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Grenada is a parliamentary democracy, with a Governor General as titular Head of State. In the 1999 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell's New National Party (NNP) won all 15 seats and formed a new government. Subsequently, one Member of Parliament left the NNP and became the sole opposition member. The elections were conducted openly and fairly and were free of violence. The judiciary is generally independent.
The 782-member Royal Grenada Police Force is responsible for maintaining law and order. It is controlled by and responsive to civilian authorities. There were occasional allegations of abuse by the police.
Grenada and 2 smaller islands, Carriacou and Petit Martinique, have a population of approximately 98,000. The country has a free market economy based on agriculture and tourism. The estimated real economic growth rate was 6.4 percent in 2000, and the projected annual growth rate for 2001 was 4.5 percent. Per capita gross domestic product was $8,922 in 2000.
The Government generally respected the human rights of its citizens; however, there were problems in a few areas. Violence against women is common, although cases of such violence appear to be declining. Child abuse remains a significant problem, and in October the Social Services Ministry established a special hot line to handle complaints of abuse.
Section 1 Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From:
a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life
There were no reports of arbitrary or unlawful deprivation of life committed by the Government or its agents.
b. Disappearance
There were no reports of politically motivated disappearances.
c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment
The Constitution prohibits such practices, and there were no reported incidents of torture. Flogging, a legal form of punishment, is rare but has been used as punishment for sex crimes and theft cases.
There were no media reports of police brutality during the year. Allegations of police brutality are investigated internally by the police. The Police Commissioner can discipline officers in valid cases of brutality with penalties that may include dismissal from the force. The Police Commissioner continued to speak out strongly against police use of unlawful force.
Prison conditions generally meet international standards, and the Government permits visits by independent human rights monitors.
d. Arbitrary Arrest, Detention, or Exile
The law provides the police with the right to detain persons on suspicion without a warrant, but they must bring formal charges within 48 hours. The police generally adhere to this time limit in practice. If the police do not charge a detainee within 48 hours, they must release the person.
The law provides for a judicial determination of the legality of detention within 15 days after arrest on a criminal charge. The police must formally arraign or release a detained person within 60 days, and the authorities generally followed these procedures. There is a functioning system of bail, although persons charged with capital offenses are not eligible. Persons charged with treason may be accorded bail only upon the recommendation of the Governor General.
The Government does not use forced exile.
e. Denial of Fair Public Trial
The judiciary, a part of the Eastern Caribbean legal system, is generally independent. Final appeal may be made to the Privy Council in the United Kingdom. Those arrested on criminal charges are brought before a judge to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to substantiate the charges; if there is, the judge remands the defendant for trial.
The law provides for the right to a fair public trial, and the authorities generally observe this right in practice. There is a presumption of innocence, and the law protects persons against self-incrimination and requires the police to explain a person's rights upon arrest. The accused has the right to remain silent and to seek the advice of legal counsel. A defense lawyer has the right to be present during interrogation and may advise the accused how to respond or not to respond to questions. The accused has the right to confront his accuser.
The court appoints attorneys for indigents only in cases of murder or other capital crimes. In other criminal cases that reach the appellate stage, the court appoints a lawyer to represent the accused if the defendant was not previously represented or reappoints earlier counsel if the appellant no longer can afford that lawyer's services. Due to the backlog of cases caused by a shortage of judges and facilities, those charged with serious offenses must wait from 6 months to 1 year before coming to trial in the High Court. With the exception of persons charged with murder and foreign-born drug suspects, the courts grant most defendants bail while awaiting trial.
There were no reports of political prisoners.
f. Arbitrary Interference with Privacy, Family, Home, or Correspondence
The Constitution prohibits such practices, and the authorities generally respect these prohibitions. The law generally requires judicially issued warrants for searching homes, except in cases of hot pursuit. The law contains other exceptions that give the police and security units legal authority to search persons and property without warrants in certain circumstances. In practice police obtain warrants in the majority of cases before conducting any search.
Section 2 Respect for Civil Liberties, Including:
a. Freedom of Speech and Press
The Constitution provides for freedom of speech and of the press, and the Government generally respects these rights in practice. There are three weekly newspapers, and several other newspapers publish irregularly. One of the weeklies is affiliated with an opposition political party, but the three most widely circulated newspapers are independent and often critical of the Government. The newspapers routinely carry press releases by the opposition parties, including regular weekly columns expressing the opposition parties' views.
There are six radio stations. The main station is part of the Grenadian Broadcasting Network (GBN), a privately owned organization in which the Government holds a minority share. The principal television station is also part of the GBN. There is also a privately owned television station. A cable television company operates in most areas of the country. All newspapers, radio, and television stations enjoy independence from the State and regularly report opposition views. The television news often carried reports on opposition activities, including coverage of political rallies held by various political parties and candidates, public forums featuring political leaders of each of the major parties, and other public service broadcasts.
The Government does not restrict access to the Internet.
The Government does not restrict academic freedom.
b. Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association
The Constitution provides for the right to assemble for any peaceful purpose, and for the right of association, and the Government generally respects these rights in practice. Supporters of political parties meet frequently and hold public rallies; the authorities require permits for the use of a public address system but not for public meetings themselves.
c. Freedom of Religion
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice.
d. Freedom of Movement Within the Country, Foreign Travel, Emigration, and Repatriation
The Constitution provides for freedom of movement within the country, and all citizens have the right to enter and leave the country, except in special circumstances as outlined in and limited by the 1986 Act to Restrict the Freedom of Movement of Certain Persons. This law allows the Minister for National Security to restrict travel out of the country by any person whose aims, tendencies, or objectives include the overthrow of the democratic and parliamentary system of government; it has not been invoked in the past few years. Anyone so restricted may appeal after 3 months to an independent and impartial tribunal. The Chief Justice appoints an accredited lawyer to preside over such a tribunal.
No formal government policy toward refugee or asylum requests exists. The issue of provision of first asylum did not arise during the year. There were no reports of the forced return of persons to a country where they feared persecution.
Section 3 Respect for Political Rights: The Right of Citizens to Change Their Government
The Constitution provides citizens with the right to change their government peacefully, and citizens exercise this right in practice through periodic, free, and fair elections held on the basis of universal suffrage. General elections must be held every 5 years; in January 1999, Prime Minister Keith C. Mitchell's NNP was returned to office, securing all 15 seats in Parliament. In 2000 a Member of Parliament changed party affiliation to become the single elected opposition member, leaving the NNP with a majority of 14 seats.
The percentage of women in government or politics does not correspond to their percentage of the population. Four of the 15 elected Members of Parliament are women; there are no women among the 13 appointed Senators. Women account for 7 of the 13 permanent secretaries, the highest civil service position in each ministry; in addition, a woman is the Cabinet Secretary, the highest civil service position in the Government.
Section 4 Governmental Attitude Regarding International and Nongovernmental Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights
Local human rights groups operate without government restriction, and the Government cooperates with visits from international human rights organizations.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was established by the Government in January 2000, was inaugurated formally in September and began its work in early November to investigate the period between the mid-1970's and the late 1980's. Rather than conduct hearings, the four-member commission has invited interested parties to share information with them either privately or in public sessions. Since October the commission held five weekly sessions, which did not draw much media or public attention. The commission's terms of reference specify the objective of recommending "general amnesty to certain persons who in the opinion of the commission have given truthful information during the hearing of evidence." The commission is expected to review the convictions of former Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard and other leaders of the former People's Revolutionary Government for their roles in the 1983 assassination of former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and his cabinet colleagues. In 1986 a court convicted Coard and 18 other revolutionary leaders of murder and sentenced them to death; subsequently, 2 were pardoned, and the sentences of the remaining 17 commuted to life in prison. Of these, one person was granted parole to undergo medical treatment overseas.
Section 5 Discrimination Based on Race, Sex, Religion, Disability, Language, or Social Status
The Constitution prohibits discrimination based on race, place of origin, political opinion, color, creed, or sex, and the Government generally adheres to these provisions.
Women's rights monitors believe that violence against women remains a serious problem, and there was a notable increase in reports of incidents of violence during the year. In May Parliament enacted a bill aimed at combating domestic violence. It provides for penalties including jail sentences, fines, and community service and also includes provisions for issuance of restraining orders. The police state that most cases of abuse are not reported, and others are settled out of court. The law stipulates a sentence of 15 years' imprisonment for a conviction of any nonconsensual form of sex. Sentences for assault against a spouse vary according to the severity of the incident. The Ministry of Women's Affairs has implemented a public relations campaign to increase awareness of the problem of domestic violence, which focuses on a different aspect of the problem each year. In November the campaign involved press releases; purple ribbons, pins, and T-shirts; and workshops with groups and organizations. There is a shelter for battered and abused women and their children in the northern part of the island, with medical and psychological counseling personnel on its staff. The home accommodates 20 persons.
