China Should Get The **** Out Of Tibet And Lobsang Sangay Needs To Support The Tibetan People!
Once there was unity between the struggle waged by the brave Tibetan people and their exiled government. The shared vision was to regain the rightful national freedom of Tibet. Now, as Tibetans inside occupied Tibet suffer the terrifying oppression of Chinese tyranny and yet still demand independence for Tibet, in exile an elite Tibetan political cabal is on its knees to the Chinese regime seeking a dangerously compromised 'solution'.
This treacherous surrender has been going on for a number of years now, but since the election, as 'political leader' of Doctor Lobsang Sangy the pace of capitulation has increased. His latest public overture on the subject was given to the US Heritage Foundation May 25, 2017 during which he repeated the mantra of a negotiated settlement. The aim of which would be autonomy under Chinese rule.
Any reading of Tibetan political protest inside Tibet reveals the goal is, and has been consistently, one of national independence for Tibet and the return of the Dalai Lama.
Not sure how the courageous Tibetans of Tibet would feel hearing such appeasement from the head of the Central Tibetan Administration, one thing for sure though in exile Tibetans have decided to invest their hope and trust in Lobsang Sangay. Well they can be certain of one thing about his leadership, it will continue to betray the struggle and political aspirations of Tibet's people. Welcome to democracy!
On the bone-chilling streets of Paris yesterday some Tibetans and their supporters could be forgiven thinking that they were witnessing a momentous change of policy by the Central Tibetan Administration as Doctor Lobsang Sangay peppered his keynote speech with references to liberty, justice. and democracy. The Harvard law school graduate began his address by envisioning raising the national flag of Tibet above the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet's symbol of nationhood and independence was a prominent feature of the event, and formed a huge stage backdrop. Yet this is the man who had boldly declared that he is not asking for democratic rights within an autonomous Tibet!
Unfortunately a careful examination of his words reveals not so much a demand from Doctor Sangay and his CTA colleagues for a free and democratic Tibet, but a cynical misappropriation of the rights and political aspirations of Tibetans inside Tibet. When mentioning such freedoms he very carefully avoided officially endorsing the demands made by compatriots under Chinese tyranny. Indeed his speech on referencing 'liberty' or 'democracy' emphasized repeatedly that such objectives were what 'Tibetans' wanted with the obvious corollary that such aims were not being demanded by the Central Tibetan Adminstration. This is evidenced by the policy adopted and promoted by Lobsang Sangay and his colleagues within the CTA which is actively seeking a condition of 'meaningful autonomy' for Tibetans. In that objective Doctor Sangay has stated that no separation from China is being sought but only the just and full application of communist Chinese laws on autonomy' In that context he made it clear during a 2013 interview, given at Washington's Council on Foreign Relations that as part of his autonomy proposals democracy was not being sought for Tibetans in Tibet!
Now given that's the agreed and formalized policy of the Central Tibetan Administration clearly notions of national freedom and independence are effectively anathema to Lobsang Sangay, marginalized, ignored and rejected as barriers to progressing talks with a Chinese regime ever suspicious of covert agendas. On March 13 China again dismissed any prospect of talks on what is called 'high autonomy' for Tibetans. Meanwhile the officially sanctioned ideology that autonomy is the only 'realistic' solution continues to forced upon a Tibetan Diaspora. However in trying to prevent Tibetans from expressing their support for a free and independent Tibet the thought-police of the CTA have gone too far and unleashed a wave of outrage and opposition.
The intensity and scale of unease at the manipulation of protests in New York and Dharamsala has revealed just how embedded within Tibetan communities globally is support for Tibetan national freedom. The very same Tibetans who Lobsang Sangay and his Administration require the goodwill and political support of, which brings us back to possible motive for his flag waving address in Paris. Some Tibetans on various social media sites are already posting glowing comments of support for his speech describing it as 'powerful' and 'strong' yet they clearly have been fooled by appearance and failed to note the detail of his comments.
What was declared in Paris was not an approval of, or expression showing solidarity with the cause and rightful demands of Tibetan in Tibet but a carefully engineered and duplicitous display that was more concerned with promoting Lobsang Sangay and presenting an illusion that the Central Tibetan Administration is allied with and shares the objective of national liberation so courageously expressed by Tibetans under China's genocidal rule. Don't be fooled people!
Paris, France on March 14 is to host an event titled 'Europe Stands With Tibet' sounds like a gathering that's in solidarity with the Tibetan people, right? Wrong! This rally should be more correctly termed 'A Platform To Promote The Surrender Of Tibet's Right To Nationhood' Why so? Well take into account that its been organized and promoted by the Central Tibetan Administration and will feature as main speaker Doctor Lobsang Sangay who will be peddling his message of autonomy under Chinese rule, in the hope of appeasing China.
As with recent Tibetan demonstrations in New York and Dharamsala it is likely that the issue of Tibetan independence will not be welcome, at what we understand is to be tightly restricted and orchestrated meeting. Tibetan communities are being bused across Europe to attend and ensure that this propaganda theater has a compliant and obedient audience. No doubt Tibetan flags will be tolerated but that will be a distraction, the central message will be that 'We are only seeking genuine autonomy' a condition if ever realized under the brutal oppression of the Chinese regime will not be allowing any degree of Tibetan national identity and certainly will arrest, torture and shoot anyone who dares to raise Tibet's national banner.
Don't be mislead either should you read of or hear the cynical use of the term 'freedom' by the Harvard trained lawyer. While it sounds suggestive of independence it's used by Lobsang Sangay as it may exist under the various forms of 'autonomy', for anyone who doubts such an assessment we refer you to an interview Video Here in which he made clear that his proposals on resolving the issue of Tibet ruled out the prospect of democratic rights for Tibetans in Tibet!
This is an individual who while cloaking himself in the Tibetan flag and delivering carefully scripted rhetoric designed to appeal to and manipulate the exiled Tibetan community, is opposed to Tibetan independence and has willfully ignored the demands and political aspirations of Tibetans inside occupied Tibet.
If anyone reading this truly wishes to stand with the Tibetan people they will not be doing so by attending this event in Paris, better to show your solidarity with the peaceful resistance being waged by Tibetans in Tibet, join and get active with those organizations who clearly state an objective of national liberation and independence for Tibet.
In exile Tibet's cause reached a disappointing low on March 10, a date commemorating the 1959 Lhasa Uprising and a central focus to honor Tibetans inside Tibet who continue their courageous and peaceful resistance to Chinese tyranny. For the second year running New York was the stage upon which a cynical game of manipulation and the promotion of political approved agendas was acted out.Unlike last year however, when such covert actions were restricted to the prominent placement of slogans promoting the policy adopted by and actively followed by Doctor Lobsang Sangay and the Central Tibetan Administration events yesterday took a disturbing turn for the worse.
Chushi Gangdruk had agreed upon excluding from the organized rally any voices or protests that dissented from the officially approved call for 'genuine autonomy'.
freedom of Tibet. As you may imagine the sense of outrage, frustration and sadness which emerged was a cause of much debate and division, resulting in division, accusations and genuine anger. Understandably so, after all the struggle being waged inside Tibet seeks not submitting to Chinese communist laws on autonomy but demands nation liberation and independence, it is the duty and birthright of exiled Tibetans to stand in solidarity with their brothers and sisters in Tibet towards that just objective.
disabling division are being duplicitous and delusional in their criticism.
Why so? Well the origins for this regrettable incident are to be correctly sourced not to people holding a conviction who support Tibet's independence, nor can it be explained in any reasonable manner to an unwillingness to tolerate different views on Tibet. The seeds of this divisive and damaging schism were engineered in the political laboratories of a Central Tibetan Administration that for years now has been actively promoting a policy of appeasing China's regime. It's Middle Way 'solution' seeks not an independent Tibet but merely the application of Chinese communist laws relating to autonomy of so-called 'ethnic minorities'.
Is the CTA an invisible hand behind such actions?
There's a problem though, and one lying in a dark corner that explains events at the rally yesterday, the Chinese regime has long dismissed such overtures from the CTA as a veiled bid for independence. So from the perspective of the Central Tibetan Administration the issue of Tibetan independence is deeply problematical, indeed it is regarded as an obstacle to progressing talks with China, as such a response was needed.
How best to reassure China that the CTA was not advocating an independent Tibet? Statements to that effect were clearly not enough, actions were needed, some physical manifestation perhaps to help dispossess the Chinese government of its suspicions? So in addition to relentlessly affirming via official statements that only genuine autonomy is being sough a covert campaign has been set in motion that's manipulating various global protests for Tibet, along with the exile Tibetan community into endorsing the official proposals of the CTA. False choices are being presented in which supporting the Middle Way is portrayed as being loyal to the cause of Tibet and His Holiness, while advocates of Tibet's rightful independence are marginalized as being disloyal, extreme or unrealistic. Such has been the toxic and cynical narrative increasingly clouding the exiled Tibetan movement.
To the disadvantage and embarrassment of Tibet's cause there are a significant number of Tibetans in New York who for reasons of conformity, lack of understanding, personal gain or wishing to demonstrate what in reality is a misplaced loyalty now act as censorial attack-dogs for the policy of surrender being pushed by Doctor Lobsang Sangay and his colleagues within the Central Tibetan Administration. Their unthinking obedience is betraying the sacrifices and common political aspirations of their brothers and sisters inside occupied Tibet, such treachery, for that is what it is, needs to be urgently exposed and challenged, in that regard we hope that their disgraceful attempt to silence fellow Tibetans who support Tibet's independence will serve as a call to action!
It's official! The exiled Tibetan Administration does not equate 'freedom' with independence. So dear Tibetan brothers and sisters when in future you hear either Doctor Lobsang Sangay or any other exiled Tibetan official refer to Tibetan freedom be warned that what they mean is not Tibet's independence but something far less, the subservient condition of autonomy!
We have been trying to inform people of the distinction between the meaning and application of the terms independence and freedom for some time Article HERE and so are most grateful to Doctor Lobsang Sangay for his authoratitive recent confirmation that the two terms are indeed distinct, with 'freedom' covering a range of interpretations that are less emphatic or singular than 'independence'.
Now firstly you should be aware that these words were comments not attributed in quotation to Lobsang Sangay, so could be open to interpretation and uncertainty as to whether they are an interpretation of the reporter, or a remark made by Doctor Sangay but not formally quoted. However that literary confusion apart the main controversy here is reference to 'independence' a word which is taboo to the exiled Tibetan Administration and one which anyone familiar with the Tibetan cause would never associate with Lobsang Sangay or his colleagues who consistently avoid any mention of it. They have no such reservations however with employing the term 'freedom', reason being that it is open to a varierty of interpretations, less emphatic and can of course describe a condition of 'autonomy', which by coincidence happens to be the objective sought for Tibetans by Lobsang Sangay and the CTA!
The degree of appeasement towards the Chinese regime by Doctor Sangay is such that the mere association of Tibet with independence sets in motion various levers of denial, censorship and evasion, while always carefully reassuring China that 'we are not seeking independence'. So what does the Harvard trained lawyer do on realizing that he has been attributed as affirming Tibet's cause for independence is not without hope? Why he calls upon the New York Times to immediately issue an amended, restrospectively edited version, expunging any reference to 'independence'!
So there we have it! In a panic to ensure that China's pathological sensitivities concerning Tibetan independence were appeased Lobsang Sangay has the word 'independence' removed and replaced with 'freedom' from comments attributed to him by a reporter. Remember dear Tibetans that if he and his fellows in the Central Tibetan Administration regarded the two words as having the same meaning, in terms of politics and international law, then he would have felt no need to insist on the New York Times issuing an emergency revision! Truth is that he felt compelled to arrange the substitution, because he and the exiled Tibetan Administration know very well that 'freedom' is not equivalent to 'independence' and were desperate too that China be offered an immediate reassurance that Lobsang Sangay had not been supportive of Tibetan independence.
The next occasion Lobsang Sangay appears on Al Jazeera and talks of 'freedom' remember carefully this latest episode and know that while he sits and offers what on the surface seem words of support for Tibetans in Tibet he is hiding behind a phrase that is a smokescreen, concealing the reality that he is not committed to the cause that Tibetans are sacrificing so much for, but to securing a condition of autonomy under Chinese rule. That is what the Central Tibetan Administration means when it says 'freedom for Tibetans'!
Can Doctor Lobsang Sangay Escape These Charges?
Following extremely serious charges SEE HERE placed before Doctor Lobsang Sangay's office by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, a Press Statement See HERE bearing the name of Mr. Lobsang Choedak has today been issued that partially responds to the allegations made by the Congressman. Significantly though this curiously unsigned statement evades entirely the charge that some 'Tibetan leaders' have been "cutting a deal with a corrupt and despotic regime". Why?
This is an important statement in that it brings into question the Tibetan reportage of RFA which consistently features China's propaganda terminology, in describing Tibet, its regions and people. A key question which is being somewhat overlooked in the heat and smoke surrounding this controversy is why for a number of years has RFA presented such a bias and willingly featured China's disinformation? Just how truthful, objective and unbiased is it of Radio Free Asia to describe a Tibetan, who self-immolates in Labrang in Amdo region of occupied Tibet as 'ethnic Tibetan self-immolated in a Tibetan area of Qinghai province'?
These, and other pressing questions remain unanswered, such as why has Doctor Lobsang Sangay not issued a signed, official statement which addresses all the allegations made by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher? An unsigned press release is less than reassuring and hardly an appropriate or detailed response. Given the importance of this matter Tibetans have the right to expect a full and transparent public response from Doctor Sangay, anything else is simply political escapology.


