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Friday, July 12, 2013
ASOS blouse
Joe's Jeans
Nine West polka dot bag (from the 90s)
Dollhouse bow pumps
Mac "M'Orange" lipstick
I wrote about five paragraphs of an incident that happened to me a year ago. Then I deleted it. I really wanted to open up to you guys about it, but for some reason I couldn't press "publish."
In my last blog, I was very open about what I believed in. I wouldn't hesitate to share with you all my views on...pretty much anything. While I've opened up about a few things that matter to me here and there, I always wonder if most of my followers will even read what I have to say. Maybe I'll publish more of my "thoughts" later. But today, I think I'll keep it short and sweet. Is that how you guys would prefer it? Sometimes I feel like I'll annoy or bore all of you if I write too much. Would you care to read my irrelevant ramblings sometime? ;)
I hope you all have a safe and relaxing weekend!
xo Azu
32 comments:
we definitely love to read what bloggers write, not just look at their pictures so don't be afraid to push that publish button :) great outfit by the wayReplyDelete
I'd like to hear more. Too many blogs are brief and superficial. I like to learn more about people and whatever's on their mind.ReplyDelete
looks gorgeousReplyDelete
I love it, especially the bag. Also, I'm new here, but I love reading people's thoughts, so don't worry...we will read!ReplyDelete
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I think you could share more... hit the publish button when you feel like it though. Sharing is nice, I prefer to read more and not just look at the pictures.ReplyDelete
I love your blouse! Love the color xxReplyDelete
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Azu looking so pretty girl and loving your perfect polka dot bag. The outfit is perfect.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousJuly 14, 2013 at 2:25 PM
You look so pretty dear!ReplyDelete
love your outfit so much.
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Love this classic colour combination, i have been looking for a blouse in this stunning shade for ages now, really like this one!ReplyDelete
You look great as always..I like your blouse!ReplyDelete
your outfit looks really cute and your polka dot bag is such a plus plusReplyDelete
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Ahh such a cute look!ReplyDelete
Your black pants tell me it has cooled down since your 4th of july post. They kind of have me craving cooler weather, and I've never been a fan of autumn or winter, so you are a great influencer. Honestly, I wouldn't judge you on what you posted, I'm very radical in my thoughts but I can mesh well with people who have different beliefs and views than I. I'm very open minded, except when it comes to dumbness, then I can't handle it haha. If you feel like you need to be heard, it is your blog. What's the worst that can happen? Someone unfollows you? Then you don't want them following in the first place. But then again, the internet is not a sacred space, so you gotta watch out. It only takes one Google search haha. Cuidate mucho chula.ReplyDelete
I wish you had posted what you wrote. I don't know about everyone else, but I, for one, am reading :) And hey, even if you can touch one person with your words, isn't it enough? Plus, the internet has a mind of it's own. Someone is ALWAYS reading, lol.ReplyDelete
On to the outfit, that polka bag is so charming! I actually want that in my closet, maybe because I'm obsessed with polka dots? But it feels so vintage, I love it!
I love the outfit! You look great.ReplyDelete
I always have the same worries as you, but I try to keep as clean as possible just adding a little bit of attitude. Also- I really like that bag.ReplyDelete
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
autumn rose
this shoot was great because we only had a short amount of time and nothing planned, so it was super low key, which was a nice way to ease back in :) we're hopefully going to be shooting a more story-oriented shoot on Friday... fingers crossed it works out!
the model is my friend Tessa, who went to my high school and goes to college near me. she's represented by Click in NYC and by Dynasty in Boston.
