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(CNN) -- Ferrari are the most successful team in Formula One history, with the legendary Italian marque boasting a record 16 constructors' titles and 15 drivers' championships.
The "Prancing Horse" enjoy passionate support unrivaled in the elite division of motorsport, but it also brings with it a unique pressure.
The Maranello-based marque are without a drivers' title since Kimi Raikkonen drove to glory in 2007, and Ferrari have not claimed the constructors' crown since 2008.
After a third-placed finish in the 2011 constructors' standings -- some 275 points adrift of champions Red Bull -- the pressure will be on team principal Stefano Domenicali to deliver success in 2012.
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The Spaniard saw his title as F1's youngest double world champion taken by Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel last year after only registering one race win all season.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Is Croydon racist 'mother from hell' a criminal, or just a sad, drunk nutter?
The video was taken by Kelly Hollingsworth on one of the UK's few trams, in between Croydon, close to where I grew up, and nearby New Addington.
As you can see by the video, the woman, holding her young son in her arms, is clearly drunk and what spews from her mouth is revolting.
Everyone who watches the video probably thinks the same thing: poor, poor kid having a mother like that.
I thought the same. But what happened next makes me squirm almost as much as watching the video does.
Last night, Kelly Holliongsworth, who took the video, tweeted: "Ok so this women's been arrested. I guess my video was a success. This has caused quite a bit of hype..."
It certainly caused hype – it also caused a tweeting frenzy, with many grassing the woman up to the cops. But was it a success that the rancid rants of a racist led to an arrest?
What is encouraging about the video is that people challenged this woman – they didn't do what the British often do: hide behind a newspaper and pretend this embarrassing thing isn't happening.
And challenging racist outbursts can sometimes be a good thing. But getting the cops dragged into this is not.
Never to miss a trick, politicians got in the act too. Leader of the Labour Party, Ed 'Who?' Miliband, tweeted: "Important appeal from [British Transport Police] to identify the woman shouting racist abuse on a tram in London."
But the question must be asked: should mouthing off in public one's sad old racist prejudices be a criminal offence?
Posted by beatroot at 11/29/2011
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I look at it in terms of child abuse.
- 9:00 pm
What's the surprise here? This women exits everywhere, just closely examine the white uneducated underclass of any society in the western world and you will easily find the same thing. Haven't we heard the lament of the British social workers who find themselves dealing with situations where people are a product of families where five generations never worked a day in their lives, have no education and exist on social assistance. In the case of this women it is highly unlikely that anyone Polish or Black prevented her from working hard and getting an education, she made her (bad) choices and now she can live the consequences. Undoubtedly blaming others for her circumstances has become a habit.
If she was not drunk, then there should be some consequence to publicly uttering racist abuse that undoubtedly distressed the people around her. If a society decides to be multicultural or accept ethnic diversity there is an obligation to maintain some measure of social harmony. The issue of the child is another matter in so far as it looks like this "mother" is not likely to give it a fighting chance for any sort of future, removal and adoption to more suitable parents should not be out of the question.
- 6:07 pm
- beatroot said...
You say there is a case against her if she, while sober, upset people. Upsetting someone, though regretable sometimers, is not criminal.
- 12:46 pm
She more than upset her kid.
Really, what do you think she is doing on a daily basis to that boy?
Is she ensuring that his life will be full of joy and decency?
- 3:22 pm
- Brian May said...
I'm not sure, but if only one of the people she was insulting in this tram felt verbally insulted by her racist rants, then she could have filed a complaint to the police.
But if the public autorities have charged the women without any complaint from the people in the tram, I also think it goes too far.
It would be completely different if this racist complaints were made by a public or politic figure.
- 2:14 pm
Well, obviously people were offended even if they didn't file police complaints.
And it was videoed in a public place and viewed by the police, so who made the complaint seems irrelevant, no?
What's amazing is that despite the offence, people reacted peacefully albeit angrily.
If another drunk was in the tram, however, and having taken offence, reacted in a violent manner, the kid could have gotten hurt (beyond the mental/soul scarring he underwent).
- 3:15 pm
- Czary kapturek said...
jannowak57: "uneducated underclass of any society"? You'll find that education or class is not determiner of whether one will say racist things or not. Many in the BNP in GB or the NPD in Germany are university-educated middle class people.
It is legislation that is useful in fighting things like racism.
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For many, the word "energy" conjures up a long list of ideas – from electricity consumption to personal sustainability to community health. That versatility is what spurred Ohio University's Office of Sustainability to choose energy for this year's Earth Month theme.
With its goal of engaging and educating the campus community about environmental topics, the University's annual Earth Month celebration kicks off Sunday, April 1, with sustainable smoothies following the Athens Marathon. This marks the first of nearly 20 events hosted by community and University organizations that will take place on Ohio University's Athens campus throughout the month of April.
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• The Athens Farmer's Market comes to Ohio University on April 27 at the Howard Hall site at the corner of Union and College Streets.
• Frack Fest on April 28 from noon-5 p.m. at the corner of Union and College Streets will educate and raise awareness of hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" through speakers, musicians, entertainers, crafts, displays, and food.
