda!!!!! You both are very caring and sharing ladies. |
Wow! What a beautiful piece and it look's great over your fireplace : ) Sure wish I had a fireplace/wood burning stove right now. Winter decided to truely arrive this morning - it is only 14 degree's BRRRRRRRRR..... Stay warm! |
What a beautiful, festive quilt. The detail on it is wonderful. Holiday wishes to both the giver and the receiver. Marie, I sympathize with you. It's 21 in Minneapolis. |
That's the perfect spot for this amazing gift! |
- Posted by magothyrivergirl (My Page) on Fri, Dec 2, 11 at 8:15
This wall hanging looks perfect over your fireplace. The 'knots' accentuate the louvers on the grill like it was meant to be! While this picture looks beautiful, you can't see the amazing colors and Linda's Perfect needlework. She is so talented. This surprise Masterpiece was the shining star of our Show and Tell at Camp Cheerio. Thanks for posting the picture Beverly. |
- Posted by jennifer_in_va (My Page) on Fri, Dec 2, 11 at 8:20
Beverly, that looks great there! I agree with Sharon that it was meant to be in that spot! You and Linda are truly wonderfully amazing for the thoughtful giving that you offer others!! |
- Posted by teresa_nc7 (My Page) on Fri, Dec 2, 11 at 8:21
Beautiful! Nice work, as usual, Linda! |
Wow, that is just beautiful! Much better than my one attempt at Celtic applique! LOL Donna |
- Posted by lafonda_ranch (My Page) on Fri, Dec 2, 11 at 9:43
Beautiful!! Lucky, you!!!! It looks great over your fireplace, too. Robbi |
- Posted by toolgranny (My Page) on Fri, Dec 2, 11 at 12:08
I'm so glad it fit. Thanks for showing us. It looks great there. And, it's the nice sort of gift, you can take it down and put it away instead of having to hang it all year because someone gave it to you. Happy holidays to you and Tim. |
- Posted by cannahavana (My Page) on Fri, Dec 2, 11 at 12:24
Gorgeous! Love Celtic knots, you did a beautiful job Linda! I have a book full of patterns. Someday.... Rebecca |
What a wonderful gift and such a great job! A work of art and it fits just right over you fireplace. Can't beat that kind of friend. We each have a few such special people in our lives. |
- Posted by polardream (My Page) on Fri, Dec 2, 11 at 14:39
Beverly, It looks beautiful above your fireplace! Linda did a beautiful job and you deserve the special gift. Enjoy the wallhanging and your holidays. Sue |
W0W! A beautiful gift for a beautiful person and from a beautiful person. It is such a pleasure to have met both of you! A very special group! |
Wow that's a lot of needle turning!! Beautiful!!! A lot of people sent me heart blocks when I was so ill. My BFF of 32 yrs took the blocks and made them into a beautiful quilt. I saw it about two weeks ago and there's just the binding to finish. I'm holding my breath...I'm hoping she gives it to me! LOL!! |
That looks fabulous Beverly and you deserve it because you are always doing something for somebody else. And Linda, you are amazing as well. Beautiful work. |
Thanks everyone. I was so surprised when Linda turned it over and showed me the label with my name on it. I think it is absolutely stunning. I am so blessed to have such a good friends. beverly |
Wow! That is so beautiful and it looks perfect over the fireplace. What a wonderful treasure. Susan |
It is stunning and perfect for your fireplace. I agree that Beverly always does so much for others. Linda is very generous, I know how much time went into the needle turn! We truly do have a group of warm hearted, talented members. |
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Kendall will be using this non-invasive sampling approach in northwestern Montana and northern Idaho this summer as part of a three-year study that began last year. The goal is to gain a more precise estimate of the grizzly population in the 1.7-million-acre Cabinet-Yaak ecosystem, one of six federally designated recovery zones for grizzlies, listed as threatened since 1975.
During the past three decades biologists have radio-collared a handful of bears in the Cabinet-Yaak ecosystem, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that 40-45 grizzlies live in its recovery zone. Using a DNA-based approach should paint a clearer picture, not only by giving a more accurate countbut also by providing the gender breakdown and genetic diversity within the population. Kendall spearheaded a similar study in Montana's Northern Continental Divide ecosystem, collecting some 34,000 samples from 765 grizzlies--a number that turned out to be more than twice the previous population estimate.