Create opportunities for immigrants to participate in civic life through developing leaders and active listening by decision-making bodies.
Boost naturalization and voter registration rates, and deepen involvement in democratic processes among foreign-born residents.
Throughout the community forums, more than a dozen broad thematic groupings of barriers to active civic engagement by immigrant and refugee communities were identified. Chief among these barriers in order of prevalence are: 1) Language and communication; 2) Fear; 3) Lack of information and resources; 4) Racism and lack of inclusion; 5) Limited cultural competency and cultural differences; and, 6) Family life.
A primary thread running through most of these is lack of information among many in the community coupled with a lack of education, awareness, training and technical assistance in all sectors including within government, community-based organizations, the greater population and the immigrant and refugee communities. Consequently, many of the recommended strategies are geared toward overcoming a lack of information and increasing education and awareness on the civic engagement needs and opportunities for San Diego's immigrant and refugee communities. The policy options point to establishing the infrastructure to build and sustain the civic engagement of immigrants and refugees in San Diego.
B. Support the County Registrar of Voters to provide multilingual and targeted voter registration drives for immigrant and refugee communities and promote automatic voter registration and mail-in ballots, in compliance with California AB918 (Voting for All Act).
C. Partner with existing community organizations to increase voter education, outreach and mobilization for naturalized citizens.
E. Convene regular meetings between government officials and immigrant and refugee communities and increase options for weekend and evening meetings and in neighborhoods.
F. Supplement state funding for outreach in hard-to-count communities to create awareness and encourage a full count of our region in the 2020 Census.
B. Bridge local nonprofits, labor unions, faith-based organizations, consulate offices and other entities to collectively increase the immigrant voice and civic participation.
C. Hold town halls with current elected officials and subsequent events for candidates that focus on immigrant and refugee concerns and local immigrant integration policies.
D. Dedicate and sustain public funding to promote the benefits of naturalization and New American voter education.
A. Foster immigrant participation in public debates and public decision-making by offering translated outreach materials, interpretation services and transportation to community hearings, neighborhood planning groups, town councils and town halls.
E. Remove linguistic and logistical barriers for immigrants and refugees to serve on boards and commissions in city, county and regional bodies to reflect the make-up of immigrants in the city (more than 25 percent), and to ensure that boards and commissions prioritize diversity in demographic background, experience, gender, orientation, religion, race and national origin.
G. Activate diaspora engagement in their homeland's civic affairs and develop immigrant citizen diplomats through exchanges and visits with their homeland's diplomatic, business and civic leaders.


