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The King
Stefania Barbier 5/29/2009 12:14:44 AMmagnificent animal and capture Renee! :) #1134115
Renata Gusciora 5/29/2009 12:18:46 AMStunning!!Excellent shot!Congratulations on your fabulous winners,Renee!!!:-) #7574711
Lynne Morris 5/29/2009 12:19:11 AMBeautiful capture Renee, great light and colours. Huge Congratulations on all your winners! #7574712
Tiia Vissak 5/29/2009 12:29:46 AMa wonderful portrait! #7574745
Paul E. Earl 5/29/2009 12:38:22 AMMagnificent creature. Fantastic capture! #7574780
Brett Dolsen 5/29/2009 12:40:38 AMThis is great and one of the best Ive seen Renee!!Congratulations on your winners and wonderfull work!!Brett #7574792
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer 5/29/2009 12:44:34 AMAnother beauty added to your amazing gallery, Renee. Fantastic portrait work!!! #7574803
Laura E. Swan 5/29/2009 12:47:32 AMI never thought I'd say a lion had a kind face but this one sure does! Wonderful capture, Renee!
-Laura :) #7574812
Pat Gamwell 5/29/2009 12:50:47 AMHe looks 'love-struck'! lol:) MAGNIFICENT creation! HUGE CONGRATS on ALL of your winners, Renee! They are superb and worthy of high recognition. #7574820
Kerry Hill 5/29/2009 12:53:46 AMAwesome capture of this beautiful lion, Renee!! #7574832
Tarun Bose 5/29/2009 1:47:25 AMOutstanding capture, looks another winner. Congrats 'Queen of awards' for so many prizes this month. Loosing count of them. Well done Dear Renee. #7574985
Erin Appelbaum 5/29/2009 2:50:17 AMAwesome portrait Renee. Peter #7575219
Tammy M. Anderson 5/29/2009 2:51:37 AMThis is fantastic, Renee. What a beauty. Congratulations on all your winners. #7575224
Dominick M. Dimacale 5/29/2009 3:14:51 AMAlluring animal image here, Renee.
Dominick #7575307
Tammy Scott 5/29/2009 3:23:40 AMWhat a beautiful capture! I think this one is another winner! #7575355
Ken Smith 5/29/2009 3:59:35 AMLove the lighting and spirit that you've captured, Renee...congrats again on all your beautiful shots. Very well deserved! #7575474
Barbara Waldoch 5/29/2009 4:11:17 AMBeautiful shot, Renee!
Sharon Mushock 5/29/2009 4:15:48 AMThis is an amazingly beautiful portrait, its hard to stop looking at him! I love this! #7575547
Carol Sawyer 5/29/2009 4:16:20 AMBeautiful portrait, Renee!!! congratulations on your winners!! #7575551
Claudia Kuhn 5/29/2009 4:24:08 AMBeautiful capture of this majestic lion. #7575580
JO ANN CLEVELAND 5/29/2009 6:19:35 AMAwesome shot Renee!
jo ann c. #7576045
Carolyn J. Connolly 5/29/2009 6:55:40 AMWow, Renee - what an outstanding lion portrait this is!! He really has such a wonderfully 'kind' expression on his face, and the textures, lighting, details, tones, point of view and composition all are extra-ordinary!! I predict another winner for you with this image...and speaking of winners, BIG congrat's on ALL your winning images in the April competition!! Phil and I hope you and Barry have a relaxing and enjoyable weekend!! :o) #7576136
Lisa M. Throgmorton 5/29/2009 11:56:40 AMWhat a striking creation rich in light, beautiful colors, refined definition, composition with an artistic edge. Lovely capture framed behind your lens. #7576905
Thomas E. Hinds 5/29/2009 11:58:32 AMAmazing image! Wonderful details! #7576912
Karen Engelbreth 5/29/2009 1:00:14 PMWonderful portrait, Renee.... #7576998
Phillip R. Connolly 5/29/2009 4:37:03 PMCouldn't you just go up and give this beautiful guy a big cuddle?? hmmmm...let me think about it though....maybe I'll save my cuddles for the one that sits on the bed!! lol Excellent image Renee!!
Phil #7577504
ROLAN NARMAN 5/29/2009 5:35:43 PMMagnificent in every way Renee! Needless to say, we'll see it again! #7577652
Linda D. Lester 5/29/2009 6:39:01 PMYou sure catch on fast....excellent job on this handsome dude!!! :) #7577820
Judy V. Kennamer 5/29/2009 6:42:22 PMBeautiful Renee - and I love your effects! Congrats on all your Finalists and Wins!!! #7577825
Shelly A. Van Camp 5/29/2009 6:47:46 PMVery Beautiful animal and capture, Renee! #7577847
Ujjwal Mukherjee 5/29/2009 10:19:10 PMOUTSTANDING in every way,Renee!! #7578185
Evy Johansen 5/29/2009 11:06:07 PMI agree wity Ujjwal!!! Wonderful image, Renee!! #7578229
Amy JACKSON 5/31/2009 11:09:29 AMSo beautiful! Wonderful shot & great expression, Renee! #7582161
Cheryl Schneider 5/31/2009 1:19:04 PMBeautifully done, Renee. Cheryl #7582424
Debra R. Harder 6/1/2009 12:58:04 PMI love this lion!! His demeanor seems so kind and gentle...as long as I don't look like a steak, right? Absolutely perfect, Renee! The lighting, details, colors and composition are outstanding. Beautiful portrait!! Deb #7585953
Hi I'm back!! Sorry about not commenting in so long but I had a visiting BPer. I'm not going to comment on ALL the missed photos because there is to much outstanding work in the bunch. I look forward to keeping up a little better now that the grand tour is over. Thanks for still stopping my gallery while the touring was going on.
I don't know what effect you used on this but it's awesome. As is the light and all the colorful captures in your gallery. Congratz on all your well deserved EfP Renee. #7594297
John Connolly 6/5/2009 4:02:58 PMI really don't know how I missed this one Renee! I love the expression you have captured on his face, it looks like he wouldn't hurt a mouse! A fantastic wildlife portrait! #7601176
Valentin M. Armianu 6/19/2009 12:33:34 PMCongratulations on your gorgeous finalist!!! #7648657
Tammy Scott 6/19/2009 12:35:56 PMCongratulations on this gorgeous finalist! #7648671
Tiia Vissak 6/19/2009 12:41:26 PMCongratulations again! #7648703
Susan Fox 6/19/2009 1:00:18 PMCongratulations!!! #7648850
Colleen Farrell 6/19/2009 1:31:53 PMFabulous! Congrats again, Renee! #7649124
Erin Appelbaum 6/19/2009 2:30:21 PMAnother outstanding finalist Renee. Congrats again. Peter #7649532
Stefania Barbier 6/19/2009 2:44:43 PMcongratulations again Renee!!!! #7649694
Congratulations Renee on this awesome Finalist #7649749
Cecil P. Whitt 6/19/2009 3:00:17 PMCongrats on this great image. C #7649896
Cheryl E. Molennor 6/19/2009 3:56:17 PMCONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FINALIST!!!! #7650349
Tarun Bose 6/19/2009 4:35:21 PMBig congrats Renee. A winner. #7650654
Patrick Rouzes 6/19/2009 5:01:43 PMCONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist,Rene!!! #7650902
Jeana Clark 6/19/2009 5:06:05 PM
Anne M. Young 6/19/2009 5:07:12 PMBeautiful work! congratulations #7650984
Phillip R. Connolly 6/19/2009 5:16:30 PMCongrats for this imposing shot, Renee. A worthy finalist!!
Phil #7651085
Lynn M. Whitt 6/19/2009 5:17:27 PMWow, this is fantastic!!!! Congratulations... #7651096
ROLAN NARMAN 6/19/2009 5:49:49 PMHuge congrats on your fantastic finalist, Renee! #7651394
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 6/19/2009 6:17:02 PMAWE, sweet capture! Congratulations on your finalist Renee! #7651607
Dianna Murphy 6/19/2009 7:31:48 PMI missed this one Renee. Great image. Congratulations on your fine entry/finalist - wow how many is this??? #7652259
Judy V. Kennamer 6/19/2009 8:08:10 PMGorgeous Renee!!! Congrats Girl!!! #7652510
Avril Young 6/19/2009 8:51:08 PMcongratulations on your finalists...this is going to be a winner, it is so stunning...AWESOME WORK! #7652748
Jennifer L. Alder 6/19/2009 9:24:15 PMCongrats again, Renee! #7652948
Eugenio Diaz 6/19/2009 9:42:27 PMCONGRATULATIONS on this AMAZING finalist, Well done. #7653078
Alex T. Mizuno 6/19/2009 9:59:00 PMHe's so beautiful! Wonderful presentation Renee! Congratulations on your Finalist again!! #7653229
Martin E. Fieger 6/19/2009 11:28:24 PMCongratulations, Renee! This is an amazing image! Well done! #7653548
Graeme yew Chow 6/20/2009 2:04:19 AMGreat animal image and congratulation on this finalist, Renee. I think the actual print I see look more briliant. #7653948
Nadya Johnson 6/20/2009 2:32:57 AMCongrats again Renee, on another stunning finalist! #7654046
Sam Britt 6/20/2009 6:13:47 AMAnother terrific finalist, Renee!! #7655039
Teresa A. Burnett 6/20/2009 7:12:57 AMAnd another huge congrats on this fantastic finalist Renee!!! #7655355
Mary Beth Aiello 6/20/2009 9:01:04 AMAnother huge congrats, Renee, on this outstanding finalist. #7656231
Max Aureli 6/20/2009 10:01:00 AMCongratulations Renee!!!!! :-))) #7656583
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer 6/20/2009 10:27:25 AMAnother awesome winner. Congrats again, Renee. #7656820
JO ANN CLEVELAND 6/20/2009 1:38:23 PMAwesome Renee, congratulations, bet we see this again!
jo ann c. #7657637
Linda D. Lester 6/20/2009 1:49:35 PMJust beautiful...very special!!
