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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Was it Derrick Martin or not?
Many of you probably never even heard of Derrick Martin. And what Derrick Martin are we talking about? The one that plays cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens said that he wasn't arrested at the Cleveland airport for marijuana possession. But someone by that name was. Hmmmm. In due time, this thing will work itself out.
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Again from Andy Sullivan and his blog of doom.
I do have to say that General Petraeus is impressive. An intellectual in uniform. They seldom get beyond the rank of Colonel.
"There's nobody in uniform who is doing victory dances in the end zone. Success in Iraq is not akin ... to flipping on a light switch. Rather it emerges slowly and fitfully with reverses as well as advances. There will inevitably still be tough days and perhaps tough weeks ahead, but fewer of them over time, inshallah," - General David Petraeus.
"We have in fact achieved our objective in terms of having a self-governing Iraq that's capable for the most part of defending themselves, a democracy in the heart of the Middle East, a nation that will be a positive force in influencing the world around it in the future," - vice president Dick Cheney, predicting the state of affairs in Iraq by mid-January 2009.
Friday, December 7, 2007
Cheney is a lying piece of crap
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Stowe marked my return to the road Grand Prix series. Injuries have kept me away so far this year, so I was really looking forward to running with my teammates and seeing where my fitness level is. I figured based on other races that I should be able to run under 6's. I set a stretch goal of breaking 5:50 pace, thinking that if the weather wasn't bad and I had a great day that would be the outside limit of where my fitness was at.
We (me, Dan, MQ) headed up to Eric's house in Berlin and did an easy 3m run on Saturday evening prior to feasting on pizza and watching a bit of the Sox game. On race morning we headed out early and scored a front row spot near registration. A big group of CMS teammates gathered and we headed out for a nice 3m warm-up on the course. Dan had been sick earlier in the morning and looked iffy to even start, which would be a major blow to our team. We all lined up in box #1 for an XC style start, which was pretty cool.
I tried to relax as just about the entire field went by me. Dan, who always starts slowly, drew up at about 3/4 of a mile and I focused on letting him pull me along. Dan hit the mile in 5:45 with me 1 second back. I got a rough count of the field and came up with about 95 guys in front of me. I started getting into a good groove after the mile and was not passed by anyone (exception below) for the remainder of the race. Dan got up to 7 seconds ahead at 2 miles but I still felt he was pulling me along as we started picking off other 40+ runners (and one or two 50+). By four miles I'd cut Dan's lead down to 3 seconds but just couldn't quite get with him. I lost 3 seconds in mile 5 and another 3 in mile six as I closed on a couple of CMS teammates and sarted moving up on Jim Pawlicki. Dan really blasted in the seventh mile putting 7 seconds on me as we moved off the dirt road and onto the bike path. I caught Jim P at 7 miles and worked hard to ditch him over the last mile. He would not give an inch. With 800m to go we passed TiVO who was having trouble with a stitch but kept putting one foot in front of the other. I made an attempt with about 400m to go, but went too early as Jim rebounded and blew by me with less than 200 to go.
I crossed the finish in 46:30, getting back 6 seconds on Dan in the last mile (thanks to Jim who kept me working ...and was the only guy to pass me after the mile). It was a 45 second masters PR for me and met my stretch goal, despite somewhat windy and warm conditions. Our 40+ team ended up taking a solid third place behind Whirlaway and the very strong GMAA. A good day for the team and I was quite pleased with my run.
Next up: Sapienza 4m on Thursday (if I recover from the 8m in time)
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This little boy was from the Karen village that we visited in the mountain. He was so cute!
After getting to the top of the mountain, the scenery was unbelievable. Pictures will not give the beautiful scenery justice. Being able to sight see and visiting the beautiful pagodas was probably one of the most unforgettable events during this trip.
On our way down from the mountain, we stopped by a Hmong village shopping area. It was interesting to see how they lived as it was probably similar to how my parents lived before the war. I remember speaking Hmong while shopping and getting a surprised look from the owners. It was interesting talking to the people there. They looked happy which made me think about my dad and how he says he wants to come back to this area.
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The New Pension System (NPS),opened for all in May 2009,is set to get a major fillip with Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authoritys (PFRDA) group offering under the newly introduced NPS Corporate Sector Model to tap employees of all public and private companies in India. While NPS has failed to generate expected interest till now,this may provide it a booster. NPS faces competition from Employees Provident Fund in the organised sector but in the unorganised space it has an unlimited territory to explore.
But even as government has made several attempts to make NPS attractive there are some key challengesliquidity and taxation at withdrawal stagethat the government will have to address to make NPS popular among all,as is the EPF scheme in the organised sector.
What is new in NPS?
Employees of corporate entities enrolled by employers under the Corporate Model scheme will have a separate individual pension account. If the employer does not make choice of the Pension Fund Manager (PFM) or scheme preference,each subscriber will be able to select his/ her own. There are six fund managers and four investment options available for the investors including equity,corporate debt,government securities and an auto lifecycle.
But for all this to happen,companies will have to do some rethinking on their salary structure. Companies will have to restructure the salaries of their employees to avail full benefit on NPS. More than 30 companies have already registered and we are expecting much better response in coming months, said Kamal Chaudhary,CGM,PFRDA.
There are some who see a convergence between NPS and EPFO going forward. Those companies wishing to avail of NPS Corporate scheme will have to contribute over and above the mandatory requirement under the EPFO Act. In the medium to long term,I foresee a convergence between NPS and EPS, said Dhirendra Swarup,ex-chairman of PFRDA.
NPS offers additional tax sops
There are three tax provisions under the Income Tax Act,1961 that you must know to take full tax advantage on NPS contribution.
Section 80 CCD(1): An employee can claim tax deduction of up to 10 per cent of the salary contributed towards NPS.
Section 80 CCD(2): The employee can claim tax deduction on contribution made by the employer,not exceeding 10 per cent of salary.
Section 80 CCE: Employee can claim the self contribution subject to the Rs one lakh limit in Section 80C but will also be able to claim deduction on employer contribution to NPS above the one lakh limit.
Let us take an illustration:
* Annual Salary: Rs 2 lakh
* Dearness Allowance: Rs 1 lakh
* Allowances taxable: Rs 40,000
* Perquisites taxable: Rs 60,000
* Investment u/s 80C : Rs 1 lakh
The employee has contributed Rs 30,000 to his NPS and the employer also makes a matching contribution of Rs 30,000. The deduction under section 80CCD is as under:
Unorganised sector
While those in the organised sector compulsorily contribute to EPF,others who are self employed and in unorganised sector normally do not have such saving. One needs to understand that due to inflation what costs R 100 today would cost R 107 next year (at 7 per cent inflation) and when compounded over next 20 30 years,the need to meet those expenses grows exponentially. Thus you need to have adequate savings to meet your post retirement expenses and NPS comes as an option for everyone to invest for long term in a tax-efficient manner.
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Both EPF and NPS are meant to build a corpus towards retirement but they are structured differently. While NPS scores over EPF on some points,there are few reasons for EPF to cheer about.
EPF does not have equity exposure but NPS has an equity option wherein over 50 per cent of the investment can be invested into equities. Taking advantage of this option PFMs have generated,an annualised return of upto 17.8 per cent since its inception in May 2009 against 9.5 per cent interest that was available in 2011-12 on EPF.
However,EPF enjoys ExemptExemptExempt (EEE) status while NPS,as of now,is under ExemptExemptTax (EET) regime. This means that at contribution and interest accumulation stage,both the schemes are tax exempt but at the withdrawal stage while EPF is tax free,NPS is taxable.
