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Fort Worth gets a double helping of Fuego Burger
The vaunted Fuego Burger has returned to west Fort Worth.
Two years after their larger Salsa Fuego restaurant closed, Carlos and Christie Rodriguez have set up shop nearby, serving their cheesy, peppery green-chile burgers surrounded by a cheesy "ring of fire." The new location is at 4400 Benbrook Highway.
And here's a Fuego flash: Another location is planned to open soon at 5735 S. Hulen St. (That's near a future Torchy's Tacos.)
The first Fuego Burger opened a year ago between Burleson and Mansfield and continues at 5595 E. Farm Road 1187.
That's where Rodriguez slowly rebuilt his business after a hectic year when the Fuego Burger was a DFW.com Burger Battle finalist, but mishandled a move to a larger location.
This time, the Rodriguezes have more help and a new star attraction.
The Fuego Burger remains the standout: a half-pound burger with roasted green chiles, roasted jalapeño mayo and a ring of cheddar-jack.
But don't overlook the seared ahi tuna burger or ahi tuna tacos. The seared tuna is studded with chopped jalapeño.
An order of tempura fish tacos also drew attention.
But beyond a few tacos and the excellent Fuego chips and salsa or queso, this shop is all about burgers.
In the drab strip shopping center where Pop's Burgers once gained fame, Fuego serves all the familiar favorites: burgers with bacon or barbecue sauce, the bacon-blue cheese burger, and the fried chicken sandwich.
A classic half-pound burger made from fresh, hand-packed beef costs $5.99. It's better than some steakhouse burgers costing $12.
The new Fuego Burger is open for lunch and dinner daily except Sunday; 4400 Benbrook Highway, 682-250-5600, facebook.com/FuegoBurgerBenbrook.
(Note: The original Fuego Burger still has an impostor on Facebook. Look for the page with the burger photo, not the joking meme. It's facebook.com/FuegoBurger.)
Charity restaurant open in South Main Village
The Taste Community Restaurant is open, and this takes some explanation.
A nonprofit charity has opened a restaurant in the new South Main Village with no prices on the menu.
You pay according to your conscience. Pay what you would in a normal restaurant, but consider that this is a community cause, and you're helping feed others around you.
The launch menu offers a few choices of appetizers, main dishes and desserts. Start with the risotto balls or carrot-ginger soup.
The most-talked-about entree is the shrimp-and-Gruyere-grits, but the menu also offers an apple-bacon-cheese sandwich, squash risotto, stuffed quail and fried rabbit.
It's not totally like a traditional restaurant, but you feel good about being there.
Taste Community Restaurant is open for lunch only daily except Mondays at 1200 S. Main St., on the corner at West Oleander Street; tasteproject.org.
At Clearfork: Waiting on B&B, but City Works opens
The next new restaurant at The Shops at Clearfork will open this weekend.
But it won't be Houston-based B&B Butchers & Restaurant, delayed until next week.
If all goes to plan, Chicago-based City Works Eatery and Pour House will open Saturday.
It serves a typical pub menu with burgers, salads and items rarely seen here, such as cheese curds.
There's fish-and-chips, a Carolina fried chicken sandwich, a duck-breast Reuben and a choice of butterscotch bread pudding or peanut butter-Snickers pie. But the focus is on the beers.
City Works is open for lunch or brunch and dinner daily; 5288 Monahans Ave., 682-207-1500, cityworksrestaurant.com.
Both Twigs Bistro and B&B Butchers are expected to open by next weekend.
Bud Kennedy: 817-390-7538, @EatsBeat.

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Friday, December 23, 2016
photo shoot with some of my instruments
a little photo shoot with some of my instruments today – especially to acknowledge the addition of my new bamboo instruments from Billal Al Shabill (received yesterday)– karinding, celempung, and toleat (flute) from West Java to California! – pictured here with my hurdygurdy (made in England) and my khomus, custom made for me by Николай Бурцев of Yakutsk in Siberia. The batik in the lower half of the photos was also in my package from West Java. – thank you Billal!
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Robert Cherwink - a little photo shoot with some of my instruments...:
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Monday, May 2, 2016
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake was on our patio today (30 April 2016)
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Sonoma County Reptile Rescue
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Friday, October 23, 2015
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly in Northern California - photo taken this summer in the "Bee Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden" that i started in the spring
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i see that its been quite awhile since i posted anything here! - i will try to put up a few more shots that i have taken over the past couple of years!
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
French Session | Hurdy Gurdy 120411
gaia's garden • santa rosa ca • 11 apr 2012
"We are a talented group of instrumentalists playing the traditional dance music of central France on unusual instruments, including the hurdy gurdy, button accordion, and French bagpipe, as well as the more familiar piano accordion, fiddle, pennywhistle and guitar."
This is delightful folk music from the villages in the center of France, and French villagers have danced to it for hundreds of years. You'll also probably hear some Parisian musette music, which some of us play.
We are a "session", which is not the same thing as a performing band. We don't know in advance what tunes we will play, and we don't rehearse together. Instead, we rely on our musicianship and knowledge of the genre to choose and play tunes on the fly. It's spontaneous, relaxed and participatory. (Talk to Mitch if you play an appropriate instrument and want to participate).
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Santa Rosa French Folk Music Session
We'll be playing at Gaia's Garden Restaurant, 7-9 PM, on the SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. Please try their wonderful international vegetarian buffet while you listen to music you likely won't find elsewhere!
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Friday, February 10, 2012
2012 World Press Photo Contest Winners
2012 World Press Photo of the Year: A woman holds a wounded relative during protests against President Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Oct. 15, 2011. (Samuel Aranda/The New York Times)
By the numbers: 5,247 Photographers, 124 Nationalities, 101, 254 pictures. Three hundred and fifty images by 57 photographers of 24 nationalities were awarded prizes in nine categories. To view the entire collection of winning images from the 55th World Press Photo Contest: 2012 World Press Photo. -- Paula Nelson -2012 World Press Photo Contest Winners - The Big Picture - Boston.com
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Exquisitely Shaped by a Dramatic Landscape: Fall House in Big Sur, California
Set in a rough, yet spectacular landscape, with a neighboring 250-foot drop to the Pacific Ocean, Fall House by Fougeron Architecture is a one-of-a-kind vacation retreat: "The long, thin volume of the house conforms to the natural contours of the land and the geometries of the bluff, deforming its shape and structure in response. In this way, the complex structural system applies natural forms to accommodate the siting. The main bearing system of the house is set back twelve feet from the bluff, both to protect the cliff's delicate ecosystem and to ensure the structure's integrity and safety".
One of the facades was left transparent, in order to reveal ocean and coastline views, while the opposite was clad in copper. The building is composed of two rectangular volumes connected by a glass "buffer zone", which hosts the library. The most dramatic interior of the house is probably the cantilevered master bedroom, offering breathtaking ocean views from its floor-to-ceiling windows.


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Ger is one of our Full Time Volunteer rangers in North Cornwall, living out of Pentireglaze near Polzeath. Joining us from Killarney in the south west of the Emerald Isle, he will be working with us for a fair few months with the idea to pick up some skills and experience, making him a prime candidate to step into a job in conservation. He studied Ecology at University College Cork, loves a bit of hill walking, writing and even tried his hand at surfing recently with Crantock Bay Surf School. Its good to have him in the team, and its great to have another accent in the mix!
As Ger would say, 'be good now'!
