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Outrage, frustration continue in immigrant controversy
Letters to the editor on immigration for July 5, 2014
The immigration is a highly divisive issue today. What we fail to recognize is that this is not a state or local the problem to resolve. It is a federal issue to resolve.
Unless a family member can be found to guarantee the safety and well being of the émigré and until such time as their status can be determined, they should only be released into a Federal enclave. The only federally funded municipality in the continental United States is Washington, D.C.
Appropriate immigration policy will only take place when the issue is faced head on and first hand in Washington.
Tom Littell
San Diego
The reasons for the current influx of young immigrants to the U.S. are complex: violence in Central American countries prompting many to flee, false rumors about the ease of getting into and staying in the U.S., spread partly by drug cartels who found another lucrative business — extortion of desperate people trying to escape a life without much hope to one that offers a chance for a better life.
Attempting to determine who has the strongest deportation record — Obama or Bush — also is confounded by categorizing those sent back as "returns" or "removals." Be assured, those for immigration reform and the Dream Act are not pleased with Obama's strict enforcement of current immigration laws.
Complexity is not a problem for the U-T editorial board, however, Obama is responsible for the chaos.
Consider another explanation: what goes around comes around. Our forefathers and mothers did not mind invading the lands of Native Americans, removing them from the same, and corralling them onto reservations. Now, we the descendants must learn to share an earth that really is quite small.
Cheryl Martin Ede
Pacific Beach
So now we're to be inundated by weeping letters regarding how unfair it is to oppose the Obama administration's dumping of illegal aliens by the bus load in our communities?
Perhaps those folks who are so concerned will volunteer to provide space in their homes for these people. Better yet, maybe these letter writers will put up bail money to insure these "tired, poor, wretched masses yearning to be free" actually show up for their immigration court appearance.
Dan Shapiro
Words and labels that we use reflect attitudes and viewpoints: The U-T has gone from the traditional "illegal aliens" to describe those who appear at our borders to enter illegally, to "undocumented workers," to "undocumented immigrants" to now "migrants."
None of them are "migrants under anyone's definition. Some of the children who enter are claiming refugee status, which is a legal avenue. Many others are entering illegally and under Title 8 of the United States Code are aliens." If they enter illegally, they are "illegal aliens" under our law.
The U-T is bending over backward both in the tenor of the lead article but also in the headlines referring to "migrants" to soften the severe blow to the United States of the massive influx of illegal aliens.
John Snow
To the letter writers who cite the poem on the Statue of Liberty or condemn the people of Murrieta. We are a nation of laws not men. That is what made us great and a place of liberty that is so attractive. If we continue to let any and all violate our laws because it makes us feel warm and fuzzy, it won't be long and we will no longer be the shining city on a hill. We need to remain a nation of laws and not rely on the emotions of men or the greatest nation on Earth will end. Then where will anyone escape to.

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Beauty And The Geek – America Picks Challenge
October 09, 2007 12:02 AM by Joe Blackmon
On the fourth episode of Beauty And The Geek 4, the beauties and geeks
plot to de-throne the "King Geek," while the house romance takes a
steamy turn that threatens to destroy one of the teams.
As voted on by viewers, this week the teams compete in one of America's all-time favorite challenges that finds the geeks giving a sensual massage to their partner, while the beauties have to prove they can handle rocket science. Beauty And The Geek 4 airs on Tuesday, October 9 from 8:00PM to 9:00PM ET on The CW.
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October 9th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
It would have been better if they had the runway challenge and the "ugly betty" challenge.
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October 9th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
what were the 6 possible challenges again?? there was the runway one, massage, exercise for the geeks and for the beauty's they were rocket science, making a computer and what was the last one??


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Yesterday Timbaland put out a video of his admiration of Demi Lovato's musical talent. In the video Timbaland played a snippet of a song he had in mind for her. Here is more of the snippet from the video…
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Yesterday Timbaland put out a video of his admiration of Demi Lovato's musical talent. In the video Timbaland played a snippet of a song he had in mind for her. Here is more of the snippet from the video…
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sounds amazing! i can't wait for you and Demi to work together she will sound great and you are awesome too timbo love you both
Heack yeahhh , LOVEEE DEMIII shes such a great singer, and with timbaland that`ll just be an awesome collaboration. (: #smartthinking
oi gente KLLKKKKKKKKKKKK #timbalandanddemi vai c foda né
Timbaland, you're really amazing!
Thanks for everything you're doing for Demi!!
We (Demi fans) are very happy.. we are already your fans!!
I LOVED IT!!! so excited!!!! The song's so sweet!! That will be some rockin' Shock Value 3!!! Hope it burns up the charts! And I reeeaaalllyy hope Demi does this song because she's always talking about collabs with RnB artists! Great song Timbaland!
Wow, thats amazing! the song is extremely beautiful!
AHH! It has everything to be a hit in 2011 *-* Perfect mix!
This is just a "Demo".. The music will be ready for sure a hit!
Owwn *-*
#TimbalandAndDemi .
Beautiful, so beautiful ! ♥
ooooooownt que fofuxos HAHAHAHHA… timbaland s2
Brazil ♥ Demi ♥ timbaland ! #timbalandanddemi
OMG, this is GREAT *-*
Timbaland I wanna be like U in the world music *-*
not bad
Beautiful!I love U Demi!!!Best wishes!!
woow cool ;))
I like it! I cant wait to hear Demi sing this!
And Timbaland, please dont leak the song yet. We want to be surprised! 😉
#TmbalandandDemi Yay! to be totally A-W-E-S-O-M-E!
Timbo, u have very lucky of find a girl so talented like Demi
. &
It's catchy
It sounds so sweet,Let's see How it turns.
Timbaland, I hope you come to Brazil with Demi! To sing this song for us. I hope you come to Brazil with Demi! To sing this song for us. Love you
The Timbaland looks like a frog singing!
I can't wait for hear it in Demi's Voice *—* SOO EXCITED!
i like it ill buy it
Love It *-*
This is so beautiful. It's an amazing song, and I am so happy you guys are doing a collab. You are such a talented musician, and Demi is too. This song will blow up the radio and i think you'll have a number one. ;D We, Demi and Timbaland fans, have been waiting for this for so long <3
Sounds like a hit
Wow!! this is really good. Timbaland you're awesome, thank you so much for do this for Demi
OMG!!!! amanzing!!!
IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS !! I WISH U & DEMI MAKE A DUET TOGETHER !!! n YEAHH Right Now ..I gotta love u Timbaland !!!
