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"He's a 2-year-old, and he 'reads'!" by Braggy McBraggypants
For awhile now we've marveled at how Kostyn delights in "reading" his books to us. For example, the last time we were at the library I picked up a book about animals called "What We Do." I read it to him once a day for about a week. Then one night he requested it: "What We Do?" he said, and it took me a minute to understand it was a book he was talking about.
That night when I started reading it he interrupted me, wanting to say the words himself. "We are worms and we wiggle," he said. "I'm a caterpillar. I creep." I was surprised, but turned the page.
"I'm a fish and I swim. We are lambs...we leap." He read every page! (To clarify, his pronunciation was pretty questionable on some of it, but he said the main words of every sentence.)
Goes to show how attentive and observant a toddler is, because if someone had hid the words on each page I wouldn't have gotten them all right, the way he did.
The next night he started acting out the motions, something Chris and I later realized neither one of us had taught him. "I'm a mouse and I scurry," he'd say, wiggling off my lap to shuffle his feet in tiny little steps all around the room. Then he'd climb back up onto my lap to read the next line. "We are ants and we march..." he'd say, wiggle down to the floor, march around the room. The back up to the lap.
So that's been his way of "reading," and it really is precious. Anyway, we've had a set of Thomas the Train books sitting on his bookshelf since, well, his birth. Each book is a different color with a different train featured on front (Gordon the Something Engine, Percy the Whatchamacallit, Toby Blah Blah, I clearly don't know them....). My sister-in-law Annette gave them to him when he was a baby, saying, "Someday you'll love these." And that day has come.
Just this past week, out of the blue, he's wanted to read those books, a different one each night. I still haven't read any of them to him (I tried once about a year ago and it was clear he wasn't old enough yet to be captured by the illustrations or the story) but Chris has been reading one to him each night for the last few nights. Kostyn has never seen the cartoon or any other Thomas books, so this is a whole new train world for him.
Two nights ago Chris noticed Kostyn knew what each book was. "No read TOBY!" he said when Chris picked up the "Thomas" book. Last night Kostyn emphatically requested "Percy," thrusting the correct book at his Daddy, who'd never actually read the "Percy" book to him.
"How do you know this one's Percy?" Chris asked him, curious.
Kostyn stared at the cover for a moment before pointing. "P-E-R-C-Y. This spells Percy."
When I came into the room a few minutes later to kiss him goodnight, Chris relayed this to me and we stared at each other blankly for a full minute.
Is it possible for a kid to teach himself to read?
57 comments:
- Heather said...
I have to say that your child is amazing!
- Wed Jul 22, 08:57:00 PM EDT
- Lyn said...
Hey! Wait a minute! I thought P-E-R-C-Y spelled "Stop"!
Ryan and I were just talking about kids and reading and one of the doctor's from Oprah's show says that kids can start reading as early at three months and should no all their letters and numbers by 2 and reading by 3...he says allowing them to wait until kindergarten puts them at a disadvantaged.
It comes as no surprise to me that a child of 2 brilliant journalists has taught himself to read!
- Wed Jul 22, 09:04:00 PM EDT
- Robyn said...
Lyn - That's why we were so struck by it, because everything DID used to spell 'stop'! :) (Unless he's in Evan's room, where everything spells "Evan," including the "PEACE LOVE BABY" artwork we have on the wall.) :)
- Wed Jul 22, 09:26:00 PM EDT
Pop Pop's and I saw Kostyn reading and acting out his book and he was right on for every page. Needless to say, we were amazed. What a delightful little boy. Thankfully, all our grandsons love books!!!! ( And Cora, too )
- Wed Jul 22, 09:34:00 PM EDT
- Maestra said...
So...the prevailing view of mainstream education in the US is that reading is defined as decoding letter combinations based upon standardized rules of phonics. This is why letter names are commonly taught first, followed by sounds, followed by two and three letter combinations, etc. Sounds logical, right?
Then there are those of us rogue educators (like you're surprised) who say we have bogged-down the whole process to the detriment of a large portion of the student population. Seriously, how many words in this comment have you s..ou...n..d.e.d...ou...t so far? Does that mean you're not reading? Many elementary educators completely discount sight words. Many others accept only the ones on the Dolch lists as acceptable to be taught in that way. Meanwhile, almost 60% of the 300 most commonly written/read words in the English language do not conform to those phonics rules we teach in first grade - hence the need for populating our school libraries with such stimulating literature as Bob Books. Are phonics rules good to learn? Absolutely. Must a child follow that path in order to learn to read? Absolutely not!
There is a great long term study that was conducted in the amazing Reggio-Emilia schools in Italy that shows that, barring physical developmental issues such as dyslexia, when a child is ready to read, no matter if he is two or twelve, he will do so on his own after just 30 hours of being read to one-on-one while able to see the text and engaged in the subject matter.
So in Kostyn's case he probably learned that Percy is the green engine from the pictures in the other books, recognized the image on the book he wanted to hear, already understands that letter combinations have meanings and that when the text is written large/in close proximity to a picture they often identify the image, and shared his knowledge.
Is this reading? Absolutely!
Are other kids disadvantaged if they aren't reading until seven? Nope, their brains and bodies are busy developing other skills. Every child who is lovingly supported in their endeavors will be successful when they're ready.
In Auntie KiKi's not so humble opinion anyway.
- Wed Jul 22, 11:18:00 PM EDT
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Jeez, you sure do take that "Maestra" moniker seriously...
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Blueberries that grow well in the Dallas area are called rabbiteye for the small indentation on one end. Recommended types include 'Tifblue,' 'Climas,' 'Premier,' 'Sharpblue,' 'Brightblue' and 'Powderblue.'
Recommended blackberries are thorny 'Brazos,' 'Navaho,' 'Rosborough' and 'Kiowa.' Thornless varieties include 'Brazos,' 'Navaho,' 'Ouachita' and 'Natchez.'
Recommended grapes include 'Victoria Red' (large red seeded) and seedless 'Blush,' 'Flame,' 'Thompson' and 'Reliance.'
Recommended muscadine varieties include 'Regale,' 'Summit' and 'Higgins.'
SOURCE: Texas AgriLife Extension Service
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U.S. Pilots Apologize to Canada Families
Two U.S. pilots who mistakenly bombed Canadian troops in Afghanistan last year apologized to the families of the dead and wounded Thursday as a hearing that could lead to their court-martial drew to a close.
