text:
Joe hall architectural masterpiece constructed for owners by bay 10. Oceanfront views from almost every room, beautiful heated p......
Neighborhood: Ocean Side
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Beach Real Estate
Reduced by $2,000,000 (18.69%) on 10/24/14
4 Bedroom, 5.5 Bath6,100 SqFt
Single Family Home
This is a rare opportunity for a family that seeks to build a very special residence along the finest section of beach in sea pi......
One of nicest oceanfront homes on island. Built in 2004, remodeled in 2008, this home is a 10+! Like out of a dream, panoramic o......
Neighborhood: Mariners Side
6 Bedroom, 7 Bath5,784 SqFt
The most beautiful oceanfront home in forest beach! The owners of this 2004 5 br 6 & 2 half ba custom built home spared no e......
Neighborhood: South Forest Beach
Reduced by $50,000 (1.15%) on 12/08/14
5 Bedroom, 7 Bath5,699 SqFt
Nothing could be finer!! This hilton head oceanfront home was built by bunting construction with steel and hurricane glass. Gent......
Neighborhood: North Forest Beach
5 Bedroom, 6.5 Bath4,406 SqFt
This exquisite home commands unobstructed views of the atlantic ocean and beach while standing guard over the 15th green of the ......
4 Bedroom, 4.5 Bath3,925 SqFt
This exceptional oceanfront home has been priced for immediate sale. Located just a short stroll from the south beach marina com......
Neighborhood: South Beach
6 Bedroom, 7 Bath5,469 SqFt
Beautiful 6 bedroom, 5. 5 bath ocean home on 3rd row oversized lot. Features chef's kitchen, stainless appliances, saturnia and ......
6 Bedroom, 5.5 Bath4,474 SqFt
An opportunity to build your very own ocean front dream home. Wonderful beach and ocean view. (t0807123)......
This sea pines 3rd row beautiful 6 bedroom-6 bath home with private pool is a perfect blend of elegance and beach cottage. Wheth......
6 Bedroom, 6.5 Bath4,180 SqFt
You select 0 listing(s)
Loading Data. Please wait.


text:
Vriesea Gigantea
I got two vriesea gigantean planted side by side , and after several years of waiting it produces each a long stalk of inflorescence. This particular bromeliad never produces any of offshoot or pups and entirely depends on the dispersal of seeds to produce a new plant. I`m writing this because to my surprised I found an offshoot in one of the plant. I`m wondering what caused to have a pup or did I have a new breed of vrisea....attach the picture of it at its base..Cesar
This happens more often than first thought in the early growing days of many bromeliads like yours. I have a couple very large Alcantarea Odorata in bloom with many pups at the case one in the lower leaves sprouting. It takes a long time for these to mature and when the mother plant finally dies off many don't survive without care and fertilzer.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
BPL Community Profile
Dave Heiss (DaveHeiss) - BPL Premium Member
You cannot send this user a personal message (PM) because they have not specified a PM email address yet.
All Forum Posts by Dave Heiss
FYI, the company used to be called Cocona, and I have a Rab merino long sleeve T-shirt that uses Cocona fabric as the side panels. Minimal stink, fast wicking, no issues. I've not tried anythin...
Maybe try a cozy container?
The cozy containers from Antigravity Gear (www.antigravitygear.com) might be a good compromise solution. Easy to use, easy to clean. I have their 3-cup cozy, which doesn't seem to be available ...
Gaia wins
+1 for the Gaia recommendation. It works great on my (now rather dated) iPhone4
The staple "hangover" breakfast from Mexico seems like it would be an easy breakfast or dinner for backpacking. I'm thinking it would be fine to start with a handful of fried corn tor...
Trail food you can't stand
Ha! I had the same experience in the early 80's with some Mountain House freeze-dried chicken salad. I like chicken salad, and I was hungry, but this stuff was beyond disgusting. Waaaaay beyond...
Tripod chair is my vote
I have a tripod chair with 22" legs that I bought at Costco many, many years ago. It weighs exactly 1 pound, and it goes with me on all my trips. At 6'2" I wouldn't want anything ...
Tyvek pants
Tyvek pants are reasonably waterproof and would be much more durable than the driducks. They're super inexpensive too. It's what I use (Driducks jacket and Tyvek pants, from US Plastics).
Sprint Aquatics are great
Ditto to everything said above. I add a thin "insole" to my Aquatics that's a shaped cut-out from the disposable foam flip-flops my wife gets from the shop after a pedicure. I suppose...
Big Sky Wisp 1P tent
I saw the Big Sky Wisp 1-person tent at the OR Summer show last week. Bob Molen was displaying their 10.6 oz all cuben "Let it Pour" fabric version. For a compact, small footprint, single...
11th Essential (for me)
Pee bottle - essential equipment for all my overnight hikes.
All Reader Reviews by Dave Heiss
Showing 1 - 2 of 2 | Page: 1
Montbell Versalite
Andrea - I'm looking forward to your opinions on the Versalite 50. I've still got that pack on my short list, and hope you can provide some input on its comfort and functionality. My only conc...
02 Rainwear Rain Suit
I also have an O2 Rainwear suit. I picked up a pair a few years ago and have been really happy with the performance, but I still wince at the screaming yellow color every time I put them on. It is def...


text:
We know marketing. We know skydiving.
DropZone Marketing specializes in effective marketing strategies for the skydiving industry. We help skydiving professionals connect with customers and grow their business via Social Media, Web Design, Branding, and Custom Consulting Services.
Recent DZ Articles Published
10 Tips for Mastering E-mail Marketing
Mastering E-Mail Marketing - The Newsletter Is The Newsletter That Important? YES. A newsletter can be a very powerful marketing tool when executed properly. While many DZs use newsletters as part …March 9, 2015 at 12:30 AM
Marketing to Millennials
Have you ever been at a restaurant and observed a group of people not speaking to one another because everyone was staring at their phones? The age group most likely …March 6, 2015 at 8:00 AM
Killing The Competition: La Barrie Style
My parents are extraordinary people. Aside from being married for over 38 years, they have also worked together in their professional lives ever since they returned to Antigua from London …February 11, 2015 at 8:00 AM
Stop Worrying About Money…To Make Money
I'm an avid 60 Minutes fan despite not being 50+ years old. A couple of weeks ago, Anderson Cooper interviewed Dave Grohl of the band, Foo Fighters. Within the first 1:45 of …January 28, 2015 at 8:00 AM


text: Cleaners and Deep Cleaners for Vacation Homes All Star Vacation Homes Celebration, FL 3/17/2015 Save Job Sign in Now Email Print Report Apply Now COMPETITION SNAPSHOT Applications Submitted for this Position Most Common Years of Experience is the most common degree type Job Description About Team All Star: For more than 15 years, All Star Vacation Homes has been providing a vacation home experience like no other by upholding our 5-star promise to our guests, home owners, team members, community and company… and we're just getting started! Join the team that is changing the world of hospitality and pioneering a brand-new era of vacation homes. Our team is growing quickly as our company expands within the Orlando market and new destinations. All Star's dynamic and exciting work environment creates a culture of creativity, service and excellence, with an opportunity for growth and learning. All Star Vacation Homes, a Property Management Company , is seeking full time Cleaners and Deep Cleaners for our Elite Cleaning Team in our Housekeeping Department. Our homes are high end and luxury. Must be able to work weekends. We Offer: * Competitive Weekly Pay * Full Time Hours * Medical Insurance * Dental and Vision * Earn Paid Time Off Job Requirements For all parts of this job, candidate must be able to: * Climb stairs * Bend over from the waist * Stoop and/or get down on knees *Work outside moving from home to home in rain or hot/cold weather * Ability to move, push, pull, lift, carry objects *Use ladders * Will need to reach overhead, bend and twist. This is a day time job. Must pass criminal background check and have a clean driving record. Must be able to pass a drug test. Must have reliable personal transportation. If you have true cleaning passion, then please send me your resume or call me at 407-809-0087 Job Snapshot Employment Type Full-Time Job Type Hospitality - Hotel, General Labor, Skilled Labor - Trades Education Not Specified Experience Not Specified Manages Others No Industry Hospitality Required Travel Not Specified Apply Now SIMILAR JOBS Room Service Attendant - Kissimmee, FL Legacy Vacation Club Housekeeper Housekeeper Mastercorp, Inc. Clubhouse Attendant FirstService Residential Subway Restaurants Store Manager DiPasqua Enterprises, Inc. "Subway Restaurants"


text:
Filter by...
New Canaan Library
My Account
Type Size A A A
Date: 04/09/2015 - 7:00pm
Join us and celebrate National Poetry Month with Connecticut Poet Laureate Richard Allen and Community Poets led by Gwen North Reiss!
Date: 04/11/2015 - 1:00pm
It's time to think spring! Join us as we host Christine Segalas of Homegrown Harvest for Growing Organic – Soil Importance and Composting.
Date: 04/14/2015 - 7:00pm
Date: 04/15/2015 - 1:30pm
New Canaan Library and Staying Put will host a highly informative talk on diabetes by Dr. Robin S. Goland who will present "Diabetes: The Bad News and The Good News"
Date: 04/22/2015 - 6:30pm
Binge drinking is not just a dangerous spring break ritual but a growing, weekly trend among college, and even high school age, youth
Date: 05/02/2015 - 1:00pm
Join one of Connecticut Audubon Society's Teacher/Naturalists and learn about the special adaptations of raptors and the role they play in the ecosystems. Includes live raptors and props.
NEW CANAAN LIBRARY | 151 MAIN STREET | NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 | Phone: 203-594-5000
HOURS: Mon - Thu: 9am - 8pm , Fri - Sat: 9am - 5pm
Sun: Noon - 5pm (Closed Sundays June through Labor Day)


text:
Toyota with its big company is always striving for create and upgrade the car invention to spoil its customers based on their needs. There are some percentage of their customer which tends to ride the sporty yet eco-friendly car in their life. With that demand at stake, Toyota then release the one called Camry series. This series comes all the way through some years now, gaining some upgrades both inside and outside following the run of the world technology. With the economic state concern, the manufacturer later creates the hybrid car. Let's heed our Toyota Camry hybrid 2015 review in this post.
Hybrid Scheme in Toyota Camry Hybrid 2015 Review
Our trusted supervisors said in their Toyota Camry hybrid 2015 review about the highlight of this specs. Start from the fuel container and measurement: it is reaching approximately 41 per 39 mpg, and it is standardized well for car type like sedan. The transmission on the other side is embracing variable velocity (6 speeds with automatic controller) in ECT-I with shifting sequences for every series.
Toyota Camry hybrid 2015 review then continued on the ignition static standard stays in TDI standard from Toyota manufacturer calling it with ULEV (Ultra Low Emission) standard number 2. We do not forget about its suspension which is packed with stabilizers in paired link and shock absorber tuned.
The last phase of Toyota Camry hybrid 2015 review end on its body forming. Variety of Toyota Camry hybrid 2015 Colors are giving you option about style later, and the Toyota Camry hybrid 2015 cost let you plan it well for your pocket. How about that? Are you feeling interested to buy one? Make yourself comfortable to response this review by posting some comments below this post. Cheers road conquerors! (Also raad about: Comparing Three Models of the 2015 Toyota Camry Hybrid Price)


