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When a parent is sent to prison, the lives of his or her children are changed forever. Today on Talk of Iowa, Charity Nebbe hosts a discussion on parents in prison. Maintaining and creating healthy bonds, and breaking the cycle of incarceration.
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In the summer of 1974, Rasberry Williams shot and killed a Waterloo man over a $30 gambling debt. In April, Governor Terry Branstad granted Williams' request for commutation, making him eligible for parole. We continue our corrections series by talking about when a life sentence should be reconsidered. Then, we learn about Skylark, which works with victims of domestic violence on commutation requests, and the Innocence Project of Iowa, which is about to file its first case.
Many severe crimes alter a victim's life forever. People convicted of those crimes might be put behind bars for a very long time or even the rest of their lives. Join host Charity Nebbe who talks with victims about what they want--and don't want--from the people that committed crimes against them or their family members. Hear the story of one woman whose daughter was murdered and the personal journey she took getting ready to meet the murderer face-to-face ten years later.
As we continue our series on corrections in Iowa…here's the second half of our report on sex offender treatment and monitoring.
About 1 in 8 inmates in Iowa's prison system are sex offenders, and many go through treatment while in prison. But does it work?
Why do we have prisons? Are they for retribution or rehabilitation or protection? Also, what are the strengths and weaknesses of Iowa's corrections system? Sarah McCammon steps in for Ben Kieffer to look at how prisons in Iowa stake up against prisons nationwide.
In our society when you break the law you will be punished, but our prison system is supposed to be about more than retribution. Today on Talk of Iowa, we begin our summer series exploring Iowa's correctional system with a conversation about the purpose of prison… punishment, deterrence and rehabilitation.
It's been just over a month since two girls from Dayton, Iowa were abducted near their bus stop - allegedly by a convicted sex offender who'd served nearly two decades in prison. Authorities say Michael Klunder abducted the girls and committed suicide later that day.
The fact that Klunder was free at all has prompted questions about how sex offenders are evaluated, treated and monitored.
This story begins a summer series examining Iowa's correctional system.
The job market can be a challenge for anyone these days, but imagine what it's like for someone who's spent time in prison or who has a less than stellar work history for other reasons. Iowa Public Radio's Pat Blank reports on an innovative program in Northeast Iowa that's slowly making a difference.


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Music competitions are everywhere! In your school, in your city, or on TV like American Idol, The Voice, The X Factor… And, you can sing! You have got a good voice. You have that dream to be there too and let the world know you can sing. But, before you can get on stage, there is always the singing audition. Before you can even join the contest, you have to prove first that you are worth the slot. How much preparation do you need to get in there? These judges and musical directors are very hard to please. They have got the ears for a really good singer, and only want to hear your best audition songs.
The same question arises on many question and answer sites or forums: "What are some good audition songs to sing? What are some great songs for auditions?" You know you can't sing just anything and expect these judges to throw praises at you. And you never want to be told, "I think you have a good voice, but I guess you didn't pick a good audition song for your voice." That may happen if the song you choose does not fit you well. HOW TO CHOOSE GOOD AUDITION SONGS Here is some short advice to the basic things you should know. Let's start off with your voice type and voice range. Are you a soprano? Do you sing like Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Charlotte Church, Kelly Clarkson, and Celine Dion? Or are you more on the contralto like Adele, Toni Braxton, Karen Carpenter, and Lady Gaga? It is always very important that you are hitting the right notes. Yes, you are meant to impress the judges, but know your limitations. Do not push yourself when you cannot hit that high note, if you simply cannot do it. If you want to brush up on your singing, we of course recommend having a private singing coach. But if you don't have the money or time to pay for a personal coach, check out the Superior Singing Method online course, (Aff link) which can help you improve even if you are short on time, and also offers e-mail coaching as part of the lessons. Next is the style of music you are most comfortable singing to. Is it the genre that you like? You should not try singing a song with an upbeat tune and be as stiff as a statue, or don't try to be a rock star if you are not. Feel the music. It is maybe an overused phrase, but it's very important. Will you sing a heart breaking song and be smiling all the way at your audience? Find a genre one that suits you best. And most important of all, make sure you when you are choosing songs for auditions that you choose one that moves you emotionally. 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They ask the other users what they think of it. LEARN MORE Almost everyone can benefit from extra instruction, but few people have the time or money to pay a personal vocal coach. If this sounds like you, check out the Superior Singing Method online course (Aff link). Also, if you want to learn more secrets to singing audition competitions, check out this ebook. (Aff link). Though it specifically mentions American Idol, it can be used for any of the many singing competitions currently proliferating. GOOD SONGS FOR AUDITIONS Here are some songs you may want to consider as your audition piece. These are mostly popular songs that topped the music charts and sang by some of the best vocalists: 1. Someone Like You by Adele – Technically speaking, this song should be sung by contraltos. The original singer's voice is somewhat unique and distinctive and may not be easy to imitate, but you can always experiment and try if this song works for you. A great point is that this song is appreciated by many for its emotional lyrics. As stated above, a great way to please the judges is not only show your good voice, but also make them feel what you are singing. This is a soulful song that starts softly and then belts out at the chorus. This can make the judges sit back and listen and feel the music. 