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Dropout from Brief Psychotherapy within a Combination Treatment in Bulimia nervosa: Role of Personality and AngerFassino S. · Abbate-Daga G. · Pierò A. · Leombruni P. · Rovera G.G.
Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatry Section, Service for Eating Disorders, Turin University, Turin, Italy
Published online: 6/12/2003
Issue release date: July–August 2003
Number of Print Pages: 8
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Number of Tables: 2
ISSN: 0033-3190 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0348 (Online)
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Background: To explore the personality, psychopathology, and clinical features of bulimic patients who do not complete psychotherapy, within a combined treatment. Methods: 86 patients with bulimia nervosa (BN; DSM-IV) were evaluated before beginning treatment. The Eating Disorder Inventory II (EDI-II), State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI), and the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) were administered to all patients. Results: 3 subjects failed to engage in psychotherapy. Comparing patients who dropped out (n = 28) with those who did not drop out from psychotherapy (n = 55), significant differences were found in some psychopathologic (EDI-II, STAXI) and personality (TCI) variables. In particular, patients who dropped out from the treatment were more impulsive and more likely to feel anger; they were also less cooperative and less self-directive. No significant differences in sociodemographic, clinical variables and in response to fluoxetine were found between the two groups (dropout and completers). Conclusions: We found a characteristic profile in the bulimic patients who dropped out from brief psychotherapy, i.e., they are less cooperative and more predisposed to anger. These data suggest that dropping out in a subgroup of BN patients could be related to borderline personality traits and to difficulties in making and maintaining a therapeutic relationship. Implications for treatment are discussed.
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Vol. 72, No. 4, Year 2003 (Cover Date: July-August 2003)
Journal Editor: G.A. Fava, Bologna
ISSN: 0033–3190 (print), 1423–0348 (Online)
For additional information: http://www.karger.com/journals/pps
Published online: 6/12/2003
Issue release date: July–August 2003
Number of Print Pages: 8
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 2
ISSN: 0033-3190 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0348 (Online)
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Salvisa Christian Church will host A Lenten Journey for six Mondays beginning Feb. 23, the church announced. The sanctuary will be open from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. A guided meditation will be provided to take participants on a journey through Lent via seven stations.
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Miss Brenda Sue Fields, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Fields, celebrated her 13th birthday with a party given by her parents at their home on Saffell Avenue on Friday evening. Mrs. Carl E. Wright assisted with the entertainment.
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Scattered throughout any community are tiny, struggling churches.
Sometimes they're invisible. If you blink while driving past them you'll miss them. Or they're eyesores — run down, weather worn.
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Freddie Maggard, a former Kansas City Royals baseball player and University of Kentucky quarterback (1988-1992), spoke recently at the Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg's middle/high school chapel service, the school announced.
Maggard shared about putting Christ first in people's lives and reminded the students that the choices we make as young people will affect our futures for the positive or the negative.
He said always putting Christ first will secure a good future.
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Tachycardia is a dangerously rapid heartbeat, arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat and dead is no heartbeat at all — and I had all three recently.
That may be a slight exaggeration and a bit of melodrama, but the truth is I experienced severe panic recently.
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Want to hear high school students speak about the Constitution?
You can this Sunday when the American Legion Post 34 in Lawrenceburg hosts the Area B High School Oratorical Scholarship Contest.
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A man was walking down the street and a beggar came up to him to ask for alms. The man gave him a dime and went on his way. Shortly after, a second beggar asked him for money and he gave him 15 cents.
What time was it?
Answer: is "A quarter to two" or 15 after 10."
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Last Tuesday was a special day for Rhetta Mountjoy — so special that by the time it was nearly over, the date will forever more in Anderson County be named for her.
Family, friends and even Anderson County's elected leaders helped her celebrate her 100th birthday at her home at 1481 Fox Creek Road.
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I have been looking into National Midwifery Institute to further my education. I am ready to continue on my path to becoming a midwife. The last posts that I read about the support system (or lack there of) where dated 2010-11ish. Does anyone have more experience with NMI's program? Has the support system gotten better? I am worried about spending the money to do this program to end up disappointed. I know the with education you get what you put in. But, it sounded like many women felt they had no one to turn to during their schooling. Which really just sounds like you NEED a spectacular preceptor! Any other thoughts or advice? Any idea how to approach this?
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Delhi — The Delaware County Historical Association will offer a one-day knitting and crocheting workshop on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Adults and children are encouraged to come learn how to knit and/or crochet, or perhaps refresh their skills.
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Two suspects were arrested in New Jersey on Jan. 20 in a connection with robbery at the Grand Gorge branch of NBT Bank the previous day. Christopher M. Seamans, 31, of Central Square (Oswego County) and Emily E. White, 20, of Oneida (Madison County) were charged with second-degree robbery. They were arrested by the Atlantic City Police Department.
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Village resident Harriet Grossman has been appointed by the Fleischmanns Village Board to fill a vacancy created last October by the death of Trustee Malcolm Becker. Grossman had been a trustee for four years prior to an unsuccessful re-election bid in March when incumbent Martin Moralis was re-elected and voters ushered in newcomer Todd Pascarella to a trustee's seat. That election also saw David Morell win the mayor's job.
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Margaretville — The Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) Board of Directors will hold a special meeting Thursday, Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. at Corporation offices, 905 Main Street, Margaretville. Board President Georgianna Lepke called the meeting to discuss implications of the recent pharmaceutical disposal enforcement actions brought against watershed health care institutions by the New York State Attorney General's office.
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Margaretville Telephone Company (MTC) has received Public Service Commission approval for expanding services into Downsville. MTC began the process of replacing the Downsville Community Antenna System Inc., more than a year ago. The Public Service Commission issued its Certificate of Confirmation in mid-December.
