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Five Ways to Tell If Mideast Peace Talks Are Serious
Aug 13, 2013
Israeli-Palestinian talks are set to begin this week. How will we know if progress is being made? Aaron Miller says there are signs to look for to see if the talks are going anywhere.
Gallup: Tunisians Lose Confidence in Government
Aug 13, 2013
Tunisians' confidence in their Islamist-led government evaporated in the last year, dropping to 32 percent in May 2013 from 56 percent in March 2012.Citizens' trust in their government showed signs of major erosion in late 2012 and has not recovered.
US and EU Jointly on Egypt
Aug 07, 2013
On August 7, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and E.U. High Representative Lady Catherine Ashton urged Egypt's government and opposition parties to begin a process of "genuine reconciliation" and to quickly prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections.
Report: Violence Widens Egypt's Political Divide
Aug 07, 2013
The political divide between supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohamed Morsi has dramatically widened as violence has risen, according to a new International Crisis Group Report. Bloodshed has deeply entrenched the two camps against each other, making political compromise more difficult. Negotiations may be particularly difficult because neither side is monolithic.
Women on Egypt's Coup
Aug 05, 2013
The rise of Islamist political parties has arguably impacted women more than any other sector of society. But women from four Arab countries had diverse reactions to military coup against the Muslim Brotherhood government in Egypt on July 3.
The Truly Massive Challenges Facing Iran's New President
Aug 02, 2013
After the Aug. 4 inauguration, Rouhani will face a grueling test of the popularity he won at the polls against five other candidates, writes Robin Wright.
Gallup: How Egyptian Opinion Shifted
Aug 02, 2013
A few weeks before massive protests and a government decree ended Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's presidency, 29% of Egyptians expressed confidence in their national government -- the lowest level Gallup has measured since Egypt's revolution began in 2011.
Hezbollah's Roll of the Dice in Southern Lebanon
Aug 02, 2013
The European Union designated the "military" wing of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, inviting strong reaction from Hezbolla describing it as a "legal cover for Israel to attack" Lebanon. The party is using the decision to intimidate UNIFIL forces in South Lebanon through the use of its local elected officials and the population.
The New Mideast Talks: Much Risk, Little Hope, but Still We Must Try
Jul 30, 2013
As the latest round of talks begin, Aaron David Miller outlines the three core challenges to achieving an agreement. And while the odds against success are long, "Still, Mr. Kerry has put down a bet worth making."
Egypt's Sissi is Not Moving Toward Democracy
Jul 29, 2013
"U.S. officials must make clear to the Egyptian military and its supporters, as well as to Islamists, that Washington will choose its friends, and that they do not include regimes that curb popular participation at the polls in favor of street mobilization," writes Marina and David Ottaway in The Washington Post.


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I ate in the twenty minutes between meetings, this egg salad sandwich with olive oil and baby gherkins, per C.'s recipe. The Onion is still hilarious; the photos of my finishing the Brooklyn Half are top notch and wow I look so excited. Is it September 29th yet?
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Whole Foods Market: Organic Gala, Granny Smith & Braeburn Apples As Low As $1 Per Pound (Today Only)
This Hip2Save.com Deal was hand-posted on Friday, November 8th, 2013 at 7:38 am.
Today only, November 8th, Whole Foods Market will be offering up Organic Gala, Granny Smith and Braeburn Apples for just $1.49 per pound. Even better, you can opt to choose a 5 pound bag for just $5 making these organic apples just $1 per pound! Note that availability and limits may vary by region so contact your store for details.
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"Valid in our Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio, Marlton and Princeton, New Jersey stores."
This may not be available in some regions, I got this deal in a PA store….
Also while you're there you can bring some of the Gardein $1.00 coupons from Coupons.com and save on vegetarian friendly (not sure if it's vegan) meatless items like sweet and tangy bbq wings or crispy tenders or veggie burgers that are all on sale in the frozen section. Regular price $4.99, sale $3.99 plus coupon= $2.99 each :)
I just called the two in Orlando locations and they're sold out of the 5 lb bags. $1.49 a pound is still a great price for organic apples, though.
Got a couple bags!! Thanks
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2014 Grammy Winners
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 26: (L-R) Singer Mary Lambert, rapper Macklemore, singer/actress Queen Latifah, and musician Ryan Lewis perform onstage during the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Image by Getty Images
Daft Punk and Lorde were 2014 Grammy champions with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis spotlighted in between.
The French electronic duo-"robots" Daft Punk won five trophies including Album of the Year for "Random Access Memories" and Record of The Year for "Get Lucky," while 17-year-old Lorde earned Song of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Royals."
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis took home Best New Artist and three rap awards. But their best moment of the night was performing "One Love" with Mary Lambert alongside 33 couples -- same sex and straight, as Queen Latifah officiated the on-air weddings while Madonna rebirthed her 1986 hit "Open Your Heart" during their ring exchange. Keith Urban was caught crying in the audience, as Katy Perry caught a participating bride's bouquet.
"The most touching moment of the night occurred when the robots of the hour paid tribute to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. In the final speech of the night, songwriter Paul Williams delivered Daft Punk's words of praise, which summed up all of the warm and fuzzy collaborations of the evening," reported Rolling Stone. "'What they wanted me to say is that as elegant and as classy as the Grammys has ever been was the moment when we saw those wonderful marriages, and 'Same Love' is fantastic,' he said. 'It was the height of fairness and love and the power of love for all people at any time in any combination. . . [Daft Punk] sail on a ship called generosity. They are generous in spirit.'"
And hard to forget, the legendary onstage reunions. Despite prior reports, Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr did in fact reunite to perform McCartney's "Queenie Eye" together, as Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon, the only son of Ono and John Lennon, danced as spectators in celebration of the Beatles Lifetime Achievement Award. Likewise, two of the original Highwaymen: Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, joined forces with country-men Merle Haggard and Blake Shelton, and later Miranda Lambert teamed up with Greem Day's Billie Joe Armstrong in tribute to the late Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers.
For a complete list of winners of the 56th annual Grammy Awards visit Grammy.com. According to CNN, the top winners are as follows:
Record of the year
"Get Lucky" -- Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers -- WINNER
"Radioactive" -- Imagine Dragons
"Royals" -- Lorde
"Locked out of Heaven" -- Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" -- Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
Album of the year
"The Blessed Unrest" -- Sara Bareilles
"Random Access Memories" -- Daft Punk -- WINNER
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" -- Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" -- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
"Red" -- Taylor Swift
Song of the year
"Just Give Me a Reason" -- P!nk featuring Nate Ruess
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Bruno Mars
"Roar" -- Katy Perry
"Royals" -- Lorde -- WINNER
"Same Love" -- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best new artist
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis -- WINNER
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
Best pop solo performance
Sara Bareilles -- "Brave"
Lorde -- "Royals" -- WINNER
Bruno Mars -- "When I Was Your Man"
Katy Perry -- "Roar"
Justin Timberlake -- "Mirrors"
Best pop duo/group performance
Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers -- "Get Lucky" -- WINNER
P!nk featuring Nate Ruess -- "Just Give Me a Reason"
Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko -- "Stay"
Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell -- "Blurred Lines"
Justin Timberlake and Jay Z -- "Suit & Tie"
Best pop instrumental album
Herb Alpert -- "Steppin' Out" -- WINNER
Boney James -- "The Beat"
Earl Klugh -- "Handpicked"
Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot -- "Summer Horns"
Jeff Lorber Fusion -- "Hacienda"
Best pop vocal album
Lana Del Rey -- "Paradise"
Lorde -- "Pure Heroine"
Bruno Mars -- "Unorthodox Jukebox" -- WINNER
Robin Thicke -- "Blurred Lines"
Justin Timberlake -- "The 20/20 Experience -- The Complete Experience"
Best dance recording
"Need U (100%)" -- Duke Dumont featuring A*M*E & MNEK
"Sweet Nothing" -- Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch
"Atmosphere" -- Kaskade
"The is What it Feels Like" -- Armin Van Buuren featuring Trevor Guthrie
"Clarity" -- Zedd featuring Foxes -- WINNER
Best dance/electronica album
"Random Access Memories" -- Daft Punk -- WINNER
"Settle" -- Disclosure
"18 Months" -- Calvin Harris
"Atmosphere" -- Kaskade
"A Color Map of the Sun" -- Pretty Lights
Best traditional pop vocal album
"Viva Duets" -- Tony Bennett and various artists
"To Be Loved" -- Michael Bublé -- WINNER
"The Standards" -- Gloria Estefan
"Cee Lo's Magic Moment" -- Cee Lo Green
"Now" -- Dionne Warwick
Best rock performance
Alabama Shakes -- "Always Alright"
David Bowie -- "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)"
Imagine Dragons -- "Radioactive" -- WINNER
Led Zeppelin -- "Kashmir"
Queens of the Stone Age -- "My God is the Sun"
Jack White -- "I'm Shakin' "
Best metal performances
Anthrax -- "T.N.T."
