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You may have noticed me talking a little bit (okay, a lot) about my brand new program 'From Frazzled To Fabulous' lately. And I could go on all day about how I think it's the best thing since sliced bread, but would you actually believe me? Probably not. Of course I'm going to say that about my own program.
So to be fair to you lovely ladies, I thought I'd write a quick blog post to help you decide whether the investment is REALLY worth it for you.
Because believe it or not, I'd rather not have loads of students enrolled if they aren't going to actually get value from what I have to offer. I myself am crazy excited for the program, but it's definitely not for everyone, and that's okay 🙂
Read through this post, check out the details over on the main page and make an informed decision before you lay down any of your hard earned bucks.
Is FFTF really worth it?
Maybe. Some ladies have absolutely loved it and said that it has completely changed their lives. Others have come away from the program feeling less enthusiastic because it just wasn't for them.
So, what actually IS the program?
It's an online course that teaches busy mamas how to manage their time effectively, so that they can pursue their big goals without sacrificing time with their families. Through video lessons, PDFs, an online community and live one-on-one coaching, we will:
- Set goals and priorities
- Create routines and schedules
- Set up a planning system with effective to-do lists
- Clear the clutter from our homes and our minds
- Learn housekeeping hacks to spend less time cleaning
- Find new ways to spend time with our families, our faith and our passions
- Discover how to make time to look after ourselves
- Create an S.O.S kit for those days when we just don't feel like adulting
The part that I get most excited about (and the part that the ladies who have taken the program said was their favourite) is setting a big goal and creating a 3 month plan to achieve it. We break the goal down into specific actionable steps, so that we are consistently moving towards it. It was so much fun seeing everyone make progress that they never thought they could make!
Okay, got that straight? An online course complete with private community and live one-on-one coaching, for the price of £97 / $126 (at the time of writing this post – prices are subject to change) So, is it right for YOU? Let's figure that out…
Have you already got a planning system that you adore?
While this course does cover things like time saving hacks and de-cluttering, a huge part of the program is setting up a planning system with new routines and schedules. I suggest new ways to do things, and you NEED to be open to trying them out in order to get the most out of the program. If you don't think you'd be open to change when it comes to your planning system, then it probably won't be a perfect fit for you.
Have you just given birth?
If you are in those early days of breastfeeding and sleepless nights, then might I suggest you ignore this program for the time being. Let it go. This is not the time for you to be implementing new routines and strict schedules into your life. Those early days NEED to be led by baby. There will be other years.
Are you scared of missing out?
One thing I don't want to happen is for people to enrol just because they don't want to feel left out. I got a message from a lady the other day saying all of her friends were thinking about signing up but she wasn't too keen on the idea. And you know what I said to her? Don't feel like you have to follow the crowd. As I said before, I only want ladies in this program who really WANT to be there. Sure, I may lose a few bucks by not having someone enrol, but at least they're not going to regret spending money on one of my products.
Do you hate watching videos?
Then I'll be honest, this program probably isn't for you. Although there are PDFs to work through, the bulk of this course is made up of video trainings and live coaching which is… guess what… in video format! If you'd rather read up on time management, there are tons of books out there that would be just perfect for you!
Can you commit to an hour and a half a week?
That's roughly the amount of time this program will take you. Although you will have lifetime access when you join the program, so it's not the end of the world if you fall behind, we will be going through it together in the community. To get the most out of the program you really want to be setting aside that hour and a half to work on your skills. Honestly ask yourself… Am I going to purchase this course and then never come back to it? The only way to truly see results is to put the work in, so just be aware of that.
If you love video trainings, are open to change and can commit to spending an hour and a half a week investing in yourself, then this program is 100% for you! But if that's not you, move on. Don't worry about what everyone else is doing. There will always be more resources out there that are more suited to you. Don't fret, I won't hate you if you don't enrol! Promise! <3 The only thing I will say is if you do end up deciding it's a good fit for you, commit to it. The more effort you put in, the more transformation you will see in your life.
And if you DO decide to enrol, here are the bonuses you'll get…
The Home Management Binder by Homemaking Ministries (Value $19.95)
A beautiful binder to keep your home organised. It includes to-do list dockets, children's chore charts, meal planning sheets, budget trackers, cleaning schedules, a prayer journal and much, much more.
5 Days To A Better Morning by Crystal Paine (Value $8)
From the creator of the hugely successful course 'Make Over Your Mornings' comes this wonderfully actionable eBook. Within 'From Frazzled To Fabulous' we talk a lot about the importance of morning routines, and this book will help you to dive even deeper.
I hope you appreciate that I have been very open and honest in this post. I mean it when I say I don't want people enrolling who don't really want to be there. I'd rather have five super engaged students who really take the lessons and transform their lives, than a hundred ladies who enrolled without really thinking about it.
As always, if you have any questions at all about the program, you can email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll get back to you as soon as possible!


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Law and order are one of the most important cornerstones of civilization. The fact that crime still exists suggests that it will never go away and people able to work in law enforcement will always be sought after. There isn't a way to end crime. People are the root cause and as long as there are people making their own choices they will commit crimes. The criminal investigator job description will break down what you can expect to do within this career path. The key is that you will work on major crimes and try to find and bring in those that committed the worst crimes imaginable.
Criminal Investigation Careers
The first thing you should be aware of when you start to consider criminal investigation careers is the inevitability that you will be working with heinous crimes throughout your entire working life. From murder to drug related violence or abuse, you will likely see some of the most brutal and difficult to stomach crime scenes. If you have it in you to work on these types of crimes, you will find a great career and a high demand for your skills in the job sector.
To get started, your first step needs to be an education. You will need to earn a bachelor's degree in a forensic science in most cases, at a minimum, and pass a certification test as you move towards your career. If you want to have a better chance to move up in the field, or a better chance to enter at a high pay rate, you may want to consider moving towards a master's degree with a criminal justice focus. You will still need to ensure that you earn a certification before becoming employed, but a master's degree will take you far in the criminal investigation career path.
Most criminal investigators (also known as crime scene investigators) earn around $55,000 to start. That amount may vary based on your location, education, experience, and employer. Be sure to talk with a local law enforcement office before you get too far in your education to get a good idea of what your potential employers are looking for from fresh graduates. Earning experience is paramount and finding a way to balance your personal and school schedule alongside a work schedule can seem daunting. Surprisingly, many criminal investigators have followed this path and made it easier on themselves by attending online degree programs. With a little self-motivation, you will be able to make the push to earn a degree while also working and gaining experience in the field. All of this will make you much more desirable to employers.
Online College Courses
Many students do not consider taking an online degree program because it seems foreign and difficult. The reality is that online degree programs are very simple to handle and understand and the education contains all of the same materials. You won't be taking a hit on your education by learning at your own pace.
Once you enroll in an online course, you will be given access to an online hub that gives you access to each of your online courses. Within these courses you will find the tools you need to succeed. The key is following the course schedule. As long as you are completing graded assignments by the time they are due on the course calendar, your daily schedule is yours to make. This freedom is extremely important for many students and makes it possible to go to school on any schedule. Be sure to talk with admissions advisors to get all of the information you need to make sure your first step is as free from stress as possible.

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Anyone into dirt bike sidecars? It is very hard to find many photos or videos for radio control, that's for sure! The first example of a rc dirt bike with sidecar I could find was a video of a RadioShack Ricky bike with sidecar and extra Ricky rider. With dated suspension it isn't the fastest looking example to show off. I was able to find some 1/4 scale custom nitro oval sidecar videos as well. [UPDATE 6/11/2015: FOUND A PHOTO OF ARX540 WITH SIDECAR BUILT WITH SUSPENSION. Photo by DR.TK on RCGroups 2008.]
1/4 Oval sidecars at Penfield Oval Speedway in South Australia:
Finally, here is some real sidecar action just for fun to share. Seeing some sidecar Ricky riders being thrown off like the real 1:1 scale crash video below would be fun! 😀


