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Coenzyme Q10 (PDQ®)NCI PDQ Summaries for Patients
Questions and Answers About Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)
Current Clinical Trials
About This PDQ Summary
General CAM Information
Evaluation of CAM Approaches
Questions to Ask Your Health Care Provider About CAM
To Learn More About CAM
- Coenzyme Q10 (commonly known as CoQ10) is a compound that is made naturally in the body. The body uses it for cell growth and to protect cells from damage that could lead to cancer (see Question 1).
- Animal studies have shown that CoQ10 helps the immune system work better and makes the body better able to resist certain infections and types of cancer (see Question 5).
- Clinical trials have shown that CoQ10 helps protect the heart from the damaging side effects of doxorubicin, a drug used to treat cancer (see Question 6).
- In 3 small studies of CoQ10 in breast cancer patients, some patients appeared to be helped by the treatment. Weaknesses in study design and reporting, however, made it unclear if benefits were caused by CoQ10 or by something else (see Question 6).
- CoQ10 may not mix safely with other treatments. It is important that patients tell their health care providers about all therapies they are currently using or thinking of using (see Question 7).
- CoQ10 has not been carefully tested in combination with chemotherapy to see if it is safe and effective. Because CoQ10 is sold as a dietary supplement rather than a drug, it is not regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration (see Question 8).
Questions and Answers About Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)
What is CoQ10?
CoQ10 is a compound that is made naturally in the body. The Q and the 10 in coenzyme Q10 refer to the groups of chemicals that make up the coenzyme. CoQ10 is also known by these other names:
- Vitamin Q10.
- Ubiquinone.
- Ubidecarenone.
A coenzyme helps an enzyme do its job. An enzyme is a protein that speeds up the rate at which natural chemical reactions take place in cells of the body. The body's cells use CoQ10 to make energy needed for the cells to grow and stay healthy. The body also uses CoQ10 as an antioxidant. An antioxidant is a substance that protects cells from chemicals called free radicals. Free radicals can damage DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). Genes, which are pieces of DNA, tell the cells how to work in the body and when to grow and divide. Damage to DNA has been linked to some kinds of cancer. By protecting cells against free radicals, antioxidants help protect the body against cancer.
CoQ10 is found in most body tissues. The highest amounts are found in the heart, liver, kidneys, and pancreas. The lowest amounts are found in the lungs. The amount of CoQ10 in tissues decreases as people get older.
What is the history of the discovery and use of CoQ10 as a complementary or alternative treatment for cancer?
CoQ10 was first identified in 1957. Its chemical structure was determined in 1958. Interest in CoQ10 as a possible treatment for cancer began in 1961, when it was found that some cancer patients had a lower than normal amount of it in their blood. Low blood levels of CoQ10 have been found in patients with myeloma, lymphoma, and cancers of the breast, lung, prostate, pancreas, colon, kidney, and head and neck.
Research about how CoQ10 plays a key role in the way cells make energy was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1978.
Studies suggest that CoQ10 may help the immune system work better. Partly because of this, CoQ10 is used as adjuvant therapy for cancer. Adjuvant therapy is treatment given following the primary treatment to lower the risk that the cancer will come back.
What is the theory behind the claim that CoQ10 is useful in treating cancer?
CoQ10 may be useful in treating cancer because it boosts the immune system. Also, studies suggest that CoQ10 analogs (drugs that are similar to CoQ10) may prevent the growth of cancer cells directly. As an antioxidant, CoQ10 may help prevent cancer from developing.
Refer to the PDQ health professional summary on Coenzyme Q10 for more information on the theory behind the study of CoQ10 in the treatment of cancer.
How is CoQ10 administered?
CoQ10 is usually taken by mouth as a pill (tablet or capsule). It may also be given by injection into a vein (IV). In animal studies, CoQ10 is given by injection.
Have any preclinical (laboratory or animal) studies been conducted using CoQ10?
A number of preclinical studies have been done with CoQ10. Research in a laboratory or using animals is done to find out if a drug, procedure, or treatment is likely to be useful in humans. These preclinical studies are done before any testing in humans is begun. Most laboratory studies of CoQ10 have looked at its chemical structure and how it works in the body. The following has been reported from preclinical studies of CoQ10 and cancer:
- Animal studies found that CoQ10 boosts the immune system and helps the body fight certain infections and types of cancer.
- CoQ10 helped to protect the hearts of study animals that were given the anticancer drug doxorubicin, an anthracycline that can cause damage to the heart muscle.
- Laboratory and animal studies have shown that analogs (drugs that are similar to CoQ10) may stop cancer cells from growing.
Have any clinical trials (research studies with humans) of CoQ10 been conducted?
There have been no well-designed clinical trials involving large numbers of patients to study the use of CoQ10 in cancer treatment. There have been some clinical trials with small numbers of people, but the way the studies were done and the amount of information reported made it unclear if benefits were caused by the CoQ10 or by something else. Most of the trials were not randomized or controlled. Randomized controlled trials give the highest level of evidence:
- In randomized trials, volunteers are assigned randomly (by chance) to one of 2 or more groups that compare different factors related to the treatment.
- In controlled trials, one group (called the control group) does not receive the new treatment being studied. The control group is then compared to the groups that receive the new treatment, to see if the new treatment makes a difference.
Some research studies are published in scientific journals. Most scientific journals have experts who review research reports before they are published, to make sure that the evidence and conclusions are sound. This is called peer review. Studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals are considered better evidence. No randomized clinical trials of CoQ10 as a treatment for cancer have been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
The following has been reported from studies of CoQ10 in humans:
Randomized trials of CoQ10 and doxorubicin
- A randomized trial of 20 children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia or non-Hodgkin lymphoma looked at whether CoQ10 would protect the heart from the damage caused by the anthracycline drug doxorubicin. The results of this trial and others have shown that CoQ10 decreases the harmful effects of doxorubicin on the heart.
- In a larger trial, 236 patients treated for breast cancer were randomized to receive oral supplements of either 300 mg CoQ10 or placebo, each combined with 300 IU vitamin E, for 24 weeks. The study found that levels of fatigue and quality of life were not improved in patients who received CoQ10 plus vitamin E compared to patients who received the placebo.
Studies of CoQ10 as an adjuvant therapy for breast cancer
Small studies have been done on the use of CoQ10 after standard treatment in patients with breast cancer:
- In a study of CoQ10 in 32 breast cancer patients, it was reported that some signs and symptoms of cancer went away in 6 patients. Details were given for only 3 of the 6 patients. The researchers also reported that all the patients in the study used less pain medicine, had improved quality of life, and did not lose weight during treatment.
- In another study led by the same researchers, 3 breast cancer patients were given high-dose CoQ10 and followed for 3 to 5 years. The study reported that one patient had complete remission of cancer that had spread to the liver, another had remission of cancer that had spread to the chest wall, and the third had no breast cancer found after surgery.
