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Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was born in Lebanon and later emigrated to the United States. Although he considered himself a painter, he is remembered most for his writings. His most famous work is a book called The Prophet, first published in 1923, which contains a series of philosophical essays on topics such as love and marriage. His Broken Wings: A Novel was retranslated in 1998, demonstrating a style of writing similar to El-Bisatie's. It was this novel that had the most profound effect on Gibran's fellow writers in Lebanon. Also by Gibran is The Storm: Stories & Prose Poems, retranslated in 1997, in which Gibran explores issues such as injustice dealt to the poor and the tender innocence of young love.
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Grandpa Pig organises a chocolate egg hunt for Peppa and her friends. But the little children are sad when they can´t find any eggs, so Grandpa and Granny Pig show them that there are some chicks in the garden that are smaller even than them.
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Exclusive: Actress Alexandra Paul Conquers the Bonaire Ecoswim
by Archive Team
23 February 2005, 04:01pm
By Tito Morales
LOS ANGELES, Calif. February 24. ALEXANDRA Paul is not your run-of-the-mill Hollywood actor.
She's an ardent environmental and political activist whose opinions on such hot button issues as nuclear disarmament and the war in Iraq have led to her being jailed on more than one occasion.
She eschews plastic surgery and the usual materialistic trappings associated with being a high profile celebrity.
And, oh, yeah, just last November she knocked off a challenging 10 kilometer ocean swim off the Dutch Caribbean Island of Bonaire.
A Lifestyle Leads to Big Things
Paul, 41, grew up in Cornwall, Connecticut, where she developed a love of swimming early in life.
"When I was a kid, from 8 to 12, I swam for a swim team," she says.
She and her twin sister, Caroline, spent summers racing across Cream Hill Lake, and, as a foreshadowing of things to come, she eventually became a bona fide junior lifeguard.
"I never had to save anyone," she muses.
For as long as she can remember, Paul has embraced an active lifestyle. Little did she suspect when she moved to southern California to pursue a career in Hollywood, however, that her passion for remaining physical fit would eventually lead to the starring role that would put her on the map.
A television producer, hearing through the grapevine that Paul was a good swimmer, asked her if she'd be interested in auditioning for the role of a beach lifeguard in a concept he had developed. The series was "Baywatch," and the show mushroomed into a blockbuster phenomenon which would eventually air in some 140 different countries and become one of the most popular television programs in history.
Paul's lengthy career has been punctuated with roles opposite such stars as Tom Hanks, Kevin Costner, Jeff Bridges and Andy Garcia. It was her portrayal of Lt. Stephanie Holden, though, that catapulted her notoriety through the stratosphere.
Unlike many of the other performers on the show, Paul always insisted on doing her own swimming — especially after one instance when a stunt double was used because of a conflict in Paul's shooting schedule.
"When I saw the footage of her swimming, I couldn't believe it," she recalls with a laugh. "Usually the stunt person is supposed to be better at doing something than the actor they're doubling for. She was good at jumping off fiery buildings and things like that, but she just wasn't a very good swimmer."
Never again, Paul told her producers. I don't care what it takes, but I'll swim for myself — thank you very much.
The Decision to Go Long
Paul is certainly no stranger to endurance pursuits. In 1997 she completed the Hawaii Ironman. Three years later, she ran the famous Boston Marathon.
But tackling over six miles in the ocean — even Paul herself admits that when she first came upon the idea, her initial reaction ranged from curiosity to fear to self-doubt.
Paul's decision to undertake the 10 kilometer swim in Bonaire, a picturesque island located some 50 miles north of Venezuela, was, in part borne of necessity. Knee surgery toward the end of 2004 destroyed hopes of running a planned marathon, so exercise-wise she turned the bulk of her attention to her swimming.
"Someone said that a six mile swim for a swimmer was the equivalent of a marathon for a runner," she explains, "so I thought maybe I'd like to try one."
With the help of her husband, Ian Murray, a USAT Certified Coach affiliated with the Southern California-based triathlon organization, L.A. Tri, Paul plotted out a course of action for successfully attacking the distance.
All of her swimming training took place in chlorinated water.
"I was in the pool for several hours quite a bit," she says of her training. "I wasn't nervous at all before the race. With the Ironman, you have worries about whether your bike is going to break down or something like that. With this swim, though, I knew that I would finish. I was just a little worried that I might bonk."
She didn't. In fact, she felt so good at the conclusion of her race during which she saw a turtle, some stingrays and schools of beautiful fish that she and her husband waded right back into the water to swim an extra 2-3 miles to explore a small island they'd swum past while out on the course.
"Now I know that I can go a little bit farther," Paul says, explaining how she's now setting her sights on finding a 10 mile ocean swim — preferably something equally as picturesque and warm as Bonaire.
From One Goal to the Next
For Paul, long distance swimming has become a panacea of sorts for all of the uncertainties associated with a life of acting.
"It's certainly healing and relaxing for me," she explains. "I just really love it because it's so meditative. I feel the closest to God when I'm exercising. That definitely is part of it."
The acting life is as challenging on one's patience as it is on one's psyche. Between all the highs of winning roles and the stresses involved with performing in front of the bright lights, there are interminable stretches where the phones refuse to ring, the television and motion picture cameras are nowhere in sight, and one is left to wonder whether when, if ever the next break will come along.
For Paul, immersing herself in endurance pursuits has been the perfect antidote for such lulls. When preparing herself for such challenges as the Bonaire Ecoswim, she knew that her success or failure would depend not upon the whims of a casting director, but almost entirely on her own diligence.
"When you're an actor, you don't work every day from 9:00 to 5:00," she explains. "It would feel strange not to have other goals. But I also do it because it keeps me in shape, which is important for an actor, especially as I get older."
Paul, who supplements her trips to the pool with riding a stationary bicycle and lifting weights at the gym, would be the first to admit that she's never been a particularly fast swimmer.
"I'm very steady," she explains with a laugh. "I'm like the turtle. But that's okay, because in Bonaire my goal was not to swim fast. I just wanted to do the journey."
Paul and her husband had an opportunity to watch some of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Long Beach, and they were both amazed by the performances they witnessed.
"They're the complete antithesis of someone like me," she says. "Swimming fast has never been my thing, but I have a lot of respect for them. I know the training that goes into what they do."
A Trail Blazer
Paul, in a sense, has become a trailblazer of sorts in the film industry for her endurance pursuits. Since she successfully conquered the Hawaii Ironman several years ago, others, such as Maxine Bahns, have followed in her footsteps.
The whole idea of actors partaking in organized sports such as swimming, cycling and running has grown so commonplace over time, in fact, that events such as the annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon has an entire division devoted exclusively to celebrities.
Paul, though, discounts her influence on the sport of triathlon — and instead points to Oprah Winfrey, and her positive promotion of marathon running, as someone who has made a visible impact on society's fitness.
Truth be told, in fact, Paul would be just as happy undertaking her challenges completely by herself, away from all the crowds. Trying to draw attention to herself or her feats, in fact, is the last thing she's after when she sets a goal such as completing a 10k in the ocean.
This is not to say, however, that Paul has not inspired others.
