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I'll try to keep this short. I've been seeing this girl for about 6 months, best way to put it is casually. We only see eachother once every week or so, sometimes less. We've been intimate several times, but no sex. Well it's getting to the point where she is constantly on my mind and the anxiety about if she feels the same way is starting to kick in and starting to bother me. I have absolutely no idea how she feels about me and where she sees this going. I'm pretty sure she likes me, she always seems very into me when we are together. But when we are not she can seem very distant. For example, I almost always have to initiate texting and hanging out. But if I pull away and not text her for a while she will initiate texts and hang out. Confusing sign # 1. Confusing #2: when we first started seeing eachother she was very proactive ie she would invite me out with her friends, and she would actually actively pursue me. Now she hasn't invited me out with her friends in a long time, just our mutual friends. These signals just confuse the hell out of me and I need some clarity. I don't like to date more than one woman at a time (just my preference) and I have absolutely no idea if she is. If this is going nowhere I need to know so I can stop wasting my time (if I haven't wasted 6 months already). I hate asking these sort of questions because I fear it makes me look needy which I'm usually not, but my usual try and true method of backing off until she initiates back always scares me. I can't keep backing off just to see if she's still interested. It's gotten to the point that I have to know. I'm now constantly wondering does she have the same feelings for me? Is she just using me for attention? Or am I some sort of backup guy until she meets someone she is truly head over heels for? I'll admit she does seem shy sometimes when we are together, like she's nervous about talking about something, but I'm nervous too! Please help, we r both 25. -Confused Cali guy
I need to know where I stand with this girl. I have no idea how she feels and it's starting to get to me?
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Girls expect the guys to take the lead and initiate. Even the girls who put themselves out there and will initiate things still expect you to do it. That's why you have to text first - a good amount of girls have "rules" about never texting first. The fact that she will if you stop texting her is a good sign. It's also probably why she's lost confidence in asking you to hang out - she thinks you've lost interest because you keep pulling away!
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The Voice India Kids is one of the popular reality where kids are seen singing Bollywood songs. The show began on 23rd of July, 2016. You can enjoy your Saturday and Sunday evenings watching the little kids 'astonishing performances. The show is hosted by our very own chocolate boy Jay Bhanushali and stunning comedian Sugandha Mishra.
This reality show of singing competition is judged by gems of Bollywood music industry. Shaan, Shekhar and beautiful Neeti Mohan are to be seen as the judges. The judges also took the responsibility of mentoring the children in order to bring out the best talent from them. All the super talented kids were between the ages of 6 years to 14 years.
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text: Cesarean Delivery or Vaginal Birth: A Survey of Patient and Clinician ThresholdsWalker, Susan P. FRANZCOG, MD1,2; McCarthy, Elizabeth A. FRANZCOG, MD1,2; Ugoni, Antony BSc(Hons), MStatSci3; Lee, Anna MRANZCOG2; Lim, Sharon1; Permezel, Michael FRANZCOG, MD1,2Obstetrics & Gynecology: January 2007 - Volume 109 - Issue 1 - p 67-72 doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000250902.67911.ce Original Research Abstract In Brief Author Information Article Outline OBJECTIVE: To estimate what level of additional fetal risk women and their caregivers in late pregnancy considered acceptable to avoid a cesarean and achieve a vaginal birth. METHODS: Six hundred women in late pregnancy and 294 obstetric consultants, registrars, midwives, and medical students were recruited to the study. With the assistance of a visual probability aid representing 10,000 births, they were asked to consider what level of fetal risk of death or serious disability they would consider acceptable to avoid cesarean and achieve vaginal birth. RESULTS: The median level of fetal risk deemed acceptable to achieve a vaginal birth for pregnant women was 10 per 10,000 births (95% confidence interval [CI] 10–13 per 10,000), although the range of responses was wide (1–5,000 per 10,000). Among staff, the median level of acceptable fetal risk was 13 per 10,000 births (95% CI 10–20 per 10,000). Women participating in lower intervention models of care, such as the birth center or team midwifery, were more tolerant of fetal risk (odds ratios [ORs] 2.1, 95% CI 1.6–2.9 and 1.5, 95% CI 1.0–2.3, for accepting a fetal risk of 20 per 10,000 or greater), whereas women with a complicated pregnancy were less tolerant of fetal risk (OR 0.7, 95% CI 0.5–0.9). CONCLUSION: Pregnant women and their caregivers have a low tolerance for fetal risk associated with vaginal birth. This study demonstrates the difficulty of minimizing obstetric intervention rates in the face of high expectations for fetal outcome. Obstetric and demographic factors were found to significantly impact the "acceptable fetal risk" threshold, which highlights the importance of individualized counseling regarding mode of birth. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III Pregnant women and their caregivers have a low tolerance for fetal risk associated with vaginal birth. From the 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 2Mercy Hospital for Women, Victoria, Australia; and 3School of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Australia. The authors thank Research Midwives Angie Denning, Val Bryant, and Sarah Mitchell for their recruitment of patients and completion of questionnaires. Corresponding author: Dr. Susan Walker, Department of Perinatal Medicine; Level 3, Mercy Hospital for Women, 163 Studley Road, Heidelberg 3084, Victoria, Australia; e-mail: email@example.com. Abstract MATERIALS AND METHODS RESULTS DISCUSSION REFERENCES Cited By The past decade has seen a continued rise in the cesarean delivery rate, especially in the developed world. In the United Kingdom, the cesarean delivery rate was reported at 22% for the period 2000–2001.1 In the United States, 23% of births were by cesarean delivery in 2003.2 Similarly, in Australia 28% of babies were born by cesarean delivery in 20033 compared with 19.4% in 1994. Some of this increase may be attributable to the improved safety of abdominal delivery with regional anesthetic, routine administration of antibiotics, and reliable blood-product supply. In the face of a safe and accessible alternative, the fetal risks associated with more hazardous vaginal deliveries have become less acceptable, resulting in a reduction in vaginal breech delivery,4 midcavity instrumental delivery,3 vaginal twin delivery, trials of labor, and a reduced tolerance of suspected fetal compromise in labor. The identified maternal hazards of an emergency, rather than planned elective, cesarean delivery (Yoles I, Maschiach S. Increased maternal mortality in cesarean section as compared to vaginal delivery? Time for re-evaluation [abstract]. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1998;178 suppl:S78) have influenced decisions on a trial of labor where the risk of recourse to emergency cesarean delivery is felt to be high. The potential pelvic floor damage associated with labor and birth,5 and its impact on urinary6,7 and fecal incontinence8 has been more recently highlighted although there remains conjecture as to how much protection is conferred by cesarean delivery. Increasing maternal age and decreasing family size have made the potential fetal9 and maternal risks10,11 of repeat cesarean delivery less relevant to some patients. Finally, respect for patient autonomy regarding mode of birth has also played a substantial role.12 Despite these considerations, the rate of intervention is widely regarded as too high. The World Health Organization has recommended a cesarean delivery rate of no greater than 15% in the developed world (WHO Consensus Conference on Appropriate Technology for Birth, Fortaleza, Brazil, April 22–26, 1985), despite a paucity of scientific data validating this figure. An attempted vaginal birth involves a small fetal risk of death or serious morbidity that is almost completely avoided with cesarean delivery. This includes the risks of stillbirth in late pregnancy, intrapartum asphyxia resulting in stillbirth or neonatal encephalopathy, intrapartum trauma, chorioamnionitis, and meconium aspiration. Consistent with this, a study examining hospital stillbirth rates among 65 maternity units in all Thames Regions observed that birth weight–adjusted stillbirth rates were negatively correlated with rates of obstetric intervention.13 Likewise, after comparing the