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Ann Somerset, Lebanon Desk Officer, writes about her experiences...
Working on Lebanon breaks my heart some days.
I took on the role of Lebanon desk officer here at State one week after the start of the conflict between Hizballah and Israel last summer. Watching this vibrant, fledgling democracy devastated by the unilateral actions of a terrorist group within its borders was awful.
Days like Thursday, September 19, just a few weeks ago, are the worst. I was on the phone with a colleague at the National Security Council when we started to get reports of a massive explosion in Beirut. In just a few minutes, we identified the target of the attack to have been anti-Syrian Lebanese Parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem. At least 6 others have also died as a result of the attack, including a pregnant woman who just died (Oct. 2). At least 30 were injured.
Ghanem was the sixth Lebanese Parliamentarian to be assassinated since 2005, and the tenth anti-Syrian Lebanese leader to be attacked in the same time frame. None of these crimes have been solved.
The Lebanese government has been under siege by Hizballah and the pro-Syrian opposition since November of last year when all of the Shia members of the Cabinet resigned. The Parliament was scheduled to meet on September 25 for the first time this year to begin negotiations to identify a new Lebanese president, but less than the required quorum showed up, so the session was rescheduled for October 23. Parliament must identify a new president before the expiration of current pro-Syrian President Lahoud's term on November 24.
It is easy to look at the tragic events in Lebanon and be overwhelmed. But when I take a step back, I can't help but be struck by the amazing progress Lebanon has made over the last two years.
After almost 40 years of occupation, massive popular demonstrations in Beirut led Syria to withdraw its military presence in 2005. Shortly thereafter, the Lebanese people elected a new parliament – the first "made in Lebanon" parliament in decades. Last fall, the Lebanese Army deployed to Southern Lebanon, again for the first time in decades, replacing Hizballah's control of the area with that of the Lebanese Government. Despite the ongoing political stalemate, the Lebanese Government is implementing an ambitious economic reform plan that will help secure Lebanon's economic future. This summer, the Lebanese Army successfully routed the terrorist group, Fatah al Islam, which had been operating in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. The UN has appointed an International Independent Investigation Commission to assist the Lebanese in investigating the assassinations and attempted assassinations of Lebanese Leaders like former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and now Antoine Ghanem. The Lebanese are also working with the UN to establish a Special Tribunal that will try those accused of assassinating Hariri and others.
The Lebanese now have the ability to elect a new Lebanese President, one who will be beholden neither to foreign powers nor terrorist groups. One who will be able to focus on the issues that are important for Lebanon's future, like ensuring the disarmament of militias.
The U.S. has increased its assistance to Lebanon. U.S. assistance to Lebanon before 2005 averaged below $50 million a year; we've announced over $1 billion in new humanitarian, economic, and security assistance for Lebanon since August 2006. We are also working with the UN Security Council and with international partners to ensure the assistance necessary for Lebanon to become fully sovereign, democratic, and prosperous.
Sa'ad Hariri, the head of the Future block in the Lebanese parliament and the son of Rafiq Hariri, is in Washington this week with a number of parliamentarians. I attended an Iftar with them last night at the Lebanese Ambassador's residence. The Parliamentarians were talking about the way their lives have turned upside down in response to the threats during the election season. They can't stay at home with their families but are forced to either remain outside of the country or to stay all together in one hotel in Beirut where extra security can be offered. They travel in extreme secrecy. Their businesses are failing because they can't go to work. One's wife had suggested he give her power of attorney "in case something happened to him." I asked if they ever considered just resigning – "Never," they responded, "How could we?"
The family of 28-year old Charles Shikhan, one of the victims of the September 19 attack, organized a candle procession in Beirut last night (Oct 3) to protest the wave of attacks targeting anti-Syrian figures in Lebanon. It's that continued determination in the face of danger that makes Lebanon such an exciting country to work with. I can't help but be optimistic about its future.
Lebanon does break my heart some days, but most days it simply inspires me.
Patrick in California writes:
Ann: Thank you for that and thank you for your service. Hard to know what to do...but as John Quincy Adams said about Napoleon, "We must always be doing something."
Dan in Maryland writes:
Ms. Somerset: Your poignant description of both the heart break and inspiration found in the on-going "Cedar Revolution" in Lebanon reminded me of another stirring story of a people striving toward sovereignty and liberty, this one written in verse.
The following excerpt is from William Butler Yeats poem "Easter 1916" which speaks of Irish efforts for independence.
Too long a sacrifice
Can make a stone of the heart.
O when may it suffice
That is Heaven's part, our part
To murmur name upon name,
As a mother names her child
When sleep at last has come
On limbs that had run wild
I write it out in a verse
Now and in time to be,
Wherever green is worn,
Are changed, changed utterly:
A terrible beauty is born.
The green that Yeats speaks of seemingly describes both the Cedar green of Lebanon, as well as the Irish shamrock.
The heart break and tragic loss of life at the hands of terrorists in Lebanon are indeed terrible. Yet the new birth of freedom now green and growing in Lebanon is beautiful to behold.
Godspeed to all the mothers, fathers and children of Lebanon who seek only their sovereign rights and a future of freedom.
James in New York writes:
"One who will be able to focus on the issues that are important for Lebanon's future, like ensuring the disarmament of militias."
We still don't get it, do we? Why are the militias necessary in the first place? Why are hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees still living in internment camps in Lebanon?
You can't focus on the future of Lebanon until the root cause of the questions these questions is identified. It seems pretty darn clear to the rest of the world, for some odd reason we Americans refuse to get it.
Shingles in Massachusetts writes:
"Watching this vibrant, fledgling democracy devastated by the unilateral actions of a terrorist group within its borders was awful."
Of course the ten thousand plus tons of bombs dropped by the Israelis on the Lebanese infrastructure had nothing whatsoever to do with any of this devastation.
Jim writes:
Lebanon was designed for factional politics.
These sorts of shenanigans are precisely the intended effect of Lebanon's architects!
It's past due to perform a census and dump the confessional system.
One man, one vote seems like a good plan to me.
(and something that Greater Israel ought to consider).
Patrice in U.K. writes:
Your analysis, that a unilateral action by a "terrorist" group wrought devastation on Lebanon is really where any reader with an inkling of the truth will stop reading. It is clear to Israeli, American, European and most Lebanese observers that the bombs and missiles blowing them up were U.S. made and Israel's atack U.S. promoted. The U.S. is a force for ill in the world today, and has killed directly and indirectly millions of civilians. You are obviously a cog in the propoganda machine.
Louis in Pennsylvania writes:
Ann: Thanks for working for Lebanon and I wish you good luck.
I would just recommend using the local verbiage...
One more thing, is this somewhat reminiscent of Lebanon?
(Volume up)
Matthew in California writes:
Beyond your astonishing mischaracterization of who is responsible for the devastation of Lebanon, I find the attempt to equate the deadful car bombings with the defense of one's homeland from an invading army disgusting. I thought this blog might want to project some level of credibility, but it appears ideology reigns.
