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Sunday, August 14, 2016
I heard you the first 20,000 times you said it
You have repeated this, as you say, ad nauseam (when you had the wherewithal to use the Latin, let alone spell it correctly). You say we aren't listening. You say, "Get in line or else."
Well, bucko, your arguments have not fallen on deaf ears. We have heard you, loud and clear. And our answer is a resounding, thund'rous, "GET STUFFED!"
Your choice for candidate is, insofar as both his and your behavior indicate, precisely zero improvement over the frail, senile female crook the other party is offering as its choice. He, like her, is a proven liar and a kleptocrat. He, like her, promotes vast expansion of the federal government. He, like her, behaves as though people were put upon this earth only to serve his immediate desires. And you would hand over the security and safety of all of us in what is left of the free world "because Hillary."
In other words, out of fear that a nasty, senile old crook and her cronies might be put in the White House, you have demanded we support a nasty, insane, slightly younger crook and his insider cronies.
Well, I've listened to that argument enough. Neither of your disgusting options will receive my vote. If it means the White House is lost to the Republican party -- again -- so be it. That was YOUR choice, when you foisted that orange-skinned, tiny-mitted vulgarian thug upon the rest of us.
I will vote for every conservative and Republican I can, down ticket, but as far as you and your Cheeto Jesus are concerned, I am moving to Fukthatistan.
Are you listening to me, yet?
Friday, April 01, 2016
How to Keep a Nerd Out of Trouble
Meanwhile, The Bat and I amass volumes. Between us, we managed to fill the pantry and kitchen with over a thousand cookbooks, and quite a few craft and art manuals. The downside to this is, one can never quite recall on short notice where a certain article or recipe is, and, if one does find it, one has to worry about smudging the pages or breathing in large volumes of accumulated allergens (yes, I have a dust allergy).
So, while my health is still fairly good, I decided to do something about both issues. Page by page, I'm putting the Bat's and my libraries into a digital form and storing it outside the house, in an online cache. I have a scanner, I have an internet connection (such as it is) and I'm not afraid to use it. This means stirring up all that dust, and even some mildew, so that all I will need for reference will be a phone or tablet.
I'm making myself sick for the greater good. Or, at least, for my own future well-being and comfort. I'm not sure how much of what I scan will fall into the category of public domain, so most will be stored behind internet walls. I hope to share my favorite pages with anybody who surfs into one of my public blogs, though.
Besides the books, though, we have several ring-binder notebooks filled with pockets, each filled with loose-leaf projects, recipes, etc.
Like this one.
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Wednesday, March 02, 2016
Mom? Mom? Mom?
Friday, February 26, 2016
New Toy for the Cat
She played until she wore herself out... and then she sat and watched the little mousie scoot across the screen.
Tuesday, February 02, 2016
One-Eye lives in peace
Little guy who feasts outside my bedroom window every day... I have no idea how his face got mangled, but he's getting along pretty well despite his loss.
Tuesday, January 05, 2016
The Joy of Tech
I've been scanning some of The Bat's favorite recipe pages -- as well as my own -- from our rather extensive library of cookbooks. It's a fairly daunting task, considering how much we both like to cook and bake. But it just got a little more challenging, this afternoon, when my spiffy high-speed scanner decided to roll over and play dead.
Oh, don't worry. I do have another scanner. It's part of an all-in-one device I bought for an indecently low price at auction a few years ago. The part where I cry "Alas! Woe am i!" is when I consider the clock.
The backup unit is about as speedy at scanning as I am at walking. Sure, we get there, but having plenty of patience is necessary. With my good scanner, I was easily getting 140 pages scanned and filed in a single day. With the backup, I'll be lucky to get 40, because the scanner itself drags along, but also because each page file needs to be renamed before adding it to its proper folder. My poor dainty fingers cry out at this abuse it has not seen since...oh, four or five years ago.
I'd take the good scanner to the repair professionals first thing tomorrow morning, except my chariot and my accountant are both a thousand miles away (and I am not being figurative in stating that...well, not about the distance, anyway. The Bat is my accountant, and the chariot is a relatively late-model muscle car).
But I digress.
The scanner quit. It will not be repaired or replaced this month. I am going to continue to work on this family project, but will take better than double the expected time to do it.
I can tell your heart just breaks from my tragic circumstances.
Tree Rat Boogie
I see this character outside my window at least once every day. He seems to have figured out that the cats are no threat to him, and, most of the time, neither am I.
Plus, he pigs out on the free food...
Sunday, January 03, 2016
O Tannenbaum
Saturday, September 05, 2015
Like a Refugee
I've seen this meme floating about the web for a little while, now, almost always with some smug snark to head it, and tonight I finally decided that, before I try to sleep, I'd like to address this ridiculous Straw Man.
To begin with, very few people in this country have expressed any reluctance to take in true refugees from persecution in their home countries. Those who do object, generally have a problem not with the idea of helping those in need, but with being suddenly inundated with whole cities of people who have had no health checks, no way to check their backgrounds nor predict the likelihood of their becoming -- or being already -- a massive security threat that our own government not only invited in, but actually paid to come here, using our own tax dollars.
But that's really the only reason most people have concerns about allowing a massive influx of refugees into this country. And, by and large, it doesn't stop most people from opening their hearts to true refugees.
As to the part about electing governments which don't bomb the hell out of countries to make all those fugitives...well, the majority of the current batch of refugees hoping to mass to our cities seem to be coming from countries like Syria, Somalia, Rwanda, Venezuela, Guatemala, Haiti, even Mexico...none of which has, in this century, been subject to "bombing the hell out of," or other means of slaughter by anybody but their own governments or other regional adversaries (e.g. Boko Haram or the Hutu/Tutsi animus).
Further, the government of our country now has been effectively under the control of Democrats for nearly a decade. It's time the Left took responsibility for the messes its own leadership created, instead of blaming the Bush Administration, the Crusaders, the Roman Legion or whatever figure from deep in history is their favorite target du jour for impotent rage.
