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Imperios no mantienen colonias, las explotan / Empires don’t support colonies, they exploit them

Compañeros Unidos para la Descolonización de Puerto Rico: Cita

 Patriótica ONU Junio 2012

Muchos puertorriqueños creen que el gobierno de Estados Unidos (EEUU) mantiene a Puerto Rico (PR). Nosotros hemos estado continuamente bajo la propaganda estadounidense por 117 años. El ministro de propaganda en la Alemania Nazi decía que una mentira se convierte en la verdad si se dice suficientemente. Eso realmente no es verdad, pero la gente si piensa que es la verdad. Y eso es exactamente lo que busca el abusador. Esto ha sido impresionantemente efectivo ya que muchos puertorriqueños piensan que Puerto Rico no puede sobrevivir sin el gobierno de Estados Unidos.

La verdad es que los imperios siempre explotan a sus colonias, y nunca las mantienen. El gobierno de Estados Unidos y las compañías estadounidenses se llevan $14 por cada dólar que invierten en Puerto Rico. Por eso es que no hay oportunidades para los puertorriqueños en Puerto Rico, y por eso los puertorriqueños se van de Puerto Rico masivamente. Por primera vez, hay más puertorriqueños fuera de Puerto Rico que dentro.

Sócrates dijo en la página 141 del libro PLATO THE REPUBLIC que, “Hasta que los filósofos sean reyes, o los reyes y príncipes de este mundo tengan el espíritu y poder de la filosofía, y la grandeza política y la sabiduría es una, y la gente común que lucha a la exclusión de los demás estén motivados a mantenerse aislado, las ciudades nunca descansaran de sus injusticias, -no, ni la raza humana, creo yo, y después solo esto nuestro Estado tendrá la posibilitad de vida y poder ver la luz del día. ”

El gobierno de Estados Unidos no tiene el espíritu y el poder de la filosofía. EEUU no tiene interés de obtener sabiduría en la búsqueda de la verdad para hacer justicia. EEUU solo le interesa la acumulación de riqueza para un grupito privilegiado.

El gobierno de Estados Unidos ha logrado meterle en la cabeza de sus ciudadanos la idea de que cada cual está por sí mismo. Hay demasiados ciudadanos que solo se preocupan por ellos mismos. Esta actitud impide la búsqueda de la verdad para eliminar la injusticia. Estos son, como dijo Sócrates, los que están inclinados a mantenerse aislado. ¡El resultado de eso ha sido que el mundo considera actualmente al gobierno de Estados Unidos en la amenaza más grande a paz mundial!

¿Cómo será posible descansar de la injusticia? ¿Cómo será posible tener la posibilidad de vida y de ver la luz del día?

Tenemos que entender que todos pertenecemos a la raza humana. Nunca podemos pensar que es correcto que cada cual este por su lado. Todos debemos tener el espíritu y el poder de la filosofía para continuamente buscar la verdad. Y tenemos que siempre estar involucrado en lo que hace nuestros gobernantes, y nunca permitirnos quedarnos como espectadores.

Por eso tenemos que continuamente protestar por la descolonización de Puerto Rico. Sin la participación activa de todos, nuca podremos descansar de la injusticia. ¡No podremos, porque los que no les interesa unirla grandeza política con la sabiduría, y continúan manteniendo colonias, no creen en la JUSTICIA PARA TODOS!

Many Puerto Ricans believe that the United States (US) government supports Puerto Rico. We have been continuously subjected to US propaganda for 117 years. Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany, Joseph Goebbels, said that a lie becomes the truth if you repeat it often enough. It really doesn’t, but people will believe it is the truth. That is why many Puerto Ricans believe Puerto Rico can’t survive without the US government.

The fact of the matter is that empires always exploit their colonies. That’s what they are for! The US government and US Companies get $14 for every dollar they invest in Puerto Rico. That is why there are no opportunities in Puerto Rico for Puerto Ricans, and why Puerto Ricans are leaving our beautiful island in large numbers. For the first time, more Puerto Ricans are out of Puerto Rico than in. Our economic crisis didn’t begin now. It began with the US military invasion of 1898.

Socrates said in the middle of page 141 in the book PLATO THE REPUBLIC that, “Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet in one, and those commoner natures who pursue either to the exclusion of the other are compelled to stand aside, cities will never have rest from their evils, -no, nor the human race, as I believe, - and then only will this our State have a possibility of life and behold the light of day.”

The US government does not have or want the spirit and power of philosophy. It has no interest in obtaining wisdom by seeking the truth to do justice. It is only interested in accumulating all of the wealth of the world for a small privileged group.

The US government has successfully managed to put in its citizen’s mind the notion that, “It’s every man for himself.” Too many citizens are only concerned with taking care of themselves. This attitude prevents people from seeking the truth to eliminate injustice. They, as Socrates said, “are the ones compelled to stand aside”. The result has been that the world regards the US government as the biggest threat to world peace.

How can we ever “rest from evils”? How can we ever “have the possibility of life and behold the light of day.”

We must understand that we all belong to the human race. We cannot permit ourselves to believe that every man for himself is the correct thing to do. We should all have the spirit and power of philosophy to actively and continuously seek the truth. And we must all get involved in what our leaders do, and never be compelled to stand aside.

Therefore, we must protest continuously for the decolonization of Puerto Rico. Without everyone’s participation, we will never rest from evil. We won’t, because those who are not interested in joining political greatness with wisdom, and continue to maintain colonies, don’t believe in JUSTICE FOR ALL.

Dutch 'partial integration' of Bonaire, Saba, Statia a failed experiment?

THE HAGUE--The public entity status of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba has brought much disappointment, and the balance after five years is not favourable, concluded the Caribbean Netherlands Evaluation Committee in its report that was presented in The Hague on Monday.

A widely felt disappointment predominates on the three islands. This disappointment has consistently increased since October 2010, when the islands became part of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Antilles ceased to exist as a country.

The high expectations which people and the governments on the islands had at the start of the transition have largely not been met. This is largely attributable to the level of prosperity: since 2010 the standard of living has fallen for many people, including those with a job. This disappointment has overshadowed the positive developments in for example health care and education where plans were more ambitious and agreements more concrete.

People on the islands feel that they have not been involved in the changes enough, and that insufficient account has often been taken of the islands’ special circumstances. The problem of poverty has increased, partly due to the declining purchasing power and the low level of social provisions.

“The concerns about the daily existence have contributed to people’s negative experience of the transition,” stated Committee Chairperson Liesbeth Spies during the presentation which was attended by representatives of the governments of the three islands and the Dutch Government.

The committee concluded that disappointing results were caused by a number of factors. The agreements that have been made were not always clear, not to the people and neither to the government.

The differences in language, scale and culture added to a complex collaboration between Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba and the Dutch Government. “People find it hard to understand each other. Interests are also highly divergent. For the islands, the relationship with the Netherlands is of vital importance while this is certainly not the case for the Netherlands. In Dutch politics, the relationship with the islands is only of minor importance.”
Agreements were also interpreted differently: the islands had different expectations than the Netherlands. The most striking example was the agreement at the time of the transition to reach a standard of services and provisions that was acceptable within the Netherlands.

The standard wasn’t introduced for many services, especially in the social area, while the standard of living kept deteriorating, the committee found. The “voorzieningenniveau” is still a source of discussion with the islands striving for the same level as in the Netherlands, and the Netherlands having a different opinion on what is acceptable.

