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Slightly cropped, boxy v-neck cardigan with a button down front and two patch pockets. Comes in mid weight, soft melange wool.
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Easy Breezy Curtains (Budget)
If you're already planning for a Spring spruce up, consider this…
It's great how little improvements can make a huge impact on your space, isn't it? Our decorating goal for 2007 should be to get creative in decorating instead of heading for the easy out – things that are already made and ready to install. I don't mean we have to go nuts here, but let's at least try out a few new ideas, okay?
One thing that comes to mind are window treatments. You can use tea towels as cafe curtains – a no sew version is to add clip rings to the tops and put them on a rod. Easy. Linens are pretty, and look for a tea towel that is around 17 x 22″. Two of these are all you'll need for a single window.
Or, if you need curtains for your bedroom or living room, you can use a twin sheet to create a single panel (or a full if you like more of a gather). Just flip the sheet upside down (depending on the pattern, of course) so the wide hem puddles on the floor and the thin hem is at the top, where you will simply add clip rings to hold it onto a rod. You can also hang the sheet the correct way if your pattern demands it, with the wide hem on top, just open up the hem on each side of the sheet and put a rod through the newly formed pocket. Again, very easy and no sewing machine required.
If you have a good eye for print and pattern, your sheet curtains can add a lot of beauty to your space.
Not a fan of DIY? Well, try to change that. You'll save a lot of cash and, funny as it may sound, it's a huge self esteem boast to do things on your own – no matter how simple. Some people are a bit snobby when it comes to doing anything for themselves, others would never admit to using sheets. But think about it, a sheet is a textile right? It wasn't a sheet until someone made it into one. Before that, it was on a bolt like every other textile out there. So lighten up if you find yourself overthinking things a bit too much. It's fabric, get over it. :)
This is sheeting from The Company Store, it's called Hexagon, and it just so happens to be on sale right now…
Can't find sheets that appeal to you, or perhaps you're looking to use something different like chenilles, velvets, brocades, or heavy cottons? A quick change for any living space is to add simple tab top or rod pocket curtains. Although this may not be a DIY project, it a budget solution for a tired room. Try to locate some inexpensive $20 panels. Target has some beautiful and inexpensive ones, so do other stores likes Pier 1, even the Martha Stewart brand at Kmart is nice. A simple curtain swap for Spring can breathe life into a tired space without breaking the bank.
Remember, you don't have to spend a fortune to give your space a quick facelift. With bed sheets, you can create a cozy grown-up space in a single afternoon.
Good sheet resources:
Martha Stewart Everyday at Kmart
Thomas O'Brien for Target
Garnet Hill (the GH outlet store in the mountains of New Hampshire is the best if you're ever up that way.)
Bed, Bath + Beyond
The Company Store
L.L.Bean (they have some of the best colors for solids, pale blues and greens, for instance.)
Tip: Always wash sheets after purchasing them, as this will soften the fabric and help remove the creases. Apply a hot iron before hanging. 200+ thread count cottons work best. Avoid sateens and flannels.
Please measure your windows before purchasing. Some windows are much larger than the standard sizes found in most homes, and others are much smaller. BTW – If your windows are tall, you can always take out the wide hem for extra length or look for extra long sheets.
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January 6th, 2007 at 10:12pmOr buy inexpensive, plain white curtains or sheets from Target and get some fabric paint. Paint on some abstract geometric shapes or organic lines, and you've got custom curtains. I tried it, and I get lots of admiring comments. Fun post, Holly. I'm inspired to sew some for my kitchen now!
decor8 commented
January 7th, 2007 at 1:28amoh i'm glad this helped. i have books filled with notes and tips that i save from either my own brain or ideas from magazines… i seriously need to start posting these things on the blog and working hard to catalog all of them because they're really a value add i think. i am glad this post has given you some ideas!
decor8 commented
January 7th, 2007 at 6:23amThanks Anon! I'm happy to get feedback like this because I don't live in a bubble here and I need to know what readers want to see. I just take for granted the knowledge I have, and I don't mean that snobby, but it's true. Little tricks and tips I just assume everyone knows. But, obviously I can be of value to some of my readers through these posts so I'm going to get more creative in '07 here on the blog.
lharwin commented
January 7th, 2007 at 5:45pmAt IKEA the other day, my mom gave me a lecture about simply buying the largest amount of fabric for the cheapest price and then cutting/sewing it for whatever is needed. It's easy to forget that sheets (or tablecloths!) can be used as curtains, and that patterned napkins (when matched with a solid back) can be great pillows.
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Sandy commented
January 8th, 2007 at 3:10pmAny suggestions on where to get the curtain clips? I was actually hoping to find time to make curtains for my dining room before a party this Saturday, but it would be a lot easier to just clip up the material I'm going to be using. This is a great idea that I never would have thought of, instead I would have stayed up til 2a sewing curtain tabs on my fabirc!


