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All our food is prepared and cooked fresh daily.
Click each heading below to browse each section of our extensive catering menu.
Crab Balls Voted #1 12 for 29.88 Same as our famous crab cakes.
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail Platter 34.95
20 jumbo shrimp with our homemade cocktail sauce, lemon, and garnished on a lovely catering platter.
Famous Party & Holiday Platter 69.95
Our #1 selling party and holiday platter 20 jumbo shrimp and jumbo cocktail fingers with our homemade cocktail, sweet mustard, Famous roasted garlic sauce, lemon and garnished on a lovely catering platter.
Chicken Wings 21.95
"You, the guest, voted our wings #1" 20 crispy tender fall off the bone wings deep-fried prepared buffalo, famous roasted garlic or bbq sauce. All our sauces served to the side to keep wings crispy.
Philly Cheese Egg Rolls 12 for 33.00
Vegetable Spring Rolls 12 for 17.88
Pizza Rolls with pepperoni & cheese 12 for 19.75
Buffalo Shrimp 25.95
16 jumbo shrimp sautéed in a mild sauce served with a side of blue cheese dressing.
Bacon Wrap Sea Scallops 12 for 29.95
Served with our homemade sweet mustard sauce
Mozzarella Styx 1-lb 13.95
Real mozzarella cheese deep fried served with our homemade marinara sauce.
Buffalo or Plain Chicken Bites 1-lb 9.95
Aprox 16 pieces with blue cheese dressing
All White Meat Chicken Tenders 1–lb 11.95
Aprox 8 Tender breaded chicken
Honey Chicken Sriracha Skewers 12 for 29.95
Onion Rings 1-lb 9.95
Battered then seasoned with our secret recipe..
Homemade Sweet Corn Bread 12 for 18.00
Made each morning with our famous recipe.
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail Platter 34.95
20 jumbo fresh shrimp with our homemade cocktail sauce, lemon, and garnished on a lovely catering platter.
Famous Party & Holiday Platter 69.95
Our #1 selling party and holiday platter 20 jumbo shrimp and jumbo cocktail fingers with our homemade cocktail, sweet mustard, Famous roasted garlic sauce, lemon and garnished on a lovely catering platter.
Note on all dinner rolls recommended 1/2 cut per roll, giving you more product for less.
Loupy's Slider or Mini Sandwich
(Each platter serves 12 sandwiches)
Crab Cake Slider 35.95
Voted #1 crab ball served on a slider bun with homemade cocktail, tarter sauce, lettuce, tomato and sweet pickle.
Famous Pulled Pork & Cole Slaw Sliders or Dinner Roll 29.95
Tender pulled pork finished with our sweet bbq sauce on a Slider bun or dinner roll topped with our famous cole slaw.
New Cranberry Pineapple Chicken Salad Slider or Roll 27.00
Amazing homemade daily, Slider bun or dinner roll
Chicken Parmesan Slider or Dinner Roll 29.95
Fresh breaded chicken topped with our homemade marinara sauce and imported mozzarella cheese on a slider bun or dinner roll
Chicken Tender Slider or Dinner Roll 27.00
Tender chicken served on a slider bun or dinner roll with lettuce, tomato, sweet pickle and homemade sweet mustard sauce.
Cheese Burger Slider 29.95
Black Angus mini burger on a slider bun with American cheese, tomato, sweet pickle and thousand island dressing.
Oven Roasted Turkey and Cheese Slider or Dinner Roll 27.00
Tender roasted turkey on a slider bun or dinner roll with lettuce, tomato, sweet pickle and our sweet mustard sauce. (24-hour notice)
Veggie Burger Sliders 29.95
All Vegetable patty served on a slider bun, with lettuce, tomato & ranch Dressing.
Egg Plant Parmesan Slider 27.00
Breaded egg plant topped with our homemade marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese on a slider bun.
Roast Turkey Gobbler 29.95
Oven roasted turkey & gravy stuffed in a fresh mini roll with cranberry sauce & corn bread stuffing. Amazing! 48 hour notice
Fresh Salads
(Serves up to 15 We prepare all our salads fresh)
Chopped Garden Salad 28.95
Mixed greens, tomato, cucumber, and shredded cooper sharp cheese. Choice of 3 Dressings
Caesar Salad 29.95
Fresh chop romaine lettuce, creamy Caesar dressing, parmesan cheese & homemade roasted garlic croutons.
Tomato Cucumber Mozzarella Salad 34.95
Ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh mozzarella, spring mix & lettuce. Choice of 3 dressing to side. (in season add fresh watermelon, $5.00)
Pasta & Vegetable Salad 32.95
Fresh pasta & fresh vegetables mixed together with a vinaigrette Or creamy Caesar dressing.
Cheese Tortellini & Vegetable Salad 39.95
Cheese tortellini & fresh vegetables mixed together with a vinaigrette or creamy Caesar dressing.
Fruit Salad 38.95
Fresh Seasonal fruit
Potato Salad 29.95
Potato salad
Creamy Cole Slaw 21.95
Loupy's famous recipe "Delicious"
All our bread is baked fresh daily (24-hour notice).
Some selected sandwiches (except chicken & egg plant parm) are served with lettuce, tomato, sweet pickle, seasonings, and our homemade sauces, then cut into 12-18 slices.
Loupy's 12 Mini Crab Balls Voted #1 Sub 39.95
Chicken Parmesan Sub 29.95
Homemade Chicken Salad Sub 29.95
Buffalo Chicken Tender sub 29.95
Egg Plant Parmesan Sub 28.95
Chicken Tender Sub 26.95
Oven Roasted Turkey and Cheese Sub 28.95
Imported Virginia Ham and Cheese Sub 26.95
Roast Beef, Corned Beef, or Pastrami Sub 38.95
Grilled Flat Bread Wraps
(3 Flat whole wheat wraps cut )
Our Famous Baked Crab Cake Wrap 28.95
Voted #1 baked crab cake, lettuce, tomato, homemade cocktail and tarter sauce.
Fresh Cranberry Pineapple Chicken Salad Wrap 22.95
Fresh homemade chicken salad, lettuce and tomato.
Fresh Crispy Tender Wrap 22.95
Breaded fresh chicken, lettuce, tomato and homemade sweet mustard sauce.
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail Wrap 26.95
5 jumbo shrimp, lettuce, tomato and homemade cocktail sauce.
Fresh Vegetable & Cheese Wrap 23.95
Fresh warm seasonal vegetables, cooper sharp cheese,
Homemade Soups
32oz Serves 4-5
Accompanied with oyster crackers
Lobster Bisque 15.30
Lobster meat & cream sherry
Crab & Vegetable 13.50
Seasoned tomato broth
New England Clam Chowder 14.80
Tender sweet clams in a cream base, No potatoes
Vegetable Soup 8.95
Fresh vegetables in a seasoned tomato broth
Party Tray Half Pan Style
(Serves up to 15 people)
Loupy's Famous Gourmet Crab Cake Voted #1 12 for 93.00
Made with Jumbo Lump & Lump crabmeat (No Mayo, peppers, or fillers). Finished baked or deep fried.
Cranberry Pineapple Chicken Salad Stuffed Avocado 12 for 33.00
Homemade chicken salad stuffed in fresh avocado halves
Lemon & Caper Chicken 39.95
5 lbs Chicken sautéed in a lemon, white wine sauce finished with capers
Cheese Ravioli 24 for 29.95
Large cheese ravioli in our homemade sauce.
Sweet Sausage, Peppers & Onions 44.95
3 lbs tender sausage finished with extra virgin olive oil & parmesan cheese.
Mini Italian Meatballs 37.95
Aprox 60 tender all beef meatballs finished with our homemade Marinara sauce then topped with imported mozzarella cheese.
New Apricot BBQ Glazed Meatballs 31.95
Aprox 60 tender meatball baked with our homemade glaze sauce
Chicken & Mushroom Marsala 39.95
5 lbs. Chicken sautéed with mushrooms in a sweet marsala wine sauce.
Orange Chicken 39.95
Tender all white meat breaded chicken finished with our sweet & sour Mandarin orange sauce, served along side white rice
Chicken Parmesan 33.95
Fresh breaded chicken, with our homemade marinara sauce and imported mozzarella cheese. (served over pasta add $5.00)
Egg Plant Parmesan 29.95
Tender Egg plant breaded then finished with our homemade Marinara sauce and layered with imported mozzarella.