Debra R. Harder 6/20/2009 2:16:52 PMBeautiful portrait, Renee!! Congratulations on your outstanding finalist! Deb #7657830
Kim Andelkovic 6/20/2009 5:00:26 PMWow this is stunning.....wonderful pic.....amazing colours and a very handsome lion....its a winner in my books...... #7658615
Datha Y. Thompson 6/20/2009 7:23:42 PMGorgeous!! I love the sweet expression he has.. Makes me him seem so cuddly and approachable :) Congratulations Again YOU ROCK!!! :0) #7658979
Ken Smith 6/20/2009 8:40:09 PMAwesome, Renee! Congrats again!! #7659145
Usman M. Bajwa 6/20/2009 10:59:33 PMSuper shot, Renee. CONGRATS on the Finalist Award!!
Usman. #7659478
Liz blahh 6/20/2009 11:01:31 PMSo beautiful! Congrats on your well deserved finalist! #7659486
Laurence Saliba 6/21/2009 12:49:35 AMSuper congrats again Renee!!! #7659659
Donna R. Wageman 6/21/2009 4:02:19 PMCongratulations on all your finalists, especially this "The King".
Cassie L. Woodlee 6/21/2009 5:12:17 PMCongratulations!!! #7662134
Kelly S. Cavanaugh 6/22/2009 12:15:17 PMGorgeous image, Renee! Congratulations! #7665404
Linda Blair 6/24/2009 6:08:32 AMGorgeous capture of this fine looking King....congratulations!!!!!!!! #7673212
Kristi A. Howson 6/24/2009 12:32:41 PMCongratulations on this wonderful Finalist Renee. He looks so sweet here...just beautiful! #7674448
Carol Teal 7/15/2009 12:49:07 AMHe looks more like a sweet pussycat than a regal king! He is certainly a beauty and you captured him so well! Congrats on your finalist! #7740551
Big Congratulations to all April Winners and all the participants .... Many thanks too for so many of your kind words, congratulations and encouragement - thankyou!
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Front Crawl/ Back Crawl Swim Clinic
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 6:30pm to Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 7:15pm
The focus of this clinic is to work on proper timing, technique and stroke refinement of the crawl strokes in order to achieve more ease, efficiency, power and endurance. Participants should be able to swim at least one lap (down and back) using any style of swimming stroke. A desire to master both strokes is not necessary but both strokes will be covered. Participants may choose to work on one stroke only during the duration of the clinic. Participants are taught by a certified instructor.
Session 1
Dates: 10/14, 10/16, 10/21, 10/23
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
Class Format: 2 weeks, M/W
Cost: $20

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Julie & Jesper's Bright & Cozy IKEA Kitchen in Paris
People like to gather around food. It's just that simple! So is it any surprise that so many of the individuals featured in Apartment Therapy House Tours name the kitchen as their favorite home element? The same is true for Julie and Jesper. They always end up in their "Scandi-Canadian"-inspired kitchen in Paris, whether it's just the two of them (soon to be three!) or they have dinner guests. As they say: "It's bright, cozy, and the fridge is close by!"
The lighting, cabinets, countertops, and appliances are all by IKEA. The wine rack was handmade by Jesper, who built it in their Parisian living room. It apparently only holds a fraction of all the wine they've bought since living in France!
See the Full Tour: Julie & Jesper's Musical Scandi-Canadian Nest at Apartment Therapy
Related: Should I Use IKEA Cabinets in my Kitchen?
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
BOSTON � The search for the Boston Marathon bombers ended Friday night to the sound of flash-bang grenades and neighborhood cheers as the second of two Chechen brothers was cornered, captured and taken away in an ambulance.
Boston police confirmed about 8:45 p.m. that they had taken 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev into custody, after they discovered him hiding in a boat stored behind a house in nearby Watertown, Mass. A trail of blood tipped off the boat�s owner � and the police � to Tsarnaev, ultimately leading to an apprehension and climax to a violent week.
�Your mayor is very proud of you,� Boston Mayor Tom Menino said on the radio.
Tsarnaev�s brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, had died following a shootout with law enforcement officers early Friday morning, but Dzhokhar had escaped, setting off an extraordinary manhunt that both captivated and stilled one of the nation�s most vibrant cities.
Following a frantic search that essentially had shut down Boston for much of Friday, Franklin Street residents in Watertown heard a flurry of gunshots around 7 p.m. Law enforcement and emergency vehicles arrived with sirens screaming at the scene, setting up a perimeter that was reinforced by the minute.
About 8 p.m., residents heard a number of flash-bang grenades, commonly used to disorient suspects; some time later, police could be heard urging Tsarnaev to give up.
When it became clear that he had surrendered, neighbors burst into cheers and applause.
The climax came shortly after Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick gave a green light for the city�s mass transit system to reopen, returning at least a touch of normalcy to a metropolis that�s been stricken since the Monday bombings and that went into full-scale lockdown Friday. Boston officials had halted the city�s mass transit system and urged residents to �shelter in place� before finally giving workers the go-ahead to leave for home in the early afternoon. While mass transit resumed about 6 p.m., the Boston Bruins and the Red Sox canceled their night games.
Even the downtown streets in Boston were deserted, with few people out and most stores closed. An Au Bon Pain restaurant that posted it was closing at 4 p.m. was quickly mobbed, as if a hurricane were approaching. Patrons grabbed bottles of waters and cleaned out the case of ready-made sandwiches.
The chilling emptiness of a major city�s streets was unprecedented, said Brian Michael Jenkins, a transportation security expert at the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University. Jenkins noted that though parts of cities were shut down during hostage situations and gang standoffs, not even the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks brought New York City to a complete standstill.
�We�re in absolutely new territory,� Jenkins said in an interview. �It�s extraordinary.�
Officials also locked down and later evacuated the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, a campus about 60 miles from Boston where the younger Tsarnaev is a student. By midafternoon, National Guard helicopters were landing at the campus and off-loading what appeared to be SWAT teams.
While Boston�s streets were empty, electronic airwaves and the Internet were jammed as television crews swarmed Tsarnaev family members for interviews from Maryland to Canada, and as far away as Russia. Social media sites like Twitter and Facebook lit up with news, rumors and commentary.
The number of people following Dzhokhar Tsarnaev�s Twitter feeds skyrocketed to more than 35,000 in just a few hours. The FBI used the Twitter messaging system to alert citizens that the surviving brother might be driving a �1999 four-door, green Honda Civic with Massachusetts license plates,� only to cancel the alert an hour later.
Meanwhile, his former classmates at Cambridge Rindge & Latin School posted online expressions of sorrow.
�He�s a smart guy,� his aunt, Maret Tsarnaev, told reporters in Canada. �Studied well.�
Investigators identified the two brothers as suspects in the Monday bombings, which happened around 2:50 p.m. near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The blasts killed three people, including 8-year-old Martin Richard, and wounded nearly 200. Physicians have performed multiple amputations on victims, whose ages range from as young as 2 to as old as 78.
The unanswered questions include, beyond the location of the suspected bomber, any idea of motive or explanation for how the two brothers came to be possible murderers.
�Somebody radicalized them,� the brothers� uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, told reporters outside his suburban Maryland home late Friday morning.
In one hint of potential radical interests, a profile published under Dzhokhar Tsarnaev�s name on Vkonta, a Russian-language social media site that resembles Facebook, had links to news videos about terrorist attacks on the subways in Moscow and in the Belarus capital of Minsk.
The violent odyssey that began Monday resumed Thursday evening just a few hours after the FBI released photos and videos of suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, when a security camera in a convenience store in Cambridge captured an image of one of the men.
At 10:30 p.m., Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier, 26, of Somerville, was found fatally shot in his cruiser. He was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The two suspects then carjacked a Mercedes SUV at gunpoint, reportedly identifying themselves to the car�s owner as the perpetrators of the marathon bombing. The car�s owner escaped half an hour later at a gas station and the SUV headed toward Watertown, about eight miles from downtown Boston. Police chased the suspects, even as they tossed several explosive devices at officers from their car.
