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The challenges of community advocacy
One of my favorite development blogs is The Stubborn Problem of the 'Village Elite', voted a World Bank 'Top Ten Blog Post' in 2012.
It's one of my favorite because it's honest and speaks of what goes wrong when implementing development projects, and points out a number of critical grassroots issues that aid workers face at the local level. The article also draws attention to some troubling trends in global development, such as the problem of the 'village elite', 'elite capture' and the issue of 'participation' in development.
In most development projects the success or failure of an intervention program is largely dependent on how well one understands a community's behavior and the planning or design processes of the project you intend implementing. Unfortunately, pertinent decisions such as the location of the project, who to access and how many people to target continue to be made at 'top-level' meetings instead of in consultation with the communities we aim to support. This usually comes about because of tight deadlines around proposal submissions and/or budget constraints on the part of the organizations.
More emphasis is usually placed on winning the grant rather than assessing the efficiency, effectiveness and impact of the particular intervention on the target communities. Once the grant is secured we in 'the field' are tasked with implementing the project. If it's an advocacy project, we usually focus on 'theory of change' which largely entails continuous training and monitoring as opposed to direct service delivery.
The 'beneficiaries' usually know very little about our work but are excited to be the targeted community of our intervention. The initial training sessions can take up to four days, starting early in the morning and ending late at night. Of course, we buy lots of stationery which we distribute to our community whilst being fully aware that most of the recipients cannot read or write. However, we just don't pay much attention to that aspect. Instead we hand out pens and copies of the training agenda, and hang our fancy banners – with our donors' logos and our logos on them – on the walls hoping the participants will notice them and that somehow the community will appreciate our donors having seen the logos.
Most participants seem bored by training regime
We then bring in a 'technical consultant' or a facilitator to train the community members for hours on end with a minimum number of breaks for tea and lunch. Most participants seem to be bored by the training regime, or they see it a waste of time – firstly, because they can't connect it to their daily lives and, secondly, because it all seems too theoretical.
For decades now most local communities have become used to projects that show immediate results, such as aid workers constructing boreholes, toilets and schools for them. However, the shift from this myopic view of project management to longer term development results that use results-based management has seen an increase in advocacy projects.
This paradigm shift places greater emphasis on addressing the root causes of poverty as opposed to only providing relief food. Importantly, it endeavors to see the community as equals and engages with them to have their say in development through participatory processes. It places community ownership at the heart of development. Furthermore, it envisions an advocacy process that 'advocates with' the community as opposed to 'advocate for' or 'advocating on behalf of' the community.
The thinking behind this shift in development practice is quite brilliant as it has a greater potential for lifting more people out of poverty and closing the ever widening poverty gap. Unfortunately, community understanding and reception of this development shift has so far not been very positive. This is due mainly to the fact that most advocacy projects build capacity through a greater focus on training and dialogue processes – 'software' intensive – as opposed to the more popular focus on 'hardware' processes of the past.
In one particular community in northern Kenya, I was to implement an advocacy project on water management. The biggest challenge I faced was how to train a farmer on water management when he lacked water on his farm because he lives in a semi-arid region. Or, how is one supposed to train a group of women on how they best to utilize water in their homes when they tell me their children at home are thirsty, so they have to walk more than 30 kilometers to fetch water.
In my opinion, I did not feel like the project was making any tangible impact because we were not addressing the direct need – which was water scarcity – and, as a result, we were not looking for sustainable ways to ensure that this particular community has access to water.
In the training sessions which I conducted there was usually very little interest among participants from the community for software projects. In fact, I found that as the day progressed, the participants would, one by one, excuse themselves from the training sessions: for example, mothers would say they had to take their children to the hospital whilst someone else would insist he had to take his camels to graze. Being the liberal project manager I am I feel they have a right to leave. However, I have found that if I continue being lenient all the participants end up asking to be excused. I try therefore to find a happy medium.
Meanwhile, one of my colleagues believes in being strict when conducting training, so he usually locks the door and keeps the participants inside – only allowing them short breaks. He even instructs them to switch off their mobile phones. I don't agree with his approach to training. However, my colleague says we are giving the participants money to attend the training sessions so they should 'listen and learn'.
Attendance at training sessions linked to pay
No matter how engaging or uncomplicated I have tried to make the training sessions – even adding visuals and pictures – the participants still find it difficult to relate to the topics of discussion (water policy, for example). They only seem to be interested in proceedings at the end of the day when I hand out a small 'sitting allowance' to each one, and they can go and buy a few groceries for their families on their way home. From my experience, participants only attended the training sessions because they were being paid to attend, not because they were learning something, while field officers were only interested in claiming they had successfully completed the training.
