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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
By William Kincaid
Celina ready to set new ward lines
CELINA - City council members are poised to set new ward lines that could pit two members against each other in the 2013 election.
If approved, new ward lines would be drawn that would put Myron Buxton and Mike Sovinski in Ward 1.
No one objected to the proposed change during a community betterment committee meeting held this week to discuss the issue. Sovinski and Buxton were at the meeting.
Committee members recommended drafting an ordinance to set the new ward lines, which would be in accordance with the new city precincts recently approved by the Mercer County Board of Elections. Ward and precinct changes would go into effect next year.
Total populations in the city's four wards vary from 1,925 to 3,278, according to Mercer County Board of Elections member Toni Slusser. The new boundaries would more evenly split the population with wards varying in size from 2,342 to 2,871 people.
The new wards would follow the precinct boundaries, created by using alleys, streets, railroads and easements. Not having split precincts saves the city election costs and prevents voter confusion.
The four city council ward seats are up for re-election in 2013. Ward 1 is served by Myron Buxton; Ward 2, Mike Sovinski; Ward 3, Ed Jeffries; and Ward 4, Angie King.
The new proposal separates the wards using Main Street, with wards 1 and 2 east of Main Street and wards 3 and 4 west of Main Street.
The current proposal is:
• Ward 1, with a current population of 3,278 people, would be reduced to 2,871 people from precincts A and B, located northeast of Main Street.
• Ward 2, with a current population of 2,287 people, would increase to 2,517 people from precincts C and D, which are located on the east and southeast portion of town. Some officials questioned if the geographical size of this proposed ward is too large.
• Ward 3, with a current population of 1,925 people, would increase to 2,670 people from precincts E and F located on the west and southwest part of town.
• Ward 4, with a current population of 2,911, would reduce to 2,342 people from precincts G and H, located on the west and northwest part of town.
The board of elections staff would like to see the city change its wards by Dec. 7 because mailings must be sent to all voters notifying them of changes to city precincts, congressional districts and other information.
Council members likely will go over first reading of the ordinance at their next regular meeting, 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at city hall. A proposed map will be shown and they will be asking for public comment.
Board of election members recently reduced the city's precincts, which are formed based on voter population, from 10 to 8. The board had to make the changes due to House Bill 194, which passed this summer and requires incorporated municipalities to have at least 500 active registered voters in a precinct.
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Laughlin earns Air Force Athletics co-Athlete of the Week Honors
Oct. 28, 2013 Air Force senior Sam Laughlin was named Air Force Athletics co-Athlete of the Week for competition during the week of Oct. 21-27. The senior was part of four wins for the Falcons in their 191-103 win over New Mexico State last Friday. Laughlin, a Destin, Fla. native, swept the 100 and 200 backstroke events. Laughlin swam a winning time of 56.54 in the 100 back and a winning time of 2:04.07 in the 200 back. Laughlin also was the leadoff swimmer in the winning 200 medley and 400 free relays. The senior has helped Air Force to an 8-0 start to the 2013-14 season.
Sharing co-AOW honors with Laughlin is Maggie Sherrill of Falcon Volleyball.

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Our History
Only God can know the total impact and eternal results in the lives of those who have been touched by the ministries at Faith Community Church.
Faith Community Church had its indirect beginning when Evangelist David Wilcox held tent meetings in July of 1932. God's message in song and word at those meetings brought about changed lives, among them ten men who met together, prayed and formed the "Christian Minute Men's Committee". This group grew in number. In October of 1937, they began meeting in the Municipal Building. Rev. John Gordon became their first pastor on January 1, 1938 and served until 1940.
The church did establish a strong foothold and begin growing. Rev. Harold Powell, a young pastor from Riverside, California, was installed as pastor on March 29, 1944. The church was called The Open Bible Church until it became known as Faith Community Church. The years of Rev. Powell's ministry were marked by steady growth, the purchase and remodeling of a building at 218 N. Main Street. After 38 years, Pastor Powell retired in 1982.
The congregation called Rev. William Bartz of Williams Bay to be its new Senior Pastor in February 1982. Pastor Powell and Pastor Bartz worked together until September 1982, when Pastor Powell officially retired. Pastor Bartz brought youth and energy to build on the solid foundation already established. He served for ten years during in which time substantial growth occurred and land was purchased for a new church facility on Hackbarth Road. A Christian School (K-8) was also established under his leadership.
In October 1992, Pastor Bartz resigned and was succeeded by Don Christianson who served in that position until his retirement in January 2001. Under Pastor Christianson's leadership, the church family continued to grow and prosper. Our present church and school facility was built on the land previously purchased.
From February 2001 to February 2004, Rev. Rick Lackore was called to serve the membership and lead the church into the new millennium with the vigor of youth and vitality to pave new pathways for the future of Faith Community Church. Under his leadership, the church caught a renewed vision for our community and taking Christ to our streets. This led us into the leadership of Senior Pastor Dan Pierce. Dan's healing leadership and vision for outreach into the community will leave a legacy within our congregation for years to come.
Most recently, we are pleased to welcome Pastor Rusty Lyon and his wife, Karin, to our church staff. We look forward to what God will do in the coming years, and trust that He will find us more and more ready for His return.


