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2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Paraguay
|United States Department of State
|Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
|Publication Date
|24 May 2012
|Cite as
|United States Department of State, 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Paraguay, 24 May 2012, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4fc75a71c.html [accessed 21 January 2018]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
Paraguay is a multiparty, constitutional republic. In 2008 Fernando Lugo of the Patriotic Alliance for Change won the presidency in elections that were generally free and fair. Security forces reported to civilian authorities.
The principal human rights problems were killings by police or government officials; harsh, occasionally life-threatening conditions in prisons; and political interference, corruption, and inefficiency in the judiciary.
Discrimination and violence against women; indigenous persons; persons with disabilities; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons continued, as did trafficking in persons. Exploitation of child labor and violations of worker rights also remained serious problems.
There was impunity for officials who committed abuses in the security forces and elsewhere in government.
Section 1. Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom from:
a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life
The government did not commit any politically motivated killings, but there were accusations of a politically motivated killing by an official of one of the major political parties.
On March 4, three unknown assailants killed National Republican Association (Colorado) party politician and radio journalist Merardo Alejandro Romero Chavez at his home in Itakyry. Romero's supporters contended that the killing was linked to fellow Colorado party member and former mayor Miguel Angel Soria, who was running against Romero in the March 13 primary elections for local party leader. A police investigation continued at year's end, and the prosecutor ordered the "preventive detention" of Romero's chief political advisor, Jose Valenzuela.
There were reports that some security forces acted in their official capacity but without government knowledge or support to kill individuals for personal gain. Some of those reports alleged that government prosecutors conspired to cover up the killings.
On August 21, subofficial Fermin Delvalle Carreras shot and killed Rafael Sanabria Amarilla, 20, after a police roadblock in Hohenau, Itapua Department, stopped the car in which Rafael and his friends were traveling. The occupants were forced to leave the car, kneel, and were frisked. Rafael was shot in the back while kneeling and allegedly offered no resistance. The Prosecutor's Office charged Delvalle with homicide, and the case remained pending at year's end.
There were no known developments in the case of Prosecutor Fleitas Ramires and five police officers arrested and charged in the July 2010 killing of Marcos Roberto Carrion or in the case of 17 police officers charged in August 2010 with manslaughter in the death of Gustavo Munoz.
b. Disappearance
There were no reports of politically motivated abductions; however, there were press reports of "express kidnappings" for ransom, including reports of actions taken by policemen with help after the fact from prosecutors, which occasionally resulted in unresolved disappearances.
c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
The law prohibits such treatment, and the government generally respected these provisions in practice, although there were reports that some government agents employed such treatment. The Coordinator of Human Rights in Paraguay (CODEHUPY), made up of 33 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and civic organizations, reported several allegations of police torture and other abuses designed to extract confessions or intimidate detainees. On January 31, two police officers allegedly kidnapped and tortured Cipriano Encina Casco and his wife Reina Troche near Ciudad del Este. Encina claimed the police officers beat and suffocated them with plastic bags while demanding money and stealing their vehicle. The couple reported receiving subsequent death threats from the officers against whom they filed a complaint. The case remained under investigation by the Prosecutor's Office at year's end.
Prison and Detention Center Conditions
Prison and detention center conditions generally continued to fall short of international standards. The most serious problems included violence, mistreatment, overcrowding, inadequate and poorly trained staff, deteriorating infrastructure, unsanitary living conditions, poor food safety standards, and inadequate medical and psychological care. On January 3, the minister of justice and labor announced the government would begin closing the largest prison in the country, Tacumbu, starting with transfers of prisoners to other prisons in 2012.
The country's 15 penitentiaries held more than 6,300 inmates, 20 percent more than their design capacity of 5,300. The penitentiary in Ciudad del Este, designed to hold approximately 300 inmates, held more than 650. Pretrial detainees were held with convicted prisoners in all but two penitentiaries. Women constituted approximately 5 percent of the prison population, and prison conditions for men and women were comparable.
Prisons lacked adequate security controls. Inmates frequently carried weapons and committed acts of violence, particularly against other inmates. Through November the Ministry of Justice and Labor (MJT) recorded the deaths of 17 prisoners in custody, some of whom were killed by other inmates, and 18 injuries. There were cases of inmates conducting illicit activities by bribing and conspiring with prison guards. Visitors occasionally needed to offer bribes to visit prisoners, hindering effective representation of inmates by public defenders.
Inmates had access to potable water. There are prison ombudsmen, and they are moderately effective. No significant steps to improve record keeping or use alternatives to sentencing have been undertaken.
Prisoners had access to visitors and were permitted to observe their chosen religion. Although in theory prisoners could submit complaints, it is not clear that such submissions were always without censorship. Authorities investigated credible allegations of inhumane conditions and took steps to alleviate them within the limitations of available resources.
In September 2010 prosecutors charged prison staff at Asuncion's Tacumbu Prison with complicity in the production of child pornography by inmates. Those charges and others against the former prison director and security chief remained pending at year's end.
Although the MJT assigned minors convicted of juvenile crimes to five youth correctional facilities in the country, some juvenile offenders served their sentences in adult prisons. Living conditions in juvenile facilities were generally better than in adult prisons.
Prison officials and unauthorized prisoner leadership frequently separated inmates based on their ability to pay for better living conditions. Inmates could upgrade their accommodations for a fee ranging from 20,000 to 50 million guaranies (approximately $5 to $12,500).
The government permitted independent monitoring of prison conditions and granted the media, human rights groups, and diplomatic representatives access to prisons with prior coordination from the MJT. Representatives of the media, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and other NGOs conducted prison visits during the year.
d. Arbitrary Arrest or Detention
The law prohibits arrest and detention without an arrest warrant signed by a judge and stipulates that persons detained must appear before a judge within 24 hours for an initial hearing. There were some reports of arbitrary arrest and detention of persons without a warrant.
Role of the Police and Security Apparatus
The National Police, under the authority of the Interior Ministry, preserves public order, protects the rights and safety of persons and entities and their property, prevents and investigates crimes, and implements orders given by the judiciary and public officials. The military, under the president's authority, guards the country's territorial integrity and defends lawfully constituted authorities. The Defense Ministry, also under the president's authority but outside the military's chain of command, handles some defense matters. The law authorizes the Antinarcotics Secretariat and the Antiterrorism Secretariat, both under the president's authority, to enforce the law and maintain order in matters related to narcotics trafficking and terrorism.
Civilian authorities generally maintained control over the security forces. The security forces did not effectively coordinate law enforcement efforts. Although the government has mechanisms to investigate and punish abuses and corruption by the security forces, there were reports of police involvement in crimes that went unpunished. In 2010, 41 police officers were fired for a variety of criminal offenses. From January to April, authorities dismissed 58 police officers for criminal behavior.
The 23,000-member National Police force was poorly trained, inadequately funded, plagued by corruption, and shielded in large part by impunity. There were frequent incidents of police involvement in homicide, arms and narcotics trafficking, car theft, robbery, extortion, and kidnapping throughout the country, with such abuses particularly widespread in Ciudad del Este and other locations on the border with Brazil. In 2010 the police recorded 160 formal complaints against police officers, mostly for alleged physical abuse or abuse of office. These complaints were generally unresolved. Some prosecutors routinely conspired with police and criminal organizations to extort and blackmail individuals.
In November 2010 military cadet Antenor Rafael Saiz Ribes filed a complaint against the military academy alleging he was beaten and verbally assaulted as part of a common hazing ritual. Although the president subsequently replaced the commander of the corps of cadets, further investigation was stymied by a lack of cooperation from military authorities, who disregarded a summons to give testimony on January 18.
The government continued efforts to decrease and punish human rights violations committed by police. On January 28, the National Police adopted a manual outlining circumstances in which police may use force, and on August 9, the National Police commander approved rules emphasizing transparency and respect for human rights in the disciplinary process. In March the Public Ministry established a special unit to receive, investigate, and prosecute human rights abuses; the unit assumed the existing 850 open cases and is mandated to deal with future complaints of human rights violations. There were no reports of significant prosecutorial successes by year's end.
Arrest Procedures and Treatment While in Detention
Police may arrest individuals when authorized by a judicial or prosecutorial warrant or when they discover a crime in process. The law provides that, after making an arrest, police have up to six hours to notify the Prosecutor's Office, at which point the Prosecutor's Office has up to 24 hours to notify a judge that it intends to prosecute the case. The law provides detainees with the right to a prompt judicial determination regarding the legality of the detention, and authorities appeared to respect this right in practice and to inform detainees promptly of the charges against them.
The law allows judges to utilize "substitute measures" such as house arrest and bail in felony cases. In misdemeanor cases, judges frequently set relatively high bail, and many poor defendants were unable to post bond while those with political connections often paid minimal or no bonds.
The law grants accused criminals the right to counsel, and the government provides representation to poor defendants. The quality of representation was degraded by the size of the public defenders' caseloads. The government permitted defendants to hire attorneys at their own expense. Detainees had access to family members.
