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Mr. WEBSTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of this rule and the underlying bill. House Resolution 595 provides for a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 3309, the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012.
The rule makes 10 of the 11 amendments submitted to the committee in order. Of these, eight are Democrat-sponsored amendments and two are Republican-sponsored amendments.
As noted by the subcommittee ranking member, Ms. Eshoo, during the Rules Committee meeting on this last night, H.R. 3309 has come to the floor under regular order. The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held an oversight hearing and subsequently a legislative hearing on Federal Communications Commission process reform.
The subcommittee then circulated a discussion draft before holding an open markup and favorably reporting the bill to the full committee on November 16, 2011. On March 6, 2012, the full committee ordered the bill favorably reported to the House.
In 2010, the communications and technology industry invested $66 billion to deploy broadband infrastructure, $3 billion more than in 2009. New products and services are innovated by this sector on an almost daily basis. With the innovation come high-quality jobs and marked improvements for every American's quality of life.
As a result, all efforts should be made to avoid stalling this important economic engine. The FCC should strive to be the most open and transparent agency in the Federal Government, and any intervention into the marketplace should be the result of rigorous analysis demonstrating the need for government regulation.
The Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act would change the process the FCC must follow in issuing regulations and limit the agency's ability to set conditions on transactions relating to corporate mergers and acquisitions.
The legislation would require the FCC to be more transparent and methodical in determining whether to intervene in the communications marketplace in dealing with customers and regulated parties, and in reviewing transactions.
Customers, small businesses, and outside-the-beltway stakeholders, in particular, do not have the regulatory lawyers needed for rush review of proceedings. The only way to get their input is to give them time to provide feedback on well-delineated proposals.
Before it starts intervening, the FCC should make sure it has a full understanding of the state of competition and current technologies. By requiring the FCC to be more transparent, to find a market failure before proposing regulations, and to conduct cost-benefit analyses before adopting rules, H.R. 3309 helps promote jobs, investment, and innovation in one of the few sectors still firing on all cylinders in this economy.
In particular, the bill prohibits the FCC from coercing parties to accept concessions, such as network neutrality obligations, as a condition of approving their mergers. Such conditions are typically unrelated to the specifics of the transaction and involve requirements the FCC otherwise lacks the policy justification or legal authority to impose. They also chill transactions that might otherwise advance the economy, and impose unnecessary costs on businesses.
The bill requires the FCC to survey the marketplace through a notice of inquiry before proposing new rules that would increase costs for customers and businesses; to establish the specific text of proposed rules before their consideration so the public and industry know what is being considered and have adequate information to provide input, much as House leadership has adopted in the layover requirement for the bills that we now hear on the floor; to identify a market failure or customer harm and conduct a cost-effective analysis before adopting economically significant rules that cost more than $100 million; to set the shot clock and schedules for issuing decisions and to report to Congress on how well it is abiding by them so the public and industry know when issues will be resolved; and to create performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of a program that costs more than $100 million.
These proposed process reforms are not radical, nor are they an attempt to cripple the FCC, as some opponents of the legislation have claimed. Instead, this legislation seeks to pull back the curtain on bureaucratic regulation of a sector of our economy that has provided high-tech innovation and investment, and the high-quality jobs that come with it, despite the economic downturn.
So, once again, Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the rule and the underlying legislation. I encourage my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the rule and ``yes'' on the underlying bill.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. WEBSTER. I yield myself the balance of my time, and will get back to the issue at hand.
This is not necessarily a highway bill, but it does talk about a highway, one which is much faster than the ones we drive on. It is hard to imagine a world without a high-speed wireless Internet service. It is hard to imagine staffers walking down the hallways without some sort of wireless devices that they're communicating with others on, and usually their hands are glued to them.
Communications and technology innovations over the past several years have made us a more connected world. In some instances, the new global connectedness has brought us even closer together, allowing us to share in similarities and differences between our peers in distant cultures. It has given us a chance to marvel at the world's best athletes on the grandest stages, and in some cases it has exposed the atrocities of war, intolerance, and disregard for human life. We want our innovations to continue and our inventors to keep inventing. In the communications and technology fields they have, and they continue to amaze us with new breakthroughs every day.
This bill simply pulls back the curtain on the FCC, the agency charged with regulating the communications sector. It asks them to institute commonsense reforms to better keep the public informed on their actions. It requires the Commission to rigorously examine the marketplace before intervening; to give increased time for public input and comment; and to increase transparency while approving new rules and amendments. These process reforms are simply good government, and they should be embraced in a nonpartisan fashion.
I ask my colleagues to join me today in voting in favor of this rule and the underlying bill.
The material previously referred to by Mr. Hastings of Florida is as follows:
An Amendment to H. Res. 595 Offered By Mr. Hastings of Florida
At the end of the resolution, add the following new sections:
Sec. 3. Immediately upon adoption of this resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of a bill consisting of the text of the bill (H.R. 14) to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. If the Committee of the Whole rises and reports that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then on the next legislative day the House shall, immediately after the third daily order of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for further consideration of the bill.
Sec. 4. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not apply to the consideration of the bill specified in section 3 of this resolution.
(The information contained herein was provided by the Republican Minority on multiple occasions throughout the 110th and 111th Congresses.)
The Vote on the Previous Question: What It Really Means
This vote, the vote on whether to order the previous question on a special rule, is not merely a procedural vote. A vote against ordering the previous question is a vote against the Republican majority agenda and a vote to allow the opposition, at least for the moment, to offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about what the House should be debating.
Mr. Clarence Cannon's Precedents of the House of Representatives (VI, 308 311), describes the vote on the previous question on the rule as ``a motion to direct or control the consideration of the subject before the House being made by the Member in charge.'' To defeat the previous question is to give the opposition a chance to decide the subject before the House. Cannon cites the Speaker's ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that ``the refusal of the House to sustain the demand for the previous question passes the control of the resolution to the opposition'' in order to offer an amendment. On March 15, 1909, a member of the majority party offered a rule resolution. The House defeated the previous question and a member of the opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, asking who was entitled to recognition. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R Illinois) said: ``The previous question having been refused, the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitzgerald, who had asked the gentleman to yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to the first recognition.''
Because the vote today may look bad for the Republican majority they will say ``the vote on the previous question is simply a vote on whether to proceed to an immediate vote on adopting the resolution ..... [and] has no substantive legislative or policy implications whatsoever.'' But that is not what they have always said. Listen to the Republican Leadership Manual on the Legislative Process in the United States House of Representatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here's how the Republicans describe the previous question vote in their own manual: ``Although it is generally not possible to amend the rule because the majority Member controlling the time will not yield for the purpose of offering an amendment, the same result may be achieved by voting down the previous question on the rule ..... When the motion for the previous question is defeated, control of the time passes to the Member who led the opposition to ordering the previous question. That Member, because he then controls the time, may offer an amendment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of amendment.''
In Deschler's Procedure in the U.S. House of Representatives, the subchapter titled ``Amending Special Rules'' states: ``a refusal to order the previous question on such a rule [a special rule reported from the Committee on Rules] opens the resolution to amendment and further debate.'' (Chapter 21, section 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ``Upon rejection of the motion for the previous question on a resolution reported from the Committee on Rules, control shifts to the Member leading the opposition to the previous question, who may offer a proper amendment or motion and who controls the time for debate thereon.''
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Quick read. Perhaps a little of a format, but Silva's books are exciting, fast moving, well verse.
As enjoyable and complex and rapidly readable as previous books. I like this Gabriel Allon series!
