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You're probably most familiar with clove as a ground spice used in holiday baking, or as the buds that dot a Christmas ham. What you might not know is that this aromatic spice has a long history in healing and medicine.
In ancient times, ground clove was used in many Asian cultures to treat a variety of conditions, including scabies, malaria, and even tuberculosis. In ancient China, those who wished to speak to the emperor were required to put cloves in their mouths to mask bad breath.
Cloves in the Kitchen
Cloves are the unopened flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae,
commonly called the evergreen clove tree, which is native to Indonesia. When the flower buds are pink, they are hand-picked and dried until they turn brown. The individual buds are referred to as cloves, while the ground spice is known as clove.
The Latin name for cloves, Syzygium aromaticum, hints at their spicy nature. Ground clove has been a common spice ingredient in kitchens around the world for hundreds, possibly thousands, of years. You've probably tasted clove in curries, gingerbread, or sprinkled on eggnog.
Ground clove works best in baking and added to dishes where its texture can dissolve. It's a popular additive to mulled wine. Whole cloves can be inserted stem-first into meats for roasting. Some people even insert them in attractive patterns into the skin of an orange. The result isn't edible, but it makes a great sachet for scenting closets and drawers.
Health Claims
Many health benefits are credited to clove, but few are supported by scientific study. Some say it can help with vomiting and hiccups, and others use clove as a remedy for toothaches, sore gums, and even oral ulcers. There are even clove cigarettes. Some users might think are safer, but they're just as dangerous as tobacco, if not more so.
Both clove and clove oil have also been said to relieve gas and bloating. Clove oil is extract of cloves added to a carrier oil. Other purported uses for it are as a treatment for tooth and teething pain. You can make clove oil yourself by letting cloves stand in vegetable or coconut oil, or by heating cloves in oil. Be careful when heating anything containing a lot of clove, though. The aromatic qualities might be irritating to your eyes and respiratory system. Clove oil also could be very irritating to your skin.
What Does the Research Say?
At pharmacies, clove is sold as a supplement in pill and capsule form. You can also find clove oil, and clove in tincture form. Many manufacturers tout that they are helpful in treating fungal infections. A 2009 study indicated that this could be true, but further study is needed.
Clove is also sometimes used for pain relief because it seems to have a numbing effect on skin. Research also shows clove's promise as a topical pain reliever to replace benzocaine. This numbing effect might also be helpful in preventing premature ejaculation, though recent studies are lacking.
Are There Any Side Effects?
People with bleeding disorders or who are taking blood-thinning medication should be careful when consuming clove products. Clove oil can increase the risk of abnormal bleeding.
Another side effect of clove use could be irritation of the skin, eyes, nose, or throat. Signs of this include a rash, itchy eyes, or shortness of breath. Any signs of an allergic reaction to clove should be treated as a medical emergency.
Not Much Evidence
Clove smells great and adds spice and interest to everyday foods. Like many spices, it has a minor preservative effect on foods. While it may have potential in treating pain and fungal infections, very little scientific evidence supports its many other health claims. For now, you should only rely on clove to add some flavor to your food.


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I had started a thread about buying a mongoose and have since blown that off. Seems the Specialized has a much nicer ride. I wanted to buy 2 bikes. One for me and my son. We bought him the "murdered out" black one yesterday. Kids expressions.. Anyways, I was also gonna get the black since that is the only color they carry but... They didn't have my size. So.... The gloss yellow looks really nice in the picture and I'm debating about ordering that color. But, has anyone seen one in real life?? Does it have that translucent yellow gold color??? That is what I'm looking for.
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Damn song – the polished version, not this working version – has been stuck in my head all damn day.
Damn song – the polished version, not this working version – has been stuck in my head all damn day.
Based on the name, I thought she was going to belt out a cover of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR6pHtiNT_k
Yeah, we used to have a lot of stuff like this.
What the hell happened?
MOe: Have you voted on the Car Wars rules poll yet?
Crap! No: I didn't even realize that it was up and running yet.
#3, and #5 have the early lead, either of which I would be happy with. (For those not able to see the polls, the question is about what kind of rules do we want. Most people don't want a simple rehash of the old rules nor a continuation of 5th edition rules that where too dumbed down. Most want to go back and either clean up the Late 80s rules to make them play faster or a full rewrite based on those concepts.)
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Little People—buy it by Tom Holt—his website Recommended Ages: 14+ At age eight, Mike Higgins was playing Captain Kirk in his backyard when he spotted a tiny, green-skinned man with pointy ears, leaning against a head of lettuce and smoking a hand-rolled cigarette. "'Mummy, mummy,' I yelled out as I ran back into the house. Guess what! There are Vulcans at the bottom of our garden!'" Being the boy who saw an elf shapes the ... Read More »
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Review: If You're Reading This, It's Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch
If You're Reading This, It's Too Late—buy it by Pseudonymous Bosch—his website Recommended Ages: 10+ This sequel to The Name of This Book Is Secret features a recipe for roast villain, instructions for a magic trick, an explanation for why you can hear voices across a lake at dawn or dusk, and an interview with the author, by the author—and that's just the appendix! The remainder of the book, in chapters numbered backward like a ... Read More »
Review: Tales from the Hood by Michael Buckley
Tales from the Hood—buy it by Michael Buckley—website for The Sisters Grimm Recommended Ages: 10+ The sixth book in the "Sisters Grimm" series features another "fractured fairy-tale" to delight middle-grade readers. Sabrina and Daphne go through a lot in this installment. While Sabrina finds herself reaching the age where she can't help worrying about how she looks, Daphne suddenly—and, to Sabrina, irritatingly—takes to imitating her older sister. But Daphne's trust in Sabrina will take a ... Read More »
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The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group—buy it by Catherine Jinks—her website Recommended Ages: 13+ Thirteen-year-old Toby Vandevelde falls asleep in bed one full-moonlit night, and wakes up the next day in an MRI machine. Nobody, least of all Toby himself, can explain how or why he turned up naked in the dingo pen at a suburban Sydney zoo. His mother suspects epilepsy, until a pediatrician rules that out. The only explanation anybody has to offer is ... Read More »
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The Empire of Gut and Bone—buy it by M. T. Anderson—his website Recommended Ages: 12+ In The Game of Sunken Places, best friends Brian and Gregory learned that the destiny of Earth is tied up in a game played by two humans in every generation, representing two pointy-eared races with very different ideas about what to do with the planet. The elfin Norumbegans would peacefully coexist with mankind; the alien Thusser intend to invade, conquer, ... Read More »
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Ptolemy's Gate—buy it by Jonathan Stroud—his website Recommended Ages: 13+ In Book 3 of the Bartimaeus Trilogy, a seventeen-year-old magician named Nathaniel, though he calls himself John Mandrake, has clawed his way nearly to the top of a world of (sometimes literally) backstabbing ambition. It's an alternate-history version of present-day Britain, where magicians are the ruling class and the non-magical "commoners" toil in conditions not far above slavery. It's a government founded on the summoning ... Read More »
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Cold Days—buy it by Jim Butcher—his website Recommended Ages: 14+ Book 14 of "The Dresden Files" follows up on Chicago-based wizard/detective Harry Dresden's apparent death in Changes and post-death experiences in Ghost Story. If you haven't read those books yet, I've already spoiled that much; to say anything about this book, I'll have to spoil a lot more. It's too late to pull out now, so here goes: Dresden lives! Can I avoid spoilers by ... Read More »
Book Review: In the Company of Ogres by A. Lee Martinez
In the Company of Ogres—buy it by A. Lee Martinez—his website Recommended Ages: 14+ Never Dead Ned lives a life of quiet mediocrity, crunching numbers in the accounting department of a mercenary army called Brute's Legion. His only talent is dying, which he has done hundreds of times and in nearly as many ways. And, of course, there is the bit where he keeps coming back to life. It's not strictly true that he's never ... Read More »
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Kohei Kono wins by KO and wins 115 lbs title
By Hilmar Rojas Erazo 26/03/2014
Kono, now is 30-8, 13 KO´s, and reigns for the second time in 115 lbs. Kaovichit is now 62-4-1, 26 KO´s.
