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A new set of priorities for the global fight against fistula is in focus this week in Maputo, Mozambique, as specialists from around the world gather for an expert meeting about this childbirth condition.
"This group has helped develop the first training strategy for fistula surgeons and this will help us face the lack of skilled professionals to address the demand for surgical repair in the country," explained Patricia Guzman, UNFPA Representative in Mozambique, which is hosting this year's International Obstetric Fistula Working Group meeting, from 10 to 12 October. The opening ceremony was attended by the country's Vice-Minister of Health, Ms. Nazira Abdul.
Obstetric fistula, a childbirth injury caused by obstructed, prolonged labour without timely medical intervention, has terrible consequences. The baby almost inevitably dies and the woman is left with chronic incontinence. Unable to control the flow of urine or faeces, or both, she may be abandoned by her family and ostracized by her community. Without treatment, her prospects for work and family life are virtually non-existent.
In most cases, however, fistula is treatable: $300 is usually enough to cover for surgery, post-operative care and rehabilitation support. Nevertheless, although reconstructive surgery can generally repair the injury, fistula treatment requires specialized and committed health professionals. Moreover, social reintegration initiatives must be in place so that fistula survivors can return to their lives and be accepted by their communities.
For the first time, the meeting counts on the participation of fistula survivors and advocates to help guide activities forward. Considered ground breaking, the initiative goes hand in hand with efforts to foster social reintegration and advocacy activities at global level. Fistula outreach manager for One By One in Kenya, Ms. Sarah Omega, and fistula advocate Ms. Norah Amisi shared their expertise with the group.
"After substantial efforts, we now have more representation of institutions working in social reintegration and advocacy," said Gillian Slinger, Coordinator of the Campaign to End Fistula, mentioning Healind Hands of Joy, Terrewode, the Fistula Foundation Nigeria, Women's Dignity and Health Poverty Action.
To also highlight the importance of social reintegration, UNFPA Mozambique and partners organized a photo exhibit with portraits of fistula survivors in the country. The exhibition, launched in the first day of the meeting, was attended by government officials, including the National Director for Medical Assistance, Mr. Antonio Mujovo, who was deeply touched by the photos by Gloria Santos. Partner NGOs and a vast audience also came to the Franco-Mozambican Cultural Center to learn more about the strong women portrayed and their stories of courage and hope.
According to Dr. Igor Vaz, one of the leading fistula surgeons in Mozambique, prevention is probably one of the best strategies to fight the condition. "The programme to fight fistula in the country targets mostly treatment," he said, adding that the international group is very important since it brings many ideas in the areas of prevention and social reintegration of fistula survivors.
"If we have effective prevention, it will be like in many developed countries, where they were able to eliminate the condition as a public health issue," explained the surgeon, who started his career as a fistula surgeon 25 years ago and still performs approximately 30 repairs per month at the Central Hospital, a reference center in the capital, Maputo.
Supplementing Dr. Vaz, Ms. Slinger, called for more integrated approaches. "Each year we have at least 100,000 new cases of fistula. Most of these can be prevented by giving women access to family planning, skilled birth attendance and, not least, emergency obstetric care –such as a Caesarean section– when needed," she says.
The Campaign to End Fistula's International Obstetric Fistula Working Group (IOFWG) works to ensure global collaboration and coordination of partner efforts for all issues relating to fistula, including prevention, treatment and social reintegration of fistula survivors.
The meeting in Maputo is held on a positive background. Never has the political focus on maternal health and fistula been higher, thanks in large part to the advocacy efforts made in recent years by the Campaign to End Fistula and its partners.
Considered a unique opportunity for health-care providers and experts from some of the world's most affected nations to share key lessons from the work on the front lines of maternal health and obstetric fistula, the meeting in Mozambique will shed light on promising practices and priorities for the years to come.
Photos: Jessie Wingard (courtesy) and Etienne Franca.


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XYZPrinting unveils its first high-end Stereolithography Apparatus (SLA) 3D printer at CES 2015. It costs $1,499, significantly less than others using the same 3D printing technology.
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Police now have the man they've been searching for in Brownsville.
18 year-old John Albert Martinez turned himself into police on Thursday morning and was charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and the judge set his bond for Martinez at $150,000 dollars. Martinez is accused of beating a 17 year-old boy with a metal pipe on September 8th and the teen is still in critical condition. Police say if the teen dies from his injuries, Martinez will be charged with murder.
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On Monday, December 7, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo will celebrate its 50th Anniversary of Service. This weekend the public is invited to attend a birthday celebration.
In 1959, the hospital opened with 53 beds at a cost of about $500,000.
50 years later, it now has 164 beds and a $65 million payroll. According to staff, the hospital also has exclusive services in neurosurgery, high risk pregnancy, and the only Newborn Intensive Care Unit between Santa Barbara and Salinas.
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It's been about 6 months since the beginning, and for the first time I had my first injury. Maybe I'm being just a baby but actually…OW! It happened a couple weeks ago, I don't remember what we were doing (probably tits and biceps) and all of a sudden, my elbows completely gave out. I couldn't lift anything else, and I couldn't even straighten my arms. It was even difficult to tweet right after about how much pain I was in because my arms were shaking so much. (BTW- I got my proper twitter name @TommyD follow me…tweet me…twitterwhore!) I had no idea what the problem was, but it was excruciation. There is a proper name for it, but I'm not gym-y enough to remember it. I was actually a bit worried, but then I stretched it out, popped 2 advil, and let it fix itself. Within and hour it was fine, but that was it for the week. No more exercises to do with my arms. Which meant it was dreaded legs the next time. Blah.
Why do we all hate to work out our legs? Really…almost every single person I talk to says that working out their legs are their least favorite? Why is that? I have a theory; wanna hear it? Too bad you will anyway.
In this week's Fitness Tip, Mike shows you how to bend over… I mean, he shares with you a couple variations of Rows…, and the proper technique in doing them. The bent over row is a great exercise for the back for increasing strength and size.
It's especially important to do these exercises properly to avoid injury.
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As always, it's important to focus on your core, as it helps you with all of your other exercises and one of your most important muscles – it also is good for vanity reason ;) When doing core exercises, maintain your core stability by drawing your belly button up and into your spine, which is different from flexing your abs.
The two exercises Mike focuses on in this video are:
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Britney would have had an easier time shaving her head if she had used the Philips 180 Pivoting Clipper head. It allows you to cut your own hair – even in hard to reach spots because you can adjust for it. It's the first-ever clipper designed specifically for self haircuts.
Hey Homorazzi readers…it's ME! Back from the dead! Well not really dead but I pretty much had absolutely zero time to do anything except Pride for the month of July, and then rest and recoup and film fest and The Odyssey closing all of August. I took a look back at when my last BTC entry was and it was at the end of June. WAHH WAHH TO ME! SO what the hell happened?
Well, I got skinnier, then I got fat again. I drank for pretty much a full month, and spent 3 week eating whatever the hell I wanted, and not sleeping, and being stressed out. I still kept working out three times a week…but sadly I went up about 6 pound. #FAIL.
A local Vancouver-based charity is about to celebrate a huge achievement; successfully changing (and saving) lives for 20 years! If you haven't heard of A Loving Spoonful, the following excerpt from their website (www.alovingspoonful.org) should help;
'A Loving Spoonful is a volunteer-driven, non-partisan Society that provides free, nutritious meals to people living with HIV/AIDS in Greater Vancouver.
Every week, all year round for over 19 years, our volunteers deliver approximately 1200 frozen meals and over 250 snack packs to men, women and children who are primarily homebound with AIDS. Our average meal cost is only $3.55. A Loving Spoonful is the constant support of over 250 adults and children living with HIV/AIDS throughout the Greater Vancouver area.'
Last night, Myself, Donovan, Brian, Jonny, and his boyfriend Kodie (both pictured above with Cyndi Lauper), went to the PNE here in Vancouver to check out Cyndi Lauper's Memphis Blues concert. The place was full, a mixture of fans, young and old came out to see her in her crazy bright red mop-like hair.
