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It's just another one of those stories to remind you Negroes out there that you are not living in a "post-racial" country. I know that some of you reclining in your La-Z-Boys from the comfort of your house would like to tell us otherwise, but......
"COATESVILLE, Pa. — A prosecutor says officials at a large southeastern Pennsylvania school district exchanged "shockingly racist" text messages on district phones.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan told The Associated Press on Monday that his office learned of the messages during an investigation into the Coatesville Area School District.
Check out the texts here.
He says the text messages "looked like something from 1813, not 2013."
The Daily Local News of West Chester says Superintendent Richard Como (pictured left) and Director of Athletics and Activities Jim Donato (pictured right) used the district-owned cellphones to exchange a series of racist texts in June. Both resigned abruptly during the first week of school.
Here are a few exchanges between the two school officials, according to The Daily Local News:
In an often unintelligible exchange of messages, the pair repeatedly used well-known and offensive racial slurs while discussing students, faculty, and members of the athletics department.
"All should just have whatever first names they want…then last name is N—-R!," Donato wrote to Como. "Leroy N—-r, Preacher N—-r, Night train n—-r, clarence n—-r, Latoya n—-r, Thelma n—-r and so on." "Great idea!" Como responded. "Joe n—-r bill n—-r snake n—-r got a nice ring to it."
The conversation did not end there, as Como and Donato continued to use the slur as they appeared to discuss students in the school district.
"Could have whole homerooms of n—-r!" Como wrote.
"Hahahahaha!" Donato responded. "Will N—-r report to the office, pardon the interruption but will n—-r report to nurses office. N—-r to lunch now!"
On June 7, the pair exchanged another round of text messages discussing the then pending layoffs of district teachers and the recent firings of other black employees.
"Man some week for sure but will be topped Tuesday night by Delco vs. Ritter. Campbell fight over Dunn financial claims and sneak attack in wings," Como wrote.
"Jesus christ! Can't get much better (worse)," Donato replied. "Blood in water…"
"Right this could be classic conclusion to board meetings by end of month 23 (teachers) get clipped Tuesday a.m. before committee meeting and prob 6 to 9 more in July if Ritter budget numbers right," Como said.
"How many n—-rs out of 23?" Donato asked. "Not enough!"Phone listings for Como and Donato weren't immediately available." [Source]
"Don't know but think it's only 4-5. At most until last minute rush of firing by Goo of Phoenix and Kamara," Como answered.
"Good hangings there," Donato wrote. The conversation continued with more obscene language.
Wow! This is the superintendent and the athletic director. Nothing against hardworking blue collar folks, but this not a bus driver and a janitor we are talking about here, these two David Duke wannabes were men with a lot of influence and power. And Coatesville, in case you didn't know, is not exactly a lily white place.
But hey, at least they got caught. They were too dumb to realize the dangers of texting on their cell phones. The bad news is, of course, that there are a lot more people in positions of power who are just like them.


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"We wanted to surround ourselves with our consumer base. It is no secret that SLC tops the list of the most progressive cities in the snowboard realm and given the progressive nature of our product, it was a proverbial "no brainer". Not to mention that it is much easier keeping an office full of snowboard junkies happy in a place that has best snow on earth. "
Settling down in the heart of downtown SLC, the Banshee Bungee headquarters is a mere stone throw away from some of North America's best urban spots. Combine that with the minor twenty-minute drive to some of the best backcountry access in the world, the old phrase "Location! Location! Location!" seems to be true yet again. "There is no better place for the Banshee Bungee team to be. From the mountains to all the crews supporting us who reside in the city, SLC is already shaping up to be a very comfortable home. " says Kalisek.
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"Looking at the picture of the PK3's I wasn't expecting much. They look and feel cheap using a generic case for the drivers making them easy to fake. (In fact my first pair were fake!) these earbuds sound GREAT! Especially considering the price ($44) I have a few pair of earbuds in this same and higher price range and these PK3's knock all of them out of the water. They have a flat sounding..." --thebluebulk
Yuin Pk3 Earphones
" Got these at Amazon after a long search and much reading. Sound for the price is really good. Not in the same league with my Sony Pros or the Sennheisers but surprisingly close. I have them connected with a REALLY cheap headphone amp and the combo far exceeds what I expected. Clear, roomy, dead quiet. " --Richard S
Yuin Pk1 Earphones
" These were my sweetest sounding head-gear yet. It would be brilliant all-rounder if it would not require a portable amp for portable use. This is the first reason i left it, otherwise i almost got an ear infection from those foams.., they get dirty in a few weeks of massive use. I recommend them to clean, i boiled them in water. " --angevoi
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Kitty has been tapped as the keynote speaker for the First International Conference on Paranatural Studies, taking place in London. The conference brings together scientists, activists, protestors, and supernatural beings from all over the world - and Kitty, Ben, and Cormac are right in the middle of it.Master vampires from dozens of cities have also gathered in London for a conference of their own. With the help of the Master of London, Kitty gets more of a glimpse into the Long Game - a power struggle among vampires that has been going on for centuries - than she ever has before.
In her search for answers, Kitty has the help of some old allies and meets some new ones, such as Caleb, the alpha werewolf of the British Isles. The conference has also attracted some old enemies, who've set their sights on Kitty and her friends.
All the world's a stage, and Kitty's just stepped into the spotlight.
©2012 Carrie Vaughn, LLC (P)2012 Tantor
Maddie and I, are a dad-daughter combo who love audible books. She has recently started to write reviews also. I hope you can differentiate.
"Mostly set up"
I have historically loved the Kitty Norville series, but this one left me a little wanting. First off let me say that Marguerite Gavin is spectacular as usual, and the production of this audio book is of very high quality. The writing itself is crisp, funny, and well done...the story on the other hand is basically a set-up for (hopefully) the next novel. The plot in this book just seemed very low-key, no really overall dramatic plotline, when something does happen it is quickly resolved..then something else might happen but these subsequent events did not really seem connected to the prior event. Rather there seems to be several hidden sub plots/action streams happening that we don't really get to see yet. I equate this book with a "book 1" of a trilogy, where some minor things happen but the real plot is to be revealed and resolved in subsequent novels.
That being said, I think that Ms. Vaugh is leading up to a humdinger of a showdown and anybody who misses this book will be lost in later books. So it is a must-read for Kitty Norville fans, but it will probably leave you a little disappointed that nothing really happens.
I Love a great supernatural tale, a Love story, PNR, a Cool Mystery and Most Sci-Fi....if there are vampires, weres or witches in it, that's a plus! Basically I am a 40+ y/o young at heart woman rediscovering the wonderful world of books and am now addicted! Lol I LOVE AUDIBLE!!!!!
