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|The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - civilian rule was established in 1993 but lasted only a decade. In March 2003, President Ange-Felix PATASSE was deposed in a military coup led by General Francois BOZIZE, who established a transitional government. Elections held in 2005 affirmed General BOZIZE as president; he was reelected in 2011 in voting widely viewed as flawed. The government still lacks full control of the countryside, where lawlessness persists. The militant group, Lord's Resistance Army, continues to destabilize southeastern Central African Republic, and several rebel groups joined together in early December 2012 to launch a series of attacks that left them in control of numerous towns in the northern and central parts of the country. The rebels - unhappy with BOZIZE's government - participated in peace talks in early January 2013 which resulted in a coalition government including the rebellion's leadership. In March 2013, the coalition government dissolved, rebels seized the capital, and President BOZIZE fled the country. Rebel leader Michel DJOTODIA assumed the presidency and the following month established a National Transitional Council (CNT). In January 2014, the CNT elected Catherine SAMBA-PANZA as interim president. Elections completed in March 2016 installed independent candidate Faustin-Archange TOUADERA as president.
Landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa
|Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 622,984 sq km
land: 622,984 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Size comparison: slightly smaller than Texas
|Land Boundaries:
|total: 5,920 km border countries (6): Cameroon 901 km, Chad 1,556 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,747 km, Republic of the Congo 487 km, South Sudan 1,055 km, Sudan 174 km
|0 km (landlocked)
|Maritime claims:
|none (landlocked)
|tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
|vast, flat to rolling plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest
|Elevation extremes:
|Natural resources:
|diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower
|Land use:
| agricultural land: 8.1% arable land 2.9%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 5.1% forest: 36.2%
other: 55.7% (2011 est.)
|Irrigated land:
|10 sq km (2012)
|Natural hazards:
|hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common
|Current Environment Issues:
|tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished the country's reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges; desertification; deforestation
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
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| noun: Central African(s)
adjective: Central African
|Ethnic groups:
|Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, Yakoma 4%, other 2%
|French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages
| indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%
note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority
|5,507,257 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 40.27% (male 1,114,727/female 1,102,809)
15-24 years: 19.98% (male 553,264/female 547,308)
25-54 years: 32.24% (male 888,304/female 887,348)
55-64 years: 4.04% (male 101,306/female 120,964)
65 years and over: 3.47% (male 74,516/female 116,711) (2016 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 75.2%
youth dependency ratio: 68.4%
elderly dependency ratio: 6.8%
potential support ratio: 14.8% (2015 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 19.6 years
male: 19.3 years
female: 19.9 years (2016 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|2.12% (2016 est.)
|Birth rate:
|34.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Death rate:
|13.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
| urban population: 40% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 2.59% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|BANGUI (capital) 794,000 (2015)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|882 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 88.4 deaths/1,000 live births male: 95.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 80.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 52.3 years male: 51 years
female: 53.7 years (2016 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|4.36 children born/woman (2016 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|15.2% (2010/11)
|Health expenditures:
|4.2% of GDP (2014)
|Physicians density:
|0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
|Hospital bed density:
|1 beds/1,000 population (2011)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 89.6% of population
rural: 54.4% of population
total: 68.5% of population
urban: 10.4% of population
rural: 45.6% of population
total: 31.5% of population (2015 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 43.6% of population
rural: 7.2% of population
total: 21.8% of population
urban: 56.4% of population
rural: 92.8% of population
total: 78.2% of population (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|3.7% (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|118,800 (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|7,800 (2015 est.)
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|4.4% (2014)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|23.5% (2011)
|Education expenditures:
|1.2% of GDP (2011)
| definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36.8%
male: 50.7%
female: 24.4% (2015 est.)
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 7 years male: 8 years
female: 6 years (2012)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Central African Republic
conventional short form: none
local long form: Republique Centrafricaine
local short form: none
former: Ubangi-Shari, Central African Empire
abbreviation: CAR
etymology: self-descriptive name specifying the country's location on the continent; "Africa" is derived from the Roman designation of the area corresponding to present-day Tunisia "Africa terra," which meant "Land of the Afri" (the tribe resident in that area), but which eventually came to mean the entire continent
|Government type:
|presidential republic
| name: Bangui
geographic coordinates: 4 22 N, 18 35 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo, Lobaye, Mambere-Kadei, Mbomou, Nana-Grebizi*, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha-Mbaere*, Vakaga
|13 August 1960 (from France)
|National holiday:
|Republic Day, 1 December (1958)
|several previous; latest adopted by referendum in December 2015 (2016)
|Legal system:
|civil law system based on the French model
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: President Faustin-Archange TOUADERA (since 30 March 2016)
head of government: Prime Minister Simplice SARANDJI (since 2 April 2016)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: under the new constitution, the president is elected by universal direct sufferage for a period of 5 years renewable for a second term; last election was held 20 February 2016 (next to be held April 2021)
election results: First round held on 30 December 2015, percent of vote - Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE (URCA) 23.7%, Faustin-Archange TOUADERA (independent) 19.1%, Desire KOLINGBA (RDC) 12.0%, Martin ZIGUELE (MLPC) 11.4%, other 33.8%; second round held on 20 February 2016, percent of vote - Faustin-Archange TOUADERA (independent) 62.7%, Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE (URCA) 37.3%
note: rebel forces seized the capital in March 2013, forcing former President BOZIZE to flee the country; Interim President Michel DJOTODIA assumed the presidency, reinstated the prime minister, and established a National Transitional Council (CNT) in April 2013; the NTC elected Catherine SAMBA-PANZA interim president in January 2014 to serve until February 2015 when new elections were to be held; her term was extended because instability delayed new elections and the transition did not take place until the end of March 2016
|Legislative branch:
| description: unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (131 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 5-year terms)
elections: last held February 2016 and 31 March 2016 (next election to be held in 2021)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UNDP 13, URCA 13, RDC 10, MLPC 9, KNK 7, independents 56, other 23
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of NA judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges, at least 3 of whom are women) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges appointed by the president; Constitutional Court judge appointments - 2 by the president, 1 by the speaker of the National Assembly, 2 elected by their peers, 2 are advocates elected by their peers, and 2 are law professors elected by their peers; judges serve 7-year non-renewable terms
subordinate courts: high courts; magistrates' courts
|Political parties and leaders:
|Action Party for Development or PAD Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP [Clement BELIBANGA] Central African Democratic Rally or RDC [Desire Nzanga KOLINGBA] Movement for Democracy and Development or MDD [Louis PAPENIAH] Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People or MLPC [Martin ZIGUELE] National Convergence (also known as Kwa Na Kwa) or KNK [Francois BOZIZE] National Union for Democracy and Progress or UNDP [Amine MICHEL] New Alliance for Progress or NAP [Jean-Jacques DEMAFOUTH] Social Democratic Party or PSD [Enoch LAKOUE] Union for Central African Renewal or URCA [Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE]
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|International organization participation:
|ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country) (suspended), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
|National symbol(s):
|elephant; national colors: blue, white, green, yellow, red
|National anthem:
| name: "Le Renaissance" (The Renaissance)
lyrics/music: Barthelemy BOGANDA/Herbert PEPPER
note: adopted 1960; Barthelemy BOGANDA wrote the anthem's lyrics and was the first prime minister of the autonomous French territory
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Stanislas MOUSSA-KEMBE (since 24 August 2009)
chancery: 2704 Ontario Road NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 483-7800
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Jeffrey HAWKINS (30 October 2015)
embassy: Avenue David Dacko, Bangui
mailing address: P.O. Box 924, Bangui
telephone: [236] 21 61 0200
FAX: [236] 21 61 4494 note: embassy operations suspended in December 2012; resumed limited operations on 15 Septermber 2014
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Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry and mining, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), with about 60% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates more than half of GDP. Timber and diamonds account for most export earnings, followed by cotton. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked geography, poor transportation system, largely unskilled work force, and legacy of misdirected macroeconomic policies. Factional fighting between the government and its opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization. Distribution of income is extraordinarily unequal. Grants from France and the international community can only partially meet humanitarian needs. Since 2009, the IMF has worked closely with the government to institute reforms that have resulted in some improvement in budget transparency, but other problems remain. The government's additional spending in the run-up to the 2011 election worsened CAR's fiscal situation. In 2012, the World Bank approved $125 million in funding for transport infrastructure and regional trade, focused on the route between CAR's capital and the port of Douala in Cameroon. After a two-year lag in donor support, the IMF's first review of CAR's extended credit facility for 2012-15 praised improvements in revenue collection but warned of weak management of spending. Kimberley Process participants partially lifted the ban on diamond exports from the country in 2015, but persistent insecurity will prevent GDP from recovering to its pre-2013 level.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $3.206 billion (2016 est.) $3.048 billion (2015 est.) $2.908 billion (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $1.782 billion (2015 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|5.2% (2016 est.) 4.8% (2015 est.) 1% (2014 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $700 (2016 est.) $600 (2015 est.) $600 (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|Gross national saving:
|6.8% of GDP (2016 est.) 4.9% of GDP (2015 est.) 4.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 108.3%
government consumption: 9.1%
investment in fixed capital: 10.4%
investment in inventories: 0%
exports of goods and services: 12.7%
imports of goods and services: -40.5% (2016 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 108.3%
government consumption: 9.1%
investment in fixed capital: 10.4%
investment in inventories: 0%
exports of goods and services: 12.7%
imports of goods and services: -40.5% (2016 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|cotton, coffee, tobacco, cassava (manioc, tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber
|gold and diamond mining, logging, brewing, sugar refining
|Industrial production growth rate:
|3.5% (2016 est.)
