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Dec. 9, 2013
DURHAM, N.H. -- Twin, pintsized satellites built in part at the University of New Hampshire's Space Science Center by UNH graduate student Alex Crew were launched into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California just before midnight on December 5, 2013.
The two 4x4x6-inch Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst Intensity, Range, and Dynamics (FIREBIRD) satellites will now brave a region of space 400 miles above Earth, where they have begun probing a mysterious physical process within our planet's dangerous radiation belts.
That process, known as microbursts, involves electrons moving at nearly the speed of light during short-duration (100 milliseconds) events. Microbursts are thought to be one of the primary mechanisms by which the outer radiation belt loses energetic particles to Earth's atmosphere after the occurrence of powerful solar storms. Such storms can dramatically change the intensity of the radiation belts.
"We care about this because the belts' high-energy particles, particularly the electrons, pose a real risk to spacecraft," says Crew, who worked on FIREBIRD for over three years to recently earn his Ph.D. "So if we understand these physical processes better, we'll be able to predict how the radiation belts will behave and both protect the satellites we depend upon for telecommunications, weather monitoring and prediction, etcetera, and design them to withstand this high-energy radiation," Crew adds.
FIREBIRD was among ten other CubeSats that shared a ride into space on a rocket dedicated to a larger mission - in this case, an Atlas 5 rocket launching a payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. Such ridesharing is standard operating procedure for a program designed to put small, low-cost satellites into space much more quickly than typical satellite missions.
The little satellites are placed into a compartment known as a Poly Picosatellite Orbital Deployer, P-POD for short, and jettisoned from the rocket at the proper orbital height above Earth. FIREBIRD was the first to be deployed and is the first CubeSat mission UNH scientists have been involved with.
Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the CubeSat program is launching a new generation of tiny satellites outfitted with modern, smart-phone-like electronics and miniaturized scientific instruments to study highly focused science questions and go where bigger, more costly and complex satellite missions cannot.
"The tiny Firebird CubeSats are poised for big science discoveries, providing first-of-a-kind, multi-point observations of microbursts that will help answer crucial questions about radiation belt dynamics and processes," says Therese Moretto Jorgensen, program director in the NSF Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Science.
California Polytechnic State and Stanford universities first developed the CubeSat specifications in an effort to help universities worldwide perform space science and exploration, and NSF's program is providing students and young professionals with the opportunity to participate as never before in satellite missions end-to-end.
Crew's advisor and UNH mission lead scientist for FIREBIRD is astrophysicist Harlan Spence, director of the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space. Says Spence, "In contrast to typical satellite missions, which can take over a decade from conception to launch, the CubeSat program provides invaluable opportunities for scholars like Alex to experience a complete spacecraft mission and to conduct high-quality scientific research as a graduate student."
UNH and collaborators have already been funded for the follow-up FIREBIRD II mission slated for launch in October 2014.
Collaborators on FIREBIRD include Montana State University, the Aerospace Corporation, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Other key personnel at UNH who contributed to the mission include Jason Legere, Steve Longworth, Sonya Smith, and Mark Widholm. The lead scientist at Montana State University, research professor David Klumpar, is a UNH alumnus.
For more information on the FIREBIRD mission, visit: http://firebird.unh.edu
Image to download: http://www.eos.unh.edu/newsimage/firebird_lg.jpg
Caption: The twin FIREBIRD CubeSats. Photo courtesy of MSU Space Science and Engineering Laboratory.


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Check out this picture. Dodgers Season ticket holders are getting a gift. They are not the same gift for everyone, it all depends where you sit. Alex sends me a e-mail of his gift. He sits in the Left Field Pavilion, hence the replica LFP bench. This is really cool.
Thanks Alex!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Left Field Pavilion Bench
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Moonrakers, Godbotherers, and Angel Whispers
Independence Day is upon us; the tall ships have left Narragansett Bay and sailed into the sunset, leaving us with memories that will last a lifetime. Powered by the wind, those finely engineered craft have legacies that represent everything exciting, adventurous, and romantic. Their voyages to the far corners of the globe to distant and exotic lands bring meaning to the word freedom.
The following story is really a yarn passed down over generations about two of the finest tall ships to ever sail the seven seas. It was inspired by a discussion between two brothers about sails and their names. Whether the tale has any credibility, I have no idea. Even our crack research team, the Googlamaniacs, could find little to support its validity.
I choose to think about it as one of thousands of entertaining stories told by sailors during long nights on faraway oceans and embellished by many bottles of rum. Keep in mind it is a yarn, no more and no less, but an entertaining yarn it is, and who knows - it could have really happened.
During the nineteenth century, man was learning to conquer nature. It was an age of invention, with the introduction of steam power, the telegraph, and canal building. It was also the age of the fastest sailing vessels in history - the legendary clipper ships.
The clipper ship was the epitome of speed at sea. As many as five masts were seen on some clippers, and sails were crowded on all of them, wherever they could be made to draw air. To make these fast ships even faster, above the courses, topgallants and royals, sails never before seen began to appear. The first of these additions to the traditional sail inventories, above the royals, were the skysails. Then, the even higher moonraker was added for an extra boost of power. But that was hardly the end. Even loftier sails were brought into play to make one legendary clipper faster than any sailing ship in history.
Although the historical record is a bit fuzzy, possibly due to divine intervention to remove a certain ship from human memory, the story allegedly happened this way:
The year was 1854, and Captain Judas Pariah of the clipper ship, Shameless Hussy, intended to set the new sailing record from New York to San Francisco. However, in order to accomplish this feat, he had to best the most famous clipper ship of all time, the Flying Cloud.
The Cloud was a legend in its own time. She set the record for the New York to San Francisco run in 1851 by making the voyage in a mere 89 days. Then, in 1853, she beat the world-renowned clipper ship Hornet by nearly two days.
"About the Flying Cloud," wrote nautical historian and author David W. Shaw, "It was all the more unusual because its navigator was a woman, Eleanor Creesy, who had been studying oceanic currents, weather phenomena, and astronomy since her girlhood in Marblehead, Massachusetts. With her husband, ship captain Josiah Perkins Creesy, she logged many thousands of miles on the ocean, traveling around the world carrying passengers and goods. In the wake of their record-setting transit from New York to California, Eleanor and Josiah became instant celebrities."
In those days, having a woman on board a merchant ship, let alone in the crew, was unprecedented and highly suspect amongst most seafaring men. Nonetheless, legend has it that Captain Pariah challenged Captain Creesy to the alleged race of the century.
Once under way, Captain Pariah ordered all sail crowded on from the courses to the skysails and moonrakers, but that was not enough; they still weren't pulling ahead of the Flying Cloud, which also left New York harbor on that frigid January morning in 1854.
This was an ocean race between the world's two fastest clippers, and Pariah knew that second place would not be significant. More than profit was at stake; this was a contest for glory and honor, a prize worth dying for in the nineteenth century.
However, the Shameless Hussy allegedly carried a closely guarded secret onboard. Before leaving port, Captain Pariah had bare poles installed above the highest named sails known to clippers, and he realized that now was the perfect time to write a new chapter in the history books of sailing. So he ordered the hands to bend on additional sails that he called Angel Whispers and Godbotherers - the highest sails ever flown on any ship
A satisfied smile spread across Pariah's face as the heaven-piercing canvas swelled and the Hussy planed off, leaving the Flying Cloud blinded in her spray.