TIMBALAND MALTA WANTS YOU <3 great song!! i imagine demi lovato singing it. it will showcase her vocals!!!
porra vai ficar loka na voz da demi,ja to ate imaginando.OMG
When I watched the video yesterday & heard the clip of the song Tim had put together for Demi, all I could say is "WOW!" A collaboration on SV3 w/ this track? Genius! As well, add to all of that Tim appreciating, realizing her talent & potential. This is recognition she deserves for all the time & hard work she's put into getting to where she is today. I have a feeling this will lead to maybe not only a song for SV3, but as well as another producer/collaborator for Demi's highly-anticipated 3rd album.
#TimbalandAndDemi Watch out, y'all!
This is amazing. Timbaland, you've done it again. It's a very sweet song.
I think a lot of people will be able to relate to it.
I think Demi will sing it well.
I love it!!!Awesome music!!
Lindoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ♥
this is crazy man i love all timbo prod
Simply amazing. Thank you so much Timbaland <3 This will be seriously awesome, I'm just imagining Demi's voice in this song! Congratulations for this, it's such a beautiful song!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! 😀 Can't wait for her to sing it! and for you to add those sick beats!!! 😀 Thanks for this Timbaland You WON'T regret it
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah i love it ! I listen it now! <3
I love it !! *-*
OMG..I Love It..I'm from Brazil and we are very Exicited lol lol
Timbaland we love you for that lol
OMG! With Demi's voice is gonna be AMAZING!
Thank You Timbaland for seeing her talent! She is REALLY amazing!
You're gonna love working with her
Her voice, her smile
PLEASE, SEARCH FOR HER LAUGHS! You're gonna fall in love with this girl when you listen her laughing, more than you're already!
Enjoy her POWER VOICE!
Perfect !
This song will be the hit of 2011!!
Thanks for this Timb…..!
Demi is great!
I Love it
#TimbalandAndDemi amazin'
soy latino
beautifull song
I love demi lovato forever
great duet demi and timbaland
Just want to say your blog is kinda awesome. I always like to hear something new about this because I have the similar blog in my Country on this subject so this help′s me a lot. I did a search on the issue and found a good number of blogs but nothing like this.Thanks for sharing so much in your blog..
Thank Timbaland . You made a great choice. Demi has a true talent and her voice is amazing. This song is catchy and with her voice will be an Epic Hit!! Team #timbalandanddemi yeah
OMD ! Can't wait ! It will be a hit ! <3 #TimbalandAndDemi
it's pretty! i wish it was more upbeat though
Tim… Please don't do this… Another shitty track? Like "We Belong To The Music" or "If We Ever Meet Again"? PLEASE… Demi Lovato? I HOPE THAT'S A JOKE!
I loved it!!!!
demi eres genial ,te amo espero logres todo
timbaland eres un gran artista
Timbaland has a song in mind for Demi Lovato Timbaland Thursdays I enjoyed your article.Btwwonderful subject.
oooooooooooooooooooooooooown *_* i loved.
This is amazing, I cant wait till Demi puts her vocals on it BTW who is singing this now? she has a nice voice too
. .,LOVE IT!!. .,can't wait for her to record it. .,thank you so much Timbaland!!!. .,
. .,I gotta admit. .,I think it's obvious who this song is about in a way. .,right???. .,
If this is going to be hit (probably) then my parents will believe me how great she is. It's such an awesome song! (bad english)
Best part? Timbo doing his thing!
Get better Demi.
AAAAAAAAAH, very, very good!
amazing! can't wait for the 'official' version
Nossa Amei a musicaa !! *—*
it's amazing. <3
Vai ficar TUDO na voz da Demi #LOVED
I so want to download this song, even though it's not actually finished
but, yeah. xD
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK TOP TO TOP TOPTOTO PTOP TOPT NA BAAAALADA (8) demi minha linda maravilhosa s2
Timbaland Nuuussaa mtoo mtooo perfect *–* tenhu serteza que nois fãns da Demi amamos
Demi vc ´me encanta cada dia mais!!Te amo muito,que voz linda *_*
peeeeeeeerfeita , certeza de que aqui no Brasil vai bombar, a Demi é muito querida *-*
nós te amamos Demi s2
amazing… soooooo perfect.. and in the voice of demi that sonunds so much better …. #timbalandanddemi will be a succesful duet XD
Não paro de ouvir essa música', Muito massa'. Demi tô contigo e num abro nem prum treem!!!
That would be very nice.. 😀
the song is amasing!!!!!!
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Esta es una gran cancion DEMI hara q esta cancion seaa super DEMI T ESPERAMOS todos tus fans para apoyarte!!!! we love you DEMI
This is dope. i think demi's voice would compliment this track well
It's great! Love it!
I's verry beuthifuullllll
This is a great pop track. But it just doesn't have the badunkadunk. I can't imagine rolling down the strip rocking this out, know what I mean?
You never did any straight-up pop until Shock Value 2, just my thoughts.
ma encanta esa cancion demi la va cantar re bien justo para ella
gracias timbaland sos un genio y gracias por pensar en ella
tiene una hermosa voz y se va lucir .
OMG, it's awesome! And in Demi's voice, it's gonna be great.
I can't wait 😀
l am brasil,l love demi very very very very very very love demi…….
WOW!!! That's amazing!
(P.S. Who's singing the song in the video?)
me encanta la cancion debes seguir adelant y asi salir adelant demi para que puedas salir en television (trace)
Good one , Timbo's done it again 😀
timbo really you need demi .. now I am strating to bite my nails for this song …. please I cant wait any more
CAN'T WAIT !!!! It will be a hit for sure , Demi is an incredible talented singer and musician and Timbaland is a musical genius . This needs to happen for sure and soon !!!!
(Demi fanz)I loved it.. demi is amazing voice.!!thx 4 timbaland….
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Goshen and Concord win at Elkhart Memorial band invitational
ELKHART — Local marching bands shined once again at the first Memorial High School Invitational held Saturday, Oct. 12.
Goshen and Concord high schools won first place in Class A and B, respectively. Both bands won the best music, best visuals and best general effects categories in their class.
Penn High School took home second place in Class A and Northridge finished third in Class B.
The Jimtown band received a silver rating in the Festival Class. Host band Memorial performed but did not compete.
Local marching bands will compete next at the ISSMA regional contest Saturday, Oct. 19.
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No Y2 chaos
Challenge to the doomsayers: Where's the evidence?
