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David Lerner Associates News: Is a College Degree Still Worthwhile?
Core Facts
It's no secret that the cost of a college degree in the U.S. is on the rise, and that many young people and their families are assuming heavy debt loads in order to pay for these degrees. The average college graduate from the class of 2012 left school owing more than $29,000 in student loan debt according to the Institute for College Access and Success.
Against this backdrop, many Americans are starting to question the value of a college degree and voice ocmplaints about the student debt load.. In a poll conducted in 2011 by Pew Research, more than half (57 percent) of respondents said that college students received only a "fair" or "poor" return on their investment in a college education.
However, this pessimistic view was contrasted by those who actually have a college degree. Nearly nine out of 10 of the college-educated respondents said they believed they received value in return for the money and time they spent acquiring a college degree.
Crunching the Numbers
There's a lot of subjectivity in asking anonymous responders to answer this question in a survey. Crunching the income numbers provides a more objective answer to the question of whether a college degree is worth the investment.
A new Pew Research report titled "The Rising Cost of Not Going to College" examined the current earnings gap between young Americans with and without college degrees, and it seems to indicate that a college degree is indeed worthwhile for most Americans. This earnings gap is now the widest it has been in 50 years, with 25- to 32-year-old college graduates working full-time now earning $17,500 more than non-graduates with just a high school degree.
In 1965, the earnings gap was less than half this amount — just $7,499 in today's inflation-adjusted dollars. A college graduate in this age range today earns an average of $45,500, compared to $38,833 in 1965 in today's inflation-adjusted dollars.
What's more, the majority of college graduates in this age range (72 percent) said that their degrees had already paid off for them, and another 17 percent said they believed their degrees would pay off in the future. Put another way, nine out of 10 of these graduates are glad they went to college.
The value of a college degree becomes apparent not only when you look at the income data contained in the study, but also when you look at the employment data as well. The unemployment rate among young college graduates is just 3.8 percent, compared to 12.2 percent for those with just a high school degree. In addition, those without college degrees are far more likely to be living in poverty. Among those with just a high school degree, about one in five (22 percent) live in poverty.
Declining Prospects for Non-Graduates
According to the authors of the study, the results may point more to a decline in the income prospects of those without college degrees than an increase in the prospects of those with a degree. The median pay for a young person with just a high school diploma is $28,000 now, which is down from $31,384 in 1965 in today's inflation-adjusted dollars. A high school graduate today makes just 62 percent as much money as a college graduate — this figure was 81 percent in 1965.
Of course, these are broad statistics: Not every person who doesn't go to college is destined to struggle financially, and not every college graduate is going to enjoy financial success. However, it may also be helpful to note that by 2018, 63 percent of all jobs in the U.S. will require at least some college education, according to the Department of Labor.
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URBANA — Two more men involved in a January carjacking and armed robbery in Urbana have pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in Champaign County Circuit Court — one for a prison term and the other to be sentenced next month.
William Ayres, 22, of the 2500 block of Prairie Green, Urbana, pleaded guilty Monday before Judge Heidi Ladd to aggravated robbery, admitting that on Jan. 12, while armed with a dangerous weapon, he robbed two men of cash, a cellphone and a pickup truck. The holdup and subsequent beatings of the victims, ages 29 and 39, took place about 3 a.m. in the 1600 block of Hunter Street in Urbana.
Ayres was sentenced to eight years in prison. Assistant State's Attorney Dan Clifton said he had prior criminal convictions as an adult for domestic battery, obstructing justice, and possession of weapon by a felon. He also had a juvenile adjudication for aggravated battery.
A few hours after Ayres entered his guilty plea, co-defendant Herbert Shah changed his mind about wanting a jury to hear his case and pleaded guilty to the same count before Ladd. She will sentence him on July 22.
In exchange for their pleas, more serious charges of armed robbery and aggravated vehicular hijacking were dismissed.
On Friday, three other men in the same case — Robert Grady, Andrew Bell and Zachary Gray — also entered pleas to lesser charges.
Clifton said the victims were approached as they sat in their truck and were ordered or dragged out of the truck at gunpoint and beaten and robbed by a group of men. One man was being hit on one side of the truck while the other was on the other side of the truck.
"They all planned and executed it together so they are all accountable," said Clifton, adding that a BB gun was used to shoot out the window of the truck.
The plea to aggravated robbery stemmed from the fact that the victims saw only the BB gun, not a real gun, he said.
After the men were arrested at an address on Hunter Street, police searched the residence and found two handguns that had been stolen in early September from the Rural King store in Champaign.


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Well the whole of today I've been thinking about my character the hitman and with every minute he becomes realer to me. Maybe it's because I watched Hitman but I now find myself searching for answers to long asked questions. Like what is his motive for killing people, is it because he enjoys it, because he was brought up like 47. I struggle to find a legitimately genuine reason for him to kill others but its constantly bashing me against the wall. I'm frustrated.
The last few hours I spent thinking about the women in my life and what they mean to me. Actually the last part came to me now. Maybe the reason I can't connect fully with anyone is because I subconsciously enjoy being unhappy? It sounds weird but you know it could be true, the thing that always blocks me from making that extra step, from making that extra remark that'll get me to become fully committed to someone. I don't think I'm afraid of commitment because I have no trouble committing myself to other things in my life. Like my hockey. I love my hockey to death and almost lost my father's favor over it. I was so in love with it. Maybe I'm like Romeo, I am in love with the concept of love but it's a masked invader consistently blocking any logical decision I try to make…
The days are dark and the nights are long for me. As I sit here listening to Radiohead I always tend to assess myself and wonder dude where are you headed? Will you be that moderately successful adult you always dream about or will you end up a struggling professional who hides behind his writing as an excuse for his failures? The truth is that I don't know, and I don't think that anyone knows. I'm so caught up in this illusion of reality that everyone attempts to follow that I don't even know who I am anymore. I have no sense of what's attainable and what's impossible.
As I listen to clocks by Coldplay I drift back into the green rosy fields of my piss poor conception of reality, life, love and relationships. Only when I look out my window and see the beautifully green trees and volumetric clouds do I get a glimpse of the fragile peace inside me which then hits the floor with a resounding crash of metal and glass as an accident happens just below me…peopIe are always dying around me…I hate my life...I feel like the grim reaper follows me everywhere. I imagine my shadow and the mr. reaper discussing which person near me to off next over an impossibly large espresso. Comedy and death…geez
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John Ed Mathison–How God Redefined My Possible
Just a few days past Thanksgiving in 2012, I was in Montgomery, Alabama visiting my mom when I went and met with long-time United Methodist Preacher John Ed Mathison about a book he'd written and was contemplating turning into a book for iPad. The title–When God Redefines The Possible–was only available in printed form and is a compilation of some great stories that John Ed has been telling for a few years.
But what I didn't realize going into that project was how much God was going to redefine MY possible, and I have to tell you, it's an amazing story.
How God Redefined My Possible
John Ed gave me a copy of his book to read and sent me on my way. In late December/Early January I'd read through it and figured out how we could make it into a fun, interactive project, complete with 23 videos. In mid-February, we spent some time at his old church in Montgomery, Frazer United Methodist, and shot the videos with one of my old compatriots, Stacey Rimer Stakely and their video master, Matt Gamble. The next two months was a time of productivity and editing to get the book ready for sale on iTunes, Amazon and the Barnes & Noble websites.
