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Life changed after ASIO came knocking ... Maha Habib, who has had to be strong for her children.
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Mamdouh Habib will return to Australia a changed man, to a world transformed by September 11 and to a family bruised by the gruelling political campaign to win his release.
During Mr Habib's three years at Guantanamo Bay, his wife, Maha, emerged from suburban obscurity to become - alongside that of her steadfast lawyer, Stephen Hopper - a lonely voice of protest.
"I think [when he returns] he'll find me a stronger person," she said yesterday. "Day by day I have become stronger and stronger. I have had to be strong for the kids. They carry a lot of scars, a lot of anger in them. What I'll find in him ... I don't know."
Mrs Habib's sheltered life as mother and full-time housewife was turned on its head when ASIO came visiting nine days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre. It was a warning of worse to come and, on October 5, while in Pakistan, Mr Habib was seized for suspicion of aiding the al-Qaeda terrorist network and having prior knowledge of the September 11 attacks.
Lebanese-born Mrs Habib recalls her first media interview when Egypt confirmed that her husband was in its custody. She was nervous and lost for words.
Once guarded, now she is a veteran of the media scrum, and her tenacity has won her admirers. Her lawyer is proud of the way Mrs Habib has stood by her husband while rallying her family.
"This whole traumatic experience has witnessed Maha grow as an individual and become extremely world-wise, transcending her former existence as a normal housewife to an iconic freedom fighter," Mr Hopper said.
When their main breadwinner disappeared, the Habibs survived on a single parent's pension and the support of local peace groups and the Catholic church. With few exceptions, the Muslim community has kept its distance, a fact Mrs Habib still finds disappointing. She has been touched, however, by the courtesy of strangers who, recognising her face, have come up to offer words of encouragement. "I've relied on myself and the kids, and I've always had trust in God, that God would help us through."
It saddens her that the youngest of her children, Hajer, 4, cannot remember her father and her boys have had trouble focusing on school. As part of her own move towards independence, Mrs Habib has just completed a TAFE course in community welfare and is now looking for a paid position, knowing that it is she who must support an invalid husband on his long road to recovery.
The family is planning a seafood feast of crab and prawns to celebrate their reunion.
But a Sydney psychologist, Amanda Gordon, warns that once the elation of finally being home wears off, Mr Habib could feel depressed, angry and irritable, and could face considerable adjustment in his home life. "I would imagine the wife has become a very strong woman, taking on responsibilities that were once her husband's and, after a long absence like this, there will be changes to the family dynamics," she said.
Mrs Habib has pushed from her mind any worries she might have about her husband's mental state. "For now, let us be happy."
Mr Hopper said the family's resilience may ultimately assist in Mr Habib's rehabilitation. "Although it will be different, the changes will enhance the family's ability to cope with the trauma Mamdouh has undoubtedly suffered," he said.
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My story is the same as others I have read on this website. I was told that our Director of Finance referred the caller for me to purchase office supplies at bargain prices. The sales pitch was compelling during tough economic times: the caller was retiring to south Florida and needed to liquidate current inventory. The prices quoted seemed like great deals so I ordered a few items. Upon hanging up the phone, I called our Director to learn that she had no conversation with anyone regarding office supply purchases. I attempted to phone the caller but the number had been blocked.
Fast forward a couple of weeks. Five LARGE boxes of office supplies arrived by the gross! No invoice was included but sent one month later for $9000. The prices charged were no bargains but far more than paid at our local vendor. I called the phone number on the invoice but got only a recorded voice. By the time "Jenny" returned my call, the $200 shipping charge had been removed and the total invoice amount was slashed in half - all without any discussion. Deception, a blocked phone and FAX number. The clues were adding up that I had been scammed!
Thanks to those of you who have shared your stories to provide some common ground and direction for others like me. According to the FTC, the scammed merchandise does not have to be returned nor the invoice paid by the victim of such activity. If you have been a victim of this company, I urge you to share your story. Together, we can help reduce the number of future victims that fall prey to those at South Bay Office Products who clearly have no moral compass or code of conduct.
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My favorite areas of Spanish are especially linguistics, literature and culture. I am also interested in philology. I served as coordinator of the Spanish 010 course from 1997 to 2000. I love to teach and I love being able to meet students. One of my biggest goals in teaching is to dispel and fight stereotypes in general, but more specifically those that deal with Spanish speakers. I think it is a valuable lesson to learn from Spanish classes.
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Sun Valley anyone?
Hi guys,
I just wanted to find out a bit about this resort (i'm from australia).
Could people provide their experience there and or insight?
With a little bit of Google Search what I found was that this resort is located in Idaho and is a perfect spot for skiing. Visit the official site sunvalley.com for more information.
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Sun Valley is one of the old school resorts and back in the day it was one of the premiere spots. Not so sure of it these days. The resort barely gets 200" of annual snowfall a year. Considering that other resorts in the state and other parts out West almost double or even triple that total, I would look elsewhere.
Sun Valley Local's Perspective
Hey! I grew up in Sun Valley and it is rad. In the past few years, they've dumped a lot of resources into building it up for snowboarders. Now the resort offers a pipe, rails, and some pretty big tabletops. It doesn't sound like a ton if you're used to riding the giant parks at many resorts, but we're happy with the progress and the stuff they've built is legit. Most riders keep busy flying down the super steep long runs and jibbing off cat-tracks. We get the most snow in Jan/Feb. Late season offers great student discounts and awesome spring snow, plus funky bands and drunk tourists dancing in ski boots at the bottom of the hill.
I've written a few articles on the resort for TransWorld Snowboarding Mag. Most of those serious shredders know the area by the Galena road gap that has been in numerous photos and movies. Galena Pass, just north of town, is a great place for backcountry shredding if you don't mind the hike and have some avalanche awareness.
Sun Valley is the oldest ski resort in the US and also boasts the first chairlift, so there is a ton of history if you're into the old school ski town vibe. You end up staying in and hanging out around Ketchum, the town that surrounds the main ski mountain, Baldy. Sun Valley is just the name of the resort and a small village that hosts the swanky Sun Valley lodge scene.
It is a super fun place to snowboard and I highly recommend going, though I know I'm biased because I grew up there. Hope that helps with some of your questions.
there wasn't tooo much when I googled it, not like the other bigger places.
And I mean, of course they're going to say good things about themselves? I just wanted to hear some real experiences.