Prostitution is illegal.
Sexual harassment in the workplace is a problem.
There is no evidence of official discrimination in health care, employment, or education. Women frequently earn less than men performing the same work; such wage differences are less marked for the more highly paid jobs.
The Social Welfare Division within the Ministry of Labor provides probationary and rehabilitative services to youths, day care services and social work programs to families, assistance to families wishing to adopt or provide foster care to children, and financial assistance to the six children's homes run by private organizations.
Education is compulsory until the age of 16.
Government social service agencies reported a further increase in the number of child abuse cases, including sexual abuse. Abused children are placed either in a government-run home or in private foster homes. The law provides for harsh penalties against those convicted of child abuse and disallows the victim's alleged "consent" as a defense in cases of incest. There were three convictions for such offenses during the year, with abusers sentenced to a maximum of 15 years in prison. In January Parliament passed a Child Protection Act. In October the Social Services Ministry established a child abuse hot line; it received an average of six calls per day. Women's organizations and other nongovernmental organizations increased their public awareness efforts to recognize and combat sexual abuse of women and children.
Persons with Disabilities
The law does not protect job seekers with disabilities from discrimination in employment, nor does it mandate provision of accessibility to public buildings or services. The National Council for the Disabled and the National Children's Home assist the Government in placing students with disabilities into community schools. The Council also seeks assistance from architects and builders in the construction of ramps at hotels and public buildings, and ramps have been installed at some hotels and government buildings.
Section 6 Worker Rights
a. The Right of Association
All workers are free to organize independent labor unions. Although employers are not legally obliged to recognize a union formed by their employees, they generally do so in practice. Labor Ministry officials estimate that 25 percent of the work force is unionized, a decline reflecting loss of jobs during the year. Union leaders play a significant role in the political process, and one labor leader serves in the Senate on behalf of the Grenada Trades Union Council (GTUC).
All unions are technically free of government control, and none receive government financial support. However, all of the major unions belong to one umbrella labor federation, the GTUC, which is subsidized by the Government. The GTUC holds annual conventions and determines some policies for member unions.
Workers in the private and public sectors are free to strike, once legal and procedural requirements are met. There were several strikes or other types of industrial action during the year, including those by workers at the Nutmeg Association, the Grenada Sugar Factory, and the airport. All were short-lived and were settled with the intervention of the Labor Commissioner, the Minister of Labor, and the respective unions.
The GTUC and its unions freely affiliate with regional and international trade union groups.
b. The Right to Organize and Bargain Collectively
Workers are free to organize and to participate in collective bargaining. The law requires employers to recognize a union that represents the majority of workers in a particular business. The law prohibits discrimination by employers against union members and organizers. Mechanisms exist to resolve complaints of discrimination. After all avenues for resolving a complaint have been exhausted between union representatives and employers, both sides may agree to ask for the assistance of the Labor Commissioner. If the Labor Commissioner is unable to find a resolution to the impasse, the Minister of Labor intervenes and, if unable to reach an agreement, may appoint an arbitration tribunal if both parties agree to abide by its ruling. The law requires employers who are found guilty of antiunion discrimination to rehire dismissed employees, but in most cases the employee accepts the option of compensation. There were no cases of antiunion discrimination reported to the Ministry during the year.
There are no export processing zones.
c. Prohibition of Forced or Compulsory Labor
The Constitution specifically prohibits forced or bonded labor, including that of children, and it is not known to occur.
d. Status of Child Labor Practices and Minimum Age for Employment
Child labor is illegal; however, children sometimes work in the agricultural sector. The statutory minimum age for employment of children is 18 years. Inspectors from the Ministry of Labor enforce this provision in the formal sector by periodic checks; however, enforcement efforts in the informal sector are lax. The Government has endorsed but not yet ratified the International Labor Organization's Convention 182 on elimination of the worst forms of child labor. The Constitution prohibits forced or bonded labor by children, and there were no reports that it occurred (see Section 6.c.).
e. Acceptable Conditions of Work
There are no minimum wage laws in force. Most workers, including nonunionized workers, receive packages of benefits from employers set by collective bargaining agreements between employers and labor unions. In many cases, overall wages and benefits are not sufficient to provide a decent standard of living for a worker and family. Many families receive remittances from relatives abroad and also help support themselves through garden-plot agriculture. The generally accepted minimum wage for agricultural workers was about $8.50 (EC$20.00) per day.
The Constitution stipulates that the maximum number of hours per week workers may work is 40. The law does not prescribe a standard workweek, except for the public sector, which is expected to work a 40-hour week Monday through Friday. The normal workweek in the commercial sector includes Saturday morning work but does not exceed 40 hours.
The Government sets health and safety standards, but the authorities enforce them unevenly. Workers can remove themselves from dangerous workplace situations without jeopardy to continued employment.
f. Trafficking in Persons
There are no laws that specifically address trafficking in persons. There were no reports that persons were trafficked to, from, or within the country during the year.


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Warning Signs of Demonic Possession
Before we get into the warning signs, I want to make an important point. What follows is a guide; it can help you to make a determination whether there is a psychiatric problem or a demonic one. However, it is not the end all. One should not read an article on brain tumors and diagnose themselves as having one. Neither should they look at this article and decide they are possessed by an evil entity. If you are the type of person who is very suggestible, I suggest you do not read any further. The purpose of this article is to inform people regarding what is out there. It is not meant to scare the hell out of anyone. If you feel that you are or may be possessed, please contact a professional. You can contact this website or any other site that deals with the subject of demonic possession. Do not diagnose yourself.
Demonic possession is a very rare phenomenon. Although it happens more often that people realize, it is still considered rare. Science has swept away much of what used to be considered demonic possession. Diseases of the mind such as Schizophrenia, Tourette's syndrome and various forms of psychosis were once regarded as sure-fire signs that diabolical infestation was taking place. We have come a long way over the years and many of the people suffering from the above diseases can live active lives while on medication. Many use this as proof that possession does not exist. After all, some reason, science has proven that it does not exist.
The Church fuels this line of thinking today. In this modern era, the Church seeks to write off the devil as a concept, as opposed to being an intelligent force. However, it is flawed thinking. For openers, science does not have close to all the answers and science is always changing. What we once believed as scientific fact now comes under scrutiny itself. In addition to that, there are some very unusual manifestations that take place in demonic possession. These things cannot be explained by science and they offer no cure for them either.
It is true that in past centuries, mentally ill people were subjected to difficult exorcisms and the results were poor. It can be rightly argued that those people were done a great disservice and their mental diseases became much worse as a result. Whatever else was wrong with them, they were branded as evil as a result of the exorcisms. As often happens when science and religion get together, the pendulum swings the other way. Unfortunately, it has swung way too far, to the point where people who are being demonized are given antipsychotic medication and turned into walking zombies. As the old exorcisms failed to help those with mental illnesses and even made them worse, we now have the reverse. People who are demonized are being made worse because they are being treated for a condition that does not exist.
You would believe that somewhere there is a happy medium but to date, it has not happened. What we will do here is produce a list of conditions that must be met to properly diagnose the problem. Where there are emotional symptoms or symptoms that are likely to be a result of mental illness, I will say so. However, it must be pointed out that many who are possessed are also mentally ill. It may be a direct result of the possession; it may be why the possession took place.
The line between the two is not so vague. There is some gray area but there are so many things that occur with possession, things that are taking place around the person, that it is hard to classify what is taking place as strictly psychiatric. Those things are called "outward manifestations." These are things like moving objects in the house, voices that are not coming from the person. There may even be physical assaults by unseen entities.
What I will do is break this down into three categories. The first has to do with mental changes in the victim; the second have to do with physical changes by the person and the third has to do with preternatural changes in the environment.
Mental Changes Affecting The Person
1 Look for changes in personality. This is usually seen when the person is affable and suddenly becomes extremely quiet.
2 Someone who is normally very active suddenly becomes isolative.
3 Look for changes in sleep patterns.
4 Look for sudden weight loss or gain.
5 Look for changes in attitude and behavior, usually becoming hostile.
6 Someone who begins cursing a lot when that is out of character for them.
7 Notice if they suddenly have an aversion to religious objects. They may be a person who normally goes to Church but suddenly despises the thought.
