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Museum of the Manchester Regiment
Why not visit the Museum of the Manchester Regiment in Ashton-under-Lyne's impressive Victorian town hall. The museum is in easy walking distance of both the bus and railway stations and there is ample public parking in the town centre also.
If you are a wheelchair user or have a buggy there is access to all the museums's galleries by use of a lift from the ground floor where there are also baby changing facilities. The museum also has a small shop from where you can buy a souvenir. The museum does not have a cafe there are many places to find refreshments near to the museum.
There are lots of activities in the museum for you and your family and friends to try as well as thousands of objects that reflect the experiences of Manchester Regiment soldiers through the ages for you to look at and enjoy.
Please be aware that the curator works at many sites and may not be available at the Museum if you visit without an appointment to speak with him.
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The Museum of the Manchester Regiment is currently closed whilst the redevelopment of the Town Hall is taking place. Please check website for future updates. The Museum is still taking enquiries and offers of donations during this time.
Admission free
The Museum tells the story of generations of
soldiers, from the raising of the Regiment in
1756 through to Regimental life today.
The Museum's Ladysmith Gallery (re-developed in
2002) tells our story chronologically, covering
major actions such as the American War of
Independence, New-Zealand, the Crimea, South
Africa, both World Wars and the Malayan
Emergency. The Gallery also houses over 2000
medals including 6 Victoria Cross Groups as well
as a reconstruction of a First World War
The Forshaw Gallery (Re-developed in
2006) covers themed aspects of our story
including recreation, daily routine, the soldier
as collector, regimental insignia, regimental
dress, Mess Life and some of our Regimental
Treasures. The Gallery also includes a
reconstruction of a 1950' Barrack Room from Ladysmith
Barracks and original Army Jeep as well as many
family-friendly interactives that bring our
story to life for the whole family.
The Special Exhibition space changes every 6
months. This space highlights a lesser-known
aspect of our story and gives repeat
visitors something new to see each time they
The Regimental Archives are deposited
with Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre,
Just 10 minutes walk from the Museum. Here they
are publically accessible, without charge, 6
days a week. For more information please
contact the Archive Centre directly on 0161 342
Collection details
Costume and Textiles, Design, Coins and Medals, Decorative and Applied Art, Film and Media, Social History, Weapons and War, Sport
Key artists and exhibits
- The Museum houses an extensive collection of medals including 6 VC groups
- 42 display cases of souvenirs, equipment, sporting memorabilia and other items of regimental significance
- A full-scale 1950's army barrack room
- A full-scale First World War Trench Experience
- A full-scale Second World War mortar team in action
Brasso, Blanco and Bull: National Service (Army) 1950's Style
This facilitated session (1-2 hours long) led by our costumed living history expert "Corporal Cook" brings this period of history back to life. This hands-on session gives participants a flavour of army national service during the 1950's, from being "Called-Up", through "The Medical" and "Basic Training". Participants get a chance to handle period objects and try on period uniform and equipment. This dynamic session also enables participants to meet with a local Manchester Regiment National Service Veteran. This opportunity for intergenerational discussion is stimulated by an activity making a "Basha" or tent by participants, led by the veteran – developing communication skills and team working abilities among participants in the process. This session can be offered either during a pre-booked visit to the Museum or in school.
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How to obtain
Contact Portland Basin Museum on 0161 343 2878 for more details
First World War - Facilitated Education Session
This session enables groups to work with our First World War costumed living-history expert, 'Tommy Atkins'. Through artefacts, presentations and activities the trials and tribulations of the First World War soldier are brought back to life. This session can be offerd either during a pre-booked visit to the Museum or in school.
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How to obtain
Call the Curator of the Museum of the Manchester Regiment for more information (0161 342 2254)
Museum of the Manchester Regiment - Bootsy's Trail
Visit the Museum and journey with Bootsy on his travels around with world with the Manchester Regiment. From the Forrests of North America through the snowy landscape of Iceland and on to the Muddy fields of France and through to the jungles of the Far East.
- Museum of the Manchester Regiment
- Tameside Museums and Galleries Service
How to obtain
During visit or on-line
Museum of the Manchester Regiment Loan Boxes
Each box is packed with objects, information, case studies and activities that link to the key stages within the National Curriculum. The topics are: The First World War, Remembrance, Soldiers' Souvenirs and 1950's Army National Service
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- Museum of the Manchester Regiment
How to obtain
Contact Portland Basin Museum on 0161 343 2878
Museum of the Manchester Regiment
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Greater Manchester
Museum of the Manchester Regiment Webpages
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BELVIDERE — Dial her home phone number listed on the City of Belvidere's website and you'll get a ring, three error tones and this message: "We're sorry, you have reached a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in use."
Her fellow aldermen don't know how to get in touch with her or her family. There are rumors, but not much can be confirmed.
HIPAA — the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's privacy rule — prevents the City Council from learning the details, according to Mayor Mike Chamberlain.
But two things are certain: Alderman Karen Schrader, who represents Belvidere's 3rd ward, has a serious illness, and she has been missing from almost every meeting for the past nine months.
City Clerk Shauna Arco and City Attorney Mike Drella confirmed there is no attendance requirement for aldermen in Illinois municipal statue.
Schrader will continue to receive paychecks.
Between Oct. 21, 2013, and June 2, 2014, there were 17 City Council meetings and Schrader was listed "absent" in the minutes 16 times.
During the March 17 meeting she did attend, Schrader was an active participant. She made four motions and voiced multiple votes.
Chamberlain said she was brought in the company of a nurse to the meeting after the council sent two letters requesting her resignation.
She has not been to a meeting since, and Chamberlain said it is clear her illness is preventing her from fulfilling her duty as an elected official. What is unclear is whether her medical condition is permanent. She could recover, he said. The council doesn't know.
The legal process the city would have to go through to learn more could take longer than the year left on Schrader's term, Chamberlain said. And it would most likely cost the city more than Schrader's $7,104 annual salary.
A replacement official could be appointed by the mayor, pending the council's approval, for the remainder of Schrader's term. To do so, the council would have to first determine that her office has been vacated as a result of permanent disability.
According to Illinois Municipal Code, "The corporate authorities," defined as the aggregate body of officers of a municipal corporation (in this case Belvidere City Council members), have the power to determine "whether an officer is incapable of performing the duties of the office because of a permanent physical or mental disability."
Written certification from a doctor is needed to make that determination.
Larry Frang, executive director of the Illinois Municipal League, said that revisions to that section of state municipal code were adopted Jan. 1, 2008.
"It's much more specific than it used to be, but it might not be specific enough," he said.
