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Between exploitation and control – Clients' conceptions of the consultant-client relationship
During the past years, the use of management consultants has increased significantly, giving managers repeated experiences of both hiring and working with them. In an effort to understand the managers' use of management consultants, this paper sets out to investigate managers' conceptions of management consultants, as they are assumed to influence how consultants are used and managed. Based on the study of ten managers, four conceptions of management consultants, their roles and how they should be managed were identified, representing four different kinds of buyers of consulting services – the disappointed buyer, the trustful buyer, the strong buyer and the instrumental buyer. These conceptions and their relations to the three types of buyers found in the literature are discussed, showing that the instrumental buyer is a "new" type with no equivalent in the literature. The paper ends with a discussion of possible explanations for the distribution of the conceptions over the ten studied managers, where seven of them could be categorized as strong or instrumental buyers, and what implications this may have on how management consultants are used.
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North, 20, was one of Wales' stars as they claimed a Grand Slam during last year's Six Nations however he was carried off after 64 minutes on Friday after a blow to the head and neck.
With Wales' Six Nations opener kicking off in less than a month's time on February 2 against Ireland the injury will be a blow to interim coach Rob Howley's plans.
Wales and Scarlets star Rhys Priestland has already been ruled out for the entire Six Nations campaign with a torn Achilles.
Scarlets were on the wrong end of a 47-17 hammering in the clash at Ravenhill but backs coach Mark Jones admitted he was in the dark about North's fitness.
"I only know what I saw on the replay," he said.
"He's had a knee to the head and he's struggling with some head and neck issues."
While North joins Priestland on the treatment table it is among the forwards that Howley faces his biggest headache with no less than eight players, including RBS 6 Nations Player of the Tournament Dan Lydiate, sidelined.


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Not content with a cool clothing line and an even cooler magazine, Josh Hooten and the folks at Herbivore are going to be opening a store. I asked him how he possibly has the time, given all his commitments, including a just-turned-one vegan kid. Writes Josh: "Michelle is going to run the store and we hired an employee. I'm not going up there, hell no. I'll just stay behind the wall in our office space and make threatening cough noises when unruly types wander in." Location is 5519 NE 30th Ave, Portland, OR, and Josh says it's going to be late spring or early summer. Watch this space for more details.
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Moving from screw machine production house to customer-centric contract shop is no easy road to travel, but Nolte Precise Manufacturing had a plan in place for a smooth ride. As the company transitioned during the past decade, it steadily expanded its use of E2, the shop management software purchased in the late '90s from Shoptech Software (Glastonbury, Connecticut). According to Doug Coster, Nolte's owner and president, the result has been deeper insight into the intricacies of the shop's own operations—insight that has helped root out inefficiencies, streamline processes, improve communication among disparate departments, and boost flexibility, among other advantages.
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the fourth-generation, family-owned company got its start in 1916. Founder Louis Nolte—Mr. Coster's great-grandfather—named his fledgling shop Nolte Screw Machine to reflect its focus on the type of small, high-volume work typically associated with that equipment. In 2002, however, pressure from low-cost overseas competition spurred Mr. Coster and his father, third-generation owner Bob Coster, to attract a more diverse customer base. The next few years saw the addition of new turning, milling and Swiss-type equipment as well as prototyping, engineering support and inventory management services. The father-son team also changed the name to Nolte Precise Manufacturing to ensure outside perceptions matched the new reality. Today, the shop produces precision components for industries ranging from aerospace and automotive to hydraulics, pneumatics and firearms, and no single sector accounts for more than 10 to 15 percent of its total business.
However, ensuring a successful transition required more than the investment and learning curve associated with adding new equipment, says the younger Mr. Coster, who became company president in 2009 and owner in 2011, the year his father retired. Machines and expertise don't help with efficient work scheduling, for example—especially for rush jobs and parts produced on a just-in-time basis according to customers' inventory requirements. Nor do they aid in accurately quoting jobs, following recommended maintenance schedules, properly documenting processes and procedures, replenishing supplies as needed, and so on. Yet for a shop that thrives on diversity, it could be argued that such concerns are nearly as important as having the right machining capabilities.
That's certainly true for Nolte, Mr. Coster says, and it accounts for why the company has come to rely so heavily on its E2 software. Today, the shop uses all available modules, from quoting and order entry to shipping and accounting. The changes over the years have been both numerous and significant, but those Mr. Coster cites as most important fall under three broad categories:
• Streamlined Processes. Since purchasing E2 in 1997, Nolte has been using the system to create work orders that incorporate part routings, material lists, operation sequences and other such information into one, easy-to-access job packet. However, this functionality could never be truly efficient when used in isolation. Prior to expanding its use of E2, the shop used an entirely different system to estimate cycle times, production costs and other data needed to create quotes. As a result, moving a job from quote to order required recreating the whole data set from scratch in E2. In addition to occupying valuable time, this duplicate data entry often resulted in confusion and inaccuracies when estimates didn't jibe with the day-to-day realities of the shop floor.
Today, the shop uses E2 for both estimates and orders. Operating from the same data set saves time and ensures that all data is both accurate and up-to-date, Mr. Coster says. Now, when an order comes in, the production manager has immediate access to all information needed for job scheduling, a function also handled within E2. To save time, the shop has configured the software to keep accurate counts of all finished parts. When quantities of certain components reach a predetermined threshold, E2 helps alert operators that more are required. Management can then use the software's whiteboard system—which provides a real-time picture of what is happening at each workstation—to schedule the parts accordingly.
This capability is especially important given the nature of Nolte's work, much of which is supplied on an as-needed basis, as opposed to specific batch sizes. Moreover, many of these jobs involve multiple subassemblies and tight-tolerance components, some of which are produced in-house and some of which are produced wholly or partially by outside vendors. Without E2, the resulting complexity would be overwhelming, Mr. Coster says. "We used to spend hours counting product and trying to make decisions on what to run," he recalls.
• Improved Communication. "It wasn't all that long ago that you might not be able to ask an operator 'What is the next job you're supposed to run?' or 'How far along are you in your current job?'" Mr. Coster says. "Today, all of our employees can answer these questions immediately. "
A major reason for that is E2's whiteboard scheduling system. Relevant data for all jobs is readily available at kiosks scattered throughout the shop floor. For shopfloor personnel, this clarifies all responsibilities: due dates, production sequences, materials needed and so on. Keeping everyone on the same page also goes beyond the shop floor. For example, the sales department can easily access backlogs, the purchasing department knows what to order and when, and the shipping department can track job progress in real-time.
This is a stark contrast to the way the shop used to operate, Mr. Coster says. In previous years, the company relied too much on "tribal knowledge." For example, upon receipt of an order, a single person might be responsible for tracking down the quote from the original estimating system, transferring that information to E2, and scheduling the job, all according to his or her own experience and knowledge of what was happening on the shop floor. Now, the process is seamless and more open, and everyone operates from the same information. "Nobody has to go around asking a bunch of questions," Mr. Coster says.
• Greater Foresight. The changes detailed above represent only a portion of the improvements Nolte has realized from expanding its use of E2. However, Mr. Coster says the most important improvement of all is the cumulative effect of these changes: a deep level of business insight that has improved planning and accountability.
For example, management can experiment within the whiteboard scheduling system to determine how a given job might affect the rest of the operation before committing. This is especially useful for jobs involving multiple sub-components as well as higher-volume runs of complex parts that occupy valuable workstations for long periods of time, Mr. Coster says. This feature, as well as ready access to data, also makes it easier to build what he calls "hero time" into the production schedule. That is, Nolte leaves time open to accommodate rush jobs or unforeseen circumstances.
