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Malaga, Malaga - Spain
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Perched above the beautiful beaches of the Costa del Sol's Marbella coast, Grangefield Oasis Club lives up to its name by offering an oasis of tranquility, just far enough away from the main coastal road to be peaceful, yet only a few minutes' drive from the beach, shopping, and restaurants. Enjoy the resort's two outdoor pools and heated indoor pool, sauna, jacuzzis, tennis court, and fitness center. A restaurant, bar, and poolside bar and snack bar are on-site. The resort also offers a kids' club. Grangefield Oasis Club is close to the boating, fishing, water sports, golf, horseback riding, shopping, and a casino. It is ideally situated between Marbella and Fuengirola.Check-in Time: 17:00Check-out Time: 10:00Check-in Days: Sunday, SaturdayImportant InformationPet Information: Animals are not permitted; could result in forfeiture of the unit and/or other penalties.Multi Floor With No Elevator Access: YesResort is not suitable for handicapped people, elderly, or people with walking difficulties.Fees charged for some utilities.Fees or deposits are charged for some amenities.

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Everywhere are trucks loaded with the bounty of the land. Overloaded, actually. They blast along on the roads and you'd better watch out, because they don't know the meaning of the word YIELD.
The Dominican Republic is a very green country, and the lush vegetation on the mountains is a welcome sight after the relatively flat and barren lands I've been through the last four months. Agriculture is the biggest business here.
I met some awesome folks here in Luperon, and we took a road trip to Santiago. Ben and Pamela and Pam's father Jerry are all from Minnesota, here on a nice Hans Christian. Super interesting folks, and they were nice enough to invite me along on their little sojourn. We hired Papo, a local who has a nice car and speaks quite excellent English. Here we are in Santiago.
There is a local sailing school for island kids. I helped out for a day, launching the boats, towing them out to open water and watching to make sure they didn't end up in the mangroves, or sailing for Florida. It was the usual chaos of herding cats - and totally fun. Probably one of the only really positive things going on for kids on the island. I've been told the regular schools are a joke, meeting for only an hour or two a day, when they have class at all. But everywhere I've ever seen them, those little bathtub boats (Optimists) bring smiles and opportunity to young mariners.
Everywhere I've been, in Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, and now here in the DR, there are unfinished construction projects. Lots of them. From hotels and resorts and marinas down to shops and homes and shacks, there is no shortage of foundations and block walls. I'm not sure if they all got shut down after the 2008 financial crisis, or if starts are common, and completions rare.
This is the wall of the school. Most places have barbed wire and steel bars over the windows. Concrete block is the building material of choice. Lots of litter. Dogs roaming the streets, piles of garbage in vacant lots. Sad, because the country is so pretty in its natural form. I lock the boat every day.
Like all Latin American countries, they are very proud of past military accomplishments here in the Dominican Republic. This statue stands proudly in the town square (which is actually a triangle).
The help at Steve's is pretty good too, and bilingual as a bonus. The younger is Coral and she is 3. The older is Stephanie and she is 6, and kicked my butt playing billiards. I wish I could have gotten a picture of them in the kitchen, peeling potatoes.
Lots of options for cheap food and internet, but I like Steve's Place the best. He was a cruiser years ago, who landed here, met a local girl and never looked back. For $ 3 you can have a nice meal. Smoothies made by his wife Annie are $ 1.40. It's shady and set up and back from the street, which is noisy and dusty. And they have a nice clean pool in back, which you can use free. Super nice folks.
The harbor here is very tranquil. Lots of boats, some occupied and some left for the summer. The harbor guys even come out to your boat to see if you need anything. Easy to see why some boaters never leave. $ 2 a day for a mooring ball, instead of the $ 20 I had to pay in Turks and Caicos just to tie up the dinghy for a few hours. I thought it was funny that the daily rate was $ 2, or the weekly rate $ 15. I pay by the day :)
You're looking at a happy camper. Luperon has been good so far. First thing I did was go to a doctor to have him look at my ears, which have been problematic for a month or so. They didn't have the right equipment here, so I had to go to Puerto Plata, to a big hospital. I just walked in, pointed to my ears and sat down to wait. 20 minutes later I was being examined, another 20 minutes to clean them out, $ 60 for the visit and I left. They even gave me the tool they used, so I can do it myself next time. The pharmacy was next door, and they filled the prescription for the drops, even gave me extra. No one ever asked my name, my insurance info, my HMO, my political leanings, drug test, urine sample ... Funny how a country as backwards as the DR is so much better for public health.
I made it to Luperon ! The Dominican Republic is green and mountainous, with lots of rainshowers. I'm moored in a nice calm protected bay which is very close to the town. Everything is super cheap. The people are friendly and there are lots of cruisers. There's wi fi and ice cream and a big free dinghy dock.
The trip across was 21 hours of mostly easy winds and seas. I took short catnaps of 20 minutes or so through the night. It was weird to wake up in total darkness, only the iPad to tell me where I was.
About half way across the bilge alarm went off and would not stop. Water was filling faster than the pump could keep up, and it self-destructed. The heat exchanger boot had split and seawater was spraying the engine compartment. Not good. I turned off the engine and drifted under sail. Tore everything out of the lazarette and quarter berth for access. And performed the same hanging upside down repair Chris and I did in Provo, removing the heat exchanger and replacing the boots. Only this time I was by myself, it was dark and the boat was bobbing around the Atlantic Ocean. Did I mention I was exhausted ? I don't like doing anything strenuous after my bedtime ...
Then the autopilot broke yet again. I thought that had been fixed in Provo too, but this time the whole feedback arm bent into a pretzel. So the boat is sailing into the wind, then falling off, then turning on the waves, all while I try to hammer the connecting rod straight, reattach it and recalibrate the AP. Very frustrating.
But I made it ! The camera is also broken, so I will try to take pictures with the iPad, then email them to myself, import them into iPhoto, resize and attach to the sailblog. Here's the first attempt : a mural on the main drag, showing the harbor.
The passage to the Dominican Republic will be about 100 nautical miles on the Atlantic Ocean, depending on where I leave from and where I land. I have never done this long of a passage, and it will require sailing (or motoring) through the night. The trip should take about 24 hours. I am hoping the engine, bilge pump and autopilot all hold up. I am fueled, watered, propaned, stocked with groceries and as ready as I'll ever be. Glorious Hispaniola awaits me.
It's been a fun two and a half weeks, but it's time to move on. Turks and Caicos was pretty nice, but also very expensive. I'm headed south, into the Caribbean, on my own again. There's a mixture of feeling glad to have the boat back to myself and also missing the camaraderie of a good friend alongside.
The last week is probably the most fun I've had since leaving Florida. I was worried about how it would go with a visitor on the boat, fearing we might get on each other's nerves, or be bored, or seasick, or not have enough to eat, or not have enough room, or ... All of which were ungrounded. Chris proved to be a great companion : adaptable, cheerful, helpful, never seasick, always engaged and enthusiastic and easy to hang with. I am feeling quite blessed just now.
A nice spot for a kick back in the pine needles. Nereia is anchored in the distance, but hard to see in the photo.
The last day of Chris' visit we found the perfect beach. Really stunning, and miles of it all to ourselves. The water was the most amazing electric aqua blue, and the sand fine as powder. The water was warm and the surf mild. We spent the day just soaking it all in, burning it into memory forever. Never saw another person the whole time, just a bunch of tourists going by in the excursion boats looking wistfully in our direction.
Real live flamingos, in their natural setting. They look just like the plastic lawn ornaments, but they move around. This shot is a long zoom.
We emerged after a few hours into brilliant daylight, with dangling vegetation hanging through holes in the roof above us. A very powerful and particularly satisfying experience for me. They say the Lucayans used the caves as a sacred power spot, for journeying inward and for rites of passage. It was the coolest thing I've seen yet on the cruise. Our 'guide' was a little worried when we finally emerged, smeared with bat guano and sporting big smiles.
We always used to say, in Wisconsin, "Darker than the inside of a cow" as though we knew what the inside of a cow looked like. Well, here is what it looks like deep inside a cave.


