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(Dec 11, 2012) On November 9, 2012, the Dominican Republic: Taxes on Capital – Amendments, TAX NEWS SERVICE (Dec. 7, 2012), International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation online subscription database.)
The changes include an increase in the threshold for payment of a real estate tax on property owned by individuals, from DOP5 million to DOP6.5 million (about US$123,500 to $160,600). The property value is calculated on dwellings, commercial properties, and urban lots considered to be vacant (that is, less than 30% occupied). The value is calculated to include the value of the urban lots on which structures are built. The tax rate will be 1% of the value over DOP6.5 million. Property owners who are over 65 years of age are exempt from this real estate tax if they own just one piece of real estate. (
The law also reduces the net worth tax from the current 1% rate to 0.5% for the 2015 tax year and to zero for the 2016 tax year and beyond. However, beginning in 2016, companies will become subject to the real estate tax. (
There were a number of other changes as well. The tax on vehicles in circulation will be assessed on the value of vehicles, at a rate of 1%, with a minimum of DOP1,200 (about US$30). The tax authorities will establish the values of various vehicles each year. Also, the vehicle registration tax is calculated as a percentage of the cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) charges for the vehicles, based on the grams of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by the vehicle per kilometer traveled, as follows: owners of vehicles emitting 120 grams per kilometer or less are untaxed, those emiting 120 to 220 grams are taxed at 1% of CIF, those emitting 220-380 are taxed 2% of CIF, and those emitting a greater quantity of CO2 are taxed 3% of CIF. However, no registration fee is assessed on vehicles that can carry more than 16 passengers or on cargo trucks. (
The value-added tax will increase from 16% to 18%, and duties on gasoline, alcohol, and cigarettes will also increase. These changes in particular have not been universally popular, and protests have been taking place over the last few weeks. (Rocia Gonzales, Dominican Republic Approved Tax Increases Spur Protests, VOXXI (Nov. 26, 2012).) While the government attributes the increased taxes to budget needs, others argued that money could be saved by cutting non-essential personnel from government rolls. (
At one demonstration, tax protesters blamed official corruption for the country's budget problems, shouting such slogans as, "[i]t's not a lack of money, it's an excess of thieves." They called for a repeal of the tax increases and an investigation into the cause of the budget deficit. ("It's Not a Lack of Money, It's an Excess of Thieves," Protesters Yell, DOMINICAN TODAY (Nov. 12, 2012).)
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG cross country junior Paul Chelimo (Chebiemit, Kenya/Chebiemit Boys School) has been named this week's Blue Chip Performer sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina after claiming his second straight Southern Conference Cross Country Championship. The Blue Chip Performer is chosen weekly from all sports in season and will run through the 2012-13 UNCG athletics campaign.
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TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Two illegal border crossers were shot and killed this week in rural Pima County.
Authorities say they were ambushed by armed people in camouflage.
No one has been arrested and now the ambush is stirring up talk of vigilantes.
It was the night of Easter, in a desolate slice of desert near Eloy, when a pick-up smuggling illegal immigrants came under attack.
People dressed in camouflage, and carrying rifles, shouted halt, in Spanish. They fired on the truck, and two of the immigrants died.
The crime scene is just barely in Pima County, so it's a case for the Pima County Sheriff's department.
Now, Deedee Garcia-Blase, with a Latina group called the National Tequila Party is calling for Federal authorities to get involved, with a letter to the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department.
"...before things escalate into a possible race war. And we want to prevent that. I'm afraid that possible vigilante activity may escalate between two countries who we have very good trade agreements with."
Garcia-Blase says she has no evidence to back up her fears of vigilante action. But there was the recent case of Shawna Forde, convicted of two murders in connection with a home invasion of someone she suspected of being a drug dealer. She had been trying to raise money to support her own border security group.
Five years ago, there were two cases of fatal attacks in Pima County on truckloads of immigrants. In one of those cases, Deputies were able to get send two Mexican Nationals to prison. They had been, not vigilantes but what's called a rip crew, border bandits, who target other smugglers, usually hoping to steal drug loads.
As a result of those cases, the Sheriff's Department changed its operations to put more enforcement out in the desert.
Deputy Dawn Barkman says, "In April of that year, we created the Border Crimes unit and basically those two units went out into the desert, into the remote areas to try to stop the violent activity from the criminal activity that was going on."
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(a) The Merit Systems Protection Board may require by subpena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence relating to any matter before it as a result of this chapter. Any member of the Board may sign subpenas, and members of the Board and its examiners when authorized by the Board may administer oaths, examine witnesses, and receive evidence. The attendance of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence may be required from any place in the United States at the designated place of hearing. In case of disobedience to a subpena, the Board may invoke the aid of a court of the United States in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence. In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpena issued to a person, the United States District Court within whose jurisdiction the inquiry is carried on may issue an order requiring him to appear before the Board, or to produce documentary evidence if so ordered, or to give evidence concerning the matter in question; and any failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt thereof.
(b) The Board may order testimony to be taken by deposition at any stage of a proceeding or investigation before it as a result of this chapter. Depositions may be taken before an individual designated by the Board and having the power to administer oaths. Testimony shall be reduced to writing by the individual taking the deposition, or under his direction, and shall be subscribed by the deponent. Any person may be compelled to appear and depose and to produce documentary evidence before the Board as provided by this section.
(c) A person may not be excused from attending and testifying or from producing documentary evidence or in obedience to a subpena on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he is compelled to testify, or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, before the Board in obedience to a subpena issued by it. A person so testifying is not exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.
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Easy install with stapler. Looks nice. Note that the cut of the wood is different from a solid red oak floor, but it still looks great.
