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Divorced from Reality
January 17, 2016
I spent a large chunk of the last week sitting in meetings with our Chinese partner talking about expansion throughout China over the next several years and one thing I was struck by was how all of the conversations were completely divorced from the macroeconomic reality in China. There was no mention of