|Labor force:
|2.421 million (2016 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|8% (2001 est.) note: 23% unemployment in the capital, Bangui
|Population below poverty line:
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 33% (2003)
|Distribution of family income - Gini index:
|61.3 (1993)
| revenues: $207.1 million
expenditures: $284.7 million (2016 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|11.6% of GDP (2016 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|calendar year
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.3% (2016 est.) 4.5% (2015 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$178 million (2016 est.) -$144 million (2015 est.)
|$77 million (2016 est.) $70.5 million (2015 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee
|Exports - partners:
|Norway 52.2%, China 14.1%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.3% (2015)
|$375.3 million (2016 est.) $360.4 million (2015 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals
|Imports - partners:
|Norway 39.6%, France 6.8%, US 4.6% (2015)
|Debt - external:
|$686.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) $661.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|Exchange rates:
|Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - 605.7 (2016 est.) 591.45 (2015 est.) 591.45 (2014 est.) 494.42 (2013 est.) 510.53 (2012 est.)
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|Electricity - production:
|200 million kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - consumption:
|200 million kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|0 kWh (2013 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|0 kWh (2013 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|44,000 kW (2014 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|43.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|56.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|3,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|2,828 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|400,000 Mt (2013 est.)
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|Cellular Phones in use:
|total: 982,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (July 2015 est.)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: network consists principally of microwave radio relay and low-capacity, low-powered radiotelephone communication
domestic: very limited telephone service with less than 1 fixed-line connection per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular service providers, cellular usage is increasing from a low base; most fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone servi
international: country code - 236; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)
|Broadcast media:
|government-owned network, Radiodiffusion Television Centrafricaine, provides domestic TV broadcasting; licenses for 2 private TV stations are pending; state-owned radio network is supplemented by a small number of privately owned broadcast stations as wel (2007)
|Internet country code:
|Internet users:
|total: 246,000 percent of population: 4.6% (July 2015 est.)
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|39 (2013)
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 37
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
914 to 1,523 m: 19
under 914 m: 6 (2013)
| total 20,278 km
paved: 1,385 km
unpaved: 18,893 km (2010)
|2,800 km (the primary navigable river is the Ubangi, which joins the River Congo; it was the traditional route for the export of products because it connected with the Congo-Ocean railway at Brazzaville; because of the warfare on both sides of the River Congo from 1997, importers and exporters preferred routes through Cameroon) (2011)
|Ports and terminals:
river port(s): Bangui (Oubangui); Nola (Sangha)
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|Military branches:
|Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Ground Forces (includes Military Air Service), General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), National Police (2011)
|Military service age and obligation:
|18 years of age for selective military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2012)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|periodic skirmishes persist over water and grazing rights among related pastoral populations along the border with southern Sudan
|Refugees and internally displaced persons:
|refugees (country of origin): 5,183 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016) IDPs: 462,476 (clashes between army and rebel groups since 2005; tensions between ethnic groups) (2016)
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Library Maps 2000-2012
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Library
225 South Street
Williamstown, MA, 01267
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|This finding aid was produced by Eric Shannon
|Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Library
|Library Maps 2000-2012
|Physical Description note:
|5 items - images printed on 5 display boards (61 x 78 cm).
|Library Maps of shelf locations that were in place from 2000 to 2012.
Arrangement noteThese items have been arranged by floor level beginning with the ground floor and ending with the upper level. There are two copies of the library map for the upper level.
Scope and Contents note
This series contains all of the library maps depicting the layout of the library and shelf materials from 2000 to 2012.
Historical note
In 1950 Sterling and Francine Clark chartered the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute as a home for their extensive art collection. Opened to public in 1955, the Institute has built upon this extraordinary group of works to become one of the most beloved and respected art museums in the world, known for its intimate galleries and stunning natural environment. One of the few institutions in the United States that combines a public art museum with a complement of research and academic programs, including a major art history library, the Clark is now a leading international center for research and discussion on the nature of art and art history. Building upon the founders' legacy, the Institute has recently unveiled its master plan for the twenty-first century, which fosters the Clark's commitment to providing space for its expanding research and museum programs while maintaining the unique character of its beautiful rural setting.
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Custodial History note
These materials were on display in the library from 2000 to 2012 until they were transferred to the archives by Karen Bucky in September 2012.
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[Cite the item (as appropriate)], Library Department Records, 2012, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Records, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts.


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Sindee Jennings likes to tease and has the body to do it. We go inside and Justin Long and this slut start using a huge dildo. But that is not enough so she takes his wang out and plays with both. While sucking his enormous tool she is fucking herself with the dildo. Loose the dildo and he starts pounding her from behind. Up against the wall his tool is going deep into her pussy. Moans of pleasure are in the air. Time to ride it and boy can she ride. His long dick is pounding her wet cunt and she likes it. She squirts in orgasm. On the floor she rides and gets it from behind. Orgasm and Squirt some more. Then he blows it on her chest.
Chelsie Rae
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Chelsea Rae has seen more than a few cocks in her day, but none have been quite like this. Justin Long is packing a serious specimen of black snake and little blonde slut Chelsea has her work cut out for her. She handles his massive black dick well, sucking and stroking this huge thick pipe as best she can. She gags all over his gigantic rod as it hammers the back of her throat. She pulls off her tiny thong and displays that amazing tight ass and incredible little titties for her prince of cock today. Justin absolutely pulverizes her tight clam as he fucks the shit out of her. Chelsea opens wide for a big mouthful of hot cum to finish.
Jazmine Bryne
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Hot slut Jasmine Byrne thinks she has what it takes to take on Jay Scorpio with his huge black cock. She starts by licking his mouth in long strokes, like eating an ice cream rather than kissing. She is always licking her lips and making pouting with her large fat lips trying to turn Jay on and you can tell that although she tries to act sweet you know she wants total control and is using his big cock for her own means, her own desires. When he is done fucking this bitch she cums on her face and she blows bubbles with her big lips.
Veronica Stone
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Can you say tight ass? Well Veronica Stone has one. This slut takes Justin Long's huge cock and swallows it all. Licking her petite pussy Justin sends tremors of pleasure down her spine. He rams his enormous rod into her tingling vagina and she moans with joy. Laying on the couch as soon as his massive ram penetrates her she screams with joy. Spitting to lube his tool he pushes it deep into her. Pleasuring him with her mouth and her clit with her fingers she screams her pleasure. Then feeling every push of his rod she orgasms. He crams her little white pussy with cock from behind. After she climaxes he pulls out and pops in her face.
