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Development partners have made considerable progress in expanding and improving the quality of official development assistance (ODA) since the agreements on the Millennium Development Goals in 2000. This has been a culmination of a series of high level meetings and commitments that date back to 2003 in Rome, Italy, to 2011 in Busan, South Korea. The common narrative has been the urgent need to rework the development assistance architecture to involve as many stakeholders as possible in determining how best different streams of financing for development can address the socio-economic needs of emerging and developing economies across the globe.
Three years after endorsing the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation in Busan South Korea, different countries and stakeholders have progressed at different rates. A study conducted in February 2014 by Development Initiatives' Africa Hub to evaluate the extent to which the set of principles agreed on in Busan were working to enhance effective development cooperation in Kenya reveals that:
- Less aid but more partnership. Despite spending a relatively small proportion of external resources (an average of 5% of total government revenues) the Government of Kenya continued to foster good, working relations with development partners. Perhaps due to the need to attract other resource flows such as foreign direct investment, loans, and other private flows that also depend on good foreign relations.
- Systems are in place but are weak. While the Government of Kenya has introduced country systems to ensure that resources are administered prudently, they remain weak and vulnerable to corruption. This continues to discourage effective partnerships for financing development in the country and creates uncertainty on external resource flows.
- Development partners maintain stringent processes. Stringent processes for negotiating project terms, approval and monitoring preferred by some development partners slow down implementation of projects and concessions that lead to low absorption of development finances.
- Engagement is more form than substance. Engagement with development partners from emerging economies, civil society and private sector on development cooperation increased. However, the depth of engagement has been unable to influence patterns of resource allocation on development programmes in the country.
- Progressively the space for civil society organisations (CSOs) is shrinking. While CSOs do not operate in a hostile environment in Kenya per se, compared to the neighbouring countries, there is an emerging trend of active alienation of CSOs and shrinking of democratic space that sets bad precedence for effective development cooperation.
- Devolution. Devolved governments are an opportunity for resources to flow to the lowest levels of service delivery, hence potential for better impacts. However, the devolution statute gives powers to sub-national entities to directly negotiate grants with development partners. This presents a challenge regarding coordination of development assistance, but more importantly the danger of donors 'cherry-picking' projects, geographical areas or even pet sectors to the disadvantage of national priorities.
- Challenges in assessing results. The country lacks an effective, simplified framework for tracking and measuring progress. Linking resource flows to actual change in the living standards of Kenyans remains a challenge. This makes it difficult to determine the extent to which development funds contributed both by tax payers in Kenya and external sources are changing the lives of Kenyans.
- Planning and priority setting is not inclusive. The planning framework does not fully reflect views of all stakeholders. In some respects, some of the things presented to development partners and that end up as government expenditure priorities have not been negotiated in a democratic process and thus do not reflect the aspirations of all Kenyans.
- Commercial interest versus social economic development. There is a marked shift by donors, especially new donors, to bilateralism, the main driver for this being commercial interest rather than the socio-economic development that traditional partners previously emphasised.
- Access to information. There is limited access to good quality information which makes it difficult to inform resource allocation, track expenditures effectively and measure progress appropriately. This is exacerbated by the absence of an access to information law to compel the custodians of public information to make it available.
The study concludes that substantial progress has been made by different stakeholders towards fostering effective partnerships for development cooperation in Kenya. Moving forward, to ensure every penny spent on development has the greatest possible impact, as echoed by Justine Greening, UK Secretary of State for International Development, the Government of Kenya must continue to work closely with development partners, civil society and the private sector to:
- review priority setting mechanisms to ensure that they are more inclusive,
- address weaknesses, inadequacies and loopholes within existing country systems (especially public finance management and procurement systems),
- agree modalities for reporting on resources channelled through CSOs and other non-state actors, and
- address capacity and resource gaps among non-state actors and local government that hamper cooperation.


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SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have signed guard Garrett Temple from the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League to a 10-day contract. Temple is the 23rd call-up of the 2009-10 D-League season.
The 6-6, 190-pound Temple has seen time this season with the Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the D-League. Signed as an undrafted free agent by Houston on 9/22, he averaged 2.5 points and 0.3 assists in four preseason games with the Rockets before being waived on 10/21. Temple was allocated to Rio Grande Valley on 11/4 and averaged 14.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 30 games with the Vipers. He signed his first of two 10-day contracts with Houston on 2/8. In nine games with the Rockets he averaged 5.0 points and 1.6 rebounds in 13.1 minutes. On 3/3 Temple signed a 10-day contract with Sacramento. He averaged 2.2 points and 0.6 rebounds in 4.6 minutes with the Kings.
Temple averaged 6.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists over his four seasons at LSU. He left school as the Tigers all-time leader in games played (134), starts (131) and minutes played (4,432). Temple also ranked fourth in career assists (482), seventh in steals (191) and fourth in blocks (113) in school history.
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Let's take time to acknowledge the fact that mental disorders aren't a new trend. I hear the terms being thrown as if it was a joke, like "omg, I'm so bipolar…I'm depressed…". There are moments we can joke about some things but do not diminish or forget how serious it can be.
Being someone who fights depression and anxiety daily, it isn't a walk in the park. You don't just walk outside and say, "I won't be depressed today..". People are suicidal, schizophrenic, mpd, ptsd, etc. As much as we help those who go through physical illnesses we also need to support those with mental ones. I remember hearing a quote that I can't recall who said it, "If your mind is not whole, your body can suffer.". There can be those who struggle with these things without anyone noticing. It is ok to speak to someone about it, you're not alone.
I can be vocal about it because though I endure it, I am not them (my disorder, depression, etc), it does not ultimately define me. We can get mad at certain things or people, but what we can do is help them get the help they need. It is not a weakness if you need to see someone about what you have or take something for it. We're human and even if, for example, myself, being a Christian, we act like we can reach perfection. No, we will fail and go through things, A.W. Tozer was an influential preacher who suffered from severe depression. It is true we find comfort and peace in God, as humans though we will still struggle with our daily lives and state we're in.