Seafood Over Pasta 45.95
Jumbo & lump crab meat, shrimp, sea scallops in our homemade marinara or roasted garlic white wine butter sauce, served over pasta.
Crabmeat over Pasta 45.95
Jumbo & lump crab meat in our homemade marinara or roasted garlic white wine butter sauce, served over pasta.
Shrimp Scampi 38.95
Shrimp sautéed in our famous roasted garlic white wine butter lemon sauce. Served over pasta.
Chicken & Vegetable Stir Fry 34.95
Tender all white meat chicken and fresh vegetables. Served over rice .
Shrimp & Vegetable Stir Fry 36.95
Shrimp and fresh vegetables served over rice
Jumbo Fried Shrimp 16 for 29.95
Made to order jumbo shrimp panko breaded then deep fried, served with homemade cocktail & tarter sauce
Loupy's Famous Lobster, Shrimp, Crabmeat 42.95
4 Cheese Macaroni
4 Cheese Macaroni (no seafood) 29.95
Green Beans 19.95
Select green beans plain, buttered, stir fry or Loupy's famous roasted garlic.
Asian Vegetables 19.95
Select Asian Vegetables stir fry or Loupy's famous roasted garlic
Mashed Potatoes 26.95
Prepared plain, buttered, cheddar or Loupy's famous roasted garlic.
Dessert and Beverages
(We need 24-48 hours notice)
Dessert Tray 2.99 per person
Chefs selection of assortment of mini cheese cakes, mini cup cakes, mini chocolate éclairs, cream puffs and cookies on a lovely catering platter.
Homemade Key Lime Pie 5.95 ea
Banana Fosters Cheese Cake 5.95 ea
Flan 2.49 ea
Flan is an open pastry or sponge cake containing a sweet or savory filling. With a short crust pastry, coated with sweet syrup. Similar to a custard tart.
Beverage 2.99 ea
2-liter soda, iced tea or water
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Stars: Matthew Amyotte, Nigel Bennett, Stephen Chambers, David Fleming and Mary-Colin Chisholm.
Writer: Josh McDonald
Director: Evan Kelly
Running time: 98 mins. (Screening at Fantaspoa 2012, May 4-20)
Rating: 3/5
Some effectively chilly atmospherics and a bracing blast of third act gore will leave genre fans buzzing over Canuck mind-bender, The Corridor. Debutant director Evan Kelly perhaps shows a little too much confidence in Josh McDonald's wordy script and the young cast's ability to pull off a dialogue-heavy set-up, but his handling of cabin-in-the-woods paranoia and its icky outcome is top notch.
A strong pre-credit sequence sets an edgy tone that carries the film for its first half hour. Tyler (Stephen Chambers) has flipped out (we don't learn why), leaving his mother dead and his friends Chris (David Patrick Flemming) and Everett (James Gilbert) bearing the physical cost of subduing him. Upon Tyler's release from hospital, the group of five buds (now including Matthew Amyotte's big-lug Bobcat and Glen Matthews' book-nerd Jim) head to a log-home deep in the Canadian wilderness to reconnect. These early scenes ultimately build character-based drama and pay off as tension unfolds, but the lads shenanigans and occasional confusion as to how to behave around Tyler gets a bit one-note.
There's a group-dynamic trope that too often presents itself in ensemble films such as The Corridor – how did all these intrinsically different young men become friends in the first place? But Kelly takes as a basis the unlikelihood that any of these guys would really hang out with each other and turns it to his film's advantage. Late one night, Tyler finds an energy field pulsating in the forest; once inside, strong instincts bubble to the surface, culminating in a vision of his slain mom. When he tells the other four, they all want to experience it, only to find themselves gripped by a violently escalating fury that each member directs towards another. The shut-in stand-off and subsequent gruesomeness represents the film's best moments; Kelly's staging of the dramatic downward spiral of each character, and the acting troupe's pitch-perfect interpretations, makes for white-knuckle cinema.
Essentially an alpha-male pissing contest but with knives and guns, Kelly makes the most out of the psychological-horror element; some commentators have favourably compared it to Stephen King frighteners, in particular the boys-own mental adventure of Dreamcatcher and the isolated setting of The Shining (the snowbound psychosis that drives John Carpenter's The Thing is a good comparision, too). Conceptually, The Corridor is no more ambitious than a solid Twilight Zone episode, but it convinces for most of its running time. The FX-heavy ending is too high-falutin' for a low-budget work, but the overall impact suggests Kelly is a genre director worth watching.

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Fashion Tips for the Tall
Choosing Clothes that
Flatter Your Stature
By Jamie Jefferson
If you're a tall woman, you know how difficult it can be to find clothes that
fit. Before you resign yourself to jumping off the fashion train due to all the
small and uncomfortable styles, read these tips. You'll be surprised at how
simple it is to find clothes that not only fit well but look great, too.
There are a lot of great things about being a tall woman. You can wear wide
belts with confidence. You can wear horizontal stripes and textured patterns
without appearing squat. You can also easily adapt most popular runway styles,
since they are designed for tall women.
The main problem with shopping for a tall frame is finding pants that fit. Pants
with more than a 32-inch inseam are sometimes hard to come by. If you're having
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tall woman's boutique for specific pieces.
A lot of fashion guides give tips to tall women that try to camouflage their
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embrace it? If you choose clothes that flatter your stature and don't try to
hide your height, you will be more confident and carry yourself to your full
Emphasize Your Height
If you want to make the most of your extra inches and select outfits that
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*Long dresses and monochromatic outfits emphasize length. A solid color or
pattern from your shoulders to your ankles makes you look long and lean.
*Choose pants without cuffs. Cuffed pants can truncate your legs and make them
appear shorter.
*Avoid large patterns. If you have to wear a pattern, make sure that it's small
in size and is a color on color pattern.
*Vertical stripes and tailored darts make you look taller.
*Long scarves and necklaces give you a long and lean look. Sweep your hair up,
don high heels and shoes with some interesting details to make yourself look
even taller.
De-emphasize your Height
If, on the other hand, you want to play down your height a bit, follow these
*Wear separates. When you wear tops and pants in different colors, it will break
up the length in your body. The top half and the bottom half of your body will
appear like two different sections instead of one long column.
*Wear pants that have cuffs. Your legs will look shorter if your pants end with
a cuff.
*Look for a mixture of colors for your wardrobe. Black and dark colors make you
look taller, so if you try a variety of colors you'll eliminate the illusion.
*Choose shoes with flat heels. Everyone knows that heeled shoes make you taller.
With today's popular styles like ballet flats, you'll be able to look
fashionable without adding extra inches to your stature.
No matter how you choose to deal with height you can find clothes and
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Short thought: I've posted some things that are fairly harsh on Canonical, here and in other places, over time. There's one thing I'd like to make clear. I think Canonical is a far, far better player and contributor to the F/OSS community than most other companies. Sometimes people have suggested that I (and others) are being overly harsh on Canonical compared to companies that are way worse, and to a degree that's a reasonable criticism. So here's a bit of balance. The reason I don't complain much about Microsoft or Apple or Google is that I pretty much consider them lost causes. They exist to make a buck, and they have cultures that are more or less fundamentally at odds with proper collaborative F/OSS development. Even with Google, Android is pretty much a manual on how not to run a proper F/OSS project, and their ultimate goal appears to be to own every piece of information about everyone in the world, which frankly creeps me the hell out. I don't expect anything more than minimal legal compliance with open source licenses from Google and Apple and Microsoft, and most other software companies. Whenever we see anything else I get pleasantly surprised. I get passionate about Canonical precisely *because* they're not as bad as those companies – they're definitely not a lost cause, they do a lot of good stuff, and they have a great opportunity to do even more really good and constructive work. Mostly I see Canonical as being on the Side Of Justice and my bitching is hoping they can do a better job at stuff, not hating on them because they're on the Side Of Evil. I try not to spend too much time worrying about the companies that just don't get it, because it's not going to get anyone anywhere.
