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Amanita lay awake in bed, staring with chestnut eyes at the ceiling above her cot. The edge of sleep was a terrifying place, where her mind was free to wander unrestrained. It was where the past, present, and future blended into one, and she could almost reach out to her past in comfort or strike in bitter frustration. To not be in control; she would not have it. With a cat's grace her bare feet alighted on the wood of the cabin floor, perfectly smooth from wear. Her tanned, wiry form stood before the empty frame of what had once been a full length mirror; one of the spoils from a raid on a coastal Kentor noble her crew had placed in her quarters. It had been a very fine mirror until she put her fist through it.
Jixden rain was strong enough to wash away a child her age, but the worst had passed leaving the city of thieves as clean as it ever was. The slow, soft dripping of water from eaves, the sound of feet in puddles, the heady smell, the still as others remained inside. She would look into the puddles for her twin, poking and prodding her to see her waver. She had left her coat somewhere. It was something so easily discarded but so intensely remembered. Jixden strays did not have coats, she had a mother or father (or maybe even both) who cared for her. Once upon a time.
Pull, pull, pull, latch, fasten. Up went the sails, like billowing celestials in the night sky. She was so small compared to them. A sharp sound reminded her she could not stare for long or First Mate Teach would take the belt to her. She continued to scrub at the decks in the dark, until Smythe the Wretch came up from below to take watch in the nest. She waited for him to begin his slow climb and then scampered about putting away the bucket and sand. She scrambled up the rigging quick as a monkey and reached the nest just moments after Smythe, quickly settling down in her prescribed spot. Turning around he pretended to start, his one eye and sagged lip giving a most comical face to delight the girl. "Why, bugaboo you move like a ghost! What'll be your pleasure tonight little miss?" "I asked Teach today how I got on the Siren's Laugh, he said I had always been here. I know that can't be true, there are no ladies on the ship!" Smythe chuckled. "Ahh, so you want the story of how little Ami came aboard the Siren's Laugh." Smythe poked her nose with his left hand, then used it to haul himself into a comfortable sitting position balanced on the edge of the nest. "There was a time several years ago when the Siren's Laugh would tour around the Sezod isles, the most beautiful place in all of Etzem. The waters are so clear and turquoise, striking against the white cliffs, the isles so lush and verdant-" "What does verdant mean?" "Green. The islands are ruled by the beautiful queen of Celtimark, who sits in her sapphire palace looking over the ocean. This magical place is where we were when we found you, bugaboo. We had heard a thud at the side of the ship, and when we investigated we found a mermaid holding you. We hauled her up, and she gave you to Captain Smuilang, pointing at your little feet." Smythe pulled out his pipe, holding it in his teeth as he tamped and lit it with his only hand. The creak of rigging caused Amanita to tense, and Teach's dour face appeared over the edge, disembodied. The head remained there, scowling at them for a few moments before he drew himself into the nest. Sheepishly Amanita slunk to the rigging and began to work her way back down. She could hear Teach scolding Smythe above her. "What is this shit you're filling her head with?" "You can't beat the brains out of her, Teach, and it's better than telling her you plucked her from the streets of Jixden as an orphan boy for slave labor."
She could hear the whip crack overhead. One lash, two, three... Chained to the bed in the captain's quarters curled in a ball she tried to put the images of last two days from her mind. Smythe pressing his pipe in her hand and telling her to hide, Teach leading them to the blossoming woman only to have a blade thrust through him, watching the Siren's Laugh light the water with flames. As hungrily as the crew looked at her she knew she would not be touched by them. They had scars that ran much deeper than her own and a vacancy to their eyes, skittishly they deferred in all ways to the captain; she was his property. Twenty seven, twenty eight, twenty nine... enough to break a young man. She could tell it wasn't simply the beatings, it was everything about the captain. He walked, he talked, he moved and even breathed in a way Teach never did. She laughed for the last time. She knew what he was compensating for.
Amanita was curious to hear the clank of manacles enter the cabin, and so pulled herself up on her ties to the bed. He was a new face, a fair skinned man with a few minor cuts from his induction into the crew. Probably the new cook, since she had eaten nothing but tack and rum the past two weeks delivered by the captain himself. Seeing her bare, curving torso and meeting her eyes he fumbled the bowl, catching it deftly before it spilled. His fingers were hidden in brown leather gloves, but she could tell they were long and thin. He set the bowl and spoon down on the bed, then began to look at everything in the room but her. "You're either going to have to untie me or hand feed me." He ran a hand through his ash-blacked hair. "I'm trying to figure out which one will get me fewer lashes." "Untying me. I'm wearing jewelry similar to yours so I can at least feed myself." He looked puzzled for a moment, mouthing the word jewelry. "Oh, these!" He held up the manacles independent of his feet, grinning as he turned to her in bravado and quickly turning back again in modesty. He replaced the manacles began to release the bonds on her hands.