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|The kids with Jocelyn
Today we started out doing a little bit of schoolwork. It's always there no matter where we go. Then we had an employee of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park, also Michael and Angela Calder's daughter-in-law, Jocelyn Calder, join us for a private "Tea with Eleanor." "Tea with Eleanor" is a program the park offers during the summer. You enjoy tea and scones while learning more about the woman that Eleanor Roosevelt was. Since the summer season ended last week, Jocelyn was more than happy to come and give us the presentation at the RV. She even brought tea and doughnuts for us! The presentation was very informative and gave you the picture of who Eleanor really was.
|Cutting into a mussel
Jocelyn also shared a secret Campobello spot with us. There is a little cove where a freshwater stream meets with the salt water ocean. The mussels there often get bits of sand in there with the water moving back and forth and form tiny little pearls. Jocelyn offered to go with us to the cove and show us how to get the pearls out.
|Charlie, Jocelyn, and Bob
Jocelyn met us at the cove with her husband, Bob, and their daughter, Charlie. Poor Bob was dressed in shorts, a t-shirt, and flip-flops. He said someone had to go in the water to get the mussels, so he might as well dress for the job. Thankfully the stream was only an inch or two deep, so the kids all helped out finding mussels. Once you pull them out of the water, you pry them open with a knife and search around through the mussel for the little pearls. The longer the grain of sand has been in the mussel, the larger the pearl. We had so much fun looking for pearls! They are all tiny and different colors, from deep purple to silver and white.
|Chrissy found a mussel
Bob and Jocelyn so graciously invited us to dinner at their home, so we took them up on the offer. We had a few places to visit before dinner time, so we agreed to meet up with them later.
|History books at the library
We headed off to the little local library that has a museum about Campobello. It had neat artifacts and photos from residents, as well as history about FDR. We didn't have a lot of time there, but it was enough to tour the facility.
After the library, we headed to what is called Barrel Well. Tradition tells that the water has never stopped flowing from Barrel Well, and if you drink from it, you will return to Campobello Island. We had our drink, so time will tell if we return!
|Yummy dessert!
We went to Bob and Jocelyn's house for dinner. Bob made homemade pizza and Jocelyn made brownies to go with ice cream. We really enjoyed dinner and getting to know them better. They are wonderful people.
|Jocelyn, Charlie, & Bob
Tomorrow we are actually going to try and leave this beautiful place. We'll see if we make it out!
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Grant Pacers play young and fall to seasoned St. Mary's in D-II section finals
They race onto the floor looking the part of a formidable lot: long, lean, explosive.
But the Grant Pacers are as young and unpolished as they are promising.
Playing with poise and fury to get this far, the fifth-seeded Pacers suddenly lost themselves amid a flurry of missed shots and forced passes, performing like a group that starts no seniors on a stage they were not quite ready for. The ball rattled out of the rim, calls didn't go their way and they couldn't solve a team that performed as if it belonged here.
And you know what high school coaches say: Nothing beats senior experience.
Second-seeded St. Mary's of Stockton seized control in the second half and prevailed 66-56 over the fifth-seeded Pacers to win the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II boys basketball championship Friday night at the University of the Pacific.
It's the ninth section banner for the storied Rams, who have been doing this sort of thing since the 1970s. They are coached by Ken Green, an alum of the school who never tires of winning. Grant was in a section final for the first time since 1999, when it won its second championship in three seasons.
That Grant got to this point wasn't surprising to veteran coach Deonard Wilson. But after playing so well to dispatch top-seeded Antelope in a semifinal, this wasn't the same Pacers team. A large part of that was St. Mary's, which refused to allow the faster and taller Pacers to take over.
"We'll use this loss, all this pain to get better, because we know we can play better," Wilson said. "All those loose balls, those missed free throws, those missed layups, it should hurt. All the little things we could do and need to do. And that's the frustrating part. I know how good we can be. We're so close.
"We always thought it'd be next year. But we know Pleasant Grove won a section a few years ago and still went on to win state. It can be done. If anyone can do it, our babies here can, our kids. They don't know any better, and I love that about them. We'll be back."
Grant (21-10) will still advance to the CIF Northern California Division II Regional tournament that starts next week. St. Mary's (23-8) expects to earn a high seed in the NorCals. The Rams performed like veterans, with a good many of them tasting playoff defeat on this floor a year ago to Woodcreek in Division I.
For Green, this was satisfying fun. It's his third banner as coach, and fifth overall, having played for famed coach Jon Gustorf on the Rams' D-I title teams in 1981 and '82. St. Mary's beat Grant in '81 and Kevin Johnson and Sacramento in '82.
Steady junior guard Carson Simi led the Rams with 21 points, and Bryce Johnson had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Dee Juan Pruitt, a junior forward, led Grant with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore guard AJ McGee had 13 points.
Freshman point guard Corey Yerger had eight points and five assists for the Pacers. Grant shot just 39 percent, making one of 12 3-point shots.
"We respect and admire Grant," Green said. "Winning is very rewarding. We do have experience, and that always helps."


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BC Cafe, the restaurant that shares a caveman and some great tacos with BC Tacos food truck, has opened its doors in Davie (4801 S. University Drive).
With a brick-and-mortar restaurant comes room to grow, so the café expands on the BC Tacos food truck menu with salads, sliders, wraps, and burgers for lunch and dinner.
Breakfast is served too, offering omelets, pancakes, muffins, and tacos. Tacos for breakfast? If we could have burritos as a morning meal, BC owner Brett Chiavari figures, "why not?"
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- BC Tacos to Expand With Davie Cafe
What's most surprising -- and welcome -- about the new café? The restaurant may be stationary, but the prices are strictly food-truck affordable. For instance, any taco, including the hunter (steak), the t-rex (chicken), the encino man (buffalo mahi), the stone age shrimp (shrimp), or the gatherer (fried avocado) is only $4 each. Wraps and salads are all under $10, and sliders are a mere three bucks each.
Chiavari tells Clean Plate Charlie that he purposely tried to keep prices down. "We're trying to keep the tradition of the food truck, because that's what works for us. We want to have a fast, casual atmosphere where you can get a high-quality product at an affordable price."
In keeping with that philosophy, Chiavari says that all burgers ($6-7) are made in-house. "We're doing a 1/3-pound beef burger that's a blend of chuck, brisket, and short rib. We're stuffing one with sautéed onions, cheddar cheese, and bacon inside the meat. Another burger is stuffed with sautéed onions and Swiss cheese."
The food truck and café owner calls these stuffed specialty burgers "date burgers" because the fixings are contained inside the patty so you could wear a nice shirt without worrying about stains. Fresh turkey burgers ($6) and house-made black bean burgers ($6) are also available.
BC Cafe also offers beer and wine and is looking to expand into craft beers. For dessert, try some treats my Munchcakes Cupcakes, including cinnamon rolls, mini cheesecakes, and bread pudding.
BC Tacos is open Monday through Thursday for breakfast and lunch; Friday for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; and Saturday for lunch and dinner.
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here are a couple excerpts from some fiction pieces i've been working on. fiction's not usually my bag, so these are mostly for fun but if anything serious comes out of it, i'll be sure to let y'all know here!
Little bitty pretty one, come on and talk to me
Little bitty pretty one, come on and talk to meee
I don't know the rest ooo-f
This soooOOong
So I'll just sing
Whooaahhoo oo-wo-oh-ohh
Whooaahhoo oo-wo-oh-ohh
"Steph- What're you do-? Are you singing?"
His desperate voice began to pull me back. I was singing. When had I begun?
How long since the bombing stopped…?
"What were you singing?"
My head was still cradled in my hands. I didn't expect to stop shaking. I hadn't been able to find a moment of stillness since the invasion started. I'd grown accustomed to doing everything with shaky hands I didn't think to try singing. But here was my head, still, cradled in my hands.
I could feel the cold beads of sweat running down my forehead, stinging past my eyes before following their ultimate path along the crease my palms made along my cheeks. At some point, tears began to flow through the canals my sweat created but I held steadfast; my head needed the stillness. My body needed the flood.
As the tears began to tap out, I allowed myself to hear his voice, still asking me questions. Still asking me about that song. Makes sense. It was the first thing I'd said (sung?) out loud in days.
Slowly, I lowered my hands away from my head, letting it hang there for a moment before I heard my voice, low and hollow, begin to explain.
