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When Home Isn't Where the Heart Is
In Polva, a rural village deep in the Estonian countryside, Iyman Ateek and her sister-in-law Taimaa Abazli squeeze onto a packed public bus. The pair are Syrian refugees, and they have been in the Northern European country for little more than 36 hours. Today they will attend an orientation session for recently arrived refugees in the city of Tartu, 45 minutes away. Iyman and Taimaa are the only women on the bus wearing headscarves, and Taimaa, whom TIME has been following since the September birth of her daughter in a Greek refugee camp, is convinced that everyone is staring at them. Gazing at the patches of snow and sleet outside, Iyman groans. "Living in Europe is very different from the picture we drew in our minds when we left Syria," she says. "We were idiots." Neither Iyman nor Taimaa chose Estonia. Their families were assigned to the country as part of an E.U. plan to disperse the hundreds of thousands of refugees washing up on Mediterranean shores as a result of Syria's ongoing conflict. When the two families set out from Turkey in a rubber raft on Feb. 17, 2016, they thought they would be joining family in Germany within a few days of landing in Greece. Instead, they were trapped on the wrong side of Europe's closing borders. After living in refugee camps for nearly a year, they were offered relocation to Estonia--and only Estonia. "It feels like an arranged marriage," Iyman says as she watches sparsely populated farmland roll by. "Like when a family forces their daughter to marry a person she didn't choose and doesn't like." Nearly 13,500 refugees from Greece have been settled in their new countries so far. Most would have preferred Germany, Sweden or France, countries with flourishing immigrant populations, long histories of accepting refugees and large economies. Instead, many have been moved to smaller, less wealthy and more homogenous countries like Estonia in an effort to fairly distribute the burden across the E.U. The result is a grand social experiment in which families like Iyman's are thrust, unprepared, into alien cultures with little experience of outsiders.
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Honesty and Integrity are two words that describe the work ethic of the NewImage Auto Glass business. It is not enough to just offer outstanding customer service, but to offer the highest level of workmanship. Mr. Altree hires only the best technicians and support staff to operate the auto glass business with he and his family and along with the best trained support staff, he has instituted standards offering better than standard level of performance. NewImage is all about keeping the customers safe by keeping their vehicle glass in good repair.


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Today I selected some inspiring gifts on the theme of fall with the color orange. Although the sense of a coming winter can be bleak, the warm colors of fall can brighten up your days:
left: Halloween Witch Party Invitations by cooltees
Witch legs Halloween Party Invitation.
right: Maple Leaf Mousepad by floatinglemons
Drawing of a maple leaf, beautiful in its burnt orange and rust brown autumn glory; delightful reminder of the Fall for lovers of nature and great as a card with matching gifts for Thanksgiving or Canada Day!
left: Orange Patterned Tie by TieOneOnMe
Orange design tie.
right: Opus Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Tie by roceskori
Dedicated to Elizabeth Taylor, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
left: Keepsake Wedding Favor Orange and BlackDamask Tile by JaclinArt
This modern design with its flower damask, polka dot accents, and contemporary lettering makes a trendy yet sweet wedding memento, keepsake, or wedding favor.
right: love_hearts-1680x1050 post cards by CreativeColours
Postcard with orange heart design.
left: Orange Flowers Throw Pillows by cheriverymery
Pretty orange flower pattern on a pillow.
right: Retro Style Photo Frame Magnet by sunnysites
A great magnet to use for framing a picture of your grandparents for instance. Just replace the image of the forest with your own picture. You can also adjust the text.
left: Fresh Orange Business Card by cardfactory
Fresh Orange Business Card.
right: Measure Forever Card by TatjanaArt
Fantasy girl in talk by Tatjana Willms.
Also take a look at gifts in hot and sexy red, cool blue or pretty pink and sunny summer yellow!


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I finished my story, but I was a little short of my 50k word count so I had to write a little more get over that line. I'm not sure where or how to fit this into the story but it's a little bit of back story on the main character and Leonard. Official NaNoWriMo word count: 50,460
We laughed and cheered as we ran down the alley. The restaurant behind us was in a shambles – broken glass, overturned tables, walls with holes kicked in them. Franco had tried to be polite – he'd tried to be reasonable. He'd explained how we weren't asking for much. Everyone needed to eat. Times were tough and everyone needed to pull together, to look out for each other, to make sure nothing bad happened. But they hadn't listened. The owner of the restaurant hadn't listened. He'd looked at Franco and just seen another loser kid on the street. He hadn't seen the group. He hadn't seen the Marauders. He hadn't understood – but he would now.
I ran with the others. My belly felt full in a way that it hand't been for weeks. But it wasn't a good full. It was a bloated full. Like I'd eaten too much and I couldn't help but wonder at what we'd done. Franco talked big. His words made pictures in your head – they pulled you along, even when you weren't sure you wanted to go.
I'd been running with the Marauders for two months now – since shortly after I'd left the orphanage. We'd done small stuff – boosted food, boosted cars – and it had been fun. There was a feeling of power – that we could conquer the world – but we'd never hurt anyone.
My mind flashed back to the image of the old man, the pool of blood, and I shied away from it like it burned. We were fed! We were happy! I felt like I was going to throw up.
I stopped running with the others. I paused to catch my breath – to get my stomach under control. Then, I looked up at the commotion further down.
There was a boy there. I'd seen him on the street but didn't know his name. He wasn't a Marauder. His hair was dark and messy and he wore big glasses.
Franco was looming over the boy. "What's the matter asshole! Can't you see where you're going?"
The boy looked up at Franco and mumbled something I couldn't hear.
"What? You didn't see me? Oh, well maybe it's those glasses. Here, let me help." Franco reached out to grab the boy's glasses and he reacted – swatting Franco's hand away.
I shook my head, that was bad. Franco might have been happy to just push him around a little – maybe play some keep away. He'd been in a good mood, but I could see the mood slide into meanness. You had to respect Franco. If you didn't respect him he got mean.
Franco shoved the boy, hard. He stumbled and went down on his back. Franco stepped forward leaning over him and shouting.
"Can you see me now, asshole!" Franco kicked him and I felt something inside me shift. This wasn't us getting something for ourselves – getting what we needed to survive. This was Franco being an asshole. I stood up and walked down the alleyway towards Franco.
Franco reached down and snatched the glasses off of the boy's face and threw them down on the ground. When they didn't break he grew even angrier.