Matt in Alabama writes:
Ms Somerset: I agree with the heartbreaking nature of the situation in Lebanon, but I am not sure that any potential presidential candidates in Lebanon can truly claim to be beholden to no outside powers or terrorist groups. The problems in Lebanon are longstanding and at least in part due to an electoral structure that awards representation and political power based on religious denominations. A young Shia in Lebanon cannot dream of growing up to be the the president or prime minister, the greatest he or she can aspire to (because of their religion) is to be the speaker of the parliament. Yet the U.S. does not appear to support changes to their constitution that would create more equity, likely because we fear that would provide more power to the Shia and Hizbullah.
Wang in China writes:
It's just miserable to find that when you and other people put your energy into it but nothing happened and you just don't know why. Peace seemed sometimes so difficult to reach in some place.
Roy in Oregon writes:
Isn't there just a bit of hypocrisy in your implicit criticism of Syria, when we know the U.S. Government has worked with Syria covertly when kidnapping terror suspects. Of course, you would use the euphemism "extraordinary rendition" which (like "collateral damage") deliberately masks the human tragedy of Duh'byas administration.
We know, for example, that a Canadian citizen, guilty only of mistaken identity due to sloppy work by the U.S. intelligence (?), was kidnapped in New York, flown to a third country (Syria), where he was held captive and tortured for over a year. When the mistake was realized and the gentleman was released, our generous government not only offered no apology but blocked his suit for recompense on the questionable (actually, highly doubtful) grounds of "national security."
Your blog implies we (and you) have taken the high ground in Lebanon. When we publicly excoriate a regime for a practice we secretly encourage (torture), how does that make us better?
When Duh'bya has retreated to the cesspool from which he came, he will be known as the "Butcher of Baghdad" and for having made Iraq safe for terrorists. Your duplicitous essay and implicit support of our criminal government makes you an accessory, however passive.
May I suggest a reading (or, rereading) of "The Oak Tree Incident?"
Bulbula in Ethiopia writes:
My comment is about the Ethio/Eritrea border demarcation. Why does America blindly support Ethiopia, instead of enforcing the implementation of the Commission's decission? Ethiopia agreed to accept out come the Commission's decission whatever it may be but refused to accept it giving a lame excuse.
Bob in New York writes:
To the Mr. Jones, thank you for your service in a dangerous part of the world and your observations. Because the Lebanese Constitution is essentially based upon 1946 demographics a significant internal committment by Lebanese, regardless of their religious or ethnic identity will have to be undertaken and the issue of the refugee camps will have to be resolved.
Turning to the misguided assessment that the US and Israel are the root causes of the suffering in the Middle East is, to put it mildly, misguided. The refugee camps in Lebanon, like the Arab-Israeli crisis are the symptom of the disease.
The international community through the United Nations and with the support of both the U.S. and the Soviet Union sanctioned the creation of two states in 1948: Palestine and Israel. These states were created with indefensible borders based upon where their populations were. The Arab governments elected to take up arms and attempt to destroy Israel.
Now, 60 years later, Israel is a vital democracy. The question is why are there still refugee camps in Lebanon?? The answer appears based upon a rational analysis of history that it was viewed as within the interest of the ruling elites in the Arab capitols as well as atop the PLO to continue the war without seriously attempting to win the war as a basis for the elites to argue to their people that the cause of their suffering was not incompetent and corrupt governments despite the wealth of oil upon which they sat, but the US and Israel.
In case there was any doubt as to the intentions of the Arab governments, that was revealed by the 10 point plan put forward by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia that provided at its 4th of ten points, that there would be no patriation---even though palestinians were permitted into the Kingdom to build its cities and infrastructure, they were not permitted to obtain citizenship.
Until the Palestinian people rise up and decide that they are tired of leaders who steal billions from them and sock it away in Europe and Arab leaders who are content to maitain their power and wealth with the blood of Palestinians.
If there was a genuine interest in peace and a two state solution, then it was offered twice in 2000: 97% of the West Bank; a capitol in a portion of Jerusalem; the Gaza strip; tax sharing; a road between Gaza and the West Bank; and a portion of the Negev as compensation for the 3% of the West Bank. Arafat walked away...did not even offer a counter-proposal, just walked away.
While Israel's methods may be questioned, they don't include suicide/homocide bombers and they don't include human shields. And the war in Lebanon in the summer of 2006 demonstrated the degree to which Iran imported weapons, personnel and technology into the region.
And name a nation that gives more food, technical support, natural disaster relief, medical relief and IGO and NGO support around the world than the US?
While I could go on, I would hope that the essence of the message is demonstrated.
I only hope that the Department of State will resume the hard work of diplomacy carried on from Carter through Clinton to push towards a workable agreement between the Palestinians and Israelis. While the process has been historically frustrating, with elections at hand and Abu Mazen's position an opportunity may exist. Success in the endeavor merits the attempt even if the result is continued frustration. As a nation, our history is best described as persistence in the face of adversity, lofty goals, and enduring hope.
Ron in North Carolina writes:
@ Ann -- Your blog is excellent. Please keep us updated...
The Lebanese people seem ready to withstand the outside influences that others want to force onto them. Many times, it is the last battle that is fought, that is the hardest however you never know it is the last until after you have won. Those who oppose democracy will not go away silently.
Good luck in your support of these people.
Everette in Mississippi writes:
While I have been pessimistic about the safety and future well being of Lebanon, this post gives me hope. I pray for the people of Lebanon to give the Lebanese government full support in ruling the country, and rooting out the terrorists. Good luck to our diplomats, and to the good people of Lebanon.
Richard in Louisiana writes:
I have the greatest respect for all U.S. government employees working overseas, especially those in areas of ongoing conflict. Ms. Somerset and those like her are both blessed and cursed to see the world as it really is, rather than as it is often portrayed through the lens of American and international media.
Lebanon has been occupied by Iranian-sponsored terrorists for decades now, who do not hesitate to blow up any local politician or religious leader who advocates their disarmament. Yet, somehow, the destruction that this cancer brings upon Lebanon is frequently blamed on Israel, whose citizens live under constant threat from terrorist rockets and which is sometimes forced to act to preserve the nation and its people.
One can almost hear the echoes of bygone words, especially distressing from some of the U.K. posters on this site, passionately advocating "accommodation" with these new religious imperialists --- "Peace in our time."
Eric in New York writes:
When Syria and Iran finally remove politics from Lebanon I wonder how long it will take them to make victims out of the population once again? I also wonder if the growing of pot is generating enough money to not only rebuild Lebanon but to arm its Hezbollah better? Is that really a tree on their flag ? Thats a cool Umma you have there, pot, opiates, machine guns for children and lets not forget the hate, lots of hate. That inspires me most days too.