"I'm not even 100% sure what the name of the song is. I always called it 'Little Bitty Pretty One,' because I only ever knew the one line. And the whoa-oh-ohs. We used to – my sister and I – we used to sing it. At the lake."
"Whoa throwback! Last lake left in the country dried up years ago…"
I hadn't expected him to say something, but I also hadn't realized I was trailing off. I couldn't blame him for trying to keep me from slipping back into catatonia.
Time behaves differently in a bomb shelter, and the silent treatment takes on a whole new form of tortuous punishment.
"But I was on a lake."
"You must've dreamt it. You fell asleep just before this last round of bombings started. I know, I'm not really used to 'em yet either. I'd've been terrified waking up like that too. And, listen, I'm so, so, so sorry about what I sai-"
"We would sing it at the lake on the inner tube."
"The inner tube?"
"Yeah, the inflatable raft. My sister, our friends, and- Our dads would pull us on the inner tube on the lake behind the ski boat. Half the fun for them was trying to throw us off so when we were trying really hard to hold on and starting to get scared, we'd sing that song at the top of our lungs. We learned it in dance class years earlier so neither of us really knew the words."
My words were coming back as fast as the memories that were rushing back. Our carefree laughter. Entire days spent outside, out in the sun. My skin sometimes burned there was so much sun. I almost miss the hot pain across my flesh. Days in the sun on a lake filled with dark water, enough water to reach depths of hundreds of feet.
The first water sources to dry up were the small streams and ponds, the run-offs, the swampy areas of the forest most people don't even notice. But it wasn't long before the rivers and lakes started to go too. Sure enough, in due time, water became one of the scarcest commodities in the country.
Remember the lake and the feeling of floating in waters so deep I couldn't even fathom reaching the bottom, I didn't even want to think about the water creation and purification system our bomb shelter ran on.
That last summer before the lake dried completely was the last time I saw my sister. The few rains that spring meant there were still a few areas of the lake deep enough for tubing, but those areas could barely keep kayaks afloat by late August. Not that many people still had kayaks by that point.
I remember her hair had gotten longer and was wilder than she normally let it get. When the world's ending, normal changes.
"I wasn't sleeping."
My words grew harsher when I finished my story. I would've been surprised by my own tone, but I hadn't seemed much in control of myself since I'd come out of this fob.
He was taken aback by my tone's change too. Maybe he thought me telling the story about the lake was me offering forgiveness; maybe he thought my biting words rescinded it.
"When you said I fell asleep before the bombing started. That wasn't true. I remember them starting. I don't remember them stopping."
"Sorry, it's hard to tell when you're not talking to me."
Silence hung for what felt like hours although the time that elapsed before I spoke again could've easily been minutes.
"I just don't want to ever forget how important the truth is."
They were the last words my sister said to me.
I left that part out.
"Then can we at least address the elephant in the room?"
"You mean the dead body?"
"Jeez, he had a name."
"I know, and I told you not to ask him for it. I told you to leave him outside."
"And you haven't told me anything since. I get it. I've learned my lesson."
His lesson came with a bit, it seemed. He sighed.
"I really am sorry. He seemed like he was getting better. I thought he might could even help us eventually."
"Nothing gets better anymore. It all just gets worse."
"Then what are we even doing here?"
All Terry could think of was that light bulb.
It was a light he owned but could not control.
A single, solitary light bulb hanging from a wire in the very center of the pantry ceiling of the house he'd bought three months earlier. He owned and controlled everything in that house, except for one light bulb.
Terry's had a hard life, you see. Neither of his parents wanted him, so they took full advantage of a hospital's "drop off your baby, no questions asked" policy. At least, that's what his third foster mom told him. He couldn't remember what he'd learned before that, but it at least covered being able to talk and eat as well as to understand basic hygiene and table manners.


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In the first line of one of his posts he says, "Up to this point, I've written about my topics generically. After a few tries, I think I can conclude that what I've written to date isn't what blogging is all about." However, he never goes on to define what blogging is all about! A woman left a rather snarky comment: "Is the purpose of your blog really just to share thoughts on how to be successful as a writer? There's already a plethora of blogs out there filling that niche -- maybe do some research to see where you could add something unique? But if the real purpose of the blog is to cultivate readers interested in your writing you might want to just share excerpts and hold off on writerly advice till the book is actually published. My $0.02." While in many ways I agree with her comment in relation to this particular blog, it got me thinking about my own blog. Does it need a purpose? Am I doing something horribly wrong?
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So if this is the definition of a blog, in a general sense, why should I even consider that there is something wrong with my blog? Why does a blog need to be only focused on ONE thing? I don't think it does! My blog is a perfect representation of the dictionary definition of a blog: an online diary, a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page. Sure, I lean towards blogging about some main subjects in particular; however, I love my blog just as it is. It is an outlet for me to rant my thoughts and feelings on a variety of subjects that I am passionate about. I have been blogging about everything and nothing for over 4 years and I love that I am able to go back and relive great moments, cry over the sad ones but most importantly I have found that I have stayed true to myself in my writing. My life isn't about just one particular subject, it is a tapestry of many which is what my blog is a reflection of.
I'm not looking to be published. I don't pass myself off as a writer. I wouldn't even care if I made a penny or a thousand dollars from my blog. I would love to have more followers, not for bragging rights but as an opportunity to have conversations with a variety of interesting people.
What is your definition of a blog?


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Today we paid our first police bribe. We were stopped at one of the usual police checkpoints along the highway and the policeman started being really picky about seeing our vehicle papers and licence and passports etc. When he found that everything was in order, he suddenly said that Robin had done an illegal pass further back along the highway. The policeman said that we could either pay him 200 Cordobas (about $12 US) or he would confiscate Robin's licence. Hmm. So, after about 20 minutes of discussion (it was all rather civilized – the policeman was smiling and laughing through it all), Robin paid him 100 Cordobas ($6 US) and we were on our way again. Good job Robin!
We stopped off at the largest sugar mill in Central America which is located on a large chunk of land where they grow the sugar cane. Since it is very hard to plan things in advance in this area of the world, we tend to go where the wind blows us every day, and so we arrived at the sugar mill without an appointment! We were lucky to get a tour from a nice woman, who drove with us around the farm, telling us about how sugar cane is grown and harvested and made into sugar (all in Spanish, of course). We got to see the trucks and the weigh station, where they wash the sugar cane, etc. Unfortunately we weren't able to see the main sugar-making process inside the mill (which is the most interesting part), but we managed to get into the packaging department. We were given clean white gowns, head nets and masks and went to see the final stage of the process where the sugar comes down big chutes into the bags, which then get sealed and stamped etc, and conveyor-belted out the door to the awaiting trucks. It was all rather interesting, and although there was also a rum factory on site which produces the famous Flor de Cana rum, we opted out of that tour and headed to the Bearded Monkey Hostel in Granada, a few hours away which had been recommended to us.
The hostel was a nice place with alot of character, great food and cheap international phone rates (using internet phone). This was the second time that we have stayed at a hostel-type place on this trip and been around backpackers (the first time was at Semuc Champey in Guatemala), and it is always a little strange for us. We have been so far removed from our own culture on this trip – spending most of our time among local people, staying where they stay, eating where they eat, etc. It is odd for us to be around other north americans speaking english and eating 'chicken curry' and 'creamy chicken sauce with pasta' that we almost forgot where we were in the world! Nevertheless, we had a great time and although we didn't spend much time in Granada, it seems like a nice little town to visit.


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Who doesn't love a makeover? The blog has a fresh look, and I hope you're as jazzed about it as I am! This is one of the many changes going on with me that I will share in the next few weeks. Check out the new About page as well!
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Algae is one of the best superfoods available. Best of all, this amazing substance helps revitalize skin tone by promoting "extreme hydration."