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Royals agree to terms with infielder Pedro Feliz on a minor league contract
The Royals announced today that the club has signed infielder Pedro Feliz to a minor league contract for 2011. The deal includes an invitation to Royals' Major League Spring Training.
The 35-year-old Feliz is a career .250 hitter with 140 home runs and 598 RBI in 11 Major League seasons with the Giants (2000-07), Phillies (2008-09), Astros (2010) and Cardinals (2010). He played in 137 games last season with Houston and St. Louis, hitting .218 with five home runs and 40 RBI. Primarily a third baseman throughout his career, Feliz originally signed with the Giants as a non-drafted free agent in 1994.
Born in Azua, Dominican Republic, he and his wife, Niurka, now reside in Windermere, Fla., with their three daughters, Isa, Helen and Heidi.
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[UPDATE] 8.7.2012 by Julie Montanaro
The state has announced its intent to seek the death penalty against Errol Lee Meekins. The prosecutor filed the necessary paperwork soon after Meekins was indicted for first degree murder.
Errol Meekins was indicted by a Leon County grand jury on charges of first degree murder.
Ahmad Hinson is charged with being an accessory.
UPDATED 7.6.2012 by Julie Montanaro
A deadly Fourth of July shooting all started with a game of cards.
Two men have been arrested in the murder of 29 year old Markeith Gordon and neither one is a stranger to trouble.
Markeith Gordon lost his life in his own front yard. The sheriff says it started with an argument over a card game in the garage.
It escalated into a fist fight and ultimately to murder in the driveway. Gordon was shot once in the heart.
"One of the subjects picked up a gun and fired a number of shots into the ceiling to try and calm things down. When he did that he put the gun back down and the other fella, Meekins, grabbed the gun and shot Gordon in the chest with it," Sheriff Larry Campbell said.
Ahmad Hinson is the one accused of firing into the air and Errol Lee Meekins is accused of firing the fatal shot.
Meekins has been to prison before and both men have been to jail. In fact, our cameras were rolling in 2009 when Hinson was arrested at gunpoint in a holiday drug sting.
This time, witnesses picked both men out of photo line ups and there may have been dozens of people there when it happened.
"We've had reports of between 36 to 50 (party guests) and we're continuing to interview people to see how many are eyeball witnesses," the sheriff said.
Family members gathered at the house Friday afternoon, but weren't ready to talk about all that's happened.
Neighbors on Carmen Rocio Way won't talk on camera but tell us they are relieved that Meekins and Hinson have been caught.
Deputies say the accused trigger man made it easy. He dropped his driver's license in the street before driving away.
Hinson was ordered to be held without bond at his first court appearance this morning. Court records show Meekins refused to go at all.
July 6, 2012 - Noon
Two men are under arrest for a shooting at an Independence Day celebration.
The arrests come less than 24 hours after a man was shot and killed at his own party.
UPDATE: July 5, 2012
At 12:05 am on July 5, 2012, the Leon County Sheriff's Office responded to a disturbance at 364 Carmen Rocio Way. When deputies arrived, they learned that 29 year old Markeith Gordon and his wife were hosting a house party with a large group of friends.
During the party, an argument led to someone pulling a handgun and shooting Gordon. Responding deputies and paramedics performed
life saving measures; however, Gordon died on scene. Detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit and the Crime Scene Unit responded, processed the scene and conducted witness interviews.
Preliminary results from an autopsy conducted today indicated Gordon died as a result of a single gunshot wound. During the course of this investigation, Detectives made contact with Errol Meekins, 24, and Ahmad Hinson, 23, who had both been in attendance at the party.
Detectives believe that Gordon, Meekins and Hinson began arguing and Meekins and Hinson were told to leave. The argument then continued to the street in front of Gordon's house. According to witnesses, Meekins and Gordon got into a physical altercation and Hinson pulled a handgun and fired it into the air. Meekins then took the gun from Hinson and shot Gordon. Meekins and Hinson fled the scene but were later contacted by Detectives at 1619 Lake Avenue, #2C. Both men were arrested and taken to the Leon County Jail.
Sheriff Larry Campbell stated, "While I'm glad this case has been quickly cleared with these arrests, I'm concerned over this senseless crime and the blatant disregard for human life these defendants
demonstrated by their actions here today."
UPDATE: July 5, 2012
by Julie Montanaro
A fourth of July party ended in murder in Tallahassee.
So far there are no arrests and deputies have not released the name of the man killed in the street either.
"The whole neighborhood was watching as they were doing their investigation," Colin Lloyd said.
Lloyd came home to see squad cars and an ambulance right around the corner from his home.
"We asked someone and they said someone had gotten shot, someone had been shot, so we were devastated and we were surprised also too. Our prayers go out to the family that lost someone," Lloyd said.
Many neighbors tell us they didn't realize any gunshots were fired because there were so many fireworks being set off in the neighborhood.
Many were hesitant to talk on camera but say there were at least a dozen cars lining the street and estimate there may have been as many as 50 people at the party.
They are anxious to find out who was killed, who did it and why.
July 5, 2012 - Noon
by Julie Montanaro
A fourth of July party on Tallahassee's southside ends in gunfire. One person is dead and Leon County deputies are calling it a homicide.
It happened at home on Carmen Rocio Way, off Woodville Highway not far from Capital Circle.
This morning, there was plenty of evidence of a party in the cul de sac in front of the home: beer cans, crab shells, bottle rockets and other fireworks. The only evidence of a crime scene is the blood still in the street.
The call came in just after midnight. An argument at a home near the corner of Montejo Drive and Carmen Rocio Way ended with shots fired.
Deputies are not yet releasing the name of the person who was killed.
They tell us they have been gathering evidence at the crime scene all night and interviewing witnesses.
An LCSO spokesman would not comment about a suspect, but they expect to release more information this afternoon.
When Eyewitness News stopped by the house early this morning, two women were picking up trash in the yard and told us they could not comment.
We will bring you more information as soon as we get it and keep you posted if there is an arrest.
July 5, 2012- 7:50am
The Leon County Sheriff's Office received a call just after midnight about a disturbance at a house at 364 Carmen Rocio Way.
Deputies with LCSO say there was a party at the home when someone pulled out a firearm and shot one person. The victim has died. Deputies will not tell us if the victim was a man or a woman or if anyone has been arrested. The scene is being cleaned up at this time. An autopsy is being conducted and deputies expect to release more information later this afternoon.
Stay with WCTV for details.


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Since 2005, athletes of every skill level have participated in the Delaware State Parks Adventure Race Series. Teams and individuals of all ages have enjoyed biking, boating, running and more. Now in its tenth year, the series offers new and exciting events designed to bring families together in the outdoors along with favorites from years past.
Prizes are awarded in multiple categories and each participant will receive a gift to recognize their support of Delaware State Parks. This year, to celebrate ten years of adventures, a portion of each registration will go to support Delaware State Parks' Environmental Education Programs.
Learn more about each of the races:
- Full Moon 5K – June 14
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About Me
I'm Bryan Caplan, Professor of Economics at George Mason University and blogger for EconLog. My first book, The Myth of the Rational Voter, was named "the best political book of the year" by the New York Times. My new book, Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids, is now available. I am currently working on my next book, The Case Against Education. I've published in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, American Economic Review, Economic Journal, Journal of Law and Economics, and Intelligence, and appeared on 20/20 and C-SPAN. An openly nerdy man who loves role-playing games and graphic novels, I live in Oakton, Virginia, with my wife and four kids.


