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Jeremy has explained the difference between men and women and given us context, but how do you manage this on a day to day basis? Do you interact differently with your spouse? My wife and I are more loving and better friends (we always had a lot in common) and I am trying to a better listener. I see marriage and the very close friendship it can bring as the most important part of my life now (I wish I had known about the HC 31 years ago). I also try to approach decisions differently, and instead of leaving things open ended I make a suggestion and ask what she thinks (as matriarch). She is more likely to consider others feelings and her own feelings in decisions. Could use any advice people can offer. Thanks
Although Jeremy has given a thorough and completely new intellectual angle upon the whole of humanity, and certainly a new angle on the real relationship between mothers and sons, in that mothers actually are being as selfish and egoistic as any man ever was when they look after their own offspring, and that this female selfishness is also what is being misinterpreted by their sons as "love" or unselfishness towards it's own kind also known as "loveindoctrination", he doesn't go into any kind of detailed explanation about the modern scientific focuspoint between the sexes which is intersexuality and the scientifically recognized hormonal grounds underlying homosexuality… this third scientifically understood and explained middleground between these ageold blackandwhite extremepoints that man and woman represents are on the other hand well covered by other theoretic/practical reasonings, such as those by Anne Moir and David Jessel in their book "Brain Sex", talked about here;
So, any modern scientific discussion about the relationship between men and women is nowadays bound to involve also intersexuality and homosexuality, and based on this triplebase view of the relationship between the sexes, I can't say that JG's explanation has led me to any different interactions with the opposite sex… it has led me to a different view of myself and my family of origin, for sure, but since I´m not yet married perhaps the lack of a steady companion makes any changes in my behaviour visavis the opposite sex too subtle for selfdetection…
Hi Dave, what a great question. Like you, my husband and I have always been close, but I know we have has just continued to deepen and grow together as we've understood the explanation for the human condition – especially being able to understand the differences between men and women as a result of the human condition. This has changed how we treat each other – we have so much more respect and appreciation for who we each are and we can talk so much more openly and honestly about things so that when challenges arise we can deal with them so much more effectively and with compassion for where we're each coming from. I think the biggest thing for me is that in being able to understand why, until now, men have had no choice but to oppress women, I've done a complete backflip, changing from an understandably feminist view that men are the villains on the planet to the opposite, that they are the ultimate heroes on the planet for what they have had to do – without any way to explain why they were doing it – of going into the battle against ignorance to search for the knowledge we so desperately needed so that every human can now understand the human condition and with that all the pain and suffering humans have had to endure can finally end. It blows my mind to understand this and with that I have an incredible new-found respect for men and that translates into my relationship with my husband. It really has been such a revelation to finally be able to understand the reason for the gulf that exists between men and women – I particularly love what Jeremy Griffith writes in Ch 8:11B in Freedom, titled 'Men and women's relationship after the emergence of the human condition'. I know you've talked about the issue of men and women being contexted but it reminded my of how much paragraphs 771 and 772 in this chapter sum up for me the situation and thought I'd include here: 771 – "So, in keeping with their already established roles as the group protectors, it was men who took up the loathsomely upsetting job of championing the ego over the ignorance of our original instinctive self, leaving women to their loving, nurturing role. The problem this role differentiation gave rise to, however was that in not being responsible for or participating in the terrible battle to overthrow ignorance women were naive or unaware of the ramifications of fighting the battle, and, as a result, were unsympathetic towards both the battle and the frustrated anger and egocentricity it produced in men—a situation that placed men in the awful predicament of being misunderstood and unjustly condemned by women. Women, not responsible for the fight against ignorance, and so not partaking in the battle itself, did not and could not be expected to understand what happened in the battle or the effect it had on men; they could understand the search for knowledge, but not what the battle involved…" and 772 – "Life has certainly been 'very difficult' for men; they have had the absolutely horrible job of having to be strong enough to, in effect, kill soul—to search for knowledge and determinedly defy our beautiful, cooperatively orientated, original instinctive self. And since that defiance resulted in becoming angry, egocentric and alienated, which are all divisive, un-Godly traits, men were, in effect, in violation of God, the integrative ideals of life! So from an initial state of upset, men had then "to contend with a sense of guilt, which very greatly compounded their insecurity and frustrations and made them even more angry, egocentric and alienated. (As explained in chapter 3:5, this avalanche of criticism is the 'double and triple whammy' of condemnation that humans experienced when we searched for knowledge.) How tough were men going to have to be to continue to do their job without receiving any respect or appreciation for why they were having to do what they were having to do! No wonder they have become so incredibly upset." And I just have to include the closing words of this chapter: "With understanding of the human condition now found, men and women can at last stand side by side—the 'war of the sexes' can finally be resolved. Yes, the human journey can have the happy ending we always hoped it would." It's just incredibly exciting to know that we can now live a life effectively free of the ravages of the human condition and that in doing so it ends all the immense upset humans experience every day, including within ourselves and with our partners, we can actually live in peace and treat each with the love we deserve and expect.
