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I can't find a copy of the Rheinheitsgebot to save my life. I want a poster or quality print (preferable) with the original document side by side with a English translation. Why can't I find one.
Do you just like the idea? I don't think any of us actually follow those silly rules.
If you can't find one for sale, make one!
I don't always follow the rules, but the majority of the time I do.
Yes I just like the idea, I think it would be a really cool think to put in my office if I could find a nice looking one.
Soul, I can't even find a decent image of it. Seriously try finding one. I am hoping someone knows a store or something that sells them. Or has one....
that quality would never work in a print/poster though
Kegged: Berlinerweisse, Dubbel, Galaxy Wheat
Bottled: Golden Strong, Mild, IIPA, Rauch
Fermenting: Saison, Imperial Wheat Stout, Brett Saison, APA, Brett Roggenbier
Yeah, I am trying to use those in a vector converter, but so far nothing good.


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Derniers projets saillants
- Appui à 62 espaces communautaires d'éveil pour l'amélioration de la nutrition et l'autonomisation de leurs comités de soutien
- Support and diversification of livelihood opportunities in urban/peri-urban centres of Puntland
- Strengthening emergency preparedness and response for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Bangladesh
- Strengthening national capacity to respond to highly pathogenic avian influenza in Bangladesh
Appels récents
Autres ressources
The implementation of Cash-For-Work activities in Timor-Leste
Tags: TIMOR-LESTE, ASIA, CASH FOR WORK, WATER MANAGEMENT, FORESTRY, RESOURCE PARTNERS, SPAIN, WFP,
Full title of the project:
The implementation of Cash-For-Work activities for Spanish-Funded Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) Pilot Project
Target areas:
Baucau district
Project code:
To assist in enhancing watershed conservation through improved management of water and forestry resources in the uplands of Baucau district.
Key partners:
World Food Programme, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and local NGOs.
Beneficiaries reached:
The project directly benefited 553 vulnerable farming families and approximately 3 000 indirect beneficiaries.
Activities implemented:
- Rehabilitated irrigation canals in five rural communities in the sub-district of Quelicai.
- Planted 40 347 seedlings over 11.8 hectares through the project's reforestation component.
- Provided work to 561 labourers through a cash-for-work programme.
- In addition to delivering water to the targeted communities, the irrigation project's cash-for-work programme generated USD 60 000 for 337 beneficiaries.
- Established 11.8 hectares of reforested coverage in the sub-districts of Quelicai and Baguia, employing 224 subsistence farmers (85 women) during field operations for a total of USD 80 000.
- Some reforestation plantings were located to reinforce the edges of the irrigation systems, while others were adopted to reduce landslides and soil erosion; moreover, the cash crop trees stimulated the establishment of some agro-forestry pilot plots with the aim to increase no-timber forestry production.

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Georgia, Vermont
|Georgia, Vermont
District 8 School or "The Brick School" is now the Georgia Historical Society Museum
Georgia, Vermont
|Coordinates: 44°42′49″N 73°6′38″W / 44.71361°N 73.11056°WCoordinates: 44°42′49″N 73°6′38″W / 44.71361°N 73.11056°W
|United States
|• Total
|45.2 sq mi (117.0 km2)
|• Land
|39.5 sq mi (102.3 km2)
|• Water
|5.7 sq mi (14.7 km2)
|364 ft (111 m)
|Population (2000)
|• Total
|• Density
|110.8/sq mi (42.8/km2)
|Time zone
|Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
|• Summer (DST)
|ZIP codes
|05454, 05468, 05478
|Area code(s)
|FIPS code
|GNIS feature ID
Georgia is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,375 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 45.2 square miles (117.0 km2), of which, 39.5 square miles (102.3 km2) of it is land and 5.7 square miles (14.7 km2) of it (12.57%) is water.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,375 people, 1,484 households, and 1,231 families residing in the town. The population density was 110.8 people per square mile (42.8/km2). There were 1,654 housing units at an average density of 41.9 per square mile (16.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.31% White, 0.25% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.
There were 1,484 households out of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the town the population was spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $54,156, and the median income for a family was $59,712. Males had a median income of $37,294 versus $26,090 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,888. About 1.9% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people[edit]
- J. Allen Barber, politician
- Gardner Quincy Colton, scientist
- Alvah Sabin (1793–1885) US congressman
- George J. Stannard, farmer, teacher, Civil War general
- Daniel Bliss (1823-1916), missionary; founder of American University of Beirut
- Armando Vilaseca, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Education
Georgia was named after King George III by New Hampshire, which was meant to sway the king in a land dispute over Vermont between New York and New Hampshire, both of which claimed to have the rights to the land.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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I ran in a half marathon on the weekend which I will post about shortly. I wanted to post this video of having to deal with the aftermath and my children's complete lack of any type of empathy.
If your kid doesn't sleep you're an IDIOT
You know why your 16-year daughter is pregnant? It's probably because you didn't teach her to sleep when she was 6 months old. That makes you a bit of an idiot don't you think? It really isn't rocket science so if you haven't figured it out your government subsidized job at NASA won't be opening up anytime soon. You know those geniuses that worked on the Mars Rover? You're not one of them. Actually I'm not one of them either but at least my kids slept like champs so I have a leg up on you.
Did you drop the hammer at 6 months old and let your kid cry it out? No, of course you didn't. That would be mean. And your baby has special needs. He gets hungry. She gets lonely. He has an obscure medical condition that causes him to breathe from 1 nostril from 1-3 am. You can't bear the sound of hearing her cry. Great. Get used to hearing the sound of your granddaughter crying while your 18 year old drop out works at McDonald's while she's working on her GED or whatever they call it here in Canada.
Sleep is one of those fairly important parts of living a human existence. You'll parent better. Your kid will be happier and she'll have a much lower chance of ending up knocked up, hooked on meth and ruining your empty nester years. Here's a tidbit– it's your job as a parent to teach them to sleep. What a concept.
Ferberize your kid and be done with it. It works and it will immeasurably improve your life. There's probably a book on it but it works like this. At 6 months let them cry. Go in and check to make sure they're ok, don't make eye contact and close the damn door. After a few nights it's over. Done. I did that and it resulted in kids that at 7 and 8 will go to bed at their bed time with nary a word of complaint. It's a lovely place to be. I taught you what to do in 9 sentences and one of them had a single word which probably makes it not an actual sentence. So, 8 sentences and 1 random word.
Sure there will be a few nights that your dogmatism might end up with your kid rolling around in a shitty diaper for a bit. It'll make you feel like crap (see what I did there) when you realize it. So then you'll change it. And you'll continue on in your blissful world of sleep. Hell, for all the fellas out there, you might even get lucky again. I'm not sure why I combined these two thoughts into the same paragraph. That is probably a literary faux-pas and too revealing of the inner workings of my mind.