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I should have looked at the wood more carefully before starting the installation. Even using just the best pieces with the nicest grain, the step landings looked like they were sheathed with glossy plywood. I was very tempted to pull it back up and start over with another product, but decided the landings would need throw rugs for sound control and non-slip protection. Once the 2'x3' throw rugs were affixed to the landings leaving only the ends of the boards exposed it looked acceptable. If the risers and landings hadn't been of such excellent quality the flooring wouldn't have looked nearly as awful as it did.
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We love our new flooring! We installed this floor ourselves with the help of a friend and it was super easy. Stapling is definitely the way to go. It's a lot easier and faster than using glue. We put this flooring in our entire house, except for our master bedroom (we had new carpet installed in there). This red oak floor has a beautiful golden color and has a nice shine to it. It's MUCH nicer than our old laminate that we had. It definitely has a lot of character. It's also very easy to clean. It's a very low maintenance floor, which I love, especially with having pets. I saw in some other reviews that people were complaining about dark knots, but we didn't notice that at all. We have a few pieces of flooring that have some small dark spots on them, but we think they make the floor look even more beautiful and add even more character. We have gotten so many compliments from friends and family on our new floor. We highly recommend it!
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By CREIGH SHANKN. Little Rock, Ark.
Intelligence policy discussions have recently centered on failures that have presumably occurred because there was a lack of operatives "on the ground" in foreign - particularly, Middle Eastern - countries. That argument seems to have merit, until one considers it from the perspective of history. There was certainly no shortage of available, trained operatives at the CIA, when the decisions were being made that committed us to the disaster that was Vietnam. In fact, the CIA was flush with manpower in the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. So how can we conclude that the current disaster that is Iraq has anything to do with staffing, manpower or even competence at the CIA? The Iraq War is quite simply and quite completely the result of a total failure in judgment by senior members (including the president and vice president) of this administration.
Given the extent to which both the president and vice president went to avoid personal service in Vietnam, it is sadly ironic that they would rush to repeat the same mistakes that got us into that mess 50 years ago. At the time our administrations were focused on Soviet expansion and their scenarios, plans and actions were all intended to counter that threat. Yet even the casual reader of a university survey text on East Asian History would have understood that the people of Viet Nam were fiercely independent. Beginning with Eisenhower and continuing through the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, our so-called best and brightest in Washington focused on ideology to the exclusion of any real understanding of the people of Viet Nam. After all, our best and brightest knew what those people really needed - never mind what they wanted.
Now our current best and brightest - the neo-Conservatives - are running this Administration. (Doubts about best and brightest? Just ask them.) And again ideology, not understanding, has pushed our men and women in uniform into harm's way. The decision to invade Iraq had nothing to do with mistaken "intelligence" or errors by the CIA. That decision was made long before this Administration seriously considered any WMD intelligence. And "intelligence operatives on the ground" would have made no difference. Besides, there were ample other sources if the Administration really wanted to understand Iraq, e.g., the Middle East Studies faculty at any major university.
Certainly, strengthening our ability to proactively deal with international terrorists will make all Americans safer. And strengthening our intelligence capabilities will do that. But tying the attack on Iraq to "bad intelligence" is as dishonest as was arguing that Iraq was part of the 9/11 terror attack. We must realize that making Americans truly safe will also require the public to understand and to objectively evaluate our leaders. When our leaders make incompetent decisions, we need to be able to recognize that. Men (and women) do make mistakes. But part of being a man (or woman) is owning up to those mistakes and taking corrective action - not looking for someone else to blame.
This Administration needs to make better decisions. Deciding to be honest with the American public would be a nice start. And Americans need to take a realistic - very skeptical - look at this Administration's future decisions. They do, after all, act on our business and in our names.


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The men's Patagonia Cap 4 Expedition Weight Zip Neck is the warmest and most breathable baselayer in the Capilene® family. Capilene® 4 keeps you dry and comfortable in cold conditions and through long nights. It has a soft, stretchy feel, with a smooth jersey face that glides beneath layers and a brushed fleece interior to warm your core, wick moisture, and rest smoothly against the skin. Details include articulated, raglan sleeves for complete shoulder mobility, hidden thumb loops to ensure wrist coverage and an elongated zipper for efficient venting. The baseball-style hem stays put under a harness. Made of 5.9-oz proprietary performance Polartec® Power Dry® High Efficiency™ fabric that has Gladiodor® odor control for the garment.
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Celebrating Earth Hour
Au Revoir Bhutto: "Let's build a monument for the veto. Let's build a monument for impotence and incapacity"
Applied research for policy making? Will the government facilitate?
Violation of SC and Prime Minsters orders: NBP to rehire retiring officers
Khushwant Singh's pearls of wisdom
Thar tragedy: Time to turn over a new leaf
Liyari the gaping wound of Karachi continues to bleed
Uncertainty hovers on Peace Lashkar'sfate
"Old Age Homes: A blessing or a curse"
India Runs for Arms: Indian Military Modernization and Strategic Stability of South Asia
From Brown to Blue Water Navy
Future of Democracy in Pakistan
Taliban's Threat to Non-Muslims
Arithmetic of Parliamentary performance
Dimensions of Globalization
Anti-Polio drive hits serious snags
Thar famine claims lives of 32 children
High fatalities in bomb blasts boost coffin sales in Peshawar
PM vows to end energy crisis
Aafia Siddiqui case: worst miscarriage of justice
Int'l Women Day: Women in Pakistan
FJ Cricket Team sets record
THE SWAP:Which may seal MQM chief's fate
Military operations in FATA and future direction
Child labor and labor laws implementation
Dichotomy in Application of Our State Power
Resumption of Nato supply lines and so-called ceasefire
Murder case, Money-laundering: Noose tightens around MQM London leadership
Indo-Saudi Arabian Relations
Peace talks deadlock and IDPs influx
Public broadcaster or govt spokesman?
