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Every time the economy takes a dive, we read stories like this one about people who had great jobs, nice homes and cars, never missed a payment – and then lost everything, after losing their jobs and sending out hundreds of resumes with no response.
I have my own perspective on these stories. Partly because I've been there. Each time I've started my own business, I've gone through long dry spells with no work. I remember all too well what it's like to be down to the last 50 bucks in your checking account, and to have life seem like an endless refrain of "no, thank you." Thankfully, I emerged from those times to become successful.
But part of my perspective also comes from thinking differently. While taking absolutely nothing away from the lousy hand you've been dealt, when I look critically at who gets by and who doesn't – and for that matter, where my own success lies – I often see differences in how people think. So humbly, here is my advice:
-Ask friends what you normally say about your situation. (Really, ask them – because none of us are good judges of what actually comes out of our mouths.) Do you lay out rational options, or are you "Oh-my-God-ing"? Most people I know who remain stuck have a high ratio of Oh-my-God-ing versus thinking their way out of the situation.
-Do you *act* positive? I realize you don't feel positive. You feel like crap. As would anyone in your situation. But do people's faces light up when they see you? Do you make them feel better? Do you benefit them as much as they benefit you?
-Who are your models? Who is already out there doing a fantabulous job of the life that you would like to have? And what are you learning from them? If the answer is "no one," keep thinking.
-How much time do you spend cultivating relationships with successful people, as opposed to blindly sending out resumes? This is the back door where opportunities happen, versus the front door where 500 other people are lined up. And P.S. cultivating relationships doesn't mean asking for work, it means cultivating relationships.
If you learn anything from this blog, please go back and re-read the previous paragraph. Most of my current income comes from relationships I developed long before I ever worked with them – and will continue long after I work with them. To me, success is a by-product of how many people you make happier in some way.
-Have you thought past what you've always done? Most successful people I know, myself included, have had to completely re-invent their careers every so often. If you are honestly doing everything else on this list and still getting nowhere, you just might be looking for love in all the wrong places.
Finally, one more suggestion. Go to a business networking meeting sometime, just to observe people. See the ones who exude confidence and act comfortable in their own skin? And see the ones who are so desperate that they practically have "hire me, puh-leez!" written across their forehead?
Now listen carefully. Whenever I've taken pity on people in the latter group and hired them for something, I've usually gotten burned. Perhaps they were unemployed for a reason. Perhaps their work ethic didn't match their level of desperation. Perhaps they convinced themselves they could settle for something that they really couldn't. Trust me, you don't want to smell like these folks – especially around anyone who has hired more than a few people.
Above all, don't give up on your goals. I realize these are tough times, and sometimes bad things happen to good people. But you are still worth a great deal, and you deserve to ultimately find those things that make you happy. Good luck and keep plugging.
Saturday, December 04, 2010
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Justice Habibur Rahman on media June 18, 2012Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, PERSONALITY.
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Justice Habibur Rahman made some hard observations on the media in his speech on Freedom of Speech' organised by the Journalism Training and Research Initiative on 5th May at Dhaka.
One of the observations of him is that the newspaper industry is now a big investment sector. Money and trade is a common game there.
'Journalists and authorities are trying to please each other'.
'Newspaper become a subservient one'.
'Freedom of newspaper owners is considered as freedom of the press'.
'There is limited freedom of press in Bangladesh'.
'Only a handful of readers can know whose interests the editors or publishers are serving under the cover of this respect.'
'From loan defaulters and land grabbers to military and non-military intelligence are financing the publication of newspapers'.
'Investing in newspapers has become lucrative to the rich who often do not hesitate to publish something in print for immediate gains or creating panic and defeating rivals.'
'Due to lack of security, the door for free journalism is getting closed. In such a situation, journalists will have to look after their own interests'
'At least for the sake of getting justice, the two unions of journalists will have to be united, and I want to live with this hope.'
'288 journalists became victims in 154 incidents. Of them, 101 suffered repression for publishing reports while 110 were assaulted while covering news events and 47 came under attack by law enforcers.'
'Journalists were now divided into two factions and that social and political rogues were deriving clear advantage from such a divide'.
[The source is Daily Star]
An ordinary citizen
Abdullah Abu Sayeed, Parliament and Facebook June 15, 2012Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, PERSONALITY.
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Speaker of the parliament Abdul Hamid Siddique decided to expunge the unacceptable words uttered in the parliament few days back. Quoting a newspaper, an independent member of the parliament raised the issue and two other members of the parliament brushed Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed in a language not usually heard of against a teacher of his rank. On the day House even demanded to bring Abdullah Abu Sayeed to the parliament to seek apology. Neither the Speaker nor the Deputy Speaker was present on the day of occurance.
It was the Deputy Speaker who first said that Parliament did wrong in dishonoring a respected man like Professor Abu Sayeed. TIB protested the incident in the parliament and submitted a record of the address that Abdullah Abu Sayeed gave in its meeting. Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed also denied the allegation.
It was found that some papers distorted his speech and the some members not following the parliamentary proceedings made casual comments.
What he actually said is reported in the Daily Star as 'The Daily Star has learned what the noted litterateur had actually said at the event of Transparency International Bangladesh. It is not corruption when a thief steals, but when a man who has undertaken to follow ethics, rule and the law indulges in stealing then it becomes corruption, Prof Sayeed said.' He didn't remark MPs as thieves.
The comments of the MPs on one of the greatest teachers of our time sparks through the Facebook and drew angry reactions.
Only the prudence of the speakers save the government from further embarrassment.
An ordinary citizen
Professor Muzaffer Ahmed remembered June 14, 2012Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, PERSONALITY.
Tags: Professor Muzaffar Ahmed, Sujon, TIB
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We have seen Professor Muzaffer Ahmed as a third voice of the country. He was always keen to organise the good citizens and to develop a citizen movement against corruption and for the good governance in Bangladesh.
He was Chairman of Sujan (Citizens for Good Governance) for long and led TIB (Transparency International Bangladesh) for years. He also worked as environmental activist.
He died recently in his seventies but he was alert and expressed his concern till his last days against the misdeeds that are occurring in our surrounding.
People remembered him. But to me the best article that I have read is 'Tribute to a Departed Comrade' written by his friend Rehman Sobhan, the leading economist of the country.
An ordinary citizen
Dr. Yunus was proposed for World Bank President but he refused March 23, 2012Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, PERSONALITY, Yunus.
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sk. Hasina proposes Dr. Yunus name for the the post of World president in a meeting with the envoy of EU. The proposal caught everybody off guard as nobody thought of Hasina would propose Dr. Yunus for the post.
So far Sk. Hasina kept no stone upturned to malign the image of Dr. Yunus in a serices of acts. The last action of her was removal of Dr. Yunus from the post of Chairman of Grameen Bank after 30 years of service to the bank that he had founded.
Dr. Yunus took the proposal as the change of heart of the Prime Minister.
But he refused to be president of the World Bank, rather he is more concern with the state of the Grameen Bank and wants to serve Grameen Bank longer period.
Will Prime Minister pay hid to the intention of Dr. Yunus ?
Dr. Muhammad Yunus: Bangladesh new antihero? March 18, 2011Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, GOVERNANCE, People, PERSONALITY, POLITICS, Yunus.
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Dr. Muhammad Yunus is struggling with the government and the court for his post of managing director of Grameen Bank. His personal appeal to the finance minister and explanation to the Bangladesh Bank all went in vein. His appeal to the High Court has been rejected. His counsels compelled to take the refuge to the Supreme court. After hearing on the first day from Dr. Kamal Hussain on merit of the case, supreme court suspends the case for 15 days. The attempts taken by Dr. Yunus, his counsels and Board of Directors so far couldn't tilt the determination of the government to reconsider its decision.
A parallel current is also flowing at the same time. The board of directors , the borrowers and the beneficiaries of Grameen stand by the side of Dr. Yunus. They are not small in number. About 4 crore people are directly or indirectly connected with Grameen Bank. They are expressing their support for Dr.Yunus and worry for Grameen.
The citizens are reassessing the contribution of Grameen to the economy and judging the commitment and character of Dr. Yunus against the contemporary politicians.
