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Sometimes I wish it was the 1920s. OK, actually I always wish it was the 1920s. Love was so much easier between the World Wars. All you needed was a few snappy one liners, a nice hat, and prospects.
I have a hat, anyway.
I don't know, something is missing. James Stewart had that same awkward charm as me, but coupled with naive morality. Maybe that's what I'm missing. Awkward charm and dead baby jokes just don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.


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Poverty in any form is insidious and most often, preventable. The flow of food can ameliorate hunger, medical care will ease suffering and economic aid will abate homelessness and other conditions of despair. Poverty is a condition, not a choice.
It has been my experience as I have traveled to over 70 countries that poverty for the most part, contrary to the belief of the political right in the United States, is not self-engendered. I have yet to every find one single person in Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, the Philippines, Nepal or the inner city of Chicago, Detroit or Atlanta who chose to be poor.
Poverty grinds against the human soul and its presence reduces us all…
There are, however, forms of poverty in the world which are totally self-induced and unfortunately self-perpetuated… Ignorance, and its close companion, intolerance rank among the worst forms of intellectual poverty.
We witness this almost daily in our lives. Bigotry, racism and discrimination are all predicated on one common factor…ignorance. It is the most sinister of human conditions but fortunately, the easiest to overcome.
When ignorance and intolerance combine with hyper-patriotism and/or nationalism, however, truly dangerous results occur. Think Rwanda, Bosnia, Kosovo and Nazi, Germany. Increasingly in the United States we find this toxic combination not only present but increasingly sanctioned. Perhaps no example of American "hyper-nationalism" is more prevalent in its worst form than with the growing tide of Islamophobia.
It is human nature to fear the unknown, and many Americans are simply not cognizant of world geography or politics. Most would not be aware that the majority of Muslims in the world do not live in the Middle East but in Southeast Asia. Many would be surprised to learn that Islam believes in the very same God as Christianity. What Americans do not know, however is more than made up by what they are willing to believe.
How often have you heard discussions on right-wing talk radio or television about the "violent nature" of Islam…about how Muslims wish to infiltrate America and establish Sharia law throughout the land? Islam is to the early part of this century what Communism was in the 1950s. Those of us, who were children in those years, recall being raised to think that Communists had but one goal in mind and that was the Godless subjugation of us all. As barriers between nations fell and communication and education increased we moved beyond the dark days of democracy in the world of Joe McCarthy… or so we thought.
Following September 11, 2001, it has become fashionable to privately and unfortunately publically engage in almost pure hatred against anything Islam. When confronted by the challenge of radical extremist Islamic terrorism, rather than educate ourselves on the religion and the issues, we prefer instead to paint with broad brush strokes of jingoism, and an entire world religion and a people. Such is not within the domain of what this nation was created to be. If we are true to our founding, we would choose, instead to treat terrorism for what it is… transnational crime and not and indictment of a beautiful and peaceful religion.
Listen to the scions of the right, however, and you would believe that Islam is a demonic force with the sole design of murdering infidels. Ann Coulter (while formally educated, not terribly bright) said of Islam:
"We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war."
Shortly after 9/11, then Georgia Republican Congressman (now Georgia Senator) Saxby Chambliss in remarks to a November 19, 2001 meeting with first responders in Valdosta, Georgia, said" that homeland security would be improved by turning the sheriff loose to "arrest every Muslim that crosses the state line." This is the same fine gentleman who when running against disabled Veteran Max Cleland for the United States Senate, referred to Cleland as "weak on terrorism and national security. Chambliss, who forgot to serve in the military and received multiple deferments, had attacked Cleland, who is a Vietnam War veteran and who lost three limbs during his service for not being tough enough on issues of homeland security. Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona described Chambliss as "worse than disgraceful…completely reprehensible."
In today's conservative right, however, it is more important to speak tough than to be strong. Words speak louder than actions. Finding a common enemy serves to unify the uneducated and unsophisticated among us… why distinguish between those who betray a great religion and those who practice it when it is politically expedient to simply indict one-fifth of the world's population.
Within the past few months state legislatures have passed laws which declare the United States to be a "Christian" nation and which prohibit Sharia law from being applied in the nations courts. Forget that no single case exists where a court has attempted to supplant state or federal law with Sharia law (the U.S. Constitution would prohibit it) and forget that we not only have the constitutional right to freedom "of" religion as well as freedom "from" religion… again, what matters to the right is the power of prejudice practiced on the minds of intellectually impotent.
A very fine line exists demarcating the difference between patriotism (which is good) and hyper-nationalism (which is dangerous). Not wearing a flag pin while in office is as damning in today's world of Canadian Senator Ted Cruz as was appearing to be soft on Communism in the world of Joe McCarthy.
The right is constantly critical of those who fail to repeat the mantra of "American Exceptionalism"… What is "exceptional" about us however, may well be our failure to evolve as a society.
Sunday evening on the streets of New York, Columbia University physician and professor, Dr. Prabhjot Singh, who is Sikh and wears a turban and a beard, was attacked at 8:15 p.m. while walking along 110th Street near Lennox Avenue in upper Manhattan. According to New York Police reports, unknown suspects shouted anti-Muslim statements, knocked the professor down and punched him numerous times in the face. They were, of course ignorant that the doctor is a Sikh, not a Muslim. Dr. Singh said that during the attack the assailants shouted "get Osama" and "terrorist."
The political right is fortunately becoming extinct. At present they have perfected the circular firing squad and are devouring themselves over their 41st attempt to deny common Americans healthcare. Sean Hannity, Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin will take to the airwaves again tomorrow and declare us to be the "greatest nation in the history of the world" while concomitantly fueling the engine of destruction to the American ideal….
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Japan on Wednesday urged the world not to dictate to Sri Lanka amid post-war reconciliation efforts and renewed calls from the West for a probe into possible war crimes.
Sri Lanka last month celebrated the first anniversary of its victory against Tamil Tiger separatists, ending 25 years of civil war, and rights groups used the occasion to push for an international war crimes investigation.
They blame the government for tens of thousands of civilian deaths. The government denies the charges.
Japanese peace envoy Yashushi Akashi, who is on his 20th trip to Sri Lanka, said the international community should not dwell on the past.
"It is up to the Sri Lankan government to define the precise roll," Akashi told reporters in the capital, Colombo. "It is not for other governments or international organizations to dictate to Sri Lanka as to what it should be doing in this highly complicated and sensitive area."
