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Pakistan: Peacebuilding in an impossible context?
27 July 2012: Zahid Ahmed, Insight on Conflict's Local Correspondent for Pakistan, explains how, caught between the restrictions placed on them by the state and a relationship with the general public framed by suspicion of collaboration with the West, Pakistani peacebuilders need to articulate their work on their own terms.
Some incidents external to Pakistan have also contributed to feelings of enmity against the West. One main trigger was the publication of blasphemous cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad by a Danish newspaper in 2007. Several other Danish and non-Danish newspapers re-printed the same cartoons, igniting the feelings in the Muslim world. Following this there were protests and attacks on white foreigners in some Muslim countries. In 2008, there was a bomb blast just outside the Danish Embassy in Islamabad. Since then, aggression against Western elements has been the common response of extremists in Pakistan.
Consequently, international development organisations and their local partners are seen with much suspicion in Pakistan. Western organisations are perceived to be supporting the US agenda, or supporting the anti-Islamic ambitions of the Western world in Muslim countries by promoting Western values under the disguise of development assistance or peacebuilding work. Thus, insecurity has been increasing for both local and foreign organisations in Pakistan.
Between the state and tribal institutions
The freedom of peacebuilders to act varies across the country: in some places there is a more favourable environment than in others. For example, NGOs face fewer challenges in the Punjab than in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where peacebuilders encounter opposition from both state and non-state elements. One peacebuilder working in the tribal areas, who wished to remain anonymous, shared that they cannot work there without the permission of the political administration, intelligence agencies and other influential elements. He stressed that people in his area do not always have hostility towards the West, particularly if the foreign elements do not interfere in their religious and traditional values. This creates a situation where the peacebuilder must set a course between state bureaucracy and the cultural independence of the tribal areas.
People in the tribal areas have enjoyed some level of autonomy since the independence of Pakistan in 1947, and preserving their distinct customs – of governance, of justice – has been their biggest concern. Humaira Shaikh of Shirkat Gah, who has been working in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to promote the role of women in peacebuilding, highlighted some of the constraints this places on her work:
The biggest challenge I think is the right of revenge that is part of the [Pakhtun] culture, where feuds can linger on for generations. Sometimes, the mothers and grandmothers hold on to these practices and taunt their sons and grandsons until they have killed the foe. The parallel justice systems e.g. jirga, Panchayat etc., are prevalent in society and create hurdles in building relations between the state and citizen, and reinforce patriarchy which keeps women out of any peace building roles in society.Western organisations and their partners are not only seen with suspicion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, this animosity has also developed in other parts of the country. A peacebuilder from Southern Punjab reported that, "local people take foreign-funded projects as a conspiracy [from the West], to impose an agenda of domination and promote unethical views in the society". This creates a fundamental barrier to peacebuilding: how can one do worthwhile work when it is impossible to even develop a good rapport with the locals?
Creating a definition for Pakistan
To some extent the answer lies in the experiences of local Pakistani peacebuilders. A more interesting question, however, is how this complex situation affects the attitude of local peacebuilders towards their own work. It is difficult to undertake work of this nature and be labelled a 'foreign agent' in your own country, but a common one for any NGO funded by a foreign organisation, whose officials often visit their offices. This is blunt proof to many project participants that Pakistani peacebuilders are partial, directed by outside elements for propaganda against Pakistan or Islam. Faced with this, how do Pakistani peacebuilders perceive peacebuilding, and the value of their work?
I have met peacebuilders who are frustrated by the intense problems they face on a daily basis. Nonetheless, I have observed a fabulous level of optimism for peace in Pakistan. There is a common view that there is need for cooperation to develop a common understanding of peacebuilding in Pakistan. People working for peace understand the central aspect of their work as – in the words of one peacebuilder from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – "an important factor in the development and prosperity of Pakistan". There is general understand that achieving the "sustainability" of any peace established in the country is crucial. In recent times, peacebuilding has centred on promoting intercultural and interreligious harmony, as articulated by Humaira Shaikh:
Peace is the absence of war, but building or constructing peace is to create harmony and tolerance through pluralism and brotherhood/sisterhood, and about cherishing human diversity.
The way forward
The majority of peacebuilders interviewed for this article emphasised that peacebuilders should respect local cultural sensitivities. It is important because without that it will be a hard journey for any peacebuilder to develop relationships of trust in Pakistan. Secondly, the respondents emphasised the need to integrate local aspirations into their peacebuilding models, through consultations with locals. Yet, according to one peacebuilder from the Punjab, "We should bring different stakeholders onboard including local leaders and international community to have an exchange of ideas". This exchange is much-needed, rather than a one-way consultation, because it enables locals to develop a better understanding of peacebuilding and its related practices in other contexts. This is very important if we are to develop optimism for peace, sorely lacking among local communities in Pakistan.
As previously stated, relationships of trust are key to work in Pakistan, something that should not be ignored either by peacebuilders from Pakistan or abroad. I can attest from personal experience that locals are always concerned about the involvement of Western elements in the kind of work NGOs or individual peacebuilders do; therefore, they ask pertinent questions. Peacebuilders must be prepared to provide professional justifications for collaboration with foreign agencies. For peacebuilding to have any chance of success, it has to be transparent.
Considering the fact that Pakistan is home to over 100 peacebuilding groups and thousands of individuals working for peace, it is important to build strong alliances. These alliances could help to sustain peacebuilding projects but also could be used for the protection of fellow peacebuilders and NGOs. A colleague in Islamabad told me that the city is called 'a birthplace and a graveyard' of peacebuilding networks. There is a tendency for groups to form collaborations but for those networks not to be sustained beyond a few years. However, some emerging collaborations show promise, such as Peace Network Pakistan (PNP) and some small-scale interactions between women's peacebuilding groups. PNP is young and limited in scope at this stage, with only 14 member organisations the majority of which are from Islamabad.
Previous broad focused networks failed due to lack of funding and divergences between the members. It is important for new networks to learn from these previous experiences and sustain their efforts, especially in circumstances of limited or no funding from the outside. Nonetheless, a national network of peacebuilders is lacking, which is the need of time. In this regard, it is timely and appropriate to merge NGO networks, such as PNP, with citizens' initiatives like Amn Ittihad, to give peacebuilding the best chance of survival in Pakistan.
Foreign aid should focus on building the capacities of local organisations towards sustainability after the end of short-term aid. In addition, it is also the responsibility of donor organisations to ensure that there is transparency in the way they operate via local partner organisations, because that is needed at local levels for people to trust peacebuilding interventions. Local organisations also need to inform the local communities of the nature and limitations of their collaborations with both internal and external donors. Such measures will help build a foundation for peacebuilding in Pakistan.
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Once again trainer Dale Romans shipped a contender from his Churchill
Downs base to Keeneland to work a week before the Toyota Blue Grass
Stakes (G1). Last year, the horse was Donegal Racing's Dullahan, who won the race by 1¼ lengths.
