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July 23, 2008 07:23 PM by Ryan Haidet
Day 16 arrived with the Big Brother players prepared to make their second eviction — but they weren't ready for the aliens. Yes, aliens. More on that later. After Michelle didn't use the Power Of Veto, Dan said he couldn't have been more excited because it almost guaranteed, in his mind, that Steven would be voted out. He thought the more that Steven campaigned, the more people would turn against the rodeo star and want to buck him out of the house.
Steven started doing just that while Dan stayed low on the radar. Steven went and met with Keesha, April, Ollie and Libra asking for them to stick on his side. He made some strong arguments and left the room. The group said they knew that if they didn't take out Dan that he would eventually target them. Was his strategy working?
Keesha also kept true to her word as she tried to convince the others that Steven should stay.
Live questions from Julie Chen
With a live audience on hand, host Julie Chen took the reigns and asked the houseguests some questions. First up, she asked Jerry if he believed his housemates respected him as a competitor. He said that he thinks he works as hard as everybody else and definitely feels he has earned their respect. Whether they do or not is up to them, he said.
Then she took it to Libra — of course. Still trying to buzz out all the time possible from the fight the two had, Chen asked if age does make a difference in the competition. Libra kept true to her argument and said that she thinks things should be kept more even next time they have a competition.
Next up was April and Ollie's apparent showmance. April said that Ollie is a great guy and easy to talk to. Ollie said he believed his dad would be happy for him going after the girl.
Families weigh in
Since the players entered the house, there has been a rivalry between Renny, the New Orleans native, and Jessie, the young bodybuilder. Their families were not shy on giving their opinions of the situation. Renny's family said she's always been the life of the party. Her son said that Jessie has been acting like a punk, a weasel and a primadonna.
Jessie's parents said that he was always little growing up before he started bodybuilding. They said that it takes a while to get to know him, but once you do, he's a great kid. His mom also said that she thinks that power goes to his head easily, though.
Live eviction
It came time for the second eviction of the season. Both nominees were given the opportunity to plead their cases as to why they should stay with Dan up first. He said that he's had a great time so far but understands if they decide to let him go. Then Steven stood up and gave one of the most bizarre pleads ever. He started out saying he regretted the decision he made early on in the game — but then it just got weird. He said that the house taught him all sorts of things like it takes thousands of volts to get a light bulb to work. And that it's not delivery, it's DiGiorno. Then he said "what would (somebody — I couldn't quite understand him here) do?" To which he answered, "Suck it bit*hes." Then he plopped down on the nomination couch.
Then one by one the houseguests eligible to vote flowed in and out of the Diary Room casting their vocal ballot for eviction. It was unanimous, all nine votes were to evict Steven — even from his friend and ally Keesha. The bull-riding rodeo star had been bucked off the Big Brother bronco!
Steven leaves the house
After the decision was announced, Steven grabbed his bag, said his goodbyes and walked out of the house. He came out to a cheering, live studio audience. During his closing interview, Steven said the game of Big Brother is much tougher than a rodeo because "A bull only lasts eight seconds. This (points to BB house) felt like eight years." He also said that part of him was ready to leave the game because he was ready to go home and see somebody special.
As is tradition with the latest evictee, Steven was shown some goodbye messages from his housemates. He was brought to tears almost instantly with what the others had to say. Dan told him that he had never been around gay people before and used to be very judgmental.
Aliens invade
Yes, for the first time ever, aliens have invaded the Big Brother house. In preparation for the live Head Of Household competition (likely days ago), several houseguests spotted the little green folk watching them all over the house. April was blow drying her hair when the two-way mirror in front of her lit up with green as a small martian popped up suddenly. She of course screamed and ran off telling everybody what she had seen. Then up in the HOH bedroom, Jessie spotted one in the mirror while he was talking to Memphis. In the kitchen Renny ran away laughing after one appeared in front of her while she was doing the dishes. Why? These aliens weren't there to just mess around, they were on a mission — to steal all sorts of things from the house.
It was these stolen items that became the concept behind the live HOH competition. Two at a time, the houeguests faced off while answering questions regarding the missing items. Chen would mention an item and the players had to say which room it had been taken from. Each round at least one player would be eliminated until only one was left standing.
After several rounds, it came down to Libra and Keesha. Libra buzzed in first, but got the question wrong, which meant Keesha became the first woman to be beamed up into the HOH bedroom.
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A letter from Rich and Marilyn Hansen in Ethiopia
June 2011
Some days here in Ethiopia we think a lot about connections: whether our phone is connected, whether our Internet is connected, how well the pipes in our house are connected, whether we are connecting with people, given language and cultural differences.
In May and June while in the United States we also thought a lot about connections—how we are connected in mission within the Presbyterian Church and within the larger body of Christ. When we began as PC(USA) mission co-workers last July, we unknowingly were "catching the wave" of an exciting vision of doing mission as Presbyterians.
Of course, the "wave" is nothing new; it has been gathering force for decades. Most of you reading this are part of it. The old model of mission centralized in a denominational headquarters that received funds, recruited and sent out missionaries, and prepared glossy reports for people back home is long over. Mission action today—both in dollars and people—is widely dispersed across thousands of local congregations and presbyteries. If the old model relied on centrifugal force (pushing in toward a central office), the forces in mission are now definitely centripetal (pushing out to the periphery).