This lady is still as amazing as she's ever been. Her voice was absolutely phenominal and sided from all the uplifting blues music she performed, she also treated us with "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," "Time After Time," and "True Colors". She even talked about The Apprentice and the reason why she did the show was to draw attention to equality and equal rights for gays, through the "Give A Damn Campaign," she pioneered. The crowd of course cheered to this.
But that was not the most memorable moment of the concert for me. When she stopped the concert midway through a song…that was unforgettable.
In this week's Fitness Tip, Mike talks to you about Pushups, Dumbbells & Balls. Essential, we're taking regular pushups and taking them to the next level.
Pushups already engage your triceps & chest, among other muscles, but the following exercises (as demonstrated in the video to follow) will get you using other muscles and pushing yourself even more.


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There are a lot of social media platforms out these days that can help you promote your business. Some of them include Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus One (Google +1). You might have seen the logo for it, since it is a box with the Google letter and the +1 symbol next to it. Did you skip right past it because you didn't know what it meant? You aren't alone, because it is a fairly new tool in the marketing bag for small, medium and even large sized businesses. How can you use it to your advantage and gain some new customers by utilizing it?
What is Google Plus One?
Before you can use it, you need to know a little bit about what the site is and does. It is basically a social media platform, but one that has a few more advanced features than Facebook. It takes the best from all of the social media sites and makes them available from this site. You can have lots of friends and likes, but then you can also group them in to sections to reach exclusively when you need to. This works great for targeted advertising, newsletters or even when you want to keep professional and personal contacts separate from each other. You can be specific with your message and get it to exactly who you want without worrying about overlap or sending a broadcast to too many people.
How to Effectively Use it To Promote Your Business
To get the most use from Google +1, you need to set up your page correctly. Creating this page is just like you would have done for any other site like MySpace, Facebook or any other type of account you have. When you are creating it specifically for a business, then be professional in the presentation. Only include photos that are related to your business, give out business information or cultivate contacts to use with your business. Set up a different personal page if you want to share vacation photos or tell people what exercise program you are trying on a certain day.
Once the page is set up, then you can take your contacts and begin creating the groups for them. The groups could be family (if you are blending your pages), friends, close friends, neighbors, associates, business to business contacts and customers. Make as many or as few circles as you would like to keep track of. And the circles can be edited down the road as your business grows or as the needs change and adapt to the growth of your business.
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Now, the trick is to use the page you set up to garner attention to your business, product or service. You didn't think that simply creating the page and hanging out with your friends was enough to launch you to the top of the search engine rankings, did you? Of course it couldn't be quite that easy. But the Google +1 system does make it fairly simple to promote your page so that you can get more likes in order to increase your rankings with the page you have set up. And it won't take all of your friends signing on from different IP addresses in order to get your rankings higher. It might not hurt, but there is an easier way.
Promote your page with all of the avenues at your fingertips. Make a Twitter account where you can cross post links to your site. Set up a Facebook product page that links to your Google Plus One page. Get a Linked In account so you can connect with other like minded business professionals in your area or meet new ones that could compliment the business you own and operate. Link everything back to your Google page and see how fast the likes stack up and how much they increase you in the search engines.
Another way to organically get the likes up higher on your page is to write articles and blogs and post them to various sites around the Internet to gain exposure. The more exposure your site gets through many different methods, the more diverse your audience will be. A diverse audience will help to pull in more people since their friends or family members might be interested in what you are offering as well. Spread the word and ask for likes and then the likes will grow exponentially from there. Just make sure you have a good page that will support all of the attention coming to your site and not turn them away.
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You can also purchase likes from a business that will help to increase your rankings. They have accounts set up with individuals who will go to your page and like it from many accounts across the world. Since they are all spread out, it won't penalize your page as people like it. Google won't recognize that the likes aren't organic, therefore your page will grow in popularity and increase its showing on the search engine pages. The more it grows from the paid likes you have purchased, the higher it ranks and then the more natural likes it will get. The cycle just works to keep promoting it and getting it closer to the top of the search engines based on your keywords, your product or your service when people type it in and look for it.
As a business owner you could choose to not purchase the likes for your page and wait for them to come in naturally instead. While that might sound like an inexpensive idea, it might actually cost you money. While you are sitting there and just waiting to gain on the search engine page, businesses that have paid for likes are climbing higher than you and getting the customer's attention faster than you are. They don't care if you want to wait or not, because they are enjoying the purchases that people are making off their site as you politely wait for the customers to roll to your site. Paying for the likes is inexpensive compared to waiting and not getting any business while all of your competitors are getting it. Being in business isn't always nice, since you are to make a profit so you can earn a salary and pay any employees on a regular basis if you have them.
The short answer here is to not be polite. It is business and you are out there to make money for yourself, not some other business. If you wanted to help them out, you would have gone in to consulting on your own and been paid an hourly rate to tell them to go and buy Google Plus One clicks. Then they could climb the ranks like you should be doing and making more money than ever in your business ventures. Getting to the top of the search engines pages has never been made easier or faster when you use social media to your advantage and the tools that come with it. See you at the top of the search engine rankings soon!


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Critics claim a number of grey areas remain including the question of whether water can be certified organic. In addition, there are doubts as to when the finalized standards will be published and launched onto the market. Furthermore, competing certification bodies remain, and it is uncertain as to how they will react when Cosmos is officially launched.
Aside from organic, 2008 was the year a number of peripheral trends took center stage, including ethical, fair trade and carbon footprinting. There have even been suggestions that the concept of food miles will be making its way into the cosmetics arena in 2009.
Reports early in the year from Organic Monitor placed France as the leader of the fair trade movement with the highest number of personal care products launching with the well-known Fair Trade logo. The market research company also predicts the consumers' appetite for fair trade products will continue to grow, however the limited number of suitable ingredients may lead to the growth of products containing a number of fair trade ingredients rather than 100% certified products.
Further down the green road is the Union for Ethical Biotrade, which attempts to promote sustainable and ethical trade in biodiversity-based products, built on the principles in the Convention for Biological Diversity (CBD). The union has pledged to raise awareness of the CBD and promote membership to the Union within the cosmetics industry, as it was highlighted as a sector where awareness was particularly low. Its whole company approach, rather than single product or ingredient, makes the Union a more difficult prospect for companies who wish to cash in on the kudos associated with the ethical tag.
Trekking further into the realms of niche trends, April's InCosmetics show in Amsterdam saw the presentation of the FairWild standard to the industry, which attempts to promote fair and sustainable trade in wild harvested products. For the moment, the standard operates mainly in the Balkan states where raw material supply has been threatened by years of war.


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Time Is Money: Are materials you farmed free? {WoW}
Mar 15th 2010 6:33PM The middle paragraph I made was a bit muddy after reading it. What I am trying to say though is opportunity cost is a value set by each individual and there isn't a standard for evaluating it. Therefore, as far as some people are concerned getting those materials are indeed free.
Time Is Money: Are materials you farmed free? {WoW}
Mar 15th 2010 6:29PM Heh, convincing people this isn't hard at all. It's why gold sellers are so prevalent. The real world time you could put into a job and make money to buy gold WAAAAY outweighs trying to earn that in game.
I understand this idea very much so and I am an AH tycoon on my server. But you are missing a point here and it is when people get those items and don't sell raw mats, and instead turn them into other various crafted items. To those people it is like they got them for free and the cost of obtaining them wasn't much, however if you are just playing the AH you can't compete with someone that does that and just wants to unload on the market and get their money as quick as possible.
Plus when you get stuff from when activities you normally do; like daily quests or raiding all those items you came across are free because the initial intent was not to solely farm for those materials.
The Twelve Days of Winter Veil: Day five loot code giveaway {WoW}
Dec 29th 2009 5:33PM Yes plz
The Twelve Days of Winter Veil: Day five {WoW}
Dec 29th 2009 5:23PM yes plz
Incoming newbies, but why? {WoW}
Nov 8th 2009 4:07PM I've continued to see a large number of new players come to this game. It never fails when i'm running a dungeon I will inevitably come across a player that has never made it to 80 yet and I have to do a lot of explanations on how to do the basic things EVERYONE should know when playing. I remember my first experience in this game just being awful and would never have stuck with it without friends that could explain things to me.
