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March 21, 2012
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -
University of Alabama gymnastics sophomore Ria Domier has been named to the ninth-annual Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Community Service Team, the league office announced this week.
"Service to the community has always been one of the hallmarks of Alabama gymnastics and I'm extremely proud of the way Ria has embraced that aspect of our program," UA head coach Sarah Patterson said. "She is a dedicated athlete who is in the midst of an extremely challenging major, but she has always made time to make the world around her a better place."
The Scholastic All-American worked tirelessly in the Tuscaloosa community in the aftermath of last April's devastating tornado with the student-athlete directed Convoy of Hope relief project.
"In the days that followed last spring's tornado, Ria was amazing, working countless hours to help begin the recovery process," Patterson said. "She and so many of our student-athletes made a tremendous difference for Tuscaloosa through the Convoy of Hope initiative."
In addition to the Convoy of Hope, Domier has also volunteered with the Easter Seals Walk with Me fundraiser, The Power of Pink (breast cancer awareness initiative), Nite on the Green (fundraiser for DCH Breast Cancer Fund), a Society of Women Engineers fundraiser, Creative Campus, Project Angel Tree and the Community Soup Bowl. She has also been a part of the gymnastics team's annual RISE Christmas Party and visited with Merrill Gardens retirement home residents. Other projects include Soles for Souls, Habitat for Humanity, Project Angel Tree and the Crimson Tide's Halloween Extravaganza.
A member of Alabama's 2011 SEC Championship team, the Davis, Calif., native carries a perfect 4.0 grade point average in chemical engineering. She is a regular on the President's List and was named the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll last season.
The SEC sponsors a Community Service Team for each of the 20 sports it sponsors. The Gymnastics Community Service Team represents seven SEC gymnasts, one from each competing institution, and highlights an athlete from each school who gives back to their community in superior service efforts. The other members of the 2012 SEC Community Service team include: Kelci Lewis, Arkansas; Laura Lane, Auburn; Randy Stageberg, Florida; Mariel Box, Georgia; Whitney Rose, Kentucky; and Ericka Garcia, LSU.
Previous Crimson Tide honorees are: Alyssa Chapman (2011), Kassi Price (2010), Ricki Lebegern (2009, 2008), Courtney Priess (2007), Dana Pierce (2006, 2005) and Stephanie Kite (2004).
Domier and No. 3-ranked Alabama compete in the SEC Championships Saturday, March 24 at 4 p.m. EDT in the Arena at Gwinnett Place in Duluth, Ga. Tickets are available through SECSports.com.


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All-Star relief pitcher Crain agrees to 1-year deal with Astros
Reliever Jesse Crain, an All-Star last season, has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Astros.
Crain, 32, had a 0.74 earned-run average in 37 appearances for the Chicago White Sox in 2013. The right-hander struck out 46 batters in 362
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Crain had a streak of 29 straight appearances without allowing a run from April 17 to June 22. He was traded to Tampa Bay on July 29, but didn't appear in a game for the Rays because of a strained right shoulder.
The Astros' bullpen was one of the biggest problems last season on a team that lost a franchise-record 111 games and had the worst record in the major leagues.
General manager Jeff Luhnow called Crain, who played college ball at Houston, a "proven reliever" who will "help us win games in 2014."
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Schumacher has 2nd surgery
Retired driver Michael Schumacher underwent a second surgery after a brain scan showed small, "surprising" signs of improvement, but grim doctors said they could offer no insight into the prognosis for the seven-time Formula One champion.
Schumacher, 44, suffered critical head injuries when he fell and struck a rock Sunday while skiing on a family vacation in the French Alps. His manager confirmed the accident cracked his helmet; doctors credited the helmet for giving Schumacher a chance at survival.
Schumacher's condition stabilized somewhat after the second surgery, but he remains in a medically induced coma — and doctors gave no prediction on how long that would last.
"We cannot tell you any more about the future," said Gerard Saillant, a surgeon and friend of the family who is in Grenoble, France. Saillant said it would be "stupid" to make any predictions about Schumacher's recovery.
Doctors cautioned Schumacher's condition was still grave.
Schumacher's manager, Sabine Kehm, said a member of the media attempted to gain access to Schumacher's hospital room disguised as a priest.
McIlroy, Wozniacki are engaged
Golfer Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and tennis ace Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark announced their engagement on Twitter.
McIlroy, 24, is ranked sixth in the world and Wozniacki, 23, is No. 10. Both have been No. 1.
McIlroy popped the question in Sydney, where Wozniacki is starting to prepare for the Australian Open in Melbourne.
"Happy New Year everyone! I have a feeling it's going to be a great year!! My first victory of 2014," McIlroy tweeted. He added a hash tag, "She said yes!!"
Wozniacki sent out a similar tweet that said, "Happy New Year everyone! Rory and I started 2014 with a bang! … I said YES!!!!"
That should put to rest two reports out of Ireland at different times in 2013 they were splitting up. McIlroy and Wozniacki first began to see each other in the summer of 2011.
Meanwhile, in prep events for the Australian Open, top-ranked Serena Williams of the United States beat Andrea Petkovic of Germany 6-4, 6-4 at the Brisbane International and top-seeded Roberta Vinci of Italy lost 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 to 259th-ranked Ana Konjuh of Croatia in the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.
U.S. junior team loses to Canada
Connor McDavid and Curtis Lazar scored in a 2:19 span in the third period and Canada beat the United States 3-2 in Malmo, Sweden, to win Group A in the world junior tournament.
In the quarterfinal round, Canada will play Switzerland and the defending champion United States will face Russia.
Anaheim wins, shares NHL lead
Ryan Getzlaf scored his 20th goal and added two assists as the host Anaheim Ducks beat the San Jose Sharks 6-3 for their 11th victory in 12 games. The Ducks share the NHL lead with the defending champion Chicago Blackhawks.
Chicago man strikes it rich
The newest champion of football handicapping is a Chicago trader who consults for a major professional team.
David Frohardt-Lane, 36, earned $557,850 for beating more than 1,000 competitors to win the SuperContest run by the LVH casino-hotel in Las Vegas. Frohardt-Lane said he plans to donate half the winnings to GiveWell, a nonprofit that evaluates charities.
The SuperContest has a $1,500 entry fee; each week, entrants selected five NFL games against the pointspread.
Frohardt-Lane got into sports betting while studying math at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn. As a sophomore, he used NFL statistics as the basis for a project — and realized if he had used his model to place bets, he would have won 60 percent of the time.
Last summer, Frohardt-Lane began consulting with a professional sports team, using predictive modeling to help with scouting. He said his employer asked him not to identify the team.
• Shani Davis of Chicago won the men's 1,500 meters and Heather Richardson of High Point, N.C., took the women's title at that distance at the U.S. long-track speedskating Olympic trials in Kearns, Utah.
The Olympics are next month in Sochi, Russia.
Richardson won and Brittany Bowe of Ocala, Fla., finished second in the 500, 1,000 and 1,500 at the trials.
• Wilbur "Moose" Thompson, the shot-put winner in the 1948 London Olympics, died last Wednesday. The Long Beach, Calif., resident was 92.
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I decided to go for a very basic drawing stile first to try different mountain locatios, vegetation, etc. What do you think?
* Currently the upper area shall be quite barren, but with farmland at the left before the mountainside
* The volcanic area is tropical
* The lower area provides much farmland
I`m really not sure, if the placement of the rivers or the farmland/barren/desert combo in the upper region makes sense.