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Reporting Medical Errors to Improve Patient Safety: A Survey of Physicians in Teaching Hospitals
Lauris C.
Jones, Elizabeth W.
Wu, Barry J.
Forman-Hoffman, Valerie L.
Levi, Benjamin H.
Rosenthal, Gary E.
Bibliographic Citation
Archives of Internal Medicine 2008 January 14; 168(1): 40-46
BACKGROUND: Collecting data on medical errors is essential for improving patient safety, but factors affecting error reporting by physicians are poorly understood. METHODS: Survey of faculty and resident physicians in the midwest, mid-Atlantic, and northeast regions of the United States to investigate reporting of actual errors, likelihood of reporting hypothetical errors, attitudes toward reporting errors, and demographic factors. RESULTS: Responses were received from 338 participants (response rate, 74.0%). Most respondents agreed that reporting errors improves the quality of care for future patients (84.3%) and would likely report a hypothetical error resulting in minor (73%) or major (92%) harm to a patient. However, only 17.8% of respondents had reported an actual minor error (resulting in prolonged treatment or discomfort), and only 3.8% had reported an actual major error (resulting in disability or death). Moreover, 16.9% acknowledged not reporting an actual minor error, and 3.8% acknowledged not reporting an actual major error. Only 54.8% of respondents knew how to report errors, and only 39.5% knew what kind of errors to report. Multivariate analyses of answers to hypothetical vignettes showed that willingness to report was positively associated with believing that reporting improves the quality of care, knowing how to report errors, believing in forgiveness, and being a faculty physician (vs a resident). CONCLUSION: Most faculty and resident physicians are inclined to report harm-causing hypothetical errors, but only a minority have actually reported an error.
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Do Faculty and Resident Physicians Discuss Their Medical Errors? Kaldjian, L.C.; Forman-Hoffman, V.L.; Jones, E.W.; Wu, B.J.; Levi, B.H.; Rosenthal, G.E. (2008-10)BACKGROUND: Discussions about medical errors facilitate professional learning for physicians and may provide emotional support after an error, but little is known about physicians' attitudes and practices regarding error ...
An Empirically Derived Taxonomy of Factors Affecting Physicians' Willingness to Disclose Medical Errors Kaldjian, Lauris C.; Jones, Elizabeth W.; Rosenthal, Gary E.; Tripp-Reimer, Toni; Hillis, Stephen L. (2006-09)


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Search engine optimisation copywriting isn't just for websites.
If you want your content to be found, you have got to use keywords. However, over use of them is common, which is why you've probably come across numerous articles during your searches that are incomprehensible.
For many people, the strong desire to be found causes them to cram as many of their keywords into the articles and blog posts as possible. After all, surely the content is just there to build links – it's not trying to sell like web copy, so it doesn't matter – does it?
Of course it does.
Any content you put out on the web will reflect on you and your business.
The fact that you want to optimise your text is a given, so here's how to do it.
The proper use of keywords in content marketing
Below are the 4 areas where you should concentrate your SEO efforts when producing content.
1. Title tags
Whatever phrase you want to rank for, make sure it's here.
This is the tag that tells the search engines what your page is about, so make sure you tell them. If you're using a WordPress based website/blog, make sure you install the All in one SEO pack because it helps you automatically optimise your posts for the search engines.
2. URLs
In the search results, you will see the title tag (that's the top part, which is underlined), the URL and then the META description.
You might think it unnecessary to optimise your URL, but because the search engines highlight the keywords that were searched for (in the example below I searched for 'dog training courses UK'), it's important your URL slug (that's the part of the URL that identifies a page using human-readable keywords) contains your keywords.
3. META Descriptions
These have no value when it comes to SEO, but that doesn't mean you should ignore them.
The META description is the 160 characters of text that appear below the name of the web page in the search results. This is the enticer that is used to attract the click from the user. Therefore, including your keywords within it will help draw them to your post and show its relevance.
4. Content
Of course, you also need to optimise your content. But a word of warning, don't start thinking keyword density. Because as soon as you do, you will start writing for the search engines and not the reader.
Just write naturally. You will find that because you page is about your keyword, it will naturally appear in your text.
Now, the keen-eyed amongst you have noticed that I haven't mentioned META keyword tags – and that's for a very good reason.
They have absolutely no impact on your rankings whatsoever. In fact, back in 2009, Google clearly stated this fact in its webmaster central blog.
So, when you are next creating content, make sure you:
- Write primarily for your reader
- Be natural with your keywords
- Pay close attention to your title tags and URL slugs
- Write eye-catching META descriptions


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Call for Works
from august 16 to august 23 2009 the second edition of the KLEBNIKOV CARNAVAL will take place.
the KLEBNIKOV CARNAVAL is a participative festival organized by Grapes of Art, De Bereklauw and myself.
during 8 days we let the spirit of free lyricism take over at the Evenementenweide in the Proviciaal Domein in Kessel-Lo, the self-proclaimed Center of the Known Universe.
this is a five year project, the last edition will take place in august 2012.
we do this without any financing, it just happens.
because we need it.
we, that's all of us. everyone doing creative work is hereby invited to be either fysically present or send in their works.
this is basically a literary thing, inspired by the great poet Velimir Chlebnikov, but anyone reading this will understand that our aspirations are larger then any restriction laid down by commerce on the free exercise of creativity.
you can send in works of any kind, we will do our best to let them live, show them in the best of conditions.
because it's you that are making this happen, we just open the gate for eight days.
please specify the exact manner in which you want your digital files printed, read, enacted or shown. executing just that is our job, the rest is up to you. we would prefer to have you all present here, but we understand the cost of travel.
your participation will be rewarded by our hospitality (we guarantee free lodgings and food for everone participating) and a growing international renown.
any material objects will be kept in the KLEBNIKOV CARNAVAL archives, a so-called perdotheque, that will be shown entirely on each consequent edition and find a permanent location after 2012.
please send your material objects with specifications to:
Smidsestraat 31,
3010 Kessel-Lo
please send your digital files with specifications to:
Ik zou gaarna zondag optreden met mijn poezie-percussieshow. Ik draag gedichten voor en rap met begeleiding van percussie (djembé, cajón e.a). Mijn teksten hebben een ironische inslag of gaan over reizen naar Senegal, Cuba e.a
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Magic: The Gathering – Tactics gets Summoned on PS3
Ready yourselves Planeswalkers! Magic The Gathering: Tactics has officially been announced by Sony Online Entertainment to be releasing this winter on PC and early next year on PlayStation 3.
The game is said to feature iconic characters from the immensely popular card game such as Serra Angel, Colossus of Sardia, or Raya Dawnbringer, along with familiar spells, and a new style of tactical game play which utilizes all five types of mana used in the original game. The best part of it all is that upon release Magic: The Gathering – Tactics will be free to download and play for everyone!
For the first time ever, players will be able to take control of a Planeswalker in a 3D tactics style game set in environments based on the five colors of magic featured in the original card game. Gamers can progress through a story-driven single player campaign, hop online to do battle in one-on-one face-offs, or participate in 3 different types of online tournaments. Planeswalkers will be able to build spell books and add new spells and abilities by purchasing digital booster packs. Additional campaign scenarios will also be available for purchase as well.


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Michelle Law and Meg O'Shea tell the story of Michel'e's experience growing up with alopecia, which started emerging when she was a baby, but it wasn't until the beginning of high school that she lost ...Read More »
Producer Eleanor McDowall, illustrator Georgia Hill and animator Benjamin Zaugg explore what it means to have a love story you can never share with those closest to you. Is love determined by how we articulate ...Read More »
Producer Rikke Houd and illustrator Anthony Calvert tell the story of Pat Herbert, founder of the Hurdy Gurdy Museumn Ireland, recalling the time he heard radio for the very first time. In an little cottage ...Read More »
Cartoonist Andrew Weldon's memories of his childhood pet stay with him, even long after it's gone. For Andrew Weldon, Mousetrap the cat was a larger than life character, deserving of love and affection—and then a ...Read More »
Annie Zaidi and Mandy Ord have taken this well-known story in India, and re-imagined a future outcome for Anarkali that involves her finding a powerful way to transform and escape, rather than suffering a fate ...Read More »
Meet The Makers – Mandy Ord and Annie Zaidi
Mandy Ord and Annie Zaidi's story Anarkali is a re imagining of an old Indian tale. Annie writes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and scripts. Mandy writes autobiographical Comics and cartoons. Annie is the editor of Unbound: ...Read More »
Radio With Pictures – Season 3
Radio with Pictures and ABC Radio National's Creative Audio Unit have teamed up to produce 5 new stories for online and on the air. It's an audio visual delight of laughs, tears, horror and… well ...Read More »
Wael Zuaiter: Unkown. Next Wave
Jesse Cox's love story set against the backdrop of the Israeli – Palestinian conflict Wael Zuaiter: Unkown has been developed into a full length hybrid theatre piece as part of the Next Wave festival in Melbourne. ...Read More »
Based on an autobiographical comic, Toormina Video is a love letter to comic artist Pat Grant's recently departed father. Sound design by Luke Mynott.Read More »
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The Very Last Post
Hmm it seems I didn't make it very clear in my Last Post that it was the Last Post in this blog, like forever and ever. I'll never be coming back here again.
Well, except for now of course to explain the last post thing. This blog is full and I've had to start a new one, called Teagan Times Too.
Yes, I like to stick to a theme! So from now on you can find me HERE!!
I've got my typist to sort out the widget things so you can follow me or get email updates, we'd done it before but they all disappeared, poof, like magic! Anyway, I got them all magicked back again.
So, it's goodbye from me and I'll see you on the other side …. at Teagan Times Too.