Black Sabbath -- "God is Dead?" -- WINNER
Dream Theater -- "The Enemy Inside"
Killswitch Engage -- "In Due Time"
Volbeat featuring King Diamond -- "Room 24"
Best rock song
"Ain't Messin' 'Round" -- Gary Clark Jr.
"Cut Me Some Slack" -- Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear -- WINNER
"Doom and Gloom" -- The Rolling Stones
"God Is Dead?" -- Black Sabbath
"Panic Station" -- Muse
Best rock album
Black Sabbath -- "13"
David Bowie -- "The Next Day"
Kings of Leon -- "Mechanical Bull"
Led Zeppelin -- "Celebration Day" -- WINNER
Queens of the Stone Age -- "... Like Clockwork"
Neil Young with Crazy Horse -- "Psychedelic Pill"
Best alternative music album
Neko Case -- "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You"
The National -- "Trouble Will Find Me"
Nine Inch Nails -- "Hesitation Marks"
Tame Impala -- "Lonerism"
Vampire Weekend -- "Modern Vampires of the City" -- WINNER
Best R&B performance
Tamar Braxton -- "Love and War"
Anthony Hamilton -- "Best of Me"
Hiatus Kaiytoe featuring Q-Tip -- "Nakamarra"
Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar -- "How Many Drinks?"
Snarky Puppy with Lala Hathaway -- "Something" -- WINNER
Best traditional R&B performance
Gary Clark Jr. -- "Please Come Home" -- WINNER
Fantasia -- "Get It Right"
Maysa -- "Quiet Fire"
Gregory Porter -- "Hey Laura"
Ryan Shaw -- "Yesterday"
Best R&B song
"Best of Me" -- Anthony Hamilton
"Love and War" -- Tamar Braxton
"Only One" -- PJ Morton featuring Stevie Wonder
"Pusher Love Girl" -- Justin Timberlake -- WINNER
"Without Me" -- Fantasia featuring Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott
Best urban contemporary album
Tamar Braxton -- "Love and War"
Fantasia -- "Side Effects of You"
Salaam Remi -- "One: In the Chamber"
Rihanna -- "Unapologetic" -- WINNER
Mack Wilds -- "New York: A Love Story"
Best R&B album
Faith Evans -- "R&B Divas"
Alicia Keys -- "Girl on Fire" -- WINNER
John Legend -- "Love in the Future"
Chrisette Michele -- "Better"
TGT -- "Three Kings"
Best rap performance
Drake -- "Started From the Bottom"
Eminem -- "Berserk"
Jay Z -- "Tom Ford"
Kendrick Lamar -- "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz -- "Thrift Shop" -- WINNER
Best rap/sung collaboration
J. Cole featuring Miguel -- "Power Trip"
Jay Z featuring Beyoncé -- "Part II (On the Run)"
Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake -- "Holy Grail" -- WINNER
Kendrick Lamar featuring Mary J. Blige -- "Now or Never"
Wiz Khalifa featuring the Weeknd -- "Remember You"
Best rap song
"F***in' Problems" -- A$AP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar
"Holy Grail" -- Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake
"New Slaves" -- Kanye West
"Started From the Bottom" -- Drake
"Thrift Shop" -- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis -- WINNER
Best rap album
Drake -- "Nothing Was the Same"
Jay Z -- "Magna Carta ... Holy Grail"
Kendrick Lamar -- "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis -- "The Heist" -- WINNER
Kanye West -- "Yeezus"
Best country solo performance
Lee Brice -- "I Drive Your Truck"
Hunter Hayes -- "I Want Crazy"
Miranda Lambert -- "Mama's Broken Heart"
Darius Rucker -- "Wagon Wheel" -- WINNER
Blake Shelton -- "Mine Would Be You"
Best country duo/group performance
The Civil Wars -- "From This Valley" -- WINNER
Kelly Clarkson featuring Vince Gill -- "Don't Rush"
Little Big Town -- "Your Side of the Bed"
Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban -- "Highway Don't Care"
Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton -- "You Can't Make Old Friends"
Best country song
"Begin Again" -- Taylor Swift
"I Drive Your Truck" -- Lee Brice
"Mama's Broken Heart" -- Miranda Lambert
"Merry Go 'Round" -- Kacey Musgraves -- WINNER
"Mine Would Be You" -- Blake Shelton
Best country album
Jason Aldean -- "Night Train"
Tim McGraw -- "Two Lanes of Freedom"
Kacey Musgraves -- "Same Trailer Different Park" -- WINNER
Blake Shelton -- "Based on a True Story"
Taylor Swift -- "Red"
Best Latin pop album
Frankie J -- "Faith, Hope y Amor"
Ricardo Montaner -- "Viajero Frecuente"
Draco Rosa -- "Vida" -- WINNER
Aleks Syntek -- "Syntek"
Tommy Torres -- "12 Historias"
Best Latin rock, urban or alternative album
Café Tacvba -- "El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco"
El Tri -- "Ojo Por Ojo"
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas -- "Chances"
La Santa Cecilia -- "Treinta Dias" -- WINNER
Los Amigos Invisibles -- "Repeat After Me"
Producer of the year, nonclassical
Rob Cavallo
Dr. Luke
Ariel Rechtshaid
Jeff Tweedy
Pharrell Williams -- WINNER
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media
"Django Unchained"
"The Great Gatsby" (deluxe edition)
"Les Miserables" (deluxe edition
"Muscle Shoals"
"Sound City: Real to Reel" -- WINNER
Best score soundtrack for visual media
"The Great Gatsby"
"Life of Pi"
"Skyfall" -- WINNER
"Zero Dark Thirty"
Best song written for visual media
Coldplay -- "Atlas" -- "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Jessie J -- "Silver Lining" -- "Silver Linings Playbook"
Adele -- "Skyfall" -- "Skyfall" -- WINNER
Colbie Caillat featuring Gavin DeGraw -- "We Both Know" -- "Safe Haven"
Lana Del Rey -- "Young and Beautiful" -- "The Great Gatsby" (deluxe edition)
Regina Spektor -- "You've Got Time" -- "Orange is the New Black"
Best music video
Captial Cities -- "Safe and Sound"
Jay Z -- "Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton -- "Can't Hold Us"
Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z -- "Suit & Tie" -- WINNER
Jack White -- "I'm Shakin'"
Best music film
Coldplay -- "Live 2012"
Green Day -- "¡Cuatro!"
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite -- "I'm in I'm Out and I'm Gone: The Making of Get Up!"
Paul McCartney -- "Live Kisses" -- WINNER
Mumford & Sons -- "The Road to Red Rocks"
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In a letter to a ranking Senate Democrat, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner called for restrictions on derivatives—those financial instruments whose value is derived from other instruments—but stopped at an outright ban on the trading practices that helped lead to the current financial crisis.
Geithner said that derivatives were "at the very center of the financial crisis," though he did not endorse a proposal by Democrats to ban the derivative business entirely.
Read Geithner's letter in pdf form here.
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LEHI - Fay Powell left us unexpectedly on November 28, 2013 with her family by her side. She was born on May 5, 1943 to Violet Leona and John Clifford Brinkerhoff. She married her sweetheart Calvin Grant Powell on Jan. 13, 1963. Together they had four children.
Fay was a kind, caring, compassionate soul who always gave everything she could to those in need. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandma, aunt and friend. She loved to paint, make crafts, sew, crochet, quilt, hunt and fish. She also loved her garden of flowers.