"Kitty is so cool!"
Its great...and I have listened to a LOT of books!!!! MG's narration is always perfect in my book!!!!
The Kitty series is similar to the Night huntress series...but great as is....it can stand alone...Kitty is so cool!
I liked her interviews....and when they saved Tyler....but I really loved the whole book!!!
Same as the Title...this would make a good movie....all her books would!!!
I hope there are more Kitty books, I loved this one...and she still has more to say I think...she has grown so much, and is truly an inspiration....I love Ben, and I love Cormac...I think this is one of my ATF series so far....and has left me wanting more!!!
"Kitty Steals The Show"
I really loved this installment of the series. In this book Kitty gets some new allies via some old ones. Kitty blows the doors off the "long game". I won't give anything away here. Lots of laughs and her usual snark. You get to see a softer side of Cormac also.
"Another great adventure for Kitty Norville"
Characters drive the plot as Kitty heads to London and meets up with a new vampire Family, the local English pack, and goes to head to head with some old enemies.
While in London for the first ever scientific conference on the supernatural, Kitty learns how the rest of the world's vampires treat her fellow werewolves, and how pervasive Roman's influence is on the world's vampires. She gets tangled up in one plot to take out the Master of London and in another, spearheaded by an old enemy (or two), to capture werewolf soldiers for use in building a supernatural army.
As with all the Kitty books, we get to meet some great new characters, like Ned Allen–vampire, Elizabethan stage actor, and Master of London. I love how Kitty gets all giddy at the idea that Ned knew Shakespeare. We also meet Caleb, the Alpha werewolf of the British Isles. Kitty attempts to move Ned and Caleb's relationship from "ignoring each other" to "working together," based on the relationship she has with Rick back home in Denver.
We also get to meet some awful characters. The delegate of world vampires are awful; in particular, they way the view and treat werewolves is horrific. Kitty stirs up trouble by refusing to cow to their self-importance and accusing some of them of working with Roman. She also talks with their wolves, attempt to incite riot and defection, telling the wolves they don't deserve to be cannon fodder for the coming war. As usual, she has some success, and earns the title Regina Luporum from some of the vampires — Queen of Wolves, a wolf who will stand up for her brethren against the vampires.
Carrie Vaughn has been great about letting us revisit characters from previous books. In Steals the Show, we get to spend time with Allette in D.C. and her descendant Emma in London, Dr. Schumacher and Joseph Tyler at the conference, and Luiz, the were-panther with whom Kitty had a fling while in Washington D.C. for the Senate hearings in Book 2. Assuming she's still single, Luiz greets Kitty VERY warmly. Once he learns Kitty is married, the scenes where Luiz toys with Ben, much like a cat would, are priceless.
One of the smaller story lines I really enjoyed in this book was Cormac meeting Amelia's family. It's interesting to see Kitty observing the changes in Cormac since he "partnered" up with Amelia. It makes me look forward to Low Midnight that much more.
"Just splendid!"
I absolutely loved the book. Just as awesome as the previous books! nice to see some kickass female characters.
"Awesome as always!"
another great installment! can't get enough of the narrator either. I actually put this series aside for a while and just picked it back up. I relistened to all of the books from the begining and it's even better the 2nd time through.
"Mediocre at Best"
Though I enjoy the Kitty series; this one fell a bit flat. The storyline was uni-dimensional, rather unimaginative and flat. Hope the next book is better.
work with children and dogs, so fantasy is a wonderful distraction!
"Ooops, a few mistakes,!!!"
Very very surprised to hear Ms. Gavin slip up a few times while working. Several times I heard her refer to Luis as Louis, and towards the end describing "umpire" dresses! But hey we all make mistakes, and her narration is consistently awesome. Great book,!!!?/
"kitty is one bad ditch well sort of"
radio dj by night. crime fighting where wolf by day come on need i say more
"Great book!"
Really enjoyed getting back to the heart if what Kitty does best. The web keeps getting more tangled for her.


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Paya Ngoto School, Burma – Audley's Final Term report
I've blogged several times about this small, provincial school in Burma (to see previous blogs just type "Paya Ngoto" into the search).
The first time was when the school was virtually destroyed by Cyclone Nargis back in 2008. Since then Audley have set up numerous fund raising events, not just to repair the school, but to continue to support it long term.
I thought I'd share with you what Kate, one of our Southeast Asia Regional Product Managers, found on a recent visit (includes photos).
During my trip to Burma last month I paid my first visit to the Paya Ngoto School, which Audley has supported since 2008.
After Cyclone Nargis ripped through the community destroying homes, lives and land in its wake we organised a fundraising initiative to get the school rebuilt. With the help of a huge number of client donations and support from staff, family and friends we raised £11,000.
Today the school is thriving and is an important hub of this rural community near Twante, a two-hour journey from Rangoon. It was wonderful, and rather moving to be able to finally visit the school and meet the dedicated teachers and delightful children who were all eager to show off their alphabet recitals and playground games. We presented the teachers with new longyis and the children were given new exercise books and pencils.
We provide ongoing support to the school and encourage any of our clients travelling to Burma to pay a visit and donate exercise books, pencils, learning materials, new uniforms etc. We can also arrange a sponsored lunch for the whole school prepared by the local monastery, which provides the children with a hot, wholesome meal. Clients are of course invited to join the children and teachers for lunch.
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For more information about Paya Ngoto School and travel to Burma, please contact our Burma specialists on 01993 838105 or contact us online.
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Philip Engelen on November 26th, 2011
My wife and I were in Burma when the cyclone hit in 2008, and very well remember the utter chaos throughout many parts of the southern part of Burma, and yet, central and northern Burma were hardly hit at all. I think that it's great what you have been doing and great to see the country back on it's feet again after such a hammer blow. My wife and I would love to return to Burma, the people are all so friendly and long suffering, but always with a smile.


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A Tifton agricultural researcher says he has found the solution to the worlds energy crisis through genetic modification and cloning of bacterial organisms that can convert bio-mass into hydrocarbons on a grand scale. The local researcher believes his groundbreaking discovery could result in the production of 500 to 1,000 barrels of hydrocarbon fuel per day from the initial production facility. The hydrocarbon fuel commonly known as oil or fossil fuel when drilled will require no modification to automobiles, oil pipelines or refineries as they exist today and could forever end the United States dependence on foreign oil, he said.
J.C. Bell, who brought the world powdered peanut butter, has spent the last four years, identifying the bacteria that produces hydrocarbon and then finding a way to genetically alter it so that it could produce hydrocarbon in greater volume.
Bell cited a USDA study that projected it was possible to produce two billion tons of bio-mass that could be converted to hydrocarbon with some modification to agriculture and forestry practices.
