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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 12 No. 1585
$2 billion-a-year military aid from U.S. to Egypt at the expense of human rights/democracy
When US Defense Secretary Robert Gates was asked by the media in Cairo, Egypt 05 May 2009 following his meetings with President Hosni Mubarak and his top defense team whether the U.S. military aid to that country was linked to human rights, he said the "position of the (Obama) administration is that as an example the foreign military financing that's in the (US) budget should be without conditions. And that is our sustained position".
The administration of former president George W. Bush had threatened to link military assistance to Egypt's human rights progress, but it didn't follow through. When exiled Egyptian dissident, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, called on the U.S. government to attach conditions to aid to Egypt, U.S. officials dismissed the idea as unrealistic.
In its first year, the Obama administration cut funding for democracy and governance programming in Egypt by more than half, from $50 million in 2008 to $20 million in 2009. The level of funding for civil society programs and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) was cut disproportionately, from $32 million to only $7 million. Stephen McInerny, the director of advocacy at the Project on Middle East Democracy notes that the Bush administration slashed economic aid to Egypt in the 2009 budget but kept the funding for democracy and governance programs constant, while Obama cut funding to those programs in an effort to make the cuts more proportional and under pressure from the American embassy in Cairo.
In addition, the administration limited funding only to NGOs registered with the Egyptian government, oversees such groups broadly and can dissolve them for violations like receiving foreign funding. Most human rights groups are not registered with the government, according to an Egyptian academic interviewed by the U.S. Embassy. The widely-criticized change, taken in the wake of intense pressure from Egyptian officials for the U.S. to stop funding non-registered groups, reversed a Bush-era policy (under Obama) of funding all NGOs and civil society programs.
At the press conference in Cairo following is the question and answer whether US military aid is tied to human rights practices.
(Begin Text) Question: The U.S. military relationship with Egypt -- (inaudible) -- the U.S. military declaration -- (inaudible) -- U.S. assistance to Egypt under the previous administration was linked to human rights progress. Is the Obama administration changing or shifting that policy? Did you hear concerns here in your talks about the level of U.S. military assistance to Egypt?
Sec. Gates: Well, clearly, the United States always is supportive of human rights, and that is no less true of the Obama administration than other administrations. By the same token, it is important to continue our work and our friendship with these countries. And the position of the administration is that as an example the foreign military financing that's in the budget should be without conditions. And that is our sustained position. (End Text)
A September 2008 report says Egypt's most prominent exiled dissident is prodding American legislators to use their leverage over U.S. aid to Egypt to force the Cairo government to foster greater political and media freedoms and a more independent judiciary.
Saad Eddin Ibrahim, a 69-year-old sociologist from the American University in Cairo, was lobbying members of Congress to attach conditions to America's $1.5 billion annual aid to Egypt. "I am pushing for conditionality, and I would like the democracy and freedom agenda to be a bipartisan one," Ibrahim said.
But a previous effort to tie portions of Egypt's aid to an easing of its political climate proved short-lived, and even Ibrahim's friends say his struggle is misguided. Francis J. Ricciardone Jr., the former U.S. ambassador to Egypt, said Ibrahim's crusade was "totally idealistic and, in that sense, admirable but not realistic."
Well, the events unfolding in Egypt has shown that Professor Ibrahim's vision was not at all unrealistic.
Who benefits from the military aid?
Egypt gets the most U.S. foreign aid of any country except for Israel. The amount varies each year and there are many different funding streams, but U.S. foreign assistance to Egypt has averaged just over $2 billion every year since 1979, when Egypt struck a peace treaty with Israel following the Camp David Peace Accords, according to a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report from 2009.
That average includes both military and economic assistance, though the latter has been in decline since 1998 , according to CRS.
According to the State Department, U.S. military aid to Egypt totals over $1.3 billion annually in a stream of funding known as Foreign Military Financing.
U.S. officials have long argued that the funding promotes strong ties between the two countries' militaries, which in turn have all sorts of benefits.
The following is an extract from a 2009 U.S. embassy cable recently released by WikiLeaks that justified the benefits:
(Begin Quote) President Mubarak and military leaders view our military assistance program as the cornerstone of our mil-mil relationship and consider the USD 1.3 billion in annual FMF as "untouchable compensation" for making and maintaining peace with Israel. The tangible benefits to our mil-mil relationship are clear: Egypt remains at peace with Israel, and the U.S. military enjoys priority access to the Suez Canal and Egyptian airspace.(End Quote)
The military funding also enables Egypt to purchase U.S.-manufactured military goods and services, a 2006 report from the Government Accountability Office explained.
The $1.3 annual aid benefits Egypt's military and whatever government it supports, which has so far been Mubarak's. Foreign military financing is a great deal for Egypt—it gets billions in no-strings-attached (in exchange of human rights) funding to modernize its armed forces and replace old Soviet weapons with advanced U.S. weaponry and military equipment.
Egypt can purchase military equipment either through the U.S. military or directly from U.S. defense contractors, and it can do so on credit. In 2006, the GAO noted that Egypt had entered some defense contracts in advance of—and in excess of—its military assistance appropriations.
It is very clear that American defense contractors overwhelmingly benefits from this aid arrangement. Contractors including BAE Systems, General Dynamics, General Electric, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin have all done business with the Egyptian government through relationships facilitated by high-powered Washington lobbyists.
So, who's worried about human rights, good governance and justice in Egypt? In fact, the Obama administration has drastically reduced funding human rights promotion, and his defense secretary said in Cairo that there are no strings attached to U.S. military aid to Egypt.