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LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - Police have identified a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot during a sidewalk altercation in Lancaster, and they're seeking a suspect.
The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday when police say 17-year-old David Montes got into an argument with a group of people on the sidewalk outside a home. Multiple shots were fired and police say Montes was killed in the gunfire.
Lt. Todd Umstead, a Lancaster police spokesman, says an autopsy determined Montes died from a single gunshot wound to the chest.
Umstead says police were interviewing witnesses and trying to figure out what led to the shooting as they try to find the gunman.


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Moderator: Van Canna
I agree 100% with Van that we need to ingrain a few really solid moves that we do thousands of times so that they are instinctive and immediate.
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Defending The X is the first reactive option, and probably the least desirable as it is the most tenuous. It involves holding your ground and fighting from your existing position, probably because you have no distance advantage (he is just outside of arm's reach), no spatial advantage (you do not have the option of moving off his line of attack), and no initiative advantage (you are reactive, not having anticipated and prepared). While this is certainly an unenviable place to be, we cannot ignore the possibility of being there. If so, our first consideration, after the fight begins, will be to gain an advantage either in the spatial or interval areas.
Moving Off The X.
The X of course is the intended target's current position.
By employing various movement methods, one can evade an adversary's initial attack and counter him before he can recover. Generally a reactive concept, it is usually most applicable when the operator is in a poor position with regards to initiative, but has some distance available as well as some space available. And these do not need to be extreme as one can apply the get off the x concept in a hallway with the proper techniques.
By understanding these concepts, and organizing your training around them, the speed with which you are able to perceive the appropriate response and put it to use will be faster. And that will increase your chances of prevailing in the fight.
I understand getting off the X from the defenders point of view. But what does the bad guy think you are doing? Does the BG (obviously only at first) think you are running away and calling him/them the victor? In other words, does blasting off the X look agressive or submissive from the BG's point of view? Does blasting off the X in the direction of the adversary increase your appearance of aggression or is the BG mostly befuddled (major reset of the OODA loop) as you invade his sense of security.
The reaction differs with direction.
From my research,turning and running away, as in to 5,6, or 7 o'clock, actually seems to most likely provoke a predator vs prey reaction with the bad guy giving chase to the good guy.
You can change is loop by moving away. You DESTROY his loop by attacking him.
This is actually two questions about your perception of the bad guy. It is either about ego or tactics. If our own ego is under control then it becomes a tactical question. What matters concerning the bad guys thinking/ego is that it gives you a tactical advantage either to draw him in where you want him or persuade him to cease the attack.
He probably expects you to either 'freeze,' 'backpeddle,' or turn and run. If you're with family, running's out of the question for most whether armed or not.
The untrained will most likely freeze in a state shock or denial, "this cant be happening!"
When my wife was in her early twenties, she was the victim of road rage. The car she "cut off," passed her and at a stop light; several thugs pulled her out of her car window by her hair and beat her. This was in the 1980's.
It honestly comes down to you recognizing what is happening BEFORE you are looking up the muzzle of his gun or inspecting the shiny edge of his knife.
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Create a Dream Room From Design Star Challenge 6
Functional and Fun
A home should always be a physical manifestation of who lives there and reflective of the needs of those individuals or the family that inhabits the space. A great designer should not be as concerned about putting their individual stamp on a space as much as listening to the needs of the people they are trying to help and delivering a transformation that is better than what they could have dreamed of but still reflective of who they are.
Multipurpose rooms are often among the most difficult to address and David does a great job of incorporating a unique play space for small children, a hangout area for the entire family and a craft/drawing space where creativity can roam free in John and Kara's basement. The trick to incorporating all of these functions into one area is keeping the eye flowing and making a large, cavernous space seem coordinated and thought out.
Toys in particular can be tricky to keep looking neat and clean and David does a great job of designating a play area with his handpainted "tree" divisions that separate the chaos without visually cutting off the kids from the rest of the room.
Create Clear Focal Points
I think a little more closed "behind-the-door" storage would have been better to utilize when lots of toys are involved since cleanup time won't always allow for the beautiful way David displays the myriad of items, but his use of a predominantly neutral scheme for walls and upholstery lets the bright and colorful toys balance beautifully with the rest of the interiors.
Additionally, creating clear and primary focal points was a great approach to organizing a potentially chaotic space. By further emphasizing the importance of the fireplace by flanking it with built-in bookcases, David visually anchors that wall and provides an unmistakable focal point. This helps to make the scale of the room more intimate while providing visual and physical organization.
Repetition in a Room
The repetitive black rectangles formed by trim attached to the walls provides visual interest, lends architecture to the space and is a great area for the kids to display their future handiwork. The dark craft/drawing table blends with the bookcases and trim color to make the overall feel of the room seem thought out while serving a much-needed function. Overall, a great job.
Design for Dual Functions
Starting with a virtually blank canvas, Tym has the responsibility of injecting the fun, dance-loving spirit of this Hurricane Katrina survivor into her one bedroom apartment. By giving Felicity a small, dining table that folds to the side to allow for dancing in the middle of the common room, Tym demonstrates that he is listening to his customer.
