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Former campaign coordinators for National Chairman hopeful for the New Patriotic Party, Stephen Ntim say they are not open for further negotiations with the aspirant after ditching his campaign yesterday.
According to them, it's an end of the road for them, as they are unwilling to partner Ntim in his course anymore although they described the move as a "painful and difficult decision."
Speaking on Anopa Kasapa on Kasapa 102.5 FM Monday, one of the disgruntled campaigners, Osman Zakariya cited Ntim's disloyalty to them as one of the reasons for their decision withdrawing from his campaign.
"It borders on ethics; personal principles. We've worked for him, since 2014, unfortunately he didn't win. We still remained committed to his course, it's not about resources" Zakariya told host kwaku Owusu Adjei.
The National Chairman hopeful Stephen Ayesu Ntim has been dealt a devastating blow as three of his campaign coordinators in the three Northern Regions have resigned.
Mohammed Iddi Kpemsi and Shiraz Anass who are his coordinators for the Northern Region, Abu Ibrahim Tony for the Upper West Coordinator and Osman Zakariya for the Upper East Regions in a joint statement accused him of having no good message for the party which informs their decision to resign from canvassing for votes for him.
"As his Campaign Managers for these Regions, we have realized that Mr. Ntim has no campaign message that will win him the Chairmanship. The messages and his campaign style is immoral, divisive and insulting to senior Members of the party."
Meanwhile, Pollster Ben Ephson says the development is a big dent on the Stephen Ntim campaign and most likely he'll lose out on his bid for the fourth time.
"This has put Freddy Blay in the driving seat, but lets see what happens; it will be one of the surprises if Freddy Blay loses, because with politics anything can happen."


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You may have heard that the Queen of England is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee (that's 60 years).
Gov. Bob McDonnell, House Speaker Bill Howell and Lord Alan Watson, a member of the House of Lords, planted a tree on Capitol Square in her honor Tuesday (though you wouldn't know it from the governor's schedule, which mistakenly left three events off his public calendar).
Alas, Prince Harry, who was in Washington this week planting his own maple tree, did not fight the traffic on I-95 to attend Virginia's festivities.
Watson, who co-authored a book exploring the Queen's relationship with the United States and Virginia, presented McDonnell with a letter from Her Majesty herself.
"When you get a letter from the Queen, you hang on to it,'' Watson said.
Virginia, of course, has a special place in Queen Elizabeth's heart. She wowed elected officials when she came for a visit five years ago for the 400th anniversary of Jamestown.
"I've never received a letter from a queen before, other than my wife,'' McDonnell quipped.
The two-sentence letter addressed to "The Honourable Bob McDonnell" states: "The Queen was interested to learn about the tree planting which is taking place in Virginia today to commemorate the Sixtieth Anniversary of her Accession to the Throne. Her Majesty appreciates your support on her Diamond Jubilee and sends her best wishes to all those who will be present for a most memorable and enjoyable event." It is signed in all caps: "Private Secretary'' and includes the seal of Buckingham Palace.
McDonnell tells us he is heading to England twice in the coming months for trade missions — England and Ireland in June and England, Sweden and Germany in July. One of the trips will include a visit to the Farnborough International Air Show in London.
After his appearance in Richmond, McDonnell headed back out on his campaign-like tour across the state to call attention to all that's right in Virginia.
Democrats have called the travel — gasp — political, but the governor says this is all part of his normal duties.
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Paul viewed Sylvette as his intellectual equal and dedicated all of his books to her. Alongside this respect for his wife and life partner, Paul Eldridge displayed a playful irreverence with regard to concepts of male and female roles, as is evident in the subjects and titles of many of his works.


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This morning I was chatting with a friend about all the technological advances that have come into being since I was a kid. I grew up in the 80s/90s, and there were things I thought about as being awesome, but impossible, that are now reality. I thought it would be fun to list them on my blog. Mostly so my children can read it, or automatically download it to their brains, and laugh someday.
Wouldn't it be great if you could watch what ever cartoon you wanted whenever you wanted, and you didn't have to wait until 10:00 for Strawberry Shortcake? Enter DVRs, Netflix, Hulu, and Video on Demand.
Wouldn't it be great if you could call your friends where ever they were? No more standing at the North entrance of the mall wondering if your friend had a flat, got grounded, or thought you said South side of the mall. Enter cell phones. Most don't even have a hard line anymore.
Wouldn't it be great if there was no long distance charges? I moved when I was 17, and my bff and I were relegated to something like 30 minutes on the phone per week, and that cost a fortune. Enter no roaming or long distance cell phone plans.
Wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to buy the whole album just for one awesome song? Enter ITunes, and the like. I haven't bought a CD in I don't know how long.
Wouldn't it be great if you could watch movies and TV shows in the car? Enter portable DVD players, and tablets.
Wouldn't it be great if you could see the person you were talking to on the phone? Enter facetime, Skype, and the like.
Wouldn't it be great if you could see the picture you were taking, and could order double copies of only the one you wanted instead of the whole role? Enter digital cameras
Wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to hunt down a news paper or fiddle with the phone book just to get a movie time or call for dinner reservations? Enter the internet.
Wouldn't it be great if you could talk to all of your friends at once so you could make plans without calling and recalling everyone 100 times? Enter the group message.
To be sure, this is only the tip of the iceberg of all the incredibly awesome things that have happened since I was a kid. This is just a list of some of the actual things I thought about between the ages of about 7 and 18. My kids have it soooo much easyer, but harder at the same time. They have all these awesome things, but they'll never sit with their friends listening to a radio program waiting to see if one of their crushes called to dedicate a song to them. They'll never excitedly run to meet their friend in the hallway to pass the group notebook, and see who was in love with who that week. Plus, with tracking a video devices they'll have to work a whole lot harder to lie about where they are, or what they are doing……Caller ID was the bane of my existence as a teen.
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RAF Defford Heritage Weekend in 2015 took place on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July.
Time: 10am – 5pm Location: National Trust Croome Park, Worcestershire, WR8 9DW
This year the event was organised by the National Trust with support from DAHG. Activities were not confined to the RAF site at Croome but will extend into the Park and to The Court.
