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Format: CD
Manufacturer: Universal Music Group
Sku: 209701886
Release Date: 10/28/2008
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Cosmos Rockin' ~ Paul Rodgers/Queen
2. Time To Shine ~ Paul Rodgers/Queen
3. Still Burnin' ~ Paul Rodgers/Queen
4. Small ~ Paul Rodgers/Queen
5. Warboys ~ Paul Rodgers/Queen
6. We Believe ~ Paul Rodgers/Queen
7. Call Me ~ Paul Rodgers/Queen
8. Voodoo ~ Paul Rodgers/Queen
9. Some Things That Glitter ~ Paul Rodgers/Queen
10. C-lebrity ~ Paul Rodgers/Queen
11. Through The Night ~ Paul Rodgers/Queen
12. Say It's Not True ~ Paul Rodgers/Queen
13. Surf's Up...School's Out! ~ Paul Rodgers/Queen
14. Small Reprise ~ Paul Rodgers/Queen
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
Paul Rodgers/Queen: Roger Taylor , Brian May. | |
Personnel: Paul Rodgers; Nigel "Stix" Burchett (drums). | |
Former Bad Company belter Paul Rodgers's bluesy, testosterone-heavy style might seem an odd replacement for late Queen singer Freddie Mercury's operatic art-rock acrobatics, but his collaboration with Queen's guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor has revitalized all three British rock stalwarts. The team-up began with a tour focused on classic Queen material, but for their first album of new material, the trio wisely avoids trying to recreate the Queen of yore; the album is credited separately to Queen and Paul Rodgers, and the songs seem to represent an equitable meeting of Queen's elegant, larger-than-life flash and Rodgers's down-and-dirty blues-rock grit, arriving at a new paradigm that alternates between the high-minded and the down-to-earth in what amounts to a classic-rock lover's wet dream come true. | |
Engineer: Zebedee Mullen; Alex Wordsworth; Kevin Metcalfe; Tom Mitchell |
Compilation Appearances
Chimes Of Freedom:songs Of Bob Dylan | |
Very Best Of Peter Green/splinter Gro | |
Beacon Theatre:live From New York |
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The Cosmos Rocks ~ Queen |
Technical Info
Release Date : 10/28/2008 | |
Original Release Date : 2008 | |
Catalog ID : 1287 | |
Label : Hollywood | |
Number of Discs : 1 | |
Studio/Live : Studio | |
Mono/Stereo : Stereo | |
SPAR Code : n/a | |
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The new study, Building Common Ground, reveals vast similarities in the post-Katrina experiences of two groups often considered separately in discussions on hurricane recovery and rebuilding. While the study revealed many of the tensions and misconceptions that existed between the two groups, it demonstrated that there is very fertile ground upon which African Americans and Latinos can forge new relationships to combat some of the challenges they face together.
The results of the study will be presented Tuesday at 6 pm at Xavier University and will be followed by a panel discussion. Lydia Camarillo, Vice President of Southwest Voter Registration Education Project will deliver a keynote address following opening remarks from Xavier University president Dr. Norman Francis. Members of the panel include:
In one key finding, 83 percent of African Americans and 86 percent of Latinos said building alliances are important to achieving social and economic equity in New Orleans.
"Too often we talk about tensions between African-Americans and Latinos," said Ilana Scherl, Gulf Coast Field Representative for Oxfam America. "This study demonstrates that African Americans and Latinos face common challenges which limit their opportunities to succeed in society."
The study's results were driven from a survey conducted in late 2008 by Dr. Silas Lee & Associates of African Americans and Latinos living in New Orleans. Hundreds of residents were interviewed and participated in focus groups to gauge the issues and concerns affecting these communities.
The study found striking similarities, including:
The report also identified some of the obstacles and opportunities for working together on the issues both groups experience:
Most importantly, both groups recognized the importance of working together on common issues, with one focus group participant saying "We have to be here, and we have to get along. How can we start the dialogue?"
"This survey goes a long way to deconstructing some of the myths that have sprung up after Katrina," said Dr. Silas Lee. "Contrary to popular belief, significant percentages of both African Americans and Latinos not only believe that the two groups can and should work together, but are willing to take steps to continue to the process of recovery together now."
"Building Common Ground: How shared attitudes and concerns can create alliances between African Americans and Latinos in a post-Katrina New Orleans," was published by Oxfam America. Read the full text of the report and detailed results of the survey.
]]>West African countries produce millions of ounces of gold each year, but the region is one of the poorest in the world. Provisions set forth in a directive issued by the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) create a basis for helping communities ensure that mining revenues will be used in ways that will reduce poverty, and that they enjoy some of the benefits of wealth produced by mining—instead of simply enduring the costs in terms of pollution, and loss of farm lands. Uniform standards across the region will help prevent destructive competition for foreign investment that force governments to relax environmental and financial standards.
Richard Ellimah, from Obuasi, Ghana, says the new mining directive is "probably the most audacious attempt by the sub regional body to address concerns of mining-affected communities... We are looking forward to using the directive to demand respect for human rights, and freedom of information."
Campaign activities during the week of action will take place in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Nigeria, and Mali, and will include debates and information workshops to teach people in communities affected by mining about the principles in the ECOWAS mining directive. Top among those principles is free, prior, and informed consent, which will give people the right to say whether—and under what terms—mining can be carried out in their community. Civil society organizations will reach out to the press, holding information workshops for the media and interested environmental and social organizations. Organizations also plan to contact their legislatures and mining ministries to ask them to change their regulations to comply with the ECOWAS directive on mining.
Six allied organizations held a press conference following the workshop and released a statement calling on the government to revoke permits it granted Newmont Mining of Denver to explore for gold in the Ajenua Bepo Forest Reserve. "When government revokes the Environmental Permit to mine in Ajenua Bepo Forest Reserve it would demonstrate its preparedness to define forest reserves as 'No Go Zones' for mining," the statement says.
"This campaign is the next phase of the movement towards an increased citizens' participation in public policy making and better governance and regulation in the mining sector in West Africa," says Ibrahima Aidara, Oxfam America's lead expert on extractive industries in West Africa.
]]>According to Oxfam, while a solution is needed to halt appalling levels of human rights abuses committed by armed rebels, the answer cannot be action that knowingly increases levels of human suffering.
Marcel Stoessel, head of Oxfam in DRC, said:
"Four months ago an offensive against the FDLR set in train a spiral of violence against civilians which has forced 250,000 to flee their homes and caused untold death and suffering that continues to this day. By any yardstick it has been a humanitarian disaster, and one the world has ignored. The UN force's top priority in Congo must be to protect the lives of innocent civilians. The UN needs to be aware of the full implications of continuing to support military action in the present circumstances."