As The Rembrandt Affair opens, Gabriel Allon, expert art restorer and former Israeli intelligence agent, is enjoying a well-earned sabbatical in Cornwall, England, with his beautiful wife, Chiara. It won't come as a surprise that before long he will be dragged out of retirement because of a missing painting, a series of outrageous thefts dating back to World War II, and an international financier with a great deal to hide. The work of art is a portrait of Rembrandt's mistress, which was once owned by a Dutch Jew. It subsequently passed through a number of hands until it suddenly resurfaced and was put up for sale.
Daniel Silva explores such themes as the lucrative world of art theft, the tragic fate of Jews living in Holland after Hitler's invasion, international smuggling of weapons to rogue nations, and the ways in which Israel, England, and the United States reluctantly work together to protect their vital interests. There is the usual spy craft, including surveillance, safe houses, and interception of communication and computer data, but the personalities take center stage. They include Lena Herzfeld, a survivor of the Holocaust who is wracked by guilt and agonizing memories; Zoe Reed, a prominent and attractive investigative journalist who may be the ideal person to assist Allon; Paul Voss, the son of a vicious and unrepentant Nazi; and Martin Landesmann, a philanthropic billionaire whose generosity is designed to hide his corrupt business dealings.
With nonstop action bouncing from England to Amsterdam to South America and back, the pacing here is whirlwind. Although there are episodes of violence, they do not dominate the narrative. This is a literate, enlightening, witty, and entertaining work of fiction and one of Silva's best. I've read the whole series but am currently listening to the audiobooks, narrated by Phil Gigante, who does a great job. I highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys espionage thrillers.
This is a fairly typical Gabriel Allon thriller. The first half is the "set-up" which is really interesting with lots of art history and restoration details followed by a story of The Holocaust. The second half is the operation, with all the usual crew plus a special addition. As always this is quite thrilling, but falls a bit below the level of the best books in this series. I've noticed that my "to read next" pile includes another Daniel Silva; definitely not a hardship!
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Thank you Chris!!!
Thanks Chris. That's beautiful.
That's great. Hadn't seen it before. Thanks.
Very nice i had never seen that
I haven't seen that one before either. Thanks Chris!
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Splendid. :35:
I've only done a few of the things the Duke spoke about in my short 25 years but I still have a million reasons I love this country.
God Bless America!
Means as much now as it did when the big guy did it.
"I've always followed my father's advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble."---John Wayne
"Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I'm not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be......" - John Wayne
"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."-John Wayne as JB Books in The Shootist
"Well, there are some things a man just can't run away from."
"Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much."
"If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."
"Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid."
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Double block!
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Oh, Draymond.
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I agree on the Gen 2 vs. Gen 3 grip.
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Tips to help children navigate the holidays
The month of December is one of our shortest in terms of contact with our students and like all of us at this time of year, the holidays can take their toll on our health, both mentally and physically.
I would like to offer some thoughts on how to cope with this time of year for our students and families:
1. Do what you can to maintain as regular of a schedule as possible for your kids during the week. Research shows that consistent schedules including meals, homework and bed time can greatly reduce levels of stress.
2. Don't bite off more than you can chew. Good advice for Thanksgiving, but also for the weeks leading up to Christmas. There are student programs, family gatherings, travel plans and so many demands on our time that we find it hard to say no. Do your best to manage your time and again allow for adequate rest, in particular with our younger students.
3. We will have two weeks off at Christmas. Be sure to carve out some time for your kids to do some reading. I know it is the last thing on many of their minds, but a great way to keep their brains engaged during the extended time off.
These thoughts are easy to write and difficult to follow through on I know, but I encourage you to do what you can to help our kids navigate this fun but challenging time of year for learning.
Last month, we were able to participate in a wonderful fundraising spaghetti dinner and the annual Give to the Max event. I want all who participated in these activities to know how much we as a school community appreciate the support. It is an old adage and still very true in that it takes a village to raise a child.
I remain very grateful for the support we receive from our community, our parents and all the volunteers who take time out of their busy schedules to give back to our school whether with their time or financial resources.
Like many of our area schools, we will celebrate the season by showcasing some of our student talent with a holiday concert on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 5 p.m. Please consider joining us!
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The woodland site in Midlothian and the two purpose built cottages, Garden Cottage and Wall Cottage, are owned by Viewpoint Housing Association.
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According to a recent CNN report, the FBI has opened a criminal investigation of the Veterans Affairs Department. Among other allegations, an internal audit of the department revealed that supervisors ordered workers to falsify computer records to show that veterans were waiting less for doctor and hospital appointments than they actually were.
These supervisors got bonuses partly by reporting low wait times, according to the news report.
This is a classic example of incentive gaming, says a business strategy professor at Washington University in St. Louis' Olin Business School.
"This is nothing new," says Lamar Pierce, PhD, associate professor of strategy who has published widely on compensation and incentive conflict.
"Organizations frequently use financial incentives to motivate productive behavior in employees," Pierce says. "Since some people prefer to avoid effort on critical tasks, supervisors must either monitor people intensely or pay them based on their observable performance."
Incentive gaming is when people manipulate pay-for-performance schemes in ways that increase their compensation without benefitting the party that pays.
"It's an example of how innovative people can be when there are financial rewards involved," Pierce says.
What top officials at the VA may have overlooked, however, was a test of their system before implementing it.
"Designers of incentive-based compensation systems must think carefully about unintended consequences, putting themselves in the shoes of their employees and asking, 'If I were given these incentives, what might I do to game them?' "
"Managers and policy makers need to understand that humans are clever and often opportunistic," Pierce says. "If you give them an incentive system, many of them will figure out how to manipulate it to maximize pay and minimize effort."
Pierce notes that the case of the VA, as in frequent cases of standardized test gaming by teachers, is particularly striking for two reasons.
First, it shows the difficulty of inserting financial incentives into a setting where they are not traditionally used -- the federal government.
"Many people erroneously see financial incentives as a panacea for perceived examples of government inefficiency such as education, health care or procurement," he says.
Second, it shows that financial incentives can overwhelm even values that are often represented as routine.
"If even small financial incentives can overwhelm strong societal values such as educating children and caring for those who served our country, then such problems can occur anywhere," Pierce says.
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King and Queen of Set-Ups
I've been married for six months, and I've been struck with that most humiliating of marriage bugs: the one where married couples decide they simply must set up all their friends. When I was single, this was the most irritating behavior on the part of my engaged and married friends. Now I've become that annoying person, and I can't shake the part of my brain that, upon meeting someone new, immediately shuffles through all my single friends until one more or less matches.
Back before I had this most exasperating quality, I figured couples tried to set everyone up because they were so happy, so all their single friends must want to be coupled up to be just as blissfully blithesome as they were. Now that Jeremy and I have joined their ranks, I think the reason is a lot more selfish: I think we try to set up our friends because we want more couple friends. Couple friends are more equal-opportunity for other couples. There are two people to hang out with, so when Jeremy is discussing free will with one, I can talk about anything else with the other, instead of going into a JD-esque daydream a la "Scrubs." And vice versa. It's all part of a scheme, really: pair everyone off, then convince them to move to our neighborhood.