On the other hand, community members have never shown any difficulty understanding more tangible projects, such as the building of a school in the area. Community members are definitely more receptive to these kinds of projects and go out of their way to support you in achieving your intended goal.
However, advocacy projects are not that visible because they're all about changing perceptions and the behavior of a community with regard to a particular issue. Chances are the community will not appreciate what you're trying to achieve, simply because they don't see any immediate results.
My experiences have therefore led to me questioning the effectiveness of promoting community empowerment through training, and whether pure advocacy projects can ever achieve the intended impact in a rural village setting. Unfortunately, this is the reality I have faced as a development worker in 'the field': beneficiaries who only care about receiving money, and development workers who only think about taking photos and writing fancy reports to donors on how successful the training was while it clearly wasn't.
What I Read in 2013
- The Godfather by Mario Puzo
- Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Nan Graham (Editor)
- Lords of Poverty by Graham Hancock
- Hostages: A Year at Gunpoint with Somali Pirates by Paul Chandler, Rachel Chandler and Sarah Edworthy
- Born in the Big Rains a Memoir of Somalia and Survival by Fadumo Korn
- The Africans by David Lamb
- Dust From our Eyes: An Unblinkered look at Africa by Joan Baxter
- And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
- Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield by Jeremy Schahill
- Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde, Cheryl Clarke
- Zami, A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde
- How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas by David Bornstein
Other Great Reads,
Kenya Refuses by the New Inquiry
The State of World's Human Rights Amnesty International Report 2013
"You are All Terrorists" Kenya Police Abuse of Refugees in Nairobi by Human Rights Watch
I read this on an article 'Development is political. It is not linear, but complex, and we operate in a political minefield' and got so inspired that nearly jumped on my chair but then I was left asking myself how do we make our voices heard in this 'political minefield' we need solutions. I have been working in development since I graduated, it's all I know and care about and don't think I ever want to leave this industry. Despite reading so many books by development critics, who continuously question this industry I choose to remain hopeful that things will soon change in development. My journey to love development begun in the spring of 2009 in my sophomore year when my sister's boyfriend brought me Dambisa Moyo's 'Dead Aid' which had just been published in the U.S. I was taking general courses at the time and had little knowledge of the whole development agenda and its actors. The book was a major turning point in my life (Despite all the critical reviews) that made me to delve more into the subject and I begun reading more on development from Paul Collier, Bill Easterly, Jeffrey Sachs, Leslie Brown, Samir Amin, Walden Bello, Vandana Shiva, Noam Chomsky and countless others. I was basically spending the little pocket money I got to buy all the books I could simply afford. That's how my love/hate relationship for this industry begun. With my Cum Luade in International Relations degree I could have decided to pursue so many other career paths including academia which I also love or Foreign Service but I decided to work for non profits. I have to say I enjoy the thought of knowing what really development can do to transform communities but I don't enjoy the fact that development is doing so little to reach it's potential. I have been implementing mostly advocacy projects that range from Gender Based Violence to climate change which I do enjoy yet there are times I feel the impact is so little or non-existent. My frustrations is more on the system of development, how it is framed is really not going to change much even in the next 30 years. From the detached proposal written by consultants in a first world country who have limited knowledge on the real issues facing the 'community' the project is being addressed to, the greedy organizations just wanting to win grants, or the donors who come up with ridiculous guidelines and procedures like the log frames, M&E frameworks, results based management yet they know basically well that 'indicators' is not an indication that an impact/outcome will be reached. The people who implement these projects just bend the rules to suit their own needs, after the end of the year they will write a beautiful report of how the project achieved its target and manipulate percentages and data to demonstrate that the target was reached. Development works at the high level meetings where our governments and organizations commit to bold statements and agree that development is going to solve world's needs and with that regard rich countries continue to release billions to channel to this industry. But what is happening at the grassroots levels where the money trickles to, no matter how little. Where the 'community' and 'beneficiaries' of these commitments are meant to have their poverty levels halved? the 'Bottom Billion' Nothing is changing. There you find organizations and individuals those charged with implementing these projects mostly just in for the money and they embezzle thousands of dollars which was meant to 'solve world problems'. The individuals who are charged with ensuring that the community voice is heard is the same group that is committing fraud and taking the little that is allocated for the community. We can't continue blaming our governments for not doing enough. We are also to blame. I bet being passionate about development is just not going to be enough to solve world problems neither does being a social activist guarantee that the person is struggling for humanity.