Oxfam said any military action should ensure that risks to civilians are kept to an absolute minimum and, in accordance with international humanitarian law. The agency also called for appropriate sanctions for any violations of international humanitarian law noting that for too long human rights abuses, including by government soldiers, have gone largely unpunished.
The aid agency urged the UN to set out and stand by clear preconditions, based on rigorous observance of international humanitarian law, for MONUC support to any military action by the FARDC. It also called for greater emphasis on non-military efforts to disarm rebel groups, which present less risk to civilians but so far have not been given sufficient priority.
The previous joint offensive against the FDLR in North Kivu, launched in January 2009, has already created immense suffering for thousands of civilians. An estimated 250,000 people are still unable to return to their homes. Villagers have reported that thousands of homes have been burned to the ground in reprisal attacks mainly by the FDLR. Rape and looting by all sides, including government forces, has also been reported. According to recent reports, 100,000 people have already fled their homes in South Kivu, even before the new offensive has started. Aid agencies are planning for the possible displacement of a further 400,000 people in South Kivu.
Oxfam had to expand its programs in North Kivu after the first offensive, bringing life-saving assistance to at least a further 85,000 people, in addition to those that it was helping already. Oxfam has also opened a new rapid response office in Bukavu, South Kivu, to be prepared for possible humanitarian fallout there. The international agency urged all major donor countries to give sufficient attention to the humanitarian crisis, which has been raging since January.
Oxfam is helping to support more than 500,000 people affected by the conflict.
]]>The rise in numbers—from the current 250 million per year to 375 million by 2015—is due to the increasing threat of climate change-induced severe weather events and inability of millions of people worldwide to prepare to deal with such catastrophes. In the report, The Right to Survive, Oxfam America recommends adequate and urgent investments in climate change adaptation and an overhaul of the current system of humanitarian assistance in order to meet the challenge of more frequent and devastating disasters.
"Entrenched poverty in many parts of the world makes people more vulnerable to disasters," said Raymond C. Offenheiser, President of Oxfam America. "Climate change is already threatening our work to overcome poverty, and now it is increasing the pressure on our relief work. It is crucial that we tackle global warming head on by cutting dangerous greenhouse gas emissions, but we must also invest in community preparedness to cope with climate-related disasters."
According to the report, the international humanitarian system must change the way it delivers aid, with a focus on helping build countries' ability to prepare and withstand future shocks. The report recommends increased humanitarian aid to ensure there is adequate funding to support timely, effective, and good-quality humanitarian action. In addition, Oxfam urged aid providers—including the US government—to act impartially after a disaster, investing money and effort to commensurate with the levels of need.
As climate-related disasters increase, aid must be more focused on preparing communities, working with local NGOs and governments to create relief that works in the long-term, and helping make vulnerable communities stronger in the face of climate change.
"Communities around the world have the knowledge and experience to craft their response to the negative impacts of climate change, but they need adequate funding to make it happen," said Offenheiser. "Investing in community resilience, especially for the most vulnerable, must be a cornerstone of any American effort on climate change."
The report is released right as important climate change legislation is moving through the Energy and Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives and as the White House prepares to host a high-level meeting of developed countries in Washington on climate change.
"Now is the time for bold action on climate," said Offenheiser. "We must not only improve our response to disasters, but also fund measures that help communities adapt to climate change. After all, it is poverty and failure to recognize everyone's right to survive that turn a storm into a disaster."
UPDATE: April 2011
This note is to briefly explain why Oxfam has revised its view of its 2009 forecast of a likely rise in the number of people affected by climate-related disasters.
Two years ago Oxfam did an analysis of the number of people affected by past climate-related events. From this analysis we made a forecast that by 2015 it was likely that the average annual number of people affected by climate-related disasters would be 375 million and this represented an increase of 54 per cent compared with the average figure of the decade 1998-2007.
Having reviewed the data and the method we used to analyse the data we are no longer confident in the specific approach we used, given the nature of the data, as described below, and so we are no longer confident of this specific forecast.
Our concerns are essentially two-fold: the limitations of the data and the limitations of the way we analysed the data.
The limitations of the data: The data we used was from EM-DAT, the international disaster database managed by CRED, the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters. This is a respected set of data which captures, amongst other things, the number of disasters that has happened and the number of people affected.
Like most sets of data it has its limitations. In EM-DAT's case one of the key limitations is that the more recent data is more reliable. This was well known to us and we dealt with this in our analysis by using double exponential smoothing on the data (see the explanation of how we carried out the analysis and catered for the data's limitation).
However one limitation we did not know at the time and have only recently discovered is that the number of people affected by climate-related disasters in China is unusually low in first half of the 1980s when compared with subsequent years. It is highly likely that this is the result of under reporting from China. Given the size of China's population its disaster figures are significant when considering the global picture. The likely impact of this on our forecast may mean that we started our analysis with data from 1980 that was likely to be unreasonably low and therefore made our projected increase in the number of people affected artificially high.
We now know that there has been a significant increase in reporting from many other countries over the same period due to better information and communication.
Limitations of our analysis: Though we were clear in our explanation of the way we came to our conclusion that "different forecasting models could lead to different results," what we should have done, particularly given the high volatility of the data especially in 2002, was run these different models to help determine the degree of confidence in the conclusion we came to.
It does not mean though that there will not be an increase in the numbers of people affected by disasters in the future. There is evidence to point to this likelihood.
According to EM-DAT the number of climate-related disasters has increased by 35 per cent from the 1990s to the 2000s. Floods have increased by 50 per cent over the same period. Munich Re's database of global disasters also shows an increasing trend in climate-related events. It is not possible to know how much of this is an increase in events or better reporting of events and neither can we assume that an increase in events will lead to an equal increase in numbers affected.
Population growth means that there is a likelihood of more people being affected by climate-related events.
The number of people exposed to some climate-related events is also on the increase. According to the forthcoming United Nations Global Assessment Report 2011 the number of people exposed to floods and cyclones has doubled between 1970 and 2010. It is likely that many people who are 'exposed' to hazards are not affected due to measures that protect them, such as flood defences for example. However in many vulnerable countries investment and efforts to reduce significantly the risk of disasters is sorely lacking leaving millions exposed and likely to be affected by disasters.
Finally as the effects of climate change become more apparent there are more frequent and more intense climate-related events according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report.