EPF also scores over NPS on liquidity. While EPF withdrawal is tax free after five years and can be completely withdrawn,NPS does not offer any liquidity till the age of 60. NPS subscriber needs to compulsorily invest a minimum of 40 per cent of pension wealth to purchase a life annuity from an insurance company and both the amount withdrawn as well as annuity of NPS scheme is taxable. If you wish to opt out of NPS before 60,you have to purchase a life annuity for at least 80 per cent of the corpus. According to Kuldip Kumar,executive director at PwC,One needs to wait for the final Direct Taxes Code Bill,under which,hopefully,withdrawal from NPS may be exempted for everyone.
It is just a matter of time when NPS will be granted the EEE status, said a senior finance ministry official
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Experts say that nothing stops one from doing so. One can invest in both the schemes and claim tax benefit on both NPS and EPF,subject to the respective limitations, said Kuldip Kumar. While contribution to EPF and/ or NPS reduces the take home salary of a low income category,those in middle or higher management level have a good option to invest in NPS as employers contribution is eligible for tax deduction and that helps to improve their overall return,suggests Kumar.
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CII is working with PFRDA on promoting NPS among the industry members. Transition to NPS could be encouraged by allowing the E-E-E taxation regime.
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Katrina on the Web
The Washington Post's Leslie Walker does a great around the room of Katrina-centric sites (free registration required) on the web and suggests that this Yahoo site might be the best Katrina portal. She also mentions
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- Official List of Missing Persons - US Coast Guard
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- Hurricanehousing.org - where those needing housing and those offering housing can meet.
- Charitynavigator - where potential donors can check out the legitimacy of online donation sites.
- Networkforgood - which lists most of the major relief agencies collecting money for Katrina relief.
- hurricane.meetup.com - "Anyone wanting to organize a volunteer effort locally can use the popular Web meeting service Meetup, which waived all of its regular fees for those providing hurricane relief"
- Stories of Survival - Michelle Malkin
- Katrina Survivors Blog - DJ Chuang
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Jean-François Gadoury
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I remember we all dressed up and wore crazy things inside the house but when you were going out with my mom she made sure you weren't looking a mess. Vaseline on the face, clothes matching, hair done, etc.
We all know in many other cultures children are allowed to run free outside the house on the regular.
Here we have
Exhibit A. The latino girl
Exhibit B. The white girl
So at what age do you let them have their own style???
This question came about after seeing recent pictures of Will & Jada's kids Willow and Jaden.
The cutest thing about this whole situation is that its more than evident she has her dad's ears.
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PS - Another cool Celeb kid that I think is probably the coolest kid ever is Rev Run's son Diggy.


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Is Freedom of Speech in Peril?
With the election of the most leftist President ever, we have witnessed a number of disturbing trends in the question of free speech. It seems free speech and the Obama administration are mutually exclusive to one another.
The first major assault of free speech came during Obama's Presidential campaign. In late September 2008, the Governor of Missouri, Matt Blunt, issued a statement on the Obama campaign's "abusive use of Missouri law enforcement."
Blunt charged that four Missouri state officials along with the leader of Obama's campaign in Missouri "have attached the stench of police state tactics to the Obama-Biden campaign." In declaring an intent to prosecute those who spread what they considered to be falsehoods about Obama, they were, said Blunt, "abusing the justice system and offices of public trust to silence political criticism with threats of prosecution and criminal punishment."
Many of the Obama's so called Missouri Truth Squad members had law enforcement powers, such as St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, and Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer. Nothing came of it, but the threat of prosecution was there. And the effectiveness of just the threat was remembered by the Obama people.
In August 2009 when the President and the Democrats were trying to pass the healthcare bill, they took the position that the reason for the resistence to the passage was due to all the lies it's opponents were spreading. This time backed by the presidency itself, Obama set up a web site where Americans' could go and snitch on those who do not toe the government line.
"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there,
spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors
often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual
conversation. Since we can't keep track of all of them here at the White House, we're asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the
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By August 17th, they realized that they had made a major blunder and disabled their "tip line."
A number of the Obama appointments have questionable records on free speech. Cass Sunstein was appointed as Obama's head of information technology and he has an interesting record on free speech.
On page 14 of Sunstein's January 2008 white paper entitled "Conspiracy
Theories," he proposed that each of the following measures "will have a place
under imaginable conditions" according to the strategy detailed in the essay.
1) Government might ban conspiracy theorizing.
2) Government might impose some kind of tax, financial or otherwise, on those who disseminate such theories.
That's right, Obama's information czar wants to tax or ban outright, as in make illegal, political opinions that the government doesn't approve of. To where would this be extended? A tax or a shut down order on newspapers that print stories critical of our illustrious leaders? Nothing like this has been considered since the Wilson Administration during World War I.
Just recently Sunstein proposed that in order to insure balance on the internet political blogs, etc. would need to post a link to the other point of view, or have a pop up ad with a contrary view. He explained this could be "voluntary" or congress could mandate it.
He also proposed a 24 hour cooling off period before an angry email could be sent. He also opined that the internet was antidemocratic because users cn filter out info of their own choosing.
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps says he believes the federal government in Washington, D.C. has a role in deciding what your "local interests" are – in your town on your local talk radio station – and wants to not renew their licenses based on what they think you need to hear.
And Elana Kagan, Obama's nominee for SCOTUS has written about speech rationing. Ms. Kagan's First Amendment work repeatedly promotes the idea that speech rights are granted by government rather than inherent in the God-given nature of man.
In the government's brief in a case called United States v. Stevens, Ms. Kagan
elaborated: "Whether a given category of speech enjoys
First Amendment protection depends upon a categorical balancing of the value of the speech against its societal costs."
This begs the question who - pray tell - does the balancing? Judges? Bureaucrats? The Almighty President? The Supreme Court has dealt with this before and has come up on the side of free speech, for just the reason I mention in the previous sentence.
The Obama Administration has already reversed a Bush Administration policy and co-sponsored a UN resultion recognizing blasphemy as an exception to free speech.
"While attracting surprisingly little attention, the Obama administration
supported the effort of largely Muslim nations in the U.N. Human Rights Council to recognize exceptions to free speech for any "negative racial and religious stereotyping." The exception was made as part of a resolution supporting free speech that passed this month, but it is the exception, not the rule that worries civil libertarians. Though the resolution was passed unanimously,
European and developing countries made it clear that they remain at odds on the
issue of protecting religions from criticism. It is viewed as a transparent bid
to appeal to the "Muslim street" and our Arab allies, with the administration
seeking greater coexistence through the curtailment of objectionable speech.
Though it has no direct enforcement (and is weaker than earlier versions), it is
still viewed as a victory for those who sought to juxtapose and balance the
rights of speech and religion."
The press apparantly has gone from fawning supporters to actually asking tough questions and the administration doesn't like. Obama's solution is to create his own TV blog.
"You didn't see this on CNN or Fox News or NBC: President Obama awkwardly introducing Chile's president, Sebastián Piñera, to the Netherlands' prime minister, Jan Peter Balkenende, at the recent nuclear security summit. "You know, uh, you've met Jan?" the president says tentatively as the other world leaders stand aside like shy kids at a dance.
Or this: Obama, playfully doing his best impression of Muhammad Ali, throwing mock punches into the midsection of a costumed Easter Bunny following the White House Easter Egg Roll.
You didn't see it on the networks because the behind-the-scenes video was only available on "West Wing Week," the Obama administration's new video blog. The six- to seven-minute compilations, which appear each week on the White House's Web site (http://www.whitehouse.gov) and on such video-sharing sites as YouTube, offer what a narrator on each segment calls "your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue."
Finally, we are also seeing surrogates for President Obama charge that the criticism of him is either racists or worse seditious.
"Governor Deval Patrick, decrying partisanship in Washington, said yesterday
that Republican opposition to President Obama is so reflexive that it 'is almost
at the level of sedition.'' The Democratic governor, who is close to the
president, said that even 'on my worst day, when I'm most frustrated about folks
who seem to be rooting for failure,' he doesn't face anything like the
opposition to the president and his proposals. 'It seems like child's play
compared to what's going on in Washington, where it is almost at the level of
sedition, it feels like to me.'''