8 Look for evidence of self- mutilation.
9 Look for changes in the way the person dresses.
10 Observe their personal hygiene and look for changes.
11 Look for evidence of occult materials in the room.
12 Look for destructiveness on the part of a person, especially if that destruction is of religious objects.
13 They may become abusive and threatening for no reason.
14 They may become violent. They often attempt to hurt animals.
15 The person may experience severe nightmares or night terrors.
16 They may perform acts of humiliation, such as urinating on themselves, etc.
17 They may be sexually pre-occupied. Excessive masturbation or doing it in front of others.
18 Take note of what appears to be a different personality or multiple personalities.
19 Look for unusual changes in diet. Foods that were once favorites may now be repulsive to the person. They may eat foods that they once detested.
20 Take note if they seem to have blackouts in their memory.
The above items can well be psychiatric or psychological changes; therefore, you must be wary when you look at these as signs of possession. All of the above can be cries for help or signal the beginning of drug use or mental illness. When these are the only things present, seek psychological counseling first, before even giving thought to the possibility of demonic possession. Many of these changes are normal, especially when dealing with teenagers. Do not automatically think of possession unless you have some reason to believe they are vulnerable to possession. For example, if they have been performing rituals or dabbling in the occult and then you start noticing personality changes. However, the likelihood is that it is a natural problem, natural being psychiatric or psychological.
As you will see, there are many other indications of possession. Look for some of those before you give credence to the idea of possession. In addition, never mention to someone undergoing personality changes that they might be possessed. You can plant a dangerous seed by doing that.
Physical Changes Affecting The Person
1 The person involved may go for long periods of time without blinking their eyes. (Can indicate a neurological condition)
2 The person may appear catatonic. (Can also be a sign of mental illness)
3 The person speaks a language they could not possibly know. (Or speak English with unusual accents.)
4 The person speaks in tongues.
5 The person will become completely rigid where they cannot be moved at all, even by multiple people.
6 Look for changes in the eyes. They may turn almost black like shark eyes.
7 Look for obvious changes in their features.
8 The person may possess inhuman strength.
9 The person may exhibit "precognition," the ability to predict the future.
10 The person displays "retro cognition," the ability to know about past events they should not know about.
11 The person may be able to know something about a person they have not met.
12 Their voice may change. It may go from high to low to guttural.
13 They may be able to tell what you are thinking.
14 They may move in some unusual way. For example, they may seem to glide instead of walk.
15 Writing or symbols may appear on the body in the form of welts and scratches. Look especially in areas they could not reach.
16 They may levitate.
17 Hair or eye color may change.
18 There may be multiple voices coming from the person at the same time.
19 Take note if animals appear to be frightened of the person, especially if they begin acting fearful when there are personality changes in the person.
A couple of these symptoms can be related to medical or psychological conditions but most of them fall outside the realm of science. If you start to see a few items in this category, there is serious cause for concern. At this point, you start to take items from the first category and see if they are consistent with items from things in this second category, or the third one I am about to detail. Obviously, some are more telling than others. You have to give weight to the values when you try to make a determination. The Holy Spirit should be called on for guidance and discernment, especially where there are only vague manifestations.
Outward Manifestations
1 Objects move around seemingly by themselves.
2 Objects may disappear and not be found again. (Asporting)
3 Objects may disappear and be found in another location. (Teleporting)
4 Objects may disappear and later be found where they originally were.
5 Objects may come from nowhere. (Apports)
6 Knocking, banging or pounding may be heard throughout the house or in just one room.
7 Objects fly around as if they were thrown from unseen hands.
8 There may be knocks at the door but no one is ever there. These are often heard in threes, as this is a way of mocking the Holy Trinity. Ditto for doorbells.
9 Religious articles disappear or are destroyed. They may also be desecrated.
10 Growling may be heard but the source cannot be located.
11 There may be scratching sounds heard without an obvious source.
12 There may be foul odors that have no verifiable source. They may come and go.
13 Odd lights may be seen. They may shoot around a room.
14 Heavy furniture may move on its own.
15 There may be sightings of people or dark shadows that may or may not have form.
16 Odd-looking creatures may be seen.
17 Doors and drawers may open and close on their own.
18 Electrical appliances may turn on or off.
19 Spontaneous fires may start up.
20 Animals may become spooked and stay away from the targeted person altogether.
21 Animals may growl at something they see but you do not.
22 Any talk of God or religion may cause an outbreak of activity.
23 Glass may break for no reason.
24 Sounds of glass breaking may be heard but there is no evidence of it happening.
25 There may be sudden temperature changes, up and down although it is usually down. These can be recorder on a thermometer.
25 A person may suddenly become cold while the temperature remains constant. A thermometer may record a one to two degree drop in that person.
26 People may have a feeling of being watched or that they are not alone.
27 People may hear voices when no one is present.
28 People will often hear their name called only to find that no one is around. Sometimes, a couple will each think they heard the other call to them.
29 There may be a sensation of wind blowing even with the windows closed.
30 Lights will go off or not come on when turned on.
31 Apparent retaliation after some attempt to stop the activity.
32 Activity starts up when you attempt to say prayers.
33 Apparent retaliation if a clergyman has been to the home.
34 Physical attacks. It might be in the form of punching, scratching, biting, hair pulling, etc.
35 Psychological attacks. The devil knows your weaknesses and will try to exploit them. Someone who feels ashamed about something will have an increase in that emotion. The same is true for depression, anxiety and anything else you can think of.
36 Sexual assaults. This can run the gamut from fondling to actual penetration. This can occur in males as well as females.
37 Levitation of objects or people.
A fair number of the items listed in the above category could be the result of a human spirit. This is why you have to look at all three columns together to get a fair sampling. If any of the above takes place and stop when commanded to in the name of God, or if holy water stops the activity, that is a good sign of a serious problem. However, judging one or two items by itself is not a large enough sample to conclusively prove the influence of something diabolical.
The Roman Ritual does not require a specific number when it comes to proving that something demonic is taking place. Rather, what you have to do is paint a picture, of sorts. Consider all of the evidence together before making a determination. It is also very important to rule out what you can as being natural in origin. Take into account that when people are frightened, their senses sharpen and every sound appears ominous, even natural, everyday sounds. Imaginations will run wild when one believes that something evil is taking place. That must be considered when someone comes up to you and tells you that they believe a house is haunted or a person is demonically possessed.
While you cannot be close-minded, you must remain skeptical. Rushing into an exorcism where one is not necessary can have serious consequences. If a person is suffering from a mental illness, an exorcism will only exacerbate the situation. The person may now believe they are evil. If the exorcism is being done on a house where it is not needed, it can attract attention and stir up trouble where there was none before. In this field, "better safe than sorry" does not apply. An exorcism is a very serious thing and it is extremely dangerous. It can have serious consequences. Where evil is involved, the person who is called on to combat it is in serious danger, and if they are not careful, the consequences can be horrendous. It is not something to be played with. Only someone who has had experience in both the supernatural and Church teaching should even attempt to perform this rite. It is best if that person has been ordained as an exorcist.
During an exorcism, anything or nothing can happen. There is no set standard. In some cases, all hell seems to break loose; in others, not a peep is heard. Sometimes the smell of roses permeates the location, a positive sign that the entity has been expelled. However, it can take some time before you are sure an exorcism has worked. Sometimes the Ritual forces them into a state of dormancy. However, at a later date, the problem may arise again. In many cases, multiple exorcisms may have to take place. The devil can be a persistent force and it will hold on for as long as it can. It sometimes comes down to attrition.
The person who performs the exorcism must know the risks. There is likely to be retaliation so that person must stay in God's light at all times. There is no sense of time on the other side so even though an exorcism was performed ten years ago, there is still the risk of retaliation. There is always the risk of retaliation.
© 2005 T. Cooney

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Historic Brazil, Mexico Droughts Cause Distress, Economic Conflict (REPORT)
(Video IBNTimes)
(HN, 5/14/12) - In Brazil the worst drought in 30 years is underway in the country's poor north-eastern region, destroying crops and prompting officials to limit water use in the 266 districts that have declared a state of emergency. Lakes have dried up, forcing thousands of families who live in remote areas to walk miles in order to pick up water.
The agriculture secretary in the town of Maracas, Gilmar Rocha, said the drought problems have become constant in the region. "The local neighborhood of Porto Alegre, is located close to the Contas' river, and we use the river's water in our homes. But the river is drying up and the problems are constant now," he said.
As a result of the drought, ranchers have been struggling to feed and water cattle while farmers have been left to watch their crops shrivel into the dusty soil. Forty-two-year-old Jose Oliveira de Sousa, who works at a raft station in the district of Maracas, said many of his colleagues have been left unemployed as a result of the drought.