2. You Make Me Feel like a Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin – This song may be sung by both mezzo-sopranos and sopranos with powerful, passionate voices, who are able to sing complex vocal runs and can belt. Jessica Sanchez, an American Idol runner-up used it as her audition piece. Kelly Clarkson also had a notable performance of this song. 3. Lately by Stevie Wonder – This song is for tenors. Jodeci did a cover of the song and sounded almost like Stevie Wonder when they sang "Lately" at one of their performances. This can also be a good auditions song for girls. Amber Holcomb was able to perform it on American Idol stage successfully with standing ovations. Lately is a song that is old and familiar and yet, you can give it a try and make it sound like new. 4. Where Did You Sleep Last Night by Nirvana – This song suits low tenors with raspy, hard-edged voice. It is pretty obvious nowadays that these song competitions aren't just about girls who sing like a diva. There are some rocker dudes out there who also try their luck. Kurt Cobain's version of this song is one of his best vocal performances. This song with its emotional lyrics can be very powerful and it can work really well as an audition piece. 5. Open Arms by Journey – This is a power ballad and one of the hardest songs to sing. Not a lot can actually sing it well, but those high tenors who can sing in a falsetto voice may be able to nail it. 6. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel – This is one of the most recognizable songs and fits countertenors of all ages. It can be lined up along with "Let It Be" by The Beatles. Voice clarity and resonance are very important while singing this song. 7. Here Comes the Rain Again by Eurythmics – This song can be used as an audition piece by contraltos. Girls with male-like timbre and emotive voice may try auditioning with this song on an acoustic set-up or with the accompaniment of a guitar. 8. Halo by Beyonce – This song was appreciated by many because of its nice beats, but it is no doubt it also sounds beautiful a capella. It fits mezzo-sopranos like Beyonce, who holds an incredible vocal flexibility. Guys can also try this out. The X Factor 2011 contestant Craig Colton used this as his audition piece where he had his own version putting some changes to it, and it sounded good. 9. Just Like a Pill by Pink – This is another song for contralto voice types, but with a rock edge to it. The song starts slow and relaxed and goes fast on the chorus. It is a song that will be expressed beautifully with husky, raspy voice qualities. Take note that it is pop-rock and should therefore sound like one. The energy should be there especially with the chorus. It is okay not to be able to imitate how Pink sings it, but the energy presented by the song should be there. 10. Home by Michael Buble – This ballad is for baritones who want to sing on a more relaxed manner, though the lyrics indicate the sadness of longing to be with someone you're missing. A lot of men's voices are baritone, and this may be easy to sing. The thing is that the emotions should be there to make the song perfect and convincing to win the 'yeses' from the judges. |
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it's funny when I read that in Russia there is no democracy or it is even lower than in China. By doing this you show your incompetence, or you have been brainwashed (which, incidentally, in the U.S. is regularly done ).... it's so boring to read such comments... please go and study 1st and then post your opinion.
funny when I read that in Russia there is no democracy or it is even lower than in China. By doing this you show your incompetence, or you have been brainwashed (which, incidentally, in the U.S. is regularly done ).... it's so boring to read such comments... please go and study 1st and then post your opinion.
funny when I read that in Russia there is no democracy or it is even lower than in China. By doing this you show your incompetence, or you have been brainwashed (which, incidentally, in the U.S. is regularly done ).... it's so boring to read such comments... please go and study 1st and then post your opinion.
funny when I read that in Russia there is no democracy or it is even lower than in China. By doing this you show your incompetence, or you have been brainwashed (which, incidentally, in the U.S. is regularly done ).... it's so boring to read such comments... please go and study 1st and then post your opinion.
Things of many aspects are changing so fast.
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[As to 'the guy who won the Nobel Prize', you seem to be lacking a bit of information. Liu Xiaobo was not imprisoned for criticising his government. He was imprisoned for sedition, for advocating the overthrow of the government, specifically by promulgating its invasion by Western armies and for it to be 'colonised for at least 300 years' to 'Westernise' it.]
This is false. Liu was imprisoned for "inciting subversion of state power", related to his participation in Charter 08, an open letter that called for freedom of expression, human rights, and democracy, rights that are mostly promised in China's constitution though not observed in practice. Charter 08 was released on the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and was inspired by Czechoslovakia's Charter 77. Vaclav Havel, one of the architects of Charter 77 who subsequently became Czech president, is among the former communist-era dissidents who called for Liu to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Liu's case had nothing to do with the comments on colonialism, which were made twenty years earlier in an interview with a Hong Kong magazine. Anyone who reads those remarks in context will be in no doubt that Liu was not genuinely advocating the colonisation of China. He was making a point about the backwardwardness of the country and the need for political change. His remarks were provocative, certainly; exaggerated, probably; and unwise, perhaps. Unsurprisingly, they have been used to attack him ever since.
Liu's political activism has been consistently peaceful, and he has emphasised the need for gradual and controllable change. This was recognised by the Nobel committee, which cited Liu's "long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China" in awarding him the peace prize for 2010.
This review leads me to believe that only those who find taxation policies and macroeconomic management (or, perhaps, mismanagement as some may put it) fascinating will enjoy the book thoroughly. It is unfortunate that Russia's world of 90s ("dashing 90s" they call them there, лихие девяностые) is not shown through the prism of those who lived there as ordinary citizens, far from power, policy making and Sadovoe Circle of Russian capital. Certain parts of Russia in early and mid 90s were in ruins literally (like Grozny), unemployment was chronic, and crime rate was unprecedented. It was only late 1997 that narrow layer of Russian society started to get a little better, there were talks of emerging middle class in the country. And then, overnight, it all disappear in the flames of that default.
