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If you have a bowling buffer - and you want to make one in your team's colors/material - just make a pattern from the original and go to it. I make 2 pieces - the front and back and then a 3rd piece- a gusset for the in between. I make one for the outside and another for the inside (using felt). Sew the inside to the outside (then use the quilt binding to sew over the raw edges)- it is easier ...Read full instructions »
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Style: Casual, Whimsical
Cotton material or Fleece & felt, Quilt binding.Thread, sewing materials and tools.
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I've seen many people with these in my bowling league, so I asked someone if I could borrow theirs. I took it home, made a pattern and then made several of these for Christmas gifts for friends and family. I made the white background one for myself - in Gator Material - go Gators!!
What are you most proud of?
How nice they turn out and how pretty easy it is to make.
If you would like me to make one for you - what color would you like? Just let me know - make a comment and I will get in touch with you. Just know, that I cannot make it in Gator licensed fabrics, as I do not have a contract with UF and that is necessary in order to sell any product with the licensed fabrics.
What advice would you give someone starting this project?
It's pretty easy - but I think it is easier to sew the lining (felt) and the front together - then have the raw edges showing and cover them with the quilt binding tape instead of trying to sew the right sides together and then turn it, but it can be done either way.


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SummerPlace-on-Old Forge Pond in Old Forge
- bedrooms 3
- baths 1
- sleeps 6
- pool no
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- pets allowed yes
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Old Forge Pond cottage, for warmer weather only...hence the name SummerPlace. Pet friendly! Enjoy the sunsets at this charming Old Forge Pond location. The adorable cottage is within seven minute walking distance to town, shops, restaurants and entertainment...along the LAKESIDE PATH. Old fashioned charm abounds in this lake front property with beautiful wood burning stone fireplace with handcarved mantel, carved by the original owner who was an uncle to current ownership. Three bedrooms and one bath, just right for a family (1 queen bed, 2 single beds, 2 bunk beds and a pull-out sofa).
Caution Note: The car park area is on an elevated space above and behind the house. There are 33 steps down to the house.
The cottage has been painted, inside and out. The dock has been refreshed and stained. New curtains, beds, mattresses, furniture.
property availability
Last modified on 02-28-2013 at 5:01 PM.
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Realtor Nancy Wells, represents owner 315-369-3694
house rental amenities
Dock, On The Lake! FREE SUNSETS!
The dock was recently refinished.
NEW WASHER/DRYER; Fireplace; grill; outdoor fire pit; picnic table; cable TV; microwave oven; electric baseboard heaters; cooking utensils; plates; silverware
activities and attractions in Old Forge Adirondacks
Swimming, boating/sailing, fishing, golfing, sunning, relaxing, loving nature; hikes, deer-watching; daydreaming; sunset watching; the unique movie theater you can walk to along the lakeside path; food tastes better in the mountain air; discover the world class Enchanted Forest/Water Safari ...right across the lake; plenty of places to eat and shop. The beach is right across the lake too...and Rivett's Boat Livery is just down the path where you can rent a party boat...or a speed boat!
PLUS: the Arts Center, Nick's Lake, Climb Bald Mountain to the ranger station, take the ski lift up McCauley Mountain, the Amazing Hardware Store, the amazing Strand movie theater, ride the rapids, pick blueberries, Sunday at the bandshell, count how many deer you see along the South Shore Road, ride The Clearwater tour boat, Calypso's Cove for go-karting. Never bored!
This will be one of the best weeks of your life! Really!!
vacation rental rates
The 2013 weekly rate during the months of July and August is $1400, Saturday-to-Saturday. Weekly rates only.
Other months will be promoted via special reduced prices. Shorter stays may be possible.
Shorter stays are prorated based on the weekly rate. Shorter stays during summer months can be reserved 7 days in advance only, if available.
Monthly rates are negotiable.
Cleaning fee for each stay is $50.
Thank you VERY much for your interest! We hope you'll stay with us some day!
Realtor Nancy Wells, represents owner 315-369-3694
accepted payment methods
Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.
Learn more in our Security CenterTop things to do in Old Forge
- Enchanted Forest
- Thendara Golf Course
- Rent a boat
- There's a really great movie theater
- More than 45 shops/restaurants in town
Top things to do on a budget
- Sit on the dock..and read, or fish
- Have popcorn and tea by the fire
- Hike up Bald Mountain; 1 mile not too hard
- Take the chair lift up McCauley Mt.
- Enjoy the music at the bandshell on Sundays
Top things to do with a family
- Go to The Strand theater, built in 1923
- Go to the municipal beach
- Take the Adirondack Scenic Railroad
- Canoe trips down the Big Moose River
- Go karting, miniature golf more at Calypso's Cove
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Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by private persons or corporations not directly involved with the government. An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties.
All forms of government are susceptible to political corruption. Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, patronage, graft, and embezzlement. While corruption may facilitate criminal enterprise such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and trafficking, it is not restricted to these organized crime activities. In some nations, corruption is so common that it is expected when ordinary businesses or citizens interact with government officials. The end point of political corruption is a kleptocracy, literally "rule by thieves".
The activities that constitute illegal corruption differ depending on the country or jurisdiction. Certain political funding practices that are legal in one place may be illegal in another. In some countries, government officials have broad or poorly defined powers, and the line between what is legal and illegal can be difficult to draw.
Bribery around the world is estimated at about $1 trillion (£494bn), and the burden of corruption falls disproportionately on the bottom billion people living in extreme poverty.
