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It took three hours to cover the 60 miles from Gambella town to Pugnido Refugee Camp in western Ethiopia. The roads were somehow muddy, dusty and rutted simultaneously. Climbing down from the car, I could see the children peeking out at the group from behind their huts. Soon enough I was hard to miss, with 50 or so kids following me, clamoring to have their photos taken and see the finished picture. One little boy stuck by my side, a tiny bodyguard in a worn Manchester United jersey. Wave after wave of children materialized; I played soccer with some, ran down the road with others. Some children were clothed; others wore just saggy underwear; some were naked.
In fiscal year 2013, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) provided the UN Refugee Agency with $30.1 million to offer protection and assistance for more than 400,000 refugees throughout Ethiopia, which includes potable water, latrines, emergency shelter, basic education, and the documentation necessary to collect food rations. Part of that funding helps support the 41,000 refugees at Pugnido, a camp that once held many of the "lost boys" of Sudan and which now hosts those fleeing inter-ethnic fighting in South Sudan.
Traveling as part of a team from Washington and Embassy Addis Ababa to monitor the progress of humanitarian programs, we also met with implementing partners and agencies, the local government, and refugees. Ninety percent of the residents at Pugnido are women and children; 65 percent are under the age of 18. Within the camp, more than 200 children are "unaccompanied," having made the journey to Ethiopia without a parent. Thankfully, finding foster care via extended family or their wider community has not been the challenge it is in some other camps. The children seemed well cared for, nourished, and active; many displayed a mischievous streak that did not need translating! Agencies such as UNICEF, the International Rescue Committee, Norwegian Refugee Council, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Save the Children, the Ethiopian Agency for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA), and others have provided a safety net to allow these kids to thrive under difficult circumstances.
Walking around the camp, we talked with residents, many of whom invited us into their huts, called "tukuls." An older woman, recently arrived at the camp, took my hands, said a blessing and hugged me as we talked about why she left South Sudan. She let me take her photo and smiled when she saw it, telling me through our interpreter how she used to be a "beautiful, large woman," a woman of means, but, because of the crisis in South Sudan, she had become frail and thin. We saw few adult men in the camp; residents said many had stayed home to tend to their land, or possibly to fight. Women told me that they didn't know what had happened to their husbands. Though everyone in the sprawling camp hopes it will one day be safe enough for them to return to South Sudan, all know that for the time being, it is funding from donors such as the United States, combined with the dedication of agencies on the ground, that keeps them alive.
Families shared their stories; children showed me the toy cars they had built with mud and sticks. Moms proudly held new babies, and kids tried to sneak a touch of my hair. Each time I raised my camera to take a picture, I was mobbed. It was harder than I thought getting back into the car for the long trek back to Gambella, after seeing children who, in so many ways, were like kids anywhere, like my own daughter, except they weren't, because kids aren't supposed to flee war. They shouldn't have to witness its horrors, though, according to statistics, more than half of all refugees worldwide are children. Upon returning home, it has been hard to delete the photos that were a bit blurry, because all of the children had shown such joy in being photographed. Even if their pictures did not make the final album, the memories they gave me will remain.
About the Author: Christine Getzler Vaughan serves as a Program Officer for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.


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About the Author: Tatiana C. Gfoeller serves as U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.
On October 10, 2010, the Kyrgyz people went to the polls to elect a new Parliament in what were some of the most competitive and meaningful elections ever held in Kyrgyzstan. While there were some irregularities noted by Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe/Organization Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR), overall the elections reflected the will of the Kyrgyz people to build a stable democracy. On election day, the Embassy sent 22 teams of election observers to all parts of the country, and everywhere they went they observed excitement and determination among the people. During the campaign period, the Embassy sponsored a number of projects with civil society to support the elections, including joining with other international donors to fund nine debates among the parties that sparked public interest in the campaign and the candidates.
October 16 was declared a "clean up" day to take down the election posters and material from the parties. As I walked around town on Saturday, I noticed many posters being taken down and many of the billboards that had hosted party advertising now empty. In the coming days, a new government will be formed, and it will be important for the parties to show that not only can they compete fairly, as they did during the campaign period, but that they can cooperate. Since no party achieved a majority, a coalition must be formed. Following such successful elections, Parliament's primary agenda should be the improvement of the daily lives of all of its citizens.
One message that I have repeated over and over is that democracy is not easy and that democracy does not end with elections. Once the new government is formed, it should reflect the will of the people and the interests of the people -- a government "of the people, by the people, for the people." Included in this is a respect for human rights and the rights of all minorities. Given the ethnic violence in June, the only path Kyrgyzstan can take if it wants to be successful is to find a way to mend the hurts of the past and work together for the future. This cannot happen if there continues to be ethnic tension and if the rights of all citizens are not respected.
Equally important, there must be a respect for free and independent media. The national television and radio station has been making great strides in converting its status to being public television, so that it can provide unbiased information. While it still has a ways to go, the fact that it is moving in the right direction gives me hope that the people of Kyrgyzstan can get the information they need to make informed decisions about their future. At the same time, there have been no Uzbek language television stations operating in the South since the violence in June.
Our top priority is, and always will be, to support a democratic Kyrgyzstan as an independent nation, capable of charting its own destiny. We congratulate the people of Kyrgyzstan on the recent elections -- an important milestone for Kyrgyzstan and for Central Asia. We look forward to seeing what the coming weeks and months will bring, and how the United States can best partner with the people of Kyrgyzstan to build economic prosperity, a stable future, and a government that protects the rights of all its people.
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It's refreshing to learn that the U.s. is staying true to its commitments. I believe that assisting Kyrgyzstan and its people make a successful transition into a flourishing democracy will ultimately help stabilize Central and South Asia.
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I see this as a time of cautious optimism. . I hope the people take this opportunity for democracy and join together and bury the hatchet and see all the things that they can do together.
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That's such a cool hat the old fellow is wearing, what do they call that?
It's good that we're doing what we can as a nation to help folks restablish some peace and harmony there and support the institutions of democracy in this process.