The men expressed anguish over the accident, but also defended their actions the night of April 17, 2002, when the bomb killed four Canadian soldiers and wounded eight others near Kandahar. Both said they believed they were under enemy fire and had never been told allies might be holding exercises in the area.
Maj. Harry Schmidt, who dropped the 500-pound laser-guided bomb, called the accident a tragedy committed in the "fog of war."
"I was called upon to make a perfect decision in a rapidly unfolding combat environment," he said in a steady voice. "I had to make that decision with what I now know, with the acuity of 20-20 hindsight, was imperfect information."
Maj. William Umbach, the mission commander, began his statement by reading the names of the dead and wounded. "Since the seventeenth of April, not a day has passed that I have not thought of that night," he said.
"Maj. Schmidt and I were doing our best to protect ourselves in a situation where we honestly believed we were under attack," he said.
After the hearing, relatives of the victims met with reporters.
"I think Mr. Umbach felt very sincere but Mr. Schmidt was trying to defend himself again. I had a hard time with that," said Claire Leger, the mother of Sgt. Marc Leger, 29, one of those killed.
She said the end of the hearing has not comforted her. "I came here with an open mind. I learned that I still have a broken heart," she said.
Marley Leger, Leger's widow, tearfully added: "I would just like to say to Major Umbach and Major Schmidt: thank you. I have heard your apologies and they are accepted."
The defense completed its case in less than a day, though the pilots' attorneys aggressively cross-examined witnesses throughout the hearing. Both sides still have arguments and documents to submit and it could be weeks before the hearing officer, Col. Patrick Rosenow, makes his recommendation on whether the men should be court-martialed.
Schmidt and Umbach are charged with involuntary manslaughter, dereliction of duty and aggravated assault. They could get up to 64 years in a military prison if convicted.
Schmidt and Umbach were each flying F-16s when they spotted the ground fire and rolled in to attack.
The Air Force called more than a dozen witnesses over eight days, suggesting the pilots could have flown away but instead recklessly disobeyed orders by putting themselves in danger and ignoring briefings describing the location of allied troops.
Defense attorneys argued the pilots thought they were under enemy attack and that they were never told allies might be in the area conducting exercises that night. They also suggested that Air Force-issued amphetamines may have clouded the pilots' judgment.
Schmidt described the ground fire as "fireworks" and said, "I was never alerted to the possibility of live fire training being conducted in the war zone … This lack of information is the one link in the chain, which if corrected, would surely have avoided this accident."
The defense called no witnesses on the final day of the hearing, but Col. David Nichols, the pilots' commander, testified over the weekend that standing orders with information on allied troop locations were useless to airmen because they were so lengthy and detailed.
Defense attorneys have argued that much of the testimony came from desk-bound military brass with no air combat experience. To that end, they had an F-16 flown to Barksdale from the pilots' Illinois Air National Guard base so Rosenow could take a closer look Thursday at the complex controls in the cockpit and the night-vision goggles the men were wearing.
On the Net:
U.S. report: http://www.centcom.mil/News/Reports/Tarnak_Farms_Report.htm
Canadian report: http://www.vcds.dnd.ca/boi/00native/final-report.doc


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NEW YORK — The Columbia volleyball team completes a stretch of five consecutive road matches to start the Ivy League season when it visits Yale and Brown this weekend. The Lions take on Yale on Friday at 7 p.m., followed by Brown on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Fans can watch the Lions all weekend long on the Ivy League Network. Live stats will also be available courtesy of YaleBulldogs.com and BrownBears.com.
The Lions (5-7, 0-3 Ivy) are in search of their first Ivy League victory after beginning the slate with road losses to Cornell, Dartmouth and Harvard. Columbia lost a competitive four-set match in Ithaca back on September 23, but was swept in both matches last weekend by the Big Green and Crimson. Despite the 0-3 start, sophomore Chichi Ikwuazom is hitting .354 and averaging 1.40 blocks per set in Ivy League play, both of which rank among the top-five in the conference. Rookie Jamie Dailey is among the top-10 in Ivy League matches in kills per set (2.80), while fellow first-year Audrey Cheng ranks among the top-10 in assists per set (6.22). Sophomore libero Kalie Wood is seventh in league competition in digs per set (3.20).
Columbia continues to rank No. 3 nationally in aces per set (1.89), which is also the top mark in the Ivy League. The Lions have gone for 10 or more aces in three matches, including a season-high 13 aces on opening weekend against The Citadel (Sept. 2). Sophomore Grace Campbell leads the team with 17 total aces. Campbell leads the Ivy League and ranks No. 18 nationally in aces per set (0.49).
Reigning Ivy League Co-Rookie of the Year and First Team All-Ivy League selection Chichi Ikwuazom ranks No. 30 nationally in hitting percentage (.397), which is also the No. 1 mark in the Ivy League. Last season, as a rookie, Ikwuazom hit .427 to finish the season No. 4 in the NCAA.
Ikwuazom is also No. 3 in the Ivy League and among the top-125 nationally in blocks per set (1.12). The New York native went for a season-high 10 blocks in the Ivy League opener at Cornell, marking her third career 10-block match. Last season, Ikwuazom led the Ivy League with 1.37 blocks per set, including 25 block solos.
Columbia plays its first five Ivy League contests on the road. The road trip started with losses at Cornell (Sept. 23), Dartmouth (Sept. 29) and Harvard (Sept. 30). The Lions travel to Yale (Oct. 6) and Brown (Oct. 7) this weekend, before finally returning home to play Penn (Oct. 13) and defending league champion Princeton (Oct. 14). Columbia also played its first five league matches away from home in 2015, going 2-3 through the first five contests with victories over Cornell and Penn.
Total Kills – Luciana Del Valle (104, 2.48/set)
Hitting Pct. – Chichi Ikwuazom (.397)
Assists – Grace Campbell (246, 7.03/set)
Digs – Kalie Wood (162, 3.60/set)
Aces – Grace Campbell (17, 0.49/set)
Total Blocks – Chichi Ikwuazom (48, 1.12/set)
Total Points – Chichi Ikwuazom (130.5, 3.03/set)
Week 2 (Sep. 4-10) - Rookie of the Week: Jamie Dailey - Honor Roll: Luciana Del Valle, Anja Malesevic
Week 3 (Sep. 11-17) - Honor Roll: Chichi Ikwuazom
Week 4 (Sep. 18-24) - Honor Roll: Jamie Dailey, Chichi Ikwuazom
Yale holds a 41-6 lead in the all-time series, but Columbia has won two of the last three matchups. The Lions ended a 27-match series losing streak that dated back to 2002 with a five-set victory in 2015. Columbia made it two straight wins over the Bulldogs last season with a five-set victory at Levien Gym, but fell in four sets the last time the two teams stepped on the court together on October 29, 2016, in New Haven. Columbia will be trying to defeat Yale in New Haven for the first time since 2001, having lost there in 15 consecutive seasons.
