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Testimony :: The Honorable Lorne W. Craner
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor - US Department of State
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commission, it is a pleasure to join you again this year to reflect and consider U.S. policy toward the OSCE. As an Executive Branch appointee to the Commission, I know first-hand that members who serve on the Commission are true leaders in the human rights field. Thank you for the time and energy you put into human rights work. I also want to thank the Commission staff for working closely and tirelessly with my staff.
It is almost exactly one year since I last spoke before the Commission on this topic. At that last hearing, which was held shortly after September 11th, I gave you my firm assurance that this Administration would not abandon human rights to fight the war on terrorism. I vowed that we would continue to use the range of tools available to us to advocate for human rights and democracy, that we would continue to monitor and report accurately and comprehensively on human rights situations around the globe, and that we would continue programming work to assist other countries in improving human rights infrastructure and policies, and in building democratic institutions.
I am honored to come before you today and say that we are working hard to keep our promises. The President's national security strategy explicitly commits the U.S. to work actively to bring the hope of democracy, development, free markets and free trade to every corner of the world. We start from these core beliefs and look outward for possibilities to expand liberty. Our goals are political and economic freedom, peaceful relations with states, and respect for human dignity. America must stand firm for the non-negotiable demands of human dignity: rule of law; limits on the absolute power of the state; free speech; freedom of worship; equal justice; respect for women; religious and ethnic tolerance; and, respect for private property.
We have been applying these same beliefs and objectives to the OSCE region. Since we last met on this subject I have traveled many times to OSCE countries, including twice to Central Asia. I plan one more trip this year, and one of my Deputy Assistant Secretaries has been to the region three times, including two trips to participate in important OSCE meetings. My Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary is going there right now. Our goal there has been to fully engage the countries of the region on important human rights issues and to make sure the message is heard that the United States Government holds firm in its commitment to promoting democracy and human rights.
We have also remained vigilant in our monitoring duties. This year we released the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2001, which have been recognized as an honest, even-handed, and frank account of country conditions.
Regarding my pledge to ensure that United States funding be programmed to improve human rights and democracy infrastructure, we obligated a substantial portion of Human Rights and Democracy Funds (HRDF) for hard-hitting democracy and human rights programs in numerous OSCE countries. This is in addition to the significant amounts of funding from the SEED funds and Freedom Support Act that have also been programmed to support democracy initiatives.
Throughout these diplomatic and programming efforts, the OSCE has continued to play a key role of influence in promoting democracy and respect for human rights in the Euro-Atlantic region. With 55 members, it is in fact the only Euro-Atlantic institution with such a mandate. Since September 11, we have come to appreciate the role of the OSCE even more, as a forum in which questions of both security and human rights are brought together. No other institution in the world has this comprehensive approach to security. We are committed to support the OSCE and its various mechanisms wherever possible, as a means of strengthening democracy across Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union.
Because of the OSCE's comprehensive approach to security and human rights, I would like to highlight the continued importance of the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, which took place last month in Warsaw. After the UN Commission on Human Rights, the Human Dimension meeting is the most prestigious annual human rights gathering. Importantly, it is also attracting a growing number of active NGOs as participants –- a reliable barometer of democratic activity and the growth of civil society. Once again, I would stress the important contribution that your Commission's staff makes as part of the U.S. Delegation to the Human Dimension meeting every year, and my sincere appreciation to you for making that effort.
We have witnessed great improvements in human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in the countries of Southeast Europe in recent years, and the OSCE has played a major role in achieving these results. The successful conduct of the presidential elections in Serbia on September 29, as verified by international observers, stands as strong testimony to the increasing effectiveness of the OSCE influence in that country. In Albania, the OSCE presence, working closely with the EU and the United States, has contributed significantly to increased political stability, regional security, and improved public order. In Macedonia, where ethnic tensions threatened to erupt into wide-scale conflict last year, constructive engagement by the OSCE greatly contributed to implementing the Ohrid Agreements and to the holding of recent peaceful elections. Croatia, a country that resented the OSCE mission presence for several years, has experienced a change of heart and is now working cooperatively with the organization. The OSCE mission in Croatia has made serious progress this past year toward the day the OSCE will be able to draw down and close the mission as it looks to allocate resources more effectively and address more pressing situations in the area. We look forward to the day when conditions in the other countries of Southeast Europe will permit other missions to follow suit.
Of course, challenges remain. I stated in my testimony last year that the countries of the former Soviet Union continue to present some of the greatest challenges to the OSCE. This is equally true today. Although we have seen some positive steps over the past year, human rights observance has been mixed at best, and in many cases downright poor.
For example, the countries of Central Asia present a very mixed picture. Tajikistan has made some notable gains this year; freedom of media was appreciably increased when the government licensed the first independent radio station in Dushanbe and dropped criminal charges against exiled journalist Dododjon Atovulloev. When the Tajik government lowered the fee for registering NGOs this spring, the number of such groups increased dramatically. Abolishing exit visas also was an important step forward. Yet harassment of journalists and media outlets continues. We therefore urge the government of Tajikistan to reform its media laws and especially to continue consultations with OSCE officials in Dushanbe to ensure that these laws conform with international standards. The government of Tajikistan deserves praise for sanctioning political pluralism by allowing the only Islamic opposition political party in Central Asia to exist. Yet in order for pluralism to flourish, we urge the government to reform election and party legislation to enable more parties to register and campaign freely during elections. Again, we believe the OSCE center in Dushanbe can provide a valuable service in advising the government on acceptable international standards.
Unfortunately, other countries of the region have not fared so well. Turkmenistan remains a country with an extremely poor human rights record. The people of Turkmenistan remain without any of the fundamental rights, including freedom of assembly and speech. While we are pleased that this year the government released Shageldy Atakov, a well-known religious prisoner, and abolished exit visas, we remain very concerned about Turkmenistan's lack of progress in allowing democracy to develop.
In Kazahkstan, the year started off on a positive note with the formation of a new democratic opposition movement and appearance of much critical reporting in independent media outlets. By late summer the situation had changed dramatically. Leading opposition leaders Zakiyanov and Ablyazov have been sentenced to long prison terms in trials for corruption that appear to have been politically motivated. Newly enacted political party legislation will severely limit the ability of smaller opposition parties to survive. And the independent media has been the victim of a consistent and persistent pattern of intimidation, ranging from firebombings of newspaper offices to malicious beatings of journalists. We continue to raise these disturbing issues with the government of Kazakhstan.
