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Audie Award Finalist, Teens, 2014
In addition to the P-38, there are four gifts, one for each of my friends. I want to say good-bye to them properly. I want to give them each something to remember me by. To let them know I really cared about them and I'm sorry I couldn't be more than I was - that I couldn't stick around - and that what's going to happen today isn't their fault.
Today is Leonard Peacock's birthday. It is also the day he hides a gun in his backpack. Because today is the day he will kill his former best friend, and then himself, with his grandfather's P-38 pistol.
But first he must say good-bye to the four people who matter most to him: his Humphrey Bogart-obsessed next-door neighbor, Walt; his classmate Baback, a violin virtuoso; Lauren, the Christian homeschooler he has a crush on; and Herr Silverman, who teaches the high school's class on the Holocaust. Speaking to each in turn, Leonard slowly reveals his secrets as the hours tick by and the moment of truth approaches.
In this riveting audiobook, acclaimed author Matthew Quick unflinchingly examines the impossible choices that must be made - and the light in us all that never goes out.
©2013 Matthew Quick (P)2013 Hachette Audio
"Required reading for humans"
This is a beautiful, gut-wrenching book. It's wonderfully written and very well performed. It's a first person narrative, and so successfully performed that I have no trouble believing that I've been listening to Leonard Peacock himself reading his story, backed up by the other characters who speak through him.
First, the story: I've never read anything by Matthew Quick before. In fact, I wouldn't normally even try a story about a suicidal (and possibly homicidal) teenager. But Quick's writing is full of honesty, clarity, poetry and humanity, and the character of Leonard is so well drawn and interesting that I found myself not wanting him to kill himself because the world needs people like Leonard Peacock in it; and I want to meet Leonard and know him.
And now I'm wondering if the paragraph I just wrote will look good in my college application. (Read the book and you'll know why I said that.)
Because just for the record ... and for my college application ... I wouldn't have wanted him to commit suicide even if he was a spectacularly unlikeable person.
Everything in the story is emotionally real, for good and ill. Quick is obviously an insightful and empathetic observer of people. His writing is full of compassion, but never glides over the messy bits, even when part of me wanted him to.
Second, the narration: Just absolutely perfect. The different voices are distinguished nicely, with each character (male and female) given distinctiveness and believability but without sounding forced or like caricatures. But mostly, the voice is Leonard's, and it's completely believable and good to listen to. Even if Noah Galvin is a middle-aged, cigar-chomping rodeo announcer in real life, to me he will forever be a teenage boy from New Jersey.
Finally, the recommendation: Read the book (well, listen to the book). You'll laugh. You'll cry. You may have to stop to write down a few words and phrases (I did), or to look up a few historical facts (Walt Disney was a Nazi sympathizer, who knew?) And if you're paying any attention at all to what's going on in Leonard's head, you'll be a better person when you're done.
Oh, and you may feel the urge to watch Casablanca a few times as well.
Say something about yourself!
"I'd like to buy the world a coke (and this book)"
The author that gave us that warm-puppy of a novel, The Silver Linings Playbook, once again has us malleable putty in his compassionate hands. Quick has proven to be a novelist with some insight into those behaviors that sometimes prevent us from seeing the humanity that lies beneath them. In spite of the straight forward set up (you could almost say manipulative in the nicest way) he has the ability to make us challenge our comfortable conceptions and crank our necks a little harder to get a wider view, and as a reader, that interaction impresses me.
I worked with hundreds of Leonard Peacocks in my profession; kids struggling to communicate beyond their hurt in a world that seems to make no sense to them. My background challenges my objectivity rating this book, but I can say that it is one of the better books I've read describing a particular troubled teen's thought process, so I'll approach this rating from that POV. It does that with sympathy and authenticity, with some excellent insight that has been very responsibly supported by several professionals (noted in the epilogue). On the other hand, I also worked with the kids that were locked up during their therapeutic hospitalization to prevent them from carrying out pure evil -- and that is apples to these oranges. This is not a textbook about personality disorders, or a fictionalized look into the mind of Columbine-like attackers at all. I doubt (I hope) Quick intended this border-line warm-fuzzy book to examine behaviors on that level, and it would be a naïve disservice to lump this into such a category.
This is a heart-touching look at one of those *troubled oddballs*. As Leonard counts down the hours to carrying out what he feels is a necessary catastrophe, his narration reminded me of a similar confused and misplaced childish bravado...
"The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another, his mother called him "WILD THING!" and Max said "I'LL EAT YOU UP!" [Where The Wild Things Are; Maurice Sendak]
There's obvious pain and confusion beneath Leonard Peacock's words.
Reviewer L. Gutzman said he thought this should be required reading--a wonderful sentiment that would makes us all a little more aware and compassionate. This is a great story -- ignore the NY Times glass-half-empty mention of this book making a *social commentary* and just value, maybe even share, the view the story leaves you with. You'll be a wiser and kinder person.
Tell me about a good book. No other gifts necessary.
"Don't do it, Leonard!" I shouted."
I cried. And I actually found myself shouting out loud. That's how compelling this book is. All of the other reviewers have eloquently reported what an astounding book this is and the 5 star ratings are absolutely deserved. (If only we could give 6.) This author and the narrator are new revelations to me. What a gift. Do not pass up this book.
I can find a book to love in any genre -- a beautifully written classic, an interesting mystery or sci-fi, a trashy romance. Bring it!
"Difficult ... Beautiful ... Raw"
STORY (teenage fiction) - Leonard Peacock plans to shoot himself today, after he says goodbye to four people who are very important to him. You will be "in the head" of this troubled teen as he goes to school that last day, his 18th birthday, with a gun in his backpack. You will learn what's important to him and what isn't, who he loves and who he hates, and ultimately why he's planning to take his own life. Throughout the day Leonard (who's very intelligent) talks about Hamlet, Humphrey Bogart, the Holocaust, atheism, his first kiss, same-sex relations and why he wants to shoot his ex-best friend before turning the gun on himself.
This book was beautifully written. You will feel sorry for Leonard, but at the same time you will root for him to see and embrace his own strengths. The day you spend inside Leonard's head is not overdramatized or predictable. To the contrary, it feels very real. (The author gives credit to multiple mental health professionals who reviewed the book for authenticity). In the end the message is clear: Never lose sight of the light. Things will get better!
PERFORMANCE - I don't know how old this narrator was, but he did a great job of performing the complex feelings and emotions of 18-year-old Leonard Peacock. Other characters were performed equally as well.
OVERALL - I'd recommend this book to all males/females high school age and older. Teachers, parents, students, kids who are picked on or depressed, class bullies -- there's something for everyone to learn here. Some sexual situations are described, and there is some cursing.
