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Software/driver information
Firmware upgrade version 002.022.005 for SA2515/02, SA2515/37, SA2515/93, SA2515/97, SA2525/93, SA2525/97, SA2526/37, SA2545/37, SA2615/55, SA2615/97, SA2625/02, SA2627/02, SA2627/37, SA2627/55, SA2627/93, SA2627/97, SA2628/37, SA2629/55, SA2645/02, MSA2025
This upgrade includes: The firmware files (version 2.22.5)
- Enhance Memory control (Minimize the risk of memory loss)
- Improved boot time
- Fixed the memory full issue
- Fixed the unable to upgrade firmware problem
- Fixed the hang up in boot up problem, when copy more than 100 music files into root directory
- Fixed the hang up problem when plugging and unplugging the USB cable
- Fixed the memory full in recording mode (resume the build database patch)
Please make sure that your PC is running on
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows XP (home or Professional)
Do I need the software?
To check the firmware version of your device
· At play mode, press the MENU key
· Select SETTINGS from the root menu of your player
· Select INFORMATION and FW version and then press the > key
· You will see the FW Version
How to download the software to your PC
There is no need to download the firmware from this link to your PC. Please follow the steps under How to upload the software to your device the Philips Device manager will automatically go onto the support site and download the firmware for you and upload into your device.
How to upload the software to your device
1. First make sure that you have your PC connected to the internet, as the firmware manager will download the firmware from the firmware server, it is necessary that you have the PC online during the entire the process.
2. Launch the Philips Device Manager at Start -> Programs -> Philips Digital Audio Player -> SA25XX (or SA26XX) -> Philips SA25XX (or SA26XX) Device Manager on your PC. If you do not have this program installed yet, install it from the by-packed CD or download it from www.philips.com/support.
3. Connect the GoGear player to the PC. Switch on the player.
4. Click the UPDATE button,
5. The upgrade process will continue to download firmware.
7. Once the upgrade process is completed, click FINISH to close the application.
8. You may now disconnect the GoGear Player from your computer.
Upgrade History
2.75 Initial Version
2.18 Improvement made on response time
Improvement made on database management
2.20.5 Improve memory stability to reduce the chance of hang up.
Enable the player to display long file name.
Solved the issue with the showing of duplicate folders in internal media list
Solved the problem with the display of wrong number of tracks when large number of tracks have been transferred
Solved the problem with unit power off when memory full is displayed at boot up


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Men & Gender Equality for Women
Yesterday I participated in a tweetchat about male involvement in the gender equality movement. I wasn't aware of the chat in advance, but when I jumped online to respond to this week's @MFamMag tweets, I stumbled into the convo and couldn't help myself…it's a great topic.
In the chat with MARC (Men Advocating Real Change) and Catalyst Inc., an organization that hopes to expand opportunities for women in business worldwide, we discussed how men can support women in business and advocate for equal pay and equal opportunities.
This is such an important conversation, because many males still feel that jumping into the women's equality movement will put them at a disadvantage or make them look weak. How can we counter this? For men who do actively support change, we would love to hear from you! Tweet your thoughts on the topic via the #MARC hashtag and be sure to include us (@MFamMag) in your tweets!
Check out some of the conversation below and please add your voice to the discussion.
There is still so much more to be said!

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Adam Lisagor of Lonely Sandwich:
Signs do, however, point clearly to Apple steering away from consumer as creator of data and toward consumer as data itself. I no longer create the data I sync, the data is me and it syncs on its own.
My assertion is that in forgoing the 'i' and evoking the 'me', Apple is making a conscious effort to finally appeal less to the elite segment of the market and more to the vast numbers of Microsoft users.
And so if Apple, under Jobs, is tightly focused, what is it that they're focused on? It's not the pro market. It's mobility — iPhone, iPod, MacBook Air. Adobe is a good company with good products, but they don't fit into Apple's focus at all.
I have been pushing these thoughts around in my head since WWDC, where Apple is heading -- and they are not adding up right.
There is clearly something happening at Apple -- significant change in their focus. The iPhone is no longer a premium product, but rather Apple's affordable centerpiece; .Mac has become platform independent-MobileMe, with Apple prominently showing Windows-based PCs in its marketing and tours; and Apple has "paused" development of front-end features in OS X to focus on making it as fast and small as possible.
Both Adam and Roughly Drafted argue that MobileMe is not simply a .Mac evolution, but rather a new product altogether: MobileMe is version 1 of Apple's web OS, an attempt to make the Mac experience platform-agnostic.
I think they are right, but this is only a part of Apple's strategy. If Apple intends to focus on the web by creating a web platform, they are also declaring a key tenet of their philosophy since Jobs's return, that companies which create both hardware and software make better products, outdated and invalid. It would not necessarily mean that Apple would stop making Macs and iPhones, but it would mean that they think the hardware used to interact with software is no longer important. Software would be separated from hardware.
Effectively, Apple would cede the argument to many of their critics -- Apple's hardware is nice, but is ultimately just pretty "design," ornamental and unimportant, and their software is really what they are about.
Both from a philosophical and business perspective, I do not think Apple is ready to accept that mindset.
The iPhone most powerfully illustrates this. Apple could conceivably license OS X iPhone to other companies for use in their touchscreen mobile devices. But it would not only be a stretch, but also a bastardization of the term, to call those devices "iPhones," because the software is not what makes an iPhone an iPhone. It is the entire experience.
These licensed iPhones may run its software, but to cut costs to compete with the other iPhone clones, many would likely have resistive, rather than capacitive, touch screens, so their screens would not react as fluidly and naturally to touch. They may have the iPhone's iPod app, and even synch with iTunes, but their screen may be smaller, dimmer and have less contrast than the current iPhone.
Or, to also reduce cost in designing the device, these iPhone clones may also be oddly shaped, and simply not feel right in your hand.
The iPhone's strength, like the Mac, is that it is a vertical product. Apple controls its hardware and software design, its desktop-synching, and now its online synching. This allows Apple to do what differentiates Apple from the market: they can think the experience through, from the moment someone buys the iPhone, to when they open the box, synch it with their computer, use it while out, and synch it again. They control the experience from end-to-end, and that empowers them to create as best of an experience as they possibly can.
Price Signal
Apple believes that controlling both hardware and software creates the best-possible experience, and they also believe that selling high profit-margin hardware is a better business strategy than selling software.
The iPhone now sells for $199 or $299, but this is not what Apple receives for each iPhone. This is the AT&T-subsidized price. It appears that Apple and AT&T are selling iPhones for that subsidized price, and AT&T is providing Apple with the difference -- somewhere around $200 additional per phone. Apple has replaced its revenue-sharing agreement with a subsidizing agreement.
Apple sells a premium product, the iPhone, for mid-end prices, and is shifting the cost to AT&T.
This is an aggressive, and risky, strategy because Apple clearly believes in selling the iPhone with high profit-margins, and reducing the iPhone's price so strongly threatens their future ability to build in strong profit-margins. If they had abandoned that business strategy, they would have done the reverse of what they are doing currently: they would retain their revenue-sharing agreement, and sell the iPhone at or below cost, making up the difference in service fees over the next two years.