Romans' candidate for the 2013 Toyota Blue Grass is Siena Farms LLC homebred Dewey Square, a Bernardini colt who was third behind Uncaptured in last year's Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) and is coming off a fifth behind Rydilluc in the Palm Beach Stakes (G3). Both Uncaptured and Rydilluc are being pointed to the Toyota Blue Grass.
"If something works, we stick with it," Romans, who received the 2012
Eclipse Award as outstanding trainer, said about the schedule.
With Tammy Fox aboard, Dewey Square worked five furlongs in 1:03.
Clockers caught the colt's first three furlongs in :38.20 with a
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"He got stronger as he got used to what he was running on, and he
galloped out really strong," Romans said. "It looked like he figured it
Today could be a big day for Siena, the Paris, Kentucky, breeding
operation that represents the partnership of Anthony R. Manganaro,
Ignacio "Nacho" Patino and David Pope. Siena is racing homebred Private Ensign, also trained by Romans, in today's Central Bank Ashland (G1). The farm bred Elnaawi, a Street Sense colt owned by Shadwell Stable in today's Wood Memorial Stakes (G1) at Aqueduct.
Wes Welker's Undrafted, who won his career debut at
Keeneland a year ago, was the final candidate for Toyota Blue Grass
Stakes (G1) to work here Saturday.
With Azael De Leon aboard, Undrafted worked five furlongs in 1:01.60 in company with the three-year-old filly Sunset Time.
"He looked good. He broke off about 10 lengths behind that filly and
closed and met her there at the eighth pole and cruised on to the wire,"
said trainer Wesley Ward, who was the leading trainer during Keeneland's spring and fall meets last year.
A gelding by Purim, Undrafted was third in the Willard L. Proctor
Memorial Stakes last June and won his final start of the season, an
allowance race on the turf, at Gulfstream Park. This year at Gulfstream,
he turned in thirds in the Gulfstream Park Derby, Hutcheson Stakes (G2)
and Swale Stakes (G3).
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Undrafted's chances in the Toyota Blue Grass. "But you kinda have to
take a shot. I think this is the best time to do it."
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will try Sunday," McPeek said of the runner-up in the Tampa Bay Derby
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We have been using the room to store broken furniture since we moved in, so to make it look habitable we have to move two wardrobes, a chair and a mirror out on to the patio. "What if she comes out here?" I ask a flatmate as we lug the second wardrobe out. "Normal people's gardens aren't fully furnished."
"We'll just tell the truth," he says.
"That we've put them here to disguise the fact her room is a cupboard?"
"Not in those exact words."
Soon there is nothing in the room except a bed, but it still doesn't look much like a bedroom. It's more like the isolation ward of a makeshift wartime hospital; the sort of place Florence Nightingale would come to sing a lullaby to a man whose legs have come off. We all agree to take £50 off the asking price.
I decide I need to be doing something cool when she arrives. Unfortunately, the coolest thing I can think of at the time is online banking. I sit down at the computer, facing away from the door, and convince myself that women like a man who's aloof but solvent.
She turns up, looking almost scarily normal, just as I find out that I'm overdrawn. After about 10 seconds she says "OK", and we have a new flatmate. Apparently she only needs the room for a month anyway. She even offers to pay the original asking price, but it's one of those special English offers you can't actually accept.
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1. Windows 8.1 Update 2 Is Expected Next Week
Neowin reports that sources have confirmed the release of Update 2 on August 12. The update is simply being referred to as "August Update" by Microsoft. It will be an optional update, and its features will definitely include some security updates, as it will be released as part of Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday security updates.
ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley believes the update will have some minor cosmetic changes as well. Overall, this update is expected to be relatively minor in scope, but Microsoft could surprise us. The new Start menu is not expected to be featured in Update 2, but will instead debut in Windows Threshold.
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2. Windows 8 Use Is Sluggish
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According to a report on Infoworld, Windows 8 and 8.1 use is down. According to Infoworld, "Windows 7 has grown by nearly twice the amount of Windows 8 in the past six months."
The figures show that as XP use continues to dwindle, Windows 7 use is increasing. This is interesting, as Windows 8 and 8.1 are more recent versions of the OS.
3. Another Windows 8.1 Update Might Happen This Fall
Still haven't come to grips with the first 8.1 update? The video above highlights all of the important improvements.
ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley, a highly reputable source for Windows news, says that it is unlike that we'll see another update to Windows 8.1 in the fall. However, other sources say that a Fall update is not yet out of the question. Here's what Mary Jo Foley predicts for 8.1:
"Microsoft's original plan was to make this update a much bigger and more important release. The Windows team originally was aiming to make the new 'mini' Start Menu part of this second update, but scrapped that plan a couple of months ago, deciding instead to make the new Start Menu a feature of Windows 'Threshold.' Threshold, likely to be called Windows 9, is still sounding like a Spring 2015 deliverable."
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It isn't just Windows PCs and tablets that are getting an update this month. ZDNet notes that Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 will be getting a preview this week. Here's what they say you can expect to see (and not see):
"The expected gesture-recognition technology that would have allowed users to hover over elements in Windows Phone 8.1 (rather than having to click on them) didn't make it into Update 1. Microsoft officials won't say when or even if they expect this technology to come to Windows Phone…
With Update 1, apps can be organized into folders on the Start screen. There's a new live tile for the Windows Phone Store. Users can select multiple SMS messages, making text-message management easier…
Microsoft is turning on "consumer" VPN in this update, allowing users to connect to VPNs over Wi-Fi."
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5. Everyone Seems to Be Waiting For Threshold
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Paul Thurrott of Windows SuperSite has some dirt on the behind-the-scenes development of Windows 8.1 Update 2. Originally, it was going to be much more robust, and perhaps even introduce some entirely new features. However, he writes, the company seems to want to put all of its new features in the upcoming Threshold edition of Windows. Thurrott argues that "by aligning all of its best new features around a new Windows version, Microsoft can get past this Vista-like mistake and move on more easily."
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This Must Be the Place (2011)
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Cheyenne, a wealthy former rock star (Penn), now bored and jaded in his retirement embarks on a quest to find his father's persecutor, an ex-Nazi war criminal now hiding out in the U.S. Learning his father is close to death, he travels to New York in the hope of being reconciled with him during his final hours, only to arrive too late. Having been estranged for over 30 years, it is only now in death that he learns the true extent of his father's humiliation in Auschwitz at the hands of former SS Officer Aloise Lange - an event he is determined to avenge. So begins a life-altering journey across the heartland of America to track down and confront his father's nemesis. As his quest unfolds, Cheyenne is reawakened by the people he encounters and his journey is transformed into one of reconciliation and self discovery. As his date with destiny arrives and he tracks down Lange, Cheyenne must finally decide if it is redemption he seeks ....or revenge. Starring two time Academy Award winner Sean Penn and marking the much-anticipated English-language debut of acclaimed director Paolo Sorrentino, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE is a gripping examination of a man on the precipice of obsession.- Written by Anonymous
Cheyenne is a former rock star. At 50 he still dresses 'goth' and lives in Dublin off his royalties. The death of his father, with whom he wasn't on speaking terms, brings him back to New York. He discovers his father had an obsession: to seek revenge for a humiliation he had suffered. Cheyenne decides to pick up where his father left off, and starts a journey, at his own pace, across America.- Written by Trinity Filmed Entertainment
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If they were really serious they would bring in a few A-10 Thunderbolts. Those 30mm Gatling guns should give them all the fire power they need!!
