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Hello Kasan94, greetings and welcome to the Narutopedia! Thanks for your edit to the Talk:Second Raikage page.
We do hope that you will stay for a long time. Enjoy your stay as we work to become the best Naruto info site out there. BELIEVE IT!
If you're looking for something to do why not look over the Forums or more specifically Narutopedia Collaboration for a list of projects we're working on. And the Community portal has a lot of recent discussions and places to go listed on it.
Please leave a message on my talk page if I can help with anything! -- Jacce (Talk) 12:54, January 8, 2012
Re: Yoroi and Misumi
I'm leaving an answer on Misumi Tsurugi's talk page. Jacce | Talk | Contributions 20:39, January 9, 2012 (UTC)
You should read the image policy before uploading more images. Jacce | Talk | Contributions 18:56, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Image police question
That probably had some to do with it, but the biggest problem is that the images lacks license and fair use rationale. When you are uploading an image, insert a fair use rationale in the "Summary" box. For pictures from the manga, use:
==Summary== {{Characters in image|}} {{Fair use rationale | Description = Single frame snapshot of [[]]. | Source = The [[Naruto Series|Naruto]] manga, chapter | Portion = A single panel from the manga [[Naruto Series|Naruto]]. | Purpose = For the illustration of the character [[]] | Resolution = Low/High | Replaceability = Only by a similar snapshot with the same license status. | Other Information = Character design by [[Masashi Kishimoto]]. }}
And for pictures from the anime, use:
==Summary== {{Characters in image|}} {{Fair use rationale | Description = Single frame snapshot of [[]]. | Source = [[Naruto Series|Naruto]] Episode | Portion = Single frame from the [[Naruto Series|Naruto]] Anime series. | Purpose = For the illustration of the character [[]]. | Resolution = Low/High | Replaceability = Only by a similar snapshot with the same license status. | Other Information = }}
Don't forget to insert the missing info in the fair use rationale. Then you select license, there is a selection under the summary box. For manga pictures, use "Comic/Manga Scans/Captures" and for anime pictures use "TV Screenshot".
Just add fair use and license to your images, and the community will be able to use them. Jacce | Talk | Contributions 18:02, April 12, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Regarding my Hyūga page
No problem. I'm about 90% sure that the Hyūga with Sakura is the same with Inoichi and Shikaku in the manga at least because he looks exactly the same (attire and appearance-wise). However I did get a bit confused because the anime switched him out at the scene where they went to get Hinata with a Hyūga that looks like the one from the First Division (hair-style) wise. As for the Riichi and First Division one, I believe I might have gotten a but confused because of the hairstyle, not too sure, but I'm still checking.--Cerez365™(talk) 15:16, August 24, 2012 (UTC)
I think the Riichi and First Division Hyūga thing may just be a mistake. Also, I just realised that the one with Sakura is in fact not the one with Shikaku and Inoichi b/c at the same time they were healing Hianta, they were looking for Hinata.-Cerez365™(talk) 15:36, August 24, 2012 (UTC)
I don't think so. Kō's nose is a bit more flat and I don't think he would have left Hinata's side based on what he said.--Cerez365™(talk) 15:30, August 25, 2012 (UTC)
Hinata never bounded Kō's arm in the manga, and the other Hyūga isn't wearing bandages in the manga either. And no, I don't know what that category means.--Cerez365™(talk) 11:50, August 26, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Removing pictures?
I didn't see a need to change the images. Yes there's no mist but in cases where the images were less accurate, the mist isn't bad enough that the characters are obscured by it.--Cerez365™(talk) 14:40, October 19, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Hyuga page
Heller. No problem ^^ --Cerez365™(talk) 19:05, October 22, 2012 (UTC)
Talkpage policy~ UltimateSupreme 12:55, January 4, 2013 (UTC)
Image policy
Kasan94, we have become aware that you have violated one or more rules that have been listed out in the Image policy. Please make sure to read the Image policy again as well as the other policies listed in the Rules Index so that you are not blocked for ignoring the policies. Any queries about why you are receiving this message can be directed to my talkpage.
The user has left the following message in regards to this notice:
You cannot upload an image with fair use rationale and license metadata if it will not be used in an article (aka, only on your userpage). Fan profiles are not allowed.
Many thanks for your co-operation. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | My Wiki | Channel 15:41, January 15, 2013 (UTC)
Re: Unknown Clan Members
- No you can't make real infoboxes, those would appear on the wikia with a link to create a real articles which people will be "tempted" to do. Or else an admin may delete them because they lead nowhere
- I wouldn't know how to do that. That's actually there because of the infobox format linking back to the page that "should be created" for the article. Kinda like what would happen if you did #1
- The links are directing fine to me.--Cerez365™(talk) 01:00, January 23, 2013 (UTC)
You guys shouldn't be using {{Infobox/Naruto/Character}}.
Use {{Infobox/Character}} instead. You can see how to use it here.~ UltimateSupreme 03:54, January 23, 2013 (UTC)
- You don't get a link below.
- There is no risk of screwing up any semantic stuff.~ UltimateSupreme 17:09, January 23, 2013 (UTC)
- Ultimate, I can't seem to do it right, if you look at my page at the first man, it's all screwed up, it dosn't show the infomation I want. If you got the time, I would be really happy if you edited one of them ,the correct way :) --Kasan94 (talk) 17:30, January 23, 2013 (UTC)
- Like this.~ UltimateSupreme 02:46, January 24, 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah like that. Thanks. --Kasan94 (talk) 15:08, January 24, 2013 (UTC)
Dunno whats happening on your end, sorry about that.--Cerez365™(talk) 06:37, January 24, 2013 (UTC) To bad then, now that I have to change them, it dosn't matter naymore ;) --Kasan94 (talk) 15:08, January 24, 2013 (UTC)
Do you need any help editing clan members (anime and manga), since your missing a lot? I would like to help you, can I? :)--Omojuze (talk) 18:01, January 24, 2013 (UTC)
- I was going to help you with Akimichi Clan pictures, but I see you already done it yourself.--Omojuze (talk) 21:11, January 25, 2013 (UTC)
Re: picture license
You can use the ones mentioned on this page. But I would recommend using
video-screenshot~ UltimateSupreme 05:39, January 25, 2013 (UTC)
Repeated violations of Image policy
This fan profiles, is that regarded as my own profiel
- It is regarding your userpage on this wiki.
Because the picture I resently uploaded, have I used in an "article" of my own
- Images which are uploaded for the sole purpose of being displayed on your userpage on this wiki are not permitted. Please read the image policy in regards to this. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | Channel 20:12, February 10, 2013 (UTC)
- I've given you plenty of time to resolve this, but you have not. I'll just ask an admin to remove your userpage and all the images on it since they are in violation of the above policy. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | Channel 17:14, February 20, 2013 (UTC)


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As rhetoric heats up, parsing legitimate concerns from intractable political or philosophical positions is getting more challenging. Misinformation abounds, spread worldwide 24/7 by bloggers and social media savants, writes ASBJ communications columnist Nora Carr in her latest installment for the magazine.
Traditional political wisdom counsels school officials to reinforce their supporters, engage those in the middle, and ignore the negative 2 percent to 10 percent whose opinions will never change, continues Carr.
Unfortunately, with more than 70 percent of U.S. voters no longer directly connected to their public schools through their children, ignoring media-savvy activist groups is likely to backfire.
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BiographyEscavalier appeared as a Karrablast in BW065 where it was owned by Professor Juniper. Since Bianca wanted to trade her Shelmet for Karrablast, they managed to trade. Karrablast and Shelmet both evolved into Escavalier and Accelgor respectively.