Direct partnerships between local congregations or presbyteries and churches all over the world is the way many PC(USA) congregations now do mission. For example, during Rich's years as pastor of First Pres, Visalia, California, a 20-year partnership developed with a consortium of churches in former East Germany; more than 250 people traveled between the United States and Germany sharing all kinds of ministries together. Our Visalia congregation has installed more than a dozen clean water systems in Guatemala, Haiti and Chile, partnering with Living Water for the World, a PC(USA) group. In fact, our Visalia church became its own "sending agency," training many other congregations in central California and beyond to begin their own clean water installation projects and even helping open a West Coast "Clean Water U" training center.
Rather than bemoan this new wave of decentralized mission, the PC(USA) World Mission office has re-envisioned its 21st century role as facilitating "communities of mission practice" throughout the church. As PC(USA) mission co-workers, it's our privilege and joy to get in on this action!
During our recent six weeks in the United States we spent a delightful week with the lovely people of Shenandoah Presbytery, nestled in Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Just last year they celebrated a 20-year partnership with a synod of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY), our PC(USA) partner here in Ethiopia. In fact, the presbytery's partner synod in western Ethiopia is the heartland of early Presbyterian mission work that began in the 1920s, which helped birth the EECMY denomination, now more than 5 million members strong. Thus a three-legged stool of "community of mission practice" is formed—Shenandoah Presbytery in the United States, the EECMY here in Ethiopia, and Rich teaching at the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology (EGST).
Imagine our surprise to discover that several people we met in Virginia knew and loved Wondimu, one of Rich's current students. Wondimu was a leader in their partner synod before he came to Addis to gain further education in the M.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies program at EGST! But Wondimu was only the first of many EECMY church leaders with whom we and Shenandoah Presbytery shared common connections. Connections is the key. In fact, we connected with Shenandoah leaders about how they might join with EGST to equip more future leaders in their synod partnership with the EECMY. We came away from our time in Shenandoah excited to see how this evolving "community of mission practice" might grow in the years ahead.
We also were reconnected with people in our home church in Visalia. One evening while there, we shared with many about our work and life in Ethiopia. Because we are supported by this church, people in attendance could feel a connection with the students Rich is teaching and the people Marilyn is relating to. We felt sent out by them and are hoping that God may want to develop more personal relationships and ministry between people here in Ethiopia and people in Visalia.
And lastly, we reconnected with our children. We attended three graduations: our youngest, Lauren, graduated from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California (see photo); our daughter-in-law Milli graduated from Columbia University Law School in New York; our son Nathan graduated from Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. (see photo). In Boston we spent time with our daughter Megan and her fiancé. Our time together with our children was a precious time of celebration and joy.
One of the strengths of the PC(USA) is the connectional nature of our denomination. Our structure promotes our connections with one another. But more than that, Christ's church is a connectional church:
"The way God designed our bodies is a model for understanding our lives together as a church: every part dependent on every other part, the parts we mention and the parts we don't, the parts we see and the parts we don't. …You are Christ's body—that's who you are!" (1 Cor. 12, The Message).
Prayer requests:
- Praise for our recent trip to the United States, for the opportunity to connect with so many friends and family.
- Praise that in the new 2011–2012 school year EGST will have 160 students, compared to 122 in the 2010–2011 year just completed. This is the largest student body in the history of EGST.
- Prayer that this summer Rich would accomplish all he needs to in preparing for his classes this fall and fulfilling his responsibilities as Acting Dean of Studies.
- Prayer that, in the current economic climate, low-income people in Ethiopia would have the resources to take care of their families.
Thank you for our connection with each of you. We celebrate these connections with joy.
Rich and Marilyn
The Rev. Dr. Rich Hansen
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|Ecuador democratized with the election of the Roldos-Hurtado administration (1979-1984). Roldos was elected as the "people's president," obtaining votes from much of Ecuador's poor and illiterate. He even gave part of his acceptance speech in Quichua. He created the Center for the Study of Indigenous Education (CIEI), which facilitated literacy and bilingual education programs. Furthermore, he established the National Office for Indigenous Affairs in the Ministry of Social Welfare. However, indigenous groups criticized the "paternalism" of this office.
|During the following two presidential administrations of Hurtado and Febres Cordero, indigenous groups suffered tremendously. Hurtado did not appropriate funds to the Indigenous Office. Febres Cordero suspended agrarian reforms in favor of economic liberalization plans for land. He supported violent suppression of Indians. During his administration, many Indian homes were burned and Indians were murdered or disappeared. During this period, CONAIE strengthened its mobilization.
|Ecuador's external debt exceeded $10 billion, over 60 per cent being owed to US private banks (Hey 1993 553-554). Thus, Ecuador, under the administrations of Hurtado and Febres Cordero was dependent upon Northern modernization policies in order to halt its economic crisis. This economic crisis contributed to the lack of social programs, particularly those directed at indigenous development and aid.
|A strong earthquake shook the northwest region of the Amazon, closing off main roads to the Napo region and spilling millions of barrels of oil into the rivers of the Amazon. Over 50,000 Runa Indians were affected by this earthquake and oil spill.
