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#WeKnowYourSalary: Its about revealing the misuse of their role as a Public Officials!
If you thought the revelations in Kenya on the Social Media was about showing the sky-rocketing pockets and the super-soaked wealth of the highest ranking officials in the Country. Your wrong, this isn't to show how they went from being petty civil servants, preachers and whatnots a decade ago. No, this is to show how murky the grounds and how they have swindled the state. To become extravagant and wealthy.
This is how key public officials in both the counties, in the ministries and as parliamentarians are using their positions, their knowledge of trade and also creating tenders to secure wealth for themselves and their close-knit family. This is how someone working as procurement manager and also as MCA suddenly has a palace, dozens of cars and owning plenty of land. Just mere a year ago, he couldn't even splash out on the pub on a round of beers. Now he can buy the bar and build a garage for his SUVs. That is what this is about.
Because this is about how the likes of Deputy President William Ruto can own a mansion complex, dozens of houses, a car-park, choppers and earning measly millions. This is about how the family of Kenyatta can own more and more businesses, while the state is lacking funds. This is how other Cabinet Secretaries goes from being poor to suddenly become billionaires. They are all suddenly well fortunate and able to build houses made of dreams. They can own cars that only are in magazines, they can own local hotels, farms, industry and even media if they have enough cash. This is people that is supposed to represent the people and serve them.
Not take from them and later charge them, not only take the taxes, but they are also eating of the profits in the private sectors. Nothing is holy. The Cabinet Secretaries, the President and DP knows this, the local government politicians knows this. The people deserve to know how the ones humble fellow human beings becomes richer than God. They become so wealthy, they can take the bank on a trip to Dubai and rent Lexus in Las Vegas. This being brothers who couldn't even afford to share a chicken as students.
That is why this is important. To show the disgrace this officials are, how they are eating of the public and have no scrutiny. How they are emptying the state reserves and taking the public for granted. That is why they run for office. Not to represent anyone, but to pocket the taxpayers money, use the position in the state and also get corporate deals with the state. All of this to enrich themselves on the office, not to serve the community. That is just something they say to look good. But when the measures and the end of the day is shown, the bills and the tab will be on the state, while the public see very little, but the official will have the cake, the coffee and the bride. While the public will have the bread-crumbs. Peace.
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Bitter-Sweet Sugar: Cartels total control and inaction of Jubilee – Contaminated imports for profits!
We can wonder and think, who in their right mind orders contaminated agricultural products, rebrand it and sell it on the open with a clear conscious. That is what should bugle us right now. That the Kenyan Authorities together with the Sugar Cartels are accepting this and profiting on it. If they hadn't, they wouldn't have ordered, imported and tried to sell it on the market to the consumers. That is what is up and happen as the minor stops of it. The people should be worried about the authorities and what they are exposed too on the daily basis. When they cannot even trust the white sugar they are consuming.
The Kenyan people should worry, that the illegal imports through Kismaayo of Somalia, the illegal cartels of Mombasa and other places are highly-connected has pocketed key figures of industry, ports and in the ministries. If it wasn't so, they would have had more trouble with the law. They wouldn't just take a load of contaminated sugar, they would have ceased more and banned this trade. However, the government are doing little except tough talk. Even Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i is supposed to die over this, but he will not stand-by his side-dish. So I doubt it.
It is like the Jubilee knows about the ill they are getting in, thinking of the profits and of the friendly owners of the millers. Without thinking about the citizens who possible consuming it and how it might hurt them. If it is contaminated, it might damage the body and even cause fatal ills for someone. Then someone dies over something as petty as illegal and deadly sugar. Has that even been considered? Wouldn't that been an avoidable tragedy?
That the government, the agencies and the authorities in general haven't delivered is obvious, while this is not only hurting the average citizen. Who could be worried about going to the market and supermarket to pick a kilo of sugar. But also the farmers who produce for the millers. They don't know if the millers and the authorities is helping to sell second-level or third-level products from afar. While rebranding it with their labels, like the ones that comes from the local producers. Then the public will loose trust with the millers who makes this sugar.
This here is the proof of how not to run, how not to delegate and not to use the oversight role as government, as they are misusing power, being in bed with the cartels and not giving a fig about the population. Because if they know they are illegally importing through Mombasa and Kismaayo, the authorities should stop it and get rid of it. Not let it go, let it be rebranded and made ready for the market. Because then the suppliers, the supermarkets and the consumers all loose on it. Only the Sugar Cartels and the Importers earns on it.
They are spiking, they are playing and coming with a dangerous product that shouldn't be consumed by people. It should be used for matters, if not just confiscated and destroyed at arrival. Than ask for reparation of damages and possible breaches of contract, as they we're not given edible sugar. But dangerous ones, that shouldn't be produced in the first place. Peace.
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IGAD: CEWARN positioned to expand its integrated data collection and analysis system towards full regional coverage (01.05.2018)
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African Union Open-Ended Committee of Ministers of Foreign Affairs on the International Criminal Court Convened its 6th Meeting on the Sidelines of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (27.01.2018)
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A Working Paper reveals the political stakes in the Kenya-Somali Illegal Sugar Trade!
The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) have had a study into the border trade and sugar exports through Somalia into Kenya. How it is used and how it gets to the market. Clearly, the market for sugar is there in Kenya. As the Sugar Industry is struggling to deliver enough sugar and the state has embargoed imports. Still, the same actors and the same politicians are doing behind closed doors agreements that put the sugar in stores through the porous borders of the Kenyan-Somalian border.
The paper itself paint the picture very well and show the importance of the export, since the magnitude on both economies are affected by it. It is also implicating big names and their organizations. As the politicians has another black-market cartel item to sell to the public. What was striking was that the importers together with local merchants are repacking the sugar into bags of the State Owned Entity (SOE) of Mumias. The Company that has been saved the state after devastating corruption and also lacking investment into the mills. Therefore, the politicians has used this name to trade illegal sugar with name. That they even used the stickers to prove it was of Kenyan quality while selling it to the public.
The quotes I have taken, is what see as important. But its compelling to show the this illegal imports into Kenya affects the politicians and the economy in general. Take a look!
The Amount of Money:
"Raw sugar accounts for 10% of total Somali imports rated at US $188 billion (Observatory of Economic Complexity 2016). In other words, sugar importing is enormously lucrative and important for the local economy on both sides of the border. The sugar imported from Somalia is central for covering the production and import deficit in Kenya. Most sugar enters through Kismayu port where it is manually loaded onto trucks and driven to the Kenyan border. There it is re-loaded onto other trucks, four-wheel drive vehicles and even donkey carts to cross the border on the so-called 'rat routes' that circumvent the border posts to avoid the payment of bribes, random checks by the Kenyan Revenue Authority (KRA), and the occasional confiscation. Based on interviews and observation JFJ estimates that 150,000 tons of illegal sugar entered Kenya from Kismayu in 2014 (JFJ 2015). This amounts to US $400 million worth of annual revenue divided between KDF, Al-Shabaab, local businessmen and politicians, as well as local police and border patrols, including the KRA (though this is not formal revenue) (JFJ 2015)" (DIIS Working Paper, P: 10, 2017).
