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November 28, 2009 (Saturday)
When I pulled up, one of the regulars said that just earlier there had been some big sets on the outside. Watching now it seemed a replay of yesterday, perhaps even smaller, so I accepted his comments with skepticism.
I stood by the car for some time but didn't see anything impressive, grabbed my board and started walking, and behold, a west-y set rolled in and broke way outside of the lineup and continued un-ridden. Whoa, where did that come from? There really is something. I got excited.
It was so-so and not nearly as good as it had looked. Decent conditions and form but weak and no push. Initially it was empty, but it got crowded quickly, so eventually I moved to M's to finish. Overall boring session.
Heard it's supposed to be bigger tomorrow. Uh-huh, sure.
Posted at 11:11 PM
November 27, 2009 (Friday)
Bigger. Kinda crowded. Started at Regular. Very weak and sloppy. Too many irritating kooks. Moved to M's and caught several fun ones, which totally made my day. Went back to Regular for a last one in.
Posted at 10:17 PM
November 26, 2009 (Thursday)
Phew! Blown. Pure wind-slop. Had a few dribblers, but it was difficult to execute anything. One interesting note: It looked really cold, but the water was surprisingly tepid.
Posted at 7:28 PM
November 25, 2009 (Wednesday)
Slightly more fun but really more of the same, although it might be bigger. Windy and sloppy.
Posted at 8:05 PM
November 24, 2009 (Tuesday)
Fooled again. It looked good from the cars, and my friend and I were excited. Seemed like new energy pushing in from the west. But what we actually found was quite otherwise. It was absolutely dismal. Why are we always tricked even though we've been surfing this place every day for years?
Posted at 6:49 PM
November 23, 2009 (Monday)
Friend told me early morning was good with some "bombs," so you know I expected something nice when I pulled up. Instead, it looked small. Huh? It did look cleaner than yesterday, though. Oh, well.
Did BM's then moseyed to M's. Some fun ones at M's. Classic far-inside-bowl-action, which at that place means small, tricky, west-y a-frames. Fairly regular sets. Frustrating at the end trying to get a last one in (surprise!).
Posted at 11:57 PM
November 20, 2009 (Friday)
Really bad. Blown out and cold. Small. And it was crowded. WTF?
It's been windy and chilly, of late. Exactly the kind of weather that can put you under the weather. Speaking of getting sick...
So just how bad, really, is the H1N1 virus? It's supposed to cause a typical flu, right? Well, that's what I thought---until I talked to my friend today on the beach.
I was getting out of the water and he was standing on shore with his board ready to head out. Hadn't seen him in a while, and gosh, you've dropped some weight, huh? Yeah, I had the swine flu. What??? Yep. I was in the hospital for six days with a 105 fever.
Yikes. Said he can't recall four days of his hospitalization. Okay. Uh, that's unsettling.
Posted at 9:00 PM
November 18, 2009 (Wednesday)
It's been blowing like a rock star. Monday was probably the best, while yesterday takes the prize as the windiest (and I mean WINDY) and biggest. Today just plain sucked: less wind, less waves. Funny how that works.
Posted at 7:07 PM
November 13, 2009 (Friday)
BM's with a friend. Some fun ones. Had one killer right.
Good enough for the two of us...un-crowded, no stress--just the way I like it. Uh-huh.
Posted at 9:46 PM
November 12, 2009 (Thursday)
It's bigger. Some fun ones. Light winds, smooth conditions initially; then trades, then back to light onshore.
Posted at 7:16 PM
November 10, 2009 (Tuesday)
Whaddup? Looked good from the cars, but it sucked.
Aw, can't be more positive? After all, it was a beautiful, sunny day, and it was nice to be in the water. Should be grateful that you have the time and ability to go surfing.
Nah, it mostly just sucked. And the water was "cold" (insert laugh track, here).
Posted at 8:29 PM
November 9, 2009 (Monday)
Hi, all. So there's been stuff, but it's kinda boring. Windy/sloppy and weak. Kinda bleh. Though it is nice to have waves close to home this time of year.
Posted at 11:03 AM
November 5, 2009 (Thursday)
New energy started showing yesterday with a definite and palpable bump-up. Today it looked quite good.
But it wasn't. Moderate to strong trades and kinda puffy/weak without push. Head-high or larger but crappy. Though my last ride was funtastic.
We strive to edumacate as much as possible (that is, when we're not passed out in the bathroom). To wit: "How To Eat A Chicken Wing" (via The Consumerist).
Posted at 7:11 PM
November 2, 2009 (Monday)
Solo at BM's. Small and inconsistent but actually kinda fun.
It's been crappy. Been having some bad sessions, but none as awful as this guy's day at work (via Gizmodo).
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Brendon Clark is the studio director and a senior research at Interactive Institute Stockholm.
His research focuses on designerly ways of 'prototyping the future' through collaboration of people with different interests in a wide variety of contexts. In which ways can we bring into dialogue and action citizens, designers, executives, politicians, scientists, etc. to re-think what we are doing, and how it can be different? How do we change what is possible? Brendon thrives on supporting individuals discovering new things about themselves and the world. He is not shy of asking the hard questions when there is a lack a clarity or something unspoken.
Brendon completed his PhD exploring the emerging field of design anthropology developing a action-oriented framework for organizational negotiations in design research projects. He completed three-years of post-doc research in design anthropology at SPIRE (Sønderborg Participatory Innovation Research Center) at the University of Southern Denmarks Mads Clausen Institute for Product Innovation (MCI).
He teaches in PhD and MA-level courses in Scandinavia (e.g., Umeå Institute of Design, University of Southern Denmark, Danmarks Design School, Chalmers & Göteborg University).
Brendon is a project leader for projects such as Lead User Innovation Lab, Language as Participation, CHANGE and Språkskap.
Bergström, Jenny and Clark, Brendon and Frigo, Alberto and Mazé, Ramia and Redström, Johan and Vallgårda, Anna (2010) Becoming materials: Material forms and forms of practice. Digital Creativity, 21 (3). pp. 155-172. ISSN 1462-6268 (print) 1744-3806 (online)
Halse, Joachim and Brandt, Eva and Clark, Brendon and Binder, Thomas (2010) Rehearsing the Future. The Danish Design School Press, Copenhagen.
Clark, Brendon (2013) Generating Publics through Design Activity. In: Design Anthropology: Theory and Practice. Bloomsbury Publishing, pp. 199-215. ISBN 9780857853691 0857853694
Bergström, Jenny and Clark, Brendon and Frigo, Alberto and Mazé, Ramia and Redström, Johan and Vallgårda, Anna (2013) Telltale. In: SWITCH! Design and everyday energy ecologies. Interactive Institute Swedish ICT, Stockholm, Sweden, pp. 101-132. ISBN ISBN (Print) 9789198092400 ISBN (E-book): 9789198092417
Africano, Diana and Clark, Brendon (2006) Design för kulturell mångfald. In: Västerbotten (Umeå. 1920). Västerbotten (Umeå. 1920), pp. 36-39.
Clark, Brendon and Boije, Jakob and Fraser, Euan and Young, Jonathan (2012) Delivering Collaboration. In: Participatory Innovation Conference 2012, 12-14 January 2012, Melbourne, Australia .
Clark, Brendon and Wagner, Johannes and Lindemalm, Karl and Bendt, Olof (2011) Språkskap: Supporting Second Language Learning "In The Wild". In: INCLUDE11.
Clark, Brendon and Onal, Basar and Lindemalm, Karl (2011) Improv Design Troupe: Designing In and Out of Context. In: Participatory Innovation Conference Proceedings, 13-15 January 2011, Søderborg,Denmark.
Clark, Brendon and Lahtiyuori, Madeline (2011) Project-in-a-day: From Concept Mock-ups to Business at Play. In: Participatory Innovation Conference Proceedings, 13-15 January 2011, Søderborg,Denmark.