Sophie Dee
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Sophie Dee better like feeling full, today she's crazy enough to take on four of the biggest, fattest black cocks in the business. Tee Reel, Rock, Lefty Larue, and D. Snoop are all packing massive specimens of Alabama black-snake and horny booty girl Sophie Dee is ready to take them in all her holes. She sucks two and three at a time while taking another huge rod in her sloppy pussy, she fucks a couple of these black studs at once and lets them take turns nailing her in her gaping asshole. Her ass gets pumped full of cum, and she slurps this cream-pie up off of a spoon for good measure.
Georgia X
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Georgia X is sweet as a peach, with her blond hair, juicy jugs and big round ass she is every mans wet dream. All alone in a room full of four black men she eagerly gobbles up their long dongs, opening wide to let them fuck her throat as deep as possible making her gag on their long poles. Up on the pool table she bends over to polish a knob and ends up with a dick in her cunt. The guys take turns getting licked and fucked by this blond bimbo, sticking it to her hard, fast and deep. With some double black cock penetration to finish her off she laps up the erupting jiz.
Trina Michaels
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Gorgeous blond honey Trina Michaels looks absolutely sensational as she stands at the top of the steps. She is topless with a pair of extremely tight red leather pants on, her massive tits contrasting with her tight butt. Next we see her crouching in between four studs, black bastards Justin Long, Lee Bang, Lefty LaRue and D Snoop. These guys really run a train on this cock hungry black bitch, fucking her in her throat and then her pussy and her ass. Nothing is too nasty for dirty Trina, and she loves getting a hardcore double penetration in her pussy and her butt while another man fucks her mouth. Now that's a cock hungry whore!
Kenzi Kyle
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Kenzi Kyle has a gorgeous white body and her pink pussy shows well against it. Much to her pleasure Justin Long gets to lick and finger it too. Soon his his dick is out and she is sucking it hard. From behind it is thrust into her wet pussy. Pushing hard and deep she moans in pleasure. Slowly at first she rids his hardened rod. Moaning as she goes faster he pumps too. Legs spread on her back he pumps his sword into her and she orgasms. Laying side by side he pounds her from behind. Fingering her clit she orgasms again. On his back she rides him again. Deeper and faster till she jumps off and he comes in her face.


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|24/7 Photo Buffet is my flagship app.
Shortly after I made the realization, I met Dr. Dave Wilson - in a helicopter while flying over Maui no less. Dr. Dave, an amateur photographer and an app developer, and I became good friends. Four months later I had my first app: Rick Sammon's 24/7 Photo Buffet. (I guess the moral of this story is to always have your radar on. Always be aware of what is happening around you.)
|iHDR is a complete guide to HDR photography.
Keep in mind that my apps don't really do anything . . . except make you a better photographer and better businessperson.
I also have several courses on Kelby Training and an ebook - Rick Sammon's Travel and Nature from A to Z - with my friend Steve Dreyer. So I am totally into e-publishing.
Yes, you need an app developer if you want to have an app. But they are not as hard to find as you might imagine. I found Keith M. Kolmos, who developed my Social Media Marketing for Photographers app, after this tweet: I'm looking for a talented app developer. Please contact me.
Here are the 11 reasons why I moved to apps - and why you may consider the move, too.
1) You have total control over content - as long as that content meets Apple's standards.
2) You can instantly update your app - so unlike a book, it does not go out of date.
3) You can track your sales daily and get paid monthly - as opposed to getting a quarterly statement from a book publisher. You can also track worldwide sales daily.
|With AppVis, you can easily track worldwide sales.
5) You have more potential customers - because a $30 book can cost only $5 as an app on iTunes. In addition, a $30 book here in the US might cost $40 in Australia. So again, your potential customer base is increased.
6) You can have sales any time you want - which is good for promotion.
7) Your pictures will look great on an iPad or iPhone - and even on a Mac. Some apps, like my iHDR app for the Mac, can run on Macs.
8) Apps are better for the environment than paper books.
9) If you are a professional photographer (or any kind of artist really) it's a great promotional tool. Tell someone you wrote a book and they might be interested in looking at it, but are you really going to carry copies of your book around with you everywhere? With an iPhone app (or an iPad one) you have all of your products with you all of the time (who leaves the house without their phone these days). Apple also gives you the bonus benefit of promotional codes so you can send out a free copy to a potential client / business partner. Try getting extra promotional copies out of your publisher or paying the shipping on books via the post office.
11) If you have content, the only "production cost" is your time and the app developer's time.
|Social Media Marketing is my 10th app.
Of course, if you have a comment, please post your thoughts in the Comments section here on my blog.
To see all my apps, click here.
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As I'm sure you've heard, Windows Phone 8 and Windows Store (nee Metro) applications share a common core operating system, and that's great news for developers looking to take advantage of both platforms with a single or complementary applications.
The common core does not, however, mean that the platforms are identical – in fact, only about 1/3 of the Windows Runtime API members are available on both platforms, and there are some APIs that are specific to either Windows Phone or Windows 8 due the unique experiences or features of the hardware.
Then, of course, there's a .NET API available for both Windows Store applications and Windows Phone applications each a somewhat differing subset of the complete .NET API you've been using to build Windows Forms, WPF and ASP.NET applications for years.
As someone that's been transitioning his skills from core .NET development to the Windows Runtime, I share the pain of trying to make that call to API X and finding it's not supported on Windows 8 (or Windows Phone) or wondering why the namespace that I've used for years refused to resolve in a new Windows 8 app.
The good news is that the documentation is there, but there are some subtleties and nuances, so I've pulled this post together to outline some of the tricks and links I've discovered.
Laundry Lists
First of all, here are the itemized lists of APIs for the new platforms
If you're like me though, one of your primary research tools is a Bing search, and I'm generally looking for the hit that brings me right to the font of knowledge: the MSDN Library. Once there, it can be a bit tricky to determine if what you're looking at applies to your specific case. Is it available for Windows 8 Store apps? Is it available for Windows Phone? What about Windows Phone 8 versus 7.1?
MSDN Documentation Overview
At the high level, you'll find yourself dealing with three namespaces:
- Windows – the Windows Runtime namespace. This means it's available for Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8 (but not necessarily both!)
- System – the core .NET Framework namespace. A subset of this namespace is available for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.
- Microsoft – other namespaces related to Microsoft languages and features. Some of these are supported for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8; some are not.
and if you're doing native development, of course, you'll be looking at Win32 API calls.
Windows Namespace
If you see a Windows namespace, you'll know it's for use with Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8 applications – but not necessarily both!
Let's take a look at the LocalFolder property that's part of the Windows.Storage namespace. If you do a search for LocalFolder, you might end up at one of two landing spots on MSDN. On the left is the documentation page for the LocalFolder property on the Windows Dev Center, and on the right is the documentation for the Windows Phone Dev Center.
This feature is supported on both devices, and you'll see that the documentation is nearly identical (the Windows Dev Center version provides JavaScript samples, and the phone version does not since JavaScript is not a supported native language on Windows Phone).
At the bottom of each, you'll see the listing of platform support as well:
If you run into an API on either site, and there's not a "Minimum supported" section for client or phone, that's your cue that you're not dealing with one of the 2800 or so APIs that are shared in the common core.
Unfortunately, the converse isn't true. Take a look at the page for ApplicationData.RoamingSettings on the Windows Dev Center, and you'll see a similar statement of support for Windows Phone 8 in the Requirements section.
Try to use that feature in a Windows Phone 8 application with code like the following:
String bar = ApplicationData.Current.RoamingSettings.Values["foo"] as String;
and you'll get an exception! That's because the API is technically supported, but it's not implemented. Bottom line, you can't use it in a Windows Phone 8 application.
Here's how you'd know:
- In the Remarks section of the API documentation is the following statement:
- and Intellisense will also indicate you're on the road to nowhere:
- If you miss all that in your frenzy of coding, rest assured, you'll be greeted with a System.NotImplementedException at runtime.