It was shock but there is no need to overly dramatize it. Russian society was used to shocks at the time. Collapse of Soviet Union was recent memory and several waves of other financial and political turmoils were there too. Inflation, strikes, unrest in Caucasus area were in the news. It may sound weird but almost nobody back then in Russia thought of it as of some kind of aberration from normalcy, which it certainly was. What was the shock for Russians of that era is to learn that in the West there is a system called welfare, when you can get money for survival without working.
I don't believe lots of people who lived in Russia in 1998 do recollect that default frequently or emotionally. That default was in that regard similar to dot com meltdown in US a little later - some people lost money, some read about it in the news and overwhelming majority neither understood it nor had anything to do with it. This book may bring that dark chapter of Russian history closer to English speaking audience. It is unclear whether or not it is going to be a bestseller in Barnes&Noble. But if it makes readers value well-established democratic institutions a little better than the book definitely should not be considered as useless.
Dear watchingchina,
Though I do not agree 100 % with all of your opinios, I would like to thank you for your refreshing comments, which might make some people rethink their attitudes, if not in regard to their own system of state government, than at least to the way other nations (including Russia and China) choose to deal with this issue, which is in indeed far more complicated than some of the people who feel like they have an opinion educted enough to be able to comment on this matter seem to realize.
After living in different parts of the world (including Europe, Russia and East Asia) I can not help but come the conclusion that things which are often referred to as 'specific circumstances' do actually exist. If you have made such an expirience, than it is rather obvious and simple fact, that this 'circumstances' are often so different from country to country that it is virualy impossible to take and implement to the rest of the world one model of governance that is designed to suite the needs of only one specific country or even a group of countries.
I think you made a very good point comparing the system of state government with corporate governance. Unlike some of the advocates of 'western democracy' seem to believe, I do not think that any system of state government (as indeed any system of corporate governance) is an end in itself. In fact its frist and foremost the efficieny of a system that determines its the value. On the other hand I also think, that (again under 'specific circumstances', which for the timebeing might be prevalent in the US as well of most of europe) the system called 'democracy' might have its advantages. However, it is by no means the only legitimate form every country should organize its political system, by no means is the freedom of speech the only answer for problems countries like Russia and China face at the moment. What is efficient in one place may be absolutely disintergrating in the other. It could help to take this kind of thinking into account before critisizing the Russians or Chinese for the lack of freedom.
Last but not least I would like to joing your critisism in regard to the arrogant way in which some of those who in other respects advocate the freedom of choice attempt to force their view upon other people. Why does anyone, who somehow happen to disagree on a specific issue like the one discussed in this debate have to attack someone else's opinion in such an agressive way? Doing this does not make your own standpoint more convincing? Furthermore, it is worth considering why is it actually so important to critise other people and nations given the do have a lot of problems to deal with. Could it be, that its because taking the other one´s perpective seriously puts our own deeply installed and cherished beliefs in danger? After all, there is small a chance that after thinking it throgh we will have to reevalute them.
I appreciate the advice. Unfortunately, I had to learn the hard way.
Dear watchinginchina: Once again, your verbose tirade of anger ignores the facts! What did I say about God? What did I say about religion? When did I mention any "religious fanaticism that compels you to demand every other country follow your model, or be invaded?" Please list for me the countries I said I wanted to invade. List for me the countries whose governments I said should be changed. My entire argument relates to the reasons why the Chinese and Russians have finally embraced world trade and capitalism. Holy cow, even Castro has admitted that his model doesn't work. Did I condemn the Chinese in my post?
Why do you deny the fact that there are political prisoners locked up in China? Why will the government not allow the Nobel winner's wife to accept his prize? Everything written on your "one track mind" links (http://www.bearcanada.com/china/nobel.html) is laughed off by people who know how the real world works!
You ask "Why do I have an opinion at all?" Sorry. I didn't realize opinions were your very own province! I do indeed have a passport. I have been to China. In fact I've visited several countries all over the world. Your statistics are totally innacurate but if you're happy with them that's wonderful. You're entitled to your own "facts". If you're living in China, please stay there.
I'm going to let you have the last word because I actually have important work to do.
I certainly agree that China is a contradiction (Russia too). I am in regular contact with a friend who moved to Beijing 3 years ago and he marvels at these very contradictions. My neighbour visits Chengdu frequently as well and while he really enjoys meeting the people and exploring the culture and can make positive comments about China, he does have a few negative things to say about it.
I worry too about China adopting some of the Western financial values, especially those which cause asset or property bubbles (how much greater than inflation and GDP growth have the prices risen in Shanghai over the past two years?) but not so much the freedom based ones (obviously).
One conundrum which the world faces is that China holds vast US dollar reserves; essentially China and other developing countries were lending money - via exchange purchases - to US consumers which fueled the enormous asset bubbles which as we well know collapsed in spectacular fashion in 2008. A completely bizarre situation, poorer countries lending to richer ones. The oddity is that China, Russia and the other countries craved stability, sensibly like everyone else, and that is why they accumulated so much American dollar reserves. It's ironic that this behaviour actually contributed to the current global financial instability. Recently China and Russia have agreed to stop using dollars in their own bilateral trade. This should cause some needed rebalancing. There is a recent article in this newspaper which discusses these very same monetary issues, revealing the fragility of the global system.