One way this is done is by generating custom reports that can show activity on specific workstations during specific time periods. Organizing information in this way would have been much more difficult with previous, manual methods in-volving spreadsheets and printouts, Mr. Coster says. The case is similar with maintenance, training and quality reports. For example, determining maintenance costs per machine is relatively easy. Additionally, the software issues alerts when equipment is due for maintenance. This helps keep the shop on schedule and accountable.
Mr. Coster says Nolte will likely continue to expand its use of E2. "I have no problem recommending E2 to any size shop. You can implement it in 90 days, and it is flexible enough to work with how you run your business."


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Making light work of piracy
Movie pirates who steal films by taping them while they are being screened in cinemas could be thwarted by new technology.
US company Cinea is working on a system that will manipulate the light levels of digitally screened movies.
The shifting light levels will go unnoticed by the audience, but will foil attempts to tape the film using digital cameras.
The company has won a $2m grant to develop a prototype from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Sight unseen
Many pirate versions of popular films are created by people smuggling digital video cameras into movie theatres to record a screening of the film.
Often these pirate versions go on sale on video tape at the same time as the movie is showing in cinemas.
But the move from film to digital screenings of movies could mean that this method of piracy soon dies out.
Virginia-based Cinea believes that this gives film studios an opportunity to stamp out camcorder piracy.
Cinea is working on a way to shift the light levels used to project the digital film that foils attempts to capture it on video.
Although the human eye would be unable to spot the shifting light levels, digital video cameras, which refresh what they see much more quickly than humans, would struggle to record a watchable image.
Cinea has won a grant to develop its system further and hopes to have a prototype ready within two years.
Currently there are few cinemas that are showing digital versions of films, and the numbers that can do so are not expected to rise significantly by 2004.
However, Cinea claims that eventually it will be able to cut film piracy by 50%.
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I was afraid to tell my story directly, wanted to couch it in a fanciful (and imitative) yarn of sex and intrigue.
So the idea that Murdoch is getting out of newspapers is fanciful, spread by those who wish it were so.
But such primitive and fanciful ideas are just the skin on top of hot milk.
Beyond the psychological underpinnings, there are also pure design reasons for the fanciful footwear.
I mentioned to Doctorow that I particularly enjoyed this fanciful invention on his part.
And here and on this wise let my fanciful tale about letters and teachers of letters come to an end.
But there were yet other theoretical or fanciful obstacles in the way.
There is current, in some parts of Germany, a fanciful superstition concerning the Stille Volke, or silent people.
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Aloe Vera is a natural anti inflammatory and antibacterial that helps protect your hair. Panthenol, from rice husks, is a B vitamin that moisturizes and helps damaged hair with repairs. The herb jojoba can help reduce follicle blockages. Lavender soothes your scalp. Rosemary can stimulate hair follicles. Chamomile strengthens the hair and makes it shine. Wheat and Soy protein perform a multitude of functions including providing volume to make your hair fuller.
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Ciudad Juarez, Mexico / Chihuahua (AFP) July 22, 2013
More than 1,000 people were evacuated from the city of Jimenez in northern Mexico after the heaviest rainfall in 25 years, officials said late Sunday.
Downpours around the city, located some 400 kilometers (240 miles) south of the border with Texas, have resulted in dangerously swollen rivers, Chihuahua state Governor Cesar Duarte told local media.
Duarte ordered the evacuation of areas most affected by the monsoon intensity rains that caused flash floods and left some residents stranded.
Heavy rainfall in recent days has affected large swaths of the state and on Friday forced the shutdown of the international airport in Chihuahua, the state capital.
Five airlines were forced to cancel flights, affecting some 1,200 passengers.
In the municipality of Rosales, in Chihuahua state, water rushing out of a burst dam destroyed a bridge and damaged 140 homes.
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Reprinted from The Jewish Religion: A Companion, published by Oxford University Press.
Jacob Emden was a renowned Talmudist and polemicist (1697-1776). Emden lived for most of his life in Altona, Hamburg, where he occupied no official Rabbinic position, earning his living by printing books, especially his own, including his prayer book (known as the Jacob Emden Siddur), his collection of responsa, his autobiography (very unusual for a Rabbi), and his valuable notes to the Talmud.
Well known in the history of Jewish controversies is that between Emden and the Rabbi of Altona, Jonathan Eybeschitz, whom Emden suspected of being a follower of the false messiah, Shabbetai Zevi. Like his father, Zevi Ashkenazi, known as the Hakham Zevi, Emden fought the crypto-Shabbeteans and their works, finding traces of this heresy in books hitherto considered to be completely religiously respectable.
Though a Kabbalist and believer in the Zohar as sacred literature, Emden, aware that Shabbeteanism based itself on the teachings of the Zohar, sought to prove that Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai is not, as he is reputed to be, the author of the Zohar. His arguments against the antiquity of the book show that he had a keen critical sense and are still widely used in modern Zoharic scholarship.
Emden's opinions were often extremely unconventional. He could not believe that the pious and orthodox Maimonides could have written the Guide of the Perplexed and maintained, contrary to all the evidence, that the real author of this work was an unknown heretic. Emden believed that Christianity has an important role to play in God's plan for mankind and was on friendly relations with a number of Christian scholars, as he was with Moses Mendelssohn the founder of the Haskalah movement.
Emden has been criticized for his undue interest in sexual matters but while it is true that, for instance, he provides, in his prayer book, details of how the marital act is to be carried out, this is in the context of the Friday night section of the prayer book which, for the kabbalists, is the occasion for sexual congress between husband and wife in order to repeat and assist the union on high between the male and female principles in the Godhead.
In his autobiography, Emden is very frank in describing how he was tempted in his youth to have sex with his cousin, a temptation he resisted. He believed that the ban on polygamy by Rabbenu Gershom of Mayyence was a serious mistake in that it followed Christian mores; although, he states, he does not have the power to urge the ban to be repealed. He even advocates a scholar taking a mistress since, he says, the Rabbis hold that "the greater the man, the greater his sexual urge."
Nevertheless, it is extremely precarious to conclude from this, as does Mortimer Cohen, that Emden was sexually maladjusted. He never carried out his theories in practice and was looked upon by later Jewish teachers as a holy man. The Hasidim often refer to Emden as "the Holy Old Man," even though there is what seems to be an attack on early Hasidism in a work by Emden.
Pronounced: ZOE-har, Origin: Aramaic, a Torah commentary and foundational text of Jewish mysticism.


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The Sobey Art Award finalists this year: five artists known for installations, representing five different regions of Canada.
Eleanor King's Obso-les-sense mixed installation, dimensions variable, 2009. King is from Halifax.
(Steve Farmer)
Raphaëlle de Groot's Port de tete (detail) inkjet print, 51 x 71.5 cm, 2010. De Groot is from Montreal.
(Mirko Sabatini)
Jason de Haan's New Jerusalem, 2010, collaged book covers mounted on black linen, 182.9 x 182.9 cm. A floating city/landscape collage from the deconstructed covers of over 1000 1950s-80s science fiction paperbacks. Named for the Biblical City of God that descends from the heavens at the end of time. De Haan is from Alberta.
Gareth Moore's The Road Through the Forest by Lyman A. William, 2008. Shirt, pants, leather suspenders, shoes, hand-made underwear, hat, stick, 24 photographs, box camera, cigarettes, pillowcase backpack, wool blanket, American currency, seaweed, dried blackberries, steel, raccoon tail, eraser, found painting, glasses, lucky object, button, tobacco, feathers, string, soap, conte drawing, skull, sheet, motel slip 64 x 44 x 33 inches (162.5 x 111.75 x 84 cm). Moore is from B.C.
(Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver)
Derek Sullivan's installation view of Albatross Omnibus The Power Plant, 2011, 52 artists' books; ladders, dimensions variable, 2011. Sullivan is from Toronto.
(Toni Hafkenscheid)


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Sunny Room with Near Plaza España
Size15 m²
Floor No.1(with elevator)
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Elevator in building
- Towels
Accommodation summary
|Foneria, 08038 Barcelona, Spain
|Property type
|Private room
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|Acceptance rate
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|A few hours
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The apartment is beautiful, cozy and comfortable. The guest will have a private bathroom with bathtub. The neighbourhood is very tranquil and safe.
You will share the apartment with Vicky, my wife and I. She is a dentist and I am economist and professional guitar player, we both are the most of the time doing our activities out of home, So in practical terms, you would be renting an entire apatamento for the price of a room!!!
However, there is also one more room for one or two people available for renting then could exist the possibility of coincide with one or two more guest or may be if you are more than two people, you could rent both rooms.
In the night time...we love to share with our guests a glass of wine and some "chatting and music time".
We expect to host nice and friendly people, but over all... Clean, respectful and easy going people as we are. You will feel here like in your own home, so we expect that you will treat the apartment like your own.
House rules- Cleanness and order is highly appreciated
- This is a non smoking apartment
- Keep your belongings in place
- BE RESPECTFUL either with the apartment and the people who lives in the apartment.
|Weekly rate for 1 guest
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Reviews of this property
Hanna and her friend have been happy to spend these days to Carlos' house. They have been vety kind, polite and nice. The room and the bathroom were clean ..
Great place , great people ! I recommend this apartment to everyone looking for a place in Barcelona . Carlos and Vicky are amazing,they gave me food when I arrived late in the night,helped with everything I needed and made me feel like I am at home. The flat is near Plaza Espanya which makes the location just perfect. Everything was great and I enjoyed being with them. 10/10
Thank you both! It was great to stay in your house and it feels like home. Two people who spread warmth. Gracias :))))))))))))
Carlos gives you a lot of tipps, and extra service or a little concert for his guests in his house.
For sure: I will come back, if I am in BCN again!!!!
Nous avons beaucoup apprécié notre séjour à Barcelone. La chambre est confortable et spacieuse. Vicky et Carlos sont des hôtes très cool et sympathiques. Grâce à leur conseils nous avons pu nous déplacer dans la ville sans problème. Carlos nous a fait l'honneur d'un concert privé de guitare classique le dernier soir en guise d'au revoir. C'était magnifique ! Meme si l'appartement est légèrement excentré, les nombreuses lignes de bus permettent tous les accès. Et les commerces et restaurants sont de fait moins chers qu'en plein centre.
Je recommande vivement ce logement. Merci à Vicky et Carlos pour leur accueil chaleureux.
Vicky es maravillosa ! Con el atento y el carino que nos ofrecio no solamente nos sentimos en casa pro tambien con si fuera una amiga de anos !!
Recomendamos a nuestros amigos a alojarse en ese lugar muy limpio, muy tranquilo y que de alli es facil moverse por muchos lugares.
Gracias Vicky !!
Carlos and his partner are welcoming and kind, and provided a great space for our stay in Barcelona. The flat is very clean and has everything you would need. Guests have their own bathroom (across the corridor - which could be just you, or sharing with other guests if there are others staying at the time). The restaurant literally next door does the best Paella in Barcelona! Heartily recommended.
Getting into town - by bus - is easy and clear, there's regular bus service both day and night. Carlos has all the instructions you need in the bedroom drawer - but he is also available on Whatsapp for any queries. You can easily walk to Montjuïc and Palau Sant Jordi (where we saw Bruno Mars), so if you're going to a musical event or anywhere else in Parc de Monjuïc, the situation is perfect.
Carlos is a very attentive host - even playing his classical guitar for us (he's a professional guitarist).
We would return!
Vicki und Carlos haben uns sehr herzlich wie Freunde aufgenommen. Das Zimmer hatte gute Betten und genügend Stauraum im Schrank. Wir durften Küche und Wohnzimmer mitnutzen. Wenn beide Gästezimmer belegt sind, teilt man sich das Gästebad mit den anderen aber wir sind uns nie in die Quere gekommen. Gegenüber ist ein sehr preiswertes und gutes Frühstückslokal. Die Unterkunft ist zwar etwas außerhalb aber gut an Bus und Metro angebunden, sodass man in 30 - 40 Minuten an allen Hotspots sein kann. Nachts kommt man auch problemlos mit den Öffentlichen zurück. Auch uns hat Carlos selbst vom und zum Airport gefahren und Kostproben von seinem excellenten Gitarrenspiel gegeben. Herzlichen Dank für die Gastfreundschaft! Sehr empfehlenswert!
Una muy buena estancia!
Los dueños te tratan como si estuviera en tu propia casa, son muy hospitalarios y agradables.
Volveré a repetir!!!
We enjoyed our time very much! I can only confirm, Carlos+Vicky really are the great hosts as they are described in other reviews. They have a lot of good and practical advice and take care a lot. Same goes for the place, modern and clean. It is not directly located in the center but it is very well connected by relatively fast bus lines which are comfortable to use. And Plaza Espana and Montjuic are not too far to walk.
Now the surprising fun point: My friend is a passionate Pokemon Go player. She had a lot of fun. The place itself and surrounding are really great for that.
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10 Ways To Occupy Yourself During A Recession
This economy, it's kind of like a bad boyfriend. It used to be sweet. It bought you dresses and took you out for cocktails, but then it changed. Now it isn't returning your calls and maybe you are running out of shopping therapy cash. But don't load up those credit cards! Here are 10 things you can do to find yourself and feel better without getting a haircut or buying new shoes. 1. Rediscover The Library
This is worthwhile for several reasons. Did you know you can check out DVDs from the library? Free is definitely cheaper than Netflix, cable, or Blockbuster. Most branches shelve some new movies among a fantastic variety of older flicks. Nobody can feel bad while watching Jimmy Stewart. It's against the laws of physics. Pacing through the shelves is also a nice way to discover something new, a book, a stranger's smile — even if you don't check anything out you will still have a smarty-pants-sounding answer to "What did you do today?"
2. Bicycling
Feel good speeding for three miles, fit into your skinny jeans, form a girl biker gang. So many possibilities.
3. Flirt With Store Clerks
I believe it is my God-given right to flirt with the gents at the fish counter at Whole Foods. Take a chance on discovering some unknown and delicious desirable — put on something cute and make nice with the cupcake purveyors or coffee slingers. Even a short burst of extra attention can color a whole day happy. Or, maybe you'll really get something out of it.
4. Have More Sex
Duh. And it's free (unless you're paying for it).
5. YouTube Yoga
Not only can this make number four extra special what with all the new bendiness, but it also really will make you feel good to stretch everything out — to breathe away the bad parts of the day and have a time that you truly set aside for yourself.
6. Actually Photograph Things With That Digital Camera
Everyone has one. Capture the fiery fall foliage, your friends being idiots, and the boyfriend in risky poses. Make a yearbook of awkward photos, pretty kitties, whatever. Put it on Flickr with funny captions or print it all out into mini-storybooks. You'll not only have had fun while you did it, but later you get to look back at all the goofiness.
7. Volunteer At An Animal Shelter
Nothing is better than cuddling furry, soft things. Nothing. Well, except falling in love with one and taking it home and cuddling it on the regular.
8. Host A Home-Cooking Potluck
Can't cook? No worries. The Food Network is here for you. And once everyone else shows up with their dish, it won't matter anyway. Find the top chef you never knew you had in your friendship circle!
