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AICEIA Circular- 09/09 dated 06.11.2009
On 5th of November 2009 at Rajouri Garden New Delhi it was decided from a joint meeting of Income-tax Employees Federation, Income-tax Gazetted Officers Association, All India Central Excise Inspectors Association and All India Customs Preventive Services Federation will be on a one day's strike on 26th November, 2009. These organizations have submitted a Strike Notice to the Revenue Secretary . The demands in pursuance of which the employees will embark upon the strike action are also enclosed.
Our organization decided in our Chandigarh C.E.C to go for strike after exhausting all possible means of persuasion and comrades our association feels that now we have no other option left but to go for one day token strike on our four (4) point charter of demand issued to board on 14.08.2009.
We are enclosing copy of the Strike Notice and charter of demand to all concerned. All the circle and branch Secretary's are hereby requested to forward the strike notice to the concerned Commissioner/C.C on 10th of November with huge rally and continue lunch hour demonstration on every alternate day up to 25th of November.
Comrades we have our experience of three days strike and with the help of that experience we have to participate in this strike. To make it a grand success we request you all to intensify campaign programme so that a message could reach our Ministry that The Inspectors of Revenue Department have the courage to protest against the whims and fancies of the Government.
The Association surely assures you that we are ready to face any odd and to take any action if our cadre's interest is not given proper importance. We believe in an administration that we are working only persuasion without proper action shall not bring the feudal lords into terms.
We have already completed our campaign programme in the whole of North India, part of South India and West except Mumbai, Pune and Andhra Pradesh we would like to request Branch Secretaries of Mumbai, Pune, Vizag, Hyderabad, Guntur to organize campaign programme immediately, 0n 16th and 17th of November Office Bearers are going to Mumbai for joint campaign programme with Income-Tax, another team shall go to Andhra Pradesh under the Leadership of N. Balraj and Vekata Krishnan by next week.
We have to complete our campaign programme at the most 20th November, 2009.
All the unit office bearers are once again requested to submit their remaining D.D.O certificates immediately.
Yours fraternally,
The President & ( Kousik Roy)
All Office Bearers of AICEIA,(for wide circulation of inputs to the Members of all Circles/Branches)


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Louisville jumped seven spots to No. 3 in the latest AP poll after their huge 63-20 win over second-ranked Florida State.
Florida State fell all the way to No. 13 with the loss, a drop of 11 spots that was matched only by Texas. The Longhorns (No. 21) lost to Cal in a game that had a controversial ending.
Alabama remains No. 1, but lost a little ground on their rivals as their number of first-place votes fell from 56 to 50. Louisville is second with six first-place votes, followed by Ohio State, who received four first-place votes after beating Oklahoma on the road.
Miami had the biggest jump this week, moving ten spots up to No. 15 after their win over Appalachian State. Nebraska is the highest-ranked team (No. 20) among those debuting in the poll this week.
Here is the latest AP Top 25 poll, with first-place votes in parentheses:
- Alabama (50)
- Ohio State (4)
- Louisville (6)
- Michigan (1)
- Clemson
- Houston
- Stanford
- Michigan State
- Washington
- Texas A&M
- Wisconsin
- Georgia
- Florida State
- Tennessee
- Miami
- Baylor
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Nebraska
- Texas
- San Diego State
- Ole Miss
- Utah
- Oklahoma

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It's 9:11 CDT, and I'm saying that Kerry has Bush on the run most of the night. Bush kept hitting the talking points (he was Capt. Sputter most of the night), but it didn't sound like he was engaged in the "discussion". It seemed like he was simply looking for opportunities to "plug the product", to get the message out- you even saw (and heard) him on multiple occasions jotting notes with a Sharpie, where Kerry didn't seem to be. To me, it seemed weaker to retreat into the talking points than it does to engage in the topic at hand. Bush's 'Luudes did seem to kick in right as I began this at 10 after.
Closing statements? It was interesting there how Bush mentioned all-volunteer armed forces when Kerry didn't touch it. First time I've heard the democrats own an issue for a LONG time.
It seemed to me that Kerry was working to the center, and Bush was working to his base. Obviously, the GOP thinks they have the numbers. That's a little scary, for a whole pile of reasons. One example would be the Alan Keyes debacle here in Illinois. (GOP pretty boy gets taken down by scandal, and Keyes becomes the choice after Coach Ditka.)


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Oil futures headed for $27 a barrel Thursday as reports that Iraq will resume oil exports under the U.N. agreement on Friday were strongly offset by a bigger-than-expected decline in U.S. inventories.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, January crude closed up 47 cents to $26.83 a barrel, after hitting a high at $26.95. In the past nine years, the contract has closed above $27 only once. On Nov. 22, January crude closed at $27.01. January unleaded gasoline added 2 cents to 73.30 cents a gallon and January heating oil gained 1.45 cents to 68.75 cents a gallon. See latest commodity prices.
Last week, the United Nations approved a new six-month extension of the oil-for-food deal, which allows Iraq to sell oil to buy humanitarian goods. Iraq could resume exports under the agreement, which has a $5.26 billion ceiling, as soon as Friday. The oil-producing nation has already begun loading of its first oil export shipment.
The U.N. is still expected to vote on a resolution that would lift sanctions and return weapons inspections to Iraq, but the vote has repeatedly been postponed.
Meanwhile, "opinion is mixed as to whether the market will [be] quiet or soar ahead over over the Christmas break, and it seems to us that direction will probably be determined by the next API report," a daily report from GNI Research said.
This week, the American Petroleum Institute reported a 7.16 million barrel plunge in crude oil supplies as of the week ended Dec. 10. The Department of Energy confirmed the drop in supplies, showing a 5.6 million barrel decline in last week's crude supplies. Both reports came in much better than the expected 2 million to 3 million barrel decline.
Gasoline stockpiles, according to the API, also sank a larger-than-expected 3.99 million barrels last week, compared to the Energy Department's reported a 1 million barrel decline.
Distillate inventories slipped 3.96 million barrels to 132.7 million, the API said, despite the forecast for supplies to down only as much as 1 million barrels. The Energy Department's data showed a 3 million barrel decline.
David Jesser, managing director of Chicago-based Alaron.com's San Francisco branch also mentioned the API data in his interview with CBS.MarketWatch.com this week. He spoke about his take on the future of oil prices in 2000. See Soapbox.Hear audio interview.
In other energy news, natural gas futures surged to a three-week high Thursday after a report revealed a decline in U.S. supplies that was on the high-end of expectations.
"The AGA announced that for the week of December 10th, weather was 11 percent colder than last year," Mark Easterbrook, an analyst at Dain Rauscher Wessels said in a research note. "Despite a late start, ... this year has been colder than the year before."
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, January natural gas added 13.4 cents to $2.62 per million British thermal units, also boosted by forecasts for cooler weather next week.
After the market closed, the American Gas Association said supplies of natural gas as of the week ended Dec. 10 fell 73 billion cubic feet from the prior week. U.S. inventories now stand at 2,859 billion cubic feet.
"Although we continue to see winter lagging normal levels, we believe that in light of the fundamentals, normal weather can support a solid natural gas market," Easterbrook said.
Metals update
February gold futures slipped 80 cents to $283.80 an ounce on the Commodities Exchange division of the New York Mercantile Exchange in another day of quiet trading ahead of the Christmas holiday.
