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Looking for Batise/Batisse families from Nipissing Ontario
We are researching the Michel Batist & Jeannie McDougal genealogy from Nipissing, Ontario
We have many questions about the Batise/Twain line. Many of the names have changed over the years & we need some help to try to straighten them out.
We know that Michel had a brother William & a sister. [we don't have her name]. We believs he also had a sister Anne. Some of the families they married into are: the Cobby/Wincikaby, Pierce, Wejobo, Micmac, Mckenzie, & Commando.
If anyone could help steer us in the right direction I would appreciate it.
Belleau family research
My grandmother was Liane-Berthe Belleau. She married Alphonse Sigouin. Her parents were Arthur Belleau & Elmire Goderre. Arthur's parents were Francois Xavier Belleau & Malvina Giroux. Francois's parents were Joseph Belleau & Marie Poitras.
All I have are names. If anyone can help fill in these people I would be grateful.
Looking for Craig family of Nepean, Ontario
My ancestor was John Craig. He came to Canada around 1826. He bought land from the Canada Company in 1836. In 1841 his brothers; Robert & James, sister Isabella/Elizabeth, his widowed mother & several grandchildren named Caldwell came over.
John married Margaret Hannah. We think John was born about 1804 in Ireland & he died in 1886 & is buried in South March. Margaret was born about 1812 in Ireland & she died in 1889. She is also buried in South March. They had 10 children: Robert, John, Samuel, James, Mary, William, George, Ross {my great grandfather} & David.
Ross Craig born in Nepean 1848 died in Nepean 1919. He married Martha Swan 1887. Martha was born in Philadelphia, 1856 & died 1939 in Nepean. They are buried in Merivale cemetery in Nepean. They had 7 children: Margaret, Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, William, James, {my gtrandfather}, & Pearl.
James born 1896 & died 1977 both in Nepean. He married Jean MacKenzie in 1926. She was born in Scotland in 1906 & Died in Nepan 2003. They are both in Pinecrest Cemetery. They had 2 boys.
Hartwell {my father} born 1931 in Ottawa & Died 1997 in Saskatchewan.
Ronald: born in Ottawa still living.
Looking for Descendants of Mathurin Martineau & Madeleine Fiset
We have some information on one of the Martineau lines from Quebec.
Most of our records come from the 1800's but a few venture into the very early 1900's. We would like to fill in many empty spaces in our research.
Mathurin Martineau dit St Onge married Marie-Madeleine Fiset in 1690
in Quebec. [they had 8 children.]
Their son Joseph Martineau dit Lormiere married Marie Anne Boucher in
1726 in Saint-Nicolas, Quebec [They had 9 children]
Their son Etienne Martineau married Marie Josephte Genevieve Demers in
1757 in Saint Nicolas, Quebec.[they had 11 childred]
Their son Ambroise-Laurent Martineau married Judith Cadot in 1805 in St. Roch de l'Achigan, Que. [they had 12 children]
Their son Andre Martineau married Josephte Gourd in St Esprit, Quebec.
[They had 14 children]
Their son Andre Martineau married Philomene Lalonde in 1865 in Curran, Ontario.[they had 10 children]
Their daughter Philomene Martineau married William Edward Furlot in 1900 in Montcerf, Quebec. [they had 10 children]
If any of this sound familiar we'd love to compare notes.
Looking for Furlotte/ Firlotte/ Ferlotte/ Ferlatte/ Furloughts anywhere
We have been researching the Furlotte line for the last 24 years.
Our records start in France about 1679 and our last entry was Feb 2016 We have information on about 12,000 people.
We have exchanged information with many people, but still have many "holes" to fill. The family has lived in Quebec, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and all over the United States, as well as France.
The name has been spelled many different ways: Frelat, Frelatte, Ferlatte, Ferlat, Ferlot, Ferlotte, Firlotte, Firlot, Furlot, Furlotte, & Furlought
We are also interested in any old family stories, or pictures. It would be great to be able to put a face to the people in our tree.
Any help would be appreciated. Maybe we could help you out also.
Looking for MacKenzie/McKenzie of Scotland
My 4x great grandfather was Thomas McKenzie. He married Catherine Edington in 1814 in East Lothian, Scotland.
Their children were Catherine, Alexander, Christian/Christine, Margaret, Agnes.
I know Thomas's father was Alexander MacKenzie, who died in 1891 in Forfarshire, Scotland.
Any information would be appreciated
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Editor's note: CNN Contributor Bob Greene is a bestselling author whose books include "Late Edition: A Love Story" and "When We Get to Surf City: A Journey Through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and Dreams."
(CNN) -- Here's a free idea that will make some businessperson millions of dollars.
Go ahead and take it -- it's yours.
You'll be doing a service to humankind.
In addition to all the money you'll make, you may very well end up with the Nobel Peace Prize, with the thanks of a grateful world.
This is no joke. The idea?
Bring back phone booths.
You're already saying: What? Phone booths? Who uses pay phones anymore?
No one said anything about pay phones. The idea is to put up phone booths -- all right, technically, phoneless booths -- in public places around the country.
The old-style phone booths, with doors that close, and ventilator fans in the ceilings. Either the ones made out of metal and glass that were seen on street corners for generations, or the elegant ones made out of dark wood and glass that were seen in the lobbies of office buildings and in the backs of drugstores.
Phone booths were a wonderfully democratic invention, intended to shut out the noise of the immediate outside world so the person in the booth could privately, in silence, talk with someone miles away.
Are you starting to see where we're going with this?
The new phone booths wouldn't have pay telephones inside. But they would be the solution to one of society's most constantly irritating problems.
You can't escape the yammering all around you -- the people walking down the street blabbing at high volume into their cell phones. The cell phones, of course, are the primary reason that pay telephones are increasingly hard to find. With so many people carrying their own phones, telephone companies have been deciding that it was uneconomical to maintain pay phones.
