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June 3, 2008
Recycled Tin-Covered Book Tutorial
I love tins featuring foreign products or neat artwork. I see so much possibility in that metal! Even those crummy cookie or popcorn-filled tins I get in the holiday season have the potential to be something great.
In this tutorial, I'll recycle a cute little tea tin into a cover for a small handbound book. Little books like this are great for jotting notes and sketches, and they make lovely gifts.
- Scissors are handy for cutting paper and string!
- A paper awl to make holes in your book's signatures. You can also use a nail, a large needle, or any other metal pokey thing you have laying around.
- Smooth flat-nosed pliers for bending the metal. This little pliers is designed for jewelry making. It has smooth jaws, and its small size and rubber grip make it easy to use.
- A metal ruler will be useful when bending the edges of the metal.
- Pounding device! This one is a rawhide mallet, which is good for pounding on metals when you want to avoid making big dents or marring the surface. A rubber mallet works for that purpose too. You'll also want a plain ol' metal hammer for when we poke holes in the cover.
- A needle for binding the book. This is an upholstery needle, and the curve makes it easier to stitch the binding. A plain straight needle will work just fine though if that's all you've got.
- Thread or cord to bind your book with. This is waxed linen, which works absolutely wonderfully for a binding like this. The wax makes the cord stick a little, keeping your signatures bound tightly.
- Metal cutting device of some sort! Don't even try to cut with scissors. They'll be ruined. Use metal snips or shears.
- Not Pictured: You'll also need paper of course! Choose a paper that suits the intended purpose of your book. If you want to use it as a sketchbook, be sure to choose a heavier paper that is acid-free. The paper will need to be the same height and about twice the width of the cover.
Optional: An old catalog or phone book, a paper cutter, eyelets and eyelet setting tool.
Preparation of the Metal
To get started, clean your tin of any labels, tape, or sticky stuff. GooGone (a citrusy solution for removing sticky stuff!) works great for this.
Before you start disassembling: WARNING – the bare metal edges are extremely sharp!! Pleeeease work carefully and deliberately to avoid accidentally cutting yourself.
Many tins use a sort of crimping/folding to hold the tin in shape. Sometimes, by merely applying pressure in the right spot, you can force it apart. Other times, you'll need to get it started with a pliers.
Sometimes, you're just going to need to cut it apart. With this tin, I was able to pop the center seam open easily, but the bottom wasn't going anywhere! I cut that off with my cutters.
If the metal is too curvy, smash it flat with a rawhide or rubber mallet.
Some edges will be nicely folded over, and you can leave those alone. Cut off any rough edges, and then cut your metal into the size you want for your book. For mine, I just cut the piece in half in order to preserve as much of the design as possible.
Creating the Covers
Do this part on a workbench or a surface you don't mind pounding on. Line up your cover piece with the edge of the table, let about one-quarter inch hang over the edge and place the metal ruler on top, lined up with the table. Now, firmly holding the ruler down, you can bend up the overhanging edge with the pliers, and it will stay nice and even thanks to the ruler.
Now take away the ruler and use the mallet to flatten and smooth down the edges the rest of the way.
Do the same to any bare edges on either cover piece, so that all the edges are safely folded over.
Using a paper awl or a nail, make evenly spaced holes on the cover edges that are to be bound. The number of holes is up to you and depends on the size of the book and how much stitching you want to do! I made three holes in my covers. (I didn't put it in the photo, but I stuck an old magazine underneath the cover when I made my holes, so I didn't go through my table!)
This is optional, but I highly recommend adding eyelets to the holes. This ensures they are smooth so the binding thread won't stick or get cut.
Make Signatures
Now you can cut and assemble your paper into signatures. My signatures are slightly smaller than the size of the cover. My book has six signatures made of six folded-in-half sheets of paper each. Within reason, you can have as many signatures as you want. The pages per signature will have to be kept low (unless you don't mind trimming the rough edges) as the more pages you add, the thicker the signature gets, and the pages won't align perfectly on the open edge due to the thickness.
Using your cover as a guide, you can mark the holes that you'll be punching into your signatures. Use a paper awl, a large needle, or that trusty nail.
An old catalog, phone book, or other thick book makes a great place to rest your signatures while you punch the holes. It helps make sure they're well aligned. So you don't have to mark the holes each time, just steal a sheet from the first signature you punched and use that as the guide to punch holes in the other signatures.
Stitching the Book
To start stitching go through the first hole in the first signature, from the inside to the outside, leaving a tail on the inside. You'll tie this off shortly…
and back through the same hole in the first signature.
Now tie a knot. You can trim off the tail if you like. Careful not to cut too close so that it comes undone.
Now go out through the next hole in the signature.
Go up through the cover and then back through the same hole in the signature.
Then go out through the last hole in the signature.
Go up through the cover, but do not go back through the signature. Loop under the thread connecting the last signature hole and cover hole, as pictured. Then add on the next signature by going through the first hole, outside to inside.
Come out through the middle hole of the signature and loop under the thread connecting the first signature's middle hole to the cover. Then go back through the middle hole of the second signature.
Come out of the last hole and loop under the connecting thread above like you did before. Don't go back into signature two. Add signature three going in through the first hole.
Come out through the middle hole, loop under the connecting threads above, go back through the same hole you came from.
