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An Open Letter to the Leader of the OppositionA Turning Voter - Monday, August 13th, 2018 at 10:09 AM
Dear Sir,
For many years I have been a supporter of the Dominica Labour Party. My household and I have always voted them. But we have come to realize that this new DLP doesn't stand for what we believe and moreover the country could have been more advanced and this since before Maria. I am not a diasporan, I am right here In Dominica. I believe it's time for a change in Dominica. We need a break from this DLP government. So I have been thinking which one? I don't trust the DFP. I don't like the UWP.
I repeat I don't like the UWP but I love Dominica. And this time around a vote for change is a vote for Dominica.
Now let me get to the real reason for this letter. I am one but the voice of many. I have listened to fellow Labourites who want change like me; I have listened to Labourites who are blinded by their love for their PM or some who just think that the country is okay how it is. I have also listened to the UWP supporters. And they all make sense in their own way.
They all say the same thing: the Opposition Leader needs to make some changes to his personality if the party wants to win the election.
Mr. Opposition leader you need to step down to the level of the people. You need to give the people what they want.
1. Smile for those around you. You will make your supporters happy and you might just gain someone from the other parties. Charm them with your smile.
2. Mingle with the people; don't stand in the corner and keep to yourself when in a crowd.
3. Go out there find out which of the elderly that's not being taken care of and help them. You don't need much. The diaspora is with you. They will help you. If you can help at least 2 people from each constituency that would be great.
4. Undertake a project to fix at least one road (the people are playing ignorant nowadays, they know that's not the role of the opposition but that's what they want).
5. Stop focusing on corruption. Some people care but most don't – especially as long as they are getting a little something, or hope to.
6. Get someone else in the party to talk about corruption and to expose the government. But YOU focus on what your party will do for people and how they will be better off and happier with you.
7. Take trips to get investors and friends of Dominica, not to waste your time talking about the PM.
8. You are an intelligent man, even more than the PM himself – and he knows it. That's why he'll never debate you one on one. The people are saying you have no education. Well do a bachelor's degree in political science online or whatever and let the people know you are doing it.
9. Meet the young people both in home and on the block. Greet them. Talk with them. Find ideas from them. The youth have great vision.
10. Have more charisma. Don't be scared to shake hands with people. Listen to the voice of the people not Workers alone, but all the people of Dominica.
11. Go out meet the common man on the street, by the bay etc… Educate them. Those that are already educated have made up their mind already. They are either for or against corruption. But the common man and the uneducated need to be educated. Meet the forgotten ones, the poor farmer who are trying to make ends meet.
12. Do what it takes to convince the people who want nothing to do with Labour anymore but who you haven't been able to convince to vote for your party."
13. Rekindle the youth arm of workers and the women arm. They play important roles.
14. Try to get your team to plan some activities in their constituency. For example game night, BBQ, sporting activities etc.
I can assure you change is around the corner. But YOU, Sir, must first become that change!
And I'll be voting for change at the next election. I'll be voting for my sweet Dominica!
A concerned citizen and A turning voter
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96 Comments
If uwp executive team had any sense or strategy in their blood they would have asked the new party leader to lead us to victory. The lady is smart and very diplomatic. Linton is linton that serious booway face not working for workers. Joshua and her i believe can landslide the next election. I keep following her and like her or not thats our winning card. I give her plenty pressure but she can handle herself . Remember she is very like-able. Trust i met her she sweet. We have to be real we cannot afford to lose another election. Mark my words without her coming on board i not seeing a win for us straight up
Yadi yadi yada. Can you change the spots on a zebra?! Can you remove the dimples of from Skerrit's face? I say this to say that; Lennox will and should remain Lennox. Why should he pretend to be a people's person when he is not! My only concern is that when placed in government he and the UWP team need to live up to the expectations of the people in terms of providing jobs and placing Dominica on the "Map" etc. Trump came in as a little arrogant person and guess what?! many did not approved of him but he won! right? he won the election and is now the President of the USA.
FINALLY! A labourite who has seen the LIGHT! This person is speaking 100% truth. I myself am a freedomite….from back in the day…not the current DFP. Nonetheless, I am a Dominican. And opposition leader really needs to do1 of 2 things…step up his game as mentioned above…or please…step down. And give another member of opposition the job. Full stop.
No offense but this comes across as someone who is trying to get information. Take it for what it is a letter to DNO.
You are a student this is the type of advice you give to the candidate contesting your village council or at your high school. NICE TRY A FOR EFFORT.
Number 2 gave you away. This is why we have Public relations people happy go lucky at constituency level. What constituency are you from see what goes on with the representatives of the different parties. Your parliamentary representative or potential is your direct line of focus there.
I do not want Mr Linton laughing at the table and the rest is history I am not mentioning it.
UWP gained three crucial seats in the last elections. No one believed UWP would achieve this under the professional leadership of Hon. Linton.
I know that there is some level of fear that the failed Skerrit corrupt labour party will get back in government, but it is not going to happen. Those who are asking for Hon Linton to be more smiling, let us focus on promoting the UWP as a decent and focussed change for Domininca to be in office under the leadership and team of the professional Hon Linton & his Able Team. We Dominicans must stop being personal and focus on what we want for Domininca and which party is more sincere & professional to achieve this under sincere professional Linton.
Hon Linton is trustworthy, has a brilliant team nd those who complain of Linton must be out there giving the smiles, hopes, encouragement and education to be our people to vote UWP, for good governance. Hon Linton is an exceptionally disciplined, honest and focussed man with the interest of Dominica.
Yes DLP and Skerro must go, but LL clearly does not possess the natural persona or strategic ability to lead Dominica.
Even if he wins he will be an arrogant leader. UWP needs a new leader now, which many in the UWP leadership are clearly aware of and voiced in closed circles.
Walking around in dark glasses in a bank and not able to greet people
Throwing money at a beggar
Taking poor people money to pay for his loose tongue
The letter speaks exactly to what so many know. Lennox is a car crash waiting to happen.
The person who claim because they want change, no longer wish to support Labor, is a very dangerous person and a liar!
If you wanted to launch a personal attack on Lennox you should simply do so and spare us your lies and hogwash; in the first place you cannot be a diasporan, I do not believe there is any such person; nevertheless: "I am a Dominican living in the diaspora; and that could be any place in the world!"
Personality is define as the quality and state of being an individual person in existence, it is the condition or fact of relating to a particular person specifically, we are born with our personality. You are suggesting that Lennox is a disparaging hustle person therefore he must change his personality.
You hate Lennox because he has exposed Roosevelt corruption; such as money that was misappropriated to buy the trash bin of which the greater part went into the pockets of the crooks involved.
You are an enemy our people!
Mr Telemarque I must admit that while reading the comments I was specifically looking forward to reading yours since I have always read your input under other people 's post. I was very disappointed when you started by calling me a liar and an enemy. I thought you were a wise man that could detect sincerity but I guess I was wrong.
No sir I am not a liar , no sir I am not an enemy and I am definitely not a dangerous person.
I am just someone who listens to people. And whether some people like it or not this is what people have been saying . You all need to respect people's opinion. Some people look for different things in a leader. First impression is a lasting one for some people.
Therefore sir you are accusation has no basis. This is the problem with some grown people on both sides you all are quick to call each other hurtful names.
Yes I was a favourite. Yes I am disappointed in my party. Yes I want change. And a bote for uwp is a vote for change.
Respecfully your…
The personality of someone is something which they are born with; that cannot be change. If we are dealing with someone who has a learent habit; such as stealing, smoking a violent wife beater, or let's says thief thief.
A violent person, or a thief can seek help (psychological help; therapy) which might help them break such bad habit!
Nevertheless, when you say to me I need to change my personality, it would be like telling me I need to change my phenotype (my face or the appearance of my face) which is my face which is my God given! So, my facial expressions is part of my personality, and that cannot change.
Case and point, in 1964 I returned to Dominic, and worked for J Astaphans briefly, I drove around in a van, always looking serious the van broke down, Johnny sent me to guy to have it repaired the man began speaking to when I responded said "aa" you are different than the way you appear.
Keep reading me!