In this circumstance, he said the HIPAA privacy rule is an obstacle to removal he hadn't considered before. But regardless, determining that an office has been vacated is difficult to do and very rare in Illinois, he said. He hadn't heard of a situation like the Belvidere City Council's before.
"Very seldom do people actually remove someone," Frang said.
The City Council cannot obtain written certification from a doctor because of the HIPAA Privacy Rule unless the patient volunteers to release personal medical information, or is compelled by the state to do so.
Schrader has not volunteered to reveal any medical information. It is unclear if she is capable of making that decision. And even if she was compelled to do so through a court process that could outlast her remaining time in office, there is still no guarantee any information would prove she is permanently unable to perform her duties as alderman, Chamberlain said.
"We don't want to be the test case for this," he added.
As a result, Chamberlain has decided with the City Council not to pursue Schrader's removal from office,
Attempts to reach Schrader's husband, Denny, were unsuccessful. A Register Star reporter called all 10 Belvidere aldermen, including Schrader, for more information. Only four — George Crawford, Ronald Brooks, John Sanders and Daniel Snow — spoke with the reporter. The others did not return phone calls.
"I understand that she is very sick," Crawford said. "I've knocked on their door before, but no one answered. I don't know how to get in touch with them."
Brooks, Sanders and Snow also said that they heard Schrader was very sick but did not know the details of her illness. Crawford said he heard she was living in a nursing facility, but he didn't know for certain if it was true.
Arco said that the city has not received any complaints from Schrader's Ward 3 constituents regarding the alderman's absence from meetings. Larry Shomacker, a Belvidere man who lives in Schrader's ward, said he attended high school with Schrader.
When told that she may have been missing meetings because of an unspecified illness, Shomacker wished her a speedy recovery.
"She's a super lady," Shomacker said.
Shomacker was not bothered by the fact Schrader still receives monthly payment of $592 from the city.
"As long as she's been here, she deserves more than that," Shomacker said.
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I had to join in on the fun as well.
Sometimes I don't have to look any farther for inspiration for an art lesson than my daughter's bookshelf. So my Thursday afternoon group of Kindergarten thru 3rd graders took a look at the adorable (and familiar to all of them) Olivia by Ian Falconer. In the story Olivia's mother takes her to an art museum on rainy days. She always heads straight for her favorite Degas ballet piece. From there she stands in front of Jackson Pollock's Autumn Rhythm #30. Her reaction, "I could do that in about five minutes."
So I thought it would be fun do a line drawing of Olivia the pig with smudged charcoal shadows and her trademark red outfit and combine it with a splattered piece. The boys swapped the sailor dress for a red turtleneck, turning their pig into more of an Oliver. (my apologies to Mr. Falconer :) The children took turns with some Abstract Expressionism using watered down black and white tempera on a sheet of construction paper. The pigs (all so wonderfully different and full of humor and character) were cut out and placed in front of their splattered art piece and mounted on black posterboard. Nice job kids!


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Descriptions for Principle 5.0
Generate interactive, animated interface designs for your apps to test out new ideas or create entire prototypes, with this easy-to-use tool
If you are an app designer, you probably get bombarded with new ideas constantly, most of which never see the light of day. Of course, you cannot possibly test all of them, but it can be useful to have access to a tool that allows you to experiment with various concepts and interface designs.
Principle is an intuitive macOS app created for this particular purpose. It can help you generate animated, interactive designs, with customizable layouts and transitions. The results can be recorded and shared with others or viewed directly on your mobile device.
Design your app's interface by adding objects and setting up interactions and animations
Your project is split into multiple artboards, each containing a certain number of layers. You can import image files and insert customizable objects or text items.
Interactions are handled with the use of drivers and animations, all of which are displayed in an accessible timeline view, making it simple to alter their properties and get an overall idea of the state of your project.
Offers a live preview window and can record animations
You can get an idea of what the finished app would look like and interact with your design at any time.
Of course, you will definitely want to show the end result to others, and Principle provides a simple way to do that. You can record any actions performed in the preview window and export the captured content to QuickTime MOV videos or GIF animations.
When you are designing a new app, any distractions can reduce your productivity and prevent you from staying focused on your project. Principle displays only the functions that are absolutely necessary in the main window, dedicating as much space as possible to the canvas where your designs are placed.
Minimalistic interface that does away with any unwanted elements
If you are not using a tabled or trackpad, navigating through the various artbooks may be more difficult, but it is made easier with the many keyboard shortcuts detailed on the developer's homepage.
All in all, Principle is a simple utility that can be very useful for app creators, as it provides a relatively straightforward method of setting up and recording interactive interface designs.
Compatibility: OS X 10.11 or later 64-bit
Web Site: https://gumroad.com/danielchooper#
What's New in Principle 5.0
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FCC: Airlines to decide on cell use
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler tried Friday to tamp down the backlash against his agency's proposal to look at relaxing the restrictions on cellphone use on planes — while saying the airlines will make the final call.
"We understand that many passengers would prefer that voice calls not be made on airplanes," Wheeler said in a statement. "I feel that way myself. Ultimately, if the FCC adopts the proposal in the coming months, it will be airlines' decisions, in consultation with their customers, as to whether to permit voice calls while airborne."
Wheeler added that the FCC proposal "recognizes that there is no technical reason to prohibit mobile devices from interfacing with the onboard wireless data systems being installed on many aircraft. … There is nothing in the proposal that prohibits airlines from developing whatever in-flight phone usage policy they may wish."
But that may not be enough to calm the pushback that began immediately after the FCC announced its proposal Thursday.
On Friday, Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) sent Wheeler a letter urging him to withdraw "this ill-advised proposal." Among other issues, Begich said he was concerned about the potential for cellphone calls to cause "air rage" among passengers.
"The thought of having a constant cellphone yammering on every flight makes my head hurt," added Begich, who serves on the Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees both the FAA and the FCC.
Opponents also launched a petition on the White House website asking the administration to block the proposal. The petitioner — identified as S.M. from Richmond, Va. — complains that the FCC has gone "TOO FAR," and echoes a populist theme about the continuing degradation of the experience of air travel.
"During flights, passengers are forced into a restricted space, often for long periods of time. Forcing them to listen to the inane, loud, private, personal conversations of a stranger is perhaps the worst idea the FCC has come up with to date," the person wrote, asking that the administration "nip this in the bud."
The petition — which needs 100,000 signatures by Dec. 21 to get a response from the White House — had more than 1,200 signatures as of Friday evening.
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) told POLITICO on Thursday that he would consider offering a new version of a 2008 bill he sponsored that would have banned cellphone use for voice calls in flight, while allowing text messaging and email.
On Friday, Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) urged the FCC to consult with "the Federal Aviation Administration, flight attendants, pilots, the airline industry and consumer groups" before changing the rules.