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books which might be of general interest to students of the "Early
Republic" period -- If you find any worth purchasing after following
one of these links, a portion will go to support of this web site: The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough a "story of the adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, architects, and others of high aspiration who set off for Paris in the years between 1830 and 1900, ambitious to excel in their work." The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity by Jeffrey Sachs. From book description: "For more than three decades, Jeffrey D. Sachs has been at the forefront of international economic problem solving. But Sachs turns his attention back home in The Price of Civilization, a book that is essential reading for every American. In a forceful, impassioned, and personal voice, he offers not only a searing and incisive diagnosis of our country's economic ills but also an urgent call for Americans to restore the virtues of fairness, honesty, and foresight as the foundations of national prosperity. |
Its pursers included John Timberlake, whose suicide opened the way for Peggy O'Neale to marry John Eaton. Timberlake was succeeded, in 1828, by Robert Beverly Randolph, the man who pulled Andrew Jackson's nose.
In 1829, captained by Abel Coffin, it left Bangkok carrying the "Siamese Twins", Chang and Eng, to Boston. (Source: Walace and Walace, The Two, p47)


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From the first few bars of the title cut it is apparent that John Mooney's guitar wizardry and mesmerizing vocals are more powerful than ever. His brilliant combination of Delta blues and New Orleans funk, played with an almost startling intensity, is truly unique.
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Field work is major part of what our research lab does here at Penn State University. I have been helping to conduct honey bee disease and pest surveys for four years under the supervision of Dennis vanEngelsdorp. Most of our field work is run in conjunction with the USDA Bee Research Lab in Beltsville, MD. A ma...
This is a gigapan of Pat Stayer's Queen Production operation. In the image they are breaking up large colonies into smaller nucleus colonies. These nucleus colonies will then have a queen cell placed inside each hive. The nucleus colonies are then placed in apiaries called "Mating Yards." Here is where queens will s...
This image was taken just outside of Bakersfield, CA at the beginning of the almond bloom. Rob and I finished sampling eight of the beekeepers colonies for the National Honey Bee Survey and were waiting for the Gigapan to stop shooting pictures. I decided to take a load off while Rob ran around the orchard trying...
The almond bloom was late this year in California. As you can see there are hardly any blossoms on the trees. Because the bloom was so late this year we ran in to some issues lining up beekeepers to sample for the National Honey Bee Survey. It is hard to sample bees in almond orchards when they aren't there. Fo...
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Captain Dennis Davern, who was driving the boat the night that Natalie Wood drowned, has accused her then-husband Robert Wagner of telling him not to call the Coast Guard or turn on the searchlights after Natalie disappeared from the boat. Allegedly, he took a lie detector test in 2008 to prove that he was telling the truth about this troublesome detail — and he passed.
TMZ, however, reports that the polygraph test — which said Davern was not lying when he said that Wagner told him to cover up what happened that night — may not be permissible as evidence in the now reopened investigation into the mysterious death.
Davern was allegedly drunk the night that Natalie died, and TMZ's polygraph expert says that skews the results. "If you believed something occurred, you would run truthful. It doesn't
mean it happened," he says.
Davern admits he had been drinking scotch and wine when he was alerted to Natalie's disappearance.


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- Crisis Mitigation Policies: The Need for Government Reform
- Economists' Roundtable: A Five-year Prognosis – the End of Growth?
- Establishing Global Frameworks to Address Off-shore Corporate Structures: Who Stands to Benefit?
- Global Finance as a Commons – Guarantor or Threat to Stability?
- Green Growth and the Economics of Climate Change
- International Trade: Globalization or Regionalization?
- Powering Opportunity: Integrating European, Russian and Asian Energy Sectors
- Shifting Landscape Ushers in a New Era for Global Oil and Gas Markets
- The Eurasian Economic Union: A New Compass in Global Economic Relations
- The New Development Bank: A Stronger Role for BRICS in the Global Financial Architecture
- The Unabated Growth of E-commerce – How will It Reshape Global Retail Markets
- Transformative Infrastructure: Realizing Mega Projects
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- Russian Industrial Policy: What Are the Priorities?
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The risk of crisis is in that we start to focus on transitory problems without looking ahead at how we must change the operational environment of the company.
Igor Lotakov, Managing Partner, PwC Russia
A clear mega-trend affecting companies is the economic power shift. Emerging markets like China are no longer just sources of cheap labour. They are becoming consumer economies.
Igor Lotakov, Managing Partner, PwC Russia
The key role of government in using energy efficiently is to provide incentives and to impose regulations to achieve fair market terms and, ultimately, to lead by example. I think there are a lot of activities and efforts under way in Russia to make that happen.
Hans-Paul Buerkner, Chairman, The Boston Consulting Group
Energy efficiency rests entirely on three things: proper regulation, subsidies and/or market mechanisms.
Alexander Chuvaev, Executive Vice President, Fortum Corporation; Head of the Russia division
Productivity is a reflection of success of the industrial policy, the quality of people and the volume of investment.
Dmitriy Konov, Chairman of the Management Board, PJSC SIBUR
Governments that have established effective institutions over the course of centuries that work to enhance the efficiency of the entire economy, political system and social system work for the entire population as a whole and achieve success.
Herman Gref, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank
Any reform or radical transformations should be based on continuity and consistency even if they are revolutionary changes.
Mikhail Abyzov, Minister of the Russian Federation
Government should be smaller and smarter and more strategic.
Anthony Blair, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997—2007)
It's really important to have people from public sector spending time in private sector and people in the private sector coming to the public sector. I think they can learn a lot from each other.