Anyway enough said about this subject. I'm quite surprised the Economist watchdogs haven't removed our off topic posts. ;-)
Thank you for the links. I'd seen the article and accompanying posts, but not the second one. I'll be happy to read the contents.
"Universal values tell us that government serves the people, that assets belong to the public and that urbanisation is for the sake of people's happiness," he said. Supporters of the "China model", he added, believe the opposite: that people should obey the government, the state should control assets and the interests of individuals are subordinate to those of local development."
It's quite strange, but China is both of the above at the same time. You wouldn't think it should be possible, but that's pretty much how things work.
It's a kind of mind-twister to see someone arguing with a policeman and ignoring his instructions, on the basis that "he's a public servant, not my boss". Policemen here, like those everywhere (mostly) drive at the speed limit. But unlike everywhere, people in China zoom past the police cars without even a glance.
Some things seem authoritarian, and others just leave you shaking your head at the freedom and license people have here that we would never dare exercise in our own countries.
China is such a fascinating place, and truly so difficult to comprehend in totality.
Someone wrote that if you're in China for a week you know enough to write a book. If you're here for a month you know enough for a chapter. If you're here for 5 years you could write a short paragraph, and more than 5 years you might manage a comment (about the food) on a postcard.
I swear that's how it is. And I suppose that's one reason I rail at foreigners who have never been here, have no Chinese friends, can't read Chinese, but know everything about 'what it's really like in China' - and what should be done about it.
The only thing I know for sure is that I really worry about the Chinese adopting Western values. The risks for loss are just too great. Citibank has developed new mortgage products in China to encourage the Chinese to do precisely what caused so many Americans to lose their homes - refinance and spend the money. Makes me cry.
I appreciate your last post and I apologise to the Economist's author for hijacking his fine article and totally derailing the subject.
You have no argument from me about North Korea. Most monarchies and dictatorships tend to be cut from the same cloth, and I would be happy to see some changes made for the sake of those poor people. I don't care about the kind of government they have, but they really are poor and isolated and kept in ignorance.
China has been trying to push Kim to develop his economy for some time; I don't know why he seems to refuse.
For Tiananmen Square, there is a bit more than your quick comment suggests. For one, if 300 people seem to care about a particular set of 'privileges', I'm not sure we can extrapolate that ambition to the entire population of 1.3 billion. Do you agree? And in fact, 86% of Chinese are apparently quite happy with their government and system, and feel no need to 'participate' - in things they know nothing about. !
Moreover, we need to see the whole picture. The Western press has done a good job, as usual, of presenting some parts of that event. One part that didn't receive much attention was that the several 'leaders' of that event disappeared just prior to the *** hitting the fan. They magically surfaced three days later in Taipei, then a couple of weeks later in California - LA, I think. How do you suppose that happened? Truly, it is almost unforgivably naive to believe that event was spontaneous; from everything I know, it absolutely was not.
There is a huge volume of evidence, maybe not all so easily available in the US press, about heavy CIA involvement in Tibet and Xinjiang as well. I know many people here, and have a few friends in both those provinces, and the overall picture is not so black and white as we are told.
The world of foreign affairs is not a clean one. Intrigue and meddling are as insidious as AIDS, and likely more difficult to eradicate. I know of few examples in modern history where any government took any foreign policy action that didn't have a hidden agenda, and many that appear wholesome would be shocking to us if we had the details. We may fortunately see some of that emerging from the new files that Wikileaks posts - evidence of how devious and unconscionable foreign affairs really is. It might really wake everyone up. I sincerely hope so.
I strongly disagree with you on the advantages of the right to elect idiots to run our countries. We would never, under pain of death, agree to this 'right' with our corporations. Do you see Americans parading in the streets for the 'right' to elect imbeciles to the Board of Citibank? Would the shareholders of Boeing quietly accept Sarah Palin as their new President?
Unfortunately, the system we have does not require any credentials for positions with grave levels of responsibility. To live with this, and take pride in our ability to remove the incompetent, speaks more to our incredible stupidity than our wisdom, in my opinion. If we were half as wise as we pretend, we would devise a system that made it impossible to elect idiots in the first place. The acceptance of the existing parameters is just blind jingoism; there is no rational support for the position.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if the President of the US or the Prime Ministers of Canada or Russia, by law, had to have at minimum the combined credentials of the CEOs of Boeing, CNOOC, Citibank, Mercedes-Benz and KFC?
China comes close to that. The selection process of leaders is based first and foremost on astonishing levels of credentials, personal, educational ..... I know people don't like to hear this, but in China it is not possible to have idiots running the country because the selection process for the entire federal government is based on extreme credentials and peer selection. You not only have to be the best, and very good, but everyone as good as you has to agree you are a bit better.
I really hate to say this, but I think their system has multi-party democracy beat by a country mile. It may not be perfect, but it avoids almost all of the serious flaws in the US system, and it does work. Beautifully.
I'm surprising myself by writing another comment...
