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Greasy Lake is a collection of short stories by T. Coraghessan Boyle published in by Viking Press. Contents. 1 Author Background; 2 Greasy Lake. Complete summary of T. Coraghessan Boyle’s Greasy Lake. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Greasy Lake. Three young men looking for. jUST ALL THE SETTINGS’ and find homework help for other Greasy Lake questions Discuss the setting of the story “Greasy Lake” by T. Coraghessan Boyle.
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Begin typing the name of a book or author: Digby poked me in the ribs. The “Greasy Lake” characters, Digby, whose parents paid his tuition to Cornell ; Jeff, t.coraghessaan had a dangerous personality; and the “wanna-be bad” narrator relish their “Bad Boy” image.
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American short story collections short story collections. It was at that precise moment that the silver Mustang with flame decals rumbled into the lot. We were standing over him in a circle, gritting greasy lake by t.coraghessan boyle teeth, jerking our necks, our limbs and hands and feet twitching with glandular discharges.
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Bull Valley is celebrating its 40th birthday the way most of us do — with libations.
Bull Valley Oktoberfest, returning for the third time, will offer food, drink, music, family-friendly activities and vendors. The all-ages event is held against the backdrop of changing leaves, a familiar sight this time of year in Bull Valley, which is marking the 40th anniversary of its incorporation as a village.
Of course, Oktoberfest wouldn’t be complete without beer. Local craft beers will be available for purchase by the glass. Wine lovers, meanwhile, will delight in a free wine tasting.
For the hungry set, food vendors will have something for everyone. Among the vendors are Moontime Smokin’ Que, Crystal Lake, which will offer smoked meat tacos and German-inspired food; and MJ’s Coffee Bar, McHenry, which will feature food and drinks including hot cider, lattes, burgers and bratwurst.
Oktoberfest will kick off at noon with an opening ceremony featuring a mounted color guard presentation by Operation Wild Horse, a Bull Valley-based nonprofit group that provides riding to veterans.
Padré, a local mustang stallion — the first and only wild horse to win at Dressage at Devon, a prestigious horse competition — will be “hoof-printing” his children’s book. Padré has been immortalized as a Breyer horse model. Photo ops with the horse will be welcome.
Face painting is available for kids, and pumpkin painting will be offered, thanks to pumpkins donated by Stade’s Farm and Market. Families can enjoy a photo review showcasing historical Bull Valley, and kids can enjoy a free birthday cookie while supplies last.
Though the debut of Oktoberfest in the village was in 2015, the event was mostly open only to residents and friends of the village. This year, the village is extending its invitation to the public. Organizers are hoping to draw a crowd of at least 500.
“We are very excited to open to the public. It’s been very successful the past couple of years with just our local residents,” Village President Emily Berendt said.
Decked out in lederhosen, German oompah band Die Muskimeisters will play from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the Stickney House lawn, complete with cowbells and the recognizable alphorn. New to the fest this year are local bands Big Fish and Guyz with Bad Eyez. Both bands will cover hits from the last 40 years in celebration of the village’s birthday.
Vendors will also be on site, offering up a variety of goods. Jewelry, hand-made from gun casings found by villagers in Uganda, will be sold to benefit nonprofit organization Educate Bwindi. Countryside Flowers will offer mums for sale.
Oktoberfest is sponsored by the Stickney House Foundation. Proceeds from the event will benefit the foundation. The George Stickney House dates back to 1865 and currently houses the village offices and police department. This year, the foundation hopes to complete restoration of the ballroom in the historic building.
Oktoberfest will take place from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, at the Stickney House, 1904 Cherry Valley Road, Bull Valley. Admission is $5, children 12 and under are free. For information, visit bullvalleyoktoberfest.com.


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Long time followers of this page may remember back in March of 2012 i did up a hackintosh on an old Dell 620, that was my first foray into the macworld and i came away not overly impressed, Snow Leopard reminded me of Gnome2. Recently i went back for another look at OS X after cooking up a hackintosh which runs the OS Mavericks, read on to find out how this Archlinux refugee fared in the adventure.
Firstly i went to my favourite torrent site and searched for ‘ OSX USB Install Intel’ i ultimately came away with this . For anyone wanting to follow my steps ( i will give a tutorial of sorts as one or two folk on G+ asked me to share the magic sauce) this would be a great time to go and find out what hardware your PC is running, If using lolWindows then there is a free app named Speccy and if using Linux then you probably know how to find out what hardware your box is using. Specificaly take note of the Soundcard, GPU and the NIC (network interface card) make and model. My machine has an ASUS mobo and an Intel i7 and an ATI HD4870 GPU Audio is Realtek ALC888/ALC1200, NIC is RealtekRTL8111, i will link to the appropriate kexts and a DSDT for that specific HW below.
Once i had my list of hardware i set about writing the newly downloaded image to a little 16Gb Sandisk USB stick, i was ofc using Linux so i used the ‘dd’ method. Having formatted the USB stick to FAT32 filesystem i began to write the image, as root i cd to dir where image resides then ran this command replacing ** with the USB drive’s assigned letters
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Domestic violence in Oliver Twist was toned down in later drafts to leave “more to the imagination”, experts have revealed as the original manuscript is published for the first time.
Charles Dickens’ classic work examining crime and poverty in Victorian Britain was self-censored to be less brutal about the relationship between Bill Sikes and Nancy, with offending words like “damn” also removed from the text.
The novelist’s alterations have been revealed in the first ever publication of his original Oliver Twist manuscripts, released to mark 150 years since the writer’s death in 1870.
Actor and die-hard Dickens enthusiast Simon Callow has penned an introduction to the text littered with corrections and name changes, and writes that the version finally published in serial form toned down the brutality of Sikes.
Publishers printing the draft manuscripts for the first time note that a 25-year-old Dickens “moderated Bill’s brutality to Nancy” and cut “violent expressions of emotion” towards the gentle gangster’s moll.
The young author, publishing in serial form in the magazine Bentley’s Miscellany between 1837 and 1839, also expurgated “damn”, “God”, “cursed”, and “blast” to mellow his more explicit first attempts.
Callow writes that the more calm prose of the final version left “more to the imagination”, and also ironed out “inconsistencies in the plot” after Dickens decided to make Nancy a more sympathetic character.
“Nancy would be the new, tragic heroine of the work,” Callow writes in the introduction to the book published by SP Books.
“The working out of her destiny in its pages would transform a mere serial into a genuine novel."
He added that returning to edit his first drafts, Dickens: “Wrote with new vigour and focus and a much tighter grip on the book, building towards the terrible and inevitable climax in which Bill Sikes kills Nancy."
The manuscript being published to mark 150 years since the first appearance of Oliver Twist bears the marks of Dickens corrections, with inked out paragraphs and extensive annotations.
The edition also contains illustrations by Dickens collaborator George Cruikshank.

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Uniting mind and heart in a spirit of discovering self and others. It is empathy, and the pursuit of possibility, which sets us free.