9. Write A Letter
I hate getting the mail. It's always bills. And that's depressing. But, if there's a letter, even just one, it's like my own private Christmas. Putting pen to paper and finding a mailbox will be totally worth it for you and the lucky pen pal. Not sure whom to write to? There are always prisoners.
10. Buy Lipstick
OK, so it isn't free like everything else on the list. But, it's still cheaper than shoes or a haircut, but gives you that added boost of confidence that comes with a "new look."


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Lesley Brown, who gave birth to the world's first in-vitro-fertilization baby, has died at age 64, according to news reports from Britain.
She died June 6 at the Bristol Royal Infirmary after a short, undisclosed illness, with her family by her side, the BBC says. A private funeral was held Wednesday.
Brown made history July 25, 1978, when her daughter Louise was born at Oldham District General Hospital in Greater Manchester (photo) after undergoing pioneering IVF treatments by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards. She and her husband tried to have a baby for nine years previously, but her Fallopian tubes were blocked.
Brown later delivered another daughter, Natalie, who was also conceived through IVF.
"Mum was a very quiet and private person who ended up in the world spotlight because she wanted a family so much," said Louise, speaking for the family, The Telegraph reports. "We are all missing her terribly."
Louise, who will turn 34 next month, has a 5-year-old son, Cameron, who was conceived naturally.
A Guardian commentator remarks on Lesley Brown's bravery as an IVF pioneer, noting, "Often forgotten is the fortitude of women who faced heartbreak in undergoing a complex – once highly controversial – treatment."
Doctors Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards, and our colleagues in Australia, Alan Trounson and Alex Lopata, had worked for years trying to achieve a successful pregnancy. They believed in the plight of women desperate to have a family.
What is often forgotten is the immense fortitude of the women who underwent this complex treatment, with repeated failure and agonising heartbreak. They too had extraordinary faith, suffering pain, repeated surgery, and the dreaded return of the next menstrual period when treatment was unsuccessful. Lesley, Louise's mother, who sadly died this week, was the first to have a successful live birth eventually and she was indomitable in persisting with a "hopeless" treatment.
She was also immensely grateful to Steptoe for continuing to consider it, even when every option seemed pointless.
In October 2010, Edwards won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for the development of in-vitro fertilization.
Doug is an unrepentant news junkie who loves breaking news and has been known to watch C-SPAN even on vacation. He has covered a wide range of domestic and international news stories, from prison riots in Oklahoma to the Moscow coup against Mikhail Gorbachev. Doug previously served as foreign editor at USA TODAY. More about Doug
Michael Winter has been a daily contributor to On Deadline since its debut in January 2006. His journalism career began in the prehistoric Ink Era, and he was an early adapter at the dawn of the Digital Age. His varied experience includes editing at the San Jose Mercury News and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Director of Operations CHRIS PLUMMER says they are collecting donations of money and relief supplies to get help to
You can still donate supplies the traditional way, too. Donated Items may be dropped off at the Hearts With Hands Warehouse located at 951 Sand Hill Road, Asheville, NC.
Donations can also be dropped off at:
Computers for Christ
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Items needed include:
- Non-perishable Food Items/Convenience Foods
- Flashlights/Batteries
- Bottled Water
- Hygiene Items
- Camping Supplies
- Toothbrushes/Toothpaste
- Plastic Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons
- Diapers/Wipes/Baby Food
- Cleaning Supplies, Trash Bags
- New Clothes, Underwear, and Socks
- First Aid Supplies/OTC Medications
- Tarps and Plastic Sheeting


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Steuben Spiney Caviar
This delightfully whimsical set, made entirely by hand, takes the form of a sea urchin, and each exquisit example is unique. The fludity and beauty of the glass highlights the delicacy of glistening caviar beads. No hardware is needed since the glass "spines" serve as feet for the ice bowl and help to anchor the smaller caviar bowl in the ice. This versatile pair of bowls may also be used as charming serving pieces or decorative accents. Jeff Zimmerman, 2007.


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14 New Retail Units - Stage 2 - For Sale/Lease
Silverdale, Rodney
- Proposed Usage
- Retail
- Floor Area
- 88.00 m²
- Property ID
- 1vr6xg8
Adjacent to the popular Millwater Central retail development, stage 2 brings an exciting mix of residential and retail stores.
14 brand new retail premises are now available from the plans. These units are for sale or lease and will appeal to retailers across the sectors and professional offices.
Stage 2 offers opportunities for investors and tenants to share in the growth and future gains on offer in this area.
The retail units benefit from the inclusion with a significant number of residential homes which are part of this development.
Estimated completion date 2016
The site benefits from the huge growth in this area from both residential and professional expansion
Plentiful under cover car parking available on site
• Modern architecturally designed retail units now available
• Huge growth area
• 14 Retail units of approx 85m2 could suit many uses
• Opportunity for investors and tenants
• Completion date early 2016


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Nano - Puff in Sedona AZ
Familiarity: I've used it several times
I hike 3 days a week and this is perfect for the cold starts we have some mornings . Lots of warmthand not much weight to carry . I love it !


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ORRVILLE -- Wayne County historian Ben Douglass paints Smith Orr as one of the most self-made men in the area's history, noting he was the consummate woodsman who learned from nature and worked hard to gain any advantage that might help him get ahead in life.
"We can imagine," wrote Douglass, "that the life of Judge Orr ... was characterized by more fact than fancy, and that, instead of having margins of poetry, it was filled out to the rim in solid and serious prose." He speculated Orr learned the alphabet from an old family Bible, and taught himself math in front of the cabin fireplace at night.
Douglass wrote of him, "Such a man as Judge Orr could not have grown up in any country by his own. He was made what he was under divine guidance, solely by his own irresistible will and the inexorable circumstances surrounding a pioneer. He was an original, modeled himself after no pattern, imitated no man's manners, but with strong practical common sense convictions of what a high-minded Christian gentleman should be and do, he struggled perseveringly with fearless, unquailing, mighty will and arm and a warm, heroic heart and faith to be it and to do it. With an ear ever inclined to hear a tale of sickness, suffering or misfortune, and a hand and head ever ready with aid and counsel in need, his purpose was to do everything well that he undertook, however humble the task."
About 1845, the Orrville area was struck with "railroad fever," as the embryonic town hoped it might become a stop on the line running from Canton to Wooster. Numerous meetings were held in which the pros and cons of the railroad were discussed by area residents.
Smith Orr, then a justice of the peace, consistently led the arguments in favor of the railroad, saying it would open up the wilderness and allow area farmers to reach more markets than they could with the canals and wagon trains they had at present. Opponents of the railroads said they would not have their farmlands ripped apart by construction, with many opining that railroads were simply a fad.
In 1846, Orr was elected by the General Assembly of Ohio as an associate judge in the common pleas court, which he filled until the adoption, in 1853, of a new constitution that abolished the office.
In 1848, the newly formed Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad began petitioning for a route through eastern Ohio. Because state treasuries had been depleted by the Panic of 1837, new railroad companies sought groups of private citizens for financial assistance. Judge Smith Orr jumped at the chance to draw the railroad through Green and Baughman Townships.
Sources: "History of Wayne County, Ohio" by Ben Douglass and "Orrville, Ohio, Walking Through the Past" by Robert Witmer and Darla K. Landers
Wednesday: Orr's persuasion pays off
Reporter Paul Locher can be reached at 330-682-2055 or email@example.com.