relationship between cesarean delivery rates and birth weight–specific perinatal mortality in the three largest maternity hospitals in Dublin, Matthews observed "…there was no cesarean delivery rate above which no further falls (in perinatal mortality) were seen."14 It is therefore relevant to consider what level of fetal risk—of death or serious disability—patients and clinicians consider acceptable to avoid a cesarean delivery and deliver vaginally. This issue was examined in a study of 107 pregnant and nonpregnant women in 1989 where the median level of indifference between vaginal birth and cesarean delivery occurred at a fetal risk of stillbirth of 2.5 per 10,000.15 Pregnant women were less tolerant of risk than the group overall (median level of indifference, 0.5 per 10,000) whereas those choosing home birth were more risk tolerant (median level of indifference, 100 per 10,000). The last two decades has seen a substantial change in obstetric practice and patient expectation, so we decided to re-examine the level of fetal risk that pregnant women and their caregivers now consider acceptable to achieve a vaginal birth. Back to Top | Article Outline MATERIALS AND METHODS Six hundred primigravid and multigravid pregnant women were recruited, using convenience sampling, from the Mercy Hospital for Women during 2002–2004. Ethics approval for the study was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the Health Care Network, Mercy Health and Aged Care. The Mercy Hospital for Women is a tertiary teaching obstetric facility in Melbourne, Australia, delivering approximately 5,500 women per annum. Models of care offered to women during their pregnancy include traditional care in a combined obstetric and midwifery antenatal clinic, shared care (between general practitioner and antenatal clinic), team midwifery and the Family Birthing Centre. Women were recruited after 36 weeks of gestation, the study explained, and written information provided. This information included a paragraph about risks in everyday life and specific fetal risks associated with their pregnancy that had already passed, including risk of miscarriage (25%), risk of preterm birth (7%), and risk of major abnormality being discovered at the time of their second trimester ultrasound examination (2%). Although the focus of this study was on fetal risk, it was acknowledged that other risks (predominantly maternal) of cesarean delivery would need to be considered. Women were informed that elective cesarean delivery was associated with more abdominal pain, longer recovery, increased risk of infection, increased risk of repeat cesarean birth, and the risk that it was "less satisfying" for many women when compared with vaginal birth. To more effectively communicate the risks involved, a visual aid for probabilities was created. This was a folio consisting of 11 A1 posters, each with 10,000 faces represented. Yellow faces represented "healthy births" and red faces represented "poor outcome." To orient the patients to the concept, the first three charts visually represented the risk of the previously described obstetric outcomes: miscarriage (2,500 red faces per 10,000 faces), preterm birth (700 red faces per 10,000 faces), and major abnormality on midtrimester ultrasound examination (200 red faces per 10,000 faces). The fourth poster had just three of the 10,000 faces shaded purple (Fig. 1). It was explained to patients that this represented the unavoidable small risk of stillbirth at term (3 per 10,000). Patients were then shown a series of seven further posters, with an additional 1 per 10,000, 3 per 10,000, 6 per 10,000, 10 per 10,000, 20 per 10,000, 100 per 10,000, and 200 per 10,000 faces shaded red. These were shown to the patients in a consistent order: the lowest risk (1 per 10,000) followed by the highest risk (200 per 10,000), then the second lowest risk followed by the second highest risk and so on through the series of posters until they reached equipoise, and were able to respond to the statement "if the increased risk of serious harm to the baby of vaginal delivery was 1 in…, I would prefer a cesarean birth to a vaginal delivery." It was explained to patients that "serious harm" would include either death or serious (lifelong) disability. Participants could also generate their own figure, whether below 1 per 10,000, above 200 per 10,000, or between two risk levels depicted by the posters. Demographic information, such as age, parity, occupation, level of education, complications in this or a previous pregnancy, chosen model of care for this pregnancy, and intended mode of delivery was recorded. The information was de-identified and stored, along with each patient's stated level of risk. Fig Consultant obstetricians (n=16), obstetricians in training (n=16), hospital midwives (n=179), and a group of final year medical students (n=83) were similarly recruited to the study. The introduction to the study was similar, although the risks of cesarean delivery, in particular the risks of abnormal placentation and accreta in subsequent pregnancies, were highlighted. Using the same visual aid for probabilities, participants were asked to respond to the statement "if the level of fetal risk associated with vaginal delivery was greater than 1 in…, I would recommend a cesarean birth." They were then asked to consider the following two scenarios: 1) a 41-year-old primigravida with 3 years of primary infertility and in vitro fertilization pregnancy, 2) a 24-year-old planning a large family. The participants were asked whether, under the above circumstances, they would change their previously stated acceptable level of fetal risk before recommending a cesarean birth. The core hypothesis was that a clear majority of patients would perceive the level of acceptable risk to be less than 10 per 10,000. A 10% difference from equipoise was considered to be clinically important, that is, 11 per 10,000. We considered a liberal estimate of the standard deviation to also be 10 per 10,000. Using a one-sample t test, 600 women would be sufficient with 80% power and α=0.05. The risk thresholds were summarized, and demographic and obstetric variables examined as modifiers of patients' acceptable risk thresholds. Because the data were not normally distributed (on qualitative assessment by the statistician), a binary outcome was created for the purposes of multivariable analysis (less than 20 per 10,000 births compared with 20 or more per 10,000 births). This threshold was chosen because it was where the data were approximately split (thereby having sufficient numbers above and below this threshold for meaningful analysis) but was also considered to be an important clinical threshold. The obstetric and demographic predictors were examined using univariable and multivariable logistic regression. Statistical analysis was performed with the statistical package Stata 6.0 (StataCorp, College Station, TX). Back to Top | Article Outline RESULTS The clinical characteristics of the patients are shown in Table 1. In response to the statement "if the increased risk of serious harm to the baby of vaginal delivery was 1 in…, I would prefer a cesarean birth to a vaginal delivery," the median level of acceptable risk was 10 per 1,000 births (95% confidence interval [CI] 10–13 per 10,000). The patient responses to each of the risks portrayed by the visual probability aid are summarized, alongside the staff responses, in Table 2. Table 1 Table 2 The demographic and obstetric variables examined for their impact on risk tolerance are shown in Table 3, using a threshold of less than 20 per 10,000 compared with 20 or more per 10,000 births for the comparison. Participation in a lower intervention model of care (Family Birthing Centre and team midwifery) was significantly associated with choosing a higher level of acceptable fetal risk to achieve a vaginal birth, when compared with conventional antenatal care or shared care with a general practitioner. Women with a complicated pregnancy were less tolerant of fetal risk, as were those already planning to deliver by cesarean birth. Table 3 In response to the statement "if the level of fetal risk associated with vaginal birth was greater than 1 in…, I would recommend a cesarean birth," the median level of acceptable risk for staff overall was 10 per 10,000 births (95% CI 10–20 per 10,000). The risk thresholds for the four occupational groups did not significantly differ (data not shown). In response to the scenario "In a 41-year-old primigravida with 3 years of infertility and an in vitro fertilization pregnancy…," 67% (95% CI 61–72%) reported that they would accept a lower level of fetal risk than previously stated before recommending a cesarean birth, whereas 28% (95% CI 23–33%) reported their prior level of acceptable risk would be unchanged. In response to the scenario "In a 24-year-old planning a large family…," 42% (95% CI 36–48%) reported that they would accept a higher level of fetal risk than previously stated before recommending a cesarean birth, whereas 53% (95% CI 47–59%) reported that their prior level of acceptable risk would be unchanged. Back to Top | Article