(a happy photoshopping accident layered another photo onto this without leaving a trace (no undo, it's like it didn't exist))
and finally, a photo that I accidentally over-exposed. I decided not to overlook the picture like I normally would, and instead edited it in a style inspired by Natalie Kucken's dreamy photography. it was fun to experiment!
hopefully, these next few weeks will bring more for-fun shoots to put up on the blog! :)
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I like em. The colours are awesome.ReplyDelete
you did such a great job with these photos emily! my favorite is the fourth one (the photoshop accident) and i love love the first black&white one also. hope to see more pics from you soon :) but after always reading your tumblr posts, i feel like you're the busiest person in the world! good luck with everything!ReplyDelete
Ah, these are just wonderful Emily. Evocative, gorgeous, very natural feeling with a hint of casual chic. Love her red lips with the rose. Tessa is a stunning model, and you can tell how comfortable you are together.ReplyDelete
Hope you get more shooting in. So good. xo
- AnonymousNovember 13, 2011 at 9:02 PM
These are all so nice!! I love the depth of color - but the overexposed one is wonderful too! Luv to you!! Auntie AnneReplyDelete
So beautiful! the black and whites are perfect.ReplyDelete
how are you so talented? ugh! (: looking forward
to seeing more new photographs.
your friend is really bautiful and the photos came out wonderfully.ReplyDelete
love the pp.
keep creating.
Tessa is so beautiful. <3 i wish i had more models to have fun, spontaneous shoots with. the colours are so lovely, Emily and yes, i love the natalie-inspired photo :) xxReplyDelete
so beautiful photo ....awesome!ReplyDelete
wonderful pictures! especially the one which suffered a photoshopping accident is truly beautiful!ReplyDelete
Beautiful colors and atmosphere:).ReplyDelete
These are really beautiful, it's good to shoot for yourself for a time :)ReplyDelete
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This girl is so stunning! 11th and 17th are really beautiful :)ReplyDelete
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this is stunning. everything. you are amazing, as always an ispiration to me. What lens did you used for these? just curious :)ReplyDelete
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Not Dodging Punts
Dodge has hit four punts for an average of 58.3 yards, including sailers of 65 and 66 yards. That's okay, but observations from up north indicate he's only got so-so hang time. As Williams showed us all in 2001, it really doesn't matter if you can boom a punt 80 yards if you don't give your defense a chance to get down there and cover. More than once, he left us all agog with his tremendous foot, only to disappoint when he'd shank his next punt.
The expectation here is that, with the help of Jeff Feagles, Dodge will find some consistency. He'll need it, because Tom Coughlin won't tolerate a bunch of shanks for long. Also, he's preaching a directional philosophy, so Dodge will have to get in some heavy work on that. Despite everything, though, you might chalk up today as a good one for the seventh-round draft pick.
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If this kid sux in preseason like i expect him to, Feags better be waiting in the wings to put on a uniform. It is only the admirable thing to do after the shenanigans Feags put the team he won his ring and legacy thru this offseason.ReplyDelete
- dweez115August 10, 2010 7:56 PM
wayno - Feagles hung it up because he realized he doesn't have it anymore. The guy couldn't complete his offseason program. I suspect you're in your twenties or thirties. Trust me when I say once you cross 40, your body just can't respond as fast and injuries take forever to heal. I tore my hammy two weeks ago jogging with my son and it feels worse than when I blew out my knee when I was 18. There comes a age when football is out of the question - even for punters. I'm 99.99% sure Feagles has hit that point. I give him all the credit in the world for making it to 44. I'm 46, in pretty good shape compared to most guys my age, and I know I wouldn't last one minute in the NFL. Unless they need a grumpy old man to yell from the sidelines. That I can still do.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2010 7:58 PM
LOL, Wayno hates people who grow old and people who almost die in car crashes.ReplyDelete
You're a regular Mother Theresa.
Oh boy here we go....another fight thread.ReplyDelete
Feagles can still be insanely accurate, but the distance hasn't been there in a while and that can really cost us (especially dealing with DeSean Jackson twice a year)


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This could come in handy: showoff.io is a service that creates a temporary or permanent public URL alias which will tunnel to your localhost.You can map to a general port or a particular vhost. You can even use a DNS CNAME forwarded to a permanent share.io URL, giving you a static name which always points to your machine, even if you switch networks. There are specific instructions for using it with a local WordPress install, working around WP's canonical URL redirection. Oh, and it works through any firewall that allows outgoing ssh (port 22) connections. I could see this being useful for very quickly setting up/tearing down temporary demos for web development clients.