What we are seeing today is President Obama making pronouncements to the press, but not taking questions from the press in fact trying to bypass them all together. There are lots of bad signs for freedom of speech.


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This post may not fit that mold.
Some of you or perhaps all of you will know who Paula Deen is. For anyone who does not know, she is/was a personality on Food Network.
She is from Savannah, Georgia and built a very successful business and after becoming a part of Food Network she has built an empire. Well done Paula. She started out as a single mother with two small sons and didn't give up, but worked her way to to who she is now.
Paula has been embroiled in a conflict due to the firing of a white employee who then said Paula was racist and used racist terms. Paula is white. When asked, Paula said (my paraphrasing) yet, I am sure I have long ago. Boy oh boy has the sh_t hit the fan. There are other things also, but who would expect less. You are 66 and grew up in the south. Of course you learned and used certain terms. That was the environment.
Now, here is the posting I put on Facebook this morning. As we age and form our own mindsets we change from where we were to where we are.
I am tired of everyone wearing their feelings on their shoulders. If you know me you know I am FAT. I have been FAT for many years. I have heard comments and chuckles over the years and could really care less. I am not going to moan and groan because someone says something about it. I am not going to try to sue anyone. I am just going to continue living my life.
Starting with my next post, they will go back to normal along with my sometimes weird sense of humor.


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Time for You to Push Through the Crowd
I HAVE HAD THIS WORD SO STRONG FOR SOMEONE THE LAST 2 DAYS – I WAS GOING TO TRY AND WRITE AN ARTICLE BUT I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET TO IT. I AM TRYING TO CATCH UP AFTER THOSE TWO VERY LONG TRIPS- TO AUSTRALIA AND NZ, HAWAII AND ISRAEL AND SINGAPORE – I Read More
The Fruits of the Spirit
Orange – Love: sweet companionship with the Lord Peach – Joy: sense of well being Apple – Peace: it is our victory Pear – Patience: enduring life without complaining Strawberry – Goodness: excellent virtue and healing Banana – Gentleness: builds God's heart in you by showing mercy Grape – Faithfulness: saying no to our options Read More
Time to Ring out Those Bell
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Lavender Season of Open Doors
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How You Win
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Chariot Rides from Detroit
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Chariot Rides – New Jersey
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Apprehend it, Grasp it
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Word for Tampa Area (and for you too)
PART 1 BEFORE OUR MEETINGS IN TAMPA THIS WEEKEND We arrived early at hotel so went over to the restaurant to get a bite to eat. When we left the restaurant and got back into the car my ears were burning very hot and then I had a strange sticky feeling in my ears and Read More


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Chautauqua Suites- 215 West Lake Rd- Mayville, NY
Chautauqua Hospice and Palliative Care threw its first annual charity Auction on Friday September 29th this year! Doors opened at 6:30 with the Live Auction beginning at 7:30pm. A buffet dinner and cash bar were available throughout the evening.
The auction featured a variety of butterfly artwork by students from Sherman High School and Jefferson Middle School. The student works of art were submitted this Spring in a contest sponsored by CHPC in support of its Annual Service of Remembrance and Butterfly Release. Proceeds from the students' art will benefit both CHPC and the art programs at the schools that participated in the contest.
There was a large assortment of additional items including 4 passes to Disney World and 2 Round Trip tickets from Jet Blue, 2 Season tickets to Southern Tier Express, DJ for the Day with Andrew Hill, A photo shoot with Jamie Probst, 12 gift certificates for 2 for Dinner, catered dinner for 4, 4.5 carrot Rose De France Amethyst Pendant, A Decorate Your Own Birthday Cake Party for 8 by Full Moon Rising Bakery and much more.
It was a fun night with over 150 people in attendance to help support CHPC and the participating school art programs. Thank you to all who came and we hope to see you at our future events!
Here are of some of the many items that were put up for auction:
Photos from the event:


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General News of Sunday, 6 August 2017
Source: kasapafmonline.com
Medlab Ghana Limited, a medical laboratory in Ghana, and a member of Synlab, was the only Ghanaian company to receive an award at the maiden edition of the Ecowas Quality Awards which was held in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire on June 30, 2017 to pave the way for higher quality standards across the Ecowas community.
The award has been instituted to encourage businesses in West Africa to adhere to the highest quality standards in their operations to promote their competitiveness in international trade.
Dr. Rosemary Keatley, the Managing Director of Medlab Ghana Limited which has ISO 15189:2012 accredited since 2008, received the quality award on behalf of the company.
Dr. Keatley, who is a strong advocate of quality standards and ethics in laboratory and related health services, expressed the hope that the stand taken by Ecowas would go a long way to promote the adoption of official quality policies in African countries where there is none as yet.
Following a successful first phase from 2001 to 2005, the second phase of the West Africa Quality Programme (WAQP) was launched in 2007 for a period of 5 years. The aim was to strengthen regional economic integration and trade by creating an environment that facilitates compliance with international trade rules and technical regulations.
Through the programme, tangible results were achieved: a regional quality policy, as well as some national quality policies, were adopted, a regional quality infrastructure scheme was established, regional standards were adopted, 21 testing calibration laboratories were accredited as per ISO/IEC 17025 standards, 20 enterprises were certified as per ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 standards, metrology laboratories were equipped, and more than 4,000 staff members of laboratories, inspection bodies and private companies were trained.
In order to deepen regional integration and to consolidate the implementation of the quality infrastructure, it was decided to further support the region by initiating the West Africa Quality System Programme.
Maintain, strengthen and specialize are the bywords of the West Africa Quality System Programme. It will build on the recently adopted quality policy of ECOWAS, and will support the ECOWAS Commission and the 16 West African countries in strengthening their quality infrastructure for greater effectiveness, leading to enhanced competitiveness and better intra- and inter-regional trade participation. Finally, the programme will bolster the creation of quality centres of excellence and networks of specialized quality institutions such as laboratories and conformity assessment bodies to provide efficient services to local and exporting companies. Consumers, for their part, will enjoy more protection and economic development will be sustainably promoted.
– Quality policy: Harmonization of national quality with the regional policy, adoption of a law on consumer information, and protection and establishment of a financial mechanism to sustain the West Africa Quality Infrastructure.
– Standardisation: Support of the regional standards harmonization mechanism (ECOSHAM), adoption of further regional standards and strengthening of the national standard bodies.
– Accreditation: Establishment of a regional accreditation system.
– Certification: Establishment of a regional product certification system.
– Metrology: Establishment of a regional metrology and calibration system.
– Conformity assessment: Strengthening of conformity assessment bodies and services
– Quality culture: Creation and strengthening of quality centres of excellence and awareness of the quality culture in the private sector, establishment of national and ECOWAS quality awards and establishment of a regional database on quality.
The next phase of the West Africa Quality System Programme is supported by a grant of EUR 12 million from the European Union. The implementation is being carried out with the assistance of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). UNIDO is the specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability.


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I am probably being a bit mean here, but I did find the Ogre Kingdoms army to be rather inflexible. The magic frustrated me, the units didn't fight half well enough to justify how impressive they looked, and my stubborn insistence on using the Thundermace (best thing ever - or it would be if I could ever roll a hit) probably dented my enthusiasm. I also refused to fill the army with Gnoblars, as that wasn't why I bought the army. I wanted a whole army of Ogres. I also planned to use them as mercenaries in other armies, but we'll talk about that later.
Pictures of the army are below. I'm not quite sure why I decided to make an Ogre Baker instead of a Butcher. Maybe I thought he was less gross. I never went through with plans to make the full set of Butcher, Baker and Candlestick Maker. Maybe one day...
