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FAQ: What is the easiest way to get a great photo greeting card?
Answer: Find a good photographer and pay her to do it for you! Here's what clients get: One of my favorite things about opening our mail during the Christmas season is looking through all of the photos of our friends and their growing families. Last Christmas, I had an entire wall of
I handed a girl a flyer advertising my photo business…
…last summer at Seussical, and here's just a handful of the fun that it led to this week:
my quote work?
Yesterday I met Tom and Carey, who brought me the sweetest, happiest boys imaginable. They were all so generous with smiles and play and I so enjoyed meeting them that I almost feel guilty calling this my "work." This is DJ, my favorite shot of the day: And his picture perfect little
Brittany in black and white
High school seniors are fascinating to work with. I love talking with them about their responsibilities and plans for adulthood while photographing them as they laugh and dip back into the carefree youth that is all they know. This West Springfield High School senior was no different. She moved
portrait of Gwynne
Gwynne wanted something different for a Christmas card this year, and I wanted to show off her great cheekbones and picture perfect smile. Isn't black and white the greatest?
You must really love your job
My schedule this week is like a jigsaw puzzle; it all fits together perfectly, but very, very tightly and with no wiggle room for errors. Today was tight partly because this morning, the lovely ladies from my Kappa bookclub met at the Patrick Henry Library in Vienna (we meet somewhere new in
champions nonetheless
The Gladiators graciously accepted their second place trophy after last night's lost to Chantilly, 19-12. True, they didn't carry home the title of first place; but each player walked away with the gift of knowing that they did their best, played fair and modeled the sportsmanship-like
In the driver's seat
Laura Willingham was a college junior heading to Southwestern Colorado during winter break with friends when she and the driver tried to switch seats while driving. They'd done this many times before, only this time, the two became tangled and the car veered, fishtailed and flipped off the
Gladiators advance to championship game!
A perfect fall day: cold, very cold, we woke up early and dressed for football. It was so cold, in fact, that Alexis and I sat in the warm car for an extra few minutes as I drank my coffee. I looked up, and saw this image of her in my rear-view mirror: and it gave me an idea for a senior
'Tis the Season for Greeting Cards
Extreme athletics is a Chapman family sideline. In addition to the academic demands of famed Fairfax County Schools, Luke and Josh maintain a rigorous competitive swimming schedule during the week. This is the third year running (no pun intended; I gave up running cold turkey when I moved to
Springfield Gladiators enter playoffs
manual exposure, 400mm ISO 400 f/5.6 at 1/1000, Nikkor 70-200mm 1:2.8G AF-S VR with TC20EII teleconverter Okay, so Sports Illustrated isn't exactly beating down my door to sign a contract with me, but that's okay because this shot of Myles as he caught the ball and began what was to
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portrait of a coach
I generally work in-studio, a place where I can dial my lights to f/2.8 at 1/125 and create exactly what I expect to see. If I need a bit more sharpness, I dial my lights toward f/8; I place my subject where I want them and give them a reason to be there; at this point, if I see something I
Duck meets Quack
Duck, North Carolina beach house, seven families; very early mornings filled with sounds of air hockey, PacMan, Galaga and pool bouncing off tile floors; afternoons of kids like sugar cookies, covered in sand; evenings of fun and friendship and movies on the big screen. Picture perfect
Operation: Love Re-United
It was midnight on December 23, 2001, and my babies were outfitted in red, white and blue. I was keeping them awake past bedtime, way beyond the bewitching hour when silliness turns to delirium, for a special surprise. Children running amok, mothers pacing, the air in the squadron thick with wild
the Fuhrmann family
On my list of Top 10 things I love about my job, the Fuhrmann family checked off all the highlights.
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blog redesign
Several of you have mentioned to me that my blog isn't loading correctly in Internet Explorer on Windows machines, so my blog redesign has been a long time coming. The colorful new background is perfect for this end-of-summer shot of Camille in the pool.
Christmas 2007 | photo greeting cards
I know; I'm barely into the swing of football practice and struggling to form the habit of grabbing a sweatshirt on my way out the door in the early morning to drive my kids to school, and yet it's time to gear up for Christmas? Relax. It's only time for Christmas on the retail
John Stuart Hunt, Wall 7 West, line 129
I met John Stuart Hunt on Wall 7 West, line 129, of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. I was giving my friend Miette the walking tour of downtown Washington D.C., and we stopped to look up her brother-in-law. The book we referenced gave us his name, rank, branch of service, date of
Photo tips for Moms: Lessons Two and Three
The rule of thirds is forever imprinted on my mind in the form of "Pulp Fiction". The same day my university professor introduced me to the rule, I happened to see the movie. They say repetition is the mother of retention, and my brain was branded with the rule of thirds as I watched
Wanted: models!
I spent my yesterday in a workshop with photography icons Jerry Ghionis and Bambi Cantrell as they trek across the U.S. and Canada on an 11-city tour. The room was filled with photographers soaking up ten full hours of what two out of ten best wedding photographers in the world (as named by
Photo tips for Moms: Lesson One
This afternoon, I drove down a typical Northern Virginia summertime road; the trees lining the road were massive, thick and green, their tops tangled 60 feet in the air over me, completely obscuring the sky and casting shade that easily ate up at least four stops of available light compared with
Photographing Flora
flo•ra noun : the plants of a particular region, habitat or geological period. ORIGIN (late 18th Century: from Latin flos, flor "flower") Flo•ra [Roman Mythology] the goddess of flowering plants. She is warm, beautiful and Greek; what else is there to say?
This afternoon, we took Jonathan and Alexis to see St. Bernadette Summer Theatre's "Seussical the Musical." We were genuniely impressed — so much so, we returned to the evening production during intermission and left gift certificates for all of the high school seniors in
pix from Moms
[photo of Zach, by Miette] (View one of my many photos of Miette's son, Zach, here, fourth from the top, left,) and laugh at how differently kids react to their mom's camera than they do to mine! (Unless, of course, they are my kids!) One of my favorite things is an inbox peppered
10 days, no kids
How do parents "survive" (I'm trying not to gloat) 10 days of no kids in the house? For us, it's been a lot like college. I think I've run the dishwasher once, and that was only to clean coffee mugs and cereal bowls. Our bikes are parked inside the front door and
non-stop adventure
Literally. It was originally my husband's idea, a summer adventure for our kids, and then he shared it with his parents and before I knew it, I was making my way through security to put my unaccompanied-minors on a non-stop flight to their grandparents' house. The Land of Sugar and
My kids are always happy to indulge me when it comes to playing their part in capturing the perfect image. Alexis zooms off in search of her latest pretty necklace and then lands back in front of my lens while Jonathan snatches up the reflector and takes aim at his sister. Our latest session was
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One of my favorite images I've ever made is of a red Schwinn cruiser chained up outside the New Sheridan Hotel in Telluride, Colorado. It's an ordinary bicycle, its simplicity stark against the catch-your-breath backdrop of the San Juan Mountains. Man, I miss Colorado. Anyhow, I
coffee break
It's definitely a misnomer for me to break for coffee; I've been working late into the night as night stretches into morning and then back again after a few hours of sleep at 6:30 to cram it all in. Coffee fuels the madness. It accompanies me always, I have a favorite blue cup with
senior portrait, seniors 2007
As the 2008 seniors gear up for their last year of high school, I'm anticipating one of my favorite seasons: senior portraits! I'm working on many new ways for the seniors to showcase their images to the world: business cards, graduation announcements, album pages, digital files of
Copyediting king
Ray Harvey is a childhood friend of mine from Ouray (Colorado). He is the youngest of eight brothers and four sisters. By the time we got to high school, I had long since moved, but I still keep in touch with several of my Ouray friends. I remember his favorite book was "To Kill a
It started as a living nightmare: the best I can describe it is a long, disturbing, throbbing SCREECH, such as the sound a rodent might make. A rodent trapped under a PowerBook keyboard, for example. The kind of screech that quickly conjures up the shocking, flash-before-your-eyes realization of
Ari is graduating tomorrow from his pediatric residency. Very. Busy. Guy. He was looking up at me from the cement steps he was sitting on, late-morning sun at his back. I was using my 105mm macro lens because it's much less intimidating than my 70-200 for subjects who only have a few


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Visdir Free Disk Space Finder 1.5
Rapid setup and classic GUI
The installation procedure does not take a long time to finish. However, judging by its appearance, it is quite obviously that Visdir Free Disk Space Finder has not been updated for a very long time.