Franco stomped on the glasses, grinding them with his heel, and I could hear the lenses shatter as the plastic frames gave way. Franco's smile wasn't nice. He kicked the boy again. "Can you see me now?"
The boy on the floor was curled up around his middle hugging himself. The other kids had formed a ring around them. Some were cheering, some were quiet. This was new for them too – they didn't know how to react. Franco commanded respect, but was this something to respect? We all understood being down there. Being below other people. We'd found our place, a fit in the hierarchy, but this seemed different. The kid looked like one of us, could have been one of us.
I pushed through the crowd, my mind racing like molasses. I saw angles, options, choices. I didn't know what I was going to do. I felt hot and cold at the same time. I was madder than I'd ever been and I wasn't even totally sure why. I didn't know the kid, and Franco had taken me in, made me a member of the Marauders. But I did know that this was wrong.
"Franco!" it was practically a scream and my voice broke. "Leave him alone!"
Everyone shut up. No one moved – except Franco. He turned slowly to me. "What did you say?" his voice was quiet, lethal. I knew I'd crossed a line. Maybe I could have talked to him in private, but here, now, I was a threat. A threat to his position – to his respectability.
"I said", I gulped, "leave him alone. He didn't do anything to you."
"Didn't do anything?" Franco's voice was rising, he sensed my fear, my uncertainty, but he misunderstood it. I wasn't afraid of him. I hadn't ever been afraid of him. I was afraid of what would happen next. Of what I might do to him or what he might do to me.
"Didn't do anything! He disrespected me!" Franco stalked towards me.
He didn't say, 'and now you're disrespecting me' – that would have brought the disrespect into the open, reinforced it – but the undertone was there. We could both sense it, and everyone could sense it.
Franco came right up into my face and tried to loom over me, but he couldn't. He'd expected me to shrink. To fall back. To cower and plead for my place. But he didn't know me. I realized then that I was done with Franco and I was done with the Marauders. They weren't a home anymore. The restaurant had changed that. It was time for a break – and something about the kid on the ground called to me. If I was going to make a break, I could do it with him. We could be family for each other.
I didn't think, I just moved. My right leg flew up and my foot connected with Franco's balls. He froze, his face a mask of pain and he tumbled sideways his hands groping the fury in his crotch. We'd none of us participated in much violence before today. We'd seen it on the trideo. We'd talked big but we'd never participated, we'd never authored it – and I'd never realized what I had over the other kids.
I was the only one who could read and I'd read a lot before I'd run away. When you read, you make your own pictures in your head. When you read literature, you are forced to think, to make your own connections, to understand. The trideo was passive, you could stare at it, and watch it and not take any of it in – not understand the lessons. And I'd learned lessons from my reading. I'd learned that if you're going to fight you need to fight to win. And if you're going to win, you do it however you can – and you do it fast.
I silently thanked Ender and looked around at the other kids. No one moved. They all watched me. No one was looking at Franco.
I didn't say anything. I walked over and picked up the kids glasses, shoving them in a pocket of my jacket. Then I walked over to the kid and helped him up. No one had moved, they were still watching me. Like I was a dangerous beast – and I probably was.
The kid and I pushed through the circle, walking away – and I never saw the Marauders again.
His name was Leonard. He'd been on the streets for few days – trying to find a place. He had a little bit of money and he'd been using it sparingly for food.
"So how come you're here?" he asked me later that day.
I looked up in surprise. Kids don't ask that. You were on the street. It didn't matter how or why or anything – you just were. I was quiet for a few minutes pondering the question. I knew why I was here – I could tell him. It's not like it was a secret. But it was a hard barrier to break. I hadn't told anyone else about the orphanage or anything else about my past. It was mine – my information – my secret. And I'd been on the street long enough to know that you hoarded secrets. A good secret could get you a meal. A bad secret could get you hurt.
"Why are you here?" I asked him, instinctively trying to get more than I gave.
He shrugged, "Micky kicked me out. Said he couldn't support freeloaders."
"Micky?" I asked.
"He was my mom's…friend." The last word was different – like he'd been going to say something else.
"Where's your mom?" I wondered how a mother could let her child live on the street like this, what his mother was like. I'd never known my mother.
"She's dead." He spat the words. "She OD'd last week."
I didn't know what to say. Leonard looked at the ground and shrugged, "It's not like she was much of a mother. Always either busy or sleeping it off. Micky kept me around because she was a good earner."
I nodded in understanding. "Well, Leonard, I guess it's us now. I know a place we can crash tonight. Near a restaurant where I can usually beg scraps."
He nodded, but didn't say anything. He'd had a spare pair of glasses in his coat – a good thing because he was pretty much blind without them.
Then he said, "So what about you?"
"Yeah, you never answered me. How come you're here?"
I sighed. "I grew up in an orphanage. I never knew my parents. One day I'd decided I'd had enough – that I could do better on my own and I split."
He looked at me curiously, "Yeah?"
"Yeah." I sighed. "Anyway, let's go try to get some dinner and find a place to crash. I don't think that Franco will be coming after me, but I want to get far away from Marauder territory."
We spent a few days traveling through the city – always on the lookout for a place where we could get some food and crash for the night.
One night we were at the back of a Chinese food place, going through the dumpsters, when we heard a horrible high-pitched squeal and loud cursing. I thought it was an alarm and I grabbed Leonard and started to run, but I was pulled up short when he didn't move.
He just stood there, turning his head back and forth, listening to the sound of the squeal.
"C'mon, Leonard – let's go!" I was nervous about getting caught. The other night at a Vietnamese place the cook had run out brandishing a cleaver to run us off. But Leonard didn't move.
He slowly pulled away from me and walked towards the sound.
"What are you doing, man!" I followed a distance behind him, ready to turn and run but not wanting to abandon Leonard.
He walked up to the back door of the restaurant and knocked on it.
The squeal cut off and the door was thrown open. A large black man with a dirty white apron stood there, door handle in one hand and knife in another.
When he saw Leonard, his eyes narrowed. "What do you want, kid."
I stood back and tried to look innocent. I was ready to start in with my regular spiel about needing food, being hungry, just a couple of lost kids – but then Leonard spoke up.
"Your radio."
"Yeah, what about it."
"It's not working right."
The man gave Leonard a funny look. "No shit it's not working right. You think I want to listen to that whine?" He looked ready to close the door on us and go back to work.
"I can fix it."
He paused, giving Leonard a curious look. "Yeah, you can fix it. Right. You's just want to get in here and grab something and run off with it. Bah!" He started to close the door.
