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I came across the website "The Reason Project" about half a year ago, checked it every now and then but it still shows only "comming soon". Is there any news about it?
I don´t really know what it will be like when it starts but I´m kinda curious about it. So an update on it would be very nice.

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This paper presents the reflections of the authors on the differences between the language and the approach of practitioners and academics to humanitarian logistics problems. Based on a long-term project on fleet management in the humanitarian sector, involving both large international humanitarian organisations and academics, it discusses how differences in language and approach to such problems may create a lacuna that impedes trust. In addition, the paper provides insights into how academic research evidence adapted to practitioner language can be used to bridge the gap. When it is communicated appropriately, evidence strengthens trust between practitioners and academics, which is critical for long-term projects. Once practitioners understand the main trade-offs included in academic research, they can supply valuable feedback to motivate new academic research. Novel research problems promote innovation in the use of traditional academic methods, which should result in a win—win situation: relevant solutions for practice and advances in academic knowledge.
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RYAN VREDE, in Edinburgh, writes that Chiliboy Ralepelle needs good counsel and to be honest with himself and accept he doesn't have a future with the Springboks.
Another tour carrying tackle bags. I can't think of a player more familiar with their constitution than Ralepelle. He was overlooked for the Ireland Test, falling further down the queue with the inclusion of Schalk Brits. Now Ralepelle hasn't been deemed good enough to play against Scotland and won't see the grass of Twickenham unless injuries intervene.
I've written extensively about this subject and I still feel it is pertinent in light of how appallingly Ralepelle has been treated over the course of his Test career.
In detailing Ralepelle's plight, you cannot ignore the impact and timing of injuries on his career. In 2008 then coach Peter de Villiers said he would have been his starting hooker had he not been sidelined at the beginning of his tenure. It proved to be no more than lip service, as De Villiers subsequently played Ralepelle in small bursts. Jake White was culpable as well, consistently extolling Ralepelle's value but seldom backing that with game time.
Meyer has been honest with Ralepelle from the start, never leading the player to believe he had more of a chance than he actually did. And with every hooker fit, Ralepelle is, at best, fourth in Meyer's pecking order behind Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss and Schalk Brits. Meyer told me on Monday that he doesn't see Ralepelle as an impact player, which further undermines his cause.
'I can't speak for other coaches but I feel for Chiliboy,' Meyer added. 'This was the year I thought he would push hard for a starting spot. He had a chance when Bismarck was injured, but then he got injured himself, and when he came back he was on the bench for the Bulls while Adriaan got better and better. Then Tiaan [Liebenberg] came in and played really well. We're blessed with some world-class hookers in South Africa. Hopefully next year Chili can play regularly and force his way back.'
I've spoken to some people close to the 26-year-old and he is deeply frustrated. This is understandable. In 21 Tests Ralepelle has played just 307 minutes, 125 of those against Italy and Namibia.
His contract with the Bulls runs until October 2013. It is a simple business decision if emotion is removed. Ralepelle should cash in with a European or Japanese club thereafter or negotiate an early release. In the absence of a Test future, and having won every title he can with the franchise, Ralepelle needs to be selfish and pursue a deal that would benefit him financially as well as a player and person. Either that or continue to be the world's best paid crash-test dummy.


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PUNXSUTAWNEY — Marion Center sophomore Brodey Thompson may not have been included on the Carl A. Truance Holiday Classic All-Tournament team, but his three-pointer at the buzzer lifted the Stingers past the Punxsy boys' basketball team Thursday night in front of a near-capacity crowd in Punxsutawney.
The Chucks (3-3) were ahead 49-48 with 9.3 seconds left before Daniel Triponey missed the front end of a one-and-one. As Marion Center's sharp shooting Alex Woodrow, the tournament MVP, raced down court, he was met by one of Punxsy's tallest players — Luke Janocha.
PUNXSUTAWNEY — A day after scoring eight second-half points, the Punxsy girls' basketball team scored just 10 during the final two quarters Thursday to drop both games of the Carl A. Truance Holiday Classic in Punxsutawney.
The Lady Chucks (2-6) trailed 28-20 after three quarters, but Hazleton was able to pull away with a 15-5 final quarter to earn a 43-25 victory in the tournament's consolation game.
• After seven years of war, President Obama formally declared the U.S. combat mission in Iraq to be over.
In contesting no victory, Obama concluded the war with 4,400 dead troops, in addition to tens of thousands injured and hundreds of billions of dollars spent.
He acknowledged the future of the nation with a commitment to fixing the exhausted economy.
• Sept. 2, following the explosion of an oil platform off the coast of Louisiana, all 13 crew members were rescued.
This marked the second disaster in the Gulf of Mexico within a five-month period.
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Bill Cooper recalled Thursday that his mother used to have a needlepoint pillow bearing the words, "After 40, it's patch, patch, patch."
"Forty sometimes becomes 50, but this year, I've had a lot of patches," said Cooper, 64, who is retiring after a 35-year career with S&T Bank. "I want to retire while I have the health to enjoy it."
Having undergone quadruple bypass surgery in July 2008, he said, "That gets your attention."
His last day at the bank, where he serves as regional vice-president for commercial lending, is Monday.
• May 1, PAHS was the scene of the annual mock crash, an event sponsored by SADD, in which the results of drinking and driving are graphically portrayed.