Clark, Brendon and Africano Clark, Diana (2009) 'Contributive Performances' – Learning in the Margins. In: International conference on Inclusive Design , 5-8 April 2009, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
Halse, Joachim and Clark, Brendon (2008) Design Rituals and Performative Ethnography. In: Ethnographic Praxis Industry Conference Proceedings , October 15-18, 2008, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Clark, Brendon (2008) Resources for Action in the Negotiation of Participatory Design Projects. In: Participatory Design Conference, 1-4 October 2008, Bloomington, Indiana, USA..
Clark, Brendon (2006) A Ritual Process Framework for Participatory Activities: The case of a boardroom drama. In: Participatory Design Conference, 1-5 August 2006, Trento, Italy.
Clark, Brendon and Andersson, Niklas (2005) Simple Games: Staging rituals of discovery. In: Ethnographic Praxis Industry Conference, Microsoft Corporation. , 14-15 November 2005, Redmond, WA, USA.
Clark, Brendon and Widding, Sofie (2005) A Student, A Product, A Process: A Fresh Look at Concept Design Games and the Habraken Tradition. In: Nordic Design Research Conference Proceedings, 29-31 May 2005, Copenhagen, Denmark..
Matthews, Ben and Clark, Brendon (2005) Practical Action as Inquiry: Facilitating Appropriation in a Design Handover Event. In: European Academy of Design Conference , 29-31 March 2005, Bremen, Germany.
Sangiorgi, Daniela and Clark, Brendon (2004) Toward a Participatory Design Approach to Service Design. In: Participatory Design Conference, 27-31 July 2004, Toronto, Canada.
Brendon Clark presented a paper at the "Ethnographies of the Possible" seminar of the Research Network for Design Anthropology in Århus, April 10-11, 2014. Brendon and co-author Melessa Caldwell (University California Santa Cruz), presented the paper "On The Fly, On The Wall: Eliciting Possibility from Corporate Impossibility" focusing on the nature of turning ethnography into a collaborative design project in commercial settings. The Research Network for Design Anthropology has formed in...
Design Anthropology: Theory and Practice is now available in print and as an ebook at Bloomsbury. Brendon Clark authored the chapter Generating 'Publics' Through Design Research. "Design Anthropology is essential reading for anthropologists who want to make a difference in the world and designers who seek to understand the world in which they wish to make a difference... Destined to shape the future of innovative thought and practice in both anthropology and design." Sarah Pink, Professor at...
Every year Bonnier hand-picks 250 employees from around the world to attend their two-day GRID summit. GRID brings speakers and storytellers together for "Ideas, Stories and Inspiration". For this year's GRID13, September 10-11 in Stockholm, the Interactive Institute was invited to run the breakout activity New Mobile Business Opportunities. We created a 100-minute activity structured to go through a number of tasks from analysis, design and video recording a new concept scenario. Prior to the...
Brendon Clark is one of the senior researchers working at the Interactive Institute. He has a background in anthropology with a PhD in user centred design. He specializes in collaboration frameworks, knowledge generation and knowledge transfer. In 2011, Brendon spent six months working together with Veryday in an innovation project where one of the world's biggest companies, PepsiCo's Global Nutrition Group (GNG), was the client. What was your motivation to get involved in a project like this...
Today, Interactive Institute was granted funding by VINNOVA for two projects within the call "Open Innovation and Lead Users". The projects are: Lead User Innovation Lab where we have teamed up with VeryDay and IKEA. Project Manager: Brendon Clark, senior researcher, Interactive Institute. Product Development through Inclusion of Lead Users where we work together with Monki and Lindholmen Science Park. Project Manager: Carl Heath, researcher, Interactive Institute.
Yesterday, a new survey on Swedish peoples views of the Nordic countries was presented at United Minds in Stockholm. The presentation was followed by a panel discussion where the Interactive Institutes Brendon Clark, design anthropologist and senior researcher, participated. The survey was made by United Minds on behalf of the Norden Association, asking 2 500 Swedes about their relations to the Nordic countries. For instance, the survey shows that nearly 30% would consider working in another...
Brendon Clark & Euan Fraser presented their paper, Delivering Collaboration, with co-authors Jakob Boije and Jonathan Young (Ergonomidesign) at the Participatory Innovation Conference at Swindburne University in Melbourne, Australia (www.pin-c2012.org). The paper explores a shift in practice from a delivery mode of working from outside of a company, to organizing project environments and activities in a collaborative mode of working with company stakeholders, consumers, and other...
The Språkskap project concluded with the publishing of a project book titled: Språkskap Swedish as a Social Language, edited by Brendon Clark and Karl Lindemalm. The book lays out a vision for how to rethink how language learning can be supported outside the formal classroom. The Språkskap project arises out of the observation that those who are interested in learning Swedish while in Sweden, often struggle to tap into the most powerful learning resource available: everyday interactions with...
More information about Switch!, a practice-based research program in the area of sustainable design, is now online! Switch! investigates design as an intervention into sites and situations of energy consumption. Focus is on the larger-scale and longer-term aspects of technical, material, and social systems or ecologies in everyday life. Through design methods and artifacts that disrupt existing (and intervene new) values into these systems, Switch! aims to influence the perceptions and...
Together with Ergonomidesign and Folkuniversitetet, The Interactive Institute's Design Research Unit will focus on how to turn everyday situations between Swedish speakers and Swedish learners into sites of language learning through the development of IT tools and educational conceptualizations. The project is called Språkskap and is funded through VINNOVAs Var Dags IT program. It will start in the fall 2009. Link to VINNOVA announcement. (In Swedish)
Ergonomidesign, Interactive Institute's Design Research unit and Sveriges Konsumenter together got funding for one year from VINNOVAs program "Var Dags IT-demonstratorer". The project is called CHANGE, and will investigate seamless mobile and stationary IT solutions for contextualized visual awareness of ones personal economy. The aim is to support consumers in improving their financial management sensibilities in a variety of daily circumstances with a focus on availability and usability in...
Interactive Institute researchers will participate in a course this spring at the Umeå Institute of Design. Brendon Clark, Ramia Mazé, and Camille Moussette will teach a 10-week course for the 1st-year MA students in Interaction Design. The course is entitled 'Switch! on the neighborhood'! Course abstract: The Spring 2008 semester project will provide a design challenge in a project with the Interactive Institute in Kista (Stockholm) as a platform to explore techniques within a design...
Skrivet av Jonas Karlsson 2009-06-05 En tjänst för styrning av energianvändning i nya hus, mobila tjänster för kommunikation i samband med ridning och ett dataspel för inlärning av japanska skrivtecken.Vinnova finansierar fem projekt med upp till 1,5 miljoner kronor vardera, som med hjälp av IT ska utveckla produkter och tjänster för individens vardag och fritid i programmet Var Dags IT-demonstratorer. Företagen ska genom forskning utveckla en så kallad IT-demonstrator som åskådliggör en idé...
VINNOVA finansierar i programmet Var Dags IT-demonstratorer nyttiga och roliga IT-projekt som kan utvecklas till produkter och tjänster för individens vardag och fritid. Företagen ska genom forskning utveckla en så kallad IT-demonstrator som åskådliggör en idé till en produkt eller tjänst så att den kan testas, utvärderas och kommuniceras. Korta FoU-projekt (6-24 månader) ska fånga upp nya idéer och behov som annars saknar resurser. VINNOVA går in med upp till 1,5 miljoner kronor per projekt....
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Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The prices on the real estate market of Baku grew by 1.34% in March.
Nusret Ibrahimov, general director of consulting company MBA Group, informs that in March prices rose by 1.2% versus early 2012 and by 6% against March 2011.
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During the years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, much progress has been made on the bilateral level. India is increasingly becoming central to Israel's policy, politically, commercially, in science and culture. Israel is appreciative of the fact thatJews in India were never persecuted.