Fay is survived by this list of family: Her daughter Margaret (Allen) McConnell, Grant (Cindy) Powell, Robert (Mindi) Powell, Gary (Erin) Powell, 18 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, her oldest sister Jessie and her baby sister Hazel. She was preceded in death by her sweetheart Calvin Powell, her parents, her brothers Jay, John E, her sister Rosalie and her identical twin sister and best friend Kay.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Wing Mortuary in Lehi, Utah. A viewing will be held one hour prior to services. Burial will be held at the Grames-Powell Cemetery on a later date.
You are loved and will be missed Nanny. One day we will see you again.
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Luke Bryan crashed Nashville over the weekend with a two-night stand at Bridgestone Arena. The shows were a part of Luke's Dirt Road Diaries Tour and each one sold out within five minutes of tickets being made available. Florida Georgia Line and Thompson Square were on hand for Friday's show with Dierks Bentley and Cole Swindell opening on Saturday.
Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum also took the stage on Friday night, joining Luke for a performance of Luke's No. 1 hit "Do I" which they wrote together. Backstage, Luke's label, Capitol Nashville, presented him with a Platinum plaque honoring one million units sold of his Crash My Party album.
Luke's Dirt Road Diaries Tour wraps October 26 in West Palm Beach. He announced that he will kick off his new headlining That's My Kind of Night Tour in January 2014. His latest single, "That's My Kind of Night," is nearing the top of the charts.


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Will Daud be redeemed? Or fall into darkness?
By Jess Colwill on July 17, 2013 at 2:31 pm
Yesterday, the Bethesda Blog had an image up that seemed to be teasing further DLC for Dishonored and promising more info tomorrow. Good news! Yesterday's tomorrow is today! So here is the scoop.
Dishonored's final add-on The Brigmore Witches will conclude Daud's journey from The Knife of Dunwall (read our review here). In the DLC, you will determine Daud's ultimate fate – darkness or redemption.
Here is the official word on the narrative: "In The Brigmore Witches, continue your journey as the legendary assassin, Daud, and bring his twisted narrative that began with The Knife of Dunwall to a close. After discovering the identity and intentions of Delilah, the leader of the Brigmore Witch coven, you set out to disrupt her from completing a powerful ritual that will spell your doom. Regardless of the way you reach your destination, one thing is for certain – you will finally answer for your treacherous actions and fall before the mercy, or punishment, of the Royal Bodyguard and Assassin, Corvo Attano."
Furthermore, if you have a compatible save file, all your weapon, item and power upgrades will carry over, along with the Chaos level and player actions and choices from The Knife of Dunwall.
If you haven't finished The Knife of Dunwall yet, don't fret! You've got a little while to finish everything up to your liking. The Brigmore Witches is due out on August 13 on XBox 360, PS3 and of course, Steam and it will set you back about $10 USD (or 800 MS Points, if you are playing on the XBox 360).
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Today we bring you the Switzer Performance Nissan R1KX GT-R Red Katana, it was one of the first R1KX GTRs modified by Switzer to reach the drag strip.
The real highlight about the 2012 Nissan R1KX GT-R Red Katana is the Switzer's R1KX engine set-up that takes the mighty Red Katana's performance capabilities into the reality of the unfathomable. with that we definately can say all 1,500 horsepower's worth of it. to prove the point to you, this red rocket recently hit Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio last weekend and blazed the strip with a quarter-mile time of just 8.97 seconds at a speed of over 163 miles per hour.
The fully-customized GT-R has been equipped with a scary performance and a plush exterior and interior set-up with the latter including high-quality carbon fiber and Alcantara. In addition, the car also features a high-end audio system that will shake the roads. these extra equipment has made the car 300 lbs (136 kg) heavier in comparison to the standard GT-R.
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Smith MathielThis quest was marked obsolete by Blizzard and cannot be obtained or completed. Bring the Case of Elunite to Smith Mathiel.
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DescriptionI have placed the elunite you gathered into a case. Take it to the blacksmith Mathiel, and he will craft for you an elunite weapon.
Mathiel is to the south, on the other side of this building.
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Fifteen people on their way to a wedding in Yemen were killed in a drone strike
If this is not terrorism then what is?
"Fifteen people on their way to a wedding in Yemen were killed in an air strike after their party was mistaken for an al Qaeda convoy, local security officials said on Thursday.
The officials did not identify the plane in the strike in central al-Bayda province, but tribal and local media sources said that it was a drone."
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PAKISTAN: Zarina Marri has been missing along with 429 persons since December 2005;The life of a disappeared student leader is in danger–>AHRC
After the 18th February 2008 elections it was expected that the newly elected government would try to improve the human rights situation and give some relief to the families of victims. But this proved to be another shattered dream of people blinded by their faith and hope, which soon turned into disbelief on the system for many.
It is amazing that in the time of elected government with new army chief and intelligence chiefs no actions were taken against those involved in these illegal and inhuman activities during the former dictator's rule.
The statements by the Asian Human Rights Commission given below raises more questions about the seriousness of our government to solve the issue of missing persons.
PAKISTAN: Zarina Marri has been missing along with 429 persons since December 2005
Source : http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2009statements/1855/
January 23, 2009
A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission
PAKISTAN: Zarina Marri has been missing along with 429 persons since December 2005
The Asian Human Rights Commission has received further details in the case of Ms. Zarina Marri, a 23-year-old schoolteacher from Balochistan province, who has been held incommunicado in an army torture cell at Karachi, the capital of Sindh province and used as a sex slave, please see our statement; http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2009statements/1843/
The officials of the education department of Kahan have disclosed that Ms. Marri was a teacher at a government middle school in Kahan, Kohlu district, she was registered as Zarina Bi Bi and she was trained as a Junior Vocational Teacher. She was among those people who were transferred from Kohlu, Kahan, Sibi, Hernai, Much, Kohlo, Dera Bugti, Sabsilla, Bhambhoor, Loti, Dhaman, Pir Koh, Spin, Tangi, Babar Kach, Tandori and Sangan of the Balochistan province during December 2005 and July 2006 when the military government of the then President/General Musharraf was using aerial bombardments to defuse the nationalist movement of Balochistan against the construction of cantonment areas. On 14 December 2005, paramilitary troops accused the people of the area of firing eight rockets at a paramilitary base on the outskirts of the town of Kohlu, a stronghold of the Marri tribe, while President Pervez Musharraf was visiting it. After the visit of President/General Musharraf, within three days of the rocket firing incident, the paramilitary forces began attacking vast areas including the Kahan. It is reported in the media that the military government used the Pakistan air force for bombarding the area. During the fighting between local nationalist militants and the government forces particularly, due to the aerial bombardments, the local population started migrating to other places including to Punjab and Sindh provinces. Please also see urgent appeal of AHRC;
http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2006/1872/ dated July 21, 2006.
After some days around 429 persons left the Kahan, district Kohlu, and migrated towards Dera Ghazi Khan district, Punjab province, Zarina Marri and her parents were also among the caravan. Since then there is no trace of the caravan of 429 persons. After some months people tried to search the missing people and some army officers deputed at the Kohlu district told the people of the area that so many persons were killed in the fighting between the government forces and militants and also in aerial bombardments. But after the revelation from Mr. Munir Mengal, managing director of Baloch language television channel, to Reporters without Frontiers (RSF) that Zarina Baloch was in military torture cell at Karachi and was forced in to sexual slavery, the concern of the people of Kohlu, Kahan, and Dera Bugti has risen about the people of the 429 persons which includes more than 70 women, including many young women, who may be used as sex slaves by the Pakistan military.
The government of Pakistan has still not initiated any serious efforts to investigate the case of Ms. Zarina Marri, despite, of continuous demonstrations in several parts of the country including, Islamabad, capital of country for the recovery of Zarina Marri from the military torture cell at Karachi and halting the business of making young Baloch women work as sex slaves by the Pakistan army. The government's ignorance of the serious crimes by the military officers during Musharraf's regime is evidence for the people in the country that the present government still does not have the power to investigate the military misdoings.
The case of Miss Zarina Marri has ignited the narrow nationalist and secessionist feelings of the ethnic Baloch nation which can easily turn into a bloody mutiny against the state if the cases of sex slavery by the military torture cells are not investigated. The Asian Human Rights Commission urges the government to initiate a probe for the recovery of 429 people who are missing since December 2005. The government should also bring the persons who made Marina Marri work as a sex slave before the law regardless of how powerful they are or whether they are military persons.