Japan, one of the top aid donors to Sri Lanka, in March signed agreements for 39 billion yen ($426.4 million) in development assistance for the Indian ocean island nation.
Akashi's comments follow the visit by two White House officials and U.N. political chief Lynn Pascoe, who are pushing for accountability for human rights violations.
Samantha Power, special assistant to Obama on multilateral affairs and human rights, and David Pressman, National Security Council director for war crimes and atrocities, met President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday at the start of a four-day trip.
Colombo says the West is applying double standards by insisting on an investigation while the United States and Britain are not being probed despite thousands of civilian deaths in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan.
© Reuters
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Japan urges world not to dictate to post-war Sri Lanka
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Sri Lanka: Patriotism as creed
by Tisaranee Gunasekara - Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear - kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervour - with the cry of grave national emergency. Always, there has been some terrible evil at home, or some monstrous foreign power that was going to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it". - General Douglas MacArthur (Nation, 17.8.1957)
It defies reason. The year the war was at its most intense and critical, Sri Lanka's defence allocation was Rs. 177 billion; but in the first year of peace Sri Lanka's defence allocation increased by a massive Rs.24 billion to Rs. 201 billion. Normally, defence expenditure increases in times of war and decreases (or stabilises) once peace dawns. Sri Lanka has become the antithesis of this norm; in this surreal land, defence expenditure actually increases during peacetime.
This anomaly is sourced in the Rajapakse attitude to peace and nation-building which, in turn, flows naturally and logically from the Rajapakse attitude to war. Peace will not be consensual; it will not be achieved via reconciliation; nation-building will not be voluntary; there will be no attempts to win over the Tamils by addressing their developmental needs and political concerns. Instead peace will be achieved and nation building effected via force and compulsion. The North and the Tamil areas of the East are treated as occupied territory, its people kept under control by a continuous and overwhelming display of force. Dominance rather than hegemony is the aim. Temporary army camps become permanent while new camps are built; in and around them, Buddhist edifices multiply, under state patronage. Tiger cemeteries, the last resting places of so many young Tamils, are razed to the ground and replaced with monuments to the victors. Every act is a reminder to the Hindu/Christian Tamils that they are but guests in a Sinhala Buddhist country, that they have no inalienable rights even in the land which had been their traditional homeland for centuries.
This policy of pacification requires the accordance of primacy to the military over civilian and to defence over resettlement. This prioritisation is symbolised in the relative allocations in the 2010 budget – a whopping Rs.201 billion for defence and a paltry Rs. 2 billion for resettlement; the sum allocated for resettlement less than 1% of the sum allocated for defence. This stark statistic, in itself, is a sufficient indicator of the future Tamils can expect in a Rajapakse Sri Lanka.
The Sinhalese masses will not fare well either, economically or politically. This is evident in the low financial importance accorded to such key areas as education and health. Education (including higher education) is allocated a mere Rs.46 billion – i.e. around 18% of defence expenditure. Health at an allocation of Rs.52 billion fares only a fraction better – i.e. about 25% of defence expenditure. Thus the living conditions of a majority of Sinhalese are unlikely to improve, despite the ending of the war and the dawning of peace. How can there be a peace dividend in a country which spends more on defence in peacetime than it did during the war?
The Rajapakses would hope to offset this decline/stagnation in real living standards in the South by enhancing the 'feel good factor'. The Sinhalese will have the doubtful felicity of feeling superior to their non-Sinhala brethren. They will have the dubious satisfaction of going to Nagadeepa, Jaffna or Trinco as members of the victorious race, basking in remembered glory, worshipping at the few old and many new Buddhist shrines, paying homage to the victory memorials. They can feel proud that they have a leader who defies the world, who refuses to make concessions to the minorities. Whether these psychological factors can make up for the decline/stagnation in their actual living conditions (and for how long), only time can tell.
Family and Race
Namal Rajapakse is not a cricketer. Yet during the IIFA extravaganza, when the visiting Indian film stars engaged in a friendly contest with Lankan cricketers, young Rajapakse was included in the Lankan team, otherwise made up of professional cricketers and led by the national captain. His sole qualification was being the eldest son of the Lankan President, and according to some, the heir-apparent.
The inclusion of young Rajapakse on the Lankan side is a symbol of the present and an omen for the future. Increasingly, the only real 'qualification' needed to get ahead in many a field, from politics to cricket, is to be a member or a faithful servitor of the Rajapakse Family. Intelligence and expertise, talent and hard work, commitment and seniority are beginning to matter less and less in Sri Lanka, as the tentacles of the voracious Rajapakse octopus reaches out to almost every aspect of Lankan life.
A regime based on a family is narrow-based, by definition. Such a regime needs an ideology which can win for it the support of the masses, a façade for its true parochial objectives and nepotistic deeds. Thus the Rajapakses have Sinhala supremacism. The Rajapakses' strong psychological predilection for Sinhala supremacism is indubitable; its extremism and xenophobia fit in very well with the obscurantist outlook of this family of minor aristocrats, big fish in a small pond. Even so, had Sinhala supremacism not been a potential winner, the Rajapakses would not have embraced it, fully.
When Mahinda Rajapakse became the Presidential candidate of the ruling UPFA, conditions were ripe for Sinhala supremacism to recover from the strategic setback of 1987 and surge ahead. The obvious inability of the appeasement oriented peace process of Ranil Wickremesinghe to appease the LTTE and Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga's failure to occupy the anti-Tiger, pro-devolution space, paved the way for the return of a different anti-Tigerism, which was also anti-devolution and anti-Tamil. The Sinhala supremacist lobby, numerically small but ideologically stringent and vocal, rallied round Rajapakse, forming the bedrock of his campaign. He, in turn, incorporated many of their positions into his manifesto, Mahinda Chinthanaya.