Late Wednesday, the Commodities Exchange said gold warehouse stocks were down 32 ounces to 1,294,100 ounces, while silver stocks gained 61,046 ounces to 76,186,271 ounces.
Philadelphia Gold& Silver Index
March silver rose 2.5 cents to $5.25 an ounce. January platinum rose $1.90 to $418.50 an ounce and March palladium rose $8.50 to $439.25 an ounce.
Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Stocks Index XAU, -1.31% rose 1.4 percent to66.23.
March copper added 0.1 cent to 84.05 cents. Early Thursday, the London Metals Exchange said copper supplies rose 6,175 metric tons to 769,375 metric tons, while Comex stocks remained unchanged at 90,856 short tons.
Wheat futures grow
Wheat futures gained after a weekly report's data, released early Thursday on export sales, came in better-than-expected at 846,800 metric tons, Bridge News reported.
March wheat gained 2 1/2 cents to 243 3/4 cents per bushel on the CBOT. January soybeans fell 1 1/2 cents to 451 1/4 cents per bushel and March corn added 1 cent to 200 cents per bushel.
Wheat was also supported by speculation of freezing temperatures in northern China over the weekend which could affect crops.
Soybeans were lower on predictions for rain in Brazil and Argentina's soybean-growing regions over the weekend, but losses were limited on forecasts for the return of dry conditions to South America.
Bridge/CRB Index
The Bridge/CRB Index , a broad-based measure of commodity futures markets, rose 0.7 percent to 205.21.
February pork bellies fell 0.150 cent to 78.05 cents a pound. February lean hogs lost 0.4 cent to 56.15 cents a pound. February live cattle was up 0.125 cent to 68.60 cents a pound. January feeder cattle fell 0.25 cent to 84.175 cents a pound.
March coffee rose 2.5 cents to 130.85 cents a pound. March sugar was up 0.01 cent to 5.75 cents a pound. March cocoa rose $7 to $859 per metric ton. March cotton lost 0.86 cent to 48.85 cents a pound. January frozen orange juice closed up 1.9 cents to92.20 cents a pound.


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God's Unending Promises | Jessica's Story
The word "infertile" came out of the doctor's mouth. My heart sunk. I nearly passed out.
That word would hang heavy on my heart and when my husband and I didn't conceive our second child right away, it would resonate in my thoughts over and over. It's amazing how one word can wound your heart and pierce the soul.
After sharing our struggles with my Mom, she informed me that as a result of many childhood treatments doctors would use the word "infertile" to describe my future. She had never shared this with me and never wanted to speak this over my life. I knew then that it was all up to the Big Man upstairs and the miracle of our first child inspired me. Twice, told by two different doctors that infertility would be my truth, I made the decision to turn to God.
This time in my life challenged me but He used it to change me. He changed my arms of question into arms held high. I fell down to look up, giving it all to Him. This was a daily struggle and a daily choice. Daily, I asked God to help me trust Him no matter what the outcome. At times God was silent and these were the times I knelt longer and held my hands up higher. Throughout the process, God brought me to the point of being content with not having another child.
As I often did, I opened up my bible and a page fell to the floor. My daughter had gotten ahold of The Book and had accidentally tore the page. Annoyed, I would place it back inside, tell myself to tape it back (never did) and continue reading His Word. One day God very clearly told me to read the page. Genesis 15 | The Lord's promise to Abram. God's promise. I broke out into tears. I had asked God for a sign and this was my sign! I knew at that moment that a baby was coming in some form; on God's time, not mine. In His way, not mine.
The next month, the very next month, I was expecting. What followed was a series of emotions and then a milestone in my faith journey. While I was filled with an insurmountable amount of joy, I realized that there is a place in our hearts that can ONLY be filled by the promises from God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord." They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." God is ALWAYS good and if it is not good it is not over. The truth is, God is good all the time. He is always good. God exist outside of time, outside of this place and knows our full stories. He knows what we need better than we do, and it starts with Him. He is our Creator. He MADE us. Wouldn't it make sense that He would know how we are wired? What makes us tick? What makes us happy? Not to mention that He is also all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-present. He placed every star in the sky. He can count every hair on your head (Luke 12:7). Who better to turn to for answers about the future than God? He loves us and He will not fail us. Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
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Basic Income is a concept where the state would provide a regular income payment to every adult citizen, with no conditions attached. Such a payment would be enough to meet basic needs for a frugal lifestyle, and would largely replace welfare, food stamps, and public pensions. It would also augment the income of poorly paid employed people, and provide a safety net for those with irregular incomes.
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text: Spare Room Reading Series & nine muses books present /iteration: poems 1974-2004/ margareta waterman book release celebration and reading Sunday, February 12th 7:30 pm New American Art Union 922 SE Ankeny Street Free admission www.flim.com/spareroom spareroom at flim.com Upcoming readings: February 26 Alan Halsey, Geraldine Monk, & Martin Corless-Smith March 5 Jonathan Brannen & TBA April 15 Dan Raphael presents Poetland: 100 Portland Poets in 10 Venues April 23 Joshua Clover & Cynthia Kimball May 21 Crag Hill and Mark Owens ============================================ /i am not a poet because i write poetry i am a poet because everything is grist for the mill that grinds me into illumination so that only words are left whether i like it or not / ********** She has a way of taking command of her lines with a distinctive assurance that is not only generous, as she fills the cadences with enlivening and revelatory inflection, but also demanding, as twists of her phrasings most reward those who pay attention. . . . as the thirty year career represented here demonstrates, writers do well to take responsibility for seeing their work through from conception to publication, in performance and in print. . . . She has presented her work in Seattle venues . . . and traveled the country with it extensively: standing behind podiums, rocking and roving barefoot around the stage and through the aisles, and singing and chanting in performances that combine words and music. . . . Although just one entire musical performance, "now and other times," a collaboration with Stephen Fandrich, appears in these pages, music infuses waterman's work. Rather than regular rhyme or meter, she seems to rely on an innate sense of rhythm to drive these poems, a rhythm that arises naturally, as it were, from her voice . . . Line breaks that create short, sharply tuned phrases or phrases that play off common locutions, and repetition of certain lines help set the tempo . . . In these thirty years' worth of selections, the voices of lovers and gods, of protestors and travelers, of those who suffer and those who triumph may sing, yowl, whisper, and harangue, as her self, an aspect of herself, or in character of someone else altogether. . . . Whether grouped in more or less traditional stanza-like clumps or set in parallel columns with italics setting off some sections, her lines read as scripts, with keys for emphases and pauses. Her tendency to take the part of gods and goddesses as she explores classical themes, her forthright sexual imagery, and her political barrages all have a certain confidence about them: this is a woman who is used to calling the shots. . . . By presenting her work again in this format, outside of earlier contexts, waterman gives it a new and different look, particularly since she has, to cite the mathematics definition of iteration, applied herself to achieving a desired result by repeating a sequence of steps, always getting closer, in a quest that never ends." from the Introduction by Doug Nufer the process is holographical. a poem comes. i read it. it speaks to me. to gather some poems for a reading or a book creates a further song, a meta-text. to vary the elements or even the order varies the meta-text. trying to gather correctly, truthfully, from a lifetime of poems, i find a landscape of expandable dimensions, a meta-space, familiar, without definition. somehow intrinsic. implicit, corollary. and so i chose to make this book a general survey of my characteristic landscapes. i tried not to leave out essential elements of the fractal image i seem to have drawn, despite the uneven quality of the poems. it is not my skills and talents that i mean to exhibit, but the visions they are indentured to. from the author's /apologia / ============================================ / iteration: poems 1974-2004 / nine muses books isbn 1-878888-45-5 232 pages, decorated in gold and red special celebration price $18 (for mail orders: add $2 for postage and make check payable to margareta waterman) nine muses books nine muses mystery theatre 3541 kent creek road winston, oregon 97496 541-679-6674 * *nine muses is a non-profit artists' collective. the design of each book is seen as a further step in the same creative process as produced the writings. performance poets used to working with painters dancers and musicians extend to the printed book some of the qualities of live multi-media performance; a blending of the poet's and the painter's eye gives the books an unusual degree of visual interest and beauty.