Outline DISCUSSION Despite widely publicized concerns about intervention rates in obstetrics, these findings suggest that patients and their caregivers have a low tolerance for fetal risk associated with vaginal birth. Many patients would not wish to expose their fetuses to risks that continue to be part of contemporary obstetric practice. Risks of death or serious harm cited with "high risk" vaginal deliveries, such as twins and vaginal birth after cesarean birth, are approximately 30 per 10,00017 and 5 per 10,000,18,19 respectively. Risk estimates derived from retrospective cohorts are, of course, imprecise, and individual risk will be determined by clinicians, patients, and the individual place and circumstance of birth.20 Nevertheless, these "best estimates" of fetal risk are higher than the majority of patients in this study would consider acceptable. Although patients reported a wide variation in their level of "acceptable fetal risk," several predictors of risk threshold were identified. Women in "lower intervention" models of care were more tolerant of fetal risk; this finding parallels the original findings of Thornton and Lilford.15 This group of women may regard the concept of medical risk with some suspicion. In her essay arguing that the role of risk has become a "defining concept in medicalized child birth," Bernice Hausman21 contends that the "notion of risk [is] used as a threat to compel compliance with medicalized norms…," ignoring the "core feminist belief…that pregnancy is a normal physiological process…and thus not, in most circumstances, deserving of intense medical scrutiny." Such views are more likely to shift respondents toward minimizing intervention rather than minimizing risk. In contrast, women in a more medicalized model of care, those in whom complications had developed or those for whom cesarean delivery was already intended were less tolerant of fetal risk associated with vaginal birth. These women may have lowered their expectations for vaginal birth because of a heightened awareness of the potential risks faced in their pregnancy. Although potentially compromised by a smaller sample size, this study also found obstetric caregivers, across all disciplines, to be very "risk averse." Most staff members were able to identify their level of acceptable "fetal risk." Two thirds, however, were prepared to lower this threshold for a perceived "precious baby," (in the setting of infertility or advanced maternal age), whereas half were prepared to raise it where the consequences of scarring the uterus (in a young woman contemplating a large family) were considered unacceptable. Communicating numbers meaningfully is difficult. That risks were communicated effectively is crucial to the validity of these findings. Mindful of this, the following were taken into account during study design. The use of different denominators is known to generate confusion as to which is the higher risk,22 and so all risks to patients were presented using a consistent denominator. Absolute numbers (1 per 10,000 versus 3 per 10,000) were used for comparisons rather than relative risks,23 and statements were framed both positively and negatively, ie, "the outcome will be positive 9,999 times per 10,000 births" in addition to "there is a risk of death or serious injury in 1 per 10,000 births." We used a visual aid for probabilities,24 accepting that literacy and numeracy skills may be variable. In providing information about cesarean birth, we highlighted that obstetric intervention is a balance of risks and benefits.24 Women were informed about immediate and future risks associated with elective caesarean birth, and the specific risks of abnormal placentation, particularly placenta accreta, in subsequent pregnancies were highlighted to staff participants. We also informed patients that there was an unavoidable risk of stillbirth, irrespective of the mode of birth because we felt that if patients perceived that the "only fetal risk," as opposed to the "added fetal risk," was associated with vaginal birth, it might excessively bias them toward cesarean birth. In choosing the risk of stillbirth that was "unavoidable," we used the background risk of stillbirth/week between 38 and 41 weeks of gestation. We reasoned that, for a patient at 38 weeks of gestation weighing the options of vaginal birth versus cesarean birth, the risk of stillbirth before her elective cesarean birth the following week was 3 per 10,000.25 As such, this was the "lowest risk possible" and one to which she could not help but expose her baby. In this study, patients were being asked specifically to consider what "added risk," over and above this background risk, was acceptable to achieve vaginal birth. This study has limitations. Despite best efforts to communicate numbers meaningfully, it is more difficult to control for emotional responses to fetal risk. Some women may have found it confronting to accept that the fetus was exposed to any risk at all. Psychological and social factors are known to significantly influence the way in which patients respond to risk information and may be relevant in this study. People are more sensitive to risks of low probability and high consequence, for example, death from a plane crash, compared with the much greater risk of death associated with obesity or smoking.26 This is particularly so for risks involving children; parents are likely to be more sensitive to a tenuous link between childhood vaccination and autism than more common risks to child health such as road safety.27 It is possible that death or damage as a consequence of vaginal birth may be perceived similarly, resulting in heightened patient sensitivity to these risks. In addition, a clear majority of patients who agreed to participate in our study were tertiary educated, which is not usually representative of a public antenatal population. Such participants are more likely to be older and plan smaller families, perhaps making them more "risk averse." Caution is therefore necessary before generalizing these findings to other obstetric settings and populations. Nevertheless, this study has demonstrated that most patients have a low tolerance for fetal risk to achieve vaginal birth. It further highlights that "one figure" does not "fit-all," given the complexity of informed decision making in obstetrics, where multiple factors contribute to both a patient's and clinician's view of what constitutes an acceptable risk. This study underscores the problem of high patient expectations in the emotive area of childbearing and fetal outcome and the need for continuing community education that the risks of childbirth can be minimized, but not eliminated.Back to Top | Article Outline REFERENCES1. Mayor S. Caesarean section rate in England reaches 22%. BMJ 2002;324:1118. Cited Here... 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rates of cesarean delivery–United States, 1993. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1995;44:303–7. Cited Here... 3. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National Perinatal Statistics Unit. Australia's mothers and babies, 2003. 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Ambassador Mahmoud Saikal, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the UN
United Nations Security Council Debate on the Situation in Afghanistan
H.E. Mahmoud Saikal
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations
Security Council Debate on the Situation in Afghanistan
10 March 2017
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم
Thank you Mr. President. Let me congratulate the United Kingdom on its leadership of the Council this month. I thank the Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, for presenting his first report on the situation in Afghanistan. Also, allow me to thank the SRSG, Ambassador Tadamichi Yamamoto, and Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commissioner, Dr. Sima Samar, for their briefings.
Given the severity of the situation in my country, I would like to dedicate my statement today to the challenging security situation, hidden agendas, the peace process and the ever-increasing necessity for regional and global cooperation.
Mr. President,
In recent months, dozens of terrorist attacks across Afghanistan have claimed scores of innocent lives. In January, three simultaneous terrorist attacks in Kabul, Kandahar, and Helmand provinces killed and maimed over 160, including six UAE diplomats. In February, the Supreme Court, our symbol of justice, was attacked, causing numerous fatalities. Last week, two separate attacks in the heart of Kabul killed many civilians. Finally, just two days ago Afghanistan's largest hospital was attacked, leaving over 140 killed and wounded, many of whom were doctors, nurses, and patients. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for most of these attacks, but regardless of whose names are being labeled on these attacks, our own investigations have clearly established that they were generally plotted beyond our frontiers, on the other side of the Durand Line. This, Mr. President, is the fundamental factor which needs to be addressed.