Columbia has defeated Brown in three straight series meetings, winning all nine sets contested along the way. Columbia won in Providence for the first time since 2012 when they swept the Bears (25-18, 26-24, 25-19) last October. Brown leads the all-time bout 33-17, but the Lions have won 12 of the last 16, including nine straight series matchups from 2009-13.
Yale (8-4, 2-1 Ivy) began the Ivy League season with back-to-back wins over Brown and Penn, but was dealt its first loss last Saturday by defending champion Princeton in four sets. The Bulldogs started the 2017 campaign 4-0 with wins over Delaware, Rhode Island, Clemson and UC Santa Barbara, and strung four more wins together later in September against Ohio, Wake Forest, Brown and Penn. Yale ranks third in the Ivy League in assists per set (12.08), blocks per set (2.28), hitting percentage (.228), kills per set (13.08) and opponent hitting percentage (.195). Sophomore middle Izzy Simqi is hitting .350 to rank fifth in the Ivy League and is also among league leaders in blocks per set (1.03). Junior outside Kelley Wirth heads the attack with 3.50 kills per set, ranking second in the Ivy League behind Princeton's Natasha Skov.
Brown (5-9, 0-3 Ivy) and Columbia are the only two teams in the Ivy League still in search of their first conference victory. The Bears came close last Saturday, forcing a fifth set against Penn but ultimately falling (11-25, 25-15, 22-25, 25-21, 6-15). Three Bears reached double figures in the kill column against Penn, including a match-high 15 kills to go with 11 digs for senior Shirin Tooloee. The Bears rank second in the Ivy League in aces per set (1.33) and blocks per set (2.29), led by Tooloee's 0.35 aces per set and Jacqueline Jacobs' 1.15 blocks per set. Brown started the season 3-0 with wins over FDU, Manhattan and Holy Cross, but dropped five straight non-conference decisions from Sept. 9-16. The Bears have lost eight of their last nine overall.


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PlayStation Teases a PlayStation Vita 2000 Western Unveiling for Next Week
Be sure to mark your calendars for Thursday, January 30th, as that is when PlayStation will be having a "breakfast briefing" at 9AM (looks to be GMT, which would translate to 4AM ET and 1AM PT) that lasts for two hours. Details weren't given out as to exactly what it is for, but the above invitation obtained by IGN does give this hint:
Following the biggest launch in PlayStation history, join us for an introduction to the slimmest.
Obviously the PS4 is the biggest launch in their history, and the "slimmest" could be referring to the slimmer PlayStation Vita 2000, which has been available in Japan for a few months now. A Western release in North America and Europe for the Vita 2000 has been hoped for ever since Sony first unveiled it, so this seems to have the best odds of having.
Or it could be yet another, slimmer PS3, a PS Vita TV announcement, or a random PS4 slim. We'll just have to wait until this Thursday to find out, so stay tuned.
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- ferdie224
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- Wedding: September 2013
If the 120″ cloth will overhang 24″ on each end of the 6'table, I would make that the standard.
There is an easier way to go about it though rather than calculating overhangs on the ends of the tables that will be butted together as no one will see those ends at all.
Allow the tablecloth to overhang the 24″ on each outside end of the long tables and simply overlap the cloths on the top of the table. It will not be any more noticeable than it would be to have them drop down over the ends of the tables that are butted together, especially as you are using a table runner.
6′ table- one cloth -overhang 24″ one each end
8′ table- two cloths- overhang 24″ on each end
6'and 8 ' combination- two cloths -overhang 24″ on each end
8′ and 8′ combination-three cloths- overhang 24″ on each end (you could cheat and use only two cloths if you cut the overhang back to 23″)
6'and 8′ and 8′ combination-three cloths -overhang 24″ on each end
@julies1949: you are brilliant. Thank you!
@julies1949: the only problem is I was planning to make table runners for each individual table, not for the big long 24 foot tables, BUT I suppose those could also be overlapped as needed… I suppose I should just make them all according to the size of the tablecloths rather than to the size of the tables, and work from there.
@ferdie224: I would make the runners the length of the long tables. I think it would look fantastic and also help to disguise the joints. You don't normally have runners that stop and start when tables are butted together.
@julies1949: I agree your idea would look better. The problem would be if the number of guests change so would the table configurations, but I'll just have to double check the amount of fabric I have – I can always make a runner shorter at the last minute if need be!
@ferdie224: Exactly! It is alwasy easier to make something smaller, than to make it larger.
You can also make them smaller after the wedding and give them away as gifts.
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(Above) Armed Forces Day kicks off in Cardiff this weekend
Event: Armed Forces Day 2010, various venues, Cardiff and nationally, June 26 2010
Organised by the Ministry of Defence, Cardiff hosts the second annual homage to Armed Forces and their families this weekend, honouring servicemen and women in a show of support for personnel across the world.
Spearheading more than 350 events taking place across the UK, the national centrepiece in the Welsh capital begins with displays in Cardiff Bay before a parade through the city centre from Cardiff Castle and a range of entertainments and performances. The Red Arrows provide a dramatic finale to the day.
Lord Mayor Brian Griffiths said Cardiff's selection as host city was "an honour and a privilege" and would result in "a day to remember".
"Hosting the event gives Cardiff and the whole of Wales the opportunity to pledge our support to the brave men and women who not only served our country in the past but continue to do so today," he added.
"It's fantastic to be given the opportunity to host the national event and our aim is to have an Armed Forces Day to be proud of."
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Mr. Sanders, I see that you have ignored my first open letter to you as to how best to use what you have accomplished to the best for the country.
What I have seen you do in recent weeks is a desperate and pathetic posturing to try to make yourself be the president. Your claims of wanting to make the country better seem to have vanished.
Your goal has changed from helping our country to helping yourself. This is something you might not see as being too caught up in the moment. This is definitely something your blindly faithful fans are unable to see. They trust you. They are inspired by you.
They aren't able to see that you are leading them down the path of fraud and destruction. This is tragic as that many of your fans can't afford to send you $27 donations and your claims of electability are fraudulent.
