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Abdullah Öcalan
|Abdullah Öcalan
|Ömerli, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
|İmralı (prison island)
|Founder and leader of militant organization PKK,[1] political activist, writer, political theorist
|Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Union of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK)
|Kesire Yıldırım (24 May 1978 - ?)
|Dilek Öcalan (niece)
Osman Öcalan (brother)
Mehmet Öcalan (brother)
Abdullah Öcalan (/ˈoʊdʒəlɑːn/ OH-jə-lahn;[2] Turkish pronunciation: [ød͡ʒaɫan]; born 4 April 1948), also known as Apo[2][3] (short for both Abdullah and "uncle" in Kurdish),[4][5] is a Kurdish nationalistic leader and one of the founding members of the militant organization the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in 1978 in Turkey.[6][7]
Öcalan was arrested in 1999 by the Turkish National Intelligence Agency (MIT) with the support of the CIA in Nairobi and taken to Turkey, where he was sentenced to death under Article 125 of the Turkish Penal Code, which concerns the formation of armed organisations.[8][9][10][11][12] The sentence was commuted to aggravated life imprisonment when Turkey abolished the death penalty in support of its bid to be admitted to membership in the European Union. From 1999 until 2009, he was the sole prisoner[13] on İmralı island, in the Sea of Marmara.[14] Öcalan admitted the previous violent conduct of the PKK,[15] but says that the period of armed warfare was defunct and a political solution to the Kurdish question should be developed.[16] The conflict between Turkey and the PKK has resulted in over 40,000 deaths, including PKK members, the Turkish military, and civilians, both Kurdish and Turkish.[17]
From prison, Öcalan has published several books, the most recent in 2015.
Abdullah Öcalan was born in Ömerli,[18] a village in Halfeti, Şanlıurfa Province in eastern Turkey.[19] While some sources report his birthday as being 4 April 1948, no official birth records for him exist, and he himself claims not to know exactly when he was born, estimating the year to be 1946 or 1947.[20] He is the oldest of seven children.[21] According to some sources, Öcalan's grandmother was an ethnic Turk and (he once claimed that) his mother was also an ethnic Turk.[22][23] According to Amikam Nachmani, lecturer at the Bar-Ilan University in Israel, Öcalan did not know Kurdish when he met him in 1991. Nachmani: "He [Öcalan] told me that he speaks Turkish, gives orders in Turkish, and thinks in Turkish."[24]
Öcalan's brother Osman became a PKK commander, serving until defecting with several others to establish the Patriotic and Democratic Party of Kurdistan.[25] His other brother, Mehmet Öcalan, is a member of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP).[26]
After graduating from a vocational high school in Ankara (Turkish: Ankara Tapu-Kadastro Meslek Lisesi), Öcalan started working at the Diyarbakir Title Deeds Office. He was relocated one month later to Bakırköy, Istanbul. Later, he entered the Istanbul Law Faculty but transferred after the first year to Ankara University to study political science.[27] His return to Ankara (normally impossible given his condition[notes 1]) was facilitated by the state in order to divide a militant group, Dev-Genç (Revolutionary Youth Federation of Turkey). President Süleyman Demirel later regretted this decision, since the PKK was to become a much greater threat to the state than Dev-Genç.[28]
In 1978, in the midst of the right- and left-wing conflicts which culminated in the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, Abdullah Öcalan founded the PKK. He launched a war against Turkey in order to set up an independent Kurdish state.[18][29] In July 1979 he fled to Syria where he remained until October 1998 when Syrians expelled him.[30]
Kurdish–Turkish conflict[edit]
In 1984, the PKK initiated a campaign of armed conflict, comprising attacks against government forces[31][32][33][34] in Turkey as well as civilians[35][36][37] in order to create an independent Kurdish state. As a result, the United States, European Union, NATO, Syria, Australia, Turkey, and many other countries have included the PKK on their lists of terrorist organizations.[38][39][40]
Capture and trial[edit]
Until 1998, Öcalan was based in Syria. As the situation deteriorated in Turkey, the Turkish government openly threatened Syria over its support for the PKK.[41] As a result, the Syrian government forced Öcalan to leave the country, but did not turn him over to the Turkish authorities. Öcalan went to Russia first and from there moved to various countries, including Italy and Greece. In 1998 the Turkish government requested the extradition of Öcalan from Italy.[42] He was at that time defended by Britta Böhler, a high-profile German attorney who argued that he fought a legitimate struggle against the oppression of ethnic Kurds.
He was captured in Kenya on 15 February 1999, while being transferred from the Greek embassy to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, in an operation by the Millî İstihbarat Teşkilâtı (Turkish National Intelligence Organization) reportedly with the help of CIA.[43] George Costoulas, the Greek consul who protected him, said that his life was in danger after the operation.[44]
Speaking to Can Dündar on NTV Turkey, the Deputy Undersecretary of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization, Cevat Öneş, said that Öcalan impeded American aspirations of establishing a separate Kurdish state. The Americans transferred him to the Turkish authorities, who flew him back to Turkey for trial.[45] His capture led thousands of Kurds to protest at Greek and Israeli embassies around the world. Kurds living in Germany have been threatened with deportation if they continue to hold demonstrations in support of Öcalan. The warning came after three Kurds were killed and 16 injured while 1999 attack on Israeli Consulate in Berlin.[46][47] Öcalan stated that his mother is of Turkish origin and that he was ready to serve the people of Turkey in any way.[48][unreliable source?]
