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President Barack Obama's decision to slash aid to Egypt's military government is the latest sign of a course correction shifting the U.S. foreign and national security policies back to the idealistic themes central to his 2008 campaign.
On issue after issue, Obama's recent moves seem aimed at recapturing principles he articulated five years ago as a candidate crusading against what he portrayed as President George W. Bush's overreliance on executive power and failure to uphold American values like human rights.
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"I'll turn the page on the imperial presidency," Obama declared in 2007. "We'll be the country that credibly tells the dissidents in the prison camps around the world that America is your voice, America is your dream, America is your light of justice."
In his first term, various events pushed Obama into a pragmatic realpolitik as he dramatically escalated the use of armed drones, acquiesced in crackdowns on dissent in countries like Bahrain and bypassed Congress to maintain a military operation in Libya.
Now, Obama is changing course.
U.S. military raids in Libya and Somalia last weekend seemed squarely aimed at capturing suspects rather than killing them with drones. Obama is again taking modest steps to move prisoners out of Guantanamo Bay. And when he decided in August that military action was needed to respond to Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons, he surprised many on his own staff by insisting that the action be taken to Congress for approval.
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Obama hasn't admitted to major mistakes on national security policy in his first term, but he has acknowledged dangers in some of his own policies and called for America to open a new chapter in the fight against terrorism.
"With a decade of experience now to draw from, this is the moment to ask ourselves hard questions — about the nature of today's threats and how we should confront them," he said in May. "America is at a crossroads. We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us."
Obama also seemed to be confessing to a degree of overreliance on tools like drones, when he declared: "The very precision of drone strikes and the necessary secrecy often involved in such actions…. can also lead a president and his team to view drone strikes as a cure-all for terrorism."
Some analysts see Obama recalibrating in part out of concern that his foreign policy and national security legacy was at risk of being defined in shorthand as "drones and surveillance."
"In every administration, the first term is about the election and the second term is about legacy," said former State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley. "At the midway point, the White House did look at what was promised in 2008, what we will be judged on in 2017 and what still remains on the to-do list."
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The recent shifts may have been inspired by or at least fueled by a reshuffle in senior national security positions that saw Susan Rice replace Tom Donilon to National Security Adviser and installed Samantha Power as the U.S. Ambassador at the United Nations.
"The playbook hasn't changed, but when you change the coaching staff, you do change the first instinct," Crowley said. "It's possible that over time we'll see a different play selection."
Rice and Power are both seen as more activist and willing to take action in humanitarian crises, such as Libya and Syria. They may also be more inclined to incur the wrath of authoritarian regimes like Egypt's military government in order to signal U.S. support for democracy and human rights.
When the U.S. announced Wednesday that Obama had decided suspending delivery of cash assistance and major weapons systems to Egypt's government, officials acknowledged that more conciliatory efforts to coax military leaders into returning to democracy had failed.
"I don't think anyone would claim there's going to be any direct line between decisions that we're announcing on assistance and immediate changes on the ground in Egypt exactly in line with what we are urging the Egyptians to do," said a senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity. "But at the same time, the president made clear how important these things are to us and this decision just underscores that the United States will not support actions that run contrary to our interest and our principles. And it's important to be clear about those things."
Many national security experts sense that a shift is underway on various fronts, but say it's hard to divine with certainty since the foreign policy and national security sphere involves responding to crises as they arise.
"It's like climate change," said Ben Wittes of the Brookings Institution. "You have weather events and some sort of aggregate change, but to what extent should you attribute any weather event to climate change?"
The pair of U.S. military operations in Libya and Somalia last weekend caught the eye of many experts because the raids seemed squarely aimed at capturing terrorism suspects rather than killing them with drones, as the administration sought to do on hundreds of occasions during Obama's first term.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Georgia College athletics and both the men's and women's basketball programs are pleased to announce that Wednesday, Feb. 2 will be Relay for Life Night.
Relay for Life will be coming to support the Bobcats when they take on North Georgia starting at 5:30 p.m. For every adult ticket sold that night, two dollars will be donated to the cause. There will be different fundraisers sponsored by Relay for Life that will be donated to the program. There will be snacks, crafts and Relay for Life items.
The Georgia College Chemistry Club and Pre-Med RFL teams will be selling raffle tickets for a 50/50 raffle. Half of all proceeds will be donated to Relay and the drawing will be held at the men's game at the first timeout after halftime.
So come out and support your Bobcats and the Relay for Life Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 5:30 p.m.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, back-to-back winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/GCSUBobcats and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Thursday night's preseason action in San Diego will make a little NFL history. As first reported by Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times, replacement official Shannon Eastin will work Thursday's game between the San Diego Chargers and Green Bay Packers.
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The NFL confirmed the news to Around the League.
Eastin will become the first female official of an NFL game. The real question now is if she'll be the first female to work during an NFL regular season game.
There have been no signs of progress of late during the standoff between the NFL and its officials. The replacement officials worked Sunday night's Hall of Fame Game to mixed results.


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CARE's programs in Economic Development work to improve the economic security and income opportunities of the poor. Currently, CARE is implementing 74 economic development projects in 43 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. In addition, CARE maintains ties with independent microfinance institutions (MFI) that have grown out of CARE's economic development programming.


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Pakistani girl, 14, shot by Taliban over activism
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Malala Yousufzai, a Pakistani girl who rose to prominence after speaking out against Taliban militants who closed down her school in 2009, remains in a serious condition on Wednesday after Taliban gunmen fired on her school bus in the Swat valley.
Taliban gunmen in Pakistan shot and seriously wounded on Tuesday a 14-year-old schoolgirl widely admired for speaking out against religious extremists and in favour of women's rights.
