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This month, part of my usual book tour stop organised by WriterlyYours I decided to invite Priya, who just published an interesting Young Adult novel I Still Remember, to share her writing process experience.
Priya is writing poems that were published, among others in Eastlit and New Plains Review, but also write about books and recommendations. You can find her here.
You can find her book on AMAZON: http://a.co/h6LTpn8
The life of the manuscript
Thanks Ilana for offering this space to share my writing process. So, to keep it short and precise, I'm going to talk about just the process up to the manuscript phase leaving out the further editing that the manuscript may undergo prior to publication.
- Plotting - rough plot - ideas
- World building - developing the world, characters - research
- Outlining - structure and organising
- Drafting - draft 1, print, draft 2
- Polishing - print, read, polish
I get started with a project when I have a basketful of ideas. As a writer, I'm always looking for ideas and inspiration, and I collect them in my digital diary. Sometimes I get ideas when I'm travelling and I jot them down using the notes app on my phone. There could be visual inspiration too - pictures I click and pictures I find online, are all saved at one place. When I think I have enough ideas to form the story, I try to put them together to form a rough plot.
The Research Stage
Once I have the rough plot, I start with research. Research could involve reading, interviewing, watching movies or documentaries, travelling, and doing things that you want to write about. I even tried my hand at Korean cooking while writing I Still Remember because I wanted to lend some authenticity to the story setting especially since I was writing out of my culture and country.
The next step in my writing process is world building and it involves rewriting the plot in a more elaborate manner in the light of my research. It would magnify the plot and would include developing the places and people in the story. The places could be real or fictional or a mix of both, and once I've developed the place, I add the places to the plot. While developing the characters, I try to develop a complete profile or story for each of them and that makes writing about them easier. For example, if I know that a character is an optimist, when I have written a scene where something goes wrong, I can imagine what the character would say and write that down. So I work around the characters and the places a lot to build a world that readers can immerse themselves in.
Once I'm done with world building I start building my story. I develop an outline of the story which would mean putting together the larger plot alongside a timeline and working out a structure for the story. When I have the outline ready, I begin writing my first draft.
Working the drafts
Many a time, getting that first draft written is what takes a lot of time and once you have that done, you feel more confident and organised about the whole writing project. I like to print out my drafts so that I can spend more time with it, reading and making notes on it, even when I'm not at my computer. So after the first round of reading and editing, I would start working on my second draft which is basically fleshed out of the first.
When I have completed the second draft, I would take some time off and then get back to it to follow the same pattern as with the first draft - print, read and polish. When I'm happy with the draft, I may share it with someone or just send it for editing directly.
As you can see, my writing process is not very difficult but it demands patience and perseverance. So, get back to those drafts you abandoned halfway and begin afresh with a writing process that suits you.
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On September 15, 2006 the meeting of the Board of Directors of Power Machines was held in Saint-Petersburg. The Directors elected new Director General of the company and discussed the company's development concept for the next five years.
The Board unanimously elected Boris Vainzikher Director General of Power Machines. Boris Vainzikher is a member of the Management Board and Technical Director of RAO "UES of Russia". Mr. Vainzikher was also appointed Chairman of Power Machines Management Board. This decision was made by the major shareholders of the company to strengthen the company's position in the domestic power engineering market in the light of the upcoming large-scale reform of the national power sector.
Power Machines major shareholders - Interros Holding Company, RAO "UES of Russia", and Siemens - demonstrated strategic partnership and common understanding of the company's development plans for the next five years.
The company's development concept elaborated within strategic partnership of Interros, RAO UES and Siemens include production and market strategy, an investment program and technical upgrade, as well as financial model of the company's development.
The new company's priority determines the expanded scale of its domestic market activities. The Power Machines' order portfolio is anticipated to be redistributed towards more than a three-fold increase in domestic market share.
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Company's shareholders have formulated the structure of the core business of the Company, and highlighted the following business lines:
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The priority in this line is development of its own production and design base in strategic partnership with Siemens. In response to market demands, Power Machines is committed to improving of the existing products and develop new ones in the sectors of thermal, hydro and nuclear plant engineering.
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The Russian market for gas turbines of this range of capacities is estimated at 14,000 MW – 16,000 MW through to 2011, and the percentage of equipment manufactured by Power Machines is expected to be over 80 %.