"It's kind of comical, actually," she laughs, relating to a familiar back-handed compliment she's received over the years. "I've had people come up to me after the Ironman and say, 'I figured if you could do it, I could do it…'"
When asked whether her triumph in Bonaire may also lead others in the film industry to take up long distance swimming, Paul, in typical un-Hollywood fashion, laughingly responds, "I hope not."
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Joshua Liendo, Canada
Sunwoo Hwang, Korea
David Popovici, Romania (48%)
Joshua Liendo, Canada (25%)
Sunwoo Hwang, Korea (27%)
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Animal Bridge
An Animal Bridge is a structure that provides animals a way to roam around their habitat more easily. Humans have built sprawling communities all over the world and this has affected forests badly. These animal bridges are also known as wildlife crossings or wildlife overpasses and they serve the purpose of solving a problem called habitat fragmentation to an extent. By using these crossings, animal can move freely without having to cross huge and dangerous man made alterations.
Every day more animals are getting killed by cars and the death toll crosses millions every year.
There are more than 600 tunnels that have been installed under roadways in order to help animals roam around.
The longest ever animal crossing was made for the European badger and it measures 800 meters.
A massive animal bridge was created in Banff national Park over the Trans-Canada Highway to protect the park's animals.
Highway fencing in this national park has reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by more than 80%.
There are a total of twenty four wildlife crossings in Banff national Park alone.
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One of the most common types of animal crossings is an underpass.
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Reviewing All 20 Premier League Clubs' Seasons Using Quentin Tarantino's Filmography
It's over. The credits have rolled. The curtain has been drawn. The crowd (wearing Manchester City blue at least) have stood and applauded.
And so they should, because what a season it was.
The first act was a fantastic introduction to the returning favourites (Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur), and some of the new boys who were set for prominent roles throughout the season (James Maddison, Raul Jimenez, Unai Emery).
The second act caused a stir as both heavyweights at the top of the table stumbled for the first time, and Huddersfield proved JUST HOW BAD THEY WERE.
The third and final act saw the audience treated to sheer perfection, as both Manchester City and Liverpool 'won out'. Oh, and Vincent Kompany scored one of the most ridiculous goals of all time.
So ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Quentin Tarantino's new film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – which, judging by the trailer, is amazing – we review each Premier League team's season using quotes from the motherf**kin' director's motherf**kin' filmography:
Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy, or are you gonna bite? (Reservoir Dogs)
Brilliant going forward; absolutely horrific car crash at the back. Arsenal will bite – really bite – next season if they sort out their defence in the summer.*
*They won't.
Teddy f**kin' Williams knocks it out of the park! Fenway Park on its feet for Teddy f**kin' Ballgame! He went yardo on that one, out to f**kin' Lansdowne Street! (Inglorious Basterds)
Ryan Fraser and Callum Wilson: Grade-A sluggers. Hitting home runs for fun at the smallest ballpark in the world.
This is bad. This is so f**king bad. Is it bad? (Reservoir Dogs)
Brighton's season was bad. So f**king bad. But you know what? They survived. They're still a Premier League club.
And that probably should've been enough for Chris Hughton to keep his job.
You know, I may have never liked you. Point of fact, I despise you. But that shouldn't suggest I don't respect you. (Kill Bill, Volume 1)
The worst team to watch in the league? Probably.
But you have to respect what Sean Dyche has done at Turf Moor. Burnley are now a Premier League stalwart – something no one thought was ever possible.
If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions. (Pulp Fiction)
Never ask a football manager about Brexit ever again.
As your leader, I encourage you from time to time, and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced that a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so, but allow me to convince you and I promise you right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo. (Kill Bill: Volume 1)
Maurizio Sarri has been lambasted in seemingly every single inch of every single newspaper in every single metric mile of England this season.
Despite this, Chelsea finished third. Despite this, Chelsea are in the Europa League final. Despite this, Chelsea are still pretty good.
'Don't you hate that?'
'Uncomfortable silences. Why do we feel it's necessary to yak about bulls**t in order to be comfortable?'
'I don't know. That's a good question.'
'That's when you know you've found somebody special. When you can just shut the f**k up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence.' (Pulp Fiction)
The sound of silence – it's been a beautiful thing for Crystal Palace this season.
No talk of relegation. Not much talk about Wilfried Zaha DEFINITELY LEAVING.
I hope this letter finds you in good health and stead. I'm doing fine, although I wish there were more hours in the day. It's just so much to do. (The Hateful Eight)
Everton are doing fine.
Looks like we have a bit of a sticky situation here. (Inglorious Basterds)
£100m on new players in the summer = relegation.
It's not gone well at Craven Cottage.
Listen kid, I'm not gonna bulls**t you, all right? I don't give a good f**k what you know, or don't know, but I'm gonna torture you anyway, regardless. (Reservoir Dogs)
Huddersfield Town fans, we do all feel really sorry for you. This season must have been horrible.
Oooh, that's a bingo! Is that the way you say it? 'That's a bingo?' (Inglorious Basterds)
Leicester City have seemingly found their man – the manager they've been waiting for since Claudio Ranieri was sacked.
His name is Big Brendy Rodgers, and he has ivory teeth.
We have unfinished business. (Kill Bill: Volume 1)
NeXt YeAr Is OuR yEaR!!!!!!!!!!!
There's a passage that I got memorised, seems appropriate for this situation: Ezekiel 25:17.
The path of the righteous man is beset of all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee. (Pulp Fiction)
Man City, with a furious vengeance, struck down every single other Premier League club this season.
'No one said this job was supposed to be easy.'
'Nobody said it's supposed to be that hard, neither!' (The Hateful Eight)
Ole is at the wheel…of a 1951 Triumph Mayflower with 100,000 miles on it, a rusted bonnet and an engine bound together with chewing gum.
Hey, little troublemaker. (Django Unchained)
Newcastle attempted to ruin both Manchester City and Liverpool's seasons – and they so nearly did.
You silver tongued devil, you. (Django Unchained)
Want to know just how good Ralph Hasenhuttl is?
Well, Shane Long scored five goals in the second half of the season. That is EXACTLY five more than he usually scores.
That's how good Ralph Hasenhuttl is.
That's how you're gonna beat 'em, Butch. They keep underestimating you. (Pulp Fiction)
ToTtEnHaM aRe FiNiShEd! ThEy DiDn'T sIgN aNy PlAyErS!
Is what they said.
What happened is a top four finish (again), and a UEFA Champions League final.
Correctamundo. And that's what we're gonna be. We're gonna be cool. (Pulp Fiction)
Watford had a cool season.
'Boss Tanaka! What is the meaning of this outburst? This is a time for celebration.'
'And what exactly are we celebrating? The perversion of our illustrious council?' (Pulp Fiction)
Did West Ham have a cool season? I mean it was ok, they had their moments and with Manuel Pellegrini at the helm, things can surely only get better.
Gentlemen, you had my curiosity, but now you have my attention. (Django Unchained)
They may have spent an absolute fortune on players over the past two years. It may not be a fairytale. The home kit may still be an audaciously disgusting colour.