And here is where the idea comes in.
If there were clean, convenient, phone(less) booths readily available, don't you think that people would step into them to make their cell phone calls? Who wouldn't opt for privacy and quiet if it was there for them to take?
A savvy entrepreneur could finance the project by selling advertising space both outside and -- especially -- inside the new phone booths, whether on the streets, in malls, restaurants -- anywhere that people gather. National advertisers would literally have a captive audience. The person in the booth would have no choice but to stare at the advertising.
Cities and municipalities would love it, too. They could negotiate the rights to a percentage of the advertising fees for the booths on the streets, perhaps in exchange for having city workers help keep the booths clean.
There is a business precedent for this: In some cities, private firms have erected shelters at bus stops, with advertising displayed on the walls. The bus riders don't object to seeing the ads while they wait -- they're just glad to be able to get out of the storm.
The storm from which the new phone booths would provide relief is the storm of words that has overtaken public places. Advertisers face a vexing set of decisions these days because with so many media outlets -- hundreds of cable channels, millions of websites, consumers thumbing through screen after screen on their handheld devices -- it can be difficult to determine how best to reach potential customers.
The new phone booths would be goldmines -- places guaranteed to deliver the advertising message to a person willingly enclosed inside. Sort of like the isolation booths on the old quiz shows.
There would be challenges: The phone booths would have to be absolutely transparent on all four sides; otherwise people could set up housekeeping inside, could use the booths as private dining rooms, could have quick romantic encounters.
But technology could make a virtue of that necessity. While people on the outside could look in, the person on the inside could be surrounded by advertising messages electronically delivered onto only one side -- the interior side -- of the window-walls.
The trick would be to manufacture enough of the new booths. Once the first ones went up, people would want more. It's hard to even remember the days when phone booths were ubiquitous in America; well before the advent of cell phones, the four-walls-and-a-ceiling booths had largely been replaced by bolted-to-a-wall units that just featured pay phones without the benefit of much privacy.
But that was in a different world, one in which people did not walk through life jabbering loudly into tiny phones. The one drawback to the new phone booths might be that the people who use them the most could turn out to be not cell phone callers trying to be courteous to their fellow pedestrians, but those beleaguered fellow pedestrians themselves, seeking to escape the rude babblers.
Clark Kent used to duck into phone booths to change into his Superman uniform. Today, Superman himself might be tempted to duck into the new phone booths just to flee in abject annoyance from all the relentlessly loud yakkers outside. Even the Man of Steel has his breaking point.
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Kabul girls win regional juggling tournament
Kabul girls win regional juggling tournament
KABUL (Pajhwok): A girls juggling team from Kabul on Sunday won a regional juggling tournament participated by 11 teams from Afghanistan and two from abroad.
Khalilullah Hamid, head of the juggling federation of Afghanistan, told Pajhwok Afghan News the competition was watched by a four-member delegation of the International Jugglers Association (IJA).
He said two teams from Turkey and Iran and 11 teams from Afghanistan (six from Kabul, two from Herat, two from Nangarhar and one from Balkh provinces) participated in the tournament.
IJA chose Afghanistan as the 18th host of the juggling tournament and juggling teams from different regional countries were invited to compete in the matches, he said.
However, some regional countries did not participate in the competitions due to security problems in Afghanistan, he said.
The Turkish team withdrew from the tournament due to complexity of the game and the Iranian team was also unable to obtain enough scores for their victory.
At the end, Rabia and Nadia, members of Team No (1) of Kabul won first position and Team No (1) of Nangarhar and Team No (2) of Kabul won second position.
Hamid said the winner team would also compete in international juggling competitions to be held in 2020.
Juggling came into practice in Afghanistan in 2002 and was registered as a formal sport with the Afghanistan Olympic Committee earlier this solar year.
Nadia, 15, told Pajhwok she was happy for winning the first position in the tournament.
She said she had been exercising juggling for three years in the lead-up to the tournament. Nadia would also play in international games to win laurels for her country.
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If lower back pain, sciatica or stiffness is slowing you down, steal this move from yin yoga, a gentle style of practice known for its longer-held stretches.
This stretch, demonstrated by fitness expert and yogi Jennifer Kries and used in her "Hot Body Cool Mind" DVD series, will melt away tension, ease pain and clear your mind.
What it does
The shoelace opens and loosens your hips, stretches your lower back and legs and relieves stress.
What to do
Start on your hands and knees. Place your left knee behind your right knee, and sit back until your bottom is on the floor and your legs are bent and stacked with the right knee on top, with both knees facing the front. Calves and feet are pointing out to the sides like untied shoelaces. You can adjust the position of the foot on top, moving it forward as needed to adjust the degree of stretch on the top leg.
Clasp your hands on your top knee. Breathe and settle into the pose. Then, if your flexibility allows, try placing your hands flat on the floor in front of your legs and drop your head, allowing its weight to pull your body down over your legs. Stay here for several breaths, gently deepening the position as you relax into it, if possible. Walk your hands back and sit up, gentling untwisting your legs and shaking them out in front of you. Switch legs, stacking the left knee on top of the right.
How much
Hold the bent-over fold for five to 10 slow breaths.


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Taxes are due next Monday, April 15th – but you knew that already, right? If you're expecting a sizable tax refund over the next few weeks, that's not necessarily a good thing (more on why in a moment). And many Americans are expecting such a refund, since the average check from Uncle Sam is expected to reach $2,800 this year, according to Capital One's Taxes and Savings Survey.
Regardless of the amount of your refund, instead of throwing the money away on a useless vacation, it's time to adjust your financial priorities and make smart decisions once that check hits your mailbox. Here's how:
1. Emergency Savings
We know how important it is to have an emergency savings fund. But a survey from Bankrate showed that 25% of consumers have more credit card debt than emergency savings! Regardless of whether or not you have credit card debt, you need to have $1,000 in your emergency savings account, as soon as possible for unexpected financial hurdles. Once you get your refund, take $1,000 of it and throw it into a savings account. Done!