….And now Kalash, Ismailis face threats from Taliban
It's about establishment's disengagement
Recognizing a good deal
Dial-Aag and Imran Khan
Killing of FC personnel throws spanner into peace talks
Who wants "enduring turmoil" in Pakistan?
Killing of 23 FC personnel and its implication for 'Peace Process'
Afghan Election 2014– the most dangerous game
Military Action If Peace Talks Fail
Govt-Taliban talks outcome: Many a slip between the cup and the lip
Crisis of IDPs in FATA: issues and way forward
Imran Farooq murder case continues to rattle MQM's cage
Killings in the name of Allah and the Prophet
Another attempt for 'peace'?
'Justice for Health' campaign: hopes and fears
Addressing Terrorism
Talks must continue despite differences over 'Power Transfer'
North Waziristan Operation: need of the hour
Islam and terrorism poles apart
To Talk or not to Talk: that is the question
The third Nuclear Security Summit
An artist of her own style
To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war
QAU SCAM: Charge-sheet against Vice Chancellor & Registrar
Tech is a curse or blessing?
The city of delights we call Lahore
Karachi criminals take advantage of faulty policing, prosecution
No respite in Terrorism
Time to take on terrorists
Hope of freedom
ChaudhryAslam&Aitezazhasan: Crazy fellas!
Does Nuclear Energy make sense for Pakistan?
Karachi security precarious post ChaudharyAslam
Lived a hero, died a hero!
Aitizaz Hasan: the martyr student inscribed history
Rememberin Hafeez Jalandhri
Negotiations with Taliban: Moulana Sami's new task
A new start towards an old end
The Golden Age of Muslim intellectuals
KP jirga to demand due rights from Centre
Let's ban foreign media content
Temple of Veer Nath in Sindh
Empowering the Youth
Pakistan "threat to global Peace"!
Tax evasion scam worth billions unearthed
Violence on the wane?
Pesco handover a daunting challenge to KP govt
Life is cheap in Karachi
Strategic prudence must for North Waziristan mishmash
Promoting the Richness and Splendor of Indigenous Women Artisans
Technology advancement and medical sciences
CNG shut down: Time for a viable strategy required
Tomb of Mughal noble Adham Khan in Delhi
Threat Matrix in North Waziristan Agency
Agriculture remains a neglected sector
Prime Minister's Youth Loan Program: Will deserving get the loan?
Not nations' prestige
Warsaw round on climate change: Is it Dilemma?
BB's Proud Legacy
A feather in nation's cap
Zong Awarded the Long DistanceInternational License
Smarter intelligence to counter terrorism
Full spectrum deterrence and strategic stability in S. Asia
Accessible transportation must for all citizens
No more short-shrifts to Balochistan!
Global Environment: Options and Recommendations for Pakistan
Au Revoir Nelson Mandela: "A Long Walk to Freedom"
Mary Jane
The shrine of Sufi Shah Inayat Shaheed in Sindh
An era of judicial activism ends
Treatment of Minority in India
John Kerry – The Game Changer!!
A makeshift or pusillanimous politics? Another prism to nuclear deal
Curbing corruption
Time for state to actfor durable peace
Media under attack again
Gen Sharif's Challenges
India – From insurgency to terrorism
Out of the frying pan into the fire
Spiraling difficulties of ANP
The largest 'democracy' under spotlight
"Suffering in Silence" Documentary on drone victims screened
MCR Brings Burger King to Pakistan
The Pipeline Puzzle
Media — a war winning constituent
Sectarian conflict: who is going to 'win'?
US upsets the apple-cart
Remebering Zafar Ali Khan
The covert war
Wind energy scope is bright for electricity demand
The dilemma of the Muslim world — dare not say
Social injustice root cause of city-based violence
Let the dove be free
Palillos: A Spanish name for a Chinese restaurant?
Ashura Carnage: A Disguised Conspiracy
Mera Rang De Basanti Chola
Criminals enjoying immunity in rural areas
Who is martyred and who is killed? Non-serious attitude of religious leaders
Social Responsibility Gains Foothold in Young Lawyers
Monuments of the Nobles
Allahabad 1930: Where It All Began
Sir Syed a saviour of orthodox nation
Iran Talks augur well for Pakistan
Halala—a mockery of marriage
State of women rights in the Pakistan
Hyderabad one of the oldest cities in South Asia
Thwarting terror on ideological fronts
Folk singer Reshma laid to rest amid tears
Analyzing Drone warfare and its Implications for Pakistan
Release of thousands of Pakistani prisoners in Afghan jails turns into human issue
President Nazarbayev Addresses SCO Leaders
Foreign Minister Attends 68th Session of UN General Assembly
12th Session of Secretariat of Religious Congress
Building the "Green Bridge"
Astana bids to host World Petroleum Congress
First ever Microfinance summit in Pakistan
Poverty on constant hike in Pakistan
JS GROUP: Scams after scams
Soot — a significant contributor to global warming
The Empire closes in for the Kill
Malakand division indeed a strong hold of right wing
"Payas and Aflas Ka Sehra" hits book shelves
No respite in Terrorism in KP
A good science fiction movie: Movie review
Monuments of the Nobles
Caring for our senior citizens
Chabahar port: A hindrance to China, threat to Pakistan
Impact of air pollutants on climate, ecosystems and agri production in S. Asia
Rupee nose dives as Greenback flies out
Real culprits behind attack on Peshawar church
An overview of Gen Kayani's tenure
Ulema Appeal for truce: "No More Bloodshed please!"Stop this violence
The Prince Who Left His Kingdom
Church attack alien to Islam's noble principles
Bleeding Karachi: Time for right initiatives
Stop this 'burning' now or never
Govt now keen to assist the youth
Shaheed-i-Millat Liaqut Ali Khan: A gem for Nation
National Security concerns of Pakistan, a way forward
Auction of 3G technology ……!!!!