Likewise, in Kyrgyzstan, events of the past year have raised concerns. A draconian presidential decree severely restricted media freedom and a leading member of parliament was jailed on what appeared to be politically motivated charges. The decree was later rescinded and the parliamentarian was cleared. A low point was reached in March when police shot and killed five unarmed demonstrators. Since then the Government has taken steps to redress citizen grievances, including the formation of a Constitutional Council which includes some members of the opposition. As the Council proceeds to make its recommendations on constitutional and governmental reform, we hope that it will produce genuine reform that is reflective of the will of all the people.
During the first half of the year we were heartened to see some small but significant steps forward to increase respect for human rights in Uzbekistan. The Government granted the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) access to all detention facilities, the first-ever human rights organization was registered, and law enforcement officials were convicted and received long prison sentences after being found guilty of torturing prisoners to death. However, a second human rights group was recently denied registration and has resubmitted its application; even more disheartening were the brutal deaths of two prisoners due to torture. While the censorship board was formally abolished, self-censorship remains a serious problem. Political pluralism will remain a distant goal as long as no opposition political parties are registered. However, we note that Birlik has held a series of organizing conferences to prepare for formal registration.
In the Caucasus, we also have a number of concerns. But here I want to highlight a series of important elections that will take place in that area in the next three years. We will press for elections that meet OSCE standards. Independent election commissions at all levels, transparent vote counting procedures, political pluralism, and a level playing field for all candidates, are among the elements essential for democratic elections.
In this connection, the U.S. is concerned that the constitutional referendum held in Azerbaijan on August 24 did little to advance that country's democratization. On the positive side, the government and opposition appeared on prime-time TV debating the merits of the proposal. However, we were disappointed by the restrictions on domestic monitoring, lack of election commission reform, limited time for public education, and failure to invite comments on the referendum from the OSCE or Council of Europe. Observations by international observers suggest that voting was marred by widespread irregularities of the kind noted in previous elections. Vote totals in precincts where U.S. and other international monitors were present greatly exceeded the level of participation observed. The substantial irregularities and a lack of transparency have raised questions about the credibility of the referendum results.
In Russia, the government continues to justify its military action in Chechnya as part of the international war against terrorism. However, on the ground, reports of serious human rights violations –- and even atrocities -– emerge frequently after Russian security sweeps. Such conduct only serves to alienate large parts of the Chechen population from the Russian State and to create support for the Chechen fighters and the international terrorists associated with them. Thus far, there has been no meaningful accountability. Accountability is crucial not only to discourage further human rights violations, but also as a means of diminishing support within the Chechen population for the extremism that can occur in response to human rights abuses. The trial of Colonel Budanov will be an important indicator of the commitment of federal authorities to combat impunity.
We also continue to be troubled by the undue influence of Russia's security services in a series of so-called "espionage" cases -- such as those of Pasko and Sutyagin -- which appear to us to be politically motivated. Media freedom also remains a concern, including the precarious situation of TV-6, although our worst fears of two years ago –- in the aftermath of the struggle over ownership of NTV –- have not materialized. In the "good news" category, Russia's civil society and middle class both continue to grow, and official anti-Semitism hopefully is a thing of the past. President Putin himself has taken the lead to condemn publicly last summer's rash of anti-Semitic bomb threats and attacks. However, the response of lower level officials to these incidents often has left room for improvement.
In Ukraine, we were heartened by the role that non-governmental organizations played in this spring's parliamentary elections. Despite serious obstacles, Ukrainian civil society showed its power and influence in a way previously unknown in Ukrainian politics. This is not to say we do not have concerns about these elections; while the OSCE noted progress over previous elections in some respects, the elections did not fully meet OSCE standards. The abuse of administrative resources, dramatic contrast between the party-list vote and the single-mandate results, the disqualification of a key opposition candidate at the last moment of a by-election, and efforts to silence opposition media show there is much room for improvement.
It has been two years since the disappearance and murder of journalist Heorhiy Gongadze. This case has still not been properly investigated. Conducting a transparent, independent investigation resulting in meaningful accountability in this case is crucial not only for the relationship between Ukrainian authorities and civil society, but also for Ukraine's standing in the international community. Such action is also needed in the case of murdered journalist Ihor Aleksandrov, and election monitor Olexander Oliynyk, who disappeared following impressive efforts to promote free and fair parliamentary elections.
In Belarus, parliament recently passed a law on religion that threatens religious freedom imposing an insurmountable hurdle for many "non-traditional" faiths because it limits registration to those religious groups that have been present in Belarus for twenty years. Civil society increasingly is under attack by the Lukashenko regime. Journalists have been imprisoned and newspapers closed down. The government has sought to crush all legitimate opposition. The United States has condemned the recent conviction for slander of the editor of the publication "Robochii," Viktor Ivashkevich, as another attempt by the regime to silence its critics. Furthermore, members of NGOs have been assaulted, fined, and imprisoned and opponents of the regime have disappeared. Under Lukashenka's direction, the Presidential Guard –- initially created to protect senior officials –- continues to act against the political enemies of the Lukashenka regime with no judicial or legislative oversight. Members of the security forces have committed numerous serious human rights abuses. Meanwhile, the presidential election held last year failed to meet international standards and, unless serious electoral reforms are adopted, local elections expected in early 2003 will face the same fate.
Clearly the HDIM and other OSCE mechanisms including field missions and special representatives play important roles in addressing a range of human rights violations. In Belarus, however, the OSCE faces a unique institutional challenge. The OSCE's response to efforts by the Lukashenko regime to shut down the OSCE's field mission will set an important precedent. Other participating states will take note of how the OSCE reacts. We are therefore discussing with other like-minded participating states possible consequences for Belarus' disregard for the OSCE as an institution. These consequences may include bilateral as well as multilateral components. We feel strongly that the organization must respond to this challenge in real time. We have advised Belarus that failure to resolve this matter will likely ensure it will be raised by the Ministers at the end of the year.
