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Why Eritrea Is Threat To Peace
Isaias's wars against neighboring states were not aimed at defending the Eritrean people or their national sovereignty but were meant to bully his neighbors and to display his military might to the rest of the world.
[Horn Of Africa: Opinion Article]
The Bush Administration's declared position has been to designate the Eritrean government as a terrorist state unless there is 'regime change'. The recent US decision to label Somalia's Al Shabab militants as 'terrorists' sends a message to President Isaias Afewerki that his regime may be next. The Eritrean strongman is deeply involved in the Somali civil strife reportedly siding with the Al Shabab group which is fighting to oust the secular pro-Ethiopian Somali Government.
The US sees Isaias's totalitarianism and his dangerous regional ambitions as the chief source of tension and instability in the Horn of Africa. In recent years, Mr. Isaias's army has attacked Yemen, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Sudan. Only Ethiopia responded in kind after Isaias invaded it in May 1998. The war ended in Isaias's disastrous and humiliating defeat in June 2000 with Ethiopian forces penetrating deep into Eritrea and occupying an estimated 25 percent of its territory.
It is hard to speculate how all-out wars with Yemen or Sudan would have played out had these countries followed the Ethiopian path by launching counter attacks against invading Isaias troops. One point is for sure: dictators never win wars. They are only good in creating havoc, bloodshed and starvation to their own people and their neighbors. Only free and democratic people have the right and the chance to win legitimate wars.
Ugand's Idi Amin provides a relevant example of why dictators love to wage wars, only to lose them in the end. After murdering hundreds of thousands of his citizens, the Ugandan tyrant invaded neighboring Tanzania in 1978 as part of his ambition to dominate the African Great Lakes Region. The Tanzanians, under the late President Julies Nyrere, reacted swiftly and in no time overrun Amin's 'mighty' army, forcing Amin to flee after 7 years in power. Uganda's horrors finally ended. Decades later, the Amin era continues to haunt Ugandans.
As in Amin's Uganda, the magnitude of the devastations in Eritrea caused by Isaias's barbaric policies will be assessed objectively once the country is liberated, which may happen any time soon. Since 1998 alone, conservative estimates indicate that tens of thousands of Eritreans have lost their lives because of unnecessary wars initiated by Isaias coupled by his relentless criminal crackdowns and political purges. In addition to human loss, Isaias's reckless 1998-2000 adventures cost his impoverished country an estimated .5 to one billion US dollars in national wealth.
The world has come a long way since the end of the Amin reign of terror when democratic governments never bothered to have the Ugandan dictator pay for his crimes. Amin lived and died in peace in Saudi Arabia. Dictators mustn't die in peace! Now the standards have changed and it is very unlikely that Isaias will be allowed to retire in peace. Like Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, potential charges of crimes against humanity are inevitable against the Eritrean strongman before the Hague International Court of Justice. These two African dictators are believed to have murdered tens of thousands of innocent people as they wielded absolute power in their respective countries. Now, the more they feel they are in danger, the more brutal they will become in a futile bid to last a little longer.
Isaias's wars against neighboring states were not aimed at defending the Eritrean people or their national sovereignty but were meant to bully his neighbors and to display his military might to the rest of the world. It is so tragic that a poor nation emerging from 30 years of bloody and ruinous independence struggle should produce leaders whose prime goal is more militarism instead of more peace.
Eritrea's rush to rearmament after independence in 1993 coupled by Isaias's misplaced policy of "might is right," and his roguish support of armed factions in neighboring countries continue to foment bloody divisions, suspicions and animosities among the peoples of the Horn of Africa. Isaias actions not only hurt the peoples of the region but also jeopardize our American national interests and undermine our plans for a peaceful and prosperous Horn of Africa.
Given Isaias's economic dilemma, it may not be hard to kick him out of office after all. AFP news agency recently reported that close to 87 percent of Eritrea's gross national income comes from European governments and from remittances by Eritreans with dual citizenships residing mainly in North America and Europe. Experts point out that declaring the Isaias government a terrorist state and imposing economic sanctions would rapidly deplete his coffers which he desperately needs to support his underpaid 350,000 standing army, the largest in Africa.
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Hey! Hey! I'm late to the Annoying Orange party, I know. As much time as I spend online, I really didn't know about Annoying Orange until recently when I saw the character's YouTube clips featured on Japanese TV.
One thing led to another, and the next thing I know, I'm playing the Annoying Orange's iPhone game. I was expecting it to be much, much worse — just some cash in — but as far as flicking games go, it's spot on.
The goal is to fling as much fruit as you can into a blender in a set time. You start off with apples and bananas, but as you progress you can get more fruit (tomatoes, melons, pineapples, strawberries and corn). You also get more blenders to flick your fruit into. There are multipliers and power-ups, and the title has an interesting shake mechanic for these types of games.
The best thing I can say about Annoying Orange: Kitchen Carnage is that, well, it's not annoying. The lite version I've been playing has been my go-to pick-up-and-play and has me asking myself, "Orange you glad you downloaded this free app?" *Sigh* Stupid puns and all, oh yes.
Annoying Orange (free) [iTunes]

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- MARCH 2014 WINNERS - Renee Runge
County Clerk's Office;
Category - Productivity
Renee Runge received the Commissioners Award of Excellence Award for March, 2014 at the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners meeting today. She was nominated for this award in the category of Productivity.
Renee is an Accounting Specialist in the County Clerk's Office. She was nominated by Bob Walla, City Assistant Purchasing Agent. In the course of her work Renee discovered a discrepancy on an invoice for a product that was on contract but was being charged incorrectly. She contacted Bob and worked with him on a process to identify these types of discrepancies, and notify the department of any discrepancies and the contractor that should be utilized for that particular purchase. Their process takes about 5 minutes each week. Bob wrote "Renee has gone above and beyond the call of duty to provide the Purchasing Department with invoices and payment information".
In nominating Renee, Bob wrote "the goal of the payment review is to ensure that we are good stewards of taxpayer money and to inform County departments of the contracts in place. Renee's hard work, great attitude and desire to save taxpayer money make her deserving of the Commissioners' Award of Excellence".
Larry Hudkins, Chair of the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners, said "We are pleased to recognize Renee for her diligence in serving her fellow County employees and the taxpayers. Her attention to detail and coordination with the Purchasing Department are important. We appreciate her efforts."