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Five years ago in Northern California, one visit to his mother and a drawing displayed on her fridge was all it took to spawn the idea for the Phoenix-based T-shirts company Paper Clouds Apparel (PCA). "(She) had a drawing on her fridge that really caught my eye," says Robert Thornton, founder of PCA. "She told… Read More →
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SRP is inviting its customers to decide which nonprofits, from a list of six finalists, will receive a solar energy system. The 10-kilowatt systems will enable the nonprofits to help offset the cost of electricity and save money on their monthly electric bills. The savings they see will help them direct more funds to the… Read More →
The Arizona Chapter Of FEI Held Its 4th Annual CFO Of the Year Awards
The Arizona Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI) held its fourth annual CFO of the Year Awards on Nov. 4. FEI Arizona presents the CFO of the Year Awards to financial professionals for outstanding performance in their roles as corporate financial stewards. The nominations and awards recognize exemplary financial management in all types of businesses:… Read More →


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My home town wherever i may be, around the rock or within the entire globe, your memory will remain fresh within me.The rock city that brought christianity and education into Nigeria forever i will be proud of you.
Abeokuta is a nation that became independent following the collapse of the Oyo empire in the first half of the 19th century. It was the first West African nation, in the 19th century, to have a written constitution complete with it's own national anthem, flag and Nigeria's first newspaper. Today, it is the modern day capital of Ogun state of Nigeria, West Africa. In recent times, three Egba citizens have been privileged to lead (or have been elected to lead) NIGERIA, Black Africa's most populous country including the incumbent President Obasanjo. The Great nation continues to produce limitless talent, accordingly other Abeokuta citizens have continued to excel in various fields of human endeavour world-wide.Abeokuta town, capital of Ogun state, southwestern Nigeria. It is situated on the east bank of the Ogun River, around a group of rocky outcroppings that rise above the surrounding wooded savanna. It lies on the main railway (1899) from Lagos, 48 miles (78 km) south, and on the older trunk road from Lagos to Ibadan; it also has road connections to Ilaro, Shagamu, Iseyin, and Kétou (Benin).Abeokuta ("refuge among rocks") was founded in about 1830 by Sodeke (Shodeke), a hunter and leader of the Egba refugees who fled from the disintegrating Oyo empire. The town was also settled by missionaries (in the 1840s) and by Sierra Leone Creoles, who later became prominent as missionaries and as businessmen. Abeokuta's success as the capital of the Egbas and as a link in the Lagos-Ibadan oil-palm trade led to wars with Dahomey (now Benin). In the battle at Abeokuta in 1851, the Egba, aided by the missionaries and armed by the British, defeated King Gezo's Dahomeyan army (unique in the history of western Africa for its common practice of using women warriors). Another Dahomeyan attack was repulsed in 1864. Troubles in the 1860s with the British in Lagos led the Egba to close the trade routes to the coast and to expel (1867) its missionaries and European traders. After the Yoruba civil wars (1877-93), in which Abeokuta opposed Ibadan, the Egba alake ("king") signed an alliance with the British governor, Sir Gilbert Carter, that recognized the independence of the Egba United Government (1893-1914). In 1914 the kingdom was incorporated into the newly amalgamated British Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. The Abeokuta riots of 1918 protested both the levying of taxes and the "indirect rule" policy of Lord Frederick Lugard, the British governor-general, which made the alake, formerly primus inter pares ("first among equals"), the supreme traditional leader to the detriment of the other quarter chiefs.Modern Abeokuta is an agricultural trade centre (rice, yams, cassava, corn [maize], palm oil and kernels, cotton, fruits, vegetables) and an exporting point for cocoa, palm produce, fruits, and kola nuts. Rice and cotton were introduced by the missionaries in the 1850s, and cotton weaving and dyeing (with locally grown indigo) are now traditional crafts of the town. Abeokuta is the headquarters for the Federal Ogun-Oshin River Basin Authority with programs to harness land and water resources for Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo states for rural development. Irrigation, food-processing, and electrification projects are included. Local industry is limited but now includes fruit-canning plants, a plastics factory, a brewery, sawmills, and an aluminum-products factory. South of the town are the Aro granite quarries, which provide building materials for much of southern Nigeria, and a huge, modern cement plant at Ewekoro (18 miles [29 km] south).Abeokuta was a walled town, and relics of the old wall still exist. Notable buildings include the Ake (the residence of the alake), Centenary Hall (1930), and several churches and mosques. Secondary schools and primary teachers' colleges at Abeokuta are supplemented by the University of Agriculture (formerly the University of Lagos Abeokuta campus), which specializes in science, agriculture, and technology, and the Ogun State Polytechnic (1979; a college). Pop. (1996 est.) 427,400.Some Egba sons and Daughters and Short Notes about them.Chief Olusegun ObasanjoPresident, Federal Republic of Nigeria,May 1999 --also Former Head of State 1976 - 1979Olusegun Obasanjo was born March 6, 1935 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Educated at Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta. He enlisted in the Nigerian Army in 1958, trained at Mons Officer's Cadet School, Aldershot, England; Royal College of Military Engineering, Chatham, England; School of Surey, Newbury, England; Indian Defence Studies, London, 1974. Served in the 5th Battalion, Nigerian Army, Kaduna and the Cameroons, 1958-59; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Nigerian Army, 1959; Promoted lieutenant, 1960; Served in the Nigerian contingent of the United Nations Force in the Congo (now Zaire), 1960; joined the only Engineering Unit of the Nigerian Army then and later became its Commander in 1963; Promoted Captain, Nigerian Army, 1963 was attached to Indian Army Engineering school, Kirekee, 1965; promoted Major, Nigerian Army, 1965; Promoted Lieutenant Colonel, Nigerian Army, 1967; Commander, 2nd Area Command, Nigerian army, 1967; Commander, 2nd Division (Rear), Nigerian Army, Ibadan, 1967; Commander, Garrison, Nigerian Army, Ibadan, 1967-69; Promoted colonel, Nigerian Army, 1969; General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division, Nigerian Army, South-Eastern State during the Nigerian Civil war, Led the Division to end the war and accepted surrender of Biafran forces in January 1970; Commander, Engineering Corps, Nigerian Army, 1970-75; promoted Brigadier, Nigerian Army 1972; appointed Federal Commissioner (now Minister) for Works and Housing, January- July, 1975; appointed Chief of Staff Supreme Headquarters, Nigerian Army, 1975; member and later Chairman defunct Supreme Military Council (SMC), 1975-79; promoted Lieutenant General, Nigerian Army, 1976; appointed Head of State and Commander-In-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, February 1976 - September 1979; promoted General, Nigerian Army, 1979; Presided over the transition to democratic rule, 1979; retired voluntarily from the Nigerian Army, October 1979; member, Advisory Council of State, since 1979.