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Two new jersey men arrested and charged in separate schemes to file fraudulent tax returns
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NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, N.J., man, and an Essex County, N.J., man were arrested this morning by special agents of IRS-Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on separate Complaints charging them with fraudulently obtaining tax refunds by filing false claims with the IRS, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Badatunde Olugbake, 55, of Perth Amboy, N.J., is charged with one count of stealing government property, eight counts of filing false claims, and eight counts of mail fraud. In a separate complaint, Hakeem Awe, 38, of Irvington, N.J., is charged with one count of stealing government property, three counts of filing false claims, and three counts of mail fraud.
Both defendants are scheduled to make their initial appearances this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Dickson in Newark federal court.
According to the Complaints:
From February 2008 through December 2010, Olugbake was allegedly involved in a scheme to file false and fraudulent tax returns in an effort to obtain tax refund checks. As part of that scheme, Olugbake deposited more than $400,000 in tax refunds into bank accounts he controlled.
Through the unauthorized use of names and Social Security numbers of unsuspecting victims, along with false addresses, statements of income, number of dependents and claims for refunds, Olugbake manipulated tax returns so that the purported claimants qualified for the Earned Income Credit. Olugbake then mailed the fraudulent returns to the IRS, which processed the false returns as if they were legitimate. The IRS issued refund checks that were mailed to the false addresses associated with the returns, where the checks were then retrieved by Olugbake.
Awe participated in an identical, but separate, scheme between February 2008 and September 2011 to file false and fraudulent tax returns in an effort to obtain tax refund checks. Awe deposited more than $400,000 in tax refunds into bank accounts under his control.
The filing false claims charge is punishable by a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison. The theft of government property charge is punishable by a maximum potential penalty of 10 years in prison, and the mail fraud charge is punishable by a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison. All three charges carry a potential $250,000 fine, or twice the gain or loss from the offense.
U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of IRS - Criminal Investigation under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge JoAnn S. Zuniga; and postal inspectors of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, under the direction of Inspector in Charge Philip Bartlett, with the investigation leading to today's arrests.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew J. Bruck of the U.S. Attorney's Office General Crimes Unit and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacques S. Pierre of the U.S. Attorney's Special Prosecutions Division in Newark.


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Ron Paul - A Model Senior Citizen
Republican Presidential canditate Ron Paul is a model senior citizen for a lot of reasons - he knows his history first-hand, can spot errant pop trends, has a well-developed sense of what's right and doesn't bow down to fickle pressures, just to name a few.
But what really makes Ron Paul a model senior is that fact that he plays his game (a pretty real game - the game out in Washington D.C.) with unrivalled passion, resourcefulness and dedication. And isn't that the ultimate description of a successful gamer?
Ron Paul's game is an important one. Instead of defeating cybernetic monsters, a full house, Sim-City tax hikes or EA's New England Patriots, Ron Paul is working to overcome adversity of a different sort: a nation in the midst of a very real, very serious slump. A slump so big the idea of killing 1,000,000 Arabs has become normal and the idea of printing money seems sensible. The outcome of winning this game is a happier and healthier nation, which is even more impressive than the standard gamer's goal of 5 or 10,000 points.
While playing the game of politics may not be for everyone (personally, I prefer rummy!), all of us can admire Dr. Paul's dedication to the game, his attention to playing fair, and (hopefully) the eventual reward for victory!
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Dean Norris Offers His Version Of The BREAKING BAD Finale
By Perry Michael Simon on August 26, 2013
Dean Norris — Hank Schrader — is here to spoil the end of Breaking Bad. He's sick of everyone asking, so he's taken it upon himself to do this video for Funny or Die to reveal how it all ends. Although I'm pretty sure this is not how it will end. At least, not with that hair.


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Anyone wanna do Vidmaster Annual Challenge on Halo 3 ?
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ReportSky_Slayer said 5 days ago
ReportPeoples can say that Halo 3 is one of the best games, but the achievement list is simply the worst ive ever seen. Straight like that. Not too many options but to boost that *expletive deleted*.
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ReportSky_Slayer said 1 week ago
ReportThe big problem with Halo is that if you're playing Lone Wolves, 99% of the time you will be playing Slayer. How am I suppose to get the achievements I need ?!.
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I only need 3 more achievements for the original 1000G.
1) Maybe Next Time Buddy
2) Overkill
3) Two for One
.. I still don't feel like boosting for it. I might grind it a bit again to see if ...
All Mythic DLC achievements done.
All I need is the Legendary DLC achievements and the '7 on 7' Vidmaster Challenge, then I can say goodbye to Halo 3's matchmaking....
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ReportIf anyone wanna play tell me.... I'm getting paired with some Fa... anyway I wannavplay with some cool peoples!