Reciprocal visits between Israel and India indicate the growing mutual acquaintance and the strength of the relations. Israel's President visited India in early 1997, following visits by its Minister of Foreign Affairs and other cabinet ministers. During 1998 and 1999 there have been visits in Israel of Indian cabinet ministers and MPs, Attorney General – Soli Sorabhjee, and the Prime Minister's principal secretary – Brajesh Mishra. In the summer 2000, India's Home Minister L.K. Advani and Foreign Minister, Jaswant Singh visited Israel. Close at their heels was the visit of West Bengal's Chief Minister and CPI(M) leader Jyoti Basu. Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha Najma Heptullah, also visited Israel in 2000. In December, 2001 a delegation of the Knesset, led by Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, came to India. Mr. Shimon Peres, Minister for Regional Cooperation visited India twice, in August 2000 and January 2001. Mr. Peres visited India for the third time (January, 2002) as Dy. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. In the same year (February, 2002) Mr. Tzachi Hanegbi , Minister for Envionment visited India. Pramod Mahajan, Minister for Communication & Parliamentary Affairs, visited Israel in January, 2002.
In September 2003 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon paid a two day state visit to India toghether with
Dy.Prime Minister & Minister of Justice Joseph Lapid, Minister of Education Limor Livnat and Minister of Agriculture Israel Katz. During the visit India and Israel signed agreements on Environmental Protection, Cooperation in Combating Illicit Trafficking and Abuse of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Visa Free Travel for Diplomatic, Official and Service Passport Holders, Cooperation in the fields of Health and Medicine, Cooperation in the field of Education and Cooperation in the field of Culture. The Delhi Statement of Friendship and Cooperation between India and Israel was issued.
In December 2003 Israel's Minister of Science & Technology Eliezer Sandberg visited India and signed a MoU with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the launch of the Israeli TAUVEX UV telescope on an Indian demonstrator Satellite GSAT-4. In January 2004 Indian Minister of Commerce & Industry Mr. Arun Jaitly headed the Indian delegation to the Joint Economic Committee, which met in Israel. In February 2004 Israel's Dy. Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs Silvan Shalom and the President of Israel's Supreme Court Chief Justice Aharon Barak visited India. Vice Prime Minister of Israel and Minister for Industry, Trade, Labour & Communications Ehud Olmert, with a large business delegation, visited India from 6th December to 9th December 2004.
The Minister for Science and Technology of India Mr. Kapil Sibal visited Israel in July 2005. During his visit a bilateral agreement was signed to pursue technological ventures together via the establishment of a joint industrial research and development fund. Minister of State for Rural Development, Ms. Kumari Selja, paid a visit to Israel in September 2005.
Minister for Commerce & Industries Mr. Kamal Nath visited Israel in November 2005 during which a Joint Study Group (JSG) was established in order to boost bilateral trade from US $ 2 billion to US $ 5 billion by 2008. Such an agreement will realize the full potential of India-Israel economic relations in a comprehensive manner.
Mr. Sharad Pawar, Union Minister for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution visited Israel in November 2005 to represent India at the official memorial ceremony for the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, marking the 10th anniversary of his assassination. During his visit the two sides exchanged ideas regarding the broadening and intensification of bilateral cooperation in agriculture, including in micro irrigation and dairy farming.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak participated in the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in Delhi in November 2005 and lectured on "The Middle East- risks and opportunities for a stable world". In February 2006 the National Security Advisor of Israel, Maj.Gen.(Retd.) Giora Eiland, visited India and held talks with his Indian counterpart Mr. M.K. Narayanan and other Indian dignitaries. His visit was held in the framework of Indo-Israel National Security Council dialogue.
A sizable Indian delegation led by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar visited Israel again in May 2006 on the occasion of the Agritech 2006 exhibition. The delegation comprised the chief ministers of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Nagaland and included senior officials from other Indian states. During the visit a three-year Work Plan for Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture was signed by the two governments.
Israel's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Shlomo Ben Ami, visited India in the month of August 2006 as part of the on-going dialogue with the Indian government and with civil society institutions.
Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour, Hon. Mr. Eliyahu Yishai, with a high level business delegation, paid an official visit in the month of December 2006. During the visit both countries have embarked upon negotiating a Preferential Trade Agreement eventually leading to a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA).
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Mr. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, led a 16-member delegation to Israel from January 29 – February 1, 2007 at the invitation of Hon'ble Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development of Israel Mr. Shalom Simhon. Mr. Chouhan and the delegation met with Mr. Simhon and visited various institutes at Volcani Centre. The delegates also visited companies involved in irrigation and agricultural projects as well as water treatment & management.
January 29, 2007 marked the 15th anniversary of full diplomatic relations between India and Israel which were established on January 29, 1992. According to the statement issued on this occasion, "the upgrading of relations between Israel and India was a historic milestone in the long journey to achieve normal and prosperous relations between India and Israel, in accordance with the vision of the fathers of the State of Israel".
The 6th meeting of Indo-Israeli Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism was held on March 13, 2007 at New Delhi. It was preceded by the 3rd round of Dialogue on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation on March 12, 2007. The Israeli delegation was led by Ms Miriam Ziv, Deputy Director General, Strategic Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while the Indian side was headed by Mr K.C Singh, Additional Secretary (International Organizations), Ministry of External Affairs.
In March 2007, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport & Road Safety, Mr. Shaul Mofaz, visited India (19-22 March 2007). During the visit India and Israel explored the ways to enhance ties in areas such as civil aviation, railways, shipping and road safety programs.
To mark the 15the anniversary of Indo-Israel bilateral relations a major musical concert by "The Idan Raichel Project" was organized in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata during the month of April 2007.The Idan Raichel Group performed in front of thousands of audiences in all three cities. In Delhi, they did a fusion with a local group called "Rajasthan Roots" from the "Jaipur Festival", which was enthusiastically received by the audiences.
The 10th round of the Foreign Ministry consultations between India and Israel, were held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Jerusalem on 15th May 2007. The Israeli delegation was led by the Deputy Director General Amos Nadai, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Indian side headed by Secretary (East) N. Ravi, Ministry of External Affairs India. Comprehensive and positive discussions were held on bilateral, multilateral and regional issues. Mr. N. Ravi also called on the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Tzipi Livni.
India and Israel have emphasized that efforts should be made to fully utilize the potential for enhanced economic cooperation between the two countries. Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry of India Mr. Ashwani Kumar headed a high-level FICCI delegation to Israel in the month of August 2007. During the meeting with his Israeli counterpart Mr. Eliyahu Yishai , Israel has put forward a proposal for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India to boost burgeoning economic and bilateral ties. Mr. Kumar also met with Israeli President Shimon Peres during his stay in Israel.
The Israeli Home Minister Mr. Meir Sheetrit paid a 2 day (Nov. 7-8, 2007) visit to New Delhi to attend the second Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.During his visit the minister called on Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Mukherjee, Minister of Home Affairs Mr. Shivraj Patil , Panchayati Raj Minister Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyer and discussed matters of mutual interest and means to strengthen the cooperation between the two countries.
Israel's Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development Shalom Simhon paid a 10-day visit to India in January 2008. During his visit the Minister met with Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Dr.Raghuvansh Prasad, Union Minister for Rural Development, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje Scindia, Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Prabhu Lal Saini, Rajasthan Irrigation & Water Minister Prof. Sanwar Lal Jat.
Other visits arranged by the two governments include those of industrialists and businessmen, exchanges of academic and political delegations, artists, scholars and more. Bilateral consultations between the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs are held annually, alternately in Jerusalem and New Delhi since 1999. Periodical discussions are also held on strategic matters and on counter terrorism. Both countries are committed to enhance ties in the fields of science, culture and economics. It should be noted, that many other visits have taken place without governmental involvement. Israel welcomes this as a healthy trend, which also indicates the growing professional, academic, cultural and economic ties between the two countries.
In January 2010, Israel's Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour, Mr. Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, paid an official visit to India. In the same year, two Indian Ministers visited Israel, in February Mr. J. Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, and in March, Mr. Prithaviraj Chavan, Minister of State for Science & Technology. In March 2010, a Parliamentary delegation from India visited Israel, headed by Mr. Naveen Jindal, Member of Parliament.