I think what this means is Apple not only still believes in software-hardware integration, and selling devices with high-profit margins, but that Apple's long-term strategy is to dominate the post-PC market. The "post-PC" is a mobile device that, in Apple's vision, complements a desktop PC, and is specific in function. It is the iPhone.
Apple is taking this pricing risk with the iPhone because they want to build the preeminent mobile platform, and the only way to do that is to sell a shitload of them.
Apple wants to establish the iPhone platform, the post-PC's Mac, before Android, the post-PC's Windows, has a chance to take off.
The iPhone will not be their only device for this platform, either. Apple is developing more mobile devices, with different form factors and, I would assume, altered user interfaces. The iPhone is Apple's Mac of the twenty-first century.
Mobile Future
Everything Apple is doing lines up nicely under this strategy. Apple has: created a great development and distribution platform; reduced the iPhone's price to take the market; and built in strong Windows and enterprise integration. In essence, Apple has said to developers, "the iPhone can now be used by almost anyone, Mac or Windows user, consumer or enterprise, and our development platform is better than everyone else's. This is the only mobile device you need to develop for." It is a convincing argument.
Adam and RoughlyDrafted are both right -- Apple is becoming computer platform-agnostic. They are saying, use whatever computer you want (even though the Mac provides the best experience), but you have to use an iPhone device, because it is the best mobile device out there, and use a Mac and iPhone for the best experience. Period.
Snow Leopard makes sense within this strategy. With 10.6, Apple will clean up OS X and prepare it for the future. Macs will become fast and rock-solid stable, and OS X will be ready to power a bunch of new mobile devices.
MobileMe, though, will not be Apple's focus, but MobileMe will serve as the backbone of the Apple experience. Data and content on their mobile devices will synch effortlessly with the Mac, and the cloud, which means the user can have the Apple experience wherever they are -- on their Mac, on their iPhone, or on any other computer with Internet-access.
MobileMe is "Exchange for the rest of us" because with it, Apple is giving the consumer Exchange functionality -- push email, contacts, and calendars, but also creating a leapfrog Exchange.
MobileMe will keep everything in synch, and make the Apple experience ubiquitous.
(Also posted on my blog, TightWind.


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From the Babylonian
Code of Hammurabi (1750 B.C.E.) to the present, there is written
evidence of humanitys struggle to protect the rights of vulnerable
people from exploitation by more powerful individuals, groups,
or the state itself. Social justice concepts appeared in the writings
of Confucius (551479 B.C.E.) and the ancient Greeks (4th
century B.C.E.). The Romans recognized the need to protect individuals
from the potential abuses of political authority; and from its
origins in the 7th century, Islam valued the sanctity of human
life and the right to seek justice. Closer to our roots in the
Western world, the Hebrew and Christian scriptures spoke of the
inherent dignity and worth of the person and equality under the
law. Great Britains Magna Carta (1215) referred to the values
of human dignity and justice, while affirming the notion that a
ruler has an obligation to serve society. The 17th and 18th centuries
gave birth to notions of natural rights, the social contract, the
limitations of state powers, and the rights of people to rebel
if their rights were trampled (Laqueur & Rubin, 1979; McKinney & Park-Cunningham,
1997; Wronka, 1995, 1998).
The U.S. Declaration
of Independence and Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of
the Rights of Man and the Citizen clearly articulated a set of
political rights, including the rights to life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness; freedom of speech, the press, and religion;
property rights; and the right to a trial by jury (Falk, 1998).
During the 19th century, womens rights and the rights of
ethnic and cultural minority groups were developed (Laqueur & Rubin,
1979). The human rights perspective thus has roots in the religious,
political, and intellectual traditions of many cultures. Crossing
cultural boundaries, human rights identifies the essential qualities
of life for all people everywhere that must be valued and protected.
The events of the
20th century (for example, wars, genocide, and ethnic cleansing;
discrimination and social exclusion based on race, ethnicity, or
religious identity; gender inequality, battering, rape, the sale
of women; sweatshops and child labor, slavery; and suppression
of the rights of women, children, ethnic and cultural minority
groups, immigrants and refugees, older people, and disabled individuals)
demonstrate that the struggle for human rights goes on.
In response to
the horrors of the Holocaust, under the leadership of Eleanor Roosevelt,
representatives of the nations of the world came together to find
a way to prevent such an event from ever happening again. The first
step was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was presented
in 1948 (see the Addendum at the end of this statement) to the
U.N. General Assembly and the world as a foundation document upon
which an edifice of protections for human rights could be built.
This document has become the standard reference for all subsequent
United Nations human rights efforts. It has heralded the inherent
dignity and equal and inalienable rights of both male and female
adults and children as members of the human family. Human rights
were defined from the start to include the universal right to a
standard of living that is adequate for the health and well-being
of individuals and their families. The document spells out the
essential resources to meet such a standardfood, clothing,
housing, and medical care. It calls for the right to security in
the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old
age, or other circumstances beyond ones control. And it calls
for "necessary social services" (United Nations, 1948,
Article 25, 1).
The Declaration
is distinctive in that it gave the world, for the first time in
history, the right to ask of sovereign nations questions that were
previously considered to be their internal affairs. By 1990 the
document had become customary international law. Now even nonmember
nations, however reluctantly, recognize the fact that the world
will not turn its back on social and humanitarian concerns within
their borders (Wetzel, 1993, 1998).
Since the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights was developed, about 60 major U.N.
human rights instruments have been ratified, providing an even
stronger legal mandate to protect human rights and fulfill human
needs. The most fundamental and general U.N. human rights instruments
(1) International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (the right to life, liberty,
and security; the right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman,
or degrading treatment, or punishment; prohibition of slavery;
and the right not to be detained arbitrarily)
(2) the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the right to
work, right to social security, right to protection of the family,
and the right to an adequate standard of living).
(1) International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (the right to life, liberty,
and security; the right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman,
or degrading treatment, or punishment; prohibition of slavery;
and the right not to be detained arbitrarily)
(2) the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the right to
work, right to social security, right to protection of the family,
and the right to an adequate standard of living).
The United States
ratified the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in 1966, but
it has never ratified the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights, a fact that explains much about the absence of support
for social legislation in this country. For example, education,
housing, health care, income maintenance, and child care are not
considered human rights in the United States. Neither has the United
States ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination against Women or the Convention on the Rights
of the Child, two documents that call into question the most recent
erosion of economic support and social services. These documents
are essential to the human development and quality of life of people
in the United States, as well as in other nations.
When the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights was ratified, human rights concerns
had been the bedrock of the social work profession in the United
States for more than 50 years. Discrimination and social exclusion
based on racial and religious intolerance; gender inequality and
violence; the rights of women and children, refugees, and older
peopleall are social justice issues that long have concerned
social work (Wetzel, 1993, 1998; Wronka, 1995, 1998). Social workers
know that civil and political rights must be supplemented by economic,
social, and cultural rights. Social work, with its person-in-environment
perspective, is vividly aware of the deleterious effects of human
rights violations on the growth and development of the individual.