It is not clear, however, if the benefits reported in these studies were caused by CoQ10 therapy or something else. The studies had the following weaknesses:
- The studies were not randomized or controlled.
- The patients used other supplements in addition to CoQ10.
- The patients received standard treatments before or during the CoQ10 therapy.
- Details were not reported for all patients in the studies.
Anecdotal reports of CoQ10
Anecdotal reports are incomplete descriptions of the medical and treatment history of one or more patients. There have been anecdotal reports that CoQ10 has helped some cancer patients live longer, including patients with cancers of the pancreas, lung, colon, rectum, and prostate. The patients described in these reports, however, also received treatments other than CoQ10, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery.
In a follow-up study, two patients who had breast cancer remaining after surgery were treated with CoQ10 for 3 to 4 months. It was reported that after treatment with CoQ10, the cancer was completely gone in both patients.
Have any side effects or risks been reported from CoQ10?
No serious side effects have been reported from the use of CoQ10. The most common side effects include the following:
- Insomnia (being unable to fall sleep or stay asleep).
- Higher than normal levels of liver enzymes.
- Rashes.
- Nausea.
- Pain in the upper part of the abdomen.
- Dizziness.
- Feeling sensitive to light.
- Feeling irritable.
- Headache.
- Heartburn.
- Feeling very tired.
It is important to check with health care providers to find out if CoQ10 can be safely used along with other drugs. Certain drugs, such as those that are used to lower cholesterol, blood pressure, or blood sugar levels, may decrease the effects of CoQ10. CoQ10 may change way the body uses warfarin (a drug that prevents the blood from clotting) and insulin.
As noted in Question 1, the body uses CoQ10 as an antioxidant. Antioxidants protect cells from free radicals. Some conventional cancer therapies, such as anticancer drugs and radiation treatment, kill cancer cells in part by causing free radicals to form. Researchers are studying whether using CoQ10 along with conventional therapies has any effect, good or bad, on the way these conventional therapies work in the body.
Is CoQ10 approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use as a cancer treatment in the United States?
CoQ10 is sold as a dietary supplement and is not approved by the FDA for use as a cancer treatment. Dietary supplements are products meant to be added to the diet. They are not drugs and are not meant to treat, prevent, or cure diseases. The manufacturer is responsible for ensuring that the product is safe and that the label claims are truthful and not misleading. The FDA does not approve dietary supplements as safe or effective before they are sold. Also, the way companies make CoQ10 is not regulated. Different batches and brands of CoQ10 supplements may be different from each other.
Current Clinical Trials
Check the list of NCI-supported cancer clinical trials for integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies clinical trials on coenzyme Q10 that are actively enrolling patients.
General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI website.
About This PDQ Summary
About PDQ
Physician Data Query (PDQ) is the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) comprehensive cancer information database. The PDQ database contains summaries of the latest published information on cancer prevention, detection, genetics, treatment, supportive care, and complementary and alternative medicine. Most summaries come in two versions. The health professional versions have detailed information written in technical language. The patient versions are written in easy-to-understand, nontechnical language. Both versions have cancer information that is accurate and up to date and most versions are also available in Spanish.
PDQ is a service of the NCI. The NCI is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is the federal government's center of biomedical research. The PDQ summaries are based on an independent review of the medical literature. They are not policy statements of the NCI or the NIH.
Purpose of This Summary
This PDQ cancer information summary has current information about the use of coenzyme Q10 in the treatment of people with cancer. It is meant to inform and help patients, families, and caregivers. It does not give formal guidelines or recommendations for making decisions about health care.
Reviewers and Updates
Editorial Boards write the PDQ cancer information summaries and keep them up to date. These Boards are made up of experts in cancer treatment and other specialties related to cancer. The summaries are reviewed regularly and changes are made when there is new information. The date on each summary ("Date Last Modified") is the date of the most recent change.
The information in this patient summary was taken from the health professional version, which is reviewed regularly and updated as needed, by the PDQ Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies Editorial Board.
Clinical Trial Information
A clinical trial is a study to answer a scientific question, such as whether one treatment is better than another. Trials are based on past studies and what has been learned in the laboratory. Each trial answers certain scientific questions in order to find new and better ways to help cancer patients. During treatment clinical trials, information is collected about the effects of a new treatment and how well it works. If a clinical trial shows that a new treatment is better than one currently being used, the new treatment may become "standard." Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment.
Clinical trials are listed in PDQ and can be found online at NCI's website. Many cancer doctors who take part in clinical trials are also listed in PDQ. For more information, call the Cancer Information Service 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).
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General CAM Information
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)—also referred to as integrative medicine—includes a broad range of healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies. A therapy is generally called complementary when it is used in addition to conventional treatments; it is often called alternative when it is used instead of conventional treatment. (Conventional treatments are those that are widely accepted and practiced by the mainstream medical community.) Depending on how they are used, some therapies can be considered either complementary or alternative. Complementary and alternative therapies are used in an effort to prevent illness, reduce stress, prevent or reduce side effects and symptoms, or control or cure disease.
Unlike conventional treatments for cancer, complementary and alternative therapies are often not covered by insurance companies. Patients should check with their insurance provider to find out about coverage for complementary and alternative therapies.
Cancer patients considering complementary and alternative therapies should discuss this decision with their doctor, nurse, or pharmacist as they would any therapeutic approach, because some complementary and alternative therapies may interfere with their standard treatment or may be harmful when used with conventional treatment.
Evaluation of CAM Approaches
It is important that the same rigorous scientific evaluation used to assess conventional approaches be used to evaluate CAM therapies. The National Cancer Institute and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) are sponsoring a number of clinical trials (research studies) at medical centers to evaluate CAM therapies for cancer.
Conventional approaches to cancer treatment have generally been studied for safety and effectiveness through a rigorous scientific process that includes clinical trials with large numbers of patients. Less is known about the safety and effectiveness of complementary and alternative methods. Few CAM therapies have undergone rigorous evaluation. A small number of CAM therapies originally considered to be purely alternative approaches are finding a place in cancer treatment—not as cures, but as complementary therapies that may help patients feel better and recover faster. One example is acupuncture. According to a panel of experts at a National Institutes of Health (NIH) meeting in November 1997, acupuncture has been found to be effective in the management of chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting and in controlling pain associated with surgery. In contrast, some approaches, such as the use of laetrile, have been studied and found ineffective or potentially harmful.
The NCI Best Case Series Program which was started in 1991, is one way CAM approaches that are being used in practice are being investigated. The program is overseen by the NCI's Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM). Health care professionals who offer alternative cancer therapies submit their patients' medical records and related materials to OCCAM. OCCAM conducts a critical review of the materials and develops follow-up research strategies for approaches deemed to warrant NCI-initiated research.
Questions to Ask Your Health Care Provider About CAM
When considering complementary and alternative therapies, patients should ask their health care provider the following questions:
- What side effects can be expected?
