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The Challenge: Increasing Access to Information and Internet in Vietnam
August 19, 2009
Vietnam's citizens have a great passion for reading, and public libraries in Vietnam are free for users, open for long hours, and have relatively well-qualified personnel to support patrons. The country's public library system is extensive: the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi functions as a repository for all Vietnamese publications. The network includes 64 provincial/city libraries, 623 district libraries, and 8,677 libraries and reading rooms at the commune and village level. To supplement the public library system, the government provides 10,000 legal book collections throughout the country to ensure that people can access the most basic legal information. They have also opened more than 8,000 Cultural Post Offices (CPOs) at the commune/ward level.
The CPOs are an interesting Vietnamese institution. Started in 1998, CPOs are established and operated by the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, a state-owned conglomerate, which combine the provision of post and telecommunication services, as well as social and cultural information to rural populations. Since 2003, a growing number of CPOs have also been equipped with computers and Internet connection as part of the government's push to broaden Internet access throughout the country.
Despite these impressive efforts to provide a nation-wide public library system and a network of CPOs reaching most rural and remote areas, their effectiveness in actually connecting the wider public to information and Internet access is limited. In a research report done for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation by a committed group of Vietnamese library professionals in 2007, the group found that only 2.3 percent of the total population uses public libraries, while the rest have never used public library services. This is an astoundingly low figure given the existence of such an extensive network of public libraries in the country. As for the CPOs, there is little connection between CPOs and the public library system so the initial small collection of books and journals available in CPOs is not often refreshed. It is clearly challenging to balance the CPO's commercial mandate with the socio-cultural goal.
With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Asia Foundation is working closely with our long term partner, the National Library of Vietnam, to expand Internet access in Vietnam to the largest number of citizens and create a more welcoming and accessible library environment, and, through mass media, public campaigns, and community events, to promote public access to computers and the Internet. The project complements, reinforces, and broadens a concurrent planning grant from the Gates Foundation to Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) to test effective models for public Internet access in libraries and in CPOs.
In order to establish the baseline capacity of public libraries in pilot sites, The Foundation carried out an extensive needs assessment at provincial, district, and commune levels through face-to-face interviews with library and CPO staff, as well as current and potential users of public libraries and CPOs. The assessment evaluated information and Internet service infrastructure, staff capacity and training needs, and user needs. The information gathered has given us a good look at the needs across Vietnam. For instance, 78 percent of library and CPO users said they know of the libraries or CPOs only because they pass by these places often or because they live nearby, but the libraries and CPOs themselves do no community outreach. Of all those interviewed who have never used any library or CPO services, 67 percent said they had no idea of their existence. 80 percent of CPO users thought of CPOs only as places to make phone calls and send mail, while just 17 percent knew these places also provided Internet access. The majority of Internet users were school pupils who mainly used the Internet to play games or chat with friends.
An in-depth analysis of the critical information gathered during the needs assessment coupled with additional research done by the Foundation's team in Vietnam is now informing the Foundation's effort to design an effective training program for library and CPO staff.
Interested readers can access the full needs assessment report as well as the report's key findings on The Asia Foundation's website as well as on the Gates Foundation's website.
Kim N. B. Ninh is The Asia Foundation's Country Representative in Vietnam. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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This is what Team India director Ravi Shastri told Wankhede curator Sudhir Naik sarcastically on Sunday
Amidst reports of him tackling Wankhede Stadium curator Sudhir Naik and even hurling abuse at him, it is learnt that Team India director Ravi Shastri only said "Sudhir, great job… excellent pitch" in a sarcastic tone.
Sudhir Naik and Ravi Shastri
According to a source, this was said during the innings break after South Africa scored 438 for four in 50 overs on Sunday. "This was the only conversation between the two," said the source. India ended up losing by 214 runs.
It is rumoured that Naik has informed the Mumbai Cricket Association about his clash with Shastri. However, Naik was not available for a confirmation. Meanwhile, a member of the Indian camp said that it was a pity that a win-the-toss, win-the-match pitch was dished out for the decider and the host team ought to get wickets more suited to them just like what happens in England and Australia.
Also Read: BCCI will look into Shastri-curator fiasco at Wankhede: Anurag Thakur
"Look at the Ashes. England made wickets to suit them and won the series this year. Now, Australia will do the same in the next Ashes and in all probability will get the urn back. Do we get flat tracks when we travel to South Africa," he asked.
Memon criticises pitch
Nadeem Memon, the former curator of the Wankhede Stadium, slammed the Sunday pitch, saying it was not a one-day international surface but a Twenty20 surface. "I heard Ravi was upset about the pitch and I perfectly understand his angst.
South African skipper AB de Villiers during his 61-ball 119 against India at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Pic/Atul Kamble
To me, this was not a Wankhede pitch. It had no turn whatsoever and I think they didn't water it adequately during the preparation. Ravi has played in the maidans of Mumbai and knows what Mumbai pitches are all about," said Memon.
