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The game is the first of a doubleheader with the men's basketball team who are set to play at 7:30. Tickets can be bought in advance for $5 by calling the NSU ticket office at 357-4268 or at nsudemons.com using the promotional code "ParishNSU" at the time of purchase.
Northwestern State (5-10, 1-4 SLC) is coming off of a three-game road stretch in which it played three of the current top five teams in the Southland Conference, all in the span of one week. The Lady Demons lost all three games to Sam Houston (72-61), Oral Roberts (66-55), and Central Arkansas (60-44).
Nicholls (11-4, 3-1 SLC) beat Oral Roberts at home 69-66 and McNeese 78-61 and Southeastern Louisiana 71-65 on the road.
"Nicholls is a very good ball club. They've got a really good inside-out combination with (Alisha) Allen and (KK) Babin," said co-head coach Brooke Stoehr. "KK is a great guard and playmaker that can shoot the ball and does a lot for them."
Babin is second on the team and 11th in the Southland Conference in scoring with 12.5 points per game. She also averages 4.9 assists per contest, which ranks second in the conference.
Allen leads the Lady Colonels with 14.7 points a game, her average ranks sixth in the league.
"Allen works extremely hard in the paint, a very good scorer, and an active rebounders," said Stoehr. "We're going to have to do a good job containing those two and not let their third and fourth scorers get hot. "
Northwestern State's Jasmine Bradley is going in the game with two straight double-figure scoring contests, and has four in the last six games. She averages 7.5 points and six rebounds a game.
Jasmine Upchurch had her four game double-figure streak snapped at Central Arkansas when she scored nine. She leads the team in points (11.8) and rebounds (6.2) a game.
The Lady Demons will take on Southeastern Louisiana Saturday at 1 o'clock in Prather Coliseum.

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According to a report issued today (6 March) by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) the world has met the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halving the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water, well in advance of the MDG 2015 deadline. WHO
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The following poems are part of the Thing to Do in Baltimore series of poems by Fitz Fitzgerald. We'll be posting more them periodically here at What Weekly. Enjoy!
3955 greenmount
tupac had one ball
the other blown
frank is some sugar
spun in bmore
bertha is bioluminescent
dash is ex-pinkerton
enoch is no eunuch
his name all over
dot says excuse my dust
enter baltimore, poet
island from the isolated
gigantic and wingless
like a tree growing from
the window of a row house
butcher's hill
she's in the kitchen
crying with a knife
why are you crying?
I'm chopping onions
the packy is open on sundays
run to the corner
get me a pack of ciggy butts
& a bottle of jameson
sry I did or sd or whatever
sry it's all kind of anyway
sry I'm not sry
why are you crying?
I'm only chopping onions
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Writer and historian Wallace Stegner called our national parks "the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than at our worst."
That was the message of the recent Ken Burns series that aired on PBS (www.pbs.org/nationalparks), and I couldn't agree more.
Watching this 12-hour documentary brought back memories of my own visits to national parks that span more than three decades.
Despite the afterglow of the series, however, the truth is our national parks are sick. Our 391 national parks, monuments and reserves are heavily used and under funded.
In 2006, the national park system hosted 272,623,980 visitors and operated with an annual budget of less than $2.5 billion. And according to a recent story in the Christian Science Monitor, there's a maintenance backlog of $8 billion.
The Park Service is one of those agencies gets lost in the shuffle when many budget line items cost tens or hundreds of billions of dollars. It seems a shoddy way to treat "the best idea we ever had."
I understand the demands placed on the federal budget by politicians, taxpayers and all governmental agencies, so maybe it's time to reach back to the future for a great idea.
In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps (www.ccclegacy.org) as part of his "New Deal." It enrolled its first worker just 37 days after FDR's inauguration.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was FDR's civilian army charged with restoring heath to the nation's natural resources that had been decimated by the Dust Bowl. In the midst of the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps put able-bodied, unemployed young men to work.
From 1933 to 1942, Civilian Conservation Corps workers planted 3 billion trees and built thousands of roads, bridges and fire towers. They fought forest fires, worked on flood control and soil control projects, and worked in forests to restore wildlife habitat and improve forest recreation.
Perhaps it's time to revisit the concept of national service. Though experts tell us the recession is over, high unemployment will continue for an indefinite period of time. So let's require two years of compulsory national service for all.
Qualifying service would include the military and other existing programs such as the Peace Corps, VISTA, AmeriCorps and the Youth Conservation Corps (a current National Park Service program for youth 15-18). And let's resurrect the Civilian Conservation Corps for individuals who would prefer to have their service address conservation problems.
Recruits could be deployed to national, state, county or city parks to do all kinds of work.
Though compulsory registration for the military draft ended in 1973, it was reinstated in 1980. All 18-year-old males have since been required to register with Selective Service since then, so the infrastructure of such a program is in place. Simply expand it to include all 18-year old women. And service would also be open to older adults who wished to volunteer.
There are many ways such a system of compulsory service might be implemented. One would require two years of service between the ages of 18 and 26. High school graduates could choose to serve immediately, go to college or enter the work force for a few years.
College students could serve three months each summer and have only 12 months of service remaining upon graduation. Some positions might require a college education. All workers would be provided with room, board and health care, and upon completion of their service, each would receive a $20,000 stipend to get on their feet in the real world.
In addition to the manpower, mandatory national service would provide to involved agencies other benefits which might be even more important. It would engage the 18- to 26-year-old cohort in meaningful work and open private sector jobs to older workers.
It would instill a work ethic in young people who are probably are unfamiliar with the phrase. And upon completion, workers would have acquired real world experience and confidence in knowing what they are capable of doing.
This all sounds great to me, but I admit I'm wearing blinders. Tell me why I'm wrong, and why compulsory national service is a bad idea.
Why? Amendment XIII and the principle behind it. Free citizens are not slaves to anyone, not even their own government.
Scott, you ask:
"Tell me why I'm wrong, and why compulsory national service is a bad idea."
It's is not just a bad idea, but a truly evil one.
It is immoral because my life is my own, to do with as I see fit. If you have ever read the Constitution, then you should be aware that every US Citizen possesses the unalienable rights to their life, liberty (freedom of action) and property. Neither you, nor any other individual or group has the right to determine how I direct my life and dispose of my resources of time, energy or money, just as I have no say in determining how you conduct your life. Also, please take a look at the 13th Amendment, as Kris points out:
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States …"
Just because our rights and the 13th Amendment have, and continue to be violated by our government, this is not a justification for further abuse.
A society based upon liberty is one where all individuals interact with one another through voluntary exchange. A society base upon force is totalitarian, with dictators setting the terms and slaves following the orders. When you see these issues in these terms, I hope you will choose the path of freedom and the preservation of individual rights.
See my website for a much fuller discussion of this very topic.
C. Jeffery Small
Holding up the CCC as an example of compulsory service is wrong. The CCC was not compulsory – unless you consider that for some it was enroll or starve.
That said, the CCC was the best program of the New Deal.
I agree that the CCC should be resurrected, especially during the current financial crisis. It would solve part of the under/unemployment problem and address the conservation and park maintenance work backlog in the country. However, Smitty is correct; the CCC was never compulsory. It was also the most widely bipartisan supported program of the New Deal. The selection criteria for volunteers was that they were on the relief roles. They were required to send $25 of their $30 per month stipend to their families. Such requirements would not work in today's society. However, with revisions to suit modern times, a new CCC could be a useful policy tool and a potentially valuable solution for unemployed youth. While we all found many faults with this article, the underlying idea has merit and should not be summarily dismissed.


