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Fellowships Office
Junior Year
Selected National Scholarships and Fellowships
Current and Rising Juniors
"Fellowship" is a term equivalent to "scholarship." In the present context, neither should be confused with traditional financial aid. This is a selective list of national and international competitive fellowships opportunities.
The fellowship and scholarship programs described below are open to students of junior standing. The federal government, foreign governments, and private philanthropic organizations sponsor these award programs; they provide funding based on academic merit and other criteria to support undergraduate and graduate study in the U.S. and abroad. See the individual programs' official websites for complete information on eligibility requirements, application procedures, application forms, and exact filing deadlines. Many sites also include profiles of past winners.
Some of these programs are officially coordinated at UR by the Fellowships Office (Dewey 4-209B, 276-5869) and are overseen by the Director of Fellowships, Belinda Redden (email@example.com); others are handled by the Center for Study Abroad (2-147 Dewey Hall, 275-7532, email@example.com). Many programs do not require any formal University involvement, but students are encouraged to seek advisement from the relevant office for these competitions as well.
Programs preceded by an asterisk (*) require institutional endorsement of candidates.
- To be considered for nomination, interested students need to first complete the Fellowships Preliminary Questionnaire (FPQ) by the specified spring or fall deadline, prior to submitting the official application for campus review.
When University nomination or endorsement is required, campus application deadlines are much earlier than the national application due dates; check with the appropriate office at least a semester in advance if you are interested in applying for any of these awards. In most cases, a faculty committee selects nominees based on a complete draft of the official fellowship application; the campus nomination process may also include an interview.
Please note that the campus application process begins in the junior spring for some senior year competitions with early fall deadlines, e.g., Fulbright, Rhodes, Marshall, and Mitchell.
Please be advised that before we nominate you or endorse your candidacy for a fellowship competition, we will perform a conduct and academic honesty check to confirm that you are in good disciplinary and academic standing.
Jump to a Fellowship Opportunity:
- * Beinecke Memorial Scholarship
- *David L. Boren/NSEP (National Security Education Program) Undergraduate Scholarship
- Critical Language Scholarship Program
- DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst/German Academic Exchange Service
- * Davis Projects for Peace
- * Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
- Glamour's Top Ten College Women Competition
- * Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
- Humane Studies Fellowship
- Humanity in Action Foundation Fellowship
- Josephine de Karman Fellowship
- McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program
- National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program
- New York Women in Communications, Inc. (NYWICI) Foundation Scholarship
- Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship
- SMART Scholarship for Service Program (Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation)
- * Harry S. Truman Scholarship
- Tylenol Scholarship Program
- * Udall Scholarship
- * UNCF-Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship
- All-USA Today College Academic Team
* Beinecke Memorial Scholarship
- For juniors who have demonstrated superior ability ( minimum 3.70 GPA ) in the arts, humanities, or social sciences and who wish to pursue graduate study in one of these areas. Open to U.S. citizens and nationals. History of receiving need-based aid required to be nominated.
- $34,000 award. There are no geographic restrictions on the use of the scholarship, and recipients are allowed to supplement the award with other scholarships, assistantships and research grants.
- *UR nomination required; we may select one junior for the national competition.
- Selection based on academic achievement, intellectual promise, a 1000-word personal essay, financial-need profile, and recommendation letters.
- Prospective candidates should complete the Fellowships Preliminary Application by the specified fall deadline in the junior year. A complete, polished draft of the official application is due in early January for the campus nomination process. See the Beinecke binder in the Fellowships Office for examples of essays by past UR applicants. It is strongly recommended that a first draft be submitted for feedback in late November. Click here for UR campus timeline.
- 18-20 Beinecke Scholars are selected each year.
* David L. Boren/NSEP (National Security Education Program) Undergraduate Scholarship
- For undergraduates who are U.S. citizens and wish to study abroad in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, Central America, the Caribbean, or the Middle East.
- Maximum scholarship awards are: $8,000 for a summer program (special initiative for STEM students only; 8 weeks minimum); $10,000 for a semester and; $20,000 for a full academic year
- Academic program must include formal study of a modern language other than English and the study of an area and culture considered critical to U.S. national security.
- Selection based on academic achievement and potential to succeed in the proposed study abroad experience; commitment to international education to fulfill academic and career goals; commitment to seek work in the federal government; and the quality and appropriateness of the proposed program.
- Undergraduate application process coordinated through the Center for Education Abroad. Application usually due in mid-January.
Critical Language Scholarship Program
- Program of intensive summer institutes offered overseas for language training and cultural enrichment in selected languages deemed of critical importance to the U.S. (e.g. Arabic, Persian, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, Urdu).
- Open to currently enrolled students (undergraduates and graduates) in all academic disciplines who are U.S. citizens. Undergraduate candidates must have completed at least one year of college by program start date. Candidates must meet language study prerequisites set for language of interest. Application may be made for only one language.
- Award covers all CLS program costs.
- Selection basis includes academic record and potential to succeed in rigorous academic setting, cultural adaptability, diversity, plan for continuation of language study, and plan for use of language studied in future career. Two letters of recommendation from professors and language instructors are required.
- Application available online and usually due in mid-November.
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst/German Academic Exchange Service)
- Programs below open to students studying in North America; see website for complete eligibility details.
- German Studies Research Grant: juniors and seniors majoring or minoring in German may be nominated by their department/program chairs for one- to two-month grants for research work in North America or Germany. Applicants must have completed at least two years of college German and at least three German Studies courses. Application deadlines: November 1st and May 1st.
- EMGIP (Émigré Memorial German Internship Program)-Bundestag Internship: advanced undergraduates or graduate students with outstanding academic records and fluency in German may apply for this two-month internship program in the German parliament. International students may also apply. Application deadline: mid-September.
- University Summer Course Grant: students of at least junior standing who have completed a minimum of four semesters of college German (or have attained an equivalent proficiency level) may apply for this grant to fund 3-4 weeks of summer courses at a German university studying literary, cultural, political, and economic aspects of modern and contemporary Germany. Program includes extensive extracurricular activities. Application deadline: usually mid-December.
- Undergraduate Scholarship: sophomores and juniors with demonstrated interest in German and European affairs may apply for this award to support study abroad, senior thesis research, or internships in Germany. Preference given to applicants whose projects or programs are based at and organized by a German university. Funding available for a minimum of 4 months and a maximum of 10 months during the German academic year (October to July). Proficiency in German is not mandatory, but applicants should have the necessary language skills for the programs they propose to undertake. Application deadline: usually January 31st.
- RISE-Research Internships in Science and Engineering: sophomores and juniors majoring in a science or engineering field may apply for summer internships of 6 weeks to 3 months; placements provided by Germany university research groups. Knowledge of German not required for most positions but would be helpful for life outside the laboratory. Application deadline: mid-January.
- Study & Internship Program (SIP) in Germany: sophomores and juniors majoring in an engineering, science, economics, or art/design field may apply for a full semester of study at a participating German university of applied sciences followed by a semester-long paid internship a German company or research institute. Basic German skills helpful, but some courses available in English. Application deadline: usually mid-February.
- See program website for more detailed information, application forms, and exact filing deadlines.
* Davis Projects for Peace
- Successful applicants will use their creativity to design projects and employ innovative techniques for conflict resolution, reconciliation, building understanding and breaking down barriers that cause conflict, and finding solutions for resolving conflict and maintaining peace.
- $10,000 grant for summer grassroots project designed to resolve conflict and maintain peace
- Open to all undergraduates in all disciplines
- May be used anywhere in the world
- Individual and group projects welcome
- Nomination Requirements: 2-page statement (project description, expected outcomes, prospects for future impact), 1-page budget, a letter of support from collaborating organization or parties, and one general reference from UR instructor or staff supervisor per candidate. Click here for UR campus timeline.
- Two proposals to be selected by campus review committee.
- Deadline: usually early January
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* Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
- For undergraduates in any field to pursue full-time international study worldwide but especially in countries outside of Western Europe and Australia. Open to U.S. citizens and nationals receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application.
- Study periods may be from four weeks up to an academic year. A limited number of summer programs are available.
- Study abroad program must be approved by the University for academic credit.
- Awards of up to $5,000; average award is $4,000.
- Application available online and must be officially endorsed by the Center for Study Abroad.
- Apply in the academic term prior to the start date of the study abroad program: March for fall and summer study abroad or October for spring study.
Glamour's Top Ten College Women Competition
- For junior and senior women in any field, of any national origin. Must be legal resident of the U.S. or Canada (void in Quebec).
- One grand prize of $20,000 and nine $3000 cash prizes plus 3-day trip to NYC, opportunities to meet top female professionals, and recognition in Glamour magazine.
- Applicants evaluated on academic excellence, leadership experiences, and personal involvement in community and campus affairs.
- Applications are available online and are usually due in mid-September.
* Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
- For outstanding sophomore and junior students (top 25% of class and minimum 3.75 cumulative GPA) in mathematics, natural sciences, or engineering who are preparing for graduate study (usually Ph.D. ) and research-oriented careers in their field. Open to U.S. citizens, resident aliens, or nationals.
- Worth up to $7500/year for the remaining year(s) of undergraduate study.
- * UR nomination required; we may select four nominees.
- Selection made on the basis of superior academic achievement, research experience and scholarly potential, a research essay, and three letters of recommendation.
- Prospective candidates should complete the Fellowships Preliminary Questionnaire by the specified fall deadline. Complete, polished draft of the official application due in early December for the campus nomination process. It is strongly recommended that a first draft be submitted for feedback by late October. Click here for UR campus timeline. Nominees usually selected by early January.
- Approximately 300 Goldwater Scholars are selected each spring.
Humane Studies Fellowship
- For juniors, seniors, and graduate students of any nationality "embarking on liberty-advancing careers in ideas;" must have clearly demonstrated interest in the classical liberal/libertarian tradition of individual rights and free-market economies. Open to candidates from various fields of study.
- Awards of $2,000 to $15,000; may be used at any degree-granting institution in the U.S. or abroad.
- Selection based on academic performance, relevant admission test scores (GRE, LSAT, SAT, etc.), demonstrated interest in classical liberal ideas, and potential to contribute to "the advancement of a free society."
- Application can be downloaded and usually must be postmarked no later than January 31st.
- Approximately 100 IHS fellowships are awarded each year.
Humanity in Action Foundation Fellowship
- International human rights education and internship program sponsored by foundation "devoted to the study and betterment of human rights and specifically the relationship between majority and minority populations." Students from any national background of sophomore through senior standing may apply.
- Students may participate in U.S.-only or European program. Fellowship program includes seminars, workshops, site visits, and meetings with figures from various fields, such as academia, government, journalism, and human rights organizations.
- Selection based on leadership potential, academic achievement, interest in minority issues, concern for human rights, willingness to engage in intellectually and socially rigorous work in group settings, maturity, and self-reliance.
- Foundation pays expenses for participation and accommodations and provides a modest stipend for meals. Travel expenses may be covered for students with documented need.
- Application deadline: early January. See program website for more detailed information, application forms, and exact filing deadline.
Josephine de Kármán Fellowship
- For juniors of any national origin pursuing studies in any discipline. Special consideration given to qualified applicants in the humanities.
- $14,000 fellowship to fund the senior year of undergraduate study in the U.S.
- Selection criteria include evidence of exceptional ability and seriousness of purpose.
- Application requires a 250-300-word statement of intellectual interest and two letters of recommendation.
- Application is available online and usually due in late January.
- Approximately 10 fellowships are awarded each spring.
McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program
- For sophomores and juniors to pursue academic research projects under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are (1) members of an underrepresented minority group (African American, Hispanic, or Native American) or (2) low-income, first-generation college students . Aim is to encourage these students to pursue doctoral degrees.
- Must have a minimum cumulative and major GPA of 2.80.
- Program offers academic-year option ($1200 stipend) or full-time summer option ($3600 stipend, room & board, and travel expenses). Participants gain experience presenting their research and receive guidance on graduate-school application process.
- Contact Beth Olivares (email@example.com) in the McNair Program Office, Hylan 717, 5-7512 or 5-1402.
- Application deadlines: early December for academic-year program; early February for summer program.
National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program
- For students committed to pursuing health-related research careers in biomedical, behavioral, or social science fields. Open to U.S. citizens, nationals, or qualified permanent residents with a history of significant financial need. First-years through juniors may apply; first priority given to junior applicants.
- Scholarship worth up to $20,000 per year. Other benefits include 10-week paid summer internship at NIH , professional mentoring, scientific seminars, and employment after completion of graduate school.
- Minimum 3.50 GPA required.
- Application available online or from the Fellowships Office. National deadline usually in late February; present draft application to the Fellowships Office by mid-January for critical feedback.
New York Women in Communications, Inc. (NYWICI) Foundation Scholarship
- For undergraduates and graduate students majoring in a communications-related field and aspiring to a career in this area. Open to U.S. citizens who are permanent residents of NY, NJ, CT, or PA.
- Worth up to $10,000.
- Selection criteria include academic excellence (minimum 3.20 GPA overall), financial need, leadership, campus and community service, honors, involvement in communications-related activities, personal essay, and statement of goals and aspirations. Two reference letters are also required.
- Application available online and usually due in late January.
Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship
- For juniors in any academic field with strong interest in public and/or international affairs and desire to prepare for professional roles in the field by pursuing master's degree. Program targets students from historically under-represented groups, but applications also welcome from any individual who can demonstrate commitment to PPIA's diversity goals. All PPIA participating universities accept applications from U.S. citizens and permanent residents; Princeton and Carnegie Mellon will also accept applications from international students.
- Program includes full tuition and stipend for Junior Summer Institute (JSI) at a participating university, GRE preparation, partial funding for graduate school, internships, and other professional development opportunities.
- Application available online and usually due November 1st.
SMART Scholarship for Service Program (Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation)
- For undergraduates and graduate students pursuing degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for excelling in their fields. Applicants should have strong interest in theoretical and applied research as well as interest in working for the Department of Defense as civilian research scientists and engineers. Only U.S. citizens may apply.
- Minimum 3.0/4.0 cumulative GPA required.
- Application requires two letters of recommendation.
- Award includes full tuition and eligible expenses, annual cash award of at least $25,000, summer internships, and post-graduation employment opportunities in DoD laboratories and agencies.
- Application available online and usually due early December.
* Harry S. Truman Scholarship
- For outstanding juniors (top 25% of class and minimum 3.60 cumulative GPA) in any field who are change agents, plan to pursue a career in government or elsewhere in public service, and wish to attend graduate or professional school to help prepare for career. Open to U.S. citizens and nationals.
- Students from all majors may apply, but some coursework in political science, policy studies, or social analysis strongly recommended.
- $30,000 scholarship for graduate study. Other benefits include a week of seminars and networking with prominent public servants at the Truman Library, graduate-school and professional mentoring, as well as internship opportunities.
- *UR nomination required; we may nominate up to four juniors.
- Scholars selected on basis of academic achievement; exceptional leadership, community service, participation in local or national elective politics, or advocacy work; a policy proposal; 3 letters of recommendation.
- Prospective candidates should complete the Fellowships Preliminary Questionnaire by the specified fall deadline of the junior year. Complete, polished draft application for the campus nomination process due in early November for review by campus committee. Nomination process includes campus interview. A first draft must be submitted for feedback in late October. Click here for UR campus timeline. See Truman binder in the Fellowships Office for examples of application essays and policy proposals by past UR applicants.
- 75-80 Truman Scholars are selected each spring.
Tylenol Scholarship Program
- For students majoring in an area that may lead to a health-related career.
- Ten scholarships worth $10,000, 30 scholarships worth $5000.
- Selection based on academic achievement and leadership in community and school activities.
- Application available online and usually due in late April.
* Udall Scholarship
Udall Undergraduate Scholarship
- For full-time sophomores and juniors in any major (1) with a strong demonstrated commitment to environmental issues OR (2) who are Native American/Alaska Native and also committed to Native American healthcare OR tribal public policy. Open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and U.S. nationals.
- Up to $5,000 for tuition, room and board, or other educational expenses. Students who win as sophomores may re-apply in the junior year.
- Minimum 3.55 cumulative GPA.
- * UR nomination is required; we may select up to six nominees.
- Selection based on academic achievement and honors, record of leadership and service, relevant work experience, letters of recommendation, and a critical essay discussing Congressman Morris K. Udall's or Secretary Stewart L. Udall's public policy work and its relation to the applicant's interests and career goals.
- Prospective candidates should complete the Fellowships Preliminary Application by the specified fall deadline. Complete, polished draft of the application for the campus nomination process due in early January. It is strongly recommended that a first draft be submitted for feedback by mid-November. Click here for UR campus timeline. See Udall binder in Fellowships Office for examples of application essays by past UR applicants.
- Approximately 75 Udall Scholars selected each spring.
* UNCF-Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship
- For African-American juniors who are life science, engineering, or physical science majors planning graduate study and research-oriented career. Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
- Undergraduate award worth up to $30,000; also includes eligibility for a summer internship at a Merck research facility (applied for separately).
- Scholars selected on basis of academic achievement (minimum 3.30/4.0 GPA required, minimum 3.55 recommended), demonstrated interest in their own scientific education and a career in scientific research or engineering, and their ability to perform in a laboratory or engineering environment.
- *UR endorsement required.
- Prospective candidates should complete the Fellowships Preliminary Questionnaire by the specified fall deadline of the junior year. A complete, polished draft of the official application is due in mid-November. However, a first draft of the application should be submitted by mid-October for initial feedback.
- Application available online.
- Approximately 15 scholarships awarded each spring.
All-USA Today College Academic Team
- For juniors and seniors of any national origin and any academic discipline who have distinguished themselves through high academic achievement, creativity, unusual service to others, and effective leadership.
- $2500 cash award, trophy, and recognition in USA Today for First Team winners. See scholar profiles online.
- Application requires an essay on most outstanding intellectual endeavor, which can be in scholarly research, the creative or performing arts, community service, or public affairs.
- Application available online; deadline has varied between late November and late February; check website.
- 20 cash awards made each year. Winners announced in May.
Additional Information
Please check our website periodically for announcements and updates regarding campus application procedures and deadlines. Look ahead to senior-year awards >