Senator Sanders, you have lost the 2016 Democratic primary. It is time someone called you out on it and let the truth be told.
Mrs. Clinton will secure the nomination on Tuesday before the polls close in CA. Yes, that's right, she won fare and square.
You have two fatal flaws in your strategy that few understand:
- You're whining for months about the rigged system and then admitting that you knew the rules going in is inexcusable. You have a group of very faithful followers who thought your (lying) stance on a rigged system gave them hope you could be their real savior. Had you been honest about the rules and just told people you didn't win I could have some respect for you. Lying to millions of people saying you were unfairly treated then a few months later saying you knew the rules but thought they were stupid is inexcusable. You have zero creditability.
- Now, your argument is that because of a few polls you are beating Trump more than Sec. Clinton is. This stance is beyond absurd. As you and anyone educated know hypothetical match ups at this early date have no accuracy. Knowing that your argument to the superdelegates has no basis, what you are asking for is even more outrageous. You want the superdelegates to override the pledged delegates and also the popular vote of 3 million voters more that you have received is not only preposterous it's outrageous.
Mr. Sanders, the good will you had created is being ruined by your irrationality. You had started a good movement. Now I fear you will not only alienate all Republicans but also all Democrats too. Your sore loser attitude is going to sink everything you gained.
So, my advice to you is to salvage as much as you can. Try to be a voice of a future movement and not act like a 5 year old boy having a tantrum. No matter what you do it might be too late for you to regain respect.
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Review Many of you will no doubt throw up your hands in horror at the thought of buying a mere 'HD Ready' television, rather than a 'Full HD' model. However, the fact of the matter is that most owners of HD televisions still spend most of their time watching ordinary SD television programmes or DVDs, so it doesn't make a huge difference whether their set offers the HD Ready 720p resolution or Full HD at 1080p.
Toshiba's Regza 37AV615DB LCD TV
Of course, you don't want to buy a set that will need to be replaced in a couple of years time if Blu-ray or Freeview HD really start to hit mass-market adoption levels, but a 720p set can still provide good HD picture quality even when converting 1080p content down to 720p. So if all you want is an affordable flat screen TV to replace an aging CRT, then an entry-level model such as Toshiba's Regza 37AV615DB could fit the bill nicely.
Priced at £500, the 37AV615DB is the largest model in Toshiba's AV61 range, and browsing a few online retailers confirms that it is, indeed, one of the cheaper 37in screens currently on sale. Toshiba has also launched 26in and 32in versions as well, priced at about £350 and £399 respectively, with all three models sharing the same 1366x768 resolution.
It doesn't make a great first impression as you lift it out of the box. The plain black plastic panelling looks fairly nondescript, but seems rather lightweight and flimsy. However, it did survive being dropped off the back of the van when it was delivered to us, so the build quality can't be that bad.
A quick look around the back of the unit reveals a Freeview TV tuner, two HDMI interfaces, component video, two SCARTS, and VGA interface and audio input for connecting a PC – although we hooked up our Mac Mini easily enough using a DVI-to-HDMI adaptor. There's a third HDMI interface on the left-hand edge, along with composite video and stereo inputs, headphone socket and CI slot for Pay-TV cards, while the right-hand edge holds a simple control panel for turning the set on and off and selecting channels.
The usual sockets: additional interfacing is available from the side panel
That array of connectors should be adequate for most people, and we had no problems hooking up our test rig of TV aerial, Sky+ box, HD-DVD player and Mac Mini. The initial set-up process could have gone a little more smoothly, though. The manual indicated that an 'Initial Setup' menu should appear automatically when you turn the set on for the first time. Unfortunately, all we got was a message telling us to 'please scan for channels', without indicating how to begin the scanning process.


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James Milner
Refugees and forced migration; Peacebuilding; United Nations and global governance; Humanitarian action
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James Milner has been a researcher, practitioner and policy advisor on issues relating to the global refugee regime, global refugee policy and the politics of asylum in the global South. In recent years, he has undertaken field research in Burundi, Guinea, Kenya, India, Tanzania and Thailand, and has presented research findings to stakeholders in New York, Geneva, London, Ottawa, Bangkok, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and elsewhere. He has worked as a Consultant for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in India, Cameroon, Guinea and its Geneva Headquarters. He is author of Refugees, the State and the Politics of Asylum in Africa (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), co-author (with Alexander Betts and Gil Loescher) of UNHCR: The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection (Routledge, 2012), and co-editor of Protracted Refugee Situations: Political, Human Rights and Security Implications (UN University Press, 2008). Before joining Carleton, he was a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto (2006-08) and a Trudeau Scholar at the University of Oxford (2003-06). He is currently Research Director for the World Refugee Council, Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), and Research Associate at the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford.
Selected Publications
"Power in the Global Refugee Regime: Understanding Expressions and Experiences of Power in Global and Local Contexts", Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees, Vol. 33, no. 1, March 2017, with Krystyna Wojnarowicz.
"Understanding global refugee policy", Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol. 27, no. 4, December 2014.
"Two steps forward, one step back: Understanding the shifting politics of refugee policy in Tanzania", New Issues in Refugee Research, Paper no. 255, Geneva: UNHCR, July 2013.
UNHCR: The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection, Second Edition, Abingdon: Routledge, 2012, with Gil Loescher and Alexander Betts.
"Refugees and the peacebuilding process", New Issues in Refugee Research, Research Paper no. 224, Geneva: UNHCR, November 2011.
Refugees, the State and the Politics of Asylum in Africa, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Protracted Refugee Situations: Politics, Human Rights and Security Implications, Tokyo: UN University Press, 2008, with Gil Loescher, Edward Newman, and Gary Troeller (eds.).


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photo challenge stall - with good reason!
You're probably wondering why I took a four-day break from posting photos, and then did the one on the day it was due. It's because I had taken that photo forever ago and posted it to a later date. In the meantime I've gotten behind and missed a few days. This morning I was going to catch up and I can't get my camera to turn on! It's not making me happy. I'm not sure what's wrong with it. It's been charging and I can't get it to turn on and open up. I tried popping the battery out and putting it back in - sometimes that helps when it hits a glitch, but it's not working this morning. I'm really hoping that I'm not going to need a new camera.
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Ski NH: New Hampshire's Ski Areas Prepare for 2016-17 Season with Capital Improvements
Here are some of the big changes skiers and riders will find this winter when they explore the ski trails of New Hampshire. Many resorts have invested millions in new technology to allow for snowmaking systems that cover more terrain and are more environmentally balanced. Others have new or expanded trails. And many have invested in new guest infrastructure, from warming huts to guest services. Improvements are being made at resorts of all sizes, and at alpine and Nordic ski areas alike.
