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With the Arizona (anti-)immigration laws coming into affect soon, I have seen a lot of arguments in favor of immigration by those opposed to the Arizona laws. Most of them are either weak on economics, or miss the point completely. As a strong supporter of immigration, I thought I'd give two of my favorite arguments in favor of immigration.
My favorite argument in favor of immigration is that immigration is a huge boom to the immigrants themselves. It is, without a doubt, the strongest poverty alleviation tool in the history of man. Nothing else, no social program, no foreign aid, no economic reform, nothing, can so positively improve the lives of people like the freedom of an immigrant to move from an underdeveloped country to a developed country. The only way immigration is even debatable on humanitarian grounds is for one to assign almost zero importance to the welfare of the immigrants themselves. The argument is made stronger when you consider that immigrants also have a (small) net positive affect on the developed country. But even if you disagree, and believe that immigrants are a net loss to the receiving country, that loss would still have to be weighed against the overwhelming positive gain it gives immigrants themselves, almost always of which consist of the poorest members of the world. An impossible hurdle to overcome.
My second favorite argument in support of immigration, and this one specifically appeals to my libertarian and conservative friends, is that immigration is mutually exclusive from social programs. You have to pick: either an economy with abundant immigrants and low levels of social programs, or an economy with abundant social programs and low levels of immigrants. You can't have both. Counter intuitive you say?
Although poor immigrants are likely to support a bigger welfare state than natives do, the presence of poor immigrants makes natives turn against the welfare state. Why would this be? As a rule, people are happy to vote to "take care of their own"; that's what the welfare state is all about. So when the poor are culturally very similar to the rich, as they are in places like Denmark and Sweden, support for the welfare state tends to be uniformly strong.
As the poor become more culturally distant from the rich, however, support for the welfare state becomes weaker and less uniform. There is good evidence, for example, that support for the welfare state is weaker in the U.S. than in Europe because our poor are disproportionately black. Since white Americans don't identify with black Americans to the same degree that rich Danes identify with poor Danes, most Americans are comfortable having a relatively small welfare state.
Thus, even though black Americans are unusually supportive of the welfare state, it is entirely possible that the presence of black Americans has on net made our welfare state smaller by eroding white support for it.
Immigration is likely to have an even stronger counter-balancing effect on natives' policy preferences because, as far as most Americans are concerned, immigrants from Latin American are much more of an "out-group" than American blacks. Faced with the choice to either cut social services or give "a bunch of foreigners" equal access, natives will lean in the direction of cuts. In fact, I can't think of anything more likely to make natives turn against the welfare state than forcing them to choose between (a) helping no one, and (b) helping everyone regardless of national origin.
This is not something peculiar to one blogger, this is widely recognized on the left and the right. From Paul Krugman and Matthew Yglesias on the left, to Bryan Caplan, Jeffrey Miron and David Friedman (also here) on the right.
Taking the side of immigration over safety nets doesn't just make sense economically, it also makes sense on humanitarian grounds. As Bryan Caplan explained: "…unlike the welfare state, immigration has and continues to help absolutely poor people, not relatively poor Americans who are already at the 90th percentile of the world income distribution. There's no reason for libertarians to make apologies to social democrats: Libertarian defenders of immigration are the real humanitarians in the world, and the laissez-faire era of open borders without the welfare state was America's real humanitarian era."


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Chloe Jacket & Furry Boots Sewing Pattern Bundle for 18" Dolls
***This is a PDF Sewing Pattern Bundle, not a finished product - NO REFUNDS, please read the whole listing before purchasing.***
This Bundle Contains both the Chloe Jacket and Furry Boots patterns, which you'll get at the discounted price of $7.98 vs. $9.98 sold separately
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Chloe Jacket Sewing Pattern
Furry Boots Sewing Pattern
You can't go wrong a classic! The Chloe winter jacket is an essential winter addition to your doll's wardrobe.
Features a thigh length jacket with double breasted classic design.
Pair it with leggings, jeans or over a nice winter dress. Sized for 18" doll such as American Girl® ( Fits newer, slimmer American Girl®).
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- 1/4 yard woven fabric
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- 10 pcs buttons (1/4"-3/8" width)
Get ready for your doll to be fabulous! This pattern contain 2 style of boot and you can choose any fashion fur you like: Zebra, giraffe, leopard prints, the possibilities are endless! You can also make Ugg looking boots simply by sewing the fur as the interior.
All this and more, in an easy to follow step by step guide with clear pictures and directions. Very minimal sewing.
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Because this is a digital file, there will be no refunds given for buyer's remorse or if your computer cannot download the pattern. Before purchasing, check the skill level on the pattern to make sure you can tackle the project. Also check that your computer has no problems downloading PDFs.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Of course...
I was mistaken yesterday when I thought I had solved all the problems. Of course. Because my mesh was not written (by hand) correctly to begin with, I didn't realise that when it looked right, it was actually wrong. I fixed the problem, but now something else is not quite right: there's some strange offset showing up when I rotate a bone around a joint. I'm still trying to figure out where that came from, I guess I have to re-think everything again.
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Who is Juan Miguel? Who is he based on? People often ask me about the main character of my fiction series and they are often disappointed when I have to tell them that Juan Miguel is me. As writers, we just cannot escape ourselves. All of the characters, the motives, the feelings, the thoughts, and the language belong to the author.
What many of us as writers don't realize at first but start to realize later is that everything you write is about you. You can write about the weather. It's about you. You can write about your mother. It's about you. You can write a novel. It's about you. You can write about mashed potatoes. It's about you.
I give the same advice to aspiring writers, young and old alike, including myself. Tell a good story. You'll be in there somewhere—probably everywhere.
Goodbye to a River is one of the best stories I've ever read. Somehow Texas writer John Graves makes it compelling that he took a canoe trip down the Brazos River in the 1950s, a short time before the river was to be dammed and much of the scenery and wildlife obliterated in the process. It's a great read and contained within the big story are many wonderful small stories, past and present. His observations and knowledge are priceless.
In this Texas classic that has won numerous literary awards, Mr. Graves managed to avoid the many pitfalls of writing about himself, and he did it quite artfully.
You can usually tell rookie writers because they want to write about themselves in memoir style, as if they were a character in a novel. "I did this, I did that, I saw this, I said that, and then he did this to me and she said that to me and blah blah blah, nobody cares."
The trick is to reveal yourself to yourself and everyone else while talking about something else. Then it's interesting. Then somebody cares.
That doesn't mean there aren't some great memoirs out there. Running With Scissors, Augusten Burroughs' indictment of his liberal upbringing and the dysfunctional family who adopted him, is one. Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt's anecdotal retelling of his childhood in Brooklyn and Ireland, is another. My all-time favorite memoir is All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg. It's a book about growing up southern and I can relate to that. Mr. Bragg, you tell one hell of a story.
What do the great memoirists have in common? They have great life stories to tell. Not all of us do. Were my struggles at Sam Houston Junior High School as interesting as Rick Bragg's struggles growing up poor, fatherless, and practically homeless? No, frankly they weren't. And very few of us can write like Rick Bragg or John Graves. Lucky bastards.
My published novels, The Legend of Juan Miguel and The Passion of Juan Miguel are available on Amazon.com.


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Middleburn and Mountain Cycle have joined forces to back a number of the UK's leading
riders in DH and BMX. The team will be racing on Middleburn cranksets and getting involved with development of new product.
DH Riders: Pro Elite
Racing on Shockwave DH Framesets with Hanebrink G-7 forks, Hope Brakes,
Middleburn DH Cranks, Clarks Cables, So Cal clothing the DH rig is similar to
the one which Martin Rhino Reeley took the NPS Master Men DH Title in 2000.
For 2001 the frames are custom painted in "Team Issue" graphics.
Rich Warner
Ex Giant UK rider and brother of Rob Warner. Rich is an exciting rider who'll
be a great addition to the Team.
Martin Rhino Reeley
NPS DH Master Men Champion 2000, 4th Place at European Champs 2000.
Martin is an aggresive rider in his fifth season with Mountain Cycle.
Andy Ward
Team Manager, Race Support, as well as being a pretty quick rider himself.
BMX Riders
Riding Mountain Cycle Aftershock BMX frames, custom Middleburn cranks/rings.
Lauren Smith: Age 14
British National Points Champion 2000,
British National Champion 2000,
8th in the World 2000
Matt Allen:
Age 20
3rd Place British NPS 2000 (17+ Category)
Fastest Rider at Bike 2000 Dual Track
(3.88 seconds, the only rider under 4 seconds!)
That's the line up, the Team will be at the NEC for The Bike Show. Stan
Number 440. The Team Bikes will be there as well as the new 2001 range from
Mountain Cycle.


