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Twelve journalists were
imprisoned in February alone, although seven were released. The January census
recorded 47 in jail. CPJ has joined forces with leading press freedom
organizations from around the world in a campaign to win the
release of journalists jailed in
In light of the Iranian government's ongoing crackdown, CPJ has been conducting a
monthly survey of
journalists imprisoned in
The current detainees include internationally known figures such as Emadeddin Baghi, the author and human rights defender, Mohammad Davari, an editor who helped expose prisoner abuse at the Kahrizak Detention Center, and Shiva Nazar Ahari, a human rights reporter who has been jailed twice in the last nine months and is being held in solitary confinement.
In most cases, authorities have filed vague antistate charges such as "propagation against the regime," insulting authorities, and disrupting public order. But many cases are shrouded in secrecy, without even formal charges being disclosed.
Some detainees have already been sentenced to lengthy prison terms, lashes, internal exile, and lifetime bans on writing and other social and political activities. The cases of many others are pending. At least two face heresy charges that, upon conviction, would bring the death penalty.
Currently, China is the world's second
largest jailer of journalists, with 24 in prison, followed by Cuba, with 22. The number of
jailed journalists is the highest CPJ has recorded in a single country since
December 1996, when it documented 78 imprisonments in
Here are capsule reports
on each journalist jailed in
Adnan Hassanpour, Aso
Imprisoned: January 25, 2007
Mohammad Seddigh Kaboudvand, Payam-e Mardom
Imprisoned: July 1, 2007
Plainclothes security officials arrested journalist and human rights activist Kaboudvand at his Tehran office, according to Amnesty International and CPJ sources. He is being held at Evin Prison in
Authorities accused
Kaboudvand, head of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan and managing
editor of the weekly Payam-e Mardom, of
acting against national security and engaging in propaganda against the state,
according to his organization's Web site.
Mojtaba Lotfi, freelance
Imprisoned: October 8, 2008
A clergyman and blogger, Lotfi was arrested by security forces on a warrant issued by the religious Clergy Court in
Hossein Derakhshan,
Imprisoned: November 2008
On December 30, 2008, a spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary confirmed in a press conference in
Nader Karimi Jooni, Jahan-e-Sanat,
Sharq, Gozaresh, Fekr, and Siasat-e-Rooz
Imprisoned: December 2008
Jooni, arrested in late 2008, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on January 11, 2010, at Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court. He was convicted on charges of mutiny, espionage, and acting against national security, according to the reformist Web site Kalame. He denied the charges and said the case was politicized.Jooni, who was an editor and writer for now-defunct publications such as Gozaresh, Fekr, Jahan-e Sanat and Siasat Roozi> was placed in Evin Prison's Ward 209, where political prisoners are held. He is an Iran-Iraq War veteran who requires ongoing medical care, according to reformist news Web site Kalame.
Mohammad Pour Abdollah, freelance
Imprisoned: February 13, 2009 On December 9, 2009, branch 15 of Iran's Revolutionary
On December 9, 2009, branch 15 of Iran's Revolutionary Courts sentenced Pour Abdollah, a Tehran university student and a blogger, to six years in prison for "illegal congregation, actions against national security, and propagating against the Islamic Republic of Iran," according to the BBC Persian Web site. According to different news Web sites, he has been tortured and abused physically and psychologically in prison.
Since his detention, Pour Abdollah's blog has been
disabled. Only his last post can be accessed on another writer's blog. In that
post, Pour Abdollah writes
critically about the political, social, and economic conditions in
Moradpour, Yazligh
Imprisoned: May 22, 2009
Bizim Tabriz news Web site provided an image of one
of two issues of Yazligh, a
children's magazine, which were used as part of the evidence in the case
against Moradpour. The issues
Imprisoned: June 2009
Zaid-Abadi, who wrote a weekly column for Rooz Online, a Farsi- and English-language reformist news Web site, was arrested in Tehran, according to news reports. Zaid-Abadi is also the director of the Organization of University Alumni of the Islamic Republic of Iran and a supporter of defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi. Mahdieh Mohammadi, Zaid-Abadi's wife, was allowed to see the journalist after he had spent 53 days in custody, according to the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle. He told her that he was being held in inhumane conditions. according to the Parleman News Web site. Zaid-Abadi and journalist Massoud Bastani were transferred to Rajaee Shahr Prison in February. His lawyer objected to the transfer, according to the reformist daily Etemad. Rajaee Shahr Prison's detainees are mostly hardened criminals who are serving sentences for murder and smuggling.
Omid Salimi, Nesf e Jehan
Imprisoned: June 14, 2009
Salimi, a photographer who worked for Nesf e Jehan newspaper in Esfahan, was arrested after being summoned by the Revolutionary Guards to pick up belongings confiscated during an earlier arrest, according to Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran, a local human rights watchdog. Salimi had been detained in December 2008 and had spent three months in prison on unspecified charges.
Kayvan Samimi, Nameh
Imprisoned: June 14, 2009
Saeed Laylaz, Sarmayeh
Imprisoned: June 17, 2009
Laylaz, editor of the daily business journal Sarmayeh and a vocal critic of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's economic policies, was arrested at home on June 17, his wife, Sepharnaz Panahi, told the BBC Persian service. She said that officers searched their home and confiscated videotapes, hard drives, and letters.
Laylaz was charged with "congregation and mutiny against national security, propagating against the regime, disrupting public order, and keeping classified documents," according to Mowjcamp, a news Web site supportive of the defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi.
After a two-hour trial in November, he was sentenced to nine years in prison, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency and online accounts. His wife told the news Web site Kalameh that the "classified document" that was a centerpiece of the prosecution was actually a published and widely available investigation into the Iranian judiciary. Laylaz awaits the results of his appeal, according to the reformist news Web site Jonbesh-e Rah-e Sabz.
Bahman Ahmadi Amouee, freelance
Imprisoned: June 19, 2009
Amouee was being held in
On January 5, Amouee was sentenced to 34 lashes, along with seven years and four months in prison. Amouee's wife, journalist Zhila Bani-Yaghoub, told Rooz Online on February 21 that he shares a 115-square-foot (35-square-meter) cell with 40 other prisoners.
Hamzeh Karami, Jomhoriyat
Imprisoned: June 19, 2009
According to Nedaye Sabz-e Azadi, Karami, editor of
the now-defunct reformist news Web site Jomhoriyat
was arrested on June 19, 2009. Jomhoriyat
was banned by Iranian authorities on June 12, 2009, according to
Issa Saharkhiz, freelance
Imprisoned: July 3, 2009
Saharkhiz has had a long career in
journalism. He worked for 15 years for IRNA,
Massoud Bastani, Farhikhtegan and Jomhoriyat
Imprisoned: July 5, 2009
Bastani, a journalist for the reformist newspaper Farihikhtegan and Jomhoriyat, a news Web site affiliated with the defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi, was arrested when he went to a Tehran court seeking information about his wife, journalist Mehsa Amrabadi, according to local news reports. Amrabadi, arrested along with two other journalists on June 15, was released on August 25.
Bastani was among more than 100 opposition figures and journalists who faced a mass, televised judicial proceeding in August on vague antistate accusations, according to news reports. In September, his lawyer, Mohammad Sharrif, told the Amir Kabir Newsletter Web site that Bastani had spent weeks in solitary confinement.
On October 20, the news site Norooz reported that a court had sentenced Bastani to six years in prison for "propagating against the regime and congregating and mutinying to create anarchy."
Bastani had been editor-in-chief of the now-banned Neda-ye Eslahat (Voice of Reform) weekly. Bastani was transferred to the Rajaee Shahr Prison for hardened criminals, along with Ahmad Zaid-Abadi, according to the reformist daily Etemad.
Marjan Abdollahian, Hamshahri
Imprisoned: July 9, 2009
The BBC Persian service and other news outlets reported that authorities had detained Abdollahian, a photo editor for the Tehran-based Hamshahri newspaper. Six days after her arrest, she called her family to inform them that she was being held in Evin Prison, according to the news Web site Rooz Online. No formal charges have been disclosed.
Saeed Matin-Pour, Yar Pag and Mouj
Imprisoned: July 12, 2009
A Revolutionary Court in
Matin-Pour was first
arrested in May 2007 and released on bail. He was rearrested in 2009 amid the
government's crackdown on the press. The journalist worked for Yar Pag and Mouj
Bidari newspapers in western
Reza Nourbakhsh, Farhikhtegan
Imprisoned: August 4, 2009
Authorities took Nourbakhsh, editor-in-chief of the reformist newspaper Farhikhtegan, into custody after searching his home, according to news reports. Nourbakhsh also contributed to Jomhoriyat, a news Web site supportive of the defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi.