Corruption poses a serious development challenge. In the political realm, it undermines democracy and good governance by flouting or even subverting formal processes. Corruption in elections and in legislative bodies reduces accountability and distorts representation in policymaking; corruption in the judiciary compromises the rule of law; and corruption in public administration results in the unfair provision of services. More generally, corruption erodes the institutional capacity of government as procedures are disregarded, resources are siphoned off, and public offices are bought and sold. At the same time, corruption undermines the legitimacy of government and such democratic values as trust and tolerance. (See: Good governance)
Corruption also generates economic distortions in the public sector by diverting public investment into capital projects where bribes and kickbacks are more plentiful. Officials may increase the technical complexity of public sector projects to conceal or pave way for such dealings, thus further distorting investment. Corruption also lowers compliance with construction, environmental, or other regulations, reduces the quality of government services and infrastructure, and increases budgetary pressures on government.
Economists argue that one of the factors behind the differing economic development in Africa and Asia is that in the former, corruption has primarily taken the form of rent extraction with the resulting financial capital moved overseas rather invested at home (hence the stereotypical, but often accurate, image of African dictators having Swiss bank accounts). In Nigeria, for example, more than $400 billion was stolen from the treasury by Nigeria's leaders between 1960 and 1999. University of Massachusetts researchers estimated that from 1970 to 1996, capital flight from 30 sub-Saharan countries totaled $187bn, exceeding those nations' external debts. (The results, expressed in retarded or suppressed development, have been modeled in theory by economist Mancur Olson.) In the case of Africa, one of the factors for this behavior was political instability, and the fact that new governments often confiscated previous government's corruptly-obtained assets. This encouraged officials to stash their wealth abroad, out of reach of any future expropriation. In contrast, corrupt administrations in Asia like Suharto's have often taken a cut on everything (requiring bribes), but otherwise provided more of the conditions for development, through infrastructure investment, law and order, etc.
As the Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has observed that "there is no such thing as an apolitical food problem." While drought and other naturally occurring events may trigger famine conditions, it is government action or inaction that determines its severity, and often even whether or not a famine will occur. Governments with strong tendencies towards kleptocracy can undermine food security even when harvests are good. The 20th century is full of many examples of governments undermining the food security of their own nations – sometimes intentionally.
Seeking to harm enemies becomes corruption when official powers are illegitimately used as means to this end. For example, trumped-up charges are often brought up against journalists or writers who bring up politically sensitive issues.
The United States accused Manuel Noriega's government in Panama of being a "narcokleptocracy", a corrupt government profiting on illegal drug trade. Later the U.S. invaded Panama and captured Noriega.
Privatization, as in the sale of government-owned property, is particularly at the risk of cronyism. Privatizations in Russia and Latin America were accompanied by large scale corruption during the sale of the state owned companies. Those with political connections unfairly gained large wealth, which has discredited privatization in these regions. While media have reported widely the grand corruption that accompanied the sales, studies have argued that in addition to increased operating efficiency, daily petty corruption is, or would be, larger without privatization, and that corruption is more prevalent in non-privatized sectors. Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that extralegal and unofficial activities are more prevalent in countries that privatized less.
In the European Union, the principle of subsidiarity is applied: a government service should be provided by the lowest, most local authority that can competently provide it. An effect is that distribution of funds into multiple instances discourages embezzlement, because even small sums missing will be noticed. In contrast, in a centralized authority, even minute proportions of public funds can be large sums of money.
A corrupt dictatorship typically results in many years of general hardship and suffering for the vast majority of citizens as civil society and the rule of law disintegrate. In addition, corrupt dictators routinely ignore economic and social problems in their quest to amass ever more wealth and power.
The classic case of a corrupt, exploitive dictator often given is the regime of Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko, who ruled the Democratic Republic of the Congo (which he renamed Zaire) from 1965 to 1997. It is said that usage of the term kleptocracy gained popularity largely in response to a need to accurately describe Mobutu's regime. Another classic case is Nigeria, especially under the rule of General Sani Abacha who was de facto president of Nigeria from 1993 until his death in 1998. He is reputed to have stolen some US$3-4 billion. He and his relatives are often mentioned in Nigerian 419 letter scams claiming to offer vast fortunes for "help" in laundering his stolen "fortunes", which in reality turn out not to exist. More than $400 billion was stolen from the treasury by Nigeria's leaders between 1960 and 1999.
More recently, articles in various financial periodicals, most notably Forbes magazine, have pointed to Fidel Castro, General Secretary of the Republic of Cuba since 1959, of likely being the beneficiary of up to $900 million, based on "his control" of state-owned companies. Opponents of his regime claim that he has used money amassed through weapons sales, narcotics, international loans and confiscation of private property to enrich himself and his political cronies who hold his dictatorship together, and that the $900 million published by Forbes is merely a portion of his assets, although that needs to be proven.
In the political arena, it is difficult to prove corruption. For this reason, there are often unproved rumors about many politicians, sometimes part of a smear campaign.
Politicians are placed in apparently compromising positions because of their need to solicit financial contributions for their campaign finance. If they then appear to be acting in the interests of those parties that funded them, this gives rise to talk of political corruption. Supporters may argue that this is coincidental. Cynics wonder why these organizations fund politicians at all, if they get nothing for their money.
Laws regulating campaign finance in the United States require that all contributions and their use should be publicly disclosed. Many companies, especially larger ones, fund both the Democratic and Republican parties. Certain countries, such as France, ban altogether the corporate funding of political parties. Because of the possible circumvention of this ban with respect to the funding of political campaigns, France also imposes maximum spending caps on campaigning; candidates that have exceeded those limits, or that have handed misleading accounting reports, risk having their candidacy ruled invalid, or even be prevented from running in future elections. In addition, the government funds political parties according to their successes in elections. In some countries, political parties are run solely off subscriptions (membership fees).