During the first three rounds, Kaovichit took the initiative in the fight, making evident his experience on the ring. However, Kono connected the best blows and in the fourth round send Kaovichit to the canvas for the first time.
They kept on fighting and in the eight round Kono repeated his combinations and ended the battle.


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Just after Easter, Alex, Harvey and myself went on holiday with Andrew, Polly and their children. We only went for a one week break to chill out and relax. There were some reports in the papers saying Alex and I did nothing but fall out but it couldn't have been further from the truth we had a great time.
Then the volcano started and we all know the chaos that caused, I was like many watching the news for updates. In the end we had to stay an extra 5 days or so but eventually we all got home ok. Overall we had a really good time.
My friend Melody is getting better slowly but surely after her fall from the horse a couple of months ago, it is a nightmare but goes to show accidents can happen at anytime.
I was gutted I had to pull out from the London Marathon, but a fantastic effort by my brother who was supposed to go to Boston but he was held up because of the volcano ash, but instead he did the Brighton marathon and London marathon in one week. My friends Michelle, Hugh, and the two Andrews both done brilliantly as well!! well done all!
I am enjoying this warm spell of weather and have already had two bbqs around my house with family and friends. Its great being outside watching all the children play together.
We have started filming again for my new series so that will be something for everyone to look forward to. Me and Alex are totally totally happy together and as always, Daily Star seems to have it in for me and continually write made up stories, there is much more important stuff going on in the world – seriously!?!
Even yesterday, I was at the Mayfair hotel pretty much all day in business meetings, and heatworld.com said apparently me and Kerry almost had a fight! I didnt even see her! i didn't even know she was in the hotel!! They honestly baffle me they said "Kerry and Katie almost came to blows last night" they go on "Katie and Kerry were almost in the lobby at the same time, but the crafty staff managed to avoid an actual face-to-face encounter. We're guessing it wouldnt have been pretty" hang on how did we almost come to blows we didnt even see each other, on logic like that it shows what crap is actually written – how have they made a story out of something that didn't happen?!
Also I have sparked outrage that I never wore my wedding ring, its my brothers fault, he was rushing me in the morning to be on time for an important meeting and I simply forgot to put it on thats all. Also, I was supposed to have bumped into Kerry again later that night at a party… thats interesting, as I left the hotel about 7.30pm to go home early as I had an early flight to catch. I am now in Spain promoting my book and on Spanish tv for the next couple of days!
Well, you all know how the press write rubbish, I guess I just have to continue recorrecting other peoples mistakes!
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Someone who has surpassed the levels of jerk and a**hole, however not yet reached fu*ker or motherfu*ker.
Two estranged brothers reunite right before one of them is to be married, only to wind up embarking on a bizarre road trip that will once and for all determine whether or not these two will remain a part of each other's lives. Directed by rising star Drake Doremus, Douchebag is great in its delivery of awkward, relatable humor – the kind that only presents itself when two somewhat shlubby, disheveled brothers are forced to spend some quality time together even though they hate each other's guts. Its low-budget, shot-on-the-fly vibe may not make it appealing to the big studios, but Douchebag could easy find its audience once out there thanks to a catchy title and accessible situational comedy.
Sam is only a few days away from his wedding to a beautiful fiancé who's head over heels for him. The final arrangements are being made, and now all he has to do is sit back and wait for the rest of his life to begin. But when his fiancé Steph takes it upon herself to surprise Sam by bringing his estranged brother, Tom, to stay with them for the wedding, the brothers find themselves together for the first time in two years and not really prepared to confront all their old demons. After a dinner conversation leads Tom to reveal that he was only in love once and it was in fifth grade, Sam decides it would be fun to track down this mysterious fifth grade girlfriend to see if she'd like to be Tom's date for the wedding.
After locating three women with the same name as Tom's fifth grade girlfriend, the brothers head out on the road in the hopes that one of these girls will be the right one. Sure, Sam – with his long beard and aggressive attitude – should probably be helping his fiancé put the final touches on the wedding, but it soon becomes apparent that this trip isn't so much about helping Tom find his old girl as it is about Sam looking to experience "relationship freedom" one last time before he gets hitched.
And that "freedom" consists of Sam constantly looking to talk to girls, either with the intention of setting Tom up with a date or because Sam just wants to see what it feels like to be that guy with no attachments or plans or deeply upset fiancé back at home. Tom, with his passive aggressive demeanor, eventually catches on to Sam's womanizing ways, but will it be too late to save Sam from ruining the wedding and making the biggest mistake of his life. Then again, maybe it's what Sam wanted all along.
Right off the bat with a film titled Douchebag, you're expecting one of these movies where it's all about one crazy character and everyone else is only there to service his or her wild antics. And while it's definitely thrown off some critics when they've come to find out that Sam is more normal and relatable than an all-out, over-the-top a**hole, I actually liked that aspect of the film because Sam isn't supposed to be some cartoonish shmuck – he's supposed to be that dude who says stupid stuff and hits on other people's girlfriends even though his wedding is only days away. Essentially, he's a douchebag ... but he doesn't want to be. And that's what Tom has to help him get past, but only after he gets over the really douchebag-ish thing that made these two estranged in the first place.
Doremus doesn't try to knock you out with fancy shot selection or a top 40 soundtrack, but instead lets the camera act as a third passenger on the brother's therapeutic road trip, carefully following along without getting in the way. Douchebag is short – and maybe a little too short – but it definitely packs a punch and creeps into those personal places you might not want it to explore. Everyone has at one point or another been friends with a douchebag, in love with a douchebag or just familiar with a person that's too selfish and unaware of the negative effects they have on other people. As such, Douchebag may hit close to home for a lot of you ... and for the rest, well, it'll give you enough warning signs to help make sure a douchebag doesn't enter your life anytime soon.
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Edgecombe, Wayne and Wilson counties are under a flash flood watch as well because of the storm.
Heavy rain from Beryl will result in widespread rain over Eastern Carolina. Most areas will get 2 to 5 inches, with some areas getting 6 to 8 inches.