I think this book should be mandatory reading for ALL high school students. I was Leonard Peacock. If I read this book back when I was in school giong through all of the nonsense that kids go through this book could have saved me. I loved loved loved this book. It's an excellent read for bully's and the kids that suffer from being bullied alike. I highly recommend this book. It's mostly just an incredibly inspiring story of never giving up hope, because things really do get better.
i don't re-listen to any books, as a rule. but i might do just that at some point.
it was just captivating.
he MADE the listen! one of the best narrations i've heard.
i didn't want it to end.
"You're Forgiven, Leonard Peacock"
What can I say about this novel? Completely moving. It was everything I had hoped for in a book. Detailing the psyche of a tormented young man, Matthew Quick addresses what few people in this country do. It truly sheds light on a lot of systems in this country - like the mental health system, school systems, familial relationships, etc. This needs to be a book that every young adult reads - so that they know that they are not alone in their feelings and emotions; and also to shed light on the consequences of our interactions with one another, especially during the critical developing years of our lives. Kudos to Matthew Quick! And to all of you Leonard Peacock's out there - we have heard you!
I read and listen to books. I drink tea. I sleep like a cat and wished I lived in Hawaii.
"A YA book adults can get into."
Poor Leonard Peacock. Leonard is a depressed and troubled teen who has reached his limit. He has crappy parents, issues with his former best friend and is worried that life isn't going to get better. All the adults he sees seem to be unhappy and what is the point of becoming one if life isn't going to look up at some point. The book begins with Leonard telling the readers that it's his birthday and he is going to kill his former best friend and then shoot himself. In addition to the gun in his backpack, he has four gifts for the people he cares for. As the book progresses and Leonard gives his gifts, truths are revealed. We get to see exactly why Leonard wants to shoot his best friend and himself.
I thought that Matthew Quick created a smart and, in the end, hopeful character with Leonard. He makes Leonard a believable teenager, albeit a very intense and intelligent one. This book is dark and depressing, but I think that's ok considering the issues Leonard faces… even though it felt a bit extreme at times. As stated before, Leonard does have people he cares about and who care about him: Walt, his neighbor, and Herr Silverman, his teacher. I really liked the dialogue and relationship between Leonard and Walt. I thought it was very creative for Quick to use Humphrey Bogart movies as a way for them to relate and talk with each other. I also thought it was smart on Quick's part to show teenagers that teachers are real people that can be trusted. In the end, I think all Leonard wanted was to know that someone cared about him and that life would or could get better.
Young adult books are not my go-to genre and I don't tend to enjoy them as much as other books I read. I did find "Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock" to rise above the rest and Galvin narrated Leonard in a believable way.
Country life, raising plants, hard working, love reading, wishing I had more time to read, aging, soon will have more time to read.
"Compelling performance"
Brilliant Troubled Youth
Leonard's elderly friend, Walt, watches Bogart movies endlessly. Leonard enjoys watching them with Walt and they develop a secret coded language made up entirely of quotes from Bogart movies. Leonard has a similar acquaintance with Shakespeare.
No, I haven't. And I worry that his voice will be forever linked to this amazing character. He is extraordinary; versatile, clear, good pacing, and - given this amazing text - full of surprises; twists and turns.
Yes. I had to make a long drive up the California central coast and actually pulled over at Bean Hollow Beach to lengthen the trip. It was at that moment that the gun jammed or refused to fire. Spellbinding.
I suspect that I am not the target audience for this book. I am late middle age, female, and have no children. Regardless. The character is fascinating, fresh, surprising at every turn, sympathetic, lovely actually. I think Herr Silverman's suggestions to write letters from the future is a thoughtful exercise and, in this case, life saving. Loved the book and the reader.
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"Yes it's dark, but it's an amazing story!"
Yes, I plan on it. There is such good writing and the thoughts expressed by Leonard Peacock are in many parts brilliant, that I want to hear them again.
Every character in the story is memorable. I started listening to the book on a short walk which ended up becoming a long, long walk just so I could continue listening to the story. When I got back home from the walk I kept the audible book on and listened to it until it was finished. It really is one of only a few books I just could not stop listening too / reading.
No, but he couldn't have been more perfect for the performance. He was the 18 year old Leonard Peacock.
Don't screw it up like Silver Linings (yes, the movie received many awards, but if one looked at it objectively, it was absurd).
For those who might be put off by the dark drama that it is, don't be. There's enough wit to get through that part and the journey is very, very rewarding.
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Editorial Board of the International Review of the Red Cross
The Editorial Board of the Review advises the editorial team on the themes and editorial policy and plays a key role in the peer-review of articles. The new team took up its duties in May 2011.
Vincent BERNARD (France), Editor-in-Chief of the International Review of the Red Cross (ICRC Geneva)
Vincent Bernard became Editor-in-Chief of the International Review of the Red Cross in October 2010. A graduate of Strasburg's Political Sciences Institute, he holds a Masters degree in political sciences, an LL.M in international law (Law faculty in Strasburg and King's College London) and a D.E.S. in international relations from the Geneva Graduate Institute of International Studies. Vincent Bernard won the IHL Jean Pictet competition as part of the Graduate Institute's team in 1995. After lecturing on international law and IHL at the University of Marmara in Istanbul, he joined the ICRC in 1998. He has worked for the institution for 13 years both in the field (Regional Delegation for West Africa in Dakar, Regional Delegation for East Africa in Nairobi, and Israel and Occupied territories) and at headquarters, and in various areas and capacities (integration and promotion of IHL, communication coordinator, head of sector for Africa and head of operational communication). In 2013, Vincent Bernard was appointed as Head of the Forum for Integration and Promotion of the Law, the ICRC's legal outreach unit.
Rashid Hamad AL ANEZI, Professor of International Law, Kuwait University School of Law (Kuwait)
Rashid Hamad Al Anezi is Professor of International Law, Kuwait University School of Law. He holds a PHD from Cambridge University (1989), an LLM from Tulane University, USA, and a BA in Law and Sharia from Kuwait University. He was Assistant Dean for the Faculty of law and Head of the International Law Department. He is currently Partner at International Legal Group (law firm). Rashid Hamad Al Anezi is a permanent member of various ministerial committees, including the national committee on IHL. He is member of the Board of Editors of the Law Journal issued by the Kuwait Lawyers Association and the Law Journal of Kuwait University School of Law. He is the author of many articles and books on international law and IHL.
Annette BECKER, Professor of modern history (France)
Annette Becker, Professor of Modern History at Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense and a senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France, has written extensively on the two World Wars and the extreme violence they inflicted against civilians, with an emphasis on military occupation and genocide. She has devoted research to humanitarian politics, trauma and memories, particularly among intellectuals and artists. Her two last books are Apollinaire, Une biographie de guerre, Tallandier, 2009, and Les cicatrices Rouges, France et Belgique occupées 1914-1918, Fayard, 2010. She is now writing on two important voices of the 20th century and its catastrophes, Raphael Lemkin and Jan Karski.