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PAKISTAN: The life of a disappeared student leader is in danger
Source : http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2009statements/2400/
February 4, 2010
A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission
PAKISTAN: The life of a disappeared student leader is in danger
The life of a student leader who was arrested by state intelligence officials is in danger. It is apprehended that he might have been killed. The government of Balochistan says that he was released on January 22, 2010, but his family members have said that he has not yet returned home. They have inquired after him at all local police stations, asking if he was booked under another case, but have not been able to find him.
Mr. Zakir Majeed, a student leader, was allegedly abducted by state intelligence agents on June 8, 2009 from Mastung, near Quetta. Majeed is the senior vice chairperson of the Baloch Student Organization, Azad. His alleged abductors drove up in two cars without number plates and asked the young man a few questions, saying that they were intelligence agents.They took Majeed away with them in their cars without making any charges. One car was a Toyota Vego, the other a Toyota Surf SSR. After UN Special Rapporteurs on Disappearances wrote letters about Mr. Majeed's disappearance, his release was announced by the National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) For more details of the case, please see the following link, dated June 10, 2009; http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2009/3175/.
The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) has taken up Mr. Majeed's case after the submission of the WGEID form by the AHRC. After an intervention was made by the WGEID, the government announced on January 22, 2010 that Mr. Majeed had been released. The Balochistan High Court also ordered that an FIR (First Investigation Report – a legal document for police investigation) be filed for Mr. Majeed. Until this point, the police refused to register the young man's disappearance, and a case of habeas corpus was up for regular hearing before the High Court of Balochistan. On January 27, 2010, a police official at Khuzdar Police Station of Balochistan, asked the younger brother of the victim, Mr. Waheed Majeed, to file the FIR before the Mastung Police Station. He did so, but the FIR was not entertained. After an intervention was made by higher-ranked police officers, the FIR was finally lodged. On February 2, 2010 Mr. Aslam Bizenjo, Provincial Minister for Irrigation telephoned Mr. Waheed to inform him that according to the list provided by the NCMC, his brother had been released. The Provincial Minister then asked him to speak with Mr. Akbar Durrani, the Home Secretary of the Balochistan government for further details. The Home Secretary confirmed that Mr. Zakir Majeed had been released on January 22, according to the NCMC list published on its website.
These conflicting pieces of information about Mr. Zakir Majeed's disappearance have created a great deal of confusion in the minds of Mr. Majeed's family and the human rights activists who are working for his release. In many past cases, the bodies of the disappeared have been found abandoned on roadsides after courts have ordered for their release, or family members of the disappeared person in question testified in courts that the arrest was done by intelligence agents.
The Asian Human Rights Commission urges the provincial government of Balochistan and federal government of Pakistan to secure the safe release of Mr. Zakir Majeed immediately. Since government officials have already confirmed Mr. Majeed's safe release, we call upon these officials to be held accountable for these confirmations of safety, and urge these officials to take direct action to reunite Mr. Majeed with his family.
Enforced disappearances of civilians and the perpetual lack of thorough investigation by state officials has become so common that the sanctity and dignity of each human life is being ruthlessly compromised in the name of personal or professional gain. The AHRC calls upon the government of Pakistan to take a strong stand against corruption at all levels of its justice system and take steps towards rebuilding the rule of law in the country.
Human Rights, Missing Persons And The Elected Government
Justice Javed Iqbal in his statement few days ago rightly pointed out to the fact that cases like missing persons pose real threat to democracy not the verdicts of Independent judiciary. In his statements he further criticized the performance of the government institutions. He said no government institution is working properly and the system is on the verge of disaster. He further said someone had to intervene to save the system and huge cry was raised every time when court does it.
The issue of missing persons is considered as the main reason behind the attempted removal of CJP Iftikhar Chaudhary twice by Musharraf's government. According to HRCP estimates there are 198 reported missing persons since 2007 out of which 66 are from the deprived province of Baluchistan. The estimated figure of unreported cases is much higher. In a talk show recently Asma Jehangir, Chairperson of HRCP told that in 2009 there were 30 new cases of missing persons came to their knowledge.
After the 18th February 2008 elections it was expected that the newly elected government would try to improve the human rights situation and give some relief to the victim families. But this proved to be another shattered dream of people blinded by their faith and hope which soon turned into disbelief on the system for many.
Not only that all the people missing are not recovered but this heinous crime of illegally abducting the people is going on and hurdles are being created to trace the already missing. In a recent television interview Dr. Fawzia Siddiqi , sister of Dr. Aafia Siddiqi said the real danger from the release of Dr. Aafia is felt by those who are part of this evil network which kidnaps people and sell them. It is amazing that in the time of elected government with new army chief and intelligence chiefs no actions were taken against those involved in these illegal and inhuman activities during the former dictators rule. Government is using delaying tactics in Dr. Aafia case and has showed it's inability to take the case in International Court of Justice.
In war hit areas of NWFP the situation is probably worse than other areas as there is no free media access and also judicial authority is almost none in many areas due to military control. Not only young but old and aged are being picked up by the security institutions in the name of war against terror. In a case filed by Syed Iqbal Kazmi, representative in Pakistan of Human Right Commission South Asia (HRCSA), an eighty years old man Wazir was picked up by Mohmand Rifles on September 2, 2009.Mohmand Rifles personnel picked up Wazir alleging that his son was involved in terrorist activities. In another case police and intelligence agencies in a joint raid picked up Usman Ali on January 29, 2009 from his house on suspicion of having relations with Taliban. Baluchistan is also facing similar situation though 20 of missing persons were released on political pressure But still there are many including people like Pasand Khan Mandai from Baluchistan Worker's Party were picked up by agencies during 2009 and their cases are still pending.
The statement by Justice Javed Iqbal clearly reflects the growing sentiments in Pakistani Society about the current democracy. Justice Javed Iqball said," What type of democracy do we have wherein fundamental rights of the people could not be ensured?" The remarks were given while he was heading a three-member bench of the apex court, hearing petitions of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and others.
It seems that current so called democratic government has completely failed to protect the rights of our people. The situation demands real seriousness and sincerity, it is already too late. People are already fed up with inflation, corruption, load shedding and same old deceptions and lies. Government needs to take some real measures to rectify it's mistakes and the mistakes committed during the time of the former dictator Musharraf otherwise things will go to the point of no return.
We need to go for across the board accountability without becoming a prey of illusions
After the remarkable of 17 member honorable bench of Supreme Court of Pakistan. Some players of democracy card join by some opportunists are playing Democracy Card and Ethnic Card.
NRO case was in pending before emergency SC just gave a ruling on that . Most of the criticism is based on speculation and this is being done either deliberately or due to ignorance of the facts.
Some points to think for people who are due to ignorance falling into this propaganda:
-Yes,Musharraf needs to be trialed but who is going to invoke article 6. SC has provided solid grounds for that in 31st July 2009 judgment.
-SC has now called for the list of loan-settlements beneficiaries from banks and it will involve all.
-Karachi and Lahore land mafia cases are being opened.
-Recently Karachi City Government's acres of land is taken back from Army control by SC.
-PPP has a great chance to bring the khakis to justice as well if they come out of the deals they have made.
-Missing persons case is reopened including Dr. Aafia case and the delay is being done by agencies and so called democratic government.
-Bugti case has been registered and in the courts.
And their numerous other good things which are happening .
Establishment is playing games and they will not stop this but it doesn't mean we start falling into their trap.
Only thing which will stop them for another MERAI AZIZ HAM WATNON or something similar (which is being planned) is a strong judiciary and a good way to keep judiciary out the equation is to destroy its reputation.
Weaknesses are there and if any one has a problem with any judgment then why don't they challenge it in the court or at least they should have defended it properly in the court if the whole drama is for NRO .
The criticism over creating a team of judges to supervise accountability cases is baseless as their are examples of similar for terrorism cases but no one criticize that. It's the job of superior judiciary to see what is happening in lower courts. Another thing it will do is to ensure the proper trial without any delays like it has been the practice which was also criticized by many.
The other thing which is being propagated is why only Swiss cases are opened?