|Rodrigo Borja was elected. Although his administration was more conciliatory to the indigenous communities than the previous two, indigenous mobilization had increased in response to negative government policies. Borja did create a commission for indigenous concerns, which focused primarily on education, territory, and legitimacy of indigenous needs. One way in which Borja tried to give legitimacy to the Indians was by recognizing CONAIE as the representative of the indigenous communities of Ecuador. While this recognition was merely symbolic, it did provide CONAIE with the legitimacy and attention needed to gain concessions after the 1990 uprising of indigenous groups, organized by CONAIE (Selverston 1994 145).
|FOIN (Organizations of the Napo region) formed a resource management program for the Amazon, called PUMAREN (Program for the Use and Management of Natural Resources). This program develops sustainable land use alternatives with support from Cultural Survival Quarterly.
|One hundred sixty CONAIE activists occupied the Santo Domingo Cathedral in Quito and demanded immediate resolution of land disputes in six sierra highland provinces. The next day, one thousand Indians representing approximately 70 organizations (including Amazonian Indian organizations) marched to Quito and presented President Borja with a 16 point petition, which included legalization of territories, respect for agrarian reform law, funds for bilingual education, and amending the Constitution to declare Ecuador a multinational state. During the following week, there were marches and protests in the Sierra region, supported by Amazonian Indians. However, Amazonian Indians were not as involved in these demonstrations as the Sierra and Coastal Indians. One important factor in the organization of the 1990 uprising was the amount of support from sectors of society, including non-Indian and international organizations. In Ecuador, students, laborers, and the Church aided in the uprising, either through protest participation or support for the indigenous groups. Non-governmental organizations, such as OXFAM and others, provided resources (non-military monetary and communication) for the mobilization of the CONAIE (Salacuse 1993 37).
|In response to international pressures, President Borja appointed several upper level ministers, including the head of the Agrarian Reform Ministry (IERAC), to negotiate with the indigenous groups. The Archbishop of Quito acted as the mediator and Luis Macas (then, a vice president, now president of CONAIE) was the Indian spokesperson.
|The Indians left the Cathedral peacefully, after a thorough cleaning of the building (Salacuse 1993 38; Field 1991 40). While the Borja administration did not implement all of the Indian demands, bilingual education was restored and an Indigenous Affairs Office was established. More significantly, CONAIE and the demands of indigenous people were voiced not only in Ecuador, but internationally. Further incidents and uprisings by indigenous groups were treated more seriously and negotiations were held.
|Large tracts of land were awarded to the Woarani people (the largest land grant in the Amazonian region) after a massive demonstration by over three thousand indigenous people. This demonstration was aided by other Indian groups not included in the CONFENAIE (137).
|CONAIE occupied the national legislature, demanding talks between the government and the Indians.
|500th Anniversary of the Conquest. CONAIE organized an electoral boycott, which meant a boycott of over two million Ecuadorian voters of the six million total. This boycott, however, halted when indigenous leaders from CONAIE ran for office in leftist political parties (Van Cott 1993 44). Due to a stalemate on negotiations of land reforms in Yuracruz (the land has been awarded to indigenous people but without funding), hacendados (land owners) were forced to hire security officers to protect them from the violent protests of Indians in that area. International human rights organizations intervened in this violent situation in Yuracruz because over 14 deaths of indigenous people and rapes (to victims were 77 and 91 years of age) were reported due to the violent tactics of the security forces. Finally, the government of Ecuador intervened in the situation.
|Ecuadorian administration of Sixto Duran Ballen. Duran attempted to rescind the bilingual education agreement negotiated with CONAIE and Borja, but did not due to mass protest. Duran did open an indigenous office in the national government and named an Otavalo Indian and indigenous intellectual, Jose Quimbo, to the position. However, the office has very little funding and is now rejected by CONAIE.
|Seven of the fifteen land disputes in the Sierra and the Amazon were settled through indigenous and governmental negotiations between indigenous organizations and the government.
|10,000 OPIP members (indigenous group from Pastaza in the Amazon) marched to Quito and demanded control of their ancestral land in the rainforest. President Borja in return met with 100 indigenous leaders, and eventually, the Indians of Pastaza were granted legal title to three million acres of homelands. This was the largest land grant yet made to Ecuadorian Indians (Salacuse 1993 39-40).
|Duran negotiated with CONAIE for financial support for indigenous groups to regain their land (Selverston 1994 147). The Fourth Congress of CONAIE met. The members devised resolutions for its further organization and management. Regional parliaments were created with the intention of unification into a National Parliament in the near future. An Annual Fund was created as part of the resources for the mobilization of the group in response to land and territorial conflicts. A bank will be established in order to aid small, indigenous farmers with debts. OPIP will continue to be supported by the organization in its struggle for the protection of the environment against the multinational company, ARCO. Also, the Confanes Indians will continue to be supported by the organization in their battle with TEXACO for compensation for harm done to their Amazonian territory. Finally, CONAIE will support the work of the United Nations in its "Declaration of the Decade for Indigenous Peoples" (Cuarto Congreso De La CONAIE Mantiene Indpendencia de Partidos Politicos).
|The Duran administration attempted to implement liberal economic policies with the intent of modernizing Ecuador, such as an Agrarian Reform Law and a Modernization Law, as well as various privatization and exploration policies for oil industries. All of these initiatives have been met with protest, at times violent, by indigenous groups, organized by CONAIE. The government response to the indigenous mobilization has often been violent and negotiations have been held mainly in response to international pressures.