Our identity and freedom as individuals cannot be found in isolation from society. It is the confrontation of constraints which makes us. For that we can do with empathy and the sociological imagination.
What did Nietzsche mean when he says, "It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!"?
This is a question which gnaws on anyone who has seen enough of life. A question which only you - perhaps not the present you, but a future you - can answer.
Extracts from a premonitory reflection on death by Kathy Ong, a 19-year-old NUS student in Singapore, and a vivid description in the introduction of Atul Gawande's 'Being Mortal'.


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Censorship and Hollywood's Hispanic Image: An Interpretive Filmography, 1936-1955 (Bibliographies and Indexes in the Performing Arts)
Between 1936 and 1955, Hollywood significantly changed its portrayal of Hispanics in motion pictures. This change resulted from the demands of the Production Code Administration, which required film makers to eliminate the more offensive stereotypical Hispanic images. This filmography chronicles all of the Hispanic-related films released during this period. The volume includes entries for nearly four thousand films. The entries are arranged in chapters, with each chapter devoted to a single year. Within the chapters, the entries are listed alphabetically by film title. Each entry includes production information, an annotation detailing the film's Hispanic significance, and references to additional materials. The volume concludes with an alphabetical index of film titles, an index of actors and actresses, an index of place names, a general subject index, and an index of songs. Film historians and scholars of Hispanic culture will find this work to be an indispensable reference tool.
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Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree)Student thesisAlternative title
MPD waveforms for helicopter radar (English)
A helicopter based system equipped with a millimetre-wave fire control radar is studied for improvement of the detection probability for moving ground targets. The system is a pulse doppler radar that sends out the electromagnetic wave in repetitive pulses. The frequency in which radar sends this pulse is called Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF).
The velocity of the moving targets is measured by spectral analysis of the pulses received. With this sort of system some targets will not be possible to detect. These targets are said to be blind for the radar. Also the measured targets can be ambiguous. A solution to this is to shift PRF during the time the radar emits itspulses on the target. This method is called PRF block staggering. The antenna is mounted on a mechanical sweep on top of the rotor of the helicopter. Because of this the time on target is limited. This means that the measured velocity resolution of the radar is also limited.
With the studied method it is possible to resolve range and velocity ambiguities. This is under the condition that it is acceptable with a reduction in the velocity resolution by a factor equal to the number of PRF blocks used.
The work leading to this thesis included developing a program in Mathworks Matlab for studying different configurations of PRFs and the effect on the detection probability.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institutionen för systemteknik , 2003. , 70 p.
Reglerteknik, radar, pulse repetition frequency, PRF, helicopter, clutter, ambiguity
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HCMC court Friday sentenced a man to six years in jail for illegally transporting rhino horns weighing over six kilograms from Mozambique.
Nguyen Anh Duong, 49, of the northern Quang Ninh Province was found guilty of “violating regulations on the management and protection of endangered, precious and rare animals,” Phap Luat TPHCM (HCMC Laws) newspaper reported.
He claimed in the court that in Mozambique a Chinese acquaintance had paid him VND8 million ($345.17) to transport “rare goods” to Vietnam without telling him what they were, and he had not checked them either.
On March 6 he was caught at Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCMC by customs officials with 12 rhino horns wrapped in aluminium foil in his luggage.
African rhinos are on the list of endangered wildlife species that are not allowed to be hunted, traded, stored, or transported under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Duong admitted he knew it was illegal to transport rhino horns.
The sale and purchase of rhino horns are strictly prohibited in Vietnam.
There is a big demand for rhino horn in Vietnam as well as China where some traditional medicine practitioners use it to treat a range of conditions. Many people believe rhino horn has near-miraculous powers to cure diseases like cancer. Besides, the rhino horn is considered as a symbol of glory.
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NHL Rumor Mill – April 7, 2022
An update on Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk and some Sharks trade candidates in today’s NHL rumor mill.
BOSTON HOCKEY NOW: Joe Haggerty reports Jake DeBrusk’s performance has improved since the trade deadline passed. The Boston Bruins winger has exceeded the 20-goal plateau this season and remains on the top line alongside Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron.
DeBrusk, 25, has not rescinded the trade request he made earlier this season. It’s difficult to know if his recent improvement will carry over into the playoffs or what the future holds despite signing a two-year contract extension before the March 21 trade deadline.
THE ATHLETIC: Fluto Shinzawa believes DeBrusk has made himself too invaluable for the Bruins to trade in the offseason unless his performance tumbles in the postseason. If other general managers come calling this summer, Bruins GM Don Sweeney would set the price higher than it was before the trade deadline.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: It’s believed DeBrusk and Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy didn’t see eye-to-eye. The winger’s trade request seemed borne out of frustration over his usage on the Bruins’ checking lines rather than as a scorer.
However, DeBrusk’s performance has gotten better since being moved onto the top line with Marchand and Bergeron in mid-February. His production remains streaky as he’ll go on stretches without scoring but he has 14 goals and 19 points in 22 games over that period.
Earlier in his career, DeBrusk showed he could step up in postseason play. If he regains that form in this year’s playoffs, he could indeed make himself too valuable to trade. Then again, he could also improve his value, perhaps to the point where a rival GM is willing to overpay for his services.
THE MERCURY NEWS: Curtis Pashelka recently reported the San Jose Sharks could be forced to make one or two cost-cutting moves to free up salary-cap space to re-sign Alexander Barabanov. The 27-year-old winger has developed solid chemistry this season with linemates Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier. However, he’s slated to become an unrestricted free agent in July.
Pashelka observes the Sharks have $70.1 million invested in 16 players for 2022-23 with restricted free agent Mario Ferraro and Kaapo Kahkonen to re-sign. They must also ensure they have sufficient cap space for 2023-24 to sign Meier to a contract extension.
The Sharks could over $2 million in savings by trading James Reimer or Adin Hill this summer as they won’t need three goaltenders with Kahkonen in the fold. They could try shopping winger Kevin Labanc and his $4.725 million contract or defenseman Radim Simek and his $2.25 million cap hit.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Sharks will have an easier time finding trade partners Reimer or Hill and for Simek than they will for Labanc, who’s signed through 2023-24. The 26-year-old winger’s production has plummeted from his career-high of 56 points in 2018-19. He missed five games with COVID-19 last fall and has been sidelined with a dislocated shoulder since Jan. 2.


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A US federal judge has blocked the implementation of an anti-telemarketing list which would have prevented salespeople telephoning Americans to solicit business.
It is likely the case will end up in the Supreme Court
The ruling comes only hours after US Congress on Thursday passed legislation granting the Federal Trade Commission power to enforce the so-called "Do Not Call" list, which more than 50 million Americans have subscribed to.
US District Judge Edward Nottingham in Denver, Colorado, said the list violated constitutional free-speech protections as it amounted to "a government restriction on lawful and truthful commercial speech".