- What are the risks associated with this therapy?
- Do the known benefits outweigh the risks?
- What benefits can be expected from this therapy?
- Will the therapy interfere with conventional treatment?
- Is this therapy part of a clinical trial?
- If so, who is sponsoring the trial?
- Will the therapy be covered by health insurance?
To Learn More About CAM
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
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- NCCIH Clearinghouse
- Post Office Box 7923 Gaithersburg, MD 20898–7923
- Telephone: 1-888-644-6226 (toll free)
- TTY (for deaf and hard of hearing callers): 1-866-464-3615
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- Website: https://nccih.nih.gov
CAM on PubMed
NCCIH and the NIH National Library of Medicine (NLM) jointly developed CAM on PubMed, a free and easy-to-use search tool for finding CAM-related journal citations. As a subset of the NLM's PubMed bibliographic database, CAM on PubMed features more than 230,000 references and abstracts for CAM-related articles from scientific journals. This database also provides links to the websites of over 1,800 journals, allowing users to view full-text articles. (A subscription or other fee may be required to access full-text articles.)
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Patronato de Turismo del Ayuntamiento de Arona
Panoramic view of Arona
Playa de las Vistas
- Wspólnota autonomiczna: Canary Islands
- Prowincja/Wyspa: Tenerife
The municipality of Arona boasts more than 15 kilometres of beaches with excellent views of the nearby mountains. Meanwhile, the town itself offers interesting examples of popular architecture combining colonial and Pre-Hispanic elements. The spring temperatures enjoyed by this region throughout the year are ideal for touring the southern coast of Tenerife and the nearby Teide National Park. The excellent Canary Islands cuisine provides visitors with an insight into the islands' culture.
Situated a few kilometres inland from the Atlantic coastline, in the south of the island of Tenerife, is the town of Arona. Its historic quarter contains a wide repertoire of important examples of popular architecture integrated with the rural environment. Meanwhile, the beaches of Las Américas and Los Cristianos, as well as fishing villages such as Las Galletas, combine the traditions of the Canary Islands with leisure spaces and luxury housing developments. Similarly, the magnificent waters of the area and the sea bottom are perfect for practising nautical sports and submarinism. Situated in the town of Arona is the hermitage of San Antonio Abad, which gave rise in the 17th century to this municipality on its separation from the neighbouring Vilaflor. Its parish church contains interesting carved images, the work of local image makers. These images include the carvings of the Virgen de la Concepción, San José and the Cristo de la Salud. Whitewashed streets extend from this area, whilst the outlines of the volcanic mountains serve as their backdrop. Natural spacesIn addition to the spring temperatures of the Canary Islands coastline, this municipality also boasts protected natural spaces, such as the Montaña de Guaza, and the magnificent natural scenery of the Montaña Amarilla ("Yellow Mountain") and the Valley of San Lorenzo. Impressive views of the Teide, at 3,718 metres the highest peak in Spain, and the various volcanic features (petrified lava flows, pitons, domes, etc) are just a few of the attractions of places like Roque de Jama, the El Centinela mirador and the Malpaís de la Rasca.In the old fishing villages along the coast, traditional charm blends successfully with the luxury housing developments constructed on the cliffs overlooking the Atlantic. These developments include Playa de Las Américas, Costa del Silencio, Palm-Mar and Ten-Bel, the latter offering the added attraction of a salt-water swimming pool. The village of Las Galletas is another excellent spot for hiring vessels and deep-sea immersion equipment or signing up for boat trips and other leisure activities. Canary Islands cuisineWhilst tranquillity is guaranteed on the small beaches and coves, the tourist resorts provide visitors with non-stop amusement. Restaurants, bars and pavement cafes overlooking the ocean are just a few of the options on offer for enjoying the night life of the Canary Islands. The traditional cuisine is another such option. All kinds of international cuisine can be sampled in Arona, but trying some of the area's more typical recipes is an absolute must. Vegetable stews, fish casseroles and charcoal-grilled meat all form part of the local cuisine. "Mojo picón" (a sauce made with oil, vinagar and paprika) and "papas arrugadas" (a potato dish), both extremely tasty, are examples of other products typical of the island. With regard to wines, visitors may choose from a wide range of Label Guarantee bottles produced in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, such as Abona, El Hierro, La Palma, Tacoronte-Acentejo, Valle de Güimar, Valle de la Orotava and Ycoden-Daute-Isora.Arona may be used as a base from which to tour the southern part of the island of Tenerife and explore the Teide National Park, on the ravines of which is situated the magnificent parador. In Vilaflor visitors may admire the so-called Lunar Landscape, whilst a tour along the coastline takes in beaches such as San Juan and la Caleta, as well as the Los Gigantes beach situated at the foot of the cliffs of the same name.
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Photographer's Note
August in the Sahara Desert at dawn. Daytime temperatures were hitting 45c. Fortunately, I was back at the swimming pool by then. Sure, not the best time of year to go, but with the on-going problems in Egypt, Morocco made a sensible alternative to see the Sahara. Plus there are fewer tourists.
ikeharel, jhm, timecapturer, pierrefonds, Romano46, danos, fds, nikkitta, mcmtanyel, annjackman, Waylim, Cricri has marked this note useful
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Subhogen (4067) 2013-12-06 19:36
Hello Chris,
Nice desert scene with so little green all around. I like the way you defined the edge of the dune on the FG even in the absence of a very strong light.
It looks like a Martian landscape, but thanks to those tourists, the huts and the green shrubs we come back to dear old Earth.
Well taken and thanks for sharing.
jadesgran (5433) 2013-12-06 22:27
Hello Chris
LOve the picture, Brought back many happy memories(and funny ones!) of my first attempt at riding a camel.Lovely green bits of foliage that stands out well against the ocher coloured sand dunes. Well composed.
Kind Regards
jjcordier (79299) 2013-12-06 22:37
Même si tu n'as certainement pas choisi la meilleure saison pour visiter le pays, cela ne t'a pas empêché d'en réaliser une bien belle photo.
dkmurphys (77238) 2013-12-06 22:55
Hi Chris,
Simple image to illustrate the desert hard conditions. I like the color and the natural textures. Well seen.
jhm (193623) 2013-12-07 1:05
Hello Chris,
I think that the sand during the day is a really cooker, 45° Celsius in shade.
Incredible that we see a nice green vegetation surrounding the sand dunes.
Excellent composition, colours and sharpness be superb
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice weekend,
ikeharel (100021) 2013-12-07 1:26
Hello Chris,
the heat is not always good for cameras, but since there is no film anymore - one can take photos even in mid August over the dunes.
I especially like the crescent shaped hills, move constantly by the wind - beautifully seen on this desert picture.
Have a nice weekend,
Valensiaa (244) 2013-12-07 1:52
Pleasant view, beautiful colors, wonderful shapes.
Thank you for sharing.
npecanhuk (79329) 2013-12-07 2:33
Hi Chris!
