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Mozambique's economy continued to grow at an impressive rate in 2011, though the country still suffered from double-digit inflation and high unemployment. In May, the government introduced a new plan aimed at making significant reductions in poverty by 2014.
Mozambique achieved independence from Portugal in 1975. The Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO), a guerrilla group that had long fought to oust the Portuguese, installed itself as the sole legal political party in a Marxist-style state. A 16-year civil war followed, pitting the Soviet-allied FRELIMO against the Mozambique National Resistance (RENAMO), a force sponsored by the white-minority governments of Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and South Africa. The war resulted in nearly a million deaths and the displacement of several million others. President Samora Machel, the FRELIMO leader, was killed in a suspicious plane crash in 1986; he was succeeded by Joaquim Chissano, a reform-minded FRELIMO moderate. A new constitution was enacted, calling for a multiparty political system, a market-based economy, and free elections. A peace accord signed in 1992 brought an end to the war, and a 7,500-strong UN peacekeeping force oversaw a disarmament and demobilization program and a transition to democratic government.
Mozambique held its first democratic elections in 1994. Chissano retained the presidency, and FRELIMO secured a majority of seats in the National Assembly. RENAMO accepted the outcome, transforming itself into a peaceful opposition political movement. Chissano and FRELIMO were again victorious in 1999 elections, which were deemed credible by the international community, despite technical difficulties and irregularities in the tabulation process. However, RENAMO accused the government of fraud and at one point threatened to form its own government in the six northern and central provinces it controlled.
Chissano announced that he would step down as president upon completion of his second elected term. In 2002, FRELIMO leaders chose Armando Guebuza, a hard-liner, to lead the party. Pledging to address corruption, crime, and poverty, Guebuza and FRELIMO won presidential and legislative elections in 2004 with a wide margin of victory, but RENAMO cited evidence of fraud. The National Electoral Commission (CNE) later admitted that 1,400 vote-summary sheets favoring RENAMO had been stolen—accounting for 5 percent of the total vote—and transferred one parliamentary seat from FRELIMO to RENAMO as compensation. International election observers expressed concerns about the CNE's conduct during the tabulation process, but ultimately determined that the abuses had not altered the overall outcome.
Mozambique held presidential, legislative, and—for the first time—provincial elections in October 2009. Guebuza was reelected by a landslide, securing 75 percent of the vote. His opponents, Afonso Dhlakama of RENAMO and Daviz Simango of the newly formed Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), received 16.4 percent and 8.6 percent, respectively. In the parliamentary contest, FRELIMO captured 191 of 250 seats, while RENAMO won 51, and the MDM took 8. FRELIMO also won absolute majorities in all 10 of the country's provincial assemblies. RENAMO and the MDM both alleged fraud, and international observer groups were highly critical of many pre-election processes. Observers also documented irregularities that indicated ballot stuffing and tabulation fraud at some polling stations, though they concluded that the distortions were not significant enough to have impacted the overall result of the election.
Guebuza's government has largely continued the liberal economic reforms and poverty-reduction policies of his predecessor. However, he has been criticized for his heavy-handed management of FRELIMO and his confrontational stance toward opposition parties. His government suffered an embarrassing blow in September 2010 when riots erupted in the capital, Maputo, and in the northern city of Chimoio in response to rising food, transport, and utility prices.
In December 2010, Mozambique's legislature created an ad-hoc commission to draft constitutional amendments, though RENAMO has refused to take part in the revision. FRELIMO has said it will push forward with the constitutional review with or without RENAMO's participation; the review is scheduled to be completed by May 2013.
Economic growth in Mozambique remains among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa; the economy grew by 6.5 percent in 2010 and accelerated to 7.2 percent in 2011. Rising commodity prices, as well as well as an increase in public investment and the commencement of new projects in the mining and energy sectors, are expected to bring Mozambique back to the average 8 percent annual growth rate it enjoyed before the global economic downturn of 2009.
Nevertheless, most of the population lives in severe poverty. Mozambique was rated 184 out of 187 countries on the UN Development Programme's 2011 Human Development Index. Inflation reached 13 percent in April 2011, and rising international food and fuel prices, combined with high levels of unemployment, have threatened social stability. In May, the government launched a new Poverty Reduction Strategy to cut poverty from its 2009 level of 55 percent to 42 percent in 2014. This strategy promotes poverty alleviation through equitable economic growth. To encourage such growth, the strategy calls for the government to increase agricultural and fishing productivity, promote job creation, support human and social development, and encourage good governance and solid budget, macroeconomic, and fiscal management.
Following the discovery of large quantities of natural gas by U.S.-based Anadarko and Italy's ENI, Mozambique in November 2011 held a tender for the acquisition of seismic, gravity, and magnetic data of Mozambique's onshore and offshore basins. A new licensing round for offshore blocks in the Rovuma basin is planned for late 2012. Analysts believe the country has the potential to become a large natural gas exporter, as it is particularly well-suited to supply gas to Asian countries due to its location and large port.
Mozambique has long enjoyed close relations with donors, whose support has accounted for roughly half of its budget in recent years. However, in an effort to communicate disapproval of FRELIMO's problematic handling of the 2009 elections and its increasing dominance over the state and economy, Western donors withheld aid in 2010 until late March of that year, when the government agreed to reform the electoral system and introduce new legislation to address rampant corruption. Mozambique has been able to secure the support of other donors, including the African Development Bank, which announced in October 2011 that it would disburse $90 million to support Mozambique's budget between 2011 and 2013.
Mozambique is not an electoral democracy. While international observers have deemed that the overall outcomes of Mozambique's national elections reflected the will of the people, electoral processes have repeatedly been riddled with problems. The 2009 elections were particularly criticized for the widespread rejection of party lists and for irregularities in the tabulation of results.
The president, who appoints the prime minister, is elected by popular vote for up to two five-year terms. Members of the 250-seat, unicameral Assembly of the Republic are also elected for five-year terms. The national government appoints the governors of the 10 provinces and the capital city, Maputo. Despite the introduction of elected provincial assemblies and municipal governments, power remains highly centralized, particularly in the hands of the president. In December 2011, Mozambique held by-elections in three municipalities. FRELIMO candidates won mayoral races in Pemba and Cuamba, while an MDM candidate won the mayorship of Quelimane. RENAMO boycotted the elections, alleging electoral manipulation by FRELIMO.
Political parties are governed by a law that expressly prohibits them from identifying exclusively with any religious or ethnic group. Although RENAMO and the MDM have won representation as opposition parties in the parliament, FRELIMO is the only party to have held power nationally, and its unbroken incumbency has allowed it to acquire significant control over state institutions. In the lead-up to the 2009 elections, the government was heavily criticized for the CNE's disqualification of MDM candidates in 7 of the country's 11 parliamentary constituencies. Elements within FRELIMO are also believed to have instigated several violent attacks against opposition candidates and their supporters during the campaign. In 2011, RENAMO leaders appealed to the population for a revolution reminiscent of the popular uprisings in the Arab world to topple the government without returning the country to a state of civil war.