So, yeah, despite my carping, I think Canonical is trying to do the right thing, whether they get it wrong sometimes or not, and there's a lot of good people there doing good work. I moan out of love, honest. =)


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We have over 45 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. We successfully represent buyers and sellers in acquisitions and dispositions of retail, office, industrial, commercial land, and multi-family investments. In addition to several levels of brokerage and 1031 exchange experience, we are an asset and property manager of retail, office, industrial and multi-family property.
Terry has served as President of the Oregon SW Washington CCIM chapter for two years as well as a member of the Board for 3 years. Terry holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation as well as the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation. Terry has been a member of the downtown Rotary Club for 30+ years.
We specialize in Sales, Leasing, and Management of Commercial and Multi-family investments. When time permits, Terry teaches commercial real estate classes for Clark College.


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Q&A with Marc
Hometown: Chestnut Hill, MA
Living in: West Village, NYC
Occupation: Grad student at Columbia.
Wearing: Alue Eight in Polished Black
"In Santa Marta, we hiked through jungle like terrain and ended on a pristine beach with gorgeous cliffs, which made me feel like we travelled into an episode of "Lost."
What's your favorite food? Mom's legendary spaghetti and meatballs.
What's your favorite song? My morning wake-up consists of me rocking out in the shower with Billy Joel - so "Still Rock and Roll" would be my choice since it transforms me from cranky to happy daily.
What's your favorite restaurant in NYC? Dos Toros! They use really fresh ingredients for their burritos, which makes them ever more delicious. It also has hosted many catch-up chats for me with Alue co-founder Case Watson.
Any recent travel highlights? I just got back from Colombia, which was an incredible trip with some friends. We traveled to Bogota, Santa Marta, and Cartagena. Bogota, the capital, has incredible mountains surrounding the city and we trekked to the peak of one to get incredible views of the city. In Santa Marta, we hiked through jungle like terrain and ended on a pristine beach with gorgeous cliffs, which made me feel like we travelled into an episode of "Lost." Following these excursions, we stayed in Cartagena, an old city that has great Spanish architecture and a rich history.
Have you read any good books lately? I just read the Dennis Lehane novels "The Given Day" and "Live by Night", both of which were excellent historical novels about my hometown of Boston. Books are my favorite creative escapes.
Any exciting projects coming up for 2013 / 2014 we should be on the lookout for? I look forward to helping Alue continue it's success! Additionally, I am co-founding a start-up called Perkla, the first site for students to get all of their online discounts located in one place, with a simple sign-on to automatically receive discounts on the web's best brands and services.


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"Beer was really for all people, so even children drank beer..."
Stadskasteel Oudaen
This remarkable building is a medieval "city castle", a so-called defensive towerhouse, located since 1296 in the heart of the city center of Utrecht. It has quite a history, from being a home to one of the wealthiest families in the city to being a home for the elderly and poor people. Since 2003 it hosts a grand café on the ground floor, a restaurant on the first floor and a couple of halls for meetings and events on the second floor. The best part is hidden in the castle's vaults, a true microbrewery!
Beer instead of water
Often in cities, beer was one of the most common drinks during the Middle Ages since there was a lack of clean drinking water. Tea, coffee, wine and lemonade were available, but only to the more wealthy people. That's why beer was also consumed by children, be it so called 'thin beer', made of the malt of a previous brewage. Another good reason to drink beer is that it also was a nutritious alternative for water. In the early 17th century Utrecht had 22 breweries, most of them located on the docks along the Oudegracht ("old canal") that runs through the center of Utrecht. Over the years they all disappeared from the city center until in 1986 an old tradition was restored with a brewery in the vaulted cellar of Stadskasteel Oudaen.
On-site brewery
The beers served in both the grand café and the brewery of Stadskasteel Oudaen all come from tap. A few local classics are Ouwe Daen, a non-filtered wheat beer, Jonge Daen, which is the filtered version of Ouwe Daen and Linteloo Gold, a hoppy (urtyp) pilsener. Depending on the season also different types of bockbeers are brewed. Ouwe Daen is the only beer that is sold in bottles. You can buy it exclusively at the reception in bottles of 0,75 liter.
Things to do in Utrecht
Because Stadskasteel Oudaen is conveniently located in the city center of Utrecht, you can stroll along the Oudegracht canal with its many shops, cosy bars and restaurants with outdoor seating. Within walking distance you find must sees like the 112 meter high Domtower, the tallest church tower in the Netherland and several great musea. Like to do as the locals do? Rent a bike and explore the center and surrounding neighbourhoods.


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Josh Helman has come on board Paramount and Skydance Prods.' "One Shot," starring Tom Cruise.
The pic also stars Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins and Werner Herzog.
Christopher McQuarrie is directing from a script he penned.
The book series by Lee Child follows Jack Reacher, a former military policeman turned drifter. In "One Shot," Reacher investigates the case of a sniper accused of murdering five people before being captured.
Cruise and David Ellison will produce along with Don Granger, Paula Wagner, Dana Goldberg and Gary Levinsohn through Mutual Film Company and Cruise/Wagner Prods.
Helman was most recently seen in the HBO miniseries "The Pacific."
He is repped by Gersh and Kass/Stokes Management.


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Molten Music Technology Ltd is the result of Robin Vincent's many years in the industry. From managing computer music product in the early days at Turnkey; onto running the technical side of Carillon Audio Systems; through to heading up Rain Computer's succesful computer building business in the UK. Now, fully independent and in charge for the first time Robin is able to bring his full focus on designing, building and supplying rock solid computers for doing music on.
Our little team of enthusiasts operates out of the sticks in the heart of North Norfolk and the secret research facility has become famous through the Molten Music Technology YouTube channel.
We do a lot more than build computers, we're dedicated to helping people use computer technology to realise their music making dreams and ambitions. For more information on what Molten Music Technology does as a whole then please visit:
Company Details:
Molten Music Technology Ltd
Fairview Villa
The Street
Swanton Abbott
Company Number: 8721244 formed on 7th October 2013 in the UK.
VAT Number: GB171720327.
Admin Contact: [email protected]
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The importance of Family Photography
"The days are long, but the years are short."
While I was away I did a lot of reading and writing. I thought in great length about my job and what it means to me, but also my Clients. After all, they are the ones I am working and creating for. Fifty percent of my work is Wedding Photography. In other words: witnessing one the best day's in a couple's life. Its pretty extraordinary when you think of it like that. It's a given that every time a couple marries, they hire a photographer and usually a videographer too. They want to be sure, that no detail, no moment, no exchange is forgotten. I love that aspect of my job.
The other fifty percent of my work is families. Though no one places such a great emphasis or urgency on photographing the various stages in a growing families life. We don't look at pregnancy, or a new baby, or children transitioning into teenagers with the same importance to be captured. We let other things get in the way. Life gets busy, after all. But these things are incredible, beautiful and all the other things that weddings are, too. I urge you to remember that. Though it may not seem as grand, these moments in our lives are also some of the most important. And they too, will fade in your memory.
Family photography captures the connection that transpires between you & your loves. It preserves fleeting baby & childhood. The decision to have your family photographed is an extremely powerful way to cherish the present and later, remember what has passed. And the best part about the investment? The value of it only grows and grows and grows with time. Five years, ten years, twenty years onwards and you will, I promise you will, come back to those prints. You will hold them in your hands and you will be thankful you made a decision all those years ago to set aside time to stop the time. After you are gone, the value just continues to increase. You will be remembered by the stories that are told, the words people use to describe you and the visual images of you were.
After all, our lives are uncertain. I know that, I've felt that. We live in a World which is rapidly expanding, evolving, ever changing. Don't forget to cherish what it is that really matters to you. You will never regret choosing to preserve what matters most. Invest in memories, in love, in your life.


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One of the most common errors observed when connecting to SQL Azure is – A transport-level error has occurred when sending the request to the server. (provider: TCP Provider, error: 0 – An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine.). This issue happens when SqlClient grabs an invalid connection from the pool (connections in the pool become invalid due to throttling in the network or in SQL Azure itself) and returns it to the application. As a consequence, when it tries to effectively use the connection (like executing a command, for example); a SqlException exception is raised.
