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Valdés, Piqué, Puyol, Alba, Busquets, Iniesta, Cesc, Pedro, Villa, Alexis, Messi, Mascherano, Alves and Adriano will play for their respective national teams on Wednesday
The 14 FC Barcelona players named to their respective national team squads will feature in international friendlies this Wednesday. Alexis Sánchez, who was named to Chile's national team, will make the shortest trip, seeing that his national team is set to play in Madrid. On the other hand, Spain, with nine Blaugrana named to the team, will travel the farthest. La Roja will play against Uruguay in Qatar.
Alexis' Chile and Spain slated to play first
Chile will take to the pitch first, as the South Americans will take on Egypt at 18.00 at the Vicente Calderón.
One hour later Spain will take to the pitch against Uruguay. Xavi Hernández was ruled out due to injury but Valdés, Piqué, Alba, Busquets, Iniesta, Cesc, Pedro and Villa will all don the Spain strip. The team led by Vicente del Bosque will play against Uruguay at 19.00, in Doha. Carles Puyol could play his 100th match for the Spanish national team.
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Argentina and Brazil will play their respective friendlies an hour an a half later, at 20.30. Argentina, with Messi and Mascherano, will play away to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Sweden in Solna. Brazil, with Alves and Adriano, will take on England in Wembley stadium.


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I wouldn't suggest trying to squeeze a pool right next to the house....which many people do either due to lack of yard or because it "appears" more cosmetically convenient. (Termites love moisture too!) A distance of 25-30 feet away from the facing door/outer wall of the home is a good distance to place a pool for concrete slab homes.
Safety is another reason for not having a pool squeezing up against a home. Reaction time is just as important to a crowd of inebriated individuals as it is to parents of small children. Plus, it is overall more convenient and less cost to fence comfortably around a pool area than it is a whole yard.....unless, of course, the pool is the sum of the yard. ;)
The view is another reason for having a swimming pool in Texas. If you are lucky enough to have open land, the sky scenery is beautiful 24/7 and the Milky Way along with a tapestry of stars truly do come out at night, espcially when drifting and relaxing on an air mattress and listening to your favorite music or just quietly enjoying the majesties of life.
So, to answer your question: The value is what you make of it, not what others superficially assume to categorize.
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As far as added value, there will not be much. I think you get something like .20 cents on the dollar. Pools can run from 30,000 to 100,000+. But adding a pool to your home will increase the chance that your kids (if you have them) will stay at home and invite their friends over for a day in the sun. Plus when you have parties you have the option of being pool side. I personally love pools and love the luxury of getting up in the morning and jumping in to wake up. I agree with Kevin P. you many run into a problem selling your home if buyers are not looking for swimming pools. But at the same time you might get lost of buyers who are looking for a pool and buy yours. Don't second guess yourself on this one. If you can buy a pool and you will use it then I say put one in. Also keep in mind that your electric bill will increase and over all up keep of the pool will run around 70-100 dollars per month.
There are some improvements that are simply for your enjoyment. Both pools and hot tubs are in that category. If you believe that you will enjoy it much of the year and recoup the cost of maintenance and installation in enjoyment and conveniance a pool might be for you.
Occasionally we will run across someone that just has to have a pool and they can be great buyers for your home. However, even they will look at it as a savings to them compared to installing a pool themselves.
You may be better off selling your current home and buying a home with a pool to ensure that you won't be the one to take the monetary hit.
Having said all of this, if you're going to be living in the home for a number of years, I would say go ahead and put in a pool if it's something you would enjoy having. _Don't_ put it in, however, as an "investment." If you have, say, $50K sitting around burning a hole in your pocket, and you're thinking of putting it into your home in a positive-ROI project, better spend that money on a swank kitchen or bathroom upgrade.
In parts of the $2M+ market, especially at, say, $4M and above, a pool is pretty much expected.
A pool that is well both pleasing to the eye (design, tile color, solar paneled, etc) and landscaped into the yard vs. being the focus of the yard could add value at the time of sale.
A pool can be a bit tricky. As a deck, built in BBQ, or any other improvement for enjoyment.
If you plan on being in your home for 7+ years and will have a pool of high quaity and landscaping implemented, then yes, put in your pool. The enjoyment factor is important as a homowner and you should not be overly concerned about resale - at least not with this type of improvement. When you are ready to sell, you will find a buyer who appreciates a pool as much as you.
It's an interesting question. I would ask you how important is the pool to you and your family? And, are you willing to invest in building a pool for your own pleasure?
In my experience, clients will either want a pool or will specifically look for properties WITHOUT a pool. A nice pool in and around Pasadena, CA will run you about $45,000 to $50,000. Will you recoup the investment - most likely not. Will it add a bit of value to your property - maybe.
Remember, not everyone wants the pool and the maintenance costs/responsibilities that come along with it.
Install a pool if it will make you and your family happy.
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Chinese authorities shutter ethnic Mongolian websites after a herder is killed defending his land.
Boljoo Sambar, a popular Mongolian language discussion forum, is shut down by Chinese authorities. Photo courtesy of SMHRIC.
Chinese authorities have closed down influential ethnic Mongolian websites following growing online anger over the killing of a herdsman by a Han Chinese oil trucker protesting the destruction of traditional grazing land in Inner Mongolia, according to a human rights group.
"Popular Mongolian language Internet sites including Boljoo (www.boljoo.com), Mongolian BBS (www.mglbbs.net) and Medege (www.medege.com) have been shut down," said the U.S.-based Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center (SMHRIC), which closely monitors the human rights situation in China's northern region of Inner Mongolia.
Boljoo, the only Mongolian Classic Script instant messenger service and one of the most popular Mongolian language Internet discussion forums in Inner Mongolia, was shuttered by Chinese authorities on Thursday, SMHRIC said in a statement.
The rights group cited a message posted by Boljoo administrator Sechent which said "the site will be shut down until Nov. 15 in accordance with the notice given [by authorities]."
SMHRIC said the instant messenger service provided "tens of thousands of users" with a platform for disseminating information regarding Chinese rule in Inner Mongolia and the promotion of the Mongolian language, culture, and identity amongst Mongolian communities around the world.