Thats good to hear that they have a some park stuff - I know about the superpipe but was quite in the dark whether or not they had park stuff and most people barely even mentioned it so I assumed it was quite mediocre at that.
Well, I got offered a job here, thats that I was asking - it's hard to find employment at the moment at alot of places since I'm international and the GFC and and all that. So I figured I'd take that I could get.
Thanx for your help
Feel free to keep posting though, anything is appreciated.
Another question, anyone have an opinion on Beaver Creek compared to Sun Valley?
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More snow, but it also probably has more people being fairly close to Denver. Beaver Creek is the furthest out, so it definitely wouldn't be as crowded as say Keystone. Great terrain there. Vail is just down the road, and you're around 30 (most likely less time) minutes away from Breck, Keystone, Loveland, A-Basin, and Copper.
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Cameron Brown has set a world record by winning the Ironman NZ at Taupo 10 times.
Cameron Brown knows his days are numbered to achieve his dream of becoming the first New Zealand man to be King of Kona.
The Ironman legend is the sole Kiwi male gunning for the elite title this year, with regular rival Terenzo Bozzone out with injury and significant rule changes for qualification making it "a whole new race".
Previously athletes only had to race one Ironman event to qualify for the World Championship at Kona but this year the minimum requirement is an athlete's best five races (minimum two Ironman and three 70.3 Ironman events) to qualify. A points system is in place and only the top 50 athletes qualify.
Brown believes that will suit his endurance fitness more than the explosive athletes who peak for Kona every year.
If this is not his last time it will be one of his final few attempts to conquer the sacred mountain.
"Never say never," said the 39-year-old. "But time is running out for me to win and I don't know how many more cracks I will have at it. I need to make the most of every time at Kona."
He has come painfully close to being crowned the King of Kona. He was second in 2005 and 2001 and third in 2002 and 2003.
"I have learned from every race. It is a full-on environment - it's unlike any other event in the world - it takes a perfect race and a bit of luck to win. So here is hoping I can get it done."
Brown, who in March won the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand for a record 10th time, a world record for any one event, has never quite had "the perfect race" when it mattered. The veteran is taking a new approach into this year's World Championship. For the first time in 10 years he is preparing at home in East Auckland with his wife and two boys.
"Every time I go away I put on weight," said Brown, who prepares for Kona by spending seven weeks training in Hawaii to acclimatise.
"It is mentally draining. By the time the race comes around I am pretty spent. There is a lot of downtime after training. There is nothing like staying in your own bed and keeping busy at home and eating home cooking - it is a much healthier life at home."
He also likes being away from the spotlight as one of the favourites because it's easy to be distracted by the media hype.
"It's all good these days as I haven't done that well recently," he said laughing. "But there is always media talking you up and it all adds pressure. I can do without that crap."
Brown will arrive in Hawaii nine days before the race to acclimatise.
"I have been there 10 or 11 times now so I know what to expect and I know how hot and hard the race is.
"I will be in the best shape I can be and mentally fresh, which is an asset because it is such a mentally draining race."
He has been battling to get back to top fitness in recent weeks after suffering a sinus infection and the flu he picked up after being run down by a Half Ironman in the Philippines.
"I lost a bit of time but I feel like I am getting it back. Hopefully I have nothing more to deal with and I can keep building for the next five weeks."
Brown believes the new qualification standards suit him.
"The rule changes play more into the hands of the endurance athletes who can go for a whole season without injury or sickness as opposed to the guys who prepare and peak for Kona.
"They are going to struggle now. It changes everything because a lot of athletes don't know for sure that they are in until only recently so it is hard to periodise your training.
"It will suit me as I normally race well throughout the year. It is a whole new race now."
If Brown can get over the line at Kona then he could retire a happy man. Truth be told, he will anyway as his legacy in New Zealand Ironman is unlikely to be ever bettered.
"It is a magic feeling at 39 still being able to beat all the young fellas at Taupo - I really enjoy that.
"I believe there are a few more years in me yet. I am feeling good.
"It is about staying injury-free, staying positive and being smarter with the amount of training I put in and doing active recovery so I look after the body. "If I do that and I am still enjoying it then I will keep giving it my best."
Ironman legend
* Cameron Brown has made Ironman New Zealand his own. He is a 10-time winner of the Taupo event (2001-2005, 2007-2011), which is a world record for any Ironman event.
* Ironman World Championships on October 8 at Kona-Kailua: Distances: 3.86km swim, 180.25km bike ride and 42.195km run
* The current Ironman Hawaii course record was set in 1996 by Luc van Lierde (Belgium) 8:04:08. The women's course record is 8:54:02 set in 2009 by Chrissie Wellington (Great Britain).
* New Zealand's Erin Baker won the World Championship at Kona in 1987 and 1990.


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June 28th, 2012 by Zachary Shahan
Chevy has put out a handful of videos of users discussing the Volt (in a good way, of course). The Volt had the highest satisfaction rating in Consumer Reports of any car in the most recent ratings, so Chevy is happy to tout its owners'… happiness. Who wouldn't be? We actually featured some happy Volt owner comments we had received here on CleanTechnica back in April, and this seems like a good natural extension of that. Check them out and let us know if you have any extra comments:
Of course, true happiness might be a little deeper than all that, but whatevs.
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Hi All,
Just thought you'd like to know....
Yesterday, at my store, I was talking with a regular customer who is a scientist of some sorts...and he asked me if I ever wondered why/how McDonald's shakes never melted. He said he and his buddies decided to break down a shake in their lab one time and found that all it consisted of was sugar infused plastic.
He said that McDonald's had to drop the word "milk" because it didn't have any milk product in it...and when they did add it, by law, they were only required to add 2% of the shake a milk product to call it "milk shake" again.
He said all the shakes at the fast foods are the same except, I think, Burger King.
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Hey everyone,
So you are walking into a McDonalds store. You are waiting behind the guy who can't make up his mind despite the fact that the menu is the same EVERY DAY, the entire 10-12 boys soccer team, and two teenagers whom you really can't tell what planet they are from (but they sure aren't from earth.... earthlings don't put earring in certain places, it's just not cricket.) Once you finally get to the front of the line, you look over the menu and make your order. Sit down, and watch in horror as it starts crawling away from you... oh wait, that's Taco Bell.