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Manchester, N.H. (5/20/17) The #6 Dominican College baseball team fell to #4 LIU Post University Pioneers, 9-5, this afternoon in an elimination game at the 2017 NCAA Division II Baseball East Regional Tournament, hosted by Southern New Hampshire University on Penmen Field.
With the loss, the Chargers end the season with an overall record of 22-29.
The Pioneers struck first in the top of the second when Zach Fritz led off by belting a pitch to straightaway center field for a solo home run and an RBI single through the left side by Sal Geraci's made the score 2-0.
Dominican chopped its deficit in half in the bottom of the second on an RBI groundout, but a two-out throwing error in the third regained a two-run lead for LIU Post, 3-1.
The Chargers cut the deficit to 3-2 in the fourth on back-to-back doubles from Anthony Bartolomei (Oakhurst, N.J.) and Justin Decker (Rotterdam, N.Y.).
DC capitalized on a pair of errors in the fifth frame to push across a two runs on Bartolomei's two-out single up the middle that gave the Chargers a 4-3 edge.
LIU Post answered back in the sixth on Thomas Asbaty's solo shot to right to re-tie the contest, 4-4.
The Pioneers re-captured the lead in the seventh on Fritz' second long-ball of the day – a three-run blast to left-center – that put LIU Post in front, 7-4.
Dominican grabbed a run back in the home half on Bartolomei's two-out RBI single to center to make it a two-run game, but LIU Post seized more cushion with a pair of runs in the top of the ninth to go up, 9-5.
Bartolomei paced the Dominican offense by going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Joshua Colon (Bronx, N.Y.) went 2-for-3 with a walk and Decker was 3-for-5 with an RBI.
Nathanial Popiel (Mechanicville, N.Y.) relinquished seven runs (six earned) on 13 hits in six-plus innings of work for Dominican, striking out five and walking a pair to end the season with a 3-5 record.


text: Im a new convert to Apple and I love most everything about my shiny powerbook. However my collegues are all laughing at me. As part of my job I have to telnet in to an old system on which I have to mod applications and In order to do so I need certain keys (before anyone ask why I didnt check out the abilites of the keyboard before I bought a power it it that I used to work in a different department). Ror example to insert a row I would type "shift+ins" only problem theres no insert key on the powerbook. It took me a day to work out that # was produced with alt+3 (I have a UK spec model). Further problems include page up page down not working correctly through the telnet session. Nor does home and end. If anyone can help me I would much appriciate it and it would help to silence the many mac critics in my office.


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Danielle Liss, Esq. is a partner and founder of Businessese. She is also the owner of Hashtag Legal, a law firm focusing on social media law with an emphasis on legal issues related to bloggers and influencer marketing. Danielle has extensive experience negotiating contracts and interpreting FTC guidelines.
From 2011 to 2015, Danielle was Chief Marketing Officer and General Counsel of FitFluential, an influencer network concentrating on health and wellness initiatives. During her time there, Danielle led FitFluential's campaign administration in hundreds of successful campaigns. She worked directly with brands and agencies to ensure that FitFluential would successfully achieve their objectives. Danielle managed the budgets for all campaigns and regularly negotiated pricing for participating influencers.
Danielle graduated from the University of Delaware, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, with a Bachelor's Degree in Art History. Danielle worked for a Fortune 100 bank, spending a significant portion of her career in internet marketing. Danielle later graduated cum laude from Widener University School of Law. Prior to FitFluential, she worked in private practice, focusing primarily on business litigation.
Danielle lives in Las Vegas with her family and two hairless cats. She's been blogging since 2004 at Kitten a Go-Go. You can also find her on Twitter and Instagram (although, be warned, there are a lot of photos of the aforementioned hairless cats).
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Need advice on learning French (Dubai)
Greetings fellow expats! :)
Again and again I am faced with the same issue. For a successful immigration, I need to bring my knowledge of french to a tip top level.
The issue here is the fact that I tackled all three languages that I know by ear and to this day I am not familiar with the grammar of all three. My rule of thumb is: if it sounds weird, then it is wrong, and so far it has been working for me perfectly.
Can someone please give some advice on intence courses, or private lessons here in Dubai, which can help me get DELF or at least DILF certification? Happy to travel wherever is needed for the lessons as long as they get the job done.
I will be very grateful for any advice on the matter!


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Legal Status
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) was created in 1969 (22 U.S.C. 290f) as an experimental U.S. foreign assistance program.
The Inter-American Foundation is an independent Federal agency that supports social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean. It makes grants primarily to private, local, and community organizations that carry out self-help projects.
- Agency URL:
- http://www.iaf.gov/


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Support us by making a donation
Become a donor and help us to attract young people to adopt healthy life choices, empower young women to protect themselves, educate young mothers to protect their unborn children and support young people living with HIV on long term treatment.
You can send a one-off donation or set up a monthly donation of any amount through GivenGain using the link below. Donations can be made in this method with either a secure card payment or a secure South African bank transfer.
If you prefer a direct deposit, find our banking details below:
Standard Bank, Mowbray Branch
Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
Account no. 071292861
Branch code 024 909
SWIFT code SBZAZAJJ
Other ways to make a difference
You can now link your MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet card with the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation. Every time you swipe your card at any Woolworths of Woolworths' partners they can make a donation to us on your behalf, at no cost to you!
Simply order a free card using this link
MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet Partners:
Host a special event with your family and friends for your celebrations (such as birthdays) Instead of receiving gifts, ask friends and family to make a lasting change by giving a donation.
"Do your little bit of good wherever you are. It's those little bits of good that overwhelm the world." – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
Tax benefits
- All donations made to the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation are exempt from donations tax and qualify the donor for deductions from taxable income in accordance with the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962.
- Donations of R100 or more over a year are eligible for tax relief. We will provide a Section 18A tax certificate on request which enables you to claim a deduction from personal or corporate taxable income. You can receive up to a maximum deduction of 10% of your annual taxable income. To read more about PBO and Section 18A criteria, log on to the SARS website (www.sars.gov.za).
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Dec. 10, 1928 - Feb. 22, 2006
Betty Jane Gerber, 77, of Waukesha, formerly of Racine (Crestview) and Rochester, was born into eternal life Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006. Recently, she had been in hospice care in the home of her son, Robert, and daughter-in-law, Patricia, in Rochester. She was born Dec. 10, 1928, in Mattoon, to the late Edwin and Cara (nee Blodgett) Berkholtz.
Betty was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Waterford. She was the crafts department manager of Ben Franklin in Burlington for 18 years, worked in Racine at Greenleaves Nursery and as a chef at the former Spinning Wheel restaurant. A fantastic cook, one of her many interests was making beautiful wedding and special occasion cakes. She loved to entertain, and her green thumb was evident in her many house plants and gardening talents.
While residing at Oakhill Village, she participated in many activities including making dolls for Children's Hospital.
Betty is survived by her husband, Robert; her children, Cara (Mark) Rogers, Robert (Patricia) Gerber, Mary (Kit) Heinen, Cindy (Jim) Mueller and Mark Gerber; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers, Edwin and Wallace; sisters, Geraldine and Beverly; brothers- and sisters-in-law; and many nieces, nephews and countless close and dear friends.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Ashley.
Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until the 5 p.m. funeral service Sunday, Feb. 26, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 145 S. Sixth St., Waterford.
Memorials are appreciated to the American Cancer Society or Roland Nelson Crossroads Hospice.
The family wishes to express their gratitude and thanks to the staff of Rolland Nelson Crossroads Hospice and especially Susie Wenzel for her compassion, concern and care for Betty and the entire family. Thanks also to Pastor Bischoff for his visits and prayers.
Church and Chapel Funeral Home is serving the family. For more information, call 827-0659 or visit www.churchandchapel.com to view the online obituary, leave condolences or receive directions.
"God saw Betty getting tired and a cure was not meant to be. So he put his arm around her and whispered 'Come to me.' With tearful eyes we watched her suffer and saw her slowly fade away, although we loved her dearly we could not make her stay. A golden heart stopped beating hard, working hands to put to rest. God broke our hearts to prove as he only takes the best."


