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It is not fair to state people are jealous if they give a review different than yours. Perhaps those giving perfect reviews are the parents deeply involved in the school through family history of attending or volunteering. Anyway, the school is mostly white. Diversity is sports scholarships for Detroit kids. In all fairness Grosse Pointe is not culturally or ethnically diverse therefore 98% of kids are white. Most teachers are good & caring. Discipline policy for kids is basically the more influence your parents have at school the more likely you will not be held accountable. Pressure to donate money but that is common at private schools. Headmaster is aloof. He only says hello to rich families and walks past & ignores others like they don't exist. Recognition awards seem to go to kids whose parents volunteer a lot at the school. Kids at school are very nice and friendly. Most parents are nice. Good school but it is not Cranbrook or DCDS or Roeper. My kids actually love the school but it is academically average. I send them there for the environment which is great for my kids bec it is small & community oriented. Many issues I have described here are common at all private schools.
Horrible school, waste of money. Not "jealous" as I did attend it for a semester... waste of time. three Merit Scholars left this year due to unsatisfactory academic experience. Elitist culture, cliquey, sports-centered, and extremely easy.I had a perfect GPA and didn't even need to try. Too many kids are there to "play sports" and not to learn. No more honors classes leave the smart kids trapped with those who just want to have a good time and not learn. The administration told my family that I would be challenged, but man were they wrong. I was put in a lower level math class even though I am very smart, and they refused to move me up to the Honors track, even though I was awarded a Merit Scholarship and test extremely high. I definitely regret attending this school, and I am so happy that I left and am now attending GPN.
Amazing environment in which to learn. Ignore the naysayers; they are just jealous and do not attend the school.
This school is phenomenal. The overall school community is excellent and creates a great atmosphere for children of all different backgrounds. The school does a great job of broadening their students' views and challenging them so they can reach their full potential. The staff there is more than qualified with over 90% of them having their Masters degree in teaching.
I'm guessing that the negative reviews are from parent's who don't have children attending. I have found all of the teachers and faculty to be very kind and attentive. My daughter is thriving and loves school. The classes are small and the curriculum is innovative. Children receive lots of individual attention and teachers can cultivate each child's interests.
I cannot say enough positive things about Liggett. Two of my children are currently enrolled. My third child will be attending next year. The teachers are very professional. The faculty also creates a positive learning environment by removing barriers that prevent learning i.e. bullying, teasing, cliques and exlcusion by peers. The children learn to learn. My children will be very prepared for college.
I agree with some of the reviews. It's a school mainly for kids from local rich families. Some of the staff I interacted with there was not very professional.
I'm in college now at a top university. Liggett prepared me well. The teachers were almost always very supportive and effective.
Ten years ago I never would have sent my kids to Liggett. A new headmaster, new principal, and a new philosophy have won me over. The classes are small (a huge, huge factor in learning), the teachers actually care to the point you wonder if they ever go home (they actually hold students accountable for high-level learning - not just rote memorization), the course offerings are on par with any school in the state, and the administration doesn't hide from parents like other schools. The counselors are experts at college admissions. Phone calls and e-mails are always returned promptly. It is NOT a snobby environment. We do not live in Grosse Pointe and our kids have never felt out of place at the school. They offer financial aid to practically everyone, so don't necessarily go by the tuition listed on the website. I have been pleasantly surprised and feel it's worth every penny. If you want your kids to actually LEARN, this school can't be beat.
Definitely for the rich. Teachers don't even have to have a masters in teaching. Public schools in the area like Grosse Pointe South are much better at preparing a student for college.
University Liggett is extremely overrated. It's for the privileged and not the talented.
University Liggett School is great. The classes are small, and the teachers are definately some of the most amazing people you will ever meet!
I feel comfortably prepared to attend a top university next year and recognize that I will arrive at lectures and classes with the invaluable advantage of having recieved this education from ULS.
Absolutely a wonderful school. The faculty and staff are all so caring and loving of the children, and the education offered is above most schools. I definitely recommend ULS. Your child can be a star with the help of Liggett. I've known brain surgeons, actors, people on broadway and lawyers to have graduated from Liggett and attribute their success to their education received there!
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Cormac O Caoimh - Remember when we didn't kiss (and a little bit of The Smiths) (by citadels)
The silhouettes of the day bend around
city fences as paper cut outs when the
sun turns shy to only hide away.
It is 'the greatest show we can see',
when the stars, burning bright…
fade into thin highlights that dance
amidst You and me.
As if trapped in glass bottles for
all to see. At night where I sat to
wish upon You as that one shooting star.
Your mind, so far left at sea with thoughts
of a wife who'd be kind when life had that
rewind switch to put you out as a woman of
the late night.
I wished,
that you weren't afraid emotionally.
A dark that you didn't want to face, so
I should stay your light.
An equal weight as an apology,
apology.…. of a hand,
heart so heavy and still, should I sit
and stay only to stare out into the
midnight blue and feel you speak
with me as I hear you repeat aloud…..
All the while, far as you are, 'You mean
everything to me,' an echo…..
as the heat of a star leaves a trace of You
drawn from a wish of How I wished upon You.
While a lake complains of the shallow
empty thoughts which get thrown into
the many sides that form the lake.
Although troubles filled with licenses,
are myriad manilla papers in as
not so much drowning in the deep but curling as
lilypads upon a tabletop of life amidst a
fisherman who as a crane peels back the cellophaned sky
to allow change of a patterned cut out flight through
a watercolored night.


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The fifth season of fan-favorite Haven will premiere on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 10/9c on Syfy, the cable network announced on Friday.
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Cougar Town star Brian Van Holt has joined the cast of Syfy's limited series Ascension, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Holy frak! Battlestar Galactica might get another shot at life through Universal. The movie studio is in the early stages of putting together a new film that would be a reboot of the television franchise, Variety reports.
Universal has hired Transcendence screenwriter Jack Paglen to write a new take of the series that would be yet another incarnation of the Battlestar Galactica universe. Original series creator Glen Larson will produce the new film.
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In this exclusive sneak peek at Monday's episode, Molly (Tricia Helfer) and Dan (Marc Blucas) get a little dirty while cleaning off in the shower before a big fundraiser.
He's a hunkier Chuck with the mad fighting skills, reckless bravado — and propensity toward angst — of Alias's Sydney Bristow. Meet TV's new Six Billion Dollar Man, Gabriel Vaughn, who you'll recognize as Sawyer from Lost. And Josh Holloway is very much the main reason to tune into CBS's Intelligence (Tuesday, 9/8c), a proficient if initially perfunctory action thriller that benefits immeasurably from its star's gruff, bluff machismo. Although a little less brooding (over a long-missing wife who might be a terrorist) would make Gabriel, and Intelligence, a lot more fun.
Former Office star Melora Hardin has been tapped for a guest role on ABC's new drama Killer Women, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.Hardin, who also recurred on USA's Monk, will play Nan Reed, the long-suffering spouse of a yahoo husband who browbeats Nan into getting plastic surgery whenever the mood strikes. Or at least he does until she's finally had enough.Fall TV: Get scoop on your favorite returning showsKiller Women stars Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer as Molly Parker, the only woman in an elite squad of Texas Rangers...
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I think mine was on my first Goblin. During the quests when you kill zombies with rocket boots and kill the witch doctors (or whatever they are) creating the zombies. I didn't realize quickly enough that the rocket boots had to be taken off to fight the witch doctors.


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Update on Sept 15, 2013: This post has proven very popular since I first wrote it, even among international guinea owners, and it's so interesting to see all of the different countries that are home to guinea fowl enthusiasts. It just goes to show you, no matter our differences or where we're located, a love for these wonderful, silly birds is universal! But I thought I would clarify that I am located in the United States, and because of our very large and diverse gene pool, our guinea fowl tend to be a little more difficult to sex by their appearance alone. So, if you are located in another country other than the US, you may be able to more easily determine your guineas' gender by their appearance and, especially your guineas' wattles may look a little differently than my guineas' do. Now, back to the rest of this post.
A much simpler and more reliable way to sex guinea fowl is to simply listen to their calls. Males make a single syllable call that sounds like, "Chi, chi, chi!" Females make the Chi call as well, but they also make an additional two syllable call that is usually said to resemble the words 'Buckwheat' or 'Come back'.