Later, Escavalier started to disobey Bianca and chase her around until prof. Juniper suggested with her Accelgor to have a double battle agaisnt Ash's Boldore and Cilan's newly evolved Crustle. During the battle Escavalier started to go on it's own ignoring orders from Bianca and ramdomly using attacks that were causing it and Accelgor to lose the match, later Escavalier was about to get hit by Boldore's Flash Cannon but was protected by Accelgors Substitute causing alot a damage to Accelgor but thanks to this it learned to listen to Bianca. Escavalier and Accelgor battled hard and defeated Ash's Boldore, despite that they were finnaly defeated by Crustle's Rock Wrecker.
It reappeared in BW106 where it was the first pokemon used by Bianca in the 2nd round of Unova league against kotetsu's samurott, it used Iron Defense to stand up agaisnt samurott's powerful razor shells, but at last it's endurance ran out after taking too much of samurott's powerful Razor shell rusulting in it's defeat.
Known Moves
|Evolution Exchange Excitement!
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- indicates this Pokémon normally can't use this move.
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Ack! I'm finally getting around to posting the roundup for this month's Dinner and a Movie [1]! I apologize for getting this up so late! I've been playing catch-up ever since I returned from my Great Seattle [2] Adventure [3], and unfortunately, DaaM suffered for it. I hope you all subscribe to the adage "Better late than never", because this is late, late, late! That doesn't mean, however, that these Shirley Valentine entries are anything less than awesome – because they most certainly are!
Shirley Valentine [4] is a fortysomething housewife from Liverpool wondering what has happened to herself, as she feels stagnant and in a rut. She has become a proverbial doormat. Her family pays her so little attention that she's taken to talking to her kitchen walls in order to keep a conversation going. She's always dreamed of going to Greece, and when her friend wins a trip for two to Mykonos, Shirley uncharacteristically puts herself first and accepts an invitation to go along. She packs her bags, leaves a note on the kitchen table, and takes off on her dream vacation!
Immersed in her stunningly beautiful surroundings, Shirley takes stock of her life after years of marital neglect and mundane domesticity. What she discovers there is a new awareness of who she is and what her existence can be with just a little effort on her part. (A little tryst with a hunky Greek doesn't hurt matters either!) When her nice, but complacent husband Joe arrives on the island to bring her back to Liverpool, Shirley is forced to make the most important decision of her life. I'm not going to tell you the ending. I don't want to ruin it for you if you do decide to watch the movie.
I was very excited to get such positive feedback from so many of you regarding my movie choice for this month. Shirley Valentine is one of my all time favorite films, and many of you feel the same way. The first time that I watched it, I really felt like I could identify with it. It has become my "go to" movie whenever I find myself sinking into a rut and questioning my purpose in the universe. I am fortunate to have a family that is much more supportive of me than Shirley's is of her, but as I edge my way into middle age, I have definitely felt a lot of the same feelings that Shirley has. I think she is incredibly brave. She hightailed it all the way to Greece! All I did was run away to Seattle for a few days!
I was also very impressed with the entries I received this month. Apparently, I wasn't the only one inspired by this movie!
I'm bringing two dishes to the party. Both are Greek classics and both recipes were borrowed from my good friend Peter, whose blog, Kalofagas [5], is a living testament to the fabulousness of Greek cuisine! The first is Taramasalata with Homemade Pita Chips. Taramasalata is a creamy, luscious Greek dip made from the roe of the carp fish. It is a staple on the menu of most Greek restaurants, and we here at Chez SGCC love it! You can find Peter's recipe for Taramasalata here [6].
I never cared much for pita chips until I began making my own. I always found them dry, thick and waaaay too hard. I'm talking tooth cracking hard! My Homemade Pita Chips are light, thin, delicate and super crispy. They are also ridiculously simple to make. All you do is cut regular pita bread into wedges and then split each wedge into two pieces. Lay them all out on a baking sheet and lightly brush them with olive oil (extra-virgin, of course). Then, sprinkle some salt, pepper, and whatever herbs and spices you like on them and bake at 350 deg. F. for about 15 minutes. That's it. Done. They keep well for a couple of days in a zip lock bag. Trust me. You will never go back to the stuff in the bags after you've tried these!
My second DaaM dish is Souvlaki [7]. Souvlaki is a popular Greek dish consisting of small pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer. It may be served on the skewer for eating out of hand, in a pita sandwich with garnishes and sauces, or on a dinner plate, often with fried potatoes or rice pilaf. You can click on the link for the recipe for Peter's Souvlaki [8]
Lisa from My Own Sweet Thyme [9] sent over another popular Greek dip. Who doesn't love a delicious, garlicky, lemony Hummus [10]? I certainly do!
Lisa says that "Like Shirley, Hummus is a wonderful and exotic recipe that is often taken for granted. Becoming reacquainted with the excitement of making it adds a new appreciation for an old favorite."
Your Hummus looks droolworthy, Lisa. Thanks so much for sending it over!
Gabi from The Feast Within [11] sent over these lovely Sweet Potato Chips and Egg with Oregano Feta Gremolata [11]. Gabi says that "Chips and Egg" is a pivotal dish in the movie. If you read her post, you'll understand why. It is a classic British dish. She tried to pull Greece a bit closer with the Oregano/Feta Gremolata. It looks wonderful Gabi! Thanks for sharing it!
Meg from A Dash of Nutmeg [12] made another tempting potato dish. Her Greek-Inspired Twice-Baked Potatoes with Capers and Feta [13] look to die for! Meg says that, "Inspired by Greece in the movie, I decided to make these potatoes. They are nice and creamy and I was happy to taste how well the flavors in the capers and the feta cheese play off one another." Thanks so much to Meg for sharing them!
I like to call Bellini Valli from More Than Burnt Toast [14] the United Nations of food bloggers. She frequently features the most mouthwatering international dishes on her blog, and has a special place in her heart for Greece. Val made some Pan Fried Halloumi [15] to share with us. Halloumi is a Greek cheese, usually made from a mixture of goat and sheep milk. It has quite a high melting point, and so can easily be fried or grilled. Thanks, Val! It really looks divine!
Zabeena from A Lot on My Plate [16] says that "The film probably should have inspired something symbolic of transformation and renewal, but all I could think was: Greek Food! Stifado!! We had discovered it either in Crete or Corfu, brought back a cookery book from there, and cooked this dish frequently for a while. And then we forgot about it again. Strange, how that happens. Slipping into routines, getting stuck in a rut. Forgetting all the other things you used to love. A little bit like Shirley."
Zabeena's Moschári Stifado [17] is a beef ragout with onions, vinegar and tomato sauce. I'm positively drooling over that lovely picture! It looks so delicious! Thanks, Zabeena!
Rebecca from Madindex [18] joins us all the way from Denmark. She was so inspired by Shirley Valentine that she created a whole dinner [19] around it!
Check this out!
Rebecca says that "The film, Shirley Valentine, captures quite nicely the emotions the south of Europe can stir up in us North Europeans. If you have watched "Italian for Beginners" you may know what I'm talking about. The south is passion and sun, and always something we long for and dream about, especially during the long dark winter (no, actually most of the year). Although the film takes place in Greece, I decided to go for everything that reminded my cold, Scandinavian heart about sun, passion and long holidays in the south of Europe. The result is a bit of Greece and a bit of Spain – and despite the touristic touch of the dishes, they also symbolise the simple, and yet rich Mediterranean food – rich in good ingredients and rich in olive oil!"
Well done, Rebecca! Thank you!
Now, what's a fabulous Greek feast without a little something sweet? We've got you covered!
