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In the movie Groundhog Day, the character played by Bill Murray leaves his hotel and steps off a curb, only to plunge his foot deep into an icy puddle. The Murray character does this a couple of times, grows annoyed with himself, and then, on the next rerun of the morning, finally remembers the location of the puddle and steps around it.
Today, in releasing his new budget, Ryan will, in political terms, step into the icy puddle a third time.
The question is whether the rest of the script will unfold in the same way it did the last two times. Will Beltway commentators and self-styled deficit hawks broadly grant Ryan the presumption of Seriousness (with a capital "S") about the deficit that was inexplicably lavished on his two previous efforts? Or will they pretend he didn't step in the puddle again?
The Ryan budget rollout is best described by the Wall Street Journal, which pointedly notes that he will "introduce a proposal to overhaul Medicare and Medicaid that is almost identical to the Republican presidential platform in 2012." The plan hits many of the usual high points: It voucherizes Medicare (with the option of remaining in the program) and block grants Medicaid. As the Journal describes it: "The moves would save hundreds of billions of dollars over 10 years, while potentially raising costs for Medicare beneficiaries and sharply cutting the number of Medicaid recipients." The Ryan plan also repeals Obamacare, while partly balancing the budget with Obamacare savings.
We need to see the details of Ryan's plan, but the last two efforts were picked apart for being full of holes and magic astericks. This year's model purports to wipe out the deficit in 10 years — an even heavier budgetary lift than in previous years. So will commentators and deficit hawks politely ignore it if the new version is also full of holes?
Mike Tomasky is pessimistic. He writes: "something tells me that when the plan is released in full, the `serious' people will applaud the effort and will implore the president to mimic Ryan's alleged sincerity about deficit reduction." I dunno. I like to think things have changed. As Jonathan Chait detailed last fall, the high profile accorded him as his party's Veep candidate, combined with aggressive press scrutiny of his role in killing bipartisan budget deals and of the GOP campaign's unspecific and mathematically-challenged proposals, did real damage to the Legend of Ryan's Fiscal Seriousness. Then there's the fact that this year's budget includes the $700 billion in Obamacare Medicare cuts that Ryan and Romney campaigned against so visibly last fall — in a presidential election, which drew far more attention than Congressional races which also centered on those cuts. As First Read notes, Ryan even attacked these cuts in his convention speech.
More broadly, there's the glaring fact that Ryan and Mitt Romney just lost an election fought around all of these fiscal questions. The unrepentant reprisal of the same fiscal vision that was decisively repudiated last fall is bound to attract notice and penetrate the narrative (see the Journal's pointed language above as Exhibit A).
Perhaps folks will once again politely look the other way as Ryan steps in the icy puddle again. But things just may be different this time.
* The Paul Ryan rollout begins: Ryan unveils his proposal in a Journal op ed piece. A telling line:
Yet the most important question isn't how we balance the budget. It's why.
How we do this isn't the most important question? Didn't we just have a whole election about how we should do this?
* The real goal of the Ryan budget: Eugene Robinson spells it out:
Ryan cares less about deficits or tax rates than about finding some way to dramatically reduce the size of the federal government. He has every right to hold that view. But it's hard to take him seriously as long as he refuses to come clean about his intentions.
* Broad support for Obama's gun proposals: A new Post poll finds that 91 percent of Americans, including 87 percent of Republicans, support expanded background checks; 82 percent support cracking down on gun trafficking; and 57 percent back banning assault weapons. At the same time, however, the poll also finds the public roughly split on who to trust on gun issues, with 42 percent picking Obama, and 41 percent choosing Congressional Republicans — who broadly oppose all of the above policies.
The disconnect suggests Republicans and the "gun rights" brigade have done yeoman's work in misleading the public about what Dems have actually proposed and about the true nature of the differences between both sides on these questions.
* Broad consensus behind background checks: Steve Benen puts the Post numbers in a useful chart. Wanted: A handful of Republican Senators who are willing to support an eminently sensible policy that's supported by more than eight in 10 voters from their own policy.
* Dems plan to hammer Ryan budget in 2014: Democrats are outlining plans to use the Ryan budget to bludgeon GOP Senate candidates in next year's elections, reprising the strategy they used in 2012. As Dem pollster Geoff Garin explains in the link, this is about more than the Ryan budget; his plan is the embodiment of the GOP fiscal vision writ large — one that was soundly rejected by voters last November.
Garin: "The basic underlying philosophical premise of the Ryan budget is rejected by a voters in a way that shows up in this larger indictment of Republican policies in general."
* New video targets Ryan plan: Relatedly, the House Majority PAC — the outside group which spends to elect Dems to the House — has released a new Web video hitting Ryan for doubling down on his plan to end Medicare as we know it. It is often argued that the fact that the GOP held the House shows the Ryan Medicare plan isn't toxic. But Dems gained seats in both houses in an election that was largely about health care — given the GOP focus on Obamacare — even as polls showed that solid national majorities disapproved of Ryan's vision.
* Obama's pick for labor secretary is a solid progressive: Adam Serwer has a good piece explaining why Thomas Perez, Obama's likely nominee for labor secretary, may prove one of the most effective progressives in the President's cabinet. As the head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, Perez did the following:
Since Perez took the helm, the division has blocked partisan voting schemes, cracked down on police brutality, protected gay and lesbian students from harassment, sued anti-immigrant Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio for racial profiling, stood up against Islamophobia, and forced the two largest fair-housing settlements in history from banks that discriminated against minority homeowners.
As Serwer notes, progressives and Republicans alike will see Perez as someone worth fighting over, which ensures another major confirmation battle.
* And the limits of Obama's "schmoozing": Some telling reporting from Jackie Calmes:
For all the attention to President Obama's new campaign of outreach to Republicans, it was four months ago — on the eve of bipartisan budget talks — that he secretly invited five of them to the White House for a movie screening with the stars of "Lincoln," the film about that president's courtship of Congress to pass a significant measure. None accepted.
I find it plausible that Obama is not good at schmoozing. But the question the critics refuse to answer is this: Why would more outreach do anything to win over a party whose explicitly, publicly stated position is that no compromise of any kind is preferable to the sequester?
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — President Henri Namphy`s attempt to quell rioting by overhauling his Cabinet has failed to halt demonstrations against the military-led government. Protesters burned tires and set up roadblocks Monday and soldiers fired shots in the air to disperse them in the wake of Namphy`s appointment of five new Cabinet ministers.
Between 10,000 and 15,000 demonstrators, most of them unemployed and demanding replacement of the military-led government by a provisional civilian leadership, marched in protest Monday from the Port-au-Prince Cathedral to the National Palace.

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WHEN: Sunday 29 March, 2015 from 3pm
WHERE: Ganmain Hall, Ganmain
COST: $5 per adult, children free. Tickets available at the door
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Come along to the Ganmain Hall for a fantastic live performance by the Riverina Concert Band, Junee Band and Albury City Band.
The three orchestra bands are making their way to the Ganmain Hall this Sunday, 29th March, performing on stage together in a musical extravaganza!
Dinner and refreshments may be purchased from the Plaza Picnic area following the concert.
On display at the event will be the newly restored Hall floor which was recently completed by the Advance Ganmain Committee with help from a Community Building Partnership Grant.
The proceeds from this event will be split between the Advance Ganmain Committee for Hall upkeep and the bands who are saving for new instruments.