It does a lot to show that America cares about people's welfare in far flung places.


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Theres quite a few fields in Tampa. Ive never been to any of them but since I feel like no one will answer you so Im going to try to help. I would call beforehand to see if they do have a shop just in case. Orbital paintball, Blitzkrieg paintball and Kohn paintball are all the known fields up there. Good luck to you.
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There is Tiki's Paintball in Brandon. It's a little ways from Tampa, but it is a good shop.
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Posted on 01/14/2013 12:08:01 PM PST by Tirian
A key New York Senate leader and the Assembly speaker said they expect the state Legislature to vote Monday to enact what would be the nation's first gun control measure following last month's Connecticut school shooting.
"I think when all is said and done, we are going to pass a comprehensive gun bill today," Sen. Jeffrey Klein told reporters Monday morning. "I'm very excited about it. I am very confident we are going to vote on a comprehensive bill that will be agreed on by the governor, the Senate and Assembly."
People familiar with closed-door negotiations told The Associated Press a tentative deal was struck over the weekend.
The tentative agreement would further restrict New York's ban on assault weapons, limit the size of magazines to seven bullets, down from the current 10, and enact more stringent background checks for sales. Other elements, pushed by Republicans, would refine a mental health law to make it easier to confine people determined to be a threat to themselves or others.
Senate Republicans also have included a further crackdown on illegal gun trafficking into New York, the people said. Most New York City gun crimes involve weapons illegally brought into the state, state and city officials say.
the sooner they do this the better to the current supreme court can shoot it down for the unconstitutional garbage it is.
There. Fixed it.
"Most New York City gun crimes involve weapons illegally brought into the state, state and city officials say."
Of course this is true, everyone knows there are no guns in NYC.
Since this is being rushed through as a response to Sandy Hook, I'm sure they'll explain to the citizens of their state EXACTLY how these laws would have prevented the Sandy Hook killings, right?
I mean, if they wouldn't have stopped Lanza, then this would just be naked political opportunism, wouldn't it?
"I'm very excited about it."
The jerk. I hope he gets primaried out.
"I'd like to know how some brainiac came up with seven rounds as a limit. "
That "brainiac" is smarter than you think:
That is as close to a defacto semi auto gun ban as you can have with out coming right out and saying so.
But not the PEOPLE!
Closed Door session so they can't hear what the people say.
It's an outrage that the NY State Republicans are agreeing to this rushed bill that won't do a thing for stopping incidents such as Sandy Hook. It will only try to make felons of law abiding citizens that have exercised their right to keep and bare arms.
While I suppose it is callous, I do somewhat lack sympathy for gun owners in NY state. They already put up with very onerous nonsense. To expect it to end short of outright confiscation is fantasy. I imagine some of them can't move for various reasons, but I never even considered looking for a job in that state because of the gun laws.
I beleive this is unconstitutional on a Federal level.
I beleive this is unconstitutional on a State level as it is in violation of the State Consititution .
This is another "Ram.., ..Bam , thank you Ma'm " emotional legislative reaction to get Cuomo higher in the Dem's list for potential candidates for the next Presidential election.
It is a sign of leadership failure .
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Which will do absolutely NOTHING that the more than 10 thousand current state & local gun laws already on the books can't do.
But hey.....it feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeels good.
Can you elaborate? All mine hold more than 7, but you could make 7 shot magazines by plugging the bottom end. Most who have ever duck hunted have plugged their 5 shots to hold 3.
sad part is that many have already lost their guns in boating accidents
All you people out there that think "something just has to be done to help stem the violence, blah blah blah"...had just better realize this. All those prescriptions you got for Ambien, Trazadone, or Valium, ANY painkillers at all, or Ritalin for your kids - anything that makes you drowsy, changes your mood, metabolism (e.g., diet pills) ARE going to be logged into Obama's ACA (AKA ObamaCare) medical database, and these freedom-taking bastards will disqualify you for Guns, and likely for many other things they find out they don't like.
You have been warned!
Seeing as the Gestapo in the federal government use the interstate commerce clause to twist and distort the constitution at every turn then tell me why this ban is not a direct affront to interstate commerce?
Just ran into our local NRA rep in town and he told me that inside sources say that Cuomo's bill is going to limit folks to 10 guns.
Waiting for his email and will post link when received.
1) If it passes, they effectively ban semi-autos, only revolvers.
2) They can look like heroes by "compromising" from 7 to 10 round mags and therefore paint opponents as crazy and intransigent. (Ten rounds is probably where they wanted to be in the first place.)
...closed door negotiations....
taking way rights under the guise of legitimate legislation, behind closed doors, away from prying eyes...
Yeah, I have some sympathy for those who are tied down. Not much you can do about it. Especially since the whole damn state is mostly controlled by one corrupt city.
I certainly would be in the boating accident crowd were I in your shoes.
I remember hearing about lots and lots of Canadians from the more rural areas who had boating accidents en masse as well.
probably thinking about wheel gun limits...5,6,7...because obviously 10 you'd never, ever ever use. you'll nver face off against a'coked up muscle freak, youll never ever go up against home'invaderd wearing armor, you'll never have multiple attackers come after you - they even say this as a guarantee by the state of NY and you can sue them if it happens - oh wait, they didn't say that, and you can't sue NY if these scenarios happen and your 7 rounds aren't enough.
Nothing like "government in the sunshine, eh?
You know, it just might be possible to divide this country along state boundaries again, after all...
New York has that covered as well in that the failure to promptly report a lost or stolen firearm is a misdemeanor.
Does that mean they are going to dredge the lake if you report the gun accidentally lost in it?
No, but if you are late found in possession of a lost or stolen firearm, them may prosecute you for (a) filing a false report; and (b) possession of a lost or stolen firearm.
True, but I imagine that you're probably already in trouble if they're able to search your premises like that.
Deal brokered by state's criminals, exempts them
NY Has Tentative Deal on Gun Control
Restricts Assault Weapons, Limits Magazine Size
Call your NY representatives. They are meeting behind closed doors and dont sound like they are going to abide by the three day rule for posting a bill before voting on it!