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Toban B. sent in a link to a set of photos from the 1970s gay rights movement. Given that since the anti-gay-marriage Prop 8 passed in California in November, many people have argued that a) the African American community is particularly homophobic and voted against the bill (so it's Black people's fault Prop 8 passed) or b) gay rights organizations have failed to reach out to the African American community and win their support (so it's elitist gay people's fault Prop 8 passed), both positions that imply that gay rights and African Americans are at odds, I found this photo from Philadelphia (in 1972) particularly striking as a reminder that African Americans often did and do support gay rights, and the gay rights movement has often actively included them…oh yeah, and also there are gay Black people:
Here's an image of people picketing the White House in the 1960s in support of legislation to ban discrimination against gays and lesbians in federal employment:
There are also quite a few vintage gay movement images mixed in to this set of photos. Thanks, Toban!


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It's early afternoon, and John Sears is done walking for the day.
As a younger man, he could cover 20 to 25 miles a day on his feet, but now, nearing 70 years old—with a graying beard and buzzed head, his sun-kissed forehead wrinkled like a cracked desert landscape—Sears tops out at about 15. Where he makes camp depends on a lot of variables: if it's public land, if there's water readily available, if there's ample grass on which to graze. That last one's not so much for himself but the trio of mules that compose the rest of his nomadic tribe.
Babe, an 11-year-old black mule, has been with the crew since last November. Little Girl, a 27-year-old white mule, has been part of the tribe for 24 years. Lady, the 37-year-old brown mule, has been traveling with Sears for the past 32 years. They each carry packs filled with necessary outdoor survival items: water, tools, a pressure cooker, gas, a small tent that's not often used, medical supplies, horseshoes, plastic bags to cover up when it rains, whatever food he's carrying. That's enough to get him from point A to point B, wherever that may be.
On Leap Day 2016, when I call him up, point B is somewhere inside Wind Wolves Preserve, a 93,000-acre nature conservancy south of Bakersfield, California. This is where he's spending the night after nearly two weeks wandering through Los Padres National Forest. Before getting on his phone, Sears untethered the mules to let them graze in the open field and began digging out that night's meal from his packs.
And really, to ask about these packs is why I called him up. See, there's something out of place in the rugged and rustic landscape where Sears settles down each night. As the sun sets and casts its purple hues over the California wilderness, it highlights 10 block-lettered markings scrawled in white on the packs. Each one says: 3MULES.COM.
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Born and raised in the Bay Area—first San Francisco, then the apricot orchards of Los Altos Hills, then Palo Alto—Sears has never been much of a people person. "I've never had any friends. I've always lived by myself," he told me. "It's been kind of a lonely existence."
After leaving home, Sears worked for 30 years as a freelance tree-trimmer. During winters, he roamed through the American Southwest in his Dodge pickup, knocking on doors to pick up gigs wherever he could. During summers, he backpacked through the wilderness. "I wouldn't work all year long because I didn't need to," he said. "I didn't have kids, or a wife, any debt, or any of that." And every now and then on the trails, he'd step aside to let a mule train pass by, the stout beasts carrying their owners' supplies. "One day, the light went on."
Sears bought his first mule in 1984. He stabled her during his working winters. When he turned 54, with enough money saved up to afford his meager lifestyle, he decided to make a change. "I decided I was getting to the age where you get cancer and all that kind of stuff," he said, "so I might just go live with the mules steady." That was in 2001.
"I decided I was getting the age where you get cancer and all that kind of stuff, so I might just go live with the mules steady."
In 2011, after a decade of roaming, something clicked in Sears. He was traveling through a stretch of Nevada that, according to the Bureau of Land Management, should have remained untouched by human hands. But in that space, he saw power lines, the first brushstroke of infrastructure development that inevitably ruins the natural landscape. It made him angry.
"It was obvious the space to live the way we were living was disappearing," he said. "It was being gobbled up by development. Every time you'd come back, there'd be a fence, a wall, a street, a building. It got sickening to see it. It made me angry. So, rather than get a gun and start shooting people, we did what we're doing now."
And that's walking, miles and miles, up and down the state of California, spreading his message of conservation, attacking what he calls the Megatropolis, a "developing machine that's only real purpose is to gobble the earth up until it's been consumed." During his journeys up and down the state—generally from San Diego in the winter to Sacramento during the summer, a variety of pathways each trip—Sears stops by the offices of mayors, members of Congress, city council members, or whoever's around to deliver his "Declaration of Emergency," a modern Martin Luther hammering the Castle Church door. This declaration combines conservation awareness with a warning about the whittling away of public rights by the legal muscle of private interests.
"We have a right to travel in this country freely and [to] choose how we do it," Sears told me. "But if you don't have the right to stop and rest, or the right to go to sleep at night, you can't exercise that right [to travel]."
He's speaking about the plentiful city ordinances that have systematically removed anyone's ability to sleep outdoors in "public" space. (Now is a not-terrible time to Google your area's outdoor rest laws.) "[The ordinances] go against any real law of common sense. They're laws against life itself," he said, his voice raised slightly, more matter-of-fact than exploding with rage. "It's illegal. It's not acceptable. If it's acceptable, this country better quit celebrating the Fourth of July and stop uttering the word freedom, because there is none."
A few times, this point of view has led to angry confrontations with local authorities. "I lose my temper at the idea of not being able to stop just for the night and sleep," he said. "We're not trashing, we're not a hazard to anybody. But [my anger] has gotten me in trouble a couple of times." He's gotten himself into legal trouble, and lists his citations on his website. In early May, an appeals court judge will hear oral arguments in United States v. John Sears, challenging his conviction for "camping outside of designated areas" in a national park. Sears had bedded down for the night and was awoken by a ranger telling him to leave the park. He refused to walk through the wilderness in the dark and was arrested.
Sears's proposal to save our outdoor spaces is to build a massive trail system that connects all communities and states. "A massive effort passed by Congress, funded by the federal government, akin to the effort made to build the freeway system," he said. "That's what we need instead of throwing money and more money into freeways and subsidizing the manufacturing of automobiles." But Sears knows deliveries of his declaration are more ritual than provocation. "We don't worry about getting the mayor or city council to respond to it," he said. "It takes people—the individual way of how they choose to live and spend their time—that will bring change. And that won't happen until an awareness sweeps through the country."
Which is why he walks.
"People come up and want to know what you're doing. They'll stop and ask a question. Because that's why we are here, to answer those questions."
For John Sears and the mules, it's this act that's spreading awareness. The journey, not the destination. "We meet people all day long," he said. "People come up and want to know what you're doing. They'll stop and ask a question. Because that's why we are here, to answer those questions." His walks have taken him through countrysides and downtown city centers. And everywhere he goes, due to his traveling companions, Californians gather in awe. "The mules and the energy they carry with them engender a respect," he said. "It strikes people in the heart, in the gut—down where things are not understood."
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Sears is not the most tech-savvy individual. "I didn't know anything about technology, I was out of technology completely," said Sears. "But I did know that a website was something everybody could have, and it would be a voice." And now, he's a bona fide online presence.
One day back in 2012, he and his mules were traveling down U.S. Route 50, looking for water near Carson City, Nevada, when they passed a little house on the outskirts of town. Sears noticed a hydrant, so he tied the mules to a nearby telephone pole, knocked on the door, and asked if he could water his mules. "Mules!" said the woman who answered the door, and a connection was made. The two traded stories, and Sears mentioned he'd been thinking about getting a website. As luck would have it, the woman's son was technologically adept, and the kid built the old man one: 3mules.com. He even signed Sears up for a Gmail address.
But even with that base, Sears still wasn't quite sure what to do. That changed when, farther along his journey, he stopped near Vacaville—midway between Sacramento and San Francisco—to inquire about horseshoes for his mules. Another woman responded to his ad and, after another long chat, she began running his burgeoning social media presence. "She does it all for no cost, just volunteers," said Sears. Besides the website proper (where you can track the mules and read his blog entries), 3mules.com can now be found on Twitter (a timeline of photos and videos showing Sears delivering his declarations), Facebook (where people list private spaces Sears and the mules can use), and YouTube (where viewers at home can watch Sears unpack the mules and encounter police patrols). The hashtag #3mules exists on Instagram, if you happen to snap a picture of the wandering crew.
I spotted the #3mules in Petaluma today. I follow them in Facebook and have followed their journey around the United States, it is a pretty incredible and interesting story. If you have the time, look his story up online and read about why he is doing what he is doing. Two of his mules have been with him for over 25 years. #threemules #petaluma #california #megatropolis
"This life I'm living now, the irony is—I guess the word is irony—is that I live outside," he said, "but I use the technology the same as anybody."
While Sears is, for all intents and purposes, the person behind 3mules.com, he's mostly hands-off. He'll check in with location updates and maybe snap photos or videos, making phone calls to curious journalists if necessary, but the phenomenon's been driven by everyone else—regular tech assistants, random spotters noticing them passing through town—caught up in the energy of the mules.