You, along with millions of others of your mindset, voted in the current "Warmonger in Chief" and his current batch of cronies, who managed to turn two hard-earned victories in Asia (such as they were) into one giant cluster...grenade, enveloping northern Africa as well, thus endangering our allies worldwide. So stop deluding yourself that your vote produces nothing but skittles-pooping, rainbow-farting, winged unicorn kittens, and that the people who voted against your particular flavor of political animal are cloven-hoofed, fire-breathing demon spawn come to rape the planet and murder babies for fun and profit. That kind of nonsense makes you look ignorant, parochial, adolescent, narrow, and dogmatically partisan, any one of which fails to enhance a discussion, but in combination they are stultifying, and contagiously so.
TL/DR: just stop. You look like a dipstick and you make your party look like dipsticks, too.
Friday, June 19, 2015
Call Racism By Its Name, and Stop Right There.
As stated by the young man who murdered nine good people, it was his aim to kill "those people" in order to start a race war, which makes his actions clearly racially motivated. Ergo, he is a racist.
But as of today, I have not seen anybody refuse to admit there is racism in this country. Not one. Indeed, there is no clear evidence before me that anybody has said white people can not be, are not bigots, have no trace of racist thoughts within them. We all know, and most admit, that there will always be those who prefer the company of those who look like themselves, disregarding the other commonalities. In a free society, it will always be their prerogative to be ignorant, to choose poorly. That does not mean the whole of society is driven by that ignorant behavior.
What I have seen is a years-long habit of labeling disagreement over policy as racism. What I have seen is a decades-long habit of calling crime statistics "evidence of racism" in law enforcement, without taking into consideration other factors. What I have seen is a justice system being labeled as racist because "a black man can't get a break" even when Michael Jackson, Orenthal J. Simpson, and others with money walk, despite the overwhelming evidence the public sees against them.
Even now, there are those who use the social media to "prove" the racial bias of law enforcement by displaying side-by-side photographs of a black scofflaw who died while resisting arrest and the non-confrontational capture of the very white Charleston terrorist. Obviously, to the people who post the paired images, there is nothing but open racism on display. There is no possibility in their minds that, ultimately, the behavior of each criminal is what will define the end result.
Again, I am in no wise saying there is no such thing as racism in this country – that would be an absurd statement no matter how peaceful our neighborhoods. What I am saying is, for years there have been cries of of racism a reasonable person would ascribe to other factors. It doesn't matter to some. The accusation makes it so. In this manner, as long as the accused continue to deny that racial bias has been the primary factor in X or Y or Z, then when a clear case of bigotry comes along, the accusers feel justified in shouting, "See? See? Racism is everywhere! And you're a racist to deny it!"
If there is no possibility of any other motivation, then people should go ahead and call it by its rightful name, call it bigotry. But it dulls the meaning and stops real conversation when it gets tossed willy-nilly into every disagreement. And, where good people argue that racism is not the cause at hand, it is equally counterproductive to claim that there has been blanket denial of the presence of any such discrimination.
This is antithetical to free discourse. It is absurd. And it needs to stop.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
What explosion and fire?
Around 5:30 yesterday morning, my alma mater, Monmouth College, suffered an accident which first required the help of the city fire department and then one of those professional cleaning crews. From what I was told later in the day, there was an explosion in the chemistry lab of the new business and science center, involving an organic compound in faulty storage.
My source tells me that the probable cause of the fire was several containers of ether having been stored in a somewhat-less-than-safe refrigerator. Said fridge, as its thermostat directed, would switch off and on, and each time it came back on, would create a small electrical spark in the motor...ultimately igniting vapors of the ether within. This caused an explosion which shook the entire building, causing "at least a half a million dollars in damages" to the newest academic building on campus.
We are all very lucky that this occurred when few students were awake and in the building.
We are not so lucky in this community when it comes to information. I learned details of the incident fully thirteen hours after it occurred, and then only because a member of the family spends his days on campus, and explained to us at dinner what all the fuss of the morning had been.
We have a daily local newspaper. Our neighboring city has a daily newspaper. Neither of them has seen fit to run anything about this on their web pages yesterday afternoon or this morning, about why the Monmouth fire department sped to the scene in the pre-dawn hour. And I guess none of the regional television news teams has anybody tipping them to real events in our sleepy little village, because I can't seem to find any mention of the accident anywhere -- even though one of them had a charming article about a cat stuck in a tree.
I am grateful to the powers that be for the news that there were no injuries in the explosion (I shudder to imagine, had it been later in the day, with the building full of people). I would also be grateful, though, if the news had come to me through something other than private channels. As a member of the community, I would like to believe we are better served than this.


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EN PUNTAS (extracts). "A ballerina, whose pointe shoes are extended by a set of sharp kitchen knives, dances and twirls insistently until reaching exhaustion, fighting to maintain balance on the lid of a grand piano set on a stage..." Video installation by artist Javier Pérez, featuring ballerina Amélie Ségarra.
When you can walk the rice paper en pointe and leave no trace, you will have learned
"Long River High Sky" is a collaborative performance by Alonzo King's Lines Ballet and the monks of the Shaolin Temple USA.
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Fears About Greece Persist Despite Efforts to Quell Worry
Europe's banks, burdened by concerns about exposure to ailing Greece, took a perilous turn Monday despite efforts by the biggest of them to calm panicked investors.
France's financial system was especially hard hit, with shares in its three largest banks all falling more than 10%, as concerns about Greek default continued to cascade across Europe. European banks are cutting back on dollar-denominated loans, a troublesome sign of credit contraction at a time when American and European economies can least afford it.
Underscoring the pressure banks face, Société Générale SA Chairman and Chief Executive Frédéric Oudéa held a morning conference call Monday to quell concerns and say that bank was well funded. Still, the French bank said that in addition to reducing its dollar-denominated debts, it is laying off workers and will speed up the sale of some investments to free up cash.
That wasn't enough to soothe investors. Shares of Société Générale, BNP Paribas SA and Crédit Agricole all tumbled Monday, and have seen their values fall by about half since July.
The pressure on the banks is intimately linked to Europe's sovereign debt crisis. Financial markets are now anticipating a default by Greece, a step that would generate losses at European banks and deepen worries about whether other governments in the 17-nation euro-zone will be able to repay their debts.