"Playing 'Words with Friends' is different than passengers having lengthy, loud 'conversations with friends' while in the tight, inescapable confines of an airline passenger cabin," Markey said in a statement.
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), chairman of the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, said the news about the FCC proposal left him "concerned to say the least," even though "expanding mobile and broadband opportunities for consumers has long been a goal" of the panel.
"This will surely be a spirited topic of discussion when we welcome all five commissioners at our oversight hearing next month," Walden said.
Airlines have expressed mixed views on the proposal.
Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it would continue banning cellphone calls even if the FCC allows it, citing strong opposition by customers who have been surveyed on the issue. Almost as quickly, JetBlue said it would be open to exploring allowing the calls while saying it wants to make flights "comfortable and welcoming for all."
Other airlines, such as Southwest, were taking a wait-and-see approach Friday.
"The ability to use electronic items which access cellular data networks remains off the table and our customers have told us that in-flight voice communication would be disruptive," Southwest spokesman Brad Hawkins wrote in an email. "We continue to monitor feedback on this topic from our customers and would consider it should the FCC make any rule changes."
Alaska Airlines, American and United issued statements similar to Southwest's. And the U.S. Travel Association issued a hold-your-horses statement.
"We should also carefully consider whether allowing open cellphone conversations during flights truly enhances the passenger experience," U.S. Travel CEO Roger Dow said. "Personally, I have my doubts that the traveling public will wholeheartedly embrace this, but we should be abundantly clear on whether or not that's true before this policy is allowed to proceed."
Wheeler has scheduled a vote on a notice of proposed rulemaking on the issue for the agency's Dec. 12 open meeting. The notice is a first step in the process, and much remains unanswered about how the change will be developed if it goes forward.
A former FCC official, now in private practice, said the commission probably should have rolled the proposal out in a different way, considering that Wheeler's first comments were an oblique reference to "mobile broadband," with no explanation that enabling voice communications would also be included in the review.
"The chairman of the FCC is brand new so I suspect that everyone thought — I know the staff definitely thought — that this would be very well-received and sort of a feel-good, 'let's get things off to a really good start' kind of a draft," the former FCC source said. "But it was not rolled out in a comprehensive way, and it really should've been."
Still, the FCC source said there will be plenty of time for gathering comments. "Lightning speed for bringing a rulemaking to conclusion is a year. So this is a ways away."


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2010–2012 Algerian protests
The 2010–2012 Algerian protests were a series of protests taking place throughout Algeria, lasting from 28 December 2010 to early 2012. The protests had been inspired by similar protests across the Middle East and North Africa. Causes cited by the protesters included unemployment, the lack of housing, food-price inflation, corruption, restrictions on freedom of speech and poor living conditions. While localized protests were already commonplace over previous years, extending into December 2010, an unprecedented wave of simultaneous protests and riots, sparked by sudden rises in staple food prices, erupted all over the country starting in January 2011. These were quelled by government measures to lower food prices, but were followed by a wave of self-immolations, most of them in front of government buildings. Opposition parties, unions, and human rights organisations then began to hold weekly demonstrations, despite these being illegal without government permission under the ongoing state of emergency; the government suppressed these demonstrations as far as possible, but in late February yielded to pressure and lifted the state of emergency. Meanwhile, protests by unemployed youth, typically citing unemployment, hogra (oppression), and infrastructure problems, resumed, occurring almost daily in towns scattered all over the country.
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|Part of the Arab Spring
Demonstration organised by RCD in Algiers
|28 December 2010 – 10 January 2012
(1 year, 1 week and 6 days)
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After the riots of 1988, the Algerian government had moved towards democracy, holding free elections. However, when the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) won the first free parliamentary election in 1991, the military staged a coup d'état, voided the election results, declared a state of emergency which remained in force until 2011,[3] and arrested the FIS leadership. This led to the founding of the Armed Islamic Groups (GIA) and the ten-year Algerian Civil War, in which an estimated 250,000 people were killed.
With the unchallenged election of Abdelaziz Bouteflika as president in 1999, civilian government was nominally restored. Violence died down as both guerrillas and soldiers were given immunity for their previous acts under the controversial Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation. Towards the end of his second term, Bouteflika amended the constitution to allow himself to run for a third term in 2009; to no one's surprise, he won the ensuing election, with, according to the opposition and the US Embassy, a very low turnout.
Seventy percent of Algeria's population is less than 30 years old. Consequent high levels of youth unemployment, coupled with corruption and widespread poverty, are seen as reasons for dissatisfaction.[4]
The leader of the Rally for Culture and Democracy, Saïd Sadi, claimed that during 2010, there were "9,700 riots and unrests" in Algeria.[5] Some protests were about issues such as education and health care, as well as rampant corruption.[6]
Prior to the outbreak of protests, in February 2008, United States Ambassador Robert Ford in leaked diplomatic cables called Algeria "an unhappy country", stating "There is much discussion among political circles about the constitution, the third term and the succession issue, but precious little discussion about how to address long-standing political alienation and social discontent throughout the country."[7] He claimed there were strikes over food "by different labor groups almost weekly" and that "almost daily there are isolated demonstrations with the occasional government office in some distant town attacked."[7] Ford stated that "voter turnout for the 2007 legislative and local elections was lower than ever before because Algeria's young people do not see the political system as having any relevance to addressing their problem."[7] United States diplomats also claimed that the Algerian regime is more corrupt than the international community realises and is also more fragile. The diplomatic cable also said that Bouteflika may have cancer.[8]
29 December 2010Edit
On 29 December 2010, clashes with police were reported in Algiers during protests about the lack of housing. At least 53 people were reported to have been injured and another 29 were arrested.[9]
National, 3–10 January 2011Edit
In 2011, prices of basic foodstuffs rose significantly in Algeria,[10] in line with global trends but also reflecting newly imposed regulations.[11] Unprecedented protests in neighbouring Tunisia over unemployment were already being reported, contributing to the mood.[12]
Between 3 and 10 January, riots and protests broke out across most Algerian towns, triggered by large increases in the prices of basic foods including oil, sugar, and flour. While localised riots have been a frequent occurrence in Algeria since 2005, this set of riots was the first to spread across most regions of the country simultaneously rather than being confined to a particular area. By 10 January they were limited to a few towns, but continued in those towns.[13] More organised efforts to demonstrate on 11 January in Algiers were suppressed vigorously by the police.[14]