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Spring/ Summer 2016 Print Trends
With the spring and summer 2016 Fashion Week runway shows done, having moved from the streets of New York City to palaces of London, the operas of Milan to fashion districts in Paris, we begin to pull together the reports of all the different trends, including the gorgeous spring/ summer 2016 print trends that could be seen on those masterfully presented collections strutted down the catwalks around the world. We've seen designers of all ancestries appear, from European to Middle Eastern, American to Asian, and each had his or her own flair to show off to the awaiting crowds who, themselves, looked quite fashionable as the warm summer days gave way to the cooler autumn winds.
One of the biggest trends on any Fashion Week, aside from the actual cuts and the colors, is the existence of prints. We see all types of prints appear on that runway, with all different ideals by each artist as to how best one captures the imagination on fabrics of all types. We've seen everything from tie-dye to animal prints, pretty florals and everything in between this season. But there are a few prevailing spring/ summer 2016 print trends that have gotten our attention and we would like to share those today.
See also: Spring/ Summer 2016 Color Trends
Fall/ Winter 2016-2017 Print Trends
#1: Bold Gingham Patterns
Gingham patterns seem to be in for a few seasons now, though it has only gotten bolder for 2016. There is a bit more accenting to it now, a bit more color and a touch more creativity. We see intriguing gingham fading into abstract floral print dresses appear on Marc Jacobs, worn head to toe. Thakoon brought in some gorgeous works that gave gingham a softer, more amiable appeal, while Victoria Beckham's vision for the trend included more contrast, a bit more subtlety in changing colors and plunging necklines on dresses reaching around the ankles.
Zac Posen made it look almost Victorian in stylization, pockets on dresses showing off décolletage and all, as the Marissa Webb girls strutted down in sleeveless, full bodied pieces that were all about the slouch and the comfort. Wes Gordon gave schoolgirls a new outfit as well, pleated skirts and triangle top additions only adding to its appeal as gingham prints took over the whole getup.
#2: All Different Stripes
Stripes are to summer what fur is to winter it appears, at least in the fashion world. It is a warm weather classic that has been around for ages, or at least many decades and has been getting an update on an annual basis. This time around, it brings out eclecticism in the garments worn, making Tome's multiple layers of stripes that much more on the attractive side. Anna Sui has bee maze mini dresses with thicker striped jackets thrown over the shoulder and matching colored shoes, while Alexander Wang takes bowler shirts, adds a bit of baseball to it and then thickens the stripes on a longer jacket in order to achieve the punkish look he loves to opt for.
High waists on retro striped pants cropped at the ankles appear on the Marc Jacobs runway, while striped wraparound shirts tucked into wraparound skirts give Public School a good amount of public adoration. Stripes of all colors and alignments appear at Tanya Taylor, while they come in arrowhead designs at Tommy Hilfiger.
Long shirtdresses with slits up the sides appear in predominantly white stripes at Nill Lotan, while there are plunge necked jumpsuits at Missoni and rather wide pants in candy colors on the J. Crew runway. J JS Lee brings in sherbet-colored stripes in pink, lime and blue on the first day of the London Fashion Week, while horizontal banded Bardot stripes appear on the Riviera swimwear seen at Sibling.
We see rainbow stripes painted diagonally down at Jonathan Saunders, the stripes also coming into play at Ashley Williams, Gareth Pugh, Preen, Peter Pilotto and others. Banded knits, extreme stripes, monochrome jigsaws and fine stripe surfaces are a common enough look for the upcoming seasons, making stripes possibly the best possible trend to go with.
Colorful stripes at Isa Arfen really do us in with the pink and green combo. Dior brings in vertical thick stripes, while it is all about the candy colors at Stella McCartney and bare shoulders at Salvatore Ferragamo, and Bengal stripes at Ralph Lauren. Prada brings in the black white and yellow combo, while Tommy Hilfiger goes traditional here. And then there are those pajama sets at Dolce & Gabbana followed by candy stripes on light and pretty coats as per Emporio Armani. We cannot help but fall in love with Milly's dresses though, beachy effects and all.
#3: Abstract Floral Prints
While floral prints have been a big thing over the past few seasons, they are split into abstracts and rather realistic designs this time around. The abstract is even more intriguing than expected though, what with the gauzy skirts and very summery bodies lending to its appeal. Jason Wu brought in the abstract floral patterns for spring 2016 on a black background, with the colors muted and flattering against the tanned body.
Abstract florals appear on Calvin Klein Collection's pajama pieces, the set including a robe and shoes to go with the shirt and ankle cropped slouchy pants. Abstract looks awesome with print blocks as well, something seen on Mother of Pearl, Duro Olowu and Mary Katrantzou, among others. The realistic combines with the abstract in florals at Creatures of the Wind, particularly on the raw hemmed designs.
Gabriel Cadena makes bare shoulders and mini dresses look astoundingly gorgeous with the blue hydrangea to diver hued gradient patterning, abstract florals and all. Add Phillip Lim to the list here as it appears with creeping floral vines, and a frilly feminine countenance. Gorgeous floral lace appears on stockings at the Rodarte show as well, while they look almost psychedelic at Burberry Prorsum.
#4: Realistic Floral Patterns
We love it when we can tell just what type of flower is depicted on a certain piece of an outfit. That is what makes Trina Turk's daisy embellished tight fitting cropped pants in aqua, white and buttercup yellow that fantastic for a customer. It is bright, it is sunny and it is perfect for the spring and summer seasons.
You see lilies appear at Whit on off-the-shoulder dresses in green and white, darkly smudged exotic flowers at Daks, chiffon creepers at Jasper Conran, batik leaves at Zandra Rhodes, as well as foxglove and wisteria at Giles Deacon. Alice Temperley brought in inspirations from Havana, while Victoria Beckham had fun with her Moroccan exotic flora.
Gucci brings in tiny little white bud on a green background, making the jock letter jacket into a very feminine entity. Pretty red and blue flowers against a black background appear at Tanya Taylor, appearing quite lovely with their bare shoulders and looser feeling to the dresses.
It is a field of daisies when it comes to Creatures of the Wind print blocking, wherein it appears more of a black & white versus color combinations. Those fields extend to bluebells it seems with Michael Kors looking fantastic in New York, and Suno giving us a rather intriguing view of its beauties. Kate Spade, on the other hand, simply screams flower power!
#5: Tie It and Dye It
Possibly one of our very favorite spring/ summer 2016 print trends is the whole tie-dye thing with the modern twist. It is nothing like the hippie colored t-shirts, but very much more on the chic side, with the cuts making it even more attractive for the women of the world. We see gorgeous beachside dresses including the asymmetrical pinned up plunging neckline and high slit dress in green yellow and black seen at Altuzarra during the Fashion Week. Altuzarra has multiple pieces sporting this look, including a gorgeous beach signifying piece with short sleeves, a rounded neckline and a small slit up the side of the thigh.
The trend takes on a very modern feel at BCBG Max Azria as well, with a bit of a sportier daytime look to it, while Thakoon combines tie-dye prints with plaid for the ultimate effect. Rachel Comey brings in tiny sleeved tunics in Diver hues and white, while it's all about the bold and the beautiful at Baja East.
Gorgeous skies take over at Emilio Pucci, making those matching blouse and skirt looks appear all the more delectable, while it is a splatter of army we are looking at come the infamous Valentino collection. Pretty little tie dye dresses appear at Paco Rabanne, with huge rings forming on the slips at Narciso Rodriguez and the spring coming down lower to pants at MM6 Maison Margiela.
#6: Hidden Hawaiian Prints
We love Hawaiian prints. We love them when they appear on shorts and shirts, especially for men, and we certainly love it when they play peek-a-boo and camouflage games with us on women's fashion as they did for the upcoming spring and summer 2016 seasons. They are not your typical spring/ summer 2016 prints seen in Paris or otherwise on the more chic and sophisticated runway shows in general, but they most certainly looked incredible as we saw them appear on those high-end top of the line designer collections. This included shiny voluminous skirt suits with long jackets at Rochas, bolder and more artistic than the Chalayan prints, where the look was barely visible at all on those white floor-length dresses. We saw them appear on mini hemmed looks in green on Giambattista Valli and Paul & Joe, while the likes of Guy Laroche paired a gorgeous olive green jacket with the hidden Hawaiian prints with calf-length tights and strappy sandals underneath.