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The year 2011 saw an array of high level visits encompassing some of the most important fields of collaboration between the two countries. On the Indian side, Mr. Sachin Pilot, Minister of Communications and Information Technology paid a visit to Israel, while on the Israeli side, four ministers came to India. Mrs. Orit Noked, Minister of Agriculture, visited India in May and met her counterpart Mr. Sharad Pawar. The two agreed to enhance joint agricultural research and established a joint working group in order to finalize a bilateral agricultural action plan for the three years to come. She also visited the Indo-Israel Centre of Excellence for vegetables in Karnal, Haryana, where she was hosted by Chief Minister Hooda who had just returned from an official visit to Israel. Mr. Stas Misezhnikov, Minister of Tourism, visited India in September with a business delegation, promoting Israel as a unique and attractive destination for Indian tourists. He met with his counterpart Mr. Subodh Kant Sahai, and with the Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr. Vayalar Ravi. The Ministers agreed on having follow-up discussions on aviation and establishing a steering committee on tourism. Mr. Yitzhak Aharonovitz, Minister of Internal Security, was in India in November and met with his counterpart the Minister for Home Affairs Mr. P. Chidambaram. In December, Mr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Finance arrived in India to attend the Delhi Economic Conclave. During his visit, Minister Steinitz met with his counterpart, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, and discussed ways to strengthen the economic ties between the two countries. The two ministers reiterated the intention of both Governments to finalize the Free Trade Agreement by 2012. Minister Steinitz also met with HRD Minister and Communication & IT Minister, Mr. Kapil Sibal. In addition, the senior Israeli Minister met the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, and National Security Advisor, Mr. Shivshankar Menon. In an interview he gave to Times of India during his visit, Minister Steinitz said: "our relations with India may be second only to the very special relationship we have with the US".
In a spectacular opening to the celebrations marking 20 years of diplomatic relations between Israel and India, two of Israel's most renowned singers, Noa & Mira Awad, toured India and performed 6 concerts in Goa and in Delhi in November. The two Israeli stars, one Jewish and one Arab, sang in Hebrew, Arabic and English and shared a strong message of hope and understanding between Jews and Palestinians through common humanity.
In January 2012, External Affairs Minister Mr. S. M. Krishna paid a two-day official visit to Israel where he met with President Shimon Peres, PM Benjamin Netanyahu and FM Avigdor Lieberman.
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The Community Foundation of the Great River Bend will be hosting its Annual Celebration on Tuesday, September 25 at Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf. Doors open at 5pm and the program begins at 5:30pm. Media is welcome to attend as we will be announcing and recognizing the 2012 Quad City Caring Award winners as well as a newly inducted Advisor Circle member and the volunteer of the year "Shining Star Award."
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Brown: RBs 'get a better feel' for defenses with more carries
Ronnie Brown, fresh off the Dolphins' best running day of the season, joined us on the show Tuesday:
How good is it when the coach gets on the plane and gives you a second day off by saying, "I'll see you Wednesday"? "It's a nice announcement, especially when you are coming from California on a long flight. You get a chance to get some rest."
How much fun was it for you and Ricky to run 44 times and get a rhythm going? "You get a better feel for what the defense is doing the more opportunities you get, so it was great."
How much do you like the Wildcat? "I enjoy it. It's an opportunity to get a few different guys on the field at the same time and try to mix it up as far as showing the defense something different and I think it works out for us."
Help me out here, you guys get 187 yards against Chicago, and then Brandon Marshall doesn't play and the offense has a huge day. Can you explain that? "We thought about [how the offense was going to have to be different in Oakland without Marshall] all week, and we knew we were going to have to get it going in [the run game] in order for us to have success. That's what helped us out a lot: We were able to run the ball effectively."
How hard is it to stay motivated when you fall so far back in the playoff race with only five games left? "You never know what can happen and, you know, I think the biggest part of that is that as long as we take care of our own business, then we really don't have time to worry about anybody else. Just make sure we're doing the things we're doing to give ourselves a good opportunity to be in the playoffs at the end of the day. That's the only thing that matters. And if it works out in our favor, great, but if not, at least we'll know we gave it our best shot."
With your and Ricky's numbers down so much this year, how do you keep your heads up? "I think we just haven't had as many opportunities as, you know, we thought we would coming into the season. Unfortunately, we put ourselves in bad situations during the season in some games and we weren't able to run the football. Just to be frank, we didn't do it was well as we'd like to in some of those games, so, you know, it's hard to continue to run the football when you're not doing a great job of doing it when you get opportunities. And then, in other games when you put yourself in situations where you're down a few points where you got to pass the ball. You know, there's a lot of things that go into it, but at the same time, we still have five games left. We still have an opportunity."
How important is it to have good chemistry on the team? "It's very important. Especially in a long season, when you're trying to keep spirits high. You've got to be able to keep the mood light but, at the same time, get some work done. I think this is the ultimate team sport, so for you to believe in other guys, I think it's real important to have a relationship with those guys."
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I guess this journal needs a little updating, the last one was too long ago.
Not any groundbreaking news though, heh
University goes well; I've finished the 3 semester, and its exam period, and now it's break-time until February the 19th. I'm back in my hometown, enjoying the peace and quiet On the 19th, the 4th semester starts. With a handful of new lessons, quite interesting I have to say. We'll have another Italian course (the last one), a course on Linguistics, another one on American Literature 19th century, another one on Semantics (anyone know what that is?) and a final one on English Literature in the Middle-Ages! Yay! We'll finally study medieval texts etc; I've been looking forward to that for ages! Our coursebook for that is huge though, but I'm sure it'll have many interesting things in it, including Morte d'Arthur, which I so want to study.
Other than that....
My mother and I are planning on going on a trip to Iceland at some point this year. She proposed the idea sometime ago, and it does sound very interesting. Plus, it's been too long since I were on a trip abroad; it'd be lovely to go once more! Has anyone of you been in Iceland? Or just know things about it? Places to visit, sights to see?
Oh, and I finally saw Brave! Amazing movie! Fantastic soundtrack, sceneries, and actor Scottish accent I loved it. And it also had an amazing story... most cartoons I've seen end up with the heroine finding a guy, falling in love and getting married. (not that I don't like those, but a little change doesn't hurt) But this one ended with independence, and had a wholly different topic.
Anyway, it was great. Sorry for the ramble.
And I also saw Skyfall. I had high expectations for it.... but I didn't like it. Many faults. Let's hope that if they do a next James Bond movie, it will be much much better.
Well, that's all for now. Bye!! ^^
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ABSTRACT: Perianal streptococcal dermatitis is a bright red, sharply demarcated rash that is caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. Symptoms include perianal rash, itching and rectal pain; blood-streaked stools may also be seen in one third of patients. It primarily occurs in children between six months and 10 years of age and is often misdiagnosed and treated inappropriately. A rapid streptococcal test of suspicious areas can confirm the diagnosis. Routine skin culture is an alternative diagnostic aid. Treatment with amoxicillin or penicillin is effective. Follow-up is necessary, because recurrences are common.
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At the moment, the DowJones is losing 0.25%, followed by the S&P500 down 0.32% while the Nasdaq is up 0.01%.
Markets in Euroland closed with gains, led by the German DAX, 1.45%, seconded by the IBEX35, 0.80% and the CAC40, 0.41%. The single currency is back to sub 1.3200 levels, as concerns over the final results from the Italian elections spooked investors, dragging the cross from levels above 1.3300
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Charlie's Fundraising for Haiti page
Event: Leonora Simpson's fundraising
The Simpsons
£212,619.67 raised of £500.00 target
9153 donations
My Target:
£212,619.67 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/CharlieSimpson-HAITI
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Dear Everybody
Thank you for visiting Charlie's fundraising page! We just wanted to give you a short update on how Charlie's been getting on and what he's been up to!
Every since the Haiti Earthquake, Charlie has been sensitive to events happening in the world and has always felt that he should do something if he possibly could.
In September 2011, Charlie joined a group of motivated kids from six different schools in Stepney, London to help raise money for UNICEF's East Africa Children's Crisis. Their aim was to cycle 890 laps of their local park between them - this would add up to the 450 miles that makes up the route from Somalia's capital; Mogadishu to the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. The day was a huge success - not just on the fundraising front but more importantly on an awareness level and Charlie finished the day, by reporting on it for BBC's Newsround programme.