Deteriorating law, order a matter of grave concern
Globalization and Poverty
Online scribe wins Agahi Awards 2013 in two categories
Violence against Minorities and Other Sects is Forbidden in Islam
Menace of grey trafficking in the country
Technical education needs optimum attention
The Rizvi Saints of Sindh: Part.2
Building Smart Organizations for Competitive Pakistan
Playing with constitution
Can democracy flourish in Pakistan?
Taliban want army out of FATA
The Rizvi Saints of Sindh - Part. I
Hijab not a piece of cloth but a way of life
Dengue Virus hits Swat
Syria needs ceasefire, not war
Neglected Soft Power of Pakistan
The Naqshbandi Sufis of Sindh
Turmoil in Karachi: Possible way out
Sindh, alone, can't overcome lawlessness in Karachi
Giving charity to earn Allah's pleasure
Rs 82bn Ogra scam is myth or reality?
Floods, torrential rains continue to hit country
Pakistan: From religious harmony to religious bigotry
US and Al-Qaeda: friends in arms
A Sufi Saint from Larkana
Death of a Child - A Lifetime journey of grief
Time to resolve 'ethnic dilemma'
Mobile Court launched in KPK
Popularity test for May 11 winners
The Cemetery of Saints
Poor policing a bane
Unity among Ummah needed to defeat terrorism: KPK Minister
Flooding Misery Death toll rises to 118
The $32 million thriving slave industry
14th August a red letter day
The inspiring story of Sana for women athletes
Multi million dollar money laundering scam unearthed
Youth and Pakistan
DI Khan jailbreak: Taliban shame police, once again
Muslim world celebrates Eid with enthusiasm
Rangeenay e Nobahar: A tribute to Naheed Akhter
CAPITAL WATCH: SCO mulling strategy for post-ISAF Afghanistan
Fatwa declares shisha haram for Muslims
Time for a coherent anti-terror strategy
Moving justice: 1st mobile court and online FIR registry launched
Rethinking inflation
Ravaging forests to our own detriment
Bio gas is the need of the hour
Good Neighbour Policy
Pakistan: A Religio-Political State
India's hard face
Punjab, Sindh reluctant to devolve power
The unholly alliance: Indian false flage terror
Holy month and myriad issues
By-elections in Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa on August 22
Death penalty: A prudent decision is the need of the hour!
MUST-SEE World Museums
Practical Legal Training workshop
Most famous FALLS in the world
Killing in Karachi on rise, 1726 killed in 6 months, HRCP
Mending habits and developing character in Ramadan
Promoting Life Skills Based Education"
TTP claims hundreds of fighters sent to Syria
Mumbai Attacks an inside job
Check cartels, check loot ….
CDA reeling under 'municipal' burden
Climate change: Is it bequest for future generation?
China trip and economic revival
Kishanganga Dam and now Wullar Barrage
Smoking kills 100,000 people every year in Pakistan
Karachi traders pay upto Rs100 million per day to save their skins
Rice exports target missed
Exploring Chitral: A heaven on Earth
Remembering Mohterma Fatima Jinnah
Global regime and Indian NSG ambitions
Pamplona Bull Running Festival Begins
Silence is a punishable crime
Snooker Champion Asif yet to get prize money
Majestic Nanga Parbat steeped in red
Surging taxes on masses to hike inflation
Property prices to go up
NSG urged to adopt non-discriminatory approach towards Pakistan
FATA: a generation deprived of education
In the dock of justice
Terrorism Prevails, Tourism Fails
Drug abuse on the rise among the youth
Device loaded against the PTI
Anniversary of a great saint and a word of caution
Budget Session: Parliament not ready to take side of consumers
Capital Watch: Why civilian regimes tax commoners so heavily?
Nawaz Sharif's India Policy
Iran's Elections a sigh of relief for the West
Killing of vaccinators and future of polio campaign
Nawaz disappoints nation, at very outset
Yet another business-friendly budget!
Peace major victim of Quetta attacks
Afghan women and their buoyancy
Tolstoy: the Sage of Yasnaya Polyana
Of Promoting Art and Culture
Sharif back in Power : Prospects of Civil-Military Relations
Bari Imam's festival held miles away from Islamabad
Signs of restoration of tourism in Malakand
Education — a burning issue for PML-N govt
Say "NO" to Child Labor
Why Literature is important in our lives
Online training programs no match for classroom
Capital Watch: Isloos in search of identity
To Talk or Not to Talk
Parents Day to be observed for first time
Historic Transition from One Democratic Rule to Another
Why Waliur Rehman was droned?
PTCL Broadband – changing Lives
Pragmatism prevails in Australian Foreign Policy
She has and she WILL
Load shedding cripples the education
Electronic or E-cigarettes
Gwadar port: A dream of Economic Glory
Peace with India: Why Sharif must tread carefully
Nuclear Weapons: Deterring War
India entrenching itself in Afghanistan, Central Asia
Young Muslim women make history
Hopes rise to resolve Kashmir issue
Ethnic violence in Karachi a challenge for new govt
Russian arms to Syria caused ending of EU embargo to rebels
Challenges ahead
Gwadar — a dragon in the Indian Ocean
Democracy and Pakistan
Give Democracy a chance!
Dar may link economy with politics
PTI vote bank unnerves Altaf Bhai
PML-N government to make a difference in first 30 days
Taliban are inside our hearts
Challenges for the new government
Time for civilian rulers to deliver or wither
All's well that ends well
U.S. to lose in Afghanistan?
Diamer Bhasha Dam: a fish bone in throat for Pakistan
Women denied to vote in Lower Dir
Surbjeet Singh incident: Pakistan more wronged than India
Pakistan's RIGHT Swing?