But I bet you have never noticed that the milkshakes served at McDonalds reads "Shakes" on the menu. It does not say "Milkshakes." Check it out. I bet you've never noticed that before. Peculiar? Well, the reason that the menu does not say "milkshakes" is because (I swear I am not kidding) the shakes have more fat (36g) than what is legally allowed in a "milkshake" (25g) and therefore it is illegal for McDonalds to call them milkshakes. They instead have to be called "shakes."
It is not legal to be called a milkshake?????? Why does such a law exist? Someone, who obviously cared a lot about this (Milkshake Fat Police?) decided that we needed to regulate rogue milkshake vendors who decided to put too much fat in their milkshakes. So they proposed this law to Congress, who decided that, since this was of absolutely no importance what so ever, that it was absolutely to spend millions of dollars in the congressional districts on milkshake research. People were probably brought in and paid to drink large quantities of regular milkshakes and McDonalds milkshakes.
Invariably, everyone got fat, but apparently the people who drank McDonalds milkshakes got fatter faster. So then the findings were brought before congress, who apparently have put this on higher priority than Social Security and Medicare, because they have passed the milkshake law but have not fixed either of those programs.
So you may be asking yourself:
1) What should I do if I find an illegally named milkshake?
Answer: Do NOT drink it! It can make you dangerously fat! Be careful, sometimes looking at a "shake" will place celluite on your hips and thighs.
2)Who should I report it to?
Answer: Unfortunately, I have not found the location of the Milkshake Fat Police. If you need to, contact your local police. Their reaction should be priceless....
Hoax or Fact:
This message circulating through emails states that McDonald's doesn't call its shakes as "milk shakes" because they don't contain any milk, instead they contain sugar infused plastic.
However, there is no such evidence to prove this. The official McDonald's ingredient list clearly mentioned as "milkshake" and that it consists of glucose syrup, water, natural flavor, color, citric acid, potassium sorbate, and soybean oil. And there is no such law that demands exact amount of milk fat to call it a milkshare.
Therefore, this message claiming McDonalds milk shakes contain harmful fat in the form of sugar infused plastic is just a hoax, similar to an old one that said McDonalds uses weird ingredients in the meat of its hamburgers. The Wikipedia page of McDonald's urban legends also talks about these commonly heard rumors.
McDonalds Nutrition Ingredients
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Syracuse, NY (WIBX) – Retired New Hartford Police Investigator Rick Salamone and Oneida County Sheriff's Deputy David Nowakowski have received the 2011 Wallie Howard, Jr. Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement.
Salamone and Nowakowski were recognized for their work on New Hartford Police officer Joseph Corr's homicide investigation from 2006 to 2010.
The award was presented recently in Syracuse.
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Allan McArtor, who presently serves as Chairman of Airbus' U.S.-based Airbus Americas operation, will become Chairman and CEO of its Airbus Group parent company's North American business unit, Airbus Group, Inc., effective 1 March 2014.
He succeeds Sean O'Keefe, who is electing to step down as Chairman and CEO of Airbus Group, Inc. to fully address ongoing medical issues due to injuries sustained in a 2010 aircraft accident in Alaska.
McArtor is a recognized leader in the U.S. aerospace and defence industry. Prior to joining Airbus in 2001, he held numerous senior positions in both industry and government, previously serving as: Head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Founder and CEO of Legend Airlines; and a Senior Member of the Federal Express Company (FedEx) leadership team.
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Pets and the Planet: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Pet Care : You care about your pet. You care about the environment. You want to make informed decisions when it comes to involving your furry or feathered family members in your mission to live more lightly on the planet. But how do you know if you're providing for your pet in a way that will leave the Earth as resource-rich as it was before you acquired your dog, cat, or bird? This book gives you all the information you need to understand sustainability as a pet owner and arms you with the know-how to make the best choices for your pet and the environment. You'll get a list of the best available options for: Choosing pet food (and decoding labels). Purchasing green pet equipment and toys. Disposing of pet waste responsibly. Pets and household health. And more. Thoroughly researched and packed with realistic guidelines for putting ideas into practice, Pets and the Planet is a virtual road map for sustainable pet parenthood.
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Natural Rennet
Why do you need Rennet to make cheese?
Rennet makes the proteins in milk to form curd and allows the liquid to separate and runs off as whey. Depending on how much rennet you use in the different cheeses varies because of specific cheese requirements. Some need a firmer curd than others and some need a longer time frame for coagulation. Curds for each cheese are different.
What is Natural Rennet?
- It is a cocktail of digestion enzymes produced in the stomach's mucosa of mammals like calf, goat or sheep
- It is developed and adapted by nature over millions of years.
- It is the ideal enzyme combination for the cheese-making process.
- Brings best development of flavour and taste into the cheese.
- Brings highest possible yield because of ideal gel-formation during coagulation
- Calf Rennet is considered the best for making cheese.
What is Vegetarian Rennet (Microbial Rennet Substitute)?
- Microbial enzymes cleave the κ-casein on many positions. The
gel-formation is different. There are more losses of casein and
less retention of fat, minerals and vitamins in the curd.
Therefore microbial rennet brings less yield in the production and a higher unspecific proteolysis (bitter-peptides) in maturation.
- "Microbial Rennet" is accepted by Vegetarians, Muslims, and Jewish.
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No, Zimmerman Will NOT Be Fighting the Rapper DMX
By Daphne R
For those of you waiting to hear when the celebrity boxing match between George Zimmerman and rapper DMX is, it appears the match has been cancelled.
The event promoter, Damon Feldman made the announcement via his Twitter account on Saturday afternoon that he decided to cancel the celebrity boxing match.
He summed his decision up in a series of tweets but one stood out the most. "This was the wrong person to put in the ring and define celebrity boxing thank you," Feldman explained in a tweet. "I walked away from av [sic] million dollar payday with this fight but to be honest I'd rather be happy and make people happy thank you."
According to TMZ, Feldman had chosen the rapper DMX from more than 15.000 submissions from people willing to face off against Zimmerman in the boxing ring. But due to public reaction, he decided to call it off.
"I wasn't being disrespected [sic] to anyone I had a plan here with this fight I'll let you know soon hope everyone is happy I'm sorry," Feldman said in another tweet. "I want to thank everyone for the good n [sic] bad comments I've made the choice to cancel the fight w George Zimmermann [sic] more to life then [sic] money.
Zimmerman is said to have been training hard as a boxer for months. DMX basically just wanted a piece of him because of the injustices against black people. Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering an unarmed black teen, Trayvon Martin, in Florida in 2012.
According to NYDailyNews, Domenick Nati, DMX's rep, issued a statement saying that his client had never officially accepted the fight.