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A teacher's union is citing the poor implementation of the Common Core State Standards as a reason to reject further funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for its Innovation Fund, according to the Washington Post and as originally reported at Politico.
The American Federation of Teachers, comprised of approximately one million members, has received more than 5 million dollars from the Gates Foundation in the last five years. Some of this money has been used to support the initiatives of the Innovation Fund, including Common Core, according to the Post.
However, the Post reports that many union members have been unsettled with the implementation of the Common Core and so the AFT will no longer accept Gates money for its Innovation Fund.
"You think the Obamacare implementation is bad? The implementation of the Common Core is far worse," said AFT President Randi Weingarten in November, according to the Post.
Similar sentiments were issued last month by the National Education Association's president Dennis Van Roekel when he described the implementation as "completely blotched," as was reported.
The Gates Foundation has been at the forefront of the Common Core initiative, providing $150 million of seed money to get the Common Core ball rolling. The Gates Foundation also gave more than $100,000 to support implementation of the Common Core in Catholic schools, as was reported.
Just recently, The Cardinal Newman Society reported that Common Core curriculum giant Pearson has announced a partnership with Bill Gates' Microsoft, providing more evidence that the Gates-funded Common Core State Standards are being used to dictate school curricula while enriching software, testing and textbook companies.
Ina statement released in December, The Cardinal Newman Society warned that adoption of the Common Core is "premature" and recommended that schools not be "locked" into the Common Core before it has been "thoroughly and rigorously evaluated."
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In one fascinating episode, Star Trek: The Next Generation traced the limits of human communication as we know it—and suggested a new, truer way of talking about the universe.
On stardate 45047.2, Jean-Luc Picard leads the crew of the Enterprise in pursuit of a transmission beacon from the El-Adrel system, where a Tamarian vessel has been broadcasting a mathematical signal for weeks. The aliens, also known as the Children of Tama, are an apparently peaceable and technologically advanced race with which the Federation nevertheless has failed to forge diplomatic relations.… read more


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For breakfast I had a sliced banana with blueberries and soy milk, along with a clementine. Yum, I love fresh fruit for breakfast!
We're still in the depths of a cold/rainy spell and so I really wanted something warm for lunch. I roasted some eggplant, zucchini, beets, carrot, and half of a tomato that was floating around in my fridge. I put this on top of baby greens and romaine and topped with a maple mustard dressing I threw together. I also had the last of the leftover chickpea broccoli casserole but I will spare you more pictures of that.
For supper I made Susan Voisin's smoky refried bean soup. I adore this soup so much…I posted about it awhile ago. For dessert I had the last of my blueberries.
Before I went to the gym I scarfed down a banana. When I got home I made a smoothie with protein powder, mixed frozen berries, soy milk, psyllium husk, and flax. I put it in a bowl to eat with a spoon because I saw someone else on a blog (can't remember who! sorry!) do it and I was curious about it.
I was really hungry that morning and as a snack I had another bowl of the refried bean soup.
For lunch I had a salad with romaine, baby greens, sprouts, broccoli, snap peas, radish, carrot, and tofu with a vinaigrette that had rice vinegar, mustard, and some nutritional yeast.
That morning I received a package from Robert Cheeke. Robert was kind enough to include many free samples, including a VEGA Vibrancy Bar, which I had for my afternoon snack. These bars sort of remind me of a Lara bar, but are less sweet. It was pretty good.
For supper that night I had even more of the refried bean soup (can you tell I really love that soup?) which I didn't take another picture of. I also had some swiss chard sauteed with garlic. The two dishes didn't go together at all but I wanted to use up the chard.
That night for a snack I had some snap peas.
EDIT: Aha, thanks for jogging my memory Nora! It's Nora over at Pride & Vegudice that eats her smoothies in a bowl!


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Reality show star apologizes for two tweets she posted found offensive by followers
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Sarah Bauder
Kim posted two tweets to her personal account. The first one read, "Praying for everyone in Israel,"
while the second one read, "Praying for everyone in Palestine and across the world."
Apparently many of her fans and non-fans found her tweets offensive, which led to both tweets being deleted and an apology/explanation statement being released.
"I should have pointed out my intentions behind these tweets when I posted them. The fact is that regardless of religion and political beliefs, there are countless innocent people involved who didn't choose this, and I pray for all of them and also for a resolution. I also pray for all the other people around the world who are caught in similar crossfires."
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How to raise happy toddlers
Welcome to the happy toddler zone that has everything parents need to know about this oh-so special age group. more
Handmade gifts are so much nicer than bought ones, in just the same as your kids' handwritten cards (the ones that are full of adorable spelling mistakes) beat Hallmark cards any day. Make your own bath bombs as gifts for friends with this too-easy recipe.
To make the base mix: sieve the bicarb soda and citric acid powder into a large dry mixing bowl. This will make enough for four bath bombs.
To make one bath bomb, transfer 1/2 cup of the base mix into a medium bowl and stir in the contents of a herbal teabag or other dry ingredient such as potpourri. Set aside.
In a small bowl, combine 6 drops of essential oil of your choice, 1/2 teaspoon of sweet almond oil and 8 to 12 drops of food colouring - or until your desired colour is reached.
Pour this mixture into the bowl containing the 1/2 cup of base mix and stir quickly with a teaspoon so things don't start fizzing!
Wearing rubber gloves, continue to combine the ingredients with your fingertips until it starts to clump together when compressed in your hand. It's essential you do this with your fingertips, not a spoon, so the liquid is distributed evenly. The mix is now ready to go into a mould.
Wipe a little sweet almond oil inside the mould.
Fill the mould with the mixture, packing it in firmly.
Make the other bath bombs with the remaining mixture, working with 1/2 cup at a time.
Leave the bath bombs in their moulds to set for at least 24 hours (36 hours is even better).
After they have set, turn each mould over and bang it firmly once on a flat surface, then gently ease out the bath bombs


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Wanda Jackson to be honored during Trail Dance Film Festival
DUNCAN — Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson will receive the Blazing the Trail Award this weekend at the seventh annual Trail Dance Film Festival.
The Queen of Rockabilly will receive the award during the 2013 Golden Drover Awards Show at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Simmons Center, 800 Chisholm Parkway. The awards show is free to the public.
Jackson, a Maud native and longtime Oklahoma City resident, will be honored for her musical contributions to the soundtracks of dozens of film and television projects.
She also will perform during the Trail Dance Film Festival closing night's feature comedy, "The Queens of Country," before the awards show. Jackson appears as herself in the film.
The festival will include 90 independent films screening Friday and Saturday at the Simmons Center and Chisholm Trail Heritage Center, 1000 Chisholm Trail Parkway, in Duncan. Times and ticket prices vary.
For more information, go to www.traildancefilmfestival.com.