Kris from The Back of the Cupboard [20] sent over some delectable Loukoumathes [21] for us to drool over.
"Pronounced loo-koo-MAH-thes, these little yeasted balls of dough are deep fried until puffed and golden and then drizzled with lots of honey and sprinkled with cinnamon. A New Years Eve tradition in parts of Greece, I thought they went perfectly with a movie based on change and getting a fresh start."
I completely agree, Kris. Actually, with a plateful of these, I probably wouldn't even mind being in a rut! Thanks for sharing them!
My good friend Cakelaw from Laws of the Kitchen [22] made a lovely and refreshing Lime and Yoghurt Sorbet [23].
Cakelaw explains that "As Shirley's adventures centre on her experiences in the Greek Islands, I am naturally inspired to make a Greek-style recipe for this event. During the film, Shirley Valentine rediscovers her zest for life. Together, these elements led me to make a Lime and Yoghurt Sorbet…..Why? It's a Greek-style recipe and its zesty, uplifting flavour mirrors Shirley's new-found zest for life."
I love the way you think, Cakelaw, and I love this sorbet too. It's the perfect finale for our Greco-inspired buffet! Thanks so much for sending it over!
I hope you'll take a few minutes and check out all of these terrific recipes. I also hope you'll play along with my co-host Marc and I next time when our featured movie will be Monsoon Wedding [24]. You can read all about it here [25].
Ciao for now!
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Basil, sweet basil: the lupus accommodations we make.
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Your posts are always so informative. I realize the basil/angiodema link is probably a very individual thing, but reading about this really drives home the importance of tracking symptoms along with lifestyle/diet and analyzing the data. I've got to start doing this! I try to jot down a few notes about symptoms most days, but not in a chart that I can easily use to analyze trends. And I often forget to note some symptoms. If I were looking at a complete list and had to check of whether or not I experienced each one, every day, maybe my data would be more accurate! Again, I've GOT TO motivate myself to sit down and create a spreadsheet like yours...
- May 10, 2012 at 12:28 PM
I agree! I keep reading Sara's suggestions about the spreadsheet but then, think my S&Ss aren't bad enough. A couple of days go by and the swelling,pain, etc starts and I wonder why I didn't get going with the spreadsheet! We both need to GET GOING!
- May 12, 2012 at 9:44 PM
- Sara Gorman said...
well - I can't say the spreadsheet if for everyone, but if I can help either of you in attempting one, let me know! I had such luck with it - and I hope you might, too!
Also note that I started small...so maybe even jotting down a few major symptoms or side effects on the side of a piece of paper and then marking them off every day might help. At least it would be a start, and you don't need anything but a pencil and a piece of paper. :)
- May 21, 2012 at 9:09 PM


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Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - Terrence Ross netted 19 points in 26 minutes
off the bench to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 99-97 preseason victory over
the Boston Celtics.
Landry Fields hit 5-of-7 from the field for 14 points off the bench while Kyle
Lowry dropped in 11 points. Rudy Gay and Jonas Valanciunas went for 10 points
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MarShon Brooks paced the Celtics with 17 points. Jeff Green, Kelly Olynyk and
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nine rebounds before fouling out.
Brooks hit a pair of triples in the final minute to get Boston within four.
Jared Sullinger's layup with 10 seconds left resulted in the final margin as
Julyan Stone missed a breakaway dunk for Toronto and Sullinger's tip-in
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Originally aired on TNRtv on 6/30/09. Alvaro Vargas Llosa discusses Zelaya and Chavez, as well as changes in Argentine leadership.
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text: Vision in the desert: how Tunisian plains could provide all of Europe's energy Magazine features 17 October 12 by Pete Guest This article was taken from the October 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online.Squinting in the sunlight, Maurizio Scaravaggi checks his watch and uses his shadow to find north. He turns to look west, out over a featureless landscape to the horizon. "That is ours," he says, picking up a handful of sand and letting it run through his fingers.Rjim Maatoug, this patch on the northern edge of the Sahara, is not the dramatic landscape of a Hollywood desert, but a wide, sandy plain, punctuated every few metres by dried shrubs. A few kilometres away an oasis has been turned into a commercial palm-oil plantation, the only industry in this desolate region of Tunisia. "We won't have to clear the land," he says. "The mirrors won't need much space, and the bushes will hold the sand."Scaravaggi works for Nur Energie, an Anglo-Tunisian enterprise that is close to securing the surface rights to 100 square kilometres of this desert. Here, the company intends to build a 2GW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant to export energy to a European market that is facing a huge potential shortfall as Germany takes its nuclear reactors offline. The project, called TuNur, is one in a long line of schemes that have been discussed for years: solar-power projects have turned up as proposals on the sidelines of Mediterranean energy conferences for more than a decade, and almost every recent co-operation agreement between Europe and North African states has included a pillar on renewable energy and climate change. In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, momentum has gathered, both in Europe and in Asia. If the vision is realised, it could be one cell in a solar mega-grid stretching around the Mediterranean from Morocco to Greece, using the Sun to power the industrialised nations of northern Europe.It falls to Scaravaggi to solve TuNur's most taxing challenge: extending a transmission cable from this patch of desert, up 600km of rough terrain, to the Mediterranean and across to its landing point in Montalto di Castro, 90km north-west of Rome.A taciturn, bespectacled engineer and a veteran of the Italian energy sector, Scaravaggi has spent a quarter of a century managing the complex electromechanics of building networks. But this job, he admits, requires constant re-evaluation of the technologies and logistics used in the industry. Handling those logistics will be Fethi Bel Hadj, 45, from Nur Energie's local partner, Top Oil Services. Bel Hadj, a jovial bear of an oilman, handles a Land Cruiser as if it were an extension of his body and seems to know every centimetre of the country's roads and pipelines -- many of which he has had some hand in building or maintaining.While Scaravaggi deals with the complicated theory and electromagnetic-engineering challenges, it is Bel Hadj who will have to turn the design into a reality, finding ways to move the machines and massive lengths of cable into position, and to navigate the land and passage rights.The pair, along with a small crew of surveyors in a chase car with a gaffer-tape-secured GPS jutting from the passenger window, are searching for an accessible route out of Rjim Maatoug and to the north coast of Tunisia. It is a journey that has taken them down the west coast, on a crowded highway where overhead lines already jostle for space; across the Chott El Jerid, a Martian salt lake where the water runs red around glistening crystal islands; and then north, up the Algerian border, where on the roadside diesel smugglers sell plastic bottles of fuel at knock-down prices, and where Bel Hadj frets about the safety of his cars."If we leave them here, they will be in Algeria by tomorrow," he says, as the team abandons their plan to stay overnight in Thelepte while following a potential corridor that would have the line cross the chott (the Arab name for a Saharan salt lake), and over the mountains, past the frontier towns of Gafsa and Métlaoui. There, skeletal conveyors are draped across the blunt peaks. Phosphate mines throw tonnes of dust into the air, adding to the sandstorms that are common in the spring.This route, a combination of B-roads, existing service tracks left by the oil and gas industry and bone-jarring off-road jaunts through the rocky desert, seemed on the map to be the most promising. The altitude is a challenge, but the route offers advantages: the lack of urban development should ease planning issues, and the route will pass the Jendouba substation. This would allow the company to plug into the Tunisian domestic network and repay some of their deals with the government and monopoly operator, the Société Tunisienne d'Electricité et Gaz -- STEG -- with power, rather than cash.The alternatives -- a longer route to the west, either alongside the coastal highway or up a secondary road further inland -- add some practical problems. The total breadth of a buried cable corridor, which would be needed if the team build near the road, is around 12 metres -- two cable trenches of three metres each with a six-metre service road in the middle. The cable rolls must be transported horizontally in 40-tonne, 1km-long rolls with a diameter of five metres -- twice the width of a standard truck, and wider than most roads. Bel Hadj thinks