At startup you can select the exact items that you want to scan, between all folders on all drives (including or excluding floppy disk, CD-ROM and network drives) and user-defined directories and drives.
View charts to examine disk space
The program runs the scanner and displays results in a tree view. For each selected directory you can view a pie chart with the file size distribution, along with the size of the whole directory or current subfolder (in the status bar). You can switch the chart type from pie to horizontal or vertical bar.
What's more, you can open the current directory in Windows Explorer with the clip of a button and without leaving Visdir Free Disk Space Finder's interface, as well as run a new scan wizard seamlessly. Helpful hints are displayed on the bottom part of the screen.
Evaluation and conclusion
The tool takes reasonable time to complete a scan job, during which it remains light on the system resources. It worked well on Windows 7 during our evaluation, despite the fact that it has not been updated for a very long time; its interface needs some refinements. Otherwise, it can be quite handy for users looking to manage disk space better.
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After all these fantastic reviews, I was really realllllyy hoping it would work.
It honestly did absolutely nothing in terms of an 'antiperspirant'. It didn't reduce sweat AT ALL so l had uncomfortable wet underarm patches and smelt like sweat just 2 hours into a humid morning. Also, it was 6 times more expensive than normal drugstore deodorants in Australia so it wasn't worth the purchase.
This deodrant is nice! It does the job but there are plenty of others out there for a lot less!
I live in a HIGHLY hot n' humid climate and I always have problems having visibly wet underarms when I'm out. It's very embarrassing. Not to mention I perspire a lot too :( I don't have body odour but when it get's really humid (actually almost every day) my clothes will start to stink. Not until I came upon this! It does what it says it is! "Superbly Efficient Anti-Perspirant" works 101% and as far as deodorant, it does not have smell so it allows my perfume to last longer!
However, it is really important to remove any traces of this product, because it works so well at being anti-perspirant, it has the ability to clog pores, then causing nasty things to appear. If you don't have underarm pores, LUCKY YOU!
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Love this stuff. I wear deodorant every day, but when I need a little extra protection I use this overnight. I don't reapply. I find the more I use antiperspirant the stinkier I get. But for those times when I need it, it's really there for me, and I love love love the squeeze tube cream application.. why aren't more deodorants and antiperspirants like this?
I must admit I'm a pretty sweaty and smelly girl when I don't have the right deodorant on and I was hoping this would be my new HG deodorant... but it wasn't. I put this on at night after showering so that the deodorant could soak into my sweat glands and work its magic overnight; when I woke up the next day I reapplied another layer and went about my day as usual....and let me tell you this stuff did not work. My cheap $2/stick degree deodorant works 1000x better at a fraction of the cost. This stuff was so bad that I'm probably never going to finish using it and Im not a wasteful person but unfortunately this will be wasting away in my cabinet.
*edit* 1/21/14 this product works for me only if I use it at night after showering and then the following morning I must use my degree stick over this. It keeps me from sweating as much
I don't sweat much and I never noticed an odour on myself. In the summer though I do tend to get some wetness under my arms so I bought this because of the good reviews. The scent is nice, citrus/florally and inoffensive. It seems to sink in reasonably fast. Too bad that after using it occasionally for 2 summers, I'm pretty sure it doesn't control sweat at all. Using this was like using nothing at all.
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This product would only work for someone who doesn't sweat too much. For me it goes on smooth feels nice but lasts only 2 hours and then you start to sweat and stink.
I should have been suspicious of a deodorant that boasts that it is "superbly efficient." In my experience, if you feel the need to say it, it probably isn't true. Maybe I'm just smellier than the other MUA reviewers, but this deodorant does not work for me. I notice that within several hours, even if I'm not in extreme heat or working out vigorously, my armpits start to sweat. And sweat leads to odor, especially with an unscented product. I try to use it when I know I'm not going anywhere because it really was expensive for what it is, but it's getting to the point where I realize I'm better off just throwing it out.
Wow, this an awesome product! Really works, does not interfere with your perfume and does not leave any marks on your clothing. I will never use drugstore deodorant again, totally worth the price!!
I've been wasting a lot of money trying deodorants and antiperspirants from the drugstore. None of them would work except Drysol that would leave my underarms very dry. I'm so happy to finally have found Kiehl's deodorant. Super efficient in deed.
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Bumped From May 18th in Honor of BLOG ABOUT BRETT KIMBERLIN DAY! Convicted Terrorist Brett Kimberlin Received $70,000 From Tides Foundation, $10,000 From Streisand, $20,000 from John Kerry's Wife
'Speedway Bomber': Criminal terrorist Brett Kimberlin was convicted in 1981
Investigative journalist Matthew Vadum reports a blockbuster: Brett Kimberlin, the convicted felon who terrorized an Indiana town during a weeklong 1978 bombing spree, has received funding from influential "progressive" foundations:
"Speedway Bomber" Brett Kimberlin . . . is a director and founder of the Justice Through Music Project, a seven year old Bethesda, Maryland-based 501c3 nonprofit entity. . . .
Kimberlin is the business partner of leftist blogger Brad Friedman … They are both involved with a group called Velvet Revolution which also receives funding from the Tides Foundation.
JTMP has received at least $70,000 in grants from the far-left Tides Foundation since 2006.
Another noteworthy donor is . . Barbra Streisand who has given JTMP at least $10,000 through her Barbra Streisand Foundation since 2006 . . .
Yet another is Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts). Mrs. Kerry is CEO of the Heinz Family Foundation which has given JTMP at least $20,000 since 2006 . . .
A self-described "associate" of Democrat political consultant Neal Rauhauser, Kimberlin's recent activities are under increased scrutiny because of his alleged harassment of blogger Aaron Worthing.
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Sure is a LOT of shit washing up on shore these days. And it's all from the so-called Left. Where are the flame-throwers?+6
This scum was given 50 years and served 17. Can we just lock up the people that give me money instead?+8
I thought I recognized Neal Rauhauser's name from an earlier story at iotw. I was right. These men are two faces of the same repulsive leftist turd.