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Swimming and Diving Sign Two For 2013-14 Season
Ames, Iowa- The Iowa State swimming and diving team announced Thursday morning that swimmer Karyl Clarete from Winnipeg, MB, Canada and diver Julie Dickinson of West Des Moines, Iowa will be joining the 2013-14 swimming squad.
Clarete attended Grant Park High School and swam for Manta Swim Club under head coach Tom Hainey. The senior recently attended the World Championship Trials in Victoria in early April, where she placed 12th in the 400 freestyle and 20th in the 200 freestyle.
"Karyl was one of the top-three 18 and under swimmers in the country." Sorenson said. "She has just improved tremendously and her times convert faster than our school record in the 500 free so we are pretty excited that she is coming here. She doesn't have a lot of yard experience because in Canada they swim short course meters and long course meters but she has a lot of national experience. We are really excited about having her, we think she is a great fit and really fun person to be around."
Dickinson attended Valley High School where she currently holds the 11-dive record and is a three time record holder at Des Moines Golf and Country Club. She also lettered all four years at Valley High School and earned First Team All-State honors both her junior and senior year. The West Des Moines native was captain of both the Valley Swimming and Diving team as well as the Valley Synchronized Swimming team.
"I think she is going to bring a lot of positivity to the team," diving coach Jeff Warrick said. "I have worked with her at diving camps in the past and she has just been a very positive person and a good worker. She also is one of the top prospects in Iowa; she was top three at the state meet this year and also has shown strong dedication to diving in high school and also dove club so she will bring great work ethic to the squad."


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That would be interesting info - can you find out about SWM8 and SWM16 "expected" max temps please?
I'm trying to track down info Re: temps. I know mine runs what I'd call a little hot but I haven't done anything with it in months and it's doing just fine. Not sure of a good way to test the temperature on it.
A contact thermometer should work, and even some of the higher end meat thermometers. Just don't stick it into the SWiM to find out if its fully cooked.


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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Talk about police "fingering" a suspect.
Authorities in Glendale, Arizona were able to piece together the story of who tried to make off with some copper wire from the truck of an air conditioning company employee.
The worker says when he saw the wire pulled off the truck, he also found what appeared to be a piece of a cut-off finger in the wiring.
Police retrieved the finger as evidence — and forensics exerts were able to match the prints to 29-year-old Joshua Allen Goverman.
And, wouldn't you know it, Goverman was missing part of a finger.
He claims, though, he lost part of the digit while working on a car. He's booked on suspicion of theft.
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A Poor Dating Policy Could Break a Company's Heart—and Wallet
With employees and companies becoming more accepting of office romances, companies should make sure they protect themselves from any potential sexual harassment or discrimination lawsuits.
Matthew Ciccone recalls a budding romance between two co-workers several years ago at a New York financial company despite its policy against such relationships.
A year into the relationship, says Ciccone, a Wall Street financial analyst, the company's management determined it had become an issue. Instead of letting the dispute play out, one employee quit to pursue her MBA, while the other continued working for the company. And, Ciccone says, the two employees later got married and now have children.
A CareerBuilder.com survey reveals marriage is a common outcome for dating co-workers as 31 percent of office romances end up in matrimony. Still, if nearly a third of all romances started in the workplace result in marriage, it also means two-thirds end in a breakup.
An office fling can pose a risk to an employer, as it could open the door to possible sexual harassment or discrimination lawsuits, says Steven Loewengart, a regional managing partner at Columbus, Ohio-based law firm Fisher& Phillips.
Loewengart says companies should be realistic when it comes to employees dating. Office romances are "bad for business, generally, but they are inevitable. Companies that try to ban it may not find the workforce that they want. It's a necessary evil."
A Workplace Options survey published last year reinforces Loewengart's belief that companies should be realistic when it comes to their dating policies: 84 percent of millennials said they wouldn't have a problem with dating a co-worker. What's more, the study also demonstrates how employee attitudes about dating co-workers are changing, as 36 percent of Generation X workers think dating a co-worker is acceptable.
Considering the potential risks when employees date, Susan Heathfield, a management consultant and the writer of the human resources page at About.com, says she has been lucky to have avoided any major romantic relationship issues with her employees. Her thoughts on office dating have changed, she says. She now believes it's acceptable for most employees to date. "Have a romance. If it impacts the workplace or your performance" disciplinary action will be taken, she said while speaking about her own employees.
Heathfield says a dating policy is mostly necessary because of "outliers," the minority of employees who may not be able to handle acting professionally around their significant other while at work.
Workplace romances make sense, according to Heathfield, who cites more women being in the workplace than in years past, a more "modernized" workplace with relaxed company expectations of employee fraternization and longer working hours for reasons why office romances are almost inevitable for some companies. Co-workers often live near or within driving distance of each other, and they already share a major common interest: the company they work for, she says. "Where else do people meet now? At work. It's better than meeting somebody random at a bar."
The most effective way for a company to protect itself from the risks of office romances is to have a clear sexual harassment policy, Loewengart says. Companies should also be especially careful if they allow romantic relationships between managers and subordinates, he says.
In such a situation, even if both parties are acting professionally in the workplace, a third party could argue there is favoritism. Loewengart says that perceived favoritism could potentially lead to a sexual discrimination lawsuit. If an employee of the same sex as a subordinate dating a manager thinks his or her career is being impeded by the relationship, that person could claim sexual discrimination against the employer, Loewengart says.
Heathfield argues that the best way to avoid perceived favoritism is to have a dating policy that forbids managers from dating subordinates all together because she sees "too much potential for problems" with that kind of relationship. Even if favoritism isn't taking place, other employees will still be looking for it, which can have a negative effect on morale and productivity, she says.
According to CareerBuilder's survey, 38 percent of workers have dated a co-worker at least once in their career. And in the same survey, which was published in 2012, 37 percent of respondents said they had to keep their relationships secret.
Instead of forbidding employees from dating, Loewengart recommends employers discourage, though not necessarily ban, subordinates dating superiors. If such a thing is to happen, he says, both employees should have to go through counseling sessions and sign a document that states both parties have read and agree with their company's sexual harassment policies. However, disclosure agreements like this don't eliminate the threat of a lawsuit, he says. "Formal contracts can't always shield you from a claim" because an employee can always claim they signed the document believing it was necessary in order to avoid termination.
Both experts believe that the best way for a company to protect itself is by making clear to employees its sexual harassment policies, and by establishing expectations of professionalism. If an affair begins to negatively affect an employee's productivity or workplace behavior, the company should take disciplinary action.
Heathfield says a company should keep it simple when developing its dating policy, believing a company needs to inform dating employees to "act professionally no matter what. Be private and discreet about your relationship. I'd hate to have thousands of words for outliers and subject professional people to more rules."
Max Mihelich is Workforce's editorial intern. Comment below or email email@example.com.


