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Hurtful memories can stifle your development and growth. How do we break through this insidious mental conditioning? How do we grow and develop beyond hurtful episodes that bury themselves in our subconscious and influence our lives? How do we change and grow so that we can live our dreams?
"I think the crazy emotions are the ones that help you grow into who you're going to be someday and challenge you, and teach you things about yourself."~ Taylor Swift
The first step is to break the hold of these inhibiting influences from the past. Recognise them, and then either get rid of them, or turn them into a positive force that pushes you ahead rather than holds you back. Identify these inhibiting memories in your life so that you control them rather than allowing them to control you. Did someone hurt your feelings? Forgive them and forget it. Move on. Did someone punish you unfairly? It is over. It is done. Go on.
Here are a few of the most common emotions that burrow into the subconscious and impede our growth as individuals:
1. Anger
This is a natural response to a perceived attack or injury. It makes energy flow. But when allowed to simmer, it depletes energy that could be used to improve your life. If you hold your anger for more than a week, it is only hurting you. Make yourself let go. Envision yourself throwing it out. Ease your mind. Transform your anger into positive motivation. Do not get mad, get motivated.
2. Vengefulness
The first cousin of anger. It also robs you of strength in the long run. The person who has injured you has probably gone on with life; so should you. Do not let the injury hurt you further by inhibiting your growth. Lose it or use it. Instead of saying, "I'll get them", say, "I'll show them. I'LL BE SOMEBODY!"
3. Sadness
This is more crippling than anger because it drains you from the start, sapping your will to go on. You probably will have to let this drain away slowly at its own pace. Time heals, but if the sadness seems to linger, consciously force it out. Seek out things that make you laugh and feel positive about life. Realise that feeling sad will not change anything. Seek peace of mind as your right.
4. Resentment
Life does not always seem fair. It is unrealistic to feel any other way, and holding on to resentment is no way to fight back. Drop it and get back into the battle.
5. Guilt
Guilt is another emotion that stands between you and your dreams. All of us have done things we feel bad about and regret. Things we would do differently. Many of us carry that guilt around and it keeps us from moving forward. Do not let people put you on a guilt trip. Say to yourself when someone is putting you on the defensive, "No matter what you do or say to me, I am still a worthwhile person".
To rid yourself of these past emotions, put them in a perspective that is positive rather than negative, and thereby cut off their painful roots in your subconscious. Reinterpret the past with these methods: Get better, not bitter. Find a quiet, comfortable place. Sit back and relax.
Think about something or someone who caused you pain or disappointment. Now take a mental step back from that feeling and the situation. Assess it. Did the emotions that resulted make you stronger? Did they give you determination? Can you use those memories to empower you rather than drain you? Why let them hurt you further?
If you find these emotions too debilitating or consuming you beyond what the above steps can help you with, reach out to us. We use the ThetaHealing® technique to tap into your subconscious at the Theta brainwave and methodically clear these intense emotions at their root for you.
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The title of this post comes from my K12 Online Conference presentation, in a section where I talk about different teachers utilising Web 2.0 tools to improve learning for their students. I coined this short phrase "innovation in isolation" as a short simple set of words for part of my image stack - at the time, I thought that I'd concocted a clever little word twist which amused me, if no-one else. Interestingly, it seems to be the phrase that seems to be still resonating with a number of educators months after the files went live during the Overcoming Obstacles segment.
This morning I "tuned in" to the Free Falling January Blog Club, a by-product of the before mentioned conference where I'd been invited to attend as one of the two topics being discussed were the issues raised during my K12 Presentation. Thankfully, I wasn't there as a "guest" but a regular participant. I signed into Tapped In, where I was greeted by a number of participants and then it was off to the Skypecast. I now know why I like to do audio based things in a planned, scripted manner. Trying to speak "off the cuff" to any educational topic is difficult for me because in the Skypecast environment, there are so many distracting factors. I acknowledge that Chris Harbeck did a masterful and thankless task of managing the numerous interruptions, and Jeanne Simpson was a great host, but it's hard for me to maintain a train of coherent speech when drop in Skype surfers screech, mutter and blast your eardrums as they wreak havoc with any conversation taking place. I think that there is a potential improvement in the Skypecast interface by creating a private Skypecast option, where entry is controlled by a password created by the host. It seems to me that the best value for participants would be in an environment that eliminated the interruptions. Should I be e-mailing Skype with this idea?
I'm struggling to even remember the conversations this morning but luckily there's the transcript, the shownotes and the podcast. I can relive my stuttering utterances and see if they more sense than at the time. Sometimes I think I am clearer in writing.
Anyway, more evidence that more "innovation in isolation" influence has spread is available over on Rachel Jeffares' blog where she credits me with "being an influential colleague in my own 'professional learning' social network ." Her own involvement in my presentation helped make it the apparently influential beast it seems to have become. I think maybe it's just more evidence that if you are prepared to go online and utilise Web 2.0 technology and methodologies, that the frustration of isolation can be greatly reduced.

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Mmm, bought one of the above examples off ebay a few weeks ago, finally got round its various idiosyncrasies and got the thing running, something to do with bridging preamp and aux din sockets that where missing, sounded OK, 25 years taking its toll.... curiosity made me open the case, its a strange thing for sure!!!
After seeing the weird heatsinks and multiple cards, no ventilation whatsoever, I decided to modify it and bring it up to date with new caps and op trannies, then rehouse it all in an ally case, fine so far, then I thought i'd clean it up somewhat, fit decent sized heatsinks on the flipped amp boards and get rid of the tone control and tape inputs and pre amp outs, fit a stepped attentuator This is where it all went slightly wrong!
I cant figure the tape /aux switch circuitry how it would work? firstly its on an output from the pre board, it has no connection to the phono stage, and seems to be linked to the tone control? Try getting a shematic ! Might try connecting as originally intended one input RCA , to the mainboard phono input as the card was going to be removed anyway and bridge the tone pcb pins with a 100k resistor. British hifi!


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Just say no to this insanity! Please let your state and federal representatives know how you feel.
The Navy wants to use 29 state maritime parks for stealth SEAL training, but state parks officials have yet to begin a review of the plan and say approval is no sure thing.
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Secular Totalitarianism
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Even after materialism and mechanism have been more or less vanquished, the devastating influence of twenty-first century secularism will still blight the spiritual experience of millions of unsuspecting souls.
Modern secularism has been fostered by two worldwide influences. The father of secularism was the narrow-minded and godless attitude of nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first century so-called science — atheistic science. The mother of modern secularism was the totalitarian medieval Christian church. Secularism had its inception as a rising protest against the almost complete domination of Western civilization by the institutionalized Christian church.
At the time of this revelation, the prevailing intellectual and philosophical climate of both European and American life is decidedly secular — humanistic. For three hundred years Western thinking has been progressively secularized. Religion has become more and more a nominal influence, largely a ritualistic exercise. The majority of professed Christians of Western civilization are unwittingly actual secularists.
It required a great power, a mighty influence, to free the thinking and living of the Western peoples from the withering grasp of a totalitarian ecclesiastical domination. Secularism did break the bonds of church control, and now in turn it threatens to establish a new and godless type of mastery over the hearts and minds of modern man. The tyrannical and dictatorial political state is the direct offspring of scientific materialism and philosophic secularism. Secularism no sooner frees man from the domination of the institutionalized church than it sells him into slavish bondage to the totalitarian state. Secularism frees man from ecclesiastical slavery only to betray him into the tyranny of political and economic slavery.
Materialism denies God, secularism simply ignores him; at least that was the earlier attitude. More recently, secularism has assumed a more militant attitude, assuming to take the place of the religion whose totalitarian bondage it onetime resisted. Twenty-first century secularism tends to affirm that man does not need God. But beware! This godless philosophy of human society will lead only to unrest, animosity, unhappiness, war, and worldwide disaster.
Secularism can never bring peace to mankind. Nothing can take the place of God in human society. But mark you well! Do not be quick to surrender the beneficent gains of the secular revolt from ecclesiastical totalitarianism. Western civilization today enjoys many liberties and satisfactions as a result of the secular revolt. The great mistake of secularism was this: In revolting against the almost total control of life by religious authority, and after attaining the liberation from such ecclesiastical tyranny, the secularists went on to institute a revolt against God himself, sometimes tacitly and sometimes openly.