Nourbakhsh was among more than 100 opposition figures and journalists who faced a mass, televised judicial proceeding in August on vague antistate accusations, according to news reports. He was sentenced to six years in prison on November 3, although the exact charges against him were not disclosed.
Mohammad Hossein Sohrabi Rad, Saham News
Imprisoned: September 2009
Sohrabi Rad was arrested by Ministry of Information agents on charges of working with Saham News in preparing a documentary on prisoner abuse at the Kahrizak Detention Center, according to the reformist Web site Asr-e Nou. (The detention center was closed in July 2009 after evidence emerged of pervasive abuse of detainees.)
Asr-e Nou reported that Sohrabi Rad had been subjected to physical and psychological pressure at Evin Prison. Authorities transferred Sohrabi Rad from Ward 209, where political prisoners are held, to solitary confinement in Ward 240, according to news reports. A prison doctor said the journalist was suffering greatly in prison, according to the Web site of Human Rights and Democracy Activists of Iran. He was married shortly before his arrest, according to the site.
Mohammad Davari, Saham News
Imprisoned: September 5, 2009
Davari was brought to trial on November 22 on charges of propagating against the regime, congregation and mutiny for disrupting national security, and creating chaos in public order.
In the weeks after the election, Davari
had videotaped the testimony of inmates at
Javad Mahzadeh, freelance
Imprisoned: October 22, 2009
Mahzadeh, a
political analyst and a literary critic who wrote for the Web sites Iranian Diplomacy and Baran, is well-known in
Sassan Aghaee, freelance
Imprisoned: November 22, 2009
Aghaee is being held at Evin Prison,
according to news reports. In a letter the journalist asked to be opened in
case of his arrest, Aghaee said any confessions he might make in custody should
be disregarded as coerced, according to the reformist Web site Jaras. Norooz
News reports that
Aghaee's charges are "actions against national security," "propagating against
the regime," "disruption of public order," and "propagating falsehoods,"
according to his attorney. His attorney said that his request for bail has not
been accepted and that Aghaee remains in prison under "temporary detention"
orders that his attorney says are a violation of the law.
Saeed Jalalifar, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Saeed Kalanaki, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Imprisoned: December 2, 2009
Jalalifar and Kalanaki, who reported on child
labor and political prisoner issues, were arrested after being summoned by the
Ministry of Information, the
reformist news Web site Kalame reported. According to Jonbesh-e Rah-e Sabz, Jalalifar,
Kalanaki, and several other arrested members of Committee of Human Rights
Reporters are under pressure in prison to provide confessions, in particular,
that they have tieswith the Mojahedeen-e Khalgh organization, an armed opposition
group outside
Jalalifar and Kalanaki were the first of several committee journalists to be arrested for their work in exposing alleged human rights violations and government malfeasance. Jalalifar was unable to contact his family during the first 40 days of his confinement, according to the committee's Web site.
Kouhyar Goudarzi, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Imprisoned: December 20, 2009
Goudarzi, a veteran journalist for the human rights committee, has been charged with moharebeh, or heresy, a capital crime, according to local news reports and the BBC Persian service. Held at Evin Prison, he has also been charged with propagating against the regime and participating in illegal congregations.
Visitors to the prison said Goudarzi's head was bandaged, although it was not clear how he sustained his injuries, according to the reformist online publication Rooz Online. The human rights committee said judicial authorities have sought to link the organization to external political parties. Kouhyar Goudarzi's mother told Hammihan News on February 25 that she was only allowed to visit with him for seven minutes after waiting for hours. Goudarzi told his mother that he is resisting pressure to confess to charges of heresy.
Saeed Haeri, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Shiva Nazar Ahari, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Imprisoned: December 20, 2009
Nazar Ahari and Haeri were
detained while on a bus from
Nazar Ahari, at right, had been jailed for four months in the immediate aftermath of the disputed June presidential election. She was free on bail when she was rearrested in December. The reformist Web site Kalame said Nazar Ahari is in solitary confinement at Evin Prison's Ward 209, where political prisoners are held.
In a meeting with the journalist's family members, a prosecutor claimed that the human rights committee was affiliated with an armed opposition group, Kalame reported. Nazar Ahari has been charged with illegal congregation, according to the committee's Web site.
Mohammad Nourizad,
Imprisoned: December 20, 2009
The BBC Persian service reported that Nourizad, a blogger and documentary filmmaker, was arrested after he wrote an open letter to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei urging him to apologize for the government's post-election conduct, and an article criticizing the head of Iran's judiciary.
The government-run Mehr News said Nourizad is charged with "insulting authorities" and "propagating against the regime." On January 5, security officers raided Nourizad's home, seizing his computer and documents, according to the pro-opposition news Web site Jonbesh-e Rah-e Sabz.
Held at Evin Prison, Nourizad has waged a hunger strike, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency. Jonbesh-e-Rah-e-Sabz reported that Nourizad's wife was denied visitation rights.
Nourizad had once written for Kayhan, a newspaper closely associated with conservative elements in the government, but he distanced himself from the publication after the disputed June presidential election. Kayhan has repeatedly attacked Nourizad and his writing since that time, according to CPJ research.
Emadeddin Baghi, freelance
Imprisoned: December 23, 2009
Baghi, the prominent Iranian author, journalist, and human rights activist, was arrested after being summoned to the security division of the Revolutionary Court, according to the reformist Ayandeh News Web site.
When Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri died in December, the BBC Persian service aired a two-year old interview that Baghi had conducted with the influential cleric. Baghi was arrested soon after the rebroadcast. The government has sought to clamp down on publicity about Montazeri, who had criticized the conduct of the June presidential election.
Baghi has been arrested numerous times in the past. In 2000, he was sentenced to five and a half years in prison on charges of "questioning Islamic law," "threatening national security," and "spreading unsubstantiated news" in articles detailing the roles of intelligence agents in a series of politically motivated murders. He served three years in prison before being released. He was arrested again in 2007 and served several months for "acting against national security," according to local and international news reports. According to a February 10 report on Jonbesh-e Rah-e Sabz's Web site, Baghi's initial interrogations are done, but he is still in solitary confinement. He has not been allowed access to any books, including the Quran, and he has not been allowed to have any visitors. His family has expressed concern about his health. Baghi's general arrest warrant issued in December stated he was detained to "prevent abuse of Ayatollah Montazeri's death."
Beheshti Shirazi, Kalameh Sabz
Imprisoned: December 23, 2009
Shirazi, editor-in-chief of the now-defunct reformist daily Kalameh Sabz, was taken from his home and brought to an unknown location, according to international news reports.
Shirazi had been arrested and released in the aftermath of the disputed June presidential election. At the time, he had given interviews to foreign-language news media about the post-election turmoil. In a February 28 interview with Kaleme, Beheshti's family members expressed their concern about a lack of information about his case. They have not been allowed to see him and he has only been allowed to call them once. His son told Kaleme that he does not know whether Beheshti's interrogations are over or what his charges are, but knows that remains in solitary confinement.
Arvin Sedaghat Kish, Farhang va Ahang
Imprisoned: December 27, 2009
Sedaghat Kish, a writer for the culture and arts magazine Farhang va Ahang, was the first of three journalists for the monthly publication to be arrested, according to CPJ research.
Morteza Kazemian, Jonbesh-e
Rah-Sabz and freelance
Imprisoned: December 29,2009
Kayvan Mehregan, Etemad
Imprisoned: December 29, 2009
Mehregan is the editor of the political section of the reformist daily Etemad. Authorities arrested him at his office, according to local news reports. According to the Mizan News Web site, Mehregan's brother told reporters on February 27 that Kayvan was granted a bail order for 100 million toomans (US$100,000) and that the family is trying to raise the large sum for his release. His charges were announced as membership in the self-described "national religious" opposition Nehzat-e Azadi Party, but conservative newspapers and Web sites later accuse him of being affiliated with separatist organizations, according to the same Mizan News report.
Badressadat Mofidi, Iranian Journalists
Imprisoned: December 29, 2009
Mofidi writes articles and conducts interviews with national and international media outlets as secretary of the Iranian Journalists Association, according to local news reports. She had discussed the government's press policies in a December 22 interview with the Persian service of the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle. No formal charges have been disclosed against her. According to Rooz Online, Mofidi's family is concerned about her health; it is not clear whether she has access to her medications for a blood disease. She is currently in Evin Prison's "Methadone Ward," which is said to have substandard hygiene standards.
