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Caricatures and Entertainment with Steve HearnWedding & Event Professional Caricaturist
Thank YOU for your custom and for stopping by drawn4u.com!NOW booking dates in 2016 for Weddings and Parties and all types of events so if you are looking for a unique and fun entertaining experience for your guests at your event, please do get in touch with Steve for a quote - Call 07960006799"Dear Steve, James and I just wanted to thank you so much for the fantastic drawings you did at our wedding! You managed to get around to every single person and we are so grateful that our guests have such a lovely reminder of our day and ours is framed already and on our wall. You are incredibly talented and we are so grateful you were able to come and draw for us and our guests. You will always be highly recommended by us! Thank you so much again." Sarah and James, Newland Hall 23rd July 2016"Hi Steve, we just wanted to say a massive thank you for your services at our wedding on Monday. Our guests have not stopped talking about you and the great caricatures you drew. It was the perfect addition to a wonderful day. Thank you so much for a wonderful service! Keep up the great work!!" Gillian and Rick xx Parklands, Quendon 21st March 2016"Hello Steve, Just a quick message to say thank you so much for entertaining at our wedding on Thursday. After a nervous start everybody got into it and was the talking point of the night. Many people have already had their pictures framed or are set as their Facebook profile pictures! We can't thank you enough and would highly recommend you to others." All the best Charlotte and Karl, Gosfield Hall, 3rd December 2015Click here to see Steve's Facebook page!"Hi Steve! Thanks so much for drawing at our wedding at Friern Manor. You helped to maintain the relaxed and fun atmosphere that our day had. It was great that so many guests had something to take away too!" Sara and Tom, Friern Manor, 18th July 2015"Hi Steve, I just wanted to to email to say Thank You so much for drawing at our wedding on 28.03.15, everyone was so pleased with their pictures and I am amazed at how many people you managed to draw in that space of time, the pictures were definitely a talking point and great entertainment! Thank you and all the best. Amy and Brad", Tudor Barn, Burnham 28th March 2015* Book YOUR Entertainment TODAY! * Call Steve on 07960 006 799
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Caricatures at a wedding work at almost anytime during the day or evening. The amount of drawing time can be either 2 hours, 3 hours or 4 hours for your wedding. Prices are based on which time you feel is right for your wedding and the location of the wedding venue. Steve will pre print the top of the paper to show the Bride and Grooms names, along with the wedding date and a Caricature makes for the perfect memento!Caricature for weddings in Essex is just one area where Steve supplies his caricature services but he also serves London, Kent, Surrey, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Middlesex, Sussex, Cambridgeshire, Hampshire and many other counties in the UK!
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"Hi Steve. Wow Steve, how fantastic are you. One of the best decisions I have made. Everyone commented on you and how funny your drawings are and what a delightful person you are. Thank you so much it was a pleasure to meet you." Graham and Jackie Rieffel, Friern Manor 21st February 2014
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August 21, 2006
No suspect yet in the case of an elderly man found shot to death.
69-year-old Larry Knighton was found yesterday in the doorway of his home.
Richmond County authorities first said he was shot once in the back of the head. Now they are saying there were actually multiple gunshot wounds. More information will not be available until the autopsy is performed this afternoon.

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1st World Congress on Qigong & TCM
2nd World Congress on Qigong & TCM
3rd World Congress on Qigong & TCM
4th World Congress on Qigong & TCM
5th World Congress on Qigong & TCM
6th World Congress on Qigong & TCM
7th World Congress on Qigong & TCM
8th World Congress on Qigong & TCM
9th World Congress on Qigong & TCM
10th World Congress on Qigong & TCM
11th World Congress on Qigong & TCM
12th World Congress on Qigong & TCM
13th World Congress on Qigong & TCM
14th World Congress on Qigong & TCM
14th World Congress on Qigong & TCM
Awardees of the 14th World Congress on Qigong & TCM
Tai Chi Master of the Year Award
Master Hong Yuan Luo
Internal Martial Arts Master of the Year Award
Master Qi Fei Long
Scientist of the Year Award
Dr. Chenchen Wang
Patient of the Year Award
Qigong Master of the Year Award
Master Mantak Chia
TCM Innovator of the Year Award
Dr. Qin Xiping
The 14th World Congress of Qigong and TCM got a big thumb-up
Article from National Tai Chi Examiner by Violet Li
Read full article and pictures here
This year Toronto, Canada, hosted the World Congress of Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). With a leadership team of Dr. Effie Chow (San Francisco, CA), Dr. Stanley Ngui (Toronto, Canada), Master Justin Ngui (Toronto, Canada) and Dr. Shin Lin (Irvine, California), this year's Congress created a new height in term of the numbers of attendees, the depth and breadth of the program.
The congress began on Friday May 25 evening. At the opening ceremony, the Congress President Dr, Ngui and the Chairman Dr. Chow warmly welcomed over 1,000 people in the audience and encouraged them to open their hearts to experience everything presented at the Congress. The opening ceremony continued with beautiful music and dance performances, including an unforgettable and exhilarating Lion Dance and Dragon of the Orient performance. The performances of martial arts and acrobatics were outstanding with skilled precision. The audience experienced the mastery of Shaolin Kung Fu and hard Qigong demonstrations and they were thrilled and amazed. The energy level both on the stage and in the audience was incredibly high. Julie Gunnerson (Apple Valley, Minnesota) said that she was completely enthralled.