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ReportAnyone wanna do the story on legendary with me ? If yes add me on XBL. GT : BFG On My Own
OMG. I actually got the Annual achievement!
It took some time, but I got there in the end. :)
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Lagged out on Halo, just as I was trying to get the Annual achievement.....
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Adam Levine must be over being the "Sexiest Man Alive," because this weekend, he went and did this:
Yes, the first Jewish man ever to win People's annual award has bleached his hair an N'Sync shade of blonde.
The photo, which shows Levine posing with fiancee and Victoria's Secret Model Behati Prinsloo, was posted to the Maroon 5 frontman's Instagram with the caption: "Apocalypse prep course complete."
Is it permanent? Is it for a special 90s edition of "The Voice"? Is Adam Levine going to play Aaron Carter in an upcomng biopic?
No answers yet, but one thing's for sure: Jewish girls everywhere are weeping.
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Whampoa Military Academy
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Coordinates: 23°05′22.5″N 113°25′13″E / 23.089583°N 113.42028°E
Army Officer Academy | |||||||||||
The Whampoa Military Academy emblem includes its motto, which was first proclaimed by Sun Yat-sen at the Whampoa Academy's opening in 1924. It translates into "Fraternity, Dexterity, Sincerity."
Traditional Chinese | 陸軍軍官學校 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陆军军官学校 | ||||||||||
Whampoa Military Academy | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 黃埔軍校 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 黄埔军校 | ||||||||||
The Army Officer Academy, commonly known as the Whampoa Military Academy, was a military academy of the Republic of China (ROC) which produced many prestigious commanders who fought in many of China's conflicts in the 20th century, notably the Northern Expedition, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
The military academy was officially opened on May 1, 1924 under the Kuomintang (KMT), but the first lessons began on June 16, 1924. The inauguration was on Changzhou Island offshore from the Whampoa (Huangpu) dock in Guangzhou, thus earning its name. During the inaugural ceremonies, Sun Yat-sen delivered a speech that was later to become the lyrics of the national anthem of the Republic of China. It has been considered one of the most important institutions of the Republic of China with National Chengchi University, which is a prestigious incubator for senior civil service.
After the Nationalists retreated from mainland China to Taiwan, the academy was re-established as the Republic of China Military Academy in Fongshan District, Kaohsiung City.
After the death of Yuan Shikai, China fragmented into numerous fiefdoms ruled by warlords. Sun Yat-sen attempted in 1917 and 1920 to set up a base in his native Guangdong to launch a northern campaign to unite China under his Three Principles of the People. However, his government remained militarily weaker than local warlords armies. Calls by Sun for arms and money were ignored by the western powers. Then in 1921 the representative of Comintern, Henk Sneevliet (using the name Maring), met with Sun in Guangxi. He proposed setting up a military academy to train the revolutionary army, which confirmed Sun's ideas and he eventually accepted. The Chinese Communist Party sent Li Dazhao and Lin Boqu (林伯渠) to discuss with Sun and his party on how to set up the academy. In 1924, in the 1st National Congress of Kuomintang, the policy of alliance with the Soviet Union and CCP was passed as guidance for KMT. As a result, the final decision of establishment of a military academy was made and preparatory committee was set up accordingly. The money necessary for the construction and support of the Academy in 1924-1925 was provided by the Soviets.
Organization, training and students[edit]
In the beginning, the Academy had only one department which provided soldiers with basic training. While the main Academy goal was preparation of infantry units, it also provided special classes for artillery, engineering, communication, logistical and machine gun units. A special department for preparation of political agitators was established later.
The academy concentrated the revolutionary military talents at the time. Sun took the job of Premier of this academy in person although it was just an honorary title. Sun's favorite and rising star Chiang Kai-shek was appointed the first commandant of the academy. Liao Zhongkai (廖仲愷), the famous leftist in the Kuomintang and Sun's treasury secretary, was appointed as representative of KMT to the academy. Zhou Enlai, Hu Han-min and Wang Ching-wei were one of the instructors in the political department. He Yingqin and Ye Jianying were once military instructors.
The serious lack of expert teachers was the biggest problem for the Academy. That is why lectures delivered by Soviet officers were extremely popular with students. A.S. Bubnov, G.I. Gilev, M.I. Dratvin, S.N. Naumov prepared lectures which explained the development of military thought throughout human history and the division between western and Soviet schools of military thought.
Soviet officers taught different military subjects in the Academy using their broad experience gained during the Russian Civil War. Among them were I. Vasilevich (Janovsky), N. Korneev, M. Nefedov, F. Kotov (Katyushin), P. Lunev, V. Akimov. Galina Kolchugina (wife of Vasily Blyukher who was Commander-in-Chief of all Soviet volunteer forces sent to China) read a course of lectures on political agitation.