Social workers, on whatever level they practice, advocate for peoples
rights to have paid employment, adequate food, education, shelter,
health care, as well as the right to freedom from violence and
freedom to pursue their dreams (Hokenstad & Midgley, 1997;
United Nations, 1995b; Wetzel, 1993).
But the realization
of social works professional social justice goals and aspirations,
like the United Nations, is in evolution. Although individual
social workers, the International Federation of Social Workers,
the International Association of Schools of Social Work (United
Nations, 1993), and NASWs 1990 International Policy on Human
Rights have all acknowledged the importance of a global human rights
perspective, the fact is the profession does not fully use human
rights as a criterion with which to evaluate social work policies,
practice, research, and program priorities.
Human rights violations
are pandemic throughout the world, including the United States.
Refugees and immigrants are fleeing their countries in record numbers.
Women everywhere continue to be treated as second-class citizens
and subjected to violence in epidemic proportions. The social situation
of children and elderly people alike is of grave concern the world
over and appears to be deteriorating. There has been a resurgence
of violence and oppression against ethnic and racial minorities
in many regions of our globe, and poverty is endemic, fueling the
fires of unrest and making a sham of the very concept of human
rights. Because the United States is the most powerful nation on
earth, its policies and practices influence and affect not only
its own people but those in developed and developing countries.
The National Association of Social Workers is the most influential
professional social work body in the world. Its effectiveness in
the 21st century will depend on the extension of its social justice
values within the context of global human rights.
"Human rights
condenses into two words the struggle for dignity and fundamental
freedoms which allow the full development of human potential" (International
Federation of Social Workers, 1996). The human rights value base,
which has been articulated throughout history in religious texts
and legal documents, in political writings and those of philosophers
and social activists, parallels the values put forth in the 1996
NASW Code of Ethics (especially social justice and dignity
and worth of the person), and the ethical principles that flow
from those values. The aim of the human rights edifice created
during the past half century, which includes U.N. declarations
and treaties; U.N. administrative bodies; and regional, government,
and nongovernment organizations; is to root out oppression and
to establish conditions in which human beings can meet their needs,
develop their humanity, and flourish. This aim is closely akin
to social works mission.
Social work can
be proud of its heritage. It is the only profession imbued with
social justice as its fundamental value and concern. But social
justice is a fairness doctrine that provides civil and political
leeway in deciding what is just and unjust. Human rights, on the
other hand, encompasses social justice, but transcends civil and
political customs, in consideration of the basic life-sustaining
needs of all human beings, without distinction.
The human rights
movement was formally sanctioned by the global community to identify
barriers to the protection of human rights and to set up policies
and procedures to abolish such barriers and thereby guarantee that
human dignity and essential freedoms are protected for every person.
Similarly, social work is sanctioned by society to address the
needs of people who are vulnerable to the vicissitudes of life,
while working toward establishment of a more just society.
The U.N. declarations,
conventions, and treaties provide a human rights template. Social
work can provide a biopsychosocial, perhaps spiritual, body of
knowledge gleaned from more than 100 years of experience to bring
life to such a plan, grounding human rights in the everyday lives
of the people (Wetzel, 1998).
According to the
Preamble to the NASW Code of Ethics (1996), "the
primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human
well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with
particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who
are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty" (p. 1).
The Council on Social Work Educations Curriculum Policy Statement
(1994) echoes this mission statement in its articulation of the
central purposes for social work practice, which include:
Human rights and
social work are natural allies. Social workers need to be aware
of this conceptual link and the power of working in concert with
human rights organizations and activists throughout the world.
The International Policy on Human Rights helps both to create this
awareness and further its proclaimed mission.
Human rights violations
are pandemic throughout the world, including the United States.
NASW endorses the fundamental principles set forth in the human
rights documents of the United Nations. These include, inter alia,
those expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: the
right to a standard of living that is adequate for the health and
well-being of all people and their families, without exception,
and the essential resources to meet such a standard; the right
to adequate food and nourishment; the right to adequate clothing;
the right to adequate housing; the right to basic health care;
the right to an education; the right to security in the event of
unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age, or other
lack of livelihood beyond ones control; the right to necessary
social services; and the right not to be subjected to dehumanizing
punishment (United Nations, 1948).
NASW supports the
two fundamental Covenants of the United Nations, established in
1966, which confirm the civil and political rights of all people,
including indigenous populations, as well as their economic, social,
and cultural rights (United Nations, 1995b). The profession also
endorses the treaties and conventions as they have evolved that
establish that the rights of people take precedence over social
customs when those customs infringe on human rights. Ritual genital
mutilation is a case in point. NASW endorses the U.N. resolution
that womens rights are human rights, no longer simply to
be considered civil and political rights (Tessitore & Woolfson,
1997; United Nations, 1993, 1995a, 1995b).
NASW supports the
adoption of human rights as a foundation principle upon which all
of social work theory and applied knowledge rests (Asamoah, Healy, & Mayadas,
1997; Wetzel, 1993, 1998). In a world where increasingly there
is a serious questioning of the responsibility of society to ensure
that peoples civil, political, cultural, social, and economic
needs are met, social workers should be absolutely clear about
where they stand.
NASW must speak
out against inhumane treatment of people in whatever form it exists.
As social work practitioners and advocates of human rights:
The appalling prevalence
of wars, genocide, ethnic cleansing; discrimination and social
exclusion, gender inequality, battering, rape, and the sale of
women; sweatshops, child labor, and enslavement; and the suppression
of human rights, demonstrates that the struggle for human rights
remains a high priority for the social work profession in the 21st
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International Social Work," Austin, March 27.
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Declaration of Human Rights with United States federal and state
constitutions (rev. ed.). Lanham, MD: University Press of
On December 10,
1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the full text of which
follows. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all
member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to
cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally
in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction
based on the political status of countries or territories."
Whereas recognition
of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights
of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom,
justice and peace in the world,
Whereas disregard
and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which
have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world
in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief
and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest
aspiration of the common people,
Whereas it is essential,
if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort,
to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights
should be protected by the rule of law,
Whereas it is essential
to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,
Whereas the peoples
of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith
in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human
person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined
to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger
Whereas Member
States have pledged themselves to achieve, in co-operation with
the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and
observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Whereas a common
understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance
for the full realization of this pledge,
Now, Therefore
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN
RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and
all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of
society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive
by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and
freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international,
to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance,
both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the
peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.
Article 1.
All human beings
are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed
with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in
a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2.
Everyone is entitled
to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without
distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion,
political or other opinion, national or social origin, property,
birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made
on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international
status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether
it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other
limitation of sovereignty.
Article 3.
Everyone has the
right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 4.