But Wolves were the funnest team to watch in the Premier League this season, and if they keep hold of Ruben Neves, they will be next season too.


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Women's National Teams
Canadian Clubs
By Vic,
April 23, 2010 in Women's National Teams
In this day and age of few domestic opportunities, it's great to see the Whitecaps pick up three great Canadian kids:
http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/422036.html
More great news - after starting the roster with 4 internationals, the Fury go with 5 Canadians in the national pool:
Whitecaps up to a dozen Canadians, most with national caps:
Shannon Woeller
Chelsea Stewart
Martina Franko
Ranee Premji
Monica Lam-Feist
Amy Vermeulen
Sophie Schmidt
Desiree Scott
Kendra Flock
Julie Armstrong
Jodi-Ann Robinson
Kirsteen Buchan
Should be a great summer for them all. Congratulations to the Whitecaps for putting together the great program and offering so many Canadian women the opportunity.
Fury mixes it up and are at 17. Definitely a strong bid for another Summer run.
Amber Hearn
Ria Percival
Aivi Luik
Server Uzunlar
Jodie Taylor
Michelle Evans
Courtney Wetzel
Katie Bethke
Sari Raber
Dayle Colpitts
Marie-Eve Nault
Bahar Sansar
SOUTHERN ONTARIO
Alyssia Lagonia
Cristina Julien
Gina Pacheco
Haisha Cantave
Rachelle Beanlands
gwsmith63
Going to the annual Fury Press Conference next week. Will have a chance to speak with both Fury coaches (Smith and Valentine) to get their thoughts on the upcoming season.
Women have a lot of attacking options this year, Men have a big squad turnaround to last year's fairly succesful season. Should be an interesting season ahead.
Anyone wanting any questions asked?
Sure, love to, sorry it took so long. Any feedback you can share would be great but a couple of things that would be interesting:
- they are unique in the country in their international approach - what are some of the highs and lows of running a performance-oriented program in Canada?
- we have half a million females playing the game recreationally and the CSA services them quite well, but outside of a few players like the Fury the professionalization of the top end of the women's game is struggling. Why? And what changes at the association level would help provide a better club/training infrastructure for Canadian women?
- How will the USL1 team and facilities benefit the Fury women, and what is their vision for 20 years from now?
Vic, my apologies but I left this morning without checking on here. Hadn't seen anything from my previous post so............
Press Conference was pretty low key. Not a lot of local media (no surprise there). Terry Marcotte from CTV station CJOH, I believe French-language CBC and then myself from RogersTV (there was another lad but didn't get where he was from, sorry).
CEO and owner John Pugh talked about how well the Club has done in past years and that this year's editions of the Men's and Women's programs are as strong as they have been as they look to secure elusive (so far) titles. Also discussed the short-term future for the Fury which included participation in a higher level of play.
Carl Valentine talked about moving East to take over the PDL squad and the challenges ahead for that team while building on the success of last season. The players (at least those in attendance) were introduced.
Craig Smith was full of praise for last year's W-League team. Hinted that this year might see a few different formations and tactics due to the quality of new players at his disposal this year, which include a number of internationals from New Zealand, England and of course Canada. The players were introduced.
Few questions from the floor:
For Carl Valentine - With as many as ten new faces to the Fury PDL squad, and the fact that a good start is crucial in a fairly short season, does he have any concerns that team chemistry (which had been very good over the last couple of years due to the settled squad they had) might take a little bit longer than he would hope and therefore have them playing catch-up early against the stronger, more-settled teams in the Division?
Response - Yes, that is always a concern but he is pretty confident the team will gel quickly once everyone arrives in town (last player arrived yesterday). Also stated that he hoped other teams were facing the same turnover issues the Fury were and that no-one would really have that big an advantage once the season started.
For John Pugh - Was there any update with regards to the Stadium (Lansdowne)?
Response - Nothing more than has already been mentioned in the media and the proposals for the site that were revealed last week (which were mainly to do with things other than the stadium).
For Craig Smith - You seem to have addressed the one 'minor' weakness to last year's squad which was depth. Are you confident you have filled out your squad with enough talent to cover the inevitable injuries, suspensions and wear and tear of a long playoff run?
Response - He couldn't have asked of any more from the girls last year, they gave everything they had. In the last game v Washington, for the first half hour it was all Fury but they just died on their feet as he was missing players due to previous playoff games. This year will be different, with the squad promising to be not only deep but very competitive as players know they need to fight for their positions in making the starting eleven.
All in all, pretty laid back event but having watched both these teams up close over the last few seasons I see no reason at all why both of them shouldn't be in the playoff mix come the end of season. Key for both of them will be trying to get home field advantage in the playoffs at Algonquin.
That's actually great, thanks very much for the insight.
[Ottawa Sun]
Ottawa Fury 'raise bar' for 2010
Their seasons ended in bitter defeat and disappointment, but both the Ottawa Fury men and women have reason for optimism heading into 2010.
Entering their fifth season, the Fury men of the Premier Development League are coming off an undefeated regular season (12-0-4) en route to their first-ever division title. But they bowed out in their playoff debut to the Ocean City (N.J.) Barons.
Incoming coach Carl Valentine, the Manchester-born alum of Canada's first and only World Cup entry, in 1986, comes with loads of credentials, including his 2003 induction into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.
For the Fury women of the W-League, "the only thing that's missing is that trophy," said owner John Pugh, after the team lost out in penalty kicks to the Washington Freedom in their fifth Final Four appearance in club history.
"We have a habit of being close but no cigar, but this year, I think, is going to be different."
In two seasons under the guidance of coach Craig Smith, the Fury women have compiled a 24-2-2 regular season record, while going 3-2 in the playoffs.
While the results were considered a disappointment for both squads, "we've raised the bar going into 2010," said Pugh, as teams unveiled their 2010 rosters at a press conference Tuesday.
Smith said he hopes to take his team "one step further than last year."
Twelve members of last year's squad are returning, including six with national team experience.
Valentine expects to field a "hard-working, exciting" roster, but admits it's "hard to top an undefeated season."
"A lot of these players are going to go to the next level, so it's important to be in an environment where you can think the game and grow as a player, and obviously this is what I've done my whole life, so that's what I hope to provide," he said.
Pugh is keeping a close eye on developments at City Hall as well, where he hopes a soccer pitch will be approved as part of Lansdowne Live's proposal.
"I think the city is ready for pro soccer," said Pugh. "Most of us in the soccer world can't wait for that stadium to be approved. Hopefully, we'll be playing soccer on that field as soon as we possibly can, along with bringing back a (CFL) team."
The men open their season at Algonquin College on Sunday (4 p.m. Rogers), while the women's home opener is June 5 vs. the Rochester Ravens
The Fury have a really strong roster and it is deeper and looks more balanced. Nice to see some local flavour too. Not sure about the others (Laval, Quebec, Hamilton, London and Toronto) but the Fury and Whitecaps both have incredible talent and it's a real shame the only place they can meet is probably the final. That seems just, well... wrong.
It's 2010, we're Top 10 in the world and we do not have a national competition for our best women's teams. Nutrilite has national championships for men, boys and girls - none of whom are the main purchasers of their products. There seems to be a natural fit missing.
