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More than 1,700 loans have been disbursed under the Enhanced Micro Loan Programme in just over a year since it was introduced, a boon to start-ups that often struggled to get initial bank loans.
The loans of up to $100,000 are taken up by companies that are less than three years old, said Spring Singapore, an agency responsible for helping Singapore enterprises grow.
"We are hoping to see more young enterprises take the opportunity to tap the Enhanced Micro Loan Programme to grow their business," Ms Chew Mok Lee, assistant chief executive (capabilities and partnership) of Spring Singapore, told The Straits Times.
She said OCBC Bank has made significant headway in helping these new companies,contributing more than 50 per cent of the number of loans under the programme.
More than 10 financial institutions participate in the scheme.
For young entrepreneur Li Yanyan, 32, the OCBC loan came as a lifeline when the bank offered her $25,000, which she was able to use to pay her staff's salary and other overheads in February this year.
As her business was barely a year old, Ms Li was initially unable to get a business loan when she discovered that her $50,000 capital was running low some time in January.
"I was quite demoralised. Most of my capital was spent on developing a mobile application for the business. I would have to cease my operation if I could not get any funding," said Ms Li.
Ms Li, who used to work in a market research firm, started Meggnify last January to develop a mobile phone application that collects quick data for businesses, for market research.
A survey by OCBC last year showed that 50 per cent of start-ups require funding to kick-start their business growth, and 80 per cent of them need it within the first two years of commencing business operations, said Mr Eric Ong, head of emerging business, global commercial banking, at OCBC Bank.
The survey, which was conducted with 400 start-ups and existing business owners with turnover of up to $5 million last year, also showed that only 11 per cent of the businesses had their financing needs met by banks at an early growth stage.
Even though emerging businesses make up more than 90 per cent of the total enterprise population in Singapore, it had been difficult for start-ups to get bank loans as they lack a track record and are seen to be more risky investments.
To spur lending to the young small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the Government has increased its share of the loan risk, from 50 per cent to 70 per cent for sums less than $100,000 under the Enhanced Micro Loan Programme.
Last April, OCBC launched its Business First Loan - a collateral- free loan of up to $100,000 - for start-ups as young as six months old.
OCBC Bank, which is the only bank to offer loans to six-month- old businesses, said 40 per cent of its borrowers are businesses between six and 12 months old.
Ms Liew Wei Yong, 35, who started fitness-training firm Train Live Compete 11/2 years ago, said: "I had used my savings to start this business.
"With a $100,000 bank loan, I will definitely be able to expand my business."
But she said she will go to a bank only when she has "a very good proposal" as the loan has to be paid back.


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Why should anyone try acupuncture? Acupuncture works.
Acupuncture is a proven medicine, recognized for the treatment of several conditions by the National Institutes of health. The World Health Organization recognizes acupuncture's efficacy in over 40 conditions. These 40 conditions include such broad categories as pain conditions, headaches (including migraines) and women's health.
Acupuncture is safe. Acupuncture is gentle. Acupuncture is effective. Further, acupuncture has few side effects and the most common one is bruising in the area of the needle insertion. It's relaxing. It doesn't interfere with any other treatment that you might be using.
Acupuncturists work with a whole different paradigm so any time you feel that your health is not improving with the care you are getting from traditional Western doctors, you may want to give acupuncture a try.


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Wednesday, April 13, 2016
25th Targa in town this Friday
The 2016 event got under way earlier this week and will make its way from the West Coast this Friday for competitive stages at Tarraleah and Ellendale and lunch at New Norfolk.
Circle St and High St will be closed for several hours to allow the Targa fleet to regroup and have lunch before setting off for the final competitive stage at Grasstree Hill.
The public will be able to mingle with Targa crews and take a close look at the participating cars while they are parked for the lunch break in New Norfolk.
MT ARROWSMITH: Lyell Hwy closed between Bradshaws Bridge and Derwent Bridge from 7.30am to 1pm (closed at 6.09am from Derwent Bridge end).
TARRALEAH: Lyell Hwy closed between Tungatinah Rd and Oldina Drive from 8.45am-2.15pm.
ELLENDALE: Ellendale Rd closed between Lake Meadowbank and Dillons Rd from 9.37am until 3.07pm.
NEW NORFOLK: Circle St and High St closed between 11am-3.30pm.
Visit targa.com.au for more information.
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Bocado Tapas Wine Bar – Worcester
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have dined hear a few times, attending wine dinners, as well as doing their Bocado experience for 4 (one time with friends and one time as a family of 4). Recommend getting the sangria.
Excellent food, service and drinks to go with. The ambiance is lovely. Love the small plates. Love the different kinds of paella. Every small plate is an adventure in eating!
Even though there were 3 of us our waiter said the Bocado Experience for 2 would be a lot of food. He was really correct! By the last tapa we were so full. But we did manage to find room for 2 desserts. It was a delightful evening with a lot of different taste experiences. Will definitely be going back!
First time at a tapas restaurant, and was very pleased. We were lucky enough to have Dez as our waiter. He was simply the best, very friendly and knowledgable. Great food for a good price. Will come back for sure!
Every time we have friends or visitors come to town this is our go to place. Food is exceptional and service is on point. Never had bad meal or experience here. Always busy so make reservations.
This was my 4th time at Bocado and every time was excellent from the friendly service to the excellent food. I love trying all the different plates. Everyone in my party picked out different tapas and the fun experience is trying something you wouldn't have ordered and loving it and sometimes not but still having a fun time and a excellent meal. I always leave there full. I highly recommend everyone to go!
Second date - it was a good choice. Suiting close was easy, food was great, large portions, but a little loud.
The only real fail in this experience was that the wine was very mediocre.
Our waiter was attentive and made good recommendations. Can't wait to return!
Sunday dinner - restaurant was fairly empty and quiet. Food was good however the server just did not seem to interested in us. Felt more like the service we woul dget at a diner instead of a better rated restaurant in Worcester.
Great bday get together. 8 of us ate like kings. Food is tremendous. Service was good. Def be back!
Had an excellent anniversary dinner. Fried goat cheese was a great recommendation by our server. Maple brussels sprouts were perfection. Had the ground lamb and chick pea sloppy joe special this month. So tasty. The pomegranate flan for dessert was just the right ending. Thank you Bocado!
We have had dinner at Bocado several times in the last two months and have always had a great experience. The tapas menu is great-- it is one of the few restaurants that has so many delicious options that we cannot even try them all in one visit! Our server (John) was fantastic, professional, friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. He usually works at the Providence location, but we are glad that he has been in Worcester for the last couple of times we've visited.
The extensive selection of wines is excellent and it's nice to have so many choices by the glass as well as by the bottle. Spanish and Portuguese wines are very good values that many restaurants do not offer, so we are always happy to try the different varieties at Bocado.
We highly recommend Bocado (both in Worcester and Wellesley).
Never dissappoints, great food every time! They have option to pick a set number of cheese and charcuterrie and tappas for $78 I believe. Absolutely best value, because you get to try so much.
Delicious food and great service! Consistently deliver
The food was excellent. The service was good but could have been a little more engaging.
The service and quality of food here is amazing. Timing is perfect when bringing out your tapas plates.
My fiancè and I ate dinner here Friday to celebrate our anniversary. We had been once before in September for my birthday. Everything was fantastic and our waitress, Hannah, was amazing! Worth our 45 minute drive from eastern CT.
Great time and delicious food! 6 of us went and plenty of food.
We've been here many times, and had another wonderful dinner. We tried the seasonal Lamb Sliders, which were fantastic, and the Pecho de Res Cocido (5 hour braised beef brisket, bbq braise sauce, Yukon mashed, Espelette crème fraîche), which is always a favorite. With an extensive menu and great service, we think this is one of the top restaurants in the area.
Very good food and excellent atmosphere. The two of us got 6 tapas to share, plus a dessert. I didn't love the wine flights but I'm glad I tried them. Will definitely return!
I have already eaten at their sister restaurant in Wellesley, MA so I was hoping for the same delightful experience. Although the food was not bad, I was not as impressed as compared to my other visits in Wellesley. Parking is extremely challenging, although, once you do find it, it is easy to get in and out, because it is next to Highway 290.
The plate that I would definitely recommend is the goat cheese with honey Tapa, never disappoints. The wine tempranillo was also great and the bread always comes nice and warm.