But here's the thing–Every time I worked on John Ed's book, God started doing more and more and more to redefine my possible. It was an amazing process and up until it began to happen, I had noted, even in this place, that it had felt like at times I was Job and God had unleashed the Evil One on me to see if my faith would waiver.
Honestly, I didn't handle those days and times as purely as Job. I questioned my faith, even questioned God's existence and didn't much darken the doors of my church. You see, since June of 2009, much of my life, my family, job, house, car, finances, just about everything one would consider as a standard in modern-day life, had been ripped away from me either from the greed, evil, jealousy, or whatever of others. It was the worst time of my life and has changed me significantly.
But I held to my faith, though it felt like at times the only heat from it I was living on was the equivalent of holding a match in one's hand in the darkness of a cave miles underground. There was little light, little to to be optimistic about. And in the midst of that time, I had a heart attack–at 45.
The 2013 Redefinition
So this Thanksgiving, I sit writing and sharing this story. I've been on something of an emotional journey this past week and each day have been contemplating how to reshare with each of you the beauty and power of John Ed's book. This morning I awoke and began composing this blog post. And as I have been writing here this morning, I just received the first text I've received from John Ed in about two months. It simply reads: "Donny, I thank God for you!!" It came at 8:21 a.m. on a Thanksgiving morning. John Ed knows thousands of people around the world and yet God found it on his heart to send me and who knows how many others a special message.
But isn't that how God works, too? We may not feel like God is there with us. We may think God has forgotten us. We may feel like God SHOULD forget about us at times. But he is always there, and always in reach.
This year has been a good growth year for my company, Claxton Creative. We've done some great book for iPad work and some more projects are lining up. No, I've not been restored to where I was when the crisis of 2009 began to take away nearly everything in my life, but I have a new birth of freedom and love in my life and a renewed passion for God.
Are there still things I want to improve upon? Certainly, but I have been able to change the makeup of the type of people in my life and it has all been for the positive. It is making a difference in who I am, who they are and most importantly, our walks with God.
So this Thanksgiving Day 2013, I want to encourage you to check out John Ed's book for iPad, Kindle or Nook. This work has made all the difference in my life the past 365 days and I challenge you to download it and read it. The book has video messages from John Ed about the power of God. It has puzzles and study questions you can use to study God's word. And it has the power to redefine your possible. And that, I have found, is what our God is truly all about.


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13 comments:
- Lisa said...
congrats on your win! Those are such cute shoes.
- April 25, 2010 at 6:37 PM
- Lexie, Little Boat said...
congrats on your medal! i remember when my xc team ran 5Ks during the summer we'd always have a few people win great swag!! ooo you make me want to take up running again!
- April 25, 2010 at 8:12 PM
- Melanie said...
Very chic outfit. Congrats on kicking butt in your 5k!
xo, UnravelledThreads
Don't forget to enter my cumstom elastic waistband skirt giveaway!
- April 25, 2010 at 9:01 PM
- sharonlei said...
Oh yay!! Congratulatoins. :) I need to start running again... well actually I want to try Zumba. I've heard lots of great things about it... it sounds super fun! Although the outfit is simple, it's chic... and easy breezy. :)
xx Love & Aloha
- April 25, 2010 at 9:32 PM
- megan.tme said...
Girl I'm so proud of you, that's fantastic!! I know you have been working hard! Looks like you even got a blister that you are covering up with a kid's band-aid, or is that a new accessory / fashion trend :)
Great outfit! Love the simple black pieces!
transmission me
- April 25, 2010 at 11:04 PM
- Kimberellie said...
Wow, congrats on the 5k! That's awesome. And hey, this outfit isn't boring at all. I love it. Oh, and what else I love?-the kid's bandaid on your foot! hehehehe. All the little signs that say: mommy, hey?
heart: ME
- April 26, 2010 at 12:04 AM
- Rosie said...
Congrats on the 5K, that is totally something to be proud of. I'm no use at running. You look so darling in black. Love it!
- April 26, 2010 at 7:16 AM
- Annebeth said...
congrats on the personal record!!! I am not an athletic person at all but I'm planning on taking up running some time soon. I love your shoes here!
- April 26, 2010 at 8:43 AM
- Abbey said...
i like how you pair it with the shoes! lovely!
- April 26, 2010 at 8:45 AM
- Second Skin said...
Oh my! Congrats on your accomplishment! I think that running a 5k is one of those things I will never do (because I only run if I am in danger and on adrenaline) but I REALLY admire people who have the will to do these races. To get first place in your class is a MAJOR thing so really, tremendous job! You also never fail to look really well put together and cool so, really, you are the shit!
- April 26, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- Dalena Vintage said...
Oh nice! Congrats on the race, that's awesome! I used to race quite often but now my knees are a mess after years and years of intense training. Boo!
Love the outfit, I thought it might be a romper at first but separates, well done!
- April 26, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- veronika, tick tock vintage. said...
Congrats on the race!
- April 26, 2010 at 12:26 PM
- leanne said...
and i love those shoes! what a nice find.
- April 28, 2010 at 12:55 AM


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The 40 walks included in this excellent book all visit places of unusual interest within Lancashire, allowing the walker to enjoy the finest scenery whilst delving into our county's unique and often mysterious past.
They will appeal to those who are seeking to tread the less travelled by-ways and who are not averse to their own company. "Curious Lancashire Walks" covers the whole of the county, which for ease of use is divided into three sections - north, central and south - and includes plenty of helpful information.
Graham's lively writing style, combined with well-drawn, attractive maps, guarantee a highly entertaining read, as well as providing a first-class collection of the best walks that Lancashire has to offer.
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- Publication Date: 10/05/2007
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Okay so, now I suck and you guys got good. Oh just fucking brilliant.
you boys gotta get my fb or something, ( only if i know you ) and give me a little help getting back on my feet.
The night fades with a breath of sunshine.
These are great and a tut would be lovely cause this must take allot of time and effort to make that signature
Add me on MSN or something I'll help you out.
I'm pretty sure it wouldn't take a lot though.
-Stealin shifts shit.
and anyway shift stole this off quert
Shifty sexy shit
This is actually a pretty widely used style.
Lots of people have done or do something relatively close to this.
And then moved to their own ideas from that.
I guess that's sort of what I'm doing.
While i do enjoy this style, i find it pretty "meh" after just a few of them.
Damn that's good.
I want to be able to do stuff like this too, but I can only dream.


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Discussion in 'On Topic' started by ManinCamo, Jan 19, 2006.
Air Force stereotype
you aren't the only one
and its not like i can run around saying chief or sir all day.
Haha, I heard about the Air Force doing that a lot in boot camp.