#7: Clearly Animal Prints
This is possibly one of the more intriguing spring/ summer 2016 print trends that has been going on with weaker but steady strength since the last few seasons. It looks fantastic as well, with animal features appearing on the runway in clear detail " as opposed to simply being the print of the hide " throughout the Fashion Weeks around the world. In London, MM6 brought in a horse with certain wing-style additions, while Marc Jacobs brings in some horseshoe and farm-related prints on a slightly rounded plunging neck vest. If you love snakes, it is Gucci's collection this year that features all types of interesting snake prints appearing on mannish suits and skirts and tops, offset by the pineapples on the wide tailed ties.
#8: Stars & Geography Prints
The world is a beautiful place and there comes a time when designers are going to turn to some geographic prints to sate their curiosity in bringing that beauty onto the fashion floor. In Gucci's case, we saw rather intriguing shiny map skirts falling to midi level that really caught our attention, while Dolce & Gabbana used famous Italian sights as perfect prints to decorate their elaborate designs.
Stars were huge though. They really made a splash and looked like childhood stickers pasted onto pants and all. Dresses, denim and other garments find themselves adorned with stars! Creatures of the Wind brings it in with a bone colored set, high waist and open midriff and all, wherein the stars appear on the pant legs down to the knees. If you like seeing flags on the scene, check out Lacoste's flag skirt with all the patriotic stars hanging there. Almost floral looking stars come into play at Karen Walker, while we enjoy the effects of a star spangled sky.
#9: Illusion to the Eye Prints
It is not as common as we may want it to be, but the optical illusion prints are actually rather numerous on the runway shows for the coming season. Dries Van Noten brings in interesting tops with cinched waists featuring a lovely green and yellow swirling pattern. The contrasting black and white swirls at J.W. Anderson are rather intriguing against the sea blue zigzags appearing down the middle of the mini skirt, while Daks brings in black and white mirrored prints for even more confusion to your focus.
#10: Strokes of Paint Prints
It looks like paint was brushed onto the cloth at time, with strokes appearing here and there, particularly on a beauty such as the Prabal Gurung collection that left the bare shouldered slide slit look appear utterly breathtaking. Gorgeous aesthetics appear on organic prints with elegance and artistic creativity, the brushstrokes often bringing in the natural world, the beauty of it captured especially well on the Jasper Conran Fashion Week runway show.
#11: Chintz Prints
There are a lot of floral prints in all sorts of different styles for the spring and summer seasons it appears. This includes the Victorian offshoot of chintz, very different from the large poppies seen in New York. It was a big London trend and included small flowers and softer designs, from the spotting of it at Markus Lupfer, to the gorgeous English look in a button-down piece at Vivienne Westwood Red Label (the preferred Vivienne Westwood line).
Topshop Unique brought in the chintzy prints for wraparound robe tops and tight fitting ankle cropped pants, while Emilia Wickstead had the more abstract mixed with the clearer florals in contrast with Bora Aksu's quaint and almost gem-like quality to its florals. The off-the-shoulder look " a rather huge trend on the runways for spring " at Temperley London was simply beautiful with the chintz effect to it, something seen at Jonathan Saunders, Emilia Wickstead, Duro Olowu, Mary Katranzou and Mother of Pearl as well. Add a yellow background and pretty Victorian ruffles to the likes of Erdem and it looks positively amazing. And then, of course, there is that whole defining look in the voluminous Delpozo gown from the New York catwalk.
#12: Graphic Marble Prints
Marble is one of the most interesting spring/ summer 2016 print trends that take over the runways left right and center, appearing with rather interesting colors throughout. It brings styles to life with a rather vivid intensity and allows for a very bold and graphic finish to the touches made on the designer items. The print appears on both garments and accessories, the Valentino pieces looking rather striking with the pops of color and sheer detailing. It's more about the fluid and digitalization of the prints appearing on a couple of Roberto Cavalli designs with the strong impacts and the shades of rust, light brown and white.
#13: Print Blocking
Possibly one of the more common spring/ summer 2016 print trends seen on the runway was the whole print blocking businesses. You know how color blocking includes putting together large chunks of monochromatic hues? Print blocking actually has to do with using very clear prints of highly different trends together, mixing and matching to create the latest fashions. It was big in New York and everywhere else as well, but in the former we saw it appear at Victoria Beckham, BCBG Max Azria, Diane Von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger, among others.
Diane Von Fustenberg made this print blocking business look really good, what with the bubblegum pinks and Barbie designs, the plunge to the neckline and the wraparound effects to the dress. Different types of flowers appear in swatches of print, making it all come together in a cohesive manner, unlike the crazy contrast seen at Victoria Beckham.
London brought in print blocks from Jonathan Saunders with his gorgeous fluttering dresses, Emilia Wickstead with her red carpet worthy gowns, Duro Olowu with those incredibly floral blocks, Mary Katrantzou with the psychedelic colors, Mother of Pearl with the gradients leading to midi hem and knee high boots, Coach with the chintzy florals, etc.
#14: Plaid & Checkered Patterns
While plaid is a rather large print trend for spring 2016 on the runway, in bold colors and bolder designs, the smaller more geometrical and clearly lined checks are even more interesting and appealing to the human senses. They come in shirts and jackets, belted or simply hanging about, both garments of which appear on the Miu Miu runways. They may be smaller at Marc Jacobs as well, but certainly not as small as at Miu Miu, with an addition of shiny material and shimmering backgrounds, a whole lot of sparkle left to go around.
#15: Romantic Floral Prints
There are floral prints that can look quite realistic and also very much on the romantic side with the way they have been positioned, the types of garments it is worn with and the background colors all ending to a rather Victorian but often simply love-inspiring effect. Romantic versions of the flower prints for spring 2016 come into effect on Alexander McQueen, Gucci, Tory Burch, Oscar de la Renta, Etro and Erdem, each with its own version of what the print should look like.
While it's vines of flowers in multiple panels at Erdem, there is a spattering of the designs on the bare shouldered Tory Burch dresses. Black lace effects around stark white backgrounds to the bloody red carnations adorn the Oscar de la Renta designs. It only gets all the more romantic when you add some Philosophy by Lorenzo Serafini in there, what with the abstract effect to the transparent fabric barely covering up the body.
Romance against a denim finish can be found in another part of Alexander McQueen's collection, what with the Western Fabric cut beautifully to bare a bit of the belly while still maintaining its luxurious feel. She's a cowgirl with a stylish attitude.
Dolce & Gabbana's lemon hued floral print dresses are one of the biggest trending looks from the Fashion Weeks, taking away the saccharine of strawberry and giving it all a very fresh outlook. Even Coach has something romantic going with its drop waist prairie dresses that we can imagine appearing on a very country-oriented show.
#16: Wacky Abstract Prints
Like a good modern abstract painting, there are a few clothing styles where the prints take on a whole new dimension as is the case with the sparkling multi-colored slip of a dress at Tom Ford that really shows off the chest region in an uncommonly artistic plunge. At Peter Pilotto, the abstract effect of the bold colors actually almost reminds us of Christmas lights, bare shoulders and layered skirts and all.
Wacky and abstract pants are seen at Loewe as well, while nothing can beat the silver beauties at Maison Margiela. Just as it is expected from Maison Margiela, we equally expected interesting abstract artwork from Christopher Kane and we were certainly not left wanting or disappointed. Colorful patchwork creates a slip dress that can be worn everywhere from barbeques to wedding ceremonies. It is a versatile piece and a favorite for the upcoming warmer seasons.