====================================Chief Commander Ebenezer ObeyWorld-Known Juju MusicianBORN 27 AUGUST 1942, Abeokuta, Nigeria. Obey's earliest musical experiences were as a member of the local church choir while a child in Abeokuta - his parents, both devout Christians, were also members. In 1955, he joined the local band Ifelode Mambo, which despite its name was actually a juju outfit, playing guitar and thumb piano. He also played briefly with Fatayi Rolling Dollar and the Federal Rhythm Brothers Orchestra before moving to Lagos in 1963 and forming his own juju band, the International Brothers, in 1964. Under Obey's leadership, the International Brothers forged a highly individual style of juju. Abandoning the percussion and single-guitar style developed by I.K. Dairo , Obey added two more frontline guitars and electric bass, speeded up the tempo and simplified the beat. The formula struck an immediate chord with Nigerian juju fans. Obey enjoyed his first hit, 'Omo Lami', in 1965, followed by even greater success the following year with 'Olo Mi Gbo Temi'. By the early 70s, Obey was rivalling King Sunny Ade in album output and sales, achieving major local hits with In London, On The Town , Board Members and Aiye Wa A Toro. In 1971, he renamed his band the Inter Reformers and retitled his style miliki system (essentially a shrewd marketing move, for the music continued in the same juju style he had introduced with the International Brothers, heavier and faster than that played by most of his peers). In 1972, he opened his Lagos nightclub, the Miliki Spot, and for the next two or three years reigned as the city's pre-eminent juju bandleader. By the mid-70s, however, Obey was beginning to be threatened by the younger Ade. Juju fans split into two camps: those who followed the Master Guitarist Ade, and those who favoured the sweetness of Obey's vocals and the philosophical nature of his lyrics. It was with their lyrics, above all, that the two men identified themselves. Ade's reflected his belief in traditional Yoruba religion, while Obey, always the perfect Christian gentleman, preached the orthodox values of love, the family and peace in the household. He also took on the role of Government spokesman, explaining the switch to the right-hand side that took place on Nigeria's roads in 1972, and the need to follow more recent campaigns, such as Operation Feed Yourself in 1976 (with Operation Feed The Nation), or the austerity measures that followed the end of Nigeria's oil-based boom in the early 80s. While Obey never achieved the international profile of Ade, he actually preceded the latter in the attempt. In 1980, he licensed six albums to the London-based OTI label (including Current Affairs and What God Has Joined Together). Lacking the promotional and financial muscle of a larger label like Island Records, with whom Ade signed in 1982, OTI were unable to sell Obey outside the expatriate Nigerian market and a small number of white enthusiasts. In 1983 he tried again, signing to Virgin Records, and releasing the adventurous funk and highlife infused Je Ka Jo. Grossly under-promoted, the album failed to convince expatriate Nigerians or make any impact on the growing white audience for juju. A similar fate befell the Virgin follow-up, Greatest Hits. A third attempt, with yet another label, the specialist independent Stern's, produced Solubon. It too failed to reap a sufficient audience. Ever resilient, Obey next set his sights on the US market, touring there to great acclaim - but with little effect on record sales - in 1985 and 1986. He continues, however, to be a major recording and performing artist at home in Nigeria. While Obey never achieved the international profile of Ade, he actually preceded the latter in the attempt. In 1980, he licensed six albums to the London-based OTI label (including Current Affairs and What God Has Joined Together). Lacking the promotional and financial muscle of a larger label like Island Records, with whom Ade signed in 1982, OTI were unable to sell Obey outside the expatriate Nigerian market and a small number of white enthusiasts. In 1983 he tried again, signing to Virgin Records, and releasing the adventurous funk and highlife infused Je Ka Jo. Grossly under-promoted, the album failed to convince expatriate Nigerians or make any impact on the growing white audience for juju. A similar fate befell the Virgin follow-up, Greatest Hits. A third attempt, with yet another label, the specialist independent Stern's, produced Solubon. It too failed to reap a sufficient audience. Ever resilient, Obey next set his sights on the US market, touring there to great acclaim - but with little effect on record sales - in 1985 and 1986. He continues, however, to be a major recording and performing artist at home in Nigeria. ====================================Wole SoyinkaWriter Wole Soyinka was born on 13 July 1934 at Abeokuta, in western Nigeria. After preparatory university studies in 1954 at Government College in Ibadan, he continued at the University of Leeds, where, later, in 1973, he took his doctorate. During the six years spent in England, he was a dramaturgist at the Royal Court Theatre in London 1958-1959. In 1960, he was awarded a Rockefeller bursary and returned to Nigeria to study African drama. At the same time, he taught drama and literature at various universities in Ibadan, Lagos, and Ife, where, since 1975, he has been professor of comparative literature. In 1960, he founded the theatre group, "The 1960 Masks" and in 1964, the "Orisun Theatre Company", in which he has produced his own plays and taken part as actor. He has periodically been visiting professor at the universities of Cambridge, Sheffield, and Yale. First African writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. Also known for being in exile from the Nigerian government under Abacha. When Abacha was gone, and Abubakar took over, Wole Soyinka finally came home for a visit towards the latter part of October 1998, and many are hoping he will return permanently to help build the nation. =====================================Fela Anikulapo KutiWorld-Known Musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, born in Abeokuta, Nigeria in 1938, was a singer-composer, trumpet, sax and keyboard player, bandleader, and politician. Kuti was one of Africa's most controversial musicians and throughout his life he continued to fight for the rights of the common man (and woman) despite vilification, harassment, and even imprisonment by the government of Nigeria. Born to Yoruban parents, Kuti was strongly influenced by both parents, his mother being Funmilayo, a leading figure in the nationalist struggle. Practically all of his records are dominated by political events and discussions from the approach of Pan-Africanism. In 1954, Kuti joined the Cool Cats as a singer in that highlife band (highlife being the rage of the Lagos music scene at the time). During this period Kuti developed his own unusual sound which he described as highlife-jazz. In 1968 Kuti announced the arrival of Afro-beat, within the year was promoting his sound all over the USA on a 10-month tour where he became influenced by American jazz. When he returned to his homeland he opened a nightclub, the Shrine, and changed the name of his band to Africa 70 (and later to Egypt 80). His bands traditionally included the typical huge line-up consisting of many singers and dancers, numerous saxophonists, trumpeteers, drummers, percussionists, and of course, many guitarists blending African rhythms and jazz horn lines with politicized song lyrics. His music was intricate, rather than calling it Afro-beat you might more arguably consider it Afro-jazz. Entire recordings often consisted of just a few songs and this propensity for jamming set up a roadblock for Fela to attain commercial acceptance in the United States. He also abhored performing a song after recording it, and this led to audience disinterest in the U.S. where the people wanted their music to be recognizable hits. Kuti continued his outspoken attacks on the Nigerian government. When the people returned to power in 1979, Kuti began his own political party - MOP (Movement of the People). The military returned to power in 1983 and within the year Kuti was sentenced to five years in prison on a spurious currency smuggling charge. He was released in 1986 after yet another change of government. Fela Anikulapo Kuti died on Saturday, August 2, 1997, at 4pm (local time) in Lagos, Nigeria. It had been rumoured for some time that Fela had a serious illness he was refusing treatment for, many said he was suffering from prostate cancer. But as it turns out, Fela died from complications due to AIDS.=====================================Chief M.K.O. AbiolaWinner of the Nigerian Presidential Election, June 12, 1993He was a businessman/politician who ran for the elections held in 1993 (believed to be the first fair elections held in the country). This election was canceled by the military government at the time (Babangida). A year later, when he claimed himself president, he was jailed by the president at the time (Abacha), and one of his wives (Kudirat) was killed during her fight for democracy. After Abacha died, Nigerians were hopeful for his release, and many were hopeful for his rule, but he died of a "heart attack" on July 7,1998. He was the Are Ona Kakanfo of the Yoruba.====================================Beko Ransome-KutiMedical DoctorHe was the chairman for the Campaign for Democracy, and a former medical doctor for the government. In 1997 Beko Ransome-Kuti was awarded the human rights award of the city of Weimar. He was inprisoned on July 25 1995 on charges of treason to the Abacha government. After Abacha's death on June 8 1998, president Abubakar released him (along with 8 other political prisoners) on June 15 1998. Fela Anikolapo-Kuti was his brother.