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Mistrust (band)
From left to right:
Chris Gohde, Tim Wolfe, Jeff L'Heureux,
Michael Winston, and Owen Wright
|Background information
|Seattle, Washington, USA
|Heavy metal
|Years active
|C.O.M.A., Heart of Steel
|Associated acts
My Sister's Machine
|Past members
|Chris Gohde
Jeff L'Heureux
Michael Winston
Tim Wolfe
Owen Wright
Mistrust was a heavy metal band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. This band primarily consisted of vocalist Jeff L'Heureux, guitarists Owen Wright and Michael Winston, bassist Tim Wolfe, and drummer Chris Gohde. They recorded one album in their brief existence called Spin the World, which was originally released through C.O.M.A. Records in 1986 and again through Heart of Steel Records in 2009.[1][2]
Background and formation (1981-1984)[edit]
Before joining Mistrust, vocalist Jeff L'Heureux was involved in a band called Culprit, which was first formed in 1981.[3] They recorded one studio album in 1983 called Guilty as Charged.[3][4] Meanwhile, guitarist Michael Winston and bassist Tim Wolfe played in a band called Rottweiler,[5] appearing alongside various other artists on a compilation album in 1984 called Northwest Metalfest; this album also features the band Sato whose bass player was future Alice in Chains member Mike Starr.[6] Winston and Wolfe left Rottweiler shortly afterwards to join guitarist Owen Wright, drummer Chris Gohde, and vocalist Kevin Wells in what was then the first incarnation of Mistrust.[7] When asked why they chose Mistrust as their band name, Gohde replied, " I forget who came up with the name, but I think Owen did. We thought there was a lot of "mistrust" in the world so kind[a] just went with it. And it sounded cool!"[7] Things began to fall apart with Wells prompting the rest of the band to search for a different vocalist as they continued to hone their craft. Eventually, Jeff L'Heureux agreed to help out and sing on their demo but initially declined to join the band as he was still with Culprit at the time.[7]
Spin the World (1985-1988)[edit]
In 1985, Mistrust recorded a song with L'Heureux as a part-time member called "Running for My Life", which later appeared on the compilation album Pacific Metal Project.[7][8] When Culprit broke up following the departure of guitarist Kjartan Kristofferson (who would also later join Mistrust, albeit briefly) and bassist Scott Earl, L'Heureux became a full-time member of Mistrust. A year later, they released their first full-length album Spin the World, which was released through C.O.M.A. records in 1986. The release of this album brought them opening gigs with Alice Cooper, Stryper, and Loudness.[7] However, the record failed to sell enough and things began to fall apart again culminating with Winston's departure from the group in 1987. Former Culprit guitarist Kjartan Kristofferson took his place for a brief period and the group continued performing shows and writing music but eventually they decided to call it quits in 1988.[7]
Post-break-up (1988-present)[edit]
After the break-up, Owen Wright and Chris Gohde formed the band My Sister's Machine along with singer-guitarist Nick Pollock and bassist Chris Ivanovich; Pollock previously played guitar with singer Layne Staley in an early incarnation of Alice in Chains.[9] They recorded two albums, Diva and Wallflower, before breaking up in 1994. In 2009, Mistrust reunited at the Feedback Lounge in West Seattle to celebrate the CD release of Spin the World through Heart of Steel Records.
- Chris Gohde - drums
- Jeff L'Heureux - vocals
- Michael Winston - guitar
- Tim Wolfe - bass
- Owen Wright - guitar
- Studio albums
|Album details
|Spin the World
- Other appearances
|"Running for Life"
|Pacific Metal Project
|Restless Records
- ^ "Mistrust at Encyclopaedia Metallum". Metal-archives.com. 2002-08-17. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ "Spin the World at Encyclopaedia Metallum". Metal-archives.com. 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Culprit Allmusic Bio". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Guilty as Charged Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ^ Rottweiler at Encyclopaedia Metallum Retrieved on 2 January 2012.
- ^ Northwest Metalfest Discogs
- ^ a b c d e f Spin the World (Media notes). Mistrust. Heart of Steel Records. 2009.
- ^ Pacific Metal Project Discogs
- ^ Boehm, Mike (May 15, 1992). "MSM: Newest Vein of Gold in Seattle's Hard-Rock Quarry". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
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Minera Andes Announces That Inferred Resources More Than Double at the San Jose Mine, Argentina
Monday, November 22, 2010
Minera Andes Announces That Inferred Resources More Than Double at the San Jose Mine, Argentina08:17 EST Monday, November 22, 2010TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 22, 2010) - Minera Andes Inc. (TSX:MAI)(OTCBB:MNEAF) is pleased to announce the results of an updated independent mineral resource estimate as at September 30, 2010 at the San José mine in Santa Cruz province, southern Argentina. The contained silver in the Inferred Mineral Resources increased by 133% and the contained gold increased by 122% compared to the December 31, 2009 estimate as reported by the Corporation in its March 31, 2010 Annual Information Form. The increase is primarily due to the discovery of nine new veins as well as important extensions of previously known veins, as reported by the Corporation on October 7, 2010. An updated resource/reserve technical report on the San José mine will be filed on SEDAR in the near future.The San José mine is operated by Minera Santa Cruz SA, a joint venture owned 51% by Hochschild Mining Argentina, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hochschild Mining plc, and 49% by Minera Andes S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation. Rob McEwen, Chairman and CEO of Minera Andes, said:"The big increase in the inferred silver and gold resources is terrific! It is the direct result of skilled geologists having a significantly higher exploration budget for a most prospective property. Our exploration goal is to meet and exceed the exploration success of Andean Resources' neigbouring Cerro Negro property."Mineral ResourcesAt September 30, 2010, total Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources at the San José Mine were 651,000 ounces of gold and 44.2 million ounces of silver, contained in 3.0 million tonnes grading 6.81 grams/tonne (g/t) gold and 462 g/t silver, or 83.3 million ounces of silver equivalent. An additional 712,000 ounces of gold and 46.4 million ounces of silver, contained in 4.6 million tonnes, grading 4.87 g/t gold and 317 g/t silver, or 89.2 million ounces of silver equivalent, are classified as Inferred Resources. The mineral resources remain open along strike and at depth in some areas.Mineral Resources* - Contained Gold and Silver MetalsClassificationMeasured & IndicatedInferredAg Oz (000's)Au Oz (000's)Ag Oz (000's)Au Oz (000's)Total September 30, 201044,16865146,427712Total December 31, 200940,77362819,953320Percentage Change8%4%133%122%*Contains 100 percent of the resources. Minera Andes' attributable share of the resources and reserves is 49%. Mineral Resources are inclusive of mineral reserves. Items may not total due to rounding. The cut-off for the resource estimate was 148 g/t AgEq (Minera Andes uses an equivalency factor of 1 gram Au is equivalent to 60 grams AgEq).The September 30, 2010 resource estimate is an interim updated estimate, and a comprehensive updated resource and reserve estimate will be prepared for the year ending December 31, 2010 and released near the end of the first quarter of 2011. Details of the September 