Exit out of the last hole, loop under the connecting thread above, add on the next signature by going in through the first hole. Continue on, repeating the steps to add all the signatures. Stop when you exit the last hole of the last signature.
Loop under the connecting thread above, go down through the cover, then loop under both threads above the cover.
Go back through the last hole in the last signature.
Exit through the middle hole, loop under the connecting thread, down through the cover, under both threads, then back through the middle hole. Repeat the process with the remaining hole, ending by going back through that hole to end on the inside of the last signature.
Finally, tie a knot by looping under the thread inside the signature. Clip off the end.
Completed Book
Ta-dah! It's done! The tin has been transformed into a nice metal-covered book!
You can see that my holes ended up a bit misaligned, as the stitching isn't aligned from the cover to the signatures. Technically, it should all be fairly straight and aligned. Oh well. There's always next time. I've been saving tins and snatching them up from relatives' trash bins in order to put them to good use in projects like this one! More ideas to come…


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Some common swords do more damage than the silver sword. I'm level 7 now and don't see why that silver sword is special? Why do I need two swords, when I could just use one of them all the time?
Monsters are more vulnerable to silver swords, while humanoids (humans, elves and dwarves) are more vulnerable to steel swords. If you use the wrong sword type you will make far less damage. Always use the silver sword against monsters and the steel sword against humanoids.
Silver swords are usually for hunting monsters. Steel swords are for hunting people.
"Steel for men, Silver for monsters. Sadly, I have used both." -Geralt of Rivia.
The silver blade is the most effective against monsters, but does minimal damage to men, elves, and dwarves.
The Steel blade can be uprgraded by meteorite chuncks, and is mainly used for humanoids. During my time playing, I noticed it was also more effective against woodland creatures(Wolves), than the silver sword.
Hope this helps!
Same reason as why you had to use it in the first instalment of the game: it makes monster fights easier. You can play it the hard way and try hacking away at everything with your long sword but not everybody wants to subject themselves to such masochistic enjoyments.


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|Gon and his friends have passed the first two stages of the Hunter Exam, but they still have three more grueling phases to complete. The applicants must escape the maze-like Trick Tower and survive a free-for-all on an isolated island before they can battle it out in the final tournament. Will Gon and his friends prove their worth and earn the right to call themselves Hunters?
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Editor's NoteBased on the manga by Yoshihiro Togashi, HUNTER X HUNTER tells the story of Gon, an orphaned country boy who discovers that he's actually the son of a very alive and admired Hunter. Hunters are a special breed, dedicated to tracking down treasure, magical beasts, and, in some cases, even humans. Despite his aunt's protests, Gon decides to follow in his father's footsteps to prove himself as a master Hunter in his own right. In this collection of adventures, Gon and his pals have made it past the first two rounds of their initiation. But the challenges only get more difficult as they enter the bewildering Trick Tower, taking one step closer to their final trial.
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|Gon and his friends have passed the first two stages of the grueling Hunter Exam, but the worst phases of the exam are still to come in volume two of Viz media's Hunter X Hunter series. Gon and co. must still escape the trials in Trick Tower, fierce sea storms, a mad free-for-all on an isolated island and an all-out fighting tournament to prove that they deserve the title of "Hunter." This popular Shonen Jump series has everything that fans love about shonen: overcoming impossible odds, friends-turned-rivals, well-timed humor and, of course, loads of heart-pounding action....read the full review
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ZIMBABWE'S insurance industry has reported a 14% growth in outstanding claims and a 1% increase in debtors for the year ended December 2013, as the liquidity crunch bites into the sector.
According to the Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec)'s 2013 Life Report for Life Assurers, based on 10 direct players and two reassurance companies, total outstanding claims grew by 14% to close the year at US$2,4 million compared to US$2,1 million in 2012.
"The commission requires the industry to expedite payment of all claim obligations as a best practice marketing tool and restoration stakeholder confidence in the industry failure of which it will take punitive measures," the report says.
According to a claims aged analysis chart, there was a 6 286% growth in outstanding claims that are 121 days plus to a value of US$1,2 million compared to a mere US$19 000 at the end of 2012.
First Mutual Life recorded the highest growth in outstanding claims of 804% valued at US$1,3 million. CBZ Life and ZB Life's outstanding claims also grew 327% and 317% to US$205 000 and US$200 000 respectively.
Altfin Insurance Company's outstanding claims fell by 56% to US$179 000 at the end of 2013 while Fidelity Life Assurance's outstanding claims also slid 69% and 47% to US$ 342 000 and US$164 000 respectively.
"For the year under review, life companies paid US$125 million in net claims up from US$88 million. The industry's total claims bill grew by 40% against net premium growth rate 34% which might be an indicator for the industry to proactively deploy prudent underwriting measures," the report says.
The report shows that the life assurance industry reported a debtor's book in the sum of US$7 million, 69% up from US$4 million in 2012. "Given a gross premium figure for the year of US$262 million, the average collection rate was 97% from 98% in December 2012," reads the report. The growth in the debtor's book is a result of tight liquidity that has seen clients failing to honour their obligations.
The report aged debtors chart shows Nyaradzo has most of the outstanding claims valued at US$2,3 million, followed by Fidelity Life and Altfin at US$2,1 and US$1,5 million respectively.