Protests against the price increases started on 3 January, with protest in the Ras El Ain quarter of Oran,[15] and in Fouka and Staoueli near Algiers.[15] On 4 January they were repeated in Staoueli and spread to other areas near the capital, with impromptu roadblocks at Douaouda in Tipasa.[15] and Kolea[16]
On 5 January, major riots broke out in several areas at once: in the Bab El Oued neighbourhood of the capital, Algiers,[17] and nearby suburbs, as well as Algeria's second city, Oran, and other towns including Djelfa, Boumerdes, Annaba, and Tipaza.[18] The young men rioting blocked roads, burned tires, and sacked government buildings, protesting the sudden increase in the cost of living,[19] the demolition of shantytowns, and broader issues such as unemployment.[20] They were met by anti-riot forces, who attempted to disperse the crowds. In Bab El Oued, shops and car showrooms were also targeted.[21][22] Former Islamic Salvation Front number two Ali Belhadj went to Bab El Oued to see the events and encourage the youths; he was arrested later that day, as were many other protesters and rioters.[23]
Within days the riots spread to twenty-odd wilayahs, covering almost the whole of the north including the Kabylie region,[24] as well as some towns in the Sahara, such as Ouargla[25] and Bechar.[26] Government buildings, particularly town halls, were widely targeted, and shops in some areas were looted or burned;[27] some of the looters carried swords.[28] Football matches scheduled for 7 and 8 January were cancelled.[28]
On 8 January, the government agreed to a temporary cut in taxes and duties on sugar and cooking oil.[13] Facebook and Twitter access were also restricted in some areas.[29] The rioting continued, at least up to 10 January in some places, such as the Bachdjarrah neighbourood in Algiers.[30] By 11 January, the situation had calmed. An attempt to demonstrate on 11 January in Algiers, organised in advance by the intercommunal committee of Ain Benian and Staoueli, was repressed vigorously by the police.[31] In total, three demonstrators died, more than 800 people had been wounded, and at least 1,100 were arrested, many of them minors.[32]
Political implicationsEdit
While riots on this scale are unprecedented since the 1991 election, their wider political implications are not yet clear. The rioters had no collective ties to any Algerian political party, organisation, or trade union,[33] and some sources commented that they seemed to have no political slogans.[34][35] Some opposition groups emphasised the riots' political dimension; ex-diplomat and opposition spokesperson Mohamed Larbi Zitout described them as "a revolt, and probably a revolution, of an oppressed people",[36] while the Socialist Forces Front responded to the government's lowering of food prices on 8 January with the slogan "The government cannot buy Algerians' silence".[37] Agence France-Presse (AFP) has linked the January protests with events in Tunisia, stating, "In Tunisia, similar unrest sparked the overthrow of the government of Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali, whose 23 years in power ended with his flight to Saudi Arabia last Friday. Algerian commentators have said that more Tunisia-style protests could break out in Algeria."[38] Despite their scale, the riots were dealt with by the government in much the same way as the localised riots that had already become a routine way of communicating grievances: it sought to avoid creating martyrs and made a specific concession (in this case, a return to the status quo ante of allowing un-declared food sales by Cevital) not seen as threatening the overall system.[39]
Self-immolations (starting 12 January)Edit
As the widely reported protests sparked off by Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation in Tunisia began to have a clear impact on the Tunisian government, a wave of self-immolations swept Algeria. These individual acts of protest mostly took place in front of a government building following an unsuccessful approach to the authorities. Four self-immolators have died of their burns so far.[40][41]
It began on 12 January, when 26-year-old Mohamed Aouichia set himself on fire in Bordj Menaiel in the compound of the daira building. He had been sharing a room of 30 square metres with seven other people, including his sister, since 2003; he had repeatedly approached local authorities to get on the social housing list and been rebuffed.[42] He has so far survived.
On 13 January, Mohsen Bouterfif, a 37-year-old father of two, set himself on fire. He had gone with about twenty other youths to protest in front of the town hall of Boukhadra in Tebessa demanding jobs and houses, after the mayor refused to receive them. According to one testimony, the mayor shouted to them: "If you have courage, do like Bouazizi did, set yourself on fire!"[43] His death was reported on 16 January, and about 100 youths protested his death causing the provincial governor to sack the mayor.[44] However, hospital staff the following day claimed he was still alive, though in critical condition.[45] Al Jazeera described the suicide as "echoing the self-immolation that triggered the protests that toppled the leader of neighbouring Tunisia."[44] He finally died on 24 January at a hospital in Annaba.[46]
These suicides were followed by dozens more attempted or successful self-immolations across the country, so far without triggering nationwide demonstrations, most of them after the Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled his country on 14 January.
Response of the parties and unionsEdit
Late January 2011Edit
A number of left-wing opposition parties, including the FFS, RCD, PLJ, and the Communist MDS, as well as the Algerian League for Human Rights (LADDH) and officially unrecognised unions, such as SATEF and SNAPAP, met on 20 January to discuss responses to the situation. On 21 January, several of them (excluding the FFS[47][48]) formed the Coordination Nationale pour le Changement et la Démocratie (National Coordination for Change and Democracy), seeking systemic change within the country[4] and calling (along with Rachad[49]) for nationwide marches, starting 9 February.[50] The Interior Minister, Ould Kablia, responded that "No march would be authorised by the authorities in Algiers... Marches are forbidden in Algiers."[51]
Meanwhile, the mainly Kabyle-based secularist RCD party had announced plans for a march for democracy to be held on Saturday 22 January, despite being refused permission by the government[38] under the state of emergency.[5] Prior to the March, RCD leader Saïd Sadi linked the planned march to the 2010–2011 Tunisian protests, stating, "If the opposition does not mobilise the crowds, we believe that we will have more devastating events than what happened in Tunisia. The anger here is bigger than (it was) in Tunisia."[5] He also called for the 1992 state of emergency to be lifted and for the army to withdraw from politics, stating, "The army should no longer be a decision maker, it has to become a state institution."[5] The march attracted about 300 people, and was broken up by the police; 42 people (according to the RCD[52]) or 19 (according to the Interior Ministry[53]) were injured, and 9, including the head of the party's parliamentary group Othman Amazouz, were arrested, to be released later the same day.[54][55][56] Some demonstrators waved the Tunisian flag, alluding to the protests which had brought down Ben Ali.[57] Would-be demonstrators coming from Tizi Ouzou were prevented from reaching the scene by the police.[58] On 22 January, 20,000 police officers stopped all protests. In the ensuing clash five people were killed and more than 800 others hurt.[2]
On 23 January, the FFS and LADDH jointly issued a demand for the release of the demonstrators arrested in early January, in Tizi-Ouzou and elsewhere;[59] students of Tizi-Ouzou announced plans for a march on 1 February demanding their release and economic development for Kabylie.[60]
On 29 January, the RCD organised a march of over ten thousand people (according to the organisers) in the city of Bejaia, to demand more freedom and democracy.[61]