Drones to Monitor Human Rights
A recent controversial New York Times op-ed 'drones for human rights' by Andrew Stoboand and Mark Hanis has been the cause of major debates around human rights circles.The article proposes for a new 'solution' in solving systemic human rights abuse in conflict zones. In the article they write 'A drone would let us count demonstrators, gun barrels and pools of blood. And the evidence could be broadcast for a global audience, including diplomats at the United Nations and prosecutors at the International Criminal Court' This argument further endeavors to add surveillance as a new course of humanitarian action besides the known customary methods of advocacy and enforcement. The article states 'We could record the repression in Syria with unprecedented precision and scope. The better the evidence, the clearer the crimes, the higher the likelihood that the world would become as outraged as it should be' This outlook to solving human rights abuses seems like an attractive solution for those of us interested in preventing human rights abuses. However it is still a pre-mature argument as it ignores other fundamental aspects as there has always been an ubiquitous availability of information on human rights abuses however the problem has been attributed to the lack of political will to solve human rights by states, the inadequate response to these violations as well as the lack of legal framework on use of drones in international law. The article suggest that human rights organizations can now use drones to monitor abuses however it forgets to mention that the same human rights groups have in the past condemned the use of drones as they view it as a violator to human rights itself. The emergence of human rights in international law has placed the rights of man on a pedestal almost equal to the rights of the state after a long progressive battle with the inception of the ICC. Allowing drones to monitor human rights abuses or giving states the carteblanche to use drones against perceived 'terrorists' would be a setback to the achievement of rights of the individual as stipulated in the UDHR since it will undermine the role of the Rome Statute as well as eliminates the human value of giving testimony or providing evidence that a human rights violation occurred as drones will solely be providing the imagery satellite account to a human rights abuses. Another nascent issue to this myopic outlook is the violation of a country's sovereignty during surveillance by drones as well as use of the drones to kill certain individuals of that particular country without the consent of that country. In Africa, the US is leading an aggressive campaign against terror suspects by building up drone bases in Ethiopia, Seychelles and around the Arabian Peninsula. Previously the US has already been known to uses armed drones against Al-Qaida suspects in Yemen and Somalia and also to monitor pirates off the coast of the country. In Sudan a similar project that uses satellite imagery to monitor human rights abuses is already being implemented in Darfur under the 'Eyes on Darfur project' however accounts of human rights violations still remain rampant in the region. Africa where most of the conflicts occur will be largely on the recipient side of this form of militaristic adventures and not only will it exacerbate inter and intra conflicts but it will also further alienate the African voice and interests in terms of security as well as human rights.
Who are the real tyrants?
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent" Thomas Jefferson
I thought i could remain silent over the brutal killing of Muammar Gaddafi but i just can't otherwise i will be equal to those who choose to be blind to atrocities. So they killed him in cold blood and treated his body with so much disregard for human life and human rights going against the laws of Islam, the same law that the new Libya claims to be founded on. Jamie Tarabay in this article says
"those who were fighting to depose him might be as ruthless as the person they were determined to replace"
Where was the logic in this brutality? does Libyans even know that we live in a democratic world that guarantees everybody the right to life no matter how tyrannical one is perceived to be. Worse tyrants are those in 'civilized countries' who celebrated the death of Muammar. Such is Simon Sebag Montefiore who wrote an Op-ed called Dictators Get the Deaths They Deserve shamelessly justified the killings quoting biblical instances he says
"There is no greater achievement for the tyrant — short of immortality — than to die in his own bed"
He further states
"His preposterously exuberant cult of personality was surely shattered by the spectacle of his pathetic demolition"
In another article by Ellen Knickmeyer 'Ladies love Libyan Rebels- the sexual Revolution arrives in Tripoli' further ignores the atrocities the rebels committed on the women and children in their quest to oust Gaddafi. It endevours to paint a propagandist picture by adding a sexual dimension to the war. How can the Libyan woman see the rebel who wiped her family as a 'sexual liberator'? How possible is this scenario? What prompted me to write this article was such kinds of literature being circulated and published in respected and widely read newspapers. The amount of moral and social decay being presented here is one of utmost disgust.


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Canada might have gained many followers with their recent tweet to Russia and its tongue in cheek nature, but did they do the right thing?
The tweet in question was a mocking jab at Russia equipped with a map that outlined Russian territory and what was not Russian territory. The tweet was labelled as a geography lesson after Russian trooped crossed the ukraine border and later claimed they did so accidentally.
The tweet came from Canada's official Twitter account, was posted by a delegate working out of Brussels and has been shared more than 10,000 times.
Much of this stems from earlier events in March where Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula under much scrutiny and controversy.