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A stop loss order is an order that gets triggered when the price of the instrument falls below or rises above a specified price and will be sold at the next available price.
Stop losses can help take the emption out of trading decisions and can be useful if you're unable to continuously monitor your trades
Here we have an order of the AUS200, where an order was placed at 5066 with a stop loss at 5026. If the price falls below 5026, the stop loss market order will sell the position and close the trade at the next available price. In this example, the loss for the position was 40 points.
Do note that stop loss orders aren't guaranteed to execute at a specific price, as there may be gaps appearing in the market which could cause an exit at a different price. Market gapping is when there's a sudden movement in the market over a very short period of time.
Something to think about is where to place your stop losses once you've entered into a trade. A stop loss should be placed based on your personal risk tolerance, but should also be an area where you don't get stopped out too quickly – consider allowing your trade some room to work out. It's generally recommended that you place your stop loss in an area where you're only risking between 1-5% of your total capital.
Experienced traders tend to place their stop losses around areas of support or resistance – the areas where the price bounces and reverses.
A trailing stop moves every time the price moves a certain distance. In other words, a trailing stop will automatically 'trail' behind the price when the price moves further into profit. This allows you to lock in profits and semi-automatically manage your trade.
You can specify your stop loss to move up five pips every time the price moves up five pips – ideal for when you're not around to manage your positions. If your stop loss moves up automatically and the pricing action begins to move in the opposite direction, the stop loss will remain where it is and, if reached, you'll be stopped out –trailing stop losses can be an effective strategy in reducing your losses.
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I had the very special treat of hosting my dear friend Stef for the weekend; Stef and I met when we did The Camino De Santiago last April. We also happen to be from the same hometown, and I went to highschool with her two best friends, but didn't meet until we were both waiting for the train to St. Jean Pied Au Port half way across the world. We became fast friends and ended up walking the whole pilgrimage together.A few choice memories: eating a whole loaf of bread each on our very first day, crossing the Pyrenees; trying pig snout for the first time in Logrono; showing off our rainy day gear on our way into Astorga; elated, exhausted faces (with our friend Reed!) after arriving in Santiago. [It was really fun to go through all those posts to link back to them; I also realized that I hadn't seen most of the comments people left for me... couldn't get to them through my phone while on the road. Thank you to all of you, family and strangers, for cheering me on along the way]. Back to this weekend, Stef and I had a super late brunch and then went up the Royal Ontario Museum, which I haven't been to in a while, so it was great to go back! They have an incredible permanent Gems & Stones exhibit, and of course there are all the crazy dinosaur fossils that are so cool! The feature exhibit we went to was a gallery of the winners of the Wildlife Photographer Of The Year competition. It was SO FASCINATING. And stunning! Each photograph comes with an explanation of how the photographer came about capturing their image (one photographer spent 74 days in a hole in the snow in the Russian mountains to take ONE picture of a tiger!!!!!) as well as some background on each species captured. I would suggest it to anyone when it comes through your city. Stef came with me to see Foy Vance on Friday night. I've been a huge fan of him for years and years and was so happy to finally see him live. He has that undeniable Irish charm and soul, and pretty much stole the encore from the headliner when they dueted on James Taylor's "You've Got A Friend."
Something I took note of this weekend is that, when you have limitless time to talk to someone, you start to tell stories in a different way; when I chat with Stef, there is no pressure to get to the punchline of a story. We just talk and ramble and give as much detail and background as we feel because, on the road, we had the time to do so. In the five and a half weeks we walked together, we became life long friends, and it was so nice to get to spend some time with her this weekend. Thanks so much for visiting, Stefi!
[PS Stef is doing an even CRAZIER hike, starting in May; she's walking the Appalachian Trail, which is a 3500km hike to raise money for Inspiraction, which is a humanitarian initiative to help rebuild Haiti. Check out her blog to learn more HERE].


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Peter, I fully agree with the hypocrisy of both the government and the Liberals but the NDP are no shining beacon either. Both Opposition parties are guilty of wishy-washy thinking on this issue and can't seem to decide if they are for or against it.
Now, I understand they want to make a final decision based on the DG3 numbers; however, the lack of solid and substantial information in support of the government's arguments should have put them squarely in the "No" camp, pending
these DG3 results.
Any person with a basic knowledge of mathematics knows that the numbers do not add up and never will, in my opinion. Higher numbers, a clause allowing EMERA to opt out, the lack of real demand based on a declining population base, and so forth, all suggest that we are going to indebt future generations for reasons unknown.
We need full disclosure and a referendum on this most critical project in our history, from a financial perspective. We won't get it because, unlike you, I do not believe the Premier can or will change her position. Why? I have my suspicions but many will of these "unknowns" will not see the light of day until it is too late.
- Monday, October 1, 2012 at 3:52:00 PM GMT-2:30
- Jerome said...
Special debates in the the House of Assembly cannot take place without unanimous consent of the House.
Comparing Voisey's Bay with Muskrat Falls insults the intelligence of everyone in the province.
If Eddie Joyce lives up to his promise, there will be no special debate on Muskrat Falls.
With or without a special debate, this project will be sanctioned.
- Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 8:04:00 AM GMT-2:30
An exercise to accomplish nothing. The deal is done. The debate will be nothing but a farce. What do they know anyway to qualify them to debate. Some of them haven't got a clue other than the ability to stand up and make a fool of themselves. That comes through loud and clear during question period in the House.
- Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 9:00:00 AM GMT-2:30


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Two earlier rumor stories are now confirmed to be true, as The Hollywood Report announces both Bradley Cooper and Elizabeth Olsen are in talks with Marvel Studios to take on two popular characters.
Marvel is in early talks with Bradley Cooper to voice Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy, a role both Adam Sandler or Jim Carrey were previously rumored to be up for. /does-marvel-want-bradley-cooper-as-rocket-raccoon-in-guardians-of-the-galaxy/News of Bradley Cooper's casting broke last night.