Saturday and Sunday were workshop days. Masters and senior instructors from the US, Canada, Japan, China, Thailand, Italy, and Romania were there to share their knowledge and powerful Qi with the attendees. They covered many topics including: various styles of Qigong and the unlimited power of Qi, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tai Chi Push Hands, Tai Chi forms, Feug Shui and the Microcosmic Orbit. There was so much to learn and experience. These workshops opened people's minds to infinite possibilities, strengthened their Qi and healed them in body, mind, and spirit. Again, Julie Gunnerson said "Imagine being in the presence of all of these incredible people. It was an exhilarating experience!" Panel discussions were held with views shared on all aspects of TCM. The Congress included lots of laughter and hugs, as prescribed by Dr. Chow. Even though the Congress attendees were people from all over the world, the connection was strong.
Saturday concluded with a gala banquet and program. Wonderful food, Qigong demonstrations, interesting lectures, and Tai Chi Sword demonstrations were all a part of the evening. After dinner, participants enjoyed music and dancing. The place was electrified as masters, instructors and congress attendees danced, laughed, and enjoyed each other's company throughout the night.
Sunday morning was science symposium led by Dr. Shin Lin with the presentations by outstanding research scientists Dr. Randall Waechter, Dr. Shu-Ming Wang, Dr. Ge Wu and Dr. Chenchen Wang on the health benefits of Tai Chi, Qigong and TCM. There were also workshops hosted by masters throughout the day.
More education and fun were available on Monday. Attendees had the opportunity to broaden their knowledge further by attending a six-hour workshop in their particular area of interest. Many found them extremely beneficial.
With the success of this year's Congress, it was decided that the next Congress will be held in San Francisco in conjunction with the Asian Heritage Street Festival on May 17 – 20 and celebration activity in China.
Judo Master of the Year
Keiko Fukuda Sensei
Qigong Master of the Year
Master Mingtong Gu
Qigong/Martial Arts Movie Star of the Year
Cary‐Hiroyuki Tagawa
Martial Artists of the Year
Sifu Phillip Wong and Zhang Hong Mei – Pacific Wushu
Qigong Hard Qi Performer/Healer of the Year
GrandMaster Zhou Ting‐Jue
Community Service of the Year
Dr. Charlene Ossler RN, PhD
Naturopathic Doctor of the Year
Dr. Sharyn Wynters
Scientist of the Year
Dr. Shu‐Ming Wang
Tai Chi/Media Excellence of the Year
Arthur Edward Rosenfeld
TCM School of the Year
Five Branches University ‐ President Ron Zaidman and Dean Joanna ZhaoQigong
Cancer Specialist of the Year
Drs. Thomas and Janet Wu
This landmark educational 13th World Congress on Qigong/TCM became a pivotal fundraiser for the devastating Japan Disaster. This Congress, dedicated to raising funds for the Japan Relief Fund, brought together these academic luminaries with a wide range of Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine scholars and practitioners. They focused on the science and practices of these two ancient approaches to health. A distinguished faculty of over 55 Qigong/TCM practitioners, complemented by celebrities Qigong Martial Artist and film star, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and author/naturopathic doctor to the stars, Dr. Sharyn Wynters who cured her cancer with natural healing. Also included were many other experts from Italy, Romania, Croatia, Japan, England, and other parts of the world. The scientific presentations were enhanced by experiential, hands-on sessions.
12th World Congress on Qigong & TCM
Tai Chi Master of the Year
Sifu May Chen
Chinese Medicine / Qigong Master of the Year
Dr. Philip Yang
Martial Artist of the Year
Master Shi Yanran
Qigong Master of the Year
Master Chunyi Lin
Scientist of the Year
Michael Irwin, MD
Miracle Client of the Year
John Kyle
TCM School of Excellence of the Year
American College on Traditional Chinese Medicine
Humantarian of the Year
Robert Plath
Award for Global Excellence of the Year
Mahendra Kumar Trivedi


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i didnt play poe for last 1.5 month, logged few days ago, noticed that ver digits changed so there must have been some major updates, didnt read changelog thou, but here's what i've noticed:
+ new camera view, its perfect now
+ new look for orbs, awesome!
+ vendors buying my trash!
- vendors buying my trash, but paying with scraps of useless alteration orb most of the time. huh. i want rather destroy my loot then give it to them, grasping mofos. i used it for 1st 2 hours to stack some wisdoms, transmutes and alterations, after that, i dont need them any more, i dont need their pennies!
- walls still aint fading, most annoying thing ever
- mobs still so predictible, and dumb as f...
- still no challange in this game, everything is piss easy, main bosses are a joke, side bosses are a joke, full screen of aggroed common mobs is a joke. what else is there?
- i'm about to enter act2 @ merciless, just after few days of mindless spamming heavy strike and leaping coupple of times. ofc i got all the fancy courses, buffs etc... they are great! they shine, they glow and whatnot, but its all for nothing if using them is a waste of time, as u can 1-shot every common mob all game long. dont even need them @ bosses with a reflect aura, neither @ freezing guys. yes, they drop a noticable amount of hp, so thats the only situation you need to use a flask, still no challange as they cant stand more then 4 shots. just to make things clear, i'm usually @ same level as minions, sometimes even -1 or -2. and i died once. @ cruel. becouse of lag... (weird thing when u suddenly appear surrounded by enemies in a room you didnt even intend to enter)
- theres plenty of melee str-based skills. so what. u can only use 1 or 2 if you decide to use 1 type of weapons? not cool. my vote goes for more skills (maybe some kind of combos?) or less weapon-restricted skills.
