Available Today Only - Two New Doctor Who Tees

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text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here to order</a></b><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fafafa; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fafafa; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">O</span><span style="background-color: white;">ur friends at RIPT Apparel have two cool new Doctor Who T-shirts up for sale today.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fafafa; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; 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12-Nov-2013 07:23

Report: Jim Inhofe son dies in plane crash - Politico :: <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/jim-inhofe-son-plane-crash-report-99674.html">http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/jim-inhofe-son-plane-crash-report-99674.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>After Near Miss on Iran, Kerry Says Diplomacy Is Still the Right Path - New York Times :: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/world/middleeast/so-close-on-iran-kerry-defends-continued-talks.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/world/middleeast/so-close-on-iran-kerry-defends-continued-talks.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Yellow Dogs shooting: US-Iranian band members killed in NY - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24903212">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24903212</a><br /><br><br /><br>Veterans Day ceremonies honor old soldiers, young recruits - Dallas Morning News :: <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20131111-veterans-day-ceremonies-honor-old-soldiers-young-recruits.ece">http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20131111-veterans-day-ceremonies-honor-old-soldiers-young-recruits.ece</a><br /><br><br /><br>Report on climate change depicts a planet in peril - Los Angeles Times :: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-climate-change-20131112,0,6958165.story">http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-climate-change-20131112,0,6958165.story</a><br /><br><br /><br>Typhoon spared center of Philippines' economy - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/11/11/typhoon-haiyan-philippines-economy/3495247/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/11/11/typhoon-haiyan-philippines-economy/3495247/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Governments, agencies begin relief efforts - Boston.com :: <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2013/11/12/governments-agencies-begin-relief-efforts/MXE9CpqrYAwioe8flu1RaP/story.html">http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2013/11/12/governments-agencies-begin-relief-efforts/MXE9CpqrYAwioe8flu1RaP/story.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Apple and Samsung back in court - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24855829">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24855829</a><br /><br><br /><br>HealthCare.gov Enrollment Falls Far Short of Target - Wall Street Journal :: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303460004579192190709762378.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303460004579192190709762378.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Walmart to launch Black Friday sales earlier - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2013/11/12/walmart-black-friday-deals-early-openings/3501037/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2013/11/12/walmart-black-friday-deals-early-openings/3501037/</a>

12-Nov-2013 07:23

Report: Jim Inhofe son dies in plane crash - Politico :: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/jim-inhofe-son-plane-crash-report-99674.html...

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Talk Public Perception: People Think ” You Just Have Everything” [ BeritaTerkini ]

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12-Nov-2013 06:22

Filipinos in US rally to provide aid in wake of deadly typhoon - Reuters :: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/12/us-philippines-typhoon-usa-support-idUSBRE9AB02U20131112">http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/12/us-philippines-typhoon-usa-support-idUSBRE9AB02U20131112</a><br /><br><br /><br>Former Mob Boss Allegedly Stabbed in CVS Parking Lot - TIME :: <a href="http://nation.time.com/2013/11/11/former-mob-boss-allegedly-stabbed-in-cvs-parking-lot/">http://nation.time.com/2013/11/11/former-mob-boss-allegedly-stabbed-in-cvs-parking-lot/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Typhoon in Philippines Casts Long Shadow Over UN Talks on Climate Treaty - New York Times :: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/world/asia/typhoon-in-philippines-casts-long-shadow-over-un-talks-on-climate-treaty.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/world/asia/typhoon-in-philippines-casts-long-shadow-over-un-talks-on-climate-treaty.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Arctic blast to bring chills, snow to much of country - NBCNews.com :: <a href="http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/11/21411470-arctic-blast-to-bring-chills-snow-to-much-of-country?lite">http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/11/21411470-arctic-blast-to-bring-chills-snow-to-much-of-country?lite</a><br /><br><br /><br>Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines declares state of calamity - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24901993">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24901993</a><br /><br><br /><br>After Near Miss on Iran, Kerry Says Diplomacy Is Still the Right Path - New York Times :: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/world/middleeast/so-close-on-iran-kerry-defends-continued-talks.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/world/middleeast/so-close-on-iran-kerry-defends-continued-talks.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Veterans Day celebrated around the world - Baltimore Sun :: <a href="http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/11/veterans-day-celebrated-around-the-world/">http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/11/veterans-day-celebrated-around-the-world/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Yellow Dogs shooting: US-Iranian band members killed in NY - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24903212">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24903212</a><br /><br><br /><br>HealthCare.gov Enrollment Falls Far Short of Target - Wall Street Journal :: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303460004579192190709762378.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303460004579192190709762378.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>US Senator Jim Inhofe's son dies in plane crash - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24906157">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24906157</a>

12-Nov-2013 06:22

Filipinos in US rally to provide aid in wake of deadly typhoon - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/12/us-philippines-typhoo...

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Darryl Parks Fired by Clear Channel Communications