Altfin recorded a 59% growth in outstanding debtors while Heritage recorded a 44% growth.
The industry reported that the total policies that were not taken up amounted to US$1 million compared to US$103 000 prior year while lapse ratios were reportedly in the thresholds of up to 61%.
Fidelity Life Assurance group FD Benard Bare said the company's premiums for the year ended December 2013 were being affected by liquidity challenges. He said the company's gross premiums went up by only 3% to US$14,5 million in the year ended December 2013 due to liquidity challenges that have seen employers failing to pay premiums and individuals cancelling their policies.
"Individual life business reduced by 12% to US$2,8 million as a result," Bare said at the company's annual results briefing, adding group business and funeral assurance income contributed US$9,1 million and US$2,5 million to put total income at US$ 18,9 million, 7% down from US$20,3 million reported last year.
First Mutual Holdings reported a 14% growth in gross premium written to US$101, 1 million for the year ended December 2013 mainly driven by its health division, FML Health Care, which accounted for 40% of the gross premium.
FML said the company could have underwritten more business, but was affected by tight liquidity. To beat the liquidity crisis, insurance players have shifted into direct low cost housing scheme projects development.
the report says the industry wrote US$264 million in net terms, a 34% year-on-year growth with total costs outgrowing premium inflows by 16%, a warning sign for the need for prudent cost management.
The insurance regulator said the life sector, however, realised US$72 million in technical profit in sympathy with a 73% combined ratio compared to 67% in 2012.
For the year ended December 31 2013, life companies wrote US$262 million in gross premiums with 92% or US$250 million made up of recurring business whilst US$22 million or 8% was new business streams buoyed by employee benefits products which contributed 73% of the business portfolio.
IPEC believes players are capable of increasing their new business income streams phenomenally via product innovation biased towards the largely uninsured informal sector. For the year under review, total industry assets grew by 31% to US$1,6 billion at year December 2012: US$1,2 billion.
For the period under review, administration expenditure accounted for 28% or US$53 million of total costs (December 2012:26% or US$33 million), claims-67% or US$125 million (December 2012: 70% or US$89 million) whilst the commission bill was 5% or US$9million (December 2012: 4% or US$5 million).
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The Serb told Times Sport after Amavubi elimination at the hands of Tanzania that he would not want to comment on his future but believes he has done his best.
"I don't want to comment on this question. People are there to judge but I believe the players we had did what they could. We used the available resources to reach where we have reached.
"So people will judge but I believe we did the best because we are building a team for the future," Micho told Times Sport.
Ever since Micho took over from Ghanian Sellas Tetteh in early November last year, he has guided Amavubi to nine wins, five draws and six losses in different competition including Cecafa Challenge Cup (2011 and 2012), 2014 World Cup qualifiers, 2013 Africa Nations' Cup qualifiers as well as international friendly matches.
After Cecafa Challenge Cup disappointment, the former St. George coach is shifting his focus on the upcoming friendly match against Angola in bid to continue preparing the team for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers as well as the CHAN qualifiers - all due in March and June next year.
Amavubi lock horns with Palancas Negras on December 22 in Lubango City.
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Purpose and Blessing of Holy Water
A relatively short sermon given at the auspicious great blessing of water, Fr. John-Brian speaks about the reason for blessing water at all, its uses by Orthodox Christians and Holy Church. He also talks about why Orthodox Christian Spirituality uses outward expression to confirm divine Truths.
This sermon uses and refers to scripture readings appointed by the Syrian Malankara calendar and was given on Sunday, January 6, 2013 by Fr. John-Brian Paprock at Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Mission Chapel, Madison, Wisconsin.
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Despite its obvious drawbacks, the recession offers opportunities for organisers able to exploit new technology and strong branding.
To discuss how to make the most of our businesses in a weakened marketplace, 18 industry leaders gathered at the UFI congress in Zagreb at the third UFI CEO Think Tank; a forum set up to establish what is being done in response to the economic challenges.
The think tank comprised organisers and representatives from 14 organisations, collectively organising 1,500 exhibitions and representing an annual turnover of more than €4 billion.
Moderator and CEO of German consultancy JWC, Jochen Witt, says the economic squeeze has pushed organisers to "re-examine their business models, streamline their management structure and rationalise their event portfolios". But, developing creative business models to meet the demands of exhibitors and visitors also has the unexpected advantage of creating new levels of loyalty among these audiences, he adds.
While overall exhibition business profits decreased in 2009, cost-cutting measures allowed the industry to hold steady on most exhibitor costs. Global commercial director of Reed Exhibitions, Nick Forster, shares a view common among the think tank participants, that "recession gives you a chance to examine what's sustainable."
"This is a time to reduce risk and exposure. But it's also a time to seek new business opportunities through joint ventures and cooperative relationships."
Geographically, the weakest industry results are currently being seen in Europe, North America, Japan, India, and Russia, while strong results were noted in China, Brazil and Turkey. However, in most cases organisers said that their leading trade fairs remained stable, or even exceeded expectations, regardless of their location.
Generally speaking, trade fair success mimicked overall industry patterns with negative results noted in sectors including automobile manufacturing and real estate, while positive results were found in exhibitions in the gas and energy sectors.