This is a discussion on Playing hardball within the Law Enforcement, Military & Homeland Security Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Looks like they have modified the rules of engagement a bit! US warns they'll confront violence on the Texas, Mexico border 11:45 AM CDT on ...
Looks like they have modified the rules of engagement a bit!US warns they'll confront violence on the Texas, Mexico border
11:45 AM CDT on Friday, October 17, 2008
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EDINBURG, Texas—Authorities in South Texas said Friday that they won't be intimidated by increasingly violent drug smugglers, announcing a larger Border Patrol presence and that more heavily armed deputies will be authorized to return fire across the Mexican border.
Operation "River Freedom Denial" will target areas along the Rio Grande in the southern tip of Texas where violence has risen lately with more ground and air resources, said Border Patrol sector chief Ronald Vitiello.
Standing with a Texas Department of Public Safety captain and the Hidalgo County Sheriff, Vitiello cited an exchange of gunfire between his agents and drug smugglers Monday and another incident this week of a smuggler ramming an agent's truck in making his escape.
Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino said the deputies he will assign to the operation along the river will all be issued fully automatic rifles and authorized to return fire.
"We are not going to be intimidated by the increased aggression," Trevino said.
He recalled an incident in 2006 when more than 300 shots were fired across the river at his deputies and Border Patrol agents. At that time he decided to pull his deputies back from the river for their safety.
Not this time.
"If fired upon we will respond in kind," he said.
Tension along the border has increased this week with a shootout in downtown Matamoros, Mexico across the river from Brownsville, Thursday afternoon and shots fired at or near the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, Mexico twice this week. In the first incident, a grenade was lobbed at the consulate that did not explode.
Vitiello and Trevino declined to offer more details about the operation, content with sending a message that law enforcement at all levels along the border is cooperating and will not tolerate violence.
Vitiello attributed the uptick in aggression in part to frustration of drug cartels who are facing a Border Patrol with more manpower and resources.
Cases of violence against Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley sector have increased for three consecutive years. This year there have been more than 130 incidents including assaults and people throwing rocks at agents, said Border Patrol spokesman Dan Doty.
Violence at this end of the Rio Grande pales in comparison to West Texas where more than 1,100 people have been killed in drug cartel violence this year in Juarez, Mexico, across the river from El Paso.
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If they were really serious they would bring in a few A-10 Thunderbolts. Those 30mm Gatling guns should give them all the fire power they need!!
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......And a measured number of angry Texan residents tired of living in the crossfire.
They certainly talk the talk, but can they walk the walk?
Tell us a thousands time about what you're going to do.
Show us once and then we'll believe you...
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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It would be a step up if the "powers" simply stopped arresting those agents in the field who are attempting to get the job done. That'd be something.
The ROE should, IMO, be simple: coming in the front door is fine; but coming in the side window results in a free-fire elimination of the threat. In Texas, after all, invasion of the home at night is a clear and present danger. The day this happens is the day I'll believe the resolve is there. Not until then.
Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it.
Thoughts: Justifiable self defense (A.O.J.).
Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims?
Reason over Force: Why the Gun is Civilization (Marko Kloos).
The muzzle end of a .45 pretty much says, "Go Away" in every language.
Fast is fine, accuracy is final. Learn to be slow in a hurry.
"I never met a man that had been in a gunfight and wished that he had a smaller gun. Ever."
As the economy and illegal climate changes, so does the number of dollars going to Mexico from illegals. Tensions rise...especially on the Mexico side (why does one not see the same on the Canadian side?). The Mexico economy is drying up faster than a grape in Texas heat. Things will only get worse and expect tensions to boil.
no, if they were really serious this wouldnt be an issue. mine the line anywhere outside of the legal crossings, make it a free fire zone and place signage(in both languages) to such end. anyone dumb enough to cross gets whats coming.
I think this area could be a wonderful training ground for military snipers to get some practice in before deploying to the sand box. They could get practice on both recon work and marksmanship. Any fire coming in from Mexico is of course an attack on the United States. Anyone sneaking over the border is an insurgent. As long as they don't get into the physical apprehension of suspected illegal aliens, I wouldn't call it law enforcement work. Until the Border Patrol gets their numbers up I bet they could use the help.
Infowars- Proving David Hannum right on a daily basis
Make and offer to retired military snipers and designated shooters to help controll the borders.
I see absolutely no reason why that desolate area cannot be used as one huge artillery/aerial bombardment range.
Why waste so much manpower when a carefully implemented land mine field would be a proactive deterent with direct feedback to the bad guys.
"Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less." Robert E. Lee
I am certainly hopeful that the authorities will really ramp it up this time. Seems like the local LEO's in Texas and Arizona are tougher on illegals. I'm sure they get more static from local folks tired of being preyed upon by illegals and the scumbags that bring them and drugs across the border.
I have read, many years ago that the Border Patrol in the SW was always a tough bunch working in a dangerous place. Too bad the rules of engagement for the Feds is lacking in teeth.
I live in Edinburg,the area isn't as desolate as you think,the problem is anytime illegal or drug smugglers are caught they will do anything to flee and get back across the border endangering civilians and LEO,they will drive there vehicle into the Rio Grande river then swim across and flip off pursuing cops,or if the BP and cops are preventing them from crossing will take pot shots to try to intimidate them.Lupe Trevino the Sheriff ain't playing,if he says his deputys will return fire,I wouldn't wanta be the test case.All I can say it's about time but I kinda like the sniper idea 1 shot 1 kill
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
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How do I get my great dane to stop chewing?
My great dane chews everything and he is too big for a crate. We tried putting him in the mudroom (6x6 room) but he ate the trim and put a hole in the wall. He is very well behaved when we are with him... walks nice does not pull, great with the kids, does not bark, potty trained in two weeks etc... he just eats everything when we are away.
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I suggest a crate. There are very large crates out there. You may have to order one, but they make them for big dogs. I think you'd be happy with this: www.midwestpetproducts.com
I have a Midwest crate similar to this and its great! Very durable and easy.
Buckeye answered on 11/27/10. Helpful? / 0
Crates for giant breeds have to be mail ordered. This is one site, but shop around for best price or free shipping.
Exercise! A bored or anxious dog is destructive. A tired dog is a happy dog. If he gets a good long leash walk in the morning before everyone leaves he will be more content whether crated or not.
I'm guessing he's still young. I hope neutered, or will be when old enough. Youth, hormones and energy can get him in big trouble if he's not safely in a crate with a safe chew toy...(no rawhide).
Sonny answered on 11/28/10. Helpful? / 0
He's definitely not too big for a crate. Get him the Midwest 54" crate and it'll fit him fine. I have that one for my Mastiffs (well only one uses it) and there is plenty of room to spare in height and length, and she is 170lbs.
