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January 2012
January Newsletter
New Year Message from the World Movement Secretariat
Democracy Alerts/Appeals
Anwar Ibrahim Acquitted of Sodomy Charges in Malaysia
Pakistani Human Rights Activist, Zarteef Afridi, Murdered
Announcements & Events
NED Posthumously Presents Democracy Service Medal in Honor of Laura Pollán of Cuba
Iranian Political Prisoners Receive Human Rights Awards from ICHR
Call for Nominations: 2012 Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk
Call for Nominations: Baldwin Award and $25,000 Prize
Call for Submissions: IFES 2012 Photo Contest
Defending Civil Society
Niger Delta Civil Society Coalition Challenges Police on Suppressing Freedom of Assembly
Gender Issues & Sexual Minority Rights
WLP Partner in Egypt Denounces Military Violence against Women
Good Governance, Transparency, & Anti-Corruption
Uyghur American Association Calls for International Action on Disappearance of Asylum Seekers
Media, Freedom of Expression, and Communication Technology
Democracy Activist Chen Wei Gets Nine Years for Speech Crime in China
Hungary's Klubrádió Station Deprived of Frequency
News and Views from the Steering Committee
New Year Message from the World Movement Secretariat
The last year began with soaring hopes for democratic progress, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa, where just two weeks into 2011 we saw protests bring the ouster of the Ben Ali regime in Tunisia, and, by February 3rd, the first pro-democracy protesters marching to demand the end of President Saleh's autocratic rule in Yemen. By February 11th, President Mubarak of Egypt had ceded power in the face of public demands, and by February 20th, Moammar Gadhafi had to resort to heavy weaponry to fight off what was then an opposition movement that eventually ended his rule. Democracy fever quickly spread to Bahrain and Syria, where opposition movements continue to confront brutal resistance and repression, and in June last year, some 40 women in Saudi Arabia got behind the wheels of their cars to demonstrate for the right to drive—a flicker of change in a country ranked 161st out of 167 in the Economist's 2011 Democracy Index
Efforts to advance democracy are never easy, but in the short spell of the past 12 months a whole region has experienced significant achievements. The ultimate results of these startling developments remain to be seen, and in many places hope has been tempered by fear and disillusionment. In some countries, efforts are underway to implement transitions to real democracy; in others, confrontation continues as autocrats resist. In still others, progress may even have been reversed. But the determination of democracy and human rights activists remains powerfully evident across the Arab world.
And not just there. In just the first month of 2011, protests against corruption and authoritarianism erupted across sub-Saharan Africa—in Gabon, Mauritania, Djibouti, Uganda, Malawi, Swaziland, and Senegal. In early February, 98 percent of referendum voters in Southern Sudan endorsed secession from Khartoum. In May, labor militancy in China's car industry led to criticism of the official party-controlled union federation, and since the emergence of the Arab Spring, the Chinese government has done all it can to prevent a Jasmine Revolution. In June, large crowds of democrats filled the streets of Minsk, Belarus, to mourn the passing of Vitali Silitski, the celebrated scholar and activist who lost his battle with cancer, only to witness two months later the head of the Viasna Human Rights Center in Belarus, Ales Bialatski, imprisoned by the KGB, leading to worldwide condemnation of the repressive government. And in Russia, December saw thousands demonstrating across the country against a fraudulent election and the presumptive return of Vladimir Putin to the presidency.
As we enter 2012, our hope is that the long-awaited opening in Burma, will continue to grow and inspire change not only elsewhere in Asia but around the world. And we hope that activists from Cuba and Venezuela to Sri Lanka and Pakistan, from Zimbabwe and Ethiopia to Vietnam and Cambodia, and from Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan to Iran and Afghanistan will see the rewards of their courage and determination. And surely we hope that the people of North Korea will soon feel a lighter yoke that has for too long lain on their shoulders.
Despite the frustrations, the set-backs, the challenges, and the sheer brutality they face, democracy movements carry on. We salute those who have sacrificed so much—for too many, life itself. We also congratulate those who were recognized in 2011 for their long, invaluable work, like Nobel Laureate Tawakol Karman of Yemen, Woodrow Wilson Center's Ion Ratiu Prize winner Nabeel Rajab of Bahrain, and Frank Mugisha of Sexual Minorities Uganda who received human rights awards from both the Rafto Foundation and the RFK Center for Human Rights. And we mourn the passing last year of those who brought freedom to so many, like Elena Bonner of Russia, who helped found the Moscow Helsinki Group; Wangari Maathai of Kenya, the first African woman Nobel Laureate recognized for her environmental activism; and Vaclav Havel, who not only did so much to bring democracy to Czechoslovakia, but also oversaw the peaceful division between the Czech Republic and Slovakia and devoted so much of his life to causes of freedom everywhere in the world. They will be greatly missed.
The World Movement will continue to support democracy and human rights activists and their movements through our efforts to facilitate the sharing of knowledge, experiences, and strategies; through our Defending Civil Society project, which responds to new "NGO laws" and other measures intended to restrict civil society space and cut off resources for vital democratic activism; through our Democracy Assistance project, which has been identifying best practices in democracy support; through our outreach and advocacy; through our alerts for participants facing danger; and through our global assemblies, which bring together democracy and human rights activists, practitioners, scholars, and donors from around the world to explore together the challenges they face and the victories they've achieved, and to build relationships of solidarity worldwide.
As we said in our Founding Statement in 1999, "the time has come for democrats around the world to develop new forms of cooperation to promote the development of democracy. Such cooperation is needed to strengthen democracy where it is weak, to reform and invigorate democracy even where it is longstanding, and to bolster pro-democracy groups in countries that have not yet entered into a process of democratic transition." This remains our mission in 2012.
In this first issue of DemocracyNews in the New Year, the Secretariat conveys its best wishes for good health, happiness, and peace to all participants in the World Movement and to all their families, friends, and colleagues around the world. We hope the coming year will bring great progress to all our efforts to build and consolidate democracy, to protect human rights, and to peacefully resolve conflicts wherever they may occur.
Democracy Alerts/Appeals
Anwar Ibrahim Acquitted of Sodomy Charges in Malaysia
After a politically charged and internationally spotlighted trial that lasted two years, Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's opposition leader, was acquitted of sodomy charges. The crowd erupted into cheers as Malaysia's High Court delivered the verdict on January 9. According to the New York Times, "Mr. Anwar has claimed that the case was concocted by Prime Minister Najib Razak's administration to damage the opposition's political standing." Unreliable DNA evidence contributed to the Court's decision to acquit Mr. Ibrahim. This trial comes ahead of the general elections, in which the opposition will be contesting the current regime's control of government.