#17: Watercolor Prints
We see paintings of all types, but instead of brushstrokes, here we have some intriguing watercolors that take on the iconic works of master painters. There is a certain romance to these and a blurred expressiveness that highlights femininity on runway shows such as Calvin Klein, with its matching floral sets, BCBG Max Azria with its blue and purple florals against a gorgeous white background, the skirts matching with the jacket thrown on top, as well as Simone Rocha with the incredibly spring look to the light feel of the dresses that add crisscross glass beading to the chest.
#18: First Draft Prints
When it comes to the spring/ summer 2016 prints, not all of them need be geometric or floral accented. Sometimes they include words. In this case, a few designers opted to write their pieces on their garments, a creative process presented that uses imperfect or amended slogans. There is hand-written topography as well as doodled words and repeated phrases. Even scribbled motifs appear here and there. Christopher Kane is most certainly among this list, with some rather lovely pieces to boot, fringed edges and all. We see Each x Other come in with sweater dresses that have cleanly typed up word drafts on it, while Ashish loves the scratches and doodles very much.
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Rosberg: 11th place a shock
Nico Rosberg says starting his home Grand Prix from 11th on the grid is ''quite a shock'' for him and the team.
Rosberg, who won the British Grand Prix a week ago, completed only one run in Q1, that too at start of the session. He was fourth fastest at that time but with the track ever improving, that fourth position became 11th by end of the session.
"It was quite a shock. I didn't see it coming. The team didn't expect the track to ramp up that much. I can't believe I am standing here right now." Rosberg told Sky Sports.
Mercedes has been the fastest car in qualifying this season and Nico Rosberg has been on pole at three of the nine races. Without the error, he expected to start the race from front row.
"I thought I would be easily on the front row today."
"The new tyres didn't come to our advantage but hopefully the race pace is better. But from 11th I will think about that tomorrow." he added.
Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn admitted that the team underestimated the track conditions which got better every second.
"It was just a misjudgement," the Mercedes Team Principal said.
"We had a cut-off time that we thought would be reasonably comfortable but the track simply got a lot quicker at the end and we hadn't anticipated it. He didn't have the greatest of laps anyway so that was adding to the frustration.
"But we didn't make the right call on that one, but we will have to see what benefit it brings in the race because Nico now has free tyre choice."
Rosberg's teammate, Lewis Hamilton, in contrast starts the German Grand Prix from pole position.
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The Los Angeles City Council will hear public testimony and discuss the historical importance and cultural impact of establishing an Indigenous Peoples Day as an official City holiday in Los Angeles on Wednesday August 30 at 10 a.m. at LA City Hall.
Show your support by downloading this letter of support, add your name, and send it to the City Clerk addressed to Michael Espinosa at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Russell Pavlicek has written a free e-book introducing readers to unikernels. I just completed it. The book is a concise, plain-spoken read that explains what a unikernel is, the problems unikernels address, the ecosystem surrounding unikernels, and the unikernel future.
I downloaded the e-book from O'Reilly and sent it to my Kindle. The formatting was fine — completely readable. O'Reilly hid the book behind a regwall, but I was able to easily unsubscribe from the mailing lists I was placed on.
I consider that a reasonable price to pay for a free book that I received genuine value from as I expand my knowledge of the nascent unikernel topic.
For more about unikernels, you could listen to our Datanauts podcast discussion with Adam Wisk, where we compare unikernels with containers on episode 63.


text: Subject: Burma Issues Newsletter November 1993 Burma Issues Newsletter November 1993 BIN11.93 Burma Issues, (formerly Burma Rights Movement for Action, B.U.R.M.A.) is a Bangkok-based non-governmental organization that monitors events in Burma with a focus on human rights, ethnic minorities and the ongoing civil war. Burma Issues PO Box 1076, Silom Post Office Bangkok 10504 Thailand phone: 662 234 6674 BRIEF NEWS NOTES Slorc Gives New Grants for Thai Fishing Companies Slorc will permit 281 fishing boats belonging to eight Thai firms to fish in Burmese waters from the beginning of 1994..This comes as a result of the discussions on bilateral agreements on fishing held in Burma during September 13-18. According to the new regulations, Thai fishing firms do not have the right to directly make contact with the Burmese military regime. The Fisheries Department of Thailand will select Thai firms to make contracts with Slorc. This establishes a governmental relationship between Slorc and Thailand. Under the new Burmese law, illegal foreign boats fishing in Burmese waters will be sentenced to 47 years imprisonment if caught. Source; BP110593 Thai and Singapore Logging Firms Thai logging companies have asked the foreign ministry to negotiate with Slorc to eliminate Rangoon's agent system in awarding concessions for managing natural resources. During mid-October, the Burmese government granted a contract to a Singaporean firm to help organize the allotment of natural resource, fishery, and forestry concessions starting mid 1994. Thai Co.s will now have to deal through the Singapore company. They are expected to pay fees at double the amount to both the Singapore and Rangoon firms. The 47 Thai logging firms working in Burma are scheduled to suspend operations by this year's end. Concession are now expected to be awarded to other foreign firms. Thai-Burma Bridge On 5th October, Thai officials discussed funding options for the construction of a proposed Thai-Burma bridge from Maesod district of Tak province Thailand to Myawaddy of Burma. The estimated cost is 80 million baht for the 350 meter-long bridge. The bridge is part of an ESCAP-supported plan to develop an Asian high way network. The forthcoming Escap meeting is expected to discuss the question of funding as the UN has not broached the subject so far. Source; BP071193 ECONOMICS The momentum of the Burmese opposition's call for international economic sanctions against Slorc is slower than the influx of foreign companies into Burma. The increase of foreign currency reserves in the hands of Slorc spotlights the weakness of opposition's strategy and also highlights the need for better international cooperation. Following the massacre of civilians by the present military regime in 1988, the Burmese opposition began calling for foreign governments and the United Nations to impose total economic sanctions against Burma. The main aim of this strategy was to cut off Slorc's significant military expenses which are used to continue their long-running civil war against the people of Burma. Various opposition leaders have been trying to lobby for these sanctions, but have tended to limit their lobby work to mainly European and North American countries. The Slorc well understands the Burmese opposition's strategy and has launched a counter offensive to woo foreign investors into Burma by initiating an open door economic policy. This open door economic policy does not, however, indicate any major changes in Burma as Slorc's political door still remains closed to any international pressure to push Burma towards significant democratic changes. However, lack of political changes has not affected Slorc too negatively as they have been able to gain closer international ties through economic cooperation, especially with China and Asean. By 1990, Slorc had gained foreign currency reserves of about US$468.9 million with two thirds of these reserves coming from nine foreign oil companies which were granted contracts to explore for oil and gas. Five of these oil companies, i.e. Shell, Unocal, BHP, Croft Exploration, Idemitsu and Petro Canada, have pulled out of their concessions after failure to gain the profits they had hoped for. Nonetheless, all of them had already paid millions of US dollars to the Slorc in concession fees, and Shell Co. alone had invested US$90 million. Obviously the main aim of the opposition's call for economic sanctions against Slorc to weaken Slorc militarily, has failed. The other oil companies are Amoco (USA), Yukong (S.Korea), Premier Oil, Total (France) and PTTEP (Thailand) and they remain active in their exploration fields. Amoco and Yukong recently renewed their contracts. The PTTEP of Thailand is involved in a very expensive plan to build a gas pipeline from the Gulf of Martaban to Kanchanaburi Province of Thailand. At least US$500 million will be required for infrastructure and an additional US$250-300 million for the pipeline construction. Another offshore contractor, Premier Oil, had a concession on the Tennasserin cost and has sold 50% of it's shares to Texaco and another 20% to Nippon Oil. The Total company of France has found an estimated 10 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves in its offshore concession. On March 4th, a drilling ship arrived at the Total site to begin drilling a test well. In the future, Thailand plans to become involved in the "Economic Quadrangle" plan which is an economic cooperation project between Thailand, Laos, Burma and China. It specifically focuses on the six sectors of transport, energy, environment, human resource development, trade, investment and tourism. China and Thailand will be the major recipients of the profits from this project. Both countries need closer ties with Burma in order to get the raw materials