- all game long i didnt find a SINGLE gem quality upgrade orb, but maybe thats just a bad luck
summa-summarum: (screw fanboys, gonna be harsh)
PoE is EXTREMELY EASY, REPETITIVE AND BORING game in my opinion. it looks cool, got cool skill-gem system, fancy passives tree, fancy crafting, but its not enough (for me) vs super-boring gameplay
ps. (to the staff) aint gonna play beta any more (busy bee i am), but deffo gonna check out released product. anyway, thx for opportunity to check out ur game. i wish all the best to you and hope that you will make your child BIG! good luck!
ps2. i got spare beta-key, pm me any1 who wants to make use of it
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The 49ers just announced they've the following 12 undrafted free agents:
1. Sherman Carter, C, 6-3, 304, Tennessee State
2. Alex Debniak, FB, 6-2, 240, Stanford
3. MarQueis Gray, HB, 6-4, 250, Minnesota
4. D.J. Harper, RB, 5-9, 211, Boise …Extra Point:
As we all expected the run down of a dozen names that have officially signed with the 49ers... umm yah... nothing particularly knew here, but a quick look at the size of these athletes re-enforces the idea of the overall strategy of big, strong versatile athletes with good range.
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Our country is experiencing the necessary growing pains that all nations that aspire to a relatively decent form of democracy must go through. The path that other great nations took to that destination was always checkered. Our path has been no different, but with the right injection of concerned patriots, willing and able to chart the course of the future history of our nation, we will build a country we can all be proud of.
Within the confines of the resources that were available to us, we did the best we could. I refuse to engage in any post mortem analysis as that would indeed trivialize the unbelievable sacrifices that were made by ordinary citizens to see the "Benue Project" succeed. I will never forget:
- the old women who would come up to me during the campaigns and squeeze all sorts of modest denominations of naira into my palms and say "Ishor Chenji, use this and buy petrol;"
- the okada riders who would see us on the road and suspend their original drop destination (passenger and all) to escort us where we were going before continuing on;
- the young children who gyrated to the sounds of "Ishor Chenji" as if there was no tomorrow;
- the many people who believed in us and walked with us by faith on Facebook and everywhere virtual communities could be found.
If I live to be a hundred, these images will forever be vivid in my mind.
Following the April 26, 2011 governorship election in Benue State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Rt. Hon. Dr. Gabriel Torwua Suswam of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner, despite our overwhelming majority of lawful votes cast at the election.
2. Dissatisfied with the outrageous declaration by INEC, we dragged Suswam, PDP and INEC to the Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi on May 17, 2011, challenging the declaration on the grounds that Suswam did not score majority of lawful votes cast in the election; that the election was void in some Local Government Areas due to non compliance with the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and that Suswam was not qualified and/or disqualified from contesting the election for refusing to present any certificate or presenting forged certificate(s) to INEC.
3. The Tribunals and the courts refused to go into the merit of our case, but rather concerned themselves with technicalities of process and timelines without doing substantial justice to the Constitutional issues raised in our petition.
4. On Friday, June 8, 2012, the Supreme Court of Nigeria finally ruled that we cannot recover our stolen mandate because 180 days as prescribed by Section 285(6) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) have lapsed since May 17, 2011 when our petition was filed at the Tribunal despite a subsisting retrial order of the Supreme Court made by the Chief Justice of Nigeria; Justice Dahiru Musdapher on November 14, 2011 "that the petition be heard on the merits". Ariwoola JSC while delivering the judgment also ruled that the issue of qualification and disqualification or non-presentation/presentation of forged certificate(s) to INEC by Gabriel Suswam cannot stand in the face of effluxion of 180 days. The learned justice also concluded that an election tribunal could arrive at a decision without hearing the parties.
5. These pronouncements, if not ridiculous are certainly disheartening. It is only in Nigeria that a petitioner who has done everything within the law is denied justice. The Legislature in their wisdom introduced timelines into the Constitution to discourage situations where election petitions dragged for too long. However, the construction of Section 285(6) on 180 days by the Supreme Court has created more mischief, as litigants are shut out of the temple of justice and not allowed to ventilate their grievances due to effluxion of time. The construction has also rendered the known legal maxim, ubi jus ibi remedium inoperative. The maxim presupposes that where there is a wrong, there must be a remedy. It has also taken away the constitutional right of appeal from litigants and made Tribunals the final court in election adjudication in Nigeria.
6. God knows that in the electoral battles of 2011, we fought diligently and hard. Our methods and weapons were clean and decent and in the best traditions of democratic contest:
- We had limited funds
- We had no structure
- We had no militia
Even the State Security Services wondered if we were serious about playing politics without these staples on the occasion of a pre-election debrief of candidates for the 2011 elections in Abuja. The one thing we did very well was to connect with the people and to show them how much better things could be. Then we put God front and center in everything we did – and for his many graces, we are most thankful.
The people of Benue State overwhelmingly voted for us. It is the shame of the Nigerian system, though, that our obvious victory has not survived the onslaught of the monstrous conspiracies of the Nigerian State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP), and the Judiciary.
7. As law-abiding citizens, we have fully kept faith with the legal process. Although we lost the case at the Supreme Court, we have won the moral victory, as the people know whom they actually voted for. Whereas the law has refused or failed to deliver justice to us, we are full of strength on account of our moral and civil convictions that a great deal of injustice has been done to the people of Benue State and indeed, Nigeria.
8. In this wise we believe as a former Nigerian Leader once said "Legal justice is not necessarily social justice." I therefore, urge you, my teeming supporters to be calm and law-abiding even as you remain committed and glued to our aspirations of bringing positive change to Benue State. Of course, the best we can do for our democracy and for the development of Benue State is to remain a virile and focused opposition that jettisons any evil machinations that aspire to hold Benue State's development hostage.
