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The grandsire was one of the rare few who could lay genuine claims to the title of warrior poet. He had been a skilled hunter and a stubborn fighter in his days. He was the pride of the prides. One of the most revered ones. But in spite of his violent reputation, he had retained a love for the finer arts. He was an accomplished poet and story teller. Now in his old age, his strength and dexterity had deserted him. His poetry and stories were what still made him much sought after. His most popular story was the legend of the baikadu. All the cubs had gathered around him that night for another narration of this legend.
The grandsire cleared his throat and began, "Cubs, hold your breath. Today I am going to tell you about the most powerful creature that has ever lived. I am the only one who has seen this creature and lived to tell his tale."
There was pin drop silence. All the cubs were listening with bated breath. The grandsire continued, "It was many springs back when I was still a cub. My father was the leader of the pride, a proud and magnificent lion. I was very playful and often strayed away on my own. On one of the days I had strayed away too far and found myself on the road. "
There I heard a loud noise like I had never heard before. I was filled with anticipation. What was this creature? My first instinct was to run from that spot. But my curiosity got better of my fear. I went ahead to take a look. It was like no creature that I had seen before. And so fast it was moving. It covered close to a 100 leaps distance within moments. I could just catch a glimpse of it. It looked somewhat like a horse but the neck was much longer.
The creature seemed to have broken wind as it passed by. And such dark and foul smelling wind it had left behind. I wonder what it must be eating that it gave out this kind of gases. The creature disappeared within moments leaving me surrounded by the gases. And even the gases! How powerful they were! I nearly choked to death.
I immediately rushed to tell my father about this amazing creature. Dad would not believe me. He could not believe there was a creature more powerful than him. He roared loudly and asked, "Was this creature so loud?"
"No, dad! It was louder."
Dad roared even louder. And he again asked, "Louder than this also?"
"No, dad! Much louder than this and anything else you can possibly muster."
Dad was very furious. He put in all his energy and gave such a loud roar than the whole forest seemed to shake. But still he could not match that creature. The effort had really strained his throat and he had hardly been able to speak for the next few days. Having given up on the roar he wanted to match his speed against the creature. He ran quickly and took a leap once. Then a bigger leap! Then a superfeline effort that nearly cost him his bones! But still he could not match the creature's speed. Having failed to convince me of his superiority, he decided to dismiss my tale as the fanciful imagination of a hyperactive cub.
The story would have ended with that if not for me discovering a carcass of one such creature on the road one fine day. Its upper part had been severed from the lower part. The lower part was motionless. The upper part was still moving around. I am not sure how that portion of the creature managed to keep itself animated even after being severed from the lower part. I quickly went to get my father. The moment my father saw the creature, he rose to the challenge. He immediately pounced on the moving upper part and brought it down. Red colored blood flowed from this part and my father feasted on it. He gave me a morsel also telling me that eating a portion of the creature that had scared me will imbibe in me its fearsome qualities. And indeed delicious it was. I am not sure if that imbibed any qualities of the creature in me though.
Then we moved on to try out the lower part of the creature. The creature seemed to have only two legs and such strangely shaped legs they were. My dad could not believe that these creatures could generate that kind of incredible speeds with such funny legs. The legs tasted so horrible! The rest of the body was worse. It was too hard and we gave up after we nearly broke our teeth. Soon blood began to ooze out from the lower part as well. But the blood was black in color and did not have the usual pleasant smell of blood at all. The very sight of this fluid seemed to scare us. But the brave lion that my father was, he decided to drink some of it. The moment he drank it, he began to feel uncomfortable and it was not long before he lay dead.
I was scared and ran from that place as fast as I could with my tail between my legs like a common cur. As they say prudence is the best part of valor. My father's pride had done him in. The creature had been deadly even in its death. I never wanted to see that creature again. From that day I have kept away from the road. I have also ensured that none of the members of the pride did stray anywhere even close to the road.
The faces of the cubs looked grave as the grandsire completed his story. Normally that was effect the legend of the baikadu had on them. The voice of the grandsire wafted through the silent night as he finished his narrative with some of his poetry.
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If you've read anything about New York in the last five years, you'll know that Brooklyn is the place where edgy, creative, sometimes amazing, always interesting, things happen. Truth is, these days even Manhattanites admit that Brooklyn is the place to be and be seen.
Originally named Breuckelen after a town in The Netherlands, Brooklyn is NYC's most energetic, eclectic and culturally rich area. The epicentre of the borough's creative crescent lies along the East River, with Williamsburg, Greenpoint, DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill and Red Hook all branding themselves at the heart of the Brooklyn hipster scene. This the borough for vintage flea markets, hip bookstores and daring art galleries. It's also the hood drawing in NY's most inventive restaurants (Roberta's Pizza in Bushwick, Pok Pok in Red Hook or Marlow & Sons in the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg), food entrepreneurs such as Mast Brothers Chocolates, McClure's Pickles or Blue Bottle Coffee Roaster, and the specatacularly successful weekend food fair, Smorgasburg.
The greener areas with historic brownstone row houses and tranquil tree-lined streets, include Fort Greene, Boerum Hill and Park Slope. Here, alongside the picturesque Prospect Park – designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, who also designed Central Park – you'll find intimate eateries, live music venues and arguably New York's best cups of coffee.


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Something seems off on our new front loader. One set of queen size sheets is taking 1:30 although the display after it senses the load is indicating 1:10. The only setting that seems to impact time is soil level and this was using Light rather than the default which is Normal. How long does your front loader take to wash one set of sheets? Thanks. |
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I use the "Normal" cycle for just about everything including sheets and it takes an hour, give or take 5 minutes. The time remaining on the display can be 5 minutes too much or too little, but it never varies more than that. |
What cycle are you using, and what brand of machine do you have? |
- Posted by maries1120 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 21, 13 at 11:06
GE (new RightHeight) - using the towel/sheet cycle. It gives you an estimated time with the default settings. I changed to Low Soil and that reduced the time. I didn't use any special settings like steam, soak, or extra rinse. Once you hit start it tumbles the load with no water to do a load sense. After that you get a time the load should take. That was 1:10 for one set of sheets but actual time was 1:30. Other loads had a similar extra 20 or more minutes than the Load Sense time. Our first load was towels and that took 2:30 but we are hoping we did something wrong. We do towels again tonight and will put less in although why have a big drum if you have to do more loads to keep the length of time down? GE came back and said we must have low water pressure which I know is definitely not the case - at least not up to the time it gets to the machine. |
- Posted by aamassther (My Page) on Wed, Aug 21, 13 at 18:59
It sounds to like you need to level your machine. Installers still don't take the time to level correctly. I've seen them just do the press down to feel if it's solid and say good enough. To properly level you need a level and patience to do the often fine tweaking needed. Once that's done, you will find that the machine uses less time to complete its cycle. |
- Posted by maries1120 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 21, 13 at 20:55
Thanks. I hope it is that easy. We set the anti-vibration up and tonight is going better -not as far off. |
- Posted by grandmaof3 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 22, 13 at 17:18
I use the Quick Wash cycle on my FL for sheets. Takes about 32 minutes. I have a Whirlpool FL. Normal cycle takes 59 minutes. |
