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The Kurdish Globe
By Mehmed Sabri Akgönül
On May 27, 2012, thousands of people gathered in the center of Diyarbakir, the largest city in the north Kurdistan (Kurdistan of Turkey), in order to protest a Turkish court verdict that closed Mustazaf-Der, the Hezbollah (Arabic for "the Party of God") umbrella association. Mustazaf-Der (in English: Oppressed Association) was banned for having links with a "terrorist organization." During the last years, Mustazaf-Der organized more activities such as the celebrations of Prophet Muhammad's birth--also called Mawlid. Only in Diyarbakir, hundreds of thousands people have participated to these celebrations.
Kurdish Sunni Islamic organization Hezbollah (which has no official organic ties with the Lebanese Shia Islamic organization with the same name) was founded in the 1978 in Batman province by Huseyin Velioglu and its ultimate aim was to establish of an Islamic state based on Shari'a law. Under the leadership of Velioglu, who was inspired by the Iranian revolution of 1979, Kurdish Hezbollah started to become a mass movement in the mid-1980s. In those years, Kurdish Hezbollah has created strong bases in urban centers of north Kurdistan when the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) carried out guerilla activities in rural areas. In the early 1990s Hezbollah took up arms and clashed with the PKK. In June 1992, the PKK killed ten Hezbollah members in the village of Yolac in Diyarbakır. Hence, a bloody fight started between two groups in many places such as Batman, Gercus, Mardin, Van, and Silvan. At this stage, Hezbollah avoided to clash with Turkish security forces and Turkish police turned a blind eye to the Hezbollah's illegal activities. Thus, some analysts and majority of Kurdish people firmly believe that Hezbollah was created and supported by the Turkish state in order to assist Turkish security force's intensive war with the PKK. Major confrontation between the Kurdish Hezbollah and the PKK resulted in the killing of at least 800 peoples. Hezbollah clashed not only secularist (this means anti-religious or atheist in the Hezbollah's mindset) PKK but it had also targeted traditional Sufi Kurdish networks, a group of Kurdish businessmen and rival Islamist organizations in north Kurdistan like Med-Zehra and Menzil religious communities.
On January 17, 2000, shortly after PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan was captured, the Turkish police started a series of systematic operations against the Kurdish Hezbollah to destroy the organization. Turkish security forces arrested over six thousands Hezbollah members. Hezbollah's leader and founder Huseyin Velioglu was killed in Istanbul in during a police raid in 2000 and hundreds of its members were arrested in the following years.
During these operations against Hezbollah, it was emerged that Hezbollah used brutal methods of killing and incredible torture techniques. Concerning these operations, an American analyst Gareth H. Jenkins, in his recent article named "Values and Identity: The Resurgence of the Kurdish Hizbullah", noted that: "The organization's archives were seized in a police raid on a Hizbullah safe house in the Istanbul suburb of Beykoz. In addition to computer disks containing over 20,000 CVs, the police found what they described as over 350 video recordings of interrogations of people captured by Hizbullah, many of whom had been tortured and executed. Over the next two weeks police detained 940 suspected Hizbullah members in 44 provinces across Turkey. The police also uncovered arms dumps and the remains of more than 60 people who had been buried in Hizbulllah safe houses."
Hezbollah faced a silence term for a long time since then its leader team was arrested and its founder, Huseyin Velioglu, was murdered. Everybody had believed that Hezbollah was devastated. Yet, it appeared at public domain once again through the establishment of its associations and non-governmental organizations. It's got a remarkable support in north Kurdistan through Mustazaf-Der and several foundations, solidarity associations, radios, websites and newspapers around. Such civil attempts of Hezbollah revised it and became among first steps of getting involved in politics.
According to an article, "Hizballah in Turkey Revives: Al-Qaeda's Bridge between Europe and Iraq", written by Soner Cagaptay and Emrullah Uslu, the Kurdish Hezbollah has moved away from violence to establishing grassroots support and has used the media effectively for public outreach. "In 2004, the organization printed six books (8,000 copies of each), including one explaining its history. In addition, it has issued three magazines: Gonulden Gonule Damlalar, Inzar (published in Fatih, Istanbul, and with an increasing circulation of 7,000), and Mujde (published in Basel, Switzerland). Moreover, the organization has opened two bookstores (Davet Kitapevi in Elazig and Risale Kitapevi in Batman in eastern Turkey) and a nongovernmental organization, Insan Haklari ve Mustazaflarla Dayanisma Dernegi (Association for Human Rights and Solidarity with the Oppressed) in Diyarbakir," writers noted. Cagaptay and Uslu also noted that many military-wing and high-ranking members of the Kurdish Hezbollah who avoided arrest have fled to Europe, Syria, and also south Kurdistan.
In the meeting held in Diyarbakır, it was announced that a new organization would not be founded by stating the Movement of Mustazaflar was established. Until now, Hezbollah has carried out NGO activities. The decision of start the Movement of Mustazaflar implies that from now on, NGO activities will be set aside and political activities through the legal area will be prioritized. Now Hezbollah has on its agenda the plan of founding a political party after a public opinion survey.
The closure of Mustazaf-Der on 11th May can be seen as a turning point for Kurdish Hezbollah. In fact, Mustazaf-Der administration had tendency to go on their civil society activities for a long time by resisting politicization. Although different ideas were discussed, its main tendency was that it is earlier to become a political entity. However, court verdict that closed Mustazaf-Der made stronger hand of some pioneers of association who advocate that they must become a political movement. General President of Mustazaf-Der, Huseyin Yilmaz, summarized process of Mustazaf-Der to become a political movement as that: "We are showing a civil struggle under foundation roof [Mustazaf-Der] since 2004. Yet, there are other problems of community; the issues of country [Turkey] are known [because of this] it is impossible to engage political issue with foundation status. We faced a big societal support in region [north Kurdistan]. Court verdict that closed our foundation accelerated us to go towards a political entity. We will take pulse of society in days ahead. We will make meeting with society to get comments and suggestions. We will decide and disclose name and identity of a political entity after those meetings which will be done soon." From Yilmaz's statements, it can be understood that they are preparing themselves for next local elections. In this context, the Movement of Mustazaflar will be in a competition with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) by targeting an alternative against those parties. According to top administrators of the Movement of Mustazaflar, BDP and AKP cannot represent north Kurdistan (they use the word of "region") lonely. Also, it must be noted that administrators of this movement behave so measly about using the word of "Kurdistan".
