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Sweatshirt Tote
By: Jane Skoch
Looking for unique free craft ideas? Try transforming your old sweatshirts into Sweatshirt Totes with this step-by-step tutorial by Jane Skoch.
- Old sweatshirt
- Stretch Needle
- Thread
- Scissors
- Cut off bottom band of sweatshirt.
- Cut off hood and sleeves as close to the seam as possible.
- Smooth out sweatshirt front and back. Determine center of motif and the desired width and length of tote.
- I wanted the tote to have a finished size of 14" x 16", so I cut the sweatshirt to 15" x 18".
- Cut and remove the sleeve band and cut sleeve open along seam.
- Using the sweatshirt sleeve, cut 1" strips. These will be used to create a strap.
- Place sweatshirt front and back right sides together, pin and stitch using a 1/2" seam allowance. I used a serger to sew along the sides and bottoms. You can use a regular sewing machine and use a "stretch" stitch if your machine has one. If not, use a small zig zag stitch.
- Press the seams. (Be careful not to use a hot iron near the motif.)
- Fold the top of the bag to the inside and press. I pressed approximately an inch. This was dictated by the location of the sweatshirt motif on the right side.
- Stitch the folded fabric near the raw edge. I used a three-step zig zag stitch, but a regular zig zag or even straight stitch would be fine.
- The strap will be created by braiding three long strips. Create the long strip by sewing together three 1" wide strips. Overlap the ends and use a zig zag stitch to secure. My strips were 52" long.
- Take three strips and lay the ends on top of one another. Stitch these together using a zig zag stitch.
- Secure the ends under your needle and braid the long straps. Use your creativity when you braid. I folded the material as I braided to create a solid look. You could use the reverse size of the sweatshirt for a fuzzier look. My finished strap measures 42" long. The straps stretch a bit, so adjust it to your desired length.
- Secure the other end of the braid with a zig zag stitch and trim the excess fabric. Sew the strap to the two seam sides of the tote. I stitched the strap near the very top of the tote and then, from the outside, stitched the strap over the other stitching.
- Enjoy the finished result!
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I can't wait to try this. I've wondered what to do with old sweatshirts that no longer fit. This is much faster than a quilt or blanket. I think this would work with little kids sweatshirts for small purses.
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School might be out for the summer, but the learning doesn't stop at 826 Valencia. We offer two main programs and an array of specialized workshops to keep our students' brains humming. Just like our school-year offerings, we aim to provide programming that is rigorous and fun. As summer approaches, be sure to keep an eye on our calendar for upcoming events and workshops.
Exploring Words Summer Camp
Our five-week summer writing program is designed for current 826 Valencia 2nd through 5th graders who are in high need of academic support. The camp runs Monday through Thursday from 1p.m.–5p.m. and provides a creative writing and science exploration experience through reading, writing, and hands-on activities that strengthen the STEM curriculum (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Throughout the camp students will conduct science experiments, provide material for a chapbook, and write with the one-on-one support of tutors. At the end of the five weeks, students will have developed a portfolio of their work.
Young Authors' Workshop
This August, 826 Valencia will host its twelfth annual Young Authors' Workshop. The Young Authors' Workshop (YAW) is an eight-day intensive writing camp for Bay Area students entering grades ten through twelve. This is a great opportunity for students to team up and, with the support of professional writers, poets, and spoken word artists, craft amazing work. The camp is open to thirty-five students attending Bay Area high schools who are excited to embark on a transformative journey as they develop their literary voices. Preference will be given to students attending SFUSD high schools.
The camp features writing workshops and seminars led by guest authors, musicians, and filmmakers, which in past years have included Daisy Hernández, Gene Yang, Hilton Als, Leticia Hernández, Michael Chabon, Sean San Jose, Spike Jonze, Stephen Elliott, Thao Nguyen, ZZ Packer, and more.
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Mortimer, however, may be a good place to start a discussion of what's distasteful about The Fantasticks, because the several ways the show has aged badly come into focus when she appears, dressed in a Native American getup that's used for comic relief. By choosing the show for its inaugural performance, the new management of the Playhouse is trying to bridge the widening gap between the older audience that's made the Playhouse the oldest theater in South Florida and the younger audience it needs to cultivate to survive. That makes sense. Older audiences know and love the show; younger theatergoers may be seduced by its simplicity, not to mention the voices of leads Rolff and Brewster.
What's less appealing and difficult to explain to the young girls in the audience is the presence of the central kidnapping scene, accompanied by a song called "Rape Ballet." As explained by the lovers' fathers, who pay the extraneous characters to stage the girl's kidnapping so the boy can rescue her, the word "rape" isn't used here to mean sexual assault; it's used in the archaic meaning of abduction, and a harmless one in this case. Still, it's a bit unsettling to hear seemingly appealing characters sing about the different kinds of "rape," including "one with Indians." To contemporary audiences, the word, rightly, signals an act of violence, not something to be made light of.
Political correctness aside, the song "Rape Ballet" dates the show far more than any trend that's come and gone in the theater since 1960. Everything else is timeless.