System and Microsoft Namespaces
When working with Windows Forms, ASP.NET, WPF, and the other .NET technologies, these two namespaces are your bread and butter. You'll find a subset of these namespaces available for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone, and there are a few additions to the Microsoft namespace for new features as well (e.g., the Microsoft.Phone namespace). You now could find yourself at three different landing pages, such as the documentation incarnations of System.IO below:
Of course, if you hit the Windows Dev Center and you're writing a Windows 8 app, you're all set; likewise, for the Windows Phone Dev Center when writing a Windows Phone app.
If you end up at the core MSDN Library, there are actually even more choices, since there's a Version drop down taking you all the way from the current .NET Framework 4.5 back in time to 1.1!
On the page for the .NET Framework 4.5, you'll notice there are glyphs decorating each of the classes, methods, properties, events, etc. The first should be familiar – it differentiates classes from structures from delegates from enumerations and so on, but there are a couple of new glyphs too, as noted below:
This shows that both BinaryReader and BinaryWriter are available (in whole or part) for Windows Store apps, and they are also supported in Portable Class Libraries. Support of a feature in a portable class library bodes well for being able to reuse code across multiple platforms, such as Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8; however, it doesn't guarantee it. While .NET and Windows Store have a considerable amount of overlap in support, as you add additional options – like Windows Phone – to your portable class library target frameworks, the combined API surface decreases.
Looking more closely at BinaryReader, the Version Information section (toward the bottom of the page) provides additional detail on the applicability of the class:
This works well for Windows Store applications, but you'll note that there is no mention of Windows Phone support here, even though BinaryReader is absolutely supported on that platform. In fact, Directory, which is neither available for Windows Store nor for use in a portable class library is supported in Windows Phone, yet the core MSDN documentation wouldn't really clue you in to that.
If you're using Win32 APIs, let's use FlushFileBuffers as an example, Windows Store support is noted in the Requirements section at the end of the documentation page.
FlushFileBuffers is also available on Windows Phone 8 though. And the way you'd know that is by looking more closely at the Remarks section which includes this callout:
As you might note, that's nearly the opposite approach as taken for the Windows namespace, where the Requirements section may indicate support for Windows Phone 8 but the Remarks section shows it's actually not implemented and will thrown an exception.
If you've read the entire post, that's probably more info than you cared to know, and I do suspect the various documentation 'centers' will align as they evolve over time. For now, if you're just writing Windows Store apps, be sure to navigate to the Windows Dev Center pages; likewise, visit the Windows Phone Dev Center if you're just writing Windows Phone 8 apps.
But, if you're working to reuse your code across both target platforms, you may want to file this post away so you can properly decode what you can and can't use across the two.


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Man charged after tossing voter registration forms in Virginia
A 31-year-old man working for the Virginia Republican party was charged Friday with 13 counts of destruction of voter registration applications, disclosure of voter registration information, and obstruction of justice, a Virginia sheriff's office told The New York Times.
The man, Colin Small, was caught throwing out voter registration forms, Richmond, Va., the Rockingham County sheriff's office confirmed to CBS News.
According to CBS affiliate WTVR local man reportedly spotted Small throwing a bag into a Harrisonburg, Va., dumpster reserved for private use by the company at which he works, and investigated because he was annoyed that the man had improperly used the dumpster. He looked in the bag to discover eight filled-out registration forms.
The forms were discovered on October 15, the deadline for voter registration in Virginia. Local officials said the forms would be counted and that the incident did not appear to be widespread.
In a statement, the Sheriff's office said there was "no indication that this activity was widespread in our jurisdiction; it appears to be very limited in nature" but that "there is the possibility that additional charges may be filed in the future if it is deemed appropriate."
It was unclear whether the voters whose registrations were thrown out were Democrats or Republicans, because Virginia does not register by party.
Brian Moran, the chairman of the Democratic party of Virginia, called on Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and state authorities to investigate whether the recent incident could be tied to a larger effort of voter suppression.
"This individual was an employee of the first firm the Republican Party of Virginia hired to do voter registration before they fired that firm amidst allegations of fraud in other states. Virginians deserve answers as to how this person was still working for Republican campaigns here and whether his behavior was directed by his superiors or party officials," he said. "In order to assure Virginians that this was not part of a larger Republican effort, Attorney General Cuccinelli and state authorities must conduct a thorough investigation into how Virginia Republicans conduct their voter registration and turnout efforts on behalf of George Allen, Mitt Romney and Republicans across the state.
In a statement, Republican Party of Virginia chair Pat Mullins called Small's actions "a direct contradiction of both his training and explicit instructions given to him."
"We were alarmed by allegations recently made regarding an individual in Harrisonburg," he said. "The Republican Party of Virginia will not tolerate any action by any person that could threaten the integrity of our electoral process."
Mullins said Small was immediately fired and that the party was "grateful to the local sheriff's office and Registrar for acting so quickly to protect our democratic process and will fully cooperate with any requests made by them."


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STONY BROOK, NY--(Marketwire - Dec 20, 2012) - Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (
Applied DNA Sciences was awarded $229,957 for their "Rapid Growth and Expansion Project." This money will be used to purchase new laboratory equipment to complement the new hires necessary for the rapid growth project. This new equipment will enhance the company's DNA formulation menu especially in defense and law enforcement applications.
Dr. James A. Hayward, CEO and President of Applied DNA Sciences, stated: "I want to thank the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy for this award. This innovative grant program provides valuable funding at the perfect time to help APDN expand to meet growing DoD and industry needs."
APDN's rapid growth and expansion project is in response to growing demands from multiple industry sectors, including the recent Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) announcement that named APDN as the provider of authentication services for microcircuits supplied by defense contractors. On August 3, 2012, DLA posted notice on its DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) that it will require the use of SigNature® DNA marking on microcircuits covered by FSC 5962.
About Applied DNA Sciences
APDN is a provider of botanical-DNA based security and authentication solutions that can help protect products, brands and intellectual property of companies, governments and consumers from theft, counterfeiting, fraud and diversion. SigNature® DNA and BioMaterial Genotyping™, our principal anti-counterfeiting, and product authentication solutions that essentially cannot be copied, provide a forensic chain of evidence and can be used to prosecute perpetrators.
The statements made by APDN may be forward-looking in nature. Forward-looking statements describe APDN's future plans, projections, strategies and expectations, and are based on assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of APDN. Actual results could differ materially from those projected due to our short operating history, limited financial resources, limited market acceptance, market competition and various other factors detailed from time to time in APDN's SEC reports and filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on December 8, 2011 and our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. APDN undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Contact Information:
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Twitter: @APDN, @APDNInvestor


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Seminars for SWAT for optimizing health and performance
Did a seminar for the Waterbury CT RRT/SWAT team at their Training Division Headquarters 4/15/09. I try to cover a broad range of topics applicable to tactical athletes, such as supplements, nutrition, and training, but considering how extensive each of these topics are, and all could be a long seminar on their own, its a balancing act at best.
Updated 03-12-2010 at 10:47 AM by Will Brink


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Obama: Guantánamo camps a waste of U.S. resources
President Barack Obama late Wednesday signed a $633 billion defense bill that continues to block his ability to close the prison camps at Guantánamo, then in a separate signing statement called the prison camps a waste of national security resources.
"I continue to believe that operating the facility weakens our national security by wasting resources, damaging our relationships with key allies, and strengthening our enemies," Obama said in a statement released by the White House Thursday morning.
While the president has bristled at the restrictions in past signing statements, this time he highlighted the expense, and it comes immediately after the hot debate over the fiscal cliff.
The White House had threatened to veto the Pentagon's spending bill because of a number of concerns, including limits on his authority to transfer terror suspects from the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. As of Wednesday, the Pentagon held 166 detainees at Guantánamo — at least 55 of whom are cleared for release — but just nine of them on trial or convicted of crimes.
Obama, on vacation in Honolulu, said he signed the bill because of "the need to renew critical defense authorities and funding was too great to ignore."