Sounds like you got a lot put in, Erica!
This morning, I went out and pulled the rest of the kale. I used that space for a later variety of corn, then tucked in more onions and beets in a few empty spots. Also replanted just a few beans in spaces where one didn't come up or else was eaten off by some little critter. It's actually considered too late to plant beans here due to our hot summers, but I'll see. Maybe they'll grow extra fast and catch up to the ones planted earlier. The heat of July and August keep them from producing normally, so they have to be in full production mode by June to get anything. I keep trying, though. Old timers have told me the best thing to do here is plant in late July/early August for a fall crop, so I hope to try that this year.
I've been working in my garden today.
Our squash plants are loaded, and we will probably get the first picking of them in a day or two. I am looking forward to that. The zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, okra, cucumbers, cantaloupe, and beans all look good. We've planted corn two times now, but no luck. We've tried two different kinds and I don't know what the problem is. We still want to plant more beans, but we were waiting on the corn to come up so they could run up the cornstalks. I guess we'll get those planted this week, with or without corn. I have been eating lettuce from the garden for a few weeks now. I've pulled up the early lettuce because it was bolting. I still have some deer tongue lettuce growing in another place. It won't last much longer as the weather gets hotter, and I dread the day when I don't have fresh homegrown lettuce. Almost overnight it seems the worms ate my cabbage leaves, but I picked them off and fed them to the chickens. I think I've won that battle but I'm sure they'll be back.
Early this morning when I was weeding, I saw signs that the neighbor's peacock had been in my garden. It came back twice while I was out there. I ran it off but it came back. I hope they'll pen it up because I don't want to do all this work just to have that dumb peacock tear up my garden. I don't understand how some people can be so inconsiderate.
Our peach trees are loaded this year. I hope we finally get a decent amount of fruit. The apple, pear, cherry, and plum trees are still too young. We have a lot of thornless and wild blackberries. My muscadine vine is huge and loaded with tiny fruit. My grape vine is loaded too. We've picked a few strawberries, but we're still trying to get a good bed of them established.
Mandy do you just have your herbs in pots?
Went out to the garden earlier and caught a rabbit eating the green beans. He better be glad he can run faster than I can!
Uh oh! Time to work on your sprints?
Ha!! I'd never catch him! Guess I'll have to plant enough for all of us.
The bean eating rabbit has been a busy little fellow. We've replanted our beans but we can't keep up with him, and now he's bringing a friend along to help him eat. I chase him away whenever I catch him, but he's not very afraid of me, and if you could see me yelling and flapping my arms chasing a couple of rabbits, you would probably be scared!
During the past week we have picked nearly 50 pounds of yellow squash and zucchini. I gave away over half of that to my mother, sister, and a niece. I just picked another dish pan full of squash and cucumbers this morning. Making refrigerator pickles and some relish is in my near future.
Except for the bean fiasco, our garden is doing well. I can't wait for the first ripe tomato.
I'm sorry about your bean-eating rabbit. That must be frustrating! But wow on the squash and zucchini!
Well, though I was gone and obviously not actually working in the garden, I did take along my Baker Creek catalog and my "everything" moleskine book (I use a modified bullet method so it's my planner, calender, and financial tracker all in one) and spent some downtime, mostly early one Sunday morning when I was awake before everyone else and went down to the breakfast area at 6 AM, figuring out what seeds I "need" and want. Several years ago now, a friend who worked with school gardens in CA as her job, sent me a big box of seeds. Many are Renee's Seeds, heirloom ones, and I really appreciated it as things were tight and the selection was amazing on some items. But now what are left are getting quite old and germination is not good, and somehow, some packets got damp. So, I am replacing must-have items though I will probably still keep trying to use some of those for fun experimental things and flowers.
As for the garden, I left tomato plants just above my knees, but apparently it rained and rained and rained while I was gone. I came home to tomatoes above my waist which are now chest-high. Quite a few plants have tomatoes on them (some were even before I left) but all are still green for the moment. I have NEVER EVER had a good green bean crop, but since balancing my soil nutrients last year things are growing that I never had luck with before, so I'm trying again. The green bean plants are thick and lush and have loads of blooms, so we'll see what happens. The trick here is getting them to produce before it gets too hot. Once we hit mid-90's, they quit and then you have to replant in late July/early August and hope for a fall crop.
Cucumber plants are finally growing (got fresh seed for those locally, Seeds of Change organic seeds sold at TSC here), but not near size to produce yet. My squashes that took forever to come up are doing well. I have seen one tiny zucchini out there but haven't had anything to pick yet. May go look for blooms and hand pollinate in a bit. Onions are coming along well, strawberries are running like crazy, and some new Swiss chard is growing great (last year's bolted and I'm letting them go to seed to collect).
Haven't posted about the garden in a couple of weeks but it's in the wild and crazy stage. Tomatoes and various squashes flowing out of the beds. Just did my third picking of the green beans today--have been picking every other day since beginning. The first pick yielded enough for dinner for my crew with generous leftovers. Second picking was smaller and I took them to a disabled older friend of mine who loves fresh veggies. Should have been enough for generous portions and maybe leftovers for her and her husband. This morning yielded enough for a dinner, or maybe a couple of quarts. I am just amazed at how things grow since balancing the nutrients in my soil per Steve Solomon's protocol. Now I just need to increase the number of raised beds and work on my succession planting to be able to grow more for preserving.
Picked the first two eight ball zucchini and one Romanesco one last week and fixed them all together to go with a dinner. I see yellow squash forming on two other plants (yay, those are our favorites!). The tomato plants are heavy with green tomatoes. The corn appears to be forming well (from the early variety) and there is a bell pepper on one of the plants. Some of the plants appear to have had some damage, possibly from excessive rain, but the new growth on them looks good so I'm leaving them for now. Onions are tall and strong looking.
Last week I planted some spaghetti squash and some Sweet Meat squash, hoping for a late summer crop to eat on in the winter. Right now I'm at the stage of waiting for something to be done so I can take it out and replant something else. Also working on my fall/winter garden plans.
What's going on in your gardens?
My garden is keeping me busy. I have spent the morning making squash pickles, refrigerator claussen clones (we love these!), and now I'm making sweet pickle relish.
Our yellow squash is doing well in spite of the squash bugs. I'm picking about a 5 gallon bucket full every other day. I have so much of it in the freezer already and we eat it a couple times a week. I have been giving it away when I can because we've been blessed with so much of it.
The first planting of cucumbers is starting to show signs of dying back, so we planted more yesterday. Our corn finally came up but I don't know if we'll get any from it because it's so puny. Tomato plants are loaded and I've been eating a few cherry tomatoes every time I go to the garden. Our pepper plants look good and I've already picked some peppers. The jalapenos are the hottest ones we've ever had but I don't know what variety they are because I thought I was buying cow horn pepper but these were mislabeled.
The rabbit finally left the beans alone, but the damage was done. We replanted but a lot didn't come up. Maybe it's not too late to get some more in the ground. I gave up on my cabbage. The worms won that round. I have a few decent size heads that I'll cut sometime soon.
The okra is only about knee high, but is blooming and has little pods on it. Maybe we'll pick at the end of the week. Our cantaloupes are loaded and doing great. Can't wait till they are ripe. The watermelons are just sitting there, not really growing at all.
In the week or so since I last posted in here my garden has changed.
The squash is gone now. I picked the last of it yesterday and added 10 more bags to the freezer. I left one zucchini plant because it had a couple of little ones on it.
I have only picked a handful of beans (thanks, rabbits! ) and my cukes are turning bitter from the heat. It hasn't rained here in a while and even though we are trying to keep it watered, the garden is looking fried.
The worms got more of the cabbage than I did. Maybe we'll plant more in the fall. The tomatoes are hanging in there and I'm picking a few here and there. We have a couple of cherry tomato plants that are over 7 feet tall and producing like crazy. They are called Super Sweet 100 and are so good! I highly recommend these if you like cherry tomatoes.
Our peppers are doing ok, just not producing very much compared to other years. Of course the okra is doing great since it's my least favorite vegetable we are growing.
Mmm, Cheryl. I LOVE Super Sweet 100's. They are the only hybrid tomato I make an exception for. Super delicious!
I wish I'd known about them sooner. They are delicious! We bought 3 plants from a greenhouse we'd been to only a couple of times, just to try something different. I'm very pleased with these.
Last weekend, I spent some time pulling up some plants that weren't doing so well, probably from getting so much rain in a short time in May and June. Some of the tomato plants and green bean plants were yellowing and I spotted squash bugs on some squash plants. So those came out. Harvested green beans one last time before pulling them and got enough to can 5 quarts. Also, the chard had gone to seed and I was waiting to collect seed, which I did, then pulled those.
After that, or rather during that, Earl was expanding one of our 4' x 8' beds into a 4' x 12' bed. We used a large cattle panel to make a sideways arch in it with about 6-9 inches on either end. I planted spaghetti squash on one end and sweet meat squash on the other end. Just inside the arch next to the panel, I planted Chinese red noodle beans to grow up the arch. On the south long side of the bed, I planted basil and okra. Behind the basil, I tried direct sowing a couple of tomato plants. Beyond that, some lettuce in hopes that the shading from the other plants and those growing up arch will shade them and allow them to mature despite the heat (this is an experiment!). And on the far other side, north side of the bed, more zinnias.
In a few other empty spots, I tucked in sunflowers, patty pan squash, more yellow squash (our favorite), jicama, and more Chinese red noodle beans, as well as more zinnias. Oh, and lemon cucumbers!
I bought some large faint-gridded poster boards last week and drew my garden beds on them to scale in order to start planning out the fall/winter garden and what I need to be starting inside. This is a new thing for me, but being a visual learner and loving seeing garden plans in books, I thought it might be fun and helpful. Really wanting to take advantage of the cooler growing seasons even more this year.