• A fire destroyed a home at 144 Lower Clinton St., in Rossiter. The house was occupied by William Travis Jr., Marie Ondoua and their 19-month-old son, Domenic. It was ruled accidental by Punxsutawney-based State Police fire marshal Mick McCracken.
• May 3, PAHS juniors and seniors named Kaylyn Means as the prom queen, and Kyle Straub as the prom king at the Punxsutawney Country Club.
PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsy junior tandem of Daniel Triponey and Logan Weaver combined for 40 points during the Chucks' 61-48 triumph over Clarion during the first day of the 16th-annual Carl A. Truance Holiday Classic Wednesday night in Punxsutawney.
Triponey led with a game-high 23 points, and Weaver followed with 17 points, as the Chucks returned to the tournament's championship game after missing out last year.
Punxsy will face Marion Center at 7:45 p.m. tonight with the title on the line. Marion Center is coming off a 61-42 victory over Redbank Valley earlier Wednesday.
PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsy girls' basketball team was unable to crack 30 points before missing out on the Carl A. Truance Holiday Classic Championship Game for the third-straight season during a 41-29 loss to Westmont Hilltop Wednesday night in Punxsutawney.
Punxsy senior Shawnna Crago scored 18 points, but she didn't receive much help, as the rest of the Lady Chucks' roster combined for 11 points.
Junior Alex Magill added seven points, and Parris Kernich tallied two.
BROOKVILLE — The Jefferson County Commissioners met Tuesday and discussed possible projects, or rather, a lack thereof, on the horizon in 2011.
The commissioners reported that there are no large scale projects involving county-owned property for the upcoming year.
The commissioners were forced to make emergency repairs to the courthouse, 911 center and jail this past year.
Jean Douthit, 80, Punxsutawney, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010, at the Golden Living Center in Shippenville.
She was born Aug. 17, 1930, a daughter of the late Carlton and Jane (Lewis) Reitz.
She was married to Howard Douthit, who preceded her in death.
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Metal and flowers — few things have less in common.
One represents tough, man-made functionality and the other, natural, delicate beauty.
Stephen Zawistowski has committed himself to combining the two in his artwork by taking metal and sculpting it into flora found across the state.
"It's fascinating to take steel and turn it into something delicate," Zawistowski said.
Zawistowski had a lifelong fascination with understanding how things work.
When he was a child, he took apart a go-cart to see how it functioned. When his father, a mechanic for the Marine Corps and veteran of three wars, saw what he was doing, Zawistowski said his father used it as a teaching moment.
"We got to spend the rest of the weekend putting it back together," Zawistowski said. "I don't think he was upset about it at all. He was also interested in how things work."
It wasn't until he was a teenager, taking a class field trip to Colonial Williamsburg, though, that Zawistowski would discover welding while visiting a blacksmith's shop. According to Zawistowski, the experience tapped into an elemental part of him.
"It was noisy, dirty ... sparks flying everywhere from hammering two pieces of metal together," Zawistowski said. "It appealed to me as a male. I was mesmerized. I thought it was a great skill."
For decades afterward, Zawistowski remembered what he saw and kept it in his mind as he grew up and started his career as an agent for the State Bureau of Investigation, a job he would have for nearly 30 years. Zawistowski said his nature as a visual, observant person served him well during his years working to enforce the state's drugs laws.
"Anyone in law enforcement is a trained observer," Zawistowski said. "I have a big imagination and I can think through situations. … Understanding human nature and having the imagination to do what we needed to do was a positive attribute."
During Zawistowski's years on the beat, he continued to work on his art. Originally, Zawistowski worked primarily in wood carvings and stained glass. Then, more than two decades after his visit to the blacksmith's shop, Zawistowski saw a welding kit at a yard sale for $20, a relative steal. Zawistowski said he went to work on figuring out how to mesh two pieces of cold, hard metal into one. Though Zawistowski said it took him a few weeks to learn how to do that, the process of welding takes a lifetime of practice to master.
"It's a continuing process," Zawistowski said "The mechanics take a few weeks to figure out, but in order to do it right and do it well, it's something that goes on and on. … It's a neverending process and that's what makes it fun."
Zawistowski continued to work with his metal, especially after retiring from the SBI in the summer of 2009. Zawistowski already had a business, Stephen Z Metal Design, that creates decorative rails, gates furniture and gifts. For the past year, Zawistowski has also been working on a series of items that combine the durability of steel with the beauty of plants indigenous to North Carolina.
"What I'm trying to do is blend art and industry," Zawistowski said. "I'm fascinated by the function of beauty in nature. A flower isn't beautiful for people's benefits, but for the benefit of bugs to pollinate it. Like those flowers, I'm trying to mix form and function and make more functional pieces for homes and make them beautiful at the same time."
The fruit of Zawistowski's labor is on display at the Council of the Arts in downtown Jacksonville. Connie Wenner, the executive director of the Council of the Arts, say exhibits like Zawistowski's are rare, not only in nature but in quality.
"He's a perfectionist," Wenner said. "He knows what he wants to do and how he wants it to look. There's not a line out of place."
She said she's never seen an exhibit that has every piece represent something indigenous to North Carolina in a whole show.
What comes next for Zawistowski is unknown, but according to him, he will enjoy the process from start to finish.
"I'm lucky to have the opportunity to do something like this," said Zawistowski. "It's wonderful to get the opportunity to create every day. I get to dream up stuff and create it."
For more information on Zawistowski's work, visit stephenzmetaldesigns.com or call him at 910-330-9731.