KRA:
"The investigator explained how his unit, in collaboration with the Kenyan Revenue Authorities (KRA) and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), had planned the raid of a warehouse in an industrial area of Nairobi. They had found tons of processed Brazilian sugar allegedly smuggled into Kenya via Somalia, and it was now being repackaged from 50 kilo sacks into 500 gram and 1 kilo bags bearing the Kenyan brand Mumias Sugar and with added stickers from KEBS showing that the product meets Kenyan standards of production and quality. The repackaged sugar is – when not confiscated by the authorities – sold to retailers as refined Kenyan sugar at a huge profit. In 2014 a one kilo sugar bag sold for KES 133 in Nairobi supermarkets, and by May 2017 prices had gone up to KES 170 with some supermarkets rationing it to one package per customer" (DIIS Working Paper, P: 12, 2017).
Political Influence:
"Like the former Nairobi governor Evans Kidero, the Garissa governor Nathif Jama Adam, and the Garissa-born majority speaker of parliament Aden Duale are rumoured to be implicated in the sugar trade (Rawlence 2016: 236). These rumours reach all the way to Nairobi where they can be voiced more freely than in the north. The power of the people implicated by the rumours is more distant in Nairobi, whereas in the northern parts of Kenya the secrecy associated with the rumours points to the importance and power of those involved" (…) "With devolution, local government has become more powerful and more is at stake for locally elected officials due to their increased budget responsibilities and decision-making powers. Concomitantly, local government has become more vulnerable to pressures from local stakeholders like strong businessmen, militias and other state actors. The porous border, the circumvention of border patrols, and the implication of government officials ranging from KDF to KRA means that much of the sugar is not declared to Kenyan customs officials, making Garissa county one of the largest illicit markets in the country. The flow of goods across the border and further into Kenya formally falls under the responsibility of KRA and the national government. Yet the county government is responsible for local revenue collection and enforcement at local markets and car parks, and they also issue licenses for traders. In that sense the warehouses in the region fall under county administration. The latter thus plays an important role in the possibilities for the redistribution of smuggled goods" (DIIS Working Paper, P: 15, 18, 2017).
This here is evidence of cartels, illegal trade that is benefiting the political elites in Kenya and in Somalia. They are both having knowledge of it and its undermining the embargoes and also the activity itself. Since the politicians are the ones that has put in the provisions and the laws to stop imports to secure the local sugar industry.
This paper shows how much money that is involved. It is big business and the cartels are earning fortunes on lie, where they take foreign cheap sugar and trade it as Kenyan sugar with stickers of authenticity of KEBS. That is clearly a violation in itself, but combined with the illegal sugar, they are even using sophisticated methods to trade it to the public. To make the sugar seem like Kenya, when it isn't.
That this money is shared by many different part of government officials was implicated int the trade from Kenya Defense Force Officials, Kenya Revenue Authority Officials, Border Patrol, Politicians and even Somali terrorist organization Al-Shabab. So the Kenyan are sending military to Somali to fight Al-Shabab, but at the same time giving them revenue with illegal sugar trade. That is a striking a fact considering the use of military to secure safety for Kenyans. Therefore, the cartels are also making sure the reason they are fighting inside Somalia are funded by the stakes into the illegal sugar industry. That should put some alarm bells on. That the politicians are playing with matches and should know that this cartel plus funding of Al-Shabab might hurt them in the long-run. Instead of being just a profitable business.
This is eye-opening and also a tale of corruption and sugar-cartels using the porous borders between the republics in favor of those dealing illegal sugar and selling it on the Kenyan market. Certainly, this sort of thing will implicate bigger names, than the ones mentioned in the paper. If investigated and looked through. You could certainly also find many bigger names who has created massive wealth within short amount of time. Peace.
Rasmussen, Jacob – 'SWEET SECRETS: SUGAR SMUGGLING AND STATE FORMATION IN THE KENYA–SOMALIA BORDERLANDS' (December 2017) – DIIS Working Paper 2017:11
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Somali Special Forces Strike Destroys Alshabab Training Base in Middle Juba (12.06.2017)
MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 12, 2017 -President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's statement on the dawn strike on Alshabab training base near Sakow.
"Earlier today, I authorized our special forces with the support of our international partners to conduct a strike against an al-Shabaab training camp near Sakow, Middle Juba region. This was a successful strike which destroyed a key al-Shabaab command and supply hub. This will ultimately disrupt the enemy's ability to conduct new attacks within Somalia."
"I said when I took office that security will be top priority for my administration. This strike will enhance security and reduce the threats of Alshabab."
"We have long suffered at the hands of Alshabab which is supported by global terror networks. We and our international partners will take every possible precaution to protect our civilian population from harm during these operations while targeting terrorists."
"All of us know somebody from our youth, our village, our families, who has been killed or injured by the senseless violence of al-Shabaab. I have personally met the families and the victims of several Alshabab attacks. For those who have suffered under al-Shabaab, and for the rest of Somalia, I want you to know that we are committed to defeating al-Shabaab and uniting our people."
"To the members of al-Shabaab, I tell you that we are bringing the fight to you. If you, however take advantage of my amnesty offer and denounce violence, we will integrate you into our reform program. You have no future with the terrorists, but you can still be a part of Somalia's future; a peaceful and prosperous future."
Posted in Africa, Army, Civil Service, Election, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, National Security, Politics, Transparency and tagged Abdikarim Hussain Guled, Abdikarim Hussein Guled, Abdirahman Abdishakur Wasame, Abdirazak Barre Jama, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas, Abdulkadir Osoble Ali, Abdullahi Ugaas Farah, Act Alliance, Adaado, Af-Urur, African Horn, African Mission in Somalia, African Union, African Union Mission in Somalia, Ahlu Sunna Waljama, Ahmed Mohamad Islam, Al Sunnah wal Jamaah, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabab, Ali Abdullahi Osoble, Amb Mohamed Idris, AMISOM, AMISOM Leaders, Arab League, Artan, ASWJ, AU, AU Mission in Somalia, Beidoa, Cadaado, Central Somalia, Counterterrorism, Dam Jadeed, Djibouti, Electoral Process, Ethiopia, EU, European Union, Famine Early Warning Systems Network, Federal Government, Federal Government of Somalia, Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation, Federal Republic of Somalia, Federation of Somalia, feit, Fewsnet, FIET, Galgala Mountains, Galkayo, Galmudug, Galmudug Parliament, Galmudug State, GIA, Government of Galmudug, Government of Puntland, Government of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Abduallahi Mohamed, Hassan Sheik Mohamoud, Hassan Sheik Mohamud, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, HirShabelle, Horn of Africa, IEDRM, IGAD, IGAD Member States, Independent Electoral Disputes Resolution Mechanism, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Interim South West Administration, International Community, ISWA, ISWA President, Jeehdin, Jeff Davis, Jibril Ibrahim Abdulle, Jowhar, Jubbaland, Kaalo Aid and Development, KAD, Kenya, Kisinziggo, Kismaayo, Local Government, Lower House, Mariam Haji Abdi Gedi, Maternal Morality, Michael Keating, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, Mohamed Ali Ameriko, Mohamed Hashi Abdi, Mohamed Omar Arteh Ghalib, Mohamed Osman Jawari, Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari, Mohamoud Nur Tarsan, Mudag, Mudug Region, National Leadership Forum, NCA, Nicholas Kay, NISA, NLF, North Galkayo, Norwegian Church Aid, Omar Abdirashid Ali Shamarke, Omar Mohamoud Abdulle, Parliament of Somalia, Peter de Clercq, President Farmaajo, President Farmajo, President Hassan Sheik Mohamud, President Shariff Hassan Sheikh Ada, Puntland, Raisedon Zenonga, Republic of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, Senior Political Affairs, Sharif Hassan Sheik Aden, Shariff Hassan Sheikh Ada, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, SHF, Shiekh Nur Barud Gurxan, SIA, SIET, Somali, Somali Clan, Somali Election Model, Somali National Army, Somali National Police, Somali Upper House, Somalia, Somalia Federal Government, Somalia Humanitarian Fund, South West, South West Administration, SRCC, SRSG, SRSG Kay, SSebirumbi Kisinziggo, Stephen Shwartz, The Arab League, The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Turkey, U.S. Forces, U.S. Military, UAE, Uganda, UN, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Nation, United Nation Security Council, United Nations, United States of America, UNSC, Upper House, USA, Wahabi, Woman Flag-bearers | Leave a comment