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This review was published by me at http://www.conradveidtforever.wordpress.com
"Above Suspicion" was Conrad's last film, and it was nice to see him again as a good character. He is, in a way, the guardian angel (just like in "The Passing of the Third Floor Back"). His face has some sort of holiness about it, and the aura of his persona makes me feel that he is indeed on his way to a better world. Even his monocle shines different in front of the camera lights, and his tender smile and attentive, gallant gestures are also very impressive to me. I think this was a role that made him feel relieved and I also think that he knew he would be soon gone forever – and this is visible in this particular film, in his performance. If you look at his last publicity portraits you will observe something different in his look, on his facial expression, that reflects a man who is tired, resigned and very pensive. To me, Connie was the most charismatic and lively figure among the actors, and he managed to create, with great talent and taste, an artistry of his own and truthful to his charismatic presence and distinguished style, that has no comparison in the entire cinema history. For this, we owe him the deepest and most sincere "Thank you!".


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Professor William F. Miller and Alex Lin Yong Qing meeting in Silicon Valley, USA.
This week, ChinaValue has an exclusive interview with Dr. William F. Miller.
- Herbert Hoover Professor of Public and Private Management Emeritus
and Professor of Computer Science Emeritus, Former Provost
Stanford University
- President and CEO Emeritus, SRI International
- Chairman Emeritus, Borland Software Corporation
- Chairman/Founder, Nanostellar, Inc.
- Chairman/Founder, Lumiette, Inc.
- Managing Partner, Actium Ventures
- University Professor and Honorary Dean, William F. Miller School of Management of Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
Dr. William F. Miller has spent about half of his professional life in business and about half in academia. Dr. Miller came to Silicon Valley from a position as Director of the Applied Mathematics Division at the Argonne National Laboratory where he worked after receiving his PhD in Physics from Purdue University in 1956. At the Argonne National Laboratory Dr. Miller conducted research in basic atomic physics and in computer science. He and his colleagues began early work in what is now called computational science.
Dr. Miller was the last faculty member recruited to Stanford University by the legendary Frederick Terman who was then Vice President and Provost of Stanford. He was recruited to help form the Computer Science Department at Stanford and to direct the Computation Group at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC). He led the computerization of SLAC, and later as Associate Provost for Computing he led the computerization of the Stanford Campus. He carried out research in computer science and computer systems and directed the research of many graduate students.
As Vice President for Research and later as Vice President and Provost, Miller championed the establishment of the Office of Technology Licensing which has become the model for such activities at other universities here and abroad. He actively facilitated the establishment of a number of interdisciplinary programs such as the Human Biology Program, the International Security and Arms Control Program, and the Values Technology and Society Program. In 1978 he negotiated and brought to Stanford the first students from the Peoples Republic of China. In 1979 he was named the Herbert Hoover Professor of Public and Private Management.
In 1968 Dr. Miller also played a role in the founding of the first Mayfield Fund (venture capital) as a special limited partner and advisor to the general partners.
As President and CEO of SRI International, Miller opened SRI to the Pacific Region, he established the spin-out and commercialization program at SRI, and established the David Sarnoff Research Center (now the Sarnoff Corporation) as a for-profit subsidiary of SRI. He became the Chairman and CEO of the David Sarnoff Research Center.
In 1997 at the 10th anniversary of the founding of the David Sarnoff Research Center, Dr. Miller along with Jack Welsh, Myron DuBain, and James Tietjen received the Sarnoff Founders Medal.
In 1982 Miller was appointed to the National Science Board; additionally, he served on the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council. He has served on the board of directors of several major companies such as Signetics, Fireman's Fund America, Wells Fargo Bank, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Varian Associates, and Borland Software, Corp.