If you think sleep is just about sleep you're also a bit of an idiot. When parents remark to me how good our kids are I tell them, "It all started with teaching them to sleep." It's setting expectations, boundaries and following through with your word and decisions. It's teaching them early that you're there for them but not there to service their every whim. This will result in independent kids that feel safe in their relationship with you. Kids get that. Kids need that…from you. Who else are they going to get it from?? And they will exploit the hell out of you when you careen off the rails out of a misguided sense of guilt.
Never take your eye of the prize. The short-term goal is sleep and the long-term goal is good humans that kick ass and make the world a better place. It starts with sleep. Actually, it probably starts with not getting tanked every night of your pregnancy. After that comes the sleep.
Breakfast Ain't Just about Bacon and Eggs
I'm a morning person. I wake up early and leap out of bed. Most days, anyway. One of the my favourite parts of the day is making the girls breakfast. I'm no gourmet but I think I do a reasonably good job. Tanja has relegated me to cooking sausage on the bbq outside so our home doesn't smell like a greasy diner which is probably a great idea.
I love hearing the kids wake up and pitter patter around upstairs. Chloe comes down hair-combed, dressed and looking proper and ready to go. Melody typically arrives on scene naked with her hair standing on end looking like a train wreck but in great spirits.
My point is not to wax lyrically about breakfast. It's to underline the importance of realizing that how you choose to interact with your kids changes everything. Never, ever lose sight of the fact that every one of the million interactions you have with your kids is an opportunity to shape them into the human beings you want them to be. You have the ability to turn mundane, everyday occurrences into opportunities to teach, bring joy and build the kind of connection with your kids that will reap rewards for a lifetime.
What is making your kids' breakfast to you? Is it a time where you are bleary-eyed struggling to decide between bacon and sausage? Wondering why your kids suddenly hate your fried egg sandwiches and trying to figure out what in god's name you are going to shove down their gullets? How can your kid not know that she needs to put socks on in the winter time? It's only been mentioned 567 times.
Breakfast is an event that will set the stage for the upcoming day. It's a time to talk about what happened the previous with the benefit of a little time and space. It's an opportunity to talk about their dreams from the night before and what they might mean whether it's serious or silly. It's also your chance to discuss what's on the agenda for the day, how they feel about it and talk about the things they're excited or nervous about.
For a dad of two young girls its also a time for them to see what it takes to be part of a happy, well-functioning family, They see their dad emptying the dishwasher, whipping up some grub for them and mommy, running out to grab mommy a coffee etc. This is not about cooking. It's about setting an expectation with them that this is just what dads and husbands do. I believe strongly that my job is to set the bar high for what they will expect from their partner when they get older.
I don't get to make them breakfast every day and when I don't I miss it terribly. Which makes me realize that how important and fleeting this time is. So when I can do it I try to make it count and I think its working. I think often about what it will be like when they're gone. The image that warms my heart is thinking of them looking forward to dad's breakfasts when they are in their 30's and coming home for a visit with their kids.
Now if I could just figure out a repeatable process to properly cook a soft-boiled egg things would be perfect.
This is why I Love Waldorf
Our daughters just completed their first year of Waldorf. Chloe finished Grade 3 and Melody finished Grade 1. To say the school and the extended community have been a blessing in our lives is an understatement to say the least.
Chloe's teacher and her husband came over for a wonderful dinner last night and she dropped off Chloe's report card. The package also included a beautiful hand made card with a personalized verse written by her teacher. She mentioned that the report cards typically take her about 12 hours. When we read it we were nearly moved to tears at the effort and thoughtfulness that was put into it. We felt like it provided some real insight into how our daughter is doing at school and how fortunate she is to have the teacher she does.
I imagine this goes without saying but all the transcription errors are mine:
Dear Tanja and Jason,
Last year at this time our class was getting ready to continue into third grade without three of the important people who had been with us since our first year. I wondered how the class would be without those three; I asked myself if the class would feel less complete, Then, over the summer, another three members swept into our lives and I was in awe of how they made our class more beautiful. Included in these three was Chloe, a sweet, interested, calming child. Chloe fluttered into our class and friends immediately saw her and were so happy she was with us,
In the fall, Chloe\s printing was quite small. Chloe was very nervous to attempt to spell anything and I suspect she was already convinced that she did not know how to work with words (in reading, writing and spelling). Gradually Chloe realized that her skill level was actually quite strong within the spectrum of the class, and through this realization she gained confidence. Although Chloe can still sometimes confuse phonetic sounds with the wrong letter combinations (i.e., Chloe might spell the word "dress" like this: "chress" or "gress"), her continued memorization of some of her trigger words or sounds (the words or sounds that confuse her) usually prevents her from confusing sounds.
Chloe took her spelling lists very seriously. Throughout the first term we had one spelling list that the whole class studied. I found that this was more of a waste of time that it was useful so I began to ask the children to derive the own personal spelling lists that came from the words that were misspelled in their journals (every morning there is a question written on the board that the children must answer in their journals; I correct the entries;the children copy their misspelled words into their spelling books; the following week I give each child a personal "spelling test"). By June, Chloe's spelling lists were substantially shorter, and the words and compiled her spelling list were quite difficult, especially in comparison with many of her words earlier in the year. Chloe grew sure in her abilities and the more timid child I knew in the first term became a sturdy, secure "spelling warrior" by June. Chloe's success in spelling is another example of what a resilient, determined person she is; it is easy to be in awe of her steadiness.
Chloe is a cautious reader. As with her spelling abilities, in the fall Chloe was slightly insecure when it came to reading. Although she more than likely knew the word, Chloe was apprehensive about committing to an answer. Chloe was taught to read in a different way and at a different pace than many of her classmates, so often she would try to "decode" a word rather than read it in the context of the sentence or the picture being created by the story. As a result, Chloe would read in more of a stifled than smooth way. That being said, by about April Chloe's reading was infused with with more ease and less fear. Chloe is nervous when she has to read, but I feel like she will relax with time.
An important part of every Main Lesson is mental math. Usually I come up with some story about broccoli and dinner guests and dividing up the glorious vegetable so everyone gets the same amount. (i.e. There are 49 pieces of broccoli and 5 people; how many does each person get and how many are left in the bowl?) Chloe is regularly one of the first to answer one of these questions; if she is not one of the first, she is sitting, calculating furiously – it's amazing to watch.