Now, if you're a new guinea owner and have never heard either of these calls, it can be a little difficult to imagine what it actually sounds like. To illustrate the differences between the calls I made a video of our guineas doing what they do best. . . talking to each other.
By the way, if you notice a loud screech in the video that sounds like someone yelling, "Help!". . . ignore it. It's just Devreux, one of the peacocks.
Update: This has been the most popular post on my blog this year, and I thank each and every person that has visited. I remember how confusing it was to sex guineas when we obtained our first ones, and I'm so glad that our little farm could be of assistance to you! If there are any other guinea fowl posts you'd like to see added in the future or any questions you have, feel free to comment below ~ Thank you so much, Shell.


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Anthrax has released a fourth song from their upcoming album of classic rock covers called 'Anthems.' The group revealed a version of 'Big Eyes' by Cheap Trick for fans to enjoy. The entire album will be available on March 19 in the United States and on March 22 in Europe.


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LaughingManlet | 05-16-14, 6:23 AM
You are awesome, man.
Where are you?
Pxi2 | 04-04-14, 11:31 PM
Oh neat, somebody with good tastes.
Soge_king999 | 01-03-14, 9:16 PM
I see. It's much the same for me, though I'm still on vacation for 2 more days, and have been for the past 2 weeks.
Well, I never really watch much seasonal recent anime, especially as they're airing or shortly after. I still have a massive backlog of super important older manga and anime to get through anyway. But, I will almost certainly be checking out the Mushishi special when it becomes available, and possibly the new Sora no Otoshimono movie.
Soge_king999 | 12-31-13, 9:15 PM
Also, Happy New Year~! I hope you have a great one, with all your various endeavors~
Soge_king999 | 12-29-13, 8:27 PM
Thanks~ I see. That sounds like it was unpleasant. Well, how have you been these days?
Soge_king999 | 12-25-13, 8:21 PM
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and all that jazz~! I hope you're well and having a great time, Omni-kun~!
ataraxial | 12-16-13, 12:04 PM
If you're ever on we should talk about the third Madoka movie.
Soge_king999 | 08-15-13, 12:25 AM
Got my English copy of Xillia! Now I can finally understand what they're saying...
ataraxial | 07-29-13, 7:41 PM
I wish I had watched them.
okanagan | 07-22-13, 1:48 PM
Hi. Thanks for fixing up that one line. You and those other people were making those great points, and I just noticed that one line that made me feel uncomfortable. You fixed it up, and now it looks great. Frankly, I have no idea which anime are "similar" or "opposite". I respect people who know how to look for references, common themes or tropes. My own contribution was to make a very low-level list of "similarities", and I have no problem admitting that I did not add very much to that discussion. As for the issue of whether nail clippers and jet engines are similar, that sounds like a great essay topic for first-year Philosophy, which I sucked at!
ataraxial | 07-16-13, 9:45 PM
Suicidal Homu is moe.
Soge_king999 | 07-11-13, 11:27 AM
Thanks! It's been fun so far, though it is a tad tiring. Haven't had much time to rest at all. We've already explored 2 German cities.
Soge_king999 | 07-08-13, 9:38 AM
Oooh. I hadn't heard that. Haven't checked much gaming news places recently. I guess that's another thing to look forward to. Now, if only we got those Madoka costumes too. I want the Homura one...
On a side note, I'm heading off to Europe (Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein in particular) today. Hopefully all goes well and I have a truly wonderful experience.
ataraxial | 07-07-13, 9:07 PM
The video seems to be gone.
ataraxial | 06-30-13, 7:42 PM
PTW'd. I hope it's good...
Have you seen this one too?
Soge_king999 | 06-28-13, 12:33 AM
In Xillia, I've completed the entirety of Milla's side, and even did the Fell Arms stuff and most of the other side-quests, as well. I did a bit of Jude's afterwards, but I have gotten too wrapped up in watching anime or playing other games, so I haven't played more of it a long while. Then, once I heard it would be released in English soon anyway, I figured I'd just wait to finish the entire game then.
For Vesperia PS3, I've finished one playthrough. I haven't beaten Spiral Draco yet though (I haven't even tried, for that matter), so I can't quite say I'm satisfied. I'm kinda slowly working on the 2nd playthrough.
ataraxial | 06-24-13, 2:19 PM
OreImo is pretty enjoyable overall. This season started out a bit slow, but it's picked up since then. I wouldn't call it art, but it certainly does a very good job of developing all of the characters and delivering lighthearted comedy/drama.
I haven't seen much shounen, but I don't think the main problem with Shingeki is that it's part of the shounen genre. I think the problem is that it tries to do things that don't work well within a shounen context. For instance, I absolutely loved Yu Yu Hakusho and would still enjoy watching it now. YYH is very shounen, but it works because it doesn't take itself too seriously. Shingeki, however, tries to tackle all these deep and serious issues that it simply can't and doesn't handle well.
I haven't really looked at the summer anime yet, but I know I'm going to watch Monogatari season 2 at least.
Soge_king999 | 06-24-13, 10:59 AM
Indeed. I'm excited as well! I haven't seen much of anything about the PS4 though...
Yeah, Xillia appears to be selling well enough at this point. It was ranking relatively highly on, say, GameStop for a while and Amazon. Just have to wait till August. Then I'll finally know what was actually going on in the game...
Hibikinight | 06-23-13, 11:56 PM
Have you seen my pm regarding date a live?
Soge_king999 | 06-22-13, 8:24 AM
Hmm... I don't really have a set team format. It appears to depend on the game.
My main teams for each: (first character listed is mine...)
Symphonia: Colette, Lloyd, Raine, Presea (I may also sub in Zelos for any of these)
Abyss: Guy, Luke, Tear, Jade
Vesperia (PS3): Estelle, Flynn, Patty, Raven (I may also sub in Rita for any of these)
Vesperia (XBOX): Judith, Raven, Rita, Estelle
Graces: Asbel, Sophie, Cheria, Hubert (Pascal can be swapped with Hubert)
Xillia: Either team of (Leia and Alvin) or (Milla and Jude) and always (Elise and Rowen)
Xillia 2: My preferred team would be (Muuse and Elise) and (Ludger and Gaius)
Though for regular battles I switch members in and out based on usage rates or kills.


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Very elegant and delicate silver hoop earrings.
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The Gorgeous Hussies play The Boiler Room May 16
The Gorgeous Hussies will perform in the Sun Valley Resort Boiler Room this Saturday, May 16. Doors open at 8pm. Show at 9pm $5 Cover.
"A fun-filled Salt Lake City-based band with more than a modicum of jazz and funk influence. Their live performances are a thing to behold!" — MusicGeek.org
In a music-scene full of angst and over-production, The Gorgeous Hussies' atypical take on alternative jam rock is refreshing and infectious as they weave off-the-wall riffs, catchy melodies and danceable beats. The trio speaks to their audience the best way they know how: solid, melodically focused rock tunes, inspired arrangements, down-to-earth lyrics and clever live improvisation through a unique live performance.
The Gorgeous Hussies have been met with much fanfare from press outlets throughout the different regions they've toured. Newspapers, radio, and television stations have all been both gracious and enthusiastic in promoting and showcasing this grassroots band and have spread the word to their audience about The Gorgeous Hussies' upbeat and rock-driven live show.
Since the summer of 2006 this Salt Lake City based rock outfit has been tirelessly touring and entertaining audiences at venues throughout the western United States and don't show any signs of slowing down.
The band recently finished producing their sophomore release tentatively titled "Six Radio Friendly Jams & Some Filler" (mixed by Matt Winegar; Primus, The Breeders) and is currently working with a new label to release the album. The new CD is by far the groups most accessible and melodic album to date and the band is eager to present these new pop-rock songs to a larger mainstream audience.
In 2006 the group released their debut album "Oh! Hello" which features 6 studio tracks and served as a welcome announcement to the music scene that TGH had arrived.
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Foreign relations of the Cook Islands
The Cook Islands maintains diplomatic relations with various countries and is a member of multilateral organisations.