Hi Dave. Another good topic and connects with some of the others on WTM site that have prompted me to participate in. In terms of your two basic questions of: how to manage your relationship; and how do interact differently with your spouse (in the context of the differences between men and women as explained by Jeremy Griffith) it sounds to me like you are on the right track. Its clear in what you say that you are on a journey of being mindful and self-observing of your relationship and no doubt observing 'old' default behaviours emerge, at the time or shortly thereafter, and then querying if those behaviours are relevant and positive in light of the 'new' framework of explanation. It is also clear that flowing from that awareness you are making different choices that are resulting in closeness and no doubt greater peace for you as compared to polarisation, retreat, retribution, silence and the myriad of other dysfunctions we human are capable off in relationships, all of which leave us jaded and estranged from the one's we care for and love. Also as you touch on, as men, with explanation of the human condition found, we can be genuinely honest about our very real limitations as a product of the duress of the human condition, and similarly we can acknowledge the very real positive traits women possess to build a real pact. So I don't have any advice as such rather just an observation from my own experience of the meaning that flows from putting myself in the path of the WTM information.
Hi Michael. I would need to do some more thinking and reading to fairly comment in any detail on the points you make. That said, I think it is important, and helpful for you to say that, in my view there is a critical context to your outline of the love indoctrination process that is missing. To somewhat crudely summarise what I understand Jeremy to be saying: to personify 'life' on earth, it has been committed to finding ways to develop greater integration (order); genetics was a 'tool' (albeit with various limitations) that life threw up for unlocking a massive step forward in the level or order achievable; love indoctrination was another such 'tool' that unlocked the integration of an animal species, namely our ape ancestors. The take home message is that life on earth is committed to achieving as much integration as it can – that is its burning desire if you like. Importantly, the intention of the process is not defined by what might superficially appear to be the intention when taking a narrow view of a particular constraint in the process. Also you appear to be drawing a connection between behaviour that is a nuance of the love indoctrination process (that being the apparent selfishness of maternalism having the appearance of selflessness in the offsprings eyes), and the behaviour of selfishness and egocentricity that we humans presently exhibit as a result of the human condition. To be fair there is no basis for this comparison, let alone connection, founded in Jeremy's work. Respectfully, if you are conflating these behaviours it will not be helpful to understanding where the WTM is coming from. I will leave it there and dialogue further in due course.
Hi Liam… you provide a thoughtprovoking comment, which I find stimulating… if you would read the book "Brain Sex" we perhaps would have a more equal standing to begin with, but in the absens of this common ground we of course will have to do with what we've got… so, your response I hope will be helpful for my own conscious thoughtprocess regarding the relationship between men and women…and to begin with, I think that in scientific reasonings like the WTM and JG's thinking IMO is an excellent example of, and that this messageboard should strive to be a reflection of, there should be no place for any personifications of anything except real persons…so, a large part of your logic falls short of this benchmark since you personify "life", which not even JG does… so it is not "life" that develops greater integration, but "matter"…
quote"There are two main mechanisms or tools for the refinement and development of the integration of matter " unquote.
…life is but a result of this integration of matter, and the integration of matter takes place also inside stars as gravitational integration of atoms up to the point of Iron, with all the heavier atoms being formed by reactionexplosions called supernovae… so, the "takehomemessage" is IMO that it is the inanimate matter of the universe that is bound by natural laws to integrate itself in any way possible, regardless of any human feelings like "burning desire" or whathaveyou… this process goes on in all directions all the time without any "intention", and it is the job of the thinking human to master this development by way of reasoning, or else succumb to it by ignoring it…
So, the selfish maternalism that you call a "nuance" of the loveindoctrinationprocess, I would rather call a fundamental pillar of the whole WTM, since it clearly puts women on an equal footing to men (or vice versa) when it comes to selfish motivation, with the men's motive being persuit of knowledge…about everything worth knowing…such as for instance the hormonal underpinnings of homo- and intersexuality, which IMO brings a scientific understanding of otherwise incomprehensible matters which by religious and/or prejudicial standards unfortunately often lead to persecutions and deathpenalties… so, as concluding remark with the hope of further conversation, I would like to say that I believe that it is not "we humans" that exhibits selfishness and egocentricity as a result of the human condition, but "we men" that do it as the result of the human condition, while women are being selfish as a result of the natural integration of order of matter in the universe… big difference…while women are naturally selfish when it comes to their children, men are being selfish as a result of ignorance of e.g. the loveindoctrinationprocess, i.e. they/we suffer from the human psychological condition of not knowing… something…:)
Hi, kinda new to all this so bear with….