The ruling is a victory in part for telemarketers, who claim the list infringes on free speech rights and will devastate their industry, causing thousands of job losses.
Unless the ruling is overturned by a higher court, the decision could prevent the US Government from pressing ahead with plans to launch the register at the beginning of October.
The FTC is appealing the ruling and it is likely the case will end up in the nation's Supreme Court.
Both Democrat and Republican politicians sides condemned the decision as contrary to the wishes of Americans.
Republican senator John McCain described the judge's move as "misguided," while a Democratic senator said: "It's not an infringement on telemarketers' speech if I
don't want to take their calls".
The FTC hopes the Do Not Call registry list will block 80% of all calls made by telemarketers.
Exemptions include calls from charities, pollsters and political campaigns.
Under the rules, telemarketers will have to check the list every three months to see who does not wish to be called and those who call listed people could be fined up to $11,000 each time.
Thursday's ruling was the second barrier to the US Federal Trade Commission's attempts to push the legislation through, after another federal judge on Tuesday in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ruled the agency lacked the power to create and operate the registry.
It was the Tuesday ruling that prompted Congress to act in such an unusually speedy manner, writing and pushing through the bill in only two days.
US President George W Bush has also indicated he will sign it into law.
Analysts say that Congress could possibly fix the problem by extending the list to cover calls excluded in earlier bills.
But telemarketers have vowed to push on with more lawsuits in other states to protect their livelihood.


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N.C. Business Court Opinions, March 15, 2023 – March 28, 2023
Relation Ins., Inc. v. Pilot Risk Mgmt. Consulting, LLC, 2023 NCBC 21 (N.C. Super. Ct. Mar. 16, 2023) (Davis, J.)
Key Terms: 30(b)(6) deposition; errata sheet; Rule 30(e)
After deposing Plaintiffs’ corporate representative, Jonathan Cooper, pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6), Defendants received an errata sheet for Cooper’s deposition transcript which contained seventy-six changes to Cooper’s testimony. Defendants moved to strike the changes in the errata sheet because they substantially contradicted or modified Cooper’s sworn deposition testimony.
The Court concluded that, under existing law, no basis existed to grant the motion to strike. While a few federal courts have refused to allow changes on an errata sheet that contradict the witness’s testimony, no North Carolina court has adopted this view. In fact, on at least two prior occasions, the Business Court has held that Rule 30(e) places no limits on a deponent’s ability to change his prior deposition testimony on an errata sheet. Nevertheless, the Court also determined that under the circumstances, certain safeguards were necessary, namely 1) Defendants were permitted to re-depose Cooper at Plaintiffs’ expense regarding the changes and the reasons for them; 2) Cooper’s original responses would remain part of the record and could be used for impeachment or other purposes; and 3) Defendants could challenge the substantive changes to the extent Plaintiffs sought to use them at summary judgment.
Cumberland Cnty. Hosp. Sys., Inc. v. Woodcock, 2023 NCBC 22 (N.C. Super. Ct. Mar. 21, 2023) (Davis, J.)
Key Terms: derivative standing; demand; Barger rule; special injury exception; fiduciary duty; majority member; constructive fraud
In this action, Plaintiff, the minority member of WCV, brought individual and derivative claims against WCV and its majority member and manager, Woodcock, arising out of Woodcock’s alleged failure to pay appropriate distributions and comply with WCV’s operating agreement. Defendants moved to dismiss pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Regarding Plaintiff’s standing to bring claims on behalf of WCV, the Court determined that Plaintiff had failed to comply with the demand requirements in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 57D-8-01(a)(2) for two reasons. First, Plaintiff did not wait ninety days after its demand to file suit. Although Plaintiff asserted the “irreparable injury” exception to this requirement, its complaint (and failure to seek a TRO or preliminary injunction) showed that any injurious conduct was not imminent. Plaintiff also argued that its failure to comply with the ninety-day requirement was moot since more than ninety days had now passed. The Court, however, rejected this argument since it would thwart the legislature’s intent and effectively render the ninety-day requirement meaningless in most cases. Second, the Court determined that the demand itself was insufficient because its focus was to protect Plaintiff’s interest, not the company’s. Moreover, while Plaintiff had attached a draft complaint to its demand, this was not a substitute for a demand that the company take appropriate and tangible action. Accordingly, the Court concluded that Plaintiff did not have standing to assert derivative claims and dismissed those claims without prejudice.
Plaintiff’s standing to assert individual claims fared better. Although under the Barger rule members cannot bring individual actions to recover their share of damages suffered by the company, the special injury exception to the rule was satisfied by Plaintiff’s allegations that Woodcock had 1) thwarted Plaintiff’s ability to receive distributions, and 2) refused to comply with provisions of the operating agreement to Plaintiff’s detriment. Thus, the Court denied the 12(b)(1) motion as to Plaintiff’s individual claims.
Regarding the individual breach of fiduciary claim, the Court assessed whether Woodcock owed Plaintiff fiduciary duties as either a manager or as the majority member of WCV. Since WCV’s operating agreement expressly provided that managers did not owe fiduciary duties to members, the Court dismissed the claim to the extent it was based on Woodcock’s actions as a manager. However, Plaintiff had sufficiently alleged that Woodcock used his position as majority member to assert absolute control over WCV such that he owed a fiduciary duty to Plaintiff as the minority member. Plaintiff also alleged that Woodcock breached this duty; therefore, the Court denied dismissal of the claim to the extent it was based on Woodcock’s actions as the controlling majority member.
Finally, the Court also denied dismissal of the constructive fraud claim since Defendants did not contend that Plaintiff had failed to adequately allege the claim, but only that such a claim was not viable where, as here, monetary damages were adequate compensation, which, the Court explained, was a misapprehension of the law and not a valid basis for dismissal.
Prometheus Grp. Enters., LLC v. Gibson, 2023 NCBC 23 (N.C. Super. Ct. Mar. 21, 2023) (Earp, J.)
Key Terms: breach of contract; non-compete; non-solicitation; non-disclosure; blue-pencil; tortious interference with contract; legal malice; misappropriation of trade secrets; UDTPA; aggravating circumstances; preliminary injunction
In this action, Plaintiff brought suit against its former employee, Gibson, and his new employer, Prospecta Software, alleging claims for breach of contract based on non-compete, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure provisions in Gibson’s employment agreement and for misappropriation of trade secrets and tortious interference with contract. Plaintiff also sought a preliminary injunction. Defendants moved to dismiss all claims.