text:
|Blog Posts
Considering the impasse on marijuana policy between state and federal governments in the U.S., the primary government agency in charge of drug research—NIDA, the National Institute on Drug Abuse—would seem to be caught between a rock and a hard place. Neuroscientists and other marijuana investigators who do research under NIDA grants have a fine line to walk in their efforts to disseminate research findings on cannabis.
From a public health point of view, NIDA is expected to keep up the pressure against drug legalization, or at least keep out of the fight, while also researching the medical pros and cons of cannabis. So it was with some interest that drug policy officials took in a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine by NIDA director Nora Volkow titled "Adverse Health Effects of Marijuana Use."
While the press has understandably centered on the risk of marijuana use among teens, which is the focus of the study, the report also contains some surprising admissions about marijuana's health benefits as well as its addictive potential.
The teen risk emphasis comes from recent studies on two fronts—impaired driving and impaired brain function. The first is seriously confounded by dual use with alcohol, and the second is based, at least in part, on a controversial long-term study showing that marijuana use in the early years demonstrably lowers adult IQs.
No one would suggest that heavy marijuana smoking is good for developing teen brains, and there is sufficient evidence to worry about impairment to memory and to certain so-called "executive" cognitive functions. It is not clear how lasting these effects can be, but lead author Volkow is confident enough to say in a prepared statement that "Physicians in particular can play a role in conveying to families that early marijuana use can interfere with crucial social and developmental milestones and can impair cognitive development."
That these negative effects can be the outcome of heavy pot smoking in the teen years seems established beyond reasonable doubt. The extent and duration of these negative outcomes remain the topic of vociferous debate—although it is increasingly clear that the body's endogenous cannabinoid system plays a key role in synapse formation during early brain development.
Meanwhile, the report re-emphasized the fact that marijuana is an addictive drug for some users—a fact that should not need re-emphasizing, but, lamentably, does. As Volkow and her co-authors write: "The evidence clearly indicates that long-term marijuana use can lead to addiction. Indeed, approximately 9% of those who experiment with marijuana will become addicted."
Moreover, as regular readers of Addiction Inbox already know , "there is also recognition of a bona fide cannabis withdrawal syndrome (with symptoms that include irritability, sleeping difficulties, dysphoria, craving, and anxiety), which makes cessation difficult and contributes to relapse." And, in line with the report's overall theme, "those who begin in adolescence are approximately 2 to 4 times as likely to have symptoms of cannabis dependence within 2 years after first use."
To their credit, the investigators decline to endorse the claim that marijuana use exacerbates or initiates episodes of illness in patients with schizophrenia and other psychoses, noting that "it is inherently difficult to establish causality in these types of studies because factors other than marijuana use may be directly associated with the risk of mental illness." Furthermore, while early marijuana use is associated with an increased risk of dropping out of school, "reports of shared environmental factors that influence the risks of using cannabis at a young age and dropping out of school suggest that the relationship may be more complex…. The relationship between cannabis use by young people and psychosocial harm is likely to be multifaceted, which may explain the inconsistencies among studies."
Indeed. The report also declares that the effects of long-term pot smoking on the risk of lung cancer are "unclear," and that "the smoking of cigarettes containing both marijuana and tobacco products is a potential confounding factor with a prevalence that varies dramatically among countries."
In conclusion, the strict demands of causality mean that the long-term effect of chronic marijuana exposure is not known with any certainty. It is possible, even likely, that these effects can vary dramatically from one smoker to another. But the equally persuasive demands of common sense dictate that inhaling dried, super-heated vegetable matter on a regular basis is likely to degrade your health, the more so if you are young and healthy to begin with.
As for other health issues: "The authoritative report by the Institute of Medicine, Marijuana and Medicine, acknowledges the potential benefits of smoking marijuana in stimulating appetite, particularly in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the related wasting syndrome, and in combating chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, severe pain, and some forms of spasticity. The report also indicates that there is some evidence for the benefit of using marijuana to decrease intraocular pressure in the treatment of glaucoma."
A detailed section titled "Clinical Conditions with Symptoms That May Be Relieved by Treatment with Marijuana or other Cannabinoids" brought additional research to light:
—Glaucoma: "More research is needed to establish whether molecules that modulate the endocannabinoid system may not only reduce intraocular pressure but also provide a neuroprotective benefit in patients with glaucoma."
—Nausea: "THC is an effective antiemetic agent in patients undergoing chemotherapy, but patients often state that marijuana is more effective in suppressing nausea…. Paradoxically, increased vomiting (hyperemesis) has been reported with repeated marijuana use. [See various blog posts by Drugmonkey and me, starting with this and this .]
—AIDS-associated conditions: "Smoked or ingested cannabis improves appetite and leads to weight gain and improved mood and quality of life among patients with AIDS."
—Chronic pain: "Studies have shown that cannabinoids acting through central CB1 receptors, and possibly peripheral CB1 and CB2 receptors, play important roles in… various models of pain. These findings are consistent with reports that marijuana may be effective in ameliorating neuropathic pain, even at very low levels of THC."
—Inflammation: "Cannabinoids (e.g., THC and cannabidiol) have substantial anti-inflammatory effects…. Animal models have shown that cannabidiol is a promising candidate for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and for inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease)."
—Multiple sclerosis: "Nabiximols (Sativex, GW Pharmaceuticals), an oromucosal spray that delivers a mix of THC and cannabidiol, appears to be an effective treatment for neuropathic pain, disturbed sleep, and spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis. Sativex… is currently being reviewed in phase 3 trials in the United States in order to gain approval from the Food and Drug Administration."
—Epilepsy: In a recent small survey of parents who use marijuana with a high cannabidiol content to treat epileptic seizures in their children, 11% reported completed freedom from seizures…. Although such reports are promising, insufficient safety and efficacy data are available on the use of cannabis botanical for the treatment of epilepsy. However, there is increasing evidence of the role of cannabidiol as an antiepileptic agent in animal models."
Volkow N.D., Baler R.D., Compton W.M. & Weiss S.R.B. Adverse health effects of marijuana use., The New England journal of medicine, PMID: 24897085
Write a comment:


text:
GSHA thanks State Senator's Molly Kelly and Jeb Bradley for their continued support of the small hydro power community Both are recipients of the GSHA Powerhouse Award - click here to read press releases about each Senator. Click here for the press releases.
More than 60 member projects generating 208,000,000 Kilowatt Hours/Year – Enough Power for 35,000 Homes per Year
The Granite State Hydropower Association (GSHA) is a non-profit trade association for the small-scale independent hydropower industry in New Hampshire. Members of GSHA own, operate and manage more than 60 hydroelectric facilities located in 18 towns and cities throughout the state, totaling around 50 megawatts. GSHA members are part of New Hampshire's small business community and are helping the Granite State meet its renewable energy goals.


text:
Heatwave swept through Punjab and Haryana on Thursday, with the maximum temperature staying several notches above normal at many places.
Hisar in Haryana recorded the season's hottest day with 45.3°C.
Bhiwani registered a maximum of 42°C, seven degrees above normal, while the mercury shot up to 42°C at Karnal, up seven notches.
Chandigarh experienced the season's hottest day with 41°C, seven degrees above normal.
In Punjab, Patiala recorded 42.8°C, up eight degrees. The maximum at Amritsar was 42.4°C, nine degrees above normal.
Heatwave claims three lives in West Bengal
Heatwave in 10 districts of WB; Temperature in Kolkata raises to 41 degrees
More In: Other States | National | News | States


text:
Replacement window screens for century home - where to buy?
We have a century home with huge old windows - some of them have storms only, meaning we can't open the windows in summer without our pets escaping! Where would we order custom window screens? All the "manufacturers" seem to make screens for newer windows (vinyl or metal) but we need the wood frames that sit tight to the window (the current ones are tight - you kind of bang them in - and secured with hooks)...
You have them made at local woodworking shops. Recommend you use bronze screening, too, if you can swing the cost, as it lasts longer and is period appropriate for late Victorian older houses. To reduce the cost you could do your own final fitting, painting and screen installation, if you know how.
As a short-term alternative, you can use those horizontal slide to fit screen things you can get at any hardware store. Unless you have really pushy pets, they work just fine and you could even beef them up with eye hooks to keep them from being pushed out.
A really temporary thing I have used in extreme conditions when I had just bought a house with no screens and needed the windows open for cleaning was to buy rolled plastic screening and staple it to the bottom of the upper sash, side jambs and loosely to the window sill. This did the trick and worked just fine. Any dog bigger than a chihuahua would have been able to push it out, but luckily all I needed was to keep flies and mosquitos out for a few months. I was dead broke from the purchase and closing costs and couldn't even afford the slide-to-fit things.
Make them yourself--there's nothing to them. We have an 85 year old house that has the original double hung wooden windows with the separate wooden storm sash and wooden screens. We've been here almost 40 years, so as you can imagine, over the years, some of the screens/storm sash (and windows as well) have needed some work. DH has installed new glass, weather stripping, new screening and he's even built a few screens to replace some that couldn't be repaired.
Truly, if you're going to do a woodworking project? Screens are about the easiest one--a great place to start.
In the meantime, as the other poster suggested, get to Home Depot and pick up some of the expandable screens--they're very cheap--think they were only about $5-6 when I picked some up for our country house (the idiots we bought from had taken all the screens out of the replacement windows and stored them in the top of the garage--since it was July, and we had a lot of other things to do, I just grabbed some of those little screen gizmos until we could get to finding the right screens for the right windows).
Oh, and once you've got your screens? Be sure to mark each one (and each storm window) so you know which window it goes to--but mark it on the side or end, so the label doesn't show when the screen is in the window.
A lumberyard should be able to order them for you made to size from any wood window company that makes windows to order (Marvin, Kolbe etc.) These companies all still sell a wood window screen as an option for their wood windows.
I came across Quality Screen Company a few months back for some replacement screens. They have some good how to articles that may help or you can call them.
Here is a link that might be useful: Quality Screen Co How to make Replacement Screens
Get Terry Meany's book Working Windows -- it has a whole section on how to construct your own wooden screens. It's just an indispensible book for anyone with old windows.
Here is a link that might be useful: Working Windows


text:
You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your ReverbNation experience.
Straight up Rock and roll. I was the lead man for a group called LINT here in the Asheville area For 8 years. The band split years ago, but the music continues. my influences are every thing from Buddy Guy, Pink Floyd, The Black Crowes, Pearl Jam, John Mayer, Queens of The Stone Age, Medeski Martin and Wood, Karl Karl Denson, My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses and so on. I really love all kinds of music!!


