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not sure about the scent sorry, i better not go into my neighbours garden now..i might have to explain myself!! i will try and see tomorow. it may well be a privet though thanks
i got the offer and think i got aquilegia instead of the scabiosa. think the campanula was canterbury bells
Hi guys can any of you helpful, knowledgable folk give me a clue as to what this is? my neighbour asked me and Im not sure!
its ok and doing me a favour by filling a gap so it can stay for a while longer at least!
I moved into my house last summer and this year this plant is growing in a fairly sunny spot in my back garden.
Anybody know what it is? and should I be pleased to see it?
Id agree that its too late to do much in the way of pruning for now. Winter pruning encourages new growth and better fruiting but in the summer you could take a third of the growth off. this pruning will help to restrict growth next year and removing a 3rd shouldn't encourage too many water shoots. If you do decide to keep them then as previously said Patience Patience Patience. you should be able to take another third off again the following year but it may take several seasons to get a tree you are happy with.
As an update I have decided to study both the level 2 principles of horticulture and the level 3 combined qualification. Both through distance learning. Unfortunately due to a rolling shift pattern at work i cant commit to a college course which i appreciate would have been beneficial. Thank you everyone for your help. Wish me luck!
Just got my copy of gardeners world through the door and there is an offer near the front for 5 plants for £11.99 if thats any help. not as cheap as sewing your own but much better than £6 a pop. im sure they will be little plugs though.
Thank you Rosewithoutthorns I sent you a message for further info if possible? Thanks also for the info on Warwickshire college landgirl100 I will keep that in mind as I was seriously considering them!
Nutcutlet, my knowledge is fairly sound....on the things I know about!!
My concern was that the level 3 would cover all the level 2 plus some more, in which case I didnt want to spend time on the level 2 if i intend to do the level 3 anyway. i am still undecided on this!
In case anyone else is thin king of doing a course I have just seen the level 2 and 3 course advertised as a package on the borders connect website. there seems to be a substantial saving to be made especially if you choose the online course option. does anybody have any experience with them? They used to be called learning curve.
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Discussion in 'The Perfect Line and Other Riding Myths' started by SCQTT, Apr 16, 2009.
But if it's the right coconut....
Absolutely loved the ergos of the Diavel when I rode it during a Ducati experience day. Could stand to have the pegs lowered, but that's all I can think of off hand. Then again, maybe I was distracted by how awesome the engine is and wasn't paying any attention to how uncomfortable I was.
I've never owned a hog, but rented a Dyna in Florida a couple years ago (the rental place had sold both of their BMWs due to lack of use) and used the passenger <S>pegs</S> floorboards more than the main ones.
I have a Beadrider, so no squeezing of farts; I just rip'em amongst the beads. No danger from the g/f either; she has her own bike, and if I can smell rotten eggs, I'm following too close!
Dittos. At first I thought the Diavel was fugly. Then I rode it, and I found myself strangely aroused. Cool bike, indeed.
More a case of "hop on and ride".....
Not criticizing, but curious... what brand of helmet is that?
Nolan http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/nolan-n104-voyage-helmet
Or probably
http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/nolan-n43e-trilogy-voyage-helmet without the chin bar.
Thanks. It was the absence of a chin bar that threw me. Couldn't for the life of me identify it.
No doubt if it was a full face helmet we would be thrown off on what kind of bike it was :eek1.. a full face helmet on a .....roadglide??? HD. That happens some but is rare. :huh
That is because BMW riders ride their bikes to the event instead of flying in and taking a limo to the rental agency.
You would be very wise to avoid it during the Summer unless you can get up at dawn and ride before the cruisers finish their large breakfasts. It is a good ride from 5AM - 7AM.
That faux chinbar is becoming the rage. I don't get it. I would think if it were there it would just be something to break and grind into your face. Most calim to not be fuctional, I guess if it was functional, I could wrap my head around it a little better. 3/4 or FF, make up your mind. LMAO
If I simply couldn't stand it and had to head to that freak parade stretch of road, I'd definitely run it during the dawn hours.
Of course, as as been mentioned numerous other times there are other roads out there which are just as fun, but haven't been tarnished by becoming a playground for idiots.
Who needs a pillion seat? A head of a pin is enough.
That's kind of scary. She's not holding on by much. Maybe her ass has a super firm grip on that seat.
Come on down and give me a shout. I'll take you thru and probably not meet another bike.
Cherohala skyway is a must do if you are in the area.
I'll definitely give you a shout when I head that way. Don't know exactly when I'll be out there yet, depends on a few things, but if things go as planned should be some time in June.

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RSS feed available in the Debian Maintainer Dashboard
January 17th, 2014 by lucas
One of my pet projects in Debian is the Debian Maintainer Dashboard. Built on top of UDD, DMD provides a maintainer-centric view to answer the "I have a few hours for Debian, what should I do now?" question (see example).
Christophe Siraut did a lot of great work recently on DMD, rewriting much of the internals. As a result, he also added a RSS feed feature: you can now get notified of new TODO list items by subscribing to that feed.
If you have suggestions or comments, please use the debian-qa@ list (see this thread).
Thanks, Christophe!
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Uzbek Chamber of Commerce discussed prospects of business cooperation with South Korean partners in a meeting on 2 June linked to the visit of Small & medium Business Corporation (SBC) delegation of the Republic of Korea to Uzbekistan.
The delegation was headed by Jong-ho Song, the president of international relations department of SBC.
The purpose of this visit is to develop trade and investment opportunities between business circles of Uzbekistan and South Korea. The sides discussed issues of mutual cooperation and strengthening ties between entrepreneurs of two countries.
The Republic of Korea is a leading trade partner of Uzbekistan in Asia-Pacific region. It accounts for more than 5% of Uzbekistan's external trade.
The two countries signed Trade Agreement in 1992 to establish preferential treatment. In nine months of 2010 bilateral trade volume amounted to $1.1 billion, including $102.5 million exports, $1.02 billion imports.
Investment cooperation is intensifying. Number of companies with Korean capital on 1 July 2010 totaled 363, including 60 of them with 100% Korean capital.
As many as 86 Korean companies are accredited by the Ministry of foreign economic affairs, investments and trade of Uzbekistan. They are engaged in export-import operations, the provision of transportation services, textile manufacturing, servicing electronics, etc. (Source: UzReport Agency)