Even legal measures such as these have been argued to be legalized corruption, in that they often favor the political status quo. Minor parties and independents often argue that efforts to rein in the influence of contributions do little more than protect the major parties with guaranteed public funding while constraining the possibility of private funding by outsiders. In these instances, officials are legally taking money from the public coffers for their election campaigns to guarantee that they will continue to hold their influential and often well-paid positions.
The World Bank collects a range of data on corruption, including a set of indicators of governance and institutional quality Moreover, one of the six dimensions of governance measured by the Worldwide Governance Indicators is Control of Corruption, which is defined as "the extent to which power is exercised for private gain, including both petty and grand forms of corruption, as well as 'capture' of the state by elites and private interests." Based on this definition the Worldwide Governance Indicators project has developed aggregate measurements for the level of control of corruption in more than 200 countries. The ten countries perceived to be least corrupt, according to the 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index, are Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, Iceland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Canada, and Norway.
According to the same survey, the nine countries perceived to be most corrupt are Somalia, Myanmar, Iraq, Haiti, Uzbekistan, Tonga, Sudan, Chad, and Afghanistan.
In the U.S., the top five most corrupt states are Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Alabama, and Ohio, according to a 2007 study by Corporate Crime Reporter (based on U.S. Department of Justice data on public convictions).


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Thank you Leah, for having me here on the release day for The Forbidden Chamber. It's a special day for me, on the release day of my first novel, and I can't thank you enough for having me here.
It's Autumn, coming up on Halloween, and I have a wild turkey hanging out in my yard. It's been here for about a week looking all fall-like in the midst of my orange, gold, and bright red leaves. The kids have enjoyed studying it pecking the ground and seeing how high it flies, which isn't very high. It mostly walks until it decides to flap its wings in an ungainly manner to sit on our fence. Even though I frequently look at it and think "thanksgiving dinner" and the kids who came by on their nature walks in the park across the street terrified the poor bird with their yells of "Gobble, gobble, gobble," we've been fascinated.
At the core of my fascination is about all things wild and how they live in such proximity to humans and on the outskirts of a large US city. Most of us probably haven't seen a turkey outside a farm or the local supermarket. How has it survived for so long in this finger-width strip of park in the middle of a concrete jungle? Given my recent fascination with avians, I immediately wondered if a turkey migrates. Does it overwinter here? How long will I have my new neighbor?
Turns out that turkeys are not migratory but will seek large trees for canopy during winter, which explains why it's now hanging out around the park with it's pines and maples.
And that brings me to my point. I'm sure you all wondered where I was going. My Samhain release, The Forbidden Chamber, features a family of raven shifters. Though this is of course, complete fabrication, as an author and reader, added realism to my fantasy makes the characters more real. If you have a family of avian shifters, do they have urges to migrate?
Turns out that ravens aren't migratory either, except the young who may spread their wings and disperse for the winter. The idea that a dark tortured hero would have one more strike against him, that restlessness, was too much to resist. My Hayle family is full of strong, healthy males, who shift to Raven when angered, and fight the urge to leave home every fall until they reach maturity.
Have you ever read a little detail in a book that makes it more real for you?
Do you long to fly south for the winter? I know I do!
The Forbidden Chamber released today and can be purchased at Samhain Publishing.
"Your life is forfeit if you open that door."Ella Drake is a Dark Paranormal and Science Fiction Romance author published with Cobblestone Press, Liquid Silver Books, and Samhain Publishing. To learn more about Ella, visit her on her webpage at www.elladrake.com. Ella can also be found on facebook and twitter.
All her life, Lady Isabel Colven has followed the path laid out for her, content to look neither left nor right for excitement. Her future holds a dutiful, passionless marriage to some nice young man, and she's content…until the exotic and compelling Lord Rukh Hayle threatens her maidenly reserve. Rumor paints him as a wife-murderer; desire tempts her to look past his aura of danger.
Rukh refuses to let his family's curse kill a third bride, but Isabel awakens the Raven within him, compels him to take her to wife—and to bed—despite the secrets that live under his skin. That lie is locked in the darkest corners of the manor, waiting to be unleashed. Their lusty union arouses the curse, entangling Isabel in an erotic tug of war that can only end in her destruction. There is no escape for either of them. Not from his family's shadowy history. Not from demons imagined and real. And not from the choice Rukh faces to save his bride from a fate worse than death…
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In today's fast-paced society, even technical college and baccalaureate college graduates may average four to six career changes during their working lives. Therefore, one key to success is for young students to choose an educational goal that will provide them the greatest number of career options.
At UW-Washington County, you will discover a very strong liberal arts core curriculum that will provide you with the opportunity to explore a number of major fields before choosing a definite major. At the same time this broad, general studies approach will prepare you for the rapidly changing world. You will do develop writing and mathematics proficiencies and explore the fine arts and humanities, as well as natural sciences, social sciences, communications, business and computer science.
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Student Services academic advisors and the Career Resource Center are available for you as a student at UW-Washington County. In addition, you will have access to computerized planning programs: the Wisconsin Career Information System (WCIS) and the System of Interactive Guidance and Information Plus (SIGI+). These programs, available to you in the librarys computer labs, will help you to select careers to match your skills, values and life goals. Career Resource Center materials, also in the campus library, will enable you to do more detailed research on careers you want to investigate.