Mr. Ibrahim faced a similar sodomy allegation in 1998, and was imprisoned as a result. In 2004, the verdict was overturned on appeal, and he was freed. He then went on to lead a three-party opposition coalition to substantial gains in the March 2008 general election. This, according to his defense, prompted the conspiracy by the government to weaken the power of the opposition with this most recent allegation.
Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said, "Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted on a charge that should have never been brought in the first place. Hopefully the verdict sends a message to the Malaysian government to put this matter to rest." Human Rights Watch continues to call for the repeal of the law criminalizing same-sex consensual relations.
To read the New York Times article, go to: http://nyti.ms/z50sy8
To read the World Movement's earlier report on the case: http://bit.ly/zkRIwP
For more information from Human Rights Watch, go to: http://bit.ly/xitaJ9
Pakistani Human Rights Activist, Zarteef Afridi, Murdered
On December 16, Front Line Defenders called for urgent action in response to the murder of Zarteef Afridi, a human rights activist from Pakistan. Front Line Defenders reports that Afridi, who is the coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), "was shot dead on the morning of 8 December 2011 by a group of unidentified attackers in Sangary, while he was on a motorcycle." Afridi was active in a number of peace groups working on the release of individuals who had been imprisoned under the Frontiers Crimes Regulations. "It is reported that his murder was related to his work in organizing a congregation of tribal elders to campaign against extremism and terrorism in the area," according to Front Line Defenders. Afridi's murder follows that of two other members of HRCP in 2011.
For more information, go to: http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/16917
To take action, go to: http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/act
Announcements & Events
NED Posthumously Presents Democracy Service Medal in Honor of Laura Pollán of Cuba
On December 14, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) posthumously presented the Democracy Service Medal to Laura Pollán, a democracy activist and founder of Cuba's Las Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White). The event, which took place on Capitol Hill, featured tributes to the late activist, and a live video link to Pollán's family and colleagues in Havana. Pollán was awarded the Medal for her unwavering commitment to the cause of "Libertad." Las Damas De Blanco came together after the targeted arrests of some 75 activists in March 2003. The women are the wives of those arrested.
NED's Democracy Service Medal was created to "recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the progress of democracy around the world." As the NED presentation noted, "Yes, Laura is gone, but her memory lives on the hearts of Cubans. Her example of dedication to justice inspires others to fight on. The purity of her motives, the strength of her character, the depth of her integrity, and the force of her fearlessness will light the way forward."
For more information and to watch the video of the event, go to: http://bit.ly/uYbEZy
For more information on Damas de Blanco, go to: http://www.damasdeblanco.com/
Iranian Political Prisoners Receive Human Rights Awards from ICHR
On December 11, the International Center for Human Rights (ICHR) presented numerous human rights awards to leading Iranian activists and political prisoners. "Winners of the 2011 awards are among activists who have made significant efforts to resist dictatorship and injustice," said Hassan Zarezadeh Ardeshir, ICHR's director. The first annual Human Rights award was given to Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, who has been in prison for 16 years. Five other awards, in the categories of student, labor, culture, human rights, and legal advocacy were presented to Majid Tavakoli, Reza Shahabi, Ramn Parchami, Kouhyar Goudarzi, and Nasrin Sotuudeh, respectively. The awards were accepted on the recipients' behalf at a gala in Toronto, Canada.
To read the press release, go to: http://bit.ly/rXaigu
To view pictures from the awards gala, go to: http://bit.ly/tBacHl
Call for Nominations: 2012 Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk
Front Line is currently accepting nominations for the Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk 2012, and will continue to do so until the 30th January 2012. The annual Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk was established in 2005 to honour the work of a human rights defender or group of human rights defenders who, through non-violent work, are courageously making an outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of the human rights of others, often at great personal risk to themselves.
The Award seeks to focus international attention on the human rights defender's work, thus contributing to the recipient's personal security, and a cash prize of €15,000 to support the continuation of this important work.
For more information and to submit a nomination in English, go to: http://bit.ly/cQZ0Ko
To submit a nomination in French, go to: http://bit.ly/wQC4re
To submit a nomination in Spanish, go to: http://bit.ly/yui8zI
Call for Nominations: Baldwin Award and $25,000 Prize
Human Rights First is accepting nominations for the 2012 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award, and the accompanying $25,000 prize. This award is considered "an honor that recognizes an individual or organization's commitment to international human rights advocacy," according to Human Rights First. The award will go to an individual or an organization with demonstrated commitment to: Social Networking and Internet Freedom, Religious Freedom, LGBT Rights, and/or Freedom from Torture. Nominations will be accepted until February 6, 2012.
For more information and a list of past recipients, go to: http://bit.ly/Apv6Lk
Call for Submissions: IFES 2012 Photo Contest
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) conducts an annual democracy-themed photography competition to profile the many ways individuals demonstrate a sense of civic responsibility around the world. This year, IFES encourages images of individuals taking part in the electoral process or other activities that demonstrate the values of democratic governance and citizen engagement. The contest is divided into two categories: one open to the public and another open exclusively to current and former IFES employees. One winner and as many as 10 finalists will be named for each category. The winner of each category will receive US$600. IFES will accept submissions for the competition from January 5 to February 16, 2012.
Go to: http://photocontest.ifes.org
Defending Civil Society
Niger Delta Civil Society Coalition Challenges Police on Suppressing Freedom of Assembly
On January 7, the Niger Delta Civil Society Coalition (NDCSC) released a statement expressing its concern over actions of the Nigeria Police Force. As protests erupted in Nigeria over the recent removal of fuel subsidies by the government, the NDCSC says the rights of freedom of assembly have been threatened by police. According to the statement, "NDCSC, for the avoidance of doubt wishes to remind the Inspector General of Police and his Commissioners across the core states of the Niger Delta region, that the Nigeria Police is the creation of the Constitution, not the President of any regime in Nigeria, as such is required to serve and protect the letters of the constitution to the full." NDCSC urges the Nigerian police force to honor the right to freedom of assembly, and notes that police will be held responsible for any violations.
