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I Made this Page to Glorify God Not Me I Hope This Will Help Increase Your Faith and Help You Not Give up. HEALINGS come in different ways and at different times . some are immediately like the time my ear just open up for no reason it felt like it got bigger (usually my problem is my ears clogging up or closing) and it was painful and it was scary but some reason i didn't get scared i got out of my bed got on my knees and thank God for taking it away from me that's when i felt it close back up to normal that was an instant miracle !
God can also heal you at church i received a healing in church
i had problems with bladder infections in the past went to the doctor and everything was alright then one SUNDAY i was going to church was getting ready. washed my face brush teeth etc when i noticed i was bleeding again i was so scared i was crying i got on my knees and told God i cant take this anymore . mom knocks on the door tells me to get ready were leaving so i told my self i'm not going to worry about it I'm going to church to praise God . i walked in with a smile on my face and was more concerned about hearing the sermon and a lady there told me out of the blue God wanted me to tell you hes going to take care of you (can't remember the exact words but it was similar to that ) after the sermon was over usually people stand in line and preacher prays over them i never done this before (was kinda new to church and i never got in line before ) so the i went up there and when it was my turn the preacher looked at me a got one of the church ladies to touch my stomach i don't remember everything he was saying all i remember he said you told God you cant take this any more (my exact words i said when i was crying before i left my house !) then he said dry up and i felt like a shock in my body and the blood stopped. God knew was going to happen before i did and he healed me he was in control of the situation.
GOD even speaks to you sometimes when you need healing
when i couldn't walk I didn't know what was wrong all i know i was getting shooting pains in my foot in the middle of the night and i wanted to cry so bad from how bad the pain was but God spoke to me even though i wasn't expecting him to .he told me not to cry cause the devil wants me to . i couldn't walk on my leg for a few days and i was on crutches i hated it couldn't really do anything for my self went to a doctor who told me i would be on crutches most of my life i didn't believe him it was hard relying on other people trying to do stuff your self and your on crutches when i tried to put shoes on it killed me i couldn't even walk how bad it was and the doctor didn't help just put a bandage on my foot that made it worse. God told me to tell people i was healed even though i wasn't so i told people that I didn't even know i was on crutches . i told them i was and told them i was healed even though i wasn't the next day i could walk . praise God !!! I don't know how many months later but it came back in the middle of the night no one was up but me so all i know my foot was in pain and i didn't want to lay down i wanted to walk i still had my crutches from last time but didn't want to use them when i woke up i told my mom and tried to sleep off the pain when i woke up my mom was ready to take me to the emergency room to see what was going on so as I'm getting ready then God spoke to me he told me not to go to the doctor hes going to make me walk and told me to get out of bed so i did pain free !!! i threw out my crutches never need them again
God even uses doctors and medicine sometimes for healing
when i had heart problems i didn't want it i didn't know what was going on or why i was going through this .after 2 months of suffering and not telling any one losing weight from not eating from how bad the pain was and how fast my heart rate was i went to doctor first one though it was from not eating but the medicine they gave didn't work one doctor gave me muscle relaxers which really didn't help. i think it was the 3 or 4 doctor that finally gave me medicine that help but after a couple of years i didn't want to be on medicine and the doctors were giving me a hard time giving me the Medicine i take they didn't want to give it so i thought i just stop and god will take it away i quoted scriptures read bible prayed did everything i can do to get rid of it after 3 months of suffering in pain i told God please take this away from me and he told me go to the doctor and get your medicine when i went they weren't really going to give it but God made them give it. these were the same doctors that told me no that gave me my Medicine . i learned that God works through medicine and will always make away for you . God is the Great Physician he can do what doctors can't
having went to several doctors and them telling me the same thing they don't know whats wrong with my ears me having popping buzzing not able to hear on both ears i just put it in God hands he seen i couldn't get any help from the doctors they weren't able to help at all i found scriptures that had to do with healing and hearing mark 7:37 he make both the dear hear and the dumb to speak so . so with out doctors with out medicines my ears are healed all . thank God !!
so what have i learned from this God heals at different times different ways with out doctors and with doctors so what ever you going through know that Jesus is there in the mist of you helping you so don't give up have faith and keep believing proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. TODAY I'M 100% HEALED AND PAIN FREE BECAUSE OF THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST IS ON ME BECAUSE JESUS HAD MERCY AND COMPASSION ON AND BECAUSE OF HIS GRACE
I went for a blood test and it showed up I don't have hormone imbalance no thyroid problems praise God no cancer no tumors PRAISE GOD Hallelujah thank you Jesus THANK YOU JESUS! !!! I'M HEALED TO THE CROWN OF MY HEAD TO THE SOULS OF MY FEET NO SICKNESS NO PAIN IN JESUS NAME AMEN !!! WHATEVER THAT MASS/BUMP THAT WAS IN MY THROAT JESUS HEALED ME OF IT AND NO SURGERY NO DOCTORS AND NO MORE SINUS AND EAR PROBLEMS THANK YOU JESUS PRAISE GOD HALLELUJAH GLORY BE TO GOD !!!!
HORRIBLE DOCTORS I went to a female doctor for a certain issue she seen the lump in my throat and told me that might be the cause of what's going on with me and that they need to draw fluid and shes going to refer me to someone , but for right now shes going to examine me and give me medicine . she leaves the room comes back so she can examine me which was very very painful for me and she gets mad stops walks out saying this was a waist and i didn't know if she was coming back because she didn't finish the exam .i didn't know if i should wait on her then i hear her telling the nurse "tell her she can leave now" as I'm leaving tells me i need to draw blood but she doesn't want to see me when i draw blood so i need to be here before she comes in.