Voters with disabilities face discrimination
Premiership a poisoned chalice for Nawaz
PPP thrown out of Punjab, limited to Sindh
Turkey ready to abandon EU
PTI challenges PML-N's mandate
Let's make right decision at right time
Kishanganga Dam: Tug of War between Pakistan, India
Syrian Crisis demands efforts for peace
Withdrawal of US troops and role of Pakistan
Pakistan lacks in oilseed production
An appraisal of Iranian Elections June 2013
China: A wonderland
The myth of change from old to a new Pakistan
Imran's 'Duck or a Six' innings
Clear Messaging is what Pakistan Needs
Afghan Resources: A Curse or Blessing
Pre-election violence: Is it the Taliban or outer forces?
Musharraf's cauldron of travails
Enhancements to improve students' reading abilities
A rational decision for Pakistan
Save humans, stop using pesticides
Passing on the Throne in the Ridderzaal
Album Review: PYAAS by JAL the Band
Elections and the bleak security situation
Journalists' reputations on sale
Poll picture: a million dollar question
Nothing yet changed for the poor laborers
Training for S. Asian journalists ends in Kathmandu
New Provinces: Identity or mere political gimmick?
Munawar Zareef: A legend is remembered
Bahawalpur: PPP back to the square one
Ethnic cleansing of Myanmar Muslims
Haqqani Network: A profile
Caretakers disappoint senators
PTI clean sweep without alliances?
Politics of Revenge: Selective Justice at Play?
Western Lessons in Countering Extremism
Senate in Session To what extent ECP is independent?
Elections and security concerns
Capriles Wants Vote Recount in Venezuela Elections
7.8 magnitude Earthquake hits Pak-Iran
Khalil Gibran: A poet of love
Gold prices downward drive continues
Syria cries for help in global wilderness
Pakistan's 'Regional Pivot'
Elections 2013: fair or foul?
Poor irrigation system bane of agriculture sector
The scrutiny drama
Iron Lady dies of stroke aged 87
IP Gas pipeline project a silver lining
Rising tensions in Korean peninsula
'Time to formulate unified curriculum' says Naveed Akhtar
Pablo Neruda: A poet of the people
Dear Departed Start-ups
Korean Peninsula: Drumbeat of warfare
Menace of human trafficking
Lack of sanitation undermining efforts to end poverty, disease
History on cyclical path
A tribute to Magical Chinua Achebe
Balochistan Predicament
International Day of Forests: Climate change mitigation through forestation
Epitomizing five years of civilian rule
Five years of democracy: what next?
Telecom sector attracting investment worth billions
Search and Rescue: quick action only difference between life & death
Victory of democracy
Communal riots in Myanmar
21 soldiers martyred in Mir Ali suicide attack
Travesty of Justice: Where should Admiral go for justice?
Five years of civilian rule: An overview
Security Situation 2008-2013: an overview
Democracy is the best revenge ……!!!
Elections offer new hope to violence-hit Pakistan
Pakistan has a Strong Case for Integration in Global Nuclear Order
Iraq's Nuclear Program: New sources-New Answers
Post 2014 Afghanistan: Will there be peace?
Climate change poses challenges for future generations
Banking on the unbankable: the story of Shoaib Sultan Khan's work with rural poor
Veteran War Hero MM Alam passes away
Elections 2013: Time to elect responsible leaders
Elections 2013: PPP confronts 'real' Pakistan
Indo-Chinese rivalry warms up in Indian Ocean
Understanding bombs & their working
Electoral activities begin in KPK and Tribal Areas
"Peace Pipeline" finally to set a new era
Remembering Shabnam Shakeel
Zeba Bakhtiar to launch her film
Talks with TTP: a strategic move or surrender?
Strategic Trends in Indo-Pak Relations
Origin of bombs
Aman-13' International Naval Exercise: PN to lead 30-Nations Peace Exercises
World Press Photo opens at Alhamra Arts Council
Intercontinental Jazz Trio play at Kuch Khaas
Modern eateries bring modern trends
Political activism of women in Pakistan
Afghan Quagmire and Future of Pakistan
Pyramids: A wonder of ancient world
Sports Gala: A step towards revival of tourism in Dir
Dominance of foreign content on our media
Preparing leaders for Pakistan's future
Pakistan strives to become a welfare state
When CDA will develop E-12?
CPGS—a gust of fresh air
Stop Hazara Genocide!
Pakistan and Peace in Afghanistan
TTP talks offer: Dialogue is the strategy of the brave
NAB and Indonesian KPK
Foreign investors driving KSE towards 18,000 benchmark
Rice export to China stands at $30m in Jan 2013
Global expectations
Hazaras' plight stirs pangs of conscience in parliament
APC supports peace talks with TTP
UN urges Syrian leaders to seek justice through ICC
Pak-Palestine Commission to seek ways for cooperation
China Takes Over Gwadar
Lost, found and lost
Next elections and conspiracy theories
Why PPPP is resisting trifurcation of Punjab?
FIA's novel move: 'setting a thief to catch a thief'
New province: PML-N up a gum tree
Regulators help SSG steal 7 billion from customers
Remembering Faiz, A revolutionary poet
Karachi under Fire
Reality behind foreign-funded agencies in India
Big game surrounds Gwadar Port
Time to resurrect Conference on Disarmament
IP gas pipeline and LNG: a clash of interests….
When Peace will visit Kashmir?
Kashmir Solidarity Day
Political parties again collude to bar women from voting in Malakand
Lifestyle and Destination
A burden even Kaira can't lift
Govt's green light for Dr. Brohi to head NBP
Islamabad Long March Declaration challenged in SC
Achievements and failures of Qazi Hussain Ahmed
Malik's veiled threat to non-voters
India learns to live in democratic neighborhood
Averting future tensions in India and Pakistan relations
Where is India heading?
Indian govt admits Hindu extremists' involvement in terrorist activities
Justice delayed …
Is it death, murder, suicide or something else?