The Fantasticks.
Book and lyrics by Tom Jones. Music by Harvey L. Schmidt. Directed by Andy Rogow. Musical direction by David Williams. With Louis Silvers, Heather Jane Rolff, German Brewster, Debbie Campbell, Michael Marks, Jack Livesey, Daniel Steinlauf, Meridith Mursuli. Through October 25. Hollywood Playhouse, Washington Ave, Hollywood; 954-922-0404.


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American Samoa: American Samoa has entered the heart of its dry season. After a very wet January and a normally wet February, all the following months have been drier than normal. May was exceptionally dry, especially in the typically wet location of Aasufou, where the 3.41 inches of rain was only 19% of the May average. In fact, it was the driest May recorded there in the station's 30-year history, easily beating the previous record low amount of 6.47 inches measured there in May 1983. In stark contrast, the 44.14 inches of rainfall at Aasufou during January 2011 was the 2nd wettest January reading. Rainfall at Pago Pago typically exceeds 10 inches per month from October through April, and is less than 10 inches per month from May through September. Its driest month is July, with an average of just over 6 inches. This year, the monthly rainfall at Pago Pago fell below 10 inches in March, and has been dry since then. Thus the 3rd Quarter rainfall at Pago Pago was only 50% of normal. American Samoa Rainfall Summary 2nd Quarter and 1st Half 2011 |
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Friday, July 13, 2012
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - When Eight Westminster College students signed up for the "Broadcast Journalism II" course they were challenged to grow as broadcast journalists with intense hands-on projects and opportunities to network with area journalism professionals.
The course was offered during the spring semester and students studied online journalism as it related to television news, including practical, ethical and legal considerations involved in news gathering, writing, shooting, editing and reporting. Students also generated story ideas, made contacts with sources, conducted interviews, shot, wrote and edited local news stories for the Westminster Cable Network (WCN), Titan Radio and the WCN website (wcn247.com).
In addition, they completed freelance reporting projects for New Castle News working with Editor Tim Kolodziej, and reviewed work with Gary Coursen, news director of WKBN-TV; and WPXI-TV reporter Amy Marcinkiewicz and her videographer Tom Racette. It is the practical, hands-on experience, coupled with mentoring and assignment opportunities from the local journalism community, that students said taught them what they could never learn solely from a textbook.
"Gary Coursen reinforced the idea that for a graduate to get hired as a reporter or videographer, they must be able to shoot, perform, write, and edit at the professional level. Content is king," said Joe Ligo, a junior broadcast communications major from Mercer.
"It was helpful in driving home the seriousness of meeting deadlines in the professional setting," said Courtney Crown, a senior broadcast communications major from Coshocton, Ohio. "We of course have pressures from our professors to make deadlines, but when you're working for the actual news, it's a pressure that aids in preparing us for life after college. Having outside opportunities takes students to the next level."
"Amy Marcinkiewicz was exactly what my work needed," according to Ashley Durham, a senior broadcast communications major from Aliquippa. "Having someone sit down with you and tell you how to work as a reporter and where to improve is crucial to the learning process and we really got that with her."
The freelance project with New Castle News was one of the major assignments for the class and led to many exciting opportunities for the students. Instead of the students being paid for their work, they received a positive grade if New Castle News carried their stories online, which added to their portfolio. Many of the students were also hired for additional paid freelance work at New Castle News and freelance work at TV stations that participated.
"I was impressed with the students' work. Several of the stories were among the best I have seen from college video journalists," Coursen said. He has visited the class in the past and has hired Westminster graduates to work at WKBN.
The course was taught by communication studies lecturer Bradley Weaver. He has been teaching broadcast & digital communications at Westminster since 2000 and has worked in broadcast journalism since 1985. Weaver earned his undergraduate degree from Alderson-Broaddus College and his master's from the University of Kansas. He is currently a doctoral student in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh.
Contact Weaver at (724) 946-7238 or email for additional information.
To view the projects used by the New Castle News please go to the following links:
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Connor Kobis' Westminster's Coach Hidden Talent
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About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College ranks first in the nation as "Best College for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math," according to Forbes.com. Westminster, a top-tier liberal arts college, ranks third in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 6th among liberal arts colleges in social mobility, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 376 Colleges" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.
Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 42 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.
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i and my husband had sex that really take a long minutes, and i see no spam bcoz before he will go to toilet or pour it on my belly or on my chest, so when i asked him , he said that he never release in me, and i ask him how come i never see any spam, he said that he seized it althrough, but i want to know if it is truth , is it possible for a man to have sex that last for long minutes and he could seizes his spam all through ? or is he lieing to me?
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Everyone is different. It might be possible for a man to stop ejaculation before reaching a full orgasm if he puts his mind to it. This is something you might want to talk to him about and in seeing a doctor.