Corruption in government and business remains pervasive. In May 2011, the country's attorney general, Augusto Paulino, declared that the real estate boom in Maputo was being fueled by money laundering. Local journalists and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), such as the Center for Public Integrity, have played a crucial monitoring role by investigating and exposing high-profile corruption cases. In June 2010, the U.S. Treasury named prominent businessman Mohamed Bachir Suleman, who is known to have close ties with FRELIMO, a drug kingpin. In June 2011, Paulino voiced concern about the lack of success in determining the groups behind the sharp increase in drug trafficking in the country. Mozambique was ranked 120 out of 183 countries in Transparency International's 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index.
While press freedoms are legally protected, journalists are sometimes harassed or threatened and often practice self-censorship. Mozambique has a government-run daily, Noticias, and the privately owned Diario de Moçambique. There is also a state news agency and a state radio and television broadcaster. Independent media include several weeklies and the daily O País, a number of radio stations, and, more recently, news websites. These sources, however, face sustainability issues as a result of the state's dominance over advertising. Although there are no official government restrictions on internet use, opposition leaders have claimed that government intelligence services monitor e-mail. The government suspended text messaging services for mobile phone users during the September 2010 riots.
Religious freedoms are well respected, and academic freedoms are generally upheld. However, there have been reports of teachers encountering pressure to support FRELIMO and being refused promotions if not party members.
Associational and organizational rights are broadly guaranteed, but with substantial regulations. By law, the right to assembly is subject to notification and timing restrictions, and in practice, it is also subject to governmental discretion. In several instances, campaign rallies in the lead-up to the 2009 elections were violently disrupted by rival party activists, though most events proceeded peacefully. Security forces have at times broken up protests using disproportionate force. In September 2010, security forces opened fire on rioters in Maputo, killing 12 people, including 2 children, and injuring more than 400. NGOs operate openly but face bureaucratic hurdles in registering with the government, as required by law. Workers have the right to form and join unions and to strike. In November 2011, 700 workers in the Xinavane sugar mill went on strike to demand a wage increase. The provincial government intervened but only as an intermediary. The Organization of Mozambican Workers is the country's leading trade union confederation.
Judicial independence is undermined by corruption, scarce resources, and poor training. The judicial system is further challenged by a dearth of qualified judges and a backlog of cases. In March 2011, police officers killed a man in Nampula in what appeared to be an extrajudicial execution. Responding to international criticism, particularly from Amnesty International, the government in 2011 said it was committed to investigating all cases of arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and torture of prisoners, and excessive force by the police. Prison conditions are abysmal.
Women are fairly well represented politically, holding the premiership from 2004 to 2010 and comprising some 39 percent of the parliament. However, they continue to face societal discrimination and violence. Legal protections for women and children are rarely enforced. Human trafficking has been on the rise, with Mozambicans and Asian immigrants taken to South Africa and sexually exploited.


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Come October 26, James Bond hits the silver screen for the 23rd (official) time in Skyfall. Daniel Craig, who has been portraying the character since 2006, has proven a very competent James Bond, and many fans rank him just below Sean Connery as the best Bond of all time. Hopefully that contingent of Craig fans includes you, otherwise today's news that Craig has signed on to star in the 24th and 25th James Bond films will probably not come as a positive.
Though Bond fansite MI6 offers no substantial information on the next two Bond movies, it does assure us that Craig has made some sort of official agreement with EON Productions to reprise his role two more times. Additionally, the MI6 piece claims that EON, Sony and MGM (who currently have a very circuitous agreement over the distribution and promotion of the James Bond films) have been hinting at a return to the days when new James Bond movies would enter production on a tight schedule and appear in theaters every two years or so. There's no official confirmation that the studios will go in this route, but if true that would mean that Daniel Craig is our James Bond until at least 2016.
That said, MI6 also worries that this rapid production schedule might infringe on EON's ability to create genuinely good Bond films. Skyfall, for instance, is reportedly excellent due specifically to the extended break the production company was given between this film and its last Bond flick. Likewise, Daniel Craig has made public his desire to take a bit of a break from the Bond character following the debut of Skyfall. Not a huge break, mind you — Craig's stated many, many times that he absolutely loves the James Bond mythos and will play the lead role until EON opts to replace him — but enough to recharge himself mentally in preparation for whatever James Bond 24 might require of him as an actor.
Given Craig's success with the character we fully support both his new agreement to continue working with EON and his desire to take some time off. Anyone who has seen any of Craig's Bond films will recognize how physically and mentally demanding the role must be, and yet we don't want to see Craig abandon his iteration of the super spy. Though we all had doubts as to how he'd turn out prior to his work in 2006's Casino Royale, Craig has done an admirable job of silencing detractors. He's not the suave, ladykilling, international man of mystery that Sean Connery portrayed, nor the bizarrely silly spy of the Roger Moore era; instead, Craig depicts a brutish, conflicted version of James Bond that is simultaneously more "realistic" and offers a more visceral, thrilling viewing experience. If it were up to us Craig would be James Bond until he's physically incapable of lifting a Walther PPK.
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MIAMI — Tropical Storm Debby formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, interfering with oil and gas production and putting officials on alert for flooding and strong winds from southern Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.
Debby was about 220 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.
It was the first time four tropical storms have been recorded before July 1 during the Atlantic hurricane season since record keeping began in 1851.
The storm was moving north at 6 mph. The center of Debby is expected to linger over the northern Gulf during the next few days, with no landfall in the immediate forecast.
Debby is expected to bring up to six inches of rain along the coast, with isolated amounts of 10 inches.
A tropical storm warning has been issued for part of the Louisiana coast. Officials there have been monitoring the weather closely for the last several days.
Some low-lying areas close to the Louisiana coast flood easily in rough weather.
Debby forced the suspension of 8 percent of the region's oil and gas production.
The government reported Saturday that nine production platforms and one drilling rig were evacuated. The suspended crude production amounts to about 2 percent of U.S production and about 0.1 percent of global production. The reduced production is not expected to impact oil prices unless the storm strengthens and forces more production platforms to close.
Anadarko Petroleum has removed all non-essential personnel and expects to close four facilities in the central and eastern Gulf by Saturday.
Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell and Marathon Oil said non-essential personnel are being removed but production is not being affected. ExxonMobil reported that its operations are unaffected.
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And though mannerly Janeites suggested we should ignore Naipaul, I've never been a mannerly person.
I was inspired to reread Emma.
I wondered aloud to my husband if Naipaul had READ Jane Austen. It occurred to me that maybe he just PRETENDED. My husband pretends he read Jane Austen for a course long ago, but he is certainly vague about whether it was P&P or S&S.
"I wonder if he's read Emma," I said thoughtfully. "Because if he'd read Emma, he would know Jane's not sentimental."
"Well, I've read Emma," my husband said.
This made me laugh, because I know he hasn't.
|I carry Emma on a bike trip.
Oh well, I don't care what he reads.
Rereading Emma seemed a proactive response to his very silly words.
"Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years with very little to distress or vex her."


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A few days ago FamilySearch switched over their beta site to their main site - if you haven't been over that way in a while, go and scare yourself. A perusal of the Adjustment Guide confirms the following things:
The International Genealogical Index is dead - or, at least, no longer part of the main site, so as good as. The Guide admits that those patron-submitted records with no sources were of "limited value" (yes, those are the precise words we all used too, aren't they?) and deserved to be jettisoned - we're right there with you. RIP IGI, I suspect we will remember you more fondly than your flaws deserve.