"Everyone is going through a big crisis because of the drought. Our jobs have been taken away from us, from the fishermen to the farmers to the boat and raft operators," he said.
According to weather experts, the drought may last up to October. The drought in the Southern hemisphere is caused by La Nina, which is cooling equatorial Pacific waters.
- By Marisa Krystian originally for IBNTimes
In Mexico a cold and dry winter in the north of the country has exacerbated conditions there with reports of widespread famine, escalating food prices and extreme dry conditions that have forced the Mexican government to truck drinking water to nearly a half million residents in remote villages across six northern states where lakes and ground wells have run dry.
In addition, Mexican aid workers have been offering food rations throughout the winter to more than 2 million residents who are desperately clinging to life in a region that is experiencing its driest period on record.
The drought is credited with destroying some 7.5 million acres of cultivable land in 2011 and is responsible for $1.18 billion in lost harvests and has destroyed about 60,000 head of cattle and weakened 2 million more causing a substantial spike in food prices.
Officials say acute food and grain shortages caused Mexico's imports to soar 35% last year and they could go even higher in 2012 as conditions worsen.
Dr. Mark Welch, grain marketing economist with Texas AgriLife Extension in College Station, says while Texas is not a big corn producing state, he thinks shortages for grain and food corn will cause many US growers to look hard at market potential in Mexico in the months ahead.
"We have been watching corn imports trend higher in Mexico over the last 25 years, but the recent spike related to the drought there is significant as it is not just yellow corn that is in demand, but white corn for food," Welch says.
In Mexico the shortage of white corn is marked by higher food prices and a shortage in tortillas, a food staple for Mexican families.
"And this is not the first time we have seen an extreme shortage. The last time was in 2008 when corn shortages caused a tortilla crisis that resulted in riots and price limit controls by federal authorities," he added.
Welch says even if drought conditions improve in Northern Mexico over the summer months, the trend for white corn imports are expected to trend upward.
"The demand for grain corn may be directly associated with the drought in Northern Mexico. Once conditions improve there we will see Mexican grain corn imports leveling off. But white corn imports have been trending up for several years, and it could be that a growing population base is driving demand - and I expect that to continue," he says.
Meanwhile, Mexico continues to struggle with more than just grain shortages as a result of dry conditions. The 2011 price of beans has doubled in just over a year, and consumers are feeling the pinch in other food staples. On a whole, prices for basic foods—including beans, tortillas, vegetable oil, meat and dairy - rose 45% in 2011, and since October last year prices have exploded another 35%.
While the situation is most dire in the impoverished areas of the north, metropolitan areas including highly industrialized Monterrey are also feeling the squeeze. Recently the Mexican Red Cross estimated that some two million people are chronically hungry in the state of Nuevo Leon.
The crisis is becoming a political thorn in the side of Mexican President Felipe Calderon. While Mexico grows substantial food crops for export to the US - some $21 billion last year - it is struggling to grow enough for its resident population, a problem some argue is being driven by greed from Mexico's upper class.
Economists say Mexico will continue to struggle with becoming more sustainable and self-sufficient, but drought conditions will continue to complicate those efforts until substantial rains fall.
-- A version of this article by Southwest Farm Press


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The rise in installed capacity has been attributed to the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Production Tax Credit (PTC), which is set to expire at the end of the year.
Over 8.3GW of new capacity is under construction as developers attempt to bring projects online before the PTC expires.
AWEA, which released the figures, called on the government to extend the PTC before the end of the year.
AWEA CEO Denise Bode said: "It is urgent Congress extends the PTC now, before the end of the first quarter or risk losing a new manufacturing centre to foreign countries."
Vestas has already threatened to cut 1,600 jobs in the US if the PTC is not renewed.
Earlier this week, Iberdrola Renewables, America's second-largest wind developer, announced it was laying off 50 people in the US. While in October, EDP Renewables cut 10% of its US workforce.


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Get ready for the new rage in sports.
Got a big game coming up? A national championship? An international competition?
A few days beforehand, jump on a plane and fly cross-country. Wait awhile, then fly back. That's what Phil Mickelson did, and it worked wonders for his golf.
Mickelson finished three under par for the first round at the U.S. Open, a stroke behind Luke Donald on a day when weather caused two significant delays and much of the field could not finish 18 holes before darkness fell at Merion Golf Club.
With so much talk of a soft, wet course being vulnerable to low scores, the Ardmore, Pa., club bit back, testing players with its tight confines and deceptive greens.
Barely more than a dozen players were under par at day's end, with the likes of Adam Scott, Webb Simpson, Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood giving chase to the leaders.
Tiger Woods, who looked shaky from the start and appeared to hurt his left arm while hitting out of the rough in the early going, was five strokes back at 2-over through 10 holes. Afterward, he talked about a rainy season on the PGA Tour.
"We've had a lot of bad weather this year and this is the way it's been," he said. "I've got a lot of holes to play tomorrow. And hopefully I can play a little better than I did today."
Mickelson started early and was safe in the clubhouse by late afternoon. His performance was especially surprising given a history of struggling early in majors. There was also the fact that he chose to fly back to California for his daughter's eighth-grade graduation just before the tournament.
Of course, Mickelson flying coast-to-coast-to-coast isn't like most of us squeezing into the middle seat in economy class. His private jet allowed considerably more room to stretch out.
The five-time U.S. Open runner-up arrived in Pennsylvania just hours before his 7:11 a.m. tee time.
After finishing his round, he said the trip actually helped, giving him a chance to practice in sunny weather while everyone else sneaked in a few holes between downpours at Merion. Still, around the ninth hole, he told his caddie that he had hit a wall.
It took some fortitude to push through a tough day.
"We were having a hard time scoring low here," he said of Merion. "It's so demanding. It's such a great track. It's one of the best I've seen at the U.S. Open."
Dozens of players were scheduled to resume first-round play at 7:15 a.m. Friday. That included Donald, who finished 13 holes on Thursday.
With the forecast suggesting drier weather, officials were hoping to reach the cut before Saturday.
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in wat ways do u guys get the meanings of the words or try 2 learn the language???!!!!!!!
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in wat ways do u guys get the meanings of the words or try 2 learn the language???!!!!!!!
I use as many different tools as possible. I started with a 12 month beginner course. Now I'm doing an online course called 'Japanese Through Anime'. I find flash cards work well. I also like to draw things as I memorize the words for them. Text books are good, and I have some children's books written in Hiragana but I need to learn more vocab before I tackle them.
Also, ALWAYS watch your anime SUBBED.
well... i m reading learn japanese in a month since 1 yr......
n still i haven't learnd it
tryin my best !
In school LOL
I strongly discourage using anime as a source for your learning. It is a good motivator, but the worst kind of resource for language study. I learned this the hard way.
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I've learned and am currently learning Japanese in High school. Available resources would be Rosetta Stone, Japanese Kanji dictionaries, and workbooks.
funny i did all the opposite
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hi. i'm an international student in japan. anime is a good way to learn but i think japanese songs are even better. try listening to your favorite songs while reading the lyrics in kanji. see how much can you understand.
Actually going to school and learning it.
Anime and manga, as well as music, are actually the worst ways to learn japanese. The best way is to study it properly.
Yeah, anime is the worst way to legitimately trying to learn. As motivation, that's one thing, as a source of learning, hell no. I learned that the very hard way.
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I have learned the language using Anime and Manga, but I got the scripts of the episodes and followed along, I ripped the audio tracks of my favourite episodes and listened to them on the drive to and from work and I learned the songs for the openings / endings.
Pick something simple like Bottle Fairy and watch it raw, try and write the script yourself through listening and pausing then translate it line by line. For Kanji learn the SKIP Code system for easy identification (components are all well and good but some are hell). The original Pokemon series is pretty enjoyable raw and has fairly easy language and the characters speak clearer and more concisely than you would get from say Lucky Star *shudder*.
I used Genki (1-2) and Japanese for Busy People (1-3) to provide grammatical explanations and picked up the rest from what I heard / read.
This last year I have been using Video Games to reinforce my Kanji and more colloquial grammar (See Barret in FF7 for infinite examples...)
Amazon.co.jp has a tonne of video game guides really cheap or you can get scans online.
The Legend of Zelda games (particularly Majora's Mask) are a great entry point with the Final Fantasy series (X is really good for learning) while more challenging, even more rewarding.