February 29, 2012 - 5:52amHello Daisy, actually he said he purposely seized it , bcoz he knew I never lwant him to ever release in me, he is very young , so I want to know if is possible for man to seize in spam ..., thanks
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Welcome to EmpowHER. Don't know if this can be your husband condition. Delayed ejaculation. Can be cause by many different reasons like medicines -- like antidepressants, it's age. As we grow older, the nerve endings in the penis become less sensitive, chronic health conditions, surgeries or maybe it's something personal he feels he can ejaculate inside him. This is something that might be good for him to explain to a doctor.
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5 great fungameing4life | 02/05/2011 | See all gameing4life's reviews (104)UFC Undisputed 2010 is a good game. The controls are very much improved from 2009. Even if you or someone else is not a UFC fan, you or that person can just pick up the controller and learn the controls in 5 seconds. The only problem I have with 2010 is the Submission System. I can't seem to escape a submissions (I even followed the tutorial mode). There are lots of fighters in the game too. The online mode is okay too. Overall, this game is good. Some connection problems but everything else is fine.
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In this Guest Tutorial, Jaime Mitchell of Little Bird Creations shows us how to use freezer paper to create easy t-shirt stencils. Kids can help create shirts painted with their favorites animals or other shapes. Visit Jaime's Etsy shop to see her other inspired ideas and designs.
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Has anyone here switched from a Glock to the M&P? Or maybe any other weapon system. I would like to hear why you did.
This is a discussion on Glock to SWM&P within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Has anyone here switched from a Glock to the M&P? Or maybe any other weapon system. I would like to hear why you did....
Has anyone here switched from a Glock to the M&P? Or maybe any other weapon system. I would like to hear why you did.
You do not think the 9mm is effective? Then let me shoot at you.
I switched from a 26 to the M&Pc because the Smith looked better and seemed to have a little better grip. But I didn't keep it long. Didn't like the trigger on the M&P; I am more comfortable with the Glock trigger. And this is coming from someone who 5 years ago hated Glocks and swore to never own one. Fact of the matter is, despite the grip, I can shoot a Glock 19 as well as any other 9mm. So back to Glock I go.
I agree I have shot many pistols and the Glock trigger is nice or what I am used to. Kahr, HK, long trigger pulls. But it is just a matter of training on that weapon system. I sometimes don't get it when a guy has lots of different guns. Different trigger pulls and sights grips etc. I keep it simply Glock 9mm G19 I have two of them.
You do not think the 9mm is effective? Then let me shoot at you.
Yes I have switched from Glock's to M&P's and don't see myself going back any time soon. Both are great systems and you just can't go wrong with either. I just like M&P's more then Glock's, I also think M&P's are more reliable then gen 4 Glock's.
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I made the switch. I went for a G36 to the m&p 9c. I like the feel of it a lot more. The grip seems a bit more rounded which i like. I also find 9mm more manageable in that sized gun. I don't mind the trigger. I don't find it any worse, just different.
The M&P points more naturally for me than the Glock, but not enough to make me sell the G30 and but the M&P.
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Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
I have both. I wanted to see if S&W built a better mousetrap.
They didn't. Different, yes...but not better.
As I've said before...I'll likely keep the couple of Glocks I have left...but the M&P will likely go sometime soon.
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...man fights with his mind; the weapons are incidental.--Jeff Cooper
There is a reason they try and make small bullets act like big bullets--Glockmann10mm
I rented a 9mm M&P this week.
It handled well, but the trigger reset was way too far, for me.
The short reset was one of the reasons that I switched from the XD. The trigger reset of the XD lies in between the Glock and M&P.
The M&P and XD are slightly more ergonomic, but I've found that the Glock balances better, in my case, and I prefer the low bore axis.
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I've rented glocks before and just recently bought an M&P;
i liked glock's trigger better, however i've got some goodies coming in from apex that should make things much better.
Wanting a plastic, semi-auto, high-capacity, wonder gun for training classes and range use, I was strongly disposed towards the Glock. Shooting the G19, G17, M&P9 and XD9, side-by-side for several range sessions, I consistently shot better with the M&P9.
Out of the box, I liked the M&P the best of the three and since having Apex do their Level 2 Trigger package and replace the sights, I REALLY like the M&P.
A friend who has far more firearms experience than I, including a lot of competitive shooting, is absolutely sold on Glock.
All the modern, high-tech pistols are fine weapons, the best one is the one you like most.
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I have both platforms. In my experience once the trigger on the M&P is broken in (around round 2000 or so) it is even better than the Glock. These are nitpicky differences, however. I like both platforms, I just like the M&P a wee bit more
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"Of course.", she replied. "Just because you don't see them doesn't mean they're not there."
"Like a song you seem to have forgotten, but stays in your head.", he said.
"Or an image forever etched in your heart.", she added.
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Even when Bryan Ferry was the toast of the avant-garde, art-rock glam wave with Roxy Music's first incarnation, decked out in '50s gold lamé and warbling "Virginia Plain" or "In Every Dream Home, a Heartache," it was clear that he was a crooner at heart. He may have been trying to sell the greaser look, but his sensibilities were entrenched well before the greaser era. With Brian Eno's departure, Ferry almost immediately adopted the white dinner jacket look, trading his Elvis-meets-Liberace wardrobe for a little more style and grace.