Personalize Your Space
Felicity's vibrant, colorful and feminine personality, however, would have been something to hone in on and inject into the walls, upholstery, bedding and artwork of the space. Although Tym shows smart restraint by editing carefully for a New York apartment, a few more injections of "life" through thoughtfully selected plants, colorful throw pillows and bright artwork would have been a better choice.
Make Your House a Home
Consistent in this competition, Tym makes investments in big, major movements with his furniture placement, but falls a little short when it comes to the details. It is important to remember that it is often the finishing touches that transform a house into a "home." In the end, Tym does a nice job of getting this young, deserving woman off to a good beginning but ultimately, he fails to show his client's personality through her space.
Start With a Plan
Alice must step out of her comfort zone and produce a well thought out "man cave" for this deserving soldier, Jim, that the rest of family can also live with. Faced with the challenge of plenty of glass and French doors that open to the rest of the house, the challenge becomes incorporating plenty of comfortable seating, a refrigerator for readily accessible beverages, a television and room for books, games and other "manly" accoutrements. This room is the perfect example of the importance of creating a space plan since there are very few real "walls" to work with.
Take in the View
Alice does a nice job of incorporating a comfortable couch to stretch out on and additional chairs for reading or hanging out when company is present, but getting at least one chair to face out onto the beautiful, natural surroundings would have been something to consider.
Unique Storage Options
The overall look of the room is updated and masculine without seeming foreign or alienating to the rest of the family. Plenty of storage and a clever side table that multifunctions by also storing built-in board games is a great addition.
My favorite move in this room, however, is the incorporation of a small refrigerator into an armoire. Alice demonstrates that looking beyond the designated use of something can produce unexpected results that are both functional and beautiful.
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June 1, 2009
On Saturday at the NCAA West Regional held at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., UC Santa Barbara freshman Ryan Martin finished eighth in the 800 meters. For his efforts, Martin had been named the UCSBgauchos.com Athlete of the Week.
Martin advanced to the finals of the 800m by placing second in Heat 3. The top two times in each heat, plus the next two fastest times overall, advanced to the final. Martin's time of 1:50.23 edged him past a runner from BYU who finished at 1:50.37.
On Saturday, Martin finished eighth in the 800m final with a time of 1:52.12. It was a close race, with the winner crossing the line in 1:49.48. The fifth-place runner clocked a time of 1:50.60.
Earlier this year UCSB Athletics unveiled the BE Great initiative. BE Great is dedicated to maximizing leadership ability, strong on-campus interaction, and general welfare for all 450 student-athletes and Intercollegiate Athletics staff at UC Santa Barbara. BE Great also focuses on personal and career development, diversity, and social awareness, along with ensuring academic success. UCSB has a 92% student-athlete graduation rate.


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Creation museum opens in Alberta, Canada
Recently, I was reflecting on the differences between the way the intelligent design controversy shapes up in Canada and the United States. And lo and behold, a Creation Science Museum just opened in Big Valley, in the western province of Alberta, in June.
Unlike the Kentucky extravaganza in the United States, the museum developed by Harry Nibourg with exhibits by Vance Nelson of Creation Truth Ministries of Red Deer, Alberta, is housed in a 900 square foot bungalow .
Creation Truth Ministries is a Christian evangelistic organization that wants "to see unbelievers come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ". And don't miss the petrified teddy bears.
The difference in scale between these two museums reflects the difference between the extent to which the controversies have been politicized in Canada vs. the United States more than the difference in population size. In Canada, certainly, we can do something big and remarkable when we want to. But a lot of people have to be inspired by the idea. Origins is not that big a controversy here.
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YOUNG PEOPLE must think twice before sharing flirtatious images of themselves in the virtual world, with as many as 75,000 paedophiles online at any one time, a new hard-hitting police campaign warns.
Some 40 per cent of young people are estimated to have shared intimate images of themselves online, North Yorkshire Police said, with the force eager to use its latest campaign to target the 11-18 age group and explain how easily such images can be circulated beyond their control.
The warning comes after the National Crime Agency said that law enforcement officers are investigating one case involving so-called "sexting" every day. The practice has become "normal" among teenagers with the huge growth in popularity of smart phones and tablets but can leave them vulnerable to exploitation or blackmail, the Agency said.
Three cautionary videos have been produced to support the new police campaign and one video will be released each week for the next three weeks on North Yorkshire Police's social media channels.
The first portrays a scenario of a girl sending a flirtatious image of herself to her boyfriend via a mobile phone app. When the boy receives the image he shares it with a friend, who then does likewise and so the pattern repeats, leaving the original sender exposed to the picture being seen my many unintended recipients.
Explaining why North Yorkshire Police had launched the 'Keep it to your selfie' campaign which urges teenagers to '#pausebeforeyoupost', Detective Chief Inspector Matt Walker, the force's head of cybercrime, said: "If we are to tackle child sexual exploitation effectively, we have to educate young people and do whatever we can to highlight the dangers to them and promote online safety.
"The internet, and social media in particular, is a place where paedophiles can groom children by posing as someone else and we have to make young people aware of that.
"I hope the videos we have produced can help young people stop and think about what they are doing before posting anything online.
"People share images and information in the virtual world that they wouldn't dream of sharing in the real world and we need to make young people think about that.
