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Biviana, Student
Do you vote in every election? Why or why not?
I voted for the primaries. I'm not sure whether if I'll be voting in every election because I still have yet to do my research. If I'm going to vote for someone, I need to know exactly what their ideas are for this country. The media is biased, and I want to find out for myself what is and what is not true.
What makes you want to vote?
I want to be part of something big, have some kind of impact in this country. I want to advocate for the things that are important for me, and voting for a candidate that agrees with majority of my values will get my vote. Advocating for the LGTBQ community, immigrant rights, affordable college tuition, and gun control are all very important to me. I want to vote for candidates who support issues that are more relevant to me.
What's the biggest challenge you face when it comes to voting? What prevents you from voting?
Besides not having the sufficient knowledge on each candidate's proposals, I don't think there are any challenges preventing me from voting. Voting needs to be more accessible. It seems to me that millennials are not informed about candidates and their policies, or just don't seem to care. Maybe if politics was integrated more in social media young people would be more aware and participate more.
Did you know that our country has one of the lowest voting percentage in the world? What do you think when you hear that?
Perhaps there's a low percentage of people who vote because they're simply too distracted with their own lives. Maybe a lot of people are not voting because they do not have the sufficient knowledge on a candidate's proposals. They feel like they need to be more informed before voting for a candidate. A couple of things that can be done to encourage people to vote are people going to high schools or public schools and encourage people of all ages to vote.
What would make people more likely to vote?
I think people would start voting more if they realize how the enforcement of policies can affect their lives and their loved ones. You could probably persuade people to vote if you talk to them on a personal level about their own important values. Government incentives can be a good idea, but my question is where would the money be coming from to fund this? I just feel like it's going to lead the country more in debt.


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The best thing about being home is smoothies! It's also cool that my study buddy group in class is also hitting the smoothies hard core.
My smoothies!! (including when I was rushed and picked up a green smoothie at a smoothie shop!)
I am fully functional again, and all signs of nausea and no appetite have passed! It did take much longer than I anticipated, but all's well that end's well. Had some good solid food eats too as a result!
I went to my first hot yoga class in MONTHS this weekend. It was so perfect. It was tough, and I may still be a bit sore between the shoulder blades, but I totally needed it. I love doing yoga at home, but there's something about the challenge and comradery of a group class with a great instructor!
So the big accomplishment of the last week appears to be getting over jet lag! SO YAY.
Actually, the best part of the past week has been spending time with family. It's hard to be motivated to do much else!
The other big news is R starting OIT (oral immuno-therapy) for her peanut allergy. For those that don't know, my youngest (13 years old) has a life threatening peanut allergy. She can't travel on a plane, can't eat from a bakery, can't step foot in many restaurants (like Thai & Chinese), and has to sit at a special "food allergy" table during her lunch breaks at school.
She's started the OIT treatment program last Thursday – which is essentially eating a very small dose of peanut protein and slowly increasing that dose until you can actually eat the offending food. To give an idea, 1 small peanut has 250 mg of peanut protein. R's current dose is 3mg. The first 2 days the dosing was done at the doctors office to watch for reactions – and she did have a minor one of a sore throat (it's how we knew to stop with 3mg. We had started with 0.1mg). Since then, it's at-home dosing for two weeks, then back to the doctor to "updose" and monitor.
All told, the program takes around 8-12 months to reach a point of immunity. The "medicine" is to eat peanuts (or peanut-containing candy, etc) every day for life to keep that immunity. It's a long road, but if successful, will let her lead a normal life where food is no longer something to be afraid of! I'm so proud of her. It's scary as can be to purposefully eat the one thing you know can harm you. It's scary as hell to FEED your child something you've had her avoid her entire life just to keep her safe.
Aside from that, it's been all about school since we're in our exam period! In fact, I have off today to study with a buddy and knock out the rest of my work by Sunday!
So, here's some pics to leave you with!

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Promoting the future of sustainable farming and providing green transport alternatives, these were some of the ways that Company brands New Holland Agriculture, Iveco, Iveco Bus and Heuliez Bus showed their support for the 2015 Paris Climate Conference. Together, they helped to raise awareness on climate change and showcased the important advances being made at CNH Industrial to improve the environment.
The United Nations' 2015 Paris Climate Conference, also known as COP 21 (Conference of Parties) came to a close on Friday, December 11. This edition of the annual convention worked to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C.
In support of this important global conference, CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) brands New Holland Agriculture, Iveco, Iveco Bus and Heuliez Bus each played their part to help raise awareness on climate change by demonstrating their various environmental initiatives and ecofriendly products.
Global agricultural machinery brand New Holland Agriculture was a Gold Sponsor of the Sustainable Innovation Forum (SIF) for the fifth consecutive year. The Forum is organised by Climate Action in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The brand showcased its T7 Blue Power tractor in front of the SIF venue and was represented by Lars Skjoldager Sørensen, Head of Harvesting Product Management at New Holland Agriculture, on a speaker's panel for a high-level dialogue session devoted to Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry and Water Use.
The discussion revolved around the most promising innovations in food production and land management that will enable society to support a global population of over nine billion. Sørensen pointed out that "the path to a sustainable future for agriculture is also linked to alternative sources of energy and a transition to greater energy independence for farming businesses." He went on to illustrate how New Holland Agriculture is doing its part to forge ahe in the field of sustainable agriculture through technological innovations such as Precision Land Management (PLM). PLM provides operators with tools such as mapping and guidance to help farmers to increase the Corporate Communications productivity of every inch of their field and thereby enabling them to efficiently manage their equipment, their land, labour and inputs in all phases of the crop production cycle.
Also on the occasion of COP 21, CNH Industrial's commercial vehicles brand Iveco and bus brand Iveco Bus deployed 17 of its environmentally-friendly vehicles. The vehicles were equipped with advanced energy-efficient Euro VI engines for improved environmental protection and range from compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines to diesel engines featuring Iveco's exclusive HI-SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) after treatment system that eliminates the recirculation of exhaust gases. Fourteen of the vehicles presented were Iveco Stralis heavy trucks, 12 of which were powered by biomethane, CNG and LNG. They performed a range of tasks from deliveries to supermarkets in Paris to collecting COP 21 paper materials for recycling. These trucks demonstrated the immediate potential for transitioning to cleaner energy for the road transportation of goods.
The Iveco Bus models, a 16-seater Daily electric minibus and two Magelys coaches, were made available to the state-owned Parisian public transport operator RATP (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens) for transporting delegations and officials attending the COP 21 summit. Further to this, Iveco Bus and Heuliez Bus, also a brand of CNH Industrial, took part in the "Bus 2025 - Let's invent the bus of tomorrow" event. For this, an Iveco Bus Crossway Line vehicle which runs on HVO (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil), an Iveco Bus Daily electric minibus and the new ELEC GX fully electric bus from Heuliez Bus were presented to an audience of transport professionals and public authorities, which included Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, Elisabeth Borne, President & General Director of RATP and Jean-Paul Huchon, President of the transport organisation authority STIF (Syndicat des Transports d'Ile-de-France). Many COP 21 visitors using public transport would have also had the chance to travel on one of the 140 Heuliez Bus hyi vehicles that are already in operation in greater Paris.
The CDP, the international not-for-profit organisation that provides the only global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and share essential environmental information, profiled CNH Industrial through its 'Commit to Action' campaign at the United Nations' Paris Climate Conference. In November, the Company was once again acknowledged as a global leader for its actions and strategies in fighting climate change, being included in the CDP's Climate "A" List. CNH Industrial also earned a score of 100/100 for the transparent communication of its actions to fight climate change.
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Dana Ford Inks Two More for Upcoming Season
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Men's Basketball coach Dana Ford announced the signing of two transfers to join the program for the upcoming 2014-15 season. Xavier Richards (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) and Christian Crockett (Houston, Texas) join Darreon Reddick as the first signees of the Ford era at TSU.
Richards is a 6'2, 195 pound guard that comes to TSU from Baltimore City Community College, while Crockett, a 6'6, 210 pound forward, joins the Big Blue from Odessa College.
Richards was named to the National Junior College athletic Association All-American third team as he led BCCC to Region XX championship. Richards played in 32 games, averaging 19.2 points on 59.3 percent shooting with 7.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.3 blocks per game.
As a freshman, Richards played in all 31 games, starting 10, shooting 56% from the field with a total of 189 points, 116 rebounds, 30 assists, 24 steals and 15 blocks. The incoming junior prepped at Gwyn Park High School.
Crockett helped OC to a 22-7 record, playing in 26 games, averaging 7.7 points per game by shooting 54 percent from the field, while grabbing 5.0 rebounds per game.
Crockett spent his first season at Mount St. Mary's of the Northeast Conference. The 6'6 forward made his collegiate debut against Pittsburgh, while also getting time against Georgetown.