In Italy, officials have scrambled to line up investors for the country's bonds. Finance Ministry officials have held talks with China's sovereign fund and other Chinese officials in a bid to persuade Beijing to buy large amounts of Italian bonds, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.
However, past talks between China and other euro-zone governments facing debt travails, such as Greece and Portugal, have not yielded significant volumes of new investments.
Losses extended across Europe Monday. France's blue-chip CAC 40 index plunged 4%, the steepest loss among major European markets and its fifth-biggest loss in a year that already has wiped out 25% of its value. Germany's DAX fell 2.3% and London's FTSE 100 lost 1.6%.
On Tuesday morning in Asia, shares rose slightly, with Japan's Nikkei up 0.5% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 up 1.3%.
Mr. Oudéa, who is expected to speak again Tuesday during a Barclays Capital financial-services conference, outlined the bank's funding and asset plans in Monday's call.
He said the bank would accelerate asset sales and launch a cost-cutting plan that would include layoffs in a bid to free €4 billion ($5.6 billion) in capital by 2013. Mr. Oudéa, the current president of the French banking federation, also said there were no talks between the government and French banks over financial aid. He added there were no substantial customer withdrawals from Société Générale.
"In the turbulent market environment we've seen over the past weeks, there have been a lot of unfounded rumors going around on banks in general and Société Générale in particular," Mr. Oudéa said. "We are due to communicate in the U.S. tomorrow during a conference but I felt precisely it would be useful for you to have these facts—these hard facts—ahead at the beginning of this week."
"It didn't do any good at all," John Raymond, a London analyst at research firm CreditSights, said of Mr. Oudéa's presentation.
Société Générale's outreach came on the heels of BNP Paribas's efforts last week to calm investor concerns. The bank issued a detailed statement about its sovereign-debt exposure and liquidity position, and said it had substantial short-term euro funding and an excess of short-term dollar liquidity.
In a report, Standard & Poor's bank stock analyst Jawahar Hingorani said he kept a "hold" recommendation on Société Générale's stock. Mr. Hingorani said the asset disposals—undertaken to raise capital—was "an acknowledgment of short-term liquidity issues, which we think have largely contributed to the share price decline in the past month, despite Société Générale's comments to the contrary."
Some analysts said fears of a Greek debt default were having more of an impact on the French banking shares than the anticipated Moody's Investors Service Inc. downgrade, which has been well flagged.
Adding to those fears, German Economics Minister Philipp Rösler wrote in an opinion piece in the Die Welt newspaper published Monday that an orderly insolvency of Greek debt shouldn't be ruled out.
"Markets won't rebound until European leaders can find a solution for Greece," said Jérôme Vinerie, an analyst with IG Markets. "But for the moment, European leaders seem divided, and investors are nervous."
The possibility that Moody's would downgrade France's three biggest banks also accelerated investor concerns.
Several financial gauges flashed warning signals. Foreign banks are being forced to pay more for short-term dollar borrowings, according to a gauge of financial market health. On Monday, the London interbank offered rate, or Libor—the rate at which banks lend money to each other—rose to its highest level in a year.
Another barometer, a measure of insurance on bank debt known as a "bank-fear index," also rose. As of Monday, the cost of five-year default insurance on €10 million of European financial-firm debt was €313,000, according to the Markit iTraxx Senior Financials Index. The index, which is a thinly traded measure or bank health, has climbed steadily from €171,000 in July.
In a reflection of banks' unwillingness to lend to each other and instead to park money at the European Central Bank, overnight deposits with the central bank totaled £181.79 billion on Friday, once again setting a new high for the year and the largest amount since July 2010.
French officials, seeking to inject some calm, underscored the stability of their country's banks, no matter what happens in Greece. Both Finance Minister François Baroin and Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer said the country's banks have no liquidity crisis. "There is no urgency for banks that are being massacred on the stock market as they all have the means to respond," Mr. Baroin said.
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Skip to comments.Ron Paul leads Iowa polls, still third in national polls (Romney 18, Perry 16, Gingrich 13)
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I watched Fred Thompson today and while it was clear that they were discussing the Insider Advantage Poll, no one thought it relevant to mention that Rick Perry is sitting in a strong third position, just behind Romney, and ahead of Gingrich.
This is inexplicable except by assuming that Fox management has set this silence as policy.
IOW, Perry is a close second discounting the loon Paul. I think it is likely that Perry will finish Iowa ahead of everyone in Iowa, even Paul.
In shorthand terms, that's a win.
I really want to see how Fox handles THAT.
FOX is doing their finger in the dike suppression of a Rick Perry surge to help Romney.
And they don't care how it looks.
I don't seriously believe in the intelligence, let alone the sanity, of anyone who would consider putting Ron Paul in charge of anything more important than the local dog-catcher's office.
That being said, neither do I seriously believe in the intelligence or sanity of anyone who would pick any of the crop of candidates who does not have 10 years of successful experience running a large state, a state that by all objective measures is doing considerably better than most of the other states in the Union.
But hey, that's just me, I prefer to look at the whole record, the good and the bad, and weigh the total outcome; I really don't care to fixate like some idiot-savant on some niggling little zit and turn it into some pre-apocalyptic nightmare. I also prefer to pay attention to the walk, not the talk, so I pay very, very, very little attention to the b.s. that passes for "debates" these days and it is beyond belief that anyone with any pretentions to intelligence would pay any more attention to the so-called "debates" than they would to dancing with the stars.
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Slovenska Vytvarna Unia, Slovak Union of Visual Arts
Dostojevskeho rad 2,
811 09 Bratislava,
Slovak Republic
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from 9th General Assembly of IAA Europe in Istanbul
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Spain as a new member
We are pleased to announce that Spanish artistic association UUAV
- Union of Visual Artist's Associations, was accepted as
the full member of IAA Europe and entered the organization as
the National Committee this year. To learn more about organization
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Spanish NC starts now with providing IAA cards and negotiates
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Art Day 2013
This year celebrations of World Art Day (April 15) were held in
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Conference and 10th General Assembly
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There are also flea treatments for dogs that contain permethrin, and theoretically one could compound something quite similar to the prescription product. Personally, I might be tempted to try that—but only because I'm an idiot who really is going to kill himself with one of his stupid schemes someday. Do as I say, not as I do.


