text:
It has become a truism to say that Samuel Moyn's work landed like "a grenade" amid common understandings of postwar history. In numerous influential publications, he claims that the post-World War II popularity of "human rights" was not due to the advocacy of enlightened (Kantian) philosophers, liberal democrats, or progressive New Dealers, as many had long believed. Rather, it was reactionary European Catholics who elevated human rights as the buzzword of the era, part of their successful effort to build a conservative, anti-communist, and spiritually intolerant Western bloc. Moreover, Moyn provocatively maintains that Catholics, who spent the 1930s assiduously combating the notion of individual rights and assailing democratic regimes in Austria, Germany, France, and elsewhere, did not embrace human rights out of a heroic change of heart or a recognition of democracy's intrinsic values. Their flimsy support of these principles stemmed from the conviction that human rights could be mobilized in their decades-long crusade against communism, individualism, and gender equality. Moyn therefore casts a harsh light on Europe's postwar reconstruction and the era's human rights renaissance as a whole. The architects of both, so it turns out, were actually the gravediggers of liberalism and equality.
Posts Tagged 'politics'
The long shadow of Christian politicsposted by Udi Greenberg
Mourning a political saint in Johannesburgposted by Rachel C. Schneider
On December 6, 2013, I, along with millions of South Africans, woke to the news that Nelson Mandela had died. For the next ten days, South Africans would be plunged into a liminal period of commemoration: one marked by scenes of celebration, protest, and jubilation rather than tears and lament. As a white North American, conducting field research for my dissertation, this proved an incredible time of reflection. In what follows, I offer some snapshots of how Mandela was memorialized in Johannesburg and what this reveals about the current religious, political, and racial landscape.
The Communist Party and the future of religion in Chinaposted by André Laliberté
This short essay sketches out the different views that may be identified within the Chinese Communist Party as we look at the recent actions of the party on religious affairs—actions that seem to end in contradictory directions. On the one hand, the promotion of international Buddhist and Taoist forums and the liberalization of regulations concerning the social activities religious organizations are allowed to perform, and, on the other hand, the continued harassment of some religious minorities. Debates about the involvement of religion in contemporary global politics have for the last four decades often overlooked China, an oversight rooted in two misconceptions widely held both in the West and among Chinese leaders themselves.
Law's fragile stateposted by Claire Ma
Mark Fathi Massoud, Assistant Professor of Politics and Legal Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, examines the trials and tribulations of law in Sudan in his new book, Law's Fragile State: Colonial, Authoritarian, and Humanitarian Legacies in Sudan. In an interview with Jadaliyya, Massoud speaks about his motivation to uncover the essence of how law—and lawlessness—operate in the context of fragile states. Massoud also elaborates on his topic in a blog post at the Critical Investigations into Humanitarianism in Africa Blog.
Catholic bishops on immigration reformposted by Dolores Morgan Trujillo
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has undertaken a coordinated effort to preach the message of immigration reform in diocese across America as reported by The New York Times.
Engaging whose religion?posted by Claire Ma
In late July, The Immanent Frame published a set of reflections on the Department of State's plans for a new office dedicated to engaging religion. Following an official announcement by Secretary Kerry on August 7th, scholars and policy commentators have continued to weigh in on the implications, challenges, and potential of the new Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives.
The religious dimension of Morsi's mandateposted by Dolores Morgan Trujillo
The Immanent Frame contributor Mbaye Lo writes at Mondoweiss on ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's claim of legitimacy and its underlying religious nature, drawing upon narratives from Islamic history.
New report on religion and international relationsposted by Jonathan VanAntwerpen
A working group on "international relations and religion," convened by Michael Desch and Daniel Philpott, recently released released a detailed report.
Religious freedom and the Constitutionposted by Dolores Morgan Trujillo
Dennis J. Goldford was recently interviewed by Religion Dispatches Magazine about his new book The Constitution of Religious Freedom: God, Politics, and the First Amendment, which explores the notion of "separation of church and state" and the religious identity of America.
President Carter calls upon the Catholic Church to ordain women as priestsposted by Dolores Morgan Trujillo
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter calls upon the Catholic Church to ordain women as priests as part of an interview discussing religion, faith, and women's rights with Time Magazine reporter Elizabeth Dias in order to promote The Carter Center's upcoming Mobilizing Faith for Women conference
Occupy Gezi, beyond the religious-secular cleavageposted by Ateş Altınordu
The protests in Turkey started on May 27 with a modest resistance movement against the destruction of Istanbul's Gezi Park and the planned construction, in its place, of a replica of the Ottoman artillery barracks that formerly stood there (which, however, was also to include a shopping mall). The Occupy Gezi movement has since grown exponentially and spread to other Turkish cities, largely in response to police brutality and to the inflammatory speeches of Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The unprecedented scope and duration of the protests—and, even more importantly, the emergent movement's pluralistic composition and inclusive political style—make it a genuinely new phenomenon in the ninety-year history of the Republic.
Voting for an atheist?posted by Candice Scharf
Live online panel on Egypt electionsposted by Phillip Quintero
This Friday, June 15, The Duke Islamic Studies Center's Transcultural Islam Project is co-hosting a panel discussion on the upcoming Egyptian run-off elections.
Multiculturalism in Europeposted by The Editors
After the rise of multicultural policies in the 1980s and 1990s, the winds have shifted in Europe. Terrorist attacks in Madrid, London, Norway, and, most recently, in Toulouse, have furthered the securitization of Islam across Europe, while increasing immigration (predominantly from Muslim countries) has caused societal tensions. As a result, existing ideas concerning multiculturalism, religious pluralism, and national authenticity are being challenged. Past policies of cordon sanitaire are no longer in full effect, as mainstream political parties have come to adopt some of the ideas of their populist and right-wing peers; witness outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy's campaign rhetoric against immigration and Muslims following the strong showing by right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen.
We've invited a small handful of scholars to comment on the increasing influence of anti-immigration and anti-Islam ideas and parties across Europe and to offer their thoughts on how best to accommodate minority claims (especially those involving Islam) in a democratic and liberal Europe.
Religion and civic engagement in Europeposted by David Sloane
British think tank Demos has recently released a new report, written by Jonathan Birdwell and Mark Littler, entitled "Faithful Citizens." The report investigates "the different relationship between religion and politics in the UK and Europe."
Muslims and the Republican partyposted by Candice Scharf
Nona Willis Aronowitz, at GOOD, discusses the impact that Republican, anti-Islamic rhetoric has had on Muslim voters.
On the secularist-Islamist divideposted by David Sloane
At Al Jazeera English, Elizabeth Shakman Hurd gives an abridged history of the past half-century of Tunisian politics, and relays the Enahddan notion that the revolution in Tunisia is neither unambiguously Islamist nor secularist.
The year of the Islamistposted by David Sloane
David Rohde, in Reuters' Analysis and Opinion blog, designates 2012 as the year of the Islamist and discusses the likelihood that Islamists will remain in power in Tunisia and Egypt.
Do candidates need the Catholic vote anymore?posted by Phillip Quintero
Ed Kilgore argues that American Catholics no longer represent a voting constituency that is significantly different from non-Catholics.
Power and resources: A conversation with Sidney Jonesposted by David Kyuman Kim
In May of 2010, I sat down for a conversation with the legendary human rights advocate Sidney Jones of the International Crisis Group. Jones and I had just come out of an intense two day workshop at the SSRC on religion, peacebuilding, and development in Mindanao, organized in conjunction with the SSRC's project on religion and international affairs. Participants in the workshop included scholars and peacebuilders from the United States, Mindanao, Japan, and Indonesia.
Brazil's religious rightposted by Jessica Polebaum
In the Guardian, Tom Phillips profiles Jean Wyllys, Brazil's first openly gay MP—and explores the growing political voice of the country's far-right evangelical leaders who oppose him.
A coherent integration policy for Europeposted by Charles Gelman
In the New York Times opinion pages, Boston College political science professor Jonathan Laurence argues that it's up to—and in the interest of—Europe's governments to devise a coherent policy of integration for the continent's growing Muslim population.
There is Power in the Blog: Paul W. Kahnposted by Wei Zhu
There is Power in the Blog is hosting an eight-part discussion on Paul W. Kahn's recent book Political Theology: Four New Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty (Columbia University Press, 2011). Featuring posts by Susanna J. Snyder, Jerome Copulsky, Michael Hollerich, Vincent Lloyd, William T. Cavanaugh, Chris Baker, as well as a response from Kahn, the discussion reflects the wide range of reactions to Kahn's complex work. For even more on Political Theology, please browse through The Immanent Frame's extensive series.
Politics of Faith—The Role of Religion in Divided Societiesposted by Wei Zhu
America Abroad, the award-winning documentary radio program, has released a new documentary, "The Politics of Faith—The Role of Religion in Divided Societies." Drawing from interviews with locals and experts, the documentary examines the religious undercurrents that are sharpening societal divides, from Egypt to China, from Russia to Malaysia.
A response to criticsposted by Paul W. Kahn
I knew that my new book, Political Theology, would be controversial. It covers a lot of ground; it produces odd conjunctions; and its rhetoric can sound extreme. It pays little attention to academic conventions and often cuts against popular, political expectations. Some might think presumptuous its design and method of "rewriting" Schmitt's classic. Many readers are startled to find that out of an engagement with Schmitt can come an exploration of freedom in its political, legal, and discursive dimensions. Others are surprised to find that a book about sovereignty and law—let alone a theological inquiry—puts the imagination at its center.
What is evil?posted by Jeffrey Guhin
What is evil? The question is asked in very different ways in two recent articles. The first, by Ron Rosenbaum at Slate, asks whether, in the terms of neuroscience, evil can be said to exist. He's unsure about this.
Democracy under exceptionposted by Jean-Claude Monod
I agree with Kahn (and with Schmitt) about the fact that political theory should leave room for decision and exception. But to me, the main question is: to what extent? Are there no principles that admit no exception? When I read Kahn, as when I read Schmitt, I don't seem to encounter any such principles—anything like what Habermas thematized in Law and Morality as "indisponibility," that is, rights that are not at the disposal of the sovereign. Can the sovereign decide that torture is a legitimate practice? The answer, to me, should be no without exception.
Political theology and political existentialismposted by Peter E. Gordon
"At stake in our political life," Paul Kahn observes, "has been not our capacity to be reasonable, but our capacity to realize in and through our own lives an ultimate meaning." While it would require little effort for me to catalogue the many insights that seized my attention while reading Kahn's thoughtful and highly provocative new book, it is this basic insight that chiefly arouses my interest, insofar as it serves as the organizing premise for the argument as a whole. It is therefore this claim most of all that deserves close scrutiny.
Is there a crisis of secularism in Western Europe?posted by Tariq Modood
Even quite sober academics speak of "a contemporary crisis of secularism," claiming that "today, political secularisms are in crisis in almost every corner of the globe." Olivier Roy, in an analysis focused on France, writes of "The Crisis of the Secular State," and Rajeev Bhargava of the "crisis of secular states in Europe." Yet this is quite a misleading view of what is happening in Western Europe.
Paul Kahn's mis-prognosis of America's social imaginaryposted by Jason Stevens
As I argued in my previous post, there are indications that Paul Kahn subscribes to Carl Schmitt's belief in the substantial cultural indebtedness of the modern to "the theological." Most of these stem from the "genealogical" side of his methodology. But his search for residuum of the past is supported, as I will here attempt to demonstrate, by a very selective use of history.
Normative demands of Islamic studies scholarshipposted by Lena Salaymeh
As a lawyer, I appreciate the critical importance of historical inquiry to contemporary legal challenges; as a historian, I resist attempts to demand normative outcomes from historical research. Balancing these disparate commitments is no easy feat and the endeavor warrants restraint.
Slavoj Žižek on radical politics and Christianityposted by Sam Han
Over at the Religion and Ethics blog of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Slavoj Zizek has written an opinion piece on what he views as the aspect of the Christian legacy that is most important for radical politics today—atheism.
The suspicious revolution: An interview with Talal Asadposted by Nathan Schneider
Not long after his return from Cairo, where he was doing fieldwork, I spoke with Talal Asad at the City University of New York's Graduate Center, where he is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology. Distinguished indeed: with books like Genealogies of Religion and Formations of the Secular, as well as numerous articles, Asad's work has been formative for current scholarly conversation about religion and secularity, stressing both global context and the ways in which their interaction has been shaped by local histories, in the West and the Middle East. Most recently, he co-authored (along with Wendy Brown, Saba Mahmood, and Judith Butler) Is Critique Secular? (University of California Press, 2009) and contributed a chapter to the just published SSRC volume Rethinking Secularism (Oxford University Press, 2011).
The political theology of freedom and unfreedomposted by Mateo Taussig-Rubbo
Kahn has identified an ideal—the sacrificial ideal of freedom—that exists both as an ideal and at times in practice. And while the U.S. is certainly his main subject, he describes an ideal of freedom that has purchase well beyond American borders. Perhaps this freedom is what we've seen evoked by some of the protesters in the Middle East and North Africa in recent months. And Kahn is right to draw our attention to the claim that there is something miraculous in the plausible appearance of "the people." Conjuring the people by giving up one's self seems to represent just the kind of freedom and popular sovereignty that Kahn has in mind. The challenge for those who accept Kahn's ideal is how to bring the individual and the conjured popular sovereign into a sufficient degree of unity with the apparatus of government, for such is the condition of more lasting freedom. These are the directions in which Kahn pushes us, and we need not think that he is correct on a factual or phenomenological level all of the time in order to examine this ideal, to ask when and how it emerges, and to see it as something astounding and "theological."
The politics of the atonementposted by J. Kameron Carter
To grasp the deep architecture of the political today, therefore, is to venture into the theological domains of Christology and especially atonement, that area of theology (particularly, Christian theology) that deals with the logic of (redemptive) death. But the journey cannot be simply phenomenological in the way Kahn carries it out. Or, put differently, it may need to be phenomenological, but in a way that Kahn himself has not considered. Atonement thinking, and the "death contract" that binds politics, must, from within a different phenomenology (and therefore from within a different approach to political theology), be redirected. There must be a new future of death and the political.
Critiquing reductionismposted by Lena Salaymeh
There are reductive categories . . . that have been and should be abandoned in scholarly discourse because the terms are inherently pejorative. But there are other terms—such as religion—that, while not explicitly denigratory, can very rarely be used without legitimating a deeply problematic political position.The issue is ideology and not only oversimplification.
The politics of inaccuracy and a case for "Islamic law"posted by Lena Salaymeh
Since the process of understanding divine law is not a uniform or singular one, there are multiple interpretations of what divine law is, and, consequently, there are many schools of Islamic legal thought. The sharīʿah-fiqh distinction is one that is clearly recognized in Islamic jurisprudential texts and beyond. While I am still in the process of undertaking a thorough historical study, I suspect that the conflation of the terms sharīʿah and fiqh became normative among Muslims in the modern era—particularly in the context of Islamist-based resistance to imperialism. Regardless of the precise genealogy, the use of the term sharīʿah rather than fiqh in contemporary Muslim discourses has political motivations and ramifications; in other words, it is essentially about power.
The Theological and the Politicalposted by Charles Gelman
From Fortress Press, an interview with Mark Lewis Taylor, author of The Theological and the Political: On the Weight of the World (Fortress, 2011).
Religion and marriage debateposted by Grace Yukich
Should the state be in the business of marriage, or is it inherently a religious union that should be performed solely by religious groups? Will the religious exemptions to recent same-sex marriage laws influence their viability in the long run? Last week, The New York Times posted a debate on its website, in which five public figures, scholars and writers, argue about the ways in which the religion and marriage debate draws out perennial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and the state.
Beyond denialposted by Justin Neuman
For a brief moment in 2007, news of a hit Iranian television series, whose Farsi title was translated variously as Zero Degree Turn or Zero Point Orbit, proliferated across the print and digital mediascapes of the Anglophone world. The series, created by Iranian director Hassan Fathi at great expense and broadcast in a thirty-episode season on the flagship state television station IRIB1, revolves around a Romeo and Juliet plot of illicit romance, with a distinctive twist: while the proverbial Romeo is one Habib Parsa (played by Iranian hearthrob Shahab Hosseini), a Muslim Iranian pursuing his studies in France, his Juliet is none other than a Jewish classmate, Sarah Astrok (played by the French actress Nathalie Matti), with whom he falls in love.
Ducking the Arab Spring in Moroccoposted by Abdeslam Maghraoui
The wave of protests shaking the Arab political regimes has quietly but forcefully made its way to Morocco. The February 20 youth movement—made up of a loose coalition of independent groups, backed by liberal, leftist, labor, and Islamist opposition movements—is leading the call for democratic change. Since February it has organized two mass demonstrations across fifty major cities and towns, drawing several hundred thousands of protesters. Social and political protests in Morocco are not new, nor do they yet threaten the survival of the regime. But the revolutionary spirit and mass appeal of the movement signal a major shift in popular attitudes regarding the monarchy's monopoly and abuses of power.
Mamdani on the African uprisingsposted by John D. Boy
Mahmood Mamdami places the Egyptian revolution and other protest movements in the historical context of popular struggle in Africa.
From exodus to immigrationposted by Charles Gelman
"Muslims, Christians, and Buddhists broke matzo with Jewish Israelis in a Tel Aviv basketball court before this year's Passover began. The "Out of Egypt" seder, a thousand-strong gathering in a seedy park near the central bus station, was four days early; many of the guests—African refugees and Asian migrant workers—are busy cleaning Israeli homes during Passover proper. The Sudanese and Eritrean guests have literal Out-of-Egypt stories to tell: Most lived in Cairo for months or years before crossing the Sinai by foot to get to Israel. But there's no Moses in their exodus stories. There are Bedouin smugglers who charge thousands of dollars to lead them through the desert. There are Egyptian border guards who shoot. There are barbed-wire fences to run and jump—if they make it, into another people's Zion."
Farrakhan, Qaddafi, and the definition of American Islamposted by Edward E. Curtis, IV
In another example of how mass media shape and constrain what constitutes legitimate Islam and religion more generally, the New York Times published a news analysis on April 10, 2011, that explains Minister Louis Farrakhan's recent support for Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi as an attempt to gain support, or at least attention, for his declining movement. I was a source for the story, but an exchange of twenty-three emails seems largely to have failed to convince the reporter of my analysis of the phenomenon as an example of pan-African politics.
Translating music into politics in Haitiposted by Charles Gelman
In Foreign Policy, Elizabeth McAlister—a member of the SSRC Working Group on Spirituality, Political Engagement, and Public Life—writes on recent electoral victory of Haitian pop star Michel Martelly and how music shapes politics in Haiti.
America in the Egyptian revolutionposted by Atef Said
I have been in Egypt since February 6, 2011, where I have been witnessing events, talking to friends, activists and non-activists, and to the public in Cairo's streets—and it is not an exaggeration to say that every corner in Egypt talks politics today. . . . From my observations of events and numerous discussions with others, Egypt's relationship with the U.S appears, in some ways, to be absent from most of the heated discussions going on today. But upon closer examination, this relationship has been present in the revolution, not only during and after the peak of events—from January 25 to February 11—but also, I would suggest, in the very anti-imperialist underpinnings of the revolution, a revolution that the mainstream American media has miscast as one generated purely internally.
Implicated and enraged: An interview with Judith Butlerposted by Nathan Schneider
Judith Butler, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, is among the leading social theorists alive today. Her most recent books are Frames of War (2009) and The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere (2011), an SSRC volume that puts her in conversation with Jürgen Habermas, Charles Taylor, and Cornel West. As we carried out our conversation by email between Brooklyn and Berkeley, uprisings were occurring across the Arab world, and a U.S.-led coalition had just begun conducting airstrikes in support of rebel forces in Libya. We had discussed some similar questions, and some different ones, a year earlier in an interview for Guernica magazine.


