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Revolution Neville's (Giancarlo Esposito) political machinations lead to danger for him and Jason (JD Pardo) in this new episode. 8 p.m. NBC
American Idol The top 10 perform 10 songs from 2010 to present in this new episode. 8 p.m. Fox
Melissa & Joey Mel (Melissa Joan Hart) learns that Lennox (Taylor Spreitler) has been secretly dating her teaching assistant (Brando Eaton) in this new episode. 8 p.m. ABC Family
Save My Bakery This new food business makeover series premieres. 8 p.m. FOOD
Baby Daddy Riley (Chelsea Kane) talks Ben (Jean-Luc Bilodeau) into hanging out with her new boyfriend (Christopher O'Shea), but Ben's behavior during the outing jeopardizes Philip's job and his visa in this new episode. 8:30 p.m. ABC Family
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit A columnist (Alec Baldwin), who has been given access to the squad for a story, declares a hate crime case a hoax, leaving the victim (Summer Bishil) in a harsh media spotlight in this new episode. 9 p.m. NBC
The 100 A nuclear holocaust on Earth nearly a century ago spared 400 space-station dwellers. Now, with resources dwindling, the station community's leaders send 100 young people back to Earth to see if it's habitable. Eliza Taylor, Paige Turco, Thomas McDonell and Eli Goree star in this new drama. 9 p.m. KTLA
Chicago PD The only witness of shooting linked to a Latin gang is Olinsky's (Elias Koteas) daughter (Alina Taber), so Voight (Jason Beghe) takes the case from the Gang Unit to protect her in this new episode. 10 p.m. NBC
Doll & Em After breaking up with her boyfriend, Doll (Dolly Wells) travels to Los Angeles to be her best friend's (Emily Mortimer) personal assistant in this new comedy. 10 and 10:25 p.m. HBO
Wahlburgers Johnny Drama auditions for a film role when Mark brings his real-life entourage to Los Angeles in the season finale. 10:30 p.m. A&E
CBS This Morning Melisse Gelula and Alexia Brue, Well and Good. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today Giuliana and Bill Rancic; Phylicia Rashad; Kermit and Miss Piggy; Allison Pataki. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
Good Morning America Christina Milian; Mack Wilds performs. (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Day L.A. Jack Wagner ("When Calls the Heart"); Tom Mison ("Sleepy Hollow"); Charlie White and Sharna Burgess ("Dancing With the Stars"); Russell Simmons ("Success Through Stillness"). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV
Rachael Ray Fat vs. sugar; Andrew Rannells ("Girls"). (N) 8 a.m. KCAL
Live With Kelly and Michael Will Ferrell; Ricky Martin; Lucy Hale performs. (N) 9 a.m. KABC
The View Sage Steele; Nancy Grace; Anita Hill. (N) 10 a.m. KABC
The Doctors 11 a.m. KCAL
The Wendy Williams Show Naomi Campbell ("The Face"). (N) 11 a.m. KTTV
The Talk Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles; David LeFevre. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
The Queen Latifah Show Ricky Gervais; Gabriel Macht; mountaineer Melissa Arnot. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS; 7 p.m. KCAL
The Dr. Oz Show Antioxidants; the O-shot; stretch marks; all-natural headache cures; crock-pot recipes; POP Pilates. (N) 2 p.m. KABC
Dr. Phil 3 p.m. KCBS
Katie Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf; Benedict Cumberbatch. 3 p.m. KABC
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Ty Burrell; Arianna Huffington; Lea Michele performs. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC
The Arsenio Hall Show 11 p.m. KTLA
Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; midnight KOCE
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 11 p.m. Comedy Central, 1 a.m. Comedy Central
Chelsea Lately Comic Whitney Cummings; comic TJ Miller; Geoff Stults. (N) 11 p.m. E!
Conan 11 p.m.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Greg Kinnear; Emilia Clarke; Frank Castronovo. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC
Late Show With David Letterman George Clooney; Sting performs a tribute to the Beatles. 11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live Jeremy Piven; Zoe Kravitz; YG performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC
Late Night With Seth Meyers Wendy Williams; Lena Headey; Eugene Mirman. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Uma Thurman; DJ Qualls. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS
Tavis Smiley Author Elizabeth Kolbert; Greg Edwards. (N) 1 a.m. KOCE
Last Call With Carson Daly Bret McKenzie; Jenny O performs; Michael Malice. (N) 1:37 a.m. KNBC


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Can Boeing's Profit Margins Stay Aloft?
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Shares of Boeing (BA) have taken off today after the airplane maker reported better-than-expected earnings on strong profits in its commercial-aircraft division. Can they stay aloft?
The Wall Street Journal has the details on Boeing's earnings:
Boeing reported a profit of $1.16 billion, or $1.51 a share, up from $1.03 billion, or $1.35 a share, a year earlier. Core operating earnings—which adjusts to exclude pension components related to market fluctuations and other items—rose to $1.80 from $1.55. Revenue increased 11% to $22.1 billion.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters recently expected per-share earnings of $1.55 and revenue of $21.69 billion...
For the year, the company raised its per-share earnings estimate to $6.50 to $6.65, from its previously increased estimate for a per-share profit of $6.20 to $6.40. Boeing also affirmed its revenue view.