The Yhetees did actually start life with the normal heads, however I didn't like the models at all. I was calling them Muppets for a long time, then painted them as such, then decided to go the whole hog and make proper heads for them. This will be the start of a whole new theme for the army. The beginnings have already been made on a Big Bird Slavegiant...
|My Ogre army
|My characters
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Anyone have GOODBYE , JIMMY CHOO on their shelf and willing to do a deal?
I'm looking for Sue Margolis books in a deal - except Apocalipstick.
I am looking for anything on my wishlist along with the following books that I couldn't add to my wishlist as it was at its limit..
How Animals See Things (Rookie Read-About Science)- Allan Fowler
How Do You Know It's Fall? (Rookie Read-About Science (Paperback))- Allan Fowler
How Do You Know It's Spring? (Rookie Read-About Science (Paperback))- Allan Fowler
How Do You Know It's Summer? (Rookie Read-About Science (Paperback))-Allan Fowler
How to Draw Pokemon: Gotta Catch 'Em All! (How to Draw)-Ron Zalme
Icebergs, Ice Caps, and Glaciers (Rookie Read-About Science)- Allan Fowler
If It Weren't for Farmers (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
It Could Still Be a Butterfly (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
It Could Still Be a Dinosaur (Rookie Read About Science)-Allan Fowler
It Could Still Be a Lake (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
It Could Still Be a Mammal (Rookie Read About Science)-Allan Fowler
It Could Still Be a Robot (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
It Could Still Be a Tree-Allan Fowler
It Could Still Be a Worm (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
It Could Still Be Coral (Rookie Read-About Science Series)-Allan Fowler
It Could Still Be Water (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
It's a Fruit, It's a Vegetable, It's a Pumpkin (Rookie Read-About Science Series)-Allan Fowler
It's A Good Thing There Are Insects-Allan Fowler
Just Plain People: Tales and Truths of Amish Life-E.R. Beachy
Knowing About Noses (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide to Living with Your Monster-Laura Numeroff
Leaving Lancaster County-Teresa Phillips
Lessons for Living: A Practical Approach to Daily Life from the Amish Community-Joseph F. Donnermeyer
Let's Talk about Tongues (Rookie Read-About Science (Paperback))-Allan Fowler
Let's Visit Some Islands (Rookie Read-About Science (Paperback))-Allan Fowler
Life in a Pond (Rookie Read About Science)-Allan Fowler
Life in a Tide Pool (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
Life in a Wetland (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
Loving-Ann Morris
Mennonite Country-style Recipes And Kitchen Secrets-Esther H. Shank
Mennonite Recipes from the Shenandoah Valley-Phyllis P Good
A Mennonite Woman In Two Worlds-Janet Runion Patton
A Midwife's Story-Penny Armstrong, Sheryl Feldman
My Five Senses-Aliki
A NASCAR Holiday 2: Miracle Season\Season Of Dreams\Taking Control\The Natural-Ken Casper, Gina Wilkins, Pamela Britton, Abby Gaines
New Windmills: Granny Was a Buffer Girl (New Windmills)-Berlie Doherty
No Permanent City: Stories from Mennonite History and Life-Harry Loewen
North, South, East, and West (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
Of Mice and Rats (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
The Official Pokemon Handbook-Maria Barbo
Out of This World : A Woman's Life Among the Amish-Mary Swander
Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking : A Mennonite Community Cookbook-Mary E. Showalter
People pieces;: A collection of Mennonite and Amish stories-Merle Good
Perception of the Amish Way-Bruce Friesen
Persuading Annie-Melissa Nathan
Plain Secrets: An outsider among the Amish-Joe Mackall
Please Don't Feed the Bears (Rookie Read-About Science Series)-Allan Fowler
Pokemon Crystal: Prima's Official Strategy Guide-Elizabeth Hollinger, Elizabeth M. Hollinger
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)-Inc. Pokemon USA
Pokemon Fever: The Unauthorized Guide-Hank Schlesinger
Pokemon Guide Book-Modern Publishing
Pokemon Master: The Ultimate Quiz!-Cynthia Boris, Joshua Liljeblad
Pokemon Trainer's Guide: Everything Pokemon-Brian Brokaw, J. Douglas Arnold, Mark Elies
Pokemon Trainer's Survival Guide-Mark McDonald, Mark MacDonald
Pokemon Unofficial Card Collectors Guide-Tom Searle
Quiet Moment in Time: A Contemporary View of Amish Society-George M. Kreps
Raccoons (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
Raising Yoder's Barn-Jane Yolen
The Rancher's Christmas Baby (Harlequin American Romance Series)-Cathy Thacker
Recipes from Central Market-Phillis Pellman Good
Regency Christmas Wishes-Edith Layton, Emma Jensen, Sandra Heath, Barbara Metzger, Carla Kelly
Rosanna of the Amish-Joseph Warren Yoder
Rosanna's Boys-Joseph W. Yoder
Samuel: The Inspiring Story of How an Amish Boy's Tragedy Brought Two Worlds Together-Robert J. Hastings, Oba Herschberger, Lorene Herschberger
Sarah's Seasons: An Amish Diary & Conversation-Martha Moore Davis
Secrets of Amish Cooking-Compiled by Mary Ellen Miller & Lena Kropf
Shellfish Aren't Fish (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes-Ann Morris
The Simple Life: Devotional Thoughts from Amish Country-Wanda E. Brunstetter
A Sister's Secret (Holmes County Series #1)-Wanda E. Brunstetter
A Sister's Test (Holmes County Series #2)-Wanda E. Brunstetter
A Snail's Pace (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
So That's How the Moon Changes Shape (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball-Vicki Churchill, Charles Fuge
Spiders Are Not Insects (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
Springing the Time Trap: Time Management for Today's Busy Homemaker-Deniece Schofield
Squirrels and Chipmunks (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
Stars of the Sea (Rookie Read-About Science)-Allan Fowler
The Sun Is Always Shining Somewhere (Rookie Read-About Science Series)-Allan Fowler
The Surprise Christmas Bride-Maureen Child
Turn Two (Harlequin Nascar)-Nancy Warren
Weight Watchers Family Power: 5 Simple Rules for a Healthy-Weight Home-Weight Watchers, Karen Miller-Kovach
What She Really Wants For Christmas-Debbi Rawlins
When the Heart Cries-Cindy Woodsmall
World'S Best Pokemon Drawing Book-Ron Zalme
You Can Be a Pokemon Master Artist (How to Draw)-Ron Zalme
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I am looking for 11,000 years lost and the candy shop wars.
I'm looking for deals on the Night Creature series by Lori Handeland
Looking for deals on any of these books from my reminder list.
Promise of the Rose; Beyond Scandal; - by Brenda Joyce
Honors Splenor; Gentle Warrior - by Julie Garwood
Angels Fall - by Kimberly Cates
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Looking for Playing for Pizza by John Grisham that is in good enough condition to give as a gift. Either paperback or hardcover. Want to give to my hubby for Christmas. Please send me a PM if you have this available.