Regardless of whether one respects Canada's bold stance on the issue, and their forthright and direct communication on the subject, should they have done this?Twitter is many things to many people, brands and organizations. It can be a tool of diplomacy but might not be the best tool for antagonism.
While Canada's Twitter account can be applauded on some level, could their message have been sent more professionally and earnestly? The answer is yes but clearly that was not their intention.
There's no doubt they were trying to stoke the fires of an already explosive situation.
It would never be highly recommended for other nations to go down this route. Social media is a great tool to connect with citizens, less so to combat other nations or to mock them.
The reason being is that online actions have offline consequences. Canada opened itself to some kind of Twitter retaliation (not necessarily from Russia directly) and that's unfortunate when the account should be devoted as a two-way communication pipeline to its citizens.
Diplomacy is an area of social media that is vital and proven. Canada has an exemplary record in social media, and let's hope this was simply accidentally and not a reflection of activity to come.


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The Most Important People on The Internet: Volume 3.6
"I'll be damned, Kendra, you were right! The buoyancy force on an object *is* equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces! Did you learn that in Hef's Grotto?"
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Decorative > Lucky Items
Ekeko Doll
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An Ekeko doll is a good luck charm from Bolivia in South America, said to bring good fortune. It is believed that if you have the doll hold miniature models of the items you want, and make him smoke a cigarette on Tuesdays and Fridays, your wish will come true. There is no limit to the amount of items you can wish for, so choose whichever you want to stick on.


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Good job, Mike.
Why would you think the other guy in your cell is a person you could learn anything from? The smart ones don't get caught. No disguise? FINGERPRINT on the note? Neither of these guys is even qualified to watch TV.
DOT says that there is nothing wrong with the placement of that sign but on the day after this article runs, it is already gone. Makes you wonder.
When you send out an electronic message to a list of people, some of whom you probably have never laid eyes on, it is not the same as sending it in a letter. It can more closely be compared to yelling it out in the street. It is also part of the Twitter user agreement that once you tweet something, it is no longer your property but Twitter's property. It is the trade off for use of their service. You have effectively waived your right to argue against that property's release to authorities. When you send out a tweet you are making yourself a third party to your own intellectual property rights. I strongly urge all of my own friends and family to be ultra careful what you send out or post on social media. You should not put out or put up anything you would not want to appear on the front page of a newspaper because you have no power to stop it if someone finds you or your posts to be noteworthy.
You people are idiots. RIP Jared.
Any job you want to apply for carries with it certain requirements. If you didn't submit the written application that is required to get interviewed, why complain about the process when it's too late? If you feel that you have been legitimately wronged and you can garner the support needed to ultimately win the election, run a primary. A potential candidate doesn't get to decide that the application is too intrusive or the process may require you to tip your hand. If you are an outsider and don't want to do the application process, primary Borelli. If you're not willing to do the work to run the primary, you should have submitted the application. Either way, Tom Wrobleski is not the answer to your problems. If you have something to show us, show us. Man up or shut up.
I was hoping for Jose Tejas on Hylan Blvd, what a disappointment!
If I'm not mistaken, Rudy Giuliani DID serve on a jury when he appeared in Manhattan a few years ago. He was NOT dismissed.
Probably texting while driving not DWI.
These are two of the finest candidates around for their respective appointments. People who are not in court every day would not have any reason to know but they are both hard working and well qualified. (Posted by a Republican)
I think you folks need to get a sense of humor. I wonder how many of you posted negative comments without even viewing the trailer. I think I will be seeing this movie and if not I will surely rent the dvd.
Hey Genius, When did they move New Dorp to the south shore? Sombody going around as "siguy" shound know better.