The UN Security Council issued prompt statements condemning these attacks in strongest terms, for which we are thankful. The statements underlined – and I quote: "the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice". It also urged "all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with the Afghan authorities in this regard." This is indeed what Afghanistan has been asking for many years. My Government and people would like to know why, after countless terrorist atrocities and specific Security Council statements condemning them, we are still witness to impunity for perpetrators and orchestrators of endless violence?
Mr. President,
Let me be very clear. The conflict in our country is not homegrown, as some desperately and deceptively try to portray. On the contrary, it is the nexus of illicit narcotics, violent extremism, and state sponsorship of terrorism with regional dimensions and global consequences. Tragically, it has morphed into an undeclared war by a neighboring state that has for many years, and still continues to coordinate, facilitate, and orchestrate violence through proxy forces and more than 20 terrorist networks. These groups benefit from a full-fledged external infrastructure to keep Afghanistan off-balance for motives that are inconsistent with our desire to live in a peaceful and prospering region.
In earlier statements to this Council, we have emphasized, time and again, on Pakistani actions that sustain terrorist activities in our country. Today, let me quote leading Pakistani officials themselves. General Pervez Musharraf, who led Pakistan for eight years as President, proudly commented in a 2015 interview with The Guardian newspaper that "Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) had given birth to the Taliban to counter Indian action against Pakistan". Last year, Mr. Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan Prime Minister's Adviser on Foreign Affairs, went on record to say that Taliban leaders reside in Pakistan and that they have influence over them. A couple of weeks ago, Mr. Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, former ambassador of Pakistan to the US, Russia, China, and India and UN SRSG to Iraq and Sudan, wrote in the Herald Magazine of Pakistan: "after the Soviet defeat and withdrawal, we (wittingly or unwittingly) unleashed a ruinous civil war and imposed a barbaric and medieval Taliban upon the hapless Afghan people." His words are but confirmation of the truth that "Pakistan talks one policy, but walks the other". Mr. Husain Haqqani, another former Ambassador of Pakistan to the US and Sri Lanka, categorizes in clear terms, in a NYT 2013 article, the links between Pakistan's state apparatus and the Taliban over time, and mentions in the context of peace talks that "the Taliban and their Pakistani mentors have hardly changed their arguments or their tendency to fudge facts". These quotes and admissions that I just read were not "rhetoric from Kabul" or "blame game" as often claimed by a known member state. This was Pakistan talking!
Mr. President,
Against this backdrop, in February, a series of unfortunate terrorist attacks in Pakistan killed dozens and wounded many more innocent men, women, and children. As is the case, Afghans always share the pain and anguish of our Pakistani brothers and sisters. However, the Government of Pakistan, immediately and without any regard for an investigative process or clear facts, blamed Afghanistan for the attacks and resorted to increased breaches of our territorial integrity, the closing of the main border crossings, blockading trade and transit, and harassing our nationals traveling to or living in their country. Such measures constitute a clear violation of principles of WTO and the rights of land locked countries, including their access to sea.
From January till today, we recorded at least 59 instances of violations of Afghan territory by Pakistan military forces, including three violations of our air space, over 1375 cross-frontier artillery shellings that caused dozens of casualties, displacement of 450 families in the middle of cold winter in our eastern provinces, burning of our forests, illegal construction of infrastructure near the frontier region, and hostile maneuvering of tanks and heavy weaponry.
The travesty of decorum in neighborly relations did not cease there, as the familiar pattern of obfuscation of facts and diversionary tactics took over. We were then issued by the Government of Pakistan a list of, so-called, 76 suspected terrorists in Afghanistan, which after close inspection by us and our international partners, was found to be in desperate need of verification.
Our reaction to all these provocations has been sober and methodical. We have submitted 25 protest notes to the Government of Pakistan and, in the past few weeks, summoned their ambassador to Kabul on three occasions. We have submitted to their Government a list of 86 known terrorists and 32 Taliban training centers, including Haqqani network centers, asking for their immediate closure. We have asked for a third-party verification of the two sides' efforts. No response has yet been received. The UN Secretary General, this noble Council, and other international partners are all appraised of these developments.
Mr. President,
While terrorist attacks in Pakistan are strongly deplored by our Government, we are surely witnessing the blowback effects of using violent proxies as instruments of foreign policy, which was adopted by decision-making circles in that country in the 1980s, and is still being pursued to this day. In other words, the chickens are coming home to roost! We have reminded our Pakistani counterparts on many occasions that "you reap what you sow". We say once again, it is time to change that failed policy for your own sake, desist from using radical terrorists as a foreign policy accessory, and genuinely join the international fight against all forms and shades of terrorism.
By bleeding Afghanistan, Pakistan is not only trying to create a stalemate on the battlefield, but it is also hindering the political track. Hoping to gain legitimacy for groups such as the Taliban, Pakistani decision-makers continue to use "plausible deniability" and shifting blame, as part of their defensive tactics while manipulating geo-political fault lines to their advantage.
They forget that legitimacy in my country flows through the people and a constitutional order, not through acts of terror, intimidation, and forced imposition of extremist thinking and radical behavior by misinterpreting and misusing our sacred religion of Islam.
Talks leading to a peace process can only succeed when policy is revised, the use of sanctuaries is prohibited, terrorist financing is curbed, and violence is renounced. Peace cannot be achieved by paying lip service and pretending to be a selective victim.
Mr. President,
As we speak, the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) are battling, with great resilience and determination, a network of regional and global terrorist groups, who have come to Afghanistan for various objectives. In 2016, our forces prevented the Taliban and terrorist affiliates to capture major population centers. In January, we adopted a four year National Security Strategy, which focuses on bolstering combat capabilities, leadership development, and improving unity and coordination of command. The fight against terrorism will continue with even greater resolve, on the basis of our security strategy. That said, continued support from our international partners remains critical for the sustainability of our forces over the long haul. In that light, I wish to reiterate, here again, that Afghanistan's strategic partnerships will, in no way, serve a detriment to any country within our region or beyond. On the contrary, investments in Afghanistan's security are in fact an investment in regional and global security.
Mr. President,
For years, the lack of a meaningful and result-oriented channel of dialogue aimed at addressing root causes of tension between Kabul and Islamabad has created a huge trust deficit. Reducing this deficit requires political will and healthy interactions between our two countries. On our part, if we look at the record, Afghanistan has always been ready to engage in constructive and result-oriented dialogue.
We welcome any earnest and transparent initiative to help us reach that stage of dialogue. In our view, the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) and the recent six-party Moscow conference on Afghanistan can serve useful in that endeavor, if utilized and coordinated properly. These initiatives, among others, emphasize a set of guiding principles, most notably that any peace process should be Afghan-led and that the region must support the Afghan Government in its quest for sustainable peace. Moreover, they also recognize the importance of having all relevant regional and global actors on board in a constructive manner.