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News from Vermont # 319 "North to Alaska"
Hello again Maple People,
I've been fascinated with Alaska ever since I was a kid listening to the song, "North to Alaska". For you young folks, the song's lyrics point to "majestic mountains", "bonanza gold", and "northern lights a-runnin' wild", things that make the listener want to head on up. Recently I took them up on their "offer" and went North to Alaska. I would never have done it without a connection but my cousin Rebecca lives in Fairbanks and had sent me multiple invitations. When I reviewed my accumulation of charge card air miles, I decided the trip was doable.
After ten grueling hours of flight and three different spells of airport limbo, the Alaskan Air 737 that I boarded in Seattle finally landed at Fairbanks International Airport. Rebecca and her partner Georjean were there waiting to whisk me off into the place I had only dreamed about...grisly bears, midnight sun, land that goes on forever...and also, I might add, hospitality Alaska style! On our way to their country home, we passed Aspens, White Birches, and towering Spruces reminiscent to me of my trips into the Russian countryside. I made the comparison to my hosts but worried that I had offended them...Alaskans live in an American state complete with all the American amenities, the biggest state of all in fact! Except for physical size, I started seeing similarities between Alaska and Vermont.
Immediately after I told the girls that I wanted the complete experience including cold weather, country clutter, and mosquitoes, we started passing pickup trucks fitted with white plastic tanks. I chuckled, saying "looks just like Vermont in sugar season". My hosts explained that artesian wells up there have to be drilled extra deep and through a thick layer of perma-frost. Many folks simply can not afford a well, hence, "sap" tanks on pickup trucks. That, coupled with temperatures down in the fifties, started making me feel right at home.
Rebecca took me to all the Fairbanks sites, a great antique car museum, two other wonderful museums, a riverboat cruise, but, best of all, a parade which marks a special Alaskan holiday called Golden Days. Since gold made Alaska, folks up there have created a weekend long holiday to honor gold. In the parade, we saw great floats, brass bands, honky-tonk groups, and yes, politicians. In fact being a "frugal" Vermonter, my favorite part of Golden Days was courtesy of the politicians...starting atnoon on the holiday's Sunday, there is always "The Governor's Picnic" which is free for everyone, even Yankee interlopers like me. Needless to say, I graciously accepted and as Rebecca and I ate, Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell stopped at our table to say "hi"..."wow, only in Alaska andVermont!", I thought. I left the picnic full, satisfied, and ready to shout out to the lower forty-eight "free food up in Alaska....the rush is on!".
Toward the end of my stay, we traveled to Denali National Park and signed up for a twelve-hour bus tour right to the end of the road at the gold town of Kantishna. Although a long ride at "tractor speed", the twelve-hour Denali tour is an Alaskan "must do". We saw wildlife galore, including huge moose (I thought Vermont moose were big until I went to Alaska!), caribou, grisly bear, and even a lynx! In fact the only thing that might "upstage" the wildlife was the scenery. Although Mount McKinley was socked in, there were plenty of other stunning snow capped peaks including the Polychrome Mountains. Traversing the narrow, alpine-hugging, ribbons of roads in the Polychromes left me "mouth agape", out of breath, and scared to death!
The end of the road at Kantishna brought a park ranger's narration about Fannie Quigley, an original and intrepid gold pioneer. It also brought mosquitoes, trillions of mosquitoes...I had declined the complementary mosquito net because I wanted the real Alaskan mosquito experience...once again, Denali did not disappoint!
Of course I hit many of Alaska's gift shops along my way including Rebecca's and Georjean's "If Only...a fine store" in downtown Fairbanks. I found "If Only" to be not only the finest of stores but another Alaskan "must see". In many of the lesser stores, Alaskan merchants are offering a product, again reminiscent of my Vermont...syrup, pure birch syrup! Birch and Maple syrups are similar in one minute way, they both come from trees, but there ends the comparison for this seven generationVermont maple sugarmaker.
I only had five days up there and when my wonderful hosts dropped me off at the airport, my heart was full of "high" from my peak Alaskan experience. When I flew off toward Vermont my luggage contained a few special treats for my loved ones, save one...there was no birch syrup going back with this tourist!
Have a golden day!
PS: Here it is late summer and one more time, you'll hear it from me...where does the time go??!! Soon we'll be enjoying the crispness of fall mornings and, best of all, brilliant fall colors everywhere. We're canning syrup every day now getting ready for our influx of foliage season customers. Canning syrup brings a major benefit of this job...I get to taste every batch. So take it from me...syrup is extra good this year. You can get some quick and easy at http://www.morsefarm.com/gifts
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PAWTUCKET --- For the third straight year, Tolman High will be sporting a very young squad, and this one may be the youngest of the bunch ŌĆō with seven sophomores and three freshmen making up the bulk of its 16-man roster.
In Coach Speak, the word ŌĆśyoungŌĆÖ is usually synonymous with ŌĆśbadŌĆÖ, but with this yearŌĆÖs Tigers, that doesnŌĆÖt appear to be the case.
ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖve very young, but experienced,ŌĆØ Tolman coach Steve Reynolds said after Thursday afternoonŌĆÖs practice at Lynch Arena. ŌĆ£We have a good group of hockey players that have been around the game, understand (the game), and are willing to put in the hard work.ŌĆØ
That hard work has been evident in the first couple of weekends of the season. Tolman is currently 2-1 and in a three-way tie for second place (behind the unbeaten Johnston/North Providence co-op team) in the Division III ranks with Mount Hope and Cranston East.
ŌĆ£We have a good amount of confidence building in the locker room,ŌĆØ admitted Reynolds, ŌĆ£and hopefully we can keep going in that direction and build a winning atmosphere.ŌĆØ
The Tigers, who produced just 29 goals en route to a last-place 4-14 finish in the Division III-North circuit last year, have scored 15 times in their three games, a 4-2 win over West Warwick, a 9-0 shutout of Warwick Vets, and a 3-2 loss to Cranston East.
TolmanŌĆÖs fabulous first line of senior center and captain Patrick Gray, junior right wing Kody Casavant (who scored 10 goals a year ago), and freshman left wing Jared Pedro has been responsible for nine of the goals. Each forward has scored three times, and Gray and Pedro each also have four assists.
The second line is an all-sophomore unit that features Kevin Tracey, Ryan Deighan, and Brandon Speight, and the third line is a forechecking group that contains junior Anthony Bisbano and freshman Edward Reall and Kristopher Wallace.
Defensively, the Tigers have certainly made their mark in the early going, and no player has shined brighter that junior goaltender Stephane Meunier, who has turned away 59 of the 64 shots he faced. He is backed up by sophomore Jared Da Silva.
ŌĆ£Stephane has done a great job,ŌĆØ offered Reynolds. ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖre a different team when heŌĆÖs in net.ŌĆØ
Senior Dylan Miniati and sophomore Chris Baldwin are the TigersŌĆÖ top two defensemen. Junior Zachary Belasco and sophomore Ryan Pedro (who also plays forward) are also on the blue line, as is sophomore Matt Mooney, who is currently out with a concussion.
ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖre skating our top people at the positions they belong,ŌĆØ noted Reynolds. ŌĆ£As long as we put our best product on the ice, which is what weŌĆÖve been able to do this season, weŌĆÖll do fine.ŌĆØ
The division, which is now one big nine-team league instead of six-team North and South brackets, should present the Tigers with plenty of challenges.
Defending champ Mount Hope, which graduated just two players, appears to be the team to beat, but the Johnston/North Providence co-op squad has stormed out to a 4-0 start by outscoring its opponents by a 28-7 margin. And donŌĆÖt forget to throw always-competitive East Providence and Cranston East into the mix.
Nevertheless, TolmanŌĆÖs goal remains the same as it has been each and every year ŌĆō make the grade for the playoffs and compete for the championship. The Tigers had been absent from the playoffs for the past two years, but this third year may be the charm.
ŌĆ£ThatŌĆÖs our goal every year,ŌĆØ admitted Reynolds. ŌĆ£We want to improve every game, but obviously, our No. 1 goal is the playoffs. And if we get there, get a hot goalie, and get a couple of bounces, anything can happen. We have the guys in that locker room that can (reach the playoffs) this year, so weŌĆÖll see what happens.ŌĆØ