text:
Monotonic Convergence of Distributed Interference Pricing in Wireless Networks
Free registration required
Executive Summary
The authors study distributed algorithms for allocating powers and/or adjusting beamforming vectors in a peer-to-peer wireless network which may have Multiple-Input-Single-Output (MISO) links. The objective is to maximize the total utility summed over all users, where each user's utility is a function of the received Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR). Each user (receiver) announces an interference price, representing the marginal cost of interference from other users. A particular user (transmitter) then updates its power and beamforming vector to maximize its utility minus the interference cost to other users, which is determined from their announced interference prices. They show that if each transmitter update is based on a current set of interference prices and the utility functions satisfy certain concavity conditions, then the total utility is non-decreasing with each update.
- Format: PDF
- Size: 104.76 KB


text:
I made a dunkel using wyeast 3068 and theres no kaursen.. Just a few bubbles and some foam. Not vigorous at all for first 24hrs. Has anyone used this strain and has advice?
underground and under the influence
Breakers of the world, Unite!
This strain can at times take a bit longer than usual to start getting really active. Don't worry about it, within the next day or so you should see a stark difference with a good amount of activity. If not report back. What was the age of the yeast btw? I've found if it's over a month old it takes a little longer to start than if it's a month old or younger. Anyhow, relax and give it another day or two.
Like Rev says, give it some time and also give it a gravity reading after 3 days or so, then again the next day! If the gravity changes (gets lower) then the yeasties are workin'.
Lag times can take up to 72 hours! Read the sticky at the top of this section!
I don't drink beer all the time but I can drink (a) beer anytime" - Me
Ok so. Its its now 4 days since pitching... No activity. Not even gases in airlock.. The yeast was purchased from a reputable dealer and should be fine. Here are so images.. What could be going on?
underground and under the influence
Did the smack pack swell? I brewed on Sunday and pitched a 1.5 liter starter and had high kreuzen in 6 hours.
EdWortHaus Pale Ale, Bavarian Hefeweizen, Robust Porter, Oktoberfest Ale, Wounded Knee IPA, Rye IPA, BCB IPA, Kolsch, Apfelwein
The pack did swell. I was filled with gas. I made a small starter and pitched it. Nothing is happing.. Should i just make a new starter and repitch?
underground and under the influence
That depends, did you take a gravity reading as suggested above? If there's no change from og you may need to repitch.
That yeast can be finished fermenting in 4 days.
What was the temp of the wort when you pitched the yeast?
the OG was 1.052. The temp at pitching was 76 degrees F. I will take a gravity reading now and get back to you..
That's kinda crazy. When you made your starter, what did you use? DME? If so when you heated it did you add the yeast to it at too high a temp? You might have shocked the yeast?
However it seems you know what your doing so I doubt you did that. Take the gravities and repitch if necessary.
AHS London Porter
AHS Blue Moon Clone, Double Choco Stout, Porter, Hard Apple Cider, Apocalypso