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December 28, 2012, 9:52 pm
Filed under: Malaysia politics, Malaysian Bloggers, Racial Issues, Rakyat's concerns | Tags: Chua Soi Lek, MCA, Ong Tee Keat, Soh Chai
Filed under: Malaysia politics, Malaysian Bloggers, Racial Issues, Rakyat's concerns | Tags: Chua Soi Lek, MCA, Ong Tee Keat, Soh Chai
Being the incumbent President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), one would have thought that he would not be too worried about the rivals that he had defeated in the last Presidential elections.
Chua Soi Lek now even claims that having defeated two former Presidents the last time round, he would have no problem defeating them again.
But much has taken place since that event.
As President, Chua Soi Lek has not been able to galvanise the party to its former strength since gaining power in the party.
Droves have deserted the party…….leaving the hangers on and businessmen who 'play on both sides' (just to be on the safe side) left!
And why is Soi Lek alias 'Soh Chai' having to villify Ong Tee Keat? Click HERE
That's because the Barisan Nasional election machinery thinks that Ong has a better chance to retain his seat at Pandan….as opposed to replacing him with a 'Soh Chai' nominee!!
The stakes are apparently too high to take the risk……so it seems!
Which brings me to the point that……since the last MCA Presidential elections, Ong Tee Keat's credibility has remained intact (in the Rakyat's eyes)….or even gone stronger, as opposed to the 'Soh Chai's' dwindling fortunes!
People are beginning to see the wisdom of Ong Tee Keat's drive then as MCA President to get to the bottom of the Port Klang Free Zone financial fiasco……in order to redeem the severely damaged reputation of the MCA.
Unfortunately, he was blocked and ultimately removed from his Ministerial positions…..much to the chagrin of the Rakyat.
Maybe the stakes were too high for the powers within the Barisan Nasional establishment…….but the ensuing damaging to the UMNO led coalition is irreversible!
That damage was further compounded by the release of the story behind the PKFZ fiasco by Ong's ally, Lee Hwa Beng, who was tasked to clean up and get to the bottom of the matter.
If you recall, Lee Hwa Beng, was also ostracised and subsequently removed as Chairman of Port Klang.
Isn't it plain obvious that with UMNO now taking the 'racialistic' route (i.e. taking a Malay rhetorical stand whilst blaming the Chinese for the problems), the UMNO warlords have 'given up' on the Chinese support that was previously reliably delivered by the MCA?
And together with the other 'predominantly Chinese' Parti Gerakan Malaysia helmed by the equally weak Koh Tsu Koon, is it any wonder why Chinese do not see any leadership emanating from both parties?
In any case, race is secondary as far as this coming General Elections is concerned.
Bread and butter issues, corruption and abuse of powers are!
March 14, 2012, 8:30 am
Filed under: Corporate Governance, Malaysian Bloggers, Rakyat's concerns | Tags: Fariz Musa, Najib, Rafizi Ramli, Shangrila, wedding expenses
Filed under: Corporate Governance, Malaysian Bloggers, Rakyat's concerns | Tags: Fariz Musa, Najib, Rafizi Ramli, Shangrila, wedding expenses
That is exactly what Najib's detractors are alleging.
That Najib's family did NOT pay for the wedding bill from Shangrila Hotel of approximately RM410,000.
The fact that the hotel billed the Prime Minister's Office is already a clear breach of protocol
It implies that there is no clear demarcation of his role as Prime Minister and that of his personal interests.
Crikey, it implies that there may have been other instances where amounts, presumably paid for initially by the PM's office and treated as an amount outstanding from the PM …….. somehow 'disappears' from the PMO's books although payment has not been received ….. if not, paid by someone else!
It is for this reason that Najib has to respond clearly and unequivocally ….. with the supporting documents that everything was done above board.
It is essential that this be done …….. so soon after the charging of Shahrizat's husband for improprieities for the Cowgate Scandal.
People might even now speculate that the RM13.6 billion gained from government investment arm Khazanah's asset divestment (Click HERE) …… would somehow end up in the coffers of the UMNO warlord hierarchy!
It's actually quite a simple clarification required from Najib. It would even put the PKR accusatory team on the back-foot.
Not doing so would confirm the wide-spread belief of improprieties at every level of government under UMNO.
March 10, 2012, 12:19 am
Filed under: Coaching & Mentoring, Corporate Governance, Malaysian Bloggers | Tags: Leslie Lopez, Ranjit Singh, Securities Commission, Zarinah Anwar
Filed under: Coaching & Mentoring, Corporate Governance, Malaysian Bloggers | Tags: Leslie Lopez, Ranjit Singh, Securities Commission, Zarinah Anwar
Contrary to Singapore's Straits Times reporter, Leslie Lopez, the current chairman of Malaysia's Securities Commission, Zarinah Anwar, will not be replaced by the retiring Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance.
Instead, it's going to be Ranjit Singh who will be elevated from his current post as Managing Director of the regulatory organization.
There will not be any split in the powerful Chairman post ……. the Straits Times story that there will be a non-executive Chairman whilst Ranjit will assume the Chief Executive's position.
All this means that Ranjit Singh will be all-powerful …… just like Zarinah.
But from the grape-vine ….. Ranjit is so much different from Zarinah.
All things considered, despite Ranjit having many detractors from within, so I hear, there is no doubt about the grudging respect these same people have for him.
Articulate, focused and with the ability to see the big picture, he appears cut out for the Chairman-ship of this regulatory organisation.
And his first task – to regain the credibility lost from the 'Spousal Concerns' of his predecessor! Click HERE and HERE for the 'I told you so!' bit.
January 9, 2012, 10:59 pm
Filed under: Corporate Governance, Malaysian Bloggers, Pakatan Rakyat, Rakyat's concerns | Tags: Anwar Ibrahim, High Court decision, Saiful, sodomy
Filed under: Corporate Governance, Malaysian Bloggers, Pakatan Rakyat, Rakyat's concerns | Tags: Anwar Ibrahim, High Court decision, Saiful, sodomy
I was having my morning read when I logged into the political blogs and Anil Netto's (anilnetto.com) live blogcast said that it was acquittal for Anwar!
Couldn't believe my eyes …….. but it became evidently clear that the UMNO led government could not afford another big blunder by putting Anwar Ibrahim behind bars.
The timing and the rousing of the Rakyat's sentiments was immaculate to the point that Najib absented himself domestically by attending an event at the southern tip of the African continent!
The three explosions at the Jalan Duta Courts area showed how high stakes were ……… fortunately good sense prevailed as both sides of the political divide would lose immensely from a free for all that could generate into something much worse!
The fact of the matter is that UMNO members must start to see the ridiculous and small-minded manner in which they attempt to prevail as political masters in a country where its citizens have evolved and moved on to a more liberal state of mind.