We know from previous experience that any prospect of success in peace efforts rests on a number of important principles:
(1) Any attempt at resolving current and/or historic issues between governments require strong national political will and an impartial and agreed upon international arbitrator in good standing;
(2) All sides need to define and agree on the scope of dialogue and negotiations, leading to a specific set of deliverables and outcomes that can be supported by regional stakeholders, and eventually guaranteed by the international community;
(3) All sides need to be willing to address the root causes of conflict, not its by-products, and resolve areas of contention by adhering to and making use of international law, pragmatic precedence, and/or other best practice and judicial norms, and void of presumed realpolitik assumptions;
(4) Given Afghanistan's sensitive geopolitical position, all peace-building and anti-terrorism efforts, in the long-run, need to have all key stakeholders on board, take the complexities of an evolving regional and global security architecture into account, and agree to a status that assures stability, balance, non-interference, sovereignty, and positive engagement in Afghanistan; and
(5) Keeping principles of sovereignty and non-interference central to our objectives, this requires Afghanistan to turn into a symbol of international cooperation, where global and regional powers set aside their rivalries and short-term interests, by agreeing to cooperate in a spirit of confidence for long-term mutual benefit.
Mr. President,
Finally, in a few days we will celebrate Nowruz – start of our New Year and the first day of Spring – a festive occasion that symbolizes peace, solidarity, and togetherness among our people and the wider region at-large. But as recent attacks have shown, Afghans will celebrate with a heavy heart. On the other hand, with their planned so-called spring offensive, the Taliban and other terrorist groups are adamantly focused on producing more horror, panic, and fear, leaving little room for joy among our men, women, and children.
This time, we hope to collectively counter their new season of murder and mayhem. Our brave and courageous national security forces are ready and highly determined to defend our people with full confidence and strength. We survived the post-transition 2015; we countered and defeated every major plan of the terrorist groups and their foreign backers to capture and control main population centers in 2016; and in 2017, we will, with your support, and by the Grace of God Almighty, humiliate and destroy the enemies of peace and security in Afghanistan. We are fully committed to making sure that our New Year will be one in which we will open the way for durable peace in our country, our region, and around the world. We join Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his appeal to the international community for making 2017 a year of peace. For us, it starts at home.
Thank You Mr. President.
Security Council Debate on the Trafficking of Persons in Conflict
STATEMENT BY H.E. Mahmoud Saikal
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations
Security Council Debate on the Trafficking of Persons in Conflict
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20 December 2016
I would like to thank the Spanish Presidency for convening today's debate on a topic of crucial importance, which demands the urgent attention of the international community. We thank Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and other presenters for their comprehensive briefings. We are also moved by the statements of civilian activists Ms. Ameena Saeed Hasan and Goodwill Ambassador Ms. Nadia Morad Basee Taha.
Human trafficking constitutes a grave violation of international law, including international humanitarian law. It violates the fundamental values and principles we hold dear, like justice, equality, and human rights for all.
Over the past several years, the world has seen human trafficking continue unabated in different parts of the world, especially in countries stricken by conflict and facing violent extremism. This has many causes: to generate illegal profits in the criminal economy; to enlist people in illegal armed groups; to impose forced labor and slavery upon the innocent; and to have them carry out terrorist attacks in different parts of the world.
Human trafficking is particularly prevalent in countries stricken by conflict and strife, especially those who continue to suffer at the hands of terrorists and extremists. We have witnessed a continuing trend where many terrorist and extremist groups, such as the Taliban, ISIL or Daesh and Al-Qaeda, among others, increasingly resort to human trafficking to advance their evil agenda. In Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia, extremist groups have abducted men, women, and children as a means to finance and conduct their criminal activities. In many cases, women and girls in particular, have been put for sale to mobilize financial resources and fund military operations. Such despicable activities represent the most evil of human actions.
The inextricable link between human trafficking and terrorism remains a serious source of concern, demanding urgent attention of the international community. We believe that addressing some of the underlying factors driving violent extremism should not be separate from ending the problem of human trafficking. In various conflict situations, especially in our region, a multitude of terrorist and extremist groups, including the Taliban, Al-Qaeda and the Haqqani network still enjoy sanctuary, safe havens, alongside material and financial support that have reinforced their operational capability to continue their reign of terror against innocent people.
One of the best ways to address human trafficking is to prevent conflict from arising in the first place and resolving those wherever they occur. In doing so, we will avoid the enabling environment that fuels the problem of human trafficking.
As the principal organ of the UN responsible for the maintenance of peace and security, this Council should take necessary measures to identify and address the lingering problem of continued support for extremists as a means to advance political objectives. More focus should be given to ensure that States comply with their counter-terrorism commitments and obligations, on the basis of the relevant Security Council resolutions.
As a front-line State in the fight against global terrorism and extremism, we assure this Council, and the international community at large, that our struggle against these twin menaces will continue unabated, and with firm resolve. As we speak, our national security forces are engaging a multitude of international extremist groups that pose a serious threat to the civilized world.
Mr. President,
The UN Global Action Plan to Prevent Trafficking of Persons and the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children remains the overall international framework for decisive action to combat human trafficking in all its aspects. Afghanistan is a party to the said convention and we have put in place several legislations to criminalize various forms of human trafficking. Additionally, we are grateful to USAID for the Combating Human Trafficking in Afghanistan Project, co-funded by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), that works with our Government to effectively prevent trafficking, prosecute traffickers, protect victims, and improve regional coordination to combat cross-border trafficking.
The problem of human trafficking is wide-ranging with various components. The unprecedented flow of migrants and refugees, mainly from countries facing conflict, has left millions of people vulnerable to human trafficking throughout the world. In this context, we are pleased that the joint declaration adopted at the conclusion of the Summit Meeting on Migration here in New York in September offered due focus on preventing human trafficking.
Today's meeting of the Security Council signifies that the trafficking of persons constitutes a crime against humanity and that any individual or groups involved in this heinous practice must be brought to justice. We hope this meeting will also serve as a reminder for all that additional progress is required to implement their commitments and obligations not only as matter of legal responsibility, but also as a moral imperative.
Finally, we concur with previous speakers that the problem of human trafficking in conflict situations should not be seen in isolation from the global fight against terrorism. Hence, it is imperative that States spare no effort, whatsoever, to implement the relevant counter-terrorism resolutions of the Security Council and General Assembly. In that context, relevant States must prevent the cross-border movement of terrorists, to cut off the flow of financial resources and other enablers that have thus far sustained extremist activity.
Mr. President,
We hope the outcome of today's meeting will revitalize the global fight against a menace that constitutes a crime against humanity and a challenging confronting us all.
Thank you.


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Police lives matter as well
We are a civilized, democratic society where the rule of law must be respected and complied with at all times.
Regardless of status, affluence, influence, education or family connections, we must adhere to law and order. Our social stability and cohesiveness very much depend on such compliance. There should be no halfway measure, no excuses, no room for violent disobedience, no sanctuary for a spirit of usurpation.
Of course, from time to time, there will be occasions to question the actions of those human beings who dispense law and order. That is the nature of a democracy. But never should dissension, discontent or even despair be expressed along the chaotic corridors of intemperate or unlawful confrontation.
We have a democratic right to speak and offer opinion on matters of law and order and to hold to account those who simultaneously serve and legally lord over us. But commonsense ought to prevail. Opinion ought to be informed, not posited in the public domain from the seat of ignorance, bias or malice.
Where there is confrontation between those charged with upholding the rule of law and those involved or alleged to be involved in criminality, the results can sometimes prove devastating on both sides
of the fence. Those who run afoul of the law have kin who understandably are prone to view their world through tunnel vision. Likewise, myopia might be an unavoidable quality cradled by the families of those law enforcement officers who risk their lives daily in the service of country.