The National Trust Croome page contains further information about the site, including travel directions.* The Croome Event diary entry can be found here. There is also a National Trust Facebook Event Page here (and Twitter, here.)
- Photocall for Veterans who served at RAF Defford, at 11.00 on the Saturday (July 11th)
- DAHG marquees – one large, one smaller – next to the 'RAF Canteen' building
- Re-enactors in different areas on the RAF site and in The Park, including the newly restored Ambulance Garage, open to the public for the first time
- Spitfire fly-past by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
- RAF Defford Museum, in the splendidly restored former Decontamination Annexe, open all day
- DAHG and Malvern Radar & Technology History Society marquee
- ATC cadets
- 'Remember the Fallen' display
- 1940s Wedding Exhibition in Croome Church
- Bertha the YMCA Tea Car selling drinks and snacks
- Live Music performances, vintage market and more!
Admission free to National Trust members.
For more information on the event, contact Becky Wilks of the National Trust at Croome (http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/croome/) on 01905 370005 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com
* PLEASE NOTE – The road from High Green to Croome is CLOSED until September. Follow the diversion signs which will bring you into Croome via Defford village and Besford. For more information, see this map on the National Trust website.


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Industrial Control and Automation networks generally use unique topology.Unlike typical office Ethernet 'star' networks where a multi-port switch provides point-to-point links to the other nodes, the control layer of an industrial network is usually based on a ring layout.A ring or daisy-chain simplifies cabling and can extend Ethernet's reach without going to the expense of a fibre-based system. Mike Jones examines the design implications.
Reduction in the required cabling of an Ethernet ring network provides benefits welcome to the automotive and aerospace industry. Less cabling means weight reductions which has a direct impact on fuel efficiency and hence, overall costs. It also suits the layout of the typical automation cell where production tends to take place in a linear progression down the factory floor.
The introduction of Ethernet over lightweight Plastic Optical Fibre (POF) has added a further dimension by lowering of costs both in money and weight. An example applications is shown in Fig. 1 using a simple surveillance system distributed around a building perimeter. By linking each camera/sensor as a physical network ring around the perimeter, such techniques will prevent the need for a series of longer cable runs each routed back to a central switch. It also makes it easier to keep to the 100m link limit specified in IEEE 802.3 section 40.7. The basic building block in a ring network is the 3-Port switch. As we will discuss shortly the Ethernet ring requires managing to ensure that one of the links is 'broken' to prevent endless message looping.
Fig. 1.A ring network requires managing against the endless packet loop
However, there are two major issues as a result of implementing an Ethernet ring network; management of the loop and increased latency. A ring network also limits bandwidth, but this can be deemed as a minor issue as the 100Mbps offered by Fast Ethernet is usually more than adequate for control-layer networks.
Managing the Ethernet Ring
Unlike a token-ring network, which has been the basis for much of the IEEE 802.3 specification evolution, it is in fact forbidden to configure Ethernet as a true ring. Any loops within an Ethernet network will result in the duplication of packets that are forwarded in endless loops, quickly degrading the bandwidth and efficiency of a network. There is no available common standard that specifically deals with the management of Ethernet rings. Proprietary network market solutions provide product differentiation and various techniques can be used for the implementation of network ring management. However, when looking for a standards-based solution for ring management, Spanning Tree or Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol may fit the bill.
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is defined in IEEE 802.1d and creates a 'spanning tree' within a mesh network of Ethernet switches by blocking duplicate links to form a single active path between any two network nodes. The redundancy in the network can provide automatic backup paths if any of the active links fail.
Fig. 2. Managing network loops with Spanning Tree Protocol
This management of the redundant links is very desirable to reduce the down time industrial networks. For example, the network shown in Fig. 2 contains a loop between links 2, 3, 4 and 5. Here STP will force one of these links into a blocked state to break the loop. In this case link 4 is blocked, which can then act as the backup link. If any of the other active links 2, 3 or 5 subsequently fail, the protocol will disable the blocked state to enable full connectivity between the switches. Note in this example there is no redundancy backup for link 1.
STP is conducted by each switch in the network regularly exchanging information on the status of network, every two seconds. This information is carried in special data packets called Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs), identified by the Ethernet multicast address 01:80:C2:00:00:00. There are three stages of operation of the protocol:
Figure 3 illustrates the process flow through the STP states.
Fig. 3. Flow of STP states
Although the STP algorithm is executed in software it is a Layer 2 (Ethernet) protocol. Support will be required by the Ethernet switch to support the five states. BPDU packets received by the switch also need to be identified and automatically passed to the processor port to process. All of our managed Ethernet switch components support such hardware features.
One of the problems with using STP to provide redundancy in industrial networks is switchover time. A delay of just under a minute to recover from a fault condition is far too long for automation networks. Faster spanning tree convergence is provided by the more recent IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) to reduce the down time to around two seconds. However, even RSTP does not meet the demands of all customers, where sub-100ms failover time is not an uncommon requirement.
Virtual LAN support
To improve switchover performance such protocols need to be adapted to specific custom solutions. By considering that a ring is a single subset of the vast mesh network configurations, management performance can be improved, whilst simultaneously reducing the complexity.
The next section demonstrates how VLAN (Virtual LANs) support in managed Ethernet switches, like Micrel's KSZ8893MQL (3-port) and KSZ8995MA (5-Port), can help reduce the network management effort and costs.
VLAN is a method of creating independent logical networks within a physical network. By blocking specific ports or switching paths VLAN can configure and manage Ethernet ring networks with minimal software support. There are two main types of VLAN, port-based and tag-based.
With port-based VLAN, each switch port is manually configured to select which other local ports are members of its VLAN. Ingress packets are only allowed to be forwarded to other port members of the VLAN.
Fig. 4. IEEE 802.1q Tag Format
With tag-based VLAN as defined by IEEE 802.1q, a 4-byte tag containing a 12-bit VLAN identifier (VID) is added to each packet (see Fig. 4). A programmed VLAN table is held by the switch which lists the port members against each valid VID.