Let me say to the author of the open letter,I appreciate you reading my comments, and I wish you continue; however, try and not to be over sensitive, because once you are involve in to politics, even your friend, brother or sisters may say something to you or about you that you do not like.
The worst thing one can do is take a political comment personal: Even if I say you are a liar, and an enemy of the nation, that does not have to be true:
If you know you are sincere you should not worry about what I said; but whereas I know I am a loose canon, perhaps you can find a way to change you rhetoric a bit where it pertains to the leader of the opposition, in reality perhaps you do not like the fact that Lennox seldom smile, that does not make him a bad person.
Lennox is a man who calls a spade he will not lie, expect the best from him!
I am a very strong supporter of UWP and I must say I am in full agreement, though I strongly disagree with point # 3, 4 and 5. But generally speaking I believe it's a fair letter that can only make Mr. Linton a better person and more likeable. No doubt Mr. Linton has what Dominica needs at this time but he needs to work hard on winning those that hate him. I know him and love the man to death but I must say I feel a way when he walks right next to me without saying high to me and others. I Know he has said that he is a work in progress but Hon. Linton for the sake of Dominica please start to connect with people ASAP. Please let's make ourselves like others to win them for the sake of Dominica. I know you are not fresh or copawayzon so you can do it! I believe it's more shyness than anything but please overcome it. Start tomorrow Sir. Make it your goal to stop by and shake the hand of at least ten persons you never met before. We are all in it together and we play to win!
SO NOW YOU BEGGING the NOVICE to change his attitude. Only now you see that man is not a peoples' person? Only now you realize how selfish this leader of yours is? Very concited and thinks he is above everyone else. If he was a handsome guy one would well imagine the Earth would be too small for him to walk on.
Personally, I see nothing wrong with honourable Lintons demeanour.I agree that he is way ahead of the current PM in terms of intellect .What is shocking to me is the lackluster attitude of our people towards their country,and its direction.In which other country people vote for handshakes or dimples?
However I do believe that honourable Linton reads those comments, and he will act accordingly .
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go Now
%, Skerrit will only go when Lennox has left!
This opposition leader is an embarassment to the country and HE must go NOW!
One of the main reasons ROSS left is because of all the hate, violence, and destructiopn this guy is preaching and spreading in the country. People fear for their lives so they have no choice but to leave the country.
Since MR. became the opposition leader is only WAR and rumors of was that exist in Dominica.
My friend it's not based on what you think or not because people like you and I will vote Mr. Linton everyday ahead of that corrupt and disgraceful Skerrit. But we need to help others, especially laborites come over. Being friendly will not hurt him or uwp or Dominica. We will all benefit. We need to learn to play the people game, to win some. It is a fact that some people vote personality, while some vote party and others vote for country. If we understand that and plan on winning those that vote personality and party it will only help us deliver Dominica from the deep shit Skerrit has our beautiful country in. I am hearing a lot that not only with laborites but also uwpites and in constituencies we carry.
Dominicans do not learn. They are aware what the young dimpled man did to that country, but they want another beauty to run the country. Why don't they go tell the management of Ross to come back to Dominica, because Dominica is famous for producing the most handsome and charismatic men in politics in the Caribbean, who knows, maybe they might come back.
No bro you are wrong. We know Skerrit the deciever uses his dimple to fool the people. But right now our country is in deep …. and we need those who have been fooled by Skerrit to come over to help us deliver Dominica from our oppressor and therefore I, a loyal supporter of UWP call upon Hon. Linton to put aside his shyness and any sense of rejection he might be battling with for the sake of our country. I call of those around him to help him overcome. These are qualities our good leader ought to add to his humility, honesty, faithfulness, love for country etc according to 2 Peter 1:5-9. I love Mr. Linton and pray for him daily but he sure would help my prayers get answered if he would take my advice.
A wolf in sheep clothing. This letter was written by no other than a UWP SUPPORTER..
It would have been best if the writer had face Lennox and talk to him instead of PRETENDING commenting under the name of a LABORITE. You claim to hate UWP, THEN WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR THEM?
Who so ever you are(UWPITE) GOOD ADVICE to your Leader. Hope he listens to you because this guy is a nusense and a nonsense opposition leader that thinks of only PERSONAL POWER. HE HAS NO LOVE in his heart for others. He is distruction. He is greedy, fierce and self centered.
You are so stupid..so, you are saying that a Labourite on the verge of changing cannot write this; if he/she is concern about these traits/attitudes in the Opposition leader? Please, note in democracies; people who once support the ruling party are the easiest to shift alliance.
I think it is good, neutral advice. I am an objective person and I agree that the opposition leader needs to step up and be more positive and approachable.
But even more than that, we Dominicans who feel UWP is weak, need to join them and support others to join them so they can be strong. I am ready for something new. Over 18 years is too long for any party – we need to keep governments on their toes and changing them when they least expect it is one way. And yes I voted for both UWP and DLP before.
Good letter, but how can it convince me. Remember when they changed Bird in Antigua. Remember when Trump supporters ask for change because his attitude would change to presidential nature . Remember the saying put a hog in a palace …. about the spots on a leapod .A negative and violent attitude is just like a river flowing away from the sea towards the mountain. It cannot change.
I wonder where the UWP leaders were hiding, what did they do to help re Maria, Cat 5. I guess they do not know the meaning of "MOBILIZE "
See how quickly they could mobilize with their press conference and propaganda machine re Ross
DLP supports can identify with the ideology of their party. Opposition forces have no ideology , and bashing them will not change them.
DLP the only party that have been stoned (violently) out of office. The are the only ones who suffered the Sankey Song, split twice, came back after twenty years . So you think they do not have the experience to defend…
Lennox is an intellectual politician more interested in winning debates and debates over everything than in real politics. For example in the case of Ross instead of pushing hard on the failure of Skerrit and that he should now move aside he gets trapped in debating with cronies about who is responsible, why Ross went away and what led to it. Who cares. Skerrit lost Ross and he must be made to pay should be the undiluted message nothing else. If UWP is to win elections the lazy senators other than Baptiste must show their mettle on the ground.
Mr Williams…they have nothing to show. They have no track records of positive things that they have done for anyone. Nothing from nothing equals nothing, but fake news. Both for Erica and Maria they were M.I A, Now they are trying to weaponize the departure of Ross because they have nothing to offer.
Take note…..you do not have to be in Cabinet to do something for your fellowmen. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN GOVERNMENT TO HELP DURING A DESASTER.
All I want is a Change for my Country. I have the conviction that Lennox Linton has the interest of Dominica at heart. He seems genuine to me and we need to give him that chance to prove himself. We have seen this DLP Leader and his style of Governance…he is not true to the people and the country. He is only there to stay in power and keep the people waiting on empty promises. It is time for a CHange in our beautiful country.
It is sad to see how this GOvernment has failed us. It is disheartening to see how they do it with no conscious. Whenever there seems to be some unsavory issues, they send their ambassadors and soffisticated lawyers to slant the truth and fool the people. This is wrong and this must end now!!!
Change must come.
Your sentiment on being in the OPPOSITION and finally gaining sense to realise that Dominica really needs change – don't add up; you haven't given no reasonable or credible explanation for it. Being an effective 'steward' as PM of a country has little to do with personality. In a political process it involves balancing competing influences and demands. It will include:
1. Maintaining the strategic direction of policy development and implementation;
2. Detecting and correcting undesirable trends and directions;
3. Articulating the case for economic wealth creation and prosperity;
4. Regulating the behaviour of a wide range of actors – from political advisers to cabinet ministers; and
5. Establishing effective transpiration and accountability mechanisms.
In today's world, the primary competence needed by any LEADER / POTENTIAL LEADER to grow a Country's economy is (item 5) listed above. Personality aside, only HON LENNOX LINTON can guarantee you such quality – a…
At this time Dominica needs change and an effective leader should know which leadership quality, strategy and characteristics are required at the right time and now we need change. I totally agree that "an effective 'steward' as PM of a country has little to do with personality" however, it appears to be critical to many of the voters. That is why Roosevelt Skerrit continues to win, because he has not demonstrated any of the five points you listed above.
