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By Juliia Torchynska, World YWCA Human Rights Council Intern
First of all I want to present myself: my name's Juliia Torchynska and I am World YWCA short-term intern from YWCA of Ukraine. That's why I came to Geneva to take part in the World YWCA participation in the Human rights Council – 20thSession from 18 June to 6 July, 2012.
Despite the fact that I wrote in the title "through the eyes of newcomer" I want this blog to be very useful and informative for everybody who wants to know more about HRC, YWCA's involvement in UN HRC sessions, women's human rights, new resolutions on violence against women, mechanisms and ways to be heard and to have power to change.
Can you imagine the room where the representatives of different countries gather together to discuss problems of current interest? And can you imagine better opportunity for YWCA and other NGOs to mention women's problems and needs, make them visible in order to influence and help the governments to make the right decisions concerning remedies for women survivors of conflict situations?
I want to say that we really had such an opportunity and tried to do our best to increase YWCA's contribution to global accountability for the human rights of women step by step.
As I promised everything in this article will be clear I want to talk about these steps in more details.
Step 1. As you know or may not Permanent mission of Canada proposes their vision of resolution on the elimination of violence against women. Manon Boisclair, Second Secretary Human Rights, Permanent Mission of Canada, presented the draft resolution created to the requests input from NGOs.
Step 2. In the morning of 19th June NGO CSW Geneva Caucus meeting was held. Marie-Claude Julsaint, World YWCA Global Programme Manager for Violence Against Women, Marcia Banasko, World YWCA Programme Associate in the communications department, and me were able to take part in the discussion of Canadian resolution with other NGOs such as WOW, PWESCR and others. As for me YWCA's recommendations on the resolution are not only very important and precise but really necessary and useful because YWCA advocates for peace, justice, human rights and care for the environment for more than a century. It means that YWCA has not only the strategic goals and power to change but the experience to engage in advocacy as much as possible. You can be convinced of it by yourselves – this is the short list of the added corrections and recommendations:
– to include to the text of the resolution 'girls' near women because we can't deny the fact of violence against young girls as well as women so they also need to be protected;
– to add to the text the necessity to prevent further incidence of violence;
– to provide the economic support and empowerment programmes for victims of violence;
– to ensure that measures include educating providers to protect confidentiality and prevents stigmatization or further harm to victims;
– to mention the necessity of women's equitable participation in judicial system.
Step 3. In the same day the informal consultation on the resolution on the elimination of violence against women was organised for UN members, and NGOs got the opportunity to speak and to share their recommendations. In my opinion this fact was the first very pleasant and important opportunity for us and the second one was that we spoke not only to Canadian mission as the author of the resolution but to all UN members and we were heard in spite of some countries' reluctance. As for me it was like the first women's win during this HRC because it's only the third day of HRC 20th session and a lot of opportunities lie ahead of us.
Finally I want to quote Margaret Sanger: "Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression". So never stop to listen to the woman inside you because she really has the power to do everything.
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Q&A: "The Internship" Director Shawn Levy on Making a Feel-Good Movie About Google
Hollywood and Google are putting aside their differences over piracy and payments and focusing on what really matters: A feel-good buddy movie set at a beautiful corporate campus full of free food and world-changing aspirations.
"The Internship" — starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn and filmed in part on the actual Googleplex in Mountain View, Calif. — comes out June 7.
I got a chance to see a screening of the movie, and my quick take is that it's a two-hour commercial for Google. But it's also actually funny, so it's an even more effective commercial.
While I know zilch about the film business and whether "The Internship" will be successful, I was interested in the Hollywoodized version of techie culture and Silicon Valley.
So I asked "The Internship" director Shawn Levy to talk about what it was like working with Google and portraying a company that so many people know so well. While Levy stressed that no money changed hands, he said that Google helped out on everything from technical advice to co-founder cameos.
Here's an edited transcript of our conversation:
Liz Gannes: Tell me about how the premise of the movie came together.
Shawn Levy: Vince had this idea, basically, of two guys, him and Owen, in that moment where the economy is literally sinking and resulting in them not just losing their jobs, but those jobs literally going away. Entire areas of professions becoming obsolete. The notion of two such guys looking for a chance of reinvention in the belly of the beast, if you will, and in the sweet spot of an industry that is not at all going obsolete, but — in fact — becoming more and more relevant every day. The idea of that kind of mismatch of cultures, the analog guys in the heart of the digital world, seems interesting to explore, both comedically and thematically.
Was it crucial that you shoot it at Google?
For me, it was. In fact, I told Vince, I think there's a big idea for a movie here, but I don't think it's nearly as interesting if we have to use a generic tech company. I think that part of what's cool is, not only is Google kind of globally ubiquitous, but there's a certain mythology around its culture. Google has essentially rejected traditional workplace notions and rebuilt them in their own image, according to its own ideals and aspirations. I thought that it'd be cool to get a look from the inside of that Emerald City. Kind of a pass to the inside of the chocolate factory, if you will.
It does feel like that, especially in the beginning of the movie when you're zooming all around the Bay Area and then into the happy campus. Did you think Google would go for it?
I wasn't sure, because going into the movie, we knew that, clearly to Vince and I, that it might be PG-13. It might be R. That it would definitely need to be filled with a certain comedic irreverence, and that it was not going to be a commercial for Google. It wasn't going to be vanilla or saccharine. The ground rule going in [for Google] was, we're willing to have a sense of humor about ourselves, as long as you portray us in a way that feels accurate.
Google said: As long as it's ultimately a movie that is uncynical. And the truth is, I don't make cynical movies. I actually don't believe in cynical movies, and I don't want to put them into the world.
So I was able to promise that the movie would be really irreverent and occasionally audacious, but that it would be accurate in how it portrays the fundamentals of the Googleplex and Google culture. It would ultimately be aspirational, because the movie is ultimately really kind of open-hearted about a number of things, but certainly at the possibility of building a better future both societally and individually.
I think that comes off. The movie is very positive toward Google, and it's almost a more perfect commercial for the company, because it isn't too safe and over-polished, so it feels authentic.