Françoise BOUCHET SAULNIER, Legal Director of Médecins sans Frontières (France)
Françoise Bouchet-Saulnier, a Doctor of Law and magistrate, is the Legal Director of Médecins sans Frontières and former Research Director at the Fondation Médecins sans Frontières. She is the author of several books and articles on humanitarian work, humanitarian law and international justice, in particular the Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law/Dictionnaire pratique du droit humanitaire, and a book on Rwanda, Maudits soient les yeux fermés. She is involved in framing the rights and responsibilities of MSF humanitarian and medical activities in situations of armed conflict or internal tension, as well as medical rights and duties when treating sick, wounded and victims of sexual violence and interacting with judicial systems. She currently teaches in Masters at the Paris Institute of Political studies and at the Paris Catholic Institute.
Alain Délétroz (Switzerland), Executive Director at Bioma SA (Switzerland), Senior Associate Fellow at the Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior, FRIDE, (Spain)
A Swiss and French national, Alain Délétroz has decided to join the private sector after more than twenty years of work in conflict areas or in countries under strong political tensions. His areas of expertise include Russia, Northern/Southern Caucasus and Central Asia, Brasil and the Andean countries; West Africa; conflict assessment and conflict resolution; democratic reforms, humanitarian assistance. His professional background includes: Vice-President (Europe) at the International Crisis Group, Brussels (2002-2013); Director, Open Society Institute, Tashkent (1998–2002); Mr Deletroz worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross, Moscow (1994–1998), and for Adult literacy and capacity building projects, Puno, Peru (1986–1991).
Helen DURHAM, Legal Advisor Australian Red Cross (Australia)
Helen Durham is the Strategic Adviser, International Law, for Australian Red Cross and a Senior Fellow at Melbourne Law School. She has a PhD in the area of international humanitarian law and international criminal law and has been admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and High Court of Australia. Helen has worked as Head of Office, ICRC Sydney and Legal Adviser to the ICRC Regional Delegation of the Pacific and has done a number of short missions with the ICRC in Burma, Aceh and the Philippines. In 2006 - 2008 she held the position as Director, Research and Development, with the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law and was previously IHL Manager of Australian Red Cross. Helen Durham has published a number of edited books and articles on IHL and her most recent co-authored book is Documents on the Law of UN Peace Operations (Oxford 2010). She currently teaches in the Masters of Law Programme at Melbourne Law School and has a number of research projects focusing on topics such as the Responsibility to Protect R2P and IHL, the legal framework of the international deployment of police, and gender and IHL.
Mykola M. GNATOVSKYY, Professor of International Law (Ukraine)
Mykola Gnatovskyy is Associate Professor of International Law at the Institute of International Relations, Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, where he teaches IHL, international criminal law and general international law. Mr. Gnatovskyy is a member of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. He is also Academic Secretary of the Ukrainian Association of International Law, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Journal of International Law and Executive Editor of the Ukrainian Yearbook of International Law. He is the author of a number of publications on IHL, human rights and international criminal law.
Bing Bing JIA, Professor of International Law (China)
Bing Bing Jia is Professor of Law at Tsinghua University School of Law, Beijing. He has an LL.B., Peking University, 1989 and D.Phil., Oxford University, England, 1995. His field of expertise lies in General International Law, International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law. Bing Bing Jia was working as a Legal Officer for the Appeals Chamber of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (The Hague) (ICTY), 2002-2004; as a Legal Officer for the Trial Chamber III of the ICTY, 2000-2002; Associate legal officer in the Appeals Chambers of the ICTY and of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), 1998-2000 and as a Law Clerk in the Appeals Chambers of the ICTY and ICTR, 1996-1998. He is the author of several publications on Public International Law and International Criminal justice in particular.
Abdul Aziz KEBE, University teacher in Islamic Studies (Senegal)
Abdoul Aziz Kébé is a university teacher in Islamic Studies at the Arabic Department of the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar. He is a leading member of the Tijaniya Brotherhood in Senegal, and an important analyst of society, the state and Islam in West Africa.. Abdoul Aziz Kébé is an active figure in Senegalese civil society, campaigning for women's rights, against female circumcision, and for the prevention of AIDS/HIV. He is well known and well connected with universities, religious institutions and leaders in West Africa and the Middle East. Abdoul Aziz Kébé has worked as an expert and consultant for different international organisations and UN bodies. In cooperation with the ICRC, he runs a laboratory for post-graduate students in his university under the title "Islam - sociétés en mutation". As an external expert, advisor and friend of the ICRC, he has attended several networking meetings organised by the global affairs unit in Africa since 2006.
Elizabeth SALMON, Professor of International Law (Peru)
Elizabeth Salmón is Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of the Peru School of Law and Academic Director of the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights of the same university (IDEHPUCP) where she coordinates the Human Rights Master Program. She holds a Doctorate in International Law from the University of Seville, Spain, and is the author of several publications on Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law and Transitional Justice. Elizabeth Salmón is a former consultant to the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Defense, Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission, United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross and visiting professor at the University of Bordeaux (France) and University Externado of Colombia.
Marco SASSOLI, Professor of International Law (Switzerland)
Marco Sassòli, a national of Switzerland and Italy, is professor and director of the Department of international law and international organisation of the University of Geneva. From 2001 to 2003, Marco Sassòli was Professor of International Law at the University of Québec in Montréal, where he remains Associate Professor. He chairs the Board of Geneva Call, an NGO which engages with armed non-State actors to adhere to humanitarian norms. He is also Vice-Chair of the Board of the International Council of Human Rights Policy. He graduated with a Doctor of Laws from the University of Basel (Switzerland) and is member of the Swiss Bar. He has also served as Executive Secretary of the International Commission of Jurists and as Registrar at the Swiss Supreme Court. He worked from 1985-1997 for the International Committee of the Red Cross, at its headquarters in Geneva, inter alia as deputy head of its legal division, and in the field, inter alia as head of delegation in Jordan and Syria and as protection coordinator for the former Yugoslavia. In 2011, Professor Sassòli took a sabbatical in order to take up a 6 month assignment as the legal adviser for the ICRC in Pakistan.
Yuval SHANY, Professor of International Law, Hebrew University, Jerusalem (Israel)
Yuval Shany is the Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in International Law at the Law Faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He also serves currently as a board member in the International Law Forum at the Hebrew University, a director in the Project on International Courts and Tribunals (PICT), a member of the steering committee of the DOMAC project (assessing the impact of international courts on domestic criminal procedures in mass atrocity cases) and a senior research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. He holds degrees in law from the Hebrew University (LL.B, 1995 cum laude), New York University (LL.M., 1997) and the University of London (Ph.D., 2001). He has published a number of books and articles on international courts and arbitration tribunals and other international law issues such as international human rights and international humanitarian law. Yuval Shany is the recipient of the 2004 American Society of International Law book award (creative legal scholarship) and a 2008 recipient of a European Research Council grant awarded to pioneering research leaders. Yuval Shany has taught in a number of law schools in Israel, and has been in recent years a research fellow in Harvard and Amsterdam Universities and a visiting professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, Michigan University Law School, Columbia University Law School and the Faculty of Law of the University of Sydney.