2. Tackle your debt
After you've built up at least $1,000 in an emergency savings fund, all eyes are on your credit cards. If you pay double the minimum payment on your cards, no matter how much debt you have, you'll be debt-free in roughly two years. To get out of debt even faster, pay triple the minimum payment each month on the credit card that has the highest interest rate, rather than the highest balance, since this is the card that's costing you the most money.
3. Up your retirement savings
If you haven't opened up a Roth IRA, do it now! It takes less than 10 minutes via online discount brokerage firms like Vanguard and T. Rowe Price. The maximum contribution limits for the Roth IRA in 2013 is $5,500 if you're under age 50 and $6,500 for those over age 50. The Roth IRA, unlike the 401(k), allows you to contribute money that you've already paid taxes on – and you can withdraw your original investments at any time without penalties or fees. If you can, throw your entire tax refund into a Roth IRA, assuming you have no credit card debt and you have an emergency savings fund.
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4. Make your tax refund work for you
Look around your home to see where you can make some worthwhile investments that will pay for themselves over time. For example, installing and using a programmable thermostat will save you $100 per year on your energy bills. The device costs under $100 and even if you hired someone to install it, the savings in energy costs will make this a sound investment.
Or, you might want to replace an old furnace, which may cost a few thousands dollars, but after tax rebates and a credit from your utility company – and not to mention the savings from lower heating bills – the initial investment will be paid off in a few years.
5. Invest in yourself
Now that you've received your refund, it's time to invest in you. Do you need new work clothes? Is the screen cracked on your smartphone – maybe it's time for an upgrade? Investing in new clothes or technology are not frivolous expenses. They're going to enable you to perform better at work – which will help make you more money. Don't be afraid to also invest in courses or continuing education in your field to make you better at your job or that put you in a position to get a raise.
6. If your tax refund is too big….
If you're receiving a tax refund (it doesn't matter how much), that means you're paying the government too much money throughout the year. You're letting them hold your money and you're allowing them to earn the interest. Instead, you want to keep more of that money in your wallet, that way you can earn the interest. This is especially important if you think you'll feel tempted to spend your tax refund all at once on a vacation once you receive the refund. Having that tax refund divided up throughout the year might make you more inclined to save that money. To adjust your withholdings, file a new W-4 form with your employer – the IRS has a withholdings calculator on IRS.gov.
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- NEW: Al Sharpton says he has grown as a fighter, much like Andrew Young, Jesse Jackson
- Conservatives: Obama using Sharpton to fan racial flames, ensure black voter turnout
- President's coziness with Sharpton ostracizes whites, Vanderbilt professor says
- Syracuse scholar believes Obama relationship "cheapens" Sharpton's civil rights legacy
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to speak at an annual convention of the Rev. Al Sharpton's group, in which Trayvon Martin was a key issue, has been widely panned as a political ploy.
But maybe, just maybe, it's also evidence that the tamer version of the civil rights leader that we've seen in recent years -- the syndicated radio host, the MSNBC personality, the White House adviser -- is enjoying broader legitimacy these days.
"It certainly is a sign of Sharpton's very close relationship with the White House," said Boyce Watkins, a political analyst and Syracuse University economist who often weighs in on race relations. "But to think there isn't a political calculation involved would be a bit naïve."
Sharpton said Holder's appearance is merely a sign of the "growing respect" his National Action Network has earned since 1999 after Sharpton rallied in support of Amadou Diallo, the Guinean immigrant who was killed when New York police fired 41 shots at the unarmed 23-year-old.
He further pointed out that Holder is hardly the first high-profile speaker to appear at his group's rallies, which have hosted former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Coretta Scott King and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, among others.
Holder opened his Wednesday speech with high praise for Sharpton, thanking him for being a partner and friend and for his "tireless efforts to speak out for the voiceless, to stand up for the powerless and to shine a light on the problems we must solve, and the promises we must fulfill."
He went on to say that he could not discuss the Justice Department's investigation into the 17-year-old Martin's killing at the hands of neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, but that department officials were meeting with Martin's family, local police and the Sanford, Florida, community, as is typical in these types of cases.
Holder promised a "thorough and independent review" and said, "If we find evidence of a potential federal criminal civil rights crime, we will take appropriate action. And, at every step, the facts and the law will guide us forward."
Conservative websites quickly blasted Holder and questioned how the attorney general could stand next to a man whose long history of civil disobedience and protest includes allegations of defamation and inciting deadly riots.
A checkered past
In a column on The American Spectator website, titled "Holder is a disgrace ... and a very bad man," senior editor Quin Hillyer wrote, "Even I, with my low opinion of Thug-in-General Eric Holder, can't believe he would lavish praise on scofflaw, tax evader, and murderous inciter to violence Al Sharpton in the way Holder did."
A Breitbart.com columnist added of Holder, "Why should he be introduced by Al Sharpton, the man who once incited a race riot in Crown Heights ending in the murder of an Orthodox Jew, the man who pushed the trumped-up Tawana Brawley case, the man who forwarded the false Duke lacrosse rape case, and the man who is currently stirring up trouble in Sanford?"
"He's doing it because that's his job: to pander to extremists like Sharpton. That's why we've heard nothing from the DOJ about the New Black Panthers' bounty -- or even their voter intimidation back in 2008."
Sharpton said he didn't step into the Crown Heights fray until the day after Yankel Rosenbaum was stabbed to death, though the reverend has apologized in the past for using racially charged language during the 1991 uprising. Sharpton's involvement in the Duke case was limited to commentary, but he stood behind the lacrosse players' accuser when she was later discredited. The accused students were vindicated.