So, the story so far …
I am a british ex pat living in southern Spain and married to a german guy. We have been married for just over three years. I am a 'ship at sea' he a quadrapledgic having broken his neck 35 yrs ago jumping into a swimming pool.
Hopefully you guys will get used to me, I wear my heart on my sleeve and say how it is, albeit privately amongst friends, btw this forum is the only one where I have felt at home, which is why I can be candid! Thank you SO much
Anyway, we met and married within two years, I because I needed someone who could show be how to be 'resigned'. I just didnt get it, could see why people could be so horrid! And he is very resigned.
So now I have found 'Freedom' and Jeremys wonderful truths and I get why he is like he is!
Its transformed my marriage!
He still doesnt want to look at any 'Jeremy' stuff or look at videos but me reading Jeremys texts and knowing everything has made such me difference to me
I am hoping that he sees wht a difference it has made to me and start to enquire himself!
We have a much nicer time of it, you know, he feels like the hero, I feel looked after!
Would love to hear from anyone that has or had a partner that wasnt on the Jeremy line of things, and their story
Love Roz ???????
Dear Roz,
Firstly I am really enjoying reading your forum posts, the relief at finding some truth in the world is pouring out of you!
I also have a partner who is not enthusiastic about the information but has seen some value in it. She is a teacher and found the explanation of resignation very helpful in understanding her teenage students. She says to me regularly that the bits and pieces she's read make sense but she thinks that solving the Human Condition in an insurmountable problem. The real reason however is that the whole issue of the Human Condition has historically been off limits once a person resigns.
Roz, the biggest problem "Ship at Sea's" face is not appreciating the extent of the deaf effect in resigned humans and the confronting nature of the information which is why your husband "still doesn't want to look at any 'Jeremy' stuff or look at videos". When someone resigns it is a 100% complete commitment to never again look at the issue of the Human Condition in themselves or the world because it is just absolutely terrifying. Where as a "Ship at sea" feels a huge relief because at last they've understood what has been driving them mad all of their life, you feel understood and know that you have found a home in this truth where the torment can subside. I still clearly remember the day I read the Adam Stork story for the first time and saying to myself "This is it" because I knew I was searching for something I just wasn't quite sure what it was and the feeling of relief was completely over whelming. All I wanted to do was tell everyone but aside from one or two people I was generally received with a blank look and stunned silence. That was 20 years ago but now we are slowly making in roads and working day and night to break down the walls of the resigned world.
Anyway the reason for telling you all this is that it's important to be patient with people. It's the job of people who can hear this truth to demonstrate to others that it is at last now safe to look at the issue of the Human Condition and the only reason that's possible is because we can understand it. And the best way to demonstrate that is to relax in it and be a living example which it sounds like you're doing perfectly judging by this "but me reading Jeremys texts and knowing everything has made such me difference to me I am hoping that he sees what a difference it has made to me and start to enquire himself!"
I relate very much to your line of "I get why he is like he is" because once you understand what's going on it's so much easier to cope with it rather than get frustrated by it. Not only can you cope but you can be truly empathetic to someone else's situation. Once they know that you're "on their side" it allows the relationship to gain traction at a deeper level which hopefully can grow. I love that you say that the information has "transformed my marriage!" because It's fair to say that without this information it would have been almost impossible for me to have a relationship at all.
All the best
Hi Tony,
Thank you for your reply. You are completely spot on when you said about the relief flooding out of me! Am reading lots at the moment and watching the brilliant videos on the website, and have several OMG moments every day!
Its getting better, the frustration with people thing, once you know why it helps so much, especially when previously I used to think this has to be me making him, them, she,he behave like that, as if I had done something wrong, in fact I dont take critism at all well… i wonder why? Now i know why that little chesnut has desolved too! ? Happy days as they say
Now I know why 'patience is a virtue' and why its so important, especially the leading by example thing, that certainly something that I can relate to and sits well with me, its great to have sn aim ne snd know why. Happy days again ?
Must share this, with you, prior to finding the knowledge/truth/meaning (btw o you have a name for 'It') I always had this feeling that i would be needed when the time came, that its all been leading up to something, and thats my life was like it was, is this a common thing with 'SAS' folk? One of things I knew I would need was patience, not very good at it previously, marrying someone in a wheelchair has gone a long way in teaching me that, I knew it was needed, which was one of the many reasons we were married 3 years ago. Should I phone for the men in the white van to come and take me away? ???
An english very common phrase, used by Terry Wogan an english radio host and chat show host was "Is it me?" One does wonder u til you know why.
Thanks again, hope I havent bored you witless with all the inbetween chatter
Roz ???