These Foolish Things, Ferry's first solo attempt, was an all-covers affair, his way of finding his place among his personal pantheon of influential singers and songwriters. The 1973 album was a pastiche of eras and genres, from Bob Dylan to Lesley Gore to the Beatles, but the facility with which Ferry sang the lush title track hinted strongly that the standards could be a primary direction.
Twenty-six years later Ferry finally has his classic covers album, the evocative and moody As Time Goes By. Ferry's artful spin on these acknowledged classics utilizes his fabulously expressive trill in the service of songs that predate his birth by at least a decade. With the drama and passion that he brought to Roxy and his subsequent solo pop-dance forays, Ferry absorbs the timelessness of these 60- and 70-year-old pieces, giving them new life without unnecessarily contemporizing them.
Thematically, As Time Goes By reflects on love and time. Roxy fans will take particular note of "I'm in the Mood For Love," as Ferry reteams with former Roxy guitarist Phil Manzanera for a jazzy Brazilian spin on the 1935 chestnut. Ferry's arrangements fall somewhere between straight readings and modern interpretations, depending on how playful he feels with each piece. The charm and ultimate success of As Time Goes By lie in the fact that Bryan Ferry never treats the standards as delicate museum pieces but as living, breathing musical entities. -- Brian Baker


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Harvesting Hanapepe Sea Salt
One of Hawaii's oldest traditions is making pa`akai, (pa ah kai) or Hawaiian sea salt. Pa`akai means to solidify the sea, and Kauai is the only place in the Hawaiian Archipelago to make salt according to ancient traditions. This labor-intensive process is done by hand, and involves a multistep process of backbreaking work.
These techniques have been passed down for over 100-years, and are still practiced today on the West side in Hanapepe Town near Salt Pond Beach. The Salt Flats, (also known as the Salt Patch), is a large, flat stretch of red dirt about 200 yards from the ocean that holds the salt beds. Like a taro patch, the lo`i is filled with rows of oval beds, that rise 5 inches from the ground. Continue reading
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Since August, the city of Grants Pass has rented up to 30 jail beds in an effort to cut down on the number of offenders who are cited and released. That contract will end on July 1st and now city officials are looking for ways to keep those jail beds open. … Continue reading »
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Another year, another levy to help fund the Josephine County Jail on the May ballot, and another defeat by voters. Sheriff Gil Gilbertson said he has a plan in place to move forward without additional funding. As of now, with no additional funding, Sheriff Gilbertson said his department will be at … Continue reading »
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GRANTS PASS — Another levy is on this May's ballot to help fund the Josephine County Jail. While the sheriff said the additional funding would greatly help his office, some are residents against it. Just a couple of years ago, the Josephine County Sheriff's Office had 98 full-time employees. Friday, Sheriff Gil Gilbertson looked at … Continue reading »
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The White House today adamantly denied that Gene Sperling threatened Bob Woodward, adding that the president's top adviser on economic policy was "incredibly respectful" in his emails to the veteran journalist.
"I think you cannot read those emails and come away with the impression that Gene was threatening anybody," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters.
Woodward has accused Sperling of threatening him last week over an op-ed he later published in the Washington Post that alleged President Obama is "moving the goalposts" by insisting Republicans agree to new tax revenue as part of any deal to avoid the so-called sequester.
Sperling is the director of the National Economic Council.
In one email, Sperling told Woodward, "I know you may not believe this, but as a friend, I think you will regret staking out that claim."
Carney, a former White House reporter, stressed that he has "enormous respect for the work that Bob Woodward is famous for" and that this was just a "factual disagreement."
"The president from day one, has been absolutely clear that in dealing with deficit reduction going forward and in replacing and eliminating the sequester, he believes we had to have balance," Carney said.
"You'd have to have your head in your — in the sand not to know that. Everybody here has reported it ad nauseam. So, I think that's the fact that Gene was concerned with."
The feud between Woodward and the White House has distracted attention from the administration's campaign to blame Republicans for the looming $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts set to kick in Friday.
Carney disagreed with the notion that tension between the White House and the media has escalated under the Obama administration.
"The naturally adversarial relationship between the press corps and any administration, any White House, means that, you know, you guys appropriately are always demanding more information and holding our feet to the fire," he said.
"It was certainly that way when I got here and covered the Clinton White House and when I was covering the Bush White House, and I don't think it's any different now. In fact, I would suggest that the atmosphere in this room was a lot more tense when I got here in 1993 than it is today."
Carney said he "never took it personally" when he would get an "earful" from the White House during his days as a reporter for Time magazine.
"Reporters are under a great deal of competitive pressure, not just to get scoops, but also to have the most noticed opinion or observation," he said. "And there are going to be disagreements about whether those facts or opinions or observations are on the mark. I think it should be that way."