It plays like an underdog story. I thought it had a lot in common with a sports movie, but with unconventional competitions, like playing Quidditch and making Instagram clones.
That's very observant. When we were making the movie, we invoked movies like "Rudy" and "Rocky" and "8 Mile" more than we invoked comedy. It was absolutely an underdog paradigm.
Tell more about the process of working with Google. I was surprised at how accurate your portrayal of the technology was, though obviously some things have to be changed to fit the arc of the movie. The way that you were using Google search volume to decide whether to have a restaurant in one city or another — it made me laugh, because it was actually authentic.
Literally, every single computer screen and every single white board in the movie was either done by a Googler or sent to us by Google or personally verified and approved by a Googler, because I wanted the movie to be accurate in the small details, as well. Every time you see a shot, even in the distant background where there's a dry-erase white board, what you see on that white board is something that you see in the Googleplex, and I wanted all of that to be accurate.
The scene you're talking about is when they're selling ads at a local pizza joint. Vince and I had the scene, but then I went to Google, and I said, "What are the tools that would be useful if you were trying to make a case for the usefulness of an online presence?" Because Vince and I, we don't know those details. Google educated us on things that exist in the world, and then we integrated those real things into the screenplay and into the dialogue.
Are there any interesting details or cameos from Google that you want to call out?
I know a lot of people see a cameo from Sergey Brin in one of the final scenes of the movie. But almost everyone misses the first cameo of Sergey.
Oh, when he's on his elliptical bike?
Yes. Exactly. He's literally wearing these completely bizarre neon green slippers from New York fashion week. He also seems partial to the frequent wearing of yoga clothes.
Yes. All Lululemon, all the time.
I just want to underline the fact that's another area of accuracy: Himself.
For me, this notion of hiring people who are old and unqualified as a diversity initiative was hilarious, but also the least authentic part of the film, given what I know about Google.
There's this notion of the old kind of social class system, the high school class system, with the cool popular athletes and then there's the bookish outcasts. Our movie reflects the reality at Google and, frankly, I think, in the emerging tech industries in general. In fact, it's the smart kids who are running the world. There is a bit of image and perception shift in what it is to be cool, but that's the wrong word, because we're not even talking about "cool" anymore.
It's interesting to look at the two different big Hollywood takes on Silicon Valley, with Facebook and "The Social Network" about this evil genius being ruthless and wreaking havoc, and your movie making you want to go live on the Google campus. It's very different.
I don't know if that's actually in any way reflective of the different cultures. I do know that I was really kind of wowed by the genuinely sincere altruism at Google. I really felt like, a) the people who worked there wanted to be there; b) work was a place of fun as much as a place of toil; and c) there's a vast number of people who worked at Google who were actually there, because they really believed that this is a place that can help make life on Earth for humans better.
There's also a bit more nuance in portraying Google or Facebook, because everybody seeing the movie also likely has a personal relationship with Google through their products. And these are a very few smart people who build things that affect millions and billions of people in a personal way, for instance with regard to their privacy.
I get it.
How involved will Google be in releasing the movie?
We are going to come up there. Usually, press junkets are held in Beverly Hills hotel rooms, but we are actually going to come there and do our entire press junket on the Google campus. And we're doing screenings with a huge audience of Googlers and a lot of Silicon Valley notables.
For me, getting Google to cooperate with the movie was great, because it gives us a really privileged view of the inside of one of the biggest companies of our time. Yet I'm also quick to say they didn't pay us. We didn't pay them. I've been very impressed with how much autonomy they've given us creatively. They were just really happy, because the movie was funny, and it had the spirit that they were hoping for.

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Henderson snatches Forest win
Darius Henderson's late winner gave Nottingham Forest a 3-2 victory over Barnsley and gave manager Billy Davies something to enjoy from the directors' box as he served a one-match touchline ban.
The Reds boss was absent from the sideline as a result of an angry confrontation with referee Craig Pawson at Wigan but saw his side show their character to claim a valuable three points against the struggling Tykes who pushed them all the way.
A Chris O'Grady penalty had cancelled out Simon Cox's opening goal and a storming free-kick from sub Tomasz Cywka pulled Barnsley level for a second time, following a Kelvin Etuhu own goal - before Henderson had the last word.
The first clear cut opportunity came in the 10th minute, when Forest were denied by the width of the post. Andy Reid and Radoslaw Majewski combined well to send Cox through on goal but the striker's placed shot bounced away off the inside of the woodwork.
Pollitt made an outstanding save to deny Jamie Mackie after Cox had sent him racing clear but Forest finally took the lead in the 18th minute despite the best efforts of Pollitt, who again pushed away a Mackie shot but saw the alert Cox pounce to slot home the rebound before he could regain his feet.
The home side's advantage was to last less than two minutes however, with Guy Moussi punished for a clumsy, robust challenge on David Perkins in the penalty area. O'Grady finished confidently from the spot, firing high to Karl Darlow's right to make it 1-1.
A spectacular Reid free-kick took a deflection to steer it onto the bar and, when Cox attempted to drive home the loose ball for the second time, Pollitt this time managed to pounce on his shot on the line.
Pollitt was still sprightly at 41, this time plunging quickly to his left to push away a Majewski drive that seemed bound for the net. But the keeper could do nothing in first-half injury time as Forest took the lead for the second time.
A Reid delivery from a free-kick wide on the right was again integral as he whipped in a left-footed cross that had the Barnsley defence in a panic - and saw Etuhu steer the ball into his own net.
But after Moussi had fouled Dawson, Barnsley drew level again in the 69th minute in breath-taking fashion, with sub Cywka hitting a superb free-kick that was still rising as it found the corner of the net from 30 yards.
There was more drama to come however. One Forest substitute, Jamie Paterson, was denied by a post before another, Djamel Abdoun, forced a scrambling save from Pollitt as he sent a cross bending towards the far post.
And, from the resulting corner, Forest's third substitute, Henderson, rose to thump home a powerful header from Reid's cross and seal the points.
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- I made these bows in my hair
- My cousin Megan made my earrings!