Ahmed in Lebanon (and Malaysia) writes:
There's something that should be said about Syria presence in Lebanon. first of all, it's not an occupation. They were invited by the Lebanese government to bring stability to the country after it was being devastated by the civil war. when they were told to leave, they've done it immedietly, taking only long enough for a preparation. They never suffer any sort of resistance by the lebanese people. Israel occupation of South Lebanon, U.S. occupation of Iraq, that's what i called an occupation. The Syrian presence is like an American presence in Japan or Korea.
Kash writes:
Hey i don't know why everyone gives hezbollah a hard time all the time i mean they are just fighting occupations like any other freedom fighter at least they aren't occupying other people's countries or coming up with lies to justify invasion's into other people's countries. I hope hezbollah like hamas triumph and the americans learn that there is more to life than democracy.
Karen in Lebanon writes:
@ Ahmed and Patricia --
Let me clarify some issues for you:
The war with Israel started when Hizbullah crossed the blue line, blew up a tank and kidnapped 2 soldiers. According to international law, that is a war declaration. Moreover, Israel like Lebanon has the full right to defend itself from any attack; I guess they have dignity as well. Why do you blame the US and Israel for the destruction when all what Hassan Nasrallah had to, was not attack Israel from the start, especially that the Lebanese Gov. had no idea about his calculated adventure that lead the country year back in every possible way , especially economically.
Furthermore, the war was not enough to satisfy Hassan. He went on to downtown Beirut to block the Lebanese economy and put more sticks in the wheels. I wonder here, had other political factions camped outside commercial sites in Hizbullah locations and banned people from entering their own property and forced to shut down some properties, because drinking was haram. (We respect all religions but do not impose it on us. Religion and beliefs stay at home).
Tell me, what would have been the reaction of Hizbullah? Should the other factions go camp there?
As for the Syrian issue, Syria was never invited to enter Lebanon, Syria entered Leb. only to protect itself. Syria not only occupied Lebanon, but it also abused it in every way. If it were not an occupation, where is the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon then? At least when the Americans entered Iraq they kept their embassy and helped the Iraqi Government stand on its feet. Moreover, how do they pay them back? By killing Americans and their own people so, why do you blame the Americans here? Blame the Iraqi-Iranian- Syrian backed terrorists .They have no sense of development, they appreciate death, and dare us to enjoy life.
I see it as a clash between the culture of death and the culture of life.
Ask the students, why were they beaten up and imprisoned by the Syrian intelligence. Was it not because they were expressing their opinion, which is "Syria out", does BEAU RIVAGE HOTEL ring a bell?
As for Israel, it is true that they have some detained Lebanese, but some like Samir el Kuntar who is a criminal and was tried in Israel for killing an Israeli girl. As for the other detainees, they attacked Israeli soldiers. In addition to that, Israeli prisons are much more humane, than Syrian prisons. The Red Cross has access to prisons and the Israeli Gov. acknowledges the presence of detainees. However, in Syria Bashar denies the existence of any Lebanese in Syrian presence.
In the conclusion, USA and Israel have done mistakes in the past, but at least they are trying to reconstruct bridges with the M.E. and I respect that. But Iran, syria and Hizb. have no mercy, Iran and syria terrorize their own people and Hizbullah intimidates and abuses Lebanon and the Lebanese. We do not want war or resistance we believe in diplomacy, Lebanon is a friendly touristic country.
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Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn.
Young males in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked, but females can grow up to 10 mm (without legs); males reach 5 mm at most.
These spiders may be yellow or white, depending on the flower in which they are hunting. Especially younger females, which may hunt on a variety of flowers such as daisies and sunflowers, may change color "at will". Older females require large amounts of relatively large prey to produce the best possible clutch of eggs. They are therefore, in North America, most commonly found in goldenrod (Solidago sp.), a bright yellow flower which attracts large numbers of insects, especially in autumn. It is often very hard even for a searching human to recognize one of these spiders on a yellow flower.
The much smaller males scamper from flower to flower in search of females and are often seen missing one or more of their legs. This may be due either to near misses by predators such as birds or to fighting with other males.
When a male finds a female, he climbs over her head over her opisthosoma onto her underside, where he inserts his pedipalps to inseminate her.
The young reach a size of about 5mm by autumn and spend the winter on the ground. They molt for the last time in May of the next year.
Color change
These spiders change color by secreting a liquid yellow pigment into the outer cell layer of the body. On a white base, this pigment is transported into lower layers, so that inner glands, filled with white guanine, become visible. If the spider dwells longer on a white plant, the yellow pigment is often excreted. It will then take the spider much longer to change to yellow, because it will have to produce the yellow pigment first. The color change is induced by visual feedback; spiders with painted eyes were found to have lost this ability.
The color change from white to yellow takes between 10 and 25 days, the reverse about six days. The yellow pigments have been identified as kynurenine and 3-hydroxykynurenine[1]
Female Misumena vatia, on Achillea millefolium flowers
See also
- ^ Oxford, G.S. & Gillespie, R.G. (1998). Evolution and Ecology of Spider Coloration. Annual Review of Entomology 43:619-643. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.43.1.619


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LINGUIST List 23.1964
Sat Apr 21 2012
Calls: Translation, Discourse Analysis, Applied Ling, Language Acquisition/Spain
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Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Language Acquisition; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Translation
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Over the last decade, the concept of multimodality has gained increasing significance across those sciences concerned with investigating the function, use and development of media that combine visual and auditory elements. The audiovisual text is considered to be the example par excellence for multimodality as it explains the interest that communication and translation studies have in determining the extent of multimodality more precisely in the context of audiovisual genres.
However, the way in which the interaction between the different channels or modes is perceived or modelled, has consequences for the approach taken by other textual and discourse genres, e.g. written literature, which, ultimately, should be considered a multimodal product as well. In this field, the concept of multimodality clashes with other concepts such as the concept of simulated orality, which is based on the assumption that e.g. in literary dialogues the spoken language is evoked in the written code or mode of the text (conceptional orality).
The concept of simulated or fictional orality is based on the differentiation between the phonic and the graphic code as the fundamental ways of communication in contrast to the idea of focussing on the transmission of the content, which can be approached through communicative immediacy or distance. The evocation of the spoken language and the oral context is therefore the point of intersection between this type of literary text and the prefabricated orality of audiovisual fiction, which dramatizes text that has been written to be spoken.
Leaving aside the fictional genres, it seems that in today's information society the traditional distinction between orality and writing is vanishing. In the maze of channels and codes offered by the new communication technologies, the use of language is redefined. This can be seen by the impact on written language which supposedly has become more immediate and accentuates informal and colloquial elements. It can be assumed that all these changes also affect the oral use of language and the presence of the spoken language in these changed contexts with their altered communicative aims. In this regard, the spoken word is resituated as an element in between various modalities and adapted to these contexts.
The workshop on 'The Spoken Language in a Multimodal Context. Description, Teaching, Translation' of the International Doctoral School 'Culture, education and communication' will take place on 10 and 11 December 2012 at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain). Among the participants will be the eight member universities of EDI: Roma Tre (Italy), Foggia (Italy), Potsdam (Germany), Louvain la Neuve (Belgium), Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona, Italy), Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense (France), Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse (France) and UPF (Barcelona, Spain). In line with its raison d'être, the EDI offers the opportunity of getting to know the other doctoral candidates and of a fruitful exchange of ideas.