Let's consider the code snippet below:
// Let's assume the connection string uses default connection pool set to true
// and the connection pool was already previously created for this same
// connection string
using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection("…"))
// If the connection pool in not empty,
// even if the connection returned above is dead,
// the SqlConnection.Open command below executes succesfully.
SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand("select product_name from products");
command.Connection = connection;
command.CommandTimeout = 3;
// The Sqlexception gets thrown here,
// when it tries to send the command to SQL Server.
SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();
while (reader.Read())
catch (SqlException ex)
Currently, the Open method always succeeds, deferring any exception to the command execution itself. To work around this situation, you must add retry-logic every time you connect to SQL Azure from your application. There are plenty of articles and guidance related to this topic and my goal here is not to add one more, but to tell you how to minimize this particular issue.
On August 9th, 2011, Microsoft released the Reliability Update 1 for the .NET Framework 4 (found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2533523), which includes a fix to this problem. Basically, it forces SqlClient to check if the connection in the pool is dead before returning it to the application. If the connection is dead, SqlClient simply reconnects before returning it to the application. It's important to note that that this fix does not add any additional roundtrip to the server. Instead, it just checks the socket status in the TCP layer, which is very fast and effective.
Now, it's very important to have in mind that this fix does not substitute the need for retry-logic. This is still a recommended practice, especially when connecting to SQL Azure. Our intent is to just minimize the failures in order to improve the overall connectivity experience to SQL Server and SQL Azure.
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Adipharm has the responsibility to manufacture high quality products. Our core mission is to develop production of useful, innovative and highly efficient medicines and food supplements.
Nadya Radoevska
Executive Director
"The daily job that our team performs for the development of our products is highly valuable and responsible. It is a matter of virtue and honour for us to assure our customers with the optimal solutions for their health problems."


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Connecticut's swamps are natural wonders, vital parts of the environmentSep 11th, 2014 | By Environmental Headlines -- CT environmental news
Connecticut is peppered with hundreds of wetlands in various sizes and configurations containing diverse plants and animals. They are essential parts of the state's hydraulic circulatory system, providing benefits we take for granted. They're worth making time to visit, even if your feeling a bit swamped. For more on this story, visit: Connecticut's swamps are
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Where To Buy Phen375 – Buyer FAQ
So you're looking to buy Phen375? Then you probably want to know where you can get the best deals and special offers.
Unlike with many health supplements, it's not difficult to decide where to buy Phen375.
That's because it's only available to buy on the official website!
If you find it for sale anywhere else, then chances are that it's not the real thing, but an imitation diet pill trying to leech off the brand name.
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Visit The Official Phen375 Website
The following are some questions you might have on where to buy Phen375.
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The package also includes the Phentermine 375 diet booklet, although there are also diet plans available to download on the website.
There is also a cash back rebate program available in the US. All you have to do is click on any advertisement or banner with the special offer, and you will be entitled to apply the rebate to your next purchase (no mail in required).
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Phen375 is shipped from the USA to anywhere in the world via the United States Priority International Mail service.
Delivery time depends on your location but is estimated at 7-14 business days (although you may receive it even quicker than this).
Customs clearance can be slow at times, and that's why it is estimated at up to 14 business days – delivery times are outside the supplier's control.
What's the minimum amount of bottles I can buy?
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A one-man show about two Nuyorican brothers and what it's like when one of them has to say goodbye.
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There was a swirl of conversation all around me as I entered the tiny theater. I let the familiar words hit me, taking in a language that I don't usually hear while I'm waiting for a show to start. I looked around me – mi gente! Everywhere I could see, there were Latinos mingling in Spanish in all of their varied accents. Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, a Cuban couple, a few others I couldn't place – all of us every color you could imagine, even some that I wouldn't even pen as Latino at first. But the accents and Spanglish and Spanish mixed together in an undeniable proof of Latinidad. It was incredible. I cozied up in my seat, feeling the most comfortable I've ever felt in an audience.
Admittedly, I always carry a bit of imposter syndrome at every performance I go to, especially those at well-established venues. I often have to remind myself that while not every audience looks like me, theater is still meant for me too. But here, I lost every ounce of self-consciousness. I was overcome by the uninhibited laughter of my people, by the occasional dramatic gasps (the kind I only ever hear from my mami while she's watching a novela), and by that palpable pride in the air – we were all here to witness a play that represented us.
Growing Up Gonzales celebrated my culture in a way that made me fall in love with being Puerto Rican for probably the umpteenth time (we are a very proud people). In this one-man-show, we relive the memories of Johnny Gonzales and his younger brother, Cisco, as the actor switches in and out of both characters. The pair grew up as Nuyoricans in the Bronx during the 1970s, very similar to the way my own parents grew up. So throughout the play, their stories felt incredibly personal. Growing up (as is probably the case with many 2nd or 3rd generation kids), I've developed a certain level of cultural identity through memories that aren't even mine. They're a sort of inherited memory, claimed through those stories passed down from my parents. So listening to Johnny and Cisco was not only familiar for me; it felt like home.
I can imagine that for many of the audience members there that night, these were their stories too. The play was chock-full of experiences that probably every Latino could relate to. So much so that it made me wonder – is it really possible that Latinos, regardless of where we're from, do everything the same way?! (I'm only half-joking.) For example, there was the story about being sent to Puerto Rico as a child and witnessing a pig being slaughtered (!!) in your honor. It's a rite of passage that seemingly every Latino goes through when they're forced to visit the motherland for the first time – and it always makes for a hilarious story.
Most of these stories told throughout the play were exactly that, causing me to laugh to the point of tears. Though, beyond the hilarious storytelling and relatable (damn near meme-like) Latino experiences, there was a dark reality in this play. We're hearing all these memories and stories because Cisco, Johnny's little brother, has died. It's something we learn at the start of the play, just as Johnny is sent to clean out his brother's apartment. He finds Cisco's journal and begins to read. With this, Cisco's stories are told, and Johnny discovers who his brother really was.
So while this play is filled with laughter and playfulness, there is a bittersweet feeling that lingers in the air throughout. Whenever the storytelling subsides we're simply left to face Johnny, sitting alone in a dimly lit apartment where his brother once was. It soon became clear to me that we were witnessing the very first steps of a man accepting his brother's death. As much as this play made me cry of laughter, it also eventually brought me to tears in witnessing Johnny's grief.
I stayed in my seat a little longer than usual when the play finally ended. I really wished there was more of Johnny and Cisco. I felt like I knew them and it felt unfair to say goodbye so soon.
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Have Dreams that SCARE yourself - by Chen Chow Yeoh (YCM CEO Series 4))3:54:00 PM
This article is taken from the Young Corporate Malaysia website.
CEO Series 4 – Seelan Singham, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Co Malaysia
Writing credits: Chen Chow Yeoh
Thanks to the Young Corporate Malaysians for organizing the 4th CEO Series of Talk. This 4th talk on 26th February at Rumah UKEC featured Mr. Seelan Singham, Managing Partner of Mckinsey & Company, Malaysia.
Seelan brought with him 15 years of exposure at Mckinsey & Co, besides 18 months at restructuring ANZ Bank in early 1990s, when it was saddled with $600 million of losses. Seelan went to MBA at University of Chicago and before that, he was in Investment Banking. Seelan talked about Leadership as the most crucial issue facing Malaysia and he mentioned that we currently lack about 4,000 leaders here in Malaysia.
Seelan shared on 5 Things that he thinks are crucial for someone to be a leader. He says that it is our obligation to ourselves, to our family and to our nation, to be a good leader.
The first quality is to have dreams that scare yourself.
He talked about big dreams. One of the guys he showed is Sir Edmund Hillary, the first guy to climb Mount Everest. And Sir Edmund Hillary was a 6 feet 5 inch guy. Very hard for him to climb. But he managed to do it with sheer determination. So, we should really have very scary dream. Dream that we are scared for ourselves to even think about it. Dreams that make us shiver.
Seelan talked that those who are old, are those who look behind and talk about history. However, those who are old biologically, but young mentally, are those who continue to look forward. His father is one of the example. He is still working very hard, looking forward, although he is already 81 years old. He talked about courage to fail. We really have to try our best. At our age, especially for those of us in our 20s, there is nothing much for us to fear. We have the least obligation now. So, we should just go all out to try things that we might not try it later. No harm try and fail. He talked about how we should go against the flow and try things that no one wants to try. He turned down a Mckinsey offer after his MBA, although that's what he really wanted to do. During that time, the then CEO of ANZ Bank called him to do a turnaround for ANZ Bank when it is saddled with losses, and Seelan took it as a great challenge and learned through the experience.