Early February 2011Edit
Protests continued on 3 February. On the same day President Abdelaziz Bouteflika signaled at a meeting with government ministers his intention to lift the 19-year-old state of emergency in the "very near future", in what was seen as an attempt to quell opposition demands. Reportedly, he also urged the cabinet to adopt measures to promote job creation and said Algeria's TV and radio should give airtime to all political parties.[62] On 4 February, Al Jazeera reported that demonstrations were planned for 12 February.[63]
While Bouteflika was said to be working to counter the planned demonstration, on 8 February university students commenced an "indefinite strike" in protest against the "poor quality of teaching."[64] On the same day, an indefinite strike was also launched by professional paramedics after a call by the trade union SAP. However, it was reported to have been observed in only 22 of the country's 48 provinces.[65]
12 FebruaryEdit
The day after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned, the protest gained new currency.[66] The protests were organised by the nascent National Co-ordination for Change and Democracy, an umbrella group of opposition parties, civil society groups and unofficial unions.[67] The police blocked all entry points into Algiers[68] and put in a security cordon around May First Square in central Algiers.[2] All opposition rallies were banned by the government, though at least 2,000 protesters forced their way through the security cordon around the Square to join other demonstrators.[67] Though minor protests occurred earlier in the day, most protesters came out after noon;[69] several thousand protestors[68][70] clashed with about 30,000 police at May First Square in central Algiers.[2][68] Protesters chanted "Djazair Horra Dimocratia," ("A free and democratic Algeria") "système dégage" ("government out") and "Yesterday Egypt, today Algeria."[71]
Police fired tear gas[66] on the protesters and arrested hundreds[2] to possibly more than a 10,000 people,[72] including human rights activists and trade union members.[73] The Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights said that up to 28,000 police officers were deployed in Algiers.[67] Many people, including a member of the People's National Assembly, Boubkeur Derguini[74][75] of the RCD, were injured.[76]
Protesters had hoped to stay the night at the main square.[77] At almost 19:30, Thomson Reuters reported hundreds of people were leaving the demonstrations after about three hours and that the police opened their cordon to let them pass. It also said that about 200 young men from a poor neighbourhood stayed on and that some of them threw objects at the police.[69][78]
Protests were also reported in Constantine, Annaba, and Oran. There were reports of internet services like Twitter, Facebook and the wider internet to have been disrupted or shut down,[66][79] however, Renesys denied this had taken place.[80]
Saïd Sadi of the RCD interpreted the large number of police as government weakness, stating, "When you mobilize 30,000 police in the capital, that's a sign of weakness, not strength."[68] He also said that police charged at protesters and arrested 10 people outside the party offices as they celebrated Mubarak's resignation.[67] He added that 90-year-old human rights activist Ali Yahia Abdelnour was "manhandled by the police" and that the protesters were not "an organised demonstration. It was spontaneous. It was an explosion of joy."[69]
13–18 FebruaryEdit
On 13 February, following a suggestion by Ali Yahia Abdennour of the LADDH,[81] the CNCD[82] called for protests to continue every Saturday in the same square in Algiers, a call confirmed by RCD spokesman Mohsen Belabbes; Ali Yahia Abdennour said that "we will gather momentum as we progress we want our dignity back, yesterday the police has brutally beaten many protesters amongst them a pregnant women, old ladies, a journalist, young men and women, we should carry on protesting until we get our rights." The next day the activist blogger Hchicha called for alternative marches on Friday as well, meant to attract people wanting a change of system but distrusting the political parties involved in the CNCD.[83] Elias Filali reported that police had used tear gas to disperse protesters and to evict families who had occupied newly constructed homes overnight in Algiers.[84]
On 14 February, Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci said the state of emergency would be lifted "within days."[85][86] Two days later, Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia announced the state of emergency would be lifted by the end of February.[87]
Former FLN leader Abdelhamid Mehri called for true democracy, saying the current regime was incapable of solving the country's problems.[88]
On 18 February, a date for which a Facebook group had called for protests, police with water cannons were deployed in the main crossroads of Algiers.[89]
Late FebruaryEdit
Thousands turned out in Algiers for protests but were unable to take control of the main square.[90]
The government officially announces the end of the emergency rule. The country's council of ministers adopted a law revoking the 1993 decree that prolonged a state of emergency originally instituted the previous year, stating that the "law will come into effect as soon as its imminent publication in the official journal".[91]
The state of emergency in the country was officially lifted after being published in the country's official journal, responding to one of the main demands of the protesters.[92][93] The move legalizes protests outside the capital of Algiers, as long as the government is notified of planned demonstrations at least three days in advance.[92] According to the country's interior minister, Dahou Ould Kabila, protests are still banned within Algiers because of security concerns; he said that "Algiers is targeted by leaders of terrorist groups [because] it gives them media impact.[92] The Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights, a leader of the protests, said it was a "ruse aimed at fooling international opinion at a time when Arab regimes are under pressure."[92]
Protests continue throughout Algiers, although it is reported that the government has been keeping the country stable, although this momentary peace is expected to end soon.[94]
On 5 March, protests organised by the National Co-ordination for Democracy and Change in Algiers were violently suppressed while in al-Madania neighbourhood of Algiers, a group of youths, wearing banners supporting Abdelaziz Bouteflika, tried to lynch opposition leader Said Sadi, the president of the Rally for Culture and Democracy. Meanwhile, Algeria's oldest opposition party, Socialist Forces Front, has urged Algerians to engage in a "peaceful struggle" for change in the nation.[95]
On 7 March, thousands of community police rallied in the capital Algiers despite a protest ban in the city, accusing the government of ingratitude, and insisting thousands of their colleagues have been killed or injured fighting Islamist violence. Demanding better pay and pensions, they got all the way to the Parliament building.[96]
In Algiers, small group of around 150 or so threw Molotov cocktails at much larger crowd of police.[97]
On 23 March, police in the Algiers suburb of Oued Koriche used tear gas on Wednesday to disperse a crowd of young men who threw stones and Molotov Cocktails trying to stop bulldozers from demolishing dozens of illegally built homes. Five police officers were injured in the rioting, during which rioters threw bricks down on police from nearby rooftop and set fire to a car.[98]
On 15 April, in a long-awaited televised address, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said he would seek constitutional amendments that would "reinforce representative democracy" and be submitted to parliament or to a referendum. He also proposed changes to laws on elections, the media or political parties.[99]
On 11 May, 1,500 Doctors attempted to march towards government buildings but were prevented by anti-riot police.[100]
February 2012Edit
In late February 2012, Algeria's major Islamist parties announced a coalition ahead of parliamentary elections. A leader of the Movement of Society for Peace called for more opposition parties to join the alliance "to give the best possible chance for the Arab Spring to happen in Algeria as well".[101]