More recently, in December last year, Charlie was particularly struck by the devastating effect that Typhoon Haiyan had on the Philippines. Charlie decided to get on his bike again and rode 40km to help raise funds for the children there. If you'd like to know a bit more, please feel free to have a look at www.justgiving.com/charliesimpson-typhoon/
I'm sure that there's more to come from Charlie - we'll keep you posted!
Thank you once again for visiting Charlie's page and for your kind donations.
Leonora and Dan
Thanks for taking the time to visit Charlie's JustGiving page.
UPDATE: Thursday 13th January 2011
Dear Everybody,
We can't believe that it has been a year since the Earthquake in Haiti. So much money has been raised and yet, now Haiti has been hit with a secondary horror... Cholera. All your donations have been invaluable and went towards the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. Now the people of Haiti still need your help! So, thank you again, for any continued donations that you might give. We really appreciate it.
Charlie obviously feels very strongly about the events in Haiti, and is trying to think of anyways that he might be able to help, one year on... we'll keep you posted...
All the best
Leonora and Dan Simpson
UPDATE: Friday 29th January 2010 - MESSAGE FROM CHARLIE
Dear Everybody
Thank you very much for all the money you have donated to the children in Haiti. The people in Haiti can now have a water kit, and some food and a tent.
Mummy reads me some of my messages and I really like them! I can't believe how money how much money I have raised, it has been very mad!!!
Thank you all very much.
Love from Charlie Simpson
UPDATE: Monday 25th January 2010
To be honest, it is hard to know where to even begin thanking you all for your kind words, support and extraordinary generosity. We could never have dreamed of, or envisaged a response like this. Our friends and family obviously know how overwhelmed we are but I'm not sure how to convey our appreciation to those of you who we haven't met before. I'm just going to say a huge thank you to all of you who have contributed, and to those of you who continue to donate… it couldn't have been done without you!!!! THANK YOU!
What I will say is that UNICEF who have been doing such amazing work to help the people, and specifically the children, of Haiti will now be able to do even more to help; thanks to everyone of you.
Many thanks
Leonora and Dan
The Earthquake in Haiti has moved us all and Charlie, who is now 7, has decided that he needs to raise some money to help those affected by the disaster. In order to do this he has decided to do a Sponsored Bicycle ride around our local park - South Park in Fulham. He is aiming to complete 7 laps (about 5 miles) of South Park this weekend and is hoping that you will sponsor him so that he can raise money for UNICEF to help with their HAITI disaster appeal.
A note from Charlie:
My name is Charlie Simpson, I want to do a Sponsored Bike Ride for Haiti because there was a big earthquake and loads of people have lost their lives. I want to make some money to buy food, water and tents for everyone in Haiti.
I am going to cycle around South Park as many times as possible…. (at least 10 laps, I hope!). Please can you sponsor me and all your money will go to UNICEF who are collecting for Haiti.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Former U.S. Sen. John C. Danforth will be the featured speaker Saturday to the graduating class of 2012 at Westminster College in Fulton.
An estimated 230 students will receive degrees during the ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday in Champ Auditorium.
Danforth represented Missouri in the U.S. Senate for 18 years from 1976 to 1994, when he did not seek re-election. Known as the conscience of the Senate, Danforth was ordained to the clergy of the Episcopal Church.
Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, Danforth served eight years as attorney general of Missouri from 1968 to 1976.
From 1997 to 2001, Danforth was chairman of the Danforth Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to strengthening the St. Louis metropolitan area.
After his Senate career, Danforth was appointed to various other offices. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 2004 to 2005. In 2001 President George Bush appointed Danforth as a Special Envoy for Peace to Sudan in northern Africa. The peace talks settled the 17-year civil war between northern and southern Sudanese.
In 1999 U.S. Atty. Gen. Janet Reno appointed Danforth to lead an investigation into the FBI's role in the 1993 Waco siege.
Danforth now serves as a partner in the international law firm of Bryan Cave LLP in St. Louis. The firm has 24 offices worldwide with more than 1,100 lawyers, including 245 in St. Louis.
Other speakers at commencement Saturday will include remarks by Bob Muehlhauser, chairman of the Westminster Board of Trustees and Westminster President Dr. George P. Forsythe.
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Under the Stairs
Under the Stairs…it sounds a bit like a tween horror book, doesn't it. But instead, I present to you these gorgeous inspiration pictures for the potential your staircase may or may not have. Unfortunately for us, underneath our stairs is another set of stairs to the basement…so even though I covet all of these beautiful uses of what is sometimes 'dead space' in a home, I can't actually put any of these fantastic ideas into practice.
Guess I'll have to live vicariously through Pinterest, yet again!
This drawer system has been on my mind for years now. It is just so classy looking!
And these options have me seriously wishing I could take advantage of just a leeeetle bit of space from the basement stairs in our home to facilitate a mini-mudroom in our foyer.
Carving out a workspace under the stairs seems like a great way to utilize the space like in these next few examples.
Even a simple shelf system can transform a small, underutilized space into something with loads of function.
This under-the-stairs daybed is such a cozy nook…I can entirely see myself curled up with a book enjoying a latte.
(source via Jennifer Worts Design)
And check out what this innovative family did under their basement steps…
…I would love to have had such a fun play space as a kid!
Rounding out the inspiration today are these drawers actually built into the steps.
Do you have any dead space under your stairs? Am I the only one who bookmarks things that can never happen in my home?


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Morning TV, an arena that strives to put viewers at ease with warm and fuzzy feelings, is rarely emotionally uncomfortable.
But Thursday's dismissal of Ann Curry by NBC's "Today" counts as one of the more embarrassing scenes of late. NBC, unaccustomed to losing ground to "Good Morning America, made a decision that initially feels cold and may prove to be wrong-headed.
Prediction: viewers will ultimately hold the dumping of Curry against Matt Lauer.
It was Lauer, the star and highest paid player of the franchise, who reportedly was not happy with his co-host. He's been quoted as saying he missed the kind of chemistry he had with Meredith Vieria. ( TMZ is reporting NBC asked Vieria to return but she didn't bite at the offer.) Evidently he was content to let Curry take the fall for the show's slipping ratings.
Curry bid farewell from the show where she has worked for nearly 20 years, and as co-host for one, with class — and emotion. The body language spoke volumes. Lauer, his arm purposefully casual, hanging across the back of the couch behind Curry; Curry, leaning forward away from him and thanking the "guys behind the scenes" and the viewers, "the real "Today" show family," while looking away from Lauer. Their widely discussed lack of chemistry seemed on display.
Curry noted she's been given "some fancy new titles" by NBC, which will mean continued reporting for "Today," "NBC Nightly News," "Rock Center" and MSNBC. Frankly, it sounds like a promotion. But Curry's demeanor indicated she's not taking it that way.
NBC has not yet named a successor to Curry, but viewers can read the images: within minutes, rumored replacement Savannah Guthrie was ensconced on the couch.
"Today," a primary source of revenue for NBC, was dethroned from the top spot in morning TV by "GMA" in April when the ABC show ended NBC's 852-week winning streak. "GMA" has triumphed over "Today" three times since then. Speculation that Curry would be the scapegoat has been rampant for weeks.
Will the breakup of "Today's" ballyhooed "family" be taken as a cynical move by viewers, who seem fond of the famously big-hearted Curry? Time and ratings will tell.
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i wonder if anyone can tell me how i can tell if i have a male or female kiwi plant as i really need to by the opposite very soon!
Have you got a named variety? If not you'll have to wait and see the flowers.
I had self fertilizing kiwi and it has not born any fruit at all,they do suffer if the buds are got by the frost,you have to know the variety to know if male or female.not an easy plant but it is vigorous plant and will climb everywhere.
hi and thanks for your replies. i believe the type i have is called actinidia chinensis-although i cant find the label so i still dont know if male or female!
I've had a self fertile kiwi for about 15 years and although it has plenty of flowers never had fruit. Looking at the photos in nutcutlet's post it looks to be a male plant.
actinidia chinensis is the kiwi fruit but will have a cultivar name to tell you what you've got. If youask the GC where you bought it they may be able to tell you which one they had. Unlikely they'd have more than one.