I have to address a few issues presented by watchingchina. Not a bad post here, some of your ideas are becoming clearer but I should point out that you are making some wild assumptions here. You cannot assume that the concept of values I mentioned earlier comes from Christian idealism - I am not Christian and I disapprove of religions in general. Universal values emerged out of the Enlightenment Philosophers, many of whom sheltered atheistical viewpoints. If this was not the case then freedom of religion would not have been permitted in many western countries. I should also point out that Russia has long been a Christian nation, with perhaps an 80 year gap and that lo and behold those very same values we're talking about here are clearly separated from Christianity there. (Incidently I have many friends in Russia and Cuba and I want them to enjoy a decent government simply because I wish my friends to have good lives - nothing at all do do with a Christian charity which I don't posess.)
As for the right to elect idiots, its an absolutely brilliant right to possess, because when it does happen, the citizens exercise that very same process to remove those idiots. What is the recourse for other nations without that right to remove their leaders when they are incompetent? I'm sure many North Koreans, especially the starving ones, would welcome some of their leaders being replaced by wiser people, probably many Chinese would like to see some of their local leaders replaced also. I know from first hand experience that many Russians do. Why should a citizen be granted power only because they are members of an institutionalized party?
However, when people are intelligent and educated, they often want a say in how they are governed. Why should a leader in China be given power just because he's a member of an institutionalized party?
That in 1989 in Tiananmen Square Chinese students stood up and asked for more rights, shows that citizens there desire the same privilages many democratic countries espouse. We are living in a time of great change and transition, and many people are handling it easily and eagerly. There is no reason that a country can not change its system of doing things if it has the will or drive to do so. Can you claim that the culture in China is the same one that existed 100 years ago? No, it is a completely different culture. Only a determined and violently oppressive regime intent on maintaining their own rights to rule the majority can hope to prevent this change.
(No disagreement from me about the US policy in Afganistan. The US should have just bombed the crap out of them for sheltering Osama bin Laden and not marched in to change an ignorant tribal society into something else. The Taliban would have booted Al-Queda out a long time ago if they would have realized the punishment the US was going to met out. Apparently the Taliban has even sued for peace on those grounds.)
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"You don't know what you're talking about!! Where the hell have you been?? The guy who won the Nobel Peace Prize this year is locked up in a Chinese prison for criticising his government!! Please tell me again that American style democracy is just plain wrong for some people!! You're making yourself look stupid!"
'Where I have been' is Shanghai and, unless you also live here, my perspective may be a bit more informed than yours.
As to 'the guy who won the Nobel Prize', you seem to be lacking a bit of information. Liu Xiaobo was not imprisoned for criticising his government. He was imprisoned for sedition, for advocating the overthrow of the government, specifically by promulgating its invasion by Western armies and for it to be 'colonised for at least 300 years' to 'Westernise' it.
More than that, Liu Xiaobo is the President of the Independent Pen Society in NYC - a group funded by the NED, which is one of the front companies of the CIA that runs Radio Free Europe among other things like advocating the overthrow of governments. He was a patsy set up, funded, encouraged, and then tossed away by the CIA.
Same pattern as with Osama bin Laden, actually.
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And I am pleased to tell you again that US-style democracy is just plain wrong for many countries and their people, probably including all of Asia.
Where do you get the idea that your way is the end of evolution, the high point of civilisation? There are no facts to support your conviction. If you want to believe your system is good for you, then fine. But where do you get off presuming to use military force to inflict it on unwilling countries? It sure isn't from your love of humanity or your concern for the downtrodden. What is the source of this religious fanaticism that tells you to either convert or kill anybody who is different from you?
A government is a management system, an organised way to run a country. It is not a religion, it is not a game for children, it is not a team sport. There are many ways to organise the management of anything; in some times and places, and some circumstances, some ways work better than other ways. And that's all.
If you want to claim that MBO - Management by Objectives - is the one way, the only way, to manage a company, and that it's the ultimate evolutionary step in corporate management, and besides, it's God's will, everbody will just laugh at you. Well, it's the same with government. There are many ways to do it; many of those are different from your way.
It may be a shock to you that some countries don't permit 'the people' to meddle in the actual government unless they have serious credentials and actually know what the hell they're doing. That single requirement would eliminate 27 of your last 15 Presidents, 48 of your existing governors, all but 3 of your Senators and 98% of your lower House.
Answer the question: what is the source of your religious fanaticism that compels you to demand every other country follow your model, or be invaded? What is the source of this morally righteous conviction about 'your way'? And why are you so obsessive about forcing it on everybody else even if (especially if) they don't want it?
In fact, why do you have an opinion at all? Russia's system of government is none of your damned business. Ditto for China's and everyone else's in the world.
More than that, the number of Chinese who are interested in US-style democracy is about the same as the number of Americans interested in communism. The people in China are very happy with their government, and they aren't going to change it just to please you.
In a recent survey by Pew International, 86% of the people in China were happy with their government and their system - compared to 23% for the US.
But you would love to invade the country and impose your system on them, and your only motivation is your love of humanity and your fondness for those lovely Chinese people - whom you so roundly condemn in your other posts.
There are so many Westerners, but especially Americans, who have no passport, have never even been out of their own state or province, who can't even find their own country on a map of the world, who know almost nothing outside of their own local fixations, but who absolutely 'know' with a frightening religious conviction what every other country should do.