This is also prime time to see what does and doesn't work for new games they plan on coming out with while still making the wow experience more fun and accessible.
Win one of five TCG codes today on WoW Insider {WoW}
May 19th 2009 11:42AM count me in!
Glider down for the count {WoW}
Mar 13th 2009 6:19PM Mike... you sir fail. And the reason why the game is ruined for many of us.
Wealth category removed from Armory statistics {WoW}
Dec 3rd 2008 8:48PM This was pretty a pretty clear action to stop scammers.... Me along with a few of the other wealthier members on our server started getting scam mail as soon as these statistics were released. I can only assume this is blizzards reaction to such actions.
Countdown to Wrath Giveaway: Day 1 - 60-day game time card {WoW}
Nov 12th 2008 1:43PM wtb card
Countdown to Wrath Giveaway: Day 1 - BlizzCon Polar Bear Mount {WoW}
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City of Scoundrels
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Gary Krist. City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster that Gave Birth to Modern Chicago. New York: Crown Publishers (2012).
This is the story of a year as much as tells the story of twelve days. The return of troops from World War I to a shaky economy, the Spanish flu pandemic—these factors alone made 1919 a difficult year for any American city. In Chicago on July 21, the downtown crash of a blimp, the Wingfoot Express, inaugurated a cataclysmic series of events during an unthinkable twelve-day period. That story is remarkable enough, but there is another reason for aficionados of Chicago to read this book: the flesh-and-blood portrayal of the colorful Mayor Big Bill Thompson.
A recent issue of the Museum's magazine featured an excerpt from City of Scoundrels.
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Try to sort out your problem informally
Before launching into a claim against your employer, think about whether you can resolve your differences informally. Poor communication may lead to misunderstandings rather than deliberate discrimination.
If you decide to raise your concerns with your employer, it is often best to start by challenging discriminatory behaviour in a non-confrontational way to avoid conflict and a deterioration of the working relationship.
If you have a human resources department speak to a HR manager you can trust about what to do. Your HR manager should also be able to advise you about making a formal complaint if that is what you decide to do.
Be aware that if you tell your employer, whether your manager or HR, that you think you are being discriminated against they may well be angry, upset and defensive. It could lead to a deterioration of the working relationship which might be more stressful for you. You should consider the consequences of doing this.
Check your employer's policies
It is a good idea to familiarise yourself with your employer's policies on matters such as equality and diversity, dignity at work, and religious observance as well as looking at your company's grievance procedures.


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Cathedral Church of The Diocese of the Restoration, A member of The Christian Communion International
Our mission is the create an atmosphere where everyone can discover, develop and be deployed to their fullest of their potential. Creating space for your growth and formation is central to everything that we do.
Wherever you are in life, no matter your age, stage of life or what events have occurred in your past, you matter and you have a purpose. We want to help you become the person God has created you to be. We believe you will discover the exciting and refreshing journey that God has in store for you.
It could start with serving, finding God's vision for your life, giving, or joining us regularly.
At The Father's House, you'll experience:
You don't have to take the next step alone. With a strong community of friends, you can laugh, grow, and serve with people who genuinely care about you. Find a small group, to join you on your journey.
Strong families start with solid foundations. We want to help your kids learn more about God and discover the purpose He has for their lives. During each of our services, we provide an exciting and safe environment for preschool and elementary kids to learn and understand more about God.
For your middle and high school students we have special classes during weekend services and our midweek service.
The Christian Communion International is a family of Christian churches and worship communities around the world formed largely as a result of the Convergence Movement. We are a province of The Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches.
Our vision is to see the great traditions of the Church united in a visible, authentic expression of the kingdom of God in the 21st century. Historically, the three major traditions of Christian thought and practice are: Sacrament (Liturgical/Sacramental), Scripture (Evangelical/Reformed), Spirit(Pentecostal/Charismatic).


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Presenting 120 Sports' 2015 Millennials' Athlete Index Presenting 120 Sports' 2015 Millennials' Athlete Index Close Tweet0 Share0 Comment0 Share0 Share0 Stumble It0 Print0 More More Sports Western Conference final preview: No. 1 Spurs vs. No. 2 Thunder by Britt Robson Posted: Wed May. 23, 2012 At a time when the Eastern Conference finalists, Boston and Miami, are dealing with age or injury issues, San Antonio and Oklahoma City are peaking, collectively winning 16 of 17 games in the opening rounds. The Thunder faced the past two NBA champions -- confident, veteran teams with renowned closers in Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks and Kobe Bryant of the Lakers -- and broke their spirit with youthful energy and talent enriched by crunch-time poise and grit. The Spurs are merely the hottest team ever to enter a conference finals, having won 18 straight and 29 of 31, including dismantling four-game sweeps of the Jazz and Clippers in which their average margin of victory was 13.75 points.Both teams thrive via dominant offenses. The Spurs and Thunder ranked first and second, respectively, in points per possession during the regular season and have flipped positions so far in the playoffs. But the way they rack up those points is very different. San Antonio spaces the floor and moves the ball, seeking a high-percentage shot for any of the 10 players in its deep rotation. The Thunder rely more on isolation plays for their three stars -- Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden -- who all excel at penetration, three-point shooting, drawing fouls and operating in both transition and the half-court game. Whichever team is able to disrupt its opponent's offensive juggernaut more frequently and effectively should eventually triumph in what could be an epic series.KEY MATCHUPTim Duncan and Boris Diaw vs. Kendrick Perkins and Serge Ibaka. The marquee matchup, of course, is at point guard, where All-Stars Tony Parker and Westbrook have put together career seasons. But Parker and Westbrook are both likely to have their way with each other on offense, with neither player enjoying a significant edge.The frontcourt battle is more intriguing and volatile, and probably more influential. While Parker has become the Spurs' best player, the 36-year-old Duncan remains the team's undisputed leader and emotional bedrock, and during San Antonio's amazing winning streak, he's been playing with a contagious joy and frisky passion that hasn't looked this abundant for many years. One reason is the late-season addition of Diaw, a superb passer and capable mid-range shooter who is a perfect fit for the Spurs' offensive attack. When Duncan and Diaw were on the court together for 10 games during the regular season, the Spurs outscored their opponents by a whopping 19.5 points per 36 minutes, according to NBA.com. That number has increased to 20.1 points per 36 minutes in the playoffs.But Perkins and Ibaka are more tenacious, physical and versatile defenders than the Jazz and Clippers frontcourt pairs that Duncan and Diaw faced in the first two rounds. If you see Duncan getting flustered, waving his hands like a giant crane protesting calls from the officials, it is very good news for Oklahoma City. On the other hand, if Duncan and Diaw maintain the wily synergy they've developed, the Spurs will make quick work of the Thunder.X-FACTORSSpurs: Kawhi Leonard. San Antonio broke up its successful three-guard rotation and dealt George Hill to Indiana in order to acquire Leonard in last year's draft. The gamble paid off as the 6-foot-7 small forward has emerged as the team's perimeter stopper, frequently matched up against Clippers point guard Chris Paul in the second round and the likely first option to defend Durant, a three-time reigning scoring champion who has shot 54 percent from the field in his last seven games. Durant has at least two inches and four years of experience as advantages over Leonard, but the rookie has defended him well this season. Along with his strong on-ball defense, Leonard's rebounding prowess, especially on the offensive glass, and 37.6 percent shooting from three-point range force Durant to both grind and run on the defensive end. In a series that will swing on who can deny the opponent's offense more effectively, the caliber of the defense that Leonard, Danny Green and Stephen Jackson put on Durant could be crucial.Thunder: James Harden. It is impossible to watch Harden play and not be reminded of San Antonio's Manu Ginobili. Both are off-the-bench magicians with uncanny ingenuity, dipping into their multifaceted skill sets to provide their teams with a perfectly timed elixir -- a steal, a three-pointer, a court-length drive. Or a flash of derring-do turns into two converted free throws. Or a seemingly nonchalant half-court dribble becomes a zipped assist for a rim-rattling dunk that applies the electric paddles to a team's heart. But where age and injuries have created larger gaps between Ginobili's magical moments, Harden is ascendant, still underrated as a mere third wheel to Durant and Westbrook rather than a genuine peer. Fast-forward through the series against the Mavericks and Lakers and you see Harden's fingerprints on the turning points. If the pattern continues against the Spurs, this series will live up to the hype.BOTTOM LINEAny NBA team that has won 29 of 31 going into Memorial Day weekend has to be considered the favorite, and if this is a quick, four- or five-game affair, it will almost certainly be the Spurs advancing. That said, the Thunder are not your garden-variety underdog. In winning eight of nine against Dallas and the Lakers, they have blended youthful swagger and veteran cunning. While the Spurs have been blowing out opponents, Oklahoma City has been tempered under pressure, enduring enough close games to believe it is both charmed by fate and tough enough to survive adversity.San Antonio will provide that adversity. During the regular season, the Thunder held San Antonio to just 48 percent shooting in the paint, well below its 61 percent season average, according to NBA.com. But San Antonio won two of three anyway by converting 51.9 percent of its three-pointers. The Spurs are a resourceful offensive dynamo that is almost impossible to stop. To win, the Thunder need to slow down San Antonio, hope they are more accustomed to pressure and continue to hit big shots of their own. My head says San Antonio will win in five or six games, but the matchup is too delicious not to let my heart rule on the side of maximum drama. Spurs in seven. Promoted Stories Comments


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Eagles topple Dutchmen, 6-3
Glens Falls, NY - Brandon Purcell's three-run homer in the bottom of the 8th inning snapped a 3-3 tie and lifted the Glens Falls Golden Eagles to a 6-3 win over the Albany Dutchmen Monday night at East Field.