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The road to Ratnagiri, south-western Maharashtra, is flanked by trees laden with fresh mangoes. This is the land of the Alphonso, arguably the king of mangoes, and 67-year-old Tukaram Ghawali owns some 1,000 trees spread over 30 acres across different orchards in Ratnagiri.
One such orchard, spread over four acres, has around 200 trees with mangoes ripe enough to be sold in the market. Its harvest season and the orchard is littered with several boxes and baskets. There are men too, climbing up the trees with baskets around their necks, plucking the mangoes. There is another group of men shifting the fruits from the baskets to colourful plastic crates. In between all this chaos, Ghawali brings order with his instructions.
In the shadow of the closely planted mango trees their thick canopies blotting out the harsh sun the men pluck some 10,000 mangoes and pack them into 100 crates in five hours. Around 2 pm, the mangoes are loaded on to a tempo to be taken to Ghawalis farmhouse nearly a kilometre away.
Ghawali is already there, to supervise the packing of the freshly plucked fruit. Often he gets down on the floor himself to work with the labourers. Under a tin shed, he, along with sons, 41-year-old Milind and 35-year-old Rajnish, sorts out the mangoes and packs them into wooden boxes. Long years of experience behind him, Ghawali doesnt take long to determine whether a mango should be sold to the agent or discarded. The answer lies in the skin of the mango, he tells you. If the skin is squashed anywhere on the fruit, it means it wasnt plucked but fell to the ground. Such a mango could be infected and is thus discarded. And if there are black spots, it means it was over-exposed to the heat, and would thus ripen before it reaches the market. This kind too is rejected, he says.
Ghawali has been working in mango orchards since he was 12 years old. During summer breaks, he would help his father, a daily-wage labourer, at a mango farm in order to supplement the family income and, in the process, learnt all about the fruit. Holding a rather large Alphonso, he says, This should weigh between 300 and 320 grams. When Milind places the mango on the weighing machine, it displays 320 grams. Showing two mangoes of different sizes, he explains, While three dozen small mangoes can


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Changing your environment or thought process always helps get you unstuck.
Please give us a brief bio of yourselves.
Ben (General Manager) – I've been in the digital advertising industry for 10 years, I started as a digital media trafficker and my number one goal was to not be a digital media trafficker anymore. After moving into account service and for the next few years working on some brilliant digital brands like Google, SEEK (Australia) and EasyJet in the (UK). I joined Tribal DDB 4 years ago, we currently have the strongest team I've ever worked with, a fantastic culture and currently growing.
What do you do for inspiration?
Steven - I believe inspiration comes from different experiences. The more diverse your experiences, the broader your scope for thought.
Ben - For personal inspiration I love to travel, for work inspiration I really enjoy working with creatives and seeing leading digital work being done globally from our network and other agencies.
What do you regard as being your biggest achievement?
Steven - Being interviewed on FWA of course.
Ben - We have a monthly award voted on by our team, the prize is a lucky golden cat, I won that last year.
How many hours do you work each week?
Steven - As many as it takes to get it right.
Ben - Lots more than I spend at home.
How do you relax or unwind?
Steven - Surround myself with art, music and beer.
Ben - Go to the beach any chance I get, and beer is good too.
If you weren't working on the internet what would you be doing?
Steven - Amateur, maybe Pro, race car driver.
Ben – Probably a straight up advertising "suit"
What's your favourite part of your job? What's the hardest part of your job? What do you do when you get stuck?
Steven - Working in digital there are often many ways to interpret and communicate a message. My favourite part would have to be when the idea and medium are in perfect harmony.
The hardest part would be ending a project, as all creatives know things could always be explored and finessed further.
Changing your environment or thought process always helps get you unstuck.
Ben – Setting and then achieving goals that you set for the business (particularly ones that seemed unachievable 12 months ago), I also love being involved in big creative ideas, like Bandanna Art.
The hardest part of my role would be balancing the many different aspects of running a digital agency.
I'm fortunate to be surrounded by a fantastic team who are smarter than I am, I can go to many different people for advice. The DDB network is also incredibly supportive and I often seek guidance on the business aspects of my role from the DDB Melbourne Managing Partner and Managing Director.
What software could you not live without?
Steven - If Illustrator and Photoshop ever had a lovechild, that would be it.
Ben - I love Keynote
How many projects does your company juggle at any one time?
Ben - At any one time we could be working on 30 – 40 projects, obviously at different scales and complexities. For me the key is to focus on the financial and creative opportunities and ensure the day to day is delivered flawlessly regardless of how much we have on our plate.
In terms of software, is there anything new you have been playing with lately or that has impressed you?
Steven - We have been experimenting with a range of software, but what we're excited about is the addition of things like Makey Makey, that open the options for modifying user input beyond keyboard, mouse or even gesture.
Has winning FWA awards helped you in any way?
Ben - This is our second Mobile FWA, it's very rewarding because it tells us that our work is up there with the best. It's motivation for our team to win another, and then another.
When dealing with major clients, how difficult is it to meet the needs of such wide target audiences?
Steven - Even though our target audience is quite varied, dealing in digital channels gives them a commonality, which gives us a firm foundation to base our creative on.
Are there things you do OUTSIDE of work to ensure that you are in the right mindset to be creative and/or successful in whatever you are doing?
Steven - I don't think creative people can help themselves, whether it's a conscious effort or not, we all consume, evaluate and critique a range of different stimuli everyday. It's a constant awareness, curiosity and willingness to learn that puts you in the right mindset.
What was the last digital effort you saw (or were a part of) that used social media in a way that really made sense. Why?
Steven - We recently created a campaign for Schmackos (Mars Petcare) called Trickopedia which really tapped into the audiences existing behavior and relationship with their dogs, justifying their need to share and comment on their dog photos.
Ben – I agree with Steve, Schmackos used social media in a relevant way to the product and audience. The campaign revolved around social media and it met and then far exceeded the clients' business objectives.
The web is getting out of the web. Do you find that thinking in digital solutions alone hinders you? Do you feel the urge to solve the problem using all mediums necessary?
Steven - Digital is reaching far beyond the idea that it is consumed via a desktop computer. It surrounds us and is integrated into everyday life. It's this integration that leads to the most exciting ideas and story telling in more interesting and engaging ways.
Ben - Definitely, the thing that I've been most excited about for the past couple of years is this digital and real world convergence. Things like Nike Chalkbot, Star Hub Musical Fitting Rooms, Nike Fuel Band, and (with all modesty) Bandanna Art I think are good examples of this.
Of all the websites you/your company have produced, which one are you most proud of?
Steven - It would have to be Bandanna Art, it's a fun site that works with a mobile app, encouraging social creativity to raise awareness and funding for a great cause, young people living with cancer.
Ben - I agree with Steve, I also think we have created some excellent Sitecore websites for clients like Treasury Wine Estates and Warner Brothers Movie World.
What would be your ultimate vehicle to travel in?
Steven - F111 Fighter Jet.
Ben - Some kind of teleporter
How do you keep your finger on the pulse of the latest web trends?
Steven - We have a great culture of sharing at Tribal DDB and get together to discuss the latest and greatest each month.
Ben - We also have an excellent daily email that is shared around our Asia Pacific offices a weekly newsletter from our global head office in New York and a global intranet where we can search for case studies and work examples.
What is the most expensive thing you have bought in the last week?
Steven - My daughter's Christmas presents.
Ben - Dinner and drinks on New Years Eve
Any parting shots or pearls of wisdom?
Steven - Love what you do, learn from each other and play nice.
Ben - Train hard, eat lots.
It has been a privilege, thanks very much
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Contact Person: Terri Reichert, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Community Based Programs Administrator, Child Welfare Services – Division of Social Services
Contact Address: 820 South Boylan Ave., 2410 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2410
Contact Phone: 919- 527-6406
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Community Child Protection Teams (CCPT) - established in 1991, as a response to the increased numbers of children reported as abused, neglected or dependent in North Carolina. CCPTs were established to add a community dimension to child protection. The intent of the CCPT is to enhance child protection in the community through collaboration and advocacy. The duties and responsibilities of the CCPT were adopted as North Carolina Administrative Code 41I.0400. The original purpose and composition of CCPTs was further formalized and expanded by G.S. 7B 1406, effective July 1, 1993. In 1997, North Carolina designated CCPTs as Citizen Review Panels, which were required by the Child Abuse Prevention Treatment Act (CAPTA).
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Ross Dawson at Trends in Living Networks launched the Top 100 Australian Web 2.0 Applications list on 18 June 2008.
On scrolling through the list I was pleased to see that of the top four applications, I've been closely tracking two of them. I actually use another three on the list. Other things that stood out:
- internationalisation is evident in global take-up figures
- social networking applications stand out
- a large number do not bother with .au domain
I say well done to Ross and others involved. Australian innovators – and innovators everywhere – deserve attention like this.