To implement its technological partnership with Siemens, Power Machines is forming a Gas-Turbine Division. Formation of the division will ease the transfer of brand-new gas-turbine and steam-turbine technologies, including:
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- 278 MW gas turbine, which is a new product for the Russian market. Power Machines is the first Russian company to offer such a turbine to the domestic market.
In addition, the company plans to develop other types of equipment for thermal, hydro and nuclear plant implementing Siemens technologies.
Power Machines is proceeding to develop and implement a new concept of maintenance services for power plant equipment, including equipment produced by Power Machines. The concept is based on the experience of leading international companies in the industry and provides for the creation of regional maintenance centers and a regional warehousing base.
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Power Machines will systematically develop this line. The company's international experience and projects related to extension of its own engineering base will enable Power Machines to evolve step by step to a higher level of complex solutions including design and turn-key power plant installation.
To reach the goals set forth in the new corporate strategy, the company will implement the investment program, which supports technical upgrade, development of the production base, acquisition of new technologies and experimental development.
The company's investment program will be undertaken by means of the company's own borrowed funds. The company does not exclude a decision to issue additional shares, but such a decision should be approved by each of the major shareholders.
Power Machines, as a public company, will make any effort to strengthen its positions on the Russian stock market. The company's aim is to raise the level of corporate governance in the field related to information disclosure, to the implementation of best practice in corporate governance and to improve its interactions with investors and shareholders. The company's priority task in this sphere is the entry of the of the company's shares among the blue chips on the Russian stock market.

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A global water-filtration company based in Bothell said Thursday it had successfully raised $25 million in a secondary offering on the London Stock Exchange.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is one of the most difficult conditions to diagnose and treat for many medical physicians.
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Welcome to the 2013 WIK Blog Tour. I'm honored today to share a recent conversation with writer, poet and artist Robyn Hood Black. Robyn is a member of the outstanding faculty for the 2013 Writing and Illustrating for Kids (WIK) conference, which will take place October 12, 2013, in Birmingham, AL. Michelle Poploff, who edited my children's middle grade novel, Gone From These Woods, is another member of the faculty, along with Lou Anders, Doraine Bennett, Amanda Cockrell, Heather Montgomery, Nancy Raines Day, Jennifer Echols, Dianne Hamilton, Janice Hardy, Sarah Frances Hardy, Sally Apokedak, and Chris Rumble. Be sure to check out the end of this post for links to each stop on the tour.
WIK is one of the best places to get inspired, gather tips on the craft of writing, and to learn about the business of publishing fiction and nonfiction for children. The conference also offers an opportunity to meet editors, agents, and an incredibly supportive network of working writers and artists. This annual conference is hosted by the Southern Breeze region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and llustrators (SCBWI). To find out more or to register, visit https://southern-breeze.net/
Now, here's my conversation with WIK 2013 faculty member Robyn Hood Black.
D: Welcome to my blog, Robyn. Tell me how you became a writer, poet and artist. What/who were your early influences — the people and experiences that led you to your present career?
R: Thanks so much for having me on your blog today, Donny! Great question.
I was blessed to come from a family which highly valued creativity. My mom spent endless hours nurturing whatever projects my brother, Mike, and I wanted to make. For me these included entire villages of pipe-cleaner people with handmade clothes, or paintings, or countless "books" and cards. My father was very creative and praised originality. Imagination was always encouraged, and books and music and art were readily available.
D: You have a business called artsyletters. Tell me more about this. Is it all online or do you also do shows and festivals?
R: My artsyletters business is turning a year old! Nowadays I guess I'd be called an "artist entrepreneur" – there's a strong "makers" movement out there for creative folks with a bit of a business bent. But I remember my mom taking me around to local gift shops when I was a kid to sell my little painted birds (stones) affixed to shellacked pieces of pine bark! And I did some art shows and such in my life B. C. (Before Children).
Now I create "literary art with a vintage vibe" – note cards, bookmarks, collages, altered books, some calligraphy – my favorite media include printmaking, pen and ink, and mixed media with all kinds of vintage treasures (including stuff I pick up off the ground…). If it's rusty or dusty and especially if it has writing on it, it's probably not safe around me. I sell my work online through my Etsy shop – https://www.etsy.com/shop/artsyletters – and also at art shows and book festivals. I'll have a booth at the Decatur Book Festival in Atlanta this weekend!