Omid Montazeri, freelance
Imprisoned: December 30, 2009
Defense attorneys have been obstructed in
their efforts to confer with Montazeri and review his file, the journalist's
sister told
Montazeri was arrested a day after his mother, peace activist Mahin Fahimi was taken into custody, according to Jonbesh-e-Rah-e-Sabz Web site. Montazeri's father was executed for his political activities in 1988. Montazeri was sentenced to six years in prison on February 27, according to the Committee of Human Rights Reporters.
Mehrdad Rahimi, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Imprisoned: January 1, 2010
Mehrdad Rahimi and Parisa Kakaee, journalists for the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, were arrested after being summoned by the Ministry of Information, the reformist news Web site Kalame reported. Several other committee journalists have been arrested for their work in exposing alleged human rights violations and government malfeasance. Kakaee was released in late February.
Rahimi told his family that interrogators said he would be charged with the capital crime, moharebeh, or heresy, Kalame said. The charge was formally announced in late January, according to the BBC Persian service. In a February 21, article, the Committee of Human Rights Reporters reported that in a meeting with his family, Rahimi told them he has been under pressure to make televised confessions, but he has maintained that he is innocent, and called his arrest illegal.
Yadollah Eslami, Jonbesh-e-Rah-e-Sabz
Imprisoned: January 4, 2010
Eslami's family publicized the arrest on
January 27 after losing hope for a timely release. Eslami, who is also a practicing
ophthalmologist, was arrested at a
Mostafa Dehghan, freelance
Imprisoned: January 8, 2010
Dehghan wrote about social issues for several newspapers and the women's rights Web site Change for Equality, according to Jonbesh-e Rah-e Sabz. He is in Evin Prison's Ward 209, where political prisoners are held. The Web site Jmin News said Dehghan called his family in mid-January, but he said he did not know why he had been detained.
Mehraneh Atashi, freelance
Imprisoned: January 11, 2010
Atashi, a freelance photographer, and her husband were arrested at their home, according to the
Atashi, 30, has worked for
several domestic publications, such as Soroush Javan and Hamshahri Javan, according to Kalame Web
site, and her work has been
exhibited in the
Lili Farhadpour, freelance
Imprisoned: January 21, 2010
Imprisoned: January 21, 2010
Pourostad, a well-known Iranian journalist
who has published several books, was arrested at home on the
night of February 9 on a warrant issued by the
Pourostad served on the editorial boards of Mosharekat, Yas-e No, and Vaghaye Ettefaghieh newspapers and wrote for reformist newspapers Etemad e Melli, Mosharekat, and Salam. He was also one of the founding members of the editorial board of Etemad e Melli, but was dismissed from his position last year. Farhikhtegan was the last newspaper on whose editorial board Pourostad served, according to another news item by the same advocacy group.
Pourostad is the author and producer of a book series related to legal documents pertaining to the Iranian press.
Ali Mohammad Eslampour, Navaye Vaght and freelance
Imprisoned: February 2, 2010
Eslampour, an editor-in-chief in
Niloufar Laripour, Chelcheragh
and freelance
Imprisoned: February 2, 2010
According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency, Laripour, a magazine journalist, poet, and lyricist, was arrested on February 2 when she arrived at a Ministry of Information office after being summoned over the telephone. Security officers later accompanied her to her home where they took personal items, including notebooks and her computer. According to the agency's report, she had received a call at 6:30 p.m. to appear at the Ministry of Information office at 7 p.m. to answer a few questions. Her sister told reporters that Laripour was not involved in political activities and that she was in charge of the lyrics section of Chelcheragh magazine, which mostly publishes lyrics and history of religious songs. The same report says she was active in Mir Hussein Mousavi's election campaign. Laripour is being held in Evin Prison. No formal charges have been disclosed.
Nooshin Jafari, Etemad and freelance
Imprisoned: February 3, 2010
One of the youngest imprisoned journalists at 22, Jafari is a reporter with Etemad's arts and culture section. According to the Web site of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, she was arrested after midnight on February 3 at her home. Security officers searched the premises and confiscated personal items including her computer. Jafari is a founding member of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, though she has not been involved with the Web site since she started writing for Etemad. No formal charges have been disclosed.
Naeemeh Doostdar, Jam-e-Jam
Imprisoned: February 6, 2010
Doostdar is a journalist,
writer, and poet who wrote for the arts and culture of the conservative
pro-government daily Jam-e-Jam. Prior
to Jam-e-Jam, she worked with Farhang
(Culture) Radio and magazines in the Hamshahri publishing group, which is owned
by a
The Web site of Reporters and Human Rights
Activists, an organization that covers human rights abuses inside
Akbar Montajebi, Etemad
Imprisoned: February 7, 2010
ontajebi is an experienced journalist who has written for Sobh-e Emruz, Shargh, Hammihan, Norooz, Mosharekat, Vaghaye Etefaghieh, Yas-e Now, Bahar, and Etemad Melli newspapers and Payam-e Emruz, Shahrvand-e Emruz, and Irandokht magazines. He was arrested at 2 a.m. on February 7 at his home, according to the reformist Web site Nedaye Sabz Azadi. In an interview with Rooz Online, his wife expressed concern about Montajebi's arrest and prolonged detention. She said he has only been allowed to call home twice during his detention, and that each call lasted only three minutes. She said it appears that Montajebi is not allowed to discuss his location and his charges with his family. The journalist's wife has multiple sclerosis, which she says has been exacerbated after her husband's arrest, rendering her incapable of caring for their 10-year-old daughter.
Somayeh Momeni, Nasim-e Bidari
Imprisoned: February 7, 2010
Momeni, a journalist with Nasim-e Bidari magazine and a women's rights activist was arrested by security officers at 3 a.m. on February 7 at her home and transferred to an unknown location, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency. Momeni had previously worked as a reporter for the ISNA News Agency, reported Nedaye Sabz e Azadi, a pro-opposition news Web site. No formal charges have been disclosed.
Zeinab Kazemkhah, ISNA News Agency
Imprisoned: February 7, 2010
Kazemkhah, a reporter with ISNA, a state news agency, was arrested by Ministry of Information officers at 3 a.m. on February 7 at her home and transferred to an unknown location, according to The Feminist School, a Web site dedicated to Iranian women's movement issues and news. The officers showed her a warrant for her arrest in which her charge was stated as "participating in congregations," the Nedaye Sabz-e Azadi Web site reported.
Ehsan Mehrabi, reporter, Farhikhtegan
Imprisoned: February 7, 2010
Mehrabi, a reporter on parliamentary affairs for Farhikhtegan newspaper, was arrested at his home on February 7, according to the Nedaye Sabz-e Azadi Web site. According to a February 24 article on Rooz Online, in a phone call to his family, Mehrabi told them he had not been told his charges. This was his second phone call to his family, which has been unable to receive permission to visit him in prison. He has, however, asked his family to raise 30 million toomans (US$30,000) bail. He told his wife that he did not know why he had been arrested.
Hamid Mafi, freelance journalist and blogger
Imprisoned: February 9, 2010
to Rooz Online, Mafi was arrested
on February 9, in the city of
CPJ has been unable to determine where he is being held or what his charges are.
According to the Committee of
Human Rights Reporters, Mafi, who is a political writer, wrote for local
publications in
Ali Malihi, Etemad, Irandokht, Shahrvand-e
Emruz, and
Imprisoned: February 9, 2010
Malihi, a journalist with multiple publications and a council member of the Iranian Students Association (Advar-e Tahkim-e Vahdat) was arrested and transferred to an unknown location on February 9, according to a report by the Committee of Human Rights Reporters. According to the Web site Advar News, he is in solitary confinement in Ward 240 of Evin Prison. He was allowed to make one telephone call to his family. His charges remain unknown.
On February 27, Jonbesh-e Rah-e Sabz, among other publications, published a petition signed by 250 civil society activists demanding his release, stating that he is a journalist who is not involved in politics.
Hengameh Shahidi, journalist, Etemad e Melli
Imprisoned: February 25, 2010
to the International Campaign for
Human Rights in
Shahidi faces charges of "propagating against the regime, mutiny, illegal congregation, membership in an organization that has acted against national security, and insulting the president."