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"Stephen Zawistowski "The Art of Nature" art exhibit will be on display at the Council of the Arts on 826 New Bridge St. in Jacksonville until Sept. 27. The gallery is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Items on display are for sale. For more information, call 910-455-9840.
"Stephen Zawistowski "The Art of Nature" art exhibit will be on display at the Council of the Arts on 826 New Bridge St. in Jacksonville until Sept. 27. The gallery is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Items on display are for sale. For more information, call 910-455-9840.
Christopher Thomas is a staff writer for the Jacksonville Daily News. To contact him, call 910-381-9241 or e-mail him at email@example.com.


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Do you wish you could do more to help end dog fighting? You might be surprised by just how much you can help—especially when you use the toolkit the ASPCA developed with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Initially created for law enforcement, Dogfighting: A Guide for Community Actiongives you the tools to recognize the violent crimes of dog fighting in your community.
We know that sometimes the hardest thing about getting involved is figuring out where to start. Our toolkit will teach you how to build an animal task force in your community, demonstrate ways to partner with local law enforcement, and even provide useful tips on how to handle the animal victims involved.
You can download the full toolkit to combat dog fighting free of charge here. Also, please consider taking the free, self-paced online course Combating Dogfighting, which accompanies the Toolkit. Without your compassion and willingness to take action, our struggle to end dog fighting would be that much harder—thank you!
These dogs/puppies, are abused, injured and killed. These dogs don't get shots, vaccinations and veterinary care, so they usually have/contract MAJOR diseases.
Please, please, ,please stop this horrific, barbaric behavior. I love all animals and they deserve our help.
Please, let me know, how can I help to stop this animal cruelty, the owners of dog fiting should go to jail. Send me any form to submit requst to my state oficials. Janina
This can't be allowed to continue without impunity to anyone participating in dog fighting. With dog fighting being a felony in every state, all indications are that many penalties being handed down from the courts for dog fighting convictions are nothing more than inconveniences to the offenders. It's long past time for, not only dog owners, but everyone to GET INVOLVED and do what we can do to pressure our appointed lawmakers to strengthen the laws against dog fighting to include mandatory prison time and stiffer fines for anyone is acting as a breeder, trainer, promoter, merchandise vendor, or witness to the dog fighting industry. This activity is not only a twenty-four hour a day nightmare for the dogs, but a cancer that requires complete removal. Please text, write, E-mail, or call anyone you feel can help end this horror. Without getting involved this will never end. PLEASE HELP..
People who fight dogs are nothing but COWARDS! SICK COWARDS!
I think all the people how put dogs through this should go to hell
it makes me really sad just to know that lots of animals are suffering in this world... I think all the people how put dogs through this should burn in hell.im an animal lover nd i will do anything for them...
They are our best friends. Making money that way is from COWARDS AND INHUMANS!!
I hate hearing or seeing about dog fights. I'm in school right now so I can be a vet tech and help all animals. I personally have a pit bull terroir and I love him as much as my kids. People that live around us are scared of him but they don't know anything about him. He is very loving and playful. He is great with my kids and my three cats. I want to get another one once I get a job so he has a playmate. I would love to work with the ASPCA one day. I hope one day pit bulls are loved by everyone.


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I'm curious how many three's there have been on 18 at cv. I finally got it today and am riding high
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Nice! Being a leftie helps a bit but that's STILL a GREAT accomplishment. I noticed that you got a World's invite too.
I've threed it twice.
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I have gotten it three times.
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Wow, guys that's bomb. My three was basically a fairway ace from about 200 feet out. Eric or Jeremy, were you guys putting for an easy three or was it more of a backhand throw?
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Mine were both on about 40-50 foot putts. I had one 40 footer fall out during the Open last year. It would be SWEET to three it in a tourney!
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Billy smashed the chains about mid way between the ditch by the mando tree and the ditch toward the bend. I guess about mid field, slightly closer to the road. Couldn't see the basket around the corner, for sure. About 20mph winds. First the throw.....a few seconds of gusty flight....then CHING! it was going at it so hard, there was no way it stuck. but it did for a 3. Best shot of the day!
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I had one that was under the basket and the other 2 were about 40 foot putts. My second shots are sidearm most of the time, depending on the conditions.
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I got a 3 on #18 at CV once but it was from the short tee pad. It took an average drive, a fantastic roller (you gotta love Innova's Roadrunner), and a monster 30 foot putt. I know it hardly qualifies being from the short tee pad but I felt pretty good about it.
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Stroll colorful Kitsap for shoreline vistas and Scandinavia
Bainbridge Island, Poulsbo offer shoreline, Scandinavia
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Whimsical rock sculptures greet visitors strolling along the Bainbridge Island marina district that is within walking distance of the ferry dock. A few escaped and can be seen at places around town.
The embroidered boots come in all sizes and are $210 a pair at Tasdemir Rugs & Island Ambiance in the Winslow downtown section on Bainbridge Island.
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Colorful pots line a walk on Front Street NE in downtown Poulsbo, a picturesque seaside town in Kitsap County and home of the annual Viking Fest in May.
It's impossible to say no to the spread of colorful pastries at Sluys Bakery, home of the World Famous Poulsbo Bread.
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Scarves are among the many fun fashions for sale in Winslow.
The harbor at Poulsbo reflects the town's founders: Norwegian fishermen and farmers on the shore of Liberty Bay.