The final countdown on the big Y2K clock has begun, and it's tempting to say that it's anybody's guess just how bad it's going to be.
But it's not just anybody's guess. Things aren't going as badly as the doubters hoped they would. With just over 60 days to go, a few of the scaremongers, including some who have advertised here in the pages of WORLD, are raising their voices, as if to make up in volume what they have already lost in accuracy. But the evidence grows every day that the major dislocations some have predicted for the global economy and for society in general are very unlikely to happen.
For one thing, we've already passed a handful of dates that were once forecast to be precursors of the really bad date, Jan. 1, 2000. Thursday, Sept. 9, for example, was predicted by some to be a mini-disaster because it would show up as 9/9/99 in so many high-tech devices-which, the prophets of doom said with near certainty, could interpret a string of nines only as an instruction to shut the computer completely down. But, of course, you have read of no computers shutting themselves down on Sept. 9.
Others predicted that Oct. 1 might be a bad day, as the federal government entered its new fiscal year-the year dated 2000. To be sure, the feds weren't ready with an official budget when we turned the calendar from September to October. But neither have you heard any news reports about federal employees not getting their paychecks just because Uncle Sam's now operating in a fiscal year denoted with two zeroes. No, the federal treasury continues to spend our money very handily, much as many of us might have hoped for a shutdown of some sort.
Oddly, one of the biggest arguments used by the Y2K worriers should in fact be seen as a reason for confidence. The skeptics regularly point to the huge dollars spent by both the government and thousands of corporations to get ready for midnight on Dec. 31, 1999. And what they say is true. By some estimates, those expenditures can no longer be measured simply in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Billions of dollars have now been invested in Y2K equipment and software in anticipation of the big deadline.
But that should reduce your worries, not enlarge them. On many fronts, prudent managers have said: "We can't afford to take big risks of business interruption. So let's make sure our equipment is modern and ready to make the big century switchover."
The less-told story, however, is that such figures are in fact vastly inflated. Yes, the dollars have actually been spent. But yes, those dollars would also have been spent even without the Y2K scare. It might be that the spending would have been spread out over the next two, three, or four years-but antiquated equipment almost always gets replaced. In this case, the Y2K phenomenon simply gave businesses and government an excuse to buy early what they would have invested in fairly soon anyway. The folks to worry about are the equipment manufacturers and salespeople who have to face the first 12-24 months after Jan. 1, 2000, listening to their customers say: "Sorry, I spent my budget for the next couple of years just getting ready for Y2K!"
The strongest signal of all, however, that not much is going to come from Y2K is the continuing relative stability of the securities markets. I say "relative stability" because the market obviously has its ups and downs, including some dramatic bouncing in the last few weeks. Yet clearly, the jumps you've seen in recent days have demonstrably not been related to Y2K but tied instead to the comments of Alan Greenspan, to unemployment figures, to interest rates, and to other specifically identifiable factors. But even with a 250-point tumble in the Dow, you simply don't hear anyone attributing problems to Y2K.
To be sure, the public can be wrong. God's great judgment day is surely coming, and the human race as a whole seems terribly capable of ignoring that sober fact. So a stable stock market is no guarantee. But if Y2K were considered by even a significant minority of observant people to be a realistic threat to the regular order of things, I think you'd see evidence of that in investment patterns-particularly now with only two months to go before the big technological D-Day. What you've heard instead is a telling silence on that issue.
One of the worst effects of all would be to see just enough disruption so that the worrywarts would be able to claim vindication for all their sirens of alarm over the last couple of years. Then we'd have to live with their next round of scary books and dire warnings. I'm praying a little that God will deliver us from Y2K-and a whole lot that he'll deliver us from the Y2K prophets of doom.
If I'm wrong, and things prove early in January to be worse than I think, and delivery of WORLD gets disrupted in the process, here's my promise: I'll borrow a motor scooter, or a bicycle, or even a horse, and devote that week to personal delivery of as many copies of that week's issue as I can muster. It would be an appropriate way to eat humble pie. And if any of you are stockpiling humble pie as part of your Y2K provisions, I may need your help as well.


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Content Marketing World is in Columbus, Ohio
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January 10, 2011
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RALEIGH -- North Carolina state government faces a "precarious financial position" because it doesn't have $43.4 billion available to pay state obligations as they come due. That's the assessment the Chicago-based Institute for Truth in Accounting reaches in a new report (PDF link) released today.
"Each North Carolina taxpayer* is on the hook for $16,300 to pay health and pension benefits to state employees," said Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation Director of Health and Fiscal Policy Studies. "This report from the Institute for Truth in Accounting should be a wake-up call to elected officials and taxpayers. Past legislatures and governors made unsustainable promises to state employees. Defined-contribution health and pension plans would be better for state employees and taxpayers alike, so they should be part of the budget solution this year."
North Carolina reported total assets of $80.4 billion, but also had almost $35.4 billion of off-balance sheet retirement liabilities, according to the new report. Among the state's assets, almost $57.2 billion cannot be converted easily to cash to pay state bills of $66.6 billion as they come due. Most of the obligations relate to pension and retirement health care benefits for state workers and teachers.
For more information, please contact Joseph Coletti at (919) 828-3876 or [email protected]. To arrange an interview, contact Mitch Kokai at (919) 306-8736 or [email protected].
*NOTE: In an earlier version of this release, the $16,300 obligation was applied to every North Carolina resident. The reference to "taxpayer," rather than "resident," represents a correction.


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That is an interesting thought. I will work on that. Say that I can not bring in someone to testify with me. What other alternatives may there be?
Also, what if someone had taken clothes out of a backpack and changed their pants in a somewhat-hidden area of the park? If no nudity was exposed, would this be considered disturbing the peace?
There is no much you can do but to show your character to try to destroy the word of this other person.
It will come down to credibility with that court
And if someone was changing clothes in public that could be considered a public nuisance or disturbing the peace - yes.
California Penal Code § 370 defines ta public nuisance as : " Anything which is injurious to health, or is indecent, or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property by an entire community or neighborhood, or by any considerable number of persons, or unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any navigable lake, or river, bay, stream, canal, or basin, or any public park, square, street, or highway, is a public nuisance."
And so because the burden of proof to the Prosecution is not that involved, you would need to show that you are not that type of person.
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University Hall is arguably the quietest building on the University of Cincinnati campus. At least it's quiet enough to hear my shoes squeak while I walk the halls.