The first two groups of students prepared by the Academy became the core for the formation of the first two National Revolutionary Army regiments (V.A. Stepanov was an advisor provided by the Soviet Union to help in this matter). The first two prepared groups of students included 500 officers, the third one had 800 officers and the fourth group had 2000.
Legendary graduates include Nationalist commanders Chen Cheng, Du Yuming, Xue Yue, Hu Zongnan, Hu Lien and Guan Linzheng and Communist commanders Lin Biao, Xu Xiangqian, Zuo Quan, Liu Zhidan and Chen Geng. The young cadets first showed their training and courage in the war against local warlord and dissident of Sun, Chen Jiongming and later the unification of Guangdong province. Then they made greater contributions in the Northern Expedition.
The Muslim Ma clique General Ma Zhongying, who commanded the 36th Division (National Revolutionary Army), attended the Whampoa military academy in Nanjing in 1929.[1][2][3]
The Whampoa Military Academy plays an important role in Chinese history. It not only supplied many military commanders for both the KMT and CCP, but also its graduates have much more influence on both parties' policies and governance. Especially for Chiang and KMT, the Whampoa Clique was pivotal for his governance. It competed with other cliques of KMT such as the New Guangxi Clique led by Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, CC Clique led by Chen Lifu and Chen Guofu, Politics Research Group led by Yang Yongtai (楊永泰) and Zhang Qun (張群). At the same time, when the CCP built its first Red Army after the Nanchang Uprising in 1927 most of its commanders were from Whampoa, and in the following two decades, the CCP trained its army in the Whampoa way.
The motto of the academy "Camaraderie" (Chinese: 親愛精誠; literally: "Fraternity, Dexterity, Sincerity") was proclaimed by Sun Yat-sen at the opening ceremonies. The irony is that during the Chinese Civil War both the commanders from KMT and CCP were trained and educated in Whampoa. They fought for different beliefs and ideals although they used to live and study together like brothers in arms.
The academy also had significant influence over the 20th century history of other Asian countries. The fourth term of the Academy saw students not only from all parts of China, but also from different parts of Asia enroll. For example, there were 30 Koreans among them. Some of them were brought up in China, others were active participants during the national liberation movement of Korea in 1917-1926 and emigrated to China later only to take up arms for struggle for freedom of their country after their education was over.
A large number of students were originally from Vietnam. This group was led by the exiled leader to-be of the Communist Party of Vietnam and future leader of the Vietnamese struggle for independence, Ho Chi Minh.
The original Whampoa Military Academy existed from 1924 to 1926, over 6 terms it enrolled more than 7000. However, after Chiang Kai-shek purged the Chinese Communist Party during the Northern Expedition, the academy was moved (and renamed as Central Military Academy and later as Chinese Workers and Peasants Military Academy) to the newly established capital in Nanjing after the defeat of the warlords in 1928. The academy moved again to Chengdu during the Japanese invasion.
Republic of China Military Academy[edit]
In 1950, after the Communist victory on mainland China and the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the academy was re-established in Fengshan, Kaohsiung County (now part of Kaohsiung City) as the Republic of China Military Academy (陸軍官校). The site of the original academy in Guangzhou is now a museum.
See also[edit]
- Warlord era
- Sino-German cooperation
- History of the Republic of China
- Military of the Republic of China
- Republic of China Military Academy
- ^ James A. Millward (2007). Eurasian crossroads: a history of Xinjiang. Columbia University Press. p. 193. ISBN 0-231-13924-1. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Michael Dillon (1999). China's Muslim Hui community: migration, settlement and sects. Richmond: Curzon Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-7007-1026-4. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Christian Tyler (2004). Wild West China: the taming of Xinjiang. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. p. 98. ISBN 0-8135-3533-6. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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The tiger is on the back of the Eritrean masses, the same tiger about which one of the founding fathers of the movement for Eritrean independence, Weldeab Woldemariam, often loved to mention in his speeches. He described the "dilemma" of the Ethiopian regimes, which had the tail of the animal firmly in their hands but would only let it go at the risk of their political existence. The irony is that this veteran politician completely missed the menace from the tiger to the Eritrean people, who were in the grip of the state that personified the ferocious animal, and remain prostrated to this day. Who will help them extricate themselves from the tight hold of the predator state? Who will they lean on to stand upright and heal the scars on their back that are not, figuratively speaking, different from the burned backs of the Eritrean Sinai victims? A super power such as the United States did it once before, and if it has the will can do it again.