Looking for any of the following:
Looking for deals on:
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I am looking for deals on the following titles in Any readable condition or format:
By Charles Marsh, God's Long Summer
by L. Ron Hubbard, (Mission Earth series)Death Quest, Doomed Planet, Disaster
by R.A. Salvatore,(Drizzt series) The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, The Halfling's Gem, Starless Night, Servant of the Shard, The Sea of Swords, The Lone Drow, The Two Swords
by Robin Hobb, Ship of Magic, Mad Ship, Ship of Destiny, Fool's Errand, Fool's Fate, Golden Fool
by Frank Herbert, Heretics of Dune
Star Wars Boba Fett series: Maze of Deception, Hunted, A New Threat, Pursuit
by Jude Watson: The Dangerous Games, The Master of Disguise, The School of Fear, The Shadow Trap, The Moment of Truth, The Changing of the Guard, The Final Showdown, The Hidden Past, The Mark of the Crown, The Defenders of the Dead, The Uncertain Path, The Captive Temple, The Fight for Truth, The Shattered Peace, The Deadly Hunter, The Evil Experiment, The Dangerous Rescue, The Ties that Bind, The Death of Hope, The Call to Vengeance, The Only Witness, The Threat Within, Deceptions, Followers, The Desperate Mission, Dark Warning, Underworld, Death on Naboo, A Tangled Web, Return of the Dark Side, Secret Weapon, Against the Empire, Legacy of the Jedi, Secrets of the Jedi
by Brian Jacques, The Angel's Command, Voyage of Slaves, Salamandastron, Outcast of Redwall, The Pearls of Lutra, The Long Patrol, The Legend of Luke, Lord Brocktree, Triss, Loamhedge, Rakkety Tam, High Rhulain, Eulalia
by Garth Nix, (Seventh Tower)Castle, Aenir, Above the Veil, The Violet Keystone, (Keys to the Kingdom)Grim Tuesday, Drowned Wednesday, Sir Thursday, Lady Friday
by Orson Scott Card, (Ender Series)Shadow of the Giant, First Meetings, A War of Gifts
by T.A. Barron, The Lost Years of Merlin, The Seven Songs of Merlin, The Fires of Merlin, The Mirror of Merlin, The Wings of Merlin
by Diana Wynne Jones, Charmed Life, The Lives of Christopher Chant, Mixed Magics, The Pinhoe Egg, Conrad's Fate, Witch Week, The Magicians of Caprona, Dark Lord of Derkholm
by Shannon Hale, The Goose Girl, Enna Burning, River Secrets, Princess Academy
by Kate Constable, The Singer of All Songs, The Waterless Sea, The Tenth Power
by Kathryn Lasky, Double Trouble Squared, A Voice in the Wind, Shadows in the Water, Dancing Through Fire, The Last Girls of Pompeii, any Ga'hoole or Camp Princess
by Margaret Peterson Haddix, Among the Hidden, Among the Imposters, Among the Betrayed, Among the Barons, Among the Brave, Among the Enemy, Among the Free, Escape From Memory, Running Out of Time, Turnabout, The House on the Gulf, Double Identity
by Erin Hunter, (Warriors Series) Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, A Dangerous Path, The Darkest Hour, Midnight, Moonrise, Dawn, Starlight, Twilight, Sunset, The Sight, Dark River, The Lost Warrior, Warrior's Refuge, Firestar's Quest
by Lloyd Alexander, The Foundling, Westmark, The Beggar Queen, The Arkadians, The Philadelphia Adventure, The Jedera Adventure, The Drackenburg Adventure, The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian, The Rope Trick, Time Cat
by Lemony Snicket, (A Series of Unfortunate Events) The Wide Window, The Miserable Mill, The Austere Academy, The Ersatz Elevator, The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital, The Carnivorous Carnival, The Slippery Slope, The Grim Grotto, The Penultimate Peril, The End, The Beatrice Letters
by Jean Craighead George, Julie, Julie's Wolf Pack
by Patricia C. Wrede, (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles) Dealing with Dragons, Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons, Talking to Dragons
by James Patterson, (Maximum Ride) Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
by Cornelia Funke, Inkheart, Inkspell, Dragon Rider
by Mildred D. Taylor, (Logan Family Series) The Land
by Lois Lenski, Indian Captive
by Gail Carson Levine, (Princess Tales Series) The Fairy's Mistake, The Princess Test, Cinderellis and the Glass Hill, For Biddle's Sake, The Fairy's Return, Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep
by Megan Whalen Turner, The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia
by Edith Pattou, East, Hero's Song
by Jan Karon, (Mitford Years Series) A Common Life, In This Mountain, Light From Heaven
by Christopher Paolini, (Inheritance Trilogy) Eldest
by Justine Larbalestier, (Magic or Madness Trilogy) Magic's Child
by Angie Sage, (Septimus Heap Series) Magyk, Flyte, Physik, Queste
by Kenneth Oppel, Sunwing
by Robin McKinley, Spindle's End
by C.J. Cherryh, The Faded Sun;Kesrith
by Philip Gulley, (Harmony Series) Home to Harmony, Just Shy of Harmony, Christmas in Harmony, Life Goes On, Signs and Wonders, A Change of Heart, Almost Friends, The Christmas Scrapbook
by Elvira Woodruff, The Ravenmaster's Secret, The Summer I Shrank my Grandmother, The Orphan of Ellis Island
by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, (Peter Pan Series) Escape fom Carnivale, Cave of the Dark Wind, Peter and the Starcatchers, Peter and the Shadow Thieves, Peter and the Secret of Rundoon
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Shiloh Season, Saving Shiloh
by Eoin Colfer, (Artemis Fowl Series) The Eternity Code, The Opal Deception, The Lost Colony
Spy Kids' Adventures One Agent Too Many, OSS Wilderness, Mall of the Universe, Spy TV, Freeze Frame, Spring Fever, Off Sides
by Kara Dalkey, (Water Trilogy) Reunion, Transformation
by John Flanagan, (Ranger's Apprentice Series) The Ruins of Gorlan, The Burning Bridge, The Icebound Land, The Battle for Skandia (alternate title 'The Oakleaf Bearers), Sorcerer in the North, The Siege of Macindaw
by Susan Cooper, (The Dark is Rising Sequence) Over Sea Under Stone, The Dark is Rising, Greenwitch, The Grey King, Silver on the Tree
by Edward Eager,Half Magic, Seven-Day Magic, The Time Garden, Magic or Not, Magic by the Lake, Knight's Castle, The Well-Wishers
Also I am looking for Jan Karon's Mitford series in Giftable Hardcover.
Please PM me with any offers.
Found them, Thanks!!!
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I am looking for deals of BOBs that include any of the follwing books:
Lisa Kleypas
Stranger in My Arms
Where's My Hero? - Anthology
Again The Magic
Worth Any Price
When Strangers Marry
Because You're Mine
Somewhere I'll Find You
Prince of Dreams
Dreaming of You
Then Came You
Only With Your Love
Elizabeth Boyle
Suzanne Enoch
Meet Me at Midnight (With this Ring)
Tracy Anne Warren
The Husband Trap
The Wife Trap
The Wedding Trap
Jennifer Ashley
Penelope and Prince Charming
The Mad Bad Duke
Celeste Bradley
The Pretender
The Imposter
Victoria Alexander
The Marriage Lesson
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I'm looking for the Deep Valley series by Maud Hart Lovelace (the three books by her set in Deep Valley that were not Betsy-Tacy books)
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I am looking for these books by Linda Howard. Please PM me if you want to do a deal. Thanks, Janine
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Can you help w/ any of these?
added 12/8 Death Turns a Trick (Rebecca Schwartz, Bk 1) Author: Julie Smith
**The Hornblower Series by C. S. Forester - No deal needed, just need someone to post them in the system=-)
I'm also looking for a deal on ............
I checked and the books with **** are wish-listed so there's other members who would appreciate these books as well=-)
A deal on these would be super!!
** Peoples of Europe Series And just in case you don't want to post because they're heavy, I'm looking for books for this series (titles include the Brittons, Gypsies etc) If you have 1 we can work something out (order multiple books etc.)
** Always looking for a super deal on the Choose Your Own Adventure series and the G.I. Joe choose your adventure style books, but then who isn't=-)
** Choose Your Own Path, Pick a Path, Twist-a-plot, Choice Adventures Series) , You-Solve-It-Mysteries - These are all like the Choose Your Own Adventure books.
*** Boxcar Children I need #'s 39, 40, 43, 56-58, 61-63, 65, 68, 72, 73, 75-77, 81, 86, 91, 93-103+
**Mandy Dyer Mystery- Dolores Johnson these...
**These by Elmore Leonard -
** Murder Gets a Life: A Southern Sisters Mystery - Anne George
** A-Z Mysteries series by Ron Roy- The Orange Outlaw (A to Z Mysteries) and The X'ed-Out X-Ray (A to Z Mysteries) Now adding the M (something Mummies) because DD left in out in the rain. It's pretty cute seeing my 5 yr. old "read" outside, but....
