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Asia: A hunger free Asia is possible
| A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on Human Rights Day 2014
( December 10, 2014, Hong Kong SAR, Sri Lanka Guardian) The more things change, the more they remain the same goes an adage. It holds true for hunger in Asia. Most Asian countries appear to have made momentous gains in addressing absolute hunger, as evidenced by the Global Hunger Report 2014 of the International Food Policy Research Institute. However, there have been no advances in fighting "hidden hunger", i.e. micronutrient deficiency. The percentage point gains showcased in the Report also fail to depict the enormity of the problem in absolute numbers, and the capacity to generate a vicious cycle: from malnutrition to stunting to poverty to more malnutrition.
For example, in 2014, more than 550 children died of drought-induced malnutrition in Tharparkar District of Sindh Province in Pakistan alone. The deaths did not arise suddenly or surprisingly; the story has remained the same year after year in the desert district chronically affected by drought. The story is no different across the heartland of India, where more than 40% children are malnourished.
What have governments done to address the crisis? Have they taken concrete steps to redress the situation policy level, programme level, and in the legal realms in 2014? No is the answer.
Unfortunately, the complete absence of redress mechanism remains the biggest hurdle in achieving the ideal of a hunger free Asia. Barring exceptions, like the battery of social welfare legislations enacted by India, the right to food – a basic prerequisite for the right to life with dignity – remains non justiciable in most of Asian countries. What this implies is that the state is legally bound to protect its citizens from say criminal offences but is not obliged to save a person, family, or community that is starving to death. To make matters worse, big business lobbies are fiercely opposing the legislations enacted in India and the incumbent political regime seems to be under pressure to dilute social welfare schemes. Given that these "exceptional" legislations – such as those on Food Security and Employment Guarantee for – have serious lacuna, there seems to be no end to hunger in Asia in the coming decade.
Most Asian countries are witnessing similar patterns of people being dispossessed from their lands in the name of development; of labour rights that ensure collective bargaining being suspended; and of livelihood opportunities being decimated in the countryside, which is forcing villagers into distress migration. Slavery too has returned in several of the countries in the region, albeit in different forms, such as that of debt bondage. A new era of Banana Republics has also arisen, with countries like Pakistan and the Philippines offering long tenure land leases to foreign companies for corporate farming where the local populace have no rights over the produce, not even during natural calamities and other emergencies.
Tackling such issues would be difficult for even well meaning governments responsive to the nutritional needs of their vulnerable populations, which are few and far between in the Asian region. Therefore, addressing the hunger and poverty at the root will take exceptional circumstances, where committed governments having the political will are supported by civil society to radically restructure the discourse on right to food, bringing in the idea of food security in place of that of the mere absence of hunger. It will require linking the right to food with other basic rights like right to shelter, clean potable water, secured land tenure and livelihood security. Until then, the dream of having a hunger free Asia cannot be realised despite the welcome decline in the incidence of absolute hunger.
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Dorothy Neumann, age 85, of Willis, passed away Wednesday at Heartland Healthcare Center, Ann Arbor.
Dorothy Neumann, age 85, of Willis, passed away Wednesday at Heartland Healthcare Center, Ann Arbor.
She was born October 1, 1926 in Romulus, daughter of the late Henry & Marion (Lindemann) Reinhold.
She was a member of Stony Creek United Methodist Church and Farm Bureau and was a Girl Scout Leader.
She enjoyed reading, cooking and arts & crafts. She was well-known for her cake decorating. Most of all she loved spending time with kids and family.
Survived by daughter Barb (Daniel) Makarewich of Willis, a granddaughter Bekah Makarewich, six siblings Donald Reinhold of Trenton, Douglas Reinhold of MI, Dennis "Barney" (Janet) Rein-hold of Livonia, Delbert Reinhold of Willis, Doris Muck of Flat Rock and Dale Reinhold of NY, also special: nephew Danny Muck, great-nephew Joey Banas, niece Diane Sawicki, and dear friend Betty Viterna.
Preceded in death by her husband Frank, also brother-in-law Leonard Neumann.
Dorothy's family would like to thank Heartland's staff for their wonderful care and Pastor Reed Swanson and Peter Freedman Doan for their spiritual support.
Visitation 2-4 PM & 6-8 PM Sunday, with an 11 AM Funeral at Brown Funeral Home, Belleville.
Memorials to Stony Creek Church.

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'Cinderella' Maps National Tour in 2014
The new Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" recently received nine 2013 Tony nominations, and producers have just announced that a national tour will be launched during the 2014-2015 season.
The new production features songs with words by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Richard Rodgers, as well as a new book by Tony nominee Douglas Carter, known for "Sister Act," "The Little Dog Laughed," "The Nance" and others.
"We are thrilled to be taking Cinderella on the road," said producer Robyn Goodman in a statement announcing the tour. "It's exciting to have the romance and humor of our show embraced by audiences, and also to be recognized with so many awards nominations. We look forward to sharing the magic of Cinderella with audiences throughout the country."
No dates or cities have yet been released for the new tour.
The production is directed by Mark Brokaw, known for his work on "The Lyons" and "Cry-Baby." The show opened on March 3 at the Broadway Theatre, after beginning previews on January 25. Among the Tony Awards "Cinderella" was nominated for are Best Revival of a Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Orchestrations.
Here's what the official website has to say about the production:
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA has arrived on Broadway for the first time ever! Four-time Tony Award® nominee Douglas Carter Beane's (Sister Act, Xanadu) delightfully romantic and hilarious take on the ultimate makeover story features all the classic elements you remember—the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball and more—plus some surprising new twists! Rediscover some of Rodgers + Hammerstein's most beloved songs, including "In My Own Little Corner," "Impossible/It's Possible" and "Ten Minutes Ago" in this outrageously fun Broadway musical for dreamers of all ages.
The first version of the musical version of "Cinderella" first appeared as a television musical in 1957.