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While we're in rehab waiting for Season 5 to come this fall, If I may leave you this one thing to think about during the summer (be suspicious of potential spoilers!), when we first met Joe and his group, we immediately saw a connection to the Hunters of the comics (in spite of some minor alterations) who were cannibals. While we didn't get to hang with Joe "claimers/rapists" for very long, could these people at Terminus be the actual cannibals? It seems possible. After all, what kind of meat was Mary grilling? Also, what became of Tyreese, Carol and baby Judith? Will they make it to Terminus and, hopefully, save the day in season 5?
Far from being traumatized, there's a new glint in Rick Grimes eyes, a new objective to his step. There's a clear focus acceptance, at last, to what he's capable of and why it's significant in this lawless anything goes of a new world. "Last night, that wasn't you," Daryl tells him, trying to lend a bit of comfort. But no, it really is Rick replies. That's why he's survived, why Carl is still alive. At the end of the day Rick is accepting that this isn't a world for farmers or social equality and passiveness; it's a life that is live-by-the-sword, die-by-the-sword world, and only the fittest survive….no pun intended toward Michonne the "samurai" the new name given by Gareth….OK, digressing again….
Rick is on his law enforcement game when they arrive. They don't approach on the tracks and they don't go in the front door….smart, not like last week's group. Instead, they creep in over the fence; go in the back door…sadly still end up captured. Looks were deceiving because at first everything seems fine. Seemly polite folks give weapons back and offers food...human flesh barbecue! In case you missed it (their guide makes a creepy cannibalism reference, but Michonne, Carl, Rick or Daryl didn't notice.) Still, Rick is on his game as a smart cop. Rick notices the tall-tale signs. The pocket-watch Hershel gave Glenn, the familiar poncho Daryl wore, the riot gear from the prison and backpack. All of a sudden, Rick smacks the plate of meat away from Carl before he becomes a cannibal…and takes their guide as a hostage.
Now this is all very exciting, and I think The Walking Dead has created a really good enemy for Season 5. First-class creative writing follows a simple rule: Things get worse before they get better. And without a doubt things have gotten just as bad as they possibly could for Rick and his group. On the other hand, I'm not a huge fan of the cannibal idea. Cannibalism isn't particularly resourceful, for one thing. In terms of pure economics, the Terminus crew would be better off utilizing human capital for any number of other purposes. There aren't that many survivors out there, so relying on humans for meat is going to likely be more work than it's worth. On the other hand, finding highly skilled zombie apocalypse survivors could lead to all sorts of other beneficial gains for the Terminus. Therefore, cannibalism is poor economics and I have a bit of a difficult time believing that an entire community like this could be okay with the whole stomach-turning vomiting thing. But then again this is a lawless world and anything goes for survival. Yes, we have instances of cannibalism in our history.
The Donner group, once desperate enough, took to cannibalism. A few serial killers have as well. However an entire community, reasonably safe in their fighting fit -fortified camp, with ample room and resources to grow food, and perhaps raise livestock, as Rick's group did on the prison grounds. It seems like a far stretch theory. Of course, for the sake of the show (The Walking Dead) it's entertaining, creepy horrid, believable theory. It makes for a grand, edgy cliff-hanger. And it sets up Rick as the bad-ass sheriff we've all wanted him to be for so long now. Wise-cracking, Abraham comments on the fact that they might not stay alive much longer, bad-ass Rick replies with a simple "No.""They're gonna feel pretty stupid when they find out," he says. "Find out what?" asks Abraham. "They're screwing (fucking) with the wrong people." Rick's rebirth as the bad-ass takes no prisoners, somewhat ruthless—hero….is back for Season 5.
Who's going to rehab until October?
I'm sooooooo curious as to Beth's fate. In reality Beth was never a major character, but the show tried hard to build her up in the mid-season episodes. Was it all just to give her death a bigger bang? I'd say that's possible. We won't have answers to any of these questions for six months, but I'm actually sincerely looking forward to Season 5. There's real impetus here, and a completely different sort of nasty piece of work (Gareth) from the Governor. I got a feeling Gareth is going to make the Governor look like Mary had a little lamb or the Good Witch of the North.


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And now let me do this game.
1. Put your music on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
4. Tag 12 friends who might enjoy doing the memo as well as the person you got the memo from.
What would best describe your personality?
Coldplay - Yellow
What do you like in a guy/girl?
T-Max - Wish Ur My Love
How do you feel today?
D'Cinnamons - Selamanya Cinta
What is your motto?
Jon McLaughlin - So Close
What is your life's purpose?
My Memory (instrumen doang -_- lupa ini soundtrack drama korea apa gitu)
What do your friends think of you?
Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles
What do you think about very often?
Andien - Moving On
What is 2+2?
Ecoutez - Percayalah
What do you think of your best friend?
Maliq & D'essentials - The One
What do you think of the person you like?
Jason Mraz - Make It Mine
What is your life story?
Kenny G - The Moment
What do you want to be when you grow up?
D'Cinnamons - Good Morning
What will they play at your funeral?
Simple Plan - Perfect
What will you dance to at your wedding?
Story Of The Year - Until The Day I Die
What do you think when you see the person you like?
John Mayer - Your Body Is Wonderland
What is your hobby/interest?
Corinne Bailey Rae - Like A Star
What is your biggest secret?
Seal - Kiss From A Rose
What's the worst thing that could happen?
Remioromen - 9th March
What makes you cry?
Sandhy Sondoro - End Of The Rainbow
What makes you laugh?
Sabrina - Mr. Brightside
What is the one thing you regret?
The Banery - Karena Dia
Will you ever get married?
Suraj Jagan & Sharman Joshi - Give Me Sunshine
What scares you most?
Abdul & The Coffee Theory - Happy Ending
What will you post this as?
Yiruma - Kiss The Rain
I tag you, you, and you. I tell you, this is quite interesting :)
Let's say goodbye to October, see you next year, Oct! Insya Allah :')
And welcome November...
Be great, Nov!
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Why fasting bolsters brain power: Mark Mattson at TEDxJohnsHopkinsUniversity
Is fasting a free health fix – or is it just a fad? | Life and style | The Guardian
Restricting the amount you eat is said to fight disease, extend lifespan and improve wellbeing. As well as dieters, people with diabetes and MS could benefit
Source: Is fasting a free health fix – or is it just a fad? | Life and style | The Guardian
New ligament discovered in knee, Belgian surgeons say.
The knee joint is surrounded by ligaments to provide stability and support.
Knee surgeons in Belgium say they have identified a previously unfamiliar ligament in the human knee.
Writing in the Journal of Anatomy, they suggest the fibrous band could play a part in one of the most common sports injuries worldwide.
Despite glimpses of the ligament in medical history, this is the first time its structure and purpose have been so clearly established, they say. Continue reading
Exercise rivals Medication for Heart Disease.
Exercise can be as good a medicine as pills for people with conditions such as heart disease, a study has found.
- Can reduce your risk of major illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer by up to 50%.
- Can lower your risk of early death by up to 30%.
- Can boost self-esteem, mood, sleep quality and energy as well as keep weight off.
- Moderate activity, such as cycling or fast walking, gives your heart and lungs a work-out
The work in the British Medical Journal looked at hundreds of trials involving nearly 340,000 patients to assess the merits of exercise and drugs in preventing death.
Physical activity rivalled some heart drugs and outperformed stroke medicine.
The findings suggest exercise should be added to prescriptions, say the researchers. Continue reading
"A Placebo Conundrum" by Michael Brooks
IT SEEMED like a good idea until I saw the electrodes. Dr Luana Colloca's white coat offered scant reassurance. "Do you mind receiving a series of electric shocks?" she asked.