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Until very recently, I enjoyed Saturday mornings.<br /><br />Schmoop would wake me at 7:30.  I’d have a cup of coffee or two, sleepily throw on the trappings that I wore to work the day before, make the short drive to cash my check, and hurriedly head back home.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-41E-fjucAzIcGIlwRDWVeFV0A6g908RyabzDuAkpG6zeeDnwhtzaC52-OPBEpxBDoxxPQwqwAQkGVfIuJA-636iSP-745M_KzAKlO76BvsJMu2GH8G8g6uzqMgLrbfp3w_a8isHbWMd/s1600/Darry-Parks-closeup-wlw-logo-2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-41E-fjucAzIcGIlwRDWVeFV0A6g908RyabzDuAkpG6zeeDnwhtzaC52-OPBEpxBDoxxPQwqwAQkGVfIuJA-636iSP-745M_KzAKlO76BvsJMu2GH8G8g6uzqMgLrbfp3w_a8isHbWMd/s400/Darry-Parks-closeup-wlw-logo-2009.jpg" width="400" /></a>I’d make certain that the aforementioned Saturday morning ritual went down without a miscue, so that I could get back home in time to enjoy one last cup of coffee, and listen to Darryl Parks do his Saturday morning talk show on 700 WLW.<br /><br />His friendly, more than humorous, and logical banter never failed to brighten my mood prior to my Saturday 11-9 shift at the Beer Mine.  And, I already miss it, because due to a case of corporate dementia, he has been let go.<br /><br />I know, I know…perhaps at this point, you are saying to yourselves…<br /><br /><i>“Um…Gee Matt.  I am sorry that you are so upset about losing the 120 minutes of joy in your week, but…I’m sure you can fill that void with someone or something else.”</i><br /><br />Well…I’m sure I could, but that’s not the point.  His two hour a week show was but a raindrop of what he did.<br /><br />The point is, that Clear Channel Communications, that right wing Buchenwald of modern day radio has recently gassed one of the most talented people in radio.<br /><br />Darryl Parks who since 2010, had been Clear Channel’s Vice-President for News Talk Operations, was fired Wednesday November 6th by said company.<br /><br />Yes, I am upset that I will no longer get to hear his 2 hour show a week that I am sure he did because he enjoyed keeping in touch with an audience, but I am going to miss him more for adding a common sense voice to a decidedly right wing radio empire.<br /><br />And perhaps more than that, I hate to see good and exponentially talented people get cast aside due to being too truthful, talented, pointing out problems with the FCC, and calling the National Association of Broadcasters meeting nothing but a, <i>“circle jerk.”</i><br /><br />God forbid that one of the most talented people in radio speak the truth and upset the apple-litude cart of Clear Channel’s latest two-five year plan or whatever.<br /><br />Gimme a break.<br /><br />I know that the radio division of Clear Channel is for the most, nothing more than a platform for right wing entertainment, but Jesus Christ, isn’t there room for Darryl Parks?<br /><br />A man who is not only right of center but smart, successful, articulate, and entertaining as well?<br /><br />I guess not, and you know why?<br /><br />Because Clear Channel Communications, in spite of their right wing ideology, does not want one of their own rocking the boat of the FCC nor the National Association of Broadcasters.<br /><br />Because Clear Channel knows, and as Darryl Parks has always said, <i>“Rule Number One in Radio, is ratings and revenue.”</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6umBT__bdvqqbmw6L0Jb8N1yQQUm7RDVHaF8clT7kqVCuP17q0pR-psrvpGTZqviTQbZsTEXsH73OIAFUj2ezsXHX1hRctPrhf-zjc80Da_1rTFMhCtO7EyAzbcDzBYMxY1hf07JnXI6I/s1600/Darryl+Parks+Fired+Clear+Channel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6umBT__bdvqqbmw6L0Jb8N1yQQUm7RDVHaF8clT7kqVCuP17q0pR-psrvpGTZqviTQbZsTEXsH73OIAFUj2ezsXHX1hRctPrhf-zjc80Da_1rTFMhCtO7EyAzbcDzBYMxY1hf07JnXI6I/s400/Darryl+Parks+Fired+Clear+Channel.jpg" width="398" /></a>And therein lies the irony of this bullshit firing of Darryl “Kickin’ the Dog” Parks.<br /><br />Clear Channel Communications, the bastion of anti-government radio is worried that comments made by one of its shining stars may have upset the government agency known as the FCC, and upset a group of stodgy old broadcasters.<br /><br />Hmmmph.<br /><br />Clear Channel wants it both ways…To hate the government on the air for ratings, and yet, have its corporate treasure protected by the very government upon which it chides.<br /><br />In the instant, one of the most talented guys in radio is out of work.<br /><br />Maybe it's for the best, because it shines a light on the corporate/government hypocrisy that takes place every day, and…<br /><br />Darryl Parks will find another job soon…Yeah, he’s that good…He’s that good.<br /><br /><i>Cheers!!</i><br /><br /><i>Matt-Man</i><br /><br /><i><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a></i><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i>@mattman_IWS</i></span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattmaniws" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i>My Facebook Page</i></span></a></div>

Darryl Parks Fired by Clear Channel Communications

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Farmers market Lemongrass basil soap from swaggable

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YsSdeOcRu4U/UoGoiNAsazI/AAAAAAAAKvU/CDqw7XxWsEE/s1600/13+-+2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YsSdeOcRu4U/UoGoiNAsazI/AAAAAAAAKvU/CDqw7XxWsEE/s320/13+-+2" width="320" /></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://farmersmarket.beaumontproducts.com/">Farmers Market</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I've been a member on swaggable for quite sometime now and have gotten to try some really nice products, I love it when I get to test out beauty products such as lotions or soaps!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I was sent a bar of lemongrass basil soap!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Although I have not tested out this sample yet, I like the fresh and clean smell of it it's so vibrant you can smell it right through the box!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It reminds me of summer time sipping lemonade by the pool hence the lemon scent!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lhfjjNDmeVs/UoG3nncIGSI/AAAAAAAAKv4/a4NsPye84VQ/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lhfjjNDmeVs/UoG3nncIGSI/AAAAAAAAKv4/a4NsPye84VQ/s320/13+-+1" width="320" /></a></div><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Ingredients:Organic Shea,Blueberry and Avocado butters are used to nourish your skin providing essential antioxidants and vitamins.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Gives your skin a clean feeling as well with the uplifting scent of lemongrass and a hint of basil.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Take a look on their website for their other soaps such as:</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Pumpkin spice</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Blackberry preserves</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Lavender eucalyptus </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Apple orchard</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And unscented</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I would love to test out their other products!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I love using products that not only smell nice but make my skin feel nice and soft as well!</i></div>

Farmers market Lemongrass basil soap from swaggable

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Minties Bone Swaggable Review

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uTasjCZ3loM/UoGoiBykgtI/AAAAAAAAKvc/dKlaLxGKhTg/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uTasjCZ3loM/UoGoiBykgtI/AAAAAAAAKvc/dKlaLxGKhTg/s320/13+-+1" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mintiesbones.com/">Minties Dental Bones</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I received another sample from swaggable for a dog product that I will be sharing with my viewers today!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All  the vet visits can get pretty pricey for you pup whether it needs shots, medication etc.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We all want the best for our dogs even dental health and this dog bone product right here is great for:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's triple action formula helps clean teeth</div><div style="text-align: center;">Freshen breath</div><div style="text-align: center;">Helps reduce plaque and tarter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And get this!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's vet recommended !</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pay attention to pet though while chewing so it doesn't choke , take away small or huge pieces that they might not be able to digest and always keep fresh drinking water in their bowl while they are eating the bone!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Minties Bone Swaggable Review

Minties Dental Bones I received another sample from swaggable for a dog product that I will be sharing with my viewers today! All  the vet v...

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Dynamo Dog functional treats from swaggable

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xqqEHyp3aWQ/UoGoiCLSljI/AAAAAAAAKvM/M2yl4KN171Y/s1600/13+-+4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xqqEHyp3aWQ/UoGoiCLSljI/AAAAAAAAKvM/M2yl4KN171Y/s320/13+-+4" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I received a sample from <a href="http://swaggable.com/">Swaggable</a> that's a functional treat that gives your pup daily support of healthy joint function!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Your dog isn't just your pet it's a member of the family and you want the best products such as food for them even making sure that they get the best kind of care when they are sick just like you would do for your own children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Use <a href="http://www.cloudstar.com/prodcat/Dynamo_Dog_Hip_and_Joint.asp">Dynamo Dogs</a> functional treats for joint and hip health, they will love it because it tastes like bacon and cheese!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's like a slim Jim for dogs!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ingredients:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheddar Cheese</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bacon</div><div style="text-align: center;">Spinach</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cherries</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sweet potato</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carrots</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cranberries</div><div style="text-align: center;">Parsley</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ginger</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rosemary</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chamomile </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yucca</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chickpea flour</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pork</div><div style="text-align: center;">Salt</div><div style="text-align: center;">Salmon oil</div><div style="text-align: center;">And more!</div>

Dynamo Dog functional treats from swaggable

I received a sample from  Swaggable  that's a functional treat that gives your pup daily support of healthy joint function! Your dog isn...