PTI adds: BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur yesterday said that the board will look into the details about Indian Team Director Shastri's alleged confrontation with Naik.
Thakur said that the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will be followed just like it was done when Virat Kohli had abused a journalist of a leading national daily in Perth during the World Cup earlier this year. "We will look into the details of Team Director (Shastri) allegedly confronting curator of Wankhede Stadium yesterday," said Thakur.
If you say England and Australia doing it for winning that's why we also have to do , then what is difference between, them and us. The pitch was same for both teams. Why did we make the runs?
If cannot win on a flat surface why would one think that we can win of spinning wicket? What if they would have beaten us even then?If their batsmen could score so should have our batsmen.

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We, the Waiting
"I'm a mutant but not a bad one like Magneto a good one like Doop and X-Statix and when I grow up I'm gonna join the X-Men and get married to Wolverine so you better not act prejudiced around me. 'Kay?"
-Molly Hayes
It was the X-men's third day in the old Maitland house, located in the quiet little town of Peaceful Pines, Connecticut, and Adam Maitland had come to a conclusion.
He did not like them.
They were cleaning his house, re-arranging his furniture, playing with his model. They were worse than the Deetz's, noisier than them and eerier. Yes, he, a ghost, found them to be abnormal. He had seen one of the girls run through a wall, and seen one boy turn blue and sprout a tail. He had heard them talking about being mutants, but this was... Not what he had expected, to say the least.
Was this what teenagers today acted like? Oh, how he missed the days when the only kid in the house was a moody young goth girl, who could see and respect them. Those were the days...
Barbra, on the other hand, was far from pleased over the intrusions in her home. She didn't dislike what they did as badly as how she'd felt about Delia Deetz. That woman had been insane.
Oh, but she did like those kids. She has always wanted kids of her own, they were trying but then, there was the accident. Obviously, ghosts can't have kids, it said so in the handbook. So when Lydia moved in, and they got to know each other, she had been so happy. They helped her study and she talked to them, being the only one who could actually see them.
And now that there may or may not be another girl in their house, that could see them, Barbra was happier than she had been in 17 years. Sure, Adam but a bit of a damper on her spirit, but there was really nothing that could ruin this for her. She would just have to wait and see.
"Ouch!" Evan Daniels cried out sharply, as a branch flew into his eye. Rogue turned and glared at him, before continuing forward, waving her arms about to shield herself from another murderous tree-branch.
It had been Logan's oh-so-genius idea that the best way to resurrect X-Men training was through a hike in a forest not far from their new home. Safe to say, the back troupe was now plotting a fair revenge.
The 'back troupe' was made up of Kitty, Kurt and Evan, the three of them spending their time plotting and complaining, and cracking jokes at the way Rogue and Jean would 'accidentally' elbow each other. In front of the two girls was the Fearless Leader Scott, who was completely oblivious about the two girls behind him, trying to push each other off the road.
In front of him again was Wolverine, who would only occasionally turn around to send the back troupe death glares, and shout at them to get their asses in gear.
"I swear to God, if he makes us do something like this again, I'm quitting the X-Men," Kitty muttered as the teens began closing in on the end of the forest.
"I second that one," Evan said, hands in front of his face. That one branch in the eye had really scarred him. Safe to say the trees were lucky he wasn't carrying a machete.
A sly grin spread across Kurt's lips.
"Are you guys thinking what I'm thinking?"
He hunched forward, whispering the wicked details of his pay-back plot. In short, it involved shaving cream, maple syrup and about a hundred alarm clocks going of at the same time. (Kitty made note that his plan was basically just ripping off the Parent Trap.) The others soon sported the same grins.
Ororo Munroe's morning had started off as one of the most wonderful ones in weeks. A nice cup of tea in the front yard with a good book, and no screaming teenagers. Then Xavier had left to go meet Hank McCoy at the Massachusetts Academy. Alright, no big deal, Logan and her could handle the kids themselves for a few days.
And now, with them out of the house, all was calm. She rather liked this town, the fact that it was so rural. Years in a city like Bayville made her long after a simpler kind of life. But something about this house still unnerved her.
Not the fact that a young girl had disappeared, never to be seen again, 17 years ago and no one seemed to think much of it. Or the fact that the people who had once owned the house had drowned in a river that could be seen from the front yard. It was all because of a book.
She had found it while cleaning the attic, dusting off one of the bookshelves. At first she thought it was a joke. The title it self was so ludicrous it could hardly be anything but. So she had taken it out of it's place, deciding to take a look, just to satisfy her curiosity.
None of it's content made sense, the way it would jump from one topic to something, seemingly, completely irrelevant from one page to another. And the publisher! She didn't know what to think, but knew that it was for the better that she hid the book from the children. Goddess know what they would make of it.
