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This installment of the Session Spotlight features Megan Kashner, a clinical social worker and an MBA. Kashner has spent her career walking alongside low-income families in America and effecting change, transformation and innovation in the systems and approaches to addressing poverty and self-determined success. As a social entrepreneur and the founder of Benevolent, she's uniquely positioned to bring forward the compelling, validated and actionable stories of striving low-income Americans during "Listening to People in Need - Lessons for America" at the 2014 SXSW Interactive Festival.
SXSW: Tell us about your "Lessons for America."
Kashner: Wonder what it takes to bring a family out of poverty? Question why a low-income kid doesn't study harder, a cashier doesn't go to night school or why low-wage jobs can be hard to fill? In this Core Conversation we'll explore poverty in America through the words and stories of real people and unpack the myths and realities of low-wage subsistence. By asking low-income adults in America what challenge or opportunity they face, we've learned a great deal about what Americans in need really need.
SXSW: Have you ever presented this topic before?
Kashner: I have presented about listening to those in need and about bringing dignity and self-determination to the ways we help low-income American families: at The White House, for TedX, at conferences including the Independent Sector, Council on Foundations, Mashable's Social Good Summit, MediaRise, and SOCAP. I have presented at numerous universities and business schools and have appeared on MSNBC, CNN and HLN. My presentations and messages have been praised and promoted by Jean Case and the Case Foundation, Maria Shriver, and Jonathan Greenblatt of the White House. Jean Case was quoted in the Chronicle of Philanthropy as saying that my presentation was "one of the most innovative approaches discussed."
SXSW: What kinds of people should plan to attend your session?
Kashner: People who think about income inequality, about the future of our country's youth, workforce and education, about dignity, race, class, difference and progress will all be interested in participating in this Core Conversation. If you believe that empathy is a core human and American strength, you'll want to hear and learn from people's stories and experiences. If you prefer action and change to the frustration of watching income and educational gaps grow, you'll want to join this session. People from all professional backgrounds will gain from this session. People in marketing and retail will want to know how to make a difference alongside their customers. People in entertainment, music and film will want to hear these first-person stories and think about how to bring voices and experiences forward. People in education and policy will want to pause to look at the low-income American experience from the micro-perspective rather than always at trends and commonalities. Anyone who cares about our country's low-income families and their children will want to listen, discuss and learn with us.
SXSW: Why should registrants make attending this session a priority?
Kashner: You should attend this session because you want to hear and learn from the experiences of someone else. Because you're genuinely interested to know what happens when Melissa, a 21-year-old young mom suddenly finds herself parenting her school-aged sisters when their mom goes to jail. Because you're intrigued to know how Tasha wound up with a two-hour train ride to and from her job and her two children's schools when she fled domestic violence and the only safe place was a shelter sixty miles away. Because you want to understand what was required of John before he could qualify for and keep his new job. This session will leave us with some stark lessons for how to really help people reach their goals for themselves and their kids and how respecting and listening to people's experiences and stories brings us more understanding than any generalizations and sweeping statements people make about America's "poor."
SXSW: Is this a session that all SXSW participants will be able to follow?
Kashner: Yes. Every person on the planet has knowledge and experience regarding poverty. Whether we've lived it, witnessed it, walked alongside it or narrowly avoided it, poverty is a global truth. People's stories and the lessons we learn from them are accessible to and relevant for everyone. This session will hold value for people who think about poverty every day as well as those who would like to feel they can know and do more.
SXSW: What is the best book that you have read in relation to this topic?
Kashner: Sasha Abramsky's "The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives" is a striking exposition of he stories, policies and economics behind the lives and experiences of low-income Americans.
SXSW: Here's a fun one unrelated to your SXSW session - what's your favorite gadget and why?
Kashner: I love my immersion blender. Foodies and cooks will understand why.
Watch this website for more installments of the 2014 SXSW Interactive Session Spotlight. Click here for the complete list of programming for March in Austin. For tips on interesting sessions to attend, visit the new Recommendation page. Register now to attend "Listening to People in Need - Lessons for America" and other incredible programming at SXSW Interactive 2014.


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As its name suggests, the Arboretum was designed as a Botanical Collection and a place for relaxation and tranquility - forming a star attraction in the centre of Victorian Nottingham. It is Grade II listed on the Register of Historic Parks & Gardens maintained by English Heritage. It was the first public park in Nottingham , officially opened in 1852. It is the closest park to the city centre.
The mature trees and shrubs growing here today are living relics of the original collection. Many new species have been planted to maintain the Arboretum as a botanical collection for future generations.
The main attractions within the park include the Bandstand, Chinese Bell Tower & gardens, Bird Aviaries, Lake and Entrance Lodge.
Located within the main grounds are a series of specialist gardens and borders designed to provide seasonal interest or define a specific collection of plants. These include the Flower Garden, Dell Garden , and Healing Garden
The park is famous for the magnificent dahlia border display in late summer.
Nottingham Arboretum
This beautiful park is a scheduled 18 minute journey by Tram from Moor Bridge, alighting at the High School stop, and is well worth a visit.
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Important : Visitors are asked not to feed the birds on the pond with bread or cake, which can be harmful or even fatal to them. Wild bird seed should be used instead.
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In 2009, the Loudoun County Public Library adopted a five-year strategic plan that included a goal of building community to be developed through programming at the libraries and other locations. Given this mandate, the library looked for opportunities to bring citizens of all ages together through public programs of varying themes and formats that would reach out and appeal to a wide audience base. These offerings have been presented by both staff and professional presenters in library branches and venues in the community. The strategic plan also called for an enhancement of the educational partnership between the libraries and school system. While in the past library programming had been offered in many of the schools, a more consistent focus on reaching high school students and Juvenile Detention Center detainees was now regarded as a challenging priority. Given these directives, the library brainstormed to identify the one programming theme that could run throughout the year and would have the potential to accomplish many of the goals of the strategic plan.
In 2010, the library system elected to commit their major programming efforts to providing new ways for the community to "bump" into poetry. This would be the first time the library sustained a single theme throughout the year. The deciding factors in selecting poetry as the main vehicle for programming were:
Critical to the focus of the Try Poetry 2010 project was the facilitation of mini-workshops and brainstorming sessions with library staff. These sessions stressed the goal of poetry saturation in all programming presented by the library. From children's storytimes to teen and adult programs, elements of poetry would be discernible. These sessions also allowed for various individuals with talents and an interest in poetry to share their expertise with other library staff. From these sessions came support, enthusiasm, and a commitment from staff to market the initiative to their customers. Try Poetry reached out to Loudoun County Public Schools and, working with key figures that included the English department, specific English teachers, library media staff, and the management of the Loudoun County Juvenile Detention Center, plans were developed to weave Try Poetry into the schools' curricula during the year. The team identified specific programs that the library and schools would cofacilitate, including the Poet in Residence project, poetry slams, poet visits, and the 1Book1Community program. One issue fundamental to the initiative was how to maintain and sustain the energy and interest in poetry during the year. The library had never attempted a project of this scope: one theme that required yearlong attention to its promotion.