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A child was molested for 15 months after being placed by social workers in a Dorchester County home where a registered sex offender lived, state Rep. Jenny Horne said today.
"It's outrageous," said Horne, who lives in Summerville.
Law enforcement officials did not immediately confirm the report.
"I do know there is an investigation ongoing now," Horne said.
She said she could not reveal the source of her information.
"It's just grossly negligent. There is no other way to describe it," she said.
At Horne's urging, the Legislative Audit Council on Monday approved an audit of the state Department of Social Services. More than two dozen members of the State House Republican Caucus, including Horne, asked for the review in a letter to the LAC that references the Dorchester County incident.
The DSS office in Berkeley County put the child in the Dorchester County home at the request of the mother, who was being investigated because of concerns that the youngster was neglected, the letter states.
Horne said the child is a girl between the ages of 8 and 10, and the DSS audit will get to the bottom of how the situation happened.
"It's inexcusable," she said.
In response to the upcoming audit, DSS issued a brief statement today.
"We were contacted today by Legislative Audit Council Director Perry Simpson. He advised that the audit is likely to start after the first of the year," it said. "We will cooperate fully with the audit and look forward to working with the LAC staff."
The agency did not respond to a request for comment on allegations of sexual abuse in the Dorchester County case.
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Candids of Mischa on the beach in Hawaii have been added.
Candids of Mischa leaving El Rey Theater after watching "Plan B" performing have been added.
As you've no doubt heard by now, it seems that Mischa herself has finally joined the Twitter world. You can find the page @MischAmazing. Since the account is unverified, we can't be completely sure if the account actually belongs to Mischa. But the photos and tweets that have been posted seem pretty legit. I guess only time will tell. Maybe Mischa can take a photo of herself holding up a sign saying "@MischaAmazing is Me" or something.
Anyway, here are the photos that have so far been shared through the Twitter stream.
Candids of Mischa shopping in the Silverlake neighbourhood of LA have been added. One specific store she visited was a beauty/skincare store called Le Pink & Co. She looks pretty amazing in these shots, imo!
Candids of Mischa arriving at LAX airport from her brief trip to SXSW have been added.
Candids of Mischa out and about in LA from March 3rd have been added. She looks pretty amazing in both sets!
Finally, some new candids of Mischa! Photos of Mischa leaving a gifting suite in West Hollywood have been uploaded. *UPDATED*
Candids of Mischa and her boyfriend out and about in Moscow have been added.
ETA: Turns out Mischa only canceled her personal activities as the world premiere of You and I went ahead. Photos will be added shortly.


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|Lennard Brown was arrested yesterday. His alleged accomplices remain at large.
St. Louis police arrested Lennard Brown, 20, early yesterday morning after one of its off-duty officers saw media coverage of Monday's crime spree and identified the suspects caught on a surveillance camera. Police say that that they also recovered property stolen from the Granite City home while arresting Brown. Police are now looking for Trevin Johnson, 19; Durell Dorn, 24; and Walter Nickels, 28. All three men are to be considered armed and dangerous.
The men are believed to be the suspects who rammed into a car in St. Louis County on Monday morning and then robbed the driver at gunpoint when he got out to inspect damage to his vehicle. Several minutes later the suspects -- driving a black Hyundai Sonata -- arrived at a home in Granite City and kicked open a door. Surveillance footage from the home show the men walking off with electronics and fleeing police as Madison County sheriff deputies arrived on the scene.
|Left to right: Trevin Johnson, Durell Dorn and Walter Nickels should be considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information can call the Madison County Sheriff's Office at 618-692-4433 (dispatch) or 618-692-0871 (investigations). Anonymous tipsters can call 618-296-3000.
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Earlier this week and somewhere between the non-stop coverage of Facebook's pending IPO, Milliman Inc. released their annual Medical Index – simply called the Milliman Medical Index (MMI). My first reaction when I saw it was yikes! Just like Steve Martin in the movie Roxanne – I wanted to put another quarter into the vending machine – to return the newspaper. Here's the MMI chart:
No creative accounting or calculator needed here. In the course of 4 short years, annual healthcare costs for a family of four have risen over $5,000. Two quotes that accompanied the full report are worth noting:
The annual Milliman Medical Index (MMI) measures the total cost of healthcare for a typical family of four covered by a preferred provider organization (PPO) plan. The 2012 MMI cost is $20,728, an increase of $1,335, or 6.9% over 2011. The rate of increase is not as high as in the past, but the total dollar increase was still a record. This is the first year the average cost of healthcare for the typical American family of four has surpassed $20,000.
Because of the way employer-sponsored health insurance is paid for, many families may not realize the cost of their healthcare for a single year is roughly equivalent to the cost of a basic mid-size sedan.
Here's that sedan – in GM's Victory Red:
Ok – so in fairness the car is actually $205 more than the MMI – and the price of the car doesn't include tax or license (True Market Value® Pricing courtesy of Edmunds.com). Even so, as a family of four, you're basically buying this baby every year – with a 12 month payment schedule. By 2022, each family of four will have paid the cost equivalent of this model in each of the 10 color choices (over $200,000) – just for healthcare. Simple costs aside, forcing employers and employees to foot this expense is a huge impediment to innovation, global competitiveness and job creation. It's a trifecta in other ways too. Dollars are siphoned from more productive pursuits, workers are forced to make career choices based on complicated health plans and employers like GM are forced to add $2,000 to the sticker price of that exact same Chevrolet Cruse. Let's hope that Facebook's IPO is the huge blockbuster we've been promised. We may all need to work for the Zuck just to pay for our healthcare.


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It has been an honor and a privilege...
To the community, familes, and students of Woodlee's Christian Academy,
It has been an honor to serve a part in the lives of so many students and families over our tenure as as Christian school in Covington. We are grateful to the many dedicated parents and community members who have helped us in so many ways over the years.
Our prayer is that even while our doors may be closing, that you continue to place God first and trust Him for your future.
Again, it has truly been our honor to be a part of this wonderful community.
The School Board and Administration of Woodlee's Christian Academy


