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In Between Stitches
In Between Stitches, located in Livermore, California, is a quilt shop that provides a place for quilters and friendships to grow.
Growing Friendships
Visitors to In Between Stitches are greeted by 3,100 square feet of stunning displays filling custom white shelves on golden floors and lit by shining skylights. Co-owners Leslie Emery and Melissa Emery, an aunt and niece team, provide "a place where friendships grow," as their store motto states.Related Links
Meet the Staff
From left, front row: Leslie Emery (co-owner) and Melissa Emery (co-owner); middle row: Tina Plohetski, Erica von Holtz, and Dee Christopher; back row: Lisa Stone, Lynn Wilder, Paulette Williams, and Holly Emery.Related Links
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Among the unique architectural features of the space skylights that flood the built-in shelves with natural light.Related Links
Late Nights
Long-lasting friendship are made during classes at In Between Stitches. Quilters especially enjoy the Friendship Club and Wimpy All Nighter classes, both of which start at 6 p.m. and go late into the night.Related Links
Local Talent
Three of the staff members are pattern designers—Lisa Stone (Quilt Bug Patterns), Lynn Wilder (Sew'n Wild Oaks), and Dee Christopher (DeeVine Quilts). Their patterns are featured in the shop, as well as patterns designed by Leslie and Melissa. Pop Art by Artichoke Collection is a simple quilt that provides quilters an opportunity to practice both piecing and appliqué.Related Links
Spring Vignette
Vignettes, like this spring scene, dot the store. Leslie draws on her experience a display designer for a department store and a home decor store. This vignette features House on Edgewood Lane above Rabbits Prefer Chocolate and Summer Cottage. A bag designed by Amy Butler hangs on the corner of the table.Related Links
Perfect Harmony
Shop owners Leslie Emery and Melissa Emery designed Perfect Harmony for Quilt Sampler magazine.Related Links
Cheerful Checkers
Red and cream floral prints team up in Perfect Harmony.Related Links
Perfect Harmony Color Option
Dreams come true with 1930s prints from Amy Barickman's A Stitch in Time with Mother Goose collection for Red Rooster Fabrics. This scrappy version of Perfect Harmony offers subtle contrast.
Contact In Between Stitches to purchase a copy of the Spring/Summer 2010 issue of Quilt Sampler. Issues are also available at your local quilt shop, on newsstands, and online.Related Links


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|2007-09-27, 05:25
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Clannad - Q & A
This thread is for those of you with questions about the Clannad anime, game or manga. There are many questions that don't need a whole thread to discuss them. A simple practical answer straight from the anime or manga without any speculation can solve these connundrums. If someone has such a question about Clannad which can be solved by answering with facts from an official source, then please ask that question here.
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|2007-09-27, 19:06
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Martian diplomat
Cheers for the Clannad section's opening!
I've always adored Key's works, and was quite annoyed by how it always get destroyed by Toei...and the movie out there is a pain to even start watching. (I only saw the promo and I know it's no good)
Back on topic:
I've been playing the translated version of the game, and its in Chinese. Unfortunately, the Kotomi route is not yet translated so if anyone can give me a insight of what happened there?
|2007-09-27, 19:40
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Can someone break down what the heck this is about? People are foaming at the mouth for this anime so they must know something about it already (based on a game i think?). I read the ann description but its kinda confusing.
|2007-09-27, 19:44
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Martian diplomat
If you want it short, read the plot section of this:
There's just too much in Clannad to fit it in one page, so you'll have to be a bit more specific on what you want to know.
|2007-09-27, 22:29
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: State College, PA, USA
Age: 32
Just some general info
Really looking forward to this show. Really love KyoAni's work, and they did a great job with both Kanon and Air.
I have a few questions, most of which are pretty basic. I'm not much for asking about story/character stuff cause I like to be surprised.
|2007-09-27, 22:58
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
To answer question 1 and 2:
3. Currently the number of episodes is unknown.
4. According to (the sketchy) AndrewLB Fansub Wiki, the following groups have shown an intent to sub Clannad:
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|2007-09-28, 18:22
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Martian diplomat
Tomoyo is very popular, but it's a bit long.
Kotomi's story is very well edited. The briefcase scene, especially.