|Amazonian Indians protested against oil companies. Amazonian Indian groups have been struggling for many years to expel foreign oil companies and Petroecuador from their land. However, recently, these companies have been negotiating directly with the indigenous groups due to their massive demonstrations and protests. One such incident which has alerted oil companies to the demands of indigenous groups is a case currently waiting trial in the New York Federal District Court. It is a $1 billion federal class action suit filed against Texaco, a U.S. based multinational oil corporation, on behalf of the Cofan, Secoya, and other Indians in the Amazon region. The Indians charge that Texaco has contaminated the rainforest environment with crude oil wastes, increasing the risk of cancer for their community members. The attorney for the Indians, Joseph Kohn, a Philadelphia attorney, charges that Texaco dumped over 3,000 gallons of crude oil per day along the dirt roads of the rainforest. The Indians have organized on an international level with regard to the oil issue in Ecuador. Each indigenous community affected by the oil drilling and the environment has filed a law suit against Texaco. These law suits are tried in the U.S. court system, utilizing media attention, and the Indians are represented by U.S. law firms and supported by various non-governmental organizations and transnational organizations. Through international media attention, the Indians have lobbied the Ecuadorian government to postpone its international oil field auction in order to create an environmental management plan and a special sustainable development fund. This auction would give international oil companies over 8 million acres of indigenous community territory. OPIP (Pastaza Indians) would be the most harshly affected by losing over 600,000 hectares of their territory, which was to be awarded to them by the government.
|The demands made by CONAIE attributed to the discrimination and repressive policies of the state against indigenous communities. COMUNIDEC (a not-for-profit organization that manages grassroots development projects for international organizations) reports that 70-80 percent of the funding for indigenous communities is funneled through a system of state bureaucracies rather than being managed by indigenous communities and leaders. These programs are also not implemented with the consultation of the indigenous communities for which they are established. Moreover, El Comercio (Ecuadorian newspaper) reports that barely 1 percent of the economic budget for Ecuador is spent on the indigenous populations (Van Cott 1994. The Journal of Commerce).
|Indians, students, and labor unions protested the new economic modernization plans. This created a work stoppage which had not occurred in Ecuador in over 14 years. Moreover, the indigenous groups had now mobilized beyond their own communities to others that were affected by the plans.
|President Duran signed a new Agrarian Reform Law, intended to create a free market for farm produce, strengthen individual titles to land, provide economic assets to small farmers used for investment, and to abolish the land reform agency (IERAC). For indigenous groups, this law is controversial because it allows communally held plots of land to be divided and sold, or mortgaged. Fifty-eight percent of Ecuador's rural land belongs to peasant communities, primarily indigenous, and 41 per cent is privately or state owned. It is this 58 per cent that is jeopardized. President Luis Macas of CONAIE argues that the "breakup of communal lands will mean the dissolution of indigenous communities by destroying their geographical and political integrity" (Van Cott 1994 The Journal of Commerce).
|Massive protests ensued in response to the signing of the Agrarian Reform Law. While organized by CONAIE, the FUT (Ecuador's largest labor union), students, teachers, and the Catholic Church supported the protests. These were reported as the most violent protests that Ecuador has experienced. CONAIE organized the blocking of access roads in 56 communities which lead to oil drilling sites. Fifteen of the 21 major arteries of transportation were closed, causing food and oil shortages. In the town of Canar, looting and vandalism occurred. The reports of deaths due to these protests range from 20 to 40.
|Protests against the Agrarian Land Reform Law continued. President Sixto Duran-Ballen declared a state of emergency on 21 June 1994. But, the decree seemed to have heightened rather than squashed the uprising. It is the largest uprising in Ecuador in the past four years. Nearly all Ecuadoreans were affected by shortages of fuel and agricultural products, while violent conflicts between indigenous peoples and merchants left at least 2 dead and many more injured. Several center and left-wing parties in Congress that did not support the passage of the law proposed that it be repealed in order to end the violent uprising. This was rejected by right-wing parties and the government who continued to insist that indigenous leaders accept the basis of the law, with the possibility of only minor reforms.
|100 Indians had occupied the Riobamba Cathedral, in Chimborazo, supported by a local bishop. Reports of Indian deaths and beatings numbered from two deaths to four or more.
|100 Indians had occupied the Riobamba Cathedral, in Chimborazo, supported by a local bishop. Reports of Indian deaths and beatings numbered from two deaths to four or more.
|The government and CONAIE, aided in negotiations by the Church and non-governmental organizations, reached an agreement to reform the land law.
|The government and CONAIE, aided in negotiations by the Church and non-governmental organizations, reached an agreement to reform the land law.
|In the border war between Ecuador and Peru, both sides have recruited Shur-Achuar civilians as guides and scouts. Forty-thousand Shuar and 10,000 Achuar natives live on the Ecuador side of the border and 12,000 on the Peruvian side. The Confederation of Indian Nationalities reported that 8,400 Shuars had been forced to evacuate 21 villages in the border area. Most moved into forest areas away from the conflict, while about 1000 were being cared for by the Ecuadorean civil defense. No native death toll has been reported to date. Before the war, the Shuar-Achuar moved freely across the border.