The sailors on the Cloud watched in dismay as the Hussy shot over the horizon, but when they arrived in San Francisco 89 days later, there was no word of the Shameless Hussy. She was never seen again.
Perhaps there is a limit to God's tolerance for man constantly getting up His nose, but we shall never know for sure. To this day, the Flying Cloud holds the record for sailing 'round the Horn, and no ship since has tried to tempt God's wrath by mounting any canvas above a moonraker.
Consequently, Angel Whispers and Godbotherers are no longer part of that system we can't understand.


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For the period before 1500, there are currently some 260 manuscript codices, several dozen individual documents and charters, and hundreds of fragments at the Newberry. The collection of codices, assembled over the course of a century and a half by both lay collectors and scholar-bibliographers, "has its fair share of beautiful books, both liturgical and secular. However, it also has a wide variety of visually modest books collected for their textual, paleographical, and codicological interest. It is this special mixture which makes the Newberry collection a rare pedagogical tool for the art historian, the editor of texts, the paleographer, and especially the student of the history of written and printed communication" (Saenger, xiv).
The pre-1500 manuscripts include good representations of:
- Classical, Patristic, and Humanistic authors
- Early texts in music, medicine, and science
- A wide variety of genres, including alphabet books, Bibles, books of hours, breviaries, calendars, capitularies, cartularies, florilegia, genealogies, lapidaries, missals, prayers, and sermons
The most thorough guide is Paul Saenger's Catalogue of the Pre-1500 Western Manuscript Books at the Newberry Library (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989). A short-title list, which includes accessions since the Saenger catalog, is the New Acquisitions of Pre-1500 Manuscripts. A number of manuscript fragments are described in Michael Masi, "Newberry MSS Fragments, S. VIII - S. XV," Mediaeval Studies 34 (1972): 99-112. Manuscripts acquired since 1978 can be searched in the Library's online catalog. See our bibliographic guide Manuscripts – Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts – Publications about the Newberry Library Collections for a list of titles.
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More than 50 supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi were killed in an outburst of violence around the time of morning prayers on Monday, according to Egypt's state news agency.
The violence erupted outside of the Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo, where Morsi supports were holding a sit-in to demand his release. He's under house arrest.
With so much in flux, what is it like for Egyptian Americans to watch this unfold? We hear from Abrar Rageh, a junior scientist at the University of Minnesota in the department of Opthamology.
She feels that the political uprising was undemocratic and that if the people were unhappy with the president they should have removed him at the next election.
- Abrar Rageh, Egyptian American living in Minnesota.
More than 50 supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi were killed in a violent encounter in Egypt earlier today, the military and protesters each accusing the other of firing first. The protesters were demanding Morsi's release from house arrest.
Our next guest is demanding his return to office. We've heard from Morsi detractors who celebrated the democratically elected president's ouster by the military. Today, a different voice. Abrar Rageh is an Egyptian-American junior scientist at the University of Minnesota. Abrar, so do you support Morsi?
ABRAR RAGEH: I support legitimacy and democracy. So it's not about Morsi, per se.
YOUNG: Do you think that Morsi should have been removed?
RAGEH: Absolutely not, because that goes against legitimacy. When he's held accountable at the end of his term, he can either be voted out or voted in again.
YOUNG: Well, you know why protesters were amassing against him. They say he took power away from the judiciary, they threatened a strike, that he was imposing Islamist thinking on the country, that he was a puppet of the Muslim Brotherhood, and that the country was in trouble. In addition to those questions, Egypt has financial problems. He wasn't able to resolve them. And he didn't respond to the people in the streets. Your thoughts.
RAGEH: Morsi was elected democratically, and that's something that we all agree on, whether we're opposition or supporters. Unfortunately, there's masses protesting against him. Well, I don't know why people failed to realize that there's also masses in support. Also, many times, Morsi has spoken to the masses and specifically to the opposition, and called for them to help. We are coming out of a revolution. We're trying to rebuild the country. We need to move forward. He's done it openly multiple times, and multiple times they have refused.
YOUNG: Do you mind if I ask you personally where you stand? Are you secularist? Are you an Islamist? And do you think that was much a part of this as it was made out to be? Today's New York Times is reporting that maybe it wasn't, because there's a strict Islamist group that actually backed the overthrow.
RAGEH: Exactly. I mean, first of all, let me answer your question. No, I'm not a secularist, and no, I'm not an Islamist. Again, I believe in legitimacy and democracy. And if someone else is voted in, then I would stand behind that person, even if I have critical, opposing views with that person. It's not a pro-Islamist, anti-Islamist thing. It's not a pro-Morsi, anti-Morsi thing. Morsi has been called a puppet. But unfortunately, what are now being called the puppets of the military are the so-called Salvation Front.
YOUNG: The opposition, much of which is secularist, but some isn't.
RAGEH: Some isn't. Yeah. So, the thing is, is a lot of this opposition, there was agenda back there. And they did use the hard situations in Egypt, or just people simply don't like Morsi's rule. Fifty percent did vote against him. So they used that popular support and, you know, took advantage of the moment and rallied for support for months. They've been rallying for support to come out and overthrow him.
And when they did come out and joined in Tahrir Square, the media completely ignored the supporters that came out, saying, you know what? We voted for him, and we want to help move this country forward. There's many secularists, many Christians, many non-Islamists, as well as Islamists, Muslim Brotherhood, non-Muslim Brotherhood that are all standing in support of legitimacy, because if democracy dies now, it's going to take forever to build it up again.
YOUNG: Well, but just to counter what we were just saying, it is also true that the constitutional assembly was faltering because it - many said it had been taken over by the Muslim Brotherhood, that 25 percent of the members of the assembly that was trying to come up with this new constitution resigned because they said the Islamists were dominating the process. So there was a fear that the Muslim Brotherhood, which has said that they wouldn't dominate, was...
RAGEH: The people that resigned, resigned on the last three days, you know. So they were in the writing process of it. And it's clear. I mean, it's been said they have resigned because of the call from the streets and not to be involved in this. And actually, that was one of his accomplishments, was to be able to do this constitution.
YOUNG: Well, Abrar, it sounds as if you align with those who think Morsi should be reinstated. But it feels like - if I could use colloquialism - it feels like that horse has left the barn. I mean, do you think there's any chance of that happening?
RAGEH: Oh, yeah. Honestly, people are chanting give me liberty or give me death, especially after yesterday's massacre, more people - and I know people personally - that were with Tamarud, which was part of the opposition group are more anti-Morsi completely, and they were celebrating in the streets in Tahrir Square. They have joined the people voting to support legitimacy, because they do not want this military rule. They do not accept the coup, which people refuse to call it, but it is a coup, and I will say that until my last breath. This is definitely a coup. People will stand for their rights. The anti-Morsi, a lot of them just being happy that he's gone now, not realizing what we're getting into. And I think after yesterday's massacre, they're starting to realize, uh-oh.
YOUNG: Abrar, you're hearing from family and friends in Egypt. You say they're going from siding with the opposition to siding with the reinstatement forces, the pro-Morsi forces because of the violence that they're seeing. What else are they telling you? What's it like for them now?