UW-Washington County can also provide you with access to career interest inventories and personality analysis tests. Besides the self-guided WCIS and SIGI+ programs mentioned above, Student Services counselors make available to you the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Both forms of self-assessment will help you to discover more about yourself, and to make college major and career decisions that are best for you.
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Awesome - have made this so many times I can't even count...even with the chicken livers. This double batch really makes 4 for my family. About to make it again - can't wait - it is so ridiulously easy to defrost and make dinner with. YUM!
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Just finished the sauce. Reminds me very much of the flavors we experienced in Italy. Easy to prepare. The hardest part for us was finding the veal. This is my 1st time cooking with veal. Has a bit of a gamey taste, not bad, just different. Looking forward to tasting on pasta with a bit of fresh grated parm. I didn't add chicken livers. I figured the veal would be plenty of a stretch for my family's taste buds for 1 meal. :
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on October 01, 2011
Whoa. This is terrific. We just defrosted and used the second batch over spaghetti. It's so good you'll find it hard to believe you made it. Omitted the chicken livers because I hate them more than anyone can hate anything at all. Otherwise I pretty much followed the recipe.
I have made this sauce about 5 times now. It is fabulous. I do not add the chicken livers and have also made slight modifications to accommodate what I did or did not have in the pantry at the moment. It always turns out wonderfully. One short cut you should not make- do not substitute any other meat for the ground veal. The veal is a must. I tried subbing ground pork and it was the only time I did not like the sauce. Excellent sauce, excellent over fresh pasta. I could eat this every night. The little hint of clove I think is what makes it almost addictive in flavor. Delicious!
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11 February in Budiyia, Bahrain. Thousands of people are taking to the streets for a peaceful political rally. An aura of collective hope reverberates through the crowd as men march ahead, women walking behind them clothed in burkas. Flags and banners trail in the air above the masses as they chant in unison, demanding democracy, the restoration of their rights and an end to the Al Khalifia government's brutality.
As the excitement builds to crescendo, the crowd is confronted by a wall of armed Bahraini police in riot helmets and shields. Tear gas missiles are launched into the throng, spewing toxic fumes into demonstrators' faces. The sky is shredded by rubber bullets. Sound bombs deafen them as they scatter, running blindly to avoid police gunfire. One woman refuses to run. She stands in the firing line, her hand raised in a defiant victory sign, allowing the clouds of stinging tear gas to engulf her. She will not surrender her beliefs under threat of violence. She will not stop fighting.
This is one of many harrowing images that haunts Elaine Murtagh, an Irish national deported from Bahrain in February for participating in anti-government protests. This rally would be the first of several public events Elaine witnessed during her week in the country, most of which descended into chaos at the hands of government authorities. While most Western women may have spent Valentines' Day at home being treated by their partners, Elaine spent it escaping tear gas attacks and attending the wounded civilians littering Bahrain.
"I got shot at with tear gas and my eyes went blind – like getting a bottle of perfume poured in them," recalls the 40 year old of her first protest. "My skin was on fire and I couldn't breathe - I started to cry and shout. I will never forget how I felt. When I reached safety I wanted to ring my husband, but with the shock I could not even remember his name, or his number."
The February 14 protests marked the first anniversary of the Bahrain uprising, a revolutionary movement triggered by the Arab Spring. In this initial revolt, protesters set up camp in Lulu Square to demonstrate against the Al Khalifia government. They occupied the square until March 16, peacefully protesting for democracy, before a 1500-strong collective of troops from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahraini police mercenaries stormed the camp and tore down the Lulu Square monument. Protestors were rewarded for their uprising with tear gas bombs and rubber bullets. Hundreds were wounded and four killed.
Since then, the people of Bahrain have protested peacefully on a daily basis to campaign for democracy and the preservation of their rights. The authorities continue to punish protesters through imprisonment, censorship, harassment and torture. The Bahrain Human Rights Centre report that, in less than a year, 20 innocent people have asphyxiated as a result of tear gas being shot into their homes by government forces.
Elaine Murtagh has been involved in the Bahrain human rights movement from afar for over a year, despite not being affiliated with any particular organisation. From her home in Ireland, she uses social media to engage with people suffering in Bahrain and chat to those whose rights are being repeatedly breached by the government.
"Last year when the protests started I was horrified at the killings and abuses that the people suffered, just because they had the strength to speak out for themselves," she says. "I got to know people personally and listened to many horrifying stories. I spoke with mothers, fathers, doctors, teachers - all who have really suffered at the hands of the Al Khalifia family."
Elaine was given the opportunity to visit the nation for a week in February. Using a false address on her visa application so as not to arouse government suspicion, she entered the country and stayed with locals in the villages observing the daily protests and struggles of the people:
"While I was there the police tear gassed us while we were having dinner, and a few houses down they broke into a house and stabbed up to 7 young men. It was a bloody scene"
14 February was to be the 'Day of Return' to LuLu Square for Bahraini protesters. The square itself is now a baron area cordoned off with barbed wire. At 6am Elaine awoke to the sound of helicopters and shots of tear gas overhead. Government forces were prepared to quell a fresh wave of protest and were already responding to potential civilian demonstrations with violence. She moved from house to house when the streets were safe, avoiding the large police presence within the village.
Accompanied by a local Bahraini woman, Elaine began tending to injured civilians with the little medical equipment available. Amongst the victims was an elderly woman with a broken and bloodied foot – a casualty of a tear gas attack within her own home. One young man had been beaten so violently that Elaine vomited when she saw him. None of these victims were willing to go to hospital, for fear of retribution from government forces.