text:
NGO 301 - Roles and Functions of NGOs Tokyo, 25th March 2008 Sensory Disabilities and Access to Education in the Kingdom of Bhutan Roles and Functions of four NGOs Joyce Boucard email@example.com Brief Facts about Bhutan Bhutan is a beautiful land-locked kingdom located in the eastern Himalayas between India and Tibet comprising a land area of 47,000 square kilometres. Seventy-two % of the country is forest. Its official population is estimated to be 637.000 (2007). The two official languages are Dzongkha and English. Bhutan is an absolute monarchy developing into a constitutional monarchy. The current head of the state is the 5th King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck. The first general elections were held yesterday and the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (Bhutan Harmony Party) has been formally declared as the Ruling Party few hours ago. After centuries of isolation, Bhutan opened its doors to the world in 1961, under the 3rd King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (known as the father of modern Bhutan). The Bhutanese understood that in the pursuit of economic prosperity, many countries had lost their cultural identities, spirituality, and destroyed their environment. This was a clear message to realise that economic growth alone does not bring contentment. Bhutanese politics are based on Gross National Happiness (GNH), a philosophy that attempts to put people's welfare and happiness first, as opposed to Gross National Product (GNP). GNH was introduced by the 4th King Jigme Singye Wangchuck in 1972. It aims to serve Bhutan's unique culture based on the spiritual values of Mahayana Buddhism. The concept of GNH is based on the idea that true development of human society occurs when material and spiritual development exist side by side to complement and reinforce each other. It suggests that happiness is the ultimate objective of development, where development is viewed as a continuous process towards achieving a sustainable balance between the material, emotional, spiritual, and cultural needs of the people. The four pillars of GNH are: the promotion of equitable and sustainable socio-economic development, preservation and promotion of cultural values, conservation of the natural environment, and establishment of good governance. The development of the country, which is decided in Five Year Plans, is strictly based on these principles. As a result, education and health are provided free of cost to all Bhutanese even though the country is still poor. Bhutan was the last country to introduce television in 1999. Foreign influences and tourism are heavily regulated by the Government. Advertising, plastic bags and tobacco are banned. National Policy on Disability In 1961, the 3rd King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck established an organised modern and free education system. Prior to that time, there were virtually no education facilities apart from the traditional education given in monasteries. 2 In less than four decades of development, Bhutan has made remarkable progress in every aspect. From the beginning, balanced and equitable development with people's participation and preservation of cultural traditions have been the base of the modernisation process. NGH states that the disabled persons shall enjoy equal rights with other citizens in political, economic, cultural, social fields, in family life and other aspects. Their needs have always being addressed by the Government and social services provided free of cost. Bhutan is a signatory to the proclamation of the Forty Ninth Session (April 1993), of the ESCAP Commission on Disability, on the full participation and equality of people with disabilities. Bhutan further committed to the proclamation of Biwako Millennium Decade (2003 – 2012) for Persons with Disabilities that outlines issues, action plans and strategies towards an inclusive, barrier-free and rights-based society for persons with disabilities. Since 1998 (9th five year plan), the Bhutanese Government has accorded highest priority for disability. All relevant ministries are incorporating disability related programs into their development plans. Surveys have estimated that there are about 21,000 persons with disabilities in the country (3.5%). The hearing and visually impaired constitute the largest group of disabled persons. There is an estimate number of 400 people with hearing impairment and about 1.000 visually disabled. Disabilities and Public Awareness Traditionally, disabled people have remained at home in their villages, and education was not considered to be a viable option. The establishment of the National Institute for the Disabled (NID) in 1972 has helped to change notions about the potential for blind children to become educated and integrated into schools and communities. However, a more direct approach has been taken concerning public awareness in disabilities. Since 2002, a strong effort is being made in public awareness focusing in changing negative attitudes, stereotypes, misconceptions and superstitions about disabilities. It is common to believe that the disability of a child is a consequence of the bad karma (s)he is carrying from the previous life. This child can be rejected from the family and society and never given a chance for integration and rehabilitation. The target audience for the awareness raising are persons with disabilities and family members, community leaders, school authorities, employers, traditional healers and all sectors of the Government. The methods employed include special events such as World Disabled Day, parent education programs, group discussions, use of persons with disabilities as advocates and role models, use of folk arts, posters, audio-visual media, advocacy meetings, networking meetings, sharing information and reports between different sectors. The outcome includes: changed attitudes towards people with disabilities, increased opportunities for persons with disabilities, increased attendance at rehabilitation centres, increased number of disabled 3 children in schools, increased number of persons with disabilities in employment, increased participation of persons with disabilities in community life. Disabilities and Education An education program directed to provide educational opportunities and special needs for the disabled persons was established in 1998, under the 9th five year plan. Apart from providing basic education, the program includes efforts to make the disabled acquire special skills in order to become gainfully employed. To meet this goal, there are some essential needs to be addressed. For example, teachers' skills must be upgraded through teacher training. The schools' infrastructures must be modified in order to provide the classrooms with special equipment as low vision devices, Braille material, computers. And building facilities as schools and hostels need to be constructed. The Government's strategy is based on integration of disabled children into regular classrooms, instead of taking them away from their families and communities. However, this approach does not always work for the blind and deaf (sensory disabled). Special centres are needed, at least at the beginning of their education. There are mainly two centres directly involved in special education: The National Institute for the Disabled (NID) and the Deaf Education Unit in Drukgyel. The National Institute for the Disabled (NID) The National Institute for the Disabled (NID) was founded in Khaling (East of the country) in 1972 by Einar Kippenes, from the Norwegian and Swedish mission. The mission had since 1965 worked with the visually impaired together with the Royal Government of Bhutan. In 1987, the Bhutanese Ministry of Education took over the school. The NID is currently the only facility educating and training visually impaired children. However, it is being diversified to include programs for children with other disabilities. The NID provides instruction in reading and writing Braille with the objective that children skilled in Braille be integrated into regular schools toward the end of the primary cycle, and that they are prepared to become productive members of the society. There are currently 51 visually impaired students in the NID. The Deaf Education Unit in Drukgyel 4 The Deaf Education Unit was established in 2003 by the Ministry of Education. It has been remodelled this year. It is located near Paro (2nd city of Bhutan, in the West of the country).The school includes a research unit currently in the process of creating a unified Bhutanese Sign Language. The school actually hosts 22 deaf students aged from 7 to 15. Education for the Visually Impaired The program on visual disabilities of the Education Sector for the 9th Five-Year Plan was determined as follows: 1.1. Development of NID (Khaling) - Civil works - 2 hostels - kitchen - dining hall - academic facilities Budget: 31.180 million Nu / 505.000 EUR / 780.000 USD Donor: GBHFA (Pro-Bhutan), UNICEF, YDF - Human resource development - Management of special education (2 weeks) - 4 month O & M Instructors course for 2 instructors - Production of teaching materials in Braille - Computers and software for the blind - Maintenance and repair of equipment - Integrated education Budget: 2.880 million Nu / 47.000 EUR / 72.000 USD Donor: CBMI - Equipment and resource materials - Computer, embosser, software, tape recorders - Reference books in Braille - Talking books - Low vision equipment Budget: 3.600 million Nu / 60.000 EUR / 90.000 USD Donor: CBMI 1.2. Development of the Braille Production Unit (Drukgyel) - Human resources -Training in resource centre management for coordinator - Production of talking books - Production of low vision materials - Standardization of Dzongkha Braille - English Braille Standards - O&M instructors course Budget: 1.200 million Nu / 20.000 EUR / 30.000 USD Donor: CBMI 5 - Equipment: furniture/computer -Talking book production -Tape recorders for loan -Reading stands -Low vision devices for loan -Software programs for loan -White canes -Raw materials for production Budget: 2.400 million Nu / 40.000 EUR / 60.000 USD Donor: CBMI The NID in Khaling has been refurbished and expanded with the addition of two new hostel facilities, a kitchen and dining hall. Children have been provided with new equipment such as low-vision equipment, learning materials in Braille, computers and relevant software, tape recorders and other professional support. The NID staff is following specialised courses for producing teaching materials in Braille, large print and audio-cassette as well in ICT for the blind. A specialised teacher training in ICT was organised by Media LT in Norway in February 2006. Five visually impaired teachers attended the training in order to improve computer technology and skills for the visually impaired. The idea that follows is to establish a national computer training centre for visually impaired students in the future. At the unit in Drukgyel, a new translation software has been introduced by IIT Kharagpur, India. The software makes it easier for the teachers to translate Dzongkha text books into Braille and consequently teaching and learning are substantially improved. New text books are now easily available with no need for teachers to punch the Dzongkha text books into Braille and the students do not need to share text books anymore. The software will clearly play a positive role concerning the integration of disabled children in normal schools. As part of the program, a teacher training orientation for 18 teachers was funded by the Royal Government of Bhutan and UNICEF. Education for the Hearing Impaired The program on hearing disabilities of the Education Sector for the 9th Five-Year Plan was determined as follows: 6 2. Program at the Deaf Education Unit at Drukgyel (Paro) - Building facilities - Academic facilities - Hostels - Kitchen - Dinning hall Budget: 15.500 million Nu / 250.000 EUR / 385.000 USD Donor: GBHFA (Pro-Bhutan) - Human resource development -Technical advisor (2 months for 2 years) -Training on Sign Language development -Short courses (2 weeks for the instructors) -Diploma in teaching the deaf Budget: 2.400 million Nu / 40.000 EUR / 60.000 USD Donor: CBMI - Equipment: furniture/computer -Teaching learning resources -Office equipment and furniture Budget: 3.600 million Nu / 60.000 EUR / 90.000 USD Donor: CBMI The school for hearing impaired children in Drukgyel is combined with the Lower Secondary and the Higher Secondary School. The objective is to integrate the hearing-impaired children with the non- handicapped children after a period of transition. The first classroom was opened in September 2003, with three deaf students. In 2005, they were 14 students, split in two classrooms (first and second grade). In order to provide hearing impaired children with better services, a new school building has just been constructed by the German NGO Pro-Bhutan together with 2 hostels with capacity to accommodate 50 students. Special learning materials and equipment as well as specialized training on hearing impairment are also being provided. At present there are 22 students aged between 7 and 15 years old and are supervised by five deaf adults, two hearing teachers and a Sign Language researcher. Before 2003, there was no Bhutanese Sign Language. The Royal Bhutan Government, ordered to develop a Bhutanese Sign Language for the hearing-impaired. This important project was funded by UNICEF and the German NGO Christian Blind Mission International (CBMI). To create a new national Sign Language, five deaf adults were reunited and tried to establish a way to communicate. They were asked by the Sign Language researcher to create basic signs for concrete words such as "fruits", "vegetables", etc. The word creation process was partly influenced by the researcher's knowledge of American Sign Language. United Nations Volunteers (UNV) has also offered a workshop for that purpose. 7 The school also includes vocational training like knitting, tailoring, basket weaving and bakery. Education and Disabilities: NGO participation In part because of the extremely high infrastructure costs in its mountainous geography, in part because of its still narrow national financial resource, the Royal Government of Bhutan accepts development assistance to enhance the quality of people's lives. However, great attention is given to the participating organisations. These must have maximum respect for the Bhutanese culture. Apart from that, the organisations are of all kind, with different approaches, visions and motivations. The following are the main organisations involved in the field of education and sensory disabilities. Human resources development (teacher training): CBMI Media LT UNV Bhutan UNICEF Bhutan Equipment (computers, furniture, braille, low vision devices): CBMI UNICEF Bhutan Building facilities (hostel, kitchen...): GBHFA German-Bhutan Friendship Association, Pro-Bhutan YDF Youth Development Fund for Bhutan UNICEF Bhutan Save the Children In the following paragraphs, I will introduce four different organisations working on the field of sensory disabilities and education. Christian Mission for the Blind International (CBMI) CBMI is a Christian German humanitarian organization aiming at improving the quality of life of people with disabilities, preventing and curing blindness, educating and rehabilitating the blind or disabled, as well as promoting inclusion and awareness for their needs. CBMI provides assistance regardless of religion, nationality, race, or gender. 8 The NGO was founded in 1908 by the German pastor Ernst Jakob Christoffel who built homes for blind children, orphans, physically disabled, and deaf persons in Turkey and Iran. It is considered one of the world's oldest and largest religious organisation serving the blind and disabled. The institution supports more than 1,000 projects (EUR 57.9 million) in 113 countries with 126 co- workers. It has member associations in 10 countries of Europe, North America and Australia and covers about 3% (18 million) of all disabled people in the world (400/600 million). CBMI works with 763 partner organisations: different mission agencies, local churches, self-help groups and relief agencies (UN, WHO, IAPB…). CBMI founded and launched "Vision 2020: The Right to Sight". The goal of Vision 2020 is to eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020. CBMI in Bhutan CBMI participates in the national program of Inclusive Education for blind and deaf children in collaboration with the Bhutanese Ministry of Education and UNICEF Bhutan. Within the program for the visually impaired, CBMI supports teacher trainings, refurbishment, equipment, materials for Braille production and devices for low vision students. CBMI supports as well the two Braille production units in Drukgyel (in the West of the country) and Khaling (in the East of the country). Budget: 7.600 million Nu / 125.000 EUR / 190.000 USD Within the hearing disabilities program, CBMI supports teacher training and the Sign Language research for the education for deaf children. In 2003, a research unit (one primary teacher, one Sign Language researcher and five deaf adults) started to collect the existing Bhutanese signs to compile and edit them for a common use in Bhutan. United Nations Volunteers (UNV) offers a workshop for that purpose. Budget: 6.000 million Nu / 100.000 EUR / 150.000 USD Media LT Media LT is a Norwegian IT company founded in 1999 by Morten Tollefsen and Magne Lunde. The NGO works to help improve access to computers and information to a wide range of disabled users. This includes an easier access to study, work as well as leisure. Their work focuses on ICT training, software development, adaptation of existing software for people with special needs, consultancy services for web accessibility, production and adaptation of digital audio books and multimedia. 9 The group has previous experience in developing software for the production of electronic picture books allowing blind and partially sighted to communicate about pictures via sounds and text descriptions. Research and development is their cornerstone. Media LT in Bhutan MediaLT is involved in a five year project in collaboration with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD, directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the Bhutanese Ministry of Education. The project started in February 2006 and is designed to improve computer technology and skills for the visually impaired. Five blind teachers were trained on ICT fro visually impaired in Norway. In Bhutan, they continue receiving assistance to establish a national computer training centre for visually impaired students. The initiative for the project came from Kuenga Chhoegyel (a blind former pupil now teaching at NID). He contacted MediaLT in 2004 about computer technology and training for the visually impaired. The Norwegian and Swedish Mission has since 1965 been in close cooperation with the Royal Government of Bhutan concerning the visually impaired. E.g. building of a school for blind in Khaling (that became the actual NID) in 1972. Pro-Bhutan - German Bhutan Health Friends Association Funded in 1992 by Harald N. Nestroy, Pro-Bhutan is a humanitarian charitable association dedicated to assist the development in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. In 1987, in order to help a seriously ill and desperate German friend. Harald N. Nestroy visited Bhutan to ask the advice of the chief doctor of the Bhutanese Traditional Medicine Institute. The healing of his friend through Bhutanese traditional medicine impressed Nestroy so deep that, together with six friends, he donated a small hospital to the Kingdom of Bhutan where traditional Bhutanese medicine and Western allopathic medicine could be integrated. He founded the non-profit organisation "German Bhutan Health Friends Association – Pro-Bhutan" Since 1993, Pro-Bhutan plans and executes the construction of buildings in the health, education and culture sectors. After construction, the buildings are handed over to the Royal Bhutanese Government to make use of them in an exemplary way for the benefit of the people in need. The projects are financed through donations from generous private donors and other humanitarian partners. E.g. German NGO "Star hours – We help children", the Bavarian Television, Save the Children, UNICEF, Youth Development Fund, Royal Bhutanese Government. A little actual difficulty is the exorbitant rise of the construction costs in Bhutan. 10 One of the projects in which Pro-Bhutan is involved is the construction of the first school for hearing- impaired children with hostels for the students in Drukgyel. The project agreement was signed in November 2002. The construction started in April 2006 and inaugurated by Her Majesty Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck and Nestroy in November 2007. The corresponding dormitories for the children are expected to be completed in April 2008. Budget: 15.500 million Nu / 250.000 EUR / 385.000 USD Another project consists in the rehabilitation of the NID in Khaling as well as the construction of a hostel for 30 blind children. This was inaugurated in November 2004. This project was funded in collaboration with the Royal Government of Bhutan, Youth Development Fund, Save the Children, and UNICEF. Budget: 31.180 million Nu / 505.000 EUR / 780.000 USD Youth Development Fund (YDF) The YDF is a Bhutanese organisation launched in 1999 by Her Majesty Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck. YDF is an important institution since it provides grant management services to national and international donors for youth development activities. The main goal of YDF is to establish a sustainable funding system within Bhutan for youth development and empowerment activities. This includes youth programs focused on environmental conservation, health and hygiene, reproductive health, agriculture, scouting, games and sports, basic skills and vocational training, advocacy, research and education. Another important point is to raise awareness among youth about the importance of their role as future adult citizens of the country. Youth is important in Bhutan as 59% of the population is under the age of 24 and 21% between ages 10 and 19. YDF's special target groups are the disabled, school drop outs, juvenile delinquents, economically disadvantaged youth, unemployed youth, and youth from areas difficult to reach. The Royal Government of Bhutan invested one million dollars as its initial capital. The Sources of Fund in 2006 included the Royal Government of Bhutan (25%), various fund raising activities/donations (19%), collection from the Bhutan National Lottery (3%), interest income from the fixed deposits (13%) and projects linked funds (40%). All together, in 2006, YDF collected Nu.174.149.742 / 2.800.000 EUR / 4.350.000 USD. The total expenditure of 2006 was of Nu. 108.812.571 / 1.700.000 EUR / 2.700.000 USD. This was distributed as follows: development of facilities (26%), empowerment through education (2%), resilience 11 building (1%), skills development (3%), sports development (<1%), project linked (63%) and support to secretariat (5%). In the education sector, YDF has a large scholarship program for all levels of education, especially targeting the rural families living below the poverty line. YDF also supports the Draktsho vocational training centre (DTVTC) for the disabled. Draktsho vocational training centre (DTVTC) Draktsho was created in 2001. It is the only vocational training facility for children and youth with physical and mental challenges in the country. There are 30 students aged 14 - 30 in the centre. Draktsho is a non-profit organization aiming at enhancing the living standard of the disabled youth through empowerment and integrating them into society. The activities enhance independence and confidence through vocational skills' training. The greatest challenge is to erase the deeply embedded stigma of being less fortunate and a useless member of the family and society. The activities include traditional art and painting, tailoring, making dolls and toys, singing and playing music, making postcards, weaving, basket weaving, embroidery, sports. Along with these, basic numeracy, literacy and life skills are also taught. Although Draktsho is not specialised into sensory disabilities, it is an important vehicle for accessing the specialised facilities. Many parents bring their disabled children to Draktsho. It is from here that children are directed to the specialised schools for sensory disabilities such as NID or Drukgyel. Apart from the support of YDF, the centre generates a small amount of funds from the sale of products made by its students. CONCLUSIONS The Kingdom of Bhutan is developing in an exemplary way for the benefit of the people in need. Bhutan has a large net of organisations working together in the development of a good infrastructure to provide access to education for the sensory impaired. The fact that this special little Himalayan Kingdom came out of its self-imposed isolation only four decades ago gives Bhutan the advantage of a late beginner. Good care is taken to ensure efficient and well organised programs directed to enable the sensory disabled to access education. This comes along with the policy the country is committed to, ensuring happiness through not only material but as well spiritual development. 12 When looking at the different organisations working on the field of sensory disabilities, one sees that they are all different in their structure, approach and motivation. For example, CBMI is considered as one of the biggest organisation committed to the fight against blindness in the world. This NGO works with 763 partners in 113 countries. Obviously, blindness is seen as a global issue and its prevention a world-wide mission. The creation of "Vision 2020: The Right to Sight" is a clear example of how big this organisation sets its aims. On the other hand, when looking at Media LT, one sees a small and concise NGO specialised on ICT. In contrast with CBMI, the goal of this organisation is very specific: to improve access to computers and information for disabled users. This enables Media LT to focus on only one aspect of sensory disabilities: its access to information. Their motivation to work in Bhutan has its roots in the history of the collaboration between the two countries. Actually, they only work internationally in Bhutan. This is again not the case of CBMI, which seems to focus in many countries without a clear distinction. Pro-Bhutan has also a special motivation for working in Bhutan. This time, the motivation comes from a personal experience with the country and its traditional medicine. While CBMI provides human resources and equipment, and Media LT knowledge, Pro-Bhutan contributes with the construction of buildings. From within Bhutan, YDF is the main institution directed to organise funds to be distributed among the youth, and especially the disabled. Not specifically an NGO, but linked to the Government, YDF is extremely important as it provides the country with the possibility to work for a better future for the youth. In the field of sensory disabilities, YDF and its vocational training centre for the disabled (Draktsho) play a fundamental role directing sensory disabled children to the appropriate schools where the above organisations are working. Definitely, every organisation contributes in its own way. Working differently for every aspect of a problem is what makes possible to reach a common goal. The way Bhutan looks after education for the sensory impaired is exemplary. However, there are some little issues I came across that I think should still be considered to implement a more practical strategy to reach the sensory impaired. For example, the development of a common Bhutanese Sign Language is essential for the deaf to communicate. However, for a more effective integration into the community, hearing impaired persons need to learn the lip-reading method in combination with the Sign Language. Likewise, access to education is a primary need and right. However, one cannot forget that access to communication, to transport, the habilitation of public buildings are also steps to take in order to fully include the disabled into the society. The beautiful but difficult geography of this Himalayan Kingdom makes it difficult to reach schools that are often too far. Effort has been made to include hostel facilities for the children at the centres for the 13 hearing and visually impaired; however, more schools are needed. This should be part of the priorities in the future. This issue concerns as well the nomad population. To finalised, I would like to raise the issue of public awareness about disabilities. In the Buddhist country of Bhutan, religion has a very strong influence. Very often, children with disabilities are automatically rejected because it is believed that the disability is a consequence of the bad karma (s)he is carrying from the previous life. The Government is actually making a big effort to prevent rejection of disabled children by changing negative attitudes, stereotypes, misconceptions and superstitions about disabilities. I hope compassion, as one of the core quality of Buddhism, will be stronger than the concept of bad karma. On the following day of its first general elections, I wish the people of Bhutan all the best for the continuity of what the Monarchy has achieved until now. Tashi Delek. 14 REFERENCES About Bhutan: Government of Bhutan: www.bhutan.gov.bt www.education.gov.bt/Departments/Dept_SchoolEdn/capsd/N28Sep.html collecting Sign Language www.bhutan.gov.bt/citizen/edu_special.php www.unescap.org/stat/data/apif/2006/Bhutan-apif2006.pdf www.country-studies.com/bhutan/education.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Bhutan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28nominal%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capita http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisfaction_with_Life_Index http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Planet_Index www.happyplanetindex.org/ www.worldenable.net/bmf2004/paperbhutan.htm www.apcdproject.org/countryprofile/bhutan/bhutan_org.html (Asia Pacific Development Centre on Disabilities) www.kuzuzangpo.com/wdir/index.php (Bhutanese search engine) www.solutionexchange-un.net.bt/ (very useful forum) Special Education Program of the 9th Five-Year Plan on Education Sector, Ministry of Education. Organisations: Christian Blind Mission International: www.cbm.org/en/projects/CBM_EV_EN_projects_27407.html Vision 2020: http://www.v2020.org/ MediaLT: http://www.medialt.no/?pageId=204 Norwegian Agency for the Cooperation: www.norad Pro-Bhutan: www.probhutan.com Youth Development Fund: www.ydf.org.bt/index.php/draktsho-vocational-training-center-for- disabled%20.html Draktsho: www.draktsho-bhutan.org - www.draktsho-bhutan.org/bhutan.pdf www.undp.org.bt www.unicef.org/bhutan www.unicef.org/bhutan/disable.htm 15 Press: www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9470 www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8415 www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7428 www.articlesextra.com/bhutan-unicef-help.htm www.bhutanobserver.bt/2008/bhutan-news/01/a-software-to-answer-the-prayers.html www.deaftoday.com/news/2003/05/bhutan_to_begin.html www.discoveringdeafworlds.com/DDW%20Newsletter%20Archive/ddwsept07.pdf www.developments.org.uk/articles/bhutan-where-happiness-outranks-wealth/ Interviews: Yasuyuki Mori (former director of JICA in Bhutan and vice-president of the Japan-Bhutan Friendship Association) Kezang Chenzom (Bhutanese living in Tokyo with experience in the NGO sector) Deki Dorji (journalist at Bhutan TV) Sonam Lhaden (moderator of forum solutionexchange-un.net.bt) 16
Pages to are hidden for
"NGO issues"Please download to view full document