No one shall be
held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall
be prohibited in all their forms.
Article 5.
No one shall be
subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment.
Article 6.
Everyone has the
right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
Article 7.
All are equal before
the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection
of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination
in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to
such discrimination.
Article 8.
Everyone has the
right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals
for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution
or by law.
Article 9.
No one shall be
subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Article 10.
Everyone is entitled
in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent
and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and
obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
Article 11.
(1) Everyone charged
with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until
proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has
had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
(2) No one shall
be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission
which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international
law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty
be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal
offence was committed.
Article 12.
No one shall be
subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home
or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation.
Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such
interference or attacks.
Article 13.
(1) Everyone has
the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders
of each state.
(2) Everyone has
the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return
to his country.
Article 14.
(1) Everyone has
the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.
(2) This right
may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising
from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes
and principles of the United Nations.
Article 15.
(1) Everyone has
the right to a nationality.
(2) No one shall
be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right
to change his nationality.
Article 16.
(1) Men and women
of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or
religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are
entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at
its dissolution.
(2) Marriage shall
be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending
(3) The family
is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled
to protection by society and the State.
Article 17.
(1) Everyone has
the right to own property alone as well as in association with
(2) No one shall
be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
Article 18.
Everyone has the
right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right
includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom,
either alone or in community with others and in public or private,
to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship
and observance.
Article 19.
Everyone has the
right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes
freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive
and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless
of frontiers.
Article 20.
(1) Everyone has
the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
(2) No one may
be compelled to belong to an association.
Article 21.
(1) Everyone has
the right to take part in the government of his country, directly
or through freely chosen representatives.
(2) Everyone has
the right of equal access to public service in his country.
(3) The will of
the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this
will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which
shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret
vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
Article 22.
Everyone, as a
member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled
to realization, through national effort and international co-operation
and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State,
of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his
dignity and the free development of his personality.
Article 23.
(1) Everyone has
the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable
conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without
any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
(3) Everyone who
works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring
for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity,
and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
(4) Everyone has
the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of
his interests.
Article 24.
Everyone has the
right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working
hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Article 25.
(1) Everyone has
the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being
of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing
and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to
security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood,
old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his
(2) Motherhood
and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All
children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same
social protection.
Article 26.
(1) Everyone has
the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the
elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be
compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made
generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible
to all on the basis of merit.
(2) Education shall
be directed to the full development of the human personality and
to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental
freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship
among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further
the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
(3) Parents have
a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given
to their children.
Article 27.
(1) Everyone has
the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community,
to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its
(2) Everyone has
the right to the protection of the moral and material interests
resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production
of which he is the author.
Article 28.
Everyone is entitled
to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms
set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.
Article 29.
(1) Everyone has
duties to the community in which alone the free and full development
of his personality is possible.
(2) In the exercise
of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such
limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of
securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms
of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public
order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
(3) These rights
and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes
and principles of the United Nations.
Article 30.
Nothing in this
Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group
or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any
act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms
set forth herein.
Policy statement excerpted from Social
Work Speaks, 5th Edition: NASW Policy Statements, 2000-2003, from NASW
Press (2000).


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NEW YORK (Jul. 11)
Pinhas Sapir, the newly elected chairman of the Jewish Agency and Israel's former Finance Minister, will be visiting communities across the U.S. this month. He will address leadership meetings on behalf of the United Jewish Appeal 1975 campaign. Gershon Avner, Secretary to the Government of Israel, and Ambassador Ehud Avriel, Special Representative of the Prime Minister's Office, will also tour major communities which raised one million dollars and over during 1974.
In announcing the visits of the three dignitaries, Paul Zuckerman, UJA general chairman said the purpose was to give added impetus to the early start of the 1975 campaign which began at the UJA Executive Committee Retreat in May. "These high-level meetings will create a direct dialogue between the people of Israel and American Jewish leadership," Zuckerman explained, "in order to foster a complete understanding of the extraordinary dimension of human need facing Israel's people during this post-war period."
"The basis of our 1975 campaign is not so much a case of Jewish survival in Israel, but a case of the quality of that survival. And these community meetings will help to clarify the American Jewish community's role in assuring the effectiveness of vital social welfare and immigrant programs in Israel," Zuckerman said. The main thrust of each community meeting will be an examination of current Jewish needs and the humanitarian goals the American Jewish community must set for itself for 1975 on behalf of the people of Israel.


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A summer resident of Provincetown, Boris Margo created in 1940 more than fifty monotypes, many of which became the basis for later paintings. Working in a beach hut, surrounded by nature, he applied ink to the plate with broad strokes suggesting the dunes, sea, and sky. For Margo, the monotype served as a window into his imagination, tapping his unconscious thoughts and inviting chance effects that helped him develop abstract, surreal imagery.
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High-Speed Rail AuthorityRoelof van Ark
The chief administrator of California's high-speed rail project, who endured withering criticism of the project under his watch, announced his resignation yesterday.
Roelof van Ark's departure comes as Gov. Jerry Brown, exerting increasing influence over the project, prepares to try to push it through the Legislature this year.
Lawmakers are highly skeptical of the project, and van Ark's relationship with many of them had soured.
Minutes after van Ark's announcement, at a California High-Speed Rail Authority board meeting in Los Angeles, board Chairman Tom Umberg said he, too, will step down.
Umberg, whose decision followed talks with Brown's office, will remain on the board but yield the chairmanship to Dan Richard, a Brown adviser appointed to the rail board last year by the Democratic governor.
The changes were widely seen as a bid by Brown to recast the rail authority before legislative hearings start on the $98.5 billion project.
"Clearly, there's an effort under way to begin anew," said state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto. "I think the question is, 'Is it too little too late?' And I think the answer to the question is, 'We'll see.' "
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Van Ark, 60, cited personal reasons for his resignation, effective in two months. The administration characterized it as a mutual decision.
"There was common agreement that this was a good time for a transition," said Brown spokesman Gil Duran.
Duran added that Richard and Mike Rossi, another adviser Brown appointed last year to the rail board, were chosen "to kind of lead the way."
The rail project's opponents in the Legislature seized on van Ark's resignation, calling it evidence of the authority's dysfunction.
"There's no confidence in anything they do," said Sen. Doug LaMalfa, R-Richvale. "He's either been forced out, or he's just tired of fighting the fight."
Hired in 2010, van Ark oversaw the drafting of an updated business plan that more than doubled the project's estimated cost over 20 years.
Some lawmakers praised the plan as a more credible document than before, but its release was followed by a series of setbacks. They included a Field Poll showing huge public opposition and a report in which the project's peer review group told lawmakers its financing plan was so uncertain that it could not recommend funding construction.
Sen. Alan Lowenthal, the Long Beach Democrat who leads the Senate Select Committee on High-Speed Rail, said "there wasn't a great match" between van Ark's technical skills and ones that might have benefited him in the Legislature, such as an aptitude for building "relationships ... promoting it."