Pretrial Detention: The law permits detention without trial until the accused completes the minimum sentence for the alleged crime. Approximately 70 percent of prisoners were in pretrial detention during the reporting period. The law stipulates that pretrial detention may range from six months to five years, based on the nature of the crime. In practice detention was arbitrarily lengthy, and some detainees were held beyond the maximum allowable detention time. Judicial inefficiencies and corruption in the judiciary caused significant trial delays and extended pretrial detention.
e. Denial of Fair Public Trial
The constitution provides for an independent judiciary; in practice, however, political interference seriously compromised that independence. Judicial selection processes were highly politicized, with specific seats customarily allocated by political party. Courts remained inefficient and subject to corruption. Politicians and interested parties routinely attempted to influence investigations and pressure judges and prosecutors. There were also frequent accusations that judges and prosecutors solicited bribes to drop or modify charges against defendants.
Trial Procedures
The constitution provides for the right to a fair trial, which the judiciary nominally enforced through a lengthy trial process. A 2009 Center for Judicial Studies report revealed that only 48 percent of cases initiated in 2008 were resolved within one year. Wealthy or well-connected defendants received impunity by conspiring with judges and often filing specious motions that slowed legal progress until their cases reached the statute of limitations.
The law provides for the use of three-judge tribunals in lieu of juries to rule on procedure, determine guilt or innocence, and decide sentences. A majority opinion is required to convict. One judge presides over civil cases as well as misdemeanor cases with maximum punishments not exceeding two years in prison.
All trials are open to the public. The law requires prosecutors to indict accused persons within 180 days of arrest, although prosecutors and public defenders at the Public Ministry lacked the resources to perform their jobs adequately. Defendants enjoy a presumption of innocence and a right of appeal, and defendants and prosecutors may present written testimony from witnesses and other evidence. Defendants have the right of access to state evidence relevant to their cases.
Political Prisoners and Detainees
There were no reports of political prisoners or detainees.
Regional Human Rights Court Decisions
In response to the August 2010 decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the Xakmok Kasek indigenous community case, the government informed the court in August that a presidential decree revoking the private nature reserve of the property in question was being prepared, thus paving the way for compliance with the land transfer ruling. Negotiations were underway for the purchase of land.
During the year the government partially complied with two court rulings. Concerning the 2006 decision in favor of the Sawhoyamaxa indigenous community, the government continued to provide monetary restitution but did not award land to the community.
Regarding the 2005 judgment in favor of the Yakye Axa indigenous community, the community accepted in principle the government's planned purchase of approximately 37,000 acres of alternative land for resettlement to replace ancestral land on which community members were living. The government subsequently allocated funds, identified such acreage on the El Algarrobal ranch, and on December 10 announced that it had agreed on the purchase price. The Yakye Axa agreed to relocate to the El Algarrobal property.
Civil Judicial Procedures and Remedies
Citizens have access to the courts to bring lawsuits seeking damages for, or cessation of, human rights violations. There are administrative and judicial remedies for alleged wrongs, although authorities rarely granted them to citizens. The government experienced problems in enforcing court orders.
Property Restitution
The government generally enforced court orders with respect to seizure, restitution, or compensation for taking private property. However, systemic failures occurred. For example, in Puerto Casado land disputes dating back to 2000 between local residents and the land-owning business Victoria SA resulted in periodic clashes and damage to private property, while the government did not enforce judicial decisions and court orders to return occupied land to the landowner.
f. Arbitrary Interference with Privacy, Family, Home, or Correspondence
The law prohibits such actions, and the government generally respected these prohibitions in practice.
Section 2. Respect for Civil Liberties, Including:
a. Freedom of Speech and Press
Status of Freedom of Speech and Press
The law provides for freedom of speech and press, and the government generally respected these rights in practice. Individuals criticized the government publicly and privately, generally without reprisal or impediment.
Violence and Harassment: Because of their reporting, journalists were on occasion subjected to harassment, intimidation, and violence – primarily from drug trafficking gangs and criminal syndicates based in departments bordering Brazil but also from politicians. In May Fermin Jara, a writer with the daily newspaper ABC Color, along with Carlos Bottino and Samir Sanchez, journalists with Radio Parque in Ciudad del Este, alleged that the governor of Alto Parana, Nelson Aguinagalde, sought to intimidate them. The journalists claimed that Aguinagalde threatened to "kill them with a machine gun" if they continued to criticize his administration. They also claimed that, at the request of Governor Aguinagalde, the radio programs hosted by Bottino and Sanchez were censored and later cancelled because of their refusal to stop their criticism of the governor.
Libel Laws/National Security: Political officials often retaliated against media criticism by invoking criminal libel laws and suing the media to intimidate journalists and suppress further investigations. For example, in 2010 ABC Color managing director Aldo Zuccolillo faced criminal charges relating to defamation suits brought against him by former government officials. On April 7, authorities ordered him to pay 236 million guaranies ($59,000) plus interest for questioning the judicial decision that freed former president Luis Angel Gonzalez Macchi from prosecution. An appeal was pending at year's end.
Internet Freedom
There were no government restrictions on access to the Internet or credible reports that the government monitored e-mail or Internet chat rooms. Individuals and groups could engage in the expression of views via the Internet, including by e-mail.
Academic Freedom and Cultural Events
There were no government restrictions on academic freedom or cultural events.
b. Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association
The law provides for freedom of assembly and association, and the government generally respected these rights in practice.
c. Freedom of Religion
See the Department of State's 2010 International Religious Freedom Report.
d. Freedom of Movement, Internally Displaced Persons, Protection of Refugees, and Stateless Persons
The law provides for freedom of movement within the country, foreign travel, emigration, and repatriation, and the government generally respected these rights in practice. The government's National Commission of Refugees cooperated with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and other humanitarian organizations in providing protection and assistance to internally displaced persons, refugees, returning refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons, and other persons of concern. The NGO Committee of Churches for Emergency Aid acted as the UN's local legal representative.
Foreign Travel: Authorities on occasion barred those convicted of crimes from traveling abroad after completing their sentences.
Protection of Refugees
Access to Asylum: The country's laws provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status, and the government has established a system for providing protection to refugees.
Durable Solutions: The government permits persons refused asylum or refugee status to obtain legal permanent residency.
Temporary Protection: The government also provided temporary protection to individuals who may not qualify as refugees.
Section 3. Respect for Political Rights: The Right of Citizens to Change Their Government
The law provides citizens the right to change their government peacefully, and citizens exercised this right in practice through periodic, free, and fair elections based on universal suffrage.
Elections and Political Participation
Recent Elections: In the 2008 multiparty general elections, Fernando Armindo Lugo Mendez of the Patriotic Alliance for Change won the presidency. International observers characterized the elections as generally free and fair.
Participation of Women and Minorities: There were no legal impediments to women's participation in government and politics. There were 17 women in congress (seven of 45 senators and 10 of 80 national deputies). Of 39 appeals court judges, 11 were women. Two women served on the Supreme Court and one as a departmental governor. One woman headed a cabinet-level ministry, and four women held ministerial rank. In the November 2010 municipal elections, 18 women won mayoral contests in 238 cities. The head of the country's largest political party, the Colorado Party, was a woman. The electoral code requires that at least 20 percent of each party's candidates in internal party primaries be women, and this requirement was met.
Although there were no legal impediments to participation by minorities or indigenous persons in government, there were no indigenous persons or members of minorities serving as governor or in the cabinet, legislature, or Supreme Court.
Section 4. Official Corruption and Government Transparency
The law provides criminal penalties for official corruption; however, the government did not implement the law effectively, and some officials in all branches and at all levels of government frequently engaged in corrupt practices with impunity. Under a law that prohibits court cases from lasting longer than five years, politicians convicted in lower courts routinely avoided punishment by filing appeals and motions until the statute of limitations expired. The World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators reflected that corruption was a serious problem.
The Public Ministry, under the authority of the attorney general, has a dedicated prosecutorial unit to combat corruption. Elected officials are required to disclose their finances before running for office; however, filings often were late, incomplete, or misleading. In addition, many simply did not disclose their finances and engaged in corrupt practices with impunity, using political immunity to avoid prosecution. In July 2010 the interior minister, who oversees the National Police, announced that all policemen must file reports of net worth every three years and when they are eligible for promotion. There were no reports on compliance with this directive.
Corruption in the 10,000-member military continued. Several senior leaders at the military's primary training facility repaid money during the year that they had extorted from their subordinates.
The case against suspended prosecutor Gustavo Gamba, who had been taped in 2009 receiving an illicit payment of 360 million guaranies ($90,000) from Senator Victor Bernal Garay, remained pending after the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court ruled March 4 against a motion to dismiss the charges.
Former principal commissioner and third-ranking officer in the National Police chain of command, Eligio Ibarra Hlavasek, and Commissioner Nery Vera both admitted to receiving bribes from business owners in return for assigning policemen to provide security for their businesses. In February they were ordered to pay 2.4 million guaranies ($600) to a charity.
Although the law provides for public access to government information, citizens and noncitizens, including foreign media, had limited access to government information. Insufficient infrastructure and determined efforts to hide corruption hindered access, although the government improved transparency by publishing information publicly via the Internet.