At Travis High School, Crockett averaged 10 points and six rebounds as a senior and was named First Team All-District and to the HABCA All-Star team while earning a spot on the All-Tournament team. He averaged 12 points and seven rebounds in the playoffs to help Travis, ranked 27th in the nation, to a spot in the Texas Class 5A Championship game. As a junior, Crockett started every game while leading the team in rebounding. During the playoffs, Crockett averaged 15 points and six rebounds and was named honorable mention All-District. A three-year letter winner at Travis, he played summer AAU with the Adidas Houston Hoopstars 17U team.


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I am using Firefox latest version on WIndows 10 PC but other players are using different setups with the same bug.
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Published: 9/21/2010
Businesses with fewer than 100 workers can win office supply items
There is good news for small business owners, thanks to a recent announcement by an office supply company.
PC Mall has introduced the PC Mall Small Business Network Supreme Office Makeover contest. Businesses with 100 workers or fewer can enter by November 30, 2010 to win prizes of up to $17,500. The items that companies could win include PCs, notebooks, software and other equipment necessary for running a successful business.
The CEO of PC Mall, Frank Khulusi, said that his franchise had always looked out for the interests of small business by stocking the best products.
"We are delighted to offer the small business community a chance to win an office makeover comprised of such high-quality, high-value products," said Khulusi. "We are pleased to have been a strong resource for the small business community for many years and look forward to continuing that support through the rich resources available in PC Mall's Small Business Network."
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New Years E5I50
Another year down. 2016 was a true mind fucker of a year. Can't wait for it to end. Too many great artists passed away. The USA seems completely divided due to political allegiances. My body feels like it's in the November of its years. And I'm likely to change jobs in 2017. Yet all this won't discourage ol' Krude from making his predictions for 2017. Criswell always looking my over shoulder. Henceforth....
New age scapegoat body byproduct Dopamine will evolve into becoming a verb for people to abuse.
Looking down at cellphone while sitting at a stoplight in your car (while blocking traffic) will become a national right of way.
Absolutely ZERO rock stars will die in 2017. Yet the living,very aging rock stars will continue to charge top dollar to see them perform. And perform at about 60% of what they used to be.
Walmart will turn their star logo upside down to create a pentagram and expose themselves as the true Satanists that they are. Or rearrange their newer sun logo to create a swastika.
Anal sex between straight couples will be renamed 'Jesus' birth control' . Or the 'I really,really love you' sex act.
El Chapo will corner the luxury underground tunnel design market and sell his ideas to IKEA. Or the CIA.
Pussy grabbing will become the new red rose garden body game of 2017.
Listerine will be required by law to be the first liquid to enter everybody's mouths whenever they wake up from daily rest.
Americans will continue to largely ignore professional soccer.
ALL food in 2017 will be considered 'fast food'. Actual fast food will be renamed 'cheap toxicity '.
Dick Cheney continues to 'stay the course'.
NFL, not content to just play an odd game in London and Mexico City,decides to stage a game in Camden,New Jersey,for urban gentrification purposes. Call it the Goodell Ghetto Bowl.
MD2020 will make a triumphant return to 20 oz bottles and 20% apv.
Good riddance to 2016. Let's have some real fun in 2017. Cheers!


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Netop Grant Program Makes it Easier for Schools to Fill the "GAP" and Purchase Tools for Blended LearningApril 9, 2014
GAP Grant Program Offers $50,000 in Funding for Classroom Management Software
PORTLAND, Ore. –To help schools stretch their technology dollars as far as possible, Netop today announced its 2014 GAP grant program. Funded by Netop, the world leader in classroom management software, this year's grant program will provide $50,000 in funding to make it more affordable for schools and districts to access tools for blended learning.
The application period is now open to apply for and receive grants of $1,000 and more to provide educators with easier access to Vision and Vision Pro classroom management software. Now in its fourth year, Netop's GAP grant program continues the tradition of putting the technology tools that educators need within reach.
"Technology is at the very core of today's most innovative – and successful – instructional practices, such as blended learning and flipped classrooms," said Kurt Bager, CEO, Netop. "Our 2014 grant program exemplifies our commitment to ensuring that all teachers have access to the tools they need to leverage the power of the devices their students are using to improve achievement."
Designed to support PCs, iPads, and smart devices, Netop Vision Pro provides educators with best-in-class performance for digital learning environments. Developed to support teaching with tablets, BYOD environments, and flipped classrooms, Vision Pro features cloud-based testing and assessment software. In addition, high-speed screen sharing functionality allows teachers to share videos and graphic-intensive applications quickly and efficiently.
Schools can also use the grant funds to support the purchase of Netop Vision, the world's most popular classroom management software. Vision gives teachers complete control over classroom computers from an easy-to-use console that shows each student computer screen. Using Vision, they can monitor student progress, engage students with on-screen demonstrations, control web browsing and guide student learning.
Grant applications are limited to accredited schools in the United States and Canada, and will be accepted until Aug. 1, 2014. To apply or get more information, visit www.netop.com/NGAGE.
About Netop
Netop develops and sells market leading software solutions that enable swift, secure and seamless transfer of video, screens, sounds and data between two or more computers. The company has two business areas: Customer Service and Education.
Used by half of the Fortune 100, Netop's customer service solutions, including secure remote access and live chat, help businesses provide better customer service, reduce support costs and meet security and compliance standards. In education, Netop is the world leader in classroom management software, helping teachers in 75 countries make teaching with technology easier and more effective.
Headquartered in Denmark with offices worldwide, Netop sells its solutions to public and private clients in more than 80 countries. Read more at: www.netop.com.


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To refresh your memories, The adventures of Dorothy; the first 100 miles; part one, was about Dorothy's purchase and arrival. https://mtajudy.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/the-adventures-dorothy-the-first-100-miles-part-one/ . Now that she has a home, see what Dorothy and I do with our days.
Dorothy, my Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle, is a fantastic commuter bike. The zero emissions makes it great for the environmentalist in me and makes my green-granddaughter proud! The bike is light weight, less than 400lbs, which makes it a perfect bike for the newbie rider and especially for we women since it is such a manageable weight. The fact that there is no clutch or shifter makes it the best motorcycle for learning to ride with confidence by putting some time in on the road, thinking only of learning to maneuver a motorcycle. Ask anyone who has learned to ride and they will tell you that in the beginning, before riding becomes a robotic act, there is a lot to think about. With this bike, there are a couple less things to add to the list. You can log lots of hours and ride with confidence before transitioning into a more long distance bike and still have the commuter for the short rides around town.
Here are a few of the things Dorothy and I like to do when we are out an about:
We go to the bank drive through line. They really appreciate that the bike is so quiet!
I actually had a man chase me down and catch up to me in the bank parking lot just to ask me questions about the bike. It's amazing how far this guy had to follow me around town before he caught me..LOL
We go to dinner with friends. It's amazing how people look at me when I pull off my helmet and my hair falls down. It's that moment when they realize I am a woman, and one of the over 50 group, and riding a motorcycle to a nice eatery! Here too, I become very popular and have had my dinner interrupted by one of the patrons, saying, "Do you own the white bike in the parking lot that has a name "Enertia"?" That started a conversation that ended up outside and took about 30 minutes. The gentleman was very nice and bought us all deserts for my time.
We hit the movie theatre! This was actually the place that, while talking to a young man about wanting a bike for his wife, a leathered up cruiser rider walked past me and muttered, "I only ride American!" to which I commented, "Well then you should love this bike! Not only is it made in America, its made right here in Oregon." He spun around and looked at the bike and asked, "Isnt that European?" He was my funniest conversation, to date. I even let him take a spin around the parking lot….. while I held the keys to his Harley, of course. LOL
We go to church. My pastor has given me a key to the outside maintenance room so I can plug Dorothy in during services and while I'm serving at the church. He is very much in love with the bike and would gladly have me make a nice donation to him in the form of…. yes, you guessed it.. Dorothy!! There are some funny looks on the faces of my church family members when I stow my motorcycle helmet in the cabinets that are designated for ladies purses! Or when I greet church members at the front door in my leathers. The best is passing out communion in a shirt that has a motorcycle and rider on the front and states, "These are my church clothes!". I will sum it up with words from my dear, sweet pastor…." Only you, LaParne" as he shakes his head!!
We go to the grocery store. Albeit, I only have a backpack to carry the groceries in, she is great for a stop to Whole Foods for my favorite sesame seed crackers that I can't live without or the fantastic burger that exceeds any other and has spoiled me forever!! I really need to break down and get the saddle bags for the bike. I was talking to my field rep, Dave Murray, and he said they are discontinuing the soft bags and going to the hard lockable ones, seen (to the left) on the Enertias currently used by the police in Tokyo. Very cheeky!
My favorite trip with Dorothy was to my granddaughters middle school for parents day. My daughter was spending the day with her and I decided to surprise them at lunch time. You can imagine the ruckus that I created by coming into the middle school cafeteria with my helmet and leathers. When they found out I ride an electric bike, I was the bell of the ball!! That's why my granddaughter adores me.. And I adore her right back!