In a losing effort, Justin Brock (Albany Academy/Franklin Pierce) got Albany on the board in the top of the 1st inning with a rare straight steal of home plate.
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State Interagency Group Holds Meeting Regarding Missouri River Oct 16
Posted: 10/10/2013
DES MOINES – The State Interagency Missouri River Authority (SIMRA) will meet in Des Moines Oct. 16. Presentations will include current and projected precipitation, river and stream flows, and shallow groundwater conditions in Iowa; an update of the conditional permit for the Shallow Water Habitat Project located at Little Sioux Bend in Harrison County; and how congressional changes to FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program taking effect this month will affect policyholders.
The SIMRA seeks stakeholder input and makes recommendations on policies affecting the Missouri River. The group will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the Iowa Utilities Board Conference Room 1 at 1375 E. Court Ave., Des Moines. The meeting is open to the public.
The complete agenda is available below and on the state public meetings calendar at
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Welcome and Introductions – Bruce Trautman, Deputy Director, Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Approve Agenda
Approve Summary from April 24, 2013 Meeting
Water Summary Update– Tim Hall, Iowa DNR
Shallow Water Habitat Project Conditional Permit – Bruce Trautman, DNR/Harold Hommes, IDALS
Update of Federal/FEMA Actions Related to Flood Insurance Rates – Lori McDaniel, Iowa DNR
M-29 Marine Highway Connector Designation – Craig O'Riley, Iowa DOT
Missouri River Recovery and Implementation Committee (MRRIC) Update Shawn Shouse, MRRIC Representative
Discussion for Next Meeting
Interested people can attend the meeting by conference call. Dial 866-685-1580 and follow the prompts. The conference code is 2816326 followed by the pound (#) sign.
SIMRA includes representatives from the Governor's office, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the Iowa Utilities Board, the Iowa Economic Development Authority, Iowa DNR and Iowa Department of Transportation.


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American Totem Pole
What is she but her worries?
What is she but her stories?
She wants everything
and nothing.
She is
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Admission History and Physical Exam Circa 1979* He lit matches one by one and snuffed them against his skin. Shattered a bottle and used the shards of glass to cut himself. Shattered another and doused his wounds with three point beer. It was Oklahoma after all. He smelled of wet leather and burnt flesh. The wet leather, his moccasins. The burnt flesh, his flesh. A performance artist. One-sixteenth Choctaw.
They were both nineteen. Really it wasn't hard to see why they fell in love. Sometimes he performed just for her. Fell asleep with a cigarette smoldering between his lips. Sometimes she joined him in his art. He bit her until she bruised. Bent her until she almost broke. They played chicken and dropped a lit cigarette between their pressed-together forearms. He gave her Wren. And just before he hanged himself, he gave her Tisha. Family History: The patient's father is deceased at age 21 from suicide.
Circa 451° * Chirp chirp. She comes from a family of birds. Father died long ago and really she's not sure if he ever existed. His clothes hung like death in the closet and she thinks she can almost remember them there. But they are rags now and although she's looked everywhere, she's lost his baseball from the mantel. And when she asked her mother for paper, she told her to color the pages of his books and she did, but lightly and with her Crayolas so you could still read the words, but last winter it was cold so they burned them.
They ate popcorn and roasted marshmallows on twigs and her mother laughed and said, Up in smoke. Up in smoke. Burn motherfucker burn, while they burned his books and her drawings. And the corn went pop pop pop while she picked the blackened skin off her marshmallow, thinking what it might be like to have a father. Physical Examination: Lungs: The lungs are clear to auscultation and percussion. And Wren cried and rubbed her feet together and her mother drank wine straight from a jug and really it was the nicest night she could remember.
Bur it is winter once again and since there are no more books and no more Father and mother is gone in make believe and Wren is forever gone in his closet, she has decided the best thing to do is to fly south.*
Circa Mother* I'm not myself, her mother liked to say. Then who? Who are you? I don't know, her mother said. But I am not myself. The patient's mother is living with a history of depression and hypertension.
Circa 1939* Her brother's name was Robuck. They said to the girl, You can name him anything you like. She said, I'll name him Roebuck. She named him after the catalog, Sears, Roebuck. He was wandering one day down by the train tracks. No, this is not the story you think it is. And is she telling it right? A group of them. All boys. Maybe not. And a rock and a slingshot. He fell dead. Rock to temple. Temple to rock. Renal: No history of hematuria, pyuria or stone formation. She named him. She named him not.
Circa Tisha* She was named by her mother for her great great grandmother, a halfie. Is it one great or two? Great or great great? Who can remember? But the great grandmother or the great great grandmother with fifteen Indian names—and Tisha had two of these names (and the others, who can remember?)—said, By god she wasn't going to register and if she could she would slit her wrists and bleed out every drop of Indian blood in her. This is why Tisha and Wren and their mother and no one else in the family had any papers. But what are papers if you're one-sixty-fourth Cherokee? When people ask Tisha what she is, she always says, I'm all mixed up. And you can't say that with papers. I am not myself. And I am all mixed up. These stories gave her ideas.* Extremities: No clubbing, cyanosis or edema. Pulses are +2 and symmetrical in all four extremities.
Circa 1989* Late at night, she watches her mother dress. She undresses first and then she dresses. This is not every night. These are only the best nights.* Cardiac: As mentioned in the History of Present Illness.
Circa 1976* Did you hear about the girl named Daisy? She was beautiful for daze. But beauty doesn't last and she's glad of that. In any case, she who was beautiful is now not herself.* Chest: The chest wall is unremarkable. No masses are noted over the breasts. No discharge from the nipples.
Circa Circa Father* Halyard knot, Reef knot, Bowline knot, Perfect Knot, Two round turns and a half-hitch knot, two half-hitches knot, they were hitched, tied the knot, Double shell bend knot, sheet knot, sheet cake knot, beneath the sheets knot, overhand knot, Hangman's knot, perfect knot, not perfect, went without a hitch, cut the rope, beneath the sheet, he is not, not, not. In any case, her father's not. And her mother is not herself.* Heart: The heart is a regular rhythm. No murmur, thrill or gallop. The point of maximal impulse is not enlarged or laterally displaced.
Circa 1992* Late at night, her mother dresses. She undresses first and then she dresses. But tonight he is home. She is not alone. And he is in-and-out inside her. This is not every night. These are only the worst nights. And this is her childhood. She watches without watching.* HEENT: The pupils are equal and react to light. The extraocular muscles are intact. The sclerae are nonicteric. The fundi are well visualized, without any hemorrhages or exudates. The tympanic membranes are intact bilaterally.