From an opportunistic point of view, the same point of view which motivated SWRD Bandaranaike to adopt Sinhala Only, this alliance between the Rajapakse Family and Sinhala supremacists made perfect sense. Both were on the margins, dreaming of and plotting to occupy the political centre. Alone, it was a feat beyond them. The Sinhala supremacists needed a leader who would rescue their extremist policies from political oblivion and bring them back on to centre stage; the Rajapakses needed a suitable façade for their project of familial rule, a platform capable of guaranteeing majority support. Bandaranaike, the cosmopolitan, the man who supported federalism early in his political career, would have had his moments of discomfiture with his Sinhala supremacist allies (he was eventually killed by a Buddhist monk). But between the Rajapakses and Sinhala supremacists, there cannot but be near total ideological congruity. Rajapakse had always been on the anti-Tamil, anti-devolution side of the political divide; he was at the forefront of the opposition to any concessions to Tamils in the 1980's and was a leader of the anti-Indo-Lanka Accord/Provincial Council 'alliance' between the SLFP and the JVP (interestingly he maintained a tactical silence on Wickremesinghe's appeasement process until the UPFA returned to power in 2004). In 2004 his supporters (clearly with his approval) used race and religion to defeat the notion of a Lakshman Kadiragarmar premiership. (With an anti-Tiger Tamil as the PM, Sri Lanka could have moved ahead, instead of moving back. The JVP, to its eternal credit, was strongly supportive of it and the SLFP would have fallen into line, if Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga did not give into the 'chandi malli' tactics of the Rajapakses.) With this history, and with his innate parochialism, Rajapakse fits in well with his Sinhala supremacist allies who believe that Sri Lanka is a Sinhala country and all minorities are nothing but guests in it.
From the inception, Rajapakse's anti-Tigerism was sourced in a Sinhala First position. As he said, having won the Presidency with Sinhala support, it was incumbent upon him to put Sinhala interests first, over and above minority concerns. This electoral consideration fitted in very well with the Rajapakse aim of concentrating as much power as possible in the hands of the Family. Devolution, like the 17th Amendment, would reduce rather than enhance presidential powers. Furthermore, devolution would empower a community which had not and was not likely to support Rajapakse. Anti-devolution and the intrinsic Rajapakse disinclination to share power with anyone made a perfect fit. The alliance had worked to perfection, so far. The Rajapakses honoured their part of the bargain by defeating the LTTE, without making any concessions to the Tamils, while negating most of the concessions made to the minorities in the Indo-Lanka Accord. Now the Sinhala supremacist must back the Rajapakse moves to establish dynastic rule and provide it with patriotic cover.
The New Religion
Patriotism is the official creed of Rajapakse Sri Lanka, the sole measuring rod of what is acceptable and what is not; it draws the line of demarcation between a good citizen and a bad citizen. Tigers said Tamils are Tigers and damned any Tamil who did not support the Tigers as a traitor. Similarly, according to the new creed, Rajapakses are Sri Lanka, and anyone who opposes them is a real or a potential traitor to Sri Lanka. The fate of Sarath Fonseka, who, together with Mahinda and Gotabhaya Rajapakse, waged a victorious war against the LTTE, is symbolic of the potency and relevance of this new equation. With patriotism as creed, doubts and questioning are not permitted and anything other than unquestioning belief is seen as heresy. Periodically, government leaders talk about a resurgent Tiger threat, to keep Sinhala phobias alive, to justify the patriotic creed and the repressive, anti-democratic measures, which stem from it.
Take, for example, the latest outburst by Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse, in an interview with the BBC's Hard Talk. When told that former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka has expressed his willingness to give evidence before a war crimes tribunal, Rajapakse becomes incoherent with rage. "He can't do that. He was the commander. That's a treason. We will hang him if he do that….. How can he betray the country? He is a liar, liar, liar", spluttered the Presidential sibling. His remarks capture the essence of Rajapakse rule - arbitrary and capricious, of the Family, by the Family and for the Family, a tyranny made palatable to the Sinhala majority via its role as the main purveyor of the new patriotic creed.
The debate on the most desirable and acceptable mode of devolution can wax and wane; the relative merits and demerits of the 13th Amendment or federalism can continue apace. In reality there will be no devolution; not even the full implementation of the 13th Amendment. Instead, with the proposed constitutional amendments, devolution will contract and become nothing more than provincial decentralisation. A patriotic government cannot act otherwise. In actuality, as the latest budget figures indicate, Sri Lanka is on its way to become a national security state, a state in which every other area from popular wellbeing to democratic rights will be subservient to that nebulous term 'national security'. Patriotism provides the ideological rationale for this transformation. Patriotism as creed justifies the use of extraordinary measures against anti-patriots, measures beyond not just democracy and justice, but also common human decency. Throughout history, religions have been used for such purposes. The new patriotism too will be used to justify the perpetuation of Rajapakse rule, at any cost, by any means.
© Sri Lanka Guardian
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Sri Lanka plans to liberalize higher education
Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapaksa has backed a plan to liberalize university education and set up a mechanism to monitor and evaluate the quality of foreign and local higher education, an official said.
A proposal for a 'National policy framework on higher education and technical and vocational education' to revamp higher education, has been drawn up by Sri Lanka's policy-making National Education Commission (NEC).
"The commission wants to establish non-state degree awarding institutions," Dayantha Wijeyesekera, chairman of Sri Lanka Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission and member of the apex National Education Commission told reporters.
"The President has also given his consent, the President was happy with our proposals"
Since 1978, Sri Lanka's president has sweeping powers, which are controversial and there have been calls to trim them. The president won a second term in a landslide victory in January and the ruling coalition was returned to power in parliamentary polls in April.
Sri Lanka has had a state monopoly in degree awarding and attempts to break it grip have been resisted by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, a Marxist-National party which has a strong grip in the state university system.
At present Sri Lanka's higher education system is limited to 15 state controlled universities and a handful of cross-border institutes which award foreign degrees and national vocational qualification institutions, Wijeyesekera said.
"I don't think that it (opening high education to private universities) can be limited to one discipline," Wijeyesekera said. "It will be open to all disciplines."
Liberalizing higher education would allow more opportunities for Sri Lankan students to gain a university degree.
At present Sri Lankan universities can only accommodate less than 10 percent of students who sit for advance level high school exams.
The crisis in the universities which are 'free' and funded by people's money reached a peak in 2004 when tens of thousands of graduates had to be given state jobs with lifetime pensions at tax payer expense.
He said the NEC has proposed to the government to set up a new body which will monitor and evaluate the quality of academia and syllabi in state and private higher education institutions.
"We have proposed to establish a national quality assurance centre (NQAC) to cover all areas of higher education and technical and vocational education in Sri Lanka," Wijeyesekera said.
"The president has agreed to this proposal as well."
Education in Sri Lanka now comes under three separate ministries, who will have to take the proposals forward.
"We don't have any authority to implement this, it's up to the respective ministries to do that," Wijeyesekera said.
"We want to implement this as soon as possible."
© Lanka Business Online
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Sri Lanka: UN political chief holds talks with President
The top United Nations political official held talks today with the President of Sri Lanka at the start of a two-day visit aimed at helping the island country deal with key challenges in the wake of its long-running civil war.