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Sunday, July 11, 2010
I Want To Marry This Book: Blurb, anyone?
I honestly never really gave any thoughts to book blurbs, back when I was a mere muggle reading and writing in the stacks. I didn't even know what a blurb was. For the record, a blurb is that line that goes across the front of many books. It looks something like:
"This book literally blew my shirt off in a public place; it's just that good." - Maggie Stiefvater, NYT Bestselling Author of Shiver.
That is a blurb. Ostensibly, blurbs exist for a couple of reasons.
a) they make the my fans pick up the book
b) they make even people who haven't heard of me assume that the book's good because I have "NYT Bestselling" in front of my name so clearly I know what I'm talking about
(There are also other, less integrity-full reasons that authors blurb books. It's not uncommon for authors to blurb a book because they know said book will do well and writing a blurb for it will put their name all over several thousand covers out there in the world, thus acting as marketing for the blurber. But I pretend this reason doesn't exist.)
Anyway, I never really used blurbs to aid me in my book buying decisions. And I sure as snot never thought I'd be asked for them. But, amazingly, I am, because, amazingly, people think my name holds weight in the YA book buying world. This is a fantastic and terrifying idea, as my idea of a good book is still A HOLE IS TO DIG.
Still, asked I get, and I've read dozens of advanced review copies of books at various editors and authors' requests. And I just . . . haven't wanted to blurb them. And this is where the whole marriage thing comes in. I liked some of these books. I had a good time with them. Some of them I even loved parts of or even most of. Some of them I even thought for the first half that this was the one, this was the one I was going to blurb, just don't let me down or stand me up or turn out to be Pearl Jam fan. But in the end, I didn't love them. Not that way. Not like forever. Not like I was sure that ten years down the road when someone waved a copy in my face and said, "I hated this book. Why did you blurb it?" I would still be able to say that I loved it and explain why I had blurbed it.
So . . . I haven't. I've only blurbed two books so far, both that I watched grow into adult novels from literary infancy. For the record, the books are THE REPLACEMENT, by Brenna Yovanoff ("I loved this eerie and beautiful story of ugly things. It should be read aloud after dark, at a whisper.") and BLOOD MAGIC, by Tessa Gratton ("Reading this book is like having The Bravery sing to you while you eat fresh brownies and puppies frolic around your feet. In other words, the best day ever. Buy it.")(okay, not really. Final blurb wording TO COME).
Why am I even talking about this? Because I have found another book to blurb! I just had a copy of STOLEN by Lucy Christopher put into my hands at ALA, and I was very cheerful to offer a quote for the paperback edition. It's a YA novel about a girl who is kidnapped from an airport by a crazy guy and taken to a shack in the Australian outback. The novel features
1) crazy guy
2) camels
3) strong heroine
4) poisonous snakes! (did you know that Australia is the only continent where species of poisonous snakes outnumbers non-poisonous ones?)
5) hallucinating
6) kangaroos
7) psychological terror and thrillingness!
8) vehicular chases
9) did I mention crazy guy?
10) a supporting cast of chickens
It's got a great sense of place and the character development is just fantastic (I love me some trauma), but the thing I liked best was that as Gemma, the main character, spends more time in the presence of her kidnapper, the author very, very, very skillfully messes with our brains just like Gemma's brain is getting messed with. It makes for a very complex read with no easy answers, just like I like 'em. I loved how all of the motivations were thoroughly grounded in past history; we get a profile of the kidnapper as a human, not just as a stick figure. As a teen, I would have adored this book even more. My only complaint? It reads a little long in places, but I think that may have been my deadlines speaking more than the book's shortcoming. I know there will be many that say that this isn't how most kidnappings go down and tell you to go read LIVING DEAD GIRL instead, but I don't believe that books need to tell the most common story -- just the one most interesting to the author. Highly recommended!
Anyway. I'm working on my blurb. I'm thinking something like "The only thing that would've made this book better is a crocodile attack and some brownie batter during the denouement."
Catchy, right?
12 comments:
- Jillian said...
Well, I have to admit that -- as a reader -- book blurbs from some of my favorite YA authors DO sometimes influence my reading choices. Anyway -- oddity of oddities, I actually just bought a copy of STOLEN yesterday. . .along with your latest book, LINGER. I love the coincidence! :P
- July 11, 2010 at 5:45 PM
- Zoë Marriott said...
I was going to say that I don't really notice blurbs - but then I realised that if I see Diana Wynne Jones or Lois McMaster Bujold (or someone else that I heart) quoted on the front of a book I probably *would* notice that. So it just depends who's doing the blurbing. Anyway, I do listen to book recommendations from people with similar tastes to me. Stolen goes on my wishlist. I love the cover with the Gothic baby carriage especially much...
- July 12, 2010 at 12:01 AM
- Beth said...
Totally unrelated (I know I'm radom). Can you post your tour schedule again? I thought you were coming to Book Woman here, but it's not on their schedule and when I asked about it the employee didn't seem to know. I so hope you're coming!
- July 12, 2010 at 5:31 AM
- Marn said...
I don't read blurbs until after I've read the book.
I just don't really see them until I'm done.
I finish reading and I think to myself 'I wish there was more to read'
So I read all the blurbs, then the summary on the flaps, then the page with the publisher info and library of congress crap, and finally the dedications/acknowledgements. Then I sigh and move on to the next book.
- July 12, 2010 at 9:47 AM
Coincidence. I'm reading Stolen at the moment! I really like the way it's adressed to her kidnapper- the use of second person is so powerful and direct.
- July 12, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- Paula@Reading Lark said...
I am influenced by blurbs, if I notice the name of one of my favorite authors. I figure if an author I love likes the book, I will, too.
Which is why those three titles just went on my GoodReads to-read shelf. :)
- July 12, 2010 at 2:42 PM
I have to say that seeing my favorite author's blurb on the front does carry weight. It shouldn't but it does. A book is an investment of time, energy and spirit - I want to make sure I'm making a good investment, and I trust my favorite authors to guide me.
I had this book on my pile of things to get to for ages, but it wasn't until today that it jumped to the top. Maggie, it's down to you. I trust you, you wouldn't B.S. me, and the fact that you're discerning about what you endorse only makes you more worth listening to. I'm also going to invest in a Neil Gaiman book - although I'm not sure which one I should pick up...
I'm listening to Aim & Ignite by Fun right now - thank you and keep the recommendations coming!!!
Jen x
- July 12, 2010 at 4:46 PM
- Unknown said...
Can you think of a blurb that might make me want to read this book and still be able to go to the airport with my kids without having a panic attack because I think they're going to get stolen?
Otherwise, I don't care how great it is...I'm not sure if a dozen books about faeries are going to keep the nightmares away.
- July 12, 2010 at 7:11 PM
- TerryLynnJohnson said...
Yay for Tessa! I can't wait for Blood Magic to come out!!
I always read blurbs when considering buying a book. It doesn't even matter if I don't know who the blurber is. I hope that's because I'm looking for a reason to buy it once it's in my hands, not that I'm easily influenced. :o
- July 14, 2010 at 4:55 AM
- kate said...
I just think the word "blurb" is kind of hilarious. And a blurb-related marriage is even better. PS, when you do someday host a red pen edit party, could you also teach paper cut out stop motion movie making at lunch? Scissors and revisions do go well together...
- July 14, 2010 at 8:54 AM
- Kit said...
I could only read half of Stolen--I found it really disturbing and had to put it down. Did I not give it enough of a chance?
- July 14, 2010 at 10:39 AM
- Maggie Stiefvater said...
Alison, haha, I can tell you that this is not that kind of book -- it's not one of those that makes you look over your shoulder like that, and I'm sensitive to those things because I have kids. I won't read LIVING DEAD GIRL because of that.
hahaha, Kate maybe so.
Kit, really? I mean, it had disturbing elements, but I didn't think it was any more disturbing than Shiver or Linger's disturbing elements . . .
Beth, I will repost those tour dates tomorrow!
- July 17, 2010 at 7:29 PM