Oh...if I remember KEY had this recommended playthrough order which allows us to get the most story and scenes out of CLANNAD:
Information from the 90hours reading guide.
|2007-09-29, 16:03
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Martian diplomat
Unlike Kanon, Clannad has a lighter touch to it. It does not focus too much on boy-girl love(although in some character's route it does), but more on the 'family love' and the sweetness of friendship, which is clearly seen in the Nagisa route and After Story. Also Clannad has a very clean cut in touching moments. They make you cry slightly, but not like Air and Kanon where you'd cry to exhaustion. Also the humors in Clannad is pretty good. I have a count of spitting tea on my monitor for at least four times due to laughter.
Touching moments does not necessary occur between the main character and the girls. You(the main character) actually got the most touching non-boy-girl moments. Listen to the BGM 'to the same heights' to get a better idea of it.
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Now that just made it even creepier for me...
Sorry about that. I thought the "dango" was something specifically affiliated with CLANNAD, instead of a general term...
|2007-09-30, 00:38
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Well, a family of dumplings... I suppose from Nagisa's POV is quite... her in a lot of ways.
Can anyone lead me to a tutorial on how to transfer the voices from the PS2 version to the PC version?
Preferably English if possible, though if it's not too long and complicated, Japanese is fine.
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Like many modern sandbox games, decisions you make have a level of permanence in Red Dead Redemption. Some outcomes of the decisions you make can ultimately be nixed or overturned (such as killing someone, having a bounty on your head, and losing the bounty). Others, especially within a mission, are more permanent. Regardless of the decision you are currently making in the game, make sure it's a calculated one. Honor and Fame are important meters to grow in the game, and you can mess things up by making bad decisions. So be careful when making decisions, no matter what they might entail. As you'll find out as you play through the game, Red Dead Redemption is outright littered with them.
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Setting up camp is always a good idea. You'll be able to do so just about anywhere on the map that isn't a town, settlement, road, or waterway, and once in your campsite, you'll be able to conduct all sorts of business. The most important two pieces of business are related to saving and traveling. Setting up camp is the only way to manually save your game in Red Dead Redemption (other than the auto-save feature that engages throughout the game). And fast travelling from location to location is also a task that can be undertaken from camp. This will save you precious time on the road, since travelling from place to place can be fraught with difficulty, and incredibly time-consuming too.
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A fun distraction in Red Dead Redemption is in relation to completing Challenges. There are several kinds of Challenges in the game, and they are locked in a progressive manner. That is to say, as you complete the first of one type of Challenge, the second will become unlocked, and then the third, and so on and so forth. There are four primary types of Challenges -- Hunting, Sharpshooting, Survivalist and Treasure Hunting. Undertaking them will add much to your experience, hours to your playtime, and a sense of satisfaction for any gamer. Don't ignore the Challenges; embrace them instead!
7.) Other Side Quests[edit]
We implored you above to undertake Challenges, and that's important. But there are other side quests that shouldn't be ignored either. Two of the primary types of Challenges you won't want to ignore (amongst others) are in regard to Bounties and Strangers. Both are time-intensive and progressively more challenging, but like completing Challenges, completing Bounty and Stranger side quests (in addition to other side quests, like Gang Hideout Assaults) will add hours to your experience, money into your pockets, and more. Don't ignore them.
8.) Mix Things Up[edit]
This is in relation to tips #6 and #7, which basically implore you to complete all of the side quests and Challenges in the game. While you're doing those tasks and going through your main adventure, be sure to mix it up. Red Dead Redemption is a huge game, and things can get a little boring and mundane if you insist on going about a specific type of task wholesale, without mixing things up a little bit. So go through a few main missions, and then do a Challenge, a couple of bounties and a gang hideout assault, but don't just do fifty bounties in a row, or half of the game's main missions in a row, or all of the Survivalist challenges in a row. Mixing things up keeps a game as big as Red Dead Redemption fresh, which is important, since you'll need to invest dozens upon dozens of hours into the game to see and do everything.
9.) Pay Attention[edit]
A game as long, thorough and involved as Red Dead Redemption almost certainly has to revolve around a story, and indeed, Red Dead Redemption does just that. The game's story presentation, and the life of John Marston, require gamers to become invested in the experience. If you begin to skip cutscenes, ignore dialog, and shoot directly through the main campaign only, you'll miss out on all of that, and diminish and dilute your experience all the while. Pay close attention to the story as it develops, listen carefully to all dialogue, and don't ignore anything you see or find, no matter how ancillary or meaningless it seems to be. Since Red Dead Redemption requires such a huge time investment, you'll only make the experience better by taking it all in, and not ignoring it or avoiding bits and pieces of it.