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Guardians of the Galaxy is currently shooting in London, with a cast headlined by Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista and Zoe Saldana. Vin Diesel is currently in talks for the other main voice role of Groot. Unlike Rocket Raccoon, his character only has one line of dialogue. It's not likely that either actor will be performing motion capture as the film continues to shoot.
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance has confirmed it will launch more than 10 vehicles with autonomous drive technology in the next four years.
The global car group confirmed the range of vehicles with autonomous capabilities will roll-out in the United States, Europe, Japan and China through 2020. The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars 'at affordable prices'. The car group has hired new executive to oversee connectivity and connected car services globally.
Safety and efficiency of vehicles across the Renault-Nissan Alliance has 'increased dramatically', with fatal and serious injuries in Japanese Nissan vehicles decreasing 61 percent in 20 years. Fatal and serious injuries in Renault vehicles in France decreased 80 percent in 15 years. Autonomous drive is expected to help further reduce driver error, which is responsible for up to 90 percent of all fatalities.
2016 will mark the debut of vehicles with 'single-lane control' a feature that allows cars to drive autonomously on motorways, including in heavy, stop-and-go traffic. In 2018, Renault-Nissan will launch vehicles with 'multiple-lane control' which can autonomously negotiate hazards and change lanes during motorway driving. And 2020 will see the launch of 'intersection autonomy' which can navigate city intersections and heavy urban traffic without driver intervention.
Later this year the Alliance will launch a new automotive mobile app which allows remote interaction with your car. Next year, it will launch the first Alliance Multimedia System providing new multimedia and navigation features, as well as improved smartphone integration and wireless map updates.
"Renault-Nissan Alliance is deeply committed to the twin goals of 'zero emissions and zero fatalities'" Renault-Nissan Alliance Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn said at the Renault-Nissan Silicon Valley Research Center. "That's why we are developing autonomous driving and connectivity for mass-market, mainstream vehicles on three continents."
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Federal Employees May Not Be Sued for Violating Constitutional Rights In Antiterrorism Operations Abroad, DC Circuit Rules
Mr. Amir Meshal a United States citizen and resident of New Jersey, traveled to Mogadishu, Somalia in 2006 to further his study of Islam. In early 2007, Somalia experienced an outbreak of violence causing many civilians to flee the country for neighboring Kenya.
Mr. Meshal was among those who fled. After entering into Kenya, he was detained by Kenyan security forces and subsequently placed in the custody of agents of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI").
Mr. Meshal claimed that for the next four months the FBI secretly detained him at sites within Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia in conjunction with an antiterrorism operation. Allegedly, Mr. Meshal was left handcuffed for days in solitary confinement. At other times, Mr. Meshal was handcuffed and detained in a place known as "the cave" – an underground, windowless room without a toilet. During a period when he was not in solitary confinement, he had a cell mate who would later testify that Mr. Meshal was extremely distressed and cried after interrogation.
Mr. Meshal further claimed that during interrogation, he was presented with a Miranda waiver form and told that he could refuse to answer questions without a lawyer; he then requested but was denied access to counsel and the courts. He also stated that the FBI agents threatened him with torture and death. Mr. Meshal alleged that he was told he would be extradited to Israel, where the Israelis would arrange for him to "disappear." Then, he was told he would be taken to Egypt, where the Egyptians would have "ways of making him talk." Later, he was informed that he would suffer the same fate as the main character from the 1978 film "Midnight Express" – an implication that, like the film character, he would be left in horrid conditions and tortured in a Turkish prison until he died - if he did not cooperate. Mr. Meshal was also promised that if he confessed an affiliation with al Queda, he would be returned to the United States to face civilian courts instead of being placed in the custody of a foreign government.
Ultimately, Mr. Meshal made no confession and was charged with no crime. He was returned to the United States and released. At the time of his release, Mr. Meshal had lost eighty pounds over four months of detention.
Mr. Meshal filed a "Bivens" lawsuit – a lawsuit whereby Federal Government employees may be personally sued for violations of certain constitutional rights - in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against his FBI interrogators. The District Court dismissed the claim because multiple courts of appeal previously "expressly rejected a Bivens remedy for [U.S.] citizens who allege they have been mistreated, and even tortured, by [American officials] in the name of intelligence gathering, national security, or military affairs." Mr. Meshal appealed the dismissal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Mr. Meshal argued that Bivens lawsuits are permitted where an agent of the U.S. Government violates the constitutional rights of a citizen, and that his case fell squarely within that precedent. However, the Government argued that Bivens lawsuits had been limited where the Government agents were acting in furtherance of military or national security interests.
The Court of Appeals found that Mr. Meshal's accusations, if true, implicated the FBI in "quite troubling" behavior, and further agreed with Mr. Meshal that Bivens suits may usually be brought against Federal Government employees who are accused of the type of constitutional violations alleged by Mr. Meshal.
However, the Court of Appeals also found that Congress had created no tort statutes which would allow his lawsuit to proceed, and that a constitutionally-based Bivens lawsuit could not proceed because "the agents' actions took place during a terrorism investigation and those actions occurred overseas." The Court of Appeals declined to decide whether the anti-terrorism nature of the investigation or the extraterritoriality of the alleged violations would bar a Bivens lawsuit individually, but in conjunction with one another, the two factors barred a Bivens suit. The Court of Appeals explained that prevailing national security interests, as well as the interest of securing the cooperation of foreign governments and officials while respecting their sovereignty, avoiding diplomatic incident, and protecting intelligence assets and documents counseled against recognizing Bivens arising out of antiterrorism efforts conducted abroad by the Federal Government. Thus, the District Court's decision was affirmed.
A dissenting judge explained: "[h]ad Meshal suffered these injuries in the United States, there is no dispute that he could have sought redress under Bivens. If Meshal's tormentors had been foreign officials, he could have sought a remedy under the Torture Victim Protection Act. Yet the majority holds that because of unspecified national security and foreign policy concerns, a United States citizen who was arbitrarily detained, tortured, and threatened with disappearance by United States law enforcement agents in Africa must be denied any remedy whatsoever. . . . I respectfully dissent. . . . Constitutional damages remedies hold out hope of redress to survivors of what is sometimes truly horrific abuse at the hands of government agents. . . . Such claims are rarely brought and, due to legal and factual complexities, they almost never succeed. Yet their existence has enormous value. As Judge Easterbrook observed for the . . . [United States Court of Appeals for the] Seventh Circuit . . . '[p]eople able to exert domination over others often abuse that power; it is a part of human nature that is very difficult to control.' . . . The Supreme Court recognized constitutional torts to deter that kind of abuse of power. United States law enforcement is more active internationally today than ever before, increasing the relevance of Bivens' remedial and deterrent functions in cases like this one."