"Grizzly bear recovery in the Cabinet-Yaak ecosystem is one of our highest priorities," says Paul Bradford, chair of the Selkirk/Cabinet-Yaak subcommittee of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee and supervisor of Montana's Kootenai National Forest. Other recovery zones, like the Northern Continental Divide and Yellowstone, have benefited from intensive, multimillion-dollar studies. "I think [this] DNA study will provide needed additional data that help us better understand the existing situation of the population, and help us design better recovery strategies," he says.
It's not just wildlife managers who are anxious to get a solid population number--local communities have a vested interest, too. "It's a huge management and economic question," says Kendall. "That's why it's so important to find out with certainty what the population status is right now, to have a good measure of trend, and to figure out if we're managing bears as well as we can to promote recovery."
Because of the bear's threatened status, some U.S. Forest Service roads have been closed to protect grizzly habitat, and logging and mining operations limited. In fact, many of the corporations, communities, and individuals affected by the restrictions are pitching in to fund the $1.7 million study, along with federal and state agencies.
"We think the numbers are higher than currently estimated--we're hearing from our friends and neighbors that they're running into grizzly bears more than they ever have," says Lincoln County commissioner Tony Berget. "We'd like to know how many are really out there so we can move forward and set a plan in motion to get these grizzlies recovered."
Besides setting up 395 baited hair trapsin 790 different locations, Kendall's team is putting barbed wire on natural bear rubs--trees and structures that the animals regularly shimmy up against, giving their backs and sides a good scratch.
Studying natural rubs has provided some fascinating insight. Using hair samples and remote cameras, Kendall has found that in some instances, several grizzlies use the same rub--just not all at the same time.
In addition to hair snags, sampling at existing rub trees is going to be especially important in the Cabinet-Yaak study, Kendall says.Biologists have been radio-collaring five or so bears annually for the past 28 years and those animals may be skittish of the snags. "There's a big avoidance issue with the hair traps--bears previously handled are less likely to go into them. So rub trees are going to be really important to help get a precise count."
Come June, 70 summer employees will be traversing the mountainous terrain of the Cabinet-Yaak, lugging five-liter containers of the blood lure to bait traps, and tacking barbed wire to natural rubs. "It's a huge, huge effort," says Kendall. And one that could prove hugely beneficial to the grizzly's recovery.
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Complex of about 20 ethnic groups in Madagascar. The largest group is the Merina (Elevated People), who primarily inhabit the central plateau. The second-largest group is the Betsimisaraka, who live generally in the east. The third is the Betsileo, who inhabit the plateau around Fianarantsoa. Others include the Tsimihety, the Sakalava, the Antandroy, the Tanala, the Antaimoro, and the Bara. All Malagasy peoples speak a dialect of Malagasy, an Austronesian language. The written language is a standardized version of the Merina dialect. Most Malagasy peoples live in rural areas and grow rice, cassava, and other crops. About half are Christian, while the rest practice their traditional religion based on ancestor worship.
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In retrospect, the saga that's come to be known as the Boulder land grab seems like a surefire hit. After all, the tale involves a prominent married couple — Richard McLean, an ex-judge and former mayor, and Edie Stevens, an attorney and onetime chair of the Boulder Democratic Party — who are using an obscure legal maneuver to take land owned by their neighbors, Susie and Don Kirlin. But back in October 2006, when McLean and Stevens first made their claim, Susie says that neither 9News nor the Boulder Daily Camera responded to her appeals for coverage. "I don't think people really understood the depth of the story and the ramifications of what could happen," she says, "so no one was interested." Likewise, news organizations initially ignored an October 2007 ruling by Boulder District Court Judge James Klein that awarded McLean and Stevens about a third of the Kirlins' lot — a parcel that may be worth $1 million.
How, then, did the Kirlins' predicament became big local news that's beginning to stir national interest? The answer appears to lie in the convergence of old and new media — and how readers can use online newspaper comments to essentially vote for what they feel deserves more coverage. Susie calls it "a real grassroots movement."