B. Lynn Pascoe, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, also visited an area close to the final battles of the civil war last year and is now the scene of the resettlement of thousands of people who fled their homes during the conflict.
Earlier today Mr. Pascoe met President Mahinda Rajapaksa and other senior Government officials, including Foreign Minister G. L. Peiris and Attorney General Mohan Peiris, in the capital, Colombo, according to information released by the Under-Secretary-General's office.
He then travelled to areas around the northern town of Mullaitivu, which was the focus of fighting in May last year, when Government forces defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after several decades of war.
The area is now home to a resettled population of at least 40,000 people who have been assisted by the Government, UN aid agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Mr. Pascoe was briefed on the progress of resettling internally displaced persons (IDPs) as well as on efforts to clear mines from the former war zones.
He also met a group of mothers with young children who were attending a health clinic in the village of Vattapallai and visited a cooperative store containing food rations supplied by the UN.
"The United Nations is doing everything it can to help you get back to a normal life now that this tragic war is over," he told the mothers.
Tonight Mr. Pascoe is scheduled to hold talks in Colombo with Ranil Wickremasinghe, the leader of the Opposition, and with the lawmaker Tiran Alles from the Democratic National Alliance.
Mr. Pascoe's visit to Sri Lanka this week is focused on political reconciliation, human rights and the resettlement of IDPs, in line with a joint statement made by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Mr. Rajapaksa when the UN chief visited Sri Lanka last year after the fighting end.
The UN is also setting up a panel of experts as part of an accountability process for addressing violations of international humanitarian and human rights law that may have occurred at the end of the war.
© UN News Centre
Thursday, June 17, 2010
President for ever?
Feizal Samath - Sri Lanka's ruling majority is planning to push forward constitutional amendments that would allow for unlimited presidential terms, sparking an outcry from opposition groups and left-leaning members of its own coalition.
Debate is growing over plans by the president Mahinda Rajapaksa's Sri Lanka Freedom Party-led coalition to bring in amendments that would allow Mr Rajapaksa to run for an unprecedented third term in 2016.
The main opposition United National Party (UNP) and the third-largest party in Sri Lanka, the People's Liberation Front (JVP), have already announced their objection to the move and have accused the coalition of backroom dealings.
On Tuesday, the UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told reporters that the government should place the proposals for constitutional reforms before the country.
"Earlier, committees in, and outside, parliament were appointed in this respect [to discuss the reforms]. Why is it done in secret now?" he said.
The government has been keeping fairly quiet about the planned reforms. The only announcement came at a news conference on May 10 by Maithripala Sirisena, the health minister and secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the largest party in the ruling coalition.
In addition to the removal of presidential term limits, Mr Sirisena said reforms being considered include the creation of a senate as a second chamber of parliament and the removal of the Constitutional Council, which appoints leaders in public service, the elections office, the police and human rights monitors. The council's powers would be transferred to the president.
To pass, the amendments would need the support of two thirds of parliament; the ruling coalition is six seats short of this super majority.
It is also possible the amendments may have to be passed by a popular referendum, according to the Colombo-based constitutional lawyer JC Weliamuna, who added that "this needs to be studied".
Mr Rajapaksa has a steamroller majority in parliament after easily winning the presidential election and wiping out the opposition at parliamentary polls that followed.
Leaders of three leftist parties in Mr Rajapaska's coalition were not in favour of some of the amendments, particularly the one allowing presidents to serve an unlimited number of years, they said at a meeting this month that was chaired by Mr Rajapaksa.
"Our position has always been to abolish the executive presidential system and there is some kind of national consensus on this. And we expressed this view to the president," Vasudeva Nanayakkara, an MP from the Democratic Left Front, said in a telephone interview yesterday.
In the past few years, political parties including the ruling party and those from the opposition, have publicly stated that they are in favour of scrapping the presidential system or reducing its powers. Under the current presidential system, in force since 1978, the incumbent is immune from prosecution and does not answer to parliament, among other wide-ranging powers.
Mr Nanayakkara said left-leaning parties in the coalition propose that if the presidential system is scrapped, Mr Rajapaksa could again come to power as an elected prime minister, which would make him accountable to parliament.
However, Mr Nanayakkara said that opposing the Freedom Party's plans does not mean "we would leave the government".
"The president told us the new provision is to ensure stability. He said that whenever two terms of an elected president ends, there is an issue of stability," he said.
He said leftist parties in the ruling coalition are also not in favour of dismantling the Constitutional Council. The council, which includes members of opposition parties, is independent of the president and no council appointee can be removed by the president.
In the past month, newspapers have been reporting plans by the government to amend the constitution to enable the president to serve any number of six-year terms compared to the current limit of two terms.
"The government is determined to go ahead with the proposals with or without the wishes of the people," noted Jehan Perera, a political columnist for the Colombo-based, Daily Island newspaper
SI Keethaponcalan, a political scientist and head of the political science department at Colombo University, echoed Mr Perera, saying: "People may not like it but they won't react against the government."
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I am really trying to keep a low profile about it and not be that girl, but it should come as no surprise that I am super stoked about our wedding! Since we passed the less-than-a-month-away marker last week I have become particularly preoccupied thinking about the honeymoon and all things Spain! I have googled the estimated weather conditions, planned my attire, and searched for pictures and directions to all of the most enticing beaches on the spanish island of Mallorca… and that was just today!
Over the weekend, I was feeling particularly festive and decided to head over to Smitten Kitchen (Love!) and see if she had any Spanish cooking inspiration for me. She did. What followed was this:
Arroz Con Pollo! I think its spanish for "Oh my goodness this is amazing!"
Arroz Con Pollo (Cuban Chicken with Rice)
Adapted from Gourmet Magazine
The only think I'd change next time is to add much more kick to this recipe. I'd swap the regular paprika with the spicy stuff, and add quite a bit more. In addition, I might finely dice some green pepper on top, instead of the pimentos or red pepper strips. I think it might be a prettier, more texture-contrasted garnish. Oh, and I would skimp and only make a half-recipe, as I was actually sad when we ran out of this.
Serves 8
3 large garlic cloves
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled
4 chicken breast halves with bone, halved crosswise
4 chicken drumsticks
4 chicken thighs
3 ounces Spanish chorizo (cured sausage), skin discarded and sausage cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 large garlic cloves, chopped
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons paprika, preferably the hot stuff, plus more to taste
2 Turkish bay leaves or 1 California
1 lb. tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 12-ounce. bottle beer (not dark)
1 1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 cups long-grain white rice (14 ounces)
1/4 cup drained rinsed bottled pimiento or roasted red pepper strips
Marinate chicken: Mince and mash garlic to a paste with 2 teaspoons salt, then transfer to a large bowl. Stir in vinegar and oregano.