Pamela Serino, Chief of the Department of Defense Energy Support Center at Fort Belvoir, Va., said she was very excited about Bells technology. The DOD Energy Support Center is the energy purchasing arm of the defense logistics agency, Serino said. She said she became acquainted with Bell when he met with a senator about his hydrocarbon research. We give support to the Hill, she said. When he was briefing the senator, we were there to see if his technology was viable. Serino said her job was to question the science behind the technology. It looks good to me, she said.
Serino said she envisions a near future where we have multiple regional energy sources. She said the growth in China and India makes the work in bio-energy more critical.
Now that his discoveries have been patented, his corporation formed Bell Bio-Energy, Inc. and his government communications established, Bell announced his discoveries to the local press on Friday morning.
I have received a tremendous amount of support from the state and federal government, Bell said. I could not have gotten this far without the help of (U.S. Sen.) Saxby Chambliss, (U.S. Sen.) Johnny Isakson, (Rep.) Jim Marshall, (Rep.) Jack Kingston and Floyd Gabler, the deputy undersecretary of the USDA. He said, They have opened doors for me at the Department of Defense and the EPA and EPD.
Bell said he never considered ethanol for his research. He who burns his food goes hungry, Bell said. Thats an old Chinese proverb. Instead he concentrated on bio-mass and hydrocarbons. If it grows its bio-mass, Bell said. Bio-mass is any living or recently dead biological material. Hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Decomposed organic matter provides an abundance of carbon and hydrogen and is naturally occurring in crude oil.
Sources for bio-mass to be converted to hydrocarbon fuel are the forestry industry, pulp plants, agriculture and waste derived from the construction and demolition industry.
This is the ultimate recycling, Bell said. Environmentalists should rejoice. We are only using waste products. Bell said his company would take all of the waste of the plants: The tree limbs and tree tops, husks and cob of the corn, wheat stubble and corn stover.
Bell said that with ethanol, The United Stated would have to totally rebuild our infrastructure. He said, We wanted to make hydrocarbon that could immediately be pumped.
Bell said the original idea came from observing cows expel gas. That is natural gas, Bell said. Cows release methane gas. He said the gas is created by bacteria in the cows rumen or stomach. These bacterial organisms are responsible for biological conversion of bio-mass into hydrocarbons, he said.
With his research complete, Bell is in the process of building his pilot plants and production facilities. At the pilot plants, the bio-mass will be tested to select bacterial strains, bacterial genetic modification will be tested, revision of production protocols will be established, and a determination will be made of the best method of bio-mass conversion.
We are exploring several locations for our pilot plants and production facilities, Bell said. We have the opportunity to put our plants in several locations.
He estimated the budget for the research facility to be at $60 million annually and the production facilities at $250 to $300 million a year. He anticipates being in full scale production by October 1, 2009.
Wherever this is located, the community will reap tremendous economic benefit, he said.
Bell cites a number of benefits of bio-mass conversion: The energy shortage issue can be effectively addressed, it is a totally renewable energy source, it calms global warming fears, utilizes industrial waste and supports the agriculture industry.
We can reduce the waste stream by 70 percent, he said.
For more information e-mail questions to email@example.com.
To contact reporter Jana Cone, call 382-4321, ext. 208.
" Dainbramage said recycling My dead body would power a aircraft carrier for 10 years"
"Bell said the original idea came from observing cows expel gas."
Not quite as romantic as Newton watching an apple fall. Unfortunately, I predict that this won't be as far-reaching either. I'm sure Bell is not the only one who's thought of modifying bacteria so that they can produce a fuel. Whether it works is the key. I'll reserve my judgment until I see the product.
Excellent! I will keep my big bore V-8 Tundra!
bring it on - it will be immense fun wtching those russian thugs devolve back into the third world status they deserve.
Dang is Tifton great or what? First, heat resistant bentgrass greens and now this!
I hope it is true. I would love to see the Arabs cutoff at the knees.
Then again, I'm waiting for an enviro-eco-freak to claim that "If this is released it will get out of control and consume ALL living matter in an uncontrollable exponential growth and the world will end as an oil-filled swamp ...
No doubt Exxon Mobile will be at his door step today with a buy out to bury this program
Certainly would be nice to get oil self dependent, and out of the Mid-East Hell hole.
Please, God, before the ME takes over the globe.
The final product is a gas, so our vehicles would all run on a propane-like gas?
Cows also leave a certain amount of physical residue after they process their bio-mass. What happens to the residue? Is it all consumed by bacteria?
Not this BS again. There was a thread on this topic yesterday that was joined by JC Bell (mentioned in the article). After a few technical questions Mr Bell fled the field.
This is almost as Martians pissing gasoline. ain't it?
If that,s real, big oil will make shure this thing will never see light of the day, you can bet your house on it.
Look at the hybrid cars scam, it takes very little to upgrade a hybrid car to a PHEV (plug in hybrid) which is basically an electric car with combustion engine back-up, yet no car manufacturer dares to produce one (you can buy a conversion kit though making your hybrid into a PHEV).
No car manufacturer dares to produce a PHEV cause they all are all in bed with oil companies.
After being patriotic (and stupid) for 30 years driving American cars I finally woke up like millions of Americans and now I am driving a Toyota.
GM, Ford and Chrysler will go bankrupt soon anyway.
Oil company sharpshooters have already been deployed.
Seems to me that what is described here is theoretically possible. What remains to be seen of course is if this is the real thing.
As someone else pointed out, were it to be accurate, the enviro-tards will most surely attempt to derail it.
Don't be so sure. If this produces oil, it will have to be produced, refined and distributed to the existing gas stations. This will fall to the existing refineries, distribution systems, and retail outlets. The oil companies would be the natural choice to get into this business, and they could make the same profits without having to deal with the dictators and OPEC members to do it. I think they would love to see this work.
This is from the Agriculture station that is right next to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, aka ABAC.
Gee, Haw, Whoa, Back.
Give 'em Hell ABAC!
The Democrat National Committee gathers it and dispenses it to their members for use in their speeches.
One downside is that they eat you too.
I believe there is already a similar plant in operation. I saw a TV show about it. It converts primarily turkey waste. The article didn't discuss the economics of this plant so it's hard to say whether or not it's cost effective. The fact that he sites nothing but govt officials and agencies raises the BS flag for me.
Give this guy a raise!
"What happens to the residue?"
"One downside is that they eat you too."
Thinking the same.
I saw this B-rated Sci-Fi movie about a company making tiny nano-robots to eat oil spills. They escaped and started eating the world.
Soylent brown.
Sounds promising....