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Marshfield artist Sally Dean designed a Christmas Tree ornament for the White House Christmas tree. She designs ornaments each year as fundraisers for the Marshfield schools.
The ornaments, which portray local landmarks like the Winslow House, are sold as fundraisers for local schools and organizations.
This year, one of Dean's ornaments, a plastic globe with a colorful New England landscape, will hang on the White House Christmas Tree as a symbol of the South Shore.
Dean was chosen as the artist from the 10th Congressional District to paint an ornament for the Christmas Tree in the White House's Blue Room. She and her husband are traveling to Washington next week for an artists' reception.
"I was invited to do this ornament to represent the district, which was a huge honor," Dean said Tuesday. "They sent me this big plastic indestructible ornament that I had to figure out how to paint."
The First Lady selects a different theme for the tree each year. This year, Laura Bush invited each congress member to submit the name of an artist from their state, district or territory to decorate an ornament.
The ornament, Dean said, was supposed to represent the spirit of the district. Dean created a landscape with hills, ocean, cranberry bogs, seashells, stars, a lighthouse, a boat and a church.
"She did a phenomenal job in representing the district and so many of the wonderful things that our district has to offer," said Kim Arouca, deputy district director for Rep. William Delahunt, D-Quincy. "We're very excited about her portrayal."
Last year, Quincy resident Anet Paglierani, 78, was chosen to paint an ornament for the White House's "Holiday in the National Parks" theme. Her ornament depicted the birthplaces of John Adams and John Quincy Adams, the Adams mansion and the adjacent stone library.
Dean said she has been creating ornaments to help raise money for Marshfield schools since 1996, when her daughter was in kindergarten there. Since then, she has created ornaments for about 10 towns and designs limited-edition, gold-framed ornaments each year for Marshfield and Pembroke.
Arouca said Dean was chosen after she worked with the congressman's office on the 10th Congressional District Congressional Art Competition. Dean is also the education coordinator at the Duxbury Art Complex Museum.
Delahunt was said he was delighted when he saw her ornament.
"Sally's work accurately portrays the essence of the maritime and agrarian roots of the Tenth Congressional District," he said. "I commend her for creating a work of art that is being nationally recognized."
Sydney Schwartz may be reached at email@example.com.