Which is good because, frankly, the man has no time. "I'm busy sunup to sundown," he said. Most days, he's awoken by morning flies. "The bugs regulate your life a tremendous amount. That's something that always intrigues me—if you read stories about pioneers in the olden days and their hardships, they never really talk about the bugs." After he swats them away, he makes his breakfast, rises creakily to his feet to round up the mules from their roaming, fixes anything that needs a-fixin', and gathers the gear into the pack boxes—the 3mules.com brand shining in the eastern sun for all to see. Then, when they're perfectly balanced on the backs of his traveling companions, John Sears resumes his long walk.
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Last week we learned that Massachusetts met its solar standard a full four years ahead of schedule. Its goal was to install 250 megawatts of solar by 2017 but got that done in early 2013.
Now we learn that Hawaii will reach this year its 2015 goal of 15% of its electricity coming from renewable energy resources. Hawaii is deploying huge amounts of solar and significant wind, biomass, and geothermal.
In the case of Hawaii, the surge to renewable energy is saving its economy large dollars, as it had been getting 90% of its electricity from burning very expensive oil. Homeowners are paying more than 30 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity from the grid and solar on a roof slashes the power bill.
While Hawaii is a nearly unique case, California and Colorado are examples of two other states that have been able to meet ahead of schedule aggressive renewable energy targets. Why?
The costs of renewable energy--especially wind and solar--are falling sharply, and so it is taking less to build more renewable energy. Add public support and the diversity and site flexibility of renewable energy to its radically improving economics and you have a recipe for meeting ahead of schedule renewable energy standards. That's quite a different outcome from what many skeptics of renewable energy expected when these standards were first adopted about ten years ago.


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When 3D Prototype Design first created our 3D printing website, brochure and trade show banners, we actually discovered quickly that we had to avoid using photos as much as possible (if you can believe it)!
In 1996, 3D printing technology was so new that customers literally thought we could only make what we had in our photos. We had many say, "I'm not making a car vent or a dish soap cap, so it doesn't look like I can use this technology."
Thankfully today, with a greater awareness of how 3D printing works and what can be created, customers are now more inclined to ask what we can't make instead of what we can. To the right we have included a handful of the more popular 3D printing and rapid prototyping applications to help open your mind to just a few of the possibilities.
Please contact us if you'd like to find out if 3D printing is the right application for your next project.


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Thursday, October 05, 2006
Google Checkout Catastrophy or: Buyer Beware!
Please share this with EVERYONE you know - I don't want what happened to me to happen to them!
Dear eCost
I know this isn't eCost's fault - but I thought you guys should know about my experience shopping with you today (Order #xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx), and, subsequently, choosing to checkout with Google Checkout.
I have shopped with eCost before and have had a great experience, previously. The products have been fairly priced, if not WONDERFULLY priced, and the shipping and delivery has been great. Today, I thought of eCost as I was ready to order a new LCD monitor. I found the FujiPlus (eCost part 3481400) on your bargain countdown and, immediately, purchased it.
As an incentive, the checkout offered the ability to get $10 if you used Google Checkout. I've been very fond of Google products, until today, so I thought - "Why not!" and I placed the order. I went about my morning and found an email later saying my credit card information was declined and that I needed to re-enter it.
Figuring I had made a typo, I promply updated the information only to find my card was, again marked invalid by Google and my purchase not finalized.
I then looked at my Wells Fargo online statement and found not one, not two, but a total of 5 charges equalling the amount for my eCost order. All of them marked pending, and all of them, obvioulsy, approved by my bank.
That's nearly $1000! Now, because I used my debit card - my card and my checking account were frozen. The timing could not have been worse, as I had dozens of errands to run today, before I pull out of Texas tomorrow to relocate to Illinois to start my new job on Monday. Adding to the issue was that my rent check is to clear tonight - with no problem - until Google Checkout processed charges over and over again on my account.
I phoned my bank and they were unable to release the pending charges that Google had said were never authorized. Wells Fargo verified that they were, in fact, authorized and that the problem was with Google Checkout.
Then began the nightmare that I am still going through. There I was, in my car, driving around Dallas with tons of errands to do, trying to figure out how to get a hold of someone at Google to call my bank to release the pending charges. I found a main contact number at Google and it turns out Google does not have anyone you can talk to in real life - only via email. At 12:30 I sent an email via Google's help system - and when I got a receptionist on the phone at Google, I was told that I had to have a first and last name to be connected to anyone.
So, I'm stranded, in Dallas, my moving funds completely tied up - unable to use my bank account and panicking about losing my new job, as I will be unable to relocate as planned without my money being returned.
After getting back home, I phoned eCost and spoke with one of the kindest, most wonderful customer service poeple I've ever talked to. I let her know the issue and all but begged her to get me on the line with someone who could help me find a contact at Google - surely eCost has a person who has a name of someone at Google. I'm sure the customer service person was following protocol - and by the end of the call, she had let me know that Jill at the Corporate Office was going to call Google to get things worked out. That was at about 2:45CST today.
According to my bank records, none of the funds have been removed from
pending on my account - there are still 5 charges showing up as approved by my bank.
I have not been able to reach anyone at Google. I have sent 3 emails
and 2 messages through Google's "help" center.
After spending nearly 4 hours on my cell phone and getting none of my errands done today (tires fixed, oil change in my car, etc) - the $10 coupon that I was offered to use Google Checkout has cost me nearly $100... not to mention the time and stress of trying to get this remedied.
As of this email my monies have not been returned - nor has anyone from Google called me or returned my contact email or messages. If Google is going to be acting as a merchant processor, there needs to be a way to reach them in the event of such an "emergency". And I do not use the word emergency lightly here, as it has, in fact, ruined not only my day, but potentially jeopardized my relocation and my new job.
I would strongly suggest to eCost to re-evaluate its relationship with Google Checkout. I would hate for this to happen to another customer.
Thank you -
cc: Google Checkout
20 comments:
- Anonymous said...
did you eventually get a resolution or contact number from Google?
I'm having a grand old time with them
- D&G said...
I read that you got a $20 credit and a free monitor. Can you distribute the email address and phonenumber of the Google manager, so I can complain too, and get my money back?
If Google is trying to make customers happy by paying their items for them, I guess they will be banckrupt anytime soon.
- Anonymous said...
I ahve a similar issue with Google Checkout and thei total lack of customer service. I tried to cancel an order placed thru them because I had information the companywas a bunch of scammers. It wasn't even 24 hours later and money was not taken out of my account yet. Well, they did nothing more than forward my request to the merchant and now I am out $325.00 which they apparently are not tooquick to do anything about. I keep getting e-mails telling me they are checking into this and will contact the merchant on my behalf! This has been the most frustrating experience of the life and I can't help but think that Google is just a guilty of theft as the scammers.
- Anonymous said...
horrible experience here as well! ordered from toys r us, and 3 calls to their customer service we horrid!
they took my money, and never intended to send me the item. they also never notified me of the problem, so even though it was 5 weeks before Christmas, my daughter may not get the top item on her list. Needless to say, I want someone from google to talk to. I hope you can post the name number please!
- Anonymous said...
Very bad experience with Google Checkout. Purchase and paid for an item from a store which is both online and storefront. One day after my card was charged I received an email from the store saying the item was no longer available. They said Google was advised of the cancelled order and would refund my money. It is now 12 days and 20+ emails later to Google, and I still haven't received the refund. I called the store several times, and they insist that Google knows about the cancelled order and will refund my money. Google, via email, states they are "working with the seller" to process the cancellation and refund. A real live person at Google would be great! Anybody with a phone number? I am currently out $105.
- Anonymous said...
From 12/15/06
Awful time with Buy.com and G-Checkout. Scraped together a $50 order to qualify for $20 discount; now G says one of the two items is "no longer available from supplier" BUT the item is still seen as available on Buy.com! Was refunded, but no pro-ration on $20 disco. Paid more for item #1 than I would have at a retail store; glad to know I'm not the only one (misery loves company I guess...)
- Anonymous said...
Stay far far away from Google Checkout. They care nothing about the customers and their suuport staff is totally clueless. I had a similar experience where I got an error message saying the order had not processed, to go back and try again. I did and the order doubled but with only one transaction number. After five credits and rebills they got it right, but not without intervention from the bank.
I tried again on another occassion and apparently Google Checkout does not screen their sellers. They're more interested in protecting THEM against fraudulent purchases than they are in the buyers against fraudulent merchants - DirectSales of Xenia, OH for one. DO NOT buy from that outfit - say goodbye to your money and your product. Again on that one, Google all but told me - "sorry, you lose". The bank stepped in again and got my money back.
Google Checkout is a joke. Spend the extra $10 and buy directly from the merchant.
- Anonymous said...
I ordered an in stock item from buy.com on Dec. 6th. Google Checkout charged my credit card immediately. Buy.com never sent my order because it turns out the item is not in stock, it is on indefinite backorder. It took more than a week of contacting buy.com and Google Checkout to find out why my order never shipped.
There seems to be a conflict in the Google Checkout Program policy and what buy.com says Google Checkout policy is.