text:
Submit a review
Veho Helmet Mount for Muvi and Muvi HD Range (VCC-A018-HFM)
The Muvi HD Helment Front Mount is designed to attach your Muvi or Muvi HD securely to your helmet so...
Write your review
Enter your product review below for a chance to win £100 in iWantOneOfThose.com vouchers. See below for competition rules.
We aim to post all reviews within 48 hours as long as they meet our quality guidelines and terms and conditions. All reviews submitted become the licensed property of www.iwantoneofthose.com, as written in our terms and conditions. None of your personal details will be passed on to any third party.
Reviews should relate to the product itself rather than any other aspect of our site or service.
Fields marked with a * are required.


text:
May 19, 2014
One of its existing independent affiliates, Linmoore Investments, has opened in the Chicago suburb of Channahon, Ill.
"This gives us another market for driver recruiting and enhances our ability for lane efficiency," said, Jody Mangeot, president, Linmoore Investments.
Quality recently expanded in the Denver, West Texas, Houston, Indianapolis and Pennsylvania markets, while Linmoore currently has well-established terminals in Cincinnati, Lima, Barberton, and Southpoint, Ohio; Institute, W.Va.; and Morton, Ill.
Quality Carriers is a subsidiary of Quality Distribution, which operates one of the largest chemical bulk logistics networks in North America.
We offer e-newsletters that deliver targeted news and information for the entire fleet industry.
The expert, Mark Betner from CITGO, will answer your questions
The expert, Rence Oliphant from Hendrickson, will answer your questions
Drones And the Future of Package Delivery
How Will 3D Printing Affect Trucking?
Ultimate Test Drive Video: Brain and Brawn
Ultimate Test Drive Video: Small Block, Big Load
Dynasys SL Auxiliary Power Unit
Webasto Releases Advanced Heater Controls
V-Flap II is An Aerodynamic Mud Flap
Cloud-Based In-Cab Video System Launched