RAGEH: Honestly, it's been extremely hard and devastating because I have a personal connection with these people that are there. There is a mix of feelings. Sometimes they're high spirited. They feel like we're moving forward here. And then after the massacre, I mean, they have been strong. I was the weak one. They're still standing, like, oh, it's OK, you know, we got to do this for our country. And they say this to me. They say, well, we will not accept condolences on our brothers until freedom is achieved because they died for this freedom of this military rule, and back to democracy.
YOUNG: What do you think about the United States government? Initially, the Obama administration said they hope that this would be resolved peacefully, and they've been somewhat silent since then. You know, there's a debate in this country. If you call it a coup, you have to cut off aid. But there is a sense in this country that he was a puppet of the Muslim Brotherhood and had to go.
RAGEH: I believe America should support legitimacy and not accept this as a coup, not accept the coup and do what it's supposed to be doing.
YOUNG: Well, here you are a scientist at the University of Minnesota, looking around the school there. Are people around you paying attention to this?
RAGEH: Yeah. People are paying attention to it, but there's definitely - they see there's masses of people in the streets. They're kind of confused. They're like, OK. So it's a good thing that he's gone now. And then there's others that see the other side. There is another side to the story. It's actually really devastating. I watched the video of people being killed. I did not sleep last night. So it's just - the situation is getting nastier, and it's covered with the masks of so-called popular uprising. It's not really popular uprising.
Popular uprising would what happened in January 25th. That's where everyone united. But the country - there's supporters, and I would say that there's way more support of just legitimacy than there are of what's happening. And people need to see the real story, the whole story.
YOUNG: That's Abrar Rageh, a junior scientist at the University of Minnesota in the department of ophthalmology, reflecting on what's happening in Egypt. She is an Egyptian-American. Abrar, thanks so much for speaking with us.
RAGEH: Thank you.
YOUNG: And that is just one Egyptian-American's view. We'll be hearing from others. Does that include you? Let us know at hereandnow.org. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Name: Miles, 2
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My friend Lisa asked me to help with her son's second birthday. She wanted a chic modern Curious George birthday party with bright bold colors, but not the typical red and yellow that you often associate with Curious George, so we went with yellow and teal instead. She also wanted to be sure the guests (nearly all toddlers) were well occupied, so fun activities were a must.
I am a very budget-savvy person in general, but especially for events as they only last a few hours, so a lot of the details were either handmade, DIY or very inexpensive and new ways to do things. I created the paper backdrop and pinwheel cake toppers. The yellow table Lisa already owned was great for the desert. We served the cupcakes on clear chevron scrapbook paper instead of buying new platters or cake stands.
Party favors were wrapped with ribbon and finished with a cute favor tag. We also used the Curious George birthday surprise book as a guest book. All of Miles' friends and family wrote inside.
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• Cupcake Toppers from Two Sugar Babies
• Cake Pops from Beyond the Bar Bakery
• Cupcakes from Nadia Cakes
• Cake Topper from Bee Buzz Paperie
• Paper Flowers and Straws from Sweet Shop Lulu
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March 20. 2013 5:47PM
That's a budget? A joke from the U.S. Senate
The U.S. Senate has not passed a federal budget - or even offered one - in four years. The mere introduction of a budget in that chamber ought to have been big news. It was not, which says a lot about the way our national media cover politics.
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., finally introduced a budget last week. The Hill, a Capitol Hill newspaper, offered some good coverage. "The first budget from Senate Democrats in four years includes nearly $1 trillion in new taxes but would not balance the budget," the paper reported.
Real Clear Politics reported that "(Rep. Paul) Ryan plans to erase the deficit in a decade through structural changes to Medicare and cuts to Medicaid spending, while Murray plans to tame - though not balance - it over the same time span through a combination of tax increases and spending reductions."
The Washington Post's editorial page wrote of the Senate budget: "Partisan in tone and complacent in substance, it scores points against the Republicans and reassures the party's liberal base - but deepens these senators' commitment to an unsustainable policy agenda."
The Post went on: "In short, this document gives voters no reason to believe that Democrats have a viable plan for - or even a responsible public assessment of - the country's long-term fiscal predicament."
After illegally refusing to produce a budget for four years, Senate Democrats finally offer one and it is an unbalanced joke. But look, Republicans are trying to reach out to young voters, LOL, OMG!!


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Photographs emerged of the two clashing after Mancini was unhappy with a challenge by Balotelli on team-mate Scott Sinclair, and the two had to be separated by assistant manager Brian Kidd along with other members of the club's backroom staff.
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"Mario made a tackle on his team-mate that I would prefer to see in a game and not against a team-mate," Mancini told reporters.
"I asked him to leave the pitch – he said 'no' so I moved him off. That's all that happened and it was nothing more than that.
"Nothing has changed between Mario and me and my thoughts have not changed about him and these things happen from time to time.
"Will Mario have more chances? I will give him 100 chances as long as I can see him trying to improve and working hard for this football club."
It is not the first time the two have clashed during their time together and Mancini admits he did briefly lose his temper with the 22-year-old.
He added: "For two seconds, yes. Three, four seconds later no. He didn't want to leave pitch. No fight."
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These videos come off of ESPN.com and its great to hear thoughts of that amazing Cubs year from someone smack in the middle of the whirlwind of reasons as to why it all happened the way it did. Something that would be great for Bradley to hear now too…maybe if he hears enough former and current Cubs talk about how lucky he is to be a Cub, maybe it will help him realize what he has if ends up staying or what he had if Hendry finds a taker this off-season.
The domino effect of events that had to happen in 1984, to end the way it did and claim the title that they did is a pretty amazing story. One that almost lets Hendry completely off the hook when it comes to the Bradley signing. I have taken him off the hook completely and feel confident in Hendry making the deals in the off-season to see if it makes the difference in 2010. No one thought the moves the Cubs made would put them over the top and back into the playoffs. But they did. And trades and signings that the organization and fans get excited over, ones that they have high hopes for can just as easily surprise and disappoint. The 1984 Cubs had a young, all-star caliber talent in Ryne Sandberg and a bunch of guys that no one saw coming. It all just kind of fit just right and put the Cubs in the playoffs.
Sure, we all want the Series title…aiming to make the playoffs is never the ultimate goal, simply the first necessary step to get there. But imagine if we were celebrating and enjoying a team like this today. I don't think any one of us would complain about that. Happy 25th anniversary 1984 Cubs. May you be one highlighted season among those that eventually, hopefully shortly, get us to the ultimate prize. Go Cubs Go!


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Of course, as a true artist, you are super hard on yourself:) Your paintings are amazing, and I find them to be more fascinating than the inspiration pics. Those apples look good enough to eat:) So, take that for what it's worth (admittedly, no one pays me for my opinion:). I miss you and your talented self! Please give my love to the Bean and B-train, and I want to see where you hang that final beauty!!ReplyDelete
Way to go Miggy! You are an inspiration. I love your style and the meanings behind your work. So much heart in there. I would buy those paintings in a heartbeat if I had the money they deserved. I especially love the first and last. I think the first has a slight Cezanne feel and I totally dig how it turned out even if you think the apples have too much depth. I love the effect the third has on your eye with the gradation of color at the bottom.ReplyDelete
Wowsa! You should do these art-a-thons more often :) I wasn't able to to participate over Conference Weekend and I don't know if it fits, but since I'm trying to teach myself how to sew I was just going to do a little quilt for our baby on the way. Anyhow with life right now, I don't think I'll be able to have it done until the end of the month (that's the goal)...so don't worry about me, but thanks for being such a great inspiration! I'll try to show you a photo of it when it's done (depending on how good it turns out :)ReplyDelete
Abbie--Thanks--as always you are super positive and complimentary. Can't wait to post your project. And yes, we really need to meet. I've been thinking about a trip out to NYC, but I have no idea when.ReplyDelete
Shawn--You are also always positive and I appreciate your comments. Thanks!