Ok then. I'm cancelling next summer's planned trip to NY, and will be instating a personal boycott of NY products and service providers. Maybe I'll spend my vacation dollars in Texas.
From thirty to ten to "five or six" to three to one to NONE!
Bloomberg Blasts NRA: 'Connecticut Is Because of Some of Their Actions'
But if he had his preference, Bloomberg said he would go farther than the 1994 ban and outlaw all automatic and semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines. The mayor said magazines shouldn't be allowed to contain more than five or six rounds.
"If you haven't hit the deer with three shots, you're a pretty lousy shot. The deer deserves to get away," he said....
link: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bloomberg-blasts-nra-connecticut-actions/story?id=18029157
My standard mag for 1911 45 ACP is 7 + 1.
the 5 judges who ruled for the 2nd amendment as an individual right are still sitting on the court.
Sounds like the Republicans are doing what they usually do in a situation like this: Shooting owners in the back.
Make that gun owners. (Stupid keyboard.)
Actually, mayor, we save our 'high capacity mags' for the dope-dealing NYC, Philly and Boston gang-banging thugs visiting our little state. If you could keep them on home-turf we could stop sending them back in pine boxes.
New York City government loves criminals. New York City government protects criminals. New York City government is a friend to murderers, rapists, robbers, and burglars. New York City government ... Mayor, City Council, Police Chief, on down to the lowliest beat patrolman, should be on trial as accessory before and after the fact to every murder, rape, assault, robbery, and burglary committed in the City.
My ancestors came from Pennsylvania, a mere 49 miles away!
The guy selling revolvers that hold 7, 8, 9 and 10 rounds. You can get 7-8 rounds of .357 in a revolver, 9-10 of .22 long rifle. If this passes, I predict everyone in NY will be going back to the good old .45. Last bill limiting size of magazines breathed new life into the .45 and this should help even more.
If any of you had questions on cuomos '16 run - this should answer things.....
That said, I'm off to the carolinas when my wifes folks pass on - we will just keep the property and use it as a summer place....as of today - Im sick of the place
I love your optimism though
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Consumer spending on sell-through packaged media was down 13.9% in the third quarter, meanwhile, Blu-ray was up 66.3% to $161 million compared to the same period last year (up 83% year-to-date to $568 million). Digital distribution (including both video-on-demand and electronic sell-through) was up 18% for the quarter to $420 million (up 20% year-to-date to $1.4 billion). Furthermore, according to Rentrak Corporation's Home Video Essentials, rental spending was up 9.9% for the quarter, with Blu-ray rental spending up 44.5%.
The DEG also announced that consumer transactions for all home entertainment products were up 6.6% for the third quarter compared to the same period last year.
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Blu-ray, proving to be home entertainment's stand out performer in 2009, is accounting for 12% of all theatrical new release sales in the third quarter. The year's best selling Blu-ray disc title "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "Watchmen" (Warner Home Video) have each approached or surpassed 30% of consumer spending on Blu-ray disc.
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Furthermore, according to figures compiled by the DEG based on data from CEA, retailers and manufacturers, approximately four million HDTVs were sold to consumers in the third quarter of 2009 and nearly 12 million sold in the first three quarters of the year. Household penetration of HDTVs in the U.S. is nearly 45 million, representing almost 40% of all U.S. households. Approximately 29% of all HDTV owners have more than one set.


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Miss Mississippi College Taylor Townsend is using her yearlong reign to increase awareness of the worldwide tragedy of human trafficking.
"There are millions of modern-day slaves in the world," Townsend, an MC sophomore, says. "People may have heard of human trafficking, but many people don't realize it's not just a problem far away. It's also going on right here in Mississippi. The first step toward ending this tragedy is making people aware that it's happening."
Human trafficking is the world's second-most lucrative illegal business, second only to drug trafficking. Townsend has made it her mission to educate others on the scope of the problem and how to recognize and help rescue its victims.
Townsend has launched a website promoting the United Nation's Blue Heart Campaign against human trafficking, and is working to localize the international campaign in Mississippi. Townsend speaks to civic, school, community, and church groups statewide on the topic; she was also a featured speaker at the spring 2012 Mississippi's Prosecutors' Conference. Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, Attorney General Jim Hood, and U.S. Congressman Gregg Harper have all endorsed Townsend's campaign.
"It's my goal to make the blue heart campaign against human trafficking as pronounced and recognizable to Missis- sippians as the pink ribbon is for breast cancer," Townsend says.
Townsend has also taken her cause beyond state lines; in 2011, she was one of six women who led a national conference on human trafficking awareness at Disney World for more than 3,000 teenage attendees. She also made the issue her platform when she represented MC in the 2012 Miss Mississippi pageant.
The daughter of MC Vice President for Advancement Dr. Bill Townsend and his wife, Dr. Cindy Townsend, Taylor Townsend credits her parents for instilling in her a deep compassion for others.
"My parents have always told me they named me 'Taylor' because they believed I was 'Taylor-made' to make a significant impact in the world," Townsend says. "Fighting human trafficking is part of my effort to live up to that challenge."
Women and girls account for 80 percent of trafficking victims. The remaining 20 percent are children.
The United Nations' Blue Heart Campaign estimates the total market value of illicit human trafficking worldwide at $32 billion.
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I have an activerecord object called @employee, which has a method called product_id (the employees table has a product_id field). I need to set this field to something, which I can do like this in irb:
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The Long Experiment of American Democracy with Steven Waldman and Philip Hamburger left me to question much of what I thought I knew about the historical origins of our religious/political life. It bears a second listen to aid the absorption of a more nuanced perspective. Thanks so much for this bit of History at its best...
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I'm having those very same thoughts!
Philip Hamburger is a gifted
Philip Hamburger is a gifted scholar who sadly has let his extreme right wing views distort his objectivity and accuracy. For a corrective read Kent Greenawalt (2005) "History as Ideology: Philip Hamburger's 'Separation of Church and State,"' California Law Review 93: 367
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I am unfamiliar with Hamburger or his ''extreme right wing views.'' Can you cite some examples?