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Tony Robbins wrote in his book awaken the giant within, "I believe that in your moments of decision your destiny is shaped." We all know how important decision making is in all aspects of life. Whether it was a big decision or small one we make every single day. However, it can be really hard for us to consistently make the "right" ones.
In order to fix that, you might want to read books on decision making ("The Decision Book" is my favourite), but that can make you overwhelmed and end up taking a huge amount of your precious time because there are so many books on the subject.
To help you with that, I gathered for you a few of the best decision making tips I could possibly find. Ones that are proven to work effectively and that you can start implementing right away.
Here are 7 effective ways to make better decisions:
1. Make decisions in the light of your values
When you have a predefined set of values, the decision making process will become much easier as you'll be first considering which options reflect your values and which don't. Therefore you'll be cutting out a significant amount of the options available to you. Obviously, to be able to do that, you have to know what your values are. So you might want to spend some time on figuring out your values.
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." – Albert Einstein
2. Seek expert advice
By "expert" I don't mean a person you know, who has an opinion about everything but no real knowledge in pretty much anything. Taking advice from that kind of person can be quite dangerous and can lead you to making serious mistakes in life. The very first rule of asking advice is to choose the right person to ask.
Someone whom you consider wise and doing pretty well in the area you would like to get help in. For example, you don't want to take financial advice from a broke person, nor a health advice from someone overweight. You don't have to get direct advice from someone – although that's preferred, you can just do a bit of research in books, or simply online.
3. Make important decisions in the morning
According to professor Baba Shiv from Stanford Graduate School of business, the best time to make a decision during the day is early in the morning. This is due to the calming chemical called Serotonin, which is at its highest level early in the morning and declines from that gradually during the day. That's why in the afternoon, you're more likely to make the decision out of fear. You can try to keep your Serotonin level high throughout the day by getting good quality deep sleep at night, having a good breakfast rich with protein like egg whites, and exercising regularly. All the previous practices were proven effective in increasing as well as maintaining a healthy level of serotonin during a greater portion of the day.
4. Ask "what if" a lot
I learned this technique from the information scientist Nidhi Kalra. To make sure that we are making the right decision we often try to predict the future by saying this is what will probably happen so I better choose this option. She believes that's not necessary. Instead, we must ask "what if?" a lot. By doing so, we consider all possible future occurrences and we end up stumbling upon options that can fit with them all. Therefore making better decisions.
5. Only consider reasons created by you
Some like to call it following your heart or listening to your intuition, but I like to call it considering your own reasons just like the modern philosopher Ruth Chang does. She said in her TED talk that what makes a decision hard for us is not that we're ignorant or stupid, instead it's because of the existence of multiple alternatives. Some are good in some ways while others are good in other ways.
She says that there is no specific "right option" to choose in such cases. And to make a good decision (one that will make us happy) you simply must solely consider reasons that you create for yourself, as opposed to ones given to you by others.
6. Beware of cognitive biases
Biases can be pretty dangerous: they cloud our judgement, make us adopt wrong beliefs in life, and may mislead us to make some very bad choices. The two biases that affect your decision making process the most are the self serving bias and the confirmation bias. The self serving bias is the tendency to credit all good things that happen to us to our own efforts, and every bad thing happening to us to the outside world.
This helps keeping our self esteem up, however too much of it prevents us from learning from our past failures. Therefore repeating the same mistake over and over again. The confirmation bias is the tendency to only look for and consider evidence and information that confirms our beliefs, instead of exploring both sides of the situation. Just consciously paying attention to these biases can help you massively improve your ability to make good decisions.
"A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers." – Plato
7. Learn from your past decisions
Reflect upon all the decisions you've made before. Look at the ones that went well, and try to figure out the process you followed back then and distill from it the key ingredients that worked for you and just use them again in the future. Bad decisions you've previously made are enormously helpful too. So make sure you draw a powerful lesson from each one of them and make good use of it in the future.


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There are trends that your business simply cannot afford to ignore. The research shows that, increasingly, fulfillment of online searches is done overwhelmingly by local businesses. A staggering 97% of consumers research their purchases and local services online before 78% fulfill them at a local business.
Today's market shifted. Those who know and implement these critical shifts in the marketplace can capitalize upon them and gain market share.
While the Internet is fluid, and things do change from time to time, there are tried and true principles that will never change. In fact, they will only increase in effectiveness as the Internet grows and traditional advertising fades away.
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Over the past decade or so, I have seen this recurring theme.
One vivid memory stands out, this one of a family of 4. The father, mother and two kids. I believe one of the kids was maybe 4 or 5 and the other one, 3 or 2 years old. I saw them by the side of the road looking so very happy. Aside from the fact that they were practically glowing with happiness, the scene also stood in stark contrast to my own situation that time. I remember being in a very unhappy state of mind.
Seems like a common scene right?
Well here's the rest of the story.
That family was moving by the side of the road with mom and dad pushing a wooden cart with all their worldly belongings and the kids were inside the cart. On the other hand, I was sitting in my air conditioned car on my way to lunch at some restaurant in a nearby mall.
Two questions stood out.
How can they be so happy in the midst of what appeared to be a dire situation for me?
And why was I so unhappy when at that time, at least relative to what they had, I had so much?
Over the next several years I would see such a scene in varying degrees. One other situation was seeing people in Chinatown, living off the street with happiness written all over their face.
No, they were not high either. They certainly did not look like the rugby sniffing type.
Just regular folks, financially challenged, homeless, and ..... happy!
Could it be that money makes happiness elusive?
Does simplicity or even poverty act as a magnet for happiness?