Shahidi was previously arrested on June 30, 2009, and released on bail of 90 million toomans (US$90,000) on October 31, 2009. In November, a court sentenced her to six years and three months in prison. She was released pending an appeal.
On February 24, Branch 54 of the Revolutionary Courts affirmed her sentence, dropping only the charge of "insulting the president." Shahidi was arrested again the following day, according to the Committee of Human Rights Reporters.
Shahidi worked for Mehdi Karroubi's presidential campaign and has written about Iranian and international politics, human rights, and specifically women's rights. She is known as a reformist journalist and has written many articles in support of "stop stoning" campaigns.


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Nine Wrestlers Place at Loras Open Tourneyby Brent Harris • November 7, 2010 Share:
Wabash began the 2010-2011 wrestling season with nine wrestlers placing at the Loras College Open on Saturday. Graham Youngs, Jake Strausbaugh, Greg Rhodes, and Ryan Lutz earned top finishes in the Gold Division, while Mark Escobedo, Jimmy LaRowe, Dalton Stanley, Dylan McBride, and Von Wasson each grabbed top places in the Silver Division.
Youngs took fourth place in the 157-pound weight class, finishing with a record of 5-2 for the day. He opened with a 7-5 victory and followed with a thrilling 11-9 victory in overtime to move into the next round against Jackson Morse. Morse, the eventual 157-pound champion, won 11-2, but Youngs rallied with two consecutive victories (6-2, 5-2) and a medical forfeit to advance to the finals. Youngs lost a 9-2 decision in the finals to John Prezzia.
Strausbaugh finished with a 4-2 overall record in the 149-pound weight class. He started the day with a tough 7-6 loss before posting dominating 13-6, 17-2, and 14-7 wins in the consolation bracket. A 14-0 loss in the consolation semifinals sent Strausbaugh to the fifth-place match, where he scored a 15-7 win over Johnny Siegel from Coe College.
Rhodes scored an early 7-3 win in the first round of the 184-pound weight class bracket, but dropped to the consolation bracket with a 14-2 loss in the next round. A 4-1 victory in the bottom bracket was followed with a 20-5 technical fall win by Rhodes, but a 13-2 loss in the consolation semis moved him to the fifth place bout. Rhodes won 6-3 in the finals over teammate Ryan Lutz. Lutz had scored two consolation bracket victories after losing a tough 3-2 decision in the opening round of the bracket. Lutz scored a 2-1 overtime win in the first round of the consolation bracket, then earned a 6-2 victory before a pin in the semifinals dropped him to match against Rhodes in the finals.
Escobedo won three matches in the 125-pound weight class of the silver division of the tournament. A decisive 10-0 win in the opening round, followed by 6-5 and 3-2 wins in the subsequent rounds. The victories put Escobedo against Levi Wolfensperger in the finals, with Wolfensperger coming away with the championship with a 14-2 major decision.
LaRowe finished second at 157 pounds. He scored three consecutive victories, starting with a pin at the 3:33 mark of his opening match. 11-0 and 7-3 victories moved him into the championship finals, where he lost 7-2 to Wartburg's Brett Yonkovic.
Stanley scored five straight pins in the consolation bracket of the 165-pound weight class after losing in the opening round by pin to take third place. McBride went 3-2 to take fourth place in the 197-pound weight class, while Wasson finished the day with the same 3-2 record to take fifth place at 174 pounds.
The Little Giants return to action on November 18 with a dual meet against Indiana University at Chadwick Court at 6:30 p.m.

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The National Labor Relations Board has issued its first decision on an employer's social media policy, finding that Costco Wholesale Corporation's policy violated the National Labor Relations Act by restricting Costco employees from engaging in protected, concerted activity via social media. Under Section 8(a)(1), it is an unfair labor practice for an employer to "interfere with, restrain or coerce" employees in the exercise of their rights guaranteed in Section 7. Under Section 7, employees have the right to self-organize, to join unions and to engage in "other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection." Employees do not have to work for a unionized employer to be protected by this provision.
Costco's social media policy stated:
"Employees should be aware that statements posted electronically (such as to online message boards or discussion groups) that damage the company, defame any individual or damage any person's reputation or violate the policies outlined in the Costco Employee Agreement, may be subject to discipline, up to and including termination of employment."
The Board concluded that, because the policy failed to provide an exception for employee statements protected by Section 7, employees could assume that the policy restricted those rights. In other words, since the policy prohibited employees from making statements "that damage the company, defame any individual or damage any person's reputation," the Board ruled that the policy might keep Costco's employees from certain concerted activity, such as protesting Costco's treatment of employees.
This decision confirms what employers have feared for months: that the NLRB will blindly protect employees' right to criticize their employers via social media. The NLRB has hinted at this outcome with three memorandums previously issued by NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon, all of which indicated the Board's willingness to expand the definition of protected concerted activity to include social media.
While it is unclear how Costco will respond, it is worth noting that facing an investigation (and possible prosecution) by a federal agency can be very costly and damaging to a company's brand. Employers should re-examine their social media policies in light of this NLRB decision, and consult the attorneys at CGWG before drafting and implementing such a policy. As this case makes clear, a well-meaning, but broadly worded social media policy can lead to charges filed by the NLRB, even if no union is present at your workplace.
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In an effort to provide a more inclusive and transparent budget, the Capistrano Unified School District is pleased to open our Financial Transparency portal. Capistrano Unified partnered with OpenGov to provide a new web-based financial transparency and intelligence tool that dynamically presents the District's revenues and expenses including historical trends, Community Facilities District (Mello-Roos) monies and line item details.
"I am thrilled that students, families, community leaders and stakeholders will have direct access to our finances, budget, revenue and expenditures," stated CUSD Board of Trustee President Martha McNicholas. "This portal furthers our commitment to transparency and engaging members of our community in an open and collaborative partnership committed to serving children."
We invite you to explore our new OpenGov site to gain a better understanding of Capistrano Unified School District's expense and revenue data. Our new OpenGov site allows you to explore the District's budget and historical finances in a simple graphical interface. This site provides you the opportunity to view, filter, and analyze revenue, expense, and balance sheet financial data. Each graph or chart is interactive, dynamic, and shareable.
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In 2008, Hurricane Ike took the Houston area by storm.
"The very next day, after the hurricane, we had a beautiful blue sky but no electricity," said Seamus "Shay" Curran, a professor of physics at the University of Houston.
Hurricane Ike left 2.15 million people without power, or 95 percent of all CenterPoint Energy customers.
"When you take electricity away, you take the key ingredient of civilization, not just for manufacturing, but how we live is dependent on power," said Curran, who also serves as director of UH's Institute for NanoEnergy.
Power restoration efforts would take 18 days. For Curran, being without power following Hurricane Ike ironically resulted in a "light bulb" moment for the longtime solar power researcher. Curran created "Storm Cell" – an off-grid, portable solar generator that produces two-to-five kilowatts of energy, depending on the model. Storm Cell is equipped with a backup battery that can run the generator day or night. Should a hurricane make landfall along the Texas Gulf Coast this season, Curran is ready to put Storm Cell to good use.
"For the larger system — the five kilowatt system — that will run your air conditioning system, all of your lights, stereo and television so you can be connected to the rest of the world," said Curran.
Storm Cell's off-grid electricity is not just ideal for power outages, but Curran says developing countries, rural farmers and even oil and gas drilling sites can benefit from the technology and clean energy it produces.
"This is where you see the university transitioning a technology from the lab to the community and making an economic impact, and its ready to go now," said Curran.


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Eating Disorders
Millions of people in the United States are affected by eating disorders, specifically young women striving to reach the "ideal" figure.
Common Types of Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa:
- Approximately 1 percent of adolescent girls develop anorexia nervosa, a dangerous condition in which they can literally starve themselves to death.
- The mortality rate associated with anorexia nervosa is 12 times higher than the death rate associated with all causes of death for females 15 to 24 years old.
- An estimated 0.5 to 3.7 percent of women suffer from anorexia nervosa in their lifetime.
- 20 percent of people suffering from anorexia will prematurely die from complications related to their eating disorder, including suicide and heart problems
Bulimia Nervosa:
- Another 2 to 3 percent of young women develop bulimia nervosa, a destructive pattern of overeating followed by vomiting or other "purging" behaviors to control their weight.
- About 50 percent of people who have had anorexia develop bulimia or bulimic patterns.