Hugo SLIM, Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict University of Oxford, (UK)
Hugo Slim has worked in academia, humanitarian agencies and business. He managed humanitarian operations with Save the Children UK and the United Nations in Morocco, Sudan, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and the Middle East from 1983-1993. He was Reader in International Humanitarianism at Oxford Brookes University from 1994-2003 and has led major evaluations of humanitarian and development work across Africa for many of the world's leading UN agencies and NGOs. Hugo has been a board member of Oxfam GB and an international advisor to the British Red Cross. From 2003-07, he was Chief Scholar at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva where he led major research on the protection of civilians. In 2007, he was a founding Director of Malachite and is responsible for building the company's international consultancy from the UK. He has led Malachite teams in 12 African countries, India and Iraq. Hugo is an award-winning academic and the author of Killing Civilians: Method, Madness and Morality in War and more than sixty academic papers. He has an MA in Theology from the University of Oxford and a PhD in Humanitarian Ethics from Oxford Brookes University. He is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Institute of Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict at the University of Oxford.
Gary D. SOLIS, Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University (USA)
Gary Solis teaches the law of war at Georgetown University Law Center, and George Washington University Law School. He is a retired Professor of Law of the United States Military Academy and for six years directed West Point's law of war program. He was a 2007 Library of Congress scholar in residence. He is a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel with 26 years active service, having twice served in Vietnam. His law degrees are from the University of California at Davis, and George Washington University. His doctorate (law of war) is from the London School of Economics & Political Science, where he subsequently taught for three years. His books are Marines and Military Law in Vietnam, and Son Thang: an American War Crime, and The Law of Armed Conflict (2011 ASIL Certificate of Merit).
Nandini SUNDAR, Professor of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics (India)
Nandini Sundar is Professor of Sociology at the Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University. From 2007-11, she co-edited the leading Indian sociological journal, Contributions to Indian Sociology. Her publications include Subalterns and Sovereigns: An Anthropological History of Bastar (2nd ed. 2007), Branching Out: Joint Forest Management in India (2001), as well as several edited volumes. In 2010, she was awarded the Infosys Prize for Social Sciences - Social Anthropology in "recognition of her contributions as an outstanding analyst of social identities, including tribe and caste, and the politics of knowledge in modern India". She has been a member of a number of government committees concerning the welfare of Scheduled Tribes (indigenous peoples), as well as serving on the board of research institutions and NGOs. Since 2005 she has been engaged in a major campaign against violations of human rights and humanitarian law in central India, including litigation in the Indian Supreme Court, on behalf of indigenous people among whom she has worked for many years. Her current interests relate to citizenship, war and counterinsurgency in South Asia, indigenous identity and politics in India, the sociology of law, and inequality. Her public writings are available at http://nandinisundar.blogspot.com
Fiona TERRY, Independent researcher on humanitarian action (Australia)
Fiona Terry has spent most of the last 20 years involved in humanitarian operations in different parts of the world including Northern Iraq, Somalia, the Great Lakes region of Africa, Liberia and Sudan. She was a research director for Médecins Sans Frontières in Paris from 2000-2003 working on North Korea, Sierra Leone and Angola, before spending three years with the International Committee of the Red Cross in Myanmar (Burma). Fiona Terry holds a Ph.D. in international relations and political science from the Australian National University and is the author of Condemned to Repeat? The Paradox of Humanitarian Action (Cornell University Press, 2002), which won the 2006 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. More recently she has been teaching at Duke University in North Carolina, and undertaken several in-depth studies for the ICRC including on the practice of neutrality in Sudan and Afghanistan, and on the protection of health care in Afghanistan. She is currently based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Peter WALKER (UK), Director of the Feinstein International Center, Tufts University, Boston,
Director of the Feinstein International Center since September 2002 and active in development and disaster response since 1979, Peter Walker has worked for a number of British-based NGOs and environmental organizations in several African countries, as well as having been a university lecturer and director of a food wholesaling company. Peter Walker joined the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Geneva in 1990, where he was Director of Disaster Policy for 10 years before moving to Bangkok as Head of the Federation's regional programmes for Southeast Asia. He has travelled extensively in the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and has published widely on subjects as diverse as the development of indigenous knowledge and famine early warning systems, to the role of military forces in disaster relief. Peter Walker was the founder and manager of the World Disasters Report and played a key role in initiating and developing both the Code of Conduct for disaster workers and the Sphere humanitarian standards.


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I see so much conflicting information on how long cotinine lasts in the system. As a medical professional, could you tell me: would cotinine be detected in testing (blood, urine, or hair) of someone who regularly chewed tobacco but had quit completely, no patches either, for 4-5 months? How about 7-8 months? (Also young and in good health.) Thank you.
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I'll try to explain as best I can, I wasn't able to find anything relevant on this on my searches so I'm guessing it isn't a commonly needed requirement... here goes:
For the design of a website I've made all H1's (and a class for any others that require this look) and sub navs have a background colour of black.
This is fine, the 'problem' comes when a line of text is longer than the space it is contained within (this bit also fine), when the line wraps, the last letter/word of the first line and first letter/word of the second line don't respect the padding applied to it's tag (h1, li, a etc.)
I have a css solution but I am unable to use it due to it's infeasibility, so I am looking for a js solution.
Here is an example of what I'm looking to achieve:http://www.metagrafik.co.uk/example/padding.html
But I need to somehow detect with js the last letter of the first line and the first of the last and then use that to apply a class to each of the offending letters.
Thanks for looking all help is appreciated.
I must ad also I am quite new to js (but it is a personal mission to learn) and I promise to try to understand any code provided and not just copy/pasta.
Thanks again.
Hmm, using JS for this is like hammering a small nail with a sledgehammer. This is really a job for CSS, IMHO.
Of course, removing the display: inline on the H1 fixes it, but I presume you want the black background to be "inline", rather than color the whole block.
In that case, you could just do this:
span {background: black;}

An example of padding wrapping onto 2 lines...

Thanks for the quick reply ralph, but unfortunately, as expected, span is still and in-line element and therefore wraps exactly the same as h1's, li's and a's, still not respecting padding across all lines but only the beginning and end of it's containing tag.
Correct also I don't want the effect that 'display:block;' gives, instead only text having a bg colour and not the whole square space the tags actually uses. This is why I came to the conclusion I'd require js for this small but useful (for me) task.
Yes, sorry, when I looked at it again I realized I had missed that criterion. I still suspect there's a clean CSS option, but will have to consider it a bit more.