The worst part of it all, other than annoying all of our single friends and giving them more reason to hate married couples, is that Jeremy and I are not exactly experts at setting people up. The only couple we've successfully matched off was completely accidental; they met at our engagement party and if they hadn't hit it off on their own, we never would have thought to set it up. (Now, of course, we take full credit for their being engaged so we can have one couple on our record.) With everyone else, our thought process goes something like, "Oh he's smart and weird, and she's smart and weird, maybe they'll like each other." Plot spoiler: it usually doesn't work. But our incompetence doesn't keep us from trying. Like kids who just can't take a hint, we embrace the philosophy of, "If at first you don't succeed, just keep trying until everyone hates you."
Of course, recognizing this about ourselves won't keep us from continuing to do it. We just have a lot of awesome friends and want to set them up with other awesome people. It's become an automatic reaction to meeting someone around my age and single: who can I set them up with? Which of my friends would they get along with? Who knows? Throw enough people at them and one of them might stick. (For all my friends reading this, it's really just because we like you. I promise.)
In our defense — I clearly judge myself for this behavior — one of our friends pointed out recently that not everyone wants to be married, so we probably shouldn't foist our own ideas onto them. We acknowledged that, and the only people we've really tried to set up are those friends who we know are looking to meet someone. Mostly. Plus, there's some Jewish wisdom — I have no idea what its source is — that if you set up three couples you go to heaven. And Jeremy and I wouldn't say no to a bit of help getting there.
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Has anyone else seen this over at the SA site? I'm very excited now.
The (M) Factor: A new standard in value.
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The (M) Factor: A new standard in value.
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Looks better than the original XD, at least. I hated the look of the original.
Actually, the more I look at it, the more I like it. Hm.
I don't know. Looks like a bad marriage of an XD and an M&P, ......with warts!
I'll take the original, thanks.
And by the way... Spock wants his phaser back...
Croatia, Brazil...Can't Springfield make up it's mind? :hand1:
A pistol with snow tires...
I kind of like it in a weird sort of way.
I might get one in the future - if reports on it are good.
Hmmm. That is all, just "Hmmmm".
Modular backstraps! Weeeeee! That was sarcasm. I'm not writing off the XD, but I sure like the old one better than this one.
I think it's like mold, starting to grow on me.:smoke23:
It's supposed to be a game gun - that's why the match barrel - diff sights etc.
Just think, a whole lot of folks are going to have to change their ways as far as thinking that Glocks are the ugliest.
Just kidding...
The styling seems a bit over the top in what will prove an otherwise decent package. It is almost like they are trying too hard.
Has a bit of the Beretta PX-4 about it.
Springfield's website is showing a new XD40 dubbed the XD(M)
New features include a reprofiled slide, deeper slide serrations, removable backstraps, a true ambi mag release, and some other features.
Hmm, must not be counting the Para P16-40...Quote:
The XD(M)™ is the only handgun chambered in .40 S&W built to accommodate 16 + 1. For that kind of capacity in a competitor's handgun, prepare to step down in firepower to a smaller caliber
Looks interesting: SPRINGFIELD
If one comes out that's not in .40, I might give it a spin.
Looks cool JD. I've been saying for awhile now that Springfield should build the .40 on the .45 frame (instead of the 9mm). Looks like they did it, and chopped out the the excess metal. Nice find.


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49%??? You have to be kidding.From the 51% that voted for him, 3/4 were voting racially, 20% were voting to increase their welfare check, and the other 5% were really dumb enough to think he was the right choice. So 5% of 51% actually fell for his drivel.About 97.5%, not 49%, actually knew better.DON'T ASK FOR REFERENCE LINKS. :-D :evil:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/25/global-recession-tests-obamas-popularity-world-leaders/Seems all those thousands of people in Germany cheering the messiah on now also realise he might be a bit of an idiot.Keith
Amazing that an idiot abandoned by his father, from a working class family can get his self through one of the most prestigious schools In The World
YES, it is totally amazing that such a person could have that kind of money without ever holding a job or showing a source of income, while being connected to some QUITE questionable groups
YES, it is totally amazing that such a person could have that kind of money without ever holding a job or showing a source of income, while being connected to some QUITE questionable groups.
:lau: Hold on....... :lau:....may I suggest..... :lau: (sorry...ribs are hurting).....may I suggest we know move this thread over to the "humor" forum....... :lau: Where pigs fly also.... :flyingpig:
C'mon guys! Don't tell me that you are reading those questionable blogs and internet sources?? Those right wing nuts out there who are just spreading every lie and rumor that they hear that could hurt somebody? The hateful screechers?You should dedicate your news time to the reputable venerable news agencies whose unbiased reporters work tirelessly to uncover the truth and bring it to you on a daily basis!
And who would that be the: LA Times, New York Times or CBS and NBC heck they still believe in Global Warming.
but it's so important that the world love us! wouldn't that be enough to influence the left? all we need is love...la la la.....people are not focusing on the real goals of this admin. the economy is a fortunate distraction for them. as long as people are focused on that, the government has free rein to push through all of the programs that they have wanted for years. point people at the nasty people at AIG, and use it as in excuse for expanded powers to take over companies and limit salaries. point people at job loss and the economy and use it as a convoluted excuse for national health care.point people at the "energy crisis" and use it as an excuse to put smart thermostats in peoples houses to monitor energy use. hey, it's better than the thermal imaging that they are using in the UK. anyone listen to the town hall today? it ought to scare the living crap out of you!


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For national-security dorks who like to read the Defense Department's 36(b) arms sale notifications, watching the back-and-forth over weapons sales to Taiwan is pure entertainment. It's partly a question of political spin, but it's also an interesting look at how the Pentagon sizes up the military balance between China and Taiwan.
Back in January, the Defense Intelligence Agency issued a stark assessment of Taiwan's air power: Without a serious upgrade, the report said, Taiwan's air defenses would not be able to fight off an attack by China. The Pentagon report — which was sent to Congress in January, but only became public last month — noted the growing obsolescence of Taiwan's fighter inventory, which includes F-5 Tigers, Mirage 2000-5s and some older F-16A/Bs. "Taiwan recognizes that it needs a sustainable replacement for obsolete and problematic airframes," the unclassified version of the report said.
That came as welcome news to Taiwan, which has been lobbying to buy more advanced F-16s, the F-16C/D model, from the United States. (China, predictably, is opposed to the plan.)
But here's the catch: The F-16 production line is eventually going to shut down as the United States and its allies switch to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Now members of Congress are now stepping up pressure on the administration to sell the aircraft, in part to keep a production line in Fort Worth, Texas, open.
And that proves the old adage: All politics is local, even when we're talking about the Taiwan Strait. In a floor statement this week, Sen. Jon Cornyn of Texas appealed for the sale to go through. The reason? Constituent jobs.
"Taiwan needs these F-16 C/D aircraft now," he said. "… If hard orders are not received for Taiwan's F-16s this year, the U.S. production line will likely be forced to start shutting down. Once the line begins closing, personnel will be shifted to other programs, inventory orders will be cancelled, and machine tools will be decommissioned. When the F-16 line eventually goes 'cold,' it is not realistic to expect that it would be restarted."
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Matopo National Park near Harare...
C... Another suprise from Zimbabwe was Antelope park, a beautiful campsite in an even lovelier setting, slightly lacking in antelopes. The star attractions though were the lions! In the park they breed lion cubs, which are walked fed and well looked after until the age of two when they are released back into the wild. Thats a lot of walkies, so hordes of overland trucks arrive every day, with willing passengers with a few dollars to spend on taking a walk on the wild side.
A... As well as taking man eating lions out for a casual stroll we also got to watch them being fed - from inside the cage. Amazingly, we all lived to tell the tale, though Bondy does bear the scars of a vicious savaging from probably the tiniest lion cub you will ever see.