At 9:00 a.m. Tropical Depression Beryl was located at 33.1 N, 79.8 W, or about 209 miles west-southwest of Atlantic Beach. The storm's winds were sustained at 35 miles per hour. Beryl was moving to the east-northeast at 12 miles per hour.
Rainfall rates will be nearly one inch per hour. Data from South Carolina has already indicated that totals could easily push over 2 inches. Myrtle Beach International reported over 2 inches of rain in just about 2 hours earlier this morning. Currently, heavy rain is spreading into Duplin, Onslow, Jones, Lenoir, southern Pitt, Greene, Craven and Wayne counties.
Beryl is expected to run parallel to our coast on Wednesday, bringing with it several inches of rain to most of Eastern Carolina. Beryl could become a minimal tropical storm along the North Carolina coast on Wednesday before moving out to sea Wednesday night.
Beryl will bring copious amounts of rainfall, along with some gusty coastal winds through Wednesday. Beryl's winds will likely pose no problems. The rain, however, will be a different story.
The storm will likely bring 2 to 5+ inches of rain from the central counties through the Crystal Coast and Outer Banks. 1 to 2 inches will be likely north of highway 64 although communities along and near the northeast coast could see 3 to 5 inches. Flooding will be likely across much of the area, especially with the already wet grounds. A flood watch has been issued for all counties along and south of highway 64 through Wednesday. If you live in an area that experiences flooding in heavy downpours, you should expect flooding on Wednesday. Even areas that don't typically deal with flooding may see some high waters by Wednesday afternoon.
Beryl's winds will not pose a big problem to our area. The storms winds will range from 20 mph inland to gusts near 40 mph on the coast. Beryl's potentially stronger gusts should stay offshore on the right side of Beryl's path. Winds will be primarily from the east-northeast bringing water level rises of 1 to 2+ feet along the coast as well as portions of the Sounds.
Tornadoes are unlikely with the storm, with the track staying just offshore. Still, an isolated tornado near the beaches can't be ruled out. Heavy surf will be likely along all beaches, along with a dangerous rip currents.
Beryl will quickly pull away from our area Wednesday night leaving much quieter weather for Thursday.
There have been no reports of major damage from Beryl, which soaked central and southern South Carolina during the early morning hours.
The storm knocked out power to tens of thousands of people as it made landfall Sunday night along the northeast coast of Florida. Beryl brought several inches of rain to parts of southern Georgia, which has been stuck in an extreme drought for a couple years now.
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There are no plans for this issue to come up for a vote by the council. Thomas was discussing the issue while appearing On The Record.
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is there any tips for all day morning sickness?
my wife is 12 weeks pregnate and for our first child i'd say she is handling it so far so good. but I have a few questions though.... 1 the baby's heart rate was 171 is there any truth to higher heart means it's a girl? I heard that if you are sick all day that means it's a girl also. is there any truth to these myths? I would also like to know if there are any tips for constipation cause the vitamins seem to bind her up. i would also like to add is there any tips for her all day morning sickness? I hope I'm not asking dumb questions but in this area I'm clueless. any tips will definately help and I promise I will give you all the credit for whatever works! thanks!
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The frozen food group joins firms such as Innocent, Henkel, GlaxoSmithKline and WH Smith on the list of companies using the logo. More than 60,000 SKUs now carry the logo.
BRC head of environment Bob Gordon, who is director of the recycling label scheme, said that Birdseye signing up signalled a "tipping-point moment" for the scheme and that the BRC would now focus on strengthening communication to the public on packaging recycling.
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Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree: Cherokee Morality Should Decide Freedmen Issue
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Within the legally complex Cherokee freedmen issue is a question of morality, Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree told members of the Federal Bar Association on Thursday.
"Any sovereign group has a right to decide who's in and who's out," he said. "But there's a difference between having the right to do something, that is be in power when you have the opportunity to do something, and doing the right thing."
Litigants in at least three court cases argue that their ancestors' status as freedmen, former slaves of Cherokees who were adopted into the tribe under an 1866 treaty, entitles them to the right of citizenship in the tribe. The Cherokee Nation amended its constitution in 2007 to remove 2,867 freedmen descendants from tribal membership. Those individuals were later reinstated during the pendency of the litigation.
Ogletree outlined legal decisions that at one time held that blacks had no rights whites needed to respect, labeling them property and placing them below Native Americans, who were themselves referred to as savages.
"Does everyone lose, when we start to, in our own community, narrowly define citizenship?" he said.
Ogletree cautioned those in attendance against engaging in a dispute that could eventually harm both sides.
"I see this debate about the Cherokee Nation and the freedmen as a chance to think about a consolidated effort to improve all of our situations," he said. "We have more in common than we have in difference."
Cherokee Chief Chad Smith spoke on behalf of the tribe.
"This is probably the perfect emotional storm," Smith said, pointing out that both sides understand the harmful effects of slavery.
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What happened to the rejected Aakash tablets?
Of the 7,000 units made, IIT Jodhpur distributed only 500 and the rest we returned to Quad.
How did the development costs escalate during the time between the two versions? Has it hit your margins?
We took the existing contract and worked on its completion. The price did not increase much because we offered more specs. However, because of currency volatility, the contract got transferred from US dollar terms to rupee it would have increased the burden on the government by 20%. Margins have reduced over time and are lesser for Aakash 2 than that for Aakash. Margins are tight and they are less than 10%.
How many units will you supply and what time frame has the MHRD set?
The mandate is to deliver 100,000 units by December. The 100,000 unit mandate is a pilot, which includes training of teachers in 240 engineering colleges. The ministry wants to cater to 22 crore students and we can't supply all that demand.
Have you lost out in the last one year with your peers who have developed capacities to bring out similar products?
We have not lost out because the issue is not of profitability. We wanted to reduce our hardware margins, break the price barrier and make money from applications, content and network services, which we can sell commercially. However, I feel that big companies will not be keen to enter this market as they would have done it before -- this market is huge.
What new applications have you developed for the product?
We funded a research at IIT Kanpur to develop an app for fuitwallas, who maintain khatas to maintain accounts on the Aakash. Besides, we are also working with the UIDAI to develop an app for Aadhaar.
Have states also approached you to buy the Aakash?
States want much higher specs and have a different thinking. MHRD wanted to break the price barrier while for states, it is an election promise. UP and Punjab are looking at tenders.
Are you still keen to work with the government after so many glitches?
Yes, we are. We saw a day and night difference in their thinking and mentality after February. There are rollovers, but we are excited to work with them.


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Models Of The Runway: True Colors
February 04, 2010 09:51 PM by Lisa Princ
Even though the fashion show has ended, tonight on Models of the Runway one of the girls has the others seeing red. With the lose of Jesus, would Britteny be in danger of elimination? Despite the fact that they did not participate in the runway show this week, someone was still going home tonight. Keep reading to find out who!
As Heidi Klum joined the models tonight on Models of the Runway, she took them to meet the inspirational women who took their place on the runway this evening. The models got to do a workout with our ladies in red and had a chance to sit down and listen to their stories. Some of the models were very inspired by these women, heck who wouldn't be.