Recently released classified US diplomatic cables from WikiLeaks show that officials within the Egyptian government have asked that USAID stop financing organizations that were "not properly registered as NGOs" with the Egyptian government. AFP reports on a 2007 embassy cable that describes President Mubarak as "deeply skeptical of the US role in democracy promotion."
Per the Egyptian government's complaints, the U.S. now limits its funding to NGOs registered with the government, therefore excluding most human rights groups.
Such funding has also declined sharply under the Obama administration, an administration that presumed championing human rights, good governance and justice.
What about economic aid?
If annual military aid is $1.3 billion the annual economic aid is a negligible amount of $200,000. Which means, the U.S. has done almost nothing to enhance the economic condition of the vast masses who are economically depressed? They are the ones who are spearheading the 'popular revolt' against the Mubarak regime.
U.S. economic aid to Egypt has declined over the years, but is generally in the hundreds of millions annually.
An analysis in one popular web site remarks: Some of this aid also comes back to benefit the U.S. through programs such as the Commodity Import Program. Under that program, the U.S. gives Egypt millions in economic aid to import U.S. goods.
The State Department, on its website, describes it as "one of the largest and most popular USAID programs."
Others were not as successful. A 2006 inspector general's audit of a 4-year, $57-million project to increase jobs and rural household incomes found that the U.S. investment "has not increased the number of jobs as planned" among participants.
A 2009 audit of a $151 million project to modernize Egypt's financial sector found that while the country's real estate finance market experienced significant growth throughout the project's duration, USAID's efforts were "not clearly measurable" and the growth could be due to market forces or the Egyptian government's actions.
Critics of the Obama administration's economic aid to Egypt have noted that in 2007, for instance, such aid only amounted to $6 per capita, compared with the $40.80 per capita spent on Jordan that same year. Ahmad El-Naggar, economic researcher at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, criticized the U.S. in 2009 for focusing on "programs valued for strict ideological reasons," and not on the country's growing poverty and unemployment rate—two issues fueling the current protests.
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Spain's utterly-average display in their 3-0 Confederations Cup defeat to Brazil led to the usual suggestions that their era of supremacy is over. Kaput. Finito.
It's a pretty tired follow-up that we see every time the Spaniards or the club football kings of tiki-taka, Barcelona, take the sort of beating they're apparently only allowed to dish out these days.
In fact, there were plenty of participants on both sides at the Maracana who also featured the last time the 'end of an era' autopilots took to the skies - Bayern Munich's brutal splattering of Barca in the Champions League last four.
It probably feels like deja vu to them. And to us spectators too.
But the truth is that this isn't a death. Quite the opposite.
Football is alive. And a supposedly-meaningless tournament has provided the finishing touches to the resurrection.
Credit where it is due, Spain have been nothing short of amazing for the last six years. Their style of football has become a thing of sporting fashion and their success has made them one of, if not the top national football sides of all time.
But it was getting dull. So, so dull.
Tiki-taka will keep the ball. Tiki-taka will keep the ball some more. Tiki-taka will be salivated over and worshipped by puny opponents. Tiki-taka will sap the willpower of everyone in sight.
ED is not saying that Spain and Barcelona must do badly for football to prosper. We've just been in dire need of someone, anyone, to drag them out of their almost painfully smug comfort zones.
Bayern did that in the spring, and now Brazil have followed suit in a wonderful culmination of a staggeringly enjoyable 'minor' event. Neither side were underdogs, of course, but their successful approaches against tiki-taka can and will be replicated.
Sure, Spain could yet easily retain the World Cup on the very same pitch which hosted their dissection, and subsequently dismiss the 3-0 humbling as an insignificant blip on the road to another 'real' final.
But there now exists cast-iron evidence that tiki-taka is not the only way to play these days.
Not only that, but the antidote to the Spanish stronghold cooked up an absolute humdinger of a contest for a massive global audience. And exciting, open football matches are good, right?
Brazil of course would love to replicate the deafening roars inside the Maracana in a year's time. They have reason to believe they can do anything at the moment.
But their key to success against Spain was not exactly rocket science. They simply showed the world champions no respect, put them under intense pressure and forced them into unfamiliar, uncomfortable territory.
And even when the Spanish hit their attacking stride, Brazil showed the true meaning of a superb defensive display (SPOILER ALERT: it isn't putting 10 men inside their own final third). Julio Cesar, David Luiz and Thiago Silva in particular were superb.
Brazil have a shedload of quality players at their disposal, of course: a country of 193 million football-obsessed people means the deepest talent pool on the planet.
But they are not the only country who can realistically take the same approach. There are at least half a dozen nations with the firepower to match Sunday night's intrepid approach and open up a ton of otherwise lop-sided games.
If more teams wake up from the hypnotic spell football has been under thanks to Spain and Barca, the 2014 World Cup will be wide open. The action will feel fresher. And it won't just be in Spain matches where things improve.
Every match between a clear favourite and a clear underdog will no longer likely be a tedious tussle between classy and cynical play. Put the superior teams under pressure. Roll the dice.
It may end in a heavier defeat but it could yield a performance with the guts and glory that Big Phil Scolari and his boys treated a delighted partisan crowd to on Sunday.
The common case against this argument appears to be Tahiti. Who would want to ship six, seven or 10 and 'devalue the tournament' when they can just plead guilty to the crime of being less developed as a nation and accept the lesser charge of a 2-0 snorefest reverse?
What tripe. Tahiti devalued nothing. They earned their spot and they attracted more casual fans than your average whipping boy ever could.
The Confederations Cup has proven that a little hustle and a complete lack of fear is a breath of fresh air.