At Antelope Park I also got to try my hand at PoloCrosse. As you can tell I'm a natural.
From Antelope park we drove to Bulawayo, then had a break from truck life as we got the overnight train to Vic Falls. We slept in very cosy old Britich sleeping cars, complete with wood panelling and Rhodesian Railways insignias etched into the mirrors. Sadly it seemed from the state of the train that before independence was the last time they did any maintenance on it.
C... We are now in the adrenalin capital of Africa! Vic falls, the easiest place to throw hundreds of dollars into a waterfall. Adrian is currently strapped to a small board and riding the rapids, followed by some more bouncy rafting. Tomorrow we will be taking a microlight (a hang-glider with a very small engine on the back) over the mighty Zambezi and hopefully the falls, providing it stops raining first.
It is a small town, with packs of overlanders throwing themselves into the gorge on various types of rafts and ropes, some that bounce, some that swing, and some that stretch right across. Once jellified they all gather in the various drinking establishments and loose consciousness and small pieces of underwear. Most don't actually see the falls from an artisitic view point, but they certainly get close.


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It's What's Happening FEBRUARY2004
Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department 99th Annual Dinner and Installation, 2/28, 8 p.m. Broad Channel American Legion Hall. Tickets available at firehouse.
Gateway NRA Happenings
Fort Tilden Anniversary, Fort Tilden Visitor's Ctr., 2/21, 1 p.m., dress warmly, reservations req.
Winter Wonder Animal Search, Fort Tilden, 2/22, 1 p.m., Children 7-12 accompanied by a parent, res. req.
The Rockaways: A History, Golden Age of Rockaway, Fort Tilden, 2/18, 7 p.m., Reservations.
Health Happenings
Peninsula Hospital Center, free blood pressure screening, Thurs 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Free immunizations for children up to age 18, Wednesdays. Diabetes Support Group, 1st Wed. of month, 10 a.m., Meditation Room. Parkinson Support Group – 2nd Wed. of month, 1 p.m., Meditation Room. Auxiliary: Luncheon/meeting,
1st Tue. of month, Meditation Room, Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation. Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group, last Wed. of month, 6:30 p.m.
St. John's Episcopal Hospital, free pregnancy screening, Mon. – Wed., 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.; Thurs. & Fri., 10 a.m. – noon. Invitational Golf Tournament, Woodmere Club, 5/10.
The Joseph P. Addabbo Family
Health Center, Very low or no cost quality services. Free pregnancy,
HIV, & dental screenings, asthma
and diabetes workshops.
Mon.- Fri., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call for appointment, 1288 Central Ave. &
67-10 RBB. Free pregnancy, HIV, & dental screenings, asthma and
diabetes workshops, Mon.- Fri.,
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call for appointment
Alzheimer's caregivers support group, Neponsit Adult Day Health Care Program, Young Israel of FR, 2nd & 4th Thurs. of month, 1 - 3 p.m.
Kid and Teens Happenings
Boy Scouts of America,
Troop 81, every Wed., 6:30 p.m., St. Francis de Sales.
RDRC "Rockaway Means Business" conference, Beach Club (129 B. 116 St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Queens County Conservative Party, 2/19, 8 p.m., American Legion, 107-15 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills.
Rockaway East Merchant's
Association (REMA),
2/18, 9 a.m., Auto Post
Auto Parts (10-55 B. 20 St., FR).
All FR merchants welcome.
100 Precinct Community Council, 4th Wednesday of Month, 7:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, B. 90 St.
Al-Anon Meeting, Page and Step Workshop, every Mon., 8 p.m., St. Camillus School Library, 189 B. 99 St. (ring bell on right).
Bereavement Support Group, 2nd & 4th Mon. of month, 7:30 p.m., St. Francis de Sales Rectory. 129-16 RBB.
Far Rockaway Chapter of the
NAACP, 3rd Thurs. of month,
7 p.m., St. John Baptist Church,
74-05 RBB. Knights of Columbus Rockaway Council 2672,
1st and 3rd Tues. of month,
8:15 p.m., 330 B. 90 St.,
Columbettes, 2nd Wednesday
of month, 7:30.
Men's Club of West End Temple, Rabbi's Bible Study Group, 1st & 3rd Wed., 10:30 a.m.
101 Precinct Community Council, 3rd Wed., 4 p.m., 1612 Mott Ave.
American Legion Post 272, 1st & 3rd Fri. of month, 7:30 p.m.
Lt. Bernard H. Weiner, Post 258 Jewish War Veterans, 1st & 3rd Sun., Temple Beth El Little Synagogue,
RBB & 122 St.
Deerfield Area Association
meetings last Mon. of month,
327 B. 19 St., 7:30 p.m.
Music & The Arts
Sorrentino Recreation Center (Mott Ave., FR, percussion instrument lessons for adults, Mondays, Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 2 p.m.
to 3 p.m. Contact the center for info.
Rockaway/Five Towns Symphony, free concert, 3/6, 8 p.m., Lynbrook HS.
Rockaway Theatre Company, Fort Tilden, open auditions for both adults and children, for upcoming musical productions, 2/15, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Singers, dancers, tech people, set designers and volunteers welcome. For information, contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Library Happenings
Dino Rossi, Songs from Italy, 2/19, 2 p.m. Seaside Branch (116-15 RBB).
College Prep – It's Never Too Early, Peninsula Branch (92-25 RBB), 3/4, 6:30 p.m. Prepare for college.
How To Become a Home Health Aid, Far Rockaway Branch (1637 Central Ave.), 2/21, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
School Happenings
Parent and Community Engagement Meeting, NYC Department of Education, Update on Children First Program, Region Five, 3/2, 6:30 p.m., James Madison HS, 165-65 84 Ave., Queens; Region Seven, 3/10, 6:30 p.m., Susan Wagner HS, 1200 Manor Rd., Staten Island.
Far Rockaway High School, Class of 1954, 50th anniversary, 6/11, Terrace On The Park, 1953 and 1955 also invited. Contact email@example.com or bphoff2@aol.
Beach Channel High School PTA Meetings, every 4th Mon. of month, 8 p.m., school auditorium.
Far Rockaway High School PA
Meeting, 3rd Tuesday of month,
7 p.m. at the school.
Senior Happenings
Young Israel of Wavecrest & Bayswater Senior League (60 and older), 2716 Healy Ave. Glatt Kosher meals, activities, opens 9 a.m.
JASA Senior Center, 121-16 RBB, dancing, exercise, Tai Chi, trips,
hot lunch.
Hammel Senior Center, 91-01 RBB, Rockaway Beach serves breakfast from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and lunch from 12 noon to 1 p.m. each weekday. All persons 60 years of age and older are welcome. Benefit and entitlement assistance, wide variety of recreational activities and trips.
Roy Reuther Senior Center (over age 60), 711C Seagirt Ave., hot kosher lunch daily at noon, sign-up begins 9 a.m. Bingo on Mon., 10 a.m. and Wed., 2 p.m.; Russian movie on Tue.;
St. Gertrude Senior Center, open Mon., Wed., Fri. for senior activities after 9 a.m. Mass (9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.),
336 B. 38 St.
St. Rose of Lima Young at Heart Club (55 and older), Mon. afternoons, 1 p.m., Saint Rose of Lima Auditorium.
BFFY Rockaway Senior Services, formerly Rockaway Senior Center, transportation for shopping and medical appts., referral for non-kosher meals
on wheels.