Black Mountain
- Addition of 52 new next-gen low-energy snow guns, a new snow groomer and tractor.
- Installation of a state-of-the-art snowmaking control system to increase efficiency.
- The Mid Station, a new mid-mountain cabin offering hot food and beverages on weekends and holidays.
Bretton Woods & Bretton Woods XC
- Nearly $500K invested to increase snowmaking operation efficiency.
- Investments made in the alpine and Nordic grooming fleets.
- Fat bike rentals will be available, with dedicated trails for winter biking.
Cannon Mountain
- A series of energy efficiency initiatives valued at $5.1M is expected to reduce energy consumption at the ski area by 50 percent, while significantly increasing snowmaking capabilities.
- The Mittersill Improvement Project wraps up with the addition of the new Valar T-Bar lift, snowmaking installed on Taft Training Slopes, and construction of a new warming hut and restroom facility.
Cranmore Mountain Resort
- Cranmore broke ground on Phase One of their $50M base re-development project in September, which will add 18 unique condominiums.
- Addition of a PistenBully 600 E+ groomer to the fleet, the world's first groomer with a diesel-electric drive, which has a lower environmental impact than other groomers.
- Installation of two Tesla and two Hybrid vehicle-charging stations at the resort to further support sustainability efforts.
Eastman XC
- Nordic Center building completely rebuilt.
Granite Gorge Ski Area
- Extension of the competition trail from mid-station to the top of the mountain, which adds 225' of elevation to that trail. This trail will have a consistent 30-degree pitch from top to bottom. Snowmaking and lighting will be added to the new trail section.
Great Glen Trails
- Snowmaking system improved to maximize efficiency.
- Two trails reconstructed, allowing the trails to be opened earlier in the season.
- Addition of a second snowmobile for early season and low snow grooming.
Gunstock Mountain Resort
- Addition of a Mountain Coaster valued at $2.6M, which opened in August and is scheduled to be open during the winter months.
Jackson XC
- Addition of 6km/4mi of new trails this season as part of a $400K capital campaign. This is the largest trail expansion/improvement project in the organization's history.
King Pine
- Renovation of the "Milt's Place" lodge at the base of the Black Bear triple lift.
Nordic Skier XC/Wolfeboro XC
- Addition of a new John Deere Gator grooming machine to the fleet, plus a 108" Yellowstone Ginzugroomer.
- Upgrades and improvements to many trails making them skiable with less snow cover.
- Currently planning and implementing a permanent 2km cross-country ski loop scheduled for completion during the 2017-18 season.
Pats Peak
- Additional energy-efficient snowmaking fan guns and a new snowmaking power line.
- Self check-in system installed in the Rental Shop to speed up the process and get skiers out on the slopes.
- Increased Wi-Fi speed on the mountain and additional seasonal lockers added, including larger sized family lockers.
Pine Hill XC
- Two bridges refurbished on Robb's Hut trail.
Ragged Mountain Resort
- Just received permits to add water storage to expand its snowmaking capacity fivefold. An expansion to the lower pond will add 20 million gallons to the current 4 million gallon pond. This major expansion, combined with other improvements made to the snowmaking system, will help the resort to more easily open terrain in the early season.
Waterville Valley Resort
- Green Peak expansion will add 10 new trails and 45 new acres of skiing and riding, serviced by a fixed grip chairlift. This is Waterville Valley's biggest expansion project in more than 30 years.
- The learning area has been re-graded and expanded with a new trail. The Magic Carpet has been moved to a gentler grade, and the tow lifts will now include handle/platter disks to make riding easier.
- A new T-bar will service lower mountain terrain of all ability levels that is completely lit for night skiing and has a dedicated snowmaking loop.
- Additional fan guns and water guns will increase output.
Windblown XC
- New Warming Hut, available for rent year-round, has eco-friendly solar power and sustainably harvested timber. The new "Clear View Camp" tiny home also welcomes guests.
- The Lodge at Windblown is now a full-service event space available May through November with a commercial kitchen and outdoor spaces for events.
Ski NH is the statewide association representing 34 alpine and cross-country resorts in New Hampshire. For more information on ski areas, vacation planning, and updated winter events at Ski NH resorts, call Ski NH at 603.745.9396 or visit the Ski NH website athttp://www.SkiNH.com. For statewide travel info, visit http://www.visitNH.gov.


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MT5010 TV Mount Tilt LCD Plasma Bracket 37" 42" 50"
A Tilt Bracket for flat panels. For 37"/940mm to 50"/1270mm display panels. Compatible with 675mmx500mm mounting pattern. Lift-and-hook design for easy installation. Safety bar with fitting for padlock. Integrated bubble level. For concrete or plasterboard walls. Weight capacity 70kg.
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Debate Over Catholic Health Care Expansion In Washington State
Last year the secular Swedish Medical Center stopped performing elective abortions after affiliating with a Catholic health care provider, Providence Health Services. Now some organizations in Washington state are calling for a moratorium on similar contracts between secular, publicly funded hospitals and religious providers. They fear patients in the state could see a reduction in access to services.
What happens when faith and health care mix? Should the state do anything about it? Ross Reynolds talks with Peter Adler, senior vice president and chief strategy officer for Catholic provider Peacehealth, and Kathleen Turner, head of the ACLU of Washington.


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Offering a British-Iranian mother in prison in Iran diplomatic protection is "one of the options" being considered in the case, Downing Street has said.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested during a visit to Iran in April 2016 and accused of trying to overthrow the regime there – a charge she denies.
Her husband Richard Ratcliffe has criticised the UK's response and said it could offer diplomatic protection.
Number 10 said it was working to find the "most beneficial" course of action.
In a phone call, Mr Ratcliffe asked Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to consider diplomatic protection for his wife, which under international law is a way for a state to take diplomatic action on behalf of a national.
Taking such a measure would effectively escalate the case from an individual consular matter to a formal legal dispute between Britain and Iran, BBC diplomatic correspondent James Landale said.
Asked about the possibility, Downing Street said it was an option, adding: "I think what we need to look at is what will work best and what can be most beneficial in this case."
The government "will look" at Mr Ratcliffe's comments "very closely" and decide the "best course of action to secure her release", the Number 10 spokesman added.