Does your toyota burn rice or gasoline?
Sounds good, but won't the hateful politicians block any idea that would lessen their power and monies grab? And since the majority of Americans believe the lying politicians and continue to elect liars and thieves, why would they do the right thing if they can get away with doing the wrong things all the time.
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This is a fairly HIGH VOLUME ping list on some days.....
I don't know who is more paranoid about "big oil"....the folks and DU and KOS or in this thread, lol.
Gee, Haw, Whoa, Back.
You realize, of course, that only a select minority here understand the meaning of "gee" and "haw."
Shell Tries to Turn Algae into Fuelhttp://popsci.typepad.com/popsci/2007/12/shell-tries-to.html
Last week, the oil company Royal Dutch Shell announced plans to build an algae biodiesel plant in Hawaii. The project will progress in stages: first, the company will build a small research plant, with hopes to build a full-scale commercial plant within two years. Algae is an incredibly tantalizing yet frustrating potential fuel source, as PopSci's Elizabeth Svoboda found out earlier this year when writing the tale of an algae biodiesel startup in Colorado. The microbes can create enormous amounts of oil from very little in the way of nutrients and land, but extracting the oil and converting it to biodiesel remains extremely difficult.
Shell is partnering with Hawaii-based HR Biopetroleum on their project, and hopes to produce 8.5 million barrels of biodiesel a year at the commercial plant.Michael Moyer
This would secure their business and knock down alternative fuels.
GM, Ford and Chrysler will go bankrupt soon anyway.
No they will adapt to change. If their car public demands it. So long as they don't run to the closest rice burning farm and buy Toyota's and make the economy stronger for them instead of us.
Why? They buy oil, expend lots of money finding and drilling for it, and they do still need to refine this bio-mass derived oilh, they won't go out of business, and they're smart enough, or should be anyway, to know that political realities and the public anger at high gas prices will cause the people to hang them if they try to quash such things.
"I think Mr. Bell's bacteria farm is located in a tunnel next to his perpetual motion machine."
I can say with virtual certainty that Mr Bell is at best mistaken, or at worst, a fraud and huckster. This is the bio-energy equivalent of Cold Fusion.
I wish well this invention if only to reduce landfill waste. However, this is still hydrocarbon fuel. Our energy issue in not lack of resources, it is lack of production. Environmental wackos will fight this because it still burns carbon.
True; however, the government is against plug ins because electrical generation capacity. Californika can't produce enough electricity for air conditioners which cost LIVES, you think the government want dead old people in hot houses while people are plugging in their cars?
(PHEV)which is basically an electric car with combustion engine back-up, yet no car manufacturer dares to produce one (you can buy a conversion kit though making your hybrid into a PHEV).
A little off basis. Current Hybrid are parallel systems in which the gas and electric work in unison. Series system like the Chevy Volt are as how you describe. The problem is battery technology. Lithium Ion batteries are still in development for large size motors. No car manufacturer dares to produce a PHEV cause they all are all in bed with oil companies.
Wrong, GM has said that its electric platform is the future of the company.
Investors get snowed in, not understanding the reality, but "impressed" with perpetuum mobile or whatever.
Seen this in the miraculous antenna design field, claims of science being wrong or stooopid for years, ...now here it is miracle (for HD TV reception, etc.)
Yea! just us oldtimers who have actually plowed a row or two behind one of these gas passers.
"I can say with virtual certainty that Mr Bell is at best mistaken, or at worst, a fraud and huckster. This is the bio-energy equivalent of Cold Fusion."
You know, if this turns out to be true, his simple observation about methane production in the gut of cattle is on a par with Alexander Fleming's observation that the Penicillium mold contaminating his bacterial culture plates was inhibiting the bacterial growth. I would have looked at the plates and said, what's this cr@p?" And then, I would have tossed them out.
Don't be so quick to dismiss this: who would have predicted in the 1930's that within 10-15 years we would be setting up huge fermentation vats on an industrial scale to produce life-saving drugs called "antibiotics"?
In fact, the biotechnology has been established for 50 years - waiting for the right combination of observation, inspiration, and need.
As Pasteur said: "In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind."
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Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, the two nominees today are nominees who came out of the Judiciary Committee with substantial negative votes. Mr. Martinez is a long-time member of the American Civil Liberties Union. He has refused, when asked at the hearing, by myself and in written questions, to state whether he believes the Constitution of the United States prohibits the death penalty--not whether he believed in it. That is his prerogative. He hid behind the answer that the Supreme Court says it is. But the ACLU holds to the view that the cruel and unusual punishment provision of the Constitution prohibits the imposition of the death penalty and, therefore, it is unconstitutional.
He refused to answer that question, and I believe that is an untenable view. There are four references, at least, in the Constitution to the death penalty, and I do not know how somebody could take the cruel and unusual clause to override specific references to the death penalty which was provided for in every Colony and the Federal Government when the Constitution passed.
With regard to the other nominee, Mrs. Benita Pearson, she has some very extreme views on animal rights. When asked by Senator Coburn whether it would be in the best interests of a steer to be slaughtered--she was asked that in the committee--she said probably not in the best interests of the steer, sir. But then you have to look beyond that. I mean, the steer is going to lose its life. It is a painful situation. And steers, evidence has shown, may have some idea or apprehension about the slaughter that is impending. But the next step is, is it necessary to slaughter the steer in order to provide food for those who might otherwise go hungry or perhaps be malnourished without the sustenance that this steer's flesh and hide could provide in terms of clothing and matters necessary for the well-being of animals.
Basically, what I understand this to be is that she is suggesting a court should enter into some sort of balancing test on whether it is legitimate to slaughter a steer, and also she is a member of the ALDF, the defense of animals group, that is very extreme in its views.
For that reason, the National Cattleman's Beef Association and the Farm Animal Welfare Coalition strongly oppose the nomination. I think her views on this issue are out of the mainstream.
I yield the floor and reserve the remainder of my time.
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, Mr. Martinez, I know, has a lot of good supporters and friends, as I have noted. But he did refuse to answer a simple question of whether the U.S. Constitution prohibits the death penalty, which I believe the ACLU, of which he was a member and a member of the legal panel, definitely favored.
I do believe Judge Pearson's view that somehow there should be a balancing test about whether we should actually slaughter a steer based on the need for food or hide is an extreme view also.
We have had about 15 members of the ACLU confirmed by this administration. But we expect this President to submit mainstream judges. The ACLU is not mainstream in its positions. I do believe the administration needs to understand that this is going to be a more contentious matter if we keep seeing the ACLU chromosome as part of this process.
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InterNations have produced the following infographic about expat life which makes for fascinating reading. There are many expats out there. Some people only move once, others twice (I include myself here, since I have been an expat in two countries) and other people are serial expats moving quite often.