About 12:45 a.m., gunfire broke out between the suspects and police in Watertown. Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Police Officer Richard H. Donohue was badly wounded in the shootout. Tamerlan Tsarnaev also suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at 1:35 a.m. His younger brother got away in the car, reportedly running over his brother in his haste and setting off a chase that led to close police scrutiny of area. �We are progressing through this neighborhood,� Alben told reporters about noon Friday. �We are going house by house, street by street.�
ABC reported that a resident alerted police to the potential hiding site late Friday. The neighborhood had been locked down all day, but law enforcement officials advised residents after 6 p.m. that it was safe to go outside. One Franklin Street resident went to check on his boat.
�He happened to notice that the boat didn�t look right, so he looked inside, that�s where he saw the blood and the body. They believe that�s the person now, but there�s no other information,� Franklin Street resident George Pizzuto told ABC.
The uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, told reporters that the brothers were ethnic Chechens, though they were not born in Chechnya. The younger brother was born in Kyrgyzstan, Tsarni said. An aunt, Toronto resident Maret Tsarnaeva, said on Canadian television that the father worked as a lawyer and in an �enforcement� agency in his home country, which she said eventually put him at risk.
�He is a soft-hearted, loving father,� the aunt said.
The aunt said she was living in the United States in April 2002 when Dzhokhar arrived along with his mother and father, while the other brother and two sisters remained with relatives in Kazakhstan. The family petitioned for refugee status; the father and mother are now living in the capital city of the Russian republic of Dagestan, where the father, Anzor, told television reporters Friday that he suspected his sons may have been set up as fall guys for what he denounced as a heinous attack in Boston.
�I honestly can�t imagine who could do this,� the father told a Dagestan TV station. �Whoever did this is a bastard.�
The family has been disrupted in recent years, and interviews, social media and public records suggest they weren�t close. Tsarni told reporters he had little contact with his brother�s family, but he would not elaborate on why. A sister of the two suspects, interviewed by the FBI in suburban New Jersey, told reporters through a crack in her door that she had not been in frequent touch with her brothers.
�I never imagined that the children of my brother would be associated with that (bombing),� the uncle said, adding that they �put a shame on our family, (they) put a shame on the entire Chechen ethnicity.�
Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov, in a Russian-language Internet posting translated by McClatchy, vigorously distanced his war-torn country from the two suspects.
�It would be useless to try to make any connection between Chechnya and these Tsarnaevs, if they are indeed guilty,� the president wrote. �They grew up in the United States, their attitudes and beliefs were formed there. The roots of this evil must be sought in America.�
Christopher Swift, adjunct professor of national security studies at Georgetown University, further pointed out that there are big cultural and language differences between Arab and Chechen Muslims.
�They are totally different cultures,� Swift said. �It�s like Greek people going to Ireland � . There�s a big difference between Irish Catholicism and Greek Orthodox Christianity as practiced in Greece.�
The older brother, Tamerlan, was studying at Bunker Hill Community College and had been a boxer. He was married.
The younger brother, Dzhokhar, was a naturalized U.S. citizen who came to the United States in 2002 and attained his citizenship on Sept. 11, 2012. Known by friends and family members as Jahar, he was a student and wrestler at the Dartmouth satellite campus of the state university.


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|Statement: November 15, 2007
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Commissioner Wellinghoff's statement on Southern California Edison Company
"I am pleased to support and concur with today's order granting transmission incentives to these worthwhile projects. I would like to discuss briefly why I believe that incentive ROE adders for transmission are appropriate in this case.
In considering an incentive ROE adder for transmission, I focus on encouraging investment decisions that are beyond upgrades simply required to meet a utility's service obligations or the minimum standard of good utility practice. The failure to meet that standard is why I dissented on E-2 on today's agenda. An incentive adder should be more properly targeted to transmission investments that provide incremental benefits.
Such incremental benefits include those that result from the deployment of "best available technologies" that increase operational and energy efficiency, enhance grid operations, and result in greater grid flexibility. Such investments recognize that efficient transmission facilities and state-of-the-art transmission technologies are essential to solving our energy delivery problems. Promoting such investments is also consistent with the Congressional directive set forth in section 1223 of EPAct 2005.
The investments for which SoCal Edison is seeking incentive ROE adders reflect a commitment to advanced technologies.
- For example, as part of its Devers-Palo Verde II Project and its Tehachapi Project, SoCal Edison plans to employ Static VAR Compensators and associated power electronics that will improve network stability, among other benefits.
- In addition, those projects will feature special protection systems that use fiber optic technologies to provide reliable high speed data communications between switching stations and allow the monitoring systems to trip load in the event of outage contingencies.
It is also important to incorporate into the consideration of transmission incentives in this case another incremental benefit associated with the Tehachapi Project.
Amid heightened concerns about climate change and dependence on foreign oil, it is essential that our country take steps to accelerate the integration of clean, reliable, domestic renewable energy resources into our energy portfolio.
Such resources, including wind and geothermal generation, are usually found in economically developable quantities at dispersed locations remote from load centers. As a result of these characteristics, large-scale investments in transmission are often necessary to deliver renewable energy to market.
The Tehachapi Project is such an investment, as it will enable the interconnection of up to 4,500 MW of dispersed wind resources for generation. In light of the broad and substantial benefits associated with increasing the availability of renewable energy resources, I believe that it is appropriate for the Commission to provide investment incentives in this area.
For these reasons, I concur with today's order."
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Nestled in the Himalayas, the beautiful kingdom of Nepal can hold any visitor's attention. However, if you try to look much deeper, you will easily see that the country lacks some necessary structures, such as education, healthcare, and monetary assistance. Volunteering in this captivating place is currently very popular among young people, mostly because are attracted to the idea of seeing Mount Everest. Nepal has fascinated visitors and academics with its pure loveliness, uniqueness and the spiritual chants that come from the friaries in the deeper dominions of the Himalayas.
Environmental Conservation
Over the past years, Nepal has witnessed an upsurge in environmental destruction. Therefore it needs more volunteers to assist in lessening the negative impact that tourism and rapid economic development have left. The glaciers and areas closer to the Everest base camp have been badly affected by such rampant growth in tourism. Applying for a program in Nepal can help spread awareness of its environmental problems, by becoming an active participant of the movement.
Community Development
Volunteers can help in eradicating poverty in Nepal. By volunteering in this beautiful place, you will get to see remote places, located deep in the heart of the Himalayas, where people do not have any water, electricity or basic vocational courses to find a steady source of income. Examples of community development projects include the restoration of old structures or cleaning up the local villages.
Education/Teaching English
Another opportunity a volunteer can explore in Nepal is teaching English language. Remote communities in Nepal lack the proper facilities to support a well-rounded education. As an overseas volunteer, one will get to teach various subjects, mainly English, to enhance the local curriculum. This will allow students make a good living in the future, by possibly acting as tour guides in the tourism industry.
Volunteers can teach subjects related to personal health in Nepal. This includes how to offer first aid, general data on healthcare, management skills and data related to diseases endemic to the region.
Volunteering Tips
Working with an agency is highly advisable. Ask questions about the individual program you are interested in. If you are looking for something very particular, the agency may be able to direct you towards the greatest opportunities that are available at the moment.
By becoming a volunteer, individuals can enhance their resumes, and appear more desirable in the eyes of good employers. They can also get a tremendous list of skills and experiences that will make them better at what they do.
Do I need to be a citizen of a specific country to volunteer? No. Every person in the world can participate in a project in Nepal.
Is there an age requirement? Any individuals who are 18 years old and above can volunteer, provided that you are in good health.
Will the volunteering team provide me financial support? Unfortunately, no. You will need to support yourself in your chosen volunteering program.
Do I need vaccinations before entering Nepal? What other medications should I bring? You don't need to have immunizations. Though, it is recommended you have vaccines for Diphtheria and Tetanus, Hepatitis A and B, Japanese B Encephalitis, Polio, Rabies, Tetanus and Typhoid. If you will come from a country infected with the yellow fever, it is necessary to be vaccinated prior to entering Nepal.
What is the climate in Nepal? The climate depends on the location. The northern part is much colder and the southern part is warmer. So if you will volunteer near the north, you should bring warm clothes.


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Whiskey in the Jar (aka Whisky in the Jar) is one of the most famous traditional Irish songs, and it has been covered by many artists, from traditional Irish folk groups to hard rock bands. This is a traditional Irish folk arrangement featuring mandolin, acoustic guitar, banjo, tin whistle (penny whistle, Irish flute), accordion, drums, bass guitar, shaker and tambourine. The arrangement and instrumentation of this song give it the feel and sound of something you'd hear late night at a pub in Ireland. This song is perfect for the upcoming St. Patrick's Day holiday!
The download includes both a high quality MP3 and a WAV file.