The 2012 edition of the workshop will bring together about thirty doctoral candidates, who are working in the field of Linguistics, Information and Communication, Translation, Philosophy, Education, Psychology, Museology, Arts and Cinema.
The aim of the workshop is to help the doctoral candidates in presenting a clear abstract of their thesis work regarding elaboration, oral presentation and constructive debates with other participants; in a language other than their mother tongue.
Call for Papers:
May 16, 2012: Deadline to hand in the proposals for the papers, together with an abstract of approximately 250 words (in English or French, but not the author's mother tongue), including the following information:
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It is suggested that the presentations focus on the spoken language in the following areas of fiction and non-fiction, considering the multimodal conditions of the genres:
- Audiovisual genres, audiovisual narration, audiovisual translation, audio description
- Comics and graphic novels and translation
- Picture books and cinema for children and translation
- Literature, in particular, narratives and the adaption of literary works to other modes and in other areas (comics, movies, children books, didactic material, etc.)
- Sign language and sign language interpretation
- Journalistic texts and translation
- Web pages and translation
- Audio guides, museum pedagogy and didactics, the distribution object-text (spoken word), staging of the object
- Learning and teaching of first and second languages in a multimodal context
- e-learning and spoken language
- Interactive learning, spoken language and multimodality
Semiotic approaches to multimodality will be welcomed and the description of socio-pragmatic and cultural, psychological, pedagogical and didactical as well as linguistic and translational aspects.
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Slavery and human trafficking prevention
President Obama has proclaimed January 2013 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, reports Caring House officials.
Around the world today, the estimated number of trafficking victims ranges from 20-30 million.
"This month, we rededicate ourselves to stopping one of the greatest human rights abuses of our time," Obama said in his proclamation. "Around the world, millions of men, women, and children are bought, sold, beaten, and abused, locked in compelled service and hidden in darkness. They toil in factories and fields; in brothels and sweatshops; at sea, abroad, and at home. They are the victims of human trafficking – a crime that amounts to modern-day slavery."
"As Americans, we have long rejected such cruelty," Obama said. "We have recognized it as a debasement of our common humanity and an affront to the principles we cherish. And for more than a century, we have made it a national mission to bring slavery and human trafficking to an end."
In the United States, there have been reports of human trafficking in all 50 U.S. states, according to Trafficking in Persons Report of 2011.
The U.S. is a source and transit point for trafficking and is considered one of the major destinations for trafficking victims, said Cheryl O'Neil, Executive Director of Caring House, Iron Mountain's domestic violence shelter.
Anyone can be trafficked regardless of class, education, gender, age, or citizenship when lured by false promises and the desire for a better life, O'Neil said.
In the U.S. more citizens are victims of sex trafficking than labor trafficking, said Trafficking in Persons Report of 2012.
Victims of sex trafficking often share risk factors, including: child sex abuse, parental neglect, parental drug use, emotional and/or physical abuse by a family member and poverty.
The average age of a child first forced into the sex slave trade in the U.S. is 13, said the U.S. Department of Justice. Some children are just infants or toddlers when they are first exploited by sex traffickers.
Children and unsuspected families are enticed with material goods, promises of employment and a better life and false marriage proposals.
Human trafficking operates on principles of supply and demand.
It is extremely profitable, generating as estimated $32 billion in yearly profits.
Traffickers make high profits and run low risks, O'Neil said.
The incessant demand for commercial sex and cheap labor puts children throughout the world at risk of becoming the "supply." The internet has become a "marketplace" for sex trafficking where perpetrators can easily avoid the authorities, facilitate transactions, and lie about the age of their victims.
The U. S. government leads efforts to combat human trafficking.
For more than a decade U.S. leadership has worked to address the issue, O'Neil said.
Under the Clinton Administration, the United States established a foundation for combating human trafficking based on the "Three P's": prevention, protection and prosecution.
In 2000, President Clinton signed into law the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act was the first comprehensive U.S. legislative framework for addressing human trafficking.
Across the country, task forces and coalitions are developing innovated ways to combat human trafficking.
"Here in our community we need to take action to end trafficking," O'Neil said. "You can help by supporting policies that protect victims of trafficking and educating yourself."
To help, the FBI lists some Human Trafficking Myths below.
Be aware of these enduring myths about human trafficking:
Myth: Trafficking must involve the crossing of borders.
Fact: Despite the use of the word "trafficking," victims can actually be held within their own country-anti-trafficking laws don't require that victims must have traveled from somewhere else.
Myth: U.S. citizens can't be trafficked.
Fact: They can and they are.
Myth: Victims know what they are getting into or have chances to escape.
Fact: They're actually duped into it and may not even think of escaping because of threats against them or ignorance of the law.
Myth: Victims are never paid.
Fact: Sometimes they are paid, but not very much.
Myth: Victims never have freedom of movement.
Fact: Some victims can move about, but are coerced into always returning, perhaps with a threat against their families back home.
The National Trafficking Hotline phone number is 1-888-373-7888.


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I live in Utah, which is actually probably one of the top ten least informed states in the union when it comes to tea. For me in particular it is quite bad because I live in the county that is the biggest center for the Mormon church (I'm not trying to say anything bad about Mormons, but they don't have a friendly culture to tea). Because of this I encounter a lot of ignorance on the topic of tea. The thing I hear more than anything else though is when I first show them loose leaf tea. "Is that weed/pot/marijuana?" I don't know why but everyone here thinks that loose leaf tea looks like weed. Does anyone else have this problem?
TL:DR Why do people always assume that loose leaf tea is weed?


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U.S. Women's Press Kit for Pan American Cup
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 3, 2011) - The U.S. Women's National Team defeated Trinidad & Tobago 25-11, 25-17, 25-18 Sunday evening in a Pool B match during the X Women's Pan American Cup being held July 1-9 at Juarez, Mexico.
The U.S. improves to 3-0 in the tournament, while Trinidad & Tobago falls to 0-3. Team USA continues Pool B competition on July 4 versus Costa Rica at 8 p.m. Mountain Time. The Americans close out pool play against Brazil, the top-ranked team in the world, on July 5 at 8 p.m. MT. All Pool B matches will be played at the Universidad Autonoma de Cuidad Juarez or UACJ (www.uacj.mx).
The U.S. scored the first four points of the opening set and cruised to a 25-11 victory as Trinidad & Tobago had 14 errors in the set in addition to three aces by the Americans. Team USA jumped to a 7-0 lead in the second set and cruised to a 25-17 victory with five blocks in the set. Trinidad & Tobago stayed close in the third set, but the Americans managed to keep a safe distance in the 25-18 victory.