Soooo, why doesn't the gummint sieze all the assets of Streisand, Kerry, Tides,…. ?+9
Can anyone in the Holder Justice dpt. say "Financing and aiding terrorists?"
Didn't think so…Noteworthy Comment +10
This was big news when I first moved to Indiana.
Fox news has got a good article on this, from what I read he had an affair with an underaged girl and to prevent it, he was kept from her by his grandmother, she was shot to death.
The bombings were a diversion for a murder. * bombings with 1 blowing a mans legs off and fingers, he committed suicide and his widow sued and won a judgement against him.
He was convicted then released, lives with his mom, who also sued him, he can't make any money because of a million dollar judgement against him, so like most liberals, started a not-for profit.
He vowed to put people in jail like Karl Rove, Briebert and others. The scary thing is, he even posed with Rove once holding his daughter then his accomplice took a picture of Roves car and licence plate………okaaaaay, thats creepy.
A regular Bill ayers+8
severely maiming the man, whose leg had to be amputated..I meant leg not legs.0
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[...] We KeepTony Katz: The Quick SixDaily Pundit: Something In the Water In Naptown?And in an update: I Own the World is paying attention.Dan Collins weighed in again.Oh, and something else Stacy reminded us of is that Kimberlan the [...]+1
Due to a couple of other reads around the net, I've devoted a little time to following the story.
This person runs this site (you may be startled by some names there):
The whole story is pretty involved. Patterico has covered it here also: http://theothermccain.com/2012/05/18/who-warned-us-about-brett-kimberlin/
Additional information: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2010/10/11/Progressives-Embrace-Convicted-Terrorist
From 2007: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1574161-1,00.html (Link from Breitbart)
More weirdness:http://davefromqueens2.blogspot.com/
http://allergic2bull.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-brett-kimberlin-tried-to-frame-me_9842.html – This is from one person who tangled with him in court in January.
If you have time to puzzle out all the angles (especially at the last link), please do so. The situation needs a very bright spotlight. The guy is a well funded busy beaver.
Online bullying is only what Kimberlin says it is.+2
..and I forgot about the link limit.+1
This guy is some serious dangerous. BTW…the Velvet Revolution is also part of the Occupy Movement and is in Chicago right now at the NATO summit,+4
And he's out of jail, why, exactly?
Funny how the only people who hire dangerous crooks are dangerous crooks themselves.+4
[...] the subject and blogs including Nice Deb, Riehl's World View, Camp of the Saints, Bill Quick, I own the World, That Mr. G Guy and the Conservatory have all jumped in. The most telling comment came ironically [...]+2
[...] I Own The World: Convicted Terrorist Brett Kimberlin Received $70,000 From Tides Foundation, $10,000 From Streisand, … [...]+2
[...] iOwntheWorld – Convicted Terrorist Brett Kimberlin Received $70,000 From Tides Foundation, $10,000 From [...]+2
[...] 5/18/12: iOwntheWorld – Convicted Terrorist Brett Kimberlin Received $70,000 From Tides Foundation, $10,000 From Streisand, $20,000 from John Kerry's Wife [...]0
Interesting that there is NO Wikipedia entry on Kimberlin.0
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amandaF wrote:
> A few months ago, I did find an Indian grocer carrying brown basmatic
> rice (10 lbs), the one I bought before, and it was $18.00. Same price
> as white version. (They both were $10.00 a while). The lady told me
> that she'd be raising it to $20.00.
> Today, I called Trader's Joe to see what brand brown rice they have -
> I have bought brown rice medley frpm them in the past - and found out
> that they have brown basmati (2lbs for $2.99). If it is exactly like
> the one I got from the Indian store (I assume that it would be), I am
> buying from Trader's Joe from now on.
I bought some last year at Trader Joes and I don't think it is nearly as
good as the brown basmati I buy at the Indian market.
> I have bought long grain brown rice (Lundberg brand ) from Raley's -
> they have per lb purchase option; it's $1.19 or $1.29 per lb. After
> eating Brown basmatic, that kidn of brown rice tastes like white rice
> to me. I am going to use that to make fried rice.


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Meles and Isaias make the cut. The list in Africa is depressingly long. See it all at the link below.
Archives for Ethiopia
Leaders Who Refuse To Surrender Powers
Ted Vestel's The Lion of Judah in the New World
Ted Vestal's (PC staff Ethiopia 1964–66) latest book will be out soon. Now Professor Emeritus, he still lives in Stillwater, near Oklahoma State University, where he has spent his distinguished academic career. In addition to his ongoing scholarship, Dr. Ted still displays his baritone voice in public performances of the classical baritone repertoire (Schubert, Schumann, etc.).
The following is from the Publisher's Announcement.
The Lion of Judah in the New World
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and the Shaping of Americans' Attitudes toward Africa
Theodore M. Vestal
Publication Date: 1/11
Pages: 236
This insightful book relates how Emperor Haile Selassie helped shape America's image of Africa and how that image continues to evolve in the United States today.
Haile Selassie was the first African head of state to be honored with a tickertape parade in New York City and the first African head of state to spend the night at the White House. What was it about this charismatic leader that so captivated Americans? How did he become a symbol of all Africa?
The Lion of Judah in the New World: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and the Shaping of Americans' Attitudes toward Africa tells the story of a dynamic ruler who influenced the perception of an entire continent. Documenting the Emperor's state visits to North America, the book explores U.S. foreign policy towards Ethiopia and Africa over two decades. At the same time, it seeks to understand why Haile Selassie enjoyed such celebrity in the United States and how he became so important in determining U.S. attitudes toward Africa.
The book includes a brief biography of the Emperor and also explores the geography and long, colorful history of Ethiopia. The tensions and contradictions that marked Haile Selassie's life are highlighted in significant episodes that underscore his astute use of public relations and personal diplomacy. His leadership of postcolonial Africa during the Cold War is examined, as is his ultimate rejection by the United States in 1973 that marked the end of the monarchy and ushered in the tragic fratricide of Ethiopian civil war.
"The Lion of Judah is a work of meticulous scholarship, and also deep affection, for the private life and times of Haile Selassie in the years of his greatest strength and in the twilight of his reign. Vestal offers information that is thoughtful, richly anecdotal, and a tribute to the value and power of narrative history. As a scholar of international law, former Associate Director of Peace Corps Ethiopia, and passionate advocate for democratic ideals, Vestal offers a important counterpoint to political histories that miss or misinterpret Ethiopia's interaction with America and the New World. The level of detail is a wonderful contribution to understanding the man."
— James C. McCann [Ethiopia 1973–75]
Professor of History, Boston University,
and author of People of the Plow
"An illuminating and engaging book . . . With deftness, taste, and an acute understanding of Haile Selassie and his times, Vestal has written an engrossing and original study of how the Emperor of Ethiopia, in his dealings with the United States and in his travels to the New World, helped shape a positive image of Africa and Africans held by many Americans–an image that was significant in the election of the first African-American U.S. President. His narrative is filled with telling details and an appreciation of the role a rich cast of characters, both Ethiopian and American, played in forging the ties between the two countries that have endured to this day."