What is more important is that the rampant corruption and financial mismanagement must end without delay ……. and that the Little Napoleons put into those positions of responsibility have to be removed or rehabilitated for the betterment of society!
It's so funny that they have so much trouble understanding the need to evolve with times.
Maybe its the monetary greed that blinds them to the hallucination that they have been under since the Mahathir administration.
May Malaysia have the opportunity to experience a change in government under the PKR-PAS-DAP alliance …… that would somehow ensure that any political wannabes will have to have to work their butt off to get re-elected the next time round!
January 3, 2012, 1:04 am
Filed under: Malaysia politics, Malaysian Bloggers, Rakyat's concerns | Tags: Haris Ibrahim, Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement, MCLM, Raja Petra
Filed under: Malaysia politics, Malaysian Bloggers, Rakyat's concerns | Tags: Haris Ibrahim, Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement, MCLM, Raja Petra
In an immediate response to the situation created by Raja Petra Kamaruddin's jumping ship, Haris Ibrahim (former key ally to RPK), has resigned as President of the Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement in which RPK is Chairman.
Don't think the movement itself will be decimated ……. instead it will operate from another entity ……. one that is clearly NOT associated with RPK.
I recall a saying that goes like this …..
Talent is God given, be humble,
Fame is people given, be thankful,
Conceit is self given, be careful
RPK seems to have lost it all.
But the struggle continues.
Click HERE for Haris Ibrahim's clarification and explanation about RPK cowardly about-turn.
October 27, 2011, 10:52 pm
Filed under: Ahirudin Attan, Coaching & Mentoring, Corporate Governance, DAP, Global financial crisis, Human Resources, Malaysia, Malaysia politics, Malaysian Bloggers, Malaysian Health sector, Pakatan Rakyat, PAS, Racial Issues, Racial politics, Rakyat's concerns, Religion, Rocky's Bru, UMNO | Tags: Bloomberg, Lim Guan Eng, Pearl of the Orient, Penang, Port of Tanjong Pelepas, Rocky, SatD, Singapore PSA, Syed Mokhtar Albukary
Filed under: Ahirudin Attan, Coaching & Mentoring, Corporate Governance, DAP, Global financial crisis, Human Resources, Malaysia, Malaysia politics, Malaysian Bloggers, Malaysian Health sector, Pakatan Rakyat, PAS, Racial Issues, Racial politics, Rakyat's concerns, Religion, Rocky's Bru, UMNO | Tags: Bloomberg, Lim Guan Eng, Pearl of the Orient, Penang, Port of Tanjong Pelepas, Rocky, SatD, Singapore PSA, Syed Mokhtar Albukary
We have always known the Singaporeans to be a 'kiasu' lot …… literally meaning 'scared to die' or scared to lose out on virtually anything.
This may be one of the end result of the siege mentality that Lee Kuan Yew created during the time of partition between Malaysia and Singapore in 1965.
Lee Kuan Yew always talks about the intimidation and the Malaysian military on Singapore soil …… resulting in Singapore now having the fire-power to dent any aggression …… even from Indonesia!
Back to my story ……. in today's age, the siege mentality is more confined to economics ……. like how Singapore can stay ahead of its competitors in the region or even globally.
I recall at one time, much coverage and analysis arose from the building of the Port of Tanjong Pelepas in Johore.
The Singaporean viewed this as a direct threat to its own shipping business that had one of the largest turnovers (in terms of TEU [ton equivalent units]) then …… about 14m per annum!
I recall the Singaporean business papers working overtime on the development of the Malaysian port led by Syed Mokhtar Albukary.
I even recall the PSA (Port of Singapore Authority) having to defer its IPO (Initial Public Offering) around that time although they attributed to market sentiments ……. which I felt that had to do with Syed Mokhtar's PTP!
Fast forward to today ……. and again I am sensing the same Singaporean 'concerns' or shall I call it interests in the recent economic development of Penang.
The Pearl of the Orient had in the past been seen as a direct competitor to Singapore in the early 1970s especially when Penang was under the late Lim Chong Eu.
That 'threat' crumbled when the leadership changed to Koh Tsu Koon and his UMNO bretherens and Singapore surged ahead.
That 'threat' appears to be returning in the form of the Lim Guan Eng rejuvenated Penang.
Threat enough for the Singapore Business Times to publish the Bloomberg report that was originally entitled, 'Malaysia Losses from Racial Law Exposed'.
Singapore has always responded to competition by being more proactive and value-added in it processes.
This is in stark contrast to how the current UMNO regime seems to be adopting.
In fact, UMNO's current media spinners do no justice to the UMNO of the past.
I am of course referring to Ahirudin Attan a.k.a. Rocky.
His outsourced hatchet man, someone called 'SatD', runs an expletive laced blog which attempts (in expletive terms) to run down whatever achievements of the Pakatan Rakyat in Penang especially in a totally illogical ranting manner!
The best description of their attempts is pure written diarrhea ……. thank God we don't have to listen to them, or else it'll be verbal diarrhea!
Please understand why I am not linking you to their articles as they are bad, bad examples of communication skills!
On the other hand, let me re-produce the article from Bloomberg below that was also published in today's Singapore Business Times under a more 'face saving' heading:-
(KUALA LUMPUR) Lim Guan Eng turned Malaysia's second-smallest state into the nation's biggest economic success after he bumped into two National Instruments Corp executives at the local airport in 2008.
Elected in March that year as Penang's first chief minister from an opposition party in 36 years, Mr Lim was struggling with the prospect of federal funding cuts.
He convinced the managers to set up a research and production centre in the state, and within two years the former British trading post was Malaysia's top destination for foreign manufacturing investment.
With a general election due by early 2013, Penang's progress highlights the challenges facing the rest of Malaysia and the National Front government as China, Indonesia and Vietnam offer investors bigger workforces while Singapore lures talent with lower taxes and easier immigration.
Mr Lim, 50, the country's only ethnic-Chinese state leader, embodies the contrast between Penang's business transparency and the four-decade old policies of the ruling party that favour Malays, which the World Bank says undermine competitiveness.
'Penang now has a chance to show that if you have good governance, and if you put fairness and justice as your main qualities, free of race considerations, that is actually the way to go for Malaysia,' said Ooi Kee Beng, Penang-born author and a senior fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore.
In the first seven months of 2011, Penang won RM3.6 billion (S$1.46 billion) of approved foreign manufacturing investment, ahead of the RM3.4 billion that went to Selangor, the state that surrounds the capital Kuala Lumpur, a government report showed last month. The state made up 8.1 per cent of Malaysia's gross domestic product in 2009, based on constant prices.
Mr Lim has managed to keep Penang attractive for international companies even as Prime Minister Najib focuses federal support on regions such as Johor and Sarawak, where his ruling coalition has among its biggest parliamentary-seat majorities.
To prevent corruption, Penang requires open bidding on contracts of more than RM200,000 and has awarded about RM125 million of jobs through competitive tenders, according to Mr Lim. Transparency International said in a 2009 report that Penang was Malaysia's first state to implement open tenders for government contracts.
While Mr Lim said his government awards contracts based on merit within the national guidelines, the federal government states that it has no obligation to accept the lowest offer or to give any reason for rejecting a bid.
Under Malaysian federal rules, agencies are only required to invite quotations from at least five bidders for works contracts.