i was so concerned about my health i didn't care how mean she was to me i just wanted help. I went back the next day to get blood work but it seem like the people working there didn't want to help.i ask the nurse if the person who does blood work in and being told no I waited I think an hour ask her again she tells me if she came in she would have know . waiting 3 hours and finding out she was there all that time and i had to go back there my self and look for the lady who does blood work and ask her to draw blood with no help from the nurses who were in their own world .they didn't even call me with my test results i had to call them and found out the samples they took they end up throwing away (the nurse told me this ) and didn't check for anything but i paid for this and she charged me for me for things she didn't even do how could she. she walked out. her nurse called me a few days after that saying the doctor told her to call me and ask how am i responding to the medication the doctor gave me. i told her what medicine ?? she gave me nothing. the nurse says she'll call back but never did .so stressed by this and didn't understand why this was going on with me or why they wouldn't help me.still wanting help .the referred doctor's nurse calls me to confirm my appointment and tell me that there going to do x-rays and a ultra sound on my throat. so my mother and me go to the doctor i was referred to about the lump in my throat they were supposed to take x-rays etc.i had a nice nurse ask me questions and my mother told her what horrible things the other doctor did to me (which you shouldn't do , never talk bad about a doctor to another that has referred you ).The nurse was in shocked by all this and said shes going to let the doctor know and the doctor should be in a few and we waited . when the doctor finally does come in shes mad slams the door and says WHOA!!! I CAN SEE THAT THING IN YOUR THROAT ALL THE WAY FROM HERE YOU HAVE CANCER !!. i was in shocked i didn't know what to say i couldn't even think right .all i was thinking why me god please help me she's telling my mother she wants to do a biopsy and remove it asap shes sure that's what it is she wants to do it next day,my mother tells her your scaring her cause as soon as you walk through the door your telling her she has cancer her voice gets louder and she yells YOUR SCARED !!! WHY ARE YOU SCARED ,SCARED OF WHAT! and gives me a disgusted look and turns to my mother and tells her when they should schedule the biopsy i cut in and say what about x-rays and the ultra sound cause that's why i came here she rolled her eyes at me and says of course i have to do that before biopsy but I'm not doing that today cause she didn't feel like it and shakes my hand and leaves ,but that's the whole reason why i went there for x-rays and ultra sound.she made me pay for a visit to tell me the next day well do x-rays cause she doesn't want to .so i went home i was so stressed out about this and scared i had that sick feeling in my stomach you get when your nervous that wouldn't go away i was so scared i couldn't even sleep. i went in a christian chat room that i go in for prayer they had a christian show on .feel asleep stressed n worried got up with that same feeling thinking maybe i should go back to this doctor and even if she is mean .who cares as long as she helps me. i herd gods voice telling me why would you go back to her knowing she didn't do the right things (she should of never try diagnose me without testing first). she had no proof .i kept praying knowing in faith he would help me and i kept praying that the lump would just go away on its own no biopsy no surgery no chemotherapy no radiation i kept praying in faith i kept thanking him in advance. i quoted scriptures .i was in the christian room even night and at the same time i was hurt by what the doctors did ,and why they didn't want to help me and i didn't understand why they were doing this to me . I told God this and gave it to him i didn't understand what was going on but i put my trust in him and I didn't want to go back to the doctors. my sisters kept calling my mother and me saying i need to go to the doctor for my throat but i didn't want to go. couldn't see my self going back to doctors i didn't trust them ,and i didn't want a biopsy it looked so pain full and part of me was still scared. 4 months later having bad sinus and ear pains my mother finds me a ear doctor a e.n.t(ears nose & throat)doctor when i go to the ear doctor for ear problem . the doctor wanted to know what the lump in my throat was. i didn't want to know . my mother and father told him what the other doctor said what it might be and that i was scared. he didn't get mad he didn't scream at me . he told me he wants to see what it is and do a ct scan . I had this lump in my throat all my life and no one ever bothered it so why now . i was scared and i was praying that i didn't have to do a biopsy i seen it on video and it scared me .the doctor he didn't let me have a biopsy thank GOD but he did make me run test a ct scan put some kind of dye in my arm.After having that done i felt so sick maybe from the stress or the radiation they gave me .i don't know but i didn't like what i was feeling waiting for the results was so stressful and having to be so patient for an answers i wanted to go somewhere and hide i couldn't take it i felt so much pressure on me and felt all alone. what i was going through,i didn't want to go through it. i told God if i have to keep having radiation i wont do it .my mom finally got the call from the doctor's nurse and was told its not cancer and he wants me to come in to talk to me . i was so relieved but when i got there he tells me and my family that he has to do surgery on my throat to remove the cyst he found on my throat and was patient and ask if we had any questions he knew i was scared. my family went and picked a date for surgery. i didn't want surgery. i didn't believe in surgery . i kept praying for the lump to disappear even when i was in the surgery room i was praying for god to remove it so i don't have to surgery


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Five facts about Dukes latest anti-shale study
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I am Thomas Adeniran from Sierra Leone the only daughter of late Mr and Mrs Adeniran. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant , my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip .
My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father in a private hospital here he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Eveleen million United State Dollars. US($11.000,000), left behind for me,he used my name as his only Son for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund.
My late father Instructed me to seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management .
Sir, I am honorably seeking for your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To serve as my guardian and of this fund since I am not capable to handle it.
(2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education.
Note: I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ input after the successful of this fund to your nominated bank account. please make sure that you write me very fast, it is urgent.
Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
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For phpBB version 3.1 this method is obsolete. There is an official extension to check StopForumSpam at registration, and another to email Administrators when a registration is successful.
For version 3.0 (unsuported from 1st January 2017)
To try to eliminate spammers posting on the forum we use a Question & Answer system, plus User Verification - an e-mail is automatically sent to the person registering, and they must click on a link in this e-mail to activate the account. This means that the person (or spammer) attempting to register must provide a valid e-mail address.
This e-mail address and the IP address of the person registering are then checked against the StopForumSpam database of known spammers - if they are on the database they are redirected automatically to the "Spammerbegone" web site and registration is terminated.
The Question & Answer checks have totally eliminated automated spam (spambots), and the check against StopForumSpam has detected and refused most human spammers.
In my experience the Q&A should be good enough for most forums, but if you want to add the automatic test against StopForumSpam code has to be inserted in the "includes/ucp/ucp_register.php" file of your phpBB3 installation.
I am no php programmer, but it is easy to implement.
This is how to how to do it in phpBB 3.0.8. The code was developed by Recif in the StopForumSpam forum and has been slightly amended by me. I have used the automatic update to phpBB 3.0.9 and the code was carried forward without a problem, but it may be that line numbers are not the same in 3.0.9, so please be careful! As of 2013 the code works with 3.0.12.
It has not been changed to support phpBB versions 3.1.x and seems unlikely to work on these versions without changes!
There are some additional changes to the code to email me whenever the database is checked - the e-mail informs me whether the check is successful or not.
You need to insert the code in "includes/ucp/ucp_register.php" before
Which is about line 325.
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// Register user...
$user_id = user_add($user_row, $cp_data);
To avoid problems and to allow you to return to the unmodified code, you should ensure that you make a copy of the file before making changes.
The code to be inserted is:-
You need to change "your-forum.org" to your own forum URL.
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// code inserted from StopForumSpam 8.1.2011 by Frank Parkinson
// amended 30.1.2012 to improve email information
// Verifier si spammeur via le site stopforumspam.com
function objectsIntoArray($arrObjData, $arrSkipIndices = array())
$arrData = array();
// if input is object, convert into array
if (is_object($arrObjData)) {
$arrObjData = get_object_vars($arrObjData);
if (is_array($arrObjData)) {
foreach ($arrObjData as $index => $value) {
if (is_object($value) || is_array($value)) {
$value = objectsIntoArray($value, $arrSkipIndices);
if (in_array($index, $arrSkipIndices)) {
$arrData[$index] = $value;
return $arrData;
$verifip = $user->ip;
// old code was: $xmlUrl = "http://www.stopforumspam.com/api?username=".$data['username']."&ip=$verifip&f=xmldom";
// following line corrected November 2012
$webmasttxt = "Email= ".$data['email']." IP = ".$user->ip." Username= ".$data['username'];
$xmlUrl = "http://www.stopforumspam.com/api?username=".$data['username']."&ip=$verifip&email=".$data['email']."&f=xmldom";
$xmlStr = file_get_contents($xmlUrl);
$xmlObj = simplexml_load_string($xmlStr);
$arrXml = objectsIntoArray($xmlObj);
// old code was: $checkusername = $arrXml[username][appears];
$checkemail = $arrXml[email][appears];
$checkip = $arrXml[ip][appears];
if ($checkemail > 0 || $checkip > 0) {
mail("firstname.lastname@example.com","Failed Registration Attempt",$webmasttxt);
header('Location: http://www.spamlaws.com/');
mail("firstname.lastname@example.com","Successful Registration Attempt",$webmasttxt);
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ZB Block added to forum late November 2012
After a massive increase in attacks by spammers (even though none have got past the just-described StopForumSpam check), I decided to improve the forum security.