Beginning with the breach of contract claim, the Court addressed each provision in turn. The non-compete provision was overbroad and unenforceable because it effectively prohibited Gibson from taking a wholly unrelated position with any business, or the affiliate of any business, located anywhere in the world, that provided asset management products. The Court declined to blue-pencil either the geographical restriction (because the list of locations was joined by the conjunctive “and”) or the word “indirectly” (because the provision’s structure did not clearly establish the drafter’s intention that the word be used alternatively). The non-solicitation provision was also unenforceable because it extended to customers and prospective customers with whom Gibson had no contact or even knowledge of. However, since non-disclosure provisions are not considered a restraint on trade and therefore not subject to the same level of scrutiny, the Court concluded that the allegations regarding Gibson’s breach thereof were sufficient, even though stated upon information and belief. Accordingly, the Court dismissed the breach of contract claim to the extent it was based on breach of the non-compete or non-solicitation provisions but denied dismissal to the extent the claim was based on breach of the non-disclosure provision.
As for the tortious interference with contract claim, the Court determined that, absent supporting facts, Plaintiff’s conclusory allegation that “Prospecta  knowingly induced Gibson to violate his [Employment] Agreement with [Plaintiff] without justification” was insufficient to satisfy the pleading requirements for intentional inducement and legal malice.
Regarding the misappropriation of trade secrets claim, the Court first determined that Plaintiff’s allegations of a compilation of confidential information housed in Salesforce was sufficient to plead the existence of a trade secret. However, the Court nonetheless dismissed the claim because Plaintiff’s allegations that Gibson had access to the trade secrets and was now working in a nearly identical role were insufficient to allege actual misappropriation.
The Court also dismissed the UDTPA claim since the misappropriation and tortious interference claims were dismissed and Plaintiff did not allege the aggravating circumstances necessary to elevate a breach of contract to an unfair or deceptive trade practice.
Finally, the Court denied the motion for a preliminary injunction, concluding that neither the bare-bones allegations of the Complaint nor the evidence presented satisfied Plaintiff’s burden to establish a likelihood of success on the merits of the sole remaining claim or that it was likely to sustain irreparable loss absent an injunction.
Baker v. Hobart Fin. Grp., Inc., 2023 NCBC 24 (N.C. Super. Ct. Mar. 22, 2023) (Robinson, J.)
Key Terms: Rule 12(e); motion for a more definite statement; and/or
Plaintiffs, ten individuals or couples, brought suit against seven defendants alleging seven causes of action. Their amended complaint contained seventy-seven pages of detailed factual allegations; however, the remaining seven pages setting forth their causes of action lacked clarity because, among other reasons, they did not specify which plaintiffs brought which claims against which defendants. Although Defendants moved to dismiss under Rules 12(b)(6) and 9(b), the Court treated the motion as a motion for a more definite statement under Rule 12(e) and ordered Plaintiffs to file a second amended complaint to clarify their claims. The Court specifically instructed Plaintiffs to avoid using “and/or” as it made the Court’s analysis of the fraud-based claims particularly difficult.
Reason v. Barfield, 2023 NCBC 25 (N.C. Super. Ct. Mar. 24, 2023) (Earp, J.)
Key Terms: judgment on the pleadings; joint venture; declaratory judgment; breach of contract; unjust enrichment
This suit arose from an alleged joint venture between the parties to purchase and sell certain properties. Plaintiffs brought claims for a declaratory judgment regarding the joint venture agreement, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment based on allegations that Defendant Barfield refused to abide by the terms of their agreement to divide profits from the venture. Defendants sought judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Rule 12(c).
Regarding the claim for a declaratory judgment, the Court rejected Defendants’ argument that Plaintiffs had failed to plead the existence of either a partnership or joint venture. Noting that partnerships and joint ventures are governed by substantially the same rules, the Court determined that the Plaintiffs had satisfied the pleading requirements, namely agreement to share the financial repercussions of the venture and shared ownership and control of the business. That Plaintiffs did not specifically allege that they agreed to share losses did not warrant dismissal at this stage of the case. Thus, the motion was denied as to the declaratory judgment claim.
The Court also denied the motion as to the breach of contract claim, concluding that Plaintiffs’ allegations that Barfield breached his promise to share the profits of the venture were sufficient.
Lastly, the Court denied the motion as to the unjust enrichment claim, noting that courts generally decline to address such claims at the Rule 12 stage if a viable breach of contract claim exists as it did here. Moreover, Plaintiffs had adequately alleged each element of the claim.
Loyd v. Griffin, 2023 NCBC 26 (N.C. Super. Ct. Mar. 27, 2023) (Robinson, J.)
Key Terms: summary judgment; UDTPA; in or affecting commerce; breach of contract; nominal damages; fraud; breach of fiduciary duty; business judgment rule; constructive fraud; conversion; unjust enrichment
This case arose out of Plaintiff’s and Defendant Griffin’s insurance agencies (LIA and GIA, respectively), the merger of the businesses, and various agreements relating to the business relationship. After GIA terminated Plaintiff for issuing false certificates of insurance (COIs), Plaintiff filed suit against Griffin and GIA, to which they responded with various counterclaims. The parties moved for summary judgment on all claims.
UDTPA. Defendant’s UDTPA claim was based on Plaintiff’s issuance of false COIs. Since this claim concerned Plaintiff’s conduct and its impact on GIA, it was an internal business dispute not in or affecting commerce. Accordingly, the Court dismissed the claim.
Breach of Contract – June 2018 Shareholders Agreement. Defendants sought specific performance of the June 2018 Shareholders Agreement requiring Plaintiff to sell his shares in GIA. However, a factual dispute existed as to whether, and to what extent, that agreement had been modified. Thus, the Court denied summary judgment.
Fraud. Defendants alleged that Plaintiff committed fraud in the Merger Agreement by representing that he and LIA were in compliance with applicable law despite Plaintiff wrongfully issuing false COIs. In response, Plaintiff argued that he could not be individually liable for false statements made by LIA. The Court rejected this argument; however, it nonetheless dismissed the claim because the evidence in the record showed that LIA did not issue any false COIs. Rather, all of the COIs in the record were issued by GIA and, therefore, Loyd’s representations were not false.
Breach of Contract – Merger Agreement. Defendants also alleged that Plaintiff’s false representations in the Merger Agreement constituted a breach contract. However, as with the fraud claim, Plaintiff’s representations were not false because the record evidence showed that LIA did not issue any false COIs. Thus, the Court dismissed this claim as well.
Breach of Contract – Associate Agent Agreement. Plaintiff argued that he was entitled to summary judgment on this claim because Defendants had not offered evidence of any damages. The Court denied summary judgment, though, because proof of damages is not an element of a claim for breach of contract. Even absent actual damages, Defendants could be entitled to nominal damages.
Fiduciary Claims against Defendant Griffin. Plaintiff brought breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud claims against Griffin based on fiduciary duties owed to Plaintiff as both a partner and a minority shareholder. The Court dismissed the claims to the extent they were based on a partnership relationship because there was insufficient evidence of such a relationship. The Court otherwise denied summary judgment because a factual dispute existed as to Griffin’s status as the majority shareholder.
Fiduciary Claims against Plaintiff. Defendants alleged a breach of fiduciary duty claim based on Plaintiff directing employees to issue false COIs in breach of his fiduciary duties as an officer of GIA. Plaintiff countered that his actions were done in good faith and in what he believed to be the best interests of GIA. Due to these disputed issues and a question of the weight of the related evidence, the Court denied summary judgment on this claim.