When they returned however, Britteny was filled with fear of elimination. As the models enjoyed their time off at the spa, everyone seemed to be seeing red when Alexis decided to start questioning whether or not Brittney should be worried. As her true colors emerged, Alexis made it perfectly clear that she was playing the game and did not care if anyone thought she was a bitch or not. This girl seriously needs to be sent home, her attitude is a complete runway killer for me.
When it was time for elimination on Models of the Runway, everyone seemed to be switching girls, much to the models' dismay. While Britteny did get chosen, unfortunately Alexis also got chosen and the last two standing were Casey and Sarah. Casey was then chosen which meant that Sarah was out. Casey, who had become close to Sarah was more upset than Sarah was! Good luck to Sarah, I'm sure we'll see you again soon!
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How To: Take Great Photos In The Jungle
As with many travel photography scenarios, one of the most difficult issues that you will have to address when shooting in a jungle or rainforest, is the low light levels. Unless you're in some sort of clearing, you'll effectively be working the whole time in deep shadow. As well as the potential for camera shake – you'll have to use a relatively slow shutter speed - you also need to consider what aperture you need to get the depth of field you want.
If you're aiming for a shallow depth of field: with your subject in focus and the background in varying degrees of blur, you can easily increase the ISO sensitivity and use a wide open aperture allowing you to handhold the camera. However, if you want to have more of the picture in focus, you'll need to use a tripod to allow a small enough aperture to get a broad depth of field.
As well as low light levels, the other massive problem is contrast. If you have parts of the picture that are lit with sunlight and others in shadow, the difference between them will be too great for your camera to handle. The simplest way to get around this is by changing your composition. If you're exposing your picture for the areas in sunlight, then compose in such a way as to avoid large areas of shadow. If you're exposing for the shadowed areas, having some parts of the picture bleached out by sunlight can add atmosphere, but if these areas are too dominant it can spoil the picture.
If you're lucky enough to see any larger wildlife in your shot, then you will usually have to handhold the camera at a higher ISO, to avoid both subject and camera movement. In these instances focus is critical, and you might need to use a point focus mode that allows you to focus on a specific element in the picture, to avoid your camera focussing on a branch or a leaf by mistake.
As well as the larger wildlife – such as birdlife, monkeys and reptiles – that often moves fast, you'll generally encounter a lot of bugs. These can provide some stunning subjects, especially if you experiment with shooting up close.
Compose your shot
Stylistically, jungles and forests can present a few issues. Often, it's quite difficult to see the wood for the trees, and seeing a good picture opportunity, let alone photographing it can be tough. Look out for small details like unusual coloured leaves, trees forming patterns and, of course, any type of wildlife. If you're shooting a wide shot, taking in a lot of the scene in front of you, then look for a good composition. You should try to have a centre of interest in the picture. Be careful of strong objects that break the edge of the frame, although with a forest, this isn't always possible.
If you can, try to get up high and photograph over the top of a jungle. This might involve a little bit of research and climbing to the top of a hill, or a tourist viewing platform if there's one available.
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Many jungles and forests are very hostile environments: for both you and your camera. Much of the time you'll be in high humidity - they don't call it the rainforest for nothing. The constant drizzle can leave you and your equipment soaking wet. Sealable plastic bags and Silica Gel sachets to absorb moisture can help. When you're actually taking pictures, make sure to cover the camera. You can buy a camera raincover, or simply cover the camera with a shower cap, or even cling-film. A lens hood can prevent drops of water hitting the front of the lens.
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I spend much of my time crawling around the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda. Often in challenging and low light conditions. I found your article very helpful, albeit I still struggle with the perfect gorilla shot.
Black animal in low light conditions where the terrain is often so challenging, you cant use a tri-pod and they dont allow any flash photography. Always a challenge as every trek I do is different. Most probably why I am now hooked on getting that perfect gorilla shot.
Thanks for the comment... yes the biggest problems there are exposure and also the low light levels. Experiment with increasing the ISO sensitivity: moving up from 200 ISO to 800 ISO might give a slightly more noisy images by can cut out the possibility of camera shake.
Dark foliage and black gorillas can fool your camera into over-exposing the image so that your pictures come out too washed out. You can easily dial in some exposure compensation with most cameras. If your pictures are consistently coming out too light in these conditions, set the exposure compensation to -1 or -1.5 stops of compensation. As this will instruct the camera to need less exposure, it will also help with camera shake.
Sometimes a monopod (one legged tripod) can also help with keeping thte camera still, and these are much more useable than a tripod.
Good luck,
@Gorilla Tours – Difficult to say. An entry level DSLR, such as Nikon D3000 or D3100 would be good if you are planning to add lenses etc. If you just want small and simple, and aren't planning on building a system, then a serious compact such as the Panasonic Lumix LX-5. Really amazing camera.


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Police: Woman stole video games, sold them back
A woman stole video games from a store on Main Street in Wilkes-Barre and sold them back was arrested a few hours later after staff saw her on Public Square, according to police.
Amanda Butler, 29, of Pringle, is accused of going to The Video Game Store, 28 Main St., on Tuesday and stealing several Nintendo DS games.
Police said she went back to the store about 4 p.m. and sold the games back to the unsuspecting staff for $34. Police also allege that Butler gave fake identification for the sale, showing a state ID card for a woman who lives on Madison Street in Wilkes-Barre.
About an hour later, store employees called police after noticing what looked like a theft committed by the woman who had just sold them several video games on surveillance footage.
Later that evening, an employee noticed Butler in Public Square, not far from the store, police said.
Butler told police she had been in the store and had discarded the other person's ID card. Police charged Butler with forgery, retail theft and theft by deception.
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Downtown San Francisco Weathers Threat of Nuclear Annihilation in 'Ghost Protocol'
The Transamerica Pyramid is the target of a nuclear strike in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, the latest thriller off one of Hollywood's most dependable assembly lines. Pixar's Brad Bird is not the first to wreak havoc on San Francisco, though the Golden Gate Bridge, rather than the city's tallest skyscraper, is a more popular bull's-eye.
Not Quite Out of This World: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost Get Their Geek on in 'Paul'
Imagine E.T. recast as a low-rent comedy, conceived by the cheerfully profane Shaun of the Dead co-stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and you should have some idea what to expect from Paul, their first big-screen collaboration as screenwriters.
Absent the subversive touch of Edgar Wright, who directed and co-wrote Shaun (2004) and the pair's buddy-cop parody Hot Fuzz (2007), Paul is a slighter diversion, as much a loving homage to geek culture as a gentle send-up of the genre's lesser entries, including 1988's Mac and Me.
Home Movies: Adam Sandler's Regressive Foray into Adulthood, Michael Cera's Bruising Video-Game Romance
Based on an original story by Adam Sandler and former Saturday Night Live writer Fred Wolf, Grown Ups contains not a single imaginative minute. It is as lazily conceived as anything Sandler has done.