Suz--hey lady! We miss you too. Thanks for the accolades. And I think I will post a pic when I hang the last picture. Could be a while since I want to paint the room that I plan to hang it in first.
Terese--As a fellow artist, I totally appreciate your comments--I even thought "If I'm painting apples, perhaps I should channel Cezanne instead..." So no wonder.
B--Thanks love. Couldn't have done it without you.
Jazzy--No pressure! I just didn't want to leave anyone out--but being pregnant and building a human is an 'art-a-thon' in itself. Good luck and the quilt and I'd def. love to see pictures when you're done.
seriously, i'm super impressed. with all of them.ReplyDelete
I'm so amazed with how much you were able to accomplish! And such a range of style. Very inspiring.ReplyDelete


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Former basketball player Michael Jordan and Cuban American model Yvette Prieto are expecting their first child together, their reps confirmed to People.
Seven months ago, the pair tied the knot in a lavish ceremony — with the bride in a lavish J'Aton Couture dress dripping with Swarovski crystals — in Palm Beach, Fla.


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By Laurie Garrett, a Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations (THE WASHINGTON POST, 03/01/07):
As I describe in my Foreign Affairs article "The Challenge of Global Health" (January/February 2007), we find ourselves in a paradoxically perilous moment. Health philanthropy that just five years ago witnessed "large" donations in the tens of millions now routinely hears of awards exceeding $200 million, targeting single projects. A sense of urgency, both genuinely driven by expanding pandemics and politically propelled by a wealthy-nation public that demands immediate results, is pushing money into the coffers of poor nations' ministries of health and a vast array of nongovernmental and faith-based humanitarian organizations. But on the ground, where the health needs are the greatest, decades of neglect have rendered hospitals, clinics, laboratories, medical schools, and the pool of health talent dangerously deficient. As a result, this Age of Generosity could, with equally likelihood, usher a time of spectacular improvements in the health of billions of people, or push societies into even deeper trouble.
To witness the untoward, and unintended, effects of health generosity Americans need go no further than a 45 minute plane flight from Miami, to Haiti. This country with the highest HIV infection rate in the Americas is managing one of the best AIDS treatment programs seen in any poor country in the world, thanks in part to U.S. government support. But as Haiti pushes down its HIV rates and treats people with AIDS, all its other health markers deteriorate.
More than 5,000 Haitians now get daily medicines to control their HIV infections, and the prevalence of HIV has plummeted from a 2002 high of six percent in the general population to today's 3 percent. For a war-torn, impoverished nation in which 80 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day these are grand achievements. But Haiti has gone backwards since 1985 in every health indicator except AIDS. When civil turmoil commenced in 1986, ushering in economic collapse, Haiti's medical and public health systems fell to pieces. Surveys showed that Haitians were dying younger ? life expectancy for men is now merely 51 years. More women were dying in childbirth, with a national maternal mortality rate that is the highest in the Western world. Today Haiti needs 5,000 nurses and 2,000 doctors. Expatriate physicians, mostly working in New York and Florida, keep the hospitals of Haiti alive with their remittances, Bijou says. But you can only do so much with charity.
Haiti reflects the paramount problem facing global health leaders worldwide today: There is money on the global health table, thousands of nongovernmental and humanitarian groups vie to spend that cash on the ground, and a profound sense of charity is pervasive in the wealthy world. Some NGOs have shown real success in treating AIDS and slowing spread of HIV in poor countries. But it takes a state, a health system and an infrastructure to raise all boats in a murky sea of health needs.
Tackling the diseases of global poverty has over the last six years become a key feature of the foreign policies of European, North American and some wealthy Asian nations. For some of the G-8 nations — which have committed to spending $50 billion a year on global health and poverty alleviation by 2010 — stopping the spread of HIV, tuberculosis, drug-resistant malaria and other major killers is a pivotal form of public diplomacy. The United Kingdom's Gordon Brown has framed the fight against disease in epic proportions, calling for a $300 billion war chest to execute a penultimate moral and diplomatic battle against poverty and premature death. For some G-8 players, spending copiously to diminish the global burden of disease is as much about self-interest as altruism: Spreading microbes know no borders.
If the global community, and in particular the U.S. foreign aid establishment and WHO leadership, do not handle this historic moment with great care, the end result of this Age of Generosity may well be an increase in mortality in key poor countries.


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Microsoft staff savage Ballmer at company confab
Claims of staff walkouts and tanking morale
During Microsoft's annual full staff meeting, employees unmistakably expressed their displeasure about how the company is being run.
Every year Redmond assembles the rank and file for a huge presentation about plans for the next 12 months, with senior management laying out current progress and future plans. According to comments made on the unofficial but respected Mini Microsoft blog, staff were less than impressed.
"What a sad spectacle. While SteveB was yacking away, people were leaving in droves. Back in the good old days when BillG spoke, EVERYONE listened," posted an anonymous commentator.
Due to prior leaks from these, events staff are usually told nothing too sensitive, and this year's gathering appears to be no different. Windows 8 will be out in a year's time, Microsoft is refocusing around cloud and applications, and there were frequent demos of the Windows 8 fondleslab that Microsoft showed off at BUILD.
Overall, the tone of the comments was almost uniformly negative, although one poster claiming to be an employee said that the event was "pretty good." Others pointed out that most of the presentations were dominated by Windows 8, and particularly the new fondleslab.
"Is Win 8 tablet all we have left to be excited about? Has the morale across the company slumped so much that 20,000 of us together can't even generate a decent applause? Please someone tell me I'm wrong. Tell me I've just got a bad attitude and I completely misread the meeting," pleaded one poster.
Commentators reported that Ballmer also didn't do his traditional shout of "I love this company," and there was no sweaty dancing around and screaming by the CEO, unlike at previous meetings.
"SteveB did one of the smartest things I've ever seen him do as CEO today: He delegated responsibility by paying someone else to jump around like an asshole during his entrance instead of doing it all by himself," said a poster. "Now if only he'd do the same with his regular day job."
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SAN JOSE — A 20-year-old San Jose man suspected of stabbing his friend multiple times is behind bars after officers found him hiding in a park, according to police.
San Jose police arrested Peter Brunetto early Thursday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon following a two-hour search of Doerr Park in southwest San Jose, according to Lt. Mike Sullivan.
Police say the suspect was attending the victim's 21st birthday party when a fight broke out. The suspect reportedly stabbed the victim multiple times, Sullivan said.
Others at the party took the victim to a hospital, where he was treated for non life-threatening injuries, according to police. Officers responded to the hospital and were given information that the suspect may have gone to Doerr Park, which is near the location of the party.
Officers spent about two hours searching the park and nearby yards, Sullivan said.
Eventually police found a baseball style cap outside a 10-foot fence with barbed wire surrounding a community swimming pool. The hat was similar to the one the suspect was wearing at the party, Sullivan said.
Officers found the suspect inside the pool area.