Of the 1987 Brawley case, in which Sharpton championed a 15-year-old Wappingers Falls, New York, girl before her claim that six white law enforcement officers raped her was discredited, he conceded he was found liable for defamation. He noted, however, that there was no conspiracy to slander anyone. Two attorneys approached him with Brawley's story, and he believed it, much like prosecutors do every day, but no one asks them to apologize when they lose a case, he said.
"What are people asking me to apologize for? For believing her? Should I apologize for Diallo, too, because a jury didn't believe that?" he asked. "Advocates can't apologize for standing up for something they believe."
He expressed relief that he didn't have to deal with the personal accusations that other high-profile leaders face.
"The only thing they can go back to is Brawley ... and I think that's pretty flimsy," he said. "At least my attacks are political, and at least (my critics) have to go back a quarter of a century."
The last reference in the Breitbart.com quote refers to the Justice Department's decision to scale back an inquiry into allegations that two members of the New Black Panthers, one wielding a nightstick, had intimidated voters in Philadelphia in 2008, the year Barack Obama was elected president. The Justice Department won an injunction against the nightstick-wielding member, and Holder testified later that race played no role in how his department handled the case.
Several conservatives alleged that Holder was again pandering to the New Black Panthers -- which the Southern Poverty Law Center has dubbed a hate group -- when the Justice Department took no action for a dead-or-alive $10,000 bounty placed on Zimmerman (the Justice Department doesn't tend to comment when it opens investigations, so it's uncertain whether the department is investigating the bounty).
Breitbart.com wasn't the only media outlet to claim the Holder appearance was an orchestrated moment in Obama's re-election campaign.
Radio host Rush Limbaugh flatly stated Wednesday, "There is no question that the White House wants this kind of chaos and unrest in the culture. They, for some reason, have determined that it is helpful for Obama's re-election because they believe that they can tie all of this to the existence of Republicans and conservatives, that the racial problems exist because of never-ending racism of the right, never-ending racism of Republicans."
Largely omitted from the conservative commentary were the attorney general's remarks calling for temperance in the case, "for safety and civil rights for all." He also said ordinary people were calling "not just for answers and justice, but also for civility and unity, and for a national discourse that is productive, respectful, and worthy of our both forebears and our children."
Sharpton said he was not surprised by the criticism from the right but questioned why the same pundits didn't lambaste President George W. Bush for inviting him to the White House. Or how about when Gingrich or conservative talk-show hosts Bill O'Reilly or Sean Hannity appeared at his events? There was also a host of other Cabinet members present at last week's convention that got no mention in any of the critics' posts.
"They're very selective on who they want to attack," Sharpton said.
Critical acclaim
Watkins, the Syracuse scholar, said Obama and Sharpton have a symbiotic relationship in terms of lending each other credibility, and though there are times when it appears to be "political quid pro quo between the Obama administration and Al Sharpton," Watkins stands resoundingly behind the fiery civil rights leader when it comes to the Martin case.
"I think anyone who speaks on behalf of the Trayvon Martin family is on the side of good," he said. "Most rational people don't believe George Zimmerman should've been able to kill this young man and escape arrest."
After weeks of protest and outcry, Zimmerman was arrested last week and charged with second-degree murder, 45 days after Martin's death.
When the NAACP chapter in Seminole County distanced itself from Sharpton's calls for peaceful civil disobedience and economic sanctions in Sanford, an Orlando suburb of about 54,000, Watkins wrote that Sharpton was "right on point" and couched the local NAACP reaction as "catering and sucking up to Southern racist traditions."
He continued: " 'I wannabe-a-good-negro-itis' is a disease that is especially prevalent in the South, with an epidemic so pervasive that we should call the Center for Disease Control."
Sharpton was disappointed that the local NAACP chapter would make such a remark publicly without consulting him privately, he said. Despite a steady chorus of claims to the contrary, Sharpton said he didn't get involved in the Martin case to stoke racial tensions and he's never called Zimmerman a racist.
When the Martin family attorney first contacted him, he wasn't familiar with the shooting, but after learning police initially claimed there was no probable cause to arrest Zimmerman, he felt it was a "clear case of selective policing." After learning more about Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, he decided the National Action Network needed to stay involved because it fell under the group's social change agenda.
The chapter president of the Seminole County NAACP, Turner Clayton Jr., did not return a voicemail and e-mail seeking comment.
Though Watkins has been critical of Sharpton in the past, he said he believes the National Action Network founder is rightly using his clout in this case to bring attention to an atrocious situation.
The Brawley case has nothing to do with the Martin shooting. It's unfair to even raise the 25-year-old incident, Watkins said.
"I think there are people who will always be critical when one black man stands next to another black man in the name of social justice," Watkins said.
Race vs. injustice
Carol Swain, a race relations expert and Vanderbilt University law and political science professor, said she believes Sharpton and his supporters have manufactured the racial divide over the Martin case. She wasn't surprised to see Holder at the National Action Network convention, she said.
A Washington Post-ABC News poll last week indicated that 44% of all adults felt Martin's killing was unjustified and 51% didn't know enough to form an opinion. Broken down along racial lines, the divide was stark: Only 38% of white respondents called it unjustified, as opposed to 80% of blacks surveyed.
"Americans were not polarized on the basis of race" when the story first broke, Swain said.
The case was getting plenty of media coverage, and many people felt Zimmerman had misused the Stand Your Ground law and the country was united in its call for more information and an indictment, she said.
"It did not have to become an issue of race. It seemed to be an issue of injustice," she said.
Yet when Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson entered the fray -- with their "1960s approach to our social and political problems" -- black and white America diverged, Swain said.
The Obama administration was all too happy to let it become a racial matter because "Democrats see political gain in keeping blacks riled up," she said, questioning the presence of voter registration booths at some of the rallies in honor of Martin.
The administration is "fanning the flames of racism" to galvanize the black electorate in hopes of a turnout similar to that in 2008, Swain said. Democrats are using Martin as a "diversionary tactic" to distract from the president's failings on unemployment, illegal immigration, HIV/AIDS education and the incidence of unwed mothers -- all of which Swain said have a disproportionate effect on black communities.