"It is also important to bear in mind that once you have shared an image online you lose control of it, you don't know where it will end up or whose hands it will fall into. You might think you are only sharing it with one person but do you know who they are going to share it with?"
The campaign was launched at Selby Globe Community Cinema yesterday.
Detective Inspector Shaun Page, North Yorkshire Police's lead for child sexual exploitation, said the campaign footage was something he did want young people to share.
"I am urging people to share the videos as much as possible," he said. "It is really important that we educate young people about child sexual exploitation and we think that the best way to reach them is online.
"The videos all carry a strong message in a style which young people can identify with and if they can prompt people to think carefully when using the internet and social media then we are making progress.
"It is very difficult to investigate child sexual exploitation which is committed online, therefore prevention and education is extremely important if we are to protect young people from internet predators."


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Syria Population: 17,185,1701 VISITOR FROM HERE!
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|Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French administered the area as Syria until granting it independence in 1946. The new country lacked political stability and experienced a series of military coups. Syria united with Egypt in February 1958 to form the United Arab Republic. In September 1961, the two entities separated, and the Syrian Arab Republic was reestablished. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights region to Israel. During the 1990s, Syria and Israel held occasional, albeit unsuccessful, peace talks over its return. In November 1970, Hafiz al-ASAD, a member of the socialist Ba'th Party and the minority Alawi sect, seized power in a bloodless coup and brought political stability to the country. Following the death of President Hafiz al-ASAD, his son, Bashar al-ASAD, was approved as president by popular referendum in July 2000. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in an ostensible peacekeeping role - were withdrawn in April 2005. During the July-August 2006 conflict between Israel and Hizballah, Syria placed its military forces on alert but did not intervene directly on behalf of its ally Hizballah. In May 2007, Bashar al-ASAD's second term as president was approved by popular referendum. Influenced by major uprisings that began elsewhere in the region, and compounded by additional social and economic factors, antigovernment protests broke out first in the southern province of Dar'a in March 2011 with protesters calling for the repeal of the restrictive Emergency Law allowing arrests without charge, the legalization of political parties, and the removal of corrupt local officials. Demonstrations and violent unrest spread across Syria with the size and intensity of protests fluctuating. The government responded to unrest with a mix of concessions - including the repeal of the Emergency Law, new laws permitting new political parties, and liberalizing local and national elections - and military force. However, the government's response has failed to meet opposition demands for ASAD's resignation, and the government's ongoing violence to quell unrest and widespread armed opposition activity has led to extended clashes between government forces and oppositionists. International pressure on the ASAD regime has intensified since late 2011, as the Arab League, EU, Turkey, and the US expanded economic sanctions against the regime. In December 2012, the Syrian National Coalition, was recognized by more than 130 countries as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people. Peace talks between the Coalition and Syrian regime at the UN-sponsored Geneva II conference in 2014 and the UN-sponsored Geneva III talks in 2016 failed to produce a resolution of the conflict. Unrest continues in Syria, and according to an April 2016 UN estimate, the death toll among Syrian Government forces, opposition forces, and civilians had reached 400,000. As of December 2016, approximately 13.5 million people were in need of humanitarian assistance in Syria, with 6.3 million people displaced internally, and an additional 4.8 million Syrian refugees, making the Syrian situation the largest humanitarian crisis worldwide.
The capital of Damascus - located at an oasis fed by the Barada River - is thought to be one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities; there are 42 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (2014 est.)
|Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 185,180 sq km
land: 183,630 sq km
water: 1,550 sq km
note: includes 1,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory
Size comparison: slightly more than 1.5 times the size of Pennsylvania
|Land Boundaries:
|total: 2,363 km border countries (5): Iraq 599 km, Israel 83 km, Jordan 379 km, Lebanon 403 km, Turkey 899 km
|193 km
|Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
|mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus
|primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west
|Elevation extremes:
|Natural resources:
|petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower
|Land use:
| agricultural land: 75.8% arable land 25.4%; permanent crops 5.8%; permanent pasture 44.6% forest: 2.7%
other: 21.5% (2011 est.)
|Irrigated land:
|14,280 sq km (2012)
|Natural hazards:
|dust storms, sandstorms volcanism: Syria's two historically active volcanoes, Es Safa and an unnamed volcano near the Turkish border have not erupted in centuries
|Current Environment Issues:
|deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution from raw sewage and petroleum refining wastes; inadequate potable water
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification
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| noun: Syrian(s)
adjective: Syrian
|Ethnic groups:
|Arab 90.3%, Kurdish, Armenian, and other 9.7%
|Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian, French, English
|Muslim 87% (official; includes Sunni 74% and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia 13%), Christian 10% (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian), Druze 3%, Jewish (few remaining in Damascus and Aleppo)
|17,185,170 (July 2016 est.) note: approximately 20,500 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2014)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 31.95% (male 2,815,140/female 2,675,166)
15-24 years: 19.65% (male 1,711,847/female 1,664,814)
25-54 years: 39.03% (male 3,342,264/female 3,364,406)
55-64 years: 5.26% (male 447,205/female 457,525)
65 years and over: 4.11% (male 318,691/female 388,112) (2016 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 70%
youth dependency ratio: 63.1%
elderly dependency ratio: 6.9%
potential support ratio: 14.5% (2015 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 24.1 years
male: 23.7 years
female: 24.6 years (2016 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|1.56% (2016 est.)