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Noront Announces Additional Information Regarding RB Milestone Group Agreement13:20 EST Wednesday, December 19, 2012TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 19, 2012) -Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:NOT) is pleased to provide additional details on the terms of its new relationship with New York-based financial communications firm RB Milestone Group, LLC ("RBMG").On December 19, Noront Resources announced the initiation of a six-month engagement (in effect through June 10, 2013) with RBMG to provide:Corporate Access Initiatives, including the arrangement of non-deal investor roadshow and "eRoadshow" webinars, and a featured placement in RBMG's newsletter publication. PR/Media Relations Services, including focused media/press research; targeted pitching of Noront's story and appropriate company news for editorial placement in trade, business and general-interest print and broadcast publications; social media news distribution and publicity; the drafting of press releases, and general public relations/ communications advisory as required. Trade Event Promotion, including an opportunity to present at the HiAlpha® Natural Resource Investment Conference in New York on April 23, 2013. Equity Research Coverage, including an initial report and semi-annual update, to be provided free of charge. RBMG will receive compensation under $50,000 as per the terms of the aforementioned services agreement.About RB Milestone Group RB Milestone Group, LLC is a New York-based equity research and market intelligence firm offering financial research and communications expertise. 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Visit Noront's website at: http://www.norontresources.com or search the Company's publically filed documents on SEDAR at: http://www.sedar.com.Wesley (Wes) HansonPresident & Chief Executive OfficerFORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTSThis release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, including predictions, projections and forecasts. 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The appointment of Catherine Windham as Clerk of County Council hit a snag during the March 18 Berkeley County Council meeting. Her appointment was halted by Supervisor Dan Davis, and following that Vice Chairman Dennis Fish and Davis disputed to whom she would report. According to Davis, the law states that the supervisor is responsible for the hiring and firing of all county employees except those hired by elected officials. "While it's been the practice for the last several years that the vice chairman has been in charge of the clerk of council's office, it's not the legal practice, not according to the legal statute," Davis said. "I'm basing the stance on what I've been told by legal counsel." Davis stressed that his actions at the meeting had nothing to do with Windham being appointed council clerk. "I have already designated Catherine Windham as Clerk of Council," he said. Fish disagrees with the supervisor's stance and called Davis' antics a matter of wanting to exert control over council. "It is his attempt to take over council," he said. "He no longer has the votes in council so this is his way of trying to maintain control over council where he no longer has it." Fish added that council was in compliance with the Home Rule Act. "It is the responsibility of council to appoint the clerk of council and all her duties," he said. "It made sense to make it official, and that's all I was trying to do. "(Windham has) been in the position as acting council clerk for nearly two years now and I want to make her appointment to clerk of council official." Windham was appointed Interim Clerk of Council in July 2011. The difference of opinion sparked a debate when Davis informed Fish that his resolution to appoint Windham was not on the council agenda. Davis said it had been submitted too late on Friday to be added. Fish called Supervisor Davis' tactics "a slap in the face to her and to us." "I was appalled with the way this was handled," he said. "It's embarrassing for her and her family. What an embarrassment. I am embarrassed at the way we behaved as a council in this regard." After Davis tabled the appointment until the April meeting of county council, Fish vehemently objected insisting his appointment be read into the record. Davis refused, saying additional study was necessary in regard to Windham's appointment. Fish said it was a shame. "She's been shafted in all this, and you can quote me on that," he said. "And the sad part about this is she had nothing to do with this. She's an innocent party."
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We're looking to hire a registered representative of a broker-dealer to work for our registered investment advisory firm as an investment advisor representative. The person has Series 7 and 66 licenses. He'd like to keep his Series 7, just in case things don't work out, but we don't want the hassle of having to clear things with a broker-dealer. It's my understanding that he couldn't just "park" his license with a broker-dealer anyway. How long does the Series 7 remain active once he leaves his broker-dealer?
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MANCHESTER CITY, Chelsea and Tottenham target Adam Maher has confirmed he is still keen to quit current club AZ Alkmaar.
If there is a nice club, I'm open to it. I still have the same ambitions as before.
Instead, the talented midfielder stated he had merely "upgraded" his contract to put him in line with the club's top earners.
And the Moroccan-born star revealed he wants to move on from the Eredivise strugglers as soon as possible.
"If there is a nice club, I'm open to it. I still have the same ambitions as before," he told De Telegraaf.
"The future looks the same to me. I'll continue to the winter break here, then see what happens."
Last month, AZ's technical director Earnest Stewart claimed that Chelsea and Tottenham had both sent scouts to watch his players, with Maher thought to be a key target.
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Strawberry Buttercream Birthday Cake
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Yes, I bake my own birthday cakes. This year it's layers of tender yellow cake glued together with sweetened condensed milk, and a generous coat of billowy, strawberry-flecked buttercream. More
What I can't give you: the sound. The crisp, glassine crinkle of Little Debbie's cello wrap crumpling between your fingers. The delicate, mournful song the wadded-up wrapper sings as it slowly unfurls in the trash bin, discarded after faithfully protecting your snack for so long. What I can give you: fluffy yellow cake, silky whipped filling, and a coating of chocolate resilient enough to let you carry the whole thing around in the palm of your hand. More
Making this cake isn't hard at all, but describing the entire process makes it seem more daunting. Put simply: bake a cake. Make buttercream. Sandwich them together. Cut into shapes. Glaze. Put more obnoxiously, well, read on. More
I've made a lot of fancy flavored birthday cakes for other people, but when my birthday rolls around, I prefer the same old-school, yellow cake that I remember my mom making for me. Hers was made from a boxed mix, but my version is homemade. This cake tastes how good yellow cake should; buttery, light, and moist. I use a soaker of simple syrup with real vanilla bean to ensure that the layers pack extra moisture and flavor. More
Any cake can be transformed into a birthday cake with a round of "Happy Birthday to You" and a box of colorful candles, but nothing says birthday quite like a layered and frosted yellow cake. This recipe for the birthday classic from Joanne Chang's Flour refines the original ever so slightly, making for a cake that looks the part but tastes truly memorable. More
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It's been more than a decade since our beloved Muppets have been on the big screen – are you excited for this flick?