A strong marketing campaign was designed for the community, building on the concept that every culture has a form of poetry. Community partners representing the diversity of Loudoun County were invited to participate, such as La Voz, a Hispanic/Latino organization. Likewise, the library staff was instrumental in the public relations operation. By consistently channeling information on forthcoming programs to the staff and encouraging them to contribute to program development and word-of-mouth marketing, the library created a powerful formula for success.
The library built social capital through verbal and visual branding that was directed at all aspects of the initiative. The winter edition of Pages, the library's magazine, introduced the community to the concept. Through the easily recognizable, non-age-specific image of magnetic poetry with the tag "Try Poetry 2010," residents began to see the theme of the library's invitation to poetry. Every issue of Pages carried the theme throughout and included a feature page with consistent branding to highlight the programs and poets.
Paramount to the success of the year of Try Poetry was the regular generation of appealing, multi-faceted communication materials that relayed the message to the intended audiences and the general community. These items ranged from the inclusion of the Try Poetry logo in staff email signature lines to printed materials, T-shirts, hats, and ephemera. Particular care was given to the selection of programs that would appeal to the various target-age audiences. Mindful of the often-misplaced belief that poetry is esoteric, the programs were designed to change that perception and make poetry approachable. The library, through its intensified partnership with the Loudoun County Public Schools, had many of the presentations in the libraries and schools filmed by Loudoun County Public School Television, which aired the programming throughout Loudoun County on its Comcast Cable channel. These programs and poet interviews were simultaneously webcast on the Loudoun County Public School website and also posted "Between the Lines" on Safari Montage, which made the programs available to all classroom teachers. Prior to the Try Poetry initiative, this significant collaboration between the schools and library system did not exist.
The dedicated Try Poetry webpage highlighted a variety of areas for customers' exploration. Each month the site featured a new genre of poetry, suggested a variety of poetry websites, and highlighted programs offered at the branches and in the community. Specific to this webpage was the monthly Faces of Poetry video offering in which one community member read a favorite poem aloud in a location of his or her choice. The video production was an educational collaboration with the television and digital media students of Monroe Technical Center, an alternative high school. Community members who read on the Faces of Poetry webpage represented a vast demographic of cultures, occupations, and ages. Participants ranged from an advocate for mental health issues to a firefighter, teens at the weekly poetry slam, and the lead teacher for the Juvenile Detention Center. Poems were read in a variety of foreign languages, including Spanish and Croatian. These videos became a powerful marketing tool for the Try Poetry initiative and were another element in the library-school partnership.
WHEN THE WORLD is not so beautiful
When the women can no longer find their song
When the children refuse to laugh
and their dreams are wild and untamed,
like mustangs in the dark.
When the world is not so beautiful
When there are no boys to teach to love
When the water is inhospitable
and the promise of life collapses
How will we open the sky
for the women and men becoming?
How will we show summer
to the beautiful ones yet unborn?
This is not simple.
But, we can begin with a book.
A winter coat for the soul
A pair of shoes for the mind?
a world lit
with cool words
that know how to cook
and love to party.
A get-together of emotions
A buffet of ideas
A story that knows how to fly
Let the words be our glue
Let each page spread power
Try. Poetry.
These are the things that can change us
These are words changing worlds.
— Kwame Alexander, Loudoun County Poet-in-Residence
In addition to the web presence, Facebook was used to promote the programs and events. The Washington Post provided extensive coverage, which broadened the scope of the outreach. Posters and flyers branded with the Try Poetry logo were distributed and displayed at all branch libraries, in the schools, and at community groups and area organizations. The constant saturation of poetry was wide and diverse. The library wove Try Poetry into every aspect of its agenda: the director's farewell party featured an invitation in rhyming couplets, a poetry performance presentation was done in support of a traveling exhibit, and the annual 1Book1Community selection was a book of poetry.
Throughout the year, the library scheduled programs for children, adults, and teens that celebrated, through live experiences with poets, the magic of words. Staff-presented programs included more than ninety weekly storytimes that offered an aspect of poetry, children's book groups with poetry themes, adult poetry book discussions, and writing groups led by staff that wrote personal memoirs in poetry. English for Speakers of Other Languages groups shared poetry in their native languages, and children and teens wrote side-walk poems.
The community was invited to participate in Hip-Hop Poetry; Poems for Two Voices; I Can Haiku, Can You?; and weekly teen poetry slams. The poet John Grandits wrote Concrete Poetry. The Little Theatre of the Deaf performed, teaching the audience the sign for poetry emanating from the heart. Library branches built Poet-Trees, and the library asked the community to celebrate Put a Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 29. There were local poets who came up to the mic and shared their talents, and then there were the recognized poets: Kwame Alexander, Beny Blaq, Steve Scafidi, Carolyn Malachi, George Ella Lyon, James Scott, Bill Wellington, Cristopolis, E. Ethelbert Miller, Glenis Redmond, and 1Book1Community poet Nikki Giovanni, who celebrated poetry at the branch libraries, high schools, and Juvenile Detention Center. Program highlights included:
The yearlong Try Poetry initiative was acknowledged by the American Library Association's (ALA) Public Program Division. Loudoun County Public Library was invited to participate as one of three speakers in the conference program, "Poetry as a Community Builder: Expanding Outreach through Poetry." This event was presented by the National Endowment for the Arts and ALA Program Division at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington DC. Thirty library systems from across the country who attended the conference program subsequently contacted the library system for information about creating their own Try Poetry year.
Loudoun County Public Library believes that poetry is most successful when the community hears it, sees it, hears about it, and bumps into it in as many ways as possible. The library just made it unavoidable — you had to Try Poetry. VL


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With the arrival of Memorial Day we enter the typical summer trading season. While this period is often marked by lower overall trading volume and less activity, we have encountered periods of high volatility during the summer months. June actually ends the NASDAQ's best 8 month performance window and is the last month of the second quarter and the period during which we see many analysts begin to adjust annual EPS estimates.
While the day after Memorial Day has been up 8 of the past 11 years the bigger opportunity this week may revolve around Wednesday June 1. The first trading day in June has been up 10 of the past 13 years and as we have written previously the strong track record of first trading day performance in recent years is amazing.