You should also consider the pokemon games (the new ones let you switch between kana and kanji), you can pick up a lot of prefixes and suffixes this way. eg (I think it's a fire-type because it sounds like one). I was 6 when Pokemon first came out and I feel that it contributed a lot to me learning english components eg "char-" and "-mander" in charmander being associated with fire and lizard.
A great vocabulary adventure is the Harvest Moon series, where due to mass repetitive usage you pick up a tonne of vocab quite quickly.
When I was playing through FF7 I screenshotted every dialogue and built a PDF document out of them so every now I would sit down for 5 minutes and then I could "read" the game. This kind of immersion and consistency is what you really need to properly learn a language.
While I agree if you just sit on the likes of crunchyroll watching subbed Anime all the time you will have one hell of a hard time picking up the language, the subliminal listening skills you develop (just identifying "that's a verb! and it's past-negative!" or "that's a word, that's a particle!") is useful as you build up the "rhythm" of the language, Anime as a learning tool is only as effective as you make it.
I say j-dramas or a game like Shenmue is a more realistic representation of Japanese language usage. If I resort to using Japanese that I learned from anime and manga, people look at me all weird. The songs I use are Yamashita Tatsuro, Max, and classic jpop songs like Tsubasa wo Kudasai and Tabidachi no Hi Ni
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For me I use all my notes, which have the katakana/Hirigana charts, and then I also use a few different apps mainly for grammar, and also raw Manga are the best for practicing character translation. I find those in various places. And I do agree that using drama instead of anime is a lot better. And games are definitely a good and fun way to practice as well. I'm using the steins;gate VN myself, should probably do FF though.
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Actually, Japanese Manga and lyrics that are in Japanese help you as long as you have a dictionary and a Kanji Dictionary with you. If you find a class, listening to Japanese music helps you too because when you learn some of the vocabulary words and sentence structures, you will be able to identify it in the lyrics. But everyone's learning strategies are different, but this one works for me.
I recommend supplementing anime and manga with live action/Jdorama/Japanese films because the dialogues, topics and even the grammar patterns are broader.
Also, I would second Yuki's suggestions. Genki and Japanese for Busy People are great books, even if you study on your own. I would also recommend getting a nice dictionary -- I used to have a Collier's and Langenscheidt but I now mostly rely on my iphone dictionary app (imiwa). If I am online, I use Jim Breen's Japanese page -- this is a great online dictionary.
There are also lots of free Japanese learning apps for grammar, vocabulary, Kanji learning and JLPT review, if you are into using smartphones as a study tool.
Personally, I studied in a specialized Japanese language school and have used books like Japanese for Busy People, Minna no Nihongo, J301, J501 and the Kanzen Master series. Now, I have finished all the courses there and I study for the JLPT on my own.
If you have questions, please let me know, I'd be happy to answer them if I can
Try to start from the beginning. Grammar might be the most difficult to grasp, so it might be good to start from that.
The key to finding good sources to use as learning materials comes from taking a good look at those materials. Not all anime is good, nor is it all bad - it does help the ear, to some extent, and does offer up some interesting vocabulary, but assuming people all speak like most anime series present is not the way to look at that material. Same with music - there are musical patterns and word choices (and contextual issues due to trying to make the lyrics fit the music) that make music a tough source for learning material.
(And in my experiences, the Japanese converse much faster than is presented on TV - anime or live action. It can be hard to keep up for a foreign speaker.)
Much like context is important in Japanese, context with your learning materials is extremely important. Thinking that people talk like Dragonball Z will give you a very skewed vocabulary and speech pattern. However, thinking that people might actually talk like some of the characters (not all, mind you - do your homework to determine which ones are the good characters to learn from) in, say Maison Ikkoku, Omoide Poroporo, or a more mature drama anime might not be totally off. My pronunciation and accent improved significantly due to my watching Maison Ikkoku while I was self-studying Japanese in early college. Just be sure to supplement it with other materials, as well.
Don't forget that there's more to Japanese than just what is said, but how it is said. There are different forms if you're male, female, speaking to a superior, speaking to an inferior, speaking to those you're familiar with, and speaking to those you're not familiar with, for example. It can be complicated, and definitely is different than English, and you shouldn't just assume how something is said because you saw it in your study materials - the entire situation may need to be examined to determine the proper way to say something.
The biggest drawback to learning Japanese through Manga and Anime is that the bulk of what is presented is dialogue. It makes learning to read prose (i.e. newspapers and books) difficult, as the linguistic form is very different, as is the word selection. Just try to read a novel, even a light novel, when you're used to dialogue, and you'll quickly see that it's a different beast.
Pop culture is not a wholly poor way to learn a language. Just recognize that it is pop culture and don't assume that it's the normal way people speak. Just like learning a language from a textbook - people don't sound like that, either.
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I study Japanese at university. You can't learn anything from anime until you've built up a decent enough proficiency of the language to recognize patterns and words and such in a way that you can understand them. I still can only get the very basic gist of some sentences watching an anime raw. Same with songs. Sure I can pick out a few words or grammatical patterns but it's more like an affirmation that you are learning more of the language as opposed to actually teaching yourself. Also language used in anime is often so colloquial that it's almost useless in everyday Japanese unless you have very close Japanese friends.
Grammar is vital so text books or classes are the first step. Build up a decent vocabulary as you learn new grammar. At least maybe 200 words. Use them in sentence patterns and then substitute different words in so that you are not only learning the grammar but the words and their modifications too. As you get better learn another 100 or so words and work back from the beginning, using the new words in every pattern you know until you've got it all down. Also pay equal attention to plain and formal styles. I'd suggest avoiding kanji for the first few months. Build a strong foundation first and learn the grammar then focus on kanji.
When you do get up to learning kanji learn a mixture of the very basic characters and the more complicated characters built from them. As you work on the complicated characters you subconsciously review the easier ones and memorise them. Use flash cards as a way of helping you remember and find a kanji dictionary or something for reference and so you can see variations and extensions of each kanji.
But perhaps most important of all, find someone to speak to. Whether it be a tutor or friend or some random Japanese person working at a sushi shop, you need experience actually speaking with people. Even if it's only one sentence or two, the very act of engaging in conversation gets the wheels spinning in your head a little faster and when you get it right you feel much better about your progress.
And of course, don't give up. Japanese is one of the hardest languages an English speaker can possibly learn. You will stumble a lot. You will make a hell of a lot of mistakes. But stick with it. Eventually your mistakes will be at the very least educated mistakes.
Well, the slowest way is probably by going to school. Text books are so boring.
Every good student needs the right tools. For reference dictionary programs like Kiten and StarDict are a good starting point.
Abiword and IBUS for writing in Kanji, hiragana and katakana.
Some kanji wallpaper for ones computer desktop.
Some manga that's not too difficult to read (maybe Kiniro Mosaic).
Then some online E-learning kanji quizzes for making learning kanji easier.
Access to lots of Japanese Anime with subtitles in English.
A collection of catchy Japanese tunes.
Ai Oboete Imasu ka
I took two years of lessons in a classroom of 10 people, I had to stop because I ran out of money, but what has helped me so far to keep in touch with the language is theatre, and tv shows with interviews and such. Without subs if more effective. Also my twitter TL is full of Japanese talking nonstop and sometimes I even try to talk to them (chaos :P ) talking with Japanese is the MOST effective way for me.
Try this book
Japanese in MangaLand
from Marc Bernabe
Im studying from the spanish version Japones en Viñetas and really do the work fine ...
Well, it's quite simple, really:
You get your lazy butt up
You either register for a class, go to a library, get some audio tapes (Rosetta Stone)
Have 2 working ears
Emthusiasm, consentration, patience, and determination
And you start
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There are a lot of ways to learn Japanese for I know this because I am Japanese, I use to teach it to some people on the internet.
Here's a few things you can do to learn Japanese quick and easy
1.you can get a Japanese for dummy's or a Japanese for busy people book
2.you can get an auto software for your computer/laptop
3.install or download an learn Japanese app.
4.do it online
5.take course
Or 6. Hire a personal language coach
If I was you the first thing I would do before getting into the language is learn about japan then when you think you know a little about japan then just take it slow no need to rush a language into. That's what I had to do to learn English
Go live in Japan.
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Confetti Cannons and Countdowns: Campus Celebrates Historic Alumni Gifts
Oct. 7, 2011
Orange, green and white confetti shot into the air as UT Dallas students unveiled a marker reading "Naveen Jindal School of Management" at the celebration on Friday.