If you know anyone at the association level or Nutrilite - lobby them. It should be a 3-4 day weekend tournament in the summer in central Canada for the W League teams. It would be cheap. The only team that would have to fly in is the Whitecaps, the rest could train/bus.
The only way to create history is to start it.
CoachRich
Popping by and don't see this here yet as the Caps adding more Nats to the mix -
Vancouver Whitecaps FC continue to bolster their women's squad as they added even more Canadian national team talent to the roster with the acquisition of prolific striker Melissa Tancredi, as well as defenders Melanie Booth and Robyn Gayle. The three veterans join the women's team for the upcoming United Soccer Leagues (USL) W-League season, which opens on Sunday, May 30, at Coquitlam's Percy Perry Stadium at 2:00 p.m. PDT.
http://www.bcsoccerweb.com/articles-may/whitecaps-may-27-w-signings.htm
Hey! - glad to hear from you. I came across it earlier over the W wire and was going to get it up tonight but you beat me to it. Must be a lot of excitement around with everyone arriving and so many great players and the great staff and ownership group. Hopefully everyone lifts each other up and the skies the limit. There are so many talented teams - Toronto was solid last year and both Quebec teams play good ball too. One day there will be a national women's championship, but in the meantime with a lot of hard work and a bit of luck they could well just DIY a maple leaf all over the W playoffs.
I really like the team Vancouver is putting together. The optimist in me is hoping they are building a solid Canadian base together in order to move to the WPS next year.
What the heck: dream big!
Vancouver is very interested in WPS. They have had talks and Steve Nash did make a direct investment in the league itself. I think Lenarduzzi has said something to the effect of putting all their effort into their MLS launch first, before going to WPS (basically, one big project at a time). It is unfortunate that MLSE only care about money and will wait until WPS is either dead or profitable before making a decision as this would be really easy for them.
WPS needs Vancouver too. It lost the LA Sol (which had Marta and LeBlanc) in January, and St louis Athletica (Solo, Boxx, Chalupney, ect) just folded due to extreme owner stupidity. After adding two expansion teams, they are back to just seven teams. WPS needs Vancouver and the WNT needs atleast one (really two) Canadian WPS teams.
Whitecaps eek out a 2-1 home win in the 89th minute over Colorado (who subbed in a pair of '09 Fury players). Colorado tied it late and the Caps demonstrated some pretty good resilience to bounce back and get the full points with little time left. The Fury bagged a couple of 2-0 wins running the bench late but neither team had marquis competition and I suspect both are a long way from high gear yet with a lot of kinks to work out. Hopefully the coaches and players of both teams are fully committed to the tough task of pulling that off in a 6-week season.
Rochester got an injury time marker to tie the Toronto Lady Lynx 1-1 after Toronto had the lead for 75 minutes on an early goal from U20 Adriana Leon. Hard luck for the Lynx, for the break and also having to play in Oshawa. Not going to get much fan support there.
Laval edged Quebec with a Gordie Howe performance from Gatineau's U20 Julie Casselman who had a goal and a caution. The other was a Quebec own-goal.
As opposed to the rest of the world where they have long seasons we have just a very short period of time to get out and enjoy watching our great Canadian young women play. Carpe diem and drag out any and everyone you can to show your support.
Vic......
Its time for Women's V Cup ........ random draw amoungst the teams and play two game knockout to lead to a championship game, winner takes all.
Thanks Trillium, I'm really hoping someone at the CSA or Nutrilite see's the opportunity and need. Because of the distance I think the most affordable way to do it would be a long weekend tournament using a similar format.
Caps add 6 more local girls and are up to 33, at least 30 of which is developing local and Western girls. Huge credit to the Whitecaps for their program.


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Practices, Applications, and Concepts (2)
Social Issues, Politics, and Economics (11)
Comparative Religions (1)
Global Perspectives on Religion (2)
Religion and Art (1)
Religion and Politics (4)
Religion in America (7)
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American Buddhism during World War II Imprisonment
Michihiro Ama
American Buddhism during World War II imprisonment refers to the Japanese American Buddhist experience between 1942 and 1945 when persons of Japanese ancestry, commonly known as Nikkei Amerikajin, were imprisoned. A discussion of the Nikkei Buddhist experience includes the experiences of Euro-American convert Buddhists who supported them during the imprisonment period. Immediately after the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested and interned Japanese Buddhist priests and other leaders of Japanese communities in the United States. In March 1942, the Western Defense Command designated the three West Coast states (Washington, Oregon, and California) and Arizona as Military Area No. 1, from which all persons of Japanese descent, and alien Germans and Italians, were forcefully removed. Following Executive Order 9066 signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the US government removed approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans from the aforementioned military zone and incarcerated them in relocation centers built throughout the continental United States. During that time, the Nikkei community consisted primarily of the Issei, the first generation of Japanese immigrants, and the Nisei, their American-born children. As Tetsuden Kashima defines, the word "internment" refers to the imprisonment of enemy aliens, such as the Issei Japanese nationals, by the Department of Justice and the US Army, while the term "incarceration" refers to the confinement of the Nikkei, including a great number of the Nisei American citizens, by the War Relocation Authority. The word "imprisonment" designates the entire process consisting of internment and incarceration. The study of American Buddhism during World War II is still in its early stages. Finding records and documents related to this subject from the large collections on Japanese American imprisonment is not an easy task. While the National Archives in Washington, DC, maintains the majority of primary sources dealing with Japanese American relocation and incarceration, other institutions, such as the Japanese American National Museum, the University of California-Los Angeles, and museums built around the sites of internment camps, also preserve records. Some of the primary sources are written in Japanese and are located in Japan, which is another stumbling block for researchers who do not read Japanese. Duncan R. Williams's forthcoming book, American Sutra: Buddhism and the World War II Japanese American Experience, however, will change the current state of scholarship on Japanese American Buddhism during World War II. The forceful relocation of Japanese American Buddhists served to weaken their long-standing efforts to make their ethno-religious practices accepted by America's general public. Mass incarceration, however, forced the Japanese American Buddhists to further Americanize their religion, generated a set of new Buddhist practices, and gave them opportunities to reflect on their national identities. Buddhist faith and cultural practices associated with Japanese Buddhism contributed to ethnic solidarity, even though the Japanese American community was divided over the issue of US patriotism. During the postwar period, Japanese American Buddhists initiated a campaign to improve their image in the United States and to honor the Nisei Buddhist soldiers who fought during World War II. The formation of American Buddhism was closely connected to the development of US political ideology.