Chloe came to us a very skilled mathematician. Where there was uneasiness in the language arts realm, there was confidence and fearlessness in the math realm. Right away Chloe took to working on memorizing her times tables through to the twelve's and did so quickly and successfully. Chloe is a student that does not mind spending time practicing; arguably, when you are a teacher, the kind of student that Chloe is is much more exciting and appealing to watch than a student who automatically recalls or memorizes everything. It is much more joyous to watch a child go through the phases of learning than it is to never see it happening in a child. Chloe quickly caught up to the rest of her class in mastering the concepts of borrowing and carrying, and she moved on to vertical multiplication and and long division questions. My suspicion is that Chloe will tackle fractions in Grade 4 with the same enthusiasm she tackled all the concepts in Grade Three.
Chloe is a natural artist. Her drawing has progressed nicely from very small pictures to fuller drawings. She definitely has her own style, and feels most comfortable sticking with it. That being said, if she is being taught a new technique, she is open to attempting it. In painting, Chloe met the sometimes frustrating wet-on-wet painting with curiosity and warmth. Although she seemed unsure about it in the beginning, she could see for herself how beautiful her painting turned out and she heard the other children comment on her use of colour. In one way, wet-on-wet painting can be nerve-wracking for a child who is unused to the sometimes unpredictable nature of the technique; in another way it can relieve the stress of having to feel like "you should have known" how to do it (as is the case in more academic or conceptual subjects). I think that initially, painting was highly stressful for Chloe ; however, Chloe eventually notices that even the children who had been working with wet on wet since Grade One often had paintings that did not go "as planned". Once she relaxed into the mood of painting, Chloe created effortless, stunning paintings, often envied by many of her classmates (and her teacher).
It was very clear from the beginning that Chloe was very eager to play the recorder. She was very eager during the learning of any song, and watched my fingers intently. Truth be told, Chloe surpassed the playing abilities of some of the children who had been playing since Grade One. If I had not had Chloe to excitedly remind me, I might not have remembered to trade the children's plastic recorders in for the beautiful wooden ones.
We did two plays this year; Joseph the Dreamer and Grammar's Garden. During our practicing of the former, Chloe was quiet and nervous. She wished to be louder and bolder in the way that she delivered her character's lines but was nervous and unsure. In the latter, however, Chloe took her role as the adverb bird by the horns (or the wings?) and quickly memorized her lines, presented them boldly and did not miss a beat in any of our practices. I look forward to watching Chloe's acting develop in our play next year.
Socially, Chloe knows what it is to have true friends. Her friends are sad when she is sad, and they are happy when she is happy. Although they cannot know what she feels like when she remembers some of her life's saddest memories, the offer comfort and allow her to just be sad. What a gift – for her to receive and for those other children to able to give.
Note: This next paragraph refers to some of the things that have happened in the kids lives and more details are here: http://lurchingforward.com/2012/03/08/living-dying-loving-chapter-1/
Chloe is another child in my life that keeps my humble. Resonating in her experience rare for a child her age; in some ways Chloe knows parts of life that I might never know. Although the memories of these experiences surface from time to time and her show in her mannerisms and heart forces, she perseveres and seems to accept the way she feels. Chloe is a brave child, a joyful friend, a determined student and give to the unit of our class. I look so forward to watching Chloe grow old in Grade Four.
Taking my Daughter on a Date.
One of the things I always wanted to do with my girls was to take them out on a Daddy/Daughter date. I wanted to wait until they were old enough to really appreciate it as something special.
I had given the girls a coupon for a movie date with Daddy for Valentine's Day. Melody used hers to go to a movie a few weeks ago and she wanted Mommy to come too. That's just how she roles J Chloe was at a sleepover so the timing worked out perfectly.
On the weekend Chloe told me she wanted to use her coupon so I told her we could go out on a wait for it…..school night!! She was extremely excited. We talked about it and I told her this was going to be an official date and that I was going to put on a suit and that Mommy would do her hair J
When the big day arrived it was the first thing she asked about when she opened her eyes in the morning. After school she told me that she had told all her friends about it although she left out the "date" aspect of it. We decided to go see Lorax which was the same movie we had taken Mel to. I enjoyed it and it was worth a rewatch.
I got gussied up in my suit while Chloe got ready with Mommy's help. It was a big surprise and I was not allowed to see her while she was getting ready. When it was time for the big reveal I was instructed to sit down in the living room and I complied for my own good. Tanja turned on some music and Chloe floated down the stairs. She looked so beautiful and grown up.
I told her that I would be opening all her doors for her. We headed out and we talked about why I was looking forward to this so much. Firstly, it was because I was so looking forward to spending an evening with my lovely young lady. Secondly, I told her that it was my job as a dad to show her how she should expect to be treated. We chit chatted about how one of the reasons I try to be so nice to their mom is so that they develop expectations about the kind of life they want to live. At 8 years old she is at the age where she gets this stuff now so talking about it with her is extremely rewarding. She also wanted to talk quite a bit about her hair and how much she loved it, what it looked like from the back, whether the braid was tight etc. Females' ability to analyze the hell out of their hair never ceases to amaze me.
We went to a very fancy restaurant – Swiss Chalet J We held hands on the way in. As soon as she started eating she started complaining about really bad stomach cramps. She looked like she was in so much pain. She started to cry because her stomach hurt so much that she couldn't go to the movie. She was so worried that this meant that coupon was used up but I reassured her that we could go to the movies another time. With big, watery eyes she looked up at me and sniffed, "Ok Daddy. I just want to go home then. My tummy hurts and I miss Mommy." So we got her food packed up and headed home.
About halfway home she let out a massive belch. Not exactly the best way to win friends and influence people but it was hilarious nonetheless. Immediately afterwards she looked at me and said, "My tummy feels fine now." I asked her if she was OK to go to the movie and she said she was so we did a U-turn and back to the theater we went. She munched on her supper on the way there and was back to her old self. Plus she had some skittles left over from dinner that she ate in the movie.
We held hands on the way back to the car and I opened her door for her and off we went. She told me how much she enjoyed our night together and she was so genuine it was very touching. Sometimes I wish they could see visually how happy they make me. The huge grin I have a lot of the time is probably a good indicator. We arrived at home just in time for bed and I told her we'd do this again soon. She smiled.
Melody the Hippie
This is how Melody spends her evenings. Thank you Waldorf!
What Does 2 Years Mean?
2 years ago today, almost to the minute actually, was one of the harder days of my life. I had just slammed down the phone (figuratively as it was a cell phone) on the 20-something social worker from the Children's Aid Society. "We can see no reason that Cindy poses any danger to Chloe and Melody." We had yet another court date coming up on March 29 where I was going to attempt to get emergency custody of the girls. This decision made that all but impossible. 2 days later, on March 26, 2010 Cindy took her own life and ended her tragic battle with bipolar disorder.
The last 2 years have been difficult at times but have been vastly more joyful than I could have imagined.