— Getatchew Haile
Regents Professor Emeritus of Medieval Studies
Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota
MacArthur Fellow
"An important and exciting tale ably told. …Theodore Vestal seeks to unravel the complex and ever-changing relationship between an astute and long reigning Ethiopian monarch adept at personal diplomacy, and a succession of American Presidents with little more than a peripheral interest in Africa. Vestal's story takes us through many notable historic events, including the 'Wind of Change,' which led within little more than a year to the unexpected liberation of virtually the entire African continent; to the emergence of an independent Somali State, which was followed by the dramatic advent of the Soviet Union (and Cuba) on the Horn of Africa; and to Watergate, a completely unpredictable incident which resulted in a great Super Power's almost total diplomatic paralysis."
-Sir Richard Pankhurst
Professor, Institute of Ethiopian Studies
Addis Ababa University
"The Lion of Judah in the New World is a detailed comprehensive painstakingly researched diplomatic history of two seemingly irreconcilable nations. Ethiopia and the United States, distant in geographic location and world history, political persuasion, level of economic development and global power stature and yet gracefully knit through diplomacy resulting in a dignified mutual appreciation. This impressive diplomatic bridge was successfully constructed with the acumen and political savvy of Africa's towering elder statesman and world celebrity–Ethiopia's last Monarch, Emperor Haile Selassie I.
Vestal's contribution is must reading by the present generation of Ethiopians and Americans, not only for the interest of the subject matter, but most of all for the author's refreshing honesty and courage, clarity of presentation and his sense of a balance, and objectivity. For Theodore Vestal, 'A fallen tree need not necessarily invite too many axes.'"
— Aklilu Habte, President Emeritus of Haile Selassie I University
Former World Bank Official; Bethesda, Maryland
Title Features
- Maps
- Photographs
- A bibliography of useful sources for further research
- Analyzes how Emperor Haile Selassie shaped Americans' perceptions of and attitudes toward Africa and its people, shedding light on U.S. relations with African nations today
- Covers two decades of U.S. policy towards Ethiopia and Africa as reflected in the six state visits of Emperor Haile Selassie to the United States
- Delves into the personality of Haile Selassie, one of the 20th century's most charismatic figures, and explains why he enjoyed such celebrity
- Explores the fascinating history of Ethiopia, one of the world's oldest civilizations
'Recommendations' from 'Development without Freedom'
From the Human Rights Watch Report, October 19. 2010
To the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Discipline or prosecute in accordance with international fair trial standards any state or party officials implicated in violations of human rights or partisan allocation of services.
- Amend the Charities and Societies Proclamation, the Mass Media and Freedom of Information Proclamation, and the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation to bring them into line with Ethiopia's constitution and its obligations under international law regarding freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly.
- Implement the International Labour Organization's recommendations regarding the rights of association of civil servants, the immediate registration of the independent National Teachers' Association, and the initiating of an independent inquiry into allegations of torture of trade union members.
- Cease using schools as sites of partisan political activity.
- Issue clear statements to the public and directly to all government entities explaining that all educational facilities, including teacher training colleges, universities, and civil service colleges, are open to all qualified applicants, regardless of political affiliation.
- Guarantee unrestricted access to all areas of Ethiopia to international media and independent human rights investigators, and cease harassment of Ethiopian media.
To Ethiopia's Principal Foreign Donors in the Development Assistance Group
The World Bank, the United States, the European Commission, Key European Union Member States (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom), Norway, Switzerland, and Japan
- Insist on a credible, independent, international investigation—without the participation of the Ethiopian government—into the EPRDF's use of government services and other donor-supported programs as tools to entrench single-party rule and restrict the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly; participation in public life; and non-discriminatory access to food and education.
- Rule out a return to direct budget support until there is significant improvement in the human rights situation in Ethiopia and accountability for past abuses.
- Include in all agreements with the Ethiopian government provisions for independent monitoring of all programs funded or partly funded by donors.
- Suspend funding to the Democratic Institutions Program until benchmarks related to this program are met, such as improving the structural independence of key institutions within the program and repealing or amending repressive legislation such as the Charities and Societies Proclamation.
- Condition further funding of the General Education Quality Improvement Project until benchmarks related to this program are met, such as implementation of the International Labour Organization's recommendations regarding the rights of association of civil servants, the immediate registration of the independent National Teachers' Association, and the initiating of an independent inquiry into allegations of torture of trade union members.
- Ensure and exercise the ability to observe trainings funded by donors.
- Invite national parliamentary bodies and audit institutions to examine the manner in which development assistance is underwriting political repression by the Ethiopian government, and the extent to which this is done.
- Publicly call on the Ethiopian government to repeal or substantially amend the Charities and Societies Proclamation, which restricts and undermines independent civil society activity.
- Press the Ethiopian government to ensure non-discrimination and non-partisan equality of access to government services and food security programs.
- Publicly condemn intimidation and harassment of media and civil society organizations.
To the World Bank
- Explicitly include ways of monitoring partisan politicization and "political capture" of donor assistance when preparing subsequent Country Assistance Strategies for Ethiopia.
- Consider Ethiopia's Protection of Basic Services program and Productive Safety Net Programme as potential pilots for the Nordic Trust Fund approach, which examines how human rights relate to the World Bank's core work and mission.
To United Nations Agencies Operating in Ethiopia
- Suspend the Democratic Institutions Program until benchmarks related to this program are met, such as improving the structural independence of key institutions within the program and repealing or amending repressive legislation such as the Charities and Societies Proclamation.
- Establish a country office of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
'Development without Freedom', a Human Rights Watch report
Human Rights Watch just published a long, critical report on Ethiopia. The Summary will be found below. Recommendations to the Ethiopian government will follow in a separate posting.
The complete report can be found here.
October 19, 2010
Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Half of Ethiopia's 85 million people live below the poverty line, and 10 to 20 percent rely on food aid every year. A large percentage of the population needs government assistance in the form of food, seeds, fertilizer, and cash support.
Ethiopia is also one of the world's largest recipients of foreign development aid. It receives approximately US$3 billion in funds annually—more than a third of the country's annual budget—from external donors, including the World Bank, the United States, the European Commission, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, and Japan. Indeed, Ethiopia is today the world's second-largest recipient of total external assistance, after Indonesia and excluding wartime Iraq and Afghanistan.
Foreign donors insist that their support underwrites much-needed agricultural growth, food security, and other putatively non-political programs. However, Human Rights Watch research shows that development aid flows through, and directly supports, a virtual one-party state with a deplorable human rights record. Ethiopia's practices include jailing and silencing critics and media, enacting laws to undermine human rights activity, and hobbling the political opposition.
Led by the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), the government has used donor-supported programs, salaries, and training opportunities as political weapons to control the population, punish dissent, and undermine political opponents—both real and perceived. Local officials deny these people access to seeds and fertilizer, agricultural land, credit, food aid, and other resources for development.
Such politicization has a direct impact on the livelihoods of people for whom access to agricultural inputs is a matter of survival. It also contributes to a broader climate of fear, sending a potent message that basic survival depends on political loyalty to the state and the ruling party. In a meeting with Human Rights Watch in December 2009, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi denied that there was a policy of using government services to discriminate against the opposition and punish dissent. Civil servants who were interviewed separately by Human Rights Watch contradicted him.
Ethiopia's foreign donors are aware of this discrimination, but have done little to address the problem or tackle their own role in underwriting government repression. As a result, Ethiopia presents a case study of contradiction in aid policy. Donors acknowledge that aid is most effective when defined by accountability and transparency, and when programs are participatory. But development agencies have turned a blind eye to the Ethiopian government's repression of civil and political rights, even though they recognize these rights to be central to sustainable socioeconomic development.