Definitely not bored at all by your posts Roz. Not sure about a name prior to finding the information other than it wasn't much fun, I suppose confused, alone and lost would cover it. I did have a feeling from a young age that there was something important that I'd be a part of and I'd nearly given up when luckily I was introduced to this by a friend. When you don't fit in the question "is it me" or rather the statement "it must be me" does go through your mind on a daily basis. Anyway thank god we can understand it all now and you never need think again of calling the "nice young men in their clean white coats" (I think we're about the same age so assume you'll get this)

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How are ya? I'm just super! I was thinkin', ya know, about this Tony Weiner guy in New York. He's a congressman or something like that. You know, I can't see New York from my house, so I guess that's where he's at. Anywho, this guy has been saying a lot of bad things about our Republican friends. He's just trash-talking them saying some of the most ungodly things lying about them with all sorts of these false accusations! I mean WTF?!
So here's what me and some of my aides have been thinkin' about. We were thinkin' maybe about puttin' on this fake erected penis on a picture of Weiner and make up a whole bunch of stories linking him to some big-hooter'd bimbo co-ed somewhere in one of those outside states down there. Then your part is to leak this out like it's some sort of a big scandal and then play it out like that. We can really make this guy look like an immoral pervert and maybe even get him kicked outta the government! And we can even exaggerate it to make it look like he's some self-centered, egotistical macho man! That way they'll never trace it to us that we were behind the whole scheme!
So wadda you say, Andrew? Are you IN? You betcha I'm in!
Respectfully and Conservatively Yours,
I denounce them AND their fake emails!!
And this notion that a lot of those emails are "hate" mail and "death threats", I mean, pul—EEZE! Do we really believe any of that rubbish? It's just victimization! That's all it is!
if not, I am sure a reasonable facsimile thereof could be made.
I have just stumbled on this little revelation. Makes the Wienergate scandal look like a cover for something more nefarious, http://www.ihatethemedia.com/weiner-mother-in-law-is-part-of-muslim-brotherhoodAnd this about Huma's brother:
http://floppingaces.net/2011/06/18/weiner-gets-a-grip-on-reality/Anyone beginning to see a pattern here? A little more interesting than her husband's manhood, and I use that term loosely!


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Tropical rainforests are the terrestrial biome with the greatest diversity of plant and animal species. Long-term stability has been considered for long as a prime cause of this remarkable biodiversity. However, paleoecological evidence of substantial change in the vegetation of tropical regions resulting from global climate fluctuation during the Quaternary, as well as evidence of significant ecological perturbation by humans in the last few thousand years, call for a reassessment of the temporal dynamics of biodiversity in tropical rainforests, and how this may influence their resilience and/or adaptation to rapidly accelerating human impact.
General objective of the research: understand how past climate changes and the activities of ancient indigenous societies have shaped the current distribution and composition of African rainforests and the genetic diversity of their constituent tree species.
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2) Document the main climatic and anthropogenic perturbations which affected the past vegetation dynamics in the Congo basin for a range of relevant time scales, with particular emphasis on (i) the last glacial-interglacial cycle, (ii) the late Holocene where traces of forest fire become abundant, and (iii) the last two centuries when current tree communities were established.
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State-of-the-art technologies for dendrochronology, paleo-environmental reconstruction, anthracology and genetics, often developed for African contexts by the partners of this project, will allow more detailed inferences than has been previously possible. This conjunction of genetics, paleoecology and vegetation modelling will allow to build a cross-validated scenario of tree species response (distribution range, adaptation) to environmental change in the Central African rainforest.
This project has great societal relevance by its generation of key new knowledge on the sustainability and resilience of African rainforest biodiversity and the diverse ecosystem services it provides. Project results should help decision-making in the context of international programmes (e.g. CITES, FLEGT, MAB and REDD+). Most partners are involved in teaching for MSc or PhD training programs in Africa, ensuring effective transfer of highly qualified competences and the commitment of locals into the project.
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- Scientific publications in specialist journals (paleoecology, biogeography, molecular genetics, ecological modelling, wood biology,…) as well as generalist journals
- Datasets to be included in international databases (African Pollen Database, BOLD, DRYAS, GBIF, Genbank, TreeBASE)
- A vegetation modelling tool able to forecast the impact of climate change on vegetation distribution and biomass carbon balance
- Training in African rainforest tree recognition for PhD, postdoc researchers and our African counterparts
- A final project conference to present (i) the key scientific results of the project, (ii) the perspectives and priorities for new research, and (iii) the practical implications of project results for policy on biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management
- A book of peer reviewed conference proceedings
Policy support concerning rainforest carbon stocks and timber trade (POLCARTIM): final report
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April 13, 2016
For Immediate Release
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Stria Lithium Closes a Non-Brokered Offering
For an Amount of $500,000
OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Stria Lithium Inc. (TSX-V: SRA) ("Stria" or the "Company") announces the closing of a non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") for gross proceeds of $500,000. The Company has issued 5,000,000 flow-through units (the "Flow-Through Units") at a price of $0.05 per Flow-Through Unit and 5,000,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.05 per Unit. Each Flow-Through Unit is comprised of one (1) flow-through common share and one half (1/2) of one common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant a "Warrant"). Each Unit is comprised of one (1) common share and one (1) Warrant. Each Warrant entitles its holder to purchase one (1) common share at a price of $0.05 per share until April 13, 2021.