Chloe & Melody
We've watched Chloe go from a naïve 6 year old to a much more worldly and insightful 8 year old. Chloe dealt with Cindy's death amazingly well. There were tears, and a lot of questions – some of which remain unanswered and are waiting for the right time. She keeps a picture of her and Mel with Cindy in her room. Chloe has become an incredibly kind little human who values what she has now more than she would have otherwise. Watching your parents split up is something no kid should have to endure. Having a parent die on top of that is just another indicator that stability and safety don't really exist.
Chloe was sitting on my lap at Cindy's funeral. As I wept, she looked up at me and placed her hand so gently on my cheek and said, "It's going to be OK Daddy." It was as though our hearts were connected.
Watching Chloe and Tanja's relationship develop and evolve has been beautiful. There have been and continue to be challenges but nothing that we can't handle as a family. Last year, Chloe told Tanja that she was only going to call her Mommy from now on. Tanja telling me about it was one of those moments that will nourish my soul for the rest of my days.
Chloe is now in Grade 3 and doing so well. She has made some great friends in her new school and is transforming into a lovely young woman. I am so looking forward to watching her grow up although I could do with the pace slowing down a bit. She has a lot of Cindy's characteristics from the shape of her body to the identical birthmark on her back. Chloe is highly organized and her room could pass a military inspection on most days. She loves her clothes to match and puts a lot of thought into what she wears.
Melody had just turned 5 and it was very difficult for her to comprehend the finality of death. It was difficult for me at 36. There were times when she acted out and would get very upset. It was her little mind trying to understand what happened and verbalize her feelings of anger and frustration. That period passed quickly and the last 2 years have been wonderful. Melody just turned 7 a few days ago and has grown into an incredibly funny, charismatic young lady whose smile can light up a room. She knows she's damn charming but she also knows it won't get her what she wants with us J
On Mel's first day at her new school she promptly walked up the Grade 7 and 8's and introduced herself. Sometimes I think she is their unofficial mascot. She's in Grade 1 now and her teacher says wonderful things about her spirit and intelligence. Melody loves nature and flowers so much that her birthday present was Tanja making her a plot in the backyard so she can have her own garden. She can identify more flowers than me which is actually not saying much I guess. Melody's room tends to look like a bomb went off in it most of the time and I've never seen a kid wear stranger clothes on purpose. Think Cindy Lauper and you're on the way there
The girls are very different but they get along with each other exceptionally well although there are the occasional sisterly incidents. These are always the other one's fault. It's funny how that works.
I don't really know where to start with Tanja. Perhaps stating simply that her coming into my life continues to be one of the greatest strokes of luck I have ever had. 2 years ago we had been together for about 7 months. We were living in Orangeville and Tanja lived in Stoufville which is about an hour away. I had introduced her slowly to the girls but by this time they realized that she was my girlfriend.
The night Cindy died I called Tanja and then my parents. She was on the way over and was a rock. That was actually the first time she had met my parents – nice timing. I can appreciate that it was probably weird seeing Melody sitting on Tanja's lap at Cindy's funeral but the whole experience was surreal and I already knew that I loved her. I had known that for a while.
After Cindy's death I was no longer able to go to Tanja's place during the week so the onus was on her to come to Orangeville. She did this for over a year without complaint. Well, without too many complaints J
One of the things that really upset me when Cindy died was the fact that her estranged family handled the funeral arrangements and the headstone. That wasn't the part that bothered me. The fact that they misspelled Chloe's name on the headstone was like a final lingering insult. I locked this away in my mind although I thought about it frequently. I just didn't have the cycles to deal with it. On my 37th birthday Tanja handed me a folded up piece of paper. I opened it and it was the drawing of the new headstone that she had arranged and paid for with Chloe's name spelled properly. That was the hardest I cried since Cindy's death. Partly it was some sort of mourning but it was much more feeling so damn fortunate to have this caliber of woman in my life.
As our relationship continued to blossom we started talking about moving in together. We originally were looking at Kitchener/Waterloo but on a whim decided to move to London instead. I am so glad we did. We moved in to our beautiful home in June, 2011. I was fortunate enough to be able to take the summer off which was a fantastic way for our new little family to start to coalesce.
Since that time Tanja has become the master of the home domain. She is an incredible mother and an incredible person. The girls love her so much and it's hard sometimes to imagine that she wasn't always their mom. Her pathological Germanness has made the girls much more conscious of what their responsibilities are and they love the structure she provides. Tanja has also, with the patience of Job, expanded the girls' palette so that they shovel asparagus in their mouths. She teaches them about cooking, gardening and locally grown food.
She loves me and I love her. She is the funniest chick ever and has actually made me fall on the floor from laughing so hard. Lately when this happens she seizes the opportunity to fart on my head. If that's not love I don't know what is. I'm looking forward to chasing her around in my walker 50 years from now.
The fact that the past 2 years have passed with so much smoothness is in large part due to Tanja's influence on our lives. I remain in awe of how much she loves me and I will never stop appreciating it.
After that who cares about me?? I'm doing well and adjusting from being a single dad to being part of a team that works together. I have really started to feel that helping people and their families dealing with mental illness might be my calling. It's important to me that good comes out of this tragedy. It's strangely important that, as a non-religious person, I still think of Cindy looking down and wanting her to be proud of me.
We held a lemonade stand in 2010 that raised close to 4000 dollars for the Canadian Mental Health association. We're going to do another one this year and I want it to be huge. I am confident that we can raise over $10,000 this time.
I have also been involved with the Ontario Provincial Police. After Cindy's death I emailed the OPP to express my thoughts on her, policing and how the organization deals with members dealing with Mental Illness. This led to me participating in a video that will be used to train all OPP members about how to identify and understand mental illness. I recently watched the finished product and am very proud of my role.
I was also fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in an Ontario Ombudsman's Office investigation into how the OPP deals with operational stress injuries. I didn't play a major part but I'm glad I got the chance to share my opinion and be included in the final report.
We attended TedX Waterloo earlier this week and a woman spoke about mental illness. There is an organization in London called Mind Your Mind that I have reached out to with an offer to help in any way I can.
I'm currently trying to write a book on my experiences because I think it will provide a lot of insight into what families dealing with this can go through. It's a painful process as I'm not a writer which I'm sure is painfully obvious from this blog post. I'm actually supposed to be working on Chapter 2 right now so I think I'll wrap this up.
To summarize: LIFE IS GREAT.


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My iPhone 5S is by far the camera the use most to shoot with. I rely on a number of other photo apps to help get the image I want, either in-camera or by apping it up. Here's the updated-for-2015 list of my go-to photo apps.