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Volleyball Television Schedule Announced
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Big Ten Network Volleyball Schedule
The Golden Gopher volleyball program will be featured on national television five times over the course of the 2014 regular season. Minnesota will be televised once on ESPN 2/ESPN 3 and four times on the Big Ten Network. The Gophers will announce the broadcast streaming schedule later this week.
Minnesota is showcased on ESPN 3/ESPN 2, Sept. 27 against Penn State. The Gophers face the Nittany Lions at 7 p.m., at the Sports Pavilion. ESPN 3 will feature the match live with a tape delay on ESPN 2 the next day, Sept. 28 at 12 p.m.
The Gophers will be televised on the Big Ten Network four times this season, the first coming this weekend against Louisville, Aug. 30, at 7 p.m. Minnesota will also be on BTN the Oct. 1 match at Illinois (6:30 p.m.), and home Oct. 15 vs. Wisconsin (6 p.m.) and Oct. 22 vs. Nebraska (6:30 p.m.).
Along with television coverage, fans can access streamed coverage via the network's recently launched subscription-based platform, BTN Plus. On Tuesdays throughout the season, BTN Volleyball Analyst Mike Wolf will post weekly reports at BTN.com. Also, @BTNvolleyball will provide continual updates.
About BTN: A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, BTN is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 1,000 events across all platforms, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. BTN2Go is the 24/7 simulcast of BTN that delivers live and on-demand programming via the internet, smartphones and tablets to customers of participating video providers. Events include football, men's and women's basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events; studio shows; and classic games. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation's finest universities. The groundbreaking Student U initiative provides real-world experience for students interested in careers in sports television. The network is in more than 60 million homes across the United States and Canada, including carriage by all the major video distributors, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Charter Communications, Comcast Xfinity, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Mediacom, RCN, WOW!, and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. For additional information, go to www.BTN.com.
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At Grand Central, Stuck After 1:30 A.M.
By ANDREW JACOBS
Published: June 11, 2004
Shortly before 1:30 a.m., the stragglers always break into a mad, sometimes wobbly dash. They must make it back to Scarsdale, or Greenwich, or Yonkers. The fleet and the lucky reach the gates just as the conductor shouts, "All aboard!" Sweaty and winded, they flop into their seats with self-satisfied laughter as the train pulls away.
But this is not their story.
This is the story of the people left behind on the platform when the last train late at night goes out of Grand Central Terminal. These tearful, angry and sometimes inebriated passengers blame that final mojito, a slow-moving high-heeled companion or a maître d' who swore that rail service to the northern suburbs of New York City never stops.
But by then, the excuses do not matter. They are stranded, and before the self-pity can kick in, a no-nonsense amplified voice announces Grand Central's closing. "The station will reopen at 5:30 a.m.," it says. Within moments the police shoo everyone toward the exits and out onto 42nd Street.
New York may be the city that never sleeps, but late each night an unhappy handful of commuters discover that such truisms do not apply at this vital transportation center. Trains to Long Island and many bus lines to New Jersey depart round the clock, but the three rail lines operated by Metro-North that leave Grand Central take a 4-hour-10-minute breather each night.
This leaves the dawdlers, the irresponsible and the uninformed to fend for themselves.
"I can't tell you how many times I've seen grown men in tears," said Stephen Nowicki, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority police officer who works the lobster shift.
The night clerk at the nearby Hyatt hotel calls them "train wrecks." The cabdrivers refer to them as "Cinderella fares."
Out on 42nd Street, a mob of cabbies await the luckless souls. They shout "Connecticut, Westchester, upstate," and size up potential gold mines by their shoes and the weaves on their rumpled suit jackets. The fortunate driver can earn $160 for a 90-minute trip to New Haven or $70 for a 40-minute drive to White Plains. All fares must be paid in advance.
Raja Shazad, a taxi driver who regularly parks his cab by the terminal's locked doors, explains the arithmetic that draws him night after night, sometimes until 3 a.m. "There are more than eight million people in New York and if everyone misses a train once in his life, there is more than enough business," he says with glee.
Last Friday night, Matt Mancini was a somewhat atypical pumpkin. A high school senior from the a wealthy suburb, Bedford, N.Y., Matt had come to the city with 16 friends by limousine for a night of post-prom revelry. Perhaps it was the beer and vodka shared during the ride into the city, but Matt, who said he was 18, quickly lost his partying zeal and decided to head home early. The bathroom attendant at the club whose name he could not recall told him the last train left at 2 a.m. He came loping down the station's marble ramp just as the red lights of his train receded into the tunnel. Mr. Mancini had left his cellphone in the limo. His wallet held only a few dollars.
"I guess I can wait it out," he said.
But after a few minutes pacing a sidewalk full of vaguely menacing-looking characters, Matt made a collect call to his father, an executive at Goldman Sachs who had been eagerly awaiting the return of his son. Within a half-hour, a black Lincoln Town Car arrived and Matt sheepishly crawled into the back seat.
"I'll never do that again," he said. "Lousy prom."
The ending is not as happy for everyone. Leslie Michaud found himself stranded after he wrongly assumed the express bus to La Guardia Airport ran round the clock. A student from Miami, Mr. Michaud, 23, thought he could just hop back on the train to Peekskill, N.Y., and spend another night with his girlfriend.
"I guess I'm out of luck," he said, striking a fierce pose alongside his suitcase.
Too broke to take a cab to the airport, Mr. Michaud said he would spend the night on the street and heed his girlfriend's words of warning: "Whatever you do, don't fall asleep."
The men and women who work the witching hour at Grand Central are not a heartless crew. Bob Angus, the stationmaster, stands at the end of the platform and signals the conductor to wait a moment if he spots a passenger galloping through the deserted waiting area. But by 1:33 or so, the game is over.
"Most of the guys who come late have had a few too many," he said. "Sometimes they miss the train because they're so drunk they go to the wrong track."
As if on cue, a woman in a black cocktail dress crouched down behind him and threw up into a shopping bag. Mr. Angus, a 29-year veteran of Grand Central, shook his head and helped the woman to her train.
In the 1940's, when Grand Central was a bustling transcontinental hub and the 20th Century Limited might pull in at dawn, an insurance salesman with a bad buzz might pass the night on one of the station's oak benches. Not anymore. Railroad officials describe the overnight closing as a way to give Grand Central an unimpeded scrubbing, but it also provides a way to foil late-night vandals and vagrants.


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My name is Eric Raver, Xbox live name xWIUxHackerx, I am posting here with the intentions that my problem can hopefully be taken care of. I have been a player of Halo 4 since 11.05.12, this date was taken from Halo way point. So upon playing Halo 4 since it came out I was expecting to receive the remainder of my specializations, since I started playing before either October 20th or November 20th I should have received these specializations. I DID NOT! Even after posting on the blog several times that was created to help people receive these specializations, I did not receive them from either my email or my Xbox live messaging. Now I'm becoming increasing frustrated with this because since I have hit level 70 I can no longer play online. So I would like to know what 343 is going to do to help me, cause I would like to continue playing online but I can not. So please help me resolve this issue so I can enjoy a game that I enjoy.
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Florida energy bill that affects south Lee Algenol's expansion becomes law
TALLAHASSEE _ In a political squeeze because of a bill that includes tax breaks for renewable-energy production, Gov. Rick Scott late Friday allowed the controversial measure to become law without his signature.
Scott's decision could anger tea party members and some conservative groups that placed heavy pressure on him to veto the bill (HB 7117). But it effectively gives a victory to Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and lawmakers who say the state needs to take steps toward developing renewable fuels.
It could also prevent a Southwest Florida company from expanding.
Algenol Biofuels Inc. wants to make ethanol from algae at its commercial farm in south Lee County, the first such enterprise in Florida. But at the state level, the concern is that the algae, if it escapes during a storm, for example, could pose an environmental threat.
The new law requires Algenol to obtain a special permit to grow the algae on more than 2 acres, unless the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services grants it an exemption to expand to the 30-plus acres for which the business originally planned. The company's goal is to produce 100,000 gallons of fuel-grade ethanol a year at its facility.
Algenol CEO Paul Woods couldn't be reached Saturday for comment on the law's passage.
In a letter explaining his move, Scott said he would allow the bill to become law in "deference" to Putnam's support for proposed tax credits. But Scott said he will analyze the results of the tax incentives and warned that he could push for a future repeal.
"In considering this analysis, it is my goal to ensure that any investment on behalf of Florida taxpayers in renewable energy would afford them the kind of return they would expect of their tax dollars,'' Scott wrote. "Absent clear documentation that the proposed tax credits have produced a sufficient return or provided significant cost savings for the state's taxpayers, I will request their repeal."
Putnam issued a statement thanking Scott for his consideration of the bill, which the commissioner described as a step toward a "smart, long-term energy policy."
"Rooted in common sense, this bill was developed to expand energy production in Florida and create much-needed jobs for Floridians,'' Putnam said.
But tea party members and conservative groups such as The Heartland Institute and Americans for Prosperity inundated Scott with calls to veto the bill, describing it as the "crony energy bill" that will raise costs for consumers.
"This energy bill is bad business, bad politics and bad for Florida's consumers,'' Slade O'Brien, state director of Americans for Prosperity, said earlier this week. "HB 7117 is the Legislature's way of boosting up less-competitive energy sources, at the increased cost to consumers and businesses."
The bill passed overwhelmingly in the closing days of the legislative session, with only two senators and two House members opposing the final version. Putnam and House sponsor Scott Plakon, R-Longwood, described it as a modest proposal, with Plakon publicly calling it a "baby step."
The 50-page bill deals with a number of energy-related issues, including the repeal of a 2008 law that could have led to what is known as a "renewable portfolio standard." Such a standard, which was never put in place, could have forced electric utilities to increase reliance on renewable energy sources.
But the series of tax incentives in the bill drew most of the attention. As an example, the state would provide up to $10 million a year in tax credits for costs associated with the production, distribution and storage of renewable fuels.
The measure could help industries such as agriculture, with homegrown crops potentially used in producing fuels.
__ Daily News Staff Writer Victoria Macchi contributed to this report.