Lowenthal said of van Ark's resignation: "Hopefully, it will signal a new beginning."
Van Ark's move comes at a critical point for the project, with organizers planning to start construction in the Central Valley this fall.
Van Ark used his announcement to reiterate support for the rail authority's plan to start construction in the Valley, controversial because it is far from California's population centers.
In their comments yesterday, Brown administration officials signaled staying the course.
While Richard said he was "very skeptical" of starting construction in the Central Valley when he joined the board, he said, "I sit here today as somebody who's been fully convinced."
Brown became a vocal supporter of the project last year. This month, Brown proposed folding the authority into a new state agency, a measure rail officials support. He also has another vacant position on the board to fill.
"I think that the governor is going to put his stamp on it and put his kind of people in," Lowenthal said. "Whether he wanted to or not, this is going to become a high priority for him."
In his address to rail board members yesterday, van Ark said, "I need to focus myself more on my family, and maybe some other interests."
He said he might stay on as a consultant.
It was only late last year that van Ark told The Sacramento Bee that he considered it a personal challenge to ensure implementation of the project.
"I really believe that California should have a system like this," van Ark said at the time. "This state is so well positioned for high-speed rail."
Call David Siders, Sacramento Bee Capitol Bureau, at 916-321-1215. Follow him on Twitter: @davidsiders. This story resulted from a partnership among California news organizations following the state's high-speed rail program, including The Fresno Bee, The Sacramento Bee, California Watch, The Bakersfield Californian, The Orange County Register, the San Francisco Chronicle, The (Riverside) Press-Enterprise, U-T San Diego, KQED, the Merced Sun-Star, The Tribune of San Luis Obispo and The Modesto Bee.


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By Bruce Adams I once read a story about a monk who became enlightened. According to the story, there was a young man that was curious about how life changes once one becomes enlightened. In order to get some clarity the young man asked the monk two questions. The first question the young man asked [Read More…]
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Throwback: Kool Moe Dee 'Wild Wild West' [VIDEO]
The 1988 original WILD WILD WEST was bangin'! Back in the day from Kool Moe Dee! The first album my older brothers ever purchased with their allowance money on vinyl! Talk about a throwback! Check out the video after the jump!Watch: Kool Moe Dee "Wild Wild West'
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EMU regents approve new master of health adminstration program
YPSILANTI - The Eastern Michigan University (EMU) Board of Regents approved a new academic program, the master of health administration (MHA), at its regular meeting June 19.
The new program is a 30-credit-hour master's degree that consists of six core courses, two elective courses and an integrative analysis project. Students with no previous healthcare experience also will complete a two-credit internship.
The program is designed to develop qualified professionals with solid knowledge and skills on issues related to analysis, planning, design and management of healthcare institutions and organizations. Students completing the program will be prepared to serve local, state and national communities by contributing to healthcare-related forums and discussions on health issues, especially those relating to social policy and populations at risk.
To be eligible, students must have a bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA from an accredited university. Students who meet the minimum requirements for admission to the Graduate School, but have a GPA below 3.0, may be given conditional admission to the program. Once the student has successfully completed 12 credit hours, he or she would be fully admitted to the program.
Courses will be offered during the evening, online as a hybrid or in a compressed format, one or two days per month to serve the need of working students.
Eastern Michigan University is a public, comprehensive university that offers programs in the arts, sciences and professions. EMU prepares students with the intellectual skills and practical experiences to succeed in their career and lives, and to be better citizens.
Editor's Note: Looking for an expert source for a story? Check out EMU's Eastern Experts online at www.emich.edu/univcomm/easternexperts.
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Palliative care - what the final days are like
Dying is a process. Sometimes the process takes time. For a while, signs that death is near may come and go. Family and friends may need help understanding the signs that mean a person is close to death.
What You Might See
As a person gets closer to death, the person might:
- Have less pain
- Have trouble swallowing
- Have blurry vision
- Have trouble hearing
- Eat or drink less
- Lose control of urine and stool
- Hear or see something and think it is something else, misunderstand
- Talk to people who are not in the room
- Talk about going to a trip or leaving
- Talk less
- Moan
- Have cool hands, arms, feet, or legs
- Have blue or gray nose, mouth, fingers, or toes
- Sleep more
- Have breathing that sounds wet, maybe with bubbling sounds
- Cough more
- Have breathing changes: breathing may stop for a bit, then several quick, deep breaths
- Stop responding to touch or sounds, go into a coma
What You Can Do
- If you don't understand what you see, ask a hospice team member.
- Let family and friends, even children, visit, a few at a time.
- Help the patient get into a comfortable position.
- Give medicine to treat symptoms.
- If the patient is not drinking, wet their mouth with ice chips or a sponge.
- If the patient is hot, put a cool wet cloth on his or her forehead.
- Keep a light on. If the patient has blurry vision, darkness can be scary.
- Play soft music the patient likes.
- Touch the patient. Hold hands.
- Talk calmly to the patient. Even if you get no response, he or she may still hear you.
- Write down what the patient says. This may comfort you later.
- Let the patient sleep.
When to Call the Doctor
Call the doctor if your loved one shows signs of pain or anxiety.
Review Date: 6/12/2012
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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Fly-fishing the Colorado: A first-timer steps into the world of angling
September 20, 2013
For Mitch Melichar, the head guide at Cutthroat Anglers in Silverthorne, fly-fishing is more than just a job.
Within the first five minutes of meeting the man, it was clear that it's more a way of life, a passion. The goateed 54-year-old looks like someone you'd expect to step out of the pages of a fishing magazine. When he's not guiding trips or working in the shop, fly-fishing is his way to get out in nature and relax.
"It's about getting outside. It's the sound of the water, the quiet time," he said.
Throwing on a pair of waders and getting knee deep in the Colorado River seems like second nature for him. Watching Melichar out in the river, with his 9-year-old lab-mix, George, sitting quietly on shore until he hears a sound worth investigating, it's a scene fit for a Colorado postcard.
For me, it would prove to be a decidedly less natural experience. A few hours earlier, at 7:30 a.m., sitting in the guide shop sipping my coffee, staring at a long display case full of what must have been more than a thousand kinds of neatly tied artificial flies and insect replicas, relaxed was not the first thought that came to mind. Mildly intimidated was more like it.
The evening before, one of the store's other guides, Matt Weiler, had told me all about caddis flies, stone flies, may flies, midges, brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout. It was enough to make a first-time fly-fisherman's head spin. And that was before Weiler started demonstrating casting technique.
I've probably kayaked by a few hundred fly-fishers but never thought much of the elaborate science involved. Location scouting, properly weighting a line, weather conditions, river flow, the list goes on.
Sitting there, that morning in the shop, wearing waders that I'd improperly tucked into my boots, I watched the activity around me with the curiosity of a fishing outsider.
A bachelor party was renting gear; guides methodically selected flies from the large display.
Everyone else seemed to know what they were doing. What world was I stepping into?