|UNESCO urged Peru and Ecuador to stop fighting and settle their dispute, pleading for consideration of the effects of the fighting on indigenous peoples of the area. Delegates at UNESCO included Shuar Indians from both countries. They claimed natives were being recruited to fight and whole communities forced to evacuate.
|Peru and Ecuador signed a Peace Accord. But, the accord seemed to have intensified fighting because each side wanted to show it was in control. IPS reported 28 deaths of natives in the war.
|Members of the Andean Pact have united to seek a joint position on the region's genetic resources and biodiversity in order to limit transnational corporations' access to local biological resources.
|Ecuador pulled out the last 160 troops remaining at the border post that was heavily fought over during the country's recent war with Peru. It is part of the process to create a demilitarized zone in the area. Unofficial figures reported at least 200 killed.
|Indian and peasant groups blocked roads in the highlands region, isolating cities from other regions and from food-producing areas, to express opposition to the government's privatization program. In confrontations during the protest, police shot and severely wounded three demonstrators and arrested 13 others.
|Indigenous people, through independent candidates, won 8 of 82 Parliamentary seats and 71 local offices throughout the country. The New Country Pachakut movement became the fourth largest political force in the country with election of its members to Parliament. This also marks the first time in Ecuador's history that indigenous people have been elected to Parliament. However, the elections marked a split in CONIAE, the national organization of indigenous peoples. The split largely reflects the differences between Indians of the Amazon and those of the highlands. Luis Macas, one of the top leaders of the highlands, and an MP became a leading opponent of Bucaram. Leaders from the Amazon region supported Bucaram's election.
|Abdala Bucaram was elected President of Ecuador.
|An agreement was reached by the organization of indigenous peoples of Pastaza in the Amazonian region and the oil conglomerate Arco. Arco, with the support of the Ecuadorean government had planned to construct an oil pipeline that went through the territory of 240 Quichua communities. After several years of negotiation, an agreement was reached through which the company would pay for social and environmental damage and job training, and establish a fund for environmental and cultural restoration.
|One hundred eleven indigenous communities filed a lawsuit in the U.S. against Texaco. The indigenous demand was $8 million in compensation for environmental and social damages and reparation of 25 years' damage to the environment from oil prospecting. It was thrown out of the courts in late 1996, but the indigenous groups filed a petition to reopen the case.
|Antonio Vargas, an Amazonian leader, was elected as the new president of CONIAE over the opposition of indigenous peoples from the highlands who charged the electoral process was marred by irregularities. Former President Jose Maria Cabasango, cousin of the murdered activist Juli Cabasango, was seeking reelection with the support of Quechua Indians of the highlands. Some indigenous groups claimed President Bucaram used tactics of "divide and conquer" when he saw the indigenous movement was gaining ground in the country's political scene. He recently created the Ethnic and Cultural Ministry and appointed two Amazonian Indians as Minister and Vice Minister. CONIAE rejected the proposal of the Ministry which it defined as "political booty" to be used by Bucaram to consolidate his popularity. Luis Macas, leader of the indigenous bloc in Parliament also opposed the new ministry questioning how the government had the funds to establish a new ministry, but not to repair roads and provide other services to indigenous regions.
|Ecuadoreans began a strike yesterday, the largest in the country in several years. It is in protest against President Abdala Bucaram's economic austerity measures. Discontent has grown in Ecuador after the six-month-old government introduced austerity measures that included price increases for electricity, telephone services, and public transport. Indigenous peoples participated in the strike by blocking roads.
|Indians from the Quichua area have made no headway in a five-year struggle to file suit for environmental negligence against Atlantic Richfield Co. More cases alleging environmental damage have been filed in Ecuador than in any other Latin American country. Its government is counting on foreign oil operators to double it current 384,000 barrels-per-day production within six years. Nearly three-quarters of the increment is to come from indigenous areas and around the orient basin.
|An agreement was reached between the Achuar people and an Argentine oil firm setting a precedent that companies interested in operating in Ecuador's Amazon region must negotiate directly with the indigenous people living there. The firm signed an agreement with the community stipulating that they are to be fully informed of its operations in the area.
|Occidental Petroleum was denounced by environmental groups for attempting to drill oil in lands of the U'wa peoples of Columbia and for plans to drill in Ecuadorean and Peruvian Amazon regions. Last year in Ecuador, Occidental Petroleum solicited the help of the military in an effort to force the Scona and Secoya people to give up their land. In August, indigenous people marched from the Amazon to Quito in protest of the tactics of Occidental Petroleum.


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July 10, 2010 - Heather Ziegler
Thanks to prisoners at the local jail, some of our highways are cleaner. For months I have watched the steady progression of cigarette butts pile up along the W.Va. 2 interchange next to the medical helicopter landing pad in Center Wheeling. At first I thought it was leftover salt and cinders from winter until I drove up closer. It was layers, several inches deep of cigarette butts. It looks like people were actually emptying their car ashtrays there. Maybe it's just that at intersections when vehicles are stopped, smokers feel more inclined to throw out their cigs and cigars. I just appreciate that now we do not t look like the Appalachia we are often depicted on tv. I saw prisoners in orange jumpsuits cleaning up along W.Va. 2 recently so I guess they did this area as well. If you ride a bicycle or motorcycle, you often are at the mercy of lit cigarettes flying out of a passing vehicle. It's not funny and as dry as our area has been, it's a fire danger as well. I thought it was considered littering when people throw cigarettes, or anything for that matter, from their vehicles.