"No, really! I can fix it. Sounds like a capacitor came loose so the crystal isn't oscillating correctly to line up with the radio waves."
That made him stop – hell it made me stop. I gave Leonard a blank look and the guy said "What did you just say?"
"I said it sounds like a capacitor-"
He waved it away, "Nevermind, I wouldn't understand it this time either – but you sound like you know what to do."
He looked hard at both of us. "Ok, I'll get the radio and give it to you. You stay outside and fix it. If you can." The last bit was muttered under his breath.
He handed the radio to Leonard and then closed the door.
"Leonard, what the hell are you doing?"
"Relax, I can fix this. I'm good with electronics."
He reached into his pocket and pulled out a multi-tool and proceeded to dismember the radio.
I watched in awe – I'd never seen anyone fix anything before. When something broke, you threw it out and got a new one.
Ten minutes later he had the radio reassembled. I'd watched him the whole time, but I couldn't have told you what he did. As far as I could tell, he just took it apart, poked at it and then put it back together.
He knocked on the door again and smiled triumphantly, brandishing the radio when the guy appeared.
"It's fixed!"
He gave the radio a dubious look but didn't say anything. He just took it from Leonard and plugged it into the wall and switched it on. Music came pouring and his face split into a wide grin.
"Hey! You fixed it! That's great! How'd you do it?"
"Oh, I just know how to fix stuff. When it's broken, I just see what's wrong and how to fix it."
"Huh," he looked speculative. "Hey, why don't you kids come in here and I'll get you some food – you look like you could eat."
I looked at him warily, "Why? What's in it for you?"
He chuckled at that, "Well, your friend here just fixed my radio – that saves me from spending 20 bucks to replace it. Plus, there's a guy I want you to meet."


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The idea of an ark is looking pretty good.
We are supposed to be holding a fire party tonight but that's clearly not going to happen. Our sustainability group was planning to do a night on making fire without matches. We have people coming to demonstrate fire bows and flint and steel as well as some alternative and home made-stoves. It looks like we need Plan B. The meeting was supposed to be at our fire pit but I guess we'll meet at the church after all.
Bruce has been working like crazy to get our wood heat set up. I had purchased a terrific Vermont Castings stove for $200.00 a few months ago. We had the chimney rebuilt so we can now use it. The plan is to keep the big stove in the basement where it will heat Bruce's shop and dry the basement out some. The second chimney is slated to be rebuilt in the spring and will vent the second wood stove. The basement stove will also keep the pipes from freezing. If the floors are warm, the house will be livable if not toasty. The stove also has the benefit of having a large cooking area. Each time I feel a bit overwhelmed by the task of taking my house as far from oil dependence as possible, I remember that it was lived in for decades with no grid at all.
Canning season is in full swing and I try to get at least one load in each day. I have a big meat order in and canning the stew beef is high on my to-do list. I have always done the meat as a hot pack but I'm going to do a raw pack for the stew beef. Apparently, one just jars the beef with no water and it makes its own broth. Does anyone have any experience with that?
The rain has kept me getting in the garden for a few days but I used the time to plot out next year. If I have my way (and I may not) I would plant only potatoes, tomatoes, onions, Haricot Verdes string beans, garlic, dry beans, carrots, beets, cabbage, cucumbers and winter and summer squash and maybe enough broccoli and cauliflower for fresh eating. I will always do the greens. I think that peas and corn are not worth the space or the trouble nor are turnips or brussel sprouts. I want more golden raspberries and I would like to expand the grapes. I keep looking at what grows well with the best output for the energy expended. I just ordered Top Keeper and Keepsake onion sets from Territorial Seeds. These are multiplier onions and behave lke garlic. You plant in the fall and harvest early. They both have excellent keeping qualities and produce bulbets that are replanted in the fall. Sounds like my kind of onion.


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The Sacramento Bee's Dan Walters highlights a new report by CJCJ that finds no conclusive causal trend between Realignment and recent crime trends.
The North Coast Journal references CJCJ's new Realignment report that finds no direct connection between Realignment and violent crime rates.
Beyond Chron highlights a new CJCJ report on the impact of Realignment on California's crime rates.
The Long Beach Press Telegram highlights a new CJCJ report that finds little evidence of a connection between Realignment and increased crime rates.
The Monterey Herald reports on CJCJ's recent analysis of crime trends in post-Realignment California.
On Thursday, January 9, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown released his proposed FY 2014-15 Budget for California. CJCJ applauds the Governor's willingness to adopt some of the systemic changes necessary for not only meeting the court-ordered prison population cap, but also improving public safety outcomes for all Californians. Yet, we are concerned by a failure to support long-term systemic reforms for improving our criminal justice system and the near absence of juvenile justice policy in his budget.
This month California's policymakers will return to Sacramento and begin addressing some of the state's pressing justice issues. The public and stakeholders alike should use these different venues to advocate for a more balanced justice system that focuses on alternatives to incarceration and produce positive safety outcomes.
In 2014, community advocates and state policymakers should work together to continue focus on three policy areas and develop solutions that reflect the experiences of California's most vulnerable populations.
Two bills passed this year will help Californians with criminal histories reduce their barriers to employment and housing in 2014.
An in-depth look at the George Stinney case and what it could mean for juvenile justice policy almost 70 years later.
On December 4-5, 2013, representatives from 36 counties came to Sacramento and made their case to receive jail construction funding available through Assembly Bill (AB) 1022. With this legislation, California will allocate $500 million in revenue lease bonds for counties to construct adult criminal justice facilities.
A run down of California's legislative session, SF's Due Process for All Ordinance, and a call for your support of Cameo House.
This year, Governor Jerry Brown can take a bold step to reform drug sentencing for individuals who posses small quantities of a controlled substance for personal use. Senate Bill 649, authored by State Senator Mark Leno, is a long-term solution that gives California's judges and prosecutors the choice to offer individuals a reduced sentence, when appropriate, for drug possession.
Both the legislature and Governor Brown are currently reviewing a wide range of juvenile and criminal justice policies that will have a long-term impact on the state. Here's a breakdown of key bills.
A statewide Sentencing Commission could initiate much needed sentencing reform and end the prison crisis in the long-term.
CJCJ's NoVA case manager, José Luis Gómez, participates in an interview with Radio Bilingüe in which he emphasizes that Realignment is not just about reducing the overall prison population or moving incarcerated people from a state to local level; Rather, José asserts, AB 109 should be primarily implemented by counties to provide an array of services for justice-involved individuals so that they can improve their lives, reduce recidivism, and ultimately promote overall public health and safety.