When a recruit would make the mistake of saying "Gunny" on accident, the DI's would flip "OHHHH, SO ARE YOU AND "THE GUNNY" BEST FRIENDS NOW? ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO GO OUT AND HAVE SOME FUCKING ICE CREAM LATER? DO YOU THINK THIS IS THE FUCKING AIR FORCE? HE HAS A PROPER RANK, YOU NASTY FUCK!"
and you think it was bad in boot. try doing that at OCS.. god some priors just got smoked for that shit
edit: and then you really get fucked when some of the staff gets promoted while youre down there
Yeah, it was pretty bad in boot .
Why is it worse at OCS than in enlisted training?
We have weekly flight events.
and a few of us usually go out every few days. In fact, we went out to dinner, and had ice cream a few days ago
I've never talked to a prior E officer who didn't say officer training was more difficult than basic.
and I thought enlisted training was hard. ---- What I heard from our Company Commander in boot was that OCS was much more physically hard.
I don't doubt for a minute that basic was hard as balls. But my field training was 24/7 no weekends off, lots of mental stress, and being physically disciplined ALL the time.
The year I went to FT they stiffined things up and it was hard as balls. All the prior E guys were like "WTF " , then the next year they decided they were too hard on us, so they made it like camp carebear. it should be in moderation now.
I only do that with 2 or 3 people I work with, and only when the environment allows it.
I do it with a few people in my shop, generally around the same rank. It's kinda hard for a few of them since like 3 people in my shop have the same first name so kinda have to call em by last name.
Shit I called my RDC P.O. Ellis in boot he fliped. He said "Oh so we're buddies now right ?. Fucking bucket head get the fuck out of my face and go to medical" .
i'm normally about keeping my "military bearing" but it would be seriously impossible to do that where i work. There are way more officers than enlisted, so for me it just doesn't make sense.
Life on my sub...
In the engine room, we just yell each others names , I get called my name, boss, or just LT ,or we use hand signs/sign language to communicate ..it's so god damn load in there ..plus it's the only place you can smoke on the sub..
On the bridge, in the galley, etc.. it's Sir, Ma'am, Captain, etc..
it depends who im talking to, most officers ive worked with are just LT
or LT S etc
sometimes sir
most people near my rank are names, unless highers are around
though my AFSC is small so its closeknit
we played pt one morning and our MSgt called the LT by her first name and she got all pissy.. she was lke 23 and new
i was 23 also at the time and we both just laughed at her
I never saw anyone do that in basic and get away with it
If you dropped ranl we would get screamed at just like that, instead of ice cream our TI would ask if we were gonna go out for beers later with the person.
I am AF, I only call lower ranking people by their first name. Our Chief calls me by my first name all the time and it ALWAYS throws me for a loop.
I have always been called by my last name, even before the military.
I stick with the last names, Its easier to remember that way.
OCS is really a bitch but it's not impossible. my rackmate said the physical training was far more difficult, and he was a prior sgt. manincamo did chairforce it seems
no quigly/IMC/de nang for you
just kiddin though, i almost went AF
ROFL. My RDC would blow up like chernoble if we dared even say that. We had this crazy bald torpedo's mate first class. This dude was crazy. I don't think he slept the entire time I was there. But now all of the guys in my shop call each other by their first names. Well some of us do. The guys that don't are the asshats. But the majority of us do. Were just tryin to be like the kahkis who always refer to each other by first name, lol.
a buddy of mine who went through Marine OCS told me the horror stories - much more physically demanding than boot apparently, and he said that on several occasions he actually thought he was going to die. he said they were out one night with temps in the teens, and since one person forgot their gloves the entire platoon was not allowed to wear them, and they had to sleep in muddy puddles for punishment. he said he just shivered all night long, never even fell asleep. sounds like pure hell to me.
I'm a new check in on my ship most of guys are pretty laxed. We do the standard and go by last names. I really don't want guys I work with calling me by my first name I barely respond to it from people I don't know well. Plus I don't want some of these clowns thinking we're friends.
Its different in a squadron. My rating is only assigned to squadrons because were a specific rate with no job on a ship. I know how you feel. Boat chucks are hard to get with.. They are a strange breed. If you can get into a smaller unit like a squadron where there is under 250 people and you know all of them. Much better than a boat.
I don't know much about OCS, but WOCS was a bitch. Low crawling a half a mile to class one morning was the high light of my 6 weeks.


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One can only imagine that series protagonist Yamada, while suffering from a case of "[[NoNameGiven No First Name Given]]", would follow this theme as well.* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Kubo chooses names and language themes based on how words sound to him so this crops up a few times. Examples include Ouetsu Nimaiya's Sword Five girls, Aaroniero Arruerie, Bambietta Basterbine, Candice Catnipp, [=NaNaNa=] Najahkoop, and Giselle Gewelle (both names start with a soft-g to produce a "jheh" sound despite the "gi" and "gi" spelling). Averted with Loyd Lloyd, as the spelling variation [[UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} changes both the letter and sound]].* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'': Kaori Kanzaki, Misaka Mikoto, Misaka Misuzu.* ''Anime/CodeGeass'': Lelouch Lamperouge, Kallen Kozuki, Anya Alstreim, Gilbert Guilford, Sayoko Shinozaki and probably C.C., if those are indeed her initials.* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': Spike Spiegel.* [[EvilFormerFriend Kinshiro]] [[StudentCouncilPresident Kusatsu]] of ''Anime/CuteHighEarthDefenseClubLove''.* The protagonist of ''Manga/{{DAYS}}'' is named "Tsukushi Tsukamoto". * Beyond Birthday from the ''Manga/DeathNote'' side-novel ''Another Note''. Also [[spoiler:L Lawliet.]]* ''Manga/DGrayMan'': Lenalee Lee.* In the dub of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', Izzy Izumi. Also Kari Kamiya and T.K. Takaishi. And T.K.'s given name in the original Japanese is Takeru.* ''LightNovel/{{Dokkoida}}'': Suzuo Sakurazaki.* Nobita and his father Nobisuke Nobi from ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}''.* Bulma Briefs from ''Manga/DragonBall''.* ''LightNovel/FireGirl'': The main characters: Homura Hinooka, Takumi Touya and Mayo Misasagi.* ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'': Haruko Haruhara.* Rei Ryugazaki and Momotarou Mikoshiba from ''Anime/{{Free}}''.* Edward Elric and Alex Armstrong from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''.* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'': Sôsuke Sagara and Teletha Testarossa.* ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' has Saihitei Shu/Seishuku Shu/Saihitei Seishuku (Hotohori, whose real full name remains a mystery to many fans), Suzaku Seikun and Seiryuu Seikun.* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': Katsura Kotarou, Shimura Shinpachi.* [[BlackAndNerdy Nils Nielsen]] from ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters''.* Azumane Asahi, Kenma Kozume, and Kyoutani Kentarou from ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}''.* Alexander Anderson and Max Montana from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''.* Most of the cast in ''LightNovel/HentaiOujiToWarawanaiNeko'': Yokodera Youto, Azuki Azusa, Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko, Tsutsukakushi Tsukushi, Tsutsukakushi Tsukasa and Maimaki Mai.* ''Manga/{{Heroman}}'' gives us Joey Jones. This is to follow the Comic Book hero naming convention; not surprising given Creator/StanLee is behind him.* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'' gives us Asia Argento, TheMedic of the group. Bonus points for her because her seiyuu, Azumi Asakura, ''also'' has the same initials.* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'': Rena Ryuuguu and Shion Sonozaki.* ''Manga/IkokuMeiroNoCroisee'': Claude Claudel* ''Anime/JewelpetTwinkle'': Miria Marigold Mackenzie.