Are the people of Bangladesh reinventing their lost hope in Dr. Yunus?
Is Dr. Yunus Bangladesh new antihero?
An ordinary citizen
A Jyoti Basu February 2, 2010Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, PERSONALITY, POLITICS.
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When I came across the name of Jyoti Basu, he was the Chief Minister of the West Bengal. He was virtually reigning the state for long. I was impressed by his tanacity, prudence and acceptibility by the people.
Being a communist leader, he didn't abandon the democratic path, rather exercised it to ascend to the power of the state. When the Communism in Russia was collasping, his example of statemanship, cited an incident for others and keep the communism survived in the modern era. He served for long 23 years from 1977 to 2000 as the Chief Minister of West Bengal,the longest for any democratically elected leader, against Mahatir's 22 years in Malayasia.
I was following the moments when he was offered the Prime Ministership of India from the winning coalition, but he refused the offer as his party didn't approve it. It is one of the greatest instance of party loyalty as I know. I couldn't imagine such loyalty to the party from any of our leaders.
Before the state election in 2000, he declared that he wouldn't hold the chief ministership. People and party activists insisted him, but he remain sticked to his decision. His party won the election and Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee became his successor. This changeover might be the part of his plan to help the CPI(M) to keep the power of the state in it's hand.
He was criticised for the low investment in the West Bengal in comparison to other states. But in his long tenure, he introduced the Panchayet system and tried to empower the common people through strengthening the local governments which also strengthened the democracy in the state. Communal harmony was strictly maintaned during his period and no major untoward events happened in West Bengal due to effect of Babri Mosque and Kashmir issue.
I was bewildered when I heard that he was a Barrister from UK but he didn't practice law but preferred to work among among the railway workers after coming back from London on the directives of the party leaders. He later became vateran labour leader and elected to the state parliament for successive times.
He also donated his body and eye for the resarch in the medical science.
It is sweet to know that he hailed from Bangladesh and soil of Bangladesh is fertile to produce such a dedicated leader. In this present political crisis and economic challenge, Bandgladesh needs leaders like him.
Not necessarily, one will have to accept his political idealism, he is a symbol of dedication and commitment to one's cause wih strongest party loyalty, integriity of character and a man of knowledge and prudence.
Born on 8 July 1914, he passes away at the age of 96 years on 17 January 2010, leaving us and remaining as an inspiration to face the challenges of the time.
An ordinary citizen (from Bangladesh)
Link: Joyti Basu-Wikepedia
Shykh Seraj-a man dedicated to revolutionize the agriculture in Bangladesh February 13, 2008Posted by bdoza in AGRICULTURE, BANGLADESH, PERSONALITY.
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Shykh Seraj had a program by the name 'Maati O Manush' in early 90s in the BTV, the only TV channel in Bangladesh available then. The program was also quite popular then and had workrd as a tool for the boom in poultry, livestock and agriculture in our country. People from all walks of life from farmers to academicians were used to enjoy the program.
For recording and reporting the program he had to visit different corners of the country. I had a small encounter with him when he came to our area to record a poultry farm over the roof and few livestock in the courtyard of a house. The boy who developed the poultry was a university student then. In this way Shykh Seraj motivated thousands of educated young and taught thousands of farmers on modern day technique of farming, the scope of fisheries and the art of poultry and livestock.
With the change of Government in 96, his program stopped and we missed him a lot. But within years he and his friends organized a TV channel and he restarted the program with a new name 'Hidoye Maatii O Manush. Does the name signify anything? Does it indicate his cherished commitment to his ealier program? Likely.
We, the people of Bangladesh again started to enjoy the progrom with a new vision on agriculture and agriculturist.
In recent months the Adviser for Agriculture Dr. S. Karim also attended many field programs with Shykh Seraj and both tried to motivate people for better use of fertilizer, for better agriculture and to convey the message of the government to bridge up the difference between the farmers and the government.
We also enjoyed the programs recorded on the soil of other countries like China and see how agricultural and business opportunities may be created.
His recent introduction is the ' Krishsi Katha' (News on Agriculture) as a component of regular news bulletin in Channel Eye, which is informing people and policy makers with progress and problems of agriculture in Bangladesh.
His presentation is unique and encouraging.. One of the best presentations to me is 'Agriculture and farmers in Budget.'. He also talked with the Council of Advisers and Chief Adviser and made presentations before them on how to make the budget agriculture-friendly.
This man has been working relentlessly to revolutionize agriculture in our country deserves a national recognition. The government should think over it.
One of the sad scenarios in our country is that we don't and can't recognize a man when he deserves most for any case. We only recognize when someone else from outside world recognizes one.
The agricultural organizations and institutions should also ponder over his contribution and recognize him and support him to better disseminate his ideas to the people.
Shykh Seraj represents the spirit of 'New Bangladesh'- a nonpartisan and more professional approach to solve the basic problems of Bangladesh.
An ordinary citizen
27 Feb 2008
Channel Eye of which Shayeek Siraj is one of the senior Executives declared Krishi Medal for 2008 and Keramat Ali who changes the fate of thousands of farmers by pioneering shrimp cultivation in southern Bangladesh got the prize.
4 Mar 2008
Shykh Siraj has recently presented few episodes from the sea in Thiland and from Vietnam. In Thailand episodes he projected the scientific utilization of the sea fish and mney earned by it. The Vietnam episodes described the dramatic improvement of agriculture in Vietnam by utilising the river resources, hybrid crops and use of local technology to improve their agriculture.
12 March 2008
Last few days SJ was telling from the 'Haor area' of Kishorganj where vast water areas remain underutilised and the fishermen and farmers are suppressed by the money lenders.
14 March 2008
He was speaking on the better seed availability to the farmers. Governmnet organisations can only supply part of the need and the quality of the seed is not good also. To compensate the deficit, a private initiative 'Barendra seed production Project' is producing seeds and also giving training to the farmers.
5 May 2008
SS is now working on improving the health care service of the farmers in collaboration with Japan Bangladesh friendship Hospital.
28 Ocober 2009
When the ordinary citizen was feeling frustrtaed over the lack of response from the Government and other acdemic institutions to recognise the contribution of Shykh Seraj, FAO the UN body on food and agriculture bestowed it's award on him.[Ds]
Rabindranath Tagore and Bangladesh August 9, 2007Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, PERSONALITY.
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On the last 6th August, 2007 66th death anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore was observed. In Bangladesh the occasion was observed with pomp and pride. The TV channels broadcast different programs, the newspapers and magazines published articles and reviews and different cultural and social organizations exibit their performances.
Rabindranath is the greatest poet of Bengal. His wonderful creations not only confined to poetry, he virtually left no field of literature untraded in his lifetime and every field of literature in Bengali was illuminated by his touch whether it is song, story, novel, drama, travel or essays. His influence is such that neither his contemporaries nor the following generation could come out of his style and influence completely.
He is the only Nobel Laureate in Literature in Bengali; also only in the Sub-Continent. That was in 1913 that he got the prize. After so many years Bengali language could not produce any giant except Kazi Nazrul Islam, our poet of revolution.
Rabindranath Tagore is not only a poet of West Bengal. He is equally honoured and equally respected in Bangladesh. You cannot confine a language with borders. So he will be read and respected wherever there is Bengali spoken people are staying. Many of his literature were written in Bangladesh territory,in Shilaidaha and Sajadpur.
Most important, one of his songs 'Amar Sonar Bangla, Ami Tomai Bhalobashi……' is the national anthem of Bangladesh.
Rabindranath became a part of the culture and part of the identity of Bangladesh; religion didn't cause any hindrance in this assimilation.
Dr. Yunus in 'Council of Elders' July 21, 2007Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, PERSONALITY, Yunus.
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A new humanitarian alliance by the name ' Council of Elders' was formed by the global leaders on the 89th birthday of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa
The 'Elders' is dedicated to find new ways to foster peace and resolve global crises, to support next generation of leaders.
The E'lders' include along with Mandela, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Carter, Tutu, Koffi Annan, Ela Bhatt, a women's right campaigner from India; former Norwegian Prime Minister Go Harlem Brudtland; Li Zhaoxing, a former Chinese envoy to the UN, who started his diplomatic carrier in Africa, Mandela's wife Gracia Machei, a longtime campaigner for children's right and former Iris President Mary Robinson.