To overcome adversity, think tank leaders highlighted targeted cost-cutting, headcount reductions and the negotiation of more flexible labour agreements. Many new build programmes have been delayed, while the industry continues to invest in staff training and information technology. Data management systems aimed at improving customer Relationship management and giving solid ROI feature heavily in most companies' plans.
Executive chairman of Belgium's Artexis Group, Eric Everard, says: "This is a time to reduce risk and exposure. But it's also a time to seek new business opportunities through joint ventures and cooperative relationships."Outgoing UFI president John Shaw summarised the group's findings."As a motor for commercial opportunities, the global exhibition industry will continue to play a key role in support of economic development in the future."


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Key Upcoming P2P Conferences
- Discussions on the Future of the Economy an interdisciplinary conference on how to transform our economic infrastructure for the sustainable future.
- DIY Citizenship: Critical Making and Social Media. Centre for the Study of the United States, Munk School of Global Affairs. University of Toronto, Nov 12-14, 2010 [1]
Milestones and Conference Reviews
November 2009:
- David Bollier reviews the Free Culture Forum meeting], which establishes a charter for a free culture in the digital age.
- Sam Rose and Paul Hartzog review the November 3 conference in Manchester, on Media Ecologies for Post-Industrial Production
- Review of: CPoV: Wikipedia Research Initiative Conferences in Bangalore (12/13 January 2010) and Amsterdam (26/27 March 2010), Institute of Network Cultures and Centre for Internet & Society. Interview with Johanna Niesyto and Nate Tkacz.
- Review of: The 3rd Free Culture Research Conference (FCRC), Freie Universität of Berlin and Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (8/9 October 2010). Interview with Leonhard Dobusch and Michelle Thorne.
2010 Conference Agenda
Agenda Sites
- Peter Suber maintains a list of Open Access Movemnent conferences.
- JD Lasica selects the key social media conferences of 2009
- IC4TD Events: maintained by Ismael Peña-López
1. See the tag: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens/P2P-Conferences
2. Ismael Peña-López regularly live-blogs conferences and they are available here
By July 2009, the following conferences were covered:
- First Annual ICT4D Postgraduate Symposium; Second Annual ICT4D Postgraduate Symposium; Third Annual ICT4D Postgraduate Symposium
- Web 2.0 for Development
- e-Stas 2007, Symposium on Technologies for Social Action; e-Stas 2008; e-Stas 2009,
- 3rd Internet, Law and Politics Congress; 4th Internet, Law and Politics Congress; 5th Internet, Law and Politics Conference
- Towards a Social Science of Web 2.0
- Web 2.0 for Education ; Open Ed Tech 2008 ; Working Session on Open Social Learning
- Development Cooperation 2.0
- iCities 2008, Blogs, e-Government and Digital Participation
- Network Society: Social Changes, Organizations and Citizens
- Fighting the Digital Divide through Education
- Citizen Politics
- Course on Digital Competences
Augmenting Conferences through technology: great overview of tools and examples by George Siemens and Terry Anderson et al. Reviews Augmented Conferences, Blended Conferences, Online Conferences etc...
- Pentabarf is an open source conference planning software.
- Open Conference Systems, is "a free Web publishing tool that will create a complete Web presence for your scholarly conference".
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CATTLE in the early stages of bovine spongiform encephalopathy may be entering the food chain because there is no vet to detect symptoms at the slaughterhouse, a consultant to the Scottish health service said last week. William Reilly, a veterinary scientist at the Scottish Communicable Diseases Unit in Glasgow, criticised the government for failing to insist on clinical inspections of all cattle before slaughter.
Of the 900 abattoirs in England and Wales, only 80 have vets in attendance. These are the largest units, which handle meat for export and about 40 per cent of the domestic market.
The European Commission requires any cattle destined for export to be examined before slaughter by a vet. Animals for Britain's domestic market, however, may be checked by an environmental health officer. After 1992, all abattoirs will have to comply with European regulations, but the date for implementing them has been postponed to 1993. ...
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dedicated to the appreciation and analysis of one of the
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This site presents
original work by the author as well as
interviews, critical comment and reference resources.
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New reviews posted 4/28/2014
Signed copies (personalized on request)
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Walker Books: Sallis' primary US publishers
Host Publications: publishers of Limits of
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Lew Griffin book cover gallery (U.S. reissues)
French book cover gallery
From July 2015:
Jim's most recent books, Black Night's Gonna Catch Me Here: New and
Selected Poems (New Rivers Press) and the reissued novel Death Will Have
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Bloomsbury will publish
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Jim's also written two new stories, one commissioned
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for an anthology, Borderland Noir, edited by Craig Macdonald.
From April 2015:
Exciting news: Drive will be
adapted as a comic miniseries by writer Michael Benedetto and artist
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And Jim's book of new and collected poems,
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Jim will also be at
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Travis Leslie at 2009 SEC/Big East Invitational
May 19, 2011
ATHENS ----- Georgia will play host to Cincinnati on Friday, Dec. 2 as part of the expanded Big East/SEC Challenge basketball event, it was announced today.
The UGA-UC matchup is one of four games on Dec. 2, the middle day of the three-day event, all of which will be televised live by the ESPN family of networks. The complete schedule of games follows later in this announcement.