Donors defend the decision to support the government by pointing to Ethiopia's stability—particularly when compared to neighboring Somalia—and by highlighting the country's progress in meeting development indicators. Indeed, both the Ethiopian government and its principal donors contend that Ethiopia has made progress on economic development and in achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. (According to its own reports to the United Nations, Ethiopia is on track to achieve six out of eight goals by 2015, although other statistics are less optimistic.) Some donor officials also argue that broad economic progress outweighs individual political freedoms. Frequently, they also concede that existing monitoring programs are simply not able to track the political manipulation of donor-supported services.
The Ethiopian population pays a heavy price for this approach to development.
During a six-month investigation conducted between June and December 2009, Human Rights Watch interviewed more than 200 people in 53 kebeles (villages or neighborhoods) and 27 woredas (districts) across three regions of Ethiopia, as well as in the capital, Addis Ababa. Drawing on interviews with donor officials and victims of human rights violations in Ethiopia's rural areas, and analysis of donor and government programs and policies, Human Rights Watch researchers found that local officials in these different parts of the country discriminated against the government's political opponents when distributing government services. The affected services, partly financed by Ethiopia's largest donor programs, are the Protection of Basic Services (PBS) program and the Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP). Both are World Bank-led multi-donor initiatives.
For example, Human Rights Watch found evidence that money from the Protection of Basic Services program—which funnels $3 billion over three years into district government budgets for agriculture, roads, health, and education—is being used in some areas to encourage teachers and farmers to join the ruling party, even though these benefits should not be allocated according to political affiliation. The Productive Safety Net Programme—a cash-for-work program for vulnerable populations worth $2 billion over three years—is controlled by local officials who also can restrict its use to those who join the ruling party. Local officials even offered to "forgive" opposition members in need of food and give them access to the program if they wrote a letter of regret to the administration for aligning with the opposition. Meanwhile, the World Bank's Public Sector Capacity Building Programme, which is used to train civil servants, is simultaneously a vehicle for government officials to indoctrinate trainees on the ruling party's ideology, and to target opposition supporters in the name of weeding out under-performing staff.
The sensitivity of this issue, and of any independent reporting in Ethiopia, was demonstrated when Human Rights Watch tried to interview farmers from the northern Tigray region who alleged that they were not allowed to participate in the food-for-work program for political reasons. When Ethiopian government officials learned about the meetings, the farmers were detained and the researcher deported. A foreign journalist who tried to interview the same farmers was also detained and threatened with deportation.
In early 2010, the Development Assistance Group (DAG), a consortium of 26 donor agencies, conducted its own investigation into its members' mechanisms for detecting the politicization of aid. The resulting report found that donor programs were vulnerable to politicization by the Ethiopian government, but also stated that existing safeguards were working well. In an official response to Human Rights Watch, the DAG maintained that its programs were achieving results and that its monitoring mechanisms were sufficient.
Donor policy has been remarkably unaffected by Ethiopia's deteriorating human rights situation or donors' purported concerns over the "political capture" of their funds. In 2005, for example, donors suspended budget support due to electoral violence in which state security forces used excessive force against protestors, killing 200 and arresting over 30,000 people. The same year, the World Bank noted that donor assistance could be compromised if the Ethiopian government did not make progress on political governance. Yet within months, aid was flowing again and even increased under the newly conceived Protection of Basic Services program. Furthermore, a World Bank Country Assistance Strategy in 2008 proposed an imminent return to direct budget support—money with even fewer conditions attached—and presented the EPRDF's undemocratic character as a technical challenge, rather than one of political will, that could be addressed by providing increased assistance.
Nor did donor policy significantly change toward Ethiopia following the flawed May 2010 general election in which the EPRDF won 99.6 percent of parliamentary seats after a long campaign of intimidating political opponents, restricting civil society and media, and linking government services and educational and job opportunities to support for the ruling party. As of January 2010, when Ethiopia's new Charities and Societies Proclamation came into effect, it was illegal for human rights groups receiving more than 10 percent of their budget from international sources to operate within Ethiopia.
Donors' unwillingness to seriously weigh the impact that their funding has on bolstering repressive structures and practices raises general concerns about donor policy toward Ethiopia, and underlines the importance of ensuring that development assistance fulfills long-term goals for the benefit of the population rather than donors' political or security considerations.
These concerns also mean that donor strategy toward Ethiopia needs fundamental rethinking. In light of the government's human rights violations, direct budget support to the government should not even be considered, and programs supported by international funds should be independently monitored. Credible audit institutions should examine aid to Ethiopia in the context of whether it contributes to political repression. External donors must also demand that Ethiopia does more than pay lip service to respecting fundamental human rights; they must be more vocal about the steps Ethiopia should take to ensure that its citizens enjoy the rights to which they are entitled under the country's constitution and international human rights law.
First Rate Analysis of Ethiopia's Election
This is the best analysis I have seen of the recent Ethiopian elections. French journalist Rene Lefort has covered the region since the 1970s.
After the Election
The election results in Ethiopia are now official. The ruling party and its few small affiliate parties won 545 out of 547 seats, 99.6%.
In regional elections, the ruling party won 1903 out of 1904 seats, 99.95%. Some accounts say there were 1900 regional contests, others say 1908, but all agree that the ruling party won all but one seat.
The outcome is such a mockery of the democratic process that after a statement from the EU observers and the US government that 'the playing field wasn't level' and that the elections 'weren't up to international standards', everyone has fallen silent, not knowing what else to say.
A delegation of observers from other African countries organized by the African Union declared the election free and fair. That may say something about what they are used to seeing.
There have been fewer complaints about dishonest counting compared with the 2005 election. This is generally attributed to the fact that Meles's agents had gained such complete control of the electorate through manipulation of the distribution of seeds, fertilizer, land access, etc., and had intimidated the opposition candidates so thoroughly during the campaign (beatings, breaking up rallies, denying permits, tearing down posters) that there was no need to manipulate the count.
Near total silence has descended on the Ethiopian political scene. The defeated parties are going through the motions of a formal appeal process and have been rejected at every level. Their complaints are mere formalities, as everyone knows.
Meles has emerged for the first time as a classic African strong man. Until this campaign, after 19 years in office, he had not used his image on posters. This year his face is everywhere — on t-shirts, watch chains, billboards and posters. His is now openly one-man rule. Behind the scenes that may have already been true, but Meles has now intentionally made himself the public face of Ethiopia.
Meles' political record has been nearly error-free. His worst mistake was in 2005, when he allowed too much political space to the opposition and was shocked by the results. When the count started coming in, he quickly turned as ruthless as he needed to be to derail the opposition. He threw observers out of the rooms where ballots were being counted. His police broke up protests, killing nearly 200 people. He arrested the leaders of the opposition parties and kept them in jail for 18 months, finding them guilty of 'treason' — a capital offense — before cutting a deal to let them go.
Meles had made his point. A few fled the country. One, the extremely popular Birtukan Mideksa, enraged Meles by not supporting his explanation of the deal that freed them. He re-arresterd her, reinstated her conviction and she remains in jail today.