But part of her wondered if it was true. If what she had found wasn't really a Handbook for the Recently Deceased...
Scott Summers hadn't thought too much about what Mr.Illes school for boys would be like. He knew their stay there was only temporary, and he was certain it would be like any other school. Apparently he had to be missing something big, because he didn't see the problem Evan and Kurt were making it out to be.
Though he had to admit, the 'new' uniform wasn't his favorite part of the gig. He could only imagine the kind of hell Jean was giving her own teacher over them.
"Well, we lost Scooter again," Evan muttered, and Kurt turned his head toward where he was pointing. Behind them, still standing at the curb where they had been dropped off was Scott, a rather dazed look on his face.
"Jean," they said in unison, sighing - in a over dramatic, cartoon-ish way - as they did.
"Yeah well, if I had a girl like Jean I'd probably be actin' the same way," Evan said as the two continued up towards the school. Kurt stopped dead in his tracks and stared at the boy.
"As Kitty vould say," the German boy put a hand on his hip and an in exaggerated valley-girl accent said, "that is, like, totally gross."
"Aw, come on. You gotta admit, she's hot."
"...Ja," Evan smirked, "but she's still Jean! ...Besides, I'm happy with Amanda."
"What are we talking about?" Scott asked catching up with them
"The fact that you two both have hot girlfriends, and that the last girl that showed any interest in me was Kiden Nixon back in 6th grade!" (3.1)
Scott's face was blank, as was Kurt's. Evan muttered something before stomping off and in through the doors of the school. The boys outside took their time, staring at the building. It was like the school in Little House on the Prairie, except this one looked ready to fall apart.
At 9 A.M sharp they clutched their ears. The school bell certainly worked.
Jean Grey was the kind of girl who usually found school to be rather amusing. But she had her limits, and this girl Cassandra, and her posse, had made her reach that limit and further. It was lunch period, in which all the 87 students at the school made their way outside to a group of benches and tables behind the school building. Cassandra had insisted they sit with her and her friends.
It was positively horrifying. Cassandra was talking about something (Jean had blocked her voice out the second she opened her mouth), Rogue was sitting at the end of the table glaring daggers at the younger girls and Kitty looked like she wanted to rip the girl's tongue out.
"And so, like, I was like, no, that's so gross."
"You are so totally awesome, Cassandra," one of the girls commented. Cassandra grinned.
"I totally know! Like, aren't I just the most?"
"And Ah am so out of here," Rogue muttered mockingly, got up from her seat and hurried back inside the school building. Jean never thought she'd see the girl willingly go back inside a school.
Kitty turned to face the redhead, a terrified look on her face. "Tell me I don't sound like that."
Jean gave her a reassuring smile. "Please. You're a regular Professor Higgins in comparison." (3.2)
The brunette sighed in relief.
"So, what are you th-," Cassandra paused, and looked around bewildered. "Where'd the European girl go?"
"Eh, Rogue had to um, she had to..." Jean fumbled, trying to make something up.
"She just had to uh, powder her face!" Kitty interjected.
"Oh. Cool," the blond paused. "Well, what are you noob's doing today?"
"Um, nothing special really," Jean glanced at her friend, hoping that Kitty would come up with another excuse. There was none. "Just... nothing."
"Then you can like totally invite me over!" she said enthusiastically. "I'm like, dying to meet those guys you mentioned!"
"Ah hate you gahs," Rogue muttered as the last bell rang and the girls of Ms. Shannon's school made their way out. The sun was shinning outside, birds were chirping, and Rogue was brewing a storm of her own. "Ah can't believe ya invited her over!"
"We didn't," Kitty whispered back. She glanced around nervously to make sure the person in question wasn't close enough to hear. "She invited herself!"
"Kitty! Rogue! Over here!" Cassandra made her way towards them, leaving her crew behind. (Kitty noted that the five or so girls now looked completely helpless.)
- "Ah think Ah'm gunna kill mahself," Rogue said through clenched teeth and a fake smile.
Jean sighed. "I second that."
"We're back!" Kitty shouted as the girls arrived at the Maitland House. Rogue was the first one through the door, and the second she was inside she shrugged off her jacket and sprinted up the stairs. Seconds later they heard her door slam close.
"Was that Rogue?" Ororo's familiar voice asked as came into the hall to greet the girls. She smiled warmly, and when her eyes fell on Cassandra they went wide. The girl sported a ridiculously deep tan, a fake one at that, which she could tell by the way it rubbed off on the girl's white blouse. Her hair was a striking blond, which she guessed was as unnatural as her skin.
However, she quickly recovered from her moment of speechlessness and politely said, "Hello, my name is Ororo Munroe. You must be from Ms. Shannon's school. "
- "Hello Ms. Munroe. My name's Cassandra Skaaren, I'm Jane Brewster's granddaughter," she curtsied (much to Jean and Kitty's amusement). "And yes, I do attend Ms. Shannon's."