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New Names for Management School and Honors Program Recognize Record Gifts
Slideshow: A Celebration of Giving
Philanthropist Leader Shows the Way
Wall Street Journal: This Indian Tycoon Finally Gets to Run His Idea Up the Flagpole
Inspiring Couple Step Forward Again
Biography: President David E. Daniel
Standing ovations, confetti cannons and countdowns to two big reveals were part of Friday's announcement of the naming the School of Management and its honors program in recognition of the two largest alumni gifts in UT Dallas history.
A crowd of 500—including students, faculty, staff, alumni, a UT System Regent, federal and local government officials—assembled about 10 a.m. at a balloon-festooned stage just outside the school, at The Circle at the end of University Parkway.
They cheered and applauded remarks by Naveen Jindal about his namesake school.
"It is truly humbling and overwhelming to be receiving this tremendous honor from the University that helped me so much," said Naveen Jindal, chairman of Jindal Steel & Power Limited, who traveled from India for the ceremony. "I have so many fond memories from the time I spent here, my experiences, the people … who have helped me and shaped me into the person I am."
Chuck and Nancy Davidson, management graduates of 1980, said their gift, which will be commemorated in the naming of the Charles and Nancy Davidson Management Honors Program, was about inspiring others to give.
Chuck Davidson MS'80 and Nancy Davidson BS'80 said they made their generous gift to the University because of the positive experiences they had as students.
"It was our hope and our dream that one day it will be the alumni that will be leading the charge to drive the growth in this great University, and that's what is so inspiring to me about today," said Mr. Davidson, the CEO of Houston-based Noble Energy Inc. "It's all about alumni reaching back, helping the school that clearly created opportunities and opened doors for all of us."
Nancy Davidson BS'80, and Charles Davidson met Mr. Jindal for the first time just before the ceremony.
"What brought these alumni together from another city in Texas and a faraway country is their shared commitment to propelling the UT Dallas School of Management to the very top ranks of business schools nationally and around the world," said UT Dallas President David E. Daniel. "To achieve that goal, they are making the two largest alumni gifts ever in the history of UT Dallas."
Orange, green and white confetti shot into the air as UT Dallas students unveiled a marker reading, "Naveen Jindal School of Management." The event was capped off with the unfurling of a banner hoisted atop of the building that read, "Two Alumni Gifts. One Historic Moment. Thank You."
Dr. David E. Daniel and Naveen Jindal
Brisk winds created a welcome breeze, sending the confetti fluttering over the heads of the the assembled group and threatening at times to force impromptu extemporization. "If my notes blow away, this presentation may be much shorter," joked President David E. Daniel.
"It was a great ceremony – to have this cultural exchange between India and the U.S. taking place at UT Dallas improves educational opportunities," said Prateek Gupta, an MBA student from India who was among the crowd.
The gifts were announced in tandem with a $20 million funding program approved by The University of Texas System Board of Regents that will allow a 100,000-gross-square-foot addition to the School of Management building.
Jindal's contribution, which is matched by $5 million from the UT System Board of Regents' Research Incentive Program and the Texas Research Incentive Program (TRIP), will be used to create new endowed chairs and establish the Naveen Jindal Institute for Indo-American Business Studies.
Brenda Pejovich, a member of the UT System Board of Regents, credited the Davidsons and Jindal with helping transform the University.
The Davidsons' gift will support graduate students in business management by providing endowed fellowships and will support faculty by boosting funding for chaired positions.
The Naveen Jindal School of Management's full-time and professional MBA programs are ranked in the top 40 by U.S. News and World Report. The executive MBA program is ranked 22nd, and the professional MBA program is ranked 24th in the world by Business Week.
"The gifts we receive today will help solidify our position among the top 50 business schools in the world," said Dr. Hasan Pirkul, Dean and Caruth Chair of Management. "But more importantly, these gifts will make it possible for us to continue innovating and leading as a model school that combines highest quality education with world class scholarship."
Naveen Jindal and Dr. Hasan Pirkul
Brenda Pejovich, a member of the UT System Board of Regents who attended the event, said the Board's priority in this global economy is that the UT system and its institutions create excellence and models in the areas of education, research, best practices, principles and values. She said UT Dallas "just shines in this respect."
Also in attendance were elected officials including U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson, Richardson Mayor Bob Townsend, Richardson City Council members Amir Omar and Kendal Hartley, Dallas City Councilwoman Linda Koop and Plano Mayor Phil Dyer. Sanjiv Arora, consul general of India who is based in Houston, also spoke.
— Story by Marissa Alanis and Chaz Lilly
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Les Misérables (Part 2: The Thénardiers)
Largely unknown in America, Raymond Bernard's 1934 Les Misérables is widely regarded as the greatest screen version of Victor Hugo's oft-filmed epic novel. Consisting of three separate movies, this adaptation stars Harry Baur as Jean Valjean, the petty thief and parolee who is pursued for 20 years by relentless police inspector Javert (Charles Vanel). "Now that Les Misérables has been restored to close to its original five-hour length, and made to sparkle…we can see what a treasure it is." –Phillip Lopate. Shown over three successive Wednesday nights.
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a parade of striking residential buildings by an all-star cast of architects, including Jean Nouvel, Richard Meier, and Shigeru Ban, has completely transformed the complexion of New York City's west side in the past decade or so. One of these structures–the tower known as 200 Eleventh Avenue, devised by Annabelle Selldorf in the heart of Chelsea's gallery district–offers a state-of-the-art amenity no other high-rise in the city can match: apartment-level parking, made possible by an elevator that deposits occupants and their cars directly at their own doors. Add enticing features like double-height ceilings and panoramic views, and it's easy to understand why the address has become so desirable.
For one couple, who live primarily in Paris and Aspen, Colorado, with their two children, a spur-of-the-moment visit to a duplex penthouse in the building was all it took to end a nascent search for the perfect pied-à-terre. "Our decision to take it was pretty instant," says the wife.
Just a few years earlier the pair had sold what many would consider the ultimate Manhattan trophy home–a sprawling apartment on Fifth Avenue. "We wanted to be downtown, in a smaller and more contemporary space," explains the husband. And the move to Chelsea, with many of the city's leading galleries just steps away, would put the duo in the center of the art scene, a world in which both are active. They envisioned the residence not only as a place to call home in New York but also as a glamorous setting for entertaining. To tailor the developer-outfitted unit into the inviting showplace they pictured, the couple turned to Paris-based interior designer Jean-Louis Deniot, whom they'd worked with before. "My husband wanted something less traditional than our other homes," says the wife. "I am all about warmth, ease, and comfort, especially for our children. Jean-Louis understands that balance."
A monumental Anselm Kiefer painting presides over the opposite end of the living room, where a Vladimir Kagan sofa (clad in an Armani/Casa fabric) from Ralph Pucci International is paired with a cocktail table from Jean-Louis Deniot's collection for Jean de Merry. The bar cabinet at left, a custom-made Hervé Van der Straeten piece, is also from Ralph Pucci International, and the Steinway piano was given a blue-lacquer finish. Jean-François Lesage embroidered the Pierre Frey-linen curtains.
A monumental Anselm Kiefer painting presides over the opposite end of the living room, where a Vladimir Kagan sofa (clad in an Armani/Casa fabric) from Ralph Pucci International is paired with a cocktail table from Jean-Louis Deniot's collection for Jean de Merry. The bar cabinet at left, a custom-made Hervé Van der Straeten piece, is also from Ralph Pucci International, and the Steinway piano was given a blue-lacquer finish. Jean-François Lesage embroidered the Pierre Frey-linen curtains.
Deniot also grasped that to make the apartment function as his clients wished, a few structural modifications would be necessary. Carried out in collaboration with Peter Pelsinski of the New York firm SPAN Architecture, these changes ranged from the cosmetic–adding ceiling coves to conceal lighting, ductwork, and wiring–to the more ambitious, such as enclosing one of the two outdoor terraces to form a double-height family room (which can also serve as a dining room, thanks to a Deniot-designed cocktail table that rises to dining level at the touch of a button).
When it came to the decor, Deniot selected a variety of statement pieces, among them a backlit brass sunburst sculpture by C. Jeré in the powder room and an Hervé van der Straeten bronze-and-lacquer bar cabinet in the living room. The emphasis on high-impact furnishings was an approach the homeowners readily embraced, and their contributions to the mix included a curvy chrome-and-ebony dining table with matching consoles by Guy de Rougemont. These, in turn, inspired the sleek kitchen island, which Deniot fronted with a Mondrianesque arrangement of stainless-steel and wood panels.