Oxfam is in the process of further research into the number of people affected by climate-related events and will be publishing the results of this research in due course.
As NATO celebrates its 60th anniversary, 11 international aid agencies including Oxfam, ActionAid, CARE Afghanistan and Save the Children UK released a new report, called "Caught in the Conflict," which says NATO and other international military forces must transform the way their soldiers operate in Afghanistan.
In 2008, there were 2,100 civilian casualties, a 30 percent increase on the previous year. Although 55 percent of civilian deaths were caused by militants, there are serious concerns about fatalities caused by air strikes from pro-government forces, which increased by 70 percent to 552.
Matt Waldman, head of policy for Oxfam International on Afghanistan, said: "The troop surge will fail to achieve greater overall security and stability unless the military prioritize the protection of Afghan civilians.
"Despite taking steps to reduce civilian casualties, and repeated calls for restraint, too many military operations by foreign troops involve excessive force, loss of life and damage to property. This is causing anger, fear and resentment among Afghans, and is steadily eroding popular support for the international presence."
The aid agencies are asking for NATO and other military forces in Afghanistan to do far more to reduce civilian casualties, for example by tightening the rules on air strikes, ensuring night raids do not involve excessive force, and subjecting Special Forces operations to rigorous oversight.
Although civilian casualties are rising, the report finds no standardized system of investigation and compensation for Afghan civilians seeking redress for incidents involving loss of life, injury or damage to property caused by military operations.
Palwasha Abed, Protection Officer for Save the Children UK in Afghanistan, said: "The systems for compensating civilians are insufficient, fragmented and inaccessible to most Afghans. There must be a unified national system which ensures that when civilians are harmed during conflict, there is a full investigation where people are held to account and redress is available."
The aid agencies also criticized two programs recently established in the country. The new community defense and tribal empowerment initiatives – the Afghan Social Outreach Program and the Afghan Public Protection Forces – could put Afghan lives at risk, they said. The Afghan Social Outreach Program (ASOP) establishes district councils and part of their role is to inform on the militant activities. The Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) creates and arms local militias.
Lex Kassenberg, Country Director of CARE in Afghanistan said: "The Afghan Social Outreach Program and the Afghan Public Protection Force are a distraction from essential reforms in security and governance. Currently, an average of three Afghans are executed every four days by insurgents for having any link to the government. In this environment, these programs put Afghans at even greater risk."
The aid agencies are calling for the APPF initiative to be abandoned and for the ASOP to be suspended and reviewed.
The report warns the military are blurring the distinction between aid workers and soldiers by doing extensive humanitarian and assistance work for counter-insurgency purposes, and by using unmarked white vehicles, which are conventionally only used by the UN and aid agencies. This undermines local perceptions of the independence and impartiality of aid agencies and therefore increases the risk to aid workers, and threatens to reduce the areas in which they can safely work.
The agencies also warn that the increasing distortion of humanitarian and development assistance for military aims could undermine long-term stability.
Agencies say that the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs), the military-led security and reconstruction teams, continue to receive massive amounts of funding: the annual PRT budget for the United States—over $200 million—exceeds the Afghan national budgets for health and education combined. The agencies recommend a phase-out of militarized aid and a substantial increase in development and humanitarian funding for civilian institutions and organizations.
Gyan Bahadur Adhikari, ActionAid's Country Director in Afghanistan said: "The approach to security and reconstruction in Afghanistan has so far been piecemeal and insufficient—there has been no overall strategy in Afghanistan. But any new strategy has to be devised with the understanding that military solutions alone cannot bring peace and stability to Afghanistan."
Instead of focusing on such military approaches, the report recommends a comprehensive, long-term strategy for Afghanistan which includes greater support for rural development, measures to improve aid effectiveness and an enhanced response to the urgent humanitarian needs in the country.
]]>Oxfam America is joining other groups in Peru in calling for a complete investigation of these events, and for the individuals responsible for these crimes to be brought to justice.
"We are requesting that the Public Ministry [public prosecutor] and the police carry out an investigation," said Javier Aroca, coordinator of Oxfam International's extractive industries program. "It is essential that these accusations be investigated and that those responsible are punished to ensure that the laws of our country are enforced and that the fundamental rights of our citizens are protected. In the future, we must be able to attain peaceful solutions to social conflicts."
In January 2009 the National Human Rights Coordinator released a report alleging that 28 community members, who were concerned that mining exploration was being carried out on community farm land without their permission, were kidnapped and detained for three days. They had been marching to the mine site, where the Majaz Mining company (now known as Rio Blanco Copper) was exploring for copper deposits. The community members came from Segunda y Cajas and Yanta in Piura, and Jaén, and San Ignacio in the neighboring department of Cajamarca. According to the report, the march was peaceful—no participants carried any weapons apart from the machetes and whips customarily used when traveling by foot in the rough Huancabamba mountains. According to local leaders, they intended to go and speak with the representatives of the mining company, since other attempts to discuss their concerns had failed.
According to the report published by the National Human Rights Coordinator and FEDAPAZ, the community delegation of approximately 400 people was camped out the night before their planned arrival at the mine site when they were attacked by helicopters shooting tear gas. Soon after, police entered their camp and burned their equipment, food, and medicine. The next day the group was attacked again when it arrived at the Majaz mining camp, one person was killed, 40 were injured, and 28 were kidnapped and detained inside the mining camp. The National Human Rights Coordinator report says the detained individuals were subjected to "diverse forms of physical and psychological torture. As well as being savagely beaten…they were kept hooded, sprayed with tear gas and blindfolded, with no warm clothes in spite of the low temperatures." They were released after three days.
The kidnapped community members made formal legal complaints, but the public prosecutor in the region did not conduct an investigation. Instead, the government accused these individuals of terrorism, and they have been under police investigation. In June of 2008 the Human Rights Coordinator and FEDAPAZ filed a legal case in Piura against the police officers and employees of the security firm Forza who were working for the mine company. The suit also included the public prosecutor and medical examiner, who are alleged to have been aware of the kidnapping and torture, and failed to take proper legal action against the perpetrators.
In January of 2009 the national Human Rights Coordinator received photos taken during the three days in 2005 when the community members were detained at the mine site. The organization says the photographs, submitted anonymously, clearly verify the accounts of the detained individuals and have shocked many in the country.
The Prime Minister and Minister of Justice have issued statements urging a thorough investigation of the incidents in 2005. However the police still have not identified any of the officers involved.