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I did not find anything especially "right wing" in any of the comments. The Founding Fathers were all over the place in terms of their religious views. Likewise the anti-immigrant attitudes of the 1800s were really just as bad as they are today, from the Know Nothings to several nasty mobs. Louisville, KY had a bad one against Roman Catholics -- only for Louisville to become 50% R.C. in the mid-1900s. One especially orthodox Christian founding father was John Jay.
Acknowledging that such a
Acknowledging that such a question may have fallen outside the constraints of the topic, it still would have been valuable to ask whether concerns about Catholicism in 19th century America had any warrant. At that time, how did Catholicism function when it was the state religion for a nation? Did it allow for religious pluralism? Indeed, one can look at Ireland as recently as the 1970s and readily see that converting to Protestantism was the sure road to losing your job as a teacher or nurse. And even in present day Ireland where Catholic scandals have brought the church low, there appear "conflicted" letters to the Irish Times about lack of nonsectarian schools and yet the need to remain within the Catholic ones to avoid cultural marginalization. Although I would in no way endorse the actions of the KKK then or now, their fear Catholicism as a state religion needs to be understood in historical context and should not be confused with how Catholicism may function today within a religiously pluralistic society.
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Hi Maggie. You can always find a transcript of the program in the upper left-hand corner of each week's episode page. Here's the link: http://www.onbeing.org/program/steven-waldman-and-philip-hamburger-the-l.... Cheers.
I was surprised that your
I was surprised that your guest failed to discuss the striking parallels between the way anti-Catholicism was once cloaked in separationist ideology, and the way some groups are promoting Islamophobia today by portraying Islam as a political movement. See, for instance, this report by the Southern Poverty Law Center: .
I don't recall the Irish or
I don't recall the Irish or German Catholic immigrants waging a 'jihadist' anti-american/democrcy/economic war like some 'cloaking' themselves in Islamic fundamentalism are doing.
Without expressly talking
Without expressly talking about current right-wing politics, but in the context of religious liberty, this excellent program tried to define the way both the constitution, bill of rights and judicial [supreme court] law have reacted to changing social and cultural elements in America. I was really surprised to understand the role the anti-catholicism [via the KKK] played in the 1947 Everson decision, but it does make sense. Points out the degree to which those 'in power' use 'code' and 'cover' to retain power and control. Young people today, often very vulnerable, seemingly are unable to decipher these power codes. Thank you so much, Krista.
I recommend as an adjunct to
I recommend as an adjunct to this broadcast the Rev. Peter Laarman's recent essay in Religion Dispatches concerning the Fourth of July: .
A quick Google on "
A quick Google on " Waldensians, Martin Luther, crusades, inquisition" ect., will remove any doubt as to the motives for separation of church and state.
Even so, the state was to be the compass, it's citizens the poles. We the people were never to become a device of government, church or financial institutions.
Please continue to broaden perspective. Aloha
I found the conversation of
I found the conversation of religion in the early U.S. fascinating. Much of it I knew from my readings over the years, but for example I would have said MA did away with its "state church" in 1850 rather than 1833. Of course it was a mess long before that with the Unitarian - Trinitarian split -- and ironically today the congregational church is part of the liberal UCC.
Jefferson, according to Jon Meacham's recent biography did believe in the afterlife, and continued to know his Episcopal prayer book, in spite of his unitarian stance.
I think that Washington was sworn in on a Masonic bible, not sure how it differs from standard Genesis - Revelation bible.
States differed in their religion in the public schools. KY for example required Bible reading every morning. OH simply allowed some type of devotional to begin the school day.
My personal stance is for complete separation of religion from the public sphere -- more to keep the various religious institutions pure than anything else. "Civil religion" as practiced in the U.S. is a mile wide and an inch deep.
If I may be so bold, this was
If I may be so bold, this was one of the best On Being episodes I've ever heard. My husband and I literally sat in our vehicle outside the restaurant we were to enter an hour earlier just to listen in its entirety. It explained so much about my youth that I never understood, but witnessed first-hand. My grandfather being refused a seat on the school board because we were enrolled in Catholic school. Those cutting comments I experienced as a child from the local business owners (it was a small town and we were Catholics). Why my great-grandparents, who were straight off the boat from Ireland, were so devastated when one of their daughters married outside the parish to a--gasp--Protestant. Our burning barn, twice. As I grew older, I convinced myself that we didn't experience these things; that they were simply the overactive imagination of someone who would become a writer. My only regret is that i didn't hear this program sooner so that I could have talked to the people who actually experienced this as an adult. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
Interesting listen for sure..
Interesting listen for sure... I recently finished a course called history of christian higher education in America in my master's program. Throughout the course we discussed at length the secularization of American higher education throughout the late 1700-1850's. How ironic that Thomas Jefferson, the deist that started the first non-religious school (uni of Virginia), would be celebrated by religious individuals! Ultimately, the path of secularization and the separation of church and state was a major contributing factor in the decline of the religious state institution.
Thank you for enhancing my knowledge of an interesting topic!
I have to echo the comments
I have to echo the comments of others: the failure to address Catholicism's historical political overreach was disappointing. It wouldn't have had to take anything away from your guest to ask about the church's political structure in places like Ireland or historical Spain or Italy. Not to condone in any way, shape, or form KKK sentiment, I just find it frustrating to listen to Krista only ask softball questions and murmur in agreement with obvious questions like this that come up.
A real tribute to our
A real tribute to our democracy are the struggles that we have endured to allow each person his or her own strange and irrational (some would say delusional) beliefs.
I listened twice to this
I listened twice to this broadcast, and still found myself very confused by the second conversation -- I'm going to have to do some homework. I think the thing I found most confusing was the section about how (if I understood it correctly) the established churches in New England were in favor of the concept of the separation of church and state because it offered them some grounds for persecuting Catholics.