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Bainbridge Island merchant Murat Tasdemir, owner of Tasdemir Rugs & Island Ambience, said the leather-lined Russian boots he sells are made for walking and hold up in the rain. He said the embroidery symbolizes"abundant blessings." Shoppers can buy a handbag to match.
And be home by dark.
You need only to look as far as Kitsap County. Make sure to go soon to beat the summer tourist onslaught so you can sit in outdoor cafes, not traffic.
In one swoop you can tour Poulsbo and Bainbridge Island, explore forested back roads, the waterfront and, if you're still craving excitement, the casino between the two destinations.
Driving from Snohomish County, avoid Seattle congestion by boarding the Edmonds ferry to Kingston. From there, it's under 30 minutes to get to Poulsbo, including a stop for a goofy photo-op with those carved wooden troll statues on Highway 104.
Velkommen to Poulsbo.
That's welcome, Norwegian style.
Scandinavians settled in this town on the shore of Liberty Bay because the fjords reminded them of their homeland.
It is the fourth largest city in Kitsap County with a population of about 9,300 lucky people.
Who wouldn't want to live here?
The place is straight out of a storybook. There are colorful houses, a giant red clock, Viking murals and a bakery with pastries as big as the boats.
A bench on the breezy Poulsbo waterfront is the perfect place to relax and daydream.
I witnessed proof of the town's prevailing Viking hardiness when I saw two boys about 10 years old, in shorts and no shirts, skateboarding on the marina. When one boy's skateboard rolled into the chilly water, he jumped right in after it.
The historic downtown is a quaint village of pubs, fishhouses and rosemaled shops offering up consignment treasures to fine art.
Speaking of fine treasures: The spread of pastries at Sluys Bakery, home of the World Famous Poulsbo Bread, is as pretty as it is tasty. The pizza flavored buns are a savory version of bear claws. A bag of a dozen was only $6.
Those rolls should be on the eating contest roster at The Viking Fest. The annual event, May 17, 18 and 19, has competitions to see who can eat the most lutefisk and oysters. Other highlights are Leikarringen dancers, stand-up paddleboard races and a parade. (Check it out at www.vikingfest.org.)
The little hand on the town's big red clock was inching toward 3 as we headed to Bainbridge. We didn't brake for that majestic midway temptation known as Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort. Not this time.
Bainbridge Island is about five miles wide and 10 miles long. You can veer off main roads and not get too lost. Sheep and llamas graze the rolling hills. A heart-shaped sign reads "Take your time."
The island has 53 miles of shoreline. It is especially fun to drive around and look at the homes with killer views of the Seattle skyline.
There are lots of real estate offices in Bainbridge's Winslow downtown district, just in case you decide you never want to leave.
The Winslow strip has a bevy of boutiques, bistros, wine-tastings and galleries, all within walking distance for those who hop the Bainbridge ferry from downtown Seattle.
The sidewalk display of embroidered velvet boots outside Tasdemir Rugs & Island Ambiance will stop you in your tracks. So, too, will the friendly shopkeeper.
The $210 leather-lined Russian boots are made for walking and hold up in the rain, said Murat Tasdemir, a Winslow merchant for 18 years. "Everybody who buys them love them so much they drool about them. It is their favorite piece," he said. "We have every size, up to size 12."
Not your thing? No problem.
"My wife owns the store across the street that you have to visit. She has a lot of cute stuff," he said.
The downtown is a spectrum of sensory delights for all ages and wallets.
Everything looks good on the menu photo mural on Emmy's Vegetarian House, a kiosk take-out that sizzles with the aroma of Asian stir-fry. Partaking takes cash only and not much of it. Ten dollars buys a heaping plate and a drink, with change back for the Tip Jar.
Whimsical rock sculptures greet visitors strolling along the marina a few blocks from downtown. The scenic pathway lets you experience the vicarious thrill of sailboating without getting your feet wet.
For that, you can wait to dip your toes in the water at Fay Bainbridge Park in the northeast corner of the island.
The 17-acre state park has a sandy beach, fire circles and panoramic views of Mount Rainier and Puget Sound.
What better place to cap off the day.
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Great news for animals nationwide! On June 21, the U.S. Senate took a huge step toward strengthening federal laws against animal fighting by approving the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act, which had been a stand-alone bill in the Senate (S. 1947), as part of that chamber's version of the Farm Bill.
This humane measure would make it a federal offense to knowingly attend an organized animal fight and would impose additional penalties for bringing children to animal fights. Violators would face up to one year in prison for attending a fight, and up to three years in prison for bringing or causing a minor to attend.
While organized animal fighting is a federal crime and is illegal in all 50 states, the issue of spectators at these events has not been fully addressed on the federal level—and laws against spectatorship vary from state to state.
"This measure would help law enforcement by allowing them to pursue and punish the spectators who drive the market for animal fighting," says Nancy Perry, Senior Vice President of ASPCA Government Relations. "Furthermore, children need protection from the spectacle of animal fighting, as well as its dangerous and illegal associated activities, including drugs, weapons and gambling."
In order for the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act to become law, the U.S. House must add the same language it its version of the Farm Bill, which is still being crafted. The Farm Bill is expected to be finalized by the end of summer.
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I have 2 pits of my own so i am really pleased to see this bill passed. we need to protect these poor inocent dogs!