Erris Lyeorhon, courtier to the King of Kentor, spy for the mob bosses of Jixden, and cook of the Phyrric Revenge. His impish grin seemed to keep him mostly out of the way of the whip; it was so easy to fall in love with. He softly kissed her fingers. "The Captain is steering us to the ship graveyards in Sezod, there has been a storm recently and I think he hopes to get some sunken trade ships from Okada. My hope is to have convinced him to let you topside by then. We could find a mostly whole ship and I will take you away." He made a grandiose motion and she gave him a light smack. "I still don't understand how you're going to do that." "Simple, just incite some discontent in the crew with the fact you're laying here looking beautiful," he paused to kiss her hand in the manner of a lady, "and the rest of us are short staffed, overworked, and unpaid after the last failed raid. Captain puts you to work topside and the rest is simple." She played coy; "I'm not sure I should elope with such a scandalous thief as yourself." "My dear, if I was any sort of thief I would have stolen your heart the moment I first set eyes on you." Standing up from the bedside he moved towards the door. She could hear him under his breath. "And if I was any sort of man I would have gotten you out of here by now." "Erris?" He turned, hand on the door. "Captain and most of the crew is ashore tonight. Stay with me?"
She awoke to the sound of sobbing. The stars were coming into focus overhead, and her body felt odd without the rocking of a ship. Trying not to disturb the shambled bandages around her middle she looked around. Large shards of blue glass were embedded in white sand, and the debris of ships littered the ground. She finally saw Erris, on his knees, naked in the sand with blood dripping from every violated orifice. She had never seen him so weak. After a while he composed his face and crawled to her. "You're awake, love? We're in the graveyard. We need to find a boat before dark, can you walk?" The pair leaned heavily on each other as they walked the beach. "We're going to go to Okada. I'll set up a bakery with you, and we'll have dozens of children with your beautiful red hair running around." "Erris, I've only ever lived on a ship. And... our child... I won't be able to-" She placed a hand on her lacerated stomach from which the life was cut. "Shut up." His voice cracked.
A magnificent ship, lodged in the sand. It was immaculate from the bow to the stern, and crowned with a figurehead of a raging red dragon. The Red Dawn. She had only heard about dragons from Smythe, like Elves and Dwarves they vanished so long ago few knew how they looked. Everything about the ship felt old, but looked fresh-hewn. Erris was uneasy, but came up from the hold a while later with some ancient liquor. Standing at the helm she called out "Look Erris, I'm a captain now." "Are you?" Erris' lips moved, but the voice was deep and disconcerting. "Yes..." With a lurch the ship moved onto the water and a loud voice resounded in her head. "I am Rynysh the imprisoned. You are my captain until your death or my freedom, and I am your master." Seeing her crumple Erris rushed to her side to hold her.
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Brentwood couple reflect on the road back from the edge of total despair
Ken and Danielle Lambert are seen in a family photo with their children, Shane and Kaleigh, who were killed with their aunt when she carried them into traffic on Interstate 495 in Lowell, Mass., in 2007.
BRENTWOOD - It's hard to imagine the grief felt by the parents of the 20 young children gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., unless you're Ken and Danielle Lambert.
Four years ago, the Brentwood couple had just celebrated Christmas with their 5-year-old daughter, Kaleigh, and 4-year-old son, Shane, when they received the news that will haunt them forever.
Their only children were supposed to be going to a sleepover with their aunt, Marci Thibault, but instead, she pulled over on the side of Interstate 495 in Lowell, Mass., and intentionally walked them into oncoming traffic. Thibault and the children were struck and killed in a horrific accident that the Lamberts say resulted from a misunderstood mental illness.
While the circumstances surrounding the deaths in Newtown and the Lamberts' loss aren't exactly the same, the grief is no different.
"Not a lot of people know what those parents are thinking or feeling or facing. Obviously Danielle and I know and you don't wish that on anyone. With one town to have all of that at once is really unbelievable," Ken Lambert said Tuesday while reflecting on his darkest days and how he and his wife found the strength to move forward.