"On the Thursday of my visit I met 16-year old Ali, who had been kidnapped that day for the third time in his life," she remembers sadly. "His upper body had been slashed repeatedly with a knife, he'd been sexually assaulted and then dumped back on the streets. The perpetrators then tweeted his name and what they'd done to him to shame him."
On Elaine's advice, Ali sought solace in the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), reporting his experiences to its leader Nabeel Rajab. The following day, Murtagh led a women's protest against the abuse of Bahraini children to fight for the rights of Ali and others like him.
"I felt I was releasing all my anger," she says of her protest for the children. "I knew I would be arrested but I didn't care. I got arrested and deported but I made my point."
As human rights abuses rapidly escalate, the Bahraini government has imposed restrictions limiting journalists and UN officials from visiting the country to investigate these issues. Human rights activists within the country are frequently punished, individually and collectively.
Founder of The Gulf Centre for Human Rights Abdulhadi Alkhgwaja has been imprisoned for 25 years for criticising the government's slaughter of civilians in Lulu Square. He is now on hunger strike to demand his release, announcing that 'freedom or death'are his only options. The BCHR remains dedicated to ensuring that he is freed.
"I participate in many protests that call for democracy, justice and respect for human rights, including the campaign to free Abdulhadi Alkhgwaja," says Said Yousif Almuhafdah, Head of Monitoring & Follow Up at BCHR. "Until last year I was working in an insurance company, but I lost my job because of my work in human rights. 3000 others were also dismissed from their jobs, because they were part of the LuLu protests and because they are Shia Muslims."
Despite the brutal crackdown on its people and the human rights abuses that plague the country, the Western world do little to intervene. As Western politicians demonise Russia for their support of Syria's Bashar Al-Assad, the daily atrocities in Bahrain go unheeded. America's long-standing relationship with the Al Khalifia government gives them more influence over events in Bahrain, and yet the US do not endeavour to prevent the horrors suffered there. This appears to mirror Russia's ties with Syria, highlighting an abhorrent hypocrisy in Western politics.
America's Naval Fifth Fleet is based in Bahrain, and despite the 'pause' of a $53million arms deal between the two nations, the US still plan to sell $1million worth of equipment to Bahrain's defence force. The US has not published a full list of the arms involved in the deal, but issued a statement in January saying that no weaponry that could be used against protesters would be involved in the sale.
Britain continues to arm the oppressive regime in Bahrain. In the year following the February 2011 uprising, the UK government approved a £1million sale including rifles, gun silencers and weapon sights to the Al Khalifia regime. When it was exposed that Britain had been selling crowd control equipment and weaponry to dictatorships in Libya, Egypt and Bahrain last year, Britain revoked many of its arms export licences. Once the media glare subsided, the UK renewed their arms trade with Bahrain and proceeded to export further military equipment to the Al Khalifia government. This British weaponry is likely to be used to control, maim and in some instances kill innocent Bahraini civilians.
"I urge people to write about Bahrain and bring this to the attention of world leaders," says Elaine Murtagh, now continuing her campaign at home in Ireland. "I know I am meant to speak for the people of Bahrain, and I will return."


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A resident of John Street West in downtown Whitby for nearly 30 years, he says the large, mature trees are a fixture of his neighbourhood and add character to the area.
"This tree is at least 100 years old ... and they were going to cut it down because it's in the way? That's not acceptable to me," says Mr. Fitzsimmons, who promptly took his concerns to Whitby's engineering department.
The Town is currently undertaking an urbanization project on John Street West from High Street to Brock Street North to address significant pavement structure and drainage deficiencies. The work includes construction of a new pavement structure, storm sewers, curb and gutter, and concrete sidewalk, as well as replacement of the watermain and sanitary sewers in the area.
"In our downtown core, we have very mature, large trees and we also have, relatively speaking, smaller right of ways so we have to (exercise) a little extra precaution with our construction methods to make sure that we're not damaging any of the root systems of trees," says Greg Hardy, manager of engineering services with the Town of Whitby.
To proceed with the work without harming this particular tree, Town staff enlisted the assistance of an independent arborist.
"A lot of times, I think based on our experience, we can get through I'd say 80 per cent of the scenarios but if there's one that looks a little bit more tricky than the other ones, we do get the assistance of an arborist to help us out," says Mr. Hardy.
Rather than the standard open-cut excavation method for the watermain and sanitary sewer connections, crews relied on a unique approach.
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"The infrastructure, the sewers and the water supply under the street are 50 years old and they have to be done, but we live in the old residential part of Whitby and that's how we like it," he said.
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In the Andean precordillera southeast of Curicó, the Río Claro plunges steeply over basalt bedrock into a series of pools known as the Siete Tazas (Seven Teacups), a feature that has given its name to this 5,026-hectare reserve. When the water is high with spring snowmelt, skilled kayakers have made this one of their favorite stops, but the reserve itself gets relatively few foreign visitors. Even when Chileans crowd it in summer and on weekends, areas off the main road are almost people-free.
Ecologically, distributions of drought-tolerant Mediterranean plants overlap southern Chile's evergreen forests at Radal Siete Tazas. Ranging 600–2,156 meters above sea level, the park does not reach the high Andean summits to the east.
Nonkayakers can view the Siete Tazas via a short trail off the main road; a slightly longer footpath leads to an overlook to the Salto de la Leona, a tributary falls that plummets more than 50 meters into the Claro.