10.) Get Down With Multiplayer[edit]
Just like with Grand Theft Auto IV, Rockstar decided to include a robust Multiplayer mode in the game that's entirely too easy to outright ignore. After all, it doesn't really serve a purpose in the single-player game, and you certainly get a lot of bang for your buck by sticking with the main campaign, and never journeying onto PlayStation Network or Xbox Live to see even more. But even if it's just once, and just for a few minutes, get online and see what Red Dead Redemption's Multiplayer mode has to offer you. Online, you'll find a dynamic experience that many gamers will quickly fall in love with. And why wouldn't you want to get more mileage out of your videogame, anyway? You paid for it!
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I guess its all a matter of personal preferance. It's a common procedure in many breeds thats been around for so long...
duckzilla wrote:My train of logic is simply that ears are designed by nature to best suit the organism on which they reside. Evoloution has made mistakes, and granted so has the course of human interruption in a vast array of organisms on planet earth. This is quite clear, and one can see human involvement simply by looking at our beloved dogs... These aren't natures plan as they weren't naturally occurring, but had involvement by humans. However, nature still has a control over how each part of the organism functions to facilitate life. This is found in the DNA. And as I've said earlier we simply don't have time to go over all of this in a post.
AllAmericanPUP wrote:cropping=hiding faults.
A lot of show people crop ears because their dogs don't have the "perfect pit ears" i.e. rose ears.
so all they are doing is hiding faults so their dogs will win
no offense
duckzilla wrote:I was only trying to illustrate my point that science explains why ears are the way they are, for any organism... Yet, no one can provide a scientific explanation on why ears are cropped.duckzilla wrote:My train of logic is simply that ears are designed by nature to best suit the organism on which they reside.
Right, I see where I used a comparison between humans and dogs...
duckzilla wrote:However, based on the facts, you are arguing out of an effort to make your dog "ok" because his ears are cropped.
duckzilla wrote:I'm not trying to convince anyone that what they've done is wrong. I'm trying to hear one just one good reason why so many have cropped/docked extranneous body parts and flesh. So far all I've heard is personal attacks on my character."you don't know what you're talking about" without any rebuttal that I could put to a scientific explanation.
Michelle? Five in a row? The ever elusive quintuplet post.
duckzilla wrote:the dogs lose all sense of outward emotion.
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Tracks: (Click for codes to singles charts.) Drive (10/3/92, #28 US, #11 UK, #2 AR, #1 MR) / Try Not to Breathe / The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (2/20/93, #17 UK, #28 AR, #24 MR) / Everybody Hurts (4/17/93, #29 US, #7 UK, #21 MR) / New Orleans Instrumental No. 1 / Sweetness Follows / Monty Got a Raw Deal / Ignoreland (11/21/92, #4 AR, #5 MR) / Star Me Kitten / Man on the Moon (11/28/92, #30 US, #18 UK, #46 AC, #4 AR, #2 MR) / Nightswimming (7/24/93, #27 UK) / Find the River (12/11/93, #54 UK)
Sales (in millions): 4.0 US, 2.27 UK, 16.9 world (includes US and UK)
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Review: "Continuing to specialize in the art of curve-throwing, R.E.M. followed up its 1991 smash, Out of Time" SK with a return "to their earlier sound" BL "with this fragile album of soft melodies and string arrangements" SK intertwined within "poetically introspective songs." MJ Automatic for the People "followed its predecessor by a mere 18 months, but remarkably, the tone is vastly different" MJ as the band turned away from "from the sweet pop of Out of Time" AMG to create a "haunting, melancholy masterpiece. At its core, the album is a collection of folk songs about aging, death and loss, but the music has a grand, epic sweep provided by layers of lush strings, interweaving acoustic instruments and shimmering keyboards." AMG "With Peter Buck still fiddling with his mandolin from the Out of Time sessions, Mike Mills using the keyboards more actively, and Bill Berry stepping up on bass more often than before, it's not surprising that Michael Stipe was writing and singing with such melancholy." PS
Automatic for the People "captures the group at a crossroads, as they moved from cult heroes to elder statesmen, and the album is a graceful transition." AMG It "doesn't just prove that R.E.M. have stood the test of time, it proves to be R.E.M.'s finest moment." PS It is their "most emotional, most human album." BL It is "reflective…with frank discussions on mortality, but it is not a despairing record…R.E.M. have never been as emotionally direct…nor have they ever created music quite as rich and timeless…while the record is not an easy listen, it is the most rewarding record in their oeuvre." AMG It is "a classic of modern rock." CD