Hipstamatic and Oggl to Be iOS 7-Ready
Will Hipstamatic and Oggl work in iOS 7? It's not "if" but "when" and we've got the answer from Lucas Buick, CEO of Hipstamatic.
Cool Link: Inside The Haus of Hipstamatic – Hipstography interviews Lucas Buick
If you shoot with Hipstamatic or Oggl on any platform, Hipstography's Eric Rozen just got back from San Francisco where he spent time with Hipstamatic's CEO and co-Creator Lucas Buick. It's one of the best histories available of this iconic iPhone photo app.
Surprise! It's Hipstamatic First Friday?!?!!? New Buenos Aires HipstaPak Available Now!
Check your Hipstamart. Hipstamatic's First Friday seems to have come a little early today. The new lenses of the Buenos Aires HipstaPak are available in both Hipstmatic and Oggl right now.
Hipstamatic Oggl Updated. Now Imports Pics From Your Camera Roll
Hipstamatic Oggl recently got an update with a great new feature that HipstaFans have been requesting for years. You can now import photos from your camera roll and from your Hipstamatic albums into Oggl.
Cool Link: Create Your Own iPhone Photo Filter Library Using Hipstamatic, by Geri Centonze
Over at our friends iPhone Life Magazine, iPhoneographer Geri Centonze shares a way to use Hipstamatic to create iPhone photo filters for other apps.
First Friday! New Long Island FreePak Available Now in Hipstamatic and Oggl
The Long Island FreePak is now available in Hipstamatic! It contains the BlacKey's Extra Fine film and the Old Sport case. The new film is also now available in Hipstamatic Oggl.
The New Brighton HipstaPak Finally Available for Hipstamatic Users
Days after its Thursday release in Hipstamatic Oggl, the new Brighton HipstaPak is finally available to Hipstamatic users. The new pak can now be purchased in the app's Hipstamart for $0.99.
Hipstamatic Oggl Pro for Windows Phone and What It Means for iOS Users
Hipstamatic is coming to Windows Phone 8 after years of iOS exclusivity. Hipstamatic Oggl PRO has been designed especially for the new flagship Nokia device. It'll be available later this summer. Find out about the new app, and what's in store for Android devices and for Hipstamatic's millions of iOS users.
Why Brighton Was Released in Oggl First
Why the Brighton HipstaPak was released on Oggl first. No, it wasn't a ploy to get you to spring for an Oggl subscription. I reached out to Hipstamatic's Molli Sullivan and asked her about the delay.
Weekend Updates for July 6, 2013
Oggl gets a new name (sort of). Instagram gets landscape support. Popsicolor gets a couple of great new effects. Classic Toy gets a huge makeover. It's been a busy week for iPhone photo app updates and there have been a number of big ones.
Hipstamatic Oggl Gets The New Brighton HipstaPak First
The new Brighton HipstaPak was released today. The new Doris lens and Sussex film were made available to Hipstamatic Oggl subscribers first. The pak is not yet available in Hipstamatic Classic


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"Bio-inspired" coatings—technology that seeks to emulate the genius of nature—have found promise in insects, algae, plants and even sperm.
The lotus leaf, famous for its water repellency, has drawn considerable attention in this regard, and researchers at Queen's University are now banking on it.
The lotus leaf's natural ability to repel water has inspired a new protective coating.
A new coating developed there has shown promise in repellling water- and oil-based deposits on a wide range of surfaces, including metal, glass, wood, ceramics, plastics and fibers.
Discovered by researchers Guojun Liu and Dean Xiong of the university's Chemistry Department, the coating is showing potential in repellling fouling, contaminants, ice, fingerprints and graffiti, the team said in an announcement.
The researchers are working with Lorama Inc., a Canadian manufacturer and supplier of novel additives to the paint and coatings industry, to commercialize the technology for a broad suite of uses.
PARTEQ Innovations, the university's technology transfer office, is also working to bring the coating to market. The office works with institutional researchers, industry and the business and venture capital communities to bring early stage technologies to market.
The talents of the water strider inspired Chinese scientists to develop a coating for a device that can repel oil in water.
"Our discovery was inspired by the lotus leaf, which has given us a wonderful example of a self-cleaning system, designed by nature," says Liu, a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Materials Science and an award-winning researcher.
The industry-academic collaboration is supported by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), which is following up an initial investment of $25,000 with an additional $200,000 in development funding.
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Mother Nature has inspired considerable recent coatings research.
Harvard University scientists have turned to the pitcher plant and the lotus in developing slippery coatings to resist ice and other materials. Chinese scientists have also found anti-fog potential in a lotus-inspired coating.
The sticky, slippery hairs on the surface of a Brazilian fern have inspired a coating that may reduce drag and boost buoyancy on boats and submarines.
Chinese researchers have produced an oil-repellant coating inspired by the water strider.
Antifouling researchers have found promise in algae and even in invasive weeds, while scientists looking for safer flame-retardant coatings have dabbled in the DNA of herring sperm.
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Plenty of mudslinging in Democratic race for Georgia governor
Posted: 07/18/2006 - As the governor's race heats up, we've seen our share of negative campaigning between the candidates. But does it really work?
Posted: 07/18/2006 - As the governor's race heats up, we've seen our share of negative campaigning between the candidates. But does it really work?
Updated: 07/18/2006 - In the Democratic race for the State House seat in District 121, incumbent Earnestine Howard faces her stepson Henry "Wayne" Howard. With two members of the same family vying for the same seat, this is a local race that's getting some big attention.
Updated: 07/18/2006 - It was a day of last minute campaigning to win over the roughly 24,000 registered voters in that territory. Most of the candidates say education, healthcare, and economic development are the top issues...so what sets them apart?
Posted: 07/18/2006 - The storms that swept through Saturday may not have lasted very long, but it was enough to cause some extensive damage throughout Augusta. One home was completely destroyed.
Posted: 07/18/2006 - George Boyd is in serious condition after being hit by a car while he was mowing a lawn. The driver kept going, leading police on a chase.
Posted: 07/17/2006 - Last night, a man crashed into an I-20 guardrail, sending him and his truck over the edge and 22 feet down. Somehow he survived after being thrown from the truck onto Washington Road.
Updated: 07/18/2006 - Interim Augusta commissioner Keith Brown remains under fire. Brown says this has all become somewhat of a personal attack, while District 4 commission candidate Alvin Mason says it's about following the law.
Posted: 07/17/2006 - He was just four years old...but Savier Jones' life was cut short after he was struck by a car leaving a cookout. It happened Sunday night at the intersection of Apple Valley Drive and Winesap Way.
Posted: 07/17/2006 - Allendale County's magistrate judge is suspended from office after being arrested on Friday. Judge Carl Love now faces charges of misconduct while in office.