Reyna answered on 11/28/10. Helpful? / 0
Could be separation anxiety, bordom or both.Get him a proper crate. Here's a site explaining SA and how to deal with it.
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Lehman Upgrades Computer Science to 'Buy'
Lehman Brothers upgraded Computer Science (CSC ) to buy from market perform.
Analyst Karl Keirstead says the company set fourth quarter guidance at the low end of previous estimates but above Street estimates, and this represents the third consecutive quarter of in-line or better EPS after trouble earlier last year. Also, he says government outsourcing markets are healthy.
Keirstead says although he's concerned about slowing revenue and a potential loss of the outsourcing market to Electronic Data Systems and IBM Global Services, he thinks the stock is arguably near trough valuation. Shares are trading at 15 times the $2.94 calendar 2002 cash EPS estimate and 0.6 times the expected calendar 20002 revenue. He thinks the downside risk below $40 appears to be relatively low. Keirstead set a new $55 12-month target.


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Kenny. You may have not swallowed your pride on everything, but at least you have made a start. Saturdays dramatic draw away at Burnley saw the Lions return to a 4-4-2 formation despite the suspension of our only out and out left winger Chris Taylor, this saw Scott Malone fill in on the wing.
I'm sure 'Wall fans would've happily took a point to stop the run of defeats, but we could have had so much more.
The Lions made the best possible start after three minutes with good hold up play from Andy Keogh saw Liam Trotter fire home for his 3rd league goal, then ran to the corner to add another tribute to his dancing catalogue, this time it was "gangnam style".
Yes Trotts we know you can score, but its like watching Carlton Banks. But after that slowly but surely Burnley made chances through Junior Stanislas hitting the woodwork and Chris McCann going close. The Clarets equalised on 16 minutes after poor positioning from David Forde allowed Ben Mee to head home from a Stanislas corner.
Despite this, the Lions pushed on with James Henry hitting the woodwork, and then Scott Malone hit a wonder-shot which was somehow pushed onto the bar by Clarets goalie Lee Grant. Burnley finished the half ahead when Charlie Austin's long range header looped over Forde just before half time.
Poor positioning again by Forde will leave Lions fans asking why Maik Taylor was dropped. The second half gave the major match talking point. Stanislas saw his thumping drive ruled out for offside on 64 minutes after referee Craig Pawson overruled his linesman's initial decision to give the goal because of Martin Paterson being offside in the build up play.
Millwall continued to go forward with Chris Wood and James Henry coming close. It was getting so desperate for a goal that Danny Shittu even saw a 25 yarder tipped over by Grant. Darius "HULK" Henderson was brought on with 10 minutes remaining and dramatically got an equaliser in injury time after chesting down a Trotter pass, firing home from four yards. He almost grabbed a unbelievable winner, but he saw his header hit the bar, bounce on the line and then cleared. I'm sure Jackett would have taken a point from the game.
But this game yet again highlights a weakness, the defence.
The Lions have conceded the joint most goals in the Championship, 17. Not being able to keep the same back four game after game will be the main factor in this. Plus the poor 4-3-3 formation didn't help relinquish the pressure on the defence.
One thing I'm sure Lions fans won't be happy about is the inclusion of David Forde back in the starting XI. We saw time after time last season Forde's mistakes costing the team valuable points in a relegation battle, whereas Maik Taylor seemed to calm down the defence, and didn't make stupid errors a-la Forde. Jackett will have to see sooner or later Forde is not of Championship standard anymore.
One of the bright-lights to come out the game is Liam Trotter. Many fans (including me) were saying he should have been dropped, how ironic that he scores and sets up one in the next game! Maybe we will now see a return to form for Trotts now that he is playing just in the centre, not pushing right.
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Saturday night, for really the first time all season, North Carolina took back the top spot in this sport a year after it went on its storied run to the national title. People outside of Tobacco Road love to say that Duke-Carolina becomes too much the center of the universe. But the reality is Carolina's 83-76 win over top-ranked Duke might turn out to be one of the defining moments of the 2005-06 season. (KABC)
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The Civic Centers Program offers technical assistance and training to municipalities, civic institutions, developers, architects, building managers, and others interested in improving public buildings and the spaces around them. The main focus is on ground floors, the public spaces surrounding existing buildings, and the interface between those public spaces and nearby streets, sidewalks, and privately owned public spaces. Throughout, PPS emphasizes the need to think beyond any one building or public space, and create true civic centers through strategic development and partnerships. Our services address the design of public spaces serving government buildings, schools, hospitals, museums, libraries, office buildings, transit facilities, religious institutions, and office complexes–and how the architecture of these buildings affects the surrounding public environment.
Types of Services
Professional Training and Policy Academy
PPS provides collaborative and individual training for building managers, executive directors of civic and cultural institutions, owners, architects, and developers that addresses how to create buildings and public spaces that support surrounding districts and serve as community destinations.
Civic Space Audit and Evaluation
PPS identifies key exisitng and potential civic spaces in a city and trains others city and institutional staff, planners and citizens how to evaluate each place. This critique focuses both on existing and potential public buildings and public spaces. The product is an inventory and rating of the ten most important civic spaces in a given city, as well as a series of short and longer term improvements to be implemented. PPS recommends steps to transform each of these civic spaces into a destination with ten connected great sub-places, each with ten things to do.
Pre-Design Services
PPS will work with the client to define a framework for either new development or the retrofit of existing spaces, before the architect or developer is chosen. This type of service may include: site evaluation; crafting an RFP; guidelines for the physical planning and design of public spaces and ground floors ("where the building meets the ground"); land use and zoning plans; and recommendations for building form and massing, preservation of historic structures, landscaping, and adjacent streets.
Placemaking Workshops
PPS uses its Placemaking approach to facilitate an overall vision that the client can use to guide specific strategies for creating and sustaining a civic center full of great places. To develop a vision, PPS starts by conducting workshops that tap into the creativity and resources of potential stakeholders and constituents. These workshops are structured around a participatory process in which issues of concern are identified, solutions from other communities are demonstrated, and community-based ideas for improvement are generated on-site using PPS' unique Place Game exercise. The process results in a unique local vision for a civic center. And by building community ownership in the project and identifying resources and support from local institutions, it also provides a forum for the public and private sectors to work together cooperatively on creating useful programs and setting up the groundwork for effective implementation.
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Working in an open process with municipal agencies, constituents, stakeholders, and partners, PPS creates a detailed concept–for one public space or the entire civic center–that focuses on what activities will attract people. The product is an intricate program of the uses and activities that will occur in the public space and adjacent areas throughout the civic center, including specifics about where to locate the activities and how they should relate to each other. The program would be a written description accompanied by conceptual graphics, diagrams, and/or a PowerPoint presentation to various stakeholders.
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Conceptual design builds on the program of uses and activities, going into greater detail about the layout, character and amenities that will make the program a reality. Elements may include:
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A conceptual design is not a construction document, but can be used to guide final design and construction documents.
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We have learned from our 30 years of experience that the management is responsible for 80% of the success of public spaces. PPS assists our clients in developing effective implementation and public space management strategies to sustain the activity, comfort, and safety of civic centers over the long term.