However, DMX had this to say in an interview with TMZ about the potential of a fight with Zimmerman, "I am going to beat the living f— out of him, I am breaking every rule in boxing to make sure I f— him right up."
However, concerned citizens organized a movement and petition to stop the match. The petition was drafted to the White House and claimed the match was a racial issue.
"No Promoter or Celebrity Boxer should ever be allowed to use racial tension to profit," the petition said.
Well, looks like the petition may have worked. It may not have made it to White House, but it has served its purpose.
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Peruvian New Year's Traditions and Superstitions
Lima, Peru
I'm absolutely amazed with the sheer number of New Year's traditions and superstitions that seem to be practiced in Peru. This New Year's Eve, any number of Peruvians can be found ushering in 2008 by engaging in some of these kooky behaviors, mostly intended to bring luck:
- Eating twelve grapes under the table at midnight, saying the name of each month as they are consumed rapidly. Slipping up or dropping a grape forecasts bad luck for that particular month. A thirteenth grape must be eaten to assure good luck.
- Placing three potatoes under their chair or sofa—one peeled, on partially peeled, and one with its skin. At midnight, a potato is chosen (without looking), which will forecast what type of financial year they will have. The potato with no skin means no money, partially skinned means a regular year, and a potato with a full skin means lots of money.
- Running around the block with an empty suitcase, briefcase, or backpack to travel, or have good luck traveling in the year to come.
- Writing down five wishes and dipping it in a glass of champagne.
- Running around the block backwards.
- Running up and down flights of stairs.
- Throwing a handful of lentils onto the curb.
- Throwing twelve coins or cents over their shoulder and onto the curb or street. This represents throwing out the poverty of the previous year. It is lucky to pick up twelve coins (not your own) on New Year's Day.
- Distributing rice around the house, which is intended to bring money, luck, and possibly fertility.
- Placing coins inside their shoes, and then wearing them. This is supposed to get you a raise or more money in the New Year.
- Dropping gold (jewelry) into a glass of champagne, then drinking from the glass.
- Making sure that all the men cross the threshold into the home first, from the street. If a woman does this first it will be a bad year.
- Lighting fireworks or shooting firearms into the air.
- Placing beans into their pockets at midnight, and wishing for money whilst doing so.
- Leaving the door open for a while to welcome in the New Year into their house.
- Visiting shamans in Northern Peru who promise to ward off all the evil spirits with some sort of chamomile bath. Folks get completely naked and then the shaman sprays water on them—from out of his mouth.
- Participating in a tradition known as baño de flores (a bath of flowers). Depending on what they are wishing for, they fill a basin with water and flowers of a certain color (roses for love, for example) and will bathe using this combination of water and flowers.
- Dressing up a large doll or effigy (sometimes stuffed with fireworks) with old clothes and burning it on the street. This signifies getting rid of the old, and making a new start.
- Lighting colored candles.
- Wearing new clothes—typically underwear. This typically goes hand-in-hand with wearing specific colors that represent something you desire in the upcoming year: Yellow for luck and happiness, green for money, red for love, and white for health or fertility.
An Explosion of Yellow
Thailand does yellow/gold year-round, but Lima, Peru comes alive with the color for New Year's Eve. Everyone and everything is absolutely saturated in it. Wearing yellow underwear is a particularly strong tradition, and I've even been given a new pair of yellow boxers to wear this evening (with a " Stripper ♂ " repeating around the waistline).
These are some photos (and a video) I took this evening, while out shopping for ingredients to make a large batch of pisco sour tonight:
Happy New Year's Eve and 2008, all!
The United States
September 26th, 2010
Hello, just submitting a comment to thank you for sharing this nice info. My mother is peruvian and I wanted to know more about my culture's supersitions. This has been helpful to me. Thanks nd have a good day.
The United States
March 29th, 2011
where did you get this information? just wondering, im doing a project on new year traditions.
March 29th, 2011
@Lauren - My wife's Peruvian; it came from her & her family.
The United States
December 30th, 2011
December 31st, 2011
I have another tradition that is practiced in Peru, much to my amusement on observation: families running around their block with suitcases, in the hopes of a holiday during the coming year. This is particularly true in poorer areas, where money is scarce, but dreams are abundant.
The United States
December 31st, 2011
@Rob — that one's up there:
"Running around the block with an empty suitcase, briefcase, or backpack to travel, or have good luck traveling in the year to come."
January 1st, 2012
The running with suitcases seems to be Latinamerican. We do it here in Venezuela, i did it a bunch of times when i was a kid.
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April 19th, 2012
hi i was wondering if there is anyone out there who can help me with my dilema ?
i have been married to my wife who is peruvian for a few months now and she has just relocated with me to london.
on doing so my mother in law after a few days went back to our apartment in lima only to discover that all the sofas and dining chairs had been turned upside down !!!!!!
when questioned everyone denied doing it.
so we were going to change the locks on the doors when finally the cleaner/cook confessed she had done this weird thing and swore it was for my wife and i for good luck, but having not confessed to it in the begining im sceptical as to weather it was a good luck "spell" or a "spell" that will ensure that we never go back again to that apartment ?
if anyone has heard of this strange ritual before ? or come across someting similar i would be very pleased to hear from you ?
and learn some more information about this ……………thanks bye.
jason from london,england.
April 22nd, 2012
unless you're superstitious,dont worry about it. Doing that to your home without your permission is not acceptable.
September 17th, 2013
Hi Jason, I live in Lima, Peru and I´ve seen many times that when people are cleaning or mopping a place, especially, restaurants in Peru. They usually turn dining chairs upside down and place them on the tables. But I´d never heard it had to do with having good luck or bad luck.
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December 31st, 2015
At the stroke of midnight, dusting the entrance of the house from inside towards outside is also a practice to remove all bad things from the old year and to welcome the new year in a cleansed home. Another practice is to clean the house thoroughly the last day of the old year, including all the laundry is also a way to welcome the new year and to predict an healthy new year. [I am Peruvian]
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Happy Winter Term!! Spring Break is just around the corner…it will give us the needed opportunity recharge our batteries!! Speaking of Spring – I'm seeing signs of it popping out all over Portland and it is so colorful!
The accreditation visit is scheduled on April 24th. It is a one-day visit to review the progress concerning the following recommendations:
- That the College identify and publish the learning outcomes for each of its degree and certificate programs.