Circa Wren* He held her and she fit the length of his forearm. His palm cradled her soft spot and he said, Daisy, she is beautiful. She was pink and perfect and hid his scars. Patient has one older sister, living and in good health. Sad, they say, not to have memories of your father. But she does. She has many. They are just not her own.
Circa 1937* She was pretty as a picture. Made that dress, handmade. And then posed herself. Pretty as poesy, posed for the picture. She sent away for the development and someone from the cigarette company saw her. Wanted to slip a cigarette between her fingers. Posed just right out of fright everything might not be picture perfect. But of course it was. It was and it is. And she wouldn't sell them her photo. She was flattered, but still had her virtue. Physical Examination: Vital Signs: Blood pressure 130/80 Pulse 68 Respirations 12 Weight 114 pounds. The women are pretty. The men are wild. These are the stories to tell a child.*
Circa luck* She with the tallest totem pole is the most unlucky.* Plan: 1. The patient will be admitted to the psychiatric facility for further psychiatric evaluation and treatment.
Circa death* She couldn't remember his face exactly and on occasion, she wondered if he could remember hers. A boyfriend in a long string of boyfriends her mother wore like beads on a cheap necklace. She remembered his hands were a young brown, calloused hard-white on the knuckles. Liked him at first. He called her his see-through girl; she was so pale. And when her mother said, Yeah, go outside, go get some sun, go get some burn on your skin, for Christ sake, you're part Indian. He said, No. I like her like this. Patted her ass. Said quieter, just to her, I can see everything blue at work beneath you. Sometimes they watched television together and at the funny parts, they'd look at each other just to watch the other laugh. The striped Mexican blanket on his lap and she felt the weight of his eyes. He moaned softly, soft enough so she wasn't sure whether she'd really heard anything at all, but his hands moved beneath the blanket and the stripes made bright waves above his lap. He wanted to blindfold her. She said, No. She said, No, please. He said, Yes. Lick the lollypop. He said, Suck it. Suck it, my see-through girl. He moaned softly, soft enough so she wasn't sure whether she'd really heard anything at all. Although this time, she knew. It'll all be over soon, he said. But it wasn't. And the muscles of her mouth ached. And she thought there must be scars. And someone would know. But there were no scars. And no one knew. The mouth is free of any lesions, ulcers or masses. She felt the barnacles of his knuckles scrape against her cheek again and again, but even as the blindfold slipped, she kept her eyes closed.*
Circa a man* He could swallow his jaw. He could swallow his jaw? Yes. Well, what else could he swallow? Could he swallow his fist? Could he swallow his pride? Could he swallow a little girl and keep her inside?* Abdomen: The abdomen is not distended. Bowel sounds are present. No mass or organomegaly. No areas of tenderness.
Circa her fairytale* Until one day a man will say to her, Your esophagus is a totem pole beneath thin skin. And she who has waited her entire life to hear just that will marry him.* Neck: The neck is supple. No adenopathy is noted. Jugular vein pressure is normal. Carotid upstroke is brisk and symmetrical bilaterally. The thyroid is within normal limits in size and shape.
Tria Andrews has published critical essays, fiction, poetry, and photography. She is a PhD student in Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley and a graduate of the MFA program in Fiction at San Diego State (SDSU), where she taught literature for SDSU, served as Assistant Editor for Fiction International, and mentored for the American Indian Recruitment program. Tria's research is on alternative forms of rehabilitation, such as sweat lodge ceremonies, writing workshops, and yoga programs, for Native girls in juvenile detention centers located on tribal grounds. Her interest in the mind-body disciplines has led her to earn certifications in massage therapy and yoga, which she has taught for over three years to incarcerated adolescents. She is also a third-degree black belt in the martial arts and two-time women's national wrestling champion.


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There haven't been this many questions surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers since Tommy Maddox was the starting quarterback.
After a tumultuous offseason, Ben Roethlisberger will be sidelined for the first four-to-six weeks of the regular season, Santonio Holmes has been traded to the Jets and right tackle Willie Colon is out for the year with a torn Achilles' tendon.
It doesn't help matters that division rivals Baltimore and Cincinnati added quality receivers in the offseason (Anquan Boldin and Terrell Owens, respectively), further testing a pass defence that was only average in 2009.
The Steelers will battle the aforementioned Ravens without the suspended Roethlisberger in Week 4. They'll have to survive that game as well as matchups with Atlanta, Tennessee and Tampa (and possibly Cleveland and Miami) with either Byron Leftwich or Dennis Dixon at quarterback.
Leftwich vs. Dixon has been the debate of the summer among Steelers fans. By all indications, the coaching staff is leaning toward the veteran Leftwich, who has 49 career starts. But Dixon appears to have tools that conform better to the offence.
Despite being a very big dude — hence the nickname – Big Ben is quite mobile in and out of the pocket. That's a quality Dixon has and Leftwich does not. Considering that Pittsburgh's offensive line isn't what it used to be, especially with Colon being out for the year and replacement Flozell Adams embarrassing himself in the preseason, the nimble and more naturally talented Dixon might be the best option.
2009 in a nutshell: A Troy Polamalu injury and shocking losses to the Browns, Chiefs and Raiders cost them a shot at defending as Super Bowl champions.
Why 2010 could be different, in a nutshell: No Roethlisberger early on; no Holmes; no Colon; a healthy Polamalu.
Three random thoughts/observations/projections
1. The loss of Holmes — who was dealt to the Jets after once again violating the NFL's substance abuse policy — might not be as painful if second-year wideout Mike Wallace can take a big step forward. The third-round pick exceeded expectations last year as the team's third option at wide receiver. This year, he might even have a chance to push veteran Hines Ward for looks.
2. It's not all bad news on the offensive line. Centre Justin Hartwig isn't spectacular, but his backup (for now), rookie Maurkice Pouncey has been stellar despite dealing with a hamstring injury in training camp. The 21-year-old from Florida will likely get plenty of reps at both guard and centre.
3. One area not causing concern is the linebacker corps, which is almost always one of the strongest units in the league. That hasn't changed this year, with veteran Larry Foote returning to add depth after one sorry season in Detroit. On the inside, Foote will provide relief for James Farrior next to Lawrence Timmons, who continues on his path to stardom (not everyone's opinion, but the guy is underrated). On the outside, LaMarr Woodley and James Harrison should continue to dominate.
2010 prediction: In a tough division, I'm not sure they can survive that early stretch without Roethlisberger. They go 9-7 and miss out on the postseason for the second straight year.


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Tennessee Highway Patrol is in charge of a multiple vehicle crash which occurred on APD 40 Tuesday evening.
According to 911 reports, at least five people were injured and transported to the hospital.
The call came in just after 6 p.m., indicating at least three vehicles were involved in the crash which was reported near the Spring Place Road exit.
Traffic along the bypass was shut down while emergency crews from Bradley County Fire Rescue, BCSO and Bradley County Emergency Medical Service worked to free the victims from the crash. One car had overturned during the crash.
According to Stan Clark of BCEMS, none of the five victims appeared to be seriously injured.
- A Jennings shotgun and Stihl weed trimmer were among items reported stolen during a Ladd Springs Road burglary.
Deputy Cru Ross filed a report for Kelly Painter.
Painter said she was the caretaker for the residence and when she visited the address Sunday, she noticed a door to the residence was open.
The .410 guage shotgun was stored behind a refrigerator which was also missing. Painter then discovered the Stilhl weed trimmer was missing from the basement area of the residence.
The homeowner, Fred French, said he had been in the process of remodeling the house and would attempt to obtain serial numbers for the missing items, according to the report.
Loss was estimated at $1,700.
Investigation is continuing.