It's a delicate moment in American race relations, and the country needs a "uniter in chief, and it's not coming from the president and it's not coming from the president's men," she said.
Standing alongside Sharpton -- as Holder did last week and Obama did last year -- ostracizes white people, Swain said, comparing Obama's 2011 National Action Network speech to a past president appearing alongside white nationalist David Duke.
Obama administration officials have appeared at National Action Network events in the past, and this year's convention hosted several Cabinet members besides Holder, including Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, who holds Cabinet rank.
"It's my understanding that Al Sharpton has had an open door to the White House. He's always had a legitimate status with President Obama, but not the rest of us," she said. "When the attorney general stands with a character like that, it legitimizes them inappropriately."
The trajectory of Sharpton's political career is not unlike that of civil rights activists before him, the reverend said. Jackson started out as a "rabble-rouser" before he became a two-time presidential candidate and presidential envoy under Bill Clinton, Sharpton said. Andrew Young was a key figure in the Rev. Martin Luther King's movement before adding the titles of U.S. congressman, U.N. ambassador and Atlanta mayor to his resume.
"(President) Jimmy Carter can appoint Andrew Young to a job, Bill Clinton can appoint Jesse Jackson to a job, and Al Sharpton can't meet with the president?" he said. "They worked for the administration. I don't work for the administration. I have access to it."
Sharpton fighting "dirty wars"?
Watkins disagrees with Swain's assertion that access to Obama makes Sharpton more legitimate, only because he believes Sharpton has become part of the establishment that is so often accused of keeping black people down.
Sharpton has done commercials for pay-day loans, which have been criticized for targeting low-income communities with high-interest rates and aggressive collection means. He's been a syndicated radio show host. He got his own MSNBC show in August. And now, he has been selected as one of Obama's "attack dogs," Watkins said.
When influential black commentators such as Cornel West or Tavis Smiley blast the president, it's not Obama who responds, Watkins said. It's Sharpton "fighting their dirty wars," he said.
Sharpton told "60 Minutes" last year that he is a "refined agitator" and said he won't criticize Obama because "to minimize who he is, I think, is an insult to the achievement of having him there."
Simply put, Sharpton told CNN, he is a changed man and he has become more discerning. He also is "a lot more hard on my staff about investigating and looking into things more deeply," and he's gotten better about picking and prioritizing his battles.
A good example was the rape case involving former International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, accused of sexually assaulting a Guinean hotel maid in New York before prosecutors dropped the charges.
At the time, many asked why Sharpton didn't get involved. Though he sympathized with the alleged victim and advised her attorneys privately, he said he never stepped to the forefront because he didn't see how the case fit his group's social mission. He was criticized for his inaction much like he is criticized when he does get involved. It's a textbook case of damned if you do or damned if you don't, he said.
"If I don't get involved, what's going on? If I do get involved, why did I get involved?" he said, chuckling.
According to Watkins, you can't say that Sharpton hasn't earned his stripes, that he hasn't dedicated himself to the civil rights struggle for decades, that he isn't uniquely positioned to speak up and bring visibility to cases like Martin's, but there is an element of speaking truth to power that doesn't jibe with being in the president's pocket.
"This cozy relationship between the Obama administration and Al Sharpton is one that minimizes his credibility as a civil rights leader," Watkins said. "It cheapens his legacy


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The Anatomy of a Fishing Hook
The invention of the fish hook changed history. More effective than spears or bare hands, fish hooks allowed humans to fish deeper water and opened the door for so many things, including, many centuries later, thick catalogs of fishing gear.
The first hook-type devices, called gorges, were used during the Stone Age. Gorges were small pieces of wood or bone sharpened on both ends, with a line tied to the center. When embedded in bait, the entire gorge could be swallowed by a fish, and when the line jerked tight, the gorge would lodge across the throat of the fish.
Later, the traditional fish hook was carved from bone. The invention of metal made for better fish hooks, and after centuries of progress, today's hooks are sometimes chemically sharpened and surgical in their effectiveness. But the basic shape of the hook remains the same.
Following are the most important parts of a typical hook:
The point is where tackle meets fish. As in many situations in life, the first impression is an important one. If you don't have a good sharp point on your hook, you can have the most expensive rod in the world, but you won't catch anything but weeds.
The barb is a type of a reverse point that is designed to keep a fish on the hook after the fish bites. Bigger is not better with barbs. Big barbs can make setting a hook difficult when the hook meets up with a tough-mouthed fish like a bonefish. Or big barbs can make too big a tear in the mouth of a soft-mouthed fish like a crappie. Many catch-and-release anglers fish with barbless hooks, although it is possible to release fish caught on barbed hooks, as well.
One way to help speed up the releasing process when you're fishing catch-and-release is to debarb your hooks. Simply take a pair of pliers (needlenose work best) and crimp the barb against the hook's tip.
The bend is the curved part of the hook, and all those fine-sounding hook names, such as Limerick or Sproat, have something to do with the bend. Actually, such hook names have to do with two parts of the bend: the throat and the gap.
Think of the throat as the depth that the hook penetrates.
Think of the gap as the width of the hook, from point to shank. A relatively wide gap may be necessary to hold certain bait, to get around the snout of a billed fish, or to dig in beyond the width of a thick jawbone.
The wider the gap, the easier it is for the fish to bend the hook so that it can escape. When the hook straightens out, your hook is either too light (referring to the gauge of the wire) or too big in the gap for the amount of pressure that you (not the fish) applied.
The shank connects the bend to the eye. A shank can be long or short. As with gap, a longer shank means that a hook is easier for a fish to bend. So why aren't all hooks short-shanked? The answer has to do with what goes on the hook: different-sized bait needs different-sized shanks to keep it held on securely. A longer-shanked hook makes it easier to unhook a fish, too.