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The only way womens professional leagues will survive is if they sell the sexual aspects of it. Even then it's iffy whether that will make that much of a difference.
I do not think it's proper for the colleges to sell the sex part of it. They should leave that to the pros.


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Murderous Honor Past and Present: Websters Duchess of Malfi and Contemporary Crimes of Honor
1The freedom to determine your own life is a human right. Violence against women encompasses crimes allegedly committed in the name of honor, such as honor killings,
assault, confinement and imprisonment, and interference of marriage, where the publicly articulated justification is attributed to a social order claimed to require the preservation of a concept of honour vested in male (family and/ or conjugal) control of women and specifically women's sexual conduct: actual, suspected or potential. (Welchman and Hossain 4)
In communities where the concept of woman as property is supported, male honor is defined through the female body. This implies that murders committed in the name of honor are not perceived as crimes, and therefore a judicial issue, but as a family issue. The term honor killing is frequently attributed to murders committed within minority communities of the Middle East and Asia (Welchman and Hossain 9). But crimes committed with the mitigating value honor are not exclusively committed within these, dominantly Muslim, communities (ibid.). According to Welchman and Hossain the terminology regarding those crimes is connected to stereotypical assumptions. Therefore the same crime committed within western cultures is referred to as a crime of passion (13). This difference in terminology is closely linked to defense strategies, since crimes committed in the name of honor are premeditated and crimes of passion are not. Regardless of this terminology, in 2000 the United Nations included both crimes of passion and crimes of honor in resolutions on violence against women (Welchman and Hossain 10), hence underlining the fact that terminology does not absolve the crime.
2In recent years honor killings have gained increased attention from the public, media and politicians. According to the Iranian and Kurdish Womens Right Organisation (IKWRO), based in the UK, there is a yearly average of twelve reported murders committed in the name of honor in the UK. The case of Banaz Mahmod, a 20 year old woman of Kurdish origin, who was tortured and killed by her own family in 2006, gained a lot of public attention and led to a heightened awareness towards crimes of honor in the UK. The numbers in Germany are similarly shocking. According to the Bundeskriminalamt, the criminal police of the federation, 125 cases were reported between 1996 and 2005 with increasing numbers. On November 21, 2007 Aylin Korkmaz was attacked by her husband in southern Germany with two knives and stabbed 26 times in her upper body and face. In the following trial her husband stated that she had dishonored him by divorcing him five months prior to the deed. The court ruled 13 years for attempted murder. Instead of hiding her 260 stiches that will always document the wounds inflicted upon her body, Korkmaz went public: she wrote a book, attended numerous interviews and is still frequently seen advocating for womens rights. Recently another case, the trial against the murderers of Arzu Ö. has drawn increased media attention and has once again led to a greater public interest in honor-based violence against women in the Western Hemisphere. The 18 years old Arzu was abducted by her brothers and shot because the family disapproved of her German boyfriend. However, a recurrent problem is that many women are taken abroad to be killed, and thus just disappear (Brandon and Hafez 52). The cases of Aylin and Arzu are only two of the United Nations estimate of around 5000 yearly cases of honor killings worldwide.
3The rising number of so-called honor killings necessitates that governments and human rights activists have to look beyond Muslim and minority communities and address this violence as a socio-political issue on a global scale. Consequently, crimes committed in the name of honor have been addressed by the United Nations for the better part of the past three decades. Jane Conners states that the United Nations approach to violence against women has transformed from one centered purely on the advancement of women, crime control and criminal justice and addressed predominately within the UN entities concerned with those issues, to one which incorporates a human rights perspective (22). In 1975 the World Plan of Action adopted by the First World Conference on Women, which was held in Mexico, did not explicitly refer to violence against women but rather addressed the issue in terms of dignity, equality or security of women (22). Five years later at the Copenhagen Conference a resolution on battered women and the family was included into the final report of the conference (ibid). But it was not until 1985 that violence against women was truly addressed as an international issue. The Report of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace states:
Violence against women exists in various forms in everyday life in all societies. Women are beaten, mutilated, burned, sexually abused and raped. Such violence is a major obstacle to the achievement of peace and the other objectives of the Decade and should be given special attention. Women victims of violence should be given particular attention and comprehensive assistance. To this end, legal measures should be formulated to prevent violence and to assist women victims. National machinery should be established in order to deal with the question of violence against women within the family and society. Preventive policies should be elaborated, and institutionalized forms of assistance to women victims provided. (Paragraph 258)
Hence the subject of honor crimes has emerged as an international concern beyond its initial address a decade earlier. Crimes against women in the name of honor are recognized as a violation of human rights. Additionally the UN and non-governmental institutions are particularly interested in renegotiating terminology, since the use of the term honor functions as a justification and absolution of the crime.
4 According to the Human Rights Watch Oral Intervention at the 57th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, honor crimes are acts of violence, usually murder, committed by male family members against female family members who are perceived to have brought dishonor upon the family (Item 12, HRW). Welchman and Hossain state that there is no agreement on the definition of honor killing, yet there are aspects that assist in clearly differentiating domestic violence and femicide from honor-based violence (HBV). Honor-based violence is a very specific case of gender-based violence against women, where the term honor needs to be seen as a symbolic term pointing to a legal defense strategy of the perpetrators and encompassing specific social and cultural markers of the community in which the crime was committed. In this context man's honor is defined through the female body, hence any transgression from the gendered norm is regarded as dishonoring the male representative of said norm. Honor here is regarded in terms of a value-system and a tradition to be protected and reinstated if needed. Joanne Payton, information and research officer at the Iranian and Kurdish Womens Rights Organisation (IKWRO), describes how the word honor is defined differently for men and women of Arab and South Asian communities, stating
Honour in its more feminine aspect is located in the negative, passive characteristic: stoicism, endurance, obedience, chastity, domesticity, servitude. In its more masculine form it features active and positive qualities: dynamism, generosity, confidence, dominance and violence. Female honour is static: it can neither be increased nor regained, and once lost is lost forever. [ ] The positive, autonomous male honour of any man, family or tribe is built upon the foundation of the negative, dependent female honour of female relatives and tribeswomen, just as a traders reputation is based on merchandise. (69)
Hence male honor is defined through activism, and confidence, as well as through the degree of passivity among the women in the family.
5Historically, violent abuses of human and civil rights especially against women are issues that have existed for a long time. Gender-based violence is also a recurring theme in literary and dramatic traditions. In fact, theater and cinema, among the arts, offer a great opportunity for the exploration, analysis and reflection on the complex phenomenon of honor killing. In Western dramatic history, we can find numerous examples of literary texts that deal with gender-related issues of honor and violence. The Early modern period has been a particularly prolific time in this respect, with tragedies like Shakespeares Othello (1604), Middletons The Changeling (1622), and Websters The Duchess of Malfi (1612).