With five different starters in the U.S. lineup from the first two matches of the Pan American Cup, the lone returning starter of Jen Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) led the Americans with 10 points versus Trinidad & Tobago. She tallied six kills on nine swings, two blocks and two aces. Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) added seven kills on 18 attacks and two aces for nine points, while Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) notched six kills on 13 attacks, two blocks and an ace for nine points. Christa Harmotto (Hopewell, Pa.) charted five kills and a match-high four blocks for nine points.
Angie Forsett (Lake Mary, Fla.) tallied five kills, while Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) chipped in three aces and a kill for four points. Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) rounded out the scoring with a block.
Forsett led the Americans in digs with six, while Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) tallied five digs to go with 21 of the team's 34 service receptions with a 71 positive percent. As a team, the U.S. turned in a 71 positive service reception percent helping it to a 46 kill percent and .338 hitting efficiency with only eight errors. Trinidad & Tobago converted just 39 percent of its attacks into points with a .130 hitting efficiency.
Angie Forsett (Lake Mary, Fla.) tallied five kills, while Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) chipped in three aces and a kill for four points. Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) rounded out the scoring with a block. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) and Fawcett were used as double-switches in the first two sets.
The U.S. out-blocked Trinidad & Tobago 9-5 and held an 8-1 advantage in aces. The Americans held a slim 30-29 margin in kills, but Trinidad & Tobago committed 28 errors in the match to Team USA's 11. The U.S. totaled 16 digs in the match to Trinidad & Tobago's 14.
Channon Thompson led Trinidad & Tobago with 12 points, while Krystle Esdelle and Kelly-Anne Billingy added seven points apiece.
Earlier today in Pool B, Peru (2-1) downed Costa Rica (0-3) 25-19, 25-12, 26-24. Later in the evening Brazil (3-0) blanked Puerto Rico (1-2) 25-21, 25-21, 25-10. In Pool A, Cuba (3-0) handled Chile (0-3) 25-10, 25-10, 25-14 and Dominican Republic (3-0) edged Argentina (2-1) 25-23, 25-20, 25-19 and Canada (1-2) shut out Mexico (1-2) 25-18, 25-15, 25-18.
The U.S. jumped to a 4-0 lead in the opening set with a Metcalf kill between three Trinidad & Tobago errors. Trinidad & Tobago scored consecutive points to slice the gap to 5-3, but the Americans scored consecutive points on errors to take an 8-4 lead into the first technical timeout. Tamas added a third straight point out of the break with an ace at 9-4. Spicer served an ace to follow up a kill by Metcalf at 11-5, but Trinidad & Tobago scored back-to-back points at 11-7. The U.S. increased its lead to 13-7 with a Harmotto block after a Forsett kill. Back-to-back Trinidad & Tobago errors pushed the Americans to a 16-9 advantage at the second technical timeout. Out of the break, Spicer served an ace and Metcalf hammered a kill for an 18-9 margin. Six consecutive Trinidad & Tobago errors ended the set with a 25-11 American victory. The U.S. served three aces in the set and benefited from 14 Trinidad & Tobago errors.
Spicer opened the second set with an ace to start a 7-0 run that included two kills each from Metcalf and Forsett. Trinidad & Tobago scored four of the five points to cut the deficit to 8-4. Harmotto killed a quick set and Tamas and Metcalf put up a block after a Trinidad & Tobago error to push the lead to 12-4. Trinidad & Tobago scored three unanswered points to cut the gap to 13-8. Tamas ended the spurt with a kill and block followed by a Kim Glass ace to put the Americans in front 16-8 at the second technical timeout. Trinidad & Tobago scored the first two points out of the break to narrow the deficit to 16-10. Metcalf formed a block after a Trinidad & Tobago service error to increase the score to 20-12. The U.S. sided out the rest of the set for a 25-17 victory. Metcalf scored six points in the set, while Tamas added five points. The Americans totaled five blocks in the second set, along with two aces.
The U.S. reached a 4-1 advantage to start the third set with a Tamas block and Kim Glass kill after a Trinidad & Tobago error. Kim Glass served an ace after slamming a kill for a 6-2 lead. The American advantaged reach 8-3 at the first technical timeout as Tamas served an ace after a Trinidad & Tobago error. Trinidad & Tobago scored the first two points out of the break, but Spicer served an ace after a Forsett kill to return to a five-point cushion at 10-5. Trinidad & Tobago kept close to 14-10 before the U.S. went into the second technical timeout up 16-10 on kills from Spicer and Tams. Trinidad & Tobago scored three of the next four points out of the break to close to 17-13. Harmotto put up a block and hammered a kill for the U.S. to regain a 19-13 lead. Leading 20-15, Kim Glass connected for consecutive kills after a Harmotto kill for a 23-15 advantage. After Trinidad & Tobago saved two match points, the U.S. finished the set 25-17 on a Kim Glass kill. Harmotto tallied four points in the third set as the Americans served three aces.
Live video streams for Pool B matches can be viewed by clicking here.
Live video streams for Pool A matches can be viewed by clicking here.
To view the U.S. Women's National Team Press kit for the Pan American Cup, CLICK HERE.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for Pan American Cup
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
2 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
4 - Angie Forsett (OH, 5-8, Lake Mary, Fla., California)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
10 - Kim Glass (OH, 6-2, Lancaster, Pa., Arizona)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
12 - Nancy Metcalf (Opp, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)
13 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Hopewell, Pa., Penn State)
14 - Nicole Fawcett (Opp, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
17 - Mary 'Nellie' Spicer (S, 5-9, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Caoch: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)
Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Team Manager: John Cook (Lincoln, Neb.)
X Women's Pan American Cup Schedule
July 1-9 at Juarez, Mexico
Pool A (at COBACH)
July 1: Cuba def. Argentina 27-29, 25-19, 25-13, 25-20
July 1: Dominican Republic def. Canada 25-23, 25-15, 25-13
July 1: Mexico def. Chile 25-22, 25-19, 25-15
July 2: Dominican Republic def. Chile 25-13, 25-9, 25-20
July 2: Argentina def. Canada 25-15, 25-23, 21-25, 26-24
July 2: Cuba def. Mexico 25-20, 25-15, 25-19
July 3: Cuba def. Chile 25-10, 25-10, 25-14
July 3: Dominican Republic def. Argentina 25-23, 25-20, 25-19
July 3: Canada def. Mexico 25-18, 25-15, 25-18
July 4: Argentina vs. Chile, 4 p.m.
July 4: Cuba vs. Canada, 6 p.m.
July 4: Dominican Republic vs. Mexico, 8 p.m.
July 5: Canada vs. Chile, 4 p.m.
July 5: Cuba vs. Dominican Republic, 6 p.m.
July 5: Mexico vs. Argentina, 8 p.m.