I could hardly say no – after all, this was why I was here. Colloca's colleague, Fabrizio Benedetti of the University of Turin in Italy, had invited me to come and experience their placebo research first hand. Colloca strapped an electrode to my forearm and sat me in a reclining chair in front of a computer screen. "Try to relax," she said.
First, we established my pain scale by determining the mildest current I could feel, and the maximum amount I could bear. Then Colloca told me that, before I got another shock, a red or a green light would appear on the computer screen.
A green light meant I would receive a mild shock. A red light meant the shock would be more severe, like the jolt you get from an electric fence. All I had to do was rate the pain on a scale of 1 to 10, mild to severe. Continue reading
Acupuncture: East meets West
A HAIR-THIN needle pricks the skin. What happens next depends on who you ask. A traditional Chinese practitioner will tell you that acupuncture manipulates the body's vital energy, Qi (pronounced chee), balancing the opposing forces of Yin and Yang. When Yin and Yang are in harmony, Qi flows freely along pathways called meridians and you stay healthy, but when the Qi gets blocked you become ill. Inserting needles into points along a meridian unblocks Qi and restores the body's healthy balance.
Western scientists explain it differently. They say inserting needles at acupuncture points stimulates the nervous system to release morphine-like substances that block pain signals. It may also trigger neurotransmitters and neurohormones, which influence such dynamic systems as circulation and the immune response.
Ever since acupuncture caught on in the West, we've been seeking to replace the Eastern mysticism with hard facts. But clinical trials so far have produced a disappointingly mixed bag of results that don't seem to back up the anecdotal claims for the wonders of acupuncture. There might be a steadily building case for clinical relief of some types of pain and nausea. But the inconclusive studies still outweigh the positive ones. Continue reading
"Broccoli slows Arthritis" researchers think.
Eating lots of broccoli may slow down and even prevent osteoarthritis, UK researchers believe.
The University of East Anglia team is starting human trials following on from successful lab studies.
Tests on cells and mice showed that a broccoli compound – which humans can also get from Brussels sprouts and cabbage – blocked a key destructive enzyme that damages cartilage.
They are asking 20 patients to eat a daily dose of "super-charged" broccoli. Continue reading


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Essays and Literature
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The Girls in My Town: Essays
Angela Morales
Winner of the 2017 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
The autobiographical essays in The Girls in My Town create an unforgettable portrait of a family in Los Angeles. Reaching back to her grandmother's childhood and navigating through her own girlhood and on to the present, Angela Morales contemplates moments of loss and longing, truth and beauty, motherhood and daughterhood. She writes about her parents' appliance store and how she escaped from it, the bowling alley that provided refuge, and the strange and beautiful things she sees while riding her bike in the early mornings. She remembers fighting for equal rights for girls as a sixth grader, calling the cops when her parents fought, and listening with her mother to Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman," the soundtrack of her parents' divorce. Poignant, serious, and funny, Morales's book is both a coming-of-age story and an exploration of how a writer discovers her voice.
Angela Morales lives in Pasadena, California, and teaches at Glendale Community College. She holds an MFA from the University of Iowa and is a recipient of the San Francisco Foundation's James D. Phelan Award for nonfiction.
"The twelve essays in The Girls in My Town take an honest look at the rich experiences of girls trying to make space for their intelligence and imaginations. . . . An auspicious debut."--
Rigoberto González, NBC News Latino
"In this remarkable autobiographical essay collection, Angela Morales paints a stunning portrait of growing up and finding her voice in Los Angeles. . . . Morales is a home run-hitter of a writer, and she'll have you holding on to your seat with every page."--
"Compellingly rendered. . . . Essays that are as thematically ambitious as they are deeply personal."--
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Morales has a strong, lyrical voice, and her essays and anecdotes can be humorous and loving and darkly meditative as they address family, beauty and violence, loss and love. In short, this collection is as varied, charming, stark, and inspiring as life itself, in Los Angeles or anywhere."--
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Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Section of Hematology/Oncology
Baylor College of Medicine
Primary Practice Location
Texas Children's Hospital, Woodlands Campus
The Woodlands, TX
Dr. Michael Gleason was introduced to the world of pediatric cancer when he was diagnosed with lymphoma in high school. He was treated here at Texas Children's Hospital on one of the research protocols that Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine were offering. His personal experience as a patient drove his desire to attend medical school and become a children's cancer and blood disease doctor at Texas Children's and work alongside the doctors who cured him.
Dr. Gleason coordinated the opening of the new Texas Children's Hospital hematology clinic in The Woodlands, Texas. The new clinic has been accepting some patients with blood diseases and disorders, including hemolytic anemias, sickle cell disease, low white blood cell disorders and patients with abnormal newborn screens. We plan to expand the clinic to accept oncology patients after the new hospital is completed in 2017.
Dr. Gleason is a member of the Leukemia Program, the Lymphoma Program, the General Hematology Program and the Sickle Cell Program.
MD, Texas Tech University, School of Medicine
MSPH, Ryals School of Public Health, University of Alabama – Birmingham
BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Vanderbilt University
Residency, University of Tennessee – Memphis
Fellowship, University of Alabama – Birmingham
American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics – Hematology/Oncology
Member, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Member, American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Member, American Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (ASPHO)
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Top Ten Tuesday is a fun meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, where we pick the top ten things that we choose for the topic of the week.
Top Ten "Gateway" Books/Authors In My Reading Journey (so your list could be a mix of a books that got you into reading, an author that got you into reading a genre you never thought you'd read, a book that brought you BACK into read)
Authors - All of them! They are so good at creating worlds and writing wonderful books for their readers to get lost in.
Jane Kurtz - Jane Kurtz was the first author I ever got to interact with. My first author interview. She was so inspiring and made me realize that authors aren't as untouchable as they seem.
Lisa Tawn Bergren - I read the River of Time series written by this author, for teens, and fell in love with it. I wanted more from this author so I went ahead and read her adult Christian fiction Grand Tour series and loved it as well. It made me realize that I love Christian fiction and that even if it says it's for adults, that osme of it is appropriate for teens too. I guess you could call me a conservative reader. (I only read clean books, so I make sure all the books I read are clean even if I have to read/skim 100 reviews first!) Since reading the first book in that series Christian fiction has become one of my favorite genres.
Melanie Dickerson - Melanie Dickerson made me realize my love for fairy-tale retellings and showed me that there are a lot of good ones out there (hers are some of the best).
Nancy Drew - I loved Nancy Drew books when I was younger, and my love for mysteries is still thriving today thanks to her.
Mandie Mysteries - When I was younger I read Mandie Mystery books. They made me realize how much I love reading historical fiction, mysteries, and Christian books.
L. M. Montgomery - I love the entire Anne of Green Gables series! It introduced me to a life of kindred spirits! I still love to read Anne of Green Gables, and I really need to read the last one.
American Girl series - I read so many of those books when I was younger. I think that is where my love for historical fiction started.
Krista McGee - She wrote Anomaly, which was the first dystopian book I've ever read. It was a truly amazing book!
Each and every author that has contacted me - You are all amazing and I appreciate you and you books very much!