For more information, go to: http://bit.ly/w6A5LT
Gender Issues & Sexual Minority Rights
WLP Partner in Egypt Denounces Military Violence against Women
After significant physical and sexual abuse of peaceful women protesters by the Egyptian military, Women's Learning Partnership partner, Forum for Women in Development (FWID)—an NGO focused on women's issues and reform of policies and legislation that discriminate against woman -- joined thousands of other women's rights activists in a Cairo march on December 20, 2011, and signed a formal statement denouncing the military's violence against women. WLP's political participation manual, Leading to Action: A Political Participation Manual, has been a resource for FWID's efforts denouncing violence against women. During this past quarter, they began using the new Arabic language edition of the manual to advance democratic principles and engage and take leading roles in political affairs during this critical time.
To read the report, go to: http://www.learningpartnership.org/lta
For more information, go to: http://www.learningpartnership.org/
Good Governance, Transparency, & Anti-Corruption
Uyghur American Association Calls for International Action on Disappearance of Asylum Seekers
December 19, 2011 marked two years since 20 Uyghur asylum seekers were deported from Cambodia and sent back to China. The Uyghur American Association (UAA) used the occasion of the anniversary to issue a press release calling on international governments and media organizations to pressure China into releasing information about the deportees in light of fears that they will be imprisoned, tortured, or executed. The 20 Uyghurs were in the process of applying for refugee status with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Phnom Penh when they were deported. "China takes a very hard line on Uyghurs who seek out shelter in other countries, as China does not admit that there are conditions in Xinjiang, where most Uyghurs live, that can be oppressive and might cause Uyghurs to flee the country," stated Josh Kurlantzick, a Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. The UAA sees the expulsion of these particular Uyghurs as part of an alarming global trend of Uyghur deportations, which requires immediate international action.
To read the press release from UAA, go to: http://bit.ly/t1bHY1
Media, Freedom of Expression, and Communication Technology
Democracy Activist Chen Wei Gets Nine Years for Speech Crime in China
On December 23, the Suining Intermediate People's Court in the Sichuan Province of China sentenced Chen Wei to nine years imprisonment and two years deprivation of political rights for "inciting subversion of state power." According to the Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD), this is "the harshest sentence handed down so far to an activist detained in the 'Jasmine Revolution' crackdown." Chen Wei's alleged violations are based on four articles he is supposed to have written and published over the least three years. In a statement by CHRD, the organization calls on the Chinese government to immediately release Chen Wei, "who has been imprisoned solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression and opinion guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."
For more information, go to: http://bit.ly/ru8b0W
Hungary's Klubrádió Station Deprived of Frequency
The Hungarian Media Council of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (Media Council) decision to deny renewal of Klubrádió station's broadcasting license raised great concern. According to media rights organization Article 19, "Klubrádió is a highly popular radio station with about half a million daily listeners. It carries public service style programming including interactive phone-in debates, a unique forum where figures from a broad political spectrum can participate." The 95.3 FM wavelength was given to an unknown rival, Autoradio.
The press release from Article 19 further states that, "Klubrádió's prospective closure means the silencing of Hungary's only remaining independent radio station and a significant blow to the media pluralism in the country." A year since Hungary passed a media law, which international groups have condemned as repressive of freedoms, this latest attempt at controlling media has gained similar attention. BBC reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton brought up her concerns over Klubrádió's rejection in a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The Media Council has responded in a statement saying that "the situation that has evolved in response to the result of the tender invited for the Budapest 95.3 MHz frequency is a case of consciously planned, pre-meditated, sheer political provocation."
To read the BBC article, go to: http://bbc.in/w3h2uK
To read the statement from the Media Council, go to: http://bit.ly/Acqogt
For more information on Hungary's Media Law from the Center for International Media Assistance, go to: http://bit.ly/w15M9K
News and Views from the Steering Committee
Igor Blazevic (Bosnia), remembers the legacy of Czechoslovakia's first president Vaclav Havel in an article in the Irrawaddy.
To read the article, go to: http://bit.ly/sDtojZ
Carlos Ponce (Venezuela), highlights "Narco-Tyranny" of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a January 9 article to Fox News Latino.
To read the article, go to: http://bit.ly/xhlrVF
Ayo Obe (Nigeria), former Chair of the Steering Committee, writes about the fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria, and offers justification for the subsequent protests.
To read the piece, go to: http://bit.ly/x8Uovk
Carl Gershman (United States), remembers the legacy of Czechoslovakia's first president, Vaclav Havel, in an article in the Washington Post.
To read the article, go to: http://wapo.st/vhlCQc
For information on the memorial event held for Havel at the National Endowment for Democracy, go to: http://bit.ly/u5clpn


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New battle system details, locales, and more screenshots? XSEED Games really is spoiling us. It's not as if we have to wait to much longer for Trails in the Sky, after all.
New battle system details, locales, and more screenshots? XSEED Games really is spoiling us. It's not as if we have to wait to much longer for Trails in the Sky, after all.
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I am so very excited about this game. Good thing I've almost finished DA 2, or I'd be torn between them.
Curse you long US to UK shipping times!
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Thanks to XSEED for releasing this game. It looks awesome! Has anyone come up with an estimated length of the game? The original PSP trilogy games took me about 25-30 hours each, but I would imagine this is a much more expansive adventure.
I did like the original trilogy. I thought the first one had weak translation but it had all the elements of story I like.
The website for it is claiming 50+, and knowing how i dawdle around in games, It'll probably be 60 or more for me.
Yep; around 50 hours for the main quest, and then additional time for the 50+ sidequests, and anything else you do.
great! i can't wait to get my hands on some T.i.t.S!
otakudensetsu you should have your avatar's matching gun chicks in some echii goodness for your sig.
I am also looking forward to this. I will be picking it up mainly to support x-seed and because I've been really meaning to play the originals. But a quick question having not finished all of Garghov trilogy will I have any problems getting into this?
It's also totally unrelated story-wise (and takes place in an entirely different world -- as far as anyone knows, anyway!), so no worries on that front either.
I said I would buy it.
Well, I preordered it. Almost there, right? All that's left is for XSeed to ship the product to Amazon and...
You can search on Youtube for gameplay videos if you're curious.
Just awaiting the arrival of my copy.
I'm super excited for this game, myself. Every year there is usually one game I'm more hyped for than anything else, and this one is it. The official site at XSEED looks great too, lots of information on there concerning some finer points pertaining to the inner workings of TITS. Have the limited edition pre-ordered, and really hope it arrives on time!
I'm kind of curious how the music is going to be distributed in the first chapter. Having listened to a ton of the soundtrack from all 3 games, they are all kind of blurred in my head and I have a feeling some tracks are going to sound legendary since I haven't listened to them in a long time.