During the past 13 years, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has gained more points on the first trading days of all months than ALL other days combined. This statistic is amazing to us as market observers but must be on the radar of serious traders. From September 1997 through May 2010 the DJIA gained 3,529.41 total points. The gain only on first trading days of each month was a remarkable 5,173.23 on these 153 days. The other 3,034 days combined for a loss of 1,643.80. The research is documented in the 2011 Stock Traders Almanac on page 62. June 1 2010 was a down year also and the losers have been triple digit in DJIA points. The positive seasonal bias remains however and is worth noting. So far in 2011 only March and May have been down on the first trading day so 3 of the 5 months have been winners.
The equity markets have put in several straight winning days so may be in for a bit of a pause. The pre-holiday volume on Friday was so light it is hard to interpret much from the trading. We have no new trades at this time.
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Freedom of expression and political accountability did not improve in Vietnam in 2010. While the National Assembly played a more prominent role in holding the government to account, the authorities in this one-party state continued to target individuals who criticised the Communist Party and its policies. Freedom of expression and access to information were suppressed through a combination of stringent legislation, tight control of the state-run media, internet restrictions and the arrest and imprisonment of bloggers and political activists. These restrictions have tightened over the past year.
In the area of social and economic rights, Vietnam's performance was noticeably better. Vietnam's impressive record of socio-economic development was underscored by the country meeting or exceeding a number of the 2015 UN Millennium Development Goal targets in 2010, including alleviating extreme poverty and hunger.
Modest advances were made in freedom of religion, with the government continuing to promote compliance with its legal framework on freedom of religion, although concerns remained over implementation in some areas.
We were able to engage constructively with Vietnam in some areas during 2010. Our efforts focused on promoting political accountability and transparency, developing the media sector, and encouraging the application of international human rights standards in law enforcement. We successfully implemented a number of human rights projects in cooperation with the Vietnamese government and other agencies. At the same time we continued a frank and constructive dialogue with the government on issues of concern, both bilaterally and with EU partners, including through the biannual EU-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue. Foreign Secretary William Hague, Minister of State Jeremy Browne and Minister of State for the Department for International Development Alan Duncan all raised human rights concerns during bilateral discussions with their Vietnamese counterparts. The UK-Vietnam Strategic Partnership, signed in September, included a commitment from both sides to uphold human rights. Human rights remained a key pillar of our annual bilateral discussions with the Vietnamese government under the Development Partnership Arrangement led by the Department for International Development (DFID).
As chair of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in April, Vietnam oversaw the inauguration of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children. Vietnam also chaired the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, which approved its first five-year work plan, to be taken forward under the Indonesian chairmanship of ASEAN in 2011. The establishment of the Commission is a welcome development and we hope that this body will, in time, establish powers to investigate and hold human rights violators to account.
In January 2011, the Communist Party will hold its 11th five-yearly Party Congress. This will elect new leaders to some of the Party's most senior posts. However, there is no indication that there will be a significant shift in approach to civil and political rights. The Communist Party is likely to continue to increase international engagement to promote economic growth and regional stability, but its priority will continue to be the maintenance of its own power. The space for open debate and discussion is unlikely to expand significantly in the short term.
National Assembly elections will be held in May 2011 and there will be a new intake of deputies. Given the role the National Assembly is developing in holding the government to account, we will continue to provide capacity-building support. We will continue to work with other key institutions, including the State Audit Office of Vietnam, the government inspectorate and the media, to help promote political accountability and fight corruption. We will also continue to focus on the development of the media sector, working with media practitioners and policy-makers through our memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Information and Communications.
We will continue to work with our EU partners in Vietnam to raise issues of concern and to encourage the Vietnamese government to allow EU diplomats to attend trials and appeal hearings and to visit prisoners. Human rights will remain a key pillar of our annual bilateral discussion under the DFID-led Development Partnership Arrangement. We will raise human rights in bilateral exchanges under the UK-Vietnam Strategic Partnership. We will also agree a plan of action under the Strategic Partnership, of which concrete action on human rights will be a key element.
Access to justice
The Vietnamese authorities recognise the need to overhaul their judicial system, which lacks independence from the Communist Party and the government.
However, progress on implementing the Communist Party's Judicial Reform Strategy to 2020 has been slow, and we continue to have concerns about political interference in the judiciary and the failure of the authorities to respect citizens' legal rights. The judiciary faces a number of challenges, including a lack of trained court officials and the frequent turnover of politically appointed judges. There also remains a serious shortage of qualified lawyers.
This year the European Commission selected the British Council to manage a five-year capacity-building programme of support for the Ministry of Justice, Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuracy, as part of the Justice Partnership Programme.
Rule of law
Corruption remains a considerable problem in Vietnam. Transparency International's Global Corruption Barometer, published in December, found that urban Vietnamese perceived corruption to be on the increase. The report also found that institutional and political limitations prevented ordinary citizens from becoming involved in anti-corruption efforts. The government struggled to implement a legal framework on anti-corruption but reviewed the effectiveness of existing measures, guided by the UN Convention against Corruption, which Vietnam ratified in 2009.
We pro-actively supported the strengthening of institutions such as the National Assembly and the State Audit Office of Vietnam, which can play a role in holding the government to account. The National Assembly developed a growing willingness to challenge government policy and in June National Assembly deputies took the unprecedented step of refusing to approve a government-backed proposal for a high speed rail link between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. However, the Communist Party's influence on the National Assembly remains considerable; 90% of Deputies are also party members.
In 2010, we continued to support the National Assembly's efforts to engage directly with constituents through the on-line platform, Yoosk. We also provided support to Transparency International and to the Integrity and Transparency in Business Initiative, which helps Vietnamese and foreign businesses operating in Vietnam to work together to promote sustainable improvements in this field.
Death penalty
Figures on the death penalty remain a state secret in Vietnam, although the government claims that all death sentences are reported in the media. By December, state-controlled media sources had reported that at least 110 people had been sentenced to death in 2010, although the actual numbers may have been much higher. The overwhelming majority were convicted of murder or drug trafficking.
From January, the number of capital offences was reduced from 29 to 21, with crimes such as smuggling, hijacking of aircraft and ships, and bribery no longer carrying the death penalty. In May, the National Assembly approved a change in the method of execution from firing squad to lethal injection. This comes into effect in July 2011.
The Vietnamese authorities maintain that public opinion is against the complete abolition of the death penalty. In November, the Vietnamese government abstained in the UN General Assembly vote recommending all countries establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
In 2010 the UK and our EU partners regularly urged the Vietnamese government to introduce a moratorium on the use of the death penalty and, in the meantime, to adopt a more open and transparent approach to its application.