30, 2010 resources by vein are provided in Exhibit 1.The September 30, 2010 resource estimate is net of 2010 mine production through September 2010, which was 323,398 tonnes at 6.68 g/t gold and 416 g/t silver. The new resources are a direct result of an increased emphasis on exploration at San José. Through the end of the third quarter of 2010, $5 million had been spent on exploration, and exploration for the fourth quarter is expected to be approximately $1.5 million. This news release is submitted by James K. Duff, Chief Operating Officer of Minera Andes Inc. About Minera Andes: Minera Andes is an exploration company exploring for gold, silver and copper in Argentina with three significant assets: A 49% interest in Minera Santa Cruz SA, owner of the San José Mine in close proximity to Andean Resources' Cerro Negro project; 100% ownership of the Los Azules copper deposit with an inferred mineral resource of 10.3 billion pounds of copper and an indicated resource of 2.2 billion pounds of copper; and, 100% ownership of a portfolio of exploration properties bordering Andean's Cerro Negro project in Santa Cruz Province. The Corporation had $10 million USD in cash as at September 30, 2010 with no bank debt. Rob McEwen, Chairman and CEO, owns 33% of the company.About Hochschild Mining plc: Hochschild Mining plc is a leading precious metals company listed on the London Stock Exchange (HOCM.L / HOC LN) with a primary focus on the exploration, mining, processing and sale of silver and gold. Hochschild has over forty years of experience in the mining of precious metal epithermal vein deposits and currently operates four underground epithermal vein mines, three located in southern Peru, one in southern Argentina and one open pit mine in northern Mexico. Hochschild also has numerous long-term prospects throughout the Americas. For further information, please contact: Jim Duff or visit our Web site: www.minandes.com.Technical Information The contents of this press release have been reviewed and approved by Eugene Puritch, P.Eng., President of P&E Mining Consultants Inc. ("P&E"), a Qualified Person under NI 43-101 "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects" ("NI 43-101"). P&E are independent consultants to the Corporation. The December 31, 2009 resource estimates were audited by P&E to confirm compliance with NI 43-101 and Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by CIM Council December 11, 2005. ("CIM"), and, that the employed methodologies have generated reliable estimates of tonnage and grade for the mineral assets stated in the Corporation's AIF dated March 30, 2010. The audit was completed by James L. Pearson P.Eng., Alfred Hayden P.Eng. and Fred H. Brown CPG under the direction of P&E's President Eugene Puritch, P.Eng, each of whom are considered to be independent Qualified Persons under the NI 43-101. The September 30, 2010 resource models were developed using industry-accepted methods by P&E. The resource estimate is based on drill hole data provided by our joint venture partner Hochschild Mining Plc and by MSC, the joint venture operating company as reported by the Corporation on October 7, 2010. All samples were collected in accordance with industry standards. All drill core samples were submitted to Alex Stewart Argentina S.A laboratory in Mendoza, Argentina for fire assay and ICP analysis. Accuracy of results is tested through the systematic inclusion of standards, blanks and check assays. P&E constructed a wire frame block model to estimate the resource. P&E estimated 'existing' vein resources as of September 30, 2010 based on December 31, 2009 resources, depleted by January 1stto September 30th, 2010 mine production. 'New' Inferred Resources, (added during the period December 31, 2009 to September 30, 2010), were estimated by P&E using a gold price of US$925 per ounce (oz) and silver price of US$15 per oz for all mineral resources. P&E validated the model estimates and found them to reasonably estimate grade and tonnage. The mineral resource estimates are compliant with CIM Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves as incorporated by reference in NI 43–101. The independent Qualified Persons as defined by NI 43-101 for the purposes of the September 30, 2010 resource estimate disclosure are James L. Pearson, P.Eng.,Eugene Puritch, P.Eng., David Burga, P.Geo andFred H. Brown, CPG all of P&E and each a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.The following summarizes the key assumptions, parameters and methods used in the mineral resource estimate:A marginal cutoff grade of 148 g/t of silver equivalent, representing the variable operating cost of $53.87/t was used to estimate the mineral resources. Drill hole assay values and channel samples were combined for mineral resource estimation.Bulk density value used for the resource estimate was 2.60 tonnes per cubic meter (t/m3) for all veins.Assays values manually identified as potentially economic were composited to length-weighted values.Prior to block estimation, gold composite samples were cut to 150 g/t at Huevos Verdes Sur,70 g/t at Frea and 40 g/t at Kospi. Silver assays were cut to 10,000 g/t at Huevos Verdes Sur, 4,200 g/t at Frea, and 4,400 g/t at Kospi. The capping values of the 'New' veins are summarized in the table below.VeinAgAuAntonella52030Dos Lauras10005Extension Ayelén6005Hera5006Mara4004Marta8008Micaela140030Pacha4006Shala4004Sofia150010Grade estimation was undertaken with oriented search ellipsoids and Ordinary Kriging where sufficient resolution was available for variography, or by Inverse Distance Cubed (1/d3) weighting of composite values in areas of lower resolution.The San José mineral 'existing' vein and 'new' vein resource estimates are based on 754 and 77 drill holes, respectively, and 10,744 channel samples. Channel samples were taken from drift backs in the Huevos Verdes Sur, Huevos Verdes Norte, Odin, Frea, and Kospi vein systems.Mineral resource estimation was confined to areas considered to have a reasonable degree of geological confidence. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The estimate of mineral resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, sociopolitical, marketing, or other relevant issues. The quantity and grade of reported inferred resources in this estimation are uncertain in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define these inferred resources as an indicated or measured mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in upgrading them to an indicated or measured mineral resource category. The mineral resources in this press release were estimated using CIM Standards.Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements:This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and information. The forward-looking statements and information express, as at the date of this press release, the Corporation's plans, estimates, forecasts, projections, expectations or beliefs as to future events and results. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Corporation's management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results or future events to differ materially from current expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, factors associated with fluctuations in the market price of precious metals, mining industry risks, risks associated with foreign operations, the state of the capital markets, environmental risks and hazards, uncertainty as to calculation of mineral resources and reserves and other risksReaders should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Corporation undertakes no obligation to reissue or update forward-looking statements or information as a result of new information or events after the date hereof except as may be required by law. See the Corporation's annual information form for additional information on risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to the forward-looking statements and information. All forward-looking statements and information made in this news release are qualified by this cautionary statement. Exhibit 1 - Resources by VeinMineral Resources at 148 g/t AgEq Cut-Off*VeinMeasuredIndicatedMeasured & IndicatedInferredTonnesAgAuTonnesAgAuTonnesAgAuTonnesAgAu(000's)(g/t)(g/t)(000's)(g/t)(g/t)(000's)(g/t)(g/t)(000's)(g/t)(g/t)Existing VeinsAyelen140.03834.55140.03834.55408.13443.78Frea169.839510.87110.124811.04279.933810.94168.71448.79HVS75.263113.0830.74688.44105.958411.7429.44508.10Sigmoide HVS4.25389.691.43848.615.64999.42HVC35.75956.3522.35025.9758.05596.2127.26907.59HVN50.55085.8766.26306.80116.75776.4056.33383.96Kospy106.78208.67391.37559.46498.07699.30171.75857.62Odin2.494912.19347.23355.03349.63395.08451.12274.42RHVS9.82883.7233.63424.5243.43304.3424.94073.16RFrea17.76977.8849.25266.9566.95717.19103.73255.39R48329.42273.1358.02532.5387.42442.731.91990.84R480E18.54763.8231.84213.4650.34413.591.06772.91RKospy8.8955.5159.61745.0968.41645.1475.22374.62RHVN0.4823.2562.86499.2963.26459.2512.35177.58RHVN A2.51762.082.51762.0842.01451.73RHVN B1.54602.641.54602.6411.13482.09RHVN C4.23713.9271.63144.2175.83174.2016.63694.24RHVND3.599713.633.599713.6319.36277.99RHVNE0.93612.9722.76307.0523.66206.8912.97145.94Frea Odin59.42012.7759.42012.7792.11984.26R861A14.01597.947.31229.6321.31468.5219.21856.53R861B8.837617.629.129014.7717.833216.1713.02969.36R861C40.35939.74133.24296.03173.64676.8910.13795.36R861D Kospi53.167610.9453.167610.9418.578514.28Rayelen6.72202.306.72202.3097.62182.22R3507.8936.0619.02166.4426.81806.3314.71082.52SIGFrea24.54325.410.74707.6625.24335.470.264711.43R360Frea45.63184.6845.63184.6826.02824.72R4252.13072.692.13072.6982.22852.29Additions to Existing VeinsExtension Ayelen213.82992.64350S62.5943.2162.5943.211.5552.26360E70.22582.0470.22582.040.71751.98701 HVC17.22583.81721 HVC6.73193.4822.42112.1529.22362.46Benita49.24753.0649.24753.0612.07644.80Chenque16.72032.0316.72032.0340.63714.03Dalia13.3872.2913.3872.2925.2912.49Noel6.75729.2270.84058.8177.54208.8523.43475.45861E53.36466.0094.54704.06147.85334.765.44825.05861F36.87566.0136.87566.011.25403.40861G41.84034.41New VeinsAntonella240.22104.64Dos Lauras198.22282.56Hera120.62042.82Mara55.31972.54Marta136.51392.53Micaela823.73456.48Pacha45.71052.21Shala33.32932.80Sofia507.64915.74Total September 30, 2010696.35298.612,278.64416.262,974.94626.814,551.03174.87Total December 31, 2009691.85279.111,952.84636.782,644.64807.392,002.03104.98Percentage Change1%0%-5%17%-5%-8%12%-4%-8%127%2%-2%*Contains 100 percent of the resources. Minera Andes' attributable share of the reserves is 49%. Mineral Resources are inclusive of mineral reserves. Totals may not sum exactly due to rounding.Mineral Resources at 148 g/t AgEq Cut-Off* - Contained Gold and Silver MetalsMeasuredIndicatedMeasured & IndicatedInferredAg OzAu OzAg OzAu OzAg OzAu OzAg OzAu Oz(000's)(000's)(000's)(000's)(000's)(000's)(000's)(000's)Existing VeinsAyelen1,722201,722204,51250Frea2,15859880393,0389878348HVS1,5273246281,989404268Sigmoide HVS731170902HVC683736041,044126037HVN824101,341142,164246127Kospy2,812309,49811912,3101493,22942Odin7313,743563,815573,29464RHVS911370546063263RFrea3974832111,229151,08218R483214347156868120R480E283243047136220RKospy272334103611157211RHVN101,310191,311192043RHVN A1401401962RHVN B2202201241RHVN C50172310773101972RHVND112211223895RHVNE100460547052962Frea Odin3835383558813R861A72429210061144R861B106584419091244R861C770131,839262,609381232R861D Kospi1,154191,154194678Rayelen4704706857R35023213241555511SIGFrea3404100350440R360Frea467746772364R4252102107536Additions to Existing VeinsExtension Ayelen2,05818350S1896189630360E5835583540701 HVC1422721 HVC69115222222Benita752575252962Chenque109110914845Dalia371371742Noel1232923201,046222624861E1,108101,427122,53523841861F89478947200861G5416New VeinsAntonella1,62236Dos Lauras1,45116Hera79011Mara3515Marta61111Micaela9,124172Pacha1543Shala3143Sofia8,01694Total September 30, 201011,83419332,33545944,16865146,427712Total December 31, 200911,71820329,05542640,77362819,953320Percentage Change1%-5%11%8%8%4%133%122%*Contains 100 percent of the resources. Minera Andes' attributable share of the reserves is 49%. Mineral Resources are inclusive of mineral reserves. Totals may not sum exactly due to rounding.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Jim DuffMinera Andes Inc.Chief Operating Officer647-258-0395 or Toll-Free: 1-866-441-0690647-258-0408 (FAX)email@example.com TSX has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of this news release, which has been prepared by management.


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Your Intergenerational Household
Friday, July 18, 2014
A new Pew study shows there are more intergenerational households in America than ever before, with almost 25% of Americans between the ages of 25 to 34 sharing a home with older family members. What does this say about Americans' famously autonomous lifestyles? Call in and tell us about your intergenerational living arrangement – the number is 212-433-9692. Is your arrangement driven by economic convenience or by a desire to regain something lost in the time of the nuclear family?
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Hi, I know what it is like to be technically grown up and to still live with the family of origin. It is a very hard situation and there is nothing easy about it. The protagonist of Different Flags, a novel I wrote and published, felt the pressures of living at home so much that she left to go to a faraway land. She wanted to feel life as it was and experience something different. Her story was a bittersweet one.
Most of the world lives like this, esp. India, China.
In our well off neighborhood (along w the rest of the USA/Canada, no doubt),well off, multi generational Chinese and Indians fleeing the pollution and corruption of their home countries are the explanation of larger home sizes builders are reporting. Like so much else "in the news" and especially relating to housing, unreported but obvious.
I am originally from South America where multi-generational households are the norm, but mostly out of necessity or culture pressure or guilt than choice. Most of such households I have known, including the one where I grew up, were not the "fairy tale" type of situation most people who have not experienced it seem to think. There were inter-generational conflicts as well as power struggles regarding family roles. Role transitions are not easy unless there are very clear guidelines and expectations drawn which is not the easiest thing to bring up with loved ones. Having been there, having done that, I would rather help my mother pay for her own place, nearby, than to have her living with me unless there is no other choice. Living with another adult is never easy, including marriage.
My boyfriend and I are in our mid-30s and live with his parents. We needed a place to rent, they needed to rent out a place, so the arrangement worked out. I also like being able to help his parents with small errands (loading the dryer, mowing the lawn, etc.); they're in their early 70s and are having increasing trouble maintaining the house.
I'm just glad my parents are dead, because living with them at any age was HELL.
My boyfriend and I are in our mid-30s and live with his parents. We needed a place to rent, they needed to rent out a place, so the arrangement worked out. I also like being able to help his parents with small errands (loading the dryer, mowing the lawn, etc.); they're in their early 70s and are having increasing trouble maintaining the house.