Sometimes the shank has a barb or two to help hold bait more securely. These are called baitholder hooks.
The eye of the hook (the loop through which line passes) may be turned up, turned down, or straight.
The gauge refers to the diameter of the hook's wire. Heavier gauge hooks resist bending even when imbedded in the mouth of a big fish. Smaller gauge hooks are lighter and easier to hide.
The finish refers to the coating on the hook. Some hooks wear a finish to protect them from saltwater; others are finished in bright colors. It adds to the options you have in selecting hooks.


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Acrylic Painting, Silkscreen Printing, Silk Applique & Stitchwork on Canvas
The Shophouse artwork is reflective of Singapore culture and heritage. Shophouse buildings can be found all over the island. These stately buildings are a wonderful expression of the blending of a work and living space. Shophouse ornamentation draws inspiration from Malay, Chinese, European and Peranakan traditions. Painting the facade pastel colours became popular in the mid 20th century, and these colours have remained strongly associated with the image of the Singaporean Shophouse.
The photograph used in this artwork of a row of well-preserved Peranakan Shophouses was taken at Koon Seng Road, Joo Chiat, Singapore.


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Frequently Asked Questions: Addressing the Migratory Crisis
1. What is the situation in the Mediterranean?
The historical events that have occurred in the Southern Mediterranean since the end of 2010 have provided a unique opportunity for the people of those countries to more freely express their wish for democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. An indirect consequence of these events has been a significant movement of populations, mainly from North African countries towards their immmdiate neighbours, but also towards the European Union.
According to the latest estimates, more than 650,000 persons have left the territory of Libya to flee the violence there. These people have found hospitality in neighbouring countries, primarily in Tunisia and Egypt, and many have since managed to return, or been assisted in their return to their respective home countries.
More than 25,000 migrants, mainly from Tunisia and, to a lesser extent from other African countries, have fled towards the EU, reaching the shores of Italy (most to the island of Lampedusa) and Malta, both of which are now under strong migratory pressure.
In addition to displaced people and migrants, a considerable number of refugees of different nationalities, including Somalis, Eritreans and Sudanese, have left Libya, some of whom have also reached Italy and Malta.
2. What has the Commission done so far to address the migration crisis in the Mediterranean?
Urgent short-term measures have already been taken to deal with the humanitarian situation in North Africa and with pressures on frontline Member States (notably Italy and Malta).
So far, a total EU contribution of about €100 million, of which approximately €49 million provided by the Commission, has been mobilised to manage the humanitarian emergency generated by the sudden inflows of refugees and displaced persons in the countries neighbouring Libya. Jointly with the funds provided by other international donors, this support has made it possible to offer temporary shelter to refugees and displaced persons, to meet their basic needs and to assist their return to their countries of origin.
In February, FRONTEX launched the Joint Operation EPN Hermes Extension 2011, to help Italy deal with vessels carrying migrants and refugees. EUROPOL has also deployed a team of experts to Italy, to help its law enforcement authorities identify possible criminals among the irregular migrants having reached the Italian territory.
Around €25 million have been earmarked under the External Borders Fund and European Refugee Fund to help those Member States most exposed to the growing flows of refugees and irregular migrants with the financial consequences of these displacements.
3. Is the EU fully equipped to react to the migratory flows?
While the EU response to the emergency situation has been comprehensive, the current crisis has exposed the fact that there are still ways in which the EU can better deal with such situations and with migration management generally. The difficulties essentially relate to two categories of issues:
4. In addition to its immediate reaction, what other concrete measures does the Commission envisage?
The Commission foresees a whole set of initiatives in the coming weeks and months (see the catalogue in annex), notably a migration "package" to be presented on the 24th of May. These initiatives will principally deal with the following areas:
Border control and Schengen governance: border control and Schengen governance need to be strengthened to prevent irregular migration, to ensure that each Member State effectively controls its own portion fo the EU's external borders, and to build trust in the effectiveness of EU system of migration management. For this to be achieved, the following areas need to be adressed as a priority:
External dimension, visa policy and long term relations with the Southern Mediterranean: Relations with third countries on migration-related issues should be characterised by a strategic approach aimed at facilitating the movement of persons, combined with measures to discourage irregular migration. As regards the Southern Mediterranean countries, long-term relations with the EU need to be built on partnerships which extend beyond migration issues alone (starting with a revision of European Neighbourhood Policy) and allow scope for enhanced legal migration possibilities, such as:
Legal migration and integration: the current migration crisis in the Mediterranean should not overshadow the key contribution that migrants make to the EU. Migrants bring economic dynamism and new ideas and help create new jobs. They also help fill gaps in the labour market that EU workers cannot, and contribute to addressing the demographic challenges the the EU faces. There is, however, a need for a better organistion of legal migration at the EU level. Specifically:
Asylum: The EU must live up to its vocation to offer a haven to those in need of protection. It is time to complete the Common European Asylum System by reaching agreement, by 2012, on the asylum package currently on the table. To achieve this:
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When I told friends I was planning a trip to Birmingham, the reaction was universal.
"Alabama?" one asked. "On purpose?"
I shared their skepticism, viewing the travel literature with the jaundiced eye of a longtime Angeleno who puzzled over the concept of vacationing in the South. But I was flying here for a business meeting that had been scheduled for Presidents Day weekend, so why not take some extra time and look around?
It's not the oldest or most storied city in the South. But Birmingham — about a 21/2-hour drive west of Atlanta — has a complex history that includes post-Civil War industrialization, the corruption of an establishment that planned to carry out that industrialization with nonunionized and African American labor and, decades later, its role as a staging ground in the fight for basic human rights.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of some of the most important events in the civil rights movement, and many of them took place in Birmingham: the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter From Birmingham Jail"; Public Safety Commissioner Bull Connor's use of attack dogs and fire hoses against peaceful demonstrators, many of them children; and the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church that killed four young girls.