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September 20, 2005.
PADDY F. BARRY, Plaintiff,
TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FULL-TIME SALARIED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF OUTSIDE LOCAL UNIONS AND DISTRICT COUNSEL'S (IRON WORKERS) PENSION PLAN, et al., Defendants.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: JOHN BATES, District Judge
Presently before the court in this suit brought by plaintiff
Paddy F. Barry ("Barry") pursuant to the Employment Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et
seq., are: (1) the motion of defendants Union Labor Life
Insurance Company, Inc. ("ULLICO") and its directors Morton Bahr,
James LaSala, Martin Maddaloni, William Bernard, Marvin Bode,
Kenneth Brown, John T. Joyce, and Vincent Sombrotto ("Directors")
(together the "ULLICO defendants") for summary judgment on Count
VI of the Second Amended Complaint; (2) the motion of Robert A.
Georgine ("Georgine") for summary judgment on Count VI;*fn1
(3) the motion of defendant Jacob West for summary judgment on
all counts; and (4) plaintiff's motion for summary judgment
against all defendants. BACKGROUND
A. Factual Background
The following facts are uncontroverted, unless otherwise noted.
Defendant ULLICO is a private stock company, whose Board of
Directors has historically consisted primarily of officers of
major unions. See Defendant Jacob West's Statement of Material
Facts as to Which He Contends There is No Genuine Issue ("West
Statement") ¶ 1. Mr. West served as a director of ULLICO from the
mid-1980's until mid-2001. Id. ¶ 2. During that time, Mr. West
purchased, with his own funds, stock in ULLICO. Id. ¶ 3. The
International Association of Full-Timed Salaried Officers and
Employees of Outside Local Unions and District Councils Pension
Plan ("the LU&DC Plan" or "the Plan") is an employee pension
benefit plan within the meaning of Section (3)(2) of ERISA. Id.
¶ 5. Plaintiff Paddy Barry is a participant in the LU&DC Plan.
Id. Mr. West served as a trustee of the LU&DC Plan for roughly
12 years, ending in mid-2001. Id. ¶ 6.
In 1992, while Mr. West was both a Director of ULLICO and a
trustee for the LU&DC Plan, ULLICO offered the LU&DC Plan, and
others, the opportunity to purchase ULLICO Preferred
Certificates. Id. ¶ 7. In order to avoid the appearance of a
conflict, Mr. West recused himself from the LU&DC Plan's
discussions concerning the purchase of ULLICO's Preferred
Certificates, and thus did not exercise discretion or control
over the disposition of ULLICO stock held by the Plan. Id. ¶ 8;
ULLICO Defendants' Statement of Material Facts As To Which There
Are No Genuine Issues ("ULLICO Statement") ¶ 15.*fn2 The
other two trustees of the LU&DC Plan, Leon Worley and James Cole, decided that the Plan would
retain an "investment manager," Kennedy Associates, which would
make all investment decisions regarding ULLICO stock for the
Plan. West Statement ¶¶ 9-10.*fn3 Kennedy Associates
invested $2,750,000 of the LU&DC Plan's money in ULLICO's
Preferred Certificates. West Statement ¶ 10. In 1995 ULLICO's
Preferred Certificates were converted to stock. Id. ¶ 13.
In 1997, prior to realizing financial success on its
investments, ULLICO adopted an eleven-year repurchase program,
through which ULLICO each year would repurchase stock from its
shareholders. Id. ¶ 15. Mr. West, as a Director of ULLICO,
voted to approve the repurchase program each year from 1997 to
2001. Id. Under the repurchase program, ULLICO agreed to
repurchase shares up to a maximum aggregate amount. Id. ¶ 17.
If the total amount of tendered shares was more than the maximum
agreed to by the directors, certain shareholders would be
prorated with respect to the stock repurchases. Id. If a
repurchase was oversubscribed, ULLICO would repurchase all shares
of those that held less than 10,000 shares, but those with more
than 10,000 would be subject to proration. Id. Mr. West resold
some of his ULLICO stock through the repurchase program. Id. ¶
In February of 1997, a ULLICO subsidiary invested $7.6 million
in Nautilus LLC, which eventually became Global Crossing. Pl.'s Statement of Material
Facts as to Which There is No Genuine Issue ("Pl.'s Statement") ¶
9. ULLICO's after tax gains on its Global Crossing investment
grew to more than $305 million through 2001. Id. ¶ 11. In May
of 2000, the ULLICO Board approved a $240 million repurchase of
ULLICO stock, contingent on the price of Global Crossing trading
at $43 per share. Id. ¶ 52. When the price of Global Crossing
fell, the repurchase was abandoned by the Board. Id. On
November 3, 2000 the Board approved a $30 million repurchase plan
at a share price of $146.04, operating under similar rules as
previous repurchases, except that all shareholders owning more
than 2% of ULLICO stock had to tender all of their shares if they
sought to tender any. Id. ¶ 54. As a result, over $880 million
in ULLICO stock was tendered for repurchase, resulting in
significant proration of tender offers for shareholders holding
more than 10,000 shares. Id. ¶ 55. The LU&DC plan sought to
tender all of its shares of ULLICO stock, but due to the
proration they were only able to sell 2,421 shares. Id. ¶ 84.
In addition to the November 2000 repurchase program, certain
other discretionary repurchases were made, including those as to
defendants Georgine and Bernard. Id. ¶¶ 45, 61. These
discretionary repurchases were a longstanding practice of ULLICO.
See ULLICO Defendants' Statement of Genuine Issues Contesting
Allegations of Fact Asserted By Plaintiff ("ULLICO Resp. to Pl.'s
Statement") ¶ 45. Through the discretionary repurchases and
formal repurchase program, ULLICO repurchased a total of $44.5
million in stock. Ultimately, a group of twenty officers and
directors accounted for 31% of the total amount repurchased by
ULLICO. Pl.'s Statement ¶ 70. All other shareholders were only
able to sell 2.2% of their ULLICO stock. Id. ¶ 71. B. Procedural Background
Plaintiff Barry filed this action on December 4, 2002 (twice
amending his complaint on January 6, 2003 and August 25, 2004)
seeking, inter alia, payment to the Plan of all Plan losses
and defendants' gains from the sale of ULLICO stock. See Second
Am. Compl. (Prayer for Relief). Defendants filed motions to
dismiss plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint on a number of
grounds. On March 11, 2004, the Court denied West's motion to
dismiss, and granted in part the motion to dismiss of the ULLICO
defendants, leaving only Count VI remaining against them. The
Court held that plaintiff's claim in Count VI against the ULLICO
defendants for knowingly participating in fiduciary breaches by
West was viable. The Court also granted the motion to dismiss of
Joseph J. Hunt, Michael A. Fitzpatrick, and Dennis R. Toney,
trustees of the Plan. Over the course of the case, moreover,
plaintiff has voluntarily dismissed his action against: Eugene
Upshaw; John Wilhelm; Douglas J. McCarron; Frank Hurt; Earl
Kruse; Terrence O'Sullivan; Lenore Miller; Moe Biller; Arthur
Coia; John T. Joyce; Vincent Sombrotto; and John Barry. Defendant
West and the remaining ULLICO defendants, as well as plaintiff,
have now filed motions for summary judgment on all remaining
Summary judgment is appropriate when the pleadings and the
evidence demonstrate that "there is no genuine issue as to any
material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment
as a matter of law." Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c). The party seeking
summary judgment bears the initial responsibility of
demonstrating the absence of a genuine dispute of material fact.
See Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 323 (1986). The
moving party may successfully support its motion by "informing
the district court of the basis for its motion, and identifying
those portions of `the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and
admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any,' which
it believes demonstrate the absence of a genuine issue of
material fact." Id. (quoting Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c)).
To determine whether there is a genuine issue of material fact
sufficient to preclude summary judgment, the court must regard
the non-movant's statements as true and accept all evidence and
make all inferences in the non-movant's favor. See Anderson v.
Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 255 (1986). A non-moving
party, however, must establish more than the "mere existence of a
scintilla of evidence" in support of its position. Id. at 252.
A moving party may succeed on summary judgment by pointing to the
absence of evidence proffered by the non-moving party. Celotex,
477 U.S. at 322. "If the evidence is merely colorable, or is not
significantly probative, summary judgment may be granted."
Anderson, 477 U.S. at 249-50 (internal citations omitted).
Summary judgment is appropriate if the non-movant fails to offer
"evidence on which the jury could reasonably find for the
[non-movant]." Id. at 252; see also Holbrook v. Reno,
196 F.3d 255, 259-60 (D.C. Cir. 1999).
Currently pending before the Court are motions for summary
judgment from plaintiff, the ULLICO defendants, and West. The
parties' memoranda address a variety of issues, but the thrust of
the papers, and this action, is whether West breached his
fiduciary obligations to the LU&DC Plan. Thus, it is most
practical first to address West's motion for ...
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THE Edo State government has earmarked over 100 schools across the state for total transformation as part of its continued effort to improve the standard of education.
The disclosure was made by the Commissioner for Education, Ekpenisi Omorotionmwan, during the briefing of the House on the activities of his ministry.
According to the commissioner, the ministry generated N246.9 million, supervised the transformation of 120 schools, while from an approved N7.7 billion capital expenditure, N3.3 billion was accessed and of the N55 million allotted for recurrent expenditure, N38.18m was released.
Responding to questions from the House on the ministry's source of the IGR and where that of tertiary institutions in the state go to, Omorotionmwan said the IGR of the ministry which is totally exclusive of the ones generated by tertiary institutions came from registration and renewal fees, book reviews and use of school infrastructure, stressing that the money generated by tertiary institutions are augmented with subvention to aid their operations.
He said the state accessed N4.2 billion from the UBE counterpart funding scheme in 2011, noting that the state also provided its share of N4.2billion same year which has helped the total school transformation agenda of the current administration, adding that government has also earmarked over 100 schools for further transformation.
The commissioner further said that the ministry has recruited 500 science teachers who are presently awaiting deployment.