Identifying nodes using port VLAN
Like with all solutions the key is to select a master (or root) node and for it to then discover the network topology. For a ring network this means learning the address and order of each node with respect to the master. An example of how to identify and order the slave nodes, using a simple port-based VLAN implementation is given in Fig. 5. Here the Master node sends out a broadcast 'invite request' to each of the Slave nodes (SW1,2,3) to reply, providing essential log information such as ID, address, etc. Dynamically configuring the Slave node port VLAN setting, results in 'known' nodes passing the request through to the next 'unknown' Slave node in the ring. This unknown Slave node will forward the incoming request to port 3, the processor port, due to the VLAN configuration.
Fig. 5. Using VLAN to setup a simple redundant ring network
Latency in ring networks
Generally, real-time Ethernet performance is performed by time-multiplexing the communication on the network between the different nodes. Critical isochronous data transfer is performed at the start of the cycle, followed by non-critical TCP/IP traffic. Such methods guarantee the real-time performance of the network while allowing compatibility with enterprise TCP/IP networks. Multiple Industrial Ethernet standards have emerged based on such techniques, for example Profinet and Ethernet Powerlink, with one critical factor of concern: node latency.
Ethernet ring topology networks can degrade real-time performance due to increased latencies. Network latency is increased as a result of data passing through each node in the ring before reaching its destination. The latency through an Ethernet switch is directly proportional to the packet size, due to the store and forward architecture. The total latency can be calculated by the simple formula below:
Total Latency = (Packet size x 8) /rate + forwarding delay
The forwarding delay in the switch is normally small, constant and independent of packet size. A typical figure for any Micrel-based Ethernet switch is around 2.7µs. Hence, the switch latency for a 64-byte packet will be approximately 7.8µs compared to a 124µs delay when a 1518 byte is forwarded. From this we can conclude the following tips when designing an Ethernet ring network:
Fixing the size of the packets in a network will provide constant switch latency;
Switch latency can be reduced by reducing the packet size to a minimum.
Priority schemes do not actually reduce the packet latency through a switch. Priority, often know as QoS (Quality of Service) only reduces relative packet latency during congestion periods. Congestion will occur when, using the example in Figure 6, both the processor (at port 3) and the ingress port 1 wish to forward a packet onto the ring (port 2). In this case one of the packets will be subject to additional delay, whilst waiting in the egress queue. Priority schemes, typically IEEE 802.1p, can help higher priority packets jump the queue. The worst case scenario occurs when packets are dropped and thus require re-transmission (via TCP or similar). IEEE 802.1p uses the same tag, as defined by 802.1q (see Figure 3) to classify each packet with a priority level by decoding the 3-bit Priority code. So to reiterate, priority schemes can only reduce the additional network latency variations but cannot reduce the fixed switch latency.
To reduce latency jitter in the network, the Ethernet Powerlink Group recommends using 100Base-TX/FX Ethernet repeater hubs. Repeater hubs deploy a 'Cut-through' architecture which significantly diminishes latency by forwarding the incoming packet to all ports (with the exception of the ingress port) before receiving the complete packet. Lower latency is offered compared to store&forward switches, independent of packet size.
However, repeater hubs today are rare and lack features such as tag-VLAN common to managed switches. Repeater hub implementation tends to be FPGA-based with external Ethernet PHYs, increasing risk, cost, board space and time-to-market. A solution can be found by using KSZ88xx family of switch and controller silicon which supports a low latency repeater mode. This mode provides a maximum port-to-port latency of 310ns and total deviation of a mere 40ns, substantially easing the design problem for critical applications.
Total node-to-node latency, although important, can be less critical than latency variations, known as latency jitter. Fixed latencies can be compensated for in a network while variations cannot, directly resulting in reduced accuracy for real-time packet delivery.
To overcome latency jitter many Industrial Ethernet standards are starting to adopt higher layer protocols such as IEEE1588 to operate each node from a common clock source. IEEE 1588 uses UDP (User Datagram Protocol) packets over IP on the Ethernet network to provide synchronisation in a network down to a microsecond. Such performance fulfils the stringent real-time requirements for motion control applications. (See Dirk Mohl's article on page 10 of this issue.)
To achieve synchronisation with the rest of the network each node must determine which clocking source it should use. All nodes perform the 'Best Master Clock' algorithm to select timing. If the node is to be a master to many of the nodes in the ring then a high precision source, such as GPS, is used. If the node is not designated as a master then it will extract timing from the network using the IEEE 1588 protocol. Failure to extract timing from the network will result in using the onboard local oscillator. The master is responsible for providing all the slaves in the network with an advertisement of it's position. If the slave does not receive any advertisement from the master then it will designate itself as the master.
To synchronise the master and slaves IEEE 1588 operates PTP (Precise Time Protocol) based on IP multicasting. The switch needs to identify PTP packets and timestamp the ingress and egress PTP packets. In the ingress direction the switch will forward the incoming PTP packets directly to the processor port. The timestamp point occurs after the SOF (Start of Frame), at the first bit of the DA (Destination Address).
IEEE 1588 time stamping can be implemented in software via the processor or hardware using a FPGA sitting between the switch and PHYs. However, software methods are less accurate as it is difficult to compensate for the non-deterministic switch latency. Synchronisation accuracy of typically 10µs to 100µs is achievable in software compared to less than 1µs using a hardware approach.
And finally...
The traditional point-to-point 'star' Ethernet network topology has been replaced by the favoured ring for many industrial applications. The Ethernet ring network brings the added benefits of a reduction in cable, reducing both weight and cost, as well as simplifying the cabling installation. However, these advantages are not without their drawbacks as a result of using ring topology.
It is generally forbidden to configure Ethernet in a true ring. Loops in the network will quickly result in bandwidth degradation due to an increasing number of packets circulating in the endless loops. As we have shown protocols, such as Spanning Tree, and Ethernet filtering and VLAN features can be effectively used to manage the loop to prevent such catastrophic failure.