This is politics, not economics or a university class. That is the problem or rather challenge the of the UWP is faced with. They want to do it right but that has proven very very difficult as we have seen over the years. Having won the election, the party will have to being the process of reeducating the population to vote on issues. I am very confident that they can achieve that, but greatest concern is getting in.
Ignorance is a curse among D/cans, in the eyes of economic performance. Here's setting the record straight on what in your own "tunnelled" world equates to this misnomer, since the threshold set by the Caribbean monetary union is 5% annual GDP growth.. To give you an insight, here's some hard evidence on Dominica's dismal economic performance in Real GDP Growth (Annual Percentage Change), since 2001, as it continues to deny the citizens of a reasonable "STANDARD OF LIVING" – according to the IMF:
• 2018………… -16.3%
• 2017…………. -4.2%
• 2016………… 2.6%
• 2015………… -3.7%
• 2014………… 4.3%
• 2013………… 0.8%
• 2012………… -1.1%
• 2011…………. -0.2%
• 2010………… 0.7%
• 2009………… -1.2%
• 2008………… 7.1%
• 2007…………. 6.4%
• 2006………… 4.7%
• 2005………… 0.7%
• 2004………… 3.1%
• 2003………… 6.4%
• 2002………… -2.8%
• 2001…………. -0.1%
I seem to do it regularly, educating Dominicans like you to quell your ignorance. Now, you said… "This is politics, not economics or a university class". It's a good thing when my mother sent me to school I never slept in class to deny myself absorbing any knowledge. Therefore, sit down open you eyes wide and internalise (if you've got the ability to do so) this little teaching from me:
Politics and economics go hand in hand. From politics point of view economics are tools, for economic point of view politics are tools. So "the most important" is a matter of point of view. For capital owners politics are means to gain more capital, for politicians, capitals are means to gain more power. As sciences, both political sciences and economic sciences are social sciences, and they've got more or less the same end-goal, to provide society with a framework for efficient development.
Hi Concern Dominican, this is not a beat-up thing. The point I want to highlight is about winning an election, not running the country. You must first win the election before you can run the country. Economic advisers will draft economic plan to be presented to the electorates but the party can't implement these plans unless they have won the election. The UWP has always presented much better economic plans than the DLP, yet they lost the last 2 elections. While "imported voters" had an impact, it appears than these economic plans were not properly sold to the voters on the ground. Back to my initial point, the party MUST improve their PR/communication strategy. Bty, thanks for the ECON101 class. Actually Dr. Fontaine was my first econ lecturer before i moved on to 401 .
@Concern Dominican. Im not even reading your entire comment just the first line and i know you are senseless. The above article was perfectly written and everything that was said above ive thought of it in the past and said the very same thing. GREAT MIND THINK ALIKE. Im a strong labor supporter and if only Lennox Linton changes his attitude, maybe he just might get my vote.
The Dominican public at large needs to change its attitude. This dependency syndrome in Government, which renders the majority of you defunct, unable to be enterprising and elevate yourselves in an evolving world of science and innovation is what impoverishing Dominica. This junk food phenomenon that sees average Dominicans unwilling to work the soil, and a growing appetite for the best clothes, cars and luxury quality goods without a means of income or servicing your debts remains the cancer among this new breed / generation of Dominicans. My only advice to you is the measure your own contribution towards D/ca's prosperity for a level of self-satisfaction, as opposed to playing Party colours. I've satisfied myself by doing my bit and can now say no more under this corrupt regime.
I respect the views of the write but he/she has to remember Lennox is a human being and to be a honest politician has to maintain some part of his authentic nature. I believe personally he has made some changes in his personality since becoming a politician but better can also be done in the area on more community work on the ground.
But I would go further and say on personality " IRON Lady" PM Eugene Charles was no different from Lennox in terms of been personable and we loved her dearly because Dominica came first.
I think this a test for us to put personalities aside and do what is best for Dominica!!!!!!!!
Sorry. But there is a difference in not smiling and being personable. The Iron Lady did not smile much and was not always Grinning her her teef!!! however she was very personable! She was for the people! She loved the people and the people loved her back! There will never be another Iron Lady!!! best prime minister in the history of Dominica!!! if we could only have a prime minister with 1/2 the values, tenacity and motivation as Dame Eugenia Charles we would be a much better country! And she for sure would not be selling off the people's land And tainting the sacred Land of the cabrits as you see today! The curent state of dominica is DISGRACEFUL!!! THE LOSS OF ROSS, CBI….ALL OF IT, HUGE DISGRACE.
Fist of all, this letter was written by a UWP supporter so lets stop the SCL propaganda. Second of all, the UWP needs a new leader, period!! There is absolutely no was they can win under the current leadership. They are trying to gain some grounds on the ROSS issues but they are falling flat on their faces.
Mr St Jean….please allow me…. Because Linton has the gift of gab he did very well last election. A new face, his first try, six seats after filing 21candidates. Great job. If he was a serious leader he would have endeavored to get some members of the DLP side to cross the floor. In stead he became a basher of everyone. He did not see the need to inform himself of the procedure and rules o the house (self education), instead bashed the speaker with accusation of bias.
As a member of the house he could have bought issues to the house in a statesmanship manner, instead he took them to the streets in campaign mode.
He has been bashing the DLP for diplomatic passport issue, only to use one to crash a heads of government conference in Guyana. Was on CNN blasting the C B I program now he is saying HOW he can use it. The list can continue with walkouts, boycotts, quittings and demonstrations, and inciting hatred and violence. Leading on a path to destruction like a judass goat.
tome, you fail,, We will not change our leader, Change yours, because ours is getting stronger whice yours is fading, The next step from down is up, And the next step from up is down, From 3 to six cannot be going down, Only in labourites mathematics , And from 18 to 15 ,cannot be going up, Only in labourites maths also, And this is why I do not like labour, Because their mathematics turns people into fools
If Skerrit's smile and fake Charismatic charade could develop Dominica we would already be the best place to Live, Work and Enjoy Life, but sadly it takes way more, and a level of seriousness such as what Mr. Linton brings to build a country.
Linton will come around to the smiles and chatter when the time comes..Mamo was also a serious person that cared about country and she showed it everywhere.
Linton also cares about Dominica and it's people and it shows with the personal sacrifices he has made over the years to stand for truth and justice. If Skerrit remains in Dominica even half a term in Opposition I think would eventually be deserving of the Doctorate he purchased. Highly unlike that will happen though..the people who cares don't necessarily have to smile and fool people with charisma.
I implore you to vote for change and don't look for a clown in your leader, what's more
I will admit upfront that I am a support of UWP. I really hope Mr. Linton take note of the points in this letter. Mr. Linton, you may think, you're doing all what is being suggested by the author, but it is obvious many people do not think so. If you dismiss this letter because you think there is no more you can do, then you would have failed Dominica. It is very obvious that people want change and you and the UWP seams to be the alternative, so their is that extra burden on you to deny yourself for the sake of country. Just for a moment listen to these advise.
When I speak to people even before the departure of RUSM, I was getting excited about a UWP government, then they would say UWP have no ideas. I know the UWP have ideas, I have heard them over and over again. But the party have not found away to communicate their plans to their non-supporters. The party MUST invest in improving it's PR/Communication ahead of the next election if you stand a chance. It's a MUST…
What this letter is saying, is literally the opinions of near 70% of the electorate. People are voting, not for leaders but against bad leaders. That's the mistake Linton makes, he believed the added votes to UWP from the last elections was from people who loved him, it was from people who got fed up of Skerrit. He is Dominica's Hillary Clinton.
Of all the suggestions, number 8 stands out for me. Linton as an individual never saw it fit to progress himself academically. Not only that, even in his position, he was ignorant enough to believe he can be respected in this day and age without even a high school diploma. To me the fact that after 5 years as UWP leader, and he never progressed just shows his level of ambition. He comes across as someone with a 'know-it-all', 'you cant tell me what to do' attitude, which is way to rampant in Dca. Will he listen to advise once elected? He doesn't even show these qualities, which is essential to good leader while in opposition.
I will agree with some of what you say as hard as it may be for me to swallow. A lot of people see Linton as a 'know-it-all'. Maybe it's his level of confidence which cause him to appear that way, but I really don't think Linton is a 'know-it-all'.