Hazaras set a precedent
USAID, DISCOs together for a bright Pakistan
The pathetic situation of education in Balochistan
Of public representatives and dual nationality
Torture, Disappearances in Afghan Jails
ANP, MQM to join hands against the terrorism
NAB report leads to sacking of NBP chief
Democracy in Danger
SECP to set up anti-fraud body
Need for new strategic partnerships
Flag meeting does little to cool down LoC
Another PM goes.,.,?
NBP bends rules to loan Kiran Sugar Mills
Police baton-charged to apprehend criminals
Dr Qadri unleashed against democracy?
Malakand is yet terror-free zone
Democracy under Threat
Remembering Arfa Karim Randhawa Pride of Pakistan
Not between the lines
Great Loss:Qazi Hussain Ahmed passes away
The shady transfer of Peco shares to Arif Habib
Democracy: Taxpayers must rule!!!
NBP bins rules to loan PJPL
"The park is mine"
Shale gas reserves in the country
Qadri comes with a bang
Inefficient PIA wants govt bill its losses
Procurement of spare part for Russian rig OGDCL's shady deal
Countering rising wave of terror
General, Enemy is Not Amorphous
Decide now or never
An anatomy of violence in Karachi in 2012
Auction of 3rd Generation cellular spectrum license
Influx of foreign content: Local drama industry on the very of collapse?
Drug addiction creeps on our youths
Irregularities in Port Qasim Authority appointments
Bilawal Bhutto makes debut
No justice for women: true face of India
Improving efficacy of immunization drives
The fate of six-lane M-9 hangs in balance
India to play major role in Indian Ocean — the new Obama policy
India Expo 2012 An effort to bridge the trade gap
Year 2012 draws to end but miseries of poor continue
OGDC scraps $100m LPG projects
Remembering Benazir Bhutto
Uzbek militants in FATA: A clear and present danger
It's not blow to the West but to our children
Cut in age limit of old, used cars Some happy, some unhappy
Energy crisis and its solution
Fecto cement eating up Margalla Hills
Another Sane Voice Silenced
KPK in the eye of the storm
Combating Renewed TTP Terrorism
PAC VS SC stalemate continues: What next …
Peshawar under attack, again
PSO violates rules while awarding new retail sites
Game in the name of development
Connecticut shooting: Barrack Obama's double standard
Crime on the rise in Capital
New Tax Schemes
The National Science, technology and innovative policy 2012
Celebrating Birth Anniversary of Jinnah
Nobel Laureate Mandela getting well
'Syria may fall to Rebels' Russia says
Ravi meets an unfair treatment
Judge to probe Lal Masjid tragedy
New provinces: Commission comes to life
NBP left to looters, marauders
Disabled excluded from development policies
Karachi Stock Exchange-- on the road of record-making
Industrial manufacturing come to a standstill
CNG crises worsens
Quaid's vision and Pakistan
Time for Asia to boost economic integration: Dr Najam
Pak, UK varsities join hands for capacity-building of women legislators
Immediate changes mandatory in Anti Terrorism Laws
Human Rights in Theory and Practice
Apathy towards Nuclear & Radiological Terrorism
Apathy towards Nuclear & Radiological Terrorism
Glimpse from American History: 10th Federalist Paper
Uncle Sam hampers anti-polio drive
We the spinners, the listeners
Mobile phones, SIMs and late night packages
Threat Matrix in Karachi
Shia–Sunni discord! the untold reality
Paying heavily for Israeli adventure
Beware of environmental apocalypse
The Urdu-English Hybrids
Religious Leaders Praise Peace and Accord in Kazakhstan
Solar power projects become in focus to reduce energy crisis
Restriction on Import of used cars culls competition in Pakistan's auto market
Remebering Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
D-8 Summit: just a diplomatic feat?
Afghan Reconciliation Process
Ho is MNCs essential for economy
Free compulsory education—myth or reality
Shia revival: a critical appraisal
Mending Pak-India relations: the way forward
Constitutional crisis in Balochistan deepens
Art of Book Reading
Ancient Rock Art of Islamabad
Remembering Iqbal Haider
Cope with Nov Blues the natural way
Upcoming polls: JUI-F to go solo
Syrian crisis deepens
Asghar Khan Case: Illegal orders carry no worth: SC
General to pay for his Love
Ancient remains in Gaj valley
Terrorism: where do we stand?
Save Pakistan
Another scalp to Rangers collection
No Doomsday on Dec 21
Evaluating India's foreign policy
Despite Adversity, Pakistan must stay Resilient
Indian hand behind maligning armed forces of Pakistan
Tax imposition in Gilgit-Baltistan
Glimpses from history
Crumbling brick by brick
Balochistan Govt neglects poor quake victims
No escaping from drone strikes
A counter-terrorism strategy-the missing link
Converting adversity into opportunity
Critical Analysis of America's Drone Warfare
Afghanistan: How Narcotics Support Conflict
Jewels of Baluchistan
The truth behind attack on Malala
Diminishing accountability space
A tough nut to crack
Deteriorating law and order situation in KPK
Pakistan Military: the Catalyst of Social Change
Food scarcity looms large on world horizon
Relics of Past
Attack on Malala: she had it coming
Drone Strikes & Peace March
Earthquake 2005 Bitter memories of Past
Indian Navy Test-fires BrahMos supersonic missile
Devising a robust defence policy
A miss is as good as a mile
Negating Founding Father's Legacy
Historical tomb in shambles
Hajra Masroor passes away
IMCMEX-2012 – Failure on whose part
Protection against Somalia-based piracy
Prologue to Armageddon
The day the damn broke !
Chaos mars Yaum-e-Ishq-e-Rasool
Marvels of the Past
Restoration of MMA?