text:
2013 Utah high school football schedules unveiled for 103 teams
Ben Brewer, Deseret News
The start of the 2013 high school football season is still well over three months away, but it's never too early to start marking your calendar and getting excited about 14 weeks of Friday Night Lights beginning on Aug. 23.
Who does defending 5A state champion Jordan open with, and when is the Alta-Bingham game? What about the East-Jordan rematch, not to mention numerous other exciting match-ups brought about by realignment and the introduction of a sixth classification in Utah? All these questions and many more are answered below.
Below are links to the complete schedules for 102 of the 103 high school football teams in Utah. The schedule for Monument Valley is only a partial schedule.
Region 1
Davis, Fremont, Layton, Northridge, Syracuse, Viewmont, Weber
Region 2
Cottonwood, Granger, Hillcrest, Hunter, Taylorsville, West
Region 3
Alta, Bingham, Brighton, Copper Hills, Jordan, West Jordan
Region 4
American Fork, Herriman, Lehi, Lone Peak, Pleasant Grove, Riverton, Westlake
Region 5
Bonneville, Box Elder, Logan, Mountain Crest, Ogden, Roy, Sky View
Region 6
Bountiful, Clearfield, Cyprus, East, Highland, Kearns, Woods Cross
Region 7
Corner Canyon, Mountain View, Murray, Olympus, Orem, Skyline, Timpanogos
Region 8
Maple Mountain, Provo, Salem Hills, Spanish Fork, Springville, Timpview, Wasatch
Class 3AA North
Bear River, Ben Lomond, Juan Diego, Park City, Stansbury, Tooele, Uintah
Class 3AA South
Cedar, Desert Hills, Dixie, Hurricane, Payson, Pine View, Snow Canyon
Class 3A North
Carbon, Emery, Grantsville, Judge Memorial, Morgan, Union
Class 3A South
Canyon View, Delta, Juab, Manti, North Sanpete, Richfield
Region 2A North
American Leadership, Gunnison, Layton Christian, Millard, North Summit,
Region 2A South
Beaver, Enterprise, Grand, North Sevier, Parowan, San Juan, South Sevier
Class 1A
Altamont, Diamond Ranch, Duchesne, Kanab, Milford, Monticello, Monument Valley, Rich, Whitehorse
- Jazz knock off Thunder in emotional game with...
- BYU defense has 'a long ways to go'
- Former Jazz big man Enes Kanter goes off,...
- Brad Rock: The unforgettable Hot Rod Hundley
- 5 things you may have missed at BYU...
- Dick Harmon: Nomadic hoops coach Tony Ingle...
- Utah State set to hire assistant Tim Duryea...
- Utah football: Quarterback Kendal Thompson...
- A not-so-Sweet 16 for the Runnin' Utes... 112
- Former Jazz big man Enes Kanter goes... 36
- Brad Rock: Utes shouldn't feel bad, in... 29
- Can Utes turn Sweet 16 dance into date... 28
- Photo gallery and video replay: BYU... 23
- Home games on the Sabbath: RSL... 22
- BYU offense offers sneak peek for fans... 19


text:
Patio Furniture For Around Your Pool
I like the red furniture around the pool here.
I live the patio furniture here.
Those chairs look comfortable.
I love the look of those chairs and table.
I love the look of the chairs here.
I like those pool chairs.
I like how the chairs sit in the pool!
Those look like very comfortable patio chairs.
I like how the chairs are like the same color of the grass.
I love the patio furniture here.


text:
I have a beer that seem to be stuck at 1.042. I must admit i underpitched by pulling a couple of samples with my sanitized turkey baster from an actively fermenting culture of Pacman instead of ding a starter. My gut feeling is telling me that i may have a high percentage of unfermentables. I steeped my grains for 30 mins at 155F. But I think I crushed them a bit too much. Will crushing grains too much cause a stuck fermentation due to a high percentage of unfermentables?
No, it wouldn't have anything to do with your grain's crush. I believe your problem is with your yeast.
It's not that you have too many unfermentables, there would still be fermentable sugars in there. Just not enough yeast to "eat" them.
If you tell us the recipe you used, and the OG, we can tell you what we think the problem is!
This is the recipe I used:
Batch size is 2.25 gal
2.75 lbs light DME
0.25 lbs Carapils
0.25 lbs Caraaroma
0.05 lbs Roasted Barley
0.50 oz Northeren Brewer for 30 mins
Pacman Yeast from Bottle culture
Measured OG is 1.065 with a refractometer.
Currently sitting on 1.042.
Latest development:
I've read up on restarting. Since I`ve already tried rousing the yeast and moving the vessel to a warmer temperature, I pitched a pack of dry Nottingham.
One thing I failed to do is to rack the beer to another primary and leave the trub behind. Would this be bad for the restart and should I separate the trub from the beer and repitch the Notty
"Science + beer = good!"
-Adam Savage
I don't think racking would have hurt a thing this time since you pitched a new batch of yeast.
Rack beer, pitch yeast....
Yellow beer (pale ale) in keg
Chocolate stout In keg
Front Porch Porter in keg
weat beer and fruit in the conical
IPA of some kind on Deck!
I get more out of it when I put more into it. :)
thanks for the replies. I checked the beer and its still stalled. I guess I'm gonna have to rack to another bucket and pitch another pack of Notty.
By the way, this batch has been stuck for about a week now. I started this brew a month ago. It started off good then slowed down when it hit 1.056, then stopped at 1.042.
The beer looks pretty clear now and there is no sign of activity even after pitching the notty. I tasted a sample and it was sweet.


text:
Sheffield Castlegate Car Rental
Customer Reviews About Sixt
(19 ratings)
- All the staff was fantastic, they did every they could to get the rental sorted in time could not fault anything. 100/100 | 26.03.2015 11:38
- Great service and very good price for the vehicle I hired. The staff were very friendly and helpful. I had a great experience hiring the vehicle and would recommend your service to my friends and family. Thank you | 14.03.2015 11:07
- I find the staff who dropped off the car very helpful. Nothing is too much trouble. | 03.03.2015 18:00
- Just over all a good and friendly service | 25.02.2015 18:13
- Manager Stuart at Sheffield and Luke were very helpful. | 21.02.2015 08:31
- There was a mix up on type of car as I had booked it through an agency but your people fixed that | 15.02.2015 17:28
- Very good, I am already using again! | 11.02.2015 11:32
- The staff was helpful to change my booking as i was unable to collect the vehicle as scheduled due to bad weather (snowy condition)...It would be good if there was parking facilities for customers like, i got dropped off by my wife and she did not know where she can park and make sure that i have reached the correct place. Overall the... | 06.02.2015 12:01
- The staff at Sixt in Sheffield were very friendly and extremely helpful, and the process of checking and handing over the van very much more efficient than your competitors. | 10.01.2015 21:05
- The young employee who I dealt with at sheffield was very knowledgeable and very friendly and he was very quick with the entire renting process. Very good | 07.01.2015 13:44
- I initially rang the Sheffield branch to make a booking which i was told on the phone was all done and sorted, but this turned out to not be the case. However, despite this initial problem the staff member, Luke, at the Sheffield office did everything he could to help sort the issue and get me a car booked. Ended up being fantastic... | 05.01.2015 12:21
- I would recommend this company to others as the process: booking, collecting & returning the vehicle was very easy to follow and the staff were friendly and helpful. | 28.12.2014 12:40
- The sales assistant, Lauren, was one of the most helpful and professional people I have met. Nothing was too much trouble in explaining what I needed to know. | 22.12.2014 14:26
- Really impressed with the Sheffield branch | 21.12.2014 19:03
- Brilliant! Got better than I wanted and was happy with service. At such a short notice they managed to get me a car and made it easy so I'll happily rent another car from them in the furture. | 17.12.2014 12:32
- Very simple easy collection and very helpful staff. Easy transaction all round. Many thanks. | 17.12.2014 11:16
- We could not ask for more from excellent customer service, right through everything was fantastic. | 25.11.2014 10:56
- Fantastic service when helping out with contacting the DVLA regarding my missing driving licence! The car was an amazing drive & in excelent condition! Just what we needed for a long trip.The booking was really straight forward & would highly recommend! | 07.11.2014 11:41
- Luke Smyth (and his colleagues) from the Sheffield branch were top notch in every aspect of the rental process. Everything was so informal, it didn't even feel like it was a business transaction. But the professionalism was evident and appreciated. | 26.10.2014 13:25
- |
- |
Location Details
|7 Broad Street W
|S1 2BQ Sheffield GB +44-8444-993399
|GDS - Code:
Opening Hours
|Mo. - Fr.
|08:00 - 18:00
|08:00 - 13:00
|09:00 - 12:00
|Bank holiday
|09:00 - 12:00
Location details
Opening Hours
|Mo. - Fr.
|08:00 - 18:00
|08:00 - 13:00
|09:00 - 12:00
|Bank holiday
|09:00 - 12:00
Contacts / Lost & Found
SIXT # Sheffield Castlegate DSAC02 7 Broad Street W S1 2BQ Sheffield 53.383590, -1.461130 +44-8444-993399
SIXT # Sheffield Castlegate DSAC02
|7 Broad Street W
|S1 2BQ Sheffield
|Phone no.
Location plan - how to find us
By car:
Exit M1 at Junction 33 and take A630 Sheffield Parkway towards City Centre, this becomes the A57 Sheffield Parkway. Stay on A57 until Park Square Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Broad Street where the Sixt branch is located on the right hand side underneath the Travelodge.
By train:
Exit the main entrance of the station. Cross over the main road and turn right onto sheaf street. Walk 0.3 miles on Sheaf street and pass Pond Forge on the left. When reach the roundabout take 3rd exit and follow the signs for the Travelodge onto broad street. The Sixt branch is located on the right hand side underneath the Travelodge.
Categories and services at this location
- Cars & vehicles
- Sports cars & convertibles
- 4x4 / SUV
- Truck
- Other Sixt countries: Germany Switzerland Austria UK France Spain Netherlands Denmark


text:
What would you say to a New Indoor Cricket Centre in Oxfordshire?
Cricket Evolution are working with cricket clubs, cricket and local authorities in planning the development of a state of the art indoor cricket training centre in Oxfordshire.
To help support the business case, Cricket Evolution would be pleased if you can complete their Indoor Training Survey
It will take 3 minutes and you could win an Onhand Sport Cricket Bat. For more information visit www.cricketevolution.co.uk
Darryl Woods is to stay on as the Oxfordshire Cricket Board's head of youth cricket until the end of the summer.
Oxford MCCU went down by 103 runs to Unicorns in a match reduced to 38 overs by rain in The Parks on Thursday.
Kingston Bagpuize, Oxfordshire indoor champions for the past two years, were knocked out by Cumnor in a closely-fought semi-final at Abingdon School.
Kevin Pietersen could play against Oxford MCCU in The Parks next month after signing for Surrey.
LLOYD Sabin hit a half-century as Oxford MCCU opened their new season with a 'draw' in their 50-over practice match against Leicestershire in The Parks.
Oxford MCCU are raring to go as they open a new season with a 50-over friendly against Leicestershire in The Parks today (11).
Hook Norton kept up their fine first season in Division 1 with a win over Banbury in the Banbury Indoor League.
Aston Rowant chairman Paul Humphreys is among three new directors co-opted on to the Oxfordshire Cricket Board.
Shipston-on-Stour finished runners-up in the Banbury Indoor Cricket League after they beat Broughton & North Newington by 82 runs on the final night of the division one campaign.
Sandford St Martin clinched the division one title in the Banbury Indoor Cricket League on Tuesday.
This weather forecast is generated by the Met Office Weather Widget