|Birth rate:
|21.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Death rate:
|4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|-2.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
| urban population: 57.7% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 1.37% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|Aleppo 3.562 million; DAMASCUS (capital) 2.566 million; Hims (Homs) 1.641 million; Hamah 1.237 million; Lattakia 781,000 (2015)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|68 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 15.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 74.9 years male: 72.5 years
female: 77.4 years (2016 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|2.55 children born/woman (2016 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|53.9% (2009/10)
|Health expenditures:
|3.3% of GDP (2014)
|Physicians density:
|1.46 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
|Hospital bed density:
|1.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 92.3% of population
rural: 87.2% of population
total: 90.1% of population
urban: 7.7% of population
rural: 12.8% of population
total: 9.9% of population (2015 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 96.2% of population
rural: 95.1% of population
total: 95.7% of population
urban: 3.8% of population
rural: 4.9% of population
total: 4.3% of population (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|0.01% (2014 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|900 (2014 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|less than 100 (2014 est.)
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|21.6% (2014)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|10.1% (2009)
|Education expenditures:
|5.1% of GDP (2009)
| definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 91.7%
female: 81% (2015 est.)
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 9 years male: 9 years
female: 9 years (2013)
|Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
| total: 35.8% male: 26.6%
female: 71.1% (2011 est.)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Syrian Arab Republic
conventional short form: Syria
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah
local short form: Suriyah
former: United Arab Republic (with Egypt)
etymology: name ultimately derived from the ancient Assyrians who dominated northern Mesopotamia, but whose reach also extended westward to the Levant; over time, the name came to be associated more with the western area
|Government type:
|presidential republic; highly authoritarian regime
| name: Damascus
geographic coordinates: 33 30 N, 36 18 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins midnight on the last Friday in March; ends at midnight on the first Friday in November
|Administrative divisions:
|14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah (Latakia), Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq (Damascus), Halab, Hamah, Hims (Homs), Idlib, Rif Dimashq (Damascus Countryside), Tartus
|17 April 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration)
|National holiday:
|Independence Day, 17 April (1946)
|several previous; latest issued 15 February 2012, passed by referendum 26 February 2012 (2016)
|Legal system:
|mixed legal system of civil and Islamic law (for family courts)
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: President Bashar al-ASAD (since 17 July 2000); Vice President Najah al-ATTAR (since 23 March 2006)
head of government: Prime Minister Imad Muhammad Dib KHAMIS (since 22 June 2016); Walid al-MUALEM (since 2006); Deputy Prime Minister Fahd Jasim al-FURAYJ, Lt. Gen. (since 2012)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 3 June 2014 (next to be held in June 2021); the president appoints the vice presidents, prime minister, and deputy prime ministers
election results: Bashar al-ASAD approved as president; percent of vote - Bashar al-ASAD (Ba'th Party) 88.7%, Hassan al-NOURI (independent) 4.3%, Maher HAJJER (independent) 3.2%, other/invalid 3.8%
|Legislative branch:
| description: unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 13 April 2016 (next to be held in 2020)
election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 80%, other 20%; seats by party - NPF 200, other 50
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Court of Cassation (organized into civil, criminal, religious, and military divisions, each with 3 judges); Supreme Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members) judge selection and term of office: Court of Cassation judges appointed by the Supreme Judicial Council or SJC, a judicial management body headed by the minister of justice with 7 members including the national president; judge tenure NA; Supreme Constitutional Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the SJC; judges appointed for 4-year renewable terms
subordinate courts: courts of first instance; magistrates' courts; religious and military courts; Economic Security Court
|Political parties and leaders:
|legal parties/alliances: Arab Socialist Union of Syria or ASU [Safwan al-QUDSI] National Progressive Front or NPF [Bashar al-ASAD, Suleiman QADDAH] (alliance includes Arab Socialist Renaissance (Ba'th) Party [President Bashar al-ASAD], Socialist Unionist Democratic Party [Fadlallah Nasr al-DIN] Syrian Communist Party (two branches) [Wissal Farha BAKDASH, Yusuf Rashid FAYSAL] Syrian Social Nationalist Party or SSNP [As'ad HARDAN] Unionist Socialist Party [Fayez ISMAIL]) Kurdish parties (considered illegal): Kurdish Azadi Party Kurdish Democratic Accord Party (al Wifaq) Kurdish Democratic Party (al Parti-Ibrahim wing) Kurdish Democratic Party (al Parti-Mustafa wing) Kurdish Democratic Party in Syria or KDP-S Kurdish Democratic Patriotic/National Party Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party or KDPP-Darwish Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party or KDPP-Muhammad Kurdish Democratic Union Party or PYD [Salih Muslim MOHAMMAD] Kurdish Democratic Unity Party Kurdish Democratic Yekiti Party Kurdish Future Party [Rezan HASSAN] Kurdish Left Party Kurdish Yekiti (Union) Party Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party other: Syrian Democratic Party [Mustafa QALAAJI]