The approach of the Dutch Government has been fragmented, and knowledge of the specific circumstances on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba has been often limited. “There is no overall approach to speak of despite the fact that the nature of the problems and scale of islands call for such an approach.”

The fragmentation is difficult to handle for the islands because of their limited staffing capabilities. “It takes a lot of meeting and consulting which means that a disproportionate administration load falls to the islands.”

An integral approach is further hampered by the fact that the Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations, based on a deliberate choice made at the time, does not have the authority which would allow him to control the Dutch policy, let alone enforce policy changes based on an integral vision. As a result, the position of the National Government Representative is such that he is not in the position to make a difference when required.

Relations have become more strained, particularly the Netherlands and St. Eustatius, and to a lesser extent Bonaire.

“Government representatives have diametrically opposing views and the debate mainly centres on the division of tasks and authorities. Discussions focus on autonomy, independence and a neo-colonial attitude. The people of the islands do not benefit from this situation.”

In addition, the local administrations have not yet reached the required level of quality. They remain vulnerable. “Given the small scale of the islands and the limited capability available, it has been proven to be difficult to ensure the long-term quality of administration. The situation is too dependent on the efforts and quality of individuals which is why there are big differences between the islands in the level of administration.”

The global economic and financial crisis was an outside contributor which adversely affected the islands’ economic and social development. According to the committee there were “strong indications” that the transition and the implementation of certain laws didn’t have the intended positive influence on the economic development, and by extension the level of prosperity for the people. The Netherlands and the islands lack a shared approach which offers prospects for future economic development.

“Unfortunately we have to conclude that so far the balance has not been favourable,” stated Spies. “However, five years is a short period. And, as the implementation of the transition is still in full progress, it is too early for a final judgement.”

Spies said she hoped that the conclusions of the evaluation would serve as an impulse to bring the original objectives of the constitutional change closer over the coming years. “We hope that it will inspire to do things better,” she said.

The committee concluded that there was still a lot of room for improvement. “It is now up to the authorities that commissioned this evaluation, the public entities and the Dutch Government, to jointly take up this challenge, based on the results of this evaluation, and initiate the changes deemed necessary and ensure they are implemented.”

Making the most of the islands’ public entity status requires the governments involved to “jump over their own shadows” to create room for self-development, to take responsibility and to invest, also in mutual trust.

“Each of the islands will have to come up with an answer to the question what they can do themselves, where they should do better and where they need help and support. A higher level of facilities and economic development can be achieved together, in consultation with the people.”

The findings of the committee were largely based on the input of the islands, its residents, private sector, social organisations and government. Aside from the committee’s general conclusions, there were three individual reports that served in the evaluation.

The Social and Cultural Plan Bureau of the Netherlands SCP analysed the consequences of the new relations for the people. Pro Facto of the University of Groningen looked at the effects of the legislation, while the DSP Group of Dr. Oberon Nauta studied the workings of the new administrative structure.

Elaborate information, including the four reports, as well as a video for the general public, can be found on the committee’s website, www.evaluatiecn.nl. Much of the information, mainly the conclusions, is also available in English and Papiamentu.

The Evaluation Committee consists of Chairperson Spies, Fred Soons, Glenn Thodé, Luc Verhey and Frans Weekers. The committee was assisted by a secretariat and a supervisory committee of experts.


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State Physical Education Requirements, Youth Obesity and Academic Performance

Thanh Tam Nguyen, San Diego State University

High school physical education requirements have been adopted by 43 states and the District of Columbia with the goal of increasing youth exercise and reducing body weight. However, relatively little is known about their effectiveness in improving student health or their spillover effects on school performance. Using repeated cross-sectional data from the 1999 to 2011 National and State Youth Risk Behavior Surveys and a difference-in-difference approach, we find that one credit increase in state PE requirements is associated with a 17.4 minute per week increase in in-school exercise and an increase in overall exercise, but no change in youth obesity. These findings are robust to controls for state-specific time trends, falsification tests on older young adults for whom school PE requirements do not bind, and use of a synthetic control design that imposes parallel pre-treatment trends. Finally, we find evidence that state PE requirements are associated with diminished academic performance.

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Ben had entered Otsego Lake Academy at the age of ten, the week after his father had died during the 1888 blizzard, with a black band around the upper part of his left arm, marking him out as a child who had had a death in the family. The black bands--there were three boys wearing them--as well as being an outward demonstration of mourning, like lowered blinds and black-edged writing-paper, might--generous-hearted souls could have chosen to believe--also have been designed to alert masters and other boys to treat their wearers with particular gentleness. The effect they actually produced was to identify easy targets for teasing, enticing little treats for the likes of Mr. Rappaport. Black bands were bull's-eyes for Brinkman, targets at which he aimed with all the sharp words of weaponry.

Oliver again, this time starting an incantation of the one Latin verb they knew how to conjugate, a proud declaration of defiance. They were like Christian martyrs going to their deaths singing hymns. With his strongly devoloped sense of irony, he would be well aware of the incongruity of their approaching the abode of The Beards chanting words that expressed all the varying ways they knew of declaring love.

He had always inagined that grammar would be austere and immutable, like the temperature at which water froze or boiled, the capital of Pennsylvania, the height of Mount Washington, or the price of thirty-nine pocket inkstands (their arithmetic books certainly believed in making the subject relevant) costing twelve cents each, but--as the weeks and months and years went by--and the lists and sentences grew down the blackboard, and in his exercise books (scrawled on the blackboard, neat and meticulous in the exercise book), Ben found, more and more, that--ignore it as he tried--emotion crept into the grammar, as he worked his way through the ink-stained textbooks with which they had by then been issued.

--Peter Rushforth, A Dead Language

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I was so excited to see this excerpt. I'm just coming up to the end of 'Pinkerton's Sister' now and am looking forward to 'A Dead Language'. How do they compare? I don't suppose the latter is as packed with literary references? Does Alice make an appearance?


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Saturday, June 14, 2014

After the Battle

After the battle of Fýrisvellir (1888) by the Swedish painter Mårten Eskil Winge (1825-1896). In the battle of Fýrisvellir the Swedes repelled an army of Nordic invaders. Though it's a great nation victory it's interesting that Winge didn't paint the great heroic deeds but the contemplative moments after the battle

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Saturday, May 21, 2005

DID THE QUEEN OF SHEBA RULE IN NIGERIA? A University of Toronto professor seems to think it's possible.
�Each year both Muslim and Christian religious pilgrims come to this site in Ike-Eri, Nigeria, to pray and honour the queen of Sheba (also known as Bilikisu Sungbo to those of the Islamic faith) even though Ethiopia maintains that she is actually buried in their country,� says professor and museologist Lynne Teather of the Museum Studies program at U of T. �Indigenous knowledge and oral traditions maintain that this is the shrine of the queen and through working with the Bilikisu Sungbo Project, we are trying to not only learn more about this fabulous queen, but to establish a feasibility study on how we can marry tourism to this heritage site.�

It would certainly be interesting to collect information about Nigerian traditions about the Queen, but the case for her actually ruling there doesn't sound very strong to me. The article, however, isn't very informative.
UCL INCANTATION BOWLS UPDATE: Al Jazeera has a piece on the investigation of the provenance of 650 Aramaic incantation bowls from the Sch�yen collection.
UK university reviews artefact loan
By Lawrence Smallman

Friday 20 May 2005, 13:06 Makka Time, 10:06 GMT

A leading international buyer of antiquities is at the heart of a British university inquiry that questions whether part of his multimillion-dollar collection was illegally exported from the Middle East.