* Most of the leading protagonists in the ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' series. [[AlphabeticalThemeNaming Bonus points for having all of them start with a "j"/soft "g" sound.]]** Jonathan Joestar from Phantom Blood.** Joseph Joestar from Battle Tendency.** Giorno Giovanna from Vento Aureo** Johnny Joestar from Steel Ball Run* ''Manga/KagihimeMonogatari'': Kirihara Kiriha, Kagarigi Kirika, Arisugawa Arisu, Toukouin To-ko, Narumi Nami, Moegihara Moyu, [[LadyNotAppearingInThisGame Mikoshiba Miko]], [[GenderBlenderName Jack Jacqueline]], [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Lilina Lorina]].* ''Manga/KamichamaKarin'': Kujyou Kazune, Kujyou Kazusa, Kujyou Kazuto, Karasuma Kirio, Karasuma Kirika, Karasuma Kirihiko, [[spoiler:Kujyou Karin]]...* ''Anime/{{Kiznaiver}}'': Niyama Nico* Seiichiro Sano, Kageo Kuroki (the "Black Shadow") and Marco Maldini from ''Manga/TheLawOfUeki''.* ''Manga/LoveHina'': Naru Narusegawa. [[spoiler:Stops applying when she marries Keitaro and becomes Naru Urashima in the finale.]]* ''Manga/LoveTyrant'': Aqua Aino, Shikimi Shiramine and Tarou Tsuruoka.* [[CoolOldGuy Gil Graham]] of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs''.** Letty Lowran in ''A's'', [[SpellMyNameWithAnS depending on the translation]]. Lucino Lilie in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' (which carries over when she marries Letty's son Griffith in ''Force''). [[spoiler:Nove Nakajima]] in ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS StrikerS]]'' Sound Stage X and ''[[Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaViVid ViVid]]''.* Every single character in ''Anime/MagicUsersClub''.* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': Konoka Konoe and her grandfather Konoemon Konoe; Takamichi T. Takahata; Setsuna Sakurazaki; Sakurako Shiina...* ''Anime/MaiHime'':** Mikoto Minagi and Takumi Tokiha.** Also Kazuya Kurauchi, who keeps his alliteration as Kazuya Krau-xeku in ''Anime/MaiOtome''.* Kouji Kabuto [[spoiler:and his father, Kenzo Kabuto]] and Tetsuya Tsurugi from ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and its sequel, ''Anime/GreatMazinger''.* Kanna Kamui in ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid''. This even carries over when she takes Kobayashi's surname.* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'': Setsuna F. Seiei, Hallelujah Haptism, Sergei Smirnov, Kinue Crossroad, Regene Regetta, Revive Revival, Hank Hercules.* Mikoto [[EmbarrassingNickname 'Mikorin']] Mikoshiba from ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun''.* ''MyTeenRomanticComedySnafu'': ''Nearly every character'' with a few exceptions in the series has an alliterative name. For starters, the Service Club trio's names starting with the main character are Hachiman Hikigaya, Yukino Yukinoshita, and Yui Yuigahama. There's also Hayato Hayama, Hina Ebina, Totsuka Saika, Saki Kawasaki, and their teacher, Shizuka Hiratsuka and a whole lot more. On a meta note, [[UpToEleven the author's name is Wataru Watari while the singer who performs the opening themes for both seasons is named Nagi Yanagi]].* ''Anime/NagiAsuALullInTheSea'': Manaka Mukaido* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':** Hinata Hyuuga, Hiashi Hyuuga, Hanabi Hyuuga... Almost every Hyuuga except Neji and Kou (a branch house member whose name is only mentioned once). With Hinata, it actually goes a step further. Both her given name and family name can be written with the exact same kanji, although only her family name is officially written in them, with her given name written in katakana.** Had Naruto taken on his father's last name, he would be Naruto [[spoiler:Namikaze]].* Hikari Horaki, the class rep from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.** ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'': Mari Makinami. Also Sakura Suzuhara.* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'': Hikaru Hitachiin.* ''Anime/{{Planetes}}'': Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshino.* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'': Kozue Kaoru.* Alice Alice Arquet and Maggie Mui from ''Anime/RODTheTV''.* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'': Kurumu Kurono.* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'': Sanosuke Sagara.* ''Anime/SamuraiFlamenco'': [[ThemeNaming Mari Maya, Mizuki Misawa, and Moe Morita]], each of whom are members of the [[IdolSinger idol group]] [[FunWithAcronyms MMM]].* Inverted in ''LightNovel/SasamisanAtGanbaranai'': the first letters of Kagami Yagami's first and last names are the only ones that aren't identical.* [[SplitPersonality Kaere/Kaede]] Kimura of ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei''.* ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'': Kotonoha Katsura, Kokoro Katsura, and Sekai Saionji.* Gourry Gabriev, from ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}''.* ''Manga/SoltyRei'' gives us the two main adult characters, Roy Revant and Miranda Maverick.* Shiro Sanada in ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato''. Called Sandor in ''[[Anime/UchuuSenkanYamato StarBlazers]]'', in expanded universe material, he was eventually given the first name Stephen making both names alliterative. In the same expanded universe, Captain Avatar (originally Juzo Okita) was also bestowed with an alliterative name, as his first name (never mentioned onscreen) was made Abraham.* ''Manga/SpecialA'': Hikari Hanazono.* ''Manga/StrawberryMarshmallow's'' Miu Matsuoka.* ''LightNovel/SundayWithoutGod'': Hampnie Hambart and [[spoiler:Ai Astin]].* Kamjin Kravshera from ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross''. He was given the name Khyron Kravshera in ''Anime/{{Robotech}}''.* In classic superhero fashion, both protagonists of ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' - Kotetsu ([[MysteriousMiddleInitial T.]]) Kaburagi and Barnaby Brooks Jr. - have alliterative names.* Kazuto Kirigaya, the real name of Kirito from ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline''. * ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'': Subaru Sumeragi and Seishiro Sakurazuka, and also [[Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle Fay D Flourite]] (or [[SpellMyNameWithAnS however you want to spell it]]).* Ken Kaneki and Nishiki Nishio from ''Manga/TokyoGhoul''.* Most of the human characters of ''Manga/{{Tsugumomo}}'' have this type of name. There's Kazuya Kagami, Kasumi Kagami, Kanaka Kagami nee Kaitani, Chisato Chikaishi, Sunao Sumeragi, Shirou Shiramine, Osamu Osanai, Ouna Oriobana and more. * From ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'': Keima Katsuragi, his father Keiichi Katsuragi, Shiori Shiomiya, and Kusonoki Kasuga.* ''Manga/{{Yotsuba}}'':** Asagi Ayase.** Takashi "Jumbo" Takeda.* ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'' has the titular Yuna Yuki.* ''Manga/ZombiePowder'' gives us Baragne Binoix Bartoreuil Balmunk, a.k.a. Balmunk the Mystic.----


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text: According to reports, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. to import wide and heavy plates for shipbuilding. Hyundai Heavy Industries plans to import 180,000 tons of steel plates from Baosteel yearly. Hyundai Heavy Industries said that the price was lower than that offered by Japanese steelmarkers and a South Korean report said that South Korea would gradually enlarge imports of China- made steel plates for shipbuilding. South Korean shipbuilders mainly bought wide and heavy plates from Japan besides the local supply. But the two sides have had different opinions on pricing since the second half of 2005. South Korean shipbuilders believed that export prices of plates for shipbuilding should be lowered now that the global steel price fell. Baosteel started production of the five-meter wide and heavy plate last year and the first phase is designed to reach an annual production capacity of 1.4 million tons. Previously, no steelworks in mainland China was able to produce five-meter wide and heavy plates and most domestic shipbuilders had to import such plates from South Korea and Japan. Production of wide and heavy plates in Baosteel, whose parent company is a Fortune Global 500 company, is believed to help reduce procurement costs of the Chinese shipbuilding industry. Source: SinoCast


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We do the lot at Ascot! Meet the people who make the height of the racing season happen
BACK in 1711 Queen Anne was out driving in her carriage near Windsor Castle when she came across a stretch of open heathland in an area known as East Cote.