The link is to RHS Plantfinder. There's a list of cultivars and you might recognize one.
from your link i believe the only one which sounds familiar is `jenny`which would make sense as it says this one is for smaller gardens-which i would have considered when buying as i`m short on space so if it is jenny this one is self fertile which is even better!!!! thanks everyone very much!!


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Good News For Rodrigo & Edwin: Baltimore Immigration Judge Re-Opens Proceedings, Cancelling Order of Removal
- At July 5, 2011
- By The DOMA Project
- In Edwin & Rodrigo, News, Our Victories
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Earlier this year, in a cliff-hanger, Rodrigo Martinez was almost taken into custody and deported to El Salvador. Now, in the first case of its kind involving a married binational couple, an Immigration Judge has reversed her own deportation order in order to give both the DHS and the couple an opportunity to achieve a just outcome, and explicitly to focus on DOMA-related immigration issues. Never before has a binational couple won the re-opening of proceedings on the initiative of an Immigration Judge to address a DOMA deportation.
|Edwin and Rodrigo, on vacation this week with their family in Delaware, celebrated the news
that the Order of Deportation against Rodrigo had been cancelled by the Immigration Judge
Rodrigo Martinez and Edwin Echegoyen, a married binational couple, have been fighting for the simple right to live together in this country since 2002. After years of battling the system and exhausting all appeals, they lost. Rodrigo was ordered deported. Determined to stay together, Rodrigo did not leave the U.S. and the couple continued to fight. They knew that one day the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers would come looking for Rodrigo, but they were not willing to give up, even against such overwhelming odds.
Finally in mid-February 2011, it happened. DHS notified Edwin that they planned to deport Rodrigo by March 9. Rodrigo and Edwin immediately contacted Stop The Deportations and joined our campaign. Then, on February 23, the President and Attorney General announced that they would no longer defend DOMA because they had determined that it was unconstitutional. After 8 years together, Rodrigo and Edwin married on March 1 and demanded that the U.S. government respect their marriage by putting any deportation action against Rodrigo on hold. This effort was temporarily successful at stopping the physical deportation of Rodrigo on March 9 and it paved the way for the major development detailed below that brings new hope to this couple that their battle to stay together might finally be over.
Today we can share with you the news that Baltimore Immigration Judge Lisa Dornell has ordered that Rodrigo's case be re-opened. In doing so, the judge has canceled the deportation order that had been entered against him in November 2008. Instead he will return to court on September 12, 2011 for re-opened proceedings.
Judge Dornell, who had ordered Rodrigo deported in 2008, has now decided, on her own accord, that it is "in the interest of justice" to re-open proceedings and to give Rodrigo another opportunity to win protection from deportation. Specifically, Judge Dornell has re-opened proceedings (1) to determine whether Rodrigo is eligible for protection from deportation because of country conditions in El Salvador for gay men and (2) to determine the relevance, to this case, of any change in policy or law impacting married gay binational couples with pending green card petitions.
|In a footnote the Judge also advised the parties to be prepared to address the DOMA immigration issues
Because Rodrigo was ordered deported in 2008, this action by the Immigration Judge is a tremendous victory. This is the first time that efforts by Stop The Deportations have succeeded in reversing a final order of removal and re-opening proceedings.
Brief History of This Case
Last March Edwin Echegoyen was ordered to surrender his husband, Rodrigo Martinez, to the Department of Homeland Security on March 9, so that they could execute an outstanding final Removal Order against him. Edwin was facing certain deportation to El Salvador. As readers of this blog may recall, we stopped that deportation with a multi-pronged advocacy campaign focusing on Maryland's two U.S. Senators and the couple's represenative in Congresss, Chris Von Hollen. We also reached out to the Deportation and Removal Branch and gave them ample opportunity to review the facts of this case. Edwin and Rodrigo have been together for 8 years. Days after the President announced that he would no longer defend DOMA because he had determined that it was unconstitutional, Edwin and Rodrigo traveled to Washington DC from their house is in a suburban Maryland county, and married across the street from the D.C. Superior Court. Edwin immediately filed a "green card" petition for Rodrigo on the basis of their marriage. We worked to persuade the Deportation and Removal Branch in Baltimore to rescind the Surrender Notice, but failed. DHS required that Rodrigo surrender and would not tell us in advance how they would decide this case. The media was tremendously helpful in bringing to a wider audience the plight of a married binational couple bring torn apart by a DOMA deportation. Rodrigo and Edwin went to the Federal Building that morning with a local television news crew and none of us knew whether he would be permitted to leave or if he would be taken into custody. We were all able to breathe a sigh of relief and celebrate another small victory when Rodrigo emerged safely, given the right to stay in the United States with an order of supervision. We filed a Motion to Reopen proceedings on the basis of worsening conditions in El Salvador for gay men, and on the basis that circumstances had changed because of his marriage to his U.S. citizen husband, Edwin.
On March 7, the same Immigration Judge ordered a "stay of removal" temporarily preventing the Department of Homeland Security from carrying out the existing "final removal order." Now, almost four months later, the Immigration Judge has wiped that existing final removal order from the books. Rodrigo was ordered deported in 2008, but this move effectively cancels that order, and replaces it with new proceedings and a new day in court that will allow Rodrigo and Edwin to continue the fight for full equality and work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorneys to achieve the outcome that best protects them in the short term.
Coming on the heels of Josh and Henry's victory last week, this news is cause for celebration. It involves a far more complicated procedural posture than our previous cases and the unprecedented action by the Immigration Judge to reverse herself by re-opening the case demonstrates that fighting DOMA in Immigration Court and in the court of public opinion is yielding important incremental victories on the way to full equality.
Join us in congratulating Rodrigo and Edwin as they now look forward to finally putting this entire matter to rest beginning with a status hearing on September 12, 2011.
Chris Geidner writing at Metro Weekly reports on today's news and draws connections between developments for binational married couples fighting DOMA and the administration's surprise 31-page filing against DOMA (and against Congress's own attorneys) in support of the plaintiff in the Golinski case on Friday. See: "Interest of Justice" Leads Immigration Judge To Reopen Case, Ask About "Same-Sex Spouses" and Visas.
Obama Will Not " Win The Future" In Time For Spouses of Lesbian & Gay Americans Facing DOMA Deportations
This comprehensive report on the crisis of DOMA deportations demands that the Obama administration act immediately (it was cross posted at Pam's House Blend). It is a must-read for anyone following the progress of our Stop The Deportations campaign.
We started this work in 1993, just three years after U.S. immigration law was amended to remove the bar on admissibility of gay and lesbian non-citizens. In the intervening 18 years we have helped to build a diverse movement of binational couples, organizations and advocates. We have raised the profile of this issue for the general public, elected officials and major LGBT and immigration reform organizations.
Last July, we launched a new strategy called The DOMA Project. Beginning with the Stop The Deportations campaign our effort was designed to highlight what we believe is the core issue for binational couples: marriage (in)equality. We did this by challenging DOMA in Immigration Court. The message could not be simpler: married same-sex binational couples should be protected by the family unification provisions of our existing immigration laws just like all other married binational couples. The only obstacle that remains is DOMA. For that reason we have argued that until DOMA's fate is determined by Congress or the courts this administration must stop deportations that separate lesbian and gay couples, destroying marriages and families. Fighting to halt deportations is a vital part of winning full equality for all binational couples.
Participant couples include those who are separated, those who are exiled, those facing imminent deportation and those who are together in this country but who are living in fear of an uncertain future.
As the architects of this new DOMA-focused campaign we have catapulted the issue of binational couples into the media and brought the crisis of "DOMA deportations" to the White House itself. You can help us continue this momentum.
To achieve full equality we need your participation and support. Our own personal stories remain our most valuable tool. We have developed a unique blend of legal strategy and advocacy for every couple involved in the Stop The Deportations campaign—strategies that protect them and advance the broader goal of defeating DOMA. Contact us here to find out how you can get involved. It can be as simple as sharing your story and does not require revealing any identifying information. We are also accepting donations to help us expand this effort, in partnership with the Love, Honor, Cherish Foundation.