In 1991, EPLF rebels took Asmera while the EPRDF, an amalgam of insurgent groups organized by the TPLF, were quickly advancing towards Addis Ababa, where Mengistu and his party were allegedly to make a last fight. The fate of the city was uncertain; the fear of a civil war leading to massacres was not excluded from the comments of the experts on the Horn of Africa, whose memories of the events in Somalia were still fresh. Luckily, Addis Ababa was spared from such calamity. What factors prevented the possible outcome of massive violence and looting in the metropolis of many diverse ethnic groups? While many pundits pointed out to the "discipline" of the insurgent armies, which were compared to conventional armies, the quick removal of the dictator Mengistu from the political scene was more important.
Herman Cohen, the Under Secretary of State for African Affairs at the time, was holding a meeting with some of the major fronts battling the Ethiopian regime. Although Ethiopia had been under the influence of the Soviets, the United States had not given up on it, which explains its prominent role during the conference in London. More importantly, the rebels, who were quickly shedding their Marxist ideology, were also receptive to the mediation under the American government. Although the Secretary of State for African Affairs had to be even handed and consider the interest of the Ethiopian caretaker government and the representative of the Oromo opposition, the political outcome from the meeting was the rise to power of the EPLF in the newly separated Eritrea and the emergence of the EPRDF in Ethiopia. The impact of the decision has been controversial among many Ethiopian nationalists and the Oromo militants hostile to the elite from Tigray. Wrongly or otherwise, they accuse the American diplomat of conspiracy. His other crucial role in helping avert a disaster in Addis Ababa is however forgotten, and yet to be appreciated.
In light of his background, Herman Cohen's recent proposal for the resolution of the no-peace-no-war situation in Ethiopia and Eritrea twenty years after the conference in London is disheartening. Demanding for the political exile of a dictator like Mengistu, who was under the huge onslaught of military forces of the EPRDF and the EPLF, may not be as farsighted as asking for the same condition in Eritrea, a country whose people have so far failed to show little organized resistance. The likelihood of sectarian wars applies to a country where people are on the surface docile but restive, waiting and angry for an opportune moment following the fall of the regime out of its own inertia.
Scenarios such as what happened in Mali and the Central African Republic recently are not difficult to contemplate in Eritrea. Ignored and forgotten by the international community for a long time, the civil wars simmering in their land led to the appearance of vicious military organizations which have no respect for civilization. Alarmed, France, the old colonial power, was forced to intervene with some technical support from the United States. Scenarios of this type may happen in Eritrea.
Understandably, this will provoke the ire of the nationalists in Eritrea, who pride of their thirty-years-war with Ethiopia, and of their being exceptional to the rest of the continent. They believe the state of Eritrea is beyond the tribal politics ensconced in Africa. They entertain of not only removing the totalitarian leader though they do not provide any time- frame for it, but have some illusions about bringing the dictator to court in Eritrea itself. It is absurd to contemplate such an event in a country that has been bereft of any semblance of civil and judiciary institutions for decades, leaving it under the guerrillas, (who had no respect for the rule of law) It is silly to entertain such notions in a nation where many of its citizens have internalized the values of the rebel organization. Unfortunately, perception and reality are not different in Eritrean politics, nor is the article, "Time to Bring Eritrean in From the Cold".
Mr. Cohen proposes the lifting of the United Nations sanctions made to punish Eritrea for its involvement with the Islamist extremist Al Shaabab, ignoring the slave like existence of the populace and, most importantly, the possibility of implosion of the country. He proposes to enroll Isaias Afwerki in the war against Al Qaeda, which has made its presence in the Horn, fn Somalia and Yemen, evoking the politics of the Cold War. According to the former diplomat, Eritrea had a good track record fighting the extremists in the past and had shown a positive attitude towards its former enemy, Ethiopia, and therefore, deserves a new and friendly approach from the United Nations Security Council. He recommends Europe's policy with Eritrea as the most reasonable one to emulate. The good diplomat seems to be looking for the typical strongman of the cold era.
Isaias, however, is of a very different specimen. His organization, EPLF and its successor, PFDJ, are one and the same totalitarian organization that was ruling over the Eritrean populace with little concern for its basic welfare. Nor were the nations in the vicinity such as Yemen and Djibouti left in peace. The regime embroiled them in war under auspiciously a border issue trapping the public within Eritrea in perpetual militarism. Yet, Mr. Cohen believes that a good gesture from both Eritrea and Ethiopia around the Badme issue, with some good mediator, would reverse the stalemate. [1] He is dead wrong.
After all, it is the Isaias regime that, notwithstanding its claim about a fight with extremist Islam, has been trafficking in people and smuggling weapons with some lawless entities such as the Bedouin in the Sinai. Islamist extremism works in tandem with human trafficking and arms smuggling as observed in sub-Saharan Africa. It is the Isaias regime that puts the blame on the United States for the mass flight of the subjects of the country and the horrendous torture inflicted on them in the Sinai, Egypt, and the inhospitable deserts of Libya, a behavior that no strongman of the old type would lower himself.