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Just sent my first one to our college freshman son – cost about $15! The next ones will be smaller
ChristineV – try looking into flat rate priority boxes. That is what my mother always used and it was always interesting to see what she stuffed in there. Since it was 1 price no matter how heavy as long as it fit in the box she would sometimes put items I forgot of just it would be nice to have items and didn't have to worry about the weight.
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text: IOM Update: AORN Joins Provider Community Letters to Federal Trade Commission Publish Date: 4/25/2012 AORN joined with many other Nursing Community organizations and the Coalition for Patients' Rights in letters to the Federal Trade Commission encouraging the FTC to continue its efforts to investigate unfair trade practices in health care. The letter expresses support for the FTC's recent efforts to promote competition, access and choice in health care, specifically with respect to the FTC's formal opinions on proposed regulations and legislation affecting the use of APRNs. By responding to state-based requests to evaluate state regulatory and legislative proposals that risk patient access to quality health care, the FTC is fulfilling its duty to promote market competition and its benefits. This is an important issue, as the IOM Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health report directly called for this level of engagement by the FTC. The Future of Nursing report specifically encourages the FTC to "review existing and proposed state regulations concerning advanced practice registered nurses to identify those that have anticompetitive effects without contributing to the health and safety of the public. States with unduly restrictive regulations should be urged to amend them to allow advanced practice registered nurses to provide care to patients in all circumstances in which they are qualified to do so." AORN has been delighted to see the FTC's initiatives in responding to this call to action in the Future of Nursing report and believes it will continue to be imperative for those states considering legislative and regulatory proposals that may hinder or eliminate competition and affect nursing practice to hear from the FTC on the potentially anti-competitive effects of such proposals. Read More Public Policy News


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May 12, 2010
MADISON, Wis. -- Barry Gill's journey to the University of Wisconsin began more than 15 years ago.Greg Gill, the oldest of the five Gill brothers, earned four varsity letters in track and field at Wisconsin from 1995-1998. Greg was an All-American in the decathlon for the Badgers in 1996. While Greg was running laps around the track, younger brother Barry was running around the playground.Barry's next oldest brother, Pat Gill, also attended Wisconsin. Pat played football for the Badgers from 1995-1998, redshirting the 1995 season before going on to letter in 1998 and graduate from the UW. Barry, meanwhile, was graduating from elementary school.Next came Ben Gill. Ben was also a four-year letterwinner in track and field for the Badgers from 1999-2002 and, like the family's eldest brother, competed in the decathlon for the UW. By this time, Barry was attending Xavier High School in his native Appleton, Wis. Eleven years after the first Gill competed for UW, it was finally Barry's turn to don cardinal and white as he was recruited to lace up his track spikes for the Badgers. After redshirting the 2006 season, Barry has primarily raced in the longer sprints, although he has competed in the decathlon like his brothers as well."I definitely had a strong family tie to UW because my brothers all enjoyed the university," Gill said. "There are a lot of great schools out there, but when I came to Wisconsin it seemed like a puzzle piece that fit just right. "All three of my older brothers have strong athletic ties here. Even though they never really pushed me in any direction, I think they favored UW over any other school for me."Barry will also become the fourth Gill brother to earn his degree from the University of Wisconsin when he graduates with majors in history and legal studies this weekend. Gill is one of four current Badger seniors who are the latest in a line of family members to graduate from the UW. Fellow seniors Tyler Holland, Jenny Soceka and Nick Engen also followed their families' roots to Wisconsin.Tyler Holland became the third Holland to suit up for the Badger football team when he came to the UW in 2006, following both his father, Louis A. Holland, and his brother, Louis Jr., in attending Wisconsin. "Since I was a little kid, we were always coming to UW Badger games," Holland said. "A lot of tradition runs in my family as far as the University of Wisconsin goes. Playing for Wisconsin was definitely a dream of mine."Several factors influenced Holland's decision to choose the University of Wisconsin, but his family ties to the university and the chance to play Big Ten football tipped the scale."I was open to a lot of different schools," Holland said. "I was really looking for the social and academic aspects of school as well as athletics, but there's nothing like Big Ten football. That was definitely the separator as far as some of the other schools I was looking at. I wanted to see if I could make it in Big Ten football."My family was excited for me, but my parents didn't want to push me to go here. They took me around to look at a bunch of different schools. Deep down, I think they really wanted me to go to the University of Wisconsin. At the end of the day, after growing up 'On, Wisconsin!' it just felt like the right fit."Tyler's father was a halfback for the Badgers from 1960-1964, and his career included a trip to the 1963 Rose Bowl game. Brother Louis Jr. played football at UW in 1985."There was definitely a lot of weight on my shoulders as far as upholding the Holland tradition here," Holland said. "It turned out really great though, and I'm happy with my experience at the University of Wisconsin."
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I'd like both of these if they're still to be had.
im interested in the:$5.00 AntiGravity Gear pot cozy for MSR Blacklite 2 liter potwhen you get a chance, i would need to know if this will fit my montbell cookset. i think it will, but the dimensions (approx. diameter and height) would help.
$23.00 MSR Titan Titanium Kettle 4.3 oz$105.00 Hennessy Hammock Ultralite backpacker A-sym with snake skins 2 lbs$5.00 Sam splintI'll take these. PM me if they're still available
I actually wanted the Sea to Summit 4L, I think that's what my original post said (I'll re-check it after posting this)....you're nailed to the wall with responses!I see it as sold to Chad, but if I was first, I would still like it. If it goes the other way, I'll survive without it!Thanks!PS - Where do I send payment?Confirmed that I requested the 4L, let me know. Don't want the 40L.
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POSSIBLY interested. Would it be too much trouble to post a photo?Also possibly interested in a pair of OR gaiters (black).
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Watch the top post to check your order status. I'm working my way down the list as fast as I can.Thanks,Tony
I hilariously needed all that stuff (or could have definitely used it). Hats off to the OP for selling so much useful stuff.
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Arrived today! Thanks for the fast shipping. Love this little pot!
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SAN DIEGO — A Southern California man has pleaded guilty to smuggling highly-prized swim bladders belonging to the endangered Totoaba fish into the United States, following a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Anthony Sanchez Bueno, 34, of Imperial, Calif., admitted in federal court Wednesday that he attempted to smuggle 170 Totoaba swim bladders weighing more than 200 pounds into the U.S. through the Calexico port of entry. As part of the plea agreement, Sanchez Bueno acknowledged he intentionally hid the swim bladders under layers of fresh fish in coolers to avoid detection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, and that he intended to deliver the contraband to an Asian man at the Jack in the Box in Calexico.
Sentencing for Sanchez Bueno is scheduled for Sept. 6 before U.S. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo. The charges carry a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison and/or a $250,000 criminal fine.
According to the plea agreement, Sanchez Bueno also acknowledged he had previously smuggled Totoaba swim bladders using coolers during February and March. U.S. authorities estimate the total value of the swim bladders Sanchez Bueno smuggled during the two-month period was more than $400,000.
HSI and FWS investigators began their probe into this unusual wildlife smuggling activity after an officer with CBP uncovered the first load of the endangered fish swim bladders during a vehicle inspection in February at the Calexico port of entry. The bladders were discovered under layers of non-regulated fresh fish inside a cooler.
Totoaba, which live exclusively in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, have been listed as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act since 1979. Because the species is federally-protected in both the U.S. and Mexico, it is illegal to take, possess, transport or sell Totoaba. The fish, which can measure up to seven feet long and weigh more than 200 pounds, are known to live for up to 25 years.
The Totoaba bladders are an ingredient in a centuries-old Chinese soup recipe. After the bladder is removed and dried, they are sold on the black market in Hong Kong and mainland China where they fetch as much as $10,000 each.