Read the full case: Meshal v. Higgenbotham
This case law update was written by Michael S. Causey, associate attorney, Shaw Bransford & Roth, PC.
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In more than three decades as an animator, Henry Selick has lived not only at the edge of the film industry, but as a stop-motion animator, even the fringes of animation world. From The Nightmare Before Christmas to Coraline, though, audiences have gladly followed him out to the edge.
Tuesday night, AFI Dallas recognized Selick's accomplishments in stop-motion animation by giving him this year's Texas Avery Animation Award.
In the basement of the Nasher Sculpture Center, Selick held court Tuesday night, sharing a few stories from the trenches of stop-motion animation, and his time as a Disney animator in the years between the company's golden age of animation and its early-'90s resurgence. (Selick was a major animator on The Fox and the Hound.)
In a discussion moderated by WFAA's Gary Cogill, Selick recounted the thrilling freedom of working on 1993's The Nightmare Before Christmas, the first stop-motion feature film, and how quickly it all turned to panic when the first computer-animated feature, Toy Story, came out shortly after.
Selick's latest project, Coraline, is another big first, shot in stereoscopic 3-D, a new technology the animator said could really help define stop-motion's place among more popular techniques. "Really, what does stop-motion have going for it?" he asked. "It can't do smooth, it can't do these huge vistas. It's very imperfect, but it's real. Shooting in 3-D sort of underlines that."
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A few highlight reels played bits of Selick's work, including such animated features as Nightmare, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline, which, like most things, looked amazing following a few slack-jawed clips of Brendan Fraser in Monkeybone. Along with some trippy student work -- says one orange-haired guy on a black background, "Here, try these pills. They're called slumberettes, and they work miracles" -- the audience got to see his Pillsbury spots with the Doughboy. The ads fall into an amazing rhythm when you watch them in rapid succession, and Selick recalled his first glimpse of the original Doughboy puppet when it arrived for the shoot. It had just nine different facial expressions, Selick said, and gave off toxic fumes.
From his features to the station IDs that helped define MTV's image in the late '80s, plenty of Selick's work has enjoyed real staying power -- but he also pointed out just how risky it can be to do work with such a different style. The misunderstood genius that is Monkeybone is one example, as is his stop-motion work on The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, which he says Wes Anderson gave a more limited role in the film than originally planned.
And then there's the first 3-D music video Selick directed, years ago and well before he conceived of Coraline, on a job for ViewMaster. "They thought they were going to get into new media," Selick recalled.
The Tex Avery award is named, of course, after the North Dallas High School graduate who created characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, and was first given in 2005. Past winners include Brad Bird, director of The Incredibles, and Chris Wedge, who made Ice Age.


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We will not try to separate truth from fiction here. We'll just tell you what is being reported, and we'll see how it all shakes out tomorrow at 2 p.m. when signings can officially begin. But remember when we told you there were going to be a ton of bad contracts signed because of the stretch exception? That madness is beginning.
_ The Knicks are making a big (foolish?) move to address their need for a center. Ken Berger of CBSSports.com was the first to report the Knicks have moved into the lead to acquire Dallas center Tyson Chandler for four years at $58 million, but they will have to trade Ronny Turiaf and use their amnesty provision on Chauncey Billups in order to clear the cap space to make the move, and Billups could be claimed by another team through secondary waivers.
"He's irate under the circumstances," Billups' agent, Andy Miller, told Yahoo Sports. "He felt this would be his final destination, and he was promised that he would be playing for a team that was going to be competing for the playoffs. He has no intention of being open-minded about any possible situation where a team would claim him off waivers unless it's a team he chooses himself. Buyer beware."
Speculation abounds that the Chandler move is a precursor to the Knicks sending Amare Stoudemire to the Hornets in a trade for Chris Paul.
But there are also reports out there of a three-way trade brewing between the Lakers, Hornets and Rockets that would send Paul to Los Angeles, with Luis Scola and Kevin Martin going to New Orleans, and Pau Gasol landing in Houston.
Other reports, from a variety of news outlets:
_ Tayshaun Prince is staying with the Detroit Pistons for four years and $27 million, and Jonas Jerebko is getting four years and $16 million to remain in Detroit.
_ Greg Oden is signing the Trail Blazers' one-year $8.9 million qualifying offer.
_ Shane Battier is signing with the Miami Heat for $9 million over three years under the so-called mini-midlevel exception.
_ Caron Butler is getting a three-year, $24 million deal from the Los Angeles Clippers.
_ The Milwaukee Bucks are signing Mike Dunleavy for two years and $7.5 million.
_ Shannon Brown is getting a $3.5 million, one-year deal from Phoenix.
_ Eddy Curry is signing a one-year deal with the Miami Heat.


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A company that provides E-Rate compliance services is making a public plea to the Federal Communications Commission to divert funds set aside for the expanding rural broadband in order to expand deployment in schools and libraries, no matter where they're located. Funds For Learning, which manages E-Rate programs for its clients, has posted a petition online to generate support for its idea. The organization said it had 1,000 signatories as of Dec. 15, supporting an open letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski encouraging him to increase funding for E-Rate.
The E-Rate program subsidizes Internet access and telecommunications for schools and libraries. By applying for E-Rate funds, schools can receive discounts on specific aspects of their data communications infrastructure, based on the number of children they have in free and reduced lunch programs. Currently, up to $2.25 billion is available every year to provide eligible schools and libraries with discounts for authorized services.