Remove skin and excess fat from chicken, then toss chicken with marinade until coated and marinate, covered and chilled, at least 1 hour.
Cook chicken and rice: – Cook chorizo in olive oil in a 6- to 7-quart heavy pot (12 inches wide) over medium-high heat, stirring, until some fat is rendered, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onions, bell pepper, and garlic and cook, stirring until softened, about 5 minutes.
Add cumin, oregano, paprika, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and bay leaves and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
Add chicken with marinade to chorizo mixture and cook, uncovered, over medium heat, stirring frequently, 10 minutes.
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Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Discard parchment paper and bay leaves, then scatter pimiento strips over rice.
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Aloha Jazz & Blues Lovers! Tickets are NOW ON SALE for the 4th Annual Maui Jazz & Blues festival!!
Join The Royal Lahaina Resort, HawaiiOnTV.com & Jazz Alley TV for a weekend of Award Winning Jazz & Blues Music, September 4th – 7th, 2014.
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Grammy Winner & Jazz Legend – Les McCann (Over 50 Years of Musical Genius & Soul Jazz Style), "Saturday Night Live" Band, Trombonist – Steve Turre (BEST Trombonist of the last Three DECADES!), Jazz Sax Legend & Mardi Gras "Big Chief" – Donald Harrison ("The King of Nouveau Swing" with hits that have charted in Billboard Magazine's Top Ten!), Grammy Nominated Zydeco Prodigy – Corey Ledet (Setting Zydeco & Cajun Dance Halls and Festival Stages on fire for over a dozen years!), Grammy Nominated Saxophone Master – Javon Jackson (Saxophonist in Art Blakey's Band, The Jazz Messengers.), Na Hoku Winner – Paula Fuga (The Sweet Sound of Aloha!), Na Hoku Winner – Benny Uyetake (Extreme Jazz Guitar), The Zenshin Daiko Drummers (Always a Show Stopper!! Amazing!!) The Jazz Alley TV Trio & More Special Guests TBA
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Four Seasons Resorts Lanai, with HawaiiOnTV.com and JazzAlleyTV.com, present the 4th Annual Lanai Jazz Festival, March 7-9, 2014. The Jazz Festival weekend on Lanai will be full of special events, including performances by Grammy Nominated Jazz Hall of Fame Legend Bobby Watson (from Kansas City) and Grammy Winner Skip Martin (from Dazz Band and Kool & The Gang). Jazz Duo with Fulton Tashombe (from the Whisperers) & Paul Bunuan (Sax & Nose Flute Master), Jazz Guitar Duo Damon Parillo & Ron Hetteen, 2013 Na Hoku Award Winner Benny Uyetake and The Jazz Alley TV Quartet with John Zangrando on Sax, Paul Marchetti on Drums, Doug White on Bass & Fulton Tashombe on Piano.
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The Lanai Jazz Festival kicks off Friday night, March 7th with a JAZZ FEST TEASER at The Lodge at Koele.
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Saturday March 8th, you can take a Lanai City Jazz Walk Tour!! Saturday 9-11 am at Coffee Works with Fulton, Paul & friends. 11-1pm at Cafe 565 with Benny Uyetake & John Zangrando. 10:30am – Noon at The Local Gentry with Damon & Ron. 1-2 pm at Mimi's Place, Spa & Salon with Benny Uyetake>
The Lanai Jazz Festival begins at 5pm Saturday evening, March 8th in The Great Hall at The Lodge at Koele. 4 hours of Grammy Award Winning music on beautiful Lanai. Music will wrap at 9pm. The Lodge at Koele is a special place to enjoy this 2014 Jazz Fest! Enjoy the food, the atmosphere, the music and the Aloha!!
The weekend comes to a close on Sunday March 9th with a Sunday Jazz Breakfast at the Lodge at Koele from 10am – 12pm. Music with Fulton and Jazz Friends. You can also go into Lanai City for more local jazz at Coffee Works from 10am – 12pm with Damon and Ron and at Anuenue Juice Bar from 10am – 12pm with Benny Uyetake. Dinner plans? Sunday Jazz Dinner at The Lodge at Koele from 7pm – 9pm with Fulton and Jazz Friends.
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Aloha Jazz & Blues Lovers! Tickets will soon be ON SALE for the 3rd Annual Maui Jazz & Blues festival!!
Join The Grand Wailea, HawaiiOnTV.com & Jazz Alley TV for a weekend of Award Winning Jazz & Blues Music, September 3rd – 8th, 2013.
The Festival kicks off on Tuesday Night, Sept. 3rd at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua. Live Music featuring the Hawaii Debut of The Iguanas (front New Orleas) and Zydeco with Dwayne Dopsie and the Jazz Alley TV Trio. Click Here For More Details
Thursday Night, September 5th in Paia, "Charley's" hosts a night with Wave Train (Featuring Mark Johnstone) and The Iguanas from New Orleans, from 9pm-Midnight. A great night of Jazz and Blues Music in Paia! Call 808-579-8085 to make your Reservations NOW!! Tickets $20 at the door! Limited Seating.
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This year we have another Amazing line up of Award Winning Musicians on Maui!
Jazz Legend Lenny Castro, Grammy Winning Blues Guitaris Joe Louis Walker, Grammy Winner Delfeayo Marsalis, The Iguanas (from New Orleans), Paula Fuga, Na Hoku Winner Brother Noland Blues, John Keawe's Slack Key Jazz, Wave Train (Featuring Mark Johnstone), The Jazz Alley TV Trio, Benny Uyetake and the Kalama School Ukulele Band, The Zeshin Daiko Taiko Drummers and other special guests!
Need a place to stay for the event? Grand Wailea is offering special room rates! Call 808-875-1234 for information and to book your reservation today!!
Sunday Morning, September 8th, SUNDAY LIVE JAZZ BRUNCH at Grand Wailea from 10:30am to 1pm. Call 808-875-1234 for Reservations.