Torture and other ill treatment
In 2010, the Vietnamese government reported that it was preparing to sign the UN Convention against Torture. This was one of the commitments made by the government in its 2009 report for the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam. In September, Human Rights Watch published a disturbing report outlining 19 incidents of police brutality in the previous 12 months. The report was based on information gathered from the state-controlled press. There were also reports of detainees and prisoners being tortured to extract confessions or as punishment.
Through the EU, we raised our concerns about the treatment of detainees and prisoners with the Vietnamese government. We also continued to encourage them to ratify the convention and implement it effectively.
In 2010, the FCO's Strategic Programme Fund continued to support the Danish Institute for Human Rights' work with the People's Police Academy to promote human rights in law enforcement. This project will result in enhanced training methods for trainee and serving police officers on the application of international human rights standards in criminal investigations.
Prisons and detention issues
Prisons in Vietnam remain overcrowded. Inmates often share cells with up to 40 others and have limited access to recreational facilities. Inmates are forced to work and are punished if they refuse. Food rations are basic and prisoners rely on supplies brought in by family members to supplement their diet. There is no independent inspectorate of prisons. Any reported abuses are dealt with internally by the Ministry of Public Security.
In 2010, staff from our Embassy in Hanoi visited Hoang Tien prison in Hai Duong province with EU colleagues to monitor prison conditions. Separately, our consular staff visited two British prisoners being held at Thanh Xuan prison on the outskirts of Hanoi. Along with our EU partners, we continued to press the authorities to grant us access to prisoners included on the EU's list of persons and detainees of concern.
In September, 17,520 prisoners were released under a National Day amnesty, including 27 foreign nationals and 20 Vietnamese prisoners charged under national security laws. To be granted amnesty, prisoners had to meet criteria set down by the government, including paying an additional fine and expressing remorse for their crimes.
Human rights defenders
Over the course of the year, more than 20 peaceful activists, including bloggers, political campaigners and lawyers, were arrested, held in pre-trial detention or imprisoned following their trials. In most cases the individuals were charged under national security laws.
The EU maintains a list of persons and detainees of concern, which we share with the Vietnamese authorities in order to seek information about the welfare of the detainees. As of December, there were 44 detainees on the list. Throughout 2010, we and our EU partners continued to urge the Vietnamese authorities to allow EU diplomats to visit the listed detainees in prison. All our requests were refused.
In January, well-known human rights lawyer Le Cong Dinh and three other activists, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, Nguyen Tien Trung and Le Thang Long, were convicted of attempting to overthrow the government and sentenced to between five and 16 years in prison. Immediately after their trial, we and our EU partners made strong representations to the Vietnamese government about the grounds for their conviction and the severity of the sentences. The EU was subsequently denied permission to attend the appeal hearings of three of the four activists in May. The appeal court upheld the five-year sentence of Le Cong Dinh and the 16 years for Tran Huynh Duy Thuc while Le Thang Long's sentence was reduced by 18 months to three-and-a-half years.
All four activists feature in the EU's list of persons and detainees of concern. The list also includes bloggers Pham Minh Hoang, charged in September with attempting to overthrow the government and being a member of a terrorist organisation for his alleged association with Viet Tan, an exiled political party critical of the government, and Cu Huy Ha Vu, who was charged with disseminating anti-state propaganda in December.
In March, the eight-year prison sentence of Father Ly, a Catholic priest and political activist, for disseminating anti-state propaganda was temporarily suspended for one year on medical grounds. He continues to be included on the EU's list of persons and detainees of concern.
Freedom of expression
The Vietnamese government does not tolerate political dissent or criticism of the Communist Party's role. Opposition political parties are illegal and dissidents expressing opinions about multi-party democracy risk imprisonment. In 2010, print and electronic media remained tightly controlled across Vietnam. Reporters Without Borders ranked Vietnam 165 out of 175 countries in their 2010 Press Freedom Index and classified Vietnam as one of 12 "Enemies of the Internet". The authorities used tight controls to censor online news, information and social networking sites and to monitor internet use and access. BBC Vietnamese was regularly targeted. At the end of 2010, Facebook remained blocked, preventing its Vietnamese users from establishing on-line groups. We and the EU continue to raise our concerns with the Vietnamese government about this censorship, pointing out that freedom of expression underpins the development of a knowledge-based economy and that it is therefore vital to Vietnam's future prosperity.
The drafting of a revised press law and a new access to information law were delayed in 2010, and neither were submitted to the National Assembly for consideration. This was disappointing, as both laws remain potentially important tools for promoting freedom of expression and in the fight against corruption.
In March, our Embassy and the Vietnamese Academy of Journalism and Communications ran a conference on defamation and libel in the media. This exposed representatives from the Vietnam Journalists' Association, lawyers, editors and journalists to international experience in this field. In October, Vice Minister for Information and Communications Do Quy Doan visited the UK to learn about how media is managed in the UK. His visit included meetings with the BBC, Reuters, the Press Complaints Commission and Minister of State Jeremy Browne. During his visit Mr Doan announced that permission would be granted for Reuters to open a bureau in Ho Chi Minh City, which we welcomed. Also in October, the UK and Vietnam signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the areas of information and communications, including within the media sector. This has already delivered results in the form of a spokespersons' training programme in November, which gave Vietnamese officials the opportunity to learn about international experience of encouraging transparency and enhancing communications between government officials and the media. Further activity is planned under this memorandum of understanding, including a press complaints workshop that will be held in Vietnam in February 2011. In November, the Financial Times opened a bureau in Vietnam.
We continued to support the British Council's MediaPro project which aims to enhance the teaching programme for Vietnamese university undergraduates studying journalism and to develop an ethics handbook for journalists.
Freedom of religion and belief
In 2010 the government continued to implement a legislative framework to protect freedom of religion. However, there were reports of harassment of religious groups by local government officials, as well as delays in approving the registration of religious groups. We and the EU continued to urge the government to ensure that religious freedoms were respected consistently across the country and to ensure that central government policy was understood and implemented appropriately by provincial and local authorities. We continued to encourage the Vietnamese government to invite the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief to visit the country.
Women's rights
The first-ever national study on domestic violence in Vietnam was completed in 2010. It reported that almost 35% of women who took part in the survey had experienced physical or sexual violence by their husbands and more than 50% reported emotional abuse. Although a Law on Prevention and Control of Domestic Violence was passed in 2007, implementation remained patchy.