I took comfort in something Weiler had told me the evening before. When asked what a typical beginner's biggest trouble is, he said they get overwhelmed looking at flies.
"There's thousands upon thousands of fly names," he said.
He spoke of the various styles for different types of flies and other insects, and the subdivisions for each stage from larva to adult.
But he also said, "I have a few flies that I could catch fish 365 days a year with."
As I sat in the shop that morning, I could no longer imagine just grabbing a fly-rod and giving it a try. I was happy to be in the company of professionals.
After a taking in the scene, I met up with Melichar, who said he was ready.
We headed out to his GMC Yukon, which, from the inside, reminded me a little of an oversized tackle box. Melichar's selection of rods were conveniently stowed in a rack hanging from the ceiling. The trunk opened to reveal his fishing equipment closet. George, his faithful companion, hopped in the back seat, followed by my dog, Ike, and we headed to the Ute Pass and the Upper Colorado River.
Originally, I'd thought we would do something close to town or that I'd tag along with a group, but Melichar had selected a decidedly more authentic Colorado fishing experience.
On the way there he told me of his time here in Colorado, and how fly-fishing found him when he moved out to Summit County in the mid-1980s. Guiding part time at first, he witnessed a boom in the industry shortly after "A River Runs Through It" hit movie theaters, followed by a lull with the tough economy.
"It's coming back," he said.
He mentioned how much he, and other avid fishers, enjoy spring and fall fishing. The crowds die down and fish enter heavy feeding phases.
I learned how weather and river flow could effect fishing.
By then I was starting to "get it" — the appeal, the complexities. I was more at ease, or so I thought.
The day before, Weiler had described fishing as a puzzle. And for him that was the appeal, the challenge. It started to make sense.
"Every day is different," he'd said.
Listening to Melichar's stories, I caught a glimpse of a fishing culture I would only scratch the surface of in our session.
I thought I was ready, but actually fishing was decidedly more difficult.
Melichar showed me the basics. I had my moments. Whether they were true bites or merely catching hooks on the river bottom, I may never know.
I blanked on the day, catching no fish, but it was clearly not the river's fault. When Melichar took the rod in hand, it wasn't long before he'd reeled in four or five.
Still, with just that glimpse, the appeal and fly-fishing's inherent challenges were clear. It's an art, without question.
And while I came home without a tall tale to tell, just being out was experience enough.
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Please respect my preference to limit my search to Marin (hard lesson learned from failed past long distance experiences). Respond only if you are serious and committed to devoting the necessary time and energy required to create and preserve an honest, respectful, loving lifetime relationship.
The endeavor of creating a new lifelong loving partnership is now my most important priority and thus deserves and receives my unwavering attention. I keep myself busy, involved and feel quite content with my present situation, all while keeping in mind that the promise of a harmonious togetherness could make life even better. Please continue reading only if you feel the same way, otherwise it would a complete waste of time and energy for both of us.
I am resilient, direct and resolute when necessary, yet eager to warmly embrace friends and the less fortunate, trustworthy, dependable, dedicated and have realistic yet upbeat life outlook. Lived in Europe, LA, the Marina area of SF, and ultimately settled in beautiful Marin County, and presently have no real desire to move elsewhere.
Blessed with 2 intelligent and caring adult daughters, enjoy "visitation rights" with a cheerful black lab, keep myself fit (cycling, hiking, nature walks and the gym), and lead a healthy life style. Volunteering occupies an important and exciting part of my life, giving me immense satisfaction and a sense of self-worth. My profession is exciting and provides the opportunity for independence, people interaction, and problem solving/value creation.
I seek serious and committed bond that would also allow us to retain the important things in our personal life (family, friends, interests etc.), because for me a relationship is more about the togetherness of sharing and contributing rather than forsaking our individuality.
You would have my undivided attention and enthusiastic devotion if you possess a cheerful life outlook and down-to-earth disposition, keep yourself fit and conduct healthy life style, feel comfortable with a pair of jeans, bent on exploring Marin natural beauty, and on pursuing the blessings of romantic togetherness. Together we will be dedicated to supporting, protecting and cheering each other, and maintaining our trust and devotion in good and difficult time.
I value strait-talk and common sense, enjoy smart humor, cherish trust, loyalty and accountability, treasure a warm smile and have the propensity for tender hugging and cuddling. For me, chemistry has more to do with character and intellect rather than just great looks. I enjoy thought provoking conversations, watching foreign and old movies, political and legal dramas, documentaries, Saturday night live (sometimes) and Larry David and Woody Allen.
I am looking forward with enthusiastic anticipation for the prospect of sharing the best part of life with a loved one.
Thank you for taking the time to read my profile posting
Straight and to the point and friendly communication.
Feel at ease meeting with strangers.
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Classical, opera and Jazz are my only operative radio stations.
In relationship: places and activities that create a feeling of togetherness and intimacy (Dinner at home is by far my favorite) .
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After a particularly emotionally exhausting day last week, I asked my husband to tell me something that would comfort me."In a few days you get to see kids kill each other on screen," he promptly replied.It's true that I've been eagerly anticipating The Hunger Games movie for weeks, if not precisely for that aspect of it—but the patent ridiculousness of the statement made me laugh, which was the desired effect. Yet this exchange illustrates one of the biggest dilemmas for The Hunger Games fra … [Read more...]
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'Divergent': Derivative Dystopia?
A good friend—who also happens to be a good writer—recently asked me to read the first chapter of the young adult fantasy novel she's currently working on. In the opening scene, a boy gives a loaf of bread to a poor, hungry girl he finds behind his parents' restaurant. Now, keep in mind that my friend hasn't read The Hunger Games; those who have, however, will instantly recall the scene in which Peeta, the son of the town baker, gives a loaf of bread to starving Katniss behind his parents' bakery … [Read more...]
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Bangkok (AP) – Ten Muslim villagers killed by gunmen firing assault rifles into a mosque during evening prayers. A 53-year-old Buddhist rubber tapper shot, decapitated and limbs cut from his torso, his head impaled on a stick.
The circumstances and brutality of those attacks this month have revived fears that a long-running insurgency in Thailand's south could be evolving into a sectarian conflict pitting Buddhists against Muslims.
Islamic separatists ignited the insurgency in January 2004, sparking a cycle of army repression and rebellion that has left more than 3,500 people dead. Frustrated by their inability to curb the violence, Thai security forces have increasingly been arming civilian self-defense forces – almost all Buddhist – to protect villagers.
The proliferation of guns, many put in the poorly trained hands of parties with scores to settle, makes the situation extremely volatile.
The June 8 attack on the Al Furqan mosque in Narathiwat province's Joh-I-Rong district and its aftermath suggest such initiatives may have backfired.
With cold deliberation, five or six masked gunmen dressed in black poured fire into the mosque, which serves a community that had avoided the deadly tumult of recent years.
"Communities can no longer distinguish between security officers, insurgents and criminals," says a report completed just before the recent attacks by Nonviolence International, a U.S.-based pacifist group. "Each new act of violence not only incites acts of revenge but also brings to the fore sentiments of nationalist extremism and ethno-religious divisions."