To the secularistic revolt you owe the amazing creativity of American industrialism and the unprecedented material progress of Western civilization. And because the secularistic revolt went too far and lost sight of God and true religion, there also followed the unlooked-for harvest of world wars and international unsettledness.
It is not necessary to sacrifice faith in God in order to enjoy the blessings of the modern secularistic revolt: tolerance, social service, democratic government, and civil liberties. It was not necessary for the secularists to antagonize true religion in order to promote science and to advance education.
But secularism is not the sole parent of all these recent gains in the enlargement of living. Behind the gains of the twenty-first century are not only science and secularism but also the unrecognized and unacknowledged spiritual workings of the life and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth.
Without God, without religion, scientific secularism can never coordinate its forces, harmonize its divergent and rivalrous interests, races, and nationalisms. This secularistic human society, notwithstanding its unparalleled materialistic achievement, is slowly disintegrating. The chief cohesive force resisting this disintegration of antagonism is nationalism. And nationalism is the chief barrier to world peace.
The inherent weakness of secularism is that it discards ethics and religion for politics and power. You simply cannot establish the brotherhood of men while ignoring or denying the fatherhood of God.
Secular social and political optimism is an illusion. Without God, neither freedom and liberty, nor property and wealth will lead to peace.
The complete secularization of science, education, industry, and society can lead only to disaster. During the first third of the twentieth century Urantians killed more human beings than were killed during the whole of the Christian dispensation up to that time. And this is only the beginning of the dire harvest of materialism and secularism; still more terrible destruction is yet to come.
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In 1870 Noè Apollonio planted his own vineyard and produced wine for the first time. He owned a winery in his hometown Aradeo, in 'Via dei Pozzi Dolci", the street of wineries and pasta-makers. It was in this plant that he first turned into wine Negroamaro and Primitivo grapes harvested on chalky-clay soils from the nearby villages. Driven by the same passion inherited from his father Noè, son Marcello proved to be just as hardworking and enthusiastic. After moving to the town of Maglie, he bought some vineyards and rented various wine plants all across the Salento territory. The increased production helped to satisfy his numerous clients, especially those from northern Italy. In fact, Salento's wine - due to its high alcoholic content - then served as an excellent "blending wine" and wine merchants from Piedmont, Veneto, Lombardy and Tuscany bought it in bulk to bottle their wines. At the end of World War II, while poverty was slowly giving way to an economic boom and the market was changing, Marcello's son, Salvatore, realized that it was time to take advantage of new business opportunities. By introducing business management, he started a new era characterized by a more modern and efficient production, and in 1975 began bottling high-quality wines under the Apollonio brand. Today and since 1995, Marcello and Massimiliano Apollonio represent the family's fourth generation. Driven by enthusiasm and passion as well as by experience acquired on the field, they have been pursuing the ambitious goal of expanding the reach of their wines beyond the national borders. Under their new management, Apollonio has specialized in wine aging and expanded its retailing network. Apollonio's wines are now sold in 35 countries, where they are greatly appreciated for their intrinsic quality and for telling the story of a family and a territory whose identities and authenticity have been left untouched.
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Another go at pancakes...
My previous attempt to make pancakes with my two year old Eloise was... Interesting... It was pancake day around her second birthday. It was a complete disaster, she had to go straight to the bath without eating any pancakes! And the kitchen looked like a milk tornado had hit Horley...
Six months on I thought it was time to tentatively try again... Savoury pancakes this time stuffed with cheese and ham - simple surely?
What a difference! The kitchen wasn't exactly clean afterwards but in relative terms it was spotless! Eloise mixed the batter all by herself and then supervised my frying and flipping. Yum!
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Maybe you've heard about the Google for Entrepreneurs powered event Startup Grind. Maybe you've heard about our over 80 chapters in more than 25 different countries. Maybe you've heard about our ability to consistently bring in legendary speakers from communities around the world. Or maybe you've just heard about our laid-back but rewarding atmosphere and are eager to learn more.
Regardless of what you've heard, now is your chance to experience it in person! The Startup Grind is coming to Portland and we're aiming for a big May launch to get things started right.
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The Startup Grind is a "fireside-style" interview and networking event that features successful local entrepreneurs, investors, and educators who come and share their story for the benefit of their peers, colleagues and aspiring professionals. Each event is filmed and shared internationally through the Startup Grind's global website, creating a source of inspirational content for members of the startup community.
We kickoff each event with an hour of food, drinks, and networking, then move in to the formal program, which consists of a 45 minute interview with the guest speaker and 15 minutes of Q&A. Following the program, we invite our guests to stay for an additional hour of networking and the opportunity to have some one-on-one time with our speakers.
What's New for 2014
This year Google for Entrepreneurs has committed over $1 million in aggregate to 40 startup-focused organizations, challenging them to increase the representation of women in their respective tech communities. As one of their partners for the #40Forward: Rethinking the Gender Gap program all of our Startup Grind chapters around the world will feature female speakers during the month of May. – which is why I need your help!
Portland Call to Action
We're looking for submissions from the Portland entrepreneurial community to help us find a local female entrepreneur who is making—or has made—a big impact here to come and share her story.
We have some great speakers in mind, but its not about who we want to see – we want to know who the Portland community wants to see!
Portland has a mile-long list of amazing companies with even more amazing founders behind them. But when it comes to female-founded companies, there seems to be a lack of evangelism—and we can put a stop to that!
Please join our Startup Grind Portland Meetup group and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. If you wanna chat more, please just shoot me an email. It's encouraged.
Hey Jmartens,
I agree Portland as a lot of meetups but as one that is Google for Entrepreneurs powered with international reach, over 85 chapters and 25 different countries, we are able to record the stories of successful entrepreneurs, investors, and educators here in Portland to share their accolades around the world.
Jmartens May 2, 2014 at 5:31 pm
I wish all the events that pop up around town would think more like startups. They should look at the market, see if there is a gap they can fill, then introduce a product that meets market demand.
All this to say….do we really need yet another event/meetup?
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Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) in Police Service (A Case Study in Wonogiri Police Precinct)
The purpose of this study was to find out the quality of service and the level of society satisfaction in the service of the Police, especially the Wonogiri Police Precinct in making the Statement of Police Report. The research method was quantitative-descriptive research. The samples of this study were 96 respondents selected using incidental sampling. The data were collected using questionnaires. They were then analysed using the Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) method. The findings in this study showed that the quality of service for making the Statement of Police Report on the Wonogiri Police Precinct in general is categorized as good, but overall it can be concluded that it is not satisfactory and needs improvement. The implication of this research is that there is a case that good service does not always produce quality service in accordance with the expectations of society. The results of this study are expected to be an input to the service unit of the Statement of Police Report at the Wonogiri Police Precinct in improving the quality of its services in line with the expectations of the society
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Jun 17, 2011
In Deadline's original story a few weeks ago about Chris Vance being cast as the new Transporter for Cinemax's TV version of the Luc Besson-produced, Jason Statham-starring neo-Eurospy franchise, the trade blog also reported that Andrea Osvárt would be the new Transporter Babe. This seemed to merit its own headline here, since my 2008 post identifying Natalya Rudakova as "the new Transporter Babe" in Transporter 3 remains to this day one of the most popular articles in the history of this blog. (Who would have thought?) Anyway, in the true Eurospy tradition, the women in the Transporter movies were pretty disposable. Like Bond Girls, each one was unique to the film she appeared in, and audiences didn't expect them to come back. (Rudakova, in fact, was the only one Statham's Frank Martin was even romantically involved with.) Apparently the TV series will be different. Now Frank has a "handler." (See? I keep telling you transporters are a lot like spies!)
started out as a neo-Eurospy babe before graduating to Bond Girl), the 32-year-old Osvárt hails from Europe. She was born in Hungary where she began a modeling career that took her to Italy and France, and led to acting. She's also got some spy experience, having played small roles in Duplicity and Spy Game. I look forward to seeing what she brings to the latest incarnation of The Transporter.
Speaking of the Transporter himself, perhaps I was a little hard on Chris Vance in my original post about his casting. EW has an interview with him accompanied by a photograph (or is it Photoshopped?) that looks suitably Transporterish and goes a long way on selling him in the part. Plus, he seems to come off as a nice guy. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and wait to see how his Transporter shapes up.
So we know the male and female leads in the series, but I have yet to see confirmation of its real star: what kind of car will Frank Martin be driving on cable? (In other words, what company will pony up for the potentially lucrative product placement deal?) In the first movie, it was a BMW. In the second two, it was an Audi, which has become more associated with the character. But on television, it could conceivably be something completely different.