Interesting place!
Attractive picture!
Special regards to the soft light & colors and composition!
I don't like extreme temperatures, specially hot ones, but I'd surely bear that to visit a different and exotic place!
TFS - congrats,
timecapturer (49288) 2013-12-07 2:34
Hi Chris
a shot that has impact and especially when posted in the northern hemisphere winter. Love the triangular sweeping fg that irresistibly draws you in. Gloriously simple elements and terrain here but compelling and fascinating.
Enjoy the weekend - B.
snunney (130965) 2013-12-07 4:18
Hello Chris,
The early morning light brings a sculptured look to the dunes, which have a charm and beauty all of their own. The pastel toned sky offers a fine contrast with the golden tones of the sand. 45 degrees is extremely hot in anybody's book!
pierrefonds (95459) 2013-12-07 4:34
Hi Chris,
The distance between the sand dunes is giving depth to the composition. The point of view is showing the details and colors of this area of the desert. The good luminosity is enhancing the colors. Have a nice day.
deffra (651) 2013-12-07 5:53
Good point of vue,nice composition and contrast.
Sergiom (117013) 2013-12-07 6:43
Bonjour Chris,
Les images du désert ont toujours quelque chose de spécial. Le sable offre des formes qui ressemblent à celles des vagues. Les quelques touches de vert sont superbes.
Bon samedi
Romano46 (18472) 2013-12-07 7:11
Ciao Chris
bella e semplice nello stesso tempo, questa fotografia nella quale la natura domina incontrastanta senza presenza umana di alcun genere.
Colori tenui e ben accostati ed una composizione dominata dalle forme delle dune che disegnano il paesaggio.
Piacevoli anche i colori molto ben sfumati e delicati.
Ciao e buon fine settimana
danos (110395) 2013-12-07 8:28
Hi Chris,
bad idea to be someone in Sahara desert on August under these high temperatures.Nice the view as the presentation of this section of the desert as the excellent light and colour management of the scene.
Nicou (190920) 2013-12-07 8:41
quelle vue et compo fantastique captage quel dessin de dune et cette arrête douce sueprbe vue et captage du désert fabuleux.
Bravo et amitié
fds (9947) 2013-12-07 13:24
dear friend great desert and very beautiful ocram colors
the very desertic zone with very nice Hills
great picture dear jules
mesutilgim (116866) 2013-12-07 14:45
Hello Chris,
Not only the heat but also the "dimension" can be felt in your capture. What is great and endless ?
Good entry.
TFS and have a nice weekend
nikkitta (17070) 2013-12-07 15:00
Hola Chris
Back to your hotel in Morroco and the good piscine, few people and lots of super interesting possible captures at all hours of the day
More than the heat I fell here a sense of adventure at the inviting desert
Great capture of soft contrasts with the scarse vegetation
I love camels and ride them
delpeoples (60326) 2013-12-08 4:16
Dear Chris
Wow, 45 degrees...ooh not my scene at all. No wonder you didn't want to leave the pool. Beautiful strong blocks of colour, wonderful textures and superb Rule of Thirds framing. A top shot, braving the heat was worth it.
Warmest wishes
Silvio1953 (193975) 2013-12-08 8:25
Ciao Chris, fasscinating desert view, splendid light and wonderful warm colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
eldancer1 (36343) 2013-12-08 9:05
We humans are interesting lot, in the winter like today we wish for warm weather and when it's hot we wish for cooler weather. Awesome capture of this desert scene. I like the shapes of those sand dunes. Good details with wonderful colors. Well done, tfs.
Waylim (25436) 2013-12-08 17:35
Hi Chris,
I can only imagine how hot it must be in August, I was here in May and it was already hot, even though it rain the night we were here and it cooled down a bit, but I could still feel the heat. It seem you may have been in a different camp than I did. It looks a bit different. This takes me back to my own trip and it was a wonderful place. I wish to visit again if I could.
Graal (103040) 2013-12-10 3:27
Hello Chris,
nice desert landscape. Amazing hills and hues of sands. Good shot. Well done photo.
Have a nice day.
emka (141910) 2013-12-11 14:20
Hello Chris,
Wow, 45 deg, it was rather hot:). God that you could relaxing in swimming pool. Splendid vie of the dunes. Strange that there are some green plants surviving in this heat.
Best regards
mcmtanyel (56642) 2013-12-12 12:33
Hi Chris,
The heat? It looks wet! Now, I am looking at it on my phone, so I might be missing something. I like the desert tones. The lack of ripples on the dunes is noteworthy, at least, for me.
fabbs99 (17179) 2013-12-15 22:26
Hi Chris,
Nice colorful shot of the desert.Hot it must be,but cool at night.Excellent composition, good presentation too. Very well done, TFS.
annjackman (23019) 2013-12-19 10:09
Hello Chris,
I like the smooth dune in the FG contrasting with the stubbly shrubs further back. Lovely natural colours and well balanced composition. I can feel the heat!
Kind Regards, Ann
Miguel82 (38413) 2013-12-30 16:17
The golden hues of these erg in south Morocco Sahara desert are wonderful, excellent resolution and deep view of that place, va multumesc domnule, urari bune!
Cricri (176) 2013-12-31 9:33
Hi Chris
Un retour sur ce paysage que je trouve fantastique, j'en garde de beaux souvenirs du désert Marocain, bon POV et couleurs
Meilleurs vux de bonne année 2014
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Among former Yugoslavia's successor states, Slovenia is the only one to have already become a member of the EU. As a result of conflicts that raged in its immediate neighbourhood, as well as a dispute with Italy, Slovenia got off to a late start in the EU accession process. Thanks to sound political leadership and a gradualist approach to economic reform, however, Slovenia performed impressively and soon managed to catch up with the Central European frontrunners. In 1998 it started accession negotiations together with the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Cyprus, and became an EU member in 2004. The small country (of 2 million citizens) became the first of the new member states to introduce the Euro in 2007 and the first to hold the EU presidency in 2008.
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On August 30, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) provided information to the media regarding its partnership with:
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The bombing of three subway stations and a bus in London on July 7 brought into stark relief, once again, the ongoing threat to New York City. New Yorkers have long known that their city -- and its often jam-packed transit system -- is a prime target of terrorists. While the city's residents and visitors may sometimes set aside the risks, one would be hard-pressed to find anyone who is not aware of the possibility of another terrorist attack.
The London bombings also cast the spotlight on the NYC transit system's snail-like progress in spending nearly $600 million to improve security in the subway system. Two and one-half years after announcing the completion of a thorough security review, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) reportedly has spent only $30 million of that sum, mostly on studies and consultants. Boston and Washington have deployed sensors to detect the presence of biochemical agents in the subway system. Houston has closed-circuit television cameras that can be used for surveillance. Atlanta upgraded two-way radios to allow transit workers to communicate with police and rescue workers. Compared with these efforts, New York lags behind.