Boeing credited strong sales of commercial jets to emerging markets, which are building up their fleets to tap into travel by their rising middle class, and in Europe and the U.S, where airlines are upgrading their old airplanes. Margins in its commercial jet division rose to 11.9%, well ahead of Boeing's own guidance.
Sterne Agee's Peter Arment and Josh Sullivan applaud the commercial division's results and thinks Boeing's shares can head higher:
As expected, 3Q13 EPS beat but even more impressive was BCA margins exceeded expectations despite ramping deliveries of low margin 787s. The power of BA's cash generation also began to show through in 3Q13 with $2.3 billion of free cash flows. Simple takeaway is stay long BA and we remain buyers at current levels given our long-term targets as the operating performance continues to provide upside to expectations...
There are several catalysts still in front of BA, such as the 777X launch, the 787-10 orders coupled with extension of the 787 accounting block, and a new buyback authorization. BA continued its repurchase program in 3Q13 with 7.6 million shares totaling $0.8 billion (current buyback plan totals $1.5 billion-$2 billion in 2013 vs. $1.8 billion now deployed). This commitment taps into the existing $3.5 billion authorization, which is likely reset towards the end of the year as BA completes its milestones for 2013. The 777X launch will occur in November.
RBC Capital Markets' Robert Stallard acknowledges the strong numbers, but has some concerns:
The very strong BCA margin in the quarter, way ahead of Boeing guidance, is the key positive surprise in these results - and likely to prompt questions as to whether this is a 'one off', or whether such levels can be sustained going forward. With the focus on cash, investors are likely to be happy that Boeing is still doing a good job on cash generation, but with the mountain getting bigger we think investor would welcome a step up in the deployment of cash going forward. The boost in the 787 rate has been widely discussed in the past, though given that it doesn't kick in till 2016, the benefits of this remains some way off.
Stallard rates Boeing, which has gained 69% this year, a neutral.
Boeing has risen 4.2% to $127.65 today, while jet maker Embraer (ERJ) has advanced 2.4% to $33.77 and BAE System (BAESY) has dropped 0.4%. Lockheed Martin (LMT) has ticked up 0.5% to $130.67 and Northrop Grumman (NOC) has jumped 3.7% to $105.25.


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An historical and cultural study of class, both as a media-perceived image and as it existed in reality, in Britain, the USA and France from 1930 to the end of the 1970s. The author focuses on the changes which have evolved in social attitudes and the present perception of class distinction.
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Race to the Top (Four Assurances)
Race to the Top (Charter Schools)
Student Aid Changes
NAEP 2008: Arts Assessment
H1N1 Flu Virus
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Race to the Top (Four Assurances)
Over the last two weeks, Secretary Duncan delivered two of four major policy speeches on priorities for the "Race to the Top" Fund. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), states must offer assurances that they are making progress in four critical areas of reform: adopting rigorous standards that prepare students for success in college and the workforce; recruiting and retaining effective teachers, especially in classrooms where they are needed most; turning around low-performing schools; and building data systems to track student achievement and teacher effectiveness. States must report on their progress toward completing these assurances in their applications to receive formula funding under the $48.6 billion State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF). The Department will evaluate states' success in meeting assurances when reviewing states' applications for competitive grants under the $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" Fund.
First, on June 8, at the fourth annual conference of the Department's Institute of Education Sciences, the Secretary told education researchers that supporting states' efforts to build warehouses of data on student achievement is a top priority. "I am a deep believer in the power of data to drive our decisions," he said. "Data gives us the roadmap to reform. Its tells us where we are, where we need to go, and who is most at risk." The Secretary specifically urged researchers to work on improving accountability models based on the growth of student test scores and developing fair models of compensating teachers and other school staff based on the achievement of their students. Ultimately, he added, the data should be used to ensure that students are on track to graduation and success in college. "Hopefully, some day, we can track children from preschool to high school, from high school to college, and from college to career," he stated. "We must track high-growth children in classrooms to their great teachers, and great teachers to their schools of education."
Then, on June 15, during an address at the 2009 Governors Education Symposium in North Carolina, the Secretary urged the nation's governors and state education leaders to continue the movement toward adopting internationally benchmarked standards for K-12 education. He also applauded the 46 states and three territories that agreed this month to develop common standards, announcing the Department will commit up to $350 million of the "Race to the Top" Fund to support the states in the creation of rigorous assessments that are linked to those common standards. "With higher standards that are common across states, we can share best practices and collaborate on curricula," he noted. "We can learn together about how to improve teacher preparation and development so that far more teachers can help students master challenging standards. This can accelerate all of your [education] reform work." Regarding assessments, "You will create these tests. You will drive the process. You will call the shots," he said. "We just want tests that are aligned with rigorous standards and that accurately reflect what is happening in the classroom so that teachers, parents, and students can trust the results."
The Secretary will shortly deliver two more major policy speeches. He will discuss turning around low-performing schools on June 22 at the National Charter School Conference (Washington, D.C.). He will discuss teacher quality on July 2 at the National Education Association's Annual Meeting (San Diego).