- Noting considerable efforts in assessment at the course level, the College should demonstrate, through regular and systematic learning outcomes, that students are completing their programs have achieved the expected learning outcomes. Further, the College should demonstrate how results lead to the improvement of teaching and learning.
- Programs using related instruction have clearly identified content that is pertinent to the general program of study and is taught by faculty who are appropriately qualified.
- Acknowledging evidence of the assessment of student services programs, these evaluations should be consistently used as a basis for program changes.
- Develop a plan to identify and make current all past due Fulltime, Part Time, and Academic Professional evaluations and develop a plan to stay on track with future evaluations according to three-year cycle.
Graduation is right around the corner. It will be held on June 8th at 7:00 pm, at the Portland Memorial Coliseum. This year we hope to increase our faculty and staff participation to surpass a total of 250! This is big milestone for our students. I hope you can join us to honor this important transition. If you wish to attend, please contact Jackie Miles (email@example.com). If you do not have your own cap and gown, she will be happy to order one for you. I will be sending out a separate e-mail informing you of timelines for graduation.
We are continuing to emphasize course and degree outcomes by providing some training with Dr. Ruth Stiehl during Faculty In-service on April 12th. There will be two sessions, one AM and one PM, to help interested faculty/SACs sharpen their course or degree outcomes. The accreditation visit in April will be reviewing our progress in the area of outcomes. This training will help in our progression toward our goal of being able to assess both our course level and degree level outcomes. I
If you are interested, contact Nellie Long (firstname.lastname@example.com) to reserve a space, for more information on the training, contact Rick Aman (email@example.com).
I would like to welcome Linda Blanchette as the new Staff and Organization Development Facilitator. She has been serving as the Coordinator of Business Training and Education Development with the Customized and Workforce Training Department. She comes with extensive experience in program development. The search was an internal one and it affirmed that PCC has wonderfully talented employees. I wish to thank all who served in this internal search process. I also wish to thank Susanne Christopher for three years of service to the Staff and Organizational Program. The program is stronger than ever and we wish her well as she returns to the classroom and continues to serve as an EAC Leader and Chair of the EAC Degree/Certificate Standing Committee and Chair of the Curriculum Development (IIP) Committee.
Karen Jolly has decided to hang up her cap and gown and transition into retirement. Karen has been with PCC for about 20 years – 4 years as a Department Chair of CAS; 6 years as Chair of the EAC Curriculum Committee; and 4 years as EAC Chair where she carefully shepherds the formulation of recommendations for policy/procedures to Dr. Pulliams.
As software applications change (and they do about every 2-3 years), Karen has been instrumental in adjusting and developing our curriculum so that students receive the most current education and training that meets business and industry standards. She has left a wonderful legacy through an unyielding dedication to education at Portland Community College. While I have only known Karen for a little over a year, I have come to respect her perspective because all that she does and all that she says is motivated by placing students and their potential for success first. Thank you, Karen. We will miss you.
Berniece Owen will be retiring in April. We are very appreciative of her high energy and phenomenal contributions to PCC Libraries, students, faculty, staff, and community. Berniece is going to be a hard act to follow.
We are in the process of searching for a new Library Director. Candidates will be on campus the week of March 12th. If you would like to visit the public forums, contact Debbi Lomax, extension 4498, (email@example.com) for times and locations of these forums.
Thanks to PCC Faculty who participated in the January 26th General Education Forum and in subsequent discussions regarding the state-wide initiative to develop an outcomes framework for General Education curriculum related to the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree.
Your feedback is being sent to the Joint Boards Articulation Commission which will compile the statewide input for consideration by the original faculty groups who drafted the outcome and criteria statements. After that, the work will be reviewed by JBAC, community college instructional administrators, and university provosts; then sent back out to campuses before the presentation to the Joint Boards.
We have a new and improved way to promote credit classes that are either new, have low enrollment, or have broad general appeal to PCC students. A new channel has been added to MyPCC – "Need A Class." This channel is listed below the "Registration Services Channel" on the College Business Tab. Students will see this channel when they are registering for classes.
You may request to post a class to this channel by visiting the "Communicate Channel" on the Employee Tab and clicking on "Publicize at PCC." Then you will click on the "Publicize My Class Form" and you will be allowed to request that your course be posted. Please read the section on this webpage carefully, as it will give you guidance as to how long something will be posted and how frequently it gets updated.
Best of all, you will be communicating directly to students!! If you have any questions regarding this new channel, please contact Rebecca Mathern at email@example.com.
The Student Planning Guide (SPG), aka, annual Schedule, is going on hiatus. Several issues were taken into account in making this decision. Schedules had to roll early for the SPG to be effective; a term schedule, say for Winter 2007, had to roll shortly after the start of Winter 2006. Rolling early required Faculty Department Chairs and Division Deans to make decisions about a schedule a year in advance without having pertinent data, i.e., how enrollments in Fall 06 might impact Winter 07. Course changes (descriptions, credits, pre-requisites) approved after a schedule rolled had to be manually correct4d section by section; 50 sections of a course would require 50 manual corrections. Instructional Administrative Assistants, already under extreme pressure with scheduling tasks, had to make changes in the schedule twice- early when the scheduled rolled and later when it was finalized….and it was never fully correct. So, the SPG will go away for awhile. It won't return until it can be useful, correct, and not a hassle for those who must produce it.
During the month of May, PCC will be conducting the Student Campus Climate Survey.
Administered every other year, about 2,400 surveys will be distributed to students in randomly selected classes sometime between the 5th and 7th weeks of Spring Term (Faculty will be notified in early April if their class has been selected to participate).
The instrument PCC uses for the survey is the Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory. It collects data about the characteristics of the student population as well as student satisfaction with and the perceived importance of a number of institutional expectations. Once the data has been summarized and compared with other benchmark community colleges and pervious surveys, the information ratings are shared with the college community and utilized to improve student services and instructional programs.
Surveys were first administered at Sylvania Campus in May 2001 and repeated in May 2003. In May 2005, surveys were distributed college-wide for the first time.
Congress has reauthorized Perkins Legislation. We hope to have more information about the reauthorization in the next few weeks. One thing that we know for sure at this time – "PTE" – Professional/Technical Education has been replaced with "CTE" – Career and Technical Education. I think this is one of those things that you say, "If you live long enough………."