University College London set up a committee of inquiry on Friday to question the provenance, or legal ownership, of 650 Aramaic incantation bowls dating from the 5th century CE.

Although Norwegian collector Martin Schoyen is not named in the inquiry, he is on record as having loaned the bowls to the university.

If they were taken from Iraq illegally, they should certainly be returned. But I do hope that UCL has made a careful photographic record of them. I wonder if the repatriation legislation has any provision for making sure fragile artifacts like these are photographed before moving them again. Anyone know?
ANOTHER CANDIDATE for the site where John the Baptist baptized:
Have Jordanian archaeologists found the place Jesus was baptized?
New evidence may have finally pinned down the legendary 'Bethany beyond the Jordan'

By Rami G. Khouri

[Lebanon] Daily Star staff
Friday, May 20, 2005

Have Jordanian archaeologists found the place Jesus was baptized?

AMMAN, Jordan: Substantial new evidence from archaeological excavations may have located where Jesus was baptized. Scholars long identified Jesus' baptism as taking place at the lower reaches of the Jordan River, east of Jericho - prompted by a combination of biblical references, Byzantine and other mediaeval texts, and the uninterrupted traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church, which has custody of the area.

The excavated main complex at Tell al-Kharrar comprises structures on and around the small hill adjacent the spring at the head of Wadi al-Kharrar. Artifact evidence shows that the site was inhabited from the Late Hellenistic/Herodian and Early Roman periods (2nd century BC to 2nd century AD), through the Late Byzantine and early Islamic periods (5th to 8th centuries AD), and again in late Ottoman centuries.

The strongest evidence for a Chrstian-era settlement here comes from the excavated remains of heavy stone jars, a distinctive feature of local Jewish communities. Father Michele Piccirillo of the Franciscan Archaeological Institute in Jerusalem and Mount Nebo, one of those who rediscovered the site in August 1995, identified these fragments. He believes that, along with remains of large ceramic storage jars, they are clear proof of a settled population, which he identifies as Bethany beyond the Jordan.

As usually with these things, the archaeology and the information it gives us about ancient Jewish life is more important (because it's definitely real) than any speculation about Jesus or John the Baptist being involved.
THE TEMPLE SCROLL is a show stealer at The New Hebrew exhibition in Berlin. And well it should be.
Hebrew on display in Berlin
By Dana Gilerman (Ha'arets)

The Temple Scroll from Qumran arrived at the Martin Gropius-Bau Museum in the center of Berlin on Monday morning. The scroll - one of the principal exhibits at "The New Hebrews: a Century of Art in Israel," which opens tomorrow - has come a long way, all the way from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem to the history museum in Berlin.

Michal Dayagi-Mendels, chief curator of archaeology at the Israel Museum, says the scroll has been undergoing preparations for the journey for the entire past year. "Four restorers worked on it every day, for hours and hours," she says.

"One could think of [the scroll] as our Mona Lisa," says Dayagi. "It goes on tour and is accorded proper respect. There is something very unique in the fact that Hebrew, the Jewish language, is on display after 2,000 years, especially in Berlin, at an exhibition of a century of Hebrew culture. There is something very powerful in this, attesting to a continuity that no one has succeeded in breaking," she says.

There's another article about the Temple Scroll in Berlin here. And this article on the exhibition has a paragraph on the Temple Scroll which includes a link to the Qumranica blog.

Friday, May 20, 2005

A DEAD SEA SCROLLS EXHIBITION is coming to my home town:
Museum announces first-ever local visit
By Sandi Dolbee

May 19, 2005

Tickets aren't on sale yet, and the event is more than two years away, but the San Diego Natural History Museum made it official Tuesday evening: Part of the Dead Sea Scrolls will go on exhibit here beginning in the summer of 2007.

UPDATE: Hmmm ... the exhibit runs from July through December of 2007 and the annual SBL meeting is in San Diego in late November of the same year. Looks like there's a good chance I'll get to see it.

Thursday, May 19, 2005

AUT ISRAEL-BOYCOTT UPDATE: The Scottish AUT deserves praise for doing the right thing.
Scotland AUT motion seen as 'anti-boycott measure'
By YAAKOV LAPPIN (Jerusalem Post)

LONDON, England

The attempt to boycott Israeli universities by Britain's Association of University Teachers (AUT) has been dealt another blow, following a decision by the Scottish AUT to pass a motion calling for dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian trade unionists.

Alistair Hunt, president of Scotland AUT, told The Jerusalem Post that the motion should be seen as an anti-boycott measure, and called into question the manner in which boycotts against the University of Haifa and Bar-Ilan University were passed. "I am pleased that AUT Scotland endorsed the motion by a large majority," said Hunt. "I am personally committed to the route of dialogue and debate instead of boycotts."

Hunt said that the motion was a continuation of a spirit of dialogue, which began at a meeting hosted by Scottish trade unionists last month, during which Histadrut representatives and members of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions pledged to work together.

Alastair Hunter (n.b., not Hunt) deserves a lot of credit for his courageous handling of this affair.

By the way, I'm pretty sure that the reference to the Birmingham branch of the AUT later in the article is a mistake for the Bristol branch. I would be most surprised (albeit very pleased) if the Birmingham branch, home of the boycott's chief architects, voted to reject the boycott.

I can't find the AUT Scotland statement anywhere on the Web. If anyone has the full text, please send it to me and I'll post it.

Also, I just noticed that the original AUT web page that made the case for the boycott is now inaccessible except to AUT members. I guess that shows how confident the AUT is of the arguments it accepted to institute the boycott. I expected something like this, so I copied much of the relevant material here quite some time ago. I should have followed my instinct and copied all of it.
PROFESSOR JAMES BARR has had a serious accident. Professor Heather McKay, SOTS Membership Secretary, e-mails the following on the SOTS mailing list:
MESSAGE FROM Prof Doug Knight (Vanderbilt)

I just received a call from Jane Barr, wife of James Barr, Emeritus Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford and Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Hebrew Bible at Vanderbilt.

James had a serious accident two weeks ago while attending the meeting of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia. He fell down a steep staircase, striking his head badly. He has been in the hospital ever since, most of the time in the intensive care unit. For the last several days he has been awake and quite responsive, though unable to speak because of a breathing tube through the mouth. Today he is undergoing a tracheotomy. Jane said that the doctors are reluctant to make promises about his long-term recovery because of the brain injury he sustained from the fall, but she understands that it may take up to a year for him to regain his health and function.

Jane herself seemed quite distraught, as one might expect. Their daughter and two sons have been with them at the hospital for much of the time.

I asked how we could be of help, and she indicated she would appreciate that word be passed to others who know them.

I am very sorry to hear this and I wish Professor Barr a speedy and full recovery.
"KABBALIST BLESSES JONES: Now�s the Time to Find Holy Lost Ark." I swear I'm not making this headline up.

Vendyl Jones claims to be the inspiration for Indiana Jones, which is appropriate, because his plans for finding the Ark are about as plausible as the scenario in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
JOHN BROWN'S DIVINING FOR OIL IN ISRAEL is the subject of a USA Today article:
His mission: Seek and ye shall find oil

By Leah Krauss, Special for USA TODAY

KIBBUTZ MAANIT, Israel � John Brown believes he'll find oil in central Israel, although he has no scientific data or particular experience in the drilling business on which to base that.