Well, that is the end of the story of Dorothy and our first 100 miles. But, fear not….. we are currently working on the third hundred and the adventure continues!!
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Now announcing the Second Annual Mormon Lit Blitz Writing Contest. Send up to three submissions by 27 April 2013 to firstname.lastname@example.com for a chance to win a Kindle and more.
What we want:
Short work for Mormons to be published and read online.
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"Work" means creative writing in any genre, from literary realism to
far future science fiction, and in any form: fiction, essay, poetry,
comics, playlet, etc. Give us a tiny, polished gem we can show off to
people who love Mormonism and love great writing but "know not where to
find" a place where the two meet.
"For Mormons" means for committed Latter-day Saints. Yes, that's an
extremely diverse audience (see the "I'm a Mormon" campaign—and your
ward members), but it's also an audience with distinctive shared values
and history that don't often get attention in creative work. We want you
to write something that will appeal to us as people who believe in the
sacred, who have ridiculous numbers of brothers and sisters we see every
week, who worry about being good and faithful servants no matter what
our day jobs are and wonder what it will be like to meet our
grandparents' grandparents in heaven. We don't need your pieces to
preach to us. We do need them to combine your creativity and religious
commitment in a way that excites us and gives us something cool to talk
about with our Mormon friends.
"To be published and read online" means we're going to post six to twelve finalists' pieces on Everyday Mormon Writer (everydaymormonwriter.com) and then ask readers to vote on their favorites. [Update 4/13: we've been having problems with the Everyday Mormon Writer website and so will post finalists here if we're unable to fix it.]
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New York City. Home to some of the greatest bands of all time, The Pixies, The Ramones...and now Stellastarr*. It reads like a dream, they met at art school, formed a band and started making music so impressive that they began getting referred to as The Cure and The Pixies. Shawn Christensen has plunging lead vocal breaks that get so close to the edge with his constant convulsing you'd think he'd fall off it; but he just keeps rocking. Amanda Tannen is the poster child for kick ass female rockers everywhere, keeping things in tempo by the groove of her bass line. Arthur Kremer leaves nothing to the imagination as he rams the drums topless behind Elvis shades prompted by Michael Jurin's incredible guitar prayer, falling to his knees finger picking like an animal hungry for the next chord.
"You know, women are so sexy when they handle big bulky equipment. The girl from The Landing on drums is amazing," rasps Arthur as he listens to the boom of the drums from the off stage dressing room where we all sit, crammed in like monkeys. Shawn begins to tell me about playing in New York, "We had a couple gigs at the Luna Lounge, and so a couple of my paintings were up there as part of their monthly exhibit. We don't like playing at CBGB's gallery though, we played there twice and we had really bad sound problems. They tell you that you can't use drum sticks, they tell you that you have to use these lighter rods. We're not a quiet band. We want to rock out."
I ask the band what they think they can do to change the face of popular music, Michael jumps in, "Writing a pop song doesn't mean it has to sound like it's a lame boy band. You can have a catchy song and not have a clichÈ pseudo punk sound to it." At that I begin to comment on how much popular music is affected by music downloading. I ask how it affects a new band like Stellastarr*, "I can't speak for all of the band but I do know that the Radiohead thing that happened recently...that would have angered me because they were unfinished tracks. As far as finished tracks, I'm not sure," says Shawn. Michael interjects, "5-10 quid makes it a worthwhile endeavor, a happy medium. Otherwise [record companies] are practically forcing people to try and find new music elsewhere and burn discs; college kids who are our biggest supporters don't have that much money."
As their agent walks in to offer the band some "chicken and mashed potatoes" from the kitchen, I bring out their new EP, Somewhere Across Forever and marvel at Shawn's cover art work. Shawn notices the album and explains why it's taken awhile to get it out, "We cut the album with an Indie label called Tiswas back in America, but they didn't have enough finances to put the album out. It was kind of good in a way because we re-cut some of the songs and created a different kind of energy with them. It gave us a chance to really polish some things, so in a weird way it was a blessing in disguise. It's mostly complete now, so hopefully it'll be out by August in the UK and September in America."
Stellastarr* have been touring in the UK playing with such bands as The Raveonettes and The Fever. Look for their EP Somewhere Across Forever in shops and blasting through the radio of a wiser generation.
Writer: Lindsay Bloemink
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Opinions of Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Columnist: Sam, Leo R.
My Answer : Yes. What Is Your Answer ?!
By Leo R. Sam
It is O.K. to disagree with me STRONGLY. However, do not insult me right away. I accept the fact that you have the RIGHT to disagree with me. Hopefully you also accept the fact that I have the RIGHT to express my opinion openly without being insulted. I expect that commentators on Ghanaweb will take note of this simple request.
If you think it will be a waste of your precious time to read the whole article, I IMPLORE(earnestly beg you ) to read just paragraph 4 and the last paragraph. It will take less than 3 minutes.
Most presidents usually use the first two years in office to get to know the ropes properly. President Mills is no exception.
In Ghana, where MOST citizens ( about 80% ) still secretly accept corrupt practices ( KALABULE, GYINABU, SARKAWA, 419, BRIBES disguised as GIFTS ) as the NORM, serious and honest presidents need more than four years to settle and implement meaningful and sustainable development projects.
All Ghanaians, irrespective of our political affiliation ( NDC, NPP, CPP etc ) should realize that no president can be effective if we do not change our attitude of trying to justify corrupt activities undertaken by members in our own political parties.
There are many examples to show clearly that NDC members, who point out suspicious corrupt activities among their colleagues are threatened to SHUT UP. Failure to comply with the request often results in an attempt by the PARTY EXECUTIVE to soil the reputation of the whistle blower. To support this statement, I would like to mention the name of Hon. Michael Teye Nyaunu, NDC member of Parliament for Lower Manya Krobo. It was reported on Ghanaweb ( Thursday 20, January 2011 ) that he had stated :
On January 27 2011, It was reported that Michael was in trouble. The party executive had called him to provide evidence to support his statement. We all know that this action was just a THREAT to get him to shut up.
I believe that this incident was the main reason that Michael LOST his nomination to represent NDC in the 2012 election. What do you think? The people of Manya Krobo will do Ghana a great service by electing Michael as an Independent candidate. Ghana needs bold parliamentarians of the calibre of Michael to expose corrupt colleagues.
There are also many examples to indicate the NPP does not tolerate INSIDE CRITICISMS. Direct personal attacks are quickly launched against the whistle blowers. In some cases the critics are labeled as MENTALLY UNSOUND.
On Friday September 7, 2007, Hon. P. C. Appiah-Ofori, NPP MP for Asikuma, Odoben,Brakwa made the following statement:
He was bitterly attacked by members in his own party for exposing the rotten corrupt deals, which were going on behind the scenes. He has also LOST the party nomination for the 2012 election. Ghana definitely needs MPs of the calbre of Hon. Appiah -Ofori.
Many of these critics should rather be seen as the TRUE PATRIOTS. They should be considered as heroes, who try to steer the party members away from selfish and unpatriotic activities. Apparently, these critics have deep understanding of Social Justice. They really care about the welfare of the average Ghanaian Citizen.
There are many NDC members, who have amassed wealth through corrupt means and are now filthy rich. Some of them are among the " TEN RICHEST PEOPLE IN GHANA " If our judiciary system had been working as it should, these white collar CRIMINALS should be in jail. However, they are parading as patriotic Ghanaians and criticizing others of being corrupt. God help us !!!
The same situation exists in the camp of NPP. Most Ghanaians know high level NPP members, who used dubious means during their time in power to enrich themselves and their relatives at the expense of the ordinary poor citizens. Some of them are now among the " TEN RICHEST PEOPLE IN GHANA " If true justice prevailed in our system, they should also be languishing in jail. However, they have been set free on technical legal grounds. They are now preaching to others about how to govern properly and honestly. God help us !!!
Hopefully as our democracy becomes mature, the appointment of judges, magistrates and other significant legal personnel will be based mainly on MERIT and not on political affiliation or political convenience of the party in power.
Ever since President Mills was sworn in - January 2009, there have been too many DISTRACTIONS to allow his administration to concentrate on matters of real practical importance to the ordinary Ghanaian citizen.
These distractions were generated not only by his political opponents but also by his own NDC members, who were expecting political appointments that they did not get.
Other NDC members expected President Mills to use the AFRICAN STRONGMAN method of Justice ( Buga Buga bullying ) to jail all members of the previous NPP administration who were suspected of stealing state property through improper channels. Thank God that President Mills was and is still level-headed enough to avoid the "buga-buga" method to interfere in the Judiciary system. We are all aware that providing EVIDENCE in Ghana and other developing countries is one of the most difficult tasks on this planet ( Earth - especially in Africa ). Hopefully the Ghanaian voter still has the option to get rid of corrupt politicians at the pools. This is one area in which the Ghanaian attitude MUST change if real development and justice will prevail in our motherland, Ghana.