The sheep affair get fishy
Iran's foreseeable future
Our farmer needs infomation access
The anti-Islam film and its aftermath
The bureaucratic juggernaut
Proactive Diplomacy
Anger against an anti-Islam film
A new storm in the making
Space code of conduct: need to reanalyze
Education, knowledge or just the illusion?
Karachi inferno: some burning questions
Karachi, Fire, deaths and blames ....
IMCMEX-2012 – A show of muscles
Syrian Rebels clash Assad Troops
Turkey kills PKK militants
Fight against water theft by Sindhi Comrade 'Ghulam Rasool Sehto'
Let's explore the world
When truth is at fault
Repercussions of US curbs on Haqqani network
Deceitful but a profitable business
Blasphemy law and criminal inaction of the ruling elite
Needed agriculture journalism training
Role of Peace lashkars in establishing "peace"
Hindu temple in Beval town
Peace still elusive in Afghanistan, FATA after 11 years of 9/11
Transforming Landscape of Sectarian Militancy in Pakistan
Flouting the Prophet's traditions
Piles of Baloch grievances and no solution
The sorry state of affairs
Peshawar burning again
Historical buildings of Golra Sharif
It's your own home; you are sons of the soil
Behind the Kamra Base attack
Moment of Truth
Tens of thousands flee Burma floods
Kazakhstan Celebrates Its Olympic Achievement
Fata militants destroyed 485 educational institutions in 5 years: report
The virtues of Shawwal
Time for the Indus Valley to re-adopt its Persian socio-religious legacy-part-2
Taxila Temples
Defence Day of Pakistan
Indo-Pak trade not possible until core issue is resolved
A nation still at crossroads
Afghanistan-Pakistan: Stakeholders seek constructive reframing
Eid with Rohingyas: the forgotten people
Target killing is not the elite's cup of tea
PEAD Perceptions Survey: YOUTH CRAVING FOR CHANGE
Local polls and electoral reforms
Kitchen Design Layout: Help yourself?
Ancient Human records in Kirthar
Iran faces the worst earthquake
Indo-US Navy Buildup in Indian Ocean
Destabilizing transition
Row between institutions to cost country dearly
Cooperation is the key to Afghan imbroglio
Lack of will, sincerity hamper Balochistan settlement: Bizenjo
Finally all forces on Balochistan board
Anarchy threatens Pakistan's survival
Life becomes cheaper than bullet
India allows FDI from Pakistan
Temples of Bhaun
Challenges to Evolution of a National Counter Terrorism Policy in Pakistan-II
Disturbing the tranquillity of the night
Elections 2013: PPP to end alienation, close its ranks in South Punjab
We and our Democratic Government!
Threat of flash floods: Pakistan braces for the worst
India Military Designs and Regional Peace
The lifeline of terror
Historical tombs in Larkana
Cultivating good manners in Ramadan
Afghan Deadlock and Regional Peace
Challenges to evolution of a national counter terrorism policy in Pakistan-I
Cyber Threat: option for Pakistan
Signs of restoration of tourism in Malakand Division
A Profiteers' Paradise
Elections, not revolution, to bring change
Hindu temple at Rawal lake
Defeat in Multan by-polls emboldens the losers!
Pakistan to extend APTTA to Central Asia
Punishing Pakistan for non-action in North Waziristan?
Dilemma of cross-border attacks from Afghanistan
Urban terrorism is the real threat
Contempt of Court or "Free Speech"
Let's save, let's not fail as a nation
The speed of future
Low canal water supplies: Dry regions sinking deep in poverty
Ports — the most neglected sector of economy
Afghanistan End Game: A beginning of a New Great Game
Dumping Ground of Lethal Weapons
Downing a state without an army, weapons
Annan seeks Iran help in Syria Crisis
Elitist youth in search of identity
Showing out the Cola
Tension at Afghan border sows seeds of uncertainty
Bastille Day remembering the French Revolution
Golden Jubilee of Independence of Algeria Celebrated in Islamabad.
PPP all set to win Multan by-polls
Pharma industry's SOS awaits response
No end to Rohingya Muslims genocide
Europe clinches 'growth pact'
Pakistan's 35mm dream yet to be realized
Media: The Moulder of Public Opinion
The custodians of terror
Judicial activism threatens democracy
Judiciary vs. Democracy: "what nourishes me destroys me"
Hoping against Hope
Sindh unprepared for upcoming ominous monsoon season
Afghanistan is in Turmoil
Cross Border Militant Assails in Upper Dir:
Morsi, Egypt's new Islamist President
Let's have yet more democracy
What's wrong with ASF?
Eat your veggies! Your baby needs them!
Taliban proscribe anti-polio drive in S.Waziristan
Socializing through hunting
Arslan Case: unanswered questions
SC Registrar oversteps jurisdiction
The anatomy of failure
SC sends Gillani packing
Pakistan stands for an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned solution
The revival of intellect
Quality healthcare still a pipe dream
Ghazal Maestro Mhdi Hassan passes away
Aung San Suu Kyi gets Nobel Peace Prize after 21 years
Father's Day
In the name of honour
Federal Budget 2012-13: a review: Budget and the Fiscal Position
Historical Tombs of Nobles
The trade of death
Of Jihad and Jihadi outfits
MANGROVES: logging goes unabated
Women empowerment is the solution
Let's build our youth for future
Acid Violence
Great boast, little roast
Learning to coexist: Russian resurgence through cooperation
Anachronistic Foreign Policy and Emerging Challenges
Network Centric Warfare Capabilities in the Indian Military
PPP back to reconciliatory mode
Politicking in education!
How to pick out quality furniture
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UN Cimate Change Talks 2011: DURBAN ON THE MOVE
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Dr. Wangari Maathai dies at 71, Nobelist and advocate for Kenyan women, environment
SB Zafar
September 30, 2011
Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan environmentalist who began a movement to reforest her country by paying poor women a few shillings to plant trees and who went on to become the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize, died here on Sunday. She was 71.