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12-Nov-2013 05:21

Obama: 'We will never forget' veterans - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/11/11/obama-veterans-day-arlington-cemetery/3496759/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/11/11/obama-veterans-day-arlington-cemetery/3496759/</a><br /><br><br /><br>How are Veterans Day and Memorial Day different? (+video) - Christian Science Monitor :: <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2013/1111/How-are-Veterans-Day-and-Memorial-Day-different-video">http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2013/1111/How-are-Veterans-Day-and-Memorial-Day-different-video</a><br /><br><br /><br>Typhoon Haiyan aid: Co-ordination not duplication vital - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24906915">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24906915</a><br /><br><br /><br>Filipinos in US Rally to Provide Aid in Wake of Deadly Typhoon - Voice of America :: <a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-filipinos-us-rally-aid-typhoon-haiyan/1788325.html">http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-filipinos-us-rally-aid-typhoon-haiyan/1788325.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Iran nuclear: Positive signs despite talks breakdown - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24895917">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24895917</a><br /><br><br /><br>US Senator Inhofe's son killed in plane crash -defense secretary - Reuters :: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/12/usa-oklahoma-inhofe-idUSL5N0IW3Z720131112">http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/12/usa-oklahoma-inhofe-idUSL5N0IW3Z720131112</a><br /><br><br /><br>Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines climate chief Yeb Sano makes emotional plea for ... - ABC Online :: <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-12/philippines-official-makes-emotional-plea-on-climate-change/5085778">http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-12/philippines-official-makes-emotional-plea-on-climate-change/5085778</a><br /><br><br /><br>Gambino mob family scion Gotti Jr. stabbed: Source - New York Daily News :: <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/gambino-scion-john-gotti-jr-stabbed-source-article-1.1513259">http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/gambino-scion-john-gotti-jr-stabbed-source-article-1.1513259</a><br /><br><br /><br>Yellow Dogs gunman 'had been dumped by another band' - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24907725">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24907725</a>

12-Nov-2013 05:21

Obama: 'We will never forget' veterans - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/11/11/obama-veterans-day-arl...

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Cardinal Dolan defends U.S. bishops’ record on poverty issues [ BeritaTerkini ]

<div id="yom-ad-LREC" class="yom-ad yom-ad-LREC"> <center> <div id="yom-ad-LREC-iframe" class="yom-ad"></div> </center> </div> <p><br></p> <p>By Mary Wisniewski</p> <div class="body-slot-mod"> <div class="yom-remote"> <div class="yom-loading" id="mediacontentrelatedstory_container"></div> </div> </div> <p>BALTIMORE (Reuters) – New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan agreed on Monday with Pope Francis’ call for a heightened concern for the poor, but disputed the idea that U.S. bishops haven’t paid enough attention to the issue.</p> <p>“That’s been a constant, constant concern of the conference of bishops since our founding in 1917,” said Dolan, the outgoing president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which is meeting this week to pick new leaders.</p> <p>But Dolan told reporters he agreed that Pope Francis is asking leaders to be even more “vigorous” on this issue.</p> <p>The conference of bishops, which oversees 69 million Catholics in the United State or about a quarter of the population, has been criticized by some liberal Catholic groups for being less concerned with social justice issues such as poverty than with attacking gay marriage, abortion and contraception.</p> <p>The bishops’ actions are under new scrutiny given the concern for the world’s poor expressed by Pope Francis, elected this year. In an interview published in September, Francis said the Church cannot focus only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and contraception, and must become more merciful or risk falling “like a house of cards.”</p> <p>He also said the Church had “locked itself up in small things, in small-minded rules” and should not be so prone to condemn.</p> <p>In his address to the bishops on Monday, Archbishop Carlo Vigano, the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States, said Francis wants bishops in tune with their people, “‘pastoral’ bishops, not bishops who profess or follow a particular ideology.”</p> <p>The pope was also calling on bishops to maintain a lifestyle “characterized by simplicity and holiness” who live what they preach, Vigano said.</p> <p>During the meeting, retired Galveston-Houston Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza asked the conference to “be on record as trying to achieve what Pope Francis has put before us, to be a church for the poor and of the poor.”</p> <p>St. Petersburg, Florida, Bishop Robert Lynch said the conference’s attention has focused in recent years on questions about how to translate the mass and religious liberty issues, such as requirements that Catholic hospitals and schools carry insurance that provides birth control, which is forbidden by church doctrine.</p> <p>“I think there have been occasions in the past where the domestic poor were much more in our focus than they have been in the last decade,” Lynch said in an interview with Reuters. “Having said that I think the poor is very much in our organization’s DNA.”</p> <p>The conference will elect a new president and vice-president to three-year terms on Tuesday. Conference observers believe bishops will choose the current vice president, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, as the next president, as is customary. Kurtz is viewed as a reliable conservative who is well liked and effective.</p> <p>Among the candidates for vice president is Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, a Mexican-born cleric who has been outspoken on immigration reform.</p> <p>(Reporting by Mary Wisniewski; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)</p> <ul id="topics" class="hidden"> <li>Religion & Beliefs</li> <li>Society & Culture</li> <li>Pope Francis</li> </ul><p></p> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

Cardinal Dolan defends U.S. bishops’ record on poverty issues [ BeritaTerkini ]