Let us start voting for HONEST and HUMBLE politicians who truly believe in social justice. Let us stop voting for CROOKS, who use money stolen from our own resources as well as money from foreign suspicious fraudulent business operators to BUY OUR VOTES.
President Mills' GREATEST DISTRACTION so far was the NDC's process of nominating a candidate to contest the 2012 Presidential Election. If he had lost the nomination, he would have become a completely LAME PRESIDENT.
Allegations made against the President during the nomination campaign were just ridiculous. Attempts were made to soil the reputation of the President. Imagine the headline :
"PRESIDENT MILLS IS ACCUSED OF STEALING OIL MONEY" ( Ghanaweb Monday, 18 April 2011 ).
How can one expect a President to have the peace of mind to concentrate on his agenda when statements similar to the above are being thrown all over the place?
When the nomination process was settled decisively by a vote of 96.9% to 3.1% , we all thought President Mills will be allowed to spend the remaining period of his first term in office to pursue issues, which were really of practical value and importance to the ordinary Ghanaian. However, this was not the case. Other obstructions and impediments were created to distract him and his administration.
What about dealing with the obscene practice of giving outrageous ESB (End of Service Bonus ) to politicians. This so-called "ex- gratia awards" should be adjusted DOWNWARD immediately. Both the Rawlings and Kufuor Governments wholeheartedly supported this award.
I fully agree with Dr. Michael Bokor when he questions :
My suggestion to give President Mills a SECOND TERM in office is not based on the assumption that everything has been running smoothly since he took office. Some of his appointees are fully engaged in the "AFRICAN POLITICIANS' GAME" of illegally amassing wealth from all available sources ( depleting the national coffers, awarding non productive contracts just for the sake of collecting KICKBACKS etc. ).
The technique of using payment of so-called "JUDGEMENT DEBTS" to defraud the state has now been exposed.
Technically we know that the president can be held responsible for these activities. Practically we know that it is impossible for a single person ( the President ) to know of all these activities. This is one area that the individual Ghanaian must change his/her ATTITUDE. Self discipline is crucial. Whatever your position is in your workplace, work diligently and honestly. If you are not satisfied with your wages, let your employer know. Supplementing your income with bribes is NOT the right step. Form powerful trade unions to negotiate living wages with your employer.
Vote for people who care about the welfare of ordinary workers even when they do not belong to your own party. Vote for advocates of SOCIAL JUSTICE. Support honest whistle blowers in your own party. Do not allow the executive to harass these true patriots.
I strongly believe that change in Presidency in 2012 will not be in the best interest of the country. We need a President with certain qualities to stabilize conditions for the benefit of the ordinary citizen. President Mills has these sterling qualities. He may not be successful in bringing about a significant change in four years but definitely he will be able to implement some dramatic changes in eight years. When a President is in a second term of office he is empowered to deal with corrupt officials in the administration more effectively. He is not forced to kowtow to the whims of political CROOKS.
Rating African Leader in January 2011, President Mills was highly placed.
The rating was based on:
Find below the first five leaders and the last three. For readers, who are interested in the FULL list, it is available in the Archives Section of Ghana web (Friday,21 January 2011).
1. Sir Anerood Jugnauth Mauritius 83.54 A+
2. Pedro Pires Cape Verde 78.91 A
3. Ian Khama Botswana 78.7 A
4. John Atta Mills Ghana 72.56 A
5. Hifikepunye Pohamba Namibia 71.07 A-
50. Teodoro Mbasogo Eq. Guinea 20. 72 Morgue
51. Omar Al-Bashir Sudan 15.67 Morgue
52. Isaias Afwerki Eritrea 12.14 Morgue
President Mills just needs 115 HONEST members of Parliament to transform Ghana. It does not matter, which party these MPs belong. They could belong to PPP, CPP, NPP or NDC or whatever. The Parliament must be a REAL one, where national issues are honestly discussed and decisions transparently made. It should NOT be a Rubber Stamp Parliament.
President Mills has been the subject of unfair criticism lately. Consider a recent article on Ghanaweb entitled:
" Blame Mills For Kennedy Agyepong's Outburst"
( Ghanaweb Tuesday, 24 April 2012 )
President Mills has not been involved in any corrupt deals to enrich himself and spouse and other close relatives. He is an ideal candidate to be genuinely considered for the Prestigious $5Million Mo Ibrahim Prize. He has clearly demonstrated that you don't have to be a crook to be a politician in Africa. He is fit to be considered for the prize whether or not Ghanaians give him a second term of office. Africa just needs HONEST politicians not pathologically greedy opportunists.
All Ghanaian Politicians ( Past, Present and Future ) should ponder over this:
IF YOU MUST choose, take a good name rather than great riches, for to be held in loving esteem is better than silver and gold. ( Proverbs 22-1 )
Those who ignore this TRUTH, should be aware that sometime in their old age, they may be wheeled, lying on a hospital stretcher, to a court of REAL JUSTICE, to account for the fraudulent wealth acquired during their term in office. The judges appointed out of political convenience will not be there to set them free on technical grounds.
Perhaps we should remind our politicians that:
We reap What we sow ( Galatians 6: 7 - 9 )
". every cause brings its effect, every action has a consequence. "
Let us all examine our personal and business activities critically to determine whether we are contributing to the development of our Motherland Ghana or we are part of the group engaged in drawing the country backward. Let us all hold ourselves to a little higher standard than our legal system demands. Let us not point accusatory fingers only at our PRESIDENT and other politicians whilst we are busily involved in corrupt activities in our daily lives and use the excuse - everyone is doing it. This excuse is UNACCEPTABLE !!!
" An unexamined life is not worth living".
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General Reference
- Management Help Online Library:
- The "All About Nonprofit Fundraising" section has numerous tools for your use in raising funds for your watershed effort.
- River Network's Resource Library:
- River Network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping local watershed groups protect and restore their rivers and streams. Their Resource Library has good information for local groups – all free! Apply the "FUNDRAISING AND GRANTS" category filter to see publications relating to this topic.
- IDEM Funding Matrix [XLS] (Revised 12/2011):
- This Microsoft Excel table lists activities that watershed groups commonly need to have funded and matches them up with specific grants and other funding sources.
- Purdue University's Grant Writing Tutorial:
- This Web site provides tips and examples for writing great grant proposals.
Fundraising - Private Donations / Foundations
- Community Foundation Locator:
- Find the community foundation your group may access via this web-interfaced list. Not only are community foundations sources of local funding, but also employ professionals who can assist you in your fundraising efforts.
- Fundraising Readiness Checklist [XLS]:
- This checklist helps you to determine whether or not you are ready to start fundraising. If it turns out you are not, it helps to outline what you need to do first.
- Individual Donor Development Plan [DOC]:
- This is a sample plan outline designed to help you build your individual donor contributions as part of a sustainable watershed effort.
- Corporate Appeal Letter (sample) [DOC]:
- This corporate appeal letter is part of the fundraising campaign used by a successful Indiana land trust. Take a look to learn how to sell your program.
- National Council for Voluntary Organizations: Funding and Finance for Voluntary and Community Organizations Fundraising [PDF]:
- This booklet contains information on when to fundraise and who does it; fundraising principles; and, how to fundraise from all sectors. Though based in the U.K., the NCVO's Introductory Pack on Funding and Finance contains information relevant to Indiana's watershed groups.
Financial Planning
- U.S. EPA's Watershed Academy "Developing a Sustainable Finance Plan" module:
- This Web-based module tells you what you need to know to prepare a budget, identify potential funding sources and strategies, and include nonmonetary returns in your funding strategy. Upon completion of this module, you should be able to write a financial plan for your watershed group.
- Sustainable Funding for Watershed Groups webcast:
- A Microsoft PowerPoint by River Network that describes an ideal funding schema for watershed groups and river organizations. Use the information provided to compare where your group is now to the goals set in the presentation.
- National Council for Voluntary Organizations: Funding and Finance for Voluntary and Community Organizations Sustainable Funding:
- Sustainable funding is more than just getting the money in hand. This guide provides the context that a group needs in order to be successful in carrying out its mission. Though based in the U.K., the NCVO's Introductory Pack on Funding and Finance contains information relevant to Indiana's watershed groups.
Branding - Value
- Marketing a Nonprofit Brand:
- This blog by branding experts at the Branding Strategy Insider lays out the important components of a successful nonprofit brand.
- Branding for Nonprofits: Why it's Important:
- This article lays out a philosophy of branding specifically for environmental nonprofits, with specific examples of branding done well. A must-read for any nonprofit who is considering a brand.


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- JotForm SupportJeanetteAsked on July 22, 2014 at 02:00 AMOlá JotForm Users!
July came with lots of fun and excitement, especially for those who enjoyed the World Cup Brazil this year. It was a great opportunity to get together with family and friends!
Now that the game is over, it's time to get ready to read a new list of exciting and interesting features our developers have cooked for you!