"Race to the Top" grants will be made in two rounds. States that miss in the first round may reapply for the second round. The Secretary has laid out the following timeline:
- late July 2009the Department will publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, inviting public comment for 30 days on the proposed grant application and evaluation criteria
- October 2009notice inviting applications will be published in the Federal Register
- December 2009Phase 1 applications will be due
- March 2010Phase 1 grants awarded
- June 2010Phase 2 applications will be due
- September 2010Phase 2 grants awarded
Race to the Top (Charter Schools)
Prefacing his speech on school turnarounds, the Secretary told reporters on a June 8 conference call that states must be open to charter schools. "States that do not have public charter laws or put artificial caps on the growth of charter schools will jeopardize their applications under the 'Race to the Top' Fund," he declared. "To be clear, the administration is not looking to open unregulated and unaccountable schools. We want real autonomy for charters, combined with a rigorous authorization process and higher performance standards." Currently, 10 states lack laws allowing public charter schools, and, in the 40 states with charters, 26 put artificial caps on the number of charters. Such actions, stressed the Secretary, are "restricting reforms, limiting choices for parents and students, and denying children full access to new, high-quality instruction."
Student Aid Changes
The first of July is an important date for federal student aid, when interest rates and other terms change. This year, besides the decrease in costs for many loans, a major new student loan repayment option will become available for the first time. Among the July 1 changes:
- Interest Rate Drop. The fixed interest rate for new, subsidized Stafford loans will drop from 6.0% to 5.6% for undergraduates. Subsidized Stafford loans go primarily to students with family incomes under $80,000, and the government pays the interest while the student is in school (or in deferment). Also, the origination fees for all Stafford loans (subsidized and unsubsidized, undergraduate and graduate) will drop by half a percentage point, to 1.5% of the amount borrowed.
- More Grants Available. Funding provided by the ARRA and the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA) increases the maximum Pell Grant for the 2009-10 school year to $5,350a $600 increase over last year's award. Pell Grants are awarded mainly to students with family incomes under $50,000. Also, students will now be eligible to receive Pell Grants year round.
- Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Program. IBR caps eligible borrowers' monthly federal loan payments at 15% of their discretionary income, or, more technically, 15% of what a borrower earns above 150% of the poverty level for their family size. The program covers nearly all federal loans made to undergraduate and graduate students, past, present, or future, including Direct Loans and federal loans from a private lender. The debt and interest remaining after 25 years of payments will be forgiven. Moreover, under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, if the borrower works in a government, non-profit, or other public service job, debts could be forgiven in as few as 10 years under IBR or other qualifying payment options. Yet, only Direct consolidated loans are eligible for this program. Borrowers can use the Department's IBR Calculator to estimate if they will benefit from IBR.
All unconsolidated Stafford loans that originated before July 1, 2006, have variable interest rates that reset each year. This year, the variable rate is dropping from 4.21% to 2.48%. And, for Class of 2009 graduates, the news is even better: if they consolidate during the six-month grace period, they can lock in a rate of 1.88%.
Also: This week, Secretary Duncan announced that four companies were awarded new contracts to service a portion of the nearly $550 billion outstanding federal student loan portfolio held by the Department. The contractors will also service loans originated by and sold to the agency in the future. The awarding of these contracts provides the Department with the capacity necessary to support anticipated increases in the number of loans owned by the Department and ensures borrowers receive the assistance they need to effectively manage their federal student loan obligations.
NAEP 2008: Arts Assessment
A nationally representative sample of 7,900 eighth-grade students from 260 public and private schools participated in the 2008 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessment in arts. Approximately one-half of the students were assessed in music; the other half were assessed in visual arts. Two separate scores were reported for the assessment: average responding score (reflecting students' ability to observe, describe, analyze, and evaluate works), reported for both music and visual arts, and average creating task score (reflecting students' ability to express ideas in the form of an original work), reported only for visual arts. Since this assessment differed substantially from the previous assessment, a trend could not be reported on overall scores. Yet, compared to 1997, about the same percentage of students correctly answered a set of multiple choice questions in visual arts; in music, there was a decline from 53% to 51%. In addition, 57% of eighth-graders in 2008 attended schools where students received music instruction at least three or four times a week (not significantly different from the 43% reported in 1997), and 47% of eighth-graders in 2008 attended schools where students received visual arts instruction at least three or four times a week (not significantly different from the 52% reported in 1997). (The Secretary's statement on the results is available online.)
Also: New survey research from the National Endowment for the Arts finds that American audiences for the arts are getting older, and their numbers are declining.
H1N1 Flu Virus
In a joint letter, Secretary Duncan and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius commended parents and educators for addressing challenges "faced as a result of the H1N1 flu outbreak, particularly balancing health and safety requirements with the educational, business, and social needs of the community." They also urged stakeholders "to begin thinking about the next school year, and how we can work together to keep our students and local communities safe." Among their recommendations: updating school emergency plans; considering ways to promote good hand hygiene, regular cleaning and disinfection of surfaces in schools, and other infection control measures; and considering alternative mechanisms for the delivery of education content. The recommendations are linked with federal resources.
Odds and Ends
The Department's State Fiscal Stabilization Fund resources page includes states' initial applications, approved applications, and any amendments.
"The Opportunity Equation: Transforming Mathematics and Science Education for Citizenship and the Global Economy," from the Carnegie Corporation, offers concrete actions to a range of organizations who must coalesce to "do school differently" to transform math and science education.
"Late High School Dropouts: Characteristics, Experiences, and Changes Across Cohorts," from the Department's National Center for Education Statistics, presents selected information about high school sophomores in 2002 who, subsequently, dropped out of school.