"We're very excited to be participating in this great event again," Georgia head coach Mark Fox said. "Cincinnati will certainly prove to be a formidable opponent for our young team, and we are happy to be playing this game in Athens. The move to campus venues, in fact, should give the event a new feature that will be great for fans of both leagues."
This will be the first-ever meeting between Georgia and Cincinnati, both of whom earned at-large berths in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs finished at 21-12, 9-7 in the SEC, and return two starters: senior guards Gerald Robinson (12.2 ppg, 4.0 apg) and Dustin Ware (8.0 ppg, 3.5 apg, 43.5% 3FG). The Bearcats went 26-9, 11-7 in Big East games, and perhaps just as impressive, compiled an 8-4 record in road games. UC returns its top four scorers from 2011.
This is the fifth year that the SEC and Big East have played each other as a part of an in-season event with the overall series tied 8-8. Previously known as the SEC/Big East Invitational, the first four years of the event (2007-2010) featured four matchups between the two conferences from two neutral sites. For the first time, all 12 SEC schools will play against 12 of the 16 Big East teams, with all games taking place at campus sites.
This will be Georgia's second appearance in this event. The 2010 Bulldogs dropped a 66-56 decision to St. John's in the 2009 Challenge in a game played at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The complete Big East/SEC Challenge schedule follows:
Thursday, Dec. 1
Georgetown at Alabama
Providence at South Carolina
St. John's at Kentucky
Ole Miss at DePaul
Friday, Dec. 2
Cincinnati at Georgia
Auburn at Seton Hall
Florida at Syracuse
Vanderbilt at Louisville
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Arkansas at Connecticut
West Virginia at Mississippi State
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The Africa Cup of Nations might not be broadcast on Nigerian airwaves after the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) admitted a deadlock in its efforts to acquire the TV rights for the Nigerian territory.
The tournament, which it the biggest football event in the continent, will kick off in South Africa on January 19.
The Chairman of BON, who also doubles as the Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Abubakar Jijiwa, at a media parley Wednesday said that the asking price of Euro 8 million (about N16.3 billion) for the Nigerian territory and threat of legal action in any event of a breach was causing the broadcasting body a huge distress.
He said that BON decided to take its cries to government after the take it or leave offer of $300,000 (about N48m) for selected matches involving Nigeria was rejected outright by LC2, one of the agencies claiming the rights.
The offer included the opening, quarter, semi and final matches.
LC2 is another company which wrote BON informing it that it owed the rights for the tournament. It asked BON which is the broadcast coalition of electronic media in Nigeria to pay the sum of Euro 8 before the matches of Africa Cup of Nations cam be broadcast to more than 80 million Nigerians
The firm had through it lawyers said it would institute a legal action against BON if there was a breach.
Jijiwa said several companies had been sending correspondence to BON to indicate they were the legitimate owners of the rights to the Nigerian territory.
He said that BON initially made an offer of $1.2 million (about N1.9billion) to JCM African Sports Consulting after a mail originated by a representative of the firm, Jean Claude Meyer, claimed it was in possession of the rights.
But the offer was rejected by African Sports Consulting, in December last year. The firm instead wanted $1.5m (about N2.4billion).
Following the turn of events, another firm, LC2 later wrote BON by slamming Euro 8 million on the rights after it claimed it had the rights for the Africa Cup of Nations 2013.
Jijiwa told reporters that $300,000 was the least the media owners in Nigeria could afford as the poor standard of football in Nigeria would adversely affect advert revenue.
He said that media broadcaster would not make profit at the cost being demanded by the agency as the Nigerian multinational companies have been forced to scale their advert spending because the economic down turn.
He described the rights fee imposed on Nigeria as unrealistic as a wrong impression that football is a goldmine in the country had been created.
"The fee they are asking for is not realistic as we don't have a buoyant professional league and our national team is not doing well internationally. This situation will affect advert revenue as no one can make profit and break even at Euro 8 million. There is a cartel in sports and we should not allow them to control us. If they want to protect their rights, let them approach the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) to set up their stations," Jijiwas said.
He also faulted that the decision by CAF to brand the tournament as Orange Africa Cup of Nations , which he said had technically narrowed the scope of participation of rival mobile telephony companies in Nigeria, such as Globacom, MTN and Airtel, which are known for their high spending football driven promotional activities.
In the event of the log jam, BON had informed Sports Minister Bolaji Abdulahi, NBC and the Presidency of the looming situation, given consideration to the passion Nigerians have for football and the value the country attaches to the Africa Cup of Nations.


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PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin expects new leaders to emerge following the departure of high-profile veterans like Hines Ward, Aaron Smith and James Farrior.
Tomlin said at the NFL Meetings on Tuesday the Steelers are going through a changing of the guard in the locker room, but he's confident the team has several players -- including defensive end Brett Keisel and safety Ryan Clark -- capable of filling the void.
Tomlin also praised the work ethic of new offensive coordinator Todd Haley, adding he's impressed with the ideas the former Kansas City Chiefs head coach has for helping the Steelers become more potent. The coach insists there is no rift between Haley and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and that is was Tomlin's call to hire Haley, not an order from owner Art Rooney II.


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Some articles pointed out that the root of the financial crisis is the "lever transaction" used by the financial institutions. Some other experts pointed out that what's behind this financial crisis is the $62 trillion Credit Default Swap (CDS). So, how is the relationship between the subprime, the "lever transaction" and the CDS? What is the interaction between them that causes today's financial crisis?