President Farmaajo: "We will pursue them, and we will defeat Alshabab terrorists" (09.06.2017)
The president has termed the fallen soldiers as the true martyrs, as they died protecting their people and their country.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 9, 2017 – President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has sent his condolences to the families and the people of Puntland following today's ambush on a military camp in Af-Urur, near Galgala Mountains.
"We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of a number of our gallant soldiers in today's attack in Af-Urur, Puntland. They fought hard and bravely for their country, to keep their people safe during this holy month of Ramadan. We will forever remember them, they are the real martyrs."
The president assured the citizenry that his administration would not show mercy in dealing with Alshabab terrorists who have no regard for the sanctity of life and the holy month of Ramadan.
"This once again proves that the enemy we are facing is dangerous, is bent on causing harm to the peace loving people of this country and must be fought with by all means. We must show no mercy in dealing with Alshabab."
President Farmaajo promised Alshabab would be pursued and would pay for today's attack.
"We promise that Alshabab won't get away with this. As of now, our troops are in hot pursuit of the enemy; they will pay for today's attack. I am confident our forces would defeat this abhorrent enemy."
President Farmaajo spoke on the phone with the president of Puntland and assured him that the Federal Government would stand by the administration and people of the region.
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Somalia: Dadaab Youth Statement on the Murder of the Slain Minister, Abas Siraji (05.05.2017)
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Opinion: We need to give Trump a can of Pepsi and do it quickly!
We need someone to give Donald J. Trump a few cans of Pepsi, if not some tranquilizer, since he soon not only dropping bombs overseas like now. Soon he will create more wars than President George W. Bush did. There is enough tensions as it is and the other leaders plays on it. Like they are oblivious of the fact.
It is not like President Kim Jung-Un doesn't know about his state and their nature in the world. That they doesn't only have to show force and continue to oppress their citizens to keep control. The extension of fancy weapons and long-ranging missiles should worry, as the dictator of North Korea isn't as "diplomatic" as his forefathers. Kim Jung-Un has been known to slaughter his family to prove strength. Therefore, the carrier or naval combat ship from the United States in the seas outside of Pyongyang isn't creating a good situation. So can someone please send the Chinese negotiator with a few cans of Pepsi, and the
Not that the Trump Administration care, as they wants to send signals, like they wanted to send to Bashar Al-Assad with a few bombs over an airfield, lie the warlord and President, a third Generation dictator get scared of few missiles over his airspace. When he has deserters, ISIS and other rebel forces within his grasp, as well as the Syrian government forces has the grand support of Russia. So, the Syrian army will have Russian airplanes and armory that can keep up with any if needed be. It would be better to send Rex Tillerson with a six-pack of Pepsi Cans and talks to stakeholders, to see if they could get a peaceful grin. Even President Putin would enjoy a ice-cold Pepsi and shake hands with Foreign Secretary of hte United States.
Just like Trump thinks he solved the ISIS issues with dropping the Mother of All Bombs (MOAB) in Afghanistan, as the Fox and Friends called it "that what we call freedom". I don't know if the great people of Kansas or Ohio would feel at peace if someone was dropping bombs on them. Still, the United States feels they have done President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai a giant favor. Not like this one bomb get rid of Taliban or ISIS, even other local warlords, as there are only two districts that are seen as peaceful in Afghanistan. Wonder if the Americans and Trump feels they have done themselves worthy to share. The MOAB doesn't create an atmosphere to make naan-bread or anything else. Certainly if they send a delegation with cans of Pepsi, that create more peace than the MOAB ever will do. Blowing up a few possible structures does not build lasting peace.
You can wonder if the Trump administration has any clear plan of securing a sustainable peace in Yemen, as he had order mission inside the Yemen Republic. Still, this was not successful and killed dozens of innocent civilians. Not that Trump will say he was wrong sanctioning it, as this was his Benghazi moment, the moment he has attacked the President Barrack Obama and then Foreign Secretary Hillary Clinton for. So the killings and lose of military personnell for nearly nothing should worry Trump, but it doesn't because he is either playing golf, eating food or watching Fox. Such a gentleman who orders with thinking what effects it may cause, So he should himself drink a can of Pepsi and think of his acts. Not like there are any clear policy of how to find a solution, maybe the best to trust the Pepsi to give guidance to Trump.
Than, you have the long-going conflict in Somalia, the Federation where there has been in conflicts for decades. The Americans have been involved through co-operative missions and trainings of AMISOM, Kenyan Defence Forces and even the Ethiopian when they entered Mogadishu a few years back. Still, the clear-cut involvement has been from afar and covert-operation. Therefore that President Trump tries and thinks of sending a mandated soldiers, boots on the ground, shows his involvement, but how many and for how long is not known. It is like a myth and wonder if it will be as though true as the mission in Yemen. Or a proof of a military planned intervention in Somalia, which is needed. Since Al-Shabaab isn't something dying down, neither is piracy, since the Federation need structural change and institutionalization where the state grows strong. This cannot be solved with a peaceful sugarful soda called the Pepsi. It needs something more.
The world and conflicts are complex, they cannot be solved with some bullets or missiles, it is a quick fix and even just for show, though the dead and the damaged property isn't coming back. The local problems would still be there, unless the Trump Administration plans to bomb the world into a million pieces and hope the ones left behind after the blow, will praise his wisdom. Doubt it will be fanfare after the blood and death. Like the erratic and uncertain plans of Trump doesn't help the local governments or the stakeholders, who doesn't know what to believe. If they will strike with reliable force or be symbolic. Or as the whole public career of Trump be shambolic with a swagger of a buffoon.
Well, we can alway drink an ice cold Pepsi and hope we make sense of the of the world we live in, but not expect Trump understands it, because he supposed to be such a genius mind. The liability of the free-world lays in his hands and his guns are soon pointed at dozen nationalities all over the world. If the war-zones created or made worse will hit home close to Washington D.C. or even knock down the Twinkie (Trump) Tower in New York. That is yet to know, but if there will be issues around the decisions made by the United States government. If it will be short-term or long-term, play for the gallery or even just barbaric moments of horrific deaths, is not yet to know. For now we don't know the endgame of a military interventions under Trump. What we do know is that he likes to play high and risk without knowing the possible return. We can hope he soons chill down with a can of Pepsi and starts to listen to advice. Peace.
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Communiqué of the Consultative Meeting of IGAD Member States on the Current Drought Situation in the Region (31.03.2017)
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Q: How to dynamically import a class by instance type in Python I want to insert multiple models into a table in a single transaction.
I have a function that receives a parameter of type SqlAlchemy model
class Customer(BaseModel):
    __tablename__ = 'customer'