Spammers from all over the world had begun to correctly answer the Q&A at registration - this must indicate a group of spammers who had finally got the answers and passed them on, as it is inconceivable that they all, independently, cracked the questions.
I have implemented ZB Block, software to protect PHP sites and forums, to be found at http://www.spambotsecurity.com/.
This software denies spammers and spambots access to the forum at the point of entry, whereas my check with StopForumSpam is done after successfully going through the registration process. As a result the forum should show a great drop in wasted bandwidth, amongst other benefits.
The manual for ZB Block is attached.


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Two men were struck and killed by a pickup truck on a Long Island highway when they pulled over to the shoulder to inspect a problem with their vehicle Monday afternoon, state police said.
The men had stopped their car on the side of Meadowbrook State Parkway and were out of their vehicle when the pickup hit them at about 12:30 p.m. The force of the impact flung both victims into the southbound roadway and they were pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the pickup truck stayed at the scene; he was not injured. Police said he was being questioned, and that alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the accident.
The Meadowbrook State Parkway southbound was shut down between the Southern State Parkway and Babylon Turnpike while police investigated. State police said it could be hours before the road would reopen.
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Top Ten Fairytales
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Wedding invitation design
With my own wedding coming up in august, I of course had to design my own wedding invitation.
The future husband and I wanted a design without the regular flowers/ rings/ wedding things and went for an abstract theme.
Because my dress is blush pink (scoop scoop), I choose a color palet inspired by the gown.
First, the shapes were made using markers, crayon and fineliner. All shapes can interlock (do you feel the theme here?) or overlap. After scanning the drawings, color and transparency were added.
Because the shapes are quite 'modern', I choose a more classic font.
I had the design printed by Peter Print, my fave digital printer who can print like it was offset (seriously, it looks like a very expensive high quality print, which unfortunately can't really be fully shown in a picture), on beautiful heavy paper with a slight grain.
The card consists of two components: the long 'main' card for the day guests and a smaller overlay card that can be added for evening (dinner) quests. Hold together with a drop shapes paperclip.
And tadaaa, our wedding invitation is ready!
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Author: Rosenfelt, David
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What if it were possible that your most cherished memories were lies, and that finding out the truth could cost you your life?
Richard Kilmer is head over heels in love with Jennifer Ryan, who takes him home to meet her parents, where she accepts his marriage proposal. While visiting, they set out on a nostalgic drive up to Kendrick Falls. On their way there, a freak storm rolls in, Richard loses control of his car, and it rolls. When the storm clears in a matter of seconds, Jen is gone. Richard can't find her, and neither can the police who respond to the scene. More horrifying is that no one in Richard's life will even confirm Jen's existence, and all traces of her have disappeared.
Where could she be? Has Richard lost his mind, or has something far worse happened?
On Borrowed Time is a stunning new thriller about an ordinary man who is trapped in a nightmare where he can't be certain of anything--not even his own memories.
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The most northern and least developed of Japan's four main islands, Hokkaido is a paradise for outdoor-lovers, blanketed by pristine white snow in winter and carpeted by fields of brightly-coloured flowers in summer.
By far and away Japan's biggest prefecture – this northern island is most commonly associated with the mounds of powder snow which fall there each winter, and quite rightly so.
For winter sports fanatics, there are few better places around the world to take to the slopes. Guaranteed snow year on year make Hokkaido's resorts (of which Niseko and Furano are the most popular for overseas visitors) worth the travel time. A day of backcountry skiing, followed by a dip in an outdoor hot spring whilst surrounded by steaming water and majestic mountains – is there anything better?
But Hokkaido has much to offer the discerning traveller as a year round holiday destination. See below for what to get up to on this rugged, natural island.
What to do in Hokkaido
Far, far away the bustle of the capital's busy streets is a long lost memory once you reach the tranquil shores of Hokkaido, which sits at the top of Japan's archipelago . For nature lovers, this is the ideal retreat – a place where you'll find Stellar's sea eagles perched casually atop lampposts, and see enormous brown bears fish for salmon in crystal clear rivers.
The Shiretoko National Park, to the east of the island, offers all of this and more, including plenty of Japanese crane spotting opportunities. Don't miss a stop at Shiretoko Goko, or the 'five lakes of Shiretoko', which give Yamanashi's 'Fuji five lakes' a run for their money.
If you're more of an urbanite, try visiting Sapporo – famed for its beer and delicious ramen, as well as the Sapporo Snow Festival, which takes place each winter in February and offers visitors the chance to witness enormous sculptures made of intricately carved ice. Previous replicas have included the Taj Mahal, Himeji Castle and Star Wars characters.
The neon lights and stylish cafes in the city centre make the city a vibrant yet relatively peaceful alternative to Tokyo. For those looking to take home some of Japan's famous artisanal crafts, visit Space 1-15 (Japanese only) – a series of intimate stores which houses everything from handmade cheese and ceramics, through to photography classes.
Hakodate, now connected to Tokyo via bullet train, is an attractive port city with a European air. Try squid fishing at the morning market (Hakodate Asaichi), or pay a visit to the hot spring monkeys at Yunokawa Hot Springs. The city is voted one of the top destinations in Japan year on year by domestic travellers, and the night view from Mt. Hakodate is reputedly one of the best in Japan.
How to get to Hokkaido
A new bullet train line was introduced in March 2016, connecting Tokyo with Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in southern Hokkaido, allowing visitors to reach the island from Tokyo in just over four hours. This journey is covered by the JR Rail Pass, which allows tourists 7, 14 or 21 days' travel around the country for incredibly reasonable fares.
Alternatively, if you are heading to the east coast of Hokkaido, we recommend travelling by plane (for visitors heading to Shiretoko National Park, fly into Memanbetsu airport). Domestic flights in Japan are cheap and easy to catch – so don't fear if you're imagining long queues, tight security and few airport amenities, as that's not the case! Domestic flight passengers can turn up at the boarding gate just ten minutes before the flight and will still be able to jump on board (in most cases!). Not to mention, these small, domestic planes are incredibly comfortable and a seat purchase usually comes with free drinks and snacks.