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A would-be burglar who attempted to break into a Goffstown home Friday morning was scared off by the homeowner.
Police are investigating the attempted burglary that happened about 10 a.m. on St. Anselm Drive.
The homeowner startled the intruder as he pulled the screen from a window. The intruder ran away.
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Answers to long-ignored questions
For reasons that are beyond my realm of comprehension, columnists share a common perception (this columnist included) that makes readers think we live on distant planets uninhabited by anything remotely associated with human beings.
That common perception is this: We think we have a fresh perspective on every topic we choose to address in our hastily written, panic inspired, deadline-challenged columns. The possibility doesn't make logical sense. If you could look deep inside our delusional little brains, you would see that we know that. We just don't want to admit it.
We are not reporters covering events that have never occurred before. We are columnists, and we create the constant dilemmas in which we live by implying that we are authorities on the material about which we choose to write. This alone generates mail containing questions we can't or do not want to answer.
The questions are always the same, or at least similar. They concern the differences between the sexes and politics. If we add religion to that mix, we will have listed the three topics that give editors apoplexy. They hate when we write about those things.
Consequently, we occasionally have to step up and clean out the old mailbag to maintain the little credibility, if any, that we have.
That being said, we will begin by answering questions concerning the differences between the sexes – which we have been accused of avoiding for decades.
Q: How can eight women be in a room with all of them talking at the same time, and not one will miss a word that any of the other seven have said? They can do this for hours without forgetting a thing.
A: This is an inherent talent. All women can do this. Men can't even be trained to do such a thing. The ability is one of nature's most closely guarded secrets.
Q: Conversely, how can men watch four different games or programs on television at the same time and not miss a thing, which makes women crazy, while women only watch one program at a time?
A: Women can simultaneously watch as many programs as men, they just don't want to. Besides, men hog the remote and don't watch the right four programs.
Q: When women pack to go on a trip, their bags are often filled to capacity. By the time they're finished, not so much as a toothpick can be stuffed into any bag without bursting it at the seams. Yet when they arrive, they can go shopping, come back with a car full of stuff, and still find room in their bags to pack the original stuff, plus the new stuff, and bring everything home. And they don't throw a thing away. The feat defies the fundamental laws of physics. How do they do that?
A: Refer to the answer to the first question.
Q: When women go shopping, they can be gone for hours and return with a trunk full of merchandise that does not include the item they went out to buy. When men go shopping, they purchase the item they intended to buy, and if the item is out of stock, they come home with beer. Why is that?
A: Men misunderstand the definition of the word "shopping." Women define shopping as spending money in stores. Shopping is the spontaneous act of discovering items for sale that they like and then purchasing them. When they go shopping, they are not required to have anything specific in mind other than spending money. If men define shopping differently, they are mistaken. Ask any woman and she will verify that this is a universal truth.
Now that those questions have been resolved, we will address political issues that have long been ignored.
Q: Why does our government encourage lobbying?
A: So we don't have to pay congressmen exorbitant salaries.
Q: Why is there an electoral college?
A: So the electorate has a place to go to further their education after high school.
Q: Why don't congressmen answer questions with direct, definitive answers?
A: Because most of them are lawyers and they don't know how.
Okay. The desk is clean, my editors are walking around shaking their heads, and we are free to continue with life as we know it in a system we can't understand.


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Last week, Panama hosted the XXII Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) Central American Regional Forum, an event designed to present examples of EEP-funded projects that show productive uses of energy in the Central America region.
Created in 2002 during the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, the EEP aims to contribute to sustainable development and climate change mitigation in Central America through the promotion of renewable energy. The effort is supported by Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Central American Integration System and the Central American Environment and Development Commission, and by the Austrian Development Cooperation.
Over the last decade, the EEP has supported more than 280 projects in Central America with a total of €13.9 million, 80 percent of which was used exclusively for project funding. At the recent Forum, Dr. Salvador Rivas, regional coordinator of the EEP, summarized the projects implemented to date and noted that the EEP's strategy model is grounded on four pillars: pilot projects, energy and environmental policy, capacity building, and market development.
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What better way to get into the holiday spirit than to bake?! This week's vegan recipe is the delectable dessert: Pecan Pie. A perfect autumn pie that works at the end of an meal or feast you may be celebrating. This traditional fall dish can be served with Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas dinner, or just to add some sweet to the end of any dinner. It is also a simple recipe to convert vegan and you will surprise your guests with how close it tastes to the "real thing." So put your aprons on and start your baking. Happy Holidays!
Vegan Pecan Pie
Prep Time: 20 minutes Bake Time: 1 hour
Pie Crust:
2 Cups Organic Unbleached Flour
1 tsp of Salt
2/3 Cup, plus 1 Tbls of Soy Margarine (we suggest Earth Balance)
1/4 Cup Ice Water (more may be needed)
1 Cup Organic Pecans
Equivalent to 2 Eggs with Ener-G Egg Replacer
1/2 Cup of Organic Evaporated Cane Juice (or other sweetner)
1/2 Cup Organic Vegan Brown Sugar
4 Tbls Organic Soy Milk (or other non dairy milk)
2 Tbls Organic Flour
1 Stick of Organic Earth Balance Margarine
1 Tsp of Organic Vanilla
Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare the pie crust by combining the flour and salt. Blend in 2/3 cup soy margarine until the mixture is crumbly. Add in the water until mixture starts to hold together (you may not need all the water or you may need more-play it by ear!). Next roll out the crust with a rolling pin (or in times of need a washed wine bottle can substitute). Place the crust in a 9 inch pan and use your fingers to make even patterns in the dough.
In a large bowl beat the Ener-G Egg Replacer until it is frothy much like eggs. Add in the soy milk, water, and vanilla into a bowl. Add in evaporated cane juice and brown sugar into the bowl. Next mix in the margarine and flour and finally the pecans. Bake the pie in the oven for 4o minutes, reduce the temperature to 275 and bake for another 10-20 minutes. Check with a fork to see if cooked. Let the pie cool and refrigerate for 4-6 hours and serve with vegan ice cream.


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Atlanta, GA – Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., today decried Planned Parenthood's use of her uncle's image and words on its website.
"Planned Parenthood is no stranger to deception. I know firsthand because prior to my abortion, a Planned Parenthood doctor told me that my baby was just a 'blob of tissue,'" said Dr. King. "Now, Planned Parenthood lies by trying to imply that my uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., would somehow endorse the organization today. He most certainly would not."
"Uncle Martin accepted an award from Planned Parenthood in 1966 when abortion was illegal in every state and before Planned Parenthood started publicly advocating for it," continued Dr. King. "In Planned Parenthood's own citation for Uncle Martin's prize, not only is no mention of abortion made, it states that 'human life and progress are indeed indivisible.' In 1966, neither the general public nor my uncle was aware of the true agenda of Planned Parenthood, an agenda of death that has become painfully obvious as the years have unfolded."
"Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said, 'The Negro cannot win if he is willing to sacrifice the future of his children for personal comfort and safety,' and, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,'" added Dr. King. "There is no way he would want his name or image associated today with Planned Parenthood, the group most responsible for denying civil rights to the over 45 million American babies killed by abortion, one-third of them African-American. There is no way my uncle would condone the violence of abortion, violence that Planned Parenthood has always tried to mask, which brings painful deaths to babies and can result in torn wombs, serious infections, and emotional devastation for their mothers. Let me be clear, Planned Parenthood must stop using and lying to my family and the entire community of humanity."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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High School Roundup: Stanium, Heller lead Campbell
February 24. 2018 2:20AM
Spencer Stanium scored 22 points and Joaquin Heller added 16 as Campbell cruised past Fall Mountain of Langdon, 90-65, in Division III boys' basketball play Friday night in Litchfield.