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French troops intervene in Mali
Just two days after jihadists from al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, and Ansar Dine stormed the central Malian town of Konna and routed government forces, the French government authorized its military to engage in combat against the al Qaeda-linked groups. French aircraft, including Mirage fighters and attack helicopters, have opened fire on jihadist columns that were advancing south on the towns of Mopti and Sevare. One French pilot was killed after his helicopter was "downed" during the fighting.
French troops are said to be arriving in force in Sevare, where a major airport is located. The Malian military claimed hundreds of jihadist fighters were killed in airstrikes and the town of Konna is no longer under enemy control. From The Associated Press:
French intelligence services had detected preparations for an important offensive organized and coordinated by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, known as AQIM, and its jihadist allies, Ansar Dine and MUJAO [Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa], against the towns of Mopti and Diabaly. After a large number of vehicles were spotted heading toward the strategic town on Thursday, France sent in its first unit to Sevare, a town adjacent to Mopti, to support the Malian combat forces, Le Drian said.On Friday, French President Francois Hollande authorized the use of French air power following an appeal from Mali's president. Soon after, French pilots targeted a column of jihadist fighters who were heading down toward Mopti from Konna. He said that the helicopter raid led to the destruction of several units of fighters and stopped their advance toward the city. It was in the course of this battle, that one helicopter was downed, and a French pilot fatally wounded.
Overnight Saturday, air strikes began in the areas where the fighters operate, Le Drian said, led by French forces in Chad, where France has Mirage 2000 and Mirage F1 fighter jets stationed.
The strikes destroyed vehicles in Konna, and a command post in the region. A contingent of French special forces arrived at the Bamako airport on Saturday afternoon in order to secure the capital, said Le Drian, where Islamists claim they have sleeper cells ready to carry out suicide bombings.
A spokesman for Ansar Dine told Reuters that French citizens will be targeted.
"There are consequences, not only for French hostages, but also for all French citizens, wherever they find themselves in the Muslim world," Boumama said. "The hostages are facing death."
In a sign of the times, the US has offered to send drones to support the operation, but will not otherwise get involved militarily.
The intervention has staved off the very real threat of the jihadist alliance seizing control of the entire country. If the town of Mopti falls, the terror groups would have an open path to the capital of Bamako. The Malian military has shown no capacity to halt the southward advance of the jihadists; Malian forces withered as AQIM, MUJAO, and Ansar Dine forces moved into Kanno.
The United Nations, the European Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and countries such as Algeria have dithered over getting involved in Mali, and weren't considering sending forces to the West African nation until September 2013. AQIM, MUJAO, and Ansar Dine have forced their hand by advancing southward.
Also, the same day that France intervened in Mali, its commandos attempted to free Denis Allex, a French intelligence operative held for three years by Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia. French officials were concerned that their involvement in Mali would lead to the execution of Allex. Shabaab repelled the raid and killed one French soldier and captured another.
READER COMMENTS: "French troops intervene in Mali"
Posted by Will Fenwick at January 12, 2013 5:11 PM ET:
Vive la France!
Thank goodness some world power knows its not acceptable to let the Salafists conquer a country.
Posted by freman at January 12, 2013 8:21 PM ET:
North Mali
South Mali
North Soudan
South Soudan
North Korea
South Korea
North Morocoo
Western Sahara Republic
West Libya
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Posted by Dominic W S Chan at January 12, 2013 8:24 PM ET:
Same here viva le France.
Posted by ayamo at January 13, 2013 3:09 PM ET:
It seems to be going relatively well ... I guess that there isn't much cover for hiding in the desert, so airstrikes and the likes are bound to have an impact on the jihadists' capabilities to move around.
Now the question is: Can the Malian armed forces, backed up by the French (and future allies?) claim the vast areas of the country back, that the jihadists and Tuaregs conquered?
While we're speaking of them: Where are they (the Tuareg rebels)? Wouldn't it be their moment to strike now? I doubt they took their ousting well.
Posted by mike merlo at January 13, 2013 10:18 PM ET:
no surprise here
Posted by kush dragon at January 14, 2013 4:13 AM ET:
@ freman
I totally agree.
A lot of people don't realize how many conflicts are caused by the artificial, colonial borders of the Middle East and Africa. Countries like the Congo are forced into existence when they are made up of ethnic groups that hate each other.
I'd like to add a few:
North Nigeria
South Nigeria
West Nigeria
Iraq- Sunni and Shitte State
Kurdistan (made up of northern Iraq, southeast Turkey, northern Syria)
Waziristan (include parts of Afghanistan with similar culture like Nuristan)
This isn't a complete list by any means but it would certainly help some things I think.
Posted by blert at January 14, 2013 6:07 AM ET:
We're now reading that the heart of AQIM's forces are exactly the same elite troops trained at great expense by the West -- to stop AQIM.
They've apparently, simply, defected -- taking with them all of their hardware, too.
The implication being that the American DoD had focused their efforts within the muslim community of Mali -- which flipped sides once any Imam made a fatwa.
In sum: it's a complete fiasco -- much, much worse than ever imagined -- by the MSM.