text: Napaskiak 2nd Class City in the Bethel Census Area Community Details Incorporation Type 2nd Class City Area Type Community Current Population 451 Population Comment 2014 DCCED Commissioner Certified Figure Pronunciation nuh pass' kee ack Borough/Census Area FIPS Code 050 Place FIPS 52720 Economy Subsistence Yes Residents Age 16 and Over 299 Residents Employed in 2013 199 Residents Employed (%) 67 Employed in all 4 Quarters (%) 51 Employed in Private Sector (%) 37 Employed in Local Gov. (%) 63 Employed in State Gov. (%) 1 Resident Wages in 2013 ($) 3,697,960 New Hires 105 Unemployment Insurance Claimants 80 Local Labor Market Info URL http://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/alari/index.cfm?r=6&b=4&p=212&goplace=go Economy - Fisheries Participation and Earnings CDQ Participant Yes CQE Eligible No All Fisheries, Permit Holders 26 All Fisheries, Permits Issued 27 All Fisheries, Permit Holders that Fished 22 All Fisheries, Est. Earnings ($) 83,775 All Fisheries, Total (Lbs.) 83,775 Herring, Permit Holders 2 Herring, Permits Issued 2 Herring, Permit holders that fished 0 Salmon, Permit Holders 25 Salmon, Permits Issued 25 Salmon, Permit holders that fished 22 Salmon, Est. Earnings ($) 83,775 Salmon, Total (Lbs.) 83,775 Economy - Fuel Prices Fuel Price Data Month January 2015 Gallon of Heating Fuel ($) 5.98 Gallon of Gasoline ($) 6.70 Election, Recording, and Judicial Districts Senate District S Senator Lyman Hoffman (D) House District 38 Representative Bob Herron (D) Judicial District 4 Recording District Bethel Facilities and Amenities Municipal Facilities & Utilities Electric, Water/Sewer Flush/Haul System, Refuse Collection, Landfill, Health Clinic, Volunteer Fire Broadband Internet Available Yes Broadband Cell Phone Services Yes Cell Phone Service Available Yes Max Upload Speed Available 1.5 Mbps to 3 Mbps Max Download Speed Available 6 Mbps to 10 Mbps Geography and Climate Location Napaskiak is located on the east bank of the Kuskokwim River, along the Napaskiak Slough, 7 miles southeast of Bethel. Community Map Available Yes Map URL http://commerce.alaska.gov/dnn/dcra/PlanningLandManagement/CommunityProfileMaps.aspx Latitude 60.7081 Longitude -161.7661 Sq Mi Land 3.50 Sq Mi Water 0.40 Climate Napaskiak falls within the western transitional climate zone, characterized by tundra interspersed with boreal forests, and weather patterns of long, cold winters and shorter, warm summers. Napaskiak is strongly influenced by storms and patterns in the Bering Sea and also by inland continental weather. Weather Station Name Bethel Airport Max. Daily Precipitation (Inches) 1.5 Climate Data Year July 1, 2013 through July 1, 2014 Total Precipitation (Inches) 24.1 Max. Measured Snow Depth (Inches) 7 Total Snowfall (Inches) 28 Max. Daily Temperature (°F) 80 Min. Daily Temperature (°F) -16 History and Culture History The area has historically been occupied by Yup'ik Eskimos. Napaskiak was first reported by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1867. The 1880 U.S. Census reported a population of 196. By 1890, the population had dropped to 97 and was as low as 67 in 1939. The city was incorporated in 1971. Culture Napaskiak is a traditional Yup'ik Eskimo village dependent upon fishing and subsistence activities. Indigenous Language Central Yup'ik Federally Recognized Tribe Yes Name of Federally Recognized Tribe Native Village of Napaskiak ANCSA Village/Urban Corporation Napaskiak, Incorporated Municipal Powers Public Education Not permitted to provide this service. Planning, Platting and Land Use Regulation Not required to exercise the powers in any circumstance, but may be permitted in all cases in the manner described for first class cities. Property Tax Powers May tax up to 20 mills, except where a higher levy is required to avoid default. Voter approval required. Sales Tax Powers No limit on the rate of levy of sales taxes; however, voter approval is required. Other Powers Not Prohibited May exercise other powers not prohibited by law. City Council or Assembly Composition and Apportionment 7 members elected at-large, except the council may provide for election other than at-large. Election and Term of Mayor Elected from the city council for a 1-year term, unless a longer term is provided by ordinance. Mayor selected by council (or by voters upon adoption of ordinance). Vote by Mayor Votes on all matters. Veto Power of the Mayor Does not have veto power. Power of Eminent Domain Permitted, but requires voter approval. Ability to Attain Home-Rule Status May not adopt home-rule charter without first reclassifying to a first-class city. Local Option Restrictions Ban sale and importation of alcohol. Regions Borough/Census Area Bethel Census Area ANCSA Regional Corporation Calista Corporation Native Regional Health Care Provider Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation ANCSA Regional Non-Profit Association of Village Council Presidents School District Lower Kuskokwim School District DCRA Alaska Region Western Region Climate Region Western Transitional Taxes Sales Tax (%) 3.00 Transportation Transportation A state-owned gravel airstrip and seaplane landing area west of the village provide charter and general aviation access year-round. Many residents have fishing boats, and skiffs are used in the summer for subsistence fishing and travel to Bethel and other nearby villages. Snow machines and ATVs are used in winter. Barges deliver goods during the summer months. In winter months the river is used as an ice road for travel to surrounding villages. A winter trail is marked to along the River to Bethel. Harbor/Dock No State Ferry No Cargo Barge Yes Road Connection No Coastal No Housing - 2010 Census Total Housing Units 135 Total Households 94 Family Households 87 Average Household Size 4.31 Total Occupied Housing Units 94 Total Vacant Housing Units 41 Occupied Housing Units (%) 69.6 Owner Occupied Units (%) 79.8 Renter Occupied Units (%) 20.2 Vacant Housing Units (%) 30.4 Vacant Due to Seasonal Use (%) 53.7 Census Population History Population in 1880 196 Population in 1890 0 Population in 1900 0 Population in 1910 0 Population in 1920 0 Population in 1930 0 Population in 1940 67 Population in 1950 121 Population in 1960 154 Population in 1970 259 Population in 1980 244 Population in 1990 328 Population in 2000 390 Population in 2010 405 Population by Age - 2010 Census 19 or Younger 184 20 to 64 191 65 and Older 30 Median Age 23 Other Population Characteristics - 2010 Census Population by Gender: Female 197 Population by Gender: Male 208 Percent Native, Alone or in Combination with Another Race 96.56 Income - 2009-2013 ACS 5-Year Estimates Per Capita Income 13,674 Per Capita Income - Margin of Error +/-2,986 Median Household Income 34,250 Median Household Income - Margin of Error +/-13,617 Median Family Income 38,750 Median Family Income - Margin of Error +/-26,928 Poverty - 2009-2013 ACS 5-Year Estimates Population for whom poverty status is determined 399 Total Population - Margin of Error +/-80 Persons below poverty level (%) 22.80 Persons below poverty level (%) - Margin of Error +/-9.8 All Individuals below 125 percent of poverty level 124 Persons below 125% of poverty level - Margin of Error +/-39