- I traded my girlfriend Shari of Charm School Vintage a pair of deer antlers for this neato 1930s dress
- My shoes are Melissa, and I got them when I visited Brazil in 2009.
I love this dress & this print so very much! It reminds me of feedsack print, although I don't know if feedsack is "feedsack" unless it's printed on cotton. I love this article on The History of Feed Sacks, I swear I read it at least once a year!
These red flapper girl buttons had been knocking around in my craft case for a few years before I decided to make a specific bow for them to go on. This project came from a marriage of my small hoard of feedsack fabrics and my love of glue gunning. These are super easy to make and are perfect if you have scraps of fabric that you're holding on to but haven't found a use for. The project takes only 15 minutes – look up "Hair Bow Tutorial Fabric" on youtube (here is a video, but the country music is really bad, sorry!!). Though, I would suggest practicing a bit on some scrap fabric before you go and ruin your favorite fabric on your first go 'round. These would also make darling garter accents or clips for your shoes!
Here's a smiling photo for all of you who always request one! I'm off to DJ a wedding out in Hill Country.


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A teacher who reduced a student to tears by positioning her atop desks with her legs bent to demonstrate a lesson on rock formations for his Grade 7 science class has agreed to quit the profession.
"You are the rock and I am the lava, the hot stuff," David Hobbs jokingly told the Grade 7 girl during the classroom demonstration, according to a discipline decision released Wednesday by the B.C. Teacher Regulation Branch (TRB). He then rubbed her legs from her calves to her buttocks to show how lava turns to rock, the ruling says.
Hobbs said he recalled holding the student's ankles but told the TRB he did not remember touching her in any other way. Nevertheless, he admitted to professional misconduct and agreed to the cancellation of his teaching certificate as of July 1, the decision says.
Hobbs also instructed three male students to lie on top of one another and squatted on them lightly to demonstrate the impact of pressure on the bottom layer of rock, the decision says. The girl was told to crawl past them on hands and knees as the magma.
"Participation in this demonstration brought (the student) to tears," the branch says.
Another teacher, Ronald Norman Ball, also agreed never to teach again after he admitted he sexually harassed a female colleague in 2010 by placing his hands on her buttocks.
Albert Doerksen, meanwhile, was reprimanded by the agency for several insulting comments he made to students, preaching and lecturing on issues outside the curriculum, yelling in front of students and discussing in class private parent complaints about his conduct. The actions occurred between 2004 and 2010, the agency says.
While the reports do not say where the men were teaching at the time of their misconduct, they indicate that Hobbs and Ball were in public schools while Doerksen was an independent school teacher.


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Okaloosa County students showed some growth in their overall performance on the end-of-course exams this past school year.
FORT WALTON BEACH � Okaloosa County students showed some improvement in their overall performance on the end-of-course exams this past school year.
Of the 50 types of district exams administered to high schoolers in 2012-13, 39 courses saw the average score increase. At the middle school level, all 14 exams given saw improvement, according to data released by the school district this week.
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The exams, which were amended to try to correct issues from the previous year, were given to students in seventh through 12th grade in core subject and foreign language classes.
The average score was a 64.27 percent for high school courses and 66.99 percent for middle school courses. That�s almost 3 percent higher than the high school performance in 2011-12 and more than a 5 percent improvement for middle schoolers.
Generally, students performed best on the foreign language exams and struggled the most with math. Algebra, especially, continued to be a difficult exam. The average score on the Algebra I-A exam was 36.9 percent.
The scores did hold a few welcome surprises in one subject.
Science score averages rose in every course, including more than a 20-point jump on the Physics I�International Baccalaureate exam and a 12.34 jump on the Chemistry I exam, which was criticized heavily by students and parents last year.
The overall improvement in science was due in a large part to revisions made to the exams. The changes ensured all the graphics matched up with the questions and the questions matched up with the curriculum, according to Marcus Chambers, the school district�s assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction.
�We know that in Science we had a large number of teachers come in and really work on these exams,� Chambers told the School Board at its meeting Monday.
The district revamped its end-of-course exams in 2011-12 to prepare students for the increased rigor of a new national, standardized test expected in 2015. Among other changes, the exams went from a mixture of multiple choice, short answer and essay questions to only multiple choice.
Students performed poorly and the district tried to correct the issue by curving some tests, but the School Board decided to throw out any exam score that hurt a student�s grade.
The tests also didn�t count for students this year because Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson said district officials were still verifying their validity and reliability. Neither students nor teachers were told the tests wouldn�t count if they hurt a grade until after they were graded.
Chambers said the district is only at the early stages of analyzing the exam results. In addition to looking at the course average, officials will review students� individual scores to find out whether, for example, most students scored a 70 percent or higher but two or three scored a 20 percent and dropped the class average.
District official also will look for trends and ask teachers to review the exams again and make a district-wide study guide for each subject area, he said.
�We�re continuing to analyze the responses on the end-of-course exams all the way down to the question,� Chambers said.
Contact Daily News Staff Writer Katie Tammen at 850-315-4440 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @KatieTnwfdn.


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"Men in Black 3" opened two weeks ago in China to a stellar $25 million box office tally over three days, marking the second biggest opening weekend in China this year after the massive $58 million April debut of "Titanic 3D."
The No. 1 showing of "Men in Black 3" also marked the 19th week in a row that a Hollywood film placed first at the Chinese box office, and the fourth week in a row in which at least the top three films were American.
The last time a Chinese movie topped the charts was the second week of January, when "The Great Magician" (actually a Hong Kong-China co-production) had no foreign competition, as there weren't any Hollywood films at all in wide release at the time.
In fact, the last time a newly released Chinese film opened in first place in China was when "The Flowers of War" (also a Hong Kong-China co-production) did so in mid-December, 2011. Again, there were no Hollywood films in wide release at that time.
To find the last time a purely domestic Chinese film topped the box office we must go back to mid-November 2011, when the romantic comedy hit "Love Is Not Blind" was champ.
Through the third week in May, the 12 Hollywood films that were released wide have taken a 64 percent cumulative share of China's national box office. The roughly 50 (depending on how they're defined) Chinese-made films have taken a cumulative share of only 17 percent. But if we count only from February onward, when Hollywood films were actually in release, Hollywood's share was 77 percent.