I am very happy to announce that this time I have for you not only one, but two highlighted features!
1. Quiz Form: Convert your form into automatic evaluated Quiz/Exams
Our users were begging for this important app for long time.
Now this is a dream come true! Here is what you can get of this cool app!
-You can grade the results of your submissions.
-You can have the quiz results emailed
-You can compare/view them in this app
-You can even show results to the user on completion (Thank You page)
Keep on reading by clicking on the image2.Mobile Responsive Widget
Mobile users increase every day, that's why we've heard our users clamor!
So with much pleasure we are introducing you with our Mobile Responsive Widget!
Click on the image and test it!
Jotform integration with INinbox
Manage your email list efficiently, send highly customizable HTML emails and more!
Click on the image for more details
MORE NEW FEATURESMobile Theme is available!
Upload File: Set a maximum number of files.
Ever wanted to limit your users the number of files they can submit if multiple files are allowed?
Now you can!
Just set up a Multiple Upload field , then go to Properties....and set the number at the General Settings.
See how this new feature works on this demo form.Submissions Viewer - Improved
We realized how annoying it was for our users to be switching between forms, every time someone needed to do any sort of comparisons between form submissions.
No more hassle with that! Click on the dropdown and choose the form you wish to check to!
Matrix ReloadedAdd text boxes with numeric validation in your Matrix - Survey Tool!
Rename tags right in the FormSometimes we need to rename form field tags for styling or embedding purposes. This can be done easily now!
Show/Hide Multiple fields at once made easier!Some of you would have a headache while applying conditions on multiple fields to show at once
So we heard you!
Just choose Show or Hide Multiple and hold Ctrl while selecting the desired fields.Conditional wizard will look this way.
Here you have a demo to check this cool feature
FORM CALCULATION FEATURESText Areas and Email fields can now been used as results fields for insertion calculations!
A fresh guide was added for further explanation!
With this widget you'll get the power of keeping track of your inventory to your form.
The widget allows you to update just how many items you have in stock - whether its tickets, subscriptions, small online stores - this is the widget you are looking for.
Since each widget added to your form manages one item, you will have to add a widget for each item you have in stock.
The widget also passes the quantity selected to a calculation field, which passes the value to a checkout system of your choice.
Give the demo a spin and see the widget in action!
This is one of our latest widgets, bringing the power of keeping track of your inventory to your form.
For those in my mailing list, you should recall CHECK INPUT.
Well, we renamed it as "PREVIEW BEFORE SUBMIT" to make it easier to find it.
GEOLOCATION - Improved!
This cool widget helps your users select their location or address using an interactive map.
Once the form has been opened, the widget loads a map on the form and tries to figure out where they are using their IP address location.
If the location is not spot-on, the user can then drag the marker across the map to the correct place and submit the form. Easy as Pie!
POSTAL CODE SEARCH- New!
This cool widget lets your form users fill out their location by a postal code search.
Want to find out more widgets? Please check the latest news here!
- JotForm SupportEltonCrisAnswered on July 22, 2014 at 09:50 AM
Great updates!
The quiz form is extremely awesome! =)
- JotForm FounderaytekinAnswered on July 22, 2014 at 10:05 AM
Olá Jeanette!
JotForm is always on the move! :)
- CarinaAnswered on July 22, 2014 at 10:25 AM
I'm very excited for the Quiz form app, it sounds great, specially for schools, universities and training centers.
Also love the show/hide multiple fields.
- santaaaaaAnswered on July 22, 2014 at 12:42 PM
great features and great going guys!
here I want to request the developer team to consider building a feature, that is very much required for my project. I need a "dynamic thank you page" that should work like the following.
there has to be some option to select a part ( a text/image/html code) of "thank you page" and to change it dynamically based on users answer ( the way different custom thank you pages can be created in jotform).
Let me explain the importance. suppose my custom text in "thank you page" should depend on 5 users answer each of which can have 5 different values. In that case, I have to make 5x5x5x5x5=3125 numbers of custom thank you page separately which is almost impossible.
If this feature is available, the whole thing can be created easily with a dynamic thank you page by setting 5 areas separately for different answers.
Thanks in advance!
- CarinaAnswered on July 22, 2014 at 01:46 PM
I moved your request to a new thread so that it can be addressed by our supporters. Thank you for your suggestion.
- hassen_44Answered on August 13, 2015 at 05:21 PM
- JotForm SupportKevin_GAnswered on January 12, 2016 at 12:39 AM
We will assist you on this thread : http://www.jotform.com/answers/742124


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What Great Brands Do That Good Brands Don't in Content Marketing
Okay content is easy. Killer content is hard. This nifty eBook shows you the difference, based on our real-world work with dozens of brands. A must-read!
Clinton Bonner joins the Content Pros Podcast from Topcoder, where he serves as Director of Marketing and Crowdsourcing Strategy, to discuss the power of community, transparency, and finding your innovation rockstar.
One of Clinton Bonner's biggest priorities is helping the market understand what is achievable through crowdsourcing. Topcoder is a community of designers, developers, and data scientists who specialize in design and technology. This community develops enterprise-level work for some of the biggest companies in the world.
As such, Clinton's job is to serve two masters: the community of designers and developers as well as the clients signing up to tap this community. In order to reach both of these audiences, he describes a system with a Phil Jackson approach.
Each team member may be focused on a role or different personas, but with a bridge between them, ensuring that everyone is aware of the content being produced by other parts of the team. This makes it far easier to re-purpose content for the other side of the aisle, with something like 75 to 80 per cent of content able to be used as such.
Through working in such a collaboration-heavy environment, Clinton has great wisdom relating to creative teamwork, nurturing communities through listening and asking questions, and creatively stretching your content to serve many masters.
"I don't think that reaching your audience effectively is anything revolutionary. I think it's just listening, making decisions as quickly as you can, and then showcasing the change. And then making sure that people understand, 'It was your suggestions that brought us here, so please go use this tool.'" —@clintonbon
"When you're trying to permeate your content and your messaging into these large organizations, there are tracks already built. So how can we hitch our car to their tracks? The most effective way to do that is to find the engineer. I don't mean the CEO, but typically there's somebody that owns or wants to own or be known for being the innovation rockstar. Someone who it behooves them to get around ideas like crowdsourcing and being the champion inside their organization. Making really fast friends with those people, identifying who they and who they are not, and also who they're connected to; how much can they help? Because it's really mutually beneficial." —@clintonbon
"Topcoder was always community first. If we have a happy community, if we have an engaged community, if we're providing our community with really good cutting edge work and cutting edge technologies then we're going to grow rapidly. That means that really cool work is there and the coders and designers really want to get around really cool work." —@clintonbon
"A lot of people put up their FAQs but I don't think they think through the permutations of them and the logic behind them and making them as robust as possible, making them as easy to consume as possible. When you're on a self-service side, you really have to put an emphasis on that kind of content. The nice part about FAQs is the questions they're asking identify what stage they're in. Cherish them, do them right. They provide so much bang for their buck. They're not that hard, just listen to what people are asking." —@clintonbon
Unlike those kids who wanted to go to the moon, Clinton wasn't thinking on a large scale while growing up. "I loved the idea of being a taxicab driver. I was attracted to bringing people around and being part of their journey. I just thought it was a fun gig from the mental standpoint of it never gets old; the next conversation is just a door opening away."
Despite working at Topcoder, there was never an emphasis on technology, which Clinton feels is what makes Topcoder so special. "That's kind of the beauty of the whole thing is: I'm not a technologist, I'm not a designer. I, as an individual on my small team, can get so much done faster by using our community. By using Topcoder, we can amplify our ideas, which is a really cool place to be right now; access to geniuses across the globe is now there. If you've got ideas you want to bring to market, you absolutely can. You just tap a community, like Topcoder, and you start to flesh out your ideas, and you let the world help you co-create it together."
If your childhood aspirations were related to innovation, seems like Topcoder is where you should be!
Okay content is easy. Killer content is hard. This nifty eBook shows you the difference, based on our real-world work with dozens of brands. A must-read!


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Association of Access to Publicly Funded Family Planning Services With Adolescent Birthrates in California Counties. We examined the association of adolescent birthrates (ABRs) with access to and receipt of publicly funded family planning services in California counties provided through 2 state programs: Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, and the Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (Family PACT) program. Methods. Our key data sources included the California Health Interview Survey and California Women's Health Survey, Medi-Cal and Family PACT claims data, and the Birth Statistical Master File. We constructed a linear regression analysis measuring the relationship of access to and receipt of family planning services with ABRs when controlling for counties' select covariates.
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GlobalResearch at UCSF presents the broad scope of health research that is being conducted by UCSF researchers worldwide
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The Real Estate Market for Palm Beach County single-family homes shows Closed Sales as being flat year-over-year, at about 1,700 transactions for the month. The closed sales figure, which is the number of actual transactions that exchanged hands during the month, has been swinging rather wildly since September of 2017, when Hurricane Irma's winds tore through the County.