Children's rights
Human trafficking from Vietnam is a growing concern. The Child Exploitation and On-line Protection Centre's 2010 report "Strategic Threat Assessment – Child Trafficking in the UK" identified Vietnam as the number-one source country for potential victims of child trafficking into the UK, and the trafficking of Vietnamese children into and within the UK as the largest and most significant trend during their reporting period. Vietnamese nationals, including children, are trafficked primarily for labour exploitation in cannabis-growing operations, but also for sexual exploitation and other crimes. We continued to urge the Vietnamese government to expedite the passage of new human trafficking legislation, which the National Assembly failed to pass in 2010.
Minorities and other discriminated groups
The Vietnamese government acknowledges that it needs to do more to close the gap in living standards between ethnic minorities and the Kinh majority. In July, the UN Independent Expert on Minority Rights visited Vietnam. The UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty visited in August. Both commended government initiatives to improve the socio-economic wellbeing of minorities in Vietnam, but highlighted that minority groups remained the poorest in society. The Independent Expert on Minority Rights underscored the importance of ethnic minorities having the right to participate fully and effectively in decision-making that affected their communities, including economic development projects and land re-settlement issues. The Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty urged the government to strengthen and implement effective and accessible mechanisms for complaints and to guarantee access to information for citizens.
We played the lead bilateral role during the discussion on ethnic minority rights at the annual World Bank Consultative Group Meeting between the government of Vietnam, led by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem and international donors.
Other issues: Freedom of association
There was no progress on freedom of association during 2010. In April, the government updated its regulations in Decree 45 which places limits on the establishment of associations, but this served only to maintain government control over the registration, monitoring and operation of associations. All trade unions must be approved by and affiliated with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour.
The right to strike is recognised under Vietnamese law, but there are wide ranging restrictions on strike action. In October three labour-activists, Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung, Doan Huy Chuong, and Do Thi Minh Hanh, were sentenced to up to nine years in prison for organising wildcat strikes and distributing anti-state leaflets in Tra Vinh and Ho Chi Minh City.


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This is my submission for the One Day On Earth project. I decided to go out that day and just film any animals I ran into near my house. I made a rough edit, using a fantastic piece of music by the talented Andy McKee.


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The Gateway School District in Monroeville, Pa., will deploy school buses that run on propane autogas next year under a six-year agreement with Student Transportation of America. School officials test-drove one of the buses and were satisfied with its performance. "It was very quiet, a much more quiet ride, as a I understand, than the diesel powered. The exhaust fumes are minimal," said school board President Steve O'Donnell.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpfulMay 06, 2009Reviewer: Lindsay in New YorkWOOOOW! This is delicious! Another home run for Dixie Diner! WOOHOO!!
March 20, 2010Reviewer: Dana in AlabamaThis has a really tasty cinnamon monkey bread flavor. But no way is it 13 servings as it says. Maybe 6 small ones or 3 or 4 if it is all you are eating for a weekend breakfast. I used a cake pan and the dough balls did not cover the bottom of the pan. The directions said make 39 little balls and I got maybe 20. Added pecans and used half and half as I had no cream, highly recommend it. Really is good and felt like a super Saturday breakfast.
October 01, 2009Reviewer: Amy in MinnesotaThese are really easy to make, and very tasty. They nuke well too. Definitely nice addition to breakfast.
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Central African Republic
Central African Republic (CAR) is a country plagued by internal political wars and sporadic fighting. The government has closed its borders on occasion due to the ongoing instability and imposed curfews during times of unrest. Despite the deteriorating situation of the country, CAR is home to some of the most pristine national parks. This includes game viewing areas like St. Floris and the Bamingui-Bangoran parks, which are domain of a plethora of wild animals.
Culture in CAR is largely influenced by music, which includes complex rhythms and harmonies. Just as African music has influenced Western music culture, modern music in CAR has similarities with jazz, rock and Latin music. The music scene is popular in the heart of the African quarter in the capital city of Bangui, one of the most popular but dangerous areas in town.
A landlocked country, CAR mainly consists of uninhabited forest and game reserves. The country' weather has high temperatures year round, with heavy rain from May throughout summer and sometimes extending to October. Recommended travel is from November to April.
Sango is the national language, but French is commonly used and essential in many cases. Although the country's religious groups range from Islam to Christians and animists, almost every ethnic group has its own distinct religion.
Roads are poor in most of the country and sometimes closed during the wet season. Buses, trucks and minibuses are the common modes of transportation between cities. Taxis are only available in urban areas and do not have meters; fares must be negotiated. Chauffeur-driven cars are available.
International direct dialing is available; cellular phone service is limited to Bangui. Local postal service is unreliable. The government is restructuring the postal and telecommunications systems to improve service.
Violence between government and rebel military and civilian groups has flared on multiple occasions over the past decades. Political chaos continues within the country and with neighboring countries. Because few people visit CAR for pleasure, it is advisable to avoid traveling to this country until security conditions stabilize. If travel is unavoidable, take all necessary precautions to avoid being a target of violent crime.


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If you have 17 records and are displaying 15 at a time then when you're on page 2 you see records 16-17 of 17 - makes sense.
Now when you're on this second page and you hit the reload button on the nav (set datatype='json') when the grid reloads the nav is showing that the grid is displaying 16-30 of 17. This seems to be a bug - is there a workaround?
The grid still has 17 rows - but it's trying to show a full 15 rows (the rowNum) setting on the second page when it should only be showing two rows (16-17). And the nav pagination text is incorrect (referring to 30 rows when there is only 17).


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CBO has updated its estimate for this legislation. See H.R. 2575, updated estimate of the budgetary effects of the Save American Workers Act of 2013.
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 4, 2014
H.R. 2575 would alter the calculation of the number of full-time equivalent employees for the purposes of determining which employers are subject to penalties under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for not offering health insurance for their employees or for offering insurance that does not meet certain criteria specified in the law. In addition, the legislation would change the definition of "full-time employee" used for the calculation of those penalties. Specifically, the bill would raise the threshold that defines full-time employment from 30 hours per week under current law to 40 hours per week.
Those changes to the employer responsibility requirements of the ACA would reduce the number of employers assessed penalties and lower the penalties assessed against employers that do not offer insurance (or offer insurance that does not meet certain criteria) and that have at least one full-time employee receiving a subsidy through a health insurance exchange. As a result, the largest budgetary effect of H.R. 2575 would be to reduce the amount of penalties collected from employers.