Malala Yousufzai was flown by helicopter to a military hospital in the frontier city of Peshawar, medical officials confirmed. Yousufzai remains in a serious condition, but doctors reportedly succeeded in removing the bullet that had lodged near her spine early Wednesday, Rezaul Hasan from the Press Trust of India told FRANCE24.
"She is in the intensive care unit and semi-conscious, although not on the ventilator," a doctor requesting anonymity told the AFP news agency.
The young activist was shot in the head and neck when gunmen fired on her school bus in the Swat valley, northwest of the capital, Islamabad. Two other girls were also wounded in the attack.
Yousufzai became famous for speaking out against the Pakistani Taliban at a time when even the government seemed to be appeasing the hardline Islamists. After a lightening offensive in the Swat valley in 2009, the Taliban closed many schools for girls in the region, including Yousufzai's school.
In a diary she kept for the BBC's Urdu service under a pen name, the then 11-year-old schoolgirl exposed the suffering caused by the militants as they ruled.
'Barbaric and cowardly'
Tuesday's shooting sparked outrage across the country, with Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf hailing Yousufzai as a daughter of Pakistan.
The United States also denounced a "barbaric" and "cowardly" attack.
"We strongly condemn the shooting of Malala. Directing violence at children is barbaric, it's cowardly, and our hearts go out to her and the others who were wounded, as well as their families," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan confirmed his group was behind the shooting.
"She was pro-West, she was speaking against Taliban and she was calling President Obama her idol," Ehsan said by telephone from an undisclosed location.
"She was young but she was promoting Western culture in Pashtun areas," he told Reuters news agency, referring to the main ethnic group in northwest Pakistan. Most members of the Taliban come from conservative Pashtun tribes.
Uncertain future for Swat
Islamabad agreed to a ceasefire with the Taliban in Swat in early 2009, effectively recognising insurgent control of the valley whose lakes and mountains had long been a tourist attraction.
The Taliban set up courts, executed residents and closed girls' schools.
At that time a documentary team filmed Yousufzai weeping as she explained her ambition to be a doctor.
Pakistani surgeons removed a bullet on Wednesday from 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai, who was shot by the Taliban for speaking out against the militants and promoting education for girls, doctors said.
The army launched an offensive and retook control of Swat later that year, and Yousufzai went on to receive the country's highest civilian award. She was also nominated for an international children's peace award..
Since then, she has received numerous threats. On Tuesday, gunmen arrived at her school and asked for her by name, witnesses told police. Yousufzai was shot when she came out of class and walked towards a bus.
Tuesday's shooting in broad daylight in Mingora, the main town of the Swat valley, raises serious questions about security more than three years after the army claimed to have crushed the insurgency.
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One contender for No. 1 has played two ranked teams and won by a combined score of 74-42. A second has played a pair of ranked teams and won by a score of 87-38. A third is 3-0 against ranked teams, with those wins coming by 155-28.
The first team is Alabama, the second Oregon. The third is Florida State, which continued its convincing run through the ACC with a dominating 41-14 win against rival Miami (Fla.). Now 8-0, FSU has made a very strong case for receiving some first-place votes in this week's USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, set to be released midday Sunday.
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But the Seminoles have not done enough to unseat Alabama or Oregon from the top two spots in the poll. The Crimson Tide and Ducks have their strongest tests this week on the road to a perfect regular season. On Thursday, the Ducks travel to Stanford to decide the Pac-12 North Division. Saturday, Alabama plays host to LSU.
Another three top-10 teams – Stanford, Baylor and Oklahoma – had an idle weekend. Like Oregon and Stanford, the Bears and Sooners meet Thursday in the biggest game of the Big 12 season. With Ohio State and Missouri holding serve, Miami is the lone team set to drop out of the top 10.
How far Miami falls depends on how voters view the Hurricanes' résumé in reaching 7-0. Their best win might be against Florida, which dropped to 4-4 with a loss to Georgia. Miami can only tout one win against a team with a winning record, a 45-30 decision against Georgia Tech on Oct. 5.
So the Hurricanes could fall behind several two-loss teams, like LSU, Texas A&M and South Carolina. Once the lowest-ranked undefeated team, Miami should now become the lowest-ranked team with only one loss.
It will also be interesting to see how far a few teams climb after successful Saturdays. One is Northern Illinois, which swamped Massachusetts, 63-19, to move to 9-0. The Huskies' excellence could vault them ahead of similarly undefeated Fresno State, which in turn could move NIU into the top non-AQ spot in the new BCS standings.
Another is Michigan State, which put together one of the year's most dominating defensive performances in its 29-6 win against rival Michigan. Long one of the nation's most underrated teams, MSU could be set for a notable climb from No. 24 into the top 20.
Teams moving up in the poll:
1. Oklahoma State. A win against Texas Tech further bolsters OSU's résumé heading into a three-game run against Texas, Baylor and Oklahoma to end the regular season.
2. Texas. Remember when Texas was dead in the water? The Longhorns are now 5-0 in the Big 12.
3. Notre Dame. In a sense, the Irish are helped by Arizona State, which should break into the top 25 this week. Don't forget that Notre Dame topped ASU in October.
Teams moving down in the poll:
1. Virginia Tech. The Hokies have fallen from 6-1 to 6-3 after losses to Duke and Boston College. So long, national ranking, and so long, any shot at the ACC Coastal Division.
2. Michigan. Losing to the Spartans was a cruel blow, not only in the loss of bragging rights but also in how it cripples any chance Michigan had of reaching the Rose Bowl.
3. Oregon State. Like Virginia Tech, the Beavers have slid precipitously after a 6-1. Unlike the Hokies, however, OSU has stumbled against legitimate competition.