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I have to say, the XSEED website for this game is one of the best websites I've seen for selling a game. Their web designer(s) deserve some major kudos.

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I have a CC3000 weed eater that has been great!. Recently, the 'head' would not spin consistently. A guy that does some side work for me took it for repair and replaced the clutch. Problem is, the symptom is the same. I have verified that the flex shaft is intact, properly lubed, and that it turns freely. I have also made sure that the spindle/head assembly turns freely as well. This guy also swapped out the spindle/head assembly during the repair. I am out of ideas. |
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It sounds like you and the repairman are missing something worn or broken in the drive train (from clutch to head). I see you have verified most or all needed item items to be in working conditions. My suggestions: 1. Remove the shaft and cable to the trimmer's head. Start the trimmer and add resistance with a wooden rod. Check the square shaft connection close (on shaft, in clutch) for wear and torque with the wooden rod. Verify you have torque going to the head by pressing against the rod with it running. 2. If the power at the head and clutch tested OK. Manually test the cable and string head by forcing resistance between the two (vise and hands or vise-grips and hands). 3. If the cable and string's head checks OK. Make cure the cable is seated in the clutch and string heads. With manual torque if a small screw driver or etc will let you hold the clutch and manually torq head. Good Luck, loger PS. Post pics of possible problems if needed. |
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One afternoon in mid-1993 three partners in the ship-repair industry had a discussion about a restaurant in Lisbon, Portugal, called Fla-Flu Churrascaria. Semmy and Jasni had eaten at Fla-Flu several times over the last three years and could not stop raving about it. "Let's start a restaurant like this in Singapore" was the suggestion.
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The EC155 B1 is Airbus Helicoptersâ high end 5-ton twin-engine helicopter. It is an enhanced version of the proven Dauphin family and boasts the most advanced technologies available.
The EC155 B1 has a five-bladed Spheriflex® rotor head with an extremely low vibration level. Equipped with Airbus Helicoptersâ famous Fenestron® tail rotor, the EC155 B1 performs with a noise level that falls 4.6 dB below ICAO level. Itâs so quiet that passengers feel as if they are travelling in a business jet.
The EC155 B1 offers high speed, long range, accessibility and safety with a large cabin for the best EMS and SAR performance. With its lightweight modular specialist mission equipment, configurations can be changed quickly and easily. The low vibration and noise levels ensure the best care for sick and injured patients. The advanced Human Machine Interface, state-of-the-art glass cockpit and unique Airbus Helicopters 4-axis automatic flight control system maximize the pilotâs effectiveness for these most demanding missions, even in the worst conditions.
When every second counts
The large, unobstructed cabin offers enough room for multiple patients, medical personnel and materials, including bulky medical equipment, holding up to two stretchers with eight seats. Extrawide sliding doors and full-length boarding steps make loading hassle-free. The high-set main rotor and tail rotor allow for safe loading even while the rotors are turning.
For Search and Rescue, the EC155 B1 can be fitted with a large range of equipment including electrical hoist, Electronic Optical System (TV camera/ IR camera) with downlink system, searchlight and rappelling system.
Key features for these multi-role
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The EC155 B1's high speed and long endurance make it an ideal tool for law enforcement operations ranging from patrol to airborne surveillance. With the largest cabin and lift capacity in its class, the EC155 B1 can transport SWAT units of up to 13 members and equipment to the incident area. Sophisticated law enforcement equipment can easily be loaded into the large baggage compartment, accessible from either side of the helicopter. The EC155 B1 offers unmatched visibility and an incredibly discrete noise level for effective surveillance operations. Its state-of-the-art glass cockpit avionics display is compatible with night-vision goggles, which makes it fully available night and day. The EC155 B1 benefits from years of Dauphin family experience and has been designed to ensure low maintenance costs while providing the highest rate of availability.
The bad guys don't stand a chance
A variety of police missions:
Cockpit layout compatible
with Night Vision Goggles
Maritime surveillance
The EC155 B1 offers a comprehensive range of equipment:
Day & night video cameras, EOS
Cargo sling
Rescue hoist
As the leading helicopter supplier to the oil and gas industry worldwide, Airbus Helicopters offers with the EC155 B1 the most cost-efficient rotorcraft of its class, designed to ensure low maintenance costs. Merging the modernity of its design with the experience of the Dauphin family, the EC155 B1's unwavering reliability ensures high operational availability.
A workhorse for the oil and gas industry
The cutting-edge digital avionics, exclusive 4-axis auto-pilot and Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) of the EC155B1 reduce pilot workload and enhance safety even in the roughest weather conditions. It more than fulfils the most stringent safety requirements of oil and gas companies. In addition, its all-composite rotors, rotor head and famous Fenestron tail rotor make it the quietest midsized helicopter – a quality much appreciated by long-haul passengers and pilots.
Automatic Deployable Emergency Locator Transmitter (ADELT)
Thanks to its speed, its small D value (14.3 m/46.91 ft), its high set main rotor and shrouded tail rotor that enhance safety even on small, busy decks, the EC155 B1 is the ideal aircraft for long-haul operations and inter-rig shuttle transportation.
The wide, unobstructed cabin can comfortably accommodate up to 13 passengers and two pilots, who enjoy easy access through the wide front and rear sliding doors. In addition to the low vibration level, passengers will appreciate the ample legroom, the possibility to install all seats forward-facing and the panoramic visibility offered by the large windows.
A wide range of optional equipment is available, especially to fulfil EASA OPS regulations and to meet the highest OGP standards:
to name a few.
Elegantly designed and ready to meet the needs of each customer, the efficient EC155 B1 represents beauty and functionality combined. The form of the EC155 B1, from its distinctive nose to its rear "dorsal fin", clearly distinguishes it as a member of the exclusive Dauphin family. The high-set main rotor and shrouded tail rotor enhance safety for boarding passengers and for ground crew. The two extra wide passenger doors with full-length boarding steps facilitate easy access to the cabin, and the large baggage compartment may be conveniently accessed from both sides of the aircraft, allowing quick loading of bulky luggage. In flight, passengers appreciate the panoramic view offered by the large windows.The EC155 B1's state-of-the-art glass cockpit and avionics considerably reduce the pilot's workload.