Burma has to sell, and to benefit from the potential market in Burma market and transportation routes through Burma. The project will mainly use Burma as a transit for goods passing between China and Thailand. China's south west provinces of Sichuan & Yunan will ship their goods through Burmese ports which are closer than China's major seaports in the east. Recently the Thanlyin bridge near Rangoon was opened. It is the largest bridge in Burma and connects Rangoon with a newly proposed seaport through which Chinese goods can be exported. The bridge was built with Chinese technical assistance and loans. About 200 million people in these two provinces of China are also potential consumers of Thai goods. Burma and Laos will gain little from this project in terms of economic development, although Slorc will once again pocket funds which it can use to strengthen its army even more. Along with all the foreign investments and regional trade plans, the regime will develop closer political ties with countries in the region. The opposition's call for economic sanctions to help bring about democratic changes and human rights guarantees for the people will soon be lost in the dust of "economic progress". Source; AI (00/11/93) Mgr(00/04/93) TN (04/11/93) PEACE TALKS DAB Letters to the KIO The Democratic Alliance of Burma (DAB), a jungle-based allied opposition group in Burma, recently sent two letters to on of its member, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) which has been involved in cease fire discussions with Slorc. The first letter was dated October 15, and called on the KIO to stop its ongoing independent talks with Slorc for a cease fire. The letter added that if the KIO continued these activities in violation of the constitution and regulations of the DAB, the KIO would be asked to resign as a member of the DAB within a month. The second letter was dated October 16 and indicated that the final decision of DAB was for temporary suspension of the KIO as a member of the DAB. The DAB is made up of the 20 alliance dissident groups of both the ethnic minority revolutionary groups and the political dissidents who joined following the 1988 massacres in the urban areas of Burma. Source DAB; 151093. 161093. Bo Mya Stresses Slorc's Tactics Saw Bo Mya, chairman of the DAB as well as president of the KNU, said that the Slorc's new strategy is to infiltrate the armed alliance and to sign individual peace treaties with DAB members in order to make the revolutionary groups bow to its wishes. He accused the Slorc of lacking sincerity in solving the ethnic minority problems. Their so-called peace offers and treaties are aimed at disintegrating the alliance and ensuring continued military domination in Burma. He added that what the DAB desires, if the military regime really wants to establish peace and unity in the country, is for the Slorc to initiate a nationwide ceased fire and to announce to the people of Burma and world of their intentions to hold talks with the DAB. Source BP071193. Slorc Meets with Kachin Mediators A representative group of Slorc led by Slorc Military Intelligence Chief, Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, met with a Kachin mediation group for discussions concerning a cease fire between the two groups. The meeting was held at a military guest house in Rangoon on 27 October. The Kachin mediation group was comprised of retired ambassador U La Wang, General Secretary of the Kachin Baptist Church Rev U Sabwe Juam and businessman U Khin Myat. The Kachin mediation group recounted their experiences at a news conference at the United Nation headquarters in New York, and discussed further plans for their peace efforts and for the development of the Kachin State. Source NLM281193. POLITICS In October of 1989, the United Wa State Party (UWSP) and the United Wa State Army (UWSA) signed a peace agreement with Slorc. This came after twenty-two years of war between the ethnic Wa, then members of the Communist Party of Burma, and the Burmese military. The Wa area is one of the largest producers of opium in Southeast Asia. A desperately poor people, the Wa peasants plant, tend and harvest the opium which is then purchased from them for a very small amount, processed into heroin and finally sold on the world market at a tremendous profit. In a recent statement called "The Agony of the Wa People", the Wa leaders reflected on the Slorc policy to suppress opium growing. Following the WA/Slorc peace agreement in 1989, the Burmese military was in a position in which they could easily began the process of substituting new crops in the Wa opium fields. Yet, opium production has nearly doubled since 1989. According to the Wa statement, the Slorc's policy to suppress opium growing "..is a window dressing policy only to impress the West. In the past, the United States has even given the Burmese aid to carry out that policy. While, in fact, the Burmese officials encourage opium, growing and enable its marketing for their own benefit. They take their cut -- the major cut." At the same time, Slorc established the Border Development Program with the stated goal of bringing roads, schools, clinics and other development projects into border areas where ethnic nationalities agreed to cease fires. For the Wa, this was a very attractive draw into the cease fire negotiations. During the years of war, more than 12,000 Wa were killed, leaving thousands of orphans and widows, and countless wounded and disabled. The Border Development Program offered some hope in this hopeless situation. Now, almost four years later, little has changed for the Wa people. "At the present, there are no paved roads in the Wa area, not even any gavelled roads." The roads that have been built are designed only to get artillery of the Slorc to the top of the hills. "Modern medical care is non-existent. There are no hospitals, not even any clinics." "The vast majority of the Wa have no formal education. There are only a few informal primary schools taught by teachers who themselves have been only to primary school." The Border Development Program has been much proclaimed by Slorc as a great development plan to bring the border regions into peaceful and prosperous union with the rest of Burma. As such, Slorc has managed to get financial support for the program from the United Nations Development Program. Yet the Wa, who were one of the first recipients of the program, there has been little if any improvement. According to their report, "Roads and other improvements reported [by the Slorc] in the Burmese press were constructed only in the news media." Not surprisingly, many of the ethnic nationalities look at Slorc's call for peace talks with suspicion. The experience of the Wa, and a history of being manipulated by the Burmese military, makes many of these groups leery of any cooperation at all with Slorc. Fresh in their memories is still an attempt at peace talks in Rangoon during October and November of 1963 when some of the ethnic leaders were attacked by the Burmese military on their way home after the talks failed to reach a positive conclusion. During a November 17-18 visit to the Kayah State, Slorc Secretary- 1, Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt called on all armed groups to "return to the legal fold". "The government welcomes any armed group which is willing to return to the legal fold and desirous of coordinating measures for perpetuation of the Union, consolidation of national unity and development of their regions, and economic and social uplift of Union nationals", he said in a speech to the local people of Kayah State. He further emphasized that most armed groups in the Kachin and Shan States had already "returned to the legal fold" and were now involved in regional development. The Wa, are one of the groups in the Shan State who have been "enjoying" the regional development programs of the Slorc. Khin Nyunt stressed that the Border Development Project was implemented to ensure equality among the national people, and to narrow the economic and social gaps between the States [border regions of Burma occupied by the ethnic nationalities] and the mainland. As a stick and carrot approach to reel in the insurgents, it may be a good strategy in theory, but the realities of the past are keeping most of the ethnic groups from being tempted much by the carrot. Several issues remain central in the opposition's hesitancy to cooperate with Slorc in peace talks. The first is Slorc's constant call for them to return to the "legal fold". This tends to infuriate some of the opposition groups who believe that Slorc is not the legitimate rulers of Burma since they suffered a resounding defeat in the 1991 elections, and then refused to turn power over to the people's choice of government. The opposition sees Slorc as a military power rather than a political power with any legal status. Thus, it is not a process of the ethnic nationalities returning to the legal fold, but rather Slorc returning to the legal fold by surrendering power to the winners of the 1991 elections. "Returning to the legal fold" suggests surrender and acceptance of being "illegal" by the ethnic nationalities, and peace talks should not be built around such a misrepresentation of the history of Burma. Opposition groups feel that peace talks and a nationwide cease fire should take place between all the groups in Burma at one time, and should focus on ending hostilities. The political process of the country would then be able to progress under the guidance of people who truly represent the voice of all the groups in Burma. A second issue which is of great concern to many of the opposition groups is that any talks must focus on the root issues of ethnic conflict which have existed in Burma for so long. It is felt by many that Slorc is trying to force the ethnic groups into negotiating at a disadvantage by economically and physically squeezing them into a corner in which they have little chance of survival. In such a situation, the ethnic groups might be forced to agree to