The Malaysian government says it is also pushing for greater transparency, including introducing a whistleblower protection law to fight corruption and a planned competition law next year.
Malaysia's efforts to woo investments in recent years may have been hampered by its policy of giving preferential treatment to ethnic Malays and some indigenous groups, collectively known as bumiputra, in government jobs, contracts, education and cheaper housing, said Mr Ooi.
When the economy was booming along with its neighbours before the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, the effects of the policy were less apparent, he said. When growth slowed, the race-based programme became a greater damper, according to Mr Ooi.
While the nation outperformed rivals in the early and mid-1990s, it has struggled to maintain that edge since the regional crisis.
Malaysia's racial policies spurred a brain drain of largely Chinese and Indian minorities, and limited foreign investment, Philip Schellekens, a senior economist at the World Bank, said in April.
Mr Lim says ethnic Malays also benefit from the state's economic growth. In the Malaysian state with the highest proportion of ethnic Chinese at 42 per cent, Malay contractors have won most of the jobs awarded by his government through the open tenders, Mr Lim said. The Malay community doesn't need racial quotas to succeed, he said.
'We have proven that this is the way forward,' Mr Lim said in an interview in July. 'Malaysia has a historical opportunity for change.' – Bloomberg
October 26, 2011, 8:15 pm
Filed under: Coaching & Mentoring, Corporate Governance, Global financial crisis, Human Resources, Malaysia, Malaysia politics, Malaysian Bloggers, Malaysian Health sector, Nature, Racial Issues, Racial politics, Rakyat's concerns, UMNO | Tags: Auditor General report, Aziz Bari, DUMC, Jais, Kikukawa, Malalysian Insider, Malaysiakini, Michael Woodforde, Olympus, UIA
Filed under: Coaching & Mentoring, Corporate Governance, Global financial crisis, Human Resources, Malaysia, Malaysia politics, Malaysian Bloggers, Malaysian Health sector, Nature, Racial Issues, Racial politics, Rakyat's concerns, UMNO | Tags: Auditor General report, Aziz Bari, DUMC, Jais, Kikukawa, Malalysian Insider, Malaysiakini, Michael Woodforde, Olympus, UIA


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A former Republican lawmaker has some news for perpetually whining President Obama, as well as to Hillary Clinton and the rest of Democrats who are still in denial of Hillary's crushing loss- that is, to complain that Russia interfered in the U.S. elections is a case of the the pot calling the kettle black.
Ron Paul who himself thrice attempted to get to the White House said that the truth is the U.S. simply does not have the moral ascendancy to complain of interference in its election because the U.S. is interfering with other elections all the time. Paul did not mince words as he said: " If you review the history of how many elections we've been involved with, how many countries we have invaded and how many people we've killed to have our guy in, I'll tell you what- we do 't have much room for condemning anybody else."
Paul, who sought the presidency twice as a Republican and once as a Libertarian, still believes that in the final analysis whatever Russia has done is " insignificant" and that it made no difference in the election result. Making a big deal of the alleged interference, Paul thinks is just a loser's excuse. " When you lose, you jump on that and make a big point of it", Paul said.
The Republican also reiterated that election subterfuge is a symptom of big governments, and that spying and interference is part of the nature of powerful governments. For Paul, it will be better in that sense to see " smaller governments".
President Obama made a big issue out of the alleged Russia interference in the U.S. election citing reports from CIA that say the election was skewed in favor of President-elect Donald Trump. Obama has directed further and complete report on the matter, which he hopes to get before he leaves the White House. The outgoing President also threatened to retaliate against Russia for the so-called interference, saying the action would happen " at a time and place of our choosing."
Hillary Clinton, her staff and allies also jumped on the issue to explain their loss, and observers say, as an attempt to "delegitimize" the incoming presidency of Trump. Democrats and their supporters have also used the Russia election interference card in their attempts to have electors in the Electoral College shift their votes from Trump to Clinton. They have, of course, miserably failed as the electors delivered a convincing win for Trump, while a historic number of Democrat electors rejected Hillary.


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In 1891, two Jesuits, Fathers Victor Garrand and Adrian Sweere, founded what is now Seattle University. This year, we will have a year-long celebration of Seattle U's 125th anniversary, starting with the Mass of the Holy Spirit, in September. Throughout the year, we will be honoring the history of Seattle University, while looking ahead to our aspirations and plans for the next 25 years.
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The world is looking the other way as Turkey plans to build on its successful occupation of Afrîn to expand its power with a new round of ethnic cleansing, John Tully writes.
Recent military actions by Western powers, backed by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, have certainly proven controversial. But the simple fact is that the civilised and democratic West cannot refuse to act in the face of the indiscriminate massacre of civilians in Yemen … I mean Syria.
Sorry, I got confused. Yemen is where the West is arming Saudi Arabia and backing its brutal war killing civilians and causing a huge humanitarian catastrophe. We support that carnage.
The Socialist Alliance released this statement on April 18 in response to the bombing of Syria by the US, Britain and France.
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The Socialist Alliance condemns the Australian government for its lapdog-like endorsement of the April 13 missile bombardment of Damascus and Homs by the United States, Britain and France.
After the chemical attack on Douma on April 8 in which dozens of people were killed, the Stop the War Coalition in Britain released the statement below.
The dark clouds of 21st-century fascism are once again hanging over the heads of the people of northern Syria. As if the inhabitants of the region often referred to as Rojava haven't suffered enough over the course of the past 7 years of war, the Turkish state has come to the conclusion that the time is ripe to pick up the fallen, bloodied sword from the corpse that is Islamic State.
Together with Salafist mercenaries carrying flags of the Syrian 'rebels' – one of the many components of what at one historical juncture seemingly all so long ago was a cohesive 'Free Syrian Army' – Erdogan's regime vows a 'swift operation' to destroy 'terrorism' in Afrin.
The left-wing Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has condemned Turkey's invasion of the Afrin region in northern Syria (known as Rojava in Kurdish) in collaboration with mostly jihadi Syrian militias.
The HDP, with strong roots in Turkey's Kurdish minority, has itself faced worsening repression from the regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The threat of nuclear annihilation is closer than at any time since the end of the Cold War as two heads of state use nuclear weapons as props in what looks like a fight between two adolescent boys.
On one side is a narcissistic bully, born to inherit great power and with credible reports that his personal life includes indulging in acts of sadism, whose policies in government are driven by a combination of xenophobia, ego and whim and who is threatening nuclear Armageddon if he doesn't get his way.
On the other side is North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
The Socialist Alliance released the following statement on April 7.
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Socialist Alliance condemns the unilateral use of force by US President Donald Trump against Syria on April 7.
The pretext for Trump's missile attack was a deadly chemical attack on civilians, which the US has blamed on the Bashaaar al Assad regime, rather than await the outcome of an investigation into who was responsible.
Kiribati, a nation made up of 33 islands in the South Pacific, is predicted to be one of the first countries to vanish beneath the sea before the end of the century. The government has already bought 2400 hectares of land in Fiji in case they need to more the entire population.
On October 12, Amnesty International released a report alleging "civilians living in areas of northern Syria under the de facto control of the Autonomous Administration led by the Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat (Democratic Union Party, PYD) are being subjected to serious abuses that include forced displacement and home demolitions."
The report said some of these alleged abuses were war crimes.