This, declared the horse-mad monarch, would be "ideal for horses to gallop at full stretch".
No sooner said than done and the first race meeting at the newly created racecourse at the place we now know as Ascot was held on August 11 of that year with prize money of 100 guineas.
Three centuries later Royal Ascot, starting on Tuesday, is still a favourite occasion for another horse-mad monarch and has become the world's most prestigious racing event and an unmissable social fixture.
Around 300,000 people flock to the small Berkshire town each year for one or more of the five days.
The prize money has risen to £5.3million over 30 races.
It became truly royal only in 1822 when George IV had the royal enclosure built.
In 1825 he started the tradition of the Royal Procession by driving his coach up the middle of the racecourse.
Actors were persona non grata in the royal enclosure until Edward VII personally arranged admission for his good friend the actor Charles Hawtrey (not the later Carry On actor of the same name).
Thursdays of Royal Ascot week have been known as Ladies Day since 1823 when an anonymous poet wrote: "Ladies Day, when the women, like angels, look sweetly divine."
The name stuck.
The famous dress code was first laid down by leader of fashion Beau Brummell who decreed that "men of elegance" should wear waisted black coats, white cravats and pantaloons.
Over time these have evolved into morning coats for the royal enclosure and lounge suits elsewhere.
Staging such an event takes many people with many skills.
The Daily Express was granted unprecedented access behind the scenes to meet some of the people who make Royal Ascot special.
JANE TAYLOR, milliner
The Duchess of Cambridge is a fan and wore one of her hats for her son's christening but at this time of year, Jane and her two assistants are working 18-hour days to finish hats for her many bespoke clients from around the world.
"If they're attending all five days they need five different hats," says Jane, 32, who started her business 11 years ago after working with designers such as Bruce Oldfield and Catherine Walker.
Client consultations can start up to two months in advance with two fittings before Jane hands over the finished hat, which takes an average four days to make.
As well as her small bespoke range she produces three collections a year of 20 bridal pieces and 50 ready-towear styles which are sold in Harrods and Harvey Nichols.
On Royal Ascot headgear Jane says a hat should complement your face shape as much as your outfit.
"And don't go too matchy-matchy."
She always attends Royal Ascot.
"I go on two or three days and love spotting other people's work as well as my own.
"I just love hat-watching."
CHRIS STICKELS, clerk of the course
As the man who determines the state of the racecourse, Chris, 44, carries a heavy responsibility.
"If I've got it wrong and the track is too dry or too wet that presents a problem."
A bad result for a horse because of the wrong conditions can affect future stud fees.
The grass on the racecourse is kept at four inches and after each day's racing Chris and his team of 12 full-timers plus a dozen casuals taken on for Royal Ascot repair the damage caused by the hooves of 100 horses churning up the track.
The course has a computeroperated pop-up irrigation system.
Chris is also responsible for the flowerbeds, fencing and stabling facilities and even organising lunch for owners and trainers.
He lives on site and on race days is up walking the course by 5.30am.
"My job is to ensure the horses can produce their optimum performance safely.
"Race days are long days but there's a fantastic ethos here of wanting everything to be of the highest standard."
Race days are long days but there's a fantastic ethos here of wanting everything to be of the highest standard
STEVE GOLDING, executive chef
Ascot has 330 chefs producing 40,000 meals a day in 12 restaurants and 222 private boxes (including the royal box which takes 40) and Steve, 46, is in charge of the lot.
"Of course it takes planning and I started talking to suppliers months ago - during the race week we receive 100 pallets of food a day."
They include: 10,000 Angus-breed fillet steaks, 3,500 rumps of lamb, 3,000 lobsters, 7,000 Cornish crabs, 45,000 sticks of asparagus and 1,000 kilos of clotted cream with 51,000 bottles of champagne, 125,000 glasses of Pimm's and 174,000 pints of beer to wash all of it down.
He uses home-grown, organic produce wherever possible, including a type of potato specially cultivated for Ascot.
This year he expects to serve 45,000 "Crown and Glory" afternoon teas with mini top-hat-shaped Victoria sponge cakes, crown-shaped chocolate brownies and a special Ascot blend of tea.
He has also helped to design the state-of-the-art kitchen for On 5, the new 190-seater domain of double Michelin-starred TV chef Tom Kerridge.
Steve, who is single and lives near Epsom racecourse, joined Ascot 17 years ago after training at the Inn on the Park.
He has won several catering awards. "I switched from fine dining to mass catering which I think we've elevated into a different league.
"I love it when we get peculiar requests because no challenge is too great."
NICK SMITH, head of international racing
Despite the event's reputation, some overseas owners remain reluctant to bring their horses to Britain to race at Royal Ascot.
It is Nick's job to persuade them.
He spends around 10 weeks of the year travelling.
"In February I go to the US, then Australia with a stop-off in Japan.
"March is Dubai then Singapore in May.
"After Royal Ascot it's off to the US, Australia and Hong Kong.
"South Africa is emerging too.
"Everyone laughed when we got Choisir over from Australia in 2003.
"Then he won both his races.
"That was a breakthrough year.
"But our highestprofile horse was Black Caviar in 2012.
"She was undefeated over 25 races but the closest she ever came to getting beaten was here at Royal Ascot."
Nick, 41, got the horse racing bug because his best friend at school was the son of a bookmaker.
He was a racing journalist before joining Ascot in 2001 as head of communications.
Married with two young children he says: "I was born in the hospital across the road so I haven't strayed far.
"My job is about building relationships.
"It's no good approaching an owner or trainer of a horse that's already a star.
"But if you've taken time and trouble to get to know them, when they do get a good horse they will talk to you about coming to Ascot."
CHARLES BARNETT, chief executive
As boss of 85 permanent staff plus 4,500 extras during Royal Ascot week, the buck stops with him.
A lawyer by training he worked in marine insurance in Liverpool before taking over the running of Haydock Park in 1984.