The cause was cancer, said her organization, the Green Belt Movement. Kenyan news outlets said that she had been treated for ovarian cancer in the past year and that she had been in a hospital for at least a week before she died.
Dr. Maathai, one of the most widely respected women on the continent, played many roles — environmentalist, feminist, politician, professor, rabble-rouser, human rights advocate and head of the Green Belt Movement, which she founded in 1977. Its mission was to plant trees across Kenya to fight erosion and to create firewood for fuel and jobs for women.
"Wangari Maathai was known to speak truth to power," said John Githongo, an anticorruption campaigner in Kenya who was forced into exile for years for his own outspoken views. "She blazed a trail in whatever she did, whether it was in the environment, politics, whatever."
Wangari Muta Maathai was born on April 1, 1940, in Nyeri, Kenya, in the foothills of Mount Kenya. A star student, she won a scholarship to study biology at Mount St. Scholastica College in Atchison, Kan., receiving a degree in 1964. She earned a master of science degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
She went on to obtain a doctorate in veterinary anatomy at the University of Nairobi, becoming the first woman in East or Central Africa to hold such a degree, according to the Nobel Prize Web site. She also taught at the university as an associate professor and was chairwoman of its veterinary anatomy department in the 1970s.
A day before she was scheduled to receive the Nobel, Dr. Maathai was forced to respond to a report in The East African Standard, a daily newspaper in Nairobi, that she had likened AIDS to a "biological weapon," telling participants in an AIDS workshop in Nyeri that the disease was "a tool" to control Africans "designed by some evil-minded scientists."
Work and Achievements
Dr. Maathai became the first African woman to receive the award when the Nobel committee honored her in 2004 "for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace."
In 1977, she founded the Green Belt Movement, a nongovernmental organization that married the two causes at the center of her work: women's equality and stewardship of the land in her native Kenya.
By training rural women to plant trees, she hoped to give them greater control over their lives. Among other uses, the wood would serve as fuel for cooking fires. For each tree that survived outside the nursery, planters earned a few cents and a measure of economic independence.
At the same time, the women would help halt the deforestation and resulting erosion that was stripping bare entire swaths of Africa. More trees would lead to better soil, which in turn would allow greater crop cultivation and better nutrition.
To date, 40 million trees — figs, cedars, acacias, baobabs and more — have been planted across Africa, according to the Green Belt Movement Web site. Dr. Maathai's work inspired the United Nations Billion Tree Campaign, which has planted more than 11 billion trees since 2006.
"The work of the Green Belt Movement stands as a testament to the power of grassroots organizing, proof that one person's simple idea — that a community should come together to plant trees — can make a difference, first in one village, then in one nation, and now across Africa," President Obama said Monday in a statement.
Known as "Kenya's green militant," Dr. Maathai pursued peace in a roundabout way.
"When our resources become scarce, we fight over them," she told a Norwegian television station near the time of her award. "In managing our resources and in sustainable development, we plant the seeds of peace."
She was jailed and severely beaten numerous times for her outspoken defense of her causes. Former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi called her a "mad woman" and "a threat to the order and security of the country." She challenged him, and won, in a high-profile battle over a proposed skyscraper and statue of the autocratic leader in a Nairobi park.
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Vincent Eckhart (1996). Professor of Biology. B.A., Pomona College; Ph.D., University of Utah.
Vince Eckhart joined the Biology Department in 1996 after having taught and conducted research at the University of Utah, University of California-Berkeley, and Cornell University. He has taught at all levels of the Biology curriculum, including advanced special topics, Tutorials, and MAPs. His philosophy of teaching biology emphasizes having students make and communicate their own discoveries by practicing science that is connected to their surroundings and communities. In his role as Director of the Conard Environmental Research Area (CERA), he has designed and put in place long-term experimental studies that exceed in scale what could be achieved in the context of a single course. The teaching value of these experiments benefits all Grinnell faculty and students who teach and undertake to learn field biology. Professor Eckhart has developed innovative pedagogy by having students learn to communicate results as scientific journalism, thus developing their ability to communicate to an audience of non-scientists, as well as having them write conventional scientific articles. His innovations also include linking concepts, data, and model organisms across the two-semester Biology core courses to encourage students to see across the whole of biology. He has engaged in interdisciplinary teaching together with colleagues in English, history, and education.
Professor Eckhart's research addresses fundamental questions of plant evolution and ecology—plant adaptation to the environment, factors that constrain adaptation, and species geographical distributions by integrating across levels of biological organization. During graduate school he received highly prestigious support from both the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Since that time, he has served as principal investigator or collaborating principal investigator on one USDA research grant and six NSF research, instrumentation, and curricular development grants. Since his promotion to associate professor in 2001 he has published nine research articles, four of which are in the very top journals in his field. Five of these publications are co-authored with Grinnell MAP students, an accomplishment noted by his reviewers. Sought out by collaborators at research universities and continuing to publish with them, including as first author, he is clearly a respected scholar in his field.
Professor Eckhart's service has been extensive, reaching well beyond his department. He serves willingly with an exceptionally high level of conscientiousness and responsibility. Over the years, the department has been particularly grateful for his attention to detail on the Noyce Science Center Phase II construction and renovation project, his consistent involvement in the development of CERA, his performance as chair of the Biology department, and his multiyear commitment as department staff supervisor. His college-wide service reflects his commitments to environmental sustainability, interdisciplinarity, social justice, and shared governance. He has served on the Committee on Academic Standing, Personnel Appeals Board, and the Ad-hoc Ombuds Committee. His service to his research community is reflected in the level at which he is invited and completes reviews for journals. His departmental colleagues affirm that his contributions to the College, the region, and the scientific community are deep and meaningful.