The free Personal Ancestral File (PAF) software is also banished from the main site. PAF's retirement has been coming for a long time - farewell, our elderly friend!
RIP batch numbers - gone too are the good old days when you could run a search specifying a particular batch number for a particular place. This is distressing news (no, I don't want to search the behemoth that is the 68-million-and-counting England Births and Christenings database, I'd actually like to narrow it down a lot first, and by the way births and christenings are two very different things), so I guess we must learn to have faith in FamilySearch's new-and-improved Place field.
The 1881 census is only temporarily AWOL - phew!
I actually found the Guide helpful, not so much from the "where is it" perspective but for the clear insight it gave along the way into the fundamental principles behind the changes. I was pleasantly surprised by how eminently reasonable it all sounded.
However I shall
bite my tongue and rant on the inside wait until I've had more time to fairly evaluate the other aspects of the changes before commenting. Some of these are most definitely improvements, lest you think I'm not super-excited about scanned original source records being available online for free, because I can't get enough of that action. More, more, cries the greedy genealogist!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
A few days ago FamilySearch switched over their beta site to their main site - if you haven't been over that way in a while, go and scare yourself. A perusal of the Adjustment Guide confirms the following things:
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- genebrarian said...
Hey - I had someone in just the other day, who had a family tree traced back to a person in the UK. After spending some 30 mins with her, I discovered virtually all her information was gleaned from the IGI! I had a tough time trying to suggest that some if not all might not be quite right . . .
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Rockstar Games has released a short teaser trailer for its soon to be released remake of the hugely popular Grand Theft Auto: Vice City game which will be available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The game will be released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the games original release on the Sony Playstation 2 back in 2002. It will feature native high resolution graphics including Retina enhancements, lighting effects, new firing and targeting options and much more.
To commemorate the anniversary of Vice City and its mobile release on December 6th for select iOS and Android devices, please enjoy this new nostalgia-filled Anniversary Video celebrating a decade since the original game's launch.
The trailer should whet your appetite, if it actually needs whetting for a big release like this one. Personally I can't wait to get my hands on this and if it is done as well as the previous version of GTA on iPad it will be another special game. Thankfully we won't have to wait much longer for its release. The magic date is December 6th, that's right, just four more days to go. The pricing has already been set at $4.99; so it's going to be well worth that price. Who else is excited about this one?
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Place the panko in a pie dish. In another pie dish, beat the eggs to blend. Line a large cutting board with plastic wrap. Place 2 swordfish steaks on plastic wrap, about 2 inches apart. Place another sheet of plastic wrap over the steaks. Using the flat side of a meat mallet or a heavy rolling pin, gently flatten the swordfish steaks to 1/4-inch thick. Remove top plastic wrap and sprinkle the swordfish with salt and pepper on both sides. Set aside the swordfish steaks and flatten and season remaining 2 steaks, using the plastic wrap to help again. Dip each steak into the egg, then the panko, coating completely and patting to adhere.
Working in batches, melt 2 tablespoons of butter with 2 tablespoon of light olive oil in a heavy large frying pan over medium-high heat. Place 2 coated swordfish steaks in pan and cook until brown and crisp and just cooked through in the middle, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer to a cooling rack set on a baking sheet and lightly tent with foil to keep warm (do not seal with foil or the breading will become soggy). Repeat with the remaining butter, olive oil, and 2 swordfish steaks.
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When my wife and I go out of town, I seem to pack enough chargers to fill a small suitcase.
There's the chargers for two iPods, two cell phones and two PDAs.
The new chargepod, from Chicago-based Callpod Inc., fulfills the American Transcendalist call to "simplify, simplify." (Somehow, I suspect that if Henry David Thoreau were alive today, he wouldn't have schlepped an iPod to his cabin on Walden Pond.)
Chargepod will enable you to throw (thoreau?) away, or at least leave behind, that nest of cords that clog your duffel and clutter your world.
The $50 charger accommodates six devices that plug into a base unit, which resembles a gas cap from a Ferrari, that itself plugs into the wall.
For the past few years, I have used an iGo, which charged two devices at a time. Early on in the iGo era, my iPod's screen burned to a crisp. IGo denied it was their fault, I still have some lingering doubts. In any case, my video iPod has charged incident so far on the iGo.
Chargepod avoids the crisping issue with "smart" adapters that detect and deliver just the right amount juice required for each gadget. Plus, the chargepod's base unit reassuringly remains cool while iGo's heats up.
Chargepod smart adapters go for $10 each.
There is a $100 bundled product with six popular adapters covering Nokia, Motorola/mini-USB, iPod, Samsung, Palm and Sony PSP along with a wall charger and car charger and carrying case.
Check out the chargepod and the spiffy new dragon Bluetooth headsets, which can pair up as a walkie-talkie, from Callpod at callpod.com.
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Visit our award-winning multimedia Web site Campfire Stories with George Catlin: An Encounter of Two Cultures! This online exhibition showcases the art and life of painter George Catlin. Determined to record the "manners and customs" of Native Americans, Catlin traveled thousands of miles from 1830 to 1836, visiting 50 tribes living west of the Mississippi River from present day North Dakota to Oklahoma. The resulting portraits and landscapes reveal as much about the artist as they do Native peoples.
Join the campfire to hear contemporary Indians and experts talk about Catlin and the people and places he visited. Speakers contrast white and Native attitudes toward land ownership, explore prairie ecology, and describe tribal leadership qualities. Our curator also highlights the traditions of portraiture and the sublime landscape in American painting.
Campfire Stories is a rich interdisciplinary resource for teachers and students. It offers primary source documents, such as Catlin's sketchbook and his published writings about Plains cultures. The site also provides a timeline and lesson plans linked with education standards. Go to our Education area for more information about Smithsonian American Art Museum resources.
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"I'm Not Fighting or Battling Cancer—It's Fighting Me."The "unpublished jottings" of Christopher Hitchens from his posthumous book, Mortality.
The Ruined TableHitchens' ideal: cigarette butts, toppled wineglasses, dirty plates, and a cacophony of argument.
Goodbye, ComradeEvery Christmas, Hitchens would come to my house and argue ferociously with Henry Fairlie.
Hitchens Teaches Me About Every War in the WorldFred Kaplan on Hitch's dizzying knowledge of international relations.
Hitchens Invites Me to BrunchAndrew Sullivan remembers his friend and fellow transplanted Englishman.
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Care To Meet for a Cheap Drink?For young D.C. journalists, nothing was headier than Hitchens' boozy instruction in radical politics and literature.
A Cuban Dissident Remembers HitchensHe wrote a story about my husband and me in Vanity Fair, and never lost touch with us.
How Silly—and Happy—We WereWhat happened when I introduced Hitchens to my then-boyfriend Martin Amis.
The Hitch Remembered EverythingEvery word. Every detail. His memory was astonishing and devastating.
The Hitch at HayHis terrible standup comedy routine, along with the greatest performance of his lifetime.
Christopher Hitchens RememberedTributes to the journalist and intellectual from Julian Barnes, Anne Applebaum, James Fenton and others.