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Carson, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - The Los Angeles Galaxy announced Thursday
that the club has signed defender Todd Dunivant to a new, multi-year contract.
Dunivant rejoined the Galaxy in 2009 and has been a central figure in the
club's resurgence over the past five years, appearing in 138 regular season
games and 16 postseason games in that time.
The 32-year-old is a four-time MLS Cup winner, claiming one postseason title
with the San Jose Earthquakes (2003) and three with the Galaxy (2005, 2011,
2012). The Wheat Ridge, Colo., native also has enjoyed stints with Red Bull
New York and Toronto FC during his 11-year MLS career.
Per club and league policy, details of the contract were not disclosed.
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U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2002 - Nauru
|United States Department of State
|Publication Date
|31 March 2003
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|United States Department of State, U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2002 - Nauru , 31 March 2003, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3e918c32a.html [accessed 31 May 2016]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
March 31, 2003
The Republic of Nauru adopted a modified form of parliamentary democracy on gaining independence in 1968. The country is governed by a unicameral Parliament. The Parliament is elected at least triennially and consists of 18 members from 14 constituencies. It elects the President, who is both Chief of State and Head of Government, from among its members. The most recent parliamentary elections, held in 2000, were considered free and fair; Parliament elected a new president in April 2001. The judiciary is independent.
There are no armed forces, although there is a small police force, with fewer than 100 members, under civilian control.
The population is approximately 10,500. The economy depends almost entirely on mining of phosphate deposits. The government-owned Nauru Phosphate Corporation (NPC) controls the mining industry, and a large percentage of its earnings were placed in long-term investments meant to provide national revenue after the phosphate reserves were exhausted. However, financial mismanagement and corruption has led to a shortage of basic goods and utilities and some domestic unrest. During the year, opposition party Naoero Amo (Nauru First) pushed actively for reform of the NPC.
Media reports indicated that substantial offshore deposits were associated with the country's banking facilities. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development financial action task force investigated allegations of money laundering and concluded that new banking laws passed in December 2001 did not address adequately the deficiencies in the country's licensing, regulation, and supervision of its offshore banking sector. The Government continued to sell passports openly.
The Government generally respected the human rights of its citizens, and the law and judiciary provide effective means of dealing with individual instances of abuse. However, some human rights advocates expressed concerns about poor living conditions and alleged arbitrary detention of asylum seekers held in the country. The country has a refugee processing and detention center, funded by the Government of Australia, that held approximately 700 asylum seekers at year's end. Most were intercepted at sea en route to Australia; Australian immigration officials continued to process their asylum claims in coordination with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. Societal pressures limited women's economic opportunities. Nauru was invited by the Community of Democracies' (CD) Convening Group to attend the November 2002 second CD Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea, as a participant.
1. Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From:
a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life
There were no reports of arbitrary or unlawful deprivation of life committed by the Government or its agents.
b. Disappearance
There were no reports of politically motivated disappearances.
c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
The Constitution prohibits such practices, and there were no reports that government officials employed them.
The Government attempted to meet international prison standards within its limited financial means and in accordance with local living standards. However, prison conditions were basic, and food and sanitation were limited. There were separate accommodations for pretrial detainees and convicted prisoners, men and women, and adults and juveniles.
The country hosted a refugee processing and detention center, funded by the Government of Australia, that held approximately 700 asylum seekers at year's end. Most of the detainees were citizens of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other South Asian countries, were intercepted at sea en route to Australia, and sought resettlement in Australia or another developed country. Australian human rights organizations expressed concern about conditions at the detention center, including problems with the water quality and the power supply. Water quality and power supply problems were common in the country as a whole.
There were no local human rights groups, and the question of visits to prisons by human rights observers was not raised. Prison visits by church groups and family members were permitted.
d. Arbitrary Arrest, Detention, or Exile
The Constitution prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention, and the Government generally observed these prohibitions. The police may hold a person for no more than 24 hours without a hearing before a magistrate.
In May the Australia-based Catholic Commission for Justice, Development and Peace asserted that the detention of asylum seekers in the country was not being handled in accordance with the Constitution of Nauru, since these individuals had been detained without first being brought before a court for a hearing. The Government had not responded to these assertions by year's end.
The Constitution and law do not prohibit forced exile; however, the Government did not use it.
e. Denial of Fair Public Trial
The judiciary is independent, and constitutional provisions for both a fair hearing and a public trial generally were respected.
The Supreme Court is the highest court when addressing constitutional issues; it is presided over by the Chief Justice of Nauru. The Appellate Court of Nauru, composed of two judges, hears appeals of Supreme Court decisions on other matters. Parliament cannot overturn court decisions. Under the Appeals Act, cases may be reviewed by the High Court of Australia on Criminal and Civil Actions, but this rarely was done. A Resident Magistrate, who is also the Registrar of the Supreme Court, presides over the District Court. The Resident Magistrate also presides over the Family Court as Chairman of a three-member panel. There are two other quasi-courts established under the Constitution, the Public Service Appeal Board and the Police Appeal Board. The Chief Justice of Nauru presides over both as chairman, with two members for each board.
Defendants may have legal counsel, and a representative for the defense is appointed when required "in the interest of justice." However, traditional reconciliation mechanisms were used in many cases rather than the formal legal process – usually by choice but sometimes under communal rather than governmental pressure. Contract workers from Kiribati and Tuvalu working in the mining sector did not have recourse to effective communal assistance, and were disadvantaged in complaints against citizens. There were only three trained lawyers in the country, and many persons were represented in court by "pleaders," trained paralegals certified by the Government (see Sections 6.a. and 6.b.).
There were no reports of political prisoners.
f. Arbitrary Interference with Privacy, Family, Home, or Correspondence
The Constitution generally prohibits such actions, and the Government generally respected these prohibitions in practice. Searches not sanctioned by court order were prohibited, and there was no surveillance of individuals or of private communications. Citizenship and inheritance rights are traced through the female line. Marriage between women and foreign males may draw social censure. The law extends the right of citizenship to both male and female spouses of citizens, provided that marital and residency requirements are met.
2. Respect for Civil Liberties, Including:
a. Freedom of Speech and Press
The Constitution provides for freedom of speech and of the press, and the Government generally respected these rights in practice. An independent press, an effective judiciary, and a functioning democratic political system combine to ensure freedom of speech and of the press, including academic freedom.
The country had no regular print media. Occasional publications included the government bulletin. A newsletter called The Visionary was published sporadically by the opposition party Naoero Amo, and provided an independent and critical view of the Government. It was particularly vocal regarding economic crises during the year. In December 2001, Presidential Counsel David Adeang and Senior Medical Officer Dr. Kieren Keke (both members of Naoero Amo) were suspended from and later resigned their government positions following publication in The Visionary of their comments criticizing the Government's policy toward asylum seekers. Adeang later became a Member of Parliament. The sole radio station was owned and operated by the Government; it broadcasts Radio Australia and British Broadcasting Corporation news reports. Local television included Nauru TV, which is government owned, as well as a privately owned sports network.
The Government was the sole Internet service provider in the country, but did not monitor or censor content.
b. Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association
The Constitution provides for the freedoms of assembly and association, and the Government generally respected these rights in practice.
c. Freedom of Religion
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respected this right in practice; however, the Government restricted this right in some cases. During the year, the Government prevented Mormons and members of Jehovah's Witnesses from practicing their religion freely on some occasions, and members of these religions were subjected to arbitrary licensing and immigration requirements.
For a more detailed discussion see the 2002 International Religious Freedom Report.
d. Freedom of Movement Within the Country, Foreign Travel, Emigration, and Repatriation
The law provides for these rights, and the Government generally respected them in practice.
Foreign workers had to apply to their employers for permission to leave during the period of their contracts. They could break the contract and leave without permission but would lose their positions and often a sizable bond as a result. In most cases, foreign employees whose contracts were terminated by their employers had to leave the country within 60 days.
The Government has not formulated a formal policy regarding refugees, asylees, or first asylum. However, the Government cooperated with the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other humanitarian organizations in assisting refugees. The country has accommodated asylum seekers as a processing center for Australia. These asylum seekers were held in facilities funded by the Government of Australia, with day-to-day supervision provided by officials of the International Office on Migration and local authorities. At year's end, some asylum seekers had been resettled, primarily in Australia and New Zealand; however, approximately 700 remained in detention in Nauru. Most of this population had been denied refugee status, but not yet repatriated. None had requested resettlement in Nauru. In May the UNHCR asked the Government to reconsider its denial of admission to the bar for several Australian lawyers offering legal assistance to detained asylum seekers. The Government reportedly had suggested that asylum seekers instead retain local counsel.
3. Respect for Political Rights: The Right of Citizens to Change Their Government
The Constitution provides citizens the right to change their government. The Government also can be changed through a petition from the members of Parliament. Although the country's politics is based more on clan than party membership, persons with diverse points of view have been elected to Parliament.
Parliament elects the President. There was a change in government in March 2001, the first change in government since the general elections in April 2000. A new President was elected by Parliament, and a new cabinet was convened in April 2001. In March 2002, Chief Secretary Matthew Batsuia resigned, citing a lack of faith in the Government. (Chief Secretary is the senior civil service position in the country.)
During the country's history, all changes in government have been peaceful and in accordance with the Constitution. In parliamentary elections, voting by secret ballot is compulsory for all citizens over the age of 20. There were multiple candidates for all parliamentary seats during the 2000 elections. Naoero Amo member and former Presidential Counsel David Adeang was elected to Parliament during the year, winning a by-election prompted by disputes over the counting of ballots in his 2000 parliamentary race. New nationwide parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place in April 2003.
There are no legal impediments to participation in politics by women. In the past, the dominance of traditional clans in national politics limited participation by women, and there are no female Members of Parliament. However, there is growing participation by women in party-based politics, and women held many senior civil service positions, including Permanent Secretary and Cabinet Secretary-level jobs.
4. Governmental Attitude Regarding International and Nongovernmental Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights
There were no restrictions on establishing local groups that concern themselves specifically with human rights, but no groups have been formed. In May the Australian-based Catholic Commission for Justice, Development and Peace raised concerns about alleged arbitrary detention of asylum seekers, asserting that the detainees were not being processed in accordance with the Constitution (see Section 1.d.).
5. Discrimination Based on Race, Sex, Disability, Language, or Social Status
The law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, language, or social status, and the Government observed these provisions.
The Government did not keep track of incidents of physical and domestic abuse against women. However, credible reports indicated that sporadic abuse, often aggravated by alcohol use, occurred. Families normally sought to reconcile such problems informally, and, if necessary, communally. The judiciary and the Government treated major incidents and unresolved family disputes seriously.
Spousal rape per se is not a crime, but police will prosecute charges of rape leveled against a spouse. Prostitution is illegal and not widespread. Sexual harassment is a crime, and was not a serious problem.
The law grants women the same freedoms and protections as men. The Government officially provided equal opportunities in education and employment, and women were free to own property and pursue private interests. However, in practice societal pressures limited opportunities for women to fully exercise these rights. There was a Women's Affairs Office to promote professional opportunities for women.
The Government devoted adequate resources for education and health care for children. Education was compulsory until age 16. Child abuse statistics do not exist, but alcohol abuse sometimes led to child neglect or abuse. There were no reported cases of child abuse or child prostitution during the year.
Persons with Disabilities
There was no reported discrimination in employment, education, and the provision of state services to persons with disabilities. However, no legislation mandated access to public buildings and services for persons with disabilities. Persons who applied to the Health Department could obtain government assistance in building access ramps to homes and workplaces.
There are no formal mechanisms to protect persons with mental disabilities; however, the Government at times provided essential services to the families of such persons.
National/Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Nonnative Pacific Island workers experienced some discrimination. While foreign workers were provided free housing, the shelters were often poorly maintained and overcrowded. In the past, some foreign workers alleged that the police rarely acted on their complaints against citizens (see Section 6.e.).
6. Worker Rights
a. The Right of Association
The Constitution provides for the right of citizens to form and belong to trade unions or other associations. However, the country has virtually no labor laws, and there were no trade unions. Past efforts to form unions were discouraged officially. The transient nature of the mostly foreign work force also has hampered efforts to organize the labor force. There were no prohibitions or limits on the right of unions to affiliate with international bodies.
b. The Right to Organize and Bargain Collectively
While there were no legal impediments, collective bargaining did not take place. The private sector employed only about one percent of salaried workers. For government workers, public service regulations determined salaries, working hours, vacation periods, and other employment matters.
The right to strike is neither protected, prohibited, nor limited by law. No strikes took place during the year.
There are no export processing zones.
c. Prohibition of Forced or Bonded Labor
The Constitution forbids forced or bonded labor, including forced and bonded labor by children, and the Government effectively enforced these prohibitions.
d. Status of Child Labor Practices and Minimum Age for Employment
The law sets age 17 as the minimum age of employment. The only two large employers, the Government and the NPC, honored this rule. Some children under the age of 17 worked in small, family-owned businesses.
The country is not a member of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and has not ratified ILO Convention 182 on the worst forms of child labor.
e. Acceptable Conditions of Work
Minimum wage rates for office workers and manual laborers provided an adequate, if modest, standard of living for a worker and family. Most families lived in simple but adequate housing, and almost every family owned some sort of motor vehicle. The Government set the minimum yearly wage administratively for the public sector. Since November 1992, that rate has been $6,562 ($A9,056) for those 21 years of age or older. The rate is progressively lower for those under 21 years of age. Employers determined wages for foreign contract workers based on market conditions and the consumer price index. Usually foreign workers and their families received free housing, utilities, medical treatment, and often a food allowance. Some noncitizen contract workers complained about conditions in company living compounds. By regulation the workweek for office workers was 36 hours, and for manual laborers, 40 hours in both the public and private sectors. Neither law nor regulations stipulated a weekly rest period; however, most workers observed Saturdays and Sundays as holidays.
The Government sets health and safety standards. The NPC had an active safety program that included an emphasis on worker education and the use of safety equipment such as helmets, safety shoes, and dust respirators. The NPC had a safety officer who was specifically responsible for improving safety standards and compliance throughout the company.
f. Trafficking in Persons
The law does not specifically prohibit trafficking; however, there were no reports that persons were trafficked to, from, or within the country.