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WASHINGTON — Reliever Marcos Mateo was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with right elbow soreness, but the extent of the injury won't be known until the Cubs get his MRI reading.
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WINCANTON Town continued their fine form with an emphatic 6-0 win over Blandford United in the Magna Dorset Premier League.
Ren Turnock scored after just four minutes before netting two penalties, both won by Mike Rousell, to complete a first half hat-trick and put the promotion hopefuls 3-0 up at the break. Rousell scored on the hour to make it 4-0 before Dave O'Hare's late brace poured more misery on United.
Manager Paul Down believes his team are adapting to their new two-striker system and feels that his positive approach is paying off.
"It was a very good win," he said. "It was our best performance of the season and we did it for the full 90 minutes. I told the lads at half time not to sit back and we kept going for the whole game. We were very clinical. It all came off for us on the day – it was an outstanding team performance.
"I would definitely settle for where we are now at this point. We took a while to bed in with a couple of new players and the different system. We are really coming on along well.
"In the last couple of weeks we have seen the signs and it has taken six weeks for us to get there but we are playing some really good football now."
Down's side face top-of-the-league Holt United on Saturday and he hopes his players' confidence will boost their chances of a win.
He said: "Holt are top so it will be a big day for us but we are very confident of getting a result. It will be our hardest game so far, they have only lost once so it will be a test but we will be going with a lot of confidence."


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Delta Music Makers Newsletter October 2010
Ą Delta Music MakersŐ performances will include at least one in each city for a probable total of four, plus two workshop, one each in NYC and Boston.
Ą The most probable dates of the tour would be as follows: departing Vancouver on Friday, September 16, and after the tour, departing Boston for Vancouver on September 27. Some people may choose to arrive early on the east coast, or stay longer after the tour Đ this can be arranged.
Ą It is necessary to send in your first payment by October 15, i.e. late next week, to the address on the colourful form from On-Trek Tours Đ we will hand out clean forms on Tuesday evening. We must have enough deposits paid at the time to continue with our planning. But keep in mind that you can join the tour up until June next year, if space is available. In case of unforeseen emergencies, all payments are refundable until the end of January, so we urge you to make your deposit next week and your subsequent monthly payments, even if your decision is not final.
Ą Easy payments of $254US per month have been offered by On-Trek Tours as one option for payment of the east coast portion of the tour, but other payment options can be arranged with On-Trek Tours. Credit card payments are best, as US cheques are costly unless you have a US bank account.
Ą Total cost of the east coast ground package is $2784US for each of two sharing (based on having 33-38 passengers). This includes motorcoach, driver, driverŐs accommodation and gratuity, professional On-Trek tour escort, elegant accommodation, all breakfasts, 5 dinners, and all taxes.
Ą Cost of the ground package will reduce to $2649US if we reach a total of 39 passengers, and reduce to $2544 if we reach a total of 44.
Ą Add airfare of $600-1000, plus $200 contingency fee, each of which will be collected by Curt and Margaret. Airfare will be known by December. It is perfectly acceptable to use airmiles or airline points for your flight.
Ą The contingency fee of $200 will be used to cover cost of shipping or renting instruments, and any unanticipated expenses, but the unused portion will be returned to passengers.
Ą Therefore, the total cost, if we have 44 participants, would be $2544 plus estimated airfare of $800, plus Contingency Fee of $200 = approximately $3544 for each of two sharing a room. Triple and single prices are possible, and can be discussed privately.
Ą NOTE: Jhandie and Curt, as travel agents, will be organizing both the airfare and optional insurance, but taking no commissions! Also, any unused portion of the contingency fee will be returned to the participants at end of the tour! These offers could save participants several hundred dollars. For your information, Margaret and Curt, as group organizers, will be receiving a pro-rated fare from On-Trek, based on number of passengers.
Ą NOTE: This price of around $3500 is outstanding for such an elegant fully-escorted 12day/11night tour, that will include your flight, 12 nights in 3-star or better hotels, performances in memorable locations, evenings at the theatre, workshops, sightseeing tours of world-famous locations, a full time highway coach with very experienced driver, all breakfasts, and 5 dinners, and all taxes, plus a full time professional local On-Trek guide! This guide will direct us to favourite restaurants, give transportation options, lead us on exciting tours, organize all our concerts, and offer all and any assistance.
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Culminating Experience: Reflective Journey of the Literacy Professional (Literacy 798)
The programs in the Department of Literacy and Language are committed to the conceptual framework of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Education and Human Services (COEHS). At the heart of this framework is the development of the educator as Caring Intellectual. As a literacy educator who completes an MSE-Literacy degree from the UW Oshkosh Department of Literacy and Language, an individual would exemplify the integration of four key roles: Skillful Practitioner, Reflective Professional, Change Agent and Lifelong Learner. In each role, the individual who is a Caring Intellectual would have actively explored issues and ideas in the fields of literacy and language as they relate to culture, learning, content, diversity, curriculum and pedagogy. Consistent with this philosophy, the Department of Literacy and Language has developed assessments based on the following beliefs: assessment should be authentic, performance-based, ongoing, individualized, personalize, flexible and growth-oriented.
Literacy 798, Reflective Journey of the Literacy Professional, provides evidence that the candidate has achieved goals reflecting the following outcomes: Skillful Practitioner, Reflective Professional, Change Agent and Lifelong Learner. In providing this evidence the candidate must demonstrate that issues and ideas related to culture, learning content, diversity, curriculum, and pedagogy have been addressed.
As candidates initially embark on this journey, in Literacy 705 Literacy in the Elementary School and Literacy 735 Adolescent Literacy:Programs & Practices, they are asked to provide written statements profiling past and current efforts as a reflective professional, skillful practitioner, change agent, and lifelong learner. From these profiles, they are asked to identify key goals on which to work as their journey continues.
As candidates continue in the program, they are involved in course work designed to assist their development as a skillful practitioner, reflective professional, change agent, and lifelong learner. They are invited to use opportunities within course work to work on identified goals. Projects completed as a part of the course work can be integrated into the Reflective Journey portfolio to serve as evidence documenting progress toward those key goals.
Evidence may include, but not limited to, EXAMPLES such as the following:
- Skillful Practitioner: identification and implementation of a personal learning. Experience positioning one to be in close contact with professionals, best sample lesson plans, case studies of work with individuals and groups of students, analyzed copies of student work, photos and summaries of changes in classroom practices.
- Reflective professional: intense goal setting reflecting new avenues of practice with timeline projecting completion, development of a philosophy, best sample entries from learning logs, reflective journals, reader response activities, thoughtfully written essays, commentaries, position papers, autobiographies, personal stories and submitted or professionally published manuscripts.
- Change Agent: Letters of invitation, support, and appreciation documenting professional presentations, political involvement, and leadership in professional organizations; projects as outcomes of program development.
- Lifelong Learner: Logs and annotations of self-initiated readings, records of attendance at professional meetings.
Near the end of the journey in LIteracy 785 Practicum in Literacy, candidates are asked to professionally prepare their Reflective Journey Project for review. They must clearly outline the contents of the portfolio, caption evidence contained within and provide a final reflective statement evaluating the growth in the four key areas: skillful practitioner, reflective professional, change agent, and lifelong learner. Material presented must be summarized and limited to what will fit within the official notebook provided. The Reflective Journey Project is reviewed and evaluated by two faculty members, one assigned when the candidacy form is submitted and one chosen at that time by the candidate.