they can jerry-rig one of the huge low-bed trucks used by the oil and gas industry with a specially designed holder that could bring the cable reels upright. At the port of Gabes, he says, there is a "Fajoli", a vast, 750-tonne-capacity vehicle that could carry multiple reels. The logistics, he says, should not be dictating the design. Whatever the design requires, they can fix it. An overland solution would be far cheaper, but it would need to use alternating current because the electrostatic effect of direct current would attract sand to the lines. Once the cable reaches the sea, there is a whole new problem. The undersea laying technology only works at depths of up to 1,600m. Off the coast, the sea bed drops sharply to 2,000m. The sheer weight of the cable hanging free two kilometres in the water behind a ship would probably capsize it. Unless a new, lighter material can be used -- and Scaravaggi thinks that Spectra, an alloy developed to spin into ropes for racing sailing boats, is a possible alternative -- then the team may need to modify one of the enormous catamarans used to lay oil pipes.There is little discussion of the power plant itself. This, Scaravaggi admits, is partly because it has become customary to delay such decisions, to squeeze the best deal out of potential suppliers. "I know of one project in America where they changed from CSP [to photovoltaics, PV] on the last day," Scaravaggi says, hinting that he might consider incorporating PV in Rjim Maatoug. A different technology in the mix uses heliostats, or mirrors, that project the Sun's energy to a boiler on top of a tower, creating high-pressure steam that can be integrated with conventional power-plant components to create energy. Scaravaggi knows that it is not the generation technology that poses his greatest challenge, but the transmission. The problems are solvable, but this will take time. After securing building permits, completing the design and tendering, manufacturing the components and putting them in place, final completion could take seven years. Still, generation will be modular, and Scaravaggi believes it is feasible to bring 1GW online by 2017, which would make TuNur one of the earliest, if not the first, to market. This kind of solar-for-export project has finally found a window of opportunity. Read page 2 1234 Read on one page Latest on wired.co.uk


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Waking Up the Neighbors is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories given to protagonist Victor Vance by Marty Jay Williams, leader of the Trailer Park Mafia, from his trailer in Little Havana, Vice City.
Victor goes to Marty's trailer looking for some more work and Marty informs Victor that the Cholos are moving in on his repo business. Marty tells Victor to blow up three Cholo delivery vans before they begin their rounds by using grenades. Victor destroys the first two with relative ease. However, the Cholos send two gun men in a Cholo Sabre after Victor. Despite this, Victor destroys the third delivery van.
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- Destroy the Cholos' vans before they leave for work
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- It's possible to get Wasted or Busted and still successfully complete the mission, as long as either happens after the third truck explodes.
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St. Louis, MO (KSDK) - Sometimes, there is some good in goodbye.
"My stomach is in knots right now," says Kelli Tolle.
After four months in St. Louis, four-year-old Patrick Booker is going home. It's a 5,000 mile journey back to Liberia, but that doesn't seem so distant considering how far he's come.
"It's a happy time because he's going home healthy," says Tolle.
When Patrick arrived in St. Louis, he was fighting for his life.
"It was really just a matter of time that he was going to pass away," says Dr. Brad Warner of St. Louis Children's hospital.
Back in his home village, thinking it was water, he accidentally drank a Draino-like substance. His esophagus was so badly burned he could no longer eat. Doctors in Liberia had done all they could do.
On the other side of the world, Wentzville, Missouri's Corey Tolle heard about Patrick's plight from his partner.
"And he says, 'Would you happen to have any contacts in the medical field?'" says Corey.
Corey works for a company that does some mining business in Liberia and Patrick's story had been featured in a local newspaper there. Corey purchased the airline tickets, made arrangements with the US Embassy and St. Louis Children's Hospital and three weeks later, Patrick and his grandmother were in St. Louis. They got here just in time.
"When he arrived he was 19 pounds," says Corey.
Over the next two months, a feeding tube helped Patrick get strong enough for surgery - a surgery that Dr. Brad Warner agreed to perform for free.
"It touched me that someone really would die without doing something that I know how to do," says Dr. Warner.
The complicated surgery would take eight hours. Patrick's esophagus had to be removed and replaced with a section of colon.
Dr. Warner says he'd only performed the surgery a handful of times over the past 19 years. With a surgery like this, the only guarantee was that the waiting would be excruciating. But then, Dr. Warner emerged with the good news.
"He did perfect. Couldn't be better!" said Dr. Warner.
The only question now was would the recovery go as well? Less than two weeks after leaving the hospital, Patrick was leaving crumbs on his plate.
"There is no reason that he can't have a normal life after this," says Dr. Warner.
Christmas at the Tolle house turned out to be even more meaningful than usual. After all, Patrick and his grandmother are now part of the family.
"I can't imagine sending them back home," said an emotional Kelli Tolle. "I don't really want to think about that day."
It took good will to bring Patrick here and great will to let him go back. He and his grandmother arrived with just the shirts on their backs but go home with four suitcases stuffed with compassion.
"Clothing. Even food that we packed in there," Corey Tolle says.
The Tolle family isn't sure when they'll all meet again.
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Meanwhile, something amazing happened when Patrick got home. He's become a bit of a celebrity.
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The Trouble with the Curve is about an aging Atlanta Braves baseball scout, Clint Eastwood, who uses his experience and gut to pick a player vs. the modern way with computers. Clint Eastwood is a cantankerous man who loves baseball, misses his dead wife and has a love but leave me alone relationship with his daughter, Amy Adams. They convey all this to us in the first few minutes, by showing Clint Eastwood home alone, stumbling into a coffee table and kicking it out of the way and, my favorite, getting a can of spam and eating directly out of the can. (Side note, shortly after seeing this I bought a can of spam. I did not eat it directly out of the can mainly, because my wife is still alive and would not let me, but I did dump it out on to a plate and cut off a hunk and ate it raw, after first verifying that it is fully cooked.)
Philip is one of the new upcoming modern computer wise scouts with ambition and is trying to push Clint Eastwood out of the way. The movie centers around the scouting of a likely looking baseball player in North Carolina; do the Braves sign him, do the Red Socks, is he a good pick? OK, so now let's add in some other things. Clint Eastwood is losing is eyesight, Amy Adams is his lawyer daughter and lets spice it up, Justin Timberlake is a scout for the Red Socks and likes Amy Adams.
You do not have to know about baseball to like this movie but if you do it probably enhances it for you. Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake have drinking contest about past players and infamous plays. Personally, I did not know who or what they were talking about but still enjoyed their competition, drink if you do not know. I wasn't drinking Justin and Amy were.
The movie gets its name from a type of pitch, The Curve, they also call it the change up unless I got that confused with one of those other pitches. Amy Adams and Clint Eastwood see Bo Gentry as having a major flaw in that he cannot hit a curve ball, hence the title of the movie. They talk about Bo hitching and his hand drifting. I have no idea what that means but you do not have to, Clint Eastwood knows and it is this personal seeing with his own eyes, hearing the clink of the bat that makes him a better scout than the computer. There was one part of the movie that I can relate to on a personal level, there is a batter who is up just before Bo Gentry and Gentry says get a hit so he, Gentry, can get up to hit. This poor little scrawny, glasses wearing guy is now praying to God to get him on base. He gets hit with the ball and gets to walk to his base. On his way he is saying to God, perhaps you misinterpreted my request. This part of the movie, while not in any way the major thrust of the movie, hit home for me. How many times was I up to bat and said the same prayer and sadly it was in Softball (which for those who do not know, is a bigger ball and as its name implies softer). You rarely get to take your base for getting hit by a softball. My prayer was broader than this guy's, he wanted to get on base thus preserving Gentry's ups. My prayer was just let me hit it, I did not care where it went just let me hit it.