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Click here to print the obituary below
Doris Anne Catherine "Dorie" (Lane) Czaara(1923 - 2013)
Doris Anne Catherine Lane Czarra, 89, of Boonsboro, Maryland and formerly of Rohrersville, Potomac and Bethesda, Maryland departed this life peacefully on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at the Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home also located in Boonsboro. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends.
Born on August 8, 1923 in Derby, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Maurice P. Lane and Susan K. (nee, Kosh) Lane.
She was referred to fondly as "Dorie" by most everyone she touched. The youngest of four children, Dorie enjoyed growing up in the small Connecticut manufacturing town of Ansonia with her sisters Margaret (Peg), Reita, and her brother Maurice Vincent. As a child, Dorie enjoyed ice skating, skiing, and collecting wildflowers, blueberries, and mushrooms. She also loved to sing and dance. Along with her sister Reita, Dorie would often perform with Billy Purcella's dance revue.
Dorie attended the Assumption School in Ansonia, Connecticut where she completed her parochial grammar education in 1938. Throughout her life, Dorie referred fondly to the Catholic sisters that helped to develop her unique set of values and fiery spirit. Dorie matriculated to Ansonia High School in Ansonia Connecticut, where she graduated in 1942. Following high school, Dorie attended Larson Junior College in New Haven, Connecticut where she successfully completed the advanced secretarial course curriculum in 1943.
After completing her formal education, Dorie was off to set the world on fire! She worked for Chance Vought Aircraft in Stratford, Connecticut in the waning years of World War II, helping in her own way to restore freedom and sensibility to the world. In addition to her work as a secretary and as a laboratory technician in the Structural Department, Dorie also performed as a singer and dancer in the Chance Vought Varieties club. After the war, Dorie continued her career at
Yale University
and the Yale Law School Library. While working at Yale, Dorie became a member of the Yale Dramatic Club where she continued to act, dance, and sing in many of the club's performances in surrounding New England.
Dorie loved to travel. After high school, she traveled with friends through New England on a youth hostel trip and would frequently go skiing in Vermont and Massachusetts. Her most memorable trip was in 1947 when Dorie and her mother Susan traveled from
Connecticut by bus to Mexico via Louisiana and Texas.
While working at the Yale Law School Library, Dorie met Edgar F. Czarra, Jr., a young and aspiring law student from Hyattsville, Maryland. The attraction was instant yet lasting. Upon Edgar's graduation from the Yale Law School, the couple were wed at the Assumption Church in Ansonia, Connecticut on June 14, 1952. Dorie settled with her husband Edgar in the Washington, D.C. area where he began to practice law and she continued with her career at the National Confectioners' Association. In 1953 Dorie and Edgar started a family with the arrival of their first child. As they continued to expand their family, Dorie made the decision to devote her full time and attention to raising four children. Her family became her life! Dorie was actively involved in her chil-
dren's school PTA's and was chairperson of the Foreign Language in Elementary School (FLES) program at Radnor Elementary School in Bethesda, Maryland. Over many years of caring and nurturing, Dorie became an inspiration to her children, her grandchildren and all that were fortunate to know this remarkable woman.
Dorie, along with her husband Edgar and their four children established Little Antietam Farm in Rohrersville, MD in the late 1960's. What started as a country retreat from the hustle and bustle of city life, turned into a family agri-business producing cattle, corn, and hay. But the farm brought out the "country girl" in Dorie. She always encouraged her children and grandchildren to be involved with the countryside, each in their own way. As she often did in life, Dorie provided the enthusiasm, spirit and moral compass necessary to build the business and to keep the family working in harmony.
Dorie and her husband Edgar were lifetime members of Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. They enjoyed playing golf on the PGA-sanctioned courses and bowling for many years with the Club's co-ed duckpin league.
In later years, Dorie enjoyed world travel with her husband Edgar as they explored family roots, and visited their children and grandchildren in Europe, India, and throughout the United States.
Dorie was predeceased by her husband Edgar F. Czarra, Jr., in 2009. Edgar was a senior partner at Covington and Burling in Washington, D.C. She was also predeceased by her sister Reita Reilly of Connecticut and her brother Maurice Vincent Lane of Georgia.
Dorie Czarra is survived by her eldest sister, Margaret (Peg) Butts of Connecticut; daughter Penelope L. Czarra of Boonsboro, MD; son, Edgar F. Czarra III and wife Kelli of Thurmont, MD; son, Jonathan C. Czarra and wife Joan of Centreville, VA; and daughter Melanie Anne Czarra Panek and husband Edward S. Panek, Jr. of London, England. Dorie is also survived by her six adoring grandchildren; Erin E. LepËre and husband Fabien of Paris, France; Lindsey A. Czarra of Centreville, VA; Edward S. Panek, III and Sarah Lane Panek, of London, England; and Natalie L. Czarra and Caroline T. Czarra of Thurmont, MD. And finally, Dorie is sur- vived by many grown nieces and nephews for whom she was extremely fond.
Dorie recently became a great-grandmother with the birth of Gabriel William Jean LepËre in April.
The family will receive friends at the Bast-Stauffer Funeral Home in Boonsboro, MD on Sunday, June 9, beginning at 12 noon. A graveside service will follow at the Boonsboro Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Fahrney- Keedy Memorial Home, 8507 Mapleville Road, Boonsboro, MD, 21713.
Online condolences may be expressed at baststauffer
Published Online in www.fredericknewspost.com on June 8, 2013