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Butter London Lippy Review & Swatches
I match.
Yup, I do.
I match my eyeshadow to my shirts and blouses, my chucks to my t-shirts, etc…etc…I'm a matcher. Some folks think this should be outlawed but it's all about personal style isn't it?
I guess that's why I'm completely in lust with the idea of the new Butter London Lippy Lipgloss Collection. I'm not a nail girl but this selection of five nail polishes are exact spot on matches for some of Butter London's most popular nail polish shades. Pretty nifty matching up your tips and lips eh?
Take a look!
They got just about everything right with this formula. These are loud, vibrant shades of color that have incredible pigmentation. I'd avoid tossing around the word lipgloss in their presence as that's just an insult, these are more of a lacquer-like product due to their excellent color pay off. The glosses have the texture of a nail lacquer in the fact they are rich and thick.
These have a sponge tip applicator for application but I was thinking a brush would have probably proved best for a formula such as this. The sponge does a good enough job but a few applications are necessary to get the color on just right as it applies a tad patchy at first until you stroke over it a few times. Take a little time and patience during application to get the smoothest finish. They run a little sticky but not nearly as tacky as a MAC Lipglass plus the formula is fairly lightweight for a lip product with this much pigment.
(Trout Pout)
(Primrose Hill Picnic)
(Yummy Mummy)
(Teddy Girl)
The wear time rocks it as you can easily get a five hour period or longer from these without a touch up as they have a knack for adhering very well to lips. Do be aware if your lips are on the drier side as you want a smooth working surface for application since these can accentuate dryness or flaking.
(Snog, Trout Pout, Yummy Mummy, Teddy Girl, Primrose Hill Picnic)
(Primrose Hill Picnic)
(Trout Pout)
(Yummy Mummy)
(Teddy Girl)
I think the formula is really rather awesome but they have one thing wrong with them that could break the deal. They taste awful. They have a super strong melon-y perfume scent that has a crisp, freshness to it. I'm not sensitive to fragrance or flavor in my gloss so I thought this was lovely. However, after application, I smacked my lips together, proceeded to get some of that taste in my mouth and ouch. It's really a very, very strong perfume taste. I couldn't stand it and had to wipe my mouth and rinse with water (the taste still remains after that, I was sitting here with a tissue wiping my tongue).
Sadly, the deal breaker is the taste for me. I've never met a flavored lip product I didn't like but these are a tad too strong for me. I'm a chronic lip licker when I have gloss on but if you're disciplined enough NOT to lick your lips, the formula is ace….!
Anyone try them?
Do share!
Available now at Ulta, Ulta.com, or at www.butterlondon.com
This review contains a sample product sent for consideration by PR.
Read my full disclosure statement here.
3/22/12 12:34 Cj:
… Why would someone make a lip gloss that tasted nasty? That's like making contact lenses that make you blind lol
5/14/12 18:03 Becky:
The taste goes away in a minute or two. Then I enjoy no taste or smell…I purchased Snog.
3/22/12 13:21 Candy:
This makes me so upset! I was seriously lemming for these HARD. I constantly lick my lips and smack them together, so I don't think I could handle this much perfume/taste in a lippy.
Sad face
3/22/12 13:22 Nunu:
Meh, I am matchy matchy too. In fact right now I am wearing a hot fuchsia lipstick that matches with my hot fuchsia bag and blue shoes that match my blue jacket xD
Ugh, I don't understand why they'd make awful tasting lipglosses, I once bought a lipgloss that smelt like licorice T.T
3/22/12 20:37 Fatima:
I purchased trout pout on a whim and I never had a light pink gloss look this good on me. I'm addicted. I'm not a fan of the 17 dollar price tag (I was quite shocked at check out) and the taste is not that good. BUT I do love this color on me.
3/22/12 22:47 Deb:
Muse, did you try Trout Pout? I've been wearing it for a few days and have not noticed a taste at all. I agree with everything else you said about these, really love the long wear time
3/23/12 8:50 Jo:
Unrelated to this review, but I definitely had a dream that you were getting closed down because some companies were angry that you give honest reviews even if they've sent you their products for free…haha I was sooo upset you were stopping, but then I woke up and was happy to realize it was just a dream!
4/6/12 0:09 peixuan:
hiya muse! if you dont likey the taste much, could you send Trout Pout over? they look awesome!!
5/23/12 22:02 christmas:
I really liked the color of trout pout because it looked like I could wear it with either pink blush or coral blush and it looked like it was perfectly in the middle of those two… I went to two Ultas trying to find it but they both had one in stock, open… I finally picked it up at Nordstroms ($3 more pfft) but the color doesn't look as good on me as I had hoped… it looks too creamy :< I like the texture though.
The smell I thought was supposed to replicate nail polish because they are a polish brand lmao
8/18/13 5:47 Tina:
I just tried on the Yummy Mummy lippy and I am absolutely gobsmacked…by just how awful the smell is. Awful would not be adequate to describe it. It is literally giving me a headache. So I thought I would do the next best thing and search for reviews on this lippy and found your review. I love your reviews and am so glad to see that I am not the only one that is not loving it. Such a pity though, now I dare not try their other new colours which all look so amazing. They should spend more money on focus groups. How in the world did they get it so wrong?
9/5/15 18:21 Zovesta:
I need these! =) I don't think I'll mind the smell/taste too much… I hope!
I am matchy matchy, too. I think it look so much better than not matching!


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Poverty, especially inter-generational poverty, has an unmistakable but often unspoken impact on the dignity of an individual. People who learned from birth that there was no room at the table for them as children have to re-teach themselves that they are in fact equal in humanity to everyone else on the planet.
There are stories about people pulling themselves up by their own bootstraps. These stories often do well to give hope, but life is never black and white. The stories themselves are compelling because of the difficulties faced. It's also true that very successful people never graduated college. Bill Gates, for example, never completed his studies at Harvard. But he was the son of a prominent lawyer and a banker. His family had high expectations for him and he was able to use the tools to succeed.
Poverty can make someone feel inferior. It can be overcome, but not just by writing a check. Education and self-awareness are important factors in overcoming poverty. People need to understand that they do deserve to do well and they are exactly the kind of people who can succeed in life. That's very hard to understand at a gut level when no one you know has succeeded. It's difficult to believe in yourself when you look at people you'd like to emulate, but they look nothing like you. Visualizing yourself meeting your goals and believing you can do it are a lot harder for people who have no context.
In rural areas, where contact with different types of people is limited, it's even harder to picture yourself anywhere but where you are. That's true for everyone. If you grew up with wealth, it's very hard to imagine how difficult life can be. Banking, car repair, and doctor visits look very different depending on your economic status. A wealthy person isn't going to have the same crises. I speak of this from personal experience. It's very hard to relate to people from different backgrounds, and if you aren't used to even trying to relate, you are going to feel like an outsider. It's not something that should stop people, but when you are dealing with a million different problems, it takes a lot.
At Roads to Justice, we believe poverty is not a simple problem. We believe the solution takes everything we can throw at it, and we're here to support the whole person.


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GAO Study Confirms Credit Unions Lend Less to Low- and Moderate-Income Areas Than Banks
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 6, 2003) - Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today said that a recent study by the U.S. General Accounting Office confirms that not only are credit unions getting larger, they are not living up to their statutory mission of serving people of small means. Furthermore, it raises the question that bankers have been asking for some time. Why are credit unions tax-exempt organizations?
The report, requested by Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) indicates that, because of the virtual elimination of the common bond field of membership requirement, the credit union industry is more concentrated now than it was ten years ago.
Significantly, the report also indicates that based on 2001 HMDA loan application records, credit unions made a lower proportion of mortgage loans to households with low- and moderate- incomes than peer group community banks. GAO pointed out that these results are similar to what other studies by CUNA and the Woodstock Institute indicate — that credit unions serve a higher-income population than banks.
"This excellent report provides evidence that credit unions are losing sight of their statutory mission which is to provide financial services to people of small means," said Ken Guenther, President of ICBA. "As the growing concentration of the banking industry heightened the systemic risk to the bank insurance fund, this report also shows that the growth of ever larger credit unions creates additional risks to the credit union share insurance fund."