Anthony Blair, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997—2007)
The National Technology Initiative signifies the establishment of a coalition and the accumulation of expertise in order to grow national companies on the markets of tomorrow.
Dmitry Peskov, Director of the Young Professionals Department, Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects (Agency for Strategic Initiatives)
The truth is we are neither partners, no rivals to business. Role of media is to provide a modern, full and accurate report that customers can use to make the right decisions.
Paul Ingrassia, Managing Editor, Thomson Reuters
Mission of the media today is the same as it was 170 years ago, and it is to inform the world, and that the means of searching for the truth and reporting facts, not opinions.
Alexander Macintyre, Vice President, The Associated Press
We need to offer investors products that can help them do business both successfully and safely in the Far East.
Alexander Galushka, Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East
Agriculture, transport and logistics, IT, and pharmaceuticals are currently the most attractive sectors in Russia for Japanese investors.
Stanislav Voskresensky, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Major corporate investment is a political issue. At the same time, conditions for fostering small and medium-sized enterprises should appear so that economic ties can develop.
Nikita Belykh, Governor of the Kirov Region
We need to transition to conducting mutual settlements in national currencies, and we believe that all the conditions are already in place for this.
Anatoliy Aksakov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, Innovative Development and Entrepreneurship
We have discussed on numerous occasions how to combine the economic potential of all SCO member states, […] and we've discovered the right formula – national interests can only be taken into account when the entire organisation's interests are accounted for.
Dmitry Mezentsev, Secretary-General, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
We must establish a mechanism for working together in the area of innovation. After all, innovation is an engine, a motor that drives any type of cooperation.
Ping Yu, Vice Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
What we need now is a major leap forward. We should endeavour to find synergy between Russian partners and their Indian colleagues, as well as develop high-margin sectors, science, pharmaceuticals, and IT.
Sergei Cheryomin, Minister, Head of Department for Foreign Economic Activity and International Relations, Moscow City Government; Chairman of the Board, Business Council for cooperation with India
Conditions in both Russia and India are positive. What the governments can do is encourage stability and investment, as well as ensure that administrative barriers are gradually removed.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry of the Republic of India
It is obvious that the traditional methods and sources of extensive growth and for increasing overall trade between our countries have been exhausted. We need to find, establish and develop new areas of growth that can step up this type of relationship.
Aleksander Tsybulskiy, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
We really need to think not only about learning new skills, but other things that are much more difficult. It's all about unlearning old habits and unlearning old ways of doing things.
Sari Baldauf, Chairman, Fortum Corporation
We need to keep what is best in Russia's traditional system of education while complementing it with modern approaches and methods that can foster among both children and adults the skills and desire needed to pursue lifelong learning.
Arkady Dvorkovich, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
In the 20th century, literacy was considered the sum total of knowledge that a person acquired during his lifetime. Today, however, literacy is the very ability to learn.
Valery Katkalo, Dean, Sberbank Corporate University
Russia's main problem today is structural disparities. Not a single serious structural issue can be solved in the framework of a three-year plan.
Alexey Kudrin, Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. Petersburg State University
In regards to where we are now in terms of growth, we are right in the middle of a storm.
Alexey Kudrin, Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. Petersburg State University
We don't want a complete turn eastwards. We simply want to trade with the East just as much as the West. Cutting off trade with the West has never been on our agenda.
Igor Shuvalov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
The representatives of those countries actively advocating sanctions also say that the idea of a large Europe, from Lisbon to Vladivostok, is still on the table.
Igor Shuvalov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
A crisis is always the result of bad management!
Herman Gref, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank
It is better to look to the future instead of the past! We need to quickly build the kind of economy that the future demands
Herman Gref, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank
We need ambitious development plants! If we don't, we will face major risks. We also need to combine high growth rates with qualitative growth.
Igor Shuvalov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
It's impossible to be both the biggest owner and regulator simultaneously for a long time. The state must cut its presence in the competitive sectors of the economy.
Irackly Mtibelishvily, Managing Director, Chairman of Corporate and Investment Banking, Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, Citi
One of our objectives is drawing up and improving legislation in order to boost small and medium-sized businesses' access to the resources available. Our ideology is pursuing the fairest distribution of these resources with the influence of the state kept to a minimum.
Andrey Tsarikovskiy, Stats-Secretary, Deputy Head, Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation
It's highly likely that, over time, the EAEU will become just as integrated and significant a structure as the European Union is now.
Anatoliy Chubais, Chairman of the Executive Board, RUSNANO Corporation; Co-Chairman, EU-Russia Industrialists Round Table (IRT)
The European Union is our most important, steady, long-term partner.
Alexey Mordashov, Chairman, PAO Severstal
My dream is open transport, open circulation, an open flow of people, finance and goods within the EU and the EAEU.
Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Electric
Demand for construction of new nuclear power plants has regained pre-Fukushima levels and, in a certain sense, is even beginning to surpass it.
Sergey Kirienko, Chief Executive Officer, The State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Our three priorities, our three horses pulling the cart of the Chinese economy forward: investment, foreign trade, and consumption
Qiang Wei, Director General, National Audit Office of the People's Republic of China
The structure and quality of spending is more important than balance.
Vladimir Mau, Rector, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
The three priorities of budget spending are: infrastructure, which should stimulate increasing efficiency, along with education and healthcare.