==================================Olikoye Ransome-KutiMedical DoctorOlikoye Ransome-Kuti, a doctor and former Nigerian health minister. He was once the deputy director-general of the World Health Organization. Fela Anikolapo-Kuti was his brother. ==================================Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti (No picture yet, if you have her picture, please forward to us. Thanks)She was the first Nigerian lady to drive in Nigeria. First woman politician in Nigeria or probably, in Africa. She was a women's right activist in the early 1900's. Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti in 1944 formed the Abeokuta Women Union (later became a National Women Union). It was a union of 20,000 financial members. Their achievement includes: Objections against the Sole Native Authority and the King (Alake)who was their drummer boy. The king had to abdicate the throne. The union's education campaigns and objection to flat tax rate were all successful.She was the administrator of Rev. Kuti Memorial Grammar School at Abeokuta. Her children include: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, and Beko Ransome-Kuti. She fought the military against the unjust arrest of her son (Fela) and sustained an injury to her leg of which the resultant compilations allegedly led to her death.==================================Sir Adetokunbo AdemolaChief Justice of the Federation of NigeriaSir Adetokunbo Ademola, former Chief Justice of the Federation of Nigeria,was an illustrious son of an illustrious father. His father was the late Alake (Paramount ruler ) of Egbaland (1920-62 ), Sir Ladapo Ademola. Sir Adetokunbo is among the most distinguished and most respected Nigerians. He had a brilliant career and over the years he built himself an International reputation, being a member of several world bodies. Born on September 1, 1906, at Abeokuta, capital city of Egbaland, Sir Adetokunbo studied law between 1928-31 at Cambridge University, obtaining a BA degree. He received his MA. later. He was called to the bar (Middle Temple ) in London in 1934, and later became the only African ever appointed a bencher of the Inn. Back in Nigeria, Sir Adetokunbo worked from 1934-35 as crown counsel at the then Attorney- General's Office, then for a year as assistant secretary at the southern secretariat in Enugu, Eastern Nigeria. From 1936, Sir Adetokunbo practiced until 1939, when he was appointed Magistrate of the protectorate Court. In 1949 he became the third Nigerian to be appointed a Pusine Judge. In 1948 he served as a member of the commission for the revision of court legislation. In 1955, a year before western Nigeria became internally self-governing, Sir Adetokunbo was appointed Chief Justice for Western Nigeria, thus becoming the first Nigerian head of the judiciary anywhere in Nigeria. Sir Adetokunbo's string of 'firsts' continued when, three years later, he became the first Nigerian Chief Justice of the entire Federation of Nigeria. He was knighted in January, 1957, and in 1963 was appointed one of Queen Elizabeth's Privy Councilors. Later that year, the Queen awarded him a KBE. He married Miss Kofo Moore, the first West African woman graduate- she took a BA at Oxford- and daughter of the late Eric Moore, first Lagos member of the United Nations committee of experts advising on labor conventions and regulations. He was also a member of the United Nations International Public Service Advisory Board, member of the International commission of Jurists, executive member of World peace through Law, vice president of the world Association Jurists, president of the Nigerian Red Cross Association, chairman of Nigeria Cheshire homes, member of the International Olympic committee, member of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs and president of the Reformed Ogboni Fraternity. Sir Adetokunbo is also one of the founders and chairman of the Metropolitan Club, a founder member of the Island Club and vice patron of the Yoruba Club. Sir Adetokunbo was in the forefront of several peace moves in Nigeria.=====================================Adeolu Akisanya (Baba Eto)One of the Pioneers of Yoruba Juju Music=====================================George Sodeide SowemimoChief Justice of the federation from 1983 to 1985Justice George Sodeide Sowemimo was the Chief Justice of the federation from 1983 to 1985. Admitted into the British Bristol university in 1944, the late Nigerian chief justice graduated in 1948 and was called to the Middle Temple bar in 1949. He later returned to nigeria to set up a private legal practice. A landmark case in Sowemimo's 32 years on the bench, was the controversial 1962-63 treason trial of late Nigeria's prominent opposition politician, Obafemi Awolowo and 26 others. In his celebrated 900-page judgment with the famous quotation "my hands are tied", Sowemimo, then judge of the Lagos High Court, sentenced Awolowo and 17 others to 10 years in prison for attempting to overthrow the federal government of Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa. However, Awolowo and the other prisoners were released three years later following nigeria's second military coup that brought former military ruler Gen. Yakubu Gowon to power in july 1967. Sowemimo, who retired as Chief Justice in 1985 at the mandatory age of 65, had defended that controversial verdict, which has remained a reference point in Nigeria's judicial history. He was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the Niger, one of Nigeria's highest awards. =====================================Mrs. Bisoye TejuoshoIndustrialistShe was the Iyalode of Egba / Abeokuta and the mother of Dapo Tejuosho, The Osile of Okeona. She's was a very industrious woman in the manufacturing industry. She established 'Teju foam and other companies. =====================================Madam TinunbuAbolitionistShe was the first Iyalode of Egbaland. She became filthy rich as a slave trader having her headquarters at Abeokuta. When she visited Badagry and realized the inhumane condition slaves are subjected to by the White man, she became an abolitionist. She spent a great deal of her wealth on the abolition of slavery. Tinunbu Square in Victoria Island was named after her for her gallantry. =====================================Alhaji Dauda Soroye Adegbenro, Premier of the Western Region, 1965Dr. M.A. Majekodunmi, Administrator, Western Region, 1965Chief Earnest Shonekan, Former President of NigeriaDr. Adeoye LamboIsaiah Olusoji Oloyede, Founder Abeokuta Desensdants Union of Nigeria.Check for their pictures in the photo page.
The Picture of our Traditional Ruler/Royal father on His seat holding his Traditional MaseHis Royal Majesty kabiyesi Oba(DR)Mofolorunsho Oyebade Lipede .Ki Ade O pe Lori,Ki bata pe lese,Esin Oba a je ko Pe o,Ase.Wishing you more years to come on the throne of your forefathers.
Other useful Abeokuta sites.
Radio Abeokuta.
Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation on the internet.
The Grammar School.
The Oldest secondary school in Ogun state situated in Abeokuta.
Egba and Egbado Decendants.
The website of Egba and egbado desendants residing in the United states.
Nigeria's website.
Favorite Sites
Globacom that is where it goes.
My favourite online game center.
My high school.
Ponmile's website.
Opeoluwa Oloyede's online photo album.
Free e-mail sign up.
Nike's official website.
The website of Nigeria soccer champion.


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Fun time with family: Carnival Splendor Cruise Review by Cruisin'Col
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Fun time with family
Destination: Mexican Riviera
Embarkation: Los Angeles
Arrived around 11:30 & went straight in VIP (Recently Platinum)room, which was very nice with comfortable chairs & lemonade. 3 nice women there to help with registration & no waiting at all. I got my Platinum card & my DH & bro got their golds. Nice room & climate controlled, but would recommend a TV. Others in our group registered (outside) when they came & it seemed the lines weren't as long because people came & registered as soon as they arrived. Handicapped had a special line.
They came to get us at 12:20 p.m. & ushered us past the other people to the front of the line. No waiting at all to get on & went straight to Lido for lunch.
Loved the mini-golf & had a tourney with our group. Super fun.
Didn't care for deck party. More Did not do conga line, line dancing, YMCA or macarena. Oldies music...twist, etc. & country music for dancing would have been good. Instead the dancers came out & danced for us (yawn). I wanted to dance to some of those oldies, not watch them! I keep getting confused...who is this for??? Dancers would probably like to take the night off as well. I was very disappointed since some of our other deck parties were super fun.