As part of this pro bono project we have provided free legal advice to binational couples who are separated, exiled or facing deportation. We have collaborated with other attorneys, activists and organizations providing strategic support as binational couples face deportations hearings in Immigration Courts around the country.
And most importantly, we are winning.
We have stopped four deportations in four months. In each case, the government has agreed to allow the couple to remain together for now. In doing so, the government demonstrates that it can respect their relationship, even while DOMA still prevents recognition of their marriage.
(Read about these victories: Anton & Brian, Rodrigo & Edwin, Monica & Cristina, and Henry & Josh.)
The weeks and months ahead will be extremely busy here at Stop The Deportations. We are confident that we will get our message through and that we will win interim protection for all couples until the day that DOMA is finally repealed or struck down by the Supreme Court. This fight is a part of a larger battle to win full equality.
Rodrigo Martinez Receives Official Stay of Deportation from Immigration Judge
- At March 14, 2011
- By The DOMA Project
- In Edwin & Rodrigo, News, Our Victories
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We learned today that the Immigration Court in Baltimore has granted Rodrigo Martinez's request for an official stay of his deportation. (The decision, shown here, was signed by the Immigration Judge on March 7 but was not posted by the Immigration Court until March 10.) Readers of this site will recall that Rodrigo Martinez was scheduled to surrender to the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Baltimore on March 9. When he surrendered on that day he was taken into custody, but several hours later he was granted a discretionary release under an Order of Supervision. ICE was willing to give him time to pursue all legal options including a Motion for Emergency Stay of his Removal (deportation) with the Immigration Judge, a Motion to Re-Open his Proceedings and an opportunity for him and his husband, Edwin, to fight for approval of their marriage-based immigration petition. Rodrigo and Edwin expressed relief today that the Immigration Court had issued this official order, and are hopeful that proceedings will be re-opened. They are grateful to everyone who called and wrote to elected officials in the last two weeks to help keep Rodrigo from being deported.
Media Coverage of The DOMA Project This Week
Washington, DC's Metro Weekly and the national newsmagazine The Advocate each covered the story of Edwin Echogoyen & Rodrigo Martinez as part of their overall coverage of the implications of the President's new position of the Defense of Marriage Act.
From Metro Weekly:
"On Feb. 25, attorney Lavi Soloway announced that he was filing multiple requests on behalf of married, same-sex bi-national couples where one spouse is facing deportation. A day earlier, on Feb. 24, Soloway began the process in a case before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in which Joshua Vandiver is seeking to sponsor his husband, Henry A. Velandia Ferreira, for immigration purposes. Velandia had come to the U.S. from Venezuela on a work visa, which has since expired.
Ordinarily, an American spouse would be able to sponsor his spouse for immigration purposes, but DOMA prevents Vandiver from sponsoring Velandia – despite the fact that they were legally married in Connecticut.
As soon as Wednesday, March 9, another couple – Edwin Echegoyen and Rodrigo Martinez – face separation, as Martinez is due to surrender in Baltimore for deportation to El Salvador on that day.
On March 7, Soloway filed a Motion for Emergency Stay of Removal, which would prevent Martinez's deportation, and a Motion to Reopen Proceedings and evidence of the marriage, which could lead to the consideration of whether DOMA should continue to prevent Echegoyen from being able to sponsor Martinez, with the relevant officials.
Talking with Metro Weekly about the challenges, Soloway said, "The attorney general's statement and position on the Defense of Marriage Act is very relevant and we think that, regardless, the [relevant officials in immigration courts and the BIA] should take note of it. It could hardly be more relevant."
In addition to the legal cases, Soloway – a co-founder of Immigration Equality – noted, "There's room there to make policy, and I think that policy should be to hold those cases in abeyance."
See full story, "DOMA's Immigration Implications :Bi-national gay and lesbian couples and their advocates see a sign of hope in the administration's recent conclusion that part of DOMA is unconstitutional."
From The Advocate:
"Though Atty. Gen. Eric Holder stressed in a February 23 announcement that the administration would continue to enforce DOMA, Soloway argues that executive agencies have the discretionary power to halt or postpone deportation orders affecting legally married gay couples — discretion it has used in other circumstances, including a 2009 moratorium on deporting widows or widowers of U.S. citizens who had been married for less than two years.
"Edwin and Rodrigo fall squarely at the intersection of this new position," Soloway said of the administration and its stance on section 3 of DOMA, which bars the federal government from recognizing the marriages of same-sex couples. "This is an important act of protest … and the beginning of a process by which they may one day receive the green card for Rodrigo that they deserve."
Representatives Jerrold Nadler of New York and Zoe Lofgren of California, both well-known proponents of LGBT immigration rights in Congress, have both called upon the administration in recent interviews with The Advocate to stop deportations in cases like that of Martinez.
New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand, whose constituency includes binational gay couples facing deportation crises that have also drawn media attention in recent weeks, said in a Monday statement, "The recent news of deportations involving legally married gay and lesbian binational couples is heartbreaking."
See full story, "DOMA's Continued Consequences."
DC Channel 9 Interviews Rodrigo & Edwin as they Exit the Baltimore Deportation Office Today
Delia Gonçalves did a great job on these two reports standing outside the Baltimore Federal Building for hours waiting for the couple to (hopefully) emerge; but there are a few minor points here that she inadvertently misstated. So just for clarification purposes: The Obama administration is enforcing the Defense of Marriage Act, they are simply not defending Section 3 of that law in court because they believe it is unconstitutional. Also, the fight here is for recognition of Edwin & Rodrigo's marriage as equal to all other marriages under the Immigration & Nationality Act, and that has nothing to do with "civil unions."
Closing quote: "Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen worked with the couple, he also co-sponsored legislation to ban the Defense of Marriage Act." Thank you Congressman Van Hollen!
More Good News: USCIS Issues Receipt for Edwin & Rodrigo's Marriage Based Immigration Petition
- At March 9, 2011
- By The DOMA Project
- In Edwin & Rodrigo, News
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In a nice coincidence capping off a cliffhanger of a day, today's mail brought the official receipt from the USCIS acknowledging that there is now a pending petition filed by a U.S. citizen, Edwin Echegoyen, for his husband, Rodrigo Martinez. While the couple cannot at this moment expect to receive a "green card" as a result of this filing, they will continue to fight against DOMA and deportation.
Rodrigo Martinez Released on Order of Supervision
- At March 9, 2011
- By The DOMA Project
- In Edwin & Rodrigo, News, Our Victories
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Score another win for the DOMA Project. The Deportations & Removal Office in Baltimore considered the pending Motion to Reopen and Motion for Emergency Stay of Removal, as well as Edwin Echegoyen's I-130 Marriage-Based Alien Relative Petition in their decision today and determined that Rodrigo should not be deported at this time. Edwin Echegoyen will now have the $5,000 bond he put up for Rodrigo in 2004 refunded to him. Rodrigo is now free to return to his daily routine but will be required to report monthly pursuant to an Order of Supervision. According to the couple, the Deportation Officer handling the case could not have been nicer. More details to follow.
See MetroWeekly article: "Maryland Bi-National Same-Sex Couple Avoids Separation, for Today"
Attorney Lavi Soloway provides the following update about Edwin Echegoyen and Rodrigo Martinez. The Maryland couple, who married in D.C. on March 1, faced separation today, as Martinez was due to surrender in Baltimore for deportation to El Salvador.
Soloway relayed that "Rodrigo was released, details to follow" in an email sent to Metro Weekly at 2:30 p.m. today.
As Soloway wrote to Metro Weekly earlier today, "Rodrigo is in [immigration officials'] custody and will have to surrender his passport, but it looks like they may be releasing him today under an Order of Supervision, taking into account (1) Motion to Reopen Proceedings (2) Motion for Emergency Stay of Removal (3) Pending Petition for Alien Relative (marriage-based) filed by Edwin."