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Dec. 16 1:05 PM PT2:05 PM MT3:05 PM CT4:05 PM ET16:05 ET21:05 GMT5:05 2:05 PM MST4:05 PM EST4:35 PM VEN1:05 UAE (+1)3:05 PM CT-The Los Angeles Angels have acquired Joyce from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for right-handed reliever Kevin Jepsen. The clubs announced the deal Tuesday. Analysis: Joyce batted .254 with nine homers and 52 RBIs last season, his seventh in the majors and sixth with Tampa Bay. The 2011 All-Star and Tampa native has 88 homers and 313 RBIs in his career. Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto says he envisions Joyce as their primary designated hitter next season, supplanting youngster C.J. Cron. |
July 27 11:23 AM PT12:23 PM MT1:23 PM CT2:23 PM ET14:23 ET18:23 GMT2:23 11:23 AM MST1:23 PM EST1:53 PM VEN22:23 UAE1:23 PM CT-Joyce was 2 for 3 on Saturday. Analysis: Joyce is batting .326 in his last 14 games with a .854 OPS. |
July 13 10:17 AM PT11:17 AM MT12:17 PM CT1:17 PM ET13:17 ET17:17 GMT1:17 10:17 AM MST12:17 PM EST12:47 PM VEN21:17 UAE12:17 PM CT-Joyce drove in three runs in a 10-3 win over Toronto on Saturday. Analysis: Joyce is hitting .333 (14 for 42) in his last 11 games with four of his seven homers and 12 of his 39 RBIs. |
July 7 2:42 PM PT3:42 PM MT4:42 PM CT5:42 PM ET17:42 ET21:42 GMT5:42 2:42 PM MST4:42 PM EST5:12 PM VEN1:42 UAE (+1)4:42 PM CT-Joyce was 2 for 4 with his seventh homer and fourth in six games in Sunday's 7-3 victory at Detroit. Analysis: Joyce is hitting .364 over his last eight games with nine RBIs. |
July 1 12:14 PM PT1:14 PM MT2:14 PM CT3:14 PM ET15:14 ET19:14 GMT3:14 12:14 PM MST2:14 PM EST2:44 PM VEN23:14 UAE2:14 PM CT-Joyce went deep again in Monday's 4-3, 12-inning win at Yankee Stadium. Analysis: Joyce has three homers in the last two games, giving him six on the season. |
June 30 1:15 PM PT2:15 PM MT3:15 PM CT4:15 PM ET16:15 ET20:15 GMT4:15 1:15 PM MST3:15 PM EST3:45 PM VEN0:15 UAE (+1)3:15 PM CT-Joyce homered twice, had a career-high five hits and drove in four runs to power the Tampa Bay Rays past the Baltimore Orioles 12-7 Sunday. Analysis: Joyce doubled in the first inning, hit a solo shot in the third, singled in both the fifth and sixth innings and added a two-run drive in the seventh. His five hits and 12 total bases tied club records. Although the Orioles finally got Joyce out in the ninth with the outcome already decided, his 5-for-6 performance upped his batting average 15 points to .274. |
Apr. 26 12:36 PM PT1:36 PM MT2:36 PM CT3:36 PM ET15:36 ET19:36 GMT3:36 12:36 PM MST2:36 PM EST3:06 PM VEN23:36 UAE2:36 PM CT-Joyce set a team record with five walks Friday against the White Sox. Analysis: Joyce is clearly locked in at the plate. He's batting .364 with two homers and 14 RBIs in the early going. |
Apr. 23 2:01 PM PT3:01 PM MT4:01 PM CT5:01 PM ET17:01 ET21:01 GMT5:01 2:01 PM MST4:01 PM EST4:31 PM VEN1:01 UAE (+1)4:01 PM CT-Joyce was 2 for 5 and drove in two runs Tuesday against Minnesota. Analysis: Joyce owns an impressive OPS of 1.023 through 19 games. |
Apr. 12 2:33 PM PT3:33 PM MT4:33 PM CT5:33 PM ET17:33 ET21:33 GMT5:33 2:33 PM MST4:33 PM EST5:03 PM VEN1:33 UAE (+1)4:33 PM CT-Joyce was 2 for 3 with his second home run of the season Friday against Cincinnati. Analysis: Joyce is batting an impressive .423 with seven RBIs through his first 10 games. |
Apr. 6 12:34 PM PT1:34 PM MT2:34 PM CT3:34 PM ET15:34 ET19:34 GMT3:34 12:34 PM MST2:34 PM EST3:04 PM VEN23:34 UAE2:34 PM CT-Joyce had a two-run homer among his two hits in a 5-4 win over Texas on Saturday. Analysis: Joyce is 7 for 13 (.538) with two doubles and five RBIs in his first five games this season. |
Apr. 2 2:21 PM PT3:21 PM MT4:21 PM CT5:21 PM ET17:21 ET21:21 GMT5:21 2:21 PM MST4:21 PM EST4:51 PM VEN1:21 UAE (+1)4:21 PM CT-Joyce had two more hits Tuesday for the Rays. Analysis: Joyce also had two hits Monday and is on pace for 324. That won't happen but he could be a quality fantasy producer for sure. |


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Newspapers published in Kabul on 18 June
Hasht-e Sobh (private)
1. Editorial entitled "Age of new Al-Qa'idah leader will be short"
highlights new Al-Qa'idah leader's effectiveness, saying the Al-Qa'idah
number one, Ayman Al-Zawahiri is not much influential and prominent like
Bin-Ladin. It says Zawahiri is Egyptian citizen, while majority of
Al-Qa'idah members are from Saudi Arabia or Yemen, though it also says
that recent developments in the Middle East and North Africa have
benefited Al-Qa'idah's new leadership. It adds new Al-Qa'idah leadership
led by Ayman Al-Zawahiri could not survive for long time, unless the
network is supported by Pakistan. (p 2, 600 words in Dari, PROCESSING)
2. Analytical article by Daud Moradian entitled: "Al-Qa'idah's star is
falling down" highlights the abilities of Al-Qa'idah network after Bin
Ladin's death and appointment of Al-Zawahiri as Bin Ladin's successor.