Mongolian BBS, another popular Mongolian language discussion forum, was also shut down on Thursday for posting articles related to the killing of herder Zorigt, who SMHRIC said was an active part of a community trying to protect grasslands the heartland of Mongol culture in Huhtolgoi Gachaa in Uushin (in Chinese, Uxin) Banner (county).
The forum was host to "thousand of regular members," SMHRIC said, providing a space where ethnic Mongolians could disseminate "a great deal of first-hand information, including pictures and video clips regarding human rights violations of the Mongolian people by the Chinese authorities."
Mongolian language news site Medege was shut down by Chinese authorities for failing to "register with an ICP (Internet Content Provider)," SMHRIC said.
The rights group said that Internet users are currently redirected to a page informing them that the site has been "shut down due to its failure to have ICP registration in accordance with Order No.33 issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China."
The message urges the site administrator to visit the Ministry's official website to complete the registration immediately.
Herder's death
Herdsman Zorigt died Thursday while trying to protect his land and livestock from "unregulated Chinese oil and gas transport trucks that drive roughshod through their grazing lands and kill livestock," the SMHRIC said.
"During a number of confrontations between the local Mongolian herders and the Shuurhei Oil-Gas Field transporters, Zorigt and others were beaten and hospitalized several times previously," it alleged.
China's official news agency Xinhua said Zorigt's death was caused by a "traffic accident," saying the truck driver, named Li Youliang, saw a man, whose name was given in Chinese as Zhaorigetu, blocking the road.
Li drove around him, but when Zhaorigetu saw that the truck did not stop, he got on a motorcycle and chased the truck, the report said.
After following the truck for a distance, Zhaorigetu sped up to pass the truck on the right side and collided with it. Zhaorigetu was taken to the hospital and died of his injuries hours later, according to Xinhua.
But the SMHRIC charged that Xinhua tried "to prevent possible unrest by the Mongolians" and "preemptively reported on the event, calling it a 'traffic accident.'"
Worst protests
In May, the death of a herder named Murgen, who was run over after a standoff with mining company truck drivers in Shiliin Gol, sparked the worst demonstrations in two decades in Inner Mongolia, a region bordering Mongolia a separate, independent country.
The protesters, including university students, called for the protection of herders' rights and condemned the exploitation of grasslands.
The authorities cracked down on the mass protests by dispatching troops and confining students to campuses. A truck driver was convicted of causing Murgen's death and sentenced to death.
Ethnic Mongolians, who make up nearly one-fifth of Inner Mongolia's 24 million people, claim their grazing lands have been ruined by mining and desertification.
According to SMHRIC, many complain that the Chinese authorities' promises to respect herders' rights "have never been achieved."
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We had dinner with Lou & Marge of Seabird, a Swan 51 from Fresno CA. Lou is a Transpac Singlehander, but he talked Marge into doing the Baja Haha with him this year.
|Mexico Sailing Trip 2008-2011
We arrived at Barra de Navidad day before yesterday; we are staying in the marina at the Grand Bay Hotel. I read that Conde Nast has rated this resort as #1 in all of Mexico. I can believe it, this is a gorgeous hotel. As guests in the Marina we are considered guests of the hotel with access to all the resort amenities.
The hotel is just a short water taxi across the channel to the picturesque town of Barra de Navidad. It's a great walking town with tons of great restaurants and shops along its cobblestone streets.
Here's a picture of the swimming pool at the hotel.
|Mexico Sailing Trip 2008-2011
This morning we rode the dinghy up the estuary at Tenacatita; this is a wonderful 2-hour trip through a mangrove jungle. Along the way we saw exotic birds, crocodiles, and some kind of strange primate or marsupial with a long prehensile tail. We're not sure what it was. The jungle trip ended up at a beach where we spent a few hours snorkeling, then had lunch at a palapa restaurant on the beach. Lunch was the local specialty: fish filet stuffed with 'mariscos', being a combination of shrimp, squid, octopus, and scallop.
After that we returned to the main beach at Tenacatita, where we played bocce ball with some other cruisers on the beach. As the sun set, we returned to Calou for dinner. One of the cruisers, Archie from Sea-tacean, loaned us a DVD movie called McHale's Navy. It's a military comedy set in the Caribbean... except that the movie was filmed right here in Tenecatita Bay. So if you're reading this, and you want to see what Tenacatita is like, you could rent this movie. Hey, it even has Ernest Borgnine, from the original TV series!
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01/24/2009, Tenacatita
Pictured is our boat, Calou, anchored at Tenacatita Bay. This is a beautiful anchorage with calm, warm waters. We spent the afternoon at the beach, playing in the surf, having lunch at a palapa restaurant on the beach, and meeting with other cruisers for a Rubber Ducky contest.
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01/24/2009, Tenacatita
The cruisers organized a Rubber Ducky contest; each of us bet on which ducky would make it to shore first. As it turns out, we bet on a "Santa Claus" ducky that came in 3rd.
|Mexico Sailing Trip 2008-2011
We do plan to fly home in March to do some spring skiing, though.
Pascale enjoying a beer at Chamela Bay.
|Mexico Sailing Trip 2008-2011
We had a nice evening at anchor at Chamela. This morning we decided to go snorkeling by a nearby reef, then we took the dinghy to the beach by the little village. The surf was a little rough for a beach landing so we anchored the dinghy about a hundred yards off shore and swam to shore. We had our wallet, towels, and dry shirts in a "dry bag" so we could look presentable ashore.
We had lunch at a little palapa restaurant on the beach, garlic shrimp and diablo shrimp for Pascale and me, and fish and quesadillas for the boys. Then we loaded our gear back into the dry bags and swam through the surf back out to our dinghy, and then rode the dinghy back to Calou.
At that point we started preparing to depart Chamela bay to head towards Tenacatita. Tenacatita has something of a reputation among cruisers as a favorite destination. People have been known to spend years at anchor in "Ten Bay". We're looking forward to seeing what the hulabaloo is all about.
We should be arriving at Tenacatita right around sunset, about 7 PM.
|Mexico Sailing Trip 2008-2011
We spent the evening on the hook at Bahia Ipala, enjoying dinner on board and afterwards a movie (a comedy, "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People" -- funny!) before going to bed early. The plan was to get up at first morning light and be on our way so we could make it to Tenacatita before dark.