Here is a repeat of the e-mail sent out by Kendra Cawley, Chair of the EAC Curriculum Committee – it bears repeating:PCC is preparing to implement the Pre-requisite Policy
in Fall 2008 for Lower Division Collegiate courses that are on either the Gen Ed list (pp 16-19 of the 06-07 Catalog) or on the AAOT Distribution list (pp 22-25 of the 06-07 Catalog).
- C or higher grade in WR 115, or reading and writing placement scores for WR 121
- C or higher grad in RD 115, or college-level reading skills demonstrated by an ASSET reading score of at least 45 (or COMPASS score of 88), and
- C or higher grade in MTH 20 or placement into MTH 60
SACs accepting these pre-requisites on the Gen Ed and AAOT courses do not need to do anything, except change the syllabus in Fall 08. A uniform pre-requisite statement will be put into the course description, so it will show up in the Schedule, the Catalog, and the CCOG. Existing pre-requisites that are at higher levels or in other subject areas will not be affected.
SACs may petition to opt-out of some or all of these pre-requisites for some or all of their affected courses, showing sufficient cause why such a waiver should be granted. For information, instructions, time line and to access the opt out form, go to:
This is the Forms Page that you can also navigate from the Curriculum Office (on the right hand navigation bar – under Resources, select Forms).
The time line for evaluating and processing opt-out requests is short; electronic submissions for opt-out requests are due no later than March 16, 2007.
SACs may also elect to "opt-in" to these pre-requisites for courses that are not currently on the list, and for this initial implementation, this procedure will be significantly streamlined. Please see the instructions at the same site listed above. The deadline for opting in is May 1, 2007.
The Catalog Committee has been very busy working on improving the catalog for Faculty and Student consumption. This is a three-year process and presently, we are in year two. There will be a whole new format to the catalog, hoping to make it a little more user-friendly. It is my hope to have something to share with SACs on SAC In-Service Day in April.
Have a great Winter Term and have a great Faculty In-Service on April 12th.
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DUBAI/ISTANBUL — To see one of Iran's financial lifelines at work, pay a visit to Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport and find a gate for a flight to Dubai.
Couriers carrying millions of dollars worth of gold bullion in their luggage have been flying from Istanbul to Dubai, where the gold is shipped on to Iran, according to industry sources with knowledge of the business.
The sums involved are enormous. Official Turkish trade data suggests nearly $2-billion worth of gold was sent to Dubai on behalf of Iranian buyers in August. The shipments help Tehran manage its finances in the face of Western financial sanctions.
The sanctions, imposed over Iran's disputed nuclear programme, have largely frozen it out of the global banking system, making it hard for it to conduct international money transfers. By using physical gold, Iran can continue to move its wealth across borders.
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Dissertations & Theses: Guide to Research
- Identifying Dissertations and Theses
- Finding UB Dissertations and Theses
- Obtaining Dissertations and Theses
- Information for UB Theses Authors
Identifying Dissertations and Theses
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Dissertations & Theses by ProQuest is the most comprehensive dissertation source with more than two million doctoral dissertations and master's theses citations dating from 1861. Many dissertations are available full text.
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When you look at an obese person compared with a thin person, there are obvious differences in their physical appearance. Now researchers from Washington University's School of Medicine are finding that their intestinal bacteria is far different as well.
The research, which was published in the journal Nature, found that microbes in an overweight body are far more efficient at extracting calories from food. Conversely, bacteria strains in thin people helped them assimilate healthier nutrients, delay the absorption of sugars, and eliminate toxins from their body more effectively.
The bacteria present in the intestines of obese people were from a family known as firmicutes. The bacterial strains most often found in thin people are called bacteriodetes. Firmicutes are far more efficient at harvesting calories from complex sugars and depositing them in fat. Equally important, when obese people lose weight, virtually all bacteriodetes counts increased in their intestines, while the firmicute group of bacteria shrank dramatically in number.
This is vital information for the nearly 136 million Americans who are overweight or obese. While more research is needed, studies like these highlight the importance of microbial balance in the gut. Truly, our gut bacteria play a big role in overall health.


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A Rogue's Life HTML version
Chapter 7
I HAD spoken confidently enough, while arguing the question of Doctor Dulcifer's
respectability with the Treasurer of the D uskydale Institution; but, if my
perceptions had not been blinded by my enthusiastic admiration for Alicia, I think
I should have secretly distrusted my own opinion as soon as I was left by myself.
Had I been in full possession of my senses, I might have questioned, on
reflection, whether the doctor's method of accounting for the suspicions which
kept his neighbors aloof from him, was quite satisfactory. Love is generally
described, I believe, as the tender passion. When I remember the insidiously
relaxing effect of it on all my faculties, I feel inclined to alter the popular definition,
and to call it a moral vapor-bath.
What the Managing Committee of the Duskydale Institution thought of the
change in me, I cannot imagine. The doctor and his daughter left the town on the
day they had originally appointed, before I could make any excuse for calling
again; and, as a necessary consequence of their departure, I lost all interest in
the affairs of the ball, and yawned in the faces of the committee when I was
obliged to be present at their deliberations in my official capacity.
It was all Alicia with me, whatever they did. I read the Minutes through a soft
medium of maize-colored skirts. Notes of melodious laughter bubbled, in my
mind's ear, through all the drawling and stammering of our speech-making
members. When our dignified President thought he had caught my eye, and
made oratorical overtures to me from the top of the table, I was lost in the
contemplation of silk purses and white fingers weaving them. I meant "Alicia"
when I said "hear, hear"--and when I officially produced my subscription list, it
was all aglow with the roseate hues of the marriage-license. If any unsympathetic
male readers should think this statement exaggerated, I appeal to the ladies--
they will appreciate the rigid, yet tender, truth of it.
The night of the ball came. I have nothing but the vaguest recollection of it.
I remember that the more the perverse lecture theater was warmed the more
persistently it smelled of damp plaster; and that the more brightly it was lighted,
the more overgrown and lonesome it looked. I can recall to mind that the
company assembled numbered about fifty, the room being big enough to hold
three hundred. I have a vision still before me, of twenty out of these fifty guests,
solemnly executing intricate figure-dances, under the superintendence of an
infirm local dancing-master--a mere speck of fidgety human wretchedness
twisting about in the middle of an empty floor. I see, faintly, down the dim vista of
the Past, an agreeable figure, like myself, with a cocked hat under its arm, black
tights on its lightly tripping legs, a rosette in its buttonhole, and an engaging smile
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A group of millionaires is calling on Washington to raise taxes on the wealthy for the good of the economy ("Rich people are not the cause of a robust economy, they're the result of a robust economy") and their fellow Americans ("We shouldn't be wallowing in our riches while everybody else is suffering").