It says all animal fighting, so I assume cock-fighting is also included. I'm happy to hear about the Senate's vote. Now, we have to make sure it passes for the next vote with the House. I think the ASPCA will send out an action for supporters of this bill to take. Thank you to everyone who made this victory possible! Let's keep putting the pressure on so that it passes in the House!
Yes!!! It's about time people were punished for promoting, attending, supporting, betting on, etc. animal fighting. It's a step in the right direction! YAY for the animals!! (BTW-WE are animals too!!!) Let's be kind to all animals, everywhere!!
Great idea. But first, it would have to be a felonious offense, enforceable by individual states...and lately there are governors who are refusing to enact Obama's ACA, much less anything to lay down the law for animal abuse. Sorry, but I don't see the reality here (Scott Walker is my governor) in work. Sucks though...people who enjoy this crap pretty much feel the same way about their fellow humans but don't have the stones to pick on someone their own size.
absolutely incredible about time!
The dog fighting mafia is one step ahead. I understand they are already putting the dogs in a room with cameras, viewers who are betting are given passwords with access to the webcam and bets are placed online. No noise, no congegation of persons to attract attention. Not good...
Hi, it's very encouraging to see the leaps and bounds that have been occurring in your legal fight against dog-fighting. We are in the early stages of just getting the police and government to agree that dog-fighting is cruel and contravenes the existing regulations of the country. We are hoping our workshop on the 17th of July which is bringing together representatives from the police force (central and local), court systems, government departments, veterinary associations, animal rights advocates and welfare groups and other relevant NGOs to try and create a resolution on how to tackle reports of dog-fighting, monkey mask entertainers, and animal abusers in general. Until now all efforts to report animal abuse have failed as there are no clear guidelines or procedures to handle these cases. Successful or not, we are at least going to expose the participants to the realities of abuse and the frustrations we face. We are also planning a regional talk in around September or October with participants from Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand and other neighboring countries to share experiences. If anyone is interested in coming over and helping, please contact me at [email protected] We need as much help as we can.. Thanks


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Patti Smithmusician; author; visual artist
Born: 12/30/1946
Birthplace: Chicago
Best known for her influential albums of the 1970s, including Horses (1975) and Easter (1978), Smith is also a performance artist, poet, and visual artist. She took a hiatus from recording in 1980 that was interrupted only by 1988's Dream of Life until the releases Gone Again (1996), Peace and Noise (1997), Gung Ho (2000) and Trampin' (2004).
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Kraft Lawrence has been walking the lonely path of the itinerant merchant for seven years. His life changes forever when he meets Holo, the wolf-god of the harvest, and the two begin traveling together. Soon they discover a unique opportunity to exploit the depreciating silver currency of the kingdom of Trenni, but their plans go awry when a competing organization captures Holo and threatens to turn her over to the oppressive, monotheistic Church.
Story by Isuna Hasekura and Art by Keito Koume.
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Against Two Deadly Tornadoes and All Odds, Pfeiffer Golfer Returns to Links After Incredible Road to Recovery
June 10, 2011
SASKATOON, S.K. - No one should have to go through what Saskatchewan golfer Troy Bulmer has already experienced in his young life. Mononucleosis, bronchitis, whooping cough, strep throat and the first confirmed Saskatchewan case of swine flu - not to mention tornadoes, which caused a horrific car crash that killed his father and nearly left him dead.
You would think Bulmer would shudder and cringe at the recent news of tornadoes ravaging the United States.
"My dad was the same way, that if you dwell on something, you're an idiot, basically," Bulmer, who plays out of Saskatoon's Riverside Country Club, now says matter-of-factly.
"Tornadoes are just a part of what happens in life and what happens everywhere. I can't be sitting at home crying, because I would have never done that before. Why should I be doing it now?"
On his way to North Carolina last summer with his dad, Rod, to begin college and an exciting new life at Pfeiffer University on a golf scholarship, their car got sucked up by a tornado and spit out nearly a kilometre away.
Rod Bulmer was killed. Troy somehow survived.
Cracked collarbone, fractured neck, torn joints, ripped tendons, broken ribs, collapsed lungs and head trauma. Bulmer was told he would never golf again.
This weekend, against all odds, he will play in a tournament for the first time since playing in the 2010 Saskatchewan Amateur last July.
Bulmer, 20, is entered in the RBC Open at Nipawin.
"That's kind of the beauty of playing golf in Saskatoon - you get used to not playing for five or sixth months," he says. "I'll go about it the same as I ever would. I'll work hard and prepare as much as I can."
On Aug. 12, 2010, Troy and Rod Bulmer had just reached the U.S. border at North Dakota. There was a tornado watch in the area and, while Troy finished going over some paperwork for entry as a student, a small tornado touched down in the surrounding area. "Just this tight little side-winder touched down for about 20 seconds and went back up," recalls Bulmer. "Right in the middle of the field with no damage.
"We just said: All right, let's keep going. In hindsight, you could say, you should have stayed there, but it's rain, it's wind and a little bit of hail. Who's not going to drive? We've driven in worse conditions than that in Saskatchewan."
Around 10 p.m., the rain and hail were coming down hard. Their goal was to reach Bismark, N.D., about 90 minutes away.
"We just kept driving really slow so the windshield wipers could keep up to the hail and rain," Bulmer recalls. "All of a sudden, this brown layer just covered across the highway - it was dirt. The whole vehicle started shifting and the back end started lifting because we got hit from behind with it.