Buddhism in Colonial Contexts
Douglas Ober
Scholars have long recognized the transformative impact that colonialism had on Buddhist institutions, identities, thought, and practice. The period marked the rise of politicized identities linking Buddhism to anti-colonial nationalist movements alongside boisterous discussions about reforming Buddhism to its "innate" humanistic, scientific core. For many decades, histories of Buddhism under colonialism generally subscribed to a singular narrative in which colonial forces leveled such monumental changes that almost all forms of modern Buddhism were seen as derivative of ideologies introduced by Western colonial regimes. These narratives, however, only tell some of the story. Beginning in the last decades of the 20th century, scholarship has increasingly shown how Buddhists responded in a multitude of ways to colonial influence. There was resistance and collusion as well as instances where colonial systems had only minimal impact. Numerous ideas about Buddhism which for most of the 20th century were taken for granted—that the text is closer to "true" Buddhism than contemporary practice, that texts composed in "classical" languages are more authoritative than those in the vernacular, that Buddhism is not really a religion at all but more like a science of the mind or philosophy, that Buddhism is less ritualistic and more rational than other religious traditions, and so on—have their roots in the colonial encounter with Buddhism. Any student wishing to understand the place of Buddhism during the colonial period must consider the multiple trajectories and plural histories rather than singular, monolithic narratives.
Buddhist Chaplaincy
Monica Sanford and Nathan Jishin Michon
Buddhist chaplaincy is a profession in which Buddhists with specialized training care for the spiritual needs of suffering individuals (careseekers), typically within non-religious settings such as hospitals, hospices, military, workplaces, or universities. Although the roots of spiritual care date back to the beginning of the Buddhist traditions, professionalized Buddhist chaplaincy is a very recent phenomenon. Despite some beginnings in the mid-20th century, most developments have occurred rapidly only within the 21st century. This contemporary movement is occurring in numerous places around the world, including North America, Europe, and Asia, covering a wide range of countries, cultures, and Buddhist traditions. The profession of chaplaincy was originally a Christian vocation but began expanding to serve the needs of multireligious careseekers and train caregivers of various religious backgrounds in the 20th century. Thus, while chaplaincy is now a profession open to all comers, including Buddhists, humanists, and atheists, many of the educational, training, and professional standards for certification or licensing are still normed against Christian expectations and legacy organizational structures, particularly in North America, Europe, and the British Commonwealth. In the countries where Buddhist chaplaincy is flourishing in the early 21st century, different groups are developing degree programs, training opportunities, and professional expectations that accord with their local regulatory bodies and other forms of existing chaplaincy certification. In Asian nations, Buddhists are stepping forward to build standards for providing spiritual care in the context of cultural institutions that are not typically religious (e.g., hospitals and schools). Diverse settings and differing requirements lead to distinctions between Buddhist chaplaincy in different countries. However, some of the core competencies for spiritual care are very consistent: compassion, listening, ritual proficiency, cultural understanding, and reflection. Buddhist and non-Buddhist chaplains alike agree to a fundamental skill set to care for people who are suffering in the various institutions where they work and volunteer. Distinctions between Buddhist and other forms of spiritual care are based on the care model employed, whether strictly co-religionist (i.e., Buddhists caring for Buddhists) or interfaith (i.e., Buddhists caring for all). In the latter case, professional chaplains (of any religion) are trained to provide spiritual care from the spiritual or religious worldview of the careseeker. As such, most Buddhist chaplains must possess basic knowledge and competency in many world religions. Nevertheless, Buddhist spiritual care may be distinct in its theory (Dharma based) and place more emphasis on mindfulness, meditation, and other contemplative techniques to benefit both careseekers and chaplains. Spiritual care that is "Dharma-based" means based on the teachings of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, and/or the Buddhist traditions and teacher who followed after him. This includes a broad range of texts and teachings across the Buddhist world. As an emerging field, there is little literature on Buddhist chaplaincy, so it is currently somewhat difficult to say what theories and practices will come to dominate the profession.
Commerce, Consumerism, and Christianity in America
Dana Logan
American Christianity and commerce are bound together by their mutual history. In colonial America, Puritans excelled at the skills of capitalism, and in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, Christian corporations have tied together religious and corporate culture. Even when corporations and churches have maintained a distinct boundary between faith and the market, American religion and capitalism seem to be uniquely compatible. Ministers and gurus use mass media to disseminate their message (via TV, radio, bookstores). Religious folk in the United States tend to act like consumers, choosing their theologies and churches based on their individual needs and desires, rather than relying on tradition to dictate their religious practices. Selling and buying in the American marketplace share many similarities with Christian categories of piety and evangelization. Further, corporations and religious communities have since the early 20th century collaborated in politics and social movements. In much of the scholarship on Christianity and commerce in the United States, this relationship is discussed as a strategic partnership between two distinct spheres of life: religion and the market. Recent scholarship, however, has questioned this neat division, arguing that the fluid relationship among commerce, consumption, and Christianity in the United States emerges from the historical co-development of capitalism and religion. If Christianity and the market in the United States look very similar, or are particularly friendly, it is because they were never separate to begin with.
Gender and Public Religion in America
Stephanie Y. Mitchem
With rapid development, academically and socially, in the past sixty years, gender and public religion in the United States have become a separate field, even as it is integrated into others such as politics, biology, law, philosophy, and cultural studies. As ideas about gender have expanded, potential conflicts with established religions have sometimes occurred even as new theologies, ethical constructs, and even new strains of religion occur.
The Idea of Black Religion
Jamil W. Drake
It is impossible to provide a conclusive definition of the idea of black religion; however, certain themes, tropes, and characteristics are typically associated with the "black" in black religion. These ideas are inseparable from the ideas of race in American history. The ideas of the religious differences (e.g., institutions, theologies, practices, or values) attributed to black people are not objective or neutral. Rather, these ideas about the differences of black religion are value-laden and shaped by larger debates about the moral and intellectual capabilities, social status, and/or political struggles of black folk in the United States. In this sense, the idea of black religion is inseparable from the larger discourse about black people and their place in the republic. Arguably, black religion was not a formal object of inquiry until the late 19th century, yet it often includes statements about the paganism, idolatry, and/or fetishism used to define "religion of Africa" in the colonial period. By the antebellum period, a cadre of voluntary African associations continued the ideas of pagan Africa that posited a redemptive [African] race that simultaneously sought to purify American religion from slavery and to civilize Africa from the ideas of primitivism. Throughout the 20th century, early studies of "black religion" were associated with ideas of social and moral uplift; race heredity; economic stress; transmission of Africanisms; and protest and liberation. In the end, black religion is intrinsic to U.S. intellectual and cultural history.
Liberation Theologies in America
Craig L. Nessan
Liberation theologies employ action-reflection (praxis-oriented) methodologies in response to particular forms of oppression, normally consisting of five elements: 1) identification with particular forms of oppression and suffering, 2) prophetic critique of that condition, 3) social analysis of the causes of oppression and suffering, 4) biblical and theological engagement to address that suffering and overcome that oppression, and 5) advocacy of structural change toward a greater approximation of justice. Liberation theologies engage in intentional reflection upon particular experiences in which these five elements interact dynamically according to the forms of suffering and oppression specific to particular populations, historical experiences, and contexts. Liberation theologies are contextual theologies, emerging in specific locations and times, and are formulated to address specific forms of suffering and oppression by employing methods of social analysis, which draw upon the sciences (especially the social sciences), and biblical-theological reflection, which draws upon Scripture, religious history, and doctrine. Because these theologies deal with the suffering and oppression of particular endangered groups, central to their concerns are the definition of the human; analysis of sin, especially structural sin that diminishes the worth and status of those in each particular group; and drawing upon theological resources to advocate justice for each oppressed group, including creation itself. Liberation theologies have been subject to affirmation and criticism in the theological literature since their emergence in the 1960s. Major forms of liberation theology include Latin American liberation theology, black liberation theologies, feminist theologies, womanist theologies, Latina/o and mujerista theologies, Native American liberation theologies, LGBTQ+ liberation theologies, and ecojustice theologies. Liberation theologies in America frequently engage in solidarity with liberation theologies in other global contexts. Antecedents of liberation theologies include the abolitionist, social gospel, and women's suffrage movements, among others.