I personally don't see anything wrong with it. It was pretty normal for children to live and help out in the home until they married and established their own households. This idea of kids moving out at age 18 is really a very American idea, probably promoted by real estate and other interests who want to get at the wallets of young people ASAP. As when they pushed credit cards onto young naive people on college campuses, to enslave them to debt as quickly as possible.
After WWII, when millions of GIs came back, got married and often had to live in cramped apartments with their parents, the answer was suburbia. Put up those tacky row houses and fill them up. And when all the GIs were settled into suburbia, they started on working on getting kids to leave so that they would need housing, appliances and furniture and the like as well.
So true Paulb. I spent many years working in developing areas of the world and it is totally normal to live together in multigenerational households. And in my generation in my family we are going back to the multigenerational model. My siblings have adult children living with them as well as the first grandchild. My parents generation benefited from good GI loans and grants for education, good pensions, and solid medical benefits. Sadly, that all has been slipping away.
You know, among people who are working class this is positively normal and has been going on forever. If it's suddenly worth chattering about I'm sure it's just because suddenly it's facing the college educated.
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We meet the Hastings outside a Chattanooga business where we learn why the man they call 'Pops' means so much to them.
Renee says, "He really didn't have to do it. He didn't know me. He didn't remember my husband from when he was a kid and he just basically knew we didn't have a place to stay, that we was homeless, and gave us a place to stay at his house."
For the last couple of years money has been tight for Renee and Clyde. They've been helping Phillip fix up a rental house. Renee says there's no way they could ever fully repay him.
"He helped us with medicines. He pays the light bill, the water bill, has not asked us for a dime. He' s as nice as he can be to anyone. He'd give the shirt off his back for anyone," she says.
The couple can hardly wait to 'Pay it Forward' to Phillip who has no idea we've shown up to his work.
We count out our $500 cash and find our way to the back of the building. near the wood shop where he makes doors.
With Clyde by her side Renee smiles and says, "This is on behalf of McMahan Law Firm and Channel 9 News for all the help that you've done for us, and giving us a play to stay and helping with meds and everything. We want to Pay it Forward' to you."
She hands the five $100 bills to a very grateful Phillip.
When I tell Phillip how big a difference he's made in the their lives he says, "There's more people than them out there that needs help. If people could help what they could help it would be nice."
You stepped in there like a dad and been there for us," Renee tells Phillip.
With a hug and a smile 'Pops' returns to work with a single mission in mind - continuing his years-long commitment of creating doors of hope for those in need.
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College Summit Program Helps Students Find a School That Fits
By Rob Novit, Aiken Standard, S.C.
Jul. 14–The lobby at USC Aiken residential hall Pacer Commons had nearly emptied of teenage campers Sunday afternoon. USCA sophomore Jessica Dupree gathered some notes addressed to her and settled into a lobby chair to read them.
Invariably, the exercise and sports science major broke into a warm smile every few moments as she read the messages from College Summit campers. One girl wrote: "Thank you for helping me with everything. I enjoyed talking to you about what college I would like to go to."
College Summit is a year-round program that directs a series of four-day camps at partner colleges for rising high school seniors. The students get assistance in navigating the college application process, as well as activities aimed at boosting their self-confidence and leadership skills. A total of 39 students attended the USCA event, one of five scheduled in South Carolina this summer.
Dupree is serving as an alumni leader, having completed the College Summit program in 2006 before her senior year at Edisto High School in Orangeburg. This is her third summit and the first at USCA. She was delighted to come back to her own college for the program.
The USCA session "went well," Dupree said. "I reached out to the quiet students, because I identified with them. I was one of the quiet ones when I attended the camp."
College Summit is a national non-profit organization that targets low-income students. The program currently is working with seven school districts in the state, said South Carolina executive director YaKima Rhinehart.
"The program was founded in Washington, D.C., by a former Harvard University academic advisor," she said. "He was seeing high school seniors who were bright but a year later were not in college. He realized there was a break in the system."
Rhinehart credited the efforts of U.S. Rep. James Clyburn to bring College Summit to South Carolina. The organization is responding to a need and is looking for more school districts to get involved, she said. Currently, College Summit is reaching hundreds of kids during the school year — either through a stand-alone elective course or with information embedded in other classes.
The camp included volunteer high school and college counselors and several writing coaches. That's a key component of College Summit — writing, writing and more writing in preparation for the college application essay.
"When the students get here," said writing coach trainer Patrice Russo of Massachusetts, "we ask them to write freely for 10 minutes, to let their minds wander on paper. This is the only part of the application in which students can advocate for themselves. They don't need to say what they want to do in life but can find that story they want to share. We're getting stories that are amazing and beautiful."
The organization is appealing on a personal level for Randy Duckett, USCA's vice chancellor for enrollment services. His chosen profession is college admissions, letting students know about the possibility of attending college. The program has a similar philosophy to the former GEAR-UP program housed on the USCA campus, which worked with middle school students.
"This seemed to be a natural fit for us," Duckett said. "This is a different group of people who are in other counties in areas where people really need to be motivated. We're not hosting it for recruitment purposes, but we do want (the students) exposed to our facilities. If USCA is a good fit for them, that's fine."
Typically, College Summit serves schools and students with high percentages of student eligible for free and reduced lunch fees. Shyeba Williams attends Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High near North. She readily admitted she knew few people when she arrived and didn't like the program. By Saturday, she was already sad that the session would end the following day.
"The writing was really helpful to get some of my stuff down," Williams said. "Now I really feel I can get out and come to college. I just wish more of my classmates would have come."
Rhinehart said some students can't attend because of work constraints; in other cases, the parents are reluctant to let them leave home. But Williams and other students can return to school and share what they've learned with their friends, Rhinehart said.
Jessica Dupree moved from Eutawville and Lake Marion High School before her sophomore year and transferred to the larger Orangeburg and Edisto High. She struggled with making new friends and finding support at the school.
"I basically felt defeated," she said. "But when the guidance counselor chose me and a few others for College Summit, my confidence went up because someone saw potential in me."
Yet when she arrived at the University of South Carolina that summer in 2006, she was immediately ready to return home. Dupree felt overwhelmed at first, but the leaders kept encouraging her, especially with the writing exercises.
"I didn't like to talk about my struggles at first," she said. "But I started writing about my progress at College Summit. It was a self-realization that I had been in denial, that I could keep running from my problems. I really became motivated and now it's exciting to be here now as an alumni leader. I want to guide and encourage the students that they can succeed, that anything is possible."
For more information about the program, Rhinehart can be reached at 803-536-8606 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Terrorist threat in Iraq emerges at importune moment for Copts.
CAIRO, Egypt, November 22 (CDN) — As bombings and other attacks continue against Christians in Iraq, Christians in Egypt have gathered to pray and plan for their own safety.