The second issue for Ethernet ring networks is a concern for realtime applications due to their increased packet latency. Low latency repeater modes, as uniquely supported by Micrel's KSZ8893MQL/FQL 3-Port Switch Family, can offer one solution. Alternatively networks can be synchronised using protocols like IEEE 1588 to overcome such latency issues in real-time applications.
Mike Jones is senior FAE with the semiconductor company Micrel


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18 February, February 2009 MeasurementCamp - Kindly hosted by Hill & Knowlton (thanks to Gaylene Ravenscroft @ravenscroft)
Overall Summary:
A very posh building.
Group Discussions:
Group 1
Group 2
- Talk to your client upfront about what you can measure and importantly what you can't
- How do we get more integration into the analytics systems of our client's pages?
- Why aren't we using older tools like surveys and panels more?
- Start with what your client measures, then educate during the process and include 'newer' measurements
- Should we include measurements that won't be understoof when passed up the chain of command in the client's company?
- When do you stop measuring?
- Make sure your unique, trackable URL isn't given out anywhere else in the comms!
Group 3
Group 4
This was the group with Ross, Janet, Jez, Mark and others - campaign to drive awareness of an employer brand, and drive traffic to a recruitment microsite.
- Competition on the site would drive online buzz through forums, blogs etc.
- Employee referral scheme would be driven through a downloadable form, and equip present team members with a unique URL
- Competition buzz and general employer brand sentiment measured via online monitoring tools, but also through traditional style focus groups, and by the recruitment team when talking to candidates. Combining number-driven analysis with more anecdotal, human info.
- Referral activity could be measured by the number of referees, and by tracking the URL - this opens up the idea of competition, with employees proactively gaining referrals to become the top referrer.
- Key measurement would be collected by onsite team by way of applicant volume.
Ruth Baker, NixonMcInnes http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk
James Gurd, e-inbusiness http://www.e-inbusiness.co.uk
Chris Reed, Fishburn Hedges http://thegingermonkey.blogspot.com
Neil Kleiner & Pilar Barrio, EI, IPG and Greenroom http://www.greenroom-digital.com/ http://twitter.com/nkleiner
Will McInnes, NixonMcInnes http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk http://twitter.com/willmcinnes
Claire O'Sullivan, Metrica http://www.metrica.net/measurementmatters
Aliya Zaidi, Econsultancy, http://econsultancy.com/
Michelle Goodall http://www.econsultancy.com | Twitter | LinkedIn
Richard Bagnall, Metrica, http://www.metrica.net
Michael Ishmael, Metrica http://www.metrica.net
Guy Stephens, Carphone Warehouse Carphone Warehouse @guy1067
Brendan Cooper, Metia http://www.metia.com http://brendancooper.com
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Day three provided changing conditions but the Wind Voyager Triple-S Water Patrol was able to move the park to the darkside of the slick mid day. We made it through all of the men's first heats on the Liquid Force Kites Reverse Rainbow and Wind Voyager Super Kicker. The unique shape of Slick Island provides perfect flat water in nearly any wind direction and has been the heart of the Wind Voyager Triple-S since its start, 13 years ago. Gallery by Nate Appel, Video by Ryan Osmond
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The ASEAN trading bloc was created in 1967 by five founding member countries: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines. As of today, ASEAN also has five other member countries – Brunei, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Burma. All countries part of the ASEAN alliance are vastly different in culture, demographics, economic resources, and political systems. These ten countries can meet together and establish a mutually beneficial economic partnership despite their diversity. In part, this partnership has been helped by regional integration. (Tan, M.; May 2007).
In the following analysis, this author will describe regional integration. By taking a look at regional integration, we will discuss both the advantages and disadvantages as demonstrated by various global trading blocs. This author will analyze the economic development stages of several countries in the ASEAN bloc. Lastly, the overall economic development of ASEAN has an effect upon global business, and this author will describe these ramifications.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Trading Blocs
When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was established on January 1, 1994, citizens of the United States, Mexico, and Canada were merged into one continental trading bloc. One disadvantage to NAFTA is its ability to displace individual countries' workers and resources due to market integration. (Foreign Agricultural Service; n.d.).
For example, livestock and agricultural farmers in the United States now compete with products from Mexico. Due to inexpensive labor costs and inexpensive agricultural land, Mexico has a clear advantage when exporting their goods to the U.S. As a result, farmers and ranchers in the U.S. are forced to continuously search for ways to make their operations less expensive, in order to compete. (Knutson, R.D. & Ochoa, R.; Jan. 2004)
However, advantages are also brought forth by trading blocs. For example, after the Korean and Vietnam Wars of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, much of Southeast Asia was left economically decrepit, with very little ability to exert market influence on the global economy. Since the creation of the ASEAN trading bloc, however, Southeastern Asia has successfully negotiated profitable trade agreements, therefore allowing the ASEAN countries to individually improve their economic progress. For example, luxury hardwoods, such as teak and bamboo, are now exported on a massive scale to industrialized nations, helping to manufacture flooring and furniture. These hardwoods are largely harvested from ASEAN countries such as Thailand.
Economic Development Stages
Thailand, one of the countries part of the ASEAN trading bloc, seems to be in the middle of the economic development stages. While the country has experienced fairly high growth rates (6.7% per annum), Thailand still seems unable to control internal market forces and anticipate external changes, in order to create a stable, functioning, dynamic economy. In particular, Thailand is internally held back by several factors. First, its financial, metropolitan, and trading center resides in the capitol city of Bangkok. This does not allow the country to diversify its economic center. If Bangkok isn't doing well infrastructurally, then Thailand's economic forecast will soon become gloomy. Second, Thailand still bears an unfortunate illiteracy rate. The majority of the population is employed in production (blue-collar) jobs, and this demographic does not lend itself to economic development. (Jitsuchon, S.; July 1991).
Another ASEAN country with a very different economic development stage is the nation of Brunei.