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IRGC Commander Warns Against Seditious Attempts of Enemies
The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned against seditious attempts by the United States, the Israeli regime, and their cohorts to sow discord and division in Iran through inciting riots, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic will comprehensively thwart the hostile plots.
TEHRAN (Iran News) –The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned against seditious attempts by the United States, the Israeli regime, and their cohorts to sow discord and division in Iran through inciting riots, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic will comprehensively thwart the hostile plots.
Major General Hossein Salami made the remarks in an address to a group of members of the Basij volunteer force in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan on Sunday.
"The U.S., Britain, Israel, Germany, France, and the House of Saud are all trying to provoke tensions in Iran by means of their divisive media outlets. However, the [Iranian] nation is fully vigilant. Enemies have many pipe dreams and are living in delusions. They do down know that Iran and its Islamic establishment are fairly strong," the IRGC chief commander pointed out.
"Rest assured that the Zionist regime will fall apart, but the Islamic establishment will be out of harm's way. The delusions of the enemy will not get anything as the establishment is so powerful," he added.
Salami highlighted that the U.S. and Britain seek to restore their political, economic, and cultural dominance over Iran, stressing that the history of both countries are replete with crimes and acts of aggression.
He said while the U.S., British, Israeli, and Saudi leaders are all on one side, the Iranian nation and security forces are on the other.
Enemies are acting against the Islamic Republic with maximum power, Salami added, stressing that the "major sedition and world war" will turn into a graveyard for Americans, the Tel Aviv regime, and their acolytes.
"The United States, which has decimated tens of millions of people in various wars and is the exporter of instruments of torture and weapons of mass destruction, and Britain, which has committed massacres all over the world and has a colonial mindset, are nowadays trying to harm the Iranian nation. They will never succeed, however," he underscored.
The IRGC commander-in-chief emphasized that Iranians are all patriotic, and well know that security is a God-given gift.
IRGC

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I did not get one because I had to move on. The line was too long for me to wait in it and get the photos for the next hour.
The truth is, I always want a Franklin Fountain Sundae. I rarely have one, but I live in a perpetual state of wanting a College Ice with hot fudge.


Vehicle auctions. A public vehicle auction is held at the Tow Lot on the third Tuesday of each month to sell unclaimed vehicles, as well as surplus public fleet vehicles.
Search Used Cars listings to find Largo, … Former marked Florida Police Department. Nice car with one spotlight and small center caps, dark tinted windows.


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Statements about Me
Curriculum Vitae/Resume
Song Service
Special Music
SDAH 1985
ROBBY RANEY IV
Good night, Mr. Walton
I found out last night that actor Ralph Waite has passed away. He was 85 years old. I wish I would mourn for him, but I never really knew him.
By default, I found out of the death of a man I greatly admired. His name was John Walton--he was the father of seven children, a very hard worker, honest, and shrewd. He would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it.
And yes, I know that John Walton is not a real person. Only a character.
But that doesn't make my sadness any less real. John Walton--and his parents, his wife and children--has been a neighbor to my family for three generations. Every Thursday evening--or more correctly, every evening--we felt invited into the Walton home. We got to know these television characters and it was almost as if they were our next door neighbors.
Anyone who is reading this knows--or should know--that I am not lacking for a good father figure. My own dad is absolutely amazing and has helped me to grow into the man that I am today. I didn't attach myself to the Waltons out of lack of a good home life. I attached myself to them because they felt real. Anymore on television programs we have characters who are caricatures of real people, but on The Waltons we had real people.
We had a grandfather who loved nature. He loved life and wanted to share those feelings with his family. He was devoted to his family and to his friends
We had a grandmother who was very practical and hardworking. She wouldn't so much say that she loved you, but by her actions you would know it. She once said that all she had to give were old stories--but she really gave so much more.
We had a father who worked terribly long hours to provide for his loved ones. He had a short temper at times--but he was never cruel. He was frustrated by the Depression. His skills were great, but he still struggled to make ends meet.
We had a mother who worked tirelessly to keep the house in order. She cooked, cleaned, washed and ironed, helped with homework, listened to dreams and stories, helped with homework, mended socks, and so much more. But she wasn't superwoman. She was just someone dedicated to her family.
And we had seven brothers and sisters. They all were special in their own way. We had the budding author, the musician, the tomboy nurse who grew to be a wonderful young lady. We had the hotheaded son who was so much like his father, the middle girl who didn't know what she wanted to do with her life, but she found her niche and was so successful. We had the tinkerer (who also provided comic relief) and we had the youngest who grew to be more like her grandfather every day.
I could go on and on about these people, but I think I have said what I intended. The Walton family has been real to my family--and probably to yours--since it went on the air. They have been more than just pure entertainment. They were the ones who invited us over every week. And we got to know them and we found them to be dear friends.
Goodnight, Mr. Walton. Goodnight, Grandpa and Grandma. Goodnight Ike. Goodnight, Sheriff. Goodnight Mrs. Brimmer. Goodnight, Miss Mamie and Miss Emily. For your lives the world has been a little brighter.
I'm a Classical musician, a growing Christian, and a world traveler. I'm learning, exploring, and trying to understand this wonderful world I live in.
Seventh Day Adventist
Seventh-day Adventist
William Miller
Copyright © 2020 by Robby Raney. All rights reserved.