Google Checkout Program policy:
"As a Google Checkout merchant, you're required to adhere to the Google Checkout policies at all times.
2. Order Management
b. Ship orders before charging the buyer's credit card. You may not attempt to charge the buyer's credit card until you have
shipped the order."
What buy.com says Google Checkout policy is:
"Please note that you are billed though your item has not yet shipped. This is one of the unique policies when purchasing through GoogleCheckout.
For more questions on GoogleCheckout policies, please visit our Buy.com help site. Under Pricing and Billing click on "What are my payment choices?". Then, choose Google check out or you can simply copy paste the following link in your address box:
Buy.com policy for customers not using Google Checkout:
"When will my credit card be charged? Since we don't think you should pay for your order until it is actually on its way, Buy.com will not bill you until your products, including backordered or preordered items, are actually shipped. In
the case of Music Downloads we will bill you at the time of purchase."
Google Checkout support knows that I (and many others - this is a growing problem, and not just with buy.com) have been charged for merchandise that has not been shipped and that the merchant can't even give an estimate on when the item will be available, if ever.
They have done nothing about it. The charge is on my credit card statement.
Unless you have extra money to burn, avoid using Google Checkout.
- Anonymous said...
Google Checkout responded to me:
"Thanks for bringing this to my attention, JM. All merchants integrate Checkout in different ways, and have unique billing and shipping policies. If you are concerned that your order will not arrive in the timeframe you expected you should contact the merchant to cancel your order. I will follow up with this merchant to make sure their policies work with ours.
My response to Google Checkout:
So, to clarify, Google Checkout does not require merchants to adhere to Google Checkout Program Policies, and expects customers using Google Checkout to risk their money by paying in advance for orders that may never be filled?
You have got to be kidding.
People who have tried to cancel their orders report that they get nowhere with this; they get no credit to their account, just the runaround. The merchant says to contact Google Checkout because they are
the ones who charged the customers account, not the merchant. Google Checkout says to contact the merchant who then says there's nothing they can do, Google Checkout charged the customer.
When they do finally get someone willing to take responsibility for this, they are then told that it will take 5-10 business days for their refund to process. Why does it take 5-10 days for a refund when the charge was posted to their accounts immediately?
The complaints are pretty widespread and all involve the use of Google Checkout when buying from several major e-tailers.
A lot of people have just gotten fed up with this and filed a fraudulent charge complaint with their credit card companies, starting the process of a chargeback.
But, they are told it may take as much as 60 days to resolve the issue.
Some people have been socked with credit card interest for merchandise they never received because it was never shipped, and is not likely to ever ship.
Why on earth should buyers trust Google Checkout?
Either Google Checkout or the e-tailers are holding on to a lot of money for
orders that were never filled and merchandise that was never shipped.
Google Checkout just throws buyers into third party payment processing hell.
This is not the "fast, convenient, and safe online shopping experience" that
the Google Checkout program claims as its goal.
- Anonymous said...
Regarding above comment...
Google Checkout Happy Ending!
Google came through!
Google helped me get the same item for the same price I would have originally paid - and - my order was delivered ahead of schedule.
I'm very impressed with the help I received from Google on this.
Great job, Google!
- Anonymous said...
Google checkout SUCKS bigtime.
Here is my experience
12/23 - Order camera via Google checkout (Ritz Camera)
12/28 - Send enquiry for status : No response from Google
01/05 - Send enquiry again : No response from Google
01/08 - Called Ritz camera directly : they tell the order was cancelled the first day because the camera is out of production
01/08 - Send flaming email to Google
01/08 - Google sends email that order is cancelled.
It takes 15 days for Google to tell that order was cancelled, after 3 enquiry status to Google and one telephone call to Ritz
NEVER NEVER NEVER again any business to Google or Ritz for me.
- Anonymous said...
This is the worst yet! I mistakenly trusted the Google name! I opted for 2 business day shipping and it took 12 days for the order to arrive, they more than reclaimed the $10 rebate that sounded good at the time. Never agin is right! Their customer service is horrible!
- Anonymous said...
Google checkout works very fine as long as your order is being processed normally.
But it really sucks when the order is cancelled.
I have had used GC for about 8 times and never had any problem. But last time I had to cancel the order as the merchant needed some extra proof which may not be required if I use another card. So I cancelled the order hoping that the item is not shipped and the order is cancelled, so I will not be billed.
But as per Google policy, I was billed even before the Order was approved by merchant. And later on when Google got notification that the Order is cancelled, they updated the Order details in Purchase History to say "xxx has cancelled your order. Your credit card won't be charged."
That sucks. I was already charged for the amount ($778).
I called the merchant, who said I need to contact Google as they are the one who charged me.
I went to Google help to surprise myself by finding that they don't have any live support. Forget about phone, they don't even have chat support. Then after looking at their help documents, I found that I should contact my bank to get the fund released.
Then I contacted my bank and again to give me a shock, they told me that Google has to contact them to release the amount.
Now I am in a dillema, the merchant and Bank do not help without Google contacting them and this great Google does not let us contact them.
Can someone help?
Does anyone have their contact info?
I badly need to get that $778 charge out of my account, which has caused it to overflow and block.
- Anonymous said...
Google is by far the worst online shopping experience I ever had. I will take them off my computer as an online search engine, and never again order through Google when shopping online. Online sellers should remove Google from their websites. What a nightmare. Buyer beware. You're in for a very frustrating and time consuming experience.
- Anonymous said...
The hellish nighmare is not only for buyers but for sellers as well. Presently Google owes me over $5,700 for a transaction a client and entered it. The order was authroized and I am waiting for them to pay me out on it. 10 days and countless emails later and I still have no resolution. NEVER use Google Checkout. It is a joke and a waste of time. Why do BILLIONAIRE owners need to hold on to my money to just earn interest, "float", on my money?
- Dunkley said...
This morning I tried to make a purchase with google checkout. During the process the money was deducted from my card. Google Checkout says that the card was declined. I looked at my online bank statement and the money was taken. I called the bank and they confirmed that the money was taken.
I've sent several emails to google, and got what looks like a form letter telling me to edit my information or use a new card because the card had been declined.
I've just sent another email. I will never use Google Checkout again. They have no direct communication, no telephone support and seem to be unresponsive to problems. Beware.
- Anonymous said...
Beware of using Google Checkout. I heard about them not funding purchases and refunding customers and stores having already shipped the goods. So I waited until the funds posted to my account and then sent the customer her purchase. The customer emailed me and asked why she was being refunded. I look at my bank account and 4 days later they had taken the money back out of my account. I received no notice that this was going to happen the only way I knew was by looking at my account.
Google Checkout is a SCAM!!!
- Dorym said...
Google sucks, I paid a $40. restocking fee to Plumbersurplus.com for a rotten looking medicine cabinet. It cost me $33. to return it.
The cost of the item was 89. plus shipping = 118. Total cost for absolutely nothing: $73.00
I will NEVER shop Google AGAIN! Warn your friends!
GOOGLE does not back you up, you are at the mercy of the seller!
- Anonymous said...
Next Google Checkout CRISIS:
Fortunately, there was not that much cash involved in my Google Moment. I pay for my Google Apps accounts via Google Checkout... and nothing else! Weeks ago I changed my credit card number as I had received a new credit card due to a fraud risk. Thanks to the credit card company. I dutifully followed all Google online instructions and deleted my old card and set up my new payment method. Then yesterday when they tried to charge for my Google Apps annual fee, I suddenly got an email saying there was an error and can I re-enter info. I have been through this before and so did not do it, and within the same minute I got another email saying it was charge through. BUT ..... ALL of these events occurred on the credit card number I had DELETED weeks earlier.... so this tells me they have SERIOUS SOFTWARE problems... I am not beginning to wonder about my email and other apps security. This is going out on the net!
- Unknown said...
very good information .thank you very much


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She smiled and waved to the cam
Posted by koolpaw on May 17, 2009
Sarah Kaufman or Miesha Tate, Who will get the ticket to the top league of female 135 class?
Miesha walks in to the cage
Sarah comes… with big smile
Waving to the cam in the cage?? ITS NOT PICNIK !!
See ! You got in trouble !!
wait… whose blood is that???
She becomes a punching robot as usual
O M F G that blood was Meisha`s
but Meisha doesn`t quit !
She smiles again
and… WAVES
So, Non-Stop Punching Robot girl " Sarah Kaufman" got it, BUT its a ONE-WAY ticket. She can NOt go back anymore. Shayna is waiting, Not only the Queen of Spade, She can not pass Roxy and Amanda to the Top of the moutain where Tara LaRosa is sitting on.
Kaitlin Young the another striker of her Generation will try to stop her. Kailtlin Young who has KOed Tate less than a minute in 2007. Of course Meisha Tate will come back to Stop this unstoppable brizzard.