The Dallas native is a relative novice in the energy industry. He says he'll find oil because his reading of the Bible tells him it's right here � under Maanit, an inland plain northeast of Tel Aviv, where he began drilling last month.

I have commented on the project here. The only thing to add is that, once again, it does not occur to a journalist to ask someone who specializes in biblical Hebrew whether the claims make any sense or not. Sigh.

Wednesday, May 18, 2005

THE SBL CARG SESSION on biblioblogging, coming in November, is mentioned by Mark Goodacre, who posts the abstract of Rick Brannan's paper. I gave Kirk Lowery the abstract for mine, but Mark doesn't seem to have it. Here it is:

The rise of weblogs or "blogs" (basically just web pages produced with software that facilitates frequent updates and allows links to individual posts) as a media and political force has been an important cultural milestone in the last few years. Along with political pundits, hobbyists, diarists, etc., biblical scholars and those in related academic disciplines have also been establishing a niche for themselves in the "Blogosphere." By common consent, or at least in resignation, biblical scholars who blog refer to themselves as "bibliobloggers." As of this writing in the spring of 2005, for the last two years I have operated a blog called PaleoJudaica, which focuses on news and Internet content on ancient Judaism and its historical and linguistic context. Since PaleoJudaica began, there has been a gradual but ultimately geometric increase in the number of biblioblogs. At present I am aware of more than two dozen.

Given the rate at which web-based technology and its effects on our culture are developing, it is difficult to predict more than half a year in advance what aspects of blogging will be of greatest interest at the time of this CARG session. But I plan to share with you some of my experiences with PaleoJudaica and also to describe my work on Qumranica, a blog I have set up for the spring semester of 2005 for a course I am teaching on the Dead Sea Scrolls. I will also discuss some of the uses to which I and other bibliobloggers have put our blogs, such as commenting on and supplementing media stories in our areas of expertise; noting errors (which frequently are rife) in such stories; reporting on scholarly conferences we've attended; sharing our preliminary thoughts on our research; and sometimes providing advance summaries of scholarly work we are publishing.

UPDATE: Stephen Carlson collects and comments on recent posts pertaining to blogging. Me, I find blogging fun and restorative and should I stop feeling that way at some point, I'll probably stop blogging. I can't see that it has hurt my productivity and so far it's even led to a professional presentation (above) and a publication that I wouldn't have had otherwise. I may be an addict, but I'm a well-adjusted one.
AUT ISRAEL-BOYCOTT UPDATE: John Lyons, Lecturer in New Testament at Bristol University, e-mails to let me know that the Bristol chapter of the AUT has just passed the following motion. I understand that similar statements have been passed by Oxford, Cambridge, Sussex, and Warwick Universities.
This association regrets and deplores the resolution of the AUT Council to implement an academic boycott of Haifa and Bar-Ilan Universities in Israel. The ideals of an academic community and of academic freedom are such that a boycott of this nature could only be even contemplated after the case and the evidence for it had been searchingly examined and widely debated amongst members. Yet Council passed its resolutions on the basis of a perfunctory and one-sided debate.

The politics of the region are complex and members properly take a range of different views on the conflicts there. Moreover, it is perverse and counterproductive for British academics to seek to isolate members of the Israeli academic community, many of whom have been among the most vocal members of their society in opposing their government's policies. To single out Israel in this manner, whilst continuing to maintain relations with universities in such countries as China and Russia, is a sign of an unwarranted selectivity.

We should also be mindful of the effect on our own members. There are a significant number of Jewish members of the Association, many of whom identify with Israel as the Jewish national homeland. We take no view here for or against Zionism. But we recognize that such members of theAssociation are bound to feel marginalized and excluded by this resolution. Again, only the most compelling of cases, searchingly examined and widely debated, could warrant a decision with such a side-effect. No such examination or debate took place.

Accordingly, we resolve:

(1) to reject the call to boycott Israeli universities.

(2) to call on the AUT nationally to reverse its policy, which we deplore.

(3) to call on the AUT National Executive to call an emergency or extraordinary meeting of Council to discuss this policy.

(4) To take no measures locally to implement the current national policy on this matter.

(5) to deplore the fact that AUT Council made such a decision on the basis of a perfunctory and one-sided debate.'

Well done.

As a side note, the British government has finally made a statement on the boycott:
Howells wants end to Israeli boycott dispute

Polly Curtis, [Guardian] education correspondent
Tuesday May 17, 2005

The government made its debut in the row over the academic boycott of two Israeli universities today when the middle east minister, Kim Howells, issued a plea for a "peaceful" resolution to the row.

Mr Howells, who was minister for higher education until the post-election reshuffle and at the time that the boycott was agreed, said in a carefully-worded statement today: "I welcome the fact that the Association of University Teachers is to reconsider, on 26 May, its decision to boycott Bar Ilan and Haifa universities. I hope that the AUT will ensure the issue is fully-debated and will invite the two universities to express their views.

"The British government fully supports academic freedom and appreciates the independence of the AUT. But as a friend of both Israel and the Palestinians, we believe that we can best encourage both sides to take the steps needed for progress through close engagement to achieve a peaceful resolution."

The statement is indeed carefully worded (although not so carefully that the Guardian reporter couldn't misread it -- the "peaceful resolution" refers to the Israel/Palestine conflict, not the AUT controversy.) But it does make clear that the government thinks the boycott is a bad idea, which is all to the good.

But then there's this:
ADL's boss threatens boycott of UK academe
By Yair Sheleg (Ha'aretz)

The Anti-Defamation League is considering launching a counter academic boycott against British academia if Britain's Association of Union Teachers (AUT) fails to cancel its boycott of Bar-Ilan and Haifa universities, ADL National Director Abraham Foxman told Haaretz.

Such a counter boycott would not be restricted to Jews. "We would approach all the leading universities in the United States, and say to them: `If you believe in academic freedom and freedom of expression, don't accept the British boycott,'" said Foxman.

It's not entirely clear what Foxman has in mind, but if it really involves a boycott of British universities, it's not very helpful and doesn't show a clear understanding of the situation. The AUT does not speak for British academics or British universities and it would be ridiculous to punish us all for the AUT's bad decision. Please do back up those of us who oppose the boycott, but not this way.
MICHAEL PAHL blogs the Calgary conference on second temple Judaism. But where are the pictures, Michael?

UPDATE (19 May): Now there's a picture. Thanks Michael.
Stolen rare artifact recovered in mail
By ETGAR LEFKOVITS (Jerusalem Post)

A rare archaeological artifact dating back nearly two thousand years which was stolen from an archaeological site in Israel has been intercepted in the mail en route to the US, Israel's Antiquities Authority announced Tuesday.

The 5-7 cm lead weight,[mishkolet oferet] dating back to the second century Bar Kochba Revolt, was hidden inside a book sent by airmail.

The unusual package was sent by a former Israeli antiquities dealer to a prominent American antiquities dealer in New York, the head of the Antiquities Authority's anti-theft division Amir Ganor said.

This success is good news, but the overall picture continues to worsen:
About 300 archeology thefts are detected each year in Israel, with the illicit antiquities trade on the black market in the country estimated to be running in the millions of dollars a year.