- "Jane's granddaughter? How nice."
"Yes, and I have to say, I totally love what you've done with the place!"
"Why," it took some time before Ororo could find the right words, she was trying her best not to laugh at Kitty who was making faces behind Cassandra's back. She covered it with a cough then continued. " Why thank you Cassandra. That's very nice of you."
Cassandra smiled and promptly made her way past Storm and into the living room. Once certain that she was out of ears reach, the younger X-girls burst into giggles and Storm gave a light laugh.
"Where did you find this one?"
Her eyes wandered up the stairs. Rogue had gone and locked herself in her room. Understandable, she would have wanted to get away from this if she was in the girl's position, but she wished she would try to make some... well, not necessarily friends, that might be a bit much to ask, but at least acquaintances.
- "Rogue! The others have a friend here. Couldn't you come downstairs?"
"Sorry miss Munrow," came the muffled, southern voice. "Ah've got a lot of homework ta do." Classic excuse.
Jean and Kitty decided it might be best to keep an eye on Cassandra and went to the living room, while Ororo returned to the kitchen, to put on another dishwasher. Six teenagers, plus Logan, knew how to go through plates and glasses.
She turned around, hearing Logan growl as he ventured inside the kitchen. Silently she laughed and he pulled out one of the chairs, sat down and stuffed a cigar between his teeth.
- "I see you've met their new friend."
He took a long, slow drag at the cigar, while staring out the window. Slowly he turned his attention to the so called Weather Goddess, glaring at her.
- "That kid's insane, 'Ro."
- "Oh, I strongly doubt that, Logan. She's just ... eccentric." She poured herself a cup of coffee and sat down opposite from him.
"Ya know what she said to me?" Ororo shook her head. "That my hair was, and I quote, like, totally awesome," he shuddered and the woman burst into laughter, so hard that tears formed in her eyes. "And she's flirtin' with the Porcupine."
A choking sound came from ivory haired woman, and Logan's gruff laugh filled the room.
"That guy Evan, is so cute."
Jean, who was trailing behind Kitty and Cassandra, looked slightly disgusted, and judging by the thoughts flying around Kitty's head she was pretty sure the younger mutant agreed. Furthermore, Evan had been completely taken aback at how openly Cassandra flirted with him, much to Scott and Kurt's amusement, who had muttered something like 'careful what you wish for'.
- "Where'd he go, anyway?" Cassandra asked, looking around. Kitty cast an unsure glance in Jeans direction.
- "I, uh, I think he went upstairs."
Cassandra smiled and swiftly made her way up the stairs. Jean and Kitty exchanged looks, before hurrying up after her.
- "So, um, Cassandra," Jean began slowly, hoping to slow the girl down in her pursuit. "How old did you say you were?"
- "13," she answered, without stopping to look at the redhead.
- "Well, Evan's 16 and,"
"That is so sweet!" the blond exclaimed, turning to give Jean a sickly sweet smile. "You're worried about me getting hurt. You are such a great friend!"
Jean's eyes went wide as the younger girl hugged her, all while she sarcasticly thought to herself, 'Right. I'm protecting you'. At the moment she wanted nothing more than for the blond to let her go, but when she saw Kurt and Evan further down the hall, heading for Rogue's room, she hugged her back. And to Cassandras shock kept her there until the boys were out of view.
Cassandra looked oddly at her. 'Oh- my- God. She is so gay.'
Jean glared at her, having her heard thoughts.
"Girl, you gotta hide us! That girl is insane!"
Cassandra's face broke into a smile, that made Kitty cringe. The younger girl grabbed the X-girls by their hands and dragged them towards Rogue's room.
As soon Cassandra had opened the door with the Night of the Living Dead poster on it, Jean and Kitty where hit by the familiar smell of brimstone. And though the girl made a remark about the smell, that's not what shocked the two mutants.
"Rogue!" Jean cried, watching with fearful eyes as her friend staggered towards her bed. She rushed to her side, trying to steady her, while Kitty tried to deal with Cassandra's fascination with being in Lydia Deetz's old room, and getting her out before anything happened, that might expose them as mutants.
"Get offa' me!" Rogue shouted, as Jean tried to put her arms around her to help her stand. Rogue pushed her away, so forcefully that she almost hit the wall. Jean gasped at the impact of the girl's blow in her lower stomach, and felt a chill run through her body when she noticed that Rogue wasn't wearing her gloves. They had to get Cassandra out of here before something happened.
"You," Rogue said, turning to face to the blond, a hateful glare in her eyes. Kitty looked at her friend, a confused look on her face. That wasn't Rogue's voice.
"Claire," she spat the name at Cassandra.
Cassandra looked horrified, and took several steps backwards until she bumped into Kitty.
"That, that's my mom's name," she whispered, her voice, and entire body, trembling. "How do you know that?"
"Get out."