The shrimp garlic style, was too dry, for a dish that is usually great to dip your bread right after.
Anyway, if you want a quick bite, this is still a good place in Worcester, MA
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The food was fabulous. We had the Bocado Experience for 2- just a little too much food- we would have been satisfied with a charcuterie and 3 tapas dishes. The wine selection is extensive, the music in the background was hip in a Spanish way, and the service professional and appropriate.
As an early reservation, we felt a little isolated in an almost empty room when there were patrons in the other rooms, but things filled up a bit before we were done.
We'll be back and we'll be bringing people with us - this is a great social dining experience!
Bocado was perfect for my first tapas experience. My date and I did the two person experience. All the food was delicious. Portions exceeded our expectations! We left feeling extremely full, with a take-out bag full of leftover paella. The classic paella was amazing. I almost wish it came out first. The house sangria is nice and light with a kick from the brandy. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who wants to try tapas for the first time. Shannon, our waitress, was a delight as well!
We really enjoy this restaurant. We think the food is fantastic.
Went New Year's Eve. Busy, but managed well. Great experience (as always), only gripe is we were ordering two plates at a time and the waitress said if we give her all the plates we wanted she'd space them out for us. Next thing... 4 plates spaced by a long wait then 1 plate. If you want to have a certain pace of your food - don't let them do it for you.
Otherwise, great experience.
Overall, a great dining experience. Received an excellent suggestion to try a bottle of Embruix Priorat (pricey though superior quality) and the cheese board was on point. Seating in a booth for our party of 4 was comfortable and allowed for conversation to be heard. All the plates were tasty though the lamb special was a bit complicated, hiding the flavor of the meat.
The promise of the place was high but fullfillment totally lacking. There was not one tapas dish that could stand muster in any city but Worcester. The high point of the evening was an octopus dish that tasted like canned fish. Service was attentive but we were originally shown the worst table in the house by the bar and waiters ice station. No reason to ever go there again.
This was an amazing find in Worcester. My girlfriends and I were blown away by the great service, the ambiance, and the amazing food. The prices are on the more expensive side, but you get what you pay for. For $75 we got 2 small plates, 6 tapas, and churros for dessert. Plenty of food for the 3 of us and I bet that would have been plenty for 4 too. You must try the small cheese plate: fried goat cheese and honey. As well as the tapas: Kabob burgers!
This is my favorite restaurant in Worcester. I have eaten dinner at Bocado three times and all have been an amazing experience. I went with a large party for a friends dinner and was thrilled with the food. I have gone back since for more intimate dinners and have been just as happy with the food and service. The waiter was extremely helpful in making recommendations and understanding the different tapas choices. I hope everyone gets to experience Bocado.
Our server got our order wrong though he corrected it once we told him of the mistake. What was worse was he rushed us out. Didn't even offer us coffee after dessert. The special, pork and beans paella, was dry and not tasty.
This restaurant seems to be good and then bad. Guess the good run has ended. May be time to take a break from Bocado.
The margaritas are great! The amount of selections is amazing! Everything we had was delicious!!
Very well prepared, delicious small bites. We had the 'experience'. It was spectacular. The Red Sangria was very well balanced with fruit and wine. Nicely done. The fact that you get so many choices of Tapas makes it fun.Excellent, courteous and attentive service.
went to Bocado for my daughter's birthday. She was so excited because Bocado has a number of vegetarian options which are all given the care of the meat or fish menu items. We were able to share brussell sprouts, fried goat cheese, arancini, and potatoes dishes which made my daughter very happy. I loved the wine list which is very reasonably priced. Plus we lucked into a time slot (Sunday at 6:30) where we could be seated immediately
The food here is outstanding, and the wine is equally good. I've never seen so many options for flights of wine, which was great fun. The staff is very friendly, and they all seem to thoroughly enjoy the food at Bocado as well as the working environment. It is a must visit restaurant.
Delicious! Way more food than I expected. Pricey but worth it! Already planning on going again!
It was very noisy when we arrived at 7:45 for dinner. The acoustics could be better BUT
we loved the food and our server, Shannon, was very knowledgable and helpful. Excellent server.
It did quiet down later which was a nicer atmosphere.
We would go back and do recommend it to friends.
Bocado has been a family favorite now for a number of years. Amazing food, served expeditiously and always in a friendly, helpful manner. I only wish we could get there more often!
Dinning at Bocado was an excellent experience all the way around. The food was excellent, truly fine dinning and the best wine.


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it's funny, i thought my "portrait project" would only include people, but yesterday i found myself in a beautiful old church with some time to kill. it felt funny, taking photos inside a church, but really, why should it? it's not illegal. and i wasn't doing it for the wrong reasons. i just wanted to capture the beauty of it all. i love stained glass, and have always been fascinated with religious statues.
March 31, 2012
March 29, 2012
best song about coffee ever
the coffee song makes me giggle.
Written By: Bob Hilliard / Richard Miles
Way down among Brazilians
Coffee beans grow by the billions
So they've got to find those extra cups to fill
They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
You can't get cherry soda
Cause they've gotta sell their quota
And the way things are I guess they never will
They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
No tea or tomato juice
You'll see no potato juice
Cause the planters down in Santos
All say no, no, no
A politican's daughter
Was accused of drinkin' water
And was fined a great big fifty dollar bill
They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
When Brazilian ham and eggs need savor
Coffee ketchup gives 'em flavor
Coffee pickles way outsell the dill
Why they put coffee in their coffee in Brazil
You date a man and find out later
He smells like a percolator
His cologne was made right on the grill
Hey they could percolate the ocean in Brazil
Don't ask for hot cocoa there
They'll say you've gone loco there
But say caffeine or coffee bean and they'll say ay ay ay
So you'll add to the local color
Serve some coffee with a cruller
Dunkin doesn't take alot of skill
They've got an awful lot of coffee
A great big pot of coffee
They've got an awful lot of coffee
In Brazil, Brazil, Brazil
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shrimp with eyes
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i had this stool as a child. when i was having blood work done yesterday, i noticed they had the stool in the corner. it was a nice little random childhood memory.
March 5, 2012
is my insomnia actually normal?
Here's a link to an interesting article on insomnia.
"In the early 1990s, psychiatrist Thomas Wehr conducted an experiment in which a group of people were plunged into darkness for 14 hours every day for a month. It took some time for their sleep to regulate but by the fourth week the subjects had settled into a very distinct sleeping pattern. They slept first for four hours, then woke for one or two hours before falling into a second four-hour sleep."
This describes exactly how I sleep!
The article goes on to explain that this way of sleeping (a first and second sleep) was the normal back in the old days. And how the modern thinking about people needing 8 hours sleep in a row is crap.
I've been off Ambien since August, and I'm still trying to figure out how to sleep. I've stopped trying to sleep for 8 hours. 5 or 6 is fine. If I wake up after 4am, I just stay up.
And now I'm using my weird sleep patterns to go swimming. I hit the pool as early as possible, then take my time in the sauna and getting ready for work.
I like thinking that I can find new & better ways to sleep, and that the pressure to sleep 8 hours in a row isn't the only way to sleep.
I'm going to sleep like the people did in the old days!
portrait project: carol
carol is the first person to participate in my photography project. it was so much fun taking her picture! i have ideas for dan, chris, david, mark, rachel and my mom. i'm also going to do some self portraits.
this is fun!!!
March 4, 2012
my thoughts on guns & mental illness...
I've wanted to blog about this for days. I know my thoughts are not important to anyone in the grand scheme of things. I just want to say my peace.
It's just so damn sad. But seeing how the community has really come together is sweet. And the families who lost their kids are being so strong, even forgiving. Also, seeing mr. Bergant (my old junior high band director) holding those sad press conferences, it wrecks me.
A friend I used to work with, someone I kept in touch with, her cousin was the first boy to die in the shooting. She comes from a big, close knit family and they are completely devastated.
It also brings back memories of the boy I was friends with who got his dad's gun and accidentally shot himself in the face. We were both 5 years old. He lived around the corner. He survived. But was really damaged. In a wheelchair with most of his brain gone. A tracheotomy tube. Just a vegetable.
So yeah, I'm not a fan of guns.
And the kid who did the shooting in Charon, boy did he have a rough life with some messed up parents.
I keep using the word "senseless", but that doesn't feel right. It happened for a reason, or a "perfect storm" of reasons. These school shootings keep happening, and we need to understand why. To me, it seems like a combination of way too easy access to guns, and very little understanding about mental illness.