Smoothly Flying in Style
Rear access
The wide unobstructed cabin can accommodate 2 pilots and up to 13 passengers in comfort configuration, up to 12 passengers in corporate configuration and up to 8 passengers in VIP configuration. The fully-modular, spacious interior, characterized by its fluid design, is outfitted with extra-thick insulation and special flooring. These components, when combined with Airbus Helicopters' low noise hingeless rotors, Spheriflex rotor head and Fenestron® tail rotor, ensure the smoothest, most comfortable ride. The result is a pleasant cabin atmosphere conducive to work, conversation or relaxation.
High-end options include soft leather club seats, power sources for laptops, adjustable reading lights, cabin air-conditioning as well as air outlets for each passenger. VIP amenities can include satcom and in-flight entertainment to increase on-board comfort.


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UKRAINE-CRIMEA (UPDATED) Mar-13-2014 (840 words) With photo and graphic posted March 12. xxxi
Ukrainian Catholics fear 'new oppression' after Russian takeover
By Jonathan Luxmoore
Catholic News Service
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- A Ukrainian Catholic priest in Crimea said church members are alarmed and frightened by the Russian military occupation and fear their communities might be outlawed again if Russian rule becomes permanent.
Father Mykhailo Milchakovskyi, a pastor in Kerch, Ukraine, described the atmosphere as tense because many residents of the town located in the eastern part of Crimea were unsure of their future.
"No one knows what will happen. Many people are trying to sell their homes and move to other parts of Ukraine," Father Milchakovskyi told
Catholic News Service
March 12.
"Our church has no legal status in the Russian Federation, so it's uncertain which laws will be applied if Crimea is annexed. We fear our churches will be confiscated and our clergy arrested," the priest said amid tensions over a planned March 16 referendum on whether the autonomous territory should join Russia or remain in Ukraine.
Father Milchakovskyi said the Ukrainian Catholic Church's leader, Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kiev-Halych, had pledged "prayers and support" if fellow-Catholics "found themselves in danger."
However, he added that his church feared Russian rule would inflict a "new oppression" on Ukrainian Catholics, whose five communities traditionally make up about 10 percent of Crimean peninsula's 2 million inhabitants.
"Many have already stopped coming to church, after being branded nationalists and fascists by local provocateurs," Father Milchakovskyi said.
"The Orthodox have always insisted they're dominant here and done everything to make life unpleasant for us. If they're now given a free hand, we don't know whether they'll behave like Christians or follow the same unfriendly policy," he said.
Under Soviet rule, from 1946 to 1989, the Eastern-rite Ukrainian Catholic Church was outlawed. The strongest members lived their faith clandestinely, while others attended an Orthodox church or no church at all. The government confiscated all church property, giving some buildings to the Orthodox and putting other buildings to secular uses.
In January, Archbishop Shevchuk said Ukraine's now-ousted president, Viktor Yanukovych, had threatened to ban the Ukrainian Catholic Church because of its support for pro-Western opposition protests. However, Leonid Novokhatko, Ukraine's former culture minister, denied that Yanukovych planned to ban the church.
Father Milchakovskyi said he had been allowed, as a military chaplain, to visit Catholics serving with the Ukrainian naval infantry in Kerch, after their base in the eastern port was blockaded by Russian-backed forces.
He reported that Russian troops were "controlling who and what gets through," and said young recruits now lacked food and medicines.
"Everyone says the results of the referendum are already known, although many would vote to remain in Ukraine, or to retain Crimea's autonomous status," the priest told CNS.
"The referendum will have no legal status, and we don't even know who'll conduct it and count the votes. But we're deeply anxious it will be used as a pretext to act against us," he added.
Two days earlier, in a separate CNS interview, Father Milchakovskyi said Catholics would likely not vote in the referendum.
"They say that it's not legal. They will not take part in it and that it is just illegal," he said using his wife, Alexandra, as an interpreter. Eastern clergy may be married prior to priestly ordination.
Ethnic Russians make up 58 percent of the Crimean population, with Ukrainians 24 percent and mostly Muslim Tartars about 12 percent.
In a March 12 statement on his diocesan website, Bishop Bronislaw Bernacki of Odessa-Simferopol criticized the international community for not taking action against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"The world talks, criticizes Russia and does exactly what Putin expects -- nothing," said Bishop Bernacki.
He predicted the Crimea referendum, which has been rejected as illegal by most foreign governments, would "prove 80 percent support" for the region's annexation by Russia and reflected a "wider policy by Putin," as revealed in a 2008 military campaign against Georgia.
"Cutting off Crimea is only the beginning -- it will then be time for Ukraine's eastern and southern counties, and then perhaps the whole country," the bishop said.
The president of Ukraine's Latin-rite bishops' conference, Archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki of Lviv, told Poland's Catholic information agency, KAI, March 12 the bishops would hold their March 19-21 plenary in the eastern city of Kharkhov, "to be closer to those in greatest danger."
News reports March 12 said unarmed groups of volunteers, with support from local authorities, were attempting to protect churches, mosques and cemeteries from looting and vandalism.
A day earlier, a bishop with Crimea's Orthodox Church associated with the Kiev Patriarchate, which backs the new Ukrainian government, said several prominent pro-Western activists had disappeared. The statement said there was a "real danger to the lives of Ukrainians" in the territory.
Meanwhile, prices for fuel and food were "rising fast," Father Milchakovskyi said.
"Our parishioners aren't wealthy, and our clergy live in the same conditions, but we can't request money or material help because we've no way of receiving them," the priest said.
"We're counting on the prayers of Christians abroad and also their moral support in protesting and making our problems known as widely as possible."
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We all think the clothing of the 1930s is beautiful. But there's one big reasons we don't have closets full of 1930s clothing — the bias. Sewing on the bias is a serious pain in the butt. It takes patience and care and it can still go terribly wrong and your machine will eat up you fabric.
Today, I'm going to show you how to make a bias cut 1930s dress without sewing anything on the bias. Seriously. Not a single seam is on the bias!
This is a dress designed by Madeleine Vionnet in 1929. This dress is documented in Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion 2: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction c1860-1940. It is housed in the Centre du Documentation due Costume in Paris. It is made from two layers of silk gauze, ivory and black, and embroidered with pink flowers. The dress appears to have a very complicated construction, but it is in face made from rectangular skirt panels sewn to a square bodice that is turned 45 degrees to the bias.
Remember the 20-minute Vionnet? Well, this is more like the 10-minute version.
Take three 35″ square silk scarves (I recommend the pre-hemmed silk scarves from Dharma Trading). That's it. Just three.
The unsewn parts of the folded scarf make lovely sleeves. And the other two carves make a gorgeous handkerchief hem. You can cut the neckline into any shape you want.