"You, you're just like her aren't you?" Cassandra pointed at her. Jean and Kitty's eyes locked, and the brunette nodded, understanding what she had to do. "That freak!... You're a freak!
"Get the hell out of my room Claire!" Rogue shouted, and it was all too obvious that it was not actually Rogue speaking, shouting at them. "All of you, get out of my room!"
Cassandra didn't need to be told twice. She sprinted out of the room, screaming the whole way. Kitty hurried after her, to find Logan and Ororo, leaving Jean behind to telepathically handle Rogue. Halfway down the hall, Cassandra only a few feet ahead of her, she phased through the floor.
She landed in the kitchen, where Logan, Ororo and Scott were sitting. They all stared.
"It's Rogue," she said frantically. "Something is wrong!"
Logan was on his feet and heading for the stairs in a flash, and as he made his way up the stairs Cassandra Skaaren ran past him, and out the door.
"I'll handle her," Ororo told the two teens. "Go help Logan."
They didn't need to be told twice.
"Rogue, please calm down." Jean said softly, trying to calm her friend, while trying to pry her way into the girl's mind. It was all a blur of colors, patterns, bones. Rogue was in there somewhere, in some strange world, fighting for control of her mind.
"Stay outtah mah head Jean!" she shouted, clutching the side of her head in one hand. The telepath could see and feel her pain, and the feelings that whoever she had absorbed was channeling. "For yah own good, stay out."
In a flash of movement, with a force Jean didn't know she possessed, Rogue grabbed her, and throw her out of the room and into the wall. She could hear a sickening crack as she hit the wall, and slid to the floor watching as the door slammed close in her face.
She turned her head to see Logan, followed by Scott and Kitty, rushing down the hall. "She's absorbed someone, and whoever it is, it's trying to control her."
Logan's eyes fell on the door. "Rogue! Rogue open the door!" he shouted, pounding at the woodwork.
"It's Rogue anymore," Jean whispered, just as Kurt and Evan teleported into the hall.
"We heard screaming."
Before anyone could answer, Logan grabbed the door, and with a loud roar he tore it off it's hinges.
They all stared in shock at Rogue's limp body lying on the bedroom floor, surrounded by shards of glass, the broken mirror in front of them and they gasped at the ghastly voice that cried out,
"It's show time!"
------------3.1 Kiden Nixon is from the NYX series. Sadly, none of the characters there ('cept X-23) get any attention these days.
3.2 Professor Higgins, from My Fair Lady. Classic.
Well, I have mixed feelings about this chapter... Particularly about the ending, about adding BJ's catchphrase to it. Any opinions?
Okay, I admit, the opening quote is completely irrelevant. But I've been reading so much Runaways that I had to include something, and Molly is just too cool to be denied. And if you haven't read the series yet (it's by Marvel) go read it now! (Well, after you've reviewed anyway... Pretty please?) (for the record, the quote is supposed to be without comma's...)
Hope this chapter was to your liking!


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I also have tried to reduce the amount of toxins I am exposed to in in the rest of my life. I don't smoke and I do everything I can to stay away from second-hand smoke. I avoid hard liquor (beer and wine are another story and a work-in-progress...). I don't use harsh chemicals or cleaners in our home, and I go to the local natural food store every week to get reverse osmosis water for our family.
But when it comes to what I put on my body - lotions, potions, shampoos, washes, lipsticks, blushes, creams, etc. - I have been far less diligent. As a self-proclaimed personal care product snob, the performance of products has always been critical to me, and while I have dipped my toes into the world of "healthier beauty" numerous times, I have generally been disappointed with the results and gone back to using old favorites from the department store that quite frankly performed better.
And yet as an educated health and wellness professional, I know that what I put on my body is as important as what I put in my body when it comes to overall health and wellbeing. Your skin is your largest organ, and the proliferation of transdermal patches worn on the skin for the delivery of medication clearly reveals that what you put on your skin is very quickly absorbed into your bloodstream.
In essence, you are not only what you eat, but you are also what you wear on your skin
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I'm terribly into brunettes- I just think they look way better than blondes. This goes for both girls and boys. If I make a list of the hottest chicks in Hollywood, I end up writing about Megan Fox, Amanda Peet, Leighton Meester. For the boys, it's Ian Somerholder, Jonathan Rhys Meyers... just brunettes plain and simple. I won't even consider blonds unless they dye their hair.
I'm not saying that blonds aren't good looking. I usually will just look at a blond, acknowledge their appearance and remark that they would look even better as a brunette. There are very few people who I think look better blonde.
This isn't a problem.. far from it. We all have our personal preferences and it's easy enough to dye hair. But it's funny to note that a guy can fall or rise at least 3 points on my scale just for being/not being a brunette.
So I'm just curious. Does anyone have any stark preferences like this? Hair color? Or anything else you're specifically attracted to like eye color etc?