If you want it to do all lines, why not do some sort of container?
for only some of the text, you will need a  then.
Hi rguy, The problem with a container is that I'd need to know where/when the line will wrap, this in it's self is a long task having to find all instances throughout the site and also unfortunately in this case a lot of the elements I require this to work on will be generated by what a client enters into the heading field and I'm unable to teach everyone that is going to use this how to write html just to keep the design consistent.
oh so you want:
--sample text--
but you get
--sample text
here the dashes represent the padding.
--sample line of----text--
is what I'm looking for.
and yep;
--sample line oftext--
is what i get
apply left and right padding in css?
You could get close by adding a few black borders. Only the right side still needs a bit of padding:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Line wrap padding</title>


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Hanigan activated, back in starting lineup
ST. PETERSBURG -- Rays catcher Ryan Hanigan, who was activated from the disabled list after Tampa Bay's 1-0 loss on Tuesday, started Wednesday's game against St. Louis. Hanigan was catching and batting ninth.
"It's great to put his name back in the lineup, and I know he's very excited," manager Joe Maddon said.
Hanigan, who was recovering from a right hamstring strain, went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk against the Cardinals.
After rehabbing and playing a few games in the Minor Leagues, Hanigan said he is 100 percent healthy, but Maddon said the catcher is still going to be eased back into action with the same type of timeshare with Jose Molina as when Hanigan was playing through the nagging injury.
"Yeah, I don't want to break him," Maddon said. "[Molina] has been overall doing a lot better at the plate, of course his catching's always good, so you'll see a lot of back and forth."
For now, Hanigan just wants to get back in a groove.
"I want to have good at-bats -- I've got to take it one pitch at a time, one at-bat at a time, just to try get my rhythm," he said. " I had a few -- eight, nine, 10 -- at-bats in the minor leagues, but hopefully I don't feel too rusty."
Hanigan was batting .212 with three homers and 22 RBIs before going on the DL.
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. David Adler is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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TORONTO – No matter how gaudy their record was starting to look, the Ducks learned that you can't make a plethora of mistakes and always get away with it.
A two-goal lead and a shot at setting a club record for consecutive victories fizzled in an error-laden second period and the price paid Tuesday night was a 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre.
Phil Kessel rallied the Leafs with three goals, two of which came off odd-man rushes caused by bad pinches from Ducks defensemen Ben Lovejoy and Hampus Lindholm. And a seven-game win streak was over just like that.
"They're deadly," Lovejoy said. "We knew that coming in. We knew they were a transition team. They have so much speed. We fed pucks right into their system and they made us look stupid."
Nick Bonino and Mathieu Perreault gave the Ducks (7-2-0) a 2-0 edge and they seemed to be on their way, winning all six of their previous games when scoring first. A boarding penalty on Corey Perry allowed Kessel to convert and start the comeback.
Dion Phaneuf tied the game just 1:19 later and then Kessel fired a wrist shot past Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller after Lovejoy got caught up ice. Kessel finished his hat trick off on a two-on-one rush in the third after Lindholm got burned.
"For about 10 minutes there, we couldn't do anything," Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. "We lost our composure. It's something we've got to work on it. Because it can't happen anymore."
Hiller felt the brunt of the mistakes in front of him, allowing all four goals on just 23 shots. Toronto's Jonathan Bernier, the former Kings netminder, made 23 saves.
"I didn't play well tonight," Lovejoy said. "A bunch of guys didn't. We need to be better."
The Leafs pulled one out in Randy Carlyle's first game against the Ducks since he was replaced by Boudreau at the end of November 2011. It was a dreadful home loss to Toronto that paved the way for Carlyle's firing three days later.
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THERE has been a dramatic increase in the number of people in the Swindon area seeking help for debt problems, according to new figures from the StepChange debt charity. Last year, 1,005 Swindon residents contacted the charity's helpline, up from 718 in 2012 or an increase of 40 per cent.
The figures show people contacting the charity from the Swindon area are struggling to make ends meet, and are, on average, £3 short of covering their essential household bills each month. Last year, people from the Swindon area who contacted the charity's helpline owed an average of £13,818 in unsecured debt.
The findings are released to coincide with the charity's Debt Awareness Week this week, which aims to raise awareness of the potential signs of debt problem and encourage people to seek advice earlier.
StepChange Debt Charity is urging to people to recognise that they may have a debt problem and call their helpline if they are juggling or falling behind on essential household bills, borrowing to make it through to pay day, borrowing more to pay off existing debts or getting hit by late payments or overdraft charges.
Mike O'Connor, chief executive of StepChange, said: "Debt can have a devastating effect on people's lives in the form of mental health issues and family breakdown. "We need people to take early action to prevent some of the worst effects and get back on their financial feet much sooner."


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The "Regal Empress" (which is a ship, by the way, not a boat!) was built in 1953.
Just last week, the ship scored a near-perfect score with the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program. It is a great old liner if you like ships of that vintage that have a true soul. If you want a new ship and plan to go for the price only, I would suggest looking at alternatives. It really is a matter of taste. Personally, I love vintage liners, but I know many people who don't (which is fine, as well).


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It's interesting to realize that we wouldn't swap a single rotational player for their equivalent on the Knicks.
Prigioni for Hill?
Shumpert for Lance?
Melo for George?
Martin for West?
Bargnani for Hibbert?
If we didn't have Granger, I could see us picking up Shump as a backup wing behind Paul George and Lance Stephenson. But as it stands, there's not a player on their team I'd want, even apart from cost considerations.


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text: Whatever some hypocritical ministers of government may say about it, power is the greatest of all pleasures. It seems to me that only love can beat it, and love is a happy illness that can't be picked up as easily as a Ministry. [Stendhal "de l'Amour," 1822]Meaning "one who has power" is late 14c. Meaning "specific ability or capacity" is from early 15c. Meaning "a state or nation with regard to international authority or influence" [OED] is from 1726. Used for "a large number of" from 1660s. Meaning "energy available for work is from 1727. Sense of "electrical supply" is from 1896.


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VICTORIA Secret went through the day unbeaten as they claimed the title at the Elite Sixes tournament at Supermarine on Saturday.
The team only conceded one goal throughout the entire event, breezing through the group stage, quarter and semi-finals before beating Joke Team 3-1 in the final.
Swindon Supermarine midfielder Chris Taylor was part of the winning side and was pleased with how the day went.
"They day went well considering the rain came and there was some really good football on show," he said.
"We only let in one goal the whole tournament and it was great to win it.
"We played pretty well against some good players so to win it while only conceding one goal was really good."
Taylor is also one of the organisers of the event, which is in its sixth year, but was disappointed to see numbers drop from 70 in the early days of the tournament to just 10 this year.