The Commissioners Award of Excellence award recognizes employees who consistently provide outstanding service and work that demonstrates exemplary personal commitment to Lancaster County.


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This week's challenge at My Craft Spot is an easy and fun one! The theme is Pop It Up, so you can make anything you want, just pop something up.
For my card I used a file from SVG Cuts, I put foam tape in between each layer so there is a lot of popping going on here.
The stamps are from the Birthday Wishes stamp set from My Craft Spot. For the happy birthday
on the front, I just put the banner down and fit the stamp to it on the block. The twine for the basket is Caribbean also from My Craft Spot.
Here you can see all the dimension.


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I want to thank the four men from the Lancaster Police Department for bringing me a big box of turkey and other stuff on Thanksgiving. They were from the B Shift, but I didn't get their names.
I'm here by myself, and they went beyond the call of duty and gave up some of their time on their Thanksgiving to help me. And I really appreciate what they did. A lot of people wouldn't have done that.
I appreciate everything our police officers do.
James Ingram
I am writing this letter because of an issue that I was very troubled by, concerning the pictures of our veterans that were in The Lancaster News during the week leading up to Veterans Day.
This is a response to Dr. Brooks Walker's article "Duty to citizens comes first," published Nov. 20 in The Lancaster News. Stop raising hysteria concerns about Syrian refugees. Every time the president says something, Republicans have to say something stupid, just to get their 10 minutes of air time. Shame on the 30 Republican governors who did not think either.
Here are a few common-sense actions people can take to avoid being a victim.
Number one, lock your car and house doors. What do you think locks are for? They are to keep out intruders.
Number two, do not put your good jewelry in a jewelry box. That's the first place a burglar will look for valuables.
Number three, if you have caller ID and don't know the name that shows up on your phone, don't answer it. If it's important, they can leave a message.
There is a relationship between evidence-based treatments and better health outcomes. Springs Memorial Hospital understands this relationship and we are excelling at providing treatment for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care and immunizations.
What's going on with Economic Development? County Council has kicked that dog and nary a bark is heard. For some time, through opinion pieces, I have urged folks to express their feelings about stuff going on and stuff sitting in limbo.
When I travel down Main Street, tears come to my eyes 'cause I remember when it was a beehive of commerce. Sure, we got some merchants doing their best to get things going again, but empty storefronts cast a gloom.
Organizers of Mahaffey's Haunted Junkyard would like to personally thank the volunteers who helped with this year's event. We could not have made this event possible if not for the volunteers — from the scarers to all members who helped at the front.
They all made a great difference in raising money for such a great cause as Toys for Tots. We would also like to thank the members of the Marine Corps League Detachment No. 1169. They did their part in making all four nights of the hayride run smooth.
Don McCorkle has sort of "unearthed" some tales about old Milt Chaney and his tavern at the intersection of 521 and 75.
Ghostly apparitions are bound to appear if all the folklore has any substance. I guess Milt kept the light on for early travelers in passing stagecoaches.
I, as a boy, visited the site when the old inn was still a crumbling shack. To tell the truth, it didn't grab me as something highly unusual. We didn't have those electronic metal detectors, but did our best to scrape around for gold pieces.
I would like to thank some very special people, who on Halloween evening took the time to stop and rescue me from a very deep ditch that I had unfortunately driven into. They reported the occurrence and set to work evaluating the situation and determining the best way to safely remove me from the vehicle and return the car to the road.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sellers proved to me that there are still people who care for others and I would like to thank them for bringing a warm feeling to my heart and a renewed faith in my fellow citizens to our town.
Sandy Bafundo
Beautiful day for Touching Hearts
Oct. 11 was a beautiful afternoon for the Touching Hearts in Lancaster County event at Andrew Jackson State Park.
As folks walked around the vendor area, they could smell the aroma of JJ's Red Hots' food cooking on the grill and listen to Walker Cobb playing his guitar and singing.
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SWMCOL offers a variety of services and technologies that meet the needs of customers in the areas of waste management and environmental protection.
Over the last 30 years SWMCOL has enjoyed numerous successes in improving waste management practices in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean.
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Tech sector hopeful on immigration
SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley is upbeat that in 2013, Washington will finally deliver a fix for its high-skilled immigration woes, shaking off its fatalism over failed attempts in the past.
A lot has changed since the last big push for comprehensive immigration reform in 2007, industry leaders say. The public and Congress are more supportive of addressing the skills gap. Entrepreneurs are ready to use social media to step up the pressure. And tech leaders are organizing like never before to secure commitments from congressional leaders on specifics.
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Among tech executives, "there is a quiet understanding that this is the beginning of the final effort and this is the last time they will try," said Scott Corley, executive director of the Compete America coalition. "If it doesn't work, they will make other hiring plans."
Tech leaders will be listening Tuesday to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address for any signals on the issue and watch the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing the next day.
The last time Congress attempted a giant immigration overhaul in 2007, the Senate bill was drafted without much industry input. When the high-skilled work provisions emerged, tech industry lobbyists had to work to make changes. The measure to increase the number of temporary visas was ultimately undercut by a proposal to phase out the worker visa program after five years. The bill ultimately stalled.
Until recently, "there was not a serious, constructive, collaborative discussion about high-skilled immigration," AOL co-founder Steve Case told POLITICO in a recent interview. "Now there is. … Everyone who is talking about comprehensive realizes it has to include high-skilled immigration."
This time, tech and business leaders expect a different outcome. Here are five reasons why:
The public gets the skills-gap issue
With the help of research done by the Kauffman Foundation and others, there may be more public awareness of business's major argument that there is a skills gap in the U.S. that is forcing employers to turn to foreign-born talent to fill key jobs. For example, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Partnership
for a New American Economy has brought U.S. mayors into the discussion about how skilled visas can help local employment.
People may understand the tech industry wants to better compete globally. But the challenge is to figure out how to make the argument that hiring foreign nationals both on a temporary or permanent basis will create more jobs for U.S. workers.
That argument may be helped by proposals, such as those found in the Immigration Innovation Act (I-Squared), to increase funding for STEM education and retraining, something that might appeal to people worried about the education pipeline.