There are seven Nobel Laureattes in the group including Dr. Yunus.
Dr. Yunus wins again July 3, 2007Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, PERSONALITY, Yunus.
Tags: Dr. Yunus, microfinance, PERSONALITY
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Dr Yunus has been chosen as one of the best Social Entrepreneurs of the world of all times. This selection was made and published in the Business Week on the last 27th June 2007.
Business Week said that Dr. Yunus started his banking system by giving small loans to the village poor. Most of these loans are given to the women folk of the village. These women invest their money in different small agricultural and handicraft enterprises.
It continues that Grameen Bank which was established by Dr. Yunus now has 2422 branches. From its inception it has given more than 600 crore dollars as loan to the poor. Loan holders are also the main shareholders of the Bank. Grameen Bank became profitable within 3 years of it's stablishments.
Other great entrepreneurs who are in the list include Bejamin Franklin(1706-1790), John D Rokfeller(1857-1945), Tomas Adison (1847-1901), Henry Ford (1863-1947), Azim Premji (1945), Oprah Winfrey(1954).
If, now retrospectively, we see how our leaders evaluated him, it will embarrass us, if not them. They tried to knock him out by malicious propaganda and false accusations because of the interest he had shown to come to politics.
He has not only withdrawn himself from politics but also withdrawn himself from the media and society also.
He had shown his good gesture to change the face of our politics and the fate of our country but we cound't accept that.
A few days back, he had his 68th birthday passed in a very simple way in Dhaka.
Still then, he will be remembered as the first Nobel Laureate of Bangladesh and one the greatest Social Enterpreneurs of all times.
He will remain as a symbol of dedication, simplicity and greatness for the generations to come of our country and of the world.

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Sport Prototype/Competition
A distinguishing feature of the R88C was that it was powered by a new engine, the VRH30, developed for racing at Le Mans. Driven by #24 YHP's No.1 driver, Masahiro Hasemi, it took part in the 1988 and 1989 JSPC races (up to the 2nd round in 1989). In the 1988 season, it came in 3rd in the 1st round (Fuji) and 5th round (Suzuka). In 1989, it was 3rd in the 2nd round (Fuji) and 4th in the World Sports Prototype Championship (WSPC) 1st round (Suzuka).


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The Classy Lassie with the Tattooed Chassis – Cindy Ray
Bev Robinson, best known as Cindy Ray, was one of the first tattooed pinup girls of Australia. She spent most of her life working as a respected tattoo artist.
In the early 1960s, photographs of a heavily tattooed woman from Australia called Cindy Ray started appearing. She was blonde and beautiful with tattoos on her arms, chest, back and legs and soon became known as "the classy lassie with the tattooed chassis".
She was talked into getting tattooed at 19, and despite having no examples of tattooed people in her family and being a farm worker, she got 4 tattoos on the first night. She still doesn't know how she was convinced that she could make money touring the country as a tattooed model, but she did and that made her what she is today.
Thanks – http://www.vintag.es/
Francoise Hardy – Queen of Ye-Ye and more
Françoise Madeleine Hardy found immediate success with her first song "Tous les garcons et les filles". As a leading figure of the Ye-Ye movement (naive pop songs sung mostly by beautiful young women. The named is derived from "yeah-yeah" popularized by The Beatles), Hardy "found herself at the very forefront of the French music scene", and became "France's most exportable female singing star", recording in various languages, appearing in several movies and touring throughout Europe. With her natural beauty and charm, Francoise began modeling as well – becoming a French fashion icon as well as pop star. As the Ye-Ye movement lost steam, Francoise changed her approach, singing 'grown-up' songs, working w/ songwriters like Leonard Cohan and Serge Gainsbourg. She would go on to record many more LPs, collaborating w/ Blur in 1994 and Malcolm McClaren as well as Iggy Pop. Her music has been used in a ton of movies – most recently Wes Anderson's Moonlight Kingdom (The female lead (Suzy) calls The Ye-Ye Girls From Paris (1962) her "favorite record album", and it is the only album she packs when preparing to run away from home). And DAMN! if she's not still gorgeous at 70.
MC Cuts – Design on the Road
Pictured here are various Motorcycle Club jackets and patches. Everything on each jacket represents something to it's owner and club; his standing, club politics, philosophy, chapter, etc. I have no idea if these MC's still exist or anything about their history. All I know for sure is you better not wear one of these patches if you're not part of the club (We learned this from 6 seasons of Sons of Anarchy). Apologies to all the MC's unrepresented here.
Irish McCalla – Queen of the Jungle
Nellie Elizabeth "Irish" McCalla (December 25, 1928 – February 1, 2002)
Irish McCalla was not your typical 1950's pin-up. Not the demure Betty Page type, Irish was big! Standing 5'10" and incredibly busty (37-24-38), Irish was hugely popular in the early 50's, posing for pin-up king, Antonio Varga and appearing in tons of magazines. From 1955-58 she became "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle", acting in the syndicated serialization of the same name for 26 episodes. She would play bit parts in TV and movies in the early sixties but called it quits by 1969 when she was diagnosed w/ a brain tumor. Over the years she would deal w/ 4 more tumors and eventually pass away in 2002 at the age of 73 from complications.
A story from her Sheena days goes that she did her own vine-swinging and tree-climbing with her pet chimp, Chim, until the day she misjudged a vine swing and crashed into a tree, smashing her knee and breaking an arm. After that, the producers did the only thing they could do (due to her size), they hired male stunt men, and dressed them in leopard skins and blond wigs.
His Ever Changing Moods – Paul Weller's Hair
John William Weller (Paul) – Born May 25 1956, Woking, Surrey England. Paul Weller first came into the public eye in 1976 with the formation of The Jam. Although The Jam emerged at the same time as other punk bands like The Clash and The Sex Pistols, The Jam were the odd band out, and being from just outside London rather than the city itself, they were never really part of the tightly-knit punk clique. Nonetheless, it was The Clash who became a leading supporter and took them along as the support act on their White Riot tour of 1977, sealing their fame. Weller would dissolve The Jam after 5 LPs to form the Curtis Mayfield inspired soul band – The Style Council, recording a couple of pretty great albums, closing shop in 1989. From 1991 on it's been solo work for Paul, releasing critically well received albums every few years.
Now to the Hair. Sporting a good close-cropped punk haircut in the Jam's early days, Paul quickly evolved to a sweet Mod bowl cut, to a back-combed young Roger Daltry, to a Rod Stewart Peacock with an occasional soul boy look for good measure. And then the current 'Do' that he's rocked for the past 20 years. He calls it the 'Weller Wig'. Why call it anything else? It's indescribable. It's his haircut. Oasis tried it, some of the guys in Blur gave it a shot for a bit. Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane – yep. But no one wears it like the Modfather. May he never go bald.
Michael Alig is a free man
Michael Alig and friend James St. James (along w/ Rupaul, Amanda Lepore, et al) were part of the late 80'searly 90's New York personalities known as The Club Kids. The group was notable for their elaborate and outrageous costumes and rampant drug use.
Alig's notoriety and influence grew, and at one point he was on the payrolls of several clubs owned by Peter Gatien for simply showing up with his entourage, since their behavior attracted customers. Alig and the Club Kids also began holding illegal "outlaw" parties in various public places, including a donut shop, a semi-truck trailer, and the NYC Subway. At the height of their cultural popularity, the Club Kids toured the United States and appeared on several talk shows, such as Geraldo, Phil Donahue and Joan Rivers (on Youtube and hilarious).
In 1996 Alig and his friend Robert "Freeze" Riggs murdered friend and drug dealer, Angel Melendez after an argument over a long-standing drug debt. Alig has claimed many times that he was so high that he hardly remembers the events. Yet he somehow managed to beat Angel to death with a hammer, leave him in his tub for a week then dismember him and throw his body in the Hudson river. Several months later, Melendez's torso washed up. Alig was arrested, confessed and sentenced to 10-20 years. Alig was released after serving 17 years on May 5, 2014.
Check out Party Monster – the awful film starring Macauley Culkin, Seth Green and Marilyn Manson. Or the pretty good book, Disco Bloodbath by James St. JAmes.