In the 1980s the Cook Islands became a member of several United Nations specialized agencies: the World Health Organization in 1984, the Food and Agriculture Organization and UNESCO in 1985, and the International Civil Aviation Organization in 1986. The Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs records that in 1988 New Zealand declared "that its future participation in international agreements would no longer extend to the Cook Islands..."[1] In 1991 the Cook Islands became a full member of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) Preparatory Committee and the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change (INC), which the Repertory of Practice describes as "further evidence that the international community had accepted the Cook Islands as a "State" under international law."[2] The United Nations Secretariat therefore "recognized the full treaty-making capacity of the Cook Islands" in 1992[3] and concluded in his capacity as the depository of multilateral treaties that the Cook Islands could participate in treaties that were open to "all states".[4]
The Cook Islands has diplomatic relations with 41 states. It has 2 diplomatic Missions, a High Commission in New Zealand and an Embassy accredited to the European Union (EU) in Brussels. Todd McClay served as Cook Islands Ambassador to the EU from 2002 to 2008. McClay retired from that position and moved back to New Zealand to successfully contest the Roturua seat in the 2008 New Zealand General Election. James Gosselin, the Cook Islands Secretary of Foreign Affairs, currently serves as the Cook Islands non-resident representative to the European Union (resident in Rarotonga).
In 2000 the Cook Islands government signed the Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP).
Upon signature of this agreement the Cook Islands Government established a representation to the EU in Brussels. In 2002 this representation was upgraded to a full diplomatic mission with accreditation to the European Union. The establishment of this mission marked an important development in Cook Islands international relations representing the first full diplomatic mission established by the Cook Islands outside of Pacific countries.
The Cook Islands Mission to the European Communities interacts with European Union institutions, the ACP Group of States and other bilateral country representations and embassies.
Diplomatic relations[edit]
The following countries have established formal diplomatic relations with the Cook Islands through the conclusion of joint communiqués and the like and/or seeking the accreditation of High Commissioners/Ambassadors:[5]
- Australia* 1994
- Fiji* 1998
- Kiribati 3 September 2013 [6]
- Marshall Islands 3 September 2013 [7]
- Nauru 1994
- New Zealand* 1993; Cook Islands–New Zealand relations
- Niue 2013 [8]
- Palau 3 September 2013 [9]
- Papua New Guinea 1995
- Samoa 2013 [10]
- Solomon Islands 2013 [11]
- Tuvalu 2013 [12]
- Vanuatu 2013 [13]
- Belgium* 6 April 2005
- Bosnia and Herzegovina* 10 April 1996
- Czech Republic* 12 May 2008[14]
- European Union 2001; Cook Islands–European Union relations
- France 2000; Cook Islands–France relations
- Germany* 11 September 2001
- Holy See* 29 April 1999
- Italy* 21 February 2002
- Norway 1998
- Netherlands 16 August 2011[15]
- Portugal* 12 August 1995
- Spain 29 January 1998
- Switzerland 2011[16]
- Turkey 9 April 2008
- China* 25 July 1997; China–Cook Islands relations
- India 1998
- Iran* 1 March 1996
- Israel * 2008 [17][18]
- Malaysia 2 May 1992
- Thailand* April 2005
- Timor-Leste* 17 August 2002
- Japan 16 June 2011;[19] Cook Islands–Japan relations
- Philippines 12 December 2011[20]
- Singapore 6 August 2012[21]
- South Korea 22 February 2013[22][23][24]
- Cuba* 2 September 2002
- Jamaica May 2003
- United States* 2005 or before[note 1]; Cook Islands–United States relations
- South Africa* 9 February 1996
Proposed diplomatic relations[edit]
- Ireland not yet established[note 2]
- Monaco not yet established[note 3]
- Tonga to formally establish diplomatic relations later this year [36]
International organisation participation[edit]
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
|This section uses abbreviations that may be confusing or ambiguous. (November 2011)
- ACP, AOSIS, AsDB, ESCAP (associate), FAO, ICAO, IMO, ICC, ICFTU, IFAD, IFRCRCS, IOC, OPCW, Pacific Islands Forum, South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, Sparteca, SPC, UNESCO, WHO, WMO
- Party to the following treaties and conventions: Biodiversity Convention, Cotonou Agreement, Geneva Conventions, POPs Project, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, UNCLOS, UNFCCC and its Kyoto protocol, Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty,[note 4] International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation, Biological Weapons Convention, Convention of the International Mobile Satellite Organization,[38]
- In November 2011, the Cook Islands were one of the eight founding members of Polynesian Leaders Group, a regional grouping intended to cooperate on a variety of issues including culture and language, education, responses to climate change, and trade and investment.[39][40][41]
(* diplomatic envoys have been accredited or agréments issued and credentials remain to be presented)
- ^ In November 2005 the US Ambassador McCormick stated "I've been ...accredited to... the Cook Islands."[25] and he participated in various activities in the region.[26][27] The statement of the US Ambassador signifies that there are established diplomatic relations between the two states, but neither this nor the accreditation of the Ambassador are mentioned at the CIA's World Factbook website of 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012.[28] The Cook Islands have a Honorary Consul in and recognized by the US since 1995.[29][30]
- ^ Cook Islands Ambassador appointment pending as of 2008.[31][32][33]
- ^ Cook Islands Honorary Consul is appointed to and acknowledged in Monaco since 2007 or before.[34][35]
- ^ including the Facility Agreement with the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization.[37]
See also[edit]
- List of diplomatic missions of the Cook Islands
- List of diplomatic missions in the Cook Islands
- Foreign relations of Niue
- Foreign relations of New Zealand
- Politics of the Cook Islands
External links[edit]
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Cook Islands Government
- Cook Islands analysis
- The Cook Islands' unique constitutional and international status
- Cook Islands Representatives Overseas, 2006
- Diplomatic Relations List 2011
- ^ Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs, Supplement No. 8, Volume VI at para 11
- ^ Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs, Supplement No. 8, Volume VI at para 11
- ^ Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs, Supplement No. 8, Volume VI at para 11
- ^ Summary of Practice of the Secretary-General as Depositary of Multilateral Treaties (United Nations, New York, 1999) at para 86
- ^ http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/foreign-affairs.html
- ^ http://www.pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=126043295226c6b1451e729005ef5c
- ^ http://www.oceaniatv.net/2013/09/04/palau-formally-establishes-diplomatic-relations-with-the-cook-islands/
- ^ http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/foreign-affairs/pacific/67-pacific-relations.html
- ^ http://www.oceaniatv.net/2013/09/04/palau-formally-establishes-diplomatic-relations-with-the-cook-islands/
- ^ http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/foreign-affairs/pacific/67-pacific-relations.html
- ^ http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/foreign-affairs/pacific/67-pacific-relations.html
- ^ http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/foreign-affairs/pacific/67-pacific-relations.html
- ^ http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/foreign-affairs/pacific/67-pacific-relations.html
- ^ "Summary of territorial information Cook Islands" (in Czech). Czech Embassy Canberra & Czech Consulate Sydney. 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ^ Cook Islands and Netherlands establish diplomatic relations
- ^ http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/news/19-general/149-cook-islands-and-switzerland-establish-diplomatic-relations.html
- ^ Diplomatic relations list 2009
- ^ http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/news/19-general/192-visit-by-israeli-ambassador.html
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Singapore established bilateral relations with Niue and Cook Islands on 6 August 2012: "Singapore has established diplomatic relations with Cook Islands, ... Niue, ..."
- ^ Korea, Cook Islands to establish diplomatic ties by year's end: "Korea will establish diplomatic relations with the Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean by the end of this year, making it the 190th country with which Seoul will have diplomatic ties", 2012-10-23
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ US ambassador accredited to the Cook Islands
- ^ American ambassador to New Zealand, Samoa, and the Cook Islands
- ^ These CIA World Factbook sites have the following entry for Ambassador to the Cook Islands: "Diplomatic representation from the US: none (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)"
- ^ Foreign Consulates in California: The Honorable Metua Ngarupe, Honorary Consul of the Cook Islands
- ^ Foreign Consular Offices in the United States - Cook Islands - NAME AND RANK: MR. METUA NGARUPE, HONORARY CONSUL - DATE OF RECOGNITION: Feb. 22, 1995
- ^ Ireland Diplomatic missions and accreditations list
- ^ Ireland Diplomatic list November 2012
- ^ Irish Embassies and Consulates Abroad
- ^ Ordonnance Souveraine n° 1.259 du 10 août 2007 auto risant à exercer les fonctions de Consul honoraire des Iles Cook dans Notre Principauté. (Journal de Monaco Bulletin Officiel de la Principautè)
- ^ Honorary Consul in Monaco
- ^ http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/foreign-affairs/pacific/67-pacific-relations.html
- ^ http://www.ctbto.org/press-centre/press-releases/2000/cook-islands-tenth-state-signatory-to-have-signed-facility-agreement/
- ^ http://www.imso.org/member_states.asp
- ^ "NZ may be invited to join proposed 'Polynesian Triangle' ginger group", Pacific Scoop, 19 September 2011
- ^ "New Polynesian Leaders Group formed in Samoa", Radio New Zealand International, 18 November 2011
- ^ "American Samoa joins Polynesian Leaders Group, MOU signed", Savali, 19 November 2011


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At its official unveiling at the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the special edition Jaguar XKR Goodwood Special made quite a sensation. Now the company has decided to put the car into production and latest reports suggest the production version has made the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes 58 seconds. Granted, that's no 6 min 58.16 seconds provided to us by the Ferrari 599XX , but it's impressive nonetheless.