The seed was planted by another past Boulder mayor, Bob Greenlee, who writes a column for the Daily Camera. He, too, lives in the Kirlins' vicinity, but Susie says they've never met. Somehow, though, Greenlee heard about the controversy and made it the focus of "Trespassers Have Rights," a November 4 offering that provides an overview of the subject, which revolves around a concept dubbed "adverse possession"; a version of old squatter's-rights laws, the doctrine allows an individual who's used land for more than eighteen years to seize it legally if he can prove he's more attached to it than the actual deed-holder. In this instance, Stevens and McLean argued that their regular travel over paths on the Kirlins' lot during a quarter-century span proves that they deserve the property, and Klein agreed, much to Greenlee's astonishment. "The case clearly established that Stevens and McLean trespassed on their neighbor's property over a long-enough period and were therefore legally entitled to a portion of it. Free. Without paying rent or taxes," he wrote. "What a deal!"
The response from Camera readers to Greenlee's submission was immediate and passionate. Nearly ninety comments collected over the next few days, and a week's worth of letters pages featuring missives about the Kirlin affair racked up similarly impressive totals. Before long, word of the story began migrating to assorted blogs, not to mention talk radio: Dan Caplis and Craig Silverman spotlighted it on their KHOW radio program several times, beginning on November 12. So by the time the Camera finally printed a full-scale news article about the Kirlins — on November 15, eleven days after Greenlee's salvo appeared — the audience was primed and ready. The report quickly collected more than 280 comments, and a steady stream of followups have been just as popular with self-appointed Internet pundits. Witness the 300-plus comments on a November 17 piece built around a one-sentence remark by Stevens ("They lost the case, and they are disgruntled litigants"), which was one of the first public statements she or her husband offered after the story broke. Susie Kirlin would love for Stevens and McLean to defend their actions at greater length. "It'd make it a more interesting story," she says.
Camera editor Kevin Kaufman insists that the avalanche of feedback wasn't solely responsible for the decision to cover a dustup that had induced yawns at the paper over a year earlier. He points out that quite a few Camera articles attract a similar volume of comments, including ones that take on perennially popular topics, like the CU Buffs, or hot-button matters such as smoking in public places. Moreover, he says, Camera staffers had an immediate interest in following up on Greenlee's work and chalks up the delay in tackling it to resource-juggling. Still, Kaufman concedes that the barrage of online remarks did serve as an indicator of reader curiosity. "Certainly there's a lot of interest in the case," he acknowledges. "I wouldn't want to say that necessarily motivated us to do something. But as people see and hear about something, they contact us more and more, and certainly that keeps a spotlight on it."
Today, other news organizations are also logging visits related to their coverage of the Kirlins' dilemma — both Denver dailies and numerous area TV stations, plus the Los Angeles Times, whose overview popped up on December 3, and varied subscribers to United Press International, which synopsized the Times report. In addition, Don has guested on a Seattle radio station, and Susie says they've also been contacted by the New York Times and so many other info purveyors that they've launched a website, www.landgrabber.org, to help coordinate the contacts. For the most part, she's been pleased by the coverage, making note of just one small error: A Camera story inaccurately called Don, who's a commercial pilot, the heir to the world's largest Hallmark-store chain — a bit of misinformation that first surfaced in an old Wired magazine story about his jet-related side business. With Ron Tupa and Rob Witwer, a state senator and representative, respectively, promising future proposals to eliminate adverse-possession abuse and the Kirlins' planned appeal of Klein's ruling, more reportage — and more awareness of the issue — is assured. "I sure wish we'd won the case," Susie says, "but there's always got to be some good that comes out of everything, and this is the good."