Learn more at the group's website or from the interview below. —PZS
A group of wealthy Americans that calls itself the Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength has sent a letter to President Obama and Congress asking them to raise their taxes and the taxes of the 370,000 other Americans who earn more than $1 million a year.
In a video the group released Tuesday, members say they "shouldn't be wallowing in ... riches while everybody else is suffering." They say the tax cuts President Bush signed into law 10 years ago were a mistake that needs to be fixed.
"My country — our country — means more than my money," members say in the video.


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From the very start of my time at W&L, Hillel has been a huge part of my experiences. I started going to the events to get involved in campus Jewish life and to meet new people (the welcome food basket was a pretty good incentive, too), and now Friday nights there are definitely the best part. Even though I have only been going to Hillel for about two and a half months, it's already become my Shabbat custom. Just like at home, I go to enjoy Kiddush, candles, and challah, but now it's with friends rather than my family.
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Paul Hart has twenty years experience working with lions and in May 1998 began construction of the Drakenstein Lion Park. Situated in the Cape winelands only 30 minutes from Cape Town Paul is devoting his life to caring for mistreated lions rescued from poor conditions both in South Africa and further afield.
The Drakenstein Lion Park website can be found here: www.lionrescue.org.za
What is the history of the Drakenstein Lion Park and what inspired you to launch upon such an initiative?
I started working with wildlife as soon as I left the military in 1987, first at a zoo and then in the game translocation industry. The world was made aware of the horrors of canned hunting in 1998 and at this time I was contacted by a private individual looking for a home for his lions, BUT he did not want them to end up on hunting farms! I started looking around for a place that could take these lions and soon came to the realisation that there were almost no facilities that were not involved, either directly or indirectly, in the canned hunting industry. The decision was made to create a sanctuary for these original lions, where they could live out their natural lives safe from persecution.
From very humble beginnings I was approaching more and more individuals and organisations who wanted to rehome lions into a lifetime care facility. We have continuously expanded our facilities to cope with all these new arrivals; sadly we can only help a very small fraction of these lions in distress.
From where have the lions in your care come and how do you aquire them? What is their physical condition upon arrival and how do you then bring them back to a healthy state?
All, except one of our 15 lions, come from South Africa. The majority would have probably ended up on canned hunting farms had they not found refuge at the Park. As a rule we do not buy lions and will only consider this option as a last result if the animal concerned is in obvious danger. Sadly, finding lions that are in need of sanctuary is not difficult, there are literally thousands of captive lions in South Africa and most are kept in appalling conditions. Rehoming a lion can take months and sometimes even years of negotiation. More often than not, by the time all the bureaucracy and paperwork has been done, it is too late for the animal concerned. It is definitely not as glamorous as one may think and often heartbreaking. Some of our lions have arrived in very bad health; often rectifying their physical condition is much easier than dealing with the psychological problems associated with an abused animal. Our policy of compassion and respect goes a long way to improving both the physical and psychological problems the new arrivals may have.
How many people are employed by the park and what training have they received / are receiving?
We have a very small and dedicated team of four people. All have worked at the Park for a long time and have received extensive on site training.
What are the weekly costs involved in running the park and how are they met? What is your action plan for pursuing new donations?
It costs us in the region of R1000.00 per month to feed and care for each of our lions. This is over and above all the other costs relating to infrastructure and improving existing facilities.
We do not actively pursue donations, but only seek donations for specific projects that cannot be absorbed by our budget. In this way we can be completely transparent with our use of donor funds. All too often animal welfare organisations raise money for animals and most of this money is then spent on salaries and office rentals instead of the animals!
Most of our income comes from admission fees charged to visitors, this money enables us to care for our existing animals on a sustainable basis.
The success story of Bai, rescued from Cameroon, (www.lionrescue.org.za/ourlions.htm) must have brought a lot of attention to your activities. But getting her to the park was just the start of the journey: what is involved in hand rearing such a cub and how can you ever hope that such a lion does not become overly habituated / dependant on human interaction?
Bais biggest problem was that she did not know she was a lion. She was severely human imprinted when she arrived. Because of her health problems, she had to live in the house with us for a number of months and when the time came for her to move out, it was a big adjustment. Initially Bai had to have human contact 24 hours a day! She would become completely distraught if she did not have human company, even after being introduced to a young male. Her first three months in a camp meant that someone had to be with her 24 hours a day! We gradually weaned her off the human company and now she is content with a rub and scratch once a day.
Any lion kept in a captive environment becomes habituated; this is not something that can be avoided. The important thing is to create an environment of trust and respect with minimum human intervention in the daily lives of the animals.
How are the lions housed within the park? And how do you try to maintain the idea of prides when the lions come from such diverse origins?
Because we are a genuine sanctuary, our lions are not housed in large prides. We rescue individual animals and not prides. They have all come from diverse backgrounds and subsequently cannot be housed together. Lions will generally only tolerate family members, unless they are introduced to each other as cubs. Only two of our lions have arrived as cubs, the rest were all adult when they arrived. Male lions are most at risk from the canned hunting industry; hence we have far more male lions than females. This of course poses problems with compatible social groupings. Wherever possible, we house at least two lions together for companionship.
In the wild a lions territory can extend over a large area: what amount of space does each lion have in the park and how do you simulate a truly wild environment; one that is stimulating for the lions?
Space is very relative to what the lion has come from. We have a lion that was housed in four square meters; most of our other animals come out of 400 square meter camps (the minimum requirement under South African law). It takes a lion a long time to adjust to the environments we house them in, most have never seen trees before, or walked on grass and the Parks camps are so far removed from what they have lived in most of their lives, that they become completely overwhelmed!
Obviously, a wild lions territory is relative to the amount of prey species available. The less prey, the more territory required. Our lion camps average between 6 000 and 10 000 square meters. This is a dramatic improvement on what they are used to. We cannot simulate a truly wild environment, but our camps provide a far more enriched environment than what most of them have been kept in for most of their lives.
Recently you have commenced with an extension project: how will ten extra hectares aid the park in caring for the lions?
The newly acquired land will enable us to rescue more lions in distress and provide them with a lifetime home. For most abused large predators a captive home is the only alternative.