Posted: 07/17/2006 - It's every parent's worst nightmare, and one most would rather never think about. But Columbia County investigators are asking: if your child goes missing, are you prepared?
Posted: 07/17/2006 - The new Georgia sex offender laws have been a hot topic lately...but logging on might not give you all the facts about who lives nearby. News 12's Stephanie Baker is on your side with why information on the sex offender registry is not always as it seems.
Posted: 07/17/2006 - Several years of waiting all come down to this: a final punishment for two senseless crimes. Friday, a mother watched as a murderer was executed. But her pain may not die with her son's killer.
Updated: 02/01/2007 - Her personal life went public in a federal fraud trial in Atlanta. In an exclusive interview, Linda Schrenko shares with News 12's Laurie Ott details you won't hear anywhere else.
Posted: 07/17/2006 - David Brown knows Augusta's gangs from the inside out. He's lived in Augusta for 11 years and monitored gangs for the past seven. Brown estimates there are 52 known gangs in Augusta alone...
Posted: 07/14/2006 - William "Junior" Downs was executed for the murder of six-year-old Keenan O'Mailia...but he also confessed to killing ten-year-old James Porter eight years earlier. James' mother, Kathy Favors, watched Downs die today.
Updated: 02/01/2007 - Details on what she knew about a scheme to steal from Georgia schoolchildren for her campaign, and when she knew it. Linda Schrenko sits down with News 12's Laurie Ott, and tells her the whole story.
Posted: 07/14/2006 - Augusta commissioners were back on the bus for one last time today. They spent the afternoon touring District 4, and News 12's Jonathan Martin was on board.
Posted: 07/14/2006 - Here's a story you don't see everyday. An England couple is saying "I do" in a very unique fashion. News 12 went to Harlem, where the nuptials are "Laurel and Hardy" style.
Posted: 07/14/2006 - Normally in cases involving sex crimes, we don't release the names of the victims. But in this case, 23-year-old Kari Cook says she wants the public to know just how dangerous she says William Ferrara really is...
Posted: 07/14/2006 - Today, Junior Downs will be put to death in Columbia for the murder of Keenan O'Mailia. The crime that got him here was a brutal rape and murder that stunned the small city of North Augusta.
Updated: 07/14/2006 - William "Junior" Downs confessed to raping and killing two little boys, and Friday, July 14, two mothers will know for sure that he'll never do it again. It's the day the two families have been waiting for.
Posted: 07/13/2006 - Claims of discrimination and harassment have swirled around Augusta's Recreation and Parks Department for years. Today, commissioners scheduled a meeting to hear from employees making the claims.
Posted: 07/13/2006 - The US House of Representatives today rejected an attempt by congressmen to change the Voting Rights Act. The news will make some local protesters very happy...
Posted: 07/13/2006 - Richmond County investigators shut down another working meth lab last night at 3105 Mike Padgett Highway. In the end two people were arrested, and a child is in protective custody...while a neighboring daycare never knew the danger.
Posted: 07/13/2006 - You won't need a photo ID to vote in Georgia...at least, not until after November. A federal judge and the Georgia Supreme Court have ruled against the state's new law.


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Backsplash Opinions
Hi all! It's been a while since I've posted but it has also been a while since we've had the chance to turn our attention to the kitchen. I think I have chosen a backsplash, but when I ordered it and saw it, I hesitated. It is a warm white (against Santa Cecelia) but I worry the splash is too. . .too. . well, that it won't look right. The hood is up and it is SS.
Pic #1
And this is where the backsplash would go:
If that is the tile from Mission Stone & Tile there is an ivory/cream color in addition to the white.
Here is a link that might be useful: ivory arabesques
It's actually SomerTile Mini-Lantern (no beveled edge). It is a warm white compared to some I have seen and I thought I could get away with it here since there are flecks of that same warm white in the granite. The SomerTile Mini-Lantern also comes with a mesh, making it easier to hang than the arabesque, another reason I was hoping to make this work. Wah!
Does anyone know of a mini-lantern in ivory? I think I've looked and Googled everywhere and can't find any.
One more thing. . .doesn't the suggested ivory color clash with the gold walls? Somehow warm beige and gold don't go together in my head. :)
We're getting ready to build a house, and our design studio offers two mini-lantern backsplashes. They're by Dal Tile, but I haven't been able to find them on their website.
I LOVE them, but I haven't been able to talk DH into using them yet.
This one is a green/gray. Sorry about the shadow on this one!
If you would like more information about them, I can call the design studio and try to find out more. Just let me know!
Those options are beautiful, baylorbear. Congrats on building your home--it's always such a dream to pick your own things. Your cabinets will be beautiful!
Do you think they don't have info because the tile is really new on the market? Could you give me the exact name and dimensions? Truly appreciate it!
I love the one that baylorbear posted.
Have you looked at fireclay tile? Their ogee drop, ogee, or Paseo are interesting options.
Here is a link that might be useful: FireClay Field Tile Shapes
Hi Sdionnemoore,
The creamy/beige one is the Cepac LA17 Lantern by Dal Tile.
The green/gray one is the Cepac LA10 Lantern, also by Dal Tile.
One mini-lantern is 2.5 inches by 2.5 inches at the widest points.
The lady that I spoke to said that they just came out, so that's probably why they're not on their website yet! I wonder if they have other colors.... Hope this helps! :-)


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Genotyping of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci) isolated from vaginal and rectal swabs of women at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy
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1 Laboratory Bacteriology Research, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
2 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ghent University Hospital, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:153 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-9-153Published: 11 September 2009
Group B streptococci (GBS), or Streptococcus agalactiae, are the leading bacterial cause of meningitis and bacterial sepsis in newborns. Here we compared different culture media for GBS detection and we compared the occurrence of different genotypes and serotypes of GBS isolates from the vagina and rectum.
Streptococcus agalactiae was cultured separately from both rectum and vagina, for a total of 150 pregnant women, i) directly onto Columbia CNA agar, or indirectly onto ii) Granada agar resp. iii) Columbia CNA agar, after overnight incubation in Lim broth.
Thirty six women (24%) were colonized by GBS. Of these, 19 harbored GBS in both rectum and vagina, 9 only in the vagina and 8 exclusively in the rectum. The combination of Lim broth and subculture on Granada agar was the only culture method that detected all GBS positive women. Using RAPD-analysis, a total of 66 genotypes could be established among the 118 isolates from 32 women for which fingerprinting was carried out. Up to 4 different genotypes in total (rectal + vaginal) were found for 4 women, one woman carried 3 different genotypes vaginally and 14 women carried two 2 different genotypes vaginally. Only two subjects were found to carry strains with the same genotype, although the serotype of both of these strains was different.