Even unpressed and right out of the dryer, you can see the slinky bias cut working its charm on the dress form. And you didn't have to sew on the bias once. You didn't even have to cut on the bias! Told ya.
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Wow. I just took a look at Sarah's, and it's gorgeous. Off to ebay to do some scarf shopping. Thank you for the instructions!
I just tried making this — picture here. For a change, here's a late-20s Vionnet-inspired dress. Picture desaturated to spare you the eyeburn of the peach-coloured fabric of my test version.
Wow! This looks easy!
I see that there is now a silk/wool blend scarf, which I'd like for more weight, but would that ruin the fluid bias look for this dress and your 20 minute dress?


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I am a first time home buyer and have been working on our landscaping.
We are in SWPA, z6 borderline 5. I am so confused by all the different information regarding bulbs. Is there a rule of thumb on which one can stand the winter, which ones are planted in the fall and which ones need to be dug up? Here is what I currently have. Glads (no idea the variety, they came free with my lillies), Stargazer lillies and asiatic lillies. Can they make the winter or do I need to dig them up? I would like to add some tulips and daffodils to my garden. These are planted in the fall, right? So, once they are planted, I'm good to go? My neighbor is also having me dig up some of her iris this fall. Should I store them for the winter or can i put them right into the ground? Sorry for all the questions! I appreciate all your help! |
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The only thing that you will need to dig up is the glads unless they are the winter hardy ones. I'm in zone 5 between a and b. Put the iris in the ground so they can work on setting down roots for next year. Yes, tulips and daffodils are planted in the fall. |
- Posted by donnabaskets 7b-8 MS (My Page) on Tue, Jul 28, 09 at 20:21
If you know the latin names of your bulbs (these should be on the packages), you can Google them and find out their winter hardiness zones very easily. It's not a bad idea to mark your bulbs with their names somehow so that you can find them to lift, divide, and spread the wealth later on. I like to use pieces of old vinyl window blinds that I write on with a Sharpie. If you put the ink side under the ground, the sun will not fade it. Leave just enough of the slat above ground that you can find them easily. |
- Posted by pitimpinai z6 Chicago (My Page) on Sat, Aug 1, 09 at 21:18
As Mori said, the only bulbs/corms you need to dig up and store indoors this fall are glads. Everything else including Iris can stay in the ground over winter. Don't worry too much. |
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Treasury Secretary Appointment Hearing Postponed, Unpaid Taxes Paid
• Holiday retail sales dropped 2.7 percent. Which didn't surprise us (sadly) but did freak out Wall Street, pushing prices down 248.42 points. [NY Times]
• What is the obsession with bringing back the "variety show"? America hates them! [Perez Hilton]
• Such dreams from this father! A letter from Barack to Malia and Sasha. [Parade]
• Barack Obama's appointment for Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner's hearing is postponed until next Wednesday, because the guy that's supposed to get us out of this crisis is in trouble for some unpaid taxes. [Huff Post]
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Crain's Chicago Business reported on February 8 that Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. (MMPI) President Mark Falanga is resigning. MMPI is a unit of Vornado Property Trust, which owns the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. Falanga, 54, is expected to leave his day-to-day responsibilities within weeks, and he will be a consultant for MMPI and Vornado. MMPI Chief Operating Officer Myron Maurer is assuming the duties of president.
Falanga has been with MMPI since 1994, and became president in 2011 when Christopher Kennedy ended his involvement with the company.
The change in MMPI leadership comes less than a year after it signed a 572,000-square-foot lease for space in the Merchandise Mart with Google Inc. The Google lease involved the relocation of 142 furniture and giftware showrooms in late 2012. Crain's notes that real estate experts speculate that Vornado has increased the potential sale price for the Mart by replacing a large block of showrooms with Google as a single high-profile tenant. And Vornado has sold off similar design-center properties in Los Angeles, Boston and Washington, D.C. A little more than a year ago, MMPI sold the Apparel Center next to the Merchandise Mart.
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In the UK, women aged 50-70 are invited to attend breast screening every three years as part of the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP). Each country within the UK has its own screening programme. In England, the age range for breast screening is being extended to 47–73 by the end of 2016.
If you are 70 or over, you're not automatically invited for breast screening. But you can make your own appointments| for free mammograms (breast x-ray) every three years if you wish.
Large research trials have shown that regular screening for younger women is generally less effective than it is for older women. Because of this, younger women aren't routinely offered breast screening on the NHS Breast Screening Programme in the UK.
One main reason for this is that mammograms (breast x-rays), which are used for screening, are less effective at detecting breast cancer in women who haven't reached menopause. The menopause happens, on average, around the age of 50.
After menopause the breast tissue is less dense, which makes mammograms easier to read and the results more reliable.
Younger women that have an increased risk of breast cancer because of family history are generally offered screening with a newer type of mammogram called a digital mammogram. This is better at detecting changes in denser breast tissue (see section on mammography).
Most women with a family history of breast cancer are not in a high-risk group and don't ever develop breast cancer. Even if you are in a high-risk group, it doesn't mean that you will develop breast cancer.
If you think you may be at increased risk of breast cancer because of your family history, talk to your GP about this. Your GP can refer you to a breast clinic for an assessment. Some women with a relative having treatment for breast cancer may be advised to come for screening by their relative's consultant.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE|) is an independent body that advises doctors on health prevention and treating certain conditions. NICE has developed guidelines on the screening of women with an increased risk of developing breast cancer because of their family history.
To estimate your risk, a nurse or doctor at the clinic will talk to you about your family history. They may use questionnaires or computer programs as part of your assessment. NICE guidelines group women into either moderate risk or high risk. The type of screening recommended will depend on your level of risk. If risk assessment shows you have the same risk as the average population, you'll be advised to have the usual screening through the NHS breast screening programme.
At your assessment you'll be asked about:
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The following lists are only some examples taken from NICE guidelines so they're not exhaustive.
Where more than one relative is mentioned, all relatives must be on the same side of the family and must be blood relatives.
NICE guidelines say that moderate-risk breast cancer includes women with one of the following in their family history:
NICE guidelines say that high-risk breast cancer includes women with one of the following in their family history:
Fewer than 1 in 100 women are at high risk of developing breast cancer because of their family history. If you're assessed as having a high risk, you'll be offered a referral to a specialist genetics service. This means you can have a more detailed assessment about a possible genetic link in the family.