Conversion. Plaintiff’s conversion claim was based on allegations that Defendants took and transferred Loyd’s GIA shares without authorization. However, because there was a genuine issue of material fact regarding whether an agreement existed authorizing such a transfer, the Court denied summary judgment.
Unjust Enrichment. The Court denied summary judgment as to this claim because it rested on the same evidence as the conversion claim, which also survived summary judgment.
Blueprint 2020 Opportunity Zone Fund, LLLP v. 10 Acad. St. QOZB I, LLC, 2023 NCBC Order 17 (N.C. Super. Ct. Mar. 9, 2023) (Bledsoe, C.J.)
Key Terms: appointment of a receiver; Receivership Act; LLC Act; inherent authority; self-dealing; information requests
Plaintiffs are two of the three members of Defendant, which was formed in 2019 to develop certain property in South Carolina. In 2021, Plaintiffs were informed that Defendant had paid a $2 million deposit to an affiliate of Defendant’s manager for the proposed purchase of certain land, but that the deposit had been forfeited because Defendant had not completed the purchase by the deadline. Having had no prior knowledge of the transaction, Plaintiffs demanded the return of the deposit, an accounting of all agreements between Defendant and the manager’s affiliate, and various other information regarding Defendant’s business. These requests were largely refused resulting in Plaintiffs’ filing of the present lawsuit and motion for appointment of a receiver pursuant to the North Carolina Commercial Receivership Act, the dissolution procedures of the North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act, and the Court’s inherent authority and equitable powers. Based on the substantial evidence offered by Plaintiffs that 1) Defendant’s manager had engaged in improper self-dealing and breached the Operating Agreement; 2) Defendant’s cash assets had been dramatically reduced without satisfactory explanation; and 3) Plaintiff’s requests for information which they are entitled to under the Operating Agreement had been unfulfilled, the Court concluded that the appointment of a receiver was necessary to investigate and review the disputed matters, to account for and pursue recovery of the $2 million deposit and any other improperly used assets, and to produce the requested information to Plaintiffs. Accordingly, the Court appointed a receiver for Defendant and set forth the terms of the receivership.
Weddle v. WakeMed Health & Hospitals, 2023 NCBC Order 18 (N.C. Super. Ct. Mar. 22, 2023) (Bledsoe, C.J.)
Key Terms: prior pending action doctrine; abatement; stay; putative class members; judicial economy
Plaintiffs, two patients of Defendant, brought a putative class action based on the alleged unauthorized collection and improper use of their personal health information. Defendant moved to abate or, alternatively, stay the action under the prior pending action doctrine based on a previously filed putative class action pending in federal court.
Under the prior pending action doctrine, a second action should be abated if another, first-filed action is pending involving a substantial identity as to parties, subject matter, issues involved, and relief demanded. Here, the Court determined that the parties in the two actions were not substantially similar for two reasons. First, no class had been certified yet in either action; thus, only the named class representatives were plaintiffs and there was no overlap between the named plaintiffs in the two actions. Second, even if the putative class members in the two actions could be considered parties, there would potentially be a sub-class of individuals who would be class members in the present case but not the federal case. Accordingly, the Court could not determine as a matter of law that the two classes were substantially similar and, therefore, abatement would be improper. Nevertheless, the Court ordered that the case be stayed indefinitely because 1) the two cases were related; 2) there was a significant risk of conflicting rulings between the Court and the federal court; and 3) a stay would serve the interests of judicial economy. The Court further ordered that the parties file a joint status report every sixty days or in the event of any major development in the federal case.
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The first step in making this dish is to prepare a New Mexico red chile sauce. This is a basic chile sauce that may be used in many New Mexican dishes – over enchiladas, in posole, on eggs, in burritos, over beans.
Addition of honey makes a rich glaze that, when combined with the heat of the chile and a bit of salt from broth, makes a sauce that kicks up your typical barbequed chicken.
I make this at home, on my patio, and at camp, as it requires few ingredients and is portable, especially if you make the red chile in advance.
I like to serve this with “green” (cilantro-based) or other rice and a salad with a creamy dressing – Ranch or Green Goddess. Perfect for all seasons!
Spicy, creamy, rich and vegetarian, this miso braised eggplant dish is not your average eggplant dinner. What I love about this one is it is really hard to mess up! While there are steps involved, this recipe is not difficult and is perfect for a weeknight dinner or really, any occasion.
I know that many people just do not care for eggplant because of its earthy, slightly bitter flavor and because it can be spongy if not cooked thoroughly.
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But if you STILL have doubts and don’t like eggplant, you may substitute zucchini. Zucchini doesn’t taste quite as “umami” in this recipe, but it will require a little less oil. I’ve made both versions and they are both good!
A final note: I love to change up the noodles used in this recipe – my favorites being homemade linguini or whole wheat spaghetti. I used homemade linguini in the featured photo, and it was outstanding!
A spicy, hearty and rich vegetarian dish adapted from Bon Appetit. This recipe adds coconut for a nutty topping and is delicious with a variety of noodles from homemade linguini to whole wheat spaghetti noodles.
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1medium eggplantsliced 3/4 inch thick, skin intact
5 garlic clovesminced
3 tbsp Gochujangmay substitute red curry paste
6tbspolive oilextra virgin
2tbspfresh coconut shavings
Mix gochujang, miso, and 1½ cups warm water in a small bowl until blended. Set aside.
Boil pasta in salted water on high until al dente. Drain.
Heat 3 tbsp. oil in a large skillet over medium-high (I do not recommend cast iron for this, as eggplant will stick heavily).
Add eggplant and sear, drizzling with another 1 to 2 tbsp. oil.
Season eggplant lightly with salt and cook, undisturbed, until golden brown for several minutes.
Turn eggplant over and continue to cook until most of the eggplant are golden and becoming tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
In same pan, reduce heat to medium and add remaining 1 tbsp. oil, garlic, and ginger to skillet, stirring often until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add tomato paste, stir, and cook until slightly darkened, about 1 minute.
Stir in gochujang mixture, combining well, and return eggplant to skillet.
Cook, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is very tender, about 6 minutes.
To gochujang mixture add noodles and butter, seasoning with salt as needed.
Cook until sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove to plate or individual bowls.
Scatter noodles with scallions, coconut, and peanuts.