Business is also trying to expand the story beyond tech industry's need to talk about other industries such as manufacturing and medicine. That might appeal to the public — and congressional leaders — outside of tech centers.


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When I shop for garbage bags or toothpaste or something else that doesn't really come with an expiration date, I really only use two criteria.
First, do I care at all what brand I buy?
Most of the time, I really don't care. With an awful lot of products, I have found basically no difference between brands in terms of my usage. Shampoo? Body wash? Toothpaste? I'll buy virtually any of them because I don't see a major difference between them. I do see differences on a few items, such as garbage bags – I've had a few too many cheap garbage bags rip out on the bottom and leave me with trash all over the floor, so I am a bit picky there. Most items, though? I don't care about the brand in the least.
Assuming I don't care about the brand, the only thing that matters is the minimum cost per unit. I want to spend the least amount possible per ounce of shampoo or ounce of toothpaste.
Generally, I've found that the lowest prices tend to be either the generic or store brand or a bulk purchase at a warehouse store. Sometimes, a pharmacy will offer some combination of deals that will drag the price down to the point where I can save money there, but it usually involves a lot of extra work to chase those savings.
(A side note: this is where a "price list" comes in handy. I keep a list of the generic prices at my preferred grocery store on my phone and I use it for comparison purposes when I shop at the warehouse store so that I'm sure I'm getting the best deal. Over time, I gradually begin to know the baseline price of certain items.)
In either case, I simply buy the one with the lowest cost per unit. I'll spend a moment calculating the cost per trash bag or the cost per ounce of shampoo in the package and go for that one.
For example, if I'm looking at a three pack of shampoo bottles with 32 ounces each for $10.99, I'll add up the total ounces (96 ounces) and divide the total price by the number of ounces, giving me a price per ounce of 11.4 cents. At the other store, there might be a generic bottle of shampoo for $1.99, but it has sixteen ounces in it. That's 12.4 cents per ounce. I'll save about a dollar over the long haul by buying the bulk purchase.
However, if the price of the generic bottle was $1.49, that would give me a price per ounce of 9.3 cents, which would save me 2.1 cents per ounce. If I were to buy enough to match the bulk purchase, I'd save over two bucks by just buying six bottles of the generic.
One dollar? Two dollars? That's not a big deal, some might say. The thing is, it's not just about that single purchase. It's about every non-perishable item that you purchase. Razor blades. Toilet paper. Shampoo. Soap. Toothpaste. Deodorant. Garbage bags. Hand soap. Baking soda. Dry pasta. The list goes on and on and on.
Not only that, this same issue pops up every time you purchase the item. We have five people in our home. We blow through soap and other items very quickly, even if we're careful (I'll talk about this in a minute). We go through the buying decisions for soap and shampoo and other items on a shockingly regular basis, even if we buy in bulk.
Let's say we can save $2 by making a smart price-per-unit purchase every time we do it. Let's say that we do it with twenty different items in our home, and we make one of those purchases every six months. That's $80 a year – and I'm absolutely positive I'm grossly underestimating the frequency of purchases.
There is another problem with this, though. If you buy in bulk, sometimes you wind up with very large containers – and that makes it tempting to overuse. If you have a huge jug of shampoo, it's easy to use a bit too much. If you have a huge jug of soap, it's easy to put too much on your rag.
To combat this, I usually leave the large jug in the cupboard and refill a smaller jug out of that big one. Smaller containers usually makes it harder to waste too much. It takes just a moment and it often squeezes many more uses out of the same amount.
Thanks to that tactic, I can focus solely on the price per unit, and that ends up saving me quite a lot of money over a long period of time.


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Brad-point drills are basic to good woodworking. Although they look like twist drills at first glance, there are several design differences.
The most significant difference is the brad point. This point prevents "skating" of the bit, as well as allowing accurate bit positioning.
The better brad points have two lips or outlining spurs on the perimeter that score the circumference of the hole before the chipping bevels begin stock removal. This results in very clean holes with negligible fiber pull and no tearing of the
wood as the bit enters.
Utility brad-point drills have angled chipping bevels with no perimeter spurs. Although they will also drill clean holes, a slight hesitation on entry is desirable for the cleanest hole. This allows the tips of the chipping bevels to fully score the circumference of the hole first, preventing any woolliness on the surface.
All of our brad-point drills
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1,2,3,4 - I Declare A Thumb Drive War!
It's been over three years since I posted one of my favorite Cake Wrecks of all time, so I think it's high time for a refresher. (You'll see why in a minute - I promise this isn't just a rerun!)
[answering phone] "Cakey Cake Bakery, Jill speaking! How can I help you?"
"Hi, I need to order a cake for my boss. We have a photo of him playing golf that we'd like to put on it, though - can you do that?"
"Of course! Just bring the photo in on a USB drive and we'll print it out here."
"Great, I'll bring it by this afternoon."
"Hey, Jill, what am I putting on this cake?"
"Oh, check the counter; I left the jump drive out for you there."
[calling from the back room] "Really? This is what they want on the cake?"
"Yeah, the customer just brought it in."
"Okey dokey!"
I mention this because on Friday Reddit user just_leave_it posted a new and improved version from his friend Maureen C. of this exact same situation, and it's as gloriously ridiculous as you're all hoping it is:
Yep, the baker stuck the thumb drive in the photocopier, and printed an edible version of that.
So next, to complete this trifecta of wrecky awesomeness, I'm going to need one of you pro bakers out there to just jam the thumb drive itself into a mound of icing. I AM SO NOT KIDDING. Consider it my personal challenge the next time you get a photo cake order.
Just remember to set up a hidden camera first, so you can send me video of the customer's reaction when you bring the cake out. That's right: VIDEO OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
Make this happen, bakers. I believe in you!
Thanks again to Elisabeth and the scores of you loyal wreckies who sent in the Reddit wreck this weekend.
Oh, and for those of you who like to know the epilogue:
Both bakers were apologetic and offered to fix and/or replace the cakes for free. The first group elected to keep the wrecked cake, since it's funnier, and this latest gal got the corrected cake for half off and the wrecked cake for free - not too shabby.
However, it didn't help the baker's case much when this was the apology note tucked inside the replacement cake's box:
(If you're confused, it might help to know that the cake photo was of a guy holding an accordion.)