The Lamberts have since formed a mental health awareness group called Keep Sound Minds, and 17 months ago began a new chapter as a family while keeping the memories of Kaleigh and Shane close. "We were blessed 17 months ago with twin baby boys, who have been a joy and have given us a 'second chance' in many ways. Due to this we are in a much better place than we were three to four years ago. We are very grateful," Lambert said.
Like many, the Lamberts have watched some of the news coverage from Newtown, but they've had to turn the television off at times. The tragedy has brought them back to that awful night - Jan. 11, 2008.
"It's hard. I don't want to watch that much of it, but it's tough to avoid because it's everywhere. It's very sad and it's certainly the time of year similar to our circumstances. The last few days have been pretty difficult for us," Lambert said.
The ages of the children killed in Newtown are similar to those of Kaleigh and Shane, and much like what happened in the wake of their deaths, there is speculation about the mental health of Newtown shooter Adam Lanza.
Only a few months after losing their children, the Lamberts began working on forming a nonprofit organization that later became known as Keep Sound Minds. The goal was to raise awareness of mental health issues, especially for those in the law enforcement community who come face to face with the mentally ill on a regular basis.
"For us, it was very important to do something positive and productive," Lambert said. The couple also wanted to find a way to keep the memory of their children and Danielle's sister, Marci, alive.
"A parent doesn't want to see their name disappear," Lambert said.
As the parents in Newtown struggle to find ways to cope with the loss, Lambert recalled the difficulties he and his wife faces in those early days.
"After the first two weeks, the hardest part was just an empty and quiet household; that being a constant reminder that they're not there. That quietness, it doesn't disappear," he said.
It will also be difficult in a month or two when others not directly affected by the tragedy in Newtown begin to move on with their lives.
"That's just the way it is, but the parents and the siblings, they won't get back to their normal lives in a couple of months. They won't ever, really," Lambert said.
Meanwhile, the Lamberts are still active with Keep Sounds Minds. This year they were involved with public seminars on general mental health education and awareness and continue to offer mental health interaction trainings for police and fire departments in New Hampshire and Massachusetts at free or reduced rates. They have also planned a comedy night fundraiser in late February and will hold its first large-scale dinner/educational fundraiser in May.
More information on the group's activities can be found on its website, keepsoundminds.org. Lambert urged anyone interested in scheduling a training to contact the group through the website.
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LANCASTER, N.H. A gunpowder plant owner sentenced to at least a decade in prison over a 2010 explosion that killed two workers in New Hampshire is planning an appeal.
Craig Sanborn of Maidstone, Vt., was convicted in October of manslaughter. He was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison and his bail was revoked.
The Caledonian Record reported that records at Coos County Superior Court show the 64-year-old Sanborn filed a notice to appeal the conviction. And in a separate case in federal court, recent filings show he intends to take a felony wire fraud charge to trial in Maine, where he opened a munitions plant in Brownsville, called X-Ring.
Prosecutors said Sanborn was reckless in manufacturing, testing and storing the black powder and failed to adequately train workers at the Black Mag plant in Colebrook, where an explosion killed 56-year-old Donald Kendall of Colebrook, and 49-year-old Jesse Kennett of Stratford.
Sanborns lawyer said his client was out of town and noted the explosion could have been caused by various scenarios, including employee error or a stray piece of metal creating friction inside a machine.
In Maine, an indictment alleges Sanborn fraudulently obtained $300,000 in community development block grant money for the munitions plant. He is accused of seeking public financing from the town and devising a scheme to defraud and obtain money by false and fraudulent representations by providing false invoices for equipment never received.
On Dec. 3, Chief U.S District Judge John Woodcock in Maine granted Sanborns motion to continue the trial from January to February.
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Legal spirits are long overdue here at Costa Mesa's 31-year-old bastion of gustatory improvisation. But it was all about the wine when Greeley first rattled the scene. "I never saw the need for cocktails then," he says.
One night, instead of kibitzing with the chef, we order from the daily menu, which still offers mainstays such as wilted spinach salad, and macaroni and cheese. Before our (relatively) conventional dinner of sea bass and veal schnitzel arrives, an amuse bouche of heirloom radish carpaccio dazzles the palate. The razor-thin, translucent radish slices dotted with jade-green olive oil and a crack of black pepper are unexpected and bracing, and pure Greeley. Sweet onion and silky buttermilk dressing transform tomatoes and crunchy gem lettuce into the best iceberg salad of the year—no blue cheese or bacon necessary. Entree portions are huge and include flawless buttery whipped potatoes no mortal can resist—all the better to soak up those adult beverages we've dreamed about all these years.