The midfielder puts the drop down to regular players getting older and is keen to see young footballers take part in future years.
"It's getting harder because when we first started we used to get about 70 teams but that's gradually dropped over the years," he said. "I'm guessing some people can't come out any more because maybe they've had kids and things like that.
"We don't really know a lot of the younger people now and the guys our age maybe aren't allowed out so much or don't want to play.
"It's a shame because it's a good tournament but maybe we need to advertise it a bit more because it would be great to bring the younger players back in.
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Calvin Hothi was part of an Abbey Meads team made up entirely of 15 and 16 year-olds, who reached the quarter-finals, and would love to see more young players taking part in the events.
"Playing in the tournament was a great experience for a young team like us," he said.
"All of us are 15 or 16 so to be coming up against players who have so much senior experience was great.
"It gave us a massive reality check on how physical adults football is and made us look forward to it quite a lot.
"The games are not as soft as youth football, it gives you room to be a bit more physical.
"The increase in pace and ability was visible too. We were expecting not to make it out of the group so to get to the quarter-finals is something we are quite pleased with.
"I would encourage others of our age to try an adults tournament because it definitely prepares you for going into adults football and it is an experience that helped us as players for sure."
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Gary Snowder, PhD, associate director of the National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense, housed at Texas A&M University, outlines how environmental, stress and immunological factors have synergistic effects on BRD occurrence. As comprehension of these multiple factors increases, the likelihood of
reducing BRD in livestock improves.
Both genetic and environmental factors influence an animal's expression for resistance or susceptibility to a complex disease such as BRD. Genetic factors include the genetic makeup of both the host and the pathogens. Environmental factors include climate, management, nutrition, immunological background, and production system. The interaction of genetic and environmental factors often determines whether or not an animal is infected and expresses the disease.
No single genetic or environmental solution should currently be expected to prevent BRD. The most likely solution to reducing BRD is a holistic approach addressing genetic, environmental, pathogenic, and immunological factors.
Researchers are exploring the genetic factors influencing resistance to diseases, particularly BRD. The heritability estimates for resistance to BRD in preweaned calves have been reported as low to moderate, but he says when the estimated heritability is adjusted to an underlying continuous scale, it appears response to selection for BRD resistance could be large if the phenotype for BRD resistance was known. Research trials have identified differences in susceptibility between breeds, suggesting genetics plays a significant role.
Snowder notes that passively acquired maternal antibodies play a critical role in calf resistance to BRD, so the genetic potential of a dam to produce a high volume or concentration of maternal antibodies could be a factor in reducing BRD in preweaned calves. But some research has shown the opposite, with dams genetically superior for helping calves resist BRD actually producing more susceptible calves. One explanation, he says, might be that a dam's increased ability to produce and/or sustain production of immunoglobulins for BRD could delay the development of the calf's own immune system.
The science of genomics, Snowder says, might lead the way in defeating BRD in cattle. The map of the bovine genome provides researchers with a tool to aid their search to improve animal health, and they are just beginning to identify specific gene markers related to bovine health including resistance to BRD.
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SOME schools across Worcestershire will be closed or partially closed today, (March 26), because of strike action.
Teachers belonging to the National Union of Teachers (NUT) will walk out in a row over working conditions, pay and pensions.
The NUT has said teachers are demoralised by proposed changes to their working conditions and warns of future staff shortages because so many are leaving the profession.
Among the schools closing for the day are Aston Fields Middle School, Catshill First School and Nursery, Catshill Middle School, Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School, and Walkwood CE Middle School.
Several schools are expected to be only partially closed during the walkout. These schools are:
Westacre Middle School - School is closed to all Year 7 children and selected classes in Year 5.
Beech Class at Abbeywood First School is closed all day to pupils while its Maple Class will close at 1pm.
Crown Meadow First School and Nursery - closed to class 11 (year 4) only.
Ridgeway Middle School is closed to youngsters in year five, seven and eight. Year six will be open as normal.
South Bromsgrove High School is open to all year groups, except year nine.
Rigby Hall School - open only to primary and 4GMY pupils.
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More than 2,000 properties in Witney were without power for part of yesterday morning.
Southern Electric has said the power cut affected 2,060 properties, including West Oxfordshire District Council's offices, and was caused by a safety switch at a substation being activated.
Power was restored at 10.36am having been lost at 9.52am.
There was also a power cut in part of Headington at 5.35am while engineers from Southern Electric attempted to locate a fault in the network but it is not known exactly how many people this affected.


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Now that the election is behind him President Obama no longer needs to appear to be concerned about job creation in the United States. So he's officially killing his jobs council.
Now that President Obama has been re-elected, the vaunted jobs council is about to meet its demise. …
A White House aide tells The Hill today that the jobs council "was only intended" to last for two years. Obama is reportedly irked by the fact that the jobs council has recommended lifting regulations rather than creating new ones. Since the American people obviously did not hold Obama accountable for his economic failures as president, he is now going to focus on other issues: climate change, gun control, abortion, and immigration. (Read More)
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To study the effect of rose hip powder on type 2 diabetes and heart disease risk, researchers randomly gave 31 obese people with normal or impaired glucose tolerance a drink that contained 40 grams of rose hip powder, or a control drink, containing no rose hips. The beverages, which were consumed daily for six weeks, looked and tasted similar; the study participants and researchers did not know who was taking rose hips and who was not.
After six weeks, the subjects consumed no drinks for a two-week washout period, and then the groups were switched. As with the first study phase, the participants and researchers did not know who was taking rose hips. In comparison with the control drink, six weeks of daily consumption of the rose hip drink resulted in a significant reductions of:
There were no differences in body weight, diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number), glucose tolerance, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and markers of inflammation between the two groups in either study phase.
According to the study authors, these study findings indicate that rose hip powder "may represent an attractive alternative to statin treatment for people that, because of muscle pain and increases in liver and muscle enzymes, do not tolerate statins."
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THE ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 6 gives us an opportunity not only to participate in the democratic process, but also to provide guidance to our leaders and help set our nation's priorities. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, National Wildlife Federation does not endorse, support or oppose candidates for public office. However, to help you make informed decisions, we are providing unbiased information on the positions of the two major presidential candidates (those who receive more than 10 percent support in national opinion polls).
We offered both candidates the opportunity to answer the same questions on key conservation issues, and we asked them to limit each reply to no more than 200 words. Governor Romney's campaign advised that it would not respond because it could not provide any answers by our deadline; however, see below for his published information—unedited by NWF—about his proposed energy and environmental reforms. Following are President Obama's unedited responses.
The following are President Obama's unedited responses:
NWF: Please describe a personal experience or motivation that has shaped the way you value wildlife and America's great outdoors.