text:
Lizzard Of Oz
Lizzard Of Oz on Twitter
- Lonely little bloom that greets my Dementia Daredevils on their walk through the courtyard.… instagram.com/p/03HTWLo7Ta/ 1 day ago
- Totally dazzled my patients by belting out a soulful Howard the Duck theme song. #Alzheimers #80sKid #nursebitterpill 1 day ago
- Today's lunch consists of stolen cookies and stale coffee. #nursebitterpill 2 days ago
Lizzardology TagsAdventures In Vacation aliens Alzheimer's Alzheimer's quote of the night Amy's life art art & soul Austin Film Society Austin TX buddhism celebrity cameos in dreamtime adventures crazy dreams creativity david bowie Depression doctor who dragon man dreams dreamwork Dweezil Zappa El Rey Network El Rey Pulpo enlightenment family fat fear film fitness food Frank Zappa Fuzzy Lizzard Jewels Ghetto Gourmet god How Can I Find God When I Can't Even Find My Keys inspiration life love magic manifesting my dreams through art me movies moving music my vagina get's into the weirdest conversations national poetry month neil gaiman nurse nurse bitterpill Onslow The Occult Octopus original short stories by Amy Moloney pagan photo poetry Quentin Tarantino Reanimating the warrior goddess religion Robert Rodriguez Rockstar Junkie Chronicles roller derby Self Discovery sexuality sharpie on cardstock short story Skippy stress of moving 1100 miles from everything I've ever known stupid life terrible haiku saturday toes on film vagina project weapons of mass salvation witchy woman has a dream writing Zappa Plays Zappa zombies zombie toes
Most popular Lizzard scribbles
LizzardologyAbsurdity Is The Only Reality Adventures In Imagination All the World is a Stage Artistically Inclined El Rey Pulpo Finding Film Ghetto Gourmet Legendary Creature Called Geekgirl Magic Witch Lady Makes Stuff Music Is The Best My Public Dream Journal Nurse Bitterpill Original Writing By The Fuzzy Lizzard Randomness Of Being Roller Derby: Loose Lee's Retirement Plan Sharpie On Cardstock Stupid Human Gets A Clue The Life And Times Of Fuzzy Lizzard Zombie Toes
Shit I just writ
- Getting Old at the Grocery Store
- The Power of Fear
- Every Minute is a New Day: 8 MORE DAYS!
- 11 Days! FAQ: Every Minute is a New Day
- Update: Every Minute is a New Day
- Every Minute is a New Day: 17 Days Left
- 2258
- It's here.
- Do Not Squander Your Madness On Petty Things Like Reality: The Smile Challenge
- Richard Linklater and the Little Monk of Odin Hill
Amymoloney[dot]com on FB
Tag Archives: motherhood
Art & Soul: The Mom Stairs
The Mom Stairs The latest Art of the Lizzard is based on a very vivid dream. In this dream I was with the man I previously referred to as Skippy and his children. The little girl asked me if I … Continue reading
Wolf Storm
Another poem based on a dream…. Wolf Storm By Amy Moloney In a dream A floating dream Where night and day make love Another plane Of in between A mamma wolf nursing pups Skies they grey A storm rolls in … Continue reading


text:
Hello Thomas,
I' ve just checked the latest issue of the british publication " Black & White Photography " in the classified section.
There is an advertisement from
www.silverprint.co.uk ( Valentine Place, London SE 8QH ).
Maybe they sell what you are looking for.
I was suprised, that there are plenty of ad's form labs all around in the UK, but at first glance, just one ad from London.
BTW : I started to be a regular reader of the above mentioned publication two years ago and I can recomend it because of their passionate dedication to black & white photography , both digital and analogue.
Good luck for you in London and
Freundliche Grüße aus
good old Germany
- Sections
- Gallery - Best of
- New Photos
- English
- All languages
- More photos
- With only a few comments
- From new members
- Homepage photos


text: On vacation from the UK and on our way to Bryce and Zion. Very basic but clean modestly priced motel in the outback of Utah with WiFi. Wonderful surrounding scenery. Owner very welcoming and proud to show off his pet cat. Opposite is Dukes Slickrock Grill, (10% discount if you mention you're staying at the Inn). Some of the finest... More


text:
All News (4)
2013-2014 ClassesPosted by
Posted on 19 July, 2013 at 10:33 am
The 2013-2014 Registration is now open! Go to the Classes tab at the top of the page to see all of our class listings for the 2013-2014 dance season. In addition to our full year classes we are offering many special sessions that will run 5, 8 or 12 weeks depending on the class. We have lots of styles for all different ages. Some classes will perform at the Jazz and Hip Hop Showcase, the Rochester UWD or the Spring Show. Go to the "Classes" tab to check them out!Tags:
Medina Just For Kix AwardsPosted by Meghan Hutton
Posted on 30 July, 2013 at 10:10 am
Medina Just for Kix received the 2013 Largest Student Growth Award at the Awards Banquet held at the annual Just For Kix Directors Convention. This is the third time we have received this award, the others being in 2010 and 2011.Tags:
It's Never to Late to RegisterPosted by Super Admin
Posted on 30 August, 2011 at 01:55 am
It is never too late to register for dance classes. We welcome new dancers throughout the dance season! If you have questions please contact Meghan at email@example.com .Tags:
Welcome to Medina Just For KixPosted by Meghan Hutton
Posted on 03 April, 2012 at 8:31 pm
Welcome to the Medina Just For Kix Dance Classes Website. This site is updated often so make sure you check back for new information throughout the year. To find our dance class schedule – click on the classes tab above. If you are interested in joining our dance classes and would like more information on Just For Kix, our philosophy and story, click on the following link to go to our dance class's home page www.justforkix.com/danceclasses If you have any questions about joining our dance classes, please feel free to contact Meghan at email@example.com. Meghan Hutton Medina Just For Kix ContinueTags:
- November (1)
- May (1)
Welcome to
Just For Kix
Sign In
Dance Class


text:
Golden Globe from Heirloom?
Karolina11(6b Central PA)December 3, 2012
Does anyone grow Golden Globe shrub from Heirloom? HMF only lists a miniature by that name but the descriptions don't match (HMF says flowers are 3" and there is no fragrance while the Heirloom catalog lists flowers as 5" and moderately fragrant). I was curious about its blackspot susceptibility and if anyone has tried it in a container. Also, any photos anyone else has would be great. The photo in the catalog caught my eye so I am trying to get some more information.
Thanks for the help!


text:
SANTA CLARA –- Once again, the 49ers' defense saved the day.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Aldon Smith returned to action for the 49ers.
Programming note: For comprehensive 49ers coverage, watch SportsNet Central today at 6, 10:30 p.m. and midnight on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
SANTA CLARA -– Cornerback Tramaine Brock, who battled "turf toe" through the first nine games of the season, is expected to miss a game or two with a hamstring strain, a source told CSNBayArea.com
SANTA CLARA –- Running back Frank Gore, who was seen getting his right hip examined on the sideline during the 49ers' loss to the St.


text:
In spite of strict moral regulations, plastic surgery is allowed in Iran. More than 60,000 Iranian women per year get nose surgery. Such contradictions have informed Tehran-born artist Homa Arkani's work since 1983.
Nowruz is one of the oldest celebrations in the world. It has been a fixture on the cultural calendar in many regions for more than 2,500 years. It marks the beginning of spring and also the change of seasons in the Iranian solar calendar. Sharam Ahad offers his impressions of the celebrations.


text: Fighting Ebola Ebola prevention in action The fight against Ebola isn't over. Our team of community educators is bringing lifesaving information to the most remote areas of Liberia. See them in action ▸ Emergency Response Crisis in South Sudan A year of conflict has left nearly 4 million people in South Sudan at risk of starvation. What we must do to save lives. Get The Facts ▸ Syria Crisis Winter for refugees Millions of Syrian refugees are facing their fourth winter far from home. We're working hard to give them the shelter, warm clothing and heaters they need to survive. Read their Stories ▸ Economic Opportunity Devi's determination Devi took a chance on herself three years ago with a small loan. With ambition and a bright spirit, she turned one opportunity into life-changing success. What she's accomplished ▸ Syria Crisis Conflict Management The Prince of Wales visits Mercy Corps programmes in Jordan which ease tensions between Syrian refugees and host communities over scarce resources. Read more ▸