Ok, so maybe this baker should just stick to edible photocopies. :D


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Example: ACL2 !>:program ACL2 p!>Typing the keyword
:program sets the default defun-mode to
Functions defined in
:program mode are logically undefined but can
be executed on constants outside of deductive contexts.
See defun-mode.
Note: This is an event! It does not print the usual event summary but nevertheless changes the ACL2 logical world and is so recorded.
See defun-mode for a discussion of the defun-modes available
and what their effects on the logic are.
See default-defun-mode for a discussion of how the default
defun-mode is used. This event is equivalent to
(table acl2-defaults-table :defun-mode :program),
and hence is local to any books in which is occurs.
See acl2-defaults-table,
Recall that the top-level form
:program is equivalent to
see keyword-commands. Thus, to change the default defun-mode
:program in a book, use
(program), which is an embedded event
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My name is Mark Durfee AKA The Walking Man and I live in Detroit. I am a poet without much of a sense of what poetry is, except poetic justice.
Seeing as Travis is always remarking on his size 6'5 280 and Kwame is exactly the same size, I could feel, with all that weight in Texas, the world shifting too far on its axis, so I traveled down to the Lone Star State and to decide which of these huge hunks of meat I needed to force back to the north to stop the earth from tipping too far. Well the short of it was after a great dirty, dusty and hours long fight, I (who am much smaller comparatively to Travis) but from Detroit, which comes with its own cache of dirty fighting, hog tied the big man from Amarillo and threw him in the back of his own pick up truck (my Honda was too small) and hauled him to what we affectionately call the "D."
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TORONTO - The deadline for Ontario teachers to reach agreements with their local school boards passed at one minute before midnight.
Education Minister Laurel Broten now has the power under Bill 115 to impose contracts in cases where no deals have been reached, but the minister has not said if she plans to act today.
Broten says 65 ratified local agreements have been submitted so far and she's hoping others will follow.
Bill 115 freezes the pay of most teachers, reduces their ability to bank sick days and limits their right to strike. It has prompted actions such as rotating one-day strikes by elementary teachers and withdrawing from extracurricular activities.
On Sunday, Broten announced a tentative deal with the Canadian Union of Public Employees which represents about 55,000 workers, including educational assistants, early childhood educators, instructors, custodians, librarians and secretaries.
CUPE Ontario president Fred Hahn says the union remains opposed to Bill 115 and will continue its campaign to repeal it, which includes a legal challenge.


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Expedia, Zillow Founder Rich Barton on the Rise of 'Mobile-First'
Serial entrepreneur and investor Rich Barton won't fund startups that offer demos on a computer and Web browser. What he will invest in, and is doing so prolifically these days, are "mobile-first" consumer brands that have the potential to one day go public, he says.
The founder of Expedia Inc. and co-founder of Zillow Inc., Mr. Barton has recently invested in: Trover Inc., a travel enthusiast's photo sharing and recommendations app; Front Desk Inc., makers of a mobile business management dashboard for service providers like personal trainers, tour guides, masseurs and music schools; as well as HotelTonight Inc., the app that lets travelers book rooms at the last minute (and helps hotels make money from unused inventory).
Mr. Barton spoke with The Wall Street Journal's Venture Capital Dispatch about the rise of mobile-first startups, and the unique challenges they face. Edited excerpts:
When did you shift your focus from Web to mobile, as an entrepreneur and investor?
Two or three years ago, we had a mobile epiphany at Zillow. The Zillow apps, as you probably know, are the most popular, and highest-rated real estate apps on iOS and Android.
Around that time, I started to say, if founders come in and show me a demo of a product on a computer--that's an automatic reject! I won't fund them. If they come into my office and they show me product demos on a smartphone or tablet, I will stay interested.
You usually start or fund consumer brands. Why did you back Front Desk, a business management software startup?
Like with most financing, it starts with people. Jon Zimmerman, the founder of Front Desk, is someone who I hired a long time ago at Expedia a data scientist. Since then, he had done a number of startup things in Seattle, and had become a bit of a fitness nut. He started a gym, Crossfit Seattle, and built software for it.
Small-business people, who spend as much time visiting clients as they do running the office, just don't carry a computer around. They carry a smartphone! Jon asked: 'Why can't we have a full-blown business management solution on our phones?' It was an 'Oh yeah, that's obvious.' That got me fired up.
How long until we see a mobile-first company get to a healthy IPO?
The ecosystem is not that mature yet. If Instagram had held on for two more years we would have seen that, I believe. If Facebook had started later, it would have been a mobile first company. Now it's just a predominantly mobile company.
I think we'll see some IPOs within two years from mobile-first businesses. I don't want to name names. With HotelTonight and Front Desk, they have to mature a bit and get some bulk, but they both could do it for sure.
How should mobile-first companies measure success?
There are many success metrics and characteristics that are particularly important for mobile first businesses.
Mobile requires better design than Web, because you have a smaller canvas to work with… teams need to demonstrate an ability to design great, usable apps before they seek venture funding.
Understanding the reality of what marketing means in a mobile-first world is really important, too. You cannot just rely on an index owned by Google, and buy keywords, search engine marketing and search engine optimization to start up, now.
It's a good thing to get familiar with the raft of service providers out there offering mobile analytics.
Finally, entrepreneurs really need to know how the app stores work, like how do you get featured on the Apple app store, or maybe get into in an ad, that's important.
We've seen this movie before. App stores are the new portals.
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Video Tutorial: Magic Crochet Potholder with the Single Crochet
Video Tutorial: Left Hand Magic Crochet Potholder with the Single Crochet
Skill Level - Easy
CH - Chain
SL ST - Slip Stitch
FSC - Foundation Single Crochet
SC - Single Crochet
Size H/5 mm crochet hook
4 ply cotton yarn
Tapestry Needle
Chain 31 or work 30 FSC- Foundation Single Crochet
Round 1 -Side 1: Work 1 SC in each chain across. (30 Single Crochet Total on the first side)
Round 1 - Side 2: Working down the opposite side of the chain, Single Crochet in each chain. Slip stitch to join with the beginning stitch. (30 Single Crochet Total on side 2) (There will be a total of 60 single crochet, both sides)
Note: You can work this project with joined rounds or with the continual round. To work the continual round, you will not join. Work the first single crochet in the top of the first single crochet, continue around. You may want to mark the first stitch with a yarn marker so you know where the first stitch is at.