Anton Siluanov, Finance Minister of the Russian Federation
In Russia, we're linking the prospects for sustainable economic growth with the transition to an investment-driven growth model.
Elvira Nabiullina, Governor, The Central Bank of the Russian Federation
Small business, small business financing, small business investment: these represent fundamental pillars of global economic activity.
Lord Mandelson, Chairman, Global Counsel LLP
A big driver for growth this century <….> is infrastructure growth and investments in infrastructure.
Lord Mandelson, Chairman, Global Counsel LLP
To give small and medium-sized business access to technological innovations and to make this accessible from a financial perspective is one of the main priorities.
Pavel Betsis, President, Microsoft Russia
Small and medium enterprises do not need more regulation… they need less regulation. Most important they need – clear rules of the game.
Shiv Vikram Khemka, Vice Chairman of the Management Board, Chief Executive Officer, SUN Group
Import substitution is not only a slogan for us – it is a significant economic driver.
Anatoliy Chubais, Chairman of the Executive Board, RUSNANO Corporation
It is important for all innovative institutions to have capacity to fail, the right to fail.
Esko Aho, Prime Minister of Finland (1991–1995); Executive Chairman of the Board, East Office of Finnish Industries
You first need to build up your "muscles" in the Russian market and then it won't simply be a matter of diversifying the economy, but a declaration by Russia as a global player in the world's innovative sector.
Anatoliy Chubais, Chairman of the Executive Board, RUSNANO Corporation
When we talk about the domestic capital market, about 50% of which we receive from non-residents – this is domestic money coming full circle, returning to the Russian economy.
Sergey Shvetsov, First Deputy Governor, The Central Bank of the Russian Federation
Talking about the insurance market – we should support this sector, as it constitutes collective investment that might provide our economy with the most long-term finance.
Sergey Shvetsov, First Deputy Governor, The Central Bank of the Russian Federation
We have no problems with the multiplication of capital – banks can easily refinance with the Central Bank. We have problems with the buyers and borrowers of money because the level of information disclosure and corporate governance is insufficient for investors.
Sergey Shvetsov, First Deputy Governor, The Central Bank of the Russian Federation
Pension money is a significant source of investment given its duration and conservatism.
Anton Drozdov, Chairman of the Board, Pension Fund of Russian Federation
In the present market environment, patents have become a tool for attacking rather than defending. Currently a patent is largely a tool used to restrict and maintain positions in markets.
Kirill Varlamov, Director, Foundation for the Development of Internet Initiatives (FDII)
Never before have companies from around the world been forced to find ways to cooperate rather than going to conflict on intellectual property.
David Michael, Senior Partner, The Boston Consulting Group
The development of infrastructure is the foundation required to develop the economy.
Vladimir Yakunin, President, Russian Railways
The experience taught us that the key is to make sure the risks are allocated properly within the public sector, the private sector and among bearers and stakeholders.
Jin-Yong Cai, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
The country needs a major shift in its ability to generate long-term and cheap money for investment in the real sector.
Yuri Soloviev, First Deputy President and Chairman of the Management Board, JSC VTB Bank
We need to focus specifically on the projects that support the most groundbreaking and effective areas in the development of the transportation system.
Maksim Sokolov, Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation
Investing in infrastructure, especially during the crisis period, is the anchor that ensures the country's transition to new levels of economic growth.
Nikolai Podguzov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Threats have become more global. States should combine their efforts and develop new rules of the game.
Nikolay Nikiforov, Minister of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation
Today cybersecurity has ceased to be a problem just for specialists. It has become a national, transnational and global problem.
Alexander Zharov, Head, The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor)
E-commerce is dying, but m-commerce is boorning.
Carlo D'Asaro Biondo, President of Southern and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Operations, Google Inc.
Everything will be bought online. It's just a matter of one, two or three generations.
Danny Perekalsky, General Director, Ozon.ru
In general, we are bullish on gas. Gas will continue to grow faster than oil.
Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Dutch Shell Plc
We have [one more] moral obligation. That is to provide affordable energy to the many people in the world who currently don't have access to it.
Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Dutch Shell Plc
The Arctic can and probably will play a very significant role in the future supply of oil and gas.
Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Dutch Shell Plc
I believe that a price of USD 75–80 per barrel will satisfy both producers and consumers in a year's time.
Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer, JSC Gazprom Neft
The devaluation of the Russian currency has created new opportunities for both the Russian economy and the domestic oil and gas sector.
Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
A price of USD 50 or 60 per barrel does not frighten oil companies at all given their growing operating efficiency and the weakening of the rouble, as well as a tax regime that enables us to be efficient even when prices are low.
Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer, JSC Gazprom Neft
Eliminating excessive regulation, increasing competition in the economy, and eliminating various barriers that are preventing competition are among the challenges that the government needs to resolve.
Dmitry Livanov, Minister of Science and Education of the Russian Federation
The best way to predict the future is to invent it
Jean Raby, Chief Financial and Legal Officer, Alcatel-Lucent
It is harmful for science and education to be localized and it is impossible to import them.
Sergey Kravchenko, President, Boeing Russia and CIS
There is potential in the arrangements [between the EU member states and Russia]. And one day, problems like international terrorism will be defeated.
Romano Prodi, President, Foundation for Worldwide Cooperation; Prime Minister of the Italian Republic (1996–1998, 2006–2008)
You cannot export democracy by force. It can be exported through democratic instruments.