This is not the true picture Swiss cases were especially mentioned because it involves international courts otherwise the judgment says to open all the cases.
We need to slowly move towards a system of social-economic justice without losing our track.
These plutocrats (not democrats) are playing democracy card and ethnic card like khakis play national security card.
For once we need to go for across the board accountability without becoming a prey of illusions created by the players of National Security Card, Democracy Card, Shaheed Card, Ethnic Card, Sectarian or any other Card.
Sanih e Mashriqi Pakistan–>Dr. AQ Khan on 1971 in Jang
Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan has written a must read thought provoking article on 1971 Independence of Bangladesh.
Five generals also got their loans written off–> The News
Source: http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=25928
By Rauf Klasra
ISLAMABAD: If you thought that only civilian and politicians got billions of rupees worth of loans written off from state-owned banks, you thought wrong.
Records now show that many top military officers got their loans written off. This lucky lot included five lieutenant generals, two major generals and a battalion of other senior uniformed beneficiaries, with some Army (mis)managed institutions to boot.
The Army controlled institutions also got their share from the national plunder with the Army Welfare Trust (AWT) got a massive loan written off worth Rs 14.49 million from a state-owned financial entity, which is now defunct (hardly a surprising fate).
Some of the cases were, however, genuine as their loans were written off in accordance with rules.
According to the official list of loan write-off beneficiaries tabled in the National Assembly, Lt General (retd) Ali Kuli Khan and his father Lt General Habibullah Khan had their loans written off. General Kuli had shot to prominence when he was ignored by the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif in favour of Gen Musharraf in a bid to succeed General Jehangir Karamat as the next COAS.
The list shows that General Kuli Khan got two loans written off from the Allied Bank of Pakistan while he was still serving in the Army in the mid 90s. The first loan was of Rs1.8 million and second was Rs1.6 million outstanding against Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited, Kohat owned by his father General (retd) Habibullah Khan. General Kuli was then one of the directors of the textile mills. After the death of General Habib, he became the chief executive of this textile unit. General Habib, too, was a beneficiary of this loan write off.
It's a little known fact that Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had once served as the staff officer to General Ali Kuli Khan during his stint as Chairman Joint Chiefs of staff in 1998 when Jahangir Karamat was the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). General Kuli shot to prominence within the ruling political circles when he was heard opposing the forced resignation of General Kamarat and had indicated to make Nawaz Sharif 'fall in line' if he became the next COAS. Later, Gen Kuli Khan had denied this charge in an interview with this correspondent. But, Ch Nisar Ali Khan had also confirmed to this correspondent in an interview that Ali Kuli was not elevated to the post of the Army chief precisely for this reason after some of his quotes were conveyed to Nawaz Sharif.
Talking to The News from Peshawar, General (retd) Ali Kuli Khan said that he "did not remember" getting any loan written off by him during his military service. General Kuli said, "There might be some rescheduling of the loans by the banks outstanding against the mills." He said only the politicians get loans written off by using their clout. Of course, general can dare anyone argue with that logic.
Lt General (retd) K M Azhar, who later became active in politics, of Rex Breen Batteries got Rs16 million written off by the Agriculture Development Bank. His business partners were Misbah Azhar, Sward Azhar, Ahmed Jamal Siddiqui, Syed Ijaz Ahmed Hashmi, Mauro Dr Bashir Ahmed.
Lt General (retd) SA Burkey and Lt General (retd) Safdar Butt also figure amongst the happy generals benefiting from the state institutions generosity.
Another prominent name on the list is that of Air Marshal (retd) A Rahim Khan.
Air Marshal (retd) Viqar Azeem also got Rs15 million written off from Pakistani Kuwait Investment Co. Lt General (retd) SA Burkey, Major General Zahid Ali Akbar, Brig MM Mahmood, Begum Omar Mahmood, Saeed Ahmed also got loans written off.
Gohar Ayub Khan, brother of General Kuli Khan—Raza Kuli Khan also got a loan of Rs7.2 million written off against Rehana Woolen Mills. Tariq Ayub Khan, Zahid Ahsan, Ahsan Khan were the directors of the mills whose loan was written off by the financial institution SAPICO.
Major General (retd) M Mumtaz from Abbottabad, Lt Colonel (retd) Shaukat and Major (retd) Tajuddin Rs1.2 million, Major General (retd) Ghaziuddn are also in the list. Major General (retd) G Umar also got Rs8.5 million written off from the Agriculture Development Bank.
Lt General (retd) Safdar Butt, Major General (retd) Abdullah Malik, Brig (retd) M M Mahmood, Col (retd) M Zafar Khan, Mohammad Afzal Khan, Mrs Hamida Farhat also got benefits from the UBL. General (retd) Abdullah had resigned after the military coup of General Zia and had opposed the military take over of July 1977.
Talking to The News, Brig (retd) Mahmood denied that his industrial unit EFF, EFF Industries had got the loan written off. He clarified that he had entered into an agreement with the bank but this package was never implemented until recently.
The list also names Brig (retd) M A Baig and Qamar Ahmad, BA Siddiqi, Zubair Rashid, Mohammad Sadiq Baig, Riazur Rehman, Mrs Mamomnna Khatoon, Mrs Mehr Riaz, Mr Taufiq Ahmed Rs 1.09 million (UBL). Lt-Col (retd) Ch M Anis Ahmed, Col Atta ullah, Shahid Atta, Mst Qamar un Nisa Rs 2.6 million, Irfan Rice Mills of Col (retd) Nazar Hussain Rs 1.6 million, Mehr Textile Mills, Chakwal, Col Mohammad Ayub Khan, Ch Nisar Ali Khan, Ch Asad Ali Khan, Mrs Sultana Zakia, Mohammad Nawaz, Ch Ghulam Ali Khan. Major General (retd) Khadim H Raja, Air Marshal (retd) A Rahim Khan, Mrs Sattar Azim Khan also got loan written off.
Mohammad Textile Mills Limited of Air Commodore (retd) Amanullah got a loan of Rs95 million written off from the UBL. His other business partners were Khurshid Alam, Mohamamd Rafiq, Mrs Bilquis Begum, Tanveer Ahmed, Naseer Ahmed, Begum Sultana Fammay Khan, Sobia Fammy Khan.
Air Vice Marshal (retd) Ata Elahi Sheikh of the National Fructose Limited also got Rs43 million written off. His business partners were Shakirullah Durrani, Mohammad Aslam, Qamaruzaman, Syed Safiullah, Dr Mohammad Yousuf, Khan Akbar Majeed and TR Sariq.
Sairani Cotton Ginning Factory owners Capt (retd) Shahraz Latif and his business partners Shahnaz Latif, Ch Mohammad Ashraf also got loan written off. Air Marshal (retd) A Rashid Sheikh, Air Vice Marshal (retd) S Moinur Rab, Group Captain (retd) Mohammad Ismal Khan, Salman Rashid of Sky Rooms Limited got Rs 8.4 million loan written off. Brig (retd) SM Bakar Naqvi, Mian Ahmed Rabbani, Pervez Iftikar Khan, Abdul Aziz, NM Khanzada and Major (retd) Afzalul Haq also among the beneficiaries.
Col (retd) M Yaqoob of Aswan Tentage and Canvas got a huge loan of Rs276 million written off from Bankers Equity. His other business partners were Col (retd) M Yaqoob, Mohamamd Afzal Chugtai, Mohammad Siddiqi, Haji Ghulam Sabir and Idris Ahmed Butt. Farook Pulp of Mjaor Nasim A Farooqi, Naeem A Farooqi, Pervez Farooqi, Munir Ahmed Khan and Saleem Farooqi got 2.1 million loan written off.
Captain (retd) Shaukat of Locus Enterprises got Rs8.8 million written off. His business partners were Wiqar Abbas, Khalid Khan, Col (retd) M Sadiq Khan, Nabil Hasan, Masoud Abbasi and Abdul Razak. Raja Iftikar Kiani of Ms Alliance Textile Mills, Jhelum got a wavier of Rs16 million from the MCB.