Religious Happenings
Memorial Mass for John Annarelli, 2/27, 10:30 a.m., St. Joachims.
Pax Christi Metro New York, Lenten Retreat, 2/28, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., St. Vincent Ferrer Parish (1603 Brooklyn Ave., Brooklyn. Call Mary Kiernan,
Third Annual Appreciation Service,
New Beginning Deliverance Church of Jesus Christ (38-20 RBB, Edgemere),
2/15, 4 p.m.
Celestial Church of Christ Food Pantry, Mondays, noon - 1 p.m., 214 B. 90 St., ID req'd.
Beth-El Temple Church Soup Kitchen daily, 12 noon to 2 p.m.; Sun. School, 10 a.m.; Morn. worship, 11:45 a.m.; Children Church, 12:45 a.m..
Prayer Circle, Thurs., 6 a.m. – 7 a.m., 215 B. 77 St. Bread given away, Sun., 2:30 - 3:30, Mon. and Wed., 12 a.m. -
2 p.m. Soup kitchen daily, noon - 2 p.m.
Fellowship CafE9, Soul Food Restaurant, Apostolic Christian Fellowship Temple, every Sat., 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
411 B. 30 St.
Special Events
Blood Drive, PHC, 2/23, 7 a.m.
to 6:30 p.m. Donors get free
tickets to Bronx Zoo.
Blood Drive, St. John's Hosp. 2/23,
10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Grant Writing Workshop, 2/21, 10 a.m., Blanche Day Care Ctr. (44-02 BCD,
Ar verne), NYPD Grants
Development Unit.
Groundbreaking, Addabbo Family Health Center, 6200 BCD, 2/20, 11 a.m.
RDRC, "Let's Talk Business," 2/13, 16-37 Central Ave., FR, 6 p.m.
Take The Plunge For Cystic Fibrosis, 2/21, 2 p.m. Beach at B. 98 St., registration at Vaughn's Pub,
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Football Posts Strong Academic Semester
May 7, 2014
CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati football team posted strong academic numbers in the 2014 winter semester, achieving a team GPA of 2.989.
Fifty-five student-athletes achieved a 3.0 or higher GPA, with 20 Bearcats on the Dean's List for achieving a 3.4 GPA or above.
Three student-athletes, Brad Harrah (Marion, Ohio/Marion Pleasant), Eric Lefeld (Coldwater, Ohio/Coldwater) and Kyle Taubenheim (Proctorville, Ohio/Fairland), posted perfect 4.0 GPAs during the semester.
"It's a tribute to our student-athletes and our academic staff," Head Coach Tommy Tuberville said. "I've been coaching a long time and don't know that I've ever had team numbers that high. Proud of what our Bearcats were able to accomplish."
Harrah, Cory Keebler (Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East) and Adrian Witty (Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach) earned bachelor's degrees in December 2013 and are currently enrolled in master's programs.
Camaron Beard (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral), Jacob Giltrow (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West), Lefeld, John Lloyd (Cincinnati, Ohio/CHCA), Jeff Luc (Port St. Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast/Florida State), Tony Miliano (North Bend, Ohio/Elder) and Solomon Tentman (Cincinnati, Ohio/Roger Bacon) earned degrees at April's commencement ceremony and will compete during 2014 as graduate students.
UC's academic staff is headed by Senior Associate AD/Student-Athlete Support Services Dr. Joe Luckey. Assistant AD Keri Thoman and Associate Director Rannen Roberson have the primary day-to-day oversight of football and are assisted by Director of Learning Services Jennifer Sturm.
In other academic honors, former offensive lineman Austen Bujnoch was named to the 2014 National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society.
Membership is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers.
Bujnoch entered the 2013 season having already completed all degree requirements as a history major and is currently working a master's degree in health education while preparing for the 2014 NFL Draft.


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Top Class Gala with Andrea Bocelli and EV
The venue for the show, the Teatro del Silenzio, was as exclusive as the list of guest artists, which included trumpeter Chris Botti (Sting), saxophonist Kenny G., piano superstar Lang Lang, Laura Pausini, producer David Foster (Madonna) and, naturally, Sarah Brightman, with whom Bocelli had a massive 1996 hit with the epic "Con Te Partirò."
The level of worldwide interest in the event-as well as the size of the audience-made it imperative for organizers Four One Music agency of Vittorio Quattrone und Maddalena Tronchetti Provera and Milano Music Service to come up with a reliable system to deliver first class sound, come what may. The technical organization and coordination of the lighting and audio systems were made by Giovanni Colucci of M.M.S. and Pierfranco Galeone of EV's Italian partner Texim. In order to present the event, in which the open-air stage blended tastefully into the natural backdrop, in the best possible light (acoustically speaking) they opted for systems from Electro-Voice. With Pierfranco Galeone providing expert support, exhaustive simulations were conducted using EV's EASE software, accounting for both the size of the stage and the area to be covered, along with a wide variety of potential wind and weather conditions. Based on these simulations, M.M.S. opted for the following setup:
Main System
24x EV XLC 127+
12x EV Xsub
32x EV P3000 amps
Delay System
20x EV XLC 127+
8x EV Xsub
28x EV P3000 amps
Front fill
EV P3000 amps
7x Klark Teknik DN9848
1x Klark Teknik DN6000
The soundness of this specification was underlined by (among others) a critic from the magazine Sound & Lite, who wrote: "I can certainly say that this event impressed me like no other. The perfect technical installation contributed to the magic of the evening."
An exquisite and unique venue
The Teatro del Silenzio in the small town of Lajatico, near Pisa, is one of the most exquisite concert venues in Italy. Dominated by an impressive sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro, the 5,000-seat theatre blends tastefully into the Tuscan landscape without a block of concrete in sight. Not only was Bocelli the first artist to perform in the new theatre when it opened in the summer of 2006, he is also its honorary chairman. Though the number of performances in the Teatro del Silenzio is limited to one per year, one thing is sure: whatever the program, this single event is surely destined to be a highlight of the European concert calendar.
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July 8, 2014
Head coach Kim Barnes Arico is entering her third season at Michigan in 2014-15 after becoming the first U-M coach in school history to record back-to-back 20-win seasons. She rarely stops moving and this summer is no exception to that. On top of the normal July recruiting period and her quest to continue to work out every day, Barnes Arico will spend July 25-Aug. 10 in Colorado City with USA Basketball as a coach of the U18 team. Before hitting the road for a family vacation and recruiting in July, Barnes Arico chatted about the new team, focuses for the summer and where she thinks the program is after two years.
On the challenges of this summer ... "I think that, in our job, you really get accustomed to the fact that there is no offseason. It seems like you are always on the go. Anytime that you think that 'this break is coming' or 'next summer is going to be easier', something else comes up. With this summer being my third summer here, you would think things would be a little bit easier, but now we have added five new incoming kids. On top of that, I was already gone in May with USA Basketball and will be gone again in July and August with the team. It is still as busy as ever."
On whether it is exciting or challenging with five new freshmen ... "I think it is a combination of both. I am really excited about the opportunity to finally have these five women in the program. They are great kids, they are great basketball players and they are all from great families. We have waited a long time to get them here. I feel like it really is our first true recruiting class here, even though we recruited Siera Thompson, Danielle Williams and Paige Rakers last year, we got a late start to that class. We were really able to go through the whole process with this group for an extended period of time. It is super exciting and I am looking forward to the opportunity to coach them.