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Nazarene Bible College
Nazarene Bible College Seal
|"Christian Education for those Called to Serve"
|Bible College
|Harold B. Graves Jr.[1]
|Colorado Springs, CO, USA
38°48′50″N 104°45′11″W / 38.813760°N 104.753080°WCoordinates: 38°48′50″N 104°45′11″W / 38.813760°N 104.753080°W
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Nazarene Bible College (NBC) is a Bible College located on 43 acres (170,000 m2) in Colorado Springs, Colorado founded in 1964,[2] chartered in 1967, and approved by the Colorado Department of Education to grant degrees in 1970.[3] NBC has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio.[2] Admission is noncompetitive and the academic year is divided into trimesters, similar to the quarter calendar system, but granting credit in semester hours.
Nazarene Bible College is a private four-year, co-educational institution serving over 1400 students through both campus and online course delivery. The average students' age is 38 years old, and there is no housing on campus. The ratio of men to women is slightly less than 2:1. Additionally, 80% are married, and 75% are Nazarene with 31 other Christian denominations represented.[2]
|Charles H. Strickland
|Leonard S. Oliver
|Jerry D. Lambert
|Hiram E. Sanders
|Harold B. Graves Jr.
Nazarene Bible College is one of the ten Nazarene institutions of higher education in the United States. It is one of the two institutions charged by the denomination with the relatively exclusive task of preparing ministers rather than with the broader assignment of providing liberal arts education for both laity and clergy. It is the only U.S. institution of the Church of the Nazarene given the responsibility and funding to deliver multicultural contextual education. Graduates of the four-year Bachelor of Arts in Ministry degree, with a major in Pastoral Ministries, meet denominational requirements for ordination to the ministry.[3]
NBC was chartered by the State of Colorado as a non-profit educational institution in 1967. The four-year Bachelor of Arts in Ministry (BAMin) degree and the two-year Associate of Arts in Ministry (AAMin) degree have been approved by the state.
In 1970, NBC was approved by both the Colorado Department of Education to grant degrees under Section 124-21-3 CS '63 (1965 Supp.) and by the United States Department of Justice for the education of foreign students. It has been certified since 1975 by the Department of Education for eligibility to participate in federally sponsored student aid programs.[3]
In 1998, Nazarene Bible College became the first Nazarene institution of higher education to offer electronically mediated course delivery.[4]
Campus delivery has a community of scholars, immediate use of library and learning resources, networking with denominational leadership, regular chapel services, face-to-face instructional methods, and other aspects of traditional college life. The campus educational experience is the primary and foundational educational structure of Nazarene Bible College.
The 43-acre campus is located on a hill northeast of Academy and Fountain Boulevards in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This fast growing area encompasses a population of 500,000 and is situated on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Colorado Springs is the home of several military installations: the United States Air Force Academy, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Peterson Air Force Base, Schriever Air Force Base, and Fort Carson.[5]
All the degree programs (except Christian counseling and Music Ministries) are offered through the online delivery system.
While the national average of those who begin an online class and finish it is only 47%, NBC has a consistent 94% completion rate average since 1998.[4]
Church of the Nazarene[edit]
Nazarene Bible College is a baccalaureate granting institution affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene. NBC is accountable to the denomination it serves. All members of the Board of Trustees are elected by the USA caucus during the denomination's quadrennial General Assembly. Trustees represent regions, districts, and local churches as all members of the Board are members of the Church of the Nazarene and are involved in other leadership positions throughout the USA. The bylaws of the Board mandate representation of minority populations to assure diversity on the Board.[6]
NBC has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 2006, and the Commission on Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) since 1976. NBC is also approved by the United States Department of Education (USDE), the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE), and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).[7]
Alliance for Ministry Education[edit]
The Alliance for Ministry Education is an organization composed of participating Church of the Nazarene District Training Centers (DTC) and Nazarene Bible College (NBC) who work together to provide college-level ministry training at the district level. This training is designed to produce effective ministers and allows persons to fulfill the educational requirements for ordination in the Church of the Nazarene. The curriculum used by the districts follows that of NBC with the provision that certain alternative courses may be designed to meet specific cultural needs. The district Alliance program provides classroom education for students in their cultural context.[6]
Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges[edit]
Nazarene Bible College is a member of the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges and is approved to offer accredited, undergraduate degrees to members of the Armed Forces.[6]
Nazarene Bible College is using dCourseWeb to train ministers across the world for ordination in the Church of the Nazarene. NBC has collaborated with several institutions including; Caribbean Nazarene College, Nazarene Higher Education Consortium, Nazarene Theological College, and South Pacific Nazarene Theological College.[8]
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ Nazarene Bible College Welcome page 08 Feb 2011
- ^ a b c d Nazarene Bible College: Facts page from 08 Feb 2011
- ^ a b c Nazarene Bible College: History page from 08 Feb 2011
- ^ a b Nazarene Bible College: Online page from 08 Feb 2011
- ^ Nazarene Bible College: Campus page from 08 Feb 2011
- ^ a b c Nazarene Bible College: Affiliation page from 08 Feb 2011
- ^ Nazarene Bible College: Why NBC page from 08 Feb 2011
- ^ Nazarene Bible College: Partnerships page from 08 Feb 2011


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Tribeca Hotel - Accra
Along with free buffet breakfast, this hotel offers a restaurant and free self parking. Relax in the outdoor pool during your stay. There is also a bar/lounge where guests can enjoy drinks.
Staff are able to provide tour/ticket assistance and express check-out. Free WiFi is available.
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Or so pilots, instructors et al say. But I've always found landings in 747s the same as any other plane (we're not going to talk about the MD11 here). Now I'm rethinking this. Recently I was lucky enough to fly from London to Sydney and back in first class on Qantas, and all four landings (BKK, SYD, SIN, MAN*) were greasers. Much as it warms the heart of any Aussie to think Qantas pilots are, you know, THE BEST, I have another theory, especially in the light of the Qantas overrun accident at Bangkok of a couple of years back, the pilot of which was the same gentleman that flew me from Singapore to Manchester on this recent trip.