After his capture, Öcalan was held in solitary confinement as the only prisoner on İmralı island in the Sea of Marmara. Although former prisoners at İmralı were transferred to other prisons, more than 1,000 Turkish military personnel were stationed on the island to guard him. A state security court consisting of three military judges was convened on the island to try him. Öcalan was charged with and convicted of treason and separatism, and sentenced to death.[49] This sentence was commuted to life imprisonment upon the abolition of the death penalty in Turkey in August 2002.[50] No one had been executed in Turkey since 1984.[51] The Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP) may have aided this case's decision.[52]
Following the commutation, Öcalan remained imprisoned on İmralı, and was the sole inmate there. In November 2009, Turkish authorities announced that Öcalan would be relocated to a new prison on the island and that they were ending his solitary confinement by transferring several other PKK prisoners to İmralı. They said that Öcalan would be allowed to see them for ten hours a week. The new prison was built after the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture visited the island and objected to the conditions in which he was being held.[53][54]
In 2005, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey had violated articles 3, 5 and 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights by granting Öcalan no effective remedy to appeal his arrest and sentencing him to death without a fair trial.[55] Öcalan's request for a retrial was refused by Turkish court.[56]
Proposal for political solution[edit]
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Abandoning his precapture policy, which involved violence targeting civilians as well as military personnel, Öcalan has advocated a relatively peaceful solution to the Kurdish conflict inside the borders of Turkey.[57][58][59][60][61] Öcalan called for the foundation of a "Truth and Justice Commission" by Kurdish institutions in order to investigate war crimes committed by the PKK and Turkish security forces; a parallel structure began functioning in May 2006.[62] In March 2005, Abdullah Öcalan issued the Declaration of Democratic Confederalism in Kurdistan[63] calling for a border-free confederation between the Kurdish regions of Eastern Turkey (called "Northern Kurdistan" by Kurds[64]), East Syria ("Western Kurdistan"), Northern Iraq ("South Kurdistan"), and West of Iran ("East Kurdistan"). In this zone, three bodies of law would be implemented: EU law, Turkish/Syrian/Iraqi/Iranian law and Kurdish law. This perspective was included in the PKK programme following the "Refoundation Congress" in April 2005.[65]
Since his incarceration, Öcalan has significantly changed his ideology, reading Western social theorists such as Murray Bookchin, Immanuel Wallerstein, Fernand Braudel,[66] fashioned his ideal society as "Democratic Confederalism" (drawing heavily on Bookchin's Communalism),[67] and refers to Friedrich Nietzsche as "a prophet".[68] He also wrote books[69] and articles[70] on the history of pre-capitalist Mesopotamia and Abrahamic religions.
Öcalan had his lawyer, Ibrahim Bilmez,[71] release a statement 28 September 2006, calling on the PKK to declare a ceasefire and seek peace with Turkey. Öcalan's statement said, "The PKK should not use weapons unless it is attacked with the aim of annihilation," and that it is "very important to build a democratic union between Turks and Kurds. With this process, the way to democratic dialogue will be also opened".[72] He made another such declaration in March 2013.
On 31 May 2010, however, Öcalan said he was abandoning an ongoing dialogue between him and Turkey saying that "this process is no longer meaningful or useful". Turkey ignored his three protocols for negotiation that included (a) his terms of health and security (b) his release and (c) a peaceful resolution to the Kurdish issue in Turkey. Though the Turkish government received these protocols, they were never published. Öcalan stated that he would leave the top PKK commanders in charge of the conflict. However, he also said that his comments should not be misinterpreted as a call for the PKK to intensify its armed conflict with the Turkish state.[73][74]
More recently, Öcalan has shown renewed cooperation with the Turkish government and hope for a peaceful resolution to three decades of conflict. On 21 March 2013, Öcalan declared a ceasefire between the PKK and the Turkish state. Öcalan's statement was read to hundreds of thousands of Kurds gathered to celebrate the Kurdish New Year and it states, "Let guns be silenced and politics dominate... a new door is being opened from the process of armed conflict to democratization and democratic politics. It's not the end. It's the start of a new era." Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed the statement and hope for a peaceful settlement has been raised on both sides.
Soon after Öcalan's declaration was read, the functional head of the PKK, Murat Karayılan responded by promising to implement the ceasefire, stating, "Everyone should know the PKK is as ready for peace as it is for war".
Abdullah Öcalan is the author of more than 40 books, four of which were written in prison. Many of the notes taken from his weekly meetings with his lawyers have been edited and published, notably:
- Interviews and Speeches (1991). London: Published jointly by Kurdistan Solidarity Committee and Kurdistan Information Centre. 46 p. Without ISBN
- Prison Writings III: The Road Map to Negotiations (February 2012) ISBN 9783941012431
- Prison Writings Volume II: The PKK and the Kurdish Question in the 21st Century (March 2011) ISBN 9780956751409
- Prison Writings: The Roots of Civilisation (January 2007) ISBN 9780745326160
- Defending a Civilisation
- Sumer rahip devletlerinden demokratik uygarliga volumes 1 and 2
- Translation of his 1999 defense in court at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007)
- Democratic Confederalism (2011)[75]
- Manifesto for a Democratic Civilization, Volume 1 (October 2015) ISBN 9788293064428
See also[edit]
- ^ Normally, students can only transfer between like departments, otherwise the student must retake the university entrance exam. Moreover, Öcalan was awarded a scholarship by the Ministry of Finance, despite being ineligible due to his age, and the fact that he had participated in political demonstrations. He had also been tried and acquitted by a martial law court. The public prosecutor had asked for the harshest possible sentence.
- ^ Paul J. White, Primitive rebels or revolutionary modernizers?: the Kurdish national movement in Turkey, Zed Books, 2000, "Professor Robert Olson, University of Kentucky"
- ^ a b Political Violence against Americans 1999. Bureau of Diplomatic Security. December 2000. p. 123. ISBN 9781428965621.
- ^ "Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ Mango, Andrew (2005). Turkey and the War on Terror: 'For Forty Years We Fought Alone'. Routledge: London. p. 32. ISBN 9780203687185.
The most ruthless among them was Abdullah Öcalan, known as Apo (a diminutive for Abdullah; the word also means 'uncle' in Kurdish).
- ^ Jongerden, Joost (2007). The Settlement Issue in Turkey and the Kurds: An Analysis of Spatical Policies, Modernity and War. Leiden, the Netherlands: Brill. p. 57. ISBN 9789004155572.
In 1975 the group settled on a name, the Kurdistan Revolutionaries (Kurdistan Devrimcileri), but others knew them as Apocu, followers of Apo, the nickname of Abdullah Öcalan (apo is also Kurdish for uncle).
- ^ "Chapter 6—Terrorist Groups". Country Reports on Terrorism. United States Department of State. 27 April 2005. Archived from the original on 26 May 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
- ^ Powell, Colin (5 October 2001). "2001 Report on Foreign Terrorist Organizations". Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Washington, DC: Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. State Department.