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First and foremost, I must thank my family for their constant love and support. For my mother--my center, my sun; my father--from whom I get my ambition; and my sisters--my joys, I am eternally grateful. To Big John and Lin, thanks for tolerating me and for letting me turn your basement into "Bibliography Central." I must also thank Terence, whose radiance and spirit sustained me during the initial stages of this project.
Academically, I am indebted to the entire Department of English at Howard University. Since there are no words to describe the graduate faculty, I must settle for remarkable. Special thanks to Dr. R. Victoria Arana, my scholarly inspiration; Dr. Sandra G. Shannon, whose interests in drama initially motivated this project; Dr. Jeanne-Marie Miller, a leading scholar in the area of African American drama; Dr. Jennifer Jordan, whose thoroughness and organization shape this work; and Dr. John M. Reilly, whose selflessness makes every academic endeavor more bearable. I am also indebted to my academic base--the English Department at Grambling State University, particularly Dr. Anne S. Williams, who has been and always will be my academic foundation.
Near the end of this project, the world lost one of its greatest advocates of education, my maternal grandfather, my "Papa." Though he had a limited formal education, he always knew the importance of and the power in educating others. Through his children, my mother and my aunts and uncles, he helped to inform the world. In so many ways, his dedication to making knowledge more accessible to others inspired me to complete this project with pleasure. Through the family he has left behind, he continues to help, to inform and to educate the world.


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Freebie & Tutorial: Valentine's Printable
Here are some cute 4x6 printable Valentines. They are in png format. You can put a photo behind the opening. There are marks where you can punch out holes and add a sucker or a pencil. I did two versions. One in girl colors and another in boy colors. Continue reading to get full directions on how to add a photo and text in Photoshop. Under the images is a download link. Enjoy!!
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1. Open in Photoshop
2. Create a new layer.
3. Drag your new layer to to bottom.
4. Find the photo you want to add somewhere on your computer. Right click and choose "Open with Photoshop"
5. Once photo is open in Photoshop. Choose the move tool in your layers pallet.
6. Drag the photo over to the Valentine. It should be on the layer beneath the Valentine layer.
7. Type "Crtl + T" to do a free transform. Hold down the shift key to maintain aspect ratio and shrink down and move your photo until it is the size you want and in the place you want it.
8. Add text. Choose the text tool. I used the font: SP You've Got Mail (which unfortunately is no longer available, you used to find it on scrap supply). The other fonts in the card are Pharmacy and Inspiration. Make sure you drag your text layers to the top.
9. You are ready to print. These are 4x6 images and like I said earlier, perfect for adding a heart shaped Valentine's sucker or a pencil.


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Happy almost New YearWednesday, December 31, 2008
More to come it is one of those all day writing days ha ha.
Caught a great sunrise this morning - while Paul was making our morning coffee he noticed the clouds looking really cool and said I should go out on the upstairs balcony to watch. The clouds were electric orange as the sun rose through them - island life is good.
Pic of Cindy Stanton Listening intently
Just got an email from Nancy about coconuts for New Years...
Come one, Come All.... Coconuts Bar... New Year's Eve.... Larry is having a party! 6-8 pm... Louie will be playing Old Rock... at 8 "All Cayed Up" will begin New Years Eve off in style with the "Blues"... Louie will also play during breaks, so All Night Music til about 1 AM... Invite anyone that might like to join you, we want to have a Big New Years Bash!!!!
Happy new year to you all... see you tonight and in 2009! Nancy
I am sitting here doing a year in review - deleting away 2008 and reliving memories via emails of excited people coming to visit, sharing pictures, jokes, making donations and planning events. I have even sent a few emails back to people as a reminder of how far we have come and how good life is.
I have come across some interesting and fun links to share... Back Country Belize article from New York Times sent by Brusslesprout, Maverick mayor: 'Eco-architecture not ego-architecture!' CNN.com and Yum Tacos sent by Jesse, a link to our local "green" not-for-profit. This website has all kinds of ideas and resources sent in by KC Jayhawk, Blogging to Bigger Job Opportunities - Fox Business sent by Theresa a blogger from Mexico , Recycling in Peru article from Eco Worldly sent by Anthony,
As well as some interesting blogs that people have brought to my attention...
The Ugly Sweater Party post from the Stuff White People Like blog sent to me by Michele, Cairo to Cape Town sent by tacoboy
Random sampling of written bits from 08 emails...
April - Renee and Ralph after Pauls birthday... It looks like the Cinco de Mayo / fundraiser was a huge success! Out of curiosity how did the ps2 & games system do?? Please tell Collette/ Maya that their house is absolutely beautiful and "Good on Them" Please also tell Carol that I thoroughly enjoyed my massage and facial..it was one of the best I have ever had, and will be back!! Also tell Fred that the coconut shell looks fabulous in our cabana bar Keep up the good work with the Holy Cross School and all that you do for the community of wonderful people:) If I sound a little too mushy its the Paul's to blame..did someone mention Yellow Label (lol)... Peace health and happiness to all of you.. Renee & Ralph
May - Cindy S always ready to lend a helping hand... I plan on doing the same thing at our annual 4th of July campout.... (after Harley Poker run we usually have about 20+ bikers who love doing charity events) between the bikers and my family (some bikers are family) we have had anywhere from 60-80 people at this event. I made some neat "Hop a Harley, help Holy Cross" posters to post at my brother's bar & grill to help get the word out. Cindy Stanton
Kirsten on the recycling parade... real quick i told my daughter that you want to start recycling at her school and she replied "thank god"...she would like to build sculptures with the recycleables...fyi; i am building concrete couches within my resort out of the old paint cans, plastics, glass etc...to use as fill and cover with concrete...voila! peace kirsten
June - Carbunke after Tropical Storm Arthur... I walked over to my new GM's office and told him about the Belikin Beer dock and he asked if they take the forklift on the dock and when I told him yes he was enthralled. If I play my cards right I can possibly write my trip off as an office expense. - Yea right!
June - DCG sending her Travel Survey out...Thanks for all your help with this! When I graduate (noting I said WHEN, not IF!) I'm going to dedicate my diploma to all that helped me with this lifetime achievement! Thanks and forever gratefully yours, Lydia
July - CS longing for Belize... laurie i feel like i have entered the inevitable depression resulting from belize withdrawal-i have all the signs,i am used to a somewhat depressed state occasionally(despite the marvels of modern medicine)but i am really feeling it-it is doing a disservice to my present life so i am just going to know that it will pass,and i will come back and one day i won't leave after 10 days.... take care c
August - Stacy on how Rick made her day brighter... Hey... That's a good idea, I'll try and stick it in my mind, to pop into BEL and mention it...Thanks... Yeah I saw Rick in town today, now his phone is locked and he can't unlock it, so he can't retrieve any messages... Man, you can be having a "no good terrible day" and Rick comes along with some fantastic story, usually with a smile...and it puts you in hysterics... :) Stacy Lynn Floyd
September - Michele Kinon on Squidoo... This is a lot of freakin' work!!! - Life's a Beach - Adventures of an Expat family in Mexico.
September - Tiona Luster picking up Pauls birthday present to me... Laurie, I just got home from work and your bathing suits where waiting for me on my front porch. I have gone thru the box and everything you wanted is here. I will be arriving on the island on Thursday September 25th around 12:30 in the afternoon. Staying a Banana Beach. Tiona Your Personel Bathing Suit Shopper in the States
Laurie, I just got home from work and your bathing suits where waiting for me on my front porch. I have gone thru the box and everything you wanted is here. I will be arriving on the island on Thursday September 25th around 12:30 in the afternoon. Staying a Banana Beach. Tiona Your Personel Bathing Suit Shopper in the States
October - Amanda Syme after watching Current t v documentary video journalist, Travis Mathews... Laurie, thank you so much for sending this to me. Seeing the island from an outsiders eyes is so stark and moving at the same time. Wow, he's done a simple, but hard hitting expose. Thanks again for the opportunity to view this video and strengthen my resolve to help when and where I can. Amanda
November - Celia a CNU student who wrote about coming to do research for her senior musicological thesis and HC school... After I emailed you I read a blog you posted that contained students' handwritten reasons why they loved Holy Cross. What a wonderful message! I actually copied it from your blog and kept it for myself to read in the future.
December - Courtney M - Let's do this thing!!!! ... god I miss you TACO!!!!!!! How are you??
Here is a silly holiday joke that Gail sent...
It's a romantic full moon, when Pedro said, "Hey, mamacita, let's do
Oh no, not now, let's look at the moon!" said Rosita.
Oh, c'mon baby, let's you and I do Weeweechu. I love you and it's the
perfect time," Pedro begged.
"But I wanna just hold your hand and watch the moon." replied Rosita.
Please, corazoncito, just once, do Weeweechu with me."
Rosita looked at Pedro and said, "OK, one time, we'll do Weeweechu."
Pedro grabbed his guitar and they both sang.....
"Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry
Christmas, and a Happy New Year."
Just lost power looks like I am being made to take a break - of course no sooner did I type that and power came back on again just have to wait for internet now.
Around 9:00am
Cindy and Beth stopped by to give me Ricks Chocolate - tacoboy hitched a ride to town with them and I passed Rick his 4 bars of delicious Goss Chocolate over the fence and was back to work. Got a good chunk done and now the internet has gone down again.
I can honestly say that after 6 hours of deleting emails and writing this post I earned the right to cross Pauls best of 2008 post idea off the black board. I can also say that I have surpassed my goal of deleting 5 pages of emails a day and am now down to 23 pages and 573 emails not including folders. I have also been able to practice the fine art of recycling and turn my chore work into fun work by blogging about it.
2:48 pm
Just started on school blog A Year in Review. Hopefully I can get enough finished and catch a rest before tonight.
3:19 pm
Down to 20 pages of emails and school blog mostly done. I should be starting laundry now but I am calling it quits and going to enjoy some me time.
Ricoman sent from Warfrat
Carbunke and I taken by RLD - Where did you read your SP Sun?
Gang at BC's taken by Ed
Golden Gate Park - Chain of Lakes area by Cee
Paul and I Pinche Gringos by Michele
Carole and rick Pinche Gringos by Michele
Rob Paul and I at Pinche Gringos by Michele
Sauce of trophie by CBT
Cindy - by Rudy
The gang from Rudy
Angel and Walter from Angel - will we see you at this years lobsterfest?
2 comments:
- Michele in Playa said...
Hey there!! Happy New year to you and Paul. I just finished a look back at 2008 entry as well. What a year!
- January 1, 2009 at 11:33 p.m.
- tacogirl said...
Happy New year. Will go check yours - I am a bit behind on reading blogs.
- January 19, 2009 at 10:17 a.m.