text:
We noticed that you're not using the latest version of Internet Explorer. You'll still be able to use our site, but it might not work or look the way it's supposed to. We recommend upgrading your browser.
Click on an icon below to download the latest version of Internet Explorer or another browser now.
If you're unable to download the latest version of Internet Explorer, please ensure you have compatibility view turned off.
How to disable compatibility view
Shop with confidence.We value your privacy and security
Item Number:
Your Savings:
Shipping & Handling:
(9 reviews)
This item is currently sold out. Please check again at a later date.
For more information, please contact 1-888-2020-888.
Ratings & Reviews
(average rating based on 9 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
5 Stars
4 Stars
3 Stars
2 Stars
1 Stars
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Reviewed by 9 customers
Sort by
Displaying reviews 1-9
Back to top
( 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
Best style Ever!!!
By Artist
from Vancouver
Just got these & they have got to be the most awesome pants ever! Love,love,love the buckle detail,very edgy and the wider leg is very flattering + comfy. I missed out on the black & got gray. Please,please TSC and Marallis,please bring more of these back in BLACK!!! I'd definitely buy a couple of them, because if they look so awesome in gray, black would be fantastic!!! This pant style is the best ever!!! Please bring them back, but don't' change anything about the design. This pant is a absolute winner + deserves 10 stars**********
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Was this review helpful?
Yes / No
- You may also
flag this review
Neat Looking Pants
By Lori
from Alberta
The Pants look great. It is a real shame about the elastic waist band,just turns and twists. Also definately go down a size. Bought L returnedand got medium, much better. Even if you are an XL the medium would probably be a better fit. Bought the pants at reg price and another onefor the sale price. Can't go wrong with this price.
By Best dressed in the WEST!
from Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
I absolutely love these pants! They are cool and silky on your skin, you feel so good in them, and it doesn't matter what size you are. I love unique looking clothes, and Marallis hit the mark on these pants. I didn't give a full 5/5 due to the fact, the waist band elastic moves around and twists, which never happened in any other pants I purchased from Marallis in the past. I paid the full purchase price, and am not sorry that I did. I just wish they had my size in the brown, as I would scoop them up at the now reduced price. However.....in saying this, I still might, and just take them to a tailor to have them fitted to me. I hope Marallis brings more of this style in the future!
Adsolutely Love these pants!
By Poshy
from Ontario
I am so happy that I finally purchased these fantastic pants. The fit is amazing, the look is super cool and can be dressed up or down. These look as my daughter calls it, "of the charts cool", the material is nice and soft and drapes so nicely and look great with heels or flats. Now if they go on sale I will pick up every colour for sure. Its nice to have something in your wardrobe that is just a bit different and these are it. Great job TSC.
( 0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
So modern and stylish!
By Grandma Sandee
from London, Ontario
I ordered these pants in the grey. They fit well and my kids say they are "cool". They are very comfy and I am so pleased.
Out there fun dressing
By KATHY
from CALGARY
These are a fun unusual pair of pants. Great for casual wear, not office attire. Love the material so silky. Great job.
First Time buying Marallis
By DS
from Mississauga
Love the Grey/Taupe colourComfortable Casual WearI will buy Marallis again
Got lots of compliments.
By Minimalist Mom
from Tecumseh, Ont.
I usually wear medium but I got small because of the charted measurements.The pants are comfortable and feel silkier than they look.The black looks very dressy on.I was wary of the hanging detail from the pockets, but it really does go well.
( 4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
By B.A.
from ALLISTON
Loved these cargo pants last year and was delighted to see them return this year and to see the introduction of two new colours - brown and grey. These pants are super stylish, super comfortable and the quality is excellent. Also delighted that Marallis has added the coordinating sleeveless top to go with each colour. Makes for a very comfortable and stylish outfit.Thank you, Marallis!....now, if you're listening, I would still love to these in navy AND, since you've already added the coordinating sleeveless top, maybe you'll consider completing the outfit by adding a military-style jacket in the same colours and material. That would make for an awesome ensemble!


text:
Popular middle names tend to be simple and traditional, such as Marie, Anne, May and Louise for girls, and David, Thomas, Edward and James for boys, according to BabyCenter. These names have remained popular for decades, and they sound pleasant with a wide variety of first and last names.
Grace and Rose are also classic middle names for girls, along with other character traits, such as Faith, Hope and Joy, and other flowers, such as Lily, Poppy and Daisy. Some edgier plant and trait names have become popular or regained popularity, including Ivy, Willow, Temperance and Honor.
Additional longstanding middle names for boys include John, Charles and Anthony. Boys sometimes receive family names, such as a grandfather's first name or a out-of-use maiden name plucked from the family tree. Some parents choose names of classic heroes, such as Alexander, George, William or Wallace.
Many modern middle-name trends are unisex. Weather and nature names have gained popularity, such as Snow, River, Sky and Rain. Compass directions, such as North and West, are also becoming more popular. Many children have middle names that are colors. Blue is especially popular, and Violet, which doubles as both a color and a flower, has always been a classic, according to FitPregnancy.
1. First determine your motivations for wanting to be popular. Ask yourself if your desire for popularity stems from low self-esteem or shame. If it does, then work first and foremost
A popular middle name is Michael. ChaCH again!
1 Put yourself out there. One of the biggest keys to being popular is to make people notice you and want to be around you. In order to do that, you have to put yourself out there.


text:
Chief or Shellhead?
MC: Energy Sword, SMG Rifle, Rocke Launcher, & Pistol
IM: Regular suit
This topic is locked from further discussion.
Chief or Shellhead?
MC: Energy Sword, SMG Rifle, Rocke Launcher, & Pistol
IM: Regular suit
Master Chief might edge out a win or two if he's on top of his game - also, depends on what you mean by "regular suit". Otherwise, Iron Man.
Iron Man wins in a stomp
If Cortana is in this fight, she could hack into Tony's armor. But from the description, this is a major mismatch.
Someone lock this. Iron Man rape-murder-curb-stomps.
Someone lock this. Iron Man rape-murder-curb-stomps.
@yourneighborhoodcomicgeek: You think Cortana is > Jarvis then, mate?
Or I suppose I should I say > Tony's operating system.
@yourneighborhoodcomicgeek: You think Cortana is > Jarvis then, mate?
Or I suppose I should I say > Tony's operating system.
Not sure actually. That would be an interesting debate. From what I've seen, the best security feat for the Iron Man armor I've seen was SHIELD remarking that it took them years to crack into an older model of Tony's armor. That being said, Cortana has hacked into Covenant and Forerunner technology, which I put over Tony's tech.
@yourneighborhoodcomicgeek: Considering the intelligence feats that SHIELD has displayed over the years, I would definitely give that some weight. Especially since it was an older model.
That being said, what intelligence feats does the Convenant have that put them above SHIELD? Obviously the Forerunners do, but IMO the Covenant don't really seem all that impressive, regarding technology at least.
@jmarshmallow: Well they have the technology, advancements, and knowledge of numerous alien races, including the San 'Shyuum, Sangheili, Jiralhanae, Kig-Yar, Huragok, Mgalekgolo, Yanme'e, and Unggoy. They've made human technology even in the year 2552 look like nothing, mastering pin-point accurate space-travel, and complex shield mechanisms capable of enveloping whole carriers and frigates. Said ships are also capable of glassing entire planets in a span of hours. A majority of their weaponry is also reverse-engineered from Forerunner technology. If you look in-depth at how the Covenant weaponry work, it's actually extremely complex. I'll post a few examples from Halo The Essential Visual Guide. I've highlighted the important parts in red.
See, when OP says "regular suit" I'm guessing its either
A) Current Marvel NOW! Suit
Or just the regular Red and Gold.
In both cases, Tony has a huge advantage in overall tech, and stats, not to mention Flight Tech.
So im gonna give this one to Tony 9/10
Well this thread was made over six years ago. If we go by forum protocol, we'd be talking Extremis Iron Man, I think.
@iheartzombies92: Why bump an old mismatch?? Iron Man curbstomps Chief.
Yeah, I'm sorry but John doesn't stand a chance against Tony. The latter has a far superior suit, far superior tech and much larger and versatile arsenal.
Use your keyboard!
Log in to comment