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The 3rd Annual Lanai Jazz Festival – March 1-3, 2013
Lanai Jazz Festival – March 1-3, 2013. A Free Festival Weekend on Lanai
Four Seasons Resorts Lanai, with HawaiiOnTV.com and JazzAlleyTV.com, present the 3rd Annual Lanai Jazz Festival, March 1-3, 2013. The Jazz Festival weekend on Lanai will be full of special events, including performances from Grammy Winners Delfeayo Marsalis and Eric Marienthal. Award winning music with Paula Fuga, Damon Parillo & Ron Hetteen (Guitar Duo), Robbie Ray Lopaka & Dave Graber (Cocoland Jazz Duo), and The Jazz Alley TV Trio (Gene Argel, Paul Marchetti & Doug White)
Call the Four Seasons Resorts for Kamaaina Rates and to book room reservations for this amazing weekend! 808-565-4000.
The Lanai Jazz Festival kicks off Friday night, March 1st with live music in the Great Hall at The Lodge at Koele, from 6-9pm. Enjoy an evening with The Jazz Alley TV Trio and special Sneak Peak performances from the Jazz Fest musicians.
Saturday March 2nd, you can start the day off in Lanai City at Coffee Works, where Robbie Ray Lopaka will be performing Live Cocoland Jazz from 9am-11am. Just down the street, you can enjoy a great tasting lunch at Cafe 565 while listening to the sounds of Damon Parillo's Jazz Guitar.
The Lanai Jazz Festival begins at 4pm Saturday evening, March 2nd in The Great Hall at The Lodge at Koele. 4 hours of Grammy Award Winning music on beautiful Lanai. Music will wrap at 8pm. The Lodge at Koele has a special Jazz Fest menu planned so everyone should truly enjoy the food, the atmosphere, the music and the Aloha!!
The weekend comes to a close on Sunday March 3rd with Sunday Live Jazz at No Ka Oi Grindz in Lanai City, from 10am to Noon. Great tasting Gridz with amazing live jazz music from Robbie Ray Lopaka. If you're at the Lodge at Koele, relax and enjoy a special Jazz Fest Breakfast from 9:30am to 11:30am, with Gene Argel.
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Maui Jazz and Blues Festival 2012 – Sept. 13-15, 2012
Aloha Jazz & Blues Lovers!
Welcome to The Maui Jazz and Blues Festival 2012 – Sept. 13-15, 2012
Join The Grand Wailea Resort, with HawaiiOnTV.com and Jazz Alley TV for the 2nd Annual MAUI JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL, Coming September 15th, 2012 at The Grand Wailea Resort, Wailea Maui Hawaii.
Resort Packages Available, with rooms starting at
only $220 per night (plus tax).
Call (808) 875-1234 to Book Your Rooms Now!!
A week long build up of Great Jazz begins on Thursday September 13th at Capische? Restaurant in Wailea, with the Jazz & Blues Festival Opener featuring Live Jazz and Special Guests from 6pm-9pm.
Call (808)879-2224 to book Dinner Reservations now!
Join us for our Friday Night Jazz "Sneak Peek" at Grand Wailea's "Botero Bar, September 14th! Enjoy a Jazz Sneak Peek with our Jazz and Blues Festival Guest Musicians!7pm-9:30pm
The Festival also kicks into full gear Friday Night, September 14th, with a special Jazz and Blues SUNSET CRUISE from 5pm – 7pm on the Kai Kanani!!Call (808) 879-7218 for reservations!
The Second Annual Maui Jazz and Blues Festival gates open Saturday September 15th at 4pm, Oceanfront at the Grand Wailea's beautiful Molokini Garden. NO COOLERS, OUTSIDE FOOD & BEVERAGES, OR CHAIRS ALLOWED, MAHALO. Enjoy Award Winning Jazz and Blues music from 4:30pm – 9pm with Jazz and Blues Legends, Grammy Winners and Na Hoku HanoHano Winners!
Jazz Legend Louis Hayes, who's played with John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Cannonball Atterly, Dexter Gordon and many more… Grammy Winning Blues Guitarist Joe Lewis Walker. Grammy Winner Eric Marienthal, Grammy Nominated Saxophonist Javon Jackson. Grammy Winner Skip Martin of Kool and The Gang & Dazz Band. Camile Baudoin (of the Radiators from New Orleans), Corey Ledet (Zydecko of Louisiana), Na Hoku Winner
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$1000 VIP Tables for 10, or General Admission $50 (thru Sept. 7th). Purchase tickets online at www.MauiJazzAndBluesFestival.com, or Purchase tickets at the door for $60.
Room Packages Available at $220 per night. Plus Tax & Resort Fee. Call (808) 875-1234 for reservations.
Unwind on Sunday morning, September 16th, from 10:30am – 1pm, at our Grand Wailea Jazz Brunch with Special Guests! Call (808) 875-1234 for reservations. (Limited Seating).
You can also take a wonderful Jazz and Blues Molokini Snorkel Sail on The Kai Kanani! Continental Breakfast & Lunch included. Call 808-879-7218 for details!!
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Join the Lanai Culture and Heritage Center for "Aloha Lana'i" A Benefit to celebrate the Aloha of Lanai. The Island, The People, The Culture, The Aloha!
Directed and Produced by Ken Martinez Burgmaier. A Jazz Alley TV, HawaiiOnTV.com & Holoholo Films Production.
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Aunty Nona Beamer – Malama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love)
A Film by Kenneth K. Martinez Burgmaier
Mohala Hou Foundation commissioned Emmy Award, Billboard Music, Na Hoku Hanohano Winner – Maui Filmmaker Kenneth K. Martinez Burgmaier of Jazz Alley TV and Hawaii On TV.com Networks to produce a documentary film on Aunty Nona Beamer, the first ever to be done of this legendary Hawaiian matriarch of the Beamer family. The Film: Aunty Nona Beamer-Malama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love) explores Aunty Nona in her own words, the journey of her life and her fight toward preserving, perpetuating and creating awareness of Hawaiian Culture.
It will serve to educate people around the world about traditional Hawaiian culture and how it can serve as a way of bringing people of all backgrounds together. Some of Hawai'i's most respected artists contribute in sharing their own stories and what Aunty Nona Beamer has achieved as being recognized as one of Hawai'i's Treasures of Aloha.
Maui filmmaker Kenneth K. Martinez Burgmaier Brings home a 2014 American Advertising Federation Bronze Pele Award to Maui for his film Aunty Nona Beamer – Malama Ko Aloha, In the Cinema Advertising Movie Trailers category. The awards ceremony was held Saturday night at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki to a sold out crowd.