As we consider what to do about countries that defy OSCE commitments, we must look not only to egregious violations, but also to the more subtle eroding of democracy and human rights that is now taking place with respect to religious freedom. We see governments across the NIS considering and in some cases adopting legislation to make their laws on religion more restrictive. We see new restrictions on registration of religious organizations and visa difficulties increasing for foreign religious workers from minority religions. We hear of increasing reports of pressure on landlords not to rent space to minority religious groups, and shadowy visits reminiscent of the Cold War days from members in the Security Services who intimate that minority religions are the objects of security concerns.
While the challenges remain daunting, we are certain that the OSCE can play a decisive role in promoting democracy and human rights. The State Department is committed to the vision of using the OSCE more productively to reinforce our own strategies for promoting democracy and human rights. We see the OSCE as our natural partner in pursuing hard-hitting policies and supporting innovative projects. There are two areas in particular, where I see a strong leadership role for my Bureau: the annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) and strategic planning for a new U.S. role in Central Asia.
As noted previously, aside from Geneva, we consider the HDIM to be one of the premier fora for addressing human rights abuses in the world. Last month's HDIM expanded its broad focus on democratic institutions and rule of law to bring renewed attention to anti-Semitism, trafficking in persons, the Roma and Sinti communities, and torture –- all issues that our delegation emphasized in intervention statements presented at the meeting. We are working to ensure that the integrity of the HDIM process enhances its impact.
As I mentioned at the outset, in the past year my staff has worked very closely with the staff of the Helsinki Commission, including your staff member at U.S. OSCE mission, to improve the modalities of the HDIM. We were pleased by some of the improvements this year, including the hosting of the Permanent Council meeting as a part of the Closing Plenary Session. And, we were pleased to see many OSCE Ambassadors in attendance.
But we would like to take the HDIM even further. Especially, we would like to take advantage of the fruitful discussions at Warsaw and make them a larger part of the discussions of the Permanent Council. For example, in the context of the leading issue we are facing now -- the need to respect human rights while combating terrorism and the importance of democracy and human rights observance for eliminating the conditions that breed terrorism -- we would like to see some type of follow-up meeting.
Mr. Chairman, in the year since I last testified to this Commission, we have seen the liberation of Afghanistan, which brought with it a major reduction in terrorist threat in Central Asia. The defeat of the Taliban was also the defeat of the violent extremists threatening the internal security of the Central Asian republics.
In opening remarks to the Afghan Reconstruction Group, Secretary Powell recently emphasized the importance of human rights when he said, "Perhaps most important of all for the long-term stability of the country, we must help to strengthen the country's fledgling institutions; in particular, we must provide resources and expertise to help the new human rights, judicial and constitution committee lay the groundwork for a vibrant civil society, the rule of law and accountable and transparent government."
Reduced threats to internal stability mean these authoritarian regimes now have the political space to turn to internal political reform. Indeed, this Administration, from President Bush, to Secretary Powell, on down to each of our Ambassadors, has made it clear that expanding cooperation with the U.S. will depend on expanded political reform. And with the exception of Turkmenistan, the governments of the region seem to understand the importance of this imperative and have taken some encouraging steps toward reform.
This puts the OSCE in the advantageous position to offer the comprehensive array of assistance needed, from economic, to security, to political. The OSCE can fill an important role in conflict prevention by balancing all three of these dimensions.
My Bureau is prepared to work closely with the OSCE on these issues. In November I plan to travel to Vienna to participate in consultations with key donors about priorities for democracy assistance in Central Asia. While there I hope to be a keynote speaker for a Special Meeting of the Permanent Council to discuss the deteriorating political situation in Central Asia and what the OSCE could be doing to address it, concentrating on concrete ways that the OSCE can feed a Central Asian focus into the Porto Ministerial in December.
I will also be traveling for my third trip to the region this year to kick off two important OSCE-sponsored initiatives.
In Tashkent, I hope to attend the opening session of a roundtable with NGO and Uzbek government participants to discuss the recent recommendations of the U.N. Committee on Torture. Their report could form the basis for developing a comprehensive anti-torture strategy, which should include human rights training conducted by the OSCE. In Bishkek, I will be visiting the newly opened Media Support Center that will house the first independent printing press in Kyrgyzstan.
There are other areas where I see synergy between the initiatives of the United States and the OSCE. For example, in Uzbekistan, where we are using our Human Rights and Democracy Fund to establish a series of resource centers for HR NGOs, we are working with the OSCE mission in Tashkent to place lawyers in those centers to provide badly needed legal counsel for Human Rights defenders facing harassment by government authorities.
In other areas we envision supporting OSCE efforts to establish regional training centers that would provide technical training for various security issues, such as counter-narcotics and border services, that would have an explicit human rights component.
In closing, let me make clear again that we continue to recognize the OSCE as an increasingly dynamic partner in our efforts in furthering peace, stability, and democratic reform in Europe. Through our OSCE missions abroad, the Permanent Council in Vienna, and, of course, the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in Vienna, we continue to labor to help OSCE's participating states to fulfill the basic human rights mission. That mission –- to ensure full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, to abide by the rule of law, to promote principles of democracy, and to build, strengthen, and protect democratic institutions, as well as to promote tolerance throughout society -- remains the cornerstone of our firm commitment to the people of the OSCE states.
We understand that attaining such lofty goals that embrace basic human rights can be accomplished only through vigorous and spirited actions –- with an unrelenting will and the necessary resources to carry on. We have, and will continue, to demonstrate our will, as in the delivery of our intervention statements at the recent HDIM meeting in Warsaw in which we addressed such issues as the increasing need for democratic institutions and the rule of law, eliminating torture, promoting tolerance, and respecting and guaranteeing the basic freedoms of religion, assembly and the media.
While our goals remain visionary, our approach must be steadfast and adaptable; we understand that our initiatives must find fertile ground in areas such as Central Asia that are still struggling for stability with little historical tradition of freedom and human rights awareness to show the path. Through the OSCE we continue to give participating states guidance on constitutional and legislative reforms to nurture democratic political institutions. As a member state we continue to remind our OSCE partners of their commitments and moral obligations to the international community to protect and defend the fundamental human rights of their citizens. Where we see these struggles yielding success, we acknowledge the results and encourage their expansion; where we see patterns of failure or languishing commitment to meet these obligations, we seek intervention. We understand that many countries are capable of doing more and we seek out opportunities to assist them to build the foundation essential to a democratic society.