Romano Prodi, President, Foundation for Worldwide Cooperation; Prime Minister of the Italian Republic (1996–1998, 2006–2008)
If you can create (finance) platforms that bring together the best, you can improve accountability, governance, transparency.
Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow at the Global Economy and Development Program, The Brookings Institution
The new bank for development will be one that works jointly with other financial institutions, local and regional, to finance infrastructure projects.
Vladimir Dmitriev, Chairman, Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)
There are so many savings out there in emerging markets, and yet, in terms of their use there are not enough institutions to allow these savings to be utilized to boost growth rates and development.
Yaroslav Lissovolik, Chief economist, Head of Company Research in Russia, Member of the Management Board, Deutsche Bank in Russia
Eurasian Economic Union can and must become a political partner for the EU.
Eckhard Cordes, Chairman, Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations
The external structure of the EEU today is quite extensive. More than 40 countries are interested in collaborating with the Union so they can enjoy free, preferential trade with the EEU.
Dmitriy Pankin, Chairman of the Management Board, Eurasian Development Bank
It is fundamentally important to agree to the macroeconomic indicators (within the EEU) and adhere to them to create a stable environment, especially for businesses.
Tigran Sargsyan, Ambassador of Armenia in the United States
We will strive to increase our investment co-operation … because our region needs diversified sources of income, as well as new qualitative change.
H.E. Abdullatif A. Al Othman, Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (SAGIA)
A tsunami is coming and this is a tsunami of educational technology. When we look back ten or fifteen years from now, we'll see a different planet.
Shiv Vikram Khemka, Vice Chairman of the Management Board, Chief Executive Officer, SUN Group
An autonomous transportation and multimodal fusion only work if public authorities and private companies work together in a similar manner.
Nikolaus Lang, Senior Partner, Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group
The invention of the car changed the world. Now has come the time when technology will once again change the world for the better and, for that, a public-private partnership is necessary.
Sergey Kogogin, Director General, OJSC KAMAZ
The Silk Road is above all an economic belt. Terminals, production facilities and service sectors will be built along the Silk Road to enable countries, companies and people residing along this economic belt to join the global workforce and international markets.
Konstantin Kuzovkov, Deputy general director, FESCO
Postal service is a business. If the postal system fails to become a competitive business and does not make money for investing in its infrastructure, it cannot develop.
Dmitry Strashnov, General Director, The Federal State Unitary Enterprise Russian Post
Definitely post is a business, but a socially responsible business. This is very important considering the significance of Russian Post for the country as a whole.
Mikhail Evraev, Deputy Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation
Today, Russian post offices are just a 5 minutes' walk away from people. About 50% of the people have bank accounts. Accordingly, the other 50% do not keep money in a bank, so that money is not working for the country's economy. There is money in the country. Only Russian Post can reach it with the help of a postal bank.
Dmitry Strashnov, General Director, The Federal State Unitary Enterprise Russian Post
We need the government to liberate the potential of post offices, the respective legislation should be adopted. After that we will not fear competition.
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If you get infrastructure right, you are providing platforms for growth.
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Until now, the G20 has had much to say, and now it is time to put those words into action.
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The biggest challenge [for emerging markets] is sustaining strong economic growth.
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Alexander Shokhin, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)
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Ping Yu, Vice Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
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Giving in to demands from Anganwadi workers, the government on Monday said it will double their remuneration while a special development fund for women self-help groups was also announced as part of its initiatives for the fair sex.
Presenting the Union budget, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed an allocation of Rs 12,733 crore for the Women and Child Development Ministry, an increase of 15 per cent over last year's budget of Rs 11,070.5 crore.
As part of its gender budgeting exercise, the government has proposed expenditure of 78, 251.02 crore -- including 20,548.35 crore for 100 per cent women-specific programmes across all departments and Rs 57,702.67 crore for 30 per cent women-specific programmes.
The hike in their remuneration, to be effective from April 1, will benefit around 22 lakh Anganwadi workers and helpers, the minister said.
"The Anganwadi workers and Anganwadi helpers are the backbone of Integrated Child Development Services Scheme. I am happy to announce an increase in the remuneration of Anganwadi workers from Rs 1,500 per month to Rs 3,000 per month and for Anganwadi helpers from Rs 750 per month to Rs 1,500 per month," Mukherjee said.
Anganwadi workers and helpers from all over the country staged a demonstration here recently seeking enhancement of their remuneration, among other demands.
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8/10/2009 12:40pm, #11--
There was/is a large thread on e-budo about, Bryce Dallas is a nasty piece of work to be honest, I have no idea what is true in those and what isn't but Konigun was shown to be a pretty shitty cult like organisation preying on the young and insecure. It was a few years ago now though. Amazing it took this long for the coffee to get smelled.
Dallas also had his share of fraudulent military records as well.
If Konigun is collapsing then it can only be a good thing.
8/10/2009 12:54pm, #12--
I don't know if I fully agree (peopre are generally retarded, and easily manipulated,) but when you move in with a creepy fat-ass that makes you do chores, can't speak Japanese yet slaps these bizzare word fusions together to form asian sounding terminology, tries to make you cut off your fingers, and most importantly blames you for pissing himself, you gotta do a background check at the very least.
If that's not a warning sign to you, you belong exactly where you are.