Easy watermelon cookie bites. These cookies are fun and will add some color to the desert table!
This is simple if you have a source that has pre-made cookies. I have a connection in town that makes the best soft chocolate chip cookies, so I cheated and bought them fresh. I let them sit a day in a plastic zip lock bag until I was ready to frost them. On the day of decorating, cut each cookie into quarters. If you kind of lightly score them first with a flat edge knife before cutting into them, it will help to cut them with straight lines without cracking the cookie. Prep your frosting (recipe below) and set aside two bowls; one of each in red and green by adding the food coloring appropriate until visully attaining the shade you want to use. Then if you have kids, hide the frosting, lol. Just kidding, but my daughter has announced that this is the best frosting ever and can't keep herself from sneaking a taste! For the watermelon seeds, I did these in small batches as needed. I used chocolate chips and cut them in half. Yes, this is kind of tedius but once you get on a roll, the process goes fast. I sat the chip on a plate, held the chip with like a pinching gesture, slid the knife in between my fingers and slowly put pressure down the chocolate chip. My knife is pretty dull so I was not worried about cutting myself. If you are worried about cutting your fingers, I think a butter knife would work too. Once you get that done, it is time to start frosting the cookies. Grab the light pink frosting from the secret hiding place! Set aside a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper for placing finished cookies on. I simply frosted the two cut sides of the quarter first and then frosted the top of the cookie leaving a small strip unfrosted for where the green frosting will be applied. Once you get the light pink frosting on, set cookie on a sheet of parchment paper and continue to frost the edge of the cookie with the green frosting using the piping bag with the star tip. Once frosted, add 3 of the chocolate chip slices to each cookie bite. You will be tempted to eat them, but stay focused!
2. gradually and slowly, add powdered sugar to butter mixture, 1/2 cup at a time until you get to 3 cups (this keeps you from creating a powdered sugar cloud above your head & powdered sugar from flying everywhere.... trust me, I experienced it!).
3. fold in the milk with a rubber spatula and also scape the sides of the bowl into the mix, then continue to slowly add the rest of the powdered sugar to the mix. Continue to mix for 1 to 2 more minutes. I found that my Kitchen Aid stand mixer worked the best for this whole process.
Fun red, white & blue decor for your Patriotic celebrations!
Red, white and blue table cloths from the dollar store!
Paper towel and toilet paper tubes made into firecrackers!
Microwave to melt white candy wafers in cup. Dip strawberries half way and chill for 5 minutes. Then microwave to melt dark blue candy wafers in a seperate cup. Dip strawberries so that a ring of white shows and chill for 5 minutes. Use piping bag to add tiny dots. Enjoy!
Paper doilies spray painted in holiday colors!
Simple red and white flowers placed into tinted blue water!
Tinted cake batter to make a festive patriotic dessert!
A great way to clean out the craft drawer using ribbons!
Mason jars to display utensils and silverware!
Use this sign to accent your fish and dip!
French onion dip with blue food coloring & Pepperide Farms goldfish! Also placed on rice cake patties with veggie accents.
Love, love, love this turtle! Place near by when serving for a festive party decor.
How about a crabby cupcake dessert?
How cute would this adorable clown be for a focal point at a party!
Sometimes just the simple things can make a statement at a party. I found these lively fun inexpensive printed strips at Hobby Lobby right before the Valentine's holiday. If you were looking to do this and these strips were not available, I think it could still be acquired with scrapbook paper. I found some scrapbook paper with a rose print and think this would be so pretty done in paper strip hearts and pearls. The heavier stock papers work better. Word to the wise though if you buy this particular item pre cut... the sticky area to bring the two ends together really did not prove "stick worthy," and over night they "popped apart!".... so after a good majority of them "popped" I decided to staple the two ends together. I will find additional enjoyment with these at parties when I need to add of loving touch, such as birthdays & anniversary parties. Call me crazy, but after Christmas... I don't like to give up my lighted tree (mine is artificial with the middle of the tree visible). So I take all of the Christmas ornaments off and turn it into a Valentine's tree! Since the snow is still outside (yes, I live in Wisconsin!) I feel it still feels appropriate to have my tree up but decorated for the Valentine holiday. I also have a vintage looking feather tree that I use on my kitchen island, and after Christmas, I also turn that into a Valentines Day tree! At Target, I found some garland in an arrow theme. I liked them but the garland was not doing it for me, so I turned them into individual ornaments. I'll include a picture of that tree as well.
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AUTHOR INFORMATION: Sarah Langan is the author of three horror novels: "The Keeper", the Bram Stoker Award-winning "The Missing", and her newest effort "Audrey's Door" which has already been optioned for film adaptation by Dimension Films (Sin City, The Mist, The Road). Sarah has received her MFA in fiction writing from Columbia University and is also a Master's candidate in Environmental Toxicology from New York University. She is currently working on her fourth novel, "Empty Houses".
PLOT SUMMARY: When 35-year-old architect Audrey Lucas moves into a shockingly affordable apartment building in Manhattan, she's determined to make a fresh start, leaving behind her mother's debilitating bipolar disorder, her own struggles with OCD, and a tangled relationship.
FORMAT/INFO: "Audrey's Door" is 432 pages long divided over five Parts, an Epilogue, and forty-eight numbered/titled chapters. Narration is in the third-person, mainly via the protagonist Audrey Lucas, but a few of the chapters are dedicated to other characters including Audrey's boyfriend/fiance Saraub and Audrey's boss Jill Sidenschwandt. "Audrey's Door" is self-contained.
September 29, 2009 marks the North American Mass Market Paperback publication of "Audrey's Door" via HarperCollins.
ANALYSIS: "Audrey's Door" is the third novel written by Sarah Langan, an exciting new horror author who I was first introduced to in 2007 with her book "The Missing". I really enjoyed reading "The Missing", and as a result, have been looking forward to her new novel. Unfortunately, "Audrey's Door" was somewhat of a letdown, although I can't really blame the author. You see, I've read and seen so many haunted house books and movies over the years that I've just grown bored with the whole setup. And that's what "Audrey's Door" is . . . an overly familiar haunted house story inspired by such classics as Shirley Jackson's Haunting on Hill House, Stephen King's The Shining, and Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby.
Fortunately, there's much more to Sarah's book than a worn-out plot device, and it is these elements that make "Audrey's Door" still worth picking up. First and foremost is the superb characterization. One of the things that most impressed me in "The Missing" was the author's ability to write believable characters. In "Audrey's Door", not only has Sarah retained that ability, she's improved upon it...dramatically. In short, the characters in "Audrey's Door"—which includes Audrey, her boyfriend/fiance Saraub, boss Jill Sidenschwandt, neighbor Jayne, and the weird tenants of The Breviary—are startlingly life-like, thus making it easy to become invested in their lives, which in turn strengthens the horror that they experience.
Now I love me some haunted houses. I just like the gothic feel of it for I associate such myths and urban legends with gothic scenery and atmosphere.
I love haunted and/or otherwise creepy houses. Especially if it's raining outside. Preferably thunderstorms.
I've only read a couple of Langan's short stories, which I enjoyed a fair bit. This novel could be a great introduction for me into her novels. Nice review.


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package org.apache.commons.lang3.text;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import junit.framework.TestCase;

/**
 * Test class for StrLookup.
 *
 * @version $Id: StrLookupTest.java 1153484 2011-08-03 13:39:42Z ggregory $
 */
public class StrLookupTest extends TestCase {

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    public void testNoneLookup() {
        assertEquals(null, StrLookup.noneLookup().lookup(null));
        assertEquals(null, StrLookup.noneLookup().lookup(""));
        assertEquals(null, StrLookup.noneLookup().lookup("any"));
    }

    public void testSystemProperiesLookup() {
        assertEquals(System.getProperty("os.name"), StrLookup.systemPropertiesLookup().lookup("os.name"));
        assertEquals(null, StrLookup.systemPropertiesLookup().lookup(""));
        assertEquals(null, StrLookup.systemPropertiesLookup().lookup("other"));
        try {
            StrLookup.systemPropertiesLookup().lookup(null);
            fail();
        } catch (NullPointerException ex) {
            // expected
        }
    }

    public void testMapLookup() {
        Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
        map.put("key", "value");
        map.put("number", Integer.valueOf(2));
        assertEquals("value", StrLookup.mapLookup(map).lookup("key"));
        assertEquals("2", StrLookup.mapLookup(map).lookup("number"));
        assertEquals(null, StrLookup.mapLookup(map).lookup(null));
        assertEquals(null, StrLookup.mapLookup(map).lookup(""));
        assertEquals(null, StrLookup.mapLookup(map).lookup("other"));
    }

    public void testMapLookup_nullMap() {
        Map<String, ?> map = null;
        assertEquals(null, StrLookup.mapLookup(map).lookup(null));
        assertEquals(null, StrLookup.mapLookup(map).lookup(""));
        assertEquals(null, StrLookup.mapLookup(map).lookup("any"));
    }

}

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UAE pardons political activists
From Aroub Abdelhaq, CNN
Updated 12:23 PM ET, Mon November 28, 2011
Ruler of the United Arab Emirates orders all five detainees freed
They were sentenced to prison on charges of public insult to officials
Human rights groups support the activists
The ruler of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned five political activists who were sentenced to prison, the government announced Monday.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ordered the release of the five detainees as part of a decree marking the upcoming 40th National Day of the UAE, state news agency WAM reported.
On Sunday, the country's supreme court sentenced Ahmed Mansour to three years in prison. Four other defendants -- Nasser Bin Ghaith, Fahad Salim Dalk, Ahmed Abdul Khaleq and Hassan Ali Al Khamis -- were each sentenced to two years.
The five men, whom police detained in April, faced charges of public insult against the president of the UAE and other top officials, according to human rights groups. They were also charged with undermining the public order and opposing the government system.
Samer Muscati of Human Rights Watch called the trial and sentences "a complete mockery of justice."
But pro-government demonstrators outside the courthouse Sunday voiced their support for the verdict.
"I'm happy that this situation is finished," Abelkarim Maatouq said. "Maybe it will be (that) everybody knows that in the future, there is a limit to the opinions ... there are limits to how you (say) your opinion."
Earlier this year, Amnesty International, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Front Line Defenders and Human Rights Watch all called for the activists' charges to be dropped.
According to a statement from Amnesty International, the men posted statements on the Internet forum UAEHewar.
"None of the messages allegedly posted by the accused to the banned site did more than criticize government policy or political leaders," according to seven human rights groups that have reviewed the posts, Amnesty said.
Mansour is a "leading human rights activist who had publicly called for political freedoms and an elected parliament," Human Rights Watch has said. Mansour has served as a member of Human Rights Watch's Middle East advisory committee.
United Arab Emirates officials have repeatedly declined requests from CNN for comment about the case.