There are few visitors to the plush brick building, home to the UC architecture office and charitable foundation, tucked near the hospital buildings alongside the College of Nursing. Only staffers who work in University Hall come and go on a regular basis.
Yet artists compete for the chance to display work in its brightly lit hallways, corner sitting areas and elevator lobbies. Any chance to show work publicly, even in a space with as few passersby as University Hall, is welcome for artists with few opportunities.
There are good works on display there as part of the Shape, Form Texture and Color exhibition, pieces worth the trip and a walk across Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Two large steel and wood sculptures by veteran sculptor Paige Wideman fill the building's lobby. Worn planks of wood and large metal bolts make up "JFG." Four long brown wooden beams connected to each other by six rusting metal bars make up "nine."
The work is peaceful, soothing and entirely abstract -- meaning they're not at all offensive.
Upstairs, the abstract wall sculptures by artist Denny Means continue to hang alongside wall phones and water fountains. What has been refused for display is his figurative piece, "We Two," depicting a naked couple embracing.
The image has the roughhewn quality of a folk art sketch, not the least bit graphic. Yet this simple image of love, arguably a half-nude at best, was deemed inappropriate for the building's workers.
Just as ridiculous is the censored sculpture "Friends Forever" by local artist Rhonda Gushee. The elaborate installation involved a four-poster bed of painted wood, one of Gushee's trademark Raku clay doll-like sculptures and two toys linked to its wrists; it occupied a corner space outside two training rooms before being removed by a building administrator.
The ceramic baby is lifelike in size and appearance. Its gray coloring, a handiwork of the Raku smoking fire technique, separates it from the realm of the living. The mattress provides a simple white backdrop. The work is intentionally stark, unearthly even -- but not offensive.
Yet soon after the exhibition's start, the ceramic child and its toys were removed from view and stored in a nearby office, waiting for Gushee to come and retrieve them. All that's left for people to see are the wooden bed and a box where a mattress should be. Days later, the entire work has been removed, leaving a bare spot surrounded by more cheerful works.
There are other Raku clay child-like sculptures by Gushee on display. The eeriest is "Ambivalent," located on the sixth floor, an infant clad in a dominatrix leather suit.
The history behind University Hall as an arts space is mixed. Photographer Bill Davis had problems there in 2001 focused on two works depicting nudity. "Admonition," which showed a hand reaching out between the legs of a nude female, was pulled down for being too graphic.
But there is nothing graphic about Gushee's or Means' sculptures. To their eyes -- to anyone's eyes -- the work is appropriate for public display. Means has taken his piece to gallery openings to shock friends with what others deem offensive. His argument is that, if his work can be refused for the walls of University Hall, it's hard to accept that any artwork is safe from censorship.
Many of the remaining works along the building's hallways are pop arts bangles and baubles, bright, cheery and colorful shapes. Perhaps the danger is that Means and Gushee attempt to tell a story with their works. Their offense is that they want to engage passersby, not just entertain them.
Means plans an art show with the theme Someone Might Complain, a collection of work that's been banned before or could well be banned. Of course he needs to find a venue willing to show such work.
It used to be that only graphic sexuality caused uproars. Means and Gushee realize that anything can be pulled off walls if one person considers it offensive -- no matter what the reason.
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Tech. Sgt. Dwayne Bell, 43rd Airlift Group Judge Advocate Paralegal, recently returned from a deployment from Kabul Compound, Afghanistan. This gave him the opportunity to perform duties he wouldn't have had the chance to stateside.
While stationed at Pope, Sergeant Bell's responsibilities entail supporting the installation. This includes filing claims and drafting powers of attorney and wills. When he was deployed to Afghanistan, his responsibilities changed drastically.
"I would do a lot of financial review, which was probably our biggest tasker," said Sergeant Bell. "Like the Commanders Emergency Response Program fund that supports humanitarian projects such as building water purification plants, that's a billion dollar account. We also had our own projects that were funded by higher headquarters."
One humanitarian project Sergeant Bell assisted with required him to visit a local village to survey the site with contractors. The project involved placing five wells in the village that would provide its residents with clean drinking water. The $250,000 project was one of many that took Sergeant Bell outside the wire to interact with host nation civilians.
"Being a paralegal you spend a lot of time at your desk," said Sergeant Bell. "The most unexpected part of this deployment for me was the travel. I did 104 convoys during the seven months I was deployed."
CERP projects weren't the only situations that would take Sergeant Bell outside the wire, he would also conduct investigations.
"While deployed, especially since I was supporting special operations, I would investigate different types of allegations," said Sergeant Bell. "We would go out and talk to people, it's was strictly data gathering."
Sergeant Bell would then take all the information gathered during the investigation and piece together the whole story for review. However, he would not do all of this on his own. Sergeant Bell would be part of a team comprised of subject matter experts in areas that were necessary to the investigation.
"I might conduct the investigation with Military Intelligence, Army Criminal Investigation Command, Air Force Office of Special Investigations," said Sergeant Bell. "A paralegal or attorney from the Afghan army would participate in the investigation with us. The relationship with the Afghans was great."
On one occasion Sergeant Bell was meeting with tribal leaders of a village and having tea. The room was just an open space with cushions all around the walls, he explained.
"Then the youngest of the Afghan children gets up and leaves, when he came back he had a tray of cups filled with milk straight from whatever animal was available," said Sergeant Bell. "They were extremely hospitable and the work was rewarding."
Sergeant Bell also had an opportunity to work with other Afghan individuals in the same building on base and was able to learn about their culture. For example, they talk with great intensity about daily activities and are very animated, explained Sergeant Bell.
"On previous deployments I didn't work as closely with the host nation," said Sergeant Bell. "There were five Afghans down the hall from me. When they say there is a partnership towards the same goals, they really mean it."
According to Lt. Col. John Smith, 43rd Airlift Group Staff Judge Advocate, he believes Sergeant Bell's dedication to the Air Force directly represents the good work he does here at Pope Field and translates into the excellent job he did while deployed.
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Many events for the New York City Wine & Food Festival this weekend are sold out, but Stub Hub scalpers are banking on Food Network fans to pay double and triple the face value of tickets to get close to their favorite TV stars. Tickets for Rachael Ray's culinary demo at Whole Foods are going for up to $172 from a $35 face value. A night at Chelsea Market After Dark with Guy Fieri and Sandra Lee goes for $334, more than three times the original cost. And Meatball Madness is marked up to $334 from $200 bucks. Surprisingly, there are more deals (if they're legit) on Craigslist, where a handful of sellers want asking price or lower. If you don't want to deal with second-hand sales, there are still tickets available for our man Ming Tsai's Dim Sum & Disco Brunch Sunday, and Saturday's grand tasting has space during the early shift from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you're not around this weekend, a Craigslister has an extra $65 ticket to meet "Hot Doug" Sohn tonight at an Astor Center event with Chicago's most famous hot-dog place.