The First time for a Maui film to win in this category, Burgmaier directed & produced the film. It will have it's official Maui screening at the 22nd annual celebration of the arts on Mother's Day at the Ritz- Carlton Kapalua! The film also won am audience award at the Lana'i Film Festival and was selected for the Opening Night film at the 2014 Big Island Film Festival!
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Opening Night Film – World Premiere – May 24th 2012 at the Big Island Film Festival 2012
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Welcome to the Big Island Film Festival at the Mauna Lani Resort Hawaii.
May 24-28, 2012.
At this year's event you'll experience brand new films, completed since January 2011. Following the Hawaiian tradition of storytelling, this "Talk Story" film festival screens narrative feature and short films from Hawai'i and around the world. The something "special" is found in the story and compelling characters created by independent filmmakers.
The Festival takes place in several locations within Mauna Lani Resort, located on the sunny Kohala Coast on the Island's west side. The resort is approximately 40 minutes from Kona International Airport. Within the resort, events occur at The Shops at Mauna Lani and The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai'i.
Every year is a unique experience that residents and visitors share. Hawaiian culture and music is infused throughout this event wrapping the entire experience in the spirit of Aloha.
Daytime films: Friday-Sunday in two hour blocks at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai'i
Free Family films: Thursday-Sunday evenings 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Shops at Mauna Lani
Festival Films (through R rating): Friday-Sunday, Double feature & short films 7:30-11:30 p.m. at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai'i Plantation Estate
New Meet the Stars Reception: Friday
Celebrity Receptions & Salutes: Saturday & Sunday
Filmmaker Workshops: Thursday at The Shops at Mauna Lani (advance registration required)
Awards Brunch, Monday (reservations required)
Best of the Fest Hawaiian concert followed by audience choice feature and short film: Monday at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai'i Plantation Estate
We have a wide selection of pricing options to suit any budget and any time schedule, from $7 for daytime films to $400 for an all-inclusive Ali'i Pass.
There are general admission tickets, Kama'aina discounts, and Keiki tickets (children 6-12 years old).
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Festival films $15.00, Kama'aina $10.00
Family Films (2 hours nightly Thursday-Sunday) FREE
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Taipei, Taiwan, Oct 12, 2010- A GPU with 10% lower temperature compared to reference design is available right now! Leadtek Research Inc., known globally for its extreme visual graphics technology development, today released the low profile form factor of the WinFast® GT 430 DDR3 1GB graphics card. The new product can lower GPU temperature by over 10% under the 3DMark benchmark. Compared to WinFast® GT 220, the previous entry level product, WinFast® GT 430 dominates the competition by being 1.5x faster in 3D benchmarks. Built on next-generation GeForce Fermi architecture, it is equipped with NVIDIA® GeForce® 108 GPU and 96 cores.
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RICHMOND, Indiana - The Earlham College volleyball team topped Transylvania University 25-20 in the first set, but the Pioneers held the Quakers to under a .100 attack percentage in the final three sets in a 3-1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-18) win in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) action on Wednesday evening.
Earlham got out to a quick 5-1 lead in set one using a service run from sophomore Angelica Carpio. Transylvania battled back to within a point, but consecutive kills from freshman Carly Federinko and consecutive service aces from Carpio pushed the Quakers' lead to 17-11. The hosts held the lead throughout the rest of the set, but the visitors would get within two points (22-20) and force a timeout from Head Coach Lauren Horton. A Pioneer service error out of the timeout followed by a Quaker service ace and block sealed set one for Earlham.
Similar to the first set, the Quakers got out to an early lead as a kill from freshman Julia Stewart gave Earlham a 10-4 lead. Transylvania stormed back, however, winning seven of the next eight points to tie the set 11-11. The teams traded side outs until Earlham trailed 19-18, but a 6-0 spurt from the Pioneers closed to set.
Earlham's offense was held in check by Transylvania's defense in the final two sets as the Quakers recorded 22 kills and 17 errors while the Pioneers tallied 29 kills and 10 errors.
Federinko led an Earlham attack that hit .080 for the match with 17 kills and a .203 attack percentage. Stewart finished with 14 kills and nine digs while junior Ashleigh Burton added nine kills. Junior setter Lauren Jackson dished out 41 assists while junior libero Megan Hedinger had 21 digs.
The Transylvania duo of Jordan Horne and Ellie Stigger combined for 25 kills in the win for the Pioneers.
As a team, Earlham had eight service aces and kept Transylvania out of system in the first set. The Pioneers held an 8-4 blocks edge.
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Rain caused delay, so Nadal didn't play today :( but that means that tomorrow is going to be great with him up first on Philip Chatrier and Tsonga to follow sometime in the afternoon, as well as Federer up second on Suzanne Lenglen, so it will be a great tennis day!!! :) So pray for NO RAIN!
Unfortunately true to form Monfils is out, I still hope that he fulfills his potential and then he lets me down :(. Justine Henin and Serena Williams are also up too.
You can read a lovely article about Nadal's resurgence here. And here is a completely useless video of Tsonga.
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What's Hot in Biking Right Now? Interview with Cyclist Tray Halliburton
We dropped by Lewis and Clark Outfitters in Rogers, Arkansas to chat with Tray Halliburton about the hottest trends in cycling: what to wear, essential gear and where to ride. Tray is the bike service manager and an avid cyclist. Read the interview below for bucket list trails and how not to look like a Fred.
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Would you recommend cyclists wear a headband under the helmet?
Sure, headbands are great under helmet to keep the sweat out of your eyes. Caps are more traditional for cyclists, but cycling apparel trends are moving away from the all spandex look and more towards a casual lifestyle. Cyclists want to be comfortable for a commute and look cool if they get off the bike to go into the store or to grab a bite to eat with friends.
What is in style for apparel right now? Where do the trends come from?
The trends start with the bike designs and eventually influence the clothes cyclists wear. It used to be bright and bold in your face colors, but now more subdued colors are in style. Cyclists are wearing blacks and grays, maybe with a bright pop, like a neon yellow stripe. Everything is more minimalist now. Oh, and bandanas are not cool.
Name a trail every rider should have on their bucket list?
Here in Northwest Arkansas we have the Upper Buffalo Mountain Bike Trail rated as Epic by the International Mountain Biking Association. According to the IMBA an Epic trail is "a true backcountry riding experience-- one that is technically and physically challenging, more than 80 percent single track and at least 20 miles in length." The Upper Buffalo is 40 miles of singletrack at the highest point of the Ozark Mountains through hardwood forest. You've got steep cliffs and beautiful waterfalls mixed in too.
Where else do you love to ride?