Posted by EDDIED. at January 14, 2013 7:53 PM ET:
I just heard on NBC news that France carried out numerous air strikes and the terrorist still advanced on the capital. What are you doing France? End their advance by ending them!!
Posted by James at January 15, 2013 12:42 AM ET:
As I have said all along, to put down these thugs, it is going to take an international effort.
We should be on the side of France in this. Like we should be doing in Syria, we should be helping them in any way we possibly can short of direct military involvement.
We need to combine our intelligence capacities, whether it be with India or France or wherever it may be that legitimate governments are trying to reign in or defeat these thugs.
Posted by ayamo at January 15, 2013 1:19 AM ET:
Huh? I've read that they had to retreat from Gao, Timbuktu and Kona. Yes, they managed to snatch a town 400km north of the capital, but the bulk of the advance seems to have been brought to a standstill.
Posted by Eric at January 15, 2013 8:41 PM ET:
Since its the French, I have to fight the compulsion to make some wisecrack about them surrendering.
The Tuaregs got their rebellion hijacked just like all the other islamic peoples before and since.
There is some truth to the comment blert made about training guys who then joined the Ansar Dine.
The jihadis are for the most part out in the open where they are easy to kill, and now is a good time to kill them.
Germany is saying they will send medical aid, but that nothing can be done without negotiating with the jihadis.
Really? Negotiate over what? How MUCH they hate everyone else?
Germany!!!! Japan!!!! Snap out of it! Stop pretending you are Pacifist nations. It is NOT in your DNA. Be military democracies. Anything short of genocidal Imperialism will be OK with the rest of the world this time around. No kidding. You are invited to fight back against armed fundamentalists everywhere they infest another weak country, with the same ferocity you would express if they were in your own homeland - because they will be if they get their way.
France should not be alone in the skies over Mali. I am kind of pissed that Obama is reading the tea leaves wrong on this one.
ECOWAS gets it. They are already mobilizing.
This fight could have waited until September, and would have netted even more jihadis, since they have been streaming into the camps all year. But the move on Mopti has forced our hand, so we should get down to it with gusto - all NATO allies, and ECOWAS should get EU mission assistance NOW.
Posted by ayamo at January 16, 2013 1:54 PM ET:
The problem is not so much stopping the jihadists from advancing further south, or throwing them out of the major cities in the norht - it's the aftermath, as it always has been.
Despite all this brouhaha about them having top quality hardware and good training, they don't have a prayer against the French/Malian/whatever forces, backed up by air strikes in open confrontation. So they'll do what insurgents always did: Run, hide and attack whenever and wherever possible.
Is France prepared to stay in Mali as long as they've been in Afghanistan? I recnogize that there are differences between the two countries, but the area is giant ...
@Bill: Is there a chance of Mali getting more of a "front row" seat on LWJ?
Posted by blert at January 16, 2013 4:17 PM ET:
My earlier post, that the Muslim locals have flipped sides is now being restated by more and more media outlets.
The Americans, going back years, had placed their bets on 'pumping up' the northern Mallians -- i.e. the Muslims -- the Tuaregs -- to defeat Muslims.
France is now stepping in Beau Geste style.
The fighting is purely on religious orientation: AQIM has already swept the Muslim zone of Mali. (the northeast desert)
Consequently the Christians and pagans in the southwest tropical zone are quaking in their boots.
The average IQ of Malians is approximately 70 ish. (Crudely inferred by PISA test scores.) This is to be expected where prenatal nutrition is terrible -- and where cousin marriage is rampant.
(All by itself, chronic intermarriage pulls average IQ down by 15 to 20 points. Birth defects skyrocket. Consequently, such marriages are flatly illegal in the West -- though still the norm in such tribal societies. In the Sahara, like backwoods Appalachia, it's hard to find a spouse who's NOT a blood relative.)
So it's VERY consequential that AQIM is bringing in fresh talent -- in effect a foreign legion of junior officers and non-coms.
The resulting combined force will be entirely unlike anything that the French have dealt with before.
BTW, the film, Beau Geste dealt with exactly this dynamic: holding back the nomadic Tuaregs from the settled south.
The Tuaregs have an ancient reputation for being as difficult as the Comanche and Apache. They've had a history of slave raiding and slave trading going back into the sands of time. This is why the Blacks (in the southwest) are terrified of the Arabs/Tuaregs. (in the northeast)
It was this dynamic that caused the Sudanese civil war -- and the subsequent creation of South Sudan.
The islamist war is now expanding to engage virtually every front where Muslims meet non-Muslims.
We may be seeing a repeat of the Hundred-Years War: a conflict that stays on the boil for generations on end.
Posted by sundoesntrise at January 17, 2013 12:33 AM ET:
blert, I certainly hope you're not somehow implying that the Great White Man needs to intervene in Mali because the black people there are dumb. Not trying to put words in your mouth, but you have been going off on rants for a few days now and it wouldn't really surprise me if you meant even a little offense by it. The whole region is in vast desert swathes and the people there are not afforded the same opportunities as we are.