Round 2-20: Work 1 SC in each stitch around. Join with the first stitch if you are working joined rounds.
If you have worked the continual round, skip one stitch, slip stitch in the next to even off the round.
Cut a long tail and secure. Fold the potholder in to a square. Click here to See Video Segment. Sew the two edges together. Sew in the tail.


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How to Print Pictures from Windows 8
Printing pictures in Windows 8 is as easy as it can be. The Windows 8 Photo Printing Wizard offers nearly as many options as the drugstore's photo counter, printing full-page glossies, wallet prints, and nearly anything in between.
The key to printing nice photos is buying nice (and expensive) photo paper and using a photo-quality printer. Ask to see printed samples before buying a printer and then buy that printer's recommended photo-quality paper.
Here's how to move photos from your screen to the printed page:
Open the Pictures library from the desktop and select the photos you'd like to print.
Want to print one photo? Then click it. To select more than one photo, hold down the Ctrl key as you click each one.
Tell Windows 8 to print the selected photos.
You can tell Windows 8 to print your selection either of these ways:
Choose the folder's Share tab along the top menu and choose Print.
Right-click any of the selected photos and choose Print from the pop-up menu.
No matter which method you choose, the Print Pictures window appears.
Choose your printer, paper size, quality, paper type, photo layout, and the number of times to print each picture.
The Print Pictures window lets you tweak several settings. (If you don't tweak anything, Windows 8 prints one copy of each photo across an expensive sheet of 8-1/2-x-11-inch photo paper.)
Printer: Windows 8 lists your default printer — your only printer, if you only have one — in the top-left drop-down list. If you own a second printer that you use only for photos, select that printer from the drop-down list.
Paper size: Windows 8 lists different paper sizes in this drop-down list in case you'll be printing on something besides normal 8-1/2-x-11-inch photo paper.
Quality: Leave this at 600 x 600 dots per inch for most photo printers. If you're printing on a regular printer, switch to 300 x 300 dots per inch.
Paper Type: Choose the type of paper you've placed in your printer, usually some type of Photo Paper. This menu generally lists several types of photo paper, from glossy to semi-glossy to matte. Not sure what type of photo paper you have? Then choose any of the listed photo paper options, as they'll turn out better than choosing the Plain Paper option.
Layout: On the Print Picture Windows' right edge, choose how Windows 8 should arrange the photos on the page. For example, you can print each photo to fill an entire page, print nine wallet photos, or print something in between. Each time you choose an option, the wizard displays a preview of the printed page.
Copies of each picture: Choose anywhere from 1 to 99 copies of each picture.
Fit Picture to Frame: Leave this check box selected so Windows 8 fills the paper with the photo. (This option may slightly crop your photo's edges for a better fit.)
Insert photo paper into your printer and click Print.
Follow the instructions for inserting your photo paper into your printer. It must face the correct direction and print on the correct side. Some paper requires a stiff paper backing sheet, as well.
After you click Print, Windows 8 shuttles your photo off to the printer.
Most photo developers print digital photos with much better quality paper and ink than your own printer can accomplish. And with the cost of expensive printer paper and ink cartridges, photo developers often cost less than printing photos yourself. Check their pricing and ask the photo developer how you should submit your photos — by CD, memory card, or over the Internet.
For more information about Windows 8 and its features, explore Windows 8 For Dummies, available online.


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This cartoon was broadcast as part of a PA TV interview with the Palestinian cartoonist. The cartoon was originally published during the 2008 Gaza War between Israel and Hamas.
The eyes are the faces of former US President George Bush and former British PM Tony Blair. The nose is former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert.
Text: "Satans of Gaza Massacre"
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We have a customer that has 4 full tests carried out on 4way extension leads, 6 tests on 6ways etc..... but he wants the tests on the same asset numbers
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He's happy to pay for four full tests or6 full tests etc on one appliance but now he says this isnt acceptable as he cant have the port1, port2 etc included in the asset number.
We've tried putting the port1, port2 etc in the description field but we found that if you tested 4 ports on item 001 for instance then only the last port would actually download into patguard, as if it erased the previous ports.
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President Barack Obama wasted little time casting his historic embrace of same-sex marriage as a political wedge issue Thursday, telling a Hollywood fundraising crowd that it shows how his vision of the country differs from Republicans.
Speaking at a dinner at the home of George Clooney, Obama raised the issue gay marriage obliquely, saying simply to enthusiastic applause: "Obviously, yesterday we made some news."
"It was a logical extension of what America is supposed to be," he said. "It grew directly out of this difference in visions: Are we a country that includes everybody and give everybody a shot and treats everybody fairly?"
Obama's remarks came at the end of a day when his campaign seemed eager to transform his support of gay marriage into donor enthusiasm and grass-roots vigor. In a web video, the campaign portrayed Republican rival Mitt Romney as "backwards on equality."
The Clooney fundraiser in Los Angeles' Studio City area was in the heart of celebrity gay marriage activism.
White House spokesman Jay Carney brushed aside questions about the timing of the attack on Romney, saying that Obama and Romney had differed on issues of gay rights even before the president declared his support for same-sex marriage.
"Gov. Romney is for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would enshrine discrimination into our founding legal document," Carney said. "The president thinks that's wrong. So their positions were starkly different before yesterday."
In Seattle, where he was attending two fundraisers, Obama witnessed the support first hand as his motorcade passed a woman holding an infant and a sign that said: "Thank you! Mr. President for standing up for my mommys!"
He drew big cheers from supporters at Seattle's historic Paramount Theater when he said his vision for a better America applies to everyone, "no matter what you look like, no matter what your last name, no matter who you love."
Without referring directly to marriage, Obama expanded on the theme of same-sex equality.
"We are moving forward to a country where every American is treated with dignity and with respect and here in Washington you'll have the chance to make your voice heard on the issue of making sure that everybody, regardless of sexual orientation, is treated fairly," Obama said. "You'll have a chance to weigh in on this. We are a nation that treats people fairly."
Washington state has passed a law approving same-sex marriage, but opponents are gathering signatures for a ballot initiative to overturn the law and declare marriage as union of man and woman.