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In Artur Davis And Erskine Bowles The Democrats Lose Two Serious People
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FC Barcelona have announced that from next September, Carles Puyol will be joining the Football Department, currently run by Andoni Zubizarreta, as an assistant to the sports management team.
The appointment of Puyol means that one of the most emblematic captains in the Club's history will be remaining at the Camp Nou, a desire that was already expressed by the president, directors, coaches and players during his farewell event last May 15.
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Puyol was thrilled with the news. "I want to thank FC Barcelona for all that it has given me before and for this chance that has arisen now" he said. "I will try and do the very best I can, and especially to learn a lot." He added that "I have always played football and tried to do so as well as possible, and I'll be doing the same with this. Now I need some time to rest and continue treatment on my knee, but I am really looking forward to it. I am very excited about this new stage of my life."
Andoni Zubizarreta, the director of sport for football, also expressed his pleasure on hearing the news. "Puyol is joining the Football Department and we will be seeking to make the most his experience. We also want people to realise how much he knows. He will be an assistant to the sports management, so he'll be working with me on Club projects, both internally and externally."
He went on to say that "we'll be working in more external areas like marketing and finance, and in the technical secretary area. I am sure I'll learn a lot from him. We'll have him close to all the teams, it's a unique opportunity. A couple of years ago we spoke about what would be best for him and I'm sure he'll come to realise that this is what he'll enjoy the most".


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19% is quite impressive, indeed. I particularly expect quite a boost in metasearch & reviews, as the marketplace is pretty cluttered at the moment.
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I study medicine and play drums in an alternative rock band. I think i'm anyhing but ordinary which is actually great 'cos i guess i've finally found my place on this planet. Staying true and being passionate are my ultimate goals of my day after day life.
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Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian Get Ambushed With Confetti by a Clown (PHOTO)
Nothing like a little confetti bombing to cap off the week!
On Friday, April 11, Kourtney Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian stepped out to do some shopping West Hollywood, California, and were greeted in the sparkliest of ways by a clown named Richie the Barber. The clown tossed a handful of confetti onto the reality TV stars, most of which landed on our girl Khloe.
It doesn't sound like the Keeping Up With the Kardashians gals were into the thousands of bits of paper that got stuck in their hair (we can't imagine why!), because their bodyguard held the tattooed barber and called the police.
Regardless of the confetti situation, Kourtney and Khloe still looked stylish, with Kourtney wearing a tight checkered skirt and a color-blocked cropped-top, and Khloe wearing a green jacket with tight jeans. Hey, the confetti even added a pop of color to each of their looks. We doubt that will be the new trend, but if anyone can pull it off, it's these gals.
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Shows coming up this April!
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-âRobert M. and Patricia Xenos Reynolds to Robert L. Sr. and Linda L. Hickey; a property in Dreher Twp. for $48,000.
-âWayne Bank to David and Kimberly J. Glodek; a property in Hawley for $55,000.
-âDavid E. and Dale E. Parker to SJP Rentals; a property in Honesdale for $45,963.
-âJune Badlgey to EJ Holdings; a property in Honesdale for $120,000.
-âKML Law Group, attorney-in-fact for Fannie Mae, also known as Federal National Mortgage Association, to Christophe Haxaire and Jayme Skylar; a property in Honesdale for $42,000.
-âStephen M. Putzi, individually and as agent for Suzanne Putzi, also known as Suzanne S. Putzi, to Rogue Investments; a property in Honesdale for $35,000.
-âCarolyn E. Valvano to Sergey and Ninel Kirichenko; a property in Lake Twp. for $175,000.
-âClifford A. Black Jr. and Lillian R. Hazen, trustees of Clifford A. Black Trust, to William and Carol Waibel; a property in Lake Twp. for $129,250.
-âMichael and Kimberly Butler to Donald F. and Lorna Gilpin; a property in Lake Twp. for $125,000.
-âRichard J. and Lorraine Estell to Frank C. and Diane H. Boschelli; a property in Lake Twp. for $130,000.
-âKathy A. Yackoski to Four Six Seven Lakewood Limited Liability; a property in Lake Twp. for $95,000.
-âAntonio Robertiello and Christine Tornillo to Thomas Drelich; a property in Lake Twp. for $165,000.
-âDavid J. Botjer to David Battin; a property in Lake Twp. for $41,000.
-âLucy Hamed and George Angelo Kokakis to Jeffrey Perez and Bryan a. Perez; a property in Lake Twp. for $80,000.
-âMary and Carlos Delgado to Nishan and Melissa Boodaghian; a property in Lehigh Twp. for $135,000.
-âBank of America, attorney-in-fact for Bank of New York Mellon, to Paul J. Jr. and Jennifer Barucky; a property in Lehigh Twp. for $58,000.
-âCarmine F. and Linda J. Lofaso, Geronimo and Melissa Arcangel, to Erin Jones; a property in Lehigh Twp. for $138,700.
-âThomas P. Carroll to Joseph C. and Mary T. Carini; a property in Lehigh Twp. for $69,000.
-âJames A. and Suzanne E. Mansfield to Alan B. and Roberta Munro; a property in Manchester Twp. for $175,000.