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12-Nov-2013 04:20

Gonzaga to reconsider gun policy following public backlash - KOMO News :: <a href="http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gonzaga-to-reconsider-gun-policy-following-public-backlash-231374051.html">http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gonzaga-to-reconsider-gun-policy-following-public-backlash-231374051.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Pope Francis takes papacy to people, drawing both crowds and criticism - Fox News :: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/11/pope-francis-takes-papacy-to-people-drawing-both-crowds-and-criticism/">http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/11/pope-francis-takes-papacy-to-people-drawing-both-crowds-and-criticism/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Vietnamese head to shelters as country prepares for Typhoon Haiyan - euronews :: <a href="http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/10/vietnamese-head-to-shelters-as-country-prepares-for-typhoon-haiyan-/">http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/10/vietnamese-head-to-shelters-as-country-prepares-for-typhoon-haiyan-/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Senator Inhofe's son killed in plane crash -defense secretary - Reuters :: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/12/us-usa-oklahoma-inhofe-idUSBRE9AB03I20131112">http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/12/us-usa-oklahoma-inhofe-idUSBRE9AB03I20131112</a><br /><br><br /><br>How are Veterans Day and Memorial Day different? (+video) - Christian Science Monitor :: <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2013/1111/How-are-Veterans-Day-and-Memorial-Day-different-video">http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2013/1111/How-are-Veterans-Day-and-Memorial-Day-different-video</a><br /><br><br /><br>Filipinos in US Rally to Provide Aid in Wake of Deadly Typhoon - Voice of America :: <a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-filipinos-us-rally-aid-typhoon-haiyan/1788325.html">http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-filipinos-us-rally-aid-typhoon-haiyan/1788325.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Typhoon in Philippines Casts Long Shadow Over UN Talks on Climate Treaty - New York Times :: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/world/asia/typhoon-in-philippines-casts-long-shadow-over-un-talks-on-climate-treaty.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/world/asia/typhoon-in-philippines-casts-long-shadow-over-un-talks-on-climate-treaty.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Stabbing of reputed former mob boss 'Junior' Gotti probed on Long Island - CNN :: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/11/justice/junior-gotti-stabbing-new-york/">http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/11/justice/junior-gotti-stabbing-new-york/</a><br /><br><br /><br>HealthCare.gov Enrollment Falls Far Short of Target - Wall Street Journal :: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303460004579192190709762378.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303460004579192190709762378.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Yellow Dogs shooting: Attacker 'was dumped by another band' - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24907725">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24907725</a>

12-Nov-2013 04:20

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Thank you @SeanPayton – Big Easy Saints Coach Rolls O [ BeritaTerkini ]

<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Big Easy Saints Roll Over For Animal Fair's New Orleans Bark Business Event</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Our nationwide Bark Business Tour touched down  in New Orleans for a patriotic breakfast with celebs, biz executives and of course … dogs.  The benefit event took place at the Loews Hotel and honored K9s For Warriors with Animal Fair's very own Bestselling Author and Animal Advocate <b>Wendy Diamond</b><span> and <b>Baby Hope</b></span> hosting. Co-hosting the event was the Alpha Dog Head Coach of the New Orleans Saints, <b>Sean Payton</b>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>We honored </span></b><span>K9s For Warriors Graduates – Army Sergeant and Marine Sheri Martinez who is paired with Lola and Army Sergeant Chris Spikes who is paired with Seal. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img alt="IMG_9608" class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-33449" height="220" src="http://animalfair.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_9608-263x220.jpg" width="263"></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>                                     EVERYONE'S EFFORTS SAVED TWO LIVES IN NEW ORLEANS</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">                         <span>VETERANS WITH PTSD IN LOUISIANA CAN NOW APPLY TO RECEIVE A GUMBO THE SERVICE DOG!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Sean Payton</span></b><span> scored a touchdown when describing The Bark Business event supporting K9s For Warriors at the benefit, "Thanks to Wendy for introducing me and my foundation to this wonderful cause. <i>Our Play It Forward</i> foundation started years ago to help not only Louisiana, not only New Orleans but the Gulf south to help improve the lives of children with families and here was a chance to help veterans. The more we looked at this, it just made sense. Every once in awhile we get to come across a something like this to make a contribution."</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>He through a light pass and added, "I love being around these dogs, especially the big ones, sorry Wendy (everyone chuckled out loud with Wendy and her little Coton, Baby Hope). The dog we are sponsoring to be trained to be a service dog is named Gumbo. We look forward to presenting this dog to Louisiana Warrior with PTSD. We are honored to be a part of The Bark Business benefit. My father was a Veteran – so the idea of helping just service men or women is pretty special to me."  </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img alt="IMG_9640" class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-33451" height="220" src="http://animalfair.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_96401-289x220.jpg" width="289"></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Major Top Dog business professionals, execs and creatives joined the barking festivities including; Ottillie Apparel and Accessory Designer; <b>Elsa Brodman</b>, </span><span>former NFL Saints Veteran; <b>Jeff Charleston</b>, and Jewelry designer extraordinaire; <b>Reagan Charleston</b>. Lawyer and New Orleans Traffic Court Judge hopeful <b>Richard Perque</b> attended, as did Urban Strategies; <b>Eric Iglesias</b>, and Former Louisiana Music Commissioner; <b>Bernie Cyrus</b> (Bernie made sure no twerking happened at the event)!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img alt="IMG_9695" class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-33452" height="220" src="http://animalfair.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_9695-374x220.jpg" width="374"></p> <p><span>Big dogs in the New Orleans dog biz included; Founder of Bella Doggie Spa and Resort, Belladonna Day Spa for People as well as Dag's House; <b>Kim Dudek</b>, Humane Society Of Louisiana Founder; <b>Jeff Dorson</b> and the gracious Loews Hotel hosts of the Bark Breakfast benefit, General Manager; <b>David Bilbe</b> and <b>Diane Riche</b>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>The ten-city national Bark Business tour issupported by Halo, Purely for Pets, co-owned by <b>Ellen DeGeneres</b>, Glee's Jane Lynch, <span> </span><i>Chicago Fire</i>'s <b>David Eigenberg</b>, <b>Taylor Kinney</b> and <b>Joe Minosa</b>, Rock Band – <b>The Go-Gos</b>, <i>Law and Order</i>'s <b>Danny Pino</b>, Supermodel – <b>Tyson Beckford</b>, New Orleans Saints Head Coach – <b>Sean Payton</b>. The most generous of business magnates; Craigslist Founder <b>Craig Newmark</b> and Ingram Industries' <b>John Ingram -</b> plus many more…</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span>To date over $ 13<span>5</span>,000 has been raised – 26 lives Saved – 13 dogs & 13 Veterans!</span></b></p> <p><span>After Animal Fair's Wendy Diamond learned the alarming statistic that, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs, a Veteran affected by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or a Traumatic Brain Injury (STI) commits suicide every 65 minutes.  She dedicated her <b><i>How To Train Your Boss To Rollover</i></b> book tour to raise money for K9s For Warriors. Our goal was to raise at least $ 10,000  to graduate one Veteran and one canine  through the successful K9s For Warriors program. We far exceeded our goal and happy to announce that two Veterans with PTSD in New York can now apply to the K9s For Warriors program – thanks to all of our generous donors!</span></p> <p><img alt="How-to-Train-Your-Boss-cover-2-17-141x220" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33077" height="220" src="http://animalfair.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/How-to-Train-Your-Boss-cover-2-17-141x220.jpg" width="141"></p> <p><span>Special thanks must go out to the fabulous Loews Hotel for donating their magnificent hotel and beautiful breakfast to honor our Veterans and Service Dogs. Many thanks to Ellen DeGeneres' HALO, Purely For Pets for the special doggy buffet for all the dogs and especially the service dogs who happily dined on Spot's Stew, a delectable doggie delicacy made from all-natural chicken, beef, salmon, or lamb and healthy whole grains,  nutritional fruits and vegetables. No corn or rendered animal parts for our four-legged friends!  American Express Open for handling our business so we can focus on our passions!<br></span></p> <p><span>Animal Fair and Wendy Diamond encourage everyone to adopt, foster and rescue until the United States becomes a "No-Kill" nation.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Wendy Diamond and Animal Fair's goal is to encourage people to donate $ 10, $ 20, $ 100, $ 500, $ 1,000, sponsor a Veteran as an Honorary Chair for $ 10,000, or whatever amount donors can afford.  If only 100 people donate $ 100 per city, the objective will be reached in each city on the tour. K9s For Warriors is a transparent charity and 94% of every dollar will help a veteran with PTSD receive a service dog from K9s for Warriors. Shari Duval, Founder and Executive Director, of K9s For Warriors does not receive a salary.</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span>Please join us at one of our next stops on the tour; Philadelphia, San Diego & Dallas! Veterans have fought selflessly for us, now it is time for us to fight for them! Donations and tickets are available to attend here.</span></strong></p> <p><span><span>If you would like to see more photos from the New Orleans Bark Business Benefit Click Here!</span></span></p> <p align="center"><i><span>WENDY THANKS EVERYONE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS</span></i></p> <p align="center"><i><span><span> </span>OF THE NEW ORLEANS BARK BUSINESS BENEFIT!</span></i></p> <p><br><br></p><h3>Bark about it!</h3> <p> comments</p> jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();});<br><br>