The California state legislature just completed a pivotal phase in the legislative process. CJCJ reviews key criminal justice policies currently under consideration.
Unfortunately, AB 915 did not make it off the Assembly Appropriations suspense file on Friday, May 24. This ends the current legislative path for the bill, but its legacy and vision remain undeterred.
On May 15, 2013, Governor Brown submitted a budget trailer bill that makes concerning changes to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC).
On May 13, 2013: Formerly Incarcerated People's Quest for Democracy Legislative Briefing on polices that impact the ability of formerly incarcerated people to fully participate in society.
California's counties are one step closer to having more resources to treat and rehabilitate youth who have committed serious or violent offenses.
California counties have increasingly served as incubators for model policy innovation. State policymakers must nurture this bottom-up reform to ensure a balanced approach that benefits our justice-involved youth and promotes public safety.
On March 21-22, 2013, the Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal, the UC Hastings Criminal Justice Institute, and the California Correctional Crisis Blog will present a symposium adrressing Realignment.
On February 21, 2013, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm San Francisco State University is hosting a panel discussion entitled, Promoting Public Policy Reform from Inside and Outside Government, at SF State's Downtown Campus, 835 Market Street, Room 609, SF, CA 94103.
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"[The king] said to him, `Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless." Matthew 22:12 Nobody wears a tank-top to a prom or a tweed jacket when water skiing. What you're doing and where you're doing it clues you in on proper attire. And when you don't wear what the occasion calls for, you might end up red-faced, or far worse.
The man in Jesus' parable who was at the wedding without the proper attire—he was not only shamed but kicked out. Foolishly, he thought he could wear what he wanted, instead of what was acceptable for guests to wear. And he paid the price.
This wrongly dressed man, who is he? He is everyone who thinks they can slip into the heavenly banquet wearing their own merits. For since our righteousness is as filthy rags (Isa 64:6), it will land us only with the man in the parable—weeping and gnashing our teeth.
What we need is what Jesus himself has provided: His robe of righteousness that covers our filthy garments. The cloak of His holy flesh and blood is draped over us in Baptism; we wear the clothing of Christ. More than dressed to the nines, we are dressed, quite literally, for heaven itself.


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When It Comes to Knitting (and Grafting), It's Good to Have Choices
A few years ago, my mother-in-law, Lillian, was knitting a hat and encountered an abbreviation that she'd never seen before: ssk. When she asked me what it meant, I explained that it was a single decrease worked over two stitches. She said, "Oh, so it's the same as a k2tog." "Well, sort of," I replied, "except that it slants to the left instead of to the right." She considered this for a moment and then said, "I'll just use k2tog, it'll be fine." And it was. Over the years, Lillian happily knitted hundreds of hats, baby booties, dishcloths and scarves for relatives, neighbors, church fundraisers and charities. To my knowledge, she never once used any decrease other than k2tog (and an occasional k3tog), or any increase other than the bar increase (knitting into the front and back of a stitch), and those techniques served her perfectly well. The fact that there are multiple ways to accomplish the same thing didn't really concern her. Ultimately, her goal was simply to create a garment that would serve a useful function.
For my part, I love the fact that there are so many choices in knitting. I'm not limited to one cast-on or short-row method, but can choose among several different types, depending on the effect I want to achieve in a given project.
There's one situation, however, where the choice of techniques has traditionally been somewhat limited: when joining two sets of live stitches together in knitted fabric. In that case, a pattern will typically call for three-needle bind-off or Kitchener stitch. These are both perfectly fine techniques, but there may be times when you want a seam that is more invisible than can be achieved using either technique (even Kitchener stitch is not always the most invisible option). And that's when it's nice to have more options available.
You may have noticed in some of the patterns in our magazines that we've been including grafting charts and/or written instructions for grafting in pattern. Of course, knitters are always free to use any joining technique they prefer, but the grafting instructions are included for those who want to give grafting in pattern a try.
In the Winter 2015 issue of Interweave Knits, we actually included two different sets of instructions for Angela Tong's Caterpillar Cowl: one set of instructions if you want to join the ends of the cowl using Kitchener stitch (or even three-needle bind-off), and alternate instructions for working the cowl if you want to graft in pattern. In this case, two separate instructions were necessary because you cast on a different number of stitches and begin and end the chart on different rows, depending on which method you choose. The cowl, with both grafting options, is now available as an individual download here.
For my version of the cowl I used Rowan Fine Art Aran in #549 Flamenco.
The pattern involves grafting a sawtooth lace edging. The yarn tail at the left-hand side indicates the grafted join. Otherwise, the graft is completely invisible.
And, speaking of grafting instructions, I'm excited to announce that the Rainbow Lace Stole from my eBook, How to Graft Your Knitting Invisibly: Taking Kitchener Stitch to the Next Level, is now available as a kit. The kit includes two balls of Jojoland Harmony in color #HC07 Fairyland and a copy of the eBook (which includes instructions for the stole and step-by-step instructions for the grafting). I think that "Rainbow" is an apt title for the stole:
The stole is worked in two halves and grafted in the center. You can see in the photo below where the direction of the knitting changes at the grafted join and there is a slight jog where the patterns meet head-to-head, but the lace grafting eliminates the visible line that often occurs when lace is grafted using Kitchener stitch.
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Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2015
With the help of Misbah-ul-Haq's fifty and Younis Khan's century, Pakistan has won the third and final Test match against Sri Lanka by 7 wickets. Younis Khan (171) and Misbah-ul-Haq (59) remained not out. With this match, Pak has also won the 3-match Test series by 2-1. In the second innings, Pakistan team scored 382 runs for 3 wickets in 103.1 Overs.
Pakistan needed 147 runs on last day with 8 wickets in hand. The team chased the target with 7 wickets remaining. The target was easy, but Pakistani players made it look even easier. The team only lost one wicket today in the form of Masood, who scored 125 runs in 233 balls before he was stumped by Chandimal. Team players must be very happy with their performance on the last day.
Younis Khan has been awarded the Man of the Match for his 171 runs not-out innings. Yasir Shah has been chosen the Man of the Series. Today's victory also marks the highest successful run chase for Pakistan in Test cricket as well as the highest successful run chase ever in Sri Lanka. This is also the first time when a Test match played at Pallekele ended up with a result.
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When I read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, I went to work the next day and created a collage of all of my favorites quotes from that book to hang around my cubicle wall. I wanted to be completely surrounded by those thoughts, words, feelings. The beauty of that novel struck me dumb, and it was all about the words.