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First, I have upgraded from 3.1.4 to 4.0.0 GA, the first thing that i noticed was an error regarding document initialization. I did not mind it first, I first recreate my certificates because i noticed it was already expired. The upgrade is somewhat ok, the only thing that is not working is the document feature.
I dont know what came into me, I downgrade from 4.0.0 to 3.1.4, and normally, it said cant upgrade to 3.1.4, so I install 4.0.0 again, it seems ok, it finished, but zimbra is not starting anymore, it just stalls.
I dont see anything in the logs that can give me any hint:
startup.log only shows:
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Is there anything that i can do to at least recover the messages?
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Whether it's a fancy cruise or a laid-back beach getaway to escape the winter cold, holiday vacations are reason in and of themselves for a celebration! Why not get the guy in your life a gift that he can use during this much-anticipated trip?
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|Alumni Banquet is Sunday, May 27
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
The Alumni Association is honoring the graduating classes of Phillips County High School and Holyoke High School at the Annual Alumni Banquet Sunday, May 27.
The event will be held at Phillips County Event Center with a social hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. and a dinner following at 6:30 p.m.
Honored classes this year are 1942, 1952, 1962, 1972, 1982, 1992, 2002 and 2012. Members of these classes will be seated together at the banquet, which is a time of renewed friendships, pleasant memories and enjoyment.
Holyoke Alumni Association will also have some items of business to discuss.
Organizers noted a change to this year's event is that local alumni will not receive an invitation letter by mail. They should register by filling out the form provided in an advertisement in this week's Enterprise.
Reservations for the annual event must be received no later than Tuesday, May 15.
For questions or more information, please contact Helen Miller, 854-5292; Lawana Browning, 854-3496; Ron or Roxanne Miles, 854-3103; Dale or Nelda O'Neal, 854-2792; Roger or Mary Beth Kramer, 854-3218; or Donna Lutze, 854-3608.
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Video: Regular Americans Debate Universal Health Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) -- For Robyn Martin, a mother of three from Waldorf, Maryland, the legal maneuverings going on inside the Supreme Court this week are an extremely personal matter, and, potentially, a serious financial matter as well.
Robyn's son Jax, one of the twin boys she gave birth to seven months ago, was born with some serious medical medical issues that have already required a lot of money and medical attention, and will, no doubt, require a lot more in the years ahead.
"We found out when he was in the [hospital] that his heart was on the wrong side of his chest, and his intestines were turned backwards," Robyn said.
Robin said she has good medical insurance through her job but, were it not for the fact that the Affordable Care Act prohibits lifetime limits for health insurance payments, her family might some day soon be facing bankruptcy.
What's more, Robyn said the provisions of the Affordable Care Act that make it easier for people with pre-existing conditions to get insurance will help Jax as an adult, and for those reasons, she's a big supporter of the law.
Unlike Keli Carender, an employee of the Tea Party Patriots in Seattle, who believes Americans will suffer in every way if the government continues to require health care coverage for all.
"It affects me directly, and it affects everything about my relationship with my government, how I can lead my daily life, what kind of health care decisions I can make, what kind of health care options I have for myself. This is the most important decision I think that the Supreme Court will have ever made," Carender said.