"The economy is a mixture of foreign and domestic entrepreneurship, government regulation and welfare measures, and village tradition. It is almost totally supported by exports of crude oil and natural gas, with revenues from the petroleum sector accounting for more than 50% of GDP Per capita GDP is $8,800, and substantial income from overseas investment supplements domestic production. The government provides for all medical services and subsidizes food and housing " (ASEAN Association for Planning and Housing; n.d. Pg. 1 ¶ 4)
Brunei has succeeded in using its wealthy resources to improve the nation economically. Unlike other oil-producing nations in the middle east, Brunei, also a Muslim state, invests its earnings in both other, diversified economic development and in the improvement of the state. Brunei is at a significantly higher economic stage than its ASEAN counterpart, Thailand.
Global Effects of ASEAN Economic Development
ASEAN countries were once the most impoverished nations of the world. However, due to increasingly successful trading agreements and leveraged tariffs, the countries are quickly improving economically, despite their history of wars, internal strife, and political unrest. With the developed strength of the ASEAN bloc, other nearby trading blocs such as APEC may be affected. While APEC has several wealthy, industrialized nations as members, this may be a disadvantage to the trading bloc. On the other hand, ASEAN countries fall somewhere on the lower to mid-range scale of economic development. Due to their relative lack of development, ASEAN countries may be able to negotiate incredibly low bids for labor, and thus attract foreign companies interested in new production facilities.
Another global effect of ASEAN economic development revolves around the timber industry. At this time, many furniture and flooring manufacturers avoid using luxury hardwoods from the South American rainforests. ASEAN countries are providing an alternative, and many lumber countries in Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Laos are engaging in environmentally sustainable logging practices – a clear enticement to western interests. As a result of this developing industry, ASEAN countries could soon have a successful monopoly on luxury hardwood materials.
The ASEAN countries are not the most impoverished in the world, but are still seeking growth and improvement to begin a sound economic foundation. Through further work with trade agreements, tariffs, and diplomatic partnerships with industrialized nations, ASEAN countries can expect external forces to help them improve economically.
ASEAN Association for Planning and Housing (n.d.). "Planning & Development (Brunei)". Retrieved online September 17, 2007 from http://aaph.net/planning-development/brunei/.
Foreign Agricultural Service (n.d.). "North American Free Trade Agreement". Retrieved online September 16, 2007.
Jitsuchon, S. (July 1991). "Retrospect's and Prospects of Thailand's Economic Development". Retrieved online September 17, 2007 from http://www.esri.go.jp/en/archive/wor/abstract/wor02-e.html
Knutson, R.D. & Ochoa, R. (Jan. 2004). "Achieving Market Integration – North American Free Trade Agreement". Retrieved online September 17, 2007 from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3723/is_1_16/ai_114328140.
Soomer, J. (2003). "Why Regional Integration Benefits". Retrieved online September 16, 2007 from http://www.eccb-centralbank.org/PDF/newspaper3.pdf.
Tan, M.(May 2007). "Asean Plus". Retrieved online from Michael Tan's weblog Pinoy Kasi, part of the Philippine Daily Inquirer opinion column. Retrieved online September 15, 2007 from http://michaeltanpinoykasi.blogspot.com/2007/05/asean-plus.html
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Phoenix Day Hike: Spur Cross and Elephant Mountain Loop
Spur Cross and Elephant Mountain Loop
Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Explore the Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area with this lengthy loop. This trail visits the waterside and a historic site. Dogs are allowed.
- Level: Strenuous
- Total Distance: 6.9 miles round-trip
- Hiking Time: 4 hours
- Elevation Change: 1,600 feet
- GPS Coordinates: 33.8864 N, 111.9518 W
Strenuous hikes are suitable for very fit hikers who are seeking a workout.
After visiting so many of the other regional parks with their fancy bathrooms, picnic tables, and running water, Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area is just kind of…cute. Still in its infancy as the one of the newest additions to the Maricopa County Regional Parks System, there's a respectable humility to the dirt road, minimal trailheads, and well-maintained portable bathrooms. With a visit during its humble beginnings, you can be one of the first in The Valley to travel these new trails just north of Cave Creek's main drag.
This loop (a combination of three trails) creates a 6.9-mile, lasso-shaped route that travels the heart of the Conservation Area's land. This trek crosses Cave Creek (the body of water, not the town), climbs up and over Elephant Mountain, and offers a visit to a working water spring and an ancient ruin. Heck yeah! To begin, walk from the Spur Cross Ranch gravel parking lot north to the park's entrance, pay the entrance fee at the station, then continue north to a large clearing with portable bathrooms and a small nature center. Find the Spur Cross trailhead to the northwest of the main kiosk. The Spur Cross Trail immediately splits, so be sure to veer left to follow the Spur Cross Trail northwest. At 0.2 mile, cross over the (most likely) dry bed of Cave Creek and ignore the turnoff for Metate Trail as you begin a subtle ascent.
Continue hiking along the ascent on Spur Cross Trail, heading northwest until reaching the intersection with Tortuga Trail at 0.6 mile. This is the beginning of the loop. Start the north side of the loop by veering right to follow the Tortuga Trail as it continues northwest. At 1.1 miles, and after a 250-foot climb, you plunge into a dry gorge. As you climb out of the gorge, look for the signed Elephant Mountain Trail at 1.5 miles. Hop on the Elephant Mountain Trail, which continues northwest. After a brief 0.2 mile, the trail splits. Ignore the signed turnoff leading to the Tonto National Forest, and instead, veer left to continue along Elephant Mountain Trail heading west. Almost immediately, the trail makes a steep descent into the Boca Grande Wash and follows the wash for the next 0.3 mile. Be on the lookout for footsteps, cairns, and branches flagged with bright pink plastic ties as the trail meanders in and out of the sandy wash. The final exit of the wash occurs at 2.1 mile and is marked by a brown post.
From the end of the wash, climb a steep shale ascent for just 0.1 mile. This is the start of the main climb up the northeastern slope of Elephant Mountain. When the trail briefly mellows out at 2.4 miles, look for a small trail marker and a narrow trail that descends north. Take it! After a short 25 feet or so, you find the Ringneck Spring, which is now an old-timey water pump and metal bucket. The water is supposedly clean (maybe let the dog test it). Anyway, it's a short detour, which leads to the rare novelty of a water source in the desert. When ready, turn around and retrace your steps back to the Elephant Mountain Trail and turn right to head southwest.