A Lt-Col, who owned the Meditex Intl got Rs6.322 million written off from the HBL. His business partner was Col (retd) Bashir Ahmed. Commander Abdul Latif also got Rs 10 million written off. Shangrila Macropole Inn, Lahore got Rs4.3 million loan written off. Brig (retd) Mohammad Aslam Khan and Co got Rs4.3 million written off. Feroz Sons Textile Mills Mirpur owners Col (retd) Munir Hussain, Nasim Farms's and Major General (retd) Qazi Nasim Majeed are also among the beneficiaries.
Col (retd) Saleem of Special Iron and Steel Mills Limited, Lt General (retd) Habibullah Khan, Brig (retd) M Jan Hahang M Khandawala, Raza Kuli Khan, Col (retd) M Sharif Khan, Begum Tehmina Habibullah, M I Khurram, M Nazir Khan and IA Khurram are also among the beneficiaries.
Major (retd) Mohamamd Anwar, S Aijaz Ali Shah, S Amjad Ali Shah, S Ghulam Qadir, S Aftab Ali Shah, S Ali Gohar Shah, S Amin Shah also on the list. Lt-Col (retd) M Jaffar, JH Dinshaw Rs 7.2 million, Chemphar Pakistan Limited of Brig (retd) Shareef Rahat, Captain (retd) AM Murad and Major (retd) Tariq Baig are also among the beneficiaries.
It seems we have not learned the lesson from our history–>16 December 1971
History teaches lots of lessons and nations which don't learn from it often become a forgotten part of it.
Below are the words of Hamood ur Rehman commission report. The commission was made to investigate the 1971 Fall of Dhaka or Independence of Bangladesh. As Bangladesh is a sovereign state now and we wish best of luck to them on their independence day.
"Indiscriminate killing and looting could only serve the cause of the enemies of Pakistan. In the harshness, we lost the support of the silent majority of the people of East Pakistan." Hamood-ur-Rehman Commission Report on 1971
It seems we have not learned the lesson from our history and still repeating it in NWFP,Baluchistan and FATA.


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Sonla Lux Dletz, 61, recently of Hendersonville, formerly of Hollywood, Fla., passed away peacefully on Monday, May 5, 2008. She was a wonderful wife, sister, aunt, great-aunt and friend to many.
As a Rhodes Scholar, she paved the path, as a top female executive with companies Nike International and KABA-Benzing. Her accomplishments allowed her to work and travel to over 90 countries, a great passion of hers. She was a worldly woman of many interests. She had a green thumb and loved to be outdoors gardening. She enjoyed art, music and theater and taught piano. She participated in several different organizations including Hooterville Red Hat Ladies, Traveling Asheville Ladies and Carolina Ladies Investment Club. She had a big heart and contributed to many charities.
She is survived by her husband, Daryl O. Dietz; brothers, Arthur, Jake, and Michael Lux; and sister, Ester Alvord. She is also survived by her sisters-in-law, Debra Stierwalt and Donna Dietz and their families.
A memorial service will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Thos. Shepherd's Church Street Chapel, 125 S. Church St.Hendersonville. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to the American Cancer Society, Hendersonville Relay for Life, c/o Coldwell Banker Kasey and Associates 220 5th Ave. East, Hendersonville, N.C. 28792. For the last several years, she had cancer, take this opportunity to help us try to find the cure. Immediately following the service, her family would like to welcome family and friends at the Dietz home. An online register book is available at www.thosshepherd.com.
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I owe this method to long-time GAAQG member, Carol Riffe, whose instructions I learned from many years ago. So, let's get started!
1. Cut or piece a strip of fabric 9" x the width of the quilt.
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3. With the wrong sides together and the long raw edges lined up, stitch a half inch seam. Press.
4. Using a long basting stitch, baste along the other long edge ½" from the fold.
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6. Pin the sleeve to the quilt back at least ½" from the top edge of the quilt and with the basted seam facing out and the stitched seam against the back of the quilt.
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Most quilt shows use much larger rods than the small one in the picture here. The extra fullness in the sleeve helps the quilts hang flatter. I've also adapted this method to hang quilts in my home using smaller measurements to suit the rod I plan to use. Now, go enter your quilt in a show!


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Our farm is very centrally located 1/2 way between Hilo and Kona [1 1/4 hr. driving time from each]. We're just 45. min. from the entrance to Hawaii Volcano National Park If you enjoy a taste of peaceful "old" Hawaii, then we'll make a great home base for island exploring.
The Big Island is home to 11 of the worlds 13 climate zones. You can go from desert to rainforest all in one afternoon. Our home is located at 880 ft. elevation. January nights are around 60F and daytimes 78F to 82F. July brings night temps around 70F and daytimes 82F to 84F. With rare acceptation our property has a gentle 5 m.p.h. trade wind, which makes us "just right". Rainfall averages 40 to 60 inches per year. Enough to keep our Macadamias growing nicely and our lawns green [we hope].
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We have 5 eating places within 2 miles of us. You can get everything from take out pizza to a full sit down meal. Closing times vary per restaurant and range between 5 and 9 p.m.
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When you think of art, one of the last places that probably comes to mind is the law library. Yet, it is replete with artistic touches – an old panoramic print of the graduating class of 1913 in Dunn's Woods hangs over the copy machines, an oil painting beautifies the Rare Book room, and, a more modern addition, the digital sign, strikes a balance between utility and aesthetics at the library's entryway. The artwork in the law library falls into three main categories: works that are historically or institutionally significant, those that are topically relevant, and others which are simply artistic. Furthermore, much of the art on display straddles more than one of these distinctions. Read on to learn a little bit more about the wonderful art which surrounds you…
Platonic Geometry: the Morton Bradley, Jr. sculptures
One of the most striking art features in the law library are Morton C. Bradley's Jr.'s sculptures. Showcased and individually suspended from the ceiling of the reading room, they serenely float in the five-story atrium far above the patrons below. Morton Bradley's connection to Indiana University spans several generations. He was a relative of the University's first president, Andrew Wylie, and Bradley's grandmother (Elizabeth Louisa Wylie) grew up in the historic Wylie House. In addition, Bradley's father – Morton C. Bradley Sr. – was a proud graduate of Indiana University. Upon his passing in 2004, Bradley gifted his entire body of artwork to Indiana University, which included over 300 distinct pieces of art.
The law library houses nine of Bradley's geometric sculptures. Rooted in the principles of Platonic geometry, Bradley was fascinated with the five Platonic solids: tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. His sculptures vary these basic solid forms by manipulating their faces, edges, and angles to create entirely new structures. The nine sculptures hung in the law library are: Untitled, Constellation series (1971); Interlace (1975); Recessions (1976); Sixty Circles (1976); The Great Machiavellian Knot, from the Knot series (1983); Staccato (1986); Kahlil Gibran: A Portrait, from the Pattern series (1987); and from the Polylink series, both Festival (1988) and Chrysalis (1989).
Size varies from piece to piece, but most of the law library's Bradley sculptures are several feet in diameter, with the largest having a diameter of over five feet. The materials used to create these pieces include aluminum, steel, brass, Lexan (a plastic composite used in impact-resistant objects) and wood. Each is finished with paint in an array of soft colors designed to highlight the shadows and angles of the multidimensional designs. Full Story »


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Thanks for submitting your pictures. It appears from your pictures that you are a small B cup size and that your right breast is bigger than your left breast. Since you are wearing a 34 B size bra, 330 cc implants will bring you, roughly, to a 34 full C cup and 397 will bring you to 34 D cup. I would like you to reconsider the gel implants for saline implants for the following reasons : 1. Small incision in the sub areola for saline implants, which is favorable for scar as oppose to long incision in the sub mammary fold for the gel implants, which is not favorable for scar. Also, sub areola incision enables to achieve a nicer cleavage and crease due to easier dissection. 2. Saline implants cost 1/3 of gel implants. 3. Due to your asymmetry, it is easy to correct with saline implants while you might need 2 different size gel implants. 4. When implants leak or rapture, it is easy to replace saline implants while gel implants replacement is more complex. Always consult with board certified plastic surgeons and check their before and after pictures to make sure that you like the results . Also, make sure that the pictures are numerous and consistent.
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I think you will be more happy with style 15.
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What is the best shape for me a moderate profile or a low profile?
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What is the perfect breast implant?