ANA and JAL (two of Japan's best airlines) offer great deals for tourists, allowing them to travel anywhere in Japan for around 10,000 yen (under £100). Check for the best flight prices on Skyscanner.


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There appears to be a deliberate attempt by those now in charge of the affairs of Grenada to engage in a mind game with the people.
This is becoming clearer each and every passing day as events continue to unfold in the tri-island State of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.
Let's take for example the statements being put out by the Government Information Service (GIS) now headed by Rawle Titus on the proposed debt restructuring exercise that the Keith Mitchell-led New National Party (NNP) government is expected to undertake with the creditors.
The GIS quoted the Prime Minister as saying that he expects 300 million U.S dollars in debt relief and that the monies being received will do a whole host of things.
As stated in the release: "The monies we are getting could help people invest in more Small Business Enterprises, could help develop more educational activities for our children – more scholarships and training to prepare them to take the jobs that's coming, could be put to health care so that when you go to the hospital you can get modern day treatment and also help to expand Agricultural activities by investing in technology and improving production levels, giving farmers more power to earn more money.",
The impression is clearly being given by the government to the unsuspecting that Grenada is getting US$300M in its coffers to do a number of things in terms of bettering the lives of the people. Even if there is debt relief of US$300 million that cannot be interpreted as receiving US$300 million in hand
THE NEW TODAY would like to ask the following question – who is giving this money? As a matter of fact were did this figure of $300 million U.S. come from when the same government is yet to put forward any proposals to the creditors? Who is really trying to fool whom and for what purpose?
This newspapers challenges anyone in the current government to provide the evidence that either the IMF or the Creditors would be making that amount of money available to Grenada.
What makes the government so cocksure in the absence of any proposals on the table that the creditors would be prepared to take a "hair cut" of US$300 million dollars on the monies owed to them for loans contracted by Grenada over the years?
There is absolutely no direct discussions taking place right now between the Mitchell administration and the group of Creditors who have formed themselves into a committee to deal with government on its stated policy of seeking a restructuring of the national debt of EC$2.3 billion in light of Grenada's uncreditworthiness in the eyes of the international community.
Did the IMF tell the Mitchell government that it would get the Creditors to give up US$300 million dollars in interest payments on the outstanding loans? What is it Prime Minister, please inform the nation where this figure of US$300 million dollars in debt relief came from.
Prior to the February 19 general elections, the current Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Timothy Antoine in his capacity as a preacher was heard on a local FM radio station making some critical remarks about borrowing and spending.
Mr. Antoine's message was that no one should seek to borrow if they cannot pay back. As Permanent Secretary of Finance, did he tell this over the years to the governments that had hired him as PS Finance? Is he preaching that language and message to the current Minister of Finance who happens to be the Prime Minister and the leader largely responsible for the current economic and financial crisis facing the country?
The clear attempt by GIS to massage the minds of Grenadians can have the chilling effect of telling the people that there is nothing wrong in borrowing and not paying back the loans because through debt restructuring and debt forgiveness the country will get more money like US$300M that is being bandied about these days for development purposes.
The unfortunate NNP "borrowing and spending spree" was in keeping with the philosophy of one of its financiers in the 1990's that there was nothing wrong in borrowing because creditors cannot sell a country if they are owed and cannot be paid.
The future leaders of our country should not listen to the current message of GIS but instead understand the need to inculcate in the minds and heads of our people each and every day that they should always live within their means and do not put their hats where they hands cannot ever hope to reach.
The other mind game being played out by those now in charge concerns the GRENLEC issue and the intention of the majority shareholders, WRB Enterprise to sell their shares.
The first major statement that came out from government is that it had notified WRB that it would buy back the shares since government considers the island's sole electricity company as strategic for the development of the country.
Quite frankly THE NEW TODAY regarded this statement as "public political grand-standing" by the Mitchell government since the IMF had already made a pronouncement that the Grenada Government was bankrupt and uncreditworthy
The creditors would have taken notice of this initial statement on GRENLEC since on one hand, the government was telling the world that it did not have money to pay its debts but on the other hand it had money to buy back majority shareholding interest in the utility company.
At a later stage, a chief spokesman for the government appeared on a local radio station and informed the Nation that the administration would only buy back the shares for a short period since it needed to change the law providing for the operation of GRENLEC.
However, less than 12 hours later, the GIS put out another statement which quoted Prime Minister Mitchell as saying that government would not buy back the GRENLEC shares but would facilitate the process in order to get a private sector entity with Grenada's best interest at heart to make the purchase from WRB.
Who are these private sector entities that have Grenada's best interest at heart and not their own interest which is making profits on their investments?
As former Accountant-General in the Ministry of Finance, Richard Duncan stated on "the Beyond The Headlines" radio and TV program on GBN on Monday night, the country might have squandered the gains that came from the first serious Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) that was done by the Congress government of Sir Nicholas Brathwaite and late Finance Minister, George Brizan.
Are we prepared to make more sacrifices now and 20 years later another "smart man" who can talk the talk to the ignorant and unsuspecting will fool the nation with more "pretty words" and embark on another borrowing and spending spree that would take us back again to the feet of the IMF?


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Well, here it is, a comprehensive list of all of the lessons Japan and in particular APU has as of now taught me. Some (not many) are serious, most were fun to learn, and all are things that made me scratch my head, laugh out loud, or boggle over. Enjoy~
1. Sometimes, it's better not to ask.
2. English grammar has more of what we call 'guidelines' rather than actual rules.
3. Just because something calls itself "American" does not make it American.
4. Japan's college students are worse at world geography than America's… which I hadn't previously thought possible…
5. The entire nation of Japan is pulling the most massive prank ever on the world and its name is natto cake.
6. Fastest way to freak out domestic Japanese students (besides pretending that the Health Check is actually unimaginable torture)? Eat grapes… WITH THE SKIN STILL ON!
7. Explosives are cool and we sell them in dollar stores, but open flames are not allowed anywhere within the city. So you're in no danger, because no one will be able to LIGHT the explosives. See, see? It's only logical!
8. Apparently. Every single time a cloud passes over the fair city that is Beppu, a warning must be issued, and it sounds like this: "Attention. A Thunderstorm Warning. Has been. Issued. Please come inside of buildings. Immediately. Classes will operate as. Scheduled. Bus services will operate as. Scheduled."
9. And speaking of warnings:
10. Soda can be so green that it looks like the toxic sludge from some bad cartoon. This is melon soda, and it is very popular.
11. Anything can be made adorable through the magic of cartoons. Even horrible and deadly STDs.
12. The bad habit of native speakers, that of talk-ing slow-ly and LOUD-LY and expecting to be understood, is not merely an American universal.
13. Fun must be scheduled, recorded, and organized. If you don't have fifteen sheets of paperwork by the end, you're not having fun.
14. Ketchup makes anything edible~
15. People on scooters are either insane, suicidal, or both.
16. There are awesome people from all over this planet, just as there are morons and bigots from all over this planet. Me, personally? I found the awesome ones!