As a result of those changes in who would pay penalties and what amounts they would have to pay, CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimate that enacting H.R. 2575 would change the sources of health insurance coverage for some people. Specifically, in most years over the 2015-2024 period, CBO and JCT estimate that the legislation would:
As a consequence of the changes in penalties and in people's sources of insurance coverage, CBO and JCT estimate that enacting H.R. 2575 would increase budget deficits by $25.4 billion over the 2015-2019 period and by $73.7 billion over the 2015-2024 period. The 2015-2024 total is the net of an increase of $83.0 billion in on-budget costs and $9.3 billion in off-budget savings (the latter attributable to increased revenues). Pay-as-you-go procedures apply because enacting the legislation would affect direct spending and revenues.
JCT has determined that H.R. 2575 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.


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The police in South Africa are giant spoil sports. While hundreds of Portuguese fans awaited a glimpse of their team leaving King Shaka Airport en route to their Friday match against Brazil the police warned the bystanders that flashing the players would not be tolerated.
The fans were left to blow kisses and wave at the players but were denied from their preference, showing off boobs.
One fan, Chantelle De Sousa, 18, was particularly disappointed since she was hoping to draw the attention of her "husband" Cristiano Ronaldo by showing him her hee-hees. De Sousa's grandfather, who was standing next to her was more concerned with the team's showing at the tournament and remained guardedly optimistic.
I can't believe the totalitarian police refused to let the fans flash the players, if you can't show millionaire's who sleep with models your amateur breasts while your grandfather looks on, than I'm not sure you can really call this tournament a proper World Cup. Maybe I'm just old school…


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There will be no extension of the registration period for the synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls, said the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
"Walang extension. 5 o' clock in the afternoon. July 31. Yan ang deadline," Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes said.
"Bakit namin i-extend? Ang dami naman nagpapa-register," Brillantes added.
Comelec spokesman James Jimenez described as unprecedented the number of registrants that lined up in all offices of election officers (OEOs) in the first day of voters registration last July 22.
Jimenez said barangay officials are not committing any illegal acts by "assisting" their constituents.
Reports said that barangay officials are bringing in large groups of applicants in exchange for money, food, and transportation.
"Technically speaking, wala tayong makitang problema diyan kasi sasabihin diyan assistance yan e," Jimenez said.
But he said barangay officials are not allowed to meddle once the applicants are inside the
"Ang palagi natin pinapaalala at the registration centers dapat wag makialam ang barangay officials," said Jimenez.
"If you want to help your constituents by bringing them to the registration center, that's fine, but pagdating doon sa registration center huwag kayo makialam kasi palalabasin kayo," he added.
The Comelec said it expects that around 700,000 will register as regular voters for the barangay elections and two million for SK. (Leslie Ann G. Aquino)


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Monarchs get big win over Kingsburg
The third time was the charm for the Exeter baseball team as they avoided the season sweep at the hands of the Kingsburg Vikings with a 15-10 victory at home on May 3.
The Monarchs offense came out firing as Exeter led 12-1 after three innings played.
Exeter recorded eighteen hits in the game led by Cody Tilley who reached base safely in each of his five plate appearances with four hits and a walk, also driving in a run and scoring three.
Tristan Kittinger had four hits as well, scoring twice and driving in three runs.
Eli Garver was 3-4 with two doubles and three runs scored and a run batted in, with Alex Farias driving in three runs of his own on a pair of hits.
Jakob Espinola connected for a two-run home run, the first round-tripper for him as well as the team this season, and was also hit by a pitch and drew a walk.
The pitching duties were handled by Alex Garcia who pitched four innings giving up three hits and striking out four to get his seventh win of the season, he's now 7-1.
The Monarchs are 12-11 overall with a 6-7 record in the Central Sequoia League, good enough for fifth place.
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I love the idea behind this piece. The bond between siblings is one of the closest ones I know of, and you represent it well in this piece. The colors flow together well, and I love the way you utilized the ground below them. It shifts with their changing environments. The use of lighter colours in the beginning seems to suggest the brilliance of youth, and as it progresses, the darkness shows the wisdom the years bring on. I love your use of imagination with their clothing and hair styles as they grow older, it's very creative.
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I want to create a Java applet using JRuby. That is, I want to create a Java applet with Ruby code inside run by JRuby to do all the GUI stuff. I am looking for a simple example of how to do this to get started.
Check out these links...
JRubyApplet from our codebase: https://github.com/jruby/jruby/blob/master/src/org/jruby/JRubyApplet.java
Rake tasks for building a signed applet: https://github.com/jruby/jruby/blob/master/rakelib/applet.rake
Source for jruby.org/tryjruby page: https://github.com/jruby/jruby.github.com/blob/master/www/tryjruby.html
For your case, you'd probably have the applet in Java, bootstrap an org.jruby.embed.ScriptingContainer instance, and then feed it the Applet instance so it can add your UI elements in a Ruby script. Anything in the applet jar can be loaded directly, e.g. require 'my_applet.rb' will look for /my_applet.rb in the jar.
In addition to the links posted earlier, the following is an example of JRuby in an applet running live: http://www.jruby.org/tryjruby


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Stop Using Obama for America Against the People!
Obama for America, the campaign apparatus with the very large e-mailing list and great segmentation techniques that exploited Romney's weaknesses to help the President to eke out (yes, I know the electoral vote involved no "eking out," but the popular vote was something else again) his re-election victory, is now trying to mobilize people who voted for the President to work against their own interests by supporting his deficit/debt cutting activities. So, I couldn't resist the following commentary on their mobilization e-mail.
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I Shared My Thoughts with Organizing For America
Today I was favored with a message from Organizing for America (OFA). They asked me to listen to a video clip from the President explaining the deal he made with the Republicans. The President spent a lot of time explaining the process he's gone through and the constraints he's under, and what it was possible for him to do under the circumstances. He presented himself as being in a politically weak position in which he could only make an unpalatable compromise in order to "get something done" for the American people and those among us who are really hurting economically.
The OFA message asked me to share my thoughts after I listened to the President. So, I did this and also thought I would share them with you. Here they are. Read more about I Shared My Thoughts with Organizing For America
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It's Now or Never
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Kiss me my darling,
be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late,
it's now or never
My love won't wait.
Obama says health care this year - or never. Tells volunteers to pressure lawmakers before opportunity is lost forever.
"If we don't get it done this year, we're not going to get it done," Obama told supporters by phone as he flew home on Air Force One from a West Coast fundraising trip.
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Florida law doesn't define "normal wear and tear", it is more what the reasonable person would find to be normal. In terms of carpeting, there may be some fading and staining from foot traffic because of normal day to day living on the carpet. It also may just be old carpet. However, things like burn marks, tears, rips or holes in the rug, or urine stains (even if the landlord knew you had and consented to the pet), fall outside of "normal" wear and tear. However, the landlord should only replace so much of the carpet as necessary. Thus, if the bedroom carpet is badly damaged and needs to be replaced, but the living room is fine, only the bedroom carpet should be replaced.