The decision between a style 10, 15, 20 or a 410 cohesive gel type breast implant is completely determined by how round, how full, how high up on your chest you desire your breasts etc etc etc. These choices should be explained to you by your plastic surgeon & you need to bring in your "perfect world breast" pictures to your plastic surgeon. If your surgeon can't explain why he or she is choosing one type of implant over another, perhaps he/she doesn't have the experience you're seeking.
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This is a good question and it comes to deciding between the basic look you want to achieve after the augmentation. I tell my patients there are four basic types of looks for the augmented breast:
(1) the completely natural look- no one would suspect you had augmentation.
(2) the "she's really lucky or had a really good augmentation" look- less projection and little wider base (moderate or moderate plus profile)
(3) the "tastefully augmented" look- more projecting (high profile)
(4) the cartoon breast- implants are too big for your body
I, personally, do not do the cartoon breasts, even if they requested. There are just too many long term problems (tissue thinning, implant position issues, etc). Another important measurement is the nipple to fold distance on stretch. This will tell you if your tissue can accommodate a higher profile implant.
I hope this helps
"Best" implants for you are . . .
A difference of 67cc is just over 2 ounces. I don't believe you would see much difference between the volume of these two implants, or if you did, it would truly be miniscule. Think about how much bigger one breast would be if it had the equivalent of 1/6th of a can of soda more volume than the opposite breast. Right--hardly visible.
But, those slightly larger midrange profile (same as moderate plus) profile implants also have about 6mm more projection and about the same width.as the 330cc moderate profile implants. So, a little volume increase and a little projection increase will make slightly more visible change. Less "natural" appearance, IMHO, but not that big a difference either way.
Also, as I have reviewed some of the answers of my colleagues, you should know that the 330cc implants are moderate profile (there is no such labeling as "low profile" but style 10 is marketed as "moderate profile" by Allergan--these are the "lowest" of this company's implant profiles). The actual dimensions of the 330cc moderate profile style 10 Natrelle implants are 13.0cm width and 3.6cm projection. The moderate plus profile style 15 (also called midrange profile by Allergan) 397cc implants are 13.1cm width and 4.2cm projection. These dimensions are essentially equivalent diameters, with the 397s having the increased volume of 67cc and 6mm--about 1/4 inch--more projection. (But you already knew that!) Sientra (the third US implant manufacturer) do make what they call "low profile," moderate profile, and high profile implants, which may contribute to the confusion in terminology.
Frankly, though my advice is generally to choose just slightly larger than you feel is "perfect" when "sizing," you are young, petite, and with firm perky breasts that likely have pretty firm tissues and strong underlying musculature. Without a personal examination it is inappropriate to give definitive advice, but if I would hazard an online choice, I would suggest the 330cc moderate profile implants if you want the most natural, sporty look. If you want slightly more of a visible Baywatch "va-va-voom" appearance, go for the 397s.
BTW, you don't look as if you have 5-8 lbs to lose, and unless your breasts are more fatty than glandular, they shouldn't be expected to deflate much with weight loss at your age. Unless, of course, you already have goen through that weight change in the past and seen what your breasts do.
Final advice--talk more with your surgeon. S/he has lots of experience with size choice; you have not done this before. For more information, click on the web reference link below. Best wishes! Dr. Tholen
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Implant Size And Profile
The volume is less of an issue than contour. The larger volume will make you a DD in a 34 bra while
the smaller volume will make you closer to a c cup. I usually use at least mod plus profile as as I find the others too wide and flat for most patients.
Also, I believe that Sientra implants are somewhat better implants and are only available to board certified plastic surgeons. Many doctors are switching to textured gel. The warranty is much better. Textured are the most commonly used implants internationally.
Web reference: http://horowitzmd.com/breast/breast-augmentation/
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Hancock Maryland's Wayne Johnson had a night to remember in the first night of "Valley Finale" action as he swept to his first career Thunder Valley win Friday night. Johnson's win came in the Late Model portion invitation only 20 lapper, the last Late Model event of the 2011 Thunder Valley season, In other action on the opening night of the two day weekend, Rick Singleton scored his first Thunder win since he swept a program at the track in July 2007 in the Limited Late Model 20 lapper and Ray Edwards out his new Acura was in Victory Lane in the 4 Cylinder finale. The Semi Lates and Pure Stocks ran qualifying events only for their 76 lap events scheduled on Saturday at the track.
Wayne Johnson who has led many Late Model events at the track finally led to the checkered flag for the first time in his Thunder Valley career. Johnson snagged an invitation to the event by his high 2011 point finish at the track, then drew the pole for the event. At the drop of the green he got by fellow front row starter Chuck Clise and took off. Clise fell back at the start but returned after a few laps to shadow Johnson for the distance but could not effect a pass for the lead. While Clise was chasing Johnson, all eyes were on Chad McClellan as he roared into the picture. McClellan secured third place on lap 5 after some wild outside passing and then began to chase down the leaders. As the event went all green, McClellan closed the distance each lap and caught them late but ran out of laps to advance any further.
At the finish, Johnson scored the popular win over Clise and a fast closing McClellan. Greg Fetters fought his way up from tenth starting position to take fourth, followed by Gene Kain, John Britsky, Clate Copeman, Chris Rhodes, Shawn Claar and Doug Glessner.
On the first day of the two day Limited portion of the event Rick Singleton fought to the front then ran away from the field to score the win. Matt Emerick was the pole sitter and early leader. He led Mike Laughard early as Singleton moved up. Singleton took third on lap three then got by Laughard a lap later to zero in on Emerick.
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Women in Business Council: Informing & promoting within the community
The Women in Business Council, a program of the Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce, has flourished since its 2002 founding.
But chair Emily O'Mahoney, a partner at Gentile Glas Holloway O'Mahoney & Associates (a Jupiter-based landscape architecture, planning and environmental consulting firm), wants it to grow even more.
"The mission statement (of the Women in Business Council), whether written or implied, has always been to bring women in business together and provide supportive or informative programs four times a year," O'Mahoney said.
"We grew from having 30 or 40 in attendance to over 100 as a standard now."
The Council encourages networking and education for professional women and entrepreneurs, and O'Mahoney hopes to draw even more women to the group by continuing to provide "interesting and provocative programming."
"We have quarterly events three lunches and a tea," said Women in Business Council chair-elect Selena Smith, director of Communications at Families First of Palm Beach County. "One of the three lunches is our Woman of the Year luncheon."
The annual Woman of the Year Award, presented each year at a major luncheon, honors a woman who has attained and personified the highest level of professional excellence in business and the community. The 2012 winner was former Palm Beach County Commissioner Karen Marcus.
Smith, who has been actively involved with the Chamber since 2007 and previously chaired its Ambassador Committee, has high hopes for the Women in Business Council's future.
"From my point of view, I would like to continue to host events that are intriguing, informative and entertaining while promoting women in our community," Smith said.
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Happy 4th of July weekend to everyone! Since our country achieved independence at the height of summer and we celebrate with fireworks and ice cream, we often say that no day is hotter than the 4th of July. But why is it so hot? We spent some time at the beach this week, with many days of perfect blue skies and high temperatures. Every morning we all, including Rowan, put on liberal doses of sunscreen to keep the power of the sun at bay. It sure feels like the sun is closer some days than others, and indeed the earth has an elliptical orbit. But here's a question I put to Beckett -- when is the Earth closest to the sun?
Since just last week we paused to admire the solstice and the longest day of the year, Beckett's first guess was the solstice. Many people guess that the Earth is closest to the sun on solstice and just as many guess that its closest some time in July or August, when the sun feels like it is just above the clouds and baking everything. This year, the earth will be farthest from the sun -- a situation called aphelion -- on July 4. At 3:00 pm Universal Time, the earth will be 152,097,700 kilometers (94,509,130 miles) from the sun. Perihelion -- when the Earth is closest to the sun -- won't be until January 4, 2012 at which point the distance will shrink to 147,098,070 kilometers (about 91,402,500 miles) a difference of 5 million kilometers or 3 million miles!
So why is it so hot now and so cold in January? Our very first Science Dad project was about Daylight Saving Time and Beckett showed how the tilt of the earth on its axis has more to do with the length of the day and the weather than distance from the sun. This picture also shows why we have things like equinoxes and solstices -- the earth spins regularly on its axis as it travels around the sun. Even though the difference between aphelion and perihelion is pretty large -- 3 million miles or about 3.3% of the total distance, the effect that the change in distance has on the Earth's weather is small.