"It is a large group and that will bring a big change to our chemistry, our dynamic. I think that is going to be a focus of our offseason, developing our chemistry. We need to make sure the new kids are being welcomed by the older kids and that everyone is embracing each other because last year our team had really great chemistry, and we want to make sure that we continue to move forward with that."
On the biggest focus for the team this summer ... "I think that developing our chemistry is one of the most important things we can do this summer. On the other side of that, we really don't know what we will need to work on. There are a lot of unknowns with five new players coming in. We need to find their strengths and their weaknesses and figure out how to get them to improve individually. We also need to figure out what our program is going to be known for this year and what our strengths and weaknesses are as a group. That starts with our chemistry, and I think that it is important for our upperclassmen to be teaching the younger ones what it means to be a Michigan Wolverine, a student at the University of Michigan and part of our program."
On going from a young and inexperienced team in 2013-14 to an experienced team for 2014-15 ... "I think experience is a key to a lot of things. That helps your team get better and helps you win those close games. The other challenge with our players this year that they haven't faced is that last year they were unknown. I have said that to Cyesha Goree a lot lately. Last year, nobody knew about you. You weren't on anybody's scouting report. They didn't put their best defender on you. This year, you are going to headline everyone's scouting report. You are going to face other teams' best defender night in and night out. Now we have to take those next steps in our development, whether that is Cyesha, Siera, Shannon Smith or Nicole Elmblad. People know about them now so it is really important that their games continue to grow."
"I think experience makes everyone better. It gives you a better sense of confidence. Confidence can be so important. I can even tell in the early days since everyone has been back, how much more confident they all are. The confidence of Siera is different; the confidence of Cyesha is different. Last year was a great building year for everyone in the program."
On the coaching staff change and addition of Megan Duffy ... "I said this when Megan was hired and have seen it again the past few weeks since she is been here working, she is a rising star in this business. I think our staff with Megan, Melanie Moore and Joy McCorvey is incredible. I think that this change just adds another level to our already great staff. Their chemistry has been amazing as a group so far. They are working well together, both in the office and also on the court. With Megan being a player at the highest level, playing professionally and being an All-American at Notre Dame, kids look up to her and aspire to be like her. It helps with recruiting but even more with player development for the kids already in our program."
On her workout challenge ... "I am still going, even though I am the only one left. I checked the other day, and I think I am at 421 or 422 straight days of working out. I miss having a partner, but it is still fun to challenge myself. (Editor's note: Director of Operations Amy Mulligan and Barnes Arico each went 365 straight days with at least a 30-minute workout from the spring of 2013 until the spring of 2014. They ran a 5K race in April to commemorate a full year.) I am doing a 30-day ab challenge right now and hope to do another staff challenge at some point."
On what she hopes to get out of her time with USA Basketball later this summer ... "I am incredibly excited for the environment out there. Anytime you can represent your country and put on that USA shirt, it is with great honor and pride. I am really fortunate to work with Dawn Staley, who is the head coach of the team after spending time as a player with USA Basketball and is now doing a great job as the head coach at South Carolina. To be able to learn from different people is something that is really exciting for me. After our first session in May, I was able to take some things back with me to Ann Arbor. Just learning and continuing to grow is something that is so important to me so that I can continue to improve our program at Michigan. I think anytime you get to work with the best players in their age group that is really exciting. To see international competition at that age group is going to be great as well. I just want to continue to learn, continue to grow and get better when I am out there."
On where the program is after two years ... "Sometimes during the course of things, you never really get the opportunity to look back and reflect as the season goes on. To sit back in the summer and kind of see where we are and what the team has been able to do over the last two years is pretty incredible.
"Obviously my first year, I inherited a group of five seniors and we were able to set the record for wins and get to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. I think the thing I loved most about that first year was seeing that group of seniors really dig down and reach their potential. Watching how they grew, both individually and as a team, was something really special.
"Last year was a lot of fun because we really had no idea what kind of team we would be after losing so much after that first year. Getting to 20 wins and the third round of the WNIT with such an inexperienced team was incredible. They accomplished so many different things, setting individual and team records, in a season that we weren't sure how it was going to go.
"If you would have told me that two years in we would have the kind of success that we have had and the player development that we have had, I would have said no way. I am excited about our freshman class that just got here and I am excited about our future classes. I think that we have a terrific group of young women in our program right now, and I can't wait to see where we can go with this group. But the game is continuing to grow and our league, with the addition of Rutgers and Maryland, has gotten significantly tougher. I also think that our league has shown to really improve the last couple of years with some really great teams returning this year. The challenge never gets easier but our program is in a really good place."
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CBSE Guess Question.4: How the poem 'Mirror' brings out the inevitability of ageing and the death?
CBSE Guess Question.5: Why has the mirror been called the "The eye of a little God"?
CBSE Guess Question.6: Who disturbs the mirror's meditation and how?
CBSE Guess Question.7: Who calls the 'mirror' cruel and why?
CBSE Guess Question.8: The poet says that the mirror has no preconceptions and is only truthful. Explain.
CBSE Guess Question.9: Why have the candles and moon been called liars?
CBSE Guess Question.10: Why does the woman turn to liars like the candles and moon again?
CBSE Guess Question.11: Why is the woman agitated and has tears in her eyes?
CBSE Guess Question.12: How does the mirror important to the woman?
CBSE Guess Question.13: How do you consider the poem – optimistic or pessimistic? Explain.
CBSE Guess Question.1: Read the stanzas given below and answer the questions.
Whatever you see I swallow immediately
Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike
(i) Explain: 'I have no preconceptions'.
(ii) Who is the speaker? Which figure of speech is used in 'I swallow'?
CBSE Guess Question.2: Read the stanzas given below and answer the questions.
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Class 10 NCERT English Poetry Mirror by Sylvia Plath - Related Study Materials
Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me,
Searching my reaches for what she really is
Then she turns to those liars, the candles or the moon.
I see her back and reflect it faithfully,
She rewards me with tears and an agitation of hands,
I am important to her
(i) Who says: 'Now I am a lake'?
(ii) Why is the woman in tears?
(iii) Explain: .Searching my reaches'.
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This posting has no particular angle or intention to it except to muse on what is my Sunday here.
I didn't get up for 6am Swahili Mass but instead the only non-Swahili Mass, in French at 9am. For the first time, I took grand delight in walking the 20 minutes it takes to get to Mass on foot. It's funny how when someone has taken away from you the right to walk on foot, it suddenly becomes such a joy when you get it back.
Along the way there were of course several sniggering "Oi! Muzungu…"-yelling lads, but for the most part no one paid any attention to me which was nice. It got a bit hot so I was glad to arrive to the shade of the parish, where people were hanging around outside waiting for the kiddies Mass to finish. Masses are so long here that they go back to back on a Sunday.
I plop myself on a wooden chair in the back corner to cool down and dry off. A little lassie is wriggling out of her big sister's arms and decides to go for a wander my way, quite happily walking right towards me. I put out my hands to welcome her and she happily allows me to plop her on my lap. I don't get to see a lot of little kids these days – my world is very adult-full and just the feeling of having a littly on my lap brings a lot of joy and a sense of normality, maybe even a touch of community. She could be my niece or a friend's daughter if I were a bit closer to home. Maybe this has something to do with that spiritual maternity or feminine instinct or something…
It's the Gospel of the prodigal son and the priest is as much a comic as a preacher, breaking opening the Word to his flock with liveliness and clear passion. I reckon homilies, when I can understand them, are one of the most interesting sources of insight into the culture where I'm living. In the Congo, I hear time and again the priest talking about a) what it means to be Christian seven days a week, not just on Sundays and b) that we're not about power, status, prestige and bling…that Christ humbled himself and so should we and c) the importance of engaging in the progress and peace-building of this country. Of course the Gospel message is in essence the same as what I might hear at home, but it's where they put the emphasis, what the priest feels his flock needs to most deeply reflect on in this particular context. What is the nature of the temptations most common in this community? The nature of the challenges, the sorrows and the joys most common to these people?