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Associate Dean of Distributed Learning and Technology and Associate Professor, School of Design Strategies. Designer, professor, writer, musician and multimedia artist. Professional: Co-founder with Carla Leitao of AUM Studio, an award winning architecture and new media firm that has produced residential projects, competitions, and new media installations in Europe and the US. They have participated in urban design and architecture competitions including MAK Vertical Garden; Turku Finland; UIA Celebration of Cities (National Award); House for Andrei Tarkovsky (first prize) and Museum for Nam June Paik. Academic research: Graduate design studios and seminars studying the connections between cinema, architecture, locative media, and digital game design.
Taught at the Columbia University GSAPP from 1998-2010. In 2000-01, he was acting director of the GSAPP's Advanced Architectural Design MS degree. Has also taught at SCIArc, as founder/coordinator of the MediaSCAPES MDesR program and fulltime faculty 2007-09; FIU Miami (Cejas Eminent Scholars Endowed Chair); and at UPenn, Pratt, RPI, and Bennington. Since 1993 has lectured on architecture, film and digital media at institutions including Harvard, Pratt, Princeton, Univ. Ramon Llull, Columbia Univ. GSAPP, Parsons, UPenn, Rensselaer Polytechnic, Iowa State, Ohio State, and Rice. Chronomorphology: Active Time in Architecture, a survey of his graduate design studios at the Columbia GSAP, was published in 2004 by CBA. His work and writing has appeared in Praxis, ANY, AD, Arquine, Leonardo Electronic Almanac, Architecture, Parpaings, Precis, Wired, Metropolis, Assemblage, Ottagono, and Progressive Architecture.


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Michelle Williams Covers 'Marie Claire' February 2011
Michelle Williams graces the cover of Marie Claire's February 2011 issue in a Valentino dress and a Tom Binns necklace.
The 32-year-old Blue Valentine actress shared with the mag how her pal Reese Witherspoon changed her perspective on life.
On Reese's advice in a troubled time: "To give credit where credit is due, I was sharing a difficulty I was experiencing with Reese Witherspoon, and she said, 'Yes, I understand, but think about how much more difficult this would be without the luxury of a reliable, steady income."
On a changed perspective on life: "When things are difficult for me as a single parent, I always reflect on how much harder it would be if I didn't have money�"if I couldn't afford a babysitter to go to yoga class or out to dinner with a girlfriend."
Kate Winslet on Michelle: "From a distance, I feel as if I've actually been having a secret love affair with Michelle. She and I are quite intimate in my fantasy friendship, built on admiration and respect. I'm talking about her acting, of course!"


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My Benji baby has suddenly started limping & i was wondering if like us, do dogs paws go numb if they fall asleep on their foot?
He'd had a nice snooze but he doesn't seem to be putting weight on his front right paw.
This has happened a few times after he's woke up and he seems to just walk it off, but this time it seems to have lasted longer and he seems a little restless.
Any help would be welcomed, if it's just telling me i'm overreacting!!


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Family Therapist
Benjamin Smalley, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist
3300 Clinton Parkway Court, Suite 206, Lawrence, Kansas 66047 | 913-343-1028
Relationships are hard. Whether you find yourself having difficulty with children, partner or as a family - the intensity and duration of that difficulty can become a burden on your daily lives. An unbiased, caring, professional family therapist can be helpful in resolving those difficulties, relieving that stressful relationship and rewarding you with growth and enjoyment of your family. I believe that we are wounded in relationships and so it is in relationships that we experience healing. This starts with hearing from all the voices in the room and mapping out how the system is working well and underfuntioning in other areas. I've done this work for myself with my own family.
Family Therapist
Barbara Cleverdon, M.S., LCMFT
Licensed Clinical Marriage & Family Therapist
1225 N. 78th St., Suite A, KANSAS CITY, Kansas 66112 | 913-515-6919
As a Family Therapist, involving the whole family is important to looking and understanding the dynamics of your unit. There will be times when all are invited for a session, with rules that hopefully promote honest discussion, non-judgmental listening, open communication and problem solving. Depending on the problems presented, there may be times when each member will have their own session such as the parental system will have their own session/s and then the sibling system will have theirs. Grandparents may be invited for a session, as well, especially if they play an ongoing supportive role in the family life.
Family Therapist
Richard Bates, LCMFT, RN
Richard D Bates, Marriage and Family Therapist
205 South Fifth Street Suite 13, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048 | 913-271-7099
Your family is probably experiencing a "bad" person. As a contextual therapist, I am aware that your family is actually one unique "ecosystem". And like an ecosystem, the system balances out. In biology, we called this phenomenon "homeostasis". I am a systems expert and all systems operate under the same rules. No corporation, government, or family is exempt. I can correct this imbalance.
Family Therapist
Laura Drinkard, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist
205 S. 5th St Suite 13, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048 | 785-379-3373
As a Marriage and Family therapist, I am an expert in relationships and the dynamics and issues that arise within the family system. I will work with your family as a whole as opposed to identifying one person as the problem. This will allow our work to be blame free and judgement free with the focus on the relationships and patterns that you may currently be struggling with.
Family Therapist
Debra Neal, LCPC, ICCGC
Professional Counselor
7180 W. 107th St. Ste 21, Overland Park, Kansas 66212 | 816-805-0732
Usually a collborative, solution center approach, this client works with many types of familys. Blended families, alternative families, and groups who live together but have trouble doing so. Using practical, small, self identified goals, clinician starts with techniques that encourage healthy talking and listening Clinician draws upon family systems concepts, cognitive behavioral strategies, and preparing self for change resources.
Family Therapist
Teresa Cote, MA LCPC LCAC CRAADC NCC SAP
Licensed Professional Counselor
8575 West 110th Street, Suite 225, Overland Park, Kansas 66210 | 4846780552
When working with families in therapy, I utilize a family systems approach which addresses each member of the family. The family system has its own structure and patterns of communication, which may be defined by parenting style, personalities, and other influences. My therapy techniques will focus on improving communication skills, addressing conflict management, and working towards a goal of offering solutions to nurture change and development and making the family unit stronger. I utilize therapeutic techniques to address issues such as; marital problems, parent-child conflicts, problems between siblings and the effects of illness on the family.
Family Therapist
Kristal Krahl-Camp, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
155 S. 18th Street, Suite 200, Kansas City, Kansas 66102 | 816-462-2222
Each family is unique and comes with its own issues that directly impact them. I find it an honor and rewarding to work with the entire family system. When you can work on improving the way the whole family interacts and change the relational dynamics, everyone benefits. Each person is a valued member of the family and plays an important role. The family would not be complete without everyone. Family therapy allows understanding and healing for everyone.
Family Therapist
Cheryl Pendell, MA, LPC, NCC, CPT
Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Play Therapist
Parkville, Missouri 64152 | 816-699-2047
Families go through periods of time in which they need help. Do you feel that your family is struggling and you feel lost in how to help? I am a Family Therapist and have a unique talent of helping families find new ways to connect in meaningful ways. If your family is experiencing troubled times don't wait for it to get worse. I will help you find a way to navigate through these difficult times and learn ways of communicating so that each person feels valued, loved and accepted. I work from a systems perspective and can help you identify strengths of your family system and more importantly find ways of reconnecting in a meaningful way.
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SAMHSA leads efforts to ensure that American service men and women and their families can access behavioral health treatment and services.
There are an estimated 23.4 million veterans in the United States, and about 2.2 million military service members and 3.1 million immediate family members.
- The demanding environments of military life and experiences of combat, during which many veterans experience psychological distress, can be further complicated by substance use and related disorders. Many service members face such critical issues as trauma, suicide, homelessness, and/or involvement with the criminal justice system. Approximately 18.5% of service members returning from Iraq or Afghanistan have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression, and 19.5% report experiencing a traumatic brain injury (TBI) during deployment.
- Approximately 50% of returning service members who need treatment for mental health conditions seek it, but only slightly more than half who receive treatment receive adequate care.
- Between 2004 and 2006, 7.1% of U.S. veterans met the criteria for a substance use disorder.
- The Army suicide rate reached an all-time high in 2012.
- In the 5 years from 2005 to 2009, more than 1,100 members of the Armed Forces took their own lives, an average of 1 suicide every 36 hours.
- According to an assessment by the Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Veterans Affairs (VA), nearly 76,000 veterans experienced homeless on a given night in 2009. Some 136,000 veterans spent at least one night in a shelter during that year.
- Mental and substance use disorders caused more hospitalizations among U.S. troops in 2009 than any other cause.
- A recent Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) report, Twenty-one Percent of Veterans in Substance Abuse Treatment Were Homeless (PDF | 488 KB) states that about 70% of homeless veterans also experience a substance use disorder.
Research also shows the negative impacts that deployment and trauma-related stress can have on military families, particularly wives and children:
- Cumulative lengths of deployments are associated with more emotional difficulties among military children and more mental health diagnoses among U.S. Army wives.
- Children of deployed military personnel have more school-, family-, and peer-related emotional difficulties, compared with national samples.