Eighteen of the 19 subjects with GBS at both sites had at least one vaginal and one rectal isolate with the same genotype.
We report the presence of two to four different genotypes in 22 (61%) of the 36 GBS positive women and the presence of identical genotypes in both sites for all women but one.
The combination of Lim broth and subculture on Granada medium provide high sensitivity for GBS detection from vaginal and rectal swabs from pregnant women. We established a higher genotypic diversity per individual than other studies, with up to four different genotypes among a maximum of 6 isolates per individual picked. Still, 18 of the 19 women with GBS from both rectum and vagina had at least one isolate from each sampling site with the same genotype.


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To diagnose plantar fasciitis, your doctor will ask questions about your symptoms and your past health. He or she will also do a physical exam of your feet that includes watching you stand and walk.
X-rays aren't helpful in diagnosing plantar fasciitis, because they do not show ligaments clearly. But your doctor might take X-rays if he or she suspects a stress fracture, bone cyst, or other foot or ankle bone problems. X-rays may show whether a heel spur is present, but a bone spur does not necessarily mean that a person has plantar fasciitis.
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The new TEEB report shows that it makes economic sense to protect and restore biodiversity.
The opening statements of almost all developing countries made it clear that they are here on an "all or nothing" ask
CEMEX has announced the results of a comprehensive scoping study on the biodiversity status of its operations worldwide undertaken in conjunction with BirdLife International, as part of a ten-year global partnership signed in 2007.
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Over the last three weeks since the end of BirdLife Malta's Raptor Camp, the BirdLife office continued to receive shot protected birds...
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The expectations for the COP10 conference are high, judging by the speeches of the leaders at its opening ceremony.
Este 16 y 17 de Octubre, SalvaNATURA celebrará el Festival Mundial de las Aves en El Salvador, con la VIII Maratón de Aves.
Todos los capítulos nacionales del directorio de Áreas Importantes para la Conservación de las Aves (IBAs) de América están disponibles para su descarga en las lenguas oficiales de sus respectivos países. Un total de 19 capítulos están disponibles en español, dos en holandés, uno en francés y otro en portugués.
All country chapters of the Americas Important Bird Area (IBA) directory are now available for download in their principal languages. A total of 19 chapters are available in Spanish, two in Dutch, one in French and one in Portuguese.
Banking on biodiversity is a free book which argues that nature's riches can play a major role in poverty eradication, but only if governments and businesses recognise the true economic value of the goods and services our environment provides us.
Few will recognise the role of conservation in reinforcing and asserting people's rights. In fact there are close links between conservation and human rights, and conservation projects that are well-designed and well-executed can make a significant positive contribution to their fulfilment. This article draws on examples from the work of BirdLife Partners around the world, to explain the linkages, and to demonstrate the contribution the BirdLife Partnership is making...
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Continuing the series of educational materials for schools in the Americas, this poster-sized fact file highlights the Critically Endangered White-winged Guan (Penelope albipennis), found only in the dry forests of northern Peru, within the Tumbesian region.
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I'm not yet convinced that India is following an "eye for eye " policy..
Objectively speaking, if it did kashmir wouldnt have been festering for long, it would have made matters difficult for china in Tibet, and surely have made life difficult for Pak on its western flank.
Its one thing to have the capability to act and quite another to actually do it!
Prasanna & UmmHmm
I dont think any Indian policy maker lays down his/her strategy with a presumption that the adversary either on the West or the East is prone to disntigration.
India has always been surrounded by dangerous neighbourhood. 1965 was the first war in the last millinium when India defended its borders (except Ranjit Singhs victory over Afghanistan).
Now that India is following the Bibilic ethic of "An Eye for Eye and Tooth for a Tooth", She is being lectured on virtues of peace, non proliferation and docterine of Gandhi.
Sorry World. We have leant the hard way , "Strength respects Strenght" and "Parakramo Vijayate"
@ Moto Monty
Because 30,000 plus marines are trapped in a land locked country with Karachi being only port of access.
Pakistani establishment is obsessed with holding the Tooti as per Economist. This time they are holding American Tooti
@ vijaypandit wrote: Jul 1st 2010 5:06 GMT
"China with its 4 trillion dollar strong economy thinks it can do
whatever it wants to."
Since when and all of sudden you was speaking for China. How absurd.
It's India's right and indeed every Indian's right to think whatever China is, however far fetched or realistic. Just don't speak for China, will you?
@ um hmm...
I have two comments in response to your post.
1. The sooner we abandon the fantasies about China imploding due to its brittle political system, the better for everyone
I never said that China would implode (or that I have such a fantasy) due to its brittle political system. I was just pointing out that the risks, that you mentioned, of Pakistan's and North Korea's nuclear weapons biting China back (say via a Pakistan Trained Islamist loony in East Turkmenistan) are smaller than the chance of the Chinese political system facing hiccups. China can't make Shanghai a world-class financial centre if they do not have transparent impartial courts, a rule of law free of CCP influence. If that is the kind of Economic success China seeks, to make Shanghai the world's financial capital sometime this century there has got be a saner, a more just, and democratic political system in China, both domestically and internationally. The current Chinese system gets China such beautiful friends such as Myanmar, Sudan, Pakistan, and a lot of the African Riff-Raff regimes. Compare that to the soft power of India. There is no comparison as William Dalrymple says. Look at the soft power of the US or Japan. Unbeatable.
As regards, India, it has nothing to fear now from either China or Pakistan. India has the requisite fission and boosted-fusion triggered fission weapons (the latter is the real game changer for India as a Los Alomos scientist has said recently) for more than adequate deterrence.
The clap-trap of "peaceful rise of China" sounds ominously similar to the 1951 boiler-plate we heard about the "peaceful liberation of Tibet". We all know the dereliction and destruction the latter caused to Tibetan society.
At Yalta, FDR made it clear to Churchill that Britain had to give independence to its colonies. Would China ever have the decency to tell the Pakistani Army that they cannot hide under the cover of their nuclear weapons and incite Jihadis into India? When this happens China will begin to feel loved as a "responsible" or "Harmonious" power. Not only that, it would also gain from Jihadis not emanating from Pakistan and causing trouble in East Turkmenistan.
I certainly do not believe in the rubbish of the Fukuyamas and the Huntingtons.
Vijay Pandit wrote
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Pakistani annual budget is around 38 Billion dollars. Of this, nearly 8 billion dollars is being spent on defence ( this does not include pensions for defence personnel etc) and nearly 11 billion dollars are being used for debt servicing. The debt stands at 54 billion dollars. The development funds account for nearly 9 billion dollars and all of it is being supplied by donors from outside. Literacy rate is around 55% and the total education budget stands at around 2 percent ( less than 0.8 billion dollars).