And even Spain now must go back to the drawing board and add a few new wrinkles to their battleplan if they are to be sure of a second world title in 2014.
Their loss could be a huge win for fans bored with 99% of the world accepting their roles in tournaments.
Here's hoping it really does shake things up on the road to the finals, and isn't just a one-off.
"For me, there is a limit and, in the next five to 10 years, I will quit coaching. To compete in the Dakar Rally is a lifetime ambition for me and is something I know I have to do. It went from a passion to an obligation, a destination of life, but I can only do it when I leave football. I will do it." - Andre Villas-Boas sizes up the eventual transition from Tottenham manager to... Dakar driver? Yes, AVB wants to have a go at the event which has taken over 60 lives in its history.
It's July 1, which means the transfer window floodgates are open. But while all eyes are on the big hitters of England, Germany, Italy and Spain, some of Europe's smaller leagues were busy on Sunday. PSV Eindhoven signed highly-rated Dutchman Adam Maher from Eredivisie rivals AZ, while Montpellier's sought-after Moroccan Younes Belhanda has moved to Dynamo Kiev. Over to you, big boys…
Eurobot and Jan Molby are in the house this afternoon. With the window now open, you can bet they will both be all over it. We also continue our Ballon d'Eurosport countdown of the top footballers in the world today, and if football goodness just isn't enough, we'll have more tremendous coverage of Wimbledon and the Tour de France throughout the day.
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Things were weird from the start - my salesman wasn't there, the cover guy was busy, they couldn't find the keys etc. We were told we would look at the car, make sure it was ok then hand over the check. We never saw the car and they asked for the check and wanted us to sign a bill of sale - making the deposit nonrefundable - we refused and insisted on seeing the car. They took us to see it but it was locked and we couldn't get inside - went to do the paper work with suspicions raised and guess what? It's got over 300 miles on it - in spite of us telling the salesman when we ordered; no demo's, no salesman take-home cars. We specifically told them we would only take a new car if it had less than 20 miles on it. Bruce Bennett's salesman assured us that that would not be a problem.
The VIN also did not match the order sheet - so I am thinking they tried to give us a rental, demo or lemon recycle. They said they needed to swap w/another dealer but for Pete's shake Washington DC is 300 miles away from Bruce Bennett Nissan in Wilton, CT.
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On good faith of such a brand Royal Caribbean we took his advise and bought 2 diamond rings paid over 5,000 US Dollars. The guys at the shop made out they were worth double what we paid and that we had a bargain.
It was only when arriving back to the UK did the hell begin. Only last week I noticed one of the diamonds had fallen out of the ring I tried many times to call Royal Caribbean and Diamonds International to ask for a refund due to the poor quality of the rings and that I was still within my 30 days warranty (I still am!) yet I have spend the last few days being sent email about there terms and conditions with very little help or assistance basically they are telling me I can not have a refund my only option is to send the rings back uninsured I must stress!!!! to be fixed or I can have a store credit!!!! I live in the UK a store credit is no use to me??? Trying to speak to a member of any company is impossible!!
I have also had the rings valued and looked at by a specialist in the UK and they were horrified as the certificates given to me on purchase by Diamonds International are totally incorrect. I have 2 rings that are not the clarity as stated plus not even the color as detailed on the paperwork and to top it all not worth even 2,000 dollars. I have been totally Ripped off by this company! They are now backing me into a corner as they will not accept a valuation from the UK only a full report from there own assures plus that takes 14 days to even reach valuation. I do not know how this company is and has got away with so many fraudulent transactions if they were UK based they would be shut down! It amazes me the very little consumer rights in the USA and I really feel for everyone who has been ripped off by this company like me! I just warn all others do not buy from any of there 150 stores across the USA.
Diamonds International after care service is appalling. My claim is ongoing I am not getting very far at present however I have made a decision today to now proceed with legal action against both Royal Caribbean and Diamonds International for a full refund. My aim is to target every website/Facebook and blog all over the internet about this company warning others! why there is no regulation is beyond me!! A strong letter is also in process from my solicitor to the chief executive of Royal Caribbean with lots of letters supporting against recommending this supplier! of course they ships are all on commission!
It makes me feel sick that such a brand like the cruise ships would tarnish there good name to recommend cowboy rip off stores! Diamonds International is the biggest I have ever come across! Be warned stay clear!!! I will keep you updated on my progress as I feel it may be a long one!
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NFL Draft's Potential Patriots: Michigan State CB Darqueze Dennard
|04.19.14 at 9:26 am ET
WEEI.com will continue to offer daily insight and analysis regarding options that may be available to the Patriots when it comes to the 2014 NFL draft. Here is one in a series of profiles of players who could be on the board when it's time for the Patriots to make a selection.
Position: Cornerback
School: Michigan State
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 199 pounds
Achievements: Jim Thorpe Award, Jack Tatum Award, unanimous first-team All-American, Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year, 2013 first-team All-Big Ten (coaches, media), Big Ten Defensive MVP (ESPN.com, CollegeFootballNews.com), Nagurski Trophy finalist
What he brings: Analysts say that Dennard has perfect size for his position and has strong reaction skills — allowing him to see plays well and have overall good awareness on the field. However, he did not play against many top offenses, and his recent injury history is a concern.
Where the Patriots could get him: Dennard is projected to be a top-15 pick, so the Patriots likely would need to trade up to get him.
Notes: Dennard played much of his junior season with a sports hernia that he likely suffered in September 2012. He had surgery for that injury after the season. … Dennard is a distant cousin of Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard.