Nowadays, the bloody past of Kurdish Hezbollah is the worst issue of the Movement of Mustazaflar. Even though Mustazaf-Der declines its relation with bloody history of Hezbollah, there is such a comprehension in Kurdish public opinion. Therefore, without facing its past, political attempt of Hezbollah is likely to face mistrust of Kurds. Several people, which Islamists were also among, suffered from Hezbollah don't believe its structure changed already. In addition, leaders of Hezbollah don't or are not able to give reasonable answers about the proximity of it with Turkish state in 1990s and usage of some Hezbollah members against the PKK by Turkish government. By the way, thoughts on possible manipulation of Hezbollah again are supported.
Many analysts claimed that Kurdish Hezbollah has a very strong public support considering the gathered hundreds of thousands people in the meetings of Prophet Muhammad's birth which held in Diyarbakır. However, this is not a well thought analysis but a hastily reached conclusion. Firstly, it should be emphasized the fact that the attendance in Prophet Muhammad's birth meetings cannot be a good criteria to understand the real public support of Hezbollah. The common ground of the meetings is not the support or favor of Hezbollah but love for Prophet Muhammad. Some of the people who attended to Newroz (the Kurdish New Year) celebrations organized by the BDP also attended to Hezbollah's meetings. In addition, the number of people who attended to the last demonstrate in Diyarbakir was fewer in comparison to Prophet Muhammad's birth celebrations. Since Hezbollah do not have socio-political and eco-political project, there is no way to analyze the real supporters of Hezbollah.
For now, it cannot be stated that Hezbollah has matured enough to be an alternative concerning the competition between the AKP and the BDP in north Kurdistan. Before anything else, Hezbollah's position in Kurdistan does not have a clear implication about its strategy for the future. There is not any clear decision on course of action. In addition, Hezbollah does not have an ideological perspective convenient for the new term which will be based on legal activity. Although Hezbollah achieves a public support hard to ignore and has a ground almost completely consists of Kurds, a solution concerning Kurdish national issue and future of the Kurdistan.
Let's consider how Kurdish Hezbollah could get Kurdish votes of the BDP and the AKP. Most probably it will criticize PKK/BDP by its secular and Marxist-socialist ideological background. Hezbollah will suggest a radical Islamic lifestyle as it is a prominent view in the Middle East currently instead of excessively secular and modernist lifestyle of the PKK. Therefore it is more or less likely to take the advantage of the effect of religion on Muslim Kurds in the Kurdistan. However, these kinds of propaganda will tend to stay weak against regional massive support towards PKK/BDP. First of all, PKK/BDP has numerous loyal followers that will support them under any circumstances. In spite of secular-politic view of the PKK, mostly Muslim Sunni Kurdish people support it and several analysts are having difficulty to reason the case. Kurds consider the PKK as an organization which has fought for their national liberty. Also, they have seen PKK's militants as freedom fighters. At the same time, Kurds who support the PKK do not care its secular discourse, because their affiliation with PKK is not dependent on the base of religiousness or irreligiousness, rather it based on the notion of national emancipation. PKK exists on the influential power of Kurdish nationalism which brings to it sympathy of Kurds.
Turkish state authorities often use the religious card against the PKK as a means of propaganda. However, although PKK ideologically has a socialist background, it has no ferocious anti-religious attitude or politics. On the contrary PKK, which even has a socialist discourse, seeks to some religious expansions due to the influence of religion on the Kurdish nation. Particularly it acknowledged the power of religion in the life of Kurdish society. Even, PKK established a branch named Kurdistan Islamic Party and used some Quranic verses and hadiths (the Prophet Muhammad's sayings) in their media organs. Furthermore, by establishing Association of Imam of Kurdistan ("Kurdistan İmamlar Birliği") PKK became close Muslim Kurds. Civil Friday protests that occur in recent years can be regarded as an indication of PKK's changing towards to religion. It has also begun to read Mawlid at the funerals of the guerillas. In addition, BDP's municipalities for the first time begin to establish Iftar tents in Ramadan celebrations. If we take into account these entire factors it is possible to say that Hezbollah's propaganda of religion would not be influential on the mass of PKK/BDP. If Hezbollah would like to be influential on PKK/BDP supporters, it must produce politics projects act in harmony with the idea of Kurdayeti (Kurdishness) and must create a field of act through Kurdish nationalism. But, Hezbollah's discourse of the "İslamic fellowship" deprives of awareness towards Kurdish national sensitivities. A great deal part of the members of Hezbollah identify themselves as Islamist, which would not be affect the political discourse that may be influential on Kurdish nationalism.
On the other hand, which degree Kurdish Hezbollah has a chance in the face of AKP' Retrieving the votes Kurds who ballot AKP is relatively easier for Hezbollah; because both AKP and Hezbollah have common political discourses. Two of them rise on the ground of Islamic fellowship among Kurdish provincials. After all, the existence of Hezbollah makes AKP discontent rather than PKK/BDP. Members and supporters of Kurdish Hezbollah voted for AKP in last general and local elections. Hezbollah also poses a challenge in terms of the Fetullah Gulen community; because the Gulen community seeks to be more active in north Kurdistan. In this context, there arose an area of rivalry between Kurdish Hezbollah and Gulen community, and thus the AKP. The leading rulers of Hezbollah consider that Turkish states pressure on Hezbollah promotes the expansion of Gulen movement in north Kurdistan. Moreover, The AKP is already losing support in north Kurdistan as a result of its pressure policies on the Kurdish issue. This failure of the AKP may be a chance for Hezbollah to gain AKP's Kurdish votes. AKP's repressive politics towards Kurds in recent years and also its poor performance on the issue of enlightening of Roboski massacre cases, where Turkish warplanes killed 34 Kurdish villagers in an air strike, loose AKP's popularity among the Kurds. These loosing points of AKP can be easily gained by Hezbollah. However Hezbollah politic-religious discourse is so fundamentalist in relation to AKP's one. This reality brings a great deal of advantage to AKP who practices neo-liberal politics, sustains ready hot money flows and has an experienced, mild-mannered politic-religious mentality.
With the decision of politicization of Hezbollah, the political balances in north Kurdistan will change noticeably. In other words, it will be live a tripartite struggle for power among PKK, AKP and Kurdish Hezbollah. The AKP would suffer most in this new situation. Although it doesn't yet to analyze properly the situation of political Islam in northern Kurdistan, hereinafter referred to Kurdish issue is bound to be a different political landscape.