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Choosing the Right Car for You
Before buying a car you should decide which one is best for you. Choosing the right car for you and your family, take into consideration certain criteria. There are a lot of car models from different manufacturers. You should decide precisely what purpose you need a car for.
If you live in a big city, you can grab deals for Toyota Corolla. It is a very comfortable and reliable car for driving on the city roads. Moreover, you can easily park it, which is an additional advantage in overpopulated cities. Nowadays, a large number of people prefer driving Toyota cars. It is a good choice, considering the high reliability of this brand and the relatively low cost of maintenance. The Toyota brand is in great demand both on the market of new and used cars.
If the roads in your region leave a lot to be desired, Renault Logan, Peugeot 308, VW Polo Sedan, Skoda Rapid will suit perfectly. If you live in the countryside, it makes sense to choose a crossover.
Hyundai and KIA are also very popular with drivers. The sales of these cars have increased recently. The main advantage of these brands is relatively low cost along with reliability and a stylish appearance. These cars are maneuverable, dynamic and enjoyable to drive.
Speaking of the best car for young novice drivers, they should be safe, have a low cost of maintenance and be easy to drive. According to the experts from Consumer Reports, the market leaders are sedans, hatchbacks and station wagons of Ford, Kia, and Volkswagen brands. The novice drivers are often recommended to purchase a used car. It makes sense because while learning to drive a car properly, it is possible to scratch your car trying to park it or get into a car accident.
For those who like stylish and beautiful appearance, Audi A4 is a great choice. The German manufacturer produces fast and reliable cars that are popular with all categories of drivers all over the world. Today, many people want to buy Audi A4. Its maintenance is not expensive.
If you decided to buy Audi A4, the fastest and inexpensive way to do is to browse different options on the specialized sites. You can easily find a suitable car there. When choosing a used car, we recommend comparing prices, mileage, general condition and other characteristics.
When choosing a car, you cannot do without an experienced consultant. Ask for recommendations from the person who has been driving the same model you want to buy for many years. Before inspecting the cars, you need to decide on a specific model and brand. If you choose cars on the Internet, the system itself begins to offer a huge number of models with a similar price.
We recommend comparing several cars of the same model and brand and choose the best one.
Deciding which car is the best, you should think about the budget for maintaining the car. Therefore, having already chosen the model of the car, learn about the costs of its maintenance.
Hk Offshore Company – A Guide To Getting You Started
A Hong Kong Offshore company varies from a Hong Kong cooperation for the reason that the offshore company will pay no taxes as the corporation pays corporate taxes at the rate of 16.5%. Hk offers easier access to the mainland China market than other Parts of Asia like Singapore. The business registration number Hong Kong can be totally owned by foreigners.
Offshore Firm Benefits
A Hong Kong Company can benefit many benefits such as:
• Complete International Possession: Offshore businesses are created specifically for foreigners.
• Free From Taxes: As long as all your income comes from outside the country, you will pay no tax. But take note: U.S. citizens and everybody at the mercy of global taxes need to pay all income with their governments.
Sign up
A simple offshore company may be registered in a single business day on the web by the authorized agent with the Hong Kong company.
More complex offshore businesses require the Use Form (NNC1 form ) and the Content of Association that your shareholder as well as director signs. After they are filed, approval for the business registration number Hong Kong may take just a few business days.
Limited Legal Liability
The company's shareholders could have limited legal liability safety for their capital efforts.
Registered Agent and Office
Offshore companies have to look for a local registered agent and can use the agent's office address and the state registered office for getting updates and support of the system.
The authorized agent can do all the required filings as well as registration to get the offshore company incorporated and registered.
The minimal requirement is one get a business registration number Hong Kong. Foreigners can as well own totally of the shares in an offshore business. The most investors you can have is 50.
There is absolutely no minimum requirement for the number of directors. Therefore, only one director must be appointed to create an offshore business whom can be the sole shareholder.
Company directors don't have to be residents; they could be residing in and residents of any nation.
Company Secretary
A company secretary must be appointed who's a Hk resident.
Office Staff
Offshore companies are prohibited from employing community staff. And in addition to that, offshore companies are anticipated to do all management and business outside of Hk.
Overseas companies usually do not pay corporate taxes so long as all of their income comes from outside Hong Kong. An offshore company isn't allowed to work with locals.
However, an onshore nonresident company pays a business tax rate of 16. 5% on the profits.
Furthermore, there are no VAT, sales taxes, or payout taxes in Hong Kong.
Audits and Accounts
Every Hk company must definitely provide annual audited financial statements to the government. This is a requirement for every company whether big or small.
Accounting records and books should be managed to highlight the accurate solvency of the business. These records will remain private and they are not necessary to be submitted to the government.
Annual General Meetings
Annual general meetings are necessary for both investors and the directors. Meetings could be held all over the world.
Public Records
The federal government requires all registered companies to disclose the identity of their shareholders and company directors which can be found on the public record for anyone to gain access to the firm's Registrar information.
Time For You To Form
It's estimated that it will require 1 to 5 business days to complete the registration process. A simple business only needs one working day online to sign up and get approved. More complicated offshore businesses need an incorporation form as well as the Articles of Association to be authorized by the shareholder and the director and could take up to 5 business days to be authorized after submitting.
Berry Sleepy as Well as Berry Awake Honored with the Noble Rex Honor
The Medicine Store News Retail Excellence Honors (REX) aim to assist stores in identifying those brand names that could assist them to make a difference in meeting consumer needs.
This is especially important with the accelerated development of the HBC all-natural products section, a group that has been expanding steadily at double-digits for at least five years. The cutting-edge Berry Sleepy, as well as Berry Awake berry-based supplements, were amongst the brand names selected by the recent Medicine Store Information Retail Quality award.
Honor Winning, Natural Sleep and Energy Supplements
Award Winning, Natural Rest as well as Energy Supplements
Berry Sleepy is an effective, natural incredibly fruit-based sleep help. Berry Sleepy had its beginning in Kansas City with two sleep-deprived parents looking for an all-natural means to get some much- required rest.
Adrienne and Greg Doring had tried a lot of the over-the-counter artificial rest aids but were significantly postponed by the horrible side effects. The young pair chose they would certainly seek to make a far better rest aid, all-natural without any negative effects.
Via Adrienne's sibling, a pharmacologist, the Dorings could collaborate with the ideal formulators who understood their objective. It was right here that Berry Sleepy was born.
The couple saw the requirement for their product in the industry as well as intended to assist others in accomplishing a good night's rest without artificial ingredients or negative effects and also enhancing the quality of their lives as they had with Berry Sleepy.
In 2016, with the assistance of Tim Prier and also James Lacey, the firm moved its base of operations to Westlake Town, California.
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From there James Lacey and his team at Healthy Ventures have increased the Berry Sleepy product to consist of a 60-count (SRP 24.99), a 24-count veg cap (SRP $9.99) and Berry Sleepy Sleep Picture in 2 wonderful sampling flavors, Strawberry and Mixed Berry (SRP $3.99).