Mr. Chairman, I take this opportunity to state once again my recognition of the Helsinki Commission as an integral part of our government's commitment to the cause of human rights. Your commitment, and that of your members and staff, stands as strong evidence of our will to further the respect and guarantee of these basic freedoms.
Again, thank you for conducting this timely hearing and for giving me the opportunity to confirm our continuing commitment to the cause of human rights and democracy.


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Study says food trucks are cleaner than restaurants
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Reports show that food trucks across the country are cleaner to eat from than a brick and mortar restaurant, begging the question of where metro food trucks stack up.
Food trucks have gotten a bad rap for years, mostly due to people assuming they are unclean. After 260,000 food safety inspections were reviewed recently across the country, there is new data to debunk that old theory.
The Little Italy food truck is just one of the hundreds in Kansas City. According to a spokesperson with the Jackson County Health Department, there are 238 registered with the city now and 50 more are expected to register before football season kicks off.
Little Italy Owner Michelle Franke is no stranger to the concerns people have.
"They are not clean, they are not regulated, it doesn't matter, they can just throw food out the window," she said as she explained what people have said to her.
But that's not the case. Most food trucks are required to run by the same food code standards as a traditional restaurant. Jackson County Spokesperson Jeff Hershberger said the department inspects the trucks twice a year-- but there's a catch.
"Because we are overseen by different municipalities. So we are here in Kansas, so Kansas regulates us. If I go back to Jackson County, Jackson County regulates me," Franke said.
According to new research from a public law interest firm, Institute for Justice, 260,000 trucks were inspected in seven U.S cities including: Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Miami, Seattle and Washington, D.C. Every food truck, according to the study, had fewer violations on average than restaurants, except Seattle which tied.
The Jackson County Health Department said the cause is likely because there are fewer employers in the trucks and fewer ingredients.
No matter the reason, it's good news that business is booming for Franke.
"You get to meet so many different people and I still get to cook. I am here with my husband, my mom's in our kitchen, so it's true family," she said.
We requested specific food truck inspection reports from the Jackson County Health Department but were told separate records are not kept for just the trucks. Records are only kept on restaurant and truck violations combined. A spokesperson said nearly all the food trucks in Jackson County never have problems.


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News: Cheerleading Tryouts March 18-22 At PCC
Tryouts for the 2013-14 Pasadena City College cheerleading squad will take place all next week from Monday, March 18 through Friday, March 22. The tryouts, open to all PCC students, will be held each day from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the PCC W-building gymnasium, located next to the PCC Aquatic Center.
The cheer squad regularly performs at Lancers home football and basketball games.
For more information, contact PCC cheer coach Siria Lovett at 626-585-7385.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Recycled Crafts: Egg Carton Collection Box
13 comments:
- danita said...
awesome! my princess is a hoarder and would love this!
- February 11, 2010 at 7:37 AM
- Bethany said...
ok so being perfectly clear I'm dumb as a box of rocks when it comes to crafting, so I'm going to ask you.
My daughter collects... wait for it...dum dum wrappers. I thought it might be cool to use them to decorate an old glass bottle that we have and then she could use it as a pencil holder. My ? is, what is the best way to get something like dum dum wrappers to stick to a glass bottle?
- February 11, 2010 at 8:00 AM
- pink and green mama said...
Great question and it's not dumb at all!
I would use my favorite Mod Podge to decoupage dum-dum wrappers to a glass container. You could also decoupage them to the cover of a composition notebook or a hardcover spiral notebook to make a journal or scrapbook. She could even glue in her favorite wrappers in the pages like a scrapbook of dum dum wrappers : )
You could try using Elmer's white school glue diluted with a bit of water to paste them on but I don't know if they'll stick as well as they would with mod-podge because I seem to recall the wrappers have a bit of a waxy coating on them.
Would love to see what you end up doing! Send me an email, photos, or a link to a post if you do it!
pink and green mama
pink dot green dot 98 at verizon dot net
- February 11, 2010 at 8:30 AM
- The Activity Mom said...
B is a collector for sure! Great idea!
- February 11, 2010 at 8:32 AM
- recycled paper printing said...
Good job kid! you are so cool! i love your work.. You are creative!
- February 11, 2010 at 9:09 AM
- Miller Moments said...
gave you an award on my blog today. :)
- February 11, 2010 at 10:49 AM
- TMCPhoto said...
I've been wondering what I can use our egg cartons for beyond the caterpillar crafts, this looks like such a cool project and one that will help keep the Peanut's rainbow stone collection in one place
- February 11, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- artsy_momma said...
My toddler painted one to store all his golf balls in :)
- February 11, 2010 at 5:25 PM
- Angie - email@example.com said...
Love it! Come link your cute project at my party: Thursday's Treasures!!
- February 11, 2010 at 9:21 PM
- jlbee said...
was just staring at my egg cartons and thinking... whaaaaa?? there must be something... and here you are, completing my thought, as always. i gave you the "beautiful blogger award" on my blog today. check it out at http://paintcutpaste.com - and thank you for your artsy ways.
- February 11, 2010 at 10:01 PM
- Katie said...
I Love the art book! What a great idea. My Mia is quite the artist as well and our fridge is covered. I definitely need one of these!
- February 14, 2010 at 12:00 AM
- Angie - firstname.lastname@example.com said...
Love it! Come link your cute tute at my party: Thursday's Treasures!!
- February 19, 2010 at 12:28 PM
- Rebecca said...
This is such a simple yet awesome idea! Love it!
- June 17, 2010 at 2:51 PM
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Monday, October 6, 2008
Quote of the Day: Gimelstob on Kournikova controversy
Labels: Justin Gimelstob, player quotes, tennis
6 comments:
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2008 at 5:14 PM
Soundbites?! What Justin said were no individual words taken out of context. How easily we tend to forget. What was despicable was no "douchebag" or "sexpot" namecalling, but a long rant about what he would like his "hot brother" to do to Anna ("nail her") and WHY - he himself supposedly has no wish to do that, because he finds her unworthy of his advances ("she's a douchebag").ReplyDelete
Justin is scum, probably prevoiusly rejected by Anna.