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Steve McClaren may rest Derby County prodigy Will Hughes after a taxing run
Posted: January 22, 2014|
STEVE McClaren has not ruled out handing Derby County's talented young midfielder Will Hughes a breather.
Hughes has started 28 of 30 games this season and made 38 appearances last season – a taxing volume of matches for an 18-year-old in a physically demanding environment such as the Championship.
He found it difficult to make an impact in Saturday's hard-fought home victory over Brighton & Hove Albion and was substituted after an hour.
This followed tough games against Wigan Athletic and Leicester City in the league and Chelsea in the FA Cup.
McClaren says it is all part of the learning process for a young player who he believes is destined for the top.
"Will has been fantastic us – what a player for the future," said the Rams' head coach.
"He has played almost every game. He runs and runs – he does more running than anybody apart from Craig Bryson.
"You look at Will and sometimes after about 60 minutes you want to take him off and protect him but he keeps running and running even more and gets a second and third wind.
"To play the number of games he has at this level, and to the standard he has performed, is very difficult.
"His standards are so high, we expect such a lot week in, week out but you cannot play at that level for 46 games at 18, you are bound to dip. He did against Brighton, and he knows that.
"We have got to look after him.
"We need to make sure towards the end of the season he is at his most effective.
"Will was one of the players when I came here that a lot of people were talking, and now I know why. He is heading for the top."

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Wow Teklu Wonderfully Analized -and Thank you
February 20, 2013
by Teklu Abate
Established on April 24, 2010 "to promote free press, democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law in Ethiopia", the Ethiopian Satellite Television Service (ESAT) becomes one of the most trusted and reliable broadcast media. ESAT has its main studio in Amsterdam and branch studios in Washington D.C. and London. Its radio and television programmes cover nearly all socio-economic, cultural and political issues and topics. The major audience is the Ethiopian majority who happens to suffer from lack of credible and non-partisan media. In just nearly three years and despite serious interference by the Ethiopian government, ESAT is successfully creating a society of its own. A society who longs for freedom of all kinds, rule of law, and democratic governance in Ethiopia.
In this paper, I first try to highlight the various roles ESAT is playing to meet its objectives. Well, one could argue that its role is one and one- to be an independent and credible voice to the voiceless. This is obvious but my focus is on the specific roles ESAT is playing in its effort to reach its audience. Through such an exposition, it is possible to better meter to what extent ESAT services are being delivered to a variety of people. In the second part of the paper, I raise some important issues and challenges that should attract ESAT's and the audience's attention for a much higher impact. The issues and challenges may relate to the services and future engagements.
My motivation to write this paper is related to ESAT fund raising events taking place in several European cities. Europe is being astounded by the famous and all-times trusted human rights activist, Tamagn Beyene. Discussions among friends and families in Europe are about ESAT and Tamagn. My discussion with a friend of mine stimulated the write up of this paper. Generally, the paper has that purpose of 1) commending ESAT for its services so far, and 2) suggesting other ways of scaling up and sustaining its services.
The following roles presumably characterize ESAT as an independent voice for the voiceless. Mainly because of the multitude of roles it plays, ESAT managed to stand stronger and taller than before. Keeping up and expanding those roles is crucial for its future existence.
ESAT is a particularly useful asset for the Ethiopian Diaspora who is living thousands of miles away from home. Living and working abroad for an indefinite time is a challenge for the many. They feel detached from their country and feel unable to contribute. Even government communicators argue that the Diaspora play an alien politics because they have no first-hand touch with reality in Ethiopia. But now and thanks to ESAT, we feel as if we reside in Ethiopia. We hear and see Ethiopians from North to South, West to East part of the country talking on ESAT. We feel as if we are brought closer to Ethiopia. That is because distance is breached by ESAT.
Due to work and other obligations, Ethiopian Diaspora seem to have limited time to spend in a social milieu. And in several cities, even husband and wife do not have much time to spend together. That may create a sense of loneliness and detachment. Thanks to advances in smartphone and tablet technologies, ESAT demonstratively plays a role of a reliable and credible friend. At work, on our way, at home and elsewhere, ESAT is with us. That creates a sense of up-to-datedness, community, and freedom.
People from the Haile Selassie generation, the Mengistu HaileMariam times, and the 'new' generation co-exist in 21st Century Ethiopia. These three generations are significantly different in a whole array of fronts: on views of society, government, democracy, development and so forth. The 'old' generation did not have forum for meaningful discussion with the new generation. Worst is that there is a misunderstanding between the generations when it comes to Ethiopia's 'yesterday' politics. Because of ESAT, the new generation get that excellent chance of talking and listening to several of the most influential personalities of the old generation. I could argue that ESAT is surely creating a bridge between the 'that generation' and 'this generation'.
Professionals from the old and new generations are getting interviewed on ESAT. Our knowledge of key social issues such as economics, education, politics, technology, military, and so forth is improving. All these are definitely crucial for public policy making. Although government policy makers and planners do not openly thank ESAT, they could attend to its services and hence they could get important lessons to draw on. Even if they do not do that, the knowledge being created will be seminal for people interested to study Ethiopia. But for now, our understanding of key issues is self-fulfilling and empowering, thanks to ESAT. In a way, ESAT could also be considered as a think tank that could better inform individuals and public policy makers and planners.
ESAT aims to be the voice of the voiceless. The question is: who are the voiceless? Are the silent Ethiopian majority the voiceless? Are opposition politicians and parties the voiceless? Are the 'independent' the voiceless? Yes, all these could be considered the voiceless because they are denied of their natural and constitutional rights to freely assemble, talk and oppose. Talking truth is these days tantamount to being a terrorist. Trying to hold the governing party accountable for what it is doing is considered an effort to disrupt peace and retard development initiatives. These are the real voiceless.
Surprisingly enough, even people from the governing party are using ESAT as their voice. Mister Sebhat Nega, perhaps the most disgruntled and mannerless politician Ethiopia ever saw, is gashing out his grievances and frustrations through ESAT. Other politicians from the governing party, even Bereket Simon who persecutes journalists and who works day and night to block ESAT, are constantly invited to talk to millions of Ethiopians through the common platform- ESAT. This role is edifying and should be sustained.
EPRDF has that so far proven to be effective strategy of weeding out journalists, human right defenders, politicians, and academics from Ethiopia. The party puts immense pressure to make sure such people leave for foreign lands. The assumption is that once migrated, they would distance themselves from political struggle because they would spend their entire time and resources simply to cope up with the new demands of life abroad. And that strategy worked well for decades until ESAT decided to push it to the limit. In one way or another persecuted journalists created that front and started to 'fight' back. This sends shockwaves to Government Communications Officer Bereket Simon and to the entire EPRDF structure. They managed to block ESAT services for some time. But ESAT appeared the invincible.