The guy who killed one person, wounded some & held my husband hostage, the guy was clearly unstable. He made everyone in the computer dept nervous. His neighbors knew he was crazy. But what can you do for someone clearly disturbed? There aren't many mental hospitals these days. And how do you force someone to get mental health help?
My dad was most likely manic depressive. When I was in college, I begged him to get help. I offered to try and pay for him to talk to someone. He'd just hang up on me, and a few months later I'd get another call from him, and it would end in another hang up.
So what am I trying to say? That we need more gun control. And we need better options for mentally ill people.
Here are some kids from my old high school, in the band room I spent 4 years, singing for the kids at Chardon:
Day Ten: One confession
good lord! i'm so open and honest about the embarrassing things in my life... i need to think about this one for a moment...
i once poked a blind lady with a pen.
she was a client at the group home i worked at on weekend. she was the meanest fucking lady ever. she'd attack people, throw used maxi pads at staff.
she also loved to tell people how they were going to die. one morning, waiting for the bus to pick her up for the open workshop, she told me that she saw me in a dream, and the sky was on fire, and that i was lying dead in the road.
i was so annoyed with her, i poked her in the leg with my pen. not too hard. but it made me a little happy to do it. and i'd do it again.
i'm a horrible person. LOL!
I love naughty signs!!!
i snapped this pic last year. got out of my car in the rain to take the pic. and then i laughed and laughed all the way to work.
this one i spotted yesterday morning on my way home from the gym. much giggling occurred.
March 2, 2012
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Hi SleepWell Families! Alysa here! I'm so happy to be the SleepWell Baby resident blogger. I'm also excited to announce that the SleepWell Baby team will be lending our expertise our favourite pregnancy and baby blog, Pregnant Chicken!
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Royal earned her bachelor's degree at Sacramento State in 2016, majoring in communication studies with a concentration in digital media. She later received a master's in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership/Coaching at the University of Washington in the summer of 2018.
A former student-athlete at Sac State, Royal was part of four-consecutive Big Sky Conference championships with the Hornets. She was also a member of the National Honor Society and earned Coca-Cola Scholars accolades.


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Sadly the notion that the British Army/Government could have orchestrated these murders and then covered the fact up for so long is easy to believe in this cynical age. What worries me is that I have heard no comment from the Government to either deny all or arrest the Army and Police officers involved. If these allegations are not proven to be wrong, or alternatively convictions made, then our democracy and credibility in the rest of the world are completely undermined.
I was impressed by the unbiased and impartial work of John Ware, at the risk of his own life, in uncovering the connivance of the army and RUC Special Branch with Loyalist paramilitaries in the murders of innocent Catholics like Pat Finucane.
Keep up the good work.
While the Catholic/Nationalist community has been painfully aware of the activities of the "security" forces here I can imagine many British people being shocked at these findings. The fact that Special Branch remains intact and many of its leading figures have been promoted in a supposedly new police service is more worrying. As is the fact that the UDA continues its campaign against Catholics apparently immune from arrest.
Certain elements in the security forces, loyalist thugs and republican thugs were guilty of dastardly and unforgivable crimes.
Most of these criminals are now free and unless we bring them all to justice, it is a waste of time concentrating on one particular group.
As someone who wants peace I think we should forget the past and protect our future. There are hundreds/thousands of relatives out there who should know who killed their loved ones, on all sides. Will we have a public enquiry for them all? Who is more important than anyone else?
Let's stop this now and get on with peace for all the citizens of Ireland.
If you found this program interesting, but want to hear things from the opposite perspective, Paul Bruce's Nemesis File is worth a read.
Having digested the content now of both programmes and watched the forum, I am left with one overriding impression that the balance was not there. The BBC has focused too much on one side and has effectively just regurgitated Republican propaganda. Michael Finucane is obviously an intelligent and articulate man. His arguments, on the face of it, appear to be plausible, but he is far from objective. I think the BBC has done a disservice to the wider community by not challenging some of his more outrageous statements; John Ware seemed to go along with most of it, but his body language suggested to me that he too thought that some of the claims were more suited to a John Le Carre novel than a serious discussion about alleged state-sponsored terrorism. I believe the BBC has a duty now to monitor the situation and perhaps allow a more objective view to be put forward at some stage in the future.
Watched the program over the web. I can see why the army/police went this way but it was wrong. If it happened in such circumstances it doesn't take a leap for it to happen in normal circumstances. Regardless what the other gangsters did, they broke their own laws, systematically and by all accounts a lot of innocent people got killed. Sadly, I see this country embarking on the same course. It just sustains the hate.
Does it take a British television broadcast to open the eyes of millions? For hundreds of years the British Government has contributed to barbarism throughout the globe and today in the 21st century this pathetic little isle still thinks it can rip the hearts of millions of good Irish / British people. Since the gerrymandering of the NI elections in the 60's/70's to the discredited RUC and police force for the loyalist paramilitaries, 14 people in Derry were butchered in a civil rights march and over 30 years on, we still have to look for the truth.
The general feeling of people I have discussed this issue with, is that if this conflict was in a country such as the US, such collusion by the security forces would not only be tolerated but insisted upon. And, just as an aside, how can the US be so hypocritical by claiming it is "fighting terror", whilst providing financial backing to the IRA "freedom fighters" and numerous other terrorist organisations throughout the world?
Some people who have posted on this site seem to forget that there where innocent people killed in these state run murders. And to draw comparisons with the IRA makes YOU no better than them. Lets not forget that this has left children without fathers and mothers.
It's good to know the BBC haven't changed their spots. Britons investigating Britons for putting down the IRA is so typical of you. They say this is a war, well then accept these "people" as the casualties of war. My sympathies are with Lord Mountbatten, Ross Mcwirter, the victims of Warrington and every other IRA atrocity. It's good to see the BBC in their true colours (ie green and red).
Congratulations to John Ware on his investigative journalism and the courage he has shown in pursuing these investigations. I am dismayed that the MOD are still employing Kerr in China and that he has not been temporarily suspended even allowing for the fact that the official enquiry has still to report. (However there again given the track record of previous inquiries, I am perhaps not so surprised). This journalism, together with his investigation of the Omagh bombing, indicate that he is becoming the John Pilger of these islands and a refreshing presence where so many choose to ignore what has happened in NI. Will the establishment and institutional forces ever admit to the institutional collusion? Acknowledgement of these actions by the establishment forces is required before any healing can take place.
John Ware doesn't appear to have spoken with many of the actual FRU operators. However, he did meet and film terrorists. Also a lot of comments on this board reflect anger against the Security Forces - WHY? They never once bombed, shot or maimed anyone in Churches, pubs, shops or hotels. Some people have very selective memories. Just forget what you want and remember and speak out against all that you have hated for years.
As a Frenchman living in Belfast for the last five years, I consider myself as objective as one can be on these matters, and although I understand previous comments accusing the Panorama team of clearly choosing their side, I must congratulate John from a pure educational point of view.
What was presented during these two excellent programmes can easily be related to stories that happen all around the world (what happened in Algeria under the French regime before independence is an example; more generally, what the French police nowadays call "bavures", or accidental mistakes, is another).
If politicians expect the public to have any confidence that they have some belief in truth and justice then this needs to be pursued urgently and those responsible be made accountable at all levels, starting from the top down. You can't murder your own citizens.
I've just been blown away by the second half of "Licence to Murder". Well done to John Ware and those at Panorama for your investigation, it's a brilliant piece of work. You seem to have come so close to the heart of this I can't help but wonder did you ever fear for your own safety? And yet, I'm not surprised that MI5 / the army acted in this way. For them to put an agent in place enabling the army to assassinate IRA members by proxy through loyalist gangs was a tactical masterstroke - no? That's how the military think and the Colonel was well rewarded. I was shocked, though, at the arrogance with which the police were stonewalled - and worse - the closer they dug at Mr Finucane's murder. The army must have been fairly rattled to start threatening the detective and his family. I applaud his bravery. To him it was just not right that a murder should go unpunished because the state was withholding information. And to the army it probably was not right that a civil police investigation was putting their very valuable asset, Mr Nelson, at risk. Soldiers are trained to kill their enemy, no surprises there. Mr Finucane unfortunately became a target because of his associations with the IRA and was devoured by the imperfect monster that MI5 created. It's ugly, especially if your father's killed before your eyes. If I was Michael Finucane I would want those in Whitehall brought down. But who would do the work in their place ? I wouldn't want their job in a million years.