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Joel & Ethan Coen's "Inside Llewyn Davis" was off to a fantastic start last night, taking in $123,340 from just 4 theaters. That made for a $30,385 daily per-theater-average, and puts the CBS Films-released film -- which got the Coens some of the best reviews of their career -- on track for a $80,000-$90,000 weekend average.
That would make it the third best limited debut of the year after "Blue Jasmine" and "Spring Breakers," and give the Coens their highest per-theater average ever (topping "No Country For Old Men"). It also will more than double the recent opening averages of "Dallas Buyers Club," "Philomena" and "Nebraska."
Check back tomorrow for a full box office report.


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BROWN DEER, Wis. - Sophomore Lauren Lambrecht made the final in the 200 fly to lead the Butler swimming team in the final day of the Horizon League Swimming & Diving Championships.
Lambrecht, who also made the finals in the 100 fly, clocked a 2:14.00 to place 14th in the 200 fly. The time was a season best and rate ninth on Butler's all-time list. She already owned the fifth-fastest 200 fly time.
The fourth and final day of the league meet began with three BU swimmers putting up solid swims in the mile free. Kathleen Brannen (18:43.50), Kyle Johannsen (18:49.54) and Lauren Need (19:08.35) each registered a season-best mark. Brannen placed 20th to lead in the event.
Four swimmers had season bests in the 100 free, led by Hannah Somerville's time of 55.19. That was good for 19th. Lauren Scotti placed 21st (56.34) and Elizabeth Grogan and Stephanie Shoults also had season bests.
Freshman Caitlin Weichelt placed 20th in the 200 breast with a time of 2:29.91, nearly two seconds faster than her previous mark.
Butler's 400 free relay squad (Somerville-Eshan Pua-Kaitie Ring-Weichelt) turned in a 3:40.30 time, good for seventh. It was a season best, beating the team's previous mark of 3:46.64.


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Torres Named HL Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 2, 2014
INDIANAPOLIS – UIC senior forward Jesus Torres has been named the Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Aug. 25-Sept. 1, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday. Torres picks up the first Horizon League accolade of the season after recording two goals and one assist during opening weekend.
The Chicago, Ill., native was additionally named Horizon Player of the Week by College Sports Madness.
"It was great to see Jesus (Torres) turn in this performance over the weekend," head coach Sean Phillips said. "He can be a difference maker at any time and we will need these performances from him over the course of the season to achieve our goals."
The Flames (2-0-0) came out in its season opener against Cal State Fullerton on Aug. 29 and registered a 3-2 OT win. Torres scored the first goal of the game, assisted by freshman Jose Fuentes, and then added an assist on the second goal by freshman Sergio Fuentes before redshirt-junior Thomas Villamil headed in the game-winner in overtime.
Against San Francisco on Aug. 30, Torres' goal in the 22nd minute, assisted by junior Manny Chavez, proved to be all UIC needed to post a 1-0 shutout win.
Through the two contests, Torres made five shot attempts with three reaching on goal and tallied five points off two goals and one assist to lead the Flames in each category.
This week's honor is the second of Torres' career after earning his first career accolade last season for the week of Oct. 14-20.
Torres and the Flames are back at Flames Field on Friday when they host No. 10 Michigan State at 7 p.m. CT.


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The trailer is out for the third Chronicles of Narnia film, this one called "Voyage of the Dawn Treader," and it looks mildly entertaining. We liked the first one, but the second installment, "Prince Caspian," fell way short of the bar set by its predecessor, much of that due to the lackluster performance of the title character.
The main actors have all returned for the movie, including Tilda Swinton as the Witch and the voice of Liam Neeson as Aslan. Here is IMDB's plot synopsis:
Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian for a trip across the sea aboard the royal ship The Dawn Treader. Along the way they encounter dragons, dwarves, merfolk, and a band of lost warriors before reaching the edge of the world.
At the very least, the sets look interesting. The film is out December 10th of this year.
WATCH: (via Vulture)