They announce the takings from last week's collection. I recall that I put something in the large, handmade, white-painted, padlocked collection boxes…and I realise my contribution amounted to about 3% of the entire congregation of a thousand people. This may be a 'centre of town' parish but that tells you something of the purchasing power of these people.
I look around a couple of times during Mass and I notice that, actually, I might be the only muzungu there (muzungu meaning white person). Behind me are two Indians, which coming from St Thomas More Parish in Auckland makes me feel right at home. I'm guessing they're either a) soldiers in the UN mission or b) the owners of the large IT/electronics store or c) proprietors of the local Indian restaurant serving the hoards of Indian peacekeepers…yum. But apart from that you've got a Mass full of Congolese and Rwandans since we're just a few kilometres from the border with Rwanda. If I were out in the wops of Congo, that might not seem so weird. But frankly, with all the humanitarian and UN activity in little Goma, a city of less than 250,000, it's got to have one of the highest ratios of ex-pats per capita in all of Africa. And this is the ONLY Mass not in Swahili at the most central parish of Goma directly opposite the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
I mean, did I miss something? My two Indian compatriots and I can't be the only non-Africans that go to Mass on a Sunday in this town? Is there a clandestine non-African parish somewhere inside one of those impeneatrable compounds? I did see one muzungu sister during weekday Mass – I wonder how long she has been here, a long time I bet. But that's not the point. What does is say about all the humanitarian and peacebuilding intervention in this part of the country if I can find only two other non-Africans at Mass on Sunday, themselves coming from a country also renowned for it's religious fervour. How ironic is it that pretty much the entire representation of the 'international community' (read: Western world) intervening in this chronic conflict zone does not consider of importance this fundamental element of the lives of the populations they have come to serve?
I could be wrong, there are other churches apart from the Catholic parish, of course, there are the 7th Day Adventists, and Finnish Church Aid, Norwegian Church Aid,World Vision, Caritas of course and a few other religious-based NGOs. I've also heard Islamic calls to prayer here…something that takes me back to life in Senegal.
But still, you can feel a bit lonely. Though I must say, I also very quite privileged. I get to taste a part of the real Congo, the element of these people's lives that one could argue is the most fundamental – that of their faith and spirituality. And when it's easy to end up living in a bubble away from the reality of the local population, I consider it a bit of a lifeline to be honest.


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Bordeaux Red Blends from Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Winemaker's Notes
A powerful, well-structured, and rich wine, reflecting all the elegance of the terroir.
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In 1990, Daniel and Florence Cathiard also fell under the spell of this beautiful estate. Since then, they have restored the 16th century tower, renovated the 18th century manor house, built two underground cellars, went back to traditional vine growing methods without chemical herbicides and set up their own cooperage. The perfect elegance, excellent balance and fine structure of Smith Haut Lafitte's red and white wines are the ultimate reflection of the current owners' total commitment to quality. View all Château Smith Haut Lafitte Wines
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One of the top appellations within Graves, Pessac-Léognan is home to the only Graves chateau listed as a first growth in the 1855 Médoc classification – Chateau Haut-Brion. In fact, praise for the chateau dates back to the days of Thomas Jefferson, when, upon visiting the chateau in 1787, he bought 125 bottles for his cellar in Virginia.
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The majority of wines made here are red, but Pessac-Léognan is also known for producing some of the finest dry white wines of Bordeaux. Many of the top chateau, like Chateau Haut Brion and Chateau Mission Haut Brion, produce top-quality whites alongside their red. Other Chateaux, like Smith Haut Lafite and Carbonnieux, are better known for their distinguished white wines than reds. Both colors of wine from this region have the specific tastes of the gravelly soil where it's grown.
About France - Other regionsWhen it comes to wine, France is a classic. Classic blends, grapes and styles began in the country and they still remain. Think about it - people ask for a Burgundian style Pinot Noir, they refer to wines as Bordeaux or Rhone blends - Champagne even had to pass a law to stop international wineries from putting their region on the label of all sparkling wine.
The top regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Rhone. And these regions are so diverse! It makes sense that wine regions throughout the world try to emulate their style. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are no longer French varieties, but international varieties. They may not be the leader of cutting edge technology or value-priced wines, but there is no doubt that they are still producing wines of great quality and diversity.
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BeschreibungDrawing on their expertise on personal growth in the workplace and from their experience with couples in their popular workshops, Morrie and Arleah Shechtman present a new approach that challenges common notions about what makes a good marriage work. They recognize that myths about marriage often lead people to aim for unrealistic ideals. Examining eight myths about relationships--including "Love will carry you through the hard times," "You need to work on your relationship if you want it to be good," and "Spending lots of time together is very important"--the book also presents contrasting realities to help strengthen the bond. For those working to build a relationship or struggling to hold one together, this book provides powerful new ways to overcome old behaviors and create a new connection that springs from a shared understanding of one another's needs.
Untertitel: How to Have a High Intimacy, Low Maintenance Marriage. illustrations, bibliographical references , index. Sprache: Englisch.
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I thought that I should explain my new picture. You see, that is as close as Mom & Dad say that I am ever going to get to peanut butter on a stick ever again.
I suppose I should start from the beginning. Mom was using her tiniest spatulua to put peanut butter on celery (sounds like a gross treat, doesn't it?). Knowing that she was never going to give me any, I decided to get Winston-Perry to distract her. (Winston is one of my little kittens and I've always been able to convince him to do things - no matter how stupid. What can I say, he is the perfect little brother...) Then, when Mom wasn't looking, I stole the spatula full of peanut butter. Mom tried to take it away from me as soon as she noticed, but I wasn't going to give it up without a fight. We ended up in a tug-of-war. Mom had the handle and I had the good stuff. The next thing I new, Mom was standing there with the handle in her hand I had the good stuff in my mouth. So I proceeded to do the only thing any puppy in his right mind would do... I swallowed it.
The next thing I knew Mom put this big dish of water in front of me. I drank it down without thinking - I should know better. Mom had diluted some hydrogen-peroxide with the water and sure enough, within 10 minutes I was throwing up. Now I understand that she was trying to get the rubber spatula out my stomach, but I don't think that was a very nice trick. Anyway, as I said, I threw up all over the place but no spatula. Mom & Dad called the vet and he thought it was small enough and it would "pass". He was wrong. The next day I was at the Vet's with a very upset stomach. Since I couldn't get the spatula out on my own - the Vet did the only thing he could. I had surgery the next morning.
The end result is that I'm back to my old self and I have the coolest little scar on my belly! And I don't care what they say - if I can figure out a way to that jar open that peanut butter is mine!