Many local Muslims believe the mosque massacre was revenge for the killing of a young Buddhist rubber plantation worker in a nearby district earlier that day.
Most appear loath to believe that Islamist insurgents would attack a mosque, even though a majority of those they have killed in the past 5 1/2 years have been Muslims. Militants target those seen as collaborators with the government, or those whose efforts promoting moderation or reconciliation threaten to undercut their struggle.
"I don't believe Muslims would do such a thing. We were taught since a very young age that a mosque is the house of Allah," said Vanasae Kuwaekama, whose father was the local imam and one of the victims. "I hope the authorities find out who carried out the attack so the speculation giving Muslims a bad name ends."
When the dismembered remains of rubber tapper Kimsiang Sae-tang were discovered a week after the attack in neighboring Yala province, a note found near his body claimed the killing was revenge for the mosque assault, according to police.
"We believe the insurgents want to fuel sectarian violence between the two groups. Right now, the people of the two communities who previously interacted normally are closing doors on one another. There is complete silence," said Lt. Col. Chalermchai Sutinuan, the army's field commander in Narathiwat.
Thailand, a predominantly Buddhist nation, annexed the Muslim-majority south in the early 20th century. The Muslims, who are ethnically distinct from Thais, have long complained of being treated as second-class citizens, with inadequate educational and job opportunities.
Now the insurgents' offensive has generated insecurity and panic among Buddhists in the three southern provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala.
"This insecurity is feeding a sense of nationalism among the Buddhist population in the area," says Nonviolence International's report. "They feel obliged to protect their 'motherland.' Firearms and civilian forces are consequently requested and welcomed."
The group says more responsibility for security has been handed over to poorly trained and screened paramilitary and defense volunteer forces who have little regard for law and human rights but may pursue their own agendas.
Arming civilians, the group says, "breaks down social ties and intensifies ethnic polarization."
The government and the military "may not be aware of many cases of abuse but they cannot speak for every volunteer they train," said Srisompob Jitpiromsri, a political scientist from Prince of Songkhla University who chronicles the conflict on a Web site, Deep South Watch.
"It remains unclear how many of the raids and attacks have been carried out for revenge or when it's been done professionally or when it has been an overreaction," he told The Associated Press.
The insurgents, the army, and Buddhist vigilantes are all plausible perpetrators of the mosque attack, said Zachary Abuza, author of "Conspiracy of Silence," a newly published book on the southern conflict.
"All have motives, and my guess is we will never know the answer," he said in an e-mail interview. "And at the end of the day, it does not matter: all the locals believe it was the government ... Further mistrust is sown."
A member of parliament from Narathiwat, Najmuddin Umar, is one of several lawmakers calling on the government to set up an independent committee to investigate the incident.
"The government cannot simply say the authorities were not involved. People want more than that," he said. "They need to know the authorities are taking this seriously. Their inability to do anything confirms peoples' fear that they have to take matter into their own hands in both communities."
(Associated Press writer Sumeth Panpetch contributed to this report from Narathiwat, Thailand.)
The circumstances and brutality of attacks in Thailand this month have revived fears that a long-running insurgency in the country's south could be evolving into a sectarian conflict pitting Buddhists against Muslims.~~


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Twin Sisters
There are two ways to cry at the movies. The first is a simple Palovian response. Called the cheap weep, it's a Hollywood exercise that experienced cryers have been trained into after years of watching films. If the music's mushy enough, or a child is dying, or lovers are being wrenched apart, my eyes may prickle with tears although my heart remains adamantine.
The second is an authentic emotional response produced because the cryer cares about the characters and their fate. The rare film that produces this response is a champion weepy. The test is in the recall: if, a few days after the film, you can still remember the character's names and your throat clogs up when recalling certain scenes, it's probably a champion.
The Dutch drama Twin Sisters is a champion weepy. I wanted to lie on the cinema floor and sob.
Lotte and Anna are twin sisters living in 1920s Germany. When their parents die, the six-year-olds are separated by their family. Lotte is taken by loving, rich Dutch cousins, while Anna is sent to the pig farm with her brutal relatives.
For years, both sisters believe her twin might be dead. Finally, they meet when Europe is on the brink of World War II, and their lives have taken very different routes. Anna is a maid for a stupid, rich countess, while the elegant musician Lotte is engaged.
Throughout, the film flashes forward to a shabby-looking old woman snubbed by an elegant elderly woman at a hotel. These are the twins in their old age, and it doesn't take a genius to work out what divided them. After all, this is a World War II movie and a Jewish character is introduced early on in the piece. But how will this love story between two sisters end?
At 135 minutes, Twin Sisters may be long, but it's evenly paced and sustains its drama throughout. The story is far more dramatic than, for example, The Pianist, which played like an observational documentary. Van der Pol's adaptation from the best-selling novel by De Loo is dexterous, although there are a few heavy-handed moments early on in the film.
Along with stirring music, there are dreamy underwater shots of the separated twins swimming towards each other which had me gagging. Happily, the script and Sombogaart's direction even out as the girls age, so we aren't forced to watch two geriatric women undertake the same symbolic swimming scene. De Loo was clever enough not to take sides in her novel and this has been translated onto the screen, making it easy to understand both twins' choices.
The performances from the cast are uniformly stellar. Nadja Uhl and Thekla Reuten play the twentysomething Anna and Lotte. Not only are they pretty in a fresh, natural way I'd forgotten existed on screen, they also reminded me of the expressive range a human face is capable of without Botox and surgery. Uhl and Reuten are also easy to believe because they aren't stars. Nicole Kidman playing a German maid during World War II will always be that-red-headed-Australian-actor-who's-divorced-from-the-famously-short-Scientologist playing a character, no matter how good her performance is. The advantage of relatively unknown actors is that they can easily morph into the characters they portray. Uhl and Reuten are matched by brittle, vulnerable performances from Ellen Vogel and Gundrun Okras as the elderly Lotte and Anna.
I wouldn't say that Twin Sisters is perfect. But this love story has unabashed warmth, meaty dramatic conflict, and something real to say. Pack tissues, a sister, and weep for all the right reasons.
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Assalaamu alaikum,
Jazakum Allahu khairan.
May Allah may our intention solely for seeking His pleasure, and Aameen to
your dua'.
There is one in our
staff who is in the process of getting isnaad in the seven qira'aat by the
simultaneous jama' method. This
is a lengthy process to say the least. It
generally takes several years to get to the actual reciting of the ijaazah, as
there is over half of the Shatabiyyah to memorize and the explanation has to
be studied with a comprehensive test first. The staff member here at
abouttajweed.com learned the Qur'an and qiraa'aat in Saudi Arabia.
The best way for you to
perfect your recitation is to recite to a sheikh that has an ijaazah of strong
isnaad. There are many such
shuyookh in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.
One note, if you have not finished memorizing the Qur'an, you should
finish that before starting on the qira'aat.