The Cougars, who ended the regular season 14-4, took a 10-point lead after one and were never threatened. Fall Mountain finished 9-9.
Manchester Central 82, Nashua South 59: In Nashua, the Little Green (11-5) opened a 20-point lead by halftime and never turned back against the Panthers (5-11). Kyler Bosse came away with a game-high 25 points for Central while Dede Niyang posted 14. Richie Mercado and Tony Agor were South's leaders with 19 and 10 points.
Londonderry 77, Keene 51: In Keene, the Lancers (10-6) picked up a combined 45 points between Jack Anderson and Shane McNamara on the way to bouncing the Blackbirds (4-12). Anderson finished with a game-high 24 and McNamara dropped 21.
Pinkerton 54, Bishop Guertin 46: In Derry, Dylan Lufkin topped the scoring for the Astros (5-11) with 15 points and Sam Goy tallied 12. BG slipped to 3-13. Girls' basketball
Manchester Central 41, Nashua South 28: In Nashua, Destiny Jordan had eight points while Keltina Francis, Lily O'Connell, Katelyn Howe and Shae Rix all had six points for the Little Green. Central finishes 11-7 and will be the sixth seed in the Division I tournament.
Manchester Memorial 69, Exeter 58: In Exeter, sophomores Lyric Grumblatt and Jennessa Brunette led the Crusaders with 20 and 13 points. Haleigh Shea added 10 for the Crusaders, who outscored Exeter 19-9 in the fourth quarter and finish the season 15-3, good for a first-round playoff bye. Carly Pierce led Exeter (8-10) with 18 points. Julia Sherwin added nine.
Bishop Guertin 65, Pinkerton 53: In Nashua, BG (13-5) torched Pinkerton (15-3) in the third quarter, opening a 19-point lead. Hannah Muchmore tossed in 18 points for the Cardinals and Caroline Hoffer scored 13. Brooke Kane led Pinkerton and all scorers with 21 points.
Pelham 59, Manchester West 17: In Manchester, Danielle Sirois (14 points) and Caitlin Riordan (10) led the charge for the Pythons (16-2). Abuk Teng scored 11 for West (0-18).
Hanover 51, Windham 43: At Hanover on Thursday, Lois Schwarz led all scorers with 15 points and Frances Taylor added 12 for Hanover (13-5), which outscored the Jaguars 21-7 in the fourth quarter. Ali Scheibel led Windham (10-8) with 11 points, and Sarah Dempsey added 10.
Londonderry 62, Keene 38: In Londonderry, the Lancers (9-7) got 20 points from Courtney Shay and 13 from Ashley Rourke. Keene finishes its season at 5-13.
Bow 40, Kearsarge 39: In North Sutton, Lea Crompton dropped 22 points for the Falcons, who end the regular season at 11-7. Lauren Goyette followed Crompton with 11 points while Erin Boldwin pitched in six steals and eight rebounds. Jackie DeAngelis scored nine points for Kearsarge (5-13).
Boys' hockey
Pembroke-Campbell 4, Hollis/Brookline-Derryfield 2: At Conway Arena in Nashua, Sean Moore scored two and assisted on another for Pembroke-Campbell. Jayden Lamy and Daniel Israel also scored. Jared Sanborn, who scored his first high school goal, and Sal Vella scored for the Warriors (1-16), who got 42 saves from Patric McDonald. Adam Omundson made 38 saves for Pembroke-Campbell (7-10).


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'Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga' rises complete, like Lord Death Man
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"Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga" will be released in weekly chapters digitally beginning Saturday, and the complete run will be collected in three paperbacks later this year. (DC Entertainment)Link
Meet Lord Death Man. (DC Entertainment)Link
You know Batman. But do you know Batmanga?
In the 1960s, manga artist Jiro Kuwata pitted the Caped Crusader and Robin against a man who wouldn't die and creatures variously extraterrestrial and mutated right here on Earth in comics for Japanese readers. The work wouldn't be seen by an American audience until over four decades later, and not in full until now.
"Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga," translated into English and unabridged, rolls out as a weekly DC Comics Digital First series beginning Saturday, and the entire, 1,000-plus-page run will get a print release later this year across three paperback volumes. It is the first complete collection of Kuwata's Batman comics outside of Japan.
Both the digital and print presentations will preserve the Japanese sequence of panels' original right-to-left reading order. Digital chapter releases will vary in length from 15 to 32 pages, but each will be priced at 99 cents.
The Digital First installments begin with a 32-pager, "Lord Death Man," Kuwata's most influential Batman work. Hero Complex readers can get an early look at some pages from the adventure in the gallery above or via the links below.
Cover | Intro | Lord Death Man | Chase | Acrobatics | Wrecking ball
That titular villain has repeatedly returned from the grave in recent years. After decades in obscurity, he and some of Kuwata's other Batman work got a retrospective look with the 2008 publication of "Batmanga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan." In 2010, writer Grant Morrison and artist Yanick Paquette put Lord Death Man in a new, Japan-set story with "Batman Incorporated" Nos. 1-2. And in 2011, he appeared in a Paul Dini-written adventure on the Warner Bros. animation series "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" that ran on Cartoon Network.
Kuwata's Lord Death Man art is distinctive, but a version of the character also had a previous life back across the Pacific: Writer Robert Kanigher and artist Sheldon Moldoff introduced Death-Man (no Lord) in 1966's "Batman" No. 180. The manga artist adapted — and expanded — that then-recent issue. The curious can find the Kanigher-Moldoff story "Death Knocks Three Times!" and many more '60s Batman tales in the 2007 trade paperback "Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 2." That first appearance hasn't been forgotten: Morrison had Batman recall it — and the old, shorter name — in his 2010 story.
But it's Kuwata's interpretation that keeps coming back from the dead in dramatic fashion.
"Batmanga" stories from the artist, who co-created the popular manga and anime cyborg superhero 8 Man, originally ran in the weekly Shonen King anthology magazine in 1966 and 1967, during the height of a craze kickstarted by the Adam West-starring "Batman" TV show. But pop culture crazes pass, and after Kuwata's Batman run ended, there would be a long dry spell for the hero in manga.
The last 15 years have brought some such stories, notably Kia Asamiya's "Batman: Child of Dreams" and Yoshinori's Natsume's "Batman: Death Mask," both easier to find complete than Kuwata's run until now.
The digital "Batmanga" releases will be available on the DC Comics app, Readdcentertainment.com, Comixology, iBooks, Google Play, Kindle Store and the Nook Store.
Will you be reading Kuwata's work weekly (and right to left), which, excusing the change in medium, is how the '60s kids in Japan got their Batmanga?
(And isn't that fun to say? "Bat-mahn-ga. Bat-mahn-ga. Bat-mahn-ga.")