Also out this week are the family friendly "Hugo" and "Arthur Christmas" and of course the latest "Twilight" installment is still kickin major box office butt.
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By: Jill Galus, KOB Eyewitness News 4
For nearly two decades, Lt. Louis Carlos has worked for the Santa Fe Police Department to serve and protect the community. Now he is campaigning to do that on a whole new level.
"What I'm bringing to the table, to the board and you know, it's not common that every parent can bring is experience, 18 years of experience as a law enforcement officer," Carlos said.
Out of uniform and, instead, in a sweater and jeans, you may not recognize Carlos. But as of Friday morning, the father of seven, is on leave from his duty as an officer as he focuses on campaigning to become a Santa Fe Public Schools Board Member.
"What has prompted me was the incident that happened in Connecticut, after seeing the events, the children slaughtered the way they were slaughtered, I feel the need I can bring something to the table, security is one of them," Carlos said. "I told my wife, I said, I think I can make a difference, I think I can bring a different aspect for protecting children."
Carlos said it is time for the district to evaluate current procedures when it comes to gun control, safety and security measures in school and make changes for improvement.
"We can't have different systems in place for all the schools, we've got to have an even playing field for all the schools, we have to have one protocol and enforce it," Carlos said.
But Carlos added he does not want his title alone as a police officer to influence votes.
"I hope that they see my experience, they see my resume, not just because I'm a cop but because I have these ideas," Carlos said.
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|North Florida PGA Professional Rod Perry Captures Second PGA Tournament Series Title; Nears Goal of PGA Professional Player of the Year
|Perry, PGA head professional at Crane Lakes Country Club in Ormond Beach, Fla., shot 66-68—134 for a four-stroke victory over John Seltzer, PGA head professional at The Polo Fields Golf and Country Club-Ann Arbor in Ann Arbor, Mich.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Rod Perry of Port Orange, Fla., virtually locked up a PGA of America Professional Player of the Year Award, yesterday (Monday), by winning a PGA Tournament Series event at PGA Country Club.
Perry, PGA head professional at Crane Lakes Country Club in Ormond Beach, Fla., added a 4-under-par 68 to his opening round of 66. His 134 total was four strokes better than John Seltzer of Ann Arbor, Mich., who turned in a 70-68—138. Over 36 holes, the 39-year-old Perry made 12 birdies and had one bogey each day.
It was Perry's fifth PGA Tournament Series title, and second this season, having won the opening event, Nov. 29.
Each Tournament Series victory is worth 50 points, and the season money list is worth an additional 200 points. With his latest win, Perry boosted his point total to 1,177.5 points in the PGA Professional Player of the Year standings. Bob Sowards, PGA teaching professional at the New Albany (Ohio) Country Club, and Danny Balin, PGA assistant professional at Burning Tree Country Club in Greenwich, Conn., are tied for second with 1,015 points.
Perry won his sixth North Florida PGA Player of the Year award earlier this year after claiming his third Section Championship.


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Re: The Journey of a pHD bodybuilder - Train, Eat, and Think like a Pro!
One psychological tip to fellow students out there.
I was listening to this professor who is collaborating on some work with us in our lab, and he said he had not been in the gym in 2 weeks because he was so busy!
I have 3 exams in about 10 days. I have an incredible amount of studies I need to do. So I could easily just phone it in and get through my workouts casually or take a day off here or there. But I said to myself today, "this is the lifestyle you have chosen. If you think it's getting any easier you are fooling yourself. So either make a decision now to train hard-core, or it's never going to happen."
And that's the truth. If you are a college student, particularly if you are a graduate student, your going to be swamped...pretty much the rest of your life. It's just a matter of taking the approach that you are going to do whatever it takes to be a successful bodybuilder.
A lot my success I would attribute to goal setting, which we discuss extensively in our anatomy section under psychology if anyone is interested.