The Department recently announced the awarding of $18.5 million to enhance libraries in 57 low-income school districts across the U.S. The grants will help schools improve reading achievement by providing students with increased access to current school library materials, technologically advanced media centers, and professionally certified media specialists.
The Department also recently announced the awarding of $3.4 million for 14 programs in 11 states to enhance American Indian preschool preparation and prepare American Indian high school students to transition to and succeed in college or other postsecondary education options, and $3.8 million for 11 programs in seven states to provide training programs to recruit and graduate new American Indian teachers and administrators.
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"You must resist the temptation to make [common] standards too easy. Our children deserve to graduate from high school prepared for college and the jobs of the future. The standards must be rigorous, and they must also be tightly focused on the most important things students need to know. Right now, standards are too broad.... Teachers scramble to cover everythinga little of this, a little of thatand not enough of what's really important. They can't dig deeper on a challenging subject that excites students. And, students can't master material when they are racing thorough it."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (6/14/09), at the Governors Education Symposium
Upcoming Events
On a weekly basis, the Secretary's public schedule is posted online.
President Obama has unveiled United We Servea sustained effort to expand the size and impact of volunteer efforts in addressing challenges facing the nation. The initiative, led by the Corporation for National and Community Service, officially kicks off on June 22 and runs for 81 days, all the way through to new National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11. To make it easy to get involved, the President is urging Americans to visit the Corporation's web site, where individuals can search for local volunteer opportunities, recruit volunteers by posting their organization's projects, or get ideas for creating their own projects with families and friends.
Hold on! Over the next two weeks, the Department will exhibit at the National Charter Schools Conference in Washington, D.C. (June 21-24), the Council of Chief State School Officers' National Conference on Student Assessment in Los Angeles (June 21-24), the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials' Annual Conference in Los Angeles (June 25-27), the National Parent Teacher Association's National Convention in Fort Lauderdale (June 26-29), and the National School Public Relations Association's National Seminar in San Francisco (June 28-July 1). If you are attending any of these events, please stop by the Department's booth.
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Libya Population: 6,541,94849 VISITORS FROM HERE!
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|The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when they were defeated in World War II. Libya then passed to UN administration and achieved independence in 1951. Following a 1969 military coup, Col. Muammar al-QADHAFI assumed leadership and began to espouse his political system at home, which was a combination of socialism and Islam. During the 1970s, QADHAFI used oil revenues to promote his ideology outside Libya, supporting subversive and terrorist activities that included the downing of two airliners - one over Scotland, another in Northern Africa - and a discotheque bombing in Berlin. UN sanctions in 1992 isolated QADHAFI politically and economically following the attacks; sanctions were lifted in 2003 following Libyan acceptance of responsibility for the bombings and agreement to claimant compensation. QADHAFI also agreed to end Libya's program to develop weapons of mass destruction, and he made significant strides in normalizing relations with Western nations. Unrest that began in several Middle Eastern and North African countries in late 2010 erupted in Libyan cities in early 2011. QADHAFI's brutal crackdown on protesters spawned a civil war that triggered UN authorization of air and naval intervention by the international community. After months of seesaw fighting between government and opposition forces, the QADHAFI regime was toppled in mid-2011 and replaced by a transitional government. Libya in 2012 formed a new parliament and elected a new prime minister. The country subsequently elected the House of Representatives in 2014, but remnants of the outgoing legislature refused to leave office and created a rival, Islamist-led government, the General National Congress. In October 2015, UN envoy to Libya, Bernardino LEON, proposed a power-sharing arrangement - known as the Libyan Political Agreement, which was signed by the rival governments two months later and subsequently endorsed by the UN. The agreement called for the formation of an interim Government of National Accord or GNA and the holding of general elections within two years. However, as of December 2016, the GNA had not secured House approval and several elements of the Libyan Political Agreement remained stalled, resulting in rival governments continuing to operate independently.
More than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert
|Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria
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| total: 1,759,540 sq km
land: 1,759,540 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Size comparison: about 2.5 times the size of Texas; slightly larger than Alaska
|Land Boundaries:
|total: 4,339 km border countries (6): Algeria 989 km, Chad 1,050 km, Egypt 1,115 km, Niger 342 km, Sudan 382 km, Tunisia 461 km
|1,770 km
|Maritime claims:
|territorial sea: 12 nm note: Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees, 30 minutes north exclusive fishing zone: 62 nm
|Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
|mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions
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|Natural resources:
|petroleum, natural gas, gypsum
|Land use:
| agricultural land: 8.8% arable land 1%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 7.6% forest: 0.1%
other: 91.1% (2011 est.)
|Irrigated land:
|4,700 sq km (2012)
|Natural hazards:
|hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms
|Current Environment Issues:
|desertification; limited natural freshwater resources; the Great Manmade River Project, the largest water development scheme in the world, brings water from large aquifers under the Sahara to coastal cities
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
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| noun: Libyan(s)
adjective: Libyan
|Ethnic groups:
|Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)
|Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)
| Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist 0.3%, Hindu
note: non-Sunni Muslims include native Ibadhi Muslims (
|6,541,948 (July 2015 est.) note: immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2015) (July 2016 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 26.17% (male 875,430/female 836,272)
15-24 years: 17.41% (male 586,713/female 552,531)
25-54 years: 46.99% (male 1,613,168/female 1,460,987)
55-64 years: 5.21% (male 174,023/female 167,072)
65 years and over: 4.22% (male 137,409/female 138,343) (2016 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 52.4%
youth dependency ratio: 45.5%
elderly dependency ratio: 6.9%
potential support ratio: 14.5% (2015 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 28.5 years
male: 28.6 years
female: 28.3 years (2016 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|1.8% (2016 est.)