Thank you @SeanPayton – Big Easy Saints Coach Rolls O [ BeritaTerkini ]

Big Easy Saints Roll Over For Animal Fair's New Orleans Bark Business Event Our nationwide Bark Business Tour touched down  in New Orl...

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Flying the flags for Veterans Day 2013

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwn9cB5s9P5-o1ythgEY98gMY4ydZmD6bc2UKxa_IaIMBt0t_lxvZp0XhGO8lmnOkC7n9HSJfB6Oz7oai1HeJphzEw_bnS8KeLz02sdDb138J-vDwBuKDhFm_GhkMU5-3wiAu3Rxbxc4pF/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwn9cB5s9P5-o1ythgEY98gMY4ydZmD6bc2UKxa_IaIMBt0t_lxvZp0XhGO8lmnOkC7n9HSJfB6Oz7oai1HeJphzEw_bnS8KeLz02sdDb138J-vDwBuKDhFm_GhkMU5-3wiAu3Rxbxc4pF/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="userContent">SWAC Husband (U.S. Air Force, Southeast Asia during Vietnam) put out the flags today including the MIA-POW. He never forgets his fellow veterans....</span></div><br />Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />November 11, 2013

American flags MIA-POW veterans day Flying the flags for Veterans Day 2013

SWAC Husband (U.S. Air Force, Southeast Asia during Vietnam) put out the flags today including the MIA-POW. He never forgets his fellow vete...

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Remember that dress???

Remember this dress?  The one that I said I hope to some day fit in to?  The one that "Sau T" said, "FAT chance you will ever fit into that dress"??<br /><br />This dress.....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zmSQjPOQmh_93HTVysXgxotXorgP8Hy9D4DqImEFPAnAzBgpEa2UZtu5yRW87MmiEigBbAblUBcI6B8p0pXtWnlwqhNLdzpigebophRI8osMT096DuaOsD9VLlv8qOrHHrCtPZm7KoQ/s1600/IMG_0174%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zmSQjPOQmh_93HTVysXgxotXorgP8Hy9D4DqImEFPAnAzBgpEa2UZtu5yRW87MmiEigBbAblUBcI6B8p0pXtWnlwqhNLdzpigebophRI8osMT096DuaOsD9VLlv8qOrHHrCtPZm7KoQ/s320/IMG_0174%5B1%5D.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well, Tonight I just wanted to see how much more I needed to lose to get into this dress...Here is my answer:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKhvqtiTforStty6F9xVv9G_I0CRdHQ_gArVRB-JmibU9_PPDQGedSNGGK5_uxeII3S7CELZhszdII1hZ5uqAtILUW9NziFoEPHSJ_xYapTqUylVCBrhsVG-9CSn3WZnSKSSWOXzWu5c/s1600/dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKhvqtiTforStty6F9xVv9G_I0CRdHQ_gArVRB-JmibU9_PPDQGedSNGGK5_uxeII3S7CELZhszdII1hZ5uqAtILUW9NziFoEPHSJ_xYapTqUylVCBrhsVG-9CSn3WZnSKSSWOXzWu5c/s320/dress.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So guess what - Sau T, It was a fat chance - I was fat and I took the chance - and I FIT INTO THIS DRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Remember that dress???

Remember this dress?  The one that I said I hope to some day fit in to?  The one that "Sau T" said, "FAT chance you will ever...

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12-Nov-2013 03:19

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12-Nov-2013 03:19

School to review gun policy - WZTV :: http://fox17.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/24fb5443-www.fox17.com.shtml Obama: US Owes Milit...

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Weight loss results

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LbQNXl3JBg4/UnrB1RYQ0BI/AAAAAAAAKnI/zEh-gbWOC6E/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LbQNXl3JBg4/UnrB1RYQ0BI/AAAAAAAAKnI/zEh-gbWOC6E/s320/13+-+1" width="320" /></i></a></div><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><i>One thing I know about my weight loss so far is that I've made the right choice in joining the gym and eating healthier, I know what works for me and what doesn't.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>I used to have low confidence in myself before I started my weight loss journey which to my surprise is almost two years ago! Now how crazy is that?!</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>I've met the most amazing people that work at curves gym and even work out there, they are like family to me .</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Without the support of my family and friends I don't know where I would be.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>I probably wouldn't care as much as I do about my health and goals as I do now, yes it's tough.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>There have been days when I feel like giving up but I know I can't because I feel confident in myself and look fantastic.  I can do this and reach my goal whatever number that may be, I'll know when I get there.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>So whoever is struggling with weight loss out there, keep on doing what your doing and don't ever give up!</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Until next time</i><br /><i>Xoxo</i><br /><i>Kelli </i><br /><i><br /></i><br />

Weight loss results

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Saudi Arabia makes advances on women’s rights, but still far behind: poll [ BeritaTerkini ]