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The Wishbone Chair(Y chair) or Alban Dining Chair is a very well known and popular chair designed in 1950 by Hans Wegner.The Wishbone "Y" chair as it is often called due to the shape of the back, is a light chair and a relatively small piece of furniture. The curved hind legs and the semicircular top rail together with the elegant Y-back endows the chair with a gracious and welcoming air.The Wishbone or Y Chair acquired its name due to the 'Y' shaped back and with its measured use of materials is a light, sculptural dining chair which offers good back support and a comfortable sitting position.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has found that some servicers of federal student loans are denying borrowers access to income-driven repayment plans or failing to approve those applications.
Income-driven repayment plans are intended to help borrowers manage their monthly federal payments by capping them at a percentage of their incomes.
Any amount that's unpaid after 20 to 25 years of making qualified payments on those plans will be forgiven. The report released last week covers federal and private student loans as well as auto loans, mortgages and fair lending.
"Despite [having] the right to an income-driven plan, borrowers still struggle to enroll," CFPB ombudsman Seth Frotman said. "Generally, processing your application should take no more than two weeks. However, many borrowers have told us that their applications sit under review for months at a time."
When borrowers are prevented from participating in affordable repayment plans, the consequences can be costly.
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Lauren Asher, president of the nonprofit Institute for College Access & Success, said the CFPB report highlights how important it is that student loan servicers alert struggling borrowers to this option, instead of ushering them into forbearance.
"Income-driven repayment won't be the best choice for every borrower, but it's essential that every borrower know that IDR is an option," she said.
Other student-loan servicing issues highlighted in the report:
Servicers misleading borrowers who pay in advance. Some companies aren't giving accurate information, as required by law, about how much interest will accrue when borrowers of private and federal loans pay ahead by at least one month.
Problematic payment allocation for borrowers. Some servicers aren't offering borrowers choices on how payments can be applied across multiple loans. Servicers aren't telling some borrowers who make extra payments that they can direct those extra dollars toward higher-interest loans and thereby reduce debt faster.
System errors drawing out the repayment process. Some federal borrowers received incorrect bills for their next-to-last payments. Since the amounts listed were less than what was required by their repayment plans, they continued to be billed for months, or even years, as interest continued to accrue.
Devon Delfino is a staff writer at NerdWallet, a personal finance website.


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When was the last time you took a holiday?
It may seem obvious that taking a holiday can help reverse burnout, but only a small percentage of people actually disengage and disconnect from their daily sources of stress for a restful holiday. Most of us allow excuses and anxieties to prevent us from unplugging and taking a meaningful break.
What are the two biggest reasons people give for not taking a holiday?
- Time
- Finances
On the surface, these seem like valid mitigating circumstances – but there are ways around both roadblocks if you are committed to find time to spend taking care of yourself.
1. Time
Many people believe they have no time to take a holiday: that their business will implode, their lives are fundamentally too hectic, or any number of other worries.
No matter the reason, time needn't be a roadblock to taking a holiday. If you can't take 7 or more days off in a row, consider these alternatives:
Extended Weekends – There are many three-day weekends throughout the work year. Consider extending your weekend to a fourth or fifth day by adding a holiday day on either end of a naturally occurring three-day weekend.
Mini-vacations – Like extended weekends, mini-vacations are simply shorter and take place within the time you already have off work. Consider staying closer to home and enjoying local activities so travel days aren't an issue.
Stay-cations – Stay home – or in your hometown – but completely unplug from your work. Do the things you would take time to do on holiday without the need to spend time or money traveling.
Consider these additional pro-tips to make finding time to holiday possible:
Delegate – Free up time by delegating some tasks to others who are willing to help.
Get a holiday buddy – find someone to share the workload with when you need to take time off, and then cover for them when they want to get away.
Create a 'hit-by-a-bus' file – This is a policy and procedure file that outlines your projects and workflow, making it possible for anyone to step in and do your job in your absence from work.
Put holidays on your schedule – Plan out your holiday times well in advance. This alerts your support teams that you will be gone and helps keep you focused on prepping as time draws near.
2. Finances
Blaming your budget for not being able to take a holiday is like blaming your doctor for feeling sick.
Your budget is a tool that is there to be used by you in any way necessary – it is only inefficient choices that diminish its effects. Whether you engage in a shorter holiday, stay-cation, or make other creative adjustments due to costs, you can find multiple ways to make your holiday happen.
Consider these tips:
Make saving a game – Challenge your family to save together for a holiday fund. Save change, hold a garage sale, reduce unnecessary spending, sacrifice a few conveniences together, or take small odd-jobs. Encourage the entire family to think of ways to add to the fund. Set a goal and create a vision board to keep everyone focused and motivated on your upcoming family trip.
Envelope system – Book your holiday ahead of time and make a deposit. Calculate the funds needed to pay the full balance, and divide that by your number of paydays until the trip. Each payday, slip that money into an envelope in a safe place and be ready to pay off your holiday costs easily when the time comes.
Get creative – There are many websites designed to offer discounts on holiday costs. No matter your taste and budget, you can save money on a holiday with minimal research effort. Determine your budget ahead of time and get the most bang for your buck by getting creative and doing research.
No matter what you do for your vacation, make it count. Unplug from your stressors and recharge your batteries. Do the things that refresh and rejuvenate you so you can melt away that burnt-out feeling and return to your normal life with a renewed sense of purpose and interest.
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Since Switch launched last year, Nicalis has been on a roll with Switch support. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, Cave Story+, Tiny Barbarian DX, Ittle Dew 2+, VVVVVV, and The End is Nigh have all come out for the system. A number of other titles are in the pipeline, including Blade Strangers and Code of Princess EX.
Also announced this week is a partnership with Treasure to bring Ikaruga to Switch later this month. Apparently they have even more in store, as Nicalis says next week will be "full of new and exciting surprises".
Nicalis wrote on Twitter:
If you had fun today, next week is full of new and exciting surprises
— Nicalis, Inc. (@nicalis) May 2, 2018
Nicalis isn't offering any clues pertaining to its tease. Having said that, pretty much everything the company has been doing lately has been tied in to Switch in one way or another.
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The Clubhouse Development is progressing really well. Full details are available on the Development Website. Click below for some great videos of progress. To see a full screen view of any of the videos, click on the bottom right of the video.
- Update on 3 April 2018
- Update on 14 February 2018
- Overview before work started taken from a drone


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Show Highlights:
- 50th Anniversary of the MGB | Display of restored MGBs, GT, and Roadster by the Manila Sports Car Club and MG Club.
- Collecting Vintage Cars | Free seminar on how to get into the hobby and maintenance tips on April 21 (4:00 PM) by the members of the Manila Sports Car Club, Porsche Club, and Vintage Car Club.
- Search for the 2012 Miss Trans Sport Show
- Autoindustriya.com's GT5 Challenge
- 21st TSS Online Voting (from April 19 to 21):
Most Popular Online Babe (TopGear.com.ph)
Best Car Display (Tsikot.com)
Best Booth Display (Kotse.com)
"We have been staging this annual event since 1992, purposely to serve as a gathering of finely-restored show cars for competition. And because the show has become a breeding ground for car enthusiasts, we feel responsible for keeping their passion alive and setting the proper direction as far as car appreciation and knowledge is concerned," said Sophie delos Santos, President of Tradeshow International.
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For more details, call Tradeshow International, Inc. at 6713122, 6718381-82, 09175322637, and 09175322648, or visit the official Trans Sport Show Facebook Page.