He then spent 15 years at Aintree before moving south in 2007, the year after a major refurbishment which did not meet with everyone's approval.
"People are naturally conservative, aren't they?
"They don't like change much," he says.
Year round, Charles liaises with the local council and starts each race day with a dawn walk around the course.
He lives on site during the week and goes home to his farm in north Wales at weekends.
His daughter Flora Price looks after the celebrity guests.
Dame Helen Mirren, Dame Judi Dench Rod Stewart, Sir Steve Redgrave, footballer Michael Owen and Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts are among those who have presented trophies.
Now 65, this year is Charles's last.
"I will miss it.
"Royal Ascot is special.
"It is not elitist.
"You can buy a ticket for £17 and have just as good a time as people who pay a lot more.
"The dress code isn't about excluding anyone.
"I think people enjoy the formality.
"From dukes to dustmen, all types of people come because they all love racing and our job is to make sure every single one of them has a lovely day."


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Erin Davenport – "Outside of these doors we carry different identities, lead different lives—but tonight, we're united as an audience, and will become a community by experiencing the same art." This is how Sana Alimohamed '17, the student producer of the Artist Series, opened the performance by Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana. Alimohamed went on to describe the group as one of the best flamenco dance companies, but most importantly she set a tone for the performance which brought together the crowd for what would be an incredible dance and musical journey.
This spirit of unity was definitely felt in the audience reactions throughout the performance. Many gasps and applauses were delivered in harmonious consensus. Even though the majority of audience members seemed to be community members, students in attendance also seemed to deeply appreciate the work. Davidson's International community was in full force at the event, with rows of seats reserved for those students and their Davidson host families to enjoy the performance together.
Alimohamed further explained that: "flamenco is an improvised dance and that the pieces can be anywhere between 9 to 12 minutes depending on how the dancers and musicians feel the piece. The light technicians, dancers, and musicians all have to coordinate with each other in these moments because the dance is so fluid."
The show opened with a city backdrop meant to evoke a Spanish street. From the beginning, the dancers and live musicians made flamenco accessible and engaging. The intense eye contact from the dancers drew the audience in, and once there, an emotional narrative was presented by Flamenco Vivo's members. Several of the dance numbers were inspired by Spanish painters, including one which focused on Julio Romero de Torres and another which featured works by Pablo Picasso.
Costumes for women involved floor length gowns of various levels of formality. The opening outfits for women were in pink and purple hues, and evoked an upper class motif when paired with suits for the men. Later in the show, these outfits gave way to slightly more casual ensembles. Interspersed among the dance performances were musical interludes which features only the live music. Liu Volpe, '17, said: "As part of the Smith Series planning committee, I was ecstatic about Tuesday's Flamenco performance. Though I was impressed by the dancers, I found myself more fascinated by the musical performers. The musicians were almost always on stage performing without a break and played without looking at a score."
Indeed, audience members seemed especially transfixed by the cajón, a six-sided percussion instrument used in modern flamenco music. At the end of one particular cajón solo the audience roared its appreciation. Caitie Connor, a student manager of Duke Family Performance Hall, added that "The male vocals were stunning" and "not to undercut the dancers, but my favorite part of the performance was probably the instrumental flamenco piece in the first act–the audience went wild when they finished."
The tone of the performance, as with most flamenco, seemed to be intense, and almost mournful. Grace Drake, a Spanish 270 student who was invited to attend the performance for free by her professor, remarked that "they seemed to not be emoting happiness but rather strong emotions like pain."
Costuming could display tone shifts within the performance. At one point during a male dancer's solo he paused to dramatically roll up the sleeves on his white collared shirt, a sign his dancing was about to become even more dramatic. In a different segment, female dancers ripped their blue dresses off to reveal white ones underneath, producing a vulnerable and emotional moment.
The emotional climax of the performance may have been when a male dancer held his hand to his head mimicking a gun gesture. His suicidal motions kept the audience transfixed. The Duke Family Performance Hall was the perfect venue for this performance, given how innovative the use of the background screen was. Rich colors could be projected and altered throughout the performances. In other moments, introductory videos set the scene for dances to follow.
All in all, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana's performance was an excellent representation of the multifaceted, ambitious, spontaneous art form of flamenco, that entertained and delighted its Davidson audience.


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It's Friday, and downtown Cheyenne will be hopping, as the Wyoming Tribune Eagle and Cheyenne Depot Museum bring us another Friday's on the Plaza!
Since the completion of the roundabout at East 19th/ Pershing Boulevard/ Converse, I tend to avoid it, mainly because it looks confusing, is it?
Only a few chances to kick off the weekend in downtown Cheyenne, as, Cheyenne Depot Museum and the Wyoming Tribune Eagle host another "Friday's on the Plaza"
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Boiling frogs - my interpretation has always been that frogs die in water that slowly heats up because they don't notice the imperceptible changes in their environment... then BANG ... they explode!
Richardson, who uses the analogy of frogs and tadpoles, provides an interesting, alternative method of classifying reasons for failure.
Boiled frog failures
These are long-established organisations that exhibit the often-observed organisational characteristics of introversion and inertia in the presence of change. This category can be illustrated by the problems faced by ICI.
Drowned frog failures
Less to do with management complacency and more to do with managerial ambition and hyperactivity. In the smaller company context, this is the failed ambitious entrepreneur; in the bigger context this is the failed conglomerate kingmaker, perhaps typified by Robert Maxwell.
Expensive show-offs who need to adorn themselves with the trappings of success. The bullfrog exists on a continuum from the 'small firm flash' to the 'money messing megalomaniac'. The behaviour of bullfrogs often raises ethical issues due to a failure to separate business expenditure from personal expenditure (for example, Conrad Black).
Tadpoles never develop into frogs and represent the failed business start-up in the small business setting. Small tadpoles usually fail to become frogs because of over-optimism, a failure to make contingency plans and a lack of interest in overall success as a result of too much focus on the product.


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Khaira Arby, also known as the Nightingale of the North, was born in the village of Abaradjou in the Sahara Desert north of Timbuktu (Mali). Khaira's parents came from different ethnic backgrounds. Her mother was Songhai and her father Berber. You can hear these cultures in her music; she sings in several languages.
The instrumentation and rhythms are just as varied with electric guitar and bass, calabash, ngoni, traditional violin, and percussion creating a complex mixture of sound and structure. Some people compare the effect to the rhythms of the camel caravans crossing the Sahara.
To no one's surprise, Khaira won her first singing contest while just a schoolgirl and was chosen to represent Mali internationally. By the age of 22 Khaira had made her first recording with the Orchestre Regional de Tombouctou and after a short time was invited to sing with the famous Orchestre Badema in Bamako.
She continued to earn her stripes beside such Malian stars as her cousin, Ali Farka Touré and the widely influential Fissa Maiga. Since the 1990's Khaira has focused all her energies on her music. With three albums in her own name and a fourth about to be released she is the Voice of Mali's North.
Khaïra sings in the desert blues tradition and her music takes the listener on an audio journey across the essence of Mali and Timbuktu, a meeting of compass points, religions, cultures, past and present. She sings about love, peace, family and the lives of women. She expresses her pride in the history and struggles of her desert homeland and its people.