Also during this period, nine U.S.-made films crossed the $25 million box office threshold, and five have gone over $50 million ("MIB3" will almost certainly be the sixth to the milestone). Only one Chinese film has gone over $25 million —the family animated movie "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf," at $25.8 million— and not one has come anywhere close to $50 million (although the Hong Kong-China co-production "The Great Magician" did reach almost $28 million).
While this trend of increasing Hollywood dominance bodes well for the American studios, it also raises the question of what Chinese filmmakers, and the Chinese government, intend to do about it. With the import quota now increased from 20 films to 34, it's a dead certainty that, at least in the short term, Hollywood's dominance of China will continue, and very likely increase.
Of course, Chinese distributors and government movie tax collectors are reaping a huge bounty on all these American films, but anyone taking the long-term view must realize that things can't continue this way for very long. The State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT), China's powerful government overseer of media, is bound to speak out against the accelerating influence of "western cultural values" among the populace.
The political implications of Hollywood's colonization of China's movie theaters are far too vast to be ignored by anyone, least of all SARFT.
If and when it decides to act, SARFT can adopt one of two approaches in response to the American cultural 'invasion.' It can either choose what I call a constraining strategy, or it can go with an empowering strategy.
Under the constraining strategy, SARFT would limit Hollywood movies' access to China's distribution channels. Although China is legally committed under WTO rules to allow foreign films into the country, there is no law that says what kinds of films must be imported, how long they must be made available to audiences, or whether they must be allowed access to the best quality venues and distribution networks.
So, for example, SARFT might decide to allow fewer Hollywood blockbusters into China, and choose instead to release more documentaries, or more movies from India, or Iran, or North Korea. This would be a perfectly legal, WTO-compliant method of reducing Hollywood's dominance. Or SARFT could also limit the number of theaters each film release would be allowed, or perhaps it could even designate that certain "quality" theaters be reserved for Chinese films, while Hollywood films would be "ghettoized" to lesser theaters.
Although this sort of approach wouldn't be good for anyone (except possibly the North Korean film industry), it's not hard to imagine SARFT adopting some of these tactics because they would be relatively easy to implement and they would have an immediate impact. Sure, China's theater owners and moviegoers and Hollywood's studios would raise a stink, but China's government has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to withstand and even ignore pressure from foreigners and from its own citizens alike.
The downside of this constraining approach is that it would only mask, but not solve, the fundamental problem, which is that Chinese films are unable to compete with American ones. For SARFT to solve this problem it would need to think more creatively and more constructively, and commit to what I call an empowering strategy.
The empowering strategy would take the long-term view of creating value, as much as possible, for everyone involved. The highest goal of this approach would not be to limit Hollywood's market share, but to maximize China's, by empowering its film industry.
This approach would reduce the burden of censorship, allowing Chinese filmmakers a broader palette of storytelling options to put them on more equal footing with filmmakers in Hollywood and the rest of the world. It would subsidize and support China's artists and visionaries with story development and filmmaking grants. And it would provide bridges, rather than obstacles, for the world's best filmmaking talents to come and work in China and help develop the country's next generation of writers, directors, producers and other filmmaking artists.
This sort of empowering approach may seem like a utopian dream, but in fact a strategy like this worked beautifully in China's neighboring country, South Korea. Through the 1990s Korean films held only a 15 percent share of their domestic box office. But under a five-year government-industry cooperative plan implemented in the mid 1990s, Korea eliminated many of its censorship strictures, invested in training and facilities, created a financial infrastructure that supports film production, and provided grants to writers, directors and producers to kick-start what swiftly became a world-class national cinema.
By 2003 Korean films captured a 53 percent share of their domestic market, and Korea became recognized as a major filmmaking and cultural hub for the rest of Asia.
There's no reason why China can't accomplish a similar feat.The entrepreneurial spirit needed to drive film production is already abundant in China. The country's talent pool needs to be further developed, but it is ready and waiting, and there are plenty of qualified foreign experts willing to jump in and help them. And the money to support an empowering strategy is plentiful — far more money is skimmed by theaters off the top of box office receipts each week than would be necessary to support such a plan.
The main thing currently standing in the way of China's cultural competitiveness is the Chinese government.


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Burlington residents worry about possible water contamination
Bacteria detected in wells, DNR says
One resident wants to protect his neighbors in the Town of Burlington from possible water contamination.
The Snorek family's subdivision is within the township, and family members believe that close to 40 families living there got a letter from the state Department of Natural Resources about a possible health risk.
"(There was) bacteria detected indicating there was grazing-animal waste contamination in the wells," said Matt Snorek.
The DNR directed Snorek to a field less than a mile from his home, where he said a cattle farm was allowed to dump manure.
Snorek said he's concerned about his family, and being an outdoorsman, he's worried about bigger implications to the nearby wildlife.
"If you have water wash up on the road and you've got contaminants running off the snow and you've got water up to the shoulder, it's very conceivable that it finds its way into the Fox River," said Snorek.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — For one lucky Train fan, 'Marry Me' is now more than the name of the band's chart-topping song.
The rock group gave some New York City fans an intimate show at the Hard Rock Cafe Wednesday night, performing four songs in front of a couple of hundred of attendees.
But one concert-goer got more than just the fan experience of a lifetime. She got asked the question many women consider the event of their lifetime: Will you marry me?
The concert was hosted by Fresh 102.7 as part of their ongoing 'Up Close & Personal' concert series. Neither the radio station nor the band had any idea the proposal was in the works.
It's not the first proposal Train has been a part of.
"We've had proposals in really large places and really small places," the band's singer, Pat Monahan, told 102.7. "And then we've done some where a guy will ask a girl and you can see on her face 'it's only yes for tonight!"
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Since Molly Yeh is basically the Michael Jordan of food blogging, she may not need a huge, adjective-heavy introduction. I bet you know about her award-winning site, her penchant for 90's treats, and her cozy sugar beet farm life with a bunch of chickens, all named Macaroni. I got to meet Molly in Las Vegas a couple years ago, and her smile that beams so brightly in the photos? It beams like that IRL! While her food style isn't necessarily on the hippie dip level that I try to maintain, her personality rings true in every single thing she does and I have a lot of respect for that. I feel like she's at least partially responsible for the massive level of tahini appreciation on the internet.