Highlights include "the rock-into-oblivion Drive," SK one of the quartet's strongest hits. SK It is marked by "some nice mandolin" AD and an "ominous death march intro." PS The opening line, 'Hey, kids, rock and roll,' isn't so much a rallying cry as an expression of anxiety." SK
"The empathetic Andy Kaufman tribute Man on the Moon," BL "is a perfect REM pop song, and very happy sounding too." AD On the other hand, "the sympathetic ballad Everybody Hurts AD taps into more painful emotions. It "must have prevented countless suicide attempts." SK
Resources and Related Links:
- R.E.M.'s DMDB Encyclopedia entry
- the DMDB page for Automatic for the People
- BL Blender Magazine's 100 Greatest American Albums (10/08)
- CD CdUniverse.com
- AD AdrianDenning.co.uk
- AMG Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
- MJ Martin Johnson, Barnes & Noble
- SK Steve Knopper, Amazon.com essential recording
- PS Pierre Stefanos, Ink Blot Magazine


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Andorra Population: 85,6601,545 VISITORS FROM HERE!
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|The landlocked Principality of Andorra is one of the smallest states in Europe, nestled high in the Pyrenees between the French and Spanish borders. For 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under a unique coprincipality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from 1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Bishop of Urgell). In 1993, this feudal system was modified with the introduction of a modern, constitution; the co-princes remained as titular heads of state, but the government transformed into a parliamentary democracy. Andorra has become a popular tourist destination visited by approximately 10 million people each year drawn by the winter sports, summer climate, and duty-free shopping. Andorra has also become a wealthy international commercial center because of its mature banking sector and low taxes. As part of its effort to modernize its economy, Andorra has opened to foreign investment, and engaged in other reforms, such as advancing tax initiatives aimed at supporting a broader infrastructure. Although not a member of the EU, Andorra enjoys a special relationship with the organization and uses the euro as its national currency.
Landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees
|Southwestern Europe, Pyrenees mountains, on the border between France and Spain
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 468 sq km
land: 468 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Size comparison: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
|Land Boundaries:
|total: 118 km border countries (2): France 55 km, Spain 63 km
|0 km (landlocked)
|Maritime claims:
|none (landlocked)
|temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
|rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys
|Elevation extremes:
|Natural resources:
|hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead
|Land use:
| agricultural land: 43.4% arable land 5.5%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 37.9% forest: 34%
other: 22.6% (2011 est.)
|Irrigated land:
|0 sq km (2012)
|Natural hazards:
|Current Environment Issues:
|deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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| noun: Andorran(s)
adjective: Andorran
|Ethnic groups:
|Andorran 49%, Spanish 24.6%, Portuguese 14.3%, French 3.9%, other 8.2% (2012 est.)
|Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese
|Roman Catholic (predominant)
|85,660 (July 2016 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 14.74% (male 6,476/female 6,151)
15-24 years: 9.52% (male 4,236/female 3,915)
25-54 years: 47.01% (male 20,614/female 19,651)
55-64 years: 13.59% (male 6,229/female 5,412)
65 years and over: 15.15% (male 6,566/female 6,410) (2016 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 43.7 years
male: 43.8 years
female: 43.5 years (2016 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|0.07% (2016 est.)
|Birth rate:
|7.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Death rate:
|7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
| urban population: 85.1% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 0.14% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|ANDORRA LA VELLA (capital) 23,000 (2014)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.15 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 82.8 years male: 80.6 years
female: 85.1 years (2016 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|1.39 children born/woman (2016 est.)