Check your manual, and see if there is a way to re-calibrate your sensor. You washer is behaving like it is supposed to. The displayed time at the beginning of the cycle is only an average time. One set of sheets is certainly not a heavy load. Seems to me the sensor is too sensitive. But I am just guessing, here. While I am here. I will caution most of you about Quick washes and Normal cycles. Quick wash is NOT meant for regular washing. The main wash is too short. Front loaders take longer to do the same job as the old thrashing top loaders did in a short amount of time. Sheets, especially, need a longer time to remove the unseen body soil. Normal cycles are what the Energy Guide and Star are based on. The majority of customers will use Normal and think nothing of it. Normal cycles are "dumbed down" Meaning, the water temperatures are much cooler than selected. Hot fill on a Normal cycle of most every modern front loader is only about 90F. Thats barely warm. Rinse water levels on normal are also extremely low. Resulting in bad rinsing. Using Normal cycle will only give you comparable results to a top loader. I know the other cycles are longer. It can take adjusting, but the results will speak for themselves. Cycles like Heavy duty, Whites, Sheet/Towels, Sanitize, will provide a hotter target temperature, better rinsing, and more through cleaning. Just keep in mind that it takes high efficiency washers longer to clean such a large capacity of laundry, too. It takes much longer to clean a 20 pound load versus a 10 pound load. |
- Posted by maries1120 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 25, 13 at 16:32
Miele1966 - GE checked it out and the problem was that the delivery guys didn't level it. The front was a half inch lower than the back. That was throwing off the balance during the spin cycle. The higher the spin cycle the more time it was taking above what it should. Thanks for the info on the different cycles. That is good to know that there is a reason to use those and not just default to normal for everything. I can get used to the longer wash times now that they aren't as long as they first were. I am pleased with how well it cleans. I didn't believe there would be that much of a difference. |
That's great to hear Maries1120. Hard to believe 1/2 an inch did that. Is your machine really on time now from the estimate at the beginning? |
- Posted by maries1120 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 27, 13 at 7:44
Some finish a little early and some finish a little over but not by much. Sheets and towels take the longest but less than before. After the description by Miele1966 that isexpected and makes me want to continue to use those rather than Normal for towels and sheets. Our clothes were on the Activewear or Normal cycle and those were done in about an hour or less. Drying time for all loads is less than we had before. I just wish I could hear the signals to know when the machines were done but I'm sure I will get better about judging that after we use it more. I've been using the timer on my phone for the dryer but the machine has stopped already before I get there. |
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Five European castles to stay in
Castle of Park stands on a hill enveloped by forest, outside the village of Glenluce. It lies just shy of the Rhins of Galloway – the hammer-head peninsula at Scotland's southwestern point, which has Scotland's mildest climate, as evidenced by the magnificent Castle Kennedy Gardens and sub-tropical Logan Botanic Garden. Also within reach is Wigtown, famous within Scotland for its great number of bookshops.
Italy: The luxury one
In the line of hills that divide the sepia-tinted Tuscan landscape south of Arezzo from the even more rapturous countryside around Siena, Castel Monastero has watched nearly a thousand years go past. The name refers to the fact that this hamlet (also called Monastero d'Ombrone) has served as both castle and monastery, besieged by Florentines fighting against Siena in 1208.
These days, if you stand in the piazza at the centre of the hamlet, you will find yourself in the middle of a luxury hotel. The clustered stone houses and the cottages in the grounds beyond have been given a contemporary interior design that's sensitive to their historic charm; the spa is the very opposite of monastic; and Gordon Ramsay is in charge of the menu at one of the two on-site restaurants.
Ensconced in this timeless setting, the world around feels as remote as it must have done to medieval castle-dwellers. Down the road, however, is Siena – the very definition of an Italian Renaissance city state, with a wealth of art in its churches and galleries. Also under an hour's drive away is the wine-growing region of Chianti, and the magical hill country of the Crete Senesi.
Spain: The budget one
El Castillo de Buen Amor (the Castle of Good Love) may be about the least martial name ever conceived for a fortress, but in truth this place in the plains north of Salamanca was designed more for pleasure, despite its crenellations, impressively bulky walls and (dry) moat.
Inside there are suits of armour, hunting trophies and other touches of Spain's partly Arabic-influenced version of the Middle Ages, including a lovely double-colonnaded central courtyard. Windows are often authentically small, but the rooms can be cavernous.
The castle lies between Salamanca and Zamora, both worth an expedition. The former is home to Spain's oldest university and possibly its prettiest main square, and the latter town is an open-air museum of Romanesque architecture.


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The stupidity, it burns!
I need a transfer… to a new planet. Where the inhabitants have more brains than Zeus gave a doorknob.
Our future is doomed.
I hope this is made up. Is anyone really that stupid?
The scary part is that she has a child to raise. This is how the generations get dumber and lazier.
@netjinke: Regrettably, yes. People really ARE this stupid.
I once had a female acquaintance ask me if she could get pregnant from engaging in anal sex. I was tempted to tell her yes, that's how we get lawyers, but I was afraid if I did so she'd actually believe me.
This has to faked. Nobody could be that stupid.
This girl is officially the dumbest chick on the planet. I pity that baby.
The ex BF is lucky to be rid of that cheating F-tard.
Wowza. I guess she never took health. Or God forgot to add a brain. Either one.
how stupid can a bitch to be? well you have your answer folks! she obviously knows nothing about how you get pregnant let alone condom breakage RETARD
that is a troll. it's fake.
SUCKIT God do I hope its fake. Her thought process is so f-ed up it makes my head hurt. If it is true then her "BF" is the only lucky one in this story and the baby is the poor poor loser.
@TLU – Actually, you can get pregnant from anal sex. Provided there is a tear in that area that allows sperm to go from the anus to the vagina. Heck, even virgins can get pregnant if their thighs and vulva are wet and a man ejaculates on them.
It's a one in a million chance, but it has happened.
Jami – Are you really that effing stupid?
I'm sorry, but I agree with Odin on this one.
Also – YA is known for its trolls.
Jami's right in this case.
Odin, say you're sorry.
u faggets r fuckin stoopid! this happend to a bitch on my blok lololololol what a slut
Is it rude to feel better about my straight A's when I see this? This is so stupid! It's like, I'm going to bang my head against a wall until this memory is erased AFTER i call child protective services.
I don't know if it's already a term or not. If not I'm making it one. When people like this who are too dumb to breed go ahead and produce an offspring anyway they are "concreating" as in con being the opposite of pro.
Ha, Lacey, that's hilarious!
Obvious troll.
WOW!!! to the above comments…yes,some people choose to act stupid. If you are white and the baby looks black then its obvious that the girl cheated on her boyfriend..condoms do break. How can she say her boyfriend cheated on her in order for her to have a black baby? what a dumbass. Can anyone tell me how to get a transport off this planet? I have had all I can take of people choosing to act stupid all the time.
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Eating a dead horse: Five reasons why horse meat isn't such a terrible tragedy
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Americans don't eat dog for the same reasons they don't eat horses: Because our culture dictates that horseys and doggies are our friends and companions, that they are noble, majestic, intelligent creatures who live to serve and love humans as their protectors and benefactors. The idea of relegating our friends and companions to the oven or soup pot is reprehensible to most people.
But cultural ideas about what is and isn't okay to eat have changed in the past -- people have been deathly afraid of now-normal things like tomatoes, potatoes, onions, mushrooms and offal, for example, as well as anything out of a can. The can part was perfectly understandable, since early tin-can processing was less than sanitary, and the mangled, boiled things in them were not exactly safe or tasty. But things got better with time and technological advances, and processing horse could, as well. And honestly, the processing of horse meat wouldn't be nearly as tricky as the marketing.
1. Meat can get expensive. Why not have another source?
I love meat. I love planning recipes with meat, pinching fat cuts of meat through chilly cellophane wrappings at the grocery store, peering at the rows of plump, fat-ringed steaks at the butcher shop, and I love picking just the right cut and type to make the perfect dish of whatever. But what I do not love is paying high prices for meat. Sure, there is a certain joy in the American privilege of bitching about meat prices like a bored old hag, but I would far prefer to pay less for meat -- and have more choices.