I think part of the problem is the age of some of the 'kids' who run the activities. They seem to base everything on what they want to do. They don't think that older people want to do things or pick things that we don't want to do. Try to talk to some of them to get ideas on what would be fun.Ok, the ship...well, it was large & not decorated to my taste, but heck, I'm on a cruise...who really cares that much? The only time it really bothered me was in the El Morocco lounge which had carpet that was orange & yellow plaid, paisley-like tile of green & blue, sapphire blue lights on the ceiling, antique outdoor like lamps of bronze, zebra striped benches, & other conglomerates of stuff. Kind of just looked like Home Depot threw all clearance items in a barrel & they used it all to decorate that room. But as I said, it was fine...the comics were in there & it was mostly dark & seemed kind of apropos. The Spectacular room was large & they had taken out most of the huge posts in the main part of the room,so it made it nice for more people to see better.
Our room. The luggage was there & the room was ready almost immediately. Possibly because I was a VIP, though. I'd received a letter (laying on the bed)from Carnival giving me info on what I got as a Platinum, along with my complimentary logo item (picture frame). I had a full-time concierge # to call for anything I needed. I got unlimited wash & fold laundry. I got petit fours & appetizers brought to my room on two separate nights. There was a desk specified for Platinum guests at guest services...no waiting in line! First on & first off the ship. Our room was a Premium aft corner balcony & it was just amazing! We had an extra entrance with a door so the room got no hallway noise. It was a true party balcony & could have fit about 14 or 15 people comfortably. The room was the same sq. footage as other balcony rooms, but a different configuration, so seemed larger (more square/triangle than long rectangle. My brother shared our room & there was always lots of space to maneuver. Being in the aft, well, seemed I walked a lot more than normal...but didn't gain any weight so great.
John Heil or whatever. He was so good!!! He was super funny, witty & seemed to be a genuinely nice guy. We really enjoyed him & he was one of the very best directors ever! I laughed & laughed many times when he was running the shows.
Our waiter Mo, was good, but not as personable as some. He was efficient, though we did wait quite a while to be served. My water glass was empty a lot & I usually took my husbands water since he drank soda more. There were two tables of us (19)& Mo did both tables. The first night, he waited on the other table first & it seemed like forever before we were served. My brother & husband are good tippers & tip service people extra. The next night & the other nights, we were waited on first & they were served last...think it might have been the tips. Food was good, but always the same. Wish they served crab legs. We don't go to the Steakhouse because we see no need to. Lido food was buffet food & satisfying, though not incredible. Chocolate buffet needed more dipping chocolate.
Shows were OK, but I missed the jugglers, magicians & comedians in the main show rooms. I get tired of the singing & dancing. It seemed some nights, there wasn't a lot to do. Comedians were fairly late, but the ones I saw were good.
The talent show was good, but only because John made it ROFL. Legends was OK, but by they should put some older women in the show, rather than Britney & Madonna (I don't want to talk about 'being a virgin' at this stage of my life)& Gloria Estevan. Aretha was good. Gloria & Britney are not legends to me. Cher would be better or a country western star, Reba. Time for a change. Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Garth Brooks, James Brown, are legends...Ricky Martin...no.
Maitre'D was good - Gabriel. Never had one even talk to me before. He came by almost every night to visit. Very personable. I missed the 'hot, hot hot show', & dancing around with us.
Room stewards were OK (did tip at beginning). TV broke & was fixed immediately. They put on extra comforters because all our backs hurt from the hard beds. Olga...karaoke. We did not like her at all. She was super caught up in herself. The first night she wore a skin tight red dress with a black thong underneath...tacky! She was representing the cruise line & should dress a bit better; many people complained. Another worker came in & she let him sing, making others wait. Then she said, "He comes in just to see ME in my red dress. She insisted on singing a lot herself & would sing herself & not let the ship people sing saying there wasn't enough time. She would say she couldn't work the machine, and when people asked for songs (they gave her the numbers) she'd say, "Sing this one instead.I can't get that one to work." When some very young & cute boys came in to sing...after they sang their one song, she made everyone else wait so she could sing some songs with the cute kid. Time ran out before some got to sing their song. Karaoke has always been one of our favorite things...though we seldom sing. But others should be able to sing & it should not be "all about her!" Less
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Embattled Brazilian finance minister Guido Mantega will miss the IDB meeting that is being held in Costa de Sauipe, Bahia, as Brazil tries to pick up the pieces from this weeks Standard & Poors downgrade and amid fierce criticisms of fuel subsidies that crippled the finance of Petrobras, an oil company that Mantega also chairs.
S&P downgraded Petrobras along with several banks this week, while Brazil was assigned a BBB- rating on Monday. These came as relations between the financial markets and Mantega, who officially becomes the longest serving Brazilian finance minister in modern history, have become increasingly sour due to his interventionist style.
Brazil will be represented at the development bank meeting by Miriam Belchior, the planning minister who is the IDB governor, and the president of the central bank Alexandre Tombini. Mantega attended previous IDB meetings in Brazil in 2006 (just after his appointment) and in 2002 (when he was the oppositions economics spokeman).
Mantega is a political survivor (he was first appointed in 2006 by the former president Lula and he has piloted the Brazilian economy through the global financial crisis and beyond), but his longevity does not necessarily denote strength.
His long presence at the helm goes along a strong perception of deterioration in recent years, which is now reflected in the S&P decision, said Paulo Sotero, director of the Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC.
The rating agencys latest move came as a cold shower after recent efforts by Brazilian officials to regain credibility. Mantega himself had recently announced a primary surplus target of 1.9% of GDP and pledged not to use creative accounting tricks anymore, while announcing budget cuts of 44 billion reais (around $19bn).
But Mantega was quick to criticize the downgrade, which he called inconsistent with the conditions of the Brazilian economy and contradictory compared to the strength of its fundamentals.
Their decision was announced very quickly after their visit to Brazil 10 days ago. It seems they were not ready to listen. It is like the decision had already been taken, said a person close to Mantega.
With the left being in power for more that 10 years in Brazil, Mantega has epitomized the transition from an orthodox economic policy model to a development-led approach, which has often taken investors aback. There is a noisy section of the financial market that does not like such a development profile, which consists in boosting production rather than pleasing the financial markets to make a quick buck, said an adviser.
The problem is that Brazil failed to deliver the projected economic growth in recent years while inflation remained around 6%.
The divorce between Mantega and the markets generally stem from the perception of public expenditures. When the government says it is going to cut spending, the markets do not take anything for granted. They would rather wait and see when officials will deliver.
Two examples of this will come today (Thurday) with the release of the February fiscal numbers and the social security deficits. At the moment Mantega is considered quite a weak minister because his credibility is low. He always announces optimistic scenarios that never come to pass, says David Fleischer, a political scientist in Brasilia. Even last week, he had a meeting with bankers in Brasilia, and they left very unhappy. They wanted a more pragmatic discussion, but they were unable to get it because of this blatant optimism.
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Yeah...I once installed m0n0 during a full moon, but not on a Sun yet :o)
On 8/29/06, Eldorado <clarson at eldocomp dot com> wrote:
> Robert Hoffmann wrote:
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> >>> Is it possible to run m0n0wall on a Sun Ultra 10 (Solaris) machine?
> >>> And if so, where can I find the right docs / tutorials to do so?
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Yes and no. You obviously can't simply boot any of the current images,
> >> as they are compiled for 386 (or maybe 486). There are developer
> >> images for qemu and vmware out there, and technically, you could
> >> compile it for sparc64 - it's freeBSD 4.11, iirc, which should work on
> >> a sparc64. is it worth the headache? probably not, considering that
> >> you can run it on an Intel box that you can get for free at a junk
> >> yard, which also uses a lot less power than the ultra10 :)
> >
> > You're right, but I already have an Ultra 10 in the corner doing nothing
> > at the moment. So giving it a 'job' would be nice :-) So nobody here
> > has ever installed m0n0wall on a Sun?
> Not exactly, but I've installed FreeBSD 4.11 on an Ultra 10.
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