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So I have Monday's off which means the beginning of my work week (for now) is on Tuesdays. So here is your Tuesday Inspiration!!! :):)
D and I went on a bike ride yesterday during the evening. You live in a city for years and you drive to your places or your work and you see the same thing everyday. It all starts to blur together and becomes common. On our bike ride you get to look around as you leisurely stroll through the town. You get to see the bike paths that need some help, or the greenway that has a side of abandoned buildings next to it. You ride through downtown behind buildings and you see the history of the town on the side of buildings with painted ads, or the smell of chinese food that lingers through the backdoor next to the liquor store. It is all different sights and smells in a city you thought you knew. You are viewing the city in different lens and it opens the your mind to the possibilities the city can have or the downfalls. It brings up change in how you see things.
Where am I going with this you ask?
I quit my job.
I put in my two weeks at Wingers and then left to sign papers for another job. I have one year down and one more to go for my Masters degree and I was offered a job in the History Dept at ISU as a graduate research assistant to do GIS based historical research in Yellowstone park. I am THRILLED about it. I LOVE old things and research and all that jazz. I had known about this before school ended but for D and I, things fall through all the time. Seriously So when I found out it was a pretty quick decision that made me quit my job and I am still reeling from it a bit.
But I was sad to leave Wingers. After six years and overall nine years of serving, it is very much a part of who I am. I am a server. I like serving, I like working on my feet and I like the feel and pace and atmosphere working in a restaurant. I met D there and all of my amazing friends somehow are connected to that place. So it was really a bittersweet moment. Plus is was my safety net, it was the blur of images I felt when I went about my daily life. Now I will get to see things a bit differently with a different lens.
It brings a feel on uncertainty and change, which I crave but also fear a bit. After the end of this academic year I will be done with my Masters, D will have his Geoscience degree and then......then we figure out whats next. I have no idea where we will end up but hears to hoping for the best!


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With the battle for the Egyptian constitution escalading between the ebb tide of secularism and the flow waves of right-wing political Islam, we sat with Ghada Shahbender, activist and board member of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) and Nedhad Abul Komsan, lawyer and head of the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights (ECWR) to unravel the debate about the status of women in the new draft of the constitution.
Since Shahbender moved into the circles of human rights activists in 2005, she has always adopted the following standpoint, "against the oppression of any man, women, or child, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Baha'i, or atheist, urbanite, from the rural area or Bedouins; so I am for human rights and against oppression and violations of these rights" she tells us. The mother and human rights activist iterated her firm stance on human rights, and that when she comes to the defence of women's rights it is in that context; "I do not call myself a feminist, I will defend women's rights in the context of human rights", she affirms. In the past few months Shahbender has been invited to discuss the writing of the constitution, her philosophy was to tackle it from the angle of human rights in general.
There was much debate about trafficking of women and children, where the political Islam branch was against that article, and she was for an article against human trafficking; "why is this article saying only women and children? Do we approve of trafficking men? I am not always on the platform for protecting women blindly", she asks. In terms of legislation, Shahbender is adamant in fighting for laws that protect children and women, and in that context, she will also fight for the rights of fathers to see the children because, "in the end of the day when a man and a woman divorce, it is their adult decision, the child should not be used as tool, the child should not be deprived of his or her father, the father should not see the child at a police station, at a club, or some garden, and should not be deprived of the child's paternal grandparents", she tells us.
Nehad Abul Komsan, on the other hand, focuses primarily on women's rights through the ECWR. The centre specializes in the empowerment of citizens to demand their rights from the government while in the process exposing the system's failures and weakness in gaining these rights. The only direct service that the NGO offers is a legal one especially to women, who are in need and can't afford a lawyer or legal advice. "There are some women who could face the highest injustices like physical abuse or sexual abuse, but don't take legal action because they she can't afford it, so the centre offers such people legal aid", Abul Komsan tells us. Not only does the centre get to help the woman in need and empower her with legal aid, but also challenges and exposes the system of its failure in order to better the process for justice and rid institutions of deeply rooted corruption.
ECWR also worked on political women's rights, for years the NGO has fought for the women's quota in parliament under Mubarak and won it. Abul Komsan also is an advocate for women's informative participation in elections both as voters and as candidates. "Women have been hailed as the largest percentage of Egyptian voters in elections post revolution, women now are 24 million votes", she tells us.
Revolting Women
A women's uprising, for Shahbender, had to come up because of the Arab uprising at large. "Women's rights come up because we really have a problem in women's rights in our society just as we have a problem of children's rights in our society. Same as religious freedoms in the context of more freedoms, so there is going to be a very long societal strife over all of these issues, over freedoms in general", she says. Shahbender sees Egyptian society now as made up of two main forces; "one that is resistant to change and one that is progressive in calling for change", she describes. There are both forces all along the political spectrum, "we will see progressive people among the Salafis, and we will see progressive people among the Muslim Brotherhood and amongst the Revolutionary Socialists, just like we will see some very conservative people among the Revolutionary Socialists, the Brotherhood, and Liberals, etc.", she explains. The human rights activist believes that if we move away from the classic political categorization, "we can see Egypt now as the ground for strife between progressive forces that are calling for real change, and conservative forces that are resistant to change", Shahbender spells it out.
As for Nehad Abul Komsan, "the battle has just begun for women post revolution. Women in Egypt are very strong. There are two contradictory actions that happened. On one hand, with the rise of political Islam, women have regressed on the professional political level; they been sacked off the quota in parliament, and no proper alternative was put in place, women have been dismissed from ministerial positions; under Mubarak there were four women ministers, now there are only two. Even the woman advisor, out of 22 whom President Morsi appointed for the women's rights file, is more conservative on women's issues than most men. On the other hand, women are advancing on the general level. Following the downfall of Mubarak, women organized a protest in Tahrir on 8th of March 2011, where they were harassed and beaten, but a year later when the same protest was organized, thousands marched reaching 20,000 protesters", she describes women's position post revolution.
Egyptian women are known for their endurance, after the revolution, ECWR started talking with women to mobilize for their rights, but were faced with sayings 'oh it is not the time,' 'let's build Egypt first,' 'women's rights will come eventually with the revolution.' "All these sayings are nonsense, there is no country whether post revolution or war, where women gained their rights automatically after. Women are always used as fuel for change and revolution, and as soon as victory is achieved, they are robbed of their rights to gain more freedoms. This is a misconception that some Egyptian women had that as soon as we have a revolution, we will automatically gain our rights, but that is not true. Revolution is something great, Mubarak didn't leave any option for the people, he shut all the doors in the face of reform and possibilities, but the revolution is not an off-and-on button, it won't take you to paradise; you have to work hard for those rights", she assures us.
In the Battle for the Constitution
"We have to work for the constitution as it is going to be there forever, but we also have to know that it is going to be changed, if we get a really bad constitution this time around, we can demonstrate to bring down the constitution that we are not happy with; in Arabic, work for the constitution as if it lives forever, and work for its end as if it dies tomorrow", Ghada Shahbender speaks to us about her stand regarding the draft of the constitution about which she has been engaged in discussion forums pre-committee, as well as meeting with political parties to discuss and comment on the content of it.
She does this in parallel to the fight for dissolving the committee and forming a more representative one. "It is my belief that a committee that is not made up of 50% men 50% women is not representative for starters" she firmly says. There are too few women in the constitutional committee, and Shahbender believes that they are not representative of all Egyptian women just as the whole committee is not representative of the Egyptian people; "it is heavily slanted towards political Islam", she describes.