Pool B (at UACJ)
July 1: Puerto Rico def. Costa Rica 25-10, 25-13, 25-21
July 1: Brazil def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-15, 25-12, 25-18
July 1: USA def. Peru 25-20, 25-14, 25-14
July 2: Peru def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-15, 25-17, 29-27
July 2: Brazil def. Costa Rica 25-15, 25-12, 25-10
July 2: USA def. Puerto Rico 25-17, 25-17, 25-17
July 3: Peru def. Costa Rica 25-19, 25-12, 26-24
July 3: USA def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-11, 25-17, 25-18
July 3: Brazil def. Puerto Rico 25-21, 25-21, 25-10
July 4: Puerto Rico vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 4 p.m.
July 4: Brazil vs. Peru, 6 p.m.
July 4: USA vs. Costa Rica, 8 p.m.
July 5: Costa Rica vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 4 p.m.
July 5: Peru vs. Puerto Rico, 6 p.m.
July 5: USA vs. Brazil, 8 p.m.
July 6 - Off Day
July 7
Match 31: 6A vs. 6B, 4 p.m. at UACJ (Final Classification 11-12)
Match 32: 4B vs. 5A, 6 p.m. at UACJ (Classification 7-10)
Match 33: July 7: 4A vs. 5B, 8 p.m. at UACJ (Classification 7-10)
Match 34: July 7: 2A vs. 3B, 6 p.m. at COBACH (Quarterfinals)
Match 35: July 7: 2B vs. 3A, 8 p.m. at COBACH (Quarterfinals)
July 8
Match 36: Loser M32 vs. Loser M33, 4 p.m. at UACJ (9th place)
Match 37: Winner M32 vs. Loser M34 or M35, 6 p.m. at UACJ (5-8)
Match 38: Winner M33 vs. Loser M34 or M35, 8 p.m. at UACJ (5-8)
Match 39: 1B vs. Winner M34 or M35, 6 p.m. at COBACH (Semifinal)
Match 40: 1A vs. Winner M34 or M35, 8 p.m. at COBACH (Semifinal)
July 9
Match 41: Loser M37 vs. Loser M38, 2 p.m. at COBACH (7th place)
Match 42: Winner M37 vs. Winner M38, 4 p.m. at COBACH (5th place)
Match 43: Loser M39 vs. Loser M40, 6 p.m. at COBACH (bronze)
Match 44: Winner M39 vs. Winner M40, 8 p.m. at COBACH (gold)


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August 30, 2010 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: Required Attachments for the FFY 2011 LAP
SUBJECT 2: Microcuvettes & Analyzers- Response Requested
SUBJECT 3: Mandatory Revision 10 Risk Factor Training Webinar
SUBJECT 4: WIC Resource Item Shipping
SUBJECT 5: Letter from Mead Johnson Regarding Availability of Direct Ship Formulas September 30 – October 5
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: NUTRITIONIST - City of Independence Health Department
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Breastfeeding Peer Counselor - Jefferson-Franklin CAC
- Required Attachments for the FFY 2011 LAP: There has been some confusion about required agency-specific documents and policy attachments to the LAP.
Required Attachments for the FFY2011 LAP are:
- Contracts (If Applicable)
- Indirect Cost Rate Letter (If Applicable)
- Outreach Plan
- Interpretive Services Policy
- Complaint & Grievance Policy
- Breast Pump Policy and Agreement (Select Other and designate Breast Pump Policy in the name field)
To attach a document, select an Attachment Type, type the Document Name, and use the Browse button to find the Document Path (the location on your computer where you saved the document). Only staff with agency-level access (not data entry-level access) will be able to see the Attachment page in the LAP.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact Betty Cassidy at 800-392-8209 or email email@example.com.
- Microcuvettes & Analyzers- Response Requested: It is time to order microcuvettes by completing the survey. Please follow the instructions below to assure your agency receives your supply of microcuvettes and analyzer.
- Microcuvette Survey: Please complete and return the attached survey via e-mail to email@example.com by September 13, 2010. This will assure no interruption in the supply of microcuvettes.
- Microcuvette Order: The information from the survey will be used to identify the current supply on hand at each agency and to estimate the needs of each agency for the next six months. The microcuvette order will be shipped directly to your agency.
- Analyzers: Analyzers are also available to agencies by completing the request and justification. Tell us why you need the analyzer: replace current analyzer; expand services at another room/satellite site; more efficient work flow; other: explain.
Local WIC Provider Confirmation: When you receive the order please do the following:
- Verify the number of microcuvettes received with the number listed on the packing slip.
- If the number of microcuvettes in the package is the same as the packing slip, sign and date the packing slip.
- Fax the packing slip to Leslie Worrell at the State WIC Office within one (1) week of receiving the shipment. The fax number is (573) 526-1470. Confirmation on the packing slip is required in order for the State WIC Office to pay for the microcuvettes. Confirmation by e-mail will not be accepted.
- If the number of microcuvettes received is different from the packing slip, please call Leslie Worrell at 800-392-8209 or (573) 526-4622. Thank you for your cooperation.
- Mandatory Revision 10 Risk Factor Training Webinar: The Revision 10 Risk Factor training (pre-recorded Webinar) has been posted. The training materials for this webinar are located here.
Post training conference calls (optional) scheduled in September by districts will allow local agencies to ask questions regarding the Revision 10 implementation. If you cannot participate in the call scheduled for your district, you can choose to participate in another call. Following is the schedule:
September 9, 2010: 9 – 11 AM (Eastern District)
September 9, 2010: 1 – 3 PM (Central District)
September 15, 2010: 9 – 11 AM (Southeast District)
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I hope the builder steps up and helps with the issues. He is certainly out spoken about poorly built and designed ovens on his website, and those who live in glass houses....
He also a writer....."For twenty years he toured the country as a professional storyteller before cooling his heels in rural New England. His background in story creation enters his work as a landscape designer, "
This sounds like a case of mistaken identity.Unless the original poster can prove that his oven was built by North Star Stoneworks, then I'm going to have to delete this topic.


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Gaetz says Fla. teacher evaluation not working
Published: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 11:40 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 11:40 a.m.
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — Florida Senate President Don Gaetz says the state's new teacher evaluation system isn't working.
The former Okaloosa County school superintendent also says lawmakers should stop making major changes in the state's schools until that plan and other key initiatives are fixed and implemented.
The Republican from Niceville spoke about education issues during an interview Monday in nearby Fort Walton Beach.
Gaetz said the test-based evaluation system and a related performance pay plan are too complicated and fail to draw clear distinctions between the best and worst teachers.
The Florida Department of Education last month released the first preliminary evaluation results. They showed nearly 97 percent of teachers across Florida were rated "effective" or "highly effective." Those are the top two out of five possible ratings.
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Today, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates appeared on the Sunday morning news shows, including ABC's This Week, CBS's Face the Nation, and NBC's Meet the Press.
Secretary Clinton said, "What we have said is what we've said throughout this extraordinary period of transformation in North Africa and the Middle East. We want to see no violence, we want to see peaceful protest that enables people to express their universal human rights, and we want to see economic and political reform."
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama, Secretary Clinton, and Ambassador Cretz provided an update on the international community's efforts to implement UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973, and protect the civilians of Libya. The Secretary also expressed gratitude to Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri for Morocco's leadership at the summit in Paris and for Morocco's important role in the Arab League's decision to call for the protection of Libyan civilians.