- ^ "Fiasco in Nairobi". Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Abdullah Ocalan: Is The Famed Kurdish Leader A Double Agent Working For Turkish Intelligence Against His Own Party, The PKK?". International Business Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Abdullah Öcalan'ı kim yakaladı?". 10 July 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol53no1/pdfs/U-%20Varouhakis-The%20Case%20of%20Ocalan.pdf
- ^ Belgenet Öcalan Davası Gerekçeli Karar
- ^ "Prison island trial for Ocalan". BBC News. 24 March 1999.
- ^ Marlies Casier, Joost Jongerden, Nationalisms and Politics in Turkey: Political Islam, Kemalism and the Kurdish Issue, Taylor & Francis, 2010, p. 146.
- ^ Council of Europe, Parliamentary Assembly Documents 1999 Ordinary Session (fourth part, September 1999), Volume VII, Council of Europe, 1999, p. 18
- ^ Mag. Katharina Kirchmayer, The Case of the Isolation Regime of Abdullah Öcalan: A Violation of European Human Rights Law and Standards?, GRIN Verlag, 2010, p. 37
- ^ "Bir dönemin acı bilançosu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 16 September 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
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- ^ Kutschera, Chris (1999). "Abdullah Ocalan's Last Interview". Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ Aliza Marcus, Blood and Belief, New York University Press, 2007. (p.16)
- ^ Blood and Belief: The Pkk and the Kurdish Fight for Independence, by Aliza Marcus, p.15, 2007
- ^ Perceptions: journal of international affairs – Volume 4, no.1, SAM (Center), 1999, p.142
- ^ Turkey: Facing a New Millenniium : Coping With Intertwined Conflicts, Amikam Nachmani, p.210, 2003
- ^ Kutschera, Chris (July 2005). "PKK dissidents accuse Abdullah Ocalan". The Middle East Magazine. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
- ^ "BDP wants autonomy for Kurds in new Constitution", Hürriyet Daily News, 4 September 2011
- ^ Koru, Fehmi (8 June 1999). "Too many questions, but not enough answers". Turkish Daily News. Hürriyet. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
- ^ Nevzat Cicek (31 July 2008). "'Pilot Necati' sivil istihbaratçıymış". Taraf (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
Abdullah Öcalan'ın İstanbul'dan Ankara'ya gelmesine keşke izin verilmeseydi. O zamanlar Dev-Genç'i bölmek için böyle bir yol izlendi... Kürt gençlerini Marksistler'in elinden kurtarmak ve Dev-Genç'in bölünmesi hedeflendi. Bunda başarılı olundu olunmasına ama Abdullah Öcalan yağdan kıl çeker gibi kaydı gitti. Keşke Tuzluçayır'da öldürülseydi!
- ^ "Kurdish leader Ocalan apologizes during trial". CNN. 31 May 1999. Archived from the original on 9 December 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ Andrew Mango (2005). Turkey And The War On Terror: For Forty Years We Fought Alone (Contemporary Security Studies). Routledge. p. 34. ISBN 0415350026. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK), Federation of American Scientists
- ^ Letter to Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema, Human Rights Watch, 21 November 1998
- ^ Turkey: No security without human rights Archived 5 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Amnesty International, October 1996
- ^ Special Report: Terrorism in Turkey Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Ulkumen Rodophu, Jeffrey Arnold and Gurkan Ersoy, 6 February 2004
- ^ [1], Four civilians die in PKK attack in SE Turkey
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 2012-05-12., Pro-PKK protesters attack civilians, Turkey captures senior PKK member
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 2012-05-12., Batman baby dies after PKK attack, civilian death toll rises to three
- ^ Foreign Terrorist Organizations U.S. Department of State, 28 September 2012
- ^ "MFA - A Report on the PKK and Terrorism". Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Turco-Syrian Treaty". Archived from the original on 9 February 2002. Retrieved 2002-02-09. , 20 October 1998
- ^ G. Bacik; BB Coskun (2011). "The PKK problem: explaining Turkey's failure to develop a political solution" (PDF). Studies in conflict & terrorism. 34 (3). Retrieved 13 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Italian diplomacy tries to free herself from the tangle in which it is located, between Turks and Kurds , " internationalizing " the crisis:Buonomo, Giampiero (2000). "Ocalan: la suggestiva strategia turca per legittimare la pena capitale". Diritto&Giustizia edizione online. – via Questia (subscription required)
- ^ Weiner, Tim (20 February 1999). "U.S. Helped Turkey Find and Capture Kurd Rebel". New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
- ^ Ünlü, Ferhat (17 July 2007). "Türkiye Öcalan için Kenya'ya para verdi". Sabah (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ "Öcalan bağımsız devlete engeldi". Vatan (in Turkish). 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
Öcalan yakalandığında ABD, bağımsız bir devlet kurma isteğindeydi. Öcalan, konumu itibariyle, araç olma işlevi bakımından buna engel bir isimdi. ABD bölgede yeni bir Kürt devleti kurabilmek için Öcalan'ı Türkiye'ye teslim etti.
- ^ "Kurds seize embassies, wage violent protests across Europe", CNN.com, 17 February 1999
- ^ Yannis Kontos, "Kurd Akar Sehard Azir, 33, sets himself on fire during a demonstration outside the Greek parliament in central Athens, Greece, on Monday, 15 February 1999", Photostory, July 1999
- ^ Apo'nun yakalanisi on YouTube, 3 March 2009
- ^ "The Argus-Press - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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- ^ REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE KURDISH QUESTION IN TURKEY by the international delegation of human rights lawyers, January 1997
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- ^ Kurdistan Turkey: Abdullah Ocalan, The End of a Myth? The Middle East magazine, February 2000
- ^ Abdullah Öcalan proposes 7-point peace plan Archived 6 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Kurdistan Informatie Centrum Nederland
- ^ van Bruinessen, Martin. Turkey, Europe and the Kurds after the capture of Abdullah Öcalan 1999
- ^ Öldürülen imam ve 10 korucunun itibarı iade edildi, ANF News Agency, 30 May 2006.