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- Delmo said...
I was trying to think who would be better cast as the tv version of Frank Martin when I re-watched the pilot to the '90s tv series The Sentinel and realized that Statham, when I first saw him, reminded me of Richard Burgi without hair. I think Burgi's hairline, which was struggling not to recede any further while he was playing James Ellison, has probably receded enough that he would be perfect for the role.
- Tanner said...
You're right; he's certainly got the hairline for it! But he's also got nearly ten years on Statham; might be a little old at this point... Good actor, though.
- Elliot James said...
The slapstick fight scenes are why I liked Statham's series.
- Tanner said...
Yeah, of course. Me too. The main draws for me are Statham himself, who I like, and the daffy action. I really doubt they have Corey Yuen on board to choreograph the action in the TV version, so it will be interesting to see if they can replicate it on the small screen...


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I think I've finally come to terms with the fact that we most likely won't be redoing the kitchen in our new house. I had saved countless Instagrams and pinned hundreds of images imagining what I'd like to eventually do with the space, but after a year of living with it, we realized that we don't really need to renovate the kitchen, and doing so won't add much value to our house. Responsible decision-making, am I right?
That said, there are some small updates we plan to make to it: new pendant lights, replacing the island, and — perhaps most impactful of all — buying new appliances. I'm in the preliminary stages of searching for a refrigerator and a range, and instead of opting for something that'll "disappear," I'm feeling super tempted to look for appliances that wow.
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The state should require that its school districts consider classroom performance as a factor in determining which teachers are laid off when a reduction in force is necessary.
In West Virginia, seniority is the sole factor used to determine which teachers are laid off during a reduction in force. Following the release of teachers on temporary permits, "the employee with the least amount of seniority shall be properly notified and released from employment."
West Virginia Code 18A-4-7a
Require that districts consider classroom performance as a factor in determining which teachers are laid off during reductions in force.
West Virginia should give districts the flexibility to determine their own layoff policies, but it should do so within a framework that ensures that classroom performance is considered.
Ensure that seniority is not the only factor used to determine which teachers are laid off.
Although it may be useful to consider seniority among other criteria, West Virginia's current policy puts adult interests before student needs.
West Virginia recognized the factual accuracy of this analysis.
See National Council on Teacher Quality, "Teacher Layoffs: Rethinking 'Last Hired, First-Fired' Policies." (2010); The New Teacher Project, The Case Against Quality-Blind Teacher Layoffs (2011); Boyd, Donald; Lankford, Hamilton; Loeb, Susanna; and Wyckoff, James, "Teacher Layoffs: An Empirical Illustration of Seniority v. Measures of Effectiveness" The Urban Institute, CALDER (2010); Goldhaber, Dan and Theobold, Roddy, "Assessing the Determinants and Implications of Teacher Layoffs." Center for Education Data & Research, University of Washington-Bothell (2010); Sepe, Christina and Roza, Marguerite, "The Disproportionate Impact of Seniority-Based Layoffs on Poor, Minority Students." Center on Reinventing Public Education (2010).


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Beth Rondello
Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement, Camp Manito-wish YMCA
NAYDO: Impact Committee, 2022 Camp Network Council Liaison
Office: 715 385 2312 ext.229
- Years in Financial Development (YMCA and Other): 13 years
- Years Affiliated with the YMCA (as Staff or Volunteer) 13 years
- Budget in Current Position: $450K
Financial Development Accomplishments
Annual SupportProvides strategic direction, execution, and management of a comprehensive, integrated Annual Giving program. Proven track record of Annual Giving growth in the past 5+ years, including but not limited to volunteers (over 500), donations (over 5,000) all totaling more than $2.5 million.
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Works collaboratively with Development Director to implement a long-term Capital Giving growth strategy which has led to over $5 million in capital projects.
Endowment/Planned Giving
Plans and implements endowment and planned giving strategy including the oversight of Heritage Club consisting of over 450 alumni.
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In past 5 years implemented the cultivation and engagement of over 1,700 total alumni in a comprehensive volunteer program.
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In Flower This WeekA weekly news-sheet prepared by a Gardens volunteer.
Numbers in brackets [ ] refer to garden bed 'Sections'. Plants in flower are in bold type.
Grevilleas are just bursting into flower and banksias are in full bloom, like so many other beauties to be seen along the Main Walk. So start at the far end of the Café building, where Acacia alata [Section 240], with spreading habit, is massed with fluffy cream flower balls along its flat angular stems.
Following this path, Melaleuca steedmanii [Section 10] is an open shrub dotted with warm red flower spikes. Emu Bush, Eremophila maculata subsp. brevifolia [Section 302], has almost scarlet-shaded bugle flowers over the small, open plant. Brachycome Misty Pink [Section 303] edges the path showering the soft mat-forming plant with yellow-centred mauve daisies.
Banksia ericifolia var. ericifolia [Section 30] flaunts its many brilliant golden cylindrical flower spikes over a large shrub while opposite, Banksia burdettii [Section 30] proudly displays its one woolly orange flower spike on a small open shrub. Grevillea petrophiloides subsp. petrophiloides [Section 30] also displays one pink cylindrical flower on top of an upright branch while Banksia spinulosa Birthday Candles [Section 30] is a dense, dwarf spreading shrub flooded with gold flower spikes tinted red. Banksia integrifolia var. integrifolia [Section 30] is a small slender tree well covered with silver-backed leaves and lemon flower spikes. At its base the prostrate form bears similar flowers on branches spread along the ground. Hakea cycloptera [Section 24], across the road, is a neat open shrub with terminal branches pretty with fine needle foliage mixed with pink lacey flowers which age to white.
Just before the road, a group of correas includes Correa Marians Marvel [Section 112], which has long lateral branches with pendent pink and lemon tubular flowers. Along the winding path through the Sydney Region Gully Grevillea baueri subsp. asperula [Section 191S] is dense with tight red buds and some open red and cream spider flowers. Scaevola ramosissima [Section 191P] has purple fan flowers along prostrate stems and Epacris impressa [Section 191P] bears slim red, or pink, tubular flowers along the upright stem. Dampiera stricta [Section 191P] is low and suckering, adding its blue flowers to this colourful area. Sowerbaea juncea [Section 191G] has upright stems with clusters of purple flowers amid the grass-like foliage. Hibbertia saligna [Section 191L] is bright with open-petalled yellow flowers. Crowea saligna [Section 191U], beside the rocks in the display bed, is pink with bright star flowers.
After the Eucalypt Lawn, the path wanders past Hakea laurina [Section 20], a low tree attractive with its many globular red flowers with lighter stamens, and Hakea purpurea [Section 20], an upright shrub with branches coloured red with flowers. Along the path edging the Rock Garden with so much to offer, Dampiera stricta [Section 15R] and Dampiera juncea [Section 15R] both have lovely blue flowers. Then view, in its olive green cage, the Wollemi Pine, Wollemia nobilis [Section 110] before a walk through the Rainforest, so green so fresh. Down the ramp, Leptospermum Pink Cascade [Section 210] has a covering of open pink flowers along its low lateral branches.
Just a few of the many flowers along this path Barbara Daly.
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Report of the Marihuana Investigation
Summer of 1937
(In Cooperation with the Department of Agriculture)
With the recent passage of the Marihuana Act, controlling the growth and traffic of the plant Cannabis Sativa, there fell upon the Bureau of Narcotics, of the United States Treasury Department, the responsibility of assembling all the significant data based upon which competent administration of the law might obtain.
In order that this Bureau might be in full possession of all pertinent information it was decided to plant a plot of ground and observe the growing of the plant and related phenomena. It was considered that, inasmuch as the Marihuana Act provided not only for the administration and control of legitimate agriculture but also for the stamping out of illicit agriculture and traffic in the plant, it would be appropriate to gather information based upon which the most effective pursuit of criminal activities might obtain. To assist in accomplishing these ends of extensive comparative study was also made of the findings of experts, including those who, in the past, had been consultants to the Health Committee of the League of Nations.
The various tests which had hitherto been found at least partially effective in the detection of the plant Cannabis Sativa were applied to the crop obtained by this planting throughout its various stages of growth. This was done in an effort partly to determine the time and nature of development of the active principles in the plant and, in part, to gauge the effectiveness of such control measures as proper administration of this law would require.