Reaction to this news was predictable. Senator Charles Schumer called for a "crash program" because terrorists "have chosen mass transit as their target of choice." Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on the MTA to "ratchet up the pace of increasing security on our subway system." Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner said, "It's not money that's standing in the way, it's bureaucratic foot-dragging that's stopping the MTA from doing it."
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While spotlighting the transit system's vulnerability, reaction to the London bombings also highlighted New Yorkers' sophistication in understanding and responding to the terrorist threat. A simplistic reaction to physical threats would be to seek absolute safety, no matter the cost or consequences. The power of this reaction is seen in the newly fortified design for the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center site, and NASA's struggles to define acceptable level risk and safety after the two shuttle accidents. Discussions between the MTA and the Army, reported by the Times, aiming to develop motion detectors, infrared sensors and sophisticated software to monitor subway tunnels and other infrastructure also evidence the notion that the system can be "hardened" to repel attack. The comment in a television interview by Michael Chertoff, the Homeland Security chief, that "there is a technological and a system-based solution for this" is another example of this way of thinking.
New Yorkers do not seem to be buying the idea of absolute protection, however. On-street interviews carried in various press reports show a public partially willing to accept, partly trying to deny and partly attempting to rationalize the risk of terrorist attack. Mainly, the public seems to be trying to get on with life, knowing that they can neither avoid nor prevent what officials in London called a "shock" but not a "surprise." As an example, it was notable that in the two days following the London bombings I sat through a series of day-long meetings with city staff and others without anyone even mentioning what happened in London.
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Meanwhile, New Yorkers might feel a bit safer, and a bit more in control, if we act on the advice from the ad in the subway, "When you see something, say something."
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Sharon and Lexie Love, mother and sister of Yeardley Love, who was murdered by an ex-boyfriend, will be interviewed Thursday on "Katie," the new syndicated show hosted by former CBS anchorwoman Katie Couric.
The program will focus on dating violence, with the interview of Sharon and Lexie Love described as the "centerpiece" of the hour.
"Katie" debuted Sept. 10 to impressive ratings, topping all other new daytime syndicated talk shows. The test will be whether or not Couric can hold onto the audience that tuned in to check out the big-name newcomer.
Earlier this month, Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson dedicated Yeardley Love Field to the memory of its graduate who was murdered in 2010 by a lacrosse player at the University of Virginia.
In Baltimore, "Katie" airs at 4 p.m. weekdays on WMAR-TV (Channel 2).


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A couple of weeks ago I put up the poster in order to raise funds for LOKI. A deadline date had been given to me of May 31st to get him off the streets of Hay River, NT. Thankfully I was able to obtain a time extension from Town Officials.
Darting of Loki was planned for this past Friday, June 1, however the ENR Officer who will be darting Loki for me, came by the house mid afternoon Friday, and due to the number of calls he had to go out on concerning bears, as well as lynx, the darting of LOKI was postponed. New time and date is yet to be set up.
LOKI was here yesterday, actually wanted to know what I was doing in my storage shed, he is the curious type. He also joined in the walk with 'Henri', and the two young ladies walking their kids in their strollers, yesterday. The women live a few doors down from me, and Loki regularly walks with them when they take the kids out. He looked so proud and happy, trotting in front of them, head and tail held high.
He had a good brunch and long drink of cool water in my backyard with me yesterday, and I was with him on Friday as well.
The ENR Officer checked out the dog run, and felt I had everything set up well for Loki; I washed out a large pet bed of Hemi's for him, used $83.78 of the donations to purchase a 20′ nylon lunge line, a 15′ heavy duty tie out, a humane nylon training collar, and a regular wide nylon collar and leash. The lunge line I will use as an 'umbilical cord' which will be attached to my person and to Loki so that where I go he will go.
I wrapped a tarp around one end of the dog run, on the outside, which will give Loki additional shade and a hiding spot from curious eyes from the road. I also hung the fake wasp/hornet nests in the backyard trees, that deter those nasties from coming around. The screening has been ordered to enclose the whole dog run but has yet to arrive. This will keep all the nasties out so that he will not be a meal to those awful bugs.
I also cut down and trimmed the trees and cut down the wild roses out back, as I don't want any of them spreading into the run. Those thorns are nasty. Today I will remove the remnants of the brush, lumber and continue getting the backyard ready for him so that when I bring him out of the run, we will have no obstructions or anything he can get tangled into.
What with the Town extending the deadline date, and with the ENR Officer having to go out on bear calls, it may have been just as well that I did not get Loki here on Friday. The vet will be back mid June I believe, so if darting is still a week away that may be a good thing if the vet is available.
In the meantime, I will spend time with Loki as we have been all along. When he was here yesterday he did not seem at all nervous to be eating near the dog run at all..another good thing, he has accepted that it is in my backyard now.
I received a lovely call from Jean M (Ontario) last evening, which came as quite the surprise. Of course we talked about Loki. Jean follows Loki's FB page
I must tell all of you that if it were not for the donations that came in from Ontario, BC and Alberta, none of this would be possible. Loki received one donation from a Hay River resident, despite the article being published in the paper here, the posters that I put up everywhere in town and the posters I put on the local online groups here in the NWT. To say that I am extremely disappointed and hurt by the lack of donations here in town and across the NWT is an understatement given the 3 year battle I went through at my own personal expense to get the new NWT Dog Act legislated.
A very special thank you to Darlene, with a rescue organization in Ontario for having held a fund raiser for Loki. Those whom Darlene was able to get donations from have certainly helped this cause. Fund raisers are not easy, they are time consuming, require volunteers and are a lot of work to put together.
It is what it is, as they say. Once Loki and I begin this new chapter in our journey together, all will remain in God's hands, just as it has been since we began our journey in October 2010.
This is one of the earlier pictures of LOKI back in 2010, when I first began going out to him. He was a youngster at this time. Every day, often 3 times daily, I would make the trek across the ravine, bringing him food and fresh water. At that time we were building trust, he did not come to my property at all back then. He would play hide and seek in the dandilions
Loki has come a very long way from that scrawny scared youngster, he is now a magnificent, beautiful and mature gentle soul, who deserves a loving forever home which I fully intend to give to him.
Before the snow flies once again in October, my goal is to have Loki feeling comfortable enough to be bringing him inside, being friends with all my own pets, except I will keep my bunny away from him, and looking forward to the warmth and safety of his forever home. He won't have to hold up against frigid winds, blowing snow, rains and all manner of crazy weather, alone out there and be a meal to bulldogs, mosquitoes and other nasties.
Here in my backyard last summer, we enjoyed quiet time together, and now this will be his permanent backyard, where he will be safe, protected and very much loved and cared for.
LOKI wishes to thank all of those total strangers in Ontario, BC and Alberta, he has never met, who have rallied around him, who have made donations, who have put in the time and energy to raise funds for him, he thanks the two reporters who published his story, and he also wants to thank all of you who continue to message and email their support, encouragement and love.