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NFL Draft's Potential Patriots: Penn State DT DaQuan Jones
|04.18.14 at 5:17 pm ET
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Position: Defensive tackle
School: Penn State
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 322 pounds
Achievements: 2013 first-team All-Big Ten
What he brings: Jones lost 25 pounds during the 2013 offseason and, according to scouts, now displays more quickness off the snap. Jones has the strength to control blocks, but analysts say that he can take plays off at times and struggle with his range.
Where the Patriots could get him: Rounds 2-3
Notes: Jones was ranked the No. 2 high school offensive lineman by Rivals.com coming out of Johnson City (N.Y.) High. He also was the captain of his football and basketball teams and was a member of the track and field team in high school. … Penn State coaches initially kept Jones out of the first four games of his freshman season in an attempt to preserve the chance to have him redshirt. His play during practice, however, got him time on the field. By his senior year, he started in all 12 games and led the teams with 11.5 tackles for loss.
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Report: BC running back Andre Williams drawing interest from Patriots
|04.18.14 at 3:40 pm ET
The Patriots are one of four teams who have shown pre-draft interest in Boston College running back Andre Williams, according to Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post.
The Browns, Steelers and Jets have also shown interest in Williams, who led the nation in rushing with 2,177 yards (to go along with 18 touchdowns) and was a Heisman finalist this past season with the Eagles. However, the opportunity to stick in Eastern Massachusetts is certainly alluring for Williams, who was a consensus All-American and Doak Walker Award winner in 2013.
"It would be a blessing to end up on the Patriots squad," said the 5-foot-11, 230-pounder at the combine in February. "They're a winning franchise. They have a great coach. He seems like a really levelheaded cool guy to deal with. It would be great to go back to the Northeast. That's where my family is situated right now. It would be a great fit."
Considered a second-day pickup, Williams is among the upper tier of backs expected to be taken this year, a group that includes Ohio State's Carlos Hyde, Auburn's Tre Mason, Washington's Bishop Sankey and LSU's Jeremy Hill.
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NFL Draft's Potential Patriots: Auburn OLB Dee Ford
|04.18.14 at 9:30 am ET
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Position: Outside linebacker
School: Auburn
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 252 pounds
Achievements: 2014 Senior Bowl MVP, 2013 first-team All-SEC
What he brings: Ford is a great athlete who plays hard, possessing great speed and burst for the outside linebacker position. Scouts consider him a speed rusher, as he relies on his speed to get to the quarterback. While he has shown some power, scouts fear he lacks the strength to go against NFL tackles, especially when it comes to setting the edge for the running game. While the 23-year-old had experience dropping into coverage at Auburn, scouts fear his speed is too average for the NFL.
Where the Patriots could get him: Rounds 1-2
Notes: In 2013 Ford had 8.5 sacks and 26 tackles in the regular season, adding two sacks and three tackles in the BCS national championship game against Florida State. … He missed the first two games of 2013 with a left knee sprain. He missed all but three games in 2011 due to a back injury. The back injury was an issue at the NFL combine and left Ford unable to participate in any of the drills.
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Mike Petraglia, Chris Price dish on Dante Scarnecchia, Brandon Spikes, protecting 'Patriot Way'
|04.17.14 at 5:52 pm ET
FOXBORO — WEEI.com's Mike Petraglia is joined by Chris Price to discuss the leadership that offensive captain Logan Mankins brings to the Patriots. Mankins defended the team against the harsh criticism of former linebacker Brandon Spikes and laughed off a prediction from Spikes that his new team, the Bills, would beat the Patriots twice in 2014. Petraglia and Price also discuss how Mankins will stabilize a veteran offensive line that lost its longtime coach, Dante Scarnecchia, to retirement.
NFL Draft's Potential Patriots: Notre Dame OT Zack Martin
|04.17.14 at 5:06 pm ET
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Position: Offensive tackle
School: Notre Dame
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 308 pounds
Achievements: One of 18 two-time captains in Notre Dame football history, started a team-record 52 straight games, 2013 Pinstripe Bowl MVP, 2013-14 ESPN.com All-Bowl Team, four-time Notre Dame Guardian Life Insurance Guardian of the Year, 2012 Walter Camp second-team All-American
What he brings: Some scouts and managers have argued that Martin should make a move from offensive tackle to guard because his arm length is not long enough for the NFL. While they question Martin's size and foot speed, Martin's knowledge of the game and power became a selling point especially after the Senior Bowl.
Where the Patriots could get him: Martin is expected to be a top-20 pick, so the Patriots likely would need to trade up to get him.
Notes: Martin, 23, redshirted his freshman year and finished out his fourth year of eligibility as a graduate student during the 2013 season even though he could have been drafted in Rounds 2-4 in 2013.
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Takeaways from our Thursday morning talk with Logan Mankins
|04.17.14 at 1:49 pm ET
FOXBORO — In addition to his dismissal of Brandon Spikes, here are three things we gleaned from our Thursday morning chat with Logan Mankins.
1. He sounds optimistic about the upcoming transition period for the New England offensive line.
For the first time since shortly after the earth cooled, Dante Scarnecchia will not be coaching the Patriots offensive line. It'll be an interesting stretch for Mankins, who will be losing the only position coach he's known at the professional level. However, Mankins said new offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo "seems like a great guy, and I look forward to working with him."
"It's going to be a big change," Mankins said when asked about moving on from Scarnecchia. "I was lucky enough to have him for nine seasons. I wish that could have continued. But he put in his time and he earned the right to retire. Last time I talked to him, he was enjoying life right now and he's staying busy. But it will be a lot different. That's the only o-line coach I've known for quite a while now, so, it'll be a bit of a change."
What does Mankins want out of a new coach?