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Only the Truth
One of the people with a close tie to Rav Yosef Shalom Eliyashiv extended an invitation to him to attend the engagement of his daughter. The rav told him that he would not attend the engagement but hoped to participate in the wedding.
This fellow kept coming back to implore the rav to come to the engagement, and on the day of the engagement even increased the pressure. On that day the rav was ill with fever. Members of his household considered informing the father of the kallah that the rav was unable to attend the engagement because of his health. When they asked the rav for permission to do so he responded:
"Do not tell him this for it will make him think that it was my illness which prevented me from attending. The truth, however, is that I never intended to come and blaming my absence on my health would be a distortion of the truth."


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As Silicon Valley Infighting Gets Ever Nastier, Let's Be Careful Out There
Last week, BoomTown was in Washington, D.C., my old stomping grounds for 15 years, from attending Georgetown University as an undergraduate to covering the beginnings of the Internet at the Washington Post.
I miss a lot of things about living there, but most definitely not the poisonous political partisanship that you get sucked into from the minute you arrive.
Most recently, for example, it was ugly battles over financial reform, some tough remarks by President Barack Obama toward the GOP and–I swear–the "controversy" over some airbrushing of House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi on a magazine cover.
In other words, it does not take much for the denizens there to descend into the mud-slinging swamp the city was built on.
But it's almost a relief to be in D.C. rather than in California, given how increasingly hostile the atmosphere is getting as a range of companies wrestle over a range of issues both key and trivial.
The hostilities especially center on the three main powers of Silicon Valley today: Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL) and Facebook.
And, specifically, the conflicts include Apple versus Google and Adobe (ADBE) and HTC and the First Amendment; Google versus Apple and Facebook and Microsoft (MSFT) and the Federal Trade Commission and–oh, yes–China; and Facebook versus Google and Twitter and anyone who gets in the way of its Manifest Destiny of Like-buttoning the Web.
Even Yahoo (YHOO) is entering the fray, with CEO Carol Bartz taking please-don't-forget-us shots at Google and Facebook recently.
The Apple shooting match with Adobe over its Flash video technology is perhaps the most riveting, especially because it is the computer giant's CEO, Steve Jobs, personally and relentlessly conducting the assault.
Jobs called Adobe technology shoddy, Adobe execs called Jobs controlling, the blogosphere erupted.
While issues around the use of Flash are a lot more complex, of course, they illustrate just how much the digital sector is at a critical inflection point.
That's especially true as the game moves from the laptop/desktop, Web-centric world to one more social, mobile and focused on innovative new devices, such as smartphones and tablets.
This means the potential for a shift in power, obviously–which, in turn, means more wrangling among and between the digital powers-that-be.
It's the top of mind as the next D: All Things Digital conference approaches in less than a month. In our eighth foray out, there have never been more overt power struggles among the various players who will be onstage.
Last year, in our opening essay for D7, titled "Welcome to Web 3.0," we made a prediction.
"So what's the seminal development that's ushering in the era of Web 3.0? It's the real arrival, after years of false predictions, of the thin client, running clean, simple software, against cloud-based data and services," we wrote, specifically referencing the growing popularity of Apple's iPod and iPhone as the harbingers of this important trend.
We continued: "But this is not just about one company, one platform or even one form factor. No, this new phenomenon is about handheld computers from many companies, with software platforms and distribution mechanisms tightly tied to cloud-based services, whether they are multi-player games, e-commerce offerings or corporate databases."
Looking back over the last year, we think we got it pretty right, as companies of all kinds and in all arenas raced to be part of the social, mobile, cloud-centered action.
This fusion and, really, collision of key trends will be at the heart of what we'll be focusing on at D8 as the major companies in tech and media try to figure out how consumers want to conduct their digital lives going forward and with what devices.
And inevitably, that has begun to cause some major rifts among and between the powers that be throughout tech and media. It's clear to us that a major realignment of consumer expectations and desires is taking place, along with a fundamental shift in how we all relate to computing.
Still, with all the changes, it's important to keep a respectful tone, which seems to have gotten a bit lost of late, especially now when every tiny shift and disagreement enters the digital echo chamber and quickly moves from loud to strident.
Such noise inevitably makes the whole competitive necessity of Silicon Valley–which is one of its greatest assets, of course–seem tinny and small, much like what you hear out of Washington all the time.
One of the reasons I moved out West was that it always seemed that–whatever the rivalry or wrangling–Silicon Valley was much better than that.
So even though healthy and robust competition is what makes it all work in tech, as Sergeant Esterhaus of "Hill Street Blues" used to say in the trademark phrase, which you can see in this video, "Let's be careful out there":
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Just as was the case during Asheville vs. Syracuse, the late game lane violation call during Xavier vs. Notre Dame was the Correct Call (CC). Combined with an intentional foul called against Notre Dame seconds later after a ND defender grabbed and yanked a Xavier player's jersey before and during an inbounds pass (another Correct Call (CC)), the 2.8 second mark of March Madness' second round Xavier-Notre Dame game was devastating for the Fighting Irish.
In the blink of an eye, Notre Dame squandered its chance to shoot bonus free throws and saw a workable 65-63 deficit turn into a 67-63 hole with Xavier in possession of the basketball.
Still, with Notre Dame's lane violation Friday and UNC-Asheville's violation on Thursday on very similar plays, we must wonder whether rules knowledge is really poor outside of the officiating community or whether nerves and the prospect of scoring a huge upset interfered with both teams' players from thinking rationally. At the very least, we know at least two referees were not deterred from making this very gutsy call at crucial moments in their respective ball games.
Regardless, here's NCAA Basketball Rule 9, Section 1, Article 2, Provision g.
Players not in a legal marked lane space shall remain behind the free- throw line extended and behind the three-point field-goal line until the ball strikes the ring, flange or backboard, or until the free throw endsKeep on calling those rules as written, folks. It is an official's job to enforce the rules, not to rewrite or ignore them. Well done by our March Madness officials these past two days in achieving that goal.