**Clue (the board game based books) - any except # 3, 5, 6, 7, 10
Thanks for reading!
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I'm looking for a deal on any of the following...
Christine Feehan's Carpathians Series (I already have Dark Prince, Dark Desire, and Dark Destiny)
Orson Scott Card's Ender Series (I already have Ender's Game)
Julie Garwood (I already have Ransom, Gentle Warrior, and Honor's Splendor)
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I would really, really like any of the following - I know they are long shots, but would be a great gift for my best friend for Christmas:
The Art of Howl's Moving Castle Author: Hayao Miyazaki Link
200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws, and Afghans : Crochet Squares to Mix and Match Author: Jan Eaton Link
200 Knitted Blocks: Traditional And Contemporary Designs To Mix And Match Author: Jan Eaton Link
200 Ripple Stitch Patterns: Exciting Patterns to Knit & Crochet for Afghans, Blankets & Throws Author: Jan Eaton Link
The Wee Free Men Illustrated Edition Author: Terry Pratchett Link
No deals are needed on these - I just really want them for my friends.
My account is on hold right now, so if you have any of these, please send me a PM and we can work something out.
I'm looking for these DeMIlle books, and would love to make a deal:
May Day
Talbot Odyssey
By the Rivers of Babylon
Death Squad
Please PM me, because I may not get back here right away.
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I am looking for a nice, hardback copy of The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. Doesn't have to be "giftable", I just want a great/good copy to complete my collection of his books. If you have this please send me a PM. Thanks in advance! Shayla
I am looking for drawing books appropriate for an 11 year old who is very good at drawing.
Anyone have a deal on the Mrs Piggle-Wiggle books by Betty McDonald? Please PM me; I'm trying to get the whole set!
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Looking for deals on...
Rome series by Colleen McCullough (Caesar's Women, Caesar, October Horse)
Sally Lockhart series by Philip Pullman
Irene Adler series by Carole Douglas
Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters
Sister Fidelma series by Peter Tremayne
Art History Mysteries series by Iain Pears
Quarters series by Tanya Huff
Shannara series by Terry Brooks
Xanth series by Piers Anthony (Books 14 and higher)
Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey (White Gryphon, Winds of Fury, Winds of Change, Take A Thief, Exile's Valor)
Redwall series by Brian Jacques
anything by Taylor Caldwell
Windhaven series by Marie de Jouret
Jalna series by Mazo de la Roche
Calder series by Janet Dailey (Calder Promise, Lone Calder Star, Calder Storm)
Also looking for...no deal required....any Harry Potter UK editions.
Thanks, Shannon
I have Demons Don't Dream (Xanth #16) :: Piers Anthony. You can have it by ordering one other book off my shelf for 1 credit.
Yep, what Cindy said, LOL. I have The Sword of Shannara, Shannon. I'd be happy to do a 2/1 if you need it and if you can find anything else on my shelf that you'd like.


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Another thanksgiving has come and gone already! It's still hard to believe too! This year's thanksgiving was a bit of a change up than in previous years, but it was cool!
It was the first year that we attempted to do things on our own. Laura and Ruby did a wonderful job with all of the food! Everything that they whipped up was super tastey...and I mean everything, we seemed to have a lot of food leftover (which isn't a bad thing). I am pretty proud of myself this year for not pigging out either. I didn't get disgustingly full or anything even close to that, and that definitely is a good thing.
The one thing that does kind of suck is having to go to work tomorrow, unfortunately it is my scheduled Saturday. In a way though I don't really mind it, it should be slow...wait is that good or bad?! Well which ever way you look at it, I will be at work either way. I haven't decided whether or not if I am going to take advantage and get some actual work done or not yet. I guess it all depends on how I feel in the morning. We will see...
Before I end this ..
I am typing this up on my iPhone while Raymond plays with all of his trains in his room. He likes for someone to be in his room while he plays. I don't mind it sometimes. I figure I just update this while he plays.
Ruby has been on the couch asleep since about 10:45 (it's just past midnight now) with the tv on, blasting loud! She gets up way too early, I guess...
It's a little tough typing this all up on this phone, and I didn't realize this entry was this long!!
Oh well, guess I should try to convince Raymond to go to bed since I ha e to get up at 7:00...
Friday, November 28, 2008
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Hi Blog-o-sphere!
I've missed you, all my faithful readers! I've been dreadfully busy, but doing really great stuff such as hanging out with my family at the holiday time, and starting a new job, and eating good food.
I think 2011 calls for a bit of renovation on the blog. A fresher look. A less unemployed feel. It won't happen tonight, but it will happen soon.
Thank you for reading and following my adventures. As always, I love to read your comments and I love to know that you've been by. :)
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moma / Jan 5 2011 11:30 am
I, too, had a fabulous holiday spent hanging out with family!
much love, moma
todd / Jan 11 2011 1:11 pm
just stopping by to say hi, Katie. :)


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Brainiacs Embrace Brian
Get out your tweed sports coat (yes, the one with the elbow patches), pack your pipe, and put on your black-framed reading glasses: The intellectual biweekly New York Review of Books has just published an article about Brian Wilson and the evolution of his masterwork "Smile." No new ground covered here (that is, no new ground for B.W. fanatics). The most interesting part for me was an analysis of Van Park Dykes's sometimes convoluted lyrics. For instance:
A synopsis of the album's Americana theme, "Roll Plymouth Rock" begins with ... the lines "Waving from the ocean liners/beaded cheering Indians behind them/Rock, rock, roll, Plymouth Rock roll over." The latter line links together references to early rock-and-roll stars Bill Haley ("Rock Around the Clock") and Chuck Berry ("Roll Over Beethoven") with the site of the Pilgrims' landing as part of the album's pop exploration of American mythology.
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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Over the past few weeks there has been a lot of discussion about socially responsible investing and socially responsible benchmarks.
What is the definition of socially responsible investing (SRI), which is often referred to as sustainable and ethical? Socially responsible investing is often described as representing companies that comply with global norms of corporate behavior. Sustainable investing means including environmental and social factors in investment decisions. Ethical investing is typically based on environmental, religious and/or political views. SRI is not new as political, religious and moral values have helped to inform and direct where investors invest since the early days of investing.
SRI investing has traditionally been defined based on excluding industries and/or companies that violate norms, such as producers of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, pornography, gambling or companies involved in serious human rights abuses. Many investors mix these three main styles: socially responsible, sustainability and ethical into their investment process - by using negative screening, or selective screening investing in companies that promote environmental stewardship, consumer protection, human rights, and diversity.
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Including a company's performance on ESG issues in the investment process is increasingly being seen as a fiduciary duty by many asset owners (pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, etc.) and these factors are becoming more correlated with a company's financial performance.
As you can see there are many different definitions and styles of socially responsible investing and an array of benchmarks offered to match these views. Historically supporting these views had meant that investors were likely to underperform market cap benchmarks to support these views.
The first socially responsible ETF was launched in March 2002 by EasyETF which was 12 years after the first ETF was launched in Canada in 1990. At the end of April 2013 there were 43 ETFs and ETPs with US$1.9 billion in assets under management providing exposure to socially responsible benchmarks. Only five of these ETFs and ETPs have gathered over US$100 million.
As you can see in the accompanying chart the majority of SRI ETFs and ETPs are listed in the United States and Europe and over half of the assets invested in SRI ETFs and ETPs are invested in the products listed in the United States. There are only four SRI ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific and one is listed in Japan.
SRI ETFs and ETPs represent less than 1% of global ETFs and ETPs based on both the number of products and assets under management.
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Comics Crime Watch: Hickory, N.C.
OK, maybe there is a comic-book crime wave after all.