|Health expenditures:
|8.1% of GDP (2014)
|Physicians density:
|4 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
|Hospital bed density:
|2.5 beds/1,000 population (2009)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2015 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|32.1% (2014)
|Education expenditures:
|3.1% of GDP (2014)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Principality of Andorra
conventional short form: Andorra
local long form: Principat d'Andorra
local short form: Andorra
etymology: the origin of the country's name is obscure; since the area served as part of the Spanish March (defensive buffer zone) against the invading Moors in the 8th century, the name may derive from the Arabic "ad-darra" meaning "the forest"
|Government type:
|parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains its chiefs of state in the form of a co-principality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seu d'Urgell, Spain, who are represented in Andorra by the co-princes' representatives
| name: Andorra la Vella
geographic coordinates: 42 30 N, 1 31 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|Administrative divisions:
|7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra la Vella, Canillo, Encamp, Escaldes-Engordany, La Massana, Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria
|1278 (formed under the joint sovereignty of the French Count of Foix and the Spanish Bishop of Urgell)
|National holiday:
|Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)
|history: drafted 1991, approved by referendum 14 March 1993, effective 28 April 1993 amendments: proposed by the coprinces jointly or by the General Council; approval required by two-thirds majority vote of the General Council, by ratification in a referendum, and by the sanctioning of the coprinces (2016)
|Legal system:
|mixed legal system of civil and customary law with the influence of canon law
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: French Coprince Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012); represented by Jean-Pierre HUGUES (since 15 June 2016) and Spanish Coprince Archbishop Joan-Enric VIVES i Sicilia (since 12 May 2003); represented by Josep Maria MAUN (since 20 July 2012)
head of government: Head of Government (or Cap de Govern) Antoni MARTI PETIT (since 12 May 2011)
cabinet: Executive Council designated by head of government elections/appointments: head of government indirectly elected by the General Council (Andorran parliament), formally appointed by the coprinces for a 4-year term; election last held on 31 March 2015 (next to be held in April 2019); the leader of the majority party in the General Council is usually elected head of government
election results: Antoni MARTI PETIT (DA) elected head of government; percent of General Council vote - 79%
|Legislative branch:
| description: unicameral General Council of the Valleys or Consell General de les Valls (a minimum of 28 seats; 14 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies (parishes) by simple majority vote and 14 directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - each voter casts two separate ballots - one for a national list and one for a parish list
elections: last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in April 2019)
election results: seats by party - percent of vote by party: DA 34.5%, PLA 25.0%, PS-VA-IC-independent coalition 21.3%, SDP 9.6%, invalid votes 9.5%; seats by party: DA 15, PLA 8, PS-VA-IC-independent coalition 3, SDP 2
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice of Andorra or Tribunal Superior de la Justicia d'Andorra (consists of the court president and 8 judges organized into civil, criminal, and administrative chambers); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 4 magistrates) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court president and judges appointed by the Supreme Council of Justice, a 5-member judicial policy and administrative body appointed 1 each by the coprinces, 1 by the General Council, 1 by the executive council president, and 1 by the courts; judges serve 6-year renewable terms; Constitutional magistrates appointed 2 by the coprinces and 2 by the General Council; magistrates' appointments limited to 2 consecutive 8-year terms
subordinate courts: Tribunal of Judges or Tribunal de Batlles; Tribunal of the Courts or Tribunal de Corts
|Political parties and leaders:
|Citizens' Initiative or IC [Sergi RICART] (including PS, VA, IC, and independents) Democrats for Andorra or DA [Antoni MARTI PETIT] Greens of Andorra or VA [Isabel LOZANO MUNOZ, Juli FERNANDEZ BLASI] Liberal Party or PLA [Jordi GALLARDO] Social Democratic Party or PS [Vincenc ALAY FERRER] Social Democratic Progress Party or SDP [Victor NAUDI ZAMORA] note: there are also several smaller parties at the parish level (one is Lauredian Union)
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|International organization participation:
|CE, FAO, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IFRCS, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, Union Latina, UNWTO, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WTO (observer)
|National symbol(s):
|national colors: blue, yellow, red
|National anthem:
| name: "El Gran Carlemany" (The Great Charlemagne)
lyrics/music: Joan BENLLOCH i VIVO/Enric MARFANY BONS
note: adopted 1921; the anthem provides a brief history of Andorra in a first person narrative
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Elisenda VIVES BALMANA (since 2 March 2016)
chancery: 2 United Nations Plaza, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017
telephone: [1] (212) 750-8064
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
| the US does not have an embassy in Andorra; the US ambassador to Spain is accredited to Andorra; US interests in Andorra are represented by the US Consulate General's office in Barcelona (Spain);