The American Red Cross invites you to a reception, panel discussion and dialogue about humanitarian challenges around the world and how the global Red Cross and Red Crescent network is partnering to address them.
Join us for an inspiring and stimulating discussion, networking, hors d'oeuvres and cocktails in the beautiful and historic Tiffany Circle Hall at the American Red Cross National Headquarters.
For more information on this event, please contact Channell Hogan at channell.hogan@redcross.org or (703) 967-8695.
Chris Ullman is a communications professional with 32 years of experience across the private, public and non-profit sectors. In 2019 he established Ullman Communications LLC, a boutique strategic communications advisory firm, serving CEOs, CMOs and CCOs, with an emphasis on financial services. From 2001 to 2018 he served as Director of Global Communications at The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm based in Washington, DC. Prior to establishing and leading Carlyle's communications program, he led communications at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (White House Budget Office), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S House Budget Committee.
Chris specializes in corporate communications strategy, brand development, crisis remediation, reputation management and internal communications.
Chris earned his B.A. in political science from Binghamton University. He serves on the Board of the American Red Cross for the National Capital Region and the Board of Regents of The Fund for American Studies. Chris is an avid cyclist and a four-time national and international whistling champion. His first book, Find Your Whistle: Simple Gifts Touch Hearts and Change Lives, was published in 2017 by Mascot Books.
Yves Daccord is Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva, a post he has held since 2010. A former journalist, TV producer and international relations expert, his ICRC career has spanned more than two decades in a variety of posts and challenging contexts – including Israel and the Occupied Territories, Sudan, Yemen, Chechnya and Georgia. Prior to his appointment as Director-General, he has held posts such as Head of Communication Division and Director of Communications. He assumed the role as Chair of Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR) from January 2015 until December 2017. Yves is also member of the Board of Trustees of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). He holds a degree in political science and an honorary doctorate in social sciences from the University of St. Gallen, awarded in 2017.
Mr Daccord is married with three children.
Norma Gamero, joined the American Red Cross of National Capital Region as Disaster Caseworker in1988. In that position she responded to hundredths on local disasters. In 1995 she was ascended to Armed Forces Emergency Services, Intake Specialist where she served as the link of communication between military families and their serving members in the different branches of the military stationed countrywide and around the world.
She has been managing International Social Services for the National Capital Region for the last 15 years, duties include: processing Restoring Family Links tracing inquiries, reunites families that have been separated by arm conflict or international disasters; delivers Red Cross Messages and processes different ICRC recognized documents like Travel Documents, Registration Record Requests for Iraqi Refugees etc. She worked closely with the Holocaust Tracing Center back in the 1990s' and together with the help of volunteers was able to reunite a couple of families that had been separated by World War II for over 40 years. In her position, she also, has coordinated numerous IHL training classes for staff and volunteers. In 2001 together with a team of volunteers joined The Measles Initiative, a program that The American Red Cross at the time began leading together with 4 other public health organizations like WHO, CDC, UNICEF and UN Foundation to vaccinate children in countries in Africa against Measles. With the hard work and commitment of volunteers, we raised hundredths of dollars for this program. In 2005 right after Hurricane Katrina, she felt there was a need for translators, since the National Capital Region covers a large diverse population she began putting together a Language Bank, composed of volunteers whom spoke multiple languages to facilitate communication with our disaster clients who don't speak the language to expedite services; later some of the volunteers merged to our now Volunteer Connection so everyone has access to their languages.
She and her volunteers also work closely with the International communities and Refugee Resettlement Agencies to bring our services to the new comers as they are unaware of the services the Red Cross provides here in the USA.
Norma also speaks fluent English and Spanish, due to her fluency in both languages; she usually volunteers to be the spoke person for Spanish speaking Media. She has appeared in news clips and has been interviewed in different programs for the Spanish speaking audience including CNN en Español. In 2001, was featured Hispanic Woman of the year in the metro area and appeared in "Solo Para Ella" magazine.
As Senior Vice President for International Services and Service to the Armed Forces, Koby Langley provides oversight and direction for American Red Cross programs around the world, with a focus on global elimination of measles and rubella, and international disaster preparedness, response, and recovery operations for communities in need. In addition, Langley oversees the worldwide support provided to service members, veterans and their families — the oldest congressionally chartered mission of the American Red Cross.
Working in coordination with the global Red Cross and Red Crescent network, the American Red Cross International Services provides critical support in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe in some of the world's most at-risk communities around the world. In addition, International Services helps to reconnect families separated by crises via participation in the global Restoring Family Links communication network, supporting almost 10,000 families a year. The Red Cross is also a key partner in the global effort to eliminate measles and Rubella, supporting 2 billion vaccinations since 2001.
Service to the Armed Forces provides critical services with a caring touch, from the moment a member of the military joins the ranks, throughout their military careers and long after they return home as veterans. Operating the largest integrated emergency and critical support case management system for military families in the world, the military counts on the Red Cross to provide emergency communications that link them with their families during a crisis – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Additionally, Service to the Armed Forces provides in-theater support to service members deployed overseas. Service to the Armed Forces leads volunteer activities on 180 locations on military installations, 171 Veteran Affairs facilities and provides Emergency Communication Assistance services to more than 80,000 Military members and their families a year.
Langley previously served as the Director of Wounded Warrior, Veteran and Military Family Engagement at the White House and the Senior Advisor for Wounded Warrior, Veteran and Military Family Initiatives for CNCS, leading the largest expansion of services, and grants for veterans and military families in Agency history.
In 2010 he was appointed to the Senior Executive Service at Department of Defense, where he worked as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary and Senior Advisor for the Office of Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy. In 2009, Langley worked as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Veteran Affairs, leading strategic communications and several constituency-based strategic planning portfolios.
In 2008, Langley was appointed to the Presidential Review Team for the Department of Veterans Affairs. From 2006 to 2008, Langley was the managing member of a litigation firm and worked as a Veteran organizer for the successful Congressional race of the first Iraq War Veteran elected to Congress.
During his military service, Langley was appointed as the first in-theater Foreign Claims Commissioner for Iraq; developed and published the first Foreign Claims Act Standard Operating Procedure in Iraq, and paid the first civil reconstruction claims during combat operations.
Langley conducted over 100 Foreign Claims Act and Laws of Armed Conflict missions/convoys in Iraq, and served as an Operational Law Attorney and Prosecutor for the 82d Airborne Division. Langley also served as a Litigation Counsel for the Army where he practiced with dozens of attorneys in the Department of Justice, assisting in successful litigation of over 150 cases. He is published in numerous national news outlets, and has conducted visiting correspondent interviews for Fox News and MSNBC.
Langley is a two-tour combat Veteran and Bronze Star recipient for meritorious service.
Margaret Pollack serves as the Director for Multilateral Coordination and External Relations in the Department of State's Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration, which provides approximately $3.4 billion annually to address the humanitarian needs of conflict victims, refugees and other displaced persons around the world. She is responsible for providing senior-level policy leadership and ensuring inter-agency coordination on a full range of humanitarian assistance and international organization management issues related to refugees and conflict victims. She directs the U.S. Government's institutional, governance and policy relationships with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In addition, Ms. Pollack leads her bureau's global outreach efforts, including media affairs, liaison with non-governmental organizations, and coordination with other donor governments and institutions on humanitarian assistance policies, programs, and issues. Ms. Pollack has received numerous honors and awards for her work, including the Presidential Meritorious Rank Award and the Department of State's Warren M. Christopher Award for Outstanding Achievement in Global Affairs. She is a graduate of Pomona College and The George Washington University.