This is a great lesson to all Ethiopian professionals: the spirit of invincibility even if they are thousands of miles away from home. I wish medical doctors, academics, lawyers, engineers and other professionals in the Diaspora create genuine associations and then to start contributing to ensure freedom, democracy, and human rights. Issues and
Even for a better service, ESAT needs to consider some issues mentioned below. I am not concluding that ESAT board and/or the management are not aware of these as I do not have information on that. I just would like to express the concerns several people are entertaining in one way or the other. The assumption is that if ESAT adequately and timely deals with the following issues and challenges, it will create much more confidence in its audience. That is in the end seminal to garner sustained public support sufficient enough to let ESAT stay on air.
ESAT website maintains useful information about its policy and general integrity. This is useful but a lot more should be said about the organization itself. Who are members of ESAT Board, for instance? And who are the management? And who is the editor-in-chief? I do not think that ESAT wants to keep the identity of staff and board members confidential. They are at the forefront of the struggle for freedom and hence keeping the identity of those who are on the frontline makes little sense.
Mainly because of the gigantic nature of our daily political problems, ESAT seems to devote much of the effort on present-day Ethiopia. This is extremely useful as it will help us to make informed decisions at individual and group/collective levels. While focusing on the present, it is extremely necessary to make future-oriented analyses and predictions as well. For instance, what kind of governance is best for Ethiopia? What should be Ethiopia's future positioning when it comes to foreign policy? What social, economic, and political issues might be strangling Ethiopia in the future? How could we sort of maneuver and make collective decisions to survive? These and related issues could be addressed through expert panels, formal studies, and simulations.
For issues related to credibility, impact, and of course media tradition, it seems better to invite experts and the elderly to make presentations or interviews. That is what ESAT has been doing. We have had that excellent chance of learning from professionals from diverse backgrounds. As a voice of the voiceless, it may be interesting and useful to interview ordinary citizens, too. Allowing the audience to leave short messages would not be sufficient to ensure participatory efforts. It is thus vital to interview youngsters, kids, and others on whole diverse issues. This way, ESAT could better understand people perceptions and views, which could then be used as stepping stones for further nuanced discussions.
So far, ESAT interviewed Ethiopians only (I mean Ethiopian by birth) with few exceptions. This is not a problem itself. But we could also learn from the experiences of other people. If resources allow, it would be great to interview Eritreans, Somalis, other Africans and other people from the rest of the world. Doing that would be educative and would help to popularize ESAT. It is also useful to galvanize the rest of the world to make commitments to human rights and rule of law in Ethiopia and elsewhere in the world.
The writer could be reached at [email protected] and also blogs at http://tekluabate.blogspot.no/
Selamawit Solomon
March 6, 2013 at 8:28 pm
Wow Teklu Wonderfully Analized -and Thank you
February 22, 2013 at 12:05 pm
The writer precisely mentioned the role of ESAT is playing to meet it objectives. Thanks bro
February 22, 2013 at 1:07 am
really useful comment, thank you
February 21, 2013 at 1:07 am
very constructive comment.
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New York, NY (PRWEB) January 11, 2013
The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, the world's largest nutrition school, is proud to announce that it has donated more than $90,000 to charitable organizations that are working to change the future of healthcare as part of its Season of Giving initiative. This past December, in support of charitable organizations that are aligned with Integrative Nutrition's mission to transform the world, the school raised the donations for New York Cares, Healthy Child Healthy World, and Farm Sanctuary.
"I started Integrative Nutrition with the mission to change the world and make it a healthier, happier place," said Integrative Nutrition Founder, Director, and Primary Teacher Joshua Rosenthal, MScEd. "We can make an even bigger impact when we join forces with other like-minded organizations that share our core values. While we're committed to giving back all year-round, I am thrilled that our Season of Giving initiative was such a success, and it will now be at the cornerstone of our vision as we continue to grow."
Last month, the Season of Giving initiative committed to donating $100 for every student who enrolled in the Health Coach Training Program. With an enrollment of over 900 students, Integrative Nutrition succeeded in donating more than $90,000 to the following three charities:
This charitable giving effort is part of Integrative Nutrition's greater commitment to changing the future of healthcare and effecting a major shift in the world by the year 2020 – a plan called the 2020 Vision. In order to show that food affects everything and good health is a vehicle for making the world a better place, Integrative Nutrition has donated nearly $450,000 in recent years to organizations that work towards a healthier future. Furthermore, Integrative Nutrition consistently supports its students and graduates by recognizing innovative projects that help serve their communities and beyond.
"The enthusiasm and continued support of the entire Integrative Nutrition community inspires me every day," said Rosenthal. "I look forward to the amazing things we will achieve together in 2013."
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Service tags may be removed only by an authorized employee/agent of an approved firm that has corrected the conditions and certified the service, or a representative of the authority having jurisdiction.
This tag is for Fire Department Inspection use to show Fire Alarm System or devices are Out of Service. This deficiency is a serious life safety issue and liability. If there are any impairment to the system that constitute emergency impairments as defined in applicable NFPA Standards, then a completed 'Red' tag shall be attached to the Fire Alarm Panel door and any/all annunciator panels.
Major deficiencies that may constitute a "Red" tag if the primary function is impaired or the operation of equipment is in question due to lack of testing or inspection. Examples of major deficiency would include, but not limited to:
1. Audible or visual devices are not operational
2. The fire pump does not start
3. The sprinkler system is not functioning properly
4. Battery pack not functioning
5. Over 5% of the initiating devices not functional
6. System not tested in accordance with Fire Code and 6 months overdue
7. Fire system activated (hood system, clean agent, etc.)
This tag must be completed at time of inspection in detail and placed in the plastic sleeve (recommended) attached to the front of Fire Alarm Control Panel door in front of any other tag. The tag shall indicate the servicing company, technicians name and number, date and nature of the impairment or what corrective action is necessary, and shall remain attached until all conditions are corrected. The tag should be punched, with correct month and year, to indicate the date the servicing company placed the red tag on the system.
The property owner and the Fire Marshal's Office (John Rodgers) shall be notified by e-mail immediately after any fire protection or life-safety equipment is RED TAGGED.
This tag is for Fire Department Inspection use to show a Fire Alarm System or equipment is found not to be in compliance with applicable NFPA standards or manufacture's guidelines but the system is functional.