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The popular perception of Generation Y, or the millennials, those young people between 18 and 29, is that they're slackers, doomed by their own sense of entitlement and a bad economy to life in their parents' basements because they can't adapt to the reality of the marketplace.
But an article by Nancy Cook of Newsweek.com suggests that millennials' attitudes will serve them well in this depressed economy and that they may actually be better at navigating the new economy.
Phony group claims that $1.3 billion of Madoff money was found in a hideout in Malaysia.
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Scammers apparently targeted victims of Bernie Madoff with a phony Web site that mimicked the Web site of the Securities Investor Protection Corp., the SIPC said.
The so-called "International Securities Investor Protection Corporation" solicited Madoff victims to submit claims, which could result in phishing or other identify theft problems, according to the SIPC.
One section of the Web site included a supposed testimonial from a Madoff victim who claimed to have received funds from the organization.
Citibank now wants a big fat annual fee, but dropping that credit card will damage her credit score.
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I received notice from Citibank last week that a card I haven't used in, oh, seven years will begin having a $60 annual fee starting April 1. The only way for me to avoid this fee is to use the card, to the tune of about $200 per month in charges.
That's not that much and I could actually easily wrangle a way to do it, except that I don't want to. Our family is trying to whittle down credit cards, not add usage. But closing this particular card down would be particularly damaging to my credit score.
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After two years, more than 80 viewings, and almost breaking up with our broker, we finally bought our first place.
It's been a saga but we finally got it done. And as someone who has been looking for this long, I can tell you that we were pressured every step of the way to just buy something -- anything -- because it was the "perfect" time to buy. This had to do with prices coming down and interest rates being low.
But the best reason to buy was always President Obama's first-time homebuyer's tax credit. It would give us $8,000 in cash to use however we pleased after we closed on the home. This deal was the greatest thing since the Snuggie and we would be stupid not to take advantage of it.
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JOHANNESBURG (BP) - A young child sits on the side of the road in Madagascar crushing rocks with a hammer almost too heavy for him to hold.
Another accidentally slices his hand open with a machete while opening cocoa pods on a plantation in Ghana.
A young teenage girl, trafficked for the sex industry, walks the beaches of Kenya looking for business.
A young boy squats naked in a mineshaft in Burkina Faso, chipping ore and loading it into buckets all day long.
A child soldier in the DR Congo carries an automatic weapon he was forced to use to kill villagers he knew.
The words of a young child in South Africa, originally written as a poem in the Xhosa language, read:
"How can I live in this world?
"Oh, what can I do?
"It is so dark ahead of me.
"Mother and father do not want us.
"They sell us to thugs."
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Every day millions of children in Africa are at risk of being exploited, resulting in slave-like working conditions. Their childhood is forever lost.
"Forced labor robs children of a childhood, which in turn negatively affects their ability to be constructive members of their communities for the rest of their lives," said Mark Hatfield, Africa director of Baptist Global Response, a Southern Baptist humanitarian aid and relief organization.
"Forced child labor deals a mental blow to the individual child, taking away his ability to dream about a future outside of his present status," Hatfield said.
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), an agency of the United Nations, Africa has the world's largest child labor population, with the agriculture and mining sectors among the worst offenders.
Poverty is cited as the primary reason for forced child labor in Africa.
The problem is severe in sub-Saharan Africa where more than 40 percent of all children ages 5-14, about 48 million children, work for survival, according to the ILO. Child trafficking for the purpose of labor is common throughout the continent. Family members often exchange children for money, goods or gifts.
"Children forced to work before they reach a reasonable age limits their future capabilities by taking away their right to a basic education, which can be the springboard out of poverty," Hatfield said. "Child labor perpetuates the poverty cycle by keeping the child in a low income, subsistence-only status all their lives."
According to the UN, in expanding economies the demand for labor increases. Unable to cope with high production quotas, industries turn to exploitative child labor. "Children and teenagers enter the risk of being used as cheap labor," a UN report states. "Most of these children are vulnerable due to poverty. They are unaware of their rights, overworked, can't resist."
The report said the children are employed with low or no wages, poor living conditions, hazardous work environments, no healthcare and little to no education opportunities.
Tim Cearley, head strategist for the International Mission Board's (IMB) work in sub-Saharan Africa, raised the questions, "Why should people care about children in Africa? Does it matter?"
He responded, "Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to Me.' I believe we must find ways to share Jesus' love with the 'least of these' -- helping them know the safety and security they can find in Jesus and in Christian community."
Cearley and his wife Charlotte reach out to young street boys in the neighborhood where they live.