Khaïra lives in Timbuktu with her family. She performs at concerts and festivals throughout Mali and France. She has appeared several times with her band at the mythic Festival in the Desert in Essakane and at the Festival on the Niger River in Segu. In 2006 she was named a Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mali.
In 2012, Islamist jihadists took over northern Mali and Khaira Arby was forced to flee to Bamako. Three years later, in 2015, she returned to Timbuktu.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has been writing about world music and progressive music for many years. He founded the websites worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. Angel produced several specials for Metropolis (TVE) and co-produced "Musica NA", a music show for Televisión Española (TVE) in Spain that featured an eclectic mix of world music, fusion, electronica, new age and contemporary classical music. Angel also produced and remastered world music and electronic music albums, compilations and boxed sets for Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Music of the World, Lektronic Soundscapes, and Mindchild Records. Angel is currently based in Durham, North Carolina.


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There is a youth quake in Pakistan, as 68% of the total population is under the age of 29. It is an enormous opportunity but also an enormous challenge. There are no separated programs or policies for disadvantaged, half-educated, socially-excluded youth in Pakistan. The current programs and efforts in Pakistan can be described as fragmented, inadequate, misguided, problem-oriented and charity-driven. Enormous talent, intelligence, and positive energy are being wasted as these young people are being left behind. Pakistan is facing a challenge of tremendous consequence that we should not continue to ignore. Millions of young people are being left behind, ignored from the societal and economic mainstreams, and are falling into disaster's way. Summary of our Initiative: Our initiative is based on the core concept of "self reliance", where young people especially disadvantaged and socially-excluded are provided an organized opportunity to learn and serve in their communities, for a pre-determined (one-year (30 hours per week)) service-period. We provide a structured opportunity to young people living in low-income communities to re-integrate into the society as active-citizens and not as citizens-in-waiting. We assist disadvantaged youth in starting and running community-based ventures to carry out national and local missions otherwise left without funding. Our approach provides personal development opportunities for disadvantaged youth, while at the same time solving the community's burning issues and sparking social and economic development. Over 100 community-based youth-led service networks are established and supported under this program. Our Long-term Goal is to institutionalize youth service program in public and private sectors of Pakistan by 2012.
We engage young people individually and collectively. Individually: We identify and invest in young entrepreneurial talent. We assist enterprising young people living in low-income communities to start and run a youth service project. Collectively: We assist young people in building-up indigenous Youth Service Network. Youth Service Network is a body of not less than 3 and more than 5 members in between the ages of 12-30. Each Youth Service Network designs and delivers a service project for its community. Incentives: YES Network Pakistan provides financial assistance, training, connections and material to the Young Social Entrepreneurs and Youth Service Networks. Young Social Entrepreneurs and Youth Service Networks dedicate at-least one year (30 hours per week) for community service.
- Revenue generation: It assists youth to generate revenue by providing services.
- Youth-led: It enables youth to take a lead role in addressing local challenges.
- Self-reliance: It transforms youth from dependents to service providers.
- Youth poverty: It gives poor youth access and control to financial resources.
- Work force: It provides society a large number of workers at very less-expense.
- Social exclusion: It combats social exclusion by mainstreaming left-out youth.
- Employment policy: It contributes to employment policy by providing work experience to youth.
- Head-off violence and terrorism: It is an effective way to reduce the incidence of neighborhood crime, poverty, drug abuse and terrorism.
- Over 150,000 earth-affected, flood-affected, socially excluded and at-risk young people engaged in a variety of community building and rehabilitation activities.
- 500 Youth-led service networks were formed and supported to provide care, support, education, skills and income generation trainings to over 800,000 people of all ages.


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Beijing - A Chinese court has sentenced a writer to 10 years in prison on subversion charges for writing essays that urged people to defend their rights, a relative said. He is the third person to be sentenced on such charges in less than a month.The court in Wuhan in central China tried Li Tie in April last year but only declared him guilty on Tuesday of "subversion of state power ", the relative , who declined to be named for fear of retribution, told Reuters by telephone.The charge is more serious than the one of incitement, often used against critics of the ruling Communist Party."He said in court: 'I'm not guilty. When have I subverted state power?'" the relative said."The state has made this conclusion against him," the relative said. "You can't understand it. Under these circumstances, you're helpless. But this is our reality. He sat in front of the computer subverting state power.'"Rights activists say the harsh sentences are worrying signs that the government's crackdown on dissidents is intensifying, ahead of the one-year anniversary of online calls for the Arab-inspired "Jasmine Revolution" rallies and before a tricky leadership transition later in the year.Language of the partyCalls to the Wuhan Intermediate People's court about Li's case were unanswered.Li, aged 52, was convicted for writing 13 essays that called for defending "people's rights" that he published in newspapers overseas and on the internet, said the relative. One of the essays was entitled "Human Beings' Dignity is equivalent to heaven", the source said."He worshipped Chairman Mao and would use Mao Zedong's Thought in his essays," the source said, referring to the communist theory espoused by China's former paramount leader. "He always used to tell me: 'I'm using the language of the Communist Party, so why are they after me?'" the relative said.The sentence was meted out in half an hour, he added, noting the court would not allow Li's lawyer to represent him and appointed another lawyer to do so. Li was allowed to meet only with his mother and daughter.Li was initially detained by the Wuhan public security bureau on last September on suspicion of "inciting subversion of state power", his relative said.When the Wuhan court issued a formal notice on Li's arrest a month later, the charge had been changed to "subversion of state power", he said. The relative said the court did not give a reason for the more serious charge.CrackdownDefendants facing subversion charges in China's party-run courts are almost never acquitted.Communist Party chiefs are preparing for a leadership handover late next year, when the party's long-standing focus on fending off political challenges is likely to intensify.The latest sentence comes just three weeks after another dissident, Chen Xi, was sentenced by a court in Guiyang in southwest China to 10 years in jail for inciting subversion.In December, another dissident - Chen Wei from Sichuan province in southwest China - was jailed for nine years on similar charges of "inciting subversion".During the past decade, Li has written many online articles promoting democracy, constitutional government, and direct local elections, according to the Chinese Human Rights Defenders.Chinese authorities indicted veteran dissident Zhu Yufu on subversion charges for writing a poem urging people to gather to defend their freedoms, his lawyer said on Tuesday."What the activists have in common is their long-term unwavered commitment to democracy," said Songlian Wang, research coordinator for the rights group."By doling harsh sentences against them, the Chinese government is sending a clear message in response to the Arab Spring, it is drawing a red line - advocate democratisation and you'd be given a decade in prison."
Got to love communism !
China isn't Communist. They are a plutocracy just like Russia, Italy, and the U.S.A. It's just like anywhere else: Piss off the ruling class, face capital punishment for trumped up charges (think Bradley Manning, Mumia Abu-Jamal) or extra-judicial killing (think Fred Hampton, Martin Luther King, and the severed head by the Hollywood sign). Now, in the U.S., they don't even need to try you. If they decide you are an enemy of the state, they can now legally lock you up indefinitely and torture you with no charges, no lawyer, no habeas corpus. If you think it's any worse in China, you are in for a rude awakening.