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NASA's Mars rover gets ready to have its 'memory wiped'
NASA's Mars rover team has decided to reformat Opportunity's flash memory, it has been reported.
An increasing frequency of computer resets on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has prompted the rover team to make plans to reformat the rover's flash memory.
The resets, including a dozen this month, interfere with the rover's planned science activities, even though recovery from each incident is completed within a day or two.
John Callas of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, said that worn-out cells in the flash memory are the leading suspect in causing these resets and reformatting would be a low-risk process, as critical sequences and flight software are stored in other non-volatile memory on the rover.
Preparations for the process include, downloading to Earth all useful data remaining in the flash memory and switching the rover to an operating mode that does not use flash memory. Also, the team has restructured rover's communication sessions to use a slower data rate, which might add resilience in case of a reset during the preparations.
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Wright For Sale
Frank Lloyd Wright is the most famous American architect of the 20th century. The influence of his ideas regarding the integration of architecture with the natural environment, revolutionary in their day, are still being felt in contemporary architectural trends. At the time of his death, Wright counted 500 single family homes, skyscrapers, and museums among his accomplishments. Not bad for a boy from Wisconsin with no formal training in architecture!
Though many of Wright's most well-known buildings are public spaces, such as Guggenheim Museum, Wright was also a prodigious residential architect. The landscape of the United States is still dotted with Wright homes in varying states of preservation. Occasionally these homes come up for sale, giving design lovers an opportunity to own a piece of American design history and serve as custodians of Wright's legacy for future generations of architects.
Here's a list of 5 of our favorite Wright Homes currently on the market, and a few for rent, as well.
The Cooke House (1953)
Virginia Beach, Virginia
We'll start with a rather late Wright design, the Cooke House, built for Andrew and Maude Cooke on the shores of Crystal Lake in Virginia and one of only 3 homes he built in the state. According to the history books, the Cooke House came about after Maude wrote Frank Lloyd Wright a letter imploring, "Dear Mr. Wright, Will you please help us get the beautiful house we have dreamed of for so long?"
The design of the Cooke House shows Wright experimenting with hemicycle shapes. As you can see from the plan above, Wright situated the Cooke House diagonally across the lot in order to maximize views of the lake from the half-moon shaped, 70-foot "great room." Though the design was completed in 1953, construction on the house didn't start until just two weeks before Wright's death in 1959.
The Cooke House is currently on the market for $3.75 million. The home is still furnished with Wright's original furniture designs, including a 40-foot sofa in the living room, and also has a spa and jacuzzi. Learn more about the Cooke House by visiting their website.
The Millard House (La Miniatura)
Pasadena, California (1923)
The Millard House is Wright's earliest "usonian" designs. Briefly, Usonia was Wright's alternate term for a new kind of American architecture – "an architecture for democracy" – coined in the 1930's. It's generally used to refer to Wright's single family residences, usually L-shaped, with an emphasis on the flow between interior and exterior spaces.
Nicknamed La Miniatura, the Millard House is notable among Wright's work for being more vertical than horizontal and also for being the earliest example of Wright's "textile block construction" – concrete blocks with patterned surfaces that allow light to shine through the walls, as seen in the photographs below.
The Millard House has recently undergone an extensive and sensitive renovation after many years of neglect. Learn more about the Millard House by visiting this website.
Orinda, California
Riverside, Illinois
Los Banos, California
"When the Fawcetts traveled to Taliesin West to meet with Wright, they took photographs of the proposed site with them. As Wright was thumbing through the photographs, he said, 'Not much beauty there.' Buck replied, 'Actually, Mr. Wright, the Central Valley of California contains the most fertile agricultural land in the world, and you should consider it an honor to build a house there!'"
Mirror Lake, Wisconsin
Two Rivers, Wisconsin
Ann Arbor, Michigan (1950)
The Palmer House dates from around the same time as the Buehler House and contains many of the same design ideas, such a cantilevered roof and the emphasis on indoor/outdoor integration. Learn more here.
Lake County, Ohio