"People living in a democracy should not be kidnapped, tortured, and persecuted just for expressing their opinion and raising their concerns," says Oxfam's Javier Aroca. "We need our institutions to create avenues for dialogue so we can avoid conflict and ensure our laws are respected."
]]>Oxfam America congratulates you on your inauguration as the 44th president of the United States. This historic moment provides an occasion to reestablish the role of the US as a global leader in fighting poverty and social injustice. And we believe you will make the most of this opportunity.
We ask that you take decisive and early action to shape how we engage in the international community. At a time when the US economy is in trouble and Americans are understandably concerned about their own economic well-being, we must not forget the needs of vulnerable populations around the world. If the US leads in the fight against global poverty, we can create positive long-term change that will result in a more just, prosperous, and secure world for all.
As your administration moves forward, you face an excellent opportunity to restructure US Foreign Assistance. Our current aid system is broken, which undermines American leadership and standing in the world. We ask that you work with foreign policy leaders in Congress to fix US foreign aid—a move that will fight poverty more effectively with no additional cost to taxpayers.
We encourage you to take bold action on climate change. The world?s poorest people—who are least responsible for climate change—are often the hardest hit by its consequences. Climate change is likely to increase economic and social instability, migration and refugee crises, and conflict over natural resources, and is quickly becoming a major driver of poverty and instability around the world. It is essential that your administration re-engage in international negotiations for a post-2012 agreement that includes significant cuts in emissions and additional funds to assist developing countries adapt to climate change. World leaders cannot create the next international climate agreement without US leadership. We also urge you to help bring about strong US legislation that not only dramatically cuts US emissions, but also provides significant assistance to poor and vulnerable communities.
Internationally, numerous conflicts continue to ravage civilian populations. We ask that you serve as a leader in prioritizing the protection of civilians in foreign assistance programs and cooperating with allies to remove obstacles to peace and stability. Yours is a unique opportunity: to build a 21st-century State Department by doubling the number of core diplomatic personnel and moving more personnel to potential and ongoing conflict zones. We know that we can rely on you to work closely with Secretary of State Clinton to achieve this vision.
In the US, we encourage you to turn your attention to the failed recovery of the Gulf Coast following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The inadequate US response to the desperate calls of her own citizens must not continue. Your administration can restore faith in government by helping to provide quality jobs and affordable housing for the low- and moderate-income families still unable to return to their former lives.
We look forward to working with you and members of your administration. We firmly believe that your leadership can help to improve the plight of millions of people who suffer from hunger, injustice, and violence around the world.
Raymond C. Offenheiser
President, Oxfam America
The Yanacocha gold mine is currently operating on 26,000 hectares (about 63,700 acres), high above the city of Cajamarca in the Andes mountains of Peru. But that is just a small area: The government conceded a total of 282,000 hectares (690,000 acres, slightly , larger than the state of Rhode Island) to Minera Yanacocha, a company comprised of majority owners Newmont Mining of the United States and Minera Buenaventura of Peru. Yanacocha continues to be a significant part of Newmont Mining's global production, contributing about a quarter of the 5.3 million ounces of gold Newmont sold in 2007.
Minera Yanacocha is working aggressively to expand the mine. In 2004, the mine began exploring for gold on Cerro Quilish, a small mountain that comprises the top of the watershed supplying the city of Cajamarca and the rest of the valley. Dairy and potato farmers in the area and many others opposed to mining Quilish blocked the road to the mountain in 2004. There were weeks of violent confrontation between police and protesters. In the end, Minera Yanacocha stated publicly that it had underestimated the concerns of local people and asked the Ministry of Energy and Mines to revoke its permit to explore for minerals on Cerro Quilish.
The mountain remains in the mine's concession area. Many of the Quechua-speaking indigenous people in the area consider Quilish their apu, a mountain spirit, and a sacred place. "When the clouds gather above Quilish, we know it will rain," says Nelida Chilon, a 24-year old from Bajo Porcón, midway between the city and the mountain. "We want to protect Quilish, our source of water. The [mining] engineers tell us there is water, and no pollution, but we know the land does not produce as it used to, and there is less water than ever."
Local governments representing communities opposed to mining on Quilish also adopted laws to designate it a protected natural area. Other communities where the mine intends to expand have taken similar measures. Oxfam America's partner GRUFIDES is supporting efforts by local communities to protect their land, and provides training and other support to local people eager to learn about and defend their human rights and protect their water sources. With help from Oxfam America, GRUFIDES is also working with the regional government's environmental management agency to create a land use plan that would clearly designate areas for agriculture, human settlement, mining, and other activities.
Minera Yanacocha is disputing 12 local ordinances that prohibit mining, and plans to expand mining exploitation to these and other areas, including La Zanja, where one person was killed by police during a demonstration in 2004. The environmentally fragile high altitude wetlands of El Solitario, where there are 240 ponds and lakes, is another area of proposed expansion.
Minera Yanacocha is claiming jurisdiction in Lima where the company is officially located and where judges are not familiar with these local areas. Communities are hard pressed to be properly represented in the proceedings due to costs and distance (375 miles). "With that kind of trial you know who is going to win," says Marco Arana, one of the founders of GRUFIDES, Oxfam America's partner in Cajamarca. He added that when legal and institutional roads are closed to citizens, it leads to confrontation, and "adds to the social exclusion and asymmetry of power in Peru."
Oxfam America is supporting the work of GRUFIDES to help local communities defend their rights and create an appropriate land use plan for the region. Oxfam is calling on Minera Yanacocha to:
Thousands more abandoned their villages and the temporary camps in which some were sheltering when fighting intensified in late October around Goma, the capital city of North Kivu Province directly across the border from Rwanda. The violence culminated in an armed stand-off outside the city on Oct. 29, and CNDP's call for a ceasefire. By November 7, that ceasefire was no longer holding.
The crisis has left the longer-term peace process—and a January ceasefire between the government and 22 armed groups—in shambles. The CNDP has claimed that the January peace agreement, which had been violated numerous times, favored the Congolese government and its forces.
The latest fighting follows more than a decade of conflict in the eastern provinces and stems back to the 1994 Rwandan genocide. But many other factors contribute to the ongoing violence as well: weak state authority, the illegal exploitation of Congo's vast natural resources, and the free flow of arms across porous borders.
The result is disaster for the Congolese caught in the crossfire and suffering from the deprivation constant conflict brings. Humanitarian needs are escalating: The fighting forced some aid groups to suspend their operations, preventing life-saving help from reaching those who needed it. Since 1998, an estimated 5.4 million people have lost their lives to the conflict and the hunger and disease it unleashes.