mailing address: Paseo Reina Elisenda de Montcada, 23, 08034 Barcelona, Spain;
telephone: [34] (93) 280-2227;
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Tourism, retail sales, and finance are the mainstays of Andorra's tiny, well-to-do economy, accounting for more than three-quarters of GDP. Andorra's duty-free status for some products and its summer and winter resorts attract millions of visitors annually, although the economic downturn in neighboring countries has curtailed the number of tourists. Agricultural production is limited - only about 5% of the land is arable - and most food has to be imported, making the economy vulnerable to changes in fuel and food prices. The principal livestock is sheep. Manufacturing output and exports consist mainly of perfumes and cosmetic products, products of the printing industry, electrical machinery and equipment, clothing, tobacco products, and furniture. Andorra is a member of the EU Customs Union and is treated as an EU member for trade in manufactured goods (no tariffs) and as a non-EU member for agricultural products. Andorra uses the euro and is effectively subject to the monetary policy of the European Central Bank. Andorra's comparative advantage as a tax haven eroded when the borders of neighboring France and Spain opened; its bank secrecy laws have been relaxed under pressure from the EU and OECD. Slower growth in Spain and France has dimmed Andorra's economic prospects. Since 2010, a drop in tourism contributed to a contraction in GDP and a sharp deterioration of public finances, prompting the government to begin implementing several austerity measures to reduce the budget deficit, including levying a special corporate tax. The Government is also planning to institute an income tax at the behest of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The new tax will apply to anyone who lives in the principality for at least 183 days in a calendar year. The first $30,000 of income will be tax free, with the next $20,000 taxed at 5%. The balance of income exceeding the initial $50,000 will be taxed at 10%, which is still less than in most West European countries. Andorra's Government also relaxed its residency and investment laws in 2012 to make the country more attractive to foreign investors. A person now must spend 90 days a year in the principality to qualify for residency, compared with the previous 180-day requirement. Foreigners now have the same property ownership rights as citizens. In addition, three new categories of residency permits were introduced. Anyone who is retired or at least not working in Andorra can obtain a permit in the first category by making a financial investment in the country of at least €400,000, which can include a property purchase.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $3.163 billion (2012 est.) $3.214 billion (2011 est.) $3.227 billion (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $4.8 billion (2012 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|-1.6% (2012 est.) -0.4% (2011 est.) -1.9% (2010 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
|GDP - per capita (PPP): $37,200 (2011 est.) $37,700 (2010 est.) $37,900 (2009 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|small quantities of rye, wheat, barley, oats, vegetables, tobacco; sheep, cattle
|tourism (particularly skiing), banking, timber, furniture
|Industrial production growth rate:
|Labor force:
|36,060 (2012)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 0.4%
industry: 4.7%
services: 94.9% (2010)
|Unemployment rate:
|4% (2012 est.) 1.9% (2011 est.)
|Population below poverty line:
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
| revenues: $1.029 billion
expenditures: $1.041 billion (2012)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|21.4% of GDP (2012)
|Public debt:
|41.1% of GDP (2012) 37.7% of GDP (2011)
|Fiscal year:
|calendar year
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.1% (2012 est.) -2.5% (2011 est.)
|$70 million (2012 est.) $72 million (2011 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|tobacco products, furniture
|$1.43 billion (2012 est.) $1.501 billion (2011 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|consumer goods, food, fuel, electricity
|Debt - external:
|Exchange rates:
|euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.9214 (2016 est.) 0.885 (2015 est.) 0.885 (2014 est.) 0.7634 (2013 est.) 0.78 (2012 est.)
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|Electricity - production:
|91.24 million kWh (2011)
|Electricity - consumption:
|562.4 million kWh (2012)
|Electricity - exports:
|0 kWh (2012 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|0 kWh (2012 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|520,000 kW (2010 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|61.3% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|23.3% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
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|Cellular Phones in use:
|total: 71,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 83 (July 2015 est.)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: modern automatic telephone system
domestic: modern system with microwave radio relay connections between exchanges
international: country code - 376; landline circuits to France and Spain (2012)
|Broadcast media:
|1 public TV station and 2 public radio stations; about 10 commercial radio stations; good reception of radio and TV broadcasts from stations in France and Spain; upgraded to terrestrial digital TV broadcasting in 2007; roughly 25 international TV channels (2012)
|Internet country code:
|Internet users:
|total: 83,000 percent of population: 96.9% (July 2015 est.)