Expats move for many and varied reasons. It is not an easy choice to make and life to live.
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Don't worry.. you still have a game in hand to settle the score and of course Bellamy is a total pain in the butt for anybody that he plays but that keeps thing...
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We had that coming - great game by Malawi though!
Anybody can have an off day or an on day, that's why we love the beautiful game of football!
People love to stir the pot, so many theories are flying around these days. Of course, they want us to turn on our own players by making them out to be fully in...
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A bus carrying the Togo national soccer team has been attacked by gunfire in Angola...
We hope all is well after the gun attack, stay safe lads!
That's surely your own point of view kyriaks, although it stinks of biased and mislead hate. You can never over rate a player that plays with heart and skill, F...
He's so bad at it too!
How can you not love this man?! lol
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I am finally ready to submit my last tutorial for the day this time it will be on another domestic animal. Right now I will be showing you "how to draw a pug", step by step. The pug is a very stocky animal that is short and well, pudgy looking. Their body is square, thickset and compact. They have a smooth coat and pug's come in a variety of colors which include apricot, fawn, black and silver. They have moles on their cheeks and these are known to be beauty marks. Their eyes are big, dark and glossy, and they usually have a kind expression on their face. The pug is a very affectionate animal and they do well with all types of families. Not only are these dogs cute and wrinkly looking, they are very smart as well. The pug is a breed that barely barks and they are very sensitive to the tone of your voice which means there is no need to reprimand a pug in a harsh way. Even though these dogs are considered a small breed they make very good watch dogs. Although I doubt that anyone would feel threatened by the sound of a pugs bark. A typical male pug averages around ten to twelve inches in size and they only get to be around twelve pounds. But of course there is the occasional pug that may weigh five to ten pounds over their average weight. This breed gained popularity during the movie release of "Men In Black" as one of the main characters happened to be an alien disguised in a pug's body. After that you see this breed almost everywhere along with the chihuahua. I personally think that the pug has the face similar to a bulldog which at times can be very cute. An interesting fact about this breed is that some believe the pug was created by crossing a pekingese with a small bulldog or french mastiff. I mean some truth must be attached to that theory if the pug falls in the mastiff category right? Anyway I will show you how easy it is to "draw a pug", step by step. The instructions are easy to read and the steps are simple to follow. I will be back tomorrow with more drawing fun so stick around and tackle this drawing lesson on the very adorable pug.
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I'm the new kid on the block here, having registered just this evening. When I was 12, my grandfather taught me how to fly fish in the Lake of the Ozarks. I caught baskets full of bluegills, and it was a great time with wonderful memories. I haven't picked up a fly rod since (that's been 40 years)....until now. For my 52nd birthday, I received an Ugly Stick (lite) 9' flyrod and a Pflueger reel....equipped with a cheap sinking line, and a leader. I cobbled it all together, and hit the local farm pond a couple of weeks ago. My first morning out (6:00 AM), I caught 12 bluegills, a 2 pound bass, and a 4.5 pound bass. Last Saturday morning (same time same pond), I caught 25 bluegills. So....as you might guess....I'm hooked! Here's my question. In addition to the fly rod outfit, I received a $250 gift certificate to Bass Pro Shops for my birthday (life is hard). Since I'm just getting back into fly fishing, and have absolutely no idea what I'm doing.....what do I need? Fly stuff lust has proven to be a powerful thing....but I want to shop wisely (if that is at all possible). It will be a couple of weeks till I can make the drive to Charlotte...so I have a while to think about it. I will be fishing for Bass and Bluegills in our local lakes and ponds (no trout in this part of the state). So...what do you think? - Roosterdad (new kid on the block) |
Sounds like you could use a floating line, some extra leaders and tippet spools, and some good looking "bugs".
You definitely need to get a floating line. That's at the top of the list. Other than that, this is what I would get:
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Give me a wedding designed around a mid-century modern concept and you'll have one giddy blogger on your hands. That's for darn certain. But add in an entire gallery of crisp, clean captures from Archetype Studio Inc, and you've just let me have my cake and eat it too. With detail after detail of streamlined perfection (did I mention they gave custom silhouettes as favors?) I firmly believe this Houston fête is minimalism at its finest. So sit back and get comfy, because this pretty party is just getting starting…
From the Bride…Jason and I knew from the beginning that we wanted a unique and personal wedding, which was the driving force behind the planning of our special day. Since we met while working with power tools, on a church mission project, we decided to DIY as much as we could, to make sure our wedding was reflective of us and our love of building things together. We immediately started our planning with an inspiration board. As lovers of good, mid-century design, all our favorite items played harmoniously with one another and instantly created an obvious theme of juxtaposing materials. We knew we wanted to avoid a color palette that we would regret in 20 years and also didn't want to limit ourselves to matching everything with a bold color. Therefore, we chose a neutral scheme of grey, white, and sand. We utilized the texture of overlapping tonal shades and heavily relied on the warmth of the materials to read as our 'color'. Our graphic designer created an amazing cohesive suite for us with a save the date, invitations, and wedding reception signage. My favorite detail was the wood-grain embossed cardstock of our invitations, paired with silver foil lettering. If Jason and I could be paper, we like to think our invitations are what we would look like!
Our wedding day was full of special moments, including our families getting ready together at the hotel, with our wedding parties. Jason and I were able to deliver letters to each other to read, and Jason's was so touching it made me feel even more blessed that God picked him to be my husband. We also chose to do a first-look, since it would give us a moment to share our thoughts with each other and have a few, quiet minutes to ourselves. I immediately realized it was the best decision we ever could have made, onceI saw his sweet expression and the tears in his eyes. I'll always cherish that moment and Terilyn and Koby's amazing photos that reflect just how personal it was for us!
I fell in love with our reception venue while on an architectural tour with my company. After showing it to Jason and visiting a handful of other venues in town, nothing said 'us' like this modern building. We knew we had found a unique place and were booked as their first wedding reception! A beautiful downtown Houston church was perfect for our ceremony and it was important that Jason's childhood pastor marry us. We asked family friends to do the scripture reading and the solo's, and even included honorary groomswoman and bridesman positions for two of our dearest friends. We carefully selected the solos based on our favorite hymns. We spent a lot of time making our ceremony personal, Christ centered, and a little quirky. Our pastor included in his homily a description of a poster Jason gave me while dating. We chose to display this framed poster at our reception, because it describes our relationship so well. We shared a joyous walk down the aisle as husband and wife, to 'In My Life', by our favorite band, the Beatles.