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One or two light stains (assuming they aren't pet stains) I would think a court would consider normal wear and tear, and not grounds to take some or all of your security deposit. Things like that happen from living. I HATE Berber carpet -it gets filthy and never looks clean, even after being professionally cleaned.
The landlord must to notify you in writing (which I presume he did) of their intent to claim the security deposit, after which you have 15 days to file an objection in writing. I'd file an objection in writing and contest the security deposit being used.
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It took me forever to find this forum! I've been looking at road bikes for the last month or two and have found the most help when my google search led me to a forum on this site. I eventually got a sweet deal on a cannondale caad9-7 used with only 30 miles on it for 500 bucks.
Now is the part where I ask a question. I took my bike for it's first spin yesterday and some guy with a weed eater threw a pebble and hit my new bike :-(. There's a tiny exposed section of aluminum now. Should I be worried? Is there something I should seal it with to stop corosion?


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Richard Buckner
atching an acoustic performance by Richard Buckner at Brooklyn's Southpaw in late 2005, it was clear the seasoned folk artist was veering into new, clean territory. That night, "acoustic" simply meant alone. The resounding rings of his guitar plunged into the ear and invaded every corner of the dark venue, and his pieces sometimes rolled on for more than ten minutes. It was a far cry from his material on 1998's Since and even 2004's Dents and Shells, which contain my personal reasons for falling in love with folk and pursuing the work of both Buckner and his forepersons. That live performance was elegant and affecting in spite of the marked disinterest of the audience, who were ostensibly there for the Wrens.
Meadow is far different from the pretty messes of Buckner's early work, something his recent live performances have foreshadowed. Quite soon after Buckner's debut in the mid-90s with producer Lloyd Maines (Butch Hancock, Uncle Tupelo), his audience moved away from country and into the circles of indie folk. He might, then, be a male counterpart to Neko Case. But unlike Case, Buckner has ventured progressively farther into near-Springsteen avenues of composition. "Town," Meadow's opener, is a marked one-eighty that nonetheless captures the originality of Buckner's voice and the lyrical tapestries he creates out of one-word song titles. Rhyming C&W traditions decorate much of these expressions, but on Meadow, they meander and mutter to the point of being negligible—the music comes first.
Buckner's interest here is in a wallowing mouthful of atmosphere—dominant drums, throbbing guitar, and a fair amount of piano. This has always been the case, but the compositions are seamlessly edited and cleanly brought from instrument to recording. The strong, sure "Window" makes, along with its follower "Kingdom," the crux of the album. The quick, precise drum work of "Kingdom" reverberates into distant crevices and creates, along with tinkling guitars and incidental vocal croons, an addictive, balladic little masterpiece. It couldn't be anyone else, or anything other than folk, with Buckner's voice involved, but it's nonetheless a complete about-face—refreshing, cosmic, and yet oddly mainstream.
Buckner drops off in breathy acquiescence at the end of practically every line, a signature move that complements the confidence of the full-bodied piano chords and almost inaudibly low bass lines throughout the album, especially on "Numbered." The elements could make for one sad, dull affair—any of his albums could—but Buckner utilizes them with experience and a uniformity of vision. When, in certain ways, an album "all sounds the same," a seasoned listener begins to observe the delicacies and details. On the final acoustic number "The Tether and the Tie," that plugged-in bass lingers like a heartbeat: the charged parts never quite desist. The atmosphere created by the instruments is merely the room in which the words are communicated, but the room itself is as spectacular as the speaker (and he decorated it himself).
Reviewed by: Liz Colville
Reviewed on: 2007-01-08
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GREENVILLE, S.C., June 30. THIS weekend's Dixie Zone Long Course Championships at the Greenville Westside Aquatics Center, resulted in two world records for North Carolina teams.
On Saturday, four Hendersonville swimmers set the first-ever men's 360+ age freestyle relay record. They averaged 90 years old and clocked 7:38.40. Pictured from left to right, all from Hendersonville, are: Boyd Campbell 93 (2:27.21), Martin Rutter 91 (1:18.63), Jim Scherbarth 80 (1:22.55), Harold Hoffmann 96 (2:30.01).
On Sunday, two area swimmers helped break the existing men's 280+ men's medley relay world record of 2:28.71 set by a Japanese team last Sept. The North Carolina medley relay smashed the record in 2:26.17. From left to right are: Clarke Mitchell, 71, Asheville, Back; John Kortheuer, 72, Charlotte, Breast; Dick Kitchell, 62, Boiling Springs, Fly; Dick Webber, 74, Hendersonville, Free.


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Is it normal for my 14 month old to put whole foods in his mouth and not bite them in half?
We give him french fries, crackers, or a cookie and he will stick the entire thing in his mouth without biting it in half first. We've showed him how but he still manages to shove the entire thing in his mouth. And he will sometimes put two in at the same time!! Not sure what to do.