UWP supports, remember, the party have your vote already, so while you may disagree with what is being said, if you want to win the DLP supports over, the party may, just may have to consider some of the points which is being suggested by the none-uwp supports. Look at it this way…. it's not Linton change because people want him to….it's Linton changing to SAVE Dominica.
Way to go Ti Garcon. :-D.
I have always felt the man should have taken an online course even in the most malleable academic discipline to placate his detractors. When I looked at Mr. Linton litigating a case in front of the Privy Council, I began to ask myself many questions. But it is he who we have at this time as a viable opposition, and I just hope he listens to the letter, because I can tell you Bro, Dominicans will not give you all the chances they gave to Skerrow.
You are 100% right A_DAMassive. Dominicans will not give him all the chances they gave to Skerrow. Infact i'm 100% certain that if UWP had won in 2014, with all Erica and Maria happening they would have already be kicked out of office for pulling less than half of the the stuff Skerrit has done. Lennox doesn't have a cult following, if Edison wants to run again in Marigot, Lennox would lose his deposit. lennox doesnt have a track record of success or anything.
My biggest fear is replacing Skerrit, only for him to win with a resounding victory 5 years later- like Vere Bird Sr. in Antigua. And like it or not, Lennox is at best a one term makeshift solution to stem wastage- i expect nothing much. I just wonder why the writer didn't mention the DFP as a variable option. Maybe this list, excluding No.8, refers to their leader perfectly too.
Anything to get Hon Linton, professional out of the picture. It appears that those who write such comments are really scared of Linton as he has surfaced Skerrit in being an intellectual, honesty, good governance, sincere and a real politician.
Hon Linton is an exceptionally qualified and decent person to run the affairs of Domininca. Stop looking for excuses to protect Skerrit, with all his doctorate cannot and will not make himself availed for a national debate with Hon Linton. Why then is Skerrit running away from the Budget debate speech.. Simple, Skerrit is unable to prepare and present such academic speech compared to Hon Linton. So there is panic in th Labour ca voleur camp that Skerrit is on his way out.. he must go, he has been a nuisance and failed ductored PM.
Good luck Hon Linton and your professional Team
The writer has made some good points most of them are practical and salient. One has to be sincere as people can easily detect the insincerity in a person. All that most citizens want their elected government officials to do is to create the enabling environment for the working poor to live a comfortable life. People gain employment, work for a decent wage, put food on the table for the family, own a piece of the rock, they are good. The problem arises when greedy politicians want their slice of the pie, your slice and still my slice and leave is with crumbs or nothing.
You can't cut and paste someone's character,however I must admit that some of what you have listed can and should be adopted if there is to be success.
lennox's dilemma is his strong stance on professional ethics and morality, two attributes foreign to politicians,while attempting to be a politician. While he will be an ideal leader, even his closest allies will be uneasy. Linton can't change the game. He has to play it as it's been played through the ages.
Even apostle Paul said " to the Jews I became a Jew to win the jews"
If you know what you changing to go right ahead. The central policy of the UWP is that Skeritt must go and over the years the UWP has attacked his reputation relentlessly with absolutely no proof to support their claims. I have asked many UWP operatives for their evidence to support their claims against Skeritt but I am still waiting. The UWP is now infested with people of shady character, the evidence is there it is public record both locally and overseas. Unfortunate those who are advocating change are deliberately ignoring the facts
The point is you are forgetting the numerous Bobol activities Hon Linton discovered or undiscovered of this corrupt Labour government. The fear of Skerrit exiting government is frightening for his supporters who are in denial.
Skerrit is a failed leader and for 18 years has corrupted Domininca and brought it more into poverty. All those who promote and defend Skerrit do not have Domininca in their interest.
Focus on the failure and so called bobol activities of the Labour government. For example the bin Bool,, the Fertilizer Bobol and Red Clinic Bobol. The loss of Ross University under his eyes…has been blind did not see it coming. Skerrit is a failure and he must Go. Skerrit Must Go
Lennox is who and what he is. decent, professional politician, a sound determined leader and has Domininca at heart.
I think you'll find that the UWP has a number of solid policies which are published on their website, just follow this link: http://www.uwpdominica.com/policy
And here's the 2014 election manifesto: http://www.caribbeanelections.com/eDocs/manifestos/dm/uwp_manifesto_2014.pdf
We need more like this, this country needs these types of policies right now – VOTE UWP!!
What you think Lennox is? A piece of clay, easily malleable to be shaped in the different ways different people want him to be? While I admit Lennox needs to be more engaging with people generally- an area where he has made some improvements- Lennox has to retain his basic authentic self. He cannot be all what all people want him to be. Can you be whatever all people want you to be? Your list of conditions in order to consider voting for his party is generally unfair. We have had charisma, flattery and telling people what they want to hear. Where have all these taken Dominica? Not in a desirable state by your own admission.
Why should you want to make a leader into what you want or believe he should be like? Lennox is who he is, a grown man well past 60 and his attitude developed over a lifetime will not change. What you are asking of the Opposition leader is to fool the Dominican people as to who he really is. And by the way what are the qualifications of Lennox that he should go through this drastic attitude change so that he can become PM, what is his track record in leadership and management? Surely you are no turn voter, just another frustrated UWP supporter saying that Lennox is not fit to lead
I too am a disgruntled Labourite and a diasporan who just had it with the mess going on in Dominica, and the embarrassment when I discuss Dominica with fellow Caribbean brothers and sisters, and even Africans too. So do not believe the world is not watching. How in the world could a leader of HIS country send HIS wife to make their babies in North America, and it is OKAY with many Dominicans: It is because they are a disrespectable people, and skerrow knows that. This foolishness makes all of us Dominicans look like absolute fools.! And I mean period, with an exclamation following.
Mr. Linton, if, when I was younger, I had been given the advice as you were given in this letter, I would have had amassed so much more wealth. When you are in public service, you are no longer yourself, you are no longer a husband only to our family, and definitely, you are no longer a father only to your children.
Show the people of Dominica you have what it takes to be a father to the nation.
The fact that Skerritt had his wife birth his children in America is extremely disrespectful and insulting. So what is he saying, that the country is good enough to rob and lead astray but not good enough for his children to be born there. Come on!!! Being a Dominican is one of the things I am most proud of.
Anyways, he knows that he help make the Dominican passport worthless especially since he selling it to all different criminals and all different nations. He wouldn't want his children to be associated with a place that sells citizenship to any and every criminal and vagabond.
Lennox children were also born in the USA.
@A_Damassive what difference does it make? If Skeritt had his children born in The US because he thought Dominica was not good enough for them to be born in that is also true for Lennox who made a choice to have his children born in the US. It matters not wether he was leader of the opposition. Are you telling me that his love and concern for Dominica only took root when he became opposition leader? Stop looking for excuses to apply double standards.
Good letter that makes a lot of sense. You care about both sides and it shows that we have tried this gov't long enuff. Especially after loosing Ross U, a blunder that cost 7% or so of the economy under their watch. Though I sympathized with them for the enormous task of rebuilding after Maria, and the opposition's insensitivity for continuing their relentless barrage of mepuis and corruption claims the very week after that devastating hurricane; with this Ross U blunder I think someone should step down, there should be an exodus from that gov't. I agree with you it's time for a change of government.
All I want is someone that means business and puts Dominica first, I'm not looking for love or friendship


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. –The Lipscomb men's tennis team is heading to the 2012 Atlantic Sun Championship Tournament as the No. 4 seed this weekend in their first ever back-to-back appearances. The Bisons will play No. 5 South Carolina Upstate in their first round match on Friday, April 20 at 7:30 a.m. in Johnson City, Tenn.
"I think the biggest difference this year from last year is the different mentality the guys have coming into the first round match," Lipscomb head coach Andrew Harris says. "I think it's a good matchup for us, obviously, not only because we won the first time we played Upstate, but it's better than being the sixth seed or something to that extent, where you're having to really play up in order to win your first match. I think this is great.
"Of all the matchups, this is a good matchup for us. The guys hopefully have the same attitude as they did a couple weeks ago coming into it instead of having that sense of desperation."
Harris says the team will be looking for experienced players to step up as leaders heading into the tournament.