9. As we lost our mandate to the grand conspiracy of State and the Judiciary, we also lost some of our comrades such as Charles Ayede and Egbe Nack, and several associates to the roguery and thuggery of the moment that have confronted us. We must solemnly and sincerely mourn their demise and hope that they did not die in vain. The only epitaph to their memory is to continue with the struggle until such a historic day when Benue will see good governance, until such a day when the ordinary Benue State citizen will go to good schools in Benue for free, have functional and affordable health facilities, get potable water to drink, and his or her quality of life will be improved.
10. Let me emphasize that we have come this far because our cause was right and our mission just. We have stood on the truth. We have stood for the oppressed. We have stood for the down trodden. We have given hope to the hopeless.
11. For all those who conspired to truncate the will of the Benue people, we leave them to their consciences, to the judgment of history and to God Almighty. As the Zik of Africa and Owelle of Onitsha, the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, once said in similar circumstances in the wake of the much-discredited 1983 general elections, "History will vindicate the just, but God will punish the wicked."
12. As members of the ACN, a political party that evidently believes in the sanctity of peace and the rule of law, we can only let go. However, we affirm our great concern for the people's mandate, the supremacy of their wishes and their overwhelming quest for change. We also affirm that both hard electoral and legal lessons have been learnt. These lessons will guide us in all our future political-cum-electoral interactions with other parties and institutions involved in the democratic process.
13. Now that the Supreme Court has abdicated its constitutional roles and is making unjust interpretations of the Nigerian Constitution, no justice is expected from the Nigerian judiciary. If democracy must continue to have its intended meaning, our supporters must stand up to defend their votes in subsequent elections. Otherwise, we may fall prey to the warning of General Buhari that further attempts to truncate the will of the people during elections will see "both the baboon and the monkey soaked in blood."
14. As we recalibrate our position as Benue opposition, I wish to offer my profound gratitude to all who have walked in step with us and believed in a better tomorrow. You must stand tall and proud as you have all been spectacular in your support. You must remain peaceful, calm and respectful of the laws of the land. Benue State has many sunny days ahead. As an incurable optimist, I would love to believe that the awareness we created during these last elections will make it unlikely that the people of Benue will be hoodwinked ever again.
I wish to thank the good people of Benue State, the ACN family worldwide and other progressives around the world particularly, Senator Dr. George Akume; the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Dr. Iyorchia Ayu; Former Senate President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, ACN members in the National and State Assembly from Benue State, ACN National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, ACN National Leader, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National and State Executive Committee of the party.
15. I wish to also appreciate in a special way, the ACN Deputy Governorship Candidate in Benue State, Alhaji Abubakar D. M. Usman (Young Alhaji) for all his contributions to the struggle; the Director-General of the campaign organization and his team, Prof David Iornem, friends of Prof Steve Torkuma Ugbah in the United States of America, the Mandate Recovery Group based in Abuja, and the Benue Coalition for Change (BCC) group. The support of the National media and the local Press cannot be overemphasized. They were actually refreshing and encouraging.
16. Let me particularly appreciate the small children who thronged the streets and paths of Benue chanting "Ishor Chenji" in acknowledgment of their hope for a better future in our mandate. The appreciation will be incomplete without a mention of the Ugbah Mothers, Ugbah Sisters, Ugbah Angels, Ugbah Babes, Civil Servants, Mbayegh Active Partners in Progress, courageous Benue Students, Okada Riders, Taxi Drivers, Market Women, Widows and Orphans, Benue Family on Facebook, our quintessential singer and composer-Terkura Kyumbur (alias TK Baba and Group), and all others singers who composed various "Ishor Chenji" music that propagated our message, and all the Pastors and Men of God who identified with the Benue cause.
17. I thank you all for your support, your prayers, and your steadfastness. Never in history have a people shown greater commitment and dedication to a cause than your commitment to the "Ishor Chenji" project in Benue State. Never in history has one mandate been stolen from so many by so few. You have not lost; you have won! History will certainly accord you the pride of place.
18. I must also commend the industry of the ACN legal team led by Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN. You did your best for the advancement of the justice system in Nigeria and such efforts will not be in vain.
19. Finally, we all must thank and praise God for everything.
I love you all. The "Benue Project" continues.
Prof Steve Torkuma Ugbah
A joint meeting of the movements for the creation of Binda and Gboko States was held at the Makurdi residence of Wantaregh Paul Unongo with prominent Tiv sons in attendance where the following resolutions were adopted.
1. That the Tiv people should unite under one body to pursue vigorously the creation of two states: BINDA and GBOKO States out of the present Benue State.
2. That Binda should be composed of Kwande, Ushongo, Katsina Ala, Ukum and Logo; i.e. Kwande and Sankera while Jerchira and Jemgbagh comprising Vandeikya, Konshisha, Gboko, Buruku and Tarka is to form Gboko State.
3. The meeting also resolved to support the creation of Apa and more Local Government Council Areas in the new states and the remaining Benue State.
4. Coordinationg Secretariate were established in Abuja, Makurdi, Gboko and Katsina Ala. Chief Abu King Shuluwa and Mr. Peter Shande are to coordinate the Binda movement secretariat. Gboko State has Mohammed Gwa and Aondona P. Diwa as the interim secretariat.
The Makurdi coordinating secretariat is manned by Elder Toryima Orga and Kwaghtse Kuma.
Dr. Yima Sen and Barr. Linda Adzuanaga are to coordinate the Abuja office.
5. The various secretariats have been mandated to propagate, enlighten and recuit more people to work towards the creation of these states.
6. Any useful information, suggestions or contributions are encouraged and acceptable and should be forwarded to the nearest coordinating office.