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If you are thinking that this title is a racist-based joke, you might want to think again. In fact, it's the result of academic professor Richard Lynn's latest research, nonetheless. I'm not sure what kind of sources Mr Lynn has used, but I'm ready to bet that the illiterate members of Italian Northern League party have played a substantial role in this enlightening work.
In his previous theories Lynn has argued that men are more clever than women and that the lighter the skin colour the more clever the person is. Needless to say, he's a man and he can boast a very pale skin colour. What a coincidence. Plus, he has white hair so I guess he's even more intelligent than white men with black hair. In his essay about Italy, he tries to make people believe that the more southwards you go the more stupid people are. In a nutshell, Sicilians are completely dumb. Never mind for the writers or scientists the island has produced.
The "proof" (what a proof!) would be that Southern Italy has had in the past a greater presence of Middle Eastern and North African populations, so mixing ethnic groups has proved fatal for IQ ranks. This, according to Lynn, has nevertheless caused differences in "income, education, infant mortality, stature and literacy."
I can't list here all the evidence against this theory as it would take me a month and a post way too long for blogs standards. It would suffice to say that the professor (please note, professor, not lecturer) shows a deep ignorance on Italian literature, history, geopolitical patterns (past and present) and sociological studies. To the extent that even the most ignorant Sicilian would find enough arguments to dismiss this essay in less than no time.
Mr Lynn shows also a great ignorance on common knowledge, as I believe everybody by now knows that Arabs' discoveries in the fields of astronomy and maths are still in use and have tremendously contributed to modern tecnological achievements. Moreover, I'd like to add, since I originate from Sardinia (I'm less clever than Venetians but I'm less stupid than Sicilians), that in my island, the greatest traditions, social customs and crafts that we boast come from the Nuragic and the Middle Eastern civilisations. A modest research would have been enough to know this.
What I find worrying, however, is that the University of Ulster (or any university in the world) is willing to promote such absurdities, in an era when Cesare Lombroso's theories are widely proved wrong and with no supporting evidence whatsoever. Moreover, I find degrading that an university encourages racist theories that are just an offence to human intelligence, meaning by human any human, be them blond, brown or redhair, with blue, brown or green eyes.
Dear Mr Lynn, everybody, sooner or later, has to face their own sunset boulevard. The choice is between accepting it with dignity or frantically trying to impress with desperate marketing moves. You are clearly facing yours, and apparently more like the hysterical Gloria Swanson in her memorable movie, than like a Sicilian farmer who enjoys his retirement between family and great food.


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The Canadian fantasy series "Lost Girl: Season One" (Funimation) debuted up north in 2010 and only recently arrived stateside on SyFy, where it joined another (and better) shot-in-Toronto series of supernatural beings in the modern world, "Being Human." This one falls into more familiar genre conventions. The lost girl of the title is Bo (Anna Silk), a beautiful succubus who feeds on humans — not blood, but energy, life force, chi, whatever you want to call it — but only discovers the truth of her legacy in the first episode, when the Fae world tries to bring her into the fold. The Fae live hidden among the humans, divided between light and dark and keeping an uneasy détente with a strict set of rules. Bo refuses to choose sides. Instead, she partners with a young human thief named Kenzi (Ksenia Solo) and becomes an independent operator, a kind of private detective for the magical world.
The show follows a familiar formula, borrowing from such shows as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel," "True Blood," and Canada's own "Forever Knight," without adding anything distinctive of its own. Anna Silk makes for a striking and charismatic leading lady and her playful partnership with Kenzi provides the show's defining relationship (their loyalty contrasts with the politics and conflicts within the Fae community). The rest plays like a police procedural / detective show with magical creatures and supernatural conspiracies, something the "Grimm" does much more creatively, on a budget that makes it look quite generic.
13 episodes on Blu-ray and DVD, with extended versions featuring footage not seen on American TV, plus brief interview and behind-the-scenes clips (some running under 30 seconds, which makes it quite inconvenient to manually go through them all; hey guys, ever heard of editing?).


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The South By Southwest music and media conference is only days away, and to help kick off the event Apple is offering up a free collection of tracks highlighting artists that will be performing at the event.
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The sampler includes 23 tracks from Anna Calvi, Hayes Carll, The Civil Wars, The Republic Tigers, Strong Arm Steady, The Vaccines, and more. The tracks are all available at Apple's iTunes Store.
South By Southwest is scheduled from March 11 through March 20 and is hosted in Austin, Texas.


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When leasing vehicles, consumers should make a visit to a dealership to browse the selection and test drive potential vehicles, according to Wall Street Journal. After the visit, consumers need to evaluate the various lease offers for total cost and affordability, then return to negotiate and finalize the lease.
Leasing a car is a popular option for buyers who do not possess adequate financial stability to purchase a vehicle, according to Wall Street journal. Consumers that lease vehicles do not have equity over the vehicle and must abide by the lease contract's regulations, such as a limit on mileage or early contract termination restrictions. Failure to follow the guidelines and policies of a lease contract usually results in additional fees.
Preparatory visits to dealerships to browse the various lease offers, test drive potential vehicles and research car model features are important for leasing vehicles, states Wall Street Journal. The return visit to the dealership to negotiate the terms and final price of the lease contract takes place once a consumer chooses the vehicle. When negotiating a contract, consumers are advised to negotiate starting from the vehicle's wholesale price and increasing toward the final price.
Paying a higher down payment on a lease lowers the required minimum monthly payment, according to Bankrate. However, consumers must be wary of depositing too large of a down payment as the money may be more beneficial in an interest-accruing account. In addition, lease contracts that are too long can be costly to consumers due to maintenance costs. Most car lease contracts range from two to four years.