As one Sheikh put it, you need to have high school before going on to
University, and just the same, you should memorize the Qur'an and get an
ijaazah in Hafs 'An 'Aasim (or Warsh 'an Naafi' if you are from the
area of the world where that is prevalent) before undertaking the study of
We were able to find
Qaloon 'an Naafi' on the Internet recited by Sheikh Ali Huthayfee, at the
following link: http://www.islamway.com/bindex?section=chapters.php&recitor_id=18
, we were unable to locate the recitation of Dooree Aboo 'Amrin on the
Internet, and are unaware of its availability in a cassette.
It may exist, we are just unaware of it.
As to the Ikhfa'
question, there is no difference at all in sound or in the method of the
ikhfa' shafawee and the iqlaab. They
are indeed the same thing in the end. In
the ikhfa' shafawee, there is a meem saakinah followed by a
, in the iqlaab, there
is a
that changes into a
followed by a
In both cases then, there is a
followed by a
. Imam
Al-Jazaree, rahmahu Allah, in his book An-Nashr fee al-qira'aat al-'ashr
volume 2 p. 26, said the following [translation]: …for
and tanween change then [when meeting a
] to a complete
an idghaam, and that is as in:
The question you have as
to how the ikhfa' should be done is a question that has been debated much by
the scholars of the Qur'an for the last 20+ years.
Please read the answer to a similar question about the way it is done
at the following link.
http://www.abouttajweed.com/23070102.htm This will explain why you are hearing two different "techniques" in the ikhfa' shafawee by different readers.
One thing to note, the
reciter program link on the site does not have the recitation of Sheikh Abu
Bakr Ash-Shatree, it is to the best of our knowledge Sheikh Minshaawee.


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In other news, for page king, "tired memes".
silly photos.
And no doubt drawn by a furrie.
All found under COCK, I mean "chicken" popular search.
In other news, for page king, "tired memes".
silly photos.
And no doubt drawn by a furrie.
All found under COCK, I mean "chicken" popular search.
Why do most furries like the Nazi party so much? usually whenever something comes up as furry, sometimes Wehrmacht style soldier outfits worn on a furry costume. It makes no sense
[sub]Or could furries be nazis?[/sub]
Some sort of blood sucking bastard is head of a pack of wolven furies who are the elite ss of the Master race of furiedumb.
V see, now we need to find thier blood sucking master. V
No but seriously
~so artistic~
My eyes are completely away from each other help me oh god please
The fuck is this shit?
MSPaint, memes, and how do I hands
Detlef I'm sick of your gay shit.
Just policing the homoerotic.
(User was permabanned for this post ("Good for you." - daijitsu))
Why isnt this guy banned already?
Those eyes...
the color...
On a more serious note.
I honestly don't know, there is just something about furie's art that can be seen in a instant. From the overall face structure, paw structure, odd choice of colors, and odd expressions.
There is something often unsettling about the furie's common choices in art.
It's like a clown putting on makeup to be happy, instead of being a generally happy person....
Clowns already are creepy, but adding that to the mix just makes it down right sad and creepy.
I dunno, maybe it's just my cynical nature hating all the "happy people".
I don't know why but that blue thing looks like Lion King OC to me.
it does have a very disney-ish style
Wouldn't surprise me seeing as the furry fandom was basically "jerking off at certain scenes from disney's robin hood" back then
one of my tangents about that a while back
The lion thing is actually pretty cool and is well drawn. The eyes are kind of weird though.
I love the taste of chicken, don't you?
Incoming more unfunny.
Oh oh oh, irony.
Orphins, they are always sad to think about.
Happy tree friends, just crappy.
Goatsie? King ramsey? I can't figure it out.
The posture of it is also sorta weird, but within reason.
Soap is also odd to have in the scene.
I actually chuckled upon seeing a sponge man on the side of a ledge.
Yet I know it's not suppose to be funny.
Hence, unfunny.
Even then, it's a holy diver.
That's hidden inflation.
(When he falls on the water.)
robot chicken is even worse than deviant art
no i like lots of stuff its just that everyone who made robot chicken should be locked up because being that unfunny must be some kind of crime against humanity
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Steve were have you gone m8, I was looking forward to hear your pearls of mma wisdom. You still haven't answered my question. Don't go quiet on me now.
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I share some of the equaliser's points too.. but don't know him !
Quote : -" I would like to see James headline some UK shows against some of the best UK guys but i'm guessing there are better paydays elsewhere so would probably not make the best financial sense to him?"
To be fair if there's no money for you to fight in the uk i suppose the question is this.
Prestige of beating another top uk opponent to become "officially" domestically best in uk (bit like British Heayweight boxing title) vs a better payday vs someone elsewhere - if it was me (and it's not me !) to be honest money talks !
I think personally you should try and find another big name opponent who may give you an opportunity to get you a big title shot somewhere in europe/wherever - make the mma community sit up and take notice if that's what your goal is.
Fair play to you, you listen to the fans, post on here, and fought on pride (massive credit for that like someone else said with those old school rules).
UK fighters aside, who could you fight in europe that would make you say number 1 in europe ??? (hate to say it again, bit like being the European heavyweight boxing champion)... ?
If, and I use the word if KSW are the becoming the biggest mma org in europe/best payers (I don't know just presuming) then maybe call out someone (not pudz) and become KSW champ??
Another question, if for argument sake you conquered UCMMA and were their champ, and then say fought KSW's number 1 heavyweight where would you go from there, and what would you like to do - basically if you became number 1 in europe?
Sorry if these questions may of been asked/answered elsewhere.
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More than a million people are living with an aortic aneurysm and don't even know it.
It's a widening of a blood vessel and when they become too large, they can burst or rupture, leaving little hope for survival.
Now, one doctor has developed a new way to treat it before it's too late.
"I do this most of the time…crochet or knit." ironically, it's a special sewing technique that saved Betty's life. She had a large aortic aneurysm near her left kidney.
"It's 6.5 centimeters or the size of an apple." Vascular Surgeon, Ben Starnes, is the only doctor in North America working with the FDA to build customized stent grafts right in the operating room. "We are able to create the graft on the back table."
Traditional stent grafts would keep the blood flowing in the aorta, but would cut off blood flow to Betty's kidneys-she would need dialysis for the rest of her life. Doctor Starns can pinpoint exactly where the vessel leading to Betty's kidney is and makes a matching stent. "We've burned a hole into the graft. We've physically modified the device and sewn an area of gold marker around it so we can see it on the x-ray."
The stent graft is snaked through the groin, and placed inside the aneurysm. Now, Betty's is shrinking. "Her aneurysm has shrunken down to almost where its nonexistent."
Doctors believe it will be completely gone in just a few months.
Full recovery takes just days, compared to 6-months with a traditional stent grafts and open chest surgery.
This type of stent graft could also be customized for the blood vessels that go to the renal organs and the bowels.
With the new aortic stenting procedures, mortality rates have decreased from 50 percent to 20 percent.


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