Outside the Paramount, 44-year-old Teri McClain was holding a double-sided sign expressing gratitude to the president for "evolving on same-sex marriage."
"He's looking out for the good of the people, and this is what the people want," McClain said.
Though the timing of his announcement was not of his choosing, the campaign was not shying away from the issue even though aides conceded it held some political risk for the president. Just hours after Obama voiced his support for gay marriage in an ABC interview, the campaign emailed a clip of the interview and a personal statement from the president to its vast list of supporters, drawing attention to his stance
Still, Obama said Vice President Joe Biden got "a little bit over his skis" in publicly embracing gay marriage, forcing Obama to speed up his own plans to announce support for the right of same-sex couples to marry.
"Would I have preferred to have done this in my own way, in my own terms, without I think, there being a lot of notice to everybody? Sure," Obama said. "But all's well that ends well."
Biden apologized to Obama on Wednesday for getting ahead of him, a person familiar with the exchange said. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the private discussion, said Obama accepted the apology and told Biden he knew Biden's own words of support for gay marriage were heartfelt.
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Clooney's dinner was organized by Jeffrey Katzenberg, the CEO of DreamWorks Animation, and included such celebrity guests as Robert Downey Jr., Tobey Maguire and Barbra Streisand. The event was initially to be a spring gala hosted by Katzenberg at his house. But Katzenberg's home is under renovation, so Clooney offered to host instead.
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ASSAF letter regarding DHET accreditation of SciELO SA..
This journal is DHET Accredited. Recent DHET and SciELO SA communication clarified.
Junko Nakamura1
Takeharu Yoshikawa2
Eriko Maeda2
Hiroyuki Akai3
Hiroshi Ohtsu4
Naoto Hayashi2
Kuni Ohtomo1
Affiliations:1Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
2Department of Computational Diagnostic Radiology and Preventive Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
3Department of Radiology, Research Hospital The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
4Department of Clinical Trial Data Management, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
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Junko Nakamura
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Received: 05 Mar. 2014
Accepted: 26 Sept. 2014
Published: 11 Dec. 2014
How to cite this article:
Nakamura J, Yoshikawa T, Maeda E, et al. Evaluation of endometrial thickness in postmenopausal women by using 3.0-T MRI. S Afr J Rad. 2014;18(1); Art. #603, 4 pages. http://dx.doi/org.10.4102/sajr.v18i1.603
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Background: The accepted threshold for normal endometrial thickness is 5 mm; lesions with endometrial thickness < 5 mm are considered benign, whilst those > 5 mm are considered malignant. However, endometrium ≥ 5 mm on transvaginal ultrasonography in postmenopausal woman is considered as asymptomatic endometrial thickening. However, recent studies suggest that asymptomatic endometrial thickness of even 8 mm – 11 mm in postmenopausal women may be normal.
Objectives: The present study investigated the normal endometrial thickness range in 297 asymptomatic postmenopausal women using 3.0-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T2-weighted sagittal images measured retrospectively by a single radiologist.
Method: The data were classified according to patient age and postmenopausal duration, and the medical records and follow-up MR images were reviewed to assess the clinical outcome.
Results: The mean endometrial thickness was 2.4 ± 0.1 mm (range: 0.1–11.6). The endometrium in 21 of 297 subjects was ≥ 5 mm thick. Follow-up MR images were obtained in 17 of these 21 women, and their endometrial thickness was found to have decreased in all of them. To date, none of the subjects has been diagnosed with endometrial cancer.
Conclusion: Although 5 mm is considered the conservative threshold of normal endometrial thickness on MRI of postmenopausal women, this figure should not, to avoid excessive false-positive diagnoses, be assumed as an indication of malignancy.
Endometrial abnormalities pose diagnostic challenges for radiologists and gynaecologists. The endometrial appearance is influenced by several factors, such as age, menstrual status, pregnancy and hormonal therapy. Amongst these, menstrual status is potentially the most influential factor affecting endometrial thickness.
Although the accepted normal value for endometrial thickness is < 5 mm,1, 2 endometrium ≥ 5 mm on transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) imaging in a postmenopausal woman is considered asymptomatic endometrial thickening.3, 4, 5 Current literature concerning TVUS imaging suggests that asymptomatic endometrial thickness of 8 mm – 11 mm in a postmenopausal woman may be normal.6, 7, 8, 9, 10
TVUS may be ideal for reliable and cost-effective evaluation of the female reproductive tract and can measure several parameters including endometrial thickness, endometrial pattern and the endometrial and subendometrial perfusion.11 By using three-dimensional ultrasonography (3D US), any plane through an organ can be obtained, and a volume image can be recorded and further analysed in several ways, including navigation, multiplanar display, surface rendering or volume calculation.11, 12, 13 There remains no doubt that TVUS and 3D US are feasible, cost-effective and reliable modalities.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings often correlate with US findings. Although MRI is an objective method with higher reproducibility than US, it is not first choice for asymptomatic or general patient screening, mainly because of its cost and scanning time. Therefore, screening pelvic MRI is confined to expensive private programmes, and data detailing the endometrial thickness in normal postmenopausal woman are inadequate. Furthermore, there have not been any studies assessing endometrial thickness on MRI in a sufficiently large study population. The present study investigated endometrial thickness in postmenopausal women by using MRI and correlating the findings to their menstrual activity and age.
The present investigation evaluated and compared endometrial thickness in postmenopausal women by using a 3.0-T MRI system. The study was approved by our institutional review board, and written informed consent was obtained from all subjects.
The study population comprised 679 consecutive women aged 27 to 83 years, who underwent a health-screening programme including pelvic MRI at our institution from April 2007 to February 2008. Each patient completed a medical questionnaire on menstruation, medication use and medical history.
The following were the exclusion criteria: (1) premenopausal status (174 women), (2) unclear menstrual history (72 women), (3) history of hormonal therapy or breast cancer (16 women), (4) history of severe gynaecological disease (7 women), (5) myomatous uterus or massive endometriosis with diffuse deviation or endometrial deviation (31 women) (Figure 1), and (6) hysterectomy (82 women). The remaining 297 postmenopausal women were enrolled in the study and the data classified by patient age and menstrual activity.