The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act funds the Pentagon's operating budget, gives troops a 1.7 percent pay raise, authorizes nearly $480 million for U.S.-Israeli missile defense cooperation, and adds up to 1,000 Marines to embassy security detachments around the world. It also authorizes many additional expenditures and forbids others, effectively using the power of the purse to impose policy.
The Obama administration had lobbied Congress to remove the Guantánamo restrictions, at one point threatening a veto, and at another noting the inflated costs of doing business at the remote base.
In a Dec. 11 letter to Congress, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta argued for relief from the restrictions by highlighting the financial costs of the prison camps where 1,700 troops and civilians serve on temporary or contract duties — in a setting where the Pentagon imports everything from food to fuel for electricity to entertainment for both captives and captors.
"These sections would preclude moving even convicted war criminals serving life sentences to secure facilities in the United States that would also be economically efficient," Panetta wrote the House Armed Services Committee Chairman, Rep. Buck McKeon, in a letter obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
The Obama administration has estimated the costs of keeping a captive at Guantánamo as topping $800,000 per prisoner per year. A Government Accountability Office study on the possibility of relocating Guantanamo captives to U.S. soil estimated the cost of one year's federal confinement in a maximum security lockup at $34,627.55 a year. It did not predict costs if the military were responsible for Guantánamo captives moved to U.S. facilities.
When asked to comment, Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio did not respond directly to the issue of the economics of the prison camps. But he said the United States is at war with "non-state actors and terrorists" from "an irreconcilable segment of Islamic extremists who operate on a global scale."
Rubio said Guantánamo's prison and courthouse "should remain operational until we are no longer engaged in hostilities against this particular enemy." He toured the facilities in May.
But the Pentagon spending bill kept two sets of restrictions on the president's powers to close the prison camps, something he had declared by Executive Order on Jan. 22, 2009 would happen in the first year of his first administration:
• One portion forbids the use of federal funds to transfer Guantánamo detainees to U.S. soil for any reason, including a federal criminal trial.
• The other maintains restrictions on executive branch authority to transfer detainees to a foreign country and have all-but frozen transfers from the base. Only those detainees who die in custody or who get court release orders can leave without a Defense Department waiver and certification to Congress.
The last two detainees to leave were a Yemeni man who the military says committed suicide by overdose in a maximum-security lockup and convicted war criminal Omar Khadr to a prison in his native Canada under a diplomatically negotiated plea deal.
Early in Obama's presidency, diplomats negotiated transfer agreement to third countries for resettlement (Germany, Bermuda, El Salvador, Palau are some examples). But the diplomatic talks ground to a halt because of Congress' restrictions on transfers.
The Justice Department has notified the federal court that it has cleared 55 captives for release, many of them Yemenis and Syrians who can't be safely repatriated to their homelands. They have nowhere to go, so they remain in detention because of the restrictions.
Obama's signing statement casts the restrictions as an encroachment on executive powers.
By forbidding federal trials for Guantánamo captives, he said, the law he signed "substitutes the Congress's blanket political determination for careful and fact-based determinations, made by counterterrorism and law enforcement professionals, of when and where to prosecute Guantánamo detainees.
"Removing that tool from the executive branch undermines our national security. Moreover, this provision would, under certain circumstances, violate constitutional separation of powers principles."
And echoing past statements, Obama also left open the possibility that administration attorneys might interpret the restrictions as overreaching and inapplicable.
"My administration will interpret these provisions as consistent with existing and future determinations by the agencies of the executive responsible for detainee transfers," Obama said. "In the event that these statutory restrictions operate in a manner that violates constitutional separation of powers principles, my administration will implement them in a manner that avoids the constitutional conflict."
Prison camp critics issued statements of disappointment that the president had signed the legislation and in some instances urged him to use his executive powers to ignore the limits.
"The president needs to act now if he's going to close Guantánamo within his second term," said Dixon Osburn of the legal advocacy group Human Rights First. "It's time to put a senior White House official in charge and begin transferring cleared detainees."
A White House pool report from Honolulu said Obama signed the Pentagon spending law personally — unlike the tax bill that averted the U.S. from going over the fiscal cliff, which Obama had signed in Washington with an autopen. Congress delivered the NDAA bill over the weekend, and the traveling White House brought it to Hawaii with Obama.


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Just got back from CO this week and our family is still talking about our experiences with Liquid Descent! Great vibe all around!. Our guide, Kendra, was awesome. We are a family of four and white water rookies. Kendra was great. Got us ready to go with good pre-rafting instruction and kept if fun the whole time! Couldn't have asked…
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Yesterday we went to the beach as a family. Of course, the whole time I was ridden with thoughts of my husband with his slut at the beach last summer. I *love* thinking about them frolicking in the water and on the sand...let me tell you. The anxiety was too great as we got in the car to head back to the hotel.
I told him how I was feeling and how I wondered if I will ever be able to do anything without thinking about them two. Immediately, my husband put his defenses up. He became offended but I remembered what Dr. S told me, that this is the guilt that is talking to me. He doesn't want to hear it because it raises a lot of guilt inside of him. So I told him to take a step back and realize that this is about me. He calmed down but anytime I said anything, he would start to get defensive again. We did the let's calm down a few times. He talked about how he is really trying to do what Dr. S is teaching him but it's really hard for him because he is still working on it (applauds) and I told him that I just want comfort. I don't want him to solve anything because there is nothing that can be solved here. It is what it is... what happened last year cannot be erased. All I need is the comfort of hearing, "I know how much this has hurt you...I am so sorry...I wish I could take it away...I really do". He tried to say the words, but they weren't grounded.
Dr. S and I spoke about how he has still not faced the affair. He tries to run from it as much as possible, which is why he becomes so angry when I bring it up. He wants me to feel better and he wants to help me with it, but at the same time, it hurts him too bad to see me in so much pain.
I must say that just being able to work through these times with him does make me feel closer to him. Being able to use the things we have learned in therapy is pretty great. I am so glad he decided to go back and I hope he continues for as long as it takes to heal him. Because I think his healing will in turn help my healing as well.
Monday, July 25, 2011
How Therapy Helps Us
Yesterday we went to the beach as a family. Of course, the whole time I was ridden with thoughts of my husband with his slut at the beach last summer. I *love* thinking about them frolicking in the water and on the sand...let me tell you. The anxiety was too great as we got in the car to head back to the hotel.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Therapy Tomorrow...
I have my therapy appointment tomorrow. I was going to write down what I wanted to work on but as I sit here with a blank page in front of me, I am at a loss of what exactly I want to work on. Probably because I don't really have anything I am struggling with right now.
Thank God, I do have some good coping skills. I am not perfect and I do blow up at times, but I am rather good at figuring out what it is that really bothers me in a situation and then doing something to take care of it.
Michael wants me to discuss how I can rebuild trust in him. He wants that so bad and well, I don't really feel compelled to rush that along. I mean, I know that it's going to take a long long time for trust to seep back into the relationship, so I don't really think I need to "work at it". I think trust comes with time and with trial. I bought a new car with him, right? SO it's a start...
He also says that I need to deal with my habit of always referring to the past. Now, see, he thinks the past is last week. What he did wrong last week, shouldn't be brought up today. Nor should yesterday be brought up today because he is not doing what he was doing yesterday today. Huh? Yeah, I know. Oh he just hates that he is a cheater and that he has treated me so badly these past oh 7 years. Honestly, I just need him to suck it up and really swallow how horrible he was as a husband - because maybe then I would start to feel less compelled to throw it in his face.
You know what I really want - I want to stop feeling like I have to take care of him. You know, all throughout the time that his grandfather was dying, I desperately tried to take care of him and be there for him. I worried day and night and I just wanted him to be home with me so I could take care of him. I sent him emails, I went and visited his grandparents, I begged him to come home ... I followed him around like a puppy dog and did everything for him. Only to be slapped in the face over and over again. Told that I was useless and not good enough...
And now...still... whenever I know something is wrong with him, he continues to tell me he is fine and that he doesn't need help and that he is some different person now. ONLY to find out a couple weeks later that I was right when he finally admits he really wasn't doing well.