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Paying Lip Service To Anti-corruption War
The counsel shall not be given any further audience in relation to the charges against the accused either by me or any other judge of the Federal High Court. I hereby dismiss the charges amended or otherwise on the grounds of incompetence. I discharge the accused person accordingly."
With this statement, Justice Charles Archibong of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State dismissed the case preferred against the former chief executive of now defunct Intercontinental Bank, Erasmus Akingbola. Akingbola was facing a 22-count charge for allegedly mismanaging N47.1bilion while he held sway at the bank. Curiously, five Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN, were engaged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to prosecute the case on its behalf. But Justice Archibong described the five SANs as incompetent and "unmindful of the accused's rights to have the case against him clearly stated. They have been dismissive of his rights to a speedy trial, which in reality should be the credible procedure." The judge vowed to report the five senior lawyers to the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee for further consideration of the issues raised.
The court dismissed every single one of the 22-count corruption charge against Akingbola. But most shocking was the fact that the Judge described the hiring of the five Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN, prosecuting the EFCC's case against Akingbola as a waste of taxpayers' money, directing the Attorney-General of the Federation to disband, sack and de-brief the present prosecuting team and their respective firms for abuse of court process. "They are a drain on the public purse,'' he said.
And that is only one of many such cases.
The $180 million Halliburton scandal was a bang when news broke. The scandal involved the former Halliburton's subsidiary, Kellogg Brown and Root, KBR, in respect of Nigeria's Liquefied Natural Gas plant in Bonny. Albert J. Stanley admitted before a Houston court in the United States on September 4, 2008 that he gave more than $180million in bribe to senior government officials in Nigeria and that the bribe was channeled through Tesler in four installments of $60million; $32.5million; $51million and $23million. Tesler, 63, was in February sentenced to 21 months in prison in the US after pleading guilty in March, last year, for bribing Nigerian government officials with $132 million between 1994 and 2004. He also forfeited $149 million to US authorities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, FCPA.
But an Abuja High Court Judge, Justice Abubakar Umar, struck out the suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against the three persons accused of involvement in the Halliburton bribery scandal. Former permanent secretary in the Office of the Head of Service, Ibrahim Aliyu; retired AVM Abdullahi Bello and Mohammed Bakari of the Urban Shelter Ltd, had faced a nine-count charge bordering on corruption and bribery, as they were accused of using their companies - Intercellular Nigeria Ltd; Sherwood Petroleum Ltd and Tri-Star Investment Ltd -- to benefit from a $7.5 million Halliburton bribe.
Justice Umar struck out the suit when the counsel to the EFCC, Kauna Pindam, requested for another adjournment to arraign the accused persons. "I will not grant any more adjournment. Remember I gave an order on January 23 that March 26 date would be the last time the court would give the EFCC chance to arraign the suspects. I gave the long adjournment to allow the EFCC to interface with its U.S. sister agency in utilising security information you said you got. I warned the EFCC that upon its failure to arraign the accused today, I will strike out the case and write to the Minister of Justice to lodge a complaint about the attitude of the commission," he said.
The Siemens bribery scandal was another lost case for the EFCC. The scandal was uncovered shortly after the German police invaded the Siemens headquarters in Germany over allegations that the company offered bribes to Nigerians, Libyans and Russians to get contracts. The telecommunications firm had in 2007, admitted that it had uncovered more than 1.3bn Deutschmarks in suspicious payments, out of which 10m Deutschmarks was allegedly given as bribe to some Nigerians. The company had admitted wrongdoing and was fined 201m Deutschmarks by a Munich court on October 4, 2007. Former telecommunications ministers mentioned in the scam are Chief Cornelius Adebayo, Dr. Mohammed Bello, late Chief Haruna Elewi, and Maj. Gen. Tajudeen Olarenwaju (rtd). Also named as recipients were Senator Jubril Aminu and senior officials of the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited; Nigeria Immigrations Service; the ministry of communications; legal adviser of NITEL, Mr. Samson Olabiyi; a secretary in the ministry of communications, one Dr. Mamza; and NITEL tenders board secretary, Mr. R. Olusanju.
Speaking for President Yar'adua at that time, Olusegun Adeniyi, the then presidential adviser on communications had said: "In this Siemens scandal, as in all cases that border on good governance and transparency, there will neither be sacred cows nor a cover-up for anybody found culpable of breaching the law." But while all the Germans indicted in the scam have been convicted, their Nigerian counterparts still walk free.
The former speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole and his deputy, Bayero Nafada, who were charged to court by EFCC for misappropriation of fund to the tune of N40billion and were also accused of approving loans not covered in the 2010 Appropriation Act, also walked away free. An Abuja High Court cleared them of charges made against them. According to the judge, Suleiman Belgore, both Dimeji and Nafada had no case to answer in connection with the N40 billion misappropriation charges and the 17-count charge brought against them by EFCC.
These are just a few of the cases which the EFCC and the ICPC, too, have not been able to follow to their logical conclusion. The cases of former governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel; former Governor James Ibori, who the EFCC could not successfully prosecute but who is now awaiting sentence in the UK, and several others, have made many Nigerians to ask how sincere the government is and how prepared the EFCC and other anti-graft agencies of government are in the fight against corruption.
To many Nigerians, the battle is already a lost one. Some analysts have even described it as "a cynical unending relay race," while others say it is all a jamboree. Generally, Nigerians are beginning to lose interest in the activities of the anti-graft agencies. But while some are quick to point accusing fingers on government and other relevant agencies, others think the issue of corruption in Nigeria has gone far beyond government and the respective agencies. According to Barrister Kayode Ajulo, a lawyer and the executive director of Egalitarian Mission Africa, "we all share the blame for the failure of the anti corruption war though the law enforcement agencies. EFCC, ICPC, Police etc, should share most of the blame. That is to say, all Nigerians have a role to play in bringing corruption to its knees but the opposite is the case. It is the fault of everyone – the government, civil societies are failing."
The Vanguard Newspaper in one of its articles agrees with this position when it wrote: "As for we the people, we are essentially hypocrites with respect to corruption in view of the large crowd of ethnic supporters, who appear in court to show solidarity with persons who are standing trial. Indeed the atmosphere at the trial of anyone charged with corruption often looks as if it is government itself that is on trial. More often than not, the real suspect triumphantly enters the court amidst ovation, which he acknowledges with his two hands like someone in a political party rally. In other words, we hate corruption but we love those accused of it; hence, when a citizen moves up into a big position, his friends and relations are quick to remind him that 'this is our time."
On the reasons why the country seems to be at this crossroads in the fight against corruption, the judiciary and the EFCC, the two principal bodies, which actions and inactions speak volumes of why the fight is sliding out of control, are busy trading blames. While the EFCC believes that the judiciary should take a larger knock on why cases brought before it are slowly dispensed with, the judiciary has lashed out on EFCC saying that it is never a serious anti-corruption agency in the first place.
For instance, while Farida Waziri was the chairman of EFCC, she made it clear that whatever that was wrong with the fight against corruption was the fault of the judiciary. This explained why she was persistent in calling for special courts. Mrs Waziri reportedly explained that her demand for a special court was not borne out of lack of interest in the regular courts but to ensure "that corruption cases are not stalled endlessly in the regular courts in a way that may create the impression that the nation is not committed to the anti-graft war. We have all identified corruption as our major problem and as such, we all have to identify ways of tackling the problem. We have seen how the accused persons manipulate our procedural laws and criminal justice system to frustrate and prolong their trials and that is why we have come forth with the special court option as a way out."
On its part, the judiciary places the entire blame of the slow pace of the fight against corruption on the doorstep of the EFCC. According Justice Abubakar Umar of the Abuja High Court, the anti-corruption agency lacked the zeal to fight corruption. While dismissing one of the numerous ill-prepared cases brought against suspects by the EFCC, Justice Umar lashed on the EFCC saying, "the EFCC will be the same to run to press and complain that the judiciary is responsible for the seeming delays in disposal of cases……… The public will not understand that EFCC is responsible for the slow disposal of corruption cases. It will blame the delay on the judiciary."
With the helplessness expressed by both the judiciary and the EFCC, Nigerians have called on the National Assembly to intervene if the nation must make headway.
It is believed that unless the National Assembly moves quickly to address this depressing slide by hastening amendments to the EFCC law to make it less beholden on government officials and political manipulations, the fight against corruption would only be a mirage. Mr. Bamidele, a journalist practicing in the nation's capital could not agree less when he said: "Some of the problems with the EFCC arises with the law establishing it but basically with the dimension with which corruption is manifesting in Nigeria. It would be better if EFCC has a law court or a special forum through which all these cases will be deliberated. Evidences have shown that the regular courts are not immune to corruption so it's likely that there are judges who are not above board. Even among the prosecutors, some of them are not above board so that's why you have things like these happening."
In a similar vein, Mr. Chris Ogodo, another journalist says the problem with the Nigerian judiciary arises from "a situation where justice has become the preserve of the highest bidder." He cited an example of a matter he has in court against the federal government; a civil case that has been on for four years just to argue a preliminary objection. "I don't think the judiciary is being portrayed as the last hope of the common man, rather it is the best hope for the rich. It is a huge shame," he concluded.
But while Mrs. Waziri was blaming the judicial system for tying the hands of the prosecutor, some Nigerians blamed the corruption spree on selective prosecution and ineffective punishment, which are also an indictment on the EFCC. According to Mr. Chris Ogodo, "The problem is all encompassing but first is the competence of most of the operatives of the EFCC. Their knowledge of investigation and fraud usually calls to question the number of charges they slam on an individual. A man has stolen N1billion; why bring up about 1,001 charges. A case in point is the way they bungled the Ibori case. More than a 100 charges were preferred against him yet the judge said he did not find anything untoward about that case and discharged Ibori but you know that the same former governor of Delta of State is awaiting sentence, having been found guilty of about four charges of corruption, false enrichment, fraud, impoverishing the people of the state to enrich his own pocket."
Ihuoma Chiedozie, a public affairs analyst, in one of his recent comments in a national daily came down hard on the EFCC. "While it is true that any accused person, including those being tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, are presumed innocent until proven guilty, the recent striking out of two of the most prominent corruption cases by different courts for want of diligent prosecution suggests a fundamental flaw in the anti-corruption campaign.
"Besides being corruption matters, the cases were not related in any way but the two courts had a similar reason for dismissing the suits – want of diligent prosecution. Interestingly, the two high profile suits were initially seen as further demonstration of the EFCC's resolve to bring all perpetrators of financial crimes, no matter how highly placed they may be, to book. Alas, both cases ended in an anti-climax, a far cry from the massive media blitz and public appeal that heralded their commencement," he said, adding that "the anti-corruption campaign seems to be failing where it matters most – the courtroom."
It therefore did not come as a surprise when Barrister Kayode Ajulo came down hard on the EFCC, saying, "the prosecution team of the EFCC should be disbanded and there should be a policy to bring credible lawyers and civil societies to monitor corruption cases in Nigeria." In the case against Akingboola, Justice Charles Archibong also accused the lawyers of trying to 'scandalise' the court, calling their actions "serious and professional incompetence." Also, in the Halliburton case, an obviously disappointed Justice Abubakar Umar said there was no reason for the case to still be at arraignment stage one year after proceedings began. He therefore warned the EFCC: "I have checked my records and in the past one year, since February 17, 2011 when I granted leave to the prosecution to arraign the accused; they have not done so. It has been over a year now and still the EFCC is coming up with excuses. The EFCC should know that if it is not ready to prosecute and bring cases to conclusion, it should not apply for leave of court to arraign anybody,'' he said, cautioning the EFCC not to expose the judiciary to ridicule.
Mr. Ogundana believes too that the EFCC has to look inwards as he says there have been cases of missing files even before the case is heard, and cases where the prosecutor says one thing and the investigator says another. He also came down hard on the entire system when he said: "There's no way we will be able to make headway unless we gain the experience in terms of legislation, in terms of performance of the judiciary, in terms of even the behaviour of the executive, thus respecting the laws of the game. So it will take time for the judiciary to learn to take things serious, to say that 'we are the livewire of a democracy.' Until the Nigerian judiciary takes that one step, we will not make headway."
In the British system, the judiciary plays its role, the investigators play their role and everybody works together towards achieving the desired results. But it's not so in Nigeria. There have even been cases where a serving attorney general of the federation was trying to disrupt the role of the EFCC, so it's going to be difficult to get a conviction in that kind of situation, where the attorney general is sympathetic to the cause of an accused person. The legislation, therefore, has to be put in place to make the EFCC stronger and more independent.
For instance, Watergate in the United States and the 'Profumo' Affair in the United Kingdom were watersheds scandals that rocked governments, proving that no one, no matter how powerful in government, was above the law. While the later saw a serving minister being forced to step down, the former forced the resignation of a president. But in the case of the EFCC, there have been series of high profile corruption scandals, none of which has been conclusively determined by the courts. This means that despite the rape of public treasuries and other acts of mis-governance, no ranking official, executive or legislature, has been held to account. The EFCC is either powerless due to highly placed interests, or is complicit in perpetuating corruption. So, economic and political crimes that cost the country huge resources end up being treated with kid gloves.
After the initial media frenzy that greets every corruption charge, the EFCC decides to prosecute what is heard is a conspiracy of silence and lose cases in different courts after series of adjourned court cases; conspiracy to sweep the case under the carpet or the 'controversial' plea bargaining. The politician, who had been charged for corruption, becomes triumphant and jubilant with smiles on his face.
So from the (Diepreye) Alamieyeseigha money laundering case; the national I.D card controversy; Haliburton and Siemens scandals; the missing case files of about 32 past and serving state governors from the EFCC's stable to the Femi Fani Kayode and Aborishade airport contract scams; the Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai family and friends Abuja plot scandal; the case involving Erastus Akingbola; Cecillia Ibru and other colleagues; the Bankole and Nafada bank loan case; the prosecution of former governors; the Independent Power Project, IPP scandal; the cases involving former Governors James Ibori, Lucky Igbinedion, Gbenga Daniel, etc., these cases of corruption and scandals have seen little or no case of guilt and eventual prosecution of the accused individuals. This therefore calls into question the efficiency and viability of the EFCC and its ability to wage the anti-corruption war.
To some, these seeming "barking without biting" can be traced back to the creation of the EFCC. According to a commentator, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi, in his piece titled 'The EFCC As A Humour Merchant,' "EFCC was an institution set up without putting in place major nitty-gritty which makes anti-corruption tick, or how can one explain the confusion in defining a clear cut distinction between the powers of the EFCC and those of the Office of the Attorney General, thereby causing friction when issues of handling high profile corruption cases come up, and which is mostly of interest to the latter. Aside this, it is still unbelievable to know that the commission's chairman, who though is selected among the top echelon of the police, is still dictated to under the whims and caprices of the IGP."
But Mr. Chris Ogodo offers some rays of hope when he said: "I tell you that it's not a blanket failure for the EFCC. Statistically, it might not be anything comparable to those cases they have lost and those they have won but there are still good prosecutors like Festus Keyamo. He did a fantastic job getting conviction