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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Wilmington Police have arrested three people in connection to a September pawn shop robbery.
The suspects allegedly went in to OPM Pawn Show on Carolina Beach Road to pawn a television. Investigators say they pistol whipped the owner and bound his hands, feet and mouth with duct tape.
Antonio Schwartz, Desmond Hudley and Virginia Jones are charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon among other crimes.


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|O'Bryant Spreads Holiday Cheer
|12.23.08 at 11:29 pm ET
This week Boston Celtics big man Patrick O'Bryant spread holiday cheer to a deserving local family. He was inspired by his community outreach during Thanksgiving and requested to be paired up with a family from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC).
Seven children and a single mother jumped out at him. This week he and his girlfriend, Molly Bergeson, took the family to Jillian's for an afternoon of fun and surprises.
"We went bowling, played pool and ping pong, and had food," O'Bryant said. "Then I came to them at the end and said, 'Oh yeah, I have one more surprise for you.' There was a big tree in the back."
O'Bryant, 22, purchased over 100 gifts, including clothes, Nintendo DS systems, and gift cards to Walmart and IKEA. Bergeson individually wrapped each present, something O'Bryant thought was important for every child.
"That's the point," he said. "You get to wake up in the morning and see all the gifts and you get to have the fun of ripping everything off and destroying the paper."
What was the best part of the day?
"It wasn't even what they said. It was just seeing their smiles and how exuberant they were. One of the girls was almost screaming when she opened her gifts," O'Bryant said. "We've been blessed with so much and not everybody gets to go through this. I figured if I was blessed with this I could help someone out and bless them with at least gifts for Christmas."
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|11.14.08 at 5:26 pm ET
Welcome to the TD BankNorth Garden where Paul and I have you covered as the Boston Celtics take on the Denver Nuggets.
This is the Celtics first look at Chauncey Billups in his new uniform since the Allen Iverson trade. Doc Rivers called Billups "terrific," noting his size (6'3″) and basketball IQ. He also praised how clutch Billups has been over his career in down the stretch, something the Celtics know a thing or two about after this week's buzzer-beating wins.
Another Nugget who is big at his position is Carmelo Anthony. Before the game Melo talked about his counterpart Paul Pierce, calling him one of the best players in the league. "I respect his game a lot, especially on this team right now," Anthony said. Pierce is averaging 35 points over the last two games.
Patrick O'Bryant will be activated tonight for the Celtics, with Rivers saying he's earned it in practice. For the Nuggets, Steven Hunter underwent arthroscoping surgery today and will be out a minimum of 12 weeks.
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CDC warns against overuse of antibiotics
For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control are ranking drug resistant germs and what they found is not good. Three different types of bacteria are now considered urgent threats.
Two million people get antibiotic resistant infections nationwide each year. 23,000 people die because the antibiotics used to treat them no longer work. Now, the CDC is urging consumers to resist overusing antibiotics. It could save you or your child's life.
At Holliday Park, no one wants to miss play time due to sickness.
But the Centers for Disease Control have a warning for Hoosiers take antibiotics only when absolutely necessary. The CDC says Indiana and the entire country is facing an urgent threat from three drug-resistant "superbugs."
It's a driving concern for Alexis Pearman and her two-and-a-half-year-old son, Brody.
"I think they're overmedicating. I think people are growing resistant and kids start way too young. I think you have to be careful with kids," said Pearman.
Antibiotics are designed to kill bacteria that cause infection. But in the process, the so-called "protective bacteria" is zapped too.
Now, there's a call to action.
"Taking a look at what we're doing in Indiana and using it as an opportunity to come together and start addressing this while it's not too late," said Pam Pontones, the State Epidemiologist with the Indiana Department of Health.
She is now urging doctors across the state to prescribe antibiotics more carefully.
According to 2010 data provided by USA Today, Indiana was one of the state's prescribing the most antibiotics, right along with Kentucky and Tennessee.
"Viral infections such as colds and influenza and gastrointestinal viruses, antibiotics are not effective," said Pontones to help clarify what antibiotics should not be prescribed to treat.
"Can you remember the last time he had an antibiotic?" Eyewitness News asked parent Matthew Harris.
"No, no it's been awhile," he said, explaining that he reserves antibiotics to treat more serious illnesses for his three-year-old namesake. "We don't do medicine all that much because I feel that all natural is the way to go."
"If they just have the sniffles or a little cold, you don't need to pop them with everything," added Pearman.
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Soothe your mind as you prep your body for childbirth. Try this simple yet powerful set of prenatal poses.
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Prep Your Body for Labor
There is probably no better way to prepare for childbirth than with yoga. The practice involves not just exercise but mindfulness. "Prenatal yoga teaches a woman to connect more fully to the life growing within her," says Sue Elkind, a certified anusara yoga instructor at Yogaphoria in New Hope, Pa., and the mother of two. What's more, she says, "Childbirth requires a great deal of strength, stamina and focus; yoga helps you with all of this." (A study of 74 first-time mothers in Thailand found that those who did prenatal yoga experienced less pain and a shorter labor.)
What to Expect This workout can be done every other day. Do the poses in the order shown and take the time to relax after you finish and feel the changes in your body. Try to alternate this workout with some aerobic exercise, such as walking or swimming, three to five days a week for 20–45 minutes a day.
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Cat/Cow Tilt
Get down on your hands and knees with your shoulders directly over your wrists (if you have any discomfort, place a rolled towel under your hands). Keep your arms straight and knees a bit farther than hip-width apart. Point your toes so the tops of your feet are on the floor. As you inhale, slowly draw your tailbone up, roll your shoulders back and look up.
Cat/Cow Tilt
Exhale slowly, pressing your hands into the floor, drawing your chin into your chest and rounding your spine. Repeat 4–6 times.
Child's Pose
Move your knees even farther apart, keeping toes together. Let your hips rest back toward your heels. Bend your elbows and rest your head on your hands [shown]. (Put a pillow under your head, if you like.) Let the muscles in your lower back release. Relax and hold for 3–5 complete breaths.
Yogi Push-Ups
Come back onto your hands and knees, wrists under shoulders, arms straight and knees in line with hips.
Yogi Push-Ups
Keeping your tailbone down, inhale, then exhale, moving your chest forward and down as you bend your elbows back along-side your ribs. Inhale and push back up. Repeat 3–5 times; then return to Child's Pose as you exhale. Stay in Child's Pose for 3 complete breaths.
Yogini Squats
Stand with your feet hip-width apart, toes facing out and hands on hips. Bend your knees about 90 degrees. Place elbows on the insides of your thighs, feet flat on the floor, palms pressed together. Hold for about 30 seconds, building to 1 minute.
Yogini Squats
Then straighten your legs, rest and lower one more time into a squat, this time lowering your hips toward the floor. Slowly begin to drop your hips down even farther toward your heels. If your heels lift up, put a blanket underneath them so your buttocks are resting at your heels. Hold for 30 seconds, building to 1 minute. To release, place knees on the floor and rest in Child's Pose.