Alas, this was not to be because it took us half an hour to raise the anchor. We would run the electric windlass, and the chain would come up very slowly, and then after three feet or so, the circuit breaker would pop and have to be reset. After going through several cycles like this we thought that the electric windlass motor was burned out and didn't have sufficient power.
As the sun came up over the horizon, however, we could see better and I noticed that the bow roller, a rubber roller that the chain runs over before going down into the water, was cocked at an odd angle. On further inspection it turned out that the bolt that holds the roller in place had simply unscrewed itself. Fortunately, I was able to screw the bolt back into place.
We were then able to raise the anchor easily, and so we were under way, though after daybreak, not before as we had planned.
So rather than sail all the way to Tenacatita, we are planning to stop one anchorage short, an interesting spot called Bahia Carreyes. It is named after the Carrey Turtles that nest there. According to the guide, there is a nice hotel and a restaurant on the beach there. I wonder if they serve turtle soup -- not! Maybe we can see some turtle nesting grounds (though that happens in December).
We noticed there are millions of sea turtles in the water around us. You can spot a turtle from a long distance, its domed back poking above the water surface, often with a sea bird perched on its back.
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- Fit: Runs small
I haven't had these for very long but I love them already! I knew a ton of people who wore them and I kept getting told I need to get some, they are the best, etc. I can't believe I waited this long! super stoked about these things. Just heads up they do run a little small, I normally wear a size 8 and I had to bump up to a size 9. They fit perfect! All I can say is that I can see many days to come being spent in these things.
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I love how easy these shoes are to slip on and off. They are extremely comfortable to wear on walks and just around the house. I will be ordering another pair when these ones finally wear out
Great alternative to slippers
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Slippers usually make my feet sweat too much and my wife gets on my case if I wear running shoes in the house. These are a great alternative and are supportive when standing for long periods.
I wear a size 10.5, went up to an 11. they seem a little tight on the top of my foot but hopefully they will stretch out once i wear them for a while.
Just a old Nam vet with Agent Orange and have neuropathy in my feet so very hard to walk...bam orderd these 2-3 weeks ago and keeps them on most of the day and night !! Getting another pair from Santa and maybe a happy new yrs ones too !!! ordered 1/2 size up and they fit perfect!
Oh Sanuk, where have you been all my life.
So these may be the most comfortable shoes I have had EVER! I think that everyone should own at least one pair. Great travel or around the house shoe. I have had them get a little stanky but unlike other shoes they are super easy to wash. Just throw them in the laundry machine on cool and let them air dry. I think I just may have to get a pair for everyone of my family members.
Worth the wait!
We have been waiting for my husband's size to come in for a couple of months and it was definitely worth it. He wears these pretty much everyday(and everywhere). They fit true to size and are super comfortable. He gets compliments all of the time. Easy to clean as well, which is always a plus.
Can they be worn in water?
Can they be worn in water?
Hey Clay,
Yup, that's why Sanuk provided drainage ports on the sides of these shoes.
Do they make half sizes? I wear a 9 1/2....
Do they make half sizes? I wear a 9 1/2. What size should I get?
You can probably go either way size up or down. Sanuks do stretch out after wearing them for a couple months so if your 9.5 shoes are tight go with the 10 if they're looser the 9.
is this model made with the collapsable...
is this model made with the collapsable heel?
Hi Andrew
Yes thay all have collapsible heels, I have a pair in Khaki that I sometimes wear with the heels pushed down. In my mind they are even more comfortable worn that way
I can't find a place locally to try these...
I can't find a place locally to try these on. I have read reviews to size them down a size and reviews to size them up a size. I don't like my shoes to tight and normally wear a 10.5. What size would you suggest?
I disagree, these relax with time and seem just about true to size. Maybe go up a half size if you are concerned, but not a full size.
I disagree! I wear a 10.5, so I bought my Donny's in a 10. They were a bit tight for the first few days, but they relaxed and they fit perfectly now. If you're in between sizes, go down a half size. I promise.
Do they run small?
Do they run small?
well l/xl is a shoe size from 9-12+ and m/l is 7-9 and u need a s/m?? that would be like 4-6 they should probably get some more in stock in a few months sorry bro but you will have to wait
i got a twelve and they're perfect to size.
Are they as comfortable with the heels...
Are they as comfortable with the heels pushed down? kinda creates a nice look and would have the benefit of 2 wearing options
Peter,When you wear them down you are essentially standing on the heel. If you plan on wearing socks with them you will barely notice it at all. As long as you aren't diabetic or have sensitive feet you won't notice the difference after wearing them for several days.Mahalo, Sumo


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Since we're all in Oscar mode over here at SOCIALITE LIFE, we thought it would be great fun to play a trivia game with you folks. Sure, people claim to be Oscar aficionados, but when the pressure is really on do you know your Oscar winning actors and actresses from the non-winners?
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Sorry to hear that. If the creditor is going to garnish you, then bankruptcy may be your best alternative since credit counseling programs do not stop garnishments (or at least I have never seen them stop a garnishment and I have been a bankruptcy attorney for 12 years).
Bankruptcy will stop the garnishment. Another option that may work is settlement: if you can offer the creditor who is getting ready to start the garnishment a lump sum payment of some amount as full and final settlement, they may rather have a lump sum today and forgive part of the total balance rather than get their entire balance over a period of several months or even years through a garnishment. In other words, they may rather have 50% today and forgive the rest than wait years to get 100%. The problem with this approach is that if you do not have a large amount of cash on hand to negotiate with, this approach generally won't work.
I suggest you contact a bankruptcy attorney to see about getting the garnishment nipped in the bud before it gets started.
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The Wallflower, Vol. 01
by Tomoko Hayakawa
No current Talk conversations about this book.
Good luck guys! Creatures of light burn this poor creature of darkness. . .
Fun manga with nice art and characters, though it took me the whole volume to learn how to distinguish the different guy characters. Looking forward to the second volume.
I'm not entirely sure why I decided to read this manga. I think it might have come up on someone's list of excellent shoujo manga but I can't really remember. For whatever reason, once I actually had the manga I wasn't really convinced I'd like it. The premise of four high school boys being offered free boarding if they make the landlord's daughter "pretty" sounded awfully superficial. But, it actually turned out to be rather interesting. Yes, the four guys are really preoccupied with beautiful girls to the point that if they see anything ugly they each freak out in their own way, however, the way the story progresses you can kind of see how they evolve a little.