Longer hikes up the Valle del Indio and Cerro El Fraile are also possible. The lengthy trek north across the Claro to Reserva Nacional Altos del Lircay traditionally requires a guide, as multiple tracks make route-finding difficult for those who don't know the area, but as signing advances on the Sendero de Chile this should become simpler.
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At Radal and Parque Inglés, there are rudimentary campgrounds with basic services; the former is community-run, the latter administered by Conaf. Sites at Conaf's Camping Los Robles (tel. 071/228029, US$15) sleep up to six people.
Near Parque Inglés, Hostería Flor de la Canela (tel. 075/491613, US$34–41 pp with full board) offers accommodations December–March.
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The Parque Inglés entrance is 50 kilometers east of Molina via a mostly unsurfaced road. In summer, from Molina, Buses Hernández (Maipú 1723, tel. 075/491607) goes as far as Parque Inglés (US$2.50) six times each weekday 8 a.m.–7:45 p.m.; the rest of the year, it goes only as far as Radal, at 5:30 p.m. daily except Sunday.
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1.7 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm. Allan Young has won the prestigious Desautels Award for Best Rocks at the Tucson Show with thumbnails, such as this. This very aesthetic thumb consists of a super-sharp, matte, dark gray chalcocite crystal proudly perched upright on massive chalcocite matrix and beautifully wreathed on one side by two, curved silver wires.
9.9 x 8.7 x 0.4 cm. A fascinating old New Mexico silver specimen, a slice through a mixed-matrix ore. Locked inside the matrix, you can see the tree-like (dendritic) forms of native silver, which actually crystallized in these pretty forms rather than just being massive - which is normally what you see in these mine slices. Ex. Dave Stoudt collection.
7.5 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm. Bornite is a copper iron sulfide, and at this rich mine in Zacatecas, it is an important ore that sometimes had thin fissures that were sometimes found with these veins or leafs of native silver filling them. Here, the silver leaf has been excavated so that it stands up dramatically off the iridescent bornite that served as host, creating quite a dazzling specimen of native silver, from a classic Mexican locality. The silver leaf here measures over 6 cm from end to end. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.
8.1 x 3.2 x 0.9 cm. Exhibiting superb dendritic growth, metallic-white color, and overall elegance, this Michigan silver even has contrasting green patina at the base of the specimen. It is a beautiful, arborescent piece from the collection of Lance Hampel.
7.7 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm. This old-time specimen appears to date back to the early part of the 19th century, perhaps the mid-1800s or earlier. Embedded in matrix are clear veins and spots of silver and one actual wire crystal which reaches .65 cm across, and with malachite in association! This is an incredible old piece of huge rarity! Ex. Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia and Samuel Ashmead Collections.
8.8 x 5.3 x 3.5 cm. A "spongy," but hefty lead-rich ore is the host for patches of silver, to 1.0 cm across, with good oxidation patina. The silver is associated with blebs of grayish-white cerussite. This old-time specimen appears to date back to the early part of the 19th century, perhaps the mid-1800s or earlier. Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences Collection.
7.6 x 6.1 x 5.1 cm. A true classic from South America's most important ancient economic silver mine. The matrix of this rather hefty specimen is heavily included by patches of very visible silver wires that exhibit a wonderful, metallic-iridescent, patina. Sharp cubic crystals of acanthite to 1 cm on top are present, on massive acanthite ore. The mines at Colquechaca have been in operation for hundreds of years. Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences and William Vaux Collections.
5 x 3.5 x 1.7 cm. A rich old silver specimen from the mining district of the Northwest Territories in Canada. The silver is all crystallized, in an incredibly intricate lacy herringbone form. These came out in the 1940s-1950s.
4.6 x 3.8 x 0.7 cm. This piece came from a new find at Porco about 4 months ago. It is a good quality group of crystalline Silver with some pseudo-wire crystals forming a very attractive specimen. This is a good miniature specimen from a classic Bolivian locality. The mine at Porco is THE oldest and most significant Silver mine in Bolivia, and obtaining specimens is next to impossible because miners rarely bring out anything for sale, as the mine is a large commercial production, and virtually everything goes into the crusher. Most everything that evades the crusher is usually taken out of Bolivia by a geologist who has an "in" at the mine, or sometimes a group of brave miners risk losing their jobs by sneaking out a handful of specimens to raise a little extra money to feed their families.
3.5 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm. A gorgeous, highly aesthetic silver wire loop covered with acanthite from Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. The loop beautifully rests on coiled silver wires.
5.2 x 4.5 x 2.3 cm. An old-time silver-copper half-breed from the famous Quincy Mine of Michigan's Copper Country. This showy piece is distinctly biomorphic, having a silver "head" with open jaws and a curled tail and hind legs. Green epidote adds a very nice accent. Ex. John Ydren Collection.
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Bollywood star Aamir Khan's debut TV show has been confirmed for a Sunday morning slot on the Star Plus TV network from the first week of May. Details on the upcoming TV show are being kept tightly under wraps, however the song for the programme is due to be revealed today for the first time giving viewers a hint as to what to expect from the project once it finally airs.
Titled, Satyamev Jayate, the Aamir Khan hosted production is expected to follow a talk show format, but with a difference. Each episode runs for 90 minutes and filming for the show has been carried out in various parts of India.
TV channel Star Plus has confirmed that Satyamev Jayate will air on Sunday mornings with the first episode scheduled for 11am May 6th. The TV bosses say they hope to target the family market by scheduling the show on Sunday mornings. The new programme will run for 13 weeks initially, with a second series dependant on the audience reaction to the forthcoming run.
The song which accompanies the new TV show is being released today along with the video. It's understood that the track is a love song for India with filming for the video taking place in various parts of the country over a three month period.