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If You Think U.S. Is Flawed, Try China
For all the criticism it's received over the years, the U.S. government looks like a finely calibrated instrument compared to the Chinese government, and therein lies hints about where the world's second largest economy is headed. Michael Casey joins MoneyBeat. Photo: AP.
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... been been been been been been ... for all the criticism it's gotten over the years the U S government looks like a fine peak celebrated instrument compared to Chinese government and therein lies a tale in hints about where the world's second-largest economy is headed my Casey is here ... with a look at the pitfalls of central planning on ... him like if you think the US is the future of the ball rolling train wreck I to look at Chinese garden that was odd reason for pessimism cos we just had a ... remarkably a bipartisan agreement for God did ... in Washington ... and the number one so here is that is that ... democracy is working because is it that the Avici doctrine wealth to at least the end the day is prices to power the ballot box the pressure of the little cycle is forcing ... politicians the table when he had been chided the system and planned system ... that as the previous kisses pointed out it's been driving this investment led growth model for a reviews has been pretty good for getting running a Fortune forcing the rides and how ... they know they have to get off this off his trip know ... I'm ... a heady do that we've got the anti bureaucratic system ... aligned with that with is a top down growth model you gotta meet his tight it'll provinces of him trying to meet the Spartans and ... their incentive eyes to see continued to this ... getting off that is going to to ... to to to to to six pose serious challenges ... to ... what else would be one of the central claims on that of didn't see for the for the Commons party so ... that is its core ... you see this and see this several times in the last year ... with a Chinese try to pull back on ... that's the they tried that yet aam ... Havel domestic demand will rise and take the place is that ... every time ... the economy starts to falter and the independent film that is most to lose going to ... make it very seriously want to do this is a clear from him them in ... the mechanisms of employee ... they do want to pay back debts and readies the consumer that night since the legalization ... of missions to the financial systems is critical of my point here is a bet that our democracy ... the the great masses the scientists in China those who are acting ... effectively subsidizing is invested with muddle through there to get that that would be just right structures it ... what perhaps in the Poste had demanded a chance that because the beginning maybe religious rights on the savings that ultimately feeds into borrowing for these big construction fences speculators ... in a democratic model ... they deem demanding Chinese that that ... that means of pressures not been so just a way to look back at what some do was sign up the crisis was the victorious of Chinese style state capitalism was the ... market democracies in the West I think with this stage right now but in the US is looking better then has the ... since the crisis ... that it is time to say look let's get the suspense reality market


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Osteomyelitis is an inflammation or swelling of bone tissue. It's most often caused by an infection. Bone infection may occur for many reasons and can affect children or adults.
What causes osteomyelitis?
Osteomyelitis can be caused by a bacterial infection of the blood. This is sometimes called bacteremia or sepsis. This infection can spread to the bone. It's most common in infants and children and usually affects their long bones such as the thighbone or upper arm bone. When it affects adults, it often involves the bones in the spine. The source of the blood infection is usually Staphylococcus aureus, although it may be caused by other organisms.
Other causes include:
- After an injury or surgery
- Having frequent medicine injections
- Having diabetes
- Having a weak immune system (such as HIV or getting cancer treatment)
- Using a prosthetic device
Osteomyelitis can have a sudden start, a slow and mild start, or may be a chronic problem, depending on the source of the infection.
Who is at risk for osteomyelitis?
Osteomyelitis can affect anyone. But, it is more common in infants, children, and older adults. People at greater risk include those with weak immune systems, recent injury, or diabetes.
What are the symptoms of osteomyelitis?
Symptoms of osteomyelitis vary, depending on the cause and whether it starts quickly or slowly. These are the most common:
- A new limp
- A stiff back, if the spine is affected
- Feeling ill
- Fever (high fever with blood infection)
- Irritability
- Pain and tenderness in the affected area
- Redness in the affected area
- Swelling of the affected area
- Trouble bearing weight or walking
- Trouble moving joints near the affected area
- Warmth in the affected area
The symptoms of osteomyelitis may look like other medical conditions or problems. Always talk with your healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
How is osteomyelitis diagnosed?
Your healthcare provider will review your medical history and do a physical exam. Other tests may include:
- Blood tests, such as:
- Complete blood count (CBC). This test measures the size, number, and maturity of blood cells. It's done to check for increased white blood cells that may signal an infection.
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). This test measures how quickly red blood cells fall to the bottom of a test tube. When swelling and inflammation are present, the blood's proteins clump together and become heavier than normal. So, they fall and settle faster at the bottom of the test tube. Generally, the faster the blood cells fall, the more severe the inflammation.
- C-reactive protein (CRP). A blood test to help find inflammation or an infection.
- Needle aspiration or bone biopsy. A small needle is inserted into the affected area to take a tissue biopsy.
- X-ray. This test uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to make images of tissues, bones, and organs onto film.
- Radionuclide bone scans. Pictures or X-rays are taken of the bone after a dye is injected and absorbed by the bone tissue. These are used to find tumors and bone abnormalities.
- CT scan. This test uses X-rays and a computer to make images (often called slices) of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat, and organs. CT scans are more detailed than general X-rays.
- MRI. This test uses large magnets, radiofrequencies, and a computer to make detailed images of organs and structures in the body.
- Ultrasound. This test uses high frequency sound waves and a computer to make images of blood vessels, tissues, and organs. Ultrasounds are used to view organs as they work, and to check blood flow through blood vessels.
How is osteomyelitis treated?
Your healthcare provider will figure out the best treatment for you based on:
- How old you are
- Your overall health and past health
- How sick you are
- How well you can handle specific medicines, procedures, or therapies
- How long the condition is expected to last
- Your opinion or preference
The goal for treatment of osteomyelitis is to cure the infection and minimize any long-term problems. Treatment may include:
- Medicines. You may be give IV antibiotics. This often means a hospital stay. Or you may be given antibiotics as an outpatient. In either case, treatment may last for many weeks.
- X-rays and blood tests. Your healthcare provider will monitor your test results.
- Pain management. You will get medicine to manage your pain.
- Bed rest. You may need to limit movement of the affected area.
- Surgery. In some cases, surgery may be needed to drain fluid, or remove damaged tissue and bone.
What are the complications of osteomyelitis?
Osteomyelitis calls for long-term care to prevent complications such as:
- Fractures of the affected bone
- Stunted growth in children, if the infection has involved the growth plate
- Tissue death (gangrene) in the affected area
Key points about osteomyelitis
- Osteomyelitis is an inflammation or swelling of bone tissue. It's most often the result of an infection. It can affect all people, but is more common in infants, children, and older adults.
- Causes of osteomyelitis include: bacterial infection in the blood, having an injury or surgery, having frequent medicine injections, having diabetes or a weak immune system, and using a prosthetic device.
- The goal for treatment of osteomyelitis is to cure the infection and minimize any long-term complications.
- Osteomyelitis calls for long-term care to prevent complications.
Next steps
Tips to help you get the most from a visit to your healthcare provider:
- Know the reason for your visit and what you want to happen.
- Before your visit, write down questions you want answered.
- Bring someone with you to help you ask questions and remember what your healthcare provider tells you.
- At the visit, write down the name of a new diagnosis, and any new medicines, treatments, or tests. Also write down any new instructions your healthcare provider gives you.