I've had the unfortunate experience of encountering Justin up close and in person at a few US Opens. He basically hits on anything with breasts, myself included. He reminds me of a used car salesman. So creepy, so sleazy...*shudders*ReplyDelete
He's a maggot. Got that Justin? That's not a soundbite. I said it and I meant it. I don't care who uses it.
anon + natch - yeah everything he gets he deserves on this one. he took what is most likely locker room talk, let's be honest, and felt justified putting it out there because he's justin gimelstob.ReplyDelete
it's another case of someone with a sense of entitlement acting like an ass because they believe they can, with no strings supposedly attached which he found out he was so wrong on.
but what surprise me is that billie jean king of all people allowed him to continue playing on the WTT without being suspended or anything. strange one for me to figure out.
to your point natch, the picture i used in my post from the WTT match where they faced each other after the incident showed him with an annoyingly wry smile staring at her. why was he even allowed to play that match? for controversy, PR, for me to post about?? surprising move billie jean.
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2008 at 11:48 PM
I don't believe that this is supposed to be the normal locker room talk. I can't imagine Rafa or Roger talking like this. Not even Djokovic.ReplyDelete
Gimelstob is trying to find excuses. Of course he was joking. But it's still a rude sexistic joke.
anon: i'm not saying everyone talks this way in the locker room but i hear stuff in my local gym nevermind a bunch of guys in their late teen's, early 20's traveling together, on the road all the time? it happens, let's get real.ReplyDelete
- Tennis ObserverOctober 7, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Gimelstob is polishing the turd but it just stinks even more.ReplyDelete


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The Pursuit of Happyness
|Release Date: December 15, 2006
|Running Time: 117 mins.
|MPAA Rating: PG 13
|Box Office: $162,586,036.00
|Genre: Adaptation, Biopic, Drama, Period
Will Smith
Thandie Newton
Jaden Smith
Dan Castellaneta
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Summary:Chris Gardener is a family man struggling to make ends meet. Despite his valiant attempts to help keep the family afloat, the mother of his five-year-old son, Christopher, is buckling under the constant strain of financial pressure. No longer able to cope, she reluctantly decides to leave. Chris, now a single father, continues doggedly to pursue a better-paying job using every sales skill he knows. He lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, and although there is no salary, he accepts, hopeful he will end the program with a job and a promising future. Without a financial cushion, Chris and his son are soon evicted from their apartment and forced to sleep in shelters, bus st... Full Summary >>


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Solar Cooking:This week's featured article/2007-08-05
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The Rocket stove is a variety of wood-burning cooking stove. It is easy to construct, with low-cost materials. These are low-mass stoves designed to burn small pieces of wood very efficiently. Cooking is done on top of a short insulated chimney. The stoves are typically constructed out of trash: tin cans, old stovepipes, etc. A skirt around the pot will help hold heat in, increasing the efficiency.
Rocket stoves use branches, twigs, small wood scraps, or just about any small combustible material. The pieces of wood or other material burn at their tips, increasing combustion efficiency, creating a very hot fire, and eliminating smoke. The low-mass stove body and insulated chimney assure that the heat goes into the cooking pot, not into the stove. Rocket stoves used in conjunction with hayboxes can save enormous amounts of fuel, cooking complete meals while using very few resources.
A related design, the rocket bread oven, is constructed using two 55 gallon drums, one inside the other. The outer drum is split open to create an insulated chimney space between the two drums and to allow for a doorway. Baking is done inside the inner drum--in a sealed compartment within the chimney, above the firebox.
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
It all began with a television producer's phone call asking KraftMaid to help a deserving family in need of a fresh start. Seasons later, we are proud to remain the exclusive cabinetry provider of ABC's award-winning program, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Episode 1The Nick Family
The Morgan Nick Foundation was founded by one mother whose child was tragically abducted from a baseball field in Alma Arkansas. The organization, named for the missing six-year-old, works tirelessly with law officials and parents to provide education that is designed to prevent abduction.
Colleen Nick juggles running the foundation while raising two teens in a true ''fixer-upper'' home. Her non-profit income doesn't leave room for the little extras - let alone major home improvements like new floors, which were recently ruined when the Nick's water heater exploded, flooding the entire house. In this episode of ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' the house of this very deserving family is completely remodeled with custom KraftMaid cabinetry installed in each room.
The kitchen and living room were outfitted with maple cabinetry in KraftMaid's own Pewter Glaze finish - which added a lustrous, polished feeling to the hub of the Nick's home. While the bathrooms were transformed into warm retreats with maple and cherry wood cabinetry in KraftMaid's delicious Toffee, Cashmere Glaze and Kaffe finishes.
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Oh, God. YES! I have the Dark Knight (MOTUC-ish) Batman, but it just makes me want MOTUC-type-versions of Wondy, Supes, and even Aquaman, GL, and Flash.
Come on Mattel!
Hey guys
With the upcoming DCU/MOTUC crossover comic coming up and a love of WonderWoman ive talked myself into getting the 52 WonderWoman Statue and will probably get Superman as well...am hoping these figures will fit perfect with the MOTUC but if not I guess its custom time on Teela or Catra...would be nice to have Classic versions on these DC characters..what say you?
Oh, God. YES! I have the Dark Knight (MOTUC-ish) Batman, but it just makes me want MOTUC-type-versions of Wondy, Supes, and even Aquaman, GL, and Flash.
Come on Mattel!
Not to sound like a creepy cheerleader for Uki, but it's nice to know there is at least one person on this forum who is extremely positive & friendly all the time. I don't think I could be that nice even if you paid me. If we ever give out awards for "forum member of the month", Uki gets my vote. -Mr. Shokoti
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I'd happily purchase a TDKR Superman. And a Wonder Woman using the female MOTU sculpt.
I'm not sure about the rest of the Justice League, but I'd certainly be tempted by any and all DC characters using the MOTU sculpt.
I'd buy a MOTUC Wonder Woman before some of the vintage MOTU characters that are left.
MOTUC Wonder Woman has my 1000% support.
I'm interested too! Especially if it includes other DC characters who could easily fit into MOTUC (e.g. sword & sorcery related, brightly coloured outfit). One example is Amethyst:
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete
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I'm more of a marvel guy than DC, but I'd support superman, wonder woman, or jla figures using the MotUC buck.
hashbrown MotU VS. DC
I'd love wonder woman on a MOTUC style body. The proportions are perfect for her more powerful frame. As much as I love the 4H, Wondy often seems anemic in the DCUC line.