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There's only a handful of required reading texts that actually relate and stick with high school students. Undoubtedly, J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye should be on the top of the list. It's a book people loved or hated, but either way anyone could get through in only a few sittings. (Unlike the much shorter, but denser, The Scarlet Letter.) And why is that? Because of the narrator, Holden Caulfield's, clear, unapologetic voice.
The best young adult fiction is all about voice. I found Frank Portman's King Dork, an "impossibly brilliant" "myspace generation" version of Catcher cult, at a Goodwill Bookstore. Besides the rave reviews, I was drawn to the nature of how the narrator's voice read across the pages I skimmed. It was bold, youthful, authentic. And I was one who had loved Catcher; why wouldn't I like this book too?
In One Sentence: Boy rebels against Catcher in the Rye rebellion.
Favorite Line: "[The Catcher in the Rye] is every teacher's favorite book. The main guy is a kind of misfit kid superhero named Holden Caulfield. For teachers, he is the ultimate guy, a real dreamboat. They love him to pieces. They all want to have sex with him, and with the book's author, too, and they'd probably even try to do it with the book itself if they could figure out a way to go about it. It changed their lives when they were young. As kids, they carried it with them everywhere they went. They solemnly resolved that, when they grew up, they would dedicate their lives to spreading The Word." — pg. 12
Review: King Dork follows "Chi-Mo" through a high school year with a murder mystery, sex, battle of the band scenes, and more. He finds his father's annotated copy of Catcher and attempts to decipher codes inside. At the same time, other shenanigans ensue. It's a fun story about a kid who's struggling against all of the adults in his life, not unlike Holden Caulfield. The humor in the book works really well against "Chi-Mo's" strong voice. It's also an interesting contemplation at the end with the conclusions the narrator comes through — he asks the questions of what he learned and reflects on how people piece together their own perceptions to form new conclusions. There were moments that dragged, and while each new "band name" was funny, it's hard for me to read about music. Kind of a taste thing. If you like Catcher, this book is a must. Though, it will probably take more sittings just because the tension doesn't carry the same way it does in Salinger's classic.
The Book Would Have Ended A Lot Sooner If: "Chi-Mo" sparknoted.
The book had a glossary. Written by the narrator! An even better example of voice. Here is my favorite–
epigraph (a-PIG-rape):
an obscure quotations at the beginning of a book designed to make the author of the book seem smarter and more well-read than its readers. An epigraph that doesn't make the reader feel confused, small, worthless, and stupid is an epigraph that has failed. Therefore, the best epigraphs have no discernible relationship to the contents of the books they adorn.


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Sasha Renee formerly known as "YP" and "Young Pebbles" is a female rapper/singer and songwriter out of Louisville, KY. Under the management of Double A Entertainment, Sasha released two underground mixtapes. The first "A Proper Introduction" hosted by DJ Genius in 2011 and the most recent "Yearned Presence" mixtape also hosted by DJ Genius in Late 2012. Both mixtapes were released on livemixtapes.com and done well resulting in support from many hip-hop blogs nationally and internationally. In 2013 Sasha Renee was nominated for a KYMP KAMP award for #1 Female Hip-Hop Artist. In June 2014, Sasha signed to independent record label Soul to Soul Records, where she released her "Lost Love" single and was again nominated for a KYMP KAMP award. In 2015 Sasha launched her free weekly soul based open mic "The Vibe" at The Cure Lounge in Louisville. Shortly after she started her black culture based music blog The Melanin. Sasha Renee is now an independent artist who has a strong fan base in her hometown of Louisville, KY with a rapidly growing fan base online.


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Superior in Pinal County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
US 60 History Trail
Erected 2011 by Lost Dutchman 5917+4 E Clampus Vitus.
Marker series. This marker is included in the E Clampus Vitus marker series.
Location. 33° 17.25′ N, 111° 6.378′ W. Marker is in Superior, Arizona, in Pinal County. Marker is on U.S. 60 at milepost 226.3, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is located across the street from Los Hermanos
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Robert Taylor 'Bob' Jones (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic Pinal Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); What is the Story Behind the Picketpost House? (approx. 2.7 miles away); Picket Post Mountain (approx. 2.8 miles away); Sonora, Arizona (approx. 10.3 miles away).
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on April 13, 2011, by Frank Houdek of Kingman, Arizona. This page has been viewed 981 times since then and 2 times this year. Last updated on August 10, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on April 13, 2011, by Frank Houdek of Kingman, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.


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Author: Veselin Nedeff | Posted: June 6th, 2011 | Category: News, Statistics | 5 Comments » |
Mobile barcode scanning has emerged into mainstream in US shows intelligence survey by Compete. Compete's reports show that barcode scanning apps have been used by 28 percent of smartphone owners. Android owners hold the highest adoption rate — 48 percent have tried a barcode scanning application. Not far behind are iPhone owners (39 percent), followed by BlackBerry owners (14 percent). Read the rest of this entry »