Generally, sales transaction dip from October to January, and begin to pick up steam heading into the summer. But not this year.
Overshadowing that random noise, however, is Median Sales Price, which for another month is hovering at an all-time high of $348,000, a 7% increase from a year ago.
As if that wasn't impressive enough, we need only to remind ourselves that our Market Report for March 2017 showed median sales price leapt 9%, with homes in the $199,000 – $249,000 price range leading the charge. Homes were selling for a median sales price of $295,000 just two years ago.
We have to ask ourselves – is an 18% appreciation over two years signify a bubble soon to burst, or a new normal?
Our argument, as you know, is new normal. And it will continue to rise next month, too.
Pending Sales and New Listings, and Looking Ahead
Pending Sales for March 2018 is down 3% for the second month in a row, signaling some apparent friction between buyers and sellers as we close out the first quarter of the new year. In fact, pending sales have been sliding since summer of 2017, prior to the hurricane.
Why? It's possible that potential sellers feel they want to hold out to see how high prices will continue to go. We've also seen evidence that with prices continuing to appreciate, sellers are feeling emboldened – and going under contract for a sales price that won't square with the appraised value.
Also, of course, some buyers are becoming discouraged, and are dropping out of the market. leading to less sales under contract as prices rise.
New Listings are keeping pace with both closed sales and new pending sales, with 2,278 listings hitting the market during March 2018. A handful of those, of course, are ours 😎
But the point is that balance is important, because supply needs to keep up with demand to maintain market equilibrium. That's why I'm not worried about a price bubble – because buyers are creating demand, and sellers are responding. The market is working.
March 2018 Single-Family Real Estate Market Stats
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It was December 4, 1956 and four friends gathered at the now iconic Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee to jam and hang out with their mentor – rock and roll legendary producer Sam Phillips. The four buddies? No big deal…Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash. Just a few music ICONS!!!
That fateful night inspired the hit Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet and it's currently playing at the Music Hall at Fair Park, as part of the Dallas Summer Musicals. What makes this such a fantastic show is not only that it is an excellent Tony Award winning musical with an awesome true story line and rocking music – it also has a very strong Texas tie!
Christopher Ryan Grant plays Sam Phillips. The Yale and Oxford educated actor owns the stage! His swagger and style just lights up the big house but most nights he might be shining a little more brightly here in North Texas because he was raised in Denton and on any given night a family member or friend might be cheering him on!
At the Saturday matinee KRLD's Chief Meteorologist Krista Villarreal was in attendance with her family. They loved the show and were even dancing in the aisles – you see Krista has a very special relationship with the handsome lead actor…Christopher is her baby brother!!
The talented siblings (along with a third brother who is now a chiropractor) had a great time growing up in Denton. They shared memories of playing "Ghostbusters" and other fun games but it seems they all knew they were somehow destined for the spotlight! Krista is 9 years older than Christopher (although they could pass for twins today!) and she said she always had a very special relationship with him – she knew he was very talented and said the whole family is looking forward to him continuing his great work (he also starred in the show on Broadway) so he can support all of them someday soon! She did promise me she won't stop predicting the weather at KRLD – we would miss her!! – but she said it would be fun to be able to travel to see her brother as he performs around the country!
Million Dollar Quartet continues at the Music Hall through this Sunday. Don't miss it! It's a great night of super rock and roll by 4 of the best and also a great chance to see Krista's baby bro – all grown up and lighting up the stage! And who knows – you might even see Krista dancing in the aisles again!


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David Griffin: Raising the Heat on Disclosure: The Exopolitical Implications of Night Vision Technologies on the Extra-terrestrial Truth Embargo
Raising the Heat on Disclosure:
The Exopolitical Implications of Night Vision Technologies on the Extra-terrestrial Truth Embargo
David Griffin MSc – Exopolitics UK
Vol 3:3
July 2010
This paper will be one of the first to tackle the issue of changing access to a range of technologies that has moved its way down from military research in the post-war era. We will initially examine the structures that created a system to skew the truth on the reality of visiting intelligences and proceed to review the increasing ways in which the phenomena itself has become more complicated and whilst simultaneously revealing itself. By placing the increasing use of night vision systems by civilians on top of the contemporary exopolitical situation or framework a new paradigm is ushered in. We'll view this new era in the light of the various forms of disclosure and contact and posit the ramifications for the human species and the interface between terrestrial and extra-terrestrial beings.
When we take a look at evolutionary history in relation to the development of the human species we see a fundamental shift from basic evolutionary processes to what Timothy Leary[1] called 'epigenetic' culture. At this point we became increasingly aware of ourselves outside of the cold, mechanical biological development that preceded it and this manifested in what we could suggest was the start of human history – insofar as societal culture as we now see it developed with our ability to record written or visual information. As part of this vast shift in perception, civil structures and the associated power vectors that accompany such things also became more complex and dominant. In a similar way that we can see religious hierarchies often served the purpose of keeping 'sacred' knowledge for an elite few in the priesthood, a contemporary parallel is the post World War 2 cover-up of the fact the planet is being engaged by a range of non-human intelligences.
Covering Up and Shining Light
The year of 1947 represents the initiation of this modern distortion of alien visitation, exemplified by the infamous Roswell event and the formation of the US 'National Security State'[2] – the latter many researchers see as directly related despite its main promotion as an anti-communist structure. Since that time the UFO issue has been more or less mediated by a trans-national military industrial complex, its associated control of the mainstream media[3] and its ability to raise vast funding in both legitimate and covert[4] manners. The collusion of military, media, science and academia in this control matrix was exemplified by the resulting decisions of several important working groups of the post war era, including the Robertson Panel[5] and Brookings Report[6], which surmised that the public was not yet ready for the ramification of off-world visitation. Whilst the secrecy objective may have had some rational aspects during the Cold War era, it has become evident in recent decades that those at the core of the issue are more concerned with the associated factors of a truth embargo such as economic dominance and technological superiority.
When we again examine the post-war period with regards the issue of visiting non-human intelligence we can identify several vectors via which the phenomena attempted to 'reveal' itself despite this immense barrier created by the National Security State. Firstly we see the era of the 1950s with its many direct attempts at contact – the so called 'Space Brothers' era – which took place at Giant Rock, California. This form of contact appeared to be based primarily on human-like 'aliens', was based around issues of education to do with nuclear war, ecology and spirituality. It was also 'direct' insofar as the real propaganda had yet to fully assert itself as an indirect mediator of the experience. As the decades progress we see increasing involvement of shady intelligence agencies in the form of the 'Men in Black' phenomenon and in the 1980s the 'grey' ET abduction experience appeared to dominate accounts along with a variety of MILAB[7] [military abductions] processes.
At the turn of the millennium we can view the complex mix of associations the ET/UFO issue has magnetised to itself since the 1947 watershed period we've discussed. Civilian interfacing with the alien 'Other' could now be construed in a number of ways with several shades in-between. Experiences were seen as either 'authentic' ET contact, pure military [ie: terrestrial] in nature and, especially in the post 9/11 era, the notion of holographic 'hoax' alien events for deception purposes has been increasingly cited[8]. Once you add the bizarre media disinformation on this issue and more complex Co-Intel Pro type releases [Majestic Documents, Project Serpo, 2008 UN modelled meetings on Disclosure and so on] which purposefully mix truth with fiction even the most dedicated researcher of the Extra-terrestrial field is struggling to create a reliable narrative from the situation.
In the last few years however, a technological system has ironically dribbled down from the military sector into civilian use. Generation 3 image intensifier equipment began to fall in price and enter the commercial markets in addition the break-up of the former Soviet Union led to cheap stockpiles of the technology moving to the West. The fact is Generation 3 systems are now older tech having been superseded by a Generation 4 series. However, for our purposes it's Gen 3 that is required as it appears that these offer the best overall resolution and easy operation – bringing objects way out in near earth orbit and closer into view in the night sky. Gen 4 tech supposedly improved on its predecessor as it allowed a faster shift from the low input 'field' environment to the more active and partially lit urban environment, losing some of the clarity we require for spotting some of the seemingly astonishing things that are going on above our heads right now. Sufficient quality Gen 3 night vision goggles or scopes [see illustration] can be sourced for between $1500 and £3500.