My advice to all those who think China (or Russia) should change their system of government: Give it a rest. Drop it. Mind your own business. Go clean your kitchen, or cut the grass. Wipe your own kid's snotty nose and stop meddling in the affairs of people who don't want to know what you think.
Message to watchingchina: You say "Certainly China is neither of the above, and the country works fine and most people are very happy with it."
You don't know what you're talking about!! Where the hell have you been?? The guy who won the Nobel Peace Prize this year is locked up in a Chinese prison for criticising his government!! Please tell me again that American style democracy is just plain wrong for some people!! You're making yourself look stupid!
People, there are too many wild claims being made here, based only on ideology rather than reality.
Look at the first post. All I did was ask a simple question about whether the radical change in government system contributed to Russia's problems. I think the answer is unquestionably yes, but I don't know to what extent.
There's no reason for the subsequent wild attacks, and I would ask again, What is the source of this insane fixation on a country's government system? What is the source of the apparent deep conviction that 'democracy' and 'human rights' and 'free speech' can solve everything from a vegetable shortage to the cost of newsprnt?
SKG12 tells us the only options for government are either
(1) the grossly distorted, dysfunctional, disintegrating US multi-party system or
(2) Brutal tyrrany, racism, by despots and "insidious menaces".
Well, I disagree. Certainly China is neither of the above, and the country works fine and most people are very happy with it. Russia is much more totalitarian at the moment, with a truly challenging lack of legal stability, but that's due more to the cultural background of the nation than of the political system.
Russia has an enormous problem with vodka drunks and alcoholism, while the US does not. Do you credit that difference to 'democracy'? China doesn't have that problem either; it's a Russian cultural problem.
Russia moved too quickly away from an unhappy but stable system to an even less happy and unstable one. How is that an improvement?
Why do we have so much wild cheering about elections in Afghanistan? For one thing, who cares? For another, can you imagine the logical stupidity of Afghanistan having a 'speaker of the house'? That's crap. The country is a tribal society and our Western forms of government (and our economic model as well) are dysfunctional and almost useless to them.
You may be aware of the tribal councils in operation by North American Indians, used to make laws, decide claims, mete out punishments. It's a strange system to us, but it works for them. Can you imagine forcing that system onto the US or Russia? The countries would disintegrate; the culture and mentality don't exist to support such a system. It's not evil; it just won't work.
Sarah Palin, who is noteworthy primarily for (1) her appalling ignorance and (2) her frightening-as-hell conviction that anything the US does with its military is approved by God, may become the next president of the US. And you want to tell me that the US political system works 'really well' and everybody should copy it?
So many people fixate on "the right to publish a damning critique of their leaders" as the hallmark of an advanced society. It seems to me a better hallmark might be a society that didn't elect leaders who deserved those 'damning critiques' in the first place. The West, especially the US, takes such great pride in electing idiots, and then even more pride in boasting of the freedom to publicly call them idiots, and then even more pride in the 'freedom' to throw them out at the next election. Whatever makes you happy. Politics is just a team sport, where everybody can play.
As much as anything else, it's the hypocrisy underlying Westerners' "Christian Charity" that galls me. After the terrible earthquake in Sichuan, China, in one of Nicholas Kristoff's NYT articles, there was a post that the earthquake was "nature's way of telling us there are too many Chinese in the world."
And from everything I read in Western news articles and in posts like some here, that is a much more accurate reflection of everyone's deep concern for the welfare of the Chinese people (or the Russian ones, for that matter). But all of our meddling into their internal affairs, into their systems of government, is, in our imaginations, driven solely by our Christian good will for those fine but subjugated people. The truth is that almost nobody gives a s*** about the people in Russia or anywhere else; we just want to meddle and display our great 'superiority'.
I know of no examples where an enforced change in government (by meddling, subterfuge or military force) has produced a good result. Indonesia is finally trying to pull itself out of the huge mess left by the US 40 years ago. Iraq and Afghanistan are hopeless and will remain so for decades. Iran is still a mess after decades of external interference. Same with Thailand and the Philippines - periods of quiet punctuated with anarchy. The list is very long.
But 'our way' is the best and we should force it on everyone because that's what God wants.
Message (2) to watchingchina: I took your advice and read http://www.bearcanada.com/china/editorial001e.html (on which you base your ideology.) Are you really serious??
Rarely have I read such a distortion of representative government or what it means to live in a democratic republic! I would encourage everyone to read this radical screed because it represents a truly heinous fable -- as opposed to reality! Please continue to tout such odious propoganda. It makes you look smart!