How can anyone feel safe when forces of the state lie, cheat and murder their own people in the name of law and order? They threaten the people and the state. No-one is safe. When I think of all those thousands of people who fought and died in the last two world wars believing they were struggling for a better world where truth and justice prevailed, where honesty and justice, integrity and pride in doing the right thing was an abiding principle of behaviour - they have been badly let down by these cheats and those foolish people who can't tell right from wrong.
Well done to the BBC for having the courage to tell the truth about collusion. I just wonder if John Ware will face the same legal harassment from the British Government as Sean McPhilemy did for his programme for Channel 4's Dispatches.
Myself and my wife were both shot and seriously injured on 8th August 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries - both innocent Catholics. We have watched this programme tonight and feel we have been part of the Brian Nelson murder campaign and don't know where to contact to try to get answers as to why someone wanted to murder myself and my wife. After 13 years we would be grateful if you could help us get in contact with someone to try and solve this trauma we have been going through.
Well done John Ware - I wish you well. I don't know why it has taken so long for the truth to come out, but thanks to you for your years of work. In 1984 when John Stalker set up an inquiry into the killings of six men by the RUC he found himself being accused of improprieties because he was getting too near the truth. His life was made unbearable. I hope something can be done to bring justice to Northern Ireland.
Yes, the Stephens enquiry is a waste of taxpayers money. They never ask the right questions and don't want to know if you try to give them information that they don't ask for. There is some truth in the Programme but there is also a lot of fiction.
Tim Jacobs
I have just watched the final part of Panorama and I am left feeling uneasy/unhappy about the manner in which this extremely serious subject was treated. While watching the programme I found it impossible to separate fact from John Ware's "poetic licence". Rain on windscreens, strangely lit shots of mouths, hands, harrowing scenes of murder etc. When/how/where were these secret recordings filmed? Ken Barrett's recall of past conversations was amazing.
Surely the people whose lives have been so tragically altered by these awful events deserve a more serious and objective perspective.
What an excellent programme. I felt sorry for all concerned, even the brutalised gunmen. However if all this was known -why all the government praise for the police and the security forces? I thought Mr Finucane's son was a credit to his family. I hope that he gains at least truth - if not justice - at the end of this sorry business.
South Armagh
In the light of your investigations do you now suspect that special branch were also connected to the Castlereagh break-in?
John Ware has done a great service to the Irish people and deserves our most Sincere thanks for these two wonderful programmes.
He has taken his life in his hands and on more than one occasion. Well done John and keep up the good work - without you and the BBC there would still be a lot swept "under the carpet" here!!
More pro-IRA propaganda from the BBC. I pay my licence fee with escalating hesitation every year. Have one of your programmes get the truth from Adams or McGuiness. Interview the families of the two soldiers brutally murdered live on BBC news. Let's get some perspective into your one-sided arguments.
I wish to send my heartiest congratulations to the BBC and to the wonderful Panorama team who compiled and presented the two-part programme on Northern Ireland and the Stevens Inquiry. Your tenacity of purpose, your skill and your professionalism in the pursuit of truth and justice is awe-inspiring. People like you make the world a safer place for all of us to live in.
Keep up the work.
Congratulations Panorama!! Finally the British people and others around the world will get to hear the other side of the story and one that the whole of the North already knows and has known for years. This is nothing new to them. The truth will out!! There is a book which is based on this particular subject, "The Committee". Unfortunately, you cannot buy it in the UK .... Hmmm, I wonder why?? You don't think they are trying to hide something from us ...do you?
I am left wondering whether there is any connection between the facts unveiled in this programme and repeated street attacks I have suffered here on the British mainland over the years, where the police etc. seemed to go to some lengths not to prosecute the offenders when identified.
I do not condone members of Military Intelligence acting outside their chain of command. However Republican sympathisers now try to discredit the whole British Army. Difficult, but necessary acts, were undertaken by the SAS, and security services, in defence of the United Kingdom and to prevent atrocities by the IRA. It would have been unthinkable for them not to. I was in Germany when a young woman saw her British army husband, and three-month-old baby, brutally murdered by the IRA. If it is time to forgive and forget then why has this Panorama programme been shown at all?
I found the programme very disturbing and am astonished by some of the comments here. Once the army/RUC stepped over the line and worked hand in hand with loyalist terrorists they completely lost the moral high ground and were no better than terrorists themselves.
I wonder if the RUC were working with the IRA to murder both loyalist terrorists and innocent Protestants, would those like Mike still want this brushed under the carpet - I very much doubt it!.
It is obvious that many Protestants/Unionists saw the RUC as a Protestant police serving only them.
I pray that the new PSNI will be more accountable and will uphold the law not step outside it.
The Panorama team must be congratulated on yet another fine investigation.
As I see it, there are only two ways forward in Northern Ireland, namely, we can sweep the past under the carpet, draw a line in the sand, and move on (Belfast Agreement), or alternatively, we can have a South Africa style truth commission, where everyone who has been connected with violence in the past can be given the opportunity to confess and be forgiven. What is manifestly unfair, is to have a Belfast Agreement for the terrorists, but a truth commission for the British authorities.
I am English, but I could not watch the programmes without crying from pity and shame. The IRA stated that they wanted the British out at any cost. The British army, special branch and RUC were entrusted with keeping peace and defending the Irish people. All of them, not just those whose views agreed with their own. If it would not be patronisingly insulting, I would apologise, most humbly, to those we have bereaved. If the British are to come out of this with any scrap of honour, justice must be done - and be seen to be done by all.
Seeing this is the British Broadcasting Corporation I would like to see programmes exposing the atrocities committed by Republican terrorists against the British public and armed forces rather than scrutinising the work of those who try to keep us safe from these terrorists.
To John from Boston. My eyes are unblinkered. The big difference between you and I is the fact that I live in the Province and you don't. Have you ever lived here or are your views typical of people drinking in Irish bars on St Pat's day? There has been a dirty war fought here for the last thirty years - ask the Provisional IRA. My message to you is simply this: ignore An phoblacht and read the real news, that is if you can stomach it.
A lot of people seem to be missing the point. The IRA is not a state organisation and is not operating on behalf of UK taxpayers. I have no reason to feel in any way responsible for their actions. These murders were set up by the British Army and the British intelligence services, in our name. The British State has always tried to justify its actions in Ireland by saying it is upholding law and order and contrasting this to the lawlessness of the paramilitaries. Difficult to justify that claim in the face of overwhelming evidence from their own agents that they have planned, colluded with and then systematically covered up any number of murders. It is particularly chilling when they collude to murder solicitors (remember also Rosemary Nelson) whose only crime is to have the temerity to provide legal representation to nationalists, which in the twisted minds of some so-called loyalists seems to equate with membership of the IRA. Congratulations Panorama!
What other country, government or security forces would have in the main operated for 30 years with their hands tied behind their backs while republican terrorists where murdering the innocents? When are we to see a Panorama investigation into the respectable face of Sinn Fein whose prominent officials and representatives are known murders or would it now be better to forget all misdeeds given Blair's clean sheet approach? As a licence payer could I ask how much did John Ware's trip to China cost when no meeting had been arranged with Kerr and approximately 30 seconds of air time resulted from the wasted journey.
May I register my anger at another BBC portrayal of what has been described as the dirty war. So pro-nationalist as to be considered treason. After many years of murder our security services are entitled to use whatever means they deem necessary to rid our country of these cowards. They complain of dirty war tactics yet wish to hide within the shadows, casting a frightening fear into the decent folk
forced to live under their control. If all is to be fair and above board then let them officially declare war on our country, wear the uniform of their army and fight the clean fight. Until that day we should reserve the right to use any means to rid our country of this evil. Panorama's budget would be better spent giving us the true story of IRA connections with Sinn Fein, in particular Adams and
McGuiness. What about the Columbian three or do your respected journalists forget, conveniently, as they do not fit with their own particular political agenda. After Sept 11 the spotlight should be focussed on US reluctance to deal with the American organisations who raise millions for the terrorists. Does Northern Irish terrorism not count or is it to much of a hot potato for the President to handle?