7. The next meeting is scheduled for 28th July, 2012, at Wantaregh Paul Unongo's residence in Makurdi.
Present at the 1st Consultative Meeting were:
1. Justice A.P.B. Utsaha
2. Chief Abu King Shuluwa
3. Dr. Yima Sen
4. Prof. Steve Ugbah
5. Mohammed Gwa
6. Kwaghtse Kuma
7. Prof. Anongo Lyam
8. Hon. Clement Nanev Uhondo
9. Dr. Aondona P. Diwa
10. Mr. Peter Shande
11. Rev. Peter Ichull
12. Barr. Lynda Sewuese Adzuanaga
13. Bem Iche-Ugoh
14. Agema Gloria
15. Myke Gbe
16. Richard Agwa
17. Prof. Targema Gire
18. Kelvins Dzeremo
19. Elder Toryima Orga
20. Kpamor J.T. Orkar
21. Wantaregh Paul Iyorpuu Unongo(OFR)
Elder Toryima Orga
Former Chief Security Officer, CSO to late General Sanni Abacha, Major Hamzat Al Mustapha stormed Makurdi, Benue State capital yesterday in the company of his supporters, including the son of the late head of state, Mohammed Abacha.
Major Al Mustapha was recently released from prison by the Court of Appeal after spending 15 years over his alleged involvement in the death of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, wife of late business Mongol and acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993 general elections, Chief Moshood Abiola.
Decked in cream safari brocade with cap to match, he drove in a convoy into the waiting hands of his host, retired Prison Controller, Mr Iorbee Ihagh around 1.45pm few meters away to the toll gate in Makurdi. Mr. Ihagh who spoke to newsmen said that the visit of the former CSO was a thank you visit to the people of the state for saving his life while in Kirikiri prison.
Ihagh told newsmen that his friendship with Al Mustapha started while holding sway as the deputy controller of prison in charge of Kirikiri, explaining that the former CSO was to be arrested for planning coup but he (Ihagh) refused to release him to the military men who came for him.
"Our relationship started when I was in charge of Kirikiri prison where Al Mustapha was detained and some military men came for him to be handed over to them without protocol, they could not produce reproduction warrant and I declined releasing him to them.
"This however earned me an arrest and I was detained for almost two years in Lagos cantonment. I was released then promoted controller general but thereafter I was retired from service," he said.
The former controller of prison said the purpose Al Mustapha's visit to the state was to thank the people of the state for saving his life.
As soon as Mustapha arrived Makurdi, he was driven straight to the residence of his host, where he echoed 'I thank you my brother, I thank you for my life, I appreciate you' even as he hugged the relatives and friends of the host who were introduced to him.
The visitors who came in a long convoy with tight security spent only ten minutes in his house and told Mustapha that they should proceed to Jato-Aka in Kwande local government area of the state where they were to meet the former Minister for Steel during Shagari regime, Wantaregh Paul Unongo.
Mr. Ihagh however denied any political undertone to the visit to Unongo, saying, 'he is our leader in Tivland and I told him that we should pay him homage in his country home about four hours drive to the capital city.
However, all efforts to speak with Al Mustapha were rebuff turned down as he was only smiling to the newsmen who approached for a brief interview until they drove away to Jato-Aka.
-Major Hamza Al Mustapha dressed up in Traditional Tiv Atire called Anger
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It's clear that after the release of the GTX 460, companies have chosen to kick up the overclocking side of things another notch. We're seeing companies really offer us some huge overclocks, with some coming in not all that far from its maximum overclock. And while that means there's not as much to play around with, it means that you're able to get almost maximum performance out of a card without the need to tinker with it, which for some people is just perfect.
The biggest issue with SLI and Crossfire is that when you start going down those paths, you're adding more heat into the mix. As soon as that begins to happen you're hindering your maximum overclock ability. With these cards being clocked not far from the models maximum OC when in single card form, you're not finding that much more head room when it comes to overclocking further when in SLI. You combine this with the fact that you're going to be running more voltage through the cards and even more heat is generated, you'd probably be almost best to leave a card and setup like this at the reference clocks.
The picture would be different if the core clock was 800MHz, but it's not; it's 888MHz, and Galaxy has taken the time to bump the memory to 4000MHZ QDR which we've said before was a great decision.
Considering the performance you're able to get out of this setup for $300 US, it really is quite amazing. Throw in the fact that it's just cool to have multi GPU / card setups and you're onto a winner. The GTS 450 in SLI, like the GTX 465 is performance on a budget, and not budget performance.
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Aim of the workshop: To explore through current research and cadaver dissection if within the extra cellular matrix of scarring, fascia is restored to limits of normal functionality or is there some level of structural contracture present? And if so what can be done to restore normal tissue mobility and functionality? The workshop is designed to find an answer to these very questions.
This one day course will allow participants to expand their knowledge of human fascial anatomy. It is designed to address the specialized needs of practitioners of manual and movement therapies, physicians involved in physical medicine, and research scientists interested in fascia. In recent years, fascia has attracted increasing interest and is currently indicated in the pathogenesis of a wide variety of conditions. Despite growing interest in the fascia, a comprehensive anatomical and histological description of this tissue is still lacking especially in the behavior of fascia in wound healing and scarring. This is a first for this type of workshop.
The day's program will include: normal functional anatomy and physiology of fascia, the relationship and function of fascia, pathology of fascia, wound healing, scarring, and cadaver lab dissection of scarring.