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|Defense is the responsibility of France and Spain
|Military branches:
|no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra (2011)
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|Disputes - International:
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Zite for Windows Phone - now available
We haven't heard much about Zite (zite.com), a news service that's owned by CNN, but we should start paying attention to it. Zite is not just a news-app but rather a service that finds stories based on your likes and interests which gets you away from the "information overload" that many of us experience today.
The app has been on iOS since late last year and is also on Android too but now the service is coming to Windows Phone and the CEO is quite excited—mostly because he uses a Lumia 710.
In fact, according to an interview on Cnet, Nokia and Microsoft both lent the Zite team "support for technical training and also provided code and design clinics to aid the app's development"—so if you ever wonder what Nokia is doing for Windows Phone users, well there you go.
Zite CEO Mark Johnson seems quite thrilled with the move to Windows Phone (he used to work at Microsoft) as he sees the OS as the next big thing in mobile. In addition, the font and layout lend itself naturally to a "reading app" something to which we agree.
There's also that other advantage—the Windows Phone Marketplace is not that crowded meaning if you get in early, you can establish yourself and dominate:
"The marketplace is not as crowded right now, so I'm really excited to get in front of the news market because when we launch we will have the best news-reading application on Windows Phone".
Using more than 2,000 categories for articles and an algorithm that draws from Twitter and Google Reader, Zite looks to be an interesting twist on an old problem—how do we find stories that interest us that we weren't looking for? The app works by associating with Twitter and Google Reader, you then choose which sections you would like for "your magazine". After that, the the service brings down a personalized experience with featured articles to your liking--in that sense, it's similar to Weave for Windows Phone except that you can like/dislike article to help refine the algorithm. From our limited experience with it, the service works well and does what it promises. How it translates to Metro will be the exciting part.
No word on exact release nor if this is a Nokia exclusive but we'll reach out and see what we can find about Zite.
Update: App is hidden in the Marketplace but you can grab it now here for all Windows Phones. Thanks, everclear76, for the link
Source: Cnet


text: 16 Jun 2014 11:00 Etihad Airways has congratulated Guest Ambassador, Martin Kaymer, for his runaway win at golf's U.S. Open in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Kaymer held his nerve to win the tournament, one of golf's four majors, by 8 shots after dominating for all four days, to end nine under par overall. It is Kaymer's second tournament success since joining the Etihad Airways Guest Ambassador program in January 2014, having won the Players' Championship at Sawgrass, Florida, in May. Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways' Chief Commercial Officer, said: "We are delighted for Martin and congratulate him on another fantastic career achievement in winning the US Open. "Martin's dedication, focus, and desire to win, places him at the summit of his profession and we look forward to celebrating with him when he's back in Abu Dhabi next." In addition to the Players' Championship and U.S. Open in 2014, the German star has also won the 2010 US PGA Championship; the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship in 2008, 2010 and 2011; and holed Europe's winning putt in the 2012 Ryder Cup. As an Etihad Guest Ambassador, Kaymer regularly takes part in Etihad Airways corporate initiatives and promotions in his home country of Germany as well as other key markets for the airline around the world. The Etihad Guest Ambassador program was launched in October 2013 and features some of the biggest names from the global entertainment, art and sporting industries. Current ambassadors include Australian celebrity and X-Factor judge Dannii Minogue, Indian actress Katrina Kaif, Vietnamese Australian chef Luke Nguyen, French footballer Patrick Vieira and Australian cricketer Shane Warne. Get in touch with us. Contact us Let us know what you think Send feedback Join our community Etihad Facebook Watch our latest videos Etihad YouTube Follow us Etihad Airways


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"I Love to Read" Image by Carlos Porto
I recently came across a fabulous article by Jim Burke on Reading Rockets titled, "103 Things to Do Before/During/After Reading". Given that I am about to lead several workshops on reading and digital literacy for parents at the Magrudy's Education Resource Center, Jim's article will surely be on my recommended reading list for moms and dads.