During an interview at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Jaguar's managing director, Mike O'Driscoll said "This is definitely not a level of performance anyone would have associated with the XKR before now." He also said the production version will have a top speed of 186 mph.
The 2009 Jaguar XKR Goodwood Special was powered by a supercharged 5.0 Liter V8 pumping out 510 HP. It was painted in a lime green exterior color and featured a lowered suspension, 21" alloys, and a tweaked exhaust system.


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Make: Honda
Model: GL1800
Color: Artic White
Trike Kit: Motor Trike
Miles: Only 3,281
Stock #: 10025
Price: Only $ 20,950
Motorcycle Spec
The 21st century Gold Wing shatters all known standards for touring motorcycles with world-class performance, athletic handling and supreme comfort.
A powerful 1832cc liquid-cooled, horizontally-opposed six cylinder engine produces an arm-twisting 125 pounds-feet of torque, all while meeting the latest emissions regulations. The Gold Wing's PGM FI electronic fuel injection system features two large 40mm throttle bodies and six specially-designed Keihin high-pressure fuel injectors for ideal fuel mixture control, improved performance and superb driveability.
The Honda Gold Wing; the CEO of touring motorcycles.
· The exhaustively tested 1832cc liquid-cooled horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine provides effortless power.
· Low, forward engine placement and solid engine mounting produce excellent road handling characteristics and impressive low-speed maneuverability.
· Two side-mounted radiators enhance cooling efficiency and use low-air-pressure areas created by side cowls to draw cooling air through the radiators and around the rider at highway speeds. Below 24 kilometres per hour, thermostat-controlled fans pull cooling air across the radiators into the fairing, keeping hot air away from the rider.
· Precise-shifting five-speed transmission includes overdrive fifth gear.
1832cc liquid-cooled horizontally opposed six-cylinder
Bore and Stroke
74mm x 71mm
Compression Ratio
Valve Train
SOHC; two valves per cylinder
PGM-FI sequential electronic fuel injection with twin 40mm throttle bodies
Five-speed including overdrive, plus electric reverse
Final Drive
Front Suspension
45mm cartridge fork with anti-dive system; 140mm travel
Trike Kit
Motortrike Kit
Air Bag Assisted Suspension System
Matching Rear and Front Polished Aluminum Wheels
GL 1800 Fastback
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|Overall Length
1,127 lbs
|Trunk Capacity
2.72 cubic ft
|Trunk Door Opening
28.5″ x 14.5″
Motor Trike, Inc. announces the release of an all-new trike to add to their continually expanding line of Independent Rear Suspension conversions. The "Avenger", as named by Motor Trike, was designed for the Kawasaki Vulcan 900 cruiser family including the Classic, Classic LT, and Custom models.
This announcement comes just three months after the launch of the "Challenger" conversion made for the Kawasaki 1700 family of large touring motorcycles including the Voyager, Vaquero, and Nomad.
Jeff Vey, owner of Motor Trike, Inc. stated, "We believed there was a missing link between an entry level motorcycle conversion and a full blown touring bike conversion in the market. Our intent was to fill that void. Without question, the Avenger does just that. This is a cruising motorcycle with the cargo space of a touring model. It's like having the best of both worlds."
The Company is currently taking orders for the Avenger at a price of $8,995.00 per kit and setting delivery dates for February 28th. Contact a Motor Trike Authorized Dealer or call 1-800-90-TRIKE for more information.
Headquartered in Troup, TX, Motor Trike, Inc. is one of the nation's leading trike conversion manufacturers.
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|Unequal Length Upper and Lower Control Arms
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|Polyester Resin Fiberglass
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June 26, 2012
Champion Investments, Inc. assumes Operation of Lehman Trikes, USA
Today Champion Trikes, via its sister company Champion Investments, Inc., a South Dakota Corporation, announced the resumption of Lehman Trikes, USA operations. Lehman Trikes USA, considered one of the trike industry's foremost leaders and well known for its high quality and reliable products, had suspended its operations in early March of this year, while in search of a qualified investor.
Craig L. Arrojo, CEO of Champion Investments Inc. and Champion Trikes stated, "We are extremely proud and excited to announce the acquisition of Lehman Trikes USA and have them join the Champion family of motorcycle related companies. They are an exceptional organization, firmly grounded in high quality products and exceptional customer service. Their ISO 9001:2008 speaks to their commitment." Continuing, Mr. Arrojo stated, "Lehman Trikes USA was a fundamentally sound company, with a rich heritage. A combination of factors led to their cessation of operations. The early discontinuation of the Harley-Davidson services contract, along with a challenging economic environment and delays in new contracts were all ingredients. Lehman and Champion Trikes, in team, will enrich both companies and improve our mutual performance."
Champion Investments, Inc., doing business as (dba) Lehman Trikes USA, operations will resume at the Spearfish, South Dakota, facilities. Financial resources are in place and the first order of business will be providing service parts with a phased-in return to full operations as vendors and personnel staffing are reestablished.
For more information, please contact:
Jim Pinto
Champion Trikes, Inc.
11841 Monarch St
Garden Grove, CA 92841
Phone: (714) 847-0949
Fax: (714) 847-1539
Email: email@example.com
Website: www.lehmantrikes.com
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I'm very pleased to announce I have some work in the next issue of 'Goose Flesh' - a zine created by Glasgow-based Photographer Sarah Amy Fishlock.
The launch night takes place on 5th December at The Arches, 253 Argyle St. There will be drink, prints available as well as the zine for purchase. I'll be showing some photographs from my forthcoming body of work 'Terroir'.
I'm incredibly lucky to be amongst some wonderful photographers, and gutted to miss the event personally. Thanks for getting me involved Sarah.
If you're in the area, pop along.


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Future of Public Education Tour
The Alabama State Department of Education will host a 12-stop "The Future of Public Education" tour. The tour will highlight important topics for students and families in Alabama, including PLAN 2020, the Alabama College and Career-Ready Standards, student testing, accountability, and the importance of
parental and community involvement. State Superintendent Tommy Bice will host each event. The tour will stop in Dothan at Dothan High School on Thursday, September 18. Superintendent Bice will give a presentation from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. and a question and answer session will follow from 7:00p.m. – 7:30 p.m Visit this link for more information: Future of Public Education
Alabama Association Gifted Children's Video Contest
The Hidden Lake Elementary School Family would like to congratulate Julianna Singley. She was the FIRST PLACE winner in the Alabama Association Gifted Children's Video Contest. As part of a LinC (gifted) assignment, Julianna was responsible for creating a gifted video that explained why having a gifted program is so important for students like her.
Using her new I-pad from the recent IPad roll out in Dothan City Schools, Julianna created an I-movie. Dr. Senn, LinC teacher, has provided this opportunity to her students for the past three years. This year thanks to the I-pad roll out and the gifted and talented abilities of Julianna Singley the gifted traits of all of the students were recognized.
Julianna and Dr. Senn will travel to Birmingham this Friday, September 19th where Julianna will receive a digital camera from Dr. Bice (State Superintendent of Education) and the AAGC for her work on this project. Julianna was the first place winner among forty other video entries in 5th grade.
Mrs. Allyson Morgan, Director of Secondary Curriculum Services
Dothan City Schools offers its warmest congratulations and best wishes to Allyson Morgan (Director of Secondary Curriculum Services, Federal Programs and second to the Superintendent) on her retirement after 25 years of service to our school system! Mrs. Morgan will retire on September 30, 2014.