|Birth rate:
|17.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Death rate:
|3.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
| urban population: 78.6% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 1.13% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|TRIPOLI (capital) 1.126 million (2015)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|9 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 11.1 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 76.5 years male: 74.7 years
female: 78.3 years (2016 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|2.04 children born/woman (2016 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|41.9% (2007)
|Health expenditures:
|5% of GDP (2014)
|Physicians density:
|1.9 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
|Hospital bed density:
|3.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 54.2% of population
rural: 54.9% of population
total: 54.4% of population
urban: 45.8% of population
rural: 45.1% of population
total: 45.6% of population (2001 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 96.8% of population
rural: 95.7% of population
total: 96.6% of population
urban: 3.2% of population
rural: 4.3% of population
total: 3.4% of population (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|31.9% (2014)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|5.6% (2007)
|Education expenditures:
| definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 96.7%
female: 85.6% (2015 est.)
|Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
| total: 48.7% male: 40.8%
female: 67.8% (2012 est.)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Libya
local long form: none
local short form: Libiya note: name derives from the Libu, an ancient Libyan tribe first mentioned in texts from the 13th century B.C.
|Government type:
|in transition
| name: Tripoli (Tarabulus)
geographic coordinates: 32 53 N, 13 10 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|22 districts (shabiyat, singular - shabiyat); Al Butnan, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Jufrah, Al Kufrah, Al Marj, Al Marqab, Al Wahat, An Nuqat al Khams, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Murzuq, Nalut, Sabha, Surt, Tarabulus, Wadi al Hayat, Wadi ash Shati
|24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
|National holiday:
|Liberation Day, 23 October (2011)
|previous 1951, 1977; latest 2011 (interim); note - the Constitution Drafting Assembly continued drafting a new constitution as of late 2016 (2016)
|Legal system:
|Libya's post-revolution legal system is in flux and driven by state and non-state entities
|18 years of age, universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: Chairman, Presidential Council, Fayiz al-SARAJ (since December 2015)
head of government: Prime Minister Fayiz al-SARAJ (since December 2015)
cabinet: new cabinet awaiting approval by the House of Representatives elections/appointments: NA
election results: NA
|Legislative branch:
| description: unicameral Council of Deputies or Majlis Al Nuwab (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members elected by direct popular vote; member term NA)
elections: election last held in June 2014; note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the House election unconstitutional, but the Council rejected the ruling
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 200; note - not all 200 seats were filled in the June election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the Council also boycotted the election
|Judicial branch:
|highest court(s): NA; note - government is in transition
|Political parties and leaders:
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|International organization participation:
|ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BDEAC, CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
|National symbol(s):
|star and crescent, hawk; national colors: red, black, green
|National anthem:
| name: "Libya, Libya, Libya"
lyrics/music: Al Bashir AL AREBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB
note: also known as "Ya Beladi" or "Oh, My Country!"; adopted 1951; readopted 2011 with some modification to the lyrics; during the QADHAFI years between 1969 and 2011, the anthem was "Allahu Akbar," (God is Great) a marching song of the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Wafa M.T. BUGHAIGHIS (since 5 December 2014)
chancery: 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20037
telephone: [1] (202) 944-9601
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Peter William BODDE (since 21 December 2015) note: the embassy was closed in July 2014 due to major fighting near the embassy related to the Libyan civil war; embassy staff and operations were temporarily moved to Tunis, Tunisia
embassy: Sidi Slim Area/Walie Al-Ahed Road, Tripoli
mailing address: US Embassy, 8850 Tripoli Place, Washington, DC 20521-8850
telephone: [218] (0) 91-220-3239
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Libya's economy, almost entirely dependent on oil and gas exports, struggled during 2015 as the country plunged into civil war and world oil prices dropped to seven-year lows. In early 2015, armed conflict between rival forces for control of the country's largest oil terminals caused a decline in Libyan crude oil production, which never recovered to more than one-third of the average pre-Revolution highs of 1.6 million barrels per day. The Central Bank of Libya continued to pay government salaries to a majority of the Libyan workforce and to fund subsidies for fuel and food, resulting in an estimated budget deficit of about 49% of GDP. Libya's economic transition away from QADHAFI's notionally socialist model has completely stalled as political chaos persists and security continues to deteriorate. Libya's leaders have hindered economic development by failing to use its financial resources to invest in national infrastructure. The country suffers from widespread power outages in its largest cities, caused by shortages of fuel for power generation. Living conditions, including access to clean drinking water, medical services, and safe housing, have all declined as the civil war has caused more people to become internally displaced, further straining local resources. Extremists affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacked Libyan oilfields in the first half of 2015; ISIL has a presence in many cities across Libya including near oil infrastructure, threatening future government revenues from oil and gas.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $90.89 billion (2016 est.) $94.01 billion (2015 est.) $100.4 billion (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $39.39 billion (2015 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|-3.3% (2016 est.) -6.4% (2015 est.) -24% (2014 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $14,200 (2016 est.) $14,900 (2015 est.) $16,000 (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|Gross national saving:
|-17.9% of GDP (2016 est.) -34% of GDP (2015 est.) 5.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 84.3%
government consumption: 21.7%
investment in fixed capital: 3.4%
investment in inventories: 1.4%
exports of goods and services: 32.3%
imports of goods and services: -43.1% (2016 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 84.3%
government consumption: 21.7%
investment in fixed capital: 3.4%
investment in inventories: 1.4%
exports of goods and services: 32.3%
imports of goods and services: -43.1% (2016 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts, soybeans; cattle
|petroleum, petrochemicals, aluminum, iron and steel, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement
|Industrial production growth rate:
|-6.7% (2016 est.)