Other common eating disorders include exercise bulimia and binge eating. These eating disorders also occur in men and older women, but much less frequently.
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Dieting Statistics
- 91 percent of women surveyed on a college campus had attempted to control their weight through dieting.
- 22 percent dieted "often" or "always"
- 25 percent of college-aged women engage in binging and purging as a weight-management technique.
- In a survey of 185 female students on a college campus:
- 58 percent felt pressure to be a certain weight
- Of the 83 percent that dieted for weight loss, 44 percent were of normal weight
- An estimated 2 to 5 percent of Americans experience binge-eating disorder in a 6-month period.
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The consequences of eating disorders can be severe:
- 1 in 10 cases lead to death by starvation
- Eating disorders can cause cardiac arrest
- Those with eating disorders are more likely to attempt suicide
Nevertheless, some people with eating disorders refuse to admit they have a problem and do not get treatment. Family members and friends can help recognize the problem and encourage the person to seek treatment.
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In trying to understand the causes of eating disorders, scientists have studied the personalities, genetics, environments, and biochemistry of people with these illnesses. As is often the case, the more that is learned, the more complex the roots of eating disorders appear to be.
Although there is a clear correlation between the portrayal of the "ideal" body in the media and eating disorders, it is not clear why some at-risk individuals develop eating disorders and others do not.
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Get Help
There are many different types of eating disorders with many different warning signs. If you fall into any of these descriptions for eating disorders, do not hesitate to contact your physician or a counselor.
If you have friends who might have an eating disorder, please encourage them to seek help – you may save a life!
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Charlotte Miller, high school student writer
Reviewed By: Nancy Brown, Ph.D.
Last Reviewed: October 2013
Below are links PAMF accessed when researching this topic. PAMF does not sponsor or endorse any of these sites, nor does PAMF guarantee the accuracy of the information contained on them.
Food and Nutrition Information Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders., ANAD Official Web site; Hotline, Counseling, & Referrals:
- 1-(847)-831-3438
Weight Watchers, Official Web site: Find a local group.
National Eating Disorders Association, NEDA Official Web site: Information on eating disorders and referrals for treatment.
For More Information:
Read Samantha Phan's teen-written story about self-perception and body image.


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The Next Generation of Ad-Free Broadcasting:
Last November, Ustream launched Ad-Free Broadcasting, a simple way for broadcasters to remove ads from their video and channel pages. Since that time, we've helped thousands of broadcasters send their message directly to their viewers. Today, the Ustream Product and Engineering team is excited to announce the next evolution of Ad-Free: Ustream Pro Broadcasting.
With Ustream Pro Broadcasting, users will get all the benefits of an ad-free package with a ton of great new features to customize the broadcasting experience. To top it off, we're giving away all of these new features for the same price as our previous ad-free plans. Each plan comes with a different set of features, so check the Pro Broadcasting overview to see which package is right for you.
New Pro Broadcasting features:
So what are these awesome new features? Here are just a few of the new benefits that are available!
- Ad-Free Broadcasting – Ustream Pro Broadcasting packages remove all in-video ads, as well as display ads on your channel page. Each package comes with a set number of "Viewer Hours" (one viewer for an hour, two viewers for half an hour each, etc. There is a "Viewer Hour Calculator" on the pro broadcasting page to help you decide how much you need)
- Ustream Extensions – Extensions is Ustream's new "widget" framework that will allow you to integrate outside services to increase your social media fanbase, sell products, or just promote yourself with custom banners. Current extensions include Facebook Fan Page Like Button , Twitter Follow Button, iTunes Promotion, Amazon Promotion, Thumbplay Ring Tones, and Custom Uploaded Banners. We'll be adding new services in the coming months.
- Branding: Want to control the look and feel of your broadcast? Co-branding allows you to upload and add your own logo to the Ustream player. Not a fan of the "Ustream Live" logo? Get rid of it with the Full-Branding make the player 100% you!
- IFrame Access: Subscribers to the Enterprise package will have direct access to three html iframes within the channel page. These iframes allow you to embed banners, maps, widgets, and pretty much anything else you would need to customize your channel
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SANFORD, Fla. - Jailhouse phone calls show how George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch leader charged with killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, instructed his wife to transfer money from bank accounts.
LISTEN: Call 1 | Call 2 | Call 3 | Call 4 | Call 5 | Call 6
READ: Transcript Call 1| Transcript Call 2 | Transcript 3 |Transcript 4 | Transcript 5 | Transcript 6
WATCH: Legal analyst discusses case
The calls, released by the state on Monday, could play a crucial role in Zimmerman's second bond hearing, which is scheduled for June 29.
Zimmerman was released on $150,000 bond in April, several days after the phone calls took place. At his bond hearing, his wife, Shellie, testified that she didn't know how much money had been raised from a website created for his legal defense.
But four days before his April 20 bond hearing, Zimmerman spoke to Shellie Zimmerman on the phone as she was at the credit union and in the presence of a credit union representative, according to the calls. Through the phone, Zimmerman asked specific questions about how much money was in the account and directed the transfer of the funds from a PayPal account to his wife' account.
"Hey just in case, yeah, Ken told me uh about how much we have," George said. Zimmerman also spoke about Ken and the "Peter Pan", a code for his PayPal account. When George Zimmerman asked how much money they had in total, Shellie Zimmerman responded with "$155", which Zimmerman's attorney said that was code for $155,000.
"Though it was improper what they did to the judge and the judge stuck his neck out by letting him out on bond, there was no money taken no money hidden," O'Mara told Local 6.
Prosecutors say the calls show George and Shellie Zimmerman knew that roughly $135,000 had been raised by the site.
O'Mara, filed a motion on Monday for clarification regarding 145 of Zimmerman's 151 jail phone calls.
"The motion addressed 145 of the 151 phone calls from jail, and it is our contention that the calls are not only irrelevant to the charges against Mr. Zimmerman, but they could jeopardize friends and family of Mr. Zimmerman who are unrelated to the case," O'Mara wrote on his defense website, GZLegalCase.com
O'Mara seems particularly concerned with the witness statements being release from "Witness 9," as referred to in the motion. O'Mara wrote in the motion that witness 9's statement being released would, "reignite and possibly enhance the widespread hostility to Mr. Zimmerman." The court has agreed to consider the motion at the scheduled June 29 bond hearing.
O'Mara said the calls released on Monday were "relevant to the bond hearing" and didn't object to the release of those calls. In a call made April 12, Shellie Zimmerman said she called O'Mara.
"Ah, you're so good," said George Zimmerman, who then discussed resetting a password on one of his accounts. Zimmerman also asked his wife to make more transfers, after Shellie told him she had made four in the same day.
"Don't worry, cutie," said Shellie Zimmerman, who later added that her husband's website was crashing because of the amount of people logging in to show their support.
"That feels good … that there are people in America that care," George Zimmerman said. "That is awesome. I need to talk to O'Mara about getting the word out because those people need to start vocalizing themselves."
"After this is all over, you're going to be able to just have a great life," Shellie Zimmerman said.
"We will," George Zimmerman replied. "I'm excited."
"Yeah, you should be. You should be excited," Shellie Zimmerman said.
"I wish you were here, of course," she said.
"I will be," he said.
"Isn't it crazy how something like this just makes you put everything in perspective in life?" Shellie Zimmerman said. "It's amazing how insignificant the things we stress out over are."
"I agree," he said.
At one point, Shellie interrupted her husband while he was talking about taking medication, saying, "I see you on TV right now."
Shellie Zimmerman was arrested last week on a charge of making a false statement. As far as a perjury crime for George Zimmerman, Local 6 legal analyst Luis Calderon says he thinks it would be unlikely.
"With regards to a perjury charge, its difficult because if you look at the phone calls there is never an opportunity to an instance where he is directing her to give false testimony," Calderon said.
In an April 16 call, George Zimmerman talks with a woman named Susie, who he calls "sis" and said she was an "angel," in which she responded, chuckling, "You stop it. He's whispering sweet nothings to me."
In another call, Shellie and George were talking about how they will deal with Zimmerman's release. Zimmerman told his wife to buy bulletproof vests for them and his attorney and also talked about what type of car he should leave the jail in.
"'Cause you could always like lay down or something," Shellie said.
Zimmerman replied, "Yeah, exactly. Well, I have my hoodie."
Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Martin, who was shot and killed Feb. 26 in Sanford. Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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MSNBC's Thomas Roberts Questions GOP Hypocrisy On Same-Sex Marriage
MSNBC host Thomas Roberts is more than a little confused by the hypocrisy amongst the Republican leadership when it comes to same-sex marriage--especially since they can't seem to stop congratulating him on his own same-sex marriage, while simultaneously attempting to legislate against it.
Check out Roberts on Morning Joe:
Discussing the Republican leadership on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Roberts, who is gay, said that RNC chair Reince Priebus had congratulated him on his engagement and that RNC communications
"Reince Priebus, when I got engaged, congratulated me at the White House Correspondents' weekend. Last year, Sean Spicer congratulated me on getting married to my husband. Yet they incorporate into the platform of the RNC their stance against marriage equality," Roberts said.
Roberts called the disparity between the personal remarks and the party platform "odd."
"It's odd, because why congratulate me? I didn't bring it up, I didn't say give me a congratulations, but they offered it," Roberts said. "So it's odd, because then they'll go out and drumbeat that they're against marriage equality. It's weird."
According to Politico, the RNC Communications director Sean Spicer responded to Roberts' comments in an email, saying:
"Believing marriage is between one man and one woman and being polite, courteous and respectful are not mutually exclusive."
Eh. It sounds to us like these "polite" members of the Republican leadership are talking out of both sides of their mouths.
How kind of them to be courteous while attempting to classify our relationships as illegitimate and unequal...
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The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) in Odessa opened the doors to its patient practice in June of 1999, which provides increased access to primary and specialized health care for patients of the Permian Basin. This 81,374 square foot facility houses patient-related services on the first and second floors and administrative offices and academic programs occupy the third floor.
The Odessa TTUHSC campus includes a School of Medicine, School of Nursing and a School of Health Professions. Our campus provides a premier learning environment with state of the art classrooms, laboratories, computer resources, and student support areas ranking among the finest within the State of Texas.
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Description: HDS MEDALLION™ Distinctive CarryAll Bags are fashionable bags for mothers, grandmothers and disabled women using a mobility device including walkers, scooters, power chairs and transport wheelchairs to get around. Most bags available for mobility devices today are asexual, colorless and unattractive for women with a sense of style and who want to look and feel good. HDS MEDALLION bags are not only attractive; they provide a healthy psychological lift in women's spirits. They are elegant and fun while delivering familiar purse-like functionality. It's the perfect gift for women that they will use daily with enthusiasm. Women using a walker or other device can have a practical and fashionable purse that looks great and feels feminine. What makes HDS MEDALLION™ CarryAll Bags unique? • Premium quality 100% cotton fabric inside and out (most mobility bags are made of canvas backpack material) • Available in a wide range of vibrant colors and stylish patterns – a dozen different styles available • Enhanced by decorative embellishments like Swarovski™ crystal or brass buckles, ribbons, silk flowers etc. • Feminine, yet practical features like access hook & loop closures for easy access instead of difficult zippers and magnetic closure
Price: $60.00 to $80.00 Visit the Website
Tree Hugs Organic Knit Baby Sleeping Sack
Description: Violet's Peapod loves how trees enrich our planet and our lives in so many ways. Therefore they are donating a percentage of sales for this peapod toward Plant-It 2020, a nonprofit tree-planting organization founded by John Denver. The newest addition to their collection is a 100% organic knit baby sleeping sack called Tree Hugs. This 2-layer must-have is made of high-quality luxurious certified cotton fabric that is soft to the touch and is eco-friendly. The fabric is made of cotton that is organically grown and milled in India without the use of pesticides and chemicals. The fabric conforms to the GOTS standards and meets social criteria as well. The color is natural with green trim, and features a handmade modern tree appliqué. This baby sleeping sack is gender-neutral and is bound to win the hearts of discerning, environmentally conscious moms and their babies alike. Product Features: •Made of 100% certified organic cotton. •Upside down zipper allows babies to stay warm on top while having diaper changed. •Peapod shape is designed with plenty of leg room for busy little bodies. •Sleeveless design provides good ventilation. Simply slip baby sleeping sack over baby's pajamas. •Helps to reduce the risk of SIDS by replacing loose blankets in crib. •Handmade appliqué detailing. •Machine washable. •Mom-designed and made in U.S.A. These peapods make WONDERFUL baby shower gifts!!!
Price: $53.95 Visit the Website
StashAll: Stylish Accessories For The Physically Challenged
Description: The StashAll has been designed as a high-end fashionable accessory for fun day trips or a more sophisticated night out. It features pockets/sections that allow the owner or a caregiver to easily locate a commonly grabbed item, like glasses or credit cards. It is lined in a high-quality, attractive fabric and provides optional, coordinating accessories, like a glasses case, cell phone case with neck strap, credit card case and discreet pouch for briefs that can be taken to the restroom. When StashAll creator Mary Tennyson's 92-year-old mother wanted to attend the Ballet or do lunch, she always had a hard time pushing her walker and managing her purse at the same time. This need lead Mary to create The StashAll, an attractive bag that attached to the walker and would also fold up with the walker when it came time to put it in the car or set it aside once seated. The StashAll was born out of an important personal need, but has been tested by other seniors and caregivers alike who gave important feedback in the research and development process. The StashAll also comes in handsome styles for men who face the same problems and a version with a shoulder strap that can also be used by caregivers when not attached to the walker.
Price: $50.00 to $80.00 Visit the Website
Moby Wrap
Description: Moby Wrap Inc. was founded in 2003 by parents with a passion for babywearing who saw the need for a more comfortable, secure and versatile way to carry their infants. Made from the softest of cotton fabrics, the Moby (mother and baby) Wrap is by far the most comfortable baby carrier available today. It distributes weight evenly from the wearer's shoulders to hips and aligns baby's center of gravity as close to the wearer's body as possible. Since its inception, Moby has expanded its line to include baby carriers and accessories in a gorgeous array of colors, prints and fabrics, including UV protected and organic cotton. Moby partners with other organizations that emphasize empowering parents. Moby products can be found in stores across the US and in more than 28 countries.
Price: $42.95 to $59.95 Visit the Website
Send A Daily Dose Of Your Love To Mom With A Unique And Thoughtful Gift
Description: Surprise your mom with heartwarming messages to make her smile every day! Mom will appreciate a beautiful jar filled with your messages of love and appreciation, each enclosed in a linen envelope for her to open each day or anytime she needs a smile. It's a perfect way to tell her how much she means to you! Choose from a library of messages or personalize your own with memories you've shared, reasons why she's the best mom, or messages thanking her for all that she's done for you. This thoughtful gift for mom will bring back the sentiment of an old-fashioned letter in the midst of modern-day technology and emails. This unique gift for mom will make it her day every day, not just on Mother's Day! KindNotes will be fully assembled according to your selections so you don't have to worry about doing anything.
Price: $35.95 to $40.95 Visit the Website
Keepsake Box With Recorded Voices
Description: VoiceQuilt gives gifts that speak from the heart…literally! VoiceQuilt is a uniquely personal gift – filled with a group's vivid, heart-touching greetings, memories and tributes. The resulting collage of voices is similar to the toasts given by party guests after a long and joyful meal. Better still, your recipient can savor those tributes over and over again. The sound of someone's voice – their accent, tone and laughter – conveys much more than a photo, letter or a store-bought gift. VoiceQuilt™ is a wonderfully creative gift solution for groups and families, a unique way to celebrate a special birthday, anniversary, retirement, Mother's Day, graduation, Father's Day or a wedding. It's easy to create a VoiceQuilt: Invite anyone with a phone, anywhere in the world to record a message for a special occasion. Create a playlist online and then select a Keepsake Box. We'll ship by the next day. When the recipient lifts the lid of the Keepsake Box, the voices will play... http://www.voicequilt.com/gifts/customer-favorites/sorrentine/ This Is A Unique Gift That Won't Be Forgotten!
Price: $25.00 to $150.00 Visit the Website
The GoPillow! Baby And Toddler Travel Pillow
Description: The GoPillow! can be used from birth and well beyond. It uses include, but are not limited to: Travel Pillow for all ages Pillow and body wrap for babies Portable toddler pillow with a built-in blanket Breast feeding pillow with built-in privacy cover-up Portable diaper changing surface Sun and wind shield for babies and toddlers Arm cushion for carrying babies and toddlers Extra hand during diaper changes etc. Arm warmer during cold weather (especially during outdoor activities)
Price: $24.95 to $29.95 Visit the Website
Make Your Memories Last With Memory Maker!