"Individually, I know Chad Pierron has been a great leader for us this year. Tanner Brown has also been doing a great job, and we're looking forward to their leadership on Friday morning.
The Bisons finished the regular season 4-5 in conference play (9-11 overall), while USC Upstate posted the same A-Sun record (11-9 overall).
In their previous matchup again Upstate, the Bisons recorded a 4-3 win.
The doubles point, which the Bisons won 2-1 in their first meeting, will once again prove to be pivotal for LU to start out on top.
Lipscomb also posted wins at No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4, with two of their three losses ending in three sets.
Should the Bisons win on Friday, they will remain in Johnson City for the second round on Saturday, where they will face No. 1 ETSU.

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Review: Philips PH2050W MP3/CD Cassette Adapter
Company: Philips
Website: www.Philips.com
Models: PH2050W/PH-62050
Price: $15
Compatible: All iPods
Pros: An inexpensive, widely available cassette tape adapter that offers best-of-class audio performance by category's standards, and uses an innovative cable repositioning mechanism to guarantee compatibility with both side- and bottom-loading tape decks. The most compatible such adapter we've tested.
Cons: Like all other cassette tape adapters we've tested, does not offer CD-quality audio output; still has a small amount of hiss-like noise that's evident when speakers are turned up.
As we've noted many times in the past, including in our Cassette Tape Adapter Shootout, cassette tape adapters are amongst the most useful and affordable iPod accessories we've tested. Generally sold for $20 or less, they connect your iPod to tape players found in car stereos or boom boxes, almost always via the iPod's headphone port, and allow you to hear iPod music through large connected speakers. Unfortunately, the tape adapter category has been stagnant for years, and few companies have tried to improve on the bare features of our top-rated accessory, Sony's CPA-9C (iLounge rating: B+). Viewed by many companies as commodities, these adapters are widely perceived to have hit the ceilings in sound quality, pricing, and features, discouraging most vendors from innovating further beyond designs released a generation or two of devices ago.
Thankfully, Sony's CPA-9C sounds very good - better in most regards than any FM transmitter - but it has two issues that have kept it out of our A-level, high recommendation category. First, even though it was the best of its breed, it isn't equivalently low in noise or high in clarity to a direct line-in connection to a stereo. Second, though it works in most cars' tape decks, it isn't compatible with every type of tape player out there. While Philips' new PH2050W ($15, sold commonly for $10 at stores such as Walmart) isn't a huge improvement over the CPA-9C, it does improve slightly on Sony's audio quality and more significantly on its tape deck compatibility, making it the most recommendable cassette tape adapter we've seen to date. We tested the PH2050W in car and boat tape decks without any issue, doing direct audio comparisons against the CPA-9C, and found it to be a superior option overall.
When comparing cassette adapters, differences in audio quality are measured in the sonic equivalent of millimeters rather than inches. Sony set a more than acceptable standard with the CPA-9C, which was originally released many years ago, providing a low level of background noise (heard as a hissing sound when the volume is turned up) and very little distortion of a headphone port's properly adjusted audio. We've heard other companies promise to outdo the CPA-9C, but none actually have, and at this point, we get the sense that no one's really trying. Though we can't speak for earlier Philips adapters, such as the more commonly available PH-62050, the PH2050W improves a hint on the CPA-9C's base level of noise, eliminating the hint of a hum you'll hear in audio when your speakers' volume level is turned up high. The level of hiss is roughly the same; the PH2050W is only slightly better.
The biggest difference you'll notice between these two adapters is the presence of two large thumbscrews on the PH2050W's top. Because it positions its headphone port connector cable off to one of its sides, Sony's adapter can generally only be inserted into tape decks that load from the tape's other side, and not those that load from a tape's bottom. Most people found the CPA-9C to work perfectly, but to the chagrin of some users, boom boxes and some older car stereos use the latter type of connection. Philips' thumbscrews let you detach a plastic top panel on the adapter to reposition its headphone cable for either type of tape loading mechanism, critically doing so without interrupting the electrical connection between the cable and the adapter. Other companies, most notably including Coby, have achieved similar cable repositioning in a less intelligent way in prior adapters; Philips' solution properly sees the cable poke out of the adapter's center on the top, maximizing its likelihood of working with bottom-loading tape decks.
To date, we've recommended Sony's CPA-9C to our readers with only modest reservations, and the PH2050W essentially eliminates all but one of them: perfect sound quality. That said, it comes close enough, especially given its entirely reasonable sub-$15 pricing, and the less impressive performance of FM transmitters, that literally no one who has a cassette deck will complain about this omission. In compatibility, overall performance, and pricing, it's as good as we've seen in a cassette tape adapter, and highly recommended.
Editors' Note: iLounge only reviews products in "final" form, but many companies now change their offerings - sometimes several times - after our reviews have been published. This iLounge article provides more information on this practice, known as revving.


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The Business Expansion Series or Managing Your Business Expansion
Lighthouse is a business incubator, we support companies to grow through our advice, mentoring, referrals and events.
We have partnered with a the major accounting and financial services firm, Ernst and Young to deliver an event for the local business community on how to best manage the challenges that often occur during periods of rapid expansion.
2010 will be our third year delivering this event. We would like to present a succinct brand identity that we can launch this year to use on publicity for the event. This identity will form the basis of a web design brief at some point in the future.
The overall title is --The Business Expansion Series. This year's topic is on Corporate Resilience. We will change the topic each year, but the theme of Business Expansion will remain the same. Therefore the brand/logo/representation should not be tethered to a particular theme.
CEO and managing directors of established companies who are looking for an opportunity to hear directly from his/her peers and highly experienced subject matter experts about business challenges (raising money, keeping customers happy, managing employees, managing systems and procedures). These individuals are constantly seeking improvement and are willing to 'stretch' beyond their comfort zones.
Looking for an image that suggests growth, strengthening, cultivating. In the first year, we used a stock image of a germinating seed. This doesn't quite work in terms of a analogy because the companies we are targeting are not seeds--they are established, but growing so quickly that a leader in that organisation can be easily overwhelmed.
Stretching, juggling, harnessing, are the types of images I have in mind


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5/9/2013 – JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) — The Air Force Medical Service is now registering children in its web-based secure messaging health application, MiCare.
MiCare allows beneficiaries to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime. The secure tool is now available to more than 70 percent of Air Force bases, with the expectation it will be fully implemented AF-wide by the end of the year.
Registering a child in MiCare is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Pediatric patients are registered via a request to the clinic by the parent or guardian after they have first registered themselves in MiCare. The medical home accepts the pediatric patient after the parent or guardian has enrolled the child to their MiCare account.
To enroll children, follow these three steps:
Step 1: Go to the MiCare website provided by your medical team and access the "Add a Family Member" link. Navigate to the "HOME" tab and select "Add a Family Member" to your account in the "Reminders" section.
Step 2: Fill out and complete the required information and click save. Please note you do not need to complete the "Health Insurance and Guarantor Information." After clicking "Save" you can add additional children to your MiCare account. Once you have entered all of your children, click "I'm Finished Adding Patients."
Step 3: To link your children to their medical home and primary care manager, or PCM, go to the "Link Patient to Doctors" tab. Your children's names should appear. Select the child you wish to add. Then, click "Add a Doctor." A search box will appear. Enter the last name of your child's PCM and click "Search." A dropdown list will come into view. When you find your child's PCM, click "Select this doctor." Now your child is linked to that PCM. Repeat step 3 to link additional children to their medical home and PCM. When you have finished selecting PCM's for all of your children, click "I'm Finished Adding Doctors." You are already enrolled, so there is no need to select a PCM for yourself.
Within three business days parents will receive a notification via e-mail, stating there is a secure message on their MiCare account. Once parents log-in to their MiCare account, they will see a message with confirmation that their child has been affiliated with the parent's PCM and medical home.
The parent is now able to contact their child's healthcare team with messages related to non-urgent pediatric issues, appointment requests and requests for a copy of a child's immunizations record or lab and medical test results.
For those parents or guardians who are not eligible for care at a military medical facility, but are the custodial parent of children who are eligible to participate in MiCare, contact 1-866-Relayme (735-2963) for information on how to enroll children into MiCare.