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Swedish experimental extreme metal band MESHUGGAH have cancelled their previously announced appearances at Quartfestivalen in Kristiansand, Norway (July 5) and Arvikafestivalen in Arvika, Sweden (July 12) in order to allow guitarist Mårten Hagström and drummer Tomas Haake sufficient time to recover from an unspecified illness and a carpal tunnel syndrome flare-up, respectively. The group's participation in the Summer Breeze festival on August 21 in Abtsgmünd, Germany is not expected to be affected by the cancellations.As previously reported, MESHUGGAH have fulfilled their contractual obligations to Nuclear Blast Records and are currently weighing their label options before recording their next studio album.
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I bought a new monitor at home and added a second monitor in the office, so I had a lot to do with the graphics of my Linux setup. What do you use in these cases? My preferred tool for all these operations is certainly xrandr . In particular I'm used to use it from […]
Linux is a great operating system for a wide range of users, be it gamers or people that are passionate about listening music or creating videos for example. No matter what category you belong to, you can rest assured that recording a video with your gameplay sessions or the way you use an application is very easy, as long as you have the right tools.
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Statik Selektah (full name Patrick Baril) is a real-life underground hip-hop DJ and record producer. He is the DJ of The Beat 102.7 in The Lost and Damned. Selektah "presents a mix of truly exclusive original songs from the underground's elite."[1] Six tracks were produced exclusively for The Lost and Damned and featured "some of the most respected names in the genre"[2]:
- Termanology - "Here in Liberty City" (2009)
- Freeway - "Carjack" (2009)
- Saigon - "Spit" (2009)
- Consequence - "I Hear Footsteps" (2009)
- Skyzoo - "The Chase Is On" (2009)
- Talib Kweli - "My Favorite Song" (2009)
Selektah also produced songs for Midnight Club LA.[3]
- ↑ Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned. Exclusive Features: Radio Station Updates & Soundtracks
- ↑ Rockstar Games: Grand Theft Auto IV: Statik Selektah's The Lost and Damned EP
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If the lender has issued a claim for possession then they must serve a notice(within five days of receiving notification of the hearing date) to the occupiers advising that they have commenced proceedings.
Once you have received this you can participate in the case. It depends on the court but some let you attend the possession hearing listed in the notice, whereas others require you to make a formal application as second defendant.
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Belle Glade auto body shop fire: Shop opened in 1939 burned to the ground
Palm Beach County firefighters continue to check hot spots on an auto repair shop that burned down late last night in Belle Glade.
Flames broke out at Performance Auto Parts and Service on NW Avenue L around 11:50 pm.
When crews arrived, flames were shooting through the roof and the building had collapsed.
It took fire fighters nearly an hour to extinguish the blaze.
Vehicles surrounding the building and nearby propane tanks became a threat but only a few cars were damaged.
The auto repair shop had been around since 1939.
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So, what are adenoids exactly? They're a mass of tissue, located in the passage that connects the back of the nasal cavity to the throat. Adenoids — which are also called nasopharyngeal tonsils but are separate from the tonsils in the throat — filter out bacteria and viruses entering through the nose and produce antibodies to help the body fight infections.
Some doctors believe that adenoids may not be important at all after you reach your third birthday. In fact, adenoids usually shrink after about 5 years of age, and they often practically disappear by the time you're a teen.
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I grew up in Johnston County, and most of my relatives were farmers. Anyone who has crawled down a tobacco row at 6 a.m. with gummy leaves hitting you in the face knows that it provides an enormous incentive to work hard in school in order to have an opportunity to do easier work. I came to appreciate many years later that the keys to successful tobacco farming were not dissimilar to the fundamentals of a successful trial practice. There is no substitute for hard work. Despite the best preparation, unexpected events can and do occur. An ability to adjust the game plan is essential, as is the ability to accept that some events are beyond your control. Finally, success is depending on your loyalty to the team working with you and the teams loyalty to you.
Vita: Born Feb. 20, 1949, in Benson; bachelors and law degrees from UNC Chapel Hill; wife and four sons. Why he chose this field: At first, I worked all types of cases. My involvement in the defense of professional-liability cases began when my law partner Joe Yates asked me to help with a case defending a physician. One case led to another, and by the mid-80s, the majority of my practice was defending medical-liability cases against doctors and hospitals. The same pattern was true of my legal-malpractice work. Memorable case: I remember my first jury trial like it was yesterday. What hed be if not a lawyer: Backup singer for James Taylor. Passion: Attending Carolina basketball games with all of my boys. Heroes: Howard Manning and Charlie Fulton, my first senior partners and mentors. Favorite book: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. Dont ask him to: Go to a shopping mall.


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At a certain point in basketball history, it was decided that every player worth being a player has himself a go-to move.
Why is this? Well, who knows? Perhaps it's the relatively new video game culture, one that necessitates bundling basketball players into a series of pre-determined motions represented by colourful pixels. From this limited arsenal of movements, one must aptly construct hundreds of players from every end of every spectrum known to man. And what better way to distinguish a certain lump of pixels from a nearby, different lump of pixels than by making our selected lump move in a way that's unique to a player?
There are bundles of go-to moves, and more often than not, it is a perfect microcosm of the player that perfected it. The quirkiness of Dirk's one footed whatever-that-is. The fundamentally flawless yet glamour-less Duncan bank shot. The recklessness, yet masterfully crafted originality of Rondo's behind-the-back fake. The impossible combination of speed, quickness, size and coordination of Hakeem's Dream Shake. The sheer invincibility of Jordan's fadeaway.
One player, though, has a go-to move that has seemingly no association at all with the attributes he displays.
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Paul Pierce, from the elbow. For the game, or in the middle of the second quarter. Every single time.
How did Paul Pierce make the elbow shot such a defining go-to move? Pierce has steered his way to fame by power of infinite swagger and unpredictability, brashly stating his case to rise above the relatively uninteresting background. How can it be that such a player expresses himself to the fullest by getting to a rather inconspicuous spot on the floor and releasing a jump shot that to the naked eye seems so incredibly normal, ostentatious only in how rarely it misses?