D: Robyn, how do you balance writing and art? Do you consider these separate parts of your creative life?
R: Still working on the balance… and I've never been able to completely abandon one for the other. I remember struggling in college at Furman about whether to major in English or Art. I picked English, and I do consider myself a writer first. Now that I'm also making and selling art which celebrates reading and writing, I couldn't be happier. At my first art show last year, a college English teacher bought bookmarks to give to her school's first class of English majors (a rare declaration these days – sigh.). This week I had two Etsy sales– one from a West Coast poet, and one from a history professor in the Midwest. I feel honored to be reaching a literary target market with my art!
D: I first met you at a SCBWI conference and I know you've been heavily involved in coordinating conferences for the Southern Breeze Region for many years. How have your experiences attending, planning and coordinating conferences helped you as a writer?
R: I could never say enough good things about getting involved in SCBWI and volunteering. What an amazing, talented, knowledgeable, generous group of folks. It's important to spend time with your "tribe," to interrupt the busy days of your life to do that. My years coordinating conferences gave me confidence dealing with all kinds of publishing professionals, as well as offering helpful peeks inside the industry. Also, I absolutely treasure the life-long friends I've met through Southern Breeze.
D: You've published books for children and also write for magazines and a blog. Which format is harder/more challenging? Which do you prefer?
R: Tough one. Books have been the biggest thrill (and though it's been a while, I still have ambitions for more books
with my name on the spine!), but I love writing for periodicals and anthologies, too. I started actively blogging on Poetry Friday each week a few years ago on my author blog, http://www.robynhoodblack.com/blog, and that's been a wonderful way to connect with other poets as well as teachers, librarians, and poetry enthusiasts. It's offered an outlet to interview some amazing folks as well as occasionally share my own writing. I started my (weekly for now) art blog http://artsyletters.com a year ago. No lie – two blogs, even if posting just once or twice a week, is work. I just took a little hiatus in August – we were busy getting both kids settled into colleges in different states and my husband settled in a new job. But I look forward to getting back in the swing of those blog deadlines and to connecting with folks from around the world who share similar passions.
D: I once read that for a prose writer, studying poetry is like a football player studying ballet. (Sounds like I could use a little poetry makeover in that last sentence!) Can you give workshop attendees an idea of what they might learn at your wik13 workshop, "Poetry Tips for Prose Writers?" Why should they sign up for your session?
R: Interesting analogy! I'm not coordinated enough to play football or do ballet. ;0) But I do have a good bit of experience writing in all kinds of genres – fiction, nonfiction, and my first love, poetry. I hope attendees will leave our workshop with neurons sparking away with ideas to liven up their fiction and nonfiction projects. We'll explore examples of how successful authors have employed poetic devices to enrich passages, and we'll try out some techniques. (Works-in-progress welcome!)
D: Your workshop sounds very interesting. Tell me, what makes a poem sing for you? Is it the sound of the words? The way the poem is constructed? The emotion conveyed? The originality?
R: It could be any or all of those things! When the elements of a poem work together – the ideas, the sound of the words, rhythm, structure, appearance even – to create an image that both surprises and registers as truth, I'm hooked.
D: As you know, every word in a poem is important and there is no room for any words that don't "fit." Is there any word (that we can mention in this blog post) that you feel should never be in a poem?
R: Ha! Well, I'd never say "never," especially to another writer. After taking a workshop years ago with renowned poet and anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins, I am far less free with the words "and" and "the" in a poem. Only if there's no way around it will I include them now, and only if they seem absolutely necessary. If you're ever fortunate enough to have a critique with Rebecca Kai Dotlich, as I've been, you'll find that behind that warm and friendly demeanor she's an absolute stickler about making EACH and EVERY word in a poem carry its weight and then some. No lazy writing.
While I think writing a long piece of prose is a different thing from writing a poem, applying that same kind of poetic precision in select passages can make them sparkle. Or sizzle – depending on which effect you're going for!
D: I agree. Who are your favorite poets? What makes them your favorites? Do you have a favorite poem? If so, why do you like this poem best?