Is it because of the Kennedys and the power they hold. Remember many innocent Catholics are forced to live with the fear of the IRA. Not all Catholics are nationalists and they deserve special recognition for the daily pressures they find themselves under. DISGUSTED AT THE WASTE OF MY LICENCE
I thought that your programme has finally got to the real problem here in N.Ireland. If you feel like investigating I think there is much more. Through all the bigotry and hatred we will get to the truth about these people. What they have done is despicable. It is pretty obvious now why it is taking so long to get peace in our country. How can a Catholic join a police force that has been responsible for so many murders of innocent people? The peace process has been brilliant but the whole world must know the truth about what these people actually are dressed up in uniform.
Once again the BBC shows its pro-IRA bias. Not just by making this programme, but by publishing so many anti-British comments.
But then you won't publish this comment will you? Nor will you make a documentary investigating links between the Irish security forces and the IRA.
I thought that the security forces were supposed to abide by the law at all times. Evidently, they haven't been doing this, so how can they be trusted at all? Do things like this still go on?
By the way, I don't think that the BBC were particularly biased, the real issue under investigation was whether the security forces were behind these attacks and murders.
A truly outstanding programme. I never thought I'd see the day when this long-running dirty war was exposed for what it is.
Naturally, there will be those who want to continue to bury their heads in the sand. Not if the true nature of the Crown forces' involvement in murder from Bloody Sunday to date get to the light - it will be a job well done!!
Looking forward to Sunday's Panorama.
I just wanted to congratulate John Ware and the rest of the Panorama team on an excellent programme. It illuminated a murky period of our history, when certain sections of the security forces acted outside of the rule of law and brought it to a peak time audience. Bring back Panorama at this time every week.
I believe part of our conflict resolution is dealing with painful truths of the past. War, as we've seen, is a terrible thing and I hope programmes such as this will encourage the development of a "Truth Commission" in Northern Ireland.
The sooner we learn the truth of our past, the sooner we can move on into the future.
I think that it only goes to show once again that you cannot believe anything you hear about in the news and to some extent this programme is probably no different - someone, somewhere is being manipulated to put this out at a politically sensitive time here in N.I. where the Republican movement needs to continue pushing propaganda out - this is a wonderful help to them. Smart move guys. Don't get me wrong. I'm behind the thrust of the investigation, just not the timing of the programme!!
Everyone in Ireland knows what the RUC is. The British army is and was never any better.
"My enemy's enemy is my friend" may be a common plank of US foreign policy but it does have its problems. Remember when Mr Bin Laden was America's friend fighting the Russians in Afghanistan? A more ethical approach would perhaps be preferable.
Peter McManus
Canberra, Australia
I believe that the leftist BBC is once again showing its true colours. We were at war with the PIRA, and not through choice. They declared war on us. The army's main role is to defend the state and its people and that's exactly what it did and although sometimes innocent people get hurt then that's the price the Provisionals have to pay. I'm sorry for what happened to Michael and his family but I think maybe we should have seen this programme in 5 or 10 years time when a degree of stability might be in place in Northern Ireland but in the present climate, especially after the recent violence in the Short Strand, I think it was unwise to stoke the flames.
If this reporting is accurate, then story is incredible. How can the MOD get away with this? Are they above the rule of law? It would appear that this is the case, as nobody has yet been prosecuted.
The Lord is truthful: he can
be trusted. He loves justice
and fairness. Psalm 33:4-5
My thoughts go out to the Finucane family and indeed, all those who have lost loved ones over the years. The programme has generated the expected shock/horror response from main-land Britain (I note the comments from London, Manchester etc). There is no doubt that members of the security forces colluded with loyalist terrorists on a number of occasions in response to increasing IRA barbarity. There is, however, a greater untold story of the troubles: that of the level of SF/IRA-Garda collusion in border areas, particularly South Armagh. I would ask everyone on the mainland to remember that there are two sides to every story in this part of the UK, contrary to what the SF propaganda machine would have you believe. Expect a lot of the usual anti-British rhetoric in the coming months.
No real surprises in the programme. Sinn Fein were right, the British government used FRU and Special Branch to run loyalist groups as 'death squads' against republicans and the wider nationalist community. But the Stevens Inquiry has failed to get any evidence to charge those who had Pat Finucane killed. Brian Nelson had charges dropped, Ken Barrett got a free pass from Special Branch, FRU all seem to be 'friendly witnesses' to the extent that 'Martin Ingram' could predict in The Irish News in Dec 2000 that Stevens would conclude: "institutionalised collusion primarily in the Belfast region...although not officially sanctioned, had the conscious acquiescence of RUC officers.". The only man put on trial was William Stobie, on a trumped up 'confession' so he was acquitted and then killed by the same 'death squads' that Stevens was supposed to have cleaned up. (Never mind the prime movers behind the policy in government.) Neither Stevens, nor Orde would have their jobs in the Met and PSNI now if they weren't prepared to cobble together the best defence possible for Britain as the evidence of the policy leaked out. Hence, "institutionalised collusion" and last week's leaks to the The Guardian where Stevens has retreated to say it merely "bordered" on "institutionalised collusion". Why not just admit that the Special Branch and British Army used loyalist 'death squads', or would that be state-sponsored terrorism?
Was an interesting insight and confirms my suspicions of the army, after the brutal murder of my uncle Cpl. Wood. As a family we are still waiting to hear the truth. Panorama has explored and named avenues that I hope one day will confirm truth and justice.
I found the evidence in last nights programme extremely distressing. That the army and police force of a European country not only collude with terrorists, but actively target and encourage the murder of innocent civilians, is indefensible. It makes the term "state terrorism" seem feeble. The attempts to cover up the original Metropolitan Police inquiry by such drastic means, as were displayed, show a total disregard for the rule of law. One has heard Sinn Fein's accusations of collusion for years. Could one have imagined both the extent and depth of that collusion? I look forward to Sunday's sequel. Compliments to the Panorama team for another excellent documentary.
Well done John Ware, the Panorama crew, the Stevens enquiry team and of course the Finucane, Reid and other families involved.
While I have some reservation about programmes like this possibly introducing the possibility of people claiming prejudice in a trial (as in trials for Omagh), I am heartened by the frank and straight manner in how this programme was presented. I look forward to more and look forward to a successful "closure" for want of a better word for everyone who lives here, most of all the families involved.
This e-mail forum is not the place for bashing of the Police/Army/Sinn Fein etc. It cannot be denied that wrongdoing has taken place and we cannot have one inquiry because other events have taken place that need investigating. Hopefully this is the start of presenting the past as it has happened and dealing with it accordingly. Please think before posting, and when doing so, have a bit of respect.
What a great idea for a feature film! A group of "officer elites" who, although acting outside of the farce that is the legal system, are answerable only to the greater good of the British people. They, and they only, have the courage to combat the racist/fascist extremist bandits and terrorists as represented by IRA/Sinn Fein. They achieve notable successes in the elimination of IRA men, lawyers and sympathisers.
I'm glad to see that the BBC has told the truth about the dirty work of the British army and may justice be DONE!!
The authors of some of the comments seem to miss the whole point.
Government forces, police and army, colluded and directed terrorists to murder innocent and guilty people.
The same government has gone to war against countries for the very same reason.
I think the British government needs to be investigated and sanctions put in place till it agrees to a proper investigation.
Let's not forget Britain has got Zimbabwe suspended from the Commonwealth on similar human rights abuses. Shouldn't Britain be excluded now?
Well done, excellent programme. The issue being exposed here is that the security forces were operating wildly outside the law. One wonders whose law they were following? It's only through understanding what went on less than 20 years ago that we can prevent it from happening again.
I would imagine that a lot of people would, like me, be frightened to say what they really think about these despicable actions.
This is only the tip of the iceberg. We will wait for as long as it takes for the truth. I don't expect justice, just the truth!
The British government is being hypocritical by barring ex-paramilitaries from the new police service whilst protecting the position of existing officers who were responsible for the murderous deeds described in last night's programme. However, Republicans also face charges of hypocrisy if they demand prosecution of army and Special Branch agents for criminal activity in the 80s and 90s, whilst calling for an "amnesty" for IRA actions committed during the same period.