Thank you, APU. I know that I've had my share of quarrels with your nonsensical policies, frustratingly stubborn adherence to the guidebook, and your long and boring orientations, but without you, I'd never have met all of these people and done so many incredible things. I know that I will keep the memories of the last four months in my heart forever, no matter how much time passes.
Thank you, also, to the nation of Japan. For being so awesome. For always giving the lost American directions, even going out of your way to make sure I got to the right place. For your never-ending patience with my stumbling, stuttering, stilted Japanese (getting better now, but at first… I'm sure you wanted to slam your head into a brick wall repeatedly when I spoke ve-ry …………slow-ly………….. and in sim-ple… … … phrase-es). And finally, for being delighted that I am fascinated with your culture. And a final thank you to my parents and to everyone who has supported me, for providing me with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
I'll end with a quote. Mom, you'll know this one: "Never in my life did I think I would end up in such a beautiful place, doing so many incredible things… And it's truly been my pleasure to meet you all."


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DHS Secretary John Kelly Issues Stunning Ultimatum To Media… It's The End Of The Line
On Tuesday news briefing, Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly issued his final demand to members of the mainstream media.
It's time for them apologize to DHS employees that they disrespected..
"I would like to thank all the men and women of DHS who take on this often thankless, often dangerous, and very, very difficult job," Kelly said at a White House briefing. "Most Americans appreciate what they do and thank them every day. Most public officials also appreciate and defend them, but they are many who owe them an apology. Many in public service owe them an apology, and frankly many in the media, for how they disrespect them, disrespect them for what they do and how they serve us every day."
This is not the first time Secretary Kelly has publicly attacked press coverage of the Department of Homeland Security.
"So I make my way up the Beltway every day, and I use that hour or so to read the news clips about DHS. It's one of the first two things I do every day—the other is the daily intelligence briefing," Kelly said at a speech at George Washington University. "In one, I read what other people are saying about me—and more important, what they're saying about my people. In the other, I learn about what's really going on."
The Daily Caller reports:
Secretary Kelly was at the briefing to speak about how a bipartisan budget in Congress will affect border security. He said that the $1.5 billion allocated for border security will help "us replace see-through steel wall along the southwest border."
"It keeps us moving in the right direction to a more secure United States," Kelly added. "If I may remind you apprehensions of illegal immigrants and criminals at the border are down significantly."
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Joseph Roberts writes to G. Morris on September 12, 1870, telling of the many benefits and opportunities for agriculture in the "So Roy" area. Roberts opens the letter reporting on cheap farm prices, ranging "from $30 to $60." He describes how the good land grows scarce the further west one travels. Roberts also writes that the current period is "a healthy season," as compared to the "terribly cold winds" of winter and the muddy roads of spring which he has heard about. On the second page Roberts comments again on how suitable the land is for crops and livestock. He ends the letter discussing Morris' prediction of the French Empire's downfall.
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Will of Michael Hynes
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In the name of God Amen this tenth day of July A.D. - 1869- I Michael Hynes of Portugal Cove in the Island of Newfoundland Fisherman being very sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God do make and publish this my last will and testament that is to say I give and bequeath all the land in my possession to my two sons Thomas and Stephen Hynes together with all the moveable and immoveable effects each of the aforesaid sons to have an equal dividend of my land cleared and uncleared and also an equal share of my effects and also that the said Thomas and Stephen Hynes shall support their two sisters Elizabeth and Mary Hynes while the said two sisters think well of living with the said two brothers and the said two sisters are bound to labour for their support as usual and should any disagreement arise between the two brothers and their sisters Elizabeth and her son Andrew the said Thomas & Stephen Hynes are bound to pay said widow three pounds currency per year until her son Andrew becomes 21 years of age I give and bequeath my dwelling house to my son Stephen Hynes and all the furniture that belongs to me to remain for the use of said dwelling house with the exception of my bed and bedding and gun and these I bequeath to my son Thos- Hynes also the use of my bedroom and a part of said dwelling house until said Thos Hynes is provided for in a house for himself and the said Stephen Hynes shall assist the said Thos Hynes in building a house as far as his means will allow him Should either Thos or Stephen Hynes leave his part of the said property for any time the absentee is bound to leave what that part produces to him that labours and remains on said property I also prohibit my sons or any of them to sell or mortgage any part or portion of my property as willed by me to them. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 10th of July A.D. 1869.
Michael his X mark Hynes. Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Michael Hynes as his last will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers. Stephen Purcell, Edward his X mark Neary.
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While studying Civil Engineering at Rowan University, I never gave a thought to starting a deck company in New Jersey. That was until my summer job in 2004, when I realized my passion working with a local construction company that specialized in deck building. I have always taken satisfaction in a job well done. To me, there is no greater satisfaction then stepping back when a job is complete and admiring what I have accomplished. This is the reason I love building decks.
During that first summer I was earning my stripes as the kid getting coffee, running to the truck for tools and cleaning the job site. By 2006 I was a sales representative for the company and building the projects I sold. From digging holes to dealing with regional material reps, I was able to experience every facet of deck building. Since 2004 I have designed and built award winning custom decks and have assisted with over 200 projects from concept to completion. Almost every project has been built alongside Scott Winchell, and in 2008 we established J&S Decks together.
Away from deck building I am an avid sports fan and participant. I am completely addicted to golf and the challenges the game presents, but still find time on the basketball court and baseball field.
I began my journey in woodworking at the age of fourteen, studying the basics of carpentry at Piscataway Vo-tech. The knowledge I obtained there landed me an apprenticeship with master craftsmen/cabinet maker Tom Jacob of Emil Jacob & Son. With Tom's guidance I learned everything from custom cabinet making to total home restoration. After the four-year apprenticeship, I entered the world of home development with New Jersey's #1 modular home installation team. During that time I developed a relationship with master deck builder Gustavo Delacruz and became a lead carpenter for Barrett Contracting. I spent a total of eight years perfecting the art of deck building. In that time, Jon Mignano and I became instant friends and formed a great deck building team. In 2008 we decided to form our own company, J&S Decks. Together we have been building state of the art custom decks ever since!
When not in the field building decks, I spend my nights and weekends as a professional musician. I like to think of myself as a fairly accomplished drummer, playing in some of New Jersey's top bands. I also find time to restore and customize drum sets for other musicians in the tri-state area.
Whether I am building decks, playing the drums, or restoring drum kits, precision and craftsmanship are of the utmost importance to me. Unlike other trades, deck building allows my carpentry skills and attention to detail shine with each project J&S Decks builds.


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Camden's Christmas Appeal
Camden's London Irish Centre (LIC) has launched its Christmas appeal to help raise funds for vulnerable Irish in the capital.
The official launch was on 29 November in line with #GivingTuesday – a global movement which encourages people to think about charity.
Now a full programme of activity is scheduled so that the Irish community can get involved with supporting one another over the festive period. This will include lunches, carol services, bucket-shaking events and volunteer gatherings ensuring that there is something for everyone.