All of the subjects underwent pelvic MRI as part of a health-screening programme with a 3.0-T MRI system (Signa Excite, GE Healthcare UK, Buckinghamshire, England). Fast spin-echo (FSE) sagittal T2-weighted imaging was performed (repetition time: 8000 ms; effective echo time 91.5 ms; field of view 28 cm). The acquisition matrix for the FSE images was 384 x 320 with a 6 mm section thickness and a 0.547 mm intersection gap.
A single radiologist retrospectively measured the endometrial thickness on sagittal T2-weighted images at the thickest site between the two basal layers on the anterior and posterior uterine walls (Figure 2).
The medical records were reviewed to assess clinical outcomes. In subjects with an endometrium ≥ 5 mm, the endometrial thickness was also measured on any available follow-up MR images.
Endometrial thickness of the 297 postmenopausal women (mean age 63 years; range 50–83) was 2.4 ± 0.1 mm (mean ± standard deviation) and ranged between 0.1 and 11.6 mm (Figure 3). Their endometrial thickness was poorly correlated with patient age (r = 0.026, p = 0.652) (Figure 3) and postmenopausal duration (r = 0.031, p = 0.583 (Figure 4).
The endometrium was ≥ 5 mm in 21 of 297 (7.1%) postmenopausal women. Three (1.0%) of the 21 women had an endometrium > 10 mm. Two of these women were referred to the gynaecology department following MRI, and one was diagnosed with endometrial hyperplasia, while no malignancy was detected in the second woman (class 1). Follow-up gynaecological examination could not be performed in the remaining case. Follow-up MRI was performed in 17 of 21 women with endometrial thickness ≥ 5 mm and showed a decreased endometrial thickness in all of them. None of the subjects was diagnosed with endometrial cancer on follow-up examination.
The endometrial thickness was successfully measured in 297 postmenopausal women using 3.0-T MRI. US is commonly used for gynaecological examination because of its convenience and non-invasiveness; however, it has drawbacks. Because US examination depends on operator skill, examinations must be performed by experienced staff with adequate training and skills. Therefore, accurate measurement of endometrial thickness can be difficult if US image quality is suboptimal. Furthermore, US is a poorly reproducible modality, and retrospective evaluation is difficult. In comparison, MRI is highly reproducible and can be re-evaluated at any time. In the present study, MRI was not directly compared with TVUS. Further studies are required to determine whether a single T2 sagittal sequence is equivalent to TVUS for assessing endometrial thickness.
The present analysis examined whether an endometrial thickness ≥ 5 mm in postmenopausal women is abnormal in a large sample population. Our findings support previous US studies stating that asymptomatic endometrial thickness of 8 mm – 11 mm is most probably normal.6, 7, 8, 9, 10 In addition, the incidence of endometrial thickening (≥ 4.5 mm) in postmenopausal women ranges from 3% to 17%,3, 4, 5 while the incidence of endometrial cancer in an unselected postmenopausal population is reportedly 1.3 to 1.7/1000 women.14, 15, 16 Some studies assert that there is no evidence supporting routine screening for asymptomatic endometrial thickening,17, 18, 19, 20 and it remains debatable whether an endometrium ≥ 5 mm should always be considered abnormal.
In the present study, particular attention was focused on the 21 of 297 (7.1%) postmenopausal women with an endometrium ≥ 5 mm. No cases of malignancy were diagnosed, and only one case (0.3%) of hyperplasia was detected. In follow-up MRI of 17 of the 21 subjects, the endometrium was thinner in all 17 cases; to date, none of the subjects has been diagnosed with endometrial cancer. The incidence of postmenopausal women with endometrium ≥ 5 mm in the present study closely coincided with previous studies.
Similarly to previous studies, our results suggest that there is no evidence supporting routine screening for asymptomatic endometrial thickening,17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and instead suggest the possibility of a risk of over-diagnosis in postmenopausal women with an endometrium ≥ 5 mm identified as abnormal without considering other risk factors. In 2010, Goldstein22 recommended that postmenopausal asymptomatic endometrial thickening should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Even in an elderly patient with endometrium ≥ 5 mm and a long postmenopausal period, it is inappropriate to consider the condition abnormal if she is asymptomatic.
The correlation between endometrial thickness, age and postmenopausal duration was also assessed. The results showed that endometrial thickness correlated poorly with postmenopausal duration and patient age. Further studies are required to determine the MRI cut-off to accurately exclude neoplasia. Future studies performing limited MRI examinations prior to endometrial biopsy in patients with endometrial hyperplasia or suspected of having endometrial carcinoma are planned.
The present study has several limitations. The intra-observer error is unknown because all measurements were performed visually by one radiologist. Furthermore, the study does not compare MR and US images in the same subject. Some studies report consistent endometrial thickness on MRI and US compared with histologic measurement in hysterectomy specimens,23, 24, 25 whilst others report a slight but consistent difference between the two modalities.26 The third limitation is that endometrial thickness could not be measured correctly on sagittal T2-weighted images owing to postmenopausal haemorrhage; in such cases, a follow-up MRI may be desirable.
In addition to these technical limitations, the cost-effectiveness of MRI is also a concern. MRI is an impractical screening tool to evaluate endometrial thickness because it is more costly than TVUS or 3D US. The cost to diagnose an instance of discrepancy was reportedly estimated at $7200, and routine CT, MRI and tumour markers are not necessary in all patients.27 Therefore, it is clear that US is more suitable for screening of endometrial thickness, and MRI should not be used routinely. However, the present results can assist clinicians to correctly interpret MR images performed following an initial screening test.
Endometrial thickness in postmenopausal women was measured using 3.0-T MRI. The mean thickness was 2.4 mm, and 5 mm thick in 7% of patients, but none developed endometrial cancer. The commonly used criterion of ≥ 5 mm endometrial thickness as a possible sign of malignancy may result in an excessive number of false-positives; therefore, a new standard for postmenopausal endometrial thickness should be established.
We thank Dr J. Maharajh and Dr A. Mitha for their help in compiling the images.
The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationship(s) that may have inappropriately influenced them in writing this article.