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Personally, the births of my children have been incredible spiritual experiences for me and have completely changed my outlook on life and eternity. I've gained great spiritual strength through the birth process and a closer relationships with my Heavenly Father and Mother. As I've reflected on my own experiences and as I read about the important role birth plays in the lives of the women of the scriptures I am prompted to believe the ability to give life is a central part of what it means to be an eternal woman and that the birth process is incredibly important to God.
A friend pointed out that in the Proclamation to the Family it says, "We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed." The means by which mortal life is created is through the processes of conception, pregnancy and birth. It stands to reason that if God designed the way children are conceived to be deeply and powerfully symbolic of a man and a woman becoming "one flesh" (Genesis 2 :24) then He has also designed the way children are born into this world to be deeply and powerfully symbolic.
In order to understand the symbolism and meaning behind labor and birth, and to understand why so many of the stories of women in the scriptures center around birth, we have to go back to Eve and the Garden.
Two Trees
When God placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden he planted two trees, the tree of knowledge of good and evil and the tree of life. He told Adam and Eve that there would be consequences if they ate of the tree of knowledge but ".... nevertheless, thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee;" (Moses 3:17)
We know that Eve exercised the agency God had given her and chose to partake of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Through modern day revelation we know that what we she did was for the benefit of mankind and that by partaking of the fruit she was fulfilling her divine mission as a woman. In his talk "What It Means to Be a Daughter of God" James E. Faust said:
We all owe a great debt of gratitude to Eve... The choice was really between a continuation of their comfortable existence in Eden, where they would never progress, or a momentous exit into mortality with its opposites: pain, trials, and physical death in contrast to joy, growth, and the potential for eternal life. In contemplating this choice, we are told, "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, … and a tree to be desired to make her wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and also gave unto her husband with her, and he did eat." And thus began their earthly probation and parenthood. . . . If it hadn't been for Eve, none of us would be here."Eve was fulfilling her divine purpose when she partook of the tree of knowledge. From the foundations of the world she had been chosen and named as "the mother of all living" and she knew that in order to fulfill her mission she must partake of the fruit and become like God. She also knew that she wouldn't be able to fulfill her divine role without Adam's help and so she got Adam to partake of the fruit. The scriptures don't say she had to deceive or trick Adam into eating it, rather it seems that Adam "hearkened" unto his wife and agreed to the transgression so that Eve would be able to fulfill her divine calling.
Just as Eve was set apart to be the "mother of all living" from the foundations of the world, Adam was set apart to be the great High Priest of the earth with the responsibility to hold the keys and perform the saving ordinances that would bring the children of God back into His presence. Joseph Smith taught:
" The Priesthood is an everlasting principle, and existed with God from eternity… Christ is the Great High Priest; Adam next... the priesthood was first given to Adam; he obtained... it in the Creation, before the world was formed" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, sel. Joseph Fielding Smith, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1938, pp. 157–58)Adam hearkened first to Eve's divine mission and now, as Adam and Eve progress through their probationary time (Genesis 3: 22, 24), it is Eve's turn to hearken to Adam. God has designed a beautiful partnership in which Adam helps Eve fulfill her mission to bring God's children into the world; after which it is Eve's turn to hearken and help Adam fulfill his mission to bring those children unto Christ, the tree of life, and back into God's presence.
I don't think that it is any coincidence that God placed two people, male and female, in the garden and also planted two trees in the garden... two people, two trees, two divine responsibilities.
Two Veils
While the trees which God planted in the Garden of Eden have multiple levels of meaning one way in which they may be interpreted is as representing the two veils that all mankind must pass through on their journey towards exaltation.
The first veil that all mankind passes through is the veil of birth in which man is born into the world by water, blood and the spirit. Women have a stewardship over this first veil. When Eve partook of the tree of knowledge she became more like God, knowing good from evil and gaining the capacity to bear children. Eve's transgression "opened the matrix", as it says in Exodus 34:19, the womb, the gateway through which the souls of all mankind would pass through into the mortal world. The only possible way to enter this mortal world is through the body of a woman and by the shedding of her blood... there is no other way.
The second veil is the veil we must pass through in order to re-enter the presence of God and continue on our eternal journey. Men have a stewardship over this second veil. Just like Adam, righteous men hold the priesthood keys and administer the ordinances which cleanse us from our sins and enable us to come back into the presence of God. Just like the first veil, the second veil requires a sacrifice of blood, water and spirit. Through His Atonement Jesus Christ performed this great and last sacrifice for all mankind. Just as women are the only gateways into the mortal world, Christ is the only gateway into the eternal world... there is no other way.
"That by reason of transgression cometh the fall, which fall bringeth death, and inasmuch as ye were born into the world by water, and blood, and the spirit, which I have made, and so became of dust a living soul, even so ye must be born again into the kingdom of heaven, of water, and of the Spirit, and be cleansed by blood, even the blood of mine Only Begotten; that ye might be sanctified from all sin, and enjoy the words of eternal life in this world, and eternal life in the world to come, even immortal glory;"It is also interesting to note, and personally I don't think it is any coincidence, that the mother's side of the placenta (the organ the mother's body creates to house the baby and sustain its life) looks like a tree (for a bloody picture click here and for a non-bloody picture click here). The "fruit" of this placental tree is a baby.
Two Divine StewardshipsOur Heavenly Father assigned different responsibilities in mortality to men and women when we lived with Him as His spirit sons and daughters. To His sons He would give the priesthood and the responsibilities of fatherhood, and to His daughters He gave the responsibilities of motherhood, each with its attendant functions.
The creation of the world, the atonement of Jesus Christ, and the restoration of the gospel in the latter days through the Prophet Joseph Smith all have one unifying purpose: to allow all of the spirit children of our Eternal Father to obtain mortal bodies, and then, through the gift of moral agency, to follow the plan of redemption made possible by the Savior's atonement. God prepared all of this for us that we might return to our heavenly home, clothed in immortality and eternal life, to live with Him as families.
"... there is a sequence to the stewardships which leads to misperception of the absolute equality of the stewardship. The caretakers of light, in their work as mothers, must perform their work for an individual before the caretakers of the Word [referring to men's riesthoof ordinance responsibility]... Because of this fact, the full drama of the work of the caretakers of light is muted. We don't see how some accepted the offering made by the caretakers of light, and thus the sacrifice of the caretakers of light seems common. Their very sacrifice in their work as mothers is concealed because of its perceived commonness. Pregnancy, labor, delivery and breastfeeding are concealed as far as their full drama and their full glory are concerned. The sacrifice of blood and water--- sometimes even the very sacrifice of life itself by the caretaker of light-- is usually not seen by the family or the community, but rather by a birth professional- a doctor or a midwife.
... We no longer see the drama and we value less the gateway and the sacrifice that brought us here. Even the caretakers of light themselves begin to view their works as mothers as ordinary, menial and dirty instead of the glorious stewardship it really is. Only young children seem to recognize the importance of the work of the caretakers of light and reward it with complete devotion." (pg, 149)


text: Oregon Inkshow, On the Road in Eugene By Nicki Kasper My weekend started with Damon Conklin's solo gallery show down in Grants Pass at Gogué Art on Friday night. I had to miss the first day of the Eugene convention, but I was committed to the gallery show, and had been working on support products for it for months… Damon's show turned out great, and everyone had a great time. By the time we closed it down at 10pm, we were all ready to go eat… We headed down to The Wild River Pub to remedy the situation. Our group was pretty colorful, and was made up, in part, by Omar Edmison, Damon Conklin, Gloria Connors, and Jeff Gogué. It wasn't long before Omar had us all hysterical with his talk of beaver hunting and his theory that Stevie Nicks is the angel of death. He was dead-serious about the beavers. Well… I think he was dead-serious about Stevie Nicks, too, actually… But anyway, apparently beavers are good eatin'? You can imagine the flood of beaver jokes coming from everyone sitting at our table… Omar, you're awesome. Thanks for the laughs! Saturday started at 5a.m. for me. I had to make time for an early Mother's Day breakfast with my mom before I headed to Eugene for the convention. By 7a.m. I was Eugene bound, and hopeful the show would go well for me. As soon as I got the booth set up, I got a visit from Jason Kundell. I hadn't met Jason yet, and was secretly thankful that I recognized him and didn't embarrass myself. He hung out at my booth and chatted for a few minutes while he flipped through the new issue. (I opened it so he could look through it. I'm not entirely sure that this is allowed, but I did it anyway and figured I could beg someone for forgiveness later, if needed.) He introduced me to Jeff P., also of Art Work Rebels in Portland. They were both super nice, and I enjoyed the visit. Big Gus stopped by a little later to give me a hard time and pick up the new issue… Funny guy. [caption id="attachment_2968" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Tattoo by Big Gus"][/caption] My goal for Saturday night was to meet up with Bobby Holland and Jimmy Bertram, both of Black Shamrock Tattoo in Bakersfield, California for dinner, but my booth neighbors needed a ride out to Springfield, and I obliged. I ended up in a pub full of loud talkers and getting lost in Springfield before the night was over, and I was bummed that I missed out. [caption id="attachment_2971" align="alignnone" width="159" caption="Tattoo by Jimmy Bertram"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2973" align="alignnone" width="131" caption="Tattoo by Big Gus"][/caption] Next time, guys… Portland, perhaps? This was the first convention I was on my own in the TAM booth. I managed to make the booth look nice, I sold some stuff, and I made some new friends. All in all, I think it was a success, and hopefully I'll be doing a lot more.


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The Veterans Day National Ceremony is held each year on November 11th at Arlington National Cemetery . The ceremony commences precisely at 11:00 a.m. with a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns and continues inside the Memorial Amphitheater with a parade of colors by veterans' organizations and remarks from dignitaries. The ceremony is intended to honor and thank all who served in the United States Armed Forces.
Don't forget to thank a soldier you may encounter in your daily lives. They serve so we may enjoy our freedom.
My personal thank you goes to Dave, Tim, Brenda, and Gary. You all are awesome and make me proud to say I know and love the soldiers in my family.


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Spotted near that ultimate source of Christmas cheer, Washington DC, by reader Bailey, this hacked road sign brings a message likely to disturb more commuters than even zombie apocalypse warnings. If Christmas doesn't come from a store then how do you show your car that you love it?
Just, whatever you do, please don't hack any road signs to read "Ho-Ho-Hoonery," OK?


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Here are three ideas for you to create romantic atmosphere using what you have (and don't need at home):
Create Romantic Light from Beer Can
All you need is one beer can and a candle - plus some imagination! Looks how some creative cutting creates absolutely stunning effect:
A Slide Lamp
This project is harder to implement but it would be surelly appreciated. Besides, you still have a day! (Via Recycled Crafts)
A Heart Lamp
This one is for geekiest of us. But if you have time and love playing with LED lights, you'll find the idea great!


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Responding to security breaches that allowed hackers to infiltrate San Francisco-based tech reporter Mat Honan's accounts over the weekend, Amazon and Apple both are now saying they will strengthen their security procedures.
An Apple spokesman confirmed to Wired on Wednesday that Apple has temporarily barred users from resetting passwords by phone. When the ability is restored, Apple likely will require more bits of information from users before agreeing to change the password.
Amazon earlier this week said it would no longer allow users to add e-mail addresses to their account by phone. Hackers were able to add a new e-mail address to Honan's account, giving the hacker access to the last four digits of Honan's credit card number.
Those four digits, along with Honan's name, e-mail address and mailing address, gave a pair of hackers the ability to reset the Apple password by phone.


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Lance Stephenson, meet J Crossover.
The Clippers had a bunch of highlights yesterday in a 105-100 loss to the Pacers, but none of them really seem to matter after seeing this. Crawford hit all three of the free throws to finish off a one-man 8-2 run to get the Clips within four, but Lance picked his pocket the next time down the floor.