    id = Column(TEXT, primary_key=True, nullable=False)
    name = Column(TEXT, nullable=True)

def save_multiple_models_to_db(self, models):
    ?? can i get the class object by an instance type()
    model = models[0]
    mod = __import__('model_module', fromlist=['model_class'])
    class_type = getattr(mod, 'Class')
    ??
    statement = insert(model_type).values(model.to_dict())
    res = session.execute(statement)
    session.commit()

How can I get the class object to pass to the insert statement? do I have to do string manipulations to extract the module and class name although I have an instance type already?

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Around February 1, 1847
Construction Begins on Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West, Florida
Date(s): July 1, 1846 Location: MONROE, Florida Tag(s): War
The first federal building to be constructed on Key West, which is the southern-most point of the United States, Fort Taylor was begun in July of 1846. The fort was built in order to protect the natural harbor of Key West and was named for General Zachary Taylor, who was commander of American forces in the Mexican-American War which had also begun that year. Although the fort was all but destroyed...
New Orleans Mint confusion
Date(s): 1839 to 1843 Location: ORLEANS, Louisiana Tag(s): Economy
Confusion surrounding the New Orleans mint had gained President Van Buren's attention by 1839. Money was found to be simply disappearing after being deposited. John H. Holland was federal marshal for eastern Louisiana during the time of the confusion surrounding his and other accounts at the mint. Thousands of dollars had disappeared or was not paid in several instances to the government...
Jacob Enders Buries a Slave Child
Date(s): 1845 Location: FLUVANNA, Virginia Tag(s): African-Americans, Health/Death, Race-Relations, Slavery
In 1845 Jacob Enders, an undertaker employed by Dr. Marcus B. Buck of Fluvanna County, Virginia, constructed a coffin, dug a grave, and buried an African American child for the total fee of two dollars and seventy-five cents. This receipt of service is included in a collection of other receipts and letters; a doctor's bill from one John Thomson, dated December 29, 1840 and a letter from Buck's...
Lunsford Lane Finds Freedom
Date(s): 1845 Location: WAKE, North Carolina Tag(s): African-Americans, Government, Race-Relations, Slavery
Lunsford Lane, a former slave, confidently declared in his autobiography, "I strove to keep self-possessed and employed in my mind day and night planning how I might be FREE." Lunsford Lane was born a slave in Raleigh, North Carolina and self-published an autobiography in 1845 recounting his experiences in slavery and his determination to buy his and his family's freedom. Lane was born and...
The Other Side of The Slave Trade
Date(s): 1845 Location: ALCHUA, Florida Tag(s): Slave Trade, Slavery
A letter from Geo B. Matthew to Lord Stanley in 1845 gives us a unique insight into the way in which the slave trade was operated. Matthew gives reports of ships with "Colored" crews that have been wrecked and the crews were sold into slavery. The letter also shows us a comparison between slaves in the United States, as compared to other parts in the world.
As opposed to obtaining slaves...
Marriage in Margaret Fuller's "Woman in the Nineteenth Century"
Date(s): 1845 Location: NEW YORK, New York Tag(s): Women, Urban Society
During the nineteenth century, one female author stood out as a voice for women during a time when many were not acknowledged. Margaret Fuller wrote "Woman in the Nineteenth Century" and spoke with a voice for every woman who lived during the nineteenth century. In particular, Fuller had an especially critical view toward marriage. She explained that the idea of marriage "has been inculcated...
Economic Forces Shaping the African American Experience
Date(s): 1845 Location: ESCAMBIA, Florida Tag(s): slavery economy, 1844
Economic Forces Shaping the African American Experience (1600-1877)
Primary Source: Slaves and the Courts. "Trial and Imprisonment of Jonathan Walker at Pensacola, Florida, for Aiding Slaves to Escape From Bondage." Boston, Pub. at the Anti-slavery office, 1845. Accessed November 1, 2014.
Jonathan Walker's...
The Irish Potato Famine: Lessons in Epidemiology and Public Health
Date(s): May 30, 1847 to August 3, 1847 Location: Montreal, QC, Canada, Howth, Ireland Tag(s): disease transmission, epidemiology, Irish Potato Famine, Immigration, Public Health
On May 30, 1847, Robert Whyte was forced to either leave his beloved homeland of Ireland or risk death by slow and painful starvation. Unsurprisingly, he chose the former, fleeing the country with no real possibility of ever returning. Whyte's only transportation option was an Irish coffin ship, jam-packed with hundreds of other refugees seeking an end to the brutal living conditions of one of...
Washington Learns that the Armistice Called Between America and Mexico Fails
Date(s): September 6, 1847 Location: Washington City, District of Columbia Tag(s): War
On the evening of the 20th, a white flag came out from the city, and on the morning of August 21st, the two enemies called upon an armistice for peace negotiations. The Daily Union of DC reprinted the text of communications on the same page that told of the failure of said negotiations and the resulting Battle of Molino del Rey. Nicholas Trist, "an able, firm, and truly patriotic...
A Peek at Things to Come: Whig Disunion
Date(s): September 15, 1847 Location: EAST BATON ROUG, Louisiana Tag(s): Government, Politics
The Whig convention, nicknamed the rough and ready convention after prominent Whig Old Rough and Ready General Zachary Taylor, failed to nominate a candidate for the Third Congressional District. The convention consisted of a declaration of the opposition of the members to all caucuses, and a resolve not to make a nomination for any one for Congress. Five people were appointed to a committee who...
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Size of the centre: 320,000 sq. ft.
Located at the centre of Bristol in the Broadmead area of the city, close to the new Cabot Circus development. The shopping centre has 103 stores including Argos, Boots, WH Smiths, Gap and TK Maxx.
The Galleries was bought by HSBC European Active Real Estate Fund in December 2010 for £50m.
By car: The Galleries is located within the Broadmead area of Bristol City Centre. Come into Bristol from the M32 and turn right onto Bond Street. Take 1st exit at St James Barton onto Haymarket amd then the 2nd left onto Bridewell Street. Take the 2nd left onto Bridewell Street and then the next left onto Nelson Street. Finally take the first right onto Fairfax Street to the Mall carpark. Alternatively enter BS1 3XD into your SatNav.
Parking charge: £2 for two hours.
The Galleries was known a The Mall Bristol before it was sold by The Mall Fund.