Paul Myerberg, a national college football writer for USA TODAY Sports, is on Twitter @PaulMyerberg.


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According to a AAA report, the annual costs to operate a sedan is now $8,946 and the cost to operate an SUV is $11,360.
The report sites the recent increase in fuel and tire costs as a significant reason for the 1.9% increase over 2011.
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Greg Louganis swept the springboard and platform golds in both 1984 and 1988, and dropped by last night's diving competition to take in the sights. But what is he doing here? Here are some things Greg Louganis might actually be doing here.
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- Pondering the proper ratio of spices for a proper Georgia-style BBQ rub
- In preparation for starting a new Facebook profile, practicing his duckface.
- Remembering that time in Seoul when he bit into an especially-sour jujube.
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When I was eight years old, I had one wish for my birthday, It was to pierce my earlobes. And my wish was granted and on the day of my birthday my mother and my brother took me too a jewelry shop and the old lady there pierced me with a piercing gun. It wasn´t until years later that I realised what a stupid move that was. My lobes was too thick for the short piercinggun jewelry and the infection was a fact.
During the years I have also pierced a second hole in my left ear (with a piercinggun) and had a nosestud pierced by needle. both of the have resulted in infection and in the case of the nosestud, antibiotics... So I had given up on having pretty manmade holes in my body. But I do confess that I still checked the internet and read all about piercings. It was then I realised that my previous infections could have been prevented if I 1) hadn´t pierced my ears with piercinggun. and 2) Hadn´t pierced my nose by an piercer in an unclean enviroment AND hadn´t cleaned it with alcoholbased products. It was then soon after my 18th birthday that I started to want a new piercing... Something private, and only mine... A nipple maby? But I was a little bit nervous, what if I couldn´t breastfeed afterwards?? and with my history with having hard to heal I was unsure if I wanted to take that risk... And my parents were tired of all my problems with piercings so they forbade me to do another one. (even though I am 18)
Then a new piercingparlor opened and had an offer to pierce for only 38 dollars!! A friend of mine was going there to pierce her tongue so I followed and watched. I watched the piercer prepare and destillate every surface he was going to come in contact with durring the piercing and talked sothing to my nervous friend. It was then I decided to finally do my nipple. So I ran to the nearest ATM and then ran back. I jumped up in the newly cleaned piercingchair and the piercer talked me throught my worries. No It wont make you unable to breastfeed, it will maby pierce through 5 of 100 pores so no worries, but a nipple is a hard healed place. So if you have had problems before, then maybe you should reconsider. But I had alredy made up my mind, I was willing to take the risk! So he cleaned and marked my nipple and after I had checked the position, he grabbed my nipple with the clamp, and wiggled it to numb it and this hurt like hell!! He told me to take three deep breaths and on the third the needle went through and I felt an burning sensation. My friend who pierced her tongue was holding my hand and I almost squeezed it to death. The piercer inserted a barbell, slightly longer than the nipple to give in room to swell. I sat up to pay but my head started to feel heavy and it swoshed in my ears so I quickly lay down again. I got some water and both the fealing in my head and the swoshing in my ears AND the pain in my nipple gave away. So I gave it another try to stand up and this time it felt okay. So I recieved the careadvice on a paper.
After an hour though my piercing started to hurt like hell!! but it past in a couple of hours.
Since then I have cleaned it with seasalt soaks and never touched it with unclean fingers. I also wash it with Lactacyd soap every time I shower. I also avoided alcohol for the first month and swimming in pools. The fact that I love orangejuice and consume rather much of this, may also have helped
I have never had any problems with the piercing, and thanks to reading so much on the internetI learned a lot of things, how to deal with my piercing, Things that none of my piercers informed me of. For example I didn´t get panicked when it started to produce this white thingy. And try to get it to go away by cleaning it with alcoholbased cleaning products like I have tried before. Its just woundwaste, nothing to worry about, tooootally normal. So if you want to get pierced, then read as much as you can about it, and ask your piercer, no questions are stupid, 'cus I have learned my leason, that knowing as much as you can about piercings in general, really saved me this time. Its now been four months since and I am still totally in love with my little nipple piercing and if you are considering it you should totally do it, I don't regret it for a second!
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The ninety minute game is real fun to play and works well for web marketing a restaurant or dance club. It unites a real life community behind the host venue.
The initial cloud warriors launch event at Cagneys in Mississauga was sponsored by four different firms who used the storytelling in the actual trivia questions of the game to spread knowledge of their real life business. For example a local Master Mechanic automotive garage owner asked folks to find and post their address. The host bar sponsored questions about the menu and gave away menu items as rewards.
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Tom Paull appointed to board
The Moose Lake School Board appointed Tom Paull to fill the empty seat on the board, at the meeting on Monday, July 15.
Before the meeting, the board interviewed the three candidates that had sent letters of interest to the board: Audrey Gentry, Byron Kuster and Paull.
In the interviews, each spoke of their interest of serving on the board to assist with guiding the board in decision making and choosing the best options for the students and the school district.
Paull spoke of his experience as an adjuster for insurance claims and his knowledge of the building trades, construction and estimating. He also spoke of his belief that the Moose Lake school provided an excellent education, and spoke of his own high achieving children as an example.
Each school board member voted on a paper ballot and turned in their ballots to Superintendent Robert Indihar.
When that agenda item came up during the meeting, Supt. Indihar announced that Paull had the most votes. He was present at the meeting and was welcomed to the board. He was informed of upcoming trainings and presentations and will fill the seat at the August 19 meeting.
Cutting an elementary teacher position was a major topic of discussion.