Gary Dunne, Director of Arts and Culture at LIC, explained how it was particularly important to showcase and maintain the values upon which the Centre was built around Christmas. "The whole Centre is based on a community giving model and it is something which continues to this day," he said. "Everyone gets involved, everyone pitches in and, essentially, it's about the Irish in London looking after the Irish in London."
Mr Dunne added that there would be a wide range of events available to cater for the diverse nature of London's Irish community. Last weekend it hosted 'The Late Late Toy Show' where the average age was 25-35. Once the pensioners' lunches get under way, this will naturally jump.
"We deal with all ages and put on loads of different things because of the wide range of needs," he explained.
"There will be a whole mix of projects and, while we certainly have a strong older community, there's also a thriving younger scene at the Centre.
"Whether it's 'The Late Late Toy Show' or a pensioners' lunch, we'll have a full house."
The broad offerings set up as part of the Christmas appeal is essentially an extension on the work carried out by the Irish Centre throughout the year. It regularly offers advice, outreach work and volunteering opportunities as well as lunch clubs, outings and activities.
As Mr Dunne noted, there are two sides to what it provides – a care and support programme as well as social gatherings.
"It's all about the community for us. We have plenty of fun, diverse social activities but then we're also on hand to give people any guidance they might need," he said.
This extends to helping the older members of the Irish community who might struggle with filling in forms and applications which can only be completed online. Community spirit And, at the same time, they will continue to engage with people in the most appropriate manner.
"For example, on Twitter we might be a bit more light-hearted but then we're big on putting out church newsletters and we're always willing to talk face to face," Mr Dunne said.
If the Centre is all about promoting community spirit and making it clear that there is always someone to hand, this is amplified around Christmas. Mr Dunne explained how while this time, for most people, represents joy and comfort, for others, it is associated with increased unhappiness.
"It's nice to do something like this over Christmas because it can be an incredibly tough time for some people," he said. "We might think of fun, craic and family but we have to remember that others can feel lonely."
His words were echoed by the LIC CEO, Seán Kennedy, who encouraged as many people as possible to get involved with the appeal. He said: "For most of us, Christmas means friends and family, presents and looking forward to a great New Year.
"But, for many vulnerable Irish people in London, it means loneliness, a long hard winter and, and with ongoing welfare cuts, a grim time in 2017.
"This appeal helps us to provide support and advice services to those in most need."
It also has the backing of broadcaster Dermot O'Leary, a patron at LIC and someone who has always been a strong supporter of the Centre and its work.
"It's a big honour for me to be patron of the LIC. I'm very proud of my Irish heritage; my parents were part of the post war generation of immigrants who came to London to find a new life, so the London Irish community is one that is very close to my heart.
"We want and need the Irish community to support this important work for the Irish in most need," he said.
The schedule of events will provide just that and it will give people an opportunity not only to engage in the social aspect of LIC but also to think about supporting those who are most vulnerable at this time. A pensioners' lunch will be held on 7 December from 12.30pm 'til 6pm, with a second meal pencilled in for 16 December.
There will also be a gathering of up to 130 volunteers on 14 December, two days after the centrepiece of the programme. This is the quintessential Irish Christmas party – a celebration filled with songs, smiles and festive food and drink.
"There will be a mixture of Christmas carols and a few traditional Irish songs," Mr Dunne said. "It's definitely the focal point of the fundraising and there'll be people bucketshaking throughout the evening.
"We'll have mince pies and mulled wine to add to the festive atmosphere. It will be a real Irish Christmas celebration and certainly not something to be missed."
The party is likely to involve people from all ages and all Irish backgrounds, which will represent the general makeup of the LIC. It will show how there are different things for different people but, at its heart, it's about people coming together for the community. And, to top it off, the whole evening will be centred on the great cause of care and giving. While it's important to have a wonderful time at Christmas, it's equally important to be grateful for what you have and take the time to think about those less fortunate.
This is what the London Irish Centre's Christmas Appeal is all about.
The LIC is asking for online donations through JustGiving, by mobile by texting LICX 16 £10 to 70070 to donate £10, or by cash/cheque by calling 020 7916 2222.
Further details on the appeal are available on www.londonirishcentre.org


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SYDNEY — Leaning against a bed in the modest home that she shares here with six other family members, Maisara Masudi, 37, a refugee from Congo, tells her Australian guests what drove her to flee her homeland years ago. After militia members killed her father and brother, she said, they raped her sisters, ages 8 and 12, before her eyes. One sister contracted H.I.V.
With the cameras rolling, Raquel Moore wipes back tears and strokes Ms. Masudi on the shoulder. "You're a lovely lady, and you didn't deserve what you went through," she says.
Moments later, however, away from her hosts, Ms. Moore stops to reflect into the camera.
"Yeah, well, I guess they're nice," she says. "But that doesn't mean that every African or refugee is going to be as nice as this family."
Immigration is, to say the least, a complicated issue in Australia.
A three-part reality television series that debuted this week on the SBS network in Australia is tackling this most heated of topics in a novel way — by sending six native-born Australians with differing views on immigration on punishing journeys that retrace the voyages of asylum seekers seeking safe haven in their country.
The series hopes to rise above the din of the sometimes sensationalist news coverage, said Peter Newman, commissioning editor at the SBS, to show the human side of what drives people to pay smugglers as much as $10,000 for passage to Australia aboard a rickety boat.Continue reading the main story
"When politicians and people say 'Stop the boats,' what do they mean? What's behind those slogans?" Mr. Newman asked in an interview.
Producers trolled the Internet and neighborhoods that had been transformed by an influx of immigrants to find candidates for the series, titled "Go Back to Where You Came From." Participants were stripped of cellphones and passports before embarking on a 25-day odyssey of rickety boat rides, nighttime immigration raids and, in one case, a patrol through Baghdad in a U.S. military armored personnel carrier.
The series could not be more timely. Australia is embroiled in an acrimonious debate over a plan to send asylum seekers to Malaysia for processing, a move that has drawn criticism from the United Nations. Although asylum seekers arriving illegally by boat, mostly from Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, have traditionally accounted for tiny fraction of the overall number of refugee applications here, their numbers have risen sharply of late, attracting headlines that blare of a supposed deluge of "queue jumpers" and "boat people."
According to data from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, in the year from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009, 84 percent of asylum seekers arrived by air on tourist or work visas, compared with 16 percent who arrived without documents by boat. From 2009 to 2010, however, 53 percent arrived by air with visas compared with 47 percent by boat without papers.
A recent series of tragedies, though, has shocked the national conscience and spurred the search for solutions. In December, horrified residents of Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean where a detention center had been built in 2009, watched as 27 asylum seekers drowned after their boat shattered against the rocky coast. That debacle, followed by a string of riots over what inmates at a number of detention centers said were inhumane conditions, left the country scrambling for alternatives.