This tag must be completed during inspection in detail and placed in the plastic sleeve (recommended) attached to the front of Fire Alarm Control Panel door in front of any other tag. The tag shall
indicate the servicing company, technicians name and number, date and nature of the impairment or what corrective action is necessary
, and shall remain attached until all conditions are corrected. The tag should be punched, with correct month and year, to indicate the date the servicing company placed the red tag on the system.
The property owner shall be notified of the placement of a yellow tag immediately. The Fire Marshal's Office shall be notified by the servicing companies monthly report emailed to the Fire Alarm Reviewer (John Rodgers) by the 10th of each month.
This tag is for Fire Department Inspection use for verifying qualified and licensed alarm contractors are properly inspecting and testing the Fire Alarm system according to NFPA 72.
This tag must be completed at each inspection period and placed in the plastic sleeve (recommended) attached to the front of Fire Alarm Control Panel door. The tag should be kept current and marked by the Fire Alarm Inspection Technician at each time of the NFPA 72 required inspection schedule. Green tag shall remain with system for a period of two (2) years.
The tag should be punched, with correct month and year, to indicate whether the system is current on its inspection, and has been tested in accordance with NFPA 72.
The card shall be filled in with Servicing Company and Company License number, Technician's name and certification number and approving inspectors' signature. The inspected or serviced space shall be marked based on the test results of passing or failing. A NFPA 72 Inspection form shall also be filled out and given to owner.
Testing and Maintenance Requirements
The goal of the inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements is to provide for an acceptable level of reliability for life safety by verifying that a fire alarm system is design, installed, inspected, and serviced in compliance with codes and standards, so it will perform as required. All existing systems are required by local ordinance and NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code) to have regular inspections that verify performance. There is no "grandfather" clause or automatic exclusion that exempts an existing system, required by code or not, to forego code compliance as a minimum standard for life safety.
To ensure operational integrity, the system
have an inspection, testing, and maintenance program (NFPA 72, 188.8.131.52). The program
satisfy the requirements of NFPA 72 and conform to the equipment manufacturers published instructions and
verify correct operation of the system (NPFA 72, 126.96.36.199.1).
Fire alarm impairments such as systems defects and malfunctions
be corrected (NFPA 72, 184.108.40.206.2). If a defect or malfunction is not corrected at the conclusion of system inspection, testing, or maintenance, the system owner and Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
be informed of the impairment in writing within 24 hours.
The building owner or occupier of tenant space or building is legally responsible for maintaining a safe building for business invitees, licenses, and even trespassers. As such, the owner is responsible for maintaining the fire alarm system by contracting with any Tennessee Licensed Fire Alarm Company for the services of an inspection, testing, and maintenance agreement.
Notification of systems out of service
City of Knoxville Fire Marshal's Office shall be immediately notified by email sent to
, whenever a required fire protection or life-safety system is placed out of service for emergency or non-scheduled repairs, replacement, or service extending over 4 hours. The Fire Marshal's Office shall again be notified when the system is restored to normal operational status. The Fire Marshal's office (
) shall be notified, by e-mail, not less than
7 business days
prior to any lengthy routine or scheduled repairs, or replacement time period. Certification and documentation of repairs and operational readiness of the system shall be provided to the fire code official upon request. No fire protection or life-safety equipment or system required by the Life Safety Code or IBC shall be placed permanently out of service unless prior written approval is obtained from the Fire Marshal.
NFPA 72 requires that if something is Out of Service over 8 hours that the Fire Department is notified immediately.
For any additional information or concerns contact Captain John Rodgers 865-215-2848 or
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|Hart Crane began work on The Bridge, his most ambitious work, in the early 1920s. Obsessed by what he called America's postwar vertigo, he envisioned the work as an epic "synthesis of America and its structural identity." The Bridge was published by Harry and Caresse Crosby at their Black Sun Press in Paris in 1930; the manuscript contains notes and corrections in the hands of Crane and Caresse Crosby. Among its nearly two thousand items, the Hart Crane Collection contains two complete typescript versions of the poem and the extant drafts of the individual pieces which make up the larger work, as well as the letters of agreement with Horace Liveright for the American publication of both White Buildings and The Bridge.
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San Diego employment at record high
It took nearly four years, but San Diego County in February recovered all of the jobs that were lost during the Great Recession, surpassing that peak enough to set a record for payroll employment.
In February, there were 1,331,200 people in the county receiving a paycheck from an employer, beating the old record set in July 2007 by 6,200 jobs. It also means that the county has recouped the 99,400 jobs lost due to the Great Recession.
San Diego County became the state's eighth metropolitan statistical area — and the largest in Southern California — to recover all jobs it lost in the large economic downturn, according to an analysis by Point Loma Nazarene University. It also reached the milestone before the state and the nation as a whole. Economists say San Diego's job market appears to be on the right track, but also warn that many of the positions that were added are low paying and the growth isn't enough to reduce unemployment.
"The good news is that San Diego's economy appears to be on good footing now," said Lynn Reaser, PLNU's chief economist, who anticipates another 28,000 jobs added this year. "Despite restrictions on defense spending, the ending of sequestration, continued growth in biotech, gains in tourism, more homebuilding, and growth in business with Mexico should help the region move forward in 2014."
But while the number of workers on payrolls is at a level never previously reached, the job growth hasn't been enough to get unemployment below its current 6.9 percent, adjusted for seasonal factors.
In February, there were 110,300 unemployed San Diegans, which is about 42,000 more than there were in July 2007, when the jobless rate was 4.5 percent. In that nearly seven-year time period, payroll jobs have grown 0.5 percent, but the labor force — people working or looking for work — has expanded much faster, by 4.2 percent. That means there haven't been enough payroll jobs to satisfy the demand, leading to higher unemployment.
Alan Gin, economist at the University of San Diego, said 35,000 people moved to the region last year alone, many looking for work. Had the recession not happened, more opportunities may have been available for them, he said.
"I think it's significant that we got back to at least where we were before this Great Recession so that is good news, but again what we've done is we've lost all the job growth in between that we needed to meet the needs of the growing population," said Gin, who noted that it would probably take 1.4 million payroll jobs in the county to bring the unemployment rate down to 5 percent, a mark he'd consider to indicate that the job market has recovered.
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Even if that were to happen, many of the jobs available may not be high paying. For instance, in July 2007, the construction field had 23,400 more workers than it does now. Those jobs paid middle class wages, and led to higher demand in sectors like contracting, retail and landscape. Also in that time period, manufacturing fell by 6,800 workers and financial services dropped by 9,800 as more recently the market for refinancing and mortgages waned.