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Greetings everyone and a very belated but VERY HAPPY new year to you all! Contrary to what you might have suspected I have not been swallowed whole by the mummy situation… although it was touch and go for a while there.
We've now had the unutterable pleasure that is George in our lives for five whole weeks and a day and it's starting to feel more normal, less relentless and much more wonderful than I ever thought possible. I am determined this not to be a mummy blog though so I will say only this to keep you appraised of his situation. I mentioned in my previous post that there was a bit more drama around George's arrival. Basically we were discharged on Christmas Eve last year and brought George home that afternoon. An evening of awfulness followed: my milk hadn't come in yet and George didn't seem to want to breastfeed. That, combined with my inexperience around breastfeeding (I mean – who knows how to do THAT straight out of the box, eh?) resulted in George losing an awful lot of his original birth weight. All babies lose a bit but he lost just a bit too much and so we were readmitted to hospital on Christmas Day. Yep – the turkey was in the oven, we'd started to open the presents and the midwife arrived and gave us the news after weighing him. So we trooped back to hospital and spent the next few days topping him up with expressed milk along with some vital breastfeeding support for me, and I'm happy to say he's now thriving! He's a sturdy hungry boyo and it's all good.
Thank you so much for all your gorgeous kind and loving thoughts on the last post. I was in tears reading them – there must be some way of printing them all out and keeping them for Georgie to read when he gets older – he'll be amazed (and probably a bit puzzled) as to why all these lovely ladies are leaving teary emotional messages for him. We are a lovely lot aren't we?!
This morning I was watching Matt holding George, peacefully watching the Australian Open Final and I thought for the first time: yes this can work and it does feel normal and doable and that was an amazing feeling. So there is life after a baby. I just need to start putting it back in to my days. So far the evenings have been the worst – George is fussy and hungry in the evenings so I'm up most of the night nursing and comforting. But he seems to have turned a corner during the days and has even enjoyed a few three hour naps in the last couple! So if I can get a nap in during the day I'm much more ready to start tackling what I want to do. And with that in mind here's what I'm planning for starters:
Stick to my promises
Uh-oh. In a moment of madness I threw my hat into Karen's 2013 challenge and resolved to create a log cabin baby quilt with personalised EMBROIDERY as a feature. What was I thinking?! The quilt – fair enough. Once you get started it's fairly straightforward and I've already made one for my niece. But I haven't even begun to learn embroidery. Oh god – I hope Karen doesn't throw me in the stocks and have people throw craft implements at me if I don't get on with this pronto. But there's nothing like public humiliation to get one's juices flowing eh?
Continue with the joy of Handmade Style
I have been remiss in getting some fab new interviews up on the site. I already have three fantastic features in the coffers and can't wait to get them out there for you to enjoy. These ladies are the cream of the crop and each have a very unique style. I just know you're going to love them… when I get them up on the site! Watch out for the first of 2013 later this week.
Get back to making clothes for myself
I've still got a baby belly (and a whole lot of stretch marks – gah!) and a bit of a lard arse so it'll be a while before I'm knocking out fitted dresses but I'm sure I can turn my hand to a tunic or two and I'd love to create a couple more Renfrews (non maternity this time) for my post baby body. I know there are lots of mums out there – any suggestions for great post baby patterns?
Sort out the sewing room situation
So my beautiful sewing room is basically now chock full of baby stuff. And it's to become a nursery at some point in the future too… so what to do? There might be a way of combining the two for a short while, even in that tiny space, So I need to turn my thoughts to getting that sorted. In the meantime it'll be a matter of yanking out the sewing machine and setting up on the kitchen table.
And what else – ooh… Watching this little one grow, for a start.


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I bought my first camera when I was in Beijing in year 1997. It was Canon Prima Super 135 (No. 1). My Israel friend, Jonathan, who loves photography, recommended me to buy that. I purchased it at US$330. It was a bit bulky, but had a great quality of photos at that point of time.
Usually when buying things, I'd go for quality. So even though the price was slightly higher, I would rather spare those money on quality stuffs rather than spending it at impulse (not necessarily needed) clothing, bag, shoes, make up, as what other woman prefers to buy. (I always think I am not like other woman, who loves to spend their money on those stuffs.. Hahaha.... :D)
I was super happy with my first camera. Canon was my choice, as it was made in Japan (at that time, Japan product was trusted for its quality and technology). The battery used was lithium, which costs slightly expensive, but it could last for quite long. And I had to fill in the camera roll into that camera. I'd bought and used lots of camera rolls. I had lost count as I used that camera for quite some time.
What I loved about this camera, I could put in some words to be printed into the photo, such as: I love you, Happy Birthday, and so on. Hahaha... At that time, not many camera had that function. It had been a great accompany to me as it had helped me shooting many precious moments of my life.
After getting married, I bought my second camera. This time, it's digital, and it's Canon again, Power Shot S50 (No. 2). Hehehe... This time, the price was very high at that point of time (beginning of year 2003). It was transition time between camera roll to digital camera. I went with my hubby to choose the camera and like usual, I chose the good quality one. Kekeke....... So, although it was quite expensive, I bought it happily :)
This camera has also been used for few years. I had recorded lots of photos and videos of my son since he was still a baby, also my traveling adventures to many different countries. It was still a bit bulky compared with Canon IXUS and those other compact cameras, but again, I went for quality, so it didn't matter if it's slightly heavier and bulky as long it worked well :)
I got my third camera, Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS (No. 3), for free as I won a lucky draw from a liquor contest. It was really unexpected, but I won the second prize. The first prize was Ipod touch and my other colleague won it. We sent the lucky draw together and we were lucky enough to win those top two prizes :D I got it in year 2009, not long after I joined back my company.
It was small, very compact, easy to carry, and captured good quality photos as well. I love it very much, as it was simple but usable. Only that, I've used it for about three years, and now the quality has started to decline. It was slower when taking photo. Not sure if it's because the battery has deteriorated, or was it the quality inside the camera that has been deteriorated.
Since my Canon Power Shot S50 had aged quite some time, and I had greater interest in photography, I finally bought my first DSLR camera (No. 5) in March 2009, after I collected my bonus from the previous company that I worked at. It's Canon again. Hahaha... I love and trust Canon so much!!! It never disappoints me hehe... I consulted my ex-colleague who had just bought DSLR camera and he asked me to buy Canon EOS 450D (that was the latest one at that point of time). I purchased it during IT Fair in Suntec together with EF S18-55IS lens and another lens.
It's been 4 years now and it still works well, although the latest model has more advanced quality and has video function, this one still functions well. When I passed by a roadshow on Friday, I almost had a thought of replacing this with the latest model, which is now going on promotion. But I decided to think over it again if I really need to replace that and went back home.
I consulted this matter with my chatting brother who also loves photography. He never bought Canon though. Hahaha... He plays with higher end camera, such as Leica and Nikon DSLR. He said, now he is using Olympus OM-D E-M5. He advised me to keep my Canon DSLR and save the money for buying higher end like Canon D5. But I told him, I am not good in using such complicated camera like D5, and I don't want to bring heavy camera for traveling. That's why he recommended me to buy Olympus Pen E-P3.
It's not as bulky as my Canon DSLR and has as good quality as my 450D. So I did a quick research on the price and just nice there was a promotion which is valid until today. So, this afternoon, after work, I went to the electronic shop, asked many question about different cameras, and as personal preference, since I don't buy Canon this time, my second preference brand would be Olympus.
The seller recommended me Panasonic Lumix and Sony, but like I said, my own personal preference on camera would be these two brands. Well, don't know if someday I will change my mind though. Hehehe..
There were two choices to buy the Olympus Pen E-P3 (No. 4). One was with twin lens, and another with three lens. After consulting with my chatting brother, he asked me to buy twin lens. That should be enough as the other lens, although cheap, has limited use. And I also didn't want to spend so much although it's different by S$200 more.
It is good bargain still though! One of the lens was called Pancake lens, M.Zuiko 17mm f/2.8 (if you want to buy the lens itself, it costs S$528) and another one was M. Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R (lens alone costs $498). But I got the camera with these two lens for only $748 (promotion price, which valid until today only), inclusive of free battery, free memory card 8 GB, the bag and additional 3 more months warranty on top of one year warranty.
Well, hope this camera will be a good accompany for few years too... I still keep all those cameras with me. Not sure if the old one can still function well, but I just keep it as it has so much sentimental value hehehe.... It's such a fate to be able to have them with me and I'm glad of having them with me for so many years :)
Although I myself not a very good photographer, but I love capturing beautiful moments, those moments that passes by and will never be the same again..... What remains are the beautiful memories....


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1. Clean and Press
Minute: 0:00-1:00
Targets shoulders, back, butt, legs
a. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and place a 5-pound dumbbell on the floor near each foot. Squat, bringing the dumbbells to the outside of your knees, palms down.
b. Stand, bringing the dumbbells to your hips, then raise the weights through your shoulders and overhead. Lower and repeat for 60 seconds.
2. Side Lunge and Row
Minute: 1:00-2:00
Targets back, butt, legs
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding a pair of 5-pound dumbbells at your sides. Take a big step out to the right with your right foot, bending right knee 90 degrees while keeping left leg straight. Draw your left elbow straight up, keeping arm close to side and butt tight. Return to start and repeat for 30 seconds; switch sides.
3. Plié Squat and Biceps Curl
Minute: 2:00-3:00
Targets biceps, butt, inner thighs
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and toes pointed out, holding a 5-pound dumbbell in each hand with arms extended, palms up. Bend knees 90 degrees, squatting as you curl weights toward your shoulders. Return to start and repeat for 60 seconds.
4. Push-Up Plus
Minute: 3:00-4:00
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Begin in full push-up position, palms on floor under shoulders and legs extended. Do one push-up, then carefully lift your left hand off the floor, extending your arm out to side. Holding here, lift your right foot off the floor. Lower hand and foot to floor. Do another push-up and repeat with opposite hand and foot. Continue, alternating sides.
5. Single-Leg Deadlift with Kick-Back
Minute: 4:00-5:00
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Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding 5-pound dumbbells with elbows bent 90 degrees, hands close to your rib cage. Lift your left foot behind you and bend forward slowly from the hips as you straighten your arms, bringing them next to your hips. Return to starting position. Repeat for 30 seconds; switch sides and repeat.