Section 5. Governmental Attitude Regarding International and Nongovernmental Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights
More than 50 domestic and international human rights groups, including the International Organization for Migration, International Labor Organization (ILO), and UNICEF, operated without government restriction, investigating and publishing their findings on human rights cases. Major local NGO umbrella organizations representing many local human rights NGOs operated independently.
Government officials cooperated with domestic NGOs and met with domestic NGO monitors but often did not take action in response to their reports or recommendations. The government generally cooperated with international human rights groups, humanitarian NGOs, and international governmental organizations and regularly permitted visits by their representatives.
Government Human Rights Bodies: The term of Ombudsman Manuel Paez Monges, the country's primary human rights advocate, expired in August 2010, but he continued to serve with no apparent movement to find a replacement. The ombudsman employed approximately 163 lawyers and support personnel. Human rights organizations, victims of the Stroessner dictatorship, and several congress members criticized Monges for what they considered ineffective handling of cases. His office lacked independence and initiative, published no significant reports during the year, and has not issued an annual report on human rights to congress since 2005.
The Senate Committee on Human Rights made frequent fact-finding trips within the country but has not issued any reports since 2008.
Section 6. Discrimination, Societal Abuses, and Trafficking in Persons
The law prohibits discrimination based on race, gender, disability, language, or social status. However, women, LGBT persons, and indigenous persons faced discrimination in practice.
Rape and Domestic Violence: The law criminalizes rape, including spousal rape, and provides penalties of up to 10 years in prison for rape or forcible sexual assault. If the victim is a minor under the age of 18, the sentences range from three to 15 years. According to the Public Ministry, rape continued to be a significant and pervasive problem. The government generally prosecuted rape allegations and often obtained convictions; however, many rapes went unreported due to fear of stigma and of retribution or further violence. Police generally did not give a priority to acting on rape reports. In 2010 the Public Ministry reported 892 cases of rape.
No unified official statistics accurately track the number of reported cases of domestic violence; however, the Public Ministry registered 1,977 cases of "family violence" in 2010. Although the law criminalizes domestic violence, including spousal abuse and psychological violence, and stipulates a penalty of two years in prison or a fine for those who are convicted, it requires that the abuse be habitual and that the aggressor and victim be "cohabitating or lodging together" before it is considered criminal. Those convicted were typically fined. Despite increased reports of domestic violence, individuals often withdrew complaints soon after filing due to spousal reconciliation or family pressure. In some cases the courts mediated in domestic violence cases, but there were no reliable statistics available as to the results. Domestic violence was very common, and thousands of women were treated for injuries sustained in domestic altercations, but the government took little action to combat the problem. The emergency 911 system took 16,974 calls on domestic violence in 2009, resulting in only 286 formal complaints to police.
Throughout the country, the National Police oversaw six domestic violence units staffed with approximately 30 police officers and administered from existing police stations in Asuncion, Encarnacion, Villa Elisa, and Villarrica. In 2010 the Secretariat of Women's Affairs (SMPR) received 2,030 complaints of domestic abuse (410 for physical beating, 861 for psychological attacks, 642 for economic distress, and 117 for sexual abuse).
The SMPR operated a shelter for female victims of trafficking and domestic violence in Asuncion and intervened in 1,741 cases in 2010. It coordinated victim assistance efforts, public outreach campaigns, and training with the National Police, healthcare units, the Public Ministry, and women's NGOs. NGOs provided health and psychological assistance, including shelter, to victims. The SMPR and the Public Ministry also provided victim assistance courses for police, healthcare workers, and prosecutors.
Sexual Harassment: The law prohibits sexual harassment and stipulates a penalty of two years in prison or a fine; however, sexual harassment remained a problem for many women. Prosecutors found sexual harassment and abuse claims difficult to prove, and most complaints were settled privately without involving prosecutors.
Reproductive Rights: Couples and individuals had the right to decide freely the number, spacing, and timing of their children and had the information and means to do so free from discrimination. The government provided access to information on contraception and skilled attendance at delivery and in postpartum care. According to UN estimates for 2008-09, the maternal mortality rate was 95 deaths per 100,000 live births, with 82 percent of births attended by skilled health personnel. Seventy percent of women ages 15-49 reportedly used a modern method of contraception, despite religious bans on "artificial" contraception. Reproductive health services were concentrated in cities, and rural areas faced significant gaps in coverage. Adolescent pregnancy continued to be a problem. CODEHUPY speculated that the reason for the high rate of such pregnancy was that "sex education in school curricula lacks the incorporation of perspectives regarding lay society, gender, and human rights." Women and men had equal access to diagnostic services and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.
Discrimination: Although women generally enjoyed the same legal status and rights as men, gender-related discrimination was widespread and deeply ingrained. Employers often paid women significantly less than men for comparable work, and women experienced more difficulty finding work. Women generally were employed as domestic workers, secretaries, and customer service representatives. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean reported unemployment levels of 7 percent for women and 4 percent for men. Women in the private sector earn on average approximately 73 percent of the monthly pay of their male counterparts. The SMPR promoted the rights of women and sponsored programs intended to give women equal access to employment, social security, housing, ownership of land, and business opportunities. Its minister-level director reports directly to the president.
Birth Registration: Nationality is derived by birth within the country's territory, by birth to government employees in service outside the country, or by birth to a citizen residing temporarily outside the country. Citizenship is conveyed to all nationals who attain the age of 18 as well as to older individuals when they are naturalized.
Child Abuse: Available information indicates that violence against children was widespread and equally prevalent among rural and urban families. Authorities often did not act on complaints of child abuse. The Secretariat of Children and Adolescents (SNNA) provided funds to the Grupo Luna Nueva hostel for exploited children. In Ciudad del Este the NGO Children's and Adolescents' Care and Assistance Center managed a shelter partially supported by the SNNA, and local Catholic charities operated several children's homes and orphanages in several locations. In many cities the municipal council for children's rights assisted abused and neglected children.
Sexual Exploitation of Children: Sexual exploitation of children, principally in prostitution, was a serious problem. According to the SNNA, many underage children were forced into prostitution or domestic servitude for survival and were sexually abused. The law provides penalties of up to six years' imprisonment for prostitution of victims between the ages of 14 and 17 and eight years' imprisonment for victims younger than 14. The minimum age for consensual heterosexual sex is 14 when married and 16 when not married. While there is a statutory rape law for those under 14, the maximum penalty is a fine for opposite-sex partners and prison for same-sex partners. Enforcement was not vigorous. Child pornography is illegal. Production of pornographic images can result in a fine or up to three years in prison. Authorities may increase this penalty to 10 years in prison depending on the age of the child and the child's relationship to the abuser.
International Child Abductions: The country is a party to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. For information, see the Department of State's report on compliance at http://travel.state.gov/abduction/resources/congressreport/congressreport_4308.html.
The Jewish community has fewer than 1,000 members. There were no reports of anti-Semitic acts or reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on other religious affiliation, belief, or practice.
Trafficking in Persons
See the Department of State's 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report.
Persons with Disabilities
The law prohibits discrimination against persons with physical and mental disabilities in employment, education, access to health care, or the provision of other state services. The law does not mandate accessibility for persons with disabilities, and most of the country's buildings were inaccessible. Many persons with disabilities faced significant discrimination in employment; others were unable to seek employment because of a lack of accessible public transportation. The Ministry of Education estimated that at least half of all children with disabilities did not attend school because public buses could not accommodate them. The National Institute for the Protection of Exceptional People is responsible for legally confirming disability status.
As of March there were 686 government employees with disabilities, constituting approximately 1 percent of public-sector employees. On February 23, the Asuncion City Council approved an ordinance establishing architectural requirements for accessibility to buildings and on sidewalks, as well as fines for lack of compliance. There are no laws to ensure access to information and communications.
Indigenous People
The law provides indigenous people the right to participate in the economic, social, political, and cultural life of the country; however, the government did not always effectively protect those rights. Discrimination and lack of access to education, health care, shelter, and sufficient land hindered the ability of indigenous persons to progress economically while maintaining their cultural identity. The law protecting the property interests of indigenous persons was not respected in practice.
A 2008 census reported an indigenous population of approximately 108,000 and estimated that 39 percent over age 15 were illiterate and approximately 48 percent were unemployed. According to the General Directorate of Statistics, Surveys, and Censuses (DGEEC), the average monthly income of the indigenous population in 2008 was approximately half the minimum wage of the nonindigenous population.
Indigenous workers engaged as laborers on ranches earned low wages, worked long hours, were paid infrequently or not at all, and lacked benefits. This situation was particularly severe for indigenous persons engaged as laborers on ranches and estates in the Chaco region.
The National Institute of the Indigenous (INDI), the Public Ministry, and the Ombudsman's Office are responsible for protecting and promoting indigenous rights. However, the INDI lacked funding to purchase land on behalf of indigenous persons and required them to register for land at its office in distant Asuncion.
The law authorizes indigenous persons to determine how to use their land, leading many of them to transfer or rent their land to nonindigenous persons, some of whom illegally harvested fish or deforested the lands through cultivation. There were insufficient police and judicial protections from encroachments on indigenous lands, and few indigenous persons held title to their ancestral lands.