"The Internet is vital for students and teachers, and there is a need to increase Internet access in schools. Yet, at the same time, school budgets are getting tighter and tighter," said John Harrington, CEO of Funds For Learning. "E-Rate requests currently outpace available funding nearly two to one. However, we believe that there is a way to increase E-Rate support for students without raising taxes."
The proposal is to deploy some of the funds from the newly created Connect America initiative. Publicly announced in mid-November 2011, this FCC program uses money collected through the telecommunications companies' Universal Service Fund and the Intercarrier Compensation systems to power a fast Internet build-out to rural areas that currently lack access to broadband infrastructure.
The Connect America budget will be set at "no more than $4.5 billion," the FCC said in a statement. That's expected to help connect 7 million people to high-speed Internet and voice over the next six years. That's also the money that Funds For Learning would like to tap to address unmet needs among those organizations applying for E-Rate funds.
"The E-Rate discount program helps, but it is straining under demand," said Cathy Cruzan, president of Funds For Learning. "The amount of available funding has remained virtually static since the beginning of the program. Because of this, [E-Rate stakeholders'] buying power has greatly decreased since 1998."
Cruzan's organization said that demand for E-Rate has more than doubled since the program began in 1998.
Calling the solution "simple," the open letter drafted by Funds for Learning asks the FCC to:
Said Cruzan, "We believe that the support of this petition will let the FCC know that there is strong backing from school administrators, teachers, parents, students, and other E-Rate stakeholders to continue the success of the E-Rate program and follow in the commission's goal of making broadband available to all."
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purpose of a "links" section in a photographer's
web page should be a helpful guide for visitors. A lof of people have stopped providing links as it is work keeping them up-to-date as vendors change and products used evolve.I have recently gone through the list and made it reasonable current.
• Canon USA EOS web page:
• Mamiya: http://www.mamiya.com/
• Phase One:
…Although I use the 5D Mark II for most of my shooting, the Phase One P45+ produces excellent results and I will use it on a lot of my shoots were image quality is parimount. This back, mounted on the new Phase One body (Mamiya AFD III) is an excellent combination with produces maximum results.
• Metz flash systems:
• Digital Camera Battery:
(I cannot say enough good things about their batteries.)
• Quantum Instruments:
• Gitzo Tripods: http://www.gitzo.com/
(The Mountaineer carbon fiber tripods are
still my favorite)
• Really Right Stuff Ball
Heads: http://reallyrightstuff.com/ballheads/02.html/
The best selection in ball heads, particularly when considering weight.
• Arca Swiss Ball Heads:
(No web site at this time)
(Although I continue to use my Arca Swiss Ball Heads, I have begun to move to the Really Right Stuff Ball heads where weight is a factor. Their stuff is first class and one should consider using their ASII clamp)
• Wimberly Gimbal-type Ball
Heads: http://www.tripodhead.com/
(For long lenses)
• Really Right Stuff quick
release plates, etc: http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/
• Kirk Photo quick release
plates, etc: http://www.kirkphoto.com/
• B + W filters: http://www.schneideroptics.com/filters/filters_for_still_photography/
(My choice of filters, particularly color
compensation filters)
• Singh-Ray filters:
(Expensive, but the best graduated neutral
density filters one can buy)
• Pelican cases: http://www.pelican.com/
(It is virtually impossible to go anywhere
without one of these cases.)
• Lowepro: http://www.lowepro.com/
(I have never found any manufacturer of camera bags acceptable and continue to purchase outdoor packs from Marmot and REI and convert them into camera bags. The one exception is the Lowepro Pro Trekker for
long lenses.)
• Epson Printers:
• Lighting Trigger:
…Invaluable for those trying to capture
daylight lighting
•RawWorkflow White Balancing Cards,
WhiBal: http://www.rawworkflow.com/whibal/
…The white balance cards that travel
with me always.
•RawWorkflow LensAline Pro: http://www.rawworkflow.com/lensalign/
…Michael Tapes latest product to help photographers make sure their latest camera bodies have a correct focus point. The latest Canon, Nikon, Sony and Pentax bodies have miro adjustments which allow the bodies to be calibrated. A must have for making these adjustments.
• Pocket Wizard: http://www.pocketwizard.com/
Places to purchase equipment
• B&H Photo Video and Pro Audio: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?
• Glazer's
Camera Supply: http://www.glazerscamera.com/
• Adorama: http://www.adorama.com/
• Pro Photo Supply: http://www.prophotosupply.com/
An alphabetical
of the
lions of Nature Photograph. Their work goes beyond just being just
excellent images, but it has an artistic quality that
requires study and understanding.
• Mr. Jim Brandenburg:
• Mr. Frans Lanting:
• Mr. Arthur Morris:
• Mr. John Shaw: http://www.johnshawphoto.com/Home.htm
• Mr. Art Wolfe: http://www.artwolfe.com/contents.html
Photography Related web sites
Photographers need a place to check
on equipment updates, software releases and computer related items.
I rely on a couple of sites to keep me informed. I am sure there are
other excellent sites out there but these are the ones I use
and recommend.
• Rob Galbraith Digital Photography
Highlights: http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/index.asp
•Digital Outback Photo:
…A lot of interesting stuff.
•The Luminous Landscape:
…An excellent site with a lot of instructional material.
•PDN, Photo District News:
…An place with great material for all things photography.
• Digital Photography Review:
…A great place for hardware
Other web site resources
• Cambridge in Colour:
…A top
notch source for tutorials on photography. One will find information not covered in other web tutorial instructions. For example, Sean McHugh discussion of "understanding Diffraction: Pixel Size, Aperture and Airy Disk" is important for all photographers to read in keeping with their understanding of Depth of Field.
• Mountain Light Gallery
of Galen and Barbara Rowell: http://www.mountainlight.com/
….Books, inspiration and photo
• Seth Resnick Photography:
• Ms. Jan Allinder's
Lucid Images Wildlife Photography web site: http://wildlifephoto.net/index.html
• Mr. Moose Peterson's Wildlife Research web site: http://www.moosepeterson.com/home.html
• The Controlled Vocabulary web
site: http://www.controlledvocabulary.com/
…An invaluable resource for keywording images. One should also become a member of the Forum.