Early in the investigation it was discovered that the chemical methods hitherto developed and proposed for the identification of this plant were not universally effective. This factor, arising early in the investigation, compelled those engaged upon the research to partially modify their approach to the problem.
Early in the investigation it was discovered that the chemical methods hitherto developed and proposed for the identification of this plant were not universally effective. This factor, arising early in the investigation, compelled those engaged upon the research to partially modify their approach to the problem.
In submitting this report, therefore, it is desirable to stress the point that whereas the original purpose of the investigation, and the basis upon which it was planned, was a study of the growth of the plant and the time of appearance therein of those components which collectively are referred to as active principles, nevertheless, other factors having arisen during the progress of the research, the ultimate results obtained appear to challenge the previously proposed methods of analysis when used for identification purposes.
The purpose of the investigation here reported originally was ass follows: 1. To observe the growth of the plant Cannabis Sativa.
2. To determine the time of appearance and disappearance in the plant of those substances responsible for the alkaline and acid Beam tests.
3. To determine whether or not the substances referred to exist in all parts of the plant and at all stages of growth.
4. To determine whether all plants, including male and female, grown in the same plot and dried under the same conditions, respond at stage of growth to the alkaline and acid Beam test.
5. To determine the effect of rapid drying on the capacity to respond to the alkaline and acid Beam test.
Soon after the above program was initiated it was discovered that, contrary to expectation, Cannabis Sativa plants were found which did not reach to known chemical methods of identification. It was therefore concluded, as will be later developed in greater detail, that known chemical methods of testing could not be employed to observe certain of the Cannabis plants and their generation of active principle in their various stages of growth.
Under these circumstances the emphasis of the investigation was shifted and an effort was made to determine, if possible, what data could be gathered from an observation of those plants which gave tests as compared with those that did not. The investigation from this point onward was, therefore, broadly grouped under the following headings:
1. to observe the growth of the plant Cannabis Sativa.
2. To standardize the method of testing the plant Cannabis Sativa.
3. To observe statistical relationships, if any, obtaining between those plants which gave positive tests by chemical methods, and those plants which gave negative tests.
4. To determine the statistical relationship, if observable, between male and female plants which reacted to chemical tests.
5. To observe the time of occurrence in male and female plants of those compounds which caused positive reaction to chemical tests.
6. To determine the effect on the development of positive tests of variation in the drying of the plants.
The Data developed in carrying through the above program required four months of activity by three chemists, with the occasional assistance of technologists of the Department of Agriculture. There were performed at least 3,000 individual chemical tests. The farm was visited weekly and observations made. The climatic data was, of course, obtained from the Weather Bureau.
On May 12, 1937, a plot of ground 130 feed long and 15 feet wide was selected in the lowland, near the Potomac River, of the Arlington (Virginia) Experimental Farm of the United States Department of Agriculture. Seeds of a Kentucky variety, usually cultivated for fiber, were planted in six rows, three feet apart. The young plants were not artificially thinned.
Growth during the early season was exceedingly rapid. The chronology of growth was as follows:
May 12, 1937 Seed Sown
by May 17, 1937 Plant appeared above ground
by June 15, 1937 Height was 1 1/2 feet
by July 2, 1937 Height was 6 feet
by July 9, 1937 Height was 7 feet
by July 16, 1937 Height was 10 feet
by July 23, 1937 Height was 10 feet
by August 15, 1937 Height was from 13 to 15 feet and all male plants could be distinguished.
by September 1, 1937 The fruit had appeared and males began to wither.
by October 1, 1937 The male plants had been reduced to bare stalks, retaining, however, portions of their flowering tops.
On October 25, 1937, when the leaves were mostly gone and the stalks were more readily visible, it was found that the plot contained approximately 3100 plants of which approximately 1900 were females, and approximately 1200 were males.
Since the plants in the outside rows branched much more freely than those in the inside rows it is necessary to consider them separately for the purpose of estimating the yield of the female flowering tops. It was found that the tops (including fruits) from 2 female plants in the outside rows weighed a total of 660 grams when wet and 350 grams when dried. The tops (including fruits) from 4 female plants in the inside rows weighted a total of 630 grams when wet and 310 grams when dried. Since the inside rows contained two-thirds of the plants, and the outside rows one-third, the yield from the plot is estimated at 400 kilograms of tops (including fruits) when wet, and 200 kilograms when dry.
Choice of Method
After examination and laboratory comparison of most of the chemical methods hitherto proposed for the identification of the plant (including those circularized through League documents) it was found that none yielded results of greater accuracy that the one finally adopted in this investigation. In this respect it is worthy of note that none of the other methods examined ever gave a positive test in a plant which tested negative by the adopted procedure. In addition it is essential to note that no procedure so farm employed was universally effective.
The Method of Testing Ultimately Adopted
1. A sample averaging 1 to 6 grams (depending on which part of the plant was tested) was crushed in a 250 cc beaker and covered with 55 cc of pure ethyl acetate.
2. After extracting a few minutes two 10 cc portions were withdrawn through a filter.
3. One portion was divided equally between two white porcelain dishes and the solvent evaporated from each on a steam bath before a fan.
4. The second 10 cc portion was shaken for a moment with 1/2 gram of Norit (decolorizing carbon) and filtered. The colorless filtrate was divided between two white porcelain dishes and the solvent evaporated from each on a steam bath before a fan.
5. One of the resinous residues obtained in step 3 and one obtained in step 4 were treated with Beams acid reagent (a saturated solution of hydrogen chloride in absolute alcohol) and the color produced observed.
6. The other residues obtained in steps 3 and 4 were treated with a few drops of Beams alkaline reagent (2% alcoholic potassium hydroxide) and the color produced observed.
Comment on Method
It was found in many cases that Norit treatment was not necessary for positive alkaline test response. However, when the acid test was employed no instance of a positive response was found in the absence of Norit treatment.
It was found that the above outlined method of testing was exceedingly sensitive when compared with other similar procedures. As little as 5 milligrams of crushed marihuana gave a definite color with the alkaline reagent when extracted with 3 cc of solvent and shaken with 10 milligrams of Norit.
This method was compared with those involving extraction with petroleum ether. It was found that petroleum ether extracts did not give positive reaction in plants which gave negative reaction on ethyl acetate extracts.
The presence of organic peroxides in the solvent did not appear to affect the reacting of the extracts.
Considered from all points of view the procedure involving extraction with ethyl acetate, followed by decolarization, appears preferable to that employing petroleum ether.
As indicated earlier in this report it developed that individual plants, though side by side, varied greatly in their capacity to respond to the above tests. Many responded in widely varying degree to both tests, a considerable number responded to only one, while still others responded to neither.
The problem was attacked as follows:
Each week 10 or more plants were brought to the laboratory and dried in the air for four days at room temperature (Circa 30 degrees C). A portion of the top or top leaves from each plant was subjected to both tests. Those which reacted strongly to the alkaline test were designated as positive and those which failed to react, or reacted exceedingly faintly, were designated as negative.
One plant of each category was selected and broken into its various parts as will be explained below. Each part of each plant was then tested separately by both the acid and the alkaline tests.
Below are listed the various parts into which the plants were divided for the purpose of determining which respond to the tests. The complete subdivision was, of course, dependent on maturity. Each subdivision was added as the part in question appeared during growth and, of course, deleted after it was no longer on the growing plant. For example, the lower leaves blew off early in the decadence of the plants.
1. Tops 2 Tops of branches 3 Upper leaves 4 Lower leaves 5 Upper stalk 6. Lower stalk 7. Stems of branches 8. Flowers (of male plants) 9. Bracts 10. Fruits 11. Roots
The attached diagram indicates where these designations apply.
In every case where plants were found to be positive by the preliminary alkaline test subsequent examination of each of the subdivisions developed a positive alkaline test in each of such subdivisions excepting the pith, lower stalk, and root.
In every case where plants were found to be negative by the preliminary alkaline test subsequent examination of each of the subdivisions developed a negative test in each of such subdivisions with, however, slight traces to be found in the upper leaves or tops.
It is to understood, of course, that the separation into purely positive and purely negative plants is a highly empirical one and that quite a number were found between the absolutely positive and the absolutely negative.
During the whole course of the research 241 plants of various ages were found to respond as follows:
120 gave both alkaline and acid tests 56 gave only the alkaline test 33 gave only the acid test 32 gave neither
Although the designation, by virtue of which plants were classified as positive and negative, was made on the basis of the alkaline test, the acid test was applied to each separate subdivision.