In 2005, clashes at Cronulla Beach in Sydney degenerated into the worst ethnic rioting in recent years as more than 5,000 people descended on the beach area, attacking men of "Middle Eastern" appearance. Adam Hartup, 26, a lifeguard from Cronulla and a participant in the new series, was there.
"My views before were pretty harsh," he said in an interview. "I didn't have a great understanding of what an asylum seeker or a refugee was." What he witnessed during the riots left him wanting to know more.
His experiences during the filming, he said, which took him to Baghdad, caused "a 180 back flip" in his attitudes.
"To see the devastation and the heartbreak of not just the people I've seen, but the millions of people that are in refugee camps and that are trying to seek asylum in other countries is horrendous," he said.
One participant in the series who questioned why Australia was taking in so many refugees is Raye Colby, 63, who lives across from the Inverbrackie detention center near Adelaide, South Australia.
Ms. Colby spent more than 20 years caring for disabled Australians before recently retiring to work full-time on the farm she shares with her husband. Her grandmotherly manner makes it all the more startling when she says things like: "I could have gone over there and shot the whole lot of them."
Thinking about asylum seekers sleeping in what she called "cushy" quarters while "real Australians" with "real problems" like the disabled she cared for lived in what she considered substandard government housing, disturbed her.
"I really hated the way they would come across here in boats and get here and then complain, protest — the government would throw money at them, with the refugee camp in particular across the road from us. That got me on the road to hatred," she said in an interview.
But then she found herself in the sprawling Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, home to more than 80,000 refugees, including relatives of Ms. Masudi, the Congolese woman she had visited with Ms. Moore in Sydney.
Ms. Colby said Ms. Masudi's brother-in-law had pulled her aside and told her: "I go to bed at night, Raye, and I put my head on my pillow and I ask God for tomorrow, no more than that, just tomorrow."
"Because that's all he's got," Ms. Colby said. "He doesn't have a dream. They don't dare to dream."
Now Ms. Colby says Australia must take far more refugees, a far cry from her starting position.
Not every participant has had a transformational experience.
One of them, Darren Hassan, 42, a descendant of Afghan traders who came to Australia nearly two centuries ago and whose family converted to Christianity, says that, if anything, the series had hardened his views toward asylum seekers.
"Even this show, they said at the start that they were going to be objective, but it's clearly pro-asylum seeker," he said. "They've not touched a bit on people-smuggling — on the social impact, particularly, that Muslim immigrants or Muslim refugees are having when they come."
"There are serious issues with all this," he said. "And all these nongenuine people that are sitting in detention still, when they're bullying their way to get into our country, even decent, moderate Australians have a problem with this."
The director of the series, Ivan O'Mahoney, an award-winning Dutch journalist whose HBO documentary "The Boys From Baghdad High" chronicled the lives of Iraqi teenagers during the worst of the violence convulsing that country in 2006, hopes the project may bring balance back to the debate.
"In the Netherlands, politics is a game of consensus. No single party is big enough to govern on its own, so Dutch politicians, in a way, pioneered the Third Way," he said in an interview.
In Australia, by contrast, "everything is presented as black and white. If Labor comes up with a policy, the Liberals seem to oppose it as a matter of principle.
"Maybe it's because of the kind of political environment I grew up in," he said, "that I felt that this television series might be able to contribute to the debate and explore that consensual zone more than the antagonistic zone that everyone is in."
With the series under way, Australian viewers will find out if he is right.Continue reading the main story


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As regular readers of my newsletters and blogs (and anyone researching a permanent move) will know, the Skilled Migrant Category (SMC – you'll get used to all of the acronyms!) of New Zealand's Residence Programme starts with an Expression of Interest or EOI.
This EOI contains all of the information needed to make a decision about your application and costs $440 (if you submit it online, $560 if you send in a paper form). EOIs submitted go in to a 'pool' and each fortnight the immigration department selects a number of EOIs from the pool to meet agreed quotas.
The SMC is run on a points system (see a description of this category here and details of bonus points here) and EOIs need to score more than 100 points to be entered.
I have been concerned for some time that there is not enough clarity around the chances of EOIs being submitted being pulled from the pool before they expire and the applicants lose their money. Although there are no guarantees I believe that migrants have a right to transparency so that they can weigh up the decision before paying to enter an EOI.
Here is what the immigration department's website says about EOI selections:
Expressions of Interest that have total points of 140 or more are selected automatically Expressions of Interest that have less than 140 points and include points for jobs or job offers are selected in sufficient numbers to meet the requirements of the New Zealand Residence Programme Additional Expressions of Interest may be selected from the pool to meet the requirements of the New Zealand Residence Programme using criteria set by the Minister of Immigration.
What the statement above says to me is that:
- EOIs entered with 140 points or more will be selected.
- EOIs entered with less than 140 points and a job offer will beselected, but only within the quota.
- EOIs entered with less than 140 points and no job may be selectedto meet requirements.
- The NZ residence programme requirements will be met.
Is this what is actually happening?
Well yes and no. To help me explain I will use groupings that were commonly used by the immigration department before 2009 (policy has not changed since then, it's just that some of these groups are no longer ever selected):
- 140 points or more with a job offer;
- 140 points or more;
- 100 – 135 points with a job offer;
- 100 points or more with 15 bonus points for work experience;
- 100 points or more with 10 bonus points for work experience;
- 100 points or more with 10 bonus points for qualifications;
- 100 points or more with no bonus points.
All of these groups are valid entries under the current system, but how do your chances stack up for each of these groups?
The immigration year starts on 1st July. To give you an idea of selection patterns here are the numbers which have been selected since July 2011 for groups above.
- 62% (6,308);
- 13% (1,320);
- 17% (1,730);
- 8% (861);
- 0% (0);
- 0% (0);
- 0% (0).
Groups 1 and 3 (those with job offers)
The emphasis in the Skilled Migrant Category is to bring in skilled workers who have either obtained job offers or are already working – i.e. groups 1 and 3. As a result in the year to date these two groups make up 79% of all EOIs accepted.
Group 2
On average the department try to select around 100 from Group 2 (which are high scoring applicants who do not yet have a job offer) each fortnight depending on what is available. Applicants entering Group 2 EOIs have a pretty good chance of being selected before their EOI lapses – on average so far in the year from July the department has selected 96 per fortnight so they are pretty much on target and could probably do with some more of these.
Group 4 (15 bonus points for work experience)
EOIs submitted in this group are not always selected each fortnight and overall only a very small number of these EOIs have been picked. What may catch people out is that the pass mark (i.e. the minimum number of points needed before selection) wanders around. For example on 14 December 2011 EOIs claiming 110 points were selected, but in other weeks only those with 120, 130 or even 135 will be taken from the pool.
Here is a graph of the pass-mark since July 2011 (applications with points below the red line would not be selected).
What you can see from this is that no EOI entered falling into this group scoring less than 110 points has been selected so far this year. For most months EOIs would need to score 125 points or better and the average 'pass-mark' (of points needed to be selected through 2011/12) has been 128 so far.