I really enjoyed the character of Sunako. She is certainly...different. This is not simply the hidden ugly duckling who wants to become a swan, this is a slightly psychotic girl who loves slasher films, keeps dummies and skeletons in her room to talk to and keeps herself in darkness having convinced herself that to step in to the light means she will melt. When the four boys intrude upon the dark little world she has created for herself it is quite traumatic. So traumatic, that her reaction to the boy who tries the hardest with her (and also fights the most with her), Kyohei, is to try and murder him but of course, can't quite accomplish her objective. It certainly makes for a rather darkly entertaining and amusing story.
The artwork is a bit angular and cluttered looking although I wouldn't say the overall effect is displeasing. The artist has taken pains to illustrate each character differently so they pretty much all stand out on their own.
I think this is an interesting series start and I will certainly pick up volume 2 to see where this quirky story goes.
I'm happy to have started this series of manga over again. It's so funny and amusing with a dark twist of humor in it. :)
First question: Why do these guys know so much about makeup and hair and clothing? Does it say this anywhere? Near as I can tell they're supposedly "normal" high school students. Maybe I missed something.
Four devastating beautiful guys, "Creatures of Light", are offered free rent for three years if they can transform their landlady's niece into a lady of refinement. Too bad for them, Sunako is addicted to horror movies and hasn't taken care of her appearance in years. Her hair's overgrown, she has a uni-brow and pockmarked skin, circles under her eyes, and her clothing is stained, ill-fitting and falling apart. If she talks to one of the four for longer than three seconds, she'll melt or sprout a gusher of a nosebleed.
It's quickly apparent that Sunako is capable of great beauty - she's got a great body, and fabulous bone structure - but she lacks the desire or dedication to make it happen. So for the boys the challenge is not to change her outward appearance, but to invoke some inner changes to make Sunako realize there's beauty in the world and she isn't ugly and blah blah blah.
I'm sorry. I don't get this manga's popularity, other than the pretty boys. Is that all there is to it? The "guys" act more like a band of girlfriends, and the whole scenario comes off as completely unrealistic. Sunako is perfectly happy living her crazy, horror-movie life and the only reason these guys want her to change is to save their own hides. That's not cute or charming, it's cruel. They should leave the poor girl alone!
Yet this manga has only 5-star, positive reviews on Amazon.com and even Librarything is 4.12 stars. I wonder what I'm missing.
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It's a gorgeous, spacious mansion, and four handsome, fifteen-year-old friends are allowed to live in it for free! There's only one condition–that within three years the guys must transform the owner's wallflower niece into a lady befitting the palace in which they all live! How hard can it be?
Enter Sunako Nakahara, the agoraphobic, horror-movie-loving, pockmark-faced, frizzy-haired, fashion-illiterate recluse who tends to break into explosive nosebleeds whenever she sees anyone attractive. This project is going to take more than our four heroes ever expected: it needs a miracle!
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Miley Cyrus on Cory Monteith, Haters, Gender: "I Feel Like a Straight Man"
Miley Cyrus looks, sounds and acts different than even a year ago, never mind her Hannah Montana days. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, she said she was secretly this person back when she was Hannah Montana but she felt she couldn't break out because she had to show respect to Disney.
Now she's promoting "We Can't Stop" and talking about how she gets her drive from people who criticize her. "Haters keep me mad motivated," she said. "People that are, I guess, jealous, that kind of just hate on me, make me want to do even better."
The ET reporter said she's the most mature he's ever seen her, from the many times he's interviewed her. Is she a woman now? "I'm of age. So, I suppose. I'm legal," she joked. Does she feel like a woman? "I feel like a straight dude. You don't even know what I'm rocking under this skirt. I feel like a straight man. I'm not even a dude, I'm a man. That's why my voice is like this [deep and raspy]." Ha!
All jokes aside, Miley also talked about the death of Glee star Cory Monteith. She told ET she's a bit skeptical of some of the celeb support shared on Twitter. "I know that Cory had a foundation that he was interested in doing, and they put that out and said, you know, if you want to be part of that make sure you donate to that. And people so quickly go trend things on Twitter, but they don't actually go push the button that's actually helping."
So she's challenging her fellow celebs to push the button and donate money instead of just sharing the link with their followers.
Miley still can't be tamed — and in this case, good for her for pushing people to act instead of just talk!
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text: Assessment & Effectiveness Overview The purpose of academic assessment at Drexel University is to improve the overall educational experience of our students. This is achieved through assessment activities based on institutional values that aim to produce relevant and reliable data for aligning curricular design, course content, and pedagogical approaches consistent with Drexel's mission and values. In all assessment activities the faculty and staff of the university endeavor to take full consideration of the different educational and cultural backgrounds of our increasingly diverse student population. The primary objective of our assessment program is to establish a practice of research that informs planning, and results in measurable improvements for our students.


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Why are 70 percent of the world's poor women and girls? Experts, filmmakers, and a global audience come together to discuss this question and others in an online film symposium.
The event is presented by Why Poverty? in partnership with Women and Girls Lead and the International Museum of Women.
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Why Poverty? Film Clips
The online symposium will feature clips from Welcome to the World, Solar Mamas, and other films from Why Poverty?, a global media event to encourage people to talk about poverty. Welcome to the World follows the stories of mothers and babies in the U.S., Cambodia, and Sierra Leone to understand how poverty affects childbirth, childhood - and everything beyond. Solar Mamas travels from Jordan to India with Rafea, who leaves her village for the first time to study solar engineering at the Barefoot College. Other featured trailers include: Poor Us; Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream; Give Us the Money; and Education, Education.
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Renee is an engagement coordinator for the Women and Girls Lead and Community Classroom programs at the Independent Television Service (ITVS).
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- Frances Ganges
A midwife with more than 25 years' experience, Frances Ganges is Director, Technical Oversight and Support at the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood (WRA). There she provides technical leadership to the WRA Global Secretariat and country alliances. Frances has been involved with numerous global programs, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Her experience spans 20 countries in reproductive, community and maternal-newborn health projects with US and international organizations, including several midwifery associations.