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Kyrgyzstan: Extremism Charges, Vague and Secretive, Open Door to Abuses
David Trilling Jun 29, 2015
Imam Rashot Kamalov, a popular Muslim preacher in southern Kyrgyzstan, faces over 10 years in prison for a sermon he gave last summer. Much of the case against him hinges on the words of a frequent witness for the state, a psychologist who speaks neither of the languages used in the sermon but claims a good feel for the "hidden meanings" of body language. The defense lawyers' only recording of the talk has been confiscated as "forbidden material."
The charges against Kamalov involve "extremism" – a single word that in Central Asia and other parts of the former Soviet Union has the power to silence critics, censor journalists, and jail independent religious leaders. Extremism charges appear in a wide array of cases; its definition under the law is extremely broad. And rights activists complain that legal vagueness, unqualified "experts," and authorities' non-transparency open the door to a multitude of abuses – from lack of due process to prosecutions based on political motives or career ambitions.
In Kamalov's case, it is difficult even to know which of his statements led to the six counts of extremism against him. The KGB successor agency investigating the case, the State Committee on National Security, or GKNB, has declined to discuss details. Soon after Kamalov's arrest in February, local media cited police in Osh Province, where he lived and preached, as saying he had encouraged people to go fight in Syria, presumably with the Islamic State. But four parishioners who heard the sermon told EurasiaNet.org, in separate interviews, that Kamalov had called IS a terror organization and disputed its claims of forming a caliphate.
The procedure for determining what is extremist "gives powers that are too broad to law enforcement officials," Kamalov's lawyer, Khusanbay Saliev, said in an interview at his office in Osh. His main piece of evidence in Kamalov's defense, a recording of the sermon, was seized in a raid by GKNB officers as "forbidden materials of a religious nature," a characterization he says is used in an overwhelming majority of extremism cases. According to Saliev, the officials also took away files on three unrelated cases of alleged GKNB abuse. A GKNB spokesman declined to comment; he redirected other questions about Kamalov's case to the Osh Province police, who in turn directed EurasiaNet.org back to the GKNB.
"We don't have full access to information," said Sardar Bagishbekov of Voice of Freedom, a rights watchdog in Bishkek. He says the GKNB often does not provide information on extremism cases, even when it is legally required to. (Asked for the number of extremism cases it investigated last year, the GKNB told EurasiaNet.org that it had seized over 2,000 pieces of banned material, but did not provide the requested figures.)
A particularly contentious practice in prosecuting extremism charges is the use of so-called experts whose testimony often forms the backbone of a case but whose qualifications, according to rights advocates, are often dubious.
In Kamalov's case, the expert is Vladimir Shkolny, a psychologist at the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University in Bishkek, frequently invited by the GKNB and Interior Ministry to weigh in on potentially extremist materials.
After watching a video of the sermon, Shkolny concluded that "Kamalov is very secretive and ambitious [… and] not without some mental abnormalities," he told EurasiaNet.org. In his official letter to the security agencies Shkolny said Kamalov was "brainwashing" his congregation with "hidden meanings of an extremist nature."
Kamalov was speaking Uzbek and Kyrgyz – two languages Shkolny says he does not speak. He relied on a GKNB-supplied translation and watched the video "four or five" times: "I compared the preacher's words with his facial expressions, gesticulation, intonations, emphases, and so forth, because any trifle, any detail can say a lot, including about the hidden meaning of what's been said," he explained.
"I have a fairly good understanding of body language," Shkolny continued. "I can … distinguish when a person is saying one thing, doing another, and thinking a third."
Another expert appointed by the State Committee on Religious Affairs to examine Kamalov's speech is an Arabic teacher who, Kamalov's lawyer says, has no theological training. The same expert had judged literature found last fall in the home of Dilyor Dzhumabaev to be extremist, though it was in Uzbek, a Turkic language; Dzhumabaev got six years in jail.
The process for selecting experts is as opaque as the investigations themselves. Kanybek Mamataliev, head of the religious committee's legal-support department, refused to answer questions about how experts are chosen or how material is deemed extremist. But he hotly disputed a suggestion the process may be flawed, insisting Kyrgyzstan's criminal justice system is "perfect."
The extremism label is not only applied in religious cases. This month, the GKNB threatened journalist Ulugbek Babakulov with extremism charges after he publicly denounced a nationalist for making a racist slur, 24.kg reported. Presumably, Babakulov could be prosecuted under one of the vaguest, most subjective bans in the anti-extremism legislation: "demeaning national dignity."
Extremism charges and experts who confirm them are regularly used by prosecutors in Russia – a favorite legal trendsetter for post-Soviet Central Asia. There the practice seems to be getting entrenched rather than challenged, with the number of legal cases growing steadily over the past few years. Extremism investigations have been wielded against all sorts of potential undesirables, from independent labor unions to an antiques dealer trying to sell a Nazi uniform online. In May President Vladimir Putin signed legislation that increased tenfold the fines news outlets must pay for "calling for" or "justifying" extremist activity.
Some cases look like frivolous exercises by overzealous officials: Earlier this month in Samara, Russia's sixth-largest city, a businessman was fined for distributing leaflets depicting Jesus Christ as Mickey Mouse – described by prosecutors as extremist content.
But, region-wide, many legal actions seem much more ominous. Last year Tajikistan's Supreme Court used extremism legislation to ban a little-known, secular group that criticized authoritarian President Emomali Rahmon on Facebook. The October ruling made it illegal for media to quote members of the outfit, known as Group 24. Its leader, Umarali Quvvatov, was assassinated in Istanbul several months later.
Anyone challenging authorities' claims is subject to intimidation. When EurasiaNet.org was reporting the Kamalov story in and around Osh and Kara-Suu, where the imam served, three sources canceled interviews within minutes of each other, all claiming illness. A freelance American journalist researching the case after Kamalov's arrest was detained by the GKNB, threatened with extremism charges and then deported.
Many critics of extremism-related legal practices point to political motivations behind the cases. Kamalov's supporters believe his crime was being too independent. A few weeks before his arrest, a witness said, he had publicly criticized the GKNB for using the threat of extremism charges to extort money from young men from Osh's sizeable Uzbek minority. The charges against him, parishioners say, are retribution.
Others point to the dangers of a self-fulfilling prophecy, wherein injustices committed by the state, whether real or perceived, are radicalizing those who were once moderate. If the idea of anti-extremism legislation is to protect the state from violent ideologies, says Alisher Yusupov, a professor of economics at the Social University in Osh, the authorities' tactics are backfiring.
"Repression and the repressive way the government is dealing with this problem [of extremism]," he argues, is in fact "exacerbating the problem."
David Trilling is EurasiaNet's Central Asia editor.
David Trilling is Eurasianet's managing editor.
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Patterns, colors, metallics, curves, astral, geometric and floral designs are the visual appeal of Moroccan style. It all stems from the knowledgeable and ingenious combinations of colors, patterns, shapes and textures. These same techniques have recently mixed with modern and contemporary designs establishing a striking and distinctive look.
Through the use of multiple colors and patterns, the textiles of a modern Moroccan style establish a warm and exotic feel with a sultry pizzazz.
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Q: angular.js url routing and html5Mode(true) I want to setup accessible and bookmarkable URLs that are routed by angular.js.
The application is only a part of the whole website accessible via http://example.com/application/
Whatever comes after /application/ is a route param.
Now I want to have a URL that can be accessed either via
http://example.com/application/#/filter1/filter2/filter3/
                               ^ hashbang here

or
http://example.com/application/filter1/filter2/filter3/
                              ^ no hashbang here

and I would expect angular.js to pass my route params to my application, but instead I get routed through .otherwise.
Basic Route Setup
$locationProvider.html5Mode(true); // this requires base-tag to be set in dom,
                                   // but doesnt work for me

$routeProvider
    .when('/application/:filter1/:filter2/:filter3', {
        action: 'filter',
        reloadOnSearch: false
    })
    .otherwise({
        redirectTo: '/application/' + filter1 + '/' + filter2 + '/' + filter3
    });

In the HTML of that application I put <base href="/application/" />, which seems to work fine, but reloading the page or re-visiting it after it went through the .otherwise-route doesn't work and the server says "Page not found".
When I disable HTML5 mode and remove the base-tag, it doesnt work either and I get routed through .otherwise

A: This happens because your server knows application/ (and return maybe application.html) but not application/filter1/filter2/filter3/ (because filter3.html does not exists).
You can:

*

*Decide to use only the hash syntax (the server read everything before the # and let the browser (in your case, angular) to manage everything after.

*Set up your server so that every path that starts with application/* return to the browser application.html.