He talked that it is very easy for us to achieve goals, if we know what is the goals. What is tough, is to determine the right goals. He shared about a 15-year-old American who listed down 127 goals, and many of those are really crazy goals. But as of now, he has achieved 110 of those goals.
This brought us to his second point Stretch Opportunities.
He wanted us to really pursue those opportunities that others are running away from. We should go for those kind of opportunities, as it is the best training ground for us. He talked about how in his 2nd year of Business School at University of Chicago, he really wanted to go for Mckinsey and they are using point bidding system to get interview. He put all his points for Mckinsey. Then, when he went for his 1st interview, he really flung it. The partner told him that he flung it very badly, but they are giving him chance, and it is their first time doing so, as he put all his hope on Mckinsey only.
Eventually he got it.
But he turned it down after a few months of thoughts, as he took out the opportunities to turn around ANZ bank. After 18 months, he joined back Mckinsey. He just contacted back the partner and asked for it, and he got in. Seelan thinks that it is not mere coincidence. Over hte past 15 years, he does not always just choose the safe path. Sometimes, he would take the toughest path and he has failed several times. In his annual performance review, he has gotten all 4 types of ratings. Distinctive, tracking plus, tracking and issue. In fact, he got "Issue" twice and those are potential time to get sacked, as Mckinsey practices Up or Out. He cited that those periods when he went through hell, the support that he got is tremendous and he learned from those failure. His quote is that "Fall that doesn't kill you, makes you stronger".
The third point is caring mentor or partner .
Mentor is somebody who thinks that you can accomplish more that what you think you can do, and the person would tries hard to motivate you. In Business School, he has always wanted to go into Investment Banking. However, his mentor told him that he is much more suitable to be consultant instead of joining Investment Banking. At that time, Seelan was very upset with his mentor, but his mentor really cared to advise him, although it might hurt his feeling. Seelan said that the best way is that for us to see our dream, and from there, assess who should be the best person to mentor us. We should really go out to pursue our mentor.
The fourth point is giving .
Seelan says that giving would make us keep things in perspective. Eventually, the world is a very small place, and everything would come around. If we give, we would get back the reward one day. And if we do bad deed, it would come around too. He talked about how his 8-year-old son wanted to donate all his ang pows away to others in need, although he himself won't be doing exactly like what his son does.
The fifth point is Mental Resilience .
It is that when things are very tough, are we able to stand and not give up. Seelan talked about how he tried to influence his 4-year-old daughter, but she has very strong mental resilience. On advice of how to develop mental resilience, he said that one aspect is on intellectual curiosity. The urge to find out why things happen. The second aspect is on divine intervention, as 50% of things are beyond our control. If we think so, then whenever things go wrong, we can always say that 50% of it is beyond our control, but it is so too, if things go right, it could be just beyond our control and it turns out fine.
Seelan asked about how many does mental exercise vs physical exercise, and interestingly 50% does physical exercise vs 10% who does mental exercise. That shows that we lack mental exercise. Our mind is very powerful and we focus a lot. But we need to work on our subconscious mind. He showed us a video and asked us to count how many ball passes went through. All of us just keep on counting, and we didn't even realize a furry guy who walked through it, and it was just so obvious. I miss it. In total, only 1 person found it.
He also said that we tend to go through failures very often, but we tend to lack to spend time to go through our successes.
He leaves us with 5 questions:
1. Are we exercising our mind enough?
2. What more can we give?
3. Have we identified the right mentor? Are we pursuing our mentor?
4. Are we putting up our hand when we see stretch opportunity?
5. Does our dream scares us?


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The government recently announced the establishment of the Savannah Accelerated Development Programme (SADA), an ambitious programme aimed at transforming the Northern part of Ghana economically and socially. The programme follows earlier interventions most of which ended with mixed results. Poverty levels are still high in the North even though substantial resources have been invested over several years now. The annual floods arising from the spilling of the 'Bagre' Dam in Burkina Faso have always compounded our circumstances. This has led some people to question the readiness of the North for yet another development intervention. The SADA is particularly at the heels of major development programmes introduced in the country in recent past. These are the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC) and the Millennium Challenge Account. It is therefore important to examine the relationship between the North and these programmes to create a platform for assessing the readiness of the North for SADA.
There is no doubt that the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative brought significant relief to the country by freeing substantial resources that would have been paid to our former creditors. As a prerequisite for HIPC, the Government prepared the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy which declared the three Northern Regions and Central Region the poorest in the Country. However, although the initiative was good at the time, allocation of resources under HIPC did not reflect the poverty profile of the country. According to a World Bank document on 'Bridging the North-South Divide' issued in 2006, the three Northern Regions received less than 18% of the disbursements. Further, the Greater Accra with fewer districts than the Northern Region, received the greater part of the proceeds. This might be due to the use of HIPC resources in financing some Central Government projects most of which were located in Greater Accra.
The question that is often asked is – why was the North used to justify Ghana's opting for HIPC and yet received proportionally lesser resources from the initiative? Unlike the District Assemblies Common Fund, the formula for allocating HIPC funds was not transparent and therefore was not scrutinized. Parliament approved the annual budgets of the government which also included HIPC allocations without raising the moral question posed above. Except SEND Foundation which queried the unfair distribution of HIPC resources, civil society was generally silent on this. Northern Politicians in Government and in Opposition did not also burry our differences for once and put out a strong voice for the benefit of our people.
Most of us were excited at the news of about US$540 million grant approved for Ghana under the United States Millennium Challenge Account which was also aimed at fighting poverty in the country. Unfortunately, out of the 23 Districts selected nationwide to benefit from the programme, only five are in the three Northern Regions. Sadly, not a single District from the Upper East and Upper West regions, the last two regions on the poverty league table of the country was selected to benefit from the programme. Also, the five Districts in Northern Region which were selected for the programme - Tamale Metropolis, Savelugu Nanton, West Mamprusi, Gushegu and Karaga Districts - were picked because of their proximity to the Organic Mango Plantation Project in the Savelugu Nanton District and so dubbed the 'Northern Zone' for Agricultural Diversification.
One would have thought that the many other traditional cash crops such as Sorghum and Sheanuts would have been prioritized. If they were considered as well, the Upper East and West Regions noted for these two cash crops would have benefited from the project. Was is therefore due to poor feasibility or the belief that organic mango plantation could reduce the poverty levels of the people faster than the other crops?
Apart from the Northern Scholarship Programme introduced by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the SADA is by far the most comprehensive programme targeting the overall development of Northern Ghana in our history. The use of 'Savannah' which justifies the extension of the programme to cover parts of Brong Ahafo and Volta Regions however raises a worry as to whether the three Northern Regions will again be treated fairly under their 'own' programme. But it will also be selfish to ignore the level of integration between the economies and culture of the Northern Regions and parts of Northern Brong Ahafo and Volta Regions. In fact in these parts of Brong Ahafo and Volta Regions, most of the DCEs and some members of parliament have Northern inclinations.
The SADA is particularly interesting for its all-encompassing form. That is, it looks at agricultural development, industrialization, economic and social infrastructure. These goals are achievable especially with the construction of the Bui Hydro Electric Project which will ensure security of power supply needed to fuel the laudable projects being pursued particularly the industrialization component. Of interest also is the level of consultations that heralded the programme. It could therefore be argued that SADA has significant Northern input covering the voices of the political leadership of the North since the beginning of the Mole Series in early 2001 (a group of the Northern Political leaders), traditional rulers, civil society organizations, NGOs, and the academia. Indeed, the two leading technical brains behind the programme, Dr. Suley Gariba and Dr. Jebuni, are some of the best brains form the North. We therefore will not have any excuses if the SADA does not meet its objectives of a revolutionary transformation of Northern Ghana.
Already, the North over the years squandered several opportunities to develop our regions and lift them out of the poverty web. This may be the reason the author is wondering whether the North is positioned well for SADA. Some of the lost opportunities are highlighted here.