-âSharon M. Hoffman and Steward W. Hoffman, also known as Stewart W. Hoffman, to Vincent, Juli, Joseph Jr. and Milissa M. Morea; a property in Manchester Twp. for $195,000.
-âRachel Nazareth and Jeffrey Tecosky Feldman, trustees of Feldman Irrevocable Grantor Trust, to Eduardo Martinez and Anna Valerio; a property in Oregon Twp. for $200,500.
-âFaulcon L. Jr. and Shirleen Bisson to Paul A. and Karen Rattinger; a property in Palmyra Twp. for $312,000.
-âJeffrey Noble, Leonard and Patricia Bates to Vincent Galano; a property in Palmyra Twp. for $132,500.
-âTrent R. and Anna Bryden to Stacy Fried; a property in Paupack Twp. for $75,000.
-âGerald F. Jr. and Susan A. McAllister to Joseph and Denise Fuzak; a property in Paupack Twp. for $360,000.
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Bundles Galore: Three More Bundles Launch - NewsJared Katz, posted on 20 February 2014 / 2,053 Views
I'm back again so you know what this means. Yep, another set of game bundles have arrived. This time we have three bundles, first is from the good old Humble Bundle, next is from the new kid on the block, Blink Bundle, and the final one is from Indie Gala. All three offer unique and enjoyable games from various genres.
First up is the king of the indie bundles, the Humble Bundle with their Humble Indie Bundle 11. All six revealed games at this time support all three platforms (Windows, Mac and Linux), except Giana Sisters. Giana will be adding support for Max and Linux later this year. Also all six games are DRM-free and include their OSTs with the purchase.
Those who pay $1 or more will get Guacamelee! Gold Edition, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams and The Swapper. Those who beat the average ($4.50 currently) will receive those games along with Antichamber and Monaco: What's Yours is Mine. This bundle will run for another two weeks. Humble Bundle has also started a new weekly bundle which is full of adventure games for a cheap price.
Next up is Blink Bundle with their second bundle, The Hidden Gem Bundle. Those who pay over $1.99 will get Blue Toad Murder Files, Vox, Mutant Storm Reloaded and one hidden mystery game (all for windows only). Those who pay over $4.99 will get the previous games plus Kairo, Iesabel, Little Racers STREET, King Author's Gold, Legends of Aethereus and one hidden mystery game (all for Windows, Mac and Linux). This bundle will run, like the Humble Bundle, for another 2 weeks.
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Festival Briefs for the week of 12/14/98
Compiled by Eugene Hernandez, Kevin Dreyfuss and Andrea Meyer
>> LAIFF Set to Expand in 1999
The fifth anniversary of the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival next
spring will be marked by an expansion of the increasingly influential
event. For its 1999 edition, the Festival will add a day of film
screenings to accommodate audience demand. The event, which will run April
15 - 20, 1999, will again unspool at the Directors Guild of America,
Laemmles Sunset 5, the Harmony Gold Preview House and the Laugh Factory on
Sunset Blvd. in LA.
In 1999, the LAIFF launched an array of notable indie films, including
Bennett Miller's "The Cruise" which was acquired by Artisan, "Shadrach"
which was nabbed by Columbia/Tri-Star, and Scott Ziehl's Best Feature award
winner "Broken Vessels."
According to organizers, over 75 films (features, shorts and documentaries)
will be screened, along with 17 seminars, the annual New Media Forum, and
the popular Indie Music Night. Last year's fest boasted an attendance of
21,000 according to organizers -- with the expansion attendance is expected
to top 25,000. [Eugene Hernandez]
[Submissions to the 1999 LAIFF are being accepted through Friday, January
15, 1999.
For further information on submitting call (323) 951-7090.]
>> U.S. Comedy Arts Festival to Feature Comedic Film Showcase
The fifth annual U.S. Comedy Arts Festival (USCAF), which is slated to
take place March 3-7, 1999 in Aspen Colorado, is featuring an exhibition
of films for the first time. The new "Discovery" program, will showcase
independent comedic shorts and features. The festival's film advisory
board includes Cassian Elwes of William Morris Independents,
wirter/directors Nora Ephron ("You've Got Mail"), Carl Franklin ("One
False Move") and Rob Reiner ("Stand By Me," "The American President),
Good Machine co-topper Ted Hope, uber-attorney/rep John Sloss and triple
threat actor/writer/director Ben Stiller.
In addition to the film program, the Comedy Arts Festival will include
film seminars, two of which have already been scheduled. One is a panel
discussion inspired by Peter Biskind's book "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls,"
exploring the evolution of the filmmaking process from the 1970's until
today. The other seminar, "1999 Summer Comedies," will cover the
marketing and promotion of comedies.
In addition to seminars, forums, and Q & A's, the 1999 USCAF will
present over 60 performances from all of the comedy arts, with an
emphasis on new artists and alternative comedy. Scheduled events
include: an AFI Star Award presentation honoring "Seinfeld" co-creators
Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David. Both will attend; a tribute to Neil
Simon, who will be receiving the second annual USCAF Writers Award; an
awards presentation honoring James L. Brooks; a tribute to the comedy
sketch series, "The Ben Stiller Show"; and an SCTV cast reunion,
featuring original members Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin,
Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Martin Short, and Dave
Thomas. Additional events will be announced.
Sponsors of the USCAF include HBO, Comedy Central, AFI, Amstel Light,
Hyundai, Turner Classic Movies, Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood
Reporter, Variety, and the Cartoon Network.