Posted by blert at January 17, 2013 5:20 PM ET:
Please refrain from projecting your beliefs onto my comment; and taking readers off on a wild tangent.
To make it crystal clear: France is expecting a continuation of past -- lengthy -- experiences.
Instead, they're going to face an almost complete break -- every thing's been reset.
Starting with, apparently, the defection of the better part of the entire Malian Army -- if the MSM is to be believed.
Is it any wonder the provisional government of Mali has its hair on fire? Or that the adjacent nations are wary?
Like Sudan, almost all of the nearby states have split demographics -- with Muslims in the north/ desert and Blacks in the south/tropics. They've all had endless war at that margin going back into the sands of time -- ages before the Europeans ever showed up.
The Tuaregs are probably right: they need to be cut free of Mali -- to form their own state. However, it's taboo at the UN for post-WWII boundaries to change.
Unfortunately, they're also now allied with AQ, making their desires incidental to the course of WWIV. (WWIII was the Cold War.)
The one thing that hasn't changed is the Tuareg reputation for kidnapping/ capturing slaves/ taking hostages. (Algeria)
(Traditionally, such captives are dead men walking.)
You could do worse than re-watch Beau Geste -- and see the absolute terror all felt at the mere prospect that the Tuareg could capture a man. It took centuries for that reputation to be built.
When the very first trans-Sahara automobile races were attempted it was widely advertised that the participants had their life insurance canceled. (!) The Tuaregs were specifically mentioned as the reason.
Slave trading in that part of the world goes at least as far back as the Roman Empire. (Gladiators, anyone?) If Roman accounts are accurate, it was these desert traders who supplied the circus with lions, elephants and all the rest.
(Incredibly, there is still a herd of elephants in the Sahel. It's, famously, the most paranoid set of elephants on the planet. The odds are overwhelming that this herd was the source of the 'Roman' elephants -- and probably those of Hannibal, too. All other African elephants are impossibly far away.)
Posted by anzaholyman at January 17, 2013 5:21 PM ET:
The west should be happy that these Jihadist movements love the open desert, our tactical advantage will last for many decades. As long as we have the balls to put the lazer where it needs to go.


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64 percent of teen car accident patients due to not wearing seatbelt, program hopes to reduce stats
BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) — Louisiana State Police Troop A and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medial Center team up to teach local high schools the importance of safe drive.
It's called the Sudden Impact Program.
High school sophomores get a chance to hear from troopers, trauma nurses and victims impacted by unsafe driving. The goal is to prevent kids from driving distracted, impaired or driving without a seat belt.
Trooper Russell Graham says it's especially important to reach teen drivers when they first get behind the wheel, to make sure they understand the risks on the roadways.
"They have either just gotten a drivers license or are about to get a drivers license, so we wan to start them off with the best information possible," Trooper Graham says about the program. "We want them to have as much information possible to be safe on the roadways."
Our Lady of the Lake reports that 64 percent of patients ages 15 to 19 in 2010 came to the hospital due to injuries from not wearing a seatbelt in a car crash.


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Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
1505 Eastover Drive, Jackson, MS, 39211
Phone: 601-432-2400
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Katfishin' Kids Youth Fishing Rodeo
JACKSON - In celebration of National Fishing and Boating Week, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP), Mississippi Wildlife Federation (MWF), Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS), Brown Bottling Group, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Allied Waste Services, and local Wal-Mart stores are hosting the Katfishin' Kids youth fishing rodeo at Turcotte Education Center on Saturday, June 7. The fishing rodeo is open to youth 15 years and under; registration begins at 7 a.m. The Turcotte Education Center is located at 506 Hwy 43 South approximately 7 miles south of Canton.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own fishing gear, catfish bait, and stringers.
Fishing rodeos offer a quality fishing experience for young anglers in a controlled and safe environment. The rodeo ponds are well stocked with catfish to make it easier for participants to catch fish. This event is a great way for a family to spend quality time together.
Those seeking additional information may call the MWF at (601) 605-1790 or the MDWFP Fisheries Bureau at (601) 432-2200.
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Spring time is just around the corner and having just got the house in the fall I have not had to do too much yard work. We don't have a sprinkler system installed and I didn't figure that would be too big of an issue for Houston as it rains quite a bit, but so far we have barely had any rain. The grass is starting to look a little sad so I decided to try setting up a DIY system to save me some headache as well do it consistently as watering the lawn is usually the last thing on my mind.
I had bookmarked a post from Lifehacker last summer and decided to do it. I pretty much followed it word for word as it was not overly complicated but still substantial enough. The Lifehacker link is here.
I surveyed the yard to find the best way to water the whole yard. My yard is slightly odd shaped since I'm at the end of a culdesac but two sprinklers should cover the back yard and one for the front.