You know, I am just over all of this. I take care of two children and I am just about fed up taking care of a grown up. Of course, I would be there for him if something tragic happens or if he really needed me but I am just done worrying about how he is before something bad happens - I am done foretelling the future. Done looking at him and thinking, "uh oh he's not doing well, how can i save him?" Because as we all can see, I can't save him. He makes his own decisions on how he wants to handle his emotional pain...
It's time that I start to look at myself and see what lies ahead for me rather than what lies ahead for him. I need to learn to pay more attention to myself and just be available when someone else needs me. Instead of looking outward all the time, it's time to look inward. See the problem with the whole affair is that instead of looking inward - I kept looking outward - analyzing everything around me... instead of analyzing me and the great pain I was in. I knew I was in pain...But I kept trying to solve my pain by solving his pain. The only problem is that his pain was fueling my pain and I didn't know how to stop his...
I have no clue how to do this though... I am not a selfish person ...and I always think of other people before myself. But maybe the reason why I don't think of myself first is because it hurts too much to deal with myself ...and I derive pleasure from cultivating the pleasure of others. Hhhmmm...It's like I can't make myself happy unless I am making someone else happy. But what else makes ME happy? Only me happy? Honestly, my work makes me happy...going back to school would make ME happy. It's really all that has ever made ME happy. It's funny because going to school used to be about my parents and making them happy (probably where all of this originated from) but now, it's really what I enjoy. I love learning...and exploring myself. I need to explore myself to find out what makes me happy - and what I need to do to make me happy.....
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
To all the broken hearts....
Tonight I spent some time browsing different blogs about people in my situation and my heart is so full of sadness for all the people that have gone through what I have gone through and who are going through what I going through. Everyone's situation is a bit different but we all have the same rage, sadness and fear. We all wonder, "What the hell happened?"
If only we could all be in a room together to see the pain we all feel so that we all know we are normal. To know that what our husband's did to us is as bad as we feel that it is. To know that even though a lot of us are broken...we are still strong enough to hold our head up high to find out what lead to the affair and try to put our families back together.
To all the women out there with broken hearts...I commend you. I say keep it up...we've come up from the wreckage and we are re-building. We know who we are...we know who our husbands are... and we know what we need to do and not for everyone else but for ourselves.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Counseling Back ON...for now.
My husband has a tendency to haggle me when he knows something bothers me so we had...DING DING DING...Round TWO this morning. I told him that he said he would never disappoint me again but he just did with his plans to quit therapy.
He then said he never said he wouldn't go back. That's just false. But he said he didn't mean to say it and that he is planning to go back. Of course, it's just his way of saying, okay so I couldn't get away with it so I will say that I never meant to never go again.
Tears were shed, hugs were given and all is right in the world again...for now.
Living Life Waiting for the Storm
My husband tried to make up to me last night by washing my car for me. Then he came and hugged and kissed me. He said he was sorry but didn't say he was going to counseling. I told him that I am still upset with him ...but it's more of disappointment. I never really got my hopes up about him going to counseling because I know him...but this just confirmed my thoughts.
So now I feel like I am just waiting for the storm to hit. I know how he becomes when he is under stress. He did not learn effective coping skills like he should have in counseling...when we were going to marriage counseling the counselor continued to say he was a work in progress. However, now that he has decided not to go, that work in progress will never end and I am the one that is going to deal with the repercussions.
I used to fear the time when his grandfather would pass away. Rightfully so, as we all have seen what has happened. Now, I fear the passing of his grandmother. His grandmother is his biggest fan and is the one that has created this gold standard for him. When she passes, he won't have that back up anymore and I believe he will fall again. I know he will fall again. No one ever believes what I say (learned that from experience) but it always come out that I am right when it comes to these things.
So here is the problem though. He has cracked me so incredibly bad and even though I know I am strong...I am also at a breaking point. Even if she doesn't pass for a few more years, I think the affair will continue on with me forever and will push me over the edge when he does whatever he does to cope with his grandmother's passing. I can't take the abuse from him again. I won't take it again.
All I can do is live life waiting for the storm... and only hope that I am wrong.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Not going to counseling anymore...WHAT?!
So I woke up this morning in a pretty good mood. The kids were being good, I had the cleaning itch and was able to get it all done with some assistance from the cheater after he woke up around 9:30.
We decided to go out for lunch and as we were driving there, the cheater says this:
Cheater: Dr. S (our individual/marriage counselor) must wonder what happened to us.
Me: Yeah, I know.
Cheater: He did a good job with us.
Me: Huh? Are you not going anymore?
Cheater: Well, I don't need to...do you think I need to?
Me: Yes.
Cheater: I don't see us having any time to go. Why do you think we need to go?
Me: Because you haven't even started to work on issues.
Cheater: What do you mean by that? What do you mean I have issues... You just offended me.
Me: Oh boy...
And off went the races... Apparently, I am the mean one here. I ended up having him take me home because we were getting nowhere and it pissed him off even more when I said, "You know what? It's your choice...you have your choice and I have mine. Always remember I have a choice."
My husband was cheating on my a year ago...and he thinks he is fine. He hasn't worked through shit in counseling because he keeps having to leave on the boat. So the therapist can't get down to anything plus the fact that he is closed up with a steal trap door.
I know where this will go...He has already started to slow down on his let me make it up to my wife thing and he has even started yelling at me again. Yep, it's all coming back...as I knew it would.
He can't stand for anyone to tell him that he needs help. His almightyness that has been instilled in him does not allow him to hear otherwise....His coping skills are still horrible so someday if he decides to cheat or do some other stupid thing, well that's his choice...and I will have mine.
You know he said he would never disappoint me again...but he just did.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Family Thoughts on the Affair
My husband spoke to his grandmother yesterday, at which time, she told him that she spoke to her daughter (husband's aunt) and she said that she thought we should get a divorce. She knows everything husband did or at least the gist of it.
My husband was upset over her reaction as was his grandmother who is the biggest reinforcer of his golden childness. Heaven forbid anyone ever say anything negative about her darling grandson…
But anyway, I told him that this was not surprising and is the exact reason why I had cut myself off from people. If I were in someone else's shoes, I would too think we should get a divorce. He cheated on me…had a girlfriend…why wouldn't his wife leave him? People in different situations don't understand why we are trying to work this out and it is what it is.
Why is it that my explanation made my husband upset? Oh because it doesn't go along with his all goodness he has going for him. Honestly, this whole, I am being such a great husband and person now is really starting to affect me. You did a bad thing and you shouldn't be proud of the consequences of that bad thing.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
The Wonder of Internal Protection
My husband arrived shortly after my discovery of the reason why I have had so much trouble sleeping the last few nights. See my last post. I wasn't doing well. I could tell I was being pulled into the past..into last year. My husband, of course, was so excited to see me and it took everything for me to get a smile out. Finally, I just told him that I couldn't do this and that I wasn't doing well. He was put off by it and said, "I understand you don't want to be around me right now." But that wasn't it, I did want to be around him. I couldn't deal with this on my own. He ended up holding me as I cried like a little baby saying how I don't know how I got through last year…I just don't know. I must have been someone else, that was the only way I did it. That I couldn't go through the same thing again…I just couldn't. He comforted me and then I had a realization.
It's interesting how I realized what I have been internally upset about all week right before he got home. Almost as if my subconscious was protecting me… it wouldn't let me see what I was struggling with until I had someone who could take care of me. It knew that the pain would I bear would be too much on my own. Maybe it also wanted to show me that even though my husband was the one person who couldn't console me before…may be the one person that I really need now. Is it possible that the one person who hurt me so much be the one person who can heal me?
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The Approach of D-Day Anniversary
While I am not thinking about the affair as much as I used to and I'm not feeling the rage and sadness I once felt, I have a feeling my subconscious is working through it by itself. I suffer from Restless Leg Syndrome - I have had it all of my life but they get bad during stress and pregnancy. Well, for the past three nights I've only slept three hours each night. They are so crazy!
Sometimes, I will fall asleep and all of a sudden I will wake up. I'm left with this eery feeling of something like I had just had a dream that I can't remember. So then I started to think, what if this is all coming from the dum dum dum "anniversary".