In the last year or so this former military technology has become an intrinsic part of the larger, more established skywatch and CE-5[9] oriented groups. Recently a popular British documentary team travelled over to Washington State to the Mount Adams, high-activity ranch of James Gilliland [ECETI.org] and UK viewers watched as the lead presenter caught his first ever UFO sighting both on screen via N.V. equipment and pointed to in the sky via high powered laser pointer. The ramifications of this approach are slowly beginning to emerge: the visit to the ranch was the final point of the documentary and all other attempts to engage with authentic off-world phenomena had failed, yet within a few hours this system revealed direct contact to the documentary team and thus to the wider viewing public. What's more, the N.V. approach brings with it a shift in the experience of the UFO phenomenon itself, one which we'll explore the exopolitical context of soon. Far from simply repeating the rare glimpses of orb-like lights in the sky which UFOlogists often spend years searching out, the new technological paradigm of telescopic night vision allows:
· Enhanced detail perception
· Greater visual range and acuity
· Shifts in perceptible light frequency ranges
…the above allowing not only regular objects to be seen more readily but also novel phenomena which appears to have been ordinarily occluded by the inability of human vision to perceive the various infra-red spectrums. Near infra-red CCD cameras and video have been around a while but the magnifying, hi-tech combination of technology employed in Generation 3 scopes and goggles appears to have unleashed a military monster on an ever more aware and inquisitive public. Up to this point you had to be one of 3 things to see these objects: a contactee, and abductee or plain lucky.
What the average person can now see is direct evidence of one of the bigger research and discussion area within the community in the last couple of years. This relates to not just single orbs of light but whole fleets of moving objects and in fact what could well be termed 'squadrons' of either terrestrial [planetary military] space fleets, authentic ET fleets or some mix of both we can only currently guess at. It's not that this new technology is revealing an 'unknown' light spectrum to us, more that now the ability has arrived to experience en-mass, to make a significant difference and challenge those who still pursue negative mediation agendas. In fact as far back as the 1950s William Reich student Trevor James Constable was aware that these light frequencies held a key to greater accessibility of apparently anomalous intelligences.
Hacktivist's Fleet to Fleet Evidence
British truth activist and amateur computer hacker Gary McKinnon only recently, with a change in UK government structure, managed to have a stay put on his extradition to the USA. The American Defense Dept. is desperate to put McKinnon on trial in the US over his rather embarrassing access to several military networks. During his virtual trips at the turn of the millennium and subsequent to his arrest at the behest of the US authorities by the then British Hi Tech National Crime Squad, McKinnon reported to journalists three important findings. Firstly he located a facility where 'anomalous' objects were digitally removed from NASA type images – presumably for wider consumption but more importantly for our context, he located references to what he termed 'Non-Terrestrial Officers' and a spreadsheet of 'Fleet-to-Fleet Transfers'.[10] Gary assumed the former were some form of planetary military group that used black budget technology in the nearer [or maybe further?] regions of geo-orbit and he looked up the names of the "fleet ships" from the spreadsheet he saw against their Navy [ie: sea-going] counterparts and found no correlation. These two elements bring a new facet of the UFO phenomenon into vision – that most likely with back-engineered technology, the human race now has access to off-planet exploratory vehicles.
Meshing with McKinnon's evidence are the ongoing rumours about a terrestrial fleet of anti-gravity facilitated ships probably run on a trans-national basis [more on this to follow] but maybe controlled centrally from somewhere like the aptly named US Space Command which merged with the multi-partnered STRATCOM in 2002. The resulting debate is low on direct evidence [as can only be expected of covert programs decades ahead of conventional physics and using a shady mix of undeclared public and corporate finances] but high on probability when examined from the evidence 'mosaic' approach. Names for such an operation have included the Naval Tenth Fleet and Solar Warden[11]. Given we've been back-engineering alien hardware since 1947, it seems counter-intuitive to assume the visual data from N.V. technologies is mere hallucination or some esoteric lightshow. Firm, researched whistle-blower accounts exist of alien vehicle training simulator construction from the mid 50s onwards[12] and direct exchanges of advanced technology for use of earth as a galactic way-point[13]. That's not all – add to this the statement of Ben Rich – former head of the Lockheed Skunkworks – who said:
We already have the means to travel among the stars, but these technologies are locked up in black projects and it would take an act of God to ever get them out to benefit humanity….. Anything you can imagine we already know how to do.
This none too subtle hint at the state of military/corporate development in the 1990s fits neatly into the matrix of evidence we're exposing in relation to the UFOlogical, night vision experience.
In an article discussing this issue – Dr Michael Salla points to the little known case of long term NASA technician Clark McClelland who testified to seeing a space suited supposed "ET" whilst working at the shuttle control center communicating with a NASA astronaut in the open bay of the shuttle. Whilst McClelland assumed this suited entity to be a visiting ET – the nearby delta shaped craft he also noticed may indicate some form of joint space fleet organisation.[14]
We should also give a brief mention to another British citizen who ended up adding to the discussion of what Gary McKinnon found. John Lenard Walson[15] [pseudonym] appears to have stumbled upon a new method of linking video to the new range of powerful, domestic telescopes aka astro-videography – all from his back garden shed. As part of this breakthrough he caught still and moving images of until now rarely seen objects in orbit. These included vast ship and platform like structures – some of which he caught doing manoeuvres. You'd think this was far fetched given his amateur status but the author of this article in fact contacted an employee of NASA/JPL and had the footage confirmed as authentic.
seen travelling at 1000s of mph by sky observers using this technology."]
Terrestrial Triangles and Shuttle Feed
The 1980s and 1990s saw the ongoing development of corroborating visual data for the fleets of ships seen under image enhanced conditions. Former intelligence officer and engineer Edgar Fouche[16] discussed in significant detail his work in the 1980s and 90s on the TR-3B – 'Black Triangle' – known under a variety of names during its various development and testing stages. Fouche went on to suggest that aliens had either "lost" or "given" the advanced nuclear thrust technology to the US Military. Interestingly the project [possibly called the umbrella term Aurora] appears to have become trans-national as the 90s saw increasing triangle sightings over European [ie: NATO] countries with much discussion pointing towards these as terrestrial assets. One of the most dramatic was over Cannock Chase [2002] in the UK Midlands where the craft can be seen to do a 180 degree turn in a split second. According to one UK researcher:"]
The craft is an equilateral-shaped triangle, each edge, from tip to tip, is approximately 184 feet. The 'Firefly' is one of the current generation of super-stealth aircraft, still part of the black-budget program. Near silent in operational flight, near silent hover capabilities. The underside lighting configuration is so designed as to give conflicting eyewitness accounts of the lighting and indeed shape of the craft, the three large circular red lights in each point can converge in the center to form one very large red or white light. I am informed that there are two of these craft in Europe in current operation, one is based at Boscombe Down, England and shares flight operations with Macrihanish, Scotland. The other craft is based in Germany.
The USA have two craft, of slightly different configuration. The craft is manned or crewed by NATO personnel; it is believed all participating NATO countries supply flight crew.[17]
Along with these increased sightings came a stunning break through almost by accident thanks to Canadian TV director Martyn Stubbs. Stubbs had a long term interest in space related issues and whilst at work at his broadcasting company would set up recording equipment at his home to monitor the official satellite feeds of NASA during their many shuttle based STS missions. On checking the footage with great patience – Stubbs began to see that the new, high definition CCD cameras installed on the various shuttles were recording both individual and swarms of obviously intelligently controlled objects. A collection of some of this footage was released by a British UFO collective called "NASA STS Missions – The Smoking Gun" and was a breakthrough moment in stimulating discussion and new interest in the exopolitical field. It was no coincidence that NASA then encoded the STS footage and added a delay from live broadcasting.
Out of the many different STS scenes available – two especially remain under popular discussion today. One is STS48 which appears to show some form of terrestrial pulse or energy weapon being fired at an intelligent object in earth orbit and the equally amazing 'Tether' footage – during which swarms of UFOs of many sizes appear to gather around a 'failed' shuttle energy experiment. This segment of film was investigated at length by David Sereda who made the point that the shuttles cameras were allowing us to view enhanced light ranges thus revealing the vast range of craft we saw first hand on the NASA streams.
Towards an Evolutionary Leap
If we take a step back for a moment and consider the points made above without the new N.V. paradigm – we can see a convincing picture being constructed in the run up to the 3rd millennium for a shift in how we perceive the complex issue of extra-terrestrial life and the various vectors via which it appears to interface with the planet. For a multitude of reasons we can see how a planet at our stage of evolutionary development would need to acquire an off-planet space system. It's really irrelevant whether this is based on something as simple as terrestrial national advantage [to claim space 'territories' or for economic advantage via mining rare minerals etc] or from something far more complex such as protection of the earth against supposedly conquering alien hordes as was only recently mentioned by leading Cambridge physicist Prof Steven Hawking[18]. In fact a complex mixture of these is most likely. It is even possible that distinct factions of terrestrial cabals have liaised with different visiting races of ETs and are engaged in an off-planet territorial conflict with each other. Add to this the use of what Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun the ET issue as a hoax or false-flag scenario and we can see the urgent need for this area to be taken seriously and investigated by the wider community.