I didn't create the circle of life; The Lion King did. I would gladly eat lions, tigers and bears, all with a splash of A-1 sauce and a loaded baked potato -- topped with salty horse bacon.
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I hesitantly post this, as I'm spending the evening looking at DALMOOC and hope to take part, but know I'm short on free time right now (what with a new baby and trying to buy a house) and starting the course late. This is either the first in a series of blog posts about this course, or, we shall never talk about this again. The course encourages open and distributed publishing of work and assessments, which makes answering this first 'warm-up' task feel like more of a commitment to the course than I can really make. But here goes… Competency 0.1: Describe and navigate the distributed structure of DALMOOC, different ways to engage with peers and various technologies to manage and share personal learning. DALMOOC offers and encourages learning experiences that span many online products from many providers but which … Continue reading
Learning about Learning Analytics @ #Mozfest
If I find a moment, I'll write about many of the fun and inspiring things I saw at Mozfest this weekend, but this post is about a single session I had the pleasure of hosting alongside Andrew, Doug and Simon; Learning Analytics for Good in the Age of Big Data. We had an hour, no idea if anyone else would be interested, or what angle people would come to the session from. And given that, I think it worked out pretty well. We had about 20 participants, and broke into four groups to talk about Learning Analytics from roughly 3 starting points (though all the discussions overlapped): Practical solutions to measuring learning as it happens online The ethical complications of tracking (even when you want to optimise for something positive – e.g. Learning) The research opportunities for publishing and connecting … Continue reading
The immediate value of working in the open
I'm both excited and a tiny bit nervous about how "open" Mozilla are about the way they work. As I'm getting to know the Foundation, and the projects and priorities, and to make sense of what exactly I'll be doing here I've been reading lots of Etherpads. If you don't know what an Etherpad is, it's a bit like a Google Doc (the 'word doc' variety) but less slick and more open. If you give someone a link to an Etherpad, the barrier to them contributing to the document is almost non-existent. Anyway, the value of this open working process somewhat blew my mind today. While lots of these docs have been useful in a general sense, today I read the documents from the initial planning around MoFo metrics that led to recruiting for my role (so it was pretty … Continue reading
As ready as I'm going to be
Tomorrow is the first day in my new role at the Mozilla Foundation, and I'm getting the new job nerves and excitement now. Between wrapping up at WWF, preparing for Christmas, house hunting, and finishing off my next study assignment (a screenplay involving time-travel and a bus), I've been squeezing in a little bit of prep for the new job too. This post is basically a note about some of the things I've been looking at in the last couple of weeks. I thought it would be useful to jump through various bits of tech used in a number of MoFo projects, some of which I'd been wanting to play with anyway. This is not deep learning by any means, but it's enough hands-on experience to speed up some things in the future. I setup a little node.js app locally … Continue reading
Available hours in a year for personal projects
While planning ahead to finish my Open University studies, I've been testing how well I can study in my available free time; and my recent study with Coursera has provided a pretty good simulation. It's important to be realistic with yourself about how much time you actually have to do these things, on a sustainable basis, for a significant period of time. Especially with the tuition fees being as expensive as they are and if you're making a commitment for a whole year of your free time. My thinking has gone like this… First I account for my time being a husband and dad, then my working hours, then sleep, then a few hours for getting/keeping fit and I'm left with around two hours per day, or 14 hours a week of 'free' time. For a couple of weeks at … Continue reading
Evening coding
With lots of interesting client work on at the moment, I've decided to spend some evening time moving along the next version of Done by When. This is nothing too stressful, but the project is getting really interesting now. I think I'm over the initial conceptual learning curve and now I'm making proper progress. Where the launch version of Done by When was primarily a working proof of concept, this next version is about attention to detail and responsiveness (that's the speed of interactions as opposed to the adaptive layout stuff that's already in place). I feel like I'm properly upgrading something when I'm spending as much time removing code as I am writing it new. More updates soon.
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On my next pet project and @Coursera
My most recent 'pet project', Done by When, grew up today. It's 3 months to the day since I announced a vague plan to test out an idea that had been floating around my head, and now it's out of beta, taking payments and I've just notice our Mandrill email reputation has crept up to 'Excellent'. Woohoo. I'm delighted with where it's going and all the helpful (positive and negative) feedback I've had from the first brave group of testers. I've added some screenshots to my portfolio on Behance, but the interface has progressed even further since then. Now that Done by When has a "business model" and all that, it will be given a serious amount of time and attention going forwards. But importantly, as it has an active user base I won't be using it as a playground … Continue reading


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The Govt. Locked Us In Our Houses.
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Coincidence. Had posted this refresher before noticing your post
Funny coincidence. I had posted this refresher, before noticing your post:
History Lesson for Future Tyrants
I guess the refresher might be profitable to others and not just wanna-be tyrants?
Don't ya think?
Dear gov't has a lot more fun stuff in its drawers some folks will love to dig up for their own surprise.
"Dig up"... so to speak.
"Cyril" pronounced "see real". I code stuff.
"To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous." -- Confucius
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This photo is no different
This photo is no different than this video. Do you really think people had all the same size and style flags waiting at their house to wave for just such an occasion....
Pass it on. Business as usual manufacturing consent for martial law.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." ― Henry Ford.
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That's pathetic.
Thanks for sharing.
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The sad part is..
The response to this is "it was for our own good... they caught the perpetrator!" Meanwhile, there is evidence out there that suggests others are involved...
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Who's selling the flags?
Who's selling the flags? How many flags on a stick do you keep around the house for "special" waivin' events?
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F'ing sad bump!
F'ing sad bump!
"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere".
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Wish I had done this before they closed them up
Wish I had done this before they closed them up
Exploring Bareback Sex
there are still some by where i live, just went to one Wednesday, got fucked thru one, and sucked another one. huge fan of them. I like the anonymity of it all.
There are some still around but you have to go to a gay neighborhood.
Damn the guy in that video sure got some big loads!
Best one I ever went to was in a dept store in Florida. The Chrome Paper holder was the type that is a foot square. The guy in the next stall looked under the war licked his lips saw I was hard and get this the entire one foot square chrome thing came out of the wall. Motioned for em to turn around said eh wanted to rim me after 10 min of his deep tongue I turned around he popped a condom on my cock and pushed his ass in the hole and I fucked him so hot
I have been curious on this but I always worry there is some creepy scrubby troll on the other side. Not to mention the diseases. But like i said, im curious.
I have never used glory holes but my personal idea about is that it enables full concentration on the blow job even if the guy on the other side is outside [insert preferences of choice].
If you would ever go to a GH, I would not care about the look of the other guy as long as the blow job is good. If I am picky about the look etc, I would not use the hole in the first place (if I want to look at him and therefore care about the look).
Can find GH in adult book stores and most bath houses.
that blog is great
I know a guy who put a glory hole in one of his closets that goes to the bedroom, some guy will get in there during a party, very hot!!!!
Pic above- I would have SERIOUS doubts about sticking my dick through that hole- or pressing my lips up against it- looks disgusting- the hole, not the act/action.....
You can still find glory holes - try squirt.org for a listing near you. That being said, the GH pictured above - yeah, I don't think so - that one looks creepy and scary.
Gloryholes can be fun and sometimes you get to see what is on the other side.
Does this count as a gloryhole?
In all my travels, this is one thing I have never done. Not a preference of mine I guess. Fun to watch, but never have wanted to participate. Need it to be a little more personal I suppose. Who knows....


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EXPLORE THE TOPIC TOGETHER. Talk about... science facts you find amazing. You might share how exciting it was when you discovered that all matter is made out of atoms so tiny they cannot be seen by the eye, or how the light we see from the stars comes from billions of years ago. Let your children know how your ideas about theology and spirituality are tied to your understandings of science, not opposed to them.