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- I do have a preference but it's not that strong and I would date someone without that feature without a problemVote B
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I don't know whether or not this is like a conscious thing, but I do tend to like brunettes a lot more. I think some people who are blond are attractive, sure, but I usually like brunette guys and think that girls also usually look better as brunettes. I also really like green eyes, but it really doesn't matter, I just think it's nice.
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It is a workable workaround, although it takes a bit more realestate on the screen. The issue at this point is the form is live and many have already registered to the French language course. It gets to be tricky to process the collected data if I change the form midway.
I guess we'll leave with that bit of English on this form. I'll avoid the lite version for the next forms...
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Because, contrary to popular belief (mostly the guys on here), what's on the surface doesn't hold as much weight to women as it does to men.32|10|0


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How stupid is work? The stupidest, obviously, but it's a necessary evil. Like flossing, or Ryan Seacrest.
Of course, you can take only so much monkeying around before you throw your hands up in the air and dismiss all of your adult responsibilities for a good, old-fashioned game of hooky.
Days off are sadly few and far between, so you've really got to make the time off count. Don't hang around doing chores or catching up on errands. Drink away every moment of that sweet, sweet victory.
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Panther coffee is tight and everything, but some days are better spent in a bubbly haze. That's what the Wynwood Brewing Co. has down pat, and it's here amid the beautiful murals just for you. Start with a flight of beers and see what taste combinations hit your mark, then get comfy on the big wooden tables and just stay like that, chugging your favorite flavors and playing lil' board games. It's also one of the few places in Miami with bike parking, but no drinking and pedaling, people!
Is 10 a.m. too early? Never.
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With an opening hour of 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, this cash-only, dimly lit nom and drink joint might be the most day-drinkin'est place in the city. The menu is supercheap and superstacked with liquor and unpretentious suds. Shit, it's even got cheesecake. You're clearly not watching your weight when you're drinking beer before noon, guys.
For the thinking day-drinker.
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Playwright Irish Pub
Here's another real drinker's daytime hang, albeit with a little more class than the rough-neck atmosphere's of Churchill's or Duffy's. Once again, because it's a pub, food is nestled right next to the booze at center stage. Don't feel pressured to eat it, now, but if you're hanging on the barstool for a few hours, it's probably in your best interest. It's easy to sit for a while if you've got good company, but even if you don't, the place is full of TVs for any sporting event you could possibly desire, and there's a jukebox. Go ahead and get crazy.
Shuckers has a great view.
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You want beautiful views? You want oysters? You want enough alcohol to turn your face numb? You want all of this by 10 a.m. sharp on a Monday morning? Well, amigo, you've come to the right place. Happy hour might be the logical step, because both bar and food menus come at a great discount, but that's like way too late in your game. You're a champion. And if you're a champion with a boat (or an immaculate breast stroke), the dock is a great place to slide in and tie up. If you don't have a boat, it's a great place to bum around and pretend.
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Looking for the party vibe while the sun still shines? Lushy people swear by this place. Drink up all the frozen beach drinks your body has room for. Dance to the sounds of the DJ. The clothes are tiny, and the pitchers are gigantic. The sound is loud, and so are the colors. This is exactly what one pictures when they say they're coming to South Beach. Go ahead, live like a tourist. We won't tell anyone.
Craft beer on the beach that won't cost you your savings account.
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Abbey Brewing Co.
Looking for moderately priced craft beer in a comfortable South Beach setting? If so, look no further than SoBe's first and only honest-to-goodness brew pub. The kind and knowledgeable staff will get you situated with a full glass or bottle of something really special. It's decorated like some kind of old-timey monk retreat, but unlike our pious friends of the past, you're going to get quite slippy. Get outside of your comfort zone with a growler of something wacky. It can be a bit pricey, but hey, we hear it's got White Castle burgers.
Looking for a more sophisticated day buzz? Wine will do the trick.
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Vintage Liquors and Wine Bar
This isn't just a bar or a pub or a rockin' party hotel. This is a full-on store with an insane selection of delicious wines and hard liquor. Of course, it's not just a store either. For a $7 uncorking fee, you can start enjoying your purchase right there in-house. Saddle up to the bar or a table, and get some noms or cake too. It's also got delectable sangria, the perfect day-drinking delight, in our humble opinion.
There is no bad time to grab a pint at Churchill's.
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Churchill's Pub
Being at Churchill's in the daylight hours has the potential to be a little desolate. Of course, if you're a Churchill's regular, you've probably seen some serious shit and could use those 11 a.m. beers. This place has all the trappings of a real drinker's bar. It's never too early to play a game of pool or five, and when you've had enough drink to drink, you can stumble over to Sweat Records and drunkenly drop more cash on classic records. Churchill's also serves great bar food, because that's what pubs do.
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Monty's Sunset
Again with the beautiful ocean views and the beer-ready finger-food menu. Another great spot for people-watching and strong-pour mixed drinks that taste like vacation. With severe names like the Pain Killer, you know what you're getting yourself into. Bring your bathing suit and get comfortable.