text: By Shania MetcalfHigh School Correspondent Membership in the National Honor Society is one of the highest honors that can be awarded to a high school student. The NHS has worked hard to bring the accomplishments of outstanding students to the attention of parents, teachers, peers, and community. Chapters in more than 12,500 high schools across the nation strive to give practical meaning to the Society's goals of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. The National Honor Society strives to recognize the total student, one who excels in many areas. Although membership guidelines must also meet national guidelines, local standards are set as well. The standards used for selection at Perkins County High School include a cumulative grade point average of 90 percent or better and continued involvement in at least two extracurricular activities. Members must also demonstrate evidence of leadership, service, and good character. The current members in NHS for the 2011-2012 year are: Kristin Beck, Taylor Boldt, Seth Burge, Ashley Kemling (secretary), Trevor Lee, Tanya Metcalf (vice president), Christian Miyamoto, Tori Osler president), Gabrielle Patrick and Shalee Pollard. The members newly inducted this year are : Brendon Barry, Michael Dreiling, Mark Hanson, Quinton Hite, Jessi Hoffert, Lacey Jensen, Janet Kuskie, Callie Meyer, Rachel Patrick, Michi Prante, Katie Rowley, Jake Sexson, Colton White, and Jessie Woodmancy Deanne Bishop serves as the Chapter's adviser.


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My shade garden grows bigger each year. This year, I joined the two sections (one north and one south of the mountain ash tree). The bleeding hearts grow bigger each year and I've had to remove other plants because the B.H. branches are covering them. But they're so beautiful. I've decided to let them take over that side of the garden and have Spanish Moss grow underneath.
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WASHINGTON , D.C. (WUSA/AP) - The President is expected to release a roadmap on curbing gun violence, one month after the Newtown, Connecticut massacre. He could face political bumps in the road.
Project End Gun Violence held a candlelight vigil to remember the twenty-seven victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. They also took it as a time to join in on the national debate on gun control.
"It's a debate that needs to be on banning immediate assault weapons and more stringent regulations on the purchase of firearms," said group founder Eddie Wenigart.
On the other hand, the Second Amendment Foundation criticizes the Obama administration's record on keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, telling 9News, "We need to get more criminal and mental health data into the gun check data base."
The Virginia Citizens Defense League also released a statement saying the group "believes that gun
control is not the answer, but the problem... An armed teacher or administrator
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Vice President Joe Biden is believed to recommend to Mr. Obama holding tougher penalties for people who lie on background checks, elevating gun trafficking to a felony charge and ending limits that make it harder for the federal government to research gun violence.
The president's proposals are expected to include steps for improving school safety and mental health care, as well as thoughts on addressing violence in entertainment and video games. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) predicts a ban might win Senate approval but doubts it could pass in the Republican-led House.
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We received news a few weeks back from La Voz que Clama en el Desierto, the cooperative in Guatemala from which we purchase coffee that brings delicious flavors to Farmhouse part of the year. The cooperative manager, Andres, wrote to let us know that they started their project with Seeds funding in earnest. As a quick reminder, they were one of two projects selected for this funding cycle,, and their goal was to offer training to coffee producers on how to prevent and combat leaf rust with organic methods.
So, far they have contracted the appropriate agronomist to lead the trainings, and they have already held eight days of workshops with the producers. The topics included at the workshops have covered methods for effective pruning and renovation of coffee plants. They have also started discussing fertilizers and effective treatments to protect plants from leaf rust.
In the coming months, they will continue the series and touch on more specific application of the techniques, as well as a broader discussion of how to strengthen the cooperative associations as a whole through these types of efforts.
Coffee from La Voz arrived and will be available as Farmhouse starting Tuesday.


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Live Life Fully: How do you let it go when it's out of your control?
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Let it go. Everything happens for a reason.
How many times have we heard that phrase -- or said it to someone else?
My favorite twist is: "Although we wouldn't have scripted things this way, the end result will be better." And I truly believe that. Because it often takes a breakdown to have a breakthrough.
Left to our own devices, though, we tend to just meander through the muck. Change is hard, and releasing the need to control a situation is even harder.
The Serenity Prayer nails it: "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
But that's the thing. Sometimes we don't know the difference, and then sometimes we just beat our heads against the wall anyway.
We think if we try hard enough -- or manipulate the players long enough -- we can will the result we want.
Why do we beat ourselves up in our minds so much? If this were allowed to happen externally, we could all be charged with abuse!
"We replay past mistakes over and over in our heads, allowing feelings of shame and regret to shape our actions in the present," says author Lori Deschene. "We cling to frustration and worry about the future. That creates stress in our minds and bodies, potentially creating serious health issues -- and then we accept that state of tension as the norm."
Now hear this: If you want peace, stop fighting. If you want peace of mind, stop fighting with your thoughts.
A technique developed by author Bill Austin, the "Let it Go, Forgive, Surrender, Forget and Move On Cycle" applies to a lot of areas. Maybe you need to let go of a relationship. Or release a painful life experience like losing a job, coping with the death of a family member or ruminating over being "done wrong."
This can be very painful because we usually don't decide to release things until the pain of holding on to them becomes too unbearable. When we're in this space, we're not only releasing the past, but we're also mourning. It's critical that we're as nurturing to ourselves as possible.
The "Let it Go" phase is about taking responsibility. Decide to let go of the person, event or circumstance, reminding yourself that resentment is like drinking poison -- and expecting someone else to get sick!
The "Forgive" phase is about healing yourself on the inside so you can be happier on the outside. Forgiveness doesn't mean you condone the other person's behavior. You forgive other people because it helps you heal yourself and move on.
Many forgiveness issues originated in early childhood. If we have issues that need re-examining, we'll often attract someone into our lives to mirror that. So, the person who infuriates you is giving you a heads up that you need to look at something. And that something may not be the person himself, but the issue he or she brings up for you.
How can you know the difference, though? Try using "The Four Questions" developed by author Byron Katie. When you really examine these, you may find some surprises:
The "Surrender and Move On" process is likely the hardest. It's about embracing the change on all levels. If we don't heal this situation, our souls will often re-create the lesson for us to learn in another way.
You'll know you've reached the final stage, "Forget," when the event no longer has that intense emotional charge on you.
Check out these tips, suggested by Deschene, for coping along the way:
My favorite affirmation, which I repeat every night while going to sleep and sometimes during the day, comes from a mentor, Louise Hay:
"All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good. Out of this situation only good will come. And I am safe and protected always."
'Nuf said.
Linda Arnold, M.A., MBA, is a certified wellness instructor, counselor and chairwoman/CEO of The Arnold Agency, a marketing communications firm with offices in West Virginia, Montana and Washington, D.C. Reader comments are welcome and may be directed to Linda Arnold, The Arnold Agency, 117 Summers St., Charleston, WV 2530l or emailed to email@example.com.