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Managing to be equally mellow and introspective as well as rough and rocking, Blind Melon's 1992 self-titled debut remains one of the purest sounding rock albums of its era, completely devoid of '90s production tricks. While Blind Melon were never the toast of the critics, their self-titled 1992 debut has held up incredibly well over time, resembling a true rock classic. For reasons unknown, the late Shannon Hoon was, unfairly, usually the brunt of reviewers' criticisms, yet his angelic voice and talent for penning lyrics that examined the ups and downs of everyday life were an integral part of Blind Melon's sound, as well as the band's supreme jamming interplay. The most renowned song remains the uplifting hit "No Rain," but the whole album is superb -- the homesick rocker "Tones of Home," the desperate "I Wonder," the epic album closer "Time," and the gentle acoustic strum of "Change," which included lyrics that turned out to be sadly prophetic for Hoon. Other highlights are a song inspired by the homeless ("Paper Scratcher"), "Sleepyhouse," which describes the feeling of isolation the band felt recording the debut in a secluded residence, and the retro (yet refreshing) sounds of "Soak the Sin" and "Dear Ol' Dad." Although the album started out slow sales-wise, constant touring and the success of "No Rain" one year after the debut's initial release proved to be Blind Melon's breakthrough success, eventually almost topping the charts and going multi-platinum.
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Dear Readers, when I saw this insect flying around the buddleia in St Pancras and Islington Cemetery, I took one glance and cheerfully told my friend that we were looking at a hornet. Well, clearly I was having one of those days because when a second insect joined the first one, I started looking around a little anxiously in case we were standing close to a hornet nest (though these are actually remarkably serene animals, much less likely to sting you than your average wasp). And then, light dawned. This is, of course, a hornet mimic hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), about which I have written many times before.
How can I tell? So many, many ways, readers, all of them forgotten in the excitement of the moment. Firstly, flies only have two wings, hornets (and all wasps, bees and flying ants) have four. Secondly, look at those big compound eyes! Bees and wasps have much smaller eyes which are often almond-shaped. The antennae are different too, and the wings are carried differently. The hoverfly is a pretty good mimic, and I’m sure a hungry bird would give it a pass, but as a budding entomologist I should have been a little more circumspect.
Incidentally, telling the sex of a hoverfly isn’t easy in all species, but it is in this one: if the eyes meet at the top of the head, the insect is a male. If they’re separated by a yellow band, as in this insect, it’s a female. To reproduce, she will walk cheerfully into a wasp or hornet nest and deposit her eggs – it maybe that her stripes help to fool the residents, or maybe they simply aren’t bothered as the larvae, when they hatch, perform a useful service – they live on the debris at the bottom of the nest, and may even eat the larvae of other insect pests that live there. When the nest starts to break down in the autumn the larvae leave the nest and pupate, normally in the tree cavity where the nest was positioned.
Hornet mimic hoverflies are migratory, with the population of locally-born flies being reinforced by insects from mainland Europe every year, and some flies making the return journey in the autumn. Insects often look so frail, and yet they are capable of extraordinary journeys. Furthermore, after bees hoverflies are our most important pollinators – although they don’t collect pollen deliberately, as they don’t rear their young, pollen grains nonetheless attach themselves to the fine hairs that cover their bodies, and are hence transferred from one flower to another. And honestly, what a magnificent looking insect this is! I have a great fondness for ‘real’ hornets, but this creature also has a place in my heart.
Initial excitement can interfere with identification. Much larger than your hoverfly, I once mistook Trumpeter Hornbills with Crowned Hornbills – and only realised my mistake once I looked at my photographs on my computer!
I’m so glad it’s not only me 🙂
Amazing to think of them migrating all that way and wonder why such a little thing would need to do that! Is the usual smaller Hoverfly getting rarer? I don’t see so many the last few years shame as they and their larvae are so useful in the greenhouse and garden.love your writing.
Thank you, Japh! I suspect that the little marmalade hoverflies are getting rarer, but I’m not sure if there are any studies that would confirm that – all the usual reasons for invertebrates being in trouble (intensive agriculture, more hard structures/fake grass in gardens, climate change, habitat change/destruction) would impact on hoverflies as well.


Pam / Tuesday, May 11, 2021 / Categories: ATSSA, FHWA, Innovation, Tech and Innovation ATSSA submits 120 comments for feedback to proposed MUTCD ATSSA today submitted 120 comments to the Federal Register on the Proposed Rule for the National Standards for the Traffic Control Devices: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) for Streets and Highways revision. The 23 pages of comments were compiled over the past few months and are the product of input received from ATSSA’s technical committees, MUTCD Chat Lounges during February’s Annual Convention & Traffic Expo, National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Device (NCUTCD) committee meetings and other conferences attended by ATSSA. The input was produced after sorting through nearly 2,000 comments to the 700-page MUTCD. “A huge thank you goes out to our members for leading the charge as this was a herculean effort,” ATSSA Director of Innovation & Technical Services Eric Perry said. “I want to thank our members for their feedback and contributions.” Comments were due to the Federal Register by Friday. This is the first comprehensive update to the MUTCD in more than a decade. The document opened for public comment on Dec. 14 as originally reported here and was originally to allow comments through March 15. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) extended the time for public comment as a result of feedback from stakeholders. The Notice of Proposed Amendments for the 11th edition of the MUTCD contains more than 600 proposed changes, according to a statement from the FHWA. Print 7075 Rate this article: 5.0 Tags: MUTCD NCUTCD Federal Highway Administration Please login or register to post comments.


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Wolf’s ears face downward, and she’s not happy about how she looks. Out of ideas about how best to change, she asks her friend Bear for advice.
When she does what Bear suggests, things don’t turn out quite as Wolf planned. She will have to rely on her friends for help. Will they be able to save her in time?
Why Wolf Has Ears Facing Upward brings the reader into a story of what happens when we don’t think about consequences before we act—and how the relationships we build with our friends can help get us out of tight spots.


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EWI's 2009 U.S.-Russia Joint Threat Assessment on Iran
A confluence of events has presented the Russian Federation and the United States with an unusual opportunity to transform their relationship.
Indeed, most outside experts told us that the task was impossible. Relations between Russia and the United States had deteriorated to a nadir not seen in decades. Among the major causes for the severe decline were the rushed ballistic missile defense agreements between the United States and Poland and between the United States and the Czech Republic to deploy assets in these European countries to counter a potential Iranian nuclear and missile threat. The United States government viewed this as a defensive move. Was Iran developing a capacity to hit Europe? How long would it take? The Russian government countered that the ballistic missile defense deployment near its borders was surely directed against Russia—an offensive move. Russian leaders and experts dismissed the idea that Iran currently possessed an offensive ballistic missile program capable of striking Europe. The sixteen Americans and Russians who sat around that Track 2 table back in 2007 in Moscow could have stopped at that impasse—but they did not. They agreed that the heart of the issue did not start with either the United States or with Russia but rather with the need to decipher the threat—what were Iran’s technical capabilities? Could the two sides analyze and come to an agreement on the nature of the threat through a joint threat assessment?
Russia and the United States have been in dispute over the timeframe involved for Iran to acquire nuclear warheads and delivery vehicles, on the means needed to prevent that from happening, and—in the worst case that it cannot be prevented—the military operational responses available to both sides to defend against Iran’s potential use of nuclear armed missiles. It was agreed that only after capabilities are ascertained can productive political conversations about motives and policy responses follow. Therein lay the mandate for the two teams of scientists, who worked independently and in a series of joint meetings that more often than not lasted well into the night.