For more information on how to register in MiCare, visit www.afms.af.mil/MiCare, contact 1-866-Relayme (735-2963) or visit your local clinic.
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The naming of the genes
We're publishing the shortlisted entries to the 2012 Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize. Today, Audrey Nailor on where scientists get their wonderful names for things.
Cheap Date. ShavenBaby. Tinman. Groucho Marx. Lunatic Fringe. Drop Dead. I'm Not Dead Yet. Methuselah.
Ether a-go-go. Hedgehog. Scott of the Antarctic.
In Christian myth, Adam names the animals – or at least "the fowl of the air and the beasts of the field," presumably leaving the more problematic sea mammals, dinosaurs and platypuses for Eve. In the modern world, it is scientists who hold the honour of naming their own discoveries, and since scientists are mere mortals, the results are both earthy and dazzling. The arresting phrases above sound like found poetry, but each one represents hours of intense labor and dedication, a multitude of molecular pathways and mysteries yet undiscovered, a sort of universe in miniature. They are the names of genes that were first discovered in the fruit fly.
The names make more sense when you look at them through the lens of Scientist Humour. Many of them are deliberately clever references to literature or popular culture abound in gene-naming traditions. So do bad puns and inside jokes. Offbeat names serve their intended purpose of being funny and memorable, the sort of interesting facts that you can file away for future conversations. Mutations in the Cheap Date gene make fruit flies more sensitive to the effects of alcohol. Flies that carry a mutation for I'm Not Dead Yet or Methuselah live much longer lives than flies with Drop Dead. Groucho Marx mutants have more facial bristles than usual. And, yes, fruit flies that are Tinman mutants fail to develop a heart.
While fruit fly geneticists are renowned for their tradition of quirky gene names, the trend extends to other organisms as well. The human equivalent of the Hedgehog gene was duly named Sonic Hedgehog (Scientist Humor rarely pretends to be mature). Sometimes nature itself seems to take a hand in the joke. A plant called Arabidopsis has a gene named Superman, which causes the flower to develop extra sexual organs. A similar gene was dubbed Clark Kent… and was later discovered to be a variant of Superman.
The heyday of whimsical genes peaked in the 1990s, and it has since faltered. Humans and fruit flies share many genes, and the appropriately labelled Human Genome Organization Gene Nomenclature Committee felt that some names were inappropriate. What doctor, they argued, would feel comfortable telling parents that their son had a fatal mutation of the Sonic Hedgehog gene?
It's a serious question. In fruit flies, the Hedgehog gene controls body segmentation during development, with mutant fly larvae appearing chubby, rounded and bristly. You can see exactly how the researchers named it. But in humans, we've learned that Sonic Hedgehog mutations are implicated in a host of wide-ranging effects and mutations, from mental retardation to cancer to cleft palates and two-faced kittens. Pairing such conditions with the name of a video game character seems glib, frivolous, disrespectful. Yet scientists need to be able to remember the names of genes that relate to their own work, and suggested replacement names, such as MCOPCB5, lack connection and panache. Researchers argued passionately that odd gene names celebrate science's culture, humor and individuality, but the changes were made anyway; Sonic Hedgehog is now referred to in polite circles as SHH.
Don't worry, there's still plenty of whimsy and warped humour in scientific nomenclature. The binomial classification system, in which every organism receives its double-barrelled 'Latin name,' is full of personal touches. They range the gamut from vulgar (the Priapulid worms are named after the Greek god of permanent erections) to the charming (the pterosaur Arthurdactylus conandoylensis honours the creator of Sherlock Holmes and "The Lost World"). There is a moth called Carmenelectra shechisme (pronounced "she kiss me"), but it's a very old joke – a Victorian naturalist immortalised his sexual conquests in the names of insects like Polychisme, Marichisme and Peggichisme.
Biologists don't get all the fun: physicists classified individual quarks (the components of atoms) into the "flavours" of up, down, strange, charmed, truth and beauty. "Quark" itself is a made-up word stolen from James Joyce, although, confusingly, it is also a type of cheese… At any rate, there are as many ways to make one's mark on the dictionary as there are new things to discover.
The existence, and the extent, of these aspects of science culture still surprises non-scientists, whose pop-culture perception of researchers is that of humourless oddballs in white coats. But there's more to the science of odd names than cheap humour and memorability. In direct opposition to Adam's naming of the animals – asserting humanity's dominion over the natural world – these odd moments of whimsy in the vast sea of scientific research assert humour and humanity in the face of the universe, which is something worth noting.
Audrey Nailor
This is an edited version of Audrey's original essay. Views expressed are the author's own.
Find out more about the Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize in association with the Guardian and the Observer and read our 'How I write about science' series of tips for aspiring science writers.
Over the next couple of months, we're publishing the shortlisted essays from the 2012 competition. Read all, and the 2011 essays, in our archive.
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I always thought it was in the Jewish Bible that Adam named the animals. I guess I learned something new today.


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This year, one of the advertising industry's most anticipated events brought together a group of experts that have successfully co-created with others. Under the theme "Co-Create the Future", delegates had the chance to experience live feeds, innovative workshops and collaborative sessions with networking events that provided plenty of chances to meet new acquaintances in the region.
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HOUSTON - Several Houston police officers hit the streets of southeast Houston, along with residents, community leaders and elected officials, to hold a march on crime.
"Go out and invite community to walk with us in the neighborhood," said Sgt. Fred Young with HPD. "Just involvement, they can put a face to the uniform."
HPD joined the community Saturday morning and marched against crime. It's an effort to stop crime before it even starts.
Officers said by getting out into the community, it actually helps prevent crime.
"We can't solve crime alone and we need the community, we need the involvement, we need the input. But first, we have to gain the community's trust," said Young. "We want them to be able to trust us, have faith in us and look for us in helping them solve crime problems in the community."
"It is a good feeling to know there are police in this community that care about the citizens and their safety," said Sunnyside resident Sandra Massie Hines.
Officers went door-to-door, handing out pamphlets on crime prevention.
Police said this year's march on crime focused on robbery, child and gun safety.
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This photo was taken March 2001 in Nepal, India. It is a seizure of Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chemicals. CFCs are are man-made chemical compounds used as refrigerants, cleaning solvents, aerosol propellants, and blowing agents for foam packaging in many commercial applications. CFCs are harmful to our environment because they break down in the stratosphere, where the sun's UV waves are more intense. The UV-induced breakdown releases free, highly reactive chlorine and bromine atoms from the CFCs. EIA has been working hard to eliminate the use of CFCs, as well as other harmful chemical substances. Click here to learn more about EIA's global climate campaign.
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PLAINVIEW – Rev. Wayne Bristow, an international evangelist and writer from Edmond, Okla., will bring the message at the Wayland Baptist University family worship service which closes out Homecoming 2006 on Sunday morning.
The service will begin at 9 a.m. in Harral Auditorium, with musical worship led by Wayland's music department. Jennie Lynn Hodges, associate professor of music at Wayland, will play the organ during the hymn service. Josh Harris, a senior from Gruver, will play the offertory special music and another special will be sung by Abby Holmes, a junior from Hobbs, N.M., accompanied on piano by Hodges.
Bristow is founder of Total Life International Ministries and serves as a harvest evangelist, author and speaker. He has been in the ministry for more than 50 years, has led more than 1,000 crusades in 34 countries on five continents and much of the United States.
He served as pastor for three years and worked for the Foreign Mission Board and the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma before starting Total Life in 1993. He has authored several books, including "Total Life Now" in 1996, "Invitation to Christ" in 1998 and "18 Miles from Earth" in 2000, a collection of stories about his childhood in Muleshoe.
Bristow is a 1960 Wayland graduate and received the Distinguished Service Alumni Award in 2001. He and wife Robbie, an active partner in his ministry, have a son, Rob.
The worship service culminates a three-day homecoming celebration that begins Thursday, Feb. 23, and includes class reunions, banquets, special gathering events, a chapel honoring distinguished alums, basketball and baseball games, an induction ceremony for the Athletic Hall of Honor and other events.
The public is invited to attend the service.