- Know why a new medicine or treatment is prescribed, and how it will help you. Also know what the side effects are.
- Ask if your condition can be treated in other ways.
- Know why a test or procedure is recommended and what the results could mean.
- Know what to expect if you do not take the medicine or have the test or procedure.
- If you have a follow-up appointment, write down the date, time, and purpose for that visit.
- Know how you can contact your healthcare provider if you have questions.


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- A disc containing all five episodes of the game
- The Walking Dead Compendium One (which normally retails for $59.99 and includes the first 48 issues) with exclusive Charlie Adlard cover art
- A Collector's Edition box featuring Charlie Adlard artwork
Retailer exclusive and only through pre-order. This might be one of those collector's editions that doesn't go for half price a few months down the line.
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The music of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performer Fats Domino will "float" through the streets of New Orleans this Carnival season.
Domino has been named honorary grand marshal of the Krewe of Orpheus, the star-studded Carnival club that traditionally parades the night before Mardi Gras.
Although Domino won't be riding in the March 3 parade, his eldest son, Antoine Domino III, is expected to ride on a float equipped with a piano and speakers to perform his father's greatest hits, such as "Blue Monday," "The Fat Man," "Blueberry Hill" and "Walking to New Orleans."
Other family members are expected to ride and throw coaster-size, gold-record doubloons and other Fats Domino-themed trinkets from the float.
New Orleans artist Michael Hunt has designed a poster to commemorate the occasion. The posters will be autographed by Domino and available for purchase.
Mardi Gras is March 4.
Domino, 85, moving a little slow and his speech low, smiled for friends, family and a handful of news media who gathered Friday in his suburban New Orleans living room as he was honored by the Krewe of Orpheus with a medallion proclaiming him honorary grand marshal.
"I'm happy to do it," he said, but added that he hasn't changed his mind about riding on a float.
"No way," he said.
Still, his son will play his music.
"He should be all right," Domino said with a smile.
Domino has been asked to participate in Mardi Gras for years, but this is the first time in recent history he's agreed.
"It's jaw-dropping," said Michael Murphy, an officer for Orpheus. "It's the biggest blessing that we could ever ask for. We are extremely honored."
Domino, known for his reclusive nature, rarely leaves the suburban New Orleans home where he's lived since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Water poured through a broken levee, flooding Domino's home in the Lower 9th Ward. His belongings, instruments, pictures and a lifetime of memorabilia were damaged or lost in Katrina's floodwaters.
But two of his pianos were salvaged and are on public display in New Orleans, though neither of them is playable.
A white Steinway grand piano had its classic looks restored and will be part of the Louisiana State Museum's music exhibition opening in 2014. His other Steinway piano is on permanent display at the Presbytere museum in the exhibition "Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond."
Domino, born in New Orleans in February 1928, sold more than 65 million records between 1950 and 1963, making Billboard's pop chart 77 times and its rhythm and blues chart 61 times.
The pianist, singer and songwriter is regarded as one of the forerunners of rock music, beloved by musicians including the Beatles, Elvis Presley and Billy Joel.
Reminded of his legacy and the inspiration he has been for so many musicians, Fats simply said, "That's nice."
"He's so humble," Murphy said.
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CAPTAIN Andrew Coombs admits it would be a crushing blow if Newport Gwent Dragons were overhauled by Cardiff Blues but is confident that the Rodney Parade region can rally for the RaboDirect Pro12 run-in.
The Dragons have slipped to ninth in the table after a shocking run since the turn of the year that has seen them take just seven points from seven games.
They need to halt the slide if they are to avoid being leapfrogged by the Blues, who are just three points back and have been buoyed by a shock win against title hopefuls Ulster last time out.
The Dragons have been the bottom-ranked region in seven out of 10 seasons and could do with turning over Treviso on their own patch this weekend to ease their nerves of once again being Wales' worst.
"We've taken three points from three games and that's not good enough, but I still feel that we are heading in the right direction this season," said Coombs, who led the side in their home defeats to Connacht and Edinburgh and away draw at bottom club Zebre.
"It would be a blow if the Blues caught us," he continued. "We started the season really well but it's been tough for us since Christmas.
"We played in the Amlin Challenge Cup against some big sides (Bath and Bordeaux) and that knocked our confidence. It's starting to come back now and there are four games left and all we can target is four wins.
"It was tough against some of those sides, especially at set piece time, but bringing in (ex-England tighthead) big Duncan Bell has helped out massively and given the youngsters a boost."
The pack's performance against Edinburgh gave reason for cautious optimism ahead of Saturday's encounter with a notoriously rugged Treviso front eight.
They had the nudge on the Scots but failed to make their territory and possession count, something that Coombs acknowledges needs to change at the Stadio Monigo.
"We worked so hard against Edinburgh and got just one point from it," said the lock. "Rugby's a funny game; sometimes you deserve more and don't get it and that was a classic example.
"The boys couldn't wait to get back to training, ready to go again against Treviso, but we know that we have got to take more points when we get into their 22."


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Sharpening the focus on gender in agriculture.
Better data on men and women farmers can shape more effective rural development efforts.
The contribution of women and girls to agricultural production is often under-reported.
15 April 2010, Rome -
A new FAO toolkit aims to sharpen the focus of anti-hunger and development efforts by helping countries gather more accurate information on differences between men and women in agriculture.
The Agri-Gender Database, developed in response to a request from the African Commission on Agricultural Statistics (AFCAS), offers step-by-step, example-driven guidance on how to collect gender statistics, or sex-disaggregated data, in agriculture.
It is designed for a wide range of users who influence development planning, from agricultural statisticians and researchers to policy planners and gender advocates.
"Gathering statistics on how women differ from men in the nature of their agricultural work - and on other issues like their access to resources and exposure to food insecurity - is essential to improving the planning and sustainability of development policies and programmes," said Diana Tempelman, FAO Senior Officer for Gender and Development.
"With more specific information, policy-makers can provide greater support to those who lack access to and control over agricultural resources and help women to achieve greater equality and food security," Tempelman said. "But users and producers of agricultural statistics have noted that the information compiled often does not reflect the actual roles and responsibilities of women in agricultural production."
The methodology for gathering such information, as illustrated in the toolkit, was developed over two decades of research and direct work on census surveys in numerous countries in Africa.
"Very often, when people look for gender-related data, they look for it in relation to social issues, education, health, and legal aspects of people's lives. Very rarely do they think of agricultural statistics-gathering as a tool for collecting gender data. The Agri-Gender Database will help them in this regard," says Tempelman.
The first edition of the toolkit includes examples of gender-relevant questions and table formats used in agricultural censuses in fifteen African countries between 1993 and 2006.
The database covers topics like agricultural population and households, access to resources, production and productivity, labour and time use, the destination of agricultural produce, income and expenditures, membership in farmer organizations and indicators for food security and poverty.
Asking the right questions
The contribution of women and girls to agricultural production is often underreported because data on much of what they produce is obtained from records of land holdings, which are formally headed by men. One of the key changes in data-gathering advocated by the Agri-Gender Database is the use of information gathered not only according to each land holding or household, but as reported by males and females within each household. The majority of women involved in agriculture - around 80 percent - work in households headed by males.