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The valvetrain was selected to be as aggressive as possible while still providing acceptable driveability. I used Comp Cams roller lifters with 1.6-ratio Pro Magnum roller rocker arms, providing an intake-valve lift of 0.576 inches. The camshaft is a Comp 280 XFI stick that has 230-degree intake duration and 236-degree exhaust duration (at 0.050), along with a 113-degree lobe-separation angle. This cam moves the power band of the motor into the 4,700- to 6,400-rpm range. This is where the engine stays during a quarter-mile run, thus allowing longer, harder acceleration in each lower gear.
The next decisions involved the top side of the motor. The intake tract received a K&N air filter, a ported BBK 58mm throttle body, and a Granatelli 1,050-cfm MAF sensor. Next, I chose the LT4 heads and intake manifold. TPIS CNC-ported the heads, which were also treated to 7/16 ARP rocker studs, Comp Cams guide plates, and Comp beehive 26918 valvesprings with titanium retainers. With this setup the valves have a seat pressure of 137 pounds closed and 320 pounds open. (Standard LT4 springs have a redline of 6,300 rpm and a seat pressure of 100 pounds.)
After being CNC'd and port-matched, the heads flowed 290 cfm at 0.600-inch with a port volume of 210 cc. A combustion-chamber volume of 61.2 cc results in a compression ratio of 11.0:1. The hollow LT4 intake and sodium-filled exhaust valves weigh 82 and 72 grams, respectively, compared with the smaller LT1 valves, at 113 and 96. The heavy seat pressure, combined with the lightweight valves and titanium retainers, results in a valvetrain that can safely rev to 7,000 rpm, even with the aggressive fast-ramp, high-lift Comp cam. (The rev limiter is currently set to 6,500 rpm, to ensure engine durability.)
The exhaust system consists of ceramic-coated Hooker Super Competition 1.75 inch long-tube headers and a stainless-steel Corsa exhaust system. The sound is impressive-reasonable at cruise but great at wide-open throttle.
The ignition is handled completely by MSD. There were two versions of OptiSpark distributors, so I upgraded to the later, '95-up version. The Vette now has an MSD Pro-Billet distributor, 6A control box, Blaster coil, and custom-length 8.5mm Super Conductor plug wires. The plug-wire layout was hand fabricated to work around the headers.
I programmed the Vette's stock computer myself, a job that required some thoughtful preparation. A wideband O2 sensor is mandatory for tuning, and a G-Tech/Pro RR accelerometer is very useful for comparative testing. I welded extra O2 sensor bungs on both collectors for use with the wideband O2 meter. The program I used-LT1 Edit-allows control of every conceivable part of engine management, from speedometer calibration and fan-engagement temperatures to spark-advance mapping and air/fuel-mixture control at any rpm. The program also provides real-time feedback and data logging for engine parameters. Of particular interest were parameters such as coolant and oil temperatures, knock-sensor count, rpm, throttle position, and injector pulse width. I programmed the open-loop WOT mixture to run at slightly less than 13:1 AFR. Even with a compression ratio of 11.0:1, the knock sensors indicate no sign of detonation.
It's interesting to note that the absolute redline of this engine is determined not by the valve-train or lower end, but rather by the size of the fuel injectors. An engine operating at 6,000 rpm would have the injectors open 100 percent of the time at a pulse width of 20 milliseconds. It's usually not desirable to have a 100 percent injector duty cycle, though something close to that is fine. Using the smallest usable injector with high fuel pressure provides the best spray pattern.


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Toss celery, shallot, parsley, 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice, lemon peel, and smoked oysters in medium bowl. Season celery-shallot mixture to taste with salt and pepper.
Combine 3 tablespoons butter, thyme, and 3 teaspoons lemon juice in small saucepan. Whisk over low heat until butter melts and sauce simmers; season with coarse salt and pepper. Remove from heat. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large nonstick skillet over high heat. Sprinkle fish with coarse salt and pepper. Add fish, skin side down, to skillet. Cook until skin is crisp and fish is just opaque in center, drizzling lemon-butter sauce over, 6 to 7 minutes.
Rewarm chowder over low heat; discard bay leaves. Divide chowder among 4 shallow bowls. Place fish, skin side down, in center of chowder. Stir panko into celery-shallot mixture; spoon over fish and serve.
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Despite protests, MTV has renewed the show Buckwild for a second season. Season 1 followed a group of Sissonville teens, and a protest from dignitaries including Senator Joe Manchin worried that the adventures that included putting a swimming pool in the back of a pickup truck, would send the wrong image of West Virginia. No word yet when exactly MTV plans to film again in the area for season 2.
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Hi I'm Terrence Keller and if you are looking for high quality artwork to enhance your product, then I'm the artist you need! I have created professional artwork that has generated millions of dollars in sales for multiple companies...
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Import POI data from online bing map to Streets and Trips?
I hope this is easy. I'm not very up to date on GPS related software. Used to be but it is developing so quickly that I've fallen behind. I believe Microsoft's S and T integrates with Bing maps but I can't find reference to the following.
I have S and T 2011 full version with gps. I'd like to import the data points from an online bing map
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to S and T as a data file rather than pushpin each address manually (one at a time).
When you click on Holland 38 listings the POI map opens.
Is this possible? Is it easy?
Thanks for any assistance.
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Here we go again. Amazed that something does not exist.
I realize I'm a dinosaur for still liking to use my HP mini in my car for gps navigation with streets and trips. For me it's just a personal decision to have a 10inch ultra bright screen connected to a full featured laptop with wireless and bluetooth and full size keyboard and the choice of any software and updates straight from the web, etc, 250gb of files, programs, and data space, ports for usb, hdmi, etc, while on the road. It sits on a platform above my automatic shift putting the screen right at the level of the in dash CD player. For me it beats a separate GPS device hands down.
So how the heck can it be that microsoft did not make it possible to utilize the data points on Bing maps with GPS, either by permitting installation of a stripped down version of streets/trip that can open Bing maps on the desktop and activate gps, or by inclucing such a feature in streets trips or at a minimum imports .gpx file data from URLs?
God, soooooo many absurd and useless bells and whistles with this software and then giant gaping holes in basic utility like this.