Butterfly Pose
Sitting cross-legged, slide the soles of your feet together. If you feel your lower back rounding, sit on the edge of a blanket. Press your feet together, tuck your tailbone under and let your knees drop open. Cup your hands around your feet; don't pull. Press your feet together and continue to let your knees fall open; lean slightly forward to increase the stretch [shown]. Hold for 5–8 complete breaths.
[COOL DOWN] To finish your workout, lie on your left side with a pillow between your legs and another under your head. Inhale and exhale for 4 counts each. Concentrate on your breathing for 5–10 minutes, letting go of any tension or strain in your body.


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Zelma M. Robinson was born on 12 August 1890 at Harrison Co, WV.. She was the daughter of John Nelson Robinson and Corrina Lavina "Cora" Cunningham. She married Ralph Allen Gawthrop on 8 February 1912 at Clarksburg, WV..8 She died in October 1980 at Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV., at age 90.
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- [S1352] 1920 Harrison Co, WV. Census, Ten Mile District.
- [S1353] 1930 Harrison Co, WV. Census, Clarksburg.
- [S1041] Social Security Death Index.
- [S1021] The Telegram newspaper, Clarksburg, WV. ,11 Apr 1938.
- [S3048] Dick Wilt, e-mail to Howard Hickman, Oct 2009, photograph.
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An Experience in Serving Deviant Young Adults in a Jewish Community Center
By Cynthia Himmelfarb, Richard La Pan
Jewish Communal Service Association of North America (JCSA), National Conference of Jewish Communal Service, Summer 1962
Efforts to acculturate the "socially deviant young adult" are thought to be more effective in settings where these young adults interact regularly with "healthier peers."However, these peers frequently avoid such interactions. Therefore, a group was formed at Brooklyn's Hebrew Educational Society combining "socially inept" participants with "retardates." So long as the ratio remained 60:40 in favor of the "socially inept," significant progress was observed. As more "retardates" joined the group (reversing the ratio), the "socially inept" began to leave the group, reducing its overall effectiveness. This effectiveness was restored when a membership drive resulted in an increase of "socially inept" participants. The authors conclude that such integrated groups, when organized by an adult professional leader and selectively populated, can have a meaningful impact on all participants.
Topic: Youth, Social Work, Mental Health, Jewish Organizations, Study
Name of Publication: Journal of Jewish Communal Service
Editor: Sherman, Sanford N.
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Sources say that Apple has been in discussions with various companies from the payment industry, supposedly making arrangements so that the iOS wallet could hit the ground running. It is rumored that Cupertino will take things a step further by adding a specific piece of hardware to its new products, which will act as a secure storage for the user's sensitive data. Mobile providers will have nothing to do with this particular part of the phone, which may allow Apple to avoid some speedbumps, such as the offbeat problems Google Wallet seemed to have with Verizon.
How the payment communication will be done is yet unclear. Speculations vary between Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or NFC. With the iPhone 6 reportedly about to be announced mid-September, we guess we'll find out some more details soon enough.
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Journalist Taylor Clark has been following Starbucks' global ascendance since three stores first opened in his Oregon hometown. He ponders how the coffee-house movement has changed our daily lives, and how Starbucks transformed coffee into beverage entertainment… not always for the good. Join Taylor Clark, author of Starbucked in conversation with Bruce Feirstein.
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Argentina holidays + Hotels
With its modern art museums, hidden basement bars, and fast-evolving food scene, Argentina's capital is the most sophisticated city in Latin America
Steamy liaisons in short stay hotels – or telos – are nothing new in Argentina's capital. But now the tacky decor and garish lighting are being ditched for style, gourmet food and free mini bars
From cheap and cheerful to arty and stylish (but still inexpensive) readers recommend 10 great posadas in gorgeous locations, from the top to the bottom of South America
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Buenos Aires is not the bargain basement of a decade ago, but you can still stay in style while still leaving enough pesos to enjoy the nightlife. Here are 10 characterful hotels and B&Bs
Don't just "do" Argentina's stunning Iguazú Falls in one day, says Vicky Baker. Stay on at a local lodge and explore what remains of the Atlantic rainforest
From the shores of Lake Titicaca to the historic city streets of Buenos Aires, these affordable inns are the perfect way to enjoy South America
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From the Lux Pod in London to Home in Buenos Aires, here's a round-up of some of the best hotels and B&Bs
Today's hostels, with their stylish interiors, gourmet food and free wi-fi, are a far cry from the chilly dorms of the past. From North Yorkshire to South Africa, Jane Dunford picks the coolest hangouts
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Fresh back from his tour of Latin America, our budgeteer Benji Lanyado reviews the one-star accommodation with five-star atmosphere
Patagonia's latest luxury hotel is right in the new president of Argentina's back yard. Not that she minds — she designed it and she owns it, says Vicky Baker
Effortlessly cool and never short of surprises, Buenos Aires' hotels reflect all the style of the city itself. Vicky Baker picks 10 of the best
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Christabelle Dilks scoured Argentina to compile a new guide to boutique accommodation. Here she picks eight of the best value places to stay.
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: a person whose job is to watch and guard property at night or when the owners are away
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For Those Sick Little Circuits, A Pricey Probe
Defects in an integrated circuit cause irregularities in electric current, which can cripple a satellite or a computer. Discovering the culprit may require chemically removing layers on the chip or cutting it in cross-sections. If engineers could just take a snapshot of all the current paths on the chip, they could trace and correct the defect.
Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., say they can do just that with a magnetic force microscope (MFM) sold by Park Scientific Instruments in Sunnyvale, Calif. The MFM generates detailed images of the IC surface, based on the minute deflection of a probe scanning the chip. The probe is fitted with a microscopic magnet that can sense changes in magnetic fields generated by the electric current on the chip. Team leader Ann Campbell says the device should help chipmakers confirm their designs as well as monitor failures. But it won't come cheap. MFMs fitted with the necessary electronics may sell for as much as $250,000.


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12 of us plus the leader - half of us going all the way to Argentina, the others leave at Quito and we have fresh blood. We have such a broad spectrum of ages - from 30 to 76!
Kevin - (28) Exodus leader - American (comes from Boston) - crazy, wild, nuts, chilled, calm. He's been travelling for 6 years and had a conversation with a guy in a bar who offered him the job. He needs someone to do his paperwork for him and we are all agreed that he needs an assistant so I am working on him to persuade him to make me his PA. He's passionate about travelling and is hardened to the outdoors
Jo - (31) Good time girl from Farnborough, she's a giggle. Going all the way to Argentina.
Glenda - (37?) Complete nutter who calls herself fat bird, loves drinking and has the most wicked sense of humour in the group - she's had us in fits all week - in fact we have all said that we haven't laughed so much ever and it's none stop. Leaves us at Mexico City and joins another tour to do the South America trip.
Andrew - (40something) - Ex-city broker from Enfield - posh cockney bloke. Another one with such a sharp sense of humour and he and Glenda feed each other the funniest lines. He's a good bloke with a heart of gold. This is his 5th Exodus trip in the last year! Going all the way too.