In 1990 Dr. Miller retired from SRI International and returned to Stanford half time where he taught technology related courses and carried out research on the IT industry and on the characteristics of entrepreneurial regions. He also spent about half of his time working with start-ups and non-profits in Silicon Valley. He helped organize Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network and served on the board of directors for three years. He co-founded and served as Vice Chairman of SmartValley, Inc. Additionally, he aided the formation of CommerceNet and served on the board of directors. Dr. Miller was a founding director and served as Vice Chairman of the Center for Excellence in Non-profits, and was a Founding Member and Chair of the Campaign Cabinet (1992-1994) of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society of Santa Clara. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Sentius Corp, Nanostellar, Inc., and Lumiette, Inc. and is a Partner in Actium Ventures(Venture Capital).
Dr. Miller co-directs an international research project called the Stanford Program on Regions on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and he co-directs an Executive Education program on Strategic Uses of Information Technology.
Additionally, Dr. Miller worked with foreign countries helping them establish their technology policies and practices, notably Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, and Korea. He served on the International Panel of the Singapore Science and Technology Board, and currently serves on the International Advisory Panel for the Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia.
Dr. Miller has received a number of awards and honors:
- Life Member of the National Academy of Engineering , 1987
- Life Fellow IEEE, 1999
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science, 1980
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1987
- Stanford Computing Pioneer by the AFIPS History of Computing Committee, 1987
- Frederic B. Whitman Award, United Way of the Bay Area, 1982
- Technology 100 (International Technology Leaders), Technology Magazine, 1981
- Tau Beta Pi Eminent Engineer, 1989
-Sarnoff Founders Medal, 1997
- David Packard Civic Entrepreneur Team Award, 1998
- Robert K. Jaedicke Silver Apple Award (Stanford Business School Alumni), 1998
- The Order of Civil Merit (Dongbaeg Medal) by the Republic of Korea, 2000
- The Okawa Prize 2000, The Okawa Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
- The Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame, 2001
- Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, 2002
- Commendation for Service, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), 2002
- "Most Mentoring Angel" Award. International Angel Investors, 2002
- Honorary Professor, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou China, 2004
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Borland Software Corp, 2005
- Trustee/Charter member Asian American Multitechnology Association, 2007
- David Packard Civic Entrepreneur Award, 2008
- New Silk Road Award, California Asia Business Council, 2008
- University Professor and Honorary Dean, William F. Miller School of Management of Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea, 2009
- Dr. Miller is elected as founding Director for the IP3 Global Industry Council (IP3-GIC, 2010). "Global Industry Council Directors are specially nominated and invited to serve within the UNESCO-sanctioned body as internationally recognized luminary executives, thought leaders, and visionaries and for their strong history of providing substantive contributions to global business, industry, society, education, and governments."
Dr. Miller received the BS (1949), MS (1951), PhD (1956) and Honorary DSC (1972) from Purdue University.
Dr. Miller works with the Cheetah Conservation Fund Namibia which is dedicated to preserving cheetahs in the wild in Namibia. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Wildlife Conservation Network.
The latest blog on the interview can be found in the IT Managers Connection (IMC) forum where you can provide your comments in an interactive dialogue.
Can you profile your work on industrial development with special interest in local and regional industrial development, the evolution of regions of innovation and entrepreneurship, the "habitat" for entrepreneurship, and the globalization of R&D? What are your predications?
"....There are basically three ways of getting economic growth. One is by improving the factor inputs....Second is through trade and comparative advantage, specialization. Third is through innovation and entrepreneurship. For developed countries and in rapidly developing countries the latter becomes very important...."
What can you say about the future of each of these countries: Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and Malaysia?
"....In trying to move up the value-added scale, as all of them are trying to do, one of the most essential things is the quality of their educational institutions.....I think they are making the right progress but it takes a long time to make a strong institution and the structure of it has a lot to do with it. The faculty and the administrators need a lot freedom of action...."