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The National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) is pleased to congratulate the NPF Minnesota chapter for being the first to showcase our new, unified brand on its website, www.parkinsonmn.org. NPF chapters and the national office will share this common look, which will serve as a symbol of our joint commitment to creating awareness on a national level and ensuring a consistent high level of services in all chapters nationwide.
Paul Blom, President of National Parkinson Foundation Minnesota, commented, "Our relationship with NPF has always been positive and mutually beneficial. The missing ingredient has always been the lack of a cohesive brand. NPF has responded beyond my expectations to fill this need."
The NPF Minnesota website features information about local events, support group listings, the Respite Care Grant Program, and more. Patients and caregivers can also have their personal experiences with Parkinson's disease added to the stories tree, an interactive visual representation of all the people affected by Parkinson's disease.
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This post was originally in YouMoz, and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community. The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of SEOmoz, Inc.
Google's actions against "overoptimised" sites have been intensified and it seems that the recent updates are able to detect various links-related overoptimisation violations that can result in short or long-term positional drops, with or without warnings. Even though Google announced the Penguin update on the 24th if April 2012, changes on Google's link evaluation system have been noticeable several weeks before the public announcement.
It appears that in some cases Google has been overzealous, hitting (temporarily) even websites with rather natural link profiles. In other cases, Google admitted algorithmic classification mistakes, publishing apologetic messages like this one Matt Cutts posted on Google+.
According to Patrick Altoft (branded3) the sites that have received unnatural links notifications fall under five main categories, and they are not just the ones participating in link exchanges or other types of link networks. Rand made a Whiteboard Friday video about 6 changes every SEO should make before the overoptimisation penalty hits. Now that Google has rolled out the Penguin update against "black web spam," making sure that your website's backlink profile does not violate Google's quality guidelines is quite essential, especially if your traffic has gone down.
This is a follow up to the post 'How to Monitor Your Website For Link Equity Loss', which can be used to identify backlinks from low quality or penalised/deindexed websites. However, this post intends to cover the following links related overoptimisation cases:
A) Excessive Link Acquisition
B) Site-wide links detection
C) Unnatural Anchor Text Distribution
D) Unnatural Spread of Links Authority
A. Excessive Link Acquisition Check
Acquiring a high number of links over a short period of time has never been a good practice and webmasters need to keep an eye on the levels of acquired links, especially these days that negative SEO seems to become more of an issue. Phrases like the following one from Dan Thies, seem to be heard more often lately:
"Both sites have received "unnatural links" messages in Webmaster Tools. Neither site has had a "link building" campaign ever. By using 3rd party tools (e.g. Majestic) I can see a lot of unnatural links pointing at both sites, but I didn't put those links there"
There are two quick ways to check your site's link acquisition velocity, using Ahrefs or Majestic SEO.
Extremely High Link Acquisition Velocity (Ahrefs)
Unnatural Link Acquisition Velocity (Majestic SEO historic index, cumulative view)
B. How To Check For Site-wide Links
A high number of blog-roll, header, footer or sidebar links can trigger Google's "overoptimisation" wrath and keeping them to a minimum would be a rather reasonable thing to do. Certainly some site-wide links may have occurred naturally but the less "overoptimisation" signals you site sends out, the better. There are a few ways to quickly check your website against site-wide links with the quickest one being Webmaster Tools.
Under 'Your site on the web' -> Links to your site WMT list the domains that link the most to your site. The ones that link several times should be flagged as potential site-wide links and be manually checked.
Using Webmaster Tools to detect site-wide links is a rather easy and quick way. However, because WMT don't report all backlinks Google actually see, for a more thorough investigation a third party link intelligence service should be used such as Majestic SEO, Open Site Explorer, Ahrefs etc. One thing to bear in mind using any 3d party service, is that their crawlers do not try to replicate Google's behaviour, therefore in some cases the data can be significantly skewed. This is particularly the case for links from web sites that Google has removed from its index but the 3d party services will still report as normal links.
A section in the Ahrefs FAQ page reads: "Having the full information at hand you may decide on subjective estimates of links and figure out real situation with the given website or page". In a similar manner a Majestic SEO rep commented that:
"Our index is independent of Google and will remain so. If Google has banned a site, it does not mean there are no longer links to that site. We map the link graph – not Google's interpretation of it."
C. How To Check For Unnatural Anchor Text Distribution
Overoptimised anchor text seems like a ticking bomb, especially after Google made public the following two messages:
"Tweaks to handling of anchor text. [launch codename "PC"] This month we turned off a classifier related to anchor text (the visible text appearing in links). Our experimental data suggested that other methods of anchor processing had greater success, so turning off this component made our scoring cleaner and more robust."
"Better interpretation and use of anchor text. We've improved systems we use to interpret and use anchor text, and determine how relevant a given anchor might be for a given query and website."
This task is quite more complicated because, ideally, you need as much data as possible. Exporting anchor text data from as many different data sources as possible is strongly recommended e.g. Majestic SEO, Ahrefs, Open Site Explorer, Sistrix, Blekko.