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Boris Hinz, PhD – Wound Healing and the Extracellular Matrix
Boris Hinz is Associate Professor at the Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Canada since 01/2009. He is cross-appointed Professor with the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery and the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto. Dr. Hinz holds a PhD degree in Cell Biology and Theoretical Biology from the University of Bonn, Germany, obtained in 1998.
From 1999 to 2002, he was postdoctoral fellow of Dr. Giulio Gabbiani, Department of Experimental Pathology, Centre Medical Universitaire, University of Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Hinz then moved on to lead a research group at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, joining the worlds of Cell Biology, Biophysics, and Bioengineering. He was nominated Maître d'enseignement et de recherche (Assistant Professor level) in 2006. He is President and board member of the European Tissue Repair Society, Secretary and founding member of the Canadian Connective Tissue Society, associate editor of the Journal Wound Repair and Regeneration and Associate Member of the Faculty of 1000.
Dr. Hinz aims in understanding the role of contractile myofibroblasts in physiological tissue repair and in causing pathological tissue fibrosis. The findings of his lab are published in peer-reviewed journals, including Curr. Biol., J. Cell Biol., Stem Cells, Nature Immunol., Mol. Biol. Cell, J. Cell Sci., Biomaterials, Biophys. J., Am. J. Pathol., PLoS One, and the J. Invest. Dermatol., receiving over 5,000 citations by April 2013. He published 64 articles, 13 book chapters, and >300 congress abstracts. His research lead to the creation of two startup companies specialized on anti-fibrotic coatings for silicone implants and novel "soft" cell culture devices. Dr. Hinz' research is funded by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario (HSFO), Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), European Union's FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network, Swiss National Science Foundation (FNS), and the Gebert Rüf Foundation.
Geoffrey Bove, DC, PhD – Cadaver Lab: Anatomy of Wound Healing
Dr. Bove is an Associate Professor at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, ME, and maintains a small chiropractic practice. Bove's primary research focuses on the effect of inflammation of nerves as a mechanism of nerve-related and radiating pain, with more than 40 publications primarily related to this topic.
Bove has taught gross anatomy and human biomechanics at the University of North Carolina, Harvard Medical School and Southern Denmark University. He has presented his research at numerous major academic centers across the world and is currently investigating the effects and mechanisms of massage and visceral manipulation on post-operative ileus and adhesions.
Pat Coughlin, PhD – Fascial Anatomy of Surgical Approaches to the Hip and Pelvis
Dr. Coughlin is Professor of Anatomy in the Basic Sciences Department. He received his PhD in anatomy and cell biology from the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Coughlin completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Boston University Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. He joins TCMC from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine where he was professor of anatomy for nearly 24 years.
Dr. Coughlin has participated in team-taught courses in neuroscience and histology, however, his primary responsibility has been teaching gross anatomy to DO, PA-C, and biomedical science students. He has also taught courses and given presentations to attending physicians, residents and manual therapists in the United States, Canada and Europe.
Thomas Findley, MD, PhD – Recent Advances in Fascia Research: Implications for Sports Medicine
Dr. Findley trained in physical medicine, physical therapy, exercise physiology, psychology, and anthropology as well as acupuncture, homeopathy and structural integration. He is an active clinician (Certified Advanced Rolfer™) and researcher at the VA Medical Center, East Orange, NJ, as well as executive director of the international Fascia Research Congress.
He is talented at explaining the clinical relevance of research findings and integrating research information into clinical practice, with over 90 published papers.


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Many individuals believe that matters pertaining to the United States Presidential Election are paramount to all other considerations. This, however, is not always the case and even those who create problems for campaign committees from behind the guise of internet anonymity are entitled to equal rights under the judicial system. Ex parte applications for expedited discovery are no exception according to the recent ruling in Ron Paul 2012 Pres. Campaign Comm., Inc. v. John Does, 1–10 because courts have a set list of criteria to consider when assessing the existence of "good cause" for expedited discovery to identify internet users.
Wrongful Conduct and Court Fashioning of Relief
The plaintiff brought suit against the defendants, who were anonymous internet users, alleging false designation of origin, false advertising, and defamation and libel claims against presidential candidate Ron Paul. These internet users, using the pseudonym "NHLiberty4Paul," made and uploaded a video on YouTube and Twitter that viciously attacked rival candidate Jon Huntsman and strongly implied that it was made or endorsed by Ron Paul; this led to extremely negative press coverage of Paul and his campaign methods. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(d)(1), plaintiff filed an ex parte application for expedited discovery from these websites in order to ascertain the identities of the anonymous users before the parties' Rule 26(f) conference.
The court stated that such discovery would be permitted only when "good cause" is found, meaning the "administration of justice outweighs the prejudice to the responding party." The specific factors considered by the court were the following:
The court ultimately denied the ex parte application because it failed to sufficiently address the specified factors; however, the court clarified that the denial was without prejudice and that the plaintiff could file another request that sufficiently addressed the standards
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Plaintiffs should carefully ensure that all the aforementioned guidelines are met when filing an ex parte application for expedited discovery; however, if the application fails then this is merely "strike one" for the applicant. Counsel must nonetheless be diligent in attempting to characterize the type of defendant involved and in locating said party, and must document such efforts to present before the court. This is especially true when the application involves the discoverability of the identities of anonymous individuals expressing their political views on the internet because courts will protect the privacy of such persons. Anonymous internet users and Presidential Campaign Committees are on equal procedural footing when an ex parte expedited discovery request is filed, but courts will allow re-filing if the original request does not meet the legal standards and proper evidentiary support to show that the administration of justice outweighs the prejudice to the other party.
Mark Keddis has a B.A. in Psychology with a Certificate of Criminology from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. He will receive his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2012, where he has served as a member of the Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Board and an Associate Editor for the Seton Hall Law Review.