First grade teacher Joanne Unzen and second grade teacher Heidi Anderson both urged the board to replace Molly Johnsen, a second grade teacher who had resigned.
However, Supt. Indihar said that his recommendation was to move a teacher from the fourth grade to the second grade to replace that position, and just have two sections of fourth grade instead of three. It was said that the cost savings would be approximately $60,000.
Both Unzen and Anderson urged the board to keep the fourth grade in three sections because of the diversity of the students. There are many students in that class that are high achievers, while a number of other students are low achievers.
No decision was made. The position will be brought up again and a decision made at the August meeting after the budget is reviewed.
Supt. Indihar said that he has been meeting with the Vote Yes group and the Vote No group that had been active before the May school bond referendum. He said that he found a facilitator from Hibbing that would be able to help during the discussions but said that if the school paid for the facilitator, it would show bias.
In discussions with Pat Oman, the city administrator, Supt. Indihar learned that the city is in the process of developing a strategic plan and will be receiving grant funding. Oman had indicated to Supt. Indihar that the facilitator might be able to be paid from the grant funds because the school plays a large part in the economic development of the city.
A large amount of surplus school supplies will be sold during a two-week auction on Do-Bid.com, reported Supt. Indihar. No date has yet been set. Staff from the company will be coming to set up for the auction, and they will also come to clean up after the auction.
Old shrubs have been removed from the landscaping around the school, and new plantings will be installed.
The scoreboard from the little league field, which was removed during the refurbishment of the field, has been donated to the school. Jon Lower of Image Design will refurbish the scoreboard, and it will be mounted on the back of the bleachers.
In other business, the board agreed to raise the rent at the Family Center beginning in January; approved the contract with Billie Jo Steen as high school principal; and accepted a donation of a Howard upright piano from Lisa and Paul Riihiluoma.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Highlighted by 10 home matches, the Georgia College volleyball program and head coach Gretchen Krumdieck released the first schedule in program history Tuesday.
The Bobcat volleyball team starts off at home Thursday, Sept. 5, hosting Fort Valley State University in non-conference action at the Centennial Center, beginning at 7 p.m.
After four road contests, the Bobcats then kick off the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) slate at home Friday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. with the University of Montevallo.
The schedule features three-game stretches of home matches on three different occasions. The first comes early, when after starting PBC play, Georgia College hosts at tri-match Saturday, Sept. 14, battling Columbus State University at noon and the University of West Georgia at 4 p.m. CSU and UWG compete in a neutral site match at 2 p.m. in the Centennial Center.
The second of these stretches is a Wednesday-Friday-Saturday trio of USC Aiken, Lander University and Flagler College Sept. 25, 27 and 28. After that, the Bobcats host Francis Marion University and UNC Pembroke on consecutive days Nov. 8 and 9, then finish the home slate with Georgia Regents University Augusta Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m.
Armstrong Atlantic State University swept both the PBC Tournament and Regular-Season titles, and the Bobcats will get their first crack at the defending champs Saturday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. in Savannah, Ga. The Pirates will return the favor and invade the Centennial Center Friday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Session 2: Reader Response: Keith Gilyard
Alfredo Lujan uses the reader-response approach to explore Keith Gilyard's poetry. The students examine the meaning of the title Poemographies, work in small groups to discuss several of Gilyard's poems, and create their own visual "poemographies" in response to Gilyard's work. Gilyard meets with the students, reads from his collection, and leads them in a response-based writing activity.
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Mourning Dove's Coyote Stories by immersing students in Native
American storytelling traditions. Students respond to Mourning Dove's
work by creating and telling stories of their own. Hirst models the classroom
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Leafy liverwort, also called scale moss, any of numerous species of liverworts (class Hepatopsida), generally of the order Jungermanniales, in which the plant body is prostrate and extends horizontally in leaflike form with an upper and lower surface. About three-quarters of all liverworts species belong to this order.
Most leafy liverworts are found in moist habitats—in swamps and bogs and in damp forests, where they grow on rotted logs or in damp soil. Others are found in colder environments, and still others are aquatic. The plant's leaves are spirally arranged around the stem, most often in rows of three. The leaves are usually lobed, and those of some species may have toothed or fringed edges and may curve upward. New growth covers the old, which then dies for lack of light.
The mature gametophyte of the leafy liverwort can be either dioecious (each individual bears either male or female reproductive structures) or monoecious (each individual bears both male and female reproductive structures). The fertilized egg eventually develops into the sporophyte, which remains dependent on the gametophyte for water and nutrients. The sporophyte's spore-containing capsule (sporangium) is usually attached to the gametophyte by an elongate setae. The sporangium ruptures and releases spores, which germinate, ultimately into the gametophyte. The gametophyte remains attached to the substratum by way of filamentous rhizoids.
The greatest number and variety of leafy liverworts are found in tropical Central and South America and in the Malay Archipelago. Plagiochila, a very species-rich genus, is found throughout the world. The large family Lejeuneaceae, which is extremely diverse in the tropics, shows an extraordinary variety of form and ecology. Many species of Frullania are able to tolerate drying and can revive after drought, thus allowing them to grow in areas where rains are seasonal.
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plant: Division MarchantiophytaThe more numerous "leafy" liverworts superficially resemble mosses, but most notably differ in having lobed or divided leaves that are without a midrib and are positioned in three rows. Thalloid (thallose) liverworts have a ribbonlike, or strap-shaped, body that grows flat on the ground. They have a high…


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The Voice season 3 live shows continue Monday night with the top 12 performing only for America's votes for the first time. The Voice 2012 judges Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera will have absolutely no say this time about who is eliminated and who moves on to the next round. Who wins through to the next round and who is eliminated on The Voice this week will be entirely up to you! Will your favorites shine tonight and keep your favor and your votes? Join us for our The Voice season 3 recap and watch the live performances here with us!Read More..>>


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It would take special effort to empower an "untouchable" Hindu caste in Nepal that has long been associated with entertainment and prostitution, social activists say. Four years ago, the government banned Badis from engaging in sex work, and it promised assistance.