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- ^ "Öcalan: Diyarbakır olayları boşanmanın ilanıdır". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-28. ANF News Agency, 20 May 2006
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- ^ "Rayedarên tirk mafên Rêberê KCK'ê Abdullah Ocalan gasp dikin". Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ Kurdish leader calls for cease-fire NewsFlash
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
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Further reading[edit]
- Kurd Locked in Solitary Cell Holds Key to Turkish Peace 15 March 2013 Wall Street Journal
- Özcan, Ali Kemal (2005). Turkey's Kurds: A Theoretical Analysis of the PKK and Abdullah Ocalan. London & New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-36687-9.
- "Greece and the Middle East" Spiros Ch. Kaminaris, Middle East Review of International Affairs, Volume 3, Number 2 (June 1999).
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In Darlington County, South Carolina, numerous wildlife species are getting first-class treatment at Clemson University's Pee Dee Research and Education Center. The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) is providing financial and technical assistance to establish habitat enhancements as demonstration and research sites. The project is a collaboration of efforts by numerous local, state, and federal agencies to illustrate integrated land management for wildlife, agriculture, and forestry in an environmentally sound and sustainable manner. The project will target a wide audience, including farmers and landowners, as well as school children and the general public.
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Diddly's introduction to depravity continues with Clare.
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The continuing story of a House Husband.
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Again, the names have been altered to protect the guilty :)
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Belle's choice to become the Beast's prisoner changes her in ways she never imagined.
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I had just come close to having a second woman drink my piss. So close that I could - well, almost taste it. She told me she was more than willing to suck cock and drink everything I gave her. For my part though, I wasn't really attracted to her, but found her willingness to drink my piss irresistible. In fact, I was practically on fire to see her do it along with whatever else might come...Read On
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The boss likes panties
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Moments of regret. We all have them. Those times when we think to ourselves, 'If I'd just stopped to think a moment, I wouldn't have…' Driving north up I-5, near Medford, Oregon, I pulled off the freeway, my stomach growling. Breakfast was a long way off, and I'd been too intent on getting to Portland to stop for lunch. Yeah, I needed refueling in the worst possible way – not only the gas...Read On
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"Don't ever stop being dandy, showing me you're handsome" – Adam Ant Rainforest orchid wrapped 'round geranium, orange rind and lavender steam, pillowing all my senses as I lay soaking, gently stroking my cock basted in sensual essences. My indolent genital pondering in the water like an Oblomov splayed upon the mattress, no response as I puttied it gently from one side of my hips to...Read On
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A job as Santa's Elf Takes A Fun Turn
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Part one of a four part series of short stories of girls becoming prostitutes
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A letter had arrived, containing an unusual proposition: "We would like you to appear in an adult slapstick film, nudity will be required, as will a degree of intimate play with your co-star. You would be paid £300, for one day's work." Enclosed was a telephone number, an outline of what the shoot would involve with a consent to sign and a picture of the co-star to be, a delightful blonde...Read On
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We go on a cruise and get more than we bargained for.
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A short scene with extra naughty pet play and watersports.
This day you are working from home. I am under your desk, curled at your feet. I am being punished today, so I am collared and you have the chain wrapped around your arm. I am wearing a full body stocking with stilettos, decorative cat tail hanging from a butt plug, and cat ears. In the corner is my cat litter to use in case I have to pee. Humiliation is the order of the day. But...Read On
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Not exactly how she thought her fantasy would play out
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Things unfurl rapidly when I discover what she feels about our sex life
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Middle aged neighbor gets surprise when consoling young neighbor
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MANASQUAN — The United States Coast Guard's search for a missing commercial fisherman was suspended earlier this morning, a spokeswoman said.
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District wise list of STATE BANK OF INDIA (SBI) in ANDHRA PRADESH
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In 1995, the supreme court ruled that privately sponsored religious displays are permitted on public property if:
other forms of expression are permitted in the same location.
Polonia moved to the outer suburbs due to:
d.) All of these!
--upward mobilty
--change in jobs oppurtunities
--change in leisure activities
Which of the following is an example of respectable bigotry?
d.) all of the these!
--pollock jokes
--tv shos that depict Italions as members of organized crime
--the stereotype that most irish are alcoholics
Which of the following statements about Irish symbolic ethnicity is true?
St. Patrick's Day parties and parades were exported from America to Ireland in the 20th century.
When the Irish immigrated to America during the Potato Famine, they:
encountered an emerging nativism
The ____ has the authority to determine who qualifies as "Indian" in the quest for tribal sovereignty.
Federal government
What is a kickout?
A native american school dropout who leaves behind an unproductive academic enviroment
Congress amended the American Indian religious freedom act in 1994 to allow native americans the right to:
possess and use peyote for religious purposes
Today, most American Indians' preference for self-identification is to use:
Their tribal affiliation
Which government program encouraged native americans to pursue urban jobs off the reservation?
The employee Assisstance Program
Martin Luther King, Jr's approach included all of the following EXCEPT:
passive acceptance of injustice
Evidence that Black rioters of the 1960's included middle class, working-class, and educated members of the community, served to discredit:
The riff-raff theory
Stokely Carmicheal differed from King in that Carmicheal rejected the goal of:
assimilation into White middle class society
All of the following are true according to Afrocentric perspective EXCEPT:
African culture should become less & less important to Black Americans
The use of race-neutral principles to defend the racially unequal status quo is called:
color-blind racism
Asking people their willingness to work with or be employed with people of different ethnic backgrounds measure their level of:
social distance
Dominant group members tend to have access to more opportunities, which translates to better quality of life in many ways. Sociologist call this type of inequality:
relative deprivation
What is institutional discrimination?
The denial of oppurtunities resulting from the normal operations of society.
Which team refers to the physical seperation of two groups of people in terms of residence, workplace, and social functions?
The process by which an individual gives up his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture is known as:
Which of the following allows a minority group to express its own culture and still to participate without predjudice in the larger society?
Which is an example of the development of panethnicity?
The coalition of tribal groups as Native Americans or American Indians
Of the following, which Asian American group has the highest levels of educational achievement?
Asian Indians
The term Yellow Peril captured which of the following characterizations of Asian people?
d.) all of these
Asian Indians see ____ work as most likely to help them make the transition to the U.S. and to give them the money they need to become self-reliant:
Following the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese became eligible to immigrate again in?