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Editor's Note: Today, Good Friday, is a holiday in Cuba, after the government granted a request from Pope Benedict XVI.
Hundreds of Americans traveled to Cuba for the pope's March 26-28 visit. Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., traveled with pilgrims from Florida. Following is the first of three blogs he wrote for Catholic News Service.
Monday, March 26, 2012
The Miami airport was abuzz with excitement at 5:30 a.m. Travelers mixed with reporters carrying cameras and microphones. More than 300 pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Miami, their priests and Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski were headed for Santiago de Cuba on two chartered 737s to join in the visit of the "Peregrino de la Caridad" (the pilgrim of Our Lady of Charity, the patroness of Cuba), Pope Benedict XVI. A delegation from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was joining them.
Archbishop Wenski went from speaking to reporters in Spanish to Creole and then to English. He greeted members of the Knights of Malta, business leaders and people of Cuban descent who had not been back to their homeland since they were babies, as well as elderly Cubans who were thrilled to be returning to a land that was still home and which they love, despite having left decades earlier.
The pilot of our Miami Air flight explained that the company flies charters all over the world, including troop deployments. He was excited to be making this trip, he said, first because it was bringing us to see the Holy Father, and second, because it was his last flight now that he was turning 65 and had to retire. We told him that we hoped it would not be our last flight.
We arrived at Santiago de Cuba and stepped into a land that has had a blessed and difficult history. The day glowed with sunshine as we headed out on eight buses to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre. The lush, green countryside is a stark contrast from Arizona.
The sanctuary at El Cobre had been spruced up for the visit. We approached along a street lined with banners welcoming Pope Benedict. Inside the image of the Virgin had been brought down to the sanctuary of the church from above the altar, where it is usually venerated. Flashes of light surrounded the image as people took photos. I knelt at the railing to offer a prayer for the people of Cuba, that they might realize their dreams and build a country of which they could all be proud.
Along the side aisles of the church were museum-style cases containing baseballs, one of Cuba's favorite sports, and sports jackets and memorabilia from talented Cubans who have succeeded in realizing a bright future. One case contained prayers and photographs of the sick and loved ones lost. Church is a place to bring your struggles, your successes, your anxieties and fears to place them in Mary's hands as did the couple in Cana, trusting that she would bring them to her son.
Out in the street, vendors were selling images of La Virgen, proud of their work and hopeful that someone would buy something. We wandered into the neighborhood that surrounds the church. As is often the case, the poor live in hovels around the church, as if holding onto the faith as that which brings them hope. We stopped at a couple of houses and were greeted with marvelous smiles, especially from the little ones who enjoyed seeing strangers visit. The street was in serious disrepair but it did not prevent one boy from riding his bike up and around deep potholes and minor obstructions, trying to get home. The neighborhood seemed excited about the pope coming to their community. Many were too young to remember Blessed John Paul II's visit in 1998.
The group went to lunch at a restaurant right along the shimmering Caribbean. Rice and black beans are a Cuban staple, and the meal was delicious. Toward the end of lunch, someone looked up and cried, "Il Papa!" and people ran to the edge of the porch to see the Alitalia plane flying overhead. You could almost see the Holy Father waving to us as people waved enthusiastically from the ground. Later, many of the group watched on a grainy television in the bar of the hotel as the pope descended the stairs of the plane and was greeted by President Raul Castro.
We boarded our tourist buses to make the journey back to the site of the outdoor Mass. From a long way out, people holding Cuban and Vatican flags lined the streets, waving as we passed, cheering and filled with expectations. All the streets along the route were closed to traffic but were jammed with pedestrians. Castro had called for a holiday on the day the pope visited Santiago and another on the day of his Mass in Havana.
As we left our bus, we were swept up in a huge crowd that flowed peacefully down the streets. It was like a river of people curving their way downhill, a wave of people of all ages who had walked many miles to get to the celebration site. Some of the people from Florida broke down in tears as they saw throngs of their sisters and brothers, flocking to see the Holy Father in a country whose constitution only abolished atheism as the state creed in 1992, and a country from which they had to flee to practice their faith and to find their liberty.
The bishops vested in an area very near to the altar site. We found our places to the side of the main altar right in the sun. One could look out from the high altar and see people filling the whole square as clouds mercifully began to block the sun. The crowd was singing and chanting, enjoying one another's company as they waited for the pope to arrive. Castro and other government leaders were sitting in the first row, chatting with one another as they joined the waiting crowd.
During a lull in the activities, when things were very quiet, a man from the crowd, yelling at the top of his voice, "Down with communism! Down with the dictator!" Immediately security rushed toward him and dragged him off. Some of the pilgrims later said he was beaten mercilessly.
A van carrying the statue of La Virgen de la Caridad entered the square, traveling around the field as people struggled to catch a glimpse. Excitement built until the Holy Father's popemobile was seen coming down the road. People yelled and ran from one end of the square to the other to catch a glimpse.
The Holy Father appeared to have aged significantly from the last time I saw him almost two years ago. He appeared tired but seemed to push himself to be present to the people, to smile, and to reach out to them. The crowd was obviously pleased as they reached back.


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Don't cows understand that icy roads make it hard to deliver hay to their rightful owners? Would it be asking too much for them to munch a bit more conservatively during the worst of the winter weather?
I guess not. So last winter I had to load up my trailer and venture forth across the icy plains to deliver some of the good green stuff to the black-and-white crowd. It was a delivery to a steady customer near Conover. Getting to the actual farm requires me to cross busy Highway 52. That's not a problem. The problems are these two really big hills in the mile and a half from the highway to the customer's yard.
Normally, this would be a task for the big screamin' diesel pickup. I pull my load into the yard, Mr. Customer brings his tractor out and unloads me, and the whole thing is over within a half hour. Unfortunately, Mr. Customer is a big dairy guy. He milks a little more than 200 cows in a stanchion barn twice a day. The barn holds 108 cows. Mr. Customer spends something like five hours at each milking. That means that the blocks of time from about 6:00 to 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 to 10:00 p.m. are not available for working with hay. Toss in a normal noon hour and pretty soon you're down to a small window to get your hay activities out of the way.
There had to be a better way. Then it hit me like a bale coming down a hill. How does big business keep customers? Service! Full service! If I hauled my hay to the customer using my own tractor, I could unload it on my own schedule, at my own pace, with my own equipment. Mr. Customer had volunteered to let me use his loader tractor to unload my hay if he was still trapped in his prison cell — er, uh, in the barn — milking cows. Regrettably, Mr. Customer does not spend a great deal of money on his machinery like I do. Being given the privilege of driving a tractor roughly the same age as myself wasn't much of a bonus, in my opinion.
So it looked obvious. Hook onto my trailer with my front-wheel-assist loader tractor, drive the short distance to the Conover metroplex area, transfer some forage, and laugh all the way home about how easy it is. I love it when a plan comes together.
I loaded up my trailer, strapped it down extremely securely, and headed toward the certified scale in Ridgeway to document my tonnage. Then it was on to Conover.
One small hill west of Conover presented no problem to me and my tractor. We sailed down the easy downhill part and climbed the uphill side with little if any struggle. Then it was time to get through rush-hour traffic in downtown Conover. I met three cars in almost a mile.
Once through Conover, we came to Highway 52 and made it across.
In the next half-mile, it suddenly occurred to me. Someone from the county road department had obviously been out here since my last trip with a load of hay and re-graded the road. That upcoming hill never looked that big and imposing in a pickup. It had obviously had its slope increased somehow in the middle of January. Whoever had done it managed to move all the gravel and snow back into place so as to leave no trace of activity. Those darned stealth dozers. Can't trust 'em!
This next hill was starting to look a little imposing. But I could do it, I figured. None of those other hills had been a problem.
I made sure all four wheels were engaged and put it to the floor. The ascent to the summit began. It was looking pretty good. We were at 40%, then 50%, then 60% of the way to the top. The engine was starting to sound like this hill was for real. RPMs were dropping, but we were still moving forward. I shifted down a gear. We hit the 70% mark on the climb. Then we hit 80%. I shifted down again. Then we hit 85% and the RPMs were continuing to drop. I noticed that the wheels were beginning to turn much faster than what our forward progress would indicate. I shifted down one more time just as we climbed to the 90% level of the hill.