"Personally, I just want a coach that's fair, he's going to treat everyone the same — there's no one on a pedestal," he said. "I think I learned to appreciate that from Dante. He was a hard coach, but he was a fair coach. We always knew he had our backs. He demanded a lot of us, but I think that's what made a lot of us good players. That's why he was such a successful coach and lasted so long."
2. He's been working a lot with fellow guard Dan Connolly this offseason.
According to Mankins, for the first time in several years, both Mankins and Connolly aren't dealing with any sort of offseason rehab for surgery. As a result, the two have been working together in the area to 'get after it' for a few hours every morning. He said
"It's been a good partnership right now," Mankins said. "In years past, I had surgeries, he had surgeries, we had the whole lockout thing. We used to (train) a long time ago until certain things changed that, so this year was nice to get back together.
"We meet every morning at a certain time and get after it for a few hours then go home. It's always nice to have someone to work out with, especially at your own position, that you are working on the same things," Mankins said. "We've been pushing each other and it's been working out well."
Right now, Mankins said it's just "the big boys throwing around weights." That will transition to the start of the offseason program on Monday, where coaches can get involved. At that point, it's expected that more cardio will be worked into the mix. Mankins said center Ryan Wendell has also been present since re-signing about three weeks ago, while youngsters Jordan Devey and Chris Barker have also been present.
(For what it's worth, Mankins also sounded an optimistic note on the state of right tackle Sebastian Vollmer, who went down in October with a season ending leg injury. "He looks good right now, too. I don't know his whole update right now, but he looks good and I know he's working hard," Mankins said of Vollmer. "There's good promise there.")
3. There's something to be said for continuity.
If everyone returns healthy, the Patriots will have a chance to utilize the same five starting offensive linemen they had at the beginning of the 2013 season — Vollmer (right tackle), Connolly (right guard), Wendell (center), Mankins, (left guard) and Nate Solder (left tackle).
"It's always good," said Mankins when asked about continuity. "We know what were doing, (but) it always comes down to making the right blocks and doing a good job. We like the group we have. We like the guys in that room. They're all hard working guys and they try very hard and they work hard. I think we could have a good season together.
"I look forward to seeing everyone get back and everyone getting to work together finally," he added. "It's always exciting, kind of like your first day back at school, I guess. You get to see everyone after the break, get to catch up with some friends you haven't seen too much of lately, and get to work together, push each other, and see if other guys have been working as hard as you have."
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The manager that came up was crazy! He began the conversation by yelling at me that he wasnt sure about the origin of this coupon and that he would try it one more time and then "that is it for you!" then he changed his mind because he said that he couldn't tell if it was from Walgreens or not. During this rant, the other employees were trying to interrupt him to tell him that it DID say Walgreens, but he talked over them and me until I finally leaned over the counter and pointed at the LARGE Walgreens logo on the coupon and said "Wal-greens."
Instead of acknowledging me, he said, "This coupon is too short, it doesn't look like ours. I can't take it because it's too short." I will admit it was short, but only because half of it had been an ad with a dotted line to cut it. The dotted line was still visible and obvious. This manager would not let me speak, he was loud and rude and spoke to me with obvious disgust. So at this point, he picks up my coupons and my merchandise and walks away. He said nothing to me, but shouts back to his employee, "Take the next customer!" then disappears around the corner. The cashier and I both look at each other, dumbfounded, until I said I would just wait near the photo area until he came back.
When he returned, he had gotten a different Afrin (no-drip) to see if it would work because that was in the picture on the store coupon. Now let me mention that this was NOT the actual product in the picture, but another Afrin product that was no-drip. The coupon scanned for this product just fine, so he angrily begins to tell me that had I just gotten what the coupon was intended for, we wouldn't be having this problem. (Now, I want to take this moment to say that at this point in the conversation, I had barely been allowed to speak.) I said in response to him that I didn't see anywhere on either coupon that said it had to be for a No-Drip product. He said it said it was in the picture. I said that the product he had scanned wasn't in the picture either, and how are customers supposed to know what the store coupons are for? Just keep trying till something sticks?
Then I said, "Nevermind, I don't want it, give me my coupon back." At this point he looks at me and snarls, "I don't know which one you want back." and THROWS my coupons down at me. So I pick them up, take the $5 Afrin coupon and give back the others. He rings up my purchase, and is VISIBLY angered when a $3 Register Reward prints out.
As he hands me the receipt, I told him that I will be calling corporate about this, and that I wanted to be clear that I am not calling about the coupons not working, but about his attitude problem. Needless to say, this is the last straw with Walgreens. The employees are never nice, just tolerable. And this is the third time that I have had an extremely rude manager at this location, although this particular experience takes the cake! I don't know why he hated me. Maybe it was the fact that I had a couple of coupons. Maybe it was difference in the color of our skin. What I do know is that I will NEVER go back here.
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Story of a girl :- One day one of my friends in P.G. got a call from here boy friend. She went out side coz there was some signal problem. When she was romaing at the tarace. A person was also roaming in the opposite building. The persons side's lights were switched off. As my friend was talking on phone, that guy on opposite building removed all his clothes , and became naked, and started doing masterbation , facing my friend.My friend become awful, she aint was able to understand what is happining. She came running inside and told us the thing. We both went outside , and turned our tarrace light on, the guy quickly put his shorts up and went inside. I was also awful, what is this man doing. Aint he have any sister or mother. After that we share the scene with our fellow P.G. mate. One of them said, its usual that guy always became naked when i came outside on phone, i kust ignore that guy.Till date i have seen that guy doning this shameful act 4 times. I want to ask u. Is there not even single place for us girl to live. Coz of these shame ful act our parents fear to send us outside for studies…. plz do leave a coment.