This time last year, I was on the verge of divorce because my husband was crazy telling me that he didn't know if he wanted to be with me and the kids anymore. I broke out of a contract for a house we were going to buy because of that. <Now, that I am writing this, I realize that that is what is going on inside me because yes, this was the time> We were on the fence if we should even get a place to live together because I flat out said I would not buy a house with him with our relationship this rocky.
He went off on the boat (he's in the military) for a week and while he was away I asked him what we were going to do "Was I looking for a house for me and the kids or looking for a house for me, him and the kids" and he said for all of us. Now, remember, I have been struggling for months at this point, having a gut feeling he was still seeing her but couldn't prove it because we were in the middle of moving across states.
You know what? If you're a regular reader, come back, because I will tell you what happens each week last year on my blog. This is it - this is the end of the road last year when I was approaching the truth. It's a nightmare that came true and looking back now... it sends shivers down my spine - my life... how could have gotten so out of control? How could the man who was supposed to take care of me and our kids, support us and never hurt us, leave us in such a horrible situation. No where to live... no where to go... all because of him....and here I am waiting for him to come home tonight after being away on the boat for a week... I simply can't believe that I am still here...I really can't.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Women Who Cheat
So I am making a little change in my topic of blogging today because I am on a rant lately on women who cheat. What the hell is wrong with women who cheat? Honestly. What is wrong with you?
We all know that men are stupid and think with their penis' sometimes but women - have you lost your minds? Apparently. If you have a husband who hasn't cheated on you - then you should appreciate that. If you can't stand him for some other reasons, well, then deal with that. Bring it up - go to marriage counseling - tell him you are done and want a divorce. Anything but start sleeping with a male slut. It makes you trashy...really.
Then there are the women who cheat who have children. Okay, really? What is wrong with you? You have children and this is the role model you want to be to them? You want to show them it's okay to be mommy by day and slut by night? Classy...really classy.
You know, I am not perfect - who is? But I sure as hell wouldn't be slutting myself around at the expense of my family.
If you're reading this and you're a woman who cheats - grow up! You aren't in high school anymore...it's not all about good times and wild hairs up your ass. It's about time to be an adult and appreciate a normal life full of real love. Yeah, that's right, that gem you're banging ain't in love with your ass (well....he may be in love with your ass...but that would be about it). If he was in love with YOU, he would have enough respect to tell you to leave your husband before laying down with him. Your male slut is just as trashy and classy as you... what a perfect pair. HA.
I know what you are thinking, "You don't understand...my husband doesn't love me...he ignores me...I need more out of life." Look, life isn't easy...sometimes we have to make difficult decisions. If you can't deal with your husband, no matter what, it's time to end the marriage. If you have kids, yes, it will be hard on them but how hard will it be on them when someone finds out you are an adulterer. Don't think they will find out? Fine..go ahead and keep doing what you're doing...don't say I didn't warn you.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
My Bitterness About the Affair
Yesterday, I received an email from one of my readers. It struck a chord in me so I wanted to respond here in the blog. She gave me some suggestions for great cheating songs, a site on recovery, and then said this:
Lastly, you seem extremely bitter which is very understandable. In the long term, you will need to make peace and the marriage a place your husband wants to be or he will be gone.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Affair Nightmare Continues
Just as I think I am getting better, memories get stirred up to remind me that I am not healed yet and I still have a long way to go.
I agreed to do a story on cheating by reviewing a book that discusses what you should look for when you suspect your partner is cheating, what to do after you find out and how to move on from it. I read the entire book tonight. The whole book was like taking a trip back to everything I've been through ...even the moving on part. I can't believe my life is an entire infidelity book...
I can't sleep now (it's almost 1:30 AM) from just thinking about everything I went through when I knew he was cheating on me. I read that there is a program you can install on a computer that tracks keystrokes so you can see what someone is doing on a computer - oh why didn't I know about that then. ...Or maybe it wasn't meant for me to know then. I believe everything happens for a reason...maybe if I had found out anytime sooner, I wouldn't be where I am today.
It just makes me so sad looking back at how he treated me through the whole ordeal. I wish I hadn't allowed him to treat me and the kids so badly for so long.
I think about his relationship with his slut and how they must have been so loving to one another. How can you say that it meant nothing? And why is that every man who cheats says that? Kinda makes you wonder how real it is... Or when I read that cheaters usually grovel back and beg you not to leave - how genuine is it if every one does it?
Some days I want to believe that he really does love me but there's always that "but why..." It's torture...it really is...I'm sure the slut really thought that he was going to leave me for her. I am sure that he thought the same at times...which crushes me. I hate this nightmare... I want to wake up.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
I Bought a Car with a Cheater
Okay, well, I went ahead and did it. I found a vehicle I really liked and we bought it. I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would have been when agreeing to purchase it. I just kept saying that he better not leave me or be stupid again. I must have said it about 20 times. We'll see what happens...
It's nice to have something that is really for me because I chose it. It was also nice to see how happy my husband was to buy ME something. After we closed the deal, he went out to the store to buy me all the stuff I need to keep it clean and looking new. We bought new car seats for the kids and everything. It's so awesome.
I did say that it felt like we just made a commitment to each other ...so in a way, it was like taking a step forward. I wouldn't have done this months ago...so it must mean something that I was at least willing to enter into this. I just hope it doesn't come back and bite me in the butt someday.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Cheaters Entertainment
I used to LOVE watching the show Cheaters. However, once my life became a classic episode in it, I haven't had much need to watch it. BUT...I decided to watch a little on YouTube and I may just have to start up again...this one clip made me laugh so hard. LOL... Sometimes in the rage and sadness, you have to find a little humor to get you through! Sorry: sorry for the cussing...
Monday, July 4, 2011
10 Things You Want from Me
My husband and I love hard and fight hard. I've been under a lot of stress trying to decide on this whole car situation (update: I found an Expedition that I love...but I am riddled with fear that if I get it...what if he decides to cheat again sometime in the near future?...anyway) and well, I blew up because I felt like he wasn't pulling his weight around the house as he said he was going to be doing.
As he's telling me that he is so much different now and that I am crazy to think he doesn't do anything (never said he didn't do anything... just not enough), he tells me that I could be doing more too. So I invite him to share exactly what he would like me to do because he never tells me what he would like from ME...this is an ongoing issue in our marriage.
Instead of telling me what he would like from me, he proceeds to tell me that I don't handle criticism well and that is why he never brings up issues he has with me. HUH? Well, how do you know if in the eight years we've been married, you haven't?
So...to put my counseling skills into action, I told him to write down ten things that he would like from me. I wouldn't refute them and I wouldn't take offense. I just want them written down and if they are reasonable, I will do them.
He had the hardest time coming up with 6 and the first one isn't even one - I want you to follow through. Here are the other 5.
Don't bring up the past about his anger.
Stop not caring what he has to say.
Tell him what is the matter and how he can help me (better communication).
Get back compassion.
Don't say I am leaving.
I was looking more for THINGS to do not things I shouldn't say or feel. But whatever, it's fine. I will do them...it's easy enough to hide feelings and not say certain things.
He did say that he can't stand when I say that this is how I am now and if he doesn't like it, he can just leave. But I told him I won't bend on that. I am going through a process and I will go through this process at my own speed and if he really doesn't like it, he is welcomed to go. If he stays, good, but I will go through the process with or without him.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Buying a Car with a Cheater
I've had a Toyota Corolla for 8 years and have a 2 and 5 year old. It's not exactly a family car because it's small. It works though so that's why I haven't had to get a larger vehicle. However, it's gotten to the point that I am little embarrassed when I go places because it's older and most moms have a mini-van or SUV.
My husband has always done what he wants with vehicles. He has a lifted off-roading dream Jeep, he's had a Infiniti, a pickup truck, and two motorcycles. I'm not one for vehicles so he's picked up the slack on that.
Anyway, we've been talking about getting me a family car for well over a year. Even while he was having the affair. But once I caught him and almost divorced, we definitely put those plans to rest for a while.