What I'm thinking is, the reason pilots, instructors et al think you can't make a bad landing in a 747 is that up front (in first or upstairs in the office), they're so far from the main gear that they don't feel it, and they're up there in their ivory tower thinking they're Buck Rogers while all the schmucks in their back are wishing they'd bought travel insurance to pay for physio, and trying to find their false teeth which flew out and are under someone's seat three rows away.
* - a few snow flakes (I typed 'snokes' for some reason) closed LHR and we landed at Manchester instead, where we were kept on the plane for six hours due to a lack of parking spaces / immigration officials / airside buses (the reason kept changing). Welcome to the third world.
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The St. Regis Lhasa Resort
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Located in the eastern part of Lhasa, The St. Regis Lhasa Resort is this unique city's most coveted address—conveniently located in the famed Barkhor area. The sweeping landscapes surrounding this exclusive resort provide a timeless, inviting setting for contemplation as well as exploration.
The word "Lhasa" is Tibetan for "the holy land" and with an altitude of 3,680 meters above sea level, Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world. Lhasa is the capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region and has a fascinating history dating back more than 1,300 years.
The St. Regis Lhasa Resort faces the World Heritage Site, the Potala Palace, once the chief residence of the Dalai Lama. A mere six minutes by car from the resort, the palace has been converted into a museum. Jokhang Temple, another iconic structure and Norbulingka, the Dalai Lama's former Summer Palace, are also close by.
Allow our chauffeur to take you on a guided tour to visit other extraordinary sites including Mount Everest, the "Goddess Mother of the Land' and the Tashilunpo Monastery, founded in 1447. Yungbulakang, also known as "the Mosher and Song Holy Hall," is an ancient palace built during the second century BC and sits atop the east bank of the Yalong River.
The resort is within a 10 minute walk to the ancient Barkhor shopping area and Jokhang Temple. Lhasa has many other famed attractions to explore including Barkhor Street, Lhasa's oldest thoroughfare, brimming with eclectic market stalls and diverse colorful architecture.
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- Tibet University 1.0 km/0.6 milhas
Destinos próximos
- Tsetang 190.0 km/118.1 milhas
- Gyangtse 270.0 km/167.8 milhas
- Shigatse 280.0 km/174.0 milhas
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- Consulado Geral Real Nepalês 5.0 km/3.1 milhas
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- Jokhang Temple & Barkhor Street 2.0 km/1.2 milhas
- Potala Palace 3.0 km/1.9 milhas
- Sera Monastery 4.6 km/2.9 milhas
- Norbulinka 6.4 km/4.0 milhas
- Drepung Monastery 10.0 km/6.2 milhas
- Lago Yandro Yumtso 130.0 km/80.8 milhas
- Heavenly Lake Namtso 250.0 km/155.4 milhas
- Supermercado Bai Yi 2.5 km/1.5 milhas
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Groups Demanding Independent Prosecutor Bring Petition To Choi's OfficeThree community groups say they plan to deliver Monday a petition with more than 7,000 signatures to the office of Ramsey County Attorney John Choi, calling for a truly independent prosecutor to handle the Philando Castile case.
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Ramsey Co. Prosecutor Has Not Met With Castile FamilyA Minnesota prosecutor says his office has not met with the family of Philandro Castile, who was shot and killed by an officer in suburban St. Paul this week.
No Felony Charges For Driver In St. Paul's 1st Pedestrian Death Of The YearPolice consider it an epidemic in St. Paul, with 75 pedestrians struck by cars so far this year, but charging the drivers for doing anything wrong is a challenge.
Ramsey County Reminds Residents To Properly Store FirearmsRamsey County is encouraging gun owners to keep firearms locked up and away from children.
St. Paul Student Pleads Guilty To Attack On TeacherA 16-year-old St. Paul student pleaded guilty Friday in Ramsey County juvenile Court following accusations of choking a teacher. The court released Fon'Tae O'Bannon into his mother's custody, with conditions.
4 Charged In October Crime Spree That Left 2 DeadOfficials in Hennepin and Ramsey counties announced Tuesday that four people face multiple charges stemming from a crime spree on an October night that left two people dead, a man robbed and a family traumatized.
Teen Charged In Assault On St. Paul High School TeacherA 16-year-old St. Paul student is accused of body slamming and choking his high school teacher last Friday at Central High School. The Ramsey County Attorney's Office charged Fon'Tae O'Bannon with felony third-degree assault.
St. Paul Man Charged With Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Teen For DaysThe Ramsey County Attorney's Office has charged a St. Paul man with kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct after he allegedly locked up a young man in his basement and sexually assaulted him for days. Court documents say 55-year-old Wilbert Glover came up behind a 19-year-old man on a north Minneapolis street Friday and strangled him until he passed out.
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The Academy of the Jade Blades is where Daisy Simone now lives with her foster dad, Master Kenn, and his two sons, Kyo and Siman. After years of depression and the feeling of being alone, Daisy finds her comfort in sword fighting and eventually travels to the top of her class, earning her the nickname "Amazon". But as horomones and emotions fly so close to graduation, will any of her feelings last? Also, when Kyo starts seeing her as more than just a fun and flirty friend, will their love last long enough to live past graduation? Love, fights, loyalties, and lies all have settled deep into the Academy of the Jade Blades.
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oh hey. that was cool. you changed like the thingy....whats it called...feeling. ... . emotion.....idk it was serious then kidna funny. lol. whatever you wanna call it xD great chapter :)
HannahSaphira Jul 19, 2012
This is really good! Already a little bit in love with Kyo! ;)
louloufritz Jul 19, 2012
Very interesting start. The names Kyo and Daisy are on different ends of the spectrum... nice :)
Nealaboo Jun 19, 2012
Wow I liked this. Was he able to carry all 5 bags because of the training he does?
christinetkd Jun 19, 2012
Good descriptions so far. A lot of people don't pay attention to that, especially in the beginning but you did a really nice job. :)
DoubleStandard Jun 19, 2012
Great change of mood throughout the first part, it was very short, which makes it hard to change the moods, but you did it very well and naturally! Found no errors, which is good and im liking your character! Well done with the dialogue and descriptions, very realistic, looking forward to more!