From a friend of mine who had been an English Teacher in China: The Chinese government is great and a pleasure to live under. Their policies are draconian and some accuse them of Crimes against Humanity.
The only way to live in China is to do as you are told and respect the government. So you are free by your own actions. Chinese policy is to rather advance their own citizens and interests than aliens. English School teachers are worth their weight in gold and much sought after.
Human rights abuse is synonymous with Africa and most African countries, ours included. Saying that it would be fair to include a large percentage of the worlds countries. Trouble with the Chinese is they see potential and go out to get it and usually succeed. Others see the potential: Weigh it in one hand then the other. Then they discuss it and argue the pro's-et-cons and reject it. So we don't like that and Victimise the Chinese because they are a step ahead of us and much of the world.


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10 white wing dove breasts cut in half (20 halves deboned)
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Heat the cast iron skillet to a medium-high heat and add a tablespoon of butter in and brown the dove breast on both sides.
Remove from heat and add cream of mushroom soup. Put back on medium heat until simmering for 5 minutes.
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WEIGHTS for this year's Stradbroke may need to be raised by up to 3.5kg with the likelihood nominal top weight Black Heart Bart will miss the $1.5 million sprint.
Black Heart Bart is favourite for Saturday's $1 million Goodwood, but unlike last year, where he ran second in the Stradbroke after winning in Adelaide, he is likely to spell this year.
Trainer Darren Weir said "probably not" when asked on Friday on Melbourne radio if Black Heart Bart would press on to Queensland.
"We will give him a little break and get him back for the spring," Weir told RSN. "He's not as effective on the wet ground, so Brisbane might be a bit wet for him."
The Memsie Stakes, now worth $1 million, is a probable early spring goal for Black Heart Bart, unless his owners press Weir to head north.
Black Heart Bart is likely to receive 59kg in the Stradbroke.
The next lot of horses in the weights, starting at around the 56kg mark, will be Music Magnate, Rebel Dane, English and Fell Swoop.
None of those are certain Stradbroke runners.
That would leave a horse such as Start Wondering, who sits on around the 53.5kg mark, being the highest-weighted runner.
Under the rules, minimum top weight needs to be 57kg, which means it's possible Stradbroke weights will be raised 3.5kg this year, making the minimum 54kg for three-year-olds and 55.5kg for older horses.
It's understood Racing Queensland are looking at changing the policy in the future to bring feature events in line with non-stakes races, which can be re-handicapped at acceptance time if the top weight does not pay up.
Weir intends to be at Doomben on Saturday, where he has a very strong hand in the final three races on the card. He is hoping Ulmann can confirm himself a legitimate Stradbroke contender in the BRC Sprint.
"He looked great going on the truck on Wednesday night. Another run will bring him on a little bit," he said. "He's a very good galloper on his day. He will run well with improvement to come."
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White House press secretary Jay Carney on Tuesday said the administration would wait for the investigation into Edward Snowden to "proceed" before commenting, sidestepping questions on whether he would characterize the National Security Agency (NSA) leaker as a "traitor."
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He added that the "appropriate posture" is to allow investigators to do their work without interference. Carney said it was "up to investigators to determine whether or not crimes have been committed" and what charges to bring.
Snowden, a 29-year old Defense contractor, claimed responsibility for the NSA surveillance leaks in a video released on Sunday. The former Booz Allen Hamilton contractor travelled to Hong Kong before stories revealing the NSA's secret programs monitoring calls and Internet traffic were published.
The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the leak.
The White House is facing pressure both from lawmakers praising Snowden for his disclosures and those who want him arrested for revealing security secrets.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne FeinsteinDianne Emiel FeinsteinSenators push mandatory sexual harassment training for members, staff Bipartisan group of lawmakers aim to reform US sugar program Senate panel to hold hearing on bump stocks MORE (D-Calif.) on Monday said she believed the leaker's actions rose to the level of treason.
Carney said that President Obama did not discuss Snowden's case with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the pair's joint talks over the weekend in California.
He added that President Obama was not briefed about Snowden's admission until traveling back from the California summit aboard Air Force One on Sunday.
Carney wouldn't say Tuesday whether the United States would request extradition of Snowden from China.
"I am not going to discuss the subject of a recently opened investigation," Carney said. "The whereabouts of this individual, his status … we're going to wait for the investigation to proceed."
Snowden has not been seen since Monday, when he checked out of his downtown hotel.
The White House spokesman reiterated the administration's general belief that leaks of classified information endangered national security.
"Individuals who take an oath to protect classified information are bound by it whether they are classified employees or contractors," Carney said.
Earlier Tuesday, Russian officials said they would consider offering asylum to Snowden.
"If such an appeal is given, it will be considered. We'll act according to facts," said Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin's spokesman, according to The Guardian.


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How a New Diet and Lifestyle Change Helped One Low Thyroid Patient Get Her Life Back
The RedRiver Health and Wellness Center provides personalized care plans for patients struggling with low thyroid and other autoimmune diseases.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Leslie H. struggled with a low thyroid condition since she was diagnosed in 2005. Her symptoms are not uncommon to many low thyroid patients, yet her recovery plan was personal and specific.
After experiencing steady weight gain with an inability to lose weight despite constant exercise and dieting, Leslie knew something wasn't right.
"You know how uncomfortable you feel when you put on ten pounds over the holidays? Well, I gained 50 pounds in just five months," Leslie said.
However, doctors and nutritionists couldn't figure out what was wrong. Leslie began to have extreme headaches. She would go to bed in pain knowing she would wake up with the same headache, day after day.
"Not long after the headaches started, I began to feel extremely tired," Leslie said. "No matter how hard I tried to rest and get more sleep, I was always too exhausted to do anything in the evenings. It was all I could do to make it through dinner before falling asleep on the couch."
Leslie sought help at a health and wellness center where she was given an individualized care plan. Her plan was a process; through tests and trial and error, Leslie found that her body wasn't absorbing vitamin D properly. She also couldn't tolerate wheat, oats, rye, barley, rice, corn and dairy. The care plan helped her discover that these food sensitivities and digestive disorders were causing most of her symptoms.
"I now eat a whole food diet composed mostly of protein, beans, vegetables and fruit," Leslie said. "It's a pretty strict diet by most people's standards, but in my case it's absolutely essential."
After several months of working with the chiropractic physicians at the center and following her new plan, Leslie was able to identify the root causes of her symptoms. She could now determine what specifically she needed to do to improve and feel better.
"I've gone as long as 45 days without a headache," Leslie said. "I've now lost 44 pounds, 17 percent body fat and 22 inches overall. Today I look and feel completely different than I did a few years ago…I'm living a whole new life today."
To read more about Leslie and hear other stories of overcoming low thyroid conditions, check out The Truth About Low Thyroid by Dr. Joshua J. Redd, chiropractic physician.
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The RedRiver Health and Wellness Center provides personalized care plans for patients struggling with Hashimoto's Disease, low thyroid and other autoimmune diseases. A dedicated team of chiropractic physicians offer hope and healing at locations in Utah, New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona. For more information, visit www.redriverhealthandwellness.com.
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