Meles is too smart to be a wantonly brutal man. He knows that senseless brutality makes unnecessary enemies, damages Ethiopia's reputation and most of all, makes him look bad. Though he welcomed international observers for this election, he made sure that they were not in the country when the serious work of voter intimidation and manipulation took place. The observers saw a voting day with little violence that led to little bad press.
Now what? Meles says that his political goal is to renew his party, easing out the veterans and recruiting younger talent to ensure his party a victory in 2015, when, he has said, he will retire. Over time, his reason for personalizing his rule will probably become clear. It is not accidental. That would be unlike him.
Unexpected things are happening everywhere, and Ethiopia is in a lively neighborhood. Relations with Eritrea are frigid and the border is heavily armed. Djibouti has the power to blackmail Ethiopia because its port carries 95% of Ethiopia's trade. They have already demanded, and gotten, one payoff. Ethiopian troops are still active in Somalia, though not permanently stationed there now. South Sudan will almost certainly vote for independence next January, and Khartoum will look for a way to resist the loss of the oil there. Ethiopia's long border with both of them will need careful management.
And that's only the external picture. Over 80 million poor Ethiopians are inside the borders. That is his biggest challenge.
Keep an eye on the Horn of Africa.
Final score: 545 to 2
The election results are in, though formal certification will not be made until June 21 by the Electoral Board.
Government: 545 seats (499 directly, rest with 'affiliated parties', as the government itself calls them.
Opposition party: 1 seat
Independent: 1 seat
This result doesn't pass the smell test as a contested election.
Most commentators agree that the actual count was probably fairly honest. The distorted outcome is the result of the intimidation of the opposition candidates, the overt threats reported of withholding fertilizer and seeds, land for construction, building permits, business licenses, etc. from voters who didn't support the government's party, often with pressure to join it. It is simply not credible, for example, that an independent Oromo opposition party that had 12 seats in the last Parliament didn't win even one this time.
Another suspect point is the government's claim of a 'massive' voter turnout. This can't be verified and few independent observers with allowed to see what happened. Not even the government says that were long lines at polling stations, as there had been in 2005. Some polling stations had to stay open until well past midnight as voters were willing to stand in life for hours. Yet there were allegedly more voters this year. Reports, admittedly anecdotal, said that many polling stations had no lines by mid-morning. Anecdotal reports are no less credible than a government's self-serving claims.
With a light turnout of loyalists, the absence of the spirited debate that had electrified the country in 2005, the awareness of widespread threats, force and intimidation with the return of 'business as usual' in an Ethiopian election, a fair count could easily have produced the one-sided results. Opposition voters had no incentive to vote. Voters wanted to insure access to government resources wanted to be seen to vote.
Since a heavy turnout implies a public endorsement of the outcome, the government wanted to assert and keep observers from seeing the turnout for themselves. It worked. The EU chief observer mechanically parroted the government's unsupported claim, which was repeated in the international press, in his first public statement.
The question keeps coming up: why did Meles choose to humiliate the opposition instead of just defeating them? He already had 70% of Parliament and was free to rule as he wanted. He could have raised that to 75% to show them who was boss. Instead, he went to 99%+.
A veteran Amhara politician in Washington told me that it was simply revenge against those who refuse to bend to his 'imperial' authority. This was an unenlightening expression of partisan anger that describes more than it explains.
An Ethiopian explanation from Addis, nicely byzantine though not fully persuasive, and second hand to me, is this:
"A very simple explanation of why Meles wiped out the old guard opposition politicians is that he cannot afford to leave them active on the political arena while his old guard are out by a decison of his party. Besides, he will be leaving along with the remaining old guard EPRDF persons by the end of his term (according to EPRDF's decision to replace the old leader by the youth called in Amharic Metekakat). So he has reason, if not good reason, to fear the prospect of these people assuming power."
The context for this comment is that Meles has announced that over the next five years the veterans of his party will be systematically replace by younger politicians to ensure a smooth transition without loss of control. The comment suggests that as these veterans leave, senior opposition leaders who were in Parliament might have the clout to fill some of the vacuum. Better to get rid of the senior opposition beforehand.
A State Dept. official told me that it was all a miscalculation by Meles, who wanted to reduce the opposition from 170 to maybe 25 or 30 seats. According to this view, Meles is now in such complete control that he can't blame any future problems on others. This struck me as nonsense. Meles was already in complete control with 70% of Parliament, and has been in complete control for 19 years. By coincidence, the 19th anniversary of Meles' arrival in Addis at the head of his army was May 28, two days ago. He had made this same specious argument in a statement a few days ago, which our State Dept seems to have accepted at face value.
An update about the Ethiopian election
The opposition formally rejected the outcome of the election today (Wednesday) and called for a new election. The government flatly rejected the idea.
Formal election results will not be certified until some time in June. Meles and his ruling party have won about 99% of the seats in Parliament. The city of Addis Ababa, which the opposition swept in 2005, 'gave' 20 of 23 seats to Meles this time. I'm not sure of the exact number of seats held by the opposition, but the 99% figure has been widely reported and not denied by the government. 1% is about 5-6 seats out of 547.
With each new comment, the head of the EU observer team backs further away from his first statement that it was a generally acceptable election. There are rumors in Addis that he was 'blackmailed' into giving a favorable statement, with Meles (in person, according to one version of the story) threatening to interfere with EU aid programs, which would harm millions of the most vulnerable Ethiopians. Supporting but not proving that the story is accurate, the EU chief was quoted by Bloomberg News that he hoped not to complicate EU access for delivery of aid. This should have had nothing to do with election monitoring, of course.
Two opposition memberswere killed outside of Addis on Tuesday, in the Oromo region. If there is going to be violence, it is likely to start here, in Oromia. The Oromos have lost most of the small number of Parliament members they had.
The State Department made a few critical comments about the election. Unexpectedly, the National Security Council was more critical. The surprise was that the NSC said anything at all instead of leaving it to State, as it usually does. The NSC speaks directly for the White House and by implication for the president. State can be forgiven for not being more assertive, I suppose, with Sec. Clinton in China and the Korea war threat to deal with.
The US has long needed to review its Ethiopia policy, but it can't be done without participation from the top and approval from the White House. A hasty, improvised new policy without the full commitment of the Administration would lead to trouble in the long run.
534 out of 536
That's how many seats the ruling party won in Ethiopia, according a NY Times, in tomorrow's edition, now available online.
That's 99%. Eleven seats are still not decided.
California and Texas should be embarrassed. Even with heavily gerrymandered Congressional district boundaries (one by Democrats, the other by Republicans) they don't come close to this kind of efficiency. They should send delegations to learn how it was done.
There goes my theory that Meles was using the election to get rid of a few turkeys in his own party.
Now we know what a 'landslide' is…
On Sunday, the ruling party won 499 of 536 seats now decided, with 11 seats still to come. That's 93%…a landslide by anyone's reckoning.
The common expectation around the table at a meeting of 'knowledgeable observers' last Friday was obviously mistaken; the existing 70-30 split was not maintained.
Did Meles' really want this extreme result. It's hard to think otherwise. He gave the instructions to mount an all-out effort to take as many seats as possible. But at all costs, I can hear him saying, make sure there is no bloodshed to feed Twitter and YouTube. Meles saw what happened in Iran last summer.