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The Incon Lighting 180 Series economy ceiling fixtures are an intricate and stylistic design at a reasonable price for residential and commercial applications. This white or black octagonal caged Luminaire would be right at home in a gothic or neo-colonial setting. With a variety of available wattage and bulb types as well as additional options, the 180 Series is American Compliant.
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Its not just a male pattern baldness thing right?
Its not just a male pattern baldness thing right?
Please err on the side of caution when thinking being of being rude. You never know a person's current set of circumstances.
I read a statistic (probably BS, I don't know) from this balding blog a doctor was writing. It said that something around 95% of white males experience hair loss at some point in their life.
I've seen plenty of people who seem to have a 'Bryan Cranston" kinda hairline, and they have been able to maintain a full head of hair otherwise.
Yes pretty much everyman on the planet will experience a slight recession of the hairline or temples as they get older. This does'nt mean it will lead to more excessive loss or baldness though.
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Originally Posted by CCS
I never really understood why some hair loss, because its common, is just accepted even though its still hair loss. I would say any change in your amount of hair even temples is hair loss and is then some form of mild mpb whether it gets to nw 7 or not. Its not possible to predict and it impossible to get that hair back.
Whatever you want to call it, that mature hairline look (norwood 2) is more common than a juvenile hairline on adults, so will never be weird/ not accepted to anyone. Even at 18 I don't really like really low "perfect hairlines" because they make people look, well, juvenile. Norwood 2 is a great hairline.Originally Posted by abcdefg
To each his own. I think a juvenile hairline on an adult looks better then a NW 2 and a guy with a NW 2 still looks partially balding to me at least looks older which is kind of the point of fighting mpb in the first place I thought.Originally Posted by stableforehead
Baldness and NW2 are nowhere near being the same thing its like comparing a guy who's 5'8 to a 3'6" midget.Originally Posted by abcdefg
Losing a juevenile hairline as an adult is nothing a man who's grown up and starting to get wrinkles, grey hairs and all the other signs of being an adult is not going to care anymore about being a NW2 than about the fact his skin was smoother when he was 12 yrs old.
And a NW2 looks more masculine than a juvenile hairline.
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Originally Posted by CCS
Most norwood 2 hairlines look much better than my juvenile hairline; perfectly straight but 4 inch back hairlines on a round head look much worse than any mature hairline.
NW0 hairlines usually look kind of silly. Very few guys can pull it off well.
NW1 to NW2.5 hairlines, with thick density, look the best, varying from person to person and how their hair grows and is styled (or buzzed).
To answer the question, though, yes, most guys experience some recession at the hairline, but the non-balding men usually don't see enough to even realize it themselves.
Look at Bill Clinton now vs 20-30 years ago--his hairline has barely receded, if at all, but his hair has thinned a little compared to how thick it once was. He's still got a full head of hair, which is more than a lot of people around here can say though
do receded temples = adult hairline?
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|Nebraska sends Republican River water downstream after Kansas rejects deal to aid its water users
|Written by Wauneta Breeze
|Thursday, 09 May 2013 18:39
Water is being released to Kansas from Harlan County Reservoir as part of Nebraska's ongoing efforts to comply with the three-state Republican River Compact.
The release of approximately 20,000 acre-feet of water from Harlan County Lake Wednesday, May 1 is expected to take approximately 15 days.
This action came after Kansas ultimately could not agree on a plan that would have allowed Kansas water users access to this water during future irrigation seasons.
"It was my hope that the State of Kansas and the Bureau of Reclamation could have worked out a plan over the past four months that would have benefitted basin water users by making this water available to them without compromising Nebraska's ability to comply with the Compact. This did not happen," Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Director Brian Dunnigan said.
At the beginning of this year Department of Natural Resources officials determined additional water would need to flow into Kansas for compact compliance.
To carry out these efforts, DNR issued a "compact call" on surface water in the Republican Basin. This call required surface water irrigation districts in the basin to release all stored water that came in after Jan. 1. That amounted to more than 13,000 acre-feet released into the river to flow into Harlan County Lake.
Kansas recently expressed interest in having that water stored in Harlan County Lake so it could be used next year and possibly in 2015.
Jim Schneider, deputy DNR director, said Nebraska was agreeable to this option, bringing some flexibility to the situation.
Because the water would be stored in Harlan and not cross into Kansas, Nebraska wanted assurances from Kansas they would not challenge compact accounting for 2013 over the 20,000 acre-feet of stored water.
Schneider said Kansas refused so Nebraska made the decision to deliver the water now. He said Kansas is diverting about half of the flow into a canal system to feed Lovewell Reservoir. The other half is flowing downstream.
Schneider said this release will go a long ways to insuring compact compliance with Kansas for the sixth straight year.
He said they are closely monitoring water supplies. If enough water is available, it's possible the compact call order could be lifted on surface water districts.
However, he said they are taking a very conservative approach because the amount of virgin water supply available to the states is not calculated until next year.
"It is unfortunate that these actions are necessary, but when these plans were being developed three years ago everyone anticipated dry years and that this day would likely come," Dunnigan said.
"I believe that Nebraska put a very reasonable solution on the table for the state of Kansas that would likely have benefited all water users in the basin, but Kansas appears to be much more concerned about the strict accounting result for 2013. So, we are left with no other options but to release the water so that the accounting books will balance.
"The risk of non-compliance with the compact is too great for Nebraska to wait until the end of the year to take these actions," he added.