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|Free Syrian Army Syrian Muslim Brotherhood or SMB [Muhammad Riyad al-SHAQFAH] (operates in exile in London) Syrian Opposition Coalition or National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces [Anas al-ABDAH] note: there are also hundreds of local and provincial political and armed opposition groups that organize protests, provide civilian services, and stage armed attacks
|International organization participation:
|ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
|National symbol(s):
|hawk; national colors: red, white, black, green
|National anthem:
| name: "Humat ad-Diyar" (Guardians of the Homeland)
lyrics/music: Khalil Mardam BEY/Mohammad Salim FLAYFEL and Ahmad Salim FLAYFEL
note: adopted 1936, restored 1961; between 1958 and 1961, while Syria was a member of the United Arab Republic with Egypt, the country had a different anthem
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| note: Embassy ceased operation and closed on 18 March 2014 chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Mounir KOUDMANI (since 1 June 2012)
chancery: 2215 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 232-6313
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
| chief of mission: ambassador (vacant); US Special Envoy for Syria Michael RATNEY (since 27 July 2015); note - on 6 February 2012, the US closed its embassy in Damascus
embassy: Abou Roumaneh, 2 Al Mansour Street, Damascus
mailing address: P. O. Box 29, Damascus
telephone: [963] (11) 3391-4444
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Syria's economy continues to deteriorate amid the ongoing conflict that began in 2011, declining by 62% from 2010 to 2014. The government has struggled to address the effects of international sanctions, widespread infrastructure damage, diminished domestic consumption and production, reduced subsidies, and high inflation, which have caused dwindling foreign exchange reserves, rising budget and trade deficits, a decreasing value of the Syrian pound, and falling household purchasing power. During 2014, the ongoing conflict and continued unrest and economic decline worsened the humanitarian crisis and elicited a greater need for international assistance, as the number of people in need inside Syria increased from 9.3 million to 12.2 million, and the number of Syrian refugees increased from 2.2 million to more than 3.3 million. Prior to the turmoil, Damascus had begun liberalizing economic policies, including cutting lending interest rates, opening private banks, consolidating multiple exchange rates, raising prices on some subsidized items, and establishing the Damascus Stock Exchange, but the economy remains highly regulated. Long-run economic constraints include foreign trade barriers, declining oil production, high unemployment, rising budget deficits, increasing pressure on water supplies caused by heavy use in agriculture, rapid population growth, industrial expansion, water pollution, and widespread infrastructure damage.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $55.8 billion (2015 est.) $61.9 billion (2013 est.) $97.5 billion (2012 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars the war-driven deterioration of the economy resulted in a disappearance of quality national level statistics in the 2012-13 period
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $24.6 billion (2014 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|-9.9% (2015 est.) -36.5% (2014 est.) -30.9% (2013 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $2,900 (2015 est.) NA (2013 est.) NA (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
|Gross national saving:
|20% of GDP (2015 est.) 18.5% of GDP (2014 est.) 14.9% of GDP (2013 est.)
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 63%
government consumption: 22.6%
investment in fixed capital: 21.2%
investment in inventories: 11.1%
exports of goods and services: 13.9%
imports of goods and services: -31.8% (2016 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 63%
government consumption: 22.6%
investment in fixed capital: 21.2%
investment in inventories: 11.1%
exports of goods and services: 13.9%
imports of goods and services: -31.8% (2016 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|wheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugar beets; beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, milk
|petroleum, textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining, cement, oil seeds crushing, automobile assembly
|Industrial production growth rate:
|-2.4% (2016 est.)
|Labor force:
|3.37 million (2016 est.)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 17%
industry: 16%
services: 67% (2008 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|50% (2016 est.) 50% (2015 est.)
|Population below poverty line:
|82.5% (2014 est.)
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
| revenues: $494.5 million
expenditures: $2.665 billion note: government projections for FY2016
|Taxes and other revenues:
|2% of GDP (2016 est.)
|Public debt:
|57.5% of GDP (2016 est.) 52% of GDP (2015 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|calendar year
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 47.7% (2016 est.) 38.1% (2015 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$3.148 billion (2015 est.) -$3.667 billion (2014 est.)
|$2.304 billion (2016 est.) $2.14 billion (2015 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|crude oil, minerals, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, textiles, clothing, meat and live animals, wheat
|Exports - partners:
|Iraq 64.7%, Saudi Arabia 11.2%, Kuwait 7.1%, UAE 6.1%, Libya 4.6% (2015)
|$5.965 billion (2016 est.) $6.663 billion (2015 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|machinery and transport equipment, electric power machinery, food and livestock, metal and metal products, chemicals and chemical products, plastics, yarn, paper
|Imports - partners:
|Saudi Arabia 28%, UAE 13.7%, Iran 10.1%, Turkey 9%, Iraq 8.3%, China 6.1% (2015)
|Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
|$504.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) $772.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)
|Debt - external:
|$5.918 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $5.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|Exchange rates:
|Syrian pounds (SYP) per US dollar - 497.8 (2016 est.) 236.41 (2015 est.) 236.41 (2014 est.) 153.695 (2013 est.) 64.39 (2012 est.)