Edwin & Rodrigo To Meet With Deportation Officer
- At March 9, 2011
- By The DOMA Project
- In Edwin & Rodrigo, News
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This morning, shortly before 9 a.m., Edwin Echegoyen and Rodrigo Martinez will present themselves to the Deportation and Removal Branch at the Baltimore District Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As of late Tuesday night, the Deportation and Removals Branch had offered no reprieve from the obligation to surrender no later than March 9. Therefore, in compliance with the notice Edwin received in February demanding that he surrender Rodrigo to the custody of DHS under the terms of the bond agreement executed in 2004, the couple will travel from their home in Rockville, Maryland and, accompanied by closer family members for moral support, they will meet with the government officials who will ultimately decide Rodrigo's fate. At this point, given his several year-old outstanding Order of Removal, Immigration & Customs Enforcement is likely take Rodrigo into custody on Wednesday and hold him at a government detention facility pending deportation. It is also possible that they may also consider other options including a release under an Order of Supervision (similar to parole, it would require Rodrigo to comply with routine appointments to check in with the Deportation Officer as they continue to monitor his case). We await news of the Deportation Officer's final decision on Rodrigo's case, which will not be known until Rodrigo surrenders to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security this morning.
EDGE Reports: Edwin Echegoyen Must Surrender His Husband, Rodrigo Martinez, for Deportation
- At March 8, 2011
- By The DOMA Project
- In Edwin & Rodrigo, News
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The complete article was posted by EDGE on Monday March 7.
"A gay Maryland man will have to surrender his partner for deportation on Wednesday if his last minute appeals fail.
Edwin Echegoyen met Rodrigo Martinez at the gym in 2003-Martinez had come to the United States from El Salvador on a tourist visa a couple of weeks earlier. The two men began dating. And they soon settled in Rockville, Maryland.
The men decided to vacation in Puerto Rico with three other gay couples in 2004 after Echegoyen's mother passed away from cancer. Authorities detained Martinez as he and Echegoyen attempted to board their flight back to Maryland. They released Martinez after Echegoyen posted bail.
"He was released under my own custody and we've been working through the legal system to find some kind of relief for him to stay here with me," Echegoyen told EDGE.
These efforts included applying for a work visa and seeking asylum based on Martinez's fear he would suffer anti-gay persecution in his homeland. Both petitions were denied. And Echegoyen received a letter from the Department of Homeland Security late last month that said he would have to surrender Martinez to federal authorities in Baltimore on March 9 because he posted his bail in 2004.
Martinez and Echegoyen married in the District of Columbia on March 1. Echegoyen obtained a certified marriage certificate from the court, and filed a marriage-based petition with the Department of Homeland Security that would allow him to sponsor Martinez for residency.
"It is so upsetting because we want to celebrate," said Echegoyen, noting some of his and Martinez's friends attended their wedding during their lunch hour. "This is something we had talked about doing-getting married, but not under these circumstances."
DOMA Deportations
The Defense of Marriage Act specifically bans the federal government from recognizing marriages of same-sex couples for immigration and other purposes. The Obama administration announced last month it will no longer defend DOMA in federal court.
Congressman Chris Van Hollen [D-Md.], in whose district Martinez and Echegoyen live, co-sponsored a bill in the last Congress that would have repealed DOMA. Congressman Jerrold Nadler [D-N.Y.] has said he plans to reintroduce a DOMA repeal measure in the House, while U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-Calif.] has indicated she would follow suit in the U.S. Senate.
"The recent news of deportations involving legally married gay and lesbian bi-national couples is heartbreaking," U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-N.Y.] told EDGE in a statement. "It is critical that we repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure that immigration laws respect all loving, committed marriages."…
"In the name of the Defense of Marriage Act, gay and lesbian couples literally find their marriages being destroyed," said lawyer Lavi Soloway, noting many of the estimated 36,000 bi-national couples in the United States have children. "It's the fabric of American society that's being torn when you deport somebody. It's not some other person, some stranger, some alien that the law would refer to that person."
Soloway, who also represents Martinez and Echegoyen, continues to pursue an emergency stay on the pending deportation and a petition to reopen Martinez's asylum request. "We have a great opportunity to stop the deportation," he told EDGE just before a hearing before an immigration judge in Baltimore.
Echegoyen, however, said the ongoing legal battle has certainly taken its toll.
"We're not sleeping because what if March 9 comes and there's no relief," he said. "It's such a horrible, horrible situation to put people in-to choose between your family and your country. What do you do?"
Edwin & Rodrigo Featured on DC Local News
Delia Gonçalves did a great job on this report ("Deportation Controversy After DC Marriage"), but she did misspeak when she said that the Obama administration would not enforce DOMA. Of course, as readers of our site know, on February 23 the President and Attorney General announced that they would no longer defend DOMA in court, but the Executive branch will continue to enforce it as it remains the law of the land for now. This short piece captures the essence of the discrimination against gay and lesbian binational couples and elicits the first public statement from Edwin & Rodrigo's Congressman, Chris Van Hollen. Congressman Van Hollen, however, does not go as far as his colleagues Rep. Nadler and Rep. Lofgren who last week called for the administration to halt the deportations. We must keep the pressure on our elected officials to achieve a policy for all binational couples facing deportation. Please call Congressman Van Hollen and thank him for his support, but urge him to call on the White House to formulate a policy that allows individual DHS Trial Attorneys, Immigration Judges and other adjudicators to exercise prosecutorial discretion and delay or defer action on deportations involving married same-sex binational couples. As we get closer to March 9, we are asking everyone to please make three phone calls and ask these elected officials representing Edwin & Rodrigo in Congress to fight for a policy to halt the DOMA deportations: Call Congressman Chris Van Hollen at (202) 225-5341, Senator Barbara Mikulski (202) 224-4654 and Senator Benjamin Cardin (202) 224-4524.


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Dos and don'ts for post-workout meal
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post on healthful eating. This week, dietetic intern Lauren Martin (pictured) weighs in on post-workout meals.
While it is important to fuel your body with the right foods throughout the day, perhaps the most important time to pay attention to what you eat is after a workout. Nutrition plays a role in replacing glycogen stores, preventing fatigue and recovering for future workouts. When you work out, your body burns calories, loses electrolytes through sweat and breaks down muscle tissue. It is important to refuel your body after exercise to replace the glycogen, protein and fluid lost.
What to look for
Within the 30 minutes following a workout, your body needs three things: Fluids to replace the water and electrolytes your body loses in your sweat. For each pound you lose from exercise, you need 16 to 24 ounces of fluid. Protein to repair the muscle tissue broken down during a workout and to stimulate new tissue development. Only a small amount of protein is needed after a workout to enhance glycogen replacement and provide the amino acids needed for the repair of muscle tissues. While a serious weight lifters has higher protein needs than someone running for an hour, a balance of protein with carbohydrates will help recovery.
Carbohydrates to replenish the fuel (glycogen) used by your muscles. Within 30 minutes after exercise, you need 0.5 to -0.7 grams of carbohydrates per pound of body weight to adequately replace the glycogen lost. For example, after 60 minutes of vigorous exercise, a 150-pound person might need as many as 75 grams of carbohydrate.
What to avoid
Fat. While fat is an important part of the diet, it slows digestion. Right after a workout, you do not want to slow the digestion of carbs and protein. Try to choose snacks and meals that are relatively low to moderate in fat content. Simple sugars and sweetened beverages, unless you are working out vigorously for more than 60 minutes. Otherwise you are just adding back empty calories that are not helping your body recover adequately.
Snack and meal ideas
Low-fat chocolate milk: An easy, delicious way to replenish fluid, carbs and protein. Low-fat yogurt or Greek yogurt with fresh fruit. Yogurt provides a good source of both protein and carbs. Homemade fruit smoothie made up of yogurt, berries and low-fat milk. This is a combination of the first two suggestions. You again get all three things you body needs post-workout. Stir-fried chicken breast with fresh vegetables over brown rice. This is great if you want to eat more of a meal after a workout. The chicken is a good source of protein, and the rice is a healthful source of carbs, fiber and B vitamins. Pita with turkey and hummus and a glass of low-fat milk. The pita provides your carbs, while the turkey and hummus give you protein. The milk gives you all three.
For more information, check out: www.eatright.org. Look under "For the public," "Food and nutrition topics" and then "Sports nutrition."
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