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NOTTINGHAM, England – There was no false sense of security for Che Mills. There was no illusion, necessarily, that he was on the top of some proverbial mountain after his UFC debut.
Mills (14-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) nearly a year ago fought for the first time in the UFC and he scored a 40-second "Knockout of the Night" bonus over Chris Cope. But fast-tracked into a fight against Rory MacDonald in April, Mills found himself in another world.
And once he discovered that world, he knew he was an outsider in it – and that he had to do whatever it took to make a permanent home there.
Mills fights Duane Ludwig (21-13 MMA, 4-4 UFC) to open the main card of UFC on FUEL TV 5, which takes place at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham in Mills' home country of England.
But it was his second-round TKO loss to MacDonald at UFC 145 that knocked him back to a new reality and put him on a renewed path of getting to the next level.
"I guess a lot of people always talk about the level you think you're at and the level you should be at," Mills on Thursday told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "That was the main thing I learned – that I wasn't anywhere good enough as I need to be. It pushed me to train a lot harder with more motivation.
"Literally, fighting Rory made me realize there's a whole different level I need to reach."
That fight in Atlanta was Mills' first trip across the pond for a fight in the States. But he said the travel didn't play a factor in the loss. He went over 10 days early, he said, to acclimate, and MacDonald just had his number.
"I'm definitely not going to make excuses. I lost fair and square," he said. "The only thing I could do is learn for it – train harder and longer and just come back a better person, really."
What he hopes is a better person, or at least a better fighter, gets his first chance since that loss when he steps in Saturday against Ludwig. And he will do it against an opponent he believes is in a do-or-die situation against him.
Ludwig has lost two straight and four of his past six fights. A loss to Mills very well could mean a pink slip for the veteran, who was submitted by Josh Neer in January, then knocked out by Dan Hardy – Saturday's co-main event Nottingham native – in May.
"I think (he'll be fighting with his back against the wall). That's the way I look at it – most definitely," Mills said. "I can't afford to look past him an inch, and he's got everything to fight for. But I've been training for the past three months to be the most dangerous I need to be, as well."
It's Ludwig's hands Mills said he's the most concerned with, a natural instinct against an opponent nicknamed "Bang." But like Ludwig, Mills is no stranger to putting people away with his striking.
Still, Mills, whose Gloucester home is just two hours from Nottingham, said he had a well-rounded training camp to get ready for Ludwig.
"Everyone knows his striking caliber. That's his main strength," Mills said. "But I haven't just been working my striking – I've been doing my wrestling, I've been doing my 'jits,' as well. But obviously his bread and butter is his striking."
If Mills can survive Ludwig's bread and butter Saturday, he very well may put himself at that next level he thought he was at before, only this time to stay.
UFC on FUEL TV 5's main card airs Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook.
For the latest on UFC on FUEL TV 5, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Improving Public Schools in W.Va.
March 3, 2013
For decades West Virginians have followed national trends and, in effect, thrown money and fads at public education in an attempt to improve it....
To really reform American education we must make school attendance worthwhile. Today a high school diploma means very little. It will not get you into college and jobs [where they exist] don't really care. Students don'y BUY-IN to the school experience because they get so little out of it. WE have debased the meaning of a diploma. Students with great scores still cant afford college and jobs still hire out of state and friends. Vouchers only help the well off [who really don't need the help] and where do students go to spend them. Catholic schools are becoming extinct, Private schools cost more than some colleges.
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Novel idea, Ragout, ya goof. Typical right wing response to a problem...privatize it'
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Spending on public schools has more than tripled since 1960, adjusted for inflation, yet, test scores, both in real terms and vs. the rest of the world, have stagnated and declined, respectively.
Why, then, should we continue to throw money at the problem? If the huge increase in spending has not improved results, our ROI has declined significantly.
Maybe it is time to switch to optional vouchers. Each kid gets a voucher for X dollars. Each kid's parent is responsible for securing food and transportation for their child. Schools have to compete for students (customers). No more captive hostages just because the reside in a particular town or city.
Make the schools work to compete for students!
Our university system is the envy of the world for this reason.
Our primary/secondary systems? Eh, not so much.
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WV tax payers (state and local spending combined) pony-up $6.1 billion per year for the public school system. WV has 282,000 public school students! So per student spending is $21,000+ per year.....these figures do not count federal spending for WV public schools.
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Showing 61 - 80 of 91 for "student development"
Let the bidding begin: annual service auctions
Calvin's residence halls auctioned off homemade goods—and offbeat services—to benefit the NGOs they partner with.
December 13, 2011 | Andrew Steiner
Faith and International Development Conference
Calvin College's seventh-annual, student-run Faith and International Development Conference (FIDC) focuses on dialogue around best practices.
January 30, 2012 | Matt Kucinski
Quest for the Golden Towel
For some students, jumping in the Sem Pond for four consecutive years is a goal. For three students, it was a mission.
February 14, 2012 | Matt Kucinski , Myrna Anderson
Senior teaches GIS in Ethiopia
Emma DeVries taught the country's top geographers how to use global information systems software.
March 08, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
The psychology of forgiveness
Psychology professor Blake Riek studies the motivators behind asking for forgiveness.
March 14, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
A student's memory of Dexter, Mich.
A Calvin senior writes about his hometown, which was devastated by a tornado on March 15.
March 16, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Raising awareness of North Korea's refugees
Students from the organization Liberty in North Korea plan a multi-part event to spotlight the situation in North Korea.
April 10, 2012 | Phil de Haan
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Senior Lauren Manck will research seagrasses in Spain via a Fulbright Scholarship.
April 20, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Dancing for Ghana
"Huemanity," a dance group from Calvin College, took first place at a Global Outreach Show held at Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) on April 7. The group—made up of eight Calvin students—won $500 for their routine to techno and dubstep music.
May 02, 2012 | Matt Kucinski
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Emily Pope is captivated by the history, archeology and culture of the Middle East.
May 22, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
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Through a local partnership, Calvin's student newspaper gives its writers more experience and a bigger platform for their writing.
December 07, 2012 | David Urban
Celebrating black history
Throughout February, the Calvin community will feature four events in celebration of Black History Month.
January 31, 2013 | Myrna Anderson
uKnight: Sem Pond Jump
Can three alums persuade President Le Roy to take the plunge?
February 08, 2013 | Matt Kucinski , Steven Niedzielski , Myrna Anderson
Rangeela 2013: Study Abroad
This year's Rangeela directors reflect on mastering footwork, dancing with fans and leading the show.
February 14, 2013 | Myrna Anderson
Student senate launches #Wearecalvin
Students are giving their feedback in Calvin's prioritization and strategic planning processes.
March 01, 2013 | Myrna Anderson
A $230,000 NSF grant to discover chemical reactions
Chemistry professor Carolyn Anderson is extending her research while developing a new generation of researchers.
March 28, 2013 | Myrna Anderson
Goldwater tradition continues: Students earn top research award
Since 2008, Calvin College has had more Goldwater Scholars than any other liberal arts college in the nation.
April 05, 2013 | Matt Kucinski
Creating an on-ramp into the field of international development
Professor Roland Hoksbergen and senior John Michael LaSalle teamed up to create Entravos, a website dedicated to connecting recent college grads with entry-level positions in Christian development organizations.
September 17, 2013 | Matt Kucinski


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Police say they'll be searching today the area were a missing Fort Bragg soldier was last seen. They believe Private First Class Kelli Bordeaux may be in danger. They're asking for the public's help in finding her.
The 23-year-old Bordeaux was reported missing Monday to Fayetteville Police when she didn't show up for duty. She was last seen leaving Froggy Bottoms bar in Fayetteville early Saturday morning. An army official says she got a ride with a bar employee and sent two text messages, including one that said "got home safely."
Bordeaux's mother says her daughter lives off base with her husband, who was in Florida when she disappeared. Johnna Henson says authorities told her about something strange that may have happened when Bordeaux got home from the bar. "Supposedly when the guy that was giving her a ride home was taking her to her apartment, he got to her apartment and something spooked her. So she didn't want, or she said, 'No, no, no, just let me out here instead of taking her like, around the corner to her apartment or whatever. But I don't understand that," Henson said.
Military officials told NBC News that Bordeaux was estranged from her husband of nearly two years, Mike. When asked how he was doing, Bordeaux's sister, Olivia Cox said, "Mike is doing the best he can with his wife missing."
The military also says the bar employee who drove Bordeaux home from the bar is not considered a suspect.
Bordeaux is described as 5-feet tall, weighing 99-pounds, with blond hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a pink halter top and black shorts when she disappeared.
Bordeaux's Facebook page says she is from Orlando, Florida but lives in Fayetteville.
Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine says the woman's cell phone pinged off towers near the I-295 corridor.
Anyone with information on Bordeaux is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (910) 483-TIPS.


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|MPAA Rating: R
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Summary:A deadly virus is carried by a monkey host from the African rainforest to a small town in Northern California, where it quickly begins infecting the entire population. When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is unable to treat it, the resources of the US military, including the United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), are called upon to contain it by any means necessary.