The Healthy Ventures team has increased the line to include a natural method to awaken with Berry Awake Energy shots! Lacey's team saw the demand for a natural option to the synthetic energy shots that ruin the body. Berry Awake currently comes in Strawberry and Mixed Berry with two new flavors, Orange-Mango as well as Strawberry-Banana, due out in the second half of 2018. All Berry Awake Power shots are line valued at an SRP of $3.99.
Not only has Lacey's team expanded Berry Sleepy's line of product as well as added a brand-new category to their collection with Berry Awake Natural Power Picture. However, they have additionally teamed up with the well-known Kathy Ireland. The Berry Sleepy group interviewed by Kathy Ireland on her program, Modern Dealing with Kathy Ireland, on ingenious sleep options. They will be filming at Burbank Studios on April 17, 2018.
The Newest Headlines on Legal Cannabis & United States Law
With the help of the UNITED STATE Attorney General Of The United States Jeff Sessions, marijuana stocks fell dramatically after rising 40% in November leaving a lot of investors with reductions as opposed to increases. Previously this month, A.G. Sessions rescinded the Cole Memorandum with a "come back to the policy from law" Statement.
Just What the Sessions Memorandum States
In Sessions' memo delivered to all UNITED STATE legal representatives, Sessions helped remind viewers that when determining which marijuana tasks to prosecute along with the limited sources offered to the Fair treatment Division, there are "well-established concepts that regulate all government prosecutors."
He took place to say that those concepts were set up in 1980 by Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti. In time, these concepts have been honed and require government prosecutors to determine which claims to put on trial on four significant considerations:
Federal law administration top priorities
The seriousness of the criminal activity
Defense result of the illegal district attorney
Advancing effect from specific unlawful acts on the area
He completed by pointing out that individual assistance to marijuana administration is needless and therefore retracted.
This is a widely known secret that Sessions has hated cannabis as well as the Cole Memorandum.
Nonetheless, along with his passivity his first year with the Trump administration, several were soft-pedaled right into thinking that he would probably not change any present advice. Instead, he replied to old guards through rescinding the Cole Memorandum. Or did he?
The Result of Marijuana Sells
Leading up to California's legalization from adult make use of weed, cannabis inventories had been bullish.
In Nov, inventories increased 40% along with prepared for robust purchases of adult-use recreational cannabis.
Up till January 4th, the time when Sessions launched his memo in regards to the Cole
Change, stocks were frequently climbing. Nevertheless, when word avoided the Sessions memo, shares began to lose.
San Francisco Whipes Hundreds Of Previous Records for Marijuana Sentences
California's famous Suggestion 64 certainly not only legalizes cannabis for clinical and leisure use but that likewise makes it possible for individuals to relate to having any past cannabis-related unlawful acts expunged off their document. San Francisco is automating the method.
Over recent 50 years, lots of San Franciscans have been arrested for minor cannabis crimes. These people will have their criminal records picked up in a brand-new plan off Area Legal representative, George Gascon.
Gascon announced Wednesday that his office would certainly reject and also seal over 3,000 violation marijuana convictions dating all the means back to 1975. He also revealed that his office would evaluate the practically 5,000 cannabis felony judgment of opinions. The DA's workplace will find out whether or even certainly not these convictions must be lessened to violations or resentenced.
Clearing away Obstacles
Recommendation 64 makes it possible for any Californian along with a previous sentence of minor marijuana criminal activities the choice to relate to possessing their judgment of convictions cleared away coming from their files or minimized.
Nonetheless, San Francisco recognizes that looking for termination or resentencing could be pricey. Additionally, any individual with a conviction on their illegal report may be blocked coming from work, student financings, voting, and also property.
Several people who possess marijuana convictions are low-income people. Because the method of administering for resentencing or even dismissal involves obtaining the support from an attorney, which can range from $500 to $1500, the plan is produced from grabbing most of these low-income individuals.
In reality, the Medication Plan Alliance approximated that over one million The golden state locals are eligible to apply for an adjustment to their documents. However, under 5,000 Californians have filed to possess their lawsuits eliminated. In San Francisco, the variety is spectacular reduced 23 people who have disputed their judgment of conviction instances.
Marijuana laws have long been presumed to have a disproportionate administration against minorities and also low-income communities. The American Civil Liberties Union carried out a research study in 2013 that discovered African United States homeowners were more than two times as most likely to possess detention and judgment of conviction for marijuana things as whites. Each team has identical marijuana make use of fees. This divide is more pronounced in San Francisco with people of color encountering legal complications four times over white folks. In referral to this variation, Gascon mentioned, "Our team knows there were enormous breakdowns in the War on Medications, and also we criminalized huge areas from our area. The African United States, as well as Latino neighborhoods, were the most injured through this."
Regarding misdemeanor situations, Gascon stated that those situations are going to be rejected immediately. It is going to take some time for any crime instances to become processed. Rev. Amos Brown, head of state from San Francisco's NAACP section, thinks that it is a huge come in setting dark folks cost-free to stay in the area, get and also keep tasks, have an education and learning, and also healthcare.
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What's on deck for an opioid-curbing herb
The plant is belonging to countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, as well as Papua New Guinea. In its origin, kratom has been made use of to supply pain comfort, fatigue, and anxiousness for several centuries.
After the importation of the organic into the UNITED STATE started in the late 2000s, usage of the material was relatively low. Now, along with increasing customer acceptance, it is approximated that upwards from 5 million UNITED STATE consumers delight in kratom.
Early clinical researchers recommend that the pharmaceutical properties from kratom resemble both energizers and opioids, relying on the dose. In reduced doses, kratom makes stimulant-like results. Much larger dosages produce euphoria, ache relief, as well as tranquilizing impacts.
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While healthcare research study is continuing to the specific result in the individual body, preliminary documentation recommends that kratom might have market value as a way from addressing opioid substance addiction as well as in decreasing dependency on powerful painkillers for constant pain sufferers.
Exactly How is Kratom Made use?
Kratom fallen leaves were chewed or even steeped into a herbal tea as well as were used to deal with a variety of conditions, featuring looseness of the bowels, diseases, as well as discomfort relief. It has watched as a natural way of raising energy as well as elevating the mood.
In today's times, the plant has been presented to secure assurance for opioid-addiction therapy, specifically through avoiding withdrawal signs and symptoms while ensuring discomfort alleviation. This is also used recreationally, often by smoking the plant product or through making that right into a herbal tea or beverage planning.
State of Banning Kratom
Confronted with surging make use of and some deaths mentioned to become partially or even fully triggered by kratom, a lot of states have relocated to pass restrictions. States like Alabama, Indiana, Tennessee, Vermont, and the Area from Columbia have currently passed regulation outlawing belongings or even purchase of kratom. North Carolina, Fla, New York, Kentucky, and also New Jersey are also discovering refresher course or straight-out bans.
On the federal government degree, the United States Drug Enforcement Management (DEA) has planned to ban the importation, possession, as well as purchase of kratom.
After a tough social uproar and also requests through physician and proposal teams, the DEA junked those propositions. Sector professionals assume the DEA to relocate once more to apply some restriction on importation from kratom as well as the vegetation product this has obtained.