During her 25 year career, Mrs. Morgan has served as a First and Fourth grade teacher and a Program Specialist/Assis
tant Principal in the schools. After moving to the Central Office in August 2007, she became the District Literacy Specialist for our system and in July 2008 became the Director of Secondary Curriculum Services, System Test Coordinator, Safety Coordinator and Title III Coordinator prior to her moving to her current position in July 2011.
Over her 7 year career at the Central Office, Mrs. Morgan has accomplished many goals. Listed below are just a fe
w of her many accomplishments.
As one can see, we are not only losing an exceptional educational leader; but, most of all we are losing a dear friend who truly loves Dothan City Schools and its' students and employees. Allyson…you will be truly missed!! Here's to your retirement!!
Alternate Alabama Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Mr. Chris Payne, Art Teacher at Dothan High School, Dothan City Schools Secondary Teacher of the Year and District II Secondary Teacher of the Year.
At a ceremony in Montgomery, Alabama on May 14, 2014, Mr. Payne was selected as the 2014-15 Alternate Alabama Teacher of the Year.
Mr. Payne is a dedicated and committed educator who is an asset to his profession, his students and Dothan City Schools. For more info on Mr. Payne, visit his webpage. http://dothan.al.dch.schoolinsites.com/?PageName=TeacherPage&Page=1&StaffID=61163&iSection=Teachers&CorrespondingID=61163 Mr. Payne is also the SADD Sponsor at Dothan High School and was the 2012-13 Advisor of the Year - Check out what SADD is doing here...http://dothanhighschoolsadd.weebly.com/
On Monday, May 12, 2014, the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama presented the 2013 PARCA Report for Dothan City Schools. To view a copy of this report, please visit 2013 PARCA Report.
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The last 2 shows it was just Takeda san with kitchen knives.
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The last 2 shows it was just Takeda san with kitchen knives.
well the folder i wanted to have finished is out as i broke a tap off in the las hole that needed tapped (still not sure how im fixing that one)
but will be there with a tuna sword and a few razors and one 6 inch utility (i have not a tabel but i will be floating around ) i ll be talkign to the dealers and seeing what deals i can work
If the hole is not in steel, have you tried alum?
So how was the show?
show was good smaller then i thought for NY but had coop shooot 3 of my razors and looks at all the high end handle stuffs and talked shop with some great makers
ron was a proper host (more then jsut a proper he was greta )
had good meals
i sold nothing but really didnt plan on it ether (dave i was goin to stop by before the show but you were a hair out the way the way i went
I don't know what the answer is but a lot of the more popular makers sell out in the first hour of the first day. By Sunday morning the show was looking pretty sorry with all those empty tables every where you looked. Good crowd Friday, fair Sat. and poor Sunday.
They should require all knives remain on site until the end of the show. Then even those who cannot attend until Sunday can at least see what is available.
alot of the better makers do keep knives till the end of show but for some its not worth them even sticking around for sunday and they have flights to make
i know RJ and DDR knives were able to look at but thats the corner of the show i was hanging out in


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Archive for the 'Frugal Living' Category
Show Off Your Tan in Style This Summer For Less Than $100!
If you plan to get some color this summer, show it off in a bare little summer dress and warm colors. We found some great pieces, plus an awesome pair of Zennis, that will keep you feeling cool and looking totally hot over the coming months. The best part? The whole outfit comes in at less than $100!
You won't need to weigh yourself down with any jewelry when you wear these cream-colored frames with a touch of bling at the temples. While you can choose traditional clear lenses for these glasses (UV coating included!), you also have the option of choosing tinted lenses for additional protection against glare. Frame #238815 sells for $19.00.
Solid Thick Strap Babydoll Dress
The look begins with this peachy-keen, flowy babydoll sundress. The look is casual and the shape of this dress allows for plenty of air circulation, keeping you comfortable. Even better, it's short enough that it could work over leggings or skinny jeans. It can also double as a beach coverup. You can find the dress at dELia*s for $28.
Pink Palm Tree Shopper Bag
OK, you may not have the cash to go somewhere fancy on your summer vacation, but you can still enjoy carrying this beautiful island sunset tote. Plenty of room for all your things and the sunset colors go great with your dress. Just $22 from New Look.
Sunset Sky Sandals
Flat, strappy sandals in a beautiful blush pink go great with this outfit and work well on both sand and pavement. They are also incredibly versatile and will perfectly complement many different style skirts, shorts, jeans and dresses. Just $30 from Mod Cloth.
Monday, June, 23 2014 by Lainie Petersen
Delicate Pastels For Spring – One Look For Under $100!
Spring is in the air, so it's time to lighten things up a bit with pastels, softer fabrics and flirty sandals. We here at Zenni had a look at this season's trends and decided to put together a simple, gorgeous ensemble that's perfect for springtime . . . and all for under $100! Check out what we came up with and let us know what you think in the comments below.
Badly chosen eyewear can ruin your look before you even get started, which is why we began our spring ensemble with these adorable Zennis ($6.95). A lovely pink translucent frame picks up the pink on the dress, harmonizing with the lighter colors of a spring look while also drawing attention to your beautiful eyes.
The next element of this look is a simple shift dress that offers a study in contrasts: Warm pastels take on new life in a bold Aztec-themed print. The result is Southwest glam that isn't too heavy-handed.
In addition, the shape of this dress makes it an incredibly versatile piece: While the skirt is a little short for work, you can still wear this on your days off with a baby-blue cardigan for shopping and strolling around town. Even better, this Tribal Print Zip Back Shift Dress from Body Central will only set you back $24.98 . . . a serious steal.
These gladiator sandals, only $24.00 from Maurices, rock this look without overwhelming the dress. Pastels can sometimes be tricky to match, so your best bet is either an exact match or a pale/light neutral. These sandals kick things up a notch with gold metallic studs.
Bonus: In addition to being incredibly cute, the flat heel and straps gives the whole outfit a decidedly beach-y look, even if you are strolling down a city street.
Lest you think that this outfit is getting a bit too casual, our stylist comes to the rescue with this adorable, but quite proper, clutch in pale pink with beige trim. At only $27 from Dorothy Perkins, the bag even has a zippered pocket for your wallet (a good thing, considering the money you're going to save on this outfit) and a pouch for your cell.
Thursday, April, 17 2014 by Lainie Petersen
5 Tips for Keeping Your Glasses in Good Condition
While shopping for glasses can and should be fun, if you're constantly replacing them because of loss or damage, you're wasting money. What to do? Develop good eyeglass care habits and learn a few basic repair and adjustment skills, and your eyes will be happier and your wallet fuller:
1. Buy More than One Case
Eyeglass cases protect your glasses against all kinds of damage, including lens scratches incurred while your glasses bounce around in your purse. Unfortunately, since we wear our glasses in many different locations, its easy to leave an eyeglass case behind on a sink, in your desk drawer, or even in a different purse than what you're now carrying. If you buy several cases and keep them in the locations where you are most likely to take off your glasses (at home, at the office, in your favorite handbags and backpacks) you're less likely to leave your glasses unprotected.
2. Buy an Eyeglass Cord
Hate losing your glasses? Buy an eyeglass cord. This lets you wear your glasses so you don't lose them, and keeps them out of your pockets where they are more easily damaged.
3. Learn How to Adjust Your Glasses
Don't assume that there is something wrong with your glasses just because they aren't comfortable or don't seem to "fit right." Just about everyone needs to adjust their glasses: This video by one of Zenni's opticians can show you how to do it yourself.
4. Learn Basic Eyeglass Maintenance
If you can learn how to do your own repairs, you won't have to spend time and money on getting your glasses fixed. Buy a simple eyeglass tool kit for a few bucks online or at the drugstore.
5. Clean Your Glasses Carefully
Smeary lenses are the pits, but resist the urge to use a napkin or your hoodie sleeve to clean them. Fabrics and paper products can scratch the lenses, costing you money when you need to buy a new pair. Microfiber cloths are inexpensive and many come in small sizes that you can tuck into your glass case or wallet for easy use. Never use household cleaners or vinegar on your glasses: They can strip the lenses of protective coatings. A mild dish soap and water solution works just fine, though you can also buy eyeglass cleaning solution at pharmacies.