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Welcome to Week 4 of the Hope for Hurting Hearts series. We've covered What To Do When You Feel Like There's No Hope in week 1, and in week 2, we discussed What To Do When You Can't See Hope. This week we move a little different direction: How to Bring Hope to Hurting Hearts.
Many times I believe that Christians don't minister to hurting hearts because they are unsure of what to say or do or how to respond. Because we are afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing, we do nothing. I can't say that I know exactly what to say, or do, or how to respond in every situation either. But I do know where to go to get answers! This week, let's take a look at our master example.
What did Jesus say to hurting hearts?
In Matthew 9:2, the story of the paralyzed man is relayed. This man was blessed enough to have four friends who brought him to Jesus and they were tenacious enough to creatively find a way to get the man in to see Jesus when the house was overflowing and there was no way to get in. Removing the roof, they carefully lowered their friend so that he could be in the physical presence of Jesus. Jesus said to the paralytic:
"Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven."
A little further down the chapter, in Matthew 9:23, a woman with an issue of blood has the blessing of passing by Jesus. Her faith was so strong that she was determined that just touching Jesus would cure her disease. And she was right. Jesus told the woman:
"Be encouraged! Your faith has made you well."
Matthew 14 tells how the disciples were at sea as the Lord had given them instruction. On the fourth night of their little adventure, Jesus began to walk on the sea towards them and they were extremely afraid. But Jesus said to them:
"Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid."
In Luke 6:10, Jesus was in a circle of people once and a man with a withered hand was present. His only words to the man were:
"Stretch out your hand."
The man's hand was instantly restored fully and appeared as the other hand.
When we look at Jesus' words to those with hurting hearts, regardless of their pain, whether physical, spiritual, or emotional, I see four beliefs we can learn to extend to hurting hearts today.
1. God loves you so much that He sent His Son to die for you; He wants to extend grace to you, His child.
2. Your faith in God is encouraging.
3. Jesus is with you; He has promised to never leave you or forsake you as His very own.
4. Healing comes when we obey the Lord; just take it step by step.
Jesus spoke healing to volumes of hurting hearts as told in the four Gospels. He never just did "nothing" but many times over in the Bible, we read that he was "moved with compassion for the people."
What do you think about keeping the above four statements handy so that you have some go-to words when you don't know what to say to a hurting heart? Or you could cut out slips of paper in advance with the above printed words, and simply pass a statement along to encourage a hurting heart.
"always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect," I Peter 3:15
Could you leave an idea for bringing hope to a hurting heart in the comments below? I'd love to read and share them!
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2019/2020 Alberta Transportation Construction Projects affecting traffic flow in the Town of Vegreville
Alberta Transportation has awarded a contract to PCL (Pool Construction Ltd.) to remove and replace the bridge on Hwy 857 (Bruce Rd.) south of 41 Ave. This project will FULLY CLOSE the road and take approximately 18 months to complete due to restrictions of working within a waterway. Therefore, during the full closure of Hwy 857 (Bruce Rd.) south of 41 Ave to Hwy 16 traffic will be detoured to Maple (60th) Street and 55 Ave. (Twp. Rd. 523).
Prior to the work on Hwy 857 (Bruce Rd.) Alberta Transportation, through contracted services, will be rehabilitating the portion of Maple (60th) Street from south of 41 Ave to 45 Ave to ensure that Maple (60th) Street will hold up to the increased traffic volume and size of vehicles. This phase of the project will FULLY CLOSE Maple (60th) Street for approximately two weeks.
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During this time frame the Town of Vegreville, Alberta Transportation and PCL appreciate everyone understanding and respect for the detours and work zones.
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Howdy all!
Just returned from two wonderful weeks in gorgeous Culburra, NSW, with my partner. The two downsides were an unexpected bout of the flu and very little phone reception. I was hoping to blog using my iPhone but alas it wasn't meant to be and besides, I had other things to do… like relaxing, painting and shooting!
I would like to have painted more but we also had a fair share of crappy weather, spectacular to watch and great if you're kicking back with a hot cup of tea, but not so good for painting. I wiped two paintings off my canvas panels because they were crap and should have done it to a third one. One I'm pretty happy with, three others I dont mind, the remaining two are average.
As I am still quite inexperienced as a plein air painter, a lot of it for me is just figuring out the mechanics and practicality of doing it outdoors! What paint do I take, how much, what gear, how do I carry it, how do I cart my wet panels around after I've painted etc etc.. So each excursion is a learning process. Maybe next post I'll go over my gear list and show how I carried it all about.
In the meantime, here are the first couple of paintings. These two were painted a little further south of Culburra, on the rocks around Currarong.
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I discovered there are many things in this beautiful world that I like, and that I also like to write about them. I am an Economist and a Public Relations Specialist, or so do my diplomas say. However, sometimes I just like to be a chocolate kitten, eager to write her thoughts on "eco-friendly" paper. The internet that is. And I found I can help others with my (few) experiences and also help myself by creating a place to go on and on about (rather pointless) things.
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farewell fiancé! chats to guest bloggers and the ever-so inspiring team at Georgeous Occasions about how to create the most beautiful theme-less wedding.
More and more we are encouraging clients to embrace their own personal style as the 'theme'. A wedding should be an extension of you and bring together layers and elements of your loves. I know it is a lot easier said than done but try not to overthink it. Break rules. Do not follow trends. Do not worry about the perfect colour palette. Don't match the invitations with the guest book.
As we touched on in the last piece, Creating the 'Wow', when it comes to styling you really cannot start giving thought to the overall look and feel of your wedding until you have the space. The space will be the driver of almost everything that follows. Some spaces need next to no styling so be careful to not 'overstyle'. If you really struggle with this part call in the professionals (this is why we have a business!) or a creative friend to help you brainstorm. Rather than a theme, approach the styling as an overarching mood and never lose site of it being reflective of you as a couple.
Once you know your space, have a look at your home and the pieces you have collected throughout your life. You might find some triggers here that you may want to introduce in your wedding day. Perhaps there is a colour that makes your heart sing, or a material (e.g .crushed linen) you see more than others. Consider using pieces from your home in the wedding. Your hall table may make the perfect signing table or your rug in your bedroom the perfect piece to stand on when you say "I do".
Bringing together all the elements can seem like a bit of a monumental task so we have compiled a little cheat list of things to consider, but not overthink…
The Tablescape
- Cutlery, crockery, glassware – look at the options and consider a feature water glass or plate. Look for inspiration at home. How would you set the most beautiful table for your friends? Do not forget the linen. A shiny polyester can let down everything else down. Look for alternatives even if the budget can only stretch to a napkin alternative.
- The place cards and menus. Outsource if this is not your strength. Consider different textures such as wood, tiles, stone and linen.
The Flowers
Oh the flowers… find a florist who gets you and who you have complete trust in. Stick with the seasons and flowers you would buy for yourself. Discuss what vessels they are in with your florist. Give thought to the any sentimental attachments to flowers. The first bunch you were given by your husband-to-be, or the flowers your Grandmother grew in her front garden.
The Wow
There ideally needs to be something (can be as simple as the venue) that is a bit of a Wow… something that is memorable and potentially your favourite part of your 'look'.
The Menu
Do not forget your menu and drinks will play a significant part. What you serve sets the tone. Again, remember there are no rules. Serve what you would serve at the dinner party of all dinner parties. Discuss the presentation of food, interactive elements and staff uniforms with your caterer.
The Details
Little details scattered throughout the day are what makes your wedding yours. Perhaps love letters for each guest or paper crowns for when the party starts. Have fun with the details. Break the rules.
Remember, above all else – keep it authentic. Keep it about you. Oh and the husband-to-be of course.
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On Thursday, March 25 join YLC members and special guest Zach Strief of the Saints, for a special YLC mixer at Port Orleans Brewing Company!
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OK, I am just going to say it…Millenials are a pain to hire.
We all want them for their fresh thinking, nascent understanding of social and digital, and their ability to network. Yet put them in your business and they complain about the lack of apps, struggle to use Outlook to schedule a project meeting, and don't seem excited at the prospect of learning about the technology that led to the programming power that they take for granted.
Truth is, lots of large organisations still have old mainframe and "green screen" systems tucked away taking care of business and looking after data that customers will rely on in the future. This is especially true of the financial services sector where information on millions of investments and pension funds are held ready for when long-standing (and profitable) clients need to make critical financial decisions.
Millenials just don't work well in this environment and this is where we see the "Mexican stand off", with the Millenials expecting corporate services and technologies to flex to their expectations and companies who cant just change overnight.
Well, we can do a couple of things – both will work, but only one makes sense to me.
One is to create a digital transformation programme to put the data in a more modern infrastructure. At the same time, you'll need to replace the business logic and create a digital channel. This will work, but you're going to have to allocate significant budget and allow for a timeframe that will stretch across multiple years.