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Route 66 a drive through a different America
It is not often as a motorist that you get the chance to take a car for a 2450 mile (3942 kilometre) test drive.
But hire a car in Chicago, the chances are that by the time you get to LA you are going to be pretty well acquainted with its strengths and weaknesses.
The very duration of the test seems appropriate for the GMC Yukon, which, like its closely-related cousin the Chevrolet Suburban, is so large it probably should be categorised as a medium to heavy commercial vehicle rather than a passenger car.
As with anything of substantial bulk, it's reason for being might not be readily apparent (think blue whale, or the world's tallest building in Qatar).
Manoeuvring the five-metre long Yukon around an underground car park feels like steering an oil tanker through the treacherous shoals of a tropical reef.
But put it on a major US eight-lane interstate freeway roaring along at 70 miles an hour, and it all seems to make sense.
That, and the fact that you can cram in three suitcases, one pram, a portable cot, several bags of nappies and baby food, a six-pack of beer, a bike and some random food purchases into the yawning chasm of its luggage space.
For a family of four on the move – or in this case, driving the fabled Route 66 – there could hardly be a better vehicle.
The thought of spending hours on the road with two small children may not be everyone's idea of fun.
But anyone willing to take the punt and strap in for the drive through eight states – Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California – will be rewarded with a surprisingly interesting and scenic journey through small town United States, visiting places and meeting people most foreign tourists will never get to experience.
Americans are rightly renowned for their love affair with cars and, in many ways, Route 66 is a paean to that romance. Many of its landmarks are, not unsurprisingly, related to the task of keeping people mobile – service stations, motels, diners, roadside attractions.
But drive the real Route 66 – a two-lane black top that is largely intact, and often sits some distance from the eight-lane interstate freeway that has replaced it – and the car becomes almost incidental.
Because of the interstate freeway, Route 66 now has the character of a quiet country road – other cars are few, speeds rarely get above 50 miles an hour, and the reasons to stop come thick and fast (particularly in Illinois and Missouri): famous diners, incredibly well-preserved classic 50s and 60s motels, cute and quiet country hamlets, and museums and attractions on everything ranging from dinosaurs, wolves and classic cars to toys and cowboys.
The rhythm of the road in these areas has a gentler pace, leaving plenty of time to stop and explore.
Give yourself a couple of weeks, and you have time to make spectacular side trips.
While the Grand Canyon is on most itineraries, the nearby but much less well-known Canyon de Chelley National Monument is in some ways more spectacular.
Though a smaller version of the Grand Canyon, the fact that it is on a more human scale somehow makes it even grander.
Trip a little further north, and the Arches National Park in Utah is stunning, as is nearby Monument Valley, the setting for many a Western.
The drive across the Mojave Desert is striking
Then, of course, there are many well-preserved Route 66 motels, the most famous of which is the Wig Wam Motel in Rialto, on the edge of the Los Angeles megalopolis.
Driving a 5.3 litre V8 behemoth that gets around 18 miles to the gallon all that distance in Australia would be a major drain on the wallet, but the US's comparatively cheap fuel makes it an affordable and enjoyable option, particularly when the alternative is to leave yourself at the tender mercy of America's ramshackle domestic airlines.
Throw me the car keys any day…
2013 GMC Yukon
For: Big enough to carry the entire contents of your house
Against: You are never going to be the environment's friend driving this beast
This car would suit: Doctors who think car lanes are too narrow anyway
5.3L EcoTec3 V8 engine 2WD
355 kW power @ 5600 rpm
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6 speed automatic
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An interesting report today on the Lettings Agent Today website quoting two sources that say that estate agents are seeing more properties on the market for sale and fewer buyers.
However Emoov are receiving offers on their properties for sale at an increasing rate. Today alone we have has potential buyers bid on houses in Hervey Street, Northampton; St Mary's Road, Wrotham; The Copse, Hertford and Walterbush Rd, Chipping Norton.
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text: The Skidmore College men's soccer team hosted Utica College on Tuesday, October 8th in their final non-conference contest of the regular season. Brock Bakewell '15 brought the score up to 2 -2 with his 5th goal of the season, assisted by Tim Sullivan '16. The score was still tied at the end of the last half. The head coach Jeremiah Kneeland made some after remarks. "It was our last non-conference game so for us it was important to come out with no injuries and build confidence and momentum." Men's soccer displayed a tenacity and strength that will carry on into their 3rd Liberty League match at Clarkson University this Saturday, October 11. They are currently 6-4-2 and have six more matches to go. If they finish in the top four in the Liberty League Tournament, they will go on to play in the NCAA Tournament.


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A handful of rings just arrived: modern and faithful recreations of Victorian jewelry — in vermeil (gold over silver).
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Whether you're looking to get engaged on a budget, or just shopping for an anniversary or birthday gift, there's absolutely no need to break the bank. Here are a few pieces of Art Deco style jewelry, complete with natural semiprecious stones and the filigree that defined the period, in sterling silver.
Sterling silver is a precious white metal that visibly resembles white gold or platinum, but at a fraction of the cost. All of these rings are priced under $200.


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Overview of TPHA
What is TPHA?
The Treponema Pallidum Agglutination Assay is performed to screen for and diagnose an infection by the Treponema pallidum bacterium causing a sexually transmitted disease, Syphilis.
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The test is performed when symptoms of syphilis appear, including a chancre on the throat or the genitals, or a skin rash typical of syphilis. The test is also performed in case there is a risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease through unsafe sexual intercourse, in case of a previous positive diagnosis of AIDS, and as a part of routine tests during pregnancy.
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taken from De Prinzessin
this is extremely pretty! but okay, let's face the fact, very revealing
and yes, now in trend! fish tail bottom! be it skirts or pants, it looks adorable! so pin up!
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Kiki's been in a big girl bed for nearly 2 months now, however, I somewhat lost my motivation on this quilt part-way though. But now, I'm ready to finish it! All I have left is to baste, quilt and bind!
The pattern is "I'm Blushing" by Natalia Bonner for Moda Bake Shop. I love it! However, I used Holly Holderman for Lakehouse fabrics.


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"It might be enshrined in our constitution, but it's hard to imagine how anyone could get the idea that we have free education in this country!" That was the view of North Wexford Sinn Féin rep and teacher Fionntán O' Súilleabháin as he helped launch his party's back to school proposals in Enniscorthy last Tuesday night. Sinn Féin also released the results of a survey carried out at random locations across county Wexford in the month of July which reveal the very real struggle faced by local parents at this time of year.
"Wexford parents are seeing school bills increase as they are faced with an escalating reliance by schools on voluntary contributions from parents, growing costs of school books, over expensive 'official' school uniforms which can only be bought in certain premises and a failing school transport network," Mr O' Súilleabháin said.
"The survey carried out by members of Sinn Féin across the county in July revealed that 89% of Wexford parents find the costs incurred over the back to school period as excessive, and that 93% of parents surveyed felt that any cuts to, or the introduction of means testing to the children's allowance in the next budget would impact seriously upon their families."
"School books, school uniform, footwear and school transport were listed as the most significant expenses by parents surveyed. 50% of Wexford parents admitted to paying more than €350 to cover these costs during the back to school period."
"What the survey also revealed in what Sinn Féin has been saying for many years – Simple common sense policies enacted by the government could alleviate much of the heavy expense faced by parents and end the rip off culture that currently permeates at this time of year."
"96% of Wexford parents surveyed believed that school crests that could be affixed to a supermarket-bought school jumper should be made available to cut the high costs of school uniforms. Sinn Féin has consistently called on successive governments to act on this. An average jumper bought for schools in the Gorey area costs around €60 when its true value is less than a third of this price."
"Sinn Féin is also calling for the introduction of a centralised book lending scheme to be introduced to all schools, the abolishment of charges for the leaving certificate and junior cert and for the mocks, and a halt to any further cuts of any kind to our education system."
The full report commissioned by County Wexford Sinn Féin can be read online at www.wexfordsinnfeinnews.blogspot.com.