"They hang out one block from our house with their begging cans and seem to be starving under the control of their 'master' who lives on our street," Cearley said. "We try to show them love by giving them real attention in our limited [local language], providing some bread or food and trying to share the Good News."
Cearley said IMB colleagues give lots of time in building relationships with children in sub-Saharan African cities.
"It takes lots of energy that is supplemented by good partnering U.S. teams," he said. "Many see Jesus for the first time in acts of kindness and feel His touch in genuine love. In a few cases we see lives transformed as they come to know freedom in Christ."
Cearley, as well as Hatfield, laments the fact that children are exploited by the very ones who should be providing for them and showing them love and care -- the children's family and friends.
"A reasonable amount of responsibility in the way of daily chores is healthy and expected in most rural and low income African families," Hatfield said.
But children who must help their families by doing subsistence farming, carrying water, herding cattle, etc., never get the opportunity to go to school, Cearley added.
"A friend in Mozambique was in this category and only learned to read and write her name as an adult," Cearley said. "Others are brought to larger cities as part of a religious custom to learn humility by begging. But they are often abused by those who are supposed to be teaching them."
Recently Cearley was impacted by a quote from the book "Not for Sale" by David Batstone: "There are more slaves today than at any other point in human history. Our mission is to create a world where no one is for sale."
"This horrible business affects children and teens all over Africa," Cearley said. "I have heard horror stories from central Mozambique. A South African friend was part of a sting operation that found a house of [exploited] kids while looking for her missing house worker's child in 2012. That child had been drawn away from her home by men from her own tribe, who were in league with a Nigerian Mafia gang operating in a nearby city that was selling these kids and shipping them off."
A call for action now resounds around the globe from government and non-government organizations to nonprofit, charity and Christian groups.
"The Bible teaches us to speak up for the oppressed, help the captive, love the children," Hatfield said. "The question is, what are we going to do about it?"
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The communities of Brighton and Fort Lupton in southern Weld County are working together to create a plan to develop an energy business park. KUNC's Erin O'Toole talks with Northern Colorado Business Report Publisher Jeff Nuttall about what's behind the activity.
O'Toole: Before we get to what's in the works, Jeff, what initially spurred these conversations?
Nuttall: Well, Erin, what we know is that companies whose products and services support the oil and gas and energy industries are setting up shop along Interstate 85 between Brighton and Fort Lupton. That area has been nicknamed the "Energy Corridor." After businesses like Vestas Wind Systems and Halliburton located in the area, companies that serve the industry, like Select Energy Services and ThruBit Logging Solutions, which are both out of Texas, wanted to locate there as well.
O'Toole: Makes a lot of sense. I'm curious why it's desirable for them to build new in that location -- rather than, say, to move into existing space?
Nuttall: Because the area has become so popular that there is very little existing space to be had. Since May, 123,000 square feet of industrial space has been purchased in the area. The estimated industrial vacancy rate in the area is just 3 percent. Officials at the Brighton Economic Development Corporation have as many as five more companies interested in the region, and there just isn't enough existing space to accommodate them.
O'Toole: What other factors are drawing companies to the Energy Corridor?
Nuttall: These new companies like the easy access to Interstate 25, and that the communities nearby are growing so quickly. They also like the fact that they're right in the middle between Denver and Greeley. That gives them easy access to Denver International Airport and all of the oil and gas activity going on throughout Weld County is obviously attractive as well.
O'Toole: Definitely. Just this week we heard there could be as much as 1.5 billion barrels of oil located in the Wattenberg field in Weld County -- I'm sure that's got to be a major factor, too.
Nuttall: Absolutely. The rush of activity in the area first began two years ago, when EOG Resources, an oil and gas company out of Houston, discovered an oil well they nicknamed "Jake," which poured out almost 700 barrels of oil a day back in November 2009. Since then, the area has just been a magnet for oil and gas companies, and the attraction of those companies has created a lot of jobs in the area. According to the Mayor of Fort Lupton, Tommy Holton, the discovery of the Niobrara shale formation was a huge factor in the economic development of that city. He said that as many as 1,000 jobs have been created there since Jake was discovered.
O'Toole: Certainly in this economy, folks just can't get enough job creation. Are the other companies moving to the area actually creating jobs as well?
Nuttall: They certainly are. Vestas opened a production factory in Brighton in July 2010 and plans to open a second production facility by the end of this year. Between the two facilities, 1,300 production jobs are expected to be created. Select Energy is employing 415 people in its Colorado office, and ThruBit has created 20 jobs in the state.
O'Toole: So how much space is available for this potential energy business park?