R: Many incredibly talented poets are writing for children today; I'd hesitate to start naming names because 1.) this blog post would be very, very long and 2.) the moment I hit "send," I'd think of someone else whose work I love. I join many other poets in unabashed praise for the work of the late Valerie Worth. I do think her short poems are just magical – they invite the reader to see something familiar in an unfamiliar way. Our own Irene Latham has recently featured many of Worth's poems on her blog, "Live Your Poem." Here are the last couple of stanzas of one of my favorite Valerie Worth poems, which Irene posted Friday and which I've shared before, too:
– from "cat"
She settles slight neat muscles
Smoothly down within
Her comfortable fur,
Slips in the ends, front paws,
Tail, until she is readied,
Arranged, shaped for sleep.
Classic poets I love include Blake, Wordsworth, Hopkins, Dickinson, Williams. I'm also inspired by many contemporary haiku writers, as well as the "old masters" – Basho, Buson, Issa, and Chiyo-ni.
One of my favorite pieces of writing ever is the first essay in Nancy Willard's TELLING TIME. It's called, "How Poetry Came into the World and Why God Doesn't Write It." She's just brilliant.
D: What are you working on now? Any new books in the publication pipeline? Poems, prose, articles?
R: I have some poetry in the publication pipeline – contributions to a couple of projects I'm not at liberty to share yet. But I also have one I think I can share, because Lee Bennett Hopkins shared it himself in an interview! He's doing a collection for the very youngest readers and listeners for Abrams, and I'm thrilled that a poem of mine is scheduled to be included.
I regularly submit haiku to journals such as Modern Haiku, Frogpond, and Acorn and am always honored when a poem makes it in an issue. (I'll be on a panel at the upcoming Haiku Society of America/southeast Region Haikufest in Atlanta at the end of October, which should be a fantastic weekend.) https://www.facebook.com/events/418063954956424/
Now that my husband and I are brand-new empty nesters, I plan to return to book projects I've had in the works a while. Some have had helpful formal feedback at previous wik and Springmingle conferences, and they are waiting for me to roll up my sleeves and get to work!
Thanks again for the interview – here's to a terrific wik conference!
D: Thank you for stopping by, Robyn. I think conference attendees are in for a treat at your workshop. I hope they all bring works in progress.
If you're interested in learning more about other members of the conference faculty, follow the WIK blog tour links below:
Aug. 28 Author Matt de la Peña at Stephanie Moody's Moodyviews
Editor Lou Anders at F.T. Bradley's YA Sleuth
Aug. 29 Author Doraine Bennett at Jodi Wheeler-Toppen's Once Upon a Science Book
Author Robyn Hood Black at Donny Seagraves' blog
Aug. 30 MFA program director Amanda Cockrell at Elizabeth Dulemba's blog
Illustrator Prescott Hill at Gregory Christie's G.A.S.
Aug. 31 Author Heather Montgomery at Claire Datnow's Media Mint Publishing blog
Editor Michelle Poploff at Laura Golden's Just Write
Sept. 3 Author Nancy Raines Day at Laurel Snyder's blog
Author Jennifer Echols at Paula Puckett's Random Thoughts from the Creative Path
Sept. 4 Editor Dianne Hamilton at Ramey Channell's The Painted Possum
Author Janice Hardy at Tracey M. Cox's A Writer's Blog
Sept. 5 Author / illustrator Sarah Frances Hardy at Stephanie Moody's Moodyviews
Agent Sally Apokedak at Cheryl Sloan Wray's Writing with Cheryl
Sept. 6 Author / illustrator Chris Rumble at Cyrus Webb Press.
Agent Jennifer Rofe at Cathy Hall's blog
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2019 Celebrating Educators Luncheon
May 7, 2019 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
This special recognition luncheon is an opportunity for our county's K-12 education community and stakeholders to come together and recognize some of public education's outstanding educators. District nominees from each category will be recognized along with the 2019 Riverside County Educators of the Year.
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On Friday – 10th of June, Bcomp took over Swiss Economic Forum (SEF) Awards and got the most aspired prize as the best High-tech/Biotech company of the year 2016.
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"This accomplishment brings joy to the whole Bcomp's team and everybody is excited! It's a great honor and encouragement for us to be rated as the best among other top-notch Swiss start-ups" – commented Cyrille Boinay – the co-founder and a CEO at Bcomp."The event is one of the most important for young Swiss entrepreneurs – it does not only bring glory but also investment and attention of the international scene" – added managing director of markets Christian Fischer. Both of them also mentioned, that Bcomp team is looking forward to becoming a part of SEF alumni club – the network for all entrepreneurs who have been winners or finalists of Swiss Economic Awards.