Upon clicking the above link, you will notice Jim's article was originally written in 1998. While that might seem like ions ago to some, rest assured, the recommendations are still 100% relevant. That said, I thought it would be useful to create a supplement to Jim's article that includes a few ideas on how recent software and web applications can be used to get kids excited and thinking about what they read Before/During/After a book!
Take a look at the ideas below and feel free to add your own in the comments section of this post!
"Postcard: Write to a friend, the author, or to a character about this book."
- Select one student to be a character in the book you are reading and to write a blog post from that character's point of view. Other students can then submit questions and ideas to the character via the comments section of the post. To learn how to set up a blog for this project, click here.
"Mapmaker: Draw a map of the book's setting."
- Have students create a Google Lit Trip–using Google Earth to document and map the settings within the book at hand. To learn how to use this tool, click here.
"Trailer: Movie previews always offer a quick sequence of the best moments that make us want to watch it – storyboard or narrate the scenes for your trailer. Focus on verbs."
- Create a movie trailer in the form of a digital story using tools like VoiceThread or iMovie. For tips on how to get started, click here.
"Collage: Create an individual or class collage around themes or characters in the book."
- Use Wordle to create a digital word collage around key themes, characters or vocabulary in the book.
"Draw! Translate chapters into storyboards and cartoons; draw the most important scene in the chapter and explain its importance and action."
- Create a digital comic strip book summary using tools like Make Beliefs Comix.
"Dear Diary: Keep a diary as if you were a character in the story. Write down events that happen during the story and reflect on how they affected the character and why."
- Have students create delightfully illustrated diary entries using the online collaborative storytelling tool Storybird.
"Haiku/Limerick: Create one about a character."
- Use Twitter to share poems with parents and classmates.
"Notes and Quotes: Draw a line down the middle of the page. On one side write down important quotes, on the other comment on and analyze the quotes."
- Create a collaborative "wiki-style" notes and quotes page using Google's collaborative document tools. Feel free to host online book discussions using the live chat functions within the collaborative document applications.
Of course there is nothing wrong with a good ol' fashion book review assignment, but why not share the reviews with other kids around the world? Check out the Spaghetti Book Club: Book Reviews By Kids For Kids.
Happy Reading!
Twitter: @bon_education
Website: Bon Education


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Over 40 delegates from across South-east Asia have this week agreed to a new regional conservation strategy aimed to reverse the dramatic decline of Asian wild cattle and buffalo species. The landmark meeting was held over six days in Vĩnh Phúc Province, Vietnam.
All nine species of Asian wild cattle and buffaloes are threatened with extinction, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ 2008. The worst affected is the Kouprey (Bos sauveli), a large forest-dwelling ox, about the same size as a Water Buffalo. Last seen in Cambodia in 1969, it has not been located since and may now be extinct in the wild.
Asian wild cattle and buffaloes play a vital role in their natural environment. They are an important prey species and also help maintain habitat diversity through grazing. Wild cattle species also represent a major reservoir of genetic material that could help scientists safeguard and improve domestic cattle breeds throughout the world.
Poaching and habitat destruction and degradation are amongst the major threats facing these species. Recent field research shows there is a real danger that Asia's eight other wild cattle and buffalo species are likely to suffer the same fate as the Kouprey unless immediate action is taken.
Representatives from 11 countries comprising of academics, experts, policy makers, NGOs and government officials, came to the planning workshop hosted by the IUCN/SSC Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group and The Wild Cattle Conservation Project in Vietnam (CIRAD, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development). The event was held in Tam Dao National Park and was sponsored by the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM), Earthwatch Institute and the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Amongst the actions agreed for the Regional Conservation Strategy were; to strengthen enforcement of legislation on wildlife hunting and trade, to improve the effectiveness of protected areas and to manage interactions with domestic livestock that could lead to disease transmission and inter-breeding.
In the coming months, further workshops will be held in South and South-east Asia, to continue the process of saving these species from extinction.
For more information about the regional conservation strategy please contact:
Simon Hedges, Wildlife Conservation Society, Large Bovini Working Group Coordinator of the IUCN/SSC Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group and member of IUCN/SSC Species Conservation Planning Task Force
James Burton, Earthwatch Institute and Chair and Dwarf Buffalo Working Group Coordinator of the IUCN/SSC Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group
Rosie Woodroffe, Zoological Society of London and member of IUCN Species Conservation Planning Task Force
Miguel Pedrono, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development and member of the IUCN/SSC Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group