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If you must day-drink, the Standard pool bar takes the cake – both literally and figuratively. It's not known for its dollar beers, buddy, but you won't be able to beat the people-watching and beautiful setting. With plenty of delicious bites on hand, you're sure to rack up a hefty bill, so save this spot for a real treat-yo'self moment, unless you're a baller, and then, really, why aren't you here like every day?


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WARREN TWP. Sometimes you have to believe in that old adage of taking a step back in order to get two ahead. It seems that Bob Cantono may be thinking that as he works with his young Watchung Hills Regional High School boys basketball team.
Cantono has been starting three sophomores and two juniors during the first three weeks of the season and the Warriors have taken their lumps in some of their first six games. The Warrior coach, however, believes the team will continue to improve with more playing experience.
Watchung Hills has shown occasional bursts of outstanding play and Cantono sees plenty of reason for optimism for the Warrior basketball future.
One just has to look past the 1-5 record.
A strong showing against Franklin in their season opener on the road, a strong first half against Phillipsburg, a victory over Metuchen and most recently another strong outing against a good Johnson Regional club on the road last Saturday night bode well for the Warriors.
"We're still a very young ballclub," Cantono said in an interview Sunday night. "We're improving despite the record. We're definitely more competitive this year."
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Watchung Hills forced Johnson Regional (4-3) into overtime before falling, 54-5 0, Saturday night. Playing without leading scorer Joe Albiez, the Warriors were led by 5-5 sophomore point guard Zach Liu, who had 19 points. Sophomore Cody Mang added 12 and another sophomore, Jason Franks, had six and played outstanding defense.
"Liu made seven of 14 shots from the field and Cody played a great game for us," Cantono said. "Cody sees the floor extremely well and plays a very smart game. And Franks did a great job. He usually draws the opponent's toughest guy and he's been cutting their scoring averages by 50 percent."
The Warriors opened the season on the road against Franklin with his three sophomores and two juniors going up against an all-senior team.
"We walked away encouraged despite the 45-37 loss," Canton said. "I thought we took a positive step for the program and felt real good about the game. I was really proud of what we did."
In the team's second game against Phillipsburg, Watchung Hills held the lead at halftime before falling to the Stateliners.
"We did a great job defensively in the first half," Cantono said. The Warriors had what Cantono called a terrible third quarter and Phillipsburg went on to a 52-36 victory. "We can't put four good quarters together in a row, but I was still encouraged that we can play with Phillipsburg for a half."
Blast Metuchen
The Warriors' lone victory so far this season was a 68-46 pasting of Metuchen in the Warriors Holiday Tournament on Dec. 27. Sophomore Steve Kopecki (6-3) had his best game so far, scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
"Beating Metuchen was a good sign. It's a team we should beat and we did and that's important for us," Cantono said.
"We have to get some more wins, get some confidence and start turning the corner."
Cantono sees a need for his team to improve its shot selection and shooting percentage. The Warriors are shooting only 29 percent from the floor.
"We also need to get to the foul line more. That's a sign that we may be taking too many quick jump shots."
Cantono is encouraged by the return of 6-3 center Chris Gianinni, who was hurt in the first quarter of the season opener against Franklin. Gianinni just returned last Saturday for the Johnson game.
The Warriors played a good Hunterdon Central team Tuesday night on the road before returning home this Friday againt Warren Hills for a 7 p.m. tipoff. The Warriors will also play at Hillsborough at 7 p.m. next Tuesday.
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With its tidy dimensions, the 2010 Acura RDX unsurprisingly offers little in the way of backseat room. Seating is comfortable up front for adults, but the second-row bench doesn't sport the head- or legroom that those same adults will tolerate. It's a kid-sized space that's marginally quieter this year thanks to some tweaks. The seats do flip and fold to expand the 27.8 cubic feet of cargo room to 60.6 cubic feet.Reviews researched by TheCarConnection.com agree that the 2010 Acura RDX's quality exceeds the price tag that comes with it-but the RDX sacrifices some comfort at the expense of snappy performance. Cars.com lists the "manageable dimensions" as a huge plus; MyRide.com says "sturdy seats hold occupants nicely," and the driver's seat, with "an eight-way power unit with lumbar and heating, is superb." But reviewers aren't as impressed with the 2010 Acura RDX from the backseat. Kelley Blue Book stays optimistic by declaring the backseat "cozy without being cramped."
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CNSNews.com obtained the information on Cantor's vote from Henrico County Virginia voter records. Those records show that Cantor filled out his absentee ballot in person at the Henrico County office building on Friday, June 6.
Election Day was four days later, Tuesday, June 10. The Polls opened at 6 AM in Virginia's 7th District on primary day.
Several media reports put Cantor at an 8 AM fundraising meeting with lobbyists at a Starbucks in Washington, D.C. on June 10.