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A Rich Man Hit Two Persons to Death, but the Court Freed Him – Friday, 20.8.2010
The Mirror, Vol. 14, No. 678
"Phnom Penh: Road traffic police officials brought the son of a rich person who drove a car and fatally hit two persons at 11:00 p.m. on 15 August 2010, in front of house number 5 on Monyreth Boulevard in Damnak Thom village, Stung Meanchey, Meanchey, Phnom Penh, for a hearing in the morning of 19 August 2010 to find justice for the two victim's families. But as soon as the hearing finished, that man was freed immediately. It was a really lucky result for the son of a rich family.
"During the hearing, Mr. Te Sam Ang was the judge and Mr. Sok Roeun was the prosecutor, along with the presence of the accused, Bun Sokvisal, who was standing in the wooden dock. He is a doctor at a district referral hospital and lives in Prek Boeng village, Ang Snuol, Kandal. The verdict was to sentence him to two years in prison, but it was all suspended and he was fined to pay Riel 3 Million [approx. US$700] to the state, but without any compensation imposed for the two victim's families.
"It has been said that after the accident, the rich family went to meet the victim's families to negotiate, and they agreed to pay for the funeral, and to give them money in exchange for the withdrawal of their charges at the court. Maybe this is the reason for the decision of the judge.
"The driver of the car was Bun Sokvisal, the son of a well-known and rich official of the Phnom Penh Municipality. It is not known whether this decision was right or wrong, but usually, if there is a fatal traffic accident, the driver must be detained.
"On 11:00 p.m. on 15 August 2010, a light gray Camry car with the number Phnom Penh 2T-6542, driven by Bun Sokvisal, crashed into a motorbike, killing the driver and a companion." Nokor Wat, Vol.1, #35, 20.8.2010
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Friday, 20 August 2010
Kampuchea Thmey, Vol.9, #2332, 20.8.2010
- Victims of Mines and Unexploded Ordnance Increased in the Latest Period [within six months of 2010, there were 158 victims, compared to the same period in 2009, there were 151]
- Two Construction Workers Were Attacked by [about ten] Gang Teens, They Killed One, and the Other Sustained Serious Injuries [police are trying to identify the perpetrators – Phnom Penh]
Koh Santepheap, Vol.43, #7039, 20.8.2010
- The Ministry of Justice Reminded All Municipal Courts of the Code of Ethics for Judges over the Performance of Their Duties [as some judges leave their duties to clerks to investigate without the presence of judges and of prosecutors, which is against the laws]
- A Man Killed His Mother-In-Law, Wife, Son, and [two] Sisters-in-Law [five persons] and Then Committed Suicide [after he had a dispute with family members, as he was repeatedly caught trying to rape a sister-in-law; three other family members were seriously injured – Svay Rieng]
Moneaksekar Khmer, Vol.17, #3963, 20.8.2010
- Hundreds of Stoung District Residents Protested in Front of the Kompong Thom Municipal Court to Demand the Release of [Sam Rainsy Party activist] Lem Nath Who Is Innocent [she was arrested on the allegation of forging thumbprints]
Nokor Wat, Vol.1, #35, 20.8.2010
- A Rich Man Hit Two Persons to Death, but the Court Freed Him
- Russian Tycoon [Alexander Trofimov] Apologized to Nineteen Khmer Victimized Girls [over debauchery; some of them are underage]
- Seventeen Khmer Workers Were Rescued from Malaysia [they suffered from forced labor, working as fishermen and domestic servants]
Phnom Penh Post [Khmer Edition], Vol.1, #241, 20.8.2010
- The Khmer and Thai Prime Ministers Might Discuss Border Disputes [in Belgium during an Asia-Europe Summit, from 4 to 5 October 2010]
- [Three] Representatives of Kos Krolor Residents Flee into the Forest [after police surrounded their houses over land disputes with a military police official who tried to evict 415 families from an area of 1,672 hectares to claim land for a rubber plantation – Battambang]
Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.18, #5281, 20.8.2010
- Trade Unions Announced to Strike in Mid September [from 13 to 14] to Demand a Pay Rise [to between US$75 and US$93 as minimum wage per month; at present it is just US$61]
- [The Minister of the Council of Ministers] Mr. Sok An Asked South Korea to Help Intercept Illegal Marriages [between Khmer women and Korean men]
- By 2010, Cambodia Has Been Provided with US$250 Million Grants and Loans [separation and amounts of the two not reported] from South Korea
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"Cambodian Officials Need Education About Press Freedom" – Monday, 12.4.2010
Because of the Khmer New Year holidays 14 to 16 April 2010, life during this whole week is different; actually, already since Friday last week, music and the voices of people playing special New Year games, and of groups of friends going out together, indicated that the festive season began already.