Now can you contrast this with countries in the EU?
"....The European Union is going through a lot of change and right now they are wracked with the difficulties of their heavy debt....The European countries have to solve that problem but at the same time there has been a movement toward reforming their universities, making them stronger and with an emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship (again there are structural issues which is why it is more difficult in Europe than I think it is in Asia)....."
What do you see for the future of North America?
"....I think the North America economy will still be a very big economy for a very long time. A lot of our progress will depend upon new activities and there has been a huge amount of research support and stimulus in the area of green technologies. I think that clean tech or green technologies offer a great deal of opportunities because almost anybody can play some role in the green economy..."
Can you talk about your work as Co-Director Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE)?
"....We've studied a lot of local regions around the world. We started with Silicon Valley because we had so many people asking about Silicon Valley and how it worked and we still have that....We produced a book called The Silicon Valley Edge (published in 2000). Since that time we've had three other publications - one of which was 'Making IT: The Rise of Asia in High Tech'...."
Do you see other regions with the same kind of capability or the same kind of maturity as Silicon Valley anywhere else in the world?
"....We've looked at a lot and I don't see any that have all of these features....But Silicon Valley has most or all of these features...."
You indicated that you have a number of visitors that come to this program to have a look. Are they governments or are they regions, etc.?
"....We have people from all aspects. We have people from government (usually local governments); we have people from universities, business, etc...."
Can you talk further about your work as Co-Director Stanford Executive Education program on Strategic Uses of Information Technology and the Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE)?
"....Those are two different programs. The Stanford Executive Education program on Strategic Uses of Information Technology which we ran for about twelve years has now terminated. It focused on how companies used technology as part of their growth strategy and was aimed towards the middle level executive....On the Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship we have some new initiatives....We are taking new initiatives to expand in different areas from the ones that we've studied in the past...."
Who would you say are the main consumers of all of this research?
"....Mostly it is government people, academics, planners, university people, venture capital associations...."
Tell us more about your work as Chairman/Founder of Nanostellar, Inc. What do you hope to achieve?
"....Nanostellar is a materials design company and our first line of products is the catalyst for catalytic converters and we are focusing on catalytic converters for diesel engines....We are also working on some other areas....I think what we have been able to demonstrate is the value of our rational design process...."
What can you tell us about your work as Chairman/Founder of Lumiette, Inc.? What are you targeting to achieve?
"....Lumiette is a lighting company. We have an older technology that was designed for another purpose which we've now redesigned its use for general lighting....It has the about the same efficacy as LEDs, but we're a lot cheaper than LEDs and it is also dimmable. We see this as providing a lower cost alternative to the LEDs for both commercial and residential...."
Dr. Miller can you profile your past history with US Presidents? What are your views on the current political situation?
"....I think there are certain things that make good leaders and the role of President is becoming increasingly more demanding....One of the great features of leadership is understanding those world events over which you may not have much control and how to deal with them...."
Please share your history in China and with China's leaders?
"....I met a large number of leaders. It was a very interesting time for me to see their changes and I thought a lot of the transitions were peaceful transitions which is a great credit to the country...."
Please share your experiences at the Shanghai World Expo?
"....First I went to Changsha (capital of Hunan province), where I spoke with high school students about college education (particularly college education in the United States). That was very interesting and independent of the Expo. I went from there to Wuxi where there were some forums being held that were connected to the Expo.....I didn't have a lot of time at the Expo but I went to couple of the pavilions...."
In your speaking engagements to the students was there one particular question that stood out?
"....For these young people (high school students), their concern was could they adjust, (not could they adjust academically but could they adjust socially)...."
What is your assessment of India?
"....I'm less informed about India. I was going to India in the early 90's and I've not been back for more than ten years now. I think India is very dynamic as is China...All the external parameters indicate that they are doing very well and will continue to do well in this high tech economy...."
Dr. Miller comments and shares his experiences on the presentations which he makes worldwide.