Description: The eco-friendly Memory Making Kit arrives complete with three albums featuring two snap-locking poly rings to easily change and add pages to hold any size of memories, from large to small. Also included are corresponding insert pages, adhesive pockets in three sizes and lesson plans to help spur creative ideas. Memory Making Kits are available at Amazon.com. Packed full of essentials, the Memory Making Kit includes a CD wallet, mini wallet, or the Mini View Case Binder, which is the same size as a standard planner. Create a personalized cover using the full wrap overlay as well as use the clear sheet protectors for holding photos, DVDs or pages. Still need creative inspiration? UnikeepTM offers a variety of themed templates for cover inserts at www.unikeep.com. What's in it: Mini View Case binder Mini Sheet Protectors (25pk) Wallet (CD 10) with 10 poly pages Mini Wallet (80mm) with 10 poly pages 3x5"Adhesive pockets (1 sheet of 4) 4x6" Adhesive pockets (1 sheet of 4) Business Card size Adhesive pockets (1 sheet of 8)
Price: $21.99 Visit the Website
Aden + Anais Baby Products
Description: Launched in 2006, aden + anais® has brought the Australian legacy of 100% breathable cotton muslin to the forefront of modern baby care, offering signature products that combine comfort and safety with style and affordable prices. The collection includes a full range of multi-purpose swaddling blankets, burpy bibs™, dream blankets™, security blankets, sleeping bags, and bath products that feature fashion-forward prints, that are as versatile as they are practical. Co-founder and CEO Raegan Moya-Jones (whose first daughter is named Anais) has received an overwhelming response from parents, nurses, pediatricians, obstetricians, industry experts, lactation consultants, and celebrities for bringing global awareness to the many benefits of swaddling and cotton muslin. Through her efforts, aden + anais® has been honored with the Creative Child Magazine 2007 Seal of Excellence and several prestigious iParenting media awards. She is also the author of swaddle love, a candid and practical guide to the history, science, and techniques of swaddling, and has founded the aden + anais swaddlelove foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to eliminate touch deprivation in orphaned babies across the world. For more information on aden + anais®, please visit www.adenandanais.com.
Price: $20.00 to $50.00 Visit the Website
The Information Blanket
Description: The Information Blanket is a baby blanket imprinted with vital information about newborn care designed for mothers in developing nations where infant mortality rates are high and access to information is limited. The Information Blanket is a social enterprise built on a one-for-one model, where for every blanket purchased, one will be donated to a newborn in Uganda, where infant mortality rate is among the highest in the world.
Price: $20.00 to $40.00 Visit the Website
Induct Your Mother In The International Mothers Hall Of Fame
Description: This year the International Mothers Hall Of Fame begins a new tradition, an annual list of women chosen to be honored as "International Mothers of the Year." Selected by the IMHOF Board of Directors, the yearly list will comprise a mix of women from different backgrounds who have all made motherhood headlines in a positive way. Some will be famous, some known best only to those that love them most, but ALL the women will be part of the great sisterhood of mothers and that makes them heroes because every mother is one! This year's honorees will each be presented with a special commemorative gift, and their names will join those of women from around the world in the IMHOF Hall of Fame. And plans are currently underway to create a lasting tribute to mothers in IMHOF's headquarters home state of Texas. An 8-acre International Mothers Hall of Fame Gardens will be built (ground has been broken) in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, and will include a granite wall monument engraved with the names of all the Hall of Fame inductees (current & future).
Price: $19.95 Visit the Website
Induct Your Mother In The International Mothers Hall Of Fame
Description: This year the International Mothers Hall Of Fame begins a new tradition, an annual list of women chosen to be honored as "International Mothers of the Year." Selected by the IMHOF Board of Directors, the yearly list will comprise a mix of women from different backgrounds who have all made motherhood headlines in a positive way. Some will be famous, some known best only to those that love them most, but ALL the women will be part of the great sisterhood of mothers and that makes them heroes because every mother is one! This year's honorees will each be presented with a special commemorative gift, and their names will join those of women from around the world in the IMHOF Hall of Fame. And plans are currently underway to create a lasting tribute to mothers in IMHOF's headquarters home state of Texas. An 8-acre International Mothers Hall of Fame Gardens will be built (ground has been broken) in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, and will include a granite wall monument engraved with the names of all the Hall of Fame inductees (current & future).
Price: $19.95 Visit the Website
World Vision Gift Catalog
Description: The World Vision Gift Catalog, located at www.worldvisiongifts.org, offers top poverty-fighting gifts (goats, chickens, water well, medicine, sheep) as well as nearly 250 other items ranging from $16 to $39,000 available online and in the print catalog. After purchasing a Gift Catalog item, the person whose name the gift was given in receives a special card describing the gift and its impact. World Vision's Gift Catalog offers several gifts that bring hope and aid to those in need. Donate to the Maximum Impact Fund and receive a free gift such as the items below: Artisan Multi-Color Bracelet – Wear this one-of-a-kind, colorful 48" strand long or short, as a bracelet or even a belt, and support children at risk. - $100 Fair Trade Coffee Set - Delicious flavors from Ethiopia, Sumatra, and Costa Rica blended by OneCup.org delivered in a gift bag of African fabric hand-sewn by local women. Also with hand-carved olivewood scoop made to benefit over 200 orphans of the Kamba tribe. - $50 Gertie the plush goat - Gertie will be a delightful memento for your loved one of the hope you've given in his or her name. - $25
Price: $16.00 to $100.00 Visit the Website
Children's Photo Board Book Keepsake
Description: Children love story time and they love to look and smile at photos of themselves...The Barb-A-Mel Books combine the best of both with a series of vibrantly illustrated children's board books. Simply insert your own 4"x 6" photos and watch children smile with delight as they see themselves alongside the Barb-A-Mel Bears and hear parents, grandparents and caregivers read positive, caring messages of love on every page. Available Titles: "I Love Mommy Because...", "I Love Daddy Because...", "I Love Grandma Because...", and "I Love Grandpa Because...".
Price: $15.95 to $15.99 Visit the Website
For My Children: A Mother's Journal Of Memories, Wishes And Wisdom
Description: As a mother ages and sees her children go off into the world, she begins reflecting on her time as a mom and yearns to share memories with her kids. While they may be too busy to spend as much time with their mother as they would like, her children will cherish this journal for decades and eventually share with their own children. Beautifully designed and illustrated, this perfect gift contains creative prompts that spark Mom's recollections of fun family vacations, favorite childhood games, and special holidays. The thought-provoking queries allow Mom to delve into her own lifetime of experiences — her childhood and school years, falling in love and getting married, and, most of all, having and raising children. This collection of fill-in-the-blank lists is the easiest way for a mother to record on paper answers to the questions her children never thought to ask but will love to discover. It covers the little things no one wants to lose as well as the deepest subjects like the wisdom she has gained over the years, the goals she has achieved in her life, and the dreams that remain unfulfilled.
Price: $14.95 Visit the Website
What's Eating Your Child? The Hidden Connections Between Food And Childhood Ailments
Description: If you could quickly and effectively cure your child's ear infection, moodiness, or frequent colds with food instead of drugs, which option would you choose? In WHAT'S EATING YOUR CHILD? leading nutritionist Kelly Dorfman empowers parents to become Nutrition Detectives by revealing simple ways to uncover the clues behind a child's health problems and find an accurate, nutritional treatmentimmediately. Refreshingly different from ordinary nutrition books, WHAT'S EATING YOUR CHILD? pairs practical, scientifically-supported advice with fascinating case studies that read like medical mysteries. Here, you'll meet the toddler whose violent mood swings and frequent colds disappeared after dairy was removed from his diet, the 8-year-old whose persistent rash was cured by a fish oil supplement, the tiny adolescent who rapidly shot up from the bottom growth percentile after taking zinc, and many other incredible stories.
Price: $13.95 Visit the Website
Patch Hats - A New Pal With Every Patch!
Description: Each hat comes with 3 removable Patch Pals that stick to the Velcro circle on any Patch Hat. Just peel off one Patch Pal and press on another! Not only does a Patch Hat make a great gift, it is the most fun hat ever created. Swap patches on your hat and with friends as you collect all the Patch Pal characters. Each Patch Pal has a Name, Hometown, Species, Age, Size and Pal - so you can learn about animals while collecting all the patches. Visit our website for more information.