But another component is self sacrifice. In order for me to thrive as a pHD student, bodybuilder, bodybuilding entrepreneur, among other ventures, it takes an incredible amount off dedication and "sacrifice." I have no leeway here; if I am off my game for just a few days, then I fall behind, and it's hard to catch back up. So leisure time is great and should be done; but handle your business first and foremost. If leisure time really gets in the way of your training, or studies, then you need to get your priorities straight IF your goal is to reach your ultimate potential. I find that there is time for both, to a certain extent. You simply need to take a break every once in a while. And thriving in a social milieu is an inherent need of humans, that should not be neglected.
Now, I put sacrifice in scare quotes there, because I have a hard time considering it a sacrifice personally. Why? Because I love doing what I am doing. And if you are going to be really successful at something, that must be the case. You must love spending 10 hours a day in the lab, and training before and after each lab day. If you don't then your going to be miserable and not nearly as successful. Intrinsic motivation is the key. Read my article on rewards and IM in the psychology section for more info.
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And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove;
and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University will honor Chuck Berry during the 17th annual American Music Masters® series this October.
Roll Over Beethoven: The Life and Music of Chuck Berry, a weeklong celebration, will tell the story of one of the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. Berry has had a lifetime of brilliant musicianship and has inspired nearly every rock artist to date.
FREE - Thursday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. – Keynote Lecture by Greg Tate: "Oh, how we rock that American Hunger: Charles Edward Anderson / Chuck Berry and the history of our future" at Case Western Reserve University's Harkness Chapel, 11200 Bellflower Ave
Greg Tate, author and musician speaks on the significance of Chuck Berry in American history. Tate is the author of many books, including Midnight Lightning: Jimi Hendrix and the Black Experience and Everything But the Burdun: What White People Are Taking From Black Culture. This event is free and reservations are not required. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. This event will be streamed live on rockhall.com.
Tickets available at PlayhouseSquare box office, by calling (216) 241-6000, or by visitingwww.playhousesquare.org.
Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Graham Nash
Peter Asher
Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Dawn McCarthy
Vince Gill
Emmylou Harris
Keb' Mo'
Alison Krauss
Shelby Lynne
Allison Moorer
JD Souther
Waddy Wachtel
Two-time Grammy Award winner Rodney Crowell will serve as musical director for the tribute concert. The house band will feature Grammy Award winning guitarist Albert Lee, who served as musical director for the Everly Brothers' 1983 reunion concert.
Price: $30 - $100
A limited number of VIP packages beginning at $300 are available by contacting the Rock Hall's development office at (216) 515-1201 or email@example.com.
Click HERE for more information about the October 25 Tribute Concert
The weeklong series of events:
FREE with RSVP - Tuesday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m. - Author Series with Michael Kosser at the Black Box Theatre of the Tommy LiPuma Center for Creative Arts of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), adjacent to the Library and Archives (2809 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland)
FREE with RSVP - Wednesday, October 22 at 8:00 p.m. - Songwriters to Soundmen with Rodney Crowell, Peter Asher and Albert Lee in the Rock Hall's Foster Theater on the 4th floor
FREE - Thursday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m. – Keynote Lecture by Ann Powers at Case Western Reserve University's Wolstein Auditorium, 2103 Cornell Rd, Cleveland
TICKETED EVENT - Saturday, October 25 from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. – Annual Music Masters Conference in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Foster Theater.
TICKETED EVENT - Saturday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. – Annual Music Masters Tribute Concert at PlayhouseSquare's State Theatre
Special program for students:
LIVE STREAM - Monday, October 20 at 1:00 p.m. – Classroom Conversations: Understanding the Everly Brothers' Musical Legacy
The series is sponsored by ELS Studio.
In memory of Phil Everly, who passed away in January of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the 2014 Annual Music Masters will create awareness for the disease, which affects an estimated 24 million individuals in the United States. The progressive lung diseases include emphysema, chronic bronchitis, refractory (non-reversible) asthma, and some forms of bronchiectasis. Despite being the third leading cause of death in the United States, there is very little research funding for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD is a preventable and treatable disease but the lack of research, awareness and education has resulted in millions of unnecessary hospitalizations, complications and even deaths of patients. The COPD Foundation's mission is to prevent and cure COPD and to improve the lives of all people affected by COPD. To make a contribution to the Phil Everly Memorial Fund, visit www.copdfoundation.org/PhilEverlyMemorial.aspx.