Nuttall: Between Brighton and Fort Lupton, there are almost 3,100 acres that could be developed. Officials in both cities agree that a developer is most likely going to be needed to create a master plan for the park. But so far, development has taken place as companies come along. Mayor Holton described it as "helter-skelter," but in order to organize all of the activity into a plan, they are certainly going to need the help of a professional with a strategy.


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8:30 a.m.: One woman followed another home and started an argument, claiming the woman crashed into her car in the parking lot of Kimball High, 3200 Jaguar Run. The other woman said she didn't crash into her car, and the damage must have been from another wreck.
8:52 a.m.: Two people got into an argument at Montessori School, 100 S. Tracy Blvd., after a car crash in front of the school.
1:25 p.m.: Someone reported an aggressive panhandler at the KFC/A&W restaurant, 2290 W. Grant Line Rd. Police found four people nearby and told them all to stay away from the restaurant.
2:09 p.m.: A man and a woman were fighting on the 00 block of West 10th St., according to a caller. Police checked them out an noted that one was on probation, but they denied that there was any trouble between them.
4:10 p.m.: Police stopped three people at Centre Court Drive and Clubhouse Way and arrested one of them, a 21-year-old man, on suspicion of possession of a switchblade knife.
5:04 p.m.: Police arrested a man after he reportedly tried to use a fradulent credit card in the jewelry department at JC Penney. Billy Dean Nivens, 27, was booked into San Joaquin County Jail on suspicion of theft by use of a credit card and drug possession, and on warrants. He was taken to San Joaquin County Jail and held on $35,000 bail pending a Wednesday afternoon court hearing in Manteca.
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Deconstructed Raspberry Pie Recipe
It took us a couple tries to get the crumb crust just right in this fun-to-make and even-funner-to-eat graham cracker pie. Try it with fresh strawberries or blueberries. —Healthy Cooking Test Kitchen
- 2-2/3 cups fresh raspberries
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 4 tablespoons whipped cream in a can
- 1/4 teaspoon baking cocoa
- In a small bowl, combine raspberries and sugar; set aside.
- In another small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and butter. Press into an 8-in. x 6-in. rectangle on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 5-6 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack. Break into large pieces.
- To assemble, divide half of graham cracker pieces among four dessert plates; top with 1/3 cup raspberries. Repeat layers. Top each with 1 tablespoon whipped cream and dust with cocoa. Yield: 4 servings.
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Rain is expected in Armenia on September 30, in the northern and eastern regions on October 1 and 2, and in the eastern regions on October 3 and 4, after midday and at night.
Source: Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Service
- 09:14 | In the world Obama hosts India's Modi for White House visit
Modi's visit started with a private dinner with Obama on Monday evening.
Source: AP
- 09:06 | In the world New Afghan government to sign US troop deal
The new Afghan government is to sign a deal on Tuesday that will permit a reduced contingent of US troops to remain in the country beyond 2014.
Source: BBC
- 09:02 | In the world Officials: Fence jumper made it into East Room of White House
Omar Gonzalez, a 42-year-old Iraq war veteran who had a knife in his pocket, overcame one Secret Service officer and ran into the East Room of the White House, where he was then subdued.
Source: CNN
- 08:56 | In the world Netanyahu: Closer ties between Israel and Arab states could help in peace process
"I believe peace can be realized with the active involvement of Arab countries, those that are willing to provide political, material and other indispensable support," Netanyahu added.
Source: RIA Novosti
- 08:49 | In the world Islamic State militants release new video featuring captured British journalist
This is the third time that the IS releases a video, featuring John Cantlie, who was seized in Syria together with US journalist James Foley back in 2012.
Source: RIA Novosti
- 08:44 | In the world Hong Kong protests: Leader CY Leung urges crowds to leave
On Monday night, tens of thousands blocked streets, singing and chanting.
Source: BBC
- 17:10 | Armenia PACE President wants to visit Armenia
"When I decided to visit Azerbaijan, I immediately said that I will also visit Armenia," Anne Brasseur said.
Source: Panorama.am
- 13:31 | Armenia Traders protest outside parliament
They protest the Law on Turnover Tax that will take effect on October 1, 2014.
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- 11:23 | Armenia Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan awarded 'Hero of Artsakh' title
Bako Sahakyan attended a festive event dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the re-opening of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church at Gandzasar monastery complex on Sunday.
Source: presidential press service
- 11:22 | Region Azerbaijan earthquake felt in Armenia
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Azerbaijan, 23 km southwest of Quba city, at 5:38 am local time on Monday.