The other option is to use Robotic Process Automation. This approach will allow you to automate time-consuming tasks like having to log in to a mainframe to query and capture data, save you having to spend cash on replacement technology, and extract the millennials from the legacy systems through new digital and mobile interfaces that align with their expectations
Just as lots of companies still have mainframes, most have disparate systems containing information that relate to each customer. Returning to our financial services example; anyone who has a number of lapsed pension funds will know how frustrating it is to try to find out exactly what is where. Using Robotic Process Automation gives you the ability to create a single digital portal where, upon the instruction to find information relevant to a customer, the processes required to retrieve that data from however many data sources you have, happen automatically. No multiple emails, duplicated phone calls or flicking through piles of paperwork. This leads to happier customers and, if you're employing Millennials to help customers make sense of their investments, gets them using a Mainframe without them even knowing it.
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TEBOURBA, Tunisia — Tense protests have erupted across Tunisia since a new budget took effect on Jan. 1 that raised taxes on gasoline, phone cards, internet usage, hotel rooms and even fruits and vegetables. The demonstrations have claimed at least one life, and have revived worries about the fragile political situation in Tunisia, the only country to emerge from the Arab Spring uprisings with the semblance of a stable democracy.
Those uprisings began in Tunisia in December 2010, when Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old high school dropout who worked as a fruit and vegetable vendor, set himself on fire in the town of Sidi Bouzid after being shaken down and humiliated by local officials. Thursday was the seventh anniversary of his death.
"People have to understand that the situation is extraordinary and their country is having difficulties, but we believe that 2018 will be the last difficult year for the Tunisians," Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said on Tuesday, emphasizing his belief that the tax increases, while difficult, would help stabilize the economy.
Mr. Chahed said the rioting was "outside of the law" and warned that the authorities would arrest those inciting violence. "We are in a democracy, and those who want to protest can do it during the day, not at night," he said.
The International Monetary Fund, which in 2016 agreed to extend a four-year, $2.9 billion loan to the country, has urged Tunisia to curb the size of its public sector work force, which accounts for half of all government spending. In its most recent budget, the government agreed to increase taxes and curb wage growth. Public sector hiring has been largely frozen. Unemployment is around 12 percent.
On Monday, a week after the new budget took effect, protests erupted in more than 10 towns across the country.
Adding to pressure on the government, Nourredine Taboubi, head of the labor union UGTT, demanded that the minimum wage and aid for the poor be raised within a week, the state news agency TAP said.
In Tebourba, an ancient town about 20 miles west of Tunis, the capital, a 45-year-old man, identified by residents as Khomsi el-Yerfeni, died on Monday night during protests at which the police fired tear gas. Witnesses told the news media they believed the man had been struck by a security vehicle, but the Interior Ministry said in a statement that he had had chronic shortness of breath and that his body showed no signs of violence or of having been run over.
The air in Tebourba was still thick with traces of tear gas on Tuesday. Trash bins were overturned. Police officers were out in large numbers.
Akrem, a 27-year-old protester who declined to give his surname because he fears the police, said unemployment and misery were rife in Tebourba. "With 500 dinars a month" — about $200 — "you can't survive anymore, and our salaries don't go beyond 400 dinars," he said.
The minimum wage in Tunisia is about $160 a month, and even a small family would realistically need at least $240 a month to get by, economists say. Inflation is running at more than 6 percent, putting further pressure on household budgets.
In Kasserine, Raja Jassoumi, 33, a project manager with a nonprofit, said people had to be budget-conscious even when buying a loaf of bread, "so when you announce the increase of prices on fuel and other goods, it is the straw that broke the camel's back."
The opposition Popular Front leader Hamma Hammami told reporters, "Today we have a meeting with the opposition parties to coordinate our movements, but we will stay on the street and we will increase the pace of the protests until the unjust financial law is dropped."
Khalifa Chibani, an Interior Ministry spokesman, said 44 people had been arrested overnight across the country. He blamed looters for the disorder.
"What happened had nothing to do with democracy and protests against price hikes," he said in an interview on Tuesday. "Yesterday protesters burned down two police stations. They looted shops, banks and damaged property in many cities."
Tear gas was also fired on protesters in the city of Kasserine. In Sidi Bouzid, the hometown of the Arab Spring, and in Meknassy, a neighboring city, young jobless people have been marching to protest the high cost of living and the lack of jobs. Several people have been arrested in Tunis and in the coastal cities of Sousse and Bizerte.
Protests are hardly new: In November, a mother of five killed herself by setting herself on fire in the town of Sejnane to protest her desperate economic plight. But public anger has festered anew because of the price increases.
On Tuesday in Tunis, young people gathered on Habib Bourguiba Avenue, a main boulevard and the site of large protests that in 2011 toppled the dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who had been in power for 23 years.
Many wore T-shirts with the slogan "Manich Msamah" (I Will Not Forgive), an anticorruption movement that began in 2015. Others bore the slogan "What Are We Waiting For?" and the image of a ticking clock.
"Wherever you go, in a shop or in a drugstore, every price is higher," said Wael Naouar, a protester. "It is impossible for people to live with dignity today."
Olfa Lamloum, the Tunisia country manager for International Alert, a nonprofit that seeks peaceful resolution to conflicts, said she worried "that we have the same narrative as before the revolution."
"The protesters in marginalized areas are portrayed by the authorities and mainstream media as looters or criminals," she said, but they are expressing "a real social despair."
Safwan M. Masri, the executive vice president for global centers and global development at Columbia University, and author of the book "Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly," said the new protests were the latest manifestation of an age-old problem: "huge economic disparity between the coastal and interior regions of the country."
He cited as a precedent bread riots that took place in the country in 1983.
"I.M.F.-mandated structural adjustments ignored such inequalities back in the 1980s, and they do so again now," he said. "Successive governments have consistently failed to address this issue and to invest in developing the central and southern regions."
Leila Ghrairi, 51, a civil servant who came to support the protesters in Tunis, said she was not worried about another Arab Spring.
"I don't think it can lead to a new revolution, because we have still some hope that this kind of protests can start a dialogue with the government," she said. "But the violence of the police needs to stop."


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My crime-writing colleagues have been writing sadly, lovingly, admiringly and eloquently about Reg Hill, and I can't pass up the chance to say what a wonderful writer and delightful man we have lost. I venerated him greatly and loved his company. It was my proudest moment as a crime writer when he proposed me as a member of the Detection Club. I wish I could remember the affectionate jibes he directed at me in his speech.
Reg was erudite, cultivated and a master of the English language, but he wore his learning so lightly and wittily that it was reminiscent of a soufflé surprise. He could be authoritative, but he was never ever pompous. He laughed affectionately at himself, at his friends, at the world and at his characters. When he described himself as being at the Jane Austen end of the crime-writing spectrum he meant he didn't go in for torrid sex or graphic violence. But of course the comparison works at a much deeper level. Like Jane, Reg was a wise and amused observer of the human condition who had great compassion but a subversive pen and utterly despised pretention.
I was a happy member of the audience at Harrogate in 2009 for his memorable discussion with John Banville. He had wondered in an email what they could talk about. 'Dare I suggest that as Iris Murdoch got a full Booker for The Sea! The Sea! he should only have got half a one for The Sea? Maybe not…' Continue reading


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On Thursday, the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) opened and will host 2,500 participants who will listen to leaders from various disciplines such as politics, business, finance, civil society, religion, culture or science. One day after the US military finally lifted a ban on women in combat, the WEF, with its low number of women among the participants and the speakers, is a reminder that we remain a long way from full gender equality. Tweet
A spokesman for the WEF announced that 17% of the participants for the 2013 edition are women. This means, according to Quartz, that in Davos this weekend one will be 66% less likely to encounter a female than anywhere else in the world. Tweet this stat: Tweet
And the gender cap exists among both developed and developing countries' delegations. As noted by Quartz, the US will only send 21% of women when a developing nation such as India will have 17% of women in its delegation.
If the number of women participating at one of the most exclusive events of the year rose from 9% in 2001 to 15% in 2005, it has reached a ceiling of 17% for the last 2 years.
The WEF has already taken steps to reduce the gender gap. In 2011 the forum established a quota for its "strategic partner," a group of 100 companies such as Google, Barclay's, Goldman Sachs, requiring that they have one women in every group of five senior executives who are sent to the event.
However, a number of companies required to respect the quota still prefer sending delegation of 4 men, thus avoiding the need for a women. According to Saadia Zahidi, head of gender parity and human capital at the WEF, "the reasons that we have not yet reached 20% is that some organisations don't have people high enough in their institutions for a woman to be the right person as one of the five delegates."
Even though a record number of women were running Fortune 500 companies in 2012, with 18 CEOs, these women only represent 3.6% of all CEOs. Considering also that only 17 women are currently Presidents or Prime Ministers around the world, it sheds light on the over-representation of Y chromosomes among the world political and economic elite.
However, if change is slow, change is coming. In two communities recently created by the WEF, the "young global leaders" (under 40s) and the Davos "global shapers" (under 30s), the gender distribution is close to 50/50. We will need to wait to see how long it will take for the new generation to climb the ladder of power, and women with it.