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He would have turned 40 today. Unfortunately, River Phoenix died in 1993 of a drug overdose outside LA's Viper Room as Johnny Depp performed on stage inside. Not just because it's his birthday, and a significant one at that, we are missing the forever-young actor this August and wondering what he might have been doing lately had he lived. Would he have any involvement with brother Joaquin's enigmatic retirement and subsequent rap career, or at least appear in the (faux?) documentary I'm Still Here? What would he have thought of Dinner with Schmucks, which reminds me of his underrated drama Dogfight? Might he have been able to take over the Indiana Jones franchise so we didn't get the old-man version we're currently stuck with?
And if not that, what other series would he be starring in now? You know he would have been another Depp or Robert Downey Jr., putting more talent into a franchise that didn't seem to deserve him at first. Could he have been a superhero? Or, would he have focused more on dramatic roles and easily won an Oscar or four after losing that nomination for Running on Empty? Given that Phoenix showed us remarkable talent so early and had diverse roles in sci-fi, westerns, action-adventure, drama, black comedy, coming of age, spy caper and gay modernizations of Shakespeare (My Own Private Idaho). And he seemed to get along with a number of his collaborators, many of whom, like Sidney Poitier, Keanu Reeves and Dermot Mulroney (and sort of Harrison Ford) he worked with more than once.
Phoenix was great as a suave leading man or a sometimes-comedic member of an ensemble. I love him especially in the latter capacity in his earliest films Explorers (as a cute nerd type before becoming a teen hearthrob with...) and Stand By Me as well as later, under-appreciated movies like I Love You to Death and especially Sneakers (my favorite) In that last one he shows signs he could have ended up one of the core stars of the Oceans 11 movies -- alongside brother-in-law Casey Affleck, who is married to his sister Rain. In addition to giving us a slew of great performances during his decade in the industry, he also had a future in music, whether through his own band, Aleka's Attic, or his co-partnership in the House of Blues. His interest in environmental causes would also still fit in well today.
Having seen people like Downey, Drew Barrymore and Jason Bateman overcome their addictions and relevant '90s slumps, it's even sadder to think of what we and he missed out on. Fortunately we have the nearly 15 features he did appear in, and here to share some favorites are other Cinematical writers:
Scott Weinberg:
"It was a touch of genius on the part of Steven Spielberg to cast River Phoenix as the young Indiana Jones. The director needed a youthful actor for a clever sequence explaining how our favorite archaeologist got his trademark hat, bullwhip, chin scar, fear of snakes, etc., so he enlisted the 19-year-old Phoenix for the role. The actor was fresh off of Little Nikita and Running on Empty, so it must have been pretty exciting to leap into a beloved adventure series.
"Mr. Phoenix was quite excellent as the young Indiana Jones, delivering a performance that was half of an homage to Harrison Ford and half just plain ol' heroic derring-do. It's a clever and very likable little performance, and one that indicated a little "action hero" potential from the young actor.
"Happy 40th birthday to the late River Phoenix. The movie world has been a little less interesting since he died."
Mel Valentin:
"It's hard to believe eighteen years have passed since Phoenix starred in My Own Private Idaho. Despite a series of strong performances stretching back a decade, it wasn't until My Own Private Idaho that I realized Phoenix was a once-in-a-generation actor, an actor capable of revealing a character's turbulent inner life persuasively.
"Seeing (and hearing) Phoenix's character-revealing scene in My Own Private Idaho, e.g., a campfire where his character expresses his feelings for Keanu Reeves character (only to be rebuffed), immediately reminded me of James Dean's performances in East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause.
"At that moment, I couldn't help but hope that Phoenix wouldn't suffer a similar, unfortunate fate. He did. Movies were (and still are) much poorer for it."
Peter Martin:
"Somewhere in the midst of Sidney Lumet's Running on Empty, my attention was diverted from Judd Hirsch and Christine Lahti, as fugitives raising their family on the run from the FBI, and shifted to River Phoenix, as their eldest son, struggling to establish his own identity. He started off sleepy-eyed and dutiful, and slowly emerged like a bubbling volcano, a cauldron of emotions and desires, defined by love for his parents, and yet yearning to be set free. In those pre-IMDB days, I kept wondering, "Who is this kid?" not realizing it was the boy from Explorers and The Mosquito Coast. He had an uncanny ability to disappear into his characters, and I wish he was still around to pop up and surprise us with another startling performance."
Jenni Miller:
"River Phoenix was magical in Stand By Me, a perfect storm between director Rob Reiner and writer Stephen King. Their tender and sentimental take on one transformative day in four boys' lives was never saccharine but still managed to pull at the gut. Phoenix's performance as Chris Chambers, the tough kid with the cigarette box rolled up in his sleeve who desperately wants to get out of their small town and make something of himself, illustrated the young actor's depth at the same time it showed the promise his future held.
"I was just young enough to have a crush on River Phoenix when Stand By Me came out; he was blond and beautiful but still exotic, not just another teen heartthrob no matter how often he showed up in those magazine. Hearing about his troubled life and death still saddens me for the people who knew him and loved him in real life, and not just on the screen."
Joe Utichi:
"The final moments of Stand By Me, where it's revealed that River Phoenix's Chris Chambers is stabbed and killed in a bar fight sometime after the movie's story concludes, take on a special poignancy after Phoenix's death in 1993. The film's journey is epic, and we bond with its four pint-sized leads as much as they bond with one another. When Chris's image fades out it's impossible not to feel an emotional tug for the actor who brought him to the screen.
'We were robbed of his talent too young - Phoenix was a maverick whose best work was still to come. His choices were brave and his performances shone, but his was a career still on the cusp of maturing. What we might have seen from him in the years since 1993, alongside contemporaries like Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp, simply doesn't bear thinking about."
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Contract grant sponsor: National Geographic Society; Contract grant sponsor: Ecopetrol Diversity Grants program; Contract grant sponsor: Fundación Proyecto Primates; Contract grant sponsor: Deutsches Primatenzentrum (DPZ)
Interspecific Infanticide and Infant-Directed Aggression by Spider Monkeys (Ateles hybridus) in a Fragmented Forest in Colombia
Version of Record online: 5 JUL 2012
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22052
© 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
American Journal of Primatology
Volume 74, Issue 11, pages 990–997, November 2012
Additional Information
How to Cite
RIMBACH, R., PARDO-MARTINEZ, A., MONTES-ROJAS, A., DI FIORE, A. and LINK, A. (2012), Interspecific Infanticide and Infant-Directed Aggression by Spider Monkeys (Ateles hybridus) in a Fragmented Forest in Colombia. Am. J. Primatol., 74: 990–997. doi: 10.1002/ajp.22052
Publication History
- Issue online: 26 SEP 2012
- Version of Record online: 5 JUL 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: 22 MAY 2012
- Manuscript Revised: 27 APR 2012
- Manuscript Received: 12 MAR 2012
Funded by
- National Geographic Society
- Ecopetrol Diversity Grants program
- Fundación Proyecto Primates
- Deutsches Primatenzentrum (DPZ)
- Abstract
- Article
- References
- Cited By
- interspecific aggression;
- infanticide;
- Ateles;
- resource competition;
- pathological behaviors
Interspecific aggression amongst nonhuman primates is rarely observed and has been mostly related to scenarios of resource competition. Interspecific infanticide is even rarer, and both the ultimate and proximate socio-ecological factors explaining this behavior are still unclear. We report two cases of interspecific infanticide and five cases of interspecific infant-directed aggression occurring in a well-habituated primate community living in a fragmented landscape in Colombia. All cases were initiated by male brown spider monkeys (Ateles hybridus) and were directed toward infants of either red howler monkeys (Alouatta seniculus: n = 6 cases) or white-fronted capuchins (Cebus albifrons: n = 1 case). One individual, a subadult spider monkey male, was involved in all but one case of interspecific infanticide or aggression. Other adult spider monkeys participated in interspecific aggression that did not escalate into potentially lethal encounters. We suggest that competition for food resources and space in a primate community living in high population densities and restricted to a forest fragment of ca. 65 ha might partly be driving the observed patterns of interspecific aggression. On the other hand, the fact that all but one case of interspecific infanticide and aggression involved the only subadult male spider monkey suggests this behavior might either be pathological or constitute a particular case of redirected aggression. Even if the underlying principles behind interspecific aggression and infanticide are poorly understood, they represent an important factor influencing the demographic trends of the primate community at this study site. Am. J. Primatol. 74:990-997, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


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JT Sprague to Gibson & Abercrombie — October 2 1836
Camp October 2d 1836
To Messrs Gibson & Abercrombie
Agt Al. Em Co
I have been engaged the last two days in picking up the lame, sick, and blind, belonging to the party of Indians which you, as Agents of the Alabama Emigrating Co are emigrating to Arkansas. Many of the Indians from various causes I found unable to keep up with the waggons. Some of them start with them, but from fatigue, feebleness, or decrepitude they are obliged to fall behind and are left upon the road. Others are taken sick upon the road without any means of assistance or conveyance. The wagons and Agents are always ahead and no one remains to provide for them. Many I am aware are also behind from their own willful laziness. This duty I have been engaged in, and finding the Agents of the Company out of my reach, I relied upon the tenth article of the Contract, which says, "If a remedy can be found in any pecuniary expenditure in contributing to their comfort & convenience to make it, which amount shall be deducted from that due them/the company/by the United States." This remedy I applied, I saw plainly, there was no one to provide for them, and I also saw, that unless they were brought up with the moving train they must be left upon the road dependant upon the charity of the county through which they passed. The scarcity of water has of late, made our daily marches much longer than they should be, and the poor class of Indians from not having the means to get along, have been left behind. I have seen them coming into camp late at night, losing their rations, and totally unfit to proceed the following day. As one whose duty it is, has been left behind to see to them, and they, as well as myself, have been subject to the insolence and indifference of the waggoners in your employ. With the great inattention which has of late been paid to the proper details of the party, our marches have been too arduous, and these marches have depended too much upon the immediate resources of the country. If corn cannot be provided at a place twelve miles distant, the Indians are by the present arrangement, liable to go until it can be found; & if it is not gathered, they are turned into a corn field after dark to gather it. The supplies of this party, excepting beef, have been obtained too much by chance; greatly to the inconvenience of the Indians. This, however, will be reported to high authority. It is now my duty to have all the Indians that fall in the rear brought up, and kept by some means with the party with which they are enrolled for Arkansas. And if you as the Agents of the Company neglect doing it, the task must necessarily devolve upon me, which I shall without hesitation discharge. The fourth article of the contract says, "that the average daily travel shall not exceed from twelve to fifteen miles, to be determined by the officer & Surgeon," In accordance with a faithful discharge of my duties to the Indians, you will be pleased to confirm the march of the party in your charge to twelve miles per day.
I regret, that in the unpleasant situation in which I have been placed by the Government, the discharge of my duties, should be considered by any one as the result of ungenerous or improper feelings. My uncalled for acts and illtimed expressions as you have been pleased to refer to them, have been interpreted as an intentional design to make known my authority. This I disclaim with contempt, I deny it, and assure you that my feelings and designs are of the best kind, and assure you, that a mutual understanding I should greatly prefer, not however at the sacrifice of not discharging my duty.
I am very respectfully
Your obt Sevt
J.T. Sprague
Dr & Military Agent
5th Detachment Emgr
Source: Letter from Lt. J.T. Sprague to Messrs. Gibson & Abercrombie, National Archives Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Letters Received, Creek Agency Emigration, Roll 238 S 249-D