In early November, Oxfam was already helping about 85,000 people, including 65,000 camped in four temporary settlements around Goma. The organization planned to help an additional 100,000 people in areas to the north and west of the city. Assistance has included the provision of clean water and sanitation services—essential in preventing the spread of waterborne diseases-- to those in the four camps. Oxfam has also been trucking water to 20,000 people in Kanyabayonga north of Goma.
Oxfam is calling for:
In the DRC, increasing violence has forced people to flee from their homes, and led to the deaths of almost 1,500 people a day. Though no other conflict causes that kind of death rate, Oxfam's workers hear similar stories of murder, rape, and displacement from men and women from Colombia to Sudan every day. Sixty years after the main Geneva Conventions enshrined civilians' rights to protection, they are violated in every current conflict.
Some states and non-state actors choose to kill civilians, or pursue strategies in which civilians are too likely to die. Some governments choose to protect their citizens: to keep them safe. Some do not protect all of them, or not well enough. There are, however, successful examples of protecting civilians that show what governments and others can do when they choose to.
They have an interest in protecting civilians, because mass atrocities fuel the conflicts that, in an interdependent world, create security threats that cannot be contained. And an increasing number of governments have a "moral interest" too, because their electorates expect them to help prevent, not just condemn, the atrocities they see beamed around the world through modern information technology.
To do so, they need to make four key changes.
CEJIS went on to say that the attack was similar to others inflicted recently on four other civil society organizations in the area, all of which have been working in the region for many years in defense of the rights of indigenous peoples and peasant communities in Santa Cruz.
Oxfam America's South America regional office expressed concern and sympathy regarding the attack. "CEJIS has been working with Oxfam America in Bolivia for several years now," declared Raul Ho, Oxfam America's coordinator for sustainable livelihoods and environmental programs. "CEJIS has played a key role in obtaining land titling for the Chiquitano indigenous peoples," said Ho.
CEJIS has 30 years of experience working on the deepening of democracy, social justice, human rights, and the democratic freedoms of indigenous people, peasants, and civil society. The organization reaffirmed its commitment to continue working on development of the region and throughout Bolivia despite such attacks and intimidation. This is the second firebomb attack on CEJIS' office since November 2007.
This attack occurred two days before an indigenous peoples' celebration of the historic March for Territory and Dignity held in Beni on August 15, 1990. This march marked an opening of the pathway to justice and equality, as new agrarian reform laws have allowed the Chiquitano people of Santa Cruz and other indigenous groups to claim their right to communal lands in Bolivia.
"Oxfam America expresses its solidarity with CEJIS" added Raul Ho, "and conveys its concern in regards to acts of violence and disrespect for this social organization and its headquarters. We also trust that the authorities will prosecute and punish those responsible as required under Bolivian law," he said.
]]>The two agreements, together with recommendations from the Conference on Peace, Security and Development in North and South Kivu organized by the government in January 2008, form the basis of the Congolese government?s peace program for eastern Congo, known as the Amani Program, led by the national coordinator Abbé Apollinaire Malu Malu. The agreements provided an important foundation for peace. The signatories agreed to a ceasefire and committed to protect civilians and respect international humanitarian and human rights law.
In July 2008, a group of local and international non-governmental organizations established the Congo Advocacy Coalition to track progress on these commitments and focus attention on areas where improvements are urgently needed. Specifically the coalition decided to track six key commitments related to protection of civilians. These include:
Attacks against civilians and their property occurred at an alarming rate in the six months following the signing of the various peace agreements. Assessments conducted by different organizations in eastern Congo indicated that the civilian population continues to experience widespread attacks, sexual violence, looting, and forced labor.
More than 200 civilians were killed in indiscriminate firing by armed groups or as a result of summary executions in North Kivu, particularly in Masisi and western Rutshuru territories.
Sexual violence against women and girls has continued at its previous horrifying rate since the peace agreement was signed. Women and girls were raped by combatants of all armed groups and soldiers of the Congolese army, as well as by civilians. Over 2,200 cases were registered in June 2008 in the province of North Kivu. One community in Rutshuru reported over 150 cases of rape in April alone.
Fighting and targeted attacks on civilians led to the displacement of nearly 100,000 civilians in North Kivu since January 2008 with another 50,000 displaced in South Kivu. The UN estimates a total of 1.1 million people are currently displaced in both provinces, including those who fled previous fighting. Nearly half of the newly displaced people in North Kivu fled from the Bukombo administrative area in Rutshuru. New displacements have also been registered in Masisi and southern Lubero territory, all areas that have been subject to fighting.
Many displaced people expressed a desire to return to their villages if security permitted, but very few have been able to do so. Those who have returned often spend the night in the forests surrounding their villages as a protective measure. Some returned only temporarily, fleeing again days or weeks later.
There has been little return of refugees from Rwanda, Uganda or Burundi into North and South Kivu. The Congolese government and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have not yet signed tripartite agreements with Rwanda, Uganda, or Burundi to facilitate the return of Congolese refugees from these countries. In July a working group was created to put in place the tripartite agreement with Rwanda and plan returns when the security situation permits.
Recruitment of combatants, both voluntary and forced, amongst a range of armed groups in North and South Kivu, continued despite the ceasefire and intensified during the past three months. Some of these groups were largely dormant before the peace talks. Former demobilized soldiers and combatants have been targeted for re-recruitment, raising concerns about the effectiveness and sustainability of previous demobilization programs.
While there are no reports of large-scale recruitment of children since the signing of the Goma agreement, sporadic recruitment by some armed groups has continued. Moreover, there has been limited progress on the demobilization of the estimated 2,500-3,000 children who remain in the ranks of armed groups and in some units of the Congolese army. Child protection agencies began screening troops for children in mid-April, but their activities stalled due to coordination issues between UN agencies, and only restarted in early July. Following two joint missions, a total of 47 children were separated from armed groups. Outside of these missions, at least a further 507 children have been demobilized since January. In June, the government launched a national program of ?zero tolerance? for the recruitment and use of children by armed groups and committed to taking further action on demobilizing all associated children.
Despite ongoing recruitment, 1,200 combatants in North Kivu responded to the call to lay down their weapons. From January to May 2008, according to officials in Goma, 282 CNDP combatants, 800 Mai Mai and PARECO combatants, and 156 Congolese combatants from the FDLR surrendered. Some were sent to army retraining (known as brassage) centers, but others, such as 334 Mai Mai Mongol combatants in the town of Bambu, were left for months without any assistance. Programs to assist demobilized combatants are not fully operational, contributing to serious delays in demobilizing combatants. A number who surrendered were sent to the military intelligence prison in Goma rather than being directed to demobilization programs. Many were detained for months without charge and were subjected to cruel and degrading treatment; a number were tortured.