At the reception, silhouette artist, Cindi Rose, was busy cutting silhouettes of the guests to take home as a favor…..her accuracy and speed was a hit with our family and friends! The band was insanely fun and sang our favorite oldies and Beatles songs that kept guests of all ages dancing. Our florist, can only be described as my kindred spirit and has a level of creativity that's out of this world. In lieu of traditional ribbon or lace around the bridesmaid's bouquets, he soaked thin slices of wood in water before wrapping them around the bouquets; one of my absolute favorite details. His magical mind also worked with us on the custom designed cake stand for our reception. We knew our architectural, cantilevered cake wouldn't look proper on a regular table, so he created an acrylic stand, incorporating our favorite succulents and manzanita branches into the base. We chose not to have a groom's cake, but rather design a cake that reflected both of us. Instead, we alternated the flavors of the cake tiers, in order to have a variety. Since Jason and I admire mid-century architect Richard Neutra's iconic house numbers, we decided to make our own. We cut them out of poplar wood, painted them metallic silver, and mounted them to blocks of cedar to use as the table numbers. Jason also built the custom white trays used for the escort cards, which we filled with pebbles and succulents, to accent the cards, which were done in calligraphy by my sister.
At the end of the evening, we walked through a dazzling sparkler send-off to our bright orange getaway car. Jason bought the 1970 Roadrunner about two months before we began dating, and has worked on restoring it throughout our entire relationship; a true labor of love. Our getaway departure was my FIRST ride in the completed car, and I couldn't think of a better way to christen it, than to ride away from our wedding reception as husband and wife!
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Peppa Pig coming to Hertfordshire again
Children's TV favourite Peppa Pig returns to Hertfordshire later this month.
Fresh from the success of Peppa Pig's Party and Peppa Pig's Treasure Hunt comes Peppa's new show, Peppa Pig's Big Splash!
Following theatre dates in St Albans and Stevenage earlier in the year, Peppa and her porcine pals will be appearing on stage in Hoddesdon and Watford this month.
Featuring songs, cute puppets and muddy puddles, Peppa Pig's Big Splash! tour visits the Broxbourne Civic Hall, in High Street, Hoddesdon on Tuesday, May 13 and Wednesday, May 14.
The show then returns to the county at the end of the month for dates at the Watford Colosseum on Wednesday, May 28 and Thursday, May 29.
The nursery roof is leaking and Peppa and her friends need to fix it quickly.
They set up a fete to raise the money for Mr Bull to do the repairs.
There's plenty of fun to be had as Peppa, brother George, Mummy and Daddy Pig, as well as Danny Dog, Pedro Pony and Suzy Sheep put up bunting, run stalls and organise a great day out.
There's also a Champion Puddle Jumping competition judged by Mr Potato where everyone gets wet and Peppa needs to find her Golden Boots.
It's another all-singing, all-dancing, fun-packed adventure for all the family.
* There is a 4pm performance of Peppa Pig's Big Splash! at Broxbourne Civic Hall on Tuesday, May 13.
On Wednesday, May 14, there are shows at 10am, 1pm and 4pm.
There are performances scheduled for 10.30am, 1pm and 4pm at Watford Colosseum on May 28, and shows at 10.30am and 1pm the following day.


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The 23-year-old will replace flanker Allister Hogg who starts at number eight in place of Simon Taylor, who is recovering from surgery on his knee.
Brown has three Scotland caps after making a try-scoring debut in Romania last summer following a non-cap appearance in the win over the Barbarians in Aberdeen 12 months ago.
But Hadden will maintain a strong starting line-up this week as he prepares for the two-Test tour of South Africa next month.
Scott Lawson of Glasgow Warriors will start at hooker alongside props Gavin Kerr and Craig Smith of Edinburgh Gunners, who is included ahead of Bruce Douglas.
Hadden insists his team selection is indicative of the importance he has placed on the game against the Barbarians.
The Scotland boss has vowed to use the summer matches as the start of his preparations for the World Cup next year.
Hadden said: "We regard the contest against the Barbarians very much as a Test match.
"We are looking to develop some of our attacking repertoire but most of all we're looking to put in a performance.
"The Barbarians game is important both relative to the tour of South Africa and to next year's World Cup as we only have around a dozen games to prepare for the World Cup."
And Hadden is confident both Smith and Brown will prove their worth to his plans on Wednesday.
He added: "Craig has done well when we've introduced him from the bench for his 20-minute flourishes. He deserves the opportunity to start.
"Kelly was in our travelling squad in both Wales and Italy during the RBS 6 Nations Championship.
"He has played extremely well for the Borders this season and I need to see him perform at this level."
Scotland team to play the Barbarians at Murrayfield on Wednesday, May 31 is:
H Southwell (Edinburgh Gunners); C Paterson (Edinburgh Gunners), M Di Rollo (Edinburgh Gunners), A Henderson (Glasgow Warriors), S Lamont (Northampton Saints); D Parks (Glasgow Warriors), M Blair (Edinburgh Gunners); G Kerr (Leeds Tykes), S Lawson (Glasgow Warriors), C Smith (Edinburgh Gunners), A Kellock (Edinburgh Gunners), S Murray (Edinburgh Gunners), J White (Sale Sharks, capt), A Hogg (Edinburgh Gunners), K Brown (Border Reivers).
Replacements: D Hall (Edinburgh Gunners), B Douglas (Border Reivers), S MacLeod (Border Reivers), D Macfadyen (Glasgow Warriors), S Pinder (Glasgow Warriors), G Ross (Leeds Tykes), S Webster (Edinburgh Gunners).
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Pictures In The Papers
Born in the 1840's, the era of the woodblock and the "view taken from nature," early pictorial journalism left behind a matchless treasure of history
June 1962 | Volume 13, Issue 4
As the earliest specimen of photojournalism, the London print was a historic achievement. But in terms of technical enterprise, it was simply astounding. The picture began with "a very great many" small silver daguerreotype plates which were copied in pencil by an artist working on top of the column alongside M. Claudel. (Thus he could, as the paper explained, fill in "small deficiencies … from nature.") After being fitted together, the whole picture was copied again on a prodigious block of Turkish boxwood, which all engravers preferred to use because of its special hardness. This block, however, was not a single piece of wood; the engraving was done across the grain, and even the best boxwood limber did not provide cross-section slices more than six or seven inches wide. It was for the Illustrated London News —and in part for this very picture—that Charles Wells of Lambeth perfected a method of fastening boxwood sections together with bolts inserted through channels in the back, to form a single smoolh surface of very large size. This was far superior to gluing or cementing, and it made possible the printing of full-page and double-page pictures on the presses used by newspapers.