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SEMAA Day STEM Extravaganza
SEMAA Day is a fun-filled day of hands-on, minds-on STEM activities for K-12 students in Maryland and surrounding states. The objective of SEMAA Day is to encourage youth to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at the post-secondary level and provide their parents with educational techniques and materials to keep their children interested in academics, specifically the STEM field. During SEMAA Day a blend of innovative STEM partners are invited to provide a variety of fun interactive activities that will engage K-12 students and their parents. Activities usually include all STEM disciplines such as Astronomy, model airplane building and flying, life science activities, engineering design and construction, math and science games, rocketry, robotics and various NASA and NOAA educational activities.
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Nicaragua Youth Mission
Every other year a group of the youth of St. Andrew's travel to Nicaragua to participate in mission work. This includes construction and painting, as well as ministering to the children in the country and the people in their communities. In preparation for this the youth go through a training program in which they learn to share their faith with others through testimonials, skits and songs. They are encouraged to take personal responsibility for the mission through fundraising, group building activities and the gathering and sorting of supplies to be taken with them and given to the people of Nicaragua.
The experience proves to be a major step in the growth of their Christain faith - an experience they will remember for the rest of their lives.
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A great deal has been said about the influence of the Italian style upon French music of the eighteenth century. But the Italians were not immune to the charms of French music. Somewhat ironically, the French occupation of Modena and Mantua during the Spanish Wars of Succession aided the spread of French culture in Italy, so did the French dancing masters who infiltrated all of Europe. Antonio Vivaldi and other Italian composers were clearly interested in the French style, and the term "alla Francese" appears in several Vivaldi manuscripts.
The musicians of La Serenissima have seized upon the idea of looking at Vivaldi's music as it relates to France. As the title Vivaldi: The French Connection 2 suggests, all of the concerti presented on this 2011 Avie release have some association with France. One concerto was chosen because its manuscript version is written on French paper! Others were copied by the composer's father into a presentation set probably intended for a French nobleman. Still others have elements of the French overture style, as does the first movement of the violin concerto in Bb, RV 365.


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October 4, 2011
Big new report assails juvenile incarceration as ineffective
As detailed in this press release, a big new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation concludes that incarcerating "juvenile offenders in correctional facilities, which costs states a yearly average of $88,000 per youth, is not paying off from a public safety, rehabilitation or cost perspective." Here is more about this report (available here), which is titled "No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration," from the press release:
The report concludes that there is now overwhelming evidence that the wholesale incarceration of juvenile offenders is a failed strategy for combating youth crime because it:
• Does not reduce future offending by confined youth: Within three years of release, roughly three-quarters of youth are rearrested; up to 72 percent, depending on individual state measures, are convicted of a new offense.
• Does not enhance public safety: States which lowered juvenile confinement rates the most from 1997 to 2007 saw a greater decline in juvenile violent crime arrests than states which increased incarceration rates or reduced them more slowly.
• Wastes taxpayer dollars: Nationwide, states continue to spend the bulk of their juvenile justice budgets – $5 billion in 2008 – to confine and house young offenders in incarceration facilities despite evidence showing that alternative in-home or community-based programs can deliver equal or better results for a fraction of the cost.
• Exposes youth to violence and abuse: In nearly half of the states, persistent maltreatment has been documented since 2000 in at least one state-funded institution. One in eight confined youth reported being sexually abused by staff or other youth and 42 percent feared physical attack according to reports released in 2010.
The full 50-page report and a helpful four-page Issue Brief are available in pdf form here and here.
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As the pendulum swings...
Haven't we determined that juvenile offenders have become increasingly violent at earlier ages and tend to be among the most prolific criminal age groups?
Even these youthful offenders are often beyond our limited ability to rehabilitate.
The only responsible sanction to ensure public safety is a period of incarceration.
The fact that 3/4 of youthful offenders are convicted of new crimes within three years only reinforces the public's need for incapacitating these thugs.
Posted by: mjs | Oct 4, 2011 11:02:48 AM
hmm maybe we could use the 20 billion a year or more we spend on illegal and useless sex offender ligislation and confinment over violations of illegal laws. especialy since after 20 years of studies their reoffence rates even with NO treatment are like 5-15% during the first 3 years!
could lock up a lot of little twirps with that kind of cash!
Posted by: rodsmith | Oct 4, 2011 5:29:19 PM
Who is the "we" that determined that?
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William Edward Webster, the son of Dale and Carolyn (Kinnetz) Webster was born January 21, 1957 in Emmetsburg, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Emmetsburg area where he attended school and graduated from Emmetsburg High School in 1975.
William married Arlene Tripp in 1975, they had 2 children, Tina and Jennifer. They later divorced. He worked at Eaton Corp. for 29 years, before working at Ranco for 12 years until his forced retirement. William married the love of his life Christina Wadsley on December 12, 1987 in Spencer, IA. William enjoyed wrestling in his younger years, fishing, camping, and racing. He also enjoyed little league softball, traveling softball and Special Olympic teams.
William passed away at home on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at the age of 61. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Fred and Mildred Kinnetz; paternal grandparents, Horace Webster and Mary Dyer; his parents; one daughter, Jennifer; 2 infant twin sons; 2 nephews, Nathaniel and LeRoy; one granddaughter, Ryann Wadsley; one sister-in-law, Brenda Wadsley; and best friend, Dean Cronk.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife Christina, of Sutherland, IA; 4 children, Tina (Brandan) Poncin of Pocahontas, IA, Stacey (Tom) Sloan of Spirit Lake, IA, Jami (Rebecca) Webster of Sutherland, IA, and Kelly Webster of Sutherland, IA; 4 grandchildren, Morgan, Kaylynn, Jep, and Chase; 2 brothers, Donald (Crystal) Webster of Sheldon, IA, and Dave Webster of Emmetsburg, IA; one sister, Suzan (Don) Walker of Emmetsburg, IA; one brother-in-law Bryon (Carol) Wadsley of Humboldt, IA; mother-in-law Sharon Wadsley of Spencer, IA; other relatives; and many friends.
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Cleaning Tips for Yellow Upholstery
Greying and yellowing are two problems affecting fabric and upholstery. Usually, a build-up of dust and other debris around the area causes the discolouration.
Dyes from the clothing of people sitting on the furniture, as well as residue from cleaning products such as soap or bleach, may also cause the fabric to appear yellow. Cleaning the yellow upholstery may help bring back the original colour of the piece for a brighter and newer appearance.
One of the most common ways to clean yellowed fabric is with a colour whitener or a colour brightener. Use a colour whitener only on upholstery that's white, as it will whiten any spot it touches. If you use the product on a dark piece of furniture, it may severely lighten any area you place the whitener. Colour brighteners are more effective on white fabrics. If your upholstery is a different colour, try using a colour wash or white wash product. This removes the yellowing on the fabric, without damaging the colours of the piece. Always test the product on a small section before using it. Place a small amount on the back or bottom of the upholstery that is out of view.
Colour Remover
One possible cause of yellowing is a build-up of soap or bleach. If bleach was ever used to clean the upholstery before, then a colour remover is the most effective. This product removes any leftover traces of the bleach, by breaking down the components of the bleach and won't damage the original colour or pattern of the upholstery. It works on both coloured and white fabrics. Once you apply the product, you need to rinse it off with fresh water and let dry. You may need to repeat the process to remove all traces of the yellowing.
Vinegar Mixture
Soaking the yellowed material in a vinegar solution may help clean it. Combine one gallon of hot water, with one teaspoon of white vinegar and 1/8 cup of bleach. Wear rubber gloves when cleaning the fabric to protect your skin and only use it in an area with adequate ventilation. Use a scrub brush to apply the solution to the fabric and rub it deep into the fabric. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes and then use cool water, to remove the solution. This should take away any traces of the yellowing in the upholstery.


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Tayt is a ten-year-old boy who was born with a half a heart. The doctors told his mom he would not live past three months old. Today, he is continuing to wow everyone with his fighting spirit. After receiving his new heart in 2015, Ellen wanted to make sure he remembered they had a date night planned. In this video, Tayt has visited the show to tell Ellen and her audience about the magical time he had at Pixar. This little boy has such a big heart, it will blow you away!