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- Posted by plantman532000 z5 NcntrlPa. (My Page) on Tue, Jun 16, 09 at 11:36
I grew a few micros several years back, till I lost them all due to health problems. I have just recently started to rebuild my mini and micro mini collection and would like to know where you got Rob's Twinkle Pink? The smaller the pot the better as far as keeping them at a very small size. But, as you stated, that takes more frequent repottings and more humidity to keep them at their best. Personaly I would keep some in the 2" pots AND put a few starts in the 1 oz. cups. John |
john, did you have the health problems, or was it the micros with the health problems? Twinkle was a gift. It's so tiny, so cute. It was sent to me potted in a clear one oz cup, with another one oz cup upside down on top, taped to the bottom, like a little mini greenhouse. I don't know where she got it, but it came from someone with a very extensive collection. I could ask her if you want to know. One leaf was pressed against the side of the top cup, so I snipped it off and potted it up. If it takes, I'll let you know! I definitely plan on keeping them in the small cups, but I think that they are trailers too, so what then? Won't they eventually need more space to spread? From what I have read, alot of ppl grow them in terrariums, or covered in some way. Years ago I had some very small mini's, though I don't believe they were micros. They came from an orchid shop, and the pots sat in a clear plastic reservoir and were wicked. I think I eventually repotted them, not knowing you are supposed to keep them in small pots. I forget what happened to them, probably died when I moved or something like that. I wish someone who specializes in growing them would write a book or have a website donated exclusively to the micros and smaller minis. Is this forum running really slow these days or is it me? |
- Posted by fred_hill 6 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Tue, Jun 16, 09 at 14:58
Hi ines. Sorry to be the one to burst your bubble but Baby Brian is a semiminiature TRAILER. fred in nj |
I have Teeny Bopper which is a micromini in a half ounce pot kept in a terrarium at high humidity. They are not easy to grow. The minis are much easier and I keep them in a one ounce cup as they loose their value if they get too big. I keep my semis in two or three ounce pots depending on leaf size. Some semi leaves are really a standard size. The exception are the trailers which I pot to plant size shallow but wide, like bonsi pots. |
avfriend, someone else suggested using a fishbowl, I think that or a terrarium might be the way to go. I am going to pick one up at walmart this week. I have also heard how these are hard to grow, but hopefully I will be lucky. Have plenty of the minis and semiminis too, they seem to do ok. Your bonsai pot tip may work out, I have a few very small glazed bonsai pots that I bought just because I liked the way they looked. They are probably only 3oz. though, maybe too big now, but if these plants start to spread out like trailers, they would be perfect! Fred, no bubbles here. My plant may be mislabeled unless a mature leaf on Baby Brian the semimin trailer is the size of baby's fingernail. I have mini's with bigger leaves than that! Will have to see if it gets bigger. |
- Posted by dognapper2 5 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 17, 09 at 2:54
I might suggest caution if these are your only plants - if you don't have experience with terrariums, putting them all inside one is a risk. Moisture control & amount of light are tricky things. If you are an over-water, terrariums will not forgive for long - esp if the cover is on tight. Mold happens fast in a too wet environment. Check often...lift the lid ASAP if sides suddenly look like you're growing in a rain forest! Definitely experiment so long as you have more than one "copy"! Also, setting extra micro leaves in a terrarium to experiment with good way to practice - so they're in there from the start and are used to it. |
- Posted by plantman532000 z5 NcntrlPa. (My Page) on Wed, Jun 17, 09 at 13:59
experimenting if part of the fun! but it is important to have extras of each plant. I want to try a few in a terrarium type setup...jars, fish bowl ect...but will make sure that some leaves are well on their way to being new plants before I test those setups. Also, the bonsai pot idea is a good one. I have a few small ones and should try using them. I bet they would look great esp. in a terrarium John |
John, which micros are you growing? Where do you get yours, if you don't mind my asking...I see you are in PA, have you ever been to the Violet Gallery? I think it is down south west of Philadelphia, probably a 2 hr drive for me. Theres another grower in south Jersey, in Hammonton. I haven't been to either one yet, but may take a little trip this summer. I pulled out my little bonsai pots last night, but I think they may be too big for my micros. Maybe if I had a few of each variety, I could plant them in there together. For now, I think that the pots would be better suited for a trailing mini. Dognapper, after reading your post, I uncovered everything for a few hours, think I am going to do that once a day. |
I have Teeny Bopper, Chantaspring, and Little Lizzy in a terrarium setting. Teeny Bopper and Chantaspring are getting 70% humidity and are in a very light mix. They are planted in 2 in net pots, which were then buried into the substrate, with the idea that their roots would be bound (mainly) by the net pots and they would have their own mix, but still be able to benefit from the moisture of the substrate, which is a mix of coco fiber reptile bedding and tree fern fiber. Their mix is peat, vermiculite, and lots of perlite. They've been in this setting for about 2 months, maybe? They are both blooming now, and look happy. Little Lizzy is in another terrarium, also in a light mix of peat, vermiculite, and lots of perlite, in a 2 in net pot set into a substrate of coco fiber and tree fern fiber. The difference here is that the humidity is higher, about 85-90%, and there is air circulation in this terrarium via a small computer fan. Little Lizzy has been in this setting since about November, and is blooming like crazy now. Little Lizzy is not a micro mini, but I struggled with it a lot before putting it in the terrarium. After my success with Little Lizzy in the terrarium, I decided that the only way I'd try to grow mini and semimini trailers was in a terrarium. I can't seem to grow them otherwise. Incidentally, both of these terrariums were designed for orchids, and it's a nice side benefit to have the AVs in there too. Especially since orchids are usually not in bloom, whereas AVs, when happy, are almost constantly in bloom. |