Clint Eastwood is struggling to hang on to being useful, more than that, to being independent. He is getting older, computers are encroaching in on him, his eyesight is failing. Amy Adams sacrifices her promotion, her boyfriend, in order to be with her dad and help him. Ok so did you get the gist of this movie, it involves baseball but it is more than a movie about baseball, it is a movie about family love, old age, scum who try to push you out of the way and about what is really important in life. And hey if that is not enough for you, then watch Justin Timberlake and Amy Adams both are cute as a button.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Schools in Middlebury, Wa-Nee and Penn-Harris-Madison school districts made the state's list of 2013 Four Star Schools.
The following schools are on the Indiana Department of Education's list, released earlier today, May 13:
York Elementary, Middlebury
Northridge High School, Middlebury
NorthWood Middle School, Wakarusa
NorthWood High School, Nappanee
Prairie Vista Elementary, Granger
Mary Frank Harris Elementary, Granger
Schmucker Middle School, Mishawaka
Grissom Middle School, Mishawaka
Penn High School, Mishawaka
Discovery Middle School, Granger
Horizon Elementary, Granger
Northpoint Elementary, Granger
According to the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), to be on the list of Four Star Schools in Indiana, a school must be in the top 25th percentile of schools in ISTEP+ (Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus) testing results. This year's 313 Indiana Four Star Schools made the list based on their ISTEP+ scores from the 2011-2012 school year.
No Elkhart County Schools received the distinction last year, though Penn-Harris-Madison did have six schools on the list. In 2011, Northridge Middle School was the one Elkhart County school to earn the title.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz said in a news release, "Winning this award required excellent work by teachers, administrators, students and parents throughout the year and on behalf of the entire Indiana Department of Education I send them my sincere congratulations."


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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Advanced Style: Drawing Inspiration
When I was a child I would draw pictures of fancy ladies and chandeliers and make little books of them. The other day I decided to try my hand at drawing again. It's funny because my drawing skills haven't "advanced" much and these ladies look very much like the ones I did as a kid. As a child I was still drawn to the style of older people and my old sketches were definitely an influence on me starting this blog. I hope you enjoy them!
15 comments:
- thwany said...
these are adorable.
- September 22, 2009 at 2:39 PM
- Enrique said...
a lovely, charming set! keep drawing.
- September 22, 2009 at 2:43 PM
- sarah louise walker said...
adorabibble! this should be a weekly thing since they are so cute.
Sarah Louise
- September 22, 2009 at 3:43 PM
- harrydog said...
they are sooo adorable!!! i want one please!!!!(me, angel) i love that you posted them!!! xx
- September 22, 2009 at 4:33 PM
- Beach Vintage said...
These are so cute, thanks for making my morning fun.
- September 22, 2009 at 4:58 PM
- Style Odyssey said...
these are too cute! each one made me smile. :)
- September 22, 2009 at 9:34 PM
- r l n ! said...
Yes, they may still look like your kid-drawings, but they sure are in vogue today! They are hip, they are cute, and oh so expressive!
What fun :)
- September 22, 2009 at 11:33 PM
- mim said...
I looooove them!! :)
- September 23, 2009 at 6:56 AM
- Ang. said...
They are awesome! They look like they're flying or floating in the air and a couple of them remind me a little bit of Edward Gorey.
- September 23, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- Lady in Stunning Gowns said...
All sketches are soo adorable. keep drawing..
- September 25, 2009 at 5:37 AM
I love your pictures. They remind me of these:
- September 25, 2009 at 7:34 PM
- L.T. said...
Love it, so cute!
- September 27, 2009 at 12:02 AM
- traveling, in huis en erbuiten.... said...
drawings are cunning, carry all the promise of later, which is now. wow.
- September 27, 2009 at 1:29 PM
Seriously. I would buy a set of these, frame them with brightly colored mats and hang them on the wall.
- September 30, 2009 at 9:16 PM
I love these! I drew fancy ladies too!
- October 3, 2009 at 1:28 AM


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Milton Bradley For Jose Guillen?
Winter Meetings get underway this afternoon through Thursday.
Obviously, Hendry's one goal is trading 'Milton the Terrible.'
I'd say forget about the Rays and the Rangers for the time being, teams which are unlikely to pay for Bradley anyway, and go after someone like Jose Guillen in Kansas City, which is a possibility according to SI's Jon Heyman.
Jose is no saint, of course, but his numbers are legit and the guy can still play solid defense. And, if you get a full season out of him at little ol' Wrigley Field, we're talkin' 30-plus home runs and 110-plus RBI.
Perhaps, an even better choice is former-White Sox Aaron Rowand. He's two-years younger (31) than Guillen, more durable and with a far better temperament, too.
Maybe the Chicago-life rejuvenates Rowand a bit, reminds him of his glory days on the South Side! For certain, he'd be the center fielder the Cubs absolutely need. Plus, he's an everyday-type leader and affordable, nonetheless, at least compared to Milton's huge deal.
Honestly, however, it doesn't much matter who or what comes back for Bradley…just as long as the man goes. Hendry's career, after all, depends on it.


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Nazis killed millions during the World War II Holocaust. But many believe some of those deaths could have been avoided if other nations had been willing to open their borders to those - especially Jews - who wished to flee. Some of those accusing fingers point at Breckinridge Long, who, as a U.S. state department official, worked hard to keep European Jews out. MPBN Morning Edition host Irwin Gratz talks with York resident Neil Rolde, who has written a biography of Long.
"I've read a number of books about the Holocaust, being Jewish myself," says Neil Rolde (left), of York, a former state legislator, aide to Gov. Ken Curtis, and a historian. "And I would keep coming across this guy, Breckinridge Long, and he was, sort of, the villain of the piece."
But Rolde says no one had written a biography of Long, so, working from papers and diaries at the Library of Congress, Rolde did.
Breckinridge Long was born in 1881. An ancestor, John Campbell Breckinridge, was vice president, and the southern candidate Abraham Lincoln defeated in the 1860 presidential election. His wife's great-grandfather, Francis Preston Blair, was a newspaper publisher whose house in Washington, Blair House, is still used as guest quarters for visitors to the White House, just across the street.
Breckinridge Long first went to work at the State Department during Woodrow Wilson's presidency. Rolde says in Washington, Long and his wife Christine made the connection that would be key to his future government service.
"There was an assistant secretary of the Navy by the name of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was known as Frank Roosevelt in those days," Rolde says. "And they were about the same age; Roosevelt had gone to Harvard, so they were both Ivy Leaguers. And so they became social friends."
After Wilson, a string of Republican presidents kept Breckinridge Long out of government. But Roosevelt, now president, returned him to the State Department in 1939, just after the Second World War had begun in Europe.
Long now went to work, rigorously enforcing limits on visas to Europeans, especially European Jews, trying to flee from Adolph Hitler. Rolde says others in government were more sympathetic.
"Harold Ickes was one. He was secretary of the interior," Rolde says. "He wanted to bring them to, particularly, the Virgin Islands, which were under his jurisdiction. There was a governor of the Virgin Islands and he was willing to do it. And Breckinridge Long went beserk over that idea."