This video will touch your heart deeply as you see what a truly sweet spirit this little boy has. His motto is 'keep swimming', which is a phrase that has gotten he and his mom through the rough spots in his ten years of life. Make sure you do not miss out on the end of the video when Ellen reveals a surprise and gives Tayt his bow tie to wear on their date. Please SHARE on Facebook for all to encourage Tayt!


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|Type service
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|3 Days and 2 Night
|07:40 AM (First day – from Puno city)
|04:00 PM (Third day – to Puno city)
|$ 110.00 USD (por person)
If your Hotel is near to downtown, We transfer you to your hotel.
Additional cost for pick up from the following hotels:
- Casa Andina Private Collection, Posada del Inka, Hotel Eco Inn y Libertadores:
- Up to 02 people ( Auto ): $ 8.00 USD.
- Up to 05 people (Van H-1): $ 20.00 USD.
- Mirador del Titikaka y Hotel José Antonio:
- Up to 02 people ( Auto ): $ 12.00 USD.
- Up to 05 people (Van H-1): $ 25.00 USD.
The tour includes:
- Pick up from their hotels and transfer.
- Transport Powerboat.
- Check Islands (Uros, Llachon, Amantani and Taquile).
- Official Spanish / English guide.
- Transport Motorboat.
- Basic accommodation in Llachon and typical power:
- Lunch.
- Dinner.
- Breakfast.
- Amantani basic accommodation and food:
- Lunch.
- Dinner.
- Breakfast.
- Lunch in Taquile:
- Quinoa soup.
- Fried trout with fries and salad or omelet with rice.
- Herbal teas site or coca tea.
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- Local boating or rafting.
- Others not mentioned in this program.
If you send us this FORM, We detect your preference and We will contact by E-mail.
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- Water Bottles (2 L).
- Abrigable and light clothing (in the autumn and winter afternoon windy (cold) and in the spring and summer bring waterproof jackets and umbrellas for rain).
- Personal backpack with the necessary things for your tour.
- Sunscreen, sunglasses and sun hat.
- Torches for night overnight in Amantani.
- Camera.
- Comfortable for walking shoes.
- Snack, chocolate or candies energizaste.
- Usually get some gifts for families Amantani Island can be edible products (rice, sugar, milk, oats, etc.) or supplies (colored pencils, notebooks).


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A Tennessee Department of Transportation HELP Operator has died of complications resulting from injuries sustained when he was struck by a vehicle while assisting a stranded motorist on December 24.
30-year-old James Rogers was changing a flat tire for a family stranded on I-40 at mile marker 221 in Davidson County. A member of the family was assisting with the tire change, but Rogers advised him to go inside the car for safety purposes. Tragically, just a few minutes later, Rogers was struck by a vehicle crossing onto the shoulder.
Roger passed away on Wednesday, leaving behind a five-year-old son and a girlfriend.
TDOT HELP Operators have routes on Tennessee's most heavily traveled highways in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville. The program began in 1999 for the purpose of reducing traffic congestion, improving safety, and assisting motorists in distress. The Region 3 HELP Operators in Middle Tennessee have responded to approximately 40,000 incidents in 2016.
Rogers is the third TDOT employee to be killed in the line of duty in 2016 and the 112th since the agency began keeping records in 1948.
Incidents like these helped inspire the so-called "Move Over" law in Tennessee, which requires drivers who encounter a TDOT HELP truck, law enforcement officer or other emergency workers along the side of the interstate to move over into the left hand lane if possible, or slow down if unable to change lanes, all to protect the safety of those who are out on the roads working to help others.


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This is the best straight on picture I got. These have a flat front instead of the full elastic waist and I added two little tabs with buttons on either side. I also wanted to play around with some of the decorative stitches on my machine and added a scallop hem.
The tabs were actually an afterthought and are really only for decoration (there's not even really a buttonhole). I had the finished shorts sitting next to a bunch of stuff I had just bought and in the pile were these orange buttons and I liked how they looked so much with the navy that I had to use them somehow.
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Manager vs. Negotiator
12th in the series The Great Cluster Fu… A treatise on questionable journalism and pre-litigation practices
Your words for the day:
- negotiator (1) = one who converses, bargains, or discusses with another in an attempt to reach an agreement (yourdictionary.com)
- negotiator (2) = one who concludes a business transaction (yourdictionary.com)
- manager = an individual who is in charge of a certain group of tasks (BusinessDictionary.com)
In the 5th installment of this series (The Truth Hurts), I posed three questions: (1) Who the hell is he (Doyle Raiznor) representing, (2) who the hell is he trying to convince in the absence of a court room and jury, and (3) how much money does he expect to clear from this yellow journalism venture. As to the client, Sparky mentions "several State National Guard Units" so that is probably Raiznor's class-action gold mine. That indirectly answers question number 3, in that the more claimants in a successful suit THE GREATER THE LITIGATOR'S CUT. That leaves just question number 2…
…Who the hell is he trying to convince in the absence of a court room and jury? In the words of the deceased scientist in Isaac Asimov's classic, "I,Robot" (a Will Smith movie adaptation): "That, detective, is the right question."
In the ordered setting of the judicial forum, claimant's attorney presents his side of the argument, and the defendant's attorney provides his side of the argument, each attempting to poke holes in the other's claims. That forum is presided over by a judge (a referee) in the presence of a jury which will vote on its perceptions of the opposing arguments. For Raiznor, there's the rub.
That ordered setting will glaringly show that, because of acts of war (you know, all that crap that can. and does, happen when you are trying to do a good job while other people are trying to kill you) and the contractual exceptions granted KBR by its client, the US of A., the claimants have no case at all. Worse, plaintiff's attorney has a short period of time to convince jurors who, like their clients, have had their lives abruptly impacted by government mandate. UN-like their clients, the jurors did not sign a contract beforehand permitting this unannounced inconvenience; they might not be receptive to "somebody-owes-me" arguments. What's a salty litigator to do:
Well, there's always jury tampering, but messing with jurors during a trial is considered unethical… and… in some circles… HIGHLY ILLEGAL. Super Dan's retirement fund may be screaming for refreshment, but he is neither that greedy nor that stupid. Besides, Danny Boy has been to the mountain-top and has experienced an epiphany: If I can't get to the impaneled jury, maybe I can taint the potential jury pool against KBR.
Since the exit of the Bush-Chaney administration and the back-off from KBR by Halliburton, negative criticism of KBR by the media has subsided considerably (no evening news hot-buttons). Clearly The Press (with the big P) could not be counted on for pre-emptive bad-mouthing of his mark. Gotta take matters into his own hands.
That fake deposition being touted by Sparky's site looks for all the world like a draft of a possible strategy in attacking KBR's defense in court. For that purpose, it is totally legitimate. But, Super Dan's decision to use it in a reputation-smearing campaign against a possible court opponent clearly qualifies as unethical. Those subpoenaed testimonies (reformatted, biased "explanations" patched in, packaged in the tabloid presentation of a fictionalized "expose") and a fake "news" site filled only with Doyle Raiznor anti-KBR propaganda have been posted on-line for months and years. The purpose: INSTILL THE PERCEPTION THAT KBR CAN'T POSSIBLY BE RIGHT ABOUT ANYTHING. The target audience: THE POTENTIAL JURY POOL (that be the public) FOR ANY CIVIL SUITS AGAINST KBR.
And that brings us to the importance of manager versus negotiator. One title implies "tight control" and the other, "free-wheeling and dealing."
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Sparky Misfires
11th in the series The Great Cluster Fu… A treatise on questionable journalism and pre-litigation practices
Your words for the day:
- agenda = somebody's particular motive or bias
- sleight = cunning, trickery
When you are rabid about a single agenda, details and facts get overlooked. I mentioned that Sparky is either illiterate or just doesn't read what she puts up. Case in point: Mary Wade's title. It is right there on KBR documents that have gotten the internet spotlight. Doyle Raiznor cites that title as "Senior Contract Negotiator" while Sparky one-ups him with her "Chief Contract Negotiator." Fact is, neither of those is, nor ever was, her title.