I see that Ian and Stephen's comments have once again shown the true colours of Protestantism - that they know nothing about what has been going on in our country for many years now. They say that these men were "brave". Ha, how brave is it to get a name for someone and go out and shoot him when there is no police about the streets. Very brave that is!! The fact is that Catholics have had to endure state killings not just for 30 years but over the last 80 years. The only reason this happens is due to the hatred that most Protestants have for Catholics as most of these have been innocent and not IRA volunteers. Then you have all these loyalists coming on TV saying they took the war to Republicans and all this, when realistically all they were doing was getting a few names off Special Branch, then going out and shooting them. It makes you feel sick what these men are capable. Well done to Panorama, a British programme that uncovers the truth against its own government.
I am a Unionist and to be honest I was disgusted to see this documentary last night. I am ashamed of my government and the security forces that are supposed to protect innocent people like me. As a British person I have huge mistrust concerning the Nationalist community. It's natural for me to feel this way. But, I really do not trust our Military services now. If we are to move on from this we need to be open and honest about all aspects of this investigation.
I'm not surprised by this, but I am surprised that the BBC has not investigated the 3,000 murdered by the IRA! what about the RUC officers, the army, the children? The IRA gave no quarter so why should they and anyone who worked with them expect any in return?
The programme showed that the British army was using UK taxpayers' money to murder their own citizens. One can see why Margaret Thatcher supports Pinochet.
I could not see the point of the programme. Another one-sided "documentary" about the troubles, siding with the terrorists.
I can only assume that BBC programme makers are concerned that they will be killed by their poor innocent and misunderstood PIRA if they made any programmes showing their murderous activities.
I hope in years to come the real truth of this matter will become apparent; having watched the programme and noted the obvious response to it, it seems to me that you the BBC, have taken part in a gross misrepresentation of the facts. The main criteria of a lot of so called investigative journalism in the current era seems to be 'never let the truth get in the way of a good story' The way in which the programme was 'trailed' made me fearful of this being another example, watching it unfortunately confirmed those fears. If indeed John Ware has spent 13 years researching material for the programme, he has in my view, somehow lost the plot along the way. It looked more like a Lynda La Plante drama than a serious documentary.
Anyone who doesn't know that this has been going on for 30 years is either blind or stupid. What is most offensive is to hear British politicians and media (who are responsible) lecture the Irish on "violence". Where are the journalists questioning Blair, Major and the rest, asking them to condemn the British Army and the RUC (renamed PSNI)?
My family has always had a strong military tradition but I am ashamed to have ever been in the British army. I can understand the reasons for assassinations of leading terrorists but not the wanton murder of innocent civilians, not to mention the many families who have had their lives ruined and the mental scars the children have. Giving these death squads a free reign is utterly diabolical. If I had known then what I know now I would never have joined up.
Immense effort at digging up the damaging allegations. Once again you are our eyes and ears.
Looking forward to the 2nd part of this excellent factual documentary. Would also like to say how well spoken Michael was, in what must have been an emotional interview.
It's amazing when the truth is told that the whistle blower is accused of working on a Republican agenda. Panorama recently investigated the Omagh bombing so obviously is not working with a Republican agenda. The Panorama crew has bravely told the truth on both occasions so Mike from East Antrim, you need to open both eyes and your mind and face the facts. The RUC was as bigoted and evil as any paramilitary group.
"My enemy's enemy is my friend" - the foreign policy of the USA. If it's good enough for them, then it's good enough for Northern Ireland. Anyone who doubts that this happens the whole world over is seriously deluding themselves.
Great reporting, can't wait till Sunday. History will out.
Servants of the state who commit acts of violence and terror against their own civilians are contemptible beyond words. The subsequent attempts to prevent a GOVERNMENT inquiry into those events should be a warning to every British citizen. The acts of the FRU have undermined democracy in your country. Only a full disclosure to those events, and prosecutions if possible, will restore confidence. There is no dirtier crime than the murder of a lawyer by a police force.
Once again the BBC has done all in its power to discredit the government, the British army and the then RUC. Not so long ago this would have been deemed as a treasonable action. Why do they insist on blackening the name of the RUC and the soldiers involved. Regrettably a number of innocent Catholics were killed by Nelson's actions but many lives have probably been saved due to some of his more accurate identifications. How any British police officer can strive to implicate members of the British army in a dirty tricks campaign against a terrorist organisation is a disgrace.
Will Ken Barrett and the rest of his murder gang be brought to justice? God Bless you Michael and your family.
Another fine documentary from the Panorama team. I have long believed there to be collusion on a wide scale with so-called loyalist terrorists and the RUC. They were little more than a Protestant militia. Keep up the good work.
Having served for three years in Northern Ireland, 1969-1971, I find it sick that the army and the RUC use a terrorist group to kill so-called IRA targets. Some political figure must have known what was going on.
Stephen Cole - you sound very unbiased yourself. The Catholics of Northern Ireland have put up with so much suffering at the hands of the British, and those they brought into our country. We didn't ask for it.
Congratulations to the BBC Panorama team on pursuing the truth of this deplorable business which many in N. Ireland and Whitehall would prefer to sweep under the rug.
When will you do a programme about all the murders organised by Adams and McGuiness? They are now in power. I guess you have to be an IRA propagandist to get a job at the BBC now. I am glad that we had men who had the guts to stand against these Stalinist thugs who are Sinn Fein IRA.
You are so one-sided you should be ashamed of yourself.
All I can say is well done to Panorama - but it is only confirming what we as Catholics knew in our heart of hearts: that the RUC were 100% behind the murder of Pat Finucane. I would like to wish Pat's family all the best for the future.
In the light of the Good Friday agreement, with a public perception that we are all friends now and the perpetrators of terrible atrocities on both sides are released from prison early, what is the point in investigating the death of Pat Finucane? Nothing will be achieved if - the likely result - no-one is charged for the crime. Or if someone is ever brought to trial they will not be convicted, or if found guilty they will say they are sorry, and be released immediately. Surely it would be better to concentrate valuable police resources on tracking down, convicting and imprisoning the loyalist and republican instigators of the current riots in Belfast and the IRA men training terrorists abroad. They are the real problem and threat to the ever shakier accord.
Once again we witness the BBC conducting Trial by Television. For well over thirty years we have been subjected to a one-sided version of events relating to Northern Ireland. The BBC is very definitely working to its own agenda, and that being a Republican one. I find it to be totally one-sided and best described as gutter journalism. You have lost all sense of fair play and I consider your views questionable to put it mildly.
At last, someone tells the truth.
In the late 70s I witnessed two murders in six days by the Shankill butchers. I could have IDd these guys. I was interviewed by Special Branch. They could not have cared less. I went to North Queen Street station - they basically told me to get lost. Right away I began to get phone calls letting me know they knew who I was and I was only 18. What was I going to do? I didn't want to be shot. I always think about how many people could have been saved...
Like the Bloody Sunday inquiry this new investigation will be a waste of taxpayers' money.
This programme confirms what every NI Catholic already knew: that loyalist paramilitaries and security forces were always one and the same. Let's hear David Trimble take the same line with the UK government that he has with Sinn Fein.
Why do people think this sort of thing doesn't happen in the UK, but only places like South Africa or Turkey? It's common practice everywhere, except where people are ignorant!
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I have been completely fulfilled through this blog series on finding your purpose. As I have been writing about attaining greater focus, I have forced myself to walk the walk. I guess I have found a purposeful pursuit just through this exercise! This week we'll go even further by exploring how we will bring these goals to life. Read More →
Finding Your Purpose: Your Why
When finding your purpose, you should begin by asking yourself questions. One of those questions is simply – why? If you don't know why, you can't find what, when, where and you definitely won't figure out how. So let's begin by pulling this simple, yet profound question apart. Read More →
Enlarged Territory
[She] was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, "Oh that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!" And God granted [her] request. – 1 Chronicles 4:10
So listen, I had the prayer of Jabez in my spirit like crazy for the past 4 months, easy. And I thought it was a cute little prayer. I mean, I did really want God to enlarge my territory. I wanted more. But I didn't listen to the advice that I give others when I tell them "be careful what you pray for because God's answers don't always come packaged in cute boxes with pretty bows on them". Read More →


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Pumpkin Enchiladas
It's pumpkin week, one pumpkin recipe each day this week. I have finally come to terms with the fact that summer is over, so I now can do a bit of decorating for Autumn. I've used Indian corn, gourds, squash … Continue reading
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Easy as Pie
Happy Weekend! Today's post is going to be mostly pictures. So remember how the other night was Supper Club? It was Mexican theme and everything was really good, except I didn't like what I made very much. I made zucchini … Continue reading
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'Undone' Chicken Enchiladas
Weekend Recap in pictures: Like the bunny ears? Haha. It was a busy but fun weekend! Friday night after my 5 miler, I went to a birthday party for my friend Carolyn (we were roommates while studying abroad in Australia). She … Continue reading
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The Benicia Plein Air Gallery and it's August Paint Out/
As of the beginning of August, I will be a participating member at the Benicia Plein Air Gallery. The gallery is a cooperative, so all 12 of us have work up- some are watercolorists, other oils or acrylics. Each month, a newperson takes center stage and gets a larger wall to display their work. Eventually, I'll have that privilege too, but in the mean time, I'll have a few of my works up all the time.