I would be so easy to produce an MOTUC DC Wonder Woman...New head Sculpt, new bodice to put on teela buck new arms and catras boot..Lasso sculpt..DONE! winner to me..oh but lets make WonderWoman Look like lovley LYNDA CARTER PLEASE!!
They could always revive Wonder-Woman and The Star-Riders using the female MOTUC buck
Planet Claire has pink air
All the trees are red
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Special Agent in Charge (SAC) James Casey of the FBI's Jacksonville Division, together with U.S. Attorneys Pamela C. Marsh, Northern District of Florida, and Robert E. O'Neill, Middle District of Florida, announced today a major initiative designed to solicit the public's help in identifying and targeting public corruption.
Public corruption is a breach of the public's trust by government officials—whether elected, appointed, or under contract—and/or private individuals who use their public office for personal gain. It is a violation of federal law for any federal, state, or local government official to ask for or receive anything of value in exchange for, or because of, any official act. Under federal law, the person who offers or pays a bribe is also guilty. These crimes are the result of deals sealed with whispered conversations, quick handshakes, and "under-the-table" money. Because of the secretive nature of bribes, such crimes are often difficult to detect and even more difficult to prove without the assistance of concerned citizens. As a result, we have set up a public corruption hotline for reporting tips at 1-888-722-1225.
Details regarding the various types of public corruption investigated by the FBI can be found online at the following address: http://jacksonville.fbi.gov/priorities.htm
One area of growing concern over the last year has been contract fraud associated with the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), otherwise known as "stimulus money." The state of Florida is slated to receive $19.9 billion of stimulus money. Of that total, it is estimated that $9.4 billion in contracts have already been awarded, almost half of which will be spent within the territory of the FBI's Jacksonville Division (North Florida, the Panhandle, and the Capital Region).
Citizens may report concerns via the following methods:
Via e-mail at: email@example.com. Place "Public Corruption Tip" in the Subject line; or
FBI Jacksonville Public Corruption Tip Line: 1-888-722-1225.
In connection with this initiative, advertisements will also appear in selected local newspapers during the coming weeks.
Public corruption is the FBI's top criminal investigative priority, and we rely heavily on public assistance in identifying potential wrongdoing by public officials, and any information—no matter how insignificant it may seem—is important.
SAC Casey encouraged citizen involvement: "The vast majority of elected and appointed officials render honest service. But we encourage the public to help us hold accountable those who use their positions for their own enrichment, and those contractors who misuse the taxpayers' money."
U.S. Attorney Marsh said, "Prosecution of public corruption is a top priority of this office. Those whom the public entrusts with authority must serve their constituents with integrity and honor. Greed and self-interest have no place in public service, and violations of the law will be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted. We look forward to joining with federal law enforcement and members of the concerned public in bringing to justice those who seek to line their own pockets at the expense of the public trust."


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|JR/SR High bands crescendo for spring concert
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
It was a night full of music at the annual spring band concert Friday, May 3 at the HHS auditorium.
Both the junior high and high school concert bands, as well as some soloists and small ensembles, performed under the direction of Holyoke band teacher Miko Martinez.
End-of-the-year awards were also presented to outstanding band members.
From the high school, Martinez honored senior trombone player Rachel Schneider with the jazz-based Louis Armstrong award. Senior percussionist Alyssa Cordova received the John Phillip Sousa award, and senior tenor sax player Lindsay Helgoth was awarded the director's award.
Awards for excellence in band are presented annually at the spring band concert. Pictured from left are band director Miko Martinez and senior band members Rachel Schneider, Lindsay Helgoth and Alyssa Cordova.
—Enterprise photo
Junior high awards were presented to Emily Krogmeier for Excellence in Jazz; Trey Bennett, Citizenship Award; Jarrett Woodhead, Outstanding Leadership; and Whitney Powell, Excellence in Musicianship.
Students were also recognized for participating in the Ogallala solo and ensemble contest, honor band, league band and color guard.
Friday's concert highlighted four selections by the junior high band, including "Crusade," "Childhood Hymn," "Trumpet Hero" with soloist Michael Voigt and "Incantation and Ritual."
Audiences also enjoyed a special treat when junior highers performed songs from their solo and ensemble contest. Piano solos included Tori Hatton's "Für Elise" and Whitney Powell's "Maybe." Percussion trio Bennett, Tica Penzing and Woodhead played "Pink Panther," and the group of Grace Dille, Anna Jelden and Powell performed "Dance" for a flute trio.
Percussion trio Tica Penzing, Trey Bennett and Jarrett Woodhead play "Pink Panther" from their ensemble contest this year.
—Enterprise photo
HHS jazz band kicked off their portion of the program with "It Don't Mean a Thing, If It Ain't Got That Swing" with soloists Cordova and Camille Elliott.
They followed with "Fever" with soloist Ben Martinez, "As if to Say Goodbye" with soloist Elliott and "Hey Jude" with soloists Schneider and Elliott.
High school symphonic band took the stage for "Starwatchers" with soloist Kaylee Ham and "Loch Lomond" with soloists Helgoth, Taylor Goldenstein and Meg Strauss.
Percussionist Alyssa Cordova concentrates on her
Other high school selections were "Algorhythms," "Nessun Dorma" and "Phantom of the Opera" with soloist Helgoth.
The concert concluded with "Afterburn," a song chosen to feature the senior band members for the concert as well as for graduation. Former band teacher Pat Wiebers served as a guest conductor for this piece.
Featured senior musicians were Molly Brandt, bass clarinet; Cordova, percussion; Elliott, trumpet; Matt Golden, trombone; Helgoth, tenor sax; Martinez, percussion; and Schneider, trombone.
Senior Ben Martinez jokes with director Miko Martinez during the
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The Name Game
Billions of Bellas
Why is it that so many babies born in the same year tend to have the same names? Like right now, the #1 baby name for girls is Isabella or Bella for short. Hmm . . . got to wonder if there's a Twilight connection there. What's next? Babies named Gaga or perhaps Katniss?
Olivia and Noah Made the List. Did You?