Despite the overall drop in violence in Israel, the number of antiquities theft has risen more than 50 percent in the last year alone.

In 2004 there were 314 reported cases of antiquities theft, compared to less than 200 in 2003. The phenomenon of antiquities theft has taken on gold rush dimensions, with an antiquities site now plundered every day on average.
TRIAL DELAYED: The antiquities forgery trial in Israel has been delayed until September:
Antiquities fraud trial opens, then adjourns for four months
By The Associated Press

Five suspects in a forgery ring that allegedly produced a treasure trove of fake Bible-era artifacts went on trial yesterday in Jerusalem, but the judge agreed to adjourn until September.

Defense attorneys said they need more time to prepare, noting that investigators provided some of their material only in recent days. The next hearing is set for Sept. 4.

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

SOME BOZO? Why do e-mail messages from the Society of Biblical Literature to its membership now consistently contain the name "Some Bozo" in the sender field? I have e-mailed them about this and received no reply. I think someone needs to update a default setting.

UPDATE (18 May): The SBL technical people have been in touch. Whatever the problem is, it seems to arise in the Eudora Macintosh system I'm using and shows up only in the mailbox. One version of it is discussed here and a fix for it is given here. But this involves messages sent with no return address, which is not the case with the SBL messages I've been getting. Anyhow, thanks to Lauren Hightower and Bob Buller for their prompt replies.
THOMAS THOMPSON previews his new book on the Bible and Intepretation website:
Creating Biblical Figures

I reconsider the theme of life�s victory over death through the perspective of the related themes of �new wine� and �blood of the covenant,�... is intimately connected to the fertility myth of the dying and rising god, from Tammuz and Ba�al to Dionysus.

By Thomas L. Thompson
Professor of Old Testament,
University of Copenhagen
May 2005

Job, in his utopian, king-like role in Job 29, provides me with a useful paradigm for the biblical figure of the messiah (Th.L. Thompson and H.Tronier, Frelsens Biografisering, Museum Tusculanum: Copenhagne, 2004, 115-134) and an internal coherence to my new book, The Messiah Myth: The Near Eastern Roots of Jesus and David (Basic Books: New York, 2005), which provides the theme of a seminar this coming semester. ...

An online seminar, I hope? I've been interested in royal ideology in the Jesus traditions for a long time, so I look forward to reading this one. But if he really is arguing that Jesus never existed (as the Amazon reviews seem to indicate), he's got his work cut out for him. Note the review by biblioblogger Michael Turton in particular for a detailed commentary.
TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH: I'm not sure what to make of this one.
Israelis Foil Plot by Jewish Extremists

Tuesday May 17, 2005 3:31 AM

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JERUSALEM (AP) - Three Jewish extremists planned to fire a missile into Islam's third-holiest shrine in hopes of unleashing mayhem across the Middle East and halting Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank this summer, police said Monday.

Officials admitted that hard evidence in the case was weak, but other opponents of the pullout showed Monday that even small numbers of demonstrators can tie up police throughout Israel, blocking main highways with burning tires and their own bodies. At least 300 people were detained, police said.

The plot apparently did not progress past the stage of discussion. No missile was purchased, no concrete plans were made and authorities did not have enough evidence against the three to go beyond ordering house arrest for a short time last month before releasing them.

Israel's Justice Ministry said the suspects would not be indicted because there was no evidence they carried out any part of the plot, and they had second thoughts about it even before they were detained.

Naftali Wirtzburger, attorney for the three, said his clients never served in the army and have no idea how to fire a missile. He accused security forces of entrapment.

There just isn't enough information here to tell what was really going on, but it sounds as if it could have been serious.

UPDATE: More details here and here. The plot sounds half baked, but dangerous and not to be ignored.

Monday, May 16, 2005

CALL FOR PAPERS ON SYRIAC: George Kiraz e-mails on the Hugoye list:
Periodically, Hugoye sends a call for submissions.

Hugoye is an peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to Syriac studies, and is published twice a year in electronic form and in print. Papers on all aspects of Syriac studies are welcomed. For information, please see:

George Kiraz, General Editor

Actually, it appears that the correct address is The one above redirects you to this one.
JEWISH MOSAICS FROM THE ROMAN PERIOD will be on display at the Brooklyn Museum in their Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire exhibition, according to
BROOKLYN, N.Y.- Twenty-one extraordinary Roman-period mosaics from the first archaeological ruins of an ancient synagogue to be discovered in modern times will be on view September 9 through November 20, 2005, at the Brooklyn Museum. This exhibition will examine the role of these mosaics, acquired by the Museum in 1905, in the development of synagogue decoration in the late Roman Empire. Approximately thirty-eight related artifacts, such as contemporaneous textiles, marble statues, gold jewelry, and bronze ritual objects, will be included.

Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire will investigate the origins of synagogues, the development of Jewish art in the Roman period, female patronage in the ancient synagogue, the differences between early Christian and Jewish symbolism in art, and the relationship between ancient and modern synagogues.

Sunday, May 15, 2005

LEVANT ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT: Calvin College News reports:
Calvin Prof Part of Norwegian Grant
May 13, 2005

Calvin College history professor Bert de Vries will be joining an international team of 16 archaeologists, anthropologists, geographers, historians and sociologists, including Bethany Walker of Grand Valley State, in a wide-ranging study of global moments in Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria - an area known as "the Levant."

The work will be funded over four years by a $2.6 million (16 million Norwegian kroner) grant from the Norwegian Research Council. The team was one of 17 successful applications out of 263 in an annual competition for 250 million Norwegian kroners of NRC funding for basic research in all fields.

THE MUSEUM OF BIBLICAL ART in Manhattan is reopening with displays on William Miller (the founder of the "Millerite" movement), evangelical art from the American South, and this:
The museum, formerly the Gallery of the American Bible Society -- the society was the main donor for the expansion -- also has a smaller exhibit showing centuries-old Bibles in Latin, Chinese, Syriac, Spanish and German, and a Torah scroll, at least 400 years old, from a synagogue in Kaifeng, China.

AUT ISRAEL-BOYCOTT UPDATE: Carla Sulzbach e-mails to point to the following response from Haifa University. Excerpt:
The University of Haifa is saddened and not a little outraged by the utterly unjust and unjustifiable decision of the AUT and by its attempt to erect barriers and obstruct the flow of ideas within the international academic community.

In lieu of evidence to support the singling out of Israeli academia, the authors of this campaign have chosen to adopt a three-year old urban legend.

We are astounded by the fact that the AUT never requested our response prior to adopting their resolution, and did not allow our position to be presented by members of the AUT who are familiar with the facts.

The case against Israeli academia, in general, and the University of Haifa in particular, is devoid of empirical evidence and violates the principle of due process. Driven by a prior and prejudicial assumption of guilt, the AUT has refused to confuse itself with facts.

Whatever the merits of the case, the conduct of the AUT before the vote was reprehensible.


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The Rule of Law at the National and International levels

Statement by Mr. Yousef N. Zeidan, Legal Adviser, before the Sixth Committee, Agenda item 85: the rule of law at the national and international levels,

68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 11 October 2013

-As Delivered-

Mr. Chairman,

            At the outset, I wish to extend warmest congratulations to you and through you to the distinguished bureau on your election for this session. I would also like to assure you that my delegation stands ready to cooperate with you in order to succeed in our collective work.