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Wiley Vs. Durrty Goodz
Who's top dog? There is only one way to find out...
Now in grime some MC's like to get at each other in a highly personal and pubblic manner. Using the medium of lyrics and beats.
Wiley started this war from what I can gather, in a track called Where's My Brother on his latest album. See bellow:
It disses Durrty Goodz and his brother called Titch who got sent down for some kind of bad ass stuff. Like killing or something, someone shot someone and Wiley at least reckons that Goodz was involved too and left his brother to take the rap for it.
Durrty Goodz obviously took offence at this and made a track of his own for his forth comming mixtape Ultrasound called Upset Me. I don't have audio for that right now as it aint out, but it was played on the radio... It was pretty much a warning to Wiley to not take the piss and get involved.
Goodz then went on live radio and durring a set promoting his forthcoming mixtape pretty much sent for Wiley.
Wiley then came back with two tracks on his myspace, the first being Angry Garden Gnome...
callin goodz all sorts including a rapist, taking the piss out of his brother being in jail and goodz leaving him to take the rap. It was pretty harsh but very well done.
Wiley then did another track which is on his myspace, which sounds like a victory rap before the war has even kicked off. But covered the same kinda ground really.
So Goodz had to come back really...
He made this
Cokey The Snowman
which is a play on Wiley aka eskiboi and pretty much callin him a coke head. Which he pretty much is anyway... It's a 7 min war dub that really lays into Wileys selling out / being a bit of a pedo / being a coke head / rappin on electro / dizzee beating him all over the charts / plus the most important defending him and his brother it's all in there some place its intece.
And now we are just waiting to see how Wiley comes back from that?
It's Grime Eastenders!
anyone fussed...
Wiley always wins in the war. Except of course for the last time he clashed Goodz (evidence http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3X3CmQnZVtI 'Wiley shut up / you will get cut up').
You can download a compilation of the dubs from Wiley's last war here:
The Movement sent like four dubs at him and everyone thought he'd lost then he came back with a 6 minute slew that deaded them all. Never underestimate Wiley.
Also Titch wasn't sent down for 'bad ass' stuff, he was sentanced to life for murder while Goodz and his step father were found innocent, that's no joke.
wiley actually a paedo then?
Apparently Wiley had sex with some teenage girl a few years ago or something.
But its getting boring now, everyone who comes at Wiley brings it up along with the 'you're a cokehead' stuff YAWN. All Goodz has come with is 'you're gay' 'you're a sellout' 'you're a commercial failure' and he takes like 7 minutes to say it over a boring beat.
The only bits of the dub I enjoyed were him saying Logan Sama's mum took at a mortage to pay for Wiley's second album and cos it flopped he owes her 20 grand and 'your mums got athletes foot on her neck'.
I don't think there is much more to be said about Wiley anymore every fucker has had a go at him over the years and there is just nothing new happening.
wiley actually a paedo then?
is Wiley really a paedo?
DiS is buggered
crazy titch killed a record producer and is totally mental
he's got loads of videos of himself fighting on youtube. he's not very good at rapping but he looks badass
this wiley one is awesome
durrtyy goods wears a bit thin going a million miles an hour all the time
is that dog real?
it looks like a really bad 80s puppet
oddly enough
i saw crazy titch with lady SOV supporting D12 in belfast when i was like 13. he was pretty crazy then too.
excellent work James. Wiley will come out on top, but it makes for interesting viewing / listening / reading
Crazy Titch was awesome!
Check out 'I Can C U' if u don't know it already
ooooh, i'm sure it's old news but man alive, how awesome is Wiley's Oxford Street freestyle?
oh, and
Goodz every time.
no wayyy
that angry garden gnome one was sick! goodz one is alright "this is like picking on a man with glasses" lol
I'm a Goodz man really
but I dont think he is winning this battle at the moment.
I wiould listen to Goodz tapes anyday over Wiley though.
Wiley = GOAT.
I prefer that Jacks Not Nimble dis he did, but I did enjoy Angry Garden Gnome.
hell there's replys!
I kinda posted and left thsi thread for dead hehehe
I think Wiley is in the lead at the moment with his Angry Garden Gnome dub.
I want to see a live clash between the two but I can't see it happening anytime soon. As Wiley now lives in Manchester and Goodz is in London oh and the fuckers might kill each other or something if they get in the same room heheh.
Wiley came back to Goodz last war dub
Wiley End Of The World Freestyle
ever better
rips of all of the war dubs
Goodz just came back again!
He used the beat from Ghetto's Don't Phone Me which is huge and he got Crazy Titch to phone from jail and tell wiley where it's at. Awsome war dub it's swung back to Durrty Goodz now. I will stick up the rip when it appears.
holy shit, titch on the phone
this is amazing, hilarious. really think goodz has killed him on this track
Nah this is boring.
Wiley's a cross dresser? Blatantly made up and even if its true just makes him more hilarious and amazing. Titch on the phone is a shit gimmick too, just chats nonsense, where's the bars? Also he's OBVS going to back his brother over Wiley even if Wiley's actually right.
Also why isn't anyone talking about the fact that he essentially admits to being a rapist at the start? This war has actually lowered my opinion of Goodz. Wiley better come with the knock out blow and finish this thing.
any news?
panties, bras, sniff coke and cameras!
no more news after Goodz replyed with that
I think Wiley will come back soon enough I mean he has a massive ego and mouth.
He sounded a little tired on the last one and he is in OZ on tour with Skepta so I guess he is taking a lil time with it.
Maybe on monday Logan Sama will have another war dub from Wiley instead of him just leaking it on his myspace really quick.
Titch on the phone must have got Wiley rilyed a little
That goodz track


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From the 22nd to the 25th of February we will be in New York to show our lovely collection of dresses and soft tailoring to prospective buyers.
Come and visit us at the Soho Grand where we will be showing pieces from our SS14 collection, available to order now! You can arrange an appointment to meet Emma (director of Whistle & Wolf) to get some more information on the brand, and pick up line sheets and look books. Email firstname.lastname@example.com or call us on 011 44 (0) 20 3 022 5827 to arrange a viewing/meeting.
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Recycling the hardware, toners and cartridges.
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Destroying print servers, removing data from the equipment.
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We recycle all forms of printers including:
- All-in-one (MFP) printers.
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Our services also recycle scanners, whatever the size.
Why recycle printing equipment?
Whilst the majority of printer hardware is non-hazardous by it's very nature, it's recycling is still covered by the requirements of the WEEE directive and remains your Duty of Care. Similarly toner dust is not hazardous as it no longer contains carcinogens. However, Multi function printers, photocopiers and scanners all contain backlights, which use white mercury powder inside the fluorescent tubes. Their recovery and correct disposal is governed by the Hazardous Waste regulations (2005). In a similar vein, printers manufactured pre 1980 contain poly chlorinated biphenyl in any electrolytic capacitors over 25mm in height. These require specialist treatment and we separate them out as part of our recycling process.