text: We stayed here by default after our b&b in Lincoln cratered on us. One of those happy accidents of the road. It's basically an old school no frills motel. The sleeping area and bathroom were both roomy. Good bed in the first, good shower with curved shower rod in the other. Wi-Fi connection was immediate. There was a coffee maker... More


text:
Albums & Mixtapes
HBK Gang
Artist: IAMSU!
Album: Sincerely Yours
Since the start of the 2010s, Golden State rapper IAMSU! has been going hard on the mixtape tip. Summer 2013's Kilt II is just the most recent of eight street albums he has unleashed to date. Now, he's ready to capitalize on... More
Posted one year ago
Artist: IAMSU!
Album: KILT 2 (Deluxe Edition)
Fast riser IAMSU! returns with his brand new album, KILT 2, available on DJBooth in both free and deluxe editions. The follow up to his breakthrough KILT project, KILT 2 finds the Bay Area artist incorporating live... More
Posted about 2 years ago


text:
Posted March 31, 2013 on AP on Fox
Two main attractions will be missing when the New York Mets host San Diego in their season opener Monday. Chase Headley, the biggest bat on the Padres and last season's NL RBI leader, is sidelined for a few weeks with a broken thumb. Johan Santana's future is far more precarious. After re-tearing the anterior capsule in his pitching shoulder, the one-time Mets ace is scheduled for another surgery Tuesday that he hopes can save his career. So the opening day assignment goes to Jonathon Niese, suddenly thrust into the role of No. 1 starter for a team that traded Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey during the offseason. ''It's Jon Niese's turn. He's now that guy,'' manager Terry Collins said Sunday at Citi Field. Born on the day the Mets won the 1986 World Series, Niese established career bests across the board last season when he went 13-9 with a 3.40 ERA in 190 1-3 innings. The fast-working lefty will face a Padres lineup also minus promising young catcher Yasmani Grandal, suspe...
Comments are closed.
What do you think?To leave a comment, you can:
All Sports News
Delivered to your inbox
You'll also receive Yardbarker's daily Top 10, featuring the best sports stories from around the web. Customize your newsletter to get articles on your favorite sports and teams. And the best part? It's free!
Follow us on Twitter
|Best of Yardbarker
|NFL News
|MLB News
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers
Join the Yardbarker Network for more promotion, traffic, and money.
Company Info
What is Yardbarker?
Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond.
|© 2015 Yardbarker, Inc. All rights reserved. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. (What's New?)


text:
of 1,088,971 People
< what's the formula?
Didier Reynders
Didier J.L. Reynders is a Belgian politician and a member of the Mouvement Réformateur. He was Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Institutional Reforms in the Van Rompuy I Government, which took office on 30 December 2008. He was born in Liège as the youngest in a family of three children. He studied law at the University of Liège. He served as Chairman of the NMBS / SNCB from 1986 to 1991. He is currently Minister of For...... more on Wikipedia


text:
…them a growl because they won't be scared when they see you in this Polka Dotty Monster Adult Womens Plus Size Costume. It's hard to appear intimating in this blue and purple dotted tutu dress with matching fur monster hood with horns and googly eyes. Hopefully scary isn't what you're going for!
Never shy away from attention when you can be the center of it all in this clever Polka Dotty adult womens costume. The polka dotted, aqua and purple dress features a foil sequin tutu skirt and come complete with a matching furry monster hood. Turn heads on Halloween!


text:
Dalbello Ski Boots - Women'sProboardshop has the best selection of Womens Dalbello Ski Boots on the web! These stylish ski boots will keep you rockin' on the mountain longer than ever before! Made with comfortable cushioning and a stylish outer design, you'll be warm and content your whole trip through! Proboardshop will ship out your new Dalbello Ski Boots for Women with next-day shipment, Monday-Friday.
Dalbello Aspire 75 Ski Boots 2014 - Women's
Size: 6 (23.5)Reg: $350.00 On Sale: $209.95
Dalbello Aspire 75 Ski Boots - Women's
Size: 6 (23.5), 7.5 (25), 9 (26.5), 10 (27.5)Reg: $350.00 On Sale: $187.95


text:
(based on 36 reviews)
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Ratings Distribution
5 Stars
4 Stars
3 Stars
2 Stars
1 Stars
Best Uses
Feels too small
Feels true to size
97% (28 reviews)
(28 reviews)
Feels too large
Reviewed by 36 customers
Sort by
Displaying reviews 1-10
Back to top
Previous | Next »
nashbar glasses
By ron g
from saint james, ny
Comments about Nashbar Brazos Multi-Lens Sunglasses:
for the price, a darn good pair of glasses
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Was this review helpful? Yes / No
- You may also flag this review
Comment on this review
They are outstanding for the price.
By Duck Rider
from Florence, Arizona
See all my reviews
We live in the Tucson Az. and ride several times a week. The sun is always shining the glasses shade and vent will.
Great Glasses
By Kevin
from Jersey City, NJ
About Me Career, Modern, Stylish
I bought these glasses to protect my eyes from the wind. I get very teary around the colder months and these did the job. They are not the coolest things out there but they do the job well and the low price is a big plus. These glasses feel and look like the more expensive band glasses and I got mine for $20 so that was a deal for me.
Best deal at Nashbar
By Gator Hal
from Gainesville, Fla
I bought a pair of Brazos 18 months ago, and when Nashbar dropped the price recently, I bought two more pair (in case I break one or lose any of the interchangable lenses). 3 members of my road cycle group grabbed some as well. These have never fogged on me and changing lenses is easy. Just a great deal
Mountain biking / great value
By Luis G
from Alexandria, VA
About Me Practical, Stylish
I did not want to spend a lot of money to bike ride on trails and where some times unwanted damage inevitable, so I saw these, read the reviews and liked most of them, so I decided to buy them.These are great and easy to use, lens are very easy to replace and does come with three different ones, the case I would say is almost worth the 20 bucks one pays for the glasses.They do fog up a little when I stop, but once I start rolling again in a matter of seconds the fog is gone, while riding I have never experienced any fogging.They fit perfect and stay in place for the whole ride and I do ride some quite bumpy trails in the Mid-Atlantic.I highly red commend these and the price you cannot beat it!!!
want to buy replacement lenses
By hoghead
from St. Louis
About Me Practical
have a big Anthony Hopkins face. These are a great fit, originally bought a set a couple years ago. Probably onmy fourth now. Use for driving and cycling. My only complaint is after dropping(always my fault) I end up with scratched smoke lenses. I use those lenses primarily. Can't buy separately(tried). Other than that, I'm ordering the 5th set,
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
Unusual fit
By Evo Rider
from Scott Depot, WV
The lens extend past the nose piece and end up allowing the lens to sit on your nose and not the nose-piece.
Good value for money
By Mad Dog
from Los Angeles, CA
I don't usually buy sunglasses over the net since I have trouble fitting glasses. I really expected to return them but they fit me pretty well. The style is attractive plus it comes with extra lenses and a very nice carry case. Good value for the money.
These are great glasses
By Butch the biker
from Sarasota, Florida
About Me Classic, Modern
I use these own my bike as well as driving my car. The lens change out easily and the tint is perfect.
Decent shades
By Jaime
from DC metro area
I like the additional lenses. Being able to change them for night rides is pretty handy.
Item No. »
We Make Shopping Safe, Secure and Easy
© 2015 Nashbar. All Rights Reserved.
Return to Mobile