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A laptop computer is perfect for Photoshop users who need more portability and flexibility over a stationary desktop computer. However, the prices for laptop computers have gone up, making it difficult for many people not to afford them. So, how can one get cheap laptops for Photoshop? Here are some useful tips on what you should look for in a cheap but yet high-quality laptop for Photoshop:
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There are several ways in which community groups can secure funding for their activities. They include:
Current and Future Grants Available
We do our best to provide up to date information regarding funding opportunities relevant to natural resource management groups in SEQ. However, If you are aware of a funding opportunity you think should be listed on this page, please contact the Regional Landcare Facilitator.Canon Australia Environmental Grant
Australian Geographic Society Sponsorship
Grant Writing
If you are an SEQ based Landcare or natural resource management focused community group, get in touch with your local SEQ Catchments Area Manager. These staff can assist your group to develop funding proposals, and will inform you of opportunities for members of your group to attend free grant writing workshops sponsored by SEQ Catchments.Landcare Queensland has developed the GrantWriting workbook which is a guide for developing successful community projects and securing funding and support.
The Our Community website also has useful information on fundraising, how to write a successful grant submission and tips on developing corporate sponsorship. A number of help sheets are available. Click here for more information.
To keep up to date with different grants available, you can also sign up to a Community Australia's Grants Newsletter (for a fee of $55 for not-for-profits), which provides a comprehensive list of all government, philanthropic and corporate grants funding available in Australia. Click here for more information.
The Queensland State Government has a search tool for finding grants by Name, Category or Department. Click here for more information.
The Australian Government provides grant funding for Community Focus Grants and Volunteer Grants. Click here for more information.
You can also order a 'Winning Grants Funding in Australia – Step by Step Guide' from Our Community, a valuable resource for groups in developing grant proposals. For tips on writing influential and effective letters, whether you are writing for a public appeal, approaching large donors, or getting in touch with your local member, this guide has tips and tricks for getting your message across effectively.
Corporate funding
There are four types of corporate funding resources for not-for-profits:
- Just Because:
Some companies might donate to your not-for-profit because it's the "right thing to do", because they've always done it, or because the CEO has communicated that he/she believes in it. The best way to encourage funding from these companies is to find a way to move the emotions of the CEO and enlist their support.
- Brand Awareness & Exposure:
Companies that have highly visible products that require broad exposure to reach their target audience will want to sponsor events to increase their profile. If you have an event that attracts a lot of people or
you have a deep network, you'll be more successful in approaching these companies for event sponsorship (not necessarily donations).
- Impact Focused Giving/Strategic
Some companies are very purposeful in their giving and want to see a real impact. You'll stand a better chance of getting funding if you have a specific program that engages the employees of these companies or appeals to the company's motivation to make an impact. For example environmental activities that their employees can participate in such as tree planting or litter clean ups.
- Relationship & Reputation
Companies understand that a positive reputation in their local community is paramount for its bottom line. Therefore, it's important to remember that your board or not-for-profit has to offer the company something important to them which is, a way to develop a relationship with key stakeholders in the community.
Landcare Queensland has developed some notes on corporate sponsorship for environmental projects. Click here for more information.
Our Communities have developed 50 of the Best Model Letters to Help Community Organisations Fundraise, Connect, Lobby, Organise & Influence. Click here for more information.
Fee for service activities or product sales
Revenue-generating activities can be a great way to build a sustainable nonprofit organization. Many nonprofits have found ways to create a revenue stream that flows from their program work.
There are two types of income-generating activities, delineated here by purpose:
- Cost Recovery (discrete)--a means to recuperate all or a percentage of the costs to deliver a nonprofit service or fund a discrete activity related to the organization's mission. Special events, conference fees, paid training, and fee-for-service are examples. Cost recovery activities are linked to programs; once a program ends, the related cost recovery activities are terminated.
- Earned Income (ongoing)--provides a stream of unrestricted revenue to the organization, generated through activities both related and unrelated to the mission. Membership dues, sales of publications and products, and consulting services are examples. Earned income activities are rooted in operations; they may progress into social enterprises when implementation is accompanied by a business plan.
The law sets no limits on the fees you can charge, although there are several factors to consider when establishing the fee for a particular service. First and foremost, the service being offered must be related to your mission. Otherwise, the revenues should be reported as unrelated business income.
You should also consider the environment in which a fee is being charged. Factors such as the availability of philanthropic or sponsorship support, the full cost of the product or service, market prices for similar services, and your constituents' ability to pay should be taken into account when establishing a reasonable fee.
Rather than charge a fee, some nonprofits have "voluntary" donations. This is when you suggest that a user or client can help you provide services by giving a donation. Be careful that you do not coerce or shame anyone into making a donation. It has to be voluntary.
One way to do this is to post a fee schedule that provides information such as how much your service actually costs to provide, and inviting users to donate an amount of their choosing. Give ranges to make it easier such as $25-$50 dollars.
To set fees for service, follow these easy steps:
- Prioritize your objectives in charging a fee. Why do you need to charge for this particular product or service?
- Determine the service unit cost.
- Survey the market price of similar goods and services. What are your competitors charging?
- Determine a percentage of costs to be recovered by fees. How much do you need to make to cover your costs?
- Define the fee structure and discounts. For example, will you offer discounts based on a sliding scale?
- Assess the target market's reaction to the fee. Test your pricing with your constituents.
- Adopt a fee policy. Use this policy moving forward with additional products and services.
- Develop implementation/collection procedures.
- Evaluate and revise, as appropriate.
Adapted from: Charging a Just Fee: A Guidebook for Nonprofit Organizations, by Walter Moreau.
Local government grants in SEQ (as of March 2015)
Sunshine Coast Regional Council
Sunshine Coast Regional Council runs several grant programs under the Environment Levy Grants program. The Environment Levy Partnerships supports community environmental organisation general administration and operational expenses. Environment Levy Landholder grants provide project funding for private landholders. Environmental Levy Grants provide project funding for community based no-for-profit groups. Grant rounds are run annually and are of a competitive nature. Click here for more information.
Moreton Bay Regional Council
Moreton Bay Regional Council is offering a variety of community grants for the region's eligible sporting and community groups under categories of: Community Project Funds, Community Events Fund or Organisation Development Funds. Click here for more information.
Brisbane City Council
Brisbane City Council's Lord Mayor's Community Sustainability and Environmental Grants Program provides funding to groups and individuals across Brisbane to carry out projects that improve Brisbane's environment. There are four sub-categories: Environmental Grants; Native Wildlife Carer Grants; Sustainability Grants; and Cultivating Community Gardens Grants. Click here for more information.
Redland City Council
Every year, the Redland City Council awards grants to individuals and community groups. Grants and sponsorship are offered across the arts, cultural heritage, environment, community development, enterprise development and sport and recreation. Click here for more information.
City of Gold Coast
City of Gold Coast Community Grants Program is an annual program that provides financial assistance to incorporated, not-for-profit community organisations that service the needs and priorities of the Gold Coast community. The Program aims to support and stimulate projects and activities with a whole of city focus. Click here for more information.
Logan City Council
Logan City Council offers several grant programs with the most applicable for Landcare being their EnviroGrants program. The EnviroGrants program aims to, through community awareness and participation, enhance and protect Logan's natural environment and foster environmentally sustainable practices in Logan. Click here for more information.
Ipswich City Council
To acknowledge and recognise the important and valuable role that community organisations play in contributing to Ipswich city's community spirit, the Community Development Grants Program provides funding to not-for-profit incorporated community based organisations for projects which respond to local needs and issues. Click here for more information.
Noosa Council
Scenic Rim Regional Council offers several grant programs with the most applicable being the Community Grants Program which provides financial support to community groups for projects and events which benefit the region. Not-for-profit community groups can apply for funds that benefit the local community. Grants are administered in quarterly rounds. Click here for more information.
Somerset Regional Council
Somerset Regional Council offers a Community Assistance Grant for Academic, Cultural and Sporting Bursary. Council may decide to make a grant to community organisations by either: refunding Council's fees/charges previously paid by the organisation; or providing assistance to organisations for various projects, events or services that provide community benefits. Click here for more information


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A Delegation from the University of the Antilles visites Louisiana [fr]
The delegation visited Louisiana as part of an exchange program with LSU, and the Consulate general organized a reception with the university partners.
Madame Dominique Aurélia, Vice-President of international relations, Madame Cécile Bertin-Elizabeth, Dean of the school of Liberal Arts, and Professor Myriam Moïse let the delegation of doctorate students.
The LSU exchange program is supported by the Partner University Fund (PUF), created in 2007 with the collaboration of the French government, private American donors and the FACE Foundation.
The geographic, historical, and cultural proximity between Louisiana and the French Antilles offers rich academic and scientific opportunities, which the Consulate will seek to further develop in the coming months.