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May - IBM Business Partner New Way to Learn IBM Sametime 9 Installation Woes and Proactive Repairs
February - IBM Connect "One Firm's Wild Ride to the Cloud"
February - Israel Translators Association 2017 Conference Speaker
Presentation "18+ Ways to Help Clients Love You"
SpeedGeeking sessions on Advanced Backups and Fixing Your Own Computer
The Times of Israel Guest Blogger
February 1 - "Stop Raising Haters"
January 1 - "Seeing Snow for the First Time, in Israel, on Hanukkah"
September - ICON UK Presentation: "Migration: Impossible Not So"
February - Israel Translators Association 2016 Conference
Sessions presented: "What Were You Thinking? Worst Translation Practices" and
"My Dog Ate My translation Assignment - And Other Stories of Lost Documents"
February - "Getting From No, to Know" published in Targima Magazine
April - AdTech 2016 Conference Master of Ceremonies
May - IBM Business Partner New Way to Learn Guest Speaker on Mail Migrations
May 31 - Guest post for The RockTeam titled You have been in IT for years
IBM Middleware User Community Guest Blogger
September - Noah, The Watson Robot
August - Upgrading to the Latest Code Might Not Be a Good Idea
The Times of Israel Guest Blogger
October 27 - "better Read Those Corporate Annual Meeting Amendments">
August 12 - The 2 year Aliyahversary
August 9 - 4 Down, 3.5 to Go
June 9 - I Want to Tell You
March 14 - This is NOT My Torah
August - Quoted and particpated in a panel discussion for the Accelerating Business Transformations Report from BPI Network Transform to Better Perform Communtiy
August - Quoted in The Data Center Journal Business Leaders Want a New Scorecard for the IT Group
The Times of Israel Guest Blogger
November 22 - Israeli Research Team Has Cured Cancer
August 12 - 1st Year Done, Lifetime Left for the Journey
August 11 - Aliyah, The Greatest Cult
July 13 - OMG! You Made Aliyah and Brought Tuna?!
June 15 - Practical Pettiness
May 22 - A Rabbi Walks into a Social Media Stream
February 27 - Hey BDS People, Divest Yourselves
February 12 - Making Aliyah? Think About These Excuses
Co-author of IBM Redbooks "Making the move to IBM Connections 4.5 and IBM Connections Content Manager"
IBM Social Business Insights Blog(Not all Links are working , this will be fixed shortly)
Video - "How To Become A Dual IBM Champion"
October 15 - Who saw your slides? Six more tips on getting more shares (Part 2)
October 7 - Who saw your slides? Four tips on getting more shares (Part 1)
August 16 - What scares Dracula about being social?
June 10 - Curbing your social media habits once a week
May 8 - IBM Champions make an Impact: Video Blog
May 4 - What if the Death Star got social and Darth Vader ruled?
April 25 - Making time for social
January 30 - Social Lessons from the 3 L's
IBM Social Business Insights Blog(Not all Links are working , this will be fixed shortly)
Video - "How Social Business Improves Productivity"
IBM Social Business Insights Blog(Not all Links are working , this will be fixed shortly)
Video - "Realizing the Value of social Business"
December 27 - New Year's Resolution: Turning that No into a Yes!
October 23 - The Power of 30: It Takes 30 Days and 30 People
Video - "How Social Business Improves Productivity"
IBM Social Business Insights Blog(Not all Links are working , this will be fixed shortly)
LTAP 2010 - Virtual Conference, "If You Only Knew, What your Server Was Saying", Audio download here
September - The View article "Which Quickr Services Are Right for You?"
August - Case Study in "The Social Factor" by Maria Azua, Page 112
January - The View article "Choose the IBM Lotus Sametime Client That's Right for You"
December - Quoted in Pleasant Hill, California Tries Risky Muni Wi-Fi
June - Quoted in CIO Magazine article, that also appeared in Macworld, "iPhone 2.0: What CIOs Want to See in Apple's Next-Gen Smartphone"
April - Quoted in CIO Magazine article, "Getting Clueful: Five Things You Should Know About Fighting Spam"
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The DNA of Achievers: 10 Traits of Highly Successful Professionals is intended to be a business-oriented, motivational, and inspirational book all rolled into one. As the title suggests, it focuses on characteristics that are common among successful people from all walks of life. Throughout his long career, Mr. Knowles has encountered individuals who have motivated, inspired, and contributed to his success. The author's goal is to recount illustrative true-life experiences of ten traits commonly shared by successful people. His personal top ten are:
1) passion;
2) vision;
3) work ethic;
4) team-building;
5) planning;
6) talk-to-do ratio;
7) learning from failure;
8) giving back;
9) risk-taking; and
10) thinking outside the box.
As a self-made entrepreneurial success story who came from a small town and became the top salesperson at Xerox Medical System, sold successful businesses he created, and became one of the world's top entertainment managers and executives in the music industry, the author embodied all of these traits. The DNA of Achievers features nearly thirty inspirational essays by luminaries in all areas of entrepreneurship, entertainment, sports, and philanthropy—not to mention a singer or two!
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text: I have known Marcio and Renato for most of my life. They have written together many great songs and I consider their partnership to be one of the most fortuitous in the universe of Brazilian music, a perfect combination of melody and poetry. I felt this song had been written for me to sing and recorded it in Goiania at the SetUp Music studio with awesome local musicians, with whom I played with decades ago. What a wonderful experience to share music time again with Bororo'Felipe and Marcio Veiga, while immersed in the great lyrics of Renato Castelo. To my contentment, Foka and Ricardo de Pina added new blood to the mix. All in all, one of my favorite tracks in the album, a soft, moody and jazzy bossa-nova that thrilled us - like in the old times. Jairo Reis was the sound engineer.


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May 12th, 2007
Photo by Siobhan Adams.
Video Recordings Made During
Dedication of the Douglas M. Harrington
Memorial Bench in
Montclair Park, Oakland, California
(Sony camera operated by
Diane M. Harrington,
Doug's stepmother;
video storage and software through YouTube.)
Click on the arrow in the center of the frames to play the clips.
Click on the link at the bottom of this page to be taken to videos of people's reminiscences.
(Click here to go to the still photos portion of this website.)
Adam introduces the ceremonies; musical segments by Jeff Campbell (bagpipes) and Jim Adams (guitar).
Dave White performs his "In Memory Of..." at the conclusion of the ceremony.
Credits and a Reminder: Adam thanks many of those who made the event possible, and reminds us of why Doug's bench exists.
Click here for reminiscences of some who attended the ceremony.
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Chris Ihidero recently concluded his first ever TV writing masterclass, organised by the Lagos Film Academy (LFA), a non-profit organisation seeking to address crucial skill gaps in the creative industry.
The award-winning producer, writer and filmmaker, alongside faculty like Ijeoma Ogwuegbu-Uduma and Olufemi Ogunsanwo taught participants how to use the universal trait of human emotions to write shows that will travel and be consumed by mass audiences.
Apart from learning many other things they also watched a number of episodes of all-time great Nigerian and foreign television serials.
Ogwuegbu-Uduma, who has spent over a decade as a professional TV writer and script editor for shows like Tinsel and MTV Shuga Series 6, spoke extensively about script editing and how essential it is to the production process.
Ogunsanwo, who produced the highly-acclaimed movie, Ojukokoro and is currently one of the directors on Africa Magic's Ajoche, brought his experience to bear in teaching the participants how to write with the production in mind.
The week-long Masterclass came to an end with the trainees attending a monthly Nollywood creative industry event, 'First Fridays', which is a growing hassle-free, hustle-full platform where content makers and content lovers meet, mix, and network.
This month, classic Nollywood movie Keeping Faith was screened.
The masterclass is the first of many to be rolled out by the Lagos Film Academy. It is an institution and a platform seeking to facilitate knowledge sharing and skills acquisition for stakeholders and aspirants alike, in the Creative Industry.