It appears that, where the acid test was positive in the tops, a corresponding positive acid test was generally obtained in the other subdivisions of the plant excepting, again, the pith, lower stalk, and roots. Not necessarily all of the several parts of any one plant would be positive in its reaction. However, after all of these tests had been completed, it was found that each of the above enumerated parts, excepting the pith, lower stalk, and roots, had yielded a positive test in one plant or another.
Examination of 108 plants of known sex revealed no relationship between sex and capacity to respond to the tests. Of 41 males 27 (or 66%) were designated as positive and 14 (or 34%) as negative. Of 67 females 44 (or 66%) were found positive and 23 or (34%) negative.
These figures show that there are as many positives in proportion to negatives in the males as in the females. There can also be concluded form these figures that the concentration of reactive material in the males is as great as that in the females, for, in as much as the test is empirical, if it had been otherwise a different ratio would have obtained.
Subject to the limitations referred to in the foregoing discussion, the capacity of the Cannabis under observation to react to the acid and alkaline Beam test has been determined to be as follows:
1. Dry, old fruits do not give either alkaline or acid test.
2. Tiny plants, one inch above ground, do not respond to either test.
3. Some plants, 3 inches above ground, give both tests. The plants at this stage are too small to be tested separately.
4. From this time on both tests may be obtained from all parts of both male and female plants except the pith, lower stalk, and roots. The strongest tests were given by the upper parts of the plant.
5. Capacity on the part of the male plants to give both tests disappears gradually as the mature plant disintegrates, disappearing last from the dried flowers which cling tenaciously after most of the leaves have blown away.
6. Capacity on the part of the female plant to give both tests increases in the flowering tops as maturity approaches. After the fruits are formed the flowering tops of all female plants respond in some degree to the alkaline test even though no other part of the plant may react positive. This stage of development is reached at the time the male plants are disintegrating.
7. After the fruits are mature, capacity to respond to the tests disappears in the upper stalk.
8. Flowering tops give both alkaline and acid positive tests even after heavy frost.
For the purpose of this test 41 plants, the sex of some of which could be recognized, were selected. A portion of each (top of branches or top leaves) was heated in an oven at 100 degrees C. in the current of air at the same temperature. These portions were removed from the oven after intervals of from 1 to 5 hours, as indicated in the accompanying table, and then tested.
The remaining parts of these same plants were dried in the air for four days after which a portion of their tops were tested.
Of the air dried parts of plants 34 responded positively in varying degree to the alkaline test. Of the oven dried parts of plants 39 responded positively in varying degree to the alkaline test. All of the male plants responded in varying degree both when air dried and when oven dried. (Note from hemplady, does not say how male plants responded, just that they responded.) In no case was capacity to respond to the test impaired by the heat treatment. The oven dried parts of plants, on the contrary, gave stronger tests than the air dried parts. (Note from hemplady: the following sentences are in bold, by the hemplady, so that you will not miss their statement.) Those which are shown in the table as positive trace have been referred to in other sections of this report as negative plants. The reason for our designating those very slight traces as positive in this phase of the investigation is based upon the fact that we were here looking for tendencies which a process of drying might have upon increasing or decreasing the reactivity of the plant. In the estimation of this laboratory such slight traces would not be sufficient justification for embarking upon criminological procedure and court action. However, for the purpose of scientific investigation they must needs be taken into account. These small traces fall within the category of bare indications of a positive Beam test.
Response of 13 and 14 Week Old Plants to Alkaline Beam Test Before and After Heating in a Current of Air at 100 Degrees C.
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Plant # Sex Time Heated Response Before Response After 2 Male 1 hour Positive Positive 4 Male 1 hour Positive Positive 11a Male 1 hour Positive Positive 12a Female 1 hour Positive Positive 13a Female 1 hour Positive Positive 14a Female 1 hour Positive Positive 15a Female 1 hour Positive Positive 1 Unknown 1 hour Positive Positive 3 Unknown 1 hour Positive Positive 5 Unknown 1 hour Positive Positive 12 Male 2 hours Positive Positive 14 Male 2 hours Positive trace Positive 1a Male 2 hours Positive Positive 2a Female 2 hours Positive trace Positive 3a Female 2 hours Positive trace Positive 4a Female 2 hours Positive trace Positive 5 a Female 2 hours Positive Positive 11 Unknown 2 hours Positive trace Positive 13 Unknown 2 hours Positive Positive 15 Unknown 2 hours Positive trace Positive 16 Male 3 hours Positive Positive 17 Male 3 hours Positive Positive 20 Male 3 hours Positive Positive 19a Male 3 hours Positive trace Positive 16a Female 3 hours Positive trace Positive 17a Female 3 hours Negative Positive 18a Female 3 hours Negative Positive 18 Unknown 3 hours Negative Negative 19 Unknown 3 hours Positive Positive 21 Unknown 3 hours Negative Negative 20a Unknown 3 hours Negative Positive 7a Male 4 hours Positive trace Positive 9a Male 4 hours Positive Positive 6a Female 4 hours Positive Positive 8a Female 4 hours Negative Positive 10a Female 4 hours Negative Positive 10 Male 5 hours Positive Positive 6 Unknown 5 hours Positive Positive 7 Unknown 5 hours Positive Positive 8 Unknown 5 hours Positive Positive 9 Unknown 5 hours Positive Positive _________________________________________________________________ ____________________
Two samples of decorlorized resin, produced in the course of analysis, were divided and a portion of each heated four hours at 100 degrees C. in a current of air at the same temperature. Response to the Beam tests was not affected. Both samples reacted positive to the alkaline test both before and after the heat treatment. One reacted slightly to the acid test before and after heating, and the other reacted negative before and after heating.
Sample Alkaline Test Acid Test______ Before Heat After Heat Before Heat After Heat
A Positive Positive Slightly Positive Slightly Positive B Positive Positive Negative Negative
A survey based upon observation of the growth of three thousand plants of Cannabis Sativa in one area has been completed. From this survey the following major conclusions may be drawn:
1. That the alkaline Beam test, as employed and elsewhere described in this report, only gave a positive reaction on two-thirds of the plants. 2. That the proportion of male plants reacting positive to the alkaline Beam test is the same as the proportion of female plants. 3. That at no time during the growth of the plant was positive alkaline or acid Beam test to be obtained from the pith, lower stalk, or roots. 4. That plants as small as three inches above ground have the capacity of giving the alkaline Beam test. 5. That the alkaline Beam test and the acid Beam test may result from more than one compound, or may be affected by the presence of other inhibiting compounds which result in a non-uniformity in the degree to which both tests are obtained. 6. That the Dried, old fruits give neither test. 7. That neither the alkaline or acid Beam test, either as hitherto proposed or as developed to date, offer any assurance as means of identification from a criminological viewpoint.
H. J. Wollner, Consulting Chemist to the Secretary of Treasury.
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By Anna Cheang (17S07D), Secretary
"Life is like a piano. White keys are happy moments and the black ones are sad moments. Both keys are played together to give us the sweet music called Life."
– Suzy Kassem
When you hear the words "Piano Ensemble", what are the first adjectives that come to mind? Antisocial? Classical? Boring? If that's what you've been thinking, you're way off the mark. Piano Ensemble is actually all about collaboration; working together with your CCA mates, your batch mates and most importantly, your performing partners (especially when you have 13 of them).
Individually, you may not be particularly proficient at the piano but that's totally alright. After all, the defining factor behind a successful performance is always whether or not you and your partners sound good together. Throughout the two years spent in Piano Ensemble, you'll have numerous chances to perform in duets, quartets with your batch mates and grow as friends and musicians together.
To begin with, we hold a concert in April every year where we showcase a wide range of pieces according to a specific theme. In 2016, for instance, the concert was titled "10.o.clock" in conjunction with our tenth anniversary. The month of July is also another busy one for our CCA since our members take part in Vivace, the pianistic equivalent of the SYF. Of course, we do not just perform for ourselves or for competitions, but to bring joy to those who are listening to us. Throughout 2016, we volunteered at Lions Home for the Elderly and performed simple Chinese/Hokkien songs for them weekly. More recently, we have been preparing for a January performance at the paediatric department of NUH, where we will be performing various songs that we have learnt and arranged.