Also this week, President Obama concluded his five-day trip to Latin America, where he visited Brazil, Chile, and El Salvador. The President said Latin America is "a region on the move, proud of its progress, and ready to assume a greater role in world affairs. And for all these reasons, I believe that Latin America is more important to the prosperity and security of the United States than ever before."
At the Japanese Embassy in Washington and at a disaster relief shelter in Ishinomaki, Japan, Secretary Clinton and Ambassador Roos, respectively, paid their respects to the people of Japan and pledged U.S. support to help the people of Japan recover and rebuild in the months ahead.
On Tuesday and throughout the week, World Water Day celebrations took place across the globe. In Washington, the Secretary signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the World Bank to strengthen support to developing countries seeking a water secure future, and Under Secretary Otero held a conversation with Harriet Babbitt, Co-Chair of Global Water Challenge, on global water issues. Meanwhile, Embassies Afghanistan, Singapore, India, Ethiopia, and Uzbekistan; and Consulates Shanghai and Guangzhou, held events to honor the day that Foreign Service Officer Daniel Garrett said is a day, where everyone can participate.
Also this week, Secretary Clinton and Ambassador Goosby recognized World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. Secretary Clinton said, "On this World Tuberculosis Day, the United States reaffirms its commitment to fighting this deadly disease. We are supporting programs that are saving lives and fostering a more secure world."
Special Representative Barbara Shailor commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire and highlighted how championing core labor rights internationally serves both our values and our interests.
In Geneva, the United States joined 85 countries in supporting a Joint Statement entitled "Ending Acts of Violence and Related Human Rights Violations Based On Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity," and Special Representative Pandith and Special Envoy Rosenthal took the 2011 Hours Against Hate campaign to Cordoba, Spain.
Under Secretary Judith McHale participated in a panel discussion on the importance of radio to education, grassroots empowerment, and countering extremist voices.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kurt Amend led the U.S. delegation at a meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia at the UN in New York, and Ambassador Dane Smith completed his five-day trip to Darfur.
On the passing of Geraldine Ferraro, Secretary Clinton said, "Gerry Ferraro was one of a kind -- tough, brilliant, and never afraid to speak her mind or stand up for what she believed in -- a New York icon and a true American original."
We appreciate your feedback and comments, and we look forward to hearing you from you in the week ahead.
Dr. G. in West Virginia writes:
As always the Week in Review is concise and informative. Excellent.
Jen in Virginia writes:
I agree with Dr. G in WV - the week in review is a great way to keep informed on the work of the State Department. Kudos to President Obama for his Latin America trip, and to Sec Clinton for her attention to Japan and World Water Day.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Sarah Goldfarb,
Hi Sarah, hope you had a great weekend, there's lot's on the plate for the week ahead, so I might as well start this one off with a question just for grins and giggles, to whatever senior official @ State who might be inclined to ponder the implementation.
(let's see if this one makes it into the daily briefing....)
So then, we had this "Cash for Clunker" program and I was just wondering whether my government would consider it to be in our national interests to institute another kind of cash for clunker program offered to all who want to trade in their smoking dictator running on three cylinders for a shiny new democracy that gets good mileage?
Works like this in theory; We sieze the dictator's world-wide assets then give the cash back to the people when they hand him over to ICC as scrap to add to the dustbin of history.
We're already encoraging folks in Lybia, so I figured while this isn't exactly a cookie cutter aproach, "cash for tyrants" may stand as being a strong generalized incentive for all those seeking liberty, wherever they are.
All done in the name of mental climate change and a sustainable global environment, of course.
Pam in West Virginia writes:
The world is incredible crises. We thank the cool heads of the statedept to keep peace in the world. We thank you.
Angela in Tennessee writes:
Our Constitution grants Freedom Of Speech to all Americans, and I am very concerned to see your department only grant interviews on the war in Libya to specific media channels, excluding Fox News. Not only do they have a larger viewing audience than the others you choose to appear on, they represent a very large portion of the americans you swore to uphold and protect when you took your office in this administration. My children serve in the US military and they/I make a personal sacrifice in doing so. The least your office can do is report on military actions in a fair and all encompassing manner.
I have to ask myself, do you really want to stir up the American people as the current administration has been doing with your Liberal Media vs. Conservative Media, Union vs. Non Union, Black vs White, Muslims vs. Christians, "Global""NWO" and now "OIC" muslim hate speech ='s no speech propaganda? If chaos and destruction of our goverment in the US is what you seek than I pity you. How did you get so far off track. When did you 1st sell out to anti american pushers? Please don't deny it, you have always wanted to change America, we were never good enough for you. There are many like you, who complain about the very freedom under which you personally flourish...it is sad really. Those of us who foolishly thought our goverment was upholding and protecting our US Constitution as they swore to do, we have quietly been working at our jobs and raising our children.
Well we are waking up now, and not only will we not allow our Constitutional rights to be trampled on any further, we will not trade A Free Republic for Goverment Control, we will not trade Freedom of Speech for State Run Television/Media, we will not trade Capitalism for Socialism, we will not give up our right to bear arms for a goverment police state. I thank GOD your days in office are numbered, my nightmares are made up of what you and your administration will try to accomplish in furthering the "Global" community in the remaining time. While I have always respected your intellect and determination, I have often wished you would have used your talents for the good of this great nation and not to the demise. Did you really mean to deliver war to the very door of my home? You most assuredly have, to everyone of us who lives in this country.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Angela in Tenn.,
Do you think the Sec. of State would have said anything differently to Fox News than she did to ABC or any other media doing interviews lately?
Hey, Bill O'Rielly doesn't let his guests get a word in edgewise around his pompous nature anyway, so I think you have a ways to go before you convince me that the world will be made right if only this Admin. used the properly politically incorrect media outlet to deliver their thoughts on foreign policy.
I personally don't care who they choose to do an interview with as long as folks ask good questions during it, and we get strait answers.
Finally, "Did you really mean to deliver war to the very door of my home?" is probably best asked of Ghaddafi, bin Laden and associates, Saddam Husein, Aminutijob and the grand poobah of Iran, al shebab, and last but not least, 'Lil Kim in North Korea. I've probably forgotten to add a few idiots to this list, but I think you can grasp the concept.
I can tell you that a lot of Lybians might opine that Ghaddafi certainly did, and that we stopped him in his tracks before they were killed.
And now that America and our Allies look like heros to a whole lot of folks, you're complaining about what media outlet this Admin. chooses to grant interview with?
OK fine, be that way....
As a faily conservative , arms bearing kind of guy, can I repectfully ask you to get a grip and stop with the partsian whine already?
I get my fill from the media as it is.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
News Item;
"Predicting who will one day run our lives might not be an easy task, but a little-known scheme run by the US State Department has demonstrated an uncanny capacity to pinpoint these leaders-in-waiting.