Posted: 01/03/2012 by dreamangel07
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My son is like this. For him, it's a symptom of Sensory Processing Disorder. He's a sensory seeker and there are a lot of nerves in the mouth, so he stuffs things in. That's not to scare you, because it's also normal behavior for a lot of kids. Just so you know something to watch out for, if there are other signs. Anyway, his therapist suggested that we massage his cheeks before he eats, but he hates that. So we've settled for either letting him do it, or sometimes feeding him just a little at a time so he can't.posted 01/04/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
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text: Home Culture Are These the Heirs to Freedom Summer's Legacy? A set of modern activists, politicians and organizations seem to embody the spirit of 1964's famous battle for voting rights. Each of them, in their own way, reminds us of those who did this work half a century ago. By: Lynette Holloway Posted: July 1 2014 3:00 AM 0 Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) is presented with the Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama during an East Room event at the White House Feb. 15, 2011. Alex Wong/Getty Images In 1964 the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee launched the Freedom Summer campaign in an effort to increase African-American voter registration in Mississippi against fierce racist opposition. The campaign gave rise to scores of leaders who played pivotal roles in the civil rights movement. Many of them, including longtime Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who was then chairman of SNCC, paved the way and set examples for modern activists and advocates for voting rights and civil rights generally. Indeed, it's been argued that many of today's battles are similar to those fought 50 years ago, especially in the area of voting rights. So it's no surprise that these modern-day leaders, each in his or her own way, remind us of those who came half a century before them. 1. President Barack Obama President Barack Obama Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images There's no question that the White House is a simultaneously powerful and challenging place to be when you want to advocate for social justice. Much like President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, President Obama is a strong ally for today's civil rights issues, including voting rights and marriage equality. "Because of the civil rights movement and because of the laws President Johnson signed, new doors of opportunity and education swung open for everybody. Not all at once, but they swung open," Obama said in April on the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. 2. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Drew Angerer/Getty Images In the tradition of one of his predecessors, Robert F. Kennedy, who equated voting rights with racial justice and helped create the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, Holder is a strong force within the Obama adminstration for civil rights. He's been lauded for his efforts in the area of voting rights (including for convicted felons) and in other areas that weren't hallmarks of Freedom Summer but would certainly make his civil rights forefathers proud—like his effort to reduce the mass incarceration of African Americans. 3. Rep. John Lewis Rep. John Lewis Alex Wong/Getty Images In 1964 Lewis (today the Democratic U.S. representative serving Georgia's 5th Congressional District) served as chairman of SNCC. "As chairman of SNCC, I worked with organizers from a federated council of civil rights organizations," he said in a recent statement. "I traveled all around the country talking to students asking them to participate in Freedom Summer, and they came from everywhere. They had witnessed and admired the struggle for human dignity waged all across the South through sit-ins and nonviolent protests." No modern counterpart necessary here: As a member of Congress and dogged voting rights advocate, he's still working as hard as ever. 4. Dream Defenders Dream Defenders march in protest after the George Zimmerman verdict in the Trayvon Martin case. Tallahassee Dream Defenders/Facebook Much like SNCC, which played an important role during Freedom Summer, the Dream Defenders are working to bring about social change by training and organizing youth and students in nonviolent civil disobedience, civic engagement and direct action. These young modern activists are taking action to create real change in their communities in ways that are reminiscent of those who preceeded them 50 years ago. 5. Benjamin Todd Jealous Ben Jealous, then-NAACP president and CEO, participates in a panel discussion during a conference commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Center for American Progress at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 24, 2013. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Like Stokely Charmichael, a SNCC staffer who would eventually replace Lewis as chairman of that group, Jealous, the former NAACP president and CEO (now a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress), has taken up the modern-day civil rights battle against voter disenfranchisement. He also helped usher the NAACP, one of the oldest civil rights organizations, into the digital age. 6. Trayvon Martin Americans angry at the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin protest in Los Angeles on July 14, 2013. ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images Last summer's acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of 17-year-old African-American Florida teen Trayvon Martin sparked civil rights protests across the globe. His shooting highlighted the perils of racial, ethnic and gender profiling in America. 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Just as Baker toiled for the NAACP, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Southern Christian Leadership Conference and SNCC, surely plenty of unsung heroes are currently fighting for voting and other civil rights in relative obscurity. Lynette Holloway is a contributing editor at The Root. The Chicago-based writer is a former New York Times reporter and associate editor for Ebony magazine. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Powered by Livefyre 0


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Wellspring Community began in January 2008 with four young women with developmental disabilities learning how to bake cookies in a private kitchen. Through careful observation and task analysis modifications were made with equipment and processes to enable these women to be successful. Soon their cookies were selling at local churches and Wellspring's first business enterprise, Best Buddies Bakery was underway.[more]
In the spring of 2009, New Hope Presbyterian Church in Castle Rock opened its doors to enable us to continue our Work & Enrichment Program on a part-time basis. We also obtained the use of Sweet Nothing's commercial kitchen to continue to develop our Best Buddies Bakery. By 2012, our Work & Enrichment Program was operating on a full-time, year-round basis.
In February 2009 we launched our Wellspring Wonders Choir. Under the direction of a professional vocal coach and piano accompanist, choir members learn rhythm, breathing and voice exercises and have the opportunity to perform before audiences.
In April of 2010 Castle Oaks Covenant Church offered space to host Club 21, a social and recreation program where adults with developmental disabilities can meet with peers on a weekend evening to enjoy game nights, hobby nights and a variety of fun activities in a safe, structured and supervised setting.
In April 2013, thanks to our partnership with Castle Oaks Covenant Church, we moved into a new facility providing us office space, classroom space, a 900 square foot commercial kitchen and the opportunity to operate all of our programs under one roof.
It has been an incredible experience to see the collaborative efforts of churches, local businesses, civic organizations and caring individuals as they have come together to enrich and empower the lives of adults with special needs. The mission of Wellspring is life giving, not only for our participants, but for everyone involved in this great venture. [less]
Unless you have a friend or family member with developmental disabilities, you might not be aware of the challenge parents face when planning for the future for their child with special needs. As one parent poignantly put it, "I just have to live one day longer than my daughter." With few exceptions, individuals with Downs Syndrome, Autism and other developmental disabilities will not go on to college. They won't have careers or move into their own apartments. Many will struggle to find work. Most will never drive a car. For the rest of their lives they will need support and supervision. Some will require 24-hour medical care. [more]Yet, like most everyone else, these people want – and deserve - a place to belong, a place where they can feel accepted and valued and where they can experience the satisfaction of meaningful work and activity. Their families want a place where they know their loved ones will be safe and well cared for when they are no longer able to provide that care. The state of Colorado ranks among the lowest in the nation in terms of funding services to individuals with special needs. The waiting list for services is thousands deep leaving many adults with special needs sitting at home bored and lonely. Their parents are fraught with anxiety trying to find productive activities for their adult child and wondering who will care for their child when they no longer can. Wellspring Community has been created in response to this need. [less]
Our Mission is to create a work and residential community in the Colorado Front Range where adults with special needs can live full, productive and satisfying lives in a God-centered and nurturing environment.


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After doing a quick search I can't find the answer to this seemingly simple thing to do.
How do I Manually Select An Item in an Asp.Net ListView?
I have a SelectedItemTemplate, but I don't want to use an asp:button or asp:LinkButton to select an item. I want it to be done from a URL. Like a QueryString, for example.
The way I imagine would be on ItemDataBound, check a condition and then set it to selected if true, but how do I do this?
For example:
protected void lv_ItemDataBound(object sender, ListViewItemEventArgs e) {
using (ListViewDataItem dataItem = (ListViewDataItem)e.Item) {
if (dataItem != null) {
if( /* item select condition */ ) {
// What do I do here to Set this Item to be Selected?
// edit: Here's the solution I'm using :
((ListView)sender).SelectedIndex = dataItem.DisplayIndex;
// Note, I get here and it gets set
// but the SelectedItemTemplate isn't applied!!!
I'm sure it's one or two lines of code.
EDIT: I've updated the code to reflect the solution, and it seems that I can select the ListView's SelectedItemIndex, however, it's not actually rendering the SelectedItemTemplate. I don't know if I should be doing this in the ItemDataBound event as suggested below.