text:
|70 posts found
Originally posted by headphones
When people see something "cute", the cuteness will automatically trigger nurture responses. For a lot of people, in connection with human-like creatures, making sure they are dressed properly is a part of those nurture responses. In your case, it seems like that isn't a part of your response.
I quote wikipedia (which I hope is accurate in this subject):
Cuteness is usually characterized by (though not limited to) some combination of infant-like physical traits, especially small body size with a disproportionately large head, large eyes, a pleasantly fair, though not necessarily small nose, dimples, and round and softer body features. Infantile personality traits, such as playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity, innocence, affectionate behavior, and a need to be nurtured are also generally considered cute.
Konrad Lorenz argued in 1949 that infantile features triggered nurturing responses in adults and that this was an evolutionary adaptation which helped ensure that adults cared for their children, ultimately securing the survival of the species. As evidence, Lorenz noted that humans react more positively to animals that resemble infants—with big eyes, big heads, shortened noses, etc.—than to animals that do not.
That is, humans prefer animals which exhibit pedomorphosis. Pedomorphosis is the retention of child-like characteristics—such as big heads or large eyes—into adulthood. The widely perceived cuteness of domesticated animals, such as dogs and cats, may be due to the fact that humans selectively breed their pets for infant-like characteristics, including non-aggressive behavior and child-like appearance.
Some later scientific studies have provided further evidence for Lorenz's theory. For example, it has been shown that human adults react positively to infants who are stereotypically cute. Studies have also shown that responses to cuteness—and to facial attractiveness in general—seem to be similar across and within cultures.[1]
Login or Register to never see this panel
Originally posted by Hurvart
It isn't dangerous, but it is a cheap marketing technique, in my opinion. In order for me to tolerate something on the basis of "artistic freedom", such techniques need to be avoided. It is not like you see classical music concerts use sex to sell their concerts. (At least most don't)
Novice Member
Joined: 11/02/10
Originally posted by TwoThreeFour
Originally posted by Hurvart
As far as I know, just because something is naked, it doesn't mean that it is automatically using the "sex sells" marketing technique.
Novice Member
Joined: 11/02/10
Originally posted by TwoThreeFour
Advanced Member
Joined: 12/25/08
"If you can''t laugh at yourself there''s always someone around to show you how it''s done!"
I personally think that the clothing says more about sexuality than a naked body.
The female clothing is designed for as much sexual provocation as they can get away with, the shirts designed to show the knickers when the female run, because of the way they are cut too high at the rear etc
It's really rather tasteless & lacking in class, sexy can be done in games without such obvious "sluttiness", just like it can be done in the real world follow the golden rules of style & class & you can show some flesh & not be going over the lines.
Show cleavage OR leg but never both & knickers should never be seen is that golden rule.
I think games need to have a choice in clothing looks, there should be enough options that a complete slutophile can dress their avatar up in as tacky, slutty, tarty way as possible, whilst the same class race gender can also be dressed in classy, or demure or even downright prudish clothes if the player so chooses.
Novice Member
Joined: 4/13/12
Oh TERA, y u so controversial?
L2P TERA combat: http://youtu.be/k_ZTX31fGtk
Novice Member
Joined: 1/15/08
i dont see why they would take blood out. if the animations are still just as violent, all removing blood does is indicate to players that if they savagely beat little timmy sonofabitch with a battle axe, he wont even bleed from it. theyll still beat on little timmy, just when he bleeds they will be suprised.
you want your kids to act better? parent them instead of going out and getting drunk/high. or better yet get fixed and stop having so many kids, the world is overpopulated by 2 billion and still growing.
Novice Member
Joined: 1/15/08
Originally posted by Skuz
only online tranny guys dress their females such by choice lol
honestly the world is shameless, you cant go the the beach without seeing everything hanging out whether it should or not, or being wedged up into the vag so high you can see her bumpy stds.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 9/10/09
I have been playing this in Beta, but I cant help wondering what the company were thinking when they went for a Peg 12.
To say I'm gobsmacked would put it mildly, as most of the people playing this are 18+.
I joined one of the biggest guilds in the game, and we are talking about 200 memebers here.
There is not one who is twelve in the guild .
Frogster have slipped up big time with this, as a lot of people are getting there money back from the preorder.
I can see the game nosediving very quickly, and soon being F2P.
Underneath there is a good game, but still a lot seems, so unfishied even the combat needs redoing really.
From what I have read, and heard from members in the guild is." Why didnt they just go for the 18 rating", then they would not have to patch anything, and the game would not be spoilt, and all the original Korean designs wou;ld be left as they were ment to be.
They did censor a lot more in the game not just the blood, and the Elins, but also soem of the dress designs from the females. and the boob bounce seems to have gone as well, so when a female runs they dont move, and look as though they have been nailed on.
We also had guild embelms, but these were removed, as twits in the game put up Hitler pics, and Stalin, amongst other things, so instaed of punishing the few they punished the whole commmunity.
TBH I dont know if I will be playing this in a few months time, as I hate to see a game with, so much potential stripped like this, as there was another news release yesterday, as regards what they are going to do about patching.
When you read between the lines it just means more censoring. sorry I dont have the link, as the Tera forum is under maintence.


text:
Created: 08/18/2014 4:48 PM WHEC.com
By: Associated Press
President Barack Obama is sending Attorney General Eric Holder to Ferguson, Missouri, to meet with federal law enforcement authorities investigating the police shooting of an unarmed teenager.
Obama says Holder will travel to the St. Louis suburb on Wednesday.
Holder recently authorized a federal autopsy on the body of Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old who was fatally shot on Aug. 9. Brown was black; the officer who shot him was white.
Obama spoke from the White House on Monday after independent autopsy results determined that Brown was shot at least six times, including twice in the head. Missouri's governor also called in the National Guard early Monday after police again used tear gas to quell protests that have taken nightly since Brown's death.
News10NBC/WHEC-TV welcomes your opinion and interaction on our website, but please remember to keep it clean. If you're advertising for another business, being profane, vulgar or slanderous your post will be deleted. By commenting on this website, you agree that anything you post may be used, along with your name and profile picture, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the license you have granted pursuant to our Terms of Use. Comments are not pre-screened before they posted.


text:
For some months now, orders for replacement parts for all Ammann machines can be placed centrally through the Spare Parts Service at the company headquarters in Langenthal. The orders are then shipped from the new central warehouse in Dortmund, Germany. This new system has significantly boosted the service capability of our spare parts organisation.
Next-day delivery to customers
In the recent past, Ammann has introduced numerous measures to streamline its world-wide replacement parts supply service. As soon as the orders are received by the central Spare Parts Service in Langenthal they are transmitted to a central warehouse in Dortmund, from where the orders are shipped, directly and without delay. Some 15,000 different spare parts are currently in stock there. As a rule, an order received by 16.00 will be shipped that day and delivered to the customer the following day.
In 2012, Ammann will also be opening a web portal for its distribution partners, with an electronic shopping system and spare parts catalogues. This new service will speed up spare parts identification and order processing even further.


text:
-Dollhouse- Model
Patryk FudaliModel Male London, England, United Kingdom My MM URL: http://www.modelmayhem.com/patryk
Mayhem # 2135149
About MeMy name is Patryk, I am currently 19, living in London.
In early 2011 I was determined to follow my dream of being infront of the camera, so I began networking with photographers and finally organised my first shoots to get my portfolio started. As of now, my work has caught an eye of Vogue Italia online publishers and other industry professionals.
My ultimate goal is to be represented by an agency, but in the meantime I am looking to gain as much experience as possible. I am always looking for photographers to shoot with and try out new ideas/concepts/looks, but at this stage, nudes are off the table! Also, if I don't respond in 2 weeks it most likely means that I am not interested. I'm sorry. If i'm not interested it is either not a good time, you have too many "not safe for workmode" pictures, or I don't feel your photos will contribute to my portfolio.
Thank you for stopping by and I hope to hear from you soon!
-Dollhouse- Model
jo 23 Studio Photographer
Aynan R Model
Touched and Tousled Retoucher
Alessandro Vensi Hans Photographer
Suntown Photography Photographer
Loading Content


text:
Interested in volunteering with American Gateways' Asylum Project? Attend this training!
Student volunteers will assist American Gateways Pro Bono Attorneys in preparing asylum cases. Asylum is available to immigrants who have fled their home countries because of persecution and/or torture due to their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.
Class year preference: 2L, 3L
Please RSVP to Andrew Hill (firstname.lastname@example.com)
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the sponsor listed above or the UT Law Special Events Office at email@example.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.


text:
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, on his wife Twinkle's 38th birthday Saturday, called her the woman of his dreams, and says she turned his life into a celebration all the way.
"Today is a very special day because it is the birthday of the person who has made my life a celebration. Happy Birthday Tina (Twinkle), my wife, my friend, mother of my children... in short the woman of my dream," the 45-year-old tweeted.
Akshay and Twinkle tied the knot in 2001. They have two kids - Aarav, 10 and daughter Nitara, who was born in September this year.
Twinkle shares her birthday with her father, late superstar Rajesh Khanna, who passed away earlier this year. The actor would have turned 70.
Do you like this article?
|User Rating
|(5 Votes)
|ashly_english, .Boss., Rozy77, samicute, -Swetha-
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TWINKLE and RAJESH KHANNA
happy birthday twinkle n late rajesha
With just one blockbuster - "Tanu Weds Manu Returns" in its first six ... 1
As reported earlier Akshay Kumar has been holidaying with his wife and ... 1