Official Birmingham is embracing this anniversary with a year of photo and museum exhibitions, concerts, plays, symposiums, festivals, workshops and the National Conference on Civil Rights. I scheduled an extra day at the beginning and the end of my meetings to see the city's historic core, visiting the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and other places that helped me understand the city's legacy.
After a few short days, I found myself becoming a banner carrier for Birmingham: Anyone who cares about U.S. history should plan a trip here.
Downtown's Tutwiler hotel makes a good starting point. The original building was torn down in the 1970s, but with a boost from private and government grants, the Tutwiler family transformed the 1914 Ridgely Apartments into a new Tutwiler hotel — with attractive rooms, a restaurant that pays attention to food and a bar that serves a nice selection of cocktails.
On my first morning here, I left the Tutwiler and headed down 6th Avenue North on my way to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, a 58,000-square-foot facility with exhibition space, meeting rooms, multimedia presentations and an extensive oral history collection with more than 500 interviews. Every few hundred yards on 6th Avenue, I stopped to read the markers along the Civil Rights Heritage Trail, signs with photos and quotes that commemorate significant locations on march routes.
The markers lead to Kelly Ingram Park, across the street from the institute and cater-corner from the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. The 4-acre green space is the site of statues and sculptures — some in welded steel, others in limestone or bronze — that commemorate and, in some cases, depict the civil rights movement and the city's notorious response: police dogs, fire hoses, jail time. The park was once the heartbeat of civil rights activity in Birmingham, but at 10 a.m. on this day, it was empty.
Where were the children on field trips? But then I spotted them, making their way into the Civil Rights Institute. I followed them — fourth-graders, I later learned — into a handsome domed lobby. "Hope this doesn't wreck it for you," a teacher said, smiling ruefully. In truth, their reactions to mid-20th century events enhanced the experience. I trailed the students, waiting to see what engaged them.
Many of the exhibits were designed to re-create life in Birmingham when Jim Crow laws determined how people would function in the segregated city. Displays include a replica of a burned-out bus that had carried Freedom Riders and timelines that track the progress of the civil rights movement. Some of the fourth-graders lingered to read enlargements of newspaper clippings and quotes from leaders of that movement. They halted, a few of them bewildered, in front of a replica of segregated classrooms.
Toward the end of the visit, the kids were asked to sit on the floor and watch a short video on a huge screen. "No talking," a teacher said. "Listen." Scenes from the August 1963 March on Washington flickered on the screen, including clips from King's "I Have a Dream" speech. The fourth-graders applauded. It felt like a benediction.
The Sixteen Street Baptist Church sits across the street from the institute. Once inside, our guide gently reminded the small clutch of visitors that the church is more than a symbol of the civil rights movement; it's a 21st century parish with services, meetings and Sunday school classes. But as we waited, I found it impossible to think about anything but the events of 50 years ago.
On Sept. 15, 1963, soon after the March on Washington, a dynamite blast ripped open the basement of the church, which had become the site of civil rights movement meetings. Four girls died; at least 20 people were injured. It took more than a decade for any of the suspects to be convicted of the real crime, and the reverberations of the blast — national anguish and anger, a slow serving of justice — continue to this day.
After our small group watched a video that focuses on the history of the church and the headlines of 50 years ago, the tour guide, a parishioner, patiently recalled and repeated details of the bombing and its aftermath. It's almost impossible to learn too much about this historical site.
In the afternoon, I ran into a colleague and persuaded her to join me as I explored some older monuments to Birmingham's past. First stop: Sloss Furnaces, which opened just a few years after the town was founded in 1871.
The men who planned Birmingham (and named it after the industrial powerhouse of Birmingham, England) chose a place close to deposits of limestone, coal and iron ore, paving the way for the growth of local iron and steel manufacturing. Sloss Furnaces, now a national historic landmark, helped propel the city into industrial prominence that continued through the 1960s.
The abandoned blast furnaces, in a park-like setting, have a natural, desolate beauty. The size of those furnaces and the cars used to transport molten pig iron made us feel Lilliputian, excellent preparation for our next stop: the Vulcan Park and Museum, atop the city's Red Mountain.
The highlight of any trip up the hill is a gigantic statue of the Roman god of the forge, cast in 1904 and long touted as the world's largest cast-iron figure. He's 56 feet tall and sits atop a 124-foot-high pedestal. A short elevator ride in a tower attached to the pedestal offered great views of the city (the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area has more than 1 million people) and on this day, Feb. 14, decent views of several weddings taking place. "It's a big day for weddings," the woman in the ticket booth explained.
Was this romanticism inspired by the view? The date on the calendar? Perhaps it was Vulcan himself: He wears an apron, but his pants are nowhere to be found.
The next morning, I spent a couple of hours in the Birmingham Museum of Art, where many of the galleries are devoted to European paintings and decorative arts from the 13th through the 19th centuries. The museum's collection of American art includes works by Gilbert Stuart, John Singer Sargent, Frederick Remington and Georgia O'Keeffe. The top floor includes galleries devoted to African and Asian art, Native American and pre-Columbian works and, oddly, a large collection of Wedgwood ceramics. But some of the most striking pieces are displayed in a gallery devoted to recent acquisitions, including a "wearable sculpture" — fabric with applique crochet and buttons and yarn — by performance artist and sculptor Nick Cave.
At lunchtime, I picked up three of my colleagues who were eager to dine at Chez Fonfon in the Five Points area of Birmingham. The French bistro was opened in 2000 by Frank Stitt, who, many believe, has almost single-handedly put Birmingham on the foodie map with Fonfon, the next-door Highlands Bar & Grill, and Bottega Restaurant & Cafe.