Source: MES
- 09:07 | In the world Ashraf Ghani to be sworn in as new Afghan president
It comes after six months of deadlock amid a bitter dispute over electoral fraud and a recount of votes.
Source: BBC
- 09:04 | In the world Yemen bombing kills 7 near hospital
At least two dozen Houthis were injured in Sunday's attack, with three in critical condition.
Source: CNN
- 08:59 | In the world At least 31 people presumed dead on erupting Japanese volcano
Police said the people were in a state of "cardiac arrest," meaning that they were discovered without a pulse and weren't breathing but hadn't been declared dead by a doctor.
Source: CNN
- 08:55 | In the world Hong Kong: Streets blocked as pro-democracy protests spread
Thousands of people have remained on the streets of Hong Kong for another day of pro-democracy protests, defying tear gas and ignoring appeals to leave.
Source: BBC
- 08:50 | In the world Obama excludes NATO-Russia confrontation possibility
Obama also mentioned gas talks between Russia, Ukraine and the European Union that took place in Berlin last week and may be conducive to the political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.
Source: RIA Novosti
- 08:44 | In the world US-led airstrikes target Syrian gas plant
The international coalition has for the first time struck the entrance and prayer area of the Koniko gas plant.
Source: RIA Novosti
- 15:27 | In the world Karabakh celebrates Stepanakert Day
On September 27, Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan attended celebrations dedicated to the Day of capital Stepanakert.
Source: presidential press service
- 15:25 | Armenia Capital cities of Armenia, Karabakh discuss cooperation
Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Republic President Bako Sahakyan received delegation of Yerevan Municipality led by Mayor Taron Margaryan.
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13:12 26/07/2011 » Politics
Congressional panel urges Turkey to return church properties to Christians
The House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a strongly-worded measure on July 20, pressing Turkey to return all Christian church properties "to their rightful owners."
By an overwhelming 43-1 vote, the congressional panel adopted a sweeping amendment to the State Department's Foreign Relations Authorization Act, urging "the Secretary of State in all official contacts with Turkish leaders and other Turkish officials to emphasize that Turkey should":
1) end all religious discrimination;
2) allow the rightful church and lay owners of Christian church properties to perform religious and social services;
3) return to their rightful owners all Christian churches and other places of worship, monasteries, schools, hospitals, monuments, relics, holy sites, and other religious properties, including artwork, manuscripts, vestments, vessels, and other artifacts; and
4) allow the rightful church and lay owners of Christian church properties to repair all churches and other places of worship, monasteries, schools, hospitals, monuments, relics, holy sites, and other religious properties within Turkey.
Despite intensive efforts by Turkey's Ambassador in Washington, Turkish and Azerbaijani organizations, and lobbying firms hired by Ankara, almost all members of the Committee, including Turkey's staunchest supporters, voted in favor of the amendment, dealing Turkey a devastating defeat. The single negative vote was cast by Cong. Ron Paul (R-TX) because of his isolationist ideology and not his support for Turkey!
This near unanimous vote did not come as a surprise to me, as I had long advocated the passage of such a measure realizing that Members of Congress could not possibly vote against religious freedom. All fifteen Members of Congress who spoke during the hearing indicated their support for the amendment. Here are excerpts from some of their remarks:
-- Cong. Howard Berman (D-CA), who offered the amendment jointly with Cong. David Cicilline (D-RI), stated: "We want Turkey to return confiscated property to Christian communities and at a minimum to provide compensation for properties that can't be recovered…. In this particular area, their [Turks'] practices for many years…have been atrocious."
-- Cong. Brad Sherman (D-CA): "This amendment is urgently needed to address the vast destruction of Christian religious heritage as a result of the Turkish government's theft, desecration, and disregard of ancient Christian holy sites and churches."
-- Cong. Dan Burton (R-IN), one of the staunchest supporters of Turkey: "I do support the amendment. I do support religious freedom, and I hope that this amendment does pass."
-- Cong. Gerald Connolly (D-VA), co-chair of the Turkish Congressional Caucus: "Religious freedom is a tenet of American philosophy and it is a cardinal of our American values. I look forward to supporting the language."
-- Cong. Ed Royce (R-CA), co-sponsor of House Resolution 306 which formed the basis for the proposed amendment: "Turkey is identified as a country among the world's top violators of religious freedom…. So we urge Turkey to return all confiscated church properties taken from these religions that were frankly stolen."