text:
Google Alerts is a simple and free tool that is available to anyone for tracking topics on the Internet. For authors, it is a great advantage because you can have it provide you with results whenever a new mention appears on the Internet of your name, book title(s), or topics relevant to your book that you can capitalize upon for promoting your book. This information can be delivered to you via email in a timely matter-as it happens, daily, or weekly – so you are aware of the latest conversations and topics that may interest you.
Posts Tagged With: Google Alert
ARTICLES: Google Alerts and Book Marketing via @bloggingauthors
Motown Writers | Michigan Literary Network
Recent Posts
Off Site Network Pages
Featured BOMs
Like Our Facebook Pages!
Michigan Literary News & Events
- Fwd: Auburn Hills Writers' June Session
- Get a discount on business cards, stationary & more at @Vistaprint
- #MotownWriters Monthly: Summer Literary Plans | Sat, June 13th
- What's Your Next Play? @echomedianow #AmMarketing
- plz take a moment and support # Detroit Author Yusef Shakur
- Sylvia gave you a voucher for a service on Fiverr
- PR:Hear Why This Author Wrote a Book Called "Crazy Hot!"
- Auburn Hills Writers' May Session
- RochesterWriters.cm Writing Group & Summer Writing contest via @talktravel
- from: Sylvia Hubbard
- The Alcona Writers Retreat will run June 4-7 in Alcona County
- Untitled
- Detroit Working Writers Wants to read your work... Deadline April 10th
- #MotownWriters Monthly @DetroitLibrary 3/14 Using video and audio to promote
- WRITING CONTEST from Rochester Writers... DEADLINE COMING SOON #MichLit plz share
- You're invited to The Red Ink Conference (Mar 28, 2015)
- Fwd: [writers-542] Meetup details changed: Motown Writers Monthly Meetup Group Monthly LOCATION CHANGE:DIA
- From Sylvia Hubbard
- #MotownWriters Literary Monthly @Meetup: Gift Exchange| End of the Year Announcements?Unsure of what to do?
- Re: Sylvia Hubbard
Help & Donate
Founder's Posts & Notes
- 3 Ways I Stay Creative… #wip #amwriting @problogger challenge #firestory
- FAQ: Why I Write? [VIDEO] #amwriting
- #1 @Amazon Medical Suspense Thriller #MistakenIdentityIII. Get yr copy now FREE!
- Protected: #rochesterwriters Using Wattpad Notes… cc: @talktravel #amwriting #michlit
- I hate when real life gets in the way of my fiction life…#amwriting #authorsnote #wip #ravenous
Nat'l Writers Union
Search This Site
Recent Comments
|d78hill on Being Your Own Publicist…
|@SylviaHubbard1 on Got Books? Help Strengthen Det…
|@SylviaHubbard1 on Got Books? Help Strengthen Det…
Michigan Lit Radio Show (Listen Live (646) 915-9177)
- Michigan Literary Network Radio 7/8/15 w/guest Barakah Miller
- Michigan Literary Network Radio 7/1/15 w/Mary Eatmon
- Michigan Literary Network Radio 6/24/15 w/guest Jerome McMillan
- Michigan Literary Network Radio 6/17/15 w/guest H. Eugene
- Michigan Literary Network Radio 6/10/15 w/guest Bishop Corletta Vaughn
- Michigan Literary Network Radio w/guest Dorethia Conner Kelly
- Michigan Literary Network Radio, 5/20/15 w/guest Dr. Deborah Watson
Recent Tweets
- Words, the tiny assassins bit.ly/1IRjSfV/s/3CI9 fb.me/3RqQrXxKu/s/SQyQ @DIPLLC 25 minutes ago
- Give the gift of writing to a writer who'd love this...#BoogieBoard amzn.to/1Lzv17m #amwriting #digitalwriting http://t.co/TjTZRmFpMb 1 hour ago
- Michigan Literary Network News is out! paper.li/sylviahubbard1… Stories via @MrsOgba @shaviro @sharrislaughter 5 hours ago
- Save The Date: COME EXPERIENCE STORYTELLING IN A WAY LIKE NO OTHER dld.bz/dJYpG July 19th, Detroit #michlit #motownlit 9 hours ago
- Now the black Family has it's own Amazon page amazon.com/gp/product/B00… thx @AmazonKindle http://t.co/E92yQ3JTgQ 15 hours ago
Local Metro Detroit Writers Groups Events (Contact us to add yrs)
- #MotownWriters Monthly Hero's Journey w/@KeithDYoung July 2, 2015Motown Writers Meetup Group This is the Detroit Motown Writers Meetup where special guest speakers talk about their literary journey, we share our challenges and struggles and we help each other. Want to announce an event? Want to share your book struggles? Want to announce your book's birth? Got a question! Come in! Join us! Donations are asked, but do […]
- Motown Writers Meetup Group Monthly Meetup June 30, 2011Motown Writers Meetup Group (Please forward this to a friend and bring several friends with you.) See ya Sat and please bring a donation to help us out. Also bring your literary challenges, new books to announce and achievements. Networking is key to our survival as writers and authors! This is your chance to learn, network and connect! Detroit, MI 48202 - U […]
- Auburn Hills Writers Group Meeting!! February 5, 2013Motown Writers Meetup Group Writing exercises, discussion, networking and critique every 3rd Thursday at 6:30 at the Auburn Hills Library. Auburn Hills, MI 48326 - USA Thursday, July 16 at 6:30 PM Attending: 6 Details: http://www.meetup.com/michiganliterarynetwork/events/222713703/
- Freelance Marketplace Writers' Group May 20, 2015Motown Writers Meetup Group This Rochester based group is open to all new, working, and published writers, photographers, and illustrators. All genres welcome and free to attend. We are NOT a critique group - we discuss the business of writing. Topics and guests - we meet the third Tuesday of the month* - come once, once in a while, or every time!Our meeting […]
MichLiterary Monthly Events (Contact us to add yrs)
- Nandi's Knowledge Cafe Open Mic Poetry July 13, 2013Recurring Event First start: 2013-07-18 21:00:00 EDT Duration: 10800 Where: 12511 Woodward off of Glendale, in Highland Park Event Status: confirmed Event Description: w/ Torreano Resean Harrison contact https://www.facebook.com/Caesar.Torreano
- Always Brewing Detroit July 13, 2013Recurring Event First start: 2013-07-18 18:30:00 EDT Duration: 9000 Where: 19180 Grand River Ave, Detroit, Michigan 48223 Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Open Mic tonight and every Thursday Always Brewing Detroit! Sign-up starts at 6:30pm, performances start at 7pm. Come and bring a friend! This is an open mic for poets, storytellers, singers/song […]
- Banned Book Week via @OMGFacts July 6, 2013When: Sun Sep 22, 2013 to Sat Sep 28, 2013 Where: EVERYWHERE Event Status: confirmed Event Description: The last week in September is designated as Banned Books Week in honor of great authors that have been challenged by various institutions
- Pen, Pitch, Publish, Profit! April 2, 2013When: Sat May 4, 2013 11am to 4pm EDT Where: 6 Depot Square - Montclair, 07042 Event Status: confirmed Event Description: For details, link here: http://penpitchpublishprofit.eventbrite.com
- Detroit Association of Black Storytellers (DAB) January 21, 2011When: Sat Dec 15, 2012 10am to 12pm ESTReplaces event originally scheduled for: Sat Dec 22, 2012 10am Where: Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History - Detroit, MI Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Detroit Association of Black Storytellers (DABS) meets at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on the 4th Saturday of each m […]
FaceBook Member Activitiy
- Group wall post by Ken ColemanKen Coleman posted a photo on Motown Writers Network's wall: Blacks have been on #radio in #Detroit since the 1930s. Thanks, @MIChronicle for writing about my new book #SoulOnAir! (1 like)
- Link: Chains of Deception (Peace In The Storm Publishing Presents)Jackie Moore posted a link to Motown Writers Network's wall: #KindleUnlimited #JacquelineDMoore #ChristianFiction The pain that one feels when the world around them has been totally and utterly destroyed can never truly be described. The simple act of breathing takes indescribable effort. One has to make a conscious decision to inhale and exhale in orde […]
- Wallflux Clearinghouse: Inbox privacyInbox Privacy vs. Click Tracking: Walfllux Clearinghouse is live, check it out! https://clearinghouse.wallflux.com/ (This is a promoted post on an unregistered Wallflux-feed)
- Group wall post by Tenita BestsellerTenita Bestseller wrote on Motown Writers Network's wall: You're reading a book on self-editing tips for authors and saving money in the editorial process. What do you want to know? Sound off!
- Group wall post by Ken ColemanKen Coleman posted a photo on Motown Writers Network's wall: THE ROXBOROUGHS: ONE OF BLACK DETROIT'S LEADING FAMILIES DURING THE 1930s AND '40s www.onthisdaydetroit.com Elsie Roxborough was a stunning fair-skinned socialite, Northern High School graduate, and 1937 University of Michigan journalism graduate. Her father, Charles, was the first b […]
Writer's Must Have Resources
Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual, 16th Edition: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book (Self Publishing Manual)
John Kremer: 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, Sixth Edition (1001 Ways to Market Your Books: For Authors and Publishers)
Agents, Editors and You: The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book Published (Writers Market Library)
Rick Frishman: Author 101 Bestselling Book Proposals: The Insider's Guide to Selling Your Work (Author 101)
Tom Ross: Complete Guide to Self Publishing: Everything You Need to Know to Write, Publish, Promote, and Sell Your Own Book (Self-Publishing 4th Edition)
Alan M. Schlein: Find it Online: The Complete Guide to Online Research, Third Edition
Jack Neff: Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript (Writer's Market Library Series)
Kathy, Henderson: Market Guide for Young Writers: Where and How to Sell What You Write
Novel & Short Story Writer's Market 2007 (Novel and Short Story Writer's Market)
Synergy Energy: How to Use the Power of Partnerships to Market Your Book, Grow Your Business, and Brand Your Ministry
Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual, Volume 2: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book
Do you have a writer's resource must have? Contact Us!
see more links and partners | click here


text:
The Road To Mel is Paved with Games
By melcene 16 Comments
So it's not quite Friday, but I expect I'll be kinda busy tomorrow. So here's this week rundown on the games.
Dragon Age: Awakening, Witch Hunt, and console vs. PC
So I finished Awakening last weekend. Overall, I was pretty satisfied with the expansion. I had enough party members, that I had to pick and choose who came with. I put a fair amount of hours into the thing, and still missed a couple side quests. And of course, there's the whole my-world-will-get-imported-into-DA2. Which made the decision to kill The Father a bitch of a decision. I was truly torn on what to do, since it could have far-reaching repercussions on my next game. But in the end, I killed him because (a) there are going to be darkspawn to kill either way, and (b) I wanted his loot. Although it occurred to me later that all this awesome loot that I have, and all the money that I've acquired, I can't do anything with. I wish I could at least import my character back into a new playthrough of Origins.
Witch Hunt... I was disappoint. What a bunch of crap. I think it took me about two hours, and that was my usual take-my-time style of playing. The ending didn't answer any questions, except to tell us that Flemeth isn't really dead. But I want to know what happened to Alistair's kid. And what Morrigan plans to do with said kid. I wanted answers, damnit!
So since I had been playing DA:A a bunch recently, my daughter decided she wanted to start up a Dragon Age game too. I relegated her to the console version. And a few times she has needed my help on particular quests or with certain fights. It's really only served to strengthen my opinion that the PC version is far superior, especially for any sort of tactics.
Monster Rancher DS
I got this for my husband this last week, but of course I get to hear lots about it. If anyone was a fan of the first couple/few Monster Rancher games, they would enjoy this one. It goes back to a lot of the original concepts of the series. Of course, there's still the whole thing with getting, raising, and breeding monsters. Instead of getting monsters from CDs, you either draw a picture onto their "magic field" or speak a word, and voila! A monster is created. Many of our favorite old monsters are back, like the suezo, monolith, and gali. As before, you train your monster, take them to battles, or take them out exploring. And now you can even battle with other people from around the world over wifi!
I realize that the Monster Rancher series is, in general, very much like Pokemon (though it's older than Pokemon damnit!) but they are totally not the same. My understanding is that Pokemon is very much a monster collecting game, while Monster Rancher is a breeding/raising game. I dunno, personally I've never touched Pokemon and have no inclination to do so. But overall, if someone is into those types of games, Monster Rancher DS is probably worth a shot.
And that's it for this week really. No idea yet what I'll be playing next week, though I expect the DA2 demo will be in there. Also, probably the Rift open beta.