Essay Comment
On April 27th, 2009 samurai_squirrel says:
Jing, I liked your hypotheses of how banks work. Though, I have to admit, I was a bit confused, but this could be from my lack of knowledge of how mortgages and banks worked. Perhaps in the future, put this in more reader-friendly terms to widen your audiences.
Still, you have some solid idea on ways to tackle the ever-growing deficit problem. Nice work!
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On April 29th, 2009 bettyjherring says:
Wow. Is that really how it happens? That seems so crazy to me! No wonder we're in trouble!
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On April 29th, 2009 drude1 says:
I really appreciate the time and effort you obviously put into this essay, however it was very confusing for me to read. Maybe this just reinforces the fact that we all need to be better educated on these serious issues that effect each and every one of us. Thank you for your essay. -DeZ
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Thank you for your words. I strated to write this eassy right after I myself just understand how this crisis happened. English is my second language, and I did my research mostly in Chinese. So it is easy to get things explained not very clearly, sorry about that. But I have tried my best to make this essay not that much confused. I guess I still have to work on converting my thinking to more effective words.
Re: Re: consequences of growing national debt
After doing the researches, I believe that's how this crisis happened. I know the development of US needs the forward consumptions, but the lack of savings does create big problems, like this crisis.
Re: Discuss the causes and potential consequences
Hey Dez,
Changing Expectations
»A new report finds the main problem in getting the public to deal with our fiscal problems isn't opposition to tax increases or spending cuts -- it's their lack of trust in the government to spend their money wisely.


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Google and Yahoo are among the top supporters of websites that promote pirated content, according to a new study, which says the two Internet giants' online advertisements help fund them.
Both Google and Yahoo—who were ranked second and sixth, respectively, by the Annenberg Innovation Lab of University of Southern California's study—have both supported anti-piracy measures to demote search results.
Researchers at USC used Google's Transparency Report, finding that Google and its Double Click advertisements were found on many of the world's top pirate sites.
It also cited another study that was funded by Google and PRS for Music, which found that ad networks financed 86 percent of peer-to-peer search sites that include pirated content, including music and movies.
The study said that major advertisers "clearly … are not aware that they are, in fact, the key source of funds for the piracy industry."
Pasadena, California-based OpenX was ranked No. 1 in the study.
Google said that while it has not viewed the study, it denies it is a major funder of pirate sites.
"Over the past several years, we've taken a leadership role in this fight, partnering with industry organizations to cut off the flow of money to piracy sites, as well as investing significant time and money to keep copyright-infringing content out of our network," Google told the E-Commerce Times.
"The complexity of online advertising has led some to conclude, incorrectly, that the mere presence of any Google code on a site means financial support from Google."
Yahoo has not yet issued any public statements to the media about the study.
Chris Castle, a lawyer based in Texas, told the Los Angeles Times that "if you look at IsoHunt right now … you'll see advertising from the top brands in the world." IsoHunt is a torrenting site that features pirated content, including music, movies, television shows, and games.
"These brands are just perpetuating the people who are stealing from [the artist], and making them rich," he added.
The study was headed by Jonathan Taplin, who heads the Annenberg Innovation Lab and hopes the study will allow ad firms to make informed decisions about which sites should feature their advertisements.
"All musicians know … why their incomes have plummeted," Taplin told the Los Angeles Times. "Everyone knows piracy has destroyed the music business."
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1. Openx
2. Google (including Double Click)
3. Exoclick
4. Sumotorrent
5. Propellerads
6. Yahoo (including Right Media)
7. Quantcast
8. Media Shakers
9. Yesads
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SAN ANTONIO - One year ago, softball returned to Lamar in triumphant fashion, as the Lady Cardinals opened the season with a doubleheader of sweep of UTSA, including winning the opener on a walk-off home run.
The tables were turned in this season's opener, as the Lady Cardinals dropped a doubleheader at UTSA. The host Roadrunners won the opener 8-6 on a walk-off home run by Vivian Tijerina before claiming a 17-2 win over Lamar in the nightcap in a contest that was halted after the top of the fifth because of the mercy rule.
"It's obviously a disappointing way to start the season," Lamar coach Holly Bruder said. "We hit well enough in the first game to win. We didn't hit well in the second game, and our pitching fell apart for one inning."
Bruder was referring to the second inning of the nightcap, an inning that saw the Roadrunners send 20 batters to the plate as they erupted for 16 runs to snuff out an early 2-0 Lamar lead.
"That's a big hole to climb out of," Bruder said. "We set the side down in order in the first inning, but everything went wrong in the second inning."
Lamar had 10 hits in the first game, but just four in the second game. Stephanie Meeuwsen had three hits, including a home run, in the first game for Lamar. Tina Schulz had two hits, while Beverly Corry hit a two-run homer in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 6, setting the stage for Tijerina's heroics.
Schulz (0-1) took the loss in the first game, allowing nine hits and eight runs, all earned, in a complete game. She walked two and struck out six.
Shannon Millman started and took the loss in Game 2. Millman went the first 1 2/3 innings before being lifted for Lauren Dannelley, who gave up eight runs, four earned, on three hits and five walks, in 1/3 of an inning. Millman came back to pitch the final two innings, allowing just one run. Overall, Millman 23n5 3 2/3 innings, allowing 10 hits and nine runs, seven earned. She walked none and struck out three.