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Alejandra Scampini is the Manager of Influencing Development Actors and Practices for Women's Rights at AWID. She is a Uruguayan feminist activist and before joining AWID worked for ActionAid as the Women's Rights coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean. Alejandra also worked with REPEM for more than 10 years where she gained experience in women's rights, education and development advocacy.
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Mette Heide is an award-winning producer and owner of +plus pictures ApS. She has worked as an executive producer for the past 16 years. Among the films she's produced are Last White Man Standing (2010), The Invention of Dr. Nakamats (2009), Honestly, Mum and Dad (2009), and Liberace of Baghdad, winner of the Special Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
- Brian Hill
Born in Rochdale, UK, Brian Hill is an award-winning filmmaker and managing director of Century Films, one of the UK's most highly regarded independent production companies. Hill has made more than 60 films for the BBC, Channel 4, and ITV, many of which have won awards from the British Academy of Film and Television and the Royal Television Society, including his landmark films with poet Simon Armitage which saw the development of a new form – the documentary musical. One of them, Songbirds, set in a women's prison, was selected for the Sundance Film Festival.
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Coach Is Courtside Hours After Giving Birth: Redefines Bouncing BackCeridwen Morris
Amber Branson coached a tournament basketball game Friday afternoon, gave birth Friday night, and returned to the court Saturday to lead her high school girl's team to a 21-2 victory, qualifying them for the state finals.
"I didn't do anything that didn't feel like I was supposed to be doing," Branson, of Lipan, Texas said. "And I just wanted to be with the girls. During the game I was fine as long as I was standing. I think emotion and adrenaline and everything else kept me going."
These stories can do one of two things: inspire women or set up unrealistic expectations.
It's worth noting that this was not Branson's first experience giving birth, but her third. She had a relatively quick and un-medicated labor, so she was eligible for early hospital discharge.
I think there's definitely something reassuring in this story: It really would be weird of our bodies hadn't been designed to be able to get up and do things soon after giving birth. After my second labor, also relatively short and unmedicated, I was up and active right away.
I read a great book once called A Midwife's Story by a midwife who served the Amish community. Of course you can imagine– the Amish women were making food and keeping house and doing chores– one women was refinishing a chair on her porch at 9 centimeters!–right up to and after birth.Very inspiring.
But I have also read that women who leave their stressful office jobs in advance of going into labor have a slightly lowered chance of a c-section.
It seems like staying active and participating in activities that are meaningful to you– as Branson did with her basketball team– can have a positive impact. She "wanted" to be there. It felt right to her. But maybe jobs involving lots of stress and communications and logistics are far too overwhelming at the end of pregnancy and right after birth.
Will you work right up to labor? How important is you to be able to get up and go after birth? Do you want to work? Or do you have to?
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Fielding a team with 8 players who had represented the first team in last season promotion winning year Marton where always
likely to be too strong for a Billingham team from 3 division lower.
Trying out a new formation Marton where quickly into their stride and after 15 minuntes found themselves 4-0 up without really
breaking into a sweat.
Subsitutions disrupted the early flow and Marton never really performed to the same level as in the early stages, some players
quilty of over playing where simple passes would have opened up the opposition.
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Fangless vampire flick Twilight is headed for reshoots. The movie wrapped principal photography months ago, but star Kellan Lutz told MTV that theyll re-start shooting this week, and the cast seems to think theyre redoing scenes because the other stuff was awesome.
Most of the time, reshoots means theres something wrong with the movie that theyre going to try and fix, but star Peter Facinelli insists, They liked it so much, they are bringing us back for some encore time to beef it up. That actually makes a certain amount of sense. Twilight was originally intended as a fairly modestly budget affair. Im not entirely certain the films producers anticipated the amount of hype that has built up over their project, the veracity of its fans seems to have surprised nearly everyone. Now that expectations are so high for it, perhaps they simply want to add a little more umpf.
If umpf is what theyre adding, it may come in the form of a new flashback scene. Facinelli says the flashback theyre shooting, gives us a little bit of history of the Cullen family. ... They are just shooting a couple of different added scenes, and the scene I'm in, I can tell you it's me and Robert Pattinson. ... Rosalie and Emmett are in that scene. Not one of those names means anything to me, but if youre one of the tweaked out Twilight faithful, maybe that sentence was enough to prompt a change of pants.
In addition to the flashback, it sounds like theyre also beefing up the movies ending, and adding more characters. Taylor Lautner, who plays a character named Jacob Black in the movie, says I am going to be in the prom scene now, at the very end of the film at first we didn't film that, and now some people are saying they want to see a bit more of Jacob, and they want him in the prom scene at the end.
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Bag of Bones
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Q: When Does "Bag of Bones" Come out on DVD? A: The official US DVD release date for "Bag of Bones" has been set for March 13, 2012.
Several years after his wife's death, novelist Mike Noonan still suffers writer's block. A dream inspires him to return to the couple's summer retreat in western Maine, a lakeside house called Sara Laughs. Shortly after arriving, Noonan is caught in the middle of a custody battle involving the daughter of an attractive young widow and the child's enormously wealthy grandfather. He also discovers that Sara Laughs is haunted and that his late wife, Joanna, still has something to tell him.
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text: By Jan RahnManaging Editor Having always been interested in the electrical field, Ryan Potts is now the proud owner of his own business. "Having my own business has been in the back of my mind for a while," said the former employee of Great Plains Communications. The Elsie native and his family made the job-related move to Grant in May 2007. "Michaela and I always knew we wanted to raise our children in a small community," he said. After working for Great Plains a little over four years, the event that led to his decision to begin his own business was through a friend who approached him about doing an electrical job. "This opportunity encouraged me to go ahead and take my electrical contractor test," said Potts. "Next thing I knew, I had passed the test, got my insurance set up and was doing my first job on my own as Potts Electric." He said great support from the community and growing clientele in his side business led him to the decision of going full time. The newest electrician in town had attended the University of Lincoln for a year prior to going to Southeast Community College in Milford in June 2002. Although Potts is currently working out of his home, an expanding inventory and growing business might require a separate shop and possible addition of employees in the future. The 2001 graduate from Wheatland High School has some outside hobbies and interests that include golfing, hunting and watching sports. He and Michaela, who works at Adams Bank and Trust as a credit analyst, have two daughters. Kailee, five, is a kindergartner in Perkins County Schools and little sister Madison is three. "I appreciate all of the support and encouragement that I have received," said Potts. "I am looking forward to establishing my business in Perkins County and the surrounding area." Potts can be reached at 352-8051 or by email


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In an effort to stimulate the spirit of invention, the 99% and Behance has decided to create the Alva Award. The Alva Award is taken from the name of Thomas Alva Edison, the legendary inventor.