Obama: I still remember traveling up to Yellowstone as a child, coming over a hill, and suddenly there were just hundreds of deer. I remember seeing bison and Old Faithful for the first time. That trip gave me a sense of just how immense and how grand this country was, and how diverse it was. It gave me a sense of just what it is that makes America special. When I went back to Yellowstone with my daughters, I was not only thinking about their first impression of this wonder, but I was also remembering back to when my grandmother and my mother had shown me this amazing landscape and this amazing country so many years before. That is part of what I believe we have to fight for. We have to make sure that we can bequeath this gift of nature to the next generation. I promise to do everything I can to help protect this amazing planet that we love and this great country that we've been blessed with.
NWF: What steps will you take to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are contributing to climate change?
Obama: Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of this generation, and we have to meet this challenge by driving smart policies that lead to greater growth in clean energy generation and result in a range of economic and social benefits. Since taking office I have developed historic fuel efficiency standards that set limits on greenhouse gas emissions from our vehicles for the first time in history. My administration has made unprecedented investments in clean energy, proposed the first-ever carbon pollution limits for new fossil-fuel-fired power plants, and helped lower the government's own carbon emissions. The U.S. is importing an average of 2.6 million fewer barrels of oil every day, and our dependence on foreign oil hit a 16-year low. We are also showing international leadership on climate change, reaching historic agreements with both developed and developing countries to reduce emissions. I will continue these efforts to create an economy built to last—investing in clean energy, holding polluters accountable, and reducing the harmful emissions that contribute to climate change.
NWF: Federal investments in protecting wildlife, clean air and water, and public lands help boost the nation's economy and represent just 1 percent of overall federal spending, but have suffered severe budget cuts recently in Congress. Conservation investments boost our economy, and America's outdoor-recreation industry supports more than 6 million jobs and $49 billion in federal tax revenues. Will you work to restore these federal investments?
Obama: I am committed to protecting our natural resources while creating jobs, preserving habitats, and ensuring that future generations can enjoy our nation's outdoor heritage. We are taking important steps to restore treasured landscapes that support recreation across the country. We are making the largest investment in the Great Lakes in two decades, and are helping restore tens of thousands of acres in the Everglades. We are directing additional funding to Gulf Coast restoration to address the decades-long decline in its coastal ecosystems and help improve the natural resources and economy, impacted by the Deepwater Horizon spill. We are restoring wetlands and fish habitats in ecosystems across the country, including the Upper Mississippi River basin, Chesapeake Bay, and California Bay-Delta. My administration has fought to protect the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which is helping to implement conservation practices on more than 2 million acres of land. These conservation actions protect our cherished natural resources and help restore habitat, open more lands for hunting, fishing and other recreation, and bolster local economies across the country, which is good for communities today, and generations down the line.
NWF: What steps will you take to enhance the protection of America's public lands—from national parks and forests to wildlife refuges and Bureau of Land Management lands—for this and future generations?
Obama: We've got to protect the places that help define who we are as a nation. Places that help attract visitors and create jobs, but that also give something to our kids that is irreplaceable. One of the first laws I signed after taking office was one of the largest expansions of protected wilderness in a generation, protecting more than a thousand miles of rivers and millions of acres of landscapes across the country, and establishing new national parks and trails. And two years ago, we kicked off the America's Great Outdoors initiative to support conservation projects happening in all 50 states. I've designated new national monuments at Fort Monroe and Fort Ord, an action that will not only preserve national landmarks, but help to create jobs and grow the local economy. And my administration is expanding access to public lands so that more Americans have access to spaces where they can cast a rod or teach their children how to hunt. I am committed to ensuring that our public lands and federal treasures are here for all Americans to enjoy our shared national heritage.
NWF: What will you do to ensure the continued health and recovery of the Great Lakes and other water resources in this country?
Obama: I am committed to ensuring that our nation's vast natural resources are used responsibly, and that we maintain healthy oceans and coasts. We kicked off the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the largest investment in the Great Lakes in two decades, which is targeting ecological problems such as invasive species, toxic hot spots, polluted runoff from farms and cities and declining wildlife habitat. We are also working tirelessly on an unprecedented effort to halt the spread of Asian carp, which are threatening the Great Lakes ecosystem. Around the country, we have created or enhanced more than 540 public coastal recreation access sites, protected more than 54,000 acres of coastlines and restored over 5,200 acres of coastal habitat. And we are working to ensure the integrity of the waters Americans rely on every day for drinking, swimming and fishing, by supporting initiatives that restore our rivers and watersheds. These investments are revitalizing communities and economies by improving water quality, encouraging water efficiency, and restoring rivers and critical watersheds.
NWF: Research shows that children today spend an average of just seven minutes in unstructured outdoor play in nature each day, compared with seven and a half hours each day in front of an electronic screen, yielding harmful impacts to their health. What efforts will you undertake to help reverse this trend?
Obama: Countless Americans enrich their lives and their health by getting active. I am proud of Michelle's "Let's Move" initiative. As of this month over 3,800 schools were going the extra mile to promote physical activity and healthy eating and hundreds of communities across America have signed up for Let's Move Cities and Towns. Through this program, local leaders are bringing "Let's Move!" to their community and making commitments that make their communities healthier, including increasing the number of safe places for families to play and supporting expansion of playgrounds. As kids become more active, we are increasing their options for outdoor activities. My administration has been working to revitalize a new generation of urban parks, increasing access to open spaces in urban areas. We launched an initiative to increase access to and use of national parks, expand programs that use public lands as outdoor classrooms, and employ thousands of youth to protect and restore our environment and communities. We're helping to provide children with access to the outdoors and encouraging hands-on learning about nature and conservation. And there is still more that can be done. We need to continue promoting physical activity, and making the outdoors an accessible tool for education and recreation.
NWF: In light of recent onshore and offshore spills into waters such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Yellowstone River and the Kalamazoo River, what steps will you take to ensure safer and more responsible development of oil and gas?
Obama: I am committed to making sure that domestic production of natural resources like oil and gas is done in a safe and responsible manner that protects the environment and human health. In response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, we launched the most aggressive and comprehensive reforms to the safety and environmental regulations governing offshore drilling in U.S. history, improving oversight, and putting in place commonsense new safety requirements to prevent a similar disaster from happening again. Heightened safety requirements and considerations are being carefully integrated into all decisions being made about expanded drilling. While some in Congress are irresponsibly advocating for opening up offshore drilling on all U.S. coasts without the proper environmental assessments or infrastructure to respond to spills in place, my administration is working toward a balanced and careful approach to development that accounts for resource potential, environmental concerns, and the social, cultural, and subsistence needs of local communities.
Governor Romney did not provide responses to NWF's questions, but he has published his positions on such topics as energy and environmental reforms (although we found nothing specifically on wildlife or conservation on his website). The following statements are taken directly from www.mittromney.com/issues/energy:
"As president, Mitt Romney will make every effort to safeguard the environment, but he will be mindful at every step of also protecting the jobs of American workers. This will require putting conservative principles into action.