It quotes the former head of Afghan Foreign Ministry's Strategic Studies
Centre, Daud Moradian as saying that recent developments in the Middle
East and West's soft stance about terrorism have made Al-Qa'idah lose
its popularity. He says Al-Qa'idah's collapse is eminent as a group,
thought he adds that extremism and fundamentalism is growing in our
region. Afghan observer Wahed Mozhda says Al-Zawahiri is one of the key
and experienced Al-Qa'idah figures. Another observer Ahmad Sayedi says
Al-Zawahiri cannot lead Al-Qa'idah's Yemeni and Saudi members under a
single command like Bin Ladin. (pp 1,5, 700 words in Dari, PROCESSING)
3. Report entitled "Based on special court's decision, 65 MPs will be
disqualified" says the special court investigating parliamentary
election fraud will on 20 June announce the dismissal of some current
MPs on charges of electoral fraud and violations and replace them with
protesting MPs. (p 1, 250 words in Dari, NPP)
4. Report entitled "Konduz police chief: We will not open fire under
people's guarantee" quotes the Konduz police chief as saying that they
have pushed back Taleban insurgents from a number of villages in the
province. He says Taleban had infiltrated the province from neighbouring
Baghlan Province. Local residents and farmers in Konduz Province have
urged the police not to get engaged in battle with the Taleban in their
villages where they collect their agricultural crops. Meanwhile, the
Konduz police chief said that under local people's request they will not
open fire on insurgents in the villages. (p 2, 300 words in Dari, NPP)
5. Report entitled "A five-member Taleban detained in Takhar" quotes
security officials as saying. (p 2, 200 words in Dari, NPP)
6. Report entitled "One hundred seventy five (175) police force complete
training in Konduz Province" (p 2, 250 words in Dari, NPP)
7. Report entitled "Sixteen people have been killed and wounded in
tribal clashes in Nangarhar" (p 3, 300 words in Pashto, NPP)
8. Report entitled "German defence minister visits Afghanistan" (p 3,
250 words in Dari, NPP)
9. Report entitled "Drug smuggling from Afghanistan to Iran reduces"
quotes an Iranian official. (p 3, 250 words in Dari, NPP)
10. Article by Mohammad Hashem Qiyam entitled "Shanghai organization and
prospects for Afghanistan's benefit from the organization" highlights
the significance of Afghanistan's role in the SCO, saying Afghanistan's
invitation as guest in the SCO summit is an indication that Afghanistan
is an important country in the region for the SCO. It says SCO is a
strong organization. (p 4, 1,200 words in Dari, NPP)
The Daily Afghanistan (private)
1. Editorial by Mohammad Reza Howaida entitled "International forces'
drawdown from Afghanistan" highlights concerns about security transition
process to Afghan forces on the eve of NATO forces' pull-out from
Afghanistan. It says some issues should be pointed out in relation with
international forces' drawdown from Afghanistan, firstly the capacity
and improvement of Afghan forces; secondly the settlement of the Afghan
issue through dialogue. (p 4, 600 words in Dari, PROCESSING)
2. Article by Farhad Khoshkalam entitled "Supporting saffron, a good
tactic to combat poppy" highlights the importance of saffron cultivation
in Afghanistan as an alternative for poppy, though it also voices
concern over a 60 per cent decline in saffron cultivation in the country
this year. (p 4, 600 words in Dari, NPP)
3. Article by Mohammad Amin Mirzad entitled "Ayman Al-Zawahiri,
Al-Qa'idah's new leader with new structural reforms" points to the
upcoming activities and abilities of Al-Qa'idah after the appointment of
Al-Zawahiri as new leader. It also highlights differences within
Al-Qa'idah over the appointment of the new leader. (p 4, 1,200 words in
Dari, NPP)
4. Article by Rahin Farahmand entitled "West's commitment in Afghanistan
will be tested" voices concern over upsurge of violence in the country
on the eve of international forces pullout from Afghanistan. It quotes
the Washington Post as saying war in Afghanistan is en route for
uncertainty that could put the 10-year military and political gains in
jeopardy. It says it's time now for the international community's
honesty and commitment be tested in Afghanistan. (p 5, 1500 words in
Dari, NPP)
Weesa (private daily/pro-government)
1. Editorial entitled "Why late acceptance?" criticizes the US Defence
Secretary, Robert Gates's late support for Afghan President Hamed
Karzai's stance about removing parallel structures to Afghan government,
such as Provincial Reconstruction Teams, PRTs and activities of private
security companies in Afghanistan. It says Gates's late backing of
Karzai's stance is an indication that US officials knew realities on the
ground in Afghanistan, but they do not want to put it forward till the
end of their mission. It says Gates's backing for Karzai could be right,
but it is very late now and cannot bring any major changes in the Afghan
situation. (p 2, 700 words in Pashto, PROCESSING)
2. Analytical article entitled "Obama administration is divided over
Afghanistan" highlights differences between Obama administration
officials over the Afghan mission. It says the US 2012 presidential
election and budget deficit in that country have made the United States
to back peace and dialogue in Afghanistan. It also says government's
armed opponents want the United States' support to hold talks, though it
also says the armed opponents only oppose the US public opinion. (pp
1,3, 600 words in Dari, NPP)
3. Article by Kohestani entitled "Transition of responsibilities and
giving motivation to Afghan forces" highlights the significance of
security transition to Afghan forces on the eve of NATO forces pullout
from Afghanistan, saying giving motivation to Afghan forces and
equipping the forces with heavy and modern weapons is very vital ahead
of the international forces' drawdown. It quotes NATO military officials
as saying that the security transition process is a tough but promising
task. It also quotes Afghan officials as expressing optimism about the
security transition process. (p 2, 1,000 words in Dari, NPP)
4. Article by Rafiollah Zyar entitled "What should be done to ensure
peace in Afghanistan" expresses optimism about the peace process in the
country. It says sincere people who enjoy popularity should be appointed
as peace council members and the international community should also
support dialogue in Afghanistan in order to accelerate the peace
process. It also says people's mindsets should be prepared for peace,
because Afghan people have experienced long wars. (pp 1,4, 1,200 words
in Pashto, NPP)
Mandegar (private daily)
1. Editorial entitled "Defence Ministry should set aside hiding facts"
criticizes the Ministry of National Defence of Afghanistan for not
leaking a report that a general of the ministry had been involved in a
terrorist attack launched on the ministry sometime back. It says the
ministry captured the general involved in the terrorist attack, but did
not imprison him. It calls on the government of Afghanistan to prevent
some terrorist pawns within the government security bodies. (p 2, 600
words in Dari, PROCESSING)
2. Analytical article entitled "What will happen to US-Pakistan's
relations?" (p 2, 850 words in Dari, NPP)
3. Article by Ahmad Emran entitled "Shanghai conference and Karzai's
useless presence " believes that President Karzai could not convince
member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) that the
signing of a strategic treaty with the USA will not harm them. It says
President Karzai should be concerned about his remarks he had made in
the SCO conference and promises to the SCO member countries that
Afghanistan would not allow other countries to use its territory against
its neighbouring countries. It says the president claimed that the
signing of the strategic treaty with the USA would not harm other
countries. It also says Russia and other countries have always expressed
concern about drug trafficking from Afghanistan to those countries and
Russia announced that it is ready to fight against drug trafficking in
Afghanistan. (pp 1,6; 1,200 words in Dari, PROCESSING)
4. Report entitled "Iranian defence minister will soon visit Kabul"
reports that Iranian news agencies reported that the Iranian defence
minister will visit Kabul soon. (p 7, 200 words in Dari, NPP)
Cheragh (independent daily)
1. Editorial entitled "Women are main victims" expresses concern over
living conditions of Afghan women in the country, saying that according
to a survey conducted about women's living conditions in various
countries, women in Afghanistan suffer a lot from worst living
conditions. It calls on all Afghan civil bodies and the government to
pay serious attention to Afghan women's life and ensure them a better
life. (p2, 650 words in Dari, NPP)
Payam-e Mojahed (weekly supporter of United National Council /
1. Editorial entitled "MPs drum on voiceless drum; parliament's weak
voice and deaf government" comments on existing problems between the
government and parliament over the introduction of remaining cabinet
members to get a vote of confidence from parliament, saying that
parliament reacts to the government by observing silence and tapping on
the table. It says parliament has high authority, but does not use it
against the executive branch. (p 2, 750 words in Dari, PROCESSING)
2. Article by Shamaliwal entitled "Current government and paradigm of
identity" criticizes the government of Afghanistan for not pursuing a
better policy in the country or serving people honestly. (p 2, 1,200
words in Dari, NPP)
3. Article by Hoshmand Fararudi entitled "Secrets that are found; attack
on the Ministry of Defence and fact findings" believes that the fact
that a terrorist attack was carried out on the Ministry of National
Defence was forgotten like other terrorist attacks carried out on other
government institutions. It says there are reports that some officials
in the ministry were involved in the attack. (pp 2,5; 1, 300 words in
Dari, NPP)
4. Article by Joyan Qarizada entitled "It is impossible to solve crisis
in Afghanistan separately, but it is possible collectively" slams the
government of Afghanistan for not pursing a proper policy in the
country, saying that the government has not yet introduced remaining
cabinet members to get a vote of confidence from parliament. It says MPs
will go for their summer recess and the government has not announced the
remaining cabinet members to parliament yet. (pp 4,6; 1,400 words in
Dari, NPP)