NGO Capital of Ghana
The North is regarded the NGO capital of the country apparently due to the large number of NGOs operating in the three Northern Regions. Some of these organizations have supported educational and general social development programmes. Others have been involved in capacity building, local governance and micro-finance activities. Considering the number of NGOs and the amount of resources they have injected into rural and poverty reduction interventions, it is expe cted that the high levels of poverty in the North would have reduced significantly.
What most people do not know is that most of the NGOs are money-making organizations established by self-centred individuals through whom donors pass substantial amount of money. Some of these individuals have enriched themselves at the expense of the poor people. The attitude of these individuals has adversely affected the North since most donor agencies realizing the injustice meted out to the people, have frozen further release of funds to the NGOs. Now, some of the fake NGOs have folded up. The sad aspect of this development is whether donors are able to identify genuine NGOs and support them. This development definitely has not been in the interest of the people. But who is to blame since the proprietors of these NGOs are also from the North?
Development Partners
The long presence of development partners in the North has been felt by the various programmes implemented in the North for some time now. Programmes such as the District-wide Assisted Project (DWAP) by CIDA, Northern Region Poverty Reduction Programme (NORPREP) by IFAD, the Community Based Rural Development Programme (CBRDP) by the World Bank, the European Union Micro Projects and many others have contributed significantly to reducing poverty and deprivation in most of Northern Ghana. Whether the success of these interventions is proportional to the resources deployed is another question to answer. Many reasons have been given to explain this. My own impression is that relatively lesser resources are spent on monitoring and evaluation activities which are very important components of development interventions. Such development evaluations are also usually 'cooked'. Thus, the right information about the northern situation is always not told because of the poor analyses of the impacts of these interventions. Therefore the local collaborators of these partners have contributed to the problems. Some of them even 'cut and paste' various reports to development partners who do not pay attention to details but are rather interested in statistics, which are doctored for them. In addition, the interventions by development partners have not been coordinated over the years as each development partner wants its flag to be associated with projects they implement or finance.
Investment Opportunities
There is evidence that the North is rich in minerals such as gold and iron ore. We are also blessed with many cash crops and livestock. Land is abundant and many tourism landmarks like Mole Game Reserves and Paga Crocodile Pond abound. In spite of these resources, there is little or absolutely no exploitation of most of this wealth. According to the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, less that 0.1% of foreign investments attracted to the country go to the North. This does not only show the lack of attention on wealth creation in the North but also a failure of the country's development and investment policies.
Most of the fast developing countries have succeeded because of decentralized investments. Other countries have deconcentrated investments from their main cities to the country-side where there is abundant land, raw materials and cheap labour. At the national level, the intervention by the state to increase access of local investors to long-term capital through the establishment of the Export Development and Investment Fund (EDIF) has not helped either since the number of northern investors and projects who have benefited from EDIF since its inception is quite negligible. This might be due to the low capacity of local investors to present viable business plans to source the fund. But whose duty is it to build the capacity of local investors to utilize public support programmes?
It is heart warming to note that industry based organizations such as the Association of Ghana Industries and the Ghana Shippers Council have opened branches in the North and it is expected that they will share lessons with their northern members to enable them get access to investment opportunities. Within the last three years, Tamale especially has become the financial capital of the North due to the opening of branches by many banks in the city. This offers significant investment opportunity for the people.
Chieftaincy and Ethnic Conflicts
One of the reasons for lack of investments in the North has been attributed to the numerous conflicts in the Region. The North became unattractive to business people including indigenes who preferred to set up their businesses elsewhere for fear of being consumed by conflicts. The Northern Peace Initiative recently identified some 15 major conflicts which have undermined the development process of the North. These conflicts have led to loss of lives and property as well as earned for the North a dented image. The North has therefore been associated with insecurity where public resources meant for development have been used for conflict resolutions and maintenance of peace. Fact is, both investment and development go to places where their security is assured. There are records to show that Coca-cola Ghana Limited, Swepps, and Boeing International all declined their earlier interests in the North because of insecurity among other reasons. Conservative analysts have argued that the North is fifty (50) years behind its development as a result of the losses it suffered from conflicts. This is in spite of the deliberate underdevelopment programmes of the colonial administration.
Now it is right to ask whether the North is positioned well for SADA. In view of the hunger of the North for economic transformation and accelerated development, it will be suicidal for any argument advanced in favour of further postponement of the `implementation of SADA. Therefore no one will risk saying that the North is not positioned well for the programme. It is also unethical and an injustice to the development aspirations of the North if we pretend that there are no serious challenges which may undermine the smooth and successful implementation of the programme judging from our experiences of earlier development interventions.
Human Resource Development
The low illiteracy rates of the three Northern Regions are alarming. The rate for Upper West is even below the national average of 56%. In contrast, the population growth rates of the North are above the national average of 3%. The implications are not amusing as more and more children are out of school despite the progress made in the FCUBE programme. SADA's goal of industrial development will therefore be a mirage if we continue to have large sections of the society outside the literacy range. Whiles general literacy should be supported through the construction of new schools, motivation for teachers and scholarships for brilliant students to seek higher education, of particular interest to the success of SADA is technical education and agricultural technology training. Sadly, technical and vocational education has not been encouraged over the years whilst most graduates of Junior and Senior High Schools have never seen technical education as viable alternative to their aspirations. The problem now is who will constitute the factory hands and the technicians? What about skilled personnel required by the modern high-tech industrial model of development? It is important to formulate a programme that will see a percentage of students sponsored to study in some technical education both here and abroad to constitute the first batch of factory hands and technicians to usher in the industrial programme under SADA. If those graduates gain employment or set up their own ventures, other young ones will be encouraged to pursue technical education and thereby put the North on the path to economic growth. The Industrial Area in Tamale as well as those of Wa and Bolga should be transformed into 'Technology Parks' with modern equipments and in collaboration with the Polytechnics to train both in-school and out-of-school young people to push the industrial agenda. The Park will also serve as market for 'spare parts' and serve not only Ghanaians but also those of our neighbours.
Poor Economic and Social Infrastructure
It is true that the state of infrastructure in the North today is not good. The road network, telecommunication, electricity and good drinking water in most of the rural north are inadequate and therefore provide a disincentive to investments. The state of our social infrastructure such as hospitals and schools are also not the best. These are serious challenges. There cannot be poverty reduction and wealth creation without the necessary infrastructure to support it.
To begin with the infrastructure programme of SADA, the following landmark projects must be prioritized. Tamale Airport – The programme to transform it to international status should be pursued. Already the run-way has been expanded to meet international standards; but other facilities are required to make it truly international. The Airport should be declared as the Cargo Port of the country. With the In-land Port at Kumasi and the Tema Harbour in Accra, and Tamale as a Cargo Airport, business will be spread across the country depending on the commodities exported/imported and their destinations. This will also facilitate export of cash crops and other non-traditional exports which will be developed under SADA. It will also promote economic integration with our neighbours such as Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Niger and Mali. This could also attract factories including those in packaging and transport operators to the Tamale Airport Area and thereby create more employment opportunities for the people. Thus the government's plan to extend railway lines to the North will become meaningful.
(i) The Tamale Teaching Hospital and the Regional Hospitals of Bolga and Wa – The renovation and/or reconstruction of the Hospitals is long over-due. In the case of the teaching hospital, efforts in recent past could not bear fruits since the money required for the project could not be raised which adversely affected it. The Hospital as a referral centre would serve the three Northern Regions as well as raise funds from cases coming from our neighbouring countries. (ii) (iii) A new University for Medical Sciences – Due to the multiplicity of diseases in a poverty stricken area of the North which poses serious difficulty to the health authorities coupled with the refusal of doctors to accept postings to the North, the multibillion cedis modern Tamale Campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS) together with the Teaching Hospital (when rehabilitated) should be used to set up a new University for Medical Sciences. This will free the UDS to concentrate on Advanced Agricultural training and Integrated Development Programmes. The new University will be able to concentrate on training Medical Doctors, Nurses and allied Medical Staff for hospitals and clinics of the three Northern Regions and if possible train medical professionals for exports to other countries. Whiles this may sound ambitious, it is worth looking at it dispassionately.