Efforts have continued to encourage the remaining 6,000 FDLR combatants in eastern Congo to disarm and return to Rwanda. Since January, 301 FDLR combatants were demobilized. After talks with the Congolese government in Kisangani in late June, the FDLR splinter-faction, Rally for Unity and Democracy (RUD), agreed to demobilize 400 troops and repatriate to Rwanda, with the option of temporary relocation for some combatants within Congo.
Civilians are not allowed to move freely and often encounter improvised road blocks erected by armed groups or the Congolese army where they are subject to various forms of extortion. Civilians are forced to pay money or a percentage of their produce, sometimes called ?taxes?, either at such road blocks, when they go to the market, or as they return to their fields. Army soldiers and armed groups also confiscate electoral cards (which also serve as identity cards in Congo), and demand money in exchange for the return of the card.
At least 36 attacks on humanitarian workers were recorded in North Kivu since the signing of the Goma agreement, the majority being ambushes at gunpoint on main and remote roads. A total of 15 humanitarian workers were injured in these attacks. Two humanitarian staff were caught in the crossfire and wounded by bullets when an armed group attacked the Kinyandonyi displacement camp in Rutshuru territory. Humanitarian activity is temporarily suspended in certain areas following a number of attacks.
Despite the ongoing clashes some previously inaccessible areas are now receiving emergency assistance. However, other areas remain inaccessible, particularly around front lines and buffer zones. The picture is not a static one and generally the degree of accessibility changes according to the level of military or criminal activity which flares up along ever shifting axes.
Since mid-June access from Goma to Masisi town is severely hampered following several armed robberies of humanitarian staff on the main road. An estimated 186,000 people in Masisi are not currently receiving assistance, including 33,000 displaced persons in camps and thousands others who have sought refuge in host families.
In Rutshuru territory, several enclaves within the Bwito area, west of Nyanzale, are particularly unsafe and problematic to access. The civilian population there is often too scared to sleep in their villages and instead hide in the surrounding forests at night.
Impunity for human rights abuses is widespread in eastern Congo. Since January only a small number of perpetrators have been arrested for crimes of sexual violence and only a small number of Congolese soldiers and policemen have been tried and prosecuted for their crimes. Many women do not seek justice for the crimes they have suffered because they are afraid that the perpetrators will target them again should they escape from prison. Those who live in remote areas frequently have no access to judicial services.
No high ranking officials have been held to account for the serious crimes they or soldiers under their command have committed.
The Congo Advocacy Coalition makes the following recommendations to the parties to the peace agreements, the international facilitators, coordinators of the peace process and international donors:


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The stereotypical power fantasy of being a muscled super-soldier in shooters has to go.
By Toby McCasker on August 1, 2012 at 2:06 pm
Question: Why do you play shooters? Wait, that's as broad as my knowledge of obscure internet porn starlets, so, rabbit hole: Who do you want to be when you play a shooter?
A lot of devs seem to believe that a huge percentage of male gamers subscribe to an increasingly stereotypical male power fantasy when blowing shiz up, that being the well-built, weary and weapons-savvy fighting hero sometimes in need of a wig. Is this really true? Is it? Do a whole lot of us sit there going, "Man, I wish I was Jason Statham," while poking distressedly at an unenviable bicep?
I don't buy it. The gameplay reality of this stereotype is that he's often downright invincible. The hordes can't touch you. Coupla bullets'll fix any and all incoming Emmets. Then you're home in time for pancakes and powerful intercourse with a dazzling blonde.
I got to thinking earlier this year when I was checking out Dishonored. Man, the protagonist – demonic assassin Corvo – is just full of killing power. He can do anything, decimate everyone effortlessly.
It felt more like a process of deciding how to win rather than fighting to win. In what is an otherwise awesome-looking title, this was the one thing I just couldn't get into. I realised, then, that I just want to play me.
By me, I mean some guy. Or girl, I'm cool with that. Fem-Shep for copious victory. You know, whoever. Gordon Freeman. That's why I loved Half-Life so much. Who was this guy? Exactly. The immersion afforded by a first-person perspective is often at its best when it's as close to a virtual reality as it can be. It's why Far Cry 3 seems so appealing, why even something as far-flung and sci-fi as Prey 2 (please come back) flicks my interest switch: Wherever you go, there you are. Here's a gun.
I don't play shooters to trip on the idealised invincible powerhouse. Escapism yes, but only so I can be somewhere I'd never ordinarily be working out my aggression from behind an unreasonably large piece of artillery. More and more, I'm finding each game – or single-player game, anyway – that I start and finish to be a personal journey I only play once. That's the story, that's what happened, it doesn't need telling again. If I've just been a passenger in a super-human Chevy, I don't feel like it's been a fulfilling one.
Shooters are not very complimentary in this regard. They're shooters. The genre is inherently arcadey, but I can't help but feel this generation's emphasis on Jason Stathams and multiplayer has helped dilute the potential shown by games like the original Deus Ex, like Fallout 3, like the aforementioned Half-Life. In my darker, more cynical moments, I sometimes wonder if it's the real reason Valve haven't given us Half-Life 3. There's little room for the everyman epic. Those are the shooters that resonated with me the most, the ones I probably won't ever forget. Not because of the shooting itself, but because I was there, man. I saw it.