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Currently my brain is feeling like this memo board:
{Image of Jacqui Getty's home via C magazine.}
My head is full of home projects I need to finish, work projects that I need to wrap up, blog posts that I need to write, design meetings I need to attend to…… So much stuff and it all needs to get done this week.
Luckily for me I got a little break in blogging this morning due to a little guest blogging I did over at my new pal Sarah's blog, Chevron's & Stripes! Make sure to head on over and find out what must have's are my "IT" list.
Hope you all had a lovely weekend!


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Why am I talking about the Blogs with Balls weekend on Wednesday? Because it took me until today to recover. It was one hell of a weekend, and I'd like to thank everyone involved for putting it together. Special thanks to the HHR crew for not only launching this endeavor… but for allowing me to jump over a guy on a trike.
In a nutshell.. we had a few hundred sports bloggers all in the same place in New York. We listened to some of the people who hit it big in the blog world, some members of the mainstream media, and some of the heads of big blog networks.
i'd like to especially thank the sites that had me on their shows this past weekend. The Dugout Sports Show was broadcasting live during the event. You can check out the show here. I come in at that 120 minute mark. But there were a million guests on the show. It's worth checking out.
I was also on the ProjectSpurs.com Spurscast. Those guys were REALLY cool. We're definitely having them on to talk C's/Spurs. I think I hopped into that podcast around the 22 minute mark, and then it was about 15 minutes of ball busting. I had so much fun. The last half hour of the Spurscast is a big drinking contest. There's video of that coming. I'm told it's awesome.
And I did manage to win an award: Most retarded candid photo:
I'm sure in this one, I'm explaining the intricacy of the defensive rotations in Tom Thibodeau's schemes… but I look like I'm asking where to find the short bus.
It was a great time. They served free beer starting around 12:30 pm. There was a ton of free food. And I met a ton of great people that we will be bringing in to help add some quality content to our site. It really was a fantastic weekend. I think the next one is in Vegas. I don't think I'll be showing any pictures from that one.


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It was good. It was no Ingus 2 though...
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Interview by Sierra Winston, ChildFund Communications Intern
This is one in a series of interviews with ChildFund's national directors in honor of ChildFund International's 75th anniversary.
How long have you been with ChildFund?
I have been working for ChildFund since May 2007. I was hired to establish ChildFund Cambodia, working in cooperation with ChildFund Australia.
Where did you work before ChildFund?
I have done many jobs before working at ChildFund: When I was growing up, I took holidays jobs such as cinema usherette, postal service redirection worker, vegetable and fruit picker, toy shop and gift shop salesperson. Later on in life, I was a teacher in Australia and Africa, and I have also worked for Australian Volunteers and Save the Children.
What is the most difficult situation you have encountered in your job?
The most difficult situation I have encountered in my job is speaking to young people and hearing about the barriers that prevent them from achieving their dreams. The barriers can range from the simple, which ChildFund can address through programs and project activities, to the more challenging, systemic barriers.
ChildFund is working on challenging existing power structures in an appropriate manner, both at the local and national level, but it takes time. There are many visible improvements in the lives of children today in Cambodia, but there is still a lot more to do, especially in rural communities where the wealth gap between the rich and poor has increased at a greater rate than in urban communities.
What successes have you had in your national office?
Some of the successes would have to include establishing the Cambodia program and scaling up activities each year, responding to opportunities that present themselves. Also, hearing that the relationship Cambodia staff have with the royal government of Cambodia is highly valued by authorities.
Authorities at the district, commune and village levels now have firsthand experience of working with children and youth and understanding the value they can bring to development planning. We see members of a youth group reach into their backpacks and pull out the 5-year District Development Plan and identify the priorities that were included as a result of their lobbying. Also, we read in evaluations that youths and households have increased monthly income through ChildFund income-generation training and support activities. A parent approached us to ask if her son could attend youth group trainings even though he is not a youth club member, because she has seen the benefit it gave her eldest daughter.
What motivates you in life?
I am motivated by hope and possibility. Even in very difficult circumstances, young people will often have ideas and want to be involved in community planning.
What do you like to do in your free time?
Like so many people I know, I am often trying to have greater balance in my life. I spend time with family and friends, I read, I get involved in my local community wherever I am living, try to do something new every year. A friend and I have committed to each identify resolutions to focus on each month, but we've also learnt that we often have to revise or reschedule resolutions. Perhaps we'll get better at this as time goes on.
Who is your role model?
My mother, who believed that it didn't matter what religion you were but whether you helped your neighbor when they were in need. I am not sure if she would have called herself a feminist, but she had the same expectations of my brother and me to help around the house; only after I left home did I realize this was not a common expectation across all families.
What is a quote, saying or belief that you live by?
Different quotes have been important to me at different times in my life. Today an Australian Aboriginal proverb resonates: "Those who lose dreaming are lost."
Member organizations of the ChildFund Alliance believe a focus on child protection can foster a global mindset that prioritizes and protects children. To this end, we are working hard to ensure that child protection appears among the global priorities that will follow the Millennium Development Goals for reducing poverty worldwide.
The children on whose behalf we are acting, it turns out, have much to add to the conversation. This year, the ChildFund Alliance held more than 50 focus groups with more than 1,300 children in 41 of the 58 countries where Alliance member organizations, including ChildFund International, serve children.
The first question we asked them was, "What makes you feel free?"
A 15-year-old girl in Bolivia answered, "I feel free when I reach my dreams and the elders don't tell me to shut my mouth."
The rest of the questions largely built on the first: What makes you feel free from violence and exploitation? To take action to stop them? What can world leaders and adults do? What are your risks?
Too many children experience violence and exploitation, most often sexual violence, exploitative labor conditions and physical and humiliating punishment. Even in school, sexual harassment and corporal punishment are everyday occurrences; still, children also cite access to education as a primary key to their keeping safe from violence and exploitation.