When a group of Islamic extremists on Oct. 31 burst into Our Lady of Salvation church in Baghdad during evening mass and began spraying the sanctuary with gunfire, the militant organization that took responsibility said Christians in Egypt also would be targeted if its demands were not met. Taking more than 100 congregants hostage, the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) called a television station and stated that the assault came in response to the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt allegedly holding two Coptic women against their will who, the ISI and some others believe, converted to Islam.
The group issued a 48-hour deadline for the release of the women, and when the deadline passed it issued a statement that, "All Christian centers, organizations and institutions, leaders and followers are legitimate targets for the muhajedeen [Muslim fighters] wherever they can reach them." The statement later added ominously, "We will open upon them the doors of destruction and rivers of blood."
In the attack and rescue attempt that followed, 58 people were reportedly killed. A week and a half later, Islamic extremists killed four people in a series of coordinated attacks against Christians in Baghdad and its surrounding suburbs. The attackers launched mortar rounds and planted makeshift bombs outside Christian homes and one church. At least one attack was made against the family members of one of the victims of the original attack.
On Nov. 15, gunmen entered two Christian homes in Mosul and killed two men in the house. The next day, a Christian and his 6-year-old daughter were killed in a car bombing. At the same time, another bomb exploded outside the home of a Christian, damaging the house but leaving the residents uninjured, according to CNN.
The threats against Christians caused a flurry of activity at churches in Egypt. A 35-year-old Protestant who declined to give her name said Christians in Cairo have unified in prayer meetings about the threats. An SMS text message was sent out through prayer networks asking people to meet, she said.
"I know people are praying now," she said. "We have times for our people to pray, so all of us are praying."
Security has increased at churches throughout Egypt. In Cairo, where the presence of white-uniformed security police is ubiquitous, the number of uniformed and plain-clothes officers has doubled at churches. High-ranking police officers shuffle from one house of worship to another monitoring subordinates and enforcing new security rules. At times, parking on the same side of the street as a church building, or even driving by one, has been forbidden.
On Nov. 8, leaders from the Anglican, Catholic and Orthodox churches gathered to discuss how to improve security at churches. According to the leaders of several churches, the government asked pastors to cancel unessential large-scale public meetings. Pope Shenouda III canceled a celebration to commemorate the 39th anniversary of his installment as the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Guests at a recent outdoor Christmas bazaar and a subsequent festival at the All-Saints Cathedral in Zamalek
were greeted with pat-downs, metal detectors and bomb-sniffing dogs.
Some church leaders, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the security improvements are haphazard, while others say they are genuine efforts to ensure the safety of Christians.
Most Christians in Cairo avoided answering any questions about the attacks in Iraq or the threats made against Christians in Egypt. But Deliah el-Sowkary, a Coptic Orthodox woman in her 20s, said she hoped no attacks would happen in her country. Noting the security present at all churches, still she said she is not that worried.
"I think it's different in Egypt than in Baghdad, it's more safe here," El-Sowkary said.
Almost a week after the bombings, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak issued a statement through the state-run MENA news agency that the Copts would be protected from attacks.
"The president affirmed his extensive solicitude for the protection of the nation's sons, Muslims and Copts, from the forces of terrorism and extremism," the agency stated.
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The security concerns came against a backdrop of heightened tensions between the Muslim majority and the Coptic Christian minority over the past few months, with weeks of protests against Christians in general and against Shenouda specifically. The protests, held mostly in Alexandria, ended two weeks ago.
The tension started after the wife of a Coptic priest, Camilia Zakher, disappeared in July. According to government sources and published media reports, Zakher left her home after a heated argument with her husband. But Coptic protestors, who started gathering to protest at churches after Zakher disappeared, claimed she had been kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam.
Soon after, Egypt's State Security Intelligence (SSI) officers found her at the home of a friend. Despite stating she had left of her own free will, authorities brought Zakher back to her husband. Since then, Zakher has been in seclusion. It is unclear where she is or if she remains there of her own free will.
Unconfirmed rumors began spreading that Zakher had converted to Islam and was being held against her will to force her to return to Christianity. Protests outside mosques after Friday prayers became weekly events. Protestors produced a photo of unknown origin of a woman in Islamic covering whom they claimed was Zakher. In response, Coptic authorities released a video in which the priest's wife stated that she wasn't a Muslim nor ever had been.
Another rumor began circulating that Zakher went to Al-Azhar University, one of the primary centers of Islamic learning in the world, to convert to Islam. But Al-Azhar, located in Cairo, released a statement that no such thing ever happened.
No independent media interviews of Zakher have taken place because, according to the Coptic Church, the SSI has ordered church officials not to allow public access to her. Along with their accusations about Zakher, protestors also claimed, without evidence, that a similar thing happened in 2004 to Wafa Constantine, also the wife of a Coptic Orthodox priest. Constantine was the second woman the ISI demanded the Copts "release." Like Zakher, her location is not public knowledge.
The month after the Zakher incident, Egyptian media reported in error that the SSI had seized a ship from Israel laden with explosives headed for the son of an official of the Coptic Orthodox church. The ship was later found to be carrying fireworks, but another set of Islamic leaders, led in part by Nabih Al-Wahsh, an attorney famous for filing lawsuits designed to damage the church, declared without any evidence that Copts were allied with the Israelis and stockpiling weapons in the basements
of their churches with plans to overthrow the Muslim majority.
The claims were echoed on Al-Jazeera by Dr. Muhammad Salim Al-'Awa, the former secretary-general of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, and in a statement issued by the Front of Religious Scholars, a group of academics affiliated with Al-Azhar University.
There was no time for tensions to cool after Al-'Awa and the others leveled their allegations. The next month, Bishop Anba Bishoy, the secretary of the Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, told the Egyptian newspaper Al-Masri Al-Yawm that Muslims were "guests" in Egypt, inflaming a Muslim population already up in arms.
"The Copts are the root of the land," the bishop said. "We love the guests who came and settled in our land, and regard them as brothers, but they want to control even our churches? I reject anything that harms the Muslims, but as Christians we will do everything, even die as martyrs, if someone tries to harm our Christian mission."
Around the same time, the Front of Religious Scholars called for a complete boycott of Christians in Egypt. The group called Christians "immoral," labeled them "terrorists" and said Muslims should not patronize their businesses or even say "hello" to them.
The statement by the scholars was followed by a media leak about a lecture Bishoy was scheduled to give at a conference for Orthodox clergy. In his presentation, Bishoy planned on questioning the authorship of a verse in the Quran that calls Christians "blasphemers." Muslims believe that an angel revealed the Quran to Muhammad, Islam's prophet, who transmitted it word-by-word to his followers. Bishoy contended there was a possibility the verse in question was added later.
The mosque protests became even more virulent, and the conference was abruptly cancelled. Bishoy was forced to issue an apology, saying he never meant to cast doubt on Islam and called Muslims "partners" with the Copts in Egypt. Shenouda also issued an apology on national television. By comparison, an Islamic publishing house that rewrote and then issued what it termed the "true Bible" caused barely a stir.