Applications for the film showcase can be obtained by calling (323)
463-6646 or visiting the USCAF web site at www.uscaf.com. The submission
deadline is December 22. For additional information or to purchase
tickets to the event, call (800) 778-4633 [Andrea Meyer]
>> P.S. 99: Same Great Taste...Without the Phat!
The highly successful Phat Shorts Festival has been scuttled and reborn
as P.S. 99, and is now accepting submissions from any and all short form
filmmakers. This year's festival will be held in downtown Manhattan each
Monday night in April (5th, 12th, 19th, 26th).
Last year's Phat Shorts Festival was their most successful iteration
yet, including some provocative, hilarious, and always singular shorts
from around the world, such as Tanya Hamilton's stunning coming-of-age
piece "The Killers," Academy Award nominee "Old Lady and the Pigeons"
from French filmmaker Sylvian Chomet, Greg Pak's controversial black
comedy "Mouse," and the hands-down winner for Most Killer Title, "Melvyn
Schmatzman, Freudian Dentist."
Shows were sold out every night, "to the point where the fire marshals
were sent down because there were so many people, "according to founding
member Kelly Markus, exaggerating only slightly. But with the
festival's critical and commercial success came tension -- all was not
well in Phat-land. A rift developed between Phat Shorts' partner
Packawallop Productions and the festival's founding members Markus,
Jorge Aguirre, Andre Hereford, Byrd McDonald, along with current
co-producer Ryan Werner. This self-described "mom-and-pop operation"
found their amicable partnership with Packawallop falling apart, with
vituperation and nasty threats of litigation flying back and forth.
Once the dust settled, Phat Shorts was no more, but the original
founding producers have reconstituted themselves as P.S. 99, continuing
the festival with the same focus and drive to bring the gospel of short
films to the masses, without a slavish industry insider focus. "We broke
away so that the ownership of the Festival would be democratic. We
wanted everyone to have a piece of it," says McDonald. This year's
version will follow the same successful formula as past festivals.
Namely, no awards, no theme nights, no star fucking, a focus on emerging
filmmakers, and an insistence on programming the shorts as if they were
DJ's spinning tunes at a club. "Programming the material being the most
important thing for us," notes McDonald, "We're not going to group films
via category...we feel that putting together an evening of shorts is
akin to editing a film. You have to give it pace, give it texture, and
make it a whole viewing experience." With new sponsorship already on
board from Eureka Pictures, FILMMAKER Magazine and the Village Voice,
and with submissions piling up, the founders of P.S. 99 are looking
forward to a successful resurrection. [Kevin Dreyfuss]
[For more information and applications ($15 fee), contact P.S. 99 at
212.253.5907, or visit their Web site, www.ps99.com.]
>> Palm Beach Fest Names New Director
The Palm Beach International Film Festival has chosen a new Executive
Director, John Paul (J.P.) Allen, to oversee day-to-operations of the
festival. Allen comes from a position managing the Nortel Palm Springs
International Film Festival, and also created and directed that
festival's Short Films Festival. Prior to that, he held positions with
the Seattle International Film Festival and ABC television. The Palm
Beach International Film Festival is a non-profit event, with all
proceeds going to deserving film school students. The 1999 festival
will take place April 9-18. [Kevin Dreyfuss]


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by Kerry Rivera
My eldest started Kindergarten this year, and I'm pleased to report the transition has been surprisingly smooth. He loves his school, has lots of new friends and speaks fondly of his teacher.
But last week he asked me a question that got the mommy guilt swirling.
"Mom, all of these other moms are helping out in my classroom – why don't you come to my classroom to help?"
Ahhh … knife to the chest. As a working mom I of course heard … "God mom, everyone else's mom rocks. Why can't you show me a little love and hang out in my class like all of the other awesome moms."
Still, I answered his question the best way I could, telling him that mommy goes to work everyday to help support our family. My job helps pay for our house, food and all of the things we need … and some of the things we want. Some moms don't have to work. They stay at home and take care of their families in other ways. Since they do not drive to an office everyday, they have the time to help our community and schools in special ways.
I went on to tell him that I would help his class too – perhaps come in for special parties or bring in supplies or materials for the teacher. In other words, I basically become the mom who pulls out the checkbook.
My son nodded and moved on. He doesn't really understand what I do at work all day, but he gets that I contribute to our family's needs. Still, it's hard for kids his age to understand why some moms work and others don't … and it's natural for young children to want their parents visible at school. In fact, MT columnist Wendy Sachs [0] summed it up quite nicely in her recent post titled Class Mom Aspirations [0].
Oh how I long to be that ever-present mom at the school functions. And I can't help but think being present at his school would be give me more visibility to what goes on in his class. And don't you think those teachers have special relations with these volunteer parents? At Back-to-School night my son's teacher went on and on about the importance of parent volunteers. Knife to the chest again. Yup, got that, but I can't be available from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. every other day to cut, staple and organize.
And so the mommy guilt builds. Even though I realize many of these teachers, largely women, are working moms too, I feel like I'm missing something … failing my son in some small way.
I salute the moms who give so much of their time to our children at school, recess duty and various fundraising functions. I wish I had more time to give. In the meantime, I hope you will accept my volunteerism in less visible ways. Can I write you a check?