"....I do a lot of presentations in different parts of the world. What I find interesting from my viewpoint, is there are certain commonalities of attitudes and there are differences, and to try to understand the distinction between those which are very common and those which are different...."
Tell us more about your David Packard Civic Entrepreneur Award in 2008.
"....That's an award given by the Joint Venture: Silicon Valley network and the Packard Family Foundation, to recognize people who carry on the spirit of David Packard. It's for work in civic entrepreneurship (sometimes referred to as social entrepreneurship)...."
You mentioned non-profit organizations and a real challenge for non-profits is funding, so what are your recommendations on that front?
"....I've always had that feeling that whether you are a 'for profit' organization and you take people's investment money or a 'non-profit' organization and you take people's charitable contributions, you have an obligation to those people to use that money well. I think that once non-profits understand that then they can develop a plan in which people have confidence and they can do better with their fundraising...."
Dr. Miller explains what led to Konkuk University in Seoul Korea opening up the William F. Miller School of Management of Technology with him as Honorary Dean in 2009.
"....I didn't invent the idea of management technology but I did put a name on it. I think sometimes putting a name on it gives you more credit than you deserve but it gives you that recognition...."
What is a key lesson that you wish to pass on from all of your roles?
"....Dealing with the unexpected...."
What do you consider to be your top contributions?
"....Understanding the processes of technology development comes to the core of technology management. I made something of a specialty of understanding breadth....I often make the point that leadership and management are not separable....If you have management without leadership it is sterile, but if you have leadership without management it's impotent (nothing gets done)...."
In your prior roles, what were the three most difficult challenges that you were not able to overcome at that time? What would you do differently now?
"....I had the ambition to do more things than I could do. Having to prioritize those was always painful because I wanted to do them all...."
You choose the areas--provide your top predictions of future trends and their implications/opportunities?
"....All the emphasis on mobility of information....How rapidly the value point in the supply chain shifts....We will see big concerns about what that means socially....In terms of global trends: China is a major player in the world and it is changing a lot of the economic dynamics in Asia...."
With the proliferation of information, which are your top recommended resources and why?
"....Books....Aggregators and the sorters and people who play the role that editors of newspapers used to play will become important now...."
Please share stories (something surprising, unexpected, amazing, or humorous) from your work?
"....My surprising and more amusing things have been in my wildlife work. I've been active in wildlife conservation for many years...."
I have a unique opportunity to drill into the accumulated wisdom from an accomplished international executive, innovator, researcher, and thought leader. If you could sum up your life experiences with career tips for the ICT professional, what would be your tips and the reasons behind them?
"....Get some breadth of understanding, not to focus too narrowly....Perseverance....Hard work....Be prepared for the unexpected...."
What are your thoughts on computing as a recognized profession like medicine and law, with demonstrated professional development, adherence to a code of ethics, and recognized credentials?
"....I think the majority of the people understand that there is a responsibility to the people you are working with. Computing is a profession that lets you go in many different directions. There are so many areas and the applications are increasing and it is a wonderful profession from that viewpoint...."
Dr. Miller talks about who had the greatest impact on his life.
If you were doing this interview, what questions would you ask and then what would be your answers?
"....Questions about leadership...."


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A quick post today to let everyone know that something big is happening at the City of Regina, and I for one am stoked to see this finally happening.
The only question is: Will this begin a full-blown audit and/or investigation into the goings on at City Hall? The $300M Pension Deficit was supposed to be fixed by December 2012, at least according to then-Mayoral-hopeful Michael Fougere during the 2012 Municipal Election. The City has been operating the Pension Plan illegally for over 3 years now, and it appears the Government of Saskatchewan isn't going to let that happen for much longer. It would appear that they, too, believed the lies that Mayor Fougere told the public during the election.