Labor Secretary Frances Perkins also tried to help fleeing Jews, only to have her authority over immigration taken away. Finally, in 1944, after a Sunday afternoon meeting at the White House with his treasury secretary, Henry Morgenthau Jr., President Roosevelt created a War Refugee Board, which may have saved 200,000 more people from winding up in the chambers that gassed millions.
Rolde's sub-title wonders whether Long could be compared to Adolph Eichman, the man who headed the Gestapo Department of Jewish Affairs, and coordinated the arrest and deportation of Jews and oversaw the operation of the death camps. Rolde concludes some comparisons are apt.
"That he was a bureaucrat and he was a cog that didn't really question too much what you were doing," he says. "Now, in Eichman's case, he believed in what he was doing, and I have the same feeling about Long. He thought that all the Jews that came here as refugees were Nazi spies - you know, that the Germans would threaten their relatives. Well, there were apparently three cases of that during the whole war."
But there were differences. Rolde says Eichman believed in the goal of exterminating Jews; Long reflected anti-semetic sentiments common in the U.S. at that time, but also had many Jewish friends and aquaintances. Eichman escaped U.S. authorities after the war, was tracked down and captured by Israeli agents, convicted of war crimes, and hanged in 1962.
Breckinridge Long went on to participate in the founding of the United Nations, died in 1958 and is interred, with his wife, in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
Neil Rolde's biolgraphy: "Breckinridge Long: American Eichman?" is published by Polar Bear books of Solon.
One other note: Neil Rolde is a former member of MPBN's board of trustees.


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Old habits die hard for Charlie Sheen.
Sources are now revealing that the former "Two and Half Men" actor has started smoking cocaine again.
According to reports, his lifestyle is filled with heavy drinking, drugs, and fast women.
"For at least the last eight months or so Charlie has been having a quarter to half an ounce of cocaine delivered to him every single day and was spending nearly $2,000 a day on drugs. Sometimes he'd even get two to three quarters of cocaine in one day," an insider told reporters.
"He snorts it, he smokes it, and then he watches porn. And when he's not watching porn, he's hired high-end girls to come over."
Insiders say that there is one girl in particular who has won Sheen's favor.
"This one girl that Charlie really likes had insecurities about her vagina so she begged Charlie to get her a vaginal rejuvenation surgery to make it prettier," the source said. "And he did. He got her the surgery, and he also bought her a new car."
Sheen is also picky about the people he smokes with and has a particular method of using cocaine.


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text: May 21, 2012 | Shelley Aycock The UAH Propulsion Research Center works in close cooperation with the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) and the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering to prepare proposals and perform research programs. We hosted a lunch on May 21, 2012 to recognized past and present OSP personnel and the team members of a recent joint PRC/MAE proposal to NASA. Conseula Duckworth receives OutstandingConstractor Administrator Award. Ms. Consuela Duckworth was recognized as an Outstanding Contract Administrator in appreciation of her four years of service to the UAHuntsville Propulsion Research Center. From 2007 to 2011 she prepared 131 proposals totaling over $15,585,618.07. These proposals resulted in 104 award actions totaling $5,277,068.09. In addition to preparing proposals, she monitored these awards and diligently kept the operations on the PRC synchronized with our customers and in compliance with all required regulations. In particular, she is recognized for administering our NASA LOX-Methane Award. This 1.2 million dollar program helped setup three major laboratories at the Propulsion Research Center and resulted in several advanced degrees. The project was particularly challenging as there were hundreds of purchase orders processed to accomplish the results. For her diligent and reliable performance, all of the staff, associated faculty, and students of the UAHuntsville Propulsion Research Center recognize Consuela Duckworth as an Outstanding Contract Administrator for her contributions to our research programs. Gloria Green, Petra Dotson, and Dr. Frederick Ms. Petra Dotson was recognized as an Outstanding Contract Administrator in appreciation of her year of service to the UAHuntsville Propulsion Research Center. In 2008, she prepared 38 proposals totaling over $9,817,087.00. These proposals resulted in 31 award actions totaling over $1,009,392.30. In addition to proposals, she meticulously monitored these awards and exhibited outstanding orderliness and professionalism in all of her work. In particular, she is recognized for preparing several very large proposals to MDA, NSF, and EPSCORE. All of the staff, associated faculty, and students of the UAHuntsville Propulsion Research Center recognize Petra Dotson an Outstanding Contract Administrator for her contributions to our research programs. Gloria Greene, Antonia Pitts (receiving PRC Booster Award), and Bob Frederick Ms. Antonia Pitts was recognized with a PRC Booster Award in appreciation of her heroic efforts in successfully preparing and submitting our recent proposal entitled, "Experimental and Computational Validation of Liquid Rocket Engine Combustion Dynamics and Instabilities." With only 4 working days to process, she assisted our team in putting together a proposal that involved complex cost sharing, over 350 pages of instructions, and several late breaking changes. For her efforts above and beyond the call of duty, her cheerfulness under pressure, and her attentiveness to detail, the Propulsion Research Center presents her with the first PRC Booster Award. Sarma Rani, Gabe Xu, David Lineberry, Keith Hollingsworth, Matthew Hitt, John Bennewitz, Anthony Edmondson, and Gloria Greene each received a certificate of appreciation signed by Dr. Robert Frederick, Interim Director of the PRC, and Dr. Keith Hollingsworth, Chair of the UAH Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, for their significant roles in putting together a recent NRA response to NASA. The team displayed excellent working relations under a difficult timeline and responded to critiques in very positive ways to produce an excellent proposal. Congratulations, in particular, go to Dr. Sarma Rani, the Principal Investigator. In addition, Richard Tyson, Paul Collopy, Mike Rudolphi, and Laurie Provin were recognized for their excellent review of our draft document and specific recommendations that enabled us to refocus the proposal on how our ideas were consistent with customer objectives. Petra Dotson Antonia Pitts (receiving PRC Booster Award) Dr. Rani Anthony Edmondson Matthew Hitt Keith Hollingsworth, Chair, MAE Richard Tyson Paul Collopy Mike Rudolphi Gloria Greene Team celebrating successful proposal submission Conseula Duckworth (receiving Outstanding Contractor Administrator Award) John Bennewitz


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David Grosse, 78, the retired Air Force Chaplain charged with sexual assault on a child by person in a position of trust, and seven other charges, was in court today for an arraignment hearing. Defense for Grosse asked the judge for a continuance of the arraignment because a pretrial evaluation had not been completed.
District Court Judge Larry E. Schwartz granted the continuance after he initially said he would like to set the case for trial.
The defense argued that if the case was set for trial the District Attorney would withdraw any offers for Grosse and not make any further deals, that might benefit Grosse.
The DA in this case agreed that was indeed true and Judge Schwartz granted a continuance of arraignment proceedings until February 11 at 9:00 am.
The arraignment would have included a formal reading of the criminal complaint against Grosse and he would have been expected to enter a plea.
Detectives with the Colorado Springs Police Department first received word about a possible sexual assault case centering around retired chaplain David Grosse, on July 3. As they delved into the investigation, at least four victims were discovered.
According to court papers obtained by 11 News, one of the alleged victims told police Grosse started sexually abusing her when she was just 4 years old. That victim went on to tell authorities that the abuse took place almost every time she visited Grosse at his house in Monument, and other homes in Colorado Springs, Monument and Nathrop.
The court papers outline similar encounters with other young girls.
Police arrested Grosse after these girls came forward to authorities.
Records indicate this is the first time Grosse has ever been arrested.
Investigators believe there may be more victims, and asks that anyone ever victimized by Grosse to step forward so that police can help.