Will you be tuning in to the new Aamir Khan TV show on May 6th? Let us know your thoughts on the Bollywood star's new project.


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This is a limited service hotel. Each room includes free high speed internet, hair dryer, coffee maker, iron, and ironing board. Complimentary deluxe "on-the-house" breakfast is included with the rooms. The hotel offers outdoor heated pool. All guests have access to the fitness room and business center. Complimentary transportation to Easton Town Center is available.
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4150 Stelzer Rd., Columbus, OH 43230 (Suburban)
The Hampton Inn & Suites Easton is located across the street from the Easton Town Center. We offer a complimentary Shuttle to the airport, Easton, and within a five mile radius. All of our guest receive a complimentary hot breakfast, complimentary high-speed internet and business center. Our new rooms have the Hampton Cloud Nine Bedding, 32" Flatscreen televisions, hair dryers, coffee makers, iron and ironing boards. Hampton Inn & Suites Cloud 9 Bedding, 32" Flat Screen Televisions, Complimentary high speed internet, and hot breakfast. Suites include a refrigerator and microwave.
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Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus-Polaris will provide the best value in the market by offering at no additional cost a collection of "extras" offering real value to your travelers. These "extras" include:•Complimentary On The House® hot breakfast with over 15 different items to start each day off right.•Complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access in guestroom, meeting and lobby area to save time and money.
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text: Dr. Audrey Chun completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She then finished her fellowship in geriatrics at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai where she also served as Chief Fellow. As a recipient of a Health Professions Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA), she is able to pursue her clinical interests that include geriatric assessment, medical education, and delivery of care models in the outpatient setting. She is active in the educational programs of Geriatrics and Palliative Care and regularly participates in the education of medical students, residents, geriatrics fellows and colleagues at her home institution and nationally. She has been featured in the Frontline documentary "Living Old" and has participated in numerous panel discussions on aging in America and its implications. She has also been awarded a Practice Change Fellowship funded through the Hartford Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies that will focus on improving care for older adults. Currently, she is the Director of the Martha Stewart Center for Living at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.


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Wedding Dance Lessons
Wedding Dance Lessons in Houston
The Dance Whisperer offers engaged couples private wedding dance lessons in Houston, Texas, plus customized first wedding dance choreography based on traditional ballroom dancing styles in American foxtrot, tango, English waltz, and Viennese Waltz. Popular contemporary wedding songs can also include east or west coast swing, country western two step or triple two step, Argentine tango; or select one of the fun Latin dances that fall under the umbrella of salsa dancing. Choose a simple, fun-themed, or elegant wedding dance.
"With less than two months until the wedding, Rebecca choreographed and customized an amazing foxtrot for us. Rebecca's infectious energy coupled with her patience for students make her a great dance teacher. We not only had an amazing wedding dance, but we had a great time learning all of the dance moves during the weeks leading up to the big day. Thanks so much, Rebecca!" :) Baovy & Vu, Houston, Texas
When do we start? Your wedding should be no less than five weeks away (highly recommended!) for the wedding dance special (of five dance lessons), which includes choreography. If this is not the case for you, please indicate in the contact form what your wedding song is and that you want less than 5 wedding dance lessons. For couples who are considering taking the wedding dance special only, your first lesson is complimentary if you decide not to continue, or it will be the first of the remaining four of five wedding dance lessons if you decide to enroll.
How much do wedding dance lessons cost? The wedding dance special of five dance lessons plus choreography is $320. If a couple wants or needs more or less dance lessons, there are five rate options from which to choose. The more wedding dance lessons purchased, the lower the rate. See standard pricing options:
Standard Pricing Options
How many lessons will we need? Obviously, you cannot learn how to dance in one or two lessons; but, you can learn a few basic dance steps that can be repeated throughout the dance, how to hold each other in a proper closed dance position, and a fun dip and kiss at the end. Entrance and exit strategies can be choreographed in a few dance lessons as well. Five lessons are adequate for all of this, but customized choreography that uses the song's dance style and interprets it artistically may require more than 5 dance lessons.
Complimentary Consultation: Couples who decide to take initially 10, 15, or 20 wedding dance lessons and have more time to explore dance styles and wedding song choices will not need to have chosen their music. In this case, a complimentary wedding dance consultation will apply. The five-lesson wedding dance special for $320 applies to wedding couples only. Standard rates will apply to parents and relatives of couples who are currently taking wedding dance lessons.
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Wedding Dance Shoes: Ladies, it is highly recommended for your wedding dance that you purchase specifically a separate pair of dance shoes which have the proper support, secure fit, and suede sole. It is also highly recommended that ladies have their dress length altered to accommodate their wedding (dance) shoes, not their wedding street shoes. More often than not, the bride's wedding dress is long and her shoes cannot be seen underneath her dress. Therefore, an appropriate pair of dance shoes can be worn during the first dance and the guests will be none the wiser. Also, for brides-to-be who have not yet purchased their wedding shoes, it is highly recommended to go ahead and get wedding dance shoes. There are now dance shoes designed specifically for a wedding first dance that rival any designer street shoes currently on the market. Best of all, if you purchase dance shoes as your wedding shoes, they can then be worn again for dancing lessons dates with your husband after you get married. And what better reason is there than that!