A failure to implement the ban has led some local communities to form monitoring groups backed by violent vigilantes. Many Badi girls and women have been displaced by such a group in the town of Muda. Nonetheless, Badis are not allowed legal businesses.
Riddha Bhandari, a leader of Muda's monitoring group, said it formed in part to prevent HIV's spread. "We're trying to help the Badi women start new dignified lives, but we do admit that there are no viable alternatives," said Bhandari, advocating government support.
"Most Badis are uneducated and have no farms or livestock," explained Uma Badi, an activist and one of the few college-educated Badi women. Following Nepal's 1996-2006 civil war, political instability has continued. "I have met three different prime ministers in the past few years," Uma said. "They promise support but forget us as soon as we head back to our villages."
"We didn't want to continue with prostitution but the government has failed to fulfill its promises of rehabilitation," said Bishal Nepali, husband of a sex worker. The aid package was to have included housing and work assistance and scholarships for Badi children.
"My family has survived on this trade for generations," said Sabitri Nepali, 30, in Kailali district. "My mother was a sex worker and I continued the family profession." "We defied the ban and continued with our traditional occupation," said Kalpana Badi. "How could we survive without incomes? Think about our children."


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Those looking for some new accessories for their Xbox 360s will be glad to hear today's news. An official date has been announced for the upcoming Halo 3 Limited Edition Wireless Controllers and Headset and the Xbox 360 "Messenger Kit," which includes the neat little plug-and-play keyboard and a special headset. Both are set to be available on September 4.
While we weren't too fond of the special edition Halo 3 Xbox 360, different-colored controllers are always nice, especially for those who like to have a special one all to themselves. And of course, if you get one of the Olive controllers, you'll probably need to scoop up the matching wireless headset for $59.99. Plus, with designs by famed toy maker Todd McFarlene, the regularly-priced $59.99 controllers will likely be a hit with collectors, especially since each one comes with a Master Chief figurine.
Personally, I'm more interested in the latter release: the Xbox 360 Messenger Kit, which we saw at E3. For $29.99, you get the sweet little "Chatpad" keyboard that plugs into the bottom of your 360 controller, and a special headset that in turn plugs into the Chatpad. Most of us have had to endure the nuisance of a USB keyboard lying around, so this will likely be a nice way to keep the setup cleaner. I'm definitely going to be scooping up one of these.


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Michał Piróg is a modern dance performer, choreographer and TV personality.
Born in Kielce, Poland, he studied humanities and theatre, followed by philosophy at the Jagiellonian University.
Michał has worked in the theatre as a dancer since the age of nineteen when he made his debut in the role of drug addict in a ballet performance of "To Be or take in", directed by Peter Galiński.
He is known as an artist with a strong social conscience and has long supported the cause of the Jewish community in Poland. Michał became noteworthy for his commitment against discrimi-nation and for bringing many related issues out into the public domain.
As a modern dancer performer and choreographer he works in the areas such as modern jazz, contemporary dance and funky jazz. He works closely with theatres in Poland, France, Belgium, and Switzerland.
He became a television personality in Poland as a jury in the "You can dance - po prostu tańcz" series on national television and has also been a presenter on MTV Poland.
Piróg believes that popular media such as television, film, and theatre are good communication channels for raising popular awareness about important social issues such as poverty and social exclusion.


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As far back as I can remember, I have been interested in mathematics and physics. I realize that I was at first drawn to the æsthetic aspect, what Gauss called "patterns more permanent because they are made with ideas". But I now am starting to understand the effectiveness of combining physical and mathematical techniques in answering fundamental questions in disciplines that had once seemed remote. The full power and range of this idea were recently crystallized for me when I saw a talk given jointly by the neuroscientists Jonathan Cohen and David Tank. Professors Cohen and Tank described their field as essentially a "bridge" between philosophical attempts to understand the workings of the mind and scientific efforts to understand the circuitry of the brain. I found his next point particularly illuminating: that the complexity of this "bridge" necessitated an integrated understanding of physical phenomena in the brain and advanced mathematical techniques.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 113 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
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We are a small, agile, and historically successful real estate investment company based out of San Diego, California. We invest in all types of commercial real estate, primarily in the Southwestern United States. While small and agile, we have been in business for approximately 15 years and have been very effective at providing outstanding returns to our investors. We have a great reputation amongst all those we work with, be they brokers, sellers, investors, buyers, or contractors.
The culture and personality of the firm that we want to convey is professional, successful, and effective. Something that conveys no muss and no fuss, just a high quality firm with intelligent, hard working, honest, and efficient people.
If you'd like to read more about our company, what we do, and what we've done, etc., you may visit our website at http://www.pacventures.net.
1) Prospective and existing investors -- the folks that provide us with their money and trust us to invest it wisely and provide them with solid returns.
2) The real estate community -- these are the people that we work with on a day to day basis. They include real estate brokers, other real estate firms, construction contractors and the like. The whole community is very deal-making oriented.
We want our new logo to be professional and clean looking, something that will stand out when we place it on business cards, stationary, our website, or anywhere else.
We do not need the entire word "incorporated" spelled out as it is in our current design.
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1) To represent what we do (commercial real estate). Stylized building concepts may be effective here, but again, open to creative takes.
2) To represent our location (San Diego, California, Pacific Coast). We think this is probably some kind of wave concept. Maybe a palm tree? If you have a good idea, please bring it to the table (or send a message with the idea before you work on it and I'll let you know what I think).