When such confrontation occurs, it is curious that those on the wrong side of the law are seen in real, mortal terms, while those upholding the law are seen in a somewhat abstract vein. A police force is made up of men and women but it is an institution. One does not "beat" or "kill" or "erase" an institution. The notion that one can perpetuate deviancy against an institution, even if done temporarily to some within that institution, is foolhardy and self-defeating.
When that confrontation comes, those who threaten the status quo tend to be seen, curiously, mainly as victims. They have a mother, father, children; they are possessed of blood, flesh and bone. Invariably, despite evidence to the contrary, we hear an individual was a "good boy" or "good girl". Their role in their deviancy or own demise is often relegated to the nether regions of convenient sentimental forgetfulness. Armchair experts, those with axes to grind or any other category of individuals, suddenly purport to be able to do the job of trained law enforcement officers better than they can.
But in the midst of the unsolicited advice, law enforcement officers are seemingly relegated to the abstract. Theirs is no blood, flesh or bone. Mother, father or children in their equation appear a minor detail. They are stripped of individuality and seen only as the institution. The police officer maimed, endangered or killed is expendable by virtue of being part of an institution, and who is easily replaceable within five or six months of intensive training.
Reflection on the lives of the likes of the late Mark Young, Alfred Harding, Don Grazettes, Beulan James, Winston Hall, and many others of similar ilk, reveal a common thread. In the midst of the sympathy expressed over their passing and advice given to law enforcers on how their jobs should have been done, or not done, not many people remembered or called the names of their victims. The evil men do lives after them, the good is often buried, said the scribe from Statford-upon-Avon.
The good, bad and indifferent are to be found beside the pub, as much as they will be located beside the pulpit. And our police officers are imperfect too. We must hold them to high standards of responsibility. We must praise them when merited and berate them when deserved. But we should never lose sight of the reality that they man that wall that separates prey from predator; man from beast; evil from the not so evil.
When the confrontation comes – as it will – and we lament lives lost – as we should – remember that the lives of our police officers matter as well, if not more. We should never accept that when mothers and fathers lament the tragically predictable loss of their strayed loved ones, an institution has no reason to shed tears because its loss is seemingly more readily replaceable.
3 Responses to Police lives matter as well
Brilliant perspective.
How is this brilliant?I agree you are privileged to your opinion, but this is as one sided as a bucket without a bottom, and only serves to set the scenario to free the constablary of the irresponsible action recently taken in the obliteration of the lives of the victims.
Too many lawless persons in society want to be able to live like gangsters and have law abiding people afraid to live because of their folly. Quite often these elements in our society have the support of relatives and others just like them but when the shoe is on the other foot, all of a sudden they become saints.


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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez shared a kiss at the Lakers game - check out the photo of the pair locking lips!
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Justin and Selena's PDA was captured on the Kiss Cam, for all to see.
So cute!
Earlier, Justin Bieber made the announcement fans were waiting for... Justin made a special appearance on 'The Voice' to share the release date for his new album, 'Believe.'
'Believe' will drop on June 19!
Justin also shared yet another short (too short!) clip from his 'Boyfriend' music video.
Just release the full version already!
Bieber announced, "The record, 'Believe,' is going to be coming out on June 19. I'm positive. I'm not gonna change the date."
He followed it up with a tweet: "#BELIEVE - JUNE 19th!"
Well, at least fans have that to go on.
Something else that fans can count on?
Justin will visit 'The Voice' again for the finale on May 8.
The Voice tweeted: "Yep. You heard @justinbieber: we'll have #BieberOnTheVoice for the finale! #Beliebers, mark your calendars and prepare your screaming lungs."
Justin also tweeted later: "just finished cutting one of the most important records of my life. an amazing and strange feeling at the same time. #HONORED"
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Sunday night's episode of The Walking Dead, "Infected", ramped up the action, gore and body count as the disease, and then the undead, swept through the prison, leaving a pile of corpses in its wake. And you know what's good about a massive body count? Lots of gloriously gruesome gifs of the bloody carnage. Yep, it's that time of the week again folks where we take a look at the Top 3 Deaths of the Week.
Don't fence me in
Props to The Walking Dead FX and makeup department who keep coming up with ingenious (and gross) ways to kill a zombie. This weeks winner of "Most imaginative walker death" goes to the unlucky fellow who had his face crushed against, and then through, the prison fence. Poor guy just wanted to get in and have a stroll through Rick's vegetable garden and maybe nibble on a couple of kids, but instead had his day ruined when his face got up close and personal with a metal fence.
He's probably thinking to himself that he should've stayed in bed that day...
Don't be a swine!
Just when you think you've become desensitized to all the mindless killings and brutal deaths on The Walking Dead, they go ahead and slay some piglets and guaranteeing to make you think twice about that pork sandwich at lunchtime. Thanks Walking Dead, thanks a lot.
Reason for Rick's emotional breakdown? Realizing that bacon comes from pigs 5 seconds after feeding them to undead horde. Rick really likes bacon. Probably.
Things we lost in the fire
As soon as I saw Tyreese and Karen cuddling up and being all lovey dovey, I knew the writing was on the wall for one of them. And considering that Karen is the newest newcomer, it was pretty obvious that she wasn't going to be long for this world (Today's tip: If you want to survive on The Walking Dead, don't talk, don't fall in love and definitely don't be happy!)
That she was disposed of away from camera and her body incinerated was a real shock. God help whoever's responsible when Tyreese gets hold of them.
That's all for this week macabre recap of The Walking Dead. Join me next week for more sickening sights and disgusting deaths. In the meantime, use the comment section below to talk about all things zombie, or hit me up on Twitter for some more undead debate.


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Category talk:User en-N
How can we encourage more users to use the language tags? I'm a newish user and am not well acquainted with all the announcements pages and so on. Shane Smith 20:31, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- (added heading afterwords --Tunheim 08:43, 16 January 2007 (UTC))
- I don't understand how they work. I stumbled upon this page after reading another person's profile. I'd like to be pointed to a guide to language tages. Please leave a note on my talk page if you can help. Thanks. --Westendgirl 04:32, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
How does one put a tag on?--1 black hand °T° 17:26, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
- Hi. You can add the "native speaker of English" tag by adding {{Babel-1|en}} to your user page. Complete instructions are available at Wikipedia:Babel, but I will add them to this page as well. -- Rachel 17:42, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
I'm somewhat concerned about Category:User en-3, the text of which is "These users are able to contribute with an advanced level of English". It's the third of four grades for non-native English speakers, but the wording strongly suggests that it's even better' than Category:User en-4 and Category:User en-N. It should be made explicit that, despite being advanced, the user is still not a native English speaker. -Ashley Pomeroy 15:41, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
You should also take a look at Category:User en-5. I'm not certain what "professional level" implies. Is that the skill level of a professional, such as a doctor or lawyer, or is the skill level of someone who specialises in English, such as an editor? David Corbett 23:45, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
Like a native speaker?[edit]
My native language is not English, but having grown up in Australia, I use English like a native speaker. I use this particular tag, but it's not entirely clear whether it's for people whose native tongue is English, or those with competencies near that of a native speaker. What is the actual role of this tag? Should the wording be changed? 02:46, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
- Being Irish, I was thinking the same thing.--Danny Invincible 22:57, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
One +cat only[edit]
We only need to put Native Users in the EN-N +cat and then add the EN +cat to the bottom of EN-N +cat. Thanks SirIsaacBrock
Some details about how language tag categories work?[edit]
I don't understand what the N does. [[Category:User en|N]] vs. [[Category:User en]] The first tag is in use at the page Category:User_en-N --Tunheim 08:47, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
- It just sorts the entry by "N" rather than "User en-N". Rich Farmbrough, 20:31, 16 March 2012 (UTC).