Black triangle as seen over various Euro countries over 80s/90s
It may appear premature to draw conclusions such as that above and yet when we impose the night vision grid on top of the construct we've highlighted so far we may not be far off. Some of the longer term users of N.V. technology in this area have proven the existence of not only fleets of triangular craft in at various heights in orbit but also claim to have seen 'battles' take place between craft. Given the recent revelation via British MoD FOIA document release that a huge UFO was pre-ordered to be shot down over the mainland[19] in 1957 – is it such a stretch to admit this policy may now have reached the off-planet status? Night Vision researcher Ed Grimsley was interviewed and adds:
In describing battles between ships, he said they fire laser beams or ball energy on each other, and the weapons seem to travel 3-4 times faster than what he first observed in 1961. The wars could be between different ET factions, between humans and ETs, or even a kind of angelic battle. He believes that many of the craft he's witnessing, such as discs and triangles are man-made.[20]
Although apart from the STS48 footage and now occasional testimony from N.V. users, detailed footage of such 'space wars' has yet to be fully documented and released into the public domain. Grimsley and others are now regularly enabling the supply of image enhancing, night-vision scopes and additionally offering group sessions on use of the equipment for this purpose. We can foresee a time when this technology becomes regular kit at such gatherings and an ever more awake to the possibilities civilian community expands in response.
Summary and Exopolitical Implications
Here's a surprising context: Those of us assuming that such atmospheric displays are a modern event it may be worth pausing to examine a surprisingly similar situation from the 1500s in Europe – the difference being no technology was needed for the citizens to see the space-war-like display recorded in a wood carving from the era [see below].
At sunrise on the 14th April 1561, the citizens of Nuremberg beheld "A very frightful spectacle." The sky appeared to fill with cylindrical objects from which red, black, orange and blue white disks and globes emerged. Crosses and tubes resembling cannon barrels also appeared whereupon the objects promptly "began to fight one another." This event is depicted in a famous 16th century woodcut by Hans Glaser.
In addition to the fact image enhancement has passed into public hands from military R&D – another significant irony is that its core functionality may well have come from downed ET craft and been carefully seeded into chosen industries in the post-Roswell era. In his book The Day After Roswell, Colonel Philip Corso who worked at the Pentagon under the Army's 'Foreign Technology Division' claims that among the products resulted from the Roswell debris were: Image intensifiers, which ultimately became "night vision", fiber optics, supertenacity fibres, lasers, Molecular alignment metallic alloys and Integrated circuits and microminiaturization of logic boards. According to Corso, companies like Bell Labs, IBM, Dow Corning and Hughes Aircraft subsequently managed to create new technological breakthroughs that gave the U.S. a decided edge not only against traditional terrestrial nations but also in a projected military response to the extra-terrestrial 'threat'.
In addition it seems now somewhat futile to continue the dichotomy of human vs. alien and terrestrial vs. extra-terrestrial insofar as who this technology 'belongs' to. In addition to the vast evidence of back-engineering we also come across many mentions of indirect influencing of evolutionary development pathways by ETs in the contact literature. Just one example is that of Californian resident Bob Renaud[21] who was guided via a range of contact mediums [including face-to-face ultimately] to alter TV and radio equipment in order to facilitate ET communication. In ongoing contacts his group of ETs stated that off-planet intelligences were often instrumental in the development of many inventions from the plane, radio, TV etc. This notion is repeated endlessly in the cases of 'advanced' inventors. Nicola Tesla appears to have been inspired in this manner and British 'Levity Disc' and free energy genius Prof. John R Searl had vivid dream sessions about the complicated mathematic involved in establishing his SEG devices – strangely enough starting round about the 1947 era.[22] This is just one of many elements that suggests that formal [big 'D'] Disclosure is only part of the complex process of introducing the alien "Other" into global awareness. Indeed it's an ongoing historical process of absorbing, integrating and communicating the nature of 'alien-ness' itself. Thus the once powerful structures of propaganda and cover-up are fading as the contradictions in the system begin to show. In this case: how can one sector of the planet assume they can develop technology and knowledge from extra-terrestrial sources and keep this closeted from the very population it was aimed to help progress?
In many ways the shift to the notion that part of the species is now regularly traversing the vast ranges of planetary orbit and probably further a field has a ramification greater than the elements mentioned in this paper. Futurists such as Barbara Marx Hubbard, Dr Tim Leary and Robert Anton Wilson[23] discussed the impact of a post-terrestrial consciousness on humans as we felt this move into a hyper-spatial reality. The important question however remains one of complex power plays – whether between terrestrial groups structured in the 'deep' political matrix suggested by Peter Dale Scott or an interplay between terrestrial and extra-terrestrial players so far remaining formally unacknowledged by government structures. Exopolitics is sadly the only area currently dealing with these complexities of modern, transitional global culture. Perhaps with exopolitics having a core focus on the issue of weapons in space – it seems that this is one area to focus on. It is difficult to comprehend how highly destructive capabilities either manned in the form of the space craft we've discussed or remotely operated would be allowed to roam around the solar system uninhibited. It seems likely that some contradictory condition of quarantine and first directive exists – simply based on the fact we've yet to fully destroy ourselves let alone be overtly colonised by one of the many ET groups that appear to be out there. However – if the evidence of image enhanced data is anything to go by – we may well be facing a future where the ET issue will be more crucial than ever in assisting humanity to make a safe and peaceful transition to our evolutionary destiny as, as they appear to be in most cases, galactic explorers and evolutionary anthropologists.
About the Author: David Griffin established the UK network of the global exopolitics initiative in 2006 as the first national exopolitics site outside of the American continent. Although he has no long term background in UFOlogy he found himself returned to this framework repeatedly when researching wider areas and currently considers exopolitics to be the best 'lens' through which to view the complexities of contemporary, deep political culture. Academically David attended the well known Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution dept. of Bradford University just after then Prime Minister Thatcher tried to get the School closed down. In addition to a degree he worked at various higher education organisations in the UK in the area of Virtual Learning and courseware development. He also achieved an MSc in Multi-media and Education with an emphasis on Human Computer Interaction. He regularly speaks at events in the UK and Europe and is currently involved in the promotion of the UK's Second Annual Exopolitics Conference at the University of Leeds. Contact: david-AT-exopolitics.org.uk
End Notes
[1] Info Psychology: a revision of Exo-Psychology. Dr Timothy Leary, New Falcon Press
[2] See various volumes of UFOs and the National Security State. Richard Dolan. Keyhole Publishing.
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird
[4] For a good discussion of the Black Budget see: http://www1.american.edu/salla/Articles/BB-CIA.htm#Conclusion. Additional work on 'deep' political structures by authors such as Catherine Austin Fitts and Peter Dale Scott suggest that major global fraud and drug trafficking by above-government groups may well amass unacknowledged trillions of dollars a year – much of this is likely to have been re-directed into various aspects of the UFO issue.
[5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Panel
[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookings_Report
[7] See MILABs by Helmut Lammer
[8] See: http://www.exopolitics.org.uk/political-deceptions-and-alien-false%11flags/2008/project-bluebeam-and-bio%11electric-systems/
[10] http://www.exopolitics.org.uk/news/2008/uk-observer-%11-mckinnon-article-update/
[11] http://exopolitics.blogspot.com/2009/04/solar-warden.html
[12] See the excellent article at: http://www.ufomind.com/area51/desertrat/1995/dr24/ – the name 'Jarod' was actually Area 51 engineer Bill Uhouse who since has documented his testimony on film and at conferences. Even more renowned is the Bob Lazar case where Edward Teller invited the young physicist to work at S4 and back engineer a saucer the previous covert scientists had problems getting to work.
[13] See the 3 books by ex-miltary weather technician Charles Hall who worked and spoke to the Tall White variety of ETs at Indian Springs, Nevada. http://www.millennialhospitality.com
[14] http://www.examiner.com/x-2383-Honolulu-Exopolitics-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Reagan-records–Space-Commands-secret-antigravity-fleet
[15] http://www.exopolitics.org.uk/2007/winter/above-your-heads-%11-black-ops,-star-wars-or-et?/
[16] http://www.exopolitics.org.uk/news/2007/black-triangle-sightings-re%11start-in-uk/
[17] Graham M. Wilson (Chairman & Director of Investigations) UK Society for Paranormal & UFO Research – Filers UFO Reports.
[18] http://www.exopolitics.org.uk/disclosure/2010/cambridge-professor-%11-et-communication-dangerous/
[19] http://www.exopolitics.org.uk/news/2008/next-stage-file-release-reveal-ufo-as-targets/
[20] http://phoenixaquua.blogspot.com/2009/11/edward-grimsley.html
[21] Wendelle Stevens – The UFO Contacts of Rob Renaud – UFOPhotoArchive Publishing.
[22] http://www.exopolitics.org.uk/media-objects/2010/energy-and-levity-%11–uncut-john-searl-story-interview/
[23] See article by David Griffin in on 'Space Migration' in the December 2009 issue of the Exopolitics Journal for more on this groups contribution to democratizing space.
Other Resources
For a full archive of the case of Gary McKinnon click the Exopolitics UK link or if you are reading this on a non hyper-text format visit http://exopolitics.org.uk and enter "Gary McKinnon" into the search field.


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