Societal Abuses, Discrimination, and Acts of Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
The Public Ministry is responsible for investigating discrimination cases; however, government agents often condoned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Penalties for the crime of having sex with a minor between the ages of 14 and 16 differ depending on the sex of the victim and perpetrator. Same-sex perpetrators are subject to up to two years in prison; the maximum penalty for opposite-sex perpetrators is a fine.
There are no laws explicitly prohibiting discrimination against LGBT individuals in employment, housing, statelessness, access to education, or health care, and all types of such discrimination, including societal discrimination, occurred frequently.
Other Societal Violence or Discrimination
CODEHUPY noted that individuals with HIV/AIDS faced discrimination as well as societal intimidation in health care, education, and employment.
Section 7. Worker Rights
a. Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining
The law allows both private- and public-sector workers to form and join independent unions (with the exception of the armed forces and the police), to conduct legal strikes, and to bargain collectively. The law prohibits antiunion discrimination. The government did not place restrictions on collective bargaining and did not require approval for collective agreements to be valid.
All unions must register with the MJT. The law requires that industrial unions have a minimum of 300 members to register, a requirement considered excessive by international standards.
The law also prohibits binding arbitration and retribution against union organizers and strikers. The law prohibits antiunion discrimination; however, courts are not required to reinstate workers fired for union activity.
The government did not always effectively enforce these provisions. Procedures were subject to lengthy delays, mishandling of cases, and allegedly corruption.
Workers exercised freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining in practice. Although the official union registration process was cumbersome and could take more than a year, the MJT typically issued provisional registrations within weeks of application to allow new labor unions to operate. Unions often began operating on the date of their provisional registration. Worker organizations were independent of the government and political parties.
Most workers, however, including farmers, ranchers, and informal sector employees, did not have access to labor unions. Many of these workers were members of farm workers' movements. Steel and maritime workers and employees at meat-processing plants often did receive relevant legal protections.
The government failed to prevent retaliation by employers who took action against strikers and union leaders. The courts provided due process through mechanisms such as voluntary arbitration.
Antiunion discrimination occurred in practice. Some union organizers experienced harassment and dismissal for union activities. Some workers allegedly chose not to protest due to fear of reprisal or anticipation of government inaction. Authorities arrested three members of the union at the steelmaker Acepar, and on April 23, the high court declared their strike illegal.
b. Prohibition of Forced or Compulsory Labor
The law prohibits transnational forced or compulsory labor but does not criminally penalize forced labor within the country. The government did not effectively enforce such laws, and there were reports that forced labor occurred in practice. There were reports of forced child labor (see section 7.c.).
The media continued to report allegations of debt labor primarily of men, but also of some older children, on the estates and ranches of the Chaco region. Receiving little to no wages, some indigenous workers allegedly contracted debts with their employers, who advanced them pay to meet the cost of food and clothes as well as of sending their children to school. This situation was severe for women in domestic service, who were reportedly not compensated for their work and faced abuse. There were some reports of forced child labor, particularly in domestic service (see section 7.c.). The government's Commission on Fundamental Rights at Work and the Prevention of Forced Labor has taken no public action since its creation in 2009.
Also see the Department of State's 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report.
c. Prohibition of Child Labor and Minimum Age for Employment
The minimum age for formal, full-time employment is 18 years. Adolescents between the ages of 14 and 17 may work so long as they have a written authorization from their parents, attend school, do not work more than four hours a day, and do not work more than 24 hours per week. Adolescents between the ages of 16 to 18 who do not attend school may work up to six hours a day with a weekly ceiling of 36 hours. Children younger than 13 years old are prohibited from working.
The government did not effectively enforce laws protecting children from exploitation in the workplace. The MJT is responsible for enforcing child labor laws, and the Public Ministry prosecuted violators. The country's National Commission for the Prevention and Eradication of the Exploitation of Children worked to eliminate exploitative child labor by increasing awareness, improving legal protections and public policy, and implementing monitoring systems; however, resource constraints limited the effectiveness of these efforts.
According to Article 389 of the Labor Code and Article 257 of the Child Law Code, the maximum administrative penalty for employing a child under the age of 14 is 3.25 million guaranies (approximately $812). The same articles stipulate that employers who employ adolescents between 14 and 17 under hazardous conditions will pay the maximum administrative penalty of 3.25 million guaranies (approximately $812).
The National Secretariat of Children and Adolescents administered the Abrazo ("Hug") program to assist families with children at risk of working in the streets. Since its inception the program has reached 11,651 children and families. The Secretariat for Social Action administered the Tekopora ("Well-being") program that paid parents of street children a monthly stipend to send their children to school. Between 83,000 and 98,700 families have registered with Tekopora. The SNNA's Summer Operation and Winter Operation programs brought 920 children of street workers into shelters when school was not in session. A similar program was also created for indigenous families and has brought shelter and support to approximately 564 children and families in rural indigenous communities.
Child labor was a problem, particularly in brick and lime manufacturing, domestic service, and agricultural sectors. A 2007 ILO study reported that 970,000 (53 percent) of children between the ages of five and 17 worked more than one hour per day, and 862,0000 worked at least 14 hours per week. The study did not disaggregate child workers by sector, but it reported that most worked in agriculture. From August to October the SNNA conducted the first national survey on child labor, but the findings were not published by the end of the year. In rural areas 23 percent of children worked, compared with 13 percent of urban children.
Children, primarily boys, worked in the manufacturing and agricultural sectors (including cotton, beans, soy, sesame, wheat, peanuts, and stevia production) and in the hotel, restaurant, and transportation industries. Children also worked as vendors in markets. An estimated 60,000 children, primarily girls, worked as child domestic servants and received no pay. In exchange for work, employers promised child domestic servants room, board, and financial support for school. However, some of these children were victims of forced child labor, did not receive pay or the promised benefits in exchange for work, were sometimes subject to sexual exploitation, and often lacked access to education.
The worst forms of child labor occurred where malnourished, abused, or neglected children worked in unhealthy and hazardous conditions selling goods or services on the street, working in factories, or harvesting crops. Slavery and similar practices occurred, particularly in prostitution and domestic servitude. Parents and guardians reportedly sold their children for such purposes, and children were used, procured, and offered to third parties for illicit activities. Some minors worked as drug smugglers along the border with Brazil as part of criminal syndicates.
Also see the Department of Labor's 2010 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
d. Acceptable Conditions of Work
The mandatory national minimum wage was approximately 1.6 million guaranies ($400) per month, and the per capita monthly income was approximately 970,000 guaranies ($243).
The law provides for a standard legal workweek of 48 hours (42 hours for night work) with one day of rest. The law also allows an annual bonus of one month's salary, and a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 30 vacation days per year, depending on years of service. The law requires overtime payment for hours in excess of the standard. There are no prohibitions of or exceptions for excessive compulsory overtime. The Labor Code stipulates a fine of 30 minimum daily wages for an employer who pays below minimum wage.
The government sets occupational health and safety standards of safety, hygiene, and comfort. Workers have the right to remove themselves from situations that endanger their health or safety without jeopardy to their employment, but authorities did not effectively enforce this right in practice. The law stipulates penalties up to three to five years in prison for employing persons in hazardous conditions or coercing persons to work.
Government actions to prevent violations of minimum wage provisions were limited to information campaigns. The MJT did not effectively enforce the minimum wage or limitations on hours of work in the formal or the informal sector. The MJT also failed to enforce provisions for overtime pay, and the Ministry of Health did not enforce occupational safety and health regulations effectively. In 2010 the MJT had 30 inspectors in Asuncion and nine in regional offices.
In July 2010 the DGEEC estimated that in practice 40 percent of private-sector workers and 80 percent of public-sector workers earned minimum wage or higher. However, approximately 42 percent of the population earned less than minimum wage. Many employers violated provisions requiring overtime pay, particularly in the food service and agricultural industries, and reportedly in domestic service.
Credible data on workplace accidents were unavailable.


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White Chuck Mountain Climber's Log
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|Drive took longer than the climb
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2016
|Posted Aug 21, 2016 7:06 pm
|A blast!
|Really great day out, buggy summit. Delicious berries. One of my favorite scrambles yet! Love those down-sloping ledges.
|Posted May 20, 2016 11:59 am
|Ian Culhane
|A short afternoon scramble
Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2015
|A great short climb for those looking for an exciting yet relatively easy scramble. The route is really more of a very steep trail than a class 3 scramble; there is really only one 10' section near the top that requires real use of your hands (many other parts have exposure, but by following the well marked trail you shouldn't ever be in any real danger). Got a fairly good view from the summit; the weather wasn't ideal (cloudy with freezing cold wind). Saw two white-tailed ptarmigans about 50' from the summit; the cold didn't seem to bother them in the slightest. 2 hours going up, 1 hour for the decent.
|Posted Nov 6, 2015 4:20 am
|Josh Lewis
|A Great Rush Job
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2014
|We left the trailhead after 4pm and got back just in time. Certainly less than half a day. Only one class 3 spot near the very end.
|Posted Apr 24, 2015 6:43 am
|So quick
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2014
|Quick scramble up, didn't enjoy the exposed loose dirt on rock. Amazing climbing trail, just don't step off! http://www.willhiteweb.com/north_cascades/white_chuck_mountain/map_164.htm
|Posted Aug 23, 2014 9:24 pm
|Mike Lewis
|Lewis brothers
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2014
|Went up standard with my brothers Zach and Josh. Rex tagged along but he was shaky on some of the looser rocks. The downfacing slab section was anxiety inducing but we all made it fine. Great views up there and a beautiful sunset. Can't speak to much about the bugs other than we all hated them. Neat summit for half a day.
|Posted Aug 4, 2014 3:13 am
Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2013
|Spectacular and beautiful peak. Can't wait to do another adventure in this magnificent place again.