In the case of the great London print, the drawing was done on the full-sized block, which was then unbolted in the back, and the sixty separate sections of boxwood were distributed among nineteen engravers for cutting. Already these quick-fingered experts were doing their job in assembly-line fashion—certain specialists engraved only architecture, others did trees and foliage, and others shaded in the "tints," which was the term used for light and shadow effects. We are told that this one engraving took two months to complete, "the work never stopping night or day." Finally, because the outsixed block was much too valuable to risk in a steam press, where heat and moisture might warp the wood, it was pressed into soft clay, and a solid metal stereotype was cast and used for the actual printing.
On May 28, 1842, in its third issue, the Illustrated London News published its first "candid" picture—" A SCENE IN THE NURSERY AT CLAREMONT "—showing the young Queen Victoria holding the Prince of Wales on her lap. Some Britishers thought that this invasion of privacy was unpatriotic and probably illegal, but the Queen didn't seem to mind. The editors, as usual, fended off criticism with a bouquet of graceful prose: Our Artist has chosen for illustration one of those happy moments of maternal life when the magnificence and etiquette of the Queen is put aside by womanly tenderness for the expression of a mother's love… But far be it from us to intrude further upon the sccresy of such domestic scenes, although the feelings of all fathers and mothers amongst her Majesty's most loving and loyal of all subjects, cannot be prevented following her in thought and with heart…
A few months later the Illustrated London News published the first double spread of pictures ever to appear in a magaxine or newspaper, thus opening up the layout techniques that arc still standard in pictorial journalism. The subject of this coup d'oeil , as the caption writer called it, was a tour of Scotland by the Oueen and her handsome Consort, Prince Albert. The paper boasted that its "distinguished artist" had secured "a position near the immediate escort of our Sovereign during the whole progress of her journey." This was the first time an artist-reporter was assigned to cover a running story at any great distance from home.
By the time of the Crimean War in 1854, the Illustrated London News had developed all the basic techniques for reporting great events in pictures. Beautifully executed views of fortifications, harbors, and camps—often much more revealing than photographs—were rushed from thebattlefront into print, along with pictures of violent combat for which the "special artists" endangered their lives. One artist sketched the Odessa bombardment from the mast of a British warship. The paper also made use of wet-plate photographs, the first time a war had been so reported. As a Christmas bonus for 1854, the editor presented his readers with a magnificent foldout drawing of the doomed charge of the Light Brigade, a scene that lived long in British hearts.
In our own Civil War the Illustrated London News did a great service by allowing its artist-correspondent, Frank Vizetelly, to spend most of his time with the Confederate armies. It printed 133 of Vizetelly's drawings; these are now the only extensive source for viewing the fighting from the Southern side, beginning in 1862 at Fredericksburg and ending with Jefferson Davis' flight from Richmond, in which Vizetelly took part. A few of the artist's original sketches are now at the Harvard College Library. But most of them, along with everything else in the paper's invaluable pictorial archives, were destroyed by Luftwaffe bombing raids in the dark days of the Second World War.


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Festivals have always played a significant role in the life of the people of Bangladesh. Those are parts and parcels of Bangalee culture and tradition. Brief account of the major and regular festivals are given below.
Pahela Baishakh
The advent of Bengali New Year is gaily observed throughout the country. The Day (mid-April) is a public holiday. Most colorful daylong gatherings along with arrangement of cultural program and traditional Panta at RamnaPark, Dhaka is a special feature of Pahela Baishakh. Tournaments, boat races etc. are held in cities and villages amidst great jubilation. Many fairs are held in Dhaka and other towns and villages.
Independence Day
March 26 is the day of Independence of Bangladesh. It is the biggest state festival. This day is most befittingly observed and the capital wears a festive look. It is a public holiday. The citizens of Dhaka wake up early in the morning with the booming of guns heralding the day. Citizens including government leaders and sociopolitical organizations and freedom fighters place floral wreaths at the NationalMartyrsMonument at Savar. Bangla Academy, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and other socio-cultural organizations hold cultural functions. At night the main public buildings are tastefully illuminated to give the capital city a dazzling look. Similar functions are arranged in other parts of the country.
21st Feb, the National Mourning Day and World Mother Language Day:
21 February is observed throughout the country to pay respect and homage to the sacred souls of the martyrs' of Language Movement of 1952. Blood was shed on this day at the Central Shahid Minar (near DhakaMedicalCollegeHospital) area to establish Bangla as a state language of the then Pakistan. All subsequent movements including struggle for independence owe their origin to the historic language movement. The Shahid Minar (martyrs monument) is the symbol of sacrifice for Bangla, the mother tongue. The day is closed holiday. Mourning procedure begin in Dhaka at midnight with the song Amar vaier raktay rangano ekushay February (21st February, the day stained with my brothers' blood). Nationals pay homage to the martyrs by placing flora wreaths at the Shahid Minar. Very recently the day has been declared World Mother Language Day by UNESCO.
Eid-e-Miladunnabi is the birth and death day of Prophet Muhammad (s). He was born and died the same day on 12th Rabiul Awal (Lunar Month). The day is national holiday, national flag is flown atop public and private houses and special food is served in orphanages, hospitals and jails. At night important public buildings are illuminated and milad mahfils are held.
The biggest Muslim festival observed throughout the world. This is held on the day following the Ramadan or the month of fasting. In Dhaka big congregations are held at the National Eidgah and many mosques.
Second biggest festival of the Muslims. It is held marking the Hajj in Mecca on the 10th Zilhaj, the lunar month. Eid congregations are held throughout the country. Animals are sacrificed in reminiscence of Hazrat Ibrahim's (AM) preparedness for the supreme sacrifice of his beloved son to Allah. It is a public holiday.
Muharram procession is a ceremonial mournful procession of Muslim community. A large procession is brought out from the Hussaini Dalan Imambara on 10th Muharram in memory of the tragic martyrdom of Imam Hussain (RA) on this day at Karbala in Iraq. Same observations are made elsewhere in the country.
Durga Puja
Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the Hindu community continues for ten days, the last three days being culmination with the idol immersed in rivers. In Dhaka the big celebrations are held at DhakeswariTemple, where a fair is also held and at the Ram Krishna Mission.
Christmas, popularly called "Bara Din (Big Day)", is celebrated with pomp in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country. Several day-long large gatherings are held at St. Mary's Cathedral at Ramna, PortugueseChurch at Tejgaon, Church of Bangladesh (Protestant) on Johnson Road and Bangladesh Baptist Sangha at Sadarghat Dhaka. Functions include illumination of churches, decorating Christmas tree and other Christian festivities.