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2011 Report on International Religious Freedom - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
|United States Department of State
|Publication Date
|30 July 2012
|Cite as
|United States Department of State, 2011 Report on International Religious Freedom - Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 30 July 2012, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/502105c9c.html [accessed 30 May 2016]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
July 30, 2012
[Covers calendar year from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011]
Executive Summary
Although the constitution and other laws and policies provide for religious freedom, in practice the government severely restricted religious activity, except for some officially recognized groups which were tightly supervised by the government. The government did not demonstrate a trend toward either improvement or deterioration in respect for and protection of the right to religious freedom. Genuine religious freedom does not exist. Government policy continued to interfere with individuals' ability to choose and to manifest their religious beliefs. The government continued to repress the religious activities of unauthorized religious groups. Reports by recent refugees, defectors, missionaries, and nongovernmental organizations (NGO) indicated that religious persons who engaged in proselytizing in the country and those who were in contact with foreigners or missionaries were arrested and subjected to harsh penalties. Refugees and defectors stated that they witnessed or heard of arrests and possible executions of underground Christian church members in prior years. Due to the country's inaccessibility and the inability of foreigners to gain timely information, the continuation of arrests and executions during the year remained difficult to verify. The government allowed foreigners to attend government-sponsored religious services.
There were no reports available on societal abuses or discrimination based on religious affiliation, belief, or practice.
The U.S. government does not have diplomatic relations with the country. Since 2001, the secretary of state has designated it a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act for particularly severe violations of religious freedom. It was redesignated a CPC August 18. The U.S. government raised its concerns about the state of human rights in the country with bilateral partners and in multilateral forums. The government does not allow representatives of foreign governments, journalists, or other invited guests freedom of movement that would enable them fully to assess human rights conditions or confirm reported abuses.
This report is based on information from interviews, press reports, South Korean government reports, reports by think tanks and NGOs, as well as missionary, refugee, and defector testimonies obtained over the past decade, supplemented where possible by information drawn from more recent reports from visitors to the country. Information submitted as part of the country's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council was also used. Refugee and defector testimonies were often outdated because of the time lapse between departures from the country and contact with organizations able to document human rights conditions. This report cites specific sources and time frames wherever possible, and reports were corroborated to the extent possible. While limited in detail, the information in this report is indicative of the situation with regard to religious freedom in the country in recent years.
Section I. Religious Demography
In a 2002 report to the UN Human Rights Commission, the government reported that there were 12,000 Protestants, 10,000 Buddhists, and 800 Roman Catholics in the country. The report also noted that the Cheondogyo Young Friends Party, a government-approved group based on a traditional religious movement, had approximately 15,000 practitioners. South Korean and other foreign religious groups estimate that there are a considerably higher number of religious practitioners in the country.
In Pyongyang there are four state-controlled Christian churches: two Protestant churches (Bongsu and Chilgol Churches), the Changchun Roman Catholic Church, and the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church. The Chilgol Church is dedicated to the memory of former leader Kim Il-sung's mother, Kang Pan-sok, who was a Presbyterian deaconess. The number of congregants regularly worshiping at these churches is unknown. Numerous defectors from outside of Pyongyang have reported no knowledge of these churches.
As part of its 2009 UPR, the country reported the existence of religious organizations such as the Korea Christian Federation, Korea Buddhists' Federation, Korea Roman Catholic Association, Korea Chondoist Society, and Korea Religionists' Society.
The government-established Korean Catholic Association (KCA) provides for basic services at the Changchun Church but has no ties with the Vatican. There are no Catholic priests residing in the country, but visiting priests occasionally provide Mass at the Changchun Church in Pyongyang.
According to religious leaders who have traveled to the country, there were Protestant pastors at the Bongsu and Chilgol Churches, although it was not known if they were resident or visiting pastors. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has reportedly contributed to humanitarian projects administered by the Bongsu Church.
In its July 2002 report to the UN Human Rights Committee, the government reported the existence of 500 "family worship centers." However, according to the 2010 Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) White Paper, defectors interviewed were unaware of any such centers. Observers stated that "family worship centers" may be part of the state-controlled Korean Christian Federation, while an unknown number of "underground churches" operated apart from the federation and are not recognized by the government. The 2010 KINU White Paper and the 2007 U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom report, "A Prison Without Bars," included defector testimonies referencing the existence of underground churches but concluded that their existence was hard to verify.
In July 2009 the Dong-A Ilbo newspaper reported an estimated 30,000 Christians, while some NGOs and academics estimated there may be up to several hundred thousand Christians practicing their faith underground in the country. Others questioned the existence of a large-scale underground church or concluded that it was impossible to estimate accurately the number of underground religious believers. Individual underground congregations were reportedly very small and typically confined to private homes. However, the 2010 KINU White Paper reported that none of the defectors interviewed were aware of family churches. At the same time, some NGOs reported individual churches were connected to each other through well-established networks. The government has not allowed outsiders access to confirm such claims.
According to the 2010 KINU White Paper, there were an estimated 60 Buddhist temples. Most were regarded as cultural relics, but religious activity was permitted in some. Monks served as caretakers in many of these temples and foreign visitors have found these monks to be knowledgeable about Buddhism. A few Buddhist temples and relics have been renovated or restored in recent years under a broad effort aimed at "preserving the Korean nation's cultural heritage." In 2007, the South Korean government and foreign tourists funded the reconstruction of the Shingye or Singyesa (Holy Valley) Temple which was destroyed during the Korean War. A South Korean monk, the first to permanently reside in the country, has lived at the temple since 2004 but serves primarily as a guide for visiting tourists rather than as a ministering pastor for local Buddhists. Based on defector testimony, the 2010 KINU White Paper reported that most residents of the country had not heard about Buddhist scriptures and had never seen a Buddhist monk.
State-controlled press reported on several occasions that Buddhist ceremonies had been carried out in various locations.
The Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church opened in Pyongyang in 2006. Then-Chairman Kim Jong-il reportedly commissioned the church after he visited an Orthodox cathedral in Russia in 2002. Two citizens who studied at the Russian Orthodox Seminary in Moscow were ordained as priests and are serving at the church. The purported aim of the church was primarily to provide pastoral care to Russians in the country, but one religious leader with access to the country speculated that the church likely extended pastoral care to Orthodox Koreans as well.
Several foreigners residing in Pyongyang attended Korean language services at the Christian churches on a regular basis. Some foreigners who visited the country stated that church services appeared staged and, in addition to religious themes, contained political content supportive of the government. Other foreigners who visited the country noted the appearance of genuine worship among some participants. Foreign legislators attending services in Pyongyang in previous years noted that congregations arrived and departed services as groups on tour buses, and some observed that the worshipers did not include any children. Some foreigners noted that they were not permitted to have contact with worshipers; others noted limited interaction with them. Foreign observers had limited ability to ascertain the level of government control over these groups, but it was generally assumed that they were monitored closely. According to the 2010 KINU White Paper, defectors reported being unaware of any recognized religious organizations that maintained branches outside of Pyongyang. Religious ceremonies such as weddings and funerals were almost unknown.
Several religious education schools exist in the country. There were three-year colleges for training Protestant and Buddhist clergy. A religious studies program was established at Kim Il-sung University in 1989; its graduates usually worked in the foreign trade sector. In 2000, a Protestant seminary was reopened with assistance from foreign missionary groups. Critics, including at least one foreign sponsor, charged that the government opened the seminary only to facilitate reception of assistance funds from foreign faith-based NGOs. The Chosun Christian Federation, a religious group believed to be controlled by the government, contributed to the curriculum used by the seminary. The Chosun Christian League operated the Pyongyang Theological Academy, a graduate institution that trained pastors affiliated with the Korean Christian Federation. The Bongsu Church reportedly runs a theological seminary. In October 2009, 12 students reportedly studied there.
Section II. Status of Government Respect for Religious Freedom
Legal/Policy Framework
The constitution and other laws and policies provide for religious freedom.
In its 2009 report for the UN Human Rights Council UPR, the government contended that the state and religion were separate and that all religions were equal. In addition the government stated that religious practitioners were free to have a religious life and to perform ceremonies according to their own religious rules at family worship centers and other facilities.