Megan Low, who homered in the opener, had two home runs in the second game for UTSA.
The series wraps up with a single game at noon Sunday.
"We have to shake this off and be ready for Sunday," Bruder said.


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West's Campaign against DPRK Condemned by Bulgarian Organization
|Pyongyang, March 3 (KCNA) -- The Bulgaria-Korea Friendship Association carried in the March issue of its bulletin an article condemning the Western moves against the DPRK.
The article disclosed that the Western countries including the U.S. have recently resorted to the malicious "human rights" racket against the DPRK. It went on:
Is the West entitled to talk about other's human rights issue?
The DPRK provides all citizens with the right to labor and there is no one out of work.
The DPRK enforces the eight-hour labor system but the six-hour labor system for women bringing up children.
And all people are enjoying free education and free healthcare service and the state provides them with dwelling houses free of charge.
The tax system was already repealed in 1974.
The U.S.-style democracy fears such public policies.
The Western propaganda on human rights serves the political purpose of the bourgeois.
If one wants to talk about the human rights issue, he or she should ask human rights are ensured in south Korea with a great number of people out of work.
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Recipes: Thai Chicken and Kale Chopped Salad
As the weather warms up, it leaves me with a serious craving for big, fresh, crunchy salads. Sometimes when I'm keeping things simple I'll even serve a big salad to friends who come over for dinner on weeknights. It's such an easy way to pack in a bunch of veggies and a variety of flavors in a single dish.
This Thai Chicken and Kale Chopped Salad was born out of my love for both kale and Thai peanut dressing. Most Thai chicken salads are strictly cabbage-based, but everyone in our kitchens really loved the contrast of the crunchy cabbage with the slightly softer, leafy kale. Since I am not a fan of overly-dressed salads, this recipe makes just enough dressing to pleasantly coat the salad ingredients without weighing the salad down. And I think you'll find it packs just the right amount of heat.
To speed things up, I suggest chopping all the veggies and making the dressing ahead of time. Then, right before you plan to serve the salad, toss all the salad ingredients together in a large bowl and drizzle with the dressing.
Thai Chicken and Kale Chopped Salad
8 cups finely chopped kale leaves (1 bunch, stems removed)
2 teaspoons olive oil
3 cups shredded green cabbage
2 cups deli rotisserie chicken, shredded
2 large carrots, shredded
1/2 cup roasted, salted peanuts, chopped
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 medium green onions, sliced
1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon Thai red chile paste
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
In a large mixing bowl, combine the kale and olive oil. Massage the olive oil into the kale with your hands 1 to 2 minutes until kale is softened slightly. Add cabbage, chicken, carrots, peanuts, cilantro and green onions to the mixing bowl.
In a small saucepan, combine all the dressing ingredients. Whisk constantly over medium-low heat about 3 minutes or until smooth and slightly thickened. Cool dressing 10 to 15 minutes. (Makes about 2/3 cup dressing.)
To serve, drizzle cooled dressing over salad and toss to combine.
Prep Time: 30 Minutes Total Time: 45 Minutes | Servings: 4
A few fresh and tasty salads to check out:
- Broccoli Salad with Blueberries and Honey-Toasted Walnuts from The Roasted Root
- Spring Chopped Salad from Not Without Salt
- Chopped Salad with Buttermilk-Peppercorn Dressing Recipe from Aida Mollenkamp
- Chopped Kale Salad with Edamame, Carrot and Avocado from Cookie + Kate
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On this day in 1878, Kiowa chief Satanta committed suicide by jumping out his prison window. Satanta was born around 1820, probably in what is now Kansas or Oklahoma. He first emerged as an orator at the Medicine Lodge Treaty council in October 1867, where he came to be known as the "Orator of the Plains," although that title may have been a tongue-in-cheek reference to his long-winded speeches rather than sincere praise for his speaking abilities. In 1871 Satanta and his fellow chiefs Satank and Big Tree were arrested for their part in the Warren wagontrain raid. Satank was killed while trying to escape. The trial of Satanta and Big Tree at Jacksboro was a celebrated event, primarily because it marked the first time Indian chiefs were forced to stand trial in a civil court. The jury convicted the two men and sentenced them to hang, but Texas governor E. J. Davis commuted the sentences to life imprisonment. Satanta was paroled in 1873, but was re-arrested for his role in the attack on Lyman's wagontrain in Palo Duro canyon and in the second battle of Adobe Walls. He was imprisoned in the Texas penitentiary in Hunstville until 1878, when, demoralized over the prospect of spending the rest of his life in confinement, he took his own life.
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The man in front of the coffee-sipping crowd is holding a sasando, a traditional musical instrument. The audience's chattering dies down as he begins to pluck the strings. The melodious tune of "Bolelebo," a traditional song from East Nusa Tenggara, fills the room.
"It means good or bad, the land in the east is still the best," he says, explaining the meaning behind the piece of music.
He continues with a classic song by Maywood, "Mother, How Are You Today?," which the crowd recognizes. Some people hum the tune as he plays, and the applause crescendoes as he finishes.