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Reviews by miketd:miketdOhio 3.75/5 rDev -10.1% look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5 Bottle from Brigadier. Thanks man. Pour is a hazy, golden with a big, fizz white head. Aroma is a zesty lemon, grapes and wine like. Flavor is very lively and tart but not sour. Very dry, nicely carbonated and refreshing. Would be a great brew for a summer day. Serving type: bottle 12-21-2008 22:49:18 | More by miketd More User Reviews:HuskyinPDXWashington 4.31/5 rDev +3.4% look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5 Bottle opened on 10.24.13 A - Pours a hazy dark yellow with a fizzy off-white head that is gone fast. S - Subtle tart lemon and wheat. T - Tart lemon, sweet wheat. D - Good carbonation with a light body. O - A very nice Berliner. Tart, then some sweet wheat. Crisp and refreshing. Serving type: bottle 12-16-2013 06:00:47 | More by HuskyinPDX cosmicevanNew York 4.33/5 rDev +3.8% look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25 big thanks to richardflyr for the excellent extra! enjoyed from a New Glarus flute. a - brew poured a transparent straw, almost even neon yellow with a thin fizzy head. s - nose is soft cheesy eggs...in a good way...highlighted with some lemon juice. t - taste is like the nose, but a bit more rounded on the edges. really nice berliner. lemon over honey with a hint of sour eggs. very well balanced. m - fizzy, just like you want a berliner to be. o - while snow may be falling outside my window, this beer is a crisp refreshing reminder of how much i love the warm weather. a soft, easy drinking berliner (what berliners aren't?) with everything in the right place. extremely well done. i hope this one continues and i hope to have a case in my fridge for when the snow clears. Serving type: bottle 12-15-2013 01:35:50 | More by cosmicevan tomciuIllinois 4.5/5 rDev +7.9% look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5 Very refreshing with a little funk that was just right. A great summertime beer. Honey and citrusy notes. Great color. Head was a nice color and held well for the style. Some lacing but just right for the style. Aroma was a little weak. Mouthfeel was crisp with just the right amount of carbonation. Serving type: bottle 12-15-2013 01:35:23 | More by tomciu NCalementNorth Carolina 4.5/5 rDev +7.9% look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5 12oz bottle poured into a snifter. A- Golden pour with a very active white head that holds throughout. Lots of bubbles on this one. Looks spot on for the style. S- Lemon grass and metallic. Lots of good soft funk. Not to potent but great for the style. Small amount of honey, wheat and lime at the end. T- Well this is the best tasting Berliner Weiss I've ever had. So crisp and refreshing. Lots of lemon grass and sweet funk. It's not the most complex beer but I feel this style isn't very complex in itself. I get lime, honey, sour patch kids, salt, and mineral water. I love this taste. M- Perfect for the style. Light. refreshing, crisp and clean. Its races though your mouth and leaves a pleasant trail. O- The best Berliner Weiss I've ever had. Love the style love this beer. Serving type: bottle 12-13-2013 04:59:32 | More by NCalement |
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Although genus traditionally placed next to Tangara in linear taxonomic sequences, genetic data, together with glistening plumage, leg morphology, and voice, indicate that the two genera are not closely related. Monotypic.
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The session is dedicated to Chris Griffis, Sam Schmidt Motorsports' Indy Lights team manager who died unexpectedly Sept. 12. It has been named the Chris Griffis Memorial Mazda Road to Indy Open Test.
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Ryan Murphy tweeted yesterday, "If you Gleeks can get me to 500,000 followers, I will release the "Box" scene exclusively on my Twitter." Mr. Murphy released it anyway at 101.700 followers! That is why we love him! We still do not understand why he deleted this scene. It is probably one of the best Klaine scenes ever!! Enjoy!
This scene was done for Glee's Chrismas Show "An Extraordinary Merry Christmas" but it was deleted! So many Gleeks wanted to know what was in that box! The scene was in the episode's promo but then it was cut when aired. Gleeks were so disapointed. Darren Criss tweeted, "Totally forgot about this scene. Klainers, eat your heart out! RT @MrRPMurphy ...the long lost Klaine Box Scene"
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength.
That it does,spiritually and physically:).
I must admit,i did not know love,true absolute love until i delivered my first child tiffani and of course not spiritually until i stood before Jesus!
Thank God for both experiences they were world changing to me;).
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This is a discussion thread for the "The 'End of Android is Approaching' Thanks to Apple" story posted on the front page.
Good. I hope Nokia can help WP7 gain a bit more traction... It's much better than Android in every way, except apps, but then it would get more once it has more users/marketshare and appeals to more developers.
Android is Androids worst problem. Google let it get out of control. Maybe they will introduce something new and keep better control of it this time. Also hoping for WP7 to make some headway. Not something that appeals to me but it functions well and give users something different at a cheaper price.
Wow at everyone saying "Good." Monopolies are never good for either side, and you can't really say that WP7 can take Android's place right now. I actually strongly disagree with that analyst. With ICS, Android has finally "caught up" with iOS, and I can easily see a lot of iPhone customers having no problem switching. It now has that cleanliness and style that iOS used to have alone.
I have to agree that this is BS. Markets fluctuate all the time... Android is on its way down, Apple's on its up... There was a time when Android was up, and Apple was up. There was a time when Android was up and Apple was down (look at Q3 2010). No one said that Apple was on its way out then... Android may be having a few rough patches needed to go through right now, but it's not dying anytime soon in my opinion.


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Mike Rositano and Ryan Bellamy eat, sleep and breathe football.
Their love of the game got them involved as players in the Prince George Minor Football Association and they took that experience to the next level as coaches in the PGMFA and Prince George high school league.
Their passion to develop student athletes on the football field has earned them positions on the Football BC Grade 8 (under-14) all-star squad at the Football University (FBU) National Championship regional
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The cool thing about this is its an
international-level coaching experience for us, said Rositano. It just shows how football is growing here, that our coaches are being noticed at the higher levels. Its a pretty nice opportunity for us.
The 40-year-old Rositano has 22 years of experience as a football coach, starting in the PGMFA. He moved up to the Prince George high school ranks when the league formed in 2004 and has been head coach of the Duchess Park Condors senior team ever since.
Bellamy, 28, also has a extensive background in the PGMFA and was head coach of the Kelly Road Roadrunners from 2006-2012. Now working in Calgary, he still serves as a
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Rositano and Bellamy are the first northern B.C. coaches to ever serve on a Football BC provincial all-star team. Nick Kawaza, a former junior football coach in the BCJFA with the Surrey/Langley Rams, will serve as head coach of the B.C. Grade 8 team.
Noah Williams, who plays for the Prince George Polars junior varsity team, is among 45 players vying for 35 spots on the provincial Grade 8 team. The final cuts will be made following the last tryout camp, Nov. 22-24 in Vancouver.
B.C.s first game is on Dec. 7 against Eastern Idaho/Northern Washington. A win would send B.C. to the regional final the following day against the winner of the Seattle-Oregon game. The regional champion will qualify for the FBU national tournament in Sacramento. Calif., starting Dec. 14.
Football University offers invitation-only, football training camps geared towards elite-level athletes in Grades 6-11. Training at the FBU camps in the Canada, the U.S. and Europe is provided by NFL coaches and players. The organization also organizes games to showcase the talents of youth and high school players, including the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, U.S. Army National Combine, and Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl, and the Top Gun tournament that features 700 of the best high school players.