A Note About Customized First Dance Choreography: Keep in mind that all dancing is choreographed. Learning just a few dance steps and repeating the same steps throughout a routine is still choreography. Couples will sometimes say that they don't want a choreographed wedding dance; or, that they don't want their wedding dances to look rehearsed or unnatural. Or couples will say that they do want their first dance choreographed. The issue is not whether or not a dance is choreographed, but rather the degree to which the choreography interprets the music. The highest degree or the art of dance choreography occurs when a choreographer allows the original inspiration of the musician's song or music to inform his or her choreography. Rest assured that your wedding dance(s) will be choreographed to your natural ability and will flow in sync with the time signature, tempo pattern, and phrasing of the song of your choosing.
"Rebecca, Gary and I thank you for helping us to learn the tango for our awesome sunset wedding. While we weren't perfect, your dancing instruction prior to our wedding was not only great fun, but enabled us to feel comfortable on the dance floor, which was very important to us. We would suggest to anyone to call upon you for dance lessons prior to any dancing event." ~Carol Artz-Bucek, President/CEO, Pearland TX Chamber of Commerce
© Febru♥ry 14, 2008-2013The Dance Whisperer (832) 429-44774710 Merwin Street • Houston Texas 77027Licensed by the American Society of Composers, Authors and PublishersThe Dance Whisperer is located in southwest Houston Texas just inside West Loop 610 South at Hwy 59 South adjacent to the Galleria Highland Village Upper Kirby River Oaks West University areas and is a convenient straight shot from Sugar Land on 59.Use of all photos and videos are with the kind permission of students Teia and Justin, Jennifer and Jack, Alessandra and Michael, Boavy and Vu, Carol and Gary, Amy and Michael, Ezgi and Omer, and Kristina and Kent. © 2008 - 2013Kindly give a 24-hour cancellation notice. Less than 24 hours notice of cancellation before a scheduled lesson will result in forfeit of that lesson and full charges will apply.
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The Dance Whisperer is located in southwest Houston Texas just inside West Loop 610 South at Hwy 59 South adjacent to the Galleria Highland Village Upper Kirby River Oaks West University areas and is a convenient straight shot from Sugar Land on 59.
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Vickroy: Totes help homeless kids sleep in peace
Donna Vickroy firstname.lastname@example.com | (708) 633-5982 May 4, 2012 10:36PM
Aleida Netzel poses with items she and other local women put together in comfort totes for children who experience trauma. The bags are filled with toys, books, etc. The bags are distributed by local agencies, including Together We Cope. She is pictured at her home in Orland Park, Illinois, Friday, April 27, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
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We tend to think of it as an adult problem, but homelessness causes major upheaval in a child's life, too.
Statistics show that one in 50 American children will be homeless at some point in their lifetime.
"The impact is just tremendous," said Ana Wilson, principal of Tibbott Elementary School in Bolingbrook. "It affects academic work, and it affects a child's social network."
Wilson and her sister, Aleida Netzel, an attorney who lives in Orland Park, understand. They've been there. They are Cuban refugees whose parents sneaked them out of the Communist island nation in 1963.
"We came here with nothing, literally. My mother even lost her shoes on the way over," Wilson said. "We relied on the kindness of others."
Though that was a long time ago, Wilson said, "it still tugs at our hearts to see children in need."
Through hard work, the sisters were able to parlay education into a new life. Both, however, remain dedicated to helping those less fortunate.
Recently, they hosted an afternoon tea party at Netzel's Orland Park home to fill tote bags for Project Night Night, a national nonprofit group that supplies tote bags filled with a stuffed toy, a children's book and a blanket to homeless children. Through the help of more than 10,000 volunteers, the group is able to donate more than 25,000 packages, free of charge, each year to children in need.
Netzel and Wilson decided to turn their collection drive into an afternoon affair, replete with tea and, well, crumpets.
"Everyone dressed up, wearing hats and gloves," Netzel said.
And everyone brought supplies for the bags. The combined effort resulted in 60 filled canvas bags. Wilson took half to Hesed House, a women's shelter in Aurora, and Netzel brought the others to Together We Cope in Tinley Park.
Ann Rodgers, client service manager for Together We Cope, said the Project Night Night bags "give little ones a sense of security, if only for a short period of time. The soft fuzzy animal brings comfort, the blanket brings warmth and the storybook lets a child snuggle with an adult for a few minutes and have something normal in his or her life."
"We recently gave three of these bags to children of a family who came to us the very day they were removed from their apartment for lack of rent money. The single mom had been getting child support but lost it when her ex-husband lost his job. There were no family members locally to help them out," Rodgers said.
"I can recall very well the 6-year-old girl, whose eyes lit up when she was given the tote bag. She grabbed the stuffed animal and hugged it tightly to herself. It was the one bright spot for this child in a day that had been horrible."
Wilson learned about Project Night Night through No Excuses University, a network of educators that recognizes the devastation of homelessness and abuse.
"Any disruption in education becomes yet another obstacle to achievement," Wilson said.
Netzel is an attorney for Coordinated Advanced Referral Programs for Legal Services (CARPLS). A lot of the women who call its hotline are dealing with domestic violence.
When a caller indicates she is in danger, Netzel said, "we tell her to leave immediately." The children typically leave home with only the clothes on their backs, she said. A tote bag filled with comfort can mean a lot.
"Most children don't come to a shelter with books and blankets," Netzel said.
Project Night Night provides volunteers with the bags. After they're filled, volunteers attach tags to the bags, indicating the gender and age for which each is intended.
When you're homeless, a book is a treasured commodity, Wilson said.
"When you don't have money for food, you certainly don't have any for books," she said.
When you're homeless, it's important to know that somebody cares.
"Because you just never know, you could be on top of the world one day and lose everything the next," Wilson said.