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Add a festive holiday finish to this salad with carrot stars. To make, thinly slice carrot. Cut slices into star shapes using a small canapé or cookie cutter.


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Why Are Conservatives Happier? The Selflessness of Their Selfishness
Research has consistently found that conservatives score higher than liberals on self-reported happiness measures. The standard explanations tend to involve differences regarding religion, marriage, openness, opportunity, and perceptions of fairness, but some new research hints at another, previously overlooked explanation.
Penn's Jonathan Berman and Deborah Small were interested in how the conditions under which people engage in self-interested actions influence how happy the actions make them. Although people are driven by self-interested pursuits, we are social animals and thus we have a conflicting desire to act in a prosocial manner. Berman and Small reasoned that when this conflict is removed by externally imposing self-interested behavior, people would report more happiness than when they freely choose to engage in the behavior. In a series of three experiments that's exactly what they found:
Study 1 shows that externally imposing an option of self-interest (a reward) increases outcome happiness compared with allowing choice, but externally imposing a prosocial option (a donation to charity) does not. Study 2 provides additional evidence for our hypothesis, showing that trade-offs between self-benefiting and prosocial options reduce outcome happiness more than trade-offs that involve the self only. In Study 3, we further revealed the mechanism driving our results by directly manipulating perceived agency. Participants indicated their preference for a self-benefitting or a prosocial option and eventually received their preferred option. However, some participants knew that they would receive their preference, whereas others were led to believe that the outcome was externally chosen by a computer. Participants were happier with self-interest when they believed that it was externally chosen.
Conservatives are more likely than liberals to believe that strong societies are made when people strive for individual greatness rather than concern themselves with collective well-being — i.e. the best way to increase society's "sum of its parts" is for each part to focus on maximizing its own value. The notion that acting selfish will improve yourself and your society essentially "imposes" self-interested actions on people. If you're a good person who cares about others you have no choice but to act in a self-interested manner. Because liberals are less taken with this view, they will perceive a real choice between self-interested and prosocial actions, and thus when they do engage in self-interested actions they will derive less happiness from them.
The study also illustrates the appeal of the "God wants you to be rich" churches that have been popping up around the country. When God himself is requiring you to make money there is no choice that needs to be made, and thus the self-interested actions you take to get rich will lead to more happiness.
Finally, the study also hints at a simple way people can increase each other's happiness. When you know your friend is going to do something self-interested, you can help by giving them permission or theorizing about why they have to do it. For example, if a friend decides they're going to go to a concert rather than give another friend a ride somewhere, telling them "You have to go — you never know when you'll get another chance to see the Baja Men" will increase their enjoyment.
Berman, J.Z., & Small, D.A. (2012). Self-Interest Without Selfishness : The Hedonic Benefit of Imposed Self-Interest Psychological Science DOI: 10.1177/0956797612441222
September 16, 2012
Thanks for sharing. It is an interesting report.
September 19, 2012
Good explanation about the conservative happier.Keep on good work on the blog.I regularly visit your blog.
Michael permalinkSeptember 21, 2012
Eric, how do you reconcile your characterization of conservative beliefs with conservatives' higher levels of charitable giving? I don't know of any conservative thinker (as opposed to Randian libertarian) who is unconcerned with society's collective well-being. Rather, the question is whether that is best improved through private/voluntary vs. public/involuntary action.
Certainly there is a strain of pop conservative psychology that casually assumes that better-for-me = better-for-all, just as sloppy liberalism can assume that whatever helps one, hurts all. But you misrepresent conservatism to suggest that "selfishness" is a key concept.
Cory Clark permalinkSeptember 22, 2012
I see this study as showing that individuals are happier when they make decisions based on their own self-interest, rather than having decisions forced upon them. Self-interest is different than selfishness.
Selfishness is when one is only concerned about one's self, with no interest for others. Self-interest is when one acts in a way that is satisfying to one's self, but also encompasses a compassion for others as well.
For example, a conservative who see's a person in need of money, and gives that person $20.00, will be happy because the act was self-satisfying due to doing something kind for another person. If the conservative were selfish, he/she would never even consider helping the person in need.
July 26, 2013
To put it in a nutshell: selfishness requires a metaphysical prop otherwise the ghost of Christmas past comes to visit you in the wee hours.
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TobyMac will not be boxed.
The contemporary Christian artist, a veteran with a 25-year musical history, still fights the preconceived notions that the genre is largely defined by early hit-makers Amy Grant and Steven Curtis Chapman. Those who think of contemporary Christian music as middle-of-the-road pop songs laced with inspirational lyrics haven't been paying attention.
"I've never viewed Christian music as having a sound," said TobyMac, 47, by phone from his home in Franklin, Tenn. "It's a lyric that makes it different. Anybody in the world that looks at it as having a sound is wrong."
The man born Kevin Michael McKeehan in Fairfax, Va., spent the last quarter-century rewriting the rules of CCM. With DC Talk, the forward-thinking trio that combined hip-hop, rock and pop, TobyMac busted down genre doors from 1987 to the group's finale in 2000. As a solo act, he's further expanded his stylistic reach with heavy synthesizers, club dance beats and rap intensity.
"I came up listening to Run-DMC, Whodini, Beastie Boys, the Police, Bob Marley," he said. "The first two raps I wrote were about my ex-girlfriend. If I'm going to rap about my ex-girlfriend, I'm going to talk about my anger toward her and how it interfaces with God and how I need to let that go. My musical influences remain the same."