• SportsShooter: http://www.sportsshooter.com/
• Norman Koren's web
site: http://www.normankoren.com/
…He has a lot of interesting
information as well as being an excellent photographer.
Software and other Computer links
There is a lot of available good
software in the market place to help and assist photographers
whether they shot digital or film. The ones that I list are
the ones I use after buying a lot of software. Again, I am
not claiming them to be the best, they are the ones I use.
•Adobe's Lightroom: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/
…Probably the only major piece of software most individuals will neet for managing and editing their pictures.
•Canon's Digital Photo Professional:
"Good efficient software for Canon raw files. For me, I have trouble with sharpness and exposure control.
•Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Software:
• Photo Mechanic by Camera Bits: http://camerabits.com
….My choice for adding IPTC Keywording data, good all around image browser software and IPTC editor.
• Nik Software: http://www.niksoftware.com/index/usa/entry.php?
…All of their software is great. I use their Color Efex Pro, Viveza and their Silver Efex Pro. The Silver Efex Pro is just great for converting color digital images to black and white
•Genuine Fractals now owned by OnOne: http://www.ononesoftware.com/
…My choice for a software program to enlarge an image.
• Thumbs Plus, Cerious Software: http://www.cerious.com/
• DigitalPro: http://www.proshooters.com/index.htm
…Great image management software
for the Nikon and Canon shooters.
• Imageprint Software for
the Epson printers, ColorByte Software: http://www.colorbytesoftware.com/index.htm
• PTGui: http://www.ptgui.com/
…My choice for panoramic stitching software. Inexpensive and it works really well
•Exposure2 from Alien Skin Software: http://www.alienskin.com
Magazines and Publications
• Nature Photography Magazine:
…Excellent magazine
• Nature Photographers Online
Magazine: http://www.naturephotographers.net/index.html
• The Royal Photography Society:
• Apogee Photo Online Magazine:
• National Geographic Magazine:
Photography organizations and Professional
• North American Nature
Photography Association (NANPA): http://www.nanpa.org/home.html
• Picture Archive Counsel
of America (PACA): http://www.stockindustry.org/
• American Society of Media
Photographers (ASMP): http://www.asmp.org/index.php
• National Press Photographers
Association (NPPA): http://www.nppa.org/
Lighthouse Web Sites
• The Lighthouse Directory:
…All kinds of interesting links
• The Webs Virtual Library
of World Lighthouses, Lightships and Lifesaving stations:
• Lighthouses to Visit by
the National Park Service: http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/ltaccess.html
• The Lighthouses of British
Columbia: http://www.fogwhistle.ca/bclights/
• Lighthouse Gateway:
• Lighthouse Friends:
• Lighthouses, Lightships
and Aids to Navigation by the U.S. Coastguard: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/h_lhindex.html
• Lighthouses Worldwide:
• Maritime Heritage by the
National Park Service: http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime.htm
• The U.S. Lighthouse Society
and Keepers Log Magazine: http://www.uslhs.org/index.html
• Lighthouse Depot:
• The American Lighthouse
Foundation: http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/
• The top 25 Lighthouse Web
Pages: http://www.topsitelists.com/bestsites/lighthouses/topsites.html
Wildlife, nature and travel web sites
• All about Birds, Cornel
Lab of Ornithology: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/
• Hummingbirds Net:
• National Wildlife Federation:
• National Park Service:
• Frogs on Exploratorium:
• Ducks Unlimited:
• NatureServe, a network
connecting science with conservation: http://www.natureserve.org/
• Birding.com: http://www.birding.com/
• National Audubon Society:
• The Nature Conservancy:
• The Wildlife Viewing Guides
from Falcon Press (Globepequot Press): http://www.globepequot.com/globepequot/index.cfm?fuseaction=customer.welcome
• Defenders of Wildlife:


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What is FAP syndrome?
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an inherited disorder characterized by cancer of the colon and rectum. People with the classic type of FAP may begin to develop multiple noncancerous (benign) growths (polyps) in the colon as early as their teenage years (screening usually begins at 8 to 10 years old). The type of polyp most often seen in FAP syndrome, called an adenoma, is precancerous and has the potential to develop into cancer. Unless the growths are removed, these polyps may become malignant (cancerous). The average age at which an individual develops colorectal cancer in classic FAP is 39 years. Some people have a variant of the disorder, called attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (AFAP), which develops fewer polyps. The average age of colon cancer onset for those with AFAP is 55 years.
In people with classic FAP, the number of polyps increases with age, and hundreds to thousands of polyps can develop in the colon. Also of particular significance are noncancerous growths called desmoid tumors. These fibrous tumors usually occur in the tissue covering the intestines and may be provoked by surgery to remove the colon. Desmoid tumors tend to recur after they are surgically removed. In both classic FAP and AFAP, benign and malignant tumors are sometimes found in other places in the body, including the duodenum (a section of the small intestine), stomach, bones, skin and other tissues. People who have colon polyps as well as growths outside the colon are sometimes described as having Gardner syndrome.
Approximately 2% of all colon cancer is thought to be caused by a hereditary adenomatous polyposis condition. They can be categorized into three conditions:
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (AFAP)
MYH-associated polyposis (MAP)
Classic familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (AFAP) are due to mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. MYH-associated polyposis (MAP) is caused by mutations in the mutY homolog (MYH) gene. Individuals with MAP have mutations in both of their MYH genes (one from each parent, often referred to as "biallelic MYH mutations"). Patients often have no family history of colon cancer or polyps in parents (although siblings may be affected).
When assessing hereditary cancer risk, a patient's personal and family history is collected to investigate the risk for a polyposis syndrome. Once a patient is identified as being at increased risk for one of these syndromes, genetic test results provide the most accurate means of cancer risk assessment for a patient. It is important to note that approximately 20% to 30% of FAP cases are caused by new mutations, meaning that an APC mutation may be present in an individual even if it is absent in both parents.