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|Posted Oct 16, 2013 11:34 am
|Don't do if wet!
Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2013
|I had been wanting to do this peak with friends for a while, but most of my friends had already done it. It was not enjoyable being solo on the slanted rocks; I really did not get to enjoy this peak as well as I could have because I was so focused on the tasks at hand.
|Posted Sep 14, 2013 11:50 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2013
|Very enjoyable hike. The scenery both of surrounding mountains and White Chuck itself are fantastic. The exposure is more psychological than anything else... you have a view of a huge dropoff for about half of the hike, but you never have to get very close to it and I wouldn't even say there is any class 3 apart from the notch.
|Posted Aug 22, 2013 8:58 pm
|Not difficult, just scary.
Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2013
|NW Route. Climbed with Gimpilator and Bryan Kraai. Bad bugs, great views.
|Posted Aug 12, 2013 10:38 am
|Standard Route
Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2013
|A straightforward climb with summer bugs and tons of wildflowers.
|Posted Jul 24, 2013 12:48 am
|Cascade Scrambler
Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2012
|This is a very fun climb, but don't believe the hype- there's an easy to follow boot path to the summit. Exposure is overrated- don't make a careless move, and you'll have no problems. Due to fog, visibility ranged from 25 feet to about 200 feet, and never got better until nearly back to the car. I'd do this one again to take in the views.
|Posted Sep 29, 2012 9:23 pm
|White Chuck
|Good climb - need to come back on a day I don't forget my camera.
|Posted Sep 26, 2012 9:08 pm
|White chuck
|Quick and easy.
|Posted Sep 20, 2012 8:16 pm
|Great hike!
Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2012
|What a fantastic place- special to be able to drive so high in Snohomish. Tested out my knee and went well-1.5hrs up. gorgeous flowers and great views. So much to do on Mtn loop.... the list gets longer.
|Posted Aug 28, 2012 1:14 am
|Sea of Peaks
Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2011
|TH at 7:45am, summit 9:30am. Ascended above the cloud deck leaving the drizzle and cold @ 5,500' and was rewarded with sea of peaks. A great summit, quick and simple, I will be back for sure!
|Posted Sep 15, 2011 10:33 pm
|Brian Jenkins
|Off Route
Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2011
|Climbed with Ron (thundercloud), Nina and Grant. We missed the grassy gully that takes you off the lower ledges up closer to the crest of the ridge to the notch and instead did scary ledges to the south face of the mountain, found our own notch and scrambled up to the summit from there. Some really exposed moves, much moreso than the normal route. Cool moat and cave behind it though. Found the correct route down and then had to do the scary ledges again to retrieve our trekking poles. Very buggy day but fun with a good group. Burgers and shakes in Darrington after!
|Posted Aug 29, 2011 10:24 am
|Morning Summit
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2010
|Got to the summit by 8am and was back at work in Bellevue by 12:30. I must have been off the mountain by the time gimpilator arrived (preceding entry). The commitment/fun factor of this mountain is extremely low; I wonder why it's not more popular. The frosty, icing, and/or wet rock made for some intesting scrambling, especially on the sections of exposed slabs. Great weather and great views.
|Posted Sep 23, 2010 4:56 pm
|2 Successful Summits and one failed attempt
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2010
|The first time I tried this one (9/1/08), runoff from snow-melt on the slabs caused Raymond to take a fall, so we turned around.
I went back with Beau 2 years later (9/22/10). Lots of exposed slabs and ledges and lots of fun.
The second time I went to the summit was (8/6/13) with Bryan and Natasha.
|Posted Sep 23, 2010 2:22 am
|Great NW Ridge!!!
Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2010
|Decent conditions... A little slick and loose rock with exposure made it a slow descent. Cloud line was at 6,800'... Made for blue skies and sun on the summit... Didn't want to leave!!! Came back on 9.22.10 for an evening summit with Gimpilator and then again on 9.30.10 for yet another amazing evening summit with CHAMmccutchen. Click on the trip report below;
Trip Report
|Posted Sep 11, 2010 10:08 pm

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What is it going to take for Frank Yallop to get his first regular season victory as head coach of the Chicago Fire?
Following Saturday's dramatic 1-1 tie at home to the New England Revolution, the Fire are now without a win in seven MLS games after an opening day defeat at Chivas USA and six subsequent ties as their season has yet to fully take off.
However, four of those seven games were on the road, so if the Fire can pick up all three points at home to Real Salt Lake on Saturday, May 3 after a bye week, the complexion of the season, and more importantly the table, will suddenly look a whole lot better.
Thankfully for Yallop and his coaching staff, the Chicago fan-base have shown remarkable patience and understanding as he tries to impart his philosophies and footballing ideals on to this new group of players.
Yallop came to the Fire with a proven track record in the MLS following a lengthy professional career in England and on the international stage with Canada.
His vast experience in England and early MLS successes as a coach with San Jose Earthquakes has given Yallop, who recently celebrated his 50th birthday, the confidence to remain calm despite the relatively disappointing start to the campaign.
When speaking about the team, their attitude, their effort in training and their prospects for the season, Yallop hasn't changed in his thinking since his arrival at Toyota Park last October. If anything, he is more optimistic now than before the season began.
He sees a group of players that have shown significant signs of progress in the short time he has been with them and he believes that their first win is about to come. Yes, he believed it would come at home to the Red Bulls. Away to DC.
His confidence in himself and his team still intact, he insisted the win would come with the visit of the Union to Toyota Park. And again, a week later, there was an assured statement that the win would arrive on the road in Montreal.
Looking back, it is possible to see where and how three points may have been won in any of these games, with a little luck or a hint of good fortune. Mike Magee's late penalty miss against Philadelphia. Late saves by the Impact's Troy Perkins from Patrick Nyarko and Magee that would have earned the Fire their first win.
Juan Luis Anangono's penalty miss against New England last time out was another glaring example of a missed opportunity and another occasion where the Fire should have sealed the three points their efforts over the previous 90 minutes deserved.
The reason no one has pushed the panic button just yet, is largely down to the quality of play produced each week, the vast amount of chances being created and the overall level of entertainment served up by Yallop and his attack-minded tactics.
No other team has had more shots this campaign at 101, while only the Montreal Impact have hit the target more often, 38 times to the Fire's 35 (which they tie with the Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas City).
They are the fourth highest scorers after seven games with 10 goals, while Quincy Amarikwa is tied for second on the goalscoring list with four.
There are significant signs of improvement since the side's defeat at Chivas, with Yallop's influence gaining momentum with each and every game.
Having struggled to assert themselves in the possession stakes in the opening three games, the Fire have enjoyed more of the ball than their opponents in their last three games.
This has translated itself into more goalscoring opportunities, with the Fire amassing an impressive 54 shots to their opponents' 17 over the last three games.
Which suggests to me that they are doing well defensively, restricting other teams to an average of six shots per game, while also creating enough themselves to comfortably win games.
That has not happened thus far, but surely it is only a matter of time.
There have been several other positive features to Yallop's tenure, most notably his willingness to give youth a chance. Earlier in the year, he insisted that he would select players on merit rather than reputation, and he has stood by that assertion with the likes of Harry Shipp, Benji Joya, Greg Cochrane and Victor Pineda all getting a chance to impress.
Add to that the blossoming central defensive partnership of Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Bakary Soumare, which has impressed in recent games despite the concession of 11 goals, and it is clear to see that the Fire have a solid base upon which to build.
His faith in the wing play of Nyarko and Shipp has also reaped reward with both players contributing to the fluent, incisive build-up play down both flanks that has been a feature of the Fire's games thus far.
And with reigning MLS MVP Magee improving with every game following his early season injury problems, and his effective link up play with Amarikwa showing real signs of promise, surely that first win will come sooner rather than later.
Stats at a glance (the Fire read first):
|Possession %
|Pass Accuracy
|Chivas USA
|44.7% / 55.3%
|Portland Timbers
|38.5% / 61.5%
|New York Red Bulls
|42.6% / 57.4%
|D.C. United
|49% / 51%
|372 / 383
|Philadelphia Union
|53.2% / 46.8%
|Montreal Impact
|56.2% / 43.8%
|New England Revolution
|51.9% / 48.1%


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August 2, 2009
Could this be Bree?