Race, the Arts, and Religion in America
Craig R. Prentiss
With the slow realization that race was not a category in nature, but rather the fruit of social imagination emerging from colonialism, scholars in the late 20th century shifted their focus to the cultural elements feeding that imagination, including religion and the arts. Although most studies in the field address fairly conventional constructions of religion and the arts (two categories that, like race, have also been destabilized), some studies reveal the potential for these three categories to be co-constituting. Studies addressing religiously themed music, including spirituals, gospel, hip-hop, and a significant portion of country music, have shed light on the ways in which these genres encode and inform racial paradigms. Portraits in theater, dance, and film of ideas and practices associated with Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and other social groupings have proven active sites for the production of influential, and often competing, conceptions of race. Stereotypes linking religious and racial classifications are perpetuated as well as challenged in these artistic media. Given that the racial imagination in the United States is articulated using the language of color, painting and sculpture have been instrumental in conveying vivid connections between race and religion. For instance, many paintings celebrating Christianity's triumph over America's indigenous people concurrently depicted white dominance over them as well. A theological system rooting skin color in divine decree, like the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did in its Book of Mormon, helped assure a fair-skinned and fair-haired Jesus would populate its art. The politics of Jesus' color continued to be played out in painting and sculpture in the United States to the present day, and exemplifies the interaction of racial, religious, and artistic categories.
Workplace and Religion in America
Lake Lambert
Through workplace spirituality, individuals and organizations express, share and impose faith-based commitments in normally secular work environments. The faith-based commitments vary from New Age to Christian evangelical and can be manifested in a wide variety of organizations, including publicly traded corporations, government offices, and small family-owned enterprises. Although the early 20th-century work environment was largely secular, workplace spirituality has deep roots in the Protestant teaching on Christian vocation and calling, and numerous movements have sought to revive it, including efforts by the World Council of Churches immediately following World War II. Changes in the nature of work, most specifically the decline of American manufacturing and the rise of "knowledge work" and the increasing importance of the service sector, created a new opening for faith expression in the workplace and for the use of faith-based symbols and practices. The rise of evangelical Christianity and its more vigorous public expression in the late 20th century also emboldened these believers to live out their faith at work and to manifest or impose it on organizations they owned or controlled. Responding to employee interest and First Amendment concerns, the United States government adopted its own policy on workplace religious expression in the 1990s. When organizations have difficulty recruiting and retaining talented individuals, a holistic work environment—including different forms of spiritual expression and exploration—has become an employee benefit that individuals value and seek in a workplace. Other organizations have adopted a model of workplace chaplaincy similar to the military or a college campus where religious professionals are available to minister and lead worship or religious instruction, and a number of "Christian companies" follow business practices such as advertising their religious identity, closing on Sundays, or proselytizing customers. Workplace spirituality is not without controversy as employers must follow the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination in the workplace on the basis of religion. An employer cannot hire, fire, promote, or demote an employee based on religious belief, but the courts have varied in the level of accommodations that an employer must provide for religious practices in the workplace. Certain types of religious dress and observance of religious prayers or holidays have been a frequent source of conflict. Moreover, an overtly religious or spiritual work environment imposed because of the faith commitments of a business owner (or even zealous employees) can be faulted for creating a hostile work environment for those of other faiths or no faith. Claims of religious discrimination have been one of the fastest-growing civil-rights complaints in the United States for the last twenty years. Even with these concerns, the desire to express religious faith and spirituality at work continues and will likely grow with evangelical Christians and followers of non-Christian religions at the vanguard.


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Asamoa, Emmanuel, 1988-. Oral History Interview and Collection, 2010
The Emmanuel Asamoa collection consists of an audio recording, biographical form, and interview outline of an oral history interview conducted between Asamoa and Zeara Alvarez in November 2010. Asamoa has been attending Minnesota State University, Mankato since 2007. In this interview, Asamoa talks about his experiences as a student athlete, his involvement in the extracurricular activities and his first experiences coming to Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Asamoa, Emmanuel, 1988- (Interviewee, Person)
Emmanuel Asamoa was born and raised in Ghana, East Africa. He came to the United States when he was eleven, and he attended and graduated high school in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has been on the Dean's list and participated in organizations such as the African Student Association (ASA), research teams for his major, Biochemistry, and he also volunteers at the local YMCA as a mentor. He also has held different jobs while in school. His career plans after graduating with his Bachelor's in Biochemistry and to continue on to graduate school.
Emmanuel Asamoa donated this collection on November 14th, 2010.
Asamoa, Emmanuel, 1988-
Asamoa, Emmanuel, 1988-. Oral History Interview and Collection, 2010. SMHC Manuscript Collection 1778, Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Asamoa, Emmanuel, 1988-. Oral History Interview and Collection, 2010. SMHC Manuscript Collection 1778, Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://archivesspace.lib.mnsu.edu/public/repositories/4/resources/449 Accessed January 26, 2023.


After finding the love of their lives, Heidi and Dominic wanted to enjoy a romantic Maui Elopement. This lovely couple from Iowa were blessed with a stunning evening on Southside Beach that allowed them the chance to just focus on one another. With a soft lit sky, vibrant Hawaiian bouquet, and intimate dinner plans that followed, these love birds had a dream Maui wedding. With them in their hearts were all their loved ones, especially their children back home. Celebrations will be shared later but this night was just for them. We are so thankful to have been a part of Heidi and Dominic's elopement and we can't wait to meet the whole family when you all return. Congratulations, you two, and Warm Aloha!!!
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'HOW IS IT that three children born of the same parents, living in the same house all their lives can be so very, very different? I confess I haven't given this much thought up to now, principally because those three kids belong to me. So I barely get time to think about the immediate stuff, eg 'Which kid is going where, when and with whom' and 'Where did I leave the other two, because I'd better find them before TLJ notices I've lost them again?' Let alone consider mysteries of the universe. Still, after the week I've just had, I can't help but ponder the issue. How is it possible that these girls are all related?
The week started off grandly with two-year-old Sizzles running full tilt into our granite countertop and punching a hole in the middle of her forehead. After all the tears and hysterical screaming had finally subsided, TLJ told me to man up and take my cue from Sizzles, who'd stopped crying long before me. I messaged a photo of the crater in her head to her grandfather, the cardiologist who sews me up when I do stupid stuff. He confirmed she needed stitches and that he wasn't doing it. Thirty minutes later, I found myself in casualty at Vincent Pallotti Hospital sitting next to Sizzles while she silently endured three stitches being put into her head. This was in stark contrast to the noise I made when my father-in-law administered three stitches to my foot on Boxing Day (don't ask). It's somewhat humbling to be shown up by a two-year-old.