Welcome to the final climb of the day! Grunt your way up the 350 feet to the Elephant Mountain saddle at an elevation of 3,215 feet. Take in the breeze and glance west to see the (what's thought to be) Hohokam ruin of a wall. To the southeast, notice the riparian cottonwood trees poking out from the Jewel of the Creek Preserve. Then continue south along the Elephant Mountain Trail for a sweet, sweet (and steep) descent of 775 feet along the south side of Elephant Mountain.
At 3.5 miles total, the steep stuff is over and so is the Elephant Mountain Trail. Hop on the Spur Cross Trail, which forces a sharp left turn to head north, then immediately east. The rest of the hike is super-easy and flat. Ignore the turnoff to Dragonfly and Tortuga Trails at 5.3 miles. At 6 miles, you once again ignore the Tortuga Trail (this is where you started the loop). Take a right turn instead to head east along the Spur Cross Trail, taking the familiar route back over Cave Creek and to the Spur Cross trailhead. Haul south along the dirt road to the gravel parking lot and congratulate yourself—someday, you can say you knew Spur Cross Conservation Area "way back when."
Cut this hike into a short lasso-shaped loop that skips the climb to Elephant Mountain by combining the Tortuga Trail with the Spur Cross Trail. Begin this hike following the Spur Cross Trail to the northwest. At 0.6 mile, veer right to follow the Tortuga Trail, which continues northwest. At 1.3 miles, the trail splits. Take a sharp left turn to continue along the Tortuga Trail (ignoring the Elephant Mountain Trail) and head southeast. After 0.5 mile, the Tortuga Trail runs back into the Spur Cross Trail. Turn left onto the Spur Cross Trail as it zigzags its way back to its original juncture with Tortuga Trail. Continue along the Spur Cross Trail heading southeast, crossing Cave Creek to the Spur Cross Trail trailhead. This option totals 3.6 miles.
From downtown Phoenix, take AZ‑51 north for approximately 16 miles. Take exit 15B on the left to merge onto westbound AZ‑101 Loop for 1.7 miles. Take exit 28 for Cave Creek Road and turn right onto Cave Creek Road, heading north for 12.3 miles. Turn left onto Spur Cross Road and head north for 0.2 mile. Turn right onto Grapevine Road and go east for 160 feet. Take the first left onto Spur Cross Road and follow it north for 4 miles. The Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area gravel parking lot is on the right (east). Park, then walk north along the dirt road. Pass through the park gate and pay the fee at the self-pay station. After 0.2 mile, find the Spur Cross Trail trailhead to the northwest.
Information and Contact
There is a fee of $3 per person. An annual pass is available for $75. Dogs on leash are allowed. Maps are available at the entrance or online. The park is open daily (6am-8pm Sun.-Thurs., 6am-10pm Fri.-Sat.). For more information, contact the Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area, 44000 North Spur Cross Road, Cave Creek, AZ 85331, 480/488-6601.
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I have been thinking about how to incorporate the general ideas from this post into the revised and clarified version of my second chapter, upon which I am now working. It seems that there are three axes across which environmental problems can be assessed: predictability, intentionality, and desirability. Of these, the third is most likely to have different values for different actors.
The mine tailings example is certainly intentional, for it is an inescapable and obvious product of mining activity. The predictability score depends on the status of knowledge about the health and ecological consequences of particular tailings at the time when they were released into the environment. Here, there is also a discussion to be had about the extent to which an actor engaged in something that could well have ecological or health consequences is morally obligated to investigate what those may be. There are also questions about whether private actors are merely obliged to follow the law, or whether they need to act upon moral considerations with which the law has not explicitly saddled them.
On the matter of desirability, the range includes possibilities of utility gain, indifference, and loss. The mining company probably has an indifferent or unfavourable view of tailings: if they could be avoided for moderate cost, they would be. This is certainly true now that the consequences of certain tailings are known and legal and moral obligations on the part of such companies are fairly well entrenched. A more interesting possibility is environmental change that increases the utility of some, while diminishing that of others. This could happen both with intentional acts (say, building a dam) or unintentional ones (the unintended introduction of a species into a new area).
In any event, the new plan is to boil the introductory portion of the chapter down until it is only about 1000 words long. Then, I will write 2500 words each on the case studies, and 1000 words in concluding comments. Most of the existing commentary will be migrated into the case study sections. The best way to do all of this is probably to re-write from scratch, then import and vital elements and citations from the old version. A similar chapter model can be adopted for the third and fourth chapters and, since most of the research being done covers all three, they should prove reasonably easy to write once it is done.
[Update: 3 March 2007] I now feel confident that the version of the chapter to be submitted tomorrow, four days late, will be enormously superior to what could have been submitted on time. This owes much to the new books I got at the Geography and Environment Library. Those with restricted wiki access can have a look at the emerging draft.


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Adam condemned you in Eden; you condemn yourself daily; your perverse nature loves sin and hates God; you are doomed to hell forever (Rom 3:9-18,23; 5:12-19; 6:23). You need a Savior, and not any savior will do, for the offended Judge is Almighty God, who cannot and will not acquit or clear you (Ex 34:7; Nah 1:3). There is no more important topic. How can you be saved from certain judgment?
Adam and Eve tried fig leaves and the blame game. Cain tried a new religion. Noah's generation tried ignoring the warnings. Israel tried the brazen serpent, the ark of the covenant, and then the temple. Legalists tried Moses' law. Catholics hope in sacraments. Buddhists hope in reincarnation. Mormons hope in baptism for the dead. Many hope in a decision for Jesus. Where is your hope? Will it work?
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When were you saved? How were you saved? God saves His elect in five distinct phases or stages. Without these five aspects of salvation, you cannot rightly divide scripture on the most important Bible doctrine (II Tim 2:15). This sermon will teach you more about how to read and understand the Bible about salvation than any other. When would Paul say he was saved?