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Youngster starts a pet-food drive
Arianna Rodriguez, a 10-year-old fifth-grader at Bridgeport's Park City Magnet school, knows it wasn't just people who whose lives were turned upside down by Hurricane Sandy.
What about the pets? The dogs and cats, in particular.
"She's always been moved by stories about abused animals. `Mom,' she'd say, `how can we help?'" said her mother, Kelcia.
"And she knows the name of every cat and dog in the neighborhood," she added.
So Arianna has started a pet-food drive, distributing a simple flyer she created, and working through Facebook.
At press time she'd secured a major donation of 20 cases of wet cat and dog food that's going to be distributed through PAWS and the ASPCA to pets in need.
By the way, this young lady aspires to be a veterinarian when she grows up.


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My daughter likes to reach for the impossible. For her birthday recently, she asked for a swimming suit "with a real mermaid tail." Uh huh. I'm still working on that one. Maybe I'll have something figured out in time for Christmas.
In the meantime, Halloween is coming up and that means it's time for costumes and parties. Wanna-be mermaids in particular won't want to miss the upcoming "Splash-O-Ween" party at Currents – which will include a costume contest and other fun activities in addition to open swim.
It's this Friday (!), Oct. 28, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The admission cost is $3 for all ages, with a dollar from each admission going to Share The Fun Youth Recreation Grants.
So support a good cause while also enjoying the company of Currents mascot Oscar the Otter (who will pull double duty as the costume contest judge), as well as a "Mad Scientist's Lab" display, a greased pumpkin contest, musical inner tubes and a pumpkin relay.
Word is that the Crazy Creek Cafe from Splash Montana will also offer concessions for purchase.
For more information about the city's aquatics programs or the "Splash-o-Ween" party, call 721-PARK.


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Source: http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44593000/jpg/_44593263_flag416.jpg
image by Eugene Ipavec, 10 October 2009
The flag is an orange rectangular flag with the blue logo with the Olympic
rings in white hanging from a building in London. A link containing the news,
and the picture is at
http://sp.beijing2008.cn/ceremonies/headlines/n214582270.shtml. This website
mentions the following: "official typeface for the 2012 London Olympics"
Source: http://nicspic2608.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-brands-getting-in-on-the-action/
The complete template showing the different colors applied to this logo is here: http://www.mrmalique.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/london-2012.jpg
Esteban Rivera, 3 October 2009
Information can also be found on the the London 2012 site:
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 10 October 2009
One of the official Olympics handover flags flown around Britain on 24 August
2008 to mark the beginning of Britain's turn to host the games in 2012 is found
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gellybean/2811181850 and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrianshort/2805564322. Also there's another
flag seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ukinromania/6666060227 (this one shows the 2012
Paralympics logo as well). There are four official base colours, and another
version for the logo.
There have been two London 2012 logos: one for the bidding process created by Kino Design and a second as the brand for the Games themselves. The former is a ribbon with blue, yellow, black, green, and red stripes winding through the text "LONDON 2012," making the shape of the River Thames in East London. The latter, designed by Wolff Olins, was unveiled on 4 June 2007 and cost Ł400,000. This new logo is a representation of the number 2012, with the Olympic Rings embedded within the zero. This will be the first time that the same essential logo is to be used for both the Olympic and Paralympic games.
The standard colours are green, magenta, orange and blue; however the logo has incorporated a variety of colours, including the Union Flag to promote the handover ceremony. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_2012_Olympics#Logo. The logos can all be seen here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:All_London_2012_logos.svg.
Esteban Rivera, 15 April 2012
Wow, a flag on a logo on a flag. Has anyone done a drawing for that: I would
like to try out how it looks when flat. I do have the suspicion, though, that
it's not really possible to cut-up a Union Flag of any ratio to fit the pieces
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 15 April 2012
image by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán based on www.london2012.org, 7 July 2005
Devised by Kino Design, winners of a contest which attracted 1,100 entries, the logo features a multi-coloured ribbon following the course of the River Thames and weaving through the words "London 2012". London 2012 Chairman Barbara Cassani said: "The Olympic Games embody competition, harmony and human endeavour. To me, the ribbon in the logo brings to mind the medals Olympians and Paralympians from around the world will come to London to compete for in 2012, or it could be the finishing line of a world class race. The colours of the ribbon represent the five continents of the world, from where London has drawn its dynamic people."
Andy Stanfield, of Kino Design, added: "We are delighted that our design has been chosen to represent London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. We chose the River Thames because it flows through the centre of London and is the point at which many of the city's waterways and communities meet. It is also symbolic of the people from all over the world that flow in and out of London, defining its style, personality and vibrancy. Our aim was to create a flexible logo that was integrated into the words 'London 2012' but would be strong enough to stand alone. The ribbon delivers that and can be used in many creative ways in the campaign to win the 2012 Olympic Games for London."
from London 2012, located by Jonathan Dixon, 19 February 2005
The logo for the London 2012 Olympic Games was unveiled on 04 June 2007 and
is said by the organisers to be "constantly evolving", although there are four
standard versions, which are essentially shades of pink, blue, orange and green,
shown on the London
2012 web site, together with a video explaining the rationale of the brand.
Media organisations have reported that the logo has caused some controversy in the UK, with the BBC and others promoting a number of alternative logos. In a somewhat clever move, even the organisers themselves have a large selection of emblem designs, based on their own template, on their web site. There have been reports in the UK media that the animated logo originally shown on the London 2012 web site could cause epileptic seizures.
Reports are yet to appear of official flags, but there is an example on the London 2012 web site at the address given above, of the logo appearing on a vertically hanging banner outside Newham Town Hall in east London.
(1) London 2012 web site, http://www.london2012.com, http://www.london2012.com/about-newlook-video.html, as consulted 21 June 2007
(2) British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Sport web site, http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/6718243.stm, stated to be last updated 04 June 2007, as consulted 21 June 2007.
(3) BBC News web site, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6724245.stm, stated to be last updated 05June 2007, as consulted 21 June 2007.
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- A man who killed his wife and then fatally wounded a Poughkeepsie police officer was killed with his own gun during a struggle with police, authorities said Saturday.
Poughkeepsie police identified the shooter as Lee Welch, 27, of Catskill. They said he was the only one who fired during a brief frenzy of violence midday Friday near the small city's train station.
The fatally wounded patrolman was John Falcone, an 18-year veteran of the force. Poughkeepsie Mayor John Tkazyik called Falcone "a great man and a great officer." He was 44, and worked as a patrolman.
Police Chief Ron Knapp said at a news conference that Falcone was among a group of officers who chased Welch after he shot and killed his 28-year-old wife in a car.
There was a "close struggle" and Welch fired at least twice, hitting Falcone in the head with one of the shots, Knapp said. Welch was then tackled by a second officer, who dislocated his shoulder while "bringing him down."