Her brand new cookbook Molly on the Range is more than just a collection of recipes organized by course. Everything is centered around life/seasonal events as well. Clever and heartwarming illustrations are woven throughout the pages. Some of the recipe headnotes are more than a full page long! There are stories about the food that she grew up with in the suburbs, a hilarious anecdote that precedes her recipe for hummus, and an analysis of successful farm lunches. There are intersections of culture and unique experience throughout. It's like having a pal on your bookshelf, and that pal has tested homemade funfetti 923648 times. Beyond her unique recipes, you get to be a part of Molly's world for a bit. I think every really good cookbook tends to accomplish that immersive experience to some degree.
I saw Renee's hot chocolate recipe that utilized Molly's Hawaij a while ago, and that was the start of this recipe. Hawaij (pronounced huh-WHY-adge) is a spice blend that is commonly available in 2 ways. The one that I've used from the book is typically added to ground coffee prior to brewing for that little extra somethin'. I never really knew it until now, but Hawaij is the autumnal spice mix that I've been waiting for my entire life. It has a lot more nuance than pumpkin spice, and more cardamom and ginger too. There's a certain elegance and lightness about it. It also doesn't slap you in the face/drown your palette with nutmeg. It's warm and lively in all the right ways.
I make a batch of baked oatmeal sometimes and we just re-heat it throughout the week. I had a ton of fresh apples and knew that they would be perfect with my new spice mix bff and some cozy warm oats. I sauté the apples in the Hawaij and some maple syrup before adding them to the bake because it gives them a little bit of extra dimension. This looks like a long recipe, but it's mostly very simple assembly steps. There's a silky and sweet maple cream here too because, as a rule, I like to take almost everything over the top. Mix yourself up some Hawaij, put it in some coffee, and then make this oatmeal. Trifecta of spicy cozy-ness right there ;)
-Hawaij for Coffee recipe re-printed with permission of the author, via Molly on the Range
-Baked oatmeal technique is very lightly adapted from Yossy Arefi's Baked Blueberry Oatmeal, which is adapted from Heidi Swanson's recipe in Super Natural Every Day.
Print the recipe here!
NOTES: Since I made this to have leftovers essentially, I only sautéed the one apple and mixed it into the oatmeal itself. If I was serving this whole pan to people in real time, I'd sauté 2 apples instead of one, reserving half of them for serving with the finished oatmeal. Ditto for the maple cream! Last thing: I don't use a microwave, so when I re-heat portions of this, I just do it in a saucepan with a big splash of non-dairy milk, stirring it up until it's hot.
FOR THE HAWAIJ SPICE BLEND (makes extra!):
2 tablespoons ground cardamom
2 tablespoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground flax seed
2 1/2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon coconut oil, plus extra
1 large apple, peeled and cored
1 teaspoon hawaij spice blend, divided
1/4 cup + 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup, divided
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
2 cups rolled oats (certified gluten-free if necessary)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
2 1/4 cups non-dairy milk (I used a mix of coconut and almond)
1 cup nuts or seeds of choice, toasted and chopped (I used pecans and hazelnuts)
2 tablespoons raw cashew butter
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1 tablespoon non-dairy milk
tiny pinch of fine sea salt
drop of vanilla extract
squeeze of lemon (optional)
Make the hawaij: In a small jar, stir together the cardamom, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon. Set aside.
Grease an 8-9 inch ovenproof dish with coconut oil. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
Assemble the oatmeal: Combine the ground flax seed and water in a small bowl. Stir to mix thoroughly, and then set aside to gel. Cut the cored apple into 1/4-inch thin slices. Then, cut each of those slices in half widthwise.
Heat the coconut oil in a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Add the apples to the pan. Let them sit for 2 minutes while they sizzle. Stir them around a bit, and sprinkle in 1/2 teaspoon of the hawaij spice mix. Stir to combine. Once the apples seem lightly softened on the outside, stir in 1 teaspoon of the maple syrup and the lemon juice. Remove the apples from the heat and allow them to cool.
In a large bowl, combine the rolled oats, baking powder, salt, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon of hawaij. Stir to combine. In a large measuring cup, whisk together the flax gel, non-dairy milk, and remaining 1/4 cup of maple syrup. Spread out half of the oat mixture in the oiled dish. Arrange half of the sautéed apples and half of the chopped nuts on top of the oats. Repeat these layers with the remaining oat mixture, apples, and nuts.
Slowly pour the milk mixture over the oats. Give the dish a tap to settle the contents. Dot the top of the oatmeal with little pieces of coconut oil if you like. Slide the oatmeal into the oven and bake for 35-45 minutes, or until the top of the oatmeal is golden brown and all of the liquid is absorbed.
While the oatmeal bakes, make the maple cream. In a medium bowl, vigorously whisk together the cashew butter, maple syrup, non-dairy milk, salt, vanilla, and lemon, if using. If the mixture seems too thick to drizzle, add more non-dairy milk by the teaspoon. Once totally smooth and pourable, you're good.
Serve the apple spice baked oatmeal hot with maple cream and extra maple syrup if you like.