Local protests over jobs and infrastructureEdit
Late January 2011Edit
The opposition group Rachad uploaded film of a non-violent demonstration of "more than 1000 people" demanding housing in the Said Hamdine neighbourhood of Algiers on 20 January, not widely reported.[102]
On 24 January, more than 500 people demonstrated in front of the daira building of Khemis El Khechna, demanding water and gas connection and better housing for their nearby hometowns, Chebacheb and El Kerma.[103] In Tizi Ouzou the same day, parents of youths detained in the protests of early January staged a sit-in in front of the wilaya seat building, demanding the release of their children,[104] who were provisionally released the next day.[105]
On 25 January, the inhabitants of El Djezzar in Batna occupied their town hall, demanding a better road to their village.[106] On the same day, about a hundred inhabitants of Boutaleb near Chekfa blocked the main road, demanding gas and sewage connection for their town and better side roads.[107]
On 27 January, hundreds of inhabitants of Choukrane near Bouira closed the nearby national road (RN 29), demanding gas, water, a sewage system, and public lighting, as well as speed bumps to reduce traffic fatalities.[108] On the same day, dozens of unemployed youths blocked RN 12 in Naciria near Boumerdes using burning tyres and other objects, demanding jobs.[109]
On 30 January, unemployed youths closed the APC seat of Belaas in Ain Defla, demanding jobs (according to the mayor), as well as better water and road management.[110] On the same day, 600 factory workers demonstrated in front of the wilaya seat in Bouira, demanding to be re-hired by ENAD.[111] Also on the same day, unemployed youths in the wilaya of Ouargla demonstrated in Touggourt against the head of the local employment bureau, accused of favouritism.[112]
February 2011Edit
On 1 February, the people of Raffour in M'chedallah near Bouira blocked national route 26 with burning tyres, demanding public lighting, a sewage system, and town planning. [113] On the same day, the population of Tazgait in Mostaghanem closed their town hall, demanding that the mayor leave office for failing to do enough about the region's underdevelopment. [114]
On 7 February, youths at Toumiate in El Harrouch near Skikda blocked the national highway RN 3, and were attacked by riot police using tear gas.[115] On 8 February, youths in Sidi Amar near Annaba demonstrated to demand jobs, blocking the road and burning tyres.[115]
From 6 to 9 February, protesters closed the national highway RN 26 at El Kseur near Bejaia, demanding their jobs back or better compensation after the EPBTP milk factory where they were employed made them redundant. [116]
On 8 and 9 February, youths in Naciria and Bordj-Menaiel attacked ANEM offices, confronted police, and closed the national highway RN 12, protesting unemployment and unfulfilled government promises of jobs. [117]
On 13 February, a crowd of youths gathered in front of the Annaba wilaya office demanding the 7000 jobs they had previously been promised, and greeted the governor with stone-throwing when he came out. One attempted to commit suicide, but was dissuaded by his brother.[118]
On 14 February, hundreds of youths protested over unemployment in Akbou; about 30 were hurt in clashes with the police.[119]
On 16 February, youths in Tadmait (Tizi-Ouzou) went out on the streets demanding jobs, blocking the roads (including RN 12) with burning tires and damaging the APC office. Five of them were arrested after confrontations with anti-riot police.[120]
Also on 16 February, about 80 unemployed youths occupied the daira offices in Hassi-Messaoud in protest against poverty and "hogra" (oppression) in the region that provides most of the country's oil income,[121] and were dislodged by promises of jobs next week after hundreds of police and gendarmes gathered. On 17 February, about 500 youths demonstrated in front of the same daira office.[122] Another 100 unemployed youths demonstrated in nearby Touggourt, in front of the local office of the National Employment Agency.[123]
On 17 February, the Annaba wilaya offices were again targeted by demonstrators demanding jobs.[124]
On 21 February, hundreds of students protesting in front of the Ministry of Higher Education against the new LMD system were dispersed forcibly by police.[125] In Ammal (Boumerdes), demonstrators closed the local APC offices, demanding better housing.[126]
On 23 February, villagers from nearby Imaghzarene closed the daira offices of Draa El Mizan, demanding paving, public lighting, gas, more housing, and a clinic for their town.[127] At Ammi Moussa (Relizane) dozens of youths gathered to blockade the town hall, demanding that the president and secretary-general of the APC resign. [128] On the same day, doctors in the Sidi Bel Abbes maternity ward staged a sit-in in protest against the lack of pharmaceutical supplies, which they said was preventing them from carrying out operations.[129] Bouzareah university students announced a strike demanding greater security at the university after a woman student was attacked by unknown assailants, who slashed her face, on campus grounds.[130]
On 24 February, unemployed youths gathered in front of the mayoralty of Sidi Lakhdar near Mostaganem, after blocking the road (RN11) the previous day; they left when the mayor promised to review the housing lists.[131] In Djelida (Ain Defla), the same day, about 500 people closed the APC offices, demanding jobs and protesting at the allocation of 117 new jobs to people from outside the region.[132]
January 2012Edit
On 10 January, Algerians protested in Laghouat over housing, infrastructure, and treatment of the elderly by police. The police used tear gas to disperse the protesters.[133][134]
Ramadan 2013Edit
After security forces question three youths who were eating lunch in the Kabylie region during Ramadan, about 300 others joined a protest lunch against the mandatory nature of fasting during the month. The head of the Kabylie Autonomy Movement Bouaziz Ait Chebib said: "We called this gathering to denounce the inquisition and persecution of citizens who, because of their beliefs, refuse to observe the fast."[135]
- Domestic
In reaction to the protests of early January, starting 8 January the government decreased the prices of essential foods. Over following weeks it increased wheat supplies.[136]
On 3 February Bouteflika announced plans to lift the emergency law, which prohibits protests without a permit, and substitute for it new anti-terrorism laws,[137] but said that protests would remain illegal in Algiers in any case "for well-known reasons of public order".[138] He also announced new measures to create jobs and that state-run television and radio should be open to all political parties.[139] On 14 February, his foreign minister Mourad Medelci repeated the promise to end the state of emergency law, saying it would happen by the end of the month.[140] on 22 February the cabinet voted to lift the emergency law. It also voted on a measure to alleviate unemployment.[141]
In efforts to discourage the protests organised by the CNCD, the authorities played up the role of the RCD, a mainly Kabyle party unpopular elsewhere in the country, within them; while this tactic had some success, it did not stop demonstrators from turning out in some non-Kabyle cities.[142]
- International
- European Union – President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek said that he "call[ed] upon the Algerian authorities to refrain from violence and respect their citizens' right to peaceful demonstration. Any and all demonstrators arrested should be released immediately. The continuing state of emergency is unjustifiable and clearly hampers Algeria's prospects for the fair, peaceful and sustainable development of the country. It is but a first step in responding to the legitimate democratic aspirations of the Algerian people, but even this step has yet to materialise. Opposition groups, civil society, and especially young people should have the right to freely express their criticism of the government. No government can ignore the call of its people."