Separated from us by the barrier of a century. Inaugurator of a fully mechanised modernity. Eye-opener for the birth of a new, horrified, global society. Premonition of a future to come. This is the Great War. As one supremely tragic bookend to the 'long' nineteenth century, the 'Great War' is offered to international lawyers as a turning point — as a hinge between the imperial and the modern (see Berman 1999). The extended moment of memorialisation in which we find ourselves today presents, in our view, a critical opportunity for interrupting the sensibility of this bounded past.
'Progress' is the lens through which, conventionally, this imperial past comes to be known as past, and our present becomes modern. Yet, we know that in making sense of the past this conventional account of the forwards march of modernity — and international law — appropriates and organises particular materials, deploying an assemblage of sources that evidence the meaning of 'then'.
A particular archive of international law is thus constructed, mobilised and sedimented, setting in place — as with all assemblages of knowledge – a particular order of things (Foucault 1973). How might we then disrupt that process of sense-making which, confronted with the radical inaccessibility of the past, seeks to make real a particular 'then' through the memorialisation and remembrance of some things, and, of course, the silencing and obliviation of others. Most importantly, perhaps, what are the stakes in questioning this conventional archive of international law?
The archive is a place populated by historians, anthropologists, and legal scholars. Yet, unlike their colleagues, legal scholars have adopted an oddly uncritical attitude to the question of law's own disciplinary archive (Mawani 2012). As Foucault observed, the archive is 'first the law of what can be said, the system that governs the appearance of statements as unique events' (Foucault 1972, 128-129). The archive represents the material and ideological outcome of a series of human decisions and accidents about what to record, what to keep, and what to discard. Given its constructed and iterative birth, the archive therefore cannot stand in for a truthful or accurate account of 'how things were' (were such truth or accuracy to be desired).
Like the historian, the judge and the lawyer go about their work by organising words and objects to represent rules and events. Law generates documents, selects from them and other domains of knowledge, and decides on the relevance of its selection. Thus, the law is not in, alongside, or drawn from the archive — it is the archive (Mawani 2012). Approaching international law as an archive offers a perspective from which to view the topography that has resulted from the seismic relationship between law, time and fantasies of the 'global'. The contents of the archive exist by their nature both in the past and in the present. They 'come from' the past, but they are noticed because of their (perceived) relevance to and significance for the present. This is only the ordinary metaphysics of history. But it is even more perplexing in the case of international law, which has spent its brief (disciplinary) life announcing that the past is behind us once and for all.
Declarations of 'never again', assertions that human rights inaugurated a new dawn for humanity, models of development that propel the human race along a path to 'maturity', again and again, international law relentlessly declares its novelty. So, with this in mind, we ask: how can we reimagine international law's archive?
In the contributions which follow we trace a few of the various ways in which an alternative, artefactual rendering of international law's archive of the First World War can make it possible to disrupt the conventional manner in which the past is channelled through our senses. We take up the invitation offered by Christopher Tomlins and John Comaroff to think through the implications of a method that does not situate law in its context, as in the 'law and…' tradition, but instead uses 'law as… [artefact]' to confront the present and 'reject the sequestration of the past and the various histories that result from it' (Tomlins and Comaroff 2011).
The artefacts we present below interrupt the meaning of the First World War for conventional international law by forcing us to supplement our collective grief and desire for historical 'closure' with an awareness of the complexity of the relationship between past and present that we encounter in the archive of/as international law.
These five artefacts (the ANZAC Memorial to the Desert Mounted Corps; Joe Sacco's The Great War; a 1917 petition by the Six Nations to their ally, King Edward V; Giacomo Balla's Anti-neutral Suit; and a 1916 International Workers of the World anti-conscription poster from Australia) reflect some of the deeply buried and yet persistent preoccupations of that archive with violence, spatiality, indigeneity, and class. As material objects, they underscore its physicality, indicating that its messages are often to be read in a space beyond the words or texts, as interpreted by its guardians and archons (Derrida, 1996). Interpreted through such artefacts, international law's archive becomes a shifting, generative site in which the 'refuse' of the so-called past, constellated afresh (again and again), can be heralded as speaking the law (Benjamin, 1999).
The five artefacts will be posted tomorrow….
This post represents a first step towards a much fuller examination of these artefacts and their methodological implications for our thinking about the First World War and about the politics of international legal methodology more generally. We would like to express our gratitude to the Institute for Global Law and Policy, Harvard Law School http://www.harvardiglp.org/ , for its support for the project in its initial stages and — in advance — to the Law and Society Association http://www.lawandsociety.org / (at whose Annual Meeting in Seattle 2015 our papers will be presented as part of the International Law and Politics Collaborative Research Network) and to Kent Law School's Social Critiques of Law research centre http://www.kent.ac.uk/law/research/Centres/ (which is hosting a workshop for the project in late 2015). This First World War project is the first methodological experiment to be conducted by the History, Anthropology and the Archive of International Law (HAAIL) project. Its members are Madelaine Chiam, PhD Candidate at Melbourne Law School; Luis Eslava, Lecturer in Law at Kent Law School, Senior Fellow at Melbourne Law School and International Professor at Universidad Externado de Colombia; Genevieve R. Painter, PhD Candidate at UC Berkeley; Rose Parfitt, McKenzie Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Melbourne Law School; and Charlotte Peevers, Lecturer in Law at the University of Technology, Sydney.
—Balla, G. 'Il manifesto del vestito antineutrale' Volantino della Direzione del Movimento Futurista, Milano, 11 Sett. 1914, repro. and trans. in Rainey, L. et al (eds) Futurism: An Anthology (New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 2009): 202-04.
—Benjamin, W. The Arcades Project, trans. H. Eiland & K. McLaughlin (Cambridge MA., & London, Belknap Press, 1999).
—Berman, Nathaniel. 'In the Wake of Empire. 14 American University International Law Review (1999): 1521-69.
—Foucault M. The Archaeology of Knowledge and the Discourse of Language (New York: Pantheon, 1972).
—Foucault M. The Order of Things: an Archaeology of the Human Sciences (New York : Vintage Books, 1973).
—Mawani, R. 'Law's Archive' Annual Review of Law and Social Science (2012): 337-365.
—Tomlins, C. & J. Comaroff, 'Law As…: Theory and Practice in Legal History' 1 UC Irvine Law Review (2011): 1039-79.
I read this article and found it very interesting, thought it might be something for you. The article is called The First World War Interrupted: Artefacts as International Law's Archive (Part I) and is located at http://criticallegalthinking.com/2014/12/15/first-world-war-interrupted-artefacts-international-laws-archive/.
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Do you think you would like to try your hand at refinishing furniture for profit? Do you seek a job that allows you to be creative, maintain a flexible schedule, and has great personal rewards? Following these tips will help lead you towards success.
Listen up, this is majorly important!!! If you do commission work, start out with a contract. Protect yourself and get paid for all the those inevitable add ons and all of your hard work. Your clients will respect you for being professional, don't be afraid to be clear from the beginnings that you are paid according to specifications outlined in the contract. Most of us have had that difficult customer with 20 change orders and you don't want to go into that relationship without some backup. Specify costs for paint, distressing, glazing, finishing products and size and detail of piece. Don't forget to include no refunds and costs for touch-ups down the road if available. Communicate with your clientele by setting clear terms and expectations as well as negotiating the ever important factor… price. Send updates, keep them abreast on the schedule if you are ahead or behind, and reassure them that their piece is in good hands.
2. Do not cut corners!
Us furniture painters, we are a breed that is one in the same usually. We have a touch of ADD, love starting a project but sometimes dread finishing it, and many of our at home projects may be waiting on something as simple as putting on the hinges (I am totally guilty!) I painted my buffet 2 years ago and I never put the hinges back on. You cannot skip the small stuff with a paying customer. Consider lining the drawers, making repairs so that your project is solid, painting the back of a piece even though it wouldn't likely show when pushed up against a wall, and replacing loose, or damaged hardware. Small upgrades on hardware can dramatically affect the value and curb appeal of your restoration. And most importantly FINISH THE PROJECT! Do not give to your customer saying you just need to wax it, or they will need to fix the drawer slides. Give them a solid, beautifully finished piece that keeps them coming back for more of your creations.
3. Do not undercut your value and the value of other painters!
This should really be #1!
B. Your time is valuable! Murphy's law applies here more than ever. Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. Think about the time it will take you to finish a piece and then add 20% more time as a buffer. This will help protect your profit margin and give the customer a realistic time frame when their piece will be finished. This may help eliminate the "When will I have my finished piece?" questions from clients that may lead to you feeling rushed, and you need to proceed without the need to hurry your projects.
C. You are stepping into a job market where your presence could potentially take business from fellow colleagues. In this small niche of the market you will find some of the most helpful people. We will reach out from far and wide to offer you tips, techniques, advice, and emotional support on business and personal alike. In my past professional life I have been a forester, a debt collector, and a tree trimmer. In these trades, I thought most everyone was too caught up in the rat race to help a fellow comrade. Furniture rehabbers will share their knowledge, offer advice, and guidance. This unique quality of the furniture business, is the second most rewarding part (#1 obviously being that paint is therapy) of a job that offers mentors around every corner. You would be hard pressed, to find another profession where individuals are more forthcoming with shared tricks and trade secrets with one another. With that being established, please do not price your pieces to undercut your fellow friends that may have helped you everywhere along the way. Painting and restoring furniture is hard work, and yes it is our passion, but we should value that it is a respected line of work that you shouldn't price yourself or others out of work. If you just think about the economics of it long term, you can't help but predict the crash of this business that is the livelihood of your fellow painters. Pricing your items at or below bargain basement prices takes away from the legitimacy and value from this line of work. Offering your customers a fair price is important, but be mindful of the time and effort that goes into restoring furniture. One thing is for certain, your brothers and sisters in the field will respect you for pricing your work based on your value, and you may even gain referrals from them because of it. We all have other painters we refer to when we get overloaded. You will reap benefits and create great networking relationships. You will never tear down your own business by building others up!
Staging your furniture for resale or for your portfolio of work is more important that some may realize. You may have talent coming out of your ears, but if you have a poor camera, a dimly lit staging area, or a drop-zone filled with the kids toys in your pictures, your work could go unnoticed and under-appreciated. Take the time to make sure the correct color is revealed in pictures, experiment with the lighting on overcast vs sunny days, and make sure to capture your pieces beauty. Be sure if you use filters, it is to only enhance the artistic appeal of the photo, not to change the finish of the furniture. Below is an example that demonstrates just how important proper staging can be to selling. My friends at Brumley Gap Designs intentionally took a bad pic for this example. They are very talented folks and agreed to share these. These photos are of the same desk, which one would you rather buy? Notice how not only is the second pic beautiful, it captures the true finish of the piece.
Ewok finds it necessary to become part of all of my staging.
Ok, admittedly this is the one that is not the most fun, but it is essential! I recommend QuickBooks online because it will sync with PayPal and other payments services and credit cards. You may think that it's all profit but take into consideration gas for delivery, product investment, accessories for the job like tools, drop cloths, sandpaper, hardware, and other incidentals. They add up, and quickly eat into your profits. All of this tracking no only helps you gain an insight to your business value, but will help 10 fold once tax time arrives. Many furniture painters quickly realize that the business growth is exponential and many have to obtain LLCs and other business licenses sooner than later. This responsible business management practice will also show clients that you are so much more than a crayon and paper welding individual with a paint brush ready to paint your family's heirlooms.
6. Know when to say NO!
This part can be hard for many. If a project is outside the scope of your abilities (either artistic, mechanical, or simply time constraints) say NO! It is better to send a customer to another fellow painter and establish a great business relationship, as well as helps those around you that may be seeking work. If you do not have the time to finish a piece in a respectable amount of time, you are doing yourself a disservice my saying yes. take on what you can handle, and accept help if you are getting bogged down with custom work.
7. Paint what you love when painting for resale.
On pieces that are not a commission project, you may consider painting something you don't really love in the hopes it will sell because it is trending. Why is this a bad idea? You are providing a product that the people obviously like so how could that be bad?
#1. You won't take the same pride in your piece. Your work is your signature and however small it may seem, is all part of your legacy.
#2. You won't have as great of a time painting, you will wish the time away instead of relishing in it. Remember the reason we do what we do, because we gain joy from it.
#3. You become known for your work, every piece is part of your portfolio even if you don't intend for it to be. Paint and create what you love, Don't be afraid to try new things, but don't just jump in on the chevron bandwagon if you hate chevron but think it will sell. It is all about being authentic, and creating a brand for yourself and your creations. Furthermore, if you see a project that inspires you, apply your own spin on it without completely copying an idea that originated from someone else's creativity. We all look for inspiration but it is important to apply your own unique qualities to your finishes and projects.
8. Utilize the free tools available to you through social media!
Many furniture painters reach a huge customer base by utilizing social media like Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, periscope, YouTube, and more. The advertising market is making a huge shift in marketing trends and the good news is, most of it, is free! You may consider writing a blog to showcase your work while helping others learn techniques and tips for restoring furniture. Your blog may become a resource for potential customers to view your projects and seek inspiration on pieces for commission work. Show the magnitude of your talents and abilities and set yourself apart from others by creating your brand. Creating events on Facebook, or promoting events you are selling at, helps yourself as well as others selling there. Think of joining more local sales sites, auction sites, or other sales websites to reach a larger audience. Promote your favorite projects and let your work speak for itself. Remember to follow the rules of each Facebook sales group and respect them!
9. Make sure you invest in the necessary tools to do your job!
projects if they are receptive, or have a little project for your kids to finish when working alongside you. Hey it keeps them off the streets, right? I have a bunch of cabinet doors my daughter keeps painting for me when we paint together. She gets a huge kick out of it. Yes, sometime I shoo the kids out of the studio too, they can be a real damper on productivity lol. Finding a balance is imperative to a successful business because if your family supports you, there is no end to the places you will go!
Cabinet door painted by my daughter Claire at age 5.
I hope you have found this top ten list useful and maybe, you are just having your aha moment when you realize you should be getting paid to paint. If this is the case, I know some of these tips could spare you the hard learned lessons that some of us have encountered along the way. Good luck and go paint! It's your happy place, after all.