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Here's the addendum or 2nd post that Big Blue Wave has regarding the Francis' Italian interview. I've boldfaced some important points:
"Addendum to last
night's blogpost about Pope Francis' latest interview and the commotion
around it.
Remember that the devil will use ANYTHING to turn us against
the Church or Jesus Christ. Including our own orthodoxy. Strange as that sounds, the devil will use our own orthodoxy
against us to separate us from the Church, and ultimately Jesus.
It is
possible to make orthodoxy into an idol replacing Jesus. We become so
busy in pursuing orthodoxy, that we forget the ultimate goal.
The goal is
not to give popes and other clergy litmus tests. Don't get me wrong, orthodoxy
is very important. But our goal is not to make the Church orthodox. Our
goal is to save souls. Orthodoxy is necessary but it's not the only way
to save souls. By that I mean some people come into the Church from an
intellectual point of view, and so orthodoxy is really important.
other people come to the Church from a mystical standpoint, because we have the
Eucharist. Or from a psychological standpoint, because Christ healed them of a
These are all valid means to save souls.
We are rightly
disgusted with the dissent in our Church. But that disgust shouldn't turn into
a monomania where it`s the be-all and end-all of being Catholic. 'Cuz
it`s not.
There are people in the world who don't think a lot about
doctrine who are legitimate Catholics.
The purpose of doctrine is to
bring people to Christ, but for some people, it's not what leads. It's the
Eucharist, or some spiritual or psychological aspect that brings them to
Christ. We shouldn't be so pharasaical that we have to evaluate everyone
by their orthodoxy.
Everyone is at a different place in their spiritual
life, and some people aren't not into doctrine right now. What is
unacceptable is when people have an agenda to spread serious errors. This we
rightly oppose.
Our faith isn't reduced to doctrines. I guess this is
what I'm trying to get at. Our faith is an encounter with Jesus Christ to bring
us closer to him. Doctrines help us with that, but doctrines are not the only
thing. Our faith is not a theology test. Our faith is to love Christ and
through him our neighbour. If someone doesn`t really know the Marian doctrines,
that`s not so good, but if he tries hard to love God and his neighbour,
that's the main thing. It`s not the only thing, but it's the main
Some people might discard that path because it's ignorant and not
theological. That person is a not-good-enough Catholic because they don't even
bother to learn their faith. [The author is saying here what a radical or "orthodox" Catholic would think to disregard his/her more "ignorant" brother or sister in Christ] While of course we should all learn our faith, but
this is what St. Paul said when we shouldn't argue with those weak in the faith.
We have to begin where people are at.
If we expect people to be doctrinal
experts before they can be acceptable Catholics, then we're acting like
Pharisees. We look down on people who were poorly catechized, or those who try
to accompany them.
And in this way, the devil makes use of our commitment
to orthodoxy and faithfulness to separate from Christ. We become full of pride
and we say to ourselves: well those Catholics are no good, they haven't
learned their catechism yet.
Instead of looking down on Catholics who
aren't well-versed, we should try to care about them, and see what we can do to
bring them one step forward to Christ. For some people it's difficult because it
involves actual caring and empathy, and instead of putting forward information
or an argument.
It's still something we need to learn."
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Oh how I love these Scrabble inspired pillows! Don't you?
If I had an extra $98 laying around I would buy them right away for our family room. After all, our family room is all about play! I imagine they wouldn't be hard to make yourself, but I really love supporting indie artists when I can, don't you?
They come with the inserts and can be found on Etsy along with other fun options in the same shop called Shop Dirtsa.
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Its a nice blog! We might try to work a reference to this one into a blog post about where to buy pillows next week.ReplyDelete
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Chris Brown Loses His Temper and His Shirt......Again Uh Oh
People Magazine Reports
Apparently Chris Brown made an appearance today March 22, 2011, on Good Morning America. The Interview was supposed to be to promote the release of his new album. F.A.M.E. However, during the couse of the interview, he realized that theinterview's focus was more on the previous assault case that he had encountered against his ex-girlfriend, POP Singer Rihanna. Since, that case Chris Brown has struggled to regain the trust of his fan back. So, I am not at all surprised that this kind of interview would upset him. He apologized to Rihanna publically and he was ordered probation and many hours of community service. Since, the assault Chris Brown has worked hard to reform his image, as well as his music. He has grown significantly as a music artist ;an is steadily growing as a sex symbol in the hip hop industry. He is now sporting a new blonde hair do. According to People, Chris Brown performed one song, instead of the two scheduled, and then he returned to his dressing room where he had a raging fit. He destroyed the dressing room in rage, they are also reporting that security was alerted. They did not elaborate, on whether or not security detained him. The anchor, Robin Roberts, apparently asked him questions about the felony assault case. Chris' response was "It's not really a big deal to me now, as far as that situation. I'm just trying to move past that in my life. He then went on to say Today's album day, so that's what i'm focused on. I don't blame Chris Brown, he responded to that perfectly during the interview. However, People is reporting that he was visibly upset, and he stormed out of the dressing room, shirtless and out of the studios in New York in 40 degree weather. As I viewed the interview you can tell that he is heated, and he actually says several times in the interview that he is there to talk about the album, that he named the acronym F.A.M.E. symbolizing Fans,
Are, My, Everything. I know that the assault was a very violent act but,at some point people need to let it go. It seems that both Rihanna and his fans have forgiven him, so I think that it was a tacky tactic embodied by the news anchor to even bring it up. I understand his dilemma, he was there to promote his new album. This negativity geared towards him and the felony assault case could hurt his album sales., and give him a lot of bad press. Chris seems to be center of attention these days, just last week someone leaked nude photos of him all over the internet. Nevertheless, Chris Brown is a phenomenol artist. His work still prevails, i wish u the best Chris.
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What happened to Sisqo, he was kooler than this clown. "Let me see that thongggg....."
It looks like the publicity may turn to his favor since it got people talking and tweeting. Apparently they want him back on the show to do a interview with Rihanna, that should be interesting.
Once a woman beater always a woman beater.
Great Article! I think its ashame that they tricked him into thinking the show would be all about his album and then blindsided him with the whole Rhianna incident. I don't agree with what him going off after the interview but they are dead wrong for doing that to him, it's just so weak on the Today's Shows part! I pray that the rest of society can get past his mistakes and let the man live his life and prosper in his career. He is young, he made a mistake and paid the price. So the media needs to get over it!
there are two sides, take a look
hes got a few screws loose thats for sure it could be because the way he was raised. He's not a bad actor either, i think he needs an older woman to screw his head on straight. hmm I would say kerry washington but she'd kick his ass