If you're not a fan of classical music, fear not, you won't always have to perform these pieces. From soundtracks of movies like "Pirates of the Caribbean" to musical medleys like "Phantom of the Opera", our members have the freedom to arrange and perform pieces of their interest, regardless of its genre. Through this, not only will you become a better performer, your musicality will also be trained as you experiment with various music applications and create your own beautiful melodies.
CCA sessions will be held every Tuesday from 3:30pm to 5:30 pm. While they will consist mainly of general meetings and coaching, don't worry, there'll be lots of laughter and mass-snacking too.
While prior experience of playing the piano is required of our members, it is definitely more crucial to be willing to learn and improve yourself. You will face many exciting and new experiences if you join our Piano Ensemble family so we really hope you'll take this first step and journey together with us!


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Hot chocolate is in high demand after my kids come in from playing in the snow. This calcium-rich recipe will also add a sweet touch to any holiday table.
White Hot Chocolate
- 4 cups reduced-fat 2% milk
- 3 ounces white chocolate finely chopped (about 6 tbsp)
- ¼ cup whipped cream
- Sprinkles for serving optional
- Heat milk in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until it begins to steam.
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Wimbledon (NBC, 1-5 p.m. and 12:50-2:50 a.m. EDT): Women's semifinal matches from London's All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. * FRIDAY
Wimbledon (NBC, 1-5 p.m. EDT): Men's semifinals (may run past scheduled time period).
Firing Line debate (PBS, 9-11 p.m.): As if it needed one, the already contentious show has chosen for this edition a hotly controversial resolution: ``The Death Penalty Is a Good Thing.''
Taped at Bard College in New York, the debate pits guests on predictable sides of the timely issue: In support are the rhetorically formidable William F. Buckley Jr., founder of ``Firing Line'' and National Review magazine, and Ed Koch, former mayor of New York, who for years has been talking tough about the death penalty (he wants to shorten the time of appeals, for instance).
Also on the pro side are Walter Burns, a Georgetown University professor of political science and author on the subject of capital punishment, and Susan V. Boleyn, senior assistant attorney general of Georgia, who has prosecuted many death-penalty cases.
The opposing side is headed by Ira Glasser, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union - a frequent and articulate presence on these ``Firing Line'' debates. He is not, incidentally, a lawyer, but a mathematician (go figure).
Joining Mr. Glasser is the president of Bard College, Leo Botstein (also seen often on this show), a musician who has recently been named conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra in Washington (go figure).
Bryan Stevenson and Stephen Bright, both lawyers who have represented death-row inmates, also join the opposing side.
The clashes include fast exchanges, lots of ideological maneuvering, and some penetrating ideas from both sides. What emerges is one of most compelling ``Firing Line'' debates in recent years, dealing with one of the most sensitive subjects yet tackled in this forum.
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Opinions of Thursday, 16 February 2017
Columnist: Adofo, Rockson
Out of my tight schedule, I still spared a moment of my precious time to peruse the Ghana internet news portals. Oops! I came across a publication on Ghanaweb under its General News of Monday, 13 February 2017, titled, I will ensure Akufo-Addo fails as President Amaliba.
The underlying web link takes any interested public reader and a concerned Ghanaian to the full story about Amaliba throwing his tantrums.
Lawyer Abraham Amaliba, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was doing his nuts once again. He was threatening, and has vowed, to do whatever it takes to ensure that His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo fails as a President and be rejected in 2020 when he happens to be alive and goes for re-election.
For him, he has planned this diabolic act of retribution against the last minute determination by Brother Martin Amidu to orally cross-examine Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the notorious Ghanaian swindler of the 21st Century Ghana who was probably, but surely, assisted by the NDC to defraud Ghana of GHC51.2 million. According to Lawyer Amaliba, the action taken by Brother Martin Amidu at the peak of Election 2016 campaign culminated in the defeat of then President Mahama and the NDC in their bid to seek re-election on 7 December 2016.
Let me not spend much of my precious time on this confused and malicious lawyer, but to give him a bit of education. I am a layman in the legal profession yet, I feel capable of giving Amaliba tutorials on his own field of study. Under my minutes of tutelage as may be read from this publication, if he will take my advice and explanations very seriously, he may come out a more sensible lawyer, but not the known infantile Amaliba whose expressions make him appear as a person who has never studied law in his life.
Does he understand what is meant by doing something with premeditation? For the sake of other fellow laypersons in law, let me define what is meant by premeditation as appears in the dictionaries. Premeditation means consideration or planning of an act beforehand that shows intent to commit that act. In law, the committal of premeditated crime when proved as such, carries a more serious punishment or sentence than its opposite which is unpremeditated.
From the look of things, and as stated publicly by the seemingly educated-illiterate lawyer, he is on course to commit a premeditated crime. Let him go ahead, but he should pray that he does not do anything silly to harm the person of President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo, or to falsely tarnish his hard won enviable reputation or integrity. If he did, the law will hold him hard and tight by his balls and he will scream louder than a roaring lion, for that it is definite.
He has not only premeditated but also, expressed the will to sabotage His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo well over three and a half years in advance of Election 2020; wow!, what a malicious saboteur.
Does Amaliba agree with Woyome conning Ghana out of GHC51.2 million? If he doesn't, why should he be offended by Brother Martin Amidu's endeavours to retrieve the money back to the State?
Brother Martin Amidu now sees that there is a more credible government in place that will take serious steps to compel Woyome to refund the money so stolen to the State hence no need for him furthering his pursuit of agenda that has earned him accolade, Citizen Vigilante, with the concomitant public admiration.
Amiliba must be a criminal supportive of the numerous gargantuan corruptions that took place under the President Mahama's NDC-led administration or else, he wouldnot have said what has triggered me to put out this published rebuttal.
Finally, let me define the word unpremeditated as per the dictionary. It means a crime or something unpleasant done without being planned. This in terms of prosecution carries a relatively lesser sentence because the act was committed by accident or by mistake e.g. landing somebody a punch during fisticuffs or scuffle and it results in the person's death. You did not intend to kill the person but the punch has unfortunately been fatal to result in the death of the victim. In this case, the alleged murderer will in the end be found guilty of manslaughter but not first degree murder.
Is this not the case, Mr Amaliba? This is homework for you to determine where you stand either to end your diabolic plans now or to continue with them until you land in trouble and get arraigned.
If you dare do anything silly, being at the same time a lawyer who should know better, you have yourself to blame when the law catches you by the neck or by the balls and you begin to squeal like a pig being dragged to the slaughter house to be slaughtered for bacon and sausages.
Unless you purposely place some impediments in His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo' way, and of course criminal in nature, there is no way you can ensure that he fails as a President.
The level of reasoning or the intelligence of some Ghanaian lawyers makes me want to puke. They behave as though they had never studied law. This is well exhibited by Amaliba, a private legal practitioner doubling as an NDC activist.
Even though I have decided to curtail or eventually stop writing on, or about issues pertaining to Ghana politics now that Nana Akufo Addo has been elected the President of Ghana, I will not hesitate a minute to come out to take on his enemies who will intentionally commit acts directed at ensuring that he fails in his task as the incorruptible and visionary President of Ghana, the modern day biblical Joseph, or Moses or David of our times.
By the grace of God and the efforts of discerning Ghanaians, His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo shall not fail but succeed!
Rockson Adofo
(Written on Tuesday, 14 February 2017)


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The Universities will face a huge downfall as majority of students will have to transfer to other countries that are under European Union. Researchers who were working under the permission and funds of European Union will also face a major withdrawal in funds and permissions. With so many state of the art technology advancements and other academic advancements that were surviving under the European Union will now strive under the Brexit impact.
There is a fixed percentage, almost around 15 percent that the UK was receiving from the European Union now believed to be stopped due to Brexit. Impact of Brexit on UK based universities will not just stay at effecting universities, it will affect all the students that came to UK based universities under the European Union. Students will now face a major problem with paying the fee as now they will be considered as international students. This means that they will pay a much higher fee as compared to laws before brexit.
Brexit Will lead to a Major Loss in Student Number in UK;
This stands for both, students moving in to the UK and UK based students who want to go to other European countries for further studies. This will also affect students who are currently in the UK but had to study some part of their degree in a country under European Union. UK might lose all credibility from other European countries; meaning no more free transfers either way or approval of loans. Experts believe that the impact might seem very harsh, but it will strengthen the universities domestically.