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CHINA/AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN/US - Article says "hostility" towards US to be disadvantageous for Pakistan
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Text of article by Anwar Syed headlined "Turmoil in US-Pakistan
relations" published by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 11
Interaction between the US and Pakistan has been of the kind present
between a patron and a client. It is in trouble because, instead of
meekly submitting to the patron's bidding, the client is beginning to
show signs of having a mind of his own
American relations with Pakistan have gone through vicissitudes, ranging
between indifference and closeness, friendliness and estrangement,
alliance and alienation. With interruptions, for stretches at a time the
US has been giving Pakistan military and economic assistance since the
mid-1950s. Pakistan, in return, has run errands for the US to protect
and advance its interests in this region. Relations between them are
currently in a bad state.
Interaction between the US and Pakistan has been of the kind present
between a patron and a client. It is in trouble because, instead of
meekly submitting to the patron's bidding, the client is beginning to
show signs of having a mind of his own. This has aggravated the patron.
The 'establishment' in Washington -- the president's office, the state
and defence departments, the National Security Council and the CIA --
has been threatening punitive action against Pakistan such as suspension
of military aid and assistance for civilian development projects, and
possibly the imposition of economic sanctions. The causus belli
(justification for acts of war) is the presence of the Haqqani network
in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region and its operations in
Afghanistan to the detriment of American interests in that country. This
network, consisting of several thousand operational units, is an organ
of the Taliban. It was initiated in the early 1980s by Jalaluddin Haq!
qani whose men had fought the Soviet army. He is now old, frail and
confined to his bed. His son, Sirajuddin, a 35-year-old man, directs the
group's operations. He and his associates were once seen as Afghan
patriots. President Ronald Reagan ranked them as the Afghan equivalents
of the US's founding fathers (George Washington and Thomas Jefferson).
The Americans regarded them as the 'good guys' when they fought the
Soviet forces. They wanted their country to be free of Soviet presence
and dominance then, and now they want it to be free of American control.
President Obama has said that the US's fighting forces will be withdrawn
from Afghanistan by 2014 but he added that the American military
presence in that country will be maintained for an indefinite period of
time, hence the antagonism between the US and the Haqqani group, and the
pressure on Pakistan to expel it.
American opposition to the Haqqanis poses a problem for Pakistan. Public
opinion here is strongly anti-American. Many observers believe that the
US and western powers generally disapprove of Islam. Furthermore, they
have not come to terms with the fact that Pakistan, a Muslim state, has
become a nuclear power and maintains a growing stockpile of nuclear
weapons. This train of thought has it that the Americans want to
destabilise and possibly break up Pakistan. This may be a mistaken
interpretation but the fact remains that a great many people accept it.
On the other hand, some Pakistanis think they have no reason to be
estranged from the Haqqanis who have done nothing to hurt their
interests in any way. Their activities are focused on Afghanistan
(although from safe havens on Pakistani soil).
Prime Minister Gillani's government tried to put up an appearance of
national resolve to stand firm in the face of American threats. He
called an All Parties Conference (APC) last month to convey to all
concerned that all political forces in the country were united to defend
and assert the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of
Pakistan, and that they would not tolerate any unilateral American
action. This led to some softening of the American position. Officials
in Washington declared that any action against targets would be planned
and carried out in collaboration with the relevant agencies in Pakistan.
It is to be noted, however, that American forces launched drone attacks
in Waziristan on the same day that the APC passed its resolution.
It may be said that Pakistani officials have themselves created the
problem they are now encountering. They have been less than forthright
in dealing with their American counterparts. Instead of telling the
Americans where the two sides could not work together because their
interests differed, they had been promising help even when they did not
intend to provide it. They went back on their promises when the time for
action arrived.
The quest for independence and self-assertion does not require the
government of Pakistan to go out of its way to encourage defiance of
American policies in this region. The US is the only superpower in the
world at this time. It has the capability to do any third world country
a lot of good or harm. Estrangement from or hostility towards the US
would bring about all kinds if disadvantages for Pakistan in the
political, economic and diplomatic domains. Friendly relations with
China are important but they are not a substitute. China does not have
the will or the resources to do for Pakistan even a small part of what
the US can do. If Pakistan gives up the role of a client, American
officials will soon learn to deal with it on the basis of mutual respect
and coincidence of interests as they do with most other nations in the
The writer, professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, is a
visiting professor at the Lahore School of Economics.
Source: Daily Times website, Lahore, in English 11 Oct 11
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