Senior Contracts Manager. Yep! That's it. Printed right there on those older documents from 2003. That is still her title today. (Just a heads-up to that dynamic duo, Spark-Igor and Franken-Raiznor: Your long wait is over… THE TELEPHONE HAS BEEN INVENTED! Just in case you are concerned with accuracy… a.k.a., the truth.)
But, accuracy was never the goal of either Spark-Igor or Franken-Raiznor. Their goal has been to take the ordinary (KBR) and turn it into a monster-like, ravenous, corrupt thing that lives only to devour class-action hordes of litigation clients. Effect is what they are after. Sleight of word — subtle, and not so subtle, shadings of meaning — is the scalpel (or hammer) of choice.
More from Sparky's intro page monologue:
(1) "In the ongoing legal battle being waged by several State National Guard Units, (2) this video is pretty typical of what I've seen of KBR testimony (3) about the role they played in exposing US and British soldiers, US and local civilians to deadly hexavalent chromium at Qarmat Ali."
That's a complete quote of that sentence. These are my points:
(1) Ongoing legal battle. Let's see how this "battle" goes: Farmer Brown, the class-action litigator, takes his milking stool into the lobby of KBR's legal department. He presents his list of demands, most notably — in alphabetical order — cash, dinero, dollars, euros, gold, Hong Kong dollars, lira… he is not picky. Other than that, not much else. In response to KBR's quizzical look and disbelieving, "Why?" he replied, "I just want some of that money you got." He was quickly shown the door. But, that did not stop him from making several trips back with the same milking stool, same demand and the same result. Farmer Brown thinks, "This is turning into a real battle." (2) Typical video vs. KBR testimony. The TESTIMONY of current KBR employees, taken by itself, reveals that all of them did their jobs (the one's they were hired to do) as straightforwardly as possible. Since their employment continued at least through the taking of depositions, "exemplary" might be a word used by their supervisors. The TYPICAL VIDEO Sparky vigorously touts is an after-market, FICTICIOUS offering by Doyle Raiznor that is a blatant effort to rewrite what each has said to accommodate Raiznor's off-beat strategy — the claim that what actually happened in the combat theater had its roots in Houston, Texas, before the Qarmat Ali cleanup effort. Hopefully, he could convince enough jurors that an event precipitated by, and occurring in, a hot combat war zone half-way around the world, really took place in the corrupt board rooms of capitalism. You know, in the US of A. (3) The role that KBR played in the exposure to hexavalent chromium. To borrow Doyle Raiznor's quote, I really didn't have to do any research to answer this one: It wasn't KBR's war. It wasn't KBR's real estate. It wasn't KBR's water plant. It wasn't KBR's toxic spill site. It wasn't KBR's initiative to refurbish the ruin. It wasn't KBR's decision to use US and British soldiers to protect civilians doing the reclamation. It wasn't KBR's decision to have the work done down-range from hot combat operations. So, I would say, just as a matter of idle speculation you understand, THAT KBR PLAYED NO ROLE IN EXPOSING ANYONE TO THE TOXIN. And, for your blood-thirsty bent, Sparky, I would suggest you pay attention to the real news every now and then. Maybe you missed it (being so busy with witch-hunting and all) but, the monster that made all of that happen was dug out of a spider-hole and got to be the guest of honor at an old-fashioned neck-tie party. And you didn't get prime rights to the video. Tsk, tsk.
Personally, I think KBR has a good claim against the US of A because it sent in a bunch of whining week-end-warriors apparently not considered good enough for real combat duties: We're sorry, KBR, but, our A-Team is out giving Saddam what-for; we don't want you to hire dedicated mercenaries as guards, so we'll give you our finest B-Team — The National Lampoon Guard. Obviously, the joke's on KBR, but, only Sparky and Doyle are laughing.
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Truth. Beauty. Mud. In The Eye
8th in the series The Great Cluster Fu… A treatise on questionable journalism and pre litigation practices.
Your word for the day:
- fabrication = something made up; the invention of something not true.
Old saws that I have heard, all of which relate to sight and perception:
- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- Truth, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder
- "Here's mud 'n yer eye."
Honestly, I don't know what that last one means. Never did. It lacks the clarity of sayings like "The truth is what I say it is."
An illustration: There is a grove of trees along the horizon covering the contours of low hillocks and shading the small stream wending its way through it; the reality is what it is. A squirrel perceives shelter, food, and drink. The impressionist painter perceives splashes of color to be transferred to canvas. The still-life painter perceives a pastoral tableau. The hot-air balloonist who ran out of gas at 800 feet and is now rapidly descending toward that grove hasn't perceived much since he heard his flame go pppfffffffttt 'cause he is now deeply involved in an intense religious experience. The same physical reality — once 4 minds apprehended it — became 4 different perceived personal realities.
Enter Super Dan, et alia. In the spirit of the corrupt senator in the film "The Shooter," our stand up comic has seized upon the line "The truth is what I say it is!" and produced a pseudo-deposition, tabloid-like production of "What KBR Really Knew…" Pseudo because the original footage has been extensively doctored (cut, pasted, re-mastered, opposing counsel rebuttal questions deleted, and on and on). This work of fiction is designed to instill you with an alternate view of reality. It comes to you courtesy of the law firm Doyle Raizner (www.DoyleRaizner.com) and is displayed on-line by Ms. Sparky(TM). I'm not kidding about the trademark thing. Some of this stuff is just too ridiculous to make up.
Super Dan and Sparky have done a good job of flinging mud 'n yer eye, so I'm going to go through this travesty scene by scene in an effort to clear the visibility; you might want to review the work so you will know to what I am referring. (Just be careful; bullshit tends to stick to your footwear.) I found it by entering — Mary L. Wade, KBR — and clicking on the ms.sparky result (video). I'll give you a couple of days to research* the item before I resume "The Great Cluster Fu…" series. Meanwhile, lets talk about..
Next up: Digressions
* (update: 10-9-12) A couple of weeks before scheduled court date (10-9-12), this video was blocked and labeled "Private Video"
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Finance: Strong Financial Discipline and Vision
Recent Gauteng Business News
From coal merchant to rubble removal, Salathiel Makhudu has overcome many obstacles along the way, but through hard work, commitment, an all consuming drive to succeed and the right financing at the right time, he is starting to see the fruits of his labour.
Makhudu says he entered the rubble removal business by "default", having worked in the coal supply business for many years after taking over the family business from his father. Following a failed partnership and finding it difficult to enter a new market - the West Rand - as he was not a local, Makhudu started utilising his trucks for rubble removal.
In December 2005, together with a new partner, Patrick Modau as operational manager - who had worked for him for many years as a driver and with whom he had built up a relationship based on trust - he formed a close corporation. Makhudu SR Transport CC was born, but this was only the start of a long and difficult road with many bumps along the way.
The company is sub-contracted by developers and construction companies to clean up and demolish sites and remove the rubble. It operates within a 70 km radius of its base of operations in Orlando East.
One of the main challenges Makhudu faced was with his trucks, which were old and often broke down. This did not inspire confidence in clients and resulted in costly repairs.
When two of his truck engines ceased he approached Standard Bank, with whom he had been banking in his personal capacity since 1991, for a R90 000 loan which he was granted.
"Financing was always a problem as we had little assets and collateral. I pumped all my money into the business, including surrendering policies, and we depended on an overdraft. Cash flow was also a problem with late payments," says Makhudu who, until August this year, never drew a salary, only taking from the business the absolute minimum for living expenses.
"We believed we had a viable business and took our business seriously, but we needed to build our fleet. The problem with buying old trucks is that 60 percent of our money was going into repairs."
"The breakthrough came when we got a R90 000 loan from Standard Bank which helped us win a Pickitup tender. This gave us back our dignity and this is what got us to where we are today."
Makhudu Transport is now a fully-fledged business with a fleet of seven trucks, three of which are almost brand new and a TLB (tractor loader backhoe). Two of the trucks are financed through Standard Bank vehicle and asset finance. The company employs 15 people and is contracted to a number of successful companies.
"I would not say we have arrived yet," says a humble Makhudu." We now need to concentrate on marketing and securing jobs. We must keep our trucks on the road at all times."