Data collected in Tanzania revealed how the use of financial resources for purchasing agricultural supplies tends to differ between male-headed households and female-headed households.
"Female-headed households use whatever little credit is available for labour or seeds, which may leave you only at the current level of productivity. It may increase production, but not necessarily productivity. Males, instead, are more likely to buy fertilizer or agro-chemicals, which are productivity-enhancing inputs."
This kind of information could enable planners to tailor their efforts to support those who lack access to adequate productive resources.
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Let them eat applesauce: Right-wing media mock the uninsured
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Right-wing media figures have mocked Democrats' descriptions of hardships faced by their constituents who lack health insurance, including a story Rep. Louise Slaughter told about a woman who wore dentures that previously belonged to her dead sister. For example, Rush Limbaugh said, "So if you don't have any teeth, so what? What's applesauce for?"
Media conservatives ridicule the uninsured
Limbaugh: "What's wrong with using a dead person's teeth? Aren't the Democrats big into recycling?" Responding to Slaughter's account, which he called the "sob story of the day, Limbaugh stated:
LIMBAUGH: You know I'm getting so many people -- this Louise Slaughter comment on the dentures? I'm getting so many people -- this is big. I mean, that gets a one-time mention for a laugh, but there are people out there that think this is huge because it's so stupid. I mean, for example, well, what's wrong with using a dead person's teeth? Aren't the Democrats big into recycling? Save the planet? And so what? So if you don't have any teeth, so what? What's applesauce for? Isn't that why they make applesauce?
Limbaugh previously told a caller who could not afford the $6,000 it would cost to treat a broken wrist that he "shouldn't have broken [his] wrist."
Beck mocks Slaughter's story: "I've read the Constitution ... I didn't see that you had a right to teeth." On his February 26 radio show, Glenn Beck played an audio clip of Slaughter's account then said, "I am wearing George Washington's dentures right now. I'm wearing his teeth right now." He later added, "I just like wearing dead people's teeth. But in America -- I'm sorry, I didn't know that that was -- I've read the Constitution before. I didn't see that you had a right to teeth." Echoing Limbaugh's remarks the previous day, Beck stated, "The environmentalists should be all over Slaughter. 'How dare you say that?' My gosh, they're just recycling. They're just reusing."
Beck sidekick uses baby voice to mock letters Obama receives. On Beck's February 25 radio show, co-host Steve "Stu" Burguiere stated that Obama "gets 10 letters, Glenn, every night." Co-host Pat Gray asked, "From 2-year-old girls?" Then, one of the co-hosts started speaking in a baby's voice: "I have no health care, Mr. Pwesident, and I have no feet and no tonsils because doctors took 'em out."
Conservative blogger Pamela Geller linked to an audio clip of the segment, which she wrote was "[d]a best! the funniest thang evuh!"
Gateway Pundit attacks Slaughter's "sappy lib sob story of the day, hands down." On his Gateway Pundit blog, Jim Hoft linked to a video clip of Slaughter telling the story about the dentures under the headline, "Horror! Lib Dem Claims Her Constituent Wore Dead Sister's Teeth (Video)." After declaring the account the "sappy lib sob story of the day, hands down," Hoft wrote: "Will Obamacare buy me glasses and contacts? Will Obamacare buy me a gold tooth in the front of my mouth with a little heart on it?"
Ingraham: "Louise Slaughter won the Olympics of sob stories." On Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, radio host Laura Ingraham said she "liked the dueling sob stories, OK? One Democrat was trying to outdo the next on the sob story about how rotten our health care system is. Louise Slaughter won the Olympics of sob stories by saying one of her constituents had to wear her sister's dentures. OK? It got so bad with the health care system." She later added, "You had Harry Reid on the cleft palate with his -- I mean, the whole thing was ridiculous."
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SWET necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 56 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Logo for new wellness company. We will be launching a corporate wellness branch as well as a fitness boot camp called SWET. Strategic Wellness Team will encompass both businesses. We are a new, fun company looking to change how people view wellness.
Strategic Wellness Team
We are going into the corporate setting so we want to be professionally chic, classy, simple, to the point, yet full of substance. We are also advertising a boot camp for women so we cannot be "too corporate". This logo needs to reach two different audiences.
We are two personal trainers and holistic health counselors who are looking to change the way corporations approach health and wellness and how women approach fitness....
important criteria that the logo must have
must be describable, memorable, effective without a ton of color and scalable...
- jewel tones
- classy and chic
- clean lines
- edgy
- unique
- follow basic design principals
- represent both branches of our company
- instance recognition
- Can you play with the letters of our acronym "SWET" without destroying the integrity of Strategic Wellness Team?- Ability to adapt; screen, print, light, dark, multicolour, monochrome,large and small the logo must perform under any condition.
- no flowers
- no pastels
- no swirls
- no female fitness figures
- no fitness equipment
- no fruits and vegetables
- nothing unprofessional, confusing or offensive
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Slipstream needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 80 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
We would like you talented individuals to produce a clean and simple website design for an existing Transport Company. We have the logo and basic color scheme and would like to update to a more professional look. (www.camp erdowntr ansport.com.au) ** Please remove spaces in URL link **
Camperdown Transport and Logistics
We are a provider of backend logistic applications and combine these with creative 99designs to deliver to our clients a full-service package, We would lie to keep the general banner image, but highly welcome the idea of modifying it to make it more presentable/fitting to your design, We do not have the original images - you can however, lift them from the site.
- Clean and simple (white background with feature color areas
- Greens color scheme
- Replace the present Mambo design (boring!)
- Existing site for content and menu structure
- Something similar (but not a copy!) of http://www.kn-portal.com/
- Not too busy, and no templates
- Subtle, yet professional finish
- Not too full of color


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May 19, 2006
may, autumn-summer-spring
Melbourne, morning, 50F degrees, beginning of winter
Somewhere in Asian, night, 85F dgrees, middle of summer
And Tokyo, afternoon, 70F degrees, end of (rather cold) spring
First lunch back home - "today's fish lunch set" with broiled marinated fish filets. Almost too typical a Japanese.
Yes I am back, finally - with lots of sweets, some wines, several extra pounds of weight (ouch!), and tons of photos. It's been about a week now since I returned from my eventful three-month stay in Australia and New Zealand. Life has been just as busy back here, but somehow my mind seems to be still drifting somewhere over the other hemisphere, and as far as blogging is concerned, I'm frankly overwhelmed by the amount of photos that I (almost too easily) took there. I don't even know where to start or how to describe all that I saw and did down under all this time; two months in Melbourne, several days each in Tasmania, Auckland, and Perth. I have been to many places and done many things, there's no doubt about it, but when I look at my pictures and think about things I see in them, what lies the very center of it is the people I met and spent my time with there. If it were not for them, my oz/nz stay this time around would have been not only far less fun but would not have happened at all - in a way, it was a journey to meet friends I had known from before and beyond. So my utmost thanks and appreciation go to those people, especially those who ever so kindly shared their precious time and roomspace. Thank you very much for putting me up, and putting up with me. I've had a wonderful time everywhere I've been to in Australia and New Zealand, and it's you that made it all that way.