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2. TV preachers who wear $3,000 suits, drive Mercedes and beg for more money. I can hear Jesus puking.
3. Fleece. Don't ask me why but it hurts my teeth when I think about it (very true and very weird.)
4. That a "tall" is really a "small" at Starbucks. Shouldn't it be the biggest one, or, at least, the tallest?
5. Christians who look to politics to redeem this nation instead of the Redeemer.
6. That intercessory prayer has been hijacked by little old ladies and crazy people. Let's take it back!
7. Glorified air mattress type beds that cost thousands of dollars. Yes, I tried one...and hated it.
8. Churches that spend millions of dollars on buildings but leave evangelism and missions unfunded.
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10. Muscleheads who grunt loudly in the gym when they work out. Hanz, send Franz to buy you a muzzle!


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text: UFDC Home myUFDC Home | Help | RSS Group Title: Martin Rikli Photographs, 1935-1936. Album 1. Title: Emperor Haile Selassie I seated at an official gathering. ALL VOLUMES CITATION PAGE IMAGE ZOOMABLE Full Citation STANDARD VIEW MARC VIEW Permanent Link: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00091283/00141 Finding Guide: A Guide to the Martin Rikli Photographs Material Information Title: Emperor Haile Selassie I seated at an official gathering. Series Title: Martin Rikli Photographs, 1935-1936. Album 1. Physical Description: Photograph Creator: Rikli, Martin (1898-1969) Subjects Subjects / Keywords: Ethiopia -- Africa Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Ethiopia -- Addis Ababa Notes Content Advice: Handwritten notes in Album 4 may indicate that these images depict celebration of the Meskel festival, in September of 1935. Princess Tsahai appears to be seated next to the Emperor on the throne or dais. Image appears somewhat out of focus. General Note: Abessinien 1935-1936 Acquisition: Collection purchased with support from the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art. Record Information Bibliographic ID: UF00091283 Volume ID: VID00141 Source Institution: University of Florida Holding Location: University of Florida Rights Management: All rights reserved by the source institution and holding location. Resource Identifier: oclc - 60551148alephbibnum - 3278264 Contact Us | Permissions | Preferences | Technical Aspects | Statistics | Internal | Privacy Policy © 2004 - 2010 University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.All rights reserved. Acceptable Use, Copyright, and Disclaimer Statement Last updated October 10, 2010 - Version 2.9.9 - mvs