There are many questions that arise from this, the least of which is: How can we trust the City Manager, or any of the Senior Management team at the City of Regina, to manage the multi-million dollar stadium project when they failed miserably at fixing this issue? How can we trust them not to bankrupt our City? How can we trust them when they are failing their own employees who entrusted them to manage their retirement funds properly?
Most importantly: How did we get into this deficit? Mayor Fougere (or former Mayor Fiacco) would lead you to believe it is because of the market woes. Yet, we are alone in this kind of massive problem. In fact, as per the article, "such a situation of non-compliance is "unprecedented" in Saskatchewan." How is that possible? Well, according to some on the inside, there was a massive "retirement" package offered to about 400 City Employees in 2007 at the Turvey Centre. What lead to this is something that needs to be investigated, but rumour has it that this was one of the ways to "silence" the critics of Fiacco at the time, while allowing Fiacco to pad the Administration with the "yes men" that wouldn't question anything he does.
And, well, if you look at all that's happened since then, it certainly makes you wonder.
Since then, Fiacco's managed to get his dear Harbour Landing and Global Transportation Hub developed, which has conveniently lead to the development of Harbour Landing West (Devonia Park) in the coming months, where Fiacco and several business partners own(ed) land.
During those years, land prices also skyrocketed over 300%.
If this isn't enough reason to get an audit going, I don't know what would be. If the Wall Government feels it's appropriate to investigate the land transactions happening in the RM of Sherwood, where Reeve Eberle owns land, this should be raising red flags all over. The only problem is, not enough people are calling and demanding action be taken.
So, what can you do to get this looked further into? Simple!


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When assessing liability risk, businesses, insurers, and others impacted by America's free-wheeling civil justice system often ask, "What's the next asbestos?" Regrettably for defendants still wrapped up in what the Supreme Court once called "the elephantine mass" of asbestos litigation, asbestos is still the next asbestos. In 2014, asbestos defendants continued to struggle against the tide of unfavorable judicial rulings, though one positive development this year did offer a great deal of hope to besieged businesses.
A January 9 ruling by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge George Hodges found a "startling pattern of misrepresentation" and withholding of exposure evidence in a ten-case sampling from asbestos actions consolidated in his court as In re Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC, et al. Judge Hodges ordered full discovery in those cases to determine whether allegedly injured plaintiffs had exaggerated the value of their claims and failed to disclose claims they had made to asbestos bankruptcy trusts. A Fall 2014 WLF Conversations With paper, featuring former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh and former Delaware state court judge Peggy Abelman, addressed the larger concerns with such withholding of bankruptcy claims information. A January 21 Featured Expert Column on the WLF Legal Pulse also discussed In re Garlock in detail. Continue reading "One Major Positive, But Still Many Negatives, for Asbestos Defendants in 2014"


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Challenges ahead for India reforms
Twenty years ago Manmohan Singh, an Oxford trained economist, invoked Victor Hugo to usher in economic reforms in India. "No power on Earth can stop an idea whose time has come," he said. Mr Singh was the finance minister in a wobbly minority government and an unlikely agent to set off seismic economic changes in a country used to an appalling 3.5% "Hindu rate of growth".
But, as with most things in India, Mr Singh's reforms in 1991 were a response to a grave crisis. The country was wilting under a $70m debt, foreign exchange reserves were down to two weeks of imports, and the central bank was pawning gold as collateral for a loan. Earlier in the year Rajiv Gandhi had been assassinated by a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber on the general election campaign. It was also a time, as leading analyst Swaminathan S Anklesaria Iyer writes in a terrific paper, when India was viewed "globally as a bottomless pit for foreign aid, periodically hit by food and exchange crises and hamstrung by an immense web of controls imposed in the holy name of socialism and then used by politicians to line their pockets and build patronage networks". The country was variously described as a caged tiger and a sleeping elephant. China was already a tiger economy.
Mr Singh cut taxes and dismantled tariffs, scrapped business licences and quotas, removed and relaxed controls on imports, technology and foreign exchange, and liberalised the tightly-controlled financial sector.