Now, as you might have suspected, I still have a long way to go before I could be done with travelogging - I've got Tasmania, Auckland, Perth, and the last bit of Melbourne left. While busy working with the seemingly neverending task of photo-editing, I have at least some photos to share, ones I took when we did a Great Ocean Road drive back in early April.
Click any of the thumbnails above or here to launch a slideshow of the entire set of my Great Ocean Road photos. More posts/photos should follow in a short while - or so I intend. Wish me luck!
10 comments:
- Luisa said...
Gorgeous photos. Simply stunning. Especially the lighthouse, and sand...
Posted by Luisa
- 12:02 PM, May 18, 2006
- Pinkity said...
Welcome back!!! :) Thanks for the beautiful picture you've been feeding us!
Posted by p|nk
- 8:42 PM, May 18, 2006
- purplecupcake said...
Wonderful photos!
Posted by Purple Cupcake
- 5:17 PM, May 19, 2006
- Janice said...
Welcome home...I've enjoyed watching your journey. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by Janice
- 3:16 AM, May 20, 2006
- Anthony said...
It was an absolute pleasure having you stay and we appreciate it that you could make it over.
I'm looking forward to seeing more of your lovely pics
Posted by anthony
- 3:13 AM, May 21, 2006
- Scott said...
Fantastic shots! First-rate stuff...
Glad you had a wonderful time, that you're enjoying life, and I hope your Tokyo-life treats you well now that you're back.
- 6:43 PM, May 22, 2006
- Stefanie said...
Love all your photography. Good job! I've linked to you, hope that's OK :)
Posted by Stefanie
- 6:47 PM, May 22, 2006
- Catherine said...
I loved your wonderful slide show! I so have to see that before I die!
Posted by catherine
- 4:16 PM, May 23, 2006
- chika said...
Hi there, thank you all for welcome-home calls and sharing my journey... I am glad if you enjoyed the photo from the Great Ocean Road, which actually was utterly great. I highly recommend it as a 1- or 2-day excursion from Melbourne.
Anthony, thanks again for having me. You two are great hosts, may be too much so for your own good, as you've tempted me to come and visit again!
Stefanie, thanks for the link :)
- 5:44 AM, May 24, 2006
- claudy said...
I found you through DeliciousDays.com which I found ... well, you know what its like.
I love your Great Ocean Road series, being from Melbourne it is one of my favorite spots.
Keep shooting - your photos are sublime.
Posted by claudy
- 6:19 PM, June 08, 2006


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I thought I'd try and answer a couple more e-mail questions:
Many times in your writing I come across the idea, in one form or another, that "You'll never be free of your problems, nor would you ever want to be." -- I have some questions about this approach. -- What about the natural drive towards healing and solving our problems that we all have, for ourselves and others? Is this totally irrelevant to actually being happy? Should we just stay stuck in our problems and not try to heal them? Furthermore, what about compassion? Compassion means you see someone in pain, and you want to help them, you don't just say, "This person's problems will never really be solved, so what's the point in helping?" It seems like a basic idea underlying compassion would be the notion that problems can be solved at least a little. Not that you'll ever be done with challenges, but that you can overcome particular humps that are inhibiting your or someone else's happiness. How does this gel with your/Zen philosophy?
Christ, what a question! OK. There's nothing wrong with having a natural inclination towards solving your own and other people's problems. That drive is compassion itself.
However the idea that someday you'll solve all problems and be done with them forever and ever is an unrealizable fantasy. The reason I waste so much time pointing out this incredibly obvious fact is because I've seen a lot of Spiritual Master types make a damn good living promising their patented technique will achieve just that effect – Get Enlightened and all your problems are solved for all time! Ain't gonna happen.
Compassion is a tremendous thing. This is why Buddhist teachers from Buddha to Dogen and on down the list have all stressed compassion. The problem is that there is a huge difference between true compassion and the thought of compassion. The thought "I must be compassionate" often smothers true compassion to the point where true compassion can't even be expressed.
This is what I was trying to get at when I wrote on Suicide Girls about the whole Myanmar thing. Even if I say it a zillion times, nobody seems to get the point that I see nothing at all wrong with protesting against things like the stuff going on in Myanmar. Protest away! Yay, protesters! You go, girls (and boys)!
The problem is when your concern for expressing what thought has defined wrongly as "compassion" gets in the way of what really needs done. You're so compassionate towards the monks in Myanmar. But then after the protest you stop by a bookstore, see a book you like on the shelf, leaf through it, decide you want it, look on the back at the price, decide it's too much, then go home and order it for half that price through Amazon. Where is your compassion for the owners of that bookstore? Are monks in Myanmar more deserving of your compassion simply because everybody you know is talking about them? Maybe the bookstore people don't deserve your compassion because they're middle-class Americans and the Myanmar monks are poor and downtrodden. And we all know, middle-class Americans have no problems at all.
And where is your compassion towards the military junta of Myanmar? Without their actions would you even know about the plight of the monks? They were getting shat upon for years before you even heard there was a problem. Now you get to read all about it. You ought to thank those military assholes for their tireless work in exposing the problems of their country!
I'm just trying to give some common and easy examples of a more generalized attitude.
And, by the way, to the nut jobs in the comments section who equate putting a 17 year old blind sheep dog with bad kidneys whose back legs don't work anymore to sleep with the atrocities of the Nazi regime… get a clue. OK?
Here's another question from the Peanut Gallery:
I've got a couple of questions to which your answer would be appreciated if you've got the time.
1: are there any books on the subject of zen buddhism which you think are worth reading?
2: i myself am interested at becoming ordained at some point, though most of my knowledge is of the tibetan tradition, what was your monastic experience / ordination process like?
Question One:
To Meet the Real Dragon by Gudo Nishijima
Shobogenzo by Master Dogen
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time by Dainin Katagiri
Question Two:
I don't really have any monastic experience to speak of. I never lived in a monastery, as such. I don't think my two years at the Kent Zendo really count. Though in many ways those were as much a true monastic experience as anything. My ordination was just like I described it in Hardcore Zen. Not very exciting. I did two ordinations, actually. After the one recounted in the book I did another one through the Soto Shu (Soto Sect) of Japan. More formal, but pretty much the same.
I never actually wanted to be ordained, though. I did it more because Nishijima Sensei wanted me to be ordained. It wasn't a big dream of mine or anything. So it's hard for me to give a lot of advice to people who dream of being monks. Mostly I'd just say it won't be a damned thing like your dreams.
I'm in Ohio now. Here's the gig list again:
November 7th at 7PM I'll be at the Akron Public Library downtown.
November 7th (same day) 0DFx (the hardcore band I played bass in in the early 80s) will play the Matinee in Akron after the talk at the library.
November 9th my movie Cleveland's Screaming will be shown at the Beachland Tavern in Cleveland. There'll also be live performances by 0DFx, CD Truth, Cheap Tragedies and This Moment in Black History.
November 10th 0DFx plays at the Spitfire Saloon in Cleveland.
November 12th I'll give a Zen talk at Lambert's Tattooing and Body Piercing (I kid you not) in manly, he-man Mansfield, Ohio at 7PM (Sponsored by the Mansfield Zen Center).