But it must have been a blast to make. Judging by the fact that Sandler and his fellow SNL alum, with King of Queens star Kevin James gamely filling in for the late Chris Farley, spend so much time laughing at their own jokes, we might reasonably suspect something funny is afoot. Just try and find it.
Edgar Wright Cheats on Simon Pegg, Finds New Love with Michael Cera
Edgar Wright, the English director of the exuberant romantic comedy Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, cites 2007's Hot Fuzz, his Point Break-inspired follow-up to the 2004 zombie satire Shaun of the Dead, as the movie that afforded him the chance to film in his hometown of Wells, and to pay tribute to influences ranging from Agatha Christie to Michael Bay's Bad Boys II.
Tough Love: A Street-Fighting Romeo Rises in 'Scott Pilgrim'
At 40, Simon Pegg is too old to play Scott Pilgrim, the painfully ordinary 22-year-old bassist of the fledgling garage-rock trio Sex Bob-omb. Still rebounding from a painful breakup – he's the dumpee – Scott finds an effusive "Scottaholic" in high-schooler Knives Chau (Ellen Wong), who soothes his tattered ego but otherwise fails to engage him. For all his affectations, he's an aimless schlub.
Indie Theater Roundup: 7 Movies to See This Week
Once you're finished scouring the city for the season's best Black Friday bargains, settle into a darkened theater to catch this year's Oscar hopefuls, including Fantastic Mr. Fox, which should give Pixar's Up fierce competition for Best Animated Feature. To help you on your way, here's a list of the finest films now playing at your local indie theaters.
Abrams Delivers a Solid, If Not Stellar, 'Star Trek'
If J.J. Abrams aimed to boldly go where no man has gone before with Star Trek, his long-anticipated franchise reboot that traces Capt. James T. Kirk's roots back to his wildly undisciplined youth, give the man some credit. While there's no denying that his contribution to the cult creation of the late Gene Roddenberry is cleverly executed, this latest Star Trek sometimes feels more like a winking homage than a new beginning.


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Resource Entertainment Group blows out 10 candles on the cake
Happy birthday, Resource Entertainment Group.
The business, which creates live music events around the Memphis area, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Clients over the years have included the RiverArts Festival and the Memphis Grizzlies, as well as St. Jude, FedEx and both the Madison and Peabody Hotels, with one of the latest additions being Thursdays Squared.
That's the new music series on Thursdays at Overton Square. The inaugural event on April 17 drew a crowd of more than 1,100 to the Tower Courtyard.


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It's easy to get into a position of convincing yourself that you are right, especially when you are the boss. I think I've learned that there are plenty of really smart people that I can learn from, no matter how many successes I have under my belt.
I grew up in Southern California and attended California Institute of the Arts before taking my first job working for Fuel/Razorfish. Shortly after, I started Brand New School.
What do you do for inspiration?
Some of my favorite design work is from the past, so I suppose I still look to the past for design purity. I also lean on people I work with, especially younger ones, and through my conversations with them I usually become inspired. If that doesn't work, I draw from my extensive knowledge of 1980s film.
What do you regard as being your biggest achievement?
I guess having a company for nearly 14 years. In this business, it's a difficult thing to stay relevant and reinvent yourself, all while people are coming and going and things are constantly changing. I think that's an accomplishment and I certainly haven't done it alone.
How many hours do you work each week?
Way too many for my age. Even if I'm not busy on a project, I'll find a way to lose myself in something creative into the wee hours of the night. Honestly, it still doesn't feel like work.
How do you relax or unwind?
I hang out with my kids. I don't get to see them much during the week, so I try to spend most of weekends with my family. If I'm not doing that, I walk around New York aimlessly and laugh at the absurd things I see.
What's your favourite part of your job? What's the hardest part of your job? What do you do when you get stuck?
I love the creative process far more than the outcome. I really enjoy that part of it. As a result, I think the hardest part of my job is having fun amidst all the politics of a project and not letting that adversely affect the creative process or the result. It can be a difficult thing to manage the personalities and conflicts involved in a project day in and day out. Typically, I get stuck when I don't understand the problem.
What's the longest you've ever stayed up working on a project?
Four days straight. Oh, it was brutal, but on the morning of the fourth day we popped a really great bottle of wine and laughed about it. It was a mess and ultimately we ended up getting more time to deliver the project. Still, I wouldn't have traded that experience for anything.
If there are any pivotal experiences/decisions you could point to that helped shape your career, what would they be?
It's easy to get into a position of convincing yourself that you are right, especially when you are the boss. I think I've learned that there are plenty of really smart people that I can learn from, no matter how many successes I have under my belt.
Also, despite the humor in my work, I still take what I do very seriously and it's hard to have complete patience. I try not let my emotions get in front of my thinking.
What software could you not live without?
Paper, the stuff from trees.
What area of web design lacks the most?
I am most interested in experiential and large scale installation work these days. How the desktop experience integrates with that is something that interests me as well.
Are there any websites that have shone through as being pioneering in the last 5 years or so?
GE's smartgrid website stands out as a seminal site, but that was a 5 years ago. I thought the Arcade Fire projects from Google Labs and Chris Milk were great as well. I don't know if it's pioneering, but I like what Linked By Air has done for the Whitney redesign.
What did your very first site look like? Is it still online?
Oh man, no. Thank god.
Are there things you do OUTSIDE of work to ensure that you are in the right mindset to be creative and/or successful in whatever you are doing?
I try to allocate time for myself. That might sound weird, but I am always around others – always thinking, talking, designing, and directing. So it's nice to sometimes do none of that, just be normal, and get outside. Surfing helps, but it's hard to do here in NY.
What was the last digital effort you saw (or were a part of) that used social media in a way that really made sense. Why?
I'm a new adopter of the app Waze and I love it.
Have you been a part of a campaign that was rooted in digital and THEN reached over into other consumer touchpoints? Did this happen organically or was it a part of the plan from the beginning?
Yes, and it's more of the norm for us. Since we're a multidisciplinary company, creating for digital and television, we frequently see commercial campaign ideas jump the fence to interactive and vice-versa.
The web is getting out of the web. Do you find that thinking in digital solutions alone hinders you? Do you feel the urge to solve the problem using all mediums necessary?
It's really liberating and good for us since the bulk of our digital work is out-of-home.
Of all the websites you/your company have produced, which one are you most proud of?
The one we are producing now is really coming along nicely. It's for our toughest client – ourselves.
There is perhaps a shift in web use these days. We are seeing a decline in the purely experiential sites in flash with huge production efforts, to a relationship with clients based on tools and services, that many times have simples interfaces. How do you see that trend developing? Will Flash suffer?
Flash has already suffered and will continue to. Video is still much sexier and is only getting easier to integrate into visual experiences. Unity is a great tool that I think will outperform Flash, particularly in real-time 3d environments, and is desktop and mobile friendly.
What are your views on design/graphic school. Do you think someone can get into the field without educational experience in a school environment?
I think design school is crucial and I wouldn't recommend that people try to do what I do without it. That being said, the premier art schools are more expensive than Harvard, and I don't understand how someone who isn't privileged can afford school without climbing out of student loan debt for a long time.