-- Cong. Eliot Engel (D-NY): "Turkey is an ally in NATO, and we recognize that. I wish frankly that they would act more like an ally to the United States than they have lately. They really have gone astray…. Their Foreign Minister has set out a policy of Islamism and has moved away from the European Union, the West, and the United States, and has behaved very poorly frankly with the flotilla and Israel and the whole bit."
Turkey's Ambassador to the U.S., Namik Tan, disingenuously attributed the setback suffered by his country to the work of "radical Armenians." He must have forgotten that the Turkish government is the one paying millions of dollars to lobbying firms each year to influence Members of Congress, and that 43 out of 44 Foreign Affairs Committee members, including Turkey's staunchest supporters, could not possibly be in the pockets of a handful of "radical Armenians."
Turkish leaders have not made a public statement after the adoption of the amendment, in order to hide this embarrassing episode. Surprisingly, Armenian government officials have not commented either on this issue. Obama administration officials have also remained silent and refrained from overt efforts to block the amendment in view of its overwhelming bipartisan support.
While Armenian, Assyrian and Greek-Americans have won the first skirmish, they have not yet won the final battle. The Authorization Bill along with this amendment will next go to the full House for approval. A similar Bill has to be adopted by the Senate. A joint committee of both houses will then attempt to reconcile the differences between the two versions. Turkish lobbyists and the Obama administration still have an opportunity to remove the amendment from the larger Bill. Supporters of the amendment must remain vigilant, urging their House and Senate representatives to vote in favor of keeping the church amendment in the Authorization Bill.
Even though the amendment has no legally binding effect, it is a moral victory for all those who cherish religious freedom, and a major political success for the Armenian-American community which went toe to toe against the mighty Turkish lobbying machine and dealt it a devastating blow. The amendment also exposes the alarming condition of Christian churches in Turkey, paving the way for other countries and international organizations, such as the Council of Europe and UNESCO, to support their restoration.
Yet, the most effective way of forcing Turkey to return the confiscated Christian churches to their rightful owners is by filing lawsuits in the European Court of Human Rights. The Turkish government has accepted the jurisdiction of that court and has readily complied with its verdicts.
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21:43 01/10/2014 » Politics
After engagement Azerbaijani gay couple flees country because of threats
A gay couple fled Azerbaijan after reports of their engagement sparked abuse and death threats, reports Global Post. "We became targets for homophobes after media picked up from my Facebook page photos of a small engagement ceremony we held in Sumgait," Javid Nabiyev told. He noted that they started receiving homophobic insults and even death threats. "Neighbours tried to break into our flat," he added. The 25-year-old said he and his partner had fled the ...
21:41 01/10/2014 » Politics
PACE Committee on Human Rights condemns arrests of human rights defenders in Azerbaijan
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) today unanimously adopted a statement which condemned the recent arrests and convictions of human rights defenders and NGO leaders in Azerbaijan, reads the official statement of the Council of Europe. "The committee is concerned that during Azerbaijan's chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, within the space of a few weeks, four prominent, respected civil society ...
18:56 01/10/2014 » Society
France condemns destruction of Holy Martyrs Armenian Church
French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Laurent Fabius has issued a statement condemning the destruction of the Holy Martyrs Armenian Church in Deir ez-Zor. "I condemn the destruction of the Holy Martyrs Church in Deir ez-Zor, which has great importance for the Armenian community. "France welcomes the commitment of religious leaders of all faiths to fight for tolerance and respect for sacred places, despite attacks and threats. "The ...
18:18 01/10/2014 » Society
Syrian Kurds leader says IS-besieged town faces slaughter unless his forces get weapons
Salih Muslim, the leader of the Syrian Kurdish party PYD, made a distress call on Wednesday claiming that Islamic State (IS) militants were likely to slaughter the residents of besieged Kobani, a town in northern Syria also known as Ayn al-Arab, unless the West armed Kurdish fighters, RIA Novosti reported, citing Lebanon's As-Safir newspaper. The call for arms comes amid a weeks-long IS offensive against Kobani, which is one of the largest towns in the Kurdish region on the border with ...
18:10 01/10/2014 » Society
Iraq gets third batch of Russian Mi-35M helicopters
Iraq's Ministry of Defense has received the third batch of Russian Mi-35M helicopters, as part of a contract signed in 2012, an official representative of the Centre for Analysis of World Arms Trade (CAWAT) told RIA Novosti Wednesday. "The exact number of helicopters in the third batch is not mentioned, but, most likely, Baghdad received four Mi-35Ms, like in the first two batches," the CAWAT representative said. "If the accelerated pace of deliveries, which follows a ...
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