The other exciting thing this week here on the East Coast was the launch Wednesday night of the Minotaur rocket from the Wallops Flight Facility just across (and down a bit) the Chesapeake Bay from us. Despite several delays that took the launch from prime time viewing for Beckett to long after his bed time, the launch finally went off just after 11:00 pm. The sky was patchy with clouds so even though I yanked Beckett out of bed, all we really got here was a brief flash of red. The International Space Station had just passed by in the other direction less than an hour before, and coming from the Northwest there were fewer clouds and much greater visibility.
All this space activity makes me want to start training to be an astronaut! I may be a couple of months past eligibility, but I can't imagine the possibilities for the next generation. Hand Rowan a smart phone and watch him navigate it, while I still feel that my iPhone is alien technology. Already space flight and launches are so routine that they no longer make the 'news'. Who knows what will be considered news when Beckett and Rowan are my age?


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I know that, at that mention of the word winter, you probably have your hands over your ears and are singing tra-la-la-la at the top of your voice. I totally get that you want to stretch summer – and its bronzed skin, orange lips, bright eyes and beach hair – out for as long as possible. And the last think I want to do is rain on your sunshiny parade. Or Straya Day spirits.
But it is winter over in Paris and Sundance (where the couture shows and a film festival are going on right now), and some of the celebrity looks there are so fabulous that it would be a crying shame not to showcase them down in this hemisphere.
So, while I'm not expecting us all to pile on the powder and pull on a hat, there's no harm in starting that winter inspiration board over at Pinterest, right?
And here's what you should pin to it …
1. Diane Kruger
Okay, so she looks a little like a French schoolgirl, with that pretty little plait poking out from under a beret, tilted just-so.
But lose the Peter Pan-collared pinafore and add a white tee and boyfriend jeans, and you instantly have grown-up Gallic chic. And don't forget, in winter you need extra help in the glow department. Cue a dash of illuminator in your creamy foundation for extra dewiness, and a splash of shimmer all over the lids.
2. Hailee Steinfeld
She was our One to Watch a while back and we still love spotting her fashion and beauty looks. Including this number. How adorable is the Baker Boy cap, swiveled to the side a little to showcase a sooty slash of black eyeliner?
Meanwhile, her hair was been coiled and loosely pulled around into a twirly bun at one side:
Super-cute. And a great hairstyle (and hat style) to keep in mind on mornings when it's too miserably cold for hair-washing to seem like a good idea.
3. Laura Bailey
You might remember I recently professed my girl-crush on Laura. This is the reason. She can effortlessly match ultra-chic (the nude nails, the tailored clothes) with breezy boho (a slouchy rasta-ish beret hat, long whimsical waves).
The take-home tip for winter beauty: a brush-over of bronzer will always brighten up your look, no matter how black that look is.
4. AnnaLynne McCord
With that cute little beanie and a pretty flush of pink on the cheeks, the actress looks suitably snow-bunny-ish at the Sundance festival. And I love how her cool makeup tones play up to the theme; a mauve-ish pink on the lips, and a crisp white liner on the inner rim. Just the look I'm going to channel the next time I find myself down Thredbo way, curled up on a sofa and drinking schnapps in front of a crackling fire.
Tell me, Primpers, have I excited you about winter?
Or are you still singing tra-la-la-la at the top of your voice?
Kat x
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MASSENA - Village officials hope to give the go-ahead Tuesday evening on the much-delayed, much-debated project to replace aging water lines near Highland Road.
At the last village Board of Trustees meeting, village officials asked Department of Public Works Superintendent Hassan A. Fayad to bring to the board figures on the cost of replacing the pipe if the work were done in-house utilizing DPW crews and the towns Highway Department. Mr. Fayad estimates the cost of the piping and other materials to be close to $100,000, though how the village will pay for that remains uncertain.
Mayor James F. Hidy hopes the board will decide on a means to fund the work - the question thats caused controversy among residents and officials of the town and village. He said the board will consider adding new fees for village residents and ratepayers in that area to fund the work and didnt rule out the option of paying for the work from the suplus funds.
Well do whatever we can for the best interest of the residents of that area. Weve got some options, and were going to look at all of them, he said.
Ratepayers along that pipe on Old Orchard and Leslie roads are charged a monthly village water bill, but their homes lie nearly a mile outside the village. A 50-year-old agreement extended the village water system to that section of the town.
Residents near the pipes dead end began experiencing water issues a couple of years ago. The water was drinkable but looked bad and caused problems for laundry. In the meantime, DPW has allowed the pipes end to leak to prevent the homeowners from receiving rusty water. Mr. Fayad has estimated the pipe could lose more than 200,000 gallons of water per month.
Mr. Hidy would like to move ahead with the project in order to complete the work during the warm weather this year. Hes previously expressed frustration with the projects repeated delays and a desire to have the pipe repaired as soon as possible.
Mr. Fayad estimates the project would take three weeks to a month to complete, if the work is handled by the villages DPW and towns Highway Department employees. He said crews would lay the new pipe before removing the existing pipe in an effort to reduce the impact on residents water. He expects the water to be shut off for half a day.
In February, the board defeated a proposal to establish new water rates for village residents and town residents who use the system near Highland Road, outside the village, to cover the proposed projects $245,000 cost. The estimate is based on the cost of hiring a contractor.
Under the proposed plan, all village homeowners would have been billed $8.05 per year for five years, while the homeowners who use that system would have been billed $56.69 per year for five years for the replacement of the pipes. There also would have been a permanent maintenance fee, which would have cost village residents $3.76 per year and residents in the Highland Road area $26.49 per year.
Trustees Francis J. Carvel, Albert C. Herb Deshaies and Patricia K. Wilson voted against it.
Mr. Carvel, previously a DPW foreman, opposed it because he said at the time believed the project could be done for much less than $245,000 if DPW did all the work.
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I am looking to buy a water filtration system. What i want is a filter that connects to a bladder? Reading on internet there use to be a gravity filter? that attaches to the bladder. I do not like tablets and want to avoid spending time pumping water through filter. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Matt in FL
The output of many filters (whether hand-pumped or gravity-fed) can be connected to a Platy (a Platypus) bladder or reservoir/bottle using what is called a filter link.This can be in the form of a filter link cap, or just a properly sized double-ended barb fitting/adapter.Here's a link to BPL On-Line Store Closeouts/Overstocks for BPL-members only - with an additional 20% off; the filter link should be offered for sale there *IF* they have any still availableHere's a link to PLG's (ProLiteGear) Hydration Accessories webpage. PLG is a good company to do business with, IMO.
Edited by pj on 02/08/2007 03:56:58 MST.
I just ordered the ULA Amigo gravity filter at http://www.ula-equipment.com/amigo.htm and they also have a connector to platypus for sale. I haven't had a chance to use it yet, but sometime in the next month hopefully. I think it has received favorable reviews in the past on BPL.You could try a forum search on water/gravity filter because there have been some good discussions/reviews in the past on here.I've only seen a complete gravity filter system available at ULA, but there might be others out there. I think there are also directions to make a gravity filter, but I don't have a link. I think the only difficult part would be sewing the silnylon bag and getting a good seal where the outlet hose goes thru. And of course selecting the appropriate water filter.Kirk
Bill Forsnell has created a filter listed on this board somewhere. Search "Cuben" and "gravity filter" and it should pop up. There seems to be a ton of ways to create these and imagination is the only limit.I used a silnylon water bag created by the folks at Dancing light gear (I think it was like $9 and constructed very well)...it holds 6 liters I think. I, like Bill, used a Katadyn filter without the housing placed in the bottom and connected via a hose connector and rubber washers. There is no need for a filter clearing device and I imagine it works a little faster than the ULA Amigo.
Another way of bypassing the need for a Platy filter hookup device is to just make one. using a solid spare Platy cap you can drill out the center just a hair under the diameter of your filter line hose, insert this hose's end into the Platy cap and away you go! Be careful with silt laden water, as this especially needs to settle out before pouring into your filter bag. Otherwise it can clog your filter faster than you might imagine....making the weight of a pump filter,, with a prefilter float seem SUL in comparison.
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