How do you keep your finger on the pulse of the latest web trends?
I hire young vibrant people and I read a lot.
What does the future hold for your company, or you as a person?
We're optimistic about the company's future. We've got great leadership and really strong talent. We've positioned ourselves well for a myriad of opportunities, which is always the goal. We want to make great work and, for us, it's always about variety – having different problems to solve and new experiences to shape.
What are you excited about learning next and is there a long term challenge you are considering tackling?
I'm excited about working directly with clients to learn more about their business and a more intimate understanding of the challenges they face. We don't have that kind of relationship when working for advertising agencies. Personally, I have a goal of being liked by my daughter when she is a teenager, so I'm tackling that six years out.
Any parting shots or pearls of wisdom?
Not yet.


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Rolling Orange: Bringing Dutch Cargo Bikes To Brooklyn
Store Profile
- Location: Brooklyn, NY
- Website: rollingorangebikes.com
Store History
Rolling Orange is more than a bike store; their mission is to introduce Dutch cargo and city bikes to the Brooklyn streetscape and promote a different urban lifestyle.
Rolling Orange opened last summer in Brooklyn's Cobble Hill neighborhood with a mission to introduce Dutch cargo and city bikes to Brooklyn's urban residents. The stores carries top Dutch bike brands—including De Fietsfabriek, Batavus and Dutch ID—in all sizes and to suit all needs, whether you're hauling groceries around town or taking your three kids to school!
Serious cargo bikes are not inexpensive; as shown in the slideshow above, certain models go for upwards of $3,000. But when viewed as an investment and a car substitute, it will still probably save you money in the long haul.
Rolling Orange also offers customized cargo and city bikes for businesses, repairs and bike services, and all manner of bike accessories.
(Images: Bike images from Rolling Orange; in-store image from BikeBlogNYC)


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Angelina Jolie celebrates the big 4-0 today! The actress, writer, and humanitarian had a tough last year, but she's gearing to be back on the big screen soon.
"Hollywood Hillbillies" is a new reality show expected in January starring Michael Kittrell, who posted a video response to South Park's episode on gingers.
The two film-industry legends pulled a Soderbergh at USC this week. Find out more about their projected paradigm shift.
Perez Hilton hosted the celebrity-packed Viva Divas event last night, and we were there tagging along. Check out our exclusive photos, video and find out what it's like to party with the king of gossip.
Actor Josh Brener talks about Hollywood, college and what it was like to be onset with comedy gurus Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn.
The name-calling tussle between the news network and comedian has the sophistication of a junior-high lunchroom war.
Sandra Bullock's ex Jesse James has married drag racer Alexis DeJoria, daughter of the billionaire who owns Patron.
The "Homeland" executive producer has died of a heart attack in his L.A. home.
Let's hope he gives some of it to Cheech.
TMZ's lifeblood could be drained if this bill goes through.
The One Direction boys hit the Shamrock Social Club to get some hot new ink. Check out the horrible decisions they can never take back.
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November 7, 2012
On Apple's Move To ARM
On Monday, Bloomberg reached into the depths of the Apple Rumor Abyss, dragging out a piece of speculation which has had a few turns in the rumor mill, but not much more. Apple has always strived to be a fiercely independent company, announcing partnerships only when partnerships can't be avoided. For instance, before 2005, Apple used their own processors in their Macs, making their hardware a completely closed environment, more so than it is today. Then, they famously made the switch to Intel chips, opening up further development opportunities for app developers as well as removing one of the key reasons to not choose a Mac: They can't run Windows.
While this was a smart move on their part, one that has helped propel the Mac, one can't help but think Apple would rather go back to the good old days where they were making their own chips.
According to the Bloomberg piece, Apple could return to these days in the next few years, building out their own ARM chips to power their Macs.
Apple already uses the ARM architecture, of course. These chips, the A4, A5, A5x, A6 and now, A6X, power many iPads, iPhones and even the iPod Touch. These ARM chips are well-suited for mobile applications because they are able to deliver the right amount of speed with the right amount of power efficiency. After all, the benefits of a mobile device are severely lessened if the device can't be away from a charger for less than 6 hours.
The Bloomberg piece also cites a Gartner analyst who suggests that a move away from Intel could start a chain reaction, crippling Intel's business.
"Apple is a trendsetter, and once they did their own chip many others may pursue a similar path," posited Sergis Mushell.
"If mobility is more important than functionality, then we will have a completely different environment than we are dealing with today."
This isn't the first time this rumor has popped up, though it's never been taken too seriously. It's even been dismissed a time or two.
Another analyst, Shaw Wu with Sterne Agee, wrote a note to investors saying he believes this move is "inevitable," though it will take some time to shift the Mac OS X platform over to a new architecture.
The shift from Intel to ARM is indeed possible and even plausible, considering the potential benefits: Better power management, a more unified experience between iOS and Mac OS X, and the cost benefits to Apple for designing their own chips.
However, just as Wu and others have suggested, this move, should it occur, is years away. Rumors from last year about this change suggested the same thing: The roadmaps of the 2 processors aren't equally matched. Intel has more to offer in terms of speed while ARM has more to offer in terms of power efficiency. While it would be nice to use a MacBook Pro with 10 or more hours of real life battery life, such a computer would effectively nullify the reason to use a laptop as opposed to using an iPad. Without the added speed and functionality, a laptop becomes far less attractive.
Of course, either one of these chips could be made to take on the qualities of one other. Another analyst, Nathan Brookwood, spoke with All Things D and said: "There's no reason that an Intel chip couldn't arbitrarily be made to have the same power efficiency as an ARM chip. There's also no reason that an ARM chip couldn't be faster with the right hardware resources brought to bear."
It's all possible, says Brookwood, and it all depends on how these chips are implemented. Any iOS device is proof positive that the marriage of hardware and software can be optimized to get the best out of one another. Therefore, an ARM chip written for Mac OS X would no doubt outperform an ARM on any other laptop implementation. However, given where ARM, Apple and Intel currently stand, it's likely this sort of change, if it were to happen, is at least a few years away.