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June 8, 2012
Robert Stark interviews David Quintero, who discusses his view on race realism from a Mexican-American perspective. Topics include:
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- The alpha/beta dichotomy;
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I love the Thanksgiving Holiday. Thanksgiving is the time of year that we get to spend quality time with friends and family. We cook, we talk much, we laugh, play games, watch football and most importantly, we simply get to enjoy each others company. I'm so lucky to have such a wonderful family. In my opinion, the grand feast of roasted turkey, stuffing, gravy, green peas, rolls, potatoes, cranberry relish, pumpkin pie, cakes, cookies and so many other dishes is just a bonus. At our annual Thanksgiving dinner this year, I offered to bake Polvorones with Pepitas, Mint Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies, and Herb Rolls to share. I also brought an antipasto platter and a couple of bottles of prosecco :).
Polvorones are little cookies that are also called Mexican Wedding Cakes, Russian Tea Cakes, Snowballs, or even Butterballs. Whatever you choose to call them, they're just delicious!
My Polvorones recipe is a twist on the traditional cookie recipe for I used toasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds) instead of walnuts or pecans. Many people know by now that I don't cook with walnuts, pecans or other type of tree nut because I am allergic to them and I have other members in my family that share the same issue. Pepitas are a perfect substitute for they have a delicious nutty flavor and crunch similar to nuts. I use pepitas in recipes all the time that list nuts as an ingredient. Pesto, cookies, and granola just to name a few…
I like to give the little cookies a light dusting of powdered sugar before setting them out at the dessert table. The powdered sugar reminds me of fresh fallen snow.
The dessert table at Thanksgiving… We had quite the selection of brownies, pumpkin pie, salted caramels, apple pie, coffee cake, chocolate cookies and my little Polvorones with Pepitas. We are so fortunate to have some amazing cooks in our family. Everything that we prepare and share is made from scratch. I just love it!
My Polvorones with Pepitas recipe is slightly adapted from Epicurious (Bon Appetit,2003).
Enjoy! Tessa
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup pepitas, toasted, coarsely ground
- a big pinch of ground cinnamon
In a medium sized bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter until fluffy (I used my stand mixer). Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Continue to mix. Slowly add the flour and pepitas. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for about a half an hour or so to chill the dough. Mix remaining sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl and set aside. Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Using a small cookie scoop (2 tsp sized) to scoop out 4 dozen little balls. Roll each ball in the palm of your hand and place 1″ apart on a silicone lined baking sheet. Bake for about 18 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown on the bottom and have a pale color on the top. Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the cookie sheets for about 5-7 minutes. Carefully roll each warm cookie in the powdered sugar mixture and place on racks to cool completely. Sift leftover powdered sugar over the cookies before serving. Store in an airtight container for 2 – 3 days. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.


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Normally I do not believe in this stuff, but I gotta be honest it's so spot on. Now that I'm older and a tad bit wiser (we hope) I'm reading it more thoroughly.
About 10 years ago I got this book: The Secret Language of Birthdays. Sure I got it for the surprise, the wow factor, the 'let's see what celebrities have my birthday' (Jim Henson and F. Scott Fitzgerald). Neat right? The book breaks down your birthday into sections of: those born on this day have this and that element about them, they should excel at this, stay away from that, then goes into number & planets (which I still don't understand), then into tarot, then Health (which I love), then personal advice, and finally your own personal strengths & weaknesses. The book also is filled with charts galore on the 48 periods, the grand cycle, the four elements, the ten plants, etc...oh all those charts I still don't understand. But it's the individual birthday readings that I'm digging. It's a big book, a really big book.
Every time I have friends over and they see that book they delve into it to find out if what they are is true; sitting there for a couple hours reading away....
But I never really read the fine print stuff about your own health, wellness, diet, exercise, things/people/places to stay away from, ideas/dreams you should pursue...until now. What struck a huge cord with me was the food recommendations: it told me to stay far far away from processed foods. That these take a huge toll on my body and while this is certainly true for everyone, it really rang hard for me as over the course of halloween and thanskgiving I indulged in way too many bad foods and was on the borderline of depression. I finally took this advice to heart and just starting eating cleaner and have had much better results. Sure this can be said for everyone though. The book also explained my "creative side of food creation"; stating that those born on this day have a very imaginative brain without really trying or thinking about it. True! Here's an example of Dec 18., no not my bday, just a random example to show you (there is a lot more; hard to fit this all in one or two photos).
I think you might like this book, it's not your average horriblescope reading; it's way better and will tell you stuff that just might shock, surprise and/or make you happy, but most of all make you go out there and achieve what it is you really want in life. :-)
Anyone else in love with kicked up leggings such as these? Oh I just love these leggings. So stinking cute.
Recent trip to Sephora I saw Josie Maran had some neat lip stain stuff. Kind of curious but fearful of lip stains because they are ALWAYS way too dark and sticky, chemical like. Well I had tried on her lip stain stuff and it was not sticky and read that it was free of chemicals. Didn't think much of it until hours later when I saw in the mirror that the stain was still on there. Wow. This stuff does work. I didn't get it, but had wished I did. The color I tried was the most neutral, the Mambo.
Who likes Uggs? What happened to these Uggs? I don't think sparkles are supposed to be on Uggs.
Did you see these peanut butter cupcakes? Sweet sarah.
My cooking bud Nick over at Macheesmo did a great post on tips & tricks for freezing. Perfect for this time of year really.
Do you have naughty people on your Christmas list?
Want to give them coal for Christmas?
Rum balls this time of year can be gross. Use this recipe for the perfect rum balls; these are done just right.
Mini gingerbread whoopie pies from King Arthur. I will be making these.
Speaking of mile high cupcakes. Did you see these over at Culinary Concoctions by Peabody? Hi Top Triple Chocolate Cupcakes. It has a layer of CHOCOLATE SWISS MERINQUE BUTTERCREAM in there! That is like my all time favorite--I could eat a bowl of it, no prob.
Any of my readers out there do the Primal Blueprint? Kind of like the Paleo lifestyle craze? A grain free diet? Curious to hear your thoughts on it. It's had quite a huge success rate and I firmly believe that sugar and carbs (bad carbs that is) are the enemy. It's supposed to help enormously with inflammation: that wonderful little ailment we get when we age. But what struck a chord with me most was this blog from a woman who did the primal lifestyle and blogged about it here at primal girl. I don't do a lot of carbs, except for taste testing when baking; almost off soda, really don't do a lot of pasta. But I really want to go to the next level and eat more/better choices of proteins as well as eat more veggies. To be honest I do not eat a lot of veggies and I should. I do eat a lot of fruit though.
Love to hear your thoughts.....
The recipes in the book aren't that bad really. I mean they all look really good. And I can see why one would never miss the bread, the sweets, the carbs if you ate this way.
The primal lifestyle is almost like the paleo lifestyle, but the paleo is more restrictive. No grains, legumes or dairy. While the primal has no grains, limited legumes and dairy. It would be hard for me to give up dairy--that morning espresso with milk? Oh no!
Have a fabulous weekend kids.


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U.S. Says Snowden Wouldn't Face Death Penalty
U.S. authorities said NSA leaker Edward Snowden wouldn't face the death penalty—and promised he wouldn't be tortured—in a letter hoping to persuade Russia not to grant him asylum or refugee status. Devlin Barrett reports. Photo: AP.
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