Rabindra & Nazrul Jayanti
Birth anniversary of the noble laureate Rabindranath Tagore on 25th Baishakh (May) and that of the National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on 11th Jaystha (May) are observed throughout the country. Their death anniversaries are also marked in the same way. Big gatherings and song sessions organized by socio-cultural organizations are salient features of the observance of the days.
Tagore is the writer of our national anthem while National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is famous as Rebel Poet.
There are various other festivals that are habitually observed by Bangalees all the year round
A traditionalwedding is arranged by Ghotoks (matchmakers), who are typically friends or relatives of the couple. The matchmakers facilitate the introduction, and also help agree the amount of any settlement.
Bengali weddings are traditionally in five parts: first it is the bride and groom's Mehendi Shondha,the bride's Gaye Holud, the groom's Gaye Holud, the Beeya and the Bou Bhaat. These often take place on separate days. The first event in a wedding is an informal one: the groom presents the bride with a ring marking the "engagement" which is gaining popularity.
For the mehendi shondha the bride's side apply henna to each other as well as the bride For the bride's Gaye Holud, the groom's family - except the groom himself - go in procession to the bride's home.[[Image:Gaye holude.jpg|right|thumb|Bride's friends and family apply turmeric paste to her body as a part of Gaye Hoof bride, and they are traditionally all in matching clothes, mostly orange in colour. The bride is seated on a dais, and the henna is used to decorate the bride's hands and feet with elaborate abstract designs. The sweets are then fed to the bride by all involved, piece by piece. The actual wedding ceremony "Beeye" follows the Gaye Holud ceremonies. The wedding ceremony is arranged by the bride's family. On the day, the younger members of the bride's family barricade the entrance to the venue, and demand a sort of admission charge from the groom in return for allowing him to enter. The bride and groom are seated separately, and a Kazi (authorized person by the govt. to perform the wedding), accompanied by the parents and a Wakil (witness) from each side formally asks the bride for her consent to the union, and then the groom for his. The bride's side of the family tries to play some kind of practical joke on the groom such as stealing the groom's shoe.
The reception, also known as Bou-Bhaat (reception), is a party given by the groom's family in return for the wedding party. It is typically a much more relaxed affair, with only the second-best wedding outfit being worn.
Music, dance, drama and film
"Amar Shonar Bangla, Ami Tomayee Valobashi..." Music and dance style of Bangladesh may be divided into three categories, namely, the classical, folk and the modern. The classical style has been influenced by other prevalent classical forms of music and dances of the Indian subcontinent, and accordingly show some influences dance forms like Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi. The folk and tribal music and dance forms of Bangladesh are of indigenous origin and rooted to the soil of Bangladesh. Several dancing styles in vogue in the north-eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, like Monipuri and Santal dances, are also practiced in Bangladesh, but Bangladesh has developed its own distinct dancing styles, for example Nitoshilpi.
Bangladesh has a rich tradition of folk songs, with lyrics rooted into vibrant tradition and spirituality, mysticism and devotion. Such folk songs also revolve round several other themes, including love themes.
Most prevalent of folk songs and music traditions include Bhatiali, Baul, Marfati, Murshidi and Bhawaiya. Lyricists like Lalon Shah, Hason Raja, Kangal Harinath, Romesh Shill, Abbas Uddin and many unknown anonymous lyrists have enriched the tradition of folk songs of Bangladesh.
In relatively modern context, Rabindra Sangeet and Nazrul geeti form precious cultural heritage of Bangladesh. In recent time, western influences have given rise to several quality rock bands, particularly in urban centers like Dhaka.
Several musical instruments, some of them of indigenous origin, are used in Bangladesh, and major musical instruments used are bamboo flute (banshi), drums (dole), a single stringed instrument named ektara, a four stringed instrument called dotara, a pair of metal bawls used for rhythm effect called mandira. Currently, several musical instruments of western origin like guitar, drums, and saxophone are also used, sometimes alongside the traditional instruments.
Soccer, cricket and kabaddi. Kabaddi is the national sport of Bangladesh. Cricket is a game which has a massive and passionate following in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has joined the elite group of countries eligible to play Test cricket since 2000. The Bangladesh national cricket team goes by the nick-name of the Tigers—after the Royal Bengal Tiger.
The people of Bangladesh enjoy watching live sports. Whenever there is a cricket or football match between popular local teams or international teams in any local stadium significant number of spectators gather to watch the match live. The people also celebrate major victories of the national team with a great enthusiasm for the live game. Victory processions are the most common element in such celebrations.
A former prime minister even made an appearance after an international one day cricket match in which Bangladesh beat Australia, she came to congratulate the victory.
Also in late 2006/early 2007, football legend Zinedine Zidane paid a visit to local teams and various events thanks to the invite of Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus
Religion in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is ethnically homogeneous, with Bengalis comprising 98% of the population. The majority of Bangladeshis (about 90%) are Muslims, and a small number of Hindus, Christians and Buddhists are also in the country.
People of different religions perform their religious rituals with festivity in Bangladesh. The Government has declared National Holidays on all important religious festivals of the four major religion. Durga Puja, Christmas and Buddha Purnima are celebrated with enthusiasm in Bangladesh. All of these form an integral part of the cultural heritage of Bangladesh.
Panta Ilish - a traditional platter of Panta bhat with fried Hilsa slice, supplemented with dried fish (Shutki), pickles (Achar), dal, green chillies and onion - is a popular serving for the Pohela Boishakh festival.
Bangladesh is famous for its distinctive culinary tradition, and delicious food, snacks and savories. Boiled rice constitutes the staple food, and is served with a variety of vegetables, fried as well as curries, thick lentil soups, and fish and meat preparations of beef, mutton and chicken.
Sweetmeats of Bangladesh are mostly milk based, and consist of several delights including Roshgulla, Sandesh, Rasamalai, Gulap Jamun, Kalo Jamun, Chom Chom. Several other sweet preparations are also available.
Bengali cuisine is rich and varied with the use of many specialized spices and flavours.
Fish is the dominant source of protein, cultivated in ponds and fished with nets in the fresh-water rivers of the Ganges delta. More than forty types of mostly freshwaterfish are common, including carp varieties like rui (rohu), katla, magur (catfish), chingŗi (prawn or shrimp), as well as shuţki (dried sea fish). Salt water fish (not sea fish though) Ilish (hilsa ilisha) is very popular among Bengalis, can be called an icon of Bengali cuisine.
Bangladeshi people have unique dress preferences. Bangladeshi men wear panjabi on religious and cultural occasions, lungi as casual wear and shirt-pant on formal occasions. Sari is the main dress of Bangladeshi women. Sari weaving is a traditional art in Bangladesh. Salwar kameez is quite popular, especially among younger women. Some women in urban areas also wear pants, skirts and tops.