We will be active in providing feedback to the designers working on this contest and look forward to getting some really great submissions!
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Data are provided in million national currency (for the euro zone, pre-EMU euro or EUR), million current PPP USD and million constant USD (2005 prices and PPPs). Variables collected This table presents research and development (R&D) expenditure statistics performed in the business enterprise sector by industry according to the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) revision 3.1. Data at the industry level are presented beginning 1987, year when most of the countries converted from ISIC rev.2 to the current ISIC rev. 3 classification. This breakdown between industries is, in principle, made at the enterprise level, although some countries are able to break down R&D data for multi product enterprises between their main lines of business. National statistical regulations prevent publication of results where there are very few firms in the given category, hence the many gaps in the tables. Depending on the country, R&D institutes serving enterprises are either classified with the industry concerned, or grouped under "Research and Development" (ISIC rev.3.1, Division 73). When these R&D institutes are classified with the industry served, the evaluation of R&D in these industries is more complete and more comparable between countries for the industries concerned. This results, however, in an underestimation of the percentage of BERD performed by the service sector as compared with other countries. The Frascati Manual recommendation concerning data on R&D by industry is to report BERD on an enterprise basis (see FM section 3.4). When this is interpreted strictly, all the BERD of a diversified enterprise will be allocated to the industrial class of its principal activity. In circumstances where a few large firms dominate R&D spending in several areas, this can and does lead to underestimates of R&D associated with the secondary activities of the firms. Overall, R&D is therefore overestimated for some industries and underestimated for others. However, not all countries follow a strict enterprise basis for allocating R&D expenditures to industrial classes. Some countries make a disaggregation of the R&D of their largest, diversified firms into a number of different activities. In other countries, the enterprise approach has been abandoned and data are reported on a product field basis. This is why two classification criteria for BERD by industry are included in this view of "BERD by industry" (see the variable CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA: Main activity or Product field) depending on which approach is more closely followed by each country (only a few countries currently collect these data both ways and are therefore included according to both criteria)). The two tables that follow, "BERD by industry and source of funds" and "BERD by industry and type of costs" present data for only one of the criteria, depending on the country.


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2014 Outdoor: Finished 15th in the 5,000m run at the 2014 America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Vermont… Recorded a top 5k time of 15:03.92 at the Mason Spring Invitational which ranks as the seventh-fastest time in program history… Also ran in the 1,500m event at the Morgan State Legacy Meet, placing eighth with a time of 4:05.16… Named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2013-14 Indoor: Competed in the one mile and 3,000m events during the winter season, placing 16th in the mile at the 2014 America East Indoor Track and Field Championships… Posted a top mile time of 4:23.0 at the Navy Invitational, while his best 3k time of 8:47.10 came at the NYU Team Challenge at The Armory.
Background: Helped lead Hereford to back-to-back-to-back county, regional, and state championships from 2010-2012… Named to the Baltimore County All-County Team each of those three years… Also named to the Baltimore Sun Cross Country All-Metro Team in 2011 and 2012… Won his first individual state championship in his final high school race, the 1,600m at the 2013 Maryland Outdoor State Track and Field Championships.
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In a new video report featuring another exclusive interview with the former agent's wife, Diana, Ramirez blasted the union's behavior and appealed for concerned citizens to get involved. Diana is also asking for help.
The Diaz prosecution, which stemmed from an allegation that he pulled on the handcuffs of an illegal immigrant drug smuggler at the border during an arrest, has provoked strong condemnation from critics. The Mexican consulate reportedly filed the original complaint.
The president of the local Border Patrol union responded to Mrs. Diaz's previous interview with LNN by essentially accusing her of deception and dishonesty. He claimed, for example, that the family had not spent "a penny" of its own money to fight the case.
In her second exclusive interview with LNN, Diana Diaz, also a supervisor with the Border Patrol, contested the union's allegations. Among other things, she pointed out several inaccuracies in the local union president's reply, noting, for instance, that the Diaz family had indeed paid for a lawyer — $15,000, it turns out.
"I think the union is trying to take attention away from the issue," Diana told Ramirez. "They haven't stepped up to the plate." A high-ranking official from the national union, meanwhile, was accused of "sabotaging" agent Diaz's efforts.
Vice President Shawn Moran of the National Border Patrol Council union went on a nationally syndicated radio show and stated that Diana was basically falsely portraying her husband as "someone who has done nothing wrong." Moran did acknowledge that he did not think pulling on handcuffs in an incident which resulted in no injuries was an excessive use of force.
However, Moran suggested he did not believe that was all there was to the story, though he did not seem to know many details of the case when questioned on air. Diaz allegedly "lying" to Internal Affairs investigators seemed to be a key point for him.
"Due to the circumstances of the case, we didn't feel this was a good case to go forward with," Moran, also a Border Patrol agent, told radio host Roger Hedgecock. "It doesn't pass the smell test to me."
When asked about the role of the Mexican government in the ordeal, Moran did say that "any prosecution that comes out of [U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton's district] is definitely politically motivated." But still, the union official did not stand up for his jailed former colleague, although he did say the potential sentence was excessive
Diana responded to Moran's allegations about her husband supposedly lying by suggesting that Moran didn't really know what he was talking about. For example, the Border Patrol trainees involved in the case reportedly later contradicted their own testimony. And of course, Diana pointed out, the drug smuggler in question would have a different view of the events than the agent apprehending him.
"My husband's story has not changed from day one," Diana said. "All of those agents [whose testimony helped imprison Diaz] … their version of the events has changed every single time." All of them did reportedly alter their original stories.