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--A google search reveals a few convictions over the last 15-20 years on Bryce Frederick Dallas, plus a number of aborted lawsuits, but nothing within the last 24 months, nor anything suggesting charges of counterfeiting.
supplying the original link where these letters where found will help lend legitimacy. Even if the site has been taken down, locating a cached version isn't exactly difficult.
8/10/2009 1:07pm, #15--
Well, this is what I was trying to avoid. For someone sued twice, Agranjero, you are trying to make the same mistake.
Look, I remember the original thread here and on e-budo. It had good stuff most of which was documented.
Right now, there are a bunch of unsubstantiated letters, siting on bullshido, attributed to your word. Yes, I actually believe you have no reason to lie. As you well know, that isn't good enough for the regular bullshido observer.
With many of the shenanigans since you stopped posting, this rule is enforced stronger than before.
Get us links, caches, to the actual people themselves who aren't scared to be verified. I already checked The Internet Archive and someone was smart that route won't work.
8/10/2009 1:36pm, #16--
I doubt it, it was a pretty sketchy history at best, I think it may have even been that he was a mercenary, the reason I remember it is because he blames a fungal spore infection acquired in the jungles of somewhere south east asian as the reason why he is a bit on the chubby side, it upset his metabolism you see, either that or all the pies did.
8/10/2009 1:56pm, #17--
Spores? He would have to ingest several thousand tons...
That would explain the extra poundage. Now for the million dollar question, how do you conceal a 400lbs Chris Farley-looking ninja? He must have had a hard time ninjaing, or whatever the hell you call it.
His website makes no mention of any military service that I could find, I guess that rules that angle out.
I recall an earlier thread that had photos of his high school days. Kinda puts a damper on his "traveling to Japan to train" story.
8/10/2009 3:28pm, #18--
I think what people want is a link back to the original site where the resignation letters were posted, to see everything in context, and for any additional proof that the person who allegedly signed a particular letter, did indeed write the letter.
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--I tried to explain and will do so again, there are no pictures, there are no screen captures, there is only the information from the website that is now non-existent and the copy of the email sent by Mr. Nichols. The words of those who wrote the notes/letters of resignation are simply that, the words that were posted to the website.
I am not sure what else you want, this thread is simply quoting those who resigned. You can travel the internet completely and you will not find anything worthy of mention about their leader and even many of the things on youtube are gone.
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WENATCHEE — A pedestrian trail could be built along the Wenatchee River through the old Peshastin mill site if funding comes through to buy the land from the Port of Chelan County.
The port board unanimously agreed Thursday to sell a strip of the mill site's approximately three-quarter mile of Wenatchee River waterfront to the Complete the Loop Coalition for some $452,000.
Port spokesman Craig Larsen said the property covers about 14 acres within the 60-acre mill site property and extends 140 feet back from the high water line.
A more precise acreage and sale price will become part of the purchase agreement after the land is surveyed and the waterfront piece subdivided, Larsen said.
Bob Parlette, spokesman for the coalition, said Monday that the purpose of the purchase-and-sale agreement with the port is to preserve the use of that land for a public trail and waterfront access.
The coalition hopes an organization like Trout Unlimited, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife or other agency or group of agencies will agree to fund the sale.
"I don't know how it's going to fit together. It's a puzzle piece," Parlette said Monday. "We want to make sure the public ends up with it and we have an easement for a non-motorized trail."
An eventual trail on the property could also form part of a very long-term vision among valley recreationists to create a non-motorized route from Wenatchee to Leavenworth, Parlette said.
The coalition has a $5,000 deposit on the property that's refundable until Oct. 1, Larsen said.
The port has been trying to sell the old mill site since 2006. A recent announcement that private developers are interested in buying the property for home construction worries some members of the Peshastin community.
The Peshastin group has been hoping for a port-developed business park or other job-creating development that would also preserve public access to the mill site's waterfront.
Larsen said the sale option with the coalition addresses the public-access issue, which, he said is one of the leading concerns expressed by community members.
"The port is committed to public waterfront access for at least a portion of the property," Larsen said. "Through this sale, we're expanding on that commitment and providing public waterfront access along the entire length of the property."
Prospective buyers are interested in the rest of the mill site property, Larsen said, but a sale doesn't appear imminent.


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Services were to be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, at the Cozad Christian Church with Jeremy Jech officiating. Burial will be at the Cozad Cemetery.
Brock was born on Oct. 9, 1910, at Gothenburg, to Warren and Minnie Putnam Earll.
On April 11, 1937, she married William H. Brock of Medicine Lodge, KS.
She was a member of the Christian Church for over 50 years and a member of the Rebecca Lodge for over 50 years, where she held several offices. She was also a charter member of the Cozad Grand Generation Center.
Brock was a loving and supportive mother and grandmother and worked hard to help support her family, according to family members. She loved to dance until her health limited her mobility after the age of 90. She also enjoyed playing Yahtzee, Bingo and other board games.
She was preceded in death by: her husband, William in 1970; a son-in-law, Edward "Eddie" Christensen; seven brothers and four sisters.