Sally - (30) The baby of the group - GP from Southampton - really sweet and peaceful to be around - Sharing a tent with Sally at the moment as neither of us want to share with Glenda as she snores like a horse
Rob - (late thirties) - Well read, well educated, looks like a rugby player, sounds like Colin Firth (we call him Nancy) - his sarcasm is to die for and he constantly takes the rise out of everyone, particularly the Americans which goes right over their heads. Good value and great to have around when in public. Think he leaves at Mexico City.
A lot of people are leaving jobs or have been made redundant and have grabbed the opportunity to take time out. Some are on their own personal journey's but then aren't we all.
Adam - (early thirties) - Works for the government. Very quiet but soaks up all of the information so if we have any questions about the sights we are seeing who can call up all the history and stories behind everything.
Betty (Mum) & Geoff (sounds like George Fornby) - (late 60's) - Going on to Antartica after Argentina - They are incredible. Spend a lot of time travelling and doing these trips. They've been everywhere and are old hands at the living in the wilderness lark
Bob & Hazel - (late sixties) - Stange couple. Have done a lot of this kind of thing and are quite set in their ways. Keep themselves to themselves but are starting to warm to the group. Bob has a very abrupt way of delivering his conversation and he has pissed most of us off already but we're trying to coax him in to chilling out a bit and he's starting to warm up. Leaving us at Mexico.
Sonia (Mama Toast) - (76!) - Lives most of the time in Portugal - has been everywhere and is fitter than most of us youngens - She's absolutely ickle and sleeps in the back of the bus every night. We call her Mama Toast cos she stays by the gas rings in the morning to keep warm and keeps everyone plied with toast.
So, that's the 13. All crammed into a tiny air conditioned mini-bus and camping our way around Alasaka and Canada.
Ok, what have we been up to. Having the most fantastic time by the way and I feel as if I have been doing this for months already
Flight out from Heathrow went via Chicago where I stopped for a transfer. Freak thunderstorms in the windy city meant that all planes were grounded for 5 hours. Amazing storms to watch out of the window. Finally flew in to Anchorage at midnight on Friday (the sun was still shining through the plane windows at 11pm!). 20 hours of daylight per day in Alaska at the moment which makes it feel like we have two mornings (one at 6am and one at 6pm). Alaska is 9 hours behind the UK and I got badly jet lagged. I was so tired on the Chicago to Anchorage flight as it was 3am in the morning and they were serving dinner at 7pm - this is how bad things were, I couldn't even eat my plane meal and you know how much I love those!
I was due to check in to the hotel at about 7pm where the group were meeting for a pre-departure meeting but I missed it. So went to my room and tried to sleep. Couldn't. During the storm at Chicago the bags had been left out on the tarmac as the lightening was too dangerous for people to be working out there. So by the time I got my back pack unpacked I discovered that everything it it had got soaked through. My sleeping bag, clothes etc so I spent a good couple of hours trying to dry everything out with a hairdryer! Knew it would be my only opportunity for a while to be able to dry things. Kept me busy I guess. Finished that and got into bed and suddenly felt incredibly home sick but only because I hadn't met with the group yet so was in no man's land.
Everyone made me feel really welcome and I felt instantly settled. We mooched around Anchorage for a while before driving to the Denali National Park where we set up camp. Denali is 6 million acres large! The weather was wet and cold but on the first day there we took a 3 mile ranger guided walk and took in the scenery... rivers and lakes (learnt what an Oxbow lake is - where a river breaks it's back at one point and some water shoots off into a small lake beside the river and becomes its own entity). Forest walk covered Black and White spruce trees plus squirrel mittens (they have their own territory and live in streets - all of their relations each living alongside each other. Got up close to a beaver dam and watched a live dog sled (huskies) demonstration.
Next day we took a bus deep into the park and spotted about 7 Grisley bears and 13 Caribou (reindeer), 1 Moose and lots of Doll Sheep. The deal is that we stay in the bus but the windows come down so you can look at the wildlife through binoculars (brilliant). What struck me the most was how incredible it was to see these animals in their natural environment. Strolling across creeks and rivers, foraging for food, mum with her bear cubs in tow and then two Caribou cross their path and you watch them tentatively as they check each other out then pass on by. Very special to observe.
The mountains are unbelievable. They roll on for miles and miles and miles until they disappear in a haze on the horizon. The scale is vast and it is standard to see glacier capped mountains in the background that look like chocolate bourbon biscuits dusted with icing sugar, in front of that are rust and yellow striped mountains that in contrast show blazing colour and in front of that...rich green hills that cascade down to a dried up creek of grey stone and pebbles.
After Denali we set off for some more driving via Paxson Lake where we stopped for a picnic lunch. Everyone crashes out in the bus at the moment. Probably getting over jet lag but you can't complain of boredom on the long journeys (up to 400 miles on moving on days to make up the 17,000 miles we will cover). You cannot help but be constantly impressed but what is out the window.
We stop occasionally at overlooks to take in the stunning views and look at waterfalls and glaciers (climbed into the cracks of one the other day) it's so impressive.
We moved on to a town called Valdez (still in Alaska) where, in 1882, a drunken captain set out in his oil tanker which spilled over just outside the mouth of the sea into the port. Very quickly Valdez become more densely populated as people moved in to the town to volunteer their help in the clean up. Now it is thriving as it relies on tourists to visit and take out fishing boats. By the way, it's Salmon season in Alaska at the moment so a lot of people have come up from Canada and the States for fishing weekends.
A quick beer in the evening (with the Motley Crew; Kevin, Jo Jo, Glenda, Andrew and Sally) turned into a mammoth session of southern comfort on the rocks and shooting pool which took us into 5am in the morning. Staggered back to our tents where we slipped into temporary comas only to get up again at 7am to go Kayaking!
In Valdez we took a day boat trip to go Kayaking through Columbia Glacier. The boat took us 4 hours out along the coast where we saw icebergs and sea otters basking in the sun (it's warming up now). From the boat we lowered ourselves into the Kayaks (Jo Jo and I paired up) and off we glided toward the glacier. I love Kayaking! Once you get the co-ordination right and the steering under the control and are in sync with each other then you can really motor. But all you can hear are the paddles slicing the water and the occasional low voices coming from the others who are spread out on their own journey toward the glacier.
We stopped at a beach where we had lunch and took a walk into a hidden lake and forest. Back in the Kayaks we then embarked on a beautiful and awe inspiring experience as we drifted into the glacier. This glacier was enormous. The toe of the glacier which was 8 miles away but looked a lot closer was actually 4 miles wide. So we are looking at this wall of ice and thinking it looks so small, it just doesn't compute when you see it. The 8 miles in between is also covered in moving ice and we kayak on the periphery where relatively small icebergs are coming away from the glacier. This enables us to meander in and around the floating chunks of ice (the size of cars). Jo Jo and I drift off down our own streets and bring our paddles in to listen to the sounds around us.... an eerie silence and the tinkle of crackling ice and drip drops of water melting from the tips and dropping into the water. the ice chunks are so blue (due to the compression of ice squeezing out all of the oxygen makes the blue so vivid - I believe that this is also because the ice absorbs all of the colours of the rainbow except blue which it reflects). I can't even do it justice by describing how stunning it was.