At some point in the fight, Welch was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot, Knapp said. "None of the police officers at the scene discharged their weapons," he said.
Investigators were still gathering information on what prompted the killings. But they said Welch was recently estranged from his wife, Jessica, following bouts of domestic violence.
He was arrested in Greene County on an assault charge on Jan. 28, bailed out of jail, and then arrested again three days later on a charge of criminal contempt.
"Family members felt that the victim was in danger and convinced her to relocate to Mount Vernon, near them. She did that two weeks ago," Knapp said.
The couple had arranged to meet on neutral ground in Poughkeepsie, nestled along the Hudson River, to exchange a car. Jessica Welch needed it to drive their three children around. The police chief said investigators believe she arrived by train from White Plains, and her husband killed her during the 1 p.m. rendezvous.
Officers responding to reports of gunfire saw Welch leaving the scene with a child in his arms, later identified as the couple's 3-year-old daughter. Details of what happened next are still unclear, but at some point, officers took the toddler away from Welch and handed the child to a bystander before the final struggle.
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Uganda President Qualifies For ICC Prosecution, Says Prospective Candidate, Otunnu
Otunnu: "So on the basis of those two [principles] alone, the Ugandan president and his commanders would qualify for prosecution in the Hague in terms of what they did in the Congo."
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Uganda's President Yoweri K. Museveni, has unleashed the police force in the East African country to hound a prospective Presidential candidate Olara Otunnu, a former United Nations Under Secretary General, when he should be worried about the still unresolved war crimes allegedly committed by his troops in Congo.
When Otunnu returned to Uganda last August after nearly a quarter century in exile -- General Museveni has been president during the entire period -- within a few months, he was almost dead. On December 21, 2009 Otunnu's vehicle reportedly was run off a main road by a unit of soldiers with Gen. Museveni's Presidential Guard Brigade (PGB), a private army reported at 12,000 strong and paid for with tax-payer money -- some of it undoubtedly part of the donor aid received from the U.S. and European Union.
Otunnu survived what he referred to as an "assassination" attempt, which also caught the attention of Gen. Museveni's main foreign sponsors. U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy and the U.S. State Department have called for an investigation. To date, there has been no formal response by the Ugandan government, which claims Otunnu's driver hit an anthill, causing the suspicious event.
Recently, Ugandan police -- who, like the national army, and the PGB -- are also used by the president as his private armed forces, served Otunnu with a summons for interrogation at police headquarters in Kampala.
Otunnu had given an interview on Lango Radio in which he implicated Gen. Museveni in collaborating with the vicious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), whose brutal war with the Ugandan army under Gen. Museveni caused massive suffering to civilians, especially in the Acholi region of Uganda.
Police issued the summons after Gen. Museveni personally called and complained to the owner of the radio station for hosting Otunnu. The owner was compelled to apologize--naturally--for his safety and that of his business.
The police criminal investigation department first wanted to question Otunnu for alleged "libel" committed against Gen. Museveni. When the former UN diplomat pointed out that the constitution didn't allow for such charges and that in any case there was no printed statement on which to base the libel charges, embarrassed government officials went back to the drawing board. Now Otunnu is accused of promoting "sectarianism."
This is almost laughable were it not so tragic. Accusations of "sectarianism" coming from a man whose regime locked up nearly 2 million civilians --exclusively from the ethnic groups in the northern part of Uganda-- in concentration camps, purportedly to protect them from the brutal LRA, but where instead, as many as one million may have perished through hunger, dehydration, and treatable diseases over a 15 year period through Gen. Museveni's policy of planned neglect.
(See: http://www.who.int/hac/crises/uga/sitreps/Ugandamortsurvey.pdf)
Gen. Museveni's media bullying is of course completely counter to a directive issued by the U.S. Congress to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in December to monitor the preparation for Uganda's 2011 presidential elections, the elections itself, and the aftermath. In addition to safety of candidates, a credible election registry, an independent election commission, and counting of votes at polling stations, it calls for freedom of press and media access for candidates. It's an important directive because without U.S. support the Ugandan dictator wouldn't survive.
If the ICC would do it's job, Gen. Museveni would no longer be tormenting Ugandans--ironically, not even due to the alleged crimes in Uganda, but by taking action with respect to atrocities committed by Uganda's army during its occupation of eastern Congo between 1997 to 2003.
Indeed, in 2005 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in favor of Congo --after President Joseph Kabila's government referred the matter to the court-- with respects to the destruction, the theft, the rapes, and the murders of Congolese civilians by Gen. Museveni's troops and militias he armed, trained and financed. The Court consented to Congo's request for $10 billion in compensation, which Gen. Museveni's government has yet to pay.
(See: http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/116/10455.pdf)
More seriously, the International Criminal Court (ICC), which determines criminal liability by individuals, then launched its own investigation into the atrocities committed during the occupation by Museveni's army. The court had agreed that the atrocities amounted to crimes against humanity, according to a front-page story June 8, 2006 in The Wall Street Journal.
Naturally, Gen. Museveni was worried, since he knew the likelihood of being indicted; the Wall Street Journal reported: "President Museveni of Uganda asked U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to block the Congo investigation, according to one person familiar with the matter. Mr. Annan replied that he had no power to interfere with the court, this person said."
When Otunnu was in New York, The Black Star News in a lengthy interview raised the issue of the alleged crimes committed during Uganda's occupation of parts of Congo. Excerpts of the interview which can also be viewed online follows:
(See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6dQFzYV4eo)
Otunnu noted that unlike the ICJ which adjudicates disputes between nations, the ICC deals with individuals "accused of having committed crimes," such as "crimes of war," "crimes against humanity, genocide and so on."
He noted that two of the first people to appear before the International Criminal Court, Congolese warlords, Thomas Lubanga and Jean Pierre Bemba were both "trained and financed" by Museveni.
"I met Mr. Bemba in the Congo presiding with the most repressive system over a huge swath of eastern Congo," Otunnu said. "And the line of supply, the line of training, the route through which the loot were being sent out, was Uganda. So that's interesting in itself."
Otunnu added, "So in the context of Congo and what has been done in the Congo, personalities in the Ugandan government would qualify for prosecution in the International Criminal Court because after all, the other tribunal said crimes of war -- that belongs to the International criminal court; crimes against humanity -- that belongs to the International Criminal Court. So on the basis of those two [principles] alone, the Ugandan president and his commanders would qualify for prosecution in the Hague in terms of what they did in the Congo."
The ball is clearly in Luis Moreno Ocampo's court. He's the ICC prosecutor.
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Santorum's near-tie with Iowa caucus winner Mitt Romney topped a rise from deep in the polls to contender for the presidential nomination.
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After a break in 2017, the JSMD series will be continued in 2018. This year's workshop is scheduled to take place on the campus of Forschungszentrum Jülich from 20 - 23 November. It aims to provide a forum to share and discuss the latest advances in the physics and chemistry of soft matter.