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text: Seattle Sounders FC Communications Bear Are They Now? GK Stefan Frei is one of many former Bears excelling in Major League Soccer By Cal Athletics on Fri, August 01, 2014 Related Links Follow @CalMensSoccer on Twitter Like Cal Men's Soccer on Facebook Follow @CaMensSoccer on Instagram BERKELEY - The California Golden Bears men's soccer program has seen its share of success on the field in Berkeley, most notably following their successful 2013 season. With success at the collegiate level, usually comes success for some former Bears at the next level and that is true when it comes to the 16 former Bears currently playing professionally, 13 of which are currently on Major League Soccer rosters. So where are some of your favorite former Bears now? How have they been doing during the 2014 season? Have no fear, CalBears.com has you covered. We will focus on a couple of former Bears throughout the course of their seasons to make sure you know how they are doing, because as you know, #OnceABearAlwaysABear. As the MLS season continues its run through summer, several former Bears are seeing a lot of time on the field, being counted on by their clubs. None more so than former Cal goalkeeper Stefan Frei of the Seattle Sounders. Frei, who tended the net for the Bears from 2006-08, joined the Sounders this past offseason in a trade from Toronto FC (whom he spent five seasons with). Frei has played every minute of all 19 matches thus far for Seattle and is a major reason that the Sounders lead the Supporter's Shield race. The former Bear has compiled a 12-5-2 record with an impressive goals-against average of 1.42 with six shutouts and figures to be counted on during Seattle's playoff run. Another goalkeeper who called Edwards Stadium his home is Sporting Kansas City's Eric Kronberg (2004-05). Unfortunately for the defending MLS Cup champions, he is currently out of commission with a fractured bone in his left hand. Despite his current injury status, which will likely keep him out of action through early September, Kronberg has been incredible in 2014. In 17 starts, he is 7-5-5 with a league-leading goals-against-average of 0.88 and is tied for the MLS lead in shutouts with seven. He was also named MLS Player of the Month for the month of June, when he became the first goalkeeper to earn that distinction since 2011. As far as field players go, New England Revolution center back A.J. Soares (2007-10) has been in the thick of the Revs' resurgence that has them on 26 points, currently in third place in the Eastern Conference. He has made 20 starts for New England in 2014 and has scored a pair of goals and has added one assist. Soares is always a threat on set pieces, as evidenced by his goal last weekend against the Columbus Crew to pull the Revs level in the 30th minute (Watch it here). Speaking of the Crew, another former Bear calls Ohio's state capital home: Hector Jimenez (2006-10). Jimenez was acquired by the Crew from the Los Angeles Galaxy prior to the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Like Kronberg in Kansas City, unfortunately Jimenez is out until late August/early September with a grade two medial collateral ligament tear in his right knee. That said he was a key cog in central midfield for the Crew up until his injury on July 4 against the Colorado Rapids. He has appeared in 15 matches for the Crew, has scored one goal and has tallied three assists for the Eastern Conference's fifth place team, which is the final playoff position. When Jimenez returns, he is a key ingredient in their success during the final stages of their regular season. To keep an eye on all of the former Bears currently playing in MLS and their progress throughout the 2014 season, click here. A rookie report on the three Bears from the 2013 team is forthcoming, so stay tuned to CalBears.com for an update on D.C. United's Steve Birnbaum, Whitecaps FC's Christian Dean and the New England Revolution/Rochester Rhinos' Alec Sundly in the coming weeks as the 2014 Cal men's soccer season approaches. The Bears open their 2014 campaign on the road on Friday, Aug. 29 in Chapel Hill, when they take on the University of North Carolina. A matchup with another perennial power, Wake Forest in Winston-Salem on Sunday, Aug. 31 follows before the Bears return to Berkeley to open their home slate against Cleveland State on Friday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. PT on Goldman Field at Edwards Stadium. RECOMMENDED STORIES < 20 Years Later Grimes Remembers Birth of MLS Birnbaum, Bingham Selected To WCQ Roster Alex Mangels Signs With Tulsa Roughnecks FC > OFFICIAL ONLINE STORE < Men's Nike Gray Cal Bears Team Stripe T-Shirt $25.95 Buy Now > Cal Bears Nike Navy Blue Medium Training Duffle Bag $60.00 Buy Now > > Left Promo SHOP NOW > Right Promo MORE INFO > Bears On Pac-12 Networks Full TV Schedule Get Pac-12 Networks


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Spaces exist that are designed to promote ideas, exchanges and the development of social justice and cultural advocacy work. These are vibrant spaces that are alive, breathe and multiply through creative thought and action. These spaces are inherently necessary for human exchange and create Agora-like places of assembly. Within our communities and neighborhoods we need work and study areas that are available for engendering new thought while dismantling "colonial oppressive thought." It is important to create spaces of higher learning that provide safe spaces for critical analysis, creative thought and opportunity to implement our vision. In these spaces we learn, we share and are educated.
But there are not enough spaces that allow us to evaluate the conditions that sustain inequity in our society. In order for cultural activists to access best practices and work together to improve the condition of our communities, an educational process that is theoretical and practical is essential. It is essential for us to have the opportunity to help develop an educational process that allows for exploration of systems that will improve the educational, economic social and cultural opportunities for our communities through the arts. Working in collaboration with our community leaders, scholars, policymakers, students and artists to create change is a necessary process that our educational system to date has not fully embraced. I have long felt the need to participate in an endeavor that explores ways of bringing all our sectors together for the benefit of our people to achieve equity in all areas of our civil society.
Surprisingly, one day Marta Moreno Vega, president of the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI), and Marielba Torres, representing the Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (CEAC), extended me an invitation to go to the United States and participate in a series of discussions focused on cultural activism at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and New York University (NYU). The objective was for the students from the University of Puerto Rico to share our experiences in challenging the inequitable rise in tuition fees that would force most of the economically challenged students to drop out of school. In turn the students of NYU and MICA shared their experiences in cultural activist work.
As university students from Puerto Rico we had the first-hand experience of participating in the development of a cultural educational exchange program that focuses on community transformative work. This idea was created by Moreno Vega. In collaboration with Torres and President Miguel Rodríguez López of CEA, and representatives from MICA and NYU we had the opportunity to participate in the formation of an exciting community arts advocacy proposal entitled Community Arts University Without Walls. This collaboration turned into something I wasn't expecting: A complete success! For the first time, in a long time, a group of prestigious and influential educational centers were willing to create places to promote the exchange and discussion of ideas. For the very first time, I was witnessing a concrete project and not vague drafts.
I received the invitation to participate in this project at an opportune time, when the University of Puerto Rico was the location of a national civil rights movement, in defense of assuring an accessible public education. This general strike profoundly shook and activated our culture of conformism and numbness. For 62 days I was an active member of the student protest on the streets.
As a part of my activist educational process I became part of the united effort to construct learning spaces where we worked directly with artists developing protest art and the study of law and culture. Art served as a peaceful and revolutionary weapon that awakened the silenced emotions of our people. Through art, we communicated much more information than the written claims and formal documents we produced. Protest art and creativity became a direct voice of our issues and was indispensable to our success. The government criminalized our artistic expressions, but art resisted and survived all the obstacles and attacks, expanding our cause toward new possibilities.
These experiences were the ones I shared with MICA, NYU and CEAC students and faculty. I confirmed the importance of developing spaces where culture, the arts and the study of law could converge. Surprisingly, MICA was extremely open to this project, and they even showed admiration for what we were doing back home with the University of Puerto Rico. They also agreed with the necessity of constructing and providing spaces that work as an indispensable educational tool.
I consider that the Cultural Arts University Without Walls project will be a revolutionary educative program that promotes the existence of spaces where people can fight for their right to culture, art and their civil rights. I hope this will create incredible social transformations beyond my imaginings. Today, I feel extremely honored and proud of calling myself part of this innovative and beautiful project.


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Mongolia: Changing the voice in the wilderness
|Marius Dragomir
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Marius Dragomir 11/15/05
A EurasiaNet Partner Post from Transitions Online
This has been a revolutionary year in Mongolia's year. It may have taken 15 years, but Mongolia now has the possibility of a national radio and television service that will provide a genuinely public service. The change is deservedly winning plaudits – but how that deep and long-lasting the change will be may rest on problem that is hard to resolve in a small, poor country: finance.