How does the park appeal to the tourist marketplace, bearing in mind the many other wildlife attractions in South Africa and what impact do you think that the 2010 World Cup will have on your activities?
We market to primarily animal lovers. One must remember that we are not a zoo. Our facility is designed in such a way that the lions choose when they want to see people. All of our camps are designed in such a way that it is the animals choice as to whether to be seen or not. We are well situated and not in a remote location, so we receive a lot of passing trade.
I am not sure whether 2010 will have an impact on our visitor numbers or not.
What facilities does the park offer in terms of education and do you have any interaction with local schools or youth organisations? If so, what are the children's reactions to meeting the lions up close?
We do cater for school groups and give educational tours. It is the lions who decide whether they want to meet the children up close. Most kids are overawed when seeing a lion in the flesh!
We actively oppose human / animal contact and offer no opportunities.
One of the visitor activities that the park offers is to sleep with the lions. What exactly does this involve and how can one take part? What kind of feedback have you had from guests regarding this initiative?
Our tented camp offers people who overnight the unique opportunity to spend the night surrounded by lions. The tented camp is situated in the middle of the Park; the noise the lions make at night is unbelievable. The tented camp only operates during the summer months and booking is essential.
What is the greatest success so far and in contrast in what areas have there been disappointments and can any lessons be learnt from possible mistakes made in the past?
Our greatest success is the 15 lions who have found a safe haven here; they are a daily reminder to us that we do make a difference, if only in these 15 individuals lives.
Please explain what the South African governments decision to restrict hunting lions and other big game actually means and when it comes into force, how will it affect the many lions and other predators currently kept in captivity for the sport of canned hunting?
The new legislation has already been postponed until February 2008, in the mean time the killing of captive bred lions continues unabated. Whether and how these new regulations will be implemented is anyones guess. All that will really change is that captive bred, factory farmed lions will first have to be released into a large area for a period of two years. The hunters can then pretend that the lions are wild before they kill them. Captive bred predators will always remain human imprinted and even if by some miracle these lions are able to sustain themselves for two years (with the supplement feeding allowed by the new regulations), it will still be canned hunting.
Why can a captive bred / hand reared lion never be rehabilitated into the wild? What happens to cubs born to the lions at the Park? Does there exist the eventual possibility that they may be introduced into the wild, thus increasing the available gene pool?
A captive bred / hand reared lion cannot be rehabilitated. You cannot change the fact that the animal is human imprinted, it will therefore always associate humans with food and subsequently pose a danger to humans. A hand reared lion does not have the benefit of the learning curve that would occur if it were to grow up in a pride situation, this includes cooperative hunting techniques and social graces. Some organisations claim that by charging tourists ridiculous amounts of money to take young lions for walks in completely degraded bush environments, this somehow prepares them for life in the wild. Such facilities are not conservation driven, but merely exploit animals for commercial gain.
Captive bred lions cannot be introduced into wild lion prides; lions do not tolerate strangers and would kill any such lion.
All suitable (and safe) lion habitat already have resident lions. Mankind has decimated the planet to such an extent that even if a small number of captive lions could be rehabilitated there is no suitable habitat left for them to go to.
Many lion breeders make the claim that they are breeding lions to supplement wild populations. This is complete rubbish. These so called rehabilitated lions are rehabilitated for one purpose only, to kill them!
Your work obviously attracts positive attention from abroad but how is it viewed within South Africa itself bearing in mind the past history of canned hunting? Are opinions changing and is a more conservation minded approach to lions welfare being seen or will the large profits from canned hunting continue to influence the majority opinion?
The vast majority of South Africans abhor canned hunting. Unfortunately the hunting industry is very powerful and wealthy and continues with their practices despite public opinion.
What interaction do you have with other conservation entities and with regard to the situation of canned hunting what is the best way forward to raise public awareness of the issue, both nationally and internationally?
We are not a conservation organisation, but rather an animal welfare orientated facility. Captive animals (regardless of species) have no conservation value. We regard each of our lions as individuals who have a right to life and a right to be treated with compassion and respect.
We liaise with many international and local animal welfare orientated organisations.
Canned hunting has been widely published, but until normal people stand up to be heard and say enough, not much will change.
What is your opinion on invasive management techniques where within a fenced reserve there must be a regular replacement of the coalition males to prevent inbreeding? Indeed, where the majority of parks, both private (other than canned hunting concerns), and national are fenced what in your opinion is the best way to maintain a diverse gene pool within that lion population?
I believe that these kinds of management techniques are just an excuse to hunt pride males every few years. Removing dominant males has a negative effect on the entire pride, as new male will kill all of the previous males offspring, resulting in a tremendous loss of genes. Natural selection prevents the negative effects of inbreeding in these kinds of situations.
Having read the various articles on the website, (www.lionrescue.org.za/latestnews.htm) you are obviously a person who is confident and assured when dealing with the lions how did you become so knowledgeable about their mannerisms and what is it that gives you the ability without fear to interact so easily with them?
I have worked with lions for more than 20 years. I do not interact with them without it being absolutely necessary for their wellbeing. I believe that my respect for them and the compassion I treat them with has direct bearing on how they treat me.
What has caring for the lions meant to your life and that of your family?
Sacrifice and more sacrifice, but it is enormously rewarding to see the fruits of our labours and the happy, content and safe animals in our care, every day.
Along with the extension project what are your other objectives for the next ten years and how do you expect to achieve them?
We hope to be able to continue to care for our lions and others that may arrive, provide we receive the public support that will enable us to do so.
The views expressed therein are solely those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect those of Safaritalk.


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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Sweet Caroline
I too have purchased a very old 96-10 that seems to have life left in her (mine's clearly a her as she's being quite obstinate!). I've managed to get a few things done, but the machine won't feed fabric correctly even though the feed dogs do move. So I'm guessing it might be a timing problem. I don't have an OSMG anywhere near where I live so it's been all on me to figure this out. Was just glad to see another home sewer trying to save a 96-10. Would love to hear about what your have learned. Brenda
No Brenda. It is still in status quo. There have been so many other projects to work on. My DD has the sewing machine at her home. Perhaps sometime soon we can work on removing the shaft and get it straightened. Do you have the 96-10 maintenance manual? It is available as a PDF download at this link
Might help you figure out your problem.
These old industrial machines were "rode hard and put away wet" so it is a challenge to get them running again. I am lucky that I have a very good OSMG that diagnosed the problem with my 96-10. Good luck with yours.
Sweet Caroline