"If I were president, I would build a very nice school in every village," says a 12-year-old Laotian boy.
Children have ideas about how the situation might be improved, and they are clear that they want a role in that change. They call upon legislators to create and enforce laws to protect them, and upon all adults to learn about the issue, to listen to children and to respect them.
"I don't understand why we are treated inhumanely and not considered citizens," says one girl, 13, from Nepal.
A 15-year-old boy from Liberia says it another way: "Overlooking me is violence."
Please sign the ChildFund Alliance's Free From Violence and Exploitation petition. Thank you for caring about children.
By Kate Andrews, ChildFund Staff Writer
We're pleased to announce that ChildFund Alliance (the global coalition formed by ChildFund International and 11 affiliates) is a finalist in the MY World People's Choice Award, sponsored by the United Nations MY World Global Survey. The survey asks people to identify changes that would make the world a better place.
Because this is a people's choice prize, we need votes! Please take a moment to vote for ChildFund Alliance, and then invite your Facebook friends to do the same. Voting closes at midnight EDT on Sept. 17, and the winner will be announced at an event in New York on Sept. 25.
The ChildFund Alliance created a child-friendly version of the survey and conducted more than 50 focus-group interviews with children, providing data to the U.N. To promote children's engagement in the survey, the Alliance also organized a conference with more than 50 countries represented.
The MY World Awards recognize the work of organizations that have helped spread the word about the survey, which allows people to express their views about global priorities for the post-2015 development agenda. More than 850,000 people in 194 countries have participated, and the number is expected to top 1 million by the end of the month.
Thanks for voting!
By Kate Andrews, ChildFund Staff Writer
Child labor is increasingly in the news, whether in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, southern Europe, southern Africa or India. With an estimated 150 million children aged 5 to 14 working worldwide, often in dangerous or exploitative conditions, child labor is a huge problem that needs fixing.
ChildFund sought to bring greater awareness to the issue last month in a poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. We learned that 73 percent of the 1,000 adults surveyed thought that less than 1 million children worked, so clearly, there's a lot of education that needs to happen. (View the full infographic.)
In ChildFund's work in developing countries and impoverished areas worldwide, we provide help to individual children, families and communities. We're also seeking to make a difference at a global level by building awareness of child-protection issues.
As a member of the ChildFund Alliance, ChildFund is joining our 12 global affiliates in the Free From Violence and Exploitation petition, which is seeking to gather thousands of signatures in support of children's rights. We encourage you to add your name to the list and spread the word to your friends and loved ones. The ChildFund Alliance will present this petition to the United Nations as evidence that people around the world place a high priority on child protection.
In 2000, the U.N. created the Millennium Development Goals with the goal of reversing extreme poverty worldwide by 2015. Right now, these world leaders are choosing priorities for the post-2015 agenda. Child protection was not on the list of original MDGs. Help us show governments around the world and the U.N. that protecting children is crucial to ending poverty. Please sign the petition today.
By Kate Andrews, ChildFund Staff Writer
From ChildFund Japan, one of our ChildFund Alliance partners, comes a touching video about how the seaside city of Ofunato is recovering from the deadly earthquake and tsunami that occurred on March 11, 2011. "The Garland of Smiles," which focuses on ChildFund's people-centered approaches to healing and rebuilding, is nearly 22 minutes long, yet if you are interested in seeing what has happened in the aftermath of the tsunami, it's well worth viewing.
More than 15,000 people in Japan died as a result of the disaster, and as we see in the video, numerous homes and buildings were destroyed, forcing as many as 8,000 people in Ofunato to live in temporary housing. It's in this makeshift community where we meet ChildFund Japan project manager Yoshikazu Funato, who oversaw many initiatives to bring back some normalcy to children and adults.
ChildFund Japan, which normally assists children and families in the Philippines and Nepal, had to focus its energy inward after the disaster. With financial support from other ChildFund Alliance members, including ChildFund International, ChildFund Japan concentrated its activities in Ofunato because outside support was less available there than in other stricken areas. Beginning its work in the weeks after the earthquake and tsunami with a variety of volunteers and staff, ChildFund completed its projects in March 2013.
In preparation for the rebuilding, Funato and others conducted a door-to-door survey to see what Ofunato's residents wanted and needed most. Some projects were small — building wooden benches in the temporary communities to promote socializing — while others were more ambitious, like providing grief counseling to preschoolers and creating a collective farm that keeps residents supplied with healthy food.
As a result of ChildFund Japan's work throughout the past two years, some residents in temporary housing became invested in the improvements, from working at the farm to taking part in a residents' association.
As you'll see in the video, Ofunato has undergone a transformation in the past 24 months — not just physically but in attitude as well.
Dry weather can lead to disaster in developing countries. Without backup water supplies during a drought, food gets scarcer and more expensive, and people — usually the most vulnerable — become malnourished. This scenario repeats itself all over Africa, and Burkina Faso was one of the most recent countries stricken.
However, this story has a happier ending than many, thanks to the leadership of Christian Children's Fund Canada, part of the ChildFund Alliance. Beginning in April 2012, CCFC started a project that targeted 12,000 people at risk of illness and death related to malnutrition — mainly children under the age of 5 and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Canadian supporters and other Alliance partners, including ChildFund International, made donations that helped this project succeed.
The project, which ended in December, provided supplementary feeding and related training; distributed food rations; supplied seeds and fertilizer; and distributed goats and sheep. In the end, about 19,000 people in 20 communities in Burkina Faso benefitted.
With some funds remaining and new funding coming in, the focus in Burkina Faso has now shifted to helping the communities prepare for future droughts and become more resilient.
By Kate Andrews, with reporting from BØRNEfonden
As strife spreads through Mali, ChildFund Alliance partner BØRNEfonden reports that the children they serve will face many hardships in the future.
Groups of rebels have taken over the northern part of Mali and recently moved southwest as far as Diabaly, a rural town previously held by the Malian government. This recent encroachment has increased the urgency for an international response. Last month, the United Nations Security Council authorized a peacekeeping mission, and now the French military, leading an international coalition, is working to defend the North African country from rebels.