Here's a new time waster, brought to you by the United States government: the Popular Names database. The government keeps track of name stats including:
• Top baby names, by year (2009: Jacob and Isabella)
• Top baby names, by state (California, 2009: Daniel and Isabella)
• The popularity of a name throughout the decades (Mary is one of the most popular of all time)
Of course, this is infinitely more fun when you research your particular birth year. My name, Karen, hit its peak in 1965, and hasn't really made a comeback since then. But who knows what the future holds.
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Explore some more: find out your name's meaning (The Mother of All Baby Name Books) or read about the unfortunate names of others, such as Maya Buttreeks and Hugh Jass (Bad Baby Names).
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Thanks, Not Jennifer! This Popular Names database is fantastic! I could hardly tear myself away!
I am a rare collectible...or at least my name is...
My name ranked 52 in 1880...Dudette, I'm totally old school! Great blog!


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Friday Midnight Madness Will Kick Off Lions' Basketball
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HANCOCK, MI -Friday, October 14, 2011, starting at 11:00 p.m., the Finlandia University Men's and Women's Basketball teams will kick-off their 2011-12 season with a "Midnight Madness Tailgate Event" at the Paavo Nurmi Center, Hancock.
Everyone is invited to attend, meet the 2011-12 Lions, and enjoy an exciting night watching the Men's and Women's Basketball teams show off their talents on the court.
The Midnight Madness schedule is below.
11:00 p.m.: Doors open. The Finlandia Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will sell snacks, including hot dogs and hamburgers, and coaches and staff will be introduced.
12:00 Midnight: The ceremonies begin. The Women's and Men's Basketball team members will be introduced, followed by a men's "Slam Dunk" contest and a 3-point contest.
Next the Women's team will take on the Men's team, followed by a Women's team scrimmage, then a Men's team scrimmage.
There is no charge to attend the event. For information, contact Curtis Wittenberg at 906-487-7214 or visit www.fulions.com.


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Ideas from Inspiring Home Retreats
July is here. Summer is here. Lazy days, trips and escaping the stress or boredom of your everyday life is upon us. Will you be planning a long trip to an exotic, far-flung place? Will you be exploring local wonders in your own city? Or will you, like many of us, be digging in deep to finally finish your place, turning it into your own escape?
Whether you're someone who enjoys the lone comfort of a secluded beach resort or the energizing excitement of an urban destination, who among design lovers doesn't also enjoy where they'll be staying when they go on vacation — it's half the fun of going! As we've enjoyed looking at each house tour on Apartment Therapy this year, there have been a number that caught our eye for a very specific reason: they exude that certain je ne sais quoi that makes the whole place feel like a vacation retreat all year long! Some of them have a strong beach feel, others wild and contemporary like some expensive and exotic big city hotel and others just have gorgeous views or quirky features. If you can't getaway this summer — and even if you can — take a peek at these homes whose owners have masterfully created comforting, exciting retreats that they can enjoy 365 days a year.
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8) Sherry & Dana's "The New Modern" Home
9) Dr. Rodney's "Reflections" Retreat
10) Steven's Relocated Beach Cottage
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Outsourcing. The bank will outsource to Exult all the business processesrelating to human resources, such as payroll, accounts payable, and benefits.Other functions being handled by Exult are information technology, delivery ofHR services, and a call center for human resource and benefits information.
Bank of America will handle policy design and strategy and compliance.Personnel managers and executives remaining at the bank will be the point ofcontact for employees with questions or problems. The bank has retained thesemanagers to help employees in person or on the phone.
Portal partners. Exult is taking a variety of HR processes and puttingthem on the Web, so that Bank of America employees can handle a number ofadministrative functions online. The portal is also a revenue source for bothcompanies. Anyone logging on to the site will see Bank of America products andservices advertised, from commercial credit cards to consumer loans. And forBank of America clients looking to outsource certain administrative functions,Exult's services are also advertised.
Assets for equity. Bank of America already had a high-performing workforcein Charlotte, North Carolina, when it finalized the deal with Exult. Because ofthat, Exult-a company looking to grow and establish an East Coast base-took overthe Charlotte facility and 675 former Bank of America employees.
Equity. In return for the instant infrastructure, Bank of America receivedwarrants for Exult stock valued at about $50 million instead of cash.
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I took my broken down Nikon D70 to a specialist yesterday and left it there to get fixed. Quite a bummer, as I'll be in Berlin with Lauren in a few days, a week during which shots just need to be snapped.
Running that errand I took a few with my Nokia (as I've done many times before), and however ok they can come out, it's hardly the same, they also require some tuning to make 'm more interesting.
Ha, no, I don't have a backup Polaroid, there are ways around that, but I can fall back on the photo function of my Sony HDD video camera. Lucky me. I'd feel pretty desperate and naked.


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We would like to add our company logo to the login page of Zimbra, as well as once they get inside zimbra to see their mailbox as well.
We do not want to remove any of the existing logo's we just want our logo on the page somewhere.
Is this against the ZCS license? If not, how can I put this in?


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May 30, 2016
Quitman, Miss. Folks in Clarke County had a little fun and shared an important message, as adults and elementary students competed to answer the question, "Are you fitter than a 5th grader?
Participants say it's a way of trying to confront the issue of childhood obesity.
The challenge pitted Quitman Upper Elementary against city employees to see who is in the best shape.
"One of the things that's important is physical fitness," said Mayor Eddie Fulton. "And with our state having such a high obesity rate, we're trying to do this in reference to challenging our kids. Now, they're beating the dickens out of us right now. "
Fulton says the city hopes to make this a yearly event.
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Lattice Stix: Garden Trellis Art
The Gardenist
- Location: San Francisco, CA and online
- Website: latticestix.com
Store History
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
LatticeStix is based in sunny, chilly, but generally pleasant San Francisco, California. Our team has a background in engineering, woodworking, marketing, and international business. At LatticeStix we have endeavored to create appealing designs that run the style gamut from staid to modern; suitable for a glass box, a shingle bungalow, a ranch home, or a Chinese temple. We have modified modern manufacturing methods to reduce the cost of assembly and allow any home owner to afford great looking lattice.
Lattice has long been the handy resolution to a multitude of outdoor problems. It can provide a support for a climbing plant (that in turn screens out something ugly). It can extend the height of a too short fence. It can cover the ugly area under the deck or a house extension, perhaps be the roof of a pergola and even be the basis of a gate.