(iv) Rehabilitation of factories in the three Northern Regions which have not been operating such as the Meat Factory at Zuarungu, and the Rice Mills in Tamale. New factories for Sorghum processing for use by the Breweries should be set up in the Upper West.
(v) Major roads such as the Bolga – Wa road and Tamale- Wa road which link the three regions should also receive immediate attention. (vi) Psychological Poverty For a long time, some of us from the North have tried to glorify poverty as if we are condemned to be poor. This mindset has perpetuated our circumstances and has almost enslaved our potentials and abilities. The truth is that most of our people are always expecting free things. There is hopelessness and despair written on the faces of people. Some have even resorted to religion as the panacea to their problems. Karl Max's famous assertion that 'religion is the hope of the hopeless, the spirit of the spiritless, an opium of the masses' could therefore not be by accident. But the reality is that no one is naturally made poor. In fact, no religion preaches permanent dependence. This mindset has even influenced some of the people who are rich and own large herds of cattle, sheep and farms, to be captured by the dependency syndrome. They 'worship' their wealth whiles their children are sent off from school for non-payment of school fees.
If we have to fight poverty in the North, we have to first free the mental poverty of our people. They need education and awareness. We need to develop the 'can do' attitude in them. Banks should also introduce packages that allow those who have wealth to save in kind (cattle, sheep, and guinea fowls, etc}. Thus, savings culture and investment in human capital should be promoted among the people.
Indigenization of Development
There is the argument that no one develops another person's land. The United States under President Obama is urging Africans to solve the problems of our continent. Therefore, those from the North must have primary responsibility to develop the region. Unfortunately many Northern entrepreneurs and business people prefer to set up their operations elsewhere due to fear of the 'known and unknown'. A few Northern Business men in the South and the Diaspora have however shown the way in examples such as Mariam Hotel, Stanbic Bank, etc.
If we are to build local businesses, a percentage of SADA should be put into a Business Development Fund and disbursed to local based business people to set up or expand their operations. Part of the money will be paid to consultants to prepare viable business plans and enhance the capacity of the businesses. When indigenous business people are supported, they are strengthened to enter into partnerships and joint ventures with others outside the region.
Peace and Unity of Purpose
The most noticeable challenge facing the North and likely to undermine SADA is the absence of peace in the North especially in Dagbon and Bawku. Whiles both justice and peace are being pursued to resolve these conflicts, it is important for the people to know that they should not be at the expense of development. Underdevelopment breeds conflicts and conflicts deepen underdevelopment. Both justice and peace are necessary for development but it is also possible to pursue justice and peace alongside development activities. We must be able to achieve peace, justice and development simultaneously.
There is also disunity by regions. The people of the North must know that we are the same and our friends from the South do not see any differences among us whether from the Upper East, Upper West or Northern Regions. Our development challenges are the same and the solutions hopefully are not different. We must therefore find common grounds to heal our wounds together. To this effect, the creation of an annual All Northern Peoples Conference is a matter of urgency. This conference should have a development wing which will monitor the implementation of SADA to ensure that the objectives of the programme are not deviated.
Politicization of Development
One obstacle that has often hindered the success of development interventions is politics. All political parties wish to justifiably claim credit for development initiatives. However, since all governments of Ghana since independence have contributed positively and negatively to the northern problem, it is important that the influence of politics on a major development programme such as SADA is strongly resisted.
Fortunately, the two major parties in Ghana, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have both contributed to the development of SADA. Whereas the NPP established the Northern Development Fund (NDF) through an Act of Parliament, and was about setting up the Northern Development Authority, the NDC is establishing the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority both of which are geared towards the same goal. Indeed, the NDC has started moves to collapse the two initiatives into one especially since seed money was already provided for the NDF. It is instructive to note also that the technical people who developed SADA were the same people behind the NDF and one of them, Dr. Sulley Gariba has actually been appointed by the President as Advisor on SADA. This spirit should guide the implementation of the programme so that parties will come and go and yet the Northern development priorities and programmes will continue.
The three Northern Regions cannot wait further for a comprehensive development intervention that will facilitate economic transformation and poverty reduction. Therefore, the establishment of SADA has come too late than never. Our people are amused at this bold step but like most major projects, due diligence is required and backed by broad consultations to ensure they are successful. SADA will hopefully take off next year and our people must be ready for it. It is neither going to be a Christmas gift nor a political reward. It is borne out of the will of Ghanaians through its government to accelerate the development of the North and thereby enhance its economic integration with the rest of the country. Therefore whiles we are excited about this initiative, we must also be ready to accept responsibility for its successful implementation or we sit aloof and remain perpetually behind the rest of the country.


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Favourite Things For Fitness
First and foremost I wrote a guest post for Paige that I encourage you to check out. It's all about what it's like when injury forces you out of the job. Click here to read it!
Seeing as I work in a fitness apparel store, I felt it appropriate to share with you, dear reader, my favourite fitness apparel. Now this is all personal preference based on experience and product know-how. Your favourites don't have to be my favourites, but I do encourage you to try some stuff out!
I am a total Brooks shoes convert. After years of being a Saucony gal, I find the midsole just wears down too quickly. The Brooks (Ghost 2 pictured above) hit my feet in all the right places, are flexible without being instable, and generally just make for a really comfy ride.
Trail shoes. I love my Nike Air Pegasus because of my neutral gait. If you need arch support, Asics Trabucos are good too. Now, these are not for pavement running. Only for trail running because they don't have as much cushioning. They're water resistant and extra grippy. Really, these have turned into a great walking shoe for me that aren't a bulky hiking shoe.
I'm a WigWam socks girl. Some people like thin socks, I like cushy ones. I hate crew cut socks because I prefer my ankles to be covered (yes, like an old man) especially in the colder months. Quarter length is where it's at.
I love Lululemon tank-tops. Any of them. Preferably those with a built in bra because days I don't have to put on an underwire with one hand are good days indeed. Below I'm wearing my favourite tank-top ever that was bought at Lululemon 4 years ago and since discontinued. Still in perfect condition.
I'm also wearing my favourite pair of Nike shorts in that photo. But really, I love all Nike bottoms. They fit my body perfectly. Their pants also hold up much better than Lululemon ones, which I find change texture quickly.
Adidas CLIMACOOL shirts, another example of apparel designed to flatter the body. You need to be a stick to look good in Nike shirts, but for me, Adidas works :)
I loooove Under Armour's loose fitting HeatGear t-shirts. So much so that I stocked up on several colours when I was at an outlet store. It's a super comfy synthetic shirt that feels like cotton. Under Armour also has a new treated cotton line out which I'm dying to try.
I have a really hard time finding longsleeve technical shirts that are flattering. There is something about the cut of most of them that hug my torso in all the wrong places. Brooks shirts have so far been the best ones for me. Plus, you can get them in super bright colours which people will make fun of you for at the gym, but I love for visibility outdoors.
In terms of lightweight jackets, I'm back on the Lululemon bandwagon. The above is another discontinued one I think, but I also have the stride jacket and mudra wrap. The three of those are basically the only "sweaters" I ever wear!
For the cyclists and spinners, Louis Garneau shorts. I wear these even to spin class and my butt loves me for it. Be weary, as sizes run super small with this brand. But I love their high waists which is nice when being bent over on a bike (no exposed skin to get burnt!), and superduper padding. Just remember, don't wear undies in these! It'll cause chafing!
If you're doing outdoor sports and need baselayers, I like Mizuno Breathe Thermal gear the best for both tops and bottoms. Their material actually heats up when wet (ie sweating). It's super tight though, so not an outer layer unless you've got the cahones ;)
Ron Hill jackets are the bestest. They fit both men and women to a tee. No random bulkiness or tightness like you get in other jackets. They're good at fighting wind and rain, and some of the sleeves tear off to turn into a vest.
Moving Comfort bras are by far the most popular. Lots of high impact support and comfort for women who need it. Plus, the cups are shaped so they don't make your boobies look squashed and weird.
Last but certainly not least, don't put your technical gear in the dryer! I assure you it is totally worth the extra money to buy nice workout clothes. They really do last for a long time, so long as you handle and treat them well.
Question of the Day: What's your favourite piece of workout apparel?
Posted on April 25, 2011, in Move It Monday. Bookmark the permalink. 20 Comments.