Makhudu is a cautious man who does not like debt. He paid off his personal home loan from Standard Bank in about three years and has paid cash for two bakkies for the business. However, as his trucks are his income generators, he realised the importance of building a fleet and the necessity for financing to achieve this.
His advice to other entrepreneurs out there: "You must have vision and trust in your vision. Success also depends on financial discipline and you must ensure that every cent is accounted for. You must also remain focused on your core business and not be tempted to diversify into other non-related business ventures," says Makhudu.
He enjoys a good relationship with Standard Bank and stresses the need for financial institutions to have insight into their clients' businesses and how they can assist small businesses grow.
"Banks must provide sound financial and financial planning advice, such as how to save on banking charges, how to grow the business and also skills transfer. After all, providing the right solutions and helping us grow is mutually beneficial."
In his spare time, this hardworking man likes to spend time with his family and extended family. He has three children, two of whom are studying at university for a B Comm logistics and psychology degree respectively and a younger daughter in Grade 7.
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Legal Question in Personal Injury in Georgia
I had a slip and fall in a local grocery months ago. The claim office close my file because they claim I did not response to them in a timely matter. I have a lawyer which I hired a couple of days after the accident. I have had surgery and everything. I did not receive the letter in time because I move. Will the claim office have to reopen my file. I have been working my lawyer on the case for 6 months. I would think they would have contacted the claim office themselves.
Asked on 2/22/13, 12:11 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC
You hired a lawyer for a reason - to handle your case and answer your questions. Call your lawyer to ask about the case.
Answered on 2/22/13, 12:13 pm
Sam Levine Law Office of Sam Levine LLC
Answered on 2/23/13, 9:04 am
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Tell us about your newest release, "Return To Willow Lake".
SW: It's the story of Sonnet Romano, one of my favorite characters. She's smart, ambitious, but clueless when it comes to matters of the heart. At the wedding reception of her best friend and stepsister, Daisy Bellamy, Sonnet starts something she can't stop...
What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your story?
SW: That even with a deadline staring me in the face, a book emerges in its own time. I'm really struggled to get this book to readers. Now I'm so happy with the result. Hope readers like it too.
What authors or friends influenced you in helping you become a writer?
SW: Anne Frank. Harriet the Spy. Anne of Green Gables. I love it when my imaginary friends show up.
Besides writing, what other interests do you have?
SW: Gosh, everything. Family and friends. Traveling the world. Sports...used to be more sports. Here's a little insider scoop–that author photo on the back of the book...I was completely dazed on painkillers. I had just shattered my wrist while skateboarding with a giant Doberman on a leash. But that's another story....
Can you tell us about what's coming up in the next year for you writing wise?
SW: A yummy new series called the Bella Vista Cooking School novels. The first is called The Apple Orchard. And then a Lakeshore book about Logan O'Donnell, who is finally coming into his own.
How can readers connect with you online?
SW: Thanks for asking! The party is ongoing at www.facebook.com/susanwiggs
Learn more by visiting the author's website at http://www.susanwiggs.com/index.shtml


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Some commenters on the thread about no-laptop policies in law schools (and the related thread on libertarianism and actions within institutions) asked: Why not rely on each student's own judgment about whether laptops are too distracting to them? Shouldn't we assume that our adult students generally know best what's best for themselves?
It's an interesting question (a question of ethics and good sense rather than of rights-based constraints on government power) to what extent universities and law schools should be paternalistic to the students who have chosen to attend. A simple example: Many professors require students to hand in a rough draft of a seminar paper at a particular date, rather than just handing in a final draft. (If the student is late with the rough draft, they may get penalized, and in any event the student understandably thinks that the professor's rule is a demand and not just a request.) The main reason for this is to help discipline the student into getting a rough draft in early, so that the student can profit from the professor's comments, and so the student will produce a better paper and learn more about the subject and about writing in the process. Is that improper, because it's unduly paternalistic? Should I stress to students that the rough draft deadlines are optional, and that if they don't want to hand in a rough draft, that's likely to be a mistake but it's entirely up to them? I'm not sure, but I think the right answer isn't obvious.
But in this post I want to focus on something else: The role of class discussion in legal education. I want to argue that students — though they of course pay lots of money to us — are not just customers of legal education, but are also in a sense a sort of employee: Law school classes rely on students' participating in the class, as a means of helping educate the other students. Learning, the theory goes, is a cooperative endeavor, in which students benefit from hearing each other's comments.
This is most obvious in seminars, classes that are usually of twelve or fewer students, in which most of the discussion involves students discussing the materials, or each other's papers. Naturally, the discussion is guided by the professor, but the point is for the students to learn by having a conversation. That's the format for seminars in most subjects, I think, and certainly for law school seminars.
Because of this, both attendance and discussion are required in seminars. If you don't show up, your grade might be reduced; likewise if you don't talk in class. If the professor calls on you, passing is not an option. (In some large classes, professors offer a no-hassle pass option, but if you pass in a seminar, the professor may well publicly reprimand you, and might penalize you more formally if you keep doing this.) The reason isn't paternalistic concern for the particular student. Rather, it's that the student's job is to participate, in order to create the class discussion that is supposed to be the mechanism through which all the students learn.
Likewise, some seminars involve students commenting on each other's rough drafts or on each other's presentations of their works in progress. This means that students must hand in rough drafts on time, or else they won't be available as subjects for discussion, and for the other students to practice their editing skills and their constructive criticism skills. (This is why I don't need to decide whether a mandatory rough draft policy is improperly paternalistic when the students just hand in the rough drafts to me: The seminar I teach is heavily organized around students' commenting on each other's work product, so punctual submission of rough drafts and other stages of a paper is necessary for the benefit of the other students, and not just of the submitting students.)
Most law school classes are between seminars and lectures: The professor talks more than he does in a seminar, and class discussion is less important than in a seminar, but class discussion still takes up a large part of the time, and the professor's conversations with the students — and sometimes students' conservations with each other — are an important pedagogical tool. Some question whether it's an effective tool; perhaps we'd be better off lecturing more and drawing the students in less. But most of our classes do heavily rely (rightly or wrongly) on this tool.
This means that whether students are paying attention in class affects not just themselves, but their classmates. Students who tune out, either because they're distracted by non-class materials, or because they are so focused on taking verbatim notes that they aren't really mentally engaging the information, aren't doing the job they're supposed to do. (Again, I recognize that they're not being directly paid for the job, but rather have to pay us; but part of the educational transaction is that they get an education and a credential in exchange for money and class participation.) When fewer students participate in class, other students get less out of the class discussion. When a student is called on and doesn't give a good answer, other students get less out of the class discussion (especially since time is wasted, and the conversation is interrupted).
In my view, the main impetus for the non-laptop policies has not been paternalism towards students who choose to tune out. That may have been part of some professors' concern, but it wasn't the deciding factor for me, and I suspect it wasn't the deciding factor for most other professors who have experimented with these policies. Rather, the concern is about the impact of laptops on others — both (1) the distraction to other students when someone is surfing the Web or (even if Internet access is turned off) is playing solitaire, and, probably more importantly, (2) the perceived decrease in class discussion stemming from laptop use, and the hoped-for increase in the number of participants and the quality of participation when people stop using the laptops.
Now I'm not sure whether class discussion improves as a result of no-laptop policies. I've heard favorable reports from others, but the reason I'm calling this an experiment is precisely because I don't know for sure whether the results will be positive (though I've heard enough to suggest that the results are unlikely to be highly negative). But I don't think they can be faulted — whether on libertarian reasons or others — simply on the grounds that they are paternalistic towards the students, in the sense of stopping each student from doing something because we think that behavior is bad for that particular student. Rather, we're trying to improve class discussion, a discussion through which each student's participation benefits the other students as well as the participant.
That's a familiar policy, as I've said, for seminars, where attendance and participation rules are commonplace. And I think it's also an ethically permissible policy for larger classes that generally rely at least in part on student discussion, and not just on lecturing.
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No matter if "Who is a journalist" event turned into "What is journalism" debate. The panel still discussed the "rules for who is what" at the National Press Club on Friday.