Though the Iranian nuclear program has been the subject of detailed forensic public analyses, much less detailed attention has been paid, in public at least, to the Iranian missile program. Claims and counterclaims abound and defy easy understanding by the non-specialist. This report aims to fill that gap by providing a detailed examination of Iranian nuclear and missile capabilities. When might Iran be capable of deploying nuclear warheads? Assuming that Iran can develop that capability, would the proposed missile defenses be able intercept Iranian missiles? What are the possibilities of U.S.-Russian cooperation in this area? These are the vital questions that this report examines and makes its assessments.
The EastWest Institute, for thirty years a bridge in U.S.-Russian and earlier, U.S.-Soviet relations, is proud to present the product of this remarkable team of Russian and American scientists and experts on the subject. That compelling gap—both in terms of independent analysis and in confidence building on Iran’s weapons programs— now has its first bridging document. That it deals successfully with a joint assessment on such an important issue as Iran’s nuclear and missile potential is a tribute to its authors and to the willingness of both governments to enable their scientific communities to cooperate.
EWI worked closely with partner organizations in both Russia and the United States: the Russian Committee of Scientists for Global Security and Arms Control; The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Program in Science, Technology, and Society; and the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University—all of which offered vital support and leadership. This Track 2 effort by prominent American and Russian specialists should provide a way out of the counter-productive and unnecessary friction that has arisen over Iran’s nuclear military potential and responses to it. After all, as both sides have taken pains to point out, a nuclear Iran is in neither state’s interest.
For more than a year, intense discussions have taken place on this first bilateral JTA between Russian and U.S. scientists, some of whom are close advisors to high-level government officials. The drafting of this report was a unique experience of building trust between experts who shape future strategic decisions. We all have learned important lessons through this experience and the EastWest Institute is keen to actively rely on them to expand the model of joint independent expert groups to contribute to finding solutions to pressing threats around the globe. Additional JTAs will be undertaken. To operationalize the findings of this JTA, we are preparing to launch a Joint U.S.-Russia Policy Assessment, as suggested by William Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (and formerly the U.S. ambassador to Russia). Such a study would offer consensus recommendations on the policy options available to the United States and Russia on the potential Iranian nuclear and missile threat as well as suggest a global regime for dealing with ballistic missile proliferation.
In February 2009, key conclusions of the study were presented to the U.S. National Security Advisor James Jones, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolay Patrushev. The first reaction to the draft report from both U.S. and Russian government officials was positive, and provides the basis for hope that both countries will be able to develop constructive policies of cooperation in addressing existing nuclear and missile threats. We are pleased that in recent bilateral meetings between Secretary Clinton and Minister Lavrov the importance of doing joint U.S.-Russia threat assessments has been recognized.
EWI’s mission is to forge collective action for a safer and better world—this joint threat assessment gives policymakers the ability to do just that. We are grateful for the dedicated eff orts by those involved on both the U.S. and Russian sides, who put politics and other commitments aside to off er their impressive analytical skills to this venture. As well as being scientists they were diplomats and skilled negotiators as they worked together to produce this consensus document. Special thanks and recognition are due to David Holloway and Leonid Ryabikhin, who led the U.S. and Russian sides, respectively, in this unique endeavor. A complete listing of scientists and experts engaged in this process is found on the list of contributors. We thank each of them for their diligent work and contributions. It is in no small measure thanks to the patient and determined leadership of Professor Holloway and Dr. Ryabikhin that the diverse teams were able to prepare and present the consensus document that follows. I would also like to extend a special thanks and recognition to Greg Austin, Vice President of Policy Innovation, who began the initial joint threat assessment process at EWI.

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Beckhoff achieves a new quantum leap in terms of machine flexibility with the innovative No Cable Technology (NCT) for the XTS intelligent transport system. This is made possible by contactless power supply and synchronous real-time data communication, enabling individual XTS movers to be expanded into mobile handling and processing stations.
The modular XTS system has been expanded with NCT to include a special motor module as well as electronics that can be mounted on the movers. The hardware required for the transmission technology is fully integrated into the motor module, so that the existing functionalities and compact set-up are retained. No additional connections or supply lines are needed. The control of the hardware on the mover is fully implemented in TwinCAT. All known TwinCAT functionalities are available for simple project implementation.
For the first time, NCT makes it possible to process and check the quality of products on the mover while the process is running. Sufficient power and fast communication with the TwinCAT control system enable easy connection of sensors and actuators. The data communication is real-time capable and can synchronize system-wide events with µs accuracy in connection with EtherCAT. This opens up new solution options for the user, especially in the areas of product handling, machining and measuring in parallel with product transport, as well as adapting production machines for rapidly changing production lots:
- Various motion sequences can be implemented on the mover itself, for example, to align a product.
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With the onslaught of online trading and internet brokerages, interest in 'The Street' (Wall, that is) has amply increased. That fast-paced, high-risk environment serves as the backdrop for Eric Eisenberg's new play, The Arrangement, running at midtown Manhattan's Vital Theatre Nov. 30-Dec. 17.
A driven young executive making his way up the corporate ladder is offered an ”in” on an insider trading scheme. Goaded by an older partner, he goes along with the seemingly foolproof plan but soon finds himself wrapped in an investigation by a female lawyer determined to ruin him.
Laura Stevens directs the production with a cast that includes Rick Bank ("Another World"), Jack Green ("One Life to Live"), former Rockette Jennifer Jiles, and Peter Waldren (Outward Bound).
The Vital Theatre Company, now in it's second year, have produced over fifteen plays and a series of new works called "Vital Signs". The company received the oobr Award for Excellence for their production of Shay Youngblood's Shakin' The Mess Out Of Misery.


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OECD Forecast Suggests Still Some Way To Go
NZBR: Media Release
22 November 2002
OECD ECONOMIC FORECAST SUGGESTS STILL SOME WAY TO GO
New figures showing New Zealand's economic growth this year to be the OECD's third-highest are pleasing and are testimony to the solid base built by the reforms of the 1980s and 1990s, as well as the favourable effects of high export prices and the low exchange rate, according to New Zealand Business Roundtable Chairman Rob McLeod.
The OECD forecast for New Zealand has the economy growing at 4% this year and at 3% and 3.4% over the next two years.
These figures are in line with New Zealand's economic growth trends since the early 1990s, with real GDP growing by an average of 3.1% in the ten years to 2001, Mr McLeod said.
"The reforms put in place since the mid-1980s have built a solid platform for better economic outcomes over recent years. As a result of these reforms, the economy is much more flexible. So far, this has allowed New Zealand to maintain its economic momentum despite weaknesses in some other economies, said Mr McLeod.