One paradox of Chinatowns is that:
Their image of bright lights and exotic sounds conceals widespread poverty
The public reason given for the placement of Japanese Americans in evacuation camps was:
to prevent potential sabotage
Which of the following is true about the document titled Protocols of the Elders of Zion?
d.) all of these!
An increasing number of anti-jewish episodes are occurring in the United States at:
college campuses
The exile of Jews from Palenstine starting several centuries before christianity is called the _____.
Concerning the Jewish social identity, sometimes it has become impossible for jews to shed their "Jewishness," or:
The USA Patriot Act passed, in October 2001,
has specific provisions condemning discrimination against Arab and Muslim Americans
___ was highly critical of the civil rights movement in general and of Martin Luther King jr., in paticular.
Malcolm X
All of the following are differences between Puerto Ricans on the island and those living in Newyork EXCEPT:
Island Puerto Ricans speak better English
____ are peoples oppurtunities to provide themselves with material goods, positive living conditions, and favorable living experiences.
Life chances
The term Marielitos applied to the third major migration from Cuba to the US implies that these refugees were:
Among the factors that distinguish Central and South Americans in the United states from each other is:
d.) all of these
How do mexicans who live in mexico benefit from the immigration of their family members and neighbors?
d.) all of these
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Turn off the lights; the party is about to be over for 4,000 to 5,000 employees of Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW ) . Late Wednesday, the server maker announced a restructuring plan that calls for shedding real estate assets and reducing its workforce by 11% to 13% over the next six months.
Typically, such news brings forth shouts of joy from investors. Though they certainly feel compassion for those losing jobs, a leaner workforce typically translates into a more efficient business. But there's no investor joy today. Instead, skepticism among Wall Street's elite has the stock down by nearly 5%. Apparently, the changes don't go far enough for most to tolerate a position in the stock.
I'll grant you that Sun's corporate governance changes seem to be mostly symbolic. Plus, it's never been proven that cutting costs ignites growth. Instead, cost cuts are intended to match a firm's resources with its cash-generating ability. That seems to be what's happening at Sun; the company is a second-string player behind IBM (NYSE: IBM ) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ ) in the server market, which declined in Q1 after ten consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth, according to industry tracker IDC.
Still, the stock is trading as though there's simply no hope of Sun ever igniting growth. I can't believe that. Despite its problems, it has a history of successful research and development. Take the Java programming language, for example. I suspect that's why Sun has been consistent over the years in R&D spending on a total dollar basis. That's a signal that executives believe growth will come from innovation; I believe they're right.
Analysts, however, doubt it. A recent Associated Press story suggests that Sun's growth days are past and that there are no meaningful innovations left that would tip the scales in the server market. Well, Fool, they may be right. But data center requirements have changed dramatically in recent years, and Sun's embrace of the Green Grid initiative proposed by Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD ) holds some promise. It's at least worth noting that Sun's shift to Opteron-based servers allowed it to grow year-over-year revenue by 5.8% as the market was slowing. The company also added 800 basis points of market share in Q1.
Has the Sun set forever? Maybe. But I prefer to think of its predicament like a Scandinavian winter; it may be dark for a while, but dawn will come again.
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Dr. Olsen is the dean of the School of Education and has served as president of the State Chapter of the Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (MACTE). She is an active member of the CAEP Accreditation Council and the TEAC Inquiry Brief Commission. She is nationally certified as a school psychologist, and worked for over 20 years in Wisconsin and Minnesota public schools. Jo is also a Minnesota licensed psychologist and worked as a mental health therapist in private practice for several years, specializing in child/adolescent issues and family systems. Prior to coming to CSS, she was an assistant professor in the Department of Education; School Counseling; and School Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. At UW-Stout she taught graduate courses, supervised school placements and developed a distance learning supervision model for interns. She has an Ed.D. in educational leadership, M.S. in school psychology, and B.S. in psychology and sociology.. Her professional interests include educational leadership, organizational change, online teaching and learning, behavioral interventions, positive school climate, family systems and play therapy.
John earned his B.S. in Elementary Education from Moorhead State University. His M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction was earned at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul. John taught elementary students in the towns of Wabasso, MN and Northfield, MN. He is currently working to complete his Ed.D. in Educational Leadership through the University of St. Thomas. John teaches in the School of Education,the Dignitas program for First-Year students, and is the chair of the SOE Undergraduate Admissions Committee. His passions include his family, Faith, reading, and numerous outdoor activities.
Doreene Etongue-Mayer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education, Graduate Teaching Licensure program. She also serves as the coordinator of the Graduate Teaching Licensure program on the St. Paul Campus.
She earned an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Her Masters of Education from the University of Minnesota. Her B. A is in English and French Languages with a minor in Linguistics from the University of Dschang, Cameroon.
Doreene has several years of teaching experiences in early childhood, primary and secondary education. She mostly taught Religious Education, English and French as second languages. During her undergraduate studies at the University of Dschang, she assisted with research, provided training and coordinated local language development and adult literacy work with the National Language Development Association an affiliate of Société Internationale de Linguistique.
Her research interests include evaluating current teacher education practices, expanding views on teachers as leaders of change, who can effectively address social justice issues in curriculum and instruction. She also believes in bridging the knowledge and application gap between higher education and the workplace through research and collaborative practices.
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Jesse taught high school students for 13 years and served as administrator (Principal/Superintendent) for 13 years. He has a Minnesota secondary teacher's license and a superintendent license. Jesse graduated from Winona State University in Secondary Education, and received his Masters Degree from St. Thomas University in Training and Human Resource Development. He earned his Doctor of Education in Educational Administration (Ed. D.), from Bethel University. His Dissertation study title is: Policy Governance: The Impact on School Board Effectiveness and Turnover.
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Beth received her bachelor's degree in Natural Science from The College of St. Benedict. She completed a teaching certificate at UMD, and an M.Ed. from St. Scholastica. Beth taught middle and secondary level science classes including life, earth, and physical science for 13 years in the Duluth Schools, and has conducted workshops for teachers and volunteered in elementary science classrooms. Her focus is on increasing teacher's abilities to use hands-on science activities that promote critical thinking.
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HANOVER — A vehicle fire briefly shut down all of Route 287 North near exit 37 Monday morning.