             The State of Palestine aligns itself with the statement made by Iran on behalf of the NAM.

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Statement by Ambassador Dr. Riyad Mansour, before the United Nations Security Council, Meeting on the Israeli Military Aggression against the Gaza Strip

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Mr. President,

For the second time in the course of a week, I come before the Security Council, upon the instructions of the Palestinian leadership under President Mahmoud Abbas, to appeal once again for the Council to uphold its Charter duties for the maintenance of international peace and security and to act forthwith for the protection of civilian lives, which are being lost and destroyed with each passing minute of the brutal Israeli military aggression being waged against the Gaza Strip. I speak on behalf of a gravely suffering people – the Palestinian people – who are enduring yet another barrage of death, destruction, trauma and terror at the hands of the Israeli occupying forces.  [Read more…]


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High interest rates, short-term loans add 24-32% to renewable energy costs in India

According to reports, Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), a global policy effectiveness analysis and advisory organisation, and the Centre for Emerging Markets Solutions (CEMS) at the Indian School of Business (ISB) have found that high interest rates and relatively short-term loans for renewable energy projects add 24-32% to the cost of renewable energy in India, as compared to similar projects in the US and Europe.

The CPI-ISB energy and environment programme report ‘Meeting India’s renewable energy targets: The financing challenge’ finds that even if the cost of debt goes down, issues with loan terms, access to low-cost equity, limits on foreign debt and national banking practices are likely to present additional barriers for growth in India’s renewable energy sector in the medium and long-term.

“The national government has a goal to reach 4,000-10,000 Mw of renewable energy by 2017 and 20,000 Mw by 2022. Debt market issues make it more expensive for India to meet these goals,” the report said.  In 2011, India launched renewable energy credits, a market-based national policy, to help the country reach its renewable energy targets more efficiently. The CPI-ISB report ‘Falling short: An evaluation of the Indian renewable certificate market’ finds that the Indian renewable energy certificate market is not likely to achieve government objectives. Though the design of the renewable energy certificate mechanism appears adequate, the performance of the market has been far from satisfactory, it says.
“High debt costs, common in emerging economies, are a potential barrier to the growth of renewable energy. CPI is now analysing how other nations have addressed this issue. Brazil’s national development banks has provided low-cost debt to spur these projects forward, and may provide some helpful lessons for India,” David Nelson, director of CPI, said in a release on Wednesday.

According to Reuben Abraham, executive director, CEMS, ISB, India has more than enough wind and solar potential to meet the country’s ambitious targets. However, he said, without policy solutions, the country’s financing challenges will force this sector to fall behind.

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Kapal RM14.5B Yang Dikatakan Milik Robert Kuok Hanya Cerita Palsu!

Syarikat yang membina kapal itu iaitu Baia Yachts Of Italy menafikan yang kapal itu kononnya diperbuat dari emas, platinum dan berlian. Tidak logik kata mereka untuk menggunakan 100 tan emas bagi pembikinan kapal tersebut.

Namun 2 kemusykilan masih ada disini, mereka tak menyatakan harga sebenar kapal itu jika tidak sampaipu RM14.5Bilion & Mereka juga tak menafikan yang kapal itu milik Robert Kuok. Robert Kuok atau wakil sehingga hari ni tidak tampil untuk menafikan dakwaan tersebut!

RM14.5b gold yacht story is a hoax
KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — Baia Yachts of Italy said yesterday that reports of the existence of a 100-foot bespoke yacht purportedly composed almost entirely of gold, platinum and diamonds are false.
The UK’s Daily Mail ran a story on June 20 claiming an anonymous Malaysian businessman had spent GBP3 billion (RM14.5 billion) on the construction of a superyacht called History Supreme out of 100 tonnes of precious metals — with a genuine T. rex dinosaur bone thrown in for good measure.

The Sun, on the other hand, said the yacht had been commissioned in Italy and completed in Malaysia two weeks ago.

In a report on its website, Motorboat & Yachting quoted Mario
Borselli, a sales manager at Baia, as saying that the tabloids had taken pictures from their official website without permission.

He carried on to deride the story as “so stupid” that the company wasn’t considering pursuing any legal action.

“Who would believe that a boat would have 100 tonnes of gold on
board?” Borselli was quoted by the website as saying.

Motorboat & Yachting also said extensive calls to Stuart Hughes, the Liverpool-based jeweller who claimed to have customised the vessel, have gone unanswered.

Anonymous said...

tipah tertipu slame ni..

Anonymous said...

“Who would believe that a boat would have 100 tonnes of gold on
board?” --> PR supporters do believe it!

Anonymous said...

Macam bodoh jer blog ni. Tak der orang yang kata rober punya, mereka cuma buat anggapan, sebab orang terkaya kat malaysia ni dia punya. jadi, ada possibility dia yang beli.

Yang awak kata cerita tu karut, apakebenda. NAH!! http://stuarthughes.com/newdawn/product_info.php?products_id=107

ada ipad RM2.4 juta dalam tu, kalau awak nak beli juga. Lain kali, sisat la betul2

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Healthy "Kadai Paneer"

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Hiya Folks, howdy? How has the New Year been treating you all? Are you all religiously following the "New Year resolution" list?? I for one, have been busy with work, home and friends...have been running around like a headless chicken. Now I am back with a lovely "vegetarian recipe" that is a family favorite. I tried this recipe from Adukula Vishesham once and have been hooked every since. I just changed the way I cooked this dish while staying true to the base recipe.

  • 14 Oz/400g Store-bought or Home-made Paneer/Home-Style Cheese/Indian Cottage Cheese
  • 1 Small Red Onion, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 Large Green Bell Pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 Large Red Bell Pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 Large Carrot, peeled and julienned(cut into matchsticks)
  • 1 Medium Ripe Tomato, pureed
  • 3-4 Green Chilies, poked at several places, with crown intact
  • 1 Tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
  • 1/2 Tsp Turmeric powder
  • 3/4 Tsp Baking powder
  • 1 Tsp or more of Cracked Black Pepper
  • 1/2 Tsp Dry Fenugreek Leaves/Kasuri Methi
  • Salt to taste
  • Olive Oil for shallow frying
  • Keep all the cut veggies handy.
  • Heat an Iron pan with "very little" oil. Once the Kadai/Pan/Wok gets very hot throw in the julienned carrots. Saute the carrots until the tips are browned, about 2 minutes and remove it to a plate.
  • Add a tsp of oil and saute the cut red and green bell peppers. Saute the peppers at a very high heat until they are browned at the edges. Remove it to a plate.
  • Cut the Paneer into small rectangles and fry it "lightly" in a tsp of oil in a non-stick pan. Do not brown the Paneer. Just shallow fry it about 1-2 minutes per side but it shouldn't be browned or turn firm.
  • To the same Kadai, add the green chili and ginger/garlic paste.
  • Pour the tomato puree, chili powder, coriander powder and salt. Let this mixture cook and turn into a paste.
  • Add the slit onions and fry it until it turns nearly translucent.
  • Sprinkle dry fenugreek leaves.
  • Move back the crisped carrots and peppers to the pan.
  • Add the "lightly fried" paneer pieces.
  • Gently mix the entire contents of the Kadai and turn off the stove in 2-3 minutes.
  • Move it to a serving bowl/serving dish and enjoy it as is or with Roti/Naan or Lemon Rice/Ghee Rice.
Makes 5-6 Servings
A few of my favorite Paneer dishes-
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  1. Yummy!!!!Love Paneer in any form!!!! With little oil, i can help myself a second serving with little guilt!!! :)

  2. Yum yum,mouthwatering here, wat a super tempting dish..

  3. Hey wow this is delicious. I will come back for this again and again.

  4. Hey wow this is delicious. I will come back for this again and again.

  5. Super catchy and terrific kadai paneer,inviting.

  6. wow that looks so Yum CL! Love paneer anything!