They believe that this uniting will be used to raise voice against impact of brexit on UK based universities. It will be used by them to raise a voice for students and their futures, hoping that it will gain enough attention globally. There are a number of things being discussed by education experts in the UK like forming European university campuses. Hope that the physical availability might put a halt to the sudden stir in the UK. In all of this, the most affected by this will be the international students who not only will lose their loans, but might also be at risk of losing further studying in UK. Overall, it has more of a negative impact than a positive one and should be reconsidered or at least an alternative can be thought of.
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|By Admin1 (admin) (pool-151-196-239-147.balt.east.verizon.net - 188.8.131.52) on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 10:46 am: Edit Post
Peace Corps Volunteer May yer Ly finds her Hmong roots while assisting resettlement in Thailand
Peace Corps Volunteer May yer Ly finds her Hmong roots while assisting resettlement in Thailand
Refugee camp is personal odyssey
St. Paulite explores her Hmong roots while assisting resettlement
Pioneer Press
As they leave behind dead-end poverty and squalor, she only wants to stay.
However unlikely the place, dreams are coming true for both — U.S.-bound Hmong refugees departing Thailand and the St. Paul-raised, college-educated daughter of former refugees helping them.
She previews their new life — doctor's offices, flush toilets, schoolhouses and Uncle Sam. They embody the history she hopes to absorb. She is the future they seek. They are the past May yer Ly needs.
That's because she has no memory of the experience that defined their lives and hers — the war that caused her family and thousands of others to flee communist insurgents in Laos. Her family was one of the first to get out as the country fell to communists in 1975.
Born in California, she moved here with her family when she was 2. She did not ride out jungle firefights on a parent's back. She did not see others die crossing the Mekong. She did not spend years running a foot-powered sewing machine in a dusty sweltering refugee camp, like many women she now meets as a cultural orientation trainer.
For that, May yer Ly, 27, feels fortunate and obligated. To get an education, to help her people, to learn the past she missed out on, to weave that together with what she is witnessing of what probably is the last great wave of Hmong resettlement to this country. Of the 15,000 Hmong expected to arrive, an estimated 5,000 will join relatives in the St. Paul area.
"It's amazing to feel like you're part of this personal journey as well as this moment that's going on in Hmong history," May yer Ly said from Thailand. "I always have to remind myself this is such a unique opportunity that I have, to remember every little thing that happens here for history's sake."
In a few days, May yer Ly will have been in Thailand for a year. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2000 with a degree in American studies and worked at the U's Asian Pacific American Learning Resources Center until July 2003, when she left to enter the Peace Corps.
Before she joined the Peace Corps, she had never heard of the camp where she now works for the International Organization for Migration, which handles resettlement logistics. She had no idea thousands of refugees were squatting on the grounds of Wat Tham Krabok, a Buddhist temple north of Bangkok. She just wanted to get as close to her roots as possible.
"I wanted to come to Southeast Asia to take a journey back to where my family grew up, where they were raised," May yer Ly said. "I wanted to get a glimpse of what my parents may have gone through when they were in refugee camps in Thailand."
It's a feeling shared by other Hmong of the same age who also avoided the horrors of war but feel compelled to learn and retell the history, said KaShia Moua, a close friend of May yer Ly.
"Our parents and grandparents passed on all these experiences and stories based on everything they lived," KaShia Moua said. "If we don't have that to pass down, it's up to us to research, to understand to the best of our ability, to pass it down to the younger generations."
As eager as most refugees appear to be to leave the compound for good, May yer Ly had to make a concerted effort during several months just to set foot inside.
She was in Peace Corps training last October when she visited another volunteer in Lop Buri, just minutes from the camp. A short time later, the bus stopped near the temple, unseen from the road. Three young girls sat down behind her. She soon realized they were speaking Hmong, which she had not heard or spoken since she had gotten to Thailand.
"I had no idea there were Hmong people in central Thailand," May yer Ly said. "They were like, 'There's a lot of us.' "
She agreed to visit sometime and continued on to her work site five hours away. Visiting took on greater urgency in December, when the State Department announced it would resettle every eligible resident of the temple compound. May yer Ly returned to Lop Buri during the last weekend of December but couldn't get in the camp; instead, she spent 45 minutes talking to Hmong on the road outside.
She finally got inside in May, serving as a State Department interpreter for two weeks. She was nearly done with that when IOM offered her a position as one of four cultural orientation trainers.
"I just fell in love with the camp," said May yer Ly, who left the Peace Corps to take the IOM job. "I felt like this is where I belonged. There were so many things that kept pulling me to the wat. … I really felt like it was a calling."
Today, she teaches twice a day, two hours at a time, up to 50 refugees in each class. The curriculum, developed by the IOM, covers major points of American history and stresses self-sufficiency. She also fields questions, most often about how to survive without speaking English.
"It's a wonderful opportunity to connect with them. Being Hmong from America, we are able to give them a side of it that they can culturally relate to," she said.
Since late June, several times a week, a bus pulls away from the camp to take 20 to 30 refugees to the airport.
"It's in the air, even though there are still tons of people here," May yer Ly said. "It's kind of bittersweet. They're leaving, but they're still leaving some family members behind who haven't had their names listed to go."
Seeing how people live at the camp does not get easier.
"The first day I got there, as the van pulled into the wat, it was really emotional," May yer Ly said. "I was starting to tear up, feeling like, 'How have they been able to live like this for so long?' You still feel that emotion every day."
At the start of each class, she has students introduce themselves and asks what their dream is for life in the United States.
"I ask them, if you don't think about the language barrier or financial issues, what is your dream, what do you want to become," she said. "They'll say, 'If I can, I want to be a doctor or a lawyer.' It's awesome to hear that."
For her part, May yer Ly wants to continue her work until the teeming camp is empty. Then she might go back to law school, possibly in California.
"I'll be excited to talk to some of these kids once they've lived in the United States for a few years."
Todd Nelson can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 651-228-5575.
| This Month's Issue: August 2004
Teresa Heinz Kerry celebrates the Peace Corps Volunteer as one of the best faces America has ever projected in a speech to the Democratic Convention. The National Review disagreed and said that Heinz's celebration of the PCV was "truly offensive." What's your opinion and who can come up with the funniest caption for our Current Events Funny?
Exclusive: Director Vasquez speaks out in an op-ed published exclusively on the web by Peace Corps Online saying the Dayton Daily News' portrayal of Peace Corps "doesn't jibe with facts."
In other news, the NPCA makes the case for improving governance and explains the challenges facing the organization, RPCV Bob Shaconis says Peace Corps has been a "sacred cow", RPCV Shaun McNally picks up support for his Aug 10 primary and has a plan to win in Connecticut, and the movie "Open Water" based on the negligent deaths of two RPCVs in Australia opens August 6. Op-ed's by RPCVs: Cops of the World is not a good goal and Peace Corps must emphasize community development.
|By enlightenpam (22.214.171.124) on Monday, October 28, 2013 - 1:17 am: Edit Post
This is amazing. This story motivates me to wanting to volunteer for Peace Corps after I graduated from college. Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful story!


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The University of Chicago may soon open a centre in Delhi as a part of efforts to increase its student, faculty and research footprint in India.
The university is currently searching for land in the capital for the centre and will focus on research, faculty collaboration and exchange. However, the university will not – at least immediately – offer degrees, Sunil Kumar, dean of the prestigious UChicago Booth School of Business, told on Saturday.
"One of my focus areas as dean is to strengthen the perception of Booth School in India," Kumar, born and educated in India, said in an interview on the sidelines of the HT Leadership Summit – where he spoke on the challenges facing Indian higher education.
UChicago, which has produced 32 Nobel laureates, figures among the world's top 10 universities in ranking put out by the QS World Universities and Times Higher Education Universities.
UChicago's economics department – which has trained economists such as Milton Friedman and Paul Samuelson, among others – is considered among the best in American academia. The Booth School is placed in the same league as Harvard Business School and Wharton, and has the second-largest endowment among all American B-schools.


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Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by Barves2125, May 28, 2015.
My God. No knock warrants are insane. Dude was sound asleep and was woken up by strangers in his house. Of course he grabbed his gun to protect himself. No knock warrants are an excuse to kill someone.
theres so few instances where one would be needed. Just wait a few hours and arrest him when he walks outside
Exactly. Just pull up a chair by his door and wait. Or sit out in your car and wait. There's like 10+ of them too. There's a whole line of them lined up to enter.
I'm sure the NRA will be irate at this man being killed for grabbing his legally owned and licensed gun.