<div id="yom-ad-LREC" class="yom-ad yom-ad-LREC"> <center> <div id="yom-ad-LREC-iframe" class="yom-ad"></div> </center> </div> <p><br></p> <p>By Angus McDowall</p> <div class="body-slot-mod"> <div class="yom-remote"> <div class="yom-loading" id="mediacontentrelatedstory_container"></div> </div> </div> <p>RIYADH (Reuters) – Like most Saudi Arabian girls, Raha al-Moharrak was banned from doing sports at school, a prohibition decreed on religious grounds by the kingdom’s powerful clerics.</p> <p>But in May, she became the first woman in her country to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, winning widespread acclaim in the local press and putting a face to the idea that Saudi women are gradually expanding their horizons.</p> <p>“You can’t stop change,” said Moharrak, a 27-year-old graphic designer, who now lives in Dubai. “The younger generation know exactly what is out there. Everything’s at our fingertips.”</p> <p>The fact remains that if Moharrak were at home, she would not be allowed to drive a car or perform such basic tasks as opening a bank account or travelling overseas to scale her next peak without her father’s permission, under the kingdom’s so-called guardianship laws.</p> <p>A Thomson Reuters Foundation expert survey published on Tuesday showed that Saudi Arabia is the third-worst country to be a woman in 22 Arab states, better only than Egypt and Iraq (poll2013.trust.org).</p> <p>The poll, which canvassed 336 gender experts on a broad sweep of factors in August and September, rated Saudi Arabia poorly on women’s involvement in politics, workplace discrimination, freedom of movement and property rights.</p> <p>But Saudi scored better than many other Arab states when it came to access to education and healthcare, reproductive rights and gender violence.</p> <p>King Abdullah, who has the final say on almost all Saudi issues, treads carefully around the kingdom’s powerful conservative clergy, to the consternation of critics who want to see faster reforms.</p> <p>But it is clear that in the big picture, the kingdom is undergoing a gradual, but tectonic, shift in attitudes.</p> <p>WAHHABI SCHOOL</p> <p>Saudi Arabia’s rules are mainly guided by the kingdom’s Islamic legal system, sharia, the judges for which are clerics of the Wahhabi school of Sunni Islam, with broad scope to set and interpret the law.</p> <p>Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, the most senior such cleric and far from the most conservative, has opposed women working and driving and has said letting them into politics may mean “opening the door to evil”.</p> <p>Abdullah, who turns 90 this year, has diverged from the clergy’s path several times in the past years, such as in late 2011 when he gave women the right to vote and run for office in local elections starting in 2015.</p> <p>In January he pressed their political participation further, appointing 30 women to the Shoura Council, an advisory quasi-parliament where they now represent 20 percent of the previously all-male body.</p> <p>He has also steadily loosened restrictions on women’s employment in the past two years, allowing them to replace men as salespeople in lingerie and cosmetics shops and to work as waitresses in the women’s sections of restaurants.</p> <p>The debates swirling on Arabic social media shows the shift is happening in the broader society, as well.</p> <p>“Saudi Arabia over the last few years has witnessed so many changes. From one year to the next you see so many changes in public opinion,” said Hanan al-Ahmadi, one of the new Shoura Council members.</p> <p>“When we went into the Shoura Council there was huge opposition. We ignored those voices and went on in our jobs and it’s all calmed down,” she added.</p> <p>Hundreds of thousands of younger Saudi men and women who have been sent to study in foreign universities on state-funded scholarships return to the kingdom with very different ideas about their relative places in the world.</p> <p>In offices, newspapers and employment fairs, young Saudi women vie for jobs that would often have been closed to their mothers, although female unemployment is nearly 36 percent, compared with only 6 percent for men.</p> <p>In October, Abdullah allowed the first women in the kingdom to be licensed to practice as lawyers with the right to represent clients and to own and run their own law firms.</p> <p>The women still face logistical hurdles, such as getting to and from court and handling the ban on the mixing of the sexes in the workplace. But Dania Aboaloa, a young legal consultant who was one of the first female legal graduates from King Abdulaziz University, is optimistic.</p> <p>“The future is clearer and will encourage more women to study law and ask for more rights in a legal and wise way,” said Aboaloa, who also studied in the United States but decided to return to Jeddah because of changes in the kingdom.</p> <p>“Saudi women are living at a turning point in Saudi history. We are getting our rights back,” she said. “It is a duty that I have now, especially because I am a legal consultant, that I ask for people’s rights.”</p> <p>MALE GUARDIANSHIP</p> <p>Actual progress for women’s rights remains, for many activists, achingly slow, however.</p> <p>Although a landmark domestic violence law was introduced this year, activists have called it toothless because judges may decide a man is within his rights to beat his wife, daughter or sister if he disapproves of her behavior.</p> <p>The issue of male guardianship, under which a woman is subject to male supervision and permission from cradle to grave in everything from leaving the house to leaving the country, is particularly entrenched.</p> <p>Traditionally viewed as a protection, it governs nearly every aspect of a woman’s life, including her ability to marry or even to undergo medical treatment.</p> <p>“I was a victim of violence from my father from when I was 14 until I turned 30,” said Samar Badawi, a women’s rights activist in Jeddah. “If I resorted to calling the police they would just say: ‘He is your guardian.’ He even had me put in jail for seven months for disobeying him.”</p> <p>She finally escaped her father’s guardianship when she married her lawyer, a decision that her father also objected to but which she managed to make happen after a lengthy court battle.</p> <p>Because the Saudi government’s legitimacy is tied to its religious credentials, analysts say there is no chance the guardianship rules or the sharia legal system underpinning them will change anytime soon.</p> <p>An area where some women activists do see hope of change soon is Saudi Arabia’s position as the only country to ban women driving.</p> <p>There is no specific law or text in sharia backing the men-only road rules, which government officials have often said are in place because society is not yet ready for women to drive.</p> <p>As more women seek jobs, and more families come to depend on their income, lifting basic barriers to cheap transport is becoming more important.</p> <p>Authorities clamped down on an October campaign to end the ban, but newspapers, online petitions, prominent Saudis and some members of the ruling family have publicly called for the rules to change.</p> <p>Although analysts say there is a consensus around gradual social reform in the ruling family, it is not clear whether King Abdullah’s successors would push as hard as he has.</p> <p>One person who is not worried is Princess Bassma bint Majid, president of an offshoot of the al-Nahda Philanthropic Society for Women, which trains and employs poor and disabled women to preserve and recreate the kingdom’s distinctive costume designs.</p> <p>“I think we’ve reached a point where there is no going back,” she told Reuters.</p> <p>(Additional reporting by Marwa Rashad in Riyadh and Lisa Anderson in New York; Editing by Tim Large and Sonya Hepinstall; For full coverage of Thomson Reuters Foundation’s poll on women’s rights in the Arab world, including interactive info-graphics, visit http://poll2103.trust.org)</p> <ul id="topics" class="hidden"> <li>Society & Culture</li> <li>Politics & Government</li> <li>Saudi Arabia</li> <li>Shoura Council</li> </ul><p></p> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