Family Discovery. Visit a science museum that has hands-on exhibits and immersive activities for children, and explore the wonders of discovery. Conduct some scientific experiments of your own at home. Many websites suggest easy projects that foster curiosity and promote learning. Try Children's Science Experiment Ideas, Steve Spangler Science, Captain Curiosity Science Experiments, and the How Stuff Works website.
Family Games. Games such as I Spy and Twenty Questions encourage questioning and wonder. To play I Spy, someone starts by saying "I spy with my little eye..." and describes an object visible to all by just its color. They may name a large object (such as a house, a tree, or a sofa) or a small one (an envelope, a pencil, or an earring), as long as everyone playing can see it. The player who guesses the object goes next. In Twenty Questions, one player thinks of a noun/object and the others ask yes/no questions to determine what that object is. Again, the player who guesses correctly goes next. Because they need no game boards, cards, or other paraphernalia, these games are great to play on the road, in an airport, or on a nature hike.
Find a crossword puzzle, word search, and other quizzes on Joseph Priestley on the State of Pennsylvania's history website.
A Family Ritual. Bedtime is a natural time to share our wonder about the mysteries of the world. Consider creating a night-time ritual of asking "wonder" questions: "I wonder how old the light from those stars is" or "I wonder what people are doing on the other side of the Earth where it is daytime already." Your questions need not be answerable; in fact, it is probably best if they are not. Speaking them out loud in the darkness as you cuddle together or just before climbing into bed as you gaze out at the night can elevate wonder questions to a spiritual practice.
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Category Archives: Caregiving
Time to Get Moving: How a Function-Focused Approach Helps Caregivers and Those They Care For
By Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar
Older adults with dementia are more likely to be physically inactive, require assistance with personal care activities, and have more medical problems than older adults without dementia. There is a tendency to promote sedentary activities rather than exercise among older adults with dementia for fear that they will fall or injure themselves if they are allowed to be mobile and physically active.
Despite the gradual and progressive cognitive and functional decline associated with dementia, there are benefits to keeping older adults engaged in their own personal care and physical activity. These benefits include slight improvement or maintenance of functional abilities, fewer behavioral and depressive symptoms, better sleep, and fewer falls. A function-focused philosophy of care is designed to prevent or minimize functional decline and optimize the function and physical activity of older adults regardless of their memory impairment. It promotes the belief that all older adults are capable of and benefit from some improvement or maintenance of functional potential, even though the function may not be entirely independent, such as passive range of motion through hand-over-hand feeding, or encouragement of self-propulsion in a wheelchair.
Caregivers also benefit from using a function-focused care approach. Even small improvements in the functional performance of older adults with dementia may decrease the physical requirements of caregiving, such as heavy lifting, and also may result in psychological benefits for the caregiver, such as increased self-confidence and improved satisfaction with his/her caregiving role.
A Family Caregiver and Patient Safety Advocate Says: We Don't Need to Reinvent the Wheel, But We Need to Roll on the Ones We Have... Collaboratively
By Carol Compas, PhD(c), BSN, RN, CPHQ, Program Director, Partners Investing in Nursing's Future, Little Rock, Arkansas
My broken health care journey begins with a call from my sister on August 18 at 5:15 p.m. I am beginning to wrap up my busy workday when I take a call and hear a tearful plea along the lines of: "Mother has been in a wreck and they are asking for the next of kin." I leave work, agreeing upon a designated meeting point so we can ride together to reach our mother in the most timely fashion. Our "normal" routine would have safely delivered us home for dinner with family, but this evening our routine will be at the mercy of the health care system, starting in the emergency room.
As we struggle to safely navigate rush-hour traffic, we know the normal one-hour drive is looking more like a two-hour journey to reach our mother—not so timely in light of the situation. As we drive, we tag-team our cellphone communication between family, friends and, in this case, care providers. The fortunate thing for my family is, I have a 25-year career in intensive care, emergency medicine and quality improvement. So, as my sister is responsible for family and friend notifications, I am taking on responsibility for a rapid-cycle health care plan for mother. I phone the ER to make sure they are aware of the head injury en route, review her medications, list allergies and highlight the pertinent medical history. The charge nurse assures me she has documented my information and will pass it on once Mother arrives. I'm somewhat assured things will operate accordingly since I feel confident I am on her health care team. My sister and I arrive an hour after Mother does, are quickly escorted to her side, and find her calling out for me.
Raise our Voices to Care for the Caregiver
By Lynn Feinberg, MSW, Senior Strategic Policy Adviser, AARP Public Policy Institute
My father was one of the smartest, most caring, and endearing persons I have ever known. An attorney by profession and a veteran of World War II, he was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, and a true friend. Everyone liked and respected my dad. And I mean everyone. He had that unique ability to connect with people of all ages. Quiet and gentle by nature, he was a listener. When he spoke, it was always with words of kindness and wisdom. Caring for my father—along with my mother, two sisters, and four home care aides—and ensuring that he lived in old age with the dignity and respect that he deserved was one of the most important, and profoundly meaningful, experiences of my life. It was also one of the hardest roles I've ever had. He died nearly 3 years ago at the age of 94. I miss him deeply.
As a social worker and policy researcher, I've been working on family care issues for about 25 years now – before family caregiving for an aging relative or friend became the "new normal" of the baby boom generation. Even with my professional knowledge in the areas of gerontology, health care, and long-term services and supports (LTSS), we couldn't always get it right for my dad. As a family, we faced what many of the 62 million family caregivers in the U.S. experience day in and day out: our health care and LTSS systems are enormously fragmented, very expensive, and are not set up to meet the needs of family caregivers or those for whom they care.
By default, the real coordinators of care for frail elders and adults with disabilities are their family caregivers. The economic value of the unpaid care they provide is estimated at $450 billion in 2009 by the AARP Public Policy Institute, up from $375 billion in 2007. If family caregivers were no longer available—or let's say hypothetically, went on strike for a day—the health care and LTSS systems would be overwhelmed by the increasing need for services and supports.
Caregivers: Partners in Improving Care for Older Adults
By Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholar Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH and Jennifer L. Wolff, PhD
With increasing numbers of Americans living to older ages, it is no surprise that a growing number are challenged by complex medical needs and disability. Being able to perform activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, etc.) and instrumental activities of daily living (shopping, managing medicines, housework, etc.) make a great difference to independence, quality of life, and peace of mind.
Although these functional measures matter tremendously, older adults also often struggle with managing multiple chronic conditions. Older adults' ability to navigate our fragmented health care system, to process the complex medical information needed to inform their health care decisions, and to carry out a treatment plan that often includes multiple medication and lifestyle changes are not reflected by ADLs/IADLs (activities of daily living/instrumental activities of daily living), yet are essential to the quality and outcomes of their health care.
Family and friends often assist with medical tasks and communicate with health care providers, and yet the health system is not well equipped to support patients in the broader context of their helping networks. For example, by some definitions, the daughter who stops by everyday to check morning blood sugar, takes off of work three times per month to bring her dad to get blood drawn for blood thinner monitoring and accompany him to various routine appointments would not be considered a caregiver. (Wolff J, Kasper J. Gerontologist. 2006, Giovannetti E, Wolff J. Milbank Quarterly 2010) Yet, the ability of health care providers to care for the dad, including both making health care decisions and implementing his treatment plan, is very dependent on the daughter's willingness and ability to help.
So this month, we'd like to honor the many "caregivers" who are so critical to caring for patients with complex health care needs, but whose roles and contributions are too often under-recognized. Treatment burden – the aggregate effects of everything people with multiple chronic conditions are asked to do for their health – affects patients' quality of life, quality of care, and likely their adherence and health care decision-making. Caregivers play a crucial role in helping older adults with multiple chronic conditions manage their health-related tasks, and they may also experience difficulty as a result of doing so.