Isaias, Mr. Cohen, deserves a safe exile possibly to Qatar, his favorite destination in the Middle East, a favor you once did to the Ethiopian people. Your successors at the State Department should consider it. Dubai or any other Arab state would be a nice place for the dictator to exchange notes with his former nemesis, Mengistu, in Zimbabwe and for Eritrea to return from the "cold."
[1]Cohen, Herman J. 'Hank". "Time to Bring Eritrea in From the cold", December 17, 2013.


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For more information visit the Master of Business Administration Joint Degrees page.
The UIC Liautaud MBA offers students exciting opportunities to gain firsthand knowledge about foreign business systems and cultures. Participants study alongside future business leaders of the host country. In the process, they develop an understanding of another business and cultural environment, sharpen their global business and language skills, and open the door to future employment in the international market. Don't just read about international business in your textbooks-experience it for yourself. You'll gain a deeper understanding of foreign business, the world at large, and different cultures. And you'll broaden your horizons, inside and out. In today's global business environment, international experience is a key component for a successful career.
The schedules for the full-time, part-time and Weekend MBA programs all offer the flexibility required to pursue a study abroad program.
DOING BUSINESS IN BRAZIL is a two-week course in Sao Paulo,Brazil at the FundacaoGetulio Vargas, considered one of the top business schools in South America. This English-language course covers Brazilian and South American business issues, thepolitical and social climate, national culture, consumer marketing, and Mercosur. Highlights from past Doing Business in Brazil courses: • Visit to Itaú, one of the largest private banking groups in Brazil • Tour of locations for the upcoming World Cup and Olympic Games to be hosted by Brazil • Introductory Portuguese classes and guest lectures on a variety of Brazilian business topics including Human Resources, Banking, Venture Capital, Marketing, and more. STUDENT QUOTE:
"Doing Business in Brazil provided me with valuable in-field experience with one of the fastest growing BRICS nations. The acquisition of my enhanced professional contacts, top 3 international business school education, and insight into Brazil's rapid economic growth, vibrant history and welcoming culture, have given me powerful new answers and real-world examples for distinguishing myself from other qualified colleagues and job candidates." Alan Leon, MBA 2012
KNOW EUROPE is a four-week course, through the ESC Normandy, on the current business environment within the European Community. Study is organized in Brussels, Belgium; Haarlem, Amsterdam; Paris, Le Havre, and Caen, France; and Barcelona, Spain. Professors are drawn from Europe, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The program includes meetings with local businesses, field visits to seats of European government, and presentations on major aspects of European administration and culture. Highlights from past Know Europe courses: • An opportunity to develop a new European market-entry strategy with a team of business students from a variety of business schools across the globe • Class time with executives, like the head of marketing for Maybelline Brazil and the manager of R&D at Nestle who oversaw the creation of the Kit Kat • Wine tasting and an introduction to wine culture at the world famous Torres Winery in Spain STUDENT QUOTE: "Know Europe has given me confidence in my ability to analyze and determine an effective international marketing strategy. It has also given me a unique opportunity to work on projects in real world settings that I can speak about to prospective employers that help me stand out in interviews." Adrienne Nadeau, MBA 2012


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SAN FRANCISCO (REUTERS) - Global tablet shipments more than doubled in the first quarter and while Apple remained the top seller, Asian manufacturers making low-end gadgets accounted for a major chunk of the growth, according to a report.
Tablet shipments reached 49.2 million units in the January-to-March period, 142.4 per cent more than in the same quarter in 2012, market research firm IDC said on Wednesday.
Apple's iPads accounted for 19.5 million units, an increase of 65.3 per cent.
Samsung Electronics, Asus, Amazon Inc and Microsoft all grew their tablet shipments and eked out market share gains against Apple.
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Year start exporting: | 2010 | |
Number Of Employees: | 51 - 100 People | |
Total Revenue: | US$2.5 Million - US$5 Million | |
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Established in 2010, and Yiwu High King Crafts Firm has become a rising star in cotton bag and fashion straw bag manufacture.
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Ever Wonder What Star Wars, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Men In Black Would Be Like As Power Rangers Series?
By Merrill Barr on May 11, 2014
A few months back, this mashup of the Power Rangers in Space opening with J.J. Abrams' reboot of Star Trek made waves across the internet:
Something that was so fantastic about the video wasn't just that it combined two nerdy things to create a bottomless vortex of fandom, it's how well constructed it was. For a moment, you really believed that Star Trek had been made into a '90s television series… oh wait…
The YouTuber responsible for the mashup was someone who goes by the name "The Usual Suspect" (his real name being Ross Thompson, and you can find him on Twitter @ShockSuspect), and guess what? Power Rangers in Space wasn't his only outing.
Most recently, Thompson put a mashup together featuring the theme of Power Rangers: SPD combined with Will Smith's Men in Black trilogy, and yes, the results are as glorious as you imagine them to be:
Something about how perfectly the cheesy green screen effect has been mimicked here is what makes the whole video shine.