With heavy support from GE and the knowledge of experts from different companies, they've screened numerous applicants in order to find the three most promising inventions from young innovators under 30 years old.
These talented people will be part of the Alva Emerging Fellowship Program, and will get an $8,500 seed grant to go towards executing their proposed project, a ticket to the 2012 99% Conference, a $1,500 travel stipend to be used to attend the Conference or visit GE's campus, and access to GE's manufacturing expertise and educational resources.
I've been following this on the 99percent since last April. Yesterday, May 4, the recipients of the fellowship program were announced.
Let me start with the one I'm most excited about.
Ever had difficulty assessing which book or text would be most appropriate for different reading levels? Many educators, and students as well, often spend a lot of time deciding on which material would fit their reading needs. There's really no way around it other than to read the whole thing yourself before making a judgment; something that can take up a lot of time.
Well, Unbound Concepts hopes to make things easier for people. It's now currently using the software program LECTIO to create its first product: Bookleveler, an iPhone application that can scan a book's barcode and tell you what reading level that book is.
Amazing right?
The second one is another invention related to education.
OneBeep is another software that can convert any digital file to audio, then transmit it through radio waves, and finally convert it back to its original form on a laptop.
Why do we need such an invention? Well consider the fact that most people around the world don't really have access to new information. This isolation can be quite a deterrent to educators and students alike.
Other initiatives like One Laptop per Child (OLPC) have started by providing a laptop for each village in remote areas. However, this is useless because these villages don't even have access to the internet or phone lines!
Although they don't have internet, they do have AM/FM radios. Through these radios, they can receive information such as educational lessons from the outside world.
The third invention is all about improving the quality of living of disabled people.
The makers of OpenSocket point out a need to fulfill the prosthetic needs of people in developing countries.
If you think about it, prosthetics cost a lot of money. Why? Well, because they have to be custom-fitted for each person who's going to use them. It takes a team of experts to make a prosthetic arm that fits comfortably for each individual. Ironically, most amputees come from the poorer countries (80%). Out of these amputees, 98% don't have access to good prosthetics.
Well, IPT, the company making OpenSocket, has come up with a quality prosthetic arm that can easily be fitted to anyone, anywhere.
The team behind IPT believes in products that will be affordable to not only the rich people in rich countries, but to everyone around the world. From $5,000-$10,000, they're aiming to bring the price tag down to only $500.
If they succeed, they will be providing 2 million people with quality prosthetics.
These new inventions sound really simple. But often, the simplest ideas are really what matters the most. I think I've written about this in an earlier post.
What about you? What invention are you most excited about?
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The Top 10 Secrets of All-You-Can-Eat Dining
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What's a normal dinner out? An appetizer, an entree, maybe some drinks, and double that if you're on a date. So why pay retail? With this simple guide to the all you can eat, stop noshing and start fressing like a schnorrer!
1) Be hungry
This goes without saying, right? But watch the buffet line — those folks who can only manage thirds or fourths, those are the chumps who stuffed themselves with Doritos on the way over. Eat a big, starchy breakfast, then just drink water the rest of the day. You want your stomach stretched out (to accommodate the food), but empty of calories. Then prime your glands by reading take-out menus, endlessly refreshing foodporndaily.com, or hanging out with that friend that always listens to Phish. You know the one.
2) Choose wisely
Not all buffets are the same. The Indian lunch might look like a good grab, until you realize they wheel the carts off at 2:00 pm, just as you're heading up for a third scoop of malai kofta. Likewise, restaurants that only run all-you-can-eat in a challenge scenario are a bad bet. Sixteen pounds of Macho Nachos may sound appealling, but unless you're Kobayashi, you're going to end up paying for them at an outrageous markup. Let the schlemiels have at that while you go to a dedicated buffet.
3) Prepare your table
A little preparation will help you cram every delicious calorie into your body with a maximum of efficiency, letting you focus on being the metaphorical plague of locusts. Choose a table that's as close as possible to the buffet, or to the kitchen if it isn't self-serve. Take a brief pass to stockpile extra utensils, napkins, sauces and sundries, as you don't want to waste five minutes after realizing you sent your fork back with the busboy.
4) Plan your attack
Take one trip around the buffet just for reconnaissance. It takes discipline, and you're starving, but knowing there's lobster at the end means you'll waste less of your plate on corn dogs or egg rolls. Remember, the goal isn't to maximize the amount you eat, but rather to get the best value for your meal. You may eat less by volume, but planning your plate allows you to make sure you eat the most in dollars. And do we need to say that you should always use the biggest plate available? We didn't think so.
5) No bread!
What are you, a duck at the park? You don't ever want to be on your death bed, thinking back that you could have eaten more if you hadn't stuffed yourself on the rolls right at the beginning of the Old Country Buffet. It's you against the restaurant — of course they'll keep bringing you empty starches that swell with water and cost two cents per pound. Do you want them to win, those connivers? Then don't eat bread, rice, pasta or potatoes if you can avoid them. And don't get fancy going to the salad bar like that can save you — you'll never see any salad at a buffet that isn't three-cents-a-pound iceberg lettuce with some dressing that comes out of a keg in the back.
6) Sample widely and ruthlessly
You could eat paste in your dark, lonely apartment if you just wanted calories. You're at a restaurant with a plethora of options spread before you, a feast that would have been accorded royalty only centuries earlier, and here you are in sweat pants. So use this as an opportunity to try new foods, especially luxury foods, that you wouldn't have otherwise. Take small portions, leave space on your plate (so the flavors don't all slop together) and go back for what you like while eliminating even things that you feel meh about.
7) Pace yourself
Overeating can lead to cramps, vomiting and even death. Chew your food so you don't choke (properly chewed food also clears the stomach faster, so you can eat more over time), keep hydrated and don't be afraid to leave food on your plate. Too many would-be gorgers get hung up on the minutiae and guilt of clean plates, which dull your palate and leave you feeling less hungry and more lethargic quicker.