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Webhelp Group acquires Webhelp UK
Webhelp UK acquired by fast-growing international customer relationship management group Webhelp
New owners plan further investment in UK expansion
Webhelp UK, one of the UK's leading contact centre companies which employs over 6,000 people across nine sites, has been acquired by Paris-headquartered Webhelp Group.
Webhelp Group operates 24 contact centres in continental Europe and North Africa, has annual revenues of 220m Euros and employs 10,500 people. It is backed by London and Paris based Charterhouse Capital Partners, which acquired a majority stake in the business in 2011.
Webhelp UK, which changes its name to Webhelp UK following the acquisition, gives the Webhelp Group a major presence in the UK for the first time and the capability to provide English-language customer management to its international client base.
The combined group will be one of the largest independently-owned customer experience organisations in the world, with revenues in excess of 350m Euros, 33 centres serving 25 clients and 16,500 employees globally.
Webhelp UK will retain its operational headquarters in Falkirk, Scotland, and continue to be run by its existing long-standing management team, led by Chief Executive David Turner, Chief Financial Officer Dean Hartley and Chief Operating Officer Andy Doig.
A new marketing office has been established in London, where Webhelp Group founder and co-chairman Frédéric Jousset will be based to support the company's growth and development in the UK market.
It marks an end to the company's ownership by the Indian-based HERO Group, which bought TSC in 2007 for £40m. The HERO Group has divested of its ownership to focus on its existing core manufacturing businesses.
Over the last five years, Webhelp UK has doubled its UK revenues to £82million, and grown staff numbers from 2,000 to 6,000. The current financial year has also seen revenues considerably increase. The company has customer contact centres at Dearne Valley, Derby, Dunoon, Falkirk, Glasgow, Greenock, Kilmarnock, Rothesay and Warrington.
David Turner, Webhelp UK Chief Executive, said: "This acquisition is excellent news for our people and customers. Webhelp is a dedicated customer relationship management organisation and is therefore totally supportive of our ambition to provide customers with the very best multichannel experience. Our management teams share an entrepreneurial drive to push the company forward and achieve new growth across all of our markets."
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The HUB #12 – Diversity In Business – January 2020
Cheers to the new year! And with the new beginnings, we are not only happy to present our 12th edition of The HUB magazine, we are also delighted to welcome our new readers into the community! In our latest issue, we take a look at one of our strengths as Webhelp: Diversity! And because we are a community of more than 55, 000 people who work from 36 different countries, what does diversity...
Artificial intelligence and machine learning opened the doors to a new innovation that promises to make everyday life, whether at home or at work more convenient: digital assistants. Voice activated devices quickly became the new must-have piece of intelligent furnishing in many households. Digital...