Guarantors of integrity of entire study, J.N. (The University of Tokyo), T.Y. (The University of Tokyo Hospital), K.O. (The University of Tokyo); study concept/study design or data acquisition or data analysis/interpretation, J.N., T.Y., E.M. (The University of Tokyo Hospital), H.A. (The University of Tokyo), N.H. (The University of Tokyo Hospital), K.O. Manuscript drafting or manuscript intellectual content, all authors; manuscript final version approval, all authors; literature research, J.N., T.Y., E.M., H.A., N.H. and K.O.; statistical analysis, H.O. (The University of Tokyo Hospital); and manuscript editing, J.N., T.Y., E.M., H.A., N.H., K.O.
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This blog is about life with my husband who was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's and Frontal Lobe Dementia in 2008. He was 64 at the time although now, knowing more about the disease, Alzheimer's was present many, many years ago, which is why early detection is so important. As you read the blog the character"Al" that I created in 2008 represents the way that Alzheimer's is invading our daily lives.
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Société Générale economist Brian Jones predicts 275,000 workers were added to nonfarm payrolls in January, well above the 200,000 consensus estimate.
Jones doesn't stop at a prediction for how many payrolls were created in January, though. He also predicts exactly how markets will move immediately following the release.
"The SG forecast is substantially above consensus and hence a positive intraday impact for risky assets is expected if our estimate materialises," says Jones. "We expect [the S&P 500] to move up by 0.5% and the [10-year] USD swap rate by 4 basis points up in the first half-an-hour after the release."
Jones says there is a statistical relationship between the deviation of the actual nonfarm payroll print from the consensus forecast and the market's reaction.
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Venturing Advisor Award of Merit
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| Venturing Advisor Award of Merit is discontinued. It has been replaced by Unit Leader Award of Merit. (See Discontinued awards.)
Those who earned it before it was discontinued may still wear it, but it can no longer be earned.
One of the unique attributes of the Venturing program is the relationship between Venturers and the Crew Advisor. The ability to work effectively with young adults as they themselves plan and run the program is a true test of leadership skills. The Venturing Advisor Award of Merit is a key program enhancement to recognize crew Advisors for tenure, training, and quality crew program.
- 1. Be a currently registered Venturing Advisor who has served in that position for at least 18 months.
- 2. Complete Venturing Fast Start or New Leader Fast Start Orientation and Venturing Leader Specific Training.
- 3. Achieve the Centennial Quality Unit Award at least once while serving as Crew Advisor.
- 4. Demonstrate the use of the Venturing Awards program.
- 5. Develop youth leadership by effective use of crew officers.
- 6. Use the crew officer orientation and program planning process.
- 7. Have a proven positive relationship with the chartered organization and associated Boy Scout troop and Cub Scout pack, if any.
- 8. Project a positive image of Venturing in the community.
- 9. Attract and hold Venturers with crew program and operation.
- 10. Lead crew in completion of the Venturing Leadership Skills Course.
Nomination Procedure
The Crew President in conjunction with the crew officers nominates the Crew Advisor. The nomination is approved by the crew committee chairman.
The nomination is then certified by the unit commissioner and submitted to the council service center.
The nomination is then approved by the Scout executive and council commissioner.
A color certificate with the recipient's name and signed by the Scout executive and council commissioner will be presented to the recipient.
A certificate, No. 33661, a cloth square knot, No. 05001, and a miniature Venturing device, No. 00940, are available from the local council service center. Presentation
It is recommended that the award be presented in a timely manner at an appropriate district or council function. It is also recommended that the recipient be recognized appropriately in the council newsletter and in local newspapers. Nomination Form
Use the following form to nominate a Venturing Advisor for the Award of Merit.
[The crew should submit this form and officer statement to the council service center.
See also
- Nomination form (25-013.pdf)
- Scoutmaster Award of Merit
- Venturing Advisor Award of Merit
- Scouter Awards
- Venturing Leadership Award


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I'm not a big lover of campaigns it must be said, and I don't buy into the 'use us or lose us' arguments of some businesses. We as local traders have to offer something special with our shops to meet consumers halfway, and - in my experience - they will pay a premium in return. But the FSB campaign has some startling statistics - the main one being that 5% of turnover for a supermarket makes its way into the local community, but this rises to 50% when spent with small, local businesses. I suspect that online shopping falls to a fraction of 1% - and of course profits are repatriated far away - often overseas. I'm not suggesting that everyone stops buying from supermarkets and online, but what it does mean - I think - is that if someone - faced with apparent powerlessness in the face of global economic and environmental problems, injustice in many parts of the world - wants to get active and make a difference, you can start engaging with local businesses - and know that you are helping strengthen the local economy. My intuition is that this brings multiple rewards, financial, mental, spiritual. Malcolm Gladwell thinks to. And it may be the catalyst to start the creation of a new type of high street rising from the ashes of the current one. So this week, why not consider a purchase you *would* have made online or in the supermarket, or at a hellish, crowded, pre-Christmas, out-of-town development. Now choose to pay an ethical premium, and give yourself your own feelgood factor by making a difference to a local business. Don't choose one at random, but ask around and choose one that is adding value, and has word-of-mouth recommendations. You want to be getting something special in return for your purchase - and you'll know that their business is making a big difference to the local economy. As the man said, "Be The Change You Want To See".
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These arrived last week. Aren't they great? When we were doing the research into our plastic bags, we decided to go ahead and have some cotton reusable bags produced as well. After looking at various options, we went with a company (B Smith Packaging) that has strong ties with other traders in Abingdon, and also has strong links with a number of companies in India which produce organic cotton bags. These bags are the result: Not only are they made of organic cotton, they are (ultimately) made by a family-run company in India that is a member of Ethical Junction - a ten-year old network of businesses run along ethical principles globally. They were shipped by boat. The artwork was created for us exclusively by local children's author and illustrator David Melling. The bags are £4.95 - or free if you purchase over £50 of anything in the shop. Doing this sort of thing is what we went into business for. It's very easy in the current frenzied climate of economic disaster headlines, to feel like sticking your head in the sand, or heading for the hills. Instead, it's time to start thinking about the true meaning of the phrase "think global, act local". As individuals, consumers, businesses we have an incredible opportunity to make a disproportionately huge impact on our local environment; not just 'nature', but our workplaces, communities, schools and neighbourhoods. I've blogged before about choosing to spend money with businesses who nourish supply chains, but on Friday we got involved in the launch of a new FSB campaign called "Keep Trade Local".
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