5. Report entitled "Karzai's visit to Pakistan and claim for a new
start" reports about President Karzai's visit to Pakistan and relations
between the two neighbouring countries. (pp 1,7; 2,000 words in Dari,
6. Report entitled "Parliament's objection and government's
recklessness!" reports that parliament has constantly called on the
government of Afghanistan to introduce remaining cabinet members to
parliament to get a vote of confidence, but the government has not paid
attention to their call. (p 1, 700 words in Dari, NPP)
7. Bost Bastan's report entitled "Controversy between Kabul and Mazar-e
Sharif; Balkh governor: Responsibility for security should be
transferred in parallel with administrative responsibilities" reports
that the Balkh governor, Atta Mohammad Nur, said this at a news
conference in Mazar-e Sharif. (p 8, 450 words in Dari, NPP)
Arman-e Melli (close to National Union of Journalists of Afghanistan)
1. Report entitled "Petraeus has asked Obama not to pull out US forces
from Afghanistan until 2012" says that Gen David Petraeus made the
request during his meeting with US President Barack Obama. (p 1, 120
words in Dari, NPP)
2. Report entitled "It is not right to describe situation in Afghan
north as good" says that according to a report by a German newspaper the
situation is worse in the Afghan north than it is described. (p 1, 200
words in Dari, NPP)
3. Report entitled "Hanafi: Independent Commission for Supervision of
the Implementation of the Constitution describes the special electoral
court as illegal" quotes an MP as saying that the commission has said
that the special electoral court established to deal with the
irregularities of the latest parliamentary elections was illegal, but
the head of the commission denies this claim. (p 1, 200 words in Dari,
4. Report entitled "Text of draft strategic agreement between
Afghanistan and America" says that the Afghan government and the USA has
drafted the agreement which will later be signed by the two sides and
the USA has sent this draft to the media outlets, saying the
establishment of the US bases in Afghanistan is the main part of this
treaty. (pp 1, 4, 1, 500 words in Dari, NPP)
5. Article by Emal Khan Faizi entitled "Strategic agreement:
Continuation of secret talks and concerns" highlights the concern of the
region's countries and the Afghan people about the establishment of the
permanent US bases in Afghanistan, saying the Afghan people are concern
about the continuation of the US forces night raids and arbitrary house
searches after 2014. (p2, 600 words in Dari, NPP)
6. Article by Mohammad Ali Mehrzad entitled "Narcotics factor of
crisis!" expresses concern about poppy cultivation and drug trafficking
in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, calling on the international
community to review its strategy on combating drugs in Afghanistan. It
says that a mafia group based in Peshawar of Pakistan is organizing drug
trafficking in the region. (p 2, 1,300 words in Dari, NPP)
7. Interview with Rohollah Habib: Why should we not build a factory and
a power dam instead of constructing a parliament building worth 150m
dollars" (p 3, 2.300 words in Dari, NPP)
Hewad (state-run daily)
1. Editorial entitled "Young people are shiny lights who will share the
burden of future's responsibilities" praises the Ministry of Information
and Culture for establishing a national youths council, calling on all
young people to take part in the cultural, political, economic and
social fields of the country. (p 1, 350 words in Pashto, NPP)
2. Article by Shahbaz Khan entitled "Time for expansion of regional
cooperation and difficulties ahead of regional cooperation" highlights
the importance of Afghanistan's participation in the SCO summit in
Kazakhstan, calling on the Shanghai member countries to cooperate with
Afghanistan in fighting terror and drug trafficking in order to enable
Afghanistan play its central role in the region's economy. (p 2; 400
words in Pashto, NPP)
3. Article by Abrun entitled "Defending homeland is a national
responsibility" points to the Afghan president's visit to Pakistan to
hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart about the war against terror,
commerce and political issues, saying both countries should work
together to ensure peace and security in the region which is in favour
of both countries. (p 2, 600 words in Pashto, NPP)
4. Article by Hematyar entitled "New transit pact and its goodness"
welcomes the signing of transit pact with Pakistan, highlighting its
advantages both for Pakistan and Afghanistan.(p 2, 900 words in Pashto,
5. Article by Toryali Zazi entitled "New chapter in relations between
Afghanistan and Pakistan" points to the visit by the Afghan president to
Pakistan and a joint news conference of the Afghan president and his
Pakistani counterpart, saying as relations between the two countries
have improved we will witness major improvements in the war against
terror henceforth. (p 2; 600 words in Pashto, NPP)
6. Article by Tamim entitled "Speed in talks over strategic relations
between Afghanistan and America" says that the traditional loya jerga
has the authority to approve strategic relations between the two
countries. It says that a US delegation will visit Kabul next month to
exchange views on this. (p 3, 600 words in Pashto, NPP)
Anis (state run daily)
1.Editorial entitled "Young people should be given opportunity to take
part in making decisions and gatherings" highlights the problems facing
the Afghan young people in the country, praising the Ministry of
Information and Culture for establishing a national youth council. (p 1,
300 words in Dari,(p1, 300 words in Dari, NPP)
2. Article by Matin entitled "Please make efforts to strengthen the
ranks of national armed forces as soon as possible" calls for the
strengthening of the Afghan armed forces, calling on the people to
cooperate with their forces and convince their sons to join the national
army ranks. (p 2, 900 words in Pashto, NPP)
Newspaper published in Herat:
Etefaq-e Eslam (state-run daily)
18 June
1. Report: At the end of his visit to the western province of Herat, Dr
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, the head of the security transition process,
praised an initiative of the provincial governor and announced the
situation on the ground is appropriate for the transfer of security
responsibilities from foreign to Afghan forces. (pp 1, 4, 250 words in
Dari, NPP)
2. Report: Governor of Herat Dr Daud Saba laid the foundation stone of a
fibre-optic internet connection project at Herat University. Reportedly,
the project, costing 240,000 dollars, will be completed in the next
three months in cooperation with NATO and the European Commission. (p 1,
300 words in Dari, NPP)
3. Report: Commander of Zafar Military Corps No 207 held a meeting with
Dr Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, head of the security transition process, and
Governor of Herat Dr Daud Shah Saba in his office. At this meeting, the
commander says in cooperation with other Afghan security bodies, the
National Army in the west is ready to deal with security
responsibilities in a proper way. Meanwhile, the provincial governor
briefed Dr Ahmadzai on achievements of security forces in the province.
(p 1, 100 words in Dari, NPP)
Etefaq-e Eslam (state-run daily)
16 June
1. Report Head of Security Transition Commission Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
and a delegation of MPs representing Herat arrived in Herat Province
yesterday. The delegation was welcomed by the provincial governor and
some other officials at the airport. During a meeting with the
provincial officials, the head of the security transition commission
spoke about preparations for the transition of security from foreign to
Afghan forces. (pp 1, 4, 500 words in Dari, NPP)
2. Report: Speaking at a joint news conference with the provincial
police commander, the deputy governor of Herat Province said around 10
former anti-government elements joined the peace process, and added that
a Taleban commander and his two men were killed in an operation led by
the police force. (p 1, 100 words in Dari, NPP)
3. Report: Four Taleban fighters were killed in mine explosions in Koshk
and Koshk-e Kohna districts of Herat Province. Another report says two
police forces were injured in a bomb blast in Chesht-e Sharif District
of Herat Province. (p 4, 100 words in Dari, NPP)
Newspapers published in Kandahar
Tolo-e Afghan (state run)
16 June
1. Report says the Kandahar mayor complains about land mafia creating
problems against the implementation of city's master-plan. (pp 1,4 200
words in Pashto, NPP)
2. Report says the Kandahar chief of police informed media on
achievements made during various operations in the past week. (pp 1,6;
305 words in Pashto, NPP)
3. Report says 140 Afghan National Police completed trainings in
southern Helmand Province. (pp 1,7 190 words in Pashto, NPP)
Sources: as listed
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I have having some trouble with a pepper plant in a DWC setup. The roots are growing in nicely and have started replacing the ones that were in soil with new healthy looking white ones. However, the growth seems really slow even for peppers and I am still getting some burnt ends. The nutrients I am using cover everything except Mag, Cal, and Sulfur but I have tried my best to add what I can find for now. This is more of a test plant so I'm not going all out but I hope someone can point out what I am missing or not getting right.
The roots were a lot cleaner white but I added some fish emulsion and a day later it got over 105 out and they turned brown. I changed the nutrients after and new white ones are replacing them. |
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And while we are at it, another pepper plant in soil. This one has been this way for weeks without any growth. |
The first picture is probably too strong a nutrient solution. the last picture looks like magnesium or iron deficiency. |
I added some iron and mag to the second in the hopes to save it. I drained over half of the hydro solution and added fresh water. Thank you for the help. |
if you are using a general plant food, which will work if it has the micro's, you will need to add epsom salts about 1/4 tsp per gal of nutrient and calcium nitrate, amount based on how much nitrogen the fertilizer has in it already. this will take care of the Ca, Mg ,and S. if the micro's are not chelated the ph will have to be maintained also. |
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