This vivid collection of body art will enchant young tattoo fans with its eight whimsical motifs heralding spring and the Easter holidays. Designs include a bracelet composed of bunnies and carrots, a belly-button tattoo displaying rabbits and chicks, a wraparound ring with a floral centerpiece, "earrings" in the shape of Easter eggs, and more.
A snap to apply, these sprightly holiday images are just as safe and easy to remove, and they make a great addition to any Easter basket!


We are happy to announce that our first open training on the topic "Assertive Communication" will takeplace on the 27th of November at Demirchi Plaza Conference room. Although we made announcement 2 weeks before the training, there were too many interested companies who wanted their employees to take part in it and all places were sold out in 2 days.
The program instructs how to communicate and behave assertively (self-representing) in situations at work and in private life.
THE METHOD OF ASSERTIVENESS is a style of persuasion which takes the partner's objectives and ideas into consideration to a great extent.


This research report from Forrester Consulting, commissioned by IBM, examines the growing role of information and integration governance (IIG) to move big data from the realm of possibility to the reality of business outcomes. Forrester Consulting surveyed 512 business sponsors, business intelligence professionals and IT decision makers, finding that organizations are embracing IIG on the path to big data. This report examines successful IIG practices and offers insight for those on a big data journey.


At Capital Bank, we believe the confidentiality and protection of customer information is one of our fundamental responsibilities. While information is critical to providing quality service, we recognize that one of our most important assets is our customers' trust. We will maintain standards to ensure that your information is private and secure at all times, and we will explain the principles of financial privacy to our customers on a regular basis.
Information we receive from you on applications, emails, or other forms.
Information that is generated when you contact us electronically.
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The "cookies" that are used for our website are for navigational purposes only. When you log on to our Internet banking system, it places a cookie on your hard drive with your login information. This cookie allows the Internet banking system to process multiple transactions during your session without requiring you to re-enter your login ID for each individual transaction. The next time you use your browser, the cookie is deleted from your hard drive. The information contained in these cookies is encrypted and only our Internet banking system can read the information.
Information we receive from you on applications or other forms, such as your name and address.
We will require any company or financial institution performing marketing services on our behalf to sign a contract to maintain the confidentiality of our customer information to the same extent that we must do.
We restrict access to nonpublic information about you to those employees who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.