|Labor force:
|1.153 million (2016 est.)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 17%
industry: 23%
services: 59% (2004 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|30% (2004 est.)
|Population below poverty line:
note: about one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
| revenues: $5.792 billion
expenditures: $13.71 billion (2016 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|14.7% of GDP (2016 est.)
|Public debt:
|10% of GDP (2016 est.) 8% of GDP (2015 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|calendar year
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 13% (2016 est.) 12.1% (2015 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$18.66 billion (2016 est.) -$16.7 billion (2015 est.)
|$10.65 billion (2016 est.) $10.86 billion (2015 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
|Exports - partners:
|Italy 32.1%, Germany 11.3%, China 8%, France 8%, Spain 5.6%, Netherlands 5.4%, Syria 5.3% (2015)
|$9.551 billion (2016 est.) $11.24 billion (2015 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|machinery, semi-finished goods, food, transport equipment, consumer products
|Imports - partners:
|China 14.8%, Italy 12.9%, Turkey 11.1%, Tunisia 6.5%, France 6.1%, Spain 4.6%, Syria 4.5%, Egypt 4.4%, South Korea 4.3% (2015)
|Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
|$55.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $70.99 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Debt - external:
|$3.531 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $3.985 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
|$18.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $18.83 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
|$22.19 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $21.59 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|Exchange rates:
|Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - 1.69 (2016 est.) 1.379 (2015 est.) 1.379 (2014 est.) 1.2724 (2013 est.) 1.26 (2012 est.)
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|Electricity - production:
|35 billion kWh note: persistent electricity shortages have contributed to the ongoing instability throughout the country (2014 est.)
|Electricity - consumption:
|9.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|1 million kWh (2013 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|88 million kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|8.9 million kW (2014 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|99.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|0.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|404,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|834,100 bbl/day note: Libyan crude oil export values are highly volatile because of continuing protests and other disruptions across the country (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|48.36 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|158,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|255,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|50,890 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|144,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|11.8 billion cu m (2014 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|5.804 billion cu m (2014 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|6 billion cu m (2014 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|1.505 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|57 million Mt (2013 est.)
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|Cellular Phones in use:
|total: 9.918 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 155 (July 2015 est.)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: Libya's civil war has disrupted its telecommunications sector, but much of its infrastructure remains superior to that in most other African countries
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular service generally adequate, but pressure to rebuild damaged infrastructure growing
international: country code - 218; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat, NA Arabsat, and NA Intersputnik; submarine cable to France and Italy; microwave radio relay to Tunisia and Egypt; tropospheric scatter to Greece; participant in Medarabtel (2015)
|Broadcast media:
|state-funded and private TV stations; some provinces operate local TV stations; pan-Arab satellite TV stations are available; state-funded radio (2012)
|Internet country code:
|Internet users:
|total: 1.219 million percent of population: 19% (July 2015 est.)
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|146 (2013)
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 68
over 3,047 m: 23
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 30
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 1 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 78
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 37
under 914 m: 20 (2013)
|2 (2013)
|condensate 882 km; gas 3,743 km; oil 7,005 km (2013)
| total 100,024 km
paved: 57,214 km
unpaved: 42,810 km (2003)
|Merchant marine:
| total 23
by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 13, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 2 (Kuwait 1, Norway 1)
registered in other countries: 6 (Hong Kong 1, Malta 5) (2010)
|Ports and terminals:
|major seaport(s): Marsa al Burayqah (Marsa el Brega), Tripoli oil terminal(s): Az Zawiyah, Ra's Lanuf LNG terminal (export): Marsa el Brega
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|Military branches:
|note - in transition; government has affiliated Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard forces (2016)
|Military service age and obligation:
|18 years of age for mandatory or voluntary service (2012)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|dormant disputes include Libyan claims of about 32,000 sq km still reflected on its maps of southeastern Algeria and the FLN's assertions of a claim to Chirac Pastures in southeastern Morocco; various Chadian rebels from the Aozou region reside in southern Libya
|Refugees and internally displaced persons:
|refugees (country of origin): 5,380 (West Bank and Gaza Strip) (2015) IDPs: 313,236 (conflict between pro-Qadhafi and anti-Qadhafi forces in 2011; post-Qadhafi tribal clashes 2014) (2016)
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1. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam
2. The Man From Beijing, by Henning Mankell, Knopf
3. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, Knopf
4. Split Image, by Robert B. Parker, Putnam
5. The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, Amy Einhorn Books
6. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver, Harper
7. Half Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls, Scribner
8. Shadow Tag, by Louise Erdrich, Harper
9. Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel, Holt
10. The Swan Thieves, by Elizabeth Kostova, Little Brown
11. Union Atlantic, by Adam Haslett, Nan A. Talese
12. The Three Weissmanns of Westport, by Cathleen Schine, FSG
13. Noah's Compass, by Anne Tyler, Knopf
14. Horns, by Joe Hill, Morrow
15. Fantasy in Death, by J.D. Robb, Putnam
17. Bloodroot, by Amy Greene, Knopf
1. Game Change, by John Heilemann, Mark Halperin, Harper
2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, Crown
3. Stones Into Schools, by Greg Mortenson, Viking
4. Committed, by Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking
5. Just Kids, by Patti Smith, Ecco
6. The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Craft Rubin, Harper
7. Willie Mays, by James S. Hirsch, Scribner
8. The Politician, by Andrew Young, Thomas Dunne
9. Making Toast, by Roger Rosenblatt, Ecco
10. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown
11. Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall, Knopf
12. Half the Sky, by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Knopf
13. Drive, by Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead
14. What the Dog Saw, by Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown
15. Have a Little Faith, by Mitch Albom, Hyperion
20. I Am an Emotional Creature, by Eve Ensler, Villard
A call to action for girls everywhere to become the women they were always meant to be.