Al-'Awa then blamed the deteriorating state of Muslim-Christian relations on Shenouda and Bishoy. He accused the Coptic Orthodox Church of exploiting the government's "weak stance" toward it and "incarcerating anyone [who] is not to its liking."
The Al-Azhar Academy of Islamic Research issued a statement that declared, "Egypt is a Muslim state." The statement further went on to read that the Christians' rights were contingent on their acceptance of the "Islamic identity" of Egypt. The statement was endorsed by Ali Gum'a, the mufti of Egypt.
The statement also referenced an agreement made between Muhammad and a community of Egyptian Christians in the seventh century as the guiding document on how Christians should be governed in a Muslim-dominated state. If ever codified into Egyptian law as many Muslims in Egypt desire, it would legally cement the status of Christians in the country as second-class citizens.
In 639, seven years after Muhammad died, Muslim armies rode across from Syria and Palestine and invaded Egypt, then controlled by the Byzantines. At first the Muslims, then a new but well-armed minority within Egypt, treated the conquered Christians relatively well by seventh century standards. But within a generation, they began the Islamization of the country, demanding all official business be conducted in Arabic, the language of the Quran, and Coptic and Jewish residents were forced to pay special taxes and obey rules designed to reaffirm their second-class status.
In the centuries since then, the treatment of Christians in Egypt has ebbed and flowed depending on the whim of those in power. After the coup of 1952, in which a group of men known as the Free Officers' Movement took power from a European-backed monarch, Copts have seen their treatment decline.
In 1971, then-President Anwar Sadat introduced a new constitution designating Islamic law as "a principle source of legislation" in Egypt. In 1980, the National Assembly made Islam the official religion of the state.
Estimates of the Coptic population range from 7 to 12 percent of Egypt's 84 million people. They are accepted by some in Egypt and openly discriminated against by others. Violent attacks against Christians – which the government does little to prevent – accentuate tensions.
The state also routinely harasses converts to Christianity from Islam. Many have to live in some sort of hiding.
The Protestant woman said she was not sure whether attacks would happen in response to the threats, but whatever happens, she said she expects that Christians in Egypt will continue to endure persecution.
"According to the Bible, we know this is going to happen," she said. "This is not new or novel for us. The Bible said that we will be persecuted. It is expected."
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Iran's president claimed his country is a genuine cradle of liberty. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in New York for the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly, reports MNN.
Ahmadinejad insisted that political opponents are free to demonstrate, refusing to acknowledge that opposition groups and Christians have been driven underground by a vicious government crackdown.
"When we discuss the subject of freedoms and liberty it has to be done on a comparative basis and to keep in mind that democracy, at the end of the day, means the rule of the majority, so the minority cannot rule," Ahmadinejad said.
President of Open Doors USA Carl Moeller says, "Any person that's had any exposure to the realities of life in Iran would disagree with President Ahmadinejad."
Moeller says Ahmadinejad is the master of the big lie. "He's a holocaust denier, for example. And it's easy to deny something as long as you don't have to [back it up with] evidence. In this case, it's easy to say Iran is a free country because everybody who would dissent knows clearly that if they dissent, they would be sent to prison."
Iran is one of the most repressive places to be a Christian. It ranks second on Open Doors' World Watch list of countries which persecute Christians. "We've talked, on this program, about those who have spent months in prison simply for converting to Christianity and suffered huge abuse because of it," says Moeller.
Despite this oppression, Moeller says many Iranians are turning to Christ. They're responding to Christian radio and satellite television broadcasts. Some are reading about Christ on the Internet. Some young people are starting churches as a result.
Moeller says most Iranians are aware of it. "90 percent of Iranians are aware that Muslims are turning to faith in Jesus Christ and have first-hand knowledge of that. It's an incredible statistic. And we see that the increase in persecution is a direct relationship with the growth of the church in Iran."
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In its news night program on Friday 10th September Iranian State television announced that nine people had been arrested on the charge of carrying out evangelism just outside Hamedan. The report was announced by one of the security authorities, reports FCNN.
In this report State television mentioned that two of these people were being supported by organizations that are based outside the country, in particular the United States and Great Britain, but they did not mention the nationalities of these people.
In this report it has been said that: 'the other seven people who were arrested are Iranian and were cooperating with these Christian-Zionist organizations'. This report labels the arrested people as 'Christian Zionists' and 'evangelicals' but it did not say anything about their relationship with Israel or Zionists.
In the Iranian government culture 'Christian-Zionists' is a title that they use to call Evangelical Christians who are benefiting from having access to a number of networks and TV satellite programs for evangelism.
This State TV report has not been reflected in other media and it is only the Fars news agency, which is connected to the Revolutionary Guard, which has mentioned that people had gathered to thank the security agents of Imam Mahdi and the legal authorities. This news agency has also published the lecture by Chief Justice Hojat Al-Islam BeegLare on this matter.
During the last few months and years there have been several times when Christians in home groups and new converts have been arrested by security agents, but this appears to be the first time in three decades that the State TV has broadcast the news of the arrest of a group of Christians in its program for a particular purpose.
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Bible teacher in Rajasthan state, 20, faced opposition from Hindu nationalists.
NEW DELHI, August 25 (CDN) — The family of a 20-year-old Christian found dead last week in the northern state of Rajasthan suspects he was killed by Hindu nationalists, though police claim he died of cardiac arrest.
Narayan Lal, a farmer from Hameerpura Patar village in Arnod sub-district of Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district, was found dead the evening of Aug. 17 near a forest where he had gone to tend his goats.
Lal was a volunteer teacher in a 10-day Vacation Bible School organized by indigenous Christian organization Light of the World Service Society (Jagat Jyoti Seva Sansthan) in his village area in May, and a relative who requested anonymity told Compass that some villagers did not approve of the young man "spreading Christianity."
"It seems his throat was strangulated," the relative said. "I do not know who did it, but I am sure he was murdered. His family was facing opposition for their Christian work, particularly by some residents of Nadikhera village [near Hameerpura Patar]."
A post-mortem report suggested otherwise, police said.
"The body of Narayan Lal, son of Tola Ram Meena, was found under a tree," Superintendent of Police of Pratapgarh district Prem Prakash Tak told Compass. "There was some froth formation in his mouth, but no injuries or bruises. The post-mortem was conducted by three doctors, and they suggest that he died of cardio-respiratory failure."
He added that police had not heard that the family suspected murder. The relative said, however, that Lal's father told police that his son was seemingly killed by some people from Nadikhera village who had been opposing him and his family. Salamgarh Police Inspector Govardhan Ram Chowdhary was unavailable for comment.