Saudi Arabia makes advances on women’s rights, but still far behind: poll [ BeritaTerkini ]

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12-Nov-2013 02:18

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12-Nov-2013 02:18

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Factbox: Women’s rights in the Arab world [ BeritaTerkini ]

<div id="yom-ad-LREC" class="yom-ad yom-ad-LREC"> <center> <div id="yom-ad-LREC-iframe" class="yom-ad"></div> </center> </div> <p><br></p> <p>By Karrie Kehoe</p> <div class="body-slot-mod"> <div class="yom-remote"> <div class="yom-loading" id="mediacontentrelatedstory_container"></div> </div> </div> <p>Nov 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Egypt is the worst country for women in the Arab world, closely followed by Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen, according to gender experts surveyed in a Thomson Reuters Foundation poll released on Tuesday.</p> <p>Comoros, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar came top of the survey, which assessed 22 Arab states on violence against women, reproductive rights, treatment of women within the family, their integration into society and attitudes towards a woman’s role in politics and the economy.</p> <p>The results were drawn from answers from 336 gender experts invited to participate in an online survey by the foundation, the philanthropic arm of the news and information company Thomson Reuters, in August and September.</p> <p>Questions were based on key provisions of the U.N. Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), which 19 Arab states have signed or ratified.</p> <p>The poll assessed violence against women, reproductive rights, treatment of women within the family, their integration into society and attitudes towards a woman’s role in politics and the economy.</p> <p>Experts were asked to respond to statements and rate the importance of factors affecting women’s rights across the six categories. Their responses were converted into scores, which were averaged to create a ranking.</p> <p>Here are key facts on women’s rights in the 22 states surveyed, listed from worst to best.</p> <p>22. EGYPT</p> <p>Sexual violence, harassment and trafficking combined with a breakdown of security, high rates of female genital mutilation and a rollback of freedoms since the 2011 revolution put Egypt at the bottom of the poll.</p> <p>* 99.3 percent of women and girls are subjected to sexual harassment.</p> <p>* 27.2 million women and girls – or 91 percent of the female population – are victims of female genital mutilation (FGM).</p> <p>* 63 percent of adult women are literate.</p> <p>(Sources: U.N. Women, UNICEF, World Bank)</p> <p>21. IRAQ</p> <p>Iraq’s second-worst ranking reflects a dramatic deterioration in conditions for women since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. Mass displacement has made women vulnerable to trafficking and sexual violence. The Iraqi penal code allows men who kill their wives to serve a maximum of three years in prison rather than a life sentence.</p> <p>* 14.5 percent of women have jobs.</p> <p>* 1.6 million women are widows.</p> <p>* Thousands of displaced women have been forced to work as prostitutes in neighboring countries including Syria, Jordan and United Arab Emirates.</p> <p>(Sources: World Bank, Refugees International, Freedom House)</p> <p>20. SAUDI ARABIA</p> <p>Saudi Arabia polled third-worst overall and ranked last for political representation and inheritance rights. Despite stirrings of progress, the kingdom’s guardianship system severely limits women’s freedoms.</p> <p>* Women can vote for the first time in 2015 municipal elections.</p> <p>* Marital rape is not recognized and rape victims risk being charged with adultery.</p> <p>* Women are banned from driving and need a guardian’s permission to travel, enroll in education, marry or undergo healthcare procedures.</p> <p>(Sources: Human Rights Watch, U.S. State Department, Amnesty International)</p> <p>19. SYRIA</p> <p>Massive war displacement, both inside Syria and across borders, has left millions of women and girls vulnerable to sexual violence and trafficking, the United Nations says. The collapse of the economy and healthcare system has disproportionately affected women.</p> <p>* Girls as young as 12 have been married in refugee camps.</p> <p>* More than 4,000 cases of rape and sexual mutilation have been reported to the Syrian Network for Human Rights.</p> <p>* There are reports of government forces and armed militias sexually abusing women and girls during home raids and in detention centers.</p> <p>(UNICEF, U.S. State Department, Human Rights Watch)</p> <p>18. YEMEN</p> <p>Historically marginalized, Yemeni women have been fighting for rights since the 2011 Arab Spring. Experts say child marriage, human trafficking and rape are endemic.</p> <p>* No law deals effectively with domestic abuse and marital rape isn’t recognized.</p> <p>* There is no legal minimum age for marriage.</p> <p>* 53 percent of girls finish primary school.</p> <p>(Sources: UNICEF, U.S. State Department, World Bank)</p> <p>17. SUDAN</p> <p>Sudan hasn’t ratified CEDAW and women face systematic discrimination and inequality. Strict interpretations of Islam curb women’s freedoms and allow domestic abuse, child marriage and marital rape. Sexual violence is common and often goes unpunished.</p> <p>* Girls can legally marry from the age of 10.</p> <p>* 12.1 million women and girls are victims of FGM.</p> <p>* Victims often don’t report rape, fearing they will be tried for adultery.</p> <p>(Sources: UNICEF, OECD Gender Index)</p> <p>16. LEBANON</p> <p>Lebanon ranked badly for not punishing marital rape, for biased inheritance laws and discriminatory employment laws.</p> <p>* No law prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace.</p> <p>* Lebanese women can’t pass citizenship onto children or foreign-born husbands.</p> <p>* One in six Lebanese women are illiterate.</p> <p>(Sources: Freedom House, UNICEF, U.S. State Department)</p> <p>15. PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES</p> <p>Israeli restrictions on movement have severe consequences for Palestinian women, experts said. Women suffer from poverty, unemployment and a high risk of domestic violence and honor crimes.</p> <p>* Only 17 percent of women are employed despite a literacy rate of 93 percent.</p> <p>* 51 percent of women in Gaza City experienced domestic violence in 2011.</p> <p>* 25 honor killings were recorded in the first nine months of 2013.</p> <p>(Sources: UNICEF, Palestinian Bureau of Statistics, Ma’an News Agency)</p> <p>14. SOMALIA</p> <p>Somalia has not signed CEDAW. It has one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates and sexual violence is widespread. In regions controlled by al-Shabaab extremists, women suffer from harsh application of sharia (Islamic) law.</p> <p>* 1,200 women die in childbirth for every 100,000 live births.</p> <p>* 1,700 women were raped in camps for internally displaced people in 2012.</p> <p>* Girls as young as 13 have been stoned to death for adultery and 98 percent of women and girls undergo FGM.