- Medical concern for Briton held in Iran
- Boris Johnson sorry if remarks 'caused anxiety'
- 'My wife's been punished without crime'
Mr Johnson and fellow cabinet minister Michael Gove have been accused of bungling the UK's handling of the case.
The foreign secretary told MPs last week that he believed Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been teaching in Iran before she was arrested, while Mr Gove told the BBC he did not know what Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been doing in Iran.
Her family have always maintained she was on holiday with her daughter.
Asked about the government's official position, Downing Street said: "The government's position on this is clear. She was there on holiday. It wasn't for any other purpose.
"The foreign secretary reiterated that in his conversation with the Iranian foreign minister last week."
The spokesman said Prime Minister Theresa May had been involved in Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's case "from the outset" and was treating it as "a priority".
She had raised it with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on at least two occasions, he added.
What is 'diplomatic protection'?
By James Landale, BBC diplomatic correspondent
When a British citizen is jailed overseas, they normally get basic consular help from the local embassy.
This could include anything from contacting family to legal support to medical help. But if the UK were assert its diplomatic protection over a British citizen, that would change things significantly.
This would be a signal that the UK is no longer treating the case as a consular matter but a formal, legal dispute between Britain and that country.
That's because diplomatic protection is a mechanism under international law that a state can use to help one its nationals whose rights have been breached in another country.
The broad legal principle is that British diplomats would no longer be representing the interests of a citizen but the interests of their state.
Speaking to Radio 4's Today programme earlier, Mr Ratcliffe said he had written to the Foreign Office following remarks made by Mr Gove.
He said Mr Johnson "did promise to consider whether she'll be eligible for diplomatic protection" which "gives a different push" to what the government can do for his wife.
"I'm reassured that it is the position of the government," Mr Ratcliffe said.
Asked about his conversation with Mr Ratcliffe, Mr Johnson told the BBC Foreign Office officials were working "very, very hard" on the case.
"On Iran – and on consular cases generally – they are all very sensitive and I think the key thing to understand is that we are working very, very hard and intensively and impartially on all those cases," he added.
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe – who has a three-year-old daughter, who is being cared for by family in Iran – was arrested and jailed in Iran in April 2016.
The full details of the allegations against her have never been made fully public.
But speaking in Westminster on 1 November, Mr Johnson appeared to contradict her own account when he wrongly said she had been training journalists.
Four days later, Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was recalled to court in Iran and Mr Johnson's remark cited as evidence against her, prompting fears that her five-year sentence could be extended.
Labour have since called for the foreign secretary's resignation, but Mr Ratcliffe has said he believes it is not in his wife's interests for anyone to resign.
'Violation of rights'
The UK government's policy for dual British nationals arrested abroad, is that UK authorities "won't get involved if someone's arrested in a country for which they hold a valid passport, unless there's a special humanitarian reason to do so".
Iran, however, does not recognise dual nationality, and so does not allow consular assistance from the foreign office or the British embassy.
Should Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe be granted diplomatic protection, the UK government could make representations at a political and diplomatic level instead.
Mr Ratcliffe says a call for his wife's release from the United Nations last month had not been endorsed by government.
In October, José Antonio Guevara Bermúdez, chair-rapporteur of the UN's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, and Ms Asma Jahangir, special rapporteur on human rights for Iran, called for Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's immediate release.
She had been "deprived of her liberty", they said.
"The UK didn't endorse that call," Mr Ratcliffe said. "It hasn't ever acknowledged a violation of her rights, which I find staggering."
But he still hopes his family will be reunited by the end of the year.
"I think the best chance Nazanin has of coming home this side of Christmas is all of the weight of the Foreign Office and the foreign secretary being focused on doing that," he said.


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Dogs urinating in the house, specifically on carpets, can be troublesome to clean up and harder to prevent in the future. While many puppies often have accidents in the house, training your dog to go potty in the appropriate area will keep the carpets fresh and without incident. It is important to clean up any urine on the carpets immediately in the event of an accident, to prevent the dog from doing it again in the same area.
Dog Urination Prevention on Carpets
Marking a Territory
Dogs do not urinate on the carpets because they are doing it to make you upset, but rather they feel they are marking their territory. To prevent them from marking your carpet, start potty training at an early age to encourage your pet to use potty training pads indoors, or going to a designated spot outside.
For dogs that urinate on the carpet because they have anxiety, housetraining will not prevent them from having accidents. Take your pet to the vet to see what might be causing the anxiety or nervousness, and how to prevent urination in undesignated areas.
Whether you are housetraining a dog or not, checking for signs they may urinate on the carpet will help you catch them in the act so you can direct them to the appropriate spot. Dogs that begin sniffing an area for longer than necessary, circling around or lifting a leg are all signs they may urinate on the carpet or furniture. If you catch them in the act, gently prod them in the direction they need to go potty, instead of yelling at them.
If you notice there is urine on the carpet and did not catch the pet in the act, do not yell at your dog because chances are they will no longer remember what they did that they are being yelled at for. Simply clean up the spot and be watchful for another occasion in order to give training.
It is important to clean up urine spots quickly and thoroughly to prevent a second incident later on. Since urine stains may permeate the carpet and padding underneath, it is important to find an effective cleaner to get rid of the odor so it no longer attracts the pet. Mix a 50/50 percent solution of water and white vinegar and spray on the area. Soak up water with a cloth and allow to dry.
Avoid using any cleaning products on urine that contain ammonia, since that will attract the pet and make a second accident more likely. You can find pet cleaning products at most pet and retail stores if you choose not to make your own.


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A Glimpse of the Afterlife
Museum of Science Exhibit Features Treasures from Ancient Egypt
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Museum of Science
The Quest for Immortality
Nov. 20, 2002-Mar. 30, 2003, Sat-Wed 9 a.m. -5 p.m., Thu- Fri 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Starting this Wednesday, the Museum of Science in Boston will host a major international exhibition of ancient Egyptian artifacts, called The Quest for Immortality. Sponsored by Eastern Bank, this exhibition features the largest selection of ancient Egyptian artifacts ever lent by Egypt for display in North America. Some of the objects in The Quest for Immortality have never been on public display or shown outside of Egypt. The exhibit presents a fascinating journey to ancient Egypt, and should definitely not be missed.
The Quest for Immortality offers over 100 treasures from ancient Egypt, with a focus on ancient Egyptian religious beliefs and their vision of the afterlife. The artifacts are therefore dedicated to showing not how the Egyptians lived their daily lives, but instead to what they believed happened to them after death. This exhibit of ancient Egyptian artifacts is different from one that might be seen in an art museum, as there is an emphasis not just on the objects themselves, but also on the science behind the archeology.