"We cannot be complacent. The forecast growth rates - even with the favourable export situation - are well below the sustained economic growth in real GDP per-capita of at least 4% per year required to achieve the government's goal of reaching the top half of the OECD income rankings. Only a focus on pro-growth policies, including tax, spending and regulatory reform, will make the government's target an achievable goal. This would be consistent with the OECD's general observation that economic reform remains an essential ingredient for long-term growth."


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Before you write off Facebook, stop: The person on the other end be more complex than you think.
I think we should create a social media platform where you can begin a discussion on one topic and then the conversation becomes wildly inappropriate and stupidly personal. And the longer you stay in a conversation, the more people lose focus, concentration and brain cells.
Let’s call it Facebook.
I swore that Facebook should be renamed to Assbook, but Dave changed my mind.
This morning, I shared an article, The 12 Gifts that Will Help With Your Holiday Sadness with a writers group. Dave responded. Here is how it began:
Dave: “Talk to me im bored.”
Me: (Inside my head) “This is stupid… I want serious people to read and comment on my piece.” I ignored Dave.
Dave: “Not many are listening. I’m a writer.”
Me: (Inside conversation) “Really?? I’m up early on a Saturday morning, trying to write an article about Mental Illness. You’re up early and talking how bored you are?? Just get writing!” Again, I ignored Dave.
Dave: “Im schizophrenic. With major depression active alcoholic and some days suicidal if that helps. No one but my cats.”
Me: I stopped writing because Dave caught my attention.
What is it Like to Live With a Mental Illness?
Here I was, ready to conclude that Facebook should be renamed Assbook because someone actually was being honest. I went cold with shame. So I messenged Dave. He told me that he lives with Schizophrenia.
Dave shared that sometimes he finds it difficult to know what is real and what is not real. I have a story that shows how you and I can relate to Dave’s experience.
In Canada, The Brick is a furniture and electronics megastore. They employ stupid advertising campaigns with slogans like this: “Boxing month sale at the Brick.” I know Boxing day is just one day. The Brick is lying and boxing month is not real. My mind says, “The Brick is stupid.”
My mind says it one way, but my heart says another way: “I want a new 72″ TV. That will make movies so much better!”
Which “voice” is real? I think that both are real. You and I can choose to ignore the Brick and keep our money in our pockets. I guess I get what Dave is feeling. Different sides of a conversation going on inside your head and and at times you are a little uncertain.
That’s schizophrenia. No danger, no craziness. We all can have a divided mind on things.
In some cultures, people that hear or see unusual things are given special roles, spiritual roles. In our culture, we give them medications and we won’t let them work in important jobs. How does this make sense?
When I asked Dave how he knows about what is real and what is not, he says “Just requires an open mind . I mastered it . be careful what you let in.” And later he said, “The problem with an open mind is that you offer space for evil to invade.”
What I Learned about Mental Illness From Facebook
Dave is brilliant. How is it that as soon as we hear someone is mentally ill, Schizophrenic, we write off everything they say? I thought about this question in a previous post, “Mental Illness is Undiagnosed Verbal Disorder.”
Our labels are not big enough to define us… not even our business cards.
Dave is more than his label. It’s a brilliant lesson that we sometimes ignore: You and I are way more than our labels. I am more than my depression or anxiety, the substance user is more than their addiction, the mother is more than her grief and the father is more than his job.
Dave is damned smart. Thanks Dave, you reminded me to slow down and not let my mind convince me of things that I know are not true. You reminded me that we should use our Editor before we speak. Couldn’t agree more.
Facebook can still be called Assbook, but before we write people off, we should listen a little. I am almost 50, married for 18 years and a trained counsellor… and yes, I have problems with listening. It happens. Counsellors are human, just like Schizophrenics, alcoholics and people who shop at The Brick.
You and I, we have a great deal in common. Your mind is not much different than the mind of a person who lives with depression, panic, PTSD or Schizophrenia. When you and I hear a personal story of mental illness, that story can change us and help to eradicate stigma. The person is no longer their disorder, no longer their label.
“Sharing stories of lived experiences with mental illness is where transformations happen and stigma is erased.” Dave Grauwiler
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The perception of corruption in Pakistan has worsened since Imran Khan came to power in 2018, according to Transparency International (TI). In its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021, the Berlin-based watchdog ranked the South Asian country 140th out of 180 countries, with 180th being the most corrupt country in the world. Pakistan was ranked 124th in 2020, 120th in 2019, and 117th in 2018. TI has been compiling the corruption index since 1995. It is based on 13 different sources that depict perceptions of corruption within the public sector, including experts and business people. The sources also include the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, and private risk and consulting firms. According to the CPI 2021, the “deteriorating rule of law” and “state capture” are the main reasons behind a significant rise of corruption in Pakistan. Before coming to power in 2018, Khan, a populist politician, regularly cited TI’s CPI as an “evidence” to malign his political opponents, mainly former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif . Khan’s politics continue to revolve around punishing “corrupt politicians,” who, according to him, are impeding Pakistan’s progress. Tables have turned But the corruption perception has become starker since Khan took the reins. Thus, the latest… Read full this story
- Pakistan PM Khan Begins 'Important' Saudi Visit
- Would hold talks with India if it restores Jammu and Kashmir's pre-Aug 2019 status, says Pakistan PM Imran Khan
- Pakistan PM Slams Macron, Demands Facebook Censor 'Islamophobia'
- 'Islamophobia Growing in the West': Pakistani PM Khan Condemns Killing of Muslim Family in Canada
- CPEC western route to usher in new era of development in Pakistan: PM
- PM identifies anti-corruption a key in public investment
- PM Imran Khan says farmers will not be exploited, assures support
- PM Imran Khan says govt fully focused on agriculture sector
- Pandemonium, chaos in Pakistan National Assembly following budget proposals
- PM Imran Khan launches two new schemes for overseas Pakistanis today
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Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68
The British Navy's Show of Force at the Time of ConfederationBy Cheryl MacDonald
This book tells the story of three British gunboats that patrolled the Great lakes in the aftermath of the US Civil War when Canada was negotiating Confederation and under Fenian attack. Cheryl MacDonald explores the impact of Fenian invasions on Canada and how the presence of the gunboats helped guarantee Canadian sovereignty.
Doctors in Denial
Why Big Pharma and the Canadian medical profession are too close for comfortBy Joel Lexchin, MD, Foreword by Dr. Brian Goldman
In this book, Dr. Joel Lexchin examines the relationship between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry, urging for change in the Canadian medical profession and explaining how doctors have become dependents of the drug companies instead of champions of patients' health.
Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces
The contentious history of the Canadian federationBy Ed Whitcomb
This book provides a history of Canadian federalism and the various politicians over the years who have engaged in an ongoing push and pull over power between Ottawa and the provinces. Ed Whitcomb examines their past successes and failures and the ongoing challenges to the country's unity.
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The motion poster of Dr Rajendra Prasad starrer Tholubommala is released. The film seems to give an interesting glimpse of the movie concept. Audience seem to be curious to know more about the film...Continue reading
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