This is so far from what that idea means to me that I couldn't follow that section of the conversation very well. Hamburger explained that (I think) the established churches interpreted the separation of church and state in such a way that it allowed them to prevent agents of Rome, as they appeared to envision Catholics, from gaining a place in the public sphere. What actual legislation or court rulings did they hope to use to justify preventing individuals who happened to be Catholic from teaching in public schools?
The interpretation of the evangelicals at Princeton seems more familiar to me -- they were in favor of the separation of church and state because it would allow them, as a minority religion, more freedom. But why would the same thinking not apply to Catholics?
Perhaps a lot of useful definitions and examples were edited out, and I might find them in the unedited conversation. Could that be true? Because nobody ever said exactly what they meant by the separation of the church and state, or what legislation they wanted to see, and maybe it meant different things to the various groups and individuals discussed.
Still scratching my head,
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I love your show! Have learned so many things, I thank you. Thee is a person you might be interested in. His name is James Hollis. He is a Jungian Analyst in Houston. He is one of the most wise men I have ever known. Has written many books like "Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life". Tremendous insights, your kind of person. Hope you can check him out. Jessie


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These days, the number of Cloud applications on the market is rapidly expanding as businesses warm up to the Cloud delivery model. While the proliferation of Cloud options on the market is great for spurring competition and innovation in the Cloud, it has resulted in a diverse array of user interfaces (UIs). For users that interact with multiple Cloud apps on a given day, it can be disorienting to switch in between disconnected UIs.
With all the rapid development going on in the Cloud, I think it's time that we start considering what a standard Cloud-based application should look and feel like. In short, we need Cloud UI standards.
Standards Improve Productivity and Save Companies Money
The major problem with having multiple Cloud UIs is the fact there is a lack of consistency between applications. This didn't used to be a problem when employees interacted with only on Cloud application to do their job. Today, however, employees are increasingly using three to four Cloud applications each day. The lack of a unified experience between the apps results in lost productivity.
Creating a set of UI standards will help create a more unified experience that can ultimately reduce the time it takes to learn to use a particular Cloud application. Even if the benefits of UI standards reduced the need for training on a particular app from three days to two, there would be significant cost-savings for large companies. Furthermore, creating a degree of standardization between apps will help reduce user mistakes as users will be more familiar with how to use the apps.
Cloud UI Standards Must Be Dynamic
Of course, any set of cloud UI standards needs to recognize the diversity of Cloud applications on the market. For instance, an email marketing system is a far cry from an accounting system in terms of complexity. Because of these broad differences in complexity, we should aim toward standardizing general features rather than specific features.
I think that the Google UI is a good place to look for an example of how this might be achieved. There are fairly big differences between the various Google apps that are offered. The functionality of Google Calendar is very different than the word processing functionality of Google Docs. Despite the differences in the functionality of the applications, these apps share a wide range of consistent UI elements and are fairly similar in their look and feel. Because of this, mastering one application makes it much easier to master another.
The case of Google apps is important for another reason: Google rolled out UI updates gradually through an iterative process. This allowed Google to incorporate new technologies and UI capabilities in each new version of their apps, with each iteration becoming more and more similar. I envision Cloud UI standards developing in much the same way. There are lots of iterations and each new version brings the universe of Cloud UIs closer together. However, the UI elements are never quite "finished" so the technologies are continually developing in the World Wide Web and in the Cloud can be incorporated. Through a process like this, we will get closer to a point where Salesforce.com shares a lot of UI elements with Oracle Fusion Financials.
Making It Happen Will Require Collaboration
The benefits of creating a set of UI standards is fairly apparent. It's equally apparent, however, that we won't be able to get there without industry collaboration. In order to make this work, we're going to need enterprise Cloud vendors such as Salesforce and NetSuite to collaborate with industry titans such as SAP and Oracle. Only through a concerted effort can we come close to achieving a set of Cloud UI standards.
Getting there won't be easy so it's time to start thinking about how to make it happen today. But these are just my thoughts. What do you think we need to do in order to create a set of Cloud UI standards?
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Samsung Electronics, a leading maker of consumer electronics, memory and a major contract maker of semiconductors, said that it had managed to receive orders from tens of companies to produce chips using 28nm and 32nm process technologies. Samsung is on track to produce chips using latest fabrication technologies around the same time with industry leaders GlobalFoundries and TSMC.
"As of today, we have received 35 tape outs from our customers at 32nm and 28nm and many more are in the pipeline for tape out this year. Customers are anxious to capitalize on the benefits of HKMG higher performance with lower power consumption," said Ana Hunter, vice president of Samsung's North American foundry services, in a blog post.
Even though customers of Samsung Electronics had submitted designs to the company, it is unclear when the mass production of chips using high-k metal gate (HKMG) 28nm (low power, LP) and 32nm (LP) fabrication processes will begin. It is more than likely that the first chips will be made already in 2011. Earlier this year Samsung indicated thatchips made at 28nm node could integrate four to six billion of transistors. Besides, later this year Samsung will begin test manufacturing at 20nm node.
Samsung began its foundry business over six years ago with a focus on advanced technology nodes. Thanks to an aggressive process technology roadmap in place, the company set out to compete in an industry that was already seeing some consolidation. At present Samsung Electronics is about to become one of the world's top three foundries along with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company as well as Globalfoundries.
As of last year, 45nm became the majority volume runner in Samsung's 300mm S Line in Giheung. The yield on this node has been "excellent", according to the company. Currently, new logic fab at Samsung's Austin, Texas facility line is on schedule with 45nm low-power process qualified and the expectation is that this fab will be producing about 40 000 wafers per month by the end of 2011.


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Sounds good.. Shogun, if you want to be the list-keeper, perhaps you should start a new thread, the official pu-erh box pass thread, and the first post will contain the list of people, the rules, the deadline, etc. Then you can just keep editing that first post. (Like Victoria did for oolong.)
Getting my wisdom teeth pulled was actually a good experience. They gave me laughing gas *and* opiates to put me under.... so needless to say I was in a pretty good mood when I woke up! Even afterward there was not much pain involved -- I wouldn't worry about it. Anyway good luck!