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
2. A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick, Algonquin
3. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, S&S
4. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, Vintage
5. Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout, Random House
6. Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann, Random House
7. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial
8. The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions
9. Shanghai Girls, by Lisa See, Random House
10. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
11. Sarah's Key, by Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin
12. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, Ballantine
13. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, by Alan Bradley, Bantam
14. The Piano Teacher, by Janice Y.K. Lee, Penguin
15. The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton, Washington Square Press
24. The Tourist, by Olen Steinhauer, Minotaur
A contemporary spy thriller by the bestselling author of "The Bridge of Sighs"
1. Food Rules, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
2. The Lost City of Z, by David Grann, Vintage
3. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin
4. Animals Make Us Human, by Temple Grandin, Catherine Johnson, Mariner
5. The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
6. Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder, Random House
7. In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
8. A People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn, Harper
9. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, Scribner
10. How We Decide, by Jonah Lehrer, Mariner
11. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin
12. The Blind Side, by Michael Lewis, Norton
13. My Life in France, by Julia Child, Anchor
14. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, Simon Spotlight
15. Freakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Harper Perennial
23. Angels and Ages, by Adam Gopnik, Vintage
Gopnik's look at Darwin and Lincoln, and their impact on modern life
1. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Warner
2. Shutter Island, by Dennis Lehane, Harper
3. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
4. Dear John, by Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central
5. First Family, by David Baldacci, Vision
6. The Scarecrow, by Michael Connelly, Grand Central
7. Heart and Soul, by Maeve Binchy, Anchor
8. Nine Stories, by J.D. Salinger, Little Brown
9. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Warner
10. Long Lost, by Harlan Coben, Signet
1. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide, by Rick Riordan, Hyperion
2. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, Knopf
3. When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb
4. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, Harper
5. Waddle!, by Rufus Butler Seder, Workman
6. Pat the Bunny, by Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden
7. Fancy Nancy's Elegant Easter, by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), HarperFestival
8. Good Night, Gorilla, by Peggy Rathmann, Putnam
9. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, by Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt
10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle, Putnam
11. Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey, Puffin
12. All the World, by Liz Garton Scanlon, Marla Frazee (Illus.), Beach Lane
13. Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss, Random House
14. Happy Easter, Mouse!, by Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illus.), Balzer & Bray
15. Otis, by Loren Long, Philomel
1. Percy Jackson & the Olympians (hardcover and paperback), by Rick Riordan, Miramax
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover and paperback), by Jeff Kinney, Amulet
3. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback), by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
4. The 39 Clues (hardcover), by Peter Lerangis, et al., Scholastic
5. Hunger Games (hardcover), by Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
6. Twilight (hardcover and paperback), by Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown
7. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback), by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
8. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback), by J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
9. Alex Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback), by Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
10. Fancy Nancy I Can Read Series (paperback), by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper
* Published Thursday, March 4, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, February 28, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit www.IndieBound.org.


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Saturday, August 21, 2010
My new Blog!
Hi Everyone! Please check out my new blog for my newest online craft biz, Play Pan Pals! Sign up as a follower, too, so you can be in on the first new giveaway that's coming up very soon!! Just click HERE! Till next time.....
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Sunday, August 15, 2010
My new Craft Site!
I know I've been missing a lot lately, but between my surgery & moving AND planing my new site I have been crazy busy! I hope you'll check out my new site soon! Also, check out my good friend, Lori Boyd's blog for a giveaway of my new product! Find it HERE!
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Man, oh Man, Am I ever behind!!
I feel so terrible about neglecting my poor blog! BUT...I moved AND also had weight loss surgery, so I feel those are good excuses! LOL I am almost at 8 weeks out from my surgery and down 57 pounds! It has been a HUGE adjustment & lifestyle change, but I know it'll be worth it all in the end! I know I must be feeling better because I'm DYING to get some crafting done! LOL Stay tuned! I'll be back!!
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Cute Mother's Day Idea!
Wow! It's been a while since I have been here! I'm way over-due! I love stitchery & I found this kit over at Youcanmakethis.com! You can order it HERE! This website is just loaded with wonderful projects of EVERY kind! Check it out! Happy Mother's Day to all my crafting buddies out there! More later.....
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Cute & Easy Corner Bookmark!!