"Juche," or self-reliance, remained as the cult of personality of Kim Jong-il and his late father Kim Il-sung and an important ideological underpinning of the government. To assert ideological legitimacy, in the 1960s the government sought to expel external religions, especially Christianity. Faced with famine and the succession process in the mid-1990s, Kim Jong-il's government increasingly emphasized a "military-first" policy as the effective ruling logic. Indoctrination was intended to ensure loyalty to the system and the leadership, as well as conformity to the state's ideology and authority. Refusal on religious or other grounds to accept the leader as the supreme authority, who exemplified the state and society's needs, was regarded as opposition to the national interest and sometimes resulted in severe punishment. Some scholars claim that the "Juche" philosophy and reverence for Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il resembled a form of civil religion. Approximately 100,000 "Juche" research centers reportedly exist throughout the country.
The government does not observe any religious holidays as national holidays.
Government Practices
There were reports of abuses of religious freedom in the country, including religious prisoners and detainees. In practice the government severely restricted religious freedom, including discouraging organized religious activities, except those controlled by officially recognized groups.
The government deals harshly with all opponents, including those who engage in religious practices it deems unacceptable. Religious and human rights groups outside the country provided numerous reports in previous years that members of underground churches were arrested, beaten, tortured, or killed because of their religious beliefs. An estimated 150,000 to 200,000 persons were believed to be held in political prison camps in remote areas, some for religious reasons. Prison conditions were harsh, and refugees and defectors who had been in prison stated that prisoners held on the basis of their religious beliefs were generally treated worse than other inmates.
During the year, a defector reported that Myong-il Park, who had obtained a Bible during a visit to China, was arrested by the State Security Agency in 2000 and has been imprisoned in a political prison camp since then.
Foreign media and a South Korean NGO reported that 23 Christians were arrested in May 2010 for belonging to an underground church in Kuwol-dong, Pyongsong City, South Pyongan Province. Reportedly, three were executed and the others were sent to the political prison camp in Yodok.
In June 2009 South Korean activists reported that Ri Hyon Ok was publicly executed for distributing Bibles in the city of Ryongchon near the Chinese border. She allegedly was accused of spying and organizing dissidents. These claims could not be independently verified.
In 2009 the NGO Human Rights Watch submitted a report in preparation for the country's UPR which reported that the government had persistently persecuted religiously active persons, typically categorizing them as "hostile elements." In 2009 the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in North Korea noted that, while some religious ceremonies seemed to be allowed, there were indications that practicing religion gave rise to persecution.
In 2006 the government reportedly sentenced Son Jong-nam to death for espionage. However, NGOs claim the sentence against Son was based on his contacts with Christian groups in China, his proselytizing activities, and alleged sharing of information with his brother in South Korea. In July 2010 Son's brother reported that after being tortured Son died in prison in December 2008. Because the country effectively barred outside observers from investigating such reports, it was not possible to verify this information.
NGOs, defectors, and refugees have reported that the government executed some of its opponents in recent years. Among those executed were individuals who engaged in religious activities such as proselytism and having contact with foreign missionaries or other foreign religious individuals. Others reportedly were punished for having contact with South Korean humanitarian or religious groups or missionaries in China.
The Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB), an NGO based in Seoul, Republic of Korea, maintains a database on human rights violations in the country based primarily on defector testimonies. Its database at the end of the year recorded 1,014 known cases related to restriction on religious practice. Of these cases, 466 were due to religious activities, 205 to the possession of religious items, 84 to religious propagation, 71 to contact with religious people, and 188 to other reasons.
Defector reports indicated that the government increased its investigation, repression, and persecution of unauthorized religious groups in recent years, but access to information on current conditions was limited. Despite these restrictions, reports indicated that contacts with religious personnel both inside the country and across the border in China appeared to be increasing. However, there was not enough data to determine the size and scope of religious activity. Reports from NGOs, refugees, defectors, and missionaries indicated that persons engaged in proselytizing or who had ties to overseas evangelical groups operating across the border in China have been arrested and subjected to harsh punishment.
Government policy and practice severely restricted the practice of religion. The 2010 KINU White Paper indicated the government utilized authorized religious entities for external propaganda and political purposes, and citizens were strictly barred from entering places of worship. Ordinary citizens consider such sites primarily as "sightseeing spots for foreigners." KINU concluded that the lack of churches or religious facilities in the provinces indicated that ordinary citizens do not enjoy religious freedom.
Little is known about the day-to-day life of religious persons in the country. Members of government-controlled religious groups did not appear to suffer discrimination, while members of underground churches or those connected to missionary activities were reportedly regarded as subversive elements. Some reports claimed, and circumstantial evidence suggested, that many if not most of the government-controlled religious organizations were created for propaganda and political purposes, including meeting with foreign religious visitors. There were also reports that the government channeled funds and goods donated to government-approved churches to the Korean Workers Party (the only political party in the country). There were unconfirmed reports that nonreligious children of religious believers may be employed in mid-level positions in the government. In the past, such individuals suffered broad discrimination with sometimes severe penalties or even imprisonment.
Since the late 1980s, as part of the campaign highlighting Kim Il-sung's "benevolent politics," the government allowed the formation of several government-sponsored religious organizations. Foreigners who met with representatives of these organizations believed that some members were genuinely religious but noted that others appeared to know little about religious doctrine. According to NGOs, these religious organizations have been organized primarily as counterparts to foreign religious organizations and international aid agencies rather than as instruments to guarantee and support free religious activities. Since 1992 the constitution has authorized religious gatherings and provided for "the right to build buildings for religious use." However, only officially recognized religious groups enjoy this right. The constitution stipulates that religion "should not be used for purposes of dragging in foreign powers or endangering public security." Ownership of Bibles or other religious materials was reportedly illegal and punishable by imprisonment or in some cases execution.
The government reportedly was concerned that faith-based South Korean relief and refugee assistance efforts along the northeast border of China had both humanitarian and political goals, including the overthrow of the government, and alleged that these groups were involved in intelligence gathering. The Korean Workers Party newspaper criticized "imperialists and reactionaries" for trying to use ideological and cultural infiltration, including religion, to destroy socialism from within.
The government allowed some overseas faith-based aid organizations to operate inside the country to provide humanitarian assistance. Such organizations reported that they were not allowed to proselytize, their contact with nationals was limited and strictly monitored, and government escorts accompanied them at all times. During the reporting period, several faith-based NGOs were allowed to visit the country to provide humanitarian assistance.
Former government security agents who defected to South Korea reported intensified police activity aimed at halting religious activity at the border.
Section III. Status of Societal Respect for Religious Freedom
No information was available on societal attitudes toward religious freedom.
Defector accounts indicated that religious practitioners often concealed their activities from neighbors, coworkers, and other members of society for fear that their activities would be reported to the authorities.
Section IV. U.S. Government Policy
The U.S. government does not have diplomatic relations with the country and has no official presence there; however, it sought to address religious freedom concerns as part of its overall policy to promote human rights. The country was first designated a CPC in 2001 for particularly severe violations of religious freedom and most recently redesignated by the secretary of state August 18. As required under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, the secretary designated the existing ongoing restrictions to which the country is subject pursuant to sections 402(c)(5) and 409 of the Trade Act of 1974 (the Jackson-Vanik Amendment).
The U.S. government raised concerns about religious freedom in the country in multilateral fora and bilaterally with other governments, particularly those which have diplomatic relations with the country. The United States has made clear that addressing human rights, including religious freedom, would have a significant effect on improving the prospects for closer ties between the two countries. U.S. government officials, including representatives from the Office of International Religious Freedom and the Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, have met with defectors and members of NGOs that are focused on the country.
In December, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution, cosponsored by the United States, condemning the country's poor human rights record and expressing "very serious concern" at "the persistence of reports of systemic, widespread, and grave violations of human rights." The resolution called on the country to fulfill its obligations under human rights instruments to which it was a party, and urged the government to invite UN special representatives to visit and ensure that humanitarian organizations had free access to the country. In March, the UN Human Rights Council approved a resolution, cosponsored by the United States, deploring the lack of human rights in the country and extending the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the country.