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Cobb hiring 30 teachers because of overcrowding | News
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Welcome to Bränna Camping, situated in central Överkalix where the beautiful watercourses of Kalix River and Ängesån River converge. The campsite is near the 4* hotel Grand Arctic, shops, cashpoint, etc.The campsite offers:- 6 six-bed self-catering cottages- 5 small camping cottages with 4 beds- 57 caravan pitches with electricity- Heated outdoor pool and children's pool- Canoe hire- FishingNew:- Wireless Internet connection- The self-catering cottages now have a separate bedroom and TV.- BBQ area down by the river- Latrine emptying facility for permanent tanks- TV room- Dining room with views over the rivers- The playground has had more play equipment added- Wood-burning outdoor saunaActivities and sights in Överkalix, for up-to-date information, see also www.overkalix.seSome of the things on offer:ActivitiesGood fishing in rivers and lakes. Some of the lakes have been stocked with game fish."Laxens Dag" (The Day of the Salmon)Överkalix summer market"Harrens Dag" (The Day of the Grayling) fishing competition along Kalix River.SightsRikti-Dokkas a 19th century settler's farm, Sirillus with a Russian church with a domed roof, unique icon gallery and cultural café, Martingården is Överkalix's community centre and dates from the 19th century, Linafallet and Jockfall, two of the biggest waterfalls along the Kalix River,Lillberget and Lansjärv, unique 6,000-year-old Stone Age settlements, and much more. Just south of the community is Brännaberget, an outlook point with fantastic views.A warm welcome to Överkalix and Bränna Camping!
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Mrs. Abigail Adams – Quincy
St: Petersburg 25. July 1810.
Captain Harrod, by whom your kind favour of
20. March to me,
mentions that you had written to my wife, and also sent a Box of Articles which she had requested
to procure for her, has not yet arrived. – Your letter of 20. March itself was brought to me, a few
days past, I know not from whence; but having apparently been opened, and having suffered much
from a soaking; but whether in salt or in fresh water, I am unable to judge with certainty. – It was
however not the less precious to me on that account. – At the same time we received letters and
newspapers to the 21st : of April from Mr: Gray, and by other arrivals here and elsewhere on the
Continent we have accounts from the United States to the tenth of May.
From the returns of the votes at the April election which we have seen, I
consider it as beyond
question that Mr: Gerry, and Mr: Gray were chosen Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the State –
But on the comparison of the votes from the several towns, the prospect was that a majority of both branches
of the Legislature, still adheres to the politics of the two last years, in which case the Council must be of
the same complection, and the State authorities will not harmonize very cordially together – The changes
however, not only in Massachusetts, but in New-Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode-Island have been so
unpropitious to the Anglo-federalists, that the projects of a separate Empire will not make much pro:
:gress during the present year – and I cherish the hope that they will be so steadily discountenanced
by the suffrages of the People in New-England, that the father of them all, will renounce them in despair,
and turn the policy of the Eastern sages, if not to something useful and honourable, at least to something
less pestilential to their Country and their Posterity – To any thing more pernicious, in my sincere opinion,
the Prince of Darkness could not spur the most devoted of his instruments upon Earth.
The panic terrors of a War, between the
United States and
England, which the majority of
the Legislature of Massachusetts last Winter alledged in justification of their patriotic Resolutions in
favour of Mr: Jackson, and against the Government of the United States, are I hope before this, tranquilized –
I see however by a circular from the federal Committee of Boston Senators and Representatives, that their
palpitations of heart were still indicative of great alarm even after they had reason to apprehend that their
Governor would be supplanted, in his Office, and after their own news from England, had informed them,
that His Britannic Majesty's Ministers would not go to War to avenge Mr: Jackson – highly as they approved
his spirited moderation, and deeply as they resented the unprovoked insult upon him –
I have too much respect for the characters of all those Gentlemen, who
signed this federal circular,
not to believe that their fears were real and sincere – But knowing and esteeming as I do the judgment
and understanding of them all, I can with difficulty conceive the offuscation of intellect, which could
permit them, late in April 1810, to be in dread of a War with England, or an Alliance with France – There
is something in the Spirit of Party which stupefies even those whom it cannot deprave, and which blinds
the eyes, when it cannot succeed to vitiate the heart.
The most remarkable political transactions of the present time are in
Sweden – The late king of
that Country laboured under the same prejudices as of late years have taken possession of almost all the
New-England federalists – He not only hated Napoleon as he deserves, but he relied upon the friendship
and protection of England – He lost Pomerania – He lost Finland, and he last of all lost his Crown – The
Swedish Diet not only discarded him, but his children – excluded all his descendants with him from the
succession, and sent to Norway for a Prince of Holstein Augustenburg, to be the successor to the Swedish
Throne – This Prince accepted the offer, and early in the Spring of the present year he came to Stockholm,
and was at the same time adopted by the present king as his son, and proclaimed Crown-Prince, or
heir-apparent of Sweden – On the 29th: of May, while reviewing a Regiment of Cavalry near Helsingborg,
he was seized with an apoplexy, fell instantaneously senseless from his horse, and expired within half
an hour after – During the short time that he had been at Stockholm, the simplicity of his manners, and
the same time given offence and disgust to many of the nobility. These two orders of Society are
upon very discordant terms with each other in that kingdom, and the odium of the populace is the
most exasperated against the nobles of the highest Rank – The suspicion that the Crown-Prince had
been poisoned by a conspiracy of certain persons of the nobility, was excited among the People of
Stockholm, and became particularly concentrated upon Count Axel Fersen, the Grand-Marshal
of the kingdom, his Sister, Countess Piper, a Count Ugglas, and the Russian informal Envoy
General van Suchtelen – On the day when the body of the Prince was carried into Stockholm, Count
Fersen, going at the head of the Procession, which was to escort it, was attacked by a mob in the Streets,
sought refuge in a house, from which he was compelled to be brought out, and murdered with circum:
:stances as horrible as any of those which marked the worst period of the French Revolution – The other
suspected persons were preserved from the fury of the mob, only because they could not get them in
their power, and finally by the interposition of a military force, which was obliged to fire upon the
People, and killed a number of them. – There had been a report of three physicians who opened, and
examined the Prince's body, declaring in the most formal manner, that no symptom of any other than
natural causes of his death appeared; nor is it yet explained why the suspicions of the People in
Stockholm were so settled upon five or six persons, or how they became so strong, as to burst out into
those furious excesses. – Commissioners are appointed to enquire and trace the suspicions of poison
and their foundation; but here the opinion generally entertained is that they were altogether groundless.