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Never before has there been so much press coverage about a TV docu-drama. Britz, the work of the renowned Director Peter Kosminsky, was aired for the first time on Channel 4 last night. The highly controversial and much debated telly-film is a fictitious drama about two young Muslim British siblings in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings and the impact that anti-terror legislation has on their lives. In today's blog, the FreeWriters Team discuss views on the first part of the programme.
Last night I decided to suspend all judgement; I took the view that no matter what was shown, you can't make fiction without generalising to a certain extent, so I had already prepared myself for the inevitable Muslim-stereotypes and backward minded Bradford-stanis. I was glad I did, because for the most part I think that "Sohail's story" was a fairly accurate one.
Thinking back, university life really was like that (for me at least), you had the hijab-wearing, beard-clad, "lecture attending" Muslims, and then you had my crowd – the one's who were somewhat oblivious to why religion (pre-9/11) meant anything at university. During my student years, religion was a personal belief that meant praying five times a day and fasting as much as you could during the month of Ramadan. It meant having one identity at home, with the family, and another with your mates (both Muslim and non-Muslim) – and that wasn't because you didn't know who you were, but it was because somehow you were brought up to be fluid enough to recognise your culture / belief and have the flexibility to live life as a normal British person. Whether or not Imams actually do go on campus (and that too post 9/11 or 7/7) and advocate the case for / against jihad and people actually get sucked into that is a totally different matter, but it wouldn't surprise me as I have often taken the view that many radicals do target the young and impressionable; the "keen learner" – and where else to find these susceptible, questioning student minds than at colleges and universities.
The not so startling scenes were those of the relationship between (questionable, are they dating, aren't they?) Sohail and Shazia – one that I must say is not uncommon amongst many young men and women from my generation. Shazia was a girl who seemed to balance both tradition and modernity but at the same time wanted to learn more about the complexities of what she believed was her religion. Sohail on the other hand seemed intent on giving her liberties she felt she already had, to quote Sohail "I'm, surprised you're not wearing the f*ing headscarf" – what's wrong with the headscarf? These small differences amongst men and women in the Muslim community often grow into larger issues of belief and liberty and in my opinion create more disharmony amongst an already divided community than anything else. But the fact that they drew attention to it was a commendable move.
Sohail's disillusioned state brought about by the deprived community he lived in was not an uncommon story I have heard and seen many times before. Originally from Bradford, Sohail is shown as an enthusiastic British Muslim who is struggling to come to terms with the radicalisation of many of his compatriots and friends "back home" (in this context, Bradford) and decides to get into the system to fight terrorism – he is proud of being a British Muslim and sees his role as "paying back a debt" owed to his parents when they first came to this country. To some extent this may be true and Sohail's mentality is resonant of many Asian British Muslims living in England who still genuinely believe in a notion of indebtedness – that somehow immigrants should feel indebted. Without delving too much into the history of colonisation, I do not feel that I owe my country, Great Britain anything – For me, if that indebtedness did exist, the buck stopped with my parents. I do not feel that I owe this country anything more than my white middle-class, wage-earning English neighbour. I was born here, there is nowhere else I call home – and in my book, if you call this your home, you shouldn't feel the need to repay any debts. I am however a loyal citizen – but loyalty and indebtedness are two very separate things.
Sohail's experience at MI5 however really took me back, the gruelling cross-examination and slightly sardonic work environment was a convincing portrayal of UK intelligence, which not surprisingly led to Sohail's own internal battle about whether he was recruited to be an informer. In my opinion Sohail's character dealt with the complexities with nerve and didn't just accept it; he questioned MI5's motives. I would too. At times, I also found myself proud of Sohail for fighting the Muslim corner – for admitting that the war against terror seemed more like one against Islam and that in fact, the UK's foreign policy was one of the main factor provoking many British Muslims towards radicalisation – an argument which has been fervently denied by our former PM at Breakfast with Muslim Leaders ay Downing Street in the aftermath of 7/7.
But the part that I found a little disturbing was when Sohail and his blonde sidekick (whose name leaves me) went to visit an old friend of Sohail's who'd been captured by British authorities; lying bruised and battered on an operating table, Sohail, unaffected, did not even flinch. When questioned about "who" he saw, Sohail replied "I just saw an informer" – It seems shocking that any person who sees someone they are in someway affliated with could feel nothing. Without targetting any one group in my example, if a white non-Muslim got abducted in Palestine, would people in the west not be emotionally affected? It was total nonsense if you ask me – if anything he would have been shocked for the sake of humanity.
Although I strongly believe that it is worthwhile broadcasting programmes such as these, to increase awareness about British Muslims and the motives behind their allegiance with one of their many identities, I am conscious that it does generalise (and not propogate) far beyond reason. Showing that Muslims can work for the government and be good citizens who love their country is indeed a positive message, but the stereotype given, that to fit that bill you somehow have to abandon your own traditions and cultures, and surrender to drinking alcohol and having one-night-stands (another stereotype which, I didn't think showed Western women in the most positive light either) is a dangerous move.
I look forward to part two with gritted teeth…
I echo Zareen's need to grit her teeth – I found the drama on the whole to be tense, informative, and challenged various stereotypes. It was also the first glimpses we had inside a world which affects us yet most of us aren't privy to know much about – the world of secret intelligence. The closest thing I have watched to this is the ever popular 24 on US TV, working in the counter terrorist unit in the US, and my comparison will be with that.
My main issue with the show was the idea that just because one is proud to be British, that they should be ok with giving up civil liberties. Especially that torture is ok. Sohails his character seems to take this in his stride, whereas just about every non-Muslim I know would've been sick at the sight of the brutal beating the Muslim had taken. That's despite their having no loyalties to Islam at all. But for some reason he was unaffected.
Sohails character did make me fume, as it will have done most moderate Muslims who have ever been troubled by common perceptions of Islam. Yes he believes violence is wrong, and yes he is proud to be British. But that doesn't mean that one must abandon their culture or religion or any notion of human rights. I agree with everything he felt. Yes I have been around people who say violence in the name of Islam is ok, and yes it does make me sick. But I challenge these people, and look to scholars like Tariq Ramadan, also proud to be European, for inspiration. The program fed a common misunderstanding, that Islam is just no compatible with the west. When he went to the lecture and heard an extremist speaker, why didn't he challenge him? And is this the true face of Islam? To the common viewer that's precisely what they'll think, and its wrong. Sohail's character fails to understand that there are 2 ways to challenge those who undertake violence in the name of Islam; Join MI5 as he did, or recognise that these people are deviants, and help Islam find its true voice.
For this, I disagree in that I didn't find the central characters to be realistic at all. I found the sister to be the more realistic of the 2, but even then, I can't reconcile how her extreme views towards Islam reconcile with her having a black boyfriend. To start with, she wouldn't even be accepted into radical sisters or Islamic circles for that alone. It also questions her motives, and then says her radicalisation wasn't really to do with Islam, but something about justice, and having her friend commit suicide. That is a believable story. Moderate Muslim, has a black boyfriend, starts hating anti-terror legislation and the loss of human rights. But then this person wouldn't blow up civilians. I personally just don't find it credible where she makes that next step to becoming a bomber – Whets clear is she doesn't do it in the name of Islam.
On the whole, I found it entertaining. But that's all. Was it an accurate depiction of anything that happens in the world? I didn't think so (notice how it was the UK that undertook torture – again there's no evidence of the UK being complicit in the US policy on secret rendition). I don't think the sister accurately reflects what radicalises a Muslim, and I don't think there are many people like Sohail. I should know. I share many of his views. More seriously, the program has profited from and fed a certain stereotype of Islam, which is inaccurate, that its fundamentally incompatible with the west. When will Muslims be consulted, or able to share what really happens, rather than having people who know little about these issues writing / filming in their name?


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