I bought the exact same timer as the article, 3 sprinklers and 3 hoses. The process was as simple as attaching the hoses to the sprinklers and the timer. After a little bit of simple programming the timer was set to give two good deep waterings twice a week in the middle of the night. That was I wouldn't have to put up with wet grass in the mornings. I also decided to bury the hose a little to help hide it and it is barely noticeable in most of the places. Pictures below:
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Inspired by (well, stolen from) RynSerenity and her Master.
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You too should donate to the British Red Cross. They're helping lots with all the bonkers natural disasters that go on in the world, and they get no political/government funding because they must stay neutral. Do it or I'll do bad, bad things to you.
Interesting fact about this comic: I am at Adam's house and he has (criminal) NO BROWN PENCIL CRAYONS. He does, fortunately, have some hot chocolate powder. So the brown pigment is made of cocoa and spit. I get back to nature in my art, me.


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Just as expected, Apple has today announced the company's first quarter earnings for 2013. Apple Q1 2013 earnings broke records and have been the best earnings the company has ever seen.
Apple announced that during Q1 2013 the company has sold: 47.8 million iPhone, 22.9 million iPad, 4.1 Mac, and 12.7 iPod models. Sources have recently speculated that Apple is in trouble due to reports of the company cutting production of iPhone 5 displays in half. While Apple has plummeted in the stock market quite a bit, the reported $54.5 billion in revenue says otherwise.
Here's the full story via Apple's Press Release:
Apple today announced financial results for its 13-week fiscal 2013 first quarter ended December 29, 2012. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $54.5 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.1 billion, or $13.81 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $46.3 billion and net profit of $13.1 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share, in the 14-week year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 38.6 percent compared to 44.7 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 61 percent of the quarter's revenue.
Average weekly revenue was $4.2 billion in the quarter compared to $3.3 billion in the year-ago quarter.
The Company sold a record 47.8 million iPhones in the quarter, compared to 37 million in the year-ago quarter. Apple also sold a record 22.9 million iPads during the quarter, compared to 15.4 million in the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 4.1 million Macs, compared to 5.2 million in the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 12.7 million iPods in the quarter, compared to 15.4 million in the year-ago quarter.
Apple's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $2.65 per share of the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on February 14, 2013, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 11, 2013.
"We're thrilled with record revenue of over $54 billion and sales of over 75 million iOS devices in a single quarter," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "We're very confident in our product pipeline as we continue to focus on innovation and making the best products in the world."
"We're pleased to have generated over $23 billion in cash flow from operations during the quarter," said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's CFO. "We established new all-time quarterly records for iPhone and iPad sales, significantly broadened our ecosystem, and generated Apple's highest quarterly revenue ever."
Apple is providing the following guidance for its fiscal 2013 second quarter:
• revenue between $41 billion and $43 billion
• gross margin between 37.5 percent and 38.5 percent
• operating expenses between $3.8 billion and $3.9 billion
• other income/(expense) of $350 million
• tax rate of 26%
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Special thanks to VinylNation Contributor Phylers for sending in the following images of upcoming figures.
Gem from Tron Legacy will be a new addition to the Tron series, but a full
second series is not planned.
Last we heard, Space Figment will be part of Park Series #8.
This design will have a variant version with Figment in a yellow spacesuit.


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As part of the Republican takeover of gvmnt, the UW is losing Wiscnet for internet service so that private companies can provide worse service for more cost. Seems like a bad move. I wonder what the Wiscnet employees will do for jobs.
Audit seeks info on UW's new Internet plans
UW System institutions plan to discontinue their WiscNet memberships
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"A law that takes effect next summer will change how that arrangement works. To comply, UW System institutions plan to discontinue their WiscNet memberships and get Internet access elsewhere. In a report released Tuesday, the state Legislative Audit Bureau asked the UW System Administration to clarify how it will provide Internet services and how it will pay for them."


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Technology Training
Microsoft Academy Launches at IDEA!
IDEA was one of 10 schools chosen in late December 2012 to take part in the launch for the new Microsoft Academy. This exceptional information technology program provides students with outstanding opportunities to learn valuable skills that are attractive to the employers of today and tomorrow. Watch videos about the Microsoft Academy and read testimonials of students and teachers who have experienced the program here.
This academy will prepare students who wish to be M.O.S Certified by May 2014.
Students need to have high interest in learning more about applications, sound study habits, and good behavior. Certified students can earn college credits. See Mrs. Jordan for details and registration information.
Learn more about the Microsoft Academy at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/itacademy/default.aspx. We will post further details on IDEA's own Microsoft Academy soon.
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Learning cutting-edge technology using state-of-the-art equipment in high school gives our students a significant advantage when they enter advanced training or certification programs, college, or the workforce. Any IDEA student may enroll in our technology classes to explore something new or focus on technology to gain real-world expertise.
Course offerings include
- AutoCAD I
- AutoCAD II
- Microsoft Academy
Learn more about what students learn in these classes what's required to enroll.
Our AutoCAD classes help prepare students for careers in
- Aerospace engineering
- Architecture
- Civil engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Fashion design
- Geotechnical engineering
- Interior design
- Jewelry design
- Landscape architecture
- Mechanical engineering
- Military service