Ramirez said Moran's statements during the radio interview amounted to throwing both Diana and her jailed husband "under the bus." Moran had no business doing that, especially in light of some of his own statements during the program, Ramirez asserted.
Diana agreed and blasted the union, claiming it was trying to "sabotage" her advocacy on behalf of her husband. "If you're not going to help me, then get out of the way so that I can do it by myself," she added.
Former agent Jesus Diaz, now a convicted felon, is in solitary confinement in a six-by-twelve-foot cell for 23 hours per day. He could face between ten and 35 years in prison when the sentence is handed down.
PORAC, a union-linked outfit covered by LNN last week that was supposed to be representing Diaz, has not yet decided whether it will file an appeal or not. The union has essentially washed its hands of the case.
"They just left him out to dry," Diana told LNN. "To this day, nobody from the union has contacted my husband — once they represented my husband with the chief, that was the last contact he ever had with the union."
Diana also noted that it was "clear" the union did not plan to help out, asking concerned citizens to donate money to the cause through www.advocatescouncil.us. The organization, headed by Ramirez, is helping the Diaz family finance attorneys to appeal the verdict.
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Some local parents are calling a Mulberry Elementary School program that rewards high-performing students an unfair invasion of privacy, but school officials maintain it's an incentive for academic success.
Some local parents are calling a Mulberry Elementary School program that rewards high-performing students an unfair invasion of privacy, but school officials maintain it's an incentive for academic success.
Students who scored an Advanced or Mastery, or improved by a level from the previous year, such as from Approaching Basic to Basic, on the iLEAP and LEAP annual assessment tests will be allowed "free dress" for the first month of school, according to the Mulberry Elementary Parent Teacher Club. The students who did not land in those top categories or improve their score will be left sporting their traditional khaki and navy uniforms.
It's one of the many ways schools reward students for their performance, said Assistant Superintendent Carol Davis.
Schools come up with their own incentives, she said. Some throw pizza parties or hand out trophies for high performance, and others, like Mulberry, allow students "dress down" days, where they can wear casual, school-appropriate clothing instead of their uniform.
"It's been in place for long time," Davis said. "A lot of parents like that."
But a handful of parents — particularly those with special-needs children — think Mulberry's reward system should be reconsidered, according to a thread on the parent and teacher association's Facebook page.
It's too exclusive, said Elizabeth Newman, one of the vocal parents, and it invades students' privacy.
Newman, the mother of a special education student, said it draws attention to the children who didn't make the grade, as well as those who can't.
"It's awesome those kids test well, but not everyone can," she said, adding her daughter, who suffers mental and physical disabilities, works just as hard in school as the other students. "I don't want to take the reward away from every kid, but there should be a way to include the special education population."
Newman said her family has struggled through the "free dress" period before, and they aren't looking forward to doing it again.
"She would come home and cry," Newman recalled. "She would say, 'So and so had on jeans. Why can't I wear that?' "
Newman said it was difficult to explain to her daughter, who is now 11, why she couldn't participate.
"They already feel different. They don't need help," Newman said. "They need help feeling like they're just like everybody else."
It's also a privacy concern, she added.
"We don't put their report cards on them," she said. "But if you drive up to school, you can see what kids tested Mastery and what kids didn't."
Newman said she has voiced her concerns to School Board officials in the past, but she was told nothing could be done.
Davis said she has not received any phone calls about the issue, but she encouraged parents to contact her or the school's principal if they have concerns. She said that's a better solution than turning to Facebook.
Principal Gwen Ferguson couldn't be reached for comment.


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Cambridge United are reportedly close to deciding if they will be offering striker Barry Corr a new contract.
While the U's are keen to extend the Irish players stay there had been some doubt on Corr's fitness following a knee injury which kept him on the sidelines for 13 months, followed by groin problems that ruled him out of the final six games of the season.
Cambridge United Chief Executive Officer Jez George commented to the Cambridge Evening News, "We need to see if any progress has been made from the end of the season, then at that stage, we'll make a decision in terms of what's best for everybody moving forward.
"We can't be in a situation where we extend someone's contract when they're not fit, having had the issues Barry has had over a period of time.
"We delayed it because we've wanted to give Barry every opportunity rather than making a decision a month ago.
"We're just trying to give it as long as possible and he's completely aware of the situation.
"He has to look after his own interests and look at his own options but ultimately, contracts run until June 30, so we've got a duty of care to continue his rehab and it's in his best interests and our best interests to do that."
Following his lengthy knee injury Corr returned to action in April with a 2-1 win over Crewe and managed to take part in seven games (One start and six games from the bench) before the groin injury; During this time Corr scored twice for the United.
"There's not a club in League Two that wouldn't want a fit, strong Barry Corr." added George.
"But Barry had one start last year and wasn't fit for the last number of games, so we have to make sure that the situation is going to change before we can even think about offering him an opportunity."
While it is currently unknown if Corr will get a contract renewal, George acknowledges how important the current situation is.
"We want to do everything properly and look after him properly because his desire and professionalism to be fit has been impeccable.
"We empathise because it's his career and his livelihood and he has shown a lot of dedication.
"If you look at the fella there's not an ounce of fat on him and it shows how much he wants to prolong his career."
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MELBOURNE, FL - With the heat index expected to top 100 degrees this week, Health First, operator of Cape Canaveral Hospital, Holmes Regional Medical Center, Palm Bay Hospital, and Viera Hospital, is issuing safety recommendations to the public.
In order to help reduce the risk of heat-related injuries, Health First recommends that the public follow these simple safety precautions:
If you are outdoors, please make sure you stay hydrated. Avoid drinks that have alcohol or caffeine.