One More Thing
While it's important to take care of your glasses, it's also to pay attention to indications that you may need a new pair. If you find yourself leaning forward to read your computer screen, or holding books or objects closer to or further away from your face than normal, it may be time for an eye exam. Be observant of symptoms of eye strain: Headaches, dry eyes, eye redness, and back/neck pain can all be signs that you may need a new prescription.
Thursday, January, 30 2014 by Lainie Petersen
5 Frugal Health and Wellness Purchases
Frugality isn't about being cheap, it's about carefully thinking through purchases so that you save money over the long term. Being cheap sometimes costs you more money than buying a useful product or service, because you don't get to reap the very real benefits that the product or service offers.
Take health and wellness purchases, for example. While it's certainly easy to spend way too much money on fad diets and gizmos, not all health related purchases are a bad deal. Identify your health concerns and needs, figure out how to address these needs in a way that fits your budget, and then invest in the equipment or services necessary to help you meet your goals.
Here are some health and wellness products and services that can help you get off to a great start with a frugal and healthy lifestyle:
1. Nutrient Count and Food Log Apps
Accountability is a key component of achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. Many weight-loss programs require weekly weigh-ins and meetings with either a support group or counselor to help you stay on track. Unfortunately, participation in weight loss programs can be pricey. Yes, some insurance companies provide discounts on weight loss programs, but many don't, making this option unaffordable for those on modest incomes.
However, there is another way of staying accountable: Record your daily food intake using one of the many free low-cost food logging and nutrient count apps that are available. These apps work with just about any diet and nutritional strategy, including calorie-controlled, high-protein, low-carb or low-fat diets. A popular free option is MyFitnessPal, which lets you set your weight and nutrition goals and then add foods consumed throughout the day. MyFitnessPal keeps track of your food intake and exercise, letting you know how many calories you can still consume and stay on your weight loss (or maintenance) plan. You can even participate in MyFitnessPal discussion boards for tips, motivation and support.
2. Good Walking Shoes
Walking and running are effective exercises that are free to do: Just step out of your front door and get moving. Still, neither exercise is without risk: Slips and falls, along with strain on your joints, can derail your walking/running routine quickly. By investing in quality footwear, you'll stay healthy and comfortable, making it easier to stick with your exercise program and meet your wellness goals.
3. Zenni Eyeglasses and Sunglasses
Wearing quality eyewear is important. Not only do eyeglasses help you see better, but wearing the right prescription can help you avoid the symptoms of eye strain, which include neck and shoulder pain, headaches and eye redness. Even if you don't need prescription lenses, sunglasses and goggles protect your eyes against injury or damage caused by UV radiation.
While you could spend a lot of money on designer eyewear, Zenni offers you an alternative. You can get stylish, high-performance eyewear for a fraction of the cost of what you'll find in stores.
4. Stationary Bicycle
Make no mistake: Walking and running are a great way to get aerobic exercise for free, but if you live in an area where bad weather makes regular outdoor workouts difficult, you are going to have rethink your exercise strategy. Gym memberships are great if you can both afford them and have the time and ability to get to the gym regularly. If monthly dues are too much for you, or your work schedule makes it hard to regularly schedule workouts, you'll have to figure out how to get your exercise at home.
One option is a stationary bicycle, Unlike treadmills or at-home stair climbers, quality stationary bikes don't have to be expensive, with many models starting at less than $150. Even better, they don't use electricity, don't have motors that can break down and don't typically require a lot of maintenance. There are even some models that fold up for easy storage, something that stair-step machines and treadmills can't do.
5. Cooking Classes
It turns out that your most frugal dining option, cooking for yourself instead of eating prepared food or going out to eat, is likely your healthiest. When you cook your own meals, you control what goes into them. You also control portion sizes. If you don't feel confident in the kitchen, sign up for a cooking class in your area. Professional instruction can save you money by teaching you how to shop as well as preparation and cooking tips that allow you to cook delicious food quickly. Looking for inexpensive cooking classes? Park districts, grocery stores and specialty gourmet shops are typically good bets.
What are some of your favorite frugal health purchases?
Wednesday, January, 1 2014 by Lainie Petersen


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Çeşme is a coastal town and the center-town of the district of the same name in Turkey's western-most end, on a promontory on the tip of the peninsula which also carries the same name and which extends inland to form a whole with the wider Karaburun Peninsula. It is a popular holiday resort and the district center, where two thirds of the district population is concentrated, is located 85 km. west of İzmir, the largest metropolitan center in Turkey's Aegean Region.
There is a six-lane highway connecting the two cities. Çeşme district has two neighboring districts, Karaburun to the north and Urla to the east, both of which are also part of İzmir Province. The name "Çeşme" means "fountain" and possibly draws reference from the many Ottoman fountains scattered across the city.Ilıca is a large resort area 5 km west of Çeşme to which it depends administratively, although it bears aspects of a township apart in many of its characteristics.


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King's Research Fellow in African Studies 2010-2014
I am presently a Research Fellow in African Studies at King's College, Cambridge. Prior affiliations and qualifications:
D.Phil, St Antony's College, University of Oxford (in Development Studies; awarded 2011)
MA, in Social Anthropology, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (with distinction, 2001)
Subject groups/Research projects
Departments and Institutes
- King's College:
- Research Fellow in African Studies
- Centre of African Studies:
- Research Fellow
Research Interests
My research interests cut across social/political anthropology and history and include a range of topics, all of which I am investigating through ethnographic fieldwork. I have carried out most of my research so far in central and northern Nigeria, but I am also interested in the wider regional contexts of West and North Africa, and in comparable ethnographic work from other parts of the world. I have done some two years of fieldwork on the Jos Plateau and in the lowlands of Plateau State, in central Nigeria, during repeat visits at doctoral and post-doctoral levels, since 2005. I have also worked for shorter periods in north-eastern Nigeria, a bit in north-west Nigeria, and in northern Cameroon and Ghana.
I work in rural and urban areas and among different population groups – Muslims and Christians – of central and northern Nigeria, but with a primary focus on the Jos Plateau. Plateau State is a fascinating place to study, due to its religious pluralism, ethnic and linguistic diversity, varieties of cultural expression, and the adaptations of people to the ecological and topographical characteristics of the area. This political, social and environmental complexity forms the backdrop to my attempts at ethnographic understanding of the region. My research touches on a variety of themes. I have spent a lot of time studying collective violence in Plateau State and northern Nigeria. The conflicts in Plateau State are primarily between Muslims and Christians, but there are also factors other than religion that frame them, and it is not all religiously mixed communities that have been affected by conflict. Neither are the conflicts in Plateau continuous, but they have recurred at different moments, especially since 2001, and claimed thousands of lives on both sides. Due to the intensity of the violence, and because it runs along some of the major religious and ethnic cleavages in Nigeria, the Plateau crisis has been of wider national significance.
My research on the conflicts is anthropologically grounded, analysing the disputes and episodes of violence through an ethnographic lens and placing them in their social and historical context. I have researched the urban riots which, from 2001, have periodically erupted in the city of Jos, and the rather different forms of insecurity and conflict in rural areas of central Nigeria. I am also researching moments and places of peace, some of which provide important comparative lessons. I have worked throughout Plateau State and in all of the neighbouring states, which enables both comparative and contextual understanding. I have documented and chronicled these conflicts, exploring their political and religious underpinnings and the processes of group mobilisation. The basis of the conflicts relates to larger issues of citizenship, indigeneity, religious reform, and new religious movements – Islamic and Christian – and political inclusion and exclusion. I am also interested in debates over 'retraditionalisation' and the apparent resurgence of 'traditional' religion, cultural festivals, and shrines in some rural communities. I maintain contact with local peace initiatives in Jos, and where possible have disseminated my work to them, as my research integrates perspectives from fieldwork among both Muslims and Christians, rather than just one side or the other.
I have also carried out empirically based research on Boko Haram, the nickname of a militant Islamist movement that has been active in parts of northern Nigeria, having formed in the north-eastern state of Borno. Fieldwork in north-east Nigeria has also enabled some comparative work on local institutional patterns of inclusion and exclusion between different states, particularly Bauchi and Gombe. This relates to the question of how religious and ethnic diversity is accommodated in different places, socially and politically. The aim has also been to account for differences, through historical and sociological analysis, and to understand the extent to which in these case studies inclusion is necessary for more peaceful outcomes. This particular study entailed work in parts of northern Nigeria that have long been neglected by researchers.