Twenty years on, most believe that the reforms have done a world of good to India. The economy has quadrupled in size. Per capita income has grown nearly six times. Inflows of foreign investment have risen exponentially. Reserves are upwards of $300bn now, up from a paltry $5.8m. Exports have shot up from $18bn to $245bn. There are more than 800 million telephone subscribers today, up from fewer than a million. India makes nearly 3 million passenger cars, up from less than a million. The number of domestic air passengers has grown six times.
The reforms also unleashed the entrepreneurial spirits of the "caged" Indian. The new economy has thrived - software has become a powerhouse industry. Most importantly, a substantial middle class has come into being between what one political scientist called a "small elite and a large impoverished mass". The newly confident middle class have gleefully abandoned Gandhian austerity for hearty consumerism, splurging on goods and services. India has produced the cheapest car, and offers the cheapest telephone calls, as well as heart and eye surgeries. It weathered the recession gamely, clocking nearly 7% growth during the worst of the downturn. Domestic savings remain robust.
That is where the India reform story comes to a halt, many say. These days, the world's 10th largest economy - which aspires to become the world's third largest by 2030 - is hobbled by what many call "policy paralysis", runaway inflation (nearly double the government's own "tolerable" estimate of 5%-6%) and is snowed under an avalanche of corruption scandals which smack of crony capitalism. Rising oil prices haven't helped matters. Interest rates have risen nearly a dozen times in almost an equal number of months. Spending is down.
But the bigger challenges lie ahead. Many believe that they will eventually decide whether India becomes a highly iniquitous and restive society or a more inclusive, stable one. How fast will the country be able to lift its poorest of the poor - mainly its tribespeople and Dalits (formerly untouchables) - out of poverty? Or will India continue to be a land where there are people "who sell newspapers they will never read, sew clothes they cannot wear, polish cars they will never own and construct buildings where they will never live", as Eduardo Galeano had once said evocatively, writing on a Latin American city.
A third of Indians still live below the poverty line, according to various estimates. A study by C Ravi of the Centre for Economic and Social Studies in Hyderabad actually found that poverty levels in 2009-2010 were 32%, an increase over 2007-2008, possibly due to the recession and severe drought. Other estimates point to a modest drop in poverty in recent years. Even the chief of India's Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, agrees that the drop in poverty is well below the government's own targets.
There are more worries. Half of Indians earn most from their farms, where growth has slowed down worryingly. Lack of access to basic services remains the most worrisome malaise, dragging down India's social indicators. Some 40% of children are suffering from severe malnutrition, more than 45% of them are not fully vaccinated and 41% of women are unable to deliver their children safely. There are worries, too, over the quality of education, with 43% of children dropping out of elementary school by their early teens, according to figures for 2007-2008. More than a third of 8-9 year-olds in villages cannot pass simple tests in reading and arithmetic. So the picture of inclusiveness, in the words of Montek Singh Ahluwalia, remains "mixed". He concedes that "both the extent of poverty and the lack of access to the essential services remain a serious problem".
India urgently needs to crack down on graft to make sure social spending doesn't end up in the pockets of politicians, officials and contractors. It needs to create lots of jobs in industries and services. It needs a trillion dollars to ramp up infrastructure. All this will be enabled by a shot of second generation structural reforms - from electricity to labour to land - which are stalled due to lack of political will and consensus.
As with many things, India lives with one feet in the past and one in the present. Crony socialism, many say, has been replaced by crony capitalism. In new India, says economist Vivek Dehejia, it is marked by a "new group of super-rich corporate titans whose cosiness with the politicians and bureaucrats who make the rules that they are supposed to live under vitiates and damages the credibility of the entire regulatory structure".
Clearly the problem is not of too much reform, but of too little. When will the critical second generation of reforms happen? Will it happen sporadically, almost by stealth? Or will it happen when India faces another crisis? If that is the case, then India's "unfinished revolution", as the Economist calls the 20 years of reforms, will stumble on.