Lal's relative contested the police version, saying Lal was "absolutely healthy" with "no sign of any ailment."
"I cannot believe that he died of heart failure – he was very young," he said. "His shoes were lying near his body, and a piece of cloth was kept on his hands. It seemed that the cloth was used to tie his hands."
The relative asked why police did not inform the family of their autopsy report's indication of cardiac arrest.
"We would have taken the body to a private hospital for confirmation," he said.
The death was reported to Salamgarh police at 10 p.m. on Aug. 17 under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code for "death under suspicious circumstances." The autopsy was performed on Aug. 18, after which the body was handed over to the family for cremation.
Police Superintendent Tak acknowledged that Lal's father, an elder in the village church, had been arrested in July 2008 on charges of desecrating an idol of a Hindu deity in the village. He was released after police failed to find evidence against him.
"He [Lal's father] was falsely accused by those who did not like his missionary work," the deceased's relative said. "It was a plot to oppose his work."
Christian persecution is not new to Rajasthan state, where Christian conversion is a sensitive issue.
The Rajasthan government passed an anti-conversion law in the state assembly in April 2006, when the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was in power. The bill is still awaiting the governor's assent.
The BJP led the government of Rajasthan from March 1990 to November 1998, and again from December 2003 to December 2008, when the Left-of-Center Congress Party won the election.
The incidence of Christian persecution is said to have decreased since the BJP's defeat in the 2008 state election, with the exception of sporadic incidents.
About 30 suspected Hindu extremists assaulted two Christian workers from Gospel for Asia and chased them into the jungle near Rajasthan's Banswara city on Sept. 4, 2009. (See "Recent Incidents of Persecution," Sept. 29, 2009.)
On March 21, 2009, Hindu nationalists from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP or World Hindu Council) attacked Bible students and staff members of the Believers Church and demanded 10,000 rupees (US$193) from them in Udaipur city. (See "Recent Incidents of Persecution," March 31, 2009.)
On April 29, 2007, at least 14 Hindu extremists in Jaipur, Rajasthan attacked Pastor Walter Masih with sticks and rods as television cameras recorded the scene, leaving him bleeding profusely. The then-Hindu nationalist government in the state declined to prosecute the more serious charges against the assailants.
BJP leaders harassed leaders of the Emmanuel Mission International (EMI), based in Kota city, in 2006, leading to the arrest of the Christians and the freezing of EMI bank accounts.
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Elsewhere on island off East Africa, Christians prohibited from worshipping at university.
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 19 (CDN) — Christian university students on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, a predominantly Muslim area off the coast of East Africa, have been denied the right to worship, while on another part of the isle a Christian leader has been jailed.
Sources said evangelist Peter Masanja, a resident of Zanzibar's southeastern town of Paje, was arrested by security agents sometime in early August. Earlier this year Masanja, a member of the Pentecostal Church in Zanzibar, would invite Christians to his house, as he had made part of his land available for church activities. Area Muslims interpreted it as plans to establish another church there, the sources said.
The rumor angered local residents, and they vowed to prohibit any Christian activities, the sources said.
"It was only after her husband failed to return home that Masanja's wife knew that there was something amiss," said a source who requested anonymity. "After several days of searching, reports reached the wife that Masanja had been arrested and imprisoned in Kilimani cell."
Pastors from Tanzania's Zanzibar Island sought to meet with prison authorities about Masanja's arrest, but officials informed them that the person in charge of the prison was away on official business, said Bishop Obeid Fabian, chairman of an association of congregations known as the Fraternal Churches.
"We are asking for prayers for him and his family, that he would be released," Fabian said.
At Zanzibar University, a private school in Tunguu 18 kilometers (12 miles) from Zanzibar Town, Islamic administrators have denied Christian students freedom of worship while retaining that constitutional right for Muslims, said Samson Zuberi, Christian Union students coordinator.
Three Christian Union student leaders have protested to school officials and threatened to go to court over the discrimination, he said. Although freedom of worship among Christians has long been restricted at the university, the decision to ban it completely caused an outcry. The vice-chancellor's office on Dec. 28, 2009 issued the order forbidding Christian students from conducting their affairs and meetings on the school campus.
Numbering about 100 at a university with more than 2,500 students, the Christian students say they have felt the administration increasingly discriminating against them. There are two mosques at the university, which is sponsored by an Islamic charity, Dar el Uman Charitable Association, registered in Geneva, Switzerland, according to the school's Web site.
In an April 12 circular, university Dean of Students Mavua H. Mussa warned those defying worship regulations to seek other learning institutions, saying that the ban on religious activities in lecture theaters, halls of residence or anywhere else on campus was absolute.
Students said the ban violates sections 19(1) and 20(1) of the Zanzibar Constitution of 1984, which provide for freedom of association, including religious groups, free of government control. Articles 19(1) (2) and 20(1) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977 provide for the same freedom, they said.
Fabian told Compass by telephone that the students will seek counsel from Christian students at universities in Dar es Salaam and Dodoma, Tanzania.
"We have advised that before they take the case to court, the three Christian Union leaders should travel to get counsel from their fellow students at the universities of Dar es Salaam and Dodoma, especially the Christian law students, to get the correct interpretation of the Tanzanian constitution on the right of worship," Fabian said.
He added that the students – Zuberi, regional Christian Union Student Chairman Ronald R. Urassa and Christian Union Student Secretary Neema Alex Langalli – need to raise US$800 each for the travel.
Similarly, the dress code at the university has caused tensions, sources said, as officials have threatened to expel female Christian students if they do not wear a veil and headscarf, or the Buibui and Hijab. University regulations state that, "For a female dressing, the clothes must cover from head to an ankle."
Some of the lecturers have put female Christian students out of class if they do not wear the required Islamic dress, sources said.
They also noted that during the current Islamic month of Ramadan, a period of fasting by day, life for Christian students becomes difficult as university regulations forbid them to cook for themselves, and all cafeterias on or near university campuses are closed. The location of the school makes it difficult for Christian students to find meals outside the university cafeteria.
Even if they remain off campus, the conditions and practices of landlords discriminate against Christians, the sources said.
In predominately Sunni Muslim Zanzibar, churches face numerous challenges. There are restrictions on getting land to build churches, open preaching is outlawed and there is limited time on national television to air Christian programs. In government schools, only Islamic Religious knowledge is taught, not Christian Religious Education.
Zanzibar is the informal designation for the island of Unguja in the Indian Ocean. The Zanzibar archipelago united with Tanganyika to form the present day Tanzania in 1964.
Muslim traders from the Persian Gulf had settled in the region early in the 10th century after monsoon winds propelled them through the Gulf of Aden and Somalia. The 1964 merger left island Muslims uneasy about Christianity, seeing it as a means by which mainland Tanzania might dominate them, and tensions have persisted.
Report from Compass Direct News