Diverging from such stoicism, we find The Moose. It's already evident at the ripe old age of six that she's inherited my penchant for the dramatic. I promise I haven't taught her to be a drama queen, she just is. Like me. Teaching The Moose anything new is akin to putting on a Broadway production: there's shouting, crying, dancing, singing and even the odd bad review. So the other day when we went out into the street with the girls to ride bikes (which apparently has to be taught nowadays), we ended up drained. While her two sisters whizzed around on a scooter and bike with fairy wheels, The Moose crawled around at snail's pace denouncing us as parents and insisting her sisters were maniacs.
Such antics are standard and don't even raise an eyebrow with the rest of us. But what was new during this latest performance was Moose's sudden collapse to the ground, screaming that the sun was too bright and she couldn't possibly go on. I'm a giant sissy myself, but have to say even I was taken aback by this one, though comforted she'll have the performing arts to fall back on if her plans to graduate as a princess don't work out.
So finally there's Mackers, who's got the middle ground covered. Sure, she has touches of Moose's theatre and Sizzles' insanity, but she seems to navigate past the extremes, sustaining her modus operandi with a strict diet of junk food sniffed out from 100 metres away. We send her to school with healthy stuff in her lunch box, but when she gets home it contains all manner of junk food paraphernalia. I can't believe any self respecting four-year-old would trade their junk food for Mackers' brown-bread-and-peanut-butter sandwich, so I'm wondering who she shakes down to get her fix. We haven't received any complaints from school, but neither did the parents of Al Capone. If the tax people start investigating Mackers, I'll know what's going on.
I don't pretend to know how this all works, but it seems the only explanation for this bizarre diversity in one's offspring is that it's here to humble us all, including the perfect people, because the type of child you get seems to be a total lottery. The good news, therefore, is that Jacs and I might actually raise at least one normal human being, be she a princess, a stunt woman or the head of organised crime in Cape Town.


We are huge "Wheels on the Bus" fans. So we were super excited to get The Spooky Wheels On The Bus and we were not disappointed! It's the traditional song with a Halloween twist. Plus, there's some simple counting. "One spooky bus goes RATTLE and SHAKE, Two white wipers go CREAK, CREAK, CREAK, Three noisy cats go MEOW HISS HISS..."
We used an egg carton to make our own bus. It's loosely based on the version here. We just painted the top of an egg carton with some glittery yellow paint.
Then we added clip art in the "windows" of some of the different characters riding the bus in the book. We also used clip art pumpkins for the wheels just like in the book. Then I wrote "Ghoul Bus" on the top which is not in the story, but I couldn't resist.
That book would make a read Halloween read-sing aloud. The jack-o'-lantern tires on the ghoul bus made me smile! What an adorable craft. And the holes in the egg carton really do look like windows.
Awesome repurposing with the egg carton! Thanks for linking to Things I've Done Thursday.
Love your GHOUL Bus!! Brilliant! Looks fab and is fun!
Lorie, Thank you for linking to my Thursday book share. I love your craft with the books.
This is so cute-- had to pin it. I just stumbled across your blog and am now following.
my son will love this! Great craft!
My little guy is probably too young for this this year but this is probably one of the cutest Halloween projects I've seen this season! Great idea!
What a darling idea! Totally pinning this right now!
Oh my goodness! What a wonderful idea and so creative. My little guy used to be obsessed with buses!
I absolutely love the ghoul bus! Never thought of using an egg carton this way. Thanks for sharing it on Monday Madness!
love this! thanks for sharing on the Sunday Showcase - I shared on facebook during the week. Just such a fun idea!
Can't wait to see what you've been up to this week!
SO cute!! Thanks so much for linking up to 5-a-day books! I look forward to seeing your other ideas!
That is so cute! I love the windows with the peek through characters. So glad you shared this at Monday Madness.
Greetings! I'm the author of THE SPOOKY WHEELS ON THE BUS, and I'm thrilled and honored that you liked the book and created a wonderful craft to go along with the story. What a great idea!


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Requirement to be in Australia when applying for visa and when visa is granted.
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Research in the field of human rights can have many goals. Among others, it serves to uncover and document evidence of crimes, seeks to tell the stories of victims and survivors, and strives to inform and influence policies and strategies to deal with human rights violations. Most commonly, it... Feb 2018
Engaging with People Affected by Armed Conflicts and Other Situations of Violence: Recommendations for Humanitarian Organizations and Donors in the Digital Era
ICRC & the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) launch a joint discussion paper that provides recommendations for humanitarian organisations and donors in today's digital era.
Based on a review of the relevant literature and interviews with representatives of... Mar 2018
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The HHI 2017 Annual Report provides a look into the research and educational activities of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
At a time of deepening challenges nationally, globally, and especially in the humanitarian sector, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) is uniquely... Mar 2018
Investigating Gender Based Insecurity & Mobility: Addis Ababa Country Report
This study of gender based insecurity in Addis Ababa found that women and girls are vulnerable in public and private spaces at any time to assault and harassment, though they are at greater risk for physical violence, including rape, at night. They sacrifice time, money, education, socializing,... Mar 2018
Investigating Gender Based Insecurity & Mobility: Multi-City Report
Rapid urbanization is the most significant demographic shift taking place. By the year 2050, it is predicted that 70% of the world population will be urban. The urban poor live in a state of chronic crisis and reside in extremely dense informal settlements without basic infrastructure or... Mar 2018
From the battlefield to the bedroom: a multilevel analysis of the links between political conflict and intimate partner violence in Liberia
Objectives Assess the link between levels of armed conflict and postconflict intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by women in Liberia.
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Refugee Connectivity: A Survey of Mobile Phones, Mental Health, and Privacy at a Syrian Refugee Camp in Greece
The report, Refugee Connectivity: A Survey of Mobile Phones, Mental Health, and Privacy at a Syrian Refugee Camp in Greece, is the result of 2017 field research by Data & Society, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative's (HHI) Signal Program on Human Security and Technology, and Centre for... Apr 2018
Signal Code: Ethical Obligations for Humanitarian Information Activities
Humanitarians today lack sufficient ethical guidance adapted to the realities of humanitarianism in the information age to responsibly navigate the challenges and realities of the digital age.
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An Innovative Global Diplomacy Public Health Student Program – Lessons from the Field in a Post-Conflict Medellin, Colombia
For over fifty years, Colombia has been embroiled in conflict, displacing nearly seven million people, second only to Syria for the highest number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the world. Most are displaced to urban environments into dense informal settlements with inadequate... Jun 2018
Perceptions of Disaster Resilience and Preparedness in the Philippines
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The Philippines is one of the world's most disaster-prone countries. Located along the boundary of major tectonic plates and at the center of a typhoon belt, its islands... Jul 2018
Cagayan Valley Region: Household Preparedness
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Humanitarian Access Obstruction in Somalia: Externally Imposed and Self-Inflicted Dimensions
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This context analysis examines the humanitarian, political, societal, and economic dimensions that make the protracted conflict in Afghanistan intractable and precarious for civilian populations. The report is based on field visits to numerous regions in Afghanistan in July 2018 — which... Dec 2018
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Despite decades of development programming for a country once upheld as a "model democracy" in Africa, Mali remains a country destabilized by extreme poverty; escalating violence and instability; and diminishing prospects for Malians' futures in education, livelihoods, and stability. Even in... Jun 2019
Perceptions of Vulnerability, Preparedness, Assistance, and Barriers: Regional Infographics, the Philippines
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Displacement & Destruction: Analysis of Idlib, Syria 2017-2020
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Little Willie- he's having- or would have- had a cracking Christmas.