The exhibit includes statues of varying sizes, masks, coffins, furniture, relief sculptures, and wonderful gold jewelry, which is displayed towards the end of the exhibit. Many of the objects on display in the museum are not hidden behind glass, but are openly displayed so that patrons can inspect them up close. The exhibit is also not overly crowded with objects, and everything is displayed with adequate space and detailed descriptions, so patrons can clearly understand the importance of each object without becoming overwhelmed with information.
Artifacts not to be missed in The Quest for Immortality are the boat from the tomb of Amenhotep II, an eight-foot wooden model of the pharaoh's river ship, the canopic chest of Queen Nedjmet, which once held her internal organs, the granite lid of the massive sarcophagus of Nitocris, the sculpture of the god Osiris, wrapped as a mummy with a gold and electrum headdress and shown with his head lifted in the process of resurrecting, and the many beautiful gold and jeweled items discovered in the royal tombs at Tanis, including the gold funerary mask of the courtier Wenudjebauendjed, which is exquisite.
The highlight of the exhibit, though, is a full-scale walk-through reconstruction of a pharaoh's burial chamber. This above all is the reason to visit The Quest for Immortality. The chamber was reconstructed based on the burial chamber in the tomb of the New Kingdom pharaoh Thutmose III. The room allows visitors to understand firsthand the ancient Egyptians beliefs and rituals of the afterlife, based on the journey that a deceased pharaoh takes from death to immortality.
The walls of the burial chamber display a facsimile of the earliest known complete painting of a sacred funerary text called the Amduat. The Amduat was an illustrated guide to the afterlife, containing spells and instructions, all intended to direct the deceased pharaoh toward the sunrise, which symbolized immortal rebirth to the ancient Egyptians. Thutmose was the first pharaoh to be buried with the Amduat.
The mural covers the walls in the burial chamber, effectively transporting the visitor back to ancient Egypt at the time of the pharaoh's death. The Amduat is written in hieroglyphics and accompanied by images of deities, demons, and the blessed dead of the afterlife. The text is divided into the twelve hours of the night, symbolizing the journey of the sun from dusk until dawn, and visitors are able to experience the perils and triumphs that the sun encounters along the way. The sun's journey from dusk until dawn symbolizes the journey toward eternal life sought by all Egyptians, and it ends at sunrise with the deceased pharaoh's resurrection as the sun god Re.
The audio tour available for the exhibit, although narrated a bit pompously by Jeremy Irons, is extraordinarily informative and adds a more detailed understanding of the burial chamber beyond the descriptions posted on the plaques. The audio tour is less useful for the rest of the exhibit, as all of the artifacts on display are well documented and their importance to the ancient Egyptians is described in detail with plaques.
There are other fascinating parts of the exhibit, aside from the artifacts and the burial chamber. There is a museum staff member on hand to describe how the ancient Egyptians made paper from the papyrus plant, including examples of the plant and pieces of papyrus paper made both by the museum and by specialty companies in Egypt today. There is also a continuously running 10-minute documentary, The Quest for Immortality in Ancient Egypt, which depicts the insights of the archaeologists involved in unlocking ancient Egypt's treasures.
Also extremely interesting is the mummy on display in the Mummification section of the exhibit. The mummy was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in September 2002, where a CAT scan was performed on the body. The results of the scan are on display and help to demonstrate just one of the areas where state-of-the-art science is used to uncover the mysteries of ancient cultures.
Aside from the exhibit itself, the museum also offers an Omni movie and a new planetarium show to compliment the exhibit. Skip the pretentiously acted and uninspired Omni movie, Mysteries of Egypt, and instead watch the planetarium show, Stars of the Pharaohs, where the planetarium excels at replicating the Egyptian sky as it looked 4,000 years ago. If visitors would rather not shell out extra cash for either of these special shows, then the video inside the exhibit itself, The Quest for Immortality in Ancient Egypt, is a must. It is certainly more informative than the Omni movie.
The Museum of Science is celebrating the opening of The Quest for Immortality by offering a free sunrise tour of the exhibit on opening day, to highlight the exhibit's theme of the pharaohs' preparation for the afterlife and their rebirth with the sun god at dawn. The museum will open at 6:42 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, and the first 1,000 patrons will be able to see the exhibit free of charge until 8:45 a.m.
The Quest for Immortality will run until March 30, 2003. The exhibit will be open Saturday - Wednesday from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. and Thursday - Friday from 9 a.m. till 9 p.m. Entry into the exhibit is by timed ticket entry. Tickets can be purchased for $20 in person at the Museum of Science, by phone at 617-723-2500, or online at <http://www.mos.org/ quest>. The audio guide (highly recommended) is an extra $5.


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A-level results continue to impress. 2010 is the first year of A* gradings at A Level, and the students in Year 13 have shone once more.
The A* rate is over 20% which is fantastic. 57.2% of entries were graded A* or A and 78.1% were graded B or better. The pass rate was 99.6%.
25 subjects had a pass rate of 100% and in 10 subjects the A*/A grading exceeded 60%. Three students achieved six A* grades and six students achieved five. A superb performance.
Congratulations to all the students for their performances over the summer and to the staff for their dedication and expertise. We wish all our Year 13's of 2010 a bright future wherever it may be.


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Max Levy Autograph (MLA) leverages its existing technology to provide innovative solutions for generating three dimensional microstructures using photolithography, micromachining, and alternative manufacturing techniques. Optical products include lenticular lens arrays, microlens arrays, and light pipes, with aspect ratios greater than 10:1 in some cases. The structures may be asymmetric, tapered, have a distinct profile, or be perfectly vertical with limited sidewall taper. Many shapes can be generated because of the diverse manufacturing techniques that are available.
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WITHIN weeks, some supermarket shelves will carry chicken that has been put through the controversial process of irradiation. This process - which treats foods with gamma radiation - was approved by the United States Department of Agriculture to help control bacteria like salmonella.
The decision came after the agency determined that potentially 35 to 60 percent of all chicken sold could be affected by such microbes.
Originally the treated poultry was to be released by the end of October. But the owner of Florida's Vindicator radiation plant - where the processing will be carried out - said it would be briefly delayed.
The debate over irradiated meat has gone on for some time. Consumer group spokesmen and some public health experts are concerned about the possible dangers. But some laud its protective aspect.