A Special Challenge and a 24/7 Responsibility: Caring for a Family Member with a Mechanical Heart at Home
By Jesus (Jessie) Casida, PhD, RN, CCRN-CSC, APN-C, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar
Mechanical hearts such as left-ventricular assist devices (LVADs, see websites below) have evolved from a life-saving technology to a viable option for sustaining life and improving the quality of life for patients with end-stage heart failure. Whether the LVAD is implanted as a bridge or an alternative to heart transplant, a family caregiver has to assist the patient in implementing the complex home care regimen.
My experience with LVAD caregivers began in 1990, which I had a first-hand experience with the evolution of the technology and first witnessed the day-to-day challenges faced by caregivers. A reliable and competent caregiver who will be responsible for helping the patient to carry out the home care regimen is the first step in the planning process LVAD implant.
As an advanced practice nurse, I was responsible for training and evaluating the caregivers' readiness, and long-term follow-up. Discharge preparations for caregivers are complex and include completion of "LVAD Care" training and competency validation through written tests and skill demonstrations. Moreover, the patient's home is fitted with the appropriate electrical outlets and voltages, and the local hospital and emergency services are notified prior to discharge.
A Marathon with No Finish Line
By Linda Wright Moore
RWJF Senior Communications Officer
Help wanted: Must be available and on call 24/7, year round. No vacations, no days off, no benefits or retirement plan. Base salary: zip. Likely to require taking time off from paid work (without pay) under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Qualified candidates should expect to use own funds, including savings, for expenses. Preferred applicants should have extensive experience in scheduling and arranging transportation to multiple appointments; administration of medications and treatments; and management of complex, chronic and acute conditions. Most importantly, they must be skilled at coordination of care, with capacity to connect with overburdened primary care providers who are too busy to talk, and a bloodhound's nose for tracking down elusive specialists for consultation, on the rare days they are not in surgery at dawn, out to lunch or gone for the day at 3:45pm. Must agree to forgo taking care of one's own health (no time for that!) Total commitment is required and will be rewarded with the satisfaction of doing the right thing for someone close to you – even as personal hopes, hobbies and aspirations are stashed in a lock box for which there is no key. WARNING: Rarely do individuals actively seek this position; like life itself, it generally just happens to people. And once it does, beware: you're not allowed to quit.
If this sounds like your life – then you're a family caregiver, and now is your time. Mine too. I'm the primary caregiver for my husband, who has been disabled for over a year now.
Here's some good news: November is not just for turkey, dressing, Pilgrims and pumpkin pie. Along with Thanksgiving, November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time for recognizing and giving thanks for – and to – the 43.5 million family caregivers over age 18 in America, whose unpaid services to support the health needs of family members aged 50 or older were valued at $375 billion in 2007.
November is National Family Caregivers Month
More than 65 million people in this country provide care for a chronically ill, disabled or older family member or friend, according to the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA). Caregivers play an important role in the health care system, serving as patient advocates and aiding medical professionals in providing high-quality care outside of the hospital.
AARP's Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN Foundation last month released a report showing each state's performance in the delivery of long-term services and supports to older adults and people with disabilities. It includes a scorecard that looks at how each state supports family caregivers and patients. While it finds "substantial" variation from state to state, those with the highest levels of performance "have enacted public policies designed to… address the needs of family caregivers by offering legal protections as well as the support and services that can help prevent burnout."
Those kinds of supports can make a huge difference for family caregivers, experts say, because many struggle to balance their own care with that of their loved one. Nearly one in four caregivers cut back on spending for their own health or dental care to help with the expenses associated with caring for a relative or friend. Caregivers report using their savings or cutting back on basic home maintenance to pay for a loved one's care. In fact, in 2007, family members caring for someone age 50 or older reported spending an average of $5,531 out of their own pockets.
It's not surprising, then, that a survey released last week by NFCA finds family caregivers are concerned with taking care of their personal health, lack of respite care, and meeting financial needs.
"Many family caregivers take on a significant and sustained burden of care," NFCA President and CEO Suzanne Mintz said in a statement. "This survey confirms that. More than one-half of the respondents have been in their caregiving role for five years or longer, one-third care for more than one person, and they assist with more daily activities than a typical family caregiver."
In recognition of their dedication and efforts, the month of November has been designated as "National Family Caregivers Month." Throughout the month, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Human Capital blog will feature posts by RWJF scholars who are conducting research relevant to caregivers, and by RWJF staff and other experts with important stories and perspectives. We invite you to join the conversation. Register below to leave a comment on this or other posts.


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Central's Spring Concert with Kendrick Lamar and Steve Aoki
Last Friday, for Central's annual spring concert Kendrick Lamar and Steve Aoki performed! The concert was held in our gym and completely sold out, so it was really packed. It was a fantastic way to end the semester, and honestly one of the most fun things I've done on campus so far! Doors were at 7, and my friends and I were lucky enough to get right up against the barricade in the front row! I went with my roommate, Shalyse, my friends, Fallyn, Ben, and Raymond, and my boyfriend, Brandon. Before Kendrick came out they had a DJ and a band, Bad Rabbits, come out and play.
Keep reading to hear all about Kendrick Lamar and Steve Aoki's wild performances!
Check Out Jasmine's Campus In The Spring
Hi Seventeen!
Once the weather gets warm, everyone can finally take advantage of all the grassy quads around campus! My school, CSU Sacramento, has a bunch of fun, outdoor events planned for everyone to enjoy on the weekends. Check it out!
Have Fun And Stay Safe At Springtime Campus Events!
The last few weeks in college mean a few things: final papers, preparation for exams, warm weather and big springtime events on campus. At Bucknell we celebrate House Party weekend at the end of March every year, at Johns Hopkins my sister celebrates Spring Fair in April, and many other schools have Greek Week and daytime events for students to have fun outdoors, often involving concerts and free food. Although these school-wide parties are intended to provide a break from stressful weeks, they can often get a little out of hand! Therefore, it is extremely important to handle them responsibly and safely. After experiencing my first House Party a couple of weeks ago, and witnessing some students having an amazing times while others made regretful bad decisions, there are a few tips I can offer:
- Stay with a group. At these large outdoors events, it can be very easy to get lost in the crowd. Making sure you always have a friend by your side will not only make the day more memorable, but also guarantees a walking buddy for the way home!
Keep reading for the rest of Devan's springtime safety tips!
Take A Mini-Vacation!
As the weeks go on, even the biggest, most exciting campuses can start to feel a little bit prison-like. Getting off campus for a mini-vacation every once in awhile can be a great break in your everyday routine!
If you have a free weekend: Here in Florida, there are so many colleges that it's actually weird to never visit other schools on weekends. During football season, tons of students at my school head up to FSU and UF for their home games. I haven't gone to either of those yet, but I did visit University of Tampa (which is absolutely beautiful) and was able to go to a huge festival that was going on near campus!
Keep reading for fun ways to take a mini-vacay if you only have one free day—or even just a few hours between classes!
Jasmine's Fun Spring Break At Home
Hey ladies!
Like many of my fellow F15-ers, I spent this year's spring break relaxing in my hometown. Even though it wasn't a wild week on a beach, I still had tons of fun exploring parts of my city I had never experienced before. Check it out!
Spring Break with Ashley and Brooklyn!
Hey guys!