Sabrina Frank from Germany's "Mission Hollywood" has won a part in Eclipse! No confirmation yet on which role she'll play - I'd be happy to be tea-girl if it meant I got to be on set and meet our fave Twi-peeps - jealous!
Thanks Tiny_Pixy
- Lorabell
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Hhhmmm maybe... but isn't Bree supposed to be kinda young 'round 15? IDK she looks 'bout in her 20's. She kinda resembles Emilie De Ravin, no?ReplyDelete
Ditto to that, Lorabell. I'd settle for being cast as the loofa girl in the Roman bathing scene...having to give all the Volturi sponge baths -- ewww on second thought, maybe not -- union-like skin? eewwwwww
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2009 at 1:03 AM
She looks too old to play Bree. I was expecting someone that looked around the same age as Dakota Fanning.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2009 at 1:39 AM
i think brees to young for her to play. maybe she could be one of the denalis...ReplyDelete
I was thinking same thing she too old for Bree's character!!
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Yeah i think shes to old to play Bree. Bree is only 15.ReplyDelete
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Summit Credit Union Hosts Young Professionals From Dominican Republic
The $1.8 billion Summit Credit Union in Madison, Wis., has hosted emerging leaders from the Dominican Republic who participated in the World Council of Credit Unions International Credit Union Leadership Program, which places young professionals in various credit unions overseas.
As part of the U.S. Department of State Professional Fellows Program, the fellowship is designed to facilitate idea exchanges, promote foreign language skills development, enhance cultural diversity and improve problem-solving skills as they relate to credit union development and management on a global basis.
Summit CU is one of 17 U.S.-based non-profit organizations and universities chosen to host foreign professionals in 2011-2012 from more than 50 countries and territories worldwide.
Participants and their host organizations benefit from the dual learning opportunity the program provides, including information sharing on overall credit union operations, educational and community outreach programs and risk management, the World Council said.
Dominican Republican participants Natividad Lamourthe and Claudio Wolters participated in one-month fellowships at Summit CU that ended Nov. 2.
"Summit became involved in the Professional Fellows program because of our partnership with the World Council of Credit Unions," said Kim Sponem, CEO/president of Summit CU. "Hosting Natividad and Claudio was a terrific opportunity for Summit, and we're happy to help other international credit unions further their expertise and understanding as well."
At the conclusion of their fellowships, they traveled to Washington, D.C., to take part in the Professional Fellows Congress held last week. The congress provides a forum for participants to discuss best practices with other young leaders in their profession, and to develop concrete projects and networks that they can implement upon their return home.


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White Man Congratulates Self on Liberation of Libya
The insufferable Bernard-Henri Lévy has a new piece of self-congratulatory garbage up on the Daily Beast, in which he pats himself on the back for personally liberating Libya from the clutches of Col. Muammar Qaddafi, because in BHL's world, the Other can't do shit without the white man. Okay, first let's give credit where credit is due: BHL keeps Nicolas Sarkozy's testicles in a glass jar on his desk, and he pushed the French president to act militarily on behalf of the rebels in Libya. But the headline for BHL's ode to himself says it all — 'Victorious Return to Libya'. Here, he arrives in Tripoli's Green Square to the delight of 6.5 million Libyans and feigns respect in his victory speech to the masses:
But either the news of the arrival of foreigners travels fast, or the excitement of the chebabs escorting us, who are also shooting bi-tube rounds in our honor, attracts attention; people start flooding into the square, more and more of them, brandishing their weapons toward the sky and joining in the scene.
I improvise a few words: "A great day…the beauty of the liberation of a city by its own…images of the liberation of Paris…Libya in your hands…no exactions, nor vengeance…."
The young people cry "Allah Akbar"—I reply, "Libya Hora."
They cheer for France, I salute the Libyan spring.
Then, because you never know if the crowd is actually made up of Fascislamists, BHL adds:
After about 20 minutes, the noise of the riffs of gunfire preventing us from hearing each other and a few, perhaps, finally recognizing a Frenchman whose demonized image they have seen in a loop on Gaddafi's broadcasts for months and taking out their cell phones to film him, our Libyan friends suggest we move.
Later on during his victory lap, BHL finds the "vandalized" remains of the French embassy (oh, the horror!) before returning to battle-scarred Misrata, '"my city," the one that has made me an honorary citizen."' There, he finds the time to reflect on his war, his victory.
BHL's forthcoming Libya War memoir is destined to be a classic.
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June 2008 Describes a booklet that explains what scientists know about how drug addiction changes the brain and affects behavior and clears up misconceptions about drug addiction.
March 2008 Announces the 2007 Smissman Award from the American Chemical Society to Dr. Kenner Rice, NIDA, for significant contributions to fundamental knowledge in medicinal chemistry.
March 2008 Presents an update on NIDA's Southern African Initiative, a program that aims to build research capacity and infrastructure in the area of addiction, particularly drug-related HIV transmission.
October 2007
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Broxton appreciative of Final Vote support
Broxton, one of five candidates for the American League's last roster spot, was an also-ran in the 2012 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote sponsored by Firestone.
Yu Darvish, the Rangers starting pitcher from Japan, won the American League spot in results announced on Thursday.
"I'm very appreciative for everything everybody's done for me, from my teammates to the coaching staff to all the fans out there who put the time in to vote," Broxton said. "We tried to pull it through, but it's kind of hard when you're going against a country. It was fun while it lasted and I just want to thank everybody for their support. Hopefully next year I can get it done without a vote."
Barring a late roster change, designated hitter Billy Butler will be the Royals' only All-Star representative, picked as a reserve by AL manager Ron Washington.
Broxton is planning a trip to his Georgia home during the four-day All-Star break.
"As of right now, I'm going to home, check out my new land and spent some time with my wife and kids," he said.
This is the second straight year that a Royals candidate has finished out of the running in the Final Vote. Left fielder Alex Gordon was a candidate in 2011.
The 2012 winner in the National League was Cardinals third baseman David Freese.
Perez settling in behind the plate for KC
TORONTO -- Catcher Salvador Perez is close to being back to his normal routine.
Perez was in the Royals' starting lineup for the fourth straight game on Thursday night against the Blue Jays. Previously the most consecutive days he'd caught was two. Manager Ned Yost feels that Perez is doing fine in his return from knee surgery on June 22.
There have been a couple of scares. Against Tampa Bay, a runner spiked Perez's surgically-repaired left knee but the only injury was a small cut. On Wednesday night against Toronto, a foul ball drilled his knee, but it was his right one. But again Perez went down into the dirt, causing concern.
"When I went out there to check on him, he said, 'I'm OK, I'm OK,'" ex-catcher Yost said. "I said, 'I know it hurts. I took a bunch of those off my knee, but I just never went on the ground after I took mine.' He just started laughing."
Yost will give Perez a day off on Friday at Detroit, then catch him in the last two games before the four-day All-Star break.
Perez not only went into Thursday night's game with a 10-game hitting streak, but he seems to have had a positive effect on the pitchers.
"Nobody's had a horrible game since he's been back in there," Yost said.
Adcock receives familiar call to big leagues
TORONTO -- It's doubtful if anyone's really kept track over the years, but if there was Royals team record for most times called up from the Minors in one season, pitcher Nate Adcock might be close to it. This is his fifth different stint with the Major League club this year.
"I'd like to stay here. That's not a good thing if I get the record," Adcock said.
But the good thing for Adcock is that he keeps getting recalled, so the Royals must like what they see.
"I'm happy to be back. If it happens again, it's out of my control. I can only do what I can do while I'm up here, just try to keep getting better every day," Adcock said.
"It's always good to be back. You're possibly part of the plan. And going back and forth, me and [Louis] Coleman always joke around about it, because we're usually taking each other's spot, but this time we got to come up together and that was pretty cool."
Coleman, called up from Triple-A Omaha with Adcock on Wednesday, is on his fourth stay with the big club.
For Coleman, the job is always relief work. But for Adcock, in addition to switching back and forth between teams, he's also been both a starter and a reliever.
"It's still the same game, 60 feet, 6 inches," Adcock said. "Nothing changes about the game. It's whether you're really prepared and commit to your pitches and get outs or you don't."
Royals ask release waivers on Quintero
TORONTO -- Catcher Humberto Quintero is about to become an ex-Royal officially.
The Royals asked unconditional release waivers on Quintero, 32, who was designated for assignment on June 27. That came in the wake of regular catcher Salvador Perez's return from the disabled list.
Obtained from the Astros with outfielder Jason Bourgeois for two Minor League players, Quintero, a .232 hitter in 43 games, had shared the catching duties with Brayan Pena, who remains with the club.
Royals reportedly sign Venezuela's Duenez
TORONTO -- The international signing period is open and the Royals dipped into the pool by signing Samir Duenez, 16, a third baseman from Venezuela for $425,000, according to Baseball America.
Duenez, a left-handed batter with power potential, hit .313 in 19 games with Venezuela's Liga Parelela.
Viva Los Royals will be held on July 14
TORONTO -- The celebrations won't stop once the All-Star Game and its accompanying festivities are completed in Kansas City. The Royals will hold the annual Viva Los Royals celebration on Saturday, July 14, when they meet the White Sox at 6:10 p.m. CT.