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Harkat ul-Mujahedeen (HuM) is formed as part of the United Jihad Council. (It will be known as Harkat ul-Ansar until 1997.) Some of the groups affiliated with the council are thought to be funded and supported by Pakistan's intelligence service, the ISI. (Jane's International Security News 9/20/2001) Pakistani Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who will take power in a coup in 1999 (October 12, 1999), is instrumental in arranging the merger and development of HuM. Authors Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark will claim in a 2007 book that they were told of Musharraf's pivotal role by sources in the CIA, ISI, Mossad, and British intelligence. This is part of a larger strategy orchestrated by Musharraf at the time to strengthen Islamist militias so they can fight in Kashmir against Indian forces (see 1993-1994). (Levy and Scott-Clark 2007, pp. 241, 508)
In early May 1999, the Pakistani army, at the instigation of Gen. Pervez Musharraf, seizes a strategic height called Kargil in the Indian province of Kashmir. This creates a grave crisis between Pakistan in India. By early July, the CIA picks up intelligence that Pakistan is preparing to launch nuclear missiles against India if necessary. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif comes to the US on July 4 to meet with President Clinton about this. Clinton is livid and yells at Sharif for breaking promises, not only about Kashmir but also about failing to help with bin Laden. According to notes taken at the meeting, Clinton says he had "asked repeatedly for Pakistani help to bring Osama bin Laden to justice… [Sharif] promised often to do so but had done nothing. Instead, the ISI worked with bin Laden and the Taliban to foment terrorists." Clinton threatens to release a statement calling worldwide attention to Pakistan's support for terrorists. He adds, "You've put me in the middle today, set the US up to fail, and I won't let it happen. Pakistani is messing with nuclear war." Sharif backs down and immediately withdraws his troops from Kargil, ending the crisis. But as a result, Sharif becomes deeply unpopular in Pakistan. A few months later he will be ousted in a coup by Musharraf (see October 12, 1999), the general who started the crisis in the first place. (Coll 2004, pp. 476-478)
The CIA readies an operation to capture or kill bin Laden, secretly training and equipping approximately 60 commandos from the Pakistani ISI. Pakistan supposedly agrees to this plan in return for the lifting of economic sanctions and more economic aid. (Gellman 10/3/2001) Pakistan proposed the plan in December 1998 (see December 2, 1998). US officials were said to be "deeply cynical" of the plan, knowing that Pakistani intelligence was allied with bin Laden (see Autumn 1998). They figured that if Pakistan really wanted bin Laden captured or killed, they could just tell the US when and where he would be, but Pakistan never revealed this kind of information. But the US went ahead with the plan anyway, figuring it held little risk and could help develop intelligence ties with Pakistan. (Coll 2004, pp. 442-444) After months of training, the commando team is almost ready to go by this month. However, the plan is aborted because on October 12, General Musharraf takes control of Pakistan in a coup (see October 12, 1999). Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ties to use the commando team to protect himself during the coup, but the team dissolves rather than fight on what they judge to be the losing side. Musharraf refuses to reform the team or continue any such operation against bin Laden despite the promise of substantial rewards. (Gellman 10/3/2001; Coll 2004, pp. 442-444, 478-480) Some US officials later say the CIA was tricked, that the ISI just feigned to cooperate as a stalling tactic, and never intended to get bin Laden. (Risen and Miller 10/29/2001)
Gen. Pervez Musharraf becomes leader of Pakistan in a coup, ousting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. One major reason for the coup is the ISI (Pakistan's intelligence agency) felt Sharif had to go "out of fear that he might buckle to American pressure and reverse Pakistan's policy [of supporting] the Taliban." (Frantz 12/8/2001) Shortly thereafter, Musharraf replaces the leader of the ISI, Brig Imtiaz, because of his close ties to the previous leader. Imtiaz is arrested and convicted of "having assets disproportionate to his known sources of income." It is later revealed that he was keeping tens of millions of dollars earned from heroin smuggling in a Deutsche Bank account. (Raman 8/10/2001) Lieutenant General Mahmood Ahmed, a close ally of Musharraf, is instrumental in the success of the coup. Ahmed actually secured the capital and detained Sharif, but then honored the chain of command and stepped aside so Musharraf, as head of the military, could take over. Ahmed is rewarded by being made the new director of the ISI. (Harding 10/9/2001; Coll 2004, pp. 504-505)
Indian Airlines Flight 814 is hijacked and flown to Afghanistan where 155 passengers are held hostage for eight days. They are freed in return for the release of three militants held in Indian prisons. One of the hostages is killed. One of the men freed in the exchange is Saeed Sheikh, who will later allegedly wire money to the 9/11 hijackers (see Early August 2001). (BBC 12/31/1999) Another freed militant is Maulana Masood Azhar. Azhar emerges in Pakistan a few days later, and tells a crowd of 10,000, "I have come here because this is my duty to tell you that Muslims should not rest in peace until we have destroyed America and India." (Hussain 1/5/2000) He then tours Pakistan for weeks under the protection of the ISI, Pakistan's intelligence agency. (Anson 8/2002) The ISI and Saeed help Azhar form a new Islamic militant group called Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Azhar is soon plotting attacks again. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 3/3/2002; McCarthy 7/16/2002; Lancaster and Khan 2/8/2003) The hijacking plot is blamed on Harkat ul-Mujahedeen (also known as Harkat ul-Ansar), a Pakistani militant group originally formed and developed in large part due to Pervez Musharraf in the early 1990s, and led by Azhar and Sheikh before their arrests in India (see Early 1993). Musharraf has just taken power in Pakistan in a coup two months earlier (see October 12, 1999). The Indian government publicly blames the ISI for backing the hijacking. Such claims are not surprising given the longstanding animosity between Pakistan and India; however, US officials also privately say the ISI backed the hijacking and may even have helped carry it out. The US and Britain demand that Pakistan ban Harkat ul-Mujahedeen and other similar groups, but Pakistan takes no action. (Rashid 2008, pp. 48) The five hijackers, all Pakistanis and members of Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, are released and return to Pakistan. They are never arrested. One of them will later be revealed to be Amjad Farooqi, a leader of both al-Qaeda and Pakistani militant groups who will be killed in mysterious circumstances in 2004 (see September 27, 2004). India is furious with the US for refusing to condemn Pakistan or pressure it to take action against the hijackers. According to some sources, al-Qaeda planned the hijacking in conjunction with Harkat ul-Mujahedeen. (Khan 9/27/2004; Rashid 2008, pp. 112-113) In 2001, the flight's captain, Devi Sharan, will say that the hijackers of his plane used techniques similar to the 9/11 hijackers, suggesting a common modus operandi. The hijackers praised Osama bin Laden, had knives and slit the throat of a passenger, herded the passengers to the back of the plane where some of them used cell phones to call relatives, and one hijacker said he had trained on a simulator. (CNN 9/26/2001)
Assistant Secretary of State Karl Inderfurth, accompanied by State Department counterterrorism expert Michael Sheehan, visits Pakistan, shortly after Pervez Musharraf took power in a coup (see October 12, 1999). Inderfurth meets with Musharraf, and is disappointed with Musharraf's reluctance to take any action against al-Qaeda or the Taliban. Al-Qaeda leader Abu Zubaida is living openly in the Pakistani town of Peshawar, and the previous month was implicated in an attempted bomb plot in Jordan (see November 30, 1999). A number of intelligence agencies are monitoring Zubaida's communications (see October 1998 and After), and one of his top aides, Khalil Deek, appears to be a Jordanian intelligence mole (see Shortly After December 11, 1999). There are allegations that the Pakistani ISI intelligence agency has been protecting Zubaida (see 1998-2001). Musharraf indicates to Inderfurth that he is unwilling to act on US intelligence about Zubaida. (Levy and Scott-Clark 2007, pp. 295) US ambassador to Pakistan William Milam will later say: "The Pakistanis told us they could not find him, even though everyone knew where he was. The ISI just turned a blind eye to his activities." In fact, there is evidence Zubaida was working with the ISI, helping them vet and train militants to later fight in the disputed region of Kashmir (see 1998-2001). (Rashid 2008, pp. 48) Musharraf also tells Inderfurth that he is unwilling to support any program to capture Osama bin Laden, as his predecessor, Nawaz Sharif, had been willing to do (see October 1999). And asked to pressure the Taliban, Musharraf sends ISI Director Lieutenant General Mahmood Ahmed to meet Taliban leader Mullah Omar. Mahmood is well known to be a supporter of the Taliban, so his visit is considered an empty gesture. (Levy and Scott-Clark 2007, pp. 295) Robert Einhorn, a specialist on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons in the Clinton administration, does not go on the trip. Inderfurth will later say Einhorn's absence showed a lack of interest by the administration in non-proliferation: "The fact that Mike [Sheehan] was included and Bob left out showed our priorities at that time. Our agenda was counterterrorism, al-Qaeda, and democracy. We had somehow divorced these from the nuclear threat and A. Q. Khan." (Levy and Scott-Clark 2007, pp. 292)
Lt. Gen. Mahmood Ahmed, director of the Pakistani ISI since October 1999 (see October 12, 1999), is not considered especially religious. However, around this time he begins telling his colleagues that he has become a "born-again Muslim." While he doesn't make open gestures such as growing a beard, when US intelligence learns about this talk they find it foreboding and wonder what its impact on the ISI's relations with the Taliban will be. Perhaps not coincidentally, around this time he begins meeting less frequently with CIA liaisons and becomes less cooperative with the US. (Coll 2004, pp. 510-511) But if Mahmood becomes a fundamentalist Muslim, that would not be very unique in the ISI. As Slate will write shortly after 9/11, "many in the ISI loathe the United States. They view America as an unreliable and duplicitous ally, being especially resentful of the 1990 sanctions, which came one year after the Soviets pulled out of Afghanistan. Furthermore, the ISI is dominated by Pashtuns, the same tribe that is the Taliban's base of support across the border in Afghanistan. Partly because of its family, clan, and business ties to the Taliban, the ISI, even more than Pakistani society in general, has become increasingly enamored of radical Islam in recent years." (Silverstein 10/9/2001)
ISI Director Lt. Gen. Mahmood Ahmed visits Washington for the second time. On September 10, a Pakistani newspaper reports on his trip so far. It says his visit has "triggered speculation about the agenda of his mysterious meetings at the Pentagon and National Security Council" as well as meetings with CIA Director Tenet (see September 9, 2001), unspecified officials at the White House and the Pentagon, and his "most important meeting" with Marc Grossman, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. The article suggests, "[O]f course, Osama bin Laden" could be the focus of some discussions. Prophetically, the article adds, "What added interest to his visit is the history of such visits. Last time [his] predecessor was [in Washington], the domestic [Pakistani] politics turned topsy-turvy within days." (Mateen 9/10/2001) This is a reference to the Musharraf coup just after an ISI Director's visit on October 12, 1999 (see October 12, 1999).
Pakistani ISI Director Gen. Mahmood Ahmed, who is visiting Washington (see September 4-11, 2001), meets with CIA Director George Tenet. In his 2007 book, Tenet will claim that he "tried to press" Mahmood to do something about Taliban support for bin Laden, since the Pakistani government has been supporting the Taliban since its creation in 1994. But Mahmood was supposedly "immovable when it came to the Taliban and al-Qaeda." Tenet will say that Mahmood's sole suggestion was the US should try bribing key Taliban officials to get them to turn over bin Laden. However, "even then he made it clear that neither he nor his service would have anything to do with the effort, not even to the extent of advising us whom we might approach." (Tenet 2007, pp. 141-142)
President Bush waives the last set of US sanctions against Pakistan. The US imposed a new series of sanctions against Pakistan in 1998, after Pakistan exploded a nuclear weapon (see May 28, 1998), and in 1999, when President Pervez Musharraf overthrew a democratically elected government (see October 12, 1999). The lifted sanctions had prohibited the export of US military equipment and military assistance to a country whose head of government has been deposed. Some other sanctions were waived shortly after 9/11. Bush's move comes as Musharraf is trying to decide whether or not to support a US-sponsored United Nations resolution which could start war with Iraq. It also comes two weeks after 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was captured in Pakistan (see February 29 or March 1, 2003). (Collinson 3/14/2003)
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attempts to return to Pakistan, but his return is thwarted by the Pakistani authorities and he is deported to Saudi Arabia. Sharif, ousted by General Pervez Musharraf in 1999 (see October 12, 1999), had been in exile for seven years due to corruption charges. After landing in Pakistan, Sharif, the leader of the political party Pakistan Muslim League-N, is briefly taken into custody and then put on a flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The deportation is a major political event in Pakistan and is marked by clashes between police and Sharif's supporters. (CNN 9/10/2007) However, Pakistan's ISI agency will later broker a deal with Saudi authorities regarding Sharif (see November 20-23, 2007), enabling him to return (see November 25, 2007).
Pakistan holds parliamentary elections, and opposition parties are the overwhelming winners. President Pervez Musharraf does not lose his presidency, as he was reelected by the National Assembly several months earlier (see October 6, 2007). However, his party, Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q), loses control of the National Assembly, enabling the opposition parties to select their own prime minister a short time later. Much power will now shift to the position of prime minister, which had been completely overshadowed by Musharraf and his presidency since he took power in a coup in 1999 (see October 12, 1999). The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) wins 120 seats. The PPP was led by Benazir Bhutto until her recent assassination, and is now led by her husband, Asif Ali Zardari. The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), the party led by former primer minister Nawaz Sharif, gets 90. Musharraf's PML-Q only wins 51 seats. Surprisingly, the Islamic parties are almost completely wiped out. The alliance of Islamic parties, the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), did well and won two provincial elections in the last election in 2002, but this time it only wins six seats. A secular and moderate party, the Awami National Party, wins in the North-West Frontier Province, taking control from the MMA and forming the new provincial government there. No single party holds a majority, but the PPP immediately announces a coalition with Sharif's PML-N party, shutting Musharraf's PML-Q party out. Musharraf once had 80 percent popularity ratings in polls, but after many recent controversial moves, including declaring a state of emergency for over a month to stay in power (see November 3-December 15, 2007), his popularity rating is down to about 20 percent. (Rashid 2008, pp. 390-391) One month later, the coalition selects a relatively unknown figure, Yousaf Raza Gillani, to be the new prime minister (see March 22-25, 2008).
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Derek Hough: The Book, the DVD, the New TV Show
I know that Vogue and I did posts about the new TV Show with Mark, and Derek's movie has been mentioned in the past, but I thought I'd give a little update. The DVD for "Make Your Move" is out and got a pretty great review which you can read part of on PureDerekHough.
Derek's book (Taking the Lead: Lessons from a Life in Motion) comes out on Tuesday and he's doing a bunch of book signings next week, in addition to The View and Watch What Happens Live.
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On 3 December 2013, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) presents its Fundamental rights-based police training manual at the International Conference on Human Rights Education and Training for the Civil and Public Service in Dublin, Ireland. FRA is hosting a workshop for law enforcement officials at the conference to present and answer questions about the training manual.
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This training manual seeks to help foster a relationship of trust between police and society as a whole by integrating human rights considerations into police training. The rights to non-discrimination, dignity and life are a particular focus, as they are cornerstones of peaceful and diverse societies. The manual also seeks to promote fundamental rights as a tool to enhance police effectiveness and professionalism.
A FRA survey revealed that 65% of respondents from immigrant and ethnic minority groups did not report incidents of racist incidents or threats to the police. Over half of these (55%) said they did not do so because of a 'lack of trust' in the police. This training manual provides practical tools to make sure all vulnerable groups feel that they are treated equally and fairly by the police. Furthermore, the manual supports police officers in developing the appropriate skills and attitudes to uphold fundamental rights in diverse communities. It also includes a collection of good practices currently used by police academies across the EU.
This training manual was developed in close cooperation with the Association of European Police Colleges (AEPC), the European Police College (CEPOL) and their networks of national police academies, as well as police and human rights experts from international organisations and civil society.
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