All the top players from Canada and the U.S. go down to the FBU camps and learn about college life and how to get themselves recruited, said Rositano.
Travis Shields of Kelly Road played for the B.C. under-18 team two years ago. Duchess Park defensive lineman Brogan Cruse has been invited to try out for that team this year.
B.C. is entered in the FBU International Games, part of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl week activities in San Antonio, Texas in early January 2014.
B.C.s under-16 team won the Red River Cup national tournament in Winnipeg in July.
Twenty-three of Rositanos Condors attended a skills camp in Oregon in July, where they scrimmaged against the Portland Christian high school team. The Condors also travelled to Nanaimo to play John Barsby secondary and were in Abbotsford to face the Robert Bateman senior team. Both exhibition games resulted in lopsided losses but both opponents rank among the top teams in the province.
The Condors have taken advantage of that experience to get a good jump on the season. They took a 4-0 record into a Friday night Northern Conference game at Masich Place Stadium against the Correlieu Clan of Quesnel. Heading into that contest, the Condors had outscored their opponents by a combined 165-19.
I knew wed be good this year but I didnt think wed be as dominant as we are, said Rositano.
Were putting up an average 30 or 40 points a game. The team camp in Oregon really helped the kids. Theyre used to playing some high-level competition. The teams here are good but theyre not at the level of the teams we faced this summer.
Rylan Matters of Duchess Park is the top-ranked double-A varsity quarterback in the BC High School Football Association. He began Fridays game averaging 202 yards passing per game with a 66.7 per cent completion rate and 10 passing touchdowns. Caleb Cruse has been Matterss favourite target, hauling in 13 catches for a league-leading 312 yards and four TDs.
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I would like to know where i can find plans to make a V-Twin Harley style Engine could someone please help me out with this
Only one i know of!
Those plans are of a 90 deg engine, unlike a Harley. Nontheless the plans from that site are of the highest quality, I have several of his plans for stirling, steam and flame licker engines.
Here is one you might like better: The Hoglet. From the previous and current issues of Model Engine Builder. Website: http://www.modelenginebuilder.com/
They don't list the issues yet on the back issues page, but I bet if you e-mail them they'll get you the info.
I'm planning on making one myself someday; it's cool, even has a kickstarter, takes me back to my ridin' days
Hope this helps
Insanity "doing the same thing and expecting a different result"
I know this isn't plans but it's a cool web sight: www.replicaengine.com
It has a 1/4 scale functioning engines including a HOG.
Most manufactures arn't willing to give thier plans away. Mite i suggest getting a factory repair manual and research and do your own rough draft useing the repair manual as a guide. Even get a old used engine and take it apart and go from there, good luck and keep posting updates if you don't mind. This is going to be interesting!
Make sure you clean my wrench before you put it back into my toolbox.
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An exhilarating Rock Canyon classic up the most striking buttress at the mouth of the canyon. The climbing is exciting, the rock is sometimes suspect, and the exposure is intimidating. Historical relics abound (pins and bolts) making for a fun ride through the wayback machine. P1 (50 feet, 5.11d, or 5.8 C0) An overhanging start on thought-provoking rock (but good holds), to an interesting clipping position for the third bolt. The business starts after clipping the third with smaller, less positive holds, and disappearing feet. Once the fifth bolt is passed the terrain becomes much less steep and is significantly easier (5.easy) to the chains (which is good, because it's a long way to the chains). P2 (100 feet, 5.5 PG13) With the bolts from two new bolted lines that cross this pitch, it�s not as frightening or as committing as it once was, but this pitch still gets your attention. Traverse right about 25 feet from the P1 chains to an old, 1/4" bolt with a Dave Houser aluminum hanger. The bolt is not exactly confidence-inspiring, but there is a fair #2 C3 placement next to it. Continue right and up a bit, passing a newer bolt until you can see another old 1/4" bolt with a Leeper hanger (there is a newer bolt just a bit below it). Head up and left to the chains located at the left corner of the enormous roof (you�ll pass another set of chains from one of the newer routes�don�t stop there). P3 (90 feet, 5.10a) The opening moves of this, the best pitch, are very committing and quite rewarding: Climb up a bit from the belay, clip the bolt over the roof, and make an airy, very exciting step-across. Continue up in the corner above, on positive holds with the occasional hand jam. Pass through a couple of steep sections, eventually traversing away from the corner a bit left and up to a bolted chain belay. P4 (130 feet, 5.7) Traverse left from the belay, crossing over a bolted line and then head up a few feet left of the bolted line in a weakness. Climb upward on good rock just to the right of a dirty, broken crack, passing a double-ring anchor on your left. Head up the dirty chimney, carefully avoiding the many loose blocks. The crux is avoiding touching the large section of guano near the start of the chimney portion. The simplest solution for a belay at the top is to use the bolted belay for Brain Full of Spiders.
Starts up the last bolted line to the left of the Bad Bananas "cave", but before those bolted lines which are found up the ramp to the left.
A single rack with microcams and cams to 3 inches, nuts, and plenty of slings. P1 5 bolts to chain anchors. P2 1 ancient bolt (with a fair #2 BD C3 placement next to it), four modern bolts from other lines that this pitch crosses, chain anchors. P3 1 bolt (that you�d want to clip), two or three old pitons, good-but-occasionally tricky gear, chain anchors. P4 Good gear for the first two-thirds (and bolts within reach from another line if you so choose), mostly lousy gear for the last third of the pitch. Bolted anchors.
This isn't a four star route because of the rock or because of the climbing (although some of the movement is quite a bit of fun). It's a classic route because of history, intimidation factor, and exposure; completing it is a worthy accomplishment for Rock Canyon aficionados. The Ruckman guide's description casts a foreboding pall: "[T]he rock is rotten, the gear dubious, and the lines are hard to discern. Climbers should only attempt a route on this wall if it is well within their ability, and if they have considerable experience with loose, rotten rock". This line is a serious undertaking, but is a very rewarding route.
This bad boy sure was an adventure. I loved everything about the climb except the last pitch. The chimney is still full of massive loose blocks, so take care there. For what it's worth, I thought the second pitch was the most fun I could have imagined having on a 5.5. Rounding the corner through the traverse was a memory. The moves that start of the third pitch are also some of the boldest i've ever had to do. The view is spectacular the whole way up, and all of the relics are really cool. The Ruckman's guide is right though. The last two pitches don't protect very easily and the rock is terrible in places, so take care if you haven't done a lot of climbing on this side of the canyon. I'd highly recommend the route and wonder why it isn't done more often.


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