Been missing in action, but I ran across this on one of my craft forums & had to add it! What a cute, easy, thoughtful gift! I'm going to make some for my aunts & friends! Check out the wonderful tutorial HERE! Lots of cute things on her blog! Hope you enjoy it! More later....
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
Easy to Make Owl Pillow!
Isn't this adorable?? The back of the pillow has a big pocket in case you have treasure you want to hide! To get the details & pattern go here to YouCanMakeThis.com ! Such a fun, interesting site! Hope you enjoy it...more next time!
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
Felt Cupcake Pins!!
Wow---I have been slacking so much lately!! I take those spells, tho, from time to time! However, now I am looking around for new craft interests & found these adorable felt pins! There was no credit information or how-to info, so I am unable to post that stuff! BUT...they look simple enough to make & would look so adorable on a little girls' sweater, don't you think?? Would also be a very cute little gift to tuck inside a birthday card....anyway, hope you like them, too! More next time....
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Saturday, January 2, 2010
Wow! A New Year is on us....
I seem to have skipped right past Thanksgiving & Christmas without posting & I feel terrible about it! BUT...life gets in the way sometimes! It just seemed that I was always busy but never getting anything done! LOL But I am so ready for the New Year & look forward to a little crafting & seeing what all my blog friends come up with! Wishing you the BEST that 2010 can put out!! Thanks for stopping by.....
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Former local prep football standouts Perry Baker and Chris Banks say they have both given up opportunities to continue playing football to pursue rugby.
DAYTONA BEACH-- Two years ago, the small talk between Chris Banks and Perry Baker would have likely been about football.
But when the two met for a mid-July photo shoot, the chatter was about a different sport – rugby.
To hear them tell it, with the addition of Rugby 7s to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, such might not be all that uncommon soon.
"Everybody loves rugby," Banks said. "They just don't know it yet.
"I feel that we are at a pivotal time in rugby's history right now, especially in the United States," he added. "The next decade or so, I think it is really going to take off."
The sport already appears to have taken off in the Volusia/Flagler area, where the local rugby 7s team – the Daytona Beach Coconuts – finished ninth nationally a year ago and advanced to the USA Rugby South 7s Championships in Atlanta earlier this month.
And perhaps no two players represent the rising popularity of the sport locally better than Banks, a chiseled 5-foot-11, 200 pounds, and Baker, an equally impressive physical specimen at 6-foot-1, 170 pounds.
Both were standout local prep football players – Banks at Seabreeze and Baker at Spruce Creek – who walked away from the sport in favor of rugby.
Banks said he had an opportunity to join the football team at Dartmouth, but opted to join the school's rugby team. And Baker, the brother of former Florida Gator Dallas Baker, spent parts of the last two seasons with the Arena Football League's Pittsburgh Power. He logged 27 receptions for 308 yards and two touchdowns this season before he said he opted to chase an opportunity to play rugby in the Olympics.
"To me, Arena is hard to get out of," Baker said. "And I just thought about it and I said, 'This might be my chance.' "
Baker said he was motivated after spending part of his summer in California training at USA Rugby's Olympic facility.
"My aim is to make the Olympics," he said. "I feel like I can make the team and play. You ask any kid what they want to do and they say they want to play football, baseball or basketball. You never hear them say, 'I want to be in the Olympics and play rugby.' I want to help change that."
Baker said he went from earning a paycheck playing Arena Football to using the money he saved from his playing days to fund his current stay at an Olympic Training Academy hosted by Tiger Rugby in Columbus, Ohio. He said it costs him $1,200 a month to stay and train with the program.
Banks' direction is a bit different.
According to Coconuts' coach Brian Richardson, who recruited Banks into the sport, he is perhaps the most decorated local rugby player. Banks spent the summer competing with the USA U-20 rugby team in France.
Richardson lauded him for his tenacity and power running ability. But the coach said it is Baker, who he also recruited into the sport that has the most Olympic potential because of his speed and explosiveness.
Banks agreed with that assessment, noting that he excels at rugby 15s while Baker excels at the faster-paced rugby 7s – the game that will be played in the Olympics. Banks said he does not have the type of speed needed to play rugby 7s at that level, but there figures to be more opportunities for him to play internationally.
First though, he has to rehab the knee that he shredded in a game against Scotland – the second time he said he has suffered a torn knee ligament since he began playing. And, even then, the 19-year-old said he would have to decide whether or not he will retire early or continue playing and risk further damaging the knee.
"That is a decision that will come in a year or so (after rehab)," he said.
But Banks and Baker both credit Richardson with introducing them to the game that they have fallen in love with. And, they said, he has been a catalyst in helping the sport take off in the area.
"I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that you have Richardson and a good, strong core of guys who love rugby," Banks said. "And, in Daytona, you look at high school football and you see that we breed athletes. We have had how many D1 football players and athletes come out of Seabreeze, Mainland, (Spruce) Creek? Then there are kids that slip through the cracks and don't get picked up by colleges. These guys that love rugby pick them up, and they learn that they love the sport. It fosters itself."
Which is why they believe the area will continue to produce high-level rugby players.
"You can't teach talent," Baker said. "There are some very talented guys around this area. And Brian is starting these guys at a young age. And Brian has that mentality where he can help you and pull you to that next level in rugby.
"It is just like sandlot football. You run, you try to score, and you try to tackle the guy with the ball. Kids find out it is fun and they love it."