Chez Fonfon did not disappoint. Our group sampled a fennel and blue cheese tartine; gravlax with potato cakes and horseradish cream; a shrimp and avocado salad; trout with brown butter, capers and Brabant potatoes; and Gulf fish with olives, roasted potatoes and aioli. The relatively small space (it seats about 60) with its high ceilings and stone tile floors made for a civilized midday meal.
A typical Birmingham experience? Perhaps not. The next night we dined at Saw's Juke Joint in the suburb of Mountain Brook, southeast of downtown. It was crowded with locals who wore their loyalties — Auburn and Alabama, primarily — on their sweat shirts and kept their eyes glued to the flat-screen TVs tuned to the sports matchups of the day.
Our waitress handled our party with ease, and soon we were feasting on fried okra, onions and pickles, pork with grits and turnip greens, and deviled eggs, all served amid buckets of peppers, barbecue sauce, hot sauce and mustard, rolls of paper towels, and beers and margaritas.
If Fonfon calls to mind an outing on a sunny afternoon in the south of France, Saw's Juke Joint is more Oktoberfest in Munich. Almost every member of our crowd departed with a glaze of satisfaction on his or her face.
As we crisscrossed the city to various dining spots and meeting locations, we stopped at several other landmarks — Cathedral Church of the Advent, the Alabama Theatre and the Alabama Power Building. But a handful of us wanted to return to the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church for Sunday services.
We needed more time to look around and take in the beauty of the sanctuary. We listened to hymns of praise, readings from Luke and Matthew, and a pastor who preached for close to an hour — seemingly without notes.
Inside, the congregation listened to the choir sing "Victory in Jesus." Outside, runners in the Mercedes-Benz Marathon passed by, struggling to complete their Herculean task. Just a few minutes away, patrons at the newly opened Todd English P.U.B. at the Westin Birmingham sipped beers and indulged in another type of worship: the adulation of professional sports figures.
Faith takes many forms in Birmingham, and on this Sunday morning they all seemed to be on display.


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We understand that they put their lives on the line each and every day for us. Lest we forget. There is no commemoration, no praise, no tribute that can truly match the magnitude of their service and sacrifices. Honouring our veterans should be done every day and not just once a year.
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Our Failed So-Called War Against Terror
America's unwillingness to be a fair mediator in the genocidal tit-for-tat between Palestine and Israel is one of the main things that foster distrust toward America.
It is becoming all too familiar lately, a car bombing here a suicide mission there. The so-called "war on terror" is failing. Everyday attacks have become more commonplace. But the question is why? The latest set of attacks in England and Egypt indicates that the tactic of terrorism is spreading. And it is spreading because of several things. First of all, the conditions that create resentment and volatility in those who eventually carry out these missions are still there: abject poverty, no means to self-determination and repression. Also, the tactic of "terror" is now seen as a viable outlet for their frustration and the only way to perhaps "settle the score."
Some may say but America isn't complicit in the economic inequality and oppression in the Arab and Muslim world. Well, actually it is. Let's face it America's foreign policy in the Middle East has been a ticking time bomb for some time now. And it is not just the IsraeliPalestinian conflict but also disastrous agendas in Afghanistan, Iraq and also the support of arguably the most corrupt Arab nation: Saudi Arabia. America's unwillingness to be a fair mediator in the genocidal tit-for-tat between Palestine and Israel is one of the main things that foster distrust toward America.
When Bush and his cronies decided that removing Saddam was imperative they talked about how he was in violation of United Nation's resolutions. OK, fair enough. But what about the fact that the Israeli government has defied United Nations Security Council resolutions 446, 455, 465 and 471 (actually several of the settlements were built after these resolutions were passed) that ordered them to give back those lands that are part of the occupied territories? Why is it that the American government doesn't see it fit to pressure Israel to comply with those U.N directives when they are at the heart of the violence? Then there is the manner of how America left Afghanistan after the AfghanRussian war. The United States fought alongside Afghanistan against Russia because it was consistent with their Cold War objectives. But instead of being a good friend and helping the Afghans get back on their feet after a decade of war the U.S packed up and left once Russia was defeated. And Afghanistan became a wasteland of warlords, where "terror camps" sprung up like wild flowers.
Then there is our new Vietnam: Iraq. Sure the Bushites will say that a democratic Iraq is better than one under the despotic Saddam. But why don't they talk about the fact that the U.S government was well aware of Saddam's homicidal tendencies; and thought it prudent to do nothing while many could have still been saved? And another question: who gave him those weapons (that they still can't find) of mass destruction? For some reason these questions are not being asked to the detriment of the American people and by extension everyone else.
Then there is good old Saudi Arabia and their close ties to the Bush conglomerates. When one listens to the Bushites you would think that the Saudis are a great democratic bunch, especially when George "the lesser" is waxing about the virtues of democratic government. But the reality of course is that Saudi Arabia is not a democracy. So now how two-faced and hypocritical is that? He wants Iraq to be a democracy while his "allies" next door stifle the self-determination of the average Saudi citizen. Makes a lot of sense doesn't it? I wonder is that the reason why so many of them are making suicidal, holy war pledges against America? The American people need to deal with the fact that these contradictions render any moral high ground impossible. So now here we are more terror attacks than before and yet all Bush does is talk about the need to be steadfast, steadfast in what stupidity?
The harsh reality is that might doesn't necessarily mean right. But that is a lesson that these testosterone thinkers don't seem to appreciate, since they think that their war toys render them invincible. But as Bob Marley said "a hungry man is an angry man" and the poverty that is the criminal outcome of greedy, governments shall lead to their destruction. So, all this talk about democracy and fighting terror without providing economic equality will not work, especially when American leaders are helping despots like the Saudi Royal Family rob their people. There has been much made about the president's faith and belief in god. Well, if that is true maybe he should read (or have someone read to him) the story of Jesus feeding the multitude with five loaves and two fish, because in the end only equal portions of bread and butter can stop the terror. Anything else is destined to be a miserable failure.
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