My husband and I were listening to The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch on audiobook (for the second time) on our drive home this weekend, and we were practically giddy with the crude, brilliant writing. We kept skipping back to hear pieces of it again and again. The wit, the stunning wit. It tumbles around in your mind until you're dizzy with it.
I can't get Locke Lamora out of my head, so I thought today's post would be dedicated to sharing some of my favorite book quotes. There are so many to choose from, but I hope some of the ones featured here catch your mind in that extravagant way and inspire you to read and breathe them all in. Especially if there are any books in this list you haven't yet read! Go forth and remedy that at once.
Trust me, though, the words were on their way, and when they arrived, Leisel would hold them in her hands like the clouds, and she would wring them out like the rain.
"You were the one who taught me," he said. "I never looked at you without seeing the sweetness of the way the world goes together, or without sorrow for its spoiling. I became a hero to serve you, and all that is like you."
It seemed she was in a cathedral—if, that is, the earth itself were to dream a cathedral into being over thousands of years of water weeping through stone.
I'm going to tell you something important. Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. The truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world.
Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion.
When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes.
"He must have known I'd want to leave you."
"No, he must have known you would always want to come back."
It gave her a creeping sense of impending aloneness, like she was some orphaned animal raised by do-gooders, soon to be released into the wild.
She didn't want to be released into the wild. She wanted to be held dear.
Rose doesn't like the flat country, but I always did – flat country seems to give the sky such a chance.
If he had a bloody gash across his throat and a physiker was trying to sew it up, Lamora would steal the needle and thread and die laughing! He steals too much!
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Sometimes, things get in life's way. Like when eggshell falls into your cake batter or it starts to rain halfway through your picnic. The lives we live are seemingly permanent; we become so engulfed by our daily, monotonous routines, we leave very little space for change. Ask me a couple months ago, I would have told you I'm the biggest proponent of change. I "craved" it, as I would often say. But I think I was confused. I'm discovering that I loved said change as long as it occurred on my watch. Or I at least had time to absorb/accept/prepare for it.
But isn't it strange how life never happens according to our plans? I suppose it might for a little while. We make plans to live in this place, have this job, be friends with these people. But a disruption in some form nearly always introduces itself, whether it slowly seeps in without a second glance or it somehow pushes through the walls we've built so high.
And then I think about those walls. The walls we've built all by ourselves. Of our own accord. And do you know what walls do? I used to think they provided safety from all that's bad in the world. I used to think they meant that life would only and could only exist within those walls. It was something I could "control," and I like control.
Then, in a matter of seconds, something radical, something tragic, something terrifying turned my walls into dust. Not rubble, not pieces, but dust. I learned that our walls are not made of immovable steel or unbreakable diamond. I like to say mine were made of something like wet sand. Because wet sand makes great castles. With strong, regal walls. But then waves and crabs and children come along and those walls are easily torn down. And when this happens? When our chambers of safety are destroyed? The world simply tells us to rebuild our castles. Put everything back together just how it was, so we can pretend this never happened. And life will continue to be normal and together and complete again.
Tell me, why would I do that? Why would I try to wet the sand and rebuild everything I once knew just so another monster can take me by surprise again? All I hear is the world saying "just pick up the pieces, Haley." And do what with them? Build more walls? Blind myself to the world that's out there so I'll eventually find myself sitting in a pile of dust again? No, I don't think I'll do that. I think I'll leave the dust on the floor, and keep my eyes peeled for what's coming next. It's a little freeing, really. To know I don't have to rectify my life with walls anymore. Monsters don't have to completely warp our worlds. Maybe if we don't exercise every ounce of willpower we have to keep the monsters away, they won't be so scary.
And hey, once we step outside our castles, we can watch the tide rise and the waves break. And that is a beautiful, beautiful thing.
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Fortunately for us, zombies have been confined to scary movies and Michael Jackson videos but they could end up ruling the planet, scientists believe. And just like the movies, it is important the undead 'are dealt with quickly, or else we are all in trouble,' they concluded.
Are zombies ready to take over? Are zombies ready to take over?
In their study, the researchers from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University posed a question: If there was to be a battle between zombies and the living, who would win?
They compiled a model of a zombie attack with infection rates based on the 'classical pop-culture zombie – slow-moving, cannibalistic, and undead', seen in movies such as Shaun Of The Dead, rather than the quicker versions in Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later.
'A zombie outbreak is likely to lead to the collapse of civilisation, unless it is dealt with quickly,' the experts wrote in their scientific paper.
'While aggressive quarantine may contain the epidemic, or a cure may lead to co-existence of humans and zombies, the most effective way to contain the rise of the undead is to hit hard and hit often,' they added.
Prof Neil Ferguson, who advises the British government on controlling the spread of swine flu, said the study had similarites with some infectious diseases.
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The FEROSH Fashion Weekend is well underway and there are some really stunning designs you need to check out! I am not lying, believe me!
In this post, I picked the Miriam dress by Solidea Folies. Although I am wearing the white version, the dress is also available in black and would look amazing on you shoudl you want to go for a romantic date or even a late night cocktail party. You really need to check it out!
Also available at the FEROSH Fashion Weekend Retail Area are the Lyra earrings I am wearing. Tracei designed these amazing pieces in 3 different metals (Silver, Gold and Rose Gold) and you can find a studs version of those as well rings and necklaces to pair them with, Don't miss them!
Did you notice my eyeshadow? It blends well with my outfit, doesn't it? This eyeshadow is part of the Circles Mesh & Makeup set by SlackGirl. The mesh piece which I hope to show you in my next post, is available in Gold, Silver and Black to choose from and there are several eyeshadow colours to use it with. This is just one of them!
Finally, as I did in my previous post, the pose I used in this one is also from Dare! And yes, you can also find it at the FEROSH Fashion Weekend Retail Area. Just hurry up before it finishes as I don't know when all these amazing items will retun to the main stores.
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1. a bell-shaped glass jar used to cover delicate plants.
2. a close fitting, bell-shaped hat for women.
So ... what are all the other things we call a cloche?
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I do have one bell-shaped glass cloche that houses a real bird nest on a stack of grapevine.
Now this IS a cloche.
Old metal bird cages make a wonderful display cloche.
One sitting on a glass cake pedestal plate shows off the display really nice and the other on a silver plated cake plate.
Both are brass HENDRIX cages but one has a screen around the bottom.