  7. Wow...Love the spread of paneer...Awesome recipe and clicks..

  8. definiely a cool one CL :).. sure to try it out!!

Thanks a bunch for your valuable comments and continued support.They are very much appreciated. Yes,like "Rain on Dry Land" and like "Oasis in Desert Sand".
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More Superbowl Foods, Part 1

Today, my feature on Superbowl Bites, which you can read here, includes a promise of more recipes perfect for your big game party. This is the second of three posts that fulfill the promise. The first post is here, with recipes for a delicious Persian dip and a hand-chopped tapenade. [...]

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Fresh From Our Farmers: Sebastopol in December

On Sunday, the Sebastopol Farmers Market was smaller than usual, though it was hard to tell, given the market’s location shift. For the month of December, the market moves to the town plaza so holiday shoppers have access to parking. It will return to its usual spot on January 6. [...]

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Fresh From Our Farmers: Launch of the Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market’s New Location

The Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market greeted Saturday morning from its new home in the southeast parking lot of the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. By 8:30 a.m., the market’s official opening time, it was full of shoppers. You could almost hear a collective sigh of relief, as two [...]

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Fresh From Our Farmers: Sebastopol in late November

To my thinking, if farmers show up at the market in the rain, the least I can do is the same. But at the Sebastopol farmers market on Sunday, neither vendors nor shoppers seemed deterred by the weather.

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Fresh From Our Farmers: Prepared Foods in Santa Rosa

The farmers market is the best source for seasonal produce but it is also a good place to restock your pantry, discover delicious condiments and enjoy all manner of baked goods.

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Fresh From Our Farmers: Healdsburg Tuesday Afternoon Market

Healdsburg's second farmers market, which takes place on Tuesday afternoons from 4 to 6:30 p.m., is the perfect destination for fresh produce midweek.

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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

2010 Ramajay Pan Fest.

Highlights The University of Denver, Newman Center for the Arts. Home of the 2010 Ramajay Pan Fest.

Ramajay Pan Fest Group Discounts now available!

The Pan Ramajay Summer Steel Drum Festival is offering group discounts for groups numbering 3 or more participants. Details are as follows.

Group discount A, a total of 3-4 applicants: $100 off each participant's tuition!
Group discount B, a total of 5-7 applicants: $125 off each participant's tuition!
Group discount C, a total of 8-10 applicants: $150 off each participant's tuition!
Please submit an individual application for each group member and write the appropriate discount code from above after the individuals name. Applications must be returned in the same envelope with the non-refundable $50 application fee for each applicant included. Early Registration ends soon. Take advantage of the discounted early registration tuition until June 11, 2010. Don't delay, enrollment is limited.

Rocky Mountain Steelbands offers evening program.
Evening only classes will be offered by Rick Henson, of Denver's popular Rocky Mountain Steel Bands program. Geared toward the participant with a curiosity for the steel drum that is either unavailable for full day sessions or is just looking for a primer experience. A single daily session will meet after work hours for group ensemble instruction and rehearsal, followed by the Evening Concert or presentation. Classes will meet at the Lamont School of Music, the festival's home site, from 6:15-7:45 PM.

MalletMan named official festival supplier. MalletMan Custom Pan Products will be the exclusive supplier of pan sticks for this year's festival.
All sizes and styles of mallets for steel drum will be available for purchase throughout the week. More information at the MalletMan website.

Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites official festival host hotel.Participants are encouraged to take advantage of special discounted festival room rates at the Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites of Cherry Creek. But hurry, this offer expires on June 20. Click here for more details.


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Friday, September 7, 2012

The Morganville Vampires

Welcome! I am going to start with the Morganville Vampire series because that's what I'm reading now.
Let me start by saying, I haven't read anything else by Rachel Caine, but I definitely will! I love the Morganville series!

Claire Danvers is young for a college freshman. She's 16 and she's just started college at TPU in Morganville, Texas. She's quickly learning that Morganville is not your average small sleepy town. She's making friends and a few enemies as she learns how to adjust to life in Morganville - the town run by vampires.

The series is one freaky adventure after another. I highly recommend this series. The books are:

Glass Houses
The Dead Girls' Dance
Midnight Alley
Feast of Fools
Lord of Misrule
Carpe Corpus
Fade Out
Kiss of Death
Ghost Town
Bite Club
Last Breath
Black Dawn
Bitter Blood (releases Nov. 6, 2012)

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Monday, December 27, 2010

Christmas Day!

Christmas day arrived!  Quinn had a good night she woke up a couple times but other than that we did well.  We got downstairs and had some gifts.
More gifts to open!

Quinn and Daddy!

After the gifts I brought Quinn over to Brooke's house.  I stopped over my parents and visited them, Kenny came over for a little and we just hung out there.  After I stopped over at my church for a minute to just relax.  Something about a quiet church always makes me feel at peace.  I wasn't able to go to the services the other night.  After a little peace and quiet i went to some church friends house and hung out.

I went home and took a quick nap.  Kevin called me over.  I stopped over and visited him and Ashley.  Kevman and I hung out in the basement shooting darts having some beers and just catching up.  We went upstairs and played some Wii.  Ashley's sister stopped over and then her dad and brother.  We ended up playing the old school Mario brothers games.  It was a lot of fun.  Kevman cooked up some pizza logs and the night was a blast!

I left and headed to my next event.  I went over to one of my best friends house.  Jim's family and my family have been good friends since we moved in years and years ago.  Every christmas we stop over and hang out.  The house was full of people.  We played cards and watched TV.   After some good pics I headed out and went home to bed.  It was a great night I don't get to see Jim and his family often so when I do i usually give up sleep to see them more...

Fernando, Marisa and I.  I've known Marisa for a long time, she's been a sister to me.  Her boyfriend Fernando is one of the nicest guy's i've ever met.  We always have so much fun when we all hang out.

Just hanging out with my VBFF Jimbos

The month was long and christmas came up fast.  Over all my first time being in a house alone wasn't to bad.  I got to spend it with family and friends.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Christmas Eve!

I woke up early and started to get ready.  I think the days of sleeping in are over!  I got ready and headed over to Brookes to pick up Quinn.  I stopped over and said hello, she was so excited to see me.  I hung out a little, it was cute Quinn and Brooke got me a present.  Quinn was so excited she gave me their gift and I told her I would open it tomorrow with her.

When we left i has some quick stops to make then we got home for some lunch.  My parents came over as i was putting her down and we started setting up.  When she woke up we all just hung out got dinner ready and watched some TV and played with some toys.

Here I am with Aunt Ro

Cooking with Oma

Im a little chef!

Chilling with dad and uncle kenny

Oma, Poppi, dad and I

Just chilling with the boys

Presents time!

Here u go uncle kenny!

Wow look at all this cool stuff!

My first computer

Help me poppi

This ones bigger than me!