Dated 19 april 2011
Two weeks earlier some guys teased my girlfriend.The were teasing here from a week before, but that day the just crossed their line. The bumped up in front of her 3 ,4 times, still she ignored. And finally they try to stop here and used rash language like "which air you are in girl" etc. She was full of fear that day.She aint replyed those basterd…s any thing. Day after the incident i went to the place where me and my girl friend used to roam. Those basterds also had a P.G. around my Girl friends P.G. , i asked here where they lived, i ponted at those bastereds. She said lets go from here.Mean while I called my friend ,so that together me and my friend cud talk to those bastereds. By the time my friend reached, those bastereds were behind me. One of those said why were u pin ponting towards us. I said wat, my G.F. was showing me ur faces. i was asking which one. Damend they were not shameful of there act. They wanted fight. Meanwhile my G.F. was awful, she was fearful. And said to those bastereds that she is comited. The scene goes on. Me and my friend solved the issue that day. But those bastereds were not seem to be over. And yesterday the strike again. Me and my girlfriend was on that place. I was there to leave her for the P.G.. We were having a normal talk. One of the bastereds from his P.G. shouted "dont stand here". i said "what happend bro". bastered replied "shall i come near you, to tell you not to stand here" . i said " yes why not". My girl friend was awful, and fearful again. She said leave, kasam and all. I said okay.
Now, i want to ask what to do. I cant go to poloice, neither does she. where to complaint against these bastereds tell me..
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Took my son out to the park and to visit with a friend this morning. It's hot, so I'm wearing a vest and some baggy trousers. On the way home, a driver at the motorway junction beeped, whistled and made a kiss-face at me as I passed him.
Already pissed off (my son had been misbehaving) I stopped walking, turned to look at the "man" and shouted, "Hollaback, asshole!" then continued on my way home – feeling much better.
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I'm au pairing in Nantes this year, a city full of bicycles. Riding from work tonight, I just tackled the one hill on the way home and was stoked that I'm getting better at it when two scooter twats start catcalling and riding around me. Instantly too nervous to even try to decipher insults in a language I'm struggling with at the best of times, let alone when my mind is racing with the implications of where this could lead and calculating just what my odds would be… I felt threatened til one of them kicked the other on his scooter and the other fell, stopping them both to collect a piece of scooter and fight between themselves.
I'm not sure if this really counts as harassment, but it was something that really bothered me as a child. When I was younger, whenever I went out shopping with my mom she would point at other women, nudge me, and say "Am I as fat as that lady?". My mom had some body issues so she would pick out middle-aged overweight women (or sometimes just slightly chubby ladies), and I'd always be put in the awkward position of having say, "No mom, you're not as fat as her" or something similar. This was particularly painful because she almost always said it loud enough for the women to hear (maybe on purpose), and when I'd tell her she was being too loud and it was rude, she'd only speak louder and exclaim, "Don't be ridiculous! She can't hear me."
This was harmful behaviour because not only did it do nothing to help my mom's body issues, but it also taught me as young kid that your worth is determined by your weight (luckily I got over that). It also told the women she picked on that they couldn't go outside without being judged by their appearance and put into competition with other women on the street… even when they were just trying to shop and minding their own business.
I was walking to catch a bus in Toronto when a man pulled up beside me in a convertible and said:
"hey, baby, do you like things that go fast?" he then revved his engine.
I flipped him the bird. He had friends in the car and they all said "boooo" and drove away (fast.)
So that's what I actually did in that situation, but here's how I WISH I had responded to the question "hey, baby, do you like things that go fast":
"Sir, I don't think you comprehend exactly how much you have failed at attempting to use what we refer to as the 'innuendo'. You have asked me if I like things that go fast and then revved the engine of your car, suggesting that you not only care little for the environment, but also that your car does, in fact, go fast. The issue is that you are not only insinuating that I should appreaciate your car, but also you, the instigator of this poorly executed, yet entirely offensive act of sexual harassment. The problem with your innuendo is that you, as I mentioned, are using your car as a metaphor for yourself. This means that by implying that your car goes fast, you are also stating that you "go fast." Thus, in asking if I like things that "go fast" you are asking me if I enjoy men who "go fast" in a sexual sense, meaning that they orgasm quickly. So, to answer your question honestly, do I like men that "go fast?" No, I don't. In fact, I feel like most people prefer sex to last over long periods of time. Hardly anybody wants it to be over quickly. You and your car are both equally disappointing. Go fuck yourself."
I didn't get to give the above speech, and that made me sad. The moral, my friends, is that things that go fast lead to disappointment.
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Bad: driving out of the Barnes Crossing parking lot, I stopped at the intersection next to one of those lifted trucks with ridiculous shocks. Two young-ish guys were in the cab, & just as I was making my turn, the driver yelled, "There's gonna be a party in my pants tonight, & you're invited!" I know, I know, creative come-on, huh???
Worse: my BF was with me, & demanded I pull back around & chase them. I did not, partly because I felt embarrassed enough & just wanted to get away from the scene of the crime, but mostly because I didn't wanna have to bail him out for assault (I don't have the $!!!).
Worst: my DAUGHTERS were in the van with us. I now get to try to explain to them everything that was wrong with that whole exchange. F***ing fantastic!
Cross-posted from the ACLU blog
By Robyn Shepherd, ACLU
Last month, the ACLU's Louise Melling blogged about how street harassment shames and humiliates women, and is underreported because of the stigma attached to it. While that blog was making the editing rounds here at the office, I shared my own story of how I dealt with a particularly obnoxious harasser, and my esteemed colleagues suggested I share it. Since April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, after all, here it is. And there's gonna be swearing. I'm really sorry in advance (Mom).