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Today marks the start of the 64th Annual West Virginia Strawberry Festival. So, when you are not having strawberry adventures on "Strawberry Lane" you can have them in your very own kitchen. After all, the festival only lasts for five sweet days, but the berries can be enjoyed for much longer.
Conor (my fiancé) and I grow strawberries in our garden, which makes us choosy about how we use our berries. Provided, we grow two different kinds so some are small and others are like those in the grocery market. The smaller ones don't lend as much visual punch to recipes, but work well if you use enough of them. The three recipes for this week have larger berries in mind.
Each of these recipes is a good addition to any dinner, but they also transport well so spoil yourself and include them in your brown bag lunch next time you need something fun in the middle of the work day. Maureen's Strawberry Green Salad has the unique distinction of being as quick to prepare as it is to devour. It brings new simplicity to making your own fresh salad dressing. You can almost picture high tea when you taste the Creamy Strawberry Pecan Spread on a warm biscuit. This recipe also works with frozen strawberries in a pinch. I couldn't be happier with the Mascarpone & Strawberry Tart. This recipe is the result of my desire to combine the delicate texture of a tart with the comforting nature of pie. The result is perfection – or so Conor exclaimed after tasting a bite. I hope that you agree when you try these recipes when you have your own strawberry adventure.
Maureen's Strawberry Green Salad
9 ounces baby spinach or romaine lettuce, clean and dry
1 pint strawberries, washed and sliced
1 small red onion, thinly sliced (optional)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup whole milk
2 tablespoons poppy seeds (optional)
1. In a small mixing bowl, beat the mayonnaise, honey, and vinegar together. While continuing to whisk, gradually add the milk to the mixture. Make sure the ingredients are completely blended then mix in the poppy seeds. Do this as close to serving the salad as possible or refrigerate until used.
2. Place the fresh spinach or romaine greens in a salad bowl. Be sure to break the romaine lettuce slightly so you are not offering guests oversized salad ingredients. Toss the sliced onion in with the lettuce.
3. Spread the strawberry slices in the salad bowl and mix them into the greens.
4. Just prior to serving, whisk the dressing once more then pour over the salad. Toss the salad to make sure the onions, strawberries, and greens are lightly coated with the dressing.
5. Serve chilled. Feel free to offer plain goat cheese and melba toasts to accompany the salad.
Creamy Strawberry Pecan Spread
7 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2 tablespoons honey
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup strawberries, stemmed and chopped
3 tablespoons chopped pecans
1 apples, cored and sliced
1 pears, cored and sliced
12 to 18 fresh biscuits
1. In a small mixing bowl with a hand-held mixer, beat the cream cheese until it is fluffy.
2. Continue to beat the cream cheese and add the honey and ground ginger. Then mix in the chopped strawberries. Once the ingredients are blended completely, set aside the hand-held mixer and stir all but 1 1/2 teaspoons of the pecans in with the mixture.
3. Spoon the cheese mixture into a chilled serving dish or ramekin. Sprinkle the remaining chopped pecans over the top. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow the cheese to set slightly. The spread can be made ahead of time and refrigerated for up to 24 hours.
4. Garnish with the apple and pear slices plus any spare strawberries. Serve with the fresh biscuits (don't forget spreading knives).
Mascarpone & Strawberry Tart
1 cup crushed digestive biscuits or shortbread cookies
1/2 cup quick cooking plain oatmeal
1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 egg
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon salted butter, softened
1/4 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup seedless strawberry or raspberry jam
4 ounces mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
9 ounces fresh strawberries, stemmed and sliced
whipped cream
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2. Blend the unsalted butter and the cookie crumbs together. Press the mixture into a 9-inch round tart or quiche dish. Refrigerate the dish to let the crumb crust set.
3. In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg and sugar together with a hand-held mixer. While continuing to blend with the mixer, add the salted butter, flour, baking powder, and jam. Do this until the mixture takes on a smooth texture.
4. Gently spoon the jam batter into the crust. Spread it evenly and all the way to the sides of the dish.
5. Bake in the oven for 18 to 23 minutes. Place the dish on a cooling rack or rest it on a larger dish that holds crushed ice. Once it has cooled to room temperature it is ready for its next layer.
6. Spread the mascarpone over the cake layer. Arrange the strawberry slices in a decorative circular pattern. Feel free to be creative with this and layer them to add dimension to the tart topping.
7. Cover the tart with plastic wrap to protect it from sediment. Refrigerate it for at least 20 minutes (no more than 24 hours). Serve with whipped cream.