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【Text by Charlie Ng Chak-Kwan, Julia Sherwood, and Manel Mula Ferrer】
Music, art and linguistics have been knocking on literature's door around the world this week. Asymptote members bring you the scoop.
Literature is interdisciplinary by nature, and the world showed us how this week. From visual art exhibitions and a reading of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Hong Kong to a music festival infiltrated by writers in Slovakia and a commemoration of the late sociolinguist Jesús Tuson in Catalan, there is much to catch up on the literary world's doings this week.
Hong Kong Editor-at-Large Charlie Ng Chak-Kwan brings us up to speed:
Themed "Fictional Happiness," the third edition of Hong Kong Literary Season ran from June to late August. The annual event is organised by one of the most important Hong Kong literary organisations, the House of Hong Kong literature. This year the event featured an opening talk by Hong Kong novelist Dung Kai-cheung and Taiwanese writer Luo Yijun, a writing competition, an interdisciplinary visual arts exhibition, and a series of talks, workshops and film screenings. Five visual artists were invited to create installations inspired by five important works of Hong Kong fiction in response to the exhibition title, "Fictional Reality: Literature, Visual Arts, and the Remaking of Hong Kong History."
Interdisciplinary collaboration has been a hot trend in the Hong Kong literary scene recently. Led and curated by visual artist Angela Su, Dark Fluid: a Science Fiction Experiment, is the latest collection of sci-fi short stories written by seven Hong Kong artists and writers. The book launch on September 2 took place at the base of Hong Kong arts organisation, "Things that Can Happen," in Sham Shui Po. The experimental project was initiated as an artistic effort to reflect on recent social turmoils through scientific imagination and dystopian visions. The book launch also presented a dramatic audio adaptation of one of the stories, "Epidemic Investigation," from the collection.
On September 6, PEN Hong Kong hosted a bilingual reading session (Cantonese and English) as part of the International Literature Festival Berlin (ILB) at Art and Culture Outreach (ACO) in Wan Chai. About twelve Hong Kong writers, journalists, and academics participated in "The Worldwide Reading of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights" by reading excerpts of their choice from works that deal with issues of human rights.
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Johangate, thank goodness, seems to be over.
The Mets were unhappy about Johan Santana, introducing him to the underside of various buses in wondering how he came to camp not in pitching shape. Johan was unhappy with the Mets, throwing bullpen sessions to prove points and then being surly/silent, or so we've been told by the army of bored scribes trapped in Port St. Lucie.
Now everybody's happy with everybody else, or at least everybody's over it. The Mets are saying old familiar things about Johan being ready when Johan is ready. Johan says air was cleared. Sandy Alderson says air didn't need to be cleared but a conversation has been had, which we'll take as meaning that air's been cleared. Johan even got a birthday cake, with Jeff Wilpon making an oh-look-cameras appearance to wish him well.
As a veteran observer of Metsian misbehavior, it seems to me that this ballclub could get better results by realizing it's not only ineffective but also deeply embarrassing to give players a good Walter Reeding periodically instead of having conversations behind closed doors like normal people. But since the air has been cleared, let's not re-fog it — we can revisit this when Ike Davis or Ruben Tejada or Matt Harvey or someone else crosses some perceived line and needs to be publicly abused by "sources."
In the wake of Johangate, I was left feeling sad — because it seems like what happened to the man who made us a normal franchise wasn't so much a disagreement between player and management as an unhappy reminder of baseball mortality.
Santana went through a lot last year. He's been through a lot every year, racking up injury after injury. So, mindful that his 34th birthday was looming, he took it easy on his usual offseason throwing program, with the approval — perhaps active, perhaps tacit — of the Mets. He came to camp feeling good, got down to business, and discovered that his arm wouldn't respond. The mind issued its usual commands, but the body wouldn't heed them.
This is the fate of all superstar athletes — the only thing to be determined is the date. The sad thing is that the athletes are always the last to know. What made them great, long ago in their early springtimes, guarantees that they will be blindsided in their autumns.
If you're a baseball fan who's paying attention, you realize by your teens or early twenties that those guys down on the field are practically a different species physically, gifted with eyesight and reaction times and quick-twitch muscles that you can only dream of. What took me years more to realize was the mental aspect of superstardom — that most of these athletes also possess extraordinary focus, highly specialized memories and a level of will that's equally superhuman. Sure, there are see-ball hit-ball guys who drift through 20-year careers on a pillow of their own physical gifts. But most professional athletes got to where they are by essentially creating their own reality — by having an extraordinary ability to shut out distractions, failure and competitors. The athletes who can't will themselves into being what they become fall by the wayside and are forgotten.
It's a high-wire act that works until it doesn't. Last year's home run is caught at the warning track. That fastball on the inner edge can't quite a beat a hitter's hands. That first step isn't quite enough to snag the liner in the gap or the bouncer in the hole. That 34-year-old shoulder can't make the baseball do what it's supposed to.
The tragic part is we know before the athletes do. Everyone knows before the athletes do. Because refusing to know is how they got here. It's worked for them for 20+ years, and it's impossible — hell, it's obscene and insulting — to suggest that anything's changed. But it has. Autumn's here, and winter will follow. Goodness knows there are compensations — Santana probably makes more in a day than I do in a year — but I've always found that idea haunting. What is it like to begin your life's work guaranteed that it will be taken from you through someone else's public declaration that you can't do it any more? What is it like to deny that and deny that and then realize that it's true?
It's happening to Johan Santana now, just like it will happen to Matt Harvey, and to Zack Wheeler, and to some teenaged fireballer none of us have heard of yet. It's the way it's always been and the way it always will be. But that can't make it any easier for those it happens to.


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Who Do I Think I Am? Wow! part 19
John Trammell (1700 – 1755) was grandson of Thomas Trammell, the immigrant. My claim to fame with him that he once owned the land which Falls Church, Virginia, sits. Falls Church is mentioned many times in different episodes of the formative years of America in history books.
He owned the land which the town of Falls Church, Virginia now stands (just outside of Arlington, Virginia). He donated two acres of land for the now historic old "Upper Church", which is in Falls Church, Virginia
20 Sept 1733 - Truro Parish, Prince William Co., Va. Alexander Scott & wife Susanna - 200 acres on Pimmett's Run. - Whereon they never lived.
(Pimmett's Run is near the present Chain Bridge leading from Md side of the Potomac in the Dist of Columbia, to the Va side of Fairfax Co.
Bk A, p248 Mar 19, 1946, John Trammell sells 2 acres of land for 5 shillings ... for the Upper Church to be laid off Church Yard, Spring & Church.
The Upper Church of Truro Parish as laid off in 1746 is now the historic old church of Falls Church, Va.
Deed by John & Susanna, 18 June 1745/46, specifies 2 acres of land reserved for church "where the Upper Church now stands", this is the Colonial Church of Falls Church, Va. This is the church the Trammell family attended in Fairfax Co., Va.
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