It has received little attention during its history, but since 1940 the International Visitor Leader Program (IVLP) has proved remarkably prescient when it comes to guessing who might one day govern the planet."
Couldn't find a relevant open topic so I guess it gets filed in this week in review...
Seems 11 members of UK's Parliment are graduates of this program.
Now one might ponder...Is my government pre-emptively trying to influence other governments by inticing impressionable youth that have potential as future world leaders?
Jon Kelly's article goes on to state;
"Former prime ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Margaret Thatcher and Edward Heath were all participants early in their careers.
Nor are British heads of government the only ones to have been talent-spotted. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Zimbabwean premier Morgan Tsvangirai are among serving leaders who have passed through the project's ranks.
Philip Breeden, press counsellor at the US embassy in London, insists such concerns are misplaced. He says the scheme works to the advantage of both his country and those of the programme's alumni.
"There's an obvious benefit to have people in public life understanding each other better across national boundaries," he says. "This is people-to-people diplomacy, not country-to-country diplomacy.
"What we're looking for is people who are making a contribution to their community, who we think will advance in their chosen career path, who will serve as a good link between our two countries."
Well I sure don't see any wannabe dictators in the above list, so whatever influence we are having must be ok...(chuckle) and it's probably money well spent given the support for US foreign policy that these leaders have voiced on many occasion, and matched them with deeds.
So perhaps this would be a good topic to add in the near future if the Dipnote Staff wishes to invite folks involved in this program to "tell all" about it, and how and why it was concieved originally decades ago during the cold war.
Anyway, this is one of those "good news" stories that I didn't feel should be lost in the daily grind of global crisis, and my guess is that at least the Brits are fairly impressed with the track record established as the author concludes;
"Whatever your view of the scheme, one truth remains unquestionable: our future elite are still out there. And if anyone can find them, the Americans know how to do it.""http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12880901"


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What the president can do right now for conservation
When a racist rancher in Nevada and his armed supporters can command headlines by claiming to own and control publicly owned lands, perhaps it's time to remind Westerners about the history of the nation's public-land heritage.
Recall that it is we, the American people, who own the public lands that make up so much of our Western states. These great open spaces are the birthright of all of us, not just the residents of Nevada or Arizona or other Western states. The question of ownership of the public lands was settled by the founding fathers, in favor of you and me, by the Maryland compromise reached in 1781, and carried forward in the property clause of Article IV in the United States Constitution.
On occasion, diehard malcontents such as Cliven Bundy emerge to promote so-called "Sagebrush Rebellions" to turn the public lands over to the states as a conduit for handing them out to resource raiders and private interests. Governors and state legislatures, most recently in Utah, are sometimes drawn into endorsing these movements, only to see them fade away in the face of public opinion.
Now, while this latest fracas is fresh in our minds, let me speak up for the employees of the Bureau of Land Management who have been demonized by Fox newsman Sean Hannity and threatened by rancher Cliven Bundy and his followers. BLM staffers are dedicated public servants who struggle with the unenviable task of juggling the conflicting demands of ranchers, miners, oil and gas companies, sportsmen and conservationists. They deserve our respect and our gratitude.
I believe that the whole sorry Bundy episode has given us an opportunity to renew our commitment to conservation. We can do that by calling on President Obama to take action to protect more of the special places on our public lands.
He can begin by using the Antiquities Act to establish more national monuments. Some may counsel caution in light of the recent House passage of a bill by Utah Republican Rep. Rob Bishop to gut the law. However, the best way to protect and preserve the Antiquities Act is to use it visibly and vigorously, thereby demonstrating once again the broad public support it has enjoyed for more than 100 years.
The president could start with California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's bill to protect a million acres in the Mojave Desert of California. Or he could take up Maine Democratic Rep. Mike Michaud's bill to protect the scores of small islands that host seabird colonies off the coast of Maine. The president can use his authority under the Antiquities Act to take these bills and their establishing language and designate the lands in questions as new national monuments.
President Obama could also review the list of our existing national parks and monuments, many of which are in need of expansion because these areas are threatened by encroaching strip mining, drilling or other incompatible development. He could start out in the majestic expanses of southern Utah, where Canyonlands, Arches and Capitol Reef national parks all need additional lands to protect their archaeological sites and unique geological formations.
And at Yellowstone National Park, the migratory herds of bison, elk and other wildlife all need more space, which can be best obtained by designating the forest lands to the West as a national monument. There are many other areas where local residents are voicing support for new national monuments, including the Boulder-White Cloud Mountains in Idaho, the Vermillion Basin in Colorado and the Owyhee Canyons in Oregon.
The president also has the authority to add lands to our National Wildlife Refuge System. There is an urgent need to create a system of refuges to protect the endangered greater sage grouse that inhabits the sagebrush seas that stretch across public lands in seven Western states.
In addition, the Antiquities Act could be used to protect fisheries and endangered coral system in our marine waters. Bristol Bay off western Alaska is the most prolific of our fisheries, the passage through which millions of salmon migrate to spawn throughout the river systems of Alaska. The little-known deep-water corals adjoining the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea also deserve enhanced protection.
There is much to be done, and President Obama should not wait until the eleventh hour to act. He should start now by advancing proposals, explaining the urgency of conservation, generating the visibility of the issues at stake and asking all Americans to voice their opinions. He should invite Congress to take legislative action, making it clear that he will act if it doesn't.
A robust conservation program, following in the tradition begun by President Theodore Roosevelt, will be an enduring accomplishment for President Obama, a gift to future generations from his time in office.
Bruce Babbitt, former Interior Department secretary appointed by President Bill Clinton, is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a column service of High Country News. He lives in Washington, D.C., where he is working on conservation planning in the Amazon River Basin as a fellow of the Blue Moon Fund.
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Since we are on the way to exceeding the carrying capacity of our habitat, it seems counterproductive to lock up more lands in the name of conservation. As the population grows, we humans are going to need more land for energy development, food production and living space, not less. Unless we have increased access to natural resources the next generation will likely produce a few more Cliven Bundy types.
Or perhaps instead of waiting for the eleventh hour the President should address population growth in his conservation strategy. Now that would be a gift to future generations.
But simply to conserve more land in the name of environmental health - that's analogous to my own motto: For every beer can you recycle there's another baby born.
The wilderness- and National Park/Monument-designation processes are a fiasco. Several years ago for the Spanish Peaks Wilderness designation, areas that the oil and gas industry wanted were cut out of consideration; grazing leases remained; and a road was "cherry-stemmed" to a non-functioning gold mine owned by a serial federal blackmailer. Because of the designation, the road was reopened and maintained at public expense. Some may be interested to know that bicycles were banned in the designation, which protected mostly high-altitude rock and ice. These were the only changes for an area that the Forest Service said that they had already been managing as wilderness.
With scenic background in place, posing senators, commissioners, and land-management officials took credit for a superlative example of "conservation."
No more designations should proceed without real protections. Bogus designations distract the public from real conservation and prolong destructive activities.