The past few months we've started talking about it and saving again for something for me. This week I got the itch to finally buy something. We went to see a Ford Flex but the guy would not budge on the price and it was just ridiculous. Then we stopped at another dealership and there is a Lincoln Navigator (used) for sale. My husband, of course, falls in love. It does have everything we were looking for in a SUV...but it's not exactly a mom-mobile. I think more Ghetto-mobile (no offense to those offended by the word ghetto)...All I can think of is "BIG PIMPIN" Not little white girl...
But the price is really good and it's condition is really good. It really is a smart purchase EXCEPT... when it comes time to buy...MANY thoughts run through my mind... what if he decides to be stupid again? Can I afford this vehicle? Will he run off with it? Why am I entering into this agreement to buy a car when it hasn't been a year since he had a slut as a girlfriend? Is this really a smart move?
When I told my cheater husband that I didn't think I wanted to get it ...he became so upset. Oh I am so sorry honey...you cheated on me, now I can't trust you, and I won't do everything you want anymore. You sure did screw shit up huh? Ugh... He was ranting and raving about how good he has been and how he has shown how much he loves me...and he would do anything for me...and he is so sorry...and he wants to give up because he doesn't know what else to do blah blah blah... You know what I say to that? SHUT UP! You cheating bastard... I am scared to death you will leave me in ruins because you'll decide it's a good idea to have some slut as a "friend" again. And by the way, who is this vehicle for? Me or YOU?
I told him that he is unsupportive and he said I was hateful...ummm....how is that being hateful? Being supportive would have been putting an arm around me and saying, "I know... I really messed up...we will wait until you feel more comfortable getting a car with me." NOT..."WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GOING TO DO - NOT GET A NEW CAR? AND WHEN IN THE WORLD WILL I EVER GET A NEW VEHICLE". Oh so that's what it is...you know you can't get a new vehicle, until I do... LOL... I guess that's just more motivation to put things off.
One year ago, my husband was telling me he was sick to his stomach and sent me and the kids to play mini-golf while we were vacationing in Myrtle Beach. While I was playing with the kids, he was meeting his slut for a car quickie.... Yeah, I think I will keep my paid off vehicle for a little while longer. JERK.
What would you do?


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Sunday, February 26, 2017
February 26 - Photina, The Samaritan Woman at the Well
Jesus had heard that the Pharisees were talking about him having baptized and made more disciples than even John--even though he had never baptized anybody with water and it had been his disciples who had done that--he left Judea and headed back toward Galilee. He decided to get there by going through Samaria. He stopped in a city called Sychar which was near the place Jacob had given to Joseph. The well Jacob had dug was there and Jesus stopped at it because he was tired and it was very warm since it was about noon.
A Samaritan woman named Photina came to get water from the well while Jesus was there but the disciples had gone to the city to get food. Jesus asked Photina for a drink and she responded: "Aren't you a Jew? Would you really ask a Samaritan woman like me for a drink?"She knew well that Jews refused to associate or share with Samaritans.
Jesus responded, "If you really knew what was happening here, then you would have asked me and I would have given you living water."
"You have no bucket, sir, and this well is very deep so where are you going to get this 'living water' you're talking about?" she asked, "Whether you like it or not, Jacob dug this well and his sons and flocks--the ones the Jews claim as only their own--drank from it. Are you greater than Jacob?"
Jesus said to her, "If anybody drinks the water from this well, they'll become thirsty again but the water I offer is different. When you drink the water I offer, within you it becomes a spring of water gushing up to eternal life." Still not quite getting it, the woman relented and, perhaps somewhat incredulously, asked Jesus for some of his water so that she might never be thirsty again and might never have to return to the well. Jesus understood that she still didn't quite get it and so he said to Photina, "Go, get your husband and come back with him."Photina told Jesus in a small voice that she did not have a husband and he responded with all the truth, "You're right when you say you have no husband but you've had five before and you're living with a man now who is not your husband." Photina was shocked and perhaps struggled to find the words, at first, but she was starting to get it.
She responded, "Sir, I can tell you're a prophet, so answer a question for me: Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain here but you Jews say that the right place to worship is in Jerusalem. Which is correct?"
Jesus said to her, "Believe me, the time is coming when that question won't matter. Right now, you worship what you don't know and we worship what we know--don't forget God's promise to Abraham that salvation comes through the Jews. But the time is coming--in fact, it's here right now and right at this well--when the true worshipers of God will worship God not in Jerusalem or in Samaria but in spirit and truth. This is what God desires is worship, after all. God is spirit, and those who worship God must worship in spirit and truth."
Photina said to Jesus, "Oh, I know that Messiah--salvation--is coming and when he comes, he will proclaim all things to us."
Jesus smiled and said to her, "I am he. I am the one you're waiting for."
As he said that, his disciples rounded the corner with food in their arms. They were astonished that he was speaking with a Samaritan woman by himself at the well but they knew better than to rebuke either Jesus or Photina. Photina returned to the city and gathered people to come with her saying, "You won't believe whom I met at the well. I met a man who knew everything I had ever done. Could this one be the Messiah?" The Samaritans came out to the well with Photina.
At the same time, the disciples were urging Jesus to eat but he said to them, "I have food to eat that you know nothing about." They didn't understand what he meant. They were not quite getting it. So, he continued, "What sustains me is doing the will of God and to complete my mission and work. Don't you say, 'Look at the fields...only a little while longer to the harvest?' Stop for a second and look around and you'll see how the fields are ripe for harvest--people are ready for salvation. Some are already being brought into the fold. For here the saying holds true, 'One sows and another reaps.' You've been sent out to reap and harvest what you didn't sow. You've not started salvation, you've joined in with salvation already in progress."
Then, the Samaritans arrived at the well with Photina and many were already placing their faith in him because of what Photina had said. They asked Jesus and disciples to stay with them and be their guests and they did so for two days. He accepted their hospitality and had many conversations with them and because of these conversations even more believed. It was then that they began to say to Photina, "It's not just because of your words that we now believe. We've heard him speak to us as well because of you and we believe that this one truly is the Savior of the world.
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Expert hopes intervention can stop militants advance
Monday, January 14, 2013 2:00 AM
Pittsburg, KS
Last Thursday, when armed militants linked to al-Qaeda took the city of Konna, Pittsburg State University professor Steve Harmon wondered whether this dramatic move would finally motivate the international community to intervene in the year-long stalemate in Mali.
Less than 24 hours later, French troops and aircraft launched a counter offense in the land-locked nation in northwest Africa.
The intervention by the French and several African nations, with the support of the U.S., was something that was needed, Harmon said, if the militants' march south toward the capital was to be halted.
"The town of Konna itself is not strategically important," Harmon said, "but if the airstrip at (nearby) Mopti, and/or the town of Mopti are occupied, that will represent a major shift in the year-long standoff."
Harmon knows the situation in Mali first-hand. A professor of history at PSU, Harmon returned Jan. 1 from his fifth visit to Mali. Harmon teaches a variety of courses on Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and radical Islam. His principle research has been on French colonial rule in Islamic West Africa and he has served two Fulbright fellowships in Senegal and Mali. Over the past four months, Harmon has been doing field research in Mali for a book tentatively titled "Terrorism and Insurrection in North and West Africa."
"Mali is right at the center of what I'm researching," Harmon said, "which is terrorism and insurrection in north and west Africa."
Harmon said the past year has been a difficult one for Mali. It's democratic government, in power since 1992, fell last March when a popular young military leader seized power. Since then, the military junta has been battling groups of radical Islamists who control the mostly desert northern half of the country.
Americans should care about what happens in Mali and similar places around the world, Harmon said, noting that the terrorist attacks like the World Trade Center bombings came out of generally uncontrolled terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan.
Beyond the political implications of the struggle in Mali, Harmon said, there is a human toll the fighting takes.
"The people are very welcoming and very kind to foreigners," Harmon said.
They are 95 percent Muslim, he said, but they are moderate and resentful of the radical actions taken in the north.
"They want what most of us want -- education for their children, a chance to make a living."