The first 20,000 fans through the gates will receive a chip and dip platter.
A pregrame party will be held at the Outfield Experience from 4:30 to 6 p.m. with entertainment by Imperio Sierreno, Willy Vela y sus Aguilillos and El Grupo Atotoonilco.
Local restaurants will compete in a best salsa contest for the second year of "Salsa Showdown." Fans can taste and vote on salsa samplings from local Mexican restaurants, including El Camino Real, Palominos, Pardo's and Teocali, in a tent near Gate E across from the Rival Sports Bar. Gates open at 4:30 p.m.
Additional information is available at royals.com/viva. Groups of 20 or more should contact Ariel Peralta at 816-405-4166.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I want Jared Odrick at DE
Jared is also a guy that we can pick up...He figures to be a late first to mid second round pick...
This coming draft is packed with a lot of talent at the WR, DE and LB positions, so we'll have many options to choose from.
No more TJ...so sad...lol
I don't really watch football all that much, but can someone explain to me why we released Lito Sheppard? He seemed pretty good for us.
jets will make the playoffs again next season
Lol there were some LT haters here, well now you guys got him. Good move by the Jets. He's one of my favorite football players of all time. He's not the same, this much is obvious, but he's still an accomplished veteran back who is hungry for a title. Perfect fit.
So how did the Jets get better with LT? He is coming of his worst year and Jones had another good year. I hope they got LT on some kind of performance contract.
Jones would hamper the development of Shonn Greene. Jones and Greene are both similar style RBs.
Also I believe the Jets may transition to a more pass oriented offense. LT is a great receiving RB.
I also love the idea of Tomlinson, Washington, Smith on the field at the same time!
the N.Y. Jets are going to have practice/training session in the new stadium this wednesday ... Should be great seeing all the new faces and the new field...
HOW BOUT DEM COWBOYS lmao
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The Vogue 120: The Stylish Singers, Designers, Actors, Models, and More (Under 45) of the Moment
Every era has its stylish faces, talents, and voices that profoundly influence the moment. This cast is bringing fashion to life right now—and for the years to come. See our list from A–Z.
Haider Ackermann
The Colombian-born, Antwerp-trained designer wraps and drapes with an operatic sense of grandeur.
With her now-trademark beehive, smoky eye shadow, black A-line dress combo, Adele's sixties power-pop act resonates in a high-tech world.
J.W. Anderson
The Irish boy made a brand logo of his name before he even put on his first London runway show and has a knack for nailing supersophisticated street style.
Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi
In a city rich with antiquity, Milan's Aquilano.Rimondi translates Italy's Baroque past into thoroughly modern clothes.
See our behind-the-scenes video of the Vogue 120 shoot.
Azealia Banks
The mix of nineties ravewear and unapologetic old-school hip-hop swagger makes Banks's music and style fabulously in-your-face.
Victoria Beckham
Perfect dress by perfect dress, she quietly breached the impenetrable snob barrier between "celebrity" and "credible designer."
She's one half of the music world's most influential power couple—alongside Jay-Z—and her head-turning (and hair-flicking) look is just as formidable.
Aurélie Bidermann
The onetime gemology student and ardent traveler sculpts jewelry that looks like long-forgotten artifacts.
Eddie Borgo
Taking the shining metal stud as his trademark, Borgo subverts notions of adornment with a sparkling new take on American jewelry.
Bianca Brandolini D'adda
She knows how to stir up drama, whether her look is brazen or bohemian.
Charlotte Casiraghi
The exquisite Monégasque looked as regal in Giambattista Valli at her uncle's 2011 wedding as she does in her bespoke Gucci equestrian uniform.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
From her ever-appropriate above-the-knee hem to the most famous wedding dress in recent history, her correct approach proves that chic can mean playing by the rules.
Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig
If it's not feathered, gilded, or trailing sixteen layers of tulle, it likely wasn't designed by the Marchesa duo reinvigorating over-the-top evening drama.
Lana del Rey
Blending old-Hollywood gloss with sixties bad-girl attitude, she's a one-woman retro-pop revolution.
Delfina Delettrez
A self-confessed rule-breaker, the Fendi-family scion draws on fantastical inspiration for her jewelry, including memento mori skulls and swarms of articulated bees.
Cara Delevingne
The aristocratic British model is cool-edged, rebellious, and has a flock of designers in her thrall.
Charlotte Dellal
The English shoe designer behind Charlotte Olympia flaunts her fondness for old-world glamour, lending her platform heels a playful wit.
Lou Doillon
Whether she's in a tiny Anthony Vaccarello dress or a slouchy men's blazer, the throaty French singer lives up to her illustrious lineage.
Lena Dunham
The voice of a generation (in Hannah Horvath's words), the Girls creator has plenty to say about the modern 20-something.
George Esquivel
Esquivel's bespoke footwear—handmade in his Buena Park atelier—captures the imagination with its raffish allure.
Dakota Fanning
The elder Fanning has been one to watch since she costarred with Sean Penn in I Am Sam at age seven, and now, as a full-grown leading lady, she's the one to dress.
Elle Fanning
By thirteen she'd caught the attention of Marc Jacobs and Sofia Coppola, and a year later she's a poster girl for the tween generation.
Shane Gabier and Christopher Peters
Thanks to a fashion professor (Gabier) and a former marine biologist (Peters), Creatures of the Wind's whimsical style just blew in from the Windy City.
Frida Giannini
The storied 90-something Florentine house of Gucci has been pounding with youthful flash since the music-obsessed 39-year-old took up residence.
Prabal Gurung
As perfectly at ease in the New York social world as he is in his East Village home or his native Nepal, Gurung redraws the map of global glamour.
Guillaume Henry
Until this 33-year-old newcomer took the reins, Carven's youthful Parisian esprit had lain dormant for half a century.
Emma Hill
She's the bighearted, vivacious Brit who, at Mulberry, fuses time-honored artisanal leathers with a glorious, uproarious take on luxe accessories.
Chanel Iman
Her name destined her to work in fashion, and this poised model has grown up (graciously and gorgeously) in its fierce spotlight.
Bouchra Jarrar
The optimum example of what can happen when a female talent honed by a top-class Parisian training (Balenciaga, Christian Lacroix) finally goes independent.
Felicity Jones
Since Like Crazy, she's become a Hollywood fixation, and designers like Proenza Schouler and Dolce & Gabbana haven't been far behind.
Mary Katrantzou
Referencing everything from Fabergé eggs to Qing Dynasty bowls, her trompe l'oeil dresses are as sought after as the objets d'art that inspired them.
Clare Waight Keller
What is it with the English girls taking up residence at Chloé, the most feminine house in Paris? The newest tenant has, in a year, already made it her home.
Miranda Kerr
She fluttered on high as a Victoria's Secret Angel, but thanks to runway appearances at the likes of Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton, she has fashion wings, too.
Alicia Keys
An early-'00s R & B pop megastar, Keys has remained a voice of our time while transitioning into a Givenchy-loving front-row regular.
Nicholas Kirkwood
He turned our fascination with shoes into an obsession, with his inventive approach to cantilevering everything he can onto (supercomfortable, apparently) high heels.
Solange Knowles
The Brooklyn-based DJ favors just-emerging designers and is on her way to becoming New York City's resident It girl.
Lady Gaga
No envelope goes unpushed. When mixing high-concept fashion and hummable tunes—with just the right dose of politicized individuality—she's in a league of her own.
Humberto Leon and Carol Lim
Their inherent wit shaped the way throngs of adventurous Opening Ceremony acolytes dress, and now also fuels the Kenzo revival.
Blake Lively
She's the rare breed of California girl who is a natural in Chanel and in cutoffs, forgoing a stylist and looking all the better for it.
Jenna Lyons
J.Crew's powerhouse transformed a preppy stalwart into a phenomenon, as much due to her personal tastes as to her fashion instincts.
Pamela Love
The go-to jeweler for free spirits—much like the designer herself—with gothic-romantic amulets that promise to become future heirlooms.
Isabel Marant
She gives a French lesson in hip, leggy, rockerish clothes that radiate a certain je ne sais quoi.
Sienna Miller
The talented actress who exported Glastonbury boho chic also pioneered individual spirited dressing in the Hollywood limelight.
Nicki Minaj
Somewhere between haute couture and Hanna-Barbera resides the rapper whose Crayola hair has highlighted the trend for crazy/creative coloring.
Carey Mulligan
She got it right from the very first, making unconventional choices for her every red-carpet outing and never taking a faltering step.
Blake Mycoskie
For every pair of his TOMS sold, a pair is given away. It sounds so simple, yet his philanthropy has revolutionized what we've come to expect from the things we buy.
Kati Nescher
The willowy Russian beauty whom insiders call "the new Daria" has walked miles of runway since her 2011 debut.
Eugenie Niarchos
Beloved by designers for her fearless take on fashion, this blithe young shipping heiress makes every look her own.
Elizabeth Olsen
The young actress has an enviable ability to look comfortable in her own skin. She's never traded on her famous last name—and she doesn't need to.
Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen
With their finely attuned sense of style and hands-on approach, the sister duo proved that The Row was much more than a vanity project. Women of all ages have fallen for their perfect minimalism.
Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty
Suno began as a way to bring sustainable employment to Kenya and has evolved its riot of prints into a coolly urban way of dressing.
Thakoon Panichgul
At Thakoon, the designer wields his instinct for reconfiguring bold color and cacophonous prints into street-smart clothes that are never too predictable.
Monique Péan
Sourcing ethically mined gold and gems in far-flung locales, while donating a portion of her proceeds to charity, Péan leads a new generation of jewelers.
Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos
The London-based duo behind Peter Pilotto sees the world—and fashion—through a kaleidoscopic lens.
Zac Posen
Even a wunderkind has to grow up, but that doesn't mean he has to dispense with the entrance-making, showstopping flights of fantasy.
Christopher Raeburn
There is no better standard-bearer for British craft (his wonderful utilitarian coats use military wools), not to mention his globally sensitive take on sustainability.
The Barbadian songstress has reignited excitement about forward-thinking style in pop music not seen since Madonna's heyday. It's shock value you can sing along to.
Zoë Saldana
She makes wearing the sexiest body-hugging evening dress look as fantastically easy as sporting a T-shirt.
Tatiana Santo Domingo
Opting for ethnic prints and harem pants, this Latin American globe-trotter is never pretentious or obvious.
Jonathan Saunders
The impassioned Scot clicked digital prints to life nearly a decade ago and has since become one of London's preeminent designers.
Tabitha Simmons
She has her feet in two worlds—styling and designing—and when it comes to the latter, her shoes walk the line between punk and pretty, anarchic and aristocratic.
Hedi Slimane
Who better to carry the torch for the androgyny that lies at the heart of Saint Laurent Paris than the talent who at Dior Homme tore up the rule book on how men should look?
Scott Sternberg
Like the Wes Anderson of fashion, the man behind Band of Outsiders focuses his quirky vision on classic Americana.
Emma Stone
It's hard to say whether her peach Calvin Klein or her flaxen hair garnered more attention at the 2011 Golden Globes. Less disputable is this funny-girl-gone-leading-lady's red-carpet credibility.
Lara Stone
The 28-year-old Dutch sensation single-handedly brought the blonde bombshell back with her hourglass curves and a beautiful gap-toothed smile.
Candice Swanepoel
The South African model has transformed herself from a bikini-clad pinup to a runway star of Amazonian proportions.
Taylor Swift
The voice and attitude is pure heartland America, yet her style is starting to venture way beyond its borders.
Olivier Theyskens
The Belgian import to New York has created for Theyskens' Theory a darkly lyrical beauty inspired by the chaotic rush of his adopted city.
Kate Upton
She's captured the moment with her all-American gorgeousness and an uncomplicated sensuality that's charmed designers, as well as 500,000+ Twitter followers.
Stuart Vevers
He powers the 166-year-old house of Loewe with a reverence for luxury . . . and an irreverence toward taking it too seriously.
Ruth Wilson
This thoroughly British actress can play a femme fatale or a corseted lady with equal mastery and shows the same range in the way she dresses.
Jason Wu
Fashion's young prince of polish embodies classic New York ideals of ladylike dressing—nipped waists, upbeat color, and a touch of opulence.
Marco Zanini
He's all that's good about Europe: an Italian, brilliant at offhand chic, working at a French house, Rochas, and oft referencing Scandinavian arts and crafts.
Dasha Zhukova
The owner of Moscow's Garage Center for Contemporary Culture has emerged as a risk-taker— one who wins every time.
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Getting to Know 2012 Football Recruit Dan Voltz
Joining me today is one of the top offensive linemen in the 2012 Class, Dan Voltz. Dan has been drawing interest from many of the top programs across the country. He is a prospect you should keep your eyes on over the next two seasons. Dan is an offensive lineman from Barrington High School in Barrington, Illinois. PH: According to Rivals.com, you have offers from Illinois, Northwestern and Wisconsin. Are ...Read more ›


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who is the first girl???
i just wish i was the guy with that cock
who's that girl at 8:47?
So perfect that just got better and better.
damnn she's a trooper
damn she hot and sounds so little
she is fukin stunning
Man, how many times have this video been recycled. Its about time for some new ones (I made a 10 minute one about 3 months ago so you can check out mines).
Anyone know the girl at 7:05 and the very last girl?
6:20 is Sienna West
almost all the girls at the end i have their vids add to my favorites :D
What about 6:20???
@bigz21 That's Claire Dames
Who's at 2:04?
That's Sara Jay.
The girl on 5:48 have really nice tits whats her name
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Rated 5 / 5 stars
I really enjoyed this. I've always loved animated interviews (e.g., Creature Comforts by Peter Lord and David Sproxton aka Aardman). You definitely have very good animation style, both exaggerated and non-exaggerated and both of them work well with each other to convey the emotion given. I notice a lot of animators use this as a gimmick to elicit a laugh, which is fine, but there is a fine line between comical emotion and blatant over-useage to the point where it becomes 'meh, seen it.'
Another nuance that I liked was the 'sniff'. Even though it was in the interview, you incorporated it perfectly and it added to the interviewers character wonderfully. It's these little things (e.g., the rapid eye movements of a character when they comes across something amazing.) that bring a sense of realism to the piece.
This was very well done and I really look forward to seeing more of your work in the future! Kudos and Thank you!
I just watched a bunch of Aardman's stuff. They are really ,really good! I don't know a lot of stop-mo or claymation animators so its really interesting to see different styles and techniques, and compare the film language between the two animation styles.
When comparing my interview to their interview animations, I wish I had incorporated more visuals and secondary animation into my piece. But I'm still learning, so thats all I can really take from it.
And Thank you. I still feel like my style is in some form of limbo. I'm not entirely satisfied with it, but I'm not really sure where to push it or take it from here.
And yeah, the exaggerated face is a trope that ive noticed crop up a lot in the community.
I think its due to EgoRaptor's and Oney's influence. They are fantastic animators and they command a lot of power and respect amongst casual vistors, veterans, and animators alike.
But I digress, I'm glad you think I don't push or exaggerate it too far and that I have a nice balance between the two styles.
The sniffs and lip smacking and such are blessings in disguise really. I'm sure they would seem distracting or unwanted by a live action producer/director/sound engineer, But it definitely adds character and it would have been a shame to cut and edit them out. I can garnish a lot of timing and add interesting little animations to them to seem, as you said, realistic.
I seem to be getting a lot of comments on that from my peers as well, so I seemed to have handled it very well.
Thank you very much for taking the time to critique and review my animation!
I do plan on submitting more work in the future.
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
You better not be walking around with cheese on your stomach miss! haha
Rated 5 / 5 stars
art , sound and comedy = great ! i'm calling HOMEPAGE on this one :) *favorited*
haha thanks! :D
/fingers crossed
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wha? a drug? whas it crack or cocane?
I haven't a clue. NeroSkwid never ellaborated. :I
Rated 5 / 5 stars
i really liked this, pleas do more
Thanks! I plan on doing a lot more! :D


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TWILIGHT Screenings
Summit Entertainment will be presenting "The Twilight Experience," a one-time theatrical re-release of 2008's Twilight, which will be a treat for Twilight fans as the event will include an introduction by the present cast members. The screening tickets are $10.00, and are available for purchase through Fandango only (with pick up at the theater prior to the event). The screening event will take place at the Pacific Gaslamp, 701 5th Avenue (a few blocks from the convention center), with the doors opening at 5:30 p.m. (Note: only two tickets are allowed per person).
New Moon Photobooth, etc.
Other special events taking place at Comic-Con through Summit Entertainment (their booth being in the Grand Hall) are an opportunity to have a photo taken in an exclusive The Twilight Saga: New Moon photo booth, the chance to collect special edition trading cards for the film, and the opportunity to meet the CG-enhanced animated versions of classic characters brought to life in Astro Boy. There will also be a spin-wheel where fans can win promotional give-aways and exclusive prizes.
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Twilight Examiner shares new additional details from Summit about goings-on at Comic-con:
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LOL, the look on Rob's face in that picture is hilarious.ReplyDelete
I've never felt so bad about moving to AZ! I used to live out there, and if I still did I would be all over that!!!ReplyDelete
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JennJam: Kristen must of said something pretty funny or weird.....ReplyDelete
OMG I wish I could go! I really hope they film the whole thing and put it up somewhere!ReplyDelete
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why does it not say WHEN!!!!!ReplyDelete
Are these things fun and worth going to? I'm not sure, it seems like it's a lot of mayhem!! Anyone gone? tell us what it's like, I wouldn't be able to go anyway, but curious!ReplyDelete
any word of Ashley Green being part of the panel??ReplyDelete
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The finish of this paper is gorgeous. I'm using it in a book and to line some Christmas items. The weight is nice and firm. I bought 2 sheets and wish I had purchased more.
This paper is SO much more metallic than this photo shows. GREAT! I'm looking forward to using it on my Christmas work!
love the paper but shipping was very expensive!
Bazzill's metallic gold is georgeous.
You can get very decorative effects