Cantor also cast 12 votes at the House of Representatives that day, the last one at about 3 PM. At some point after that, he headed towards his campaign party in Richmond.
From 4 to 7 PM the Latino organization CASA in Action claims they had members at the polls in support of immigration reform. This included posting people at Cantor's voting precinct, Rivers Edge Elementary School in Glen Allen.
Kim Propeack, Political Director of CASA de VA, told CNSNews.com, "Just like in November when we worked his poll, we did not see him come to vote."
At 7PM the polls closed. Over an hour later, Cantor took the stage to give his concession address.
Republican challenger David Brat won the 7th District primary in an upset victory with 56 percent of the vote to Cantor's 44 percent.
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The 'Girls' star responds to the N-word debacle after comedian Lisa Lampanelli uses 'n***a' to address her in a tweet, saying the word makes her 'supremely uncomfortable.'
Lena Dunham finally spoke up in regards to N-word controversy involving her and comedian Lisa Lampanelli. On February 18, the comedian posted a picture of her and Lena with a caption read, "Me with my n***a @LenaDunham of @HBOGirls - I love this beyotch!" Public was enraged by the offensive N-word.
A journalist, Shayla Pierce, wrote an entry in xojanedotcom to address this issue. In addition, she took to Twitter to express her opinion regarding the N-word issue and mentioned the tweets to Lena. The author wrote, "I referred to @girlsHBO's @lenadunham as 'rad' in one of my most recent pieces for @xojanedotcom. I'd like to publicly retract that." She added criticism to Lena's silence, saying, "@LenaDunham has showed her true colors on this whole n-word debacle. Her silence speaks volumes."
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Lena replied to Shayla's tweets, saying, "That's not a word I would EVER use. Its implications are beyond my comprehension. I was made supremely uncomfortable by it." Lena added, "Perhaps I should have addressed it, but the fact is I've learned that twitter debates breed more twitter debates. Don't like the idea that my silence read to you as tacit approval. It wasn't.... But 140 characters will never be enough for the kind of dialog that will actually help us address issues of race and class."
Lena also praised Shayla's writing, saying, "Beautifully written. I'm sorry that any of those feelings were evoked for you, especially by a sentence with my name in it." Shayla replied, "Thank you so much. And I do <3 you and your work. Thanks for addressing this *hugsies*."


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As a second-year master's student in the Psychopharmacology Laboratory, I am currently conducting the study for my Master's thesis which will examine the extent to which conditioned taste and place aversions, the two most commonly used designs for measuring the aversive effects of drugs, are comparable in their ability to index such effects. Although both designs are purported to measure drugs' aversive effects, several studies using drugs of abuse suggest that the two designs may not be comparable in that these drugs produce both a CTA and conditioned place preference, an often-used index of the rewarding effects of drugs. My study will make a direct comparison between conditioned taste and place aversion procedures, which is necessary to establish a sensitive and reliable index of measuring drugs' aversive effects. Given that use and abuse vulnerability is a function of the balance of a drug's rewarding and aversive effects, a sensitive and reliable index of such aversive effects is important in understanding this balance and the factors that may impact it.


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Yes, quick and easy and delicious! Ree Drummond made this for her helper Josh and her daughter for lunch. They had been out roping cattle. She served with pizza burgers and a French silk pie for dessert. Yum!
Top Review by JackieOhNo
I made this exactly as posted, adding some fresh basil, as suggested. I used kalamata olives and halved my cherry tomatoes. The salad itself was a great combination, and the dressing was pretty flavorful. However, I did find 1/2 cup olive oil was a bit too much and made the dressing more oily and rather thin. I will definitely make this again, reducing the olive oil. Thanks for sharing. Made for PRMR Tag Game.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese (pre-grated in a pack or grate it yourself)
- 1⁄4 cup minced fresh parsley (if I have a little fresh basil, I throw that in too)
- 1 tablespoon sugar (I like to use honey)
- 1 tablespoon vinegar (red wine vinegar is good )
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 garlic clove, pressed
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 1 head romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
- 1⁄2 head iceberg lettuce, chunked (I like to use baby greens instead)
- 5 -6 whole pepperoncini peppers (Ree left them whole, but you can use sliced)
- 1⁄2 cup black olives
- 1⁄2 cup whole cherry tomatoes
- 1⁄2 small red onion, very thinly sliced into circles
- 1⁄3 cup grated parmesan cheese
Directions See How It's Made
- For the dressing: In a blender, add the olive oil, mayonnaise, Parmesan, parsley, sugar, vinegar, black pepper, salt, red pepper flakes, garlic and lemon juice and blend until pureed.
- For the salad: Put the romaine and iceberg greens in a large bowl and toss with the dressing. Top the salad with the pepperoncini, olives, tomatoes and onions. Sprinkle with Parmesan at the end.