Given the results, did Meles really win the election? He certainly won almost every seat but there was more at stake for him than that. He wants this election to be seen by the world as evidence of his legitimacy and political integrity. He wants to be seen as a leader who was chosen by appreciative voters in recognition of his impressive economic and social achievements.
Yet this lopsided outcome is so transparently a manufactured product with a suspect relationship to public opinion that the result may ultimately not be what he wants. The EU's chief observer commented favorably at first, responding to the absence of violence and mechanically repeating the government's claims of a high turnout (an endlessly repeated claim in the absence of little first hand information, though it is challenged by many anecdotal reports of nearly empty polling stations). A day later, he now says that the election 'falls short' of international standards. In a classic European acceptance of a political fait accompli. he also said that the process wasn't bad enough to overturn the results. What he didn't say but clearly meant was, "Can I go home now?"
The US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Johnnie Carson told a House panel today that "the elections there were not up to international standards". There were no US observers this time. The Carter Center had asked in December to send an advance team to observe the crucial voter registration and campaign period as well as the voting itself. The Ethiopian government stalled until there was time only for a last minute arrival and the kind of limited effort that the EU was willing to agree to. The Carter Center declined, perhaps remembering its shabby performance during the 2005 election, led by the former president himself.
How will the Ethiopian public see things? The level of political sophistication in Ethiopia after living through centuries of government maneuvering is as high as anywhere in the world. They don't have the least doubt that the deep divisions in their society could not possibly have led to this outcome. As realists long familiar with how power operates, they certainly expected the government to win. But a victory of such proportions may not go down as easily as 70-30 did. It implies such great enthusiasm for a little admired leader that they might choke on it. Whether they do, and whether it might find tangible expression, is impossible to know.
And what of the defeated…no, the humiliated…opposition? An election is supposed to be a mature, peaceful way to express dissent. When that expression is insulted in this way, with opposition leaders 'defeated' and thrown out of Parliament, how are they to react? So far they have honorably rejected calls for violence but have stated the intent to challenge the results through proper channels. Since these channels are under government control not much satisfaction is likely beyond a chance to air their grievances. That is something, at least.
Will it end here? Or might the ill will generated by such an egregious election consolidate the fragmented opposition? It is widely agreed that Ethiopia missed a historic opportunity in 2005, when a seriously contested election produced a real challenge to the ruling party. Neither side was capable of letting it play out fairly. The government locked out the poll watchers and produced the result it wanted. The opposition claimed it had won. The result of an honest count that year will be forever unknown, but the lesson the government learned to make sure that it wouldn't be close next time. And that's what happened.
In practical terms, as I said a few days ago, nothing has changed. The government was in complete control before and is still in complete control. The difference is the aftertaste of a tainted election.
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Area: 458,730 sq km
Northwest corner of Africa. Fertile coastal areas in the north, Atlas mountains inland and Sahara Desert to the south and southeast. A further 252,000 sq km of former Spanish Sahara claimed and occupied by Morocco since 1975.
Population: 32,777,808 Annual Growth: 1.25%
Capital: Rabat
Urbanites: 56.7%
HDI Rank: 130 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)
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Official language: Arabic. Berber is used in many homes. French widely used; English increasing Languages: 10 All languages
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Specific unreached minority peoples. Pray for:
a) The Berber peoples. Many were nominally Christian until Arabic Islam came; Islam among Berbers is laced with folk magic (especially in rural areas) but devout nevertheless. Currently, there is a revival of traditional language and culture. There are some believers in each of the three major Berber peoples, but nothing like the significant response among Berbers in neighbouring Algeria. Rapid and loving Christian response to a 2004 earthquake in the north generated greater openness and responsiveness to the gospel. Pray that there may soon be groups meeting together using the indigenous languages in each of the three regions.
b) The Maghreb Jews once numbered more than 250,000 and enjoyed a rich cultural identity. Most emigrated to Israel in 1948. Today only a few thousand remain in Morocco. There is no known outreach to them at this time.
c) The nomadic desert tribes of the south and east, who have little contact with the gospel.
d) Rural Moroccan Arabs, while part of the majority people group, are particularly unreached and isolated from the gospel. Few ministries even attempt to reach them.
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The most recognizable piece of Japanese furniture is the Kaidan Tansu or Step Chest. It first appeared in the late 1700s in stores and homes with loft spaces.
The idea was simple - why not have a staircase that could actually act as storage space as well?
These giant pieces (usually about 7 ft. high) would be constructed by the local carpenter who would build it to the owner's specifications. The chests would usually consist of a combination of sliding doors and drawers and different-sized storage spaces.
Then the next clever idea was spawned. Since the government at the time taxed owners on their livable floor space, someone thought of making the step chest in pieces. This way, when the tax inspector came around, you would simply disassemble your staircase and claim that your loft was only storage and had no permanent access. This worked for a while until, predictably, that loophole was closed.
These antique step chests remain one of the most unique and collectible pieces of Japanese furniture. Because of this, prices remain very high and availability is limited. Following the original centuries-old Japanese design, we've combined sliding doors and drawers for varying storage needs.
All our Step Tansu are two-sided, so that when used as a room divider you can access the drawers and doors from either side. Most also consist of a main cabinet with two step pieces - making them easy to move and easy to set up in different ways.
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Apple TV could double as cable box, report says
Apple wants to make its streaming set-top box double as a cable box and is in talks with operators, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Apple's set-top box could be destined to stream live TV channels, according to a new report.
Citing "people familiar with the matter," the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) says that Apple has been in talks with cable operators in the U.S. to pitch its $99 streamer as an alternative to the set top boxes cable subscribers rent.
The report suggests no deals have yet been made toward that goal, but that Apple has at least talked with cable provider Time Warner.
The Apple TV has remained what Apple considers a "hobby" device when compared with the sales and popularity of products like the iPod, iPhone and iPad. Nonetheless, the company has pointed to increasing sales in recent earnings calls, with CEO Tim Cook dropping the notion that even though it's not a blockbuster, the company didn't keep around products it didn't like.
Apple, of course has long been rumored to be working on a TV set, a rumor that's rooted in some fact. Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs told biographer Walter Isaacson that he wanted "to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use" and that he "finally cracked it." Since then there has been no shortage of rumors that suggest Apple is still at work on such a product.
The Journal's report suggests Apple could go with an intermediary device for people who do not want to buy an all new set and instead replace some of the basic functionality of standard cable boxes.