Although active duty troops and their families are eligible for care from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), a significant number choose not to access those services due to fear of discrimination or the harm receiving treatment for behavioral health issues may have on their military career or that of their spouse. National Guard and Reserve troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan (approximately 40% of the total) are eligible for behavioral health care services from the VA, but many are unable or unwilling to access those services. Many National Guard, Reserve, veterans, and active duty service members as well as their families seek care in communities across this country, particularly from state, territorial, tribal, local, and private behavioral health care systems, often with employer-sponsored coverage.
Military families have a culture and unique behavioral health needs that may not be understood within the greater community. SAMHSA supports the behavioral health needs of America's service men and women—active duty, National Guard, Reserve, and veterans—along with their families, by leading efforts to ensure that community-based services are accessible, culturally competent, and trauma-informed. Reintegration is the primary goal.
Please visit the following pages for more detailed information on each:
- SAMHSA's Efforts to Support Veterans and Military Families
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friday's news 8thy june includes west hamAn archive of Cockney Hammer's West Ham-related daily news digests.
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SOUTHAMPTON are ready to sign Robert Green, 32, instead of his England Euro 2012 team-mate Jack Butland, 19, to strengthen their keeper options.
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Prem suitors tracking Ismail
Several Premier League clubs are keeping tabs on highly-rated Wolves starlet Zeli Ismail, according to reports.
Ismail, who has come through the ranks at Molineux, is regarded as one of the most exciting talents in England after catching the eye for Wolves and England's youth sides.
The talented winger has been talked about since the age of 14 when he burst onto the scene with England's Under-16s at the Milk Cup tournament in Northern Ireland.
The likes of Chelsea and Manchester City have been credited with an interest in Ismail in the past and a number of other clubs are also tracking his progress.
Ismail is entering the final year of his contract at Wolves and as yet no new deal has been discussed alerting his suitors to his possible availability.
The likes of Fulham, Queens Park Rangers and West Ham are all thought to be weighing up moves for the skilful midfielder as they look to lure him from Molineux.
Wolves would be loath to lose their prize asset, but they could face a fight to keep hold of him if they fail to tie him down to a new deal with Premier League clubs waiting in the wings to snap him up.
Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric, 26, is on his way to Manchester United with Sir Alex Ferguson offering a £25m fee, rising to £30m based on appearances and success.
the Sun
Manchester United's hopes of signing Valencia left-back Jordi Alba, 23, are all but over with Barcelona set to complete a deal this week.
Inter Milan are considering making a move this summer for Manchester City's 26-year-old defender Aleksandar Kolarov.
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Aleksandar Kolarov made 27 appearances for Manchester City last season
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Bolton are set to hijack Celtic's move for out-of-favour Leicester defender Matt Mills, 25, who is rated at £3m.
the Sun
Birmingham's Ben Foster, 29, is Queen's Park Rangers' top target in their search for a new first-choice goalkeeper.
Daily Mirror
Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly agreed a deal to sign Nottingham Forest's 18-year-old centre-back Jamaal Lascelles , beating off competition from Arsenal.
Newcastle have entered the race to sign former Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou, 26, who is available on a free transfer after the Champions League winners decided not to offer him a new deal.
The Netherlands squad have been subjected to monkey chants during a public pre-Euro 2012 training session in Krakow, Poland - a day before England plan to hold a similar session.
Daily Mirror
Midfielder Niko Kranjcar has spoken of his joy at completing a move to Dynamo Kiev after admitting that his time at Tottenham was "disappointing".
X Factor bosses have rearranged the schedules for the auditions in Glasgow next week so that staff on the show can watch England's opening match of Euro 2012.
Full story: Metro
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Cheers, CH.
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Cheers, CH
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Cheers CH, as always.
Green to Soton must be some kind of joke
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Rosie Jones
Rosie f*cking Jones
Rosie Jones
F*cks sake Rosie Jones
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Cheers CH. Green to Southampton?
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Hope you had the tissues handy Rars
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Thanks CH.
Green to Soton - poor career move IMO
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cracking BOTD!
Modric £25 M !? Pwahahahahhahaahahah
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Just asked my Wolves supporting mate if Ismail is any good.
His reply...who is he?
Think that says it all about his 'talents'
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Biggest news of the day - We're back on the Premiership webpage on Skysports news.
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Thanks CH
It shouldn't I know but this Rob G. saga of being linked to every secondary club in the premiership is pissing me off.
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Cheers CH.
****ing southhampton? Bad darts Greeno, QPR, southhampton,maybe he just likes the championship.
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We present our recent numerical calculations for the Heisenberg model on the square and
Kagome lattices, showing that gapless spin liquids may be stabilized in highly-frustrated
regimes. In particular, we start from Gutzwiller-projected fermionic states that may
describe magnetically disordered phases,[1] and apply few Lanczos steps in order to improve
their accuracy. Thanks to the variance extrapolation technique,[2] accurate estimations of
the energies are possible, for both the ground state and few low-energy excitations.
Our approach suggests that magnetically disordered phases can be described by Abrikosov
fermions coupled to gauge fields.
For the Kagome lattice, we find that a gapless U(1) spin liquid with Dirac cones
is competitive with previously proposed gapped spin liquids when only the nearest-neighbor
antiferromagnetic interaction is present.[3,4] The inclusion of a next-nearest-neighbor term
lead to a Z_2 gapped spin liquid,[5] in agreement with density-matrix renormalization group
calculations.[6] In the Heisenberg model on the square lattice with both nearest- and
next-nearest-neighbor interactions, a Z_2 spin liquid with gapless spinon excitations is
stabilized in the frustrated regime.[7] This results are (partially) in agreement with recent
density-matrix renormalization group on large cylinders.[8]
[1] X.-G. Wen, Phys. Rev. B {\bf 44}, 2664 (1991); Phys. Rev. B {\bf 65}, 165113 (2002).
[2] S. Sorella, Phys. Rev. B {\bf 64}, 024512 (2001).
[3] Y. Iqbal, F. Becca, S. Sorella, and D. Poilblanc, Phys. Rev. B 87, 060405(R) (2013).
[4] Y. Iqbal, D. Poilblanc, and F. Becca, Phys. Rev. B 89, 020407(R) (2014).
[5] W.-J. Hu, Y. Iqbal, F. Becca, D. Poilblanc, and D. Sheng, unpublished.
[6] H.-C. Jiang, Z. Wang, and L. Balents, Nat. Phys. 8, 902 (2012);
S. Yan, D. Huse, and S. White, Science 332, 1173 (2011).
[7] W.-J. Hu, F. Becca, A. Parola, and S. Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 88, 060402(R) (2013).
[8] S.-S. Gong, W.Z., D.N. Sheng, O.I. Motrunich, and M.P.A. Fisher, arXiv:1311.5962 (2013).


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Playoff spots, jobs on the line in Week 17
Washington Redskins' Game Day discussions for 2003, 2004, and 2005
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Playoff spots, jobs on the line in Week 17
Editor's note: ESPN.com senior NFL writer John Clayton's "First and 10" column takes you around the league, with a look at the best game of the week, followed by primers for 10 other games. Here's his look at Week 17.
First … New York Giants at Washington Redskins
Tom Coughlin sits on the hottest seat in the NFL.
With one week to go, he demoted offensive coordinator John Hufnagel, giving Kevin Gilbride the chance to turn around struggling quarterback Eli Manning. That's the ultimate sign that Coughlin knows his job is on the line. If the Giants beat the Redskins Saturday, he has a fighting chance to keep his job. If not, well, the internal politics begin.
The Giants have lost six of their last seven games and Manning has regressed. Considering the organization traded what have turned out to be three Pro Bowl players to get Manning, Giants ownership might not look favorably on Coughlin. The Giants could try a Hail Mary and go after Notre Dame's Charlie Weis or look around the NFL at a top offensive head coach candidate.
The last thing in the world the Giants need is a coaching change, though. Coughlin is disciplined and produces winners. With Manning struggling at the end of last season, Coughlin captured the NFC East title in his second year with the Giants.
Coughlin will always have the ownership support of John Mara, and that will help. But getting into the playoffs and maybe winning a game would help even more. The challenge starts against a Redskins team that is trying to find its way with Jason Campbell at quarterback.
Campbell is 2-4 as a starter, but the Redskins have been in every one of the games. Their biggest loss since he replaced Mark Brunell was by 10 points. Week by week, Campbell is showing progress.
Coughlin wishes he could say the same thing about Manning. No one can figure out why Manning has hit this midseason funk. It goes beyond the injuries to wide receiver Amani Toomer and left tackle Luke Petitgout.
Earlier this year, Manning made great strides in improving his short passes. He's always been pretty good on the long throws. But the short passes improve one's completion percentage, and Manning is barely over 51 percent during this seven-game stretch.
Manning needs to cross the 60 percent completion mark this season, but he's dropped to 58.3 because of this seven-game slump. His quarterback rating is 77.4.