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Exminster's Community Plan was published in November 2012. This document provides the analysis of the Parish questionnaire as well as the resultant action plan. This also contains a forward from the Chairman of the Parish Council and an introduction from the Chairman of the Community Plan working party.
The questionnaire, delivered to all households in the Parish, and tick box data and free text responses can be viewed here:
The Community Plan Steering Group provide an annual update on the progress of the plan.


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Welcome to the Ibiza Clubbing Calendar 2020 we have all the events happening over the summer on the White Isle listed below, just scroll through our Ibiza events calendar and find your events of the summer and make your memories which will last a lifetime in Ibiza.
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- 18th March 2020In these uncertain times forward thinking Defected Records are introducing the Defected Virtual Festival on Friday the 20th March. With the entertainment industry across the world now grinding to a halt due to the coronavirus outbreak Defected who have suffered many cancelled live events will be broadcasting into our homes for 12hrs continuously from the iconic Ministry of Sound club in London. Defected have programmed 12 hours of house music with DJs Simon Dunmore, Monki, Sam Divine, Low Steppa, The Shapeshifters, Melvo Baptiste, Joey Negro, Dan Shake and Darius Syrossian playing live sets and the incredible Glitterbox crew of dancers providing the dancefloor energy. Broadcasting around the world from the otherwise closed nightclub, the concept for Defected Virtual Festival came from a wish to bring together house music lovers under Defected's mantra In Our House We Are All Equal; while unable to travel or tour, Defected's team led by owner Simon Dunmore knew they needed to think outside the box. Defected Virtual Festival Set Times March 20th 2020 Simon Dunmore on this new concept said "Music and clubbing are an escape for many and, with social gatherings being rightfully restricted, we wanted to connect people online in the hope that they appreciate they are not alone. The reaction to Defected Virtual Festival has been incredible and we have been inundated with DJs and performers wanting to get involved. Our thoughts will remain with everyone affected by the current situation, but believe we have a role to remain positive and bring people together however we're able." You will be able to stream live the Defected Virtual Festival from 12pm on Friday the 20th March via their Facebook page here facebook.com/DefectedRecords or via their YouTube channel here youtube.com/DefectedMusic In these troubling times, it is great to see such a high profile brand giving their audience an alternative way to enjoy the best house music on offer today and to get us excited for a return of a more normal clubbing experience soon. Share this:... Read more...
- 10th March 2020CamelPhat & Solardo take up residency at Ushuaïa Ibiza this summer on Wednedays from the 17th June until the 30th September. The acclaimed DJs will move to The Night League's award-winning daytime venue after a hugely successful 2019 residency at neighbouring nightclub Hï Ibiza. Grammy-nominated Liverpool duo CamelPhat, AKA Dave Whelan and Mike Di Scala will undoubtedly draw in huge crowds this season. The duo are on a never-ending triumphant streak, soaring to the top as they continue to propel house and techno onto the mainstage, selling out headline shows and tours at leading festivals such as Creamfields, Tomorrowland, EDC, and Glastonbury and major venues like Brixton Academy and Warehouse Project events. CamelPhat taking over Ushuaïa Ibiza on Wednesdays this summer The Grammy and Ivor Novello nominated duo have amassed over 500 million streams across their catalogue, placed at #5 in Mixmag's Top 10 DJs of 2019, and named the biggest selling artist of all time by Beatport. When CamelPhat aren't making magic in the studio this summer, with a debut album in the works, they'll be performing to thousands at Ushuaïa's poolside stage. "We are thrilled & honored to be headlining such an incredible space as Ushuaïa. To be featured alongside these world famous headline acts is hugely overwhelming & very exciting. It's a massive opportunity to develop further as artists on the biggest & best stage in the world. It's going to be a lot different from the past 2 years which saw ourselves & Solardo hold down a very successful Tuesday night residency at Hï but this is something we have to grab with both hands & give it our best shot. Roll on Wednesday's at Ushuaïa", said CamelPhat. Solardo, AKA James Eliot & Mark Richards, will bring the same energy with which they closed their residency with last year. More often referred to as the driving force of the current UK house scene, they amass widespread plaudits for their role as not just hugely popular DJs, but also label owners, and innovative forward-thinking producers. Solardo will be taking to the Ushuaia Ibiza stage on Wednesdays this summer Their remix of iconic house tune 'Move Your Body', in collaboration with legendary producer Marshall Jefferson, instantly became a modern-day anthem and broke a Beatport Chart all time record, staying at No.1 for 46 days. Turning anything they touch to gold, their record 'XTC' was hailed as one of the tracks of the summer last year in Ibiza. Solardo said, "Last year was a huge year for us in Ibiza, our biggest yet. Just when we thought it couldn't get any better we were offered to move our residency too, in our opinion, the best venue in the world… Ushuaïa! Expect more of the same, huge house and techno bangers, and nothing but insane vibes every Wednesday with us and CamelPhat holding it down!" The boys are once again teaming up for what is set to be one of Ibiza's most remarkable residencies of 2020. We shall have more news on the full season line ups and tickets soon so tuned to blog Ibiza for more. Share this:... Read more...
- 7th March 2020For the first time in its illustrious 15 year history, game-changing house and techno party Kaluki Announces its first ever Weekly Ibiza Residency at Octan. Every Friday from 3rd July – 25th September, the colourful crew will call Octan's intimate basement home, and promise to fill it with cutting edge DJs and real music lovers from all over the world. Kaluki started out 15 years ago as a weekly party in Manchester at the celebrated Sankeys club. In the time since, the brand has gone on to establish itself on the world stage with sell out shows across the huge events such as Blue Marlin Ibiza, The BPM Festival, The Warehouse Project and Parklife in the UK, and clubs like Privilege Ibiza and Blue Marlin in the UAE as well as numerous tours of North & South America. https://blogibiza.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Kaluki.mp4 Octan is the site of former club Sankeys Ibiza so this is, of sorts, a return to the spiritual home of Kaluki which adds another layer of intrigue. The club itself has fantastic, specially commissioned artwork all outside and inside the club, as well as a world class sound system designed to deliver the music in crystal clear clarity. Kaluki Announces its First Ever Weekly Ibiza Residency at Octan It is sleek and futuristic in its styling and is one of the most talked about new spaces on the White Isle and we shall have more news on the line ups and those all important tickets shortly. Share this:... Read more...
- 20th February 2020The Amnesia Ibiza 2020 Opening Party Line Up has been released and it is a true #WelcomeHome for DJs and clubbers alike. The most iconic club in the world will celebrate its summer opening for 2020 on the 9th of May. Amnesia is truly home for electronic music lovers from all over the world, for people who come together and celebrate the best DJs and live acts in the game. The Amnesia Ibiza Opening Party is one of the great island parties with production thought through to the last detail, incredible lighting effects and the most advanced sound system in the world on the famous Terrace which boasts the kv2 Audio system. This year it's headlined by returning favourites, Paradise hero Jamie Jones, deep digging American selector The Black Madonna, techno mainstays Adam Beyer and Marco Faraone, Brazilian leader Anna, edgy tech champ Michael Bibi, much-loved Spanish legends Cuartero, Mar-T & CAAL go back-to-back and another special back-to-back between Sidney Charles & Seb Zito, Moon Harbour and Origins Rcds associate, Luca Donzelli, as well as Amnesia residents, Les Schmitz, John Woods and Carolina Fe. Tickets for the Amnesia Ibiza Opening Party 2020 are on sale below. As Amnesia Ibiza kick starts its summer season on the 9th May already confirmed for weekly events across the summer are Pyramid on Sundays which has become world renowned in only a few years with stand out parties each week. Pyramid runs from the 7th June until the 27th September. Saturdays bring the crazy the wacky the weird and the wonderful world of Elrow to Amnesia. The world famous production is beyond belief, the atmospheres are always crazy and the sound track comes from contemporary DJs who really know how to pack a dance floor. So submerge yourself in an imaginary party world from the 23rd May until the 26th September. Elrow Amnesia Ibiza 2020 on Saturday nights Together is back to retain its crown as one of the most eclectic and immersive nights on the White Isle on Mondays from the 1st June until the 29th June and then again from the 7th September until the 5th October. For 10 whole years now, this party has been bringing festival-sized line-ups to Amnesia each and every week and to celebrate all that they will be hosting 10 special events under the 10 x 10 banner with legendary residents Chase & Status returning once more. As well as the huge opening party on May the 9th and the weekly residencies, there will be a unique series of six spectacular parties from Do Not Sleep – dates to be announced soon. Plus a very special guest with her own Friday night party, and plenty of live shows that will transform the world renowned Amnesia Ibiza Terrace into something you have never witnessed before. Amnesia Ibiza one of the world's most iconic clubs Already, this is shaping up to be the most complete and comprehensive season in Amnesia's long and epic history. So stay tuned to Blog Ibiza for more Amnesia Ibiza news soon. Share this:... Read more...
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