"All of sudden, we were just airborne. We started rolling - it wasn't even that bad at first - just rolling and then we flipped off the road. We got carried a couple of hundred metres off the road onto the wheel-wells.
"At that point, we were both doing OK."
Then tornado No. 2 hit.
"We heard that sound - that freight-train sound, like everybody says. That came up and I still have no idea - my doctors and I are still confused as to why I thought to do this - but I took my T-shirt and pulled it up and put my arms (across his throat and face), just as we started to get picked up again.
"I covered my vitals, my neck and whatnot. That ended up being a huge saving factor for me because I had a whole bunch of glass in my forearms. If that glass had nicked me anywhere here, in the jugular, I'd be done." Bulmer: Overcame odds to golf again
"The second one (tornado) picked us up and we started spinning around and we got launched out. I think the final report was that we were right in between a quarter and a half-mile off the road. Basically, that was all flight time."
His body now turned upside down and seat-belt ripped from its shoulder harness, Bulmer's face was planted on the gas pedal, his toes were sticking out of the sunroof. He was eventually able to free himself, but his father could not move. Troy was able to flee the wreckage and seek help. He "hotfooted it through the field and ran, I guess, two miles" before coming across some emergency vehicles in this farmer's lot which also got hit.
"I just showed up and they all just looked at me. They were, like, 'we need to get you to a hospital.' I might have just looked like a goblin," says Bulmer.
Bulmer was taken to the first of two hospitals and the start of a long recovery process.
At first, he was told he would never golf again. About two months after his first meeting with his orthopedic surgeon, he was told he would not golf competitively again.
"About four months later, he said, 'Yeah, I expect a full recovery' and that you're good to go, basically."
Bulmer admits it was tough on him both physically and mentally until he got back to Saskatoon.
"The support and everything I had from my friends, they completely eliminated the emotional (pain) - not completely, but you know what I mean," he says.
"Physically, obviously, there was a lot of mending to do. They say 60 per cent is mental and the other 40 per cent is in your head. It was actually ridiculous at times. I had my own private room and the signing sheet, at one time, there were 27 people in my room.
"When you've got that many people hoping that you can get better, how can't you?"
Around Christmas time, Bulmer was finally allowed to hit balls. He'd hit 10 to 15 balls, but then got tired, so he did a lot of putting and chipping instead. He didn't get back to hitting anything stronger than an eight-iron until March.
He was going two or three times to the Ramada Dome with swing coach Earl Scott from Christmas to March.
Scott says Bulmer's comeback has
been pretty amazing.
"His distance and work ethic is very impressive . . . you can attribute a lot of it to his own willpower to get better and healthy," says Scott, head professional at Riverside.
"It's a testament to his character and what he's gone through and how well he's done mentally. I'm very impressed with the way he's come back and how he's dedicated himself to the game. A lot of quick return, especially physically, is just from his hard work. That's just showing up in his golf game."
Phil Grosse, manager of sport development for Golf Saskatchewan, says he had the pleasure of playing golf with Troy in late May.
"No. 3 at Riverside is 440 and he drove the ball 10 yards short of the green," recalls Grosse. "Yeah, we had a 60-km wind behind us, but it was unbelievable because the very next hole, No. 4, he hit the green, 429 yards, with a side wind. People think I hit the ball long, but this kid hits it a ton. I am not use to seeing somebody hit the ball 80100 yards by me.
"His potential is huge. He was long before and, after everything he has been through, he is 15 to 20 yards longer now."
Through the years, Grosse also watched Bulmer battle mononucleosis, H1N1 virus and weight loss.
Near the end of his Grade 12 year, Bulmer contracted H1N1.
"It got me really bad," he recalls. "It settled into my lungs and kidneys."
In Nipawin this weekend, Bulmer will be without his best friend and occasional caddy, his dad.
Tournament participants will wear green ribbons in memory of the late Rod Bulmer and late StarPhoenix sports editor Doug McConachie.
"He took (caddying) very seriously," Troy says of his dad. "He absolutely loved doing it. He'd always grow a tournament moustache or goatee."
A colleague had told him that the two Bulmers together were like two teenagers.
"He always said, 'I don't think I've seen a son and his dad talk and hang out like the way you do, like, literally, two buddies. That was the same with (brother) Kelly and (sister) Torrie. Nothing was off limits. He'd just shoot the breeze like a normal kid. For being a 50-plus guy - he'd be 52 this past May 11 - he was a very, very, very young 51, you could say.
"His favourite motto was, 'I'm never growing old.' As much as it sucks, he never did grow old."
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Astus wrote:What are the reasons for Togal practice?
The reason is the basis, which is your own nature.
In the basis (gzhi) there were neutral awarenesses (sh shes pa lung ma bstan) that did not recognize themselves. (Dzogchen texts actually do not distinguish whether this neutral awareness is one or multiple.) This non-recognition was the innate ignorance. Due to traces of action and affliction from a previous universe, the basis became stirred and the Five Pure Lights shone out. When a neutral awareness recognized the lights as its own display, that was Samantabhadra (immediate liberation without the performance of virtue). Other neutral awarenesses did not recognize the lights as their own display, and thus imputed "other" onto the lights. This imputation of "self" and "other" was the imputing ignorance. This ignorance started sentient beings and samsara (even without non-virtue having been committed).


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Just one week left now for schools to send in their weather data. Many have done so already and are well on their way to receiving their super scientist certificates.