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Calvinism, Arminianism, and the Truth
An examination of TULIP.
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Do you understand the important difference?
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How are you saved? Did God save you by free grace? Or did you save yourself by some act? Or did you do something to cooperate with God and make Jesus Christ's work effective for you? There are only two ways a sinner can be saved. Either God saves him unconditionally as a free gift of His grace, or he must do something in order to obtain it for himself. There is no other choice. All religions and doctrines are either unconditional or conditional. Either man does nothing for his salvation, or he must do something.
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How sinners are made just and righteous before God is of great importance. Both Arminians and Calvinists claim sinners must believe before God will justify them. We hold that justification is by Jesus Christ alone, just as our Baptist ancestors did in the 1600s. Read this worthy explanation by Samuel Richardson from 1647.
Did Peter save Cornelius? By preaching? Or by baptism? Or did God save Cornelius by free grace in Jesus Christ, and Peter only told him about it?
The record of Cornelius in Acts 10 is an inspired account of the first official Gentile conversion. Most today think that eternal life hinges on a decision made for Jesus during the repeated singing of "Just As I Am." But Peter did not give an invitation, and they did not sing a funeral dirge played on an organ. Cornelius was accepted with God and born again long before meeting Peter. Read about it, and get the Bible order of salvation established in your mind.


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Inland Fisheries Ireland highlights fresh development on recreational seabass angling
Thursday, 21st December, 2017: The European Union has introduced new regulations for the Irish seabass recreational fishery, which will operate on a catch and release basis for 2018.
This outcome is a result of successful negotiation by Minister for Agriculture Food and Marine, Michael Creed TD, at the Fisheries Council in Brussels last week where the initial proposal from Europe was for a complete ban on recreational fishing for six months and a catch and release fishery for six months.
Inland Fisheries Ireland now awaits updated Irish legislation from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to allow for the enforcement of a catch and release fishery in all areas of the country from January 1, 2018.
The new rule, which applies to Ireland, states: 'In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7a to 7k, only catch-and-release fishing for European seabass shall be allowed. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area.' The new regulation sees a consistent approach being applied throughout the Irish coastline.
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The strict bass management regime currently operating for Irish waters is based on a heavily controlled and restricted recreational fishery. Bass anglers have an extremely positive approach to bass conservation, catch and release, and the requirement for good handling in order to maintain the species and their recreational activity.
Inland Fisheries Ireland would like to acknowledge the support of anglers for IFI's 'Citizen Science' bass conservation programme; anglers, through their conservation-oriented ethos, have been the key stakeholders in supporting research into bass stock status over the past five years by providing catch and fish stock data, which has underpinned provision of scientific and management advice.
Economically, the bass recreational fishery is extremely valuable to rural coastal communities.
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The economic value of bass fishing and sea angling in Ireland:
According to the National Strategy for Angling Development document, 'The Economic Contribution of Bass and Sea Angling in Ireland (2015)', the total direct expenditure of anglers from all markets (Ireland, Northern Ireland and overseas visitors) on Irish bass and sea angling is in the region of €52 million and €116 million respectively. The total direct expenditure on recreational bass and sea angling in Ireland by anglers from all markets is estimated to be of the order of €168.6 million.
Recreational angling in Ireland can provide significant economic benefits to rural and peripheral regions whose natural angling resources can attract both domestic and overseas angling participants. In many cases, these rural areas may be devoid of any alternative tourist attractions and angling can provide an important and sustainable source of income for both the catering and accommodation service providers in these marginalised communities. Recreational angling also has the ability to attract anglers at times outside of the main tourist seasons; the shoulder periods of March through May and again from mid-August through to October provide some of the best angling in Ireland and, as a consequence of this, they are the most popular angling months. These shoulder periods can help to extend the traditional tourist season for both accommodation and service providers with the potential to also provide increased employment and entrepreneurial opportunities within these communities.
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Sunday, August 14, 2011
Life's a Beach
15 comments:
- Dragonlady said...
What a gorgeous summery card, love the layout and depth. Thank you so much for sharing at Die Cut Dreams and hope to see you again.
Hugs Ali x
- August 14, 2011 at 10:19 PM
- Brenda said...
I love that your inside has the sketch as well. Gorgeous card. Love the design. Great choices on the background image and papers. Love your color scheme! Amazing coloring!!
- August 14, 2011 at 10:57 PM
That is so pretty, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for playing along in the challenge this week @ Lexi's Creations.
- August 15, 2011 at 1:16 AM
- Elke said...
what a stunning card. I just love it. Thanks for joining us over at CCC. Best of luck.
Elke XX
- August 15, 2011 at 5:42 AM
- Creations by Shirl said...
Your card is very stunning, luv your coloring and all the DP you used... a very pretty card indeed!
- August 15, 2011 at 11:57 AM
- Lisa Jane said...
Beautiful little scene- so summery , and gorgeous papers
Thanks for joining us this week at MAWTT
Lisa x
- August 15, 2011 at 5:34 PM
- Lin said...
Beautifully coloured, vibrant creation.
Thanks for joining us at Lexi's Creations.
Lin xx
- August 15, 2011 at 7:01 PM
- Andrea said...
Thanks for joining us at Papertake Weekly this week,lovely card
- August 16, 2011 at 4:11 AM
- Natascha said...
Great card and a great take on our sea Challenge at Digital Tuesday. I love your layout and this awesome summer colours. Wish to be this cute girl and there. Looks so sunny. Good luck!
Hugs, Natascha
- August 16, 2011 at 8:38 AM
- Suzie McFloozy said...
what a fabtastic card - love the layout and the colour combo x
Thanks for playing along with us at Stampin' for the weekend - good luck x
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo
- August 18, 2011 at 3:26 AM
- Mummylade said...
Fantastic work and such a cute image! Thank you so much for joining us at SFTW this time and good luck!
- August 18, 2011 at 9:32 PM
- Teresa said...
Oh wow I love this one, the colours are so warming, perfect, gorgeous colouring too Donna.