In connection with the closing of the Offering, the Company paid cash finder's fees totaling $18,848 and issued 376,690 non-transferable warrants, each warrant entitling the holder to acquire one (1) common share of the Company at a price of $0.05 per common share until April 13, 2021.
The securities issued in connection with the closing of the first tranche of the Offering are subject to a four-month hold period expiring on August 14, 2016. The Offering is subject to the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The company will use the proceeds for general working capital and exploration expenditures.
Two insiders of the Company participated in the Offering and subscribed for an aggregate of 1,940,000 Flow-Through Units and 400,000 Units representing an aggregate amount of $117,000. Participation of insiders of the Company in the Offering constitutes a "related party transaction" as defined under Regulation 61-101 respecting Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("Regulation 61-101"). The Offering is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of Regulation 61-101 as neither the fair market value of securities being issued to insiders nor the consideration being paid by insiders will exceed 25% of the Company's market capitalization. The Company did not file a material change report 21 days prior to the closing of the Offering as the details of the participation of insiders of the Company had not been confirmed at that time.
About Stria
Stria Lithium Inc. (TSX-V: SRA) is a Canadian junior mining exploration company with an expanding technology focus and is also the sole owner of the Pontax spodumene lithium property in Northern Quebec. Stria's mission is to be a reliable, profitable global source for both lithium metal and lithium compound products and process technologies for producing value added lithium products.
Stria's expanded business focus is on the application of in-house developed technologies and processes that lead to the production and milling of lithium metal and lithium metal foil for advanced lithium batteries.
From the production of lithium metal also comes the value added production of: lithium hydroxide; lithium carbonate; lithium fluoride, and; lithium chloride.
Lithium is a critical metal in the universal fight against global warming. It is a core component of Lithium-Ion batteries used for powering electric vehicles and for industrial scale energy storage
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More than 150 exhibitors of green building materials, energy efficient practices and water conservation products will be featured at the Seventh Annual City of Santa Monica AltBuild Expo Friday and Saturday, May 7th and 8th at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St.
The event is free and open to the public.
Exhibitors also plan to present information on newly passed legislation on green building and the new California building codes. Among the water conservation products on display are cisterns, graywater and sustainable landscaping for homes.
An event spokesperson says that the AltBuild Expo is ideal for the professional designer, contractor or architect to explore everything that is new and popular in green building practices, as well as for the general consumer wanting to learn more about what can be done now to comply and be a part of the vast green building movement as it is evolving.
"With such high quality presenters and exhibitors, AltBuild continues to be an incredible resource for the entire Southern California region," said Brenden McEneaney, green building program advisor with the Santa Monica office of sustainability. "There's no better place to learn from the experts and make the connections a professional or individual home owner needs for the next project or sustainable passion and we are proud to present this in the City of Santa Monica."
Some of the highlights of the Expo include:
… Established and noted exhibitors, as well as experts covering price points, government rebates, and the latest up-to-the-minute legislation explanations;
… Keynote Speaker Bill Reed, a world recognized regeneration and sustainability expert, presenting "Integrating the Whole System — the Practice of Living System and Regeneration Design;"
… "Consult with an Expert" – where a builder, architect or private home owner might want to review their plans, get free advice and find out the newest on building green, as well as on the spot consultations with experts in all areas of "green."
… Sustainable Remodeling and Adaptive ReUse – for home and commercial use. Ways to remodel in a sustainable, responsible and cost effective manner; integration of recycled materials; and how to integrate salvaged and recycled materials into remodeling or reuse projects;
… Demonstration Stage/Mini Class — on changing out sprinkler heads for the Department of Water and Power rebates; and
… Debut of LA Box Collective, a coalition of ten-plus independent local sustainable furniture makers of high design/reclaimed material. Their products combine to produce a collection of furniture from reclaimed materials — all with high design and appeal, the event spokesperson says.
In addition, Hennessey+Ingalls Art and Architecture bookstore will host several author book signings and will have architecture and design books on display and for purchase.
Street and lot parking ($8) at the Santa Monica Civic will be available as well as a complimentary bike valet.
For further information, pre-registration and full schedule of speakers and discussion groups, www.altbuildexpo.com/.