So far this week I've had 305 records sent in! The schools that have kept the best records will be put forward for selection for a chance to win a nature activity trip. The winner will be selected and announced next Thursday!
Flower reports have come in by now from all across Wales. I'm glad so many flowers have survived this cold winter. Some schools lost their daffodils to the frost - such a shame - but they will still receive their certificates for being such good scientists.
This year's mystery bulb is a tulip. I really like this one because it is so colorful.
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Day of the daffs
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As if by magic crocus flowers have sprung up all over Wales!
Many opened during the half term holidays, so we should receive a lot more records - now the pupils are back in school.
Unusually, this year the crocus has been reported in Mid Wales before being reported in West Wales. Good news for Ysgol Glantwymyn who normally have to wait the longest for their flowers.
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No reports of daffodils yet - but I'm sure we will have a few sightings soon.
My daffodils have started to tilt their heads in preparation to flower. The trees in my garden have started to flower and grow leaves, soon their will be lots of colour in my garden. I can't wait! Lots of signs of spring at St Fagans too.
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Johan Goosen has the potential to become a truly world-class flyhalf for the Springboks.
Every elite rugby playing country wishes they had a Dan Carter. But none more so than the All Blacks' bitter rivals, the Springboks.
There have been false dawns, Gaffie du Toit the most notable of those. Others have been cast aside early as pretenders. Not so Goosen. He has something special, with just enough special to stir hope that the Springboks may have, in him, at very least a strong rebuttal to Carter, at best an answer to him.
In an exclusive interview with SA Rugby magazine, Goosen talks about:
- How he doesn't feel the pressure of Test rugby
- Why he sometimes gets very emotional
- His early playing days
- Why he's always prepared to 'have a go' when it comes to long-range goal kicks
- Why there's no difference between kicking for posts at Super Rugby and Test levels
- How he deals with criticism
- His preferred style of play
- His challengers for the Bok No 10 jersey
- Why he'll stay at the Cheetahs
Also in the new issue:
– Why the Springboks must make an honest assessment of their 2012 season if they are to improve
– Once South African rugby's forgotten man, Francois Louw could ironically become one of the Springboks' most important figures in seasons to come
– Cory Jane has proven that size doesn't matter when it comes to Test wings
– SA Rugby magazine analyses the Springboks' end-of-year tour opponents
– Leinster hooker Richardt Strauss could soon be representing Ireland on the Test stage
– Tim Visser was born and raised in the Netherlands, where rugby is an insignificant sport. Now he's playing at the highest level for Scotland
– England centre Brad Barritt is finally starting to realise his potential as a Test player
– Ghanaian-born wing Raymond Rhule had an outstanding Currie Cup for the Cheetahs
– JP du Plessis is pleased to be back in the Western Cape after short stints with the Sydney Roosters and Melbourne Rebels
– Warren Gatland will become the second New Zealander to coach the Lions when they tour Australia next year, but he's unlikely to make the same mistakes as Graham Henry in 2001
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ADAM BURNETT, writing in SA Rugby magazine, says James O'Connor is worth his weight in gold to the Wallabies.
James O'Connor had no idea that this routine game of 'dorm rugby' was about to be his last. The teenager had taken heavier hits in his time, and any inkling that death's door had just been rattled was almost too faint to heed. Almost. Had it not clicked for O'Connor to call a nurse – just to be on the safe side – he never would have woken up.
'It was quite intense,' recalls Australia's latest backline sensation. 'Dorm rugby at school was pretty much last man standing and I went to put a hit on one of my mates, but one of the other boys got him first. They both bumped into me and caught me off guard.'
Sounds innocuous enough. Primal even. A group of young males crashing into each other in an attempt to assert their dominance over the rest. Charles Darwin's natural selection and all that.
'Turns out I'd ruptured my spleen. I had three litres of blood sitting in my stomach,' O'Connor reveals. 'If I hadn't had surgery within half an hour, I would have died.'
A fortunate phone call indeed. Fortune, though, is renowned for favouring the brave.
Search your thesaurus for the word 'brave' and a selection of synonyms will include: audacious, confident, daring, dashing, spirited, undaunted. Now rifle through every article on O'Connor from the past two years and you'll be hard pressed to find an example where one of those words wasn't being used to describe this 20-year-old superstar.
Despite a propensity for producing gifted ball-runners, few Australians in recent memory have hit the international scene with the same force as O'Connor. The second-youngest Wallaby in history, he scored a hat-trick in his first full international. At 18 years of age.
Since then, the diminutive danger man has picked up 19 Test caps, all the while learning the tools of his trade alongside his country's most talented and experienced players.
Yep, James O'Connor is only just beginning to learn about international rugby. At 20, he's still growing, and one can bet the house on the fact that his best rugby is still to come.
'I didn't seriously consider rugby union until Grade 11,' says O'Connor, who spent most of his junior years playing rugby league, even getting as far as under-age representation with the Parramatta Eels – a Sydney-based club in the National Rugby League.
'It was only at Nudgee College [in Brisbane] that I had the passion of the game drilled into me. It's such a rugby union nursery, and ever since I went there I really started enjoying the game more [than league] – it's a lot more open and it suits my game.'
Evidently. With only a couple of years' rugby union experience to his name, O'Connor, who had previously been dismissed by most league recruits as being too small, caught the eye of Western Force scouts.