- France – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero said regarding the demonstrations that "What is important in our eyes us is that freedom of expression is respected and that the demonstrations are able to take place freely and without violence", and welcomed the planned end to the State of Emergency.[143]
- Germany – Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Germany was "on the side of democrats. The German government calls on the Algerian government to renounce all recourse to violence. These are demonstrators who want freedom, who are doing nothing more than exercising a human right, to know the right to defend with dignity their point of view. As democrats we are on the side of democrats. I have already said that about Tunisia and Egypt. I say it again now in allusion to other countries."[144]
- United States – Department of State spokesman PJ Crowley said that "We note the ongoing protests in Algeria, and call for restraint on the part of the security services. In addition, we reaffirm our support for the universal rights of the Algerian people, including assembly and expression. These rights apply on the internet. Moreover, these rights must be respected. We will continue to follow the situation closely in the days ahead."[84]
- Other
Regional financial stock market indices fell on 20 February on concern of spreading instability.[145]
- NGOs
- al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb voiced support for the demonstrators against both the Tunisian and Algerian governments in a video released on 13 January 2011. AQIM leader Abu Musab Abdul Wadud offered military aid and training to the demonstrators.[146][147]
- Amnesty International issued a statement that read: "Algerians must be allowed to express themselves freely and hold peaceful protests in Algiers and elsewhere. We urge the Algerian authorities not to respond to these demands by using excessive force."[67]
- On 21 January, the international group Anonymous declared a cyber-war on the Algerian state on the grounds of censorship, following previous efforts in Tunisia.[148] The next day they brought down the pro-government RND party website, having previously brought down the sites of the Ministry of the Interior and the national TV station.[149]
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Further readingEdit
- Evans, Martin; Phillips, John (2007). Algeria: Anger of the Dispossessed. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10881-1.
- Larsson, Disa Kammars (August 2010). "A Stable State: Authoritarianism in Algeria" (PDF). CMES 2010 Paper Series. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011. Cite journal requires
- Lowi, Miriam R. (2009). Oil Wealth and the Poverty of Politics: Algeria Compared. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-11318-2.
- Tamburini Francesco (2012), 'L'era glaciale dell'Algeria e il fallimento dellonda verde', "Africana", pp. 165–184.
- Werenfels, Isabelle (2009). Managing Instability in Algeria: Elites and Political Change Since 1995. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-55886-0.
External linksEdit
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2010-2012 Algerian protests.
- Eye on Algeria collected news and commentary at Al Jazeera English
- Algeria Real Time Video Stream at Frequency


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Grinnell's nationally ranked men's and women's teams (the Grinnellephants and the Sticky Tongue Frogs) host it every year.
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Players come from schools of all sizes; the University of Iowa, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska-Omaha, and University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse teams join in the fun with teams from smaller schools like Grinnell.
Grinnell players look forward to their own highlight, playing against our alumni team, the Grinnellephant Graveyard.
The Grinnellephants and Sticky Toungue Frogs give a special thanks to Lyle Bauman, who has supported the event for years. "Every Elephantitis, a bunch of the teams camp at Lyle Bauman's farm out in Brooklyn," says Ma. "Lyle is absolutely the man. Not only does he let teams stay there, Lyle and his friends grill for more than 500 people. He is truly an amazing guy."


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Seducing Celestine – review…another one…
Amarinda Jones's SEDUCING CELESTINE is filled with a combination of humor and lots of hot sex….The relationship that builds between Celestine and Nick kept me in stitches. The balance of the good and the bad made this a story I wanted to finish reading in one sitting. The fairy tales of my youth came rushing back in adult form as I read how the hero continually saves the day. Imagine waking up and seeing a masked man above you and feeling all kinds of delish things that he's doing to your body.
Good and evil, love and lust abound and you don't want to miss it. I highly recommend this story. Be prepared to laugh and cry. It's a fantastic read!
So the question I am asked most is she pulling his tighty whities off? Or on? Or just gripping them to keep what's left of her control? I like the idea of the last.
On Sunday, the local radio station I favour - 4KQ – has a programme called Sunday Morning Sixties and it plays, as you'd imagine songs are from the 1960's. Anyway, you know when you are hormonal when song lyrics piss you off…
"Cute little pussycat nose" – WTF? No woman I know has a pussycat nose, Tom. Snap out of it. Then there was something about "trading dancing shoes for apron strings" from Bobby or James Darin or someone. Whoever it was – snap out of it too. You wear the bloody apron if you want to eat. This was followed by Lesley Gore singing "You don't own me." Damn straight, you don't. The lyrics …"Flies are in your pea soup baby…" make perfect sense to me in my hormonal state. Why? They just do and shut up. Then there was Elvis with "Can't help falling in love me you." Aww…niiiice.
By the way, Elvis is in Parkes (country town) in Australia. They have a big Elvis festival. Why? Why not? I have to admit I love crazy stuff like this. I love people with a passion for something and go all out regardless what anyone thinks of them. I also liked Elvis. I went, as you do when you are in Memphis, to Graceland. I found it kind of sad that we were traipsing through this man's house. Sad that we were gawking at his stuff. I did not expect to feel that. Anyway some of the spectacular events in happening Parkes during the festival-
- Hunka Hunka" Pancake Breakfast
- TransTank Miss Priscilla
- DinnerElvis Hawaiian Sunset Smorgasbord Featuringdance, sing and look-a-like competitions.Special appearance by Elvis
- Elvis Bingo
- Ghost of Elvis Show
- Cocktails with Elvis Coffees and Desserts with 'a side of Elvis'
- Set Menu Dinner Dance with Elvis
- Bus Tour To 'The Dish' and to 'Lavender & Alpaca Farms' with Elvis as your Tour Guide – what Elvis has to do with lavender or Alpacas I'm not sure but there it is.
'The Dish' if you are wondering is the big arsed radio telescope that was involved in the Apollo Moon landings
I have started putting new blinds up today. They had a sale at a large homewares store so I doorbusted with the other insane Sunday morning shoppers. The metal Venetian blinds I have now were ones that Noah had on the ark. I think he got them second hand even then. Anyway, like any good renovator, I am continuously doing the house up as things come on sale. Am I cheap? Nah, just thrifty. So I wandered in catalogue in one hand and trolley in the other and a get out of my way I am here for blinds and I will get them look in my eyes. So I found them – took them up to the counter and went to pay.