Although his first name recalls the late King of Pop, that's where the similarities end between Jacko Hendrick Ayub Bullan and the late Michael Jackson. When he performs, the 37-year-old wears a tiilangga , a traditional hat made from lontar leaves, and traditional clothing. His ability to play the sasando has made him an important figure in preserving the nearly-extinct instrument. Jacko is one of only eight sasando experts known to exist in the country, and is the youngest among them.
The sasando is a stringed instrument from Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara. Similar in shape to a harp, the sasando is slightly smaller and the strings are attached to a main cylinder, which is usually made from bamboo or wood. The tube is held in place by a larger curve made from lontar leaves.
To play the instrument, Jacko uses both hands. The left hand plays the melody and bass, and the right hand plays the chords. The result is a harmonious sound reminiscent of a guitar mixed with a harp.
"Although it is a traditional instrument, I can play any song on it," he said.
Jacko was born on Rote Island but grew up in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. He learned to play the sasando from his grandfather. He was 13 when he started to learn, but his grandfather was initially reluctant to teach the eager Jacko.
"According to my grandfather, musical instruments were only for unemployed people with nothing to do," Jacko said. "He told me to start working, taking care of the rice fields and the animals."
But Jacko never gave up his passion for playing the sasando. One of his relatives was able to travel the world playing sasando, and forged numerous friendships with foreigners thanks to the instrument. Jacko vowed that if one day he could master the sasando, he would marry a foreign woman.
"Motivation is a funny thing, but I was only a teen, so it kept me practicing," he said.
"I used to put a sasando next to my bed and every day, as soon as I woke up, I would spend half an hour just playing."
He surprised people in his hometown by becoming the youngest man to learn the instrument. Word of his talent spread and he started to receive requests to perform at local hotels, where he met a girl from Sydney and dated her for a year.
"So, yeah, the sasando made my dream come true," Jacko laughed.
When he was 19, he was invited to perform at the governor's office in Kupang, a privilege for the young man. His parents recognized his talent and began to support their son as he received requests to play all over the country.
In the late '90s, as the monetary crisis hit Indonesia, many hotels in East Nusa Tenggara closed down. In 2000, forced to seek work elsewhere, Jacko moved to Jakarta and has lived in the capital ever since.
"Although I had the ability to play the sasando, it was not easy to become well known in Jakarta," he said.
He took a job working as a personal bodyguard for a top lawyer and received a good salary, which enabled him to engage in activities that he had previously considered sinful. Jacko soon found himself living what he considered an unhealthy lifestyle, so he quit his job.
"I am a Christian, and I believe that if we want to change, God will show us the way," he said.
In search of a good, virtuous job, Jacko worked as a cleaner in a church at Gunung Sahari. He believed that it was the right thing to do, as he was no longer earning what he considered "dirty money."
"I already knew how it felt to earn a lot of money. It's no good when it's basically the same thing as being a scammer or a thief," he said.
At the church, he was paid Rp 225,000 ($24) a month. It was barely enough to live on, but Jacko was determined to follow his principles. After work, he would play the sasando in front of the church to unwind after a long day spent mopping floors. The melodious tunes always attracted a crowd, until one day a representative from the church asked him to perform for some visiting foreign guests.
This became another turning point in his life, and more and more people started to recognize him. Once again, Jacko started to receive invitations to play for audiences across the country.
He also has traveled overseas and performed at cultural events in Singapore, Malaysia, England, Spain and recently at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York. He was also able to visit Niagra Falls, a crowning moment in his life. Jacko said he was amazed at the direction his life has taken.
The chance to make a living by playing sasando has also inspired Jacko to modify the instrument.
"I like to draw, and I designed my own sasando so it can be electrical," he said.
He said it's useful for performances in large venues, so that the sound can be projected to the whole audience.
Jacko also often receives requests to teach sasando, mostly from foreigners living in Jakarta.
"Right now, I earn more than enough just playing sasando, which is good for a pengamen [street musician] like me," he said.
The Origins of the Sasando and a Chance to Meet the Musician
The sasando is believed to have been created on Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara, in the 18th century. It is made from bamboo, metal and wood (usually from the Cendana tree).
There are two known types of sasando: a sasando gong, with 10 strings, and which, according to Jacko, can only be used to play traditional music. The second type is a violin sasando, with 24 strings, and which can play any style of music, from national anthems such as "Kulihat Ibu Pertiwi" ("I See Motherland in Sorrow") to religious songs.
A couple of years ago, Jacko started to design his own sasandos. He creates the individual parts of the sasando in case someone orders one or wants to replace a broken part on their own sasando. He uses Cendana wood, which he sources from East Nusa Tenggara — he claims that he can't find the right type of wood anywhere else. When he performs, he uses his electric violin sasando, which he also designed.
"I created this electric sasando because the traditional one does not produce a loud enough sound, and that becomes a problem when I perform in a hall," Jacko said.
On Rote Island, the sasando is usually played to celebrate a harvest, at a religious ceremony in a church or at a funeral.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism will hold a Sasando Music Festival in Kupang in December, and Jacko has been invited to perform. According to Jacko, the festival is part of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's first 100-day program.
If you are a Jakarta resident, Jacko is your only chance to hear a live sasando player. The other seven known players live in Kupang and are too old to travel.
Jacko's next performance will be at an exhibition at the Jakarta Convention Center on Dec. 10 and 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.