The pressure is on. If the Giants lose, the odds of all the other wild-card contenders losing and allowing New York to back into the playoffs are slim. So Tiki Barber might be playing his last game. General manager Ernie Accorsi could be pulling out of the office for the final time on Monday. Making the playoffs at 8-8 might not have been what was in mind early in the season, but a win against the Redskins all but assures the Giants a spot in the playoffs. And right now, that sounds pretty good to them.
Other ten games can be found here
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If the world didn't suck we'd all fall off
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hold on....
If the world didn't suck we'd all fall off
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Washington wins today.
Prediction: Coughlin and Accorsi lose their jobs next week.
Prediction: Coughlin and Accorsi lose their jobs next week.
Daniel Snyder has defined incompetence, failure and greed to true Washington Redskins fans for over a decade and a half. Stay away from football operations !!!
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Prediction: Coughlin and Accorsi lose their jobs next week.
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I like that the Giants won! It means that Coughlin will be with them for one more year and that is a good thing!
Redskins Rule!!!
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Digital Learning: The Future of Schooling? Session 1
May 24, 2012
Join us for this important, nonpartisan event about digital learning and where it will take education in Ohio -- and the nation -- in the years to come. National and state-based education experts and policymakers will debate and discuss digital learning in the context of the Common Core academic standards initiatives, teacher evaluations and school accountability, governance challenges and opportunities, and school funding and spending.


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Profile of Nancy Pelosi
Name at birth: Nancy D'Alesandro
Democrat Nancy Pelosi became the Speaker of the House of Representatives on 4 January 2007, which made her the first woman ever to hold the post. Nancy Pelosi graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C. in 1962, then married businessman Paul Pelosi and moved to his native San Francisco. She worked her way up through the state Democratic party before entering Congress after a special election in California's 8th District in 1987. The 8th District, which includes much of San Francisco, is considered one of the more liberal districts in the United States, and thus Nancy Pelosi has often been accused of extreme liberalism by her political opponents. She was named Minority Leader in November of 2002, becoming the first woman to lead a political party in the history of the U.S. Congress. After Democrats won control of the House of Representatives in the national elections of November 2006, Nancy Pelosi was elected Speaker of the House for the session beginning in 2007 and then re-elected in 2009 as fellow Democrat Barack Obama took office. Republicans won control of the House in the elections of 2010, and Pelosi was replaced as Speaker by Republican John Boehner of Ohio. She continues to represent the 8th District.
Nancy Pelosi is the mother of filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, director of the documentaries Journeys With George (2002, with George W. Bush) and Friends of God (2007, featuring Ted Haggard)… Nancy Pelosi was first elected to congress in a special election to replace Representative Sala Burton, who died in office… Pelosi's father, Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. was a congressman from Maryland (1939-47) and mayor of Baltimore (1947-59). Her brother, Thomas J. D'Alesandro III, also was mayor of Baltimore from 1967-71.
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The only thing that Van Smith got right in his slanderous, tabloid-style article supposedly about me for Baltimore City Paper is the fact that I am a rabbi. The rest of it is his own sick anti-Semitic fantasy, and indeed a blood-libel of the most classic and hideous type. Here we reveal just some of the gross inaccuracies he has committed to print:
* I am not a Satanist and never have been, but perhaps Van Smith considers all Jews to be "satanic". By the way, does he always ask members of the clergy if they have a "day job"?
* Van did not take the photo of me included in the article. He obviously scoured the internet for the worst photo he could find and used it.
* I have never had or attempted to have sexual relations with anyone below the legal age of consent, nor have I "claimed" to do so, or ever been accused of/charged with doing so. See what I mean? BLOOD LIBEL!!
* I did not appear on any "Christian radio show" in the 1990s or at any other time, and certainly have nothing to do with Bob Larson!
* I did not grow up in Greektown (?).
* I have never met with or spoken to Van Smith in person. My sole contact with him was when he called my business number and asked if I would be interviewed. Knowing of his close friendship with the known neo-Nazi and convicted narcotics dealer Christopher "Chris X" Neu, I declined.
* I have indeed lectured on paranormal topics at Johns Hopkins University and at many other prominent educational institutions.
* I have nothing whatsoever to do with the "Old Orthodox Hermitage of St. Jerome", or any other Christian organization.
* I did not do a "Satanic ritual" onstage at Ottobar in 2000 or at any other place or time!
* I have never been on George Noory's Coast to Coast AM, though they have asked me to appear on several occasions. I have always declined due to the show's incredible stupidity since Art Bell left.
* The only name I have ever had or used is Daniel Rumanos ben Yaakov.
* I am not in any way part of the "Order of Shaitan Satanic Embassy", a long-defunct organization whose leader died years ago. I do however, have much to do with its ENDING, which is why I am now in possession of its old website domains, which have been purified and are now used for Kabbalistic purposes.
* I am a rabbi and have never practiced any religion other than Judaism. Any other religious titles that I may possess are strictly honorary, having been granted to me by individuals which I have assisted in spiritual matters from time to time.
* My mother was Jewish, not Christian.
I will be a good Jewish boy and end this rant with that defense of my late mother instead of going more into what I really think of Mr. Van Smith!
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Now, maraschino medley, I cannot guarantee that all of these things will be right out in public the very first night. We have so many wonders every year at the Book Fair that we need you to keep coming back to check throughout the weekend. But among the wonders and marvels we have to offer this year are a few treasures that, as I said last year, do not exactly justify the cost of running a security camera.
We have a book on tape, unabridged, by suspense writer Nelson DeMille. The last tape in the set received special attention by the previous owner after it broke. He wrapped the loose tape around and around the outside of the cassette, so that at least if you can't listen to the ending of the book, you can look at it. (Yeah, I think I'll put it out fior sale. Forces you to buy a copy of the book, doesn't it?)
We have a couple of computer keyboards that must still fit SOMETHING.
We have some legendary art books published with all manner of limited edition prints and special signed plates. All the special prints and plates are missing, but hey, that brings the price from $500 to $10, so that's all to the good, right?
As mentioned in a previous blog, we have nearly 100 fine copies of The Vintage Bradbury. Not only is Ray Bradbury a master of the short story, a pivotal figure in modern science fiction, but he's a local boy. Used to hang around in Evanston. (That would make ME write science fiction.)
We have a full-length LP, the first in a series, which gives you lessons in wild game calls. (I bet no one else is selling a recording of a man imitating a wild boar.)
We have a kid's stamp album, crammed with stamps-US and international–in the 1960s. The kid got tired of the stamp hinges always coming loose, so at one point used Scotch tape to hold down the US section. Another chance to find a few rarities going really, really cheap. (For those of you too young to remember, clear adhesive tape used to have a habit of turning yellow and then brown as it aged; enhances the beauty of the object taped.)
And if all that is not enough to prove to you that you MUST come to the Newberry Library Book Fair, I have saved the best for last. As of this writing, we do not have a single copy of the book written by the most recent ex-governor of Illinois.


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Rorke wrote:The communication deficiency with IKO is well known.
While IKO will reply to emails regarding basic FAQ's, I am not sure that they are able to respond to anything less usual.
Even if the IKO gatekeepers have a method of pushing questions/requests/suggestions up the chain, there may be some kind of policy-making paralysis at upper levels.
I think very highly of the IKO program curriculum. It is outstanding.
My instructor evaluator in Miami was very good, and I surprisingly learned a lot.
While there are fundamental problems there are also solutions.
If IKO does not implement these solutions, they will 1. remain vulnerable; 2. Get publicity like this post.
Of course, IKO principals may just not care or be trying to sell their curriculum (which is valuable, but not irreproducible).
I am no expert, however, I have been through enough training to know the score.
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When Cheryl Pahl and her husband downsized a little over a year ago, she had one big problem: she couldn't take all of her furniture with her.
"We moved from a 2,800-square-foot house to an 1,800-square-foot duplex in an adult community in River-bend," she says. "There was no way I could fit all of my furniture into our new place."
To complicate matters, Pahl was caught off guard when their old house sold in just four days and the new owners wanted to take possession in six weeks. The quick turnaround left Pahl in a panic trying to deal with her furniture, along with all the other work associated with moving.
She knew she had to sell some furniture, and quickly. Although many people have success selling items on sites like Kijiji, Pahl wanted to avoid that route.
"I really didn't like the idea of opening up my house to strangers. You just don't know who is coming to the door."
Plus, her furniture was high-quality and she didn't want to give it away. It wasn't until Pahl met up with a friend that she found her solution.
"I was telling a friend about my furniture dilemma and he knew of a consignment furniture store that might be able to help."
That store, Decade to Decade (7425 72A St.), turned out to be Pahl's lifesaver. Decade to Decade is a consignment store that buys and sells high-quality furnishings and accessories.
Owner Gayle Andersen says she enjoys helping sellers. "Most people who contact me are downsizing, moving out of the province, or are in charge of a relative's estate. Sometimes they are in a real panic because they have to move in a few days and have furniture they can't take with them."
Andersen, a certified interior decorator, will come to your home to assess what you have. "I look for high quality, whether it's antique or contemporary. I take into consideration everything about the piece, from its quality to enduring design."