Price: $12.99 Visit the Website
Molar Muncher Hands Free Teether For 0-24 Months
Description: The Molar Muncher is the only hands‐free teether that soothes the entire gum line simultaneously. It is MADE IN THE USA and is constructed of a single mold injection of BPA free FDA approved food grade non‐toxic silicone so there are no crevices where germs can accumulate. It is refrigerator and dishwasher safe and the unique design eliminates common issues doctors find with traditional pacifiers such as tooth displacement and interference with breast feeding.
Price: $12.99 to $17.99 Visit the Website
"A Short Guide To A Happy Marriage" Is A Small, Inspirational, Self-help Book For Couples.
Description: "A Short Guide to a Happy Marriage" is filled with twenty highly useful and inspiring suggestions that will help couples to rekindle their love for each other and keep them growing together. The thoughts and ideas are simple yet effective when couples make them part of daily married life. This book is beautifully designed and will make a special gift for showers, weddings, Valentine's Day, Mother's/Father's Days, or just because you love your partner!
Price: $12.95 Visit the Website
The Available Parent: Radical Optimism For Raising Teens And Tweens
Description: By John Duffy Embrace Fearless Parenting Have you ever been bewildered by the changes in your child and your sudden lack of effectiveness as a parent? When hugs and family fun have been replaced by silence, slamming doors and an ever-changing array of moods, you need new tools. Top teen expert Dr. John Duffy has encountered all of this and more in his family counseling practice and offers excellent advice, clear strategies and teen-tested solutions in The Available Parent. Dr. Duffy can help you shift the dynamic in your relationship with your teenager. Imagine what it would be like if healthy conversations replaced angry outbursts or petulant silence. Using the techniques in The Available Parent, you can begin to enjoy a healthy, satisfying, new kind of relationship with your teenager—one based on a foundation of radical optimism, rather than fear-based control. At a time when many "helicopter parents" micromanage and under-appreciate their children, Dr. Duffy's step-by-step guide is an innovative approach to taking care of teens and tweens. You'll see that it's the available parent that fosters an extraordinary teenager. What you'll learn inside this book: ♦ How to understand the adolescent mind ♦ What teen rebellion is really about ♦ How to build your child's self-esteem and confidence ♦ How to create a successful behavioral contract
Price: $12.07 to $15.95 Visit the Website
Food Themed Rubber Duckies Celebrate Cupcakes, Chocolate, Wine, Coffee, And BBQ!
Description: CelebriDucks, who do a whole line of celebrity rubber ducks that were voted one of the Top 100 Gifts by Entertainment Weekly, has just released their line of food themed rubber duckies celebrating Cupcakes, Wine, Coffee, Chocolate and BBQ. They also are bringing the whole rubber duck industry back to the USA where the soft floating rubber duckie was invented and will be the only company making rubber ducks in America!
Price: $11.99 to $14.99 Visit the Website
Help! My Baby Came Without Instructions: How To Survive (and Enjoy) Your Baby's First Year
Description: By Blythe Lipman Foreword by Ame Mahler Beanland The Expert-Approved Guide to the Gentle Art of Infant Care Bringing home baby can be one of the most exhilarating and nerve-wracking days in a new parent's life. Blythe Lipman has devoted her life to the art of newborn care and offers wise and witty practical advice in this parent-tested, doctor-approved book. Filled with valuable information new parents need, Help! My Baby Came Without Instructions will have nervous new moms and sleep-deprived dads feeling confident about their parenting skills. Hints on daily routines, sleep patterns, crying, the art and science of diapering, and traveling with a newborn are all included. --- An Infant Care Specialist, BLYTHE LIPMAN, CDA, has worked with babies for over twenty years. She began her career at Boston University's Neonatal Care Unit. Blythe has helped countless new, sleep-deprived parents with workshops, in-home visits, invaluable tips, and sound advice. Her work with parents, preschools, hospitals, and caregivers throughout North America earned her a reputation as one of the top infant care experts of today. She and her family live in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Price: $11.66 to $14.95 Visit the Website
Description: It can be difficult to find the perfect gift for Mom on her special day. Give mom a Visa card from Gift CardLab that can be customized with an image of the two of you, her favorite hobby or any other special memory. The cards are accepted anywhere Visa is accepted so whether Mom wants to treat herself to a massage, fancy dinner or a new wardrobe, she will remember how much you love her. CardLab also offers e-Gift Cards, Retail Gift Cards and much more.
Price: $10.00 to $250.00 Visit the Website
4 Reasons To Teach Your Baby To Read, Based On The Book "Raising Confident Readers," By Dr. J. Richard Gentry
Description: 1. Zero to age six is when language proficiency develops in the brain. It is during this critical period that many of the neural pathways establishing language proficiency are formed. 2. Early literacy engagement gives your baby an enormous advantage. Spending just a few minutes a day engaging your baby or toddler in literacy activities may give your baby a 32-million-word advantage by kindergarten over children who did not get this exposure. 3. Babies' brains are uniquely suited to early reading. Babies have special capacity for perceiving patterns and connecting symbols with meaning, which can begin as early as eight months of age. All babies have good recognition memory and novelty preference, so they it's fun for them to look at pictures and word cards with their parents. Perceiving patterns and connecting symbols with meaning is what reading is all about. 4. Babies' right-brain learning gives them special capacities for reading. Unlike six-year-olds, babies and toddlers likely begin as right-brain readers. Learning to read is work for the six-year-old beginner, but it's play for babies and toddlers, who pick up reading as easily as they pick up two languages if two languages are spoken by their caregivers between birth and age three.
Price: $8.99 to $12.00 Visit the Website
Meditating Children
Description: After I had created the meditations for adults, moms would come and say that their kids noticed a difference in how their mom responded and their kids demanded their own meditation CD. This kids meditation CD is designed for kids who are stressed, pressured, don't know why they have so much frustration and anger. Moms and kids using this meditation CD together become more peaceful and happier. Kids seem to know when they need to use the meditation and relaxation CD and take it upon themselves to ask to use it or just put in on their iPod. The techniques in this meditation CD for kids are simple and about breath and allowing children to get into a habit of not holding on to issues that arise during the day.
Price: $5.95 to $12.95 Visit the Website


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While being the unofficial start of vacation season in the United States, Memorial Day is first and foremost about honoring the men and women who have died while serving in the military. Originally called Decoration Day it was about honoring those who died in the Civil War from both the Confederate and Union sides. In the early 1900's it was extended to include all people who have died in military service.
Large family gatherings and an outdoor meal with everyone sharing their best Memorial Day recipes is a common tradition in many parts of the USA.
When you are planning your outdoor event we hope the recipes below will help delight your family and friends. Be sure to try the Chipotle Turkey Burger Recipe or Baby Back Ribs Recipe and the refreshing Old Fashioned Lemonade Recipe. For a dessert treat try the Peach Cobbler Recipoe or the Blueberry Pie Recipe.
While it is great time to enjoy family and friends don't forget to honor those who have fought and died to make what we have possible.
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The Martinez is a strong but balanced drink—we recommend it for Negroni or Manhattan Drink fans. This recipe, from Jonny Raglin of Comstock Saloon in San Francisco, stirs together two parts Old Tom Gin with one part sweet vermouth, a few dashes of orange bitters, and some maraschino liqueur, then serves it up. When this drink originated in the 19th century, Old Tom Gin was usually made by taking a subpar gin and adding sugar to make it more palatable, says Raglin. In modern times the gin fell out of existence, but nowadays, quality Old Tom Gin is back on the market and artfully distilled to taste delicious.
What to buy: Old Tom Gin has similar flowery and aromatic characteristics to London dry gin, but with a touch of sweetness added. At Comstock Saloon, Raglin makes the Martinez using the Ransom brand, whose formula was developed with the help of cocktail historian David Wondrich.
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text: Monday, March 21, 2011 APTA Kicks Off 'Move Forward Monday' To further create visibility online for the Move Forward brand for the physical therapist, develop relationships with a wide range of online influencers, and enhance MoveForwardPT.com search engine optimization, APTA launched its new 'Move Forward Monday' today. Every other Monday we will post a new interview featuring a health conscious influencer or a physical therapist explaining how he or she uses physical activity to 'move forward' and keep mobile and fit to age successfully. Today's post features Terri Mauro, author of About.com's Guide to Parenting Special Needs blog. Mauro has been a supporter of APTA and helped promote the association's December 2010 tweetchat about gifts for children with disabilities with a blog post, and also made us the "Site of the Day" on the day of the chat. The tweetchat was a part of consumer outreach and education efforts related to the branding campaign.


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