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I know I am stating the obvious but Tony Wroten is likely to be recalled from Reno due to the injury to Quincy Pondexter Saturday night.
That brings at least a temporary close to the Grizzlies D-League activity barring a signing to fill the roster spot. The backup SF position is he one area the Grizzlies really don't have a fill in for so maybe a roster move isn't out of the question but that type of decision won't be made prior to the MRI on Quincy Monday at the Campbell Clinic.
In the meantime let's take a look at what Wroten has done in Reno.
Tony has averaged 13.6 PPG in 8 games at Reno, two of those games were starts. He's averaged 13.6 PPG, 3.8 APG and shot 41.1% from the floor (36.8% from the arc). While his shooting percentages aren't exactly where you want them to be overall his play has been more than adequate for a 19-year-old in his first pro season. More than adequate if you consider the way he has been bounced up and down between Memphis and Reno.
There have been a few dark spots as well. Tony shot just 49% from the free throw line in Reno. He also committed 2.4 TOPG in just over 24 minutes a night.
Tony played only two games since being sent down for the 2nd time to Reno, both games against the Idaho Stampede who are 2-14 on the season. The first game was Tony's best as he went 7-11 from the floor, dished out 6 assists, grabbed 3 rebounds and finished with 15 points. In game 2 he went 5-11, dished out 4 assists and grabbed only 1 rebound in a disappointing loss. Overall Wroten shot 11-22 from the field with 10 assists and 7 rebounds.
He was also 5-12 from the charity stripe and 0-3 from the arc in those games.
For Wroten to be a legitimate attacking PG in the NBA he is going to have to improve his shot-making, especially from the Free Throw line and his decision-making. Shooting is the easiest thing to fix in the NBA. It's harder to teach intelligence and effort. Someone can become a better shooter simply by practice. Wroten has the intelligence and gives the effort.
Memphis fans hope that is true because Wroten has the size and drive to be an excellent PG in the future.


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Papal greeting to new Serbian Orthodox Patriarch
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Pope Benedict XVI has sent his greetings to the newly elected Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church, offering his prayers that the new Serbian leader will find "the inner strength to consolidate the unity and spiritual growth of the Serbian Orthodox Church, as well to build up the fraternal bonds with other churches and ecclesial communities." The new Serbian Patriarch, who was serving as Metropolitan of Belgrade, was elected to replace the late Patriarch Pavle. In his message Pope Benedict saluted Pavle as "a pastor both fervent and esteemed," voicing his appreciation for the late prelate's "many gestures of openness toward the Catholic Church."
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Chiefs force Vikings to settle for 4th in subregion
by Doug Gorman
PEACHTREE CITY-The Northgate Vikings' playoff hopes aren't over yet.
Northgate can still get in the playoffs as the fourth seed out of Region 4-AAAAA with a victory next week against Mundy's Mill. It's the second straight year Northgate and Mundy's Mill have played for the right to make the playoffs. Last season, the Vikings beat the Tigers 15-3 to earn their second straight trip to the playoffs.
They could have made it a lot easier on themselves Friday night, but McIntosh had other ideas, earning a 37-14 victory.
Whitewater's victory over Starr's Mill helped Northgate stay alive by keeping the Vikings in fourth place in the subregion.
The loss dropped Northgate's record to 4-5 overall and 1-3 in Region 4B-AAAAA. McIntosh improved to 7-2 and 2-2.
It was the ninth straight time the home team has won in the series.
Northgate hurt itself with six personal foul penalties and four turnovers.
'I was upset with all the personal fouls tonight,' Walburn said. 'That's just not what we are about, and that is one of the things I talked to the team about after the game.'
Northgate had a hard time stopping McIntosh running back Victor Nguyen, who scored three times and rushed for 106 yards.
Northgate appeared to get back in the game on its second series of the second half when it kept the ball nearly three minutes and marched 54 yards in nine plays. T.J. Womack carried the ball four times during the drive, converting a fourth and one to set up Benton Washington's 8-yard scamper to the end zone, cutting the lead to 16-14.
However, the Vikings' momentum didn't last long as McIntosh scored three straight touchdowns.
Mcintosh wasted little time answering Washington's score.
Quarterback Andrew Johnson completed an 18-yard screen pass to Josh Ange and a 22 yard completion to Bill Magill on back-to-back plays to start the drive. Nguyen capped the drive with the second of his three scores.
The senior running back scored one more time to highlight his 100-plus yard performance.
Trey Walters added one more trip to the end zone with just seconds left in the game to round out the Chiefs' scoring.
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McIntosh running back Victor Nguyen, seen here trying to break away from a Northgate d efender, h ad t hree t ouchdowns f or t he C hiefs i na 3 7-14 v ictory o ver t he Vikings on Friday. McIntosh finished second in the subregion with the win and Northgate fourth heading into next week's region play-in game.
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McIntosh built a 16-7 lead at the half, scoring the game's first touchdown when Johnson led the Chiefs on a six-play, 77-yard drive.
The Chiefs' senior quarterback hit Sean Ingram on a 48-yard pass to start the scoring.
Af ter t he two te ams exchanged turnovers on the two series, the Chiefs took a 10-0 lead midway through the second quarter.
Northgate appeared to be in business late in the first half when Christian Gaston had his second interception in as many weeks, but three plays into the drive, McIntosh forced the first of two Vikings first-half turnovers.
The Chiefs took advantage of the short field, needing just four plays to find the end zone.
Johnson started the drive with 23-yard pass to Bill Magill down to the 12, but a defensive stand by Northgate forced Nick Alvey into a 17-yard field goal.
Less than four minutes later, the Vikings put together their best drive of the first half, marching 80 yards.
Rowland completed three passes during the drive, including a 35-yarder to Teasley. Two plays later, Rowland connected with Bo Zachary on a 35-yard touchdown pass.
Zachary and Rowland shared quarterback duties at the start of the season, but Zachary has found his role as one of the team's leading receivers.
The Vikings had one more chance late in the first half to put points on the board, but Rowland was intercepted by Josh Reynolds right before the break.
Johnson kept the Vikings' defense off-balance with his ability to connect on long passes, finishing the contest 9 of 17 for 171 yards, including a touchdown.
Rowland had his most productive night of the year passing the football, finishing six of 10 for 101 yards, a touchdown and an interception in the Vikings' loss.
T.J. Womack finished the contest with 65 on 14 carries. Teasley added 49 yards on eight carries and Washington 41 yards on 10 carries.
CHIEFS 37, VIKINGS 14 Northgate 0 7 7 0 -14 McIntosh 7 9 7 14-37 Scoring Summary First Quarter M-Andrew Johnson 48 pass to Sean Ingram (kick good), 5:46 Second Quarter M-Nick Alvey 17 kick 9:30 N-Tyler Rowland 35 pass to Bo Zachary (James Skalski kick), 5:11 M-Victor Nguyen 32 run (kick failed) 2:33 Third Quarter N-Benton Washington 8 run (Skalski kick), 3:15 M-Nguyen 5-run (Alvey kick), 59 Fourth Quarter M-Nguyen 27 run, (Alvey kick), 4:33 M-Trey Waters 8-run