There are other factors that may influence your risk of familial breast cancer.
For example, if you have:
You'll be asked about factors like this in your family during your consultation. It's also important to let your breast care team know if there are any changes in your family history as time goes on, as this may change your risk assessment.
Your breast care team will talk to you about the most appropriate screening for your individual needs. This will depend on your level of risk, how old you are and what is right for your individual situation. You will be given information about the screening methods that are used.
You may be offered mammograms, MRI, or a combination of both.
This is the most commonly used test for screening. A mammogram| is a low-dose x-ray of the breast| tissue. It tests for early breast cancer. You'll need to remove your clothes from the top part of your body, including your bra. The radiographer will then position you so that each breast, in turn, is placed on the x-ray machine and gently but firmly compressed (squashed) against a flat, clear, plastic plate. The breast tissue needs to be compressed to keep the breast still, and to get the clearest picture with the lowest amount of radiation possible. Most women find this uncomfortable, and for some women it is painful for a short time while the breast is being compressed. You'll need to stay still for less than a minute while the picture is being taken. Usually two mammograms are taken of each breast from different angles.
The standard way of taking mammograms uses x-ray images of the breast. A newer technique called digital mammography uses computer imaging. Studies have shown that digital mammograms are better at finding cancers in younger women and women who have denser breast tissue.
Women under 50, who are having mammography because of an increased risk of breast cancer, are recommended to have digital mammography whenever possible.
MRI scanning is used for screening some women who are under 50 and at very high risk.
MRI scans use magnetism instead of x rays to build up a detailed picture of the breasts. During the scan, you'll be asked to lie very still on a couch inside a long tube for about 30 minutes. It's painless but can be uncomfortable, and some women feel a bit claustrophobic during the scan. It's also noisy, but you'll be given earplugs or headphones.
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NICE guidelines recommend women with a moderate or high risk of breast cancer because of family history:
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and out of at least 10 photos of it, this was the best one, which really not any good either.The sun was up bright when I found it,and I could not see with the camera to get a decent photo. going to need some practice, plus get out side before the sun gets up when they start blooming.Hopefully my next photo will be better. |
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- Posted by newyorkrita z6b/7a LI NY (My Page) on Sat, May 11, 13 at 22:16
Jean, I think it is a great picture and a lovely bloom. Congrats on your first daylily bloom of the year. |
Looking really good, Jean. Know you are excited to have that first bloom. Avedon |
- Posted by organic_kitten 7 (My Page) on Sat, May 11, 13 at 23:03
Beautiful picture, Jean. And so it starts. kay |
OH thank you RITA.I must have had the zoom on it too,its not a perfect photo, but that bloom was pretty near a perect bloom. AVEDON; yes,I am very excited to see this first bloom.And its timed right too, the day before Mothers day. a wonderful gift for me to have my first bloom of this year. KAY. Thank you,happy Mother's day, kay.I got my gift today with this first bloom :) jean |
Nice photo Jean and now your on your way to seeing more blooms. :-). Julia |
Looks like a perfect picture to me Kay, a beautiful first bloom! Just enough ruffle & lovely color. And so it starts for you now. I saw a scape yesterday on Little Rosy Cloud & the common Stella. If I hadn't been weeding & so close I wouldn't have seen them, just barely coming out. Still, won't be long now. |
I think the picture is great Jean. It just shows a close up of the throat. Do I see a green throat at the back? Beautiful daylily. Love the color. Marg |
WOW you have a really nice one for your first bloom. I know how hard it is to get a good photo when the sun is up, what helps me is that I grow mine in pots and I have a shady spot on the side of the house that I move mine to when I want to take a photo. Linda |
- Posted by celestialrose zone 4/5 NH (My Page) on Sun, May 12, 13 at 11:21
That's a beauty! I think the photo is quite good. I love the ruffling and the color. Celeste |
I think it's a great shot of a very pretty daylily. That mauve with a yellow going to green throat is pretty as can be. Hooray for the first bloom. Won't be long now and we will be seeing loads of Wonder of it all in your posts........Maryl |
HAHAHA MaryL, You learnt me last spring, didn't you with WONDER OF IT ALL. I DO LOVE THAT DAYLILY.I am so sorry I wore every one out last spring with all my photos o f that glorgeous bloom. I promise I will TRY to do better this year.well,I do have some other daylilies I love almost as much, too that has a few scapes and buds already.C:LOWN PARADE has a couple scapes and buds now, and cant think of that other one I love, some thing about MARKETPLACE is all I can remember right now. Celeste,,Linda, thank you for the nice comments, Linda, about half of mine are in pots.They are easier to take care of in pots, don't you think? but they dry out ffaster. jean |
Jean, I hope your Malaysian Marketplace is cranking out scapes like ours is. It is so pretty. What nice gifts you got for Mother's Day, you should take a photo of your roses and post it. Avedon |
Avedon.I never even thought to take a picture of my 2 dozen red roses. I will check, maybe they would still be ok for a photo.They don't last a real long time in a vase.I guess why I didn't think of it is because my upper back and ribs and chest at times is hurting really bad most of the day..hard to just move, much less to do some thing. Jean |
Your first bloom had a perfect opening! Very pretty! |
- Posted by ilovemyroses 8 Dallas TX (My Page) on Thu, May 16, 13 at 8:55
Sooooo pretty!! I am putting this one on my list! Still trying to find good sources of locally strong DL. Where do you buy yours? |
Nice! I have lots of bloom stalks but no blooms yet. P |
ilovemyroses ;This daylily was a gift sent to me a couple years ago. I have bought a few daylilies from Wilds in Misouri.But most of my daylilies were gifts sent to me.But,I know a lot of them was purchased at Maryotts in California. Jean |
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-- @@USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner earlier today joined Sally Burbridge the Mayor of Aztec, New Mexico to celebrate the completion of the expanded wastewater system in that community. USDA Rural Development provided a loan/grant financial package in the amount of $1.5 million to pay for the construction of an additional treatment pond and equipment needed to run the facility. During the ceremony Brunner stated, "This project is a good example of how the federal government is effective in helping a local community meet its needs with the expansion and refurbishment of its wastewater system." The City of Aztec applied for the funds to upgrade the wastewater treatment system through USDA Rural Development's Water and Environmental Program (WEP). The WEP program finances the construction or remodeling of water and wastewater projects in rural communities of 10-thousand people or less. The City of Aztec qualified for funds because the sewer treatment plant needed to be expanded and repaired and required new equipment to treat raw sewage. The WEP program was developed by Congress to target federal investment in rural communities with the most serious drinking water quality, quantity and dependability problems. The water and wastewater programs focus on the needs of rural Americans who lack safe drinking water in their homes. USDA Rural Development's mission is to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for rural residents. Rural Development fosters growth in homeownership, finances business development, and supports the creation of critical community and technology infrastructure. Further information on rural programs is available at any local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting USDA Rural Development's web site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov ### |


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By Almas Akhter, TMO
Definition of "Me"
Quit looking at others …………………play your own character on the world stage
The most exciting, rewarding, and often challenging relationship in the world which we all have is with a person called "Me","Myself" or "I." It is sometimes very hard to talk about "Me" or "I " but can be easy to look in our heart and find our flaws………….