This affects also publications, and some offices – also the Open Institute – are closed for a week. Our regular publications will therefore start only on Monday, 19 April. But we will supply our readers with some information also during this week.
The Mirror, Vol. 14, No. 660
Concerned with the situation of journalists in Cambodia, Mr. Moeun Chhean Nariddh, the Director of the Cambodia Institute for Media Studies, Phnom Penh, wrote the following statement, which was published in The Cambodia Daily in the edition of Saturday-Sunday, 10-11 April 2010, from which we quote:
"As media professionals, we are very disappointed at the continued use of the court by Cambodian officials to sue journalists for defamation and disinformation.
"The recent lawsuits respectively brought by police officers in Siem Reap and Banteay Meanchey provinces against Koh Santepheap newspaper reporters have indicated officials' lack of understanding of the press freedom enshrined in the Cambodian Constitution.
"Article 31 of the Constitution states: 'The Kingdom of Cambodia shall recognize and respect human rights as stipulated in the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the covenants and conventions related to human rights, women's and children's rights…'
"Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights explicitly says: 'Everyone has the right to freedom of expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.'
"Similarly, Article 19 of the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states:
- Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
- Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; the right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art or through any other media of choice.
"To assert Cambodia's obligation under these international treaties, Cambodia adopted the Khmer Press Law in 1995.
"Article 4 of the Press Law states: 'Publication of official information such as statements, meetings, meeting minutes or reports etc. may not be penalized if such publication is fully true or an accurate summary of the truth.'
"This is what the reporter in Siem Reap did by quoting a police officer's report for his story.
"It's sad that the two reporters in Siem Reap and Banteay Meanchey have been arrested and may face criminal charges of defamation and disinformation, though Article 20 of the Press Law says: '…No person shall be arrested or subject to criminal charges as a result of expression of opinion.'
"Of course, journalists may make innocent mistakes in doing their professional work to meet the public's right to know.
"However, courts need to find two sets of evidence to find journalists guilty of defamation or disinformation.
- "First, it needs to prove that an article reported is false and defamatory due to a journalist's negligence or lack of information.
- "Second, the court must show that the journalist has produced the defamatory article out of his or her malicious intent.
Yet, most journalists are just fulfilling their professional obligation to keep the public informed of what happened, whether it is good or bad news. They do not intend to harm anybody's reputation though some stories turn out to be false.
"Meanwhile, journalists are bound by the professional code of ethics to balance their reporting as far as a controversial story is concerned.
. . .
"In a separate but related lawsuit, we highly commend the Takeo Provincial Court for acquitting a reporter of Radio Free Asia of criminal defamation and disinformation.
"We hope that the Siem Reap Court officials will follow this good example. We also hope that the Cambodian officials will study journalist's rights and freedoms enshrined in the laws before another similar lawsuit is brought against another media professional."
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Cambodia Needs US$29 Million for Mine Clearance in 2010 – Monday, 5.4.2010
The Mirror, Vol. 14, No. 659
"Phnom Penh: According to an announcement from the Cambodian government on 3 April 2010, Cambodia needs US$29 million for mine clearance in 2010.
"The Cambodian Mine Action Center [CMAC] announced that mine clearance will be carried on five more years, and in 2010, US$29 million is needed, including for mine clearance tools and mine clearance techniques.
"According to the announcement, besides the funds of US$29 million for actual mine clearance, US$13.5 million and US$11 million are reserve funds, and US$1.5 million is still being negotiated with donors. But another US$1 million has not been specified.
"The announcement adds that if fundraising is not successful, 20% of the CMAC personnel of 3,000 persons in total will be dismissed from their respective tasks in 2010.