Anywhere in Colorado. I just came back from a trip to Colorado Springs. If I'm at home here in Arkansas I'm looking for backroads and gravel.
What's happening in cycling right now? What are you excited about?
Sub 24-48. It's great to get away without going too far. Ride out to a state park, camp overnight and ride home the next day. You don't need much to get by. I always bring my growler full of water (stays cool longer during summer), food (rice cakes or stop in a gas station) and Garmin GPS. Right now in general people are into adventure cycling, going backroad, getting away from the daily grind.
Thanks to Tray for sharing his expertise as a cyclist and adventure rider. We're stoked about adventure riding and will definitely visit the Upper Buffalo Mountain Bike Trail.
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text: Tibet Foundation Day Nov 20, 2015 at 7:30 PM This event finished on Nov 20, 2015. Past events remain listed on our website, however the information may no longer be accurate. Please do contact the office if you require any clarification. Join us for a fascinating event celebrating 30 years of Tibet Foundation, with a variety of special guest musical performances, including renowned Tibetan singer Ngawang Lodup, and musicians from Mongolia, Tibet and China. Acclaimed academic Ian Baker will also offer a captivating insight into 'Lukhang: The Secret Temple of Tibet's Dalai Lamas' as we look back at 3 decades of service. ‹ › × Tibet Foundation Day 2015 coincides with the 30th anniversary of the charity, a unique milestone. During the event, which will reflect upon three decades of service in sustaining Tibetan culture, there will be an insightful talk presented by Tibet scholar, author, and National Geographic 'explorer for the millennium' Ian Baker, who will illuminate the hidden history and contents of the Lukhang temple, in Tibet's ancient city of Lhasa. Ian Baker's illustrated talk will explore the living tradition of the practices depicted in the Lukhang murals in the Himalayas and beyond, their engagement with Western science, and the insights they offer into the ways we see and experience both ourselves and the world. Guest performances will include renowned singer and musician Ngawang Lodup, who recently performed at the O2 arena for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and has also appeared on BBC Radio 3 and at Womad Festival. A selection of talented performers from China, Mongolia and Tibet will also share their harmonies, and there will be a special announcement on Tibet Foundation's Gyatoen competition. The evening will include refreshments, and is a free event. Ian Baker is an anthropologist and independent scholar who works internationally as a consultant and lecturer in environmental and cultural heritage conservation. Since 2013 he has been working as a consultant curator for the Wellcome Collection's November 2015 exhibition 'Tibet's Secret Temple: Body, Mind, and Meditation in Tantric Buddhism', a project that originated with his book entitled 'The Dalai Lama's Secret Temple: Tantric Wall Paintings from Tibet', and for which His Holiness The Dalai Lama provided extensive commentary. The exhibition centres on life-sized recreations of 17th century wall paintings in Lhasa that previously served Tibet's Dalai Lamas as visual guides on the path to enlightenment, an highlights aspects of Tibetan Buddhist culture that have long been considered "secret", their interface with current scientific research, and their potential applications in the world today. Entry: Free but please RSVP to Tibet Foundation office firstname.lastname@example.com or 020 7930 6001 Refreshments will be available Venue: Name : Khalili Lecture Theatre Address: SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom Web www.soas.ac.uk/business/conferenceoffice/classrooms/khalili-lecture-theatre-lower-ground-floor.html Map Map Organiser: Name : Tibet Foundation Phone: 020 7930 6001 e-mail: email@example.com Web www.tibet-foundation.org


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There are several pieces of information that can be useful to parents regarding admissions to Colonel Frank Seely Academy.
Applying for a Year 7 place at Colonel Frank Seely Academy
You will know on "National Offer Day" (2 March 2020) whether or not your child has a place at Colonel Frank Seely Academy. Once the LEA informs you that a place has been awarded, the school will ensure that the transition occurs painlessly.
- Visits by the Senior Head of House and members of the team to every primary schools to meet pupils occur in May and June.
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|Mr. Trump and Secretary Clinton
So, The Favorite Son and I watched the first presidential debate last night featuring the two "major" party candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. TFS even wanted to make popcorn, which we did.
Like a lot of things, we made the popcorn the old-fashioned way on the stove in an iron pot with oil and salt.
If you've paid attention, you already know I am not a fan of either of the dominant political parties in the United States and I have either been registered to either a third-party or as an independent for at least 18 years. During the debate, however, TFS tried to get me to commit, "Who are you leaning toward, Dad?"
"Someone who isn't on the stage," I answered.
About half of the way through the debate, The Second Beautiful Daughter came home from studying with a friend after her swim meet. The first thing she asked, excitedly, was, "Is that popcorn?"
After she brought a bowl into the family room and sat down, she asked me, "If Joe Biden had gotten the nomination, would you vote for him?"
My response was a scoffing and genuine, "No."
TFS asked, "Dad, can I put up a _________ sign in our front yard?" Clearly, he's made his decision.
I answered, "I'll think about it. It's ten o'clock, Boss, and the debate's not over until ten-thirty. You can stay up and watch the rest if you don't give me a hassle about getting up in the morning."
TFS said, "Thanks, Dad."
He was asleep on the love seat five minutes later.
This morning, when The Second Beautiful Daughter came down for breakfast before she drove herself and her brother to school, I said to her, "Your brother knows who he wants as our next president. Who do you like?"
"I don't know," she said wearily. "I try to listen to people and make sense of it, but I don't know."
"Don't listen to other people," I counseled. "Politics are a lot like religion. Which religion is the best?" I asked rhetorically. "People believe what they believe and you're not going to change them."
|George Bush and Hillary Clinton: What's the difference?
"It took me a lot of time to figure out what I believed. From what I've seen, Republicans tend to say that you can have more economic freedom, but want to regulate your personal life like concerning abortion or marriage. Democrats tend to say that you can do what you want with your body, but take more of your money and spend it the way they want to. In practice, when either a Democrat or a Republican gets into office, there doesn't seem to be much difference in what they actually do.
"I want to make my own economic decisions and I want to make my own social decisions. As long as my beliefs and decisions don't prevent anyone else from pursuing their own happiness, no one should care what I do and I want government to stay out of the way.
"I want good roads, though," The Second Beautiful Daughter said.
"Yeah, there's a role for government," I said, "A common defense, sure. Roads? Probably. Should the government buy people cell phones, though?"
The Second Beautiful Daughter finished the blueberry pancake I made for her and left with her brother for school.
"Good luck on your science test, Boss," I called as I heard the door close.