Article 2
Article 2 is the most problematic in the draft of the constitution for Ghada Shahbender. "This is a battle that was lost for the liberals in the 1971 constitution", she tells us. The article of 1971 says that legislation will be drawn from the principles of Islamic Shari'a. "I am ok with that because principles of Shari'a are not in violations of human rights. However, the current extreme right of political Islam demands that it comes from the mandates of Islamic Shari'a, and that is very problematic because the mandates of Islamic Shari'a are in fact interpretation of the principles and get very detailed, which opens the ground for a lot of confusion, and extremely subjective views", she explains. The principles have not changed over 1400 years; however, there are mandates that have changed with time. A lot of debate and confusion will arise; which mandates do we adopt? By whose interpretation? "In the fight over article 2 in the constitutions, the Salafis want to include the mandates of Shari'a whereas the moderate Islamists are saying no we are good with just the principles as it is spelled in the 1971 article. The liberals, who lost the fight in 1971, are now also fighting to keep the principles; this is the beginning of conflict and strife", Shahbender paints us the direction of the political spectrum inside the constitutional committee.
Article 68
In the fight for women and children in specifically both Ghada Shahbender and Nehad Abul Komsan agreed that the most dangerous article in the constitutional draft is article 68. "It pertains to the equality between men and women without violating the mandates, not the principles, of Shari'a. This is highly problematic because the extremists of political Islam are portraying those who oppose it as opposing Shari'a. When no one is disagreeing about the principles of Shari'a, the whole society is in agreement about article 2; the main disagreements are the mandates because they go in very minuet details that we can hardly find two people agree upon a certain mandate", Abul Komsan explains to us the risk of the article.
Shahbender shares the same view for another insightful reason saying that "when we explore the article that protects women's rights (article 68); it says that the state will protect the right of women within the context of domestic obligation and as per the Shari'a. That in itself discriminates against women. I am all for domestic obligation for men and women, why are we talking of as per the Shari'a only regarding women, not to both men and women?" she asks.
The refusal of the committee to have an article that stipulates that Egypt will adhere to all national conventions and agreements is another major problem in the constitution for Ghada Shahbender. "Egypt ratified the Religious Freedoms Convention and the Convention Eliminating all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), but CEDAW was ratified with reservations so that compliance does not conflict with Islamic Shari'a (article 2). If we exclude an article that says that Egypt will adhere to all national conventions and agreements, there are risks of regression under religious freedoms and women's rights", she explains the repercussions.
Nehad Abul Komsan talked to us about the history of what she called "mother of all battles in the draft of the constitution" article 68. "The root of article 68 is a cheap counterfeit of articles 8,9,10, and 11 of the 1971 constitution, which simply describes women's most important role in society is to reproduce and be the primary caregiver for the family at home, and if she has extra time then she could work at which point the government is responsible to provide the woman a way to sustain this balance between the family burdens and work. This concept is highly deficient because what is the role of men in the equation? Even if we assume that the women is the sole caregiver at home for the whole family, then what is the government providing her in return? There is no health insurance, no social security, no housing, or any form of social welfare for divorced or single mothers. Even for women who are not in a financial need for all these services, the constitution treats any woman as a house servant who changes diapers, and that's it", she spills out.
Mandates versus principles of Islamic Shari'a
Abu Komsan explaining the problems of Islamic mandates: "The new constitution comes with a new flavor of Islamist extremism, where we started to hear of 9 years as the new minimum marriage age. The current draft of the constitution does not include all these details like marriage age, but it sets the mandates of Shari'a as what governs women's role from which the law is written; this opens the wide door of interprations of Shari'a. The Shari'a mandates are set by Sheikhs, who are influenced according to the social, culture, political, and economical climate of the time when the mandate came out for that specific case, and it is up to the current Sheikhs interpretations to what is applicable and what is not; this is a high risk of contradictions meaning in one country you may find a woman leading a country as a prime minister like in Pakistan, an Islamic country with Shari'a mandates, and at the same time women are banned from driving a car in Saudi Arabia, an Islamic country with Shari'a mandates; which one do we follow? You have Shari'a mandates allowing women to lead a country, and Shari'a mandates in other countries banning women from driving."
Shahbender on the subject of guardianship and marriage age: "The current law allows a girl to marry at the age of 16 with the approval of her parents; her legal guardian will sign the document. One cannot sign a legal document until the age of 21, but at the same time is considered a man at the age of 18 ready to serve in the army; so a boy at the age of 18 cannot buy property, but his country can endanger his life. The whole debate about the legal age of marriage for men and women has to be linked to the legal identity, it also has to do with the notion of guardianship; are parents free to do what they want with their kids? The whole concept of protecting minors, the problem is that some children don't have parents, we have over 1 million street children, who is responsible for those children? Who is responsible for protecting children from abuse from their parents?"
Abul Komsan also has some views on absolute guardianship: "The debate about absolute guardianship, some of extreme Salafis in the committee argue that yes, the father should possess an absolute guardianship, even if he burns his child; he is free to do what he will with his child. The other side of this debate is what is called responsible guardianship, where the father has the absolute guardianship, but the government has the right to try and investigate any violations committed against the child's wellbeing. So when a father gets a girl out of school to marry her off to some old man whether Egyptian or from the Gulf in what is called 'masked prostitution', under responsible guardianship, the state has the right to prosecute and punish him, but not under absolute guardianship."
How to change this mess?
For Shahbender: "EOHR is asking President Morsi to halt all the work of the constitutional writing committee until the high constitutional court rules on its validity. However, in the big picture, especially in the sense of what history of dictatorships taught us, abuse of power is not from the constitution, it is legislation and more important practice. I think the fight for freedom is a social one. More so, we will fight for the constitution and legislation, because they are tools in our fight; however, essentially it is a social fight pertaining to practices. Work for the constitution as if it lives forever, and work for its end as if it dies tomorrow."
For Abul Komsan: "The constitutional committee legal legitimacy itself is questionable, and it has to be dissolved. If the assembly persists on continuing, we only have one option; Tahrir Square. The overall Egyptian society, men and women both, is objecting to the constitutional assembly. The Egyptian woman is strong and we already created a huge buzz around article 68 to not let it pass like a knife through butter. This is the one article a lot of members in the assembly are threatening to withdraw unless it changes. What if it passes? We go to the streets, Tahrir square is quite big, and if we were able face Habib el Adly's bullets and tanks sure we can do anything, we will take our rights with our hands."
Whether the committee is dissolved or not, it is certain that the fight for more freedoms and rights will transcend the ink on paper this constitution may or may not bring us.


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All classes offered by Kim Hendrikson,
Offered in cooperation with Ramsey Community School
All classes held at Ramsey High School
Monday & Tuesday, 7-9:30 p.m. (plus $30 mat. fee due at reg.)
(2 sess. Nov. 13 & 14)
Once Halloween is over don't we all start thinking entertaining? And don't we always need new ideas for holiday hors d'oeuvres? In these two nights we will be divided up into pairs and will prepare four different small savory bites to be shared and eaten at the end of the evening. If Mini Hasslelback Tomatoes and Shrimp or Grits, and Truffle Thyme Cheese Straws and Grilled Peas with Toasted Coconut interest you, we will create many more; join us. Bring to class: apron, dish towel, paring and chopping knife and a take home container.
Monday & Tuesday, 7-10 p.m. (plus $25 mat. fee due at reg.)