The Hickory, N.C., Daily Record reports that someone broke into Time Tunnel Comics and Toys early yesterday, and made off with $17,000 in comic books. Store owner Edwin Price said the thief took nine boxes containing some 1,800 comics from the 1950s and '60s.
"This was surgically done," Price told the Daily Record. "He went straight past the computers and the cash, and straight to the collectibles."
Local police are examining the video-surveillance tape, which shows a man wearing blue jeans, a dark hood and dark gloves. A $1,000 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thief.


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My name is Dunham and I live a pretty good life. I have a loving family, including a sister, who is about to be shipped off to college, and a dog. One thing that has always fascinated me was film. I used to make short films with my friends in the backyard when we were kids. My love for this art has continued on to this day, with my number one profession of interest as a Director. I even have plans to tour USC and NYU next year for potential colleges. One thing you should know about me is that this isn't my first rodeo when it comes to coding. I've dipped my toes in it before, just not CS. I have even attended a semi-annual competition called CodeDay in which participants are required to create a game/application in 24 hours. And although I heavily leaned on different game creating applications, I believe the base of code to be there. All in all I'm excited to be a part of this class and I'm looking forward to the future.


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The american civil liberties union (aclu) urges the human rights council to address the widespread violations of the human rights of prisoners in the united states associated with solitary confinement and call for the adoption of appropriate measures to protect their human rights. A human rights profile of the government of north korea (dprk), which is guilty of systemic human rights abuses and human rights violations. The human rights page description while not all discrimination is illegal, certain types of discrimination are violations of state and/or federal law. These stories will make your blood boil from rampant violence and sexual abuse against women, to the commission of crimes against humanity by dictators, 2013 was a year filled with pervasive human rights violations worldwide.
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Gloria and Danner were baptized and confirmed this weekend and this NEXT weekend her daughter Tamara and her daughter in law Jocelyn are gonna be baptize
filling the font!
So these past couple weeks have been successful but now I am a little worried because outside of that family... no one really is progressing, haha the people here are really humble, yes... but not trusting really at all. So its hard to find someone who doesn't reject us but when we DO find them it makes it all worth it.
This week went by pretty fast, I still cant believe its March... and we are already making plans for April.. Its nuts! I am officially half way done with my mission!... I don't really know how I feel about that haha
Also, I am hoping and praying that my companion doesn't have transfers! I am completely lost here. If I, Megan Miller... get lost in LAKEVILLE of all places... I am pretty much screwed. Haha this sector is HUGE and flat as flat can be and they don't use directions here its like "hey can we have your address so we know how to come back?" and they are like sure "Its the house made out of sticks and cement blocks, third one down on the right, with a hammock out front." ... and we are usually like... uhhh.... "anything else? alot of houses have that description" and that's when they say ... "ya my husbands usually out front drunk all the time, and we have a dog with three legs... just find the street and shout for me"....... haha and I'm just sitting there like... Well. You pretty much just described ALL of Esperanza, but okay. And not many people have phones either haha so its hard, but whatever lol... Follow the spirit! haha
I really do like my sector, its just reallllly unique hahahaha... I am gaining so many new expiriences everyday! I have quite a bit to share with you all when I get home. Lol
In two weeks we have a mission conference and we get to go to the temple in Guayaquil WOOHOO!!! I am so excited!
I love you all! Things are good here! XOXOX
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A weekly digest of legal news under the following headings: –
Decided Cases
Before the Courts
Developments in the Profession
Debated Bills / Legislation
Law and Society
Decided Cases
U.S. Judge Rules Haitians Cannot Sue U.N. For Cholera Epidemic
Thousands of Haitians killed or sickened by a cholera epidemic that they blame on U.N. peacekeepers cannot sue the United Nations in a U.S. court because the U.N. has legal immunity that only it can waive, a judge has ruled.
The judgment can be found here.
High Court Rules Against Senior Lawyer
The Barbados High Court ordered a Queen's Counsel and Speaker of the House of Assembly to surrender funds he withheld for over two years from one of his clients.
Injunction granted to halt St Kitts-Nevis boundary charges
An injunction was granted by the High Court on Friday restraining the St Kitts and Nevis government from proclaiming constituency boundaries changes.
Before the Courts
Bain v University of the West Indies
The litigation involving Professor Brendan Bain and the University of the West Indies began last week. The suit arose out of the termination of Bain's contract as director of the Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Network (CHART) after civil society groups indicated they had lost confidence in him after he gave expert testimony before the Belizean courts in a case challenging the buggery law in that country. Bain gave that testimony at the request of church groups in Belize that oppose the challenge to the buggery law.
Bain's claim against the UWI spans more than contract law. He also alleges that he was defamed by the University. More interestingly he claims that his constitutional rights to free speech have been infringed. The constitutional claim has led to the matter being decided by the Constitutional Court with justices Lennox Campbell, Paulette Williams, and Frank Williams presiding.
Extracts from the parties' witness statements indicate that Bain feels that "his life work had been brought into serious disrepute" by UWI's actions and that his "basic freedom of expression and thought as guaranteed by the Jamaican Charter". In court, Bain testified to feeling "stifled, embarrassed and belittled".
Nigel Harris, the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the UWI, who made the decision to end Bain's contract, says that the decision to terminate the contract was made because he "was of the opinion that he (Bain) destroyed the trust and confidence that was necessary for him to continue to represent the university and that he no longer commanded the support of a significant sector of the community to which CHART and PANCAP were accountable".
Under cross examination Bain admitted that four human rights groups had cautioned him about the likely consequence of his report and that it would be dangerous for him to participate in the case. Bain has also testified that Harris tried to pacify the fallout and had asked him to reach out to the LGBT community.
In tangential issues, the Court refused a number of applications by Bain. The first two involved applications to strike out portions of Harris' witness statement and to allow an additional witness statement filed by himself. In the other, the Court denied the request to extened the injunction preventing UWI from removing him as director of CHART.
Battle Rages Over Slave Owner's Land
The 3,657-acre plantation in Golden Vale, Portland, which Owen Kinlock left for his slaves in 1838 is now at the heart of a dispute in the Port Antonio Resident Magistrate's Court.
Emailgate defamation lawsuit – Rowley moves to strike out
In Trinidad and Tobago, Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley was moving to strike out a legal victory being claimed by the Attorney General in the email-gate controversy. The Attorney General entered a default judgement against the Opposition Leader when Rowley failed to file a defence in a defamation lawsuit against him.
Developments in the Profession
Trinidadian woman appointed CCJ judge
The Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC) Friday announced the appointment of Justice Maureen Rajnauth-Lee, a judge of the Court of Appeal of Trinidad, as a judge to the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).
Justice Rajnauth-Lee replaces Desiree Bernard, the first woman to sit as a judge of the Court.
Retired Judge Named Interim Supervisor of Insolvency
Retired Justice Roy Anderson has been appointed the interim Supervisor of Insolvency as the Government moves to implement the recently introduced Insolvency Act.
Public defender to hit ground running
NEW Public Defender Arlene Harrison Henry says her first order of business will be the West Kingston Commission of Inquiry, which is looking into circumstances that led to the death of more than 70 people during a May 2010 security operation to nab then strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.
Debated Bills/ Legislation
Pilgrim concerned about accused's rights
Prominent attorney at law, Andrew Pilgrim expressed grave concern over the Evidence(Amendment) Bill 2014 which he argues would take away the fundamental right of an accused to remain silent.
The Barbados senate nevertheless passed the bill.
Suffering in secret – women hold their peace as promised anti sexual harassment laws crawls through the pipeline
In Jamaica, former president of Women's Inc, Joyce Hewitt lamented that promises of sexual harassment legislation which focuses on sexual harassment in the workplace have still not been fulfilled by Parliament and as a result women have continued to suffer for years. Justice Senator Mark Golding argued that there needs to be patience with the legislative process and that he was currently waiting on a draft bill on the area from Cabinet.