Bring friends
Especially skinny friends. Bigger guts compress stomachs, leaving their owners paradoxically unable to compete at the highest levels of eating. But by having a group of cheap, skinny schnorrers spotting you, you can push yourself further while gaining valuable intelligence about the quality of the meal. Maybe the corned beef isn't so good. Wouldn't you rather have a friend find that out instead of you?
9) You can beat spices
One of the tricks most frequently found at Indian, Chinese and Mexican buffets is a drastic increase in the spicing of dishes in order to encourage a more modest appreciation. Here, the secret is that fat cuts heat. You can beat spices with starches, which absorb the irritating oils of spices, but fill you up faster, or you can use fats, especially dairy, to neutralize them. A glass of milk is only a little more filling than water, but will douse the flames in your mouth instead of spreading them.
10) Know when to stop
The eyes of the dining room are upon you. The servers dread your table like planets dread Vader. You're pretty sure that some mother just told her child to never, ever eat like you. Ignore them. They are jealous of your greatness. But that feeling in the back of your throat? The slow wobble every time you stand up? The head-rush that comes with all your blood being sequestered in your stomach? It's time to tidy up, tip well, and retire. Drink lots of water to help the digestion, take a nap. We like to calculate the amount of money we've saved by not buying dishes piecemeal, and have been known to keep a map with the best values pinned on it. You've won, you cheap bastard, now relish it.
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I just felt like sharing. This is a bit from my blog. My friends who read it are not cyclists. Hopefully they will begin to understand why my car breaking down was a good thing for me.
Finally I have gotten back on the bike. A month ago my car had problems with the transmission. It still has problems since I have yet to get it fixed. At first I was kind of freaked out about it but then I thought to myself that maybe it's a good thing. It will force me to get back on my bike, start riding again, and get my self back into shape.
I was very hesitant at first about getting back on the road again. My old commute in Atlanta was 8 miles each way. This commute would be 15 miles each way. I wasn't sure if I could do it. The first morning I got up and left for work on my mountain bike with slick tires. The lower gearing would help me on the few hills that I had to ride. I made it to work in an hour and 15 minutes or so. This first ride was fueled by adrenaline and I was surprised at how well I did. My knees were hurting a lot though. That first ride home hurt a lot. After working all day the last thing I really wanted to do was hop on a bike and ride 15 miles. I had no choice so I did it. I was dreading the ride the next morning.
Day 2 was an OK ride. Yes, my knees showed their displeasure again but I made it anyway. My experiences have shown that the muscle soreness takes two days to appear. Day 3, I was pretty sore but I switched to my road bike. The faster tire/wheel setup made up for the higher range in gearing. The rides began to get better and faster.
It's now been 4 weeks since returning to bike commuting. In those 4 weeks I have ridden 582 miles, spent 35 hours on the bike and lost 13 pounds. There have been good days and bad days along the way. Of course, Monday rides are easiest since I've had two off days to recover. Fridays tend to kick my ass after working all week and riding. The exercise also helps me mentally. I have experienced on many days, a feeling of calmness at work that I have not felt in a long time. Those moments really help me focus and make me want to keep riding my bike. When will I get my car fixed? Who knows?
I'm on vacation this week so I'll have a few more days to recover. I will do some riding to keep the ball rolling and to run errands. I owe my dog a lot of play time since she has been a real trooper. She has handled the schedule change with flying colors. She's a good dog and I hate that she has to be by herself for longer periods than before. Hopefully she will get tired of playing fetch before my arm gives out from tossing the ball over and over.
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Quote Mixedup:It's just a little
narrow boost next to the cutoff frequency. It effectively emphasises a note as well as
filtering frequencies away. It's common with synths to sweep an LP filter along in the
frequency domain, either linked to the note played, or via automation — or midi
controllers or knob twiddling in the old days! Try it... you'll recognise the effect, and
then probably start over-using it!
Quote alexis:...it must be an
extremely desirable feature of a filtered signal to have a resonance peak at the cutoff
frequency, but I have no idea why...
Quote hollowsun:This explains it quite well
Quote BJG145:I don't get why
resonance crops up in EQs either, and it's not particularly easy to turn up info on where
it came from, or why or how people use it.
Quote Hugh Robjohns:Quote BJG145:I don't get why
resonance crops up in EQs either, and it's not particularly easy to turn up info on where
it came from, or why or how people use it. It's essentially a side-effect of trying to make the attenuation
slope steeper -- or in other words of trying to make to making the high or low-pass filter
more 'selective' in what it passes and what it stops.In most audio mixing
applications a resonant peak is unhelpful and undesirable, but there are times
occasionally when a narrow-band emphasis is handy... and it is an inherent part of the
accepted sound of subtractive synthesis instruments.It is often included on
plug-in filters just because they can and its makes the plug-in look more versatile,
rather than because veryone uses it all the time! H
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HPF in Cubase with vs without the resonance peak, the actual slope doesn't visually look
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This world of ours is all mixed up. There's the good the bad and the ugly. And some damned aweful places to be.
After 19 years abroad and having lived in some wonderful countries and visited many there are still 50 or more I wouldn't want to live. Imagine those who are born there and can never escape or change their lives for the better.
Think of Zimbabwe during the past 10 years. Who expected it wouldn't have changed from the downward spiral? There's still rock bottom.
Hell, another word for Iraq and North Korea? What about Uzbekistan or some other African countries run by despots?
Then there is beautiful Burma and her nasties killing the Buddhists…. their own people.
I'd even hate to live in Russia as I am not super rich and the life there seems melancholy to the extreme.
Peru these days seems a bit wonky and Venezuela might be anti we friends of America.
I don't think Iran or Afghanistan appeal either and there are places in India which I ought to avoid.
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Flying between Asia and Europe? Or really anywhere for that matter? 34,000 ft up; ever wonder what's down there? Who are the faces behind that twinkle of house lights seemingly in a land so close to purgatory, and nowhere? What is the topography of that snow-capped mountain in deepest darkest…. ? I love unravelling this type of mystery.
Reading my last report series of my time in Saudi Arabia, you would be forgiven for thinking I was somewhat of a masochist. Allay such fears, as this three-part series of reports is going to explain why I did my time in the Kingdom. It was merely the modus for me to earn sufficient dosh to back my next 'adventure'.