Also, due to the autosomal recessive inheritance pattern of MAP, many affected patients have no relatives with polyps or cancer. Genetic testing is the only way to identify truly at-risk family members.
Finding patients at risk for adenomatous polyposis syndromes and following up with them is perhaps the most critical step in changing hereditary cancer outcomes.
Family history overview
Learn about the role family history plays when it comes to colorectal cancer prevention and screening.
What is Lynch syndrome?
Learn more about Lynch syndrome, which causes a change or mutation in certain genes which may lead to the formation of small growths of tissue called polyps.


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Hungarian journalist returns prize after outcry
Hungarian TV presenter, Ferenc Szaniszlo, has given back a prestigious journalism prize awarded by the government.
The award was strongly criticised because of past remarks by Mr Szaniszlo that were seen as anti-Semitic and disparaging of Roma.
The US and Israeli ambassadors were among those to voice condemnation.
The centre-right government said it had not originally been aware of Mr Szaniszlo's controversial comments.
Two remarks had become the focus for criticism of Mr Szaniszlo, a presenter with the pro-government private Echo TV.
In 2011, Echo TV was fined $2,000 by the Media Authority for anti-Roma comments. The presenter has likened Roma to monkeys.
In 2009, Mr Szaniszlo suggested that Israel might have to be emptied by 2020 as it had lost its strategic importance in the Middle East.
"But who would want six million Israelis?" he added.
'Bad decision'
The Mihaly Tancsics prize, named after a prominent 19th Century journalist, is awarded each year on Hungary's national day, 15 March.
Human Resources Minister Zoltan Balog said he had been unable to check the background of the several hundred people to whom he awarded state honours.
But, within hours of giving the prize to Mr Szaniszlo, he conceded it was a "bad decision".
On Tuesday, he sent a letter to the journalist calling on him to give the prize back. It was, he wrote, awarded "in error".
Israeli Ambassador Ilan Mor said the award had been given to "the wrong person for the very wrong reasons".
At least a dozen former recipients of the prize had returned their awards in protest against Mr Szaniszlo receiving it.
The choice of two other recipients of national honours on the same day has also been sharply criticised - archaeologist Kornel Bakay for allegedly anti-Semitic comments, and musician Janos Petras of the rock band Karpatia, which is associated with the far-right Jobbik party.


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This adorable turkey crudités platter makes it fun to munch on vegetables come Thanksgiving day. Plus, it's a fun activity to have the kids help you with!
Thanksgiving is pretty much my favorite holiday ever. My family spends several days celebrating it (we even have a Friday Thanksgiving No. 2, during which we dig into the leftovers with our family friends).
Last year, my mom had the brilliant idea to make a turkey out of vegetables. She left the rest up to me, so we went to a farm stand and a grocery store to pick up some vegetables.
Then we got into turkey-making mode! This turkey veggie platter was pretty simple to make and was complete in about 30 minutes. I think it would pair really well with hummus or a Greek yogurt dip, like my yogurt veggie dip.
We served the patter alongside the other appetizers, and the veggies went really quickly—although no one wanted to eat the turkey's little olive eyes!
Want more Thanksgiving recipe ideas? Your wish is my command! Check out these healthy recipes for Thanksgiving. Also, give this Turkey Veggie Tray a try, too!
Helpful kitchen tools:
1 yellow squash
2 kalamata olives
1 lb. baby carrots
2 seedless cucumbers, sliced
1 lb. celery, de-stemmed and sliced
1 green bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
Vertically halve the squash; slice off a small portion off the bottom, and set aside. Stack the squash two halves in the center of the tray. Place celery pieces around the top portion of the squash; then place baby carrots in a layer on top of the celery, leaving a gap at the top of the celery so some is visible. At the bottom of the tray, set cucumber slices around the squash. Slice remaining yellow squash into "legs," and place underneath the squash's body. Slice olives in half, using the pieces as eyes and feet. Slice the peppers, using the red bell pepper bottom as the turkey's headpiece. Place remaining pepper rings on top of this, setting aside a small bell pepper piece to cut into a triangle for the turkey's nose. Enjoy with your favorite dip!
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This book is an excellent reminder that we cannot forget to continue to fight for justice in our own towns. - Urban Literary Agency
"frankly TWISTED": the lost files reads as a sort of crime-show screen play, it's episodic, fast-paced and I think it works well in this format.
Kelly Dwyer of Shy Girl Reviews
"frankly TWISTED": the lost files is one of the best new literature masterpieces readers will read this summer.
- Danielle Urban of Universal Creativity Inc.
If you have read Tales of the 23rd Precinct and enjoyed it, frankly TWISTED wraps up things nicely (which is why I'm intrigued as to what could happen in the next book), and is an interesting novel. Overall, this book is a solid 3.5 stars.
- Analee S. of Book Snacks Blog
Kevin Eleven's writing is totally well-suited for this style of literature, I'm going to give frankly TWISTED: the lost files 3.5 stars out of 5 for keeping me intrigued from start to finish and having a genuinely gripping story within it.
- Amanda O'Hara of The Darling Bookworm
My first thought when reading this book is how much it feels like a TV series. The chapters are episodes and the cases within them are solved by the time the imagined credits role. Similarly, throughout every episode there are hints of something bigger that builds and builds until we get to the season finale.
- Claudia F. Vogt of Bernie & Books
frankly TWISTED is not the latest Nancy Drew, yet, it's coming scarily close. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for easy reading, or just to simply gain pleasure from a book.
- Lydia Wilkins of Mademoiselle Books
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23.Jan.2006, 07:30 PM
Post #31
Location: Stockholm
Joined: 27.Nov.2005
IMO Swedish is a tough language to learn but far from impossible. However it depends on how good you are with languages generally. It also depends on other factors such as how logical your mind is, how good your memory is, how much of exposure you get to the language and what sort of teaching tools you use.
Talk about stating the obvious... Lacka till!
23.Jan.2006, 07:44 PM
Post #32
Joined: 23.Jan.2006
If anyone has any information on these cities or swedish courses I would be grateful for any info?
Also, Is Swedish hard to learn?