If you're interested in seeing more of my work, either because you're interested in buying a piece, or just because you like the work and would like to meet me and chat about art and the universe (Ha!), please feel free to contact me through the Contact page here on my website. From there, we can set up a viewing, and I can meet you at the gallery with a larger body of my available work. The gallery is located in downtown Benicia, at 307 First Street Benicia, CA. 94510.
First Annual Paint Out!
Additionally, on Saturday August 27th , the gallery will be host it's 1st Annual Paint Out. Here's a link to the Facebook page about it and here's a link to the registration form. The fee is 30$, and we are looking for entrants. You'll need to print and fill out the form, and mail it with your check. It's an open application process (not juried), so if you're interested in joining in the fun, all you'll need too do is sign up and let us know. Members of the gallery don't win any prizes, but others can win 200$ for 1st, 100$ for 2nd, and 50$ for 3rd. Additional (art supply) gifts will be shared. Take a look at the page with the registration form to read more about it.
I know there are some readers of my blog that are local to the greater Bay Area, and would like to get their feet wet and really work their plein air skills. Activities like this paint out are a perfect way to meet other painters, participate in a larger community, have fun and stretch your skills, and maybe just win some dough. For the 30$, it's well worth your time. And I'll be around and painting too! I hope some of you guys sign up. :)


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Private pain
This morning, I received some sad news about a death of a man I knew just about my whole life, but from whom I'd grown distant over the last few years. No need to go into any detail publicly, except to say that I find the situation exceptionally complicated and tragic.
My first instinct, honed over the last 10 or 12 years, is to reach out via my online life. I want to express how I feel. I want to encourage others to make good decisions and always do 'just so'. I want people to love each other and look out for each other's interests rather than their own.
But then I remembered a piece I read a couple of years ago in the New York Times. Maureen Dowd interviewed the founders of Twitter, Biz Stone and Evan Williams. One bit stuck with me:
ME: I heard about a woman who tweeted her father's funeral. Whatever happened to private pain?
EVAN: I have private pain every day.
I suppose we all do. Sometimes we keep it private out of shame. Other times we can't handle the pressure. Still other times, like in this case, we do it out of respect for other people's privacy.
Either way, I just need to watch out for the oversharing. But this is okay, it seems to me, because it's a little more 'meta': it's about the need to refrain from putting too much out there even when we want contact.
I'm going to go give someone a hug now.


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"Politionele Acties" (Dutch for "police actions") refers to two major military offensives undertaken by the Netherlands on Java and Sumatra against the Republic of Indonesia during its struggle for independence in the Indonesian National Revolution.[1][2] In Indonesia they are known collectively as Agresi Militer Belanda ('Dutch Military Aggressions'), although the term Aksi Polisionil is also known.
- Operation Product took place from 21 July until 5 August 1947.[3]
- Operation Kraai took place from December 1948 until January 1949.
- ^ Vickers, Adrian (2005). A History of Modern Indonesia. Cambridge University Press. p. 99. ISBN 0-521-54262-6.
- ^ Ricklefs, M.C. A History of Modern Indonesia Since c. 1300. Second Edition. p. 225, MacMillan, 1991.
- ^ Vickers, Adrian (2005). A History of Modern Indonesia. Cambridge University Press. p. 99. ISBN 0-521-54262-6.
- Heijboer, Pierre, De Politionele Acties, Fibula-van Dishoeck, Haarlem, 1979 (richly illustrated with a military focus, in Dutch)
- Jong, Dr. L. de, Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog, deel 12, Sdu, 's-Gravenhage, 1988 (an authoritative[citation needed] standard text on both the political and military aspects, in Dutch)


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January 8-10, 2020
Baltimore Convention Center
View a full recap of the 2019 show and find further show data/demographics and testimonials on the MANTS website. Visit the MANTS Website for MANTS 2019 exhibitor and attendee information. Be sure to check out the great videos on the MANTS website, as well.
The Horticulture Industry in Maryland (also referred to as the Nursery and Landscape Industry) includes wholesale and retail production, sales, installation, and maintenance of trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, bedding plants/annuals, seasonal greenhouse crops, aquatic plants, cut flowers, and Christmas trees. This industry is the number two incoming-producing commodity within Maryland agriculture, behind poultry. It has a quiet, but powerful presence in the state agriculture community.
The Horticulture Industry is the fastest growing segment within Agriculture. Mechanization, technology, business management, and marketing are among the most important future needs for the industry.
There are many employment opportunities available in Horticulture in Maryland. For a primer in Maryland Horticulture and types of careers available, please read below. For a link to current job postings and more regional information about horticulture careers, please select the "Land Lovers" link to the left.
If you have questions regarding careers within the Horticulture Industry, contact area middle and high school guidance counselors, people working within the industry, associations, clubs, community colleges, universities, trade schools, and local, state, and federal agencies. Links to college programs are below.
If you're considering a career in landscaping, take a look at this short informational video that highlights this engaging industry. See also the federal report on green-industry occupations and some suggestions on how to enter them. Link here.
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Bud Selig is not even out the door, but his reign as MLB commissioner already is not being remembered fondly.
His tenure has been so screwed up, he hasn�t even been able to retire properly.
Selig announced yesterday that he was stepping down from his post in January 2015. Or so he would like to think. We�ve heard this song and dance before. Selig was hired as the interim commissioner in 1992 after Fay Vincent was voted out. Selig wanted it to be a temporary job, but he ended up as the full-time commissioner in 1998. He announced his retirement in 2006 but then signed a new three-year contract by 2008. He said 2012 was his final year � and then inked a two-year deal.
He�s the Brett Favre of sports commissioners.
Selig�s tenure will be remembered most for the canceled 1994 World Series and the rise of the Steroid Era that followed.
When the Steroid Era started bringing more shame than fans, Selig inflated fan interest with interleague play and the invention of two wild-card postseason slots. Whether those moves will be successful long-term is still open to debate.
Speculation has already begun on who Selig�s successor should be. But it is incredibly difficult to find the perfect fit.
Take Gary Bettman of the NHL � please!


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This guest post is by Srinivas Rao of The Skool of Life.
The idea of interviewing people might give you the jitters. It might make you feel like you're standing naked in front of your elementary classroom with nothing intelligent to ask or say. But the only way you're ever going to find out is if you put yourself out there.
I took a gamble and started interviewing people as part of a weekly series on my blog. That eventually became my calling card in the blogosphere. David Siteman Garland built his show The Rise to the Top through interviews and went on to publish a book. And Andrew Warner at Mixergy has interviewed some of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world and built his own brand in the process.
Interviewing experts in your field is a gold mine waiting to be cashed in on, and it offers many benefits to the blogger.
1. Create killer content
Interviewing other people, especially those who are experts in their field, is a great way to create killer content for your blog.
When you interview an expert you end up creating highly educational, valuable content that your audience can learn from. It brings a different perspective to your audience, and gives them ideas they may not have considered before. The key to turning your interview into killer content is to put the spotlight on your interviewee.
2. Build lasting relationships
The greatest benefit I've received from interviewing people is the relationships that I've formed with them. The people I've interviewed have become some of my biggest supporters and greatest friends.
When you interview somebody you have an opportunity to have a conversation that goes beyond what you might have via email, Twitter, or blog comments. As a result you have an opportunity to form a stronger connection with that person.
The benefits of interviewing people have extended far beyond blog traffic for me. When one of the bloggers I interviewed learned that I was moving to Costa Rica, she introduced me to some real estate developers who provided me with six months of rent-free living in exchange for some social media and online marketing advice.
When I found out I would be speaking at Blogworld NYC, I jokingly wrote about the fact that I was going to land from Costa Rica without having a suit to wear for my speech. Another blogger I'd interviewed asked me for my size and he bought be a brand new suit and shipped it to my friend's place.