Pakistan wants to be an acknowledged nuclear power, but is unwilling to spend money on education and health. Meanwhile it is willing to threaten the US, knowing that with the US campaign in Afghanistan going so badly, Washington desperately needs Islamabad.
It is funny that all the citizens of Pakistan wish to blame US and other western powers for all that is wrong in their own society. They don't wish to face the reality of the failed state that Pakistan has become.
The citizens of Pakistan also do not ever wish to analyze why there is so much distrust about it in particular in each international forum because it has not yet decided what it wants to do when, if it ever, does grow up.
Meanwhile, the financiers of this failed state are themselves shrinking and may no longer have the will to subsidize Pakistani experiment any longer. So long as US Dollar continues to be the world's reserve currency; US may throw some change towards Pakistan.
Will China then have the gumption to replace the US as the foremost Policeman in the world?
I think it is time for western civilization act decisively and put an end to the blackmail that emanates from Islamabad. Let us remember that Nazi Germany continued to expand its sphere of influence and kept demanding more sacrifices till Winston Churchill abandoned policies of Chamberlain.
Will Obama cease to be a modern day Chamberlain?
Why do you think should the US undertake the task of stabilizing this
corner of the world when the citizens themselves do not wish to see
a better future for themselves?
My appeal above is to all China-side posters, inclusive of 'McOwen White' and Co., who use Western-sounding user names. 'hyper-pacer', please adopt a reasonable pace on this issue at least.
I request 'Chinacat' also to meow more loudly in calling for CAUTION!!
Or else, we will ALL LOSE TOGETHER. There will be NO WINNERS.
China's leaders are elderly family men who now recognise Sage Confucius' (Kong Fu Chia) moral teachings. I appeal to them to consider their policies in South Asia from a Confucian point of view.
Like the Great Amitabha, Confucius saw no lasting solutions imposed through violence, whether it was violence by an Emperor upon his people or one Dukedom seeking to conquer another by ruthless violence.
Therefore, I humbly request them to consider the following questions:
"Are they sure that Pakistan's nuclear weapons would NOT be fired out of religious fanaticism and anger? - without any real threat to the security of Pakistan enough to justify an attack with a nuclear weapon?
"Are they sure that Pakistan's nuclear weapons would NOT become a factor in the issues China faces over Xinjiang?"
"Are they sure that Pakistan would CONSULT them prior to such first use of one or more nuclear weapons?"
I believe that on mature consideration, they would find the answers would ALARM them.
China and her leaders, I submit, are under-estimating the dangers posed by the bellicose regimes in Pakistan, North Korea and Iran.
China would suffer considerable DAMAGE if there is a nuclear war in South Asia.
China's honourable leaders should CONSULT THEIR OWN SCIENTISTS to find out the extent of the DAMAGE.
***All the posters from China-side, please raise these issues with the leaders of your great nation.***
Very interesting...once China and India catch up with the United States and Western Europe in social development, they will want non-proliferation and any alternative to the assured destruction of their homelands. Winners are winers!
Really..?! How can the world deny the good intentions of the United States of America? Why can't countries such as India and China, with their ancient histories, see that they will prevail and recognize that the United States doesn't see nuclear war as a viable option to express power. Why must nationalities insist that this is their chief requirement for respect, inclusion and influence... it certainly didn't help keep the USSR together. Suppose, India might worry about nuking itself someday... the history is there.
India receives almost 52 billion dollars as remittances from its
expat population in one single year.
That is almost equal to the total debt that Pokis can handle - 54 billion dollars.
So all you beggars from LaWhore etc, stop trying to rally your beggars
for war against India.
All that the AMIR of LET - that hennaed beard bearing Mullah who rants
non-stop against India, Hafiz Sayed and his ilk can do is to brain wash
few more KASABs. You can fool only some of the people all the time,
you can fool some people some of the time but you cannot fool all the
people all the time.
Leave the intricacies of the great game to those who can play.
Zhung Zhung
No one is taken seriously by shouting over the rooftop or on this forums.
Start a magazine like Economist. Attract posters from all over world and then make your point by publishing Grand Crap on Grander Harmony. Given the standard of Economist, it won't be a big effort. Don't you think so
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Merci beaucoup!
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I think the title of article should be something like 'New Countries joining the Power of Nightmares'. BTW, where is the stats regarding other nuclear czars? Congratulations to the intern who wrote this article, but one must clean their own shit before pointing at others. And the source of the statistics in graphics doesn't seem any more reliable. Shame on you, Economist! You have degraded yourself.
@umm hmmm
"I guess since China and Pakistan say that they are for civilian use, then that should be proof enough."
For the record, this was funnier than India sending retired nuclear scientists to Iran. Applause.
BTW Poki Feudal lords may have a grand strategy in place.
Poke the super power.
Get bombed to neanderthal age.
Then sit in the lap of the super power for the rest of the life.
Not a bad idea - if one likes to sit in the lap.
@ qiang zhung :
According to you India's neighbours fear her aggressive history and even China is so fearful of India that it feels compelled to gang up with Pakistan !!!
If you are right then i can imply two things --
1)All those indians who bemoan india being a soft power would be very happy!!!
2)India is one country which has "attacked" so many countries so many times in the last century and it has lost territory since its inception instead of the countries it attacked losing their territory
By the way is this the standard history that is taught in China ... I shudder !!
Giving away nukes and missile technologies as a new year present to be given to their "all weather" friends and who in turn hawk it to worlds despots is by no stretch of imagination responsible behaviour.
To be fair to U.S. it hasnt allowed Japan or Taiwan or South korea , for that matter India to go nuclear or or actively train tibetans ala contras just to spite china . All the above nations are more developed than China itself!!!! Even comparing for arguments sake the above with pakistan is painful...
Then China would have understood what irresponsible behaviour is..
China with its 4 trillion dollar strong economy thinks it can do
whatever it wants to.
US with its 14 trillion dollar strong economy is the world policeman
and on the whole tries to do what is right. Some times, it does mess
up but then we all make mistakes dont we.
India is still a babe in the woods compared to these two.
India with its official economy pegged at around 1.8 trillion
dollars, is still trying to ensure that it can cope with an unstable
Pakistan with its 38-39 billion dollar economy hangs by the coattails
of US and China and pokes India in the eye.
It will, by its own habit, begin to poke US shortly.
I wait for that day to dawn. Chinese investments in Pork Land will be
neutralized in one single stroke.
I also wait for the train link between Xinjiang and Pakistan to come
to fruition.
How are Uigher Muslims going to be subdued once that happens?
The Uighers would have the BOOK to guide them when they begin pillaging
Han villages.
I wait and pray for that day to occur sooner in my life time.
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