Benefits of Using Online Credit Loans For Business
Are you looking for business loans approved throughout 24/7 whenever you want them? Here is the web portal that describes what are the minimum loan amount and maximum amount offered. There is wide range of business line of credit offered by these institutions which is ranging between 50 Euros to the maximum of about 35000 Euros. Most of the times, finding the right institution for getting the required amount of loans would definitely take all your life. That too when you are trying to get the loan for the first time, then it would definitely test your patience. Probably that is because you have limited knowledge about different loan offering institutions and steps involved in applying for loans. Wide options are available in the name of loans and these financial institutions displayed here would help us in finding the best appropriate credits as well. Additionally, there is an option to visit the official website of every financial institution displayer here which would be helpful in getting to know more about these institutions. This is helpful for those who are like worried about the trustworthy of the financial institution. Each businessman can easily investigate the features about every loan offered by these sources by visiting their websites comfortably. Also, the table displayed in this web portal would help these online users to compare different sources to find the best ones suitable for the convenience of them.
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The major objective of this web portal is that it acts like the best place for finding details about different financial institutions with eligibility criteria compiled to help online users to get their required amount. The best part is that all these financial institutions displayed here are sorted by the fact that there is no collateral required for getting the loans and also no need for any guarantors required. This is the ideal way of getting loans online instantly without any collateral pledging or guarantor signatures. Therefore, you don't have to rely on your properties or other people to depend for getting loans. These are offered without pledging of any collateral properties. These loans are offered instantly unlike other loans which would take many days for verification and processing. These loans are just instant loans offered online it. The business loans are offered by the reference of credit values of every online user. Up to the value of 1000 Euros, online users need not to provide any collateral properties for getting various types of business loans. However, if the loan amount is bigger sometimes people might be asked for producing certain collateral properties just for security of loan amount. There are tight terms and conditions maintained and followed by different financial institutions which need to be followed by online users to get these loans without any problems. People with no good credit history would never get loans from any resources mentioned in this web portal.
All The Information You Want About Factoring
Factoring the invoice is fast becoming popular across the businesses. It is the best source to ensure your business does not struggle with the flow of funds. While you have traditional money sources such as banks and money lenders still available, invoice factoring has towering advantage over them. If you approach bank, you need to have lot of documentation, collateral for the amount you need and waiting time for approval is high. Another major disadvantage with the traditional sources is that it adds to your debts and you have to repay them on time. But with the invoice factoring companies, you will get invoice approved within short span of time and you are not going to repay any amount. It is the amount due to you which you are getting in advance.
There are no hidden charges with the factoring companies. Only time you may land in trouble is if any of your client did not pay the amount they have to in the stipulated time period. In that scenario, you need to purchase back the invoice you sold to the factoring companies. But this will be avoided mostly by the factoring companies as they screen each of your clients for their credit score before they approve the invoice. Any of the businesses that sell the goods or provide service can take the advantage of the invoice factoring to get their due in advance. You can learn more about factoring companies through factoring company guide.
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RICHMOND, Va. — Now in control of both the Virginia House and Senate, legislative Republicans are rocketing their congressional redistricting plan to passage over Democratic objections that it shortchanges black voters.
Having missed a constitutional 2011 deadline for passage, the Republican-authored plan advanced on a voice vote Thursday to a final reading Friday in an overwhelmingly GOP House. A Democratic-ruled Senate stymied the plan last year.
That happened less than 24 hours after the House Privileges and Elections committee quickly and quietly approved the bill shortly after the 2012 session opened Wednesday.
The Senate, now under GOP rule, could complete work on the bill early next week, readying it for Gov. Bob McDonnell's pen as soon as the end of next week.
Democrats say the bill boosts black voting age percentages in Virginia's lone minority district by taking predominantly white precincts from adjacent districts that become whiter and more likely to support Republicans.
They also note the disparity between Virginia's overall population, which is about one-fifth black, and its congressional delegation of 11 representatives and two senators, only one of whom is black.
Rep. Robert C. Scott, a Democrat and Virginia's first black U.S. House member since Reconstruction, represents the 3rd Congressional District, which snakes along the James River from Norfolk to Richmond and has a black population of 56 percent percent.
"We ought to have more than one minority member of Congress," said Del. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond and a member of the Legislative Black Caucus. "This bill will not allow minorities in any district but the 3rd to elect the candidate of their choice."
Under the fast-tracked bill of Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle, the black population of Scott's district would swell to nearly 60 percent the black population of Republican Rep. J. Randy Forbes' neighboring 4th District drops by 2 percent.
That, McClellan said, amounts to packing, or minimizing the number of seats minority candidates can win by grouping minority neighborhoods into one district. Democrats say it violates the federal Voting Rights Act, enacted in 1965 in response to Jim Crow laws and other efforts to suppress black votes, particularly in former Confederate states.
"Redistricting is something that needs to be done right because we have a history in Virginia of not doing the right thing for nefarious reasons," she said in the Capitol that was once the seat of Confederate government and home base for "Massive Resistance," Virginia's institutionalized defiance of federal court orders to desegregate public schools.
In a rival plan offered by Senate Democrats last year, the black percentage of Scott's 3rd District would drop to 44 percent — which would leave the district still winnable for the popular 11-term congressman — while the black population for adjacent 4th District would increase to 54 percent. That would provide Virginia with a majority-minority district and a "minority influence" district.
Bell, however, countered that the federal law is clear and unambiguous in mandating that black voting strength not be diluted, and argued that his bill heeds the letter and spirit of the law by bolstering the minority population of Scott's district.
His position not only enjoys the support of Republicans, who rule more than two-thirds of the House, but some black Democrats, including Del. Kenneth Alexander of Norfolk.
"If you drop that district to something like 40 percent (black), you may get another Democrat elected, but that Democrat might not be an African-American," Alexander said. "I can't see losing what you've got now with the one district for the chance to go for two."
The Democratic plan might work as long as Scott stays in office, Alexander said.
"But take Bobby out of the equation. Then what about a candidate Kenny Alexander or a candidate Jennifer McClellan?" he said.
Del. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, questioned the breakneck pace of Bell's bill through a GOP legislature, and noted that it took Democrats unaware. "What's the rush," he said.
The bill not only has to clear the General Assembly and get McDonnell's signature, it then must be reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice for compliance with the Voting Rights Act and be ready in time for candidates to qualify for the U.S. House primaries in June.