— Blake Hennon | Google+ | @LATHeroComplex
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The London dance-rock group New Young Pony Club initially featured Tahita Bulmer (vocals), Andy Spence (guitar), Igor Volk (bass), Lou Hayter (keyboards), and Sarah Jones (drums). Inspired by LCD Soundsystem, the Stranglers, and Gang of Four, the band arrived with the release of the Ice Cream 7" in February 2005. The limited-edition pressing of 1,000 copies sold out in just three days, fueling New Young Pony Club's growing popularity among the U.K. music press and chic blogs. A deal with Modular Recordings, home to Wolfmother, the Avalanches, and Van She, and a second single, "The Get Go," followed before the year's end, but NYPC was still aiming to break overseas. They got it when their biggest U.K. hit, "Ice Cream," was featured in the Intel Core 2 Duo television commercial in fall 2006. U.K. tour dates supporting Lily Allen followed in November. Fantastic Playroom, the group's first album, finally surfaced in 2007. Even considering the band's extensive subsequent touring, the wait for their second album, The Optimist, was a lengthy one; it was issued in 2010. ~ MacKenzie Wilson
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Eva Bookcase, Medium
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Perfect for the little book lover in the house, the Eva bookcase is classic, sturdy and makes for a cheerful update to your child's room. It features four perfectly proportioned shelves for organizing books or displaying accent pieces. The three ample-sized base drawers, in a tasteful color alternation, feature stylish child-friendly knobs for safe and easy usage.
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"I thought I had the perfect life," said Gillian, 41. "I had been married for 18 years to Kevin, my high school sweetheart, I earned a high salary from my job at a commercial bank, and I had two adorable kids. I made enough money so that my husband, a photographer, could run a small studio and camera shop. But you know what? That life was no longer making me happy.
"When I turned 40, I began to wonder, Is this what I want for the rest of my life? The answer was no. I was sick of overseeing clients' trust funds. I'd worked at the bank since graduating from college, and my coworkers were like family. But I was burned out. I wanted out before I started hating it.
"Besides, I had no time with Nate and Owen, my 8-year-old twins. Before they were born, I'd had several miscarriages and years of doubting that I'd ever have children. I finally got pregnant with them after taking several rounds of fertility drugs. Why did I go through all that, only to leave these beautiful children with a sitter?
"It was Nate who noticed that I always seemed calm after yoga class. I've practiced yoga for years and am certified to teach. The thought lodged in my brain: What if I quit my job? Our community's zoning laws allowed us to build an addition to the house, where I could hold yoga classes and Kevin could relocate his studio. His fine-art photos could line the walls, and clients could purchase them. And if Kevin didn't have to commute, we'd have more family time. I knew money would be tight, but we had solid savings and no mortgage. I was convinced it would work.
"My friends thought I was nuts, but I knew what I wanted. So seven months ago I told my boss I was leaving. He was completely supportive, and now I work one day a week on special projects. Mostly, though, I'm with the kids or supervising the studio construction and couldn't be happier. My marriage is another story. Kevin and I fight constantly, and that's shocking because we've always been in sync, despite our very different personalities.
"The two of us have been a couple since 10th grade. After high school Kevin enrolled in art school but dropped out to work for a fashion photographer in Chicago. We got married a year after I graduated from college; he found a good job at a nearby commercial studio while I moved up quickly at my job.
"Kevin was always my biggest supporter, but he has changed. When I first told him my plan, he asked a few questions, nodded and smiled. I had the distinct impression that he thought it was a fantastic idea, too. He mentioned the need for me to curb my spending, and I readily agreed.
"We worked out the details of our new plan, or so I thought. But he seems to have a new reason every day as to why it's not working. Contrary to what he told me, he now claims he doesn't want to move his studio. That was a huge disappointment — I'd counted on much more family time. Kevin is a terrific father but he has been coming home later and later. Why must he work seven days a week? I'm so angry I've completely lost my desire for sex — and then we fight about that.
"He also complains that our addition is running way over budget. Well, building always costs more than the original estimate. I'm confident that once I start teaching, I'll recoup the difference. Worst of all, Kevin has begun yelling at me in front of the kids. That is unacceptable.
"We've always been able to talk easily. Now I get 'I don't feel like it.' When he does talk, he accuses me of trying to control him. I hate nagging as much as he hates being nagged. But the way he just ignores my requests stresses me out. If I ask when he's going to be finished with something — hanging bookshelves in the kids' room, for example — he'll bark, 'I'll be done when I'm done.' What kind of answer is that?
"Divorce is not part of my vocabulary so I will stick this out no matter how bad it gets. But the better life I'd envisioned has turned into a mess."
His Turn
"In the world according to Gillian, she's always right," said Kevin, 42, a handsome man whose measured tone was laced with resentment. "As long as she gets what she wants, it doesn't matter what I think.
"Okay, that's harsh. But I'm tired of her controlling everything. I don't want to move my studio. I like the location and have loyal customers and students that I'll lose if I move.
"If Gillian wants to change her life, I'm not going to tell her she can't. But this big announcement shocked me. Then again, she's impulsive. I know our financial situation isn't dire, but I still feel stressed. I opened this small combination studio and photo shop about 10 years ago, right before Gillian became pregnant with the twins. She has been the major breadwinner for years, so part of me welcomes the challenge of seeing if I can truly grow my business. The other part is terrified of being the main paycheck. But instead of considering how I might feel, instead of really listening when I bring up money, Gillian gets mad.
"I want her to be happy and have more time with the kids. I've always been her cheerleader. But the flip side is that I want my turn to make my dreams come true. She doesn't seem to get that. I've tried to say it, but it comes out wrong. I get frustrated and we end up in a screaming match.
"I fell for Gillian the day I met her, but I figured she was out of my league. She was in the cool group at school. But even then we felt a strong connection. And we balanced each other — she's extroverted, I'm shy. I felt she understood me in ways my parents never did. I was the 'artsy' one, while my younger sister was more studious. My mom wanted me to do what I loved, but my father berated me and couldn't understand why I refused to join him in the construction business — a 'man's job,' in his view. Photography? That was for sissies.
"After high school I enrolled in art school but dropped out after two years. I was just spinning my wheels. I got hired as an assistant to a photographer who specialized in fashion and design. The salary was terrible, but I was still living at home, so I had enough to pay rent to my parents and still have a bit left over. Besides, the guy was well known, and I was thrilled just to carry his tripod. I learned my craft from him.
"When Gillian and I got married, I took a better-paying job with a large photo studio near our home. I did weddings, portraits, bar mitzvahs. I didn't love this side of the business, but I learned different skills and it helped pay the bills.
"Gillian, of course, was already making twice as much as I was. Did it bug me? A little. Did I make a big deal about it? No. Gillian has never made me feel like a loser. I did that to myself. Deep down, I believe what my father believes — that the guy should be the breadwinner. And it was obvious I wasn't pulling my weight.
"When Gillian quit her job, I was concerned but didn't panic. I figured the money stuff would work out. But she has not changed her spending habits one iota. She's still buying clothes as if she goes to an office every day. The boys attend an expensive summer day camp, and we're either going out or ordering in food every night. We can't afford this now.
"This 'togetherness' bit is driving me nuts, too. I like being with her, but just because she wants me home at 6:30 every night doesn't mean I can manage it. If I'm going to expand my business, I have to put in the time. That means nights and weekends, when people hold events. Gillian can't have it both ways.