Oh, and drink lots of shu! Remember when hopGoblin had something up with his foot, shu kept the infections at bay.


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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. "
An Uh-Oh Moment
If you're a journalist, it helps to know how to write. But sometimes, nothing matters more than doing your research.
Case in point: some time ago, we began planning a Q&A for BJT's Center Stage feature with an entrepreneur who appeared to offer a classic rags-to-riches story. We read that he'd grown up in a family of modest means, learned good values from his father and started his first business when he was in his 20s. By the time he hit 30, he headed a thriving company; and now, nearly 40 years later, his holdings included numerous businesses around the U.S.—not to mention literally dozens of cars and yachts. He also owned a capacious, recently refurbished business jet that he was thinking of trading in for an even larger one, to make it easier for him to oversee international operations of a retail chain he'd founded.
After interviewing him aboard his current jet—which was parked alongside his $200,000 Rolls Royce—our reporter confirmed that we had the makings of a fascinating piece. As the writer later proclaimed in the introduction to his manuscript, the subject is "the very embodiment of the American dream, a modern-day Horatio Alger who, from a blue-collar childhood, has built a business empire."
How had he done it? He told our writer that his family had taught him that "when you are true to your word and good and loyal to those around you, nothing can prevent you from achieving your dreams." He added that "constant hard work and unwavering generosity leads to success," and, indeed, he gave munificently to several charities. One gift to a school reportedly totaled $1 million.
The story seemed inspiring, and yet certain aspects of it raised red flags for me. Where had he gotten the money to launch his first business? Why hadn't he wanted the interviewer to discuss certain topics? How had he lost close relatives in two fiery car crashes in the space of just a few years? I had more questions than answers.
Fortunately, I also had Google. First, it led me to the interviewee's own website, which touted him on the home page as a family man, entrepreneur and philanthropist. It contained information on his businesses and charities and links to articles about his gargantuan primary yacht. Another site estimated his net worth at $75 million while another showed photos of him with his attractive longtime girlfriend. Still another featured aerial views of his waterfront mansion.
But then, just as I was about to stop surfing and start editing, I discovered additional accounts that muddied the narrative. One described our interviewee as one of his state's richest hoodlums and a longtime member of the Colombo crime family. It also mentioned felony convictions for gun possession and attempted grand larceny, his alleged role in intra-family Mafia wars and jail meetings with mob superiors. Further digging turned up court records suggesting that he wanted to get a rival-family member killed.
I also saw that the interviewee has consistently denied any Mafia ties. Still, the Horatio Alger image faded fast. And speaking of killing, we killed the story.
In journalism, it pays to check your facts. Then check 'em some more.
This is nothing compared to what the alphabetized government thugs do to people. The guy is probably a sweetheart with a guilty conscience. I would not mind befriending him, her, it.
Just because you want to get, allegedly, someone killed, does not mean intent to do so. Gun possession is not a crime. And car crashes, well that does not make you a bad person either. Bad driver - well maybe.
Perhaps you should have a section called Lifestyles of the Underworld. But that is no less glamorous in my book than waste, fraud and inefficiency in the Federal Government.
Hope your person in question lives a nice long prosperous healthful life - just like the rest of us.
Hope you didn't make this guy angry for not writing the article about his, you know the guys love publicity that makes them look good! Hope the writer doesn't end up swimming with the fishes!!
What are you sayin? men of respect can't have private jets? fugedaboutit. You got any idea how hard it is to travel the airlines with a pistola these days? And airline food....fugedaboutit......wise guys have to eat that stuff then somebodies gonna get whacked. The fellas need corporate planes, otherwise they can't smoke a stogie on the way to miami beach.
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Blue Ribbons for Child Abuse Prevention Month
To the editor:
Many of you may have noticed the Blue Ribbons tied to lampposts along Minnesota Street and wondered why they were there. April is National Child Abuse Prevention month. This month and throughout the year, the Brown County Child Abuse Prevention Council encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making New Ulm a better place for children and families. By ensuring that parents have the knowledge, skills and resources they need to care for their children, we can help promote children's social and emotional well-being and prevent child maltreatment within families and communities.
Research shows that when parents possess six protective factors, the risk for neglect and abuse diminish and optimal outcomes for children, youth and families are promoted. The six protective factors are:
Nurturing and attachment
Knowledge of parenting and of child and youth development
Parental resilience
Social connections
Concrete supports for parents
Social and emotional developmental well-being
April is the time to celebrate the important role that communities play in protecting children. Everyone's participation is critical. Focusing on ways to build and promote the protective factors, in every interaction with children and families, is the best thing for our community can do to prevent child maltreatment and promote optimal child development.
Sally Dannenberg
New Ulm


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Lowland Piping Workshop
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A Lowland and Border Piping Weekend
with PETE STEWART
A unique opportunity to spend a weekend with one of the leading figures of the Lowland and Border piping revival. Pete will be well-inown to members of The Lowland and Border Pipers Society, both as membership secretary and as editor of the journal Common Stock, and to others as the author of two books about the Lowland pipers and their music, 'The Day it Daws' and 'Welcome Home My Dearie'. He has also spent the past twenty years researching and interpreting the Lowland and Border repertoire and has developed a distinctive style of performance.
When asked to say something about himself Pete replied
"I came to piping from a background of playing traditional dance music on fiddle. My early days of piping were mostly influenced by the music of Central France. When I moved to Scotland in 1992 and discovered the music of the Lowlands, which at that time was hardly being played, even in the LBPS, I was immediately drawn to this unfamiliar repertoire. Twenty years on I am still discovering aspects which are new to me. In this workshop weekend I hope to share some of these discoveries. It won't be a masterclass in technical wizardry, but I hope it will introduce participants to this music and open up new ways of interpreting it.
Anyone who wants to know more about the music of Scotland outside the highlands, with a particular focus on the dance music. You should be familiar enough with your pipes to be able to play fairly simple new music and to explore new techniques. An ability to read music will be a help, but is certainly not essential.
pipes of all types are welcome. Ideally they should be in A440hz but we may be able to accommodate others.