State Police said the incident occurred just before 9 a.m., and all lanes of the highway were shut down temporarily. But at 9:40 a.m., a trooper with the Netcong barracks said the fire was out. He did not yet have additional information available about the incident, as troopers were still on site, he said.
NJ.com reader Robert Scheurle provided a picture that appears to show the rear half of the car on fire, and the front separated further down the road.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation said as of 9:26 a.m., the two right lanes of the highway remained closed.
Update, 2:17 p.m.: State Police Trooper Jeff Flynn told NJ.com the vehicle, an Accura Integra, ran off the road and hit a tree. A caller told State Police the car had been split in half, but Flynn said he didn't have any information from a fellow trooper to confirm that. The driver was taken to Morristown Medical Center with minor injuries, he said.


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Hi Martin...great idea...thanks...also I am looking for an operator for cqwpx cw in May...we have plans to win that one and set a new USA record..wanna be a part of this?? de Rick On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Martin Pelt <email@example.com> wrote: > Rick, > Take the front panel off and clean the contacts on the plug for the > encoder board. That fixed mine. > hard to type an email and cq atthe same time. > > 73, > Martin > > > On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Rick Dougherty NQ4I > <firstname.lastname@example.com>wrote: > >> Hi all..one of my Orions has a multi encoder that just won't work any >> more...no matter what function you want to change, it won't...I have >> doen both resets and no change...do I need a new >> encoder or is it battery related? >> >> Thanks de Rick NQ4I >> _______________________________________________ >> TenTec mailing list >> firstname.lastname@example.com >> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec >> > _______________________________________________ > TenTec mailing list > firstname.lastname@example.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
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LAS VEGAS -- Smart earbuds that monitor your heart. A bowl that charges all your gadgets. Even a smart onesie that monitor your baby's sleep patterns.
Intel chief executive Brian Krzanich opened the doors to the company's idea factory Monday night at a keynote address kicking off the annual Consumer Electronics Show. He spoke for an hour and scarcely mentioned the PC, the workhorse that provides nearly two-thirds of Intel's revenue.
That's because PC sales are ebbing, and Intel's overall revenue is flat. So when Krzanich took over for retiring CEO Paul Otellini last spring he set the company on a fast path to new horizons – wearable computers, interactive devices and smarter tablets.
"Most of my career, computing has been something you hold in your hand – maybe something in your pocket. Maybe something that sits on your desk," Krzanich told the hundreds who packed a casino ballroom for his keynote. "That idea is about to be transformed."
The frontier of that transformation was on display Monday, one vision of where Intel may be headed. But Intel won't be making most of the products it showed off Monday; instead, it's hoping to hook other companies' with its innovation, anticipating they will take the ideas and build on them.
"They're pushing as hard as they can in everything that's not a PC," said Stacy Rasgon, an investment analyst who follows Intel for Sanford Bernstein.
Intel's efforts to diversify its business make sense, Rasgon said, but it could be years before it becomes clear what concepts will win out, and which companies will cash in.
"Everyone's going to have to throw a lot of spaghetti against the wall an see what sticks," Rasgon said.
On Monday, at least, Krzanich picked the right night to start flinging noodles. The Consumer Electronics Association expects more than 150,000 people to attend CES, the best opportunity each year for the attention-hungry tech companies to reach the most connected people in their industries.
At the start of his keynote, Krzanich said he would "take some risks," showing technologies live on stage that had just completed development. But he promised all the products he introduces will be available this year.
The presentation went off without any notable glitches, though some ideas came off better than others. A giant, animated whale – superimposed on video screens that showed the keynote audience – failed to impress. And some ideas, such as a "smart headset" that connects to a digital assistant, seemed to mimic products already on the market.
Others moved well beyond Intel's traditional strengths. Krzanich showed off a 3-D camera that manufacturers can use, coupled with a 3-D printer, to create instant models based on real-world objects. And he displayed a similar camera that can capture images of tactile objects and inject them into a video game.
Intel didn't ignore the PC entirely. It highlighted a new laptop from Taiwanese computer maker Asus that converts into a touch-screen tablet, and can switch from the Windows to Android operating system at the push of a button.
Does anyone want such a device?
"I don't know," said Rasgon, the investment analyst. He maintains that Intel's road from its dependence on the PC will be long and expensive, but Rasgon was encouraged that Intel is experimenting with a variety of new possibilities. Together, he said, they may add up to something meaningful – even to a company with annual sales north of $50 billion.
"Any one design will never be material for them," he said. "They're an enormous company, so they're trying to create an ecosystem that can be adopted widely."
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The Florida Electronic Recording Advisory Committee has taken the first step to join 14 other states in implementing a statewide electronic recording plan.
The committee, chaired by Orange County Comptroller Martha O. Haynie, delivered its final report to the Florida Department of State, the agency charged with formalizing electronic recording rules. Once rules are adopted, Florida will have statewide electronic recording standards.
The committee has deliberated over the course of several months to meet the charge of the Florida Statutes and provide assistance to the Department of State in considering:


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FRENCHTOWN — The borough's newest patrolman, Matthew Kelly, will be "officially" sworn in at Borough Council's Dec. 5 meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Borough Hall.
Kelly actually started on the job on Oct. 17, chosen from a pool of a dozen candidates. He replaces Harold Johnson, whose employment as a probationary patrolman was terminated by council on Aug. 1.
Kelly, 31, graduated from North Hunterdon High School and the Essex County Police Academy and is attending Warren County Community College.
He previously worked as a dispatcher at Hunterdon County Communications and as a part-time patrolman in Franklin Township (Hunterdon County).
Police Chief Al Kurylka said that he had an excellent pool of candidates. "It was tough, there were a few I would have hired along with" Kelly, had he had the openings.
He liked Kelly's previous experience as a dispatcher and officer in Franklin Township. "He has the knowledge of the county. I feel he's going to do well," said Kurylka.
Kelly's starting pay rate is $19.04 hourly and the salary is covered by a federal COPS grant.