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|Electricity - production:
|21 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - consumption:
|17 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|100 million kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|1.2 billion kWh (2012 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|8.2 million kW (2014 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|82.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|16.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|0.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|30,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|58,260 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|2.5 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|111,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|165,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|12,150 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|76,050 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|5.205 billion cu m (2014 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|5.205 billion cu m (2014 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|249.2 million cu m (2011 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|240.7 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|49 million Mt (2013 est.)
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|Cellular Phones in use:
|total: 13.904 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 81 (July 2015 est.)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: the armed insurgency that began in 2011 has led to major disruptions to the network and has caused telephone and Internet outages throughout the country
domestic: the number of fixed-line connections increased markedly prior to the civil war in 2011; mobile-cellular service stands at about 80 per 100 persons
international: country code - 963; submarine cable connection to Egypt, Lebanon, and Cyprus; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; pa (2015)
|Broadcast media:
|state-run TV and radio broadcast networks; state operates 2 TV networks and a satellite channel; roughly two-thirds of Syrian homes have a satellite dish providing access to foreign TV broadcasts; 3 state-run radio channels; first private radio station la (2007)
|Internet country code:
|Internet users:
|total: 5.116 million percent of population: 30% (July 2015 est.)
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|90 (2013)
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 29
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 5 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 61
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 48 (2013)
|6 (2013)
|gas 3,170 km; oil 2,029 km (2013)
| total 2,052 km
standard gauge: 1,801 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 251 km 1.050-m gauge (2014)
| total 69,873 km
paved: 63,060 km
unpaved: 6,813 km (2010)
|900 km (navigable but not economically significant) (2011)
|Merchant marine:
| total 19
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 14, carrier 1
registered in other countries: 166 (Barbados 1, Belize 4, Bolivia 4, Cambodia 22, Comoros 5, Dominica 4, Georgia 24, Lebanon 2, Liberia 1, Malta 4, Moldova 5, North Korea 4, Panama 34, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9, Sierra Leone 13, Tanzania 23, Togo 6, unknown 1) (2010)
|Ports and terminals:
|major seaport(s): Baniyas, Latakia, Tartus
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|Military branches:
|Syrian Armed Forces: Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (includes Air Defense Forces) (2013)
|Military service age and obligation:
|18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 (enlisted) or 20 years or age 45 (NCOs) (2012)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|Golan Heights is Israeli-occupied with the almost 1,000-strong UN Disengagement Observer Force patrolling a buffer zone since 1964; lacking a treaty or other documentation describing the boundary, portions of the Lebanon-Syria boundary are unclear with several sections in dispute; since 2000, Lebanon has claimed Shab'a Farms in the Golan Heights; 2004 Agreement and pending demarcation would settle border dispute with Jordan
|Refugees and internally displaced persons:
| refugees (country of origin): 528,616 (Palestinian Refugees); undetermined (Iraq) (2015) note: the ongoing civil war has created more than 4.8 million Syrian refugees - dispersed in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey - as of January 2017 IDPs: 6.3 million (ongoing civil war since 2011) (2016)
stateless persons: 160,000 (2015); note - Syria's stateless population consists of Kurds and Palestinians; stateless persons are prevented from voting, owning land, holding certain jobs, receiving food subsidies or public healthcare, enrolling in public schools, or being legally married to Syrian citizens; in 1962, some 120,000 Syrian Kurds were stripped of their Syrian citizenship, rendering them and their descendants stateless; in 2011, the Syrian Government granted citizenship to thousands of Syrian Kurds as a means of appeasement; however, resolving the question of statelessness is not a priority given Syria's ongoing civil war
|Illicit drugs:
|a transit point for opiates, hashish, and cocaine bound for regional and Western markets; weak anti-money-laundering controls and bank privatization may leave it vulnerable to money laundering
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The Kansas Supreme Court issued its ruling Friday morning on a lawsuit against the state filed in 2010 by several school districts, claiming the state did not adequately fund public schools.
The long-awaited decision ruled against the state saying that certain school funding laws failed to provide equality in public education as required by the state constitution. The case was returned to Shawnee County District Court to enforce the court's decision and to reconsider whether school funding laws provide adequacy in public education.
Local school district leaders think the ruling was a partial victory, but would only be a small step to curing projected budget shortfalls.
"I think the court made two clear distinctions on what to expect," Hillsboro Superintendent Steve Noble said. "One, the court chose not to rule on the adequacy issue, and instead kicked that question back down to the lower court. But they clearly stated that state funding must be equitable for all Kansas districts."
While this will not make up much ground on the nearly $500,000 plus shortfall Hillsboro, Marion/Florence, and Peabody-Burns school districts are each projecting in the next three years, it will ensure more state funding for the districts.
"The ruling says that the state has the obligation to equalize funding opportunities for all districts in capital outlay and local option budget," Noble said. "Over the past few years the state has not kept funding equal."
This lack of equalization hit Marion County schools hard because they have lower than average tax bases. This means the state supplements poor districts more in capital outlay and local option budget, but because of budget cuts at the state level, the amount of state aid to poorer districts was cut leaving local taxpayers to make up the differences.