Better level?[edit]
Why does the en-N say that the next better level is en-5, while the en-5 article says that en-N is better? It seems logical that en-N is better, but that's just me. C0N6R355 20:36, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
- I fixed it. Taric25 03:51, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
Next worse level?[edit]
A little vandalism I guess.Tourskin 18:13, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Some concensus needed[edit]
Not just here, but for all language categories. I think it should be based on functional competency. I also believe the Native category should be removed from the scale - I know non-native speakers who are embarrasingly more fluent and with a greater vocabulary than native speakers.
If the IELTS scale, which uses nine bands, is used as a template, we could define language fluency according to these requirements
en-1 = upto level 3 ("extremely limited user - Conveys and understands only general meaning in very familiar situations. Frequent breakdowns in communication occur."). If you think this is too generous for somebody claiming some fluency we can go up to level 4 ("limited user - Basic competence is limited to familiar situations. Has frequent problems in use of complex language.")
en-2 = upto level 5 ("modest user - Has partial command of the language, coping with overall meaning in most situations, though is likely to make many mistakes. Should be able to handle basic communication in own field.").
en-3 = upto level 7 ("good user - Has operational command of the language, though with occasional inaccuracies, inappropriacies and misunderstandings in some situations. Generally handles complex language well and understands detailed reasoning.").
en-4 up to level 9 ("expert user - Has fully operational command of the language: appropriate, accurate and fluent with complete understanding."
any comments?Kransky 02:29, 16 June 2007 (UTC)


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Hong Seung Sung wrote,
"Hello, this is Cube Entertainment's Hong Seung Sung.
I intend to bid you all farewell through this account, where I've listened to every little word you've had to say to me.
After Cube Entertainment's official board meeting yesterday, I will be leaving Cube, which has been like a second half of me, a company I've poured my all into.
Thank you to all of you who have called this company 'Hong Cube' until today. Even when I was sick, I felt I was happiest while working, and lived by the principle 'moving one's heart with music, with people', so after leaving Cube I do not know what my days ahead will be like, but I feel apologetic for leaving without solving all of the problems within the complex fence that is Cube, for which many people have given their hearts to. Please treasure this eternal bond with Cube, which is a label created with your help, I sincerely ask that you cheer on and support the remaining Cube artists, even after my departure.
Again, I bow my head in gratitude toward all of the Cube artists who have done their best in their individual places, toward the Cube employees, and to you, family members of Cube who have loved us.
Please be healthy and happy."
We also wish former CEO Hong Seung Sung the best.
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Mad Scientist
Fun science in the summer! Learn through interactive and hands-on science activities including cool chemical reactions, making rockets and slime, and nature field trips.
Educator: Anne Vela
Cost: $220
Session dates: June 5-9, 9 am–4 pm
Garden Magic
Discover the magical world of gardening! We will learn about ecology, biology, chemistry, and more while seeing first hand how a garden ecosystem thrives. We will create a garden of our own in the Colton Community garden and create a fairy garden to take home.
Educator: Nicole Bundy
Cost: $220 for Session 1 and $200 for Session 2
Session 1 dates: June 5-9, 9 am–4 pm
Session 2 dates: July 3-7, 9 am–4 pm *no camp on Tuesday, July 4th.
People of the Southwest
Unlock secrets of the past. Learn how ancient people of Arizona lived, during this hands-on exploration of how they built homes, made tools, cooked food, and hunted. Explore ancient houses, art, and make your own prehistoric tools and foods. A field trip to Elden Pueblo is included.
Educator: Jenny Cummisky
Cost: $225
Session Dates: June 12-16, 9 am–4 pm
Planet Pals
Reduce, Recycle, Reuse! We will explore creative solutions for living within our planet's natural limits. We will use our creativity to re-purpose trash into fun and unique projects while helping the environment. Includes a field trip to Willow Bend.
Educator: Nicole Bundy
Cost: $220
Session dates: June 12-16, 9 am–4 pm
Winged Wonders
From sparrows to eagles, discover everything about birds! We will learn to identify birds around Flagstaff on nature walks, create our own bird watching books and picture frames, and learn about owls and raptors on a field trip to Bearizona.
Educator: Breanna Knaresboro
Cost: $225
Session dates: June 19-23, 9 am–4 pm
Crafty Cooking
Do you love to create in the kitchen? Spend the week making fun, healthy, and creative recipes for ice cream, lemonade, hummus, trail mix, smore's in a solar oven, and much more. Bring your appetite and your apron.
Educator: Anne Vela
Cost: $230
Session Dates: June 19-23, 9 am–4 pm
Riparian Romp
Visit local ponds, streams, and riparian habitats to learn about the flora and fauna that live in these fragile environments and what you can do to protect them. Bring your swimsuit for a day long field trip to Oak Creek.
Educator: Kelley Ingols
Cost: $225
Session dates: June 26-30, 9 am–4 pm
Plein Air Painting
Plein Air is a French term meaning to paint outside in the open air. Campers will learn all about this fascinating technique while creating beautiful natural scenes.
Educator: Kelly Woodruff
Cost: $225
Dates: June 26-30, 9 am–4 pm
Nature Art
Campers will learn to incorporate the natural world into the art we will create together using painting, collage, and mixed media. Inspiration will come from field trips to Lake Mary and visiting animals at Second Chance Shelter.
Educator: Hayley McKeever
Cost: $205
Session dates: July 3-7, 9 am–4 pm *no camp on Tuesday July 4th
Wild Things
Investigate the unique mammals and birds of the Colorado Plateau through art projects, music, skits, and games inspired by the outdoors. Connect with the wild world on nature hikes while learning how to identify the region's creatures. A field trip to Bearizona is included.
Educator: Michelle Galloway
Cost: $235
Session 1 dates: July 10-14, 9 am–4 pm
Session 2 dates: July 24-28, 9 am–4 pm **new camp session**
Birds, Bees, & Butterflies
Pollinators play an important role in helping our crops thrive. We will explore the roles of various pollinating insects and birds, plant adaptations, and what you can do to support them. Visits to the Arboretum and local gardens are included.
Educator: Nicole Bundy
Cost: $225
Session dates: July 10-14, 9 am–4 pm
All About Art
Find the artist within yourself through painting, sculpture, dyeing, and print making. Explore different art forms to create your story of the Colorado Plateau. Visit art galleries and create a final piece for Friday's art show.
Educator: Kelly Woodruff
Cost: $225
Session dates: July 17-21, 9 am–4 pm
Viva Volcanoes!
Explore the exciting, explosive geologic history of northern Arizona through hands-on experiments and field trips to Sunset Crater National Park and Red Mountain. Adventurers needed.
Educator: Anne Hamlin
Cost: $230
Dates: July 17-21, 9 am–4 pm
Get to Know H2O
This will be a fun-filled week learning and visiting all types of natural water sources and exploring ways in which we can conserve water. We will visit the Flagstaff water treatment plant, do H2O Olympics, and build miniature succulent gardens.