Mostly the conservative Jeff Gannon faced the cannons as he struggled with answering why he thought it was quite natural for him to get into the White House. He in fact declared that there was nothing wrong either to quote what has already been mouthed by the government. Much to his embarrassment (if at all), the enlightened press booed and gave their verdict that journalism entailed more than that, by the way.
To me, the spirit had little direction. I could see why Gannon could not recollect the number of "weeks or days" he had to wait to get the pass, while answering to Ana Marie Cox. He just did not want to answer that. But what I could not understand was why the folks on the panel (which included Julie Hirschfeld Davis of The Baltimore Sun, Garrett Graff, John Stanton, Matthew Yglesias, Mike Madden) just stressed so much on how Gannon got into the White House press corps.
Admittedly and Wonkette put it bluntly (more to your growth, Ana!), briefing room at White House is such a bland place anyway. And moreover even the small room is not always full. I second. Who is keen on taking the notes for the speakers who know too little of what they speak especially when most of it is pure advertorials.
If one has to report on comments (sorry Jeff, they are not "facts", as we found out with so-called WMD), come and blog.
I agree with Eric Brewer: "Perhaps the best line of the day came from Ana Marie Cox, who had earlier made the point that one reason Gannon got into the White House briefing room was because lately there have been a lot of empty seats, since mainstream reporters have largely given up on getting anything of substance out of the stone wall that is Scott McClellan. She went on, "I think it would be awesome if bloggers suddenly stormed the White House briefing room and filled all those seats and started asking questions. Then maybe your reporters would take the briefing more seriously, too."
We're trying, Ana, we're trying."
You have said it better, Eric!
Who is a journalist?
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Reform, recover, restore. This is my mantra for dealing with the physical and psychological process of mastectomy.
Reform comes first – the act of taking something, changing its form and replacing it with something else, something that is similar to and different from the original. The original brought with it a very high risk of future breast cancer, a likelihood of anywhere up to 75%. The reformed version is a reasonable reproduction – aesthetically acceptable, undetectable under clothing and more importantly, it reduces the risk of a new cancer by up to 90%. Some mental reform is necessary because a newly reconstructed breast looks and feels quite alien but sitting on a time-bomb where the tiniest change in size, shape or structure might indicate another cancer is much more disconcerting. The surgery is challenging and the scars are unsightly but I am unable to mourn the loss of something with the potential to kill me. As mantras go this reform is welcome, positive and reassuring.
Recover is next – time, discipline and patience – aka The Difficult Period. The initial effects of surgery wear off quite quickly – grogginess subsides, pain disappears, cognitive and physical energy begin to return. A couple of weeks down the line all seems well, the sun is shining and that's when temptation begins to creep in. There are so many things I'd like to do, so many chores that need to be taken care of and so much I'm tempted to just get on with. Our bodies are expert at on-the-fly repairs when given half a chance. The challenge is embracing sufficient discipline and patience to allow those repairs to take place. Resisting temptation when the overwhelming urge is to get up, get out and get on with things is difficult but right now Spring cleaning, gardening and sorting this year's charity donations all have to wait. The recover part of the mantra is the one I have trouble with. The Difficult Period – time, discipline and patience – slows me down and leaves space for frustration to creep in. Three more weeks and this phase will be done.
Restore is the last part of the mantra. It builds on the recover phase by addressing the frustration of 'taking things easy.' It's positive and welcome because it offers the opportunity to set some goals, work to accomplish them and in doing so improve. Stamina, strength and agility can each be rediscovered, tested and refined. Help and support are welcomed and appreciated but being a burden to others and a frustration to myself are not. The restore process takes time and effort but its worth it. Eventually the list of things I'm able to do unaided will once again exceed the list of things I need help with… and that's exactly how I'd like it to remain for the next thirty years or so.
Reform is complete, three more weeks of recover to accomplish and then I can focus intently on restore 🙂


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I've been to see one neurologist and have an appointment for a second opinion next month.
I am having issues with tremors in the left arm; i.e., trembling while holding the morning newspaper. I cannot fluidly wave 'bye-bye' with the left wrist, difficulty with anything involving fine motor skills, and have tenseness of the muscles on the left side. My sense of balance has never been good.
Additionally, I have numbness and tingling in two fingers of my left hand and down the left side of my left leg.
I can tell myself to RELAX, while sitting in a chair or lying in bed, and the tremor or tenseness will disappear for a few seconds before returning.
Neurologist #1 tells me I have Parkinson's and put me on Sinemet, which makes me nauseated and sometimes vomit, no matter whether I take the medication with or without food.
In January, July, and October I had severe neckache, headache, nausea, and vomiting which was diagnosed as migraine.
I recently had an MRI of the cervical spine which showed "C5-6 and C6-7 mild bilateral neural foraminal stenosis, greater on the left at both levels" and a lumbar MRI which showed 'L5-S1 mild anterolisthesis, bilateral L5 spondylolysis, and mild disc/osteophyte bulge....greater on the left."
This may explain the numbness & tingling, but I wonder if this IN ANY WAY affects the Parkinson's diagnosis.
My PCP suggested I might have an essential tremor. The Endocrinologist said the tremor could be a side effect of medication.
I wonder if the tremor might be THYROID related as blood tests are skewed without the pituitary.
Three years ago, I had transphenoidal surgery for a pituitary tumor (acromegaly which had been misdiagnosed as a prolactinoma) and two years ago, I had Gamma Knife radiation on the residual tumor. I am currently tumor free.
Is it possible for the tremor to be related to the surgery or radiation?
And why am I all-of-a-sudden getting migraines?
I am normal weight, age 58, and take Hydrocortisone, Prozac, Synthroid, and Actonel.


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I finally finished my custom series of Elemental masks.
The last one to be done was Air. (Fire was completed a while ago but I still have to take some pictures of it) This set was made to worn at an event, so they not only had to represent each element, but do it in a way that works while being viewed in motion. The client these were made for is local so I wasn't bound at all by considerations of shipping and that let me run a bit wild with the design. I went with a fairly standard bird form. The centre plume is a large ostrich wing feather in a soft sky blue. It's flanked on each side by a cluster of long tendrils from another plume in a slightly more grey blue. The rest of the sides are edged in another white plume that was split to create a fringe. All of the feathers are soft and fluffy so they follow any movement or breeze with an incredible float and flow. The beak is silver and the base of the face is white. I decorated it with hand-drawn swirls in a range of blues and glittery white. I also used a new technique on it as well. The white and blue, swirl edged v-shape, in the centre of the forehead, was covered in a layer of fine clear beads. This gives it shimmery effect. It's just like the paper-backed material I use for my Copper Hawks and Owl, but it can be applied over any surface. The finished mask is rather soft and subtle in it colours and finish but still has a ton of dramatic impact and looks just amazing in motion!


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In Seraing, an industrial town in Liège, Belgium, Sandra is a young wife and mother, who works in a small solar-panel factory. She suffers a nervous breakdown and is forced to take time off from her job. During her absence, her colleagues realize they are able to cover her shifts by working slightly longer hours and the management proposes a €1,000 bonus to all staff if they agree to make Sandra redundant. Sandra later returns to work and discovers that her fate rests in the hands of her sixteen co-workers, and she must visit each of them over the course of a weekend to persuade them to reject the monetary bonus. However, most of the co-workers need the proposed bonus for their own families and Sandra faces an uphill battle to keep her job before the crucial vote on Monday morning.
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Two Days, One Night
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
135 minutes
21 May 2014 (France), 22 Aug 2014 (UK)
Archipel 35, Les Films du Fleuve, Wild Bunch
Marion Cotillard (Sandra), Catherine Salée (Juliette), Fabrizio Rongione (Manu), Olivier Gourmet (Jean-Marc)
The film was a Belgian production with French and Italian co-producers. It was produced by Dardenne's Les Films du Fleuve with co-production support from France's Archipel 35, Italy's BIM Distribuzione and Belgium's Eyeworks Film & TV Drama. It received funding from the Flemish Audiovisual Fund, RTBF and Centre du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel. It received 500,000 euro from Eurimages. The total budget was seven million euros. Filming began in late June 2013 in Seraing, Belgium and was wrapped in September 2013.
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