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BBC America Announces December Highlights
BBC America has announced the following December highlights:
WOULD YOU RATHER...? WITH Graham Norton - WORLD PREMIERE
Graham Norton brings his trademark style of wit and humor to BBC AMERICA's first original comedy series. Based on popular British panel-style shows, each week celebrities and comedians are asked to contemplate and discuss ridiculous predicaments and moral quandaries. Would you rather everything you ever said for the rest of your life was the absolute truth or an absolute lie? Would you rather live the rest of your life with Darth Vader's voice or Alvin the Chipmunk's voice? Would you rather sleep with your best friend's partner or sleep with your partner's best friend? After a hilarious and candid debate the panelists must ultimately decide what they'd rather do and Graham picks his favorite response. Panelists include: Whoopi Goldberg, Cyndi Lauper, Stanley Tucci, The Good Wife's Alan Cumming and 30 Rock's Scott Adsit and Judah Friedlander plus comedians Michael Ian Black, Mo Rocca, Eugene Mirman and more. Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton premieres on December 3, 11:00pm ET/PT with two back-to-back episodes as part of BBC AMERICA's Ministry of Laughs comedy block. It follows new episodes of The Graham Norton Show at 10:00pm ET/PT. WATCH TRAILER: http://bbca.me/Dec3isWYR
BBC AMERICA and NPR are bringing the Peabody Award-winning radio quiz show, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, to television with a 2011 Year in Review. Host Peter Sagal, along with official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell, lead a panel of both US and UK talent, including comedians Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden and Phill Jupitus, through 2011's biggest events. The special looks back at the year's top stories from an American and British perspective and also includes listener contests and award-winning writer Neil Gaiman (Coraline, The Sandman, Doctor Who) plays the three-question multiple-choice quiz "Not My Job." Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! premieres Friday, December 23, 8:00pm ET/PT. The year-end special will also broadcast on NPR stations that weekend, December 24 and 25.
Five specials of The Nerdist, based on comedian, writer, Doctor Who fan and web pundit Chris Hardwick's hit Nerdist podcast, are set to air throughout the next year on BBC AMERICA, coinciding with big events for the channel. The first special is a one-hour year-end review of all the things that nerds love from pop culture to tech trends and more. The show will feature panelists from LA to London, including celebrity guests, comedians, bloggers, and podcasters, in a comedic roundtable discussion. The Nerdist year-end special premieres Saturday, December 24, 9:00pm ET/PT.
THE Graham Norton SHOW: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - US PREMIERE
Spend Christmas Eve with your favorite UK chat show host with this special Christmas edition of The Graham Norton Show. Expect great guests, hilarious happenings and an even more festive than usual Graham Norton in this BBC AMERICA holiday event. The Graham Norton Show: Christmas Special airs Saturday, December 24, 10:00pm ET/PT.
From Christmas Invasion to Christmas Carol, the ghost of Doctor Who Christmas past is haunting BBC AMERICA in this special holiday marathon of legendary Doctor Who Christmas specials. Then, on Christmas Day, don't miss a special encore of this year's thrilling season of Doctor Who with an all-day marathon of season six. Doctor Who Christmas Special Countdown begins Friday, December 23, 9:00pm ET/PT and continues through Sunday, December 25, 9:00pm ET/PT.
This all-new special takes an inside look at the very best moments from the incredible Doctor Who Christmas specials that have captivated audiences around the world. A collection of fans from the celebrity, comedy, sci-fi and digital worlds discuss their favorite moments from Doctor Who Christmas specials as part of the countdown to this year's main event. Doctor Who: Best of the Christmas Specials premieres Saturday, December 24, 8:00pm ET/PT.


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The Wall Street Journal
By: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City
March 28, 2012
A cardinal rule of American campaigns is that candidates must appeal to the party base during primary elections and then move to the center to win moderates and independents in November. This year, on the issues of taxes and spending, that shift can't come soon enough--and not just for the Republican nominee.
Over the past year, as the candidates jockeying for the Republican nomination raced to the right, the Obama campaign has sought to re-energize its base by tacking left. The president not only embraced the frustration expressed by Occupy Wall Street protesters--which was real--but he adopted their economic populism.
Central to fixing the country's problems, he has argued, is making the wealthiest Americans pay their "fair share," even though the top 5% already pay 59% of all federal income taxes, while 42% of filers have no federal income tax bill at all (or got a check from the government via the earned-income tax credit). Warren Buffett's secretary became the public symbol of this strategy, even appearing at the president's State of the Union address. (Mr. Buffett, of course, did exactly what lower capital gains taxes are designed to encourage: He invested!)
I don't believe in class warfare, and not because I don't want to pay more in taxes. I think the Bush tax cuts should expire for all Americans--you, me, everyone--as part of a long-term plan to rein in the deficit. We are all in this together. Pitting one group against another not only divides us in counterproductive ways but offers one group the false promise of something for nothing.
That's exactly what got our country into this mess in the first place. Mortgages were approved with no money down for borrowers with no income and no assets. Meanwhile, the federal government was running up huge deficits during a period of economic growth and telling the American people not to worry about the bill. Even today, four years later, none of the major candidates for president has developed a plan for paying the bill. Instead, all are still offering something for nothing.
The president asserts that 98% of Americans do not need to pay more in taxes, that we just need those earning more than $1 million to pay a minimum of 30% in federal income taxes. But according to Congress's Joint Committee on Taxation, this plan would generate only $1.1 billion in revenue for the coming fiscal year. To put that in perspective, the federal government this year is spending $1.2 trillion more than it is taking in.
Whether you support it or not, the president's tax plan is a political strategy, not an economic one. It will have virtually no bearing on the federal deficit or our ability to finance current spending levels.
The Republican presidential candidates have unveiled tax plans that are just as divorced from reality. They say they'll make the Bush tax cuts permanent while also eliminating the deficit. If you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you. Republicans who emphasize economic freedom would have a lot more credibility if they'd stop promising a free lunch. Any candidate who says we can cut taxes and balance the budget is either delusional or dissembling.
Both parties' candidates are also promising major reductions in spending. But there's one small catch: They don't have the courage to tell the public which programs they'll cut, and how they'll reduce entitlement spending, to balance the budget.
This is a problem not just for voters but for businesses. Nearly every CEO and business leader I speak with says virtually the same thing: They are hesitant to make major investment decisions until they know how Washington intends to grapple with its huge deficits. That uncertainty is a major drag on job creation because the price of uncertainty for business is paralysis. Companies with healthy balance sheets that could be creating jobs are sitting on the sidelines, waiting to see if the federal government will begin increasing market stability by reducing long-term deficits.
If the federal government passed a real deficit-reduction plan, business leaders would respond as they did in the 1990s, when President Clinton and Congress adopted a long-term deficit-reduction plan that gave businesses more certainty about the market. A serious deficit-reduction plan that both increases revenues and reduces expenditures would be the most effective economic stimulus plan Washington could adopt.
As the two parties sketch out their general-election campaign platforms, both should commit to a reasonable and responsible goal--closing the deficit in 10 years. Even given Washington's current dysfunction, this can be achieved through a simple two-step process: The president can declare that he will allow the Bush tax cuts to expire for all income levels, and Congress can take an up-or-down vote on the Simpson-Bowles deficit-reduction plan, as a bipartisan group of House centrists will propose this week. That plan calls for $4 trillion in savings by capping discretionary spending, slowing the growth of entitlement costs including Social Security, and raising revenue through tax reform.
I believe there is enough support in both parties and both houses to pass Simpson-Bowles. And the American people deserve to know, before the November election, where their representatives--and the candidates for president--stand on it.
The era of something for nothing must end if we are to get our country back on track. The nominee who is more willing to tell that truth to the American people will win the election.