Reluctantly we made our way back to the boat where the guys on the boat had been catching salmon and halibut all day. They cooked us up the fresh fish which we ate out of our cold hands on the way back to the port. Big sigh!!!!!


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Further expansion on the docket for MLS
When the MLS Board of Governors convenes at a swank Manhattan hotel April 22, one of the many items on the docket for discussion will be this burning question:
Make no mistake: Weeks after Seattle's debut reduced an emotional commissioner Don Garber to tears, after Vancouver and Portland outlasted five other North American cities to win the 2011 expansion sweepstakes, further growth is still a hot topic around the league.
Which makes sense, of course, given the total and wide-ranging success of Sounders FC. A success that has captured imaginations and raised the ceiling of what's possible for professional soccer teams in America.
But amid the hysteria are subtle reminders of speed bumps ahead. A funding shortfall in Portland is already threatening the Timbers' ascension to the big-time. In Philadelphia, which is scheduled to launch its team next year, the steadily dwindling fortune of lead investor Jay Sugarman is a legitimate cause for concern.
Could it be that MLS is expanding a bit too quickly?
To date, Major League Soccer's calculated growth strategy has been supremely impressive. It has added five teams in the past four years, with three more on the way over the next 23 months.
Concerns about diluting a limited talent pool should be addressed by hiring more mid-level foreigners and spending slightly more on salaries, which is how the league has successfully coped with the brain drain in the past. Even without a significant salary-cap increase -- not including the designated player allowance -- there is no question the standard of play is significantly higher than it was as a 10-team operation in 2004.
Plus, the enthusiasm of new fans in major markets like Seattle, Toronto and Houston has inched MLS closer than ever to mainstream status, not to mention profitability.
And speaking of money, who can blame MLS' existing owners -- some of whom have lost tens of millions of dollars over the years -- for wanting their share of close to $40 million in entry fees from cities that want in?
Indeed, Garber has said repeatedly that swelling to 20 teams isn't a matter of if, but when. But for those convinced it will happen sooner rather than later, it's worth pointing out that there is no clear front-runner for the next phase, at least not yet.
Here are the early candidates, in no particular order.
St. Louis
From a geographical perspective alone, St. Louis benefits from the fact that Garber & Co. want another team in the Midwest. But the moneymen in the Gateway City lack "the resources necessary to both purchase an expansion team and also operate it at a level the fans in St. Louis expect," the commish said recently. Clearly, that will have to change.
A little help from InBev, the Belgian conglomerate which spent $52 billion to acquire St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch last year, would go a long way toward helping this soccer-loving city secure a club. AB, an original MLS sponsor, has already offered to donate land for a stadium, but there is little reason to believe it will ever commit real money to the project.
Strong potential ownership in Ottawa, which was also passed over for 2011, has taken Canada's capital from long shot to serious contender, especially if the city council approves a stadium plan later this month. But that's a big question mark.
"If they're able to decide that they want to get behind Major League Soccer, then Ottawa would be a very viable candidate for the next round," Garber said.
Coincidentally, that decision is expected the same day league honchos will meet in New York.
Montreal was an early favorite last time around, but when investors there weren't willing to pay anything close to the asking price last November, Canada's second-largest city abruptly left the race.
"The way it sort of happened last fall was unfortunate," said MLS president Mark Abbott. "But they're people we've known for a long time and continue to have conversations with."
Even if cash-strapped Liverpool co-owner George Gillett isn't involved, Montreal remains an obvious fit for the league. Like Seattle, it's an international city that boasts a top-notch USL-1 team, a built-in fan base and wealthy potential backers in the Saputo family. (Through a spokesman, Impact owner Joey Saputo declined comment for this story.) It is also a natural rival with Toronto and Vancouver (and Ottawa) and already has an expandable soccer-specific venue.
If Celine Dion is unsuccessful in her bid to buy the NHL's Montreal Canadiens from Gillett, could she be persuaded to redirect some of her fortune to a soccer startup in her hometown?
New York City
The league has never made a secret of its desire to have a squad in the heart of the world's biggest media market. The club would likely be based in Queens, where Garber grew up, but there have been no new discussions between MLS brass and the Wilpon family that owns baseball's Mets and has shown interest previously. "We remain hopeful that there's a second team in New York," Garber said. Rumors that Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu was interested in backing a Gotham-based bid was unfounded.
Las Vegas, Atlanta, Miami
Without Barcelona's substantial clout, Miami is back near the bottom of the queue with its fellow outsiders in Sin City and in the still-untapped southeastern U.S. Then again, as the latest round of expansion showed, things can change in a flash.
"It's very early to make any decisions," Garber said. "We've got a little time."
But the process is already under way.
Doug McIntyre is a soccer columnist for ESPN The Magazine and ESPNsoccernet.
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Prosecutors say they have now received all the evidence they need to assess if police officers should face charges over the Plebgate saga that cost the Tory MP Andrew Mitchell his cabinet job.
Amid criticism over the length of time the investigation was taking, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said additional inquiries it had asked investigators to carry out had been completed.
Mitchell was forced to resign as chief whip in October 2012 after an official police log claimed he had described armed officers as "fucking plebs" after they declined to allow him to wheel his bike through the Downing Street security gates on 19 September. Accounts from the police were leaked to two newspapers. But then CCTV emerged that appeared to contradict key claims in the police accounts. Mitchell denies calling them "plebs".
The investigation is being carried out by the Met's directorate of professional standards and supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Eight people including five police officers from the diplomatic protection group have been arrested as part of the investigation into the saga, codenamed Operation Alice.
In a statement, the Met said: "This afternoon, Friday 4 October, the Metropolitan Police Service has submitted the final supplementary file to the Crown Prosecution Service as part of the Operation Alice investigation.
"An initial file was passed to the CPS on 28 March 2013. However, since that time three separate pieces of information were provided to the MPS that required further inquiries to be made. The final lines of inquiry have now been completed.
"The Independent Police Complaints Commission is supervising the Met's directorate of professional standards investigation. A copy of the file will be passed to them."
Allies of Mitchell have criticised the fact that investigation has dragged on for 13 months at a cost nearing £250,000.
A CPS spokesperson said: "We have now received all of the outstanding evidence in this case and are now considering the file to determine whether charges should be brought.
"We aim to make a decision as soon as is reasonably possible." The saga has seen David Cameron accuse an off-duty police officer of trying to "blacken" Mitchell's name by drawing up an allegedly false account of a confrontation with armed officers which was emailed to his local MP, John Randall, who also happened to be the deputy chief whip.
It poisoned already fraught relations between the Conservatives and the police and poses a headache for the Met commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe.
Met chiefs will hope no evidence emerges that police lied or tried to smear or undermine a cabinet minister. Mitchell hopes to be vindicated, paving the way for a possible cabinet return.
On Wednesday the London mayor, Boris Johnson, revealed one officer involved was requiring psychiatric help.


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