Survivors include: three daughters—Sharon Christensen of Cozad; Jeanette (William) McKown of Columbus and Joan (Joe) Novak of Lexington; two sons—Delbert (Linda) Brock of Kearney and Clifford (Marilyn) Brock of Gothenburg; 19 grandchildren—Cynthia (Jim) Peabody and Marty and Mark Gutierrez, all of Lexington, Cristyl (Ron) Wilcox, Monica Refior and Travis (Mindy) Brock, all of Cozad, Michael (Kay) Christensen, Launa (Troy) Cumpston and Chelsey Brock, all of Kearney, Delbert (Gina) Christensen of Gibbon, Holly (Brian) Shanle of St. Edward, Bryan (Laura) McKown of Fargo, ND, Michelle Pike of Johnson Lake, Benjamin (Kim) Gutierrez of Englewood, CO, Traci (Ross) Woodside of Holdrege, Ryan Brock of Aurora, CO, Detrick (Kirsten) Brock of Alpharetta, GA, Warren (Brenda) Brock of Spring Hill, KS, and Della Brock of Gothenburg; 42 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mae Lierman of Cozad; four sisters-in-law—Doris Earll of Cozad, Beverly Earll of Gothenburg, Dorthy Earll Anders of Farnam and Laura Earl of Spicer, MN; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
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Guyana spinners restrict Jamaica on day one
GUYANA'S spinners restricted Jamaica to 196 all out on yesterday's opening day of the WICB Regional Four-day semi-final match at Sabina Park, but the defending champions eked out a late wicket to set up a keen tussle for first innings honours.
Scores: Jamaica 196 (79.2 overs); Guyana 14-1 (eight overs).
Jamaica's captain Tamar Lambert and Donovan Pagon both struck half-centuries, but the rest of the batting failed to sparkle on a Sabina Park surface that, though offering some help to the spinners, produced predictable bounce.
The trio of Veerasammy Permaul, Devendra Bishoo and Narsingh Deonarine took three wickets each as Guyana capitalised on shoddy strokeplay from some of the Jamaican batsmen.
The home team, eyeing a fifth straight hold on the four-day title, elected to bat after winning the toss and the opening pair of Brenton Parchment and Xavier Marshall looked comfortable in the early exchanges.
Tall pacers Ransford Beaton and Brandon Bess, who both got good bounce from the pitch, generally bowled too wide of the stumps in the first 20 minutes of play.
Beaton soon found a good line and he troubled Marshall with a short, in-ducking delivery that clipped the batsman's helmet.
A few balls later he bowled another short ball that the sidelined West Indies batman looked to dab behind point, but instead under-edged onto his stumps. The 26-year-old Marshall made nine and Jamaica were 32-1 at that point.
With the score on 75, Parchment (27) moved across his stumps and was trapped leg before wicket by Bishoo just before the lunch break.
Debutant Jermaine Blackwood joined the experienced Pagon after the interval and the youngster played a flurry of confident back-foot punches off both Permaul and Bishoo.
The cagey left-arm orthodox bowler Permaul, however, soon got extra bounce on a quicker delivery that was edged by Blackwood (17) through to Leon Johnson at first slip.
At the other end Pagon, batted freely and without much bother and reached his fifty with a slog sweep for six off Permaul.
The 22-year-old spinner had the last laugh, however, when Pagon was adjudged lbw after making 53 off 98 balls.
He struck four sixes and a lone boundary.
All-rounder David Bernard was dismissed by Permaul and wicketkeeper/batsman Horace Miller sent back by Bishoo as Jamaica stumbled to 155-6 at the tea interval.
Deonarine got in on the act when Nikita Miller drove his full delivery straight into the hands of Trevon Griffiths at cover.
Andrew Richardson was caught and bowled by Bishoo and Odean Brown was clean bowled by Deonarine as Jamaica stalled at 195-9.
Lambert, who batted calmly and maturely to his 27th first-class 50, was the last man dismissed when he tried to hit Deonarine out of the park, but instead succeeded in skying a catch into the deep. He made 51 from 151 balls and struck two fours.
Bowling his part-time off-spin Deonarine finished with 3-47 off 22 overs and two balls.
Permaul grabbed 3-35 off 26 overs, while Bishoo, who was not at his best, ended with figures of 3-58 off 14 overs.
With only eight overs to be bowled before the close of play, Richardson dug in short ball and gleefully looked on as the Guyanese opener Griffiths popped a catch to Marshall at short-leg.
Guyana will resume this morning at 10:00 with Chanderpaul Hemraj on three and Leon Johnson on six.


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U.S. Raises Prospect That Syria Will Miss Disclosure Date
Terry AtlasThe U.S. raised the prospect that Syria will miss the first test of its compliance with an agreement to give up its chemical weapons.
While Secretary of State John Kerry has said that Syria "must submit" a full disclosure of its chemical weapons by Sept. 21, as called for in the U.S.-Russia accord, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said today that the U.S. was prepared for some delay. She said the date -- one week after the accord was reached in Geneva that averted U.S. military strikes -- was more a "timeline" than "a hard and fast deadline."
The comments may indicate that the U.S. anticipates Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is unwilling or unable to meet the first goal set out in the agreement and that the U.S. doesn't want that date to become a make-or-break condition. Harf told reporters in Washington that what counts is seeing "forward momentum, understanding that it's complicated and that these are targets on a calendar."
The accord negotiated by Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that their countries "expect Syria to submit, within a week, a comprehensive listing, including names, types, and quantities of its chemical weapons agents, types of munitions, and location and form of storage, production, and research and development facilities."
Kerry was more emphatic at a Sept. 14 news conference with Lavrov in Geneva, where he said "we agreed that Syria must submit, within a week -- not in 30 days, but in one week -- a comprehensive listing."