"Significant Regulatory Reform: The first step will be a rational and streamlined approach to regulation, which would facilitate rapid progress in the development of our domestic reserves of oil and natural gas and allow for further investment in nuclear power.
"Increasing Production: The United States is blessed with a cornucopia of carbon-based energy resources. Developing them has been a pathway to prosperity for the nation in the past and offers similar promise for the future.
"Research and Development: Government has a role to play in innovation in the energy industry. History shows that the United States has moved forward in astonishing ways thanks to national investment in basic research and advanced technology. However, we should not be in the business of steering investment toward particular politically favored approaches. That is a recipe for both time and money wasted on projects that do not bring us dividends. The failure of windmills and solar plants to become economically viable or make a significant contribution to our energy supply is a prime example.


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The musical end of the new supernatural romantic drama "Beautiful Creatures" is a case of like father, like son.
Back in 1968, the Beatles' George Harrison made his solo debut with the soundtrack to "Wonderwall Music." Now his 34-year-old son, Dhani Harrison, and his band, thenewno2, make their own movie music move for "Beautiful Creatures," hand-picked by director Richard LaGravenese.
"It's definitely a rite of passage," says Harrison, who's released two albums so far with thenewno2 and was instrumental in creating The Beatles Rock Band video game. "I've always really loved film. When you're writing a (regular) song or album, you have to come up with your own life story or your own life experience to draw from, whereas when you're writing for films you're trying to tell a story that's already there.
"Sometimes you write a song in the outside world, outside of film, and you don't know what it's about for a long time. But with film it's direct -- you're seeing the picture and you're immediately regurgitating your feelings out onto tape."
Harrison may be the biggest "name" in the band, but both thenewno2 and the "Beautiful Creatures" project were a team effort. Bandmate Jonathan Sadoff has done several movies, including "Good Old Fashioned Orgy" and "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World," while Paul Hicks, the son of Hollies singer Tony Hicks, is an award-winning engineer who's worked on reissues of many of the Beatles' band and solo albums as well as the "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" series soundtracks. It made for a three-headed monster that Harrison says worked very smoothly together.
"Paul was in his supermix genius, Jon was in his conductor/orchestra world and I just sat in the corner until the evening time, and once the orchestra were done they let me go crazy on the band stuff," Harrison recalls. "We all got to function in our different guises. We broke it up into little bits, and three days (of recording) went by very fast.
"And (LaGravenese) really let us go to town with it. We did such a good job because he gave us free rein.
The project also gave Harrison and Hicks a chance to record at EMI's famed Abbey Road studios in London, where their fathers made so many of their legendary recordings.
"It was epic," he says. "It was weird more than emotional. It was just interesting to see where my dad must have been sitting all day long next to his amp, smoking cigarettes and drinking tea. When you're working there, too, you're actually in the same boat.
"And they haven't changed the room at all. We got to play Mrs. Mills, the piano that's been on everything, which is insane. It's just a studio; it's the music that's been made in there that's the important thing. Jon said it's like a high school gymnasium, but a high school gymnasium that Michael Jordan used to dunk in."
Besides instrumental score pieces, the "Beautiful Creatures" soundtrack also includes a new version of "Make It Home" from thenewno2's sophomore album "thefearofmissingout" as well as the new songs "Run To Me" with Harrison's Fistful of Mercy partner Ben Harper and the Duke Spirit's Liela Moss, who also sings on the album-closing "Never Too Late." thenewno2 is starting to eyeball its third album and will be touring this spring with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, but Harrison is certain this won't be the last film project the group takes on.
"We love touring and we love making records, but I could see us doing a lot of film work," he says. "We'll be keeping ourselves busy in the conventional sense, but as soon as we get a chance to do another film, I think it's something we all want to come back to, so we're all open to any more suggestions for films that come our way."


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The Norwegian Forest Monastery Buddhist Society (Skogsloster Buddhistsamfunn) was founded in 2011 to bring together Theravada Buddhists and others interested in the Buddhist path. Our aim is to foster an active and vibrant local community with a focus on regular practice, as well as to support the establishment and operation of a forest monastery in Norway. Our group is affiliated specifically with the Thai forest tradition in general, and the teachers and practice in this tradition in particular.
We have weekly activities focused on group sitting meditation, and also invite teachers to conduct meditation retreats throughout the year. We are working to invite monks to reside here in Norway in the period prior to establishing a forest monastery and a permanent monk sangha. The Forest Monastery Buddhist Society is a member of the Norwegian National Buddhist Society.
We are affiliated with the Forest Monastery and Convent Forest Project Foundation in Norway. By establishing a traditional forest monastery here in Norway, we aim to have local access to experienced teaching resources. We also hope to set up a city center for teaching, meditation and other activities.
Would you like to join our community, or contribute to our project? Please contact us by email: [email protected] or come to one of our events to find out how you can participate.
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As Louisville celebrated its national championship Monday night with an 82-76 win over Michigan, coach Rick Pitino told a nationwide audience that he would fulfill a promise to his team and get a tattoo commemorating the occasion.
So what will it be? A butterfly tattoo on the small of the back? A rose on the ankle? Something that rivals what the Miami Heat's Chris "Birdman" Andersen has all over his body?
While Pitino reportedly has come up with his idea and placement for the tattoo, all he needs now is an artist. Well, coach, Louisville tattoo parlor Artfully Insane is ready to do the job. And perhaps their designs will turn your head.
Pitino told CBS News that he'll get ink depicting a Cardinal with the words "2013 champions" on his left shoulder, but Artfully Insane artist Anna Story suggests Pitino should also consider on the inside of the bicep, so he can show it off easily to the media.
"When people come in for the team logo, they always want the Cardinal head," Story said. "We thought it should be more special than that."
Artfully Insane's renderings were created by Story's colleague, Myra Sanderson, and it didn't take her long to come up with some good ideas, including one that would fit Pitino's wish. Both designs incorporate the city's skyline.
Story is a University of Louisville graduate, but her Cardinals basketball fandom has been on the periphery. Still, though, she couldn't help but take note of the revelry when her alma mater won its third national title. And she even managed a playful dig at some other state school.
"I did hear the gunfire and hollering when they won," said Story, who lives outside of Louisville. "I didn't see any couches burning. That must be a Lexington thing."
If Pitino does chicken out (after all, the Cardinals' home arena is named for Kentucky Fried Chicken), Story worked up an option that goes on the fingernail instead and thus is not permanent. If Pitino wants one of those, the pain would be minimal. And it'd give him a chance to accessorize again for the upcoming 2013-14 season once the nail grows out.
No matter where Pitino goes and what he gets, we'll wonder what's worse—the pain of losing a game, or in getting the tattoo.
"Better grin and bear it, because it's gonna get tender," Story said.
Yeah, the tattoo.


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