I was walking to work last April, listening to a friend's CD and not thinking of much besides that I was a little late to work, and really ought to hustle to make my train. A dude passed me as I walked, and I didn't think much of that either.
All of a sudden…WHAM! Dude WALLOPED me on the backside and ran off.
No one saw it happen. But the gentle denizens of the Upper East Side sure knewsomething happened, because I let out an unholy yell and a good, throaty "FUCK YOU!!" I turned to see the dude hustling away in his blue and tan jacket and tan backpack.
I hesitated a moment. Did that really just happen? What should I do? Just go on with my day? I'm not sure I want to do that. And I'm pretty sure that if I just let this go, and act like it's no big deal, or it was "just a smack on the ass," I'm gonna feel pretty rotten about it for a long time to come. And my butt was really sore. He really went for it.
So I ran after the dude.
It's possible this guy was crazy. This was something I needed to determine, and also I wanted to get a description, since by this point I had decided that if I was going to be late to work pursuing this mofo, I was damn well gonna call the police. I caught up to him as he was going into the Citibank.
"Hey asshole!" He looked up. He was about 20. Clean-cut. Like he was on his way to school. He did not look crazy. I think he was surprised. I think he figured the five-foot-tall redhead in the sundress and Mary Janes would have just said "Oh my stars!" and scampered away. He does not know this five-foot-tall redhead.
"You think that shit is funny? You like hitting women, huh? You think that's the correct way to act? Whatsamatterwityou?" All of a sudden, I was Joe Pesci. I swear a lot when I'm nervous. It's a terrible habit. Perhaps you've caught on.
"Ma'am I don't know what you're talking about."
"You know goddamn well what I'm talking about. YOU DON'T HIT WOMEN, ASSHOLE." At this point I was screaming into the bank. The whole lobby was looking at me.
Dude got in my face. And this is where it gets kind of hilarious. "How dare you disrespect me in public?" he said. Oh. My. God. He. Did. Not. "I mean, call the police or something, but don't embarrass me like that. Fuck you."
It was now clear I was not necessarily dealing with a lunatic. But I was dealing with a moron.
"Good idea, buddy. I WILL call the police." I called 911 and told them about the incident and the coordinates.
While I was on the phone he got in my face again. "Fuck you, bitch."
Me: "Fuck ME? Fuck YOU!!!…
Me (to operator): "I'm sorry, ma'am it's just he's antagonizing me."
Him: "You calling the police?"
Me: "Goddamn right I am."
Him: "Fine. Fuck the police. Fuck you."
Me: "Tell 'em so yourself!"
He started walking away after that. The 911 lady advised me to stay put. Good call. I figured I had enough of him without backup. The police came a few minutes later, and I told them the story. I told them I knew they dealt with bigger things than this. But if it doesn't get reported, it will keep happening. And maybe we can scare this dude enough that that will be one less guy hitting women in the street. The cops had me ride around in the car with them to see if we could find them. (Incidentally, those squad cars? Absolutely no legroom to speak of. In case you ever need extra incentive to not get arrested. Not comfy.)
We couldn't find him, but the cops (there were four of them by the end of this) took my statement and contact info. They commended me on my description. Which is good, as that validates a lot of Law and Order viewing.
I'm realistic. I knew they were never going to arrest this guy. But here's the thing, and the point to this whole long, profane story. I know there are a lot of people who think it wasn't that big a deal. But the truth of the matter is, what this guy did was sexual assault. "Forcible touching and harassment," if you want to get specific.
Sexual assault doesn't always necessarily mean something as horrible as rape. And too often street harassment is unreported, and douchebags like this think they can get away with it because the girl is gonna be too embarrassed or too meek to do anything about it. Or they think it's "just a slap on the ass." And that's not right, you guys. I don't know how other women feel about their posteriors, but you don't very well get to smack the hell out of it willy-nilly because you feel entitled to do so. There will be repercussions.
To the NYPD's credit, they did follow up, and the detective told me that if I really wanted to press charges, she would help me do that, even if it meant looking through a lot of surveillance tape and looking at lineups and all that stuff. I opted not to, figuring that they had this guy's description, and if he did it again, he'd be in a lot of trouble. But something tells me he's not going to. I think I scared him. Or as the detective said, "So you ran up and confronted him and screamed at him in a bank."
I know what happened to me could have been a lot, lot worse. But someone doesn't have to be raped to be humiliated, violated and hurt. Sometimes, all it takes is a smack on the ass.
"Darling, is it the way you dress?"
This was the response a man gave to me on a Paris metro car, after I shouted at him, "Why are you bothering me?" For the past several minutes, he'd made sure to stand too close to me, causing me to move away from him twice, and put his hand on top of mine, while holding the support pole in the middle of the car. All threatening behavior ~ claiming space, pushing my boundaries, seeing how far he could go. I remember looking around, but no one else was in the car to see what was happening. It made me so angry and resentful to think that I would have to change cars and essentially run away from this creep, but I did.
At the time, I was just twenty years old, living abroad for my junior year in college. I had come from the protected and respectful environment of my college campus, Sarah Lawrence, and wasn't used to this type of treatment at all.
However, it was his WORDS, perhaps even more than his actions that shocked the hell out of me. I'm embarrassed to say that instead of instantly recognizing his statement for what it was ~ a dangerous manipulation ~ I immediately took stock of what I was wearing, which I still remember to this day: black opaque stockings, black high-heeled Mary Janes, a black turtleneck with a cream-striped wool skirt with attached suspenders that my grandmother had made for me. It was above-the-knee, but I thought the sensibility was more cute than come-hither.