"Now that she's home all day, she notices stuff she never cared about before. Her to-do lists are endless. I spent two days putting the kids' bunk beds together and rearranging the furniture after she didn't like what I did. If I don't do something exactly when she wants, she gets angry and punishes me by withholding sex. I swear it's been months.
"I will always love Gillian but I can't live this way. We always used to talk about growing old together. Now I'm not sure I want that to happen."
The Counselor's Turn
"Gillian has joined the ranks of women who are not only changing their jobs, they're changing their lives," said the counselor. "But she forgot to include Kevin in her decisions and was pulled up short when he had his own ideas.
"Change, even change for the better, can trip up a marriage because most couples have a tacit agreement about the roles each partner will play. When those roles shift, resentment and misunderstanding may follow. If partners communicate their needs honestly, they may avoid such clashes. But Gillian and Kevin had been together so long they assumed they would always feel the same way about everything. The shock that they no longer did threatened their marriage.
"Yet Kevin also viewed his wife's career change as a chance for him to feel like a man at last. Until they came for therapy, Gillian hadn't recognized — and Kevin had never admitted — how defeated he'd felt relying on her paycheck. Although Kevin's mother had been nurturing, his father was verbally abusive and demeaning. Gillian's attacks felt uncomfortably similar to those he'd endured as a child. He hesitated to share his ambivalence with her because he didn't think she cared. His resentment built to anger. Locked in a power struggle, Gillian used sex as a weapon and Kevin retreated.
"A self-described type A personality, Gillian was typical of some high-powered women who approach domestic life as if they were orchestrating high-stakes deals. Such people usually handle changes well — anticipating what they need to do and pushing themselves ahead — but they are less skilled at adjusting to the reaction of those close to them, who may not be as pleased. Indeed, when Kevin didn't jump onto her bandwagon, Gillian reacted angrily.
"But Kevin was right: Gillian was being selfish. 'Your new agenda, and the way you are going about it, is sabotaging your marriage,' I told her. 'Tune into his discontent, ask his opinion and listen.'
"Although both were overflowing with anger, I sensed that underneath the acrimony Gillian and Kevin had similar values. To prove that, I asked them to list the things they loved, what they longed for, and what they hoped to accomplish. Sure enough, the lists were almost identical. Both listed being with their children and extended family, as well as spending time outdoors. They also said they hoped to find fulfillment in work that they loved. Though relieved at how much they shared on paper, they had to figure out why their life didn't match up.
"One reason was their explosive fighting style. I actually brought a whistle to one session. 'Why pay me to listen while you yell at each other?' I asked. They both burst out laughing. At that point, we established firm rules — no name-calling, no cursing, no sarcasm. If tempers flared, they agreed to call a time-out until they were calm enough to talk civilly.
"I explained how their arguments, like those of most couples, followed a predictable pattern. 'You know what triggers a skirmish and you know how you will each defend and parry,' I said. 'You also know that none of it works. So the question is, what could you do differently?' I asked.
"Gillian was unaware that her words and demeanor were at odds with her generally good intentions. At work, she'd been accustomed to having others follow her instructions. Now she needed to communicate differently. 'Use the deep breathing you've mastered in yoga to become more mindful of your tone of voice, your body language, and the messages behind your words,' I suggested. 'Remember, he loves you and wants to make you happy. You don't have to verbally beat him into surrendering.' I also suggested that they both take a 'psychological deep breath' before speaking and ask themselves: What are my intentions? How will it sound to my partner?' This lowered the intensity of their arguments.
"As Gillian's demeanor softened and she stopped withholding sex, this couple felt a renewed emotional and romantic connection. They became problem solvers instead of adversaries. To that end, Gillian has stopped buying new clothes, cooks several nights a week, and has arranged for the twins to spend only the morning at camp instead of a full day. She's also scaled back on the renovation, finding less-expensive options for some of the fixtures and flooring. This new frugality, in turn, has allowed Kevin to relax about his ability to make a living.
"We also discussed how Kevin's timeline for getting things done was different from — but no worse than — Gillian's. She's learned, she said, to 'let molehills be molehills.' Instead of pouncing on him when he gets home (which only made him dig in his heels), Gillian gives him time to relax, play with the boys, and eat. They also agreed not to bring up volatile issues until the boys are asleep.
"In his own way, Kevin was just as controlling as his wife. 'Her nagging may be obvious, but your failure to follow through is also incendiary,' I said. Once he understood that, Kevin was more conscientious about discussing problems he had long ignored. Though he is not moving his studio, he decided to close Sundays and to cede more responsibility to his manager so that he can leave early two days a week. 'Tuesdays, we take the boys to the movies — tickets are half price until 5 p.m.,' he reported. 'And we've started a new Friday-night tradition: a pizza-and-pajama party. We love it as much as they do!'
"The renewed energy in the marriage has spilled over into Kevin's work. He is excitedly planning a show of his own photographs in the spring. Meanwhile, Gillian has opened her yoga studio, which, thanks to good word of mouth, is thriving. She teaches three classes in the morning, leaving afternoons free. What's more, her old boss asked if she would come into the office an extra day a week. 'Two days at the office, the rest at home, lets me earn money and still be with my kids. My life feels much more balanced,' she said. They live comfortably, though not extravagantly, on their income.
"Finally, these two understand the importance of sharing their concerns, triumphs, and dreams, and of thoroughly discussing new ideas or plans. Now whenever they begin to doubt the relationship, they think back on their shared history and the obstacles they've overcome. 'If we've done it before,' said Kevin, 'we can do it again.'"
"Can This Marriage Be Saved?" is the most popular, enduring women's magazine feature in the world. This month's case is based on interviews with clients and information from the files of Robin Newman, LCSW, a family psychotherapist in Huntington, New York. The story told here is true, although names and other details have been changed to conceal identities. "Can This Marriage Be Saved?" is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation.
Originally published in Ladies' Home Journal, April 2005.


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SAN JOSE LAS FLORES, Guatemala (AP) — A 15-year-old Guatemalan boy whose death became a symbol of the perils facing children attempting to illegally cross into the United States was buried in his hometown Saturday, amid prayers and tears from his family.
Neighbors in this mountain village filled the small home where Gilberto Francisco Ramos Juarez grew up, turning the room where he slept on the floor into a space to mourn over his gray and silver coffin.
A white bow hung on the front door in a sign of mourning. Inside the humble concrete home, women cried and prayed while men waited to carry Gilberto's body to the hilltop cemetery overlooking the village. Amid highland flowers and candles sat a photograph of the boy.
"Ay, my son, now I won't see you again," his mother, Cipriana Juarez, shouted between tears.
The boy's decomposed body was discovered on June 15 in the Rio Grande Valley, not far inside Texas from the border with Mexico. Around his neck was a rosary he had received as a gift for his first communion as a Roman Catholic. Scribbled inside his belt buckle was the phone number of an older brother in Chicago he had hoped to reach.
He apparently got lost on his way north and likely died from exposure in hot, dry brush country of South Texas. An autopsy did not find signs of trauma. His body was less than a mile from a nearby home.
Gilberto's death highlighted the hardships that afflict young migrants. The U.S. government is searching for ways to deal with record numbers of unaccompanied children who are sneaking into the country, fleeing poverty and violence in Central America.
The family said Gilberto had hoped to find work to pay for medicine his mother needs. Workers in the mountains of northern Guatemala earn about $3.50 a day, said his uncle, Catarino Ramos.
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