To answer this fascinating question, we went to the experts. The following is a collection of people who have played major roles in Paul Pierce's life, to go with experts in various fields, with explanations as to what causes this peculiarly frequent phenomenon of Paul Pierce dribbling to where the free throw line finishes its sideways journey, rising in the air, releasing an orange ball and awarding the group of men wearing green shirts 2 points.
Disclaimer: this is, in its entirety, a work of fiction. Most of these figures do not exist, and those who do exist have never said anything resembling what is written here, certainly not to us.
Laura McDermott, Paul Pierce's 7th Grade Home Ec Teacher:
"Paul never really liked home ec. He would always talk about how he wouldn't need to do anything at home because he'll be living an athlete's life on the road, how if he ever needed something he'll just ask Doc Rivers, which I found really weird at the time because Doc was playing for the Hawks and didn't seem to know a lot about maintaining a positive living environment. In fact, I remember this quite vividly, Paul would always say 'I hate homes, and I hate houses, and if I ever play ball with a dude named House, I'll make sure he gets humiliated really badly, like being traded for a 5'8†guy or something'.
Anyway, Paul would usually sleep through classes, but this one day, something caught his attention. We were having a cooking contest, and Paul, being the competitive spirit that he was, declared that he will destroy everybody. Sadly, he didn't know the first thing about cooking, so he had to resort to the only thing he knew how to make: his favorite food, macaroni and cheese.
Paul worked very hard to cook the elbow macaroni, constantly bragging to his classmates how elbow macaroni is the only macaroni worth anything, and how he's the only one who knows just the right texture for such noodles. But the careful cooking of the macaroni took him so long, that by the time he was ready to add the cheese, our classes entire stocks were empty. See, Bobby Trenton decided he would make nachos for the cooking contest, and he used up the entire cupboard, more or less. Paul was furious – he blamed me for rigging the contest in Bobby's favor, and stomped out of the classroom. It was that day that he vowed to no longer need cheese, or any other sort of accessory, to make his macaroni the best – his exact words were 'you just wait, some day, all I'll ever need will be elbows'. And the rest is history.â€
Antoine Walker, Former Boston Teammate:
"Why does Pierce shoot from the elbow? If I say it's because there are no fours, will you pay me?â€
Harold, Paul Pierce's Imaginary Friend:
"I wasn't like many other imaginary friends. Most kids and their imaginary friends play imaginary games. That wasn't the case for Paul and myself. I never knew the taste of being a cowboy, or an alien. Nope. Every afternoon, after Paul would come back from school, it was straight to the basketball court for the two of us.
I've never been much of a one-on-one player, so most of the time, Paul would just shoot and I would get him rebounds. Believe me, if you thought Dennis Rodman was impressive on the boards, wait until you see me – I would get after everything, and I don't even exist!
That was our daily routine, until one day, the Johnson family got a new television set. This wouldn't be news, except the Johnsons lived right near the basketball court, with their living room window looking straight at the hoop Paul would usually shoot at. Their new TV was so big (by 1980s standards), that it was easily visible from the court if you stood at the perfect angle. What was that perfect angle? You guessed it – standing at the right elbow. Now we still went to the court to shoot hoops almost every day, but over time, Paul started shooting more and more from the right elbow, and less from everywhere else, so he could watch TV. In fact, he learned lip reading, just so he could understand the shows without hoping the Johnsons just happened to up the volume and leave their window open.
This went on every day, for most of Paul's childhood. Paul would rise from the right elbow, send the ball towards the rim, and while I brought it back to him, there was that TV, providing him with alternate entertainment. By the time Paul was recruited to Kansas, the elbow shot was virtually automatic, and Paul had watch every single episode of Cheers.â€Â
Sigmund Freud, Father of Psychoanalysis:
"I have no idea who Paul Pierce is, or what an elbow shot even means, but I assume it's caused by something disturbing and Oedipean.â€
Gregory Trochowski, University of Kansas Physics Department:
"Paul Pierce first entered my office in December of 1996. He had just started his sophomore season with the Jayhawks, and it was the first time I'd seen him anywhere near our Physics department. Clearly, something was on his mind.
He told me he had just seen the recent hit film Space Jam, and to his eyes, something didn't add up. 'I just don't get it', he said, 'how could aliens not know anything about basketball? I mean, they've been monitoring the Earth enough to know about the Looney Toons, and basketball started way before Merry Melodies, right? Is there any way to check this with real aliens?'
Well, I didn't know what to tell him, but the man was stubborn. We started working on ways to communicate with extraterrestrial life forms. Paul spent hours creating crop circles in the Kansas prairies. I talked to a friend of mine who specified in astrophysics and claimed to have a contact at NASA, but that seemed like a dead end before we even tried it. We even broke into the university's radio station a few times to transmit recordings of Paul challenging aliens to basketball games. I saw no reason to believe the transmissions would get anywhere outside the Lawrence area, but I didn't have the heart to tell that to Paul.
Until one day, near the end of the semester, Paul walks into my office, his right elbow swollen at least three times its normal size. I asked him what happened. 'This weird green dude walked into our gym last night', he says, 'said he heard my challenge and he wants to play. I check him the ball, and I see he has 4 arms. Didn't even know that's legal, but we agreed to call our own fouls, so I let him play. I'm up 10-9, game till 11, when I drive to the basket and the idiot just smacks my elbow. Left it full of green goo. Pretty sure he was radioactive or something.'
Paul never told me who won that game, or what happened to the supposed alien, but the next fall he came back to Kansas and wouldn't miss from the elbow. When I asked him about it, he said 'Special alien elbow powers'. I couldn't get another answer from him, no matter how hard I tried. My guess? He probably hurt his elbow badly, needed a cover story, and decided to tell me he met an alien just so I wouldn't feel we wasted our time. Then he had to create the illusion of a superpowered elbow to maintain his cover, which forced him to develop the elbow shot. But who knows, man? Who knows?â€


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Dina Lohan revealed to People magazine that Lindsay Lohan is doing great in Promises rehab centre. So great in fact, she is joining the extended care programme. According to M&C, Dina said,
"I talk to her every day. She's going to do Promises' extended care programme."
The programme, which includes group therapy, is designed to help patients "make the transition from residential alcohol or drug rehab treatment back into their community".
I'm confused. Why would they want Lindsay to make the transition back into her community? Her community consisted of drugs, alcohol and sluttery. And, to top it off, you don't need a special program to teach you how to get drunk. Instead, give her a bottle of Jack [Daniels] and give me a camera.