(2 sess. Oct. 9 & 10)
Who doesn't love a great, home-made pot pie? We settle for the frozen ones because we think the homemade one's are too complicated, but they are actually simpler than you think and YOU can be in control of the ingredients you put into the one's you love. First night we will discuss crust options. Kim will demo crust making and the different options including one using the trendy, healthy coconut oil crust. Everyone will prepare the crusts of their choice that evening. Night 2 will involve preparing a variety of different fillings for individual serving pot pies. Traditional chicken veggie filling plus a vegetarian option and others will be prepared that night. Plan on taking at least 4 individual pot pies home for eating or freezing. Bring to class: apron, dish towel, chopping knife, and container to take home dough for chilling the first night and a container to take 4 individual pot pies home the second night.
(2 sess. Oct. 23 & 24)
Everyone has a favorite and an opinion where to buy them, but they are easy to make; Kim will show you how. Each night will begin with a demo, then the class will prepare four different doughnuts an evening to taste and share. We will not forget jelly doughnuts and ebelskiver (the Scandinavian doughnut!). Apple Cider Doughnuts, Lemon Mist Doughnuts, Maple Doughnuts, Chocolate Cake Doughnuts are just few we will be creating and EATING! A doughnut cutter will be provided for each person to take home. Bring to class: apron, dish towel, chopping knife, take home container.
Monday & Tuesday, 7-10 p.m. (plus $20 mat. fee due at reg.)
(2 sess. Nov. 6 & 7)
We love them and at the same time think they are TOO hard to make. WRONG! The pastry has it's own unique characteristics and Kim will show you how to make this buttery, classic pastry. A demo will start off the class and everyone will make their own batch of pastry; then night two will include shaping and baking the dough you made the night before. Bring coffee or tea to go with the tasting of your croissants. Conversation about freezing croissants baked or unbaked will be included. Bring to class: apron, dish towel, paring knife and container to take dough home on night one and then another container to take home your baked croissants.
Monday, 7-10 p.m. (1 sess. Dec. 4) (plus $20 mat. fee due at reg.)
One quick evening to learn and prepare 5 different tasty, giftable treats to take home and give for the holidays. Advice on storing will be discussed and recipes will be simpler than you might expect! Coffee Toffee Chocolate Brittle, Buttery Cashew Brittle and Chocolate Kumquat & Cherry Bark are a few recipes we will prepare. Bring to class: apron, dish towel, chopping knife, and container to take home container.
Wednesday, 7-9:30 p.m. (plus $10 cash mat. fee to instructor)
(1 sess. Sept. 27) Midland Park H.S.
If you want to have the prettiest flowers and eat the freshest, tastiest, and most healthy produce ever, but hate to weed and don't have much time to spend in the garden each day, then you're in luck. A SF Garden is: 50% of the cost, 20% of the space, 10% of the water, 5% of the seeds, 2% of the work and 100% as much harvest as a traditional back yard row garden. It makes gardening success easy. No weeding. No digging. No tilling. No kidding! Is your backyard soil as hard as a brick? No problem! You won't be using it in your raised beds, and as a bonus the soil is totally organic! Join us for a light and fun-filled evening of useful gardening information, class participation and a question and answer session. You will be amazed to learn what you can grow all year long by using some of our simple tricks. Instructor: DONALD J. KANARR
(1 sess. Oct. 4) Midland Park H.S.
Plant basil or carrots by your tomatoes for a better harvest and better tasting tomatoes, but don't plant anything in the onion family near your peas or you will stunt their growth! Sounds crazy but it's true. Gardeners and farmers have known this for hundreds of years. The proper layout of your garden patch will greatly enhance its productivity and taste. Knowing what to plant next after harvesting one type of vegetable in your garden is just as crucial. Each plant variety has different requirements. This course will teach you how to successfully do both for a productive and disease and pest resistant garden. Instructor: DONALD J. KANARR
Wednesday 7-9:30 pm (plus $35 cash mat. fee to instructor)
(1 sess.Oct. 11) Midland Park H.S.
Vermiculture is the process of worm farming. When we use worms to create compost, we are vermicomposting. Experienced gardeners will tell you that worm excrement (castings) are the best natural fertilizer on the face of the earth. The lowly worm is the gardener's best friend. They turn our kitchen scraps into "black gold." When done properly, there are no odors, flies, or downsides. Worm castings have a woodsy, earthy, pleasant aroma. This course will enlighten you about worms and how to harness their power year-round to the benefit of your garden. Each participant will build a simple worm composting tub including worm bedding, natural additives and powdered food to take home along with detailed instructions for success. Actual worms must be ordered on-line after the tub has been completed and allowed to sit for several days. Your garden will thank you with healthier vegetables and bigger blooms. It's natural and all organic! Instructor: Donald J. Kanarr
Wednesday 7-9:30 pm (plus $30 cash mat. fee to Instructor)
(1 sess. Oct. 18) Midland Park H.S.
Together we'll explore the differences between sprouts, microgreens and baby greens and how to grow all of them year-round in your home. Sprouts have very important health properties due to their high levels of nutrients and enzymes, which give our body valuable energy to detox and strengthen our immune system. Broccoli sprouts contain 20 to 50 times more nutrients than mature broccoli and have sulforaphane, a powerful anti-cancer compound that helps fight and reduce the risk of developing cancer. Every participant will plant a tray of organic broccoli sprouts to take home. We will also discuss the benefits of growing and juicing wheat grass which is another powerhouse for good health. Join us for a fun-filled evening of tips for living a healthier life. Instructor: Donald J. Kanarr
Wednesday, 7-9:30 p.m. (plus $10 cash mat. fee to instructor)
(1 sess. Oct. 25) Midland Park H.S.
Why settle for frozen or canned vegetables or dried herbs when you can grow your own fresh produce practically year-round here in New Jersey? It's easier than you might think. We'll discuss techniques to get you started from the simplest window sill garden to hot house gardening and everything in between. Knowing which varieties to plant and when can make all the difference. These time-tested and proven techniques will have you amazing your friends and neighbors as you harvest vegetables just when they are beginning to plant them! We always have a great Q & A session at the end of the class and our gardeners share their success stories as well as questions. Join us for a fun-filled evening!
Instructor: DONALD J. KANARR
SEWING - BEGINNERS (Ages 14 & up) FEE: $125
Monday, 6:30-9 p.m. (9 sess. beg. Sept. 25) Midland Park H.S.
Students will learn the basics of sewing including seams, hems, zippers, buttonholes,pattern selection & layout. Each student is required to bring their own sewing machines with instruction manual in order to learn how to operate them more effectively. Please bring it the first night of class along with a 3 ring binder and a ½ yard of muslin fabric. Class limited to 14 students. Instructor: KAREN SKOGLUND
SEWING - ADVANCED (Ages 14 & up) FEE: $125
Wednesday, 6:30-9 p.m. Midland Park H.S
(9 sess. beg. Sept. 27)(no class 11/22)
Advanced sewing techniques will be taught. Prerequisite for this class is sewing for beginners. STUDENTS MUST HAVE SEWING EXPERIENCE! Students should bring their own sewing machines and a project to the first class. Class limited to14 students.
Instructor: KAREN SKOGLUND
Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. (8 sess. beg. Sept. 19) ($30 mat. fee due at registration)
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Here's your opportunity to learn how to upholster and master the 'tricks of the trade'. Work on your own piece (we suggest a small piece: small chair, ottoman). Professional work is expensive; save a lot of money by learning to do it yourself. You will receive a survey via your email. Please keep a current email address in your student profile. Material fee: $30 material fee payable at time of registration. Larger pieces (i.e. loveseat, armchair, etc.) will incur an extra material fee applied at class time. Park at Ramsey High School, 256 E. Main St. Parking Lot next to football field. Instructor: GREG GEORGI
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Whaling is the act of hunting whales for their meat, bones and blubber which are used to make various products and chemicals such as transmission fluid, candles, margarine, jewelry, toys and tools.