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"I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours. "
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What a beautiful place Shalin-Liu Performance Center is! We'll be back!
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We had a record breaking crowd, a gorgeous day, great tunes, and wonderful dancing by Matthew Olwell, Sheila Falls Keohane, and the Newton Dance Academy
Classical Tangent played to a great crowd at a BSO sponsored show on Sunday 2/27
We were so excited to be a part of the first M4A concert in New England. The families who attended were so thrilled to experience music with their children!
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Snooki & JWOWW Season 1 Now Available on DVD
If you're like us, watching Snooki, JWOWW and Jionni 's faces when they see the first ultrasound of baby Lorenzo LaValle will never get old. And if you're like us, you'll be buying the complete debut season of Snooki & JWOWW on DVD, available now, just so you can hold on to the memory forever.
And that's not the only classic moment contained in this 12-episode Season 1 set. Jionni and Roger Mathews first bonded during these episodes — who can forget the infamous fight that involved Jionni's wrestler leg swinging up towards Roger's head, only to miss entirely? Or the party with the Joeys, in which we got to see Snooki's BGJ (that's Best Gay Joey) flash the room?
There are also some very intense moments between JWOWW and Roger in the months before they got engaged. Remember when Roger cried? And for a good old-fashioned lesson in how not to get laid, there are multiple failed attempts by Roger all over these DVDs.
Order the DVD set online at MTV here.
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MITCHELL, S.D. – The 2013 season hasn't even officially started yet, but Dakota Wesleyan University softball coach Ed Kieff already has four players signed to join the Tigers for the 2013-14 school year and play starting in the 2014 season.
Brooke Louwagie is the fourth player of Kieff's 2014 recruiting class, he announced this week. She joins Mitchell natives Krista Huber and Emily Sudbeck and Corvallis, Mont., native Miquela Kriskovich as incoming freshmen for 2014.
Louwagie, a 5-foot-5 infielder from Marshall, Minn., earned five varsity letters and Marshall High School. She played primarily shortstop and third base, and batted .491 as a junior in 2012. As a sophomore in 2011, she batted .547 and had 11 doubles and 14 RBIs.
Louwagie, who also lettered five times in tennis and competed in hockey and gymnastics, was an all-conference pick as a junior and senior and an all-area first-team pick in 2011 and 2012. She also earned all-conference tennis honors as a freshman, sophomore and junior and is a member of the A honor roll. She plans to major in athletic training at Dakota Wesleyan.
"Brooke is an infielder with a strong arm and strong bat and she works hard in the weight room," said Kieff, who enters his second season as head coach in 2013. "Brooke is a top-notch student and an athlete who also plays hockey. She is extremely athletic and will bring more depth to the program as she develops her skills on the field.
"We are fortunate to have signed such a complete athlete and we welcome Brooke to the program."
The Tigers kick off the 2013 season March 4-11, 2013, on their spring break trip to California. Dakota Wesleyan plays 12 games before returning home and is scheduled to open its home season March 18 against Presentation College.


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San Francisco State University Might Dump Gator Mascot
San Francisco State University may be dumping its Gator mascot.
Baby Alligator Found During Fairfield Drug Raid
Among the marijuana, cash and guns found inside a Fairfield home during a recent raid was a three-foot-long baby alligator, according to police.
Marijuana-Guarding Caiman 'Mr. Teeth' Dies After Castro Valley Bust
A caiman named "Mr. Teeth" that was apparently protecting a stash of marijuana has died after being taken to Oakland Zoo, according to authorities.


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Sweet Tooth Vol. 2: In Captivity (edition 2010)
by Jeff Lemire, Jeff Lemire (Illustrator)
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My blog post about this book is at this link.
The sequel focuses on 2 stories, Jeppard's history as the pandemic as started to spread and Gus's beginnings under hypnosis at The Preservation.
I can't help but notice a great handful of parallels and influences from The Walking Dead. It only goes to show that this is definitely my kind of book, as well as anyone whose interests are within this genre.
Volume 2 begins with Gus trapped in the "preserve," where he meets several other animal-kid hybrids, also locked up in the prison camp. Wendy, a pig-girl, is one of the few who can speak, and she tells him what actually happens there: someone comes to get the hybrid kids, and they don't come back. Soon Gus is taken to talk with the doctor, who believes that something in Gus's past will explain the plague. Meanwhile, Jepperd considers his own past, reviewing how he came to be the person he is, and deciding who he wants to be.
The post-apocalyptic elements are clearer here; there's a better sense that this is something that Happened to the world and now we're living in it, rather than something that's happening Out There Far Away. Violence is ticking up, pushing this more toward upper-high school or adults.
Part of a post-apocalyptic series based around a young mutant named Gus. After a plague has killed most of the world's population, children begin being born part animal. These mutant children become sought after by the humans that remain because of their resistance to the plague. Great series.
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"'When they come and get you... you don't never come back.' There are no good people left in the world. Gus is learning that the hard way. Gus thought the man called Jepperd was his protector, his friend. But then Jepperd brought him to a terrible place where half-animal hybrid children like Gus are kept in cages. A place where hard men conduct lethal experiments in a vain attempt to unravel the secret of the plague that has ravaged the world. These men sense that Gus is special. And they'll get to the bottom of what makes him that way... by any means necessary. Meanwhile, Jepperd himself is a free man, who can roam the wastelands at will. But he can never forget the life he left behind. Now he's spiraling, heading down a self-destructive path... and the tragedy he's worked so hard to bury, the tragedy that mad him what he is, waits for him at the bottom."--Publisher's description.… (more)
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text: Lyrics from AeropuertoFakuta is the alias for Pamela Sepúlveda, a musician who has participated in several bands related to both, pop and experimental electronics. In 2009 she began her solo project, songs where the two styles meet, capturing also the fascination by the artist with synthesizers and vocal harmonies, and reshaping the format of traditional song. His debut album "Al Vuelo" (Michita Rex, 2011)has won numerous accolades from the Chilean and international and Latin press, repeatedly placing it among the best albums of the year (Super 45 and Extravaganza!, Chile; Club Fonograma, USA/Mexico; La Nadadora, Spain; MTV Iggy, international). Fakuta adds to her performances a retrofuturistic pop imagery, which is supported by choir singers and producers or DJs who join the band to enhance the sense of live electronics. Some of these presentations have been at festivals in Chile like Festival Neutral, among the best of the indie music of Chile, musicians as Gepe, Denver, Fernando Milagros and Pedro Piedra, and Primavera Fauna, sharing stage with international artists as !!!, Uffie, Jimmie Edgar, Dntel, Lo Fi Fnk or Geneva Jacuzzi.


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In a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided between 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal retribution for a past rebellion, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors while the citizens of Panem are required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss's young sister, Prim, is selected as District 12's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives, some of whom have trained for this their whole lives.
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Aug 11, 2013; Rochester, NY, USA; Tiger Woods reacts after teeing off no the 13th hole during the final round of the 95th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports
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In 52 games since 2013, the two teams have beaned each other a combined 62 times.
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If you're like us, you drift off to sleep each night to the melodic sounds of Jon Stewart's voice as he and The Daily Show team deliver the news of the day. But as we were drifting last night a wee bit earlier than usual, we were really confused because with our eyes closed, Jon Stewart didn't sound at all like Jon Stewart. He sounded a lot like…Justin Bieber? Indeed, the Biebs showed up at TDS last night to switch places with Stewart for the show's intro which made for a funny, if not bizarre, crossover for people who love a satirical skew on current events and are also 12-year-old girls. Check out the Bieber/Stewart switch and then go get yourself a #neversaynever tattoo on your butt crack for kicks.