Agreed on the Moving Comfort bra! I have two of these babies, and they are by far my favorite.
WOW where does one find these bras? I never heard of them!!
Okay. Now I want to buy all of these clothes. Especially the sports bras. These nursing knockers need some good support.
Sweet! I was going to email you to ask about shoes would for hiking! I have weak-ish ankles and I overpronate, which is fun. I'm looking for a pair of shoes that will support me jumping around on my carpeted floor as I do Insanity (which is tons of plyo work) and will also be good for some serious hiking on my agenda for summer. Would the Trabucos work for that, or…?
I spent all (ALL) of last summer in the combo of the Lululemon Flow Y bra (http://shop.lululemon.com/products/clothes-accessories/women/Flow-Y-Bra-IV-31974?cc=0001&sli=1) and the Racerback tank (http://shop.lululemon.com/products/clothes-accessories/women-tanks/Cool-Racerback-30193?cc=8377&skuId=3408557&catId=women-tanks).
For bottoms, I swear by Lulu crops for yoga, full-length for weights, and the brushed (lined) tights for running. I love Sugoi cycling shorts.
I also LOVE Nike long-sleeve technical shirts. I have a Livestrong one that is fleece lined and has thumbholes and it's my favourite warm layer for all activities.
I swear by Roots hoodies :)
Ooh, I just ordered the lulu In Stride jacket. It should be here Wednesday. I'm excited.
I am extremely loyal to Balega socks.
I need to try out Brooks shoes. Unfortunately, my running store doesn't carry them though :(
I love Under Armour bottoms!
I love all fitness gear. I can't even discriminate. But lately, I am super obsessed with my Lululemon Wunder Unders and my Brooks Green Silence running shoes. On any given day, you can usually find me wearing one or the other. I live in workout clothes!
I really like the moving comfort bras–I have that exact style in your picture. I also love the Lululemon Ta-Ta Tamer!
Love all these suggestions!
From Lululemon, I absolutely love my 50 Rep sports bra (especially the cute stripey pattern). I also own 2 pairs of Wunder Under Crops, and even though they do change texture after wearing them every day for a while, they don't seem to have go see-through which is most important to me :)
As far as biking/triathalon gear goes, I'm in love with Sugoi. I seriously haven't tried on anything that hasn't fit like it was made for me. It's all super comfy and flattering, which makes sense because "sugoi" is Japanese for "awesome" ;)
Sadly my fitness gear consists basically of yoga pants, a heavy metal t-shirt, and a Wal-Mart can't remember the brand sports bra. Then again due to health issues I'm not an intense exerciser anymore so I don't need much technical gear. I have found that Nike Frees are the only shoes that don't irritate my plantar fasciitis! Odd because I always hated Nikes in the past but I love these!
Good post! I always love seeing other people's gear favorites! I really need to get a tech zip-up- I'll look for that one from Under Armour!
I love my Smart Wool socks. I have thick ones for hiking and thin ones for running! They are the best! NO blisters to date (knock on wood)!
Believe it or not, Joe Fresh at super store has some nice short spandex for working out in. I also have a racerback built in bra workout shirt there. The clothing may not be as nice as Lulu or Nike but it's an affordable second option for those who have smaller wallets. For running shoes I have a Nike Lunar lites but I keep going back to my old Mizuno Wave Riders. I find the shape of them complements my pigeon toed stance quite well.


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Listen, we know 2016 wasn't great. We're not even going to touch that. Instead, we're going to look back at all of the shenanigans we've taken part in over the past year.
We recorded a bunch of podcasts, hosted Terminator Week (and did our first giveaway!), judged two contests for ReroDaze, collaborated with Rediscover the 80s on #80sValentines, Lee went to Japan for BTTF reasons, and Linz stayed in Canada to encode VHS tapes and upload clips to YouTube.
Things got heated like a pizza oven on Pop Rewind Podcast: Pizza Time. Many said Linz was wrong for her pizza toppings, but it turns out Deadpool/Wade Wilson orders the same thing. Eat that.
We teamed up with Rediscover the 80s for 10 More '80s-Themed Valentines We'd Like to Receive.
And if that wasn't enough, we also presented Moon Tiara… Valentines? Sailor Moon Valentine's Day Cards for Your Loved Ones!
As always, we need more 80s in our life, so Lee dug this one up: Not 80s Enough: Beverly Hills Cop Theme Performed by Floppy Disk Drives.
We had a great time as judges for the Fourth Annual RetroDaze Article Writing Contest! Great work to all who entered!
Linz celebrated the 25th anniversary of Perfect Strangers with Perfect Strangers Recipes: Mypos Salad and Mypos Mojito with Cousin Larry Appleton Rum
After the trailer for the new Ghostbusters movie dropped, we had to take a look at it in: Pop Rewind Podcast: Ghostbusters (2016) Movie Trailer Reaction.
Lee did some investigative work and Here's What Allegedly Happened to Eddie Munster.
Linz got some video editing software and this happened: Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott for Rolos.
Lee got a little cheeky on April Fool's Day with Back to the Future Part IV Trailer.
Does it get more 90s? Orbitz and Independence Day: A Match Made in 90s Heaven.
One of Lee's many obsessions this year included Weird Paul. Obsession of the Day: Peanut Butter Recall.
Linz made yet another impassioned plea to the Combos people: The Argument for a Combos Dip.
No foolin', Lee really went to Japan to ride Back to the Future: The Ride one last time before it officially closed. So of course we had to do a podcast about it. Pop Rewind Podcast: Back to the Future Time Travel in Japan.
That time Linz discovered her mom's homemade ear plugs were not great. That Time My Mom Stuffed Silly Putty in My Ears.
Who knew the Crypt Keeper could get down and funky! The Crypt Keeper Can Rap Around You Like a Mummy.
Garfield? Ghostbusters? Ghostbusters? Garfield? Lee shows us The Real Garfield Busters.
Bottoms up! We celebrated Ghostbusters with Ghostbsters 2016 Stay Puft Marshmallow S'Mores Cocktail & Shot!
Linz and Lee celebrated the 25th anniversary of Terminator 2 with Terminator Week! Here's the breakdown:
Terminator Party Recipes: Endoskeleton Chocolates, T-1 Too Many Cocktail, and Glowing Jell-O Shots!
Terminator Meets School House Rock.
Super Mario Maker: Terminator Style. You can play the level on your Wii U!
The Terminator Name Generator.
The Last Image I Made in Windows 98.
Teminator Endoskeleton NECA Figure Giveaway. Congratulations to Ben of Batfan.com!
What could be better than Gremlins and ALF? Gremlins and ALF… The Ride???
Following up on our Ghostbusters Trailer podcast episode is Pop Rewind Podcast: Ghostbusters Answer The Call Review.
August also saw the return of The League of Extraordinary Bloggers, now called Cool & Collected's Pop Culture League. We've slacked a lot, but we still have fun with it. Unfortunately, in December, the League closed its doors again, but we're hopeful for a revival.
Lee remembers 90s Moments You Forgot: Do the Bartman!
This year saw the return of a few things we thought we'd never taste again, so we took a look at 6 Dead Beverages that Have Been Resurrected.
Sort of, indeed! Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie: Base on the Game: Well, Sort of.
Jim Carrey's The Mask: A Proud Part of Ontario's School Curriculum? Short answer: it was for Linz. That's why she's so smart at the book learnin'
A trip through our ebay feedback history is a dark place indeed. Pop Rewind Podcast: Online Auction Habits
Whoa, we somehow had two podcasts this month?!
Pop Rewind Podcast: Remember Trick or Treating
Pop Rewind Podcast: Toys We Never Had
When we weren't busy podcasting, Lee watched on as Weird Al Hosts ALTV
Things got really, really weird in Linz's life as she spent too much time Celebrating 17 Years of Chris Gaines
We were honoured to serve as judges for the RetroDaze Christmas Article Contest 2016. There was a great mix of entries, some heartwarming, some sad, some educational, and some really fun! Congratulations to Mick Yarber on his winning entry: 1986: The Year That Santa Became Real.
And finally, we have a battle of the weirdest PSAs: Canada vs. the U.S. in Pop Rewind Podcast: PSA Party.