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3 3 DEER RIFLE HUNTING SEASON OPENS TODAY IN PENNSYLVANIA ... AND THANKS TO WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES-- AN ESTIMATED 750-THOUSAND HUNTERS WENT INTO THE WOODS-- TO BAG A BUCK!! SHANNON PERRINE DISCOVERED IT'S A TRADITION HANDED DOWN TO SONS... AND DAUGHTERS. 3 3 3 TRACK: HUNTERS COME IN TO THE MEAT PROCESSOR WITH A BUCK AND A STORY. 3 TRACK: 12 YEAR OLD JESSICA HAD A GOOD DAY. 3 TRACK: SO DID - 10 YEAR OLD ALAYNA. 3 3 TRACK: BUCK SEASON - IS POPULAR WITH DADS AND DAUGHTERS.DADS SAY THE GIRLS ARE MASTERS OF PATIENCE. 3 TRACK: TURNS OUT - DAUGHTERS ARE THRILLED TO BE SPENDING TIME WITH THE MAN IN THEIR LIVES. 3 TRACK: AND THEY DON'T LIKE TO BRAG, BUT...TRACK: IN AVELLA, I'M SHANNON PERRINE CHANNEL FOUR ACTION NEWS. 3 Hunting in pennsylvania-- is a BIG deal!! Some ONE MILLION, 420 THOUSAND men and women came to our state to hunt in 2011. That's roughly the population of Philadelphia!! And if you do the math -- There are more sportsmen and women in Pennsylvania-- than the total home attendance for the Steelers and Eagles combined!! The State Travel and Tourism Association estimates-- each hunter spends nearly 19-hundred dollars every year on hunting gear. 3 If YOU are a hunter -- you'll want to download our free hunting app. IT'S CALLED "4 OUTDOORS." JUST SEARCH "WTAE" IN YOUR APP STORE. IT INCLUDES 3 HELPFUL MAPS AND WEATHER REPORTS FOR ANYONE HEADING OUT IN THE COLD. AND YOU CAN SHARE YOU PHOTOS AND FAVORITE HUNTING STORIES ONLINE. 3 3 3
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@Michelle: Hopefully, you are getting the break you've needed to recharge your batteries. Even more reason why our industry needs a better support system for it's employees. This type of work tends to burn people out, and the alcohol/drugs become the main outlet for many of us.
Use this network, Michelle. If you are looking for a position, you may be surprised to learn that there are people here who can help you.
I'm right there with you, Michael. Eight months for me. When I've not been on the floor, I've been out fighting to come up with ways to keep the floor filled. My body is angry with me, my brain won't turn off, and my wallet is empty. A week ago Monday I asked myself yet again "Why am I doing this?", and that time, suddenly, "poof!". The me who never gives up, and never gives in, just plain did. Picked up my wine key, and walked. Right thing to do? Wrong thing to do? I don't know yet. I just know there's a hole in my heart where the Malbec used to be.
@Michelle: I just finished 6 straight days of serving tables, Valentine's Day being the culmination. I have to say, by the end, I barely could utter the words 'Good evening, welcome to ______." I've actually been serving 6 nights a week for almost 7 months now, without a break. It's been quite a challenge.
I refer back to this post from time to time. I hope it continues to inspire others, as well!
I wish I had read this two weeks ago. It might have been just the inspiration I needed from a like-minded individual. Thanks for the thoughtful post.
@Paul: Thank you for further clarifying a vision I know we both share.
@Sarah: I look forward to seeing you and Michael, soon.
@Joni: I am eager to find (and connect with) those servers who have ambition beyond the dining room floor. I'm talking about servers who are running their own businesses, getting through nursing school, or homeschooling their kids. I want to meet the server who kicked alcohol last year and is now training for her second marathon. I want to network with hundreds of smart, motivated people who put on aprons and pop wine corks for a living.
Where are the voices, the leaders, the servers among us who are using this career as an opportunity to explore other interests?
Is this something that the People Report would have the resources to facilitate?
Wow Michael - you are a seriously talented and inspirational writer. Thank you. What I sincerely hope - is that great companies will seek out, support and encourage professionals like yourself as a way to differentiate their brands - not to mention run better businesses. I continue to be amazed that great service, (with no correlation to check average) is still an unanticipated and wildly appreciated event. I read a great post the other day (sorry can't remember the author - ) about the fact that the restaurant industry can never be the low cost provider - because the grocery stores have that niche cornered. Which means we have to come back to hospitality and service to sustain and build our brands. Which is where your great advice hits the bulls eye of relevance. Thanks again, and please keep writing. Joni
Your best yet.
Very inspiring and with vision.
The message is clear: do not wait for the industry to save your craft or job. Save yourself!
It is a self-help game and the new breed of entrepreneur servers will build their own futures.
Smart employers should take heed, as this kind of talent cannot be retained with employment terms such as many ads read, "Two years minimum experience in high volume elite table-service... Minimum-wage plus tips". The implication is no career advancement with your employer other than "entry-level" perception because of your title, Server.
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Rep. Michael McMahon (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn) has sent a letter to Vice President Joseph Biden stating his displeasure that New York City did not receive any funding from the $1 billion stimulus dollars allotted to police programs across the nation.
The Big Apple, home to 8.25 million residents, was left empty-handed by Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. COPS programs are designed to bolster law-enforcement services.
Said McMahon in a press release:
"I was very vocal about my displeasure that New York City did not receive stimulus funds for its COPS program. I understand that there are many deserving programs throughout the country, but we cannot overlook the fact that this is our nation's largest city and a center for commerce and tourism. Coupled with the fact that our COPS program has not received funding since 2004 under federal appropriations bills, this make the decision to not give New York City Stimulus money for its program even more outrageous."To make up for the funds New York City did not receive, McMahon suggested in his letter to Biden that additional COPS grants be provided to the city from the FY 2009 and FY 2010 appropriations allocations.
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2012, 97 min., R
$29.98 Blu-ray, $24.98 DVD, also available for online rental ($3.99-$4.99) or download ($14.99-$19.99) from iTunes and Amazon
Plenty of worthwhile independent movies bypass theatrical release, going straight from festivals to DVD or on-demand without more than token big-screen exposure. Other than low-budget horror flicks, the most common genre in this category is romantic comedy. These films are relatively cheap to make, and they play well on a smaller screen, so it makes sense.
But the decent ones can get lost in the shuffle, and a couple such titles have recently been released on disc. While neither is an Earth-shaker, both deserve better than straight-to-video anonymity.