Next up is a treat for you Marvel fans in the form of an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. mashup with the stylings of Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue:
We're just gonna say what we know you're thinking: Clark Gregg would make for the ultimate Power Ranger, no question.
Picture it in your head. Got it? Good, because we have one more mashup for you, and this one's a doozy. It's Star Wars combined with Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy:
We could honestly do this all day, but there's only so much room in a single post for Power Ranger sweetness (not to mention we're still trying to process the movie announcement), but if you head over to Thomas' YouTube account, you can find mashups featuring The Avengers, Jurassic Park, Back To The Future, Harry Potter and more. It's definitely worth a look if you have some time before heading out to clean your zords this weekend.
Okay, one more. Why not?
I'd have liked to see Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. done with the original MMPR theme song.
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Kyle Munson, Online Entertainment Editor for The Des Moines Register understands the benefits of the online news media. With the advances of technology and unlimited space, the online phenomenon has been constantly evolving since he first got into the professional game. "Online is driven by continuous updates. There is new news at 10 o'clock or noon. We're able to track our audience at a micro-level online," Munson said. As editor, Munson is in charge of the management and development that expands The Register's coverage online. His responsibilities include the wholesale redesign of their website, editing and shooting video, maintaining blogs and overseeing the development of an online restaurant database. An avid reader of The Register for all of his life, he enjoyed its legacy of professionalism and career promises. In 1997, Munson started as the pop music critic at the newspaper with a focus on concert and music reviews. He spent many hours on the job covering beats and seeing shows. "The newsroom can be a loud and frantic environment. As a writer, I would find it more relaxing to be writing at night with jazz in the background," Munson said. Unfortunately, as a music critic, it is impossible to please everybody all the time. The important thing is to know how to defend an opinion and be able to back it up. An honest bad review can have a greater impact that a mundane good review. As a journalist, Munson feels he has the responsibility to look out for the average fan, an ethic he uses in all of his work. He also jokingly remarked that many music critics perversely save their hate mail. "I really enjoyed the days before email because anonymous phone were just so much fun." Munson said. "Feedback is better than indifference," he added with a smile. Munson offered other tips for future music critics. He highly recommended listening to everything possible because critiquing truly is a process of immersion. Also, he said a good critic should research and know his or her subject. Overall, the best advice that Munson can give to students today is to have a very comfortable knowledge of technology for online media. Also, be eager to demonstrate the ability and willingness to learn. He recommended that it is important to know even the basic skills of cameras and videos. "Still," Munson acknowledged, "at the core remains good writing and good judgment."
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Posted: May 14, 2010 12:46 PM by Kevin Davidson
Updated: May 14, 2010 3:01 PM
Source: WBRZ/West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office
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If you have any information on where the suspects can be found, call the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office at 225-784-3136.


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orleanz 11/1/2007 09:21 |
prayed for you jeremy no one should ever feel like they want to commit suicide. there is always another option even if you cant see it right now you will. |
burnsee 11/9/2007 08:53 |
I feel your pain and pray that you find |
chicagopaul 11/10/2007 19:12 |
Jeremy, I have been there. I'm learning to stay away from that place. (I take medication for depression and anxiety, and have ADD I cannot medicate because of high blood pressure.) I will not ever try to take my life, but occasionally I pine for "the finality, the closure" of never having to feel bad again... But it is dawning on me that the antidote is gratitude and to accept that life isn't supposed to be comfortable always, and respect that the days I am uncomfortable are among the ones where I learn the most and deepen my faith the most.... Am I making any sense? My therapist has me working on "mindfulness" meditation, noticing and setting aside thoughts, and just noticing how many are negative (sometimes most)... and discarding them as false. I am not these thoughts, she says, and my homework these days is to let that sink in.... Perhaps with our resources and access to the love of others, we can (both of us, all of us) let go of compulsive negative thinking--maybe even replace it with compulsive positive thinking! That's my goal. I'll pray for you; please pray for me. Peace out. Paul |
realitytest 11/22/2007 23:12 |
Jeremy, you are in my thoughts and prayers. |
GoodHeart08 12/4/2007 09:53 |
How dare you feel like you can just give up. Don't you see that you are a human being, I mean it is good that you are reaching out for help but DO NOT DO DIE. Everyone is put on Earth for a purpose and I believe the same for you. |
Jersey Joel 12/19/2007 10:35 |
My wife and I are disabled on S/S> We could use a little more funds each month. |
AisaAhava 1/5/2008 13:31 |
Jeremy, |
sugarspice 1/16/2008 08:58 |