You might not know this, but Seventeen Dating Blogger Brooklyn and I are BFF in real life! I had a lot of fun in Los Angeles with her over spring break. We went to a huge comic book store in LA, stopped by Pinks and In-N-Out, and got to go to a poetry slam. My fave part was probably this shop called Whimsical Alley which had a bunch of Harry Potter, Doctor Who, and Game of Thrones stuff! Plus, I loved meeting some of Brooklyn's LA friends and watching her in the new season of Blue on YouTube.
Music: "When The Night Time Comes" by Lance Eric Shipp
Love the Single Life On Spring Break!
Hi Seventeen!
If you and your boyfriend have a romantic vacay planned for spring break, that's amazing! If you have every intention of meeting a cutie on the beach—go for it! However, spring break doesn't have to be all about finding your "spring fling." Here are some awesome ways to have fun without focusing on getting that romcom-worthy smooch.
Devan and Marisa's Tips For An Awesome Spring Break!
Hi Seventeen!
I'm not on any extravagant cruise or crazy Vegas vacation this spring break, but I'm still having a fantastic time lounging on the beach with one of my best friends! Check out Marisa and my best tips for having an awesome break without blowing all your cash.
Make The Most of Your Stay-Cation
It's Day 4 of my first-ever college spring break, and I'm writing from the couch in my living room as a snowstorm begins outside. It's not exactly as scenic as my friends' Instagrams, since most of them boarded a cruise to the Bahamas yesterday, but a stay-cation doesn't have to be lame! Even if you live somewhere as cold and boring as my hometown-sorry, Pittsburgh-there's always something fun to do if you're willing to look for it.
Spring break falls right in the middle of pro hockey season, and if you can get your hands on tickets, a hockey game is one of the most exciting things you can ever do on a weeknight. I've mentioned before that I'm not particularly "sporty," but hockey is actually pretty easy to follow, and fun to watch. Plus, the games are indoors, so they're perfect for anyone who's stuck in the snow! Some teams even have student discounts if you buy tickets the day of the game.
Click through for even more ways to make the most of your spring break stay-cation!
Lesley Hangs with E.T. and Demi Lovato at Universal!
Hey everybody!
Recently, I took a trip with some friends to Universal Studios in Orlando! It was a total blast, and I even got to see Demi Lovato perform. Check it out!


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CentreForum has today proposed an alternative to the hosepipe ban, eight days after people in the South East were told to turn off their garden taps.
The think tank;s proposal is designed to keep everyone happy during a drought year. It works like this:
Water companies will offer businesses compensation for reducing their water consumption.
The water saved can then be sold on to metered domestic users* who pay more for water than business users. This generates the cash needed to compensate businesses.
If the difference between what domestic users pay and what businesses pay is not enough to induce businesses to cut consumption, then water companies will be allowed to increase water charges for domestic users who use a lot of water.
CentreForums chief economist Tim Leunig, who came up with the proposal, said:
Water companies should not be encouraged to pick on any particular group, but offer compensation to industrial and agricultural users who agree to use less water. Its time to make hosepipe bans a thing of the
Penny Snell, Chairman of the National Gardens Scheme, agreed:
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Whee! New numbers on social network usage
Traffic firm Compete.com releases a rundown of January 2009 traffic figures from social networks ranging from Facebook to Fubar.com. Facebook comes in on top.
The blogosphere simply loves to slurp up social-networking traffic stats, and on Monday we got a nice tasty serving of them with some new numbers from Compete.com for the month of January. The results? Facebook is in the lead, with about 68 million unique visitors, well ahead of MySpace's 58 million. (The two are pegged at 1.1 billion and 810 million page views, respectively.)
This may be the first survey we've seen that puts Facebook ahead of the News Corp.-owned MySpace in U.S. traffic. It also puts Twitter as the third-biggest social-media site in the country by total page views, with only about six million unique visitors but a whopping 54 million views.
Compete's numbers are interesting, because they often are pretty different from other analytics firms'. Here are some clarifications, explained to CNET News in an e-mail sent by Compete's Andy Kazeniac: These are numbers stemming entirely from Web browser data in the U.S. That means that you won't be pulling in any international numbers, where most of Facebook's users are now, or data from widgets or third-party applications, which are how many avid Twitter users access the service. That means that it's likely that Twitter's reach is bigger than the numbers indicate.
What's also intriguing is that there are a few social-media sites, like Flixster and LiveJournal, with relatively low unique visitor counts but proportionally very high page view counts, indicating that they probably have smallish bases of very loyal users.
Also pulling in notable numbers are LinkedIn, with about 11 million unique users, Classmates.com, with about 17 million, and Reunion.com, with slightly under 14 million. On the other end? AOL's Bebo, an $850 million purchase , which Compete.com clocks in as having just shy of three million unique visitors. True, its biggest user bases are in the U.K. and Ireland, but that's not good considering the price tag.
Still, statistics are like tequila shots. Always take 'em with a few grains of salt and a slice of lime, and be warned that they may give you headaches.


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The anti-game attorney cites reader comments on the Gawker site Kotaku that he considers personally threatening. (GamePolitics.com, Apr. 25; Kotaku, Apr. 23; earlier Kotaku post). Mark Methinitis at Law of the Game says that in his view the complaint "falls well beyond the norm of complaint drafting and more into the realm of a self-promoting tirade" (Apr. 25).
Jack Thompson sues Gawker Media
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- 1 04.27.07 at 8:51 am
Wow, this complaint really is worth reading. I definitely reiterate my earlier claim that Jack Thompson is a nutjob… but I'm now worried he's going to sue me for saying that. Let's hope he's eventually disbarred for the sake of the profession.
- 2 04.27.07 at 3:41 pm
I read the complaint. It seems that he couldn't figure out whether it was a boast-fest, a lawsuit to sue the Florida Bar and Judges, or a lawsuit to sue Kotaku. It was a totally unprofessional piece of work. Which, of course, is par for the course for him…
- 3 04.27.07 at 10:02 pm
I wouldn't worry too much, Justinian. I read recently (although I can't for the life of me where – I think it was in Wired but I can't prove it) that precedent protects websites from lawsuits over user content almost categorically, which includes reader comments. It's one of the big things that keeps sites like MySpace and YouTube safe. As far as I can see, he has no case at all. I'll post back if I can find that precedent.
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Crispy, crunchy, can't get enough of Greek potatoes.
servings6 servings
active time20 minutes
total time60 minutes
8 large potatoes, peeled, cut into large wedges (about 6-7 wedges per potato)4 garlic cloves, minced (more garlic is a good thing, less garlic is a no-no for this recipe)
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup water
1 tablespoon oregano (get the Mediterranean, it's the best!)
1 to 1/2 lemons, juiced
Kosher salt
Fresh coarse ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 440°FPut all the ingredients into a baking pan large enough to hold them. (Spray with cooking oil first).
Season generously with kosher salt and black pepper.
Give everything a toss to distribute evenly.
The garlic will drop into the water and oil but the flavor will permeate the potatoes and it won't burn.
Bake for 40 minutes.
When a nice golden-brown crust has formed on the potatoes, give them a stir to bring the white underside up, season lightly with a bit more salt
my notes
recipe at a glance
type: Traditional, Casserole/Gratin
main ingredients: Potato
cuisine: Greek
dietary considerations: Healthy


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Bangladesh Violations
October 27, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
Bangladesh police clash with protestors, questions arise on International Crimes Tribunal
By Nargis Rahman
Picture by The Daily Star, a daily newspaper in Bangladesh, of a policeman manhandling a peaceful protester on Sept. 22, 2011. |
Bangladesh, a country of 156 million people nudged between India and Burma, is known for its floods and poverty and to those who call this place home, a political tug-of-war.
Odhikar, a Bangladesh human rights organization, reported 14,000 people were injured and 220 were killed in political violence last year in the Annual Human Rights Report 2010.
Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy. Zubarul Chowdhury Khokon, the 13th district congressional chairman for Bangladeshi American Democratic Caucus (BADC) in Michigan said, although the government is elected, "Democracy is in a very vulnerable position."
The country has faced outcry from human rights organizations Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch against Bangladesh's police brutality on protesters and the arrest of leaders from parties opposing the ruling party, National Awami League, on war crime charges.
Peaceful protestors, mainly organized by the largest opposing party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), have been met by police and the Rapid Action Battalion; a state security force comprised of the country's enforcements agencies to tackle terrorism.
Hafiz Raihan Uddin, Assistant Imam of Masjid Al-Falah in Detroit, said people have the right to disagree, but they should not be beaten by police or jailed and tortured without a fair trial, under Bangladesh's Constitutional freedom of speech right. There is, "Extreme human rights violation happening," said Uddin. "I have the right to freedom of speech…If you don't like it, that doesn't mean not to give me the opportunity to say what I have to say and to hurt me."
RAB, known as "death squad," by human rights organizations has killed over 1,000 people since its creation in 2004. Abbas Faiz, Amnesty International researcher in Bangladesh said, "The RAB has a history of using excessive, sometimes even lethal, force."
Human Rights Watch, an international non-profit non-government organization (NGO), asked the US and UK to withdraw support from RAB; known for its beatings, taking people from their homes in the middle of the night, filing reports which are not given fair trails in court, and "crossfire" deaths.
Khokon said, everyone has a right to justice, "Even the biggest criminal in Bangladesh."
Earlier this year the RAB director general told The Guardian, a UK-based newspaper, the group killed 622 people in the March 2010 crossfires. Awami League said they would eliminate the agency during 2009 election bids.
Protests have emerged in the past two months due to a drop in stock market prices and the arrests of political party leaders in Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP. Last week BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia led two protests (15,000 and 10,000 people) to call for earlier elections to throw out the current government, according to the Associated Press.
The U.S. Department of State's website, state.gov, said protests ranging from one to 27-days, and Parliamentary walk-outs by opposing parties have been going back-and-forth in Bangladesh's political history.
Police beat protestors. Some are arrested.
• September 22, 2011 Bangladesh media NTV News, a privately-owned satellite channel, and The Daily Star, a Bangladeshi daily newspaper, reported a police officer held a protestor to the ground with his boot, during an 11-hour hortal, or strike.
• September 19, 2011 Two Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and 25 people were detained for a riot which started in Dhaka and spread to other cities according to Reuters. Half of those arrests were in Dhaka, according to Jamaat-e-Islami. The protests were in response to the detainment of leaders in the party who have been in jail awaiting formal war crime charges. Rioters clashed with police who tried to obstruct the rallies, said The Daily Star. The party denies the leaders' alleged crimes of siding with Pakistan during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
• November 30, 2010 Amnesty International reported, "Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and other police personnel attacked peaceful demonstrators with batons in over a dozen raids," including at least one organized protest by BNP. Peaceful protestors were beat by police on their hands, head, and legs, documented by Amnesty International. The groups Bangladesh Researcher Abbas Faiz said, "The Bangladeshi government should immediately investigate these attacks by security forces on peaceful demonstrators and ensure that any people hurt receive justice and appropriate compensation."
• February 2010 In a public statement Amnesty International said 300 members of Jamaat-e-Islami's student wing Shibbir were arrested from dorms or near campus in cities Rajshahi, Dhaka and Chittagong for protesting. "It is not known if any of them have been charged with a recognizable criminal offence."
Round-up of political opponents
• August 11, 2011 Bangladesh Supreme Court Lawyer MU Ahmed, a BNP supporter, was arrested at his home by 20 plain-clothed policemen who did not identify themselves, sometime between 2:30-3:30 a.m. Ahmed was taken for "assaulting police and obstructing them from discharging duties on the SC premises on August 2 and 4," reported The Daily Star. In a briefing, police said they held him for 30-40 minutes at the branch, while an anonymous officer who was a part of the raid said Ahmed was held for three hours. Ahmed died on August 26, after having a massive heart attack during the interrogation (The Daily Star).
• December 2010 BNP Minister of Parliament Salauddin Quader Chowdhury was picked up by police in connection with a private car set ablaze in June 2010 in Bangladesh, leading to one death. There are allegations of, "Bangladeshi security forces have tortured Salauddin Quader Chowdhury during interrogations…applying electrodes to his genitals, beating him, slitting his stomach with razors and twisting his toenails and fingernails with pliers," reported Amnesty International. Charges were changed to crimes against humanity in the Liberation War of 1971, which he denies. He was 63 during his torture.
• June 27, 2010 Former Mayor of Dhaka, Mirza Abbas, a BNP member, was arrested along with family members and supporters attacked by RAB following allegations of violence during a textile strike. RAB claimed people threw bricks, not visible in the video obtained by Amnesty International.
• July 6, 2011 YouTube footage from NTV International News Division in Bangladesh showed BNP parliament member Zoynul Abedin Farok chased by police during a hortal. Police beat him with sticks until his clothes came off and he passed out in Dhaka. Police tried to pull him into a vehicle, but left him behind. An officer interviewed in the video said Farok resisted arrest and was not beaten. CNN reported he was wounded and hospitalized.
Journalists picked up by RAB, police
FreedomHouse.org, an institution which rates the freedom of press in countries around the world, rated Bangladesh as a partly free press with partial civil liberties in 2010. Khokon said journalists are the constructive criticism needed by (democratic) government."It's healthy for a party."
Odhikar reported attacks on journalists: 2 killed, 52 injured, 35 threatened, 29 assaulted, 15 attacked, in the Human Rights Monitoring Report from January 1- June 30, 2010.
• October 22, 2009 M.F. Masum of the daily newspaper New Age was arrested and blindfolded by RAB-10 members. He was hit from behind, beat on his feet, and other body parts with iron rods and a blade. RAB officers accused him of being an "assistant" of his homeowner, Mohammad Salauddin in South Jatrabari, Dhaka, who was arrested for narcotics trade (Odhikar). The lieutenant responsible for his torture was withdrawn from RAB-10 (The Daily Star).
• June 1, 2010 Editor of Amar Desh, a Bangla daily newspaper, Mahmudur Rahman was arrested by armed police in a suit against him by the former Publisher Hasmat Ali, who was suing Rahman for publishing under his name. Prior to the arrest Rahman filed paperwork to change the publisher's name in the newspaper, a request shot-down by officials.
• Facebook access was blocked between May 29 – June 5, 2010, by the government after Mahbub Alam Rodin posted cartoons of politicians Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Begum and Begum Khaleda Zia. He was later arrested. The government faced negative feedback and regained the social network access.
Tribunals Act: charges, trails of war crimes do not meet international standards
The 1973 International Crimes Tribunal was adopted in March 2010 by the Bangladesh Parliament to try those who sided with Pakistan during the Liberation War. The original Tribunal was formed to try 195 Pakistani Prisoners of War, who were later freed.
The current adoption has been used to charge political leaders with war crimes including genocide, rape, and crimes against humanity – nearly 40 years ago. Five Jamaat-e-Islami and two Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders have been arrested.
Human rights groups, the Supreme Court Bar Association, the International Centre for Transitional Justice, and the International Bar Association have criticized the act for not meeting international standards for war crime trials.
In January, US Ambassador to Dhaka John Moriarty told The Daily Star standards are met, but more time should be allowed for defense, which allows a trial to start three weeks after formal charges are made against the accused. Jamaat-e-Islami leader Moulana Delwar Hossain Sayeedi was the first charged in early October for alleged looting, rape, and arson during the Liberation, said The Guardian. Sayeedi has denied allegations.