Educator: Breanna Knaresboro
Cost: $230
Session dates: July 24-28, 9 am–4 pm


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Getting outside daily has enormous healing potential. I created this video to gently goad people to become curious if it might have an effect on them too. There is a actually term for this in Japanese, Shinrinyoku, which means Forest Bathing. I love that term and the feeling it evokes. Science is beginning to show some of the enormous health benefits it has. Miracles can happen to people out in the wilderness. That is what I believe.
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I have been reading Carl Hiaasen's book Skin Tight lately. Well, I have been reading it on take offs and landings when I can't use my iPod on the plane. And then I try and read it between fits of sleeping on the plane. I was actually fully asleep today on the plane when the captain came over the super loud speaker system and startled me awake.
Anyway the book, like all of Carl's books is filled with a cast of eccentric characters. These characters are so well described in the books that I can picture them perfectly in my head. I just love how Carl makes such mundane things become so interesting. I also like the intricate plots that he weaves while making me laugh as I read the book. If you have not read a book by Carl Hiaasen then I suggest you check out a few of them. Skin Tight would be a good place to start and maybe Tourist Season or Skinny Dip. Each one is a good entertaining read.
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The right of peoples to self-determination and its application to peoples under colonial or alien domination or foreign occupation - Denial to the people of Western Sahara of its right to self-determination and other fundamental human rights, as a result of the occupation of its territory by Morocco
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More than a quarter of all Fairfax County schools received recognition from Gov. Terry McAuliffe and the state board of education Tuesday in the 2014 Virginia Index of Performance awards.
A total of 212 schools earned one of the three levels of VIP awards for academic achievement during the 2012-2013 school year, including 52 of Fairfax's 196 schools. Three Fairfax middle schools — Rachel Carson, Longfellow and Rocky Run — earned the highest honor, the Governor's award for educational excellence for meeting state and federal academic standards and all around high-achievement. It was the fifth consecutive year that Rocky Run Middle in Chantilly received the top award, which was given to five schools total.
Another 22 Fairfax schools received the second-tier board of education excellence awards which were given to 71 schools total, including nine Arlington County schools, two from Loudoun County and five from Prince William County. The Falls Church City public school district also received special recognition as a high achieving school system.
Of the 136 schools to receive the third-tier honors, the board of education distinguished achievement awards, a total of 27 schools were from Fairfax County. Three Arlington County schools received the awards along with 21 schools from Loudoun County and 10 from Prince William.
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Creative Fantasy Illustrations by uniqueLegend
- by Paul Viluda
- September 10th, 2013
- Inspiration
UniqueLegend is a self-taught artist from Australia who loves to draw in both traditional and digital media. He graduated from Charles Darwin University with Bachelor of the Arts: New Media/Multimedia Degree and is currently undertaking a Bachelor Law Degree. Let's take a look at several of his fantasy artworks.


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Fresh coffee or creamy, hot cocoa cry out for a cake donut. Heck, I just cry out for them with or without coffee or cocoa. I have been craving a cake donut for a bit but could never make myself grab one when I was at the grocery store. My craving didn't go away so I began playing with donut recipes. A tasty donut that is lower in fat than most, has no yeast, and still delicious was tricky. After a few experiments I think I have succeeded though my chickens enjoyed a few mistakes! Cake donuts are easy to make and are open to so many individual touches. True, you can readily pick up cake donuts at your grocery store and most convenience stores. Unlike purchased doonuts, these donuts are so fresh and much lower in fat that I doubt any ready-made donut could fit that bill. My recipe makes six at a time, which is how many fill a donut pan. The recipe is easily doubled and the batter waits patiently in your refrigerator while your pan of six bakes. The only requirement is the donut pan. Most kitchen stores carry them and they are not expensive. Try out this donut recipe and be prepared to wonder why you ever bought donuts in your bakery aisle!
¾ cups plus 1- tablespoon all-purpose flour
¼ cup cake flour
1-teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup sugar
½-teaspoon salt
½-teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (This makes a huge flavor difference.)
Sift all of the above ingredients together.
¼-cup plain, no-fat yogurt (Substitute the yogurt for ¼-cup applesauce, pumpkin, or mashed banana.)
1-teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1-tablespoon soft butter
1-tablespoon canola oil
Preheat your oven to 350˚.
*Heat the milk until it just begins to simmer and pour it in a bowl you have been chilling in the refrigerator. Add the butter and oil and mix. Add the vanilla and yogurt and mix to blend. Add the egg and beat until smooth. Add the liquid mixture to the sifted, dry ingredients and blend until smooth. Your batter will be thick. Spray a donut pan with non-floured baking spray. Using a piping bag or a plastic bag with a corner snipped off to fill each donut section in your pan with your batter. The batter can be spooned into the pan if you can do it neatly. Each donut section of your pan should be about ¾ full. It is important to keep the center posts of your pan clear of batter. Bake 8-10 minutes. Allow the donuts to cool for 4-5 minutes before your remove them from the pan. Frost donuts while still warm to achieve a glaze**, or sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.
1-cup powdered sugar
1-tablespoon warm maple syrup
Mix them together. If your frosting is too thick add warm water a bit at a time until your reach the desired consistency. A bit of cocoa stirred in will result in a chocolate glaze. Drizzle glaze over the donuts. Add nuts or sprinkles before the glaze hardens.


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I live in New England, where we've been getting
an unholy amount lots of snow over the past few weeks. It's a project to dig a car out and clear it off post-storm. Common sense dictates one would clear off one's car completely.
But some people don't. Some people clear most of their windshield, maybe a little of the rear window, and set out onto the roads putting other people in danger.
That's a mark of character, I think. And I wasn't too sad to see the state police pulling people over for it during the recent blizzard.
I'm a hardass. I know I skew a little stricter than average about guidelines and rules, especially when it comes to running a business. Just like the snow-on-the-car thing (but certainly not as dangerous), I think there are actions and inactions that indicate character in a business owner. I think they matter.
Where you park your car
Some business owners park in a spot far away from their entrance, reserving the closer spots for customers. And I've seen others take the spot closest to the door, and stay parked there all day while clients have to schlepp from a distance, both before and after their massage.
The bottom line here is, are you making convenience a priority for you or your client? Your clients will catch on to that.
(Yes, I know that not everyone can control the parking situation around their business. If that's the case, this doesn't apply to you.)
What you wear
I know. I KNOW. People get piffy about this one. But the reality is, if you show up every day in ragged yoga pants, dirty sneakers, and a tshirt, it's pretty damn clear that you don't respect your work. Our 'uniforms' will vary according to environment. But the clothes you wear for work should always be clean, not worn-out, and not overly-casual.
Oh- and let's have a little side chat about wearing custom tshirts with ignorant puns or 'jokes' about massage. Stop it. Your profession is not a joke. It's a career, dammit. A career that has the potential to change lives. Unless of course, those people think you're an unprofessional twit who wears silly tshirts. Then they will never come to you for massage and you will never change lives. "I've got your back" is fun. "I'm a massage therapist, I get paid to hurt people" is not.
Your trash
We need trash baskets. They will often have trash in them. This isn't rocket science. But if you let them hang out more than half full for days at a time, it looks bad. It looks like you can't be bothered to empty your trash. If you let them hang out full and overfull, it looks even worse. Trash is a visible indicator of how clean the rest of your office is, even the not-so-visible parts. Make it a good indicator.
What else? What are the little 'things' you notice that turn you on or off to certain businesses?


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