'The Force were never a first option for me but then I was approached and I started to think about it,' he says. 'Matt Giteau went over there and I wanted to play outside him. They also had [former All Blacks coach] John Mitchell, so there were a couple of key role models there for me.'
In what seemed like no time, O'Connor had become the youngest debutant in Super Rugby history. His shock of blond hair wasn't the only thing that caught the eye. Especially of the men who mattered.
'Without a doubt,' says Mitchell, when asked whether the plaudits being heaped upon the youngster are deserved. 'For me, he is up there with Dan Carter and Matt Giteau. Up with Aaron Mauger. Andrew Mehrtens. Carlos Spencer. Those guys.'
That's a pretty serious compliment. For a 20-year-old.
'He has all the key ingredients in terms of balance, speed, power. Power to weight is the key, and the evidence there is Dan Carter,' says Wallabies coach Robbie Deans. 'James has skills, so he offers great versatility in covering positions.'
Versatile and quick, aggressive and smart. The doubters were quick to point out, however, that the man dubbed 'Rabbit' for his elusiveness, was missing a key ingredient in the modern game: size.
'When I first started playing I knew that I had to put on some weight,' O'Connor admits. 'I came over to the Force weighing about 78kg. I'm about 88kg now. The big thing was not rushing it, putting on good weight, not just body mass. As you get older you put on weight naturally, so I'm just taking it step by step at the moment.
'I've worked a lot in the gym doing extras to make sure I'm carrying my weight well. In terms of size-to-power ratio, I'm up there with the rest of the boys, and once I'm on the field, I just have a crack.'
Having a crack. It's an attitude that reflects O'Connor's youth, and one that has held him in good stead when he's come up against the likes of Bryan Habana or Joe Rokocoko while wearing the green and gold of Australia. Incredibly, his heritage means he could have actually been a team-mate of either.
'Dad was a rugby man. He played for Counties Manukau [in New Zealand] as did my grandad,' O'Connor reveals. 'Most of my family are rugby lovers, because my mum's South African, so they're also all rugby mad.'
In fact, in 2008, even the Irish Rugby Union investigated the lineage of the backline flyer, yet the link – a great, great grandfather from Dublin – was too obscure. However, having spent much of his childhood in Te Atatu in Auckland, idolising Christian Cullen while also exploring his interest in rugby league, the interest from across the Tasman was almost inevitable. And while the New Zealand Rugby Union discovered the connection early in O'Connor's development, the choice, he insists, was a no-brainer.
'When I was younger I used to watch the All Blacks,' he says, 'but ever since I started playing at Nudgee it was always my dream to play for the Wallabies – I even had a Wallabies jersey in my final years of high school that I'd wear to training. As soon as I knew they wanted me, it wasn't a tough decision.'
It took this particular piece of Wallaby gold a little while, however, to be convinced that his country did actually want him.
'When I heard that I'd made the Wallabies I thought it was my mates or someone geeing me up,' he says with a laugh. 'I was on my last week of holiday, over on Stradbroke Island [off the coast of Queensland] just chilling out with 10 of my best mates. One of my mates said he'd got a call from my mum saying they couldn't get in touch with me because I had no cell reception. I didn't believe it until my dad got on to me and said, "Look, you've got an hour to get to the airport. Get on that next flight back to the mainland".
'My first year was definitely a whirlwind, and even last year, I wasn't expecting to start any games – I was just trying to soak up the environment and learn as much as possible from all the senior players. I'm still pinching myself about what's happened.'
The hype surrounding O'Connor's rise – with the Gold Coast product immediately dubbed 'the next Matt Giteau' – was quickly justified. The move from the Gold Coast to Perth came easily, and so too did the rigours of Super Rugby. His quality passing, ability to find a gap, and surprising strength all pointed to higher honours. And where O'Connor was right for the Wallabies, the Wallabies were most certainly right for him.
'I can't believe how much it's helped my game. You're training and playing with the best players in Australia, so it's a very competitive environment,' he explains. 'Every training session is like a game, and you learn so much that way because you're always being pushed to your limits. Having those guys around you training at 100% all the time just pushes you that little bit more. You're always picking up little skills.
'And Robbie is such a deep thinker on the game. As an example, we'll be doing backline moves – half the team on half the team – and out of nowhere, Robbie will say, "Why don't you try this?" And so we'll do it, and it'll work. He reads the game so well.'
Last September – a month before he was named Australia's Rookie of the Year – O'Connor committed his immediate future to the Force, re-signing until the end of 2011 for a reported A$1.2 million (R7.2 million). The deal made him one of Australia's highest-paid teenaged sportsmen.
'It was a tough decision,' he says. 'I wanted to stay in Perth because I was enjoying my time there, and there are a lot of good players around me. I also wanted to repay the faith they'd shown in developing me.
'The big question was whether we could get a 10 who I could work off, because losing Giteau was pretty big for me. But then when I heard André Pretorius was on board, it was a big factor looking ahead [Pretorius, though, was injured in pre-season and never played in this year's Super 14].'
And what about the cash? How does a kid keep a lid on those dollars?
'I guess I just look at the money as a bonus,' he says with a smile. 'I'd be playing rugby anyway, regardless of whether I was making money from it or not. But it's good to be financially stable. I've already started investing my money a little bit, trying to be smart with it. Rugby's only really a 10-year stint so I have to make the most of it.'
– This article first appeared in the September issue of SA Rugby magazine.
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