text:
'Netanyahu has burned his bridges with Black Democrats'
Israel to resume tax revenue transfers to the Palestinian Authority
President Rivlin pays respects to late Singapore PM Lee Kuan Yew
Likud negotiator says Bayit Yehudi central to any coalition
Health Ministry: Watch those eggs
Elusive answer to length of Saturn's day reached with TAU, Weizmann team
Yad Sarah prints large-font Haggada
Science, Technology and Space Ministry names Arab chemical engineer its deputy chief scientist
Eco Wave Power to establish its first Chinese power station
Watch: Technion students recreate Passover story with robots
Noble Energy walks away from Ruth C exploration license
Cyber Chief: 8% of ministry budgets should go to cyber security
Texas artists exhibit in Israel
The man behind 'The Missing Picture'
Concert Review: Mark Lanegan
The blizzard is over
Scuffling Maccabi must dig deep on road at group leader Real
Preview: Unbeaten Israel in for tough tests at home
Similar starting lineup expected for Israel
Ga'ash teams up with Cigar for 9-hole event
Serry: Time to replace 242 with new 'peace architecture'
Dalya Lemkus' terrorist murderer sentenced to 2 life prison terms
Terror attack thwarted after bomb found near Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs
Amnesty International charges Palestinians with war crimes during Gaza conflict
French company quits Jerusalem cable car project
German party's petition to recognize Palestinian state 'won't pass'
Spain close to granting citizenship to relatives of Jews expelled in 1492
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein urges Jews to kick anti-Semites 'in the ass'
Reporter's Notebook: In Mariupol, a war only minutes away
Lauder criticizes US efforts against 'new anti-Semitism' in Europe
Turkey unveils Great Synagogue as Jewish population fades
France to begin push for UN resolution on Israel-Palestine in 'coming weeks'
Iran, six powers demand mutual concessions in tense nuclear talks
Golan Heights residents arrested on suspicion of spying for Syria
Palestinian Authority announces support for Arab coalition against Yemen rebels
Rouhani writes letter to Obama, phones world leaders in diplomatic offensive
Into the Fray: It's Arab enmity – not Arab ethnicity
My Word: Safe and unsound
Parting Shot: Tentative steps
Restarting the US-Israel relationship depends on Palestinians too
Column One: Managing Obama's war against Israel
The blood libel Haggada
The turning point
Travel tech start-ups
On wings of carbon
Veterans: On target
Fusing modern and traditional in the kitchen
Book Review: Perceptive Haggada
Hot off the Arab press
Let's cooperate
Shabbat screenings
Passover perspective
On the field and in court
Happily Eva After: Times, they are a-interestin'
Music and the mamaloshen
What's the catch?
Kayaking for gold on the Kinneret
Palestine – words matter but their meaning matters more
A nuclear deal with Iran – would it stick?
When words matter and when they don't
Countering Iran and IS – Muslims take action
'מְלָגוֹת 'צוּק אֵיתָן
עוֹלִים חֲדָשִים
כּוּלָם רוֹצִים לִחְיוֹת
יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמַבָּט פָּנוֹרָמִי
Getting a young start
A culinary festival starring the women next door
Global girl power
Apartheid South Africa: Israel edition
Sa'ar says national unity government is 'still on the table'
Israeli parties prepare legislative demands for Netanyahu's new coalition
With full term possible, Netanyahu may outlast Ben-Gurion (and Obama)
Arab sector turnout for recent elections reached 63.5%, polling data shows
Joubran: Polls have to include parties that don't pass threshold
Unconvincing ISIS video shows Assyrian captive converting to Islam
'Those who hate Jews hate Christians': A closer look at US Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz
WATCH: Pope Francis receives a pizz-a Naples cuisine
Top 10 must do experiences over Easter and Passover in the Holy Land
The hidden anti-Semitism in European church art
Green Leadership Conference in Hamalachim-Shahariya Forest
Scenic Lookout in Memory of Lt-Gen. Amnon Lipkin Shahak
Following in the Footsteps of Meir Har-Zion
Celebrating the 100th Birthday Anniversary of Sculptor Ahiam Shoshany
French Students Get to Know the Real Israel
Serbian PM Plants a Tree in the Grove of Nations
Sharing and Learning - German Forestry Students Intern with KKL-JNF
Israel and Finland Connect through the Environment
New Bio-filters Purify Surface Runoff Water for Reuse
Future Tour Guides Discover the Negev with KKL-JNF
The Shamir Drilling Project
Graduation Ceremony for Rosh HaAyin's Volunteer Firefighters
From Sunny Israel to Cold Canada
Walking for Water with KKL France in the Mountains of Eilat
JNF Ontario Community Mission Tours the Western Negev
Celebrating 50 Years of German-Israeli Diplomatic Relations
The Negev Conference on Agricultural Research and Development
Arava Open Day: Food Security for Israel and the Entire World
Living Green in Israel: the Contest and the Winners
Addressing Climate Change Conference
From Think Tank to Environmental Consultant
Award Winning Designer Launches Career as Wedding Dressmaker
Outdoor Fitness Israel: An Innovative Fitness Program Developed By UK Olim
The Burstein Brothers: 3 Oleh Siblings in the IDF
5 Tips to Land a Job in Israel
Starting Your Own Business in Israel: Real Life Examples
5 Strategies for Finding Your Professional Place in Israel
PetBNB:An Olah's Unusual Canine Startup
36 Hours in Southern Israel
Food Shopping In Israel
How Women Can Have it All in Israel
The Eisenberg's Long Journey Home
Why Retirees are Thriving in Israel
Thanks to Aliyah video
6 Frequently Asked Questions about Israeli Healthcare
Starting Over in Israel
VIDEO: Are you ready for the South?
Sovev Tel Aviv, Israel's Largest Biking Event
Running Through Color
Formula 1 Racecars Zip Through Jerusalem
Make yourself at home… in Israel
NBN Announces Bonei Zion Prize Recipients for 2015
NefeshB'Nefesh Provides Services to Bnot Sherut
How Doctors Are Impacting Israel's South
Over 1,000 IDF 'lone soldiers' attend personal errand day in Tel Aviv
03.27.2015 | 7 Nisan, 5775
Into the Fray: It's Arab enmity – not Arab ethnicity
My Word: Safe and unsound
Parting Shot: Tentative steps
Restarting the US-Israel relationship depends on Palestinians too
Column One: Managing Obama's war against Israel
March 27: Spy vs spy
Yemen as a symptom
Parshat Tzav: Distinguishing between the important and the unimportant
J Street U's 'March on Hillel'
Sinai Today: Heaven's ambassador
Yael's Corner: Welcoming a flight to freedom
We need electoral reform now
01/23/2013 22:52
(photo credit:Marc Israel Sellem)
In Israel, the devil is not so much in the details as it is in the
fractions.Ignore the puffy pundits on TV who have been wrong all along.
The math is easy. Likud Beytenu is a fourth. Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid is a sixth.
Labor is an eighth, while Naftali Bennett's Jewish Home is a 10th.And as
anyone crunches fractions knows, there is only one way to do deal with
fractions: finding a common denominator.Binyamin Netanyahu knows this,
and that is why he will be prime minister.Yair Lapid knows this, and
that is why he ignored Tzipi Livni's and Shelly Yacimovich's advice to make
extreme demands or political statements about never doing business with
Netanyahu and about making deals with the anti- Zionist Arab parties.One
quarter plus one sixth, in the case of the 120-member Knesset, is 50 seats. Add
Bennett's one sixth, and that is a 62-member coalition base.Small,
strong, workable.ALTHOUGH THE Israeli press – Yediot Aharonot, Channel
10, Channel 2 etc – like to call Tzipi Livni and Shelly Yacimovich "moderates"
or "centrists," they are not at the heart of Israeli consensus, as fractious and
fractional as that consensus is.The truth is that the Likud is at the
heart of the Jewish vote, and that is why it has rarely lost in the past 30
years, especially after the failure of the Oslo pacts and the Gaza withdrawal
championed by Labor and Kadima.Public opinion polls consistently show
that Jewish voters do not feel Israel can make a deal with the PLO or
Hamas.The so-called "peace process" was only an issue in the mind of
Shimon Peres, Livni and Amir Peretz, none of whom will be prime
minister.That is why Kadima has evaporated, and that is why Livni got
fewer votes than Meretz or the haredi parties.Livni built her campaign
on talking to the PLO, which actually became more extreme after Arafat's death
and and the succession of Mahmoud Abbas, a leader who Livni insists is the
answer to Israel's prayers.Even Palestinians laugh at this analysis, and
it is about time that the Israeli Left recognize the fact that the Palestinian
national movement does not have any room in its heart for a real two-state
solution.American and European leaders also need to see this reality
rather than continuing the charade of phony meetings that go
nowhere.LIKE BARACK OBAMA, Netanyahu has been re-elected with reduced
support.As in the case of Obama, there is much disappointment with
Netanyahu, but the basic truth is Netanyahu did a better job economically and
militarily than his predecessors – Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon and Ehud
Olmert.When he was prime minister, Sharon knew well enough to ask
Netanyahu to be his finance minister.Then and now, Netanyahu did a
remarkable job of balancing social needs, taxes and job production.Out
of the OECD countries, Israel's performance beats that of America or Germany –
no small trick.Compare also Netanyahu's military performance on Gaza
with Olmert's work on Gaza and Lebanon or Barak's fiasco with the second
intifada.Netanyahu will form the next coalition because most Israelis
think he is best qualified for the job. They are right, and they are also,
largely, Right.POLLSTER MINA TSEMAH said half of Yair Lapid's voters
identify as rightists, and Lapid himself does not want to do business with the
extreme Arab parties or make the kind of failed one-sided concessions that
typify Livni and Olmert.That is why the press talk of two "equal blocs"
is nonsense. Lapid is not on the Left politically or economically.The
heart of his message has been enunciated by his colleague Ofer Shelah –
equalizing the burden of army service.Actually this is symbolic of a
larger issue: how to get haredi men and women to take a greater share in
Israel's economy. Lapid is smart enough to know that this has to be an
evolutionary process, and Netanyahu is smart enough to know that it is the kind
of painful change that will be resisted by haredi leaders.That is why
Netanyahu will probably accept Lapid's demand to keep haredi parties out of the
government, or at least make tough demands on them.Aside from the common
denominator of keeping Israel safe from Iran and collapsing Arab neighbors
(Syria, Egypt, etc.), and keeping the economy strong, Netanyahu-Lapid-Bennett
will find a common denominator in pulling and pushing haredi families to remain
religious while also becoming part of working Israel.Those are the
common denominators, and that is how Israel can make the fractions
work.The writer, an expert on Arab politics and communications, is the
author of Battle for Our Minds: Western Elites and the Terror Threat, published
by Threshold/Simon and Schuster.
Your comment must be approved by a moderator before being published on JPost.com.
Disqus users can post comments automatically.
Comments must adhere to our Talkback policy. If you believe that a comment has breached the Talkback policy, please press the flag icon to bring it to the attention of our moderation team.
Sign up for our newsletter
Please insert a valid email address
By signing up to The Jpost mailing list, I hereby


text:
Arthur Askey
1 of 4 portraits of Arthur Askey
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Arthur Askey
by Barry Ernest Fantoni
pencil and gouache, 1970
21 in. x 15 1/8 in. (534 mm x 385 mm)
Given by Barry Ernest Fantoni, 2006
Primary Collection
Click on the links below to find out more:
Sitterback to top
- Arthur Askey (1900-1982), Actor and entertainer. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Barry Ernest Fantoni (1940-), Broadcaster, cartoonist and jazz musician. Artist of 17 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Fantoni shows the veteran performer Askey, who was well known for comic songs, at the piano.
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Caricatures by Barry Fantoni (23 June 2007 - 20 September 2007)


text:
Check out the new, mobile-friendly WineSpectator.com!
June 30, 1996 A Passion For Wine and Thoroughbreds Silver Horse Vineyards, a new winery located midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles in Paso Robles, Calif., allows owners Rich and Kristen Simons to pursue their twin passions: fine wine and thoroughbred horses.
For the full article, check out the new issue of Wine Spectator, on newsstands June 30, 1996.
Do you have a Wine Spectator magazine subscription? Save 50% on your Online Membership right now!
Passionate about wine? Wine Spectator magazine is looking for an enthusiastic copy editor in the New York office.
Sips & Tips | Wine & Healthy Living
Video Theater | Collecting & Auctions
New! Ratings Flash | New! Unfiltered
» View samples
» Or sign up now!
» Manage my newsletter preferences
The marketplace for all your wine needs, including:
Wine Storage | Wine Clubs
Dining & Travel | Wine Auctions
Wine Shops | Wine Accessories