I am praying for you because I do know what is like to be in depression. When you do feel that way. Get your thoughts on the blessings of God in what He have done in your life. The evil one who is the devil wants you to feel defeat, despair and like you can't go on. You can go on because God is with you every step of the way. |
Francine Dozois 2/23/2008 09:31 |
Oh, Jeremy, it is so easy for me to relate with your pain. These days, I try focusing on understanding that, frankly, ALL my fears are false and depression-bound. It is not easy but I seem to get "there", for a moment or two, then the fear pops up again. I acknowledge its presence and I tell it that it does not have much longer to live. I feel, I am taking one more step in the right direction, every day. Even the odd step back helps. Last night, as I was taking my shower, I could have just as well wash with my tears, I was crying so hard. Right after, I sat at my desk and wrote this. It calmed me right down and even made me smile : |
searching to give/get help 3/12/2008 20:43 |
Hi Jeremy, my name is Deb. I have been diagnosed w/clinical depression myself and am on several meds. I SO know what you're feeling about death but would never (?COULD never?)do it. When I first started seeing a shrink & she asked if I ever thought about that, I said yes, every day; doesn't everyone - I was serious. She replied: actually no,people DON'T think about death when they're sad - THAT's the difference between "feeling sad" or "feeling depressed" as opposed to actually being diagnosed with it. I am so in tune with you as I, too, am experiencing several different issues, one which could possibly leave me disabled or partially disabled for the rest of my life. Thankfully, I had two great parents who brought me to Church every Sunday and had a strong faith. I'd be lost (or not here) w/out that. |
I wasn't sure were to go for this pray request, so please for give if this is in the wrong group. .my brother Toby suffers from serve depression ,I want to go into all of it now, but he is in bad shape. His health is getting worse everyday,he has alot of phyical problems . He is bed ridden,and his best friend is a dog names chico, well this morning they had to put his best friend chco to sleep. He is not doing to well, please pray for my brother, we are so scared he is going to hurt his self. Thank You,Donna T. |
Isa.26:3 7/10/2008 11:49 |
I pray for Jeremy to be delivered from the spirit of depression in Jesus Name. May he put on the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness bless the Lord oh my soul and all that is within me bless his holy name. In Jesus Name. Amen |
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Barbara Hepworth sculpture stolen from Dulwich Park
A Barbara Hepworth sculpture which is insured for £500,000 has been stolen by suspected scrap metal thieves from Dulwich Park in south London.
The bronze piece, called Two Forms (Divided Circle), was cut from its plinth overnight, Trevor Moore of Dulwich Park Friends said.
The price it could fetch as scrap metal would only be a tiny fraction of its value as a complete work.
Southwark Council is offering a reward for the thieves' arrest and conviction.
Mr Moore said it was thought they broke into the park through a gate off the South Circular.
'Sickening epidemic'The piece was designed in 1969 and has been in the park since 1970.
A Southwark Council spokesman said it had been insured for £500,000.
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A Hepworth piece from a collection in Bangor, north-west Wales, sold at Sotheby's last year for £445,250, nearly three times its pre-sale estimate.
Peter John, leader of Southwark Council, said: "The theft of this important piece of 20th Century public art from Dulwich Park is devastating.
"The theft of public art and metal is becoming a sickening epidemic.
"I would ask the Met Police and their metal theft task force to investigate this theft as a matter of urgency and would ask anyone with any information about the whereabouts of the sculpture to contact us or the police."
The BBC's arts editor Will Gompertz
Barbara Hepworth was one of the 20th Century's most accomplished sculptors.
After meeting fellow artist Henry Moore at art college in Leeds, the two young students went on to create an international alliance with some of the world's leading artists including Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brancusi. This led to the moment when British sculpture joined the international avant-garde.
Hepworth's modernist abstract sculptures were inspired by the rolling hills of the West Riding where she was brought up. Her great innovation was to pierce the sculptural form; to make a hole right through the body of the sculpture.
Within months, Moore was doing the same and a new language for sculpture was created which continues to reverberate today.
The work that has been taken is a very good example of the revolutionary aesthetic style she developed.
Simon Wallis, director of the Hepworth Wakefield, a gallery which celebrates the work of the renowned sculptor, said: "There's no doubt it is a very significant work from the latter part of her career.
"This piece from 1970 was one of those powerful monumental late bronzes.
"It's an important piece and a very beautiful piece, and beautiful to see it in that outdoor setting.
"That's one of the reasons it's so sad that someone's whipped it for the scrap metal. It will be irreplaceable."
Southwark Council is offering a reward of £1,000 for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thieves.
The theft comes a day after Scotland Yard launched its first dedicated unit to tackle the growing problem of metal thefts.
The crime is believed to cost about £700m a year.
Dame Barbara Hepworth, who died in 1975 in a fire at her studio in St Ives, Cornwall, is considered to be one of the UK's most important modern sculptors, with her work displayed in museums and public spaces around the world.