Checkout chick - These are Sorrento blinds not Roman
A – It's all Greek - or in this case Italian to me.
CC – Well you can't have them at the sales price
A – Why? Foolish mortal I am in the hormonal zone. Don't make me hurt you.
CC – They're marked wrong.
A – Oh well, too bad for you but good for me
CC – Here's the thing, I can't let you have them
A – Here's the thing – get your manager
M – They're marked wrong
A – And that's not my problem
M – We won't sell them to you
A – Come with me to the blind section.
No, I wasn't taking him there to kill him away from witnesses. I took him to show him that not only can I have them because they are marked on the box at that price, their store advertising had it at that price as did the catalogue. I explained to him that a basically he didn't have a leg to stand on. I worked in a Telephone complaints department, I can coolly point out someone's error better than anyone. Basically I won because he realized I wasn't backing down and I got some expensive blinds for a cheap price. I love me. Is it a good thing to be hormonal and be putting up blinds? Sure, because you get to use a drill and no one comes near a hormonal woman with a cordless drill in her hand.
SSShhh…just between us, here is a sneak peak of out next contest. Don't tell anyone but the next 75 people you see.
What could you spend an eternity doing? What is your passion? Your hunger? Your deepest desire? Each day beginning February 5 and running through February 14 one of the ten authors will complete the line, "My darling I could spend eternity…" on either their blog or website. Collect all ten answers and e-mail them to email@example.com with Eternally Yours in the subject line to win some hot, romantic books. There will be three lucky Valentine winners.
The prizes – 1st prize--5 books, 2nd prize--3 books, 3rd prize--2 books
More soon…watch this space
Anny has more of 'the best things' on www.annycook.blogspot.com including a recipe. Now only if someone I knew cooked… Kelly is talking about training goldfish to dance on www.kkirch.blogspot.com ….ok, that could be a lie.
As part of her blog tour author Melissa Lopez stops by tomorrow to talk about her new book Boomerang Love. It's set in Australia so it has to be good. Am I biased? Maybe…
Go ahead: Live with abandon. Be outrageous at any age. What are you saving your best self for?
Sunday, 13 January 2008
Sweetheart Sunday...
Posted by Unknown at 3:39 pm
Labels: 1960's music, Amarinda Jones, Anny Cook, blinds, Elvis, Eternity, hormones, Kelly Kirch
7 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Ha ha .. go get em AJ!
I had a run in yesterday at Victoria's basement. I thought I'd buy my MIL some TJ Green coasters. OF COURSE there was no price on them and there was no price at the table they were on. Ten minutes later the woman is still looking through catalogues.
'They must be a special item' she tells me.
No shit! Just tell me what I owe so I can go. Then my very timid mother pipes up.
'Well why are they on the floor if you don't have a price?'
Common sense, really.
'Because they wouldn't sell if they weren't on the floor' she replies.
Well OBVIOUSLY they're not going to sell on the floor either because there's NO DAMN PRICE ON THEM!
She wouldn't even say 'Listen, I'll give them to you for $10'
just to get us out the door. Needless to say she lost the sale. There's every chance she could have made money on us but I guess we'll never know.
- 13 January 2008 at 8:10 pm
- Anny Cook said...
Good job with the blinds, AJ!
Ah, that sixties music. Watched a Peter, Paul and Mary concert on Public television the other night. For anti-war songs, they were very gentle. Sigh. At least you could understand the words.
- 13 January 2008 at 11:54 pm
- barbara huffert said...
A hormonal woman with power tools...gotta love it!
- 14 January 2008 at 4:44 am
- Mona Risk said...
Hey AJ for someone hormonal you are mighty patient. Glad you got your blinds. I am still thinking at what I could spend an eternity doing with my darling. I know what he can spend an eternity doing: sleep in front of the TV while I type on my computer.
- 14 January 2008 at 5:06 am
- Phoenix said...
Peter Paul and Mary... I had a record with the a song that went "whirr whirr chicka chicka bonk bonk." Something about a cool little toy. Not war like at all.
Good for you for sticking to the price. If they advertise it they must sell it as such.
The goldfish weren't cooperating. Every three seconds they'd forget the steps. I moved on to the chipmunks out back. They're working on the can-can but Fitz on the end keeps losing his heals. Men.
- 14 January 2008 at 6:13 am
- Sandra Cox said...
Congrats on the x-cellent review!
I want to see the ghost of Elvis show!
- 14 January 2008 at 6:57 am
- Molly Daniels said...
Somewhere, I have my LP of Peter, Paul, and Mary, swiped from my father's record collection. Loved "Going to the Zoo", "May Marvelous Toy" and "Puff, the Magic Dragon".
You go, AJ:) We've also been able to buy things mismarked...stick to your guns and management always caves. In fact, got my 1st apartment that way...the guy in the office showed me the wrong one, but I signed on the spot, so they were honor-bound to give it to me at the lower price.
I one had a t-shirt that said, "Smith and Wesson: The Ultimate in Feminine Protection"!
- 14 January 2008 at 8:59 am


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Downtown History
Grand Prairie in 1950
- 1950 population 14,594.
- E. Carlyle Smith Sr. was mayor.
- The Uptown Theater opened in 1950.
- Grand Prairie State Bank built and opened its new building at the corner of Center and Main.
- The City Commission voted to hire a City Meat Inspector at $1 per year plus 35 cents per head of cattle and other animals inspected.
- The City Commission voted to install curbs at the intersections of streets in downtown.
- City Commission voted to annex Burbank Gardens.
- The City Commission asked the City Attorney to notify residents that the sewer is available and residents be required to connect.
- Tax rate for 1950 scheduled to be $1.44 on $100 assessed value.
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Becky Pringle Addresses Essence Festival
NEA Secretary-Treasurer Calls on Local Communities to Help Teachers Transform Schools
July 3, 2010
By Will Potter
NEA is committed to closing the achievement gaps and transforming high-needs schools, but teachers cannot do it alone, Secretary-Treasurer Becky Pringle told attendees at the Essence festival.
Pringle participated in Essence's first "State of Education" panel discussion. Education is a basic civil right, Pringle said, and protecting it requires the active involvement of parents. She said NEA's Priority Schools Campaign is a great example of how teachers, parents and community leaders can work together and transform public schools.
She also pointed to the recent commitment by the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity to engage their chapters, across the country, to take an active role in the priority schools campaign. "We are going to turn these schools around," she said.
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-Thoreau, Walden
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home page
Welcome to my new (virtual) home. All the projects that were once located at ptlis.com can now be found here, thanks to a botched domain transfer and a sleazy domain squatter who now owns ptlis.com. Below you can find the parts of my website that are currently functional, enjoy.