Not surprisingly, views were central to Deniot's design, with the sky, river, and cityscape informing many of his choices. In the living room the decorator created "the impression that the room was floating like a helium balloon," he says, "with the Hudson River below and clouds above." Floor-to-ceiling curtains custom embroidered with patterns suggestive of watery reflections line the 24-foot-tall windows, while a silk carpet in pale blues and grays underscores the ethereal mood. Anchoring the room is a vintage Steinway piano, lacquered blue by Deniot. "Jean-Louis struggled with having a brown or a black piano," says the wife. "So we compromised."
In the master bedroom, where a bronze Paul Evans lamp from the 1970s resides harmoniously atop a bespoke lacquer bookcase, Deniot's penchant for combining old and new is on vivid display. "I try to mix things so you can't tell what's vintage and what's recent," he says. Throughout the home, walls are clad in compelling textiles, such as the evocative print of rolling hills in the guest room, chosen for the way it echoes the distant landscape across the Hudson.
Of course, art plays a major role as well. Among the pieces acquired for the space is the Antony Gormley sculpture on the second-floor landing. Another high-light is the arresting multicolor wall sculpture by Mauro Perucchetti commissioned for the spot above the living room fireplace. Still, "it's not an ideal apartment for art," concedes the husband. "With all the windows there's limited space for hanging anything. It's the classic trade-off." But then, those New York City views are their own kind of masterpiece.


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State Policy Description
Indiana - Aggregate Net Metering
Policy Components Questions
- 1. Does state policy exist? No
- 2. Are all eligible resources in net metering program, also eligible for aggregate net metering? No
- 3. Is more than one business sector or type of organization allowed to participate? No
- 4. Is the program not limited to certain rate classes? No
- 5. Does policy apply to other types of utilities besides investor-owned utilities? No
Policy Component information last updated July 30 2018
Prior to Net Energy Metering (NEM) policies, utility customers who installed a solar or other renewable generation system had two options for dealing with excess generation. One, they could certify it as a qualifying facility under the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURPA) of 1978 and sell that energy at the utility's avoided-cost rate. As an alternative, consumers could install batteries to store the energy produced by their systems to deliver the power when they needed it. With the advent of NEM policies, the economic incentives for installing distributed energy systems improved, and NEM has become one of the most important policy tools for supporting distributed generation. For more information, see the full policy brief.
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Integrating video production with climate change might seem like an unlikely pairing for a college science course.
By combining the two disciplines, students are asked to digest facts and views about climate change and make three independent short films based on their assessment of the topic in a class taught by Rebecca Safran, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
"The goal of the class," said Safran, "is to explore what I consider the most pressing ecological, environmental, social, and political issue of our time. In most other classes on climate change, students don't have much opportunity for personal exploration and dialogue. I want to give them that opportunity to sort out their opinions about the issues."
The films are shared and discussed in class. At the end of the semester, their final videos are shown in a juried film festival open to the public. The three-to-five-minute films range from animation and comedy to commentary and personal experience. The student with the winning video receives a National Science Foundation-funded prize.
This year's winning video was produced by juniors Anna Ptasznik and Stephanie Hayden who collaborated on a short animated film—Tomorrow Always Comes. Their award is to spend the summer in San Jose, California, making a film showing Pieter Johnson's research on physical changes in frogs caused by a changing climate. Johnson is assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at CU-Boulder.
Together Ptasznik and Hayden came up with the concept for the film and wrote the storyline. Hayden drew the animation and Ptasznik wrote the music and played the guitar. Their short film follows what happens to a piece of crumpled paper when it's tossed away, depicting unexpected consequences.
"We wanted to show how negative actions can have positive results," said Hayden, an advertising and creative writing major, "and that positive actions can have negative consequences, even those based on good intentions. There is not always a clear-cut right or wrong answer in the discussion on climate change."
"We wanted to keep our message lighthearted," said Ptasznik, "while showing climate-change science and its implications in a creative way that wasn't angry or political."
Grants from the Arts and Sciences Support of Education program funded the high definition video cameras, sound equipment, and state-of-the-art editing software that students train on and use. To convey their message, students utilize the tools of story telling, filmmaking, and art in a variety of media. All views on climate change are welcome, although apathy and no opinion don't count.
The class is cross-listed under the Technology and Media program and the ecology and evolutionary biology department.
"I want them to feel empowered that they have something to say about climate change—whatever that is," said Safran. "We try to emphasize that there are things that we can all contribute to the conversation."


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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- FOX has extended the run of newcomer "Alcatraz" by two weeks while "House" will sit out the month of March.
Said moves, which won't affect the previously announced debut of "Touch" on March 19, were confirmed to the site exclusively this evening.
FOX previously planned to wrap "Alcatraz" on March 12 using two-hour installments starting February 27. The network will instead let "Alcatraz" continue weekly through March 26, bumping "House" for the month. The veteran drama will then return on April 2, with originals for the rest of the season.
Here's a breakdown of the changes:
Mondays (February 6-February 27)
8:00/7:00c - "House"
9:00/8:00c - "Alcatraz"
Monday, March 5
8:00/7:00c - "Alcatraz" (Back-to-Back Episodes)
Monday, March 12
8:00/7:00c - "Alcatraz" (New Time Period)
9:00/8:00c - "Touch" (Encore of Pilot)
Monday, March 19
8:00/7:00c - "Alcatraz"
9:00/8:00c - "Touch" (Season Premiere)
Monday, March 26
8:00/7:00c - "Alcatraz" (Season Finale)
9:00/8:00c - "Touch"
Mondays (as of April 2)
8:00/7:00c - "House" (Returns from Hiatus)
9:00/8:00c - "Touch"


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NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly issued the following statement regarding the two days of meetings that concluded today with representatives of the NHL Players' Association under the auspices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service:
"Today, we concluded two days of mediation with FMCS mediators and representatives of the NHL Players' Association. After spending several hours with both sides over two days, the presiding mediators concluded that the parties remained far apart, and that no progress toward a resolution could be made through further mediation at this point in time. We are disappointed that the mediation process was not successful."


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Kallmann: Sun Sets On The Mile
Editor's Note: Dave Kallmann is the long-time auto-racing beat writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He agreed to write an obit column about the oldest continuously operating track in America for RacinToday.com.
By Dave Kallmann | Guest Columnist
Milwaukee, Wis. – You can't feel sad for a racetrack.
It has no heart. It's really nothing more than asphalt and concrete and steel, hotdog wrappers, beer stains, tire bits and dust.
So that empty feeling, that sorrow, must be for memories of the Milwaukee Mile that will continue to fade. For the echoes of cheers powerful enough to overpower engines, the likes of which may never be heard again. For the oldsters who can say that they whooped it up when A.J. went wheel to wheel with Parnelli or that they were on hand to see Jim Clark make rear-engine history. And for the youngsters who never had a chance to see the next Foyt, the next Andretti, the next Earnhardt or Wallace or Dixon or Patrick blister the asphalt under a bright summer sun.
She is gone, folks. Finished, at least for now.
For 106 years, the Mile was a part of an international racing culture, built earlier than Indy and rightly claiming to be the oldest continuously operating speedway in America.
Now, after a fruitless search for a person or group to promote races, she'll sit mostly silent next summer.
The board of directors for State Fair Park, the grounds on which the track is located, finally admitted defeat Wednesday. There will be no major racing in 2010. The Indy Racing League pulled out in August, and now NASCAR will follow. There'll be a few car shows perhaps and some Sprint Cup Series testing, no doubt, considering the Mile is no longer a part of any of the three national series. Maybe some regional stock-car series will rent the track and put on a race in front of a few hundred fans.
But the Mile has too much history to call that a life.
While no one in any sport cares to concede, this has been a long time coming. The board members will continue to be torn up mercilessly by fans and talk-radio screamers. While they share in the blame it's impossible to keep track of every misstep, mistake and incidence of mismanagement.
For starters, the place got old, racing changed and the Mile struggled to keep up. A crowd of 20,000 may have been good for a USAC race in the 1960s, but those numbers stopped making money in the 1990s if not sooner. Even with a redone grandstand and 40,000 seats – which, by the way, were rarely full – how could the Mile and its blue-collar market possibly compete against the 150,000-seat stadiums in Las Vegas and the Dallas and Chicago markets?
Had anyone in the 1980s foreseen NASCAR's boom and had the track been a one-owner facility rather than a venue rented by a state-affiliated landlord to a promoter tenant, the Mile might have boomed with it. Instead NASCAR took its premier division to another small oval in an underserved market, Phoenix.