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Banks are established to make profits. Are these profits made at me expense of the customers or is it as a result of the seminar provided by these banks.This study attempts to highlight those key factors that different banks managements will consider in their choice of branch locations and customers preferences for their choice of banks to serve them. This will enable banks to focus on the critical factor that affect market preferences.The study was done using survey research design with questionnaire as due key instrument for collecting primary data. A total of 1000 and 200 bank customer and officials questionnaire respectively were duly completed and analyzed. Based on the analysis of the generated formulated hypothesis were tested at 95% level of significance using 2 test of proportion.The underlisted constitute some of the major findings of the study, management of Banks have special preference for large markets like Lagos and Aba for their branch locations. Marketing activities of banks in these large markets are directed at protecting and expanding their stream of revenues in these areas. Banks in both markets describe the nature of their banking business in terms of the product/services they offer and their I.T power.
In the light of these findings, the study recommends that, Banks should posses profitable and complete range of product, continuous product service innovations and improvements. Banks should always invest heavily in information technology to remain relevant and profitable. As banks must to open branches in these markets, it is appropriate for banks to make their customer dependent on them and gain their trust and confidence.
The deregulation of the Nigerian economy came into being in 1986. By that time, the banking industry was one of the most vibrant and most sought after by investor in Nigeria. According to Nwankwo (1991:2), the number of commercial and merchant banks rose from 33 (thirty three) commercial banks and 15 merchant banks in 1987 to 65 (sixty five) and 47 (forty seven) respectively in 1991.The bank industry entered this decade with less caution but aware of global economic changes. According to Clausen (1990:12) the industry entered the new decade well aware that the world was about to change but in retrospect not fully realizing the far- reaching extent of that change nor its velocity and impact. In the ensuring six years the industry was unable to respond rapidly enough to the wrenching dislocation brought by deregulation, fierce new competition and unstable world economy. Crisis erupted within the first quarter of this decade and the condition deteriorated in the following area:1. The industry was losing money, with not losses in billions since mid nineties.2. Some of the banks suspended payment of dividends on their common stocks:3. Some of the banks were facing hostile takeover attempts by the regulatory bodies (NDIC and CBN)4. Regulatory bodies had directed several banks boards of Directors to redress the worsening capital base and 5. Questions were raised about some of the banks ability to survive independently.Marketing in the banking industry in Nigeria as we know today, owes much to the survival strategies of some new generation commercial and merchant banks after the banking distress of 1992 through 1996. This development attends the tastes and demands of the society stimulated competition and created selling opportunities and rewards. The banking habits now spread throughout the social classes.New services have been introduced as the bank met competition, fill gaps in their services range, or try to steal a march on the competition by endeavouring to discover and satisfy the needs of new niche markets. Business customers have also witnessed the wind of change as the banks gained a greater appreciation in its highly profitable corporate markets. Thus, the banks own marketing expertise has been pushed along by competition and a desire to gain market share. It has also been pulled along it's customers demanding more flexible advantageously priced and comprehensive facilities.The needs of customers, and prospective ones, cannot be ignored by any bank especially in larger markets like Lagos and Aba environment. Relying merely on selling only those services which are already available is, at best, a short-term expedient, as market attitudes preference, technology and environmental factors are constantly changing.
To survive profit must be earned by banks and part of this process involves containment of cost when seeking the most profitable markets to exploit. Therefore, banks resources must be channeled towards the potentially more profitable "Banking markets" which in turn, necessitates making a choice among larger markets like Lagos, Aba, Kano, Onitsha, Kaduna etc. It is the identification of the right balance of resources that calls for the marketing skills of research, planning and assessment.
Without customers, banks would have no revenues. Marketing is directed at protecting and expanding this stream of revenue. Organization (including banks) regards customers wherever they may be as their single most important reason for existing. They operate in a rapidly changing, regulatory and economic environment. Consequent upon this, it is the job of the marketer to understudy and understand the purchase decision/patterns of these customers who have been known to be difficult and complex in nature. The task become even different in the light of increasing competition, growing customer sophistication, and innovation in an environment of trade liberalization, financial deregulation and internationalization. The problem was further compounded by the recession in the economy, which led to the introduction of S.A.P (1990: 15) pointed out, between 1986 and 1992, there were low capacity utilization in most industries, declining per capita- income and reduced disposable income. The bank sector thus become more competitive and business environment like Lagos, Aba, Onitsha, Port Harcourt, Kano, etc developed peculiar business climates/markets, and attracted a large number of bank branches to their areas. Against this background, it became necessary for us to establish the locational factors that influence banks in the marketing of their financial services, with particular reference to Lagos and Aba markets.
The objective of this study is to examine the locational factors influencing the marketing of financial services in Lagos and Aba markets. It will seek to do the following: i Examine if there are locational differences between factors affecting banks preference for Lagos and Aba markets.
ii Consider the factors that determine banks preferences for a particular location in both Lagos and Aba markets.