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F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Merck & Co., Inc., Novartis International AG, GlaxoSmithKline Plc., Amgen Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb, ELI Lilly and Company, Celgene Corporation, Seattle Genetics, Inc., and Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. are some of the prominent players profiled in MRFR Analysis and are at the forefront of competition in the Global Cancer Immunotherapy Market.
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Increasing number of patient pool suffering from Cancer has spurred the growth of the market. Increasing awareness of the Cancer Immunotherapy coupled with the advantages it offers, technological advancement, rapid adoption and increasing demand from emerging economies are driving the growth for the market. Some other factors like rising adverse effects, such as recurrence of cancer and organ failure, associated with conventional chemotherapies are driving the market growth. Growing research & development, clinical trials, and new approvals are leading the market growth.
Companies are collaborating with hospitals and independent research centers to bring novelty in to Cancer Immunotherapy field is another major driving factor for the market. Rapid adoption of Cancer Immunotherapy by medical professionals as well as patients, and increasing success rate are important factors for the growth of global Cancer Immunotherapy market. The market for Cancer Immunotherapy in emerging markets of Asia and Latin America is flourishing and demand for newer Cancer Immunotherapy is expected to rise in near future. Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly getting benefitted with the Cancer Immunotherapy.
While, lack of awareness and adverse effects associated with immune therapeutic drugs are expected to present challenges to the Cancer Immunotherapy market, major factors such as rising advent immunotherapeutic drug classes, mainly target receptors for multiple myeloma and checkpoint inhibitors coupled with the introduction of new molecules that has already been proven to be a boon for patients with inactive response to chemotherapy and numerous advent immunotherapeutic options, such as immunomodulators and CAR-T cell therapy, which will be soon available for public with their ability to provide better cancer treatment are expected to phenomenally foster the growth of the Cancer Immunotherapy market.
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Segmentation By Therapy: Comprises – Monoclonal Antibodies (Naked Monoclonal Antibodies, Conjugated Monoclonal Antibodies, & Bispecific Monoclonal Antibodies), Cytokines (Interferon, Interleukins), Adoptive Cell Transfer and other.
Segmentation By Application: Comprises – Lung Cancer, Liver Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Lung Cancer and other
Segmentation By End User: Comprises – Hospitals, Clinics & others
Segmentation By Regions: Comprises Geographical regions – North America, Europe, APAC and Rest of the World.
Cancer Immunotherapy Global Market – Regional Analysis:
Global Cancer Immunotherapy market is segmented into four main geographical region, they are North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and The Middle East and Africa.
Over the last few years, North America and Europe are the major contributors in the global Cancer Immunotherapy market. Due to their reputation as a suitable place for research and development. The market for Cancer Immunotherapy has a huge demand in both region and is expected to grow in coming future.
Asia Pacific is however the fastest growing Cancer Immunotherapy market owing to the presence of rapidly developing healthcare technology, huge patient population, and high healthcare expenditure. Moreover increasing demand for new treatment methods in countries like India and South Korea are likely to emerge as the fastest growing market across the globe.
The Middle East and Africa holding the least growth in comparison to other region, although, increasing occurrence of cancer owing to smoking, change in lifestyle, and excessive alcohol intake are driving the Cancer Immunotherapy market in this region.
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What Does the Bible Say About The Conscience
Acts 23 :1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
"Conscience " - this is a word Paul used all together 23 times in his speeches and letters recorded in the New Testament. It is used only nine times in other parts of the New Testament.
Rom 2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness
I Tim 1:5,19 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
I Tim 3:9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.Proverbs 20:27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Romans 2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
Conscience is an inner faculty which judges what is right and wrong. It is an inner voice which can speak in alarm when an individual does something contrary to its judgement, or be correct.
Paul insisted on the importance of having a "good" conscience.In Acts 24;16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men. and 2 Cor 1;12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward. he gives one of the principles he always followed.
Even when he was persecuting he church he maintained good conscience ( Acts 26;9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Phil 3:6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.)
He thought that he was doing was right I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. This shows that conscience is not infallible and can make serious errors.It needs to be instructed by the word of God.The blood of Christ alone can purify.
Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Hebrews 10:2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshipers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldst not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldst not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Hebrews 10:22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
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Letter from Director of CDCs Division
of Tuberculosis Elimination
Public Health Service
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA 30333
Dear Colleague:
The 2000 Institute of Medicine report Ending Neglect: The Elimination
of Tuberculosis in the United States concluded that tuberculosis
(TB) elimination is feasible, but will require aggressive and decisive
action beyond what is now in effect. The report recommended
adopting an aggressive strategy in order to maintain control and
ensure the most efficient application of resources. To this
end, TB control programs must develop new standards by which to
monitor and evaluate program performance.
One such evaluation method is cohort review, a systematic review
of patients with TB disease and their contacts. This method,
used in countries around the world and in several programs in the
United States, examines a group or cohort of patients from a specific
period of time in terms of individual patient outcomes and overall
program performance.
The cohort review process has proven to be a very useful tool for
ensuring accountability, educating staff about protocols and goals,
and improving case management and prevention. Case managers
and other staff know that their day-to-day efforts will be reflected
in the cohort review several months later and that they are accountable
for the services they provide. They are responsible for ensuring
that patients who are started on treatment finish treatment.
As a result, patients are less likely to fall between the cracks
and receive inadequate care. Since 1993, when the cohort reviews
began in New York City, the treatment completion rate there has
increased from less than 50% to 93%.
You may already conduct administrative reviews of TB cases and
contacts. The cohort review method builds upon many current
practices, but adds a quantitative difference to program review
and examination of treatment outcomes. It is a management
process that will motivate staff, reveal program strengths and weaknesses,
indicate staff training and professional education needs, increase
staff accountability for completion of treatment for both TB disease
and latent TB infection (LTBI), and improve TB case management and
the identification of contacts.
Admittedly, adopting the cohort review methodology is a challenging
undertaking. As with any change in management approach, there
will be bumps in the road, and the positive results may not be immediately
evident. Successful implementation requires an ongoing commitment
to adopting this management approach, tailoring it to fit local
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A couple of brunches I had before I left Sydney. I'm still unsure what brunch is defined as. Is there a timeframe? If you have breakfast beforehand, are you still eating brunch or are you just eating breakfast food for lunch?
An acai bowl at Sadhana Kitchen in Newtown. It's a vegan restaurant and has super healthy sounding food. I haven't had acai before, and it was actually delicious. I'm so late on this bandwagon.