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Penne and Peas in Swiss-Almond Cream Sauce By Food Floozie 05/13/13 12:00 I needed a fast dinner recently, so I turned to the classic: pasta. As the water boiled, I rummaged through the refrigerator. I thought about topping the pasta with the simple beauty of butter and Parmesan; but I took a quick peek around, just to see what... Add to my recipe book
Samoa Ice Cream Sauce By Food Floozie 10/04/12 12:00 After having a fabulous time at the Girl Scouts' Cookie Bake-Off Benefit last week and enjoying Samoa-flavored coffee and also buying some Samoa cookies to take home, I have been practically dreaming of the luscious combination of caramel, chocolate, and... Add to my recipe book
Grilled Chicken with Spiced Blueberry bbq Sauce By Food Floozie 06/26/12 12:00 Chicken is particularly well-suited to serve with fruit, so it only seemed natural that my Berry Fest should feature some poultry complemented by a sweet sauce. But not too sweet - it should have some zest. So I took my basic homemade barbecue sauce, which... Add to my recipe book
Drambuie Butterscotch Sauce By Food Floozie 06/11/12 12:00 I made a simple but rich sauce recently, because I wanted something more enticing than just plain ol' ice cream. Since it wasn't accompanying anything - cake, pie, etc. - the ice cream needed a little bit of dressing up. I didn't have any chocolate in the... Add to my recipe book
Pasta ca Sucu Fintu (Pasta with Fake Meat Sauce) By Food Floozie 05/10/12 12:00 One of the most memorable books I've read is the late Vincent Schiavelli's Bruculinu, America, the actor's remembrances of growing up in Brooklyn with his extended Sicilian family. The depictions of the scenes, the characters, and - especially - the elaborate... Add to my recipe book
Chicken Baked in Spiced Mango Sauce By Food Floozie 04/11/12 12:00 I received a great marketing gift last week: a case of Ataulfo mangoes, otherwise known as the Champagne variety, from the Whole Foods store down the road from where I work. In addition to making what I must admit was a really lovely Gingered Mango Soup,... Add to my recipe book
"Chopped" Challenge - Mini Carrot Latkes with Chocolate Rum Caramel Sauce By Food Floozie 03/06/12 12:00 Rachel at Diary of a Chocoholic is a girl after my own heart! Here is her dare for my "Chopped" challenge: " Dessert (because it's my favorite!)? Carrots, Chocolate and Rum!" Well, how can we go wrong with chocolate and rum, and with a hint of nutrition... Add to my recipe book
"Chopped" Challenge - Meatballs in Mole Sauce with Swiss Chard By Food Floozie 02/28/12 12:00 It's Day 2 of my "Chopped" challenge, in which I had asked my blog readers to suggest ingredients that I would then have to use in creating an appetizer, an entree, or a dessert. My fabulously wonderful blogging buddy Jenn, of Jenn's Food Journey (who guest... Add to my recipe book
Neeps 'n' Tatties with Drambuie Sauce for Robbie Burns Day By Food Floozie 01/25/12 12:00 Last year, my Robbie Burns Day post about Scottish Oatmeal Shortbread was selected as one of the "Best of the Blogs" for January 25, 2011 by the prestigious Food News Journal - a huge thrill! That's a hard act to follow, I have to admit. But I think I may... Add to my recipe book
Peach Pudding Cake with Brown Sugar Sauce By Food Floozie 01/19/12 12:00 Jean Stapleton, who was so beloved as Edith Bunker on "All in the Family," is celebrating her 88th birthday today. In her honor, I'm offering a recipe that uses peaches ... cling peaches, specifically. Cling peaches in heavy syrup. Some of you are just... Add to my recipe book
Kale and Peppers in Red Wine Sauce By Food Floozie 10/03/11 14:00 Sometimes you want something rich and decadent to eat; other times, you feel a bit ascetic and long for something more noble. And when your cells are calling to you, telling you that they're desperate for food that's good for them, you've just got to listen... Add to my recipe book
Schrafft's Hot Fudge Sauce By Food Floozie 08/30/11 14:00 Every once in awhile, I would have half-days at school. Sometimes I'd just come home on the bus, eat my peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and watch "As the World Turns" or "The Galloping Gourmet" with my mother. But on other occasions, she would pick me... Add to my recipe book


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Morris Weiss Resigns From Applied Mineral's Board Of Directors
Applied Minerals Inc. (OTCBB: AMNL) ("AMNL"), a leading global producer of Halloysite Clay, today announced Morris Weiss has resigned from the Company's Board of Directors and any Committees of the Board, effective April 16, 2010. Mr. Weiss has advised the Company that he has accepted a new professional position and he will not be able to meet the time commitments required of a director of the AMNL Board. Mr. Weiss further advised the Company that his resignation is not the result of any disagreements with the AMNL Board of Directors or its management.
John Levy, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Applied Minerals, stated: "We would like to acknowledge Morris for the dedication and expertise that he has provided the Company during a challenging period in its history. With those challenges successfully resolved, Morris has decided to apply his skill set to a new situation. Personally, and also on behalf of the Board, I want to wish Morris the best of success in his new position."
Mr. Weiss was appointed to AMNL's Board of Directors in 2008. AMNL will search for a replacement candidate who can provide related synergies and guidance as the Company continues to execute its business plan.
About Applied Minerals, Inc.Applied Minerals Inc. is a leading global producer of Halloysite Clay from their wholly owned Dragon Mine property in Utah. Halloysite is an aluminosilicate clay that forms naturally occurring nanotubes. In addition to serving the traditional Halloysite markets for use in technical ceramics and catalytic applications, the Company has targeted niche applications that it feels will benefit from the tubular morphology of its Halloysite. These include: carriers of active ingredients in paints, coatings and building materials, agricultural applications and high-performance fillers in plastic composites. Statements in this press release that are not historical facts, and this includes all the statements concerning future-oriented statements relating to processing, capacity, costs, notifications, working together, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and involve a number of significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated, expected or implied.
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GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) -- Halloween traditions of Scot-Irish settlers will be celebrated at Land Between the Lakes on Saturday.
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The Homeplace is located in the Tennessee portion of LBL and features 16 restored or reconstructed log buildings plus interpreters in period clothing demonstrating the daily lives and customs of mid-19th century farm families.
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With the town having been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years, the two outsiders see the local citizens as likely to accept their company's offer, for drilling rights to their properties, as much-needed relief.
What seems like an easy job for the duo becomes complicated by the objection of a respected schoolteacher (Hal Holbrook) with support from a grassroots campaign led by another man (John Krasinski), as well as the interest of a local woman (Rosemarie DeWitt).
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If you buy a property in the UK over a certain price, you have to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). This is charged on all purchases of houses, flats and other land and buildings.
The SDLT rate depends on:
- the purchase price of the property
- whether the property is residential
- whether the property is in a disadvantaged area
SDLT may also be due if you lease a property. The lease must be for at least £125,000 for residential properties or £150,000 for non-residential or mixed use.
Residential properties
|Purchase price of property
|Rate of SDLT (percentage of the total purchase price)
|£0 - £125,000
|£125,001 - £250,000
|£250,001 - £500,000
|£500,001 - £1 million
|Over £1 million - £2 million
|Over £2 million
|Over £2 million bought by corporate bodies
Corporate bodies
SDLT is charged at 15% on residential dwellings costing more than £2 million bought by bodies like:
- companies
- collective investment schemes
Some companies acting as trustees for a settlement and property developers may only need to pay 7%.
Residential leases
If your residential lease is for more than £125,000, you'll pay 1% SDLT on the amount above the £125,000 threshold.
Non-residential and mixed-use properties
|Purchase price/lease premium or transfer value
|Rate of SDLT (percentage of the total purchase price)
|Up to £150,000 - annual rent is less than £1,000
|Up to £150,000 - annual rent is £1,000 or more
|Over £150,000 to £250,000
|Over £250,000 to £500,000
|Over £500,000
Non-residential or mixed-use leases
If your non-residential or mixed-use lease is for more than £150,000, you'll pay 1% SDLT on the amount above the £150,000 threshold.
The information above was correct at the time of publication (21/08/2013 21:34hrs) please check with HMRC for any changes since publication.