A key industry group, the National Broiler Council, is perched right on the fence. Its statement on the radiation rule says "the National Broiler Council has maintained a position of neutrality...."
Michael Jacobson, executive director for Science and the Public Interest in Washington, says: "Irradiation has been inadequately tested. There may be some risk to consumers and to workers."
Edward Josephson, known as "the father of food irradiation," counters: "Radiation doesn't add any new dangers. The dose used is not a sterilizing dose, so [the chicken] does have to be kept refrigerated." Dr. Josephson, adjunct professor of the department of food science and nutrition at the University of Rhode Island, was involved in starting the research on this process in 1964.
He says it removes the hazards of certain materials thought to cause disease. And he claims it adds no new hazards. "We kept data as head of the food- radiation program of US Army," he says, adding that there was "no data of any illness from eating irradiated foods."
David Dodson, an assistant professor of medicine at Boston University, says: "I don't feel irradiation has any proven benefits, and there are reasons to feel that it could be very harmful."
Dr. Dodson points to ongoing scientific research dealing with radiomimetic (or radiation-mimicking) properties of irradiated foods and says that if irradiated foods have radiomimetic effects in humans, "they ought not to be given to human beings."
"We all know radiation is dangerous," Dodson says. "The difference is one of dose.... A chest X-ray uses 1/50th of a rad; a lethal dose of radiation is about 500 rads.... They [USDA] are [using] about 300,000 rads for the chicken.... That would be about l5 million chest x-rays."
Dodson says the only irradiated-food study on human genetics was performed in India on malnourished children and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 1975. The children were given freshly irradiated wheat. The study, he says, found evidence of genetic damage in blood cells, and "concern of damage often seen in cancerous cells."
The USDA press release on irradiated chicken says all treated meat will be labeled with a green international symbol and the words "Treated with Radiation" or "Treated by Irradiation." This, however, applies only to whole birds sold in retail markets.
"Unfortunately, consumers will not have a choice, because all processed, restaurant, and cafeteria foods that contain irradiated chicken will not be labeled as such," says Michael Colby of the public interest group, Food and Water Inc.
USDA spokesman Jim Greene agrees that no chicken served in a restaurant or a cafeteria or in processed food requires an irradiated label because, as a federal agency, the USDA has no jurisdiction over local food establishments.
Mr. Greene, who formerly served as the US Food and Drug Agency spokesman on irradiation, says, however, he does not know of "one credible scientific organization that doubts the safety of the radiation at the levels we've outlined." Twelve nations are using it on chicken, he says.
Three states - Maine, New York, and New Jersey - have already banned or imposed a moratorium on irradiated foods.
The USDA, also in late October, approved the use of trisodium phosphate (TSP) as an alternate way to kill salmonella microbes.
Mr. Jacobson says that is a cheap and safe chemical for poultry processors to use.
Mr. Colby says the salmonella problem is increasing because the poultry industry "is filthy."
"The best thing to do," Jacobson says, "is change the way chicken are produced." He urges a process cleanup - from the feed chickens are given to the trucks carrying the meat.


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This is the story about a chair that wants to find it's role in the world, a chair that wants to give something more to it's user than just rest. This is a story of how a chair became a tree:
It didn't take long for her to realize who she was, she had four little legs, a seat and a back rest. She was a chair, and she sat there, admiring her surroundings and at times feeling quite miserable. You see…all the objects next to her were either wider or higher, they were older or more wise. Her surroundings were covered in beautiful trees that waved the wind past and grew roots in curly patterns. The chair started feeling restless. She wasn't like all the chairs! She had a soul, a will to make things better. If she wanted, she thought, maybe she could be like them.
One day though, an unexpected discovery changed her life forever. While she took a rest on a tall tree, the chair realized that the branch were she was laying had the same color and feel than her. Could it be that she was made from the same material as all the beautiful trees in her surroundings? It sure could: "Eureka!", she cried as she tested her leg with a pinch, "I'm also made of wood!".
The chair started dreaming of growing tall and reaching up high in the sky just like her fellow trees. She was willing to do just about anything, the chair covered her mouth and blew and blew until her cheeks almost popped. Suddenly her back rest started growing, first slowly, then very fast up into the sky. Before she knew it, her back had grown high up and had several ladder-like steps to crawl up with. Frozen in amazement, the chair had evidenced the most exciting moments of her life.
She was now tall and could measure herself decently to neighboring trees. But she had always dreamed, perhaps out of a deep paternalistic feeling, to shelter people and give them comfort. She wanted to become a place were her users would come to rest and relax, she planned to collect all the leaves and branches of her surroundings and build a shelter at the top of her ladder, she would even use saw dust from neighboring furniture factories. It would be cosy and welcoming, and who knows, perhaps little insects could use it too during cold winters.
Many months past until the chair finished her shelter. She had taken days to collect materials, everything from tiny branches to pen-like leaves, and had taken months to construct her shelter. It was worth it, she felt. The chair that had once lived disregarded from her surroundings was now the pride of all trees. With her long stairs reaching high up into her shelter, she was the hope for people looking for rest, and was the home for insects looking for a place to stay.
Her new height brought her several scary moments though. With the constant activity of people climbing up, the chair would balance from side to side like a boat. She was very unstable and, afraid of falling down, the chair grew extensions that surfaced from her shelter and reached meters below to the floor. Like roots on a tree, these extensions allowed her to remain firm to the ground. She had made a statement, standing there high and proud, now firmly fixed to the ground, the chair was here to stay for years to come. -end-


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After 5 years of dancing together Przemyslaw Modrzynski and Valeriya Zhuravlyova decided to end their partnership. They represented Poland in WDC Professional Latin division. They were Polish Latin champions. See their results.
They would like to say thanks to each other for the fantastic 5 years together, their teachers: Kamila Kajak-Mosejcuk and Andrej Mosejcuk, Sergey Surkov and Melia, Dominika Kublik-Marzec and Jarek Marzec, Natalia Biedniagina and Roman Myrkin and Arkadiusz Pavlovic or friends and family for the support.
Both Przemyslaw and Valeriya are looking for new partners.


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looking up in the right direction when two quick, bright yellowish flashes appeared.
Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by CrimsonMoon
Should have said, it's a clear sky and zero light pollution.
There is smoke from a bush fire low on the horizon to the north.
Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by Sublimecraft
Same spot, the flashes went off within a second.
As for the colour, it wasn't white, definitely had a yellowish colour to it, it was through the mosquito net though, but I don't think that will affect the colour.