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- Mar 24:
- Pope Francis, Benedict hold historic meeting
- Mar 19:
- Pope Francis: Protect the poor and the Earth
- Pope Francis picks simple coat of arms and ring
- Mar 14:
- Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio becomes Pope Francis
- Catholics in Vatican City waited in the rain, reacted with surprise
- Argentines overjoyed at country's first pope
VATICAN CITY — In choosing a name no other pope had ever taken, Pope Francis could be signaling that he sees the need for change in the Roman Catholic church. The name recalls two of the church's most famous saints.
One is Francis of Assisi, the man from the Umbrian hill town who renounced a wealthy, dissolute lifestyle to found the Franciscan order of friars in 1209, embracing a life of poverty and simplicity and going out in the countryside to preach a message of joy and peace.
The other is Francis Xavier, a globe-trotting Spaniard who became one of Christianity's greatest missionaries and was a founding figure of the Jesuit order, of which the new pope is a member.
Pope Francis didn't cite either of them when he made his first public speech as pontiff Wednesday night, but within an hour of his presentation to the world from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his choice of name was being hailed as heralding what could be his priorities — and perhaps style — at the helm of a troubled church.
Because Francis is associated with peacemaking, the choice of name could foretell the pope's priority to bring a sense of serenity to a church feeling rudderless by Benedict XVI's departure.


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Top Administration Officials Urge Passage of Climate LegislationWritten by Ivan Chan
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today pressed for passage of climate legislation by the US before the world's climate talks in December at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen. "We think it is important for the president to be empowered to be able to say to the rest of the world that America stands ready to lead on this issue," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said after an energy briefing at the White House. Reuters is reporting that Vilsack and Secretary Locke met with groups from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states, advocating that passage would be good for the environment and economy. An Agriculture Department study shows farmers could boost their net income by $10 billion to $20 billion in the long term earning money from offsets-- contracts to plant trees or change the way they till land to lock more carbon in soils, Vilsack said. Locke spoke on leadership by the US, vis-a-vis reluctance by some countries to set significant caps of emissions. "The United States needs to set a very firm and clear example if we are to be successful in getting the other countries to be equally aggressive in addressing climate change," said Locke. The House of Representatives passed by a close margin the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) bill on June 26. The Senate is expected to consider and possibly debate its version of the legislation when it reconvenes in September.
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Republic of Cape Verde
Area: 4,033 sq. km. (1,557 sq. mi.), slightly larger than Rhode Island.
Cities: Capital--Praia (pop. 78,675). Other city--Mindelo (pop. 53,300).
Terrain: Rugged volcanic islands.
Climate: Dry, temperate.
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Cape Verdean (s).
Population (1995): 386,185.
Annual growth rate (1994-2000): 2.5%.
Ethnic groups: Creole (mixed African and Portuguese), African, European.
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant.
Languages: Portuguese (official); Crioulo (national).
Education: Literacy (1994)--69.9%.
Health: Infant mortality rate (1994)--48/1,000. Life expectancy (1994)--65.3 yrs.
Type: Republic.
Independence: July 5, 1975.
Constitution: 1982; revised 1992.
Branches: Executive--president (head of state), prime minister (head of government), Council of Ministers. Legislative--National Assembly. Judicial--Supreme Court, lower courts.
Administrative subdivisions: 16 administrative districts.
Political parties: Movement for Democracy (MpD); African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV); Party for Democratic Convergence (PCD).
Suffrage: Universal over 18.
Flag: Broad horizontal blue bands at the top and bottom. Three horizontal bands (top white, middle red, bottom white) the middle third. A circle of 10 yellow five-pointed stars is centered on the hoist end of the red stripe and extends into the upper and lower blue bands.
GDP (1997): $450 million.
GDP per capita (1997): $1,046.
Annual growth rate (1997): 4.5%.
Natural resources: Salt, pozzolana, limestone.
Agriculture: Products--bananas, corn, beans, sugarcane, coffee, fruits, vegetables, livestock products.
Industry: Types--fish and fish products, clothing, shoes, beverages, salt, construction, building materials, ship repair, furniture, metal products.
Trade (1996): Exports--$12.8 million: shoes, lobster, fish, garments, bananas, hides. Imports--$237 million: foodstuffs, consumer goods, industrial products, transport equipment, fuels. Major trading partners--Portugal, Netherlands, other EC, U.S. Fiscal year: Calendar year.
Economic aid received: U.S. aid (1997)--$1.9 million.
The Cape Verde Islands are located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean some 620 kilometers (385 mi.) off the west coast of Africa. The archipelago consists of 10 islands and 5 islets, divided into the windward (Barlavento) and leeward (Sotavento) groups. The six islands in the Barlavento group are Santo Ant�o, S�o Vicente, Santa Luzia, S�o Nicolau, Sal, and Boa Vista. The islands in the Sotavento group are Maio, Santiago, Fogo, and Brava. All but Santa Luzia are inhabited.
Three islands--Sal, Boa Vista, and Maio--generally are level and lack natural water supplies. Mountains higher than 1,280 meters (4,200 ft.) are found on Santiago, Fogo, Santo Ant�o, and S�o Nicolau.
Sand carried by high winds has caused erosion on all islands, especially the windward ones. Sheer, jagged cliffs rise from the sea on several of the mountainous islands. The lack of natural vegetation in the uplands and coast also contributes to soil erosion. Only the interior valleys support natural vegetation.
Rainfall is irregular, historically causing periodic droughts and famines. The average precipitation per year in Praia is 24 centimeters (9.5 in.). During the winter, storms blowing from the Sahara sometimes form dense dust clouds that obscure the sun; however, sunny days are the norm year round.
The Cape Verde archipelago was uninhabited until the Portuguese discovered it in 1456. African slaves were brought to the islands to work on Portuguese plantations. As a result, Cape Verdeans have mixed African and European origins. Vestiges of African culture are most pronounced on the island of Santiago, where 50% of the people live. Survival in a country with few natural resources historically has induced Cape Verdeans to emigrate. In fact, of the more than 1 million people of Cape Verdean ancestry in the world, only a little more than one-third actually live on the islands. Some 500,000 people of Cape Verdean ancestry live in the United States, mainly in New England. Portugal, Netherlands, Italy, France, and Senegal also have large communities.
Although the official language is Portuguese, most Cape Verdeans speak a Creole dialect--Crioulo--which consists of archaic Portuguese modified through contact with African and other European languages. Cape Verde has a rich tradition of Crioulo literature and music.
In 1462, Portuguese settlers arrived at Santiago and founded Ribeira Grande (now Cidade Velha)--the first permanent European settlement city in the tropics. In the 16th century, the archipelago prospered from the transatlantic slave trade. Pirates occasionally attacked the Portuguese settlements. Sir Francis Drake sacked Ribeira Grande in 1585. After a French attack in 1712, the city declined in importance relative to Praia, which became the capital in 1770.
The archipelago has experienced recurrent drought and famine since the end of the 18th century, and, with the decline in the slave trade, its fragile prosperity slowly vanished. However, the islands' position astride mid-Atlantic shipping lanes made Cape Verde an ideal location for resupplying ships. Because of its excellent harbor, Mindelo (on the island of S�o Vicente) became an important commercial center during the 19th century.