The seller and Andersen determine a price together, and the consignment split is 50/50.
Andersen wound up taking Pahl's two sofas, her dining room suite, a server and coffee tables, among other items.
Pahl recalls it was an easy solution. "They came and looked at what I had, then arranged to have my furniture moved. It was one less thing to worry about and they take care of selling it for me."
Having Decade to Decade take care of moving and selling her furniture was a definite plus. On the other hand, Pahl says the hardest part of the whole experience was the idea of parting with her furniture.
"We had a formal dining room in the old house, but not in the new one so we couldn't bring the dining suite with us.
"We'd had the suite for 30 years, but we had to let it go."
To help decide what had to go, Pahl drew out a plan of the new house to see what furniture would fit and started arranging on paper. She kept in mind the scale of her furniture in relation to the new space.
Luckily Pahl was able to use some of her furniture in her new home, which saved her time and money having to buy replacement pieces.
"What was in my family room in the old house, now fits in the living room of the new house," she says. "Everything's turned out fine."
Wownsize Gracefully
Moving to a smaller space most likely means you won't be able to move all of your furniture with you. Patti Holmstrom, an Edmonton-based interior designer and president of the Canadian Interior Decorators' Association, offers some tips for downsizing:
- Know your space and how you want to use it. Measure the floor space and your furniture to make sure it will fit and is the right scale. The furniture has to work in the new space. If it doesn't, it will never feel right.
- Try to keep those pieces that are in the best condition and the most expensive to replace. If there isn't room for all of it, edit. Maybe keep the loveseat but not the sofa.
- Consider items that are multipurpose. A lift-lid ottoman can serve as a coffee table and storage.
- Repurpose furniture. Perhaps a small dresser can be used in an entryway. If you have an heirloom piece that you can't part with, see if it can be used in another room where it can still be respected and honoured.
- Think of downsizing as a fresh start. You may decide to buy all brand-new furniture.


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Milwaukee Road to be subject of library talk
"Milwaukee Road" will be presented from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Algonquin Area Public Library, 2600 Harnish Drive.
Ted Schnepf of Rails Unlimited in Elgin will take attendees on a video journey around the Chicago area via the Milwaukee Road line between World War I and World War II.
Registration is required online at www.aapld.org or in person.
WEDNESDAY, May 8
Local author to speak at Huntley library
"Local Voices: Sebastian & Me: A Rite of Passage & Spiritual Journey" will be presented from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Huntley Area Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road.
In honor of National Pet Month, local author Kay A. Clark will discuss her book and writing process. The book is a collection of stories chronicling the strength of the human spirit and the bond formed between a cat and its owner.
Information will be available about local animal shelters and pets that need loving homes.
Registration is required by calling 847-669-5386, ext. 21.
THURSDAY, May 9
AARP Driver Safety course planned in Cary
An AARP Driver Safety class will be offered from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Cary Area Public Library, 1606 Three Oaks Road.
This refresher course is designed for motorists age 50 and older.
Upon successfully completing the eight-hour course, graduates may present their course completion certificate to their insurance agent for a discount.
The charge for the course is $12 for AARP members and $14 for nonmembers.
Registration is required and may be done in person, online at www.caryarealibrary.info or by phone at 847-639-4210.
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DiCaprio, Mulligan star in 'The Great Gatsby'
"The Great Gatsby," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Joel Edgerton, opens in theaters.
A Midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor.
The movie is rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language.
'Hunter Gatherers' to be staged in Richmond
Theater Undreground will present "Hunter Gatherers" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 17-18 and May 24-25 at Memorial Hall Civic Theatre, 10308 Main St., Richmond.
The play, by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, is about four now-married high school best friends who get together for an annual dinner that ends up a little wilder than previous parties. This is an adult-themed show that should be viewed as a R-rated production.
Tickets are $10 with $2 of every ticket sold donated to Animal House Shelter.
For tickets and information, call 815-575-9884 or visit email@example.com.
CL Central to present 'The Miser'
Crystal Lake Central Theater will present "The Miser" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Crystal Lake Central High School, 45 W. Franklin St., Crystal Lake.
This stage production is set in 17th-century France and explores the themes of love, greed and family dysfunction in an ancient precursor to the modern romantic comedy.
Tickets, at $7 adults, $5 seniors and students, will be available at the door.
Art market planned at Harvard's Starline
Starline Factory Art Market will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at Starline Factory, 306 W. Front St., Harvard.
The event will feature resident Starline artists and monthly featured artists, open studios, a cash bar and special deals and offers on original artwork. A mystery box will be offered with each piece of art purchased. It is presented by the Smokestack Art Newsletter.
For information, call 815-943-4805 or visit www.starlinefactory.com.
SATURDAY, May 11
Railway museum to feature new exhibit
"Brilliance," a new exhibit honoring the lives of women on the North Shore Line, will open with a 1 p.m. reception Saturday and continue through Aug. 31 at the Illinois Railway Museum, 7000 Olson Road, east of Union.
The museum operating schedule is as follows: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through October.
Fares are $14 for adults, $10 for children, and $50 for families on weekends May through September.
For information, call 815-923-4000 or visit www.irm.org.
Firefighters 5K to set off in Cary
The Cary Firefighters Association 5K Race will be at 8 a.m. Saturday, starting at Cary Junior High School, 2109 Crystal Lake Road, Cary.
This is a USA Track and Field certified course that includes a fun run for children. The cost is $40. A portion of the proceeds benefit the "I Am Me" burn camp for children. Pick up a packet from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the New Balance store in Crystal Lake or from 6:30 to 7 a.m. on race day.
Register at www.signmeup.com/91175.
McHenry County home, garden expo planned
The McHenry County Home & Garden Expo will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Road, Woodstock.
This is a home-improvement show offering products and services for large or small, indoor or outdoor projects and more. The event is sponsored by Showcase Productions. Admission is free.
For information, call 630-953-2500 or visit www.freehomeshow.com.
Crystal Lake library to host 'Read to the Dog'
"Read to the Dog" will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 Paddock St.
Children will have the chance to cuddle up with a real dog and read. The dogs are very good listeners and won't interrupt. Children may read whatever book they would like.
Registration is required in person, by phone at 815-459-1687 or online at www.crystallakelibrary.org.
SUNDAY, May 12
Haque to perform at The Listening Room
Fareed Haque will perform from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at The Listening Room at Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake.
The theme of the concert is "Lullabies and Love," featuring guest vocalists Orna Oriana and Jill Sanderson.
Tickets are $20.
For tickets and information, call 815-455-8000 or visit www.lakesidelegacy.org.


text: My son is 13 months and we still bf on demand. We still do dream feeds as well. Well in the next month or 2 I plan on moving to NC to be with my husband. I am hoping before we get there he is able to find a suitable place for the 4 of us. Right now the place he is at is not kid friendly. He was told that if our son cries a lot and they get complaints we. I know this is not a ideal but we would like to all be together again. He was stationed over seas and I moved home when he deployed so I would have my parents there to help with my daughter when I our son. My husband has not been thrilled with my choice to bf as long as I have and would love to see me wean and now with the move he has tried to bring up the topic of weaning our son. I honestly thinks he just wants my boobs to be his again....Anyways I have made it clear once again this is between our son and I that I will nurse until our son weans him self. So than we started talking about if he couldn't find a kid friendly place how to keep our son from crying. I told him best bet would be Co-sleeping. Right now I share a room with my son who does cry a few seconds as I sit u to get him. I have co-slept with him when hes been sick or teething so we could nurse more with out all the fussing. My husband is not thrilled with this idea and I cant think of anything else. I was wondering if any of you would have any ideas ... I oddly don't want to give up our dream feeds if I can help it since its the only time I get to cuddle with my little man and he isn't wiggling all over the place. I also was wondering if any of you know the laws when it comes to NIP when it comes to NC if there is a age limit on it or if I have to cover or not.


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ANGEL FIRE, N.M. (AP) – Four people died at the airport in the northern New Mexico community of Angel Fire after the single-engine plane they were traveling in crashed as it was taking off.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says the cause of the crash was unknown, but noted that the area was experiencing heavy winds at the time of the crash Sunday afternoon. The plane's destination wasn't immediately known.
No information was available about the two adults and two children aboard the single-engine Mooney plane. State police say there were no survivors in the crash.
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are on their way to the site.
Angel Fire is located 150 miles northeast of Albuquerque. The plane was owned by a company in Scottsville, Texas.
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Speech by the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation at EFA Conference
The contribution to education within Danish development assistance
I have been looking forward to this conference. To take stock of the progress towards fulfilling the Education for All goals is for me not only a necessary exercise it is also something I am highly interested in.
By endorsing the Dakar Action Plan and the Millennium Development Goals, Denmark has committed itself to make an extra effort to assist in the provision of quality education for everybody. It is encouraging - and in fact a source of great relief to me to be in the position to say that the proportion of Danish bilateral development aid, allocated to education, has increased during the last few years.