As our intercourse with
England is again open, and will be in all probability very great
you will hear the accounts of interesting Events on the continent so much sooner through England,
than we can send them from this bottom of the bag, that I shall have scarcely any other news to tell you –
There has been, you know for about four years a personage called the king of Holland – A brother of
the Emperor Napoleon, who sent him to rule over that Country as he now suggests for the benefit of
France – King Louis however, whether from natural disposition, or from the contagion of dutch associates
of Holland – This has brought him into disgrace with Napoleon, who first made him disgrace himself
by a Treaty, ceding to France a quarter part or more of the Dutch Territories, and surrendering to
French disposal all the private American property within his reach, and then sent a corps of French troops,
to take care of his good City of Amsterdam – Louis became sick of playing this part of a phantom king
any longer, and has abdicated his crown, and left it to his infant son, under the Regency of its
mother to perform the Pageants, and be used as the instruments of Napoleon.
This illustrious character narrowly escaped a burnishing about three weeks
since, at a splendid
Entertainment given by Prince Schwarzenberg the Austrian Ambassador at his Court, on the occasion
of his marriage with the Archduchess Maria Louisa – In the midst of the Ball, the House took
fire, and a number of the guests perished in the flames – The Emperor himself was present, but escaped
Perhaps you would be better pleased with some account of
ourselves, than with accounts of mobs,
murders or fires – We are all well, excepting my wife, who has been very sick, but is now much recovered.
She suffers much from the severity of the climate, which is such that we have to this day had nothing that
can be called Summer. – We have been settled about six weeks at house-keeping, and are as comfortably
accommodated as the customs and nature of the Country will admit – The attendance upon the imperial
Court at this Season of the year is neither frequent nor troublesome; and most of the people of rank and
fashion are at their Country-Seats.
With my best remembrance of duty and affection to my father, of regard to
all our friends
around you, and blessings for my boys, I remain ever faithfully yours.
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In Boston one thing has dominated the headlines lately- the Bruins' quest for the Stanley Cup. Even people who never watch hockey are tuning in to see if history is made- the B's haven't won since 1972 and the Vancouver Canucks have never won so both teams want it badly.
Tonight is Game 7 of what's been a crazy series full of goals, fights, and intense emotions. I'm pretty sure Boston is going to erupt in riots whether they win or lose, but I'm really hoping the Bruins can bring home the Cup!
Have you ever wondered what Bruins player you're most like? Take this test to find out! Apparently I'm like Shawn Thorton. I must say, the man knows how to grow an awesome 'stache-
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For the third consecutive year, Hope College has been named one of the "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" in West Michigan.
The competition is a program of the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) and the National Association for Business Resources (NABR). Hope and the region's other 2008 winners will be recognized during an awards luncheon at The Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville on Thursday, May 1.
Businesses are evaluated in nine categories: communication, community initiatives, compensation and benefits, diversity and multiculturalism, employee education and development, employee engagement and commitment, recognition and retention, recruitment and selection, and work-life balance. Considerations within each category include a unique thought process with top support from senior management and policy makers; the quality of programs, services and solutions for employees; and adaptation to new factors in the marketplace.
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I know how excited people are about the new Watchmen movie, but I'm not going to see it. I refuse to watch it ever. The following are my reason for doing so. If any of them make the slightest bit of sense to you, I urge you to consider boycotting the movie as well.
1. Alan Moore disapproves of this movie. He's the creator of Watchmen. If he doesn't want his creation whored for the silver screen, it should not be.
2. Alan Moore doesn't own the rights to Watchmen, but he should. DC's contract stated that the rights would revert to him and Dave Gibbons three years after Watchmen out of print. This was before graphic novels. This was before any comic had ever been in print for more than a few months. It was a reasonable deal at the time, and DC changed all the rules, gypping Moore out of what morally should have been his. Watchmen is stolen property.
3. Zach Snyder is not a good director. His only previous movies were 300 (stupid and easy) and Dawn of the Dead (hyperactive and mediocre). I don't trust him with Watchmen.
4. Watchmen was scripted and drawn to be unfilmable. It uses conventions and and has a depth that only a comic can pull off. Any adaptation in any form will be lackluster in comparison.
5. Being a comic, when I read Watchmen, I had sort of a movie in my head of what was happening. Tying to the previous two reasons, I believe that my imaginary version of the movie is superior to Snyder's by leaps and bounds.
6. I believe that everyone who has read the book has such a movie in their heads. Snyder's adaptation will all but erase that. Sad as it seems, our imaginations can't compete with the splendor and bang of the big screen. A hundred thousand unique visions of Watchmen get consumed by Snyder's and the world is poorer for that. I liked your version better than his too.
7. If we're really honest, the only reason this movie is being made is because it will make money. Your money. DC is turning it into a franchise, and using the opportunity to put out all the merchandise that Alan Moore AND Dave Gibbons had the power to veto under their contract.
8. This movie is not necessary. In fifty years, people will still be enjoying the book. I doubt people will gush equally over the movie.
9. First Star Wars. Then Indiana Jones. Next I hear that McG is slated to direct Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Must Hollywood take my childhood and ruin every bit of it?
10. We can stop them by not spending money on this.
Thank you.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Ken Doll
Bobby Jindal speaking to the nation last night spurred my brain. At first, his halting talk and soft southern accent just sounded patronizing to me. Then I realized he was actually imitating Kenneth the Page! I imagine it's the Republicans' insidious plan to slowly replace the entire cast of 30 Rock with clever look-alikes. I suppose Michael Steele is the closest they could come to Tracy Morgan.
Friday, February 20, 2009
The Three!
I'm starting a new book. It's a number book, like they make for kids: "Can you count three penguins?" but for adults, or, more specifically, me. I research and explain, in what will hopefully be eloquent and near poetic prose, the history, culture, and philosophy behind all the digits, plus a few special numbers like 10, 12, 13, 23, pi, and infinity.
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Friday, February 13, 2009
200th Centennial of Thinking
Yesterday was the 200th Birthday of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln. Two men who are both responsible for moving forward the thinking of the human race, and who, through some divine cosmic coincidence, also have the same birthday.
The rest of the world salutes you fellows.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
turn-arounds for three of my four main characters: Guy, Daphne, and Rodney.