In "Save the Date," Kevin (Geoffrey Arend), half of a two-man band called Wolfbird, decides against his better judgment to propose marriage to his girlfriend, Sarah (Lizzy Caplan), during one of their shows. It's a disaster. Sarah flees in tears, finding solace with her sister Beth (Alison Brie), who's soon to marry Kevin's bandmate Andrew (Martin Starr).
Director and co-writer Michael Mohan (no relation) delves deeper than a typical rom-com, and the actors, though playing familiar roles, inhabit them with impressive ease.
"Not Suitable for Children"
Ryan Kwanten is best known for playing the simple but likable chick magnet Jason Stackhouse on HBO's "True Blood," and his character here isn't far off. But when Jonah, who's living an ideal twenty-something life full of house parties and casual relationships, discovers he has testicular cancer, he realizes what he really wants is to be a dad.
With only three weeks until surgery will rob him of fertility (cryo-preservation turns out not to be an option), Jonah embarks on a pursuit of paternity. What follows is more heartfelt than horny, an Australian version of "50/50," and comes to a surprisingly poignant conclusion.
(2012, 96 min., R, $29.98 Blu-ray, $24.98 DVD, also available for online rental ($3.99-$4.99) or download ($9.99-$12.99) via iTunes, Amazon and Vudu.
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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins fans want the team to acquire Peyton Manning, and they're using a billboard and website to campaign.
The manningtomiami.com site is advertised on a billboard along an Interstate near the Dolphins' complex. Under an image of Manning about to throw a pass in a Dolphins uniform, the sign reads "MANNING TO MIAMI.com."
The website encourages fans to fill out a form urging the Dolphins to bring Manning to Miami. A list of those supporting the campaign will be given to the Dolphins and Manning's advisers, the site says.
Manning has spent the past five months recovering from his third neck surgery in less than two years, and it's unclear whether he'll remain with the Indianapolis Colts.


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Agnes Jones, 92, Gillett, Wis., passed away peacefully in her sleep early
Monday morning, April 9, 2012. Agnes Marie Boyd was born Feb. 29, 1920, in
Athelstane, Wis., to (Elijah) Otto and Ruth (Thompson) Boyd. She married
John Franklin Jones on Jan. 28, 1939, in Amberg, Wis. The couple raised
their family and farmed near Gillett for 48 years, before moving to their
retirement home just outside Gillett in 1977.
Frank and Agnes were avid square dancers and gardeners. They were active in
the community, especially with the fair. They particularly enjoyed attending
the state fair board conventions. Agnes was a member of the local homemakers
club and a long time member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Her
children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren loved her baking. Favorites
included her cinnamon rolls and fresh strawberry shortcake with fresh, warm
Survivors include six children, Franklin B. (Joan) Jones, Delavan, Wis.;
Rita (George) Tuell, Green Bay, Wis.; Faye (Don) Hansen, Clintonville, Wis.;
Joy (John) Aldridge, Pardeeville, Wis.; Col. Kurt (Elizabeth) Jones,
Colorado Springs, Colo.; Todd Jones, Tigerton, Wis.; 19 grandchildren; 30
great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She is also
survived by two brothers, Dr. Ralph (Dottie) Boyd, Pasadena, Calif.; Dr.
Wayne (Ellen) Boyd, Redlands, Calif.; and one sister-in-law, Betty Boyd
Clark, Everett, Wash.
Agnes was preceded in death by husband, Frank Jones; one son, Dale Jones;
one brother, Joseph Boyd; three sisters, Gladys Makowski,, Grace Vanick,
and, Mary Ann Grunwald.
Friends may call at Tabor United Methodist Church, 120 W Main St, Gillett,
Wis. Visitation from 1 to 3 p.m. on April 18. Funeral Service 3 p.m. with
the Rev. Rick Binford of the Seventh Day Adventist Church officiating.
Interment is at Wanderer's Rest Cemetery, Gillett, Wis. Kuehl Funeral Home
in Gillett is assisting the family with the arrangements.
The family thanks the staff at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Seymour, for
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GRAND RAPIDS -- A local manufacturer aims to expand its reach into the sterile-grade medical packaging market by acquiring a Philadelphia-based competitor.
Oliver Medical Packaging has purchased TOLAS Healthcare Packaging, the company announced.
No immediate impact on jobs is expected and no consolidation of production is planned, said Jerry Bennish, Oliver Medical president and chief executive officer.
The sales force could be merged, but the company also hopes to grow by bringing in water-based adhesive technology and customers from TOLAS.
"They have some different technologies. Combining the two gives us a broader product line," Bennish said. "We certainly believe Oliver's presence in Europe and our sales office in China give us the opportunity to expand the TOLAS line."
Oliver, which has about 160 employees in its medical division at 445 Sixth St. NW, makes die-cut lid, roll stock and pouch products. Owned by Milwaukee-based private equity firm Mason Wells, the company also has a plant in The Netherlands and a sales office in China.
Customers are mostly medical device companies, and some pharmaceutical firms. Annual sales are $50 million, Bennish said.
TOLAS, formerly owned by North Carolina-based Oracle Packaging, has about 170 employees making medical lids and pouches at plants in Feasterville, Penn. and Cincinnati. Annual sales are about $40 million.
"There's very little customer overlap," Bennish said. "Now we'll have dual manufacturing in the (United States). A lot of larger medical device companies are concerned that if you only manufacture in one location and that plant gets shutdown for whatever reason, you don't have a backup plan."
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I never thought I'd mention Miley Cyrus and Bob Dylan in the same sentence, but now I have a reason to do just that. Cyrus covers Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" -- and does a nice job with it, singing in an understated, sweet but sad style -- on the upcoming album, "Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan, Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International." It's not a daring reinterpretation or anything, but it's nice to think that maybe just a few of Cyrus' many fan will seek out more Dylan music after hearing this song.
Other artists on the four-CD collection, which will be released on Jan. 24, include Adele ("Make You Feel My Love"), Sting ("Girl From the North Country"), My Chemical Romance ("Desolation Row"), the Gaslight Anthem ("Changing of the Guards") and Ziggy Marley ("Blowin' in the Wind"). For a complete list, visit amnestyusa.org.
"You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" is from Dylan's introspective and (arguably) most personal album, his 1975 masterpiece, "Blood on the Tracks."
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