The beauty of relationships is that they provide a solid foundation that will extend beyond the life of your blog. After all the blogosphere is fueled entirely by people, so getting to know a few will be essential to your success.
3. Spot business opportunities
When you interview people, you may even come across potential business opportunities.
A well-known blogger on the Adage 150 list who I interviewed extended me an invitation to be a paid contributor to his blog. I ended up launching a product with another blogger I interviewed that enabled me to generate my first couple hundred dollars online. I've always believed that conversations evolve into relationships, and relationships evolve into opportunities.
4. Gain valuable advice
Interviewing people has resulted me in getting tens of thousands of dollars in valuable advice.
When I first started interviewing people my mindset was, "This person is famous. They'll tweet each interview and it will go viral." That never happened, and the problem with that mindset was that it was all about me.
I soon came to the realization that I had the attention of a person who charges hundreds of dollars an hour for their time. If I made it all about what I could learn and what I could teach my audience, the quality of the interview would go up dramatically.
From that point forward I treated everyone I interviewed as if I was paying for their time. Given that you'll often spend some time talking to your interviewee "off the record," you'll likely also get some invaluable insights on how to grow your blog or business.
5. Expand your platform
They say around 95% of communication is non-verbal. And one thing I think most bloggers don't do nearly enough of is experiment with different types of content. A blog is a multi-format platform. You can use written content, audio content, and video content. While most bloggers have a presence on Twitter and Facebook there aren't nearly as many who have a presence on iTunes. In fact it's a great differentiator when you consider the following:
- The competition for written content is vast.
- With audio content the competition decreases.
- With video content there is even less competition.
When you interview people (especially using audio or video), you have an opportunity to experiment with different types of content and differentiate yourself from other bloggers.
6. Connect more deeply with your audience
While writing is a nice way to let your audience get to know you, when your audience gets to hear your voice, you'll be able to form a deeper connection with them.
Human beings are dynamic and the written word is one of many ways in which we communicate. Exploring multimedia content like audio and video humanizes your brand and gives your audience a more in-depth view into who you are beyond your writing.
7. Build traffic
Interviews can also send a significant amount of traffic to your blog. When you interview influential people, it's likely they'll share your interview with their audience and if it's a high-quality interview you'll end up getting traffic to your blog.
While traffic is a nice benefit, experience has showed me that you shouldn't interview people in the hopes of generating more traffic. In fact, the reason I ranked it last on this list is because I think all the other benefits of interviewing people significantly outweigh the traffic increase that you'll get.
So what are you waiting for? In the famous words of AT&T "Reach out and touch someone."
Srinivas Rao is the author of The Skool of Life and the host/co-founder of BlogcastFM. Download his FREE Webinar on the 7 Pillars of Blog Traffic.


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It may seem obvious but an apprenticeship in graphic design is a very different career path than the typical route of going to university and applying for a job as a junior graphic designer.
Whilst apprenticeships are not a new idea, they have been around for yonks. The Victorians were big on apprenticeships and you can read horror stories of poor little Timmy working for 16 years apprenticed to some slave driver and his mean wife. Things have moved on.
The creative industry is slow to wake up to apprenticeships. Slow and vary wary. After all, we all went to university, did our time, got our degrees and ventured out. Most of us see value in our education.
With a computer, some software and reading a few good books, there is an argument that any urchin could teach themselves graphic design. Maybe so. It has to be said that even with a design education, you will not graduate from a university with all the skills you need to excel in the industry. Learning on the job is a huge part of you career development. I've been at it for 20 years and I learn every day.
From an employers perspective, there are two sides to this shiny new coin. Firstly the government offer financial help for employers. You can apply for a grant and get between 50-100% of their wage and the wage must be the minimum wage.
So that's all good then, cheap labour. But it isn't quite like that for the employer. Taking a blank canvas and turning it into an old master takes an enormous amount of effort. Training someone from scratch requires a big commitment. Whilst it may seem nice to have someone to sharpen your pencils, the reality is for an employee in a graphic design business to be of commercial value, they need to be able to earn fees. That takes time.
From the perspective of a would-be apprentice, I'd imagine the temptation is the opportunity to get stuck in straight away and get earning some money in what is a cool job.
As far as I can see there isn't a lot on offer - I hope that changes. But if you do see an opportunity for an apprentice graphic designer, make sure you are getting a good deal. You need to make sure your are in a good agency. You will need support and help, not just from your boss, but the whole team. You will need that commitment to the training and you need to make sure you get it. This isn't easy for someone who does not know the industry.
Have a read of: what to look for in an agency when applying for an apprenticeship in graphic design.
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Please don't read this if you are feeling crap – i don't need scolding. I know i was weak and i know i was being cowardly. Its taken a lot to think about this day. In a way though it makes me think that maybe i have some further than i think.
On the 31st of July i wrote about the day i reached what i thought was rock bottom.
I left my home with the intention of throwing myself under a large fuel truck.
I ended up at a doctors office after a phone call that pretty much saved my life.
I really believed after that day i would improve.
I was sure that as i was given medication, a caseworker and a shrink i would start a rapid recovery and i wouldn't be in pain for much longer.
I assumed that the with all of that, and with the help from others around me i was right on track – logical right?
Then the day that i call Black Thursday came.
Days off are incredible hard for me as all of my routine was based around him.
I know that everyone copes differently.
I know some people are stronger.
I know some are more stable.
But i also know there is no handbook for this.
I have known this man since i was 11.
At 12 i told my dad i was going to marry this man.
At 17 we made it official.
I'm 26 – I have loved this man for longer than i haven't.
I feel like his being, his soul is part of me – like roots of a tree. I feel like i grew up with him. His root have become part of him – How do you untangle that?
Black Thursday came a week after i had turned up at the doctors.
I spent all day in my bed.
I don't remember how the day started but i remember sitting under the covers with a bottle of wine – swinging straight from the bottle.
I remember the pain
I was thinking about all the sexual comparisons he had made. I was thinking about all the tips he gave me on how i could be better in bed. I was thinking about how no man was going to want be unless i got down to 8 stone. He has told me that.
I've since been told this is called rumination.
A lovely lady commented about it last week and a few days later my shrink told me all about it,
Turns out she was totally on the mark.
I'am learning some skills to stop me doing this now.
But at the time i had never heard of rumination.
I sat in bed and as everything went around in my head i decided i was destined to live a lonely and sad life. I decided to end it now rather than put up with anymore pain.
I took my writing set and i wrote 4 letters.
Good friend.
I wrote long letters.
I slept in between writing them as it really took it out of me.
I wept as i wrote them.
I poured myself out onto the pages.
By this point i had finished the bottle, i got up and took a shower.
I changed my sheets (looking back it must have taken me ages – it takes me long enough sober) and i took my last bottle of wine out of the fridge.
I then in my drunken state started looking for tablets.
i reached the Valium, the sleeping tablets and the antidepressants.
This seemed like a great mix to me. in my drunken state i assumed this would be like slipping away in a lovely hazy dream.
I was in so much pain i thought anything must be better than this…anything!
So i took them – all of them. I also downed the rest of the bottle of wine.
I placed the letter by the front door and closed my bedroom door.
I wanted whoever found me to know what i had done and not just burst in and see me.
i stumbled back into the bedroom and got into bed i put i episode of NCIS on the laptop (i cant get to sleep with out some background noise even now).
I felt it coming on quickly.
I've never held large amounts liquid very well and drinking 2 bottles of wine in a few hours didn't sit well with me.
I vomited everywhere, it was voluminous. All the tablets had came back up, a little worn looking at the edges but they where there.
I got back in the shower where i vomited a few more times.
I then slept on the sofa for 12 hours.
I woke up feeling like shit.
I have kept the letters. They are on my bedside table. My shrink wanted me to throw them away but i cant. He wanted me to tell my parents but i cant. i have told Good friend though. She asked me to throw away the letters but i haven't. Its not that i plan to use them, i don't but there is something pure about them – if that's the right word. It was me minus any bull shit. It was exactly how i felt. I don't know how to explain it. Its difficult to verbalize. I haven't read them back, i look at the envelopes sometimes. They make me feel a little safer.
I'm sorry if this post has made anyone uncomfortable but writing seems to help. This is probably my last really depressing post. lets home anyway!!


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