Teresa xx
- August 20, 2011 at 12:41 AM
- Shelley said...
Wow this is a stunning card, love the image and colours. Thanks for joining in this weeks One Stop Craft Challenge. Hugs Shelley xx
- August 20, 2011 at 3:10 AM
- Elise said...
Wow this is absolutely GORGEOUS! I love the bright happy colors and this image is just sooOooo sweet! :) Thank you so much for joining us at CLP!
- August 21, 2011 at 2:58 PM
- Randi WS said...
Oh wow Donna, your card is fantastic!! I just loooove your coloring and how you've put all the parts together :)
Thank you so much for joining us at CLP :)
Lots of love,
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I recently made Panna Cotta for the first time. It's probably the easiest, fanciest dessert I've ever made. It looks special; it tastes special, but it's really nothing more than gelled cream. This recipe is a perfect summer dessert because berries are in season and it doesn't require turning on the oven in an already hot kitchen. You can mix this up with different flavors – orange and raspberry, vanilla and strawberry. I picked lemon and blueberry because that is a favorite flavor combination of mine. Add in a touch of vanilla to that and it's golden!
As far as the price, I'd consider this a fairly inexpensive dessert when you do the shopping right. I pick up heavy cream and half and half frequently at Costco to have on had for when the need arises. The size isn't your typical "Costco size," but the price is better than I've found at grocery stores. Berries are frequently on sale during summer months. The time I made this, I found them on sale for 79 cents per container. If your location allows, head to the farmers market or a you-pick farm for a fun activity.
Lemon Blueberry Panna Cotta
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4 servings
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 1/4 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- 1 3/4 cups cream
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup half and half or whole milk
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pure lemon extract
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup blueberries, divided
- lemon zest, to garnish, optional
Sprinkle the gelatin over the of water in a small bowl. Let sit to soften.
Put the half and half or milk in a small saucepan with the sugar over medium heat and heat until bubbles form around the edges. Whisk until all the sugar is dissolved. Take off the heat and whisk in the gelatin mixture until completely dissolved. Whisk in the cream, salt, lemon extract, and vanilla extract.
Clean and dry the blueberries. Divide half of the berries between 4 6-8 ounce cups or bowls. Fill each one partway with the berries. Pour the panna cotta mixture over the berries and chill until set.
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Love and Lunchboxes
20 comments:
Bit teary...ReplyDeleteReplies
Yep, bit sentimental that one...Delete
- AnonymousJuly 3, 2012 at 11:25 PM
What a beautiful article. So true - and now I want someone to pack me a lunch boy everyday, too, please...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 3, 2012 at 11:26 PM
Oops! That was, of course, meant to say lunch box...Delete
I really am sorry you didn't mean lunch boy Fine.Delete
we call them princess yoghurts too! I know the ones you mean. Busy has pretty much the same thing everyday and we often joke she will still be eating this in high school. but yes it does include a vegemite sandwich. I sometimes I put a note in there too.ReplyDeleteReplies
Vege and cheese on a fancy day. Now have some raspberry tea Cath.Delete
Such a beautiful way to think of it. I pack a bit of love into every slice of homemade bread, but they still prefer Dad's sliced (soft!) shop bread and vegemite.ReplyDeleteReplies
Bloody fun Dads and their fun sandwiches.Delete
Lunch box philosophy. I love this. We had a mean bartering system worked out by primary school. Five of my peppermint wrap bars (one each day), swapped with a canny bully for one small pack of Ruffles at the end of the week. Never been able to develop a proper taste for salt and vinegar chips since.ReplyDeleteReplies
What about a reconstructed salt crisp with vinegar foam and potato soil Tor?Delete
oh we have a similiar debate - mind you we have only just entered lunch box world really. it is a battle field.ReplyDelete
i made little felt stars that I sewed to rubber bands and i loop one on to each lunch box and i told my boy that is to help him remember me and my love for him.
i must admit if they get left off he REALLLY notices!Replies
Oh that is very sweet.Delete
Now I feel guilty about making the boys make their own lunches for the last 10 years or so.ReplyDelete
Still... I work at the same school they go to, so every now and then we bump into each other in the hallways and have a hug, so i guess it all evens out.Replies
I like that too. I will miss all those hugs when everyone is at school.Delete
I once put a note in my son's lunchbox saying "I love you' and he was mortified.ReplyDelete
So much for that idea with my kids!
Little buggers- just when you think you are doing soemthing gorgeous ...Replies
I hear that. There's definitely an age limit on this shit...Delete
- AnonymousJuly 5, 2012 at 12:56 PM
You're onto something.ReplyDelete
I've been at work four days a week since they were two. I've been known to tell them to just skip a shower (repeatedly, till the weekend). We were the family of the infamous Infants Homework Boycott. And I've been known to have nothing but dinner leftovers in the house come breakfast time.
But judging entirely by their lunchboxes,I've swindled teachers and other kids into thinking me a real Women's Weekly, Ought-to-Be-Congratulated, LovingKindness Mum.
But it backfired. The kids themselves are no longer impressed by home made risotto cakes, vege frittata, vietnamese rolls or sushi.
And instead of causing them to contrast the wonder of those now-forsaken lunches with dad's vegemite sanger, he trumped them with tuckshop money; $5 each.
Love in your lunchbox it seems, is a whole lot less important (at eight) than cash.
Sush xoxoReplies
Hi Sush! Hmm..So I may in fact be creating what is called 'a rod for ones own bottom.'Food for thought.Delete
Love and Lunchboxes
I see what you've done here, and I love it! One of the finest posts online, keep it up!


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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
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I had a TIA in Walmart one night. My left leg was weak, I was sweating, my voice was high pitched, I was slurring my words, I was very confused and had trouble remembering where the bank was inside the store. This lasted for about 15 minutes. When I got back home, my son took me to the hospital. I got to the hospital within one hour of the TIA, was given an aspirin and was kept over night for observation. I woke up about 3 a.m. completely paralyzed on my left side! I was not given the blood clot busting medication!
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