Next you would need to filter the data removing the following:
After having applied the above filters, the remaining backlinks data could be analysed for different anchor text types such as:
Having classified all different anchor text variations, it is now relatively easy to spot weaknesses - pay particular attention for spikes on exact match keywords as in the following graph:
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Two years ago, several Golden Globe Awards after-parties raged at once at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, with movie and television stars co-mingling, braving the chilly night air and sometimes waiting in line for hours to get into lavishly decorated bashes.On Sunday night, a year after the writers' strike shut down the awards show ceremony and its onsite parties, the weather was much warmer and alcohol flowed again throughout a spate of shindigs at the hotel, though fewer than before and not quite so extravagant. Still, the current economic recession didn't stop post-Globe revelers from indulging in booze, food and the sheer will to make merry. Clutching a tumbler of whiskey, his hair askew, 'Mad Men' actor and nominee Jon Hamm grinned next to his wife, surrounded by cast members at an intimate, exclusive bash for the AMC '60s-themed show, which won a best TV drama trophy for the second year in a row. Retro tunes blasted overhead as guests ate mashed potatoes served in martini glasses. Decorations were minimal. 'To win again is great. We're going to light the lamp. We're going to party until late,' said Hamm, a little unsteady on his feet. Hamm pointed out that even with layoffs within the entertainment industry and beyond, a party could provide an economic boost. 'It employs a lot of people. I was a caterer and waiter for a long time of my life,' he said. Hamm's co-star Michael Gladis, sipping on a scotch and soda, said he had been drinking for hours. 'We're good at it. It's all about pacing,' he joked, noting the show's characters' penchant for at-work boozing. Unlike previous years, The Weinstein Co., E! and Paramount Pictures did not host after-parties at the hotel. Showtime held an offsite party at the nearby Peninsula Hotel, and Fox Searchlight hosted a party at the restaurant Craft. NBC Universal's annual party on the Hilton's rooftop was a mostly industry affair, with guests dancing to a DJ spinning tunes by Prince and Britney Spears. Vases of white roses and lilies, and silver containers full of white feathers, decorated the area. Massive black chandeliers hung from the ceiling. Attendees feasted on a modest spread of grilled vegetables, mashed potatoes, pasta and beef tenderloin served with mustard and horseradish. With only two onsite parties left, most celebrities flocked to the Warner Bros. In Style bash in the Oasis Courtyard or HBO's grand party at its traditional home at the Circa 55 restaurant and poolside patio. Both parties did their part to save on costs. Warner Bros. In Style reused decor which would have been used last year, and did not hand out gift bags. HBO also recycled decorations from other events. Warner Bros. In Style's soiree still looked, well, in style. A live band pumped out covers of tunes by Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson and the Talking Heads. Guests chomped on slices of pizza, bologna and turkey. A couch-sized silver-plated ball drooped from the ceiling, circled by glittering strings of fake crystals. Pink fake feathered peacocks sat alongside platters of red roses. Eva Longoria Parker and nominee Leonardo DiCaprio made early appearances. Gerard Butler, thoroughly enjoying himself, danced and then mingled. Adrian Grenier sat on a couch, drink in hand, flanked by two women. Other attendees included Aaron Eckhart, Mira Sorvino, Debra Messing and a dapper Terrence Howard. At the end of the night, though, HBO's gold-and-brown themed party reigned, with a line to get in snaking down the hall after midnight. The cable network came away from the awards rewarded with major trophies for actors in multiple shows and miniseries. Eva Mendes, Drew Barrymore and Lauren Hutton made for a glamazon trifecta, huddled together smoking outside next to the pool, which was lit up by dozens of circular trays sporting candles. 'It's a privilege to be here, and it should never be forgotten what a privilege it is,' boasted Barrymore, when asked about the opulent setting, given the sorry state of the economy. Earlier in the evening, a hungry Paul Giamatti, holding his best actor trophy for the title role of John Adams in the HBO miniseries, also reflected on partying and Hollywood. 'John Adams' snagged acting awards as well for Laura Linney and Tom Wilkinson, plus a trophy for best miniseries or TV movie. 'It's 'basta' with the glitz and the glam. It's enough. But I'm gonna go along with it, man,' said Giamatti, before searching out a plate of food. Anna Paquin, who won as best actress in a TV drama for the vampire series 'True Blood,' looked dazed as she sat at a table waiting to dig into some steaming chicken. Grilled scallops, rice, macaroni and cheese and beef tenderloin rounded out the menu. 'I'm loopy, and the adrenaline has started to wear off. Now I'm just hungry,' said Paquin, happy she didn't have to be at work the next day until 7 a.m. Jeremy Piven, who plays irate agent Ari Gold on the HBO show 'Entourage,' broke out into smiles as he joked to friends about losing to Wilkinson. Munching on chocolates and taking pictures with fans, the actor didn't indulge in champagne and wine like his co-stars. He said he was drinking a lot of water instead. List of winners of the Golden Globe Awards Complete list of winners at the Golden Globes held by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association: MOTION PICTURES: - Picture, Drama: 'Slumdog Millionaire.' - Picture, Musical or Comedy: 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona.' - Actor, Drama: Mickey Rourke, 'The Wrestler.' - Actress, Drama: Kate Winslet, 'Revolutionary Road.' - Director: Danny Boyle, 'Slumdog Millionaire.' - Actor, Musical or Comedy: Colin Farrell, 'In Bruges.' - Actress, Musical or Comedy: Sally Hawkins, 'Happy-Go-Lucky.' - Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, 'The Dark Knight.' - Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, 'The Reader.' - Foreign Language Film: 'Waltz With Bashir.' - Animated Film: 'WALL-E.' - Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, 'Slumdog Millionaire.' - Original Score: A.R. Rahman, 'Slumdog Millionaire.' - Original Song: 'The Wrestler' (performed and written by Bruce Springsteen), 'The Wrestler.' TELEVISION: - Series, Drama: 'Mad Men.' - Actor, Drama: Gabriel Byrne, 'In Treatment.' - Actress, Drama: Anna Paquin, 'True Blood.' - Series, Musical or Comedy: '30 Rock.' - Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, '30 Rock.' - Actress, Musical or Comedy: Tina Fey, '30 Rock.' - Miniseries or Movie: 'John Adams.' - Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Linney, 'John Adams.' - Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Paul Giammatti, 'John Adams.' - Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Dern, 'Recount.' - Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Tom Wilkinson, 'John Adams.' --- Cecil B. DeMille Award: Steven Spielberg.
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No set of parents raise their children the same. As we learned in our chapter in human development, there are three types of parenting styles that parents typically fall into. They include permissive, authoritarian, and authoritative parenting styles. Parents raise their children according to their morals, values, and beliefs. There are however many factors that play into what type of style of parenting you fall into. Religion, relationship with child, and personal experience all play into what type of style parents use.
When parents fall under the permissive style, they give up most rules to their children which allows them a considerable amount of freedom in their life. They avoid disciplining their child at all cost which often means giving them the benefit of the doubt or simply turning a blind eye to what's really going on. Most importantly though, permissive parents shower their children with more affection than you can imagine.
Another type of parenting is the authoritarian parenting style. In this style, parents are extremely strict and punish children whenever they deem necessary. They set high standards for their children and are greatly upset when these standards are not met. In doing this they show very little emotional and are often distant.
The Final type of parenting style is authoritative which is a combination of permissive and authoritarian parenting styles. Most parents use this style to raise their children because it provides structure as well as affection. They help their children be responsible for themselves and own up to any consequences that come their way. They want them to succeed in life, and be the best that they can be. They set clear guidelines for their children to follow, and praise them when they do well.
Personally, my parents raised me in an authoritarian home. The pushed me to have good grades in school, yet rewarded me whenever I came home with A's. I always had chores around the house, and rules about going out at night too. However, with these rules, I became a well trusted daughter and was allowed to go places like Chicago without having my parents worry about me.
source: "Parenting Styles." About Pediatrics - Pediatric Parenting and Medical Advice . The New York Times Company, 2011. Web. 20 Nov. 2011.