That's when the forward progress pretty much stopped, but the wheels kept turning at the same speed. We were now reaching the 89% level, despite the wheels spinning for dear life. Then it was the 88% level. Pretty soon, I noticed 87% go by and 86% was coming up fast. A quick check of the mirrors showed me that I'd have to maintain absolutely straight and square position on the roadway. One little move to the side and I'd be reviewing levels 86 through 40% from the ditch!
We came to a full and complete stop at what I estimated to be 86.39% of the summit. The rear tires of the trailer would begin exploration of the ditch at something like 83%. My life insurance policy would come into play somewhere in the high 60s!
I tried a couple more launches from there, but it's tough to start forward motion when you're sitting at the 86.39% level of the summit and you're on a glaze of ice that's been polished by a set of Firestones. The solution would not be easy. I had to swallow hard, grab the cell phone, and admit defeat.
A call was placed to Mr. Customer. It had been several months since I last called him, but for some reason I remembered his number. His school-age daughter answered the call. I asked if she could send her dad to the hill west of Larry's and make sure he brought a log chain to pull me up the hill.
A little while later, Mr. Customer showed up with his Johnson Administration tractor. His was a two-wheel-drive machine, but he did have chains on his rear tires. We hooked up our log chains and got ready to test our luck. The President Johnson Express was belching internal combustion fumes that would have made Al Gore throw a conniption fit. Before we could make any forward progress, we had to make some vertical progress. The PJE dug its way through the layers of ice down to gravel. When I realized that Mr. Customer and the PJE had a firm hold, I eased up on my brakes to keep me from sliding backwards and hit the differential lock so that all four wheels were turning in unison. Voila! We made it to 87%, then 88, then 90, 91, 92, 93 and straight on through to the summit!
I wanted to stop and plant a flag. Mr. Customer just wanted to get back to his cows. He suggested that we park the trailer right there on the summit and unload the bales on the spot. We'd store them in the adjoining field driveway. It was a field that belonged to his cousin, so it was perfectly kosher to put them there.
In a way, I was a little disappointed. We'd made that hill with no injuries and minimal destruction to public and private property. Surely we could try to make the next summit to the east. After that one, it would be a cakewalk to Mr. Customer's buildings.
No dice. We played it conservative and unloaded the load at the first summit. The next ascent would have to wait for another time. Besides, it was only early February. The way this winter was going, I'd have plenty of chances to roll the dice again.
The Hay Dude


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AAMCO Auto Repair Franchise: Prime Locations Available in the Sacramento Area
The fastest-growing auto repair franchise in the country is rapidly expanding in Sacramento
AAMCO is seeking to partner with entrepreneurs in the Sacramento area as the iconic auto repair franchise rapidly expands throughout the country. There are six AAMCO locations in the Sacramento area already, but the growing population has primed the market for many more opportunities in the auto repair franchise.
Why Sacramento? Why now?
The Sacramento metropolitan area has 2.5 million people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and Sacramento has experienced 20% growth over the course of a decade. With more than two people per household on average, and 74% of those households owning a car, it's easy to see the high demand for auto repairs throughout the area. When you factor in the AAA report showing the average sedan owner spending $8,500 a year on auto maintenance and operation, Sacramento is an ideal place for new AAMCO auto repair franchise locations.
Bring the fastest-growing auto repair franchise to your community
Since our founding in 1962, we have serviced more than 45 million vehicles and have opened more than 700 auto repair franchises across North America. Customers love our services, and that's not the only advantage we offer franchisees. We offer great systems for running your business. And, while they're still available, we offer great locations! Other auto repair franchises have high saturation, which means they have very limited territories available. With AAMCO, however, there are still opportunities to secure prime locations in Sacramento.
Do I qualify for a franchise?
Having experience in the auto repair business is not required for franchisees, because AAMCO has excellent training and support. Entrepreneurs from all backgrounds have learned — and can learn — to operate our professional franchises. You bring the commitment, drive, focus, and desire to be your own boss. The investment required to start an AAMCO franchise ranges from $227,400 to $333,000. This figure includes a $39,500 franchising fee, a range of $78,400 to $98,000 for equipment and supplies, $10,000 for business coach training, and a range of $14,000 to $43,000 for real estate and utility deposits. We're looking for people who have net worth of at least $250,000 and minimum liquidity of at least $65,000.
Build your success on ours
For half a century, the American public has linked the word transmission to AAMCO, and for good reason. Our proven expertise in fixing the most technically challenging part of a car is heralded far and wide. As a result, we are the leading brand for transmission work. To help our franchise owners get a bigger slice of the general automotive repair market, which generates $62 billion a year in sales according to IBISWorld research, we recently launched our Trust campaign to expand the public's perception of what we do. After all, if we are trusted to fix the most complicated part of a car, we can surely change our customers' oil, fix their brakes, and rotate their tires.
Learn more about franchise opportunities in Sacramento
AAMCO is awarding prime territories in Sacramento to qualified franchise partners. If you're curious, please fill out the form on our site. We'd love to schedule a visit to one of our area representative's stores in the Sacramento area. One tour of the store will confirm everything we have promised about the quality of the AAMCO brand, and our area representative can talk to you more in-depth about this franchise investment opportunity.
Fast facts about AAMCO
- Franchising since 1962
- Consistently ranked as a top choice in Entrepreneur magazine's annual Franchise 500 rankings of franchising opportunities
- 700+ locations
- SBA approved
- Total investment: $227,400 to $333,000


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Friday, August 7, 2009
Dedexer annotation support
Just a short post for those few who do Dalvik bytecode analysis: dedexer has now full annotation support! For example it now decompiles "throws" and inner class annotation, along with custom annotations. Go for 1.5 release to get it.
Posted by Gabor Paller at 11:20 AM
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Really enjoying - and actually using in action - the dedexer.
Java(-like) guessing would be really helpful
- August 8, 2009 at 11:13 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
"Java(-like) guessing would be really helpful"
That's far ahead. :-)
The next step is proper handling of invoke-quick instruction. It is not easy, will take some time.
- August 10, 2009 at 1:05 AM
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Fred Franklin, Hugh Greene, Joy Korman, Rad Lovett, Oscar Munoz, Lynn Pappas, Myron Pincomb, Patrick Plumlee, Lanny Russell, Bruce Taylor, Sharon Wamble King
Matthew Brockelman, Joannie Newton
Meeting called to order by Chair Pincomb.
Chair Pincomb asked for approval of the minutes from the June 21st meeting. Motion was made to approve--- with one correction. The motion passed unanimously.
No open comments at this time.
President Delaney stated that most buildings on campus are known by numbers not names. He has asked Vice President Pierre Allaire to look at giving names to the buildings by honoring individuals for service and/or financial contributions. Vice President Allaire is requesting that the policy be revised to be consistent with current state requirements. The proposed revision deletes the language requiring that naming opportunities be forwarded to the Florida Legislature for final approval.
Motion made to approve the revision. Motion carried and unanimously approved.
Vice President Shuman presented the Capital Outlay Quarterly Report to the Student Life and Facilities Committee.
Discussion item. No motion required.
In an effort to keep the Board of Trustees apprised of current metrics and trends within the university, Mr. John Yancey, Director of Admissions, and Associate Vice President Deb Kaye presented a progress brief on current fall enrollments and the fall 2011 student profile. They also presented a comparison between the growths from 2010 to 2011.
Discussion item. No motion was required.
Vice President Serwatka and Ms. Shawn Brayton, Academic Affairs, gave a presentation on the U.S. News and World Report on UNF's ranking in comparison to other colleges and universities. They explained how the rankings are recalculated and how UNF performed over the last three years compared to our peer institutions.
Mr. Ray Wikstrom, Director for Military and Veterans Resource Center, gave a presentation on the center's mission, purpose, and the services it provides to military and veteran students. Two students, Rose Morrisseau (Navy veteran) and Mark Middlebrook (Army veteran) spoke on the impact the center has had on their lives as a UNF student. They also shared how important the center is in assisting with navigating through the admission, enrollment, and financial processes.
Chair Pincomb adjourned the meeting.
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