Making brunch at YY's. She did the cooking, I kind of clumsily chopped things up. Sourdough toast, avocado, feta, scrambled eggs, haloumi, hashbrowns, mushrooms, tomatoes, spinach and vegetarian sausage. It was ridiculous and I think I injured some internal organs eating all this. I wasn't hungry for several days afterwards.
Reuben Hills in Surry Hills. I had the pork arepas, which were nice however a bit spicy and meat-y for a first meal of the day.
Bagel with avocado, feta, corn and tomatoes at Brewtown Newtown. Really good, although overpriced for what it is, now that I think about it. Maybe brunch should be defined as "spending loads of money on a meal you could easily put together at home"?
At Paramount Coffee Project, which is a popular cafe I hadn't visited before. I wasn't in the mood for their heavier offerings (e.g. fried chicken and waffles), so I got the BKE roll (bacon, kale and egg) which I wasn't expecting much from. It ended up being bizarrely good, I'm not sure if it was the garlic in the eggs or the texture of the kale but it worked. I wasn't a fan of the coffee I had this time, it had that sour taste to it I dislike.
Happy New Year! When this post goes up I will be in New York, spending all my money on brunches there.
This is a scheduled post, I'm currently travelling overseas. I'll be reading your comments via email, but won't be able to reply immediately.
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Bill Cunerty, a college teacher and coach in Southern California, has always had trouble picking color-coordinated clothes and socks that match. And like many ''colorblind'' people, he tells the color of a traffic light by its position, not its hue.
But Mr. Cunerty has been trying out new glasses that, he says, allow him to distinguish colors better. ''For me this has been like watching 'The Wizard of Oz,' '' he said. ''The first half is in black and white, and the second half is in color.''
The glasses, made by ColorMax Technologies Inc. of Tustin, were approved by the Food and Drug Administration in November, becoming the first lenses specifically authorized for color deficient vision.
But many experts caution that such lenses do not make people see colors as people with normal vision do. And while the lenses can help people tell some colors apart, they can make it harder to distinguish other colors.
The federal agency has already warned ColorMax not to exaggerate its claims for its $700 lenses. The agency says that the technology is merely a variation of a century-old idea and that the lens coatings are no different from what is found on some sunglasses that have that colored mirror look.Continue reading the main story
But Steven E. Faith, an optometrist in Livermore, Calif., who has been selling the lenses, said the technology ''definitely works,'' in that people are able to distinguish colors better. He and others said the lenses had practical value for certain people, like electronics workers who need to tell red wires from green ones but do not care whether the wires look red or green.
True colorblindness is extremely rare. But about 8 percent of American men and 0.5 percent of women have some deficiency in color vision, usually difficulty distinguishing red from green.
For many of these people, the problem is so mild that they are not even aware of it unless they take a color vision test. But inadequate color vision can block people from being pilots and from getting jobs in certain areas of law enforcement, the military and transportation.
Poor red-green color vision is mainly an inherited condition controlled by a gene on the X chromosome, which is why it is mainly in men. (Since women have two X chromosomes, a defective color vision gene on one will usually be compensated for by a good gene on the other.)
The eye has three sets of cones that perceive color: one sensitive to blue light, one to green and one to red. Most colors are a combination of these, so when a person sees something, the three types of cones are stimulated by different amounts. The brain uses this information to determine the color.
In some people with color deficiencies, one set of cones does not work. But in most cases, the cones work but respond to shades of red and green that are too close to each other in wavelength, giving the brain less ability to distinguish between them.
The lenses cannot fix this problem. Rather, they try to change the color of light entering the eye.
Red lenses, for instance, let in red light but block out most blue and green light. A green object viewed through a red lens will appear darker because light from it is not getting to the eye, thus allowing it to be distinguished from a red object. This allows someone to pass a color test in which a number is written as a pattern of green dots on a background of colored dots.
And if a person cannot distinguish between, say, an orange and a greenish yellow, filtering out green will change the appearance of the greenish yellow while not affecting the orange much, allowing them to be distinguished.
James Clerk Maxwell, the Scottish physicist, provided red and green lenses for a colorblind colleague as far back as 1850. And for about the last three decades, some people with color vision problems have used red tinted contact lenses.
The problem is that by blocking all the blue and green light, such lenses make it harder to tell blues, greens and violets apart. The lenses also reduce the overall amount of light coming into the eye, so, like sunglasses, they are not recommended for use at night.
''Over all, they make your color vision worse, but they can help you distinguish certain colors,'' said Dr. Wayne A. Verdon, an assistant professor of clinical optometry at the University of California at Berkeley.
ColorMax says its lenses are more selective in blocking out light and more tailored to the individual patient's color vision problem, with 10 varieties available.
The company is guarded about its technology and its origins. ColorMax is a publicly traded company but is controlled by Kimrose Holdings, a privately owned company in Hong Kong. Julie Kim, a director of the California company and daughter of one of the Kimrose executives, declined to provide information about Kimrose. Donald Hansen, ColorMax president, is an optometrist in Iowa, one of seven in the nation offering the ColorMax lenses.
Somewhat similar lenses are being sold in other countries and are coming to the United States. These include glasses developed by Coloryte, a Hungarian company with an office in Norcross, Ga., and the Chromagen contact lens developed in Britain and offered by Fichte Eye Associates in Amherst, N.Y.
Dr. Jay M. Cohen, a professor at the State University of New York College of Optometry in Manhattan, said many patients ordered plain pairs of tinted lenses for $20 rather than the ColorMax lenses for $700. ColorMax is ''a little better, but it's not $700 better,'' Dr. Cohen said.
Other patients, after trying the ColorMax lenses, decide they would rather stick with the more monochromatic world they are used to. The biggest demand comes from people who want certain jobs for which color vision is required. Danny Molvik, a college student in Las Vegas, said he wanted to pursue a military career and liked his ColorMax glasses. ''Everything's more bright, a lot fuller,'' he said.
But the glasses may be of limited use to him: most organizations that require color tests, like the Federal Aviation Administration, do not allow people to use the lenses for the test. They see a difference between being able to pass the test and having adequate color vision.
If the newest lenses prove better than the old ones, pressure could mount to change such restrictions. But so far, people with color vision problems do not seem to have formed strong groups to push for access to jobs or to demand that signs, publications and computer screens be understandable to people with weak color vision.