These knives are made in a village in Thailand that has been producing knives by hand for 200 years. Generations in this village grow up making knives, using kilns to heat and cut the steel, hammers to shape it, then the knives are sharpened with a rasp and hand rubbed before putting them up for sale.
We personally picked these knives for shipment to our shop for sale to you.
The knives have a lot of character, and the fact that they are handmade is obvious. Each knife is slightly different. The wood is hand shaped. Each knife is stamped by hand as shown. These knives are "one of a kind" and do not resemble any kind of "German Precision". They are simply handmade using good steel. Some of the knives serve a specific purpose such as the coconut knife and the watermelon knife.
Handmade Thai Heavy Cleaver, 12"
Handmade Thai Machete Cleaver, 12"
Handmade Pork Vendor Knife, 11"
Handmade Thai Walk In The Jungle Knife, 11.5"
Handmade Thai Stainless Cleaver, 13"
Handmade Melon Knife, Stainless, 15"
Hand Crafted Santoku Knife, Stingray Tip, Blue Steel, Magnolia Handle, Sakai Japan, 12.5"
Hand Crafted Nakiri Knife, Magnolia Handle, Sakai Japan, 15"


Women at Willard Airport on Sunday protest President Donald Trump's executive order to ban citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from the U.S.
One hundred and forty-three University students can no longer travel home for the next 30 days.
These 143 Illinois students are from the seven Middle Eastern countries targeted by President Donald Trump's executive order to suspend immigrant and refugee travel into the United States from countries with perceived connections to terrorist actions.
Trump's order states that if they travel outside of the country, they would be turned away at the border without regard for their living situation or safety.
University students who watched the protests at John F. Kennedy International Airport or Dulles International Airport may have thought Trump's order would have little effect so far away from the action.
But our government is targeting students even on this campus, solely because of their ethnicity or religion. And their fellow students should consider reaching out to those affected by this order with messages of acceptance and reassurance.
Trump's order goes against the fundamental beliefs that have driven the University's mission of global diversity. And we support the University for making significant efforts to contact and help the faculty and students targeted by the order.
In an internal email, Chancellor Robert Jones told the school's department heads that the University's human resources department and legal counsel were reaching out to the students and faculty for further assistance.
Other colleges such as the University of Michigan and the University of Notre Dame released statements opposing Trump's actions this week, and we trust the University will follow suit. Jones said President Tim Killeen and Vice President Barbara Wilson would soon release a statement regarding the executive order.
We must not tolerate aggressive executive action that bypasses the courts to discriminate against people in need. Refugees often come from dangerous situations most students can't fathom, and Trump's policy puts them further at risk.
These actions go beyond the politics of further radicalizing those who believe the country doesn't tolerate Islam beyond the reckless abandonment of American values. Rejecting many of the people coming from war-torn countries such as Syria is simply inhumane.
We support the thousands of people offering their time or expertise to the many families hoping to enter the country, whether they're returning home from vacation or starting a new life.
It may feel as though our small actions on campus have little effect compared to their efforts. But we can still work to make everybody feel secure in a country that's supposed to welcome all with open arms.


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Enter part of expletive-laden history via world-record attempt
If you appreciate art, but aren't keen on the whole standing-silently-stroking-your-chin thing, then Pick Me Up is for you.
The annual graphic arts festival opens at London's Somerset House today and features an impressive line-up of illustrators, including Jon Link and Mick Bunnage, creators of Modern Toss.
Aside from displaying their profanity-ridden masterpieces, the duo will be attempting – with your help – to set a new world record. "It's for the longest single-panel cartoon with the word 'f*ck' in it," Link told us proudly. "We're calling it the 'F***yeux Tapestry' and we hope to get to 100m."
What's more, anyone who is in attendance on 28 April can try their luck in the Modern Toss Portrait Booth. "People sit inside and we draw them. Really badly," explains Bunnage. "I just like insulting people, visually. I've only had one bad reaction – a bloke tore it up. He was genuinely insulted, which is quite something these days."


The general market, after Tuesday's bounce, followed through today for big gains across the board, made all the more bullish by coming back from a deep gap down.
The Dow, or instance, was down 500 points at the open and finished up 230.
The question now, of course, can there be more tomorrow.
All indications are this correction is over with many of the indexes touching their 200 daily moving averages, with my nifty-50 list of momentum stocks triggering 30 buy signals in the past two days (Monday all but two of those stocks were down, today all but six were up), with CNN Money's Fear and Greed Index finally lumbering up off a very low readings at 12 today (it got as low as six and can't go below zero). That later index is still registering "extreme fear" which is the time a time for investors to be looking to buy stocks.
But most importantly (see the chart below), short-term breath put in a low above a low in negative territory, a divergence with the SPY Tuesday which needed a follow through into positive territory to turn the all-important long-term breadth up. The follow through came today.
All three of my swing-trading signals, based on price, breadth and volatility, are on buys now.
So this market bounce has more to come and could morph into a full-fledged multi-week rally.
Some notes. AAPL is probably the safest bet during a market bounce (emphasis on "safest") but NFLX, NVDA and TSLA will probably out-perform among the big boys. Look at TSLA today, up 7.5% on the day and 13.7% from the open — there was some dope just last week predicting Elon Musk's baby would go bankrupt.


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Greeting Cards | 2016
In 2016, Papyrus announced the partnership with Taylor. The singer-songwriter and American Greetings had previously been "partners in creating social expression products" since 2009, but this is Papyrus' (part of the American Greetings family) first collaboration with the pop star.
The stationery store slyly confirmed the partnership by responding to some dedicated fans via Instagram. While Papyrus did acknowledge the collaboration exists, the company wouldn't go into much detail about it just yet, saying "this is just the beginning" (of our wildest dreams).
Interestingly, this is not Taylor's first go at card writing. She did it with American Greetings way back in 2009. "My idea of a great song is a song that says how I feel better than I could. I feel the same way about greeting cards," Taylor said fittingly in the press release then. "I've always been fascinated by feelings and how we express them to each other."
Part of Taylor's proceeds are going to charity.


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ALLIANCE Van Morrison - The Prophet Speaks
Release Date:12/07/2018;Notes:Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. 2018 album from the veteran singer/songwriter. This fourteen track album follows a recent run of hugely acclaimed albums (Rol… Learn More
Release Date:12/07/2018;Notes:Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. 2018 album from the veteran singer/songwriter. This fourteen track album follows a recent run of hugely acclaimed albums (Roll With The Punches, Versatile and You're Driving Me Crazy), each of which has delved deep into the musical styles that have continued to inspire Van throughout his life - vocal jazz and R&B. Here, Van takes on a series of unarguable classics by the likes of John Lee Hooker, Sam Cooke and Solomon Burke (among others) and makes them unmistakably his own. Alongside these reinterpretations, The Prophet Speaks features six phenomenal new Van Morrison compositions. "It was important for me to get back to recording new music as well as doing some of the blues material that has inspired me from the beginning. Writing songs and making music is what I do, and working with great musicians makes it all the more enjoyable." Van Morrison. The Prophet Speaks again finds Van working with the incredible multi-instrumentalist Joey DeFrancesco (the artist co-credited on You're Driving Me Crazy) and his band (including Dan Wilson on guitar, Michael Ode on drums and Troy Roberts on tenor saxophone).;Track List:1. Gonna Send You Back to Where I Got You from;2. Dimples;3. Got to Go Where the Love Is;4. Laughin and Clownin;5. 5Am Greenwich Mean Time;6. Gotta Get You Off My Mind;7. Teardrops;8. I Love the Life I Live;9. Worried Blues / Rollin and Tumblin;10. Aint' Gonna Moan No More;11. Love Is a Five Letter Word;12. Love Is Hard Work;13. Spirit Will Provide;14. The Prophet Speaks;Special Attributes:GATEFOLD LP JACKET