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Su Real chats with the OG Nucleya weapon about his brand new EP Koocha Monster.
I can just see it now, and over the next few days, you'll see it too. You might be trapped in a traffic jam, or waiting in line at the post office, or perhaps stuck in an elevator waiting for the power to come back on, when all of a sudden someone around you bursts out, "Nucleya bole, fuck that shit!"
After years of paying dues spinning at underground parties, club gigs and festival stages, with this new EP Nucleya seems poised for a breakthrough to the Indian mainstream. And what's amazing about it is that Koocha Monster isn't a dumbed-down or distilled version of Nucleya. Actually, the tracks are wilder and more adventurous than his previous releases (already known for being pretty wild and adventurous!). Yet, the six tracks together are definitely pieces prepared and composed with the intention of smashing any dance floor they're played on, and refined over time to the quality of sound that only a skilled producer of "sound", not just "music" can provide.
Within the domestic scene, Koocha Monster is not merely a continuation of the tradition of East-West fusion that is omnipresent in everything from Bollywood to Comic Con. It's a contemporary triumph of the motif, and looks set to go down as a seminal release in the history of modern Indian music. On an international level, the EP already has the thumbs up of the primary authority on third world-flavored dance music (ie Global Bass, or Tropical Bass) – Generation Bass. I'm confident that soon, some of us might be landing up in parties in Berlin or Miami and hearing any of these tracks there.
Listen to Koocha Monster below.
I'm not usually gushing with such praise over releases these days, but as a fan and DJ of Global Bass myself, this is a landmark release, not only for Nucleya but anyone making any kind of music or art in this country. The signal from Nucleya's success is clear – do YOUR thing, believe in your vision, improve your skills, persevere. There are ears willing to listen and booties willing to shake. Let these six anthems inspire you to make your own anthem.
Su: Congrats on the new EP, it sounds brilliant! I understand you were hiding this weaponized audio in your secret armoury for a while. How does it feel to finally get it out there? Can the world ever be safe again?
Nucleya: Haha, thank you, I'm glad you like it! I have been playing these tracks in my sets for some time now and it always fetched me a very good response. All my friends wanted to play these tracks in their sets too, so I'm very happy that the EP is finally out. I think the listeners will do more damage to the world since now they have the "nucleya" weapon…
Lots of DJs are going to be really thankful for these bangers sure to play in their sets. Do you think there's something here for non-DJs? Although there are many niche genres represented here, the tracks seem like they would have broader appeal?
I think in general, people will like the EP more than DJs because my tracks have a sing-along vibe. Either there are vocals or very strong hooks which seems to work with all my audiences so far; it's also the formula for pop music. Also, I just saw a video of Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Boiler Room DJ Set, and he opened his set with 'Urvashi Urvashi' by AR Rahman. This is a very cool thing and makes me believe that I'm not doing anything too weird.
East-West fusion has always been a big thing in the Indian scene, but over the last few years this formula has started to sound increasingly staid and boring for many. However, this EP of yours is the first one I've heard by an Indian artist that smashes those decades-old conventions by involving a number of global bass nano-genres (eg. Moombahton and 3bal), and a great conceptual narrative. How did this style evolve?
Honestly, I did not plan it like this. I think right from the beginning I wanted to make music which wasn't like any other music. I feel that as an artist it's vital to have your own style which is very distinctive. I have experimented with a lot of indian music styles in the past. One genre which always fascinated me was south Indian street music, and not just the music, the dance as well. There is a lot of pride in how they enjoy this music. When I first heard south Indian street music, I was very fascinated by it and wanted to incorporate it in my production. It took me a while to study how this style of music is produced and performed, and how each instrument is played. It obviously took me time to find the right balance between the genres I was mashing up, but I'm very happy with the end result.
Check out 'Call of The Mountain', a song produced by Karsh Kale and Nucleya, produced for season two of MTV Sound Trippin.
As most producers in India have been migrating more and more towards the popular "EDM" sounds, that you and me know as "Dutch House" mainly; what drew you away from that but towards the more obscure nano-genres of global bass from around the world? How did you discover them?
The last thing we want is all the electronic producers from India producing what the West is doing already. There is no unique sound of urban Indian electronic music, this is the reason why I wanted to do music which was different from everything else. I am not saying that my style of music is super original or anything, but I don't think anybody has yet mashed up so many different Indian sounds the way I have done in this EP. I listen to a lot of music online, and follow artists I admire, and then discover new ones via them. I am always on a look out for interesting artists than genres actually.
There are a lot of great samples of traditional Indian instruments on this EP. How are you creating these?
I play or program all the stuff in MIDI step by step, using this VST instrument called SwarPlug. It's super rare for me to use a sample just like that. I take a lot of pride in the way I design my beats and my melodies. For my melodies sometimes I sample a live performance and "melodyne" everything very carefully and make a new Ableton instrument out of it so that I can then play whatever I want with it.
What about the hilarious vocal drops like the "Nucleya bole fuck that shit" vocal samples on 'Akkad Bakkad' or the airline stewardess on 'Bangla Bass'?
Haha, I love sampling stuff. It just adds so much life to a track. It's an old-school, hip-hop way of doing things. But for both of these tracks I recorded these samples. 'Akkad Bakkad' has my wife Smriti's voice on it and 'Bangla Bass' has Mou Sultana's! I like this approach 'cos one needs to take a back seat as a composer to be able to think like this. I look at sampling as a very artistic way of making music.
Check out 'Bangla Bass' from season two of The Dewarists, a collaboration with Mou Sultana and Brooklyn Shanti, below.
I think these days, surrounded as we are by instrumental electronic music, it's important not to forget that songs should still be about "something". How are crowds reacting to your slightly twisted sense of humor?
The sampling I do in my music is what people remember. Tracks like 'Akkad Bakkad', where the "Nucleya bole fuck that shit" part comes, I put the fader down and everyone sings with the track, which is very cool for an electronic music producer. For more or less all my tracks, there is always something which people can relate to.
How was your experience with The Dewarists and MTV Sound Trippin? Were they helpful at all in expanding your fan base and introducing your sound to more mainstream audiences in India?
Certainly! Post these two shows, not just the fans but I am now being offered really big projects too. Even internationally there is a lot of buzz. It's an awesome time for me.