For the purpose of this research, the following Questions will act as guide;
1. Why are banks establishing many branches in Lagos and Aba markets?
2. Do banks through various branches lend more in Lagos and Aba markets and make more profits?
3. Does accessibility to these bank branches influence the patronage of customers in these markets?
4. Is response time to customer's enquiries and transactions in these areas an important attraction?
5. How important is technology (system support, computer etc.) to the customers in these areas?
Ho: Banks are not establishing many branches in Lagos and Aba markets; Hi: Banks are establishing many branches in Lagos and Aba markets; Ho: Bank do not lend more in their branches in Lagos and markets and make more profit. Ho: Accessibilities to these bank branches does not influence their patronage in this bank market; Hi: Accessibilities to these banks branches influences their patronage in these markets; Ho: Response time to customers' enquiries and transaction is not an attraction to bank customers in Lagos and Aba markets; Hi: Response time to customers' enquiries and transaction is an attraction to bank customers in Lagos and Aba markets. Ho: Technology is not an important factors affecting customers' preference in these areas.
This study shall be restricted to Lagos and Aba business/Banking environment Lagos and Aba market were chosen because:1. The head offices of about 90% of the banks are in Lagos.2. The banks that do not have their head offices in Lagos, have regional offices and/or head office annexes 3. Many banks have either regional office and / or area offices in Aba.4. Lagos is the nations industrial capital with over 75% of the more bank users.5. The under listed 10 (ten) banks (by number of branches), have at least five branches in Lagos and at least two branches in Aba (excluding their cash centers).
First bank of Nig. plc 319 1 Truly, the first Union bank of Nig .plc 284 2 Big, strong, Reliable United bank for Africa 219 3 The wise choice in banking Afribank Nig. plc 137 4 The one stop bank Savannah bank of Nig. 87 5 We treat you like a person.Bank of the North Ltd. 86 6 We earn your confidence Wema Bank plc 86 7 Reaching for greater heights Standard trust bank Ltd. 77 8 Vision to become a role model for Africa B12 Habib Nig. bank Ltd. 55 9 The bank with a difference All State Trust bank plc. 47 10 The professional Bank.Respondents for the study will be drawn from Banks senior officials and individual bank customers and due objectives will be to find out what inform their bank (branch) Locational considerations the under listed have been identified as some of the limiting factors:
1. Base of Respondents:- The respondents are from different backgrounds with their own prejudices since they have no direct stake in this study. The reliability of data generated from them is suspect and will be fraught with many inconsistencies.
2. Sampling error:- I have only a sample to represent the entire population. The sample was selected using convenience- sampling technique since the sample is just a small representation of the entire population, sampling error is therefore inevitable.
This research will attempt to show the locational factors influencing the marketing of financial services in Lagos and Aba markets. Issues to be analyzed will include people banking habits: branch network; technology application; interest rates on Loans; security of funds, response time amongst others. The customers will be classified into 2 (two) broad group for analysis viz corporate bodies, andi. Corporate bodies, and ii. Individuals. We shall therefore strive to establish the existence of differences in factors that influence various bank choice of location in Lagos and Aba business banking environment.
Having established the existence of a difference or lack of it. The research will then make suggestions that would help banks price their product better in the Lagos and Aba competitive banking environments, improve on their technology applications, ensure security of customers funds and other general attributes that customers consider vital.
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Ex-AFP budget chief drops big payola bomb vs AngieBy Angie M. Rosales 01/28/2011
It really pays to be the chiefs of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as they end up becoming instant millionaires.
Apart from getting "send-off" money in the millions upon their retirement from the service, they even have close to half a million pesos in "slush funds" yearly at their disposal — despite the fact that these "monetary perks" enjoyed by the various military chiefs are not allotted in the military budget.
Former Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes and other former AFP chiefs of staff were alleged to have a P480 million "slush fund" at their disposal at one time, a former comrade and military budget officer-turned surprise witness divulged before Senate probers yesterday.
Reyes, according to Col. (ret.) George Rabusa, also received P50 million as a "parting gift" when he retired from his 37 years of service in the military in 2002, on top of the P5 million he allegedly received monthly, in
the last 15 months of his tour of duty, for personal use and another P5 million for his office expenses, taken from the said "slush fund.".... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110128hed3.html


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The church of St Martin of Arlon is a neo-Gothic building constructed in the 19th century in the Gothic style (doorway with tympanum decorated with reliefs, wide triforium nave, flying buttresses). Based on plans by Gheluwe, remodelled by M. de Noyette, the church was built in 1907-1914 in Larochette sandstone (exterior), Savonnière sandstone and blue Sprimont limestone (columns and vault arches). this outstanding construction highlights the town of Arlon, recently promoted to the status of county town for the province of Luxembourg.
In the shape of a Latin cross, the church impresses with its dimensions. It is made up of a nave 68 metres long, two side aisles, a transept of 35 metres and a chancel with flat chevet. The crossing is under an octagonal leaded skylight, the work of J. Bister. The transept and chevet are adjoined by octagonal corner turrets. The central nave, consisting of five bays, has a ribbed vault roof. The massive east tower, rising to 97 metres is topped by a polygonal spire and four turrets. Note the coverings in bluestone.