terms which do not meet their basic and historic demands. Should this happen, peace would probably be short lived, and civil war would again break out, bringing perhaps even more destruction to the peasants who tend to bear the brunt of the hostilities. And thirdly is the fact that Slorc has been unwilling to meet the conditions which the DAB has set for peace talks to take place. The conditions are: 1) the talks be carried out with all of the opposition groups, 2) the talks be held in a neutral country rather than in Burma, and 3) the talks be open to the foreign press, and attended by United Nations officials. Slorc continues to demand that the talks be held in Burma, and that since the issue is an internal affair, the presence of foreign observers is not necessary. Amidst all of this, the Kachin have been involved in talks with Slorc, and an agreement of some sort has been worked out. A cease fire in the Kachin States seems to be in place, although reports indicate that no formal agreement has yet been signed. Slorc officials are shown regularly on Burmese television visiting the Kachin State and talking with Kachin representatives. This has truly been a major political coup for Slorc. The Kachin move has angered some opposition groups who feel the Kachin should have stuck with the DAB agreement that any talks with Slorc would be carried out as a unified coalition. These groups feel that Slorc is trying to divide the DAB forces by unilateral talks which will weaken any negotiation advantages which the DAB might have. However, the Kachin stress that their talks with Slorc have been only aimed at bringing about a nationwide cease fire after which the DAB and Slorc could sit down for talks. A nationwide cease fire, they argue, is essential for the survival of the peasants in all the States who can not survive much longer under the onslaught of Slorc's military campaigns. Also, a nationwide cease fire would make it possible to start talking about some of the more essential issues which are preventing peace in Burma. A Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) statement outlines some of the issues which could be addressed once a nationwide cease fire is in place. "Among the important issues that could be discussed following the implementation of the cease fire are (for example in Kachin State) the relocation of villagers who have been moved to Burmese Army areas and the status of those who have been arbitrarily detained for many years on suspicion of supporting the KIO (while the international community is rightly condemning political prisoners detained since 1988, we hear nothing about the many Kachins and other ethnic nationalities who remain in prison for supporting their cause). It is also possible that a State-wide convention of political leaders, Kachin and non-Kachin alike, could be held to discuss the priorities for a future political agenda. Needless to say, a formal cessation of hostilities could also lead to an improvement in the human rights situation for the thousands of oppressed people forced to work as laborers, porters and soldiers. While one can argue that in the future it may be necessary to return to armed struggle, we should look positively at these developments, remembering that only until just now, Slorc was insisting on separate talks." The future remains hidden in the mist of all of these hopes and fears. Is Slorc truly sincere or not in their call for talks? No one can say for certain at this time. However, it remains a fact that Slorc is gaining much political ground from the present situation. By publicly announcing their call for talks, and by having at least some success in discussions with the Kachin, they are raising their credibility in the eyes of the international community. During this year's UN General Assembly, such political success is very important for Slorc. During last year's Assembly, they were soundly criticized for their failure to bring about needed changes in Burma. This year, they may escape such burning criticisms. At the same time, Slorc may be planning a more sinister strategy. By openly announcing their call for talks with all the insurgents, they may also be preparing the way for a decisive dry season offensive, especially against the Karen and the Mon. They have publicly said they are ready for peace talks. If the Karen, Mon or other ethnic groups hesitate, Slorc can simply say that these groups refuse to negotiate for peace and only wish to destroy the union. Then they can launch their offensive, rationalizing that they have no other choice. If this happens, will the international community be caught sleeping? The coming weeks and months are crucial for Burma. The Burmese military has a long history of manipulation which leaves many people nervous about the present trends. What ever the Slorc is up to, it is absolutely essential now that the opposition groups seek a unified voice and strategy. Only then can they be in a position to sue for peace from a position of advantage strong enough to insure that they will get the kind of peace which will be lasting, and which will bring about equality of all the ethnic groups in Burma. Sources: The Agony of the Wa People, 1993 KIO Statement, 931102 POLITICS Prasong Visits Burma In the wake of Thai foreign minister, Prasong Soonsri's visit to Burma in September, Thailand will set up a closer elite relationship with the Burmese military regime. Prasong visited Burma from 16-18 September to attend the first meeting of the Thailand-Burma Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation. The purpose of the meeting was to enhance relations between Thailand and Slorc in twelve different sectors: 1) all levels of exchange visits, 2) Cooperation on Tourism, 3) Technical and Economic Cooperation, 4) Transport and Communications, 5) Cultural Exchanges, 6) Energy, 7) Trade, 8) Investments, 9) Forestry, 10) Fisheries, 11) the Economic Quadrangle and 12) other matters. Concerning Exchange Visits, it was agreed that exchanges at all levels of government officials, members of the private sectors or state enterprise and academicians would be organized. Prasong agreed that the promotion of tourism is an essential part of the national development of both countries. In the future active cooperation on tourism education and training will be set up. A Thai tourism project called "Friendship Rally Tour" starting in Chiang Rai and ending in Kuming China, will pass through Kyaington, Burma from 2nd to 10th December 1993. In Technical and Economic Cooperation, Thailand agreed to provide 25-30 million baht assistance to Slorc over the next three years and another 15.47 million baht has been allocated for the purpose of agriculture cooperation for fiscal year 1994. The three border check points at Mae Sai-Tachileik, Maesod- Myawaddy, and Ranong-Kawthoung will be set up to promote trade. Concerning the energy sector, Slorc expressed the view that the Salween Dam Project is very capital intensive and a decision can not be made without making a proper feasibility study first. Prasong agreed with the Slorc on this during the meeting. Regarding the forestry sector, Slorc reiterated that timber extraction to be in secure areas would be granted on mid-term and long-term contracts and local community development programs are to be included with every timber extraction plan. Thailand expressed its agreement that the logging concessions be in the secure areas for 5 to 10 years contracts but Thailand will take into consideration local community development programs as an integral part of the project. Additionally, Thailand requested Slorc to consider exportation of timber and related products across the Thai/Burma border rather than through seaports as Slorc is now demanding. For Fishing Firms, Thailand requested Slorc to consider granting fishing rights to Thai companies and also requested that Slorc's penalty system be monetary fines rather than confiscation or jail punishment of crews and boats which violate contracts. Concerning Banking, Thailand requested Slorc to issue Banking licenses, but this was denied by Slorc. The next Thai-Burma Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation meeting will be held in Thailand in 1994 and the date will be arranged through diplomatic channels. SUPPORT In October, Thai NGOs, students and international groups who are concerned about environmental issues on the Thai/Burma border held a seminar at Chiengmai Thailand. The theme of the seminar was "Environment Issues on the Thai/Burma Border" and addressed to main subjects: 1) logging concessions are their destruction of the forests 2) Energy development projects, including dams and a gas pipeline, being planned by Slorc and the Thai government. Both of these issues will have a severe, long-term impact on the eco-systems in the area as well as on the culture and life styles of the ethnic nationalities who live there. As an outcome of the seminar, the participants agreed to form a Thai/Burma Network, which will try to focus local and international attention on the issues mentioned above. They plan to carry out a persistent campaign of education which will ultimately lead to effective campaigns in Thailand, inside the Burma border area, as well as internationally to end environmental destruction related to deforestation and planned dam construction. The first action of the group is to collect and analyze information related to Thai logging companies and the planned dams along the Salaween and Moei Rivers. This information will be printed in English, Thai, Burmese and Karen. Seminars will also be held to educate the public on the importance of these issues. The group realizes that without bringing an end to the civil war, the protection of the environment and the security of the people who live in these areas can never be successful. Therefore, a clear link between the environment issues and the root causes of the civil war will always be stressed. Source: Thai-Burma Meeting, October 24-25, 1993


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