The structure of the workshop will be determined by the preferences of the participants, but will cover some of the following:
1 Repertoire and resources; just what is Lowland music and where do I find it?
2 Interpretation; this music is unlike any I've played before - how do I make sense of it?
3 Technique; the use of ornament - is there a Lowland technique and how can I learn it?
4 History of piping in the lowlands
5 How to learn new music
6 Other topics suggested by you as participant
We are unlkely to be able to cover all these, so participants will be asked to indicate their preferences.
The focus will be principally on the first two which wil inevitably involve item 3 as well; we will look particularly at rhythmic types and tune structures; 6/4, 4/4, 9/4, 3/2, 3/4 etc., the ways in which these forms relate to the dances, and ways in which we can bring these tunes to life from the written page.
There is very little Lowland and Border music on the web but Pete does have his own Youtube channel where you can hear some of the repertoire, though Pete says that he hasn't uploaded anything in a while and his understanding of the music has moved on in the meantime. Pete also keeps a blog 'Lowland Amusement' but again, not much has been added here for a while. 'Its been a very busy time, what with workshops, Edinburgh Festival shows, conference papers and suchlike - there's not been much time for writing about piping', he says.
'Lowland Amusement' is HERE
The You Tube channel is HERE and here's Pete paying 'Mr Preston's Hornpipe':


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By its appearance without revealing the year, can you guys tell if it is raw or cooked?
mr mopu wrote:A picture of the back of the wrapper would help. By any chance is this a 2002? check this link also. It may help http://www.aliexpress.com/item/GRANDNES ... 83469.html or this one http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product ... 90971.html
deadlysight wrote:It's certainly older than 2003, I also had the 2003 year brick, and it is much more greener.
If this tea brick is not from Menghai / Dayi, then where does it come from. It's quality is quite good, complete leaves show up after the steep, and certainly look very aged. What are the intention of faking a good tea.
deadlysight wrote:But anyways, different storage and location can make a big difference to the appearance of the tea brick. But that shouldn't grant tea merchants intention to relabel the year of the tea.
shah82 wrote:Did you only show the back of the brick, and the top didn't show the part of the brick that has it?
wyardley wrote:Did you acquire it from a vendor who sold it as 90s tea, or from someone who has actually had the tea since the 90s?
wyardley wrote:I also can't comment on whether it's fake or not (and I certainly don't mean to suggest that I think this is fake tea)


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Louwagie, Hovila
MARSHALL – Amanda Louwagie and Lucas Hovila announce their engagement. Parents of the couple are Jerry and Jan Louwagie of Marshall and Brian and Nancy Hovila of Bloomington. Louwagie is a 2005 Marshall High School graduate, a 2009 Minnesota State University-Mankato graduate with a B.S. in dietetics and a 2010 University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine Dietetic Internship graduate. She is employed by A'viands as registered dietitian. Hovila is a 2005 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Bloomington and 2009 graduate of University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a B.S. in applied economics. He is employed by Minnesota Hospital Association in St. Paul. The couple plans an Aug. 23, 2014, wedding at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall, with reception to follow at the Jerry and Jan Louwagie farm


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Posts Tagged 'Bitching License'
The uglier side of the coaching carousel…
Well, in case you were so overcome with joy at the news that "Kiffin the Elder" (a/k/a "The Full Monte") would be joining Coach Kiffin next Fall in Knoxville—and I can completely understand why you might be—the news out of Auburn is much less pleasant.
Apparently, "War Eagles" are cannibals because at present, the Auburn Tigers are voraciously eating their own…
First of all, I want to make it absolutely clear that I am not purporting to offer any thoughts on whether Gene Chizik was a good hire from a "football" perspective. First, aside from my remembering that Chizik was on the Auburn staff as a defensive coordinator in the 2004-ish era, I really don't know enough about the man's essentials to assess him one way of the other. I have never been (nor do I plan to become) a devoted follower of the Iowa State Cyclones either, thus I also lack the knowledge to weigh whether Chizik's 5-19 record as the head coach in Ames really means that much or not.
Second, as a Tennessee fan, I have little room and even less desire to point out the shortcomings of other programs at this particular point in time ("ahem… pot, meet kettle")…
Third, I don't have to really even get into the substance of Chizik's qualifications to realize that all hell has broken loose on the Plains.
There are some very restless natives in Auburn.
Since Gene Chizik's announcement as the new head coach, the Tiger faithful have literally declared a civil war on a scale which boggles the mind and confounds reason. The only reaction I have been able to draw thus far is that, based purely upon the reaction of the fans, alumni, and talking heads—completely irrespective of his abilities—Gene Chizik is going to have a very tough time winning at Auburn.
The reason for this is that, with the exception of Auburn AD Jay Jacobs, and perhaps Kirk Herbstreit, there appears to be no one among the Tiger faithful who is, was, or believes that they will ever be happy with this hire. Of course, this is an understatement of prodigious proportions—somewhat akin to saying that GM is undergoing a "minor financial adjustment" or that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has made some "unpopular decisions." Only two words accurately describe the situation among the Aubies:
Cataclysmic Meltdown.
For example, listen to the guy ranting and raving in the background as Jay Jacobs returns to Auburn after sealing the deal with Chizik over the weekend.
Jay Jacobs Gets a Welcome Back to Auburn
Wow, now that is some serious fan support!
Now, mind you this is occurring before the official announcement has even been made. This was not, however an isolated incident.
Over at Track 'em Tigers, the reaction was enough to induce vomiting (you simply have to read through some of the comments), and I am pretty certain that a few of the commenters have since committed suicide. In particular, the guy who wrote this letter:
Mr. Jacobs
I have no words to express how I feel about the hiring of Chizik as the head football coach at Auburn University. How can anyone be this devoid of wisdom. I have been an Auburn fan for 40 years. I went to school during the Barfield years for goodness sake. During this entire period I have never once even considered wavering in my allegiance to Auburn.