When the government came into office in 2001, it was decided to give education higher priority. The concrete result of this decision is the addition of 5 new education sector programmes, which are broadly defined to provide better educational opportunities for both children and adults. In total, Denmark supports 8 education sector programmes in our 15 programme countries.
Furthermore, Denmark supports educational development in Afghanistan and is just beginning to do so also in southern part of Sudan. In the transition in these two countries from a situation of war-torn crisis to a democratic society, education plays a key role. Therefore, the Danish contribution here has a particular focus on education.
In terms of numbers, the enhanced focus on education means that education received more than 8 percent of Danish bilateral aid in 2004. And with the new sector programmes I expect this share to increase further through the next few years.
In this context, a word of caution about the proportional distribution of bilateral aid to different sectors. With new aid modalities, such as general budget support and multi-sector support, the picture one gets when looking at the sector distribution of bilateral aid only tells part of the truth. In countries where part of the aid is provided as budget support, the consultations with the country about national spending are of utmost importance. With the new aid modalities, donor contributions to a particular sector cannot only be assessed from the share that goes directly to education activities. Therefore, a political dialogue about resource allocation to education within the national budget is essential. It is equally important to note that this strategy also puts the emphasis on the responsibility of the partner country to take the lead in implementing anti-poverty policy within which equal access to education of a good quality is an indispensable provision.
In pursuance of the Education for All goals the major actors in multilateral development cooperation are the World Bank, UNICEF and UNESCO. In our dialogue with these organisations, Denmark has for many years supported and encouraged their continued and coordinated contribution to the EFA process.
UNESCO has, as a specialised agency, primarily a normative function. This role is very essential. Furthermore, UNESCO is the global lead coordinator for both the Education for All movement and for United Nations Literacy Decade. Hence, UNESCO has a central position in contributing to the international communitys support for achievement of the Education for All goals.
As you may know, I have decided to increase the extra budgetary contribution to UNESCO from 5 million Danish Kroner last year to 20 million Danish Kroner this year. I would particularly like to see these funds contribute to strengthening UNESCOs capability as international lead co-ordinator on the Education for All movement. In concrete terms, I hope that this contribution will help to assure that many more children, men and women are guaranteed their right to education.
As a major donor to UNICEF, with an annual contribution of 180 million Danish Kroner, Denmark acknowledges the important work carried out by this organisation in the field of basic education. I would like to emphasise UNICEFs work as lead agency on United Nations Girls' Education Initiative, which aims at ensuring that an increasing numbers of girls get an education, that they stay in school, and that they are equipped with the basic tools they need to succeed later in life.
This initiative is especially important because we all know, taught by years of experience, that an educated girl tends to marry later and have fewer children. The children she gives birth to will be more likely to survive; they will be better nourished and better educated. She will be more productive at home and better paid in the workplace. She will also be able to better protect herself against HIV/AIDS and to assume a more active role in social, economic and political decision-making throughout her life. In other words, investing in girls education has an extremely high rate of return.
I have noticed that the Global Monitoring Report shows steady progress towards gender parity within education. The progress is very good news but not good enough. In poor countries, the disparity is nearly always at the expense of girls. I understand that it is different in Denmark, and therefore I am looking forward to hearing what Niels Egelund has to say later. Last year, 94 countries missed the 2005 gender parity target. 86 countries are at risk of not achieving gender parity by 2015. Thus millions of girls are still out of school.
The question for me is how Denmark can contribute to speed up the progress and help the poor countries reach gender parity. Danish assistance seeks to prioritise those aspects of the EFA goals that give particular attention to gender issues and - in the wider context - issues relating to marginalisation and vulnerability. When focusing on getting more girls in school, our ambitions must not stop when the girl has entered the classroom. A lot has to be done to improve the quality of education and to promote equity in learning achievement and opportunity for further education and training. In our partner countries we support the improvement of collection and analysis of disaggregated data to help ensure that equity will be given the necessary attention.
In the wider perspective, it is equally important to improve the opportunities for girls to continue their education into secondary and tertiary education, and technical and vocational training, and eventually for their entrance into the world of work and employment. There is, therefore, a need for support to development of the education sector aiming at eliminating the gender gap at all levels of education.
Such a strategy is a long-term vision, but its importance is undeniable. It will not only help to increase girls and young womens opportunities in education and employment, but will be an equally important factor in decreasing illiteracy and eliminating gender disparities in education.
As mentioned earlier, Denmark supports these views and strategic developments at the global level through our support to United Nations Girls Education Initiative, and through our membership of its Global Advisory Committee.
I will now turn to the theme that the Global Monitoring Report 2006 especially deals with, namely Literacy. This theme is highly relevant as the ability to read and write is entangled with and influences, among other things, poverty, gender and democratisation issues, which are at the very centre of development cooperation, and which receive high priority in the governments development policy. Nevertheless, the statistics of illiteracy continue to be alarming. According to the report, 771 million adults are illiterate, and the majority is women. It is furthermore of great concern that 132 million of these adults are young people between 15 and 24 years. When the report at the same time shows that donor spending on primary education, and literacy activities in particular, continue to be insufficient, it is indeed a cause for concern.
Insufficient investments in primary education are an indirect obstacle to improvement in adult literacy in a country. On the other hand, a too one-sided attention to formal primary education may result in neglect at least in part of those adults and young people who never made it to school or dropped out. There is little doubt that those of the Dakar Goals that were not integrated into the Millennium Development Goals have received less attention than the goals of universal primary education and gender parity and equity. The focus on the Millennium Development Goals can also be found in Danish development assistance, but with respect to education we see them in the broader strategic perspective.
There is, nonetheless, a justifiable logic to invest quite heavily in primary education, as it also helps to improve the literacy rate. Hence, primary education continues to receive by far the largest share of the Danish support to education.
There is, however, a fine balance, that is necessary to keep in mind, between investing in the new generations and the need to meet the obligation to help the 771 million illiterate people to retain and realise their right to acquire reading, writing and numeracy skills. For me it is essential that Denmark continues to keep a focus on primary education, but at the same time to incorporate this into a holistic approach to education in which the support is not only for those who were fortunate enough to make it to school.
All partner countries in which Denmark supports education have formulated an education sector strategy, reflecting the Education for All goals, and thus also including a strategy for literacy. Some of the countries are in the process of closing the gap of illiteracy, as they are also getting near to achieving universal primary education. I can quote Bhutan and Bolivia as examples in this respect. Others still have a long way to go, as is the case in Benin, Burkina Faso and Nepal. In all of the countries, however, focused and continuous attention is required to accelerate the process towards elimination of illiteracy.
As I said earlier, Denmark supports the process of including and strengthening literacy as an integral part of a comprehensive education strategy. I believe that literacy is a goal in itself, but also a means to achieving the other Education for All goals, as well as enhancing social and economic inclusion and participation. This is in line with the holistic thinking behind the EFA goals, which ensures that they are mutually supportive and help to provide the foundation for sustainable development.
In most countries NGOs, church organisations and community-based organisations have tried to respond to the need for literacy campaigns and programmes. However, it goes without saying that the national education system must take the lead in order to accelerate these processes. I believe that there is a vast potential in the fight against illiteracy in the mutually supportive interaction between governments and civil society.
Bolivia is an interesting example of this. In Bolivia the ministry of education is launching a new strategy framework for literacy and adult education, with enhanced government participation, but at the same time acknowledging and taking advantage of the valuable work of many civil society organisations. In Burkina Faso the government has openly recognised its limited capacity within literacy and adult education and consequently asked Denmark to support a capable local NGO with long-term experience through a specific component of the overall Danish sector support. Similar examples can be quoted from other partner countries in which Denmark supports education.
The Global Monitoring Report highlights the link between illiteracy and poverty and social and cultural exclusion. Through the emphasis on poverty reduction in our support to education we are seeking to address the problem of illiteracy from different angles, and in line with the reports identification of that link. It is among the poorest parts of the population that the illiteracy rate is highest and the rate for Primary Completion lowest. I should add to this that Danish support to bilingual or perhaps even multilingual - education in various countries is provided with the view to contributing to the increase of the literacy rate.
I therefore strongly support the proposed strategy in the Global Monitoring Report to strike a sound balance between quality schooling for all children and increased attention to literacy programmes for youth and adults. I believe that Denmark has made a valuable effort to promote this balance in our development assistance, and I can assure you that we will continuously monitor the development of literacy in each of our partner countries. In the case of stagnation or a negative development, we will, together with the government and other development partners, make every possible effort to help bring the development back on a positive track.
The Global Monitoring Report has become a useful tool to focus on many essential issues in assistance to education and I believe there are valuable lessons to be learned for both donors and developing countries, as well as politicians and practitioners. Therefore, Denmark has also decided to provide financial support to the Global Monitoring Report. I am now looking forward to listening to the presentation of this years report by the leader of the Global Monitoring Report Team, Mr. Nicholas Burnett.
Thank you.
(Edited February 5, 2006)