Wear loose-fitting clothing that is light in color. The lighter colors will help keep you cooler because they do not absorb the heat as much as darker colors.
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TORONTO - Goalie James Reimer, whose play has won over fans and seemingly Maple Leafs management, has been chosen Toronto's nominee for the 2013 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
The award recognizes "perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey."
"Taking into account the tough year and the injury I had last year, it's been nice to come back this year," said Reimer, who credited his teammates and coaches for his success.
"It's definitely a reflection of what we've been able to accomplish here as a team," he added.
The 25-year-old from Morweena, Man., was picked by the Toronto chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Each NHL team provides a nominee, with the winner chosen by PHWA members and announced during the league's televised awards ceremony.
A grant from the PHWA is awarded annually to the Bill Masterton Scholarship Fund, based in Bloomington, Minn., in the name of the winner.
In announcing the choice of Reimer, the Toronto chapter cited his taking over as the Leafs starter after "many challenging circumstances" including head and neck injuries.
Reimer (19-7-5) currently sports a .926 save percentage and 2.38 goals-against average.
"It's great," coach Randy Carlyle said of his goalie's nomination.
"There was a lot of talk of what he could do and what he can't do," he added. "He's proved a lot of people wrong."
Tough guy Frazer McLaren credited Reimer for his perseverance, especially in the fishbowl that is Maple Leafs' hockey.
"It's huge honour for him and he's well-deserving," he said.
Recent Toronto Masterton nominees include Joffrey Lupul, Jonas Gustavsson and Jason Blake (the 2008 Masterton winner). Current Leaf Phil Kessel won the award in 2007 with Boston.
Montreal forward Max Pacioretty won last season.
The award is named after the late Bill Masterton, a Minnesota North Stars player who died in January 1968 after sustaining an injury during a game.


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|Remarks on Pakistan Floods by Ambassador Li Baodong at the 64th Session of the General Assembly under agenda item 70(a):Strengthening of the Coordination of Emergency Humanitarian Assistance of the United Nations
Mr. President,
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank you, as well as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Foreign Minister Qureshi of Pakistan for the briefings on the latest developments of the floods in Pakistan and the relief efforts made by the international community. I also wish to thank you for convening this General Assembly plenary session on this special day, the World Humanitarian Day. It gives us an opportunity to review the great significance of both respecting the guiding principles for the provision of humanitarian assistance and strengthening international cooperation and UN coordination on humanitarian relief activities.
Mr. President,
The rarely seen massive floods during this year's monsoon season in Pakistan has affected about 20 million people, and left thousands of people dead or missing.On behalf of the Chinese government and people, I wish to express our deepest sympathy and condolences to the government and people of Pakistan for the loss of life and property caused by the recent floods in Pakistan.
We have noted that, under the leadership and with the coordination of the Pakistani Government, the relief efforts are now in full swing. The Chinese government also commends the timely and effective response of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, relevant UN agencies and the CERF to support disaster relief efforts of Pakistan.
Immediately after the flooding occurred, China provided humanitarian support and assistance to Pakistan, showing the profound friendship between the Chinese and Pakistani governments and people.On August 4,around 80 tons of urgently needed relief supplies provided by the Chinese government arrived at Islamabad, including tents, medicine, power generators and water purification equipment worth 10 million RMB yuan.
The latest developments suggest that the flooding in Pakistan may pose an unprecedented humanitarian challenge.The monsoon rains in the weeks ahead will once again put to test the humanitarian response capacity of Pakistan and the international community. The flood is merciless, but the world is full of sympathy and compassion. As tens of million of people in the affected areas in Pakistan, including several million children waiting anxiously for food, drinking water, medicine and temporary shelters, we must take action immediately to pool our collective efforts and mobilize all available relief resources and moral support.
In this regard, the Chinese government has decided to provide an additional 50 million RMB yuan worth of humanitarian supplies to the Pakistani government. The first batch of relief supplies has been shipped to the affected areas on August 19, which included 30 tons of food, 1,200 tents,1,000 power generators,23,800 blankets as well as medicine, mineral water and water purification equipment. Other supplies will be shipped on August 20.The Chinese government will continue to do what it can to provide assistance to Pakistan in the light of the developments of the disaster.
Mr. President,
I also wish to take this opportunity to congratulate the General Assembly on adopting the resolution on Pakistan flooding by consensus yesterday. The resolution sends a timely, positive and strong message of solidarity to the international community. It will also inject new impetus into the international efforts to support Pakistan in disaster relief, recovery and reconstruction.
Thank you, Mr. President.


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Grilled Figs and Prosciutto
This dish of grilled figs and prosciutto makes a very impressive appetizer. Thin slices of prosciutto are wrapped around fresh figs. The grilled figs caramelize slightly, and the ham loses most of its fat but none of its delicious saltiness.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Grilling time: 6 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
2 tablespoons dry white wine
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
4 large ripe fresh figs
4 (or 8, if desired) thin slices prosciutto or other spiced ham
Pepper to taste (optional)
Prepare a medium fire in a charcoal or gas grill.
In a small saucepan, combine the wine and honey.
Stir over low heat just until the honey blends with the wine.
Don't allow the mixture to boil.
Remove from heat and stir in the mustard.
Cut the figs into quarters.
Thread 4 fig quarters and 1 slice (or 2 slices, if desired) of prosciutto on each of 4 skewers.
If using wooden skewers, soak them in water for 30 minutes before adding to food to prevent them from burning.
Brush the figs and prosciutto with the wine-honey basting sauce and sprinkle each with pepper (if desired).
Place the skewers on a lightly oiled grid.
Grill for 5 to 6 minutes, turning often and brushing with the basting sauce.
Serve hot.