Here you go Oma!

Oma and Poppi and I

Chilling with Poppi

The Gourd my parents made for me!

Night Uncle Kenny!
 Giving Uncle Kenny a good night hug and kiss!
  He has the biggest soft side for Quinn.

We had such a good night.  She did really well and its funny to see my big brother play with her.  As she grows older its so cool to see her personality grow and how she has us all wrapped around her finger.  We had a good dinner then hung out and cleaned up!  Next year were doing take out!! Man owning my own house is tiring...  Im read for pizza, wings and throw away plates!

But when everyone leaves the house quiets down and you miss the excitement.  I put Quinn to bed and just relaxed.  We had a early morning so i went to bed after one long day.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Hanging out in Honeoye Falls

Last night my brother and I went to Rob and Greta's house for their annual Christmas party.  Its a good time and its good to catch up with old block friends.  They have such a nice house in Honeoye Falls.  Very natural old wood floors and trip.  Large rooms and the coolest shag carpet upstairs that I forgot to get a pic of!  Rob and Greta throw this party every year and its always something i look forward to.  They are so nice and put on such a wonderful party.  Rob and Greta have lived in their house for years but i haven't been able to go see it because i've been so busy!  I was so excited to get out and get the full tour!  It is such an amazing home!

Thanks for the most awesome party!
Rob playing DJ, he did a good job, even took request!

 Kevin, Rob, my brother and I are all old block friends. Kevin grew up down the street, Rob and his family about a block from us.  We all grew up together.  Kevin lives in NY City he is doing well.  I don't get to see him that much so it's always nice to catch up.

This is Robs sister's husband, he is quite the guy.
See what I mean...

This  is a good pic of Jon and I.  Jon is  Rob's older brother.  Who loved talking about growing up and reminding us how we used to steel their breakfast bars.  He still lives and works here in Rochester.  He has a great job and owes his own home here in Rochester.  I always look forward to talking to him we have so much fun

 We even ran into our cousin Craig who we haven't seen in years!  He now lives and works in Chicago.  It was good to see him.  He will be an Uncle soon!

It was a great time.  Talking to everyone and just catching up the party is always a great time to get ready for Christmas.  The food was great and the evening was just awesome.  Hanging out with old block friends is always something i always loved because as time moves along you get busy and forget about all the good times you had growing up.  We shared many memories about growing up and just talking about fun times and the adventures we had.  I'm really thankful to friends like this, they are some of the nicest people you will ever meet.  Growing up with them made life wonderful.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Old Times, Old Friends...

Work this week was busy but slow... I had very few planned calles but lots of small fires to put out.  It was nice Paychex (where I work, if you didn't know) had their lunch for the Rochester employees today.  Our office got to go to the corporate building, it was nice.  I rolled up ith some co-workers and it was a good spread.  The food was nice and it was good to get away from my desk...

After work i was off to Brooke's to see Quinn.  We played and it was nice watching TV while she sat next to me.  I just love how when i ring the door bell i hear her yell "Daddy!"  It really makes my day.  Even after the longest of days just hearing her get so excited just makes everything melt away.  It was really cool she stayed up a little later as we played and had story time.  We put her to bed and just hung out a little and talked.

Afte I left it was off to see some old friends.  One of my best friends Jim and his family were up he road at Daisy Dukes.  A local bar we visit from time to time.  Lots of old friends were there and his family and my parets were there as well.  Its always so good seeing Jim, we grew up from birth together, I just a few years older.  But knowing someone that long and seeig them so litter is hard.

His brother's Rob and Steve where there as well, Marisa his sister who is Kenny's age was in town too.  Laura who is Rob'girlfirend was there who is just so nice and Fernando-Spelling?.. Was here too, we all get along so well and its good to just catch up iwith everyone.

We had some food and drinks and then went back to Jims parents house and just hung out.  They are all playing Eucher-Sp but i dont play so i decided to jump on and blog.  Its really nice to be here in a full house with one of my olders friends.  I don't really see him that often so when he comes in town i take as much advantage as i can.  Sorry no pics today.. But Sat i will have some when i come back!

Well i think thats good for now, it's almost midnight and im gonna be huring tomorrow but "If your going to hoot with th owles you gotta scream with the eagles"!

Till next time.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

The weekends over already?

Today was nice.  Quinn and i got up and after a quick breakfast we were off to church.  Today was the christmas pageant.  It was nice all the kids dressed up and Quinn loved watching them.  She's getting really good at walking around and exploring and seeing people.

Later that afternoon after nap we went over to my parents house.  She calls my mom oma, and my dad papi.-(spelling?) oh well.  She helped with the christmas tree and then we had dinner.  It was a good day and she is getting very independent.  I am very proud.

Well this week should be busy I have some more shopping to finish and with christmas coming i will have to get more pics!  I forgot my camera when I went over so i am sorry! This week we will get some good ones!

Until next time.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Let's Go Sledding!

Today was a great day.  I woke up and Quinn and i got breakfast together.  I made her bacon and eggs.  After breakfast we went to pick up an early christmas gift.  Uncle Kenny got Quinn a sled!  We packed up and headed to Ellison Park I had the sled, my snowboard and Quinn, it was a enough to just get to the hill!

The first time down was an event, she didn't like it at all.  We went down a couple more times and she got the hang of it.  I think she liked how we would wipe out at the bottom.  She also learned how to get a free ride.

First time sledding!!!

My future snowboarder

Mommy joined us. she did all the hard work

After i took a nap on the couch

Uncle Vinny came over!

After Quinn woke up for her nap. We had a visitor!  Vinny came over and hung out with us for a little Quinn mad sure Vinny knew it was her bear!

After, Uncle Kenny, Aunt Ro, Quinn and I went out for our annual dinner.  We went to Creacent Beach.  It was good, Quinn loved all the lights and she ate four olives which is new to me!  After dinner we walked around outside and saw all the lights.  Quinn loved the place she walked around in and out she was the star of the show!  Everyone in the place loved her!  They watched and laughed as she made them all stop to watch her.  After we were done we had a little dessert then home for bed!

Ohh Quinn, let's not pull the electric cords!

Here we all are!

We had such a wonderful day and we still have tomorrow to go!


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Date: 13 Feb 2010

Pious Hindu, living miserably through the rule of Hindu bashing CONGRESS (ITALY & ISLAM) is pronouncing verdicts like, "Muslims should either stay back in Bharat as loyal citizens, or leave!" Easier said than done! /////////////// How much IGNORANCE it shows on the part of the Hindus to think we are in a position to give the Muslims that choice. And to imagine that the "beiman" Muslim will take that option of leaving. We ought to KNOW that there is another side of the coin and the tragedy is this: One side cannot see the other.//////////////// The same goes with the Hindus and the Muslims. For the Muslims it is clear cut and straightforward AS PER KORAN: The Hindu is a Kafir and ought to be eliminated, intimidated, subjugated, CONVERTED or killed, ////////////// The Hindu choice is limited, STRETCH YOUR HAND OUT TO A MUSALMAN and then embrace him. /////////////// We know the Hindu mind that is so magnanimous as to be giving the Muslim the CHOICE to stay or quit. But what about the Muslim mind, or even SONIA'S mind? ///////// Would it be wrong to guess the same in the following manner, "Either convert or face the fate of Hindus in West PUnjab and East Bengal." ///////////// 13 Feb 10 ================ 000000000