On about the same day as I filed my resignation with my company in Saudi, I came back home and did some big thinking… strategic thinking. Long-term, big-boy thinking, thinking in my mum's so often heard tone of consternation. Gulp.
We all, like it or not, resist it or don't, tend to be funnelled down one big highway in life. I have thought of this as a highway of conformity. It is the sensible route, it is the stable, direct route, and it is the one we are warmly familiar with. Some take detours, some take back-roads and, mid-way down this highway is a bit of a black spot where a lot of (mostly men) crash off entirely. I knew I was keen to avoid getting on this mainstream route into a career, 2.4 children and a subscription to Ships Monthly. I suppose I fear it, the inevitability. By 2011, most of my friends were cheerfully on cruise-control into a world of careers and sensibilities. How many slip-roads onto this metaphorical highway was I going to choose to ignore?
The answer is - at least another one, after all, I was enjoying these unexpected side-roads. With that unnecessarily metaphorical thought firmly gone over, I booked myself a single flight for 6 days after my brother's betrothal (to be set in the Lake District no less). I would fly out on a single ticket to Bali on the 16th October 2012. And thereafter?
I'd been plotting my comeback into Asia, which had grown up into somewhat of an ambitious teenager since our last flirtation, for some time. Those familiar with my travelling will know that my ethos tends to lie in long, arduous 'journeys'. Not that I would sniff at a city break to Budapest by any means! Once at the start point, oddly enough, I also tend to exclude aviation in my 'journeys' to provide some sort of continuity and transition between the various places I travel through. And here I am… on an aviation forum.
So, here was my aim. Beach myself on 'New Britain' (an island part of the Papua New Guinea archipelago in Oceania ), and wind, trip and slog my way back overland to 'Old Britain' (Blighty – the UK). It had a ring to it. New Britain to Old Britain by begging, borrowing and stealing.
What did create a discord in all this fanciful planning was the value of the Papua New Guinea kina (currency), and then the realisation that I would probably have to hack through the rainforests and swim some channels if I was to complete this route.
A little rethinking later, and I decided it would be enough just to start from Papua New Guinea, specifically the Sandaun Province… where the sun goes down on Asia. I entered the trip largely blind, and would hopefully emerge with eyes wide open…
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Did you know? Both male and female cardinals sing! Listen to both of their songs and learn about the differences by watching this video from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Visit Cornell's YouTube channel to watch more great birding videos.
Did you know? Both male and female cardinals sing! Listen to both of their songs and learn about the differences by watching this video from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Visit Cornell's YouTube channel to watch more great birding videos.
Mae Hardison says
This is one of my FAVORITE birds and I enjoy listening to them
Maryann says
Thanks for letting us hear the female cardinal's song. I've heard that song in my backyard and often wondered "what bird is that?" Now I know! Thank you so much!
patsy carlson says
The Northern Cardinal is my favorite bird!
Lana Coleman says
To me in Missouri this is the sound that Spring is here. Now I know which bird it is that makes the music.
lilian ross says
What better way to spend a snowy winter morning than listening to bird song and think of spring. Loved the loon!
Gillian Kenyon says
On the question of color of a Cardinal's beak, while this one is orange, years ago when I rescued a young cardinal from my cat, and it thanked me by grabbing my finger peaking hard with its beak, it was BLACK!!?? No?
Happy birding,
Carol Lewis VIRGINIA says
I love The sounds of the beautiful females and males!The video was Excellent!
Jane U. says
Thanks for this great info. Love these wonderful birds. I had 5 females and 3 males in my yard, one day this winter and they've brought their babies to feed in the summer. They bring so much pleasure in so many ways and are the state bird of my state (VA) and many others!
john m mccoy says
My children call this bird grampa bird He had them in his backyard all the time
nancy smith says
Seems like every where I have lived in Michigan, the cardinals have been there to sing to me!
Coreen VanDerWoude says
Why does it seem that no one records or even photographs the beautiful robins??? I think they have the most awesome voices in the bird kingdom, and they are a sure sign of spring for me! I tried to record them myself, but I did not have the right equipment so was unsuccessful. Major bummer!!!
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More aggressive tactics by authoritarian regimes and an upsurge in terrorist attacks contributed to a disturbing decline in global freedom in 2014.
In a departure from the overt violence and election rigging of the past, many authoritarian leaders now prefer to quietly manipulate the legal framework, silencing dissent and limiting civil liberties to ensure that they remain in power.
Large-scale corruption and economic crimes often go hand in hand with mass human rights abuses in authoritarian countries. The two are mutually reinforcing: Dictators gain and maintain power—and perpetuate impunity—through a combination of violent repression and the distribution of patronage and graft opportunities. The plunder of public wealth serves as both an incentive for retaining power by force, and a means of rewarding those who carry out or cover up regime crimes. Despite this connection, the mechanisms of transitional justice have not adequately dealt with the legacy of authoritarian corruption nor remedied its far-reaching socioeconomic effects.
Freedom House applauds the Liberian government's move to temporarily release imprisoned journalist Rodney Sieh, and urges the government to review his case and take action to ensure Liberia's compliance with freedom of expression norms. Today's move by the government of Liberia is the latest in the ongoing saga of Sieh, editor and publisher of FrontPage Africa, imprisoned in August following his failure to pay $1.5 million in damages imposed by the Liberian courts after a former Minister of Agriculture succeeded in a libel suit against his paper. The Ministry of Justice ordered a 30-day "compassionate release" for Sieh, who has been in poor health, but the resolution of the case remains unclear.


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ATLANTA (AP) -- Gov. Nathan Deal says he believes in the right of atheist groups to donate literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks just as Bibles are allowed.
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Deal said Tuesday "if somebody doesn't want to read the Gideon Bibles, they don't have to take it out of the drawer. If there is some atheist literature, they don't have to read it."
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He added he wasn't sure of the response from visitors, saying "If they want to put it there, I can't guarantee its safety."
American Atheists says it plans to donate several books including "Why I Am An Atheist."
Park managers initially removed Bibles after receiving a citizen complaint. The state attorney general later advised it was OK since the Bibles weren't paid for by the state.