Jamaica Manufacturers Association concerned about CARICOM competition for procurement contracts
The Jamaica Manufactures Association expressed concerns about a clause in the Pubic Procurement Bill which would allow suppliers from CARICOM states to bid for public sector procurement contracts in the island as "national bidders".
AG of Antigua and Barbuda anticipates passage of bill to reform prosecution system
Antigua and Barbuda is expected to pass the Crown Prosecution Service Bill this year which is intended to reform the prosecution system by September. One important change is an end to police prosecuting cases in various magistrates courts.
Law and Society
Divorce Overload – Long List Of Petitions To End Marriages Bogs Down Legal System
Hundreds of Jamaicans stuck in love-less marriages are finding it difficult to move on with their lives as the court system is being bogged down by the high number of petitions for divorce.
Judge concerned about justice for unrepresented defendants
Her Ladyship Justice Marlene Carter has expressed concern about defendants charged with serious crimes going to trial without legal counsel.
Lawyers think jurors are too young
A number of lawyers in Antigua and Barbuda are concerned about the average age of jurors in criminal proceedings deciding the fate of accused persons.
Antigua and Barbuda AG mulls raising the age of consent
Due to an increase in the number of sex crimes, the Attorney General of Antigua and Barbuda announced that an upward shift in the age of consent and increased penalties for sex crimes were to be given consideration soon by the legislator.
In response, others have argued that the issue is wider than a legal one and should also be addressed from a societal perspective as well.
UN Committee to review Jamaica's record on children's rights
Having ratified the Convention of the Rights of the Child, Jamaica is required to undergo standard examinations of its record on children's rights which will take place on Monday 19th January and Tuesday 20th of January. These sessions will be streamed live online.
CARICOM and intellectual property law: what next?
There is still little response from CARICOM on intellectual property laws and policy that will allow for the development of innovation and trade, both intraregionally and internationally, and one wonders whether this is the result of lack of informed policymakers or simply a collective phobia of international intellectual property law and policy. Either way, there must be an applicable cure and fast.


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Rich's Garage
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Made the voyage down to Whittakers gun store today. I couldn't resist picking up a Golden Boy. They had it on sale at a more than reasonable price, and I have been wanting one for years. They also actually had bricks of .22 for sale. So, I came home with one of each as they only allowed one brick per customer. Tomorrow will be a plinking day, weather permitting. Haven't been to the club in a while. May take some of the cowboy guns out as well.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. –- Arkansas plays host to Alabama in a Southeastern Conference game on Thursday at 8 p.m. The game is being nationally televised by ESPN. The Razorbacks are 12-5 overall and 0-4 in the SEC while the Crimson Tide is 12-7 and 2-3. Alabama head coach Mark Gottfried resigned on Monday. The team is being coached by interim head coach Philip Pearson. Arkansas head coach John Pelphrey met with the media on Tuesday to preview the game. Following is a partial transcript of his press conference.
"It is very, very treacherous out there. I hope everyone gets around in a safe fashion. With school out, we are practicing twice, so we're trying to get in one extra practice as opposed to what we normally do. (Monday) was good. We made progress. This morning was not as good, but it was not bad."
"They have a lot of veteran guys. They are long, athletic and pretty deep up front. They have two wins in the league. I'm sure they will come in and feel very good about themselves. With us not protecting home court, they will be looking for a road win.
"(Alonzo) Gee is a problem. Their whole team is a problem. They play three bigs. They are huge, as big as any team we will play. Gee is an outstanding player and an explosive scorer, and has been for a long time. He can do it from the three-point line or off one quick dribble.
"With the coaching change, I don't think a lot will change in terms of scheme and system. Philip Pearson has been around and recruited a lot of those guys. If anything, they will probably try to rally together and use that adversity to bring them closer.
"My only comment about Mark (Gottfried) is that my thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. There are two sides to this thing. Everybody gets excited about new coaches, but there is also someone's family being adversely affected. I never like to see that happen to anybody."
Courtney Fortson, assists and turnovers:
"Hopefully we will perform better as a unit and hopefully he will play better. A little of that is on him not making good decisions, but our team needs to operate as a unit at a higher level and our opponents have played well."
Three-point shooting:
"The three-point line has hurt us in conference play. Alabama has Mikhail Torrance, who is shooting better than he ever has. Brandon Hollinger has made four or five in a game, Alonzo Gee is extremely capable of making threes and Senario Hillman is an explosive scorer. We have to continue to defend the three-point line. We're not looking at percentages."
Full court pressure:
"We have pressed less. It's hard to press when you don't get (defensive) stops, and depth and foul trouble have come into play as well."
Fast break opportunities:
"We were terrific (Monday) in practice. We got out on the break several times against Auburn. We just didn't convert. We have to do a better job of converting."
Jason Henry (knee injury):
"He did not practice (Monday) or today. We will try to get him ready. We're just going to manage him and see what happens."
Marcus Monk, who sat out the Auburn game:
"There is no change. We're working with him (in practice) out there."
Positive attitude:
"I try to focus on conducting yourself the right way when things are going great and when things don't go so well. It is very difficult and challenging right now. I feel honored and humbled to be the head coach at the University of Arkansas and I'm looking forward to these next 12 games."
Playing with desperation:
"If you look at the definition of desperate, it says almost beyond hope, at the end of your rope. It says you could become hopeless and give up. Part of the definition says extremely intense. If we play like our life is on the line, when we do that, we overachieve."


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Binġemma. (Click on the photo for added detail.)
Last week's walk took me to a favourite place, just a short distance away from where my maternal grandparents lived. I've been to Binġemma before, several times in fact, and always thought it rather remote. It helps that the only road there is a one-car track – it's paved, but seems to be in a perpetual need of repair. If you've followed this blog long enough you may recall a panorama I posted of the place several years ago. A print of that photo hangs on our landing.
Anyway, today's photo was taken from further up the valley. Much of the land around here is cultivated; the stone walls are the traditional dividers (known as ħitan tas-sejjieħ). If memory serves me right there's no mortar or any other binding agent, so water can flow through the wall as needed when it rains. Once again, this is a place I'll need to return to specifically for photography. My list is growing long…
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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Why Stories Are Important & Why Steve Jobs and Apple™ Inc. Have Become the Joint Focal Point of Many Of Them: Reflections on Dan Lyon's Speech At Hubspot's Inbound 2013
One week ago I had the pleasure and privilege of attending Hubspot's Inbound 2013 Convention and hearing inspiring, meaningful, poignant, timely Thought Leadership from the likes of Pam Slim, Arianna Huffington, Seth Godin, Scott Harrison, and Dan Lyons. I already … Continue reading
Why I am Attending Hubspot's Inbound 2013 Convention This Week
For many of you in the business world, I am aware that I have come on your radar rather abruptly. I am still getting LinkedIn queries to my continued targeted corporate based invitations to connect, "who are you, really?". I … Continue reading
Thought Leadership and Female Entrepreneurship: Beyond the Jargon
This post also appears on my Tumblr blog: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/niceinitiative I feel it's important and wanted to share it again….. I've had an interesting life these past few years, where I was in a petri dish, a modified incubator for entrepreneurship, AKA … Continue reading
Why I Wrote This Book
"Cinder-Nechah to the rescue….Let's do this!" – Dr. Nechah Hochstein 1971-2012 "An idea is a feat of association" – Robert Frost My book is dedicated to the memory of my best friend, first and most treasured mentor, Apple™ Techie/fellow Mac … Continue reading
The NICE Initiative for Female Entrepreneurship Will Soon Launch!
Hello Again! What a busy summer! I am in the process of both publishing my book via Maven House Press, and launching The NICE Initiative digital platform and seminars, which will be an offshoot of my book. I need to … Continue reading
Are Women Collectively Ready to Join the Entrepreneurial Revolution?
"If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things" – Plato


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