While most people think about whaling in recent years the history of whaling dates back to at least 3,000 B.C. with some researchers obtain possible evidence of this practice extending as far back as 6,000 B.C.
Some of this evidence includes observing ancient tools that appear to be early harpoons with ropes or lines attached to them as well as the use of drogues.
One of the oldest methods known for capturing whales was to place several small boats beside a whale and hope to scare it and drive it to shore where it would land on the beach and could be killed.
While whaling has existed for thousands of years it wasn't until around the 17th century that the whaling industry truly emerged due to an increase in the necessity of goods and advances in technology which improved the hunting and success rates of whale killings.
By the 18th and 19th century whaling became a highly competitive business.
Part of the increased necessity for whale parts was due to the boom of the industrial era as whale oil became increasingly used among both small and large businesses.
In the 20th century the concept of whale harvesting began to grow as well as the introduction of factory ships which could be used to hunt, capture and transport whales much more effectively.
As technology and the demand of whale goods increased stocks of whales began to significantly decrease causing many species to become endangered.
By the late 1930's 50,000 + whales were being killed annually.
The large decline in whale populations led to growing concerns among groups and organizations that began to worry about various species of whale becoming endangered and possibly even facing extinction.
Whaling Ships
The phrase "whaling ship" often calls to mind images of tall ships with sails, the nineteenth century and Captain Ahab, but despite these associations, whaling has a long history across many different cultures and eras.
Hunting whales for various purposes dates back to at least 3,000 B.C., and whaling and its effects on global whale populations have evolved tremendously over the centuries.
Whaling even continues today in a more limited form, after the outcry against whaling and the bans on most whaling activities in the latter half of the 20th century.
"Whaling" simply refers to the hunting of whales, either for their meat or to produce whale oil and other substances for light, lubricants or food.
Generally speaking, a whaling ship is any ocean-going vessel used to hunt whales.
Under this definition, everything from a tiny canoe to a giant industrial factory-ship can be considered a whaling vessel, although in contemporary discussions "whaling ship" is understood to refer to these latter vessels that harvest and process whales on an industrial scale.
Whaling's origins lie in the small boats used to capture whales as part of the subsistence diet of various traditional cultures.
Most traditional whaling techniques date back thousands of years.
Early human communities living in coastal regions hunted whales first by corralling them with a group of boats and then driving them ashore.
Later, various groups began to hunt using spears or harpoons made of bone or metal.
Whale hunters tied their weapons to some buoyant object or floater, which prevented the whale from diving to escape.
The 17th century saw the onset of industrial whaling in pursuit of the whale's oil, an important source of light in the era before electricity.
Because of this and other uses of the whale, harvesting began on a massive scale.
The earliest modern whalers, made famous by Melville's Moby Dick, were large sailing ships that launched small, open boats to pursue and capture the larger whale species.
The whalers then brought the captured whales to the ship and butchered and processed them into oil.
By the late 19th century, fast, maneuverable steamships and cannon-fired harpoons had revolutionized whaling.
No longer limited by the winds or the strength of the harpooners' arms, whaling ships were able to pursue even the largest whales non-stop and capture them in their thousands.
By 1930, these high-tech whaling fleets were killing some 50,000 whales worldwide every year.
Subsistence whaling from an older era had never captured whales on such a scale.
By the 1940's, many of the commonly hunted whale species such as blue whales and sperm whales were near extinction.
In 1986, the International Whaling Commission banned almost all whaling, and many of the whale populations have shown substantial recoveries, although their populations remain well below pre-20th century levels, and many species remain vulnerable.
The whaling that continues today falls under two broad categories.
First, local and international authorities permit some communities with a history of subsistence whaling to continue such traditional practices; examples of this include the Inuit in Canada and some groups in Indonesia.
Representatives of these groups claim that whaling represents an integral part of their cultures and provides an important dietary resource.
In these communities, whalers hunt for whales in the traditional fashion in smaller boats, although rifles now often replace harpoons or spears.
The second category includes those hunts permitted by the IWC under its so-called scientific exception, which allows limited whaling for research purposes.
The controversial Japanese whale hunt in Antarctic waters is an example of modern research whaling.
Critics claim that this exception is merely a cover for whaling for meat or oil and that killing whales is unnecessary for research or conservation.
In addition, the IWC rules do not regulate the hunting of small cetacean species such as dolphins and pilot whales, and hunts of this kind continue in certain regions, for instance in Denmark's Faroe Islands.
Hunting dolphins
While this article is focused on how whales have been affected by extensive hunting during the whaling era it is important to point out that dolphins have also been hunted by poachers looking to sell their meat or use it for bait.
Because dolphins are much smaller than whales they were much less likely to be hunted and attacked during the whaling era as they provided much less oil from their blubber than the larger whale species, however they were and still are hunted for other reasons.
As stated before dolphins may be hunted so that their meat can be sold to local markets.
In some cases dolphin meat has even been found in sold cans of tuna as a filler for tuna meat or mixed in with other types of fish products.
Dolphins have also been hunted so that their meat could be used as bait by fishermen looking to attract other marine animals they were hunting.
And some species were killed by poachers and fishermen that were looking to lower their competition for hunting fish or because the dolphins were interfering with their fishing equipment.
As with the whale species dolphins are now considered a protected species and hunting them is illegal in numerous countries.
Help from the ICRW/IWC
In 1946 agreements were made and signed by the ICRW in Washington D.C. to provide better protection among certain whale populations and monitor the behavior of the whaling industry in an attempt to allow certain whale stocks time to recover from extensive whaling practices, and in 1986 the International Whaling Commission (An organization created to prevent the over-hunting of whales and create policies as to how people are allowed to interact with whales) banned the practice of commercial whaling to provide better protection to all marine mammals and give species affected by the whaling industry time to hopefully rebuild their population.
Those who signed into the international agreement complied to follow its policies, however over the years some countries have disbanded from the agreement and have begun hunting again.
Other countries have adopted their own policies for policing the hunting of whales and limit which species of whale can be hunted and how many of that species can be killed yearly.
While not completely stopping commercial whaling these countries try to create a balance between the whaling industry and the re-population of whales.
And some countries hunt whales regardless of existing policies.
Due to the creation of alternative resources whale blubber is no longer needed for oil so most hunting that does occur today is the result of hunting whales for their meat which is sold to restaurants, meat markets and supermarkets where it can be sold for human consumption.
Fortunately most species of whale still remain in existence today due to the banning of commercial whaling in various parts of the world.
Although unauthorized commercial whaling is likely to continue for a long time it appears that this trend is declining as certain countries continue to lose profits due continually declining interests.
List of hunted whales
This is not a complete list.
- Northern bottlenose whale
- Baird's beaked whale
- Bowhead whale
- Byrde's whale
- Fin whale
- Gray whale
- humpback whale
- Minke whale
- Narwhal whale
- Long finned pilot whale
- Pygmy killer whale
- Sperm whale
- Atlantic white sided dolphin
The growth of the whale watching industry
As the commercial whaling industry came to an end during the 20th century a new industry known as whale watching began to emerge.
Since its inception the whale watching industry has grown to a billion dollar annual business hiring thousands of employees and serving millions of customers each year.
Whale watching is act of watching whales live in their natural habitat similar to bird watching.
Whale watchers pay tour boats to bring them out to sea where they can catch a glimpse of these amazing marine mammals living their lives.