You can hear most of them on Eye on It, TobyMac's fifth studio album, released in late August. The disc debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's pop albums chart, making it only the third Christian release to open at the pinnacle. Eye on It bursts through the speakers from the get-go. It is brimming with fat rhythms, big synthesizers, insanely catchy hooks, rapping, singing and rock guitars. He's got three guests on the disc — Houston-born Christian rapper Lecrae, Blanca Reyes of Christian hip-hop band Group1Crew and Christian singer-rapper Jamie Grace.
"I've been a musical rambler, from DC Talk to my solo records. It is usually pretty broad musically, but it's all pop-oriented, whether it has guitars on it or synths on it. My heart, my musical side, has always been whatever music within my realm that supports what I'm trying to say. When I have a concept for a song, it's all about the song. I never felt bounded, I guess because I am a melody writer. I never felt chained by anything."
So TobyMac pushed his boundaries beyond just music. He's credited as co-author on several books, still serves as the CEO of the independent label Gotee Records and has even dabbled in acting. He has a bit role in the upcoming film I'm in Love With a Church Girl. Yet TobyMac plays down all his extracurricular activities.
"Acting is nothing I'm pursuing," he said. "I asked to play a small cameo part in a film. It was fun. I've been involved in Gotee for 15 years, and we've managed to sign some incredible artists. My heart is to develop up-and-coming artists, work with them to set them on their way. I adore that side of what I do. As for author, sometimes I will be moved by a song and we want to do something beyond the song. I haven't sat down and written a book, but we have collected stories. It is more research than actually penning a book."
What fuels TobyMac's passion is the state of contemporary Christian music, particularly its diversity. That's at the core of this "musical rambler."
"There will be different bands taking different tacks, whether it's a band of believers in the mainstream writing songs and playing clubs every night or a worship band playing churches. It's an open invitation. The music is beginning to reach out to more and more people, and that's the way it always should have been."
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Partners in Pleasure: Sharing Success, Creating Joy, Fulfilling Dreams-Together : Paul Pearsall's research shows that individual success and the solitary pursuit of happiness may be hazardous to one's health. Although many self-help books champion the singular approach to success and personal power as the path to well-being, Partners in Pleasure challenges this "singularity" by presenting new research and ancient cultural lessons regarding collective and connective ways to fulfillment and wellness. Drawing in part on 2,000-year-old Polynesian wisdom, this book shows how to go beyond self-fulfillment to shared pleasure.
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Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Land Exchange Between the Bureau of Land Management and Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, Riverside County, CA
Notice Of Intent.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed land exchange between the BLM and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (Tribe) in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (Monument). This notice announces the beginning of the BLM scoping process, invites public participation, and describes how the time and place of public scoping meetings will be announced.
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One or more public scoping meetings will be held in Palm Springs, California, to solicit public input on the issues and impacts that will be addressed in the Draft EIS as well as the extent to which those issues and impacts will be analyzed. All public scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance of their occurrence through local news media and the BLM Web site at http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/palmsprings.html. In order to be addressed in the Draft EIS, all comments must be received no later than 30 days after the last public scoping meeting. Additional opportunities for public participation and formal comment will occur upon publication of the Draft EIS.
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You may submit written comments on issues and impacts to be addressed in the Draft EIS by any of the following methods:
- Email: email@example.com.
- Mail: Field Manager, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, 1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, California 92262.
Documents pertinent to this proposed land exchange will be available for public review at the BLM Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office located at 1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, California, during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays, and may be published as part of the EIS.
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For further information and/or to have your name added to our mailing list, contact Jim Foote, National Monument Manager, (760) 833-7136, or by email, email@example.com.
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On October 24, 2000, Public Law 106-351 established the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. In accordance with section 2(b) of the Monument's enabling legislation, its purpose is to "preserve the nationally significant biological, cultural, recreational, geological, educational, and scientific values found in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains and to secure now and for future generations the opportunity to experience and enjoy the magnificent vistas, wildlife, land forms, and natural and cultural resources in these mountains and to recreate therein."
On October 13, 1999, the BLM and the Tribe entered into an agreement to coordinate and cooperate in the management of Federal lands within and outside the boundaries of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation (Reservation) within the Monument. The BLM and the Tribe agreed to meet annually to identify specific resource management, land tenure adjustment, and joint management goals, including implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding for joint identification of opportunities for acquisition and exchange of lands within the Monument.
On July 27, 2010, the BLM released Environmental Assessment (EA) No. CA-060-0010-0005 and Finding of No Significant Impact for public review and comment. This EA addressed the environmental effects of the proposed land exchange between the BLM and the Tribe. The public comment period for the EA concluded on November 19, 2010; 141 individuals, eight organizations, and three governmental entities submitted comments.
Based on public comments and upon further internal review, it was determined that preparation of an EIS is necessary to address potentially significant effects of this proposed exchange. Information in the EA will be integrated into the Draft EIS.
Public scoping will help determine relevant issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide development of the EIS. At present, the BLM has identified potential effects of the proposed land exchange on cultural resources, Native American concerns, minerals, threatened and endangered species, invasive species, wild and scenic rivers, and non-motorized recreation access as preliminary issues for analysis.
All public comments submitted to the BLM about the EA released on July 27, 2010, will be retained, used to formulate alternatives and environmental analyses for the Draft EIS, and responded to in the Draft EIS. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can request that your personal identifying information be withheld from public review, there is no guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Jim Foote,
Acting Field Manager,Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office,California Desert District,Bureau of Land Management.
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43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., 43 U.S.C. 1715-1716, 16 U.S.C. 431 note.
40 CFR 1507.7, 1508.22, and 43 CFR Subpart 2200.
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