The promoters at the time were businessmen brothers Frank and Dominic Giuffre. They didn't get along with park management and ruffled feathers at CART before ultimately being ought out before 1992. Following them in running the Mile were: Indy-car team owner Carl Haas; State Fair Park, itself; Milwaukee Mile Holdings, a group that promised other development; and Claude Napier, who bought a reprieve for 2009 but never had the money to cover his debts.
Since June, when Napier's Wisconsin Motorsports laid off its staff and locked up its office, State Fair Park has negotiated with four potential promoter groups, and at least twice a deal seemed imminent. But one group, Historic Mile LLC, couldn't bring together the financial backers it promised it would have, and then the Giuffres walked away abruptly. They say the fair board changed the deal on which both sides had agreed; the fair folks contend the Giuffres misrepresented their group and then simply pulled out.
Through all of this, the bottom line remains the same: the bottom line.
As a business entity, the Mile hasn't made sense for years. State Fair Park is charged with being self-sustaining, yet it was forced to underwrite as much as $3 million in annual debt recently. None of the potential promoters could see a way to make money.
For racing of significance to get another shot at the Milwaukee Mile, someone with deep pockets and more interest in their legacy than their paycheck could come along. NASCAR and the IRL both like the market, and both want to return as long the checks don't bounce.
Or the local tourism folks and businesses could rediscover how the track had benefited them, the state could realize what a quality-of-life asset they've lost and an eager promoter could find a way to work with all of them. That's a long shot but probably the best one to exist.
As someone who spent parts of 20 summers at the Mile, I'm disappointed with what's come about, of course.
There've been days from hell with gales, rainstorms, hailstones, impending deadlines and frustrating exchanges with angry drivers and clueless folks who were supposed to be helping. But I've been privileged to see Rick Mears exit Turn 4 so smoothly, to chat with Dan Gurney and Mario Andretti, to watch Matt Kenseth develop and to follow Paul Newman as he nervously paced pit lane.
It's OK to be angry. It's natural to be melancholy. But if you're going to feel sorry, do so for the laborers who couldn't afford to go to the track once their jobs were wiped out by the encroaching Rust Belt, for those who risked life and limb there in the name of entertainment and for the people who won't be able to enjoy the next 106 years at the Mile.
And whatever you do, remember. Memories, it seems, are all that's left.
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WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis University women's soccer team battled 24th-ranked Chicago to a 1-1 draw in a match that featured a one-hour, 25-minute delay in the second half due to lightning. The Judges move to 5-7-1 overall and 0-2-1 in the University Athletic Association, earning their first league point of the season, while the Maroons fall to 6-4-2, 0-1-2.
Brandeis wasted little time opening the scoring. Just 2:01 into the contest, senior Mimi Theodore (Walpole, Mass.) sent a ball back to the top of the box to sophomore Mary Shimko (Bay Village, Ohio/Lake Ridge Acad.). Shimko sent a high shot on net that UC senior goalkeeper Emma Gormley (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) tipped but was unable to corral, and it drifted just under the crossbar. It was Shimko's third goal of the season, a team-high.
The Judges had a golden opportunity to extend their lead when they got off three quick shots following a ninth-minute corner kick. Senior Alanna Torre (Weston, Fla./American Heritage School) had her initial shot blocked, while classmate Ali Maresca (Wyckoff, N.J./Ramapo) was cleared off the line by a Chicago defender. Torre had the third shot in the flurry, but Gormley recovered to make a save and half the momentum. The Judges were able to keep Chicago in check the rest of the way, finishing the first half with a 9-5 shooting advantage, including 5-2 in shots on goal.
As the rains picked up in the second half, play went back and forth. As the storm reached its peak, Chicago was able to take advantage. Senior forward Allison Hegel (Vienna, Va./Jefferson) went in on net all alone after a Brandeis defender slipped. Hegel's hard hit ball along the ground found the side netting past the dive of Brandeis junior Francine Kofinas (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West) at the 53:27 mark. It was Hegel's seventh goal of the season to lead the Maroons.
No more than 20 seconds later, lightning struck in the distance, prompting officials to halt the game. It took nearly 90 minutes before the area was clear enough to restart. UC had early momentum, as sophomore Natalia Jovanovich (Gurnee, Ill./Warren) had two early shots stopped. Gormley made a nice save in the 80th minute, tipping a ball from Judge rookie Alyssa Fenenbock (Upper Saddle River, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional) over the crossbar. Kofinas answered as time in regulation expired, coming off her line to halt a Hegel break. By the end of regulation, Chicago had closed the gap in shots to 15-14, Brandeis.
The extra sessions featured more back-and-forth play. Gormley made two saves, including another tip over the net in the 96th minute on a long Torre strike, to finish with eight. Kofinas earned one more stop and finished with six.
Brandeis is back in action Sunday at 1:30 p.m. against eighth-ranked Washington University, while UC heads to NYU to play at the same time.


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WASHINGTON – With nothing public on his schedule and an anonymous quote from an administration official to bat away, President Obama walked out of the White House with Vice President Joe Biden on Friday to pick up sandwiches and engage in a little damage control.
"There's no winning," Obama told reporters before ordering lunch at a favorite haunt near the White House. "No one is winning."
The president's rare midday stroll outside the White House came as he tried to contain the fallout from a senior administration official's comment that the White House was "winning" in the budget fight that has frozen parts of the government. "It doesn't really matter to us" how long the shutdown lasts, the official told The Wall Street Journal. "Because what matters is the end result."
Aides disavowed the comment Friday morning, Day Four of the shutdown, before Obama and Biden took to the streets for the impromptu hoagie run. Jacketless and shirt-sleeves rolled up, the men were cheered on by pedestrians as they walked. "Hang tough, Mr. President" one person yelled. "You're doing the right thing."
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At Taylor Gourmet, standing between a sign saying "Order Here" and a poster that read "Love," Obama praised the restaurant for offering furloughed employees a 10% discount, but said the shutdown "could be over today." "I'm happy to have negotiations, but we can't do it with a gun held to the head of the American people," he said.
The president has turned to Taylor's Philadelphia-style hoagies during tough times with Congress before. In May 2012, as he tried to win support for his economic proposals, the president fetched takeout from Taylor for a meeting of the top four congressional leaders.
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Or you can look at Cleveland, who actually has had picks high as OKC did for multiple drafts (2 top-4 in 2011). Instead of having a three-headed monster like Durant(1)/Westbrook(4)/Harden(3), they have Irving(1)/Thompson(4)/Waiters(4)/Zeller(17 via trade for 24). In their case, you could say they were following the 'OKC model' perfectly... except they drafted more like Portland, rather than OKC!
Now there's an interesting question: Would you rather have Cleveland's roster which have had as many multiple top-5 1st round picks in successive drafts as OKC did (to draft Durant/Westbrook/Harden), or would you rather have Toronto's roster which has only had 1 top-7 pick in the past six years? It's bad drafting with great lottery luck VS good drafting with no lottery luck, by teams both going through post-superstar rebuilding via draft and organic growth.


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Side Pasta Salad
The holiday weekend is here and that means it's the (unofficial) start of Summer and the (traditional) start of the outdoor cooking season. If you're planning on firing up the grill for a BBQ this weekend, here's a *quick and *easy side dish you can serve. *Quick = Less than 15 minutes *Easy = The easiest, can't mess up, fool proof, semi-homemade dish that you can make in advance. Giving you more time to enjoy being outdoors, and less time in the kitchen…
1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. Put cooked pasta in plastic bag and place in refrigerator for an hour (or a few hours) or overnight. Just make sure it's cold.
3. Blanch green beans (see *how to blanch below) and store in refrigerator if you're making in advance.
4. Chop parsley to your liking. Add peas if you like.
5. Assemble everything together. Pour poppyseed dressing to taste RIGHT BEFORE SERVING (I like a lot in mine and use about one whole bottle)
1. In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, bring water to a gentle boil.
2. Add trimmed green beans and cook, uncovered, 4 to 5 minutes (until crisp)
3. Immediately drain the green beans in a colander and plunge them into ice cold water for 5 minutes to bring the temperature down.
*Blanching ensures that they keep their vibrant color and that they stay crisp
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A good recruiting video is a very important tool for every high school hockey player who is trying to earn a hockey scholarship and hopes to play in college.
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That was the usual misleading advertising from FOX, as nobody from the RED team dared to steal meat from the BLUE team.
New to the forum but not new to Hell's Kitchen. Thanks, apskip, for the great recaps!I am sorry to see Barbie go. She has a positive outlook and shows more maturity than all the other contestants combined.
I think Justin will win it, but I don't think either him or Christina were standouts in the season. Actually, no one really stood out for me.
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