The lattice that you find at the hardware store is generally a short term, high maintenance, basic and boring solution. Typically, is it is quite poorly made (staples and slats) from materials that aren't made to last ... not to mention that you're stuck with is just the standard 'X' pattern.
Lattice Stix, on the other hand, is a beautiful solution for all kinds of screening, fencing and trellising needs. It is made well, and to last, with real blind pin and pin lock joints from either oiled cedar or mahogany. But the best part is the plethora of patterns. There is something to match most any house style or taste, taking the outdoor problem solver product to a whole new level of design interest.
images from Studio'g' Blog, Lattice Stix.
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- Lattice Stix: Outdoor Trellis Art [Studio G]
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I have found this sentence:
Kazoku de dekakeru.
Why is the particle で used instead of と?
I have found this sentence:
Why is the particle で used instead of と?
The difference between using で and と is the difference between "we went out as a family" and "I went out with my family", I think of it as rather like the French "en famille". 家族で is very common expression and you can also hear this grammatical use when people refer to doing things as a group (グループで/皆でやりましょう).
It is another variation on the use of the で particle to indicate the means/use of something to do something else (映画をテレビで見た、日本語で話した etc) although I must admit I find it easier to remember and understand intuitively rather than by trying to rationalise this definition.
(The easiest way I can think of to explain the double use で is to compare it to the use of "how" in English: The question "How did you go to the races?" can grammatically be answered in two ways: "As a group/as a family" or "By car". The difference is that where as in English we use the same word to make two different inquiries, in Japanese we use the same particle to give two different answers to [what would be] the same inquiry [in English].)


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The Michigan Transportation Team is offering a new contest that could bring you up to $500 to repair pothole damage to your car.
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I am using Fedora 12, and have the latest version of Chrome for linux installed.
When I click on a URL in ZD the following happens:
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I have verified that Chrome opens links in other programs, and it does. In Pidgin IM, I can open URLs when clicked, and they open in tabs.
I have installed the latest version of ZD (upgraded from 1.0.3):
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[Updated] Atelier Ayesha Announced for North American Release - NewsKarl Koebke, posted on 15 January 2013 / 2,243 Views
After months of wondering how Tecmo Koei's buyout of Gust would affect their games' North American releases, in particular the Atelier series that had previously always been localized by NISA, we finally have our answers. Tecmo announced in a press release today that Atelier Ayesha will be releasing in North America on March 5th for PlayStation 3, while NISA announced through email that the game has been localized by them even though the publisher remains Tecmo Koei.
There are still some things up in the air, like whether this will be a digital or retail release, but it's great to finally get confirmation of Atelier Ayesha's release on this side of the Atlantic. One piece of bad news for some is that it seems the release will not come with dual audio, but only an english voice-over track so the purists out there might be dissapointed. Hopefully just having a single audio track means that the game will have more sections voiced than the Atelier Arland series. We'll let you know more as it gets announced.
Atelier Ayesha is the story of the titular main character who is on a mission to find her long lost sister. The battle system incorporates positioning and distance into the established Atelier turn based RPG gameplay and alchemy has been tweaked as well with special skills you can learn to fine-tune your results and get exactly the product you want. I'm a bit apprehensive at the idea of the Diary System, not because it will dictate the bonuses and recipes that Ayesha learns (which is very similar to the systems in Atelier Totori and Meruru) but the press release mentions that "Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk does not have any time restriction on each mission; instead, every mission will be connected and will help determine your success in finding Ayesha's younger sister." which could be good or bad. I'm hopeful that it'll turn out like Atelier Totori where you had a definite goal and a time limit, but you had a lot of freedom in how you got there. However, there is the chance that it could take away the time management aspect of the series too much which would be unfortunate. Look for a full review of Atelier Ayesha as the release date approaches.
Update: The facebook page for the Atelier series has stated that Atelier Ayesha will have dual audio with text only in english. We'll let you know if anything more official gets announced.
Update 2: Nao Zook from NISA has confirmed that the European and North American releases of Atelier Ayesha will have only English audio. Sorry, Japanese audio purists, but here's hoping that the English dub will be a good one.
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Congrats, I cut my teeth Western hunting Wyoming antelope also.
First time out west hunting and had the pleasure of hunting antelope in Unit 73. Hunted 22-Sept-2013 with my two brothers. The rut was on and the bucks were chasing other bucks from their herd of does. The buck I shot ended up chasing two bucks away while trying to get in position for a shot. Will go back someday for muley. But to do a first time hunt out west, antelope are a great animal.
Congrats, I cut my teeth Western hunting Wyoming antelope also.
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Nothing like the first time! Makes me remember mine... it was a prongie as well.
Glad to hear you had a great first hunt out west! WY antelope are alot of fun!
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Great job and congrats on your first and I'm sure more many more to come.
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Awesome! Casper is some beautiful country and some of the nicest people I have ever met.
Congrats, was it hard to judge which buck was better . Willbe cutting my teeth as well out there in14
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Murder mystery dinner theatre is Feb. 7-9
The Humboldt Area Arts Community (HAAC) is pleased to announce its sixth annual mystery dinner theatre production, "The Butler Did It."
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Salsa, Rumba, and Cha Cha Dances and Lessons in October
HANCOCK, MI - The Finlandia University Campus Enrichment committee will host four Saturday afternoon Salsa, Rumba, and Cha Cha dances and lessons in October.
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Attention Hy-Vee Shoppers: Autographs Available!
On Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Royals players will be signing autographs at Hy-Vee locations in Gladstone, Lee's Summit, and Overland Park as part of the 27th Annual Royals Wives Food Drive. Participating players will sign autographs for a $5 donation or five cans of food. The locations and players are as follows:
Gladstone (7117 N. Prospect): David DeJesus and Ron Mahay
Lee's Summit (310 SW Ward Road): Billy Butler and Mark Teahen
Overland Park (8900 W. 135th Street): Willie Bloomquist and Mitch Maier
All donations go to St. James Place food pantry and its sister site, the Bishop Sullivan Center. Come on out to get your groceries and meet a few Royals before heading out to Kauffman for Salute to the Negro Leagues Day and the Monarchs jersey giveaway!