The children served by BØRNEfonden, a Danish organization, are in the relatively secure localities of Bougouni, Yanfolila and Diolila in the southernmost Sikasso region of Mali.
Nevertheless, says BØRNEfonden CEO Bolette Christensen, "At the moment many of the families, children and young people who have fled the northern parts of Mali stay with relatives in southern parts of the country. We must support them now and start thinking long term, or we will end up in a vicious spiral that makes it difficult for Mali to get firmly back on its feet."
BØRNEfonden supports 14,000 children and families in 22 development centers in southern Mali, although the program is now working with more people, given the recent influx of refugees. Since March 2012, more than 300,000 northern Malians have fled to the southern part of the country, and others are refugees in nearby nations.
One of BØRNEfonden's main objectives is to assist young Malians in creating small farms with irrigation systems; this program will contribute to the country's long-term food security. BØRNEfonden will also support schoolchildren who have fled from the northern regions by providing textbooks and other teaching materials.
"Long-term development and targeting job creation, food security and education is more important than ever," Christensen says.
By Christa Nedergaard Rasmussen, National Director BØRNEfonden Togo
Last month, BØRNEfonden — ChildFund's Alliance partner in Denmark — celebrated its 20th anniversary in Togo. Government representatives thanked BØRNEfonden for its work in the east African nation, and two former sponsored children spoke about their experiences.
As in the other program countries where BØRNEfonden and ChildFund work, development activities in Togo are aimed at creating a better future for children and youth. The focus is on health, education, income-generating activities and early childhood development.
Approximately 12,000 children in Togo are supported by a sponsor, including many from the United States.
The anniversary was celebrated in the Togolese capital of Lome with 170 guests, including representatives from the federal government, Danish companies, international and national NGOs. BØRNEfonden's CEO, Bolette Christensen, was also present.
"It's great to see how collaboration between BØRNEfonden and local authorities, national and international NGOs give positive results," Christensen said.
During the past 20 years, local partners working with BØRNEfonden have built 256 schools, 80 kindergartens and 18 libraries in 28 rural communities.
But particularly in the health sector, where the focus has been to give more people access to clean drinking water, the results are remarkable. Within just the past five years, 75,000 Togolese people gained access to potable water. Working with local partners, BØRNEfonden, with the support of sponsors, helped drill 40 wells, repair 110 existing wells and supported 238 local water committees to maintain the pumps and manage consumers' fees.
Minister of Development Djossou Semodji, speaking on behalf of the federal government, thanked BØRNEfonden for its work and many achievements. He emphasized that he looks forward to many years of future cooperation.
Also, formerly sponsored children who have become successful adults spoke about what BØRNEfonden had meant to them. "After I left school, I came to a technical school and became a carpenter," said Abdoulaye Issaka. "Today I have my own carpenter's shop and trains apprentices."
"I come from a poor family from the country," said Adjoa Adjimon, "but at one of BØRNEfonden's summer camps, it dawned on me that all men are worth something. I got enough confidence to get an education. I have a B.A. in economics and am now employed by the Togo Post Office."
A group of youth from impoverished rural areas who advocate for young people's rights came to the celebration to speak about their goals, including establishing the right to go to school, protection from violence and better hygienic conditions at school.
Christenson noted about the youth's presentation: "It is an important task they have undertaken to fight for their own and other children's rights."
Discover more about ChildFund's work in Togo.
by Cynthia Price, Director of Communications
In the Victorian era, children were to be seen and not heard. Today, we know it's important to listen to children. At ChildFund, we really listen to children. We just heard from more than 6,000!
We asked them about their hopes, dreams and fears. We even asked them about the environment. It's part of our third annual survey of children conducted with other members of ChildFund Alliance.
The Small Voices, Big Dreams survey found that 10- to 12-year-olds from Africa, Asia and the Americas put an overwhelming emphasis on their schooling, have admirable aspirations for their future and have personally experienced such natural disasters as drought, flood or fire.
What struck me as I read the results was the wisdom of these children from 47 countries. They are well aware of what they need for a brighter future. If they were president of their countries, they said their priorities would include improving education, curtailing pollution and planting more trees.
One in two children in developing countries said she or he would improve education or provide greater enrichment opportunities. This answer really hits me hard. Having visited some of our programs around the world, I know how important education is to a brighter future. And each day, as I pass the reconstructed Kenyan classroom in ChildFund's headquarters lobby, I am reminded of the constant lack. Too often children have only pencil nubs to write with, not enough notebooks to write in and few books to read. Chalkboards are cracked, maps are tattered and classrooms are terribly overcrowded. Despite such conditions, children show up every day ready to learn.
The good news is that child sponsorship helps improve educational opportunities. Children have revitalized schools and an adequate supply of pencils and books for writing and reading. They have trained teachers who are excited to teach and help students grow in their confidence. In fact, many of the children surveyed said they want to become a teacher (24%) or a doctor (27%). They aspire to careers that they know will make a difference in their lives and in their community. The professions are in contrast to children in the U.S., who most wanted to become pro athletes (18%).
And while the survey found that at least one in three children from developing countries has experienced drought (40%), flood (33%) or forest/bush fire (30%), their biggest ecological concern was the growing threat of pollution on the environment. One in four children cited various forms of pollution as the "environmental problem they worry about most."
When asked what one thing they would do to change the environment around their community, 28 percent of children in developing nations said they would plant more trees and build more parks. A similar number (29%) of children in developed countries said their top priority would be to reduce or stop littering.
As we reaffirm every year in the Small Voices, Big Dreams survey, children have important things to say and we must listen to their concerns and their ideas.
Learn more about the survey and download a copy of the full report.
By Virginia Sowers, ChildFund Community Manager
For the past few years, the ChildFund Alliance (a 12-member organization that includes ChildFund International) has been asking children to tell us what they would do if they were president or the leader of their country. As you can imagine, 11- to 12-year-olds have some definite ideas.
As U.S. voters go to the polls today to elect the next president of the United States, we wanted to share with you some very good ideas for changing the world offered up by children who have a lot of important things to say when asked.
If I Were President…
To help these children and others like them achieve their dreams, and maybe one day grow up to be president, consider sponsoring a child.


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