- Posted by plantman532000 z5 NcntrlPa. (My Page) on Fri, Jun 19, 09 at 14:29
It was my health that was bad... I have teeny bopper, Robs Twinkle Blue and Robs Voodoo Blue, all of which are very small for me. I've never been to the Violet Gallery, probibally a 6+hour drive for me, I'm near Mansfield, Pa. I really enjoy the micro sinningias, and they have gotten me thinking about trying some micro mini African Violets in terrariums, like I grow the micro Sinns. very easy to care for and didn't lose any, so why not try violets this way??? |
Fred, I am afraid you were right about Baby Brian. The reason mine is so tiny is because it is was an unrooted crown. It will probably get bigger once it roots and starts to grow... John, if you can grow the sinningias, I am sure you can grow the micros. Maybe in the fall we can trade, I'd love to try the sinningias. Quinn, do you mind sharing where you found orchid terrariums? I bought the goldfish bowl, but I don't think it is going to work. |
I built my first one, using acrylic sheets and acrylic cement. It is 24x12x12, about the size of a smallish aquarium. The second one, where I am growing Teeny Bopper and Chantaspring (plus about four orchids, a fern, and some selaginella) is actually a reptile/amphibian terrarium, made by ExoTerra. This one is 12x18x12. The nice thing about the ExoTerra is the front opening doors, which means you can access the plants without having to move a light out of the way first. But I'm undecided about whether I prefer glass or acrylic. Acrylic is really light, very clear, and doesn't have that slight green tint that glass has. Acrylic does scratch easily though. Glass, however, is really heavy, but easier to clean without damaging it, and doesn't warp. I ordered the ExoTerra online from a terrarium/reptile supply store, but I've been told you can get them at pet stores, which would definitely save you money on shipping. I don't have a car though, so ordering online was easier for me. |
- Posted by plantman532000 z5 NcntrlPa. (My Page) on Mon, Jun 29, 09 at 15:25
I have two of the Exo Terra 12x12x18 sizes, both filled with mini orchids. I love the way the doors open to the front. Got my first one at a thrift store and the second at a pet shop. Never thought of using one for my A/V's. Now if only I can find a place for a third, it would be great for my micro mini african violets. I'm making top cuttings and dividing some of my micro mini sinningias, we'll see what I have in a few weeks. Many of my plants have ben around for a long time and I will have some xtras, but not sure yet how long the new ones will take to establish and be big enough to get cuttings from. |
- Posted by thumperinflorida 9a Fl (My Page) on Sat, Jul 4, 09 at 7:36
These are a few of the mini and micro minis that I grow. I have one entire 4 shelf light cart devoted to them. |
Thumper, your plants look beautiful! I have way more mini's than I do standards, but may not be able to fill up a whole plant cart. I am planning on getting a shelf unit and adding lights to it, but for the time being I had all my plants and leaves crammed under a few cabinet lights....until yesterday, when I bought a 48" shop light fixture and a warm and cool bulb, I plan on turning my whole kitchen island into a baby AV nursery, at least until I can get the cart finished. Quinn and John, looks like I am going to have to check out the local pet and aquarium supply stores with a new eye...I know they sell those Exo Terras, or at least something like them, because I have seen then there. Thanks for the tips and info. |
- Posted by barbara_in_la So. Cal. (My Page) on Sat, Jul 4, 09 at 23:32
Beautiful, Thumper! What's the distance of your lights from the tops of your plants? Thanks. |
- Posted by thumperinflorida 9a Fl (My Page) on Sun, Jul 5, 09 at 9:32
ines...turning the kitchen island into AV island sounds wonderful! Take pictures when you get it done. And before you go and by an ex terra, check Craig's List. I see them offered often and for CHEAP. barbara...thanks:) and the lights are about 10 inches above the plants. |
- Posted by thumperinflorida 9a Fl (My Page) on Sun, Jul 5, 09 at 9:47
After rereading the above posts - I pot all my micos, minis and most semi-minis in small condiment solo cups. They seem to grow to the size of the pot. Keeping then contained helps retain their small size. I have had minis that grew pretty large and semis that looked like standards. |
Hi! I am new to this cite. I raise miniature african violets and some micros. I just read a posting from ines 99, stating there is an african violet grower in Hammonton, NJ. I sure would like to know the name and address of this grower. Can anyone help me? Thanks - Pat |
- Posted by barbara_in_la So. Cal. (My Page) on Sat, Jul 11, 09 at 13:35
Could anyone share photos of their micro minis? I'd like to see photos of their plants in relation to the pots they're potted in... Thanks in advance! |
I have just started back into growing AVs after many years off. I have really enjoyed this thread. I have always been very fond of the micros and minis and I am on the hunt for collecting these little beauties. Twenty-five years ago I had Teeny Bopper and another one that had little pink double blooms I can't remember the name. If you all might be interested I would talk to my son-in-law about helping to set up a website where we might all share info etc. |
- Posted by maggie21060 none (My Page) on Sun, Nov 17, 13 at 13:46
African Violet PLANT Bells A Ringing micro mini trailer double bell. I just purchased this plant and I am very concerned about the growth and it surviving. It does not look happy. I have read all of the post from 2009. I believe I need to put it in a smaller pot and give it some humidity with a terrarium, but I have already transplanted it upon receipt.( probably the wrong thing to do) Does anyone have any helpful suggestions before I start to experiment. Thanks!! |
- Posted by whitelacey 6 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 18, 13 at 1:20
Maggie, We need a few details or a picture. Why doesn't it look happy? Leaves? Flowers? Linda |
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