Mongolia came late to the notion of national television broadcasting – Mongolia has had a national TV broadcaster since 1967 (its national radio service was in operation long before that) – and, in a country whose tiny population (now estimated at 2.8 million) is spread over a huge territory (Mongolia is nearly three times size of France), television only slowly began to be a major presence in daily life.
Television is, though, now commonplace. Of the 541,000 households in Mongolia, 300,000 own a television set.
What has been lacking, though, is a public-service broadcaster. For some time, there has been variety on Mongolians' television screens. Many households have cable television, which ensures that they have access not just to the national television service, but also to some of the privately owned television channels that have sprung up over the past decade, channels such as UBS, MN-25, Eagle TV, TV5, and TV9.
But the commercial channels trying to eke out a profit in Mongolia pay relatively little attention to news coverage. For the past 15 years, the main source of news and information for a large part of the population, particularly in the countryside, has remained the national broadcaster Mongolian National Radio and Television (MNRTV). But throughout Mongolia's transition, MNRTV has been exposed to political pressure, which has sometimes shown through in political bias.
After 1990, when Mongolia first held multiparty elections, various attempts were made to promote the notion of public-service broadcasting. However, media reformers never managed to secure political support to change the laws. For much of that time, Mongolia has been ruled by the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP), the continuation of the communist-era ruling party. But even an interlude between 1996 and 2000, when the MPRP was forced out of power, little progress was made. Until January 2005, the high point of media reform was in 1998, when a new media law was adopted that increased media freedoms.
What seems to have produced the abrupt change this year was the split parliament – or State Great Hural – produced by elections in June 2004. After long discussions, the MPRP and the opposition reached a power-sharing arrangement that resulted in a coalition government led by a former opposition leader.
Mongolia's new public-service broadcasting law is modeled on Western examples and envisages a station managed, financed and controlled by the public. The veteran journalist Kh. Naranjargal, president of the NGO Globe International, says "the law isn't bad.... [It] talks about the main principles [of a public-service broadcaster], which are to ensure its independence and ongoing operations." This is a low-key response to a breakthrough achieved after many years – Globe International has been pushing for the reform of the Mongolian state broadcasting since 1990 – and a law that is already producing substantial changes.
The old state-appointed director-general remains in place, but the process of selecting a new director and deputy director should start within weeks. Vision, experience, and independence will be needed, prompting some MPs to call for the post to be open to foreigners as well.
Already, though, there is a new regulatory body for MNRTV. The new body, which was formed in October, six months after the new law came into force, gives almost as many seats to civil-society representatives as to political appointees. The government and president were each entitled to appoint four members to the 15-member body. The remaining seven members of the Mongolian Radio and Television Council were proposed by Mongolia's 300 or so active NGOs and civil-society groups, though the final choice had to win parliament's approval.
The result is a very varied group that includes bankers, artists, writers, and priests.
While the inclusion of non-political figures in overseeing MNRTV is a healthy development, much will now depend on ensuring that their power in the appointment process is not hijacked by political and other groups interested in propelling their people into the council. That is a very real risk: a recent EUMAP report on Europe's media found that in countries such as the Czech Republic and Germany political parties have used NGOs as a means of gaining more representation on the boards of their broadcasting regulators. In a small country like Mongolia, that risk is particularly great.
B. Khanddolgor, vice-director of Mongolian public radio, highlighted some of criteria by which the new service's independence will be judged. "To have an independent management team, the station's board must be elected in a democratic and transparent manner, and its members must not be fired for political or private reasons."
The quality of journalism should also be a criterion and, here, the new CEO and regulators face a substantial challenge. "Many journalists in Mongolia are just conclusion-makers, not news-deliverers," said a participant at a media conference held in the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar, in mid-October. "It's important to make them feel independent." That might take time, but it may happen since, with sound legislation and a new governing council in place, it is now expected that there will be a radical overhaul of the broadcasting service's operations, including substantial staff cuts.
"By adopting this law, we are changing the mentalities of people and politicians," said E. Nyamaa, one of the members of parliament who championed the law.
Many observers are concerned, though, that the way MNRTV is financed will prevent or slow down that change in mentality.
The broadcasting law stipulates that public television should be funded through a combination of license fees, advertising revenues, state support and other sources such as donations. However, advertising revenues are limited to two percent of airtime and can only be "related to education," a decision seemingly taken because the trend in continental Europe is to reduce or remove advertising from public broadcasts.
But taking this line on advertising accentuates the problems in funding MNRTV. "The license fee model is good, but it has its weaknesses, mainly the low collection rate and the low level of the license fee," argues B. Khanddolgor, the deputy head of Mongolian radio. The monthly fee is approximately $1 dollar, still a fairly sizable sum in a country where the monthly average wage is less than $100. The chances of increasing fees may be limited because any hikes need to be approved by parliament.
In a country where some 37 percent of the population lived below the poverty line in 2004 and that only now is planning to build its first long road (at the moment, there are only a few hundred kilometers of tarmac roads), collecting license fees is a challenge. In Ulaanbaatar only 49 percent of those with televisions pay up. In the countryside the figure falls to 37 percent, according to B. Ganbaatar, head of MNRTV's marketing department. Resistance is one factor, since "families in the countryside do not want to pay the fee because they have cable." But distance is also a problem. Ganbaatar says that sometimes collection costs are higher than the fee itself. Overall, "we spend 10 cents for every dollar [collected] in urban areas and half a dollar in rural areas," Ganbaatar said. In other words, most license fees in this still largely rural country merely serve to pay the license-fee collector.
At the same time, costs have been rising as some of MNRTV's antiquated equipment breaks down (almost 60 percent of the station's equipment is from the communist era).
The result has been that the state has had to step in. Over the past three years, the state has almost doubled its contribution. In 2006, 75 percent of the station's total budget (currently expected to be 4,875 million tugriks, or $4.1 million) is expected to come from the state, with just 20 percent coming from license fees.
So, while MNRTV's management and operations are becoming independent, its finances are increasingly dependent on the state. The concern has to be that funding problems will eventually weaken the wind of independence blowing through MNRTV.
More could be done to reduce this financial reliance on the state. Yu. Erdenetuya, a researcher working for the Mongolian parliament, argues that MNRTV needs to improve and revamp its marketing department that would implement "flexible marketing policies" and explain to viewers why they need to pay a license fee.
But international experts argue that the Mongolian Radio and Television Council should lobby parliament to be allowed to raise more from advertising.
How much this would ease problems in the short term is questionable given the weakness of the advertising market in Mongolia, but in the long term this may be the broadcaster's best hope of reducing its dependence on the state. The aspiration to avoid commercialization may be admirable, but the road to a re-politicized broadcasting service is sometimes paved with good intentions.
Editor's Note: Marius Dragomir is a Prague-based media consultant invited as a foreign expert to the conference on the future of Mongolian National Radio and Television.
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