A research theme I am also pursuing is on pastoralism and nomadic or mobile populations. This comes out of my work on rural insecurity, but has now moved beyond the conflict theme. I have carried out fieldwork among the pastoral Fulani (cattle rearers) of the Jos Plateau and contiguous areas. This research interest has also taken me to Fulani camps in different parts of northern Nigeria and into Cameroon, but it is ongoing work and the intensive study I plan to do is still in its genesis. The Fulani on the Jos Plateau are mainly settled – however, they also practise seasonal transhumance and/or agro-pastoralism. I am presently researching the spread of an Islamic reform movement (Izala) among the Fulani in rural areas of the Jos Plateau. I am also studying aspects of the livestock trade in central/northern Nigeria, and cattle rustling (which, due to the monetary and cultural value of cattle, has become a major destabilising factor in rural areas). With the help of Fulani informants, I am mapping local and international stock routes that traverse Plateau State and its vicinity, an exercise that relates to the management of rural space and is partly intended to feed into current dialogue between farmers and pastoralists.
When I am in the field I generally live with Nigerian host families. I have stayed for months at a time in Muslim and Christian households, in various neighbourhoods of Jos and elsewhere.
Key Publications
Journal Articles
(2014, forthcoming) 'Ethno-religious conflict and local security practices among farmers and pastoralists of the Jos Plateau, central Nigeria'.
(2013) 'The origins and transformation of the Boko Haram insurgency in northern Nigeria' - published in French translation as: 'Les origines et la transformation de l'insurrection de Boko Haram dans le nord du Nigeria', Politique Africaine, 130: 137-164.
(2008) 'Social mobilisation and collective violence: vigilantes and militias in the lowlands of Plateau State, Central Nigeria'. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute 78 (1): 109-135.
(2007) 'The politics of urban violence in Jos, Nigeria, from colonial rule to the 2007 elections' - published in French translation as 'Violence urbaine et politique à Jos (Nigeria), de la période colonial aux élections de 2007', Politique Africaine, 106: 69-91.
Working papers
(2013) Rural Insecurity on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria: livelihoods, land, and religious reform among the Berom, Fulani, and Hausa. Oxford: Nigeria Research Network, 94 pp.
Mustapha, A. R; Higazi, A.; Lar, J.; Karel, K. (2012), Jos: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches to Conflict Resolution. Oxford: Nigeria Research Network, 85 pp.
Book chapters
(2009) 'Integrating Migration and Development Policies: Challenges for ACP-EU Cooperation' (53pp.), in Razzaque, M. A. (ed.) Trade, Migration, and Labour Mobility. London: Cameron May Ltd. for the Commonwealth Secretariat.
(2009) 'Response to Ken Wiwa, 'If this is your Land, where are your Stories?'' [on the Niger Delta conflicts], in T. Chesters (ed.) Land Rights: The Oxford Amnesty Lectures 2005. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Book reviews
(2014), Review of 'Authority Stealing: Anti-Corruption War and Democratic Politics in Post-Military Nigeria' by W. Adebanwi. Durham (NC): Carolina Academic Press, 2012, 450 pp., in: The Journal of Modern African Studies (52/1).
(2013) Review of Andersson-Trovalla, U. Medicine for Uncertain Futures: A Nigerian City in the Wake of a Crisis. Uppsala: Uppsala Univ., 2011. In: Anthropos.
Other publications
(July 2013) 'Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in North-East Nigeria', online article for CERI - Sciences Po, Paris - as part of a dossier on the Sahel: http://www.sciencespo.fr/ceri/en/content/insurgency-and-counter-insurgency-north-east-nigeria
(2013) 'Nigeria', in W. Slater (ed.) The Annual Register: World Events 2012. Cambridge: ProQuest.
(2012) 'Nigeria', in D. S. Lewis & W. Slater (eds.) The Annual Register: World Events 2011. Cambridge: ProQuest.
(2011) 'Nigeria', in D. S. Lewis & W. Slater (eds.) The Annual Register: World Events 2010. Cambridge: ProQuest.
(2011) The Jos Crisis: A Recurrent Nigerian Tragedy. Abuja: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
(2005) Informal Remittance Systems: Ghana Country Study. Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University of Oxford. Commissioned by DFID and the EC's Poverty Reduction Effectiveness Programme.
(2003) Policy Levers in Ghana. Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity, University of Oxford. Report for DfID.
(2003) 'Dilemmas and Definitions in Post-Conflict Rehabilitation', cover article in The ACP-EU Courier, No. 198, May-June 2003, pp 28-31.
Research Groups
I am part of the Oxford-based Nigeria Research Network (NRN) and the NRN's Islam Research Programme - http://www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/research/research-networks/nrn
I am a researcher on the Bordeaux-based 'XenAfPol' project (funded by the French National Research Agency, ANR) - on 'The Politics of Xenophobic Exclusion in Africa: Mobilisations, Local Orders and Violence' - http://www.migration.org.za/project/xenafpol-politics-xenophobic-exclusion-africa-mobilisations-local-orders-and-violence-2011-2
I am also in the CRISE Network - http://www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/research/research-networks/crise-network/crise-members - based at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford
Editorial Work
I am on the editorial board of Manyeng: Journal of Central Nigerian Studies, based at the Department of History and International Studies, University of Jos, Nigeria. I am also affiliated to that department as a Research Scholar.


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With all the "we'll know 20 years from now" stuff you were talking about, brought to mind that lePatreek that you met up with at Blizzcon, must have had a huge week 1 with Blizz & imagine all the OMG your bringing that out then, OMG didn't know that, OMG your not going to do that, HOW MANY transferred to horde, etc.
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On iTunes and ID3 tags: the new age of album art means it's not just art from the album
Years ago, album art really was art. It meant something to the album (or you could hope so). It was big, and bold; the 12-inch black-and-white pictures that came with the double vinyl LP of The Who's Quadrophenia - in 1973 - was a miniature version of the film (which wasn't made until much later). If you bought any album by Yes (I confess!) or Genesis (all right! I was young!) or indeed anyone in those vinyl days, you got much more than just a record. There was the front and back, and sometimes the sleeve holding the record; it might be a "gatefold" so that the sleeve opened up. Now, of course the artist would have the usual thanks to mum and dad (in the case of The Who, saying that Quadrophenia was nothing like their own lives and that they'd bought them nice houses. In the Outer Hebrides) and the guy who bought the drummer's cymbals. But there was plenty of art to look at to consider while you listened to the record.
Now? You've got 10,000 songs on your iPod; but no art to look at. Well, you can, but it's on a small screen. Recently though I undertook the huge task of adding the album art to all my encoded songs - all 4,000-odd of them. That's a lot of albums. Why? Because I've been trying out the Sonos music system, which includes a handheld console that has a much bigger and clearer screen than an iPod. And it looks cool if you show the album artwork on the screen to go with the song that's playing. (The Sonos stuff is very, very cool; I'll write about it presently in The Guardian. If you like music, and you've got a big digital library, I'd say it's the thing to get. But anyway.)
A couple of interesting things about digital album art. Firstly, you can have more than one piece of artwork attached to any track. It's true - in iTunes, try selecting a track, dragging a few different pictures onto it, and see what happens. The first picture you dragged on shows up, right? But if you then get the track information, click the "Artwork" tab, and edit, you'll see all the images you stuck there. (I don't know what the limit is on pictures there, but it certainly got me mulling about steganography. But that's off-topic here.)
Secondly, there's no point in worrying that a picture is going to bloat your track. A typical MP3 file uses about 1Mbyte per minute. If you add a 100K picture to a three-minute track (stuck into the "headers"), you're in effect adding an eighth of a minute to the track size - or about 7.5 seconds of playing time. It's not significant, really; and most picture files you'll add are much more like 10-50Kbyte, which is nothing to worry about.
So where did I find the pictures? At first, using the very clever art4itunes.com site. You export your song list from iTunes (see the site; it's simple) and then the site mulls it over a bit and throws back the album list and images from Amazon (US or UK; you pick, as well as picking the image size. Go for bigger; you won't regret it.)