Now admit it, did you find yourself, even for just a second, evaluating the modesty of my outfit, even if it was to agree with me about the "un-sexiness" of it? If so, you are not alone, because it's the tendency of every human being to wonder how WE could have controlled circumstances better, how WE could be less vulnerable to attack, and of course, to ask ourselves why WE were the unlucky target of a predator.
We, We, We, indeed.
We are assaulted in the street because we are women, not because we are "packaged" like women. Assault and harassment are about domination, not about sexual attraction, but it's still so easy to fall into internalizing responsibility for an attack. One of the reasons that it's so hard to get beyond this, is the fact that so many powerful segments of society still believe a woman can defend herself merely by putting on the "right" piece of clothing when she walks out the door.
Just this February, a member of the Toronto police force was censured for making the comment to Osgoode Hall Law School students that "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized." Yes, he really went there. Let's take yet another ride on the victim-blaming carousel. This did not occur in some backwater, but on the campus of a major metropolitan center which had been the scene of violent sexual attacks in recent years.
Mistreating people, then informing them that it's their fault are the actions of an abuser. This manipulation is designed to cause guilt, shame, and a sense of responsibility in the victim. If there are even small pockets of law enforcement that still feel the way this officer did, then we've got an entirely new class of abusers to deal with ~ the second tier, so to speak, which we've got to educate and at the same time, mentally steel ourselves against, if we are victims. This is imperative, because it's clear that predators are just one link in the cycle of violence against women.
What will it take for us to wake up, to stop shifting responsibility away from predators? Perhaps a sense of empathy for others, and the certain knowledge that self-expression in the form of dress can never be an acceptable excuse to victimize someone, not in a truly free society.
Peace and Balance,
Hi. I am a pre-op transsexual woman, and I have lived in West Hartford for over 11.5 years. I have been 'out' since May of 2006, and have worn women's clothing 100% of the time since then. My life has been about transition since coming out.
Some people read me as 'guy wearing women's clothing,' and other people read me as 'woman,' or 'girl,' it is hard to tell.
I am writing because I read about this website in Marie Claire earlier this afternoon, and was catcalled at about 2:10 pm today not very far from where I live. The people who catcalled me were roofers working on someone's house. I was walking down the street, which I do quite often, and I was starting to feel good on my walk. I had just passed a woman who was on a bicycle and she smiled and said hello to me. I started to feel better and was going over my thoughts in my head when I looked across the street to my right, and there was a man staring at me. I quickly looked away, but not before they had seen me and I heard a loud yell from one of the roofers on the roof, responding to me. I tried to get a gauge of the situation but I could not, there were three or four of them and I wanted to look away and get out of there. I felt lower energy after they catcalled me and had a frown on my face. Before they did that I was smiling and I felt good about myself. West Hartford is a very negative energy place, and there are lots of these types of people around here. I usually avoid them, but I cannot always.
I had an experience a week ago Friday, as well.
I was coming out of the salon, where I had just gotten my haircut, and I had had a very good appointment. I walked about 30 feet down the street and I heard someone from the corner of my awareness say 'Hi Sweetheart.' I knew immediately that it was a deadbeat in a truck, and so I didn't look. He then moved his truck closer and I heard him say 'Hi Sweetie.' I looked, and he had his window rolled down and had slowed down to do this to me, and I gave him the finger. He seemed to feel some sense of fulfillment, then he went on his way.
I have been catcalled by young girls on that street, as well.
I have also had a young girl take my photo, as well.
I have had truckers honk their horns, a man shout from his pickup truck in a busy Blue Back Square, men who were working for the town whistle at me across the street, a man catching my attention to blow kisses at me from his pickup truck, and I have had a man stalking me in his van in Avon, CT.
These experiences leave me feeling unsafe, uncomfortable, nervous, frightened and scared, and I often will have difficulty sleeping at night after an experience like these, depending on the severity and the situation.
I rarely seek help with these experiences, although I do talk in therapy, and often will talk with friends about it.
I feel as though I cannot control what these people do, so I try to ignore it.
Today I wondered if those men who had catcalled felt better after doing it, or worse. I know that I would feel terrible if I did to someone what they did to me. I know that I felt slightly less after they did that to me than I did a split second before they did, so it confuses me as to why these men do this.
I can only hope that men like this will become obsolete over time, and have to either change their ways or be outcast themselves.
I would like to see catcalling, bullying, ridiculing or otherwise verbally harassing someone = mandatory 2 years in jail.
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R Kannan, who is remaking Hindi superhit film Delhi Belly in Tamil, says that casting right names was a challenging experience and he took too much time to short-list the names.
"This is not the first time when I have faced this situation. Even when I was remaking Jab We Met in Tamil, I spent so much time zeroing in on the cast," Kannan told IANS.
"However, casting for Settai was most challenging because initially all the actors were sceptical how would I remake the film for Tamil audience. When I met Arya to discuss the idea of the film, he was taken aback that how am I even going to remake the original without using any cuss word. And so did the female actors. But I sat down with them and explained how family-friendly this film would be," he added.
So how did you convince the actors? "Besides all the double-meaning dialogues and swearing in Delhi Belly, the film had a soul about friendship. I developed the story in Tamil on this aspect and roped in three actors who are also best friends in real life," he said.
"I didn't have to struggle much with the shooting part because all I had to do was make my actors translate their real friendship on screen," he added. The film stars Arya, Santhanam and Premgi Amaren in the lead roles, while Anjali, Hansika Motwani and Nasser are also part of the cast. Continue reading on the slideshow...