This is a marked change from 2010/11 when EOIs scoring over 100 points were often selected. In fact for 2010/11 the average 'pass-mark' needed for a reasonable chance of selection was only 108 points.
Group 5 (10 bonus points for work experience)
No EOIs have been selected falling into this group since 19 May 2011 when EOIs claiming just 100 points and upwards were selected. This means that all EOIs falling into this group entered between May 2011 and late September 2011 (so far) lapsed before being selected. Any EOIs being entered in this group are highly unlikely to be selected under the current regime.
Group 6 (10 bonus points for qualifications)
Again no EOIs have been selected falling into this group since 19 May 2011 have been selected meaning that many would have lapsed. Any EOIs being entered in this group are highly unlikely to be selected under the current regime.
Group 7 (no bonus points)
No EOIs in this group have been selected since December 2009 meaning that any EOI entered which did not exceed 140 points or claim bonus points between December 2009 and September 2011 would have lapsed. Any EOIs being entered in this group are highly unlikely to be selected under the current regime.
New Zealand Residence Programme requirements
An important point affecting migrant's expectations of their EOI being selected from the pool is the statement that the current regime will meet "the requirements of the New Zealand Residence Programme". Many migrants entering EOIs may feel that this means the chances of their EOI being selected has not diminished, however this is not the case.
The Skilled Migrant Category makes up around 58 percent of New Zealand's Residence programme which is spread across three main streams: Business/Skilled (90% of which is the SMC); family and humanitarian. The Residence programme has a quota agreed by government, which used to be between 45,000 and 50,000 per year and is now a span of between 135,000 and 150,000 over the next three years.
In 2010/11 the immigration department failed to meet the Residence quota for the first time. The department did not miss this by a little, but by 4,263 or 9.5%. The majority of this shortfall came from the Skilled Migrant Category which was 3,855 or 14.3% short.
Creating a little transparency
Government reports blame the Canterbury earthquakes and global recession, however when asked for the data to support these conclusions the authors are not able to provide this information. Interestingly the reports fail to attribute any blame for the fall in numbers gaining residency through the Skilled Migrant Category to policy changes made by the immigration Minister, for example the 30% cut implemented since January 2010 in the number of EOIs selected for processing through the SMC residency stream!
This year (although the quotas have been now spread over 3 years) the department is heading for a shortfall of 8,442 (based on departmental statistics to February 2012) or 33.8% on the Skilled Migrant Category.
Migrants entering EOIs should be aware that although technically the requirements of the Residence programme are being met, this is because the 'goalposts have been moved'. In reality applicants entering an EOI stand a significantly lower chance of that EOI being selected for processing as not only has the number of EOIs being pulled from the pool been cut by 30%, the percentage of those lucky applications which are declined has doubled over recent years to 17.8% so far in 2011/12.
I am concerned that immigration department statements, like the one I quoted earlier in this article, give many migrants thinking of entering EOIs overblown expectations of their chances of being selected. While those with job offers or over 140 points can reasonably expect to be selected under the current regime, thousands of others are entering EOIs in good faith not realising they stand little or no chance of being selected.
Figures for the number of EOIs which have lapsed (i.e. dropped out of the pool with the fee lost) are not available, however if numbers from 2009 had been maintained through the months since over 2,200 applications entered – which would have stood a good chance of being selected in previous years under what is presented as the same system – would have lapsed meaning the applicants would have lost their money.
Not considering additional costs to migrants (such as paying a professional to help prepare the EOI), fees received by the New Zealand government alone for applications which had little or no chance of success would add up to nearly $900,000!
I would very much like to see the position clarified in immigration department information so that migrants are given transparent information on the current criteria (which has been in force since January 2010) enabling them to make informed choices on whether to submit their EOI or not.
Hopefully this article will begin this process of building awareness and transparency.
Tags: bonus points, immigration, new zealand, permanent residence, residence programme, skilled migrant category, transparency


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Monthly Sales were 91 units. Comparison to last month: Increased 3% from 88 units. Comparison to this month last year: Increase 11% from 81 Units.
Average Sold Price was $186,413. Comparison to last month: decreased 2% from $191,023. Comparison to this month last year: Decreased 10% from $207,090.
Current Inventory is 6.48 months. Comparison to last month: Holding steady from 7.05 months. Comparison to this month last year: Decreased from 8.92 months.
Average Days on Market was 67. Comparison to last month: decreased from 78 days. Comparison to this month last year: Decreased from 87 days.
So what do all these numbers mean? The Average Sold Price being down is again indicative of the type of buyers we are seeing. First time homebuyers are still fueling the market. The inventory is slowly being eaten up and homes are not sitting on the market as long. This is all great news in the recovery of the housing market. I feel as if we have hit the bottom and are on our way up. FHA has announced some changes that will not make the climb easy. But as the old fable goes…SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE.
As I am sure you are aware, the tax credit has been extended to having an accepted contract in place by April 30, 2010 and closing by June 30, 2010. It has also been expanded to include "long time homeowners". These homebuyers will receive $6,500 on a new purchase. For more information about these credits, click here.
These stats are for areas 90,91 & 92 in Ascension Parish. Information used from Greater Baton Rouge MLS. They include only single family dwellings. Mobile home and land sales are not part of these numbers. If you would like information on either of these, feel free to let me know.


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Music Section: Bruce "Boss" Springsteen Review
Review by Taylor DeBoer Grade: B + Of all the rock n' roll elder statesmen, Bruce Springsteen is certainly the least complacent. Whether it be the sparse folk genius of Nebraska or the radio-friendly arena rock of Born in the USA, Springsteen has always been a working class troubadour (at times without merit) while gracefully … Continue reading
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I Fell in Love With a Band – How The White Stripes Started and Ended an Era. It was just about this time last year that the news broke- The White Stripes were to break up. The band said, "It is for a myriad of reasons, but mostly to preserve what is beautiful and special … Continue reading
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I love beautiful packaging. I've actually purchased products simply on the basis of thoughtful packaging or a particularly smart looking logo just so that I can display them unopened about the house. Little works of art can sometimes be found in a box of pasta, bottle of cooking oil, cleaning solution or in this latest case, a collection of the most elegantly packaged bath and beauty products on the planet.
Of course, having just returned from Italy, its Italian roots speaks directly to my romantic heart.
Though it takes its name and inspiration from a little island off the coast of southeastern Sicily, Ortigia Sicilia is a small Italian soap company based in Florence. It was founded by Sue Townsend, one of the original founders of Crabtree and Evelyn. The all natural products are produced by local, small family companies who pride themselves on product quality, using the essences of indigenous plants like Sicilian Lime, Lavender, Almond, Pomegranate and Orange Blossom to create exotic scented oils, soaps and perfumes. All I can imagine is the transportive scents coming out of these bottles, something that might just get me by until I can make another trip back to my beloved Italy.
The packaging, designed by Sue Townsend herself, is truly a sight to behold. I'd love to display a few different scents and colors on my bathroom vanity.