"In 2010, CMAC plans to finish clearing mines at 423 or 424 development sites of 28,000,000 square meters. At least, 7,000,000 square meters are considered as areas where people could easily become victims from unexploded ordnance and mines – these are considered as core areas
"Deum Ampil news center had contacted the CMAC director-general, Mr. Heng Ratana, several times via telephone, but could not reach him.
"It should be remembered that many sites with unexploded ordnance are left from the three decades of civil war. Many landmines have been cleared already since 1998.
"So far, Cambodia has cleared 520 square kilometers from landmines and has found and destroyed 2.7 million explosives, including unexploded ordnance.
"It is estimated that in Cambodia, there are about 670 square kilometers remaining mined which have not yet been cleared." Deum Ampil, Vol.4, #452, 4-5.4.2010
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Monday, 5.4.2010
Deum Ampil, Vol.4, #452, 4-5.4.2010
- Cambodia Needs US$29 Million for Mine Clearance in 2010
- The Ministry of Health Asks All Doctors to Respect the Code of Ethics […doctors must provide qualified services for their patients – whether rich or poor – be polite with patients, not be late in providing treatment, and not have other things to do when called to serve a patient…]
- Leaders of the Red-Shirt Demonstrators [supporters of ousted and fugitive prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra] Announced They Will Do Whatever to Make [Thai Prime Minister] Abhisit Vijjajiva to Dissolve the Parliament
Kampuchea Thmey, Vol.9, #2219, 4-5.4.2010
- Forty Three Families Claimed that Their Farmland of 30 Hectares Was Violated [by soldiers – Oddar Meanchey]
- Samdech Dekchor Hun Sen Welcomes the Production of Muslim [Halal] Food for Export [according to a meeting with former Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ahmad Rithadeen]
Koh Santepheap, Vol.43, #6926, 5.4.2010
- Another General Was Arrested after a Drunken Shootout Where a Foreign Woman Was Wounded [by a bounced bullet – Phnom Penh]
- Samdech Dekchor Hun Sen Arrived in Hua Hin [for a summit meeting of the Mekong River Commission on "Trans-Boundary Water Resources Management in a Changing World"], and Thai Deputy Prime Minister [Mr. Suthep Thaugsuban] Told Thai Journalists that He Had a Talk on the Phone [with Prime Minister Hun Sen]
- Robbers Drove a Car into a Village to Assault and to Shoot Villagers, Injuring Five and Taking Away Property and Money from Three Houses [Kampot]
Phnom Penh Post [Khmer Edition], Vol.1, #145, 5.4.2010
- More Than Ten Citizens [among over 400] Were Arrested in a Protest over a Land Dispute [with the Heng Development company as they blocked National Road 2, accusing this company of grabbing their collectively owned land – Kandal Stung, Kandal]
Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.18, #5168, 514-5.4.2010
- Minister [of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction Im Chhun Lim]: The Construction Sector Starts to Recover [after the economic downturn in 2008]
- FUNCINPEC and the Nationalist Party [former Norodom Ranariddh Party] Mutually Agreed to Establish Ties as Royalist Parties
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(Erigeron annus) Thistle family
Flower-headsNumerous, daisy-like, about 12 in. across ; from 40 to 70 long, fine, white rays (or purple- or pink-tinged), arranged around yellow disk florets in a rough, hemispheric cup whose bracts overlap. Stem : Erect, 1 to 4 ft. high, branching above, with spreading, rough hairs. Leaves: Thin, lower ones ovate, coarsely toothed, petioled ; upper ones sessile, becoming smaller, lance-shaped.
Preferred HabitatFields, waste land, roadsides. Flowering SeasonMayNovember.
DistributionNova Scotia to Virginia, westward to Missouri.
At a glance one knows this flower to be akin to Robin's plantain (p. 75), the asters and daisy. A smaller, more delicate species, with mostly entire leaves and appressed hairs (E. ramosus) E. strigosum of Grayhas a similar range and season of bloom. Both soon grow hoary-headed after they have been fertilized by countless insects crawling over them (Erigeron = early old). That either of these plants, or the pinkish, small-flowered, strong-scented Salt-marsh Fleabane (Pluchea camphorate), drive away fleas, is believed only by those who have not used them dried, reduced: to powder, and sprinkled in kennels, from which, however, they have been known to drive away dogs.