Deadlines Met
Members of Congress briefed by Kerry this week also said they got the impression that the Sept. 21 date was more than just an aspiration.
"We're hopeful that these deadlines will be met," Democratic Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois said after Kerry discussed the accord with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "And we're going to hold the Syrians to them."
Syria today gave Russia what it said was additional evidence supporting its case that rebels, not the regime, were responsible for a Aug. 21 chemical-weapons attack near Damascus.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said during a visit to Damascus today that Russia is "unhappy" about the findings of a UN investigation, according to Russian state broadcaster RT. While the UN didn't say who was to blame for the attack, Western nations and human-rights groups said the evidence it provided made clear the Assad regime was behind it.
Russia Differs
"We think that report was distorted, it was one-sided, the basis of information upon which it is built is not sufficient, and in any case we would need to learn and know more on what happened beyond and above that incident of Aug. 21," Ryabkov told RT.
Lavrov called yesterday for a further inquiry, saying his country has "serious grounds" for thinking that the attack last month was a rebel "provocation," as Assad claims.
The comments underscored the conflicting interests as the UN Security Council attempts to negotiate a resolution mandating that Syria give up its chemical weapons under the U.S.-Russia accord.
The U.S., Russia and the other veto-wielding members of the UN Security Council -- France, the U.K, and China -- are attempting to draft a resolution compelling Syria's implementation of the accord reached by Kerry and Lavrov. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday that he hopes the council will vote on a resolution early next week.
Placing Blame
In Washington, President Barack Obama said the information gathered at the scene of the attack by the UN inspectors, who confirmed the use of the nerve agent sarin, implicates the Assad regime.
"When you look at the details, the evidence they present, it is inconceivable that anybody other than the regime" used the sarin, Obama said in an interview yesterday with the Spanish-language TV network Telemundo.
The U.S. considers Russia's actions more important than its words, White House spokesman Jay Carney said yesterday.
"What matters is what the Russians do to ensure that Syria upholds its commitments, and that Russia upholds its commitment to see this agreement through, which calls for an aggressive timetable in accounting for and securing Assad's chemical weapons inventory," Carney said.
With the threat of military action receding, West Texas Intermediate crude fell yesterday to the lowest level in almost four weeks before advancing today. WTI crude for October delivery rose $2.65 to settle at $108.07 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after the Federal Reserve said it will maintain monthly bond purchases to stimulate growth.
Attack Details
In addition to confirming the use of sarin, the UN inspectors presented technical details of the attack, including the types of rockets used, their markings, and their trajectories. That evidence clearly pinned the blame on Assad's regime, according to Human Rights Watch.
"When mapping these trajectories, the presumed flight paths of the rockets converge on a well-known military base of the Republican Guard 104th Brigade, situated only a few kilometers north of downtown Damascus and within firing range of the neighborhoods attacked by chemical weapons," the New York-based group said in an analysis posted yesterday on its website.
Kerry, speaking to reporters before briefing the Senate committee yesterday, said that the details make clear "it really was the Assad regime that committed this attack," which the U.S. says killed more than 1,400 people in what may be the worst atrocity of the 2 1/2 year Syrian civil war.
'No Doubts'
At the State Department today, Harf said that the U.S. is confident of its conclusions and hasn't seen evidence supporting the contention of Russia and the Syrian regime.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in Moscow yesterday that he has "no doubts" the Assad regime was behind the Aug. 21 assault. He called Syria's willingness to give up chemical weapons a "major change," made possible only because force was threatened.
Obama had requested the authorization of force, which faced substantial opposition in Congress, only to put it aside when the Russians proposed the plan to put Assad's chemical weapons under international control.


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Press the panic button Blackhawk fans our team has hit the wall, winless it what seems like forever the team cannot find away to win losing close games to Jersey, Columbus and getting blown out by the Islanders at home. If this team believes they have already made the playoffs they should honestly think twice before RSVP to the their 4th seed invitation as they are only 9 points up on 10th place.
One plus is that we are finally going to see Sammy Pahlsson in action after sepnding the entire time since his aquisition on the IR acquired inthe WORST deadline deal of the year, he better prove to be effective or this should cost Dale Tallon his job… Certainly others were available for less, think Vermette or Moore then imagine this team.
The positive in this deal is that James was dealt and the decision really came down to Wiz or Barks and Cam Barker now has an amazing 37 points in 56 games and has been hot without James Wisniewski and the move will free up the cap space to keep Cam in Chicago.
What's Going Wrong?
Defensively something is off, it is as if someone broke Brian Campbell… Personally responsible positionally for two key goals against last game he is currently the Blackhawks worst defenseman, If I had to count the times he was out of position in the last five games it would match the number on Brian's back.
Youth are getting Restless?
Coach Quenneville says it best "The confidence is a little bit off," he said. "We stemmed a little bit of the flow going against us. [But] we've got to [start] winning and feeling a little more confident at critical times of games." Maybe people are expecting to much? or maybe the departure of Wiz a locker room leader has really hurt the team? What ever it is we went from the third best team in the Western Conference to where I dunno sixth, seventh seemingly at the deadline, the move we made has done nothing so far but to hurt this team and with Sammy getting set to play his first game as a Blackhawk I just don't see him as the one to help them turn it around.
So at this point not only should the Hawks fans be nervous but so should Dale as yet his deadline deal has been a deadline dud and for a guy who said repeadetly he did not want to mess with his chemistry and would not take a rental player…
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