Portugal changed Cape Verde's status from a colony to an overseas province in 1951 in an attempt to blunt growing nationalism. Nevertheless, in 1956, Amilcar Cabral, a Cape Verdean, and Rafael Barbosa organized (in Guinea-Bissau) the clandestine African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC), which demanded improvement in economic, social, and political conditions in Cape Verde and Portuguese Guinea and formed the basis of the two nations' independence movement. Moving its headquarters to Conakry, Guinea in 1960, the PAIGC began an armed rebellion against Portugal in 1961. Acts of sabotage eventually grew into a war in Portuguese Guinea that pitted 10,000 Soviet bloc-supported PAIGC soldiers against 35,000 Portuguese and African troops.
By 1972, the PAIGC controlled much of Portuguese Guinea despite the presence of the Portuguese troops. For logistical reasons, the organization did not attempt to disrupt Portuguese control in Cape Verde. Following the April 1974 revolution in Portugal, however, the PAIGC became an active political movement in Cape Verde.
In December 1974, the PAIGC and Portugal signed an agreement providing for a transitional government composed of Portuguese and Cape Verdeans. On June 30, 1975, Cape Verdeans elected a National Assembly, which received the instruments of independence from Portugal on July 5, 1975.
Immediately following a November 1980 coup in Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Guinea declared independence in 1973 and was granted de jure independence in 1974), relations between the two countries became strained. Cape Verde abandoned its hope for unity with Guinea-Bissau and formed the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). Problems have since been resolved, and relations between the countries are good. The PAICV and its predecessor established a one-party system and ruled Cape Verde from independence until 1990.
Responding to growing pressure for a political opening, the PAICV called an emergency congress in February 1990 to discuss proposed constitutional changes to end one-party rule. Opposition groups came together to form the Movement for Democracy (MpD) in Praia in April 1990. Together, they campaigned for the right to contest the presidential election scheduled for December 1990. The one-party state was abolished September 28, 1990, and the first multi-party elections were held in January 1991. The MpD won a majority of the seats in the National Assembly, and the MpD presidential candidate Mascarenhas Monteiro defeated the PAICV's candidate by 73.5% of the votes cast to 26.5%. Legislative elections in December 1995 increased the MpD majority in the National Assembly. The party now holds 50 of the National Assembly's 72 seats. A February 1996 presidential election returned President Mascarenhas Monteiro to office. The December 1995 and February 1996 elections were judged free and fair by domestic and international observers.
The constitution first approved in 1980 and substantially revised in 1992 forms the basis of government organization. It declares that the government is the "organ that defines, leads, and executes the general internal and external policy of the country" and is responsible to the National Assembly. The Prime Minister is the head of the government and as such proposes other ministers and secretaries of state. Members of the National Assembly are elected by popular vote for 5-year terms; the most recent elections were held in 1995. The Prime Minister is nominated by the National Assembly and appointed by the President. The President is the head of state and is elected by popular vote for a 5-year term; the most recent elections were held in February 1996.
The judicial system is comprised of a Supreme Court of Justice--whose members are appointed by the President, the National Assembly, and the Superior Board of the Magistrature--and regional courts. Separate courts hear civil and criminal cases. Appeal to the Supreme Court is possible.
Principal Government Officials
President--Ant�nio Mascarenhas Monteiro
Prime Minister--Carlos Alberto Wahnon Veiga
President of the National Assembly--Ant�nio Espirito Santo Fonseca
Minister of Foreign Affairs--Am�lcar Spencer Lopes
Minister of National Defense--Ulpio Fernandes
Ambassador to the United States--Vacant
Ambassador to the United Nations--Jos� Lu�s Monteiro
Cape Verde maintains an embassy in the United States at 3415 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20007 (tel. 202-965-6820) and a consulate in Boston (tel. 617-353-0014).
Cape Verde enjoys a stable democratic system. The Movement for Democracy (MpD) captured a governing majority in the National Assembly in the country's first multi-party general elections in 1991. The MpD was returned to power with a larger majority in the general elections held in December 1995. Currently, there are three parties with seats in the National Assembly--MpD 50, PAICV 21, and PCD 1.
Cape Verde has few natural resources and suffers from inadequate rainfall and freshwater supplies. During periods of normal rainfall, only 4 of 10 islands (Santiago, Santo Ant�o, Fogo, and Brava) support significant agricultural production. Mineral resources are salt, pozzolana (a volcanic rock used in cement production), and limestone.
The economy of Cape Verde is service-oriented, with commerce, transport, and public services accounting for almost 70% of GDP.
Although nearly 70% of the population lives in rural areas, the share of agriculture in GDP in 1995 was only 8.9%, of which fishing accounts for only 1.5%. About 90% of food must be imported.
Since 1991, the government has pursued market-oriented economic policies, including an open welcome to foreign investors and a far-reaching privatization program. It established as top development priorities the promotion of market economy and of the private sector; the development of tourism, light manufacturing industries, and fisheries; and the development of transport, communications, and energy facilities. In 1994-95 Cape Verde received a total of about U.S.$50 million in foreign investments, of which 50% was in industry, 19% in tourism, and 31% in fisheries and services.
Fish and shellfish are plentiful, and small quantities are exported. Cape Verde has cold storage and freezing facilities as well as fish processing plants in Mindelo, Praia, and on Sal.
Cape Verde's strategic location at the crossroads of mid-Atlantic air and sea lanes has been enhanced by significant improvements at Mindelo's harbor (Porto Grande) and at Sal's international airport. Ship repair facilities at Mindelo were opened in 1983, and the harbors at Mindelo and Praia were recently renovated. The major ports are Mindelo and Praia, but all other islands have small port facilities, some of which are to be expanded in the near future. In addition to the international airport on Sal, airports are located on all of the inhabited islands. The archipelago has 3,050 kilometers (1,830 mi.) of roads, of which 1,010 kilometers (606 mi.) are paved. The airport of Praia is currently undergoing expansion.
Cape Verde follows a policy of nonalignment and seeks cooperative relations with all friendly states. Angola, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, Cuba, France, Germany, Portugal, Senegal, Russia, and the United States maintain embassies in Praia.
Cape Verde is actively interested in foreign affairs, especially in Africa. It has bilateral relations with other lusophone nations and holds membership in a number of international organizations. It also participates in most international conferences on economic and political issues.
The cordial relations between the United States and Cape Verde have strong historical roots.
As early as the 18th century, U.S. whaling ships recruited crews from Brava and Fogo to hunt whales that were abundant in the waters surrounding Cape Verde. The tradition of emigration
to the United States began at that time, continuing unabated until today. Both President Mascarenhas Monteiro and Prime Minister Carlos Veiga have visited the Cape Verdean communities in New England during official trips to the United States in 1995 and 1997, respectively.
Official ties between the United States and Cape Verde also date back to the early 19th
century, when the first American consulate was established in Cape Verde in 1816. U.S. consular representation continued throughout the 19th century. The United States recognized Cape Verde on its independence day and supported its admission to the United Nations. Cape Verde assigned one of its first ambassadors to the United States, and a resident U.S. ambassador was assigned to Cape Verde in 1983.
The United States promptly provided humanitarian aid and economic assistance to Cape Verde in the period immediately following Cape Verde's independence, as well as when a hurricane struck the island of Brava in 1982 and when Fogo's volcano erupted in 1995. The United States also ships 15,000 metric tons of corn or its equivalent in other grains yearly to Cape Verde.
The United States desires to expand and strengthen its present friendly relations with Cape Verde and wishes to encourage and participate in the country's economic and social development.
Principal U.S. Officials
Ambassador--Lawrence N. Benedict
Deputy Chief of Mission--Peter J. Swavely
Consul--Peter J. Swavely
Administrative Officer--Lisa Gamble Barker
The U.S. embassy is located at Rua Ab�lio Macedo, 81, Praia; C.P.201, tel. (238) 61 56 16, fax 61 13 55.


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