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"When bodymind drops, when I am nowhere to be found, there is such an infinite Emptiness, a radical Fullness, endlessly laced with luminosity. I-I open as the Kosmos, here where no object corrupts primordial Purity, here where concepts are too embarrassed to speak, here where duality hides its face in shame, and suffering cannot even remember its name. Nothing ever happens here, in the fullness of infinity, singing self-existing bliss, alive with self-liberating gestures, always happy to be home. Infinite gratitude meets utter simplicity in the openness of this moment, for there is just this, forever and forever and hopelessly forever." - Ken Wilber
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As a professional writer, I shall honour the strategy that informs my client's audience in a voice they trust and a style they understand.
As a personal writer, I shall honour the strategies defined by the resourcefulness of my mind, the waves of my heart and the wiles of my spirit.
In the heart of Emptiness there is a mysterious impulse, mysterious because there is actually nothing in the heart of Emptiness (for there is nothing in Emptiness, period). Yet there it is, this mysterious impulse, the impulse to…create. To sing, to shine, to radiate; to send forth, reach out and celebrate; to sing and shout and walk about; to effervesce and bubble over, this mysterious exuberance in the heart of Emptiness.
Emptiness empties itself of emptiness, and thus becomes Full, pregnant with all worlds, a fruition of the infinite impulse to play, hidden in the heart of your own deepest Self. If you rest in the Witness, settle back as I-I, and look very carefully for the Looker – if you turn within right now and try to see the Seer – you won't see anything at all, for you cannot see the Seer. All you will find is a vast Freedom and Emptiness, in which the entire Kosmos is now arising. Out of the pure Emptiness that is your deepest suchness, all worlds arise. Your own impulse of looking has brought forth the universe, and here it resides in the vastness of all space which is to say, in the purity of your own primordial awareness. This has been obvious all along; this you have known all along. Just this, and nothing more, just this.
from "One Taste"
As a professional writer, I shall honour the strategy that informs my client's audience in a voice they trust and a style they understand.
As a personal writer, I shall honour the strategies defined by the resourcefulness of my mind, the waves of my heart and the wiles of my spirit.


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KINGSTON, R.I. -- October 16, 2003 -- Keith Flynn, acclaimed poet and songwriter, will offer a poetry writing workshop and reading of his own work at the University of Rhode Island on Oct. 23. His performance, free and open to the public, will take place in the Hoffmann Room in Independence Hall.
The poetry writing workshop is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. and consists of two parts. Flynn will first discuss the relationship between poetry and music, particularly the influence of blues and jazz and the power of action verbs and lyrics.
During the second half of his presentation, Flynn will provide feedback to students who have submitted their poetry in advance. If time allows, he will also discuss poems submitted during the demonstration, provided that the author brings enough copies for everyone present to participate. While the event is meant especially to enable student poets at URI to gain insight into their work, the general public is encouraged to attend and participate.
Flynn is also scheduled to give a reading of his work at 4 p.m., also in The Hoffmann Room. He will read from his new book, The Lost Sea (Iris Press, 2000), and selections from Nervous Splendor, a spoken-word and music compilation. A question and answer session will follow the performance.
Flynn has been the recipient of several awards for his writing, including the 1985 Sandburg Prize for Poetry, the ASCAP Emerging Songwriter Prize and the Paumanok Poetry Prize. His poetry has appeared in journals around the world, including The Colorado Review and The Cuirt Journal (Ireland). He has published three collections of his written work, as well as three albums with his rock band, The Crystal Zoo, for which he is the singer. Flynn is also the founder and managing editor of The Asheville Poetry Review.
This event is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the URI Writers Collective. For further information, contact Mary Cappello at 401-874-4678.
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The past couple of years have certainly been some trying times for Tim McGraw, a messy public parting with his old record label and an evolution in his personal life as he decided to give up alcohol and became a model of fitness. It's all helped shape the perspective of his brand new album, Two Lanes of Freedom, his first released in partnership with Big Machine Records.
After listening to the record, it's easy to see why Curb Records fought so hard to keep Tim McGraw on their label. Two Lanes Of Freedom is a vibrant, satisfying record with a nice mixture of uptempo tracks (Top 10 hit "Truck Yeah"), emotional reflective ballads ("Friend of A Friend," "Annie I Owe You This Dance"), strong radio-ready tracks ("Southern Girl," "Book of John," "Mexicoma") and stunning story songs ("Nashville Was You," "Number 37405″). There's not really any missteps on the album and it's more representative of McGraw's whole career from Not A Moment Too Soon to Emotional Traffic.
There are two versions of the album available for purchase, the regular 11 track version and the 15 track Accelerated Deluxe Edition, a collection we'd suggest as the better get for it truly represents Tim McGraw's true artistic vision for Two Lanes Of Freedom with tracks arranged throughout the album and not just tacked onto the end of the recording.
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