Clearly, the torch is being passed from the old(er) school of East-West electro-fusion super-producers like Talvin Singh, Midival Punditz and Karsh Kale, to a new generation of uber-producers leading the charge against homogeneity and complacency in Indian music. Expectations are rising. What's next for Nucleya?
Lots of cool projects! A remix EP is being planned, and we are approaching some of the best Indian electronic producers for the same. A music video is being conceptualised and the shooting for the same will initiate shortly. I have just started working on a project for a very big food and beverage brand; I'm designing music for them, which will be out early next year. And in November, I will be playing at the OSLO World Music festival. I'm very excited about it.
Check out Nucleya at the Eristoff Wolves Den at 6pm on Saturday, October 19 at the Pune edition of the Bacardi NH7 Weekender. Get your tickets here, and make your own schedule using our handy inTown scheduler so you don't miss Nucleya's set!


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After premiering in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes earlier this year and set to play the New York Film Festival, "Norte, The End of History" has just landed distribution by the Cinema Guild. Directed by Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz, the film follows a man who is wrongly convicted of a murder and put in jail, eventually finding prison life more tolerable when something mysterious and strange starts happening to him.
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Director Harold Ramis brings his brand of dark -- yet often silly -- humor to audiences with The Ice Harvest. The irreverent film stars John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, and Randy Quaid.
Taking place in the period from Christmas to New Year's Eve, Ice Harvest is the latest movie revolving around a holiday from Ramis -- previously, he wrote and directed Groundhog Day.
Ramis is behind some of the comedy classics of the past 25 years. Movies that he has either written or directed include Caddyshack, Animal House, Stripes, Ghostbusters, and National Lampoon's Vacation.
Before his film work, Ramis edited jokes for Playboy and was a member of Chicago's famed Second City improvisational theater troupe.
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As WSIN's assistant director, I attended the Homeland Security Conference in Philadelphia in 2002. While there, I stumbled upon a possible technological remedy to the situation ? an enterprise Weblog solution, which looked like it could let WSIN maximize the value of pertinent information by effectively organizing and selectively sharing it with members, who in turn could find and act on critical information more effectively.
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Update on MargotThe member, Margot, continues to be in the business of selling stuffed hot peppers. She sells them on the streets. She has several years in this business.
The dream of this woman is to have a restaurant. The requested loan is to buy products for cooking as hot peppers, meat, eggs and vegetables.
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Previous Loan DetailsMargot is still in the stuffed pepper sales business. She makes this dish and then sells it on the streets. She has been in this line of work for several years and she does very well. Her dream is to own a restaurant. The member requests this loan in order to purchase cooking supplies such as roc... More from Margot's previous loan »
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Asociación Arariwa is a large non-governmental organization that started offering microcredit in 1994 to improve the quality of life, skills and equity of the population in the rural Cusco region of Peru. Arariwa serves the southern Andean provinces of Peru, and is distinguished by its efforts to reach the very poor, who often live in isolated rural areas. Arariwa fosters village banking, supports savings accounts, promotes access to education, and empowers women entrepreneurs (who make up 78% of its borrowers).
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A 2-month-old child with head trauma remained in critical condition Tuesday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Hazleton police said.
The infant girl's family took her to Hazleton General Hospital on Monday. Police said they were called there at 11:42 a.m. to investigate the injuries, which included brain bleeding and swelling.
The girl was initially treated at Hazleton General Hospital and then flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital, where she was breathing with the help of a respirator, police said.
Detectives from the Hazleton Police Department and the Luzerne County District Attorney's Office are investigating the case in conjunction with caseworkers from the Luzerne County Office of Children and Youth Services.
Police said the investigation is still in the preliminary stages and refused to release further information Tuesday. Police have not named the victim or family members.
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Welcome to the October 29, 2012 edition of Homeschool Showcase, where we spotlight all the encouraging, inspiring and just plain fun ways that homeschooling families live and learn together.
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Really cold fall decided to show up here. Friday I was wearing shorts and by Sunday I was pulling out my coat. I hope those of you in the path of the storm are doing okay. You're in my prayers.
Ann shares what she and her daughters are learning about Goldfinches – One of the Yellow Birds – Outdoor Nature Hour Challenge posted at Harvest Moon by Hand.
If you have students who would love to make blogging part of their home education, Denise has updated her blogging course for students. It starts with Blogging 101: Introduction posted at Blogging 2 Learn.
Karen Loethen reflects on those bittersweet moments of realizing how quickly our children grow right before her eyes. Read her poignant post, My Son's Face posted at Homeschool Atheist Momma.
If you're as visual a person as I am, you're going to love Shirley Ann's idea for an Autumn Nature Table posted at Under An English Sky. Love it!
Liz E takes a look at City Living and Physical Education, suggesting that regular physical movement in the course of every day life may be preferable to looking at organized sports as the best means of physical education. I think she's spot-on with her observations. Read more at Homeschooling in Buffalo.
I think I want to go to Claire's homeschool. Wow! It sounds like this latest End of Term Presentations and Wrapping up Anglo- Saxons is just one of several such incredible-sounding presentations that her family shares with friends. Visit angelicscalliwags to read more. I bet you'll be impressed.
Denise shares PUFM 1.5 Multiplication, Part 2 posted at Let's Play Math!, saying, "This blog post explains three basic models, or mental pictures, that are helpful for teaching multiplication to your children, and I've included a pdf of game cards to help your children master the models by playing games."
Great hands-on math learning presented by Christy in her post, Visually exploring negative exponents and fractions posted at Just another step to take… Should I confess that I probably need that hands-on visual to clear up my confusion? Nah.
Bon Crowder presents Math Basics – The Real Ones! posted at Math is Not A Four Letter Word, saying, "Some tips (and comfort) for homeschoolers worried about math – especially if they are unschooling."
Kendra Fletcher shares a family favorite, Arch Books- Preschoolers Love Them! posted at Preschoolers and Peace.
Because she is studying WWII, I need to have Brianna read Carlie Kercheval's account of her family's trip to Flossenbürg Concentration Camp {Flossenbürg, Germany} | So You Call Yourself A Homeschooler? posted at So You Call Yourself A Homeschooler?
Tricia Hodges offers another gorgeous art lesson, Acrylic Fall Trees Tutorial, which you can find posted at Hodgepodge. She needs to write a book, y'all!
Marty Walden shares some beautiful life Lessons Learned in a Corn Maze posted at Marty's Musings.
freelee brings us a great science lesson on bees, Bee information: how to bees cling to flowers posted at baby bees house.
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