The various doorways into the church feature tympanums: the south door depicts St Hubert, the north door represents saints Bernard, Sébastien and Catherine, while the east door depicts the glorification of the patron saint of the church, St Martin.
Note the stained glass windows, the neo-Romanesque pulpit in grey marble, the organ, as well as as the rose window in the chevet which is 8 metres in diameter and was made by the master window-maker from Ghent, Ladon.
Listed : 22-02-2002
Exceptional heritage site of Wallonia


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the resources we use to produce goods and services are limited
the study of choices when there is scarcity
factors of production:
the resources used to produce goods and services
AKA production inputs OR resources
natural resources:
resources provided by nature and used to produce goods and services
human effort, including physical and mental effort, used to produce goods and services
physical capital:
the stock of equipment, machines, structures, and infratstructure that is used to produce goods and services
human capital:
the knowledge and skills acquired by a worker through education and experience and used to produce goods and services
the effort used to coordinate the factors of production - natural resources, labor, physical captial, and human capital - to produce and sell goods
positive analysis:
answers the question "What is?" or "What will be?"
normative analysis:
answers the question "What ought to be?"
economic model:
a simplified representation of an economic environment, often employing a graph.
a measure of something that can take on different values.
ceteris paribus
the Latin expression meaning that other variables are held fixed
marginal change:
a small, one-unit change in value
the study of the nation's economy as a whole; focuses on the issues of inflation, unemployment, and economic growth.
the study of the choices made by households, firms, and government and how these choices affect the markets for goods and services.
What are 3 key economic questions?
What products do we produce?
How do we produce the products?
What consumes the products?
How do economists simplify things and why?
make assumptions to isolate variables.
opportunity cost:
what you sacrifice to get something
production possibilites curve (or frontier)
a curve that shows the possible combinations of products that an economy can produce, given that its productive resources are fully employed and efficiently used.
marginal benefit
the additional benefit resulting from a small increase in some activity
marginal cost
the additional cost resulting from a small increase in some activity
nominal value
the face value of an amount of money
real value
the value of an amount of money in terms of what it can buy
what notion does the production possibilites curve show?
opportunity cost
why is a production possibilites curve bowed out?
resouces are not perfectly adaptable for the production of both goods
marginal principle
increase the level of an activity as long as its marginal benefit exceeds its marginal cost. Choose the level at which the marginal benefit equals the marginal cost
principle of voluntary exchange
a voluntary exchange between two people makes both people better off
principle of diminishing returns
one output is produced with two or more inputs, and an input is increased while the other(s) aren't. Beyond some point (the point of diminishing returns) output will increase at a decreasing rate (output increase is smaller and smaller with each input addition)
real-nominal principle
what matters to people is the real value of money or income - its purchasing power - not it's face value
comparative advantage
the ability of one person or nation to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another person or nation
absolute advantage
the ability of one person or nation to produce a product at a lower resource cost than another
the more someone does something the better they get
a specialized worker doesn't waste time switching from one task to another
a specialized worker gains insights into a particular task that leads to better production methods
market economy
an economy in which people specialize and exchange goods and services in markets
centrally planned economy
an economy where government decides how much is produced, how to produce, and who gets the products
why does market failure happen?
a market doesn't generate the most efficient outcome.
what are some sources of market failure?
public goods (available to everyone)
imperfect information (informing customers enough)
imperfect competition (monopoly)
perfectly competetive market
a market with many sellers and buyers of the same product and no barriers to entry
quantity demanded
the amount of a product that consumers are willing and able to buy
demand schedule
a table that shows the relationship between the price of a product and the quantitiy demanded
individual demand curve
a curve that shows the relationship between the price of a good and quantity demanded by an individual consumer
law of demand
there is a negative relationship between price and quantity demanded (slope of graph is NEGATIVE)
change in quantity demanded
a change in the quantity consumers are willing and able to buy when the price changes
market demand curve
a curve showing the relationship between price and quantity demanded by all consumers
quantity supplied
the amount of a product that firms are willing and able to sell
supply schedule
a table that shows the relationship between the price of a product and quantity supplied
market equilibrium
a situation in which the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied at the prevailing market price
excess demand
the quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied
excess supply
the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded at the prevailing price
change in demand
shift of the demand curve caused by a change in a variable other than the price of the product
normal good
a good for which an increase in income increases demand
inferior good
a good for which an increase in income decreases demand
two goods for which and increase in the price of one good increases the demand for the other good
two goods for which a decrease in the price of one good increase the demand of the other good
change in supply
a shift in the supply curve caused by a change in a variable other than the price of the product
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