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o What: Clark College Jazz Festival
o When: Bands compete 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Finals and special performances follow.
o Where: Gaiser Hall, enter through Penguin Union Building, Fort Vancouver Way
o How much: $5 per day, free to children under 12 and Clark College staff and students.
Battle Ground lay fairly still at 7 a.m. Wednesday. Commuter traffic has just started clogging the highway.
But inside the band room at Battle Ground High School, young musicians were already hard at work. The students of the advanced jazz band tuned up their instruments in a cacophony of horns, drums and piano.
Then band director Greg McKelvey — a well-worn T-shirt pronouncing "SWING!" on his lanky frame — raised his arms. When he lowered his hands, the tall man seemed to physically pull the sweet opening notes of Duke Ellington's "All Too Soon" out of the students in front of him.
Rehearsal was under way for the big event.
o What: Clark College Jazz Festival
o When: Bands compete 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Finals and special performances follow.
o Where: Gaiser Hall, enter through Penguin Union Building, Fort Vancouver Way
o How much: $5 per day, free to children under 12 and Clark College staff and students.
Student jazz ensembles from Clark County and beyond will be competing at the Clark College Jazz Festival Thursday through Saturday. The festival will feature about 60 high and middle school bands, some of which are considered to be among the best in the country. In honor of the festival's 50th anniversary, an all-star big band assembled of three generations of festival alumni will perform twice during the event.
On each day of the festival, high school bands will play for judges during the day. Their scores are tallied, and the three best bands each day come back for an evening performance that serves as each division's final round, said Richard Inouye, director of the festival and of Clark College's bands.
Separately, judges keep their ears sharp throughout the event to pick out a winner for the Sweepstakes Trophy, which is awarded at the end of the three days. That winner often comes from the ranks of each day's finalists, although that is not a requirement, Inouye said. The selection for that award is based on the judges' overall impression of a group, but could also come after a particular soloist stood out, he said.
Competition for the big award and for each division's top prize will be fierce.
Inouye has toured the country during his time as a professional jazz musician. He's been to most major jazz festivals, and he came here from Colorado, where he worked in a region known for its strong school jazz programs. He's impressed by Clark County's band programs, he said.
"The programs here are some of the finest I've come across," Inouye said.
Area schools know the competition is tough and bring their best game to the festival. Band director McKelvey, a former basketball player whose dad played for the Harlem Globetrotters, used a professional-sports analogy.
"When you're the (Portland) Trail Blazers, you get up for the Los Angeles Lakers," he said. "This festival attracts some of the best bands in the United States. I love to compete, but I hate to lose."
His band has stepped up rehearsals lately. McKelvey is in the band room at 6 a.m. every weekday, even though rehearsals don't start until 7 a.m. Students have come in early on their own to hone their chops. Sections of players — the rhythm, saxophones or trumpets, for example — have met up after school to make sure they're in perfect sync.
And learning to be in harmony with others may just be the most important lesson to be learned. Sure, a lot of energy goes into contests such as this week's. And winning is more fun than losing for most people, a group that clearly includes McKelvey. But the trophies aren't what former students in the program remember years later.
Band alumni have come up to McKelvey years after graduating and told him they regularly use the skills they learned in his band to resolve conflicts in family or professional life.
"Kids learn teamwork, how to get along with each other and how to put aside differences for the common goal of playing music together," McKelvey said.
The students also learn to trust their abilities and, in turn, themselves.
Ryan Russell, a senior who plays the tenor sax, said he plans to study computer science and will likely pursue music only as a hobby after graduation. He picked up the shiny horn in sixth grade.
Back then, he was really shy, Ryan said. Jazz improvisation — letting notes flow out of one's fingers without relying on sheet music — has changed that.
"You have to be able to put yourself out there and not care if you mess up," Ryan said. "I started soloing, and eventually I would just play even if I didn't know what to play."
One group of players will enter the festival with very little rehearsal. But they'll probably be fine.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the event, three generations of players formed the Clark College Golden Alumni Jazz Band, which will perform 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The group of jazz veterans is only rehearsing twice before their first concert.
"They're all such good musicians, we're hoping they'll get it together anyway," Inouye, the organizer, said with a laugh.
Jazz bands of current Clark College students also will be on stage at various times. The college's vocal jazz ensemble will play at 5 and 8 p.m. Thursday, and the instrumental jazz ensemble will perform at 11 a.m. Thursday, noon on Friday and Saturday, and 8:30 p.m. Friday.
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