Interesting side note: each one took almost exactly one hour to complete.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
New Project
Okay. I'm starting a graphic novel. Coincidentally, I'm also in a concept design class at the same time. So while I really should take more time to write (it's no excuse, but I'm really, really busy) I have created a lovely looking character sheet here. Turn-arounds are due on tuesday, so those might show up later. As well a plot.
Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
I'm in a concept illustration class right now, working on a faux-animated version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. So, here are my designs for the main characters. To round out the cast, we made Professor Arronax a female. Verne would take it in stride, I think.
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EVERETT — Trouble at a substation in Everett cut power last month to about 7,000 homes.
The culprit turned out to be a furry, four-legged creature with sharp teeth, a bushy tail and a taste for seeds and nuts. The apparently curious squirrel, likely an Eastern gray, became an electrical conductor when it squeezed into some equipment. The rodent was zapped into oblivion, likely by 7,200 volts of electricity.
Each year, squirrels, birds and other wildlife account for about 17 percent — or 270 — of the nearly 1,600 power outages reported to the Snohomish County Public Utility District. In comparison, car crashes account for about 4 percent, or roughly 60 outages a year. Downed trees and limbs cause about one-third of the disruptions in service.
Outages caused by wildlife generally don't last as long as when equipment is damaged by downed tree or power poles are knocked over by a car. A wildlife-caused outage may mean just locating the unfortunate animal and removing it from the equipment.
Since 2001, the public utility has spent about $487,000 on wildlife protection, spokesman Neil Neroutsos said.
It's critical to address conflicts with wildlife, obviously to protect the animals and birds but also because the district doesn't want the system vulnerable to outages, said Christoph Enderlein, PUD's manager of environmental affairs.
"Whether it's a squirrel or a bird, it's very unfortunate for the wildlife and an undesired outcome. We absolutely care because it also shows a vulnerability to the reliability of the system," Enderlein said.
Snohomish County PUD serves 327,000 customers and maintains about 115,000 poles, tens of thousands of transformers and 90 substations.
Back in 2001, the PUD hired a consultant to look for better ways to protect birds from electrical equipment.
Birds fly near charged lines, perch on equipment and even nest on top of structures.
Some birds, particularly those with large wingspans, are not only vulnerable to collisions with power lines but also electrocution.
Significant work has been done in the Silvana and Warm Beach area where there are flocks of trumpeter swans and snow geese, Neroutsos said.
The district has installed longer cross arms on some power poles so perched birds are less likely to make contact between two energized lines — completing a circuit — with their outstretched wings. The PUD also added visual clues to lines to provide birds more advanced warning when they are flying in areas where there are power lines. That is particularly important in areas where large flocks are common and the birds in the back are relying on those in the front to avoid danger.
PUD investigates all bird-related injuries and deaths involving the district equipment, said Rob Larson, distribution services manager. Additionally all the incidents are reported to US Fish and Wildlife Service, he said.
Birds aren't the only creatures that have been on PUD's radar.
The district has tried to cut down on high-voltage encounters between squirrels and PUD equipment. Primarily that has meant installing bushing caps on transformers on power poles. The covers prevent squirrels from touching two lines at once.
Power outages involving squirrels are reported throughout the country, said John L. Koprowski, a wildlife conservation and management professor at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He has been studying tree and ground squirrels for about 30 years.
Squirrels were blamed for power outages that shut down the NASDAQ, twice, according to news reports.
The most common types of squirrels seen in Washington state cities and suburbs are Eastern gray squirrels. They are not native to the area and were brought over from the eastern half of the country in the early 1900s. The larger Western gray squirrel is native to the area and is classified as a threatened species and can't be trapped, hunted or killed.
The Eastern gray is up to two feet long, including the tail.
Squirrels use power lines as a highway. The tree squirrel will see a power pole as a "tree with very few branches that's nice and straight," Koprowski said.
Tree squirrels prefer to travel above ground to avoid predators. In the cities, those are neighborhood dogs and cats. In the wild, it's bobcats and coyotes. The squirrels also nest in trees and eat out of them.
It's no wonder that they are drawn to power poles and lines, Koprowski said.
"They essentially mimic their habitat," he said. "They're look for the same kinds of things that they find in trees, insects, seeds, and nest-building material."
They've been known to nest in the transformers on poles. Their nests are generally the size of basketballs and are usually made from woven pine needles, small branches and leaves.
They'll build a nest anywhere, including inside the walls of houses and the rotting parts of trees. That cavernous environment may be what attracts them to explore transformers.
Substations have their own allure. What looks barren to people may be attractive to the rodents looking for cover and protection provided by the complex metal structure.
Also, the squirrels may be taking advantage of substation cooling fans.
"They're fur-covered rodents with a high metabolic rate," Koprowski said.
They'll look for shade or a cool breeze and flop down on their bellies, spread-eagle, with the tail curled up toward their backs. A group of blood vessels at the base of their tails helps release heat.
The fans might also attract the squirrels because of the accumulations of bugs. Insects get sucked into the fans and "squirrels will eat protein any way they can get it," Koprowski said.
A squirrel's natural instinct to gnaw also can get the rodent in trouble. A squirrel's four front teeth continue to grow. Gnawing helps keep the teeth sharp and a manageable length, and of course, it helps the squirrel find food and nest-making materials.
PUD officials say they don't really have a problem with squirrels gnawing on equipment. However, in other parts of the country, squirrels have been electrocuted chewing through insulation on wires.
"We have these conflicts when we move into their habitat and build structures that mimic their habitat," Koprowski said.
It's a win-win for humans and the wildlife if steps are taken to cut down on the conflict, he said.
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By JOHN FLESHER
Associated Press
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A group that believes it has discovered the wreckage of a 17th-century French vessel in northern Lake Michigan says it's received a state permit to conduct a test excavation at the site.
Great Lakes Exploration Group said Tuesday that the permit was issued by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the state archaeologist's office.
The group battled with the state for years over access to the Griffin, also known by its French name, Le Griffon. A deal eventually was reached between the group, the state and the government of France.
The vessel was built by the legendary explorer La Salle and disappeared during its maiden voyage in 1679.
Steve Libert is president of the exploration group. He said he hopes the expedition this summer will confirm the shipwreck's identity.


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