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"I've just missed having him here to tell me that everything's gonna be OK," said a tearful Kim True, wife of soldier William "Jack" True.
Jack and comrades from the 201st Engineering Battalion will be returning to Cynthiana next week after a 12-month tour of duty that led them to Afghanistan.
Kim said she never expected to have to watch her husband of 10 years leave for a second overseas tour. Their girls, now 16, 15 and 11, were younger the first time.
Daylight Savings Time returns this Sunday beginning at 2 a.m. Residents may want to set their clocks ahead one hour before going to bed.
In 2007, DST was changed from its traditional calendar dates. The new change allows DST to return three weeks earlier and will stay in effect until the first Sunday in November.
Northside Elementary held a fundraiser at McDonalds Tuesday, Feb. 24. Northside received $.50 from every extra value meal sold between 5-7 p.m. Principal Sharon Hill and teachers Julie Dailey, Laura Bush, Janell Delaney, and Elizabeth Korona (pictured) participated.
If Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 movie "The Birds" makes the hair on your arms stand up and a sends a shiver down your spine, take a stroll down Grandview Drive about 6 p.m. any evening.
You can hear the flocks of birds screeching as they come to roost. Once in the trees, they continue an eerie song of unrest.
There are other telltale signs that millions of birds have come to rest. Grills and outdoor furniture, abandoned for the winter, have been dotted with bird manure, as have automobiles and sidewalks.
Harrison County FFA celebrated National FFA Week Feb. 21-28. Step Up, Stand Out was the theme this year. Stepping up and standing out is not only a way of life for FFA members, but it's also a call to action for others. FFA members set a positive example with their leadership, work ethic and community service activities.
Four hundred soldiers from the 201st Engineer Battalion, Kentucky Army National Guard, including the Cynthiana unit, will return home this evening.
A ceremony welcoming the troops back home will be held at Boyd County Middle School at 5 p.m. in Ashland, Ky.
The 201st Engineer Battalion departed for Afghanistan in March 2008, with their primary mission being route clearance and construction, removing obstacles and ensuring main supply routes remain open.
Ilan Jacob Bear has been awarded a 4-year National Army ROTC college scholarship. This fall Ilan will be attending Ohio University as a Political Science major. Upon his graduation from college, he will be commissioned as a Second Lt. in the United States Army.
Ilan is the son of Avi and Karen Bear.
The University of Kentucky is recognizes the outstanding academic performance of its students, including 24 students from Harrison County who were named to the UK Dean's List for the fall 2008 semester.
As part of February's Women's Heart Disease Awareness month, The Cynthiana Democrat is sharing the stories of four women and their personal accounts of their own heart conditions and recoveries.
Diane Dixon was singing at Friendship Baptist Church one Sunday when she began having chest pains.
"It just felt like something kicked me in the chest," Dixon said.
Dixon, who was 46 at the time, told her husband David to take her home.
But on the way home, on March 25, 2001, Dixon said she started having some second thoughts.
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Sue Kelley of Paris, Ky., has recently been named regional exchange coordinator for EF Foundation for Foreign Study in the Central Kentucky area. As a coordinator she will be giving local families and schools an opportunity to host talented, motivated high school exchange students eager to experience life in America for a semester or year.


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Shira Perlmutter is the Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs at the USPTO. In that position, Ms. Perlmutter serves as a policy advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and oversees administration and support for all domestic and international IP policy-related operations; congressional and legislative engagement, as carried out by the Office of Governmental Affairs; education and training, as carried out under the Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA); global IP leadership through administration of the IP Attaché Program; and economic analysis, as carried out by the Chief Economist.
Before joining the USPTO, Ms. Perlmutter was Executive Vice President for Global Legal Policy at the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Prior to that, she held the position of Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property Policy at Time Warner.
Ms. Perlmutter previously worked at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva as a consultant on the copyright issues involved in electronic commerce. In 1995, she was appointed as the first Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Copyright Office. She was the copyright consultant to the Clinton Administration's Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure in 1994-95.
Ms. Perlmutter is a Research Fellow at the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre at Oxford University. From 1990-95, she was a law professor at The Catholic University of America, teaching Copyright Law, Trademarks and Unfair Competition, and International Intellectual Property Law. Previously, she practiced law in New York City, specializing in copyright and trademark counseling and litigation. She is a co-author of a leading casebook on International Intellectual Property Law and Policy, and has published numerous articles on copyright issues.
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Rockford Association for Minority Management had its origin as the brainchild of several young African-American managers seeking the camaraderie and sociality of others like themselves. Its inception was in May 1980 and it has since become the most prolific 501(c)3 African-American non-profit organization in the Rockford region. Its original purpose was to enhance the contributions of minority management in business, industry, and the community at large. However, taken aback by the disenfranchisement of and a dearth of available resources and opportunities for African-American youth in the Rockford community, RAMM has since invested its resources in helping young people of African-American origin to become the best they can be.
Due to its high profile and noteworthy excellence, RAMM has garnered the respect of the Rockford community at large, and the business community in particular, manifesting its success in raising monies which have enabled RAMM to award over $650,000 in scholarships to deserving African-American students. The annual RAMM Scholars Banquet held on the last Friday of February of each year has become the largest scholarship fundraiser in the community. It draws upwards of 800 attendees and affords the community the opportunity to meet, greet, and be stimulated by dynamic speakers from throughout America.
Since 1981, scholarships numbering 485 have been awarded totaling over $650,000. Of the 485 RAMM scholars, approximately 80 percent of them have graduated from college or are on target to do so. Of the 80 percent who have graduated, 20 percent have returned to the Rockford community and a number have become RAMM members in an effort to help those minority students who desire to excel to be successful in their chosen fields of endeavor.


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