text:
Inflatable Boats
Paddle your way to water fun in an inflatable boat or kayak from ToySplash!
Flash 2-person KayakSKU: TYSINBT_101246$699.99 $629.99
Out of stock
Solstice Voyager Inflatable BoatSKU: TYSINBT1000032161$49.99 $39.99
Intex Explorer 2-person Inflatable BoatSKU: TYSINBT_131439$15.99 $12.73
Out of stock
Solstice Durango 1-2 Person Convertible KayakSKU: TYSINBT1000032164$499.99 $449.99
Solstice Trekker Inflatable Duo KayakSKU: TYSINBT1000032167$450.00 $399.99
Outdoorsman 12000 Fishing BoatSKU: TYSINBT_101239$184.99 $159.95
Traveller 2-person KayakSKU: TYSINBT_101240$339.99 $294.00
Out of stock
Solstice Rogue 1-2 Person Convertible KayakSKU: TYSINBT1000032165$149.99 $139.99
Spending time at the lake or on a river is a great way to relax alone or enjoy a fun family experience! At ToySplash, we have many choices to make your event on the water more enjoyable! Choose from single-person boats suitable for pools, lakes and rivers all the way up to kayaks and sport boats, some able to accommodate up to six people. Water adventure is just around the corner in one of our inflatable boats!


text:
Seventh Meeting of WRC-15 Advisory Committee
November 13, 2014
WRC-15 Advisory Committee considered status reports and recommendations from its Informal Working...
Incentive Auction Progress Report
October 24, 2014
When Chairman Wheeler arrived at the Commission last November, he described the incentive auction...
Safety and Broadband Must Go Hand in Hand
October 15, 2014
The wireless industry is a powerful driver of growth in our economy. New facilities pop up all the...
Talking Tech in the Cradle of Liberty
September 22, 2014
Two-hundred twenty-seven years ago this week, the U.S. Constitution was ratified in Philadelphia,...
Connecting All Schools and Libraries – Learning from State Strategies and Data
September 19, 2014
Outreach to state and school district staff and library leaders has been a critical element of the...
Auction Season at the FCC
September 12, 2014
Preparations for the AWS-3 auction are ramping up. Applications must be submitted before 6pm ET...
Updating Old Policies; Pioneering New Ones
September 9, 2014
Since becoming Chairman, I've spoken often about the importance of reviewing the FCC's...
A Brief History of Competition Policies and Networks
September 5, 2014
Yesterday, Chairman Wheeler gave an important speech on the status and the future of broadband...
Alaska: Lessons Learned
September 5, 2014
Fulfilling a commitment I made last year to its congressional delegation, I spent a portion of...
Workshop on Tower Climber Safety and Injury Protection
August 6, 2014
The Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health...


text:
Hanoi to Saigon - Riding Vietnam Solo?
View Single Post
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Sep 2010
Location: Arizona Desert
Oddometer: 215
Saigon to Hanoi
I took the train from south to north. However it took me a few weeks to complete because I jumped off at every beach town and stayed a few days to drink cheap beer and eat great cheap seafood. I came across several riders from around the world and engaged many about their rides in both directions because I am too interested in embarking in such a journey. What I saw and what they said are very similar. Traffic is very light outside the larger cities. As you know Saigon and Hanoi are notorious for their traffic problems and numerous bikes both motorized and traditional. Just use caution entering the large towns and you should be ok. Holidays can be a little different so be alert on those days. The coastal roads were almost empty of heavy traffic. People were helpful and everyone can help with tire repairs, Gas maybe a problem so carry a extra Coke bottle (1 liter) in case some stations only have diesel . Some close early, so grab a hotel and leave the next morning. Do not ride at night! Too many stray dogs, drunks and vehicles with poor or no lighting. Have Fun!
View Public Profile
Visit atravlr's homepage!
Find More Posts by atravlr


text:
Gallery: Scientists Create Solar Cell Material Using an Old Microwave O...
Photo via Shutterstock
Metallurgists at the University of Utah have cooked up an ingenious way to produce solar cells using something that nearly everyone has right at home: a microwave oven. Scientists used a basic microwave, one that was previously used by students to heat up food, to create a nanocrystal semiconductor. Creating a typical semiconductor requires a lot of time and can be toxic. But this new method is cleaner, cheaper and more efficient than ever before.
1 Comment
Wyatt Sanders January 26, 2014 at 1:31 pm
Okay, that may seem cool to some, but overall that is a very inefficient way to create a solar cell. 18 minutes in a 2000 watt microwave oven is a lot of energy. It also didn't say anything in the article as to the efficiency of the solar cell, but if the solar cell is only 10 watts, it would take an eternity for that solar cell to at least break even with the amount of energy used to create it. Kinda cool, but there should be better ideas than this for creating solar cells.
follow inhabitat on:
186 Comments >
19-Year-Old Develops Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From the World's Oceans
- 123 Comments >
- 39 Comments >
- 148 Comments >
- 39 Comments >
- 39 Comments >
14 Comments >
FDA finds majority of herbal supplements at GNC, Walmart, Walgreens, and Target don't contain what they claim - instead cheap fillers like wheat and soy powder
- 100 Comments >
- 2002 Comments >
411 Comments >
BACK TO SCHOOL GIVEAWAY: Enter to Win a HP Pavilion dv6 Laptop and Green Prize Package (Worth $1155!)
- 392 Comments >
- 366 Comments >
- 351 Comments >
284 Comments >
LAST CHANCE: Enter to Win a Voltaic Laptop-Charging Solar Backpack Filled With Green School Supplies (Worth $500)!
281 Comments >
GIVEAWAY: Enter to Win a Sloan AQUS Grey Water Toilet System That Recycles Your Sink Water (Worth $189)!
- 247 Comments >
240 Comments >
LAST CHANCE: Enter Inhabitat's Back To School Contest to Win $250+ of Green Goodies Including a Voltaic Solar Backpack (Worth $129)
- 229 Comments >
- 222 Comments >
- 221 Comments >
Jill FehrenbacherAvocados are one of the wonderful fruits of summer. High in nutrition and flavor, nothing signals the start of summer like a zesty lime guacamole dip with tortilla chips. The next time you're making guacamole or slicing an avocado for a salad, try savingREAD MORE >
Jill FehrenbacherYou've all heard the tired mantras about changing your lightbulbs and recycling at home in order to save the planet - are you yawning yet? Many consumers think that going green is a gesture of self-sacrifice that often comes at great expense and inconvenienceREAD MORE >
Yuka YonedaIt's amazing to think that just a few years ago, many people thought of LEDs as nothing more than the tiny red lights in our laser pointers but my, how the times have changed! With more and more people realizing the energy-efficiency benefits of LED lighting,READ MORE >
Yuka YonedaWINDOWHOP It's easy to get depressed when your work schedule has you getting less sun than Edward Cullen (you've got the sickly pallor to match and it's not nearly as sexy on you). If you're lucky enough to at least have a window in your workspace, openREAD MORE >
Diane PhamCutting back on your energy usage is one of the best ways to bring down your electricity bill. But did you know that making simple changes to not just your wattage consumption but the way your home retains and expels air can dramatically transform the wayREAD MORE >
Jill FehrenbacherDid you know that there are wolves living near you in almost every state in the country? Sadly most of these wolves are not living in the wild, but in wolf sanctuaries, which are conservation organizations set up to protect them and help grow their populationREAD MORE >
Yuka YonedaNamba Parks was conceived when Osaka Stadium closed down, presenting a great redevelopment opportunity for a new commercial district right next to the Namba Train Station, which is just one stop away from Kansai Airport. Since it's one of the first placesREAD MORE >
Beth BuczynskiTop image: A child is put to work at a militia-run mine in Watsa. © Marcus Bleasdale/National Geographic Captured during a 2004 visit to the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, Bleasdale's images "tell the story of the country's mineral resourceREAD MORE >
Yuka YonedaBANANAS You might have heard that bananas are favored by athletes because they contain potassium and it's that same reason that makes them great hangover cures. When you're hungover, your body has lost a lot of potassium that needs to be replenished, so eatingREAD MORE >
Yuka YonedaImages © Graham King "The shopping cart tree symbolizes both generosity and abundance, as well as acknowledging those less fortunate where their whole world may be housed in a cart. We see shopping carts every day and take them for granted. IndividuallyREAD MORE >
Jill FehrenbacherTIP 1: Wrap Your Home in Insulation - "The More, The Better!" Proper insulation is probably the most important factor you can control in creating an energy-efficient home. I always say insulation is like chocolate, the more you have, the better! On average,READ MORE >
Kestrel JenkinsWhile conjuring up comfort in the home seems like a basic principle, it's a far more complex process for architect & remodeling guru Sarah Susanka, who believes that comfort can significantly influence the sustainability of your personal abode. WithREAD MORE >


text:
My understanding is that even a newly born child is considered muslim by its parents if they are muslim, but I may be wrong. The Muslims in the UK are becoming less, not more integrated as their numbers increase. This is where the UK is with "integration" with them- Dispatches- Undercover Mosque- http://vimeo.com/19598947 Dispatches- Undercover Mosque, The Return- http://vimeo.com/85362804
6/2/14 at 7:23pm