The Tribunals act has started a ripple effect in the US with protests in New York and small rallies in Michigan.
BADC members were recommended not to take a party stand. In an email memo Chairman Nazmul Shahin of BADC, a political wing of the Michigan Democratic Party, said to members…the party, "Shall stay neutral as an organization on political issues in the country of origin rather focus on political process, elections, and the Democratic Party activities in the USA and in Michigan," however individuals are allowed to stand for their beliefs on the War Crimes Tribunal.
Bringing it home: local reaction
Khokon said he believes Bangladeshi people will rise up beyond the alleged human rights violations. "[Problems] should be resolved by the people [who] should raise their voice," he said.
Uddin said people can ask US officials and humanitarian groups to put pressure on the Bangladeshi government to stop human rights violations.
Dr. Zaikirul Haque, who is on the sub-committee of Bangladesh-US relations committee of the Michigan Democratic Caucus said interaction between the countries is a "win-win" situation.
The U.S. Department of State Report says there is a good relation between the countries. The US gave $163 Million in aid in 2009, totaling over $5 Billion dollars for food and other services to the country. Bangladesh had $4.3 Billion exports in 2010 according to the US Embassy of Bangladesh exports report.
Great American Patriots
June 2, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Glenn Greenwald, AP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress, just as the U.S. President does each year. Here is how the American Congress — especially the super-patriots of the American Right — reacted to their own President the last two times he addressed them (with frosty coolness and even passive-aggressive hostility):
And here is how the super-patriots of the American Right — largely joined by their Democratic colleagues — reacted to the speech given today by this foreign leader: with multiple standing ovations, including for ludicrous and absurd proclamations such as equating Hamas with Al Qaeda and claiming that Israel is "not a foreign occupier" in the West Bank:
Indeed, according to ABC News, Netanyahu received more standing ovations from the U.S. Congress (29) than the U.S. President did the last time he spoke (25); all of the ones Netanyahu received were from the super-patriots of the GOP caucus (and most from the Democratic caucus as well), whereas those right-wing patriots joined in only a small fraction of the ones received by their own country's President.
What makes this more remarkable still is that this foreign leader whom they were cheering so boisterously and continuously just completed a public, ugly conflict with the American leader and has a long record of demonstrated indifference to American interests; yet the super-patriots of the American Right sided so brazenly and publicly with this foreign leader over their own country's President. Meanwhile, both political parties in Congress are in a frantic competition to see which one can lavish Netanyahu with more obsequious praise; this statement sent out in the name of Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey is typical of the entries. For his part, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ran to AIPAC to undercut (and rebuke) his own President and the leader of his own party on Israel, something that — as Andrew Sullivan correctly observed – would be inconceivable on any foreign policy issue other than Israel.
In sum, the same faction that spent the last decade demanding fealty to the Commander-in-Chief in a Time of War upon pain of being accused of a lack of patriotism (or worse) now openly sides with a foreign leader over their own President. The U.S. Congress humiliates itself by expressing greater admiration for and loyalty to this foreign leader than their own country's. And because this is all about Israel, few will find this spectacle strange, or at least will be willing to say so.


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- Kevin
- November 05, 2013 - 07:26
No they would rather wait SIX MONTHS to fix it if something goes wrong with it laid on the seabed. Cant wait to see this unfold. Like i said before, STUPID GOVERNMENT AND STUPID OFFICALS THAT MAKE THE MUSKRAT FALLS DECISIONS, we are sinking as an island as we speak and before too long we will be a HAVE NOT PROVINCE. Which everyone knows is going to happen.......the clock is ticking..........................................
- November 04, 2013 - 14:35
I think a tunnel is a very poor idea does anyone really believe nlers and others who need to travel to other parts of canada would actually drive up the northern peninsula cross at the tuennel and then travel all the way to lab west on a fifty per cent gravel road then at lab west drive to baie comeau on a mostly gravel road after all that you are still in the middle of nowhere versus crossing the gulf from port aux basques to north sydney by ferry then drive on a four lane highway to the remainder of canada or the states for that matter I think Mr dumersque is trying to set himself away from the remainder of the leadership hopefuls he surely didnt have to come up with the tunnel idea for that
- concerned citizen
- November 02, 2013 - 14:47
A tunnel should have been built years ago. Just look at the billion dollar tourism potential alone. It would be money well spent , unlike 40 million a month for Muskrat Falls that we don't need. Show me where we need Muskrat Falls ?
- David Keat
- November 04, 2013 - 09:00
A tunnel is an unbelievably bad idea. It would cost a billion dollars or more to connect a couple of thousand people on either side of the strait; there's no way they could ever generate enough revenue on their own to pay for it. The tunnel does nothing for tourism; if you've ever been to Labrador (and I'm from there) you'd know that the the roads are impassable in winter, and given the distances between settlements it'd be downright dangerous to have tourists unfamiliar with the north driving up there in the winter. (FYI Guards at the start of the road from Lab West to southern Quebec literally take names before allowing you on the road in winter.) So summertime is when most tourists will visit Labrador, and the boat is a more scenic and cheaper option in that case. Finally, if you're suggesting a road from the tunnel to the rest of Canada, well guess who would be in charge of that? Quebec! Do you really want to trust Quebec to maintain a 1300 km road thru wilderness on Newfoundland's behalf?
- tim
- November 02, 2013 - 13:50
And during those teams' work, I bet neither team asked questions from people who have built these things. Just Nalcor and their egos. Fissures don't matter - you are blasting the rock anyway. Nalcor is full of it.
- me
- November 04, 2013 - 11:08
Do you *really* think that the Nalcor team wouldn't or didn't study this in fairly great detail including consulting with worldwide experts? The people running this project are professionals, and have a professional duty of care. I wonder why the professionalism of other people in other industries are not called into question on public forums like this?
- Pauline
- November 02, 2013 - 09:48
Danny, it's not Nalcor playing Russian roulette with the people, It's the Liberal, who good at playing game's. And if anyone think the five liberal hopeful is our savior. Then we going to get what we deserved. which is more hard times. Please go away, and take your friends with you, because neither one of ye got a clue.
- Kevin
- November 05, 2013 - 07:32
The only people that should GO AWAY AND TAKE THEIR FRIENDS WITH THEM should be the idiots like you PAULINE and if you think that this stupid government that we have in power now is what we need to make the correct decisions that your head is further up your #$% then what you think !!!!!!!! All we hear now are CUTS, CUTS, CUTS but they can justify put millions of dollars into stupid crap like REPUBLIC OF BOYLE !!!!!! Thats leadership.....................NOT !!!!!!!!!!
- Grammer Gal
- November 02, 2013 - 09:38
"... majorly problematic"? That's rather awkward prose, isn't it? Why not just say "a major problem"?
- honest,ed
- November 02, 2013 - 08:29
I wish Mr. Bennett would do is homework. Scary. Cables are typically buried 1 m and exceptionally up to 10 m beneath the seabed to protect against trawl fishing, anchoring and other activities. Google about submarine power cable
- T. Sleeveen
- November 02, 2013 - 09:37
I think I'll Mr. Bennett the edge here, given his experience and reputation as being a superior engineer. Anyone who's studied it knows he's right. I've seen presentations on this from others who say the same thing. Danny D. is the one who needs to do his homework.
- me
- November 04, 2013 - 11:03
Suggest you actually read Nalcor's published documentation on this.
- Ben
- November 02, 2013 - 06:39
How many things have this guy come up with to try and make MF's a bad deal. And the funny thing is that the media runs with it. Be some glad when the Lib leadership gets over and we won' t have to listen to this washed up politician every other day.
- frank mooney
- November 05, 2013 - 09:42
For Danny..it is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove the doubt