</p> <p>(Sources: UNICEF, Amnesty International, Women Living Under Muslim Laws)</p> <p>13. DJIBOUTI</p> <p>Djibouti polled as one of the best countries for abolishing laws that discriminate against women but it struggles to curb child marriage and has one of the world’s highest FGM rates.</p> <p>* The Supreme Court has a female president.</p> <p>* A law was enacted in 2009 to improve the living conditions of low-income women.</p> <p>* 93 percent of women have been subjected to FGM.</p> <p>(Sources: U.S. State Department, UNICEF)</p> <p>12. BAHRAIN</p> <p>Judges in Islamic courts make decisions on women’s rights in divorce, marriage, inheritance and child custody cases, based on interpretation of Islamic law. Bahraini law doesn’t recognize or punish marital rape or domestic abuse.</p> <p>* A woman’s testimony is worth half that of a man’s in an Islamic court.</p> <p>* Women could first vote or run for election in 2002.</p> <p>* The Penal Code says a rapist can avoid punishment if he marries his victim.</p> <p>(Sources: Freedom House, UNICEF)</p> <p>11. MAURITANIA</p> <p>Mauritania is one of the few Arab states with laws prohibiting domestic abuse and marital rape, but women face high rates of sexual violence and FGM. The practice of forced feeding to make daughters more attractive to potential partners is widespread.</p> <p>* 69 percent of women are victims of FGM.</p> <p>* More than 1,800 domestic violence victims sought help from the Mauritanian Association for the Health of Mothers and Children in 2012.</p> <p>* 412 rapes were recorded in 2012.</p> <p>(UNICEF, U.S. State Department, Association for the Female Heads of Households)</p> <p>10. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES</p> <p>Women have access to education and health services but traditional gender roles are ingrained. Many foreign female domestic workers are trafficked and abused and women run the risk of being imprisoned for adultery when reporting sexual violence.</p> <p>* Marital rape is not recognized and the law permits men to discipline their wives physically.</p> <p>* Four women sit on the 22-member cabinet of the Federal National Council.</p> <p>* Women represent 14 percent of the total workforce.</p> <p>(Sources: Human Rights Watch, U.S. State Department, World Bank)</p> <p>9. LIBYA</p> <p>Libya ranked as one of the best countries for political representation but experts said insecurity, poverty and lack of education were some of the greatest concerns for women.</p> <p>* 33 women were elected to the 200-member General National Congress in 2012.</p> <p>* 20 is the legal minimum age for women to marry unless they get special permission from a court.</p> <p>* Intimidation and harassment of women by militias and extremists has been widely reported.</p> <p>(Sources: U.S. State department, UNICEF)</p> <p>8. MOROCCO</p> <p>Women in Morocco have a degree of independence and autonomy but domestic abuse is common. Experts say equality laws are not implemented and there are no laws against domestic violence or marital rape.</p> <p>* 17,000 incidents of violence against women were reported in the first 3 months of 2008.</p> <p>* 44 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 49 are literate.</p> <p>* The Penal Code criminalizes anyone who harbors a woman who has left her husband.</p> <p>(Sources: Freedom House, World Bank, Human Rights Watch)</p> <p>7. ALGERIA</p> <p>Algeria ranked badly for gender discrimination in the workplace and political participation by women.</p> <p>* Algerian law doesn’t recognize spousal rape.</p> <p>* 16 percent of Algerian women have jobs.</p> <p>* In October 2012, Algeria made its first-ever conviction for sexual harassment.</p> <p>(Sources: UNICEF, World Bank, U.S. State Department)</p> <p>6. TUNISIA</p> <p>Long known as one of the Arab world’s most progressive states, Tunisia has offered abortion on demand since 1965 and women can pass citizenship onto their husbands. Conservative elements are now calling for Islamic values to be enforced.</p> <p>* In 2011, 61 women were elected to the 217-member Constituent Assembly.</p> <p>* Women are entitled to 30 days maternity leave at 67 percent of full wages.</p> <p>* Domestic abuse and marital rape laws are rarely enforced.</p> <p>(Sources: U.S. State Department, World Bank, Freedom House)</p> <p>5. QATAR</p> <p>Qatari women are active in business and higher education but face pressure to conform to traditional gender roles. Sex outside marriage is illegal and many domestic workers are trafficked and abused.</p> <p>* About 100 expatriate women are jailed annually for having children out of wedlock.</p> <p>* 51.8 percent of women have jobs.</p> <p>* An anti-trafficking law was passed in October 2011.</p> <p>(Sources: Doha News, U.N. Data, U.S. State Department)</p> <p>4. JORDAN</p> <p>Despite its reputation as a progressive state, Jordan ranked second-worst in the category of honor killings.</p> <p>* 681 cases of rape and sexual assault were reported to the Family Protection Department in 2012.</p> <p>* 10 honor crimes were brought before judges in 2012 and 24 women went into protective custody to avoid honor killings.</p> <p>* In 2003, the law was changed so women could get passports without the consent of husbands.</p> <p>(Sources: U.S. State Department, UNICEF)</p> <p>3. KUWAIT</p> <p>Kuwait scored well on education and inheritance rights, though social protections are rarely extended to the country’s large female foreign worker population.</p> <p>* Kuwait has no laws against domestic abuse and marital rape.</p> <p>* There are no shelters or hotlines for victims of domestic abuse.</p> <p>* 15 is the minimum legal age for girls to marry.</p> <p>(Sources: UNICEF, U.S. State Department)</p> <p>2. OMAN</p> <p>Omani women benefit from better social protection than in other Arab countries, but FGM is still practiced in some regions and women face discrimination in the workplace and pressure to conform to traditional roles.</p> <p>* In 2010, 227 men were charged with rape or attempted rape.</p> <p>* In December 2011, four women were elected to provisional councils out of 192 seats.</p> <p>* Women can’t transfer citizenship to foreign-born spouses or children.</p> <p>(Sources: U.S. State Department, UNICEF)</p> <p>1. COMOROS</p> <p>The Indian Ocean archipelago nation polled well across all categories except political representation. Comorian women have a good deal of social freedom while sexual abuse is recognized and punished.</p> <p>* Women hold only 3 percent of seats in the national parliament.</p> <p>* 35 percent of adult women have jobs.</p> <p>* Half the inmates of Moroni prison were jailed for sexual aggression.</p> <p>(Sources: World Bank, U.N. Development Program, U.S. State Department)</p> <p>(Reporting by Karrie Kehoe; Editing by Tim Large and Sonya Hepinstall; For full poll coverage, including interactive info-graphics, visit http://poll2103.trust.org)</p> <ul id="topics" class="hidden"> <li>Society & Culture</li> <li>Cultural Groups</li> <li>UNICEF</li> <li>World Bank</li> <li>violence against women</li> </ul><p></p> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

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