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In Central America; mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau; 108,890 km2 (slightly < TN), 13% arable.
Capital Guatemala (pop. 1,1M)
Population 13M (119.4/km2)
Life expectancy 70 years
Literacy 69%
Lang(s) Spanish (60%), Amerindian languages (40% - 23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Religions Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
Ethnic Groups Mestizo, or Ladino (mixed Amerindian-Spanish or assimilated Amerindian and European) (59%), K'iche (9%), Kaqchikel (8%), Mam (8%), Q'eqchi (6%), other Mayan (9%)
Gov't Constitutional democratic republic
GDP/cap $5,400
PCVs 1963-present; agriculture, environment, health and business development (Volunteers in country: 184; TTD: 4,366)
Nat'l holiday Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
K'iche: suk'umalil (sook-oo-ma-leel)
The River of Lost Voices: Stories from Guatemala
by Mark Brazaitis
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Fictional chronicles of a life in an impoverished Guatemalan town. Pervading each tale is ex-Peace Corps volunteer Brazaitis's understanding of the intricate social stratifications of his characters' rural community.
Fictional chronicles of a life in an impoverished Guatemalan town written by an Returned Peace Corps Volunteer.
The Honey Jar
by Menchu, Rigoberta
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Ages 8 to 12.
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What Sebastian Dreamt (Rodrigo Rey Rosa)
Hilachas/Shredded Beef in Tomato Sauce
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Chojin/Radish and Fried Pork Rind Salad
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Yuma unemployment rate was highest in the nation in April, report says
WASHINGTON - Yuma's unemployment hit 30.3 percent in April, rising to become the highest in the nation at a time when unemployment rates in more than 90 percent of U.S. metro areas were falling.
Yuma was well above the state rate of 7.8 percent for April and four times the national rate of 7.5 percent for the month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national rate inched up to 7.6 percent in May, according to numbers released Friday.
Yuma's ranking was not surprising to local officials, who have been ranked high before but say the government's figures do not accurately reflect the seasonal nature of farm and tourism employment in their city.
"This is not new to us," said Linda Jordan, executive director of the Yuma Visitors Bureau.
But that does not mean local officials are ignoring the issue. They note that the April jobless numbers for metro areas were released the same day as a Yuma job fair that organizers said drew a record number of job-seekers.
The Goodwill of Central Arizona job fair at the Yuma Civic Center featured 58 organizations offering more than 2,800 entry-level, skilled and even professional-level positions, said Marco Garcia, Goodwill's director of the Workforce Development. He said 1,745 job-seekers showed up in person for the May 29 fair, while others applied for jobs online.
"We spoke to over 600 job seekers at the job fair," said Felicia Frausto, director of the Yuma County Human Resources Department, which was at the fair looking for workers.
Frausto said her department typically has more than 15 job openings every two weeks, and she agreed with other officials that the jobless situation is not as bad as the data shows.
Besides the highly seasonal nature of employment in the area, Jordan said the employment numbers could also be skewed by the fact that many residents leave Yuma in the summertime, which might result in a rising unemployment rate.
"People think it is a very depressed location because you don't have jobs here, but that is not true," she said.
Patrick Goetz, an officer at Yuma Private Industry Council, agreed with Jordan that the unemployment rate does not reflect the real situation. Goetz said that last year alone, the council posted 85 job positions and it has already posted 120 in 2013.
"It is about a 30 percent increase (in job postings) and we are starting to see increase in other production sectors as well," he said.
Ben Faanunu said that in addition to seasonal employment, the unusually high jobless numbers for Yuma could also have something to do with the methods the government used during the survey.
"There is a possibility that the people being surveyed might not be representative of the place," said Faanunu, an economist at the Office of Employment and Population Statistics at the Arizona Department of Administration.
For those people who do need a job, Garcia said Goodwill and other organizations are there to help. The job fair is just one of the services that Goodwill offers, he said.
"It's not that there aren't enough job openings out there, it is just people don't know how to find them, and how to sell themselves," Garcia said.
More than a third of the people who came to Goodwill last year were looking to replace jobs they had lost, he said. Once people lose their jobs "they'll have to start to find new ones."
"Most people are unemployed from mid-November to April, which is also our busiest time," Garcia said.
Frausto said her department attends "about 10 job fairs every year and we are glad that we are able to help those who pursue job opportunities here."
For Jordan, Yuma is much more than the employment picture. She pointed to an ERA Real Estate report that listed Yuma as one of the top three places to a buy vacation home, for example.
"People come here for beautiful sunsets and many other things and the (unemployment) number is definitely not the reflection of our community," she said.


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Larry David pushes the boundaries of comedy more than usual in a new season episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." With the help of Michael J. Fox, who will play himself, the show pokes fun at Parkinson's disease.
Fox, who has lived with Parkinson's disease since 1991, told TV Guide that the episode has Larry David believing that "I'm being symptomatic just to annoy him -- a whole passive-aggressive thing. He's complaining because I'm shuffling and making noise upstairs. It's very funny."
This isn't the first time Fox has reprised a role that plays off his Parkinson's symptoms. In "The Good Wife," he played a lawyer who used his neurological disorder (tardive dyskinia) to sway the judge and jury.
His new role, however, can't but raise question: When is it OK to use Parkinson's as a punch line?
Showing the struggles of a character who lives with Parkinson's can raise public awareness of the disease and reduce some of the stigma surrounding it. But does it help -- or hurt -- those living with Parkinson's when these symptoms, such as the uncontrollable jerky movements of dyskinesia, become the butt of a TV joke? Parkinson's experts say probably yes.
"It has long been recognized that humor can help those suffering from chronic conditions better cope with their diseases, and any chance to increase awareness of Parkinson's disease among the general public is important," says Dr. Cheryl Waters at the Neurological Institute at Columbia University Medical Center.
"Who best to represent Parkinson's in a humorous light than an actual comedian with the disease? I truly hope this won't offend patients with Parkinson's," she says.
Even if it is portrayed in an "irreverent" light on the show, Dr. Joseph Jankovic, director of the Parkinson's Disease Center at Baylor College of Medicine, says the "benefits outweigh the negative.
"If this series can increase awareness about the disease and help identify more individuals with some of the symptoms Mr. Fox displays -- great!" he says.
Sharon Kha, of Tucson, Ariz., says that in some ways only Fox -- or someone else with Parkinson's -- could poke fun productively. Kha is not a doctor, but she has plenty of experience using humor to cope with and teach about Parkinson's: She is a PD patient herself, and for the past three years has used educational (and often humorous) raps to help others cope.
"It's never nice to poke fun at sick people, but when we can poke fun at ourselves, it has the effect of whittling down the disease to a more manageable size," she says.