Oh awesome it's been a while since a city has burned because cops can't stop fucking killing people for no reason.
whole thing
Good for her. Damn the bullshit.
3 miles from where George Floyd was murdered by the same police force.
I added the YouTube of the whole thing. They just quit the presser.
Iirc the mayor was pretty good during the George Floyd stuff? I could be remembering wrong. He looks like shit tonight.
And this lady suuuuucks. (The cop)
2nd lady is awesome.
Just your friendly reminder that gun laws are for white people.
Agree. I'm white and live a well to do neighborhood. I could go get hammered at the town center in our neighborhood and drive home without even thinking about being pulled over. I don't think I've ever seen a cop patrolling our neighborhood and we have 15k houses here. Yet if you're black and live in a lower income area you have to worry about cops kicking down doors at 4am. Shit is so fucked up.
what reaction are the cops expecting when they come barging into people's homes like this?
People doing some heavy lifting from the cops' perspective here
Truman sorry it's in here somewhere
Frey taking a lot of shit, as he should. He campaigned on ending no-knock warrants. In a shocking turn of events he's full of shit.
Fascist cunts, the lot of them
Officer, why did you shoot this unarmed 12-year-old in the head at point blank range?
Well, I had a hunch he was wrongdoing.
No further questions.
terrible police work
shame that the local communities aren't listening to the Oakridge Boys, just inflames the situation and makes it harder for our BOYS IN BLUE.
I for one believe music influences your mood and makes you do things. That's why I don't listen to Kid Rock around my female cousins.
Wasn't sure if there was a thread that made any sense for this other than the alive or not thread - alive. Also - wtf is wrong with people.
Not sure how they charge that guy with assault and not attempted murder. I mean, what do you expect taking a full swing with a baseball bat on the back of someone's head. Fuck that dude forever.
Yea I'll happily pay higher taxes to not have that person walking around taking swings at grandmas.
Fucking scary.
Then dude casually grabs a slice of pizza.
His face is tatted like Gucci bag. Clearly he isn't mentally well.
I agree he has issues, but judging one for tattoos doesn't really work.
Face tattoos? Yeah, I think you can…
What about neck tats? Where do we draw the line?
Nobody says this guy has mental issues.
Austin has been pretty open about his struggles with mental health and drug use as a coping mechanism.
How about her?
I'm sure there are endless examples of people that just want a face tattoo.
I was just saying I wouldn't use Austin as an example.
Can we fucking not
the man saw a purse and said I want that on my face and neck. That is mental illness
It's really not. Everything you don't understand or that isn't for you isn't a mental illness.
that's not mental illness
Is it being a dipshit?
and the pizza thread
If you didn't know this was a famous singer and you saw him walking down the street, you'd cross the street. Remember when Mike Tyson got that face tattoo? People assumed he has lost his shit. I will happily be old man yelling at clouds on this one, but if you are a business owner, don't act like you're hiring a dude with face tattoos.
I get you're trying to be a better person and I respect that, but come on.
Here. Let's start drawing the line here.
Face tattoos are weird. I'm not going down a wormhole on what's acceptable and how times have changed, but these are job killers that give you 3-5 career options.


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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
January 2012 - Our Month In Numbers
I started with a digital template from Simple Scrapper and papers from Cheryl McCain's Tea Party Sampler to create a ready-to-use digital template for this year's layouts. Each month I'll simply add in my photos and numbers journaling for a fun review of our month. Here are my calculations for January.
*314 mile drive home from the Galveston Cruise Terminal after our 10th Anniversary cruise
*8 trips to Lowes for supplies as we did a complete laundry room remodel
*45 full & 15 partial ceramic floor tiles laid in the laundry room
*22 feet of shelving & 4 pull-out drawers installed in laundry room
*1 gallon of Sunbeam paint used to cover laundry room walls
*3 games of Skip-Bo played when Mama & Daddy came out for a visit
*22 men in attendance at the Men's Ministry Kick-Off Tailgate Party
*5 tables set up at the Pearl Vision Impact night
*2 get-togethers for Melissa to crop with friends
*15 layouts completed, 3 cards created, 17 blog posts published
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The numbers are a lot of fun Melissa and such an interesting indication as to what we do! Congratulations on your healthy living progression - it sounds like you have made some sensible changes that are really making a difference!ReplyDelete
Lovely sunny colours and a great summary of the monthReplyDelete
I really like your take on this ideaReplyDelete
A perfect easy-to-use solution to come back to at the end of each month! I really enjoyed reading your numbers - especially those laundry room ones. Oh boy do I wish we had a laundry room!ReplyDelete
Great list! It's such an interesting way to represent the month and fun to read all the different versions of it.ReplyDelete
Great post! I love all the photos and using numbers to document. This is such a great idea. Thanks for sharing! :)ReplyDelete
Love it! I'm impressed that is was only 8 trips to Lowe's...ReplyDelete
Your page is as sunshiney as the colour of the paint for the laundry room suggests! You've clearly had a very fruitful month. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 3, 2012 at 8:23 PM
I love these numbers layouts, and really meant to keep track in January so I could do a layout. Didn't happen, but I've started a list for February.ReplyDelete


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Paired with a Hefeweizen
Let's celebrate Monday with corn dogs shall we?! We go through this every year, I'm pretty sure. While I don't like the idea of summer ending, I do like the idea of football season starting. What's the best part about football season?! Why, the food of course! I love game day eats. I spend the entire month of September coming up with fun twists on classic party foods, just so I can obsess over them all weekend long. While I try to eat somewhat healthy during the week, all bets are off when the weekend comes along.
These chili cheese corn dogs are my latest obsession for football season, and football season hasn't even started yet! They are mini, which is always better. They are smothered in chili cheese, and they are the most addicting little bites!
Chili Cheese Corn Dogs
While I don't enjoy the smell frying food in my house creates, it's totally worth it for these chili cheese corn dogs. I usually send Zach out to the deck to fry them anyway. :) I hope you guys find some way to incorporate these chili cheese corn dogs into your game day menus. Speaking of game day menus, what are your favorite game day eats? I would love to hear about them in the comments below!
Pair these chili cheese corn dogs with a hefeweizen. I love a hefeweizen with fried foods, especially where hot dogs are concerned. Enjoy, and have a wonderful week! xoxo
Serves 8
15 minPrep Time
50 minCook Time
1 hr, 5 Total Time
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 can diced tomatoes with chiles (like Rotel)
- 1 tablespoon tabasco or other hot sauce
- salt and black pepper
- oil, for frying
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teapsoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup buttermilk (more as needed)
- 8 hot dogs, quartered
- ketchup
- chili cheese (recipe above)
- crumbled queso fresco
- chopped jalapeno
- chopped parsley
- In a large deep nonstick skillet, placed over medium heat, add the ground beef. Cook until brown and cooked through, about 8 minutes. Remove the beef from the pan and set aside. Leave the skillet over medium heat.
- To the hot pan, add the unsalted butter. Melt it and then whisk in the flour to create a roux. Cook for about 3 minutes or until golden brown. Whisk in the milk and reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer for about 4 minutes, whisking frequently until the sauce has thickened. Stir in the cheese in 1/4 cup increments. Make sure that each increment of cheese has melted completed before adding the next. Stir in the diced tomatoes, tabasco, and ground beef. Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Keep warm on the stove until you are ready to serve.
- Add the oil to a large dutch oven set over medium-high heat. Using a thermometer, heat the oil to 350 degrees F.
- While the oil is heating up, prepare your corn dogs. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Fold in the eggs and buttermilk. Mix together until no lumps remain. Depending on the consistency of the batter, you may need more buttermilk. The batter should be just thin enough to coat the hot dogs.
- Add the hot dogs to the batter and toss to coat. If you find that the batter is not coating the hot dogs in their entirety, this is OK. Just keep tossing. They will eventually coat, and if a little bit of the hot dog sticks out, this is also OK. Alternatively, you may skewer the mini corn dogs like you would with a regular corn dog (with a wooden skewer). This will reduce mess.
- Carefully drop the corn dogs in the hot oil. I fried about 8 at at time. Cook for about 6 minutes, turning them over at least once, or until they are dark brown. Remove from oil and transfer to a plate that has been lined with a paper towel. Repeat for the rest of the corn dogs.
- Serve the corn dogs immediately topped with chili cheese, chopped jalapeno, and crumbled queso fresco. Enjoy!