In addition to bringing additional capital to numerous economies whale watching has also helped bring awareness about the current condition of whales and some businesses work with organizations to provide additional help and protection for these marine mammals, especially those that are endangered and in threat of facing extinction.


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Photos of the Revolution coaster reborn
As mentioned previously, Libertyland's triple-looping Revolution roller coaster has found a new home at an amusement park in the Philippines.
The coaster now operates as "Zimerman Corkscrew Coaster" at Gloria's Fantasyland in Dapitan City in the Philippines. It's operated there since early 2014.
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I "should" be totally ecstatic and celebrating, but instead, I felt "nice, but, meh." I felt something was missing.
The charge. The joy. The excitement.
The sense of play. The thrill of embarking on an adventure.
The sense of experiencing LIFE. The sense of being fully ME.
I took a hard look at myself, my life, my business, my thoughts, my emotions, my actions. I saw "going through the motion," even did a few gutsy thing… but part of me was dabbling – scared to fully step up, be me, say "screw you world" and toss all the "supposed to be" out the door.
I saw misalignments. I saw contradictions. I saw frustration when I did cookie-cutter things that didn't match the "ME" I want to become – just because those big wig coaches said so. I saw "future-tripping" that took me away from the moment. I saw over-thinking and under-living.
I was dabbling at the boundary, pushing to see where it can stretch. But I didn't quite have the guts to just cross it already.
I could stay in the "safe zone" when I "push" the boundary. I could poke at it without punching through it. I could stretch it and then retreat back to the comfort zone if it became too much. I could stay uncommitted because I could push at a few spots, instead of picking one and crossing it. I could pull a few things off and appear to be pretty gutsy to the outside world because I was "pushing" the boundary and temporarily felt good about myself.
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I long for innovation, for creating something that has never been done before, yet I held onto the "existing" like a stinky old security blanket.
DECISION: Stop doing what I am "supposed" to do. Stop "going through the motion". Create something that is truly out of the box, challenge the status quo, slap the "what had worked" in the face. "Certainty" is an illusion – the only thing I am certain of is Change.
Go for the excitement. Dive into the unknown.
Do something Gutsy. Trust the Universe.
Release Control
I long for adventure, yet I was a quite a control freak. I long to relive the thrill of those days when I grabbed my backpack, fly to some Scandinavian country with a friend not having a room to stay, not knowing what language they speak, not knowing what money they spend. Yet I tensed up when I was taken out of my routine.
DECISION: Get out of my head. Stop the planning. Be present. Find peace, make space, allow expected and unexpected opportunities to show up.
Embrace space. Let in opportunities.
Allow chance encounters. Be pleasantly surprised.
Embrace All Of ME
I long for the world to experience ME to the fullest extent. I long to forge my own path. Tell my Truth, my way. Yet I had not fully embraced all of me – all of my life experiences, all my quirks and desires. There were parts of me that got left behind. There were thoughts and desires not voiced, not declared.
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Show off my gifts. Live loudly. Unapologetically.
Make Art
I long to build my business as if I am creating a work of art, yet I beat myself up if I was not following those "best practices" and felt like missing out. I long to be unapologetically me, yet I fell into the comparison trap. I long to break the rules yet I often felt tied down by what I know intellectually. I long to feel everything in my body, yet I spent too much time in my head.
DECISION: Question the Rules. Break out of the box. Whip out Heart & Guts, screw you brain.
Build my business like I am making art.
Smear the paint. Splatter the plaster. Get messy. See what happens.
Be inspired. Breath in the turpentine. Follow my Instinct.
Tell My Truth.
Have Fun
I long for freedom, lightness and laughter, yet I was afraid to let it all go and take flight. I long for a business that is totally fun, yet I got bogged down by the shoulda coulda, and the "comparison trap".
DECISION: Dare to toss out what I know about "marketing" ( – a lot. I paid a load of money for my biz coach to tell me I probably know more about marketing than she does) and do only what lights me up. Trust my intuition and write from my guts.
Indulge. Laugh. Fly.
Do what makes my Guts happy.
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I need to feel like more than just roommates raising kids together. I love him so much, and I know without a doubt he feels the same, but we are like roommates. No affection other than rubbing feet while he watches tv and I play online. No sex. We have opposite sleeping patterns which hurts greatly. We have opposite personalities when we go out and in general. He is a loner and I am super social. I wanna cry....
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by Bronze Member on Mar. 5, 2013 at 4:02 AM
That doesn't make you a bitch, hon. Have you talked to him about how you feel?
You should be talking to him about this. Maybe he's feeling the same way. DF and I kind of settled into a rut like that for a while, but we finally talked about it and worked it out. Everything's been great since.
talk to him about how you feel, and try the book "The Five Languages of Love" - works great (at least it did for me!)
by Anonymous 1 - Original Poster on Mar. 5, 2013 at 4:08 AM
I have read that and I have tried. I have tried giving him a verbal synpsis. I have also talked to him. I also tried to talk him into trying the 30 day challenge.
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talk to him about how you feel, and try the book "The Five Languages of Love" - works great (at least it did for me!)
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by Anonymous 5 on Mar. 5, 2013 at 4:10 AM
DF and I have a 21 year age difference, he sleeps on the couch (bed hurts his back), and we are perfectly fine. I think you are expecting romance and cuddles 24/7. If that's the case, and you've told him this, idk what to tell you. This is something you should have noticed before you got married.
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Yes. I do try to talk to him. Our age difference with our personalities is kicking our asses, maritally speaking.
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Does he know?
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NY Senator Jeff Klein faces two worthy opponents. One from within his own party, who has some name recognition. Former state Attorney General Oliver Koppell is challenging Klein bacause he says is breaking with fellow Democrats in the power-sharing deal that keeps Republicans in control of the Senate.
Koppell, also a former New York City council-member and state assemblyman, sys he decided to run because action on progressive issues has stalled during the alliance between Klein's five-member Independent Democratic Conference and the Senate Republicans.
Koppell was an assemblyman for 23 years before being appointed to fill the final year left in the term of Attorney General Robert Adams, who resigned. In 2002, he was elected to the City Council, a position he held until 2013. Although Koppell has name recognition, he faces an uphill fight against the incumbent.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has endorsed Koppell's agenda.
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The 34th Senate district, which Klein has held for a decade, includes The Bronx and portions of Westchester County.
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Facebook just went legit.
The company announced a big change to their mobile profile structure today. We can now have what we have always wanted: A moving video as a profile picture (or a GIF as the kids call it). Many of Facebook's features have been updated as of late, and many people have been annoyed by them, but it seems like this one is going to be a hit.
This update is in an effort to let users be more creative with their profile. It will also feature a 'Bio' section where you can show off your personality—and deep love for Game of Thrones. You even have the option to curate five photos that will appear at the top of your profile. Just make sure and leave out that pic from the club last weekend.
The Facebook team is also aware of the ever-changing moods of their users, so they've also given us the option to temporarily change profile pictures. (According to the site, 26 million people used the Celebrate Pride filter for the Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage ruling, so they're clearly capitalizing on a popular feature.) You'll be able to switch filters at your whim, and even choose the length of time you keep the filter up. If you're like us, you'll want to use these feature to showcase your cats—can we make #FelineAppreciationDay a thing?
Anyways, this update is a push to make the mobile site more visually engaging and to give diehard Facebook fans more control over their online persona. Facebook mobile users in the UK and California will be the first to test out these fun changes. Cheerio, and let us know how those GIFs work for you.