"The state has until July 1, according to the ruling, to fix it," he said. "If the state kicks in their portion to fully equalize that means we could see $157,512 added to our local option budget funding."
Because local option budget is funded through property taxes, schools won't see that money directly, but residents should see a decrease on their property taxes, which have been making up the difference in equalization funding for the past few years.
The capital outlay fund, which the districts use to pay for facility improvements and replacements were also found to not be equal by the court ruling. If the state complies with the Kansas Supreme Court's ruling, Hillsboro will see an $89,650 increase, Noble said.
"This would be real dollars to help us do more with our facilities," Noble said. "This would be things like repairing roofs or buying new computers, anything that can be classified as long-term facility improvement or repair."
According to the ruling, if the state takes no action before the July 1 deadline, courts can mandate the state to pull the funds from its general fund.
Districts around the county would also see some money added back into its budgets.
Peabody-Burns Superintendent Ron Traxson said the ruling was a step in the right direction.
"The court did their job and now it's time for the legislators to respect the Constitution," he said.
Traxson is skeptical as to how the state will budget for the mandated increases the ruling caused.
"There will be things they will do to try and change the ruling so they can continue to cut takes, which will make this ruling difficult to fund," he said. "Legislators took an oath to uphold the constitution and if they ignore the ruling than they will breach that oath. It will be interesting to see what other things come out of this ruling."
State Sen. Clark Shultz said he believes the court was reasoned and balanced in its ruling.
"Education funding, with all its formulas, is complicated in Kansas and I think this ruling is trying to strike a balance that recognizes that the state does not have unlimited resources," he said. "At the same time the court is stating that they do have the authority and duty to review the formula and to rule on the constitutionally of the formula."
He believes a large portion of the legislative session will now focus on the issue in an attempt to satisfy the ruling.
"I do think there will be action taken and do not believe that the legislature will ignore the ruling," he said. "It will become more clear in the next few days what action the legislature might consider."
State Rep. Don Schroeder also believes the ruling is fair.
"I have been concerned that the path being taken by the legislature for several years would lead back to unequal educational opportunity," he said. "I expect some type of action will be taken by the legislature, but don't know what that may be."
If the state adheres to the ruling in its entirety, school districts could see equalization money in time for the 2015 budget year. However, the state raising the per-student base rate is the key to battling large budget shortfalls.
"That's the part that was kicked back to the lower court," Noble said. "The court basically said 'We're not going to say how much money you have to pay per student.' They kicked that part back to court so that if the state makes good on the equalization pay, then after July 1 they can reevaluate the funding formula used to evaluate base pay and see if the funding levels are adequate or need tweaked."
Noble said in a perfect world the state would increase base pay per student and Marion County schools would see an increased enrollment.
"In my opinion, I think we could help kids even more if we got more funds," Noble said. "We've cut to the bones, many districts have. We're starting to get into cuts where it could really hurt the students."
USD 408 Superintendent Lee Leiker thinks the ruling was a favorable outcome, but believes school districts won't have an answer about base pay per student for at least a year.
"Where it goes from here no one knows yet," he said. "I don't think there will be a ruling for awhile because the base rate is a much bigger factor in school funding than equalization."


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7th African Hypertension Teaching Seminar (Application deadline: 15 July 2013)
We are pleased to inform you that the ISH Low and Middle Income Countries Outreach Committee is organising its 7th African Hypertension Teaching Seminar in Abuja, Nigeria, October 24-25 2013. Applications are welcomed from medical doctors who are no older than 50 years of age and residing in Africa.
This event is being held in collaboration with European Society of Hypertension (ESH), Nigerian Hypertension Society (NHS), International Forum for Hypertension control and prevention in Africa (IFHA) and International Society of Nephrology (ISN).
The Seminar is intended for medical doctors up to the age of 50 and residing in Africa, who are involved in the management and/or research in hypertension or hypertension-related fields.
Please click here to view the current program of the seminar. The language will be English. There will be room for discussion after each presentation. We will also accept abstracts on hypertension research in Africa for oral or poster presentation, to be discussed with the international faculty and participants.
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Here's my tiny worlds classroom, all set up and ready to begin...
We made so many lovely tiny worlds...
Each of them so very special...
Sweet Robin made this remarkable tiny world atop an hour glass in honor of her late mother, using bits of her mother's jewelry. So beautiful.
We painted our own figures, as well as using prepainted ones.
Tiny worlds everywhere!
Can you believe the loveliness?
(Below) I love how Beth placed a tiny goose in her little lady's arms...so precious!
We switched gears in the afternoon, making shadowboxes...
Robin made this amazing shadowbox as a loving tribute to her beautiful daughter.
Beth created this shadowbox with a bit of Parisian flair. Ooolala!
Another of Beth's creations, made with an itty bitty wizard her daughter made.
Robin made this tiny world using one of the vintage safety pin baskets she collects as the base.
Nancy's shadowbox, made in honor of her three pets.
It was so much fun to have Marigrace and her two daughters, Anna and Abbie, in the class.
Abbie altered her spice tin to make this adorable tiny world.
Last, but not least, Carol made this amazing tribute to Her Majesty...
Next up, I'll show you the fun samplers we created in Sunday's class.