Overhead that caused Little Willie to drop dead?
A heavy blow to the cranium by a heavy sled.
This entry was posted in Black humor, Christmas, humor, humour, Little Willie poems, poetry, Uncategorized on December 5, 2017 by obbverse.
Little Willie poems piqued my interest again. Dark humour, grim grimaces, eye and stomach rolling four-liners.
His ill-practiced half pike with a twist?
Brittle Little Willie will be sadly missed.
And sees Little Willie is left chilled and frozen.
This entry was posted in Black humor, Little Willie poems, poetry, Uncategorized, verse and tagged word play on December 5, 2017 by obbverse.


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Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature
July 29, 2013 • Climate Change & Mitigation, Protection of Species, United States, Daily Email Recap
(Please click through to see pictures): http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Books/Energy/Harvesting-The-Biosphere
By "this," I don't just mean the rainforest you see in this photo.I mean everything that can be consumed on Earth: plants, animals, all of it. And by "we" of course I mean people. It's such a big question that many people wouldn't even know where to start.
But if you care about understanding the impact that humans are having on the Earth, and what that means for our future, it's a crucial question. Vaclav Smil sets out to answer it in his book Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken From Nature.
There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil. He jokes that no one reads his books (he's written more than 30 of them). It's true that each book only sells a few thousand copies. But I'm trying to read everything he writes.
Why? He understands a phenomenal range of subjects, from energy to agriculture. On any page he might talk about meat-eating among bonobos or the average human life span during the Roman Empire. Plus he is rigorously numeric, using data to illuminate every topic he writes about. The word "polymath" was invented to describe people like him.
In Harvesting the Biosphere, Smil gives as clear and as numeric a picture as is possible of how humans have altered the biosphere. The book is a bit dry and I had to look up a number of terms that were unfamiliar to me, but it tells a critical story.
To read the full book review, please click here: http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Books/Energy/Harvesting-The-Biosphere


Hispasat to strengthen and expand its geostationary fleet satellite services and ensure its position in the face of data volume growth.
LeoSat Enterprises, which is launching a constellation of up to 108 low-earth orbit (LEO) communications satellites, has entered into an agreement with the Spanish satellite operator Hispasat to invest in LeoSat.
With the investment, Hispasat finds a perfect complement for its geostationary fleet and expands its scope significantly towards new verticals that will define the data market over the next years. The investment in LeoSat underlines the company's firm belief in the attributes of LeoSat's new LEO network architecture to ensure further growth in the future.
With this strategic investment agreement, Hispasat joins Asia's satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT in the growing trend for satellite operators to future-proof their communications solutions through the development of LEO capabilities. Hispasat and SKY Perfect JSAT will work with LeoSat to accelerate a number of key activities including vendor selections for customer premise equipment and ground operations, as well as further optimisation of the satellite platform. The partnership will also enable LeoSat to leverage both the commercial and regulatory expertise of the two operators.
Combining advanced on-board routers with inter-satellite laser links, LeoSat is creating an optical backbone in space, providing fiber-like low-latency and gigabit per second data delivery which is ultra-secure and extremely resilient, thanks to its gateway independent meshed-network data-connectivity from transmitter to receiver. This solution will provide LeoSat and its partners with valuable new business opportunities in the growing data and mobility markets in sectors such as telecommunications, multinational enterprise, maritime and government services by ensuring previously unavailable levels of network performance combined with worldwide reach.
With the ever-increasing demand to move large quantities of data quickly and securely around the world there is a growing interest in the major performance advantages of communications networks in LEO. The features of LeoSat's system – ubiquity, low-latency, speed and cybersecurity – are ideal for a number of applications, such as to enabling global 4G and 5G satellite connectivity for cellular operators, providing the bandwidth required for energy, maritime or financial sector operations, delivering secure networks for government and defence communications, ensuring critical emergency communications and enabling internet access and connectivity for remote communities.
Speaking about the agreement, Mark Rigolle, CEO of LeoSat said: "We are delighted that Hispasat, with its reputation for quality, efficiency and reliability and its strong presence in Europe, North Africa and Latin America, has chosen to invest in LeoSat to expand its network capabilities.


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Centrally located on Fripp Island and just steps from the best beach on the island. The Beach Club restaurant/pool and Sand Dollar beachside bar are nearby.
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Test Pilot
Test Pilot 84 years old
They're yours... in a heart-walloping love story!
Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe.
Clark Gable as Jim
Marjorie Main as Landlady
Myrna Loy as Ann
Lionel Barrymore as Howard B. Drake
Gloria Holden as Mrs. Benson
Virginia Grey as Sarah
Test Pilot Cast
Clark Gable He was 37, 59 years old when he died as Jim
Marjorie Main She was 48, 85 years old when she died as Landlady
Myrna Loy She was 32, 88 years old when she died as Ann
Lionel Barrymore He was 59, 76 years old when he died as Howard B. Drake
Gloria Holden She was 34, 87 years old when she died as Mrs. Benson
Virginia Grey She was 21, 87 years old when she died as Sarah
Spencer Tracy He was 38, 67 years old when he died as Gunner
Lulu Mae Bohrman as Saleslady
Claire McDowell She was 60, 88 years old when she died as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt He was 35, 56 years old when he died as Benson
Arthur Aylesworth He was 54, 62 years old when he died as Mr. Barton
Ted Pearson He was 9, now 75 years old as Joe
Priscilla Lawson She was 24, 44 years old when she died as Mable
Samuel S. Hinds He was 63, 73 years old when he died as General Ross
Claudia Coleman as Mrs. Barton
Test Pilot Crew
Louis D. Lighton as Producer. He was 42 (67) years old when He died Production
Franz Waxman as Original Music Composer. He was 31 (60) years old when He died Sound
Ray June as Director of Photography. He was 43 (63) years old when He died Camera
Waldemar Young as Screenplay. He was 59 (60) years old when He died Writing
A. Arnold Gillespie as Special Effects. He was 38 (78) years old when He died Crew
Cedric Gibbons as Art Direction. He was 45 (67) years old when He died Art
Frank Wead as Original Story. He was 42 (52) years old when He died Writing
Douglas Shearer as Sound Director. He was 38 (71) years old when He died Sound
Vincent Lawrence as Screenplay. He was 48 (57) years old when He died Writing
Tom Held as Editor. He was 48 (72) years old when He died Editing
Test Pilot (84 years)
Release day: Saturday, April 16, 1938


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