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Today on the Dish, we launched the annual Dish Awards poll (keep voting early and often), which led to the tightest Malkin race evah and a showdown between Andrew vs. Jennifer Rubin in the Von Hoffman race. Jim Henley explained why Ron Paul couldn't produce the newsletters' authors, Nate Silver argued that Paul needed the race to be tight to have an impact on the GOP, and Jonathan Bernstein thought that the new delegate distribution rules weren't really going to help the good doctor – though his son might stand a better chance in 2020.
The Economist tracked the global work ethic while Yglesias worried about America's overlarge houses. Readers sounded off on that awesome Navy kiss and the Christmas gifts thread, Tebow's successes (while they lasted) bolstered a sort of American Christianity, and Teach For America caught some flak. Scientists couldn't figure out why nipples got hard, obsessed over correlations, and explained why people walk the way they do. Though Martin Luther demonstrated things could go viral before the internet, riots have gotten way more efficient in the age of cell phones.
Calvin and Hobbes fans got a belated Christmas gift (seen above), celebrities rode the subway, and KnowYourMeme ran through 2011's best. MHB here, VYFW here, and FOTD here.


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Ajman Sewerage commences work on treatment plant
Construction work has commenced in Ajman on the main sewage treatment works that mark the cornerstone of the 515 million Emirati dirhams ($140.2 million) sewerage treatment project that is now underway in the Emirate.
The high-tech works, being constructed in a desert area on the outskirts of the City, is scheduled to be fully completed in August 2005. Treated effluent from the works will be used to help considerably enhance the environment of Ajman through supplying water for use in irrigation and greening of the Emirate.
Ajman Sewerage (Private) Company Limited General Manager Bob Taylor said: "The start of work on the treatment plant marks a major milestone in this project that will provide a much cleaner and healthier environment for the residents of Ajman in the future. Treated effluent from the plant will play a major role in improving the environment of the Emirate through the provision of a new water resource in such an arid area."
"To ensure that the estimated 9,000 property owners in Ajman can fully benefit from this system we are now contacting every property owner in the Emirate to ask them to complete a registration form that will ensure their property is connected to the modern sewerage system now being created."
Over 900 people will be employed in building the treatment works with 50 working at the plant full-time to operate and maintain in the future. Taylor added that the initial phase of the works is anticipated to come on line in August 2004 when partial treatment of sewage will be possible.
The plant has been designed to handle up to 49,000 cubic meters of waste per day in the initial phase to serve a population of approximately 245,000 people. It has also been designed with the capability to expand in the future to cope with a population of up to 380,000 people as the Emirate of Ajman grows.
Ajman Sewerage Company estimates that the plant will be able to provide up to 35,000 cubic meters of effluent per day for use for irrigation purposes in the Emirate. The water supplied will have been fully treated including a final phase in the process where the effluent will be disinfected.
In addition to the treatment works the massive infrastructure project also involves building 22 individual (mostly underground) pumping stations and laying of over 250 kilometer of pipelines to connect the properties to the system. It will take an estimated four years to complete the project that is one of the largest construction projects ever undertaken in Ajman.
The Ajman Sewerage (Private) Company Limited is a joint venture company owned by the Government of Ajman, Thames Water, Black and Veatch and Six Construct. Thames Water and Black and Veatch are two world leaders in the provision of wastewater services and infrastructure systems and Six Construct, part of Belgium's Besix, is a leading civil and infrastructure constructor.
Thames Water Middle East will be the operations and maintenance contractor for the duration of the 27.5-year, build, operate and transfer contract whilst Black & Veatch is the engineering, procurement and construction contractor and Six Construct will undertake the civil engineering work on the project.
Thames Water is the third largest water company in the world delivering services to over 70 million people in 46 countries including Egypt and Turkey in the Middle East. Six Construct is the largest Belgian construction company undertaking civil engineering projects. — (menareport.com)
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CUMBERLAND – Prior to Cumberland High's Division I showdown with Tolman on Friday afternoon, head coach Marty Crowley issued a message to his players.
"I just told them that Tolman's a great team, and – like every game – they need to be ready to play, and play hard," he stated. "I also said that they're brand new to the league (division), and we haven't seen them, but we needed to take them like any other (force). The good news is we heeded that warning."
PAWTUCKET — Allen Webster brought out his best to nab his first Triple-A victory on a cold Friday night.
The 23-year-old prospect delivered six innings of two-hit ball, striking out nine batters and walking none, to help the Pawtucket Red Sox produce a 4-1 victory over the Durham Bulls at McCoy Stadium.
Aside from a shaky third inning that saw Webster hit the first batter he faced and the Bulls collect both their hits and score their run, Webster was simply on top of his game.
PAWTUCKET — Gary DiSarcina wasted little time in explaining why the PawSox are refraining from employing a six-man starting rotation.
"Chris Hernandez will be in the bullpen," the Pawtucket skipper stated prior to Thursday's game, which was started by Alfredo Aceves.
Eva L. Bouchard
EAST PROVIDENCE - Eva L. Bouchard, 100, died peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2013 at the Orchard View Manor, East Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur N. Bouchard, Sr. She was born in Pawtucket, the daughter of the late Hormidas and Armande (Fontaine) Masse. She was a resident of Coventry for forty years before moving to East Providence. She was a twist tender in the former J. P. Coats Mill in Central Falls before retiring.
Therese P. Genest
PAWTUCKET - Therese P. Genest, 87, of Pawtucket, passed away Friday, May 3, 2013. She was the wife of the late Raymond Genest. Born in Central Falls, she was the daughter of the late Ulric and Odivine (Boie) Charbonneau.
Therese is survived by five daughters, Helene Gauthier, Lilliane Szwaja, Carol, Lise, and Cindy Genest, one sister, Denise Baltadonis, one brother, John Charbonneau, six grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren. She was the sister of the late Jeanne Grise, and Leonard and Andre Charbonneau.
Rick P. Cassamas
PAWTUCKET - Rick P. Cassamas of Pawtucket passed away on May 2, 2013. He was the husband of Kathleen (McCaffrey) Cassamas.
Mr. Cassamas was born in Warwick, the son of the late Michael Cassamas and Joan (Kiernan) Cassamas. He was a longtime professional driver who loved his music. Rick frequently attended live concerts and music festivals.


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April Linton, University of California – San Diego
Abstract: Under what circumstances will parents and educators value bilingualism enough to see to it that children attain or maintain it? This paper explores the extent to which contextual conditions can help answer this question. I define and test several models of the influence of demographic, economic, and social context on the likelihood that a school district will adopt the dual-language option. The focus is exclusively on Spanish- English programs (over 90 percent of the total). Spanish-speakers are the largest non-English-language group in the United States. More than half the people who generally speak a language other than English at home speak Spanish (Schmidt 2000:70).


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