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|CoE signs MoU with IEEE
During the Malta Engineering Excellence Awards, the Chamber of Engineers also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE).
The IEEE Malta Section was approved on the 8th November 2006, and the first council was elected in January 2007. It is the representation in Malta of the IEEE, which is the world's largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community through IEEE's highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. The IEEE Malta Section has around 200 members.
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Experts have called for the amendment of some laws in the country. They made the call at the roundtable on "gender and state of origin rights in Nigeria" organised by the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) at the Supreme Court Complex, Abuja.
NIALS Director-General, Prof. Epiphany Azinge (SAN) said the event was to sensitise people on issues on gender and state of origin rights, some of which could be the basis for constitution amendment.
Azinge said: " If you look at the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria clearly, you will observe that the basis for Nigerian citizenship are embodied in Chapter 3.
Azinge said there must be need to build a strong nation if we begin to look at these things and that the outcome would be forwarded to the appropriate agencies of the government where they would assist in policy formulation, distillation and, ultimately, assist the lawmakers in amending the constitution for the overall interest of every Nigerian.
Chairman of the occasion, Prof. Charles Ilegbune (SAN), noted that the status of women had remained a serious subject of discourse since creation. He said, In the Bible, God made woman after man. God made the woman from the flesh and bones of man. It was woman who cornered or ambushed man to disobey God's first law. These accounts are very interesting because they set the tone for the position of women, which obviously raised the following questions: Is it to be intended that she is a mere companion of man, is she inferior to man etc?
He said the problem of the position of women had been recurring everywhere.
The special guest of honour and chairman, Federal Character Commission, Prof. Shuaibu Oba Abdulraheem, said we might not need to amend our laws before we could achieve some of these objectives. He said there was the case of a lawyer from Kano State, whose wife was from Benue State, that the woman voluntarily took the citizenship of her husband's local government area and that was the end of the whole thing, that settled the indigenship problem there. Abdulraheem noted voluntarily you can become a local government indigene. Said he: " A woman, who marries shall have the freedom to choose to remain or change to the local government of her husband, if you want to stay with your husband, do so immediately after marriage. There shall be no room for forum shopping.
Setting the tone for the discourse, the keynote speaker and former president of Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Joseph Bodunrin Daudu (SAN) went down memory lane, tracing the global perspective of history of women's rights and narrowed it down to Nigerian experience. He eventually traced same to the Beijing Declaration of Affirmative Action
He said: "From the foregoing, even though the Beijing Declaration advocate a 30 per cent affirmative action for women vis a vis political and elective offices, i.e. that one-third of such offices should be statutorily reserved for women; the thrust of the above–quoted declaration seeks the economic and educational empowerment of women. That is how it should be and that I support. I will try to demonstrate this hypothesis in the following manner.
"Following the return from Benjing, a massive campaign was undertaken by enlightened and economically advantaged women led by the then first Lady, Mrs. Maryam Abacha seeking the escalation in the political empowerment of women. This has been carried on by successive First Ladies, who admittedly wield substantial influence in the scheme of governance and have used this vantage position to advance the cause of women participation in politics.
"It must be noted that despite other designed flaws in the scheme of governance, to its credit, the Jonathan Administration has the largest ratio of women to men in the Federal Executive Council. But that is as far it goes; we are, of course, seriously concerned with the electability of women and their role in partisan politics.
"The veritable nature of partisan politics is that elective offices cannot be gifted as ministerial and other appointments. Elective offices have one rule for both men and women and it is that it is a popularity contest for the choice of the people by the people. Affirmative action, therefore, in such circumstances will negate the very principles of democracy i.e. free choice. Where does this leave the women, who clearly and indisputably have not made a good showing in the arena of partisan politics? This brings us to the usual suspects for this lapse which includes internal democracy or what I call 'the Rules of Engagement in political parties. It is not a secret that, in virtually all democracies political parties and politicians have sponsors, who wield considerable influence in what goes on in the political stratosphere.
"For example, the National Rifle Association in the US has a strong hold on virtually every Republican politician. Same as Corporate Nigeria versus Nigerian politics. What, therefore is the ratio of women to men in the world of high roller economic empowerment for the acquisition of elective offices? The answer is that compared to men, women's financial muscle is infinitesimal. Without financial firepower, it is impossible for women to have any considerable influence in elective politics. The blame therefore should not be put solely on labels such as 'patriarchy, discriminatory customs, lack of Affirmative Action plan, and inadequate knowledge by women of the unwritten rules of the game of politics and religious doctrines.
I strongly believe women should first seek the kingdom of educational and economic empowerment before seeking a full stake in the political kingdom. Undeniably, men already have an advantageous head-star but the gap can with the right strategy be abridged within the confines of the constrains mentioned above if only the right strategy can be evolved. Who are those to evolve this strategy? The answer is the women, of course, who are or will be the ultimate beneficiaries. Where are the women who in the past 30 years have been 'successful' in politics? In what way have the first Ladies, deputy governors, ministers, senators elected reps, commissioners, the beneficiaries of high political offices, other elected officials (all of who are women) ploughed back their experience and resources into the advancement of the progress of women in politics? If there is any re-investment of the said wherewithal of politics back to aspiring female politicians then it is not noticeable. In truth, there is an established school of thought that postulates that women are their own worst enemies. There have been situations where women stoutly refuse to advance the political progress of their fellow women for reasons which are usually unclear to men,
"These, in my humble view, are factor that cannot be legislated upon. Clearly, the thrust or direction of Nigerian Politics, which is primarily for a majority, the advancement of the economic livelihood and thereby a matter of survival (though not commendable) makes the engagement in the Nigerian brand of partisan politics, repugnant to the physiological and psychological make-up of women. I know that women are not violent by nature; rather they are the victims of violence. In Nigeria, some Men believe, though highly detestable, that violence, thuggery and other reprehensible measures are acceptable in the quest for elective office. It is therefore very difficult for a husband or a son to picture his mother or wife in this motley crowd plotting the quantum of evil at times needed to aspire to elective office.
The trajectory for optimum women participation in politics lies in a care build-up, in working assiduously to achieve the action plans of the Beijing Declaration as reproduced above, which, in my view, which in my view, correctly identifies the pursuit of economic power as a prerequisite to the acquisition of political power. Power is taken and not given. Women, therefore, must realise that to navigate the murky waters of partisan politics require mush more than lofty principles and occasional grandstanding. The problem therefore dose not lie in the paucity of the legal or constitutional framework for the achievement or advancement of Women in politics. It lies as articulated in the foregoing, in the conscious appreciation of the obvious militating factors and the assiduous working towards the surmounting of same.
On International citizenship and state of origin rights in Nigeria, Daudu said:
"There is, no doubt, that the clearest example of the marginalisation of a Nigerian citizen in his own country is seen in the indigene-settler dichotomy. This happens to people who have migrated from their own locations and chosen to live elsewhere within the country. In most cases, they have assimilated the culture, language, religion of their hosts, but are still referred to as 'strangers' and subjected to discriminatory treatment by their hosts. In most cases, this discrimination becomes institutionalised and is carried on or executed by local governments and in some cases State Government. This unjust state of affairs usually leads at some point to communal friction and mayhem occasioning loss of lives and property valued at billions of Naira. Such cries have been seen in Jos, Zangon – Kataf, Nassarawa State, Taraba State and in a host of other areas in the country. A good starting point is to take Jos crises as an example and appraise it from the view point of the dispassionate observer.
"At first, the "Jos crisis", as Nigerian and foreign media have named it, seems complex and confusing. It is, however, possible to untangle the reasons for this explosion of violence that took place on November 27 and 28 2008 in the capital of Plateau State, North of Nigeria. Early December 2008, interviewed by RFI, Daniel C. Bach said the main cause of these clashes is to be found in the unequal right to "indigeniety" between the Beroms and Hausas in Plateau State. The distinction between "indigenes" and "allogenes", i.e. between locals and immigrants, establishes what amounts to a "right of blood". For inhabitants of Jos like the Beroms and others, a certificate of indigeniety gives them privileged access to scholarships, public employment and land. A solution to the problem would be, according to Bach, to redefine this right so as to identify all individuals, whatever their background, as Nigerian citizens".
It is suggested by Maud Gaugin (2009) (though I disagree) that 'In fact, the origin of this inequity lies beyond the scope of this constitutional inequality'. I am of the view that if this imbalance is addressed through the constitution making process that Nigeria will be better for it and the problem will not disappear. The Jos Crisis brings to the fore the question of the rights of a Nigerian in his own country. The problem as shown above is that settlers in Jos are not regarded as indigenes and they therefore are accorded secondary rights. Thus, there exist disparate access to rights and privileges such as the acquisition of land, payment of taxes, education advancement for children, etc. The settler usually gets discriminatory treatment. He cannot for example aspire to political leadership in the area where he lives. In short, he is a second class citizen in his country. Millions of Nigerians have been exposed to this treatment in a number of States in this country. The Jos crisis demonstrates how the minority question, ethnic and religious discrimination, indigeneship and settler crisis can stultify Nigeria's democracy. I propounded the solution thus:
"The panacea lies in Nigerianising everybody. That is there should be no indigene or non-indigene if you have elected to live among any ethnic group in Nigeria for an agreed number of years and you demonstrate a desire to continue to live there, then such a person should be qualified to append as his Local government and state such place of his domicile"
It is, therefore, clear that the said seeming interminable crisis masquerading as religious upheavals are actually manifestation of ethnic misgivings in one form or the other. This is because the distinction between 'hosts' and 'settlers' goes against the reality of existing patterns of social relations and national integration.. it is also clear that the endless internecine wars in all parts of the country predicated upon ethnic differences need to be confronted, head-on, tackled and subdued. Sequel to the foregoing, the concept of citizenship at State Level need to be reconstructed such that prominence is accorded to residence and not to indignity or state of origin. The Nigerian Citizenry should be based on Residency as opposed to State of Origin or indigene ship. The resultant effect is that every Nigerian will have the confidence and the right to reside anywhere in Nigeria and carry on his business without any molestation or hindrance. (see NBA report on citizenship-2009) it is humbly suggested that a new section 32 of the 1999 Constitution should be put in place, while the existing section 32 will become section 33 to address the problems expressed above and provide hope for Nigerians.
That the proposed section 32 should read thus:
"Any Nigerian who has lived in or within a community in Nigeria for a continuous period of not less than 10 years, shall have the same rights and privileges of any Nigerian born in that community or whose pedigree is attached to that community: Provided that such Nigerian citizen shall not claim two communities as his residence or abode for the purposes of determining his local community. This constitutional intervention will crate a level playing field and the foundation will be laid where no Nigerian will feel marginalised in his own country.


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