Moreover I think you need to remove the base from the route provider:
$routeProvider
.when('/:filter1/:filter2/:filter3', {
    action: 'filter',
    reloadOnSearch: false
})
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    redirectTo: '/' + filter1 + '/' + filter2 + '/' + filter3
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My guests today are Erin Draycott and Connor Grill. They have both been living in Beijing for several years. I sat with Erin and Connor on the roof of their hutong apartment for a conversation about travel. We touched on many subjects, including their recent trip to Israel.
Josh Klemons is my guest for this episode of the podcast. Having lived in Isreal, Josh has a deep understanding of Israeli-Palestinian relations, as well as those of the rest of the Middle East.
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use gst::prelude::*;

mod imp;

glib::wrapper! {
    pub struct CdgDec(ObjectSubclass<imp::CdgDec>) @extends gst_video::VideoDecoder, gst::Element, gst::Object;
}

// GStreamer elements need to be thread-safe. For the private implementation this is automatically
// enforced but for the public wrapper type we need to specify this manually.
unsafe impl Send for CdgDec {}
unsafe impl Sync for CdgDec {}

pub fn register(plugin: &gst::Plugin) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError> {
    gst::Element::register(
        Some(plugin),
        "cdgdec",
        gst::Rank::Primary,
        CdgDec::static_type(),
    )
}


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Like its predecessor, the Evangelical Movement, it was more a movement of the heart than of the head. Unlike the Clapham Sect, the Oxford men were deeply troubled by the direction of English society. They saw the reforms of the government as attacks upon the sanctity of the Church of England and they determined to resist the intrusions of the world. With the Reform Act of 1832 the balance of power in Parliament shifted away from the aristocracy and the Anglican Church into the hands of "profane politicians". The Oxford men felt that the Church of England needed to affirm that its authority did not rest on authority from the state, it came from God. Bishops of the Church were not empowered by social position but by an apostolic commission. Even if the Church were completely separated from the state, the Church of England could still claim the allegiance of Englishmen because it rested on divine authority.
To spread their views, in 1833 they launched a series of "Tracts for the Times", a move that gave rise to the label "Tractarians". In it they expressed their convictions on a single article of the creed: belief in "one holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church." They called themselves Catholics on the ground that they were in agreement with the early catholic Christianity of the first five centuries and shunned the name Protestant. Tractarian Christianity soon became a "High Church" movement and, step by step, the Oxfords began moving closer to the Roman Catholic Church. While many finally did step over to the Catholic Church, the majority stayed in the Church of England and saw an increasing number of clergy adopt their "High Church" views. Gradually "Oxford" and "Tractarian" gave way to "Anglo-Catholic", which meant Anglicans who valued their unity with the catholic tradition in Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism, but who refused to accept the supremacy of patriarch or pope.


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Channel earned a place on the Inc. 5000 Annual List of The Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America for a 10th consecutive year. Just under 45,000 companies have been named to the list since it began in 1982, of which only 90 have appeared 10 or more times, with even fewer doing so for 10 years consecutively.
"Channel's continued growth and success has always been easily attributed to the power of our people and their intense commitment to our industry and partners," Brad Peterson, president and CEO at Channel, said. "To consistently rank among the fastest growing private companies since becoming eligible is truly remarkable and a hard-earned, exciting recognition of our passionate, dedicated team for whom I am extremely proud."
"Our culture is growth of our relationships with partners, small business owners and team members," Adrian Hebig, COO at Channel, said. "We begin each day thinking about how we can positively impact those we serve, and I believe this dedication is what keeps us among the fastest growing independent companies year after year."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages and the ongoing impact of COVID-19. Together, this year's companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
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Savings accounts for children linked with later financial success
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LAWRENCE — A new series of reports based on research conducted at the University of Kansas shows that young people who have savings from an early age are more likely to maintain positive relationships with financial institutions, diversify their financial portfolios and accumulate more assets as they age.
Terri Friedline, assistant professor of social welfare at KU, has authored "Children as Potential Future Investors," a three-part series published by the Assets and Education Initiative at KU's School of Social Welfare. She analyzed data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, a large nationally representative survey that has tracked American families since 1968. The reports are available online.
Friedline analyzed data from 2002 to 2009 with young people who averaged age 17 years old in the beginning of the study and 23 at the end. The data showed that those who had savings accounts to begin with maintained them, diversified their portfolios by investing in different financial products and accumulated more savings overall than their peers who did not start with accounts.
"We found they were twice as likely to continue to have savings accounts and four times more likely to have invested in stocks," said Friedline. "We also found that if young people had a savings account as a child, they accumulated an average of about $2,000 Those who didn't have a savings account earlier in life only accumulated about $100."
The studies controlled for things like whether the subjects attended college, were employed, if they grew up in lower-income households, if they were raised in a single- or two-parent family, if their parents attended college and a number of other factors.
"Holding for all of those things we found that the positive relationships between early savings accounts and financial outcomes held true," Friedline said. "In the long run it shows young people were more likely to invest. We can begin to see the financial benefits of savings accounts opened just a few years earlier. Imagine what these effects could look like if accounts were opened in kindergarten."
The findings illustrate that not only are savings accounts opened at an early age beneficial for the investor, but they may also be beneficial for banks and financial institutions. Initially, young people might not have much money to save or invest, which can be a disincentive for banks to take them on as customers. At the same time, account fees and startup costs can prevent some young people from opening savings accounts. But data show that as they age, young people save more, invest in multiple financial products and maintain their relationships with banks — making them ideal future customers.
"We see down the road that young people are saving more and using other financial products," Friedline said. "Even if banks have to think long-term, it might be beneficial to generate early relationships with customers who are potential future investors."
Saving from an early age not only provides assets, but it may give young people a real, tangible education in finance. "It's not an abstract idea or classroom lecture about what an interest rate looks like," Friedline said. "Young people might also get to learn about savings accounts and finances from experience."
Friedline is quick to point out that savings accounts are not a silver bullet that will automatically solve all financial problems. However, the research shows the positives that come with establishing savings accounts early and helps to justify making early childhood savings accounts widely available as a means for educating young people about finances.
In her future research, Friedline said she plans to continue exploring early savings and addressing questions such as whether young people with early savings accounts are able to use their savings to weather negative financial events, or improve life outcomes such as investing in homes or purchasing insurance.
Friedline also plans to explore at what point such accounts can become profitable for banks. Since the current findings indicate that young people invest more into their accounts and diversify their portfolios over time, early savings accounts may be beneficial for banks that are looking to gain future customers. Friedline thinks providing this type of evidence to banks could be compelling and could make it easier to justify lowering minimum balances and related account fees for young customers.
Policy makers who support programs that establish early accounts may also be interested in these findings. For example, Friedline's research served as part of the basis for the American Dream Accounts Act that was first introduced into Congress last year. The American Dream Accounts Act proposes to create online savings accounts that are accompanied by college readiness information as a way to simultaneously improve young people's educational and financial outcomes.
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Q: How to get db data back via repository service with MVC and Moq I need to retrieve data from the db, via a service, in order to test captured data for structural validity.
i.e. The db data specifies the sizes of parts of a captured concatenated string, (in a certain order), which I mock.  So no worries there.
But I don't want to mock the service's data.
I want to actually retrieve the db data, which can change/vary vastly for different clients, and different scenarios, or be changed regularly.
 So, changing the mocked data for each scenario is not feasible.
The Service implements an interface and also injects the Data Access Layer's interface.
I do set 'CallBase' as true, but I'm not getting db Data back.
Please help.
Thanks
public interface I_PartDao
{
    ExBool List(out List<GXL_PartSizes> _PartSizes);
}

public class GXL_PartSizes
    {
        public int? ID { get; set; }
        public int? PartLength { get; set; }
        public int? SortOrder { get; set; }

        public  GXL_PartSizes()
        {
            this.ID = null;
            this.PartLength = null;
            this.SortOrder = null;
        }
    }

// Service Layer
public interface I_PartBo
{
    ExBool List(out List<GXL_PartSizes> _PartSizes);
}

public class PartBo : I_PartBo
{
    // For the injection of the Dao services (Dao handles the Ado CRUD operations against MSSQL dbase)
    private I_PartDao PartDao;

    public PartBo(I_PartDao dao_Part)
    {
        this.PartDao = dao_Part ?? throw new ArgumentNullException("dao_Part");
    }

    public ExBool List(out List<GXL_PartSizes> _PartSizes)
    {
        return this.PartDao.List(out _PartSizes);
    }
}

[TestClass]
public class GXL_ConcatenatedStructures_Test
{
    ExBool result = new ExBool();   // A class to handle error messages and statuses
    private List<GXL_PartSizes> partSizes;

    [TestMethod]
    public void Test_Part_1_Length_matches_dbStructure_for_part1()
    {
        // Arrange
        var mockService = new Mock<I_PartBo>();

        // This is retrieved from the data posted back to the controller,..but for here and now, just a local populated strign var
        var concatenatedString_part1 = "ABC";

        // Act
        //mockService.CallBase = true;

        mockService
            .Setup(x => x.List(out partSizes))
            .Returns(result);

        //  Assert
        Assert.AreEqual(concatenatedString_part1, partSizes[0].PartLength);
    }
}

A: I thought that there was a way to do what I wanted to, by using moq.
However,
by just using the normal concrete classes, as per the usual (sans DI) way, The db data is retrieved.
i.e.
NamespaceX.GLX_SetupDao dao = new NamespaceX.GLXSetupDao("data source=LAPTOP-a; Initial
                                                          Catalog=aaaa; Integrated Security=True;");
GLX_SetupBo boService = new GLX_SetupBo(dao);
result = boService.List(out List<GXL_PartSizes> sizes);


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