As of now I will turn in my tickets. (scholarship) I will not send another dime of support to the University, and I will join all efforts towards the removal of you and everyone else involved in this ridiculous hire.
You and Dr. Gogue may think you can sit in your ivory towers protected by the powers that be, (and you know to whom I am referring) but you forget Auburn is a grassroots university. Hard working men and women made Auburn the great university it is today. I hold fast to the belief that it is the spirit that lives in these same men and women which will cause us to band together and throw you and the rest of your crowd out on your ears.
It cannot happen soon enough!!!!
• via: Track 'em Tigers — WarEagle99
The comments over at al.com's Gold Mine Blog were fairly similar in their lack of … excitement. My personal favorite was:
Excuse me while I go take down generations of Auburn memorabilia and burn my diploma.
• via: al.com — BigBlueHey
Of course, we all know that comments are often submitted in the heat of the moment, and are less than well thought out—I'm as guilty of that as anyone. The bad news is that, by and large, even the cooler heads have shown strong misgivings at the hiring of Chizik. One such "cooler head" is that of Will Collier at From the Bleachers who writes:
All that stuff about "don't panic" and "they sky is not falling" and "Auburn will hire a good coach?" Never mind all that. Dogs and cats are, in fact, living together in the luxury suites of Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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Gene Chizik is almost certainly the worst candidate interviewed during this utter farce of a coaching search. He is a poor recruiter who has completely failed to date as a head coach. Chizik's own friends in the coaching community openly scoff at the idea of him being a head coach for a major program.
For Auburn's program, he will be the equivalent of Mike DuBose, although hopefully without the cheating.
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I don't say this lightly, but, Fire Jay Jacobs. And while you're at it, fire his buddy Tim Jackson, who inexplicably was invited along for the interviews, despite the fact that Jackson is Auburn's… ticket manager. That makes as much sense as asking a halfwit greenskeeper to sit in on interviews for a corporate CEO.
• via: From the Bleachers
Two more particularly well done pieces can be found at The War Eagle Reader and The Pigskin Pathos as well as some ranting and raving from A Lifetime of Defeats.
All of this begs the question, when does exercising your constitutionally (and in my opinion morally) protected "bitching license" leave you in the proverbial Catch-22? It seems to me that even if Gene Chizik were the second coming of Vince Lombardi or (to put it more into context) Shug Jordan, that he is now doomed to fail. In other words, no matter how good he is as a coach, he is already disliked by the fanbase before a single down of football has been played. I understand that the Auburn faithful are not happy with the hire, and that many feel Tommy Tuberville was essentially fired for no good reason, but at the end of the day if you are an Auburn fan, if you don't rally around your new coach, it is all but assured that the program will implode for at least 2-5 years, if not more.
Fortunately for Auburn, some of those in the blogosphere have recognized this, including Joe Cribbs Car Wash and Fields of Donahue who writes:
Alright, our new head coach is Gene Chizik.
We're not happy.
It sucks.
The only thing to do now is support him. I don't care if he was miserably bad at Iowa State. He is our coach now, and we need to get behind him…
• via: Fields of Donahue
I feel for the Auburn folks. The Tennessee Volunteers are just coming out of the gloom of what is, without question, the single most difficult football season I've ever lived through. All season long Orange Nation spent a great deal of time ripping one another to shreds before Smiling Mike Hamilton and the Great Punkin finally quieted things. Like it or not, at least Smiling Mike had the decency and good sense to address the issue with Fulmer in as transparent and public a manner as was probably possible. That helped start the healing process, and probably accounts for the general sense of excitement surrounding the ascendancy of the Blackjack General as Tennessee's new football coach, despite the fact that many still have questions about his experience. That is also precisely why Auburn AD Jay Jacobs is currently public enemy number one down on the Plains. Still the situations are really not all that dissimilar.
That's the odd thing. From where I am sitting—from a purely "factual" perspective—both Tennessee and Auburn are looking at largely untested and unknown head coaches putting on their headsets next fall. The only difference is that Tennessee is doing everything it possibly can to help boost their new skipper to success, while it seems that Auburn is obliterating every possible chance for their new hire to enjoy the same. Both men have a tough road and a lot of work ahead of them, but—as things currently stand—it would appear that Kiffin has a much better chance of success simply because the fanbase is uniting behind him.
Right now, I am really appreciating Smiling Mike…
Hopefully, the Tennessee fans out there who are quick to attack will pay attention to this debacle at Auburn and learn. Sometimes you have to come together, sometimes you have to put differences aside, sometimes you have to bite your tongue. That is what it means to be part of a team or, as I have described it, a family. Establishing a tradition always requires unity and sacrifice.
Learn from this, Orange Nation, lest you follow the Tigers down that bitter primrose path…


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For our project this week I chose to do a really fun science experiment using items I already had. My little man loves to get dirty and be hands on so creating a volcano and watching it erupt sounded perfect. I took ideas from books but altered it to be something a 3 year old can do. So put on those old clothes and grab some items
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The adoption rates of cats in shelters across America went up by 5 percent in March, helping to lower the euthanasia rates, according to new data in the PetPoint Report published by Canada's Pethealth Inc.
The report looked at data from more than 1,000 animal shelters, comparing March 2011 to March 2012. The rates of cat and dog euthanasia have declined by 19 percent and 12 percent respectively, most likely because the rates of adoption have gone up.
"We see continued cooperation between groups mobilizing the cat and dog populations to increase adoptions and reduce euthanasia," said Brad Grucelski, vice president of PetPoint Solutions at Oakville, Ontario-based Pethealth Inc. "This movement is particularly important at this time of year as groups prepare for the seasonal spike in the North American feline population that occurs when kittens begin arriving in spring."
Euthanasia is the unfortunate consequence of overcrowded shelters and pet overpopulation. According to the Humane Society of the United States, roughly 6-8 million pets enter shelters each year, and about half of them have to be euthanized because of a lack of vets and resources to care for sick cats and dogs. VCA Animal Hospitals partners with many shelters across the nation in support of pet adoption and to provide veterinary care so healthy animals get adopted.