That was fine for a while, even if it did get quite boring dragging the picture onto the "Drag artwork here" image well on iTunes. Truth is, this is a very boring task. I'd have Applescripted it but couldn't wrap my head around the process of finding the correct-sized image and adding those to multiple tracks. And at that time I was focussed on "right" - matching the album title and CD cover.
But then I ran into all my classical collection, which is much more difficult. Many are 20 years or so old (I bought them when CDs were new) and those versions haven't been made for years, such as Karajan conducting the Beethoven symphonies. (I know, those are still around, but not the exact covers I had.) So I began using Google Images to see if that would turn them up. In doing that, I stumbled onto vinylparadise.com, which I know is in Japanese, but which is a wonderful collection of scans of covers of vinyl records.
It was my Proustian moment: I got the instant recall from some of those classical vinyl covers of looking in my youth at the hundreds that my father collected. The Firebird! The Planets, with a picture of the planets for the cover.
And then I began to think: actually, those pictures are better than the ones that were on my CD. So I began to look through the covers for suites like The Firebird, and chose the one that I thought was the best piece of art - what I'd like to look at while listening to Stravinsky.
But then I began to think some more. Why should I be encumbered by the picture that the record label put on the front of the CD? Why not have something appropriate to the track name, the year, the artist, the suite name? If vinyl LPs had multiple bits of art to look at, why constrain myself to a single image for all those different tracks just because they were on the same album?
So after the Proust came the epiphany. (I think it was the same for Proust. He got a multi-volume book out of it. I get a blog post. Ain't progress grand?) Why not search for images on the artist name, the album name, the track title, the year it came out, for anything that I liked? If I've managed to break up the album into pieces, why not do the same to album art? Suddenly, I felt set free from a strange constraint that had been bugging me unconsciously all through the process.
I wrote a script that searched Google Images (and then later picsearch, which has a few more options) on that basis. (Unusually for an Apple product, iTunes has an excellent Applescript interface that lets you get at pretty much any aspect of a track, including details about the artwork(s).) I found stuff that you wouldn't consider as being album art. But it was track art. It worked for me.
What's next? Well, there are two strands here. First, there's what you can do for yourself. If you're good at scripting (sorry, Windows users, but I don't know what's available through VBScript and iTunes) then you could search for images and add those automatically to individual tracks. I may do that, updating as I go. As part of that, I wonder whether you could put an animated GIF into a track artwork. Now that would be smart, eh? Haven't tried it. (Update: see comments. You can do it, but the results are disappointing.) And is there any way to make multiple bits of a single track's artwork show up sequentially through a song? Or is that some unimplemented feature? Even more than that - music is such a personal thing; why not find tags on Flickr that match what you're looking for? Or pictures from your personal collection? I know that the image that would have most resonance for me for Radiohead's Just (on The Bends) isn't the album cover; it would be a picture of Keelhaul at Bosherston Head. I have my reasons. We make our own personal playlists now; why not the same for the images that we tie to our music?
Secondly, since record companies seem to be trying to get us to buy CDs through incentives like more online content if we buy and click and register, why don't they give us some more album art - for each track? - that we can add when we rip the songs? It would be clever. It would be cool. And it would both bring us forward into the digital age, where a "track" carries so much more encoded information than just where it is on a spiral track heading towards the oblivion of the spindle; and at the same time bring us level with, or perhaps slightly ahead of, those days when albums were big things that really were works of art.
Over to you: what does album art mean to you? Have you ever thought of it this way? How about now?
(Update: for Apple users, there's now a downloadable Automator action that twill let you find out which tracks don't have artwork. It's written by Thomas Peters; the action doesn't exist in the set of iTunes actions you get provided from scratch. It's rather neat; it'll even create a playlist for you (cough Small Paul cough). Have a look.)
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12 Responses to "On iTunes and ID3 tags: the new age of album art means it's not just art from the album"
Miche Doherty Says:
May 2nd, 2006 at 12:16 pm
Interesting idea. I've done something similar with comedy CDs - searching Google Images for pictures of Hancock, the Goons etc - but not on a systematic basis.
It never occurred to me to try pasting in an animated gif. Just tried it: iTunes displays the first "frame" as a still image.
Barbarossa Says:
May 2nd, 2006 at 7:14 pm
So you've discovered album art, too? At first I thought "Why bother?" but as I collected some tracks and albums that already had the art, I became hooked. I now have art for some 56,038 Tracks on 3,724 Albums. Well — not each and every one, as there are a few items for which art is truly impossible to find online — but damn near all.
About one quarter of my tracks are 'Books-on-CD'. Book #3 of the Patrick O'Brian 'Master and Commander' series is 'H.M.S Suprize' - just try finding album (or BOOK!) art for that. I had to make the art myself in GraphicConverter.
After one complete trip through my collection getting art, I realized that I wasnt always getting the optimum picture. I shoot for an image about 300 X 300 pixels with good brightness, contrast and saturation. I had been using AmazonMusic.com or CDUniverse.com for both info and art, but ultimately came to rely more on Google searches for both info and art when the usual sites failed, and even then often "adjust" the art for screen legibility with GraphicConverter.
At least this arduous trek is over, and I can now add my art and info one album at a time as I add to my collection.
Oh, and BTW, none of my collection was purchased from iTunes or downloaded from the Web.
Small Paul Says:
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:32 pm
56,038 tracks???
Man, I hope, one day, I have the spare time to find pictures for 56 thousand tracks :)
The liner art for Arctic Monkeys debut album consists of 12 photos, one for each track. But it seems like even those net-savvy young scamps missed out on the ID3 tag idea. I'm sure the MySpace community will rectify that in an easily-downloadable format given time.
iTunes doesn't let you create Smart Playlists via AppleScript though. Grrr.
tim Says:
May 3rd, 2006 at 12:42 pm
I prefer to stick with the approved artwork, but your point is well taken: I have no idea why the recording industry has not cottoned onto the idea that providing album art is their best response to downloading and sharing. I still recall fondly the actual postcards that came with Pink Floyd's "Wish you were here"
Charles Says:
May 3rd, 2006 at 1:59 pm
The thing about the "approved" artwork for digital music is that, as I say somewhere, there's only one per entire album - where we used to get a front, back, inside, and often other extras. (Recall the labels on Genesis records, with the Mad Hatter. What label was that? It's a poor tradeoff.
Timbo Says:
May 3rd, 2006 at 9:37 pm
I think the Genesis label was Chrysalis.
Just popped over to the Sonos site - looks interesting, if a little pricey for me at the mo'.My router is in the hall, so not a good place to have one of the ZeePee devices.
A gotcha - art4itunes has a file limit of 5 million bytes … and my library comes in at 5.56Mb. A bit of editing required … and only 13,500 tracks, I feel ashamed after Barbarossa's 56 thou. Still, I've only reached "Q" in the encoding stakes.
Michael Kenward Says:
May 3rd, 2006 at 9:51 pm
Chrysalis is right.
You mean that sort of stuff now sells for real money?
Must check my collection of "vinnul".
I hasten to add that I have never bought a Genesis album. Pomp rock was alien territory.
Small Paul Says:
May 3rd, 2006 at 11:44 pm
Aha, thanks for the note on the Automator action. Sadly, I don't think it'll create a Smart Playlist for me, which is a requirement: I need the playlist to update itself when I change song metadata, not just be created on smart criteria in the first place. Appreciate the thought though.
Charles Says:
May 4th, 2006 at 11:25 am
True. The best method I found was to create a smart playlist looking for BPM = 1 (beats per minute. Nothing has a BPM of 1. Except if you set it like that.)
Then you do an Applescript:
tell application "iTunes"
tell playlist "Library"
repeat with atrack in the tracks
if artworks of atrack = {} then set bpm of atrack to 1
end repeat
end tell
end tell
And you'll have all those non-artwork things in your smart playlist. May take a while, but it'll run in the background. You may want to have an exception if you've got the "iTrip" software in there.
Roger Carter Says:
May 26th, 2006 at 11:59 am
I find that the 'album art' dashboard widget is the best way to quickly add art. It chooses the right artwork about 95% of the time and you can add the art to whole albumns with a single click.
Charles Says:
May 26th, 2006 at 2:00 pm
For those who haven't got it, the download is at http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/music/amazonalbumart.html . Only 56K, universal binary, looks tasty.
Roger Carter Says:
May 26th, 2006 at 6:40 pm
The one you link to doesn't work for me. This is the one I find works best.