Dr. Lindsay T. Sharpe, a professor of ophthalmology at University Eye Hospital in Tuebingen, Germany, says that people have espoused all sorts of unproven treatments for colorblindness, including cobra venom. Since colorblindness is a genetic problem, he said, the best long-term hope for a cure is gene therapy.Continue reading the main story


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Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship. …voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country. — Hermann Göring
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Real Change
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Apparently real change is: pandering to gun lovers, giving the telecoms immunity, warrentless wiretaps, continuing GOP propaganda (taxes, health care, etc), being a corporate slave, breaking your word to take public funding, pandering to Zionists, courting Christian Evangelicals, fearing nuclear power, increasing the military industrial complex, $30,000 per person get togethers, support for the death penalty, religious profiling for photo ops, …
The Democrats are at best a sliver of a difference from what we already have. They continue to spew the same bullshit we have to hear from the Republicans about lowering taxes and universal healthcare not working. Middle class citizens don't need tax breaks. The middle and lower class need higher wages, more time off, lower cost of education, more public transit, more bike lanes, cheaper insurance, cheaper medicine, someone stopping those who look to prey on those in need in order to make a buck, instead of dining with them and working for them. Even worse, Democrats try to play that beat on their drum, but anyone who is paying attention knows that lowering (and not raising) taxes is not going to bring us any of what they promise, and their promises don't go far enough. Its plain to see the Democrats do not plan to bring a "new kind of politics" (whatever that means) or take on their corporate bedfellows.
And what of foreign policy? I can assure you a Democrat would only slightly change our international policy. Sure we'd be looked at more favorably by plenty of countries, but if we are talking Europe just look at their abuse of power and their corruption throughout the world and tell me thats a great compliment coming from them. I don't remember Clinton ever removing the sanctions in place on Cuba.
In the end we still get a conservative who won't bring us that much cheaper transit, health care or education, improve our international policy, truely go after a new energy policy or decrease the military. We still get corporate and religious cowards. An aristocracy. This is class war.
Change? I don't see change.
Don't vote for them just because they get media coverage and aren't completely stuck in the middle ages like the GOP. They are enjoying their rein as the only perceived alternative, and I don't see them helping to change the political landscape with regards to the two political party dominance either, I only see them hindering it.


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USDA has announced the 2005-crop national and country loan rates for corn, grain sorghum and soybeans. The 2005 national loan rate for both corn and grain sorghum will be set at $1.95/bu., while the national rate for soybeans will be $5/bu., as required by the 2002 Farm Bill.
The 2005-crop county loan rates are available on the Farm Service Agency Web site at: www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/psd/loanrate.htm.
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Spare a thought, as Chinese New Year approaches, for Song Yuanfang.
The Communist Party boss in the eastern town of Liaocheng, Mr. Song could have expected a generous holiday gift from a local gas distribution company, according to his entry in that company's "2009 Public Relations Maintenance Budget," which somebody leaked this week on the Internet.
The document's publication presumably forestalled that particular bribe. But elsewhere in China, corruption is flourishing with special seasonal vigor.
The Lunar New Year is China's biggest holiday, and according to a recent article in the People's Daily, the ruling Communist Party's mouthpiece, "more than 80 percent of corruption cases occur during the holidays."
That, the paper explained, is because "some officials normally alert to bribery relax their vigilance in a happy and joyful atmosphere and accept gifts. Then they cannot stop themselves, and slide into the criminal abyss."
The New Year, at which gift-giving is traditional not only among family members but also between business contacts, offers ideal cover for bribery, of course. Whose eyebrows are raised by the offer of a holiday present?
The same sort of problem arises at the Mid-Autumn Festival, when Chinese give each other "moon cakes." So elaborate had the "accessories" included with the cakes become – watches and cellphones were popular – that two years ago the government imposed rules stipulating that packaging and accessories should not be worth more than 25 percent of the value of the moon cakes themselves.
This year, with an economic downturn clouding the New Year atmosphere, and millions of Chinese losing their jobs, the authorities recently issued guidelines on how government and Communist Party officials should behave over the holiday season.
"Officials should firmly build the idea of living a frugal life … and prevent extravagant behavior," said the instructions from the Communist Party Central Committee's Discipline and Supervision Department. "They are strictly banned from accepting gifts … from units or individuals with whom they have business relationships."
Whether these exhortations will do any good – even backed by the threat that "the government will expose serious violations to the public" – is unclear. The government is always launching one campaign or another against corruption; a five-year antigraft plan was announced last June, suggesting that the five-point anticorruption plan that Premier Wen Jiabao had unveiled 18 months earlier was not working.
But the gloomy economic outlook, and the need not to offend the citizenry, has lent extra edge this year to the government's insistence that ruling party officials not live too high off the hog.
At the beginning of "a difficult fiscal year," Vice Premier Li Keqiang said last week, the government would "firmly oppose extravagance and waste."
"Using government funds for visits, gift-giving, feasting, sightseeing, and expensive entertainment activities is strictly forbidden," the edict from the Discipline and Supervision Department proclaimed.
In Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan, the local government has issued unusually detailed "Temporary Regulations on Government Receptions" over the holiday period, specifying, among other things, that at any official meal, "the number of hosts should be smaller than the number of guests."
I know what they mean. On a recent reporting trip in the south of China, I found myself the guest of honor at a banquet attended by 12 employees of a state-owned company, hardly any of whom showed the slightest interest in me and who were clearly using my presence merely as an excuse to spend some government money on a first-rate meal.
It may take more than an economic slowdown and a few injunctions from on high to eradicate such habits, especially during a holiday.


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On April 11th, the softball season officially started for the Mountie girls with a big 17-9 win against Monument Mountain. The girls began practice March 16th in the gym due to the amount of snow outside, spending a lot of time together practicing hitting, catching, and working on many other aspects of the game, until the girls finally practiced outside in the grass circle on April 3rd. Last year the team chemistry was not all there, however, this year the team as a whole is positive and maintaining a strong bond, which will help on and off the field. Whatever the case, the team hit the ground running , with a 8-6 start with losses to Drury, Monson, Wahconah, Mount Anthony, Hoosac and Turners Falls respectively. Another aspect that is helping the girls is their ability to change positions. According to sophomore starting pitcher Fiona Kelley, "The team is very flexible this year. Everyone is willing to move around." This is a key aspect of the game and will be a great help in the coming months. The team's first two games were blowout wins with scores of 17-9 and 13-0 respectively. The Mounties are currently on a roll, led by captains Miranda Voller and Dana Clement. With 6 games left in the season, the team is excited to finish their season strongly.


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