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Look up Svenska För Invandrare (SFI). It is a free set of courses for immigrants. You will need a personnummer to apply. The courses are pretty much full time, mine was every day Monday to Friday 0900 to 1230. It´s full on and intensive especially if you get a good teacher.
The hardest thing for me is being able to practice. As soon as any Swede´s hear my English accent they automatically reply in English and then it´s very difficult to switch back to my broken Swedish. I suppose this makes life easier in terms of getting along and being able to buy or get services but you don´t feel part of the culture. I mean that from a personal point of view, I don´t mean that Swedes try to make you feel that way (however they do like to show off their English).
Ironically, my "sambo" is a Swedish and English teacher but we´ve taken the decision to speak English at home because we have a baby and we want him to be fluent in both languages. He´ll become fluent in Swedish anyway but it´s important to give him a head start in English and also means that I´ll hold my authority as a parent better with him. Imagine trying to keep him on the right track in dodgy Swedish, he´d walk all over me and not have much respect for me. We know of English couples who´ve tried to bring up their children while learning and practising their Swedish at home with terrible consequences for the kids.
Another difficult thing about the language is that the extra vowel sounds are totally alien to an englsih person. Your brain is constantly trying to fit the sounds into templates that it recognises and it´s therefore quite difficult to actually hear the subtleties of the vowel sounds. I listen to the radio as much as possible, even though I don´t necessarily understand the content my brain is processing the sounds and it will eventually be easier to discriminate between vowels and accents.
Good luck.
|*Brave New World*
23.Jan.2006, 07:59 PM
Post #33
How can I be ungrateful to the country which gave my the shelter and probably saved me from death. Sweden is my new homeland although I have experienced the worst moments of my life here and I know that I will never be a part of this society.
I see this time as a school and learning are not always pleasant task so everything which happens has a meaning and it learns us something new about our existence.
I have always tried to make a difference between hard working Swedish people who pay their taxes and seldom complain and the politicians who manipulate the masses and take the right to form the society as they please although they lack the essential abilities.
The more young and educated persons we have, the less the politicians have a chance to manipulate masses.
Bless are those who love to learn and share with the others their knowledge.
23.Jan.2006, 08:06 PM
Post #34
thanks for the replies, theyve been very helpful :wink:
can anyone tell me their personal experiences with swedes, what are they like?
23.Jan.2006, 08:11 PM
Post #35
Joined: 22.Oct.2005
QUOTE (Brave New World)
How can I be ungrateful to the country which gave my the shelter and probably saved me from death. ...
Wow. Sounds like the stuff of an exciting book.
23.Jan.2006, 08:11 PM
Post #36
can anyone tell me how hard it would for me to get a job if i speak english french and swedish?
all replies welcome.
|*The Teenage Diplomat*
23.Jan.2006, 08:20 PM
Post #37
It would still be hard, there are several people here with a lot of university education that have been unemployed for years.
23.Jan.2006, 08:24 PM
Post #38
wat do employers look for in sweden?
|*The Teenage Diplomat*
23.Jan.2006, 08:30 PM
Post #39
Usually someone who speak swedish almost fluently, who also knows english, and who has 3-5 years of experience within the area etc etc etc, the problem is that there is usually always someone who has more. It's not uncommon at all with people who have applied for hundreds of jobs and neven been to an interview. I know it sounds a bit sad, but unfortunately that's as real as it gets. But this is general, it might be different depending on what you wanna work with.
23.Jan.2006, 08:43 PM
Post #40
Joined: 21.Jan.2006
Sven Adultbooks, you wouldnt happen to be from Newcastle by any chance...?
23.Jan.2006, 08:48 PM
Post #41
do you know how easy it is to get into the police or teaching?
or to start your own business?
|*The Teenage Diplomat*
23.Jan.2006, 08:50 PM
Post #42
Well, teachers is one thing that Sweden lack depending on what you're gonna teach. They also expect there to be a lack of teachers in the future, but usually they want a degree within those subjects.
23.Jan.2006, 09:12 PM
Post #43
Joined: 15.Jan.2006
QUOTE (Brave New World)
How can I be ungrateful to the country which gave my the shelter and probably saved me from death. Sweden is my new homeland although I have experienced the worst moments of my life here and I know that I will never be a part of this society.
I am sorry to hear about this I am a foreigner too and I know I will never be a German but I really do not worry about it. I mean what is most important is who you are and not where you come from. What so you mean by I will never be a part of this society exactly? What are you expecting?
23.Jan.2006, 10:09 PM
Post #44
QUOTE (Engal)
do you know how easy it is to get into the police or teaching?
or to start your own business?
To get into the Swedish Police, you need to be a Swedish citizen.
To work as a teacher, you need to be a qualified teacher.
|*Brave New World*
23.Jan.2006, 10:18 PM
Post #45
This topic is so huge that we would need hours to discuss it and at the and I know that I would be called a madmen by some of Swedes who never want to hear the truth. There is an old book from 1975 which had explained to me things which I felt my in heart and I would like to recommend to you , if you really want to know why and how Sweden has become such a cold soulless country.
It was an English journalist who lived here for a few years who wrote the book and the title is
"The New Totalitarians "
I have lived in Germany too. I was a refugee already 1984, and know that Germany is a still country where culture and our European heritage have an important role. Germans like people who want to work and give them the chance, but here in Sweden you can try as much as you can but the walls are thicker and higher then the Berlin wall. When I was in Germany I could see people from the whole Europe working as builders, here are constructor companies almost ethnic cleansed.Not to mention all those well educated men and women who sit home and will never get a chance to show what they can. It is a human tragedy which happens every day in this country and for which is somebody responsible for.
When the first immigrant got a post as a school minister, Ibrahim Bailan, the reporter on Swedish TV said that he came from a village where there was no electricity nor running water. What is this saying to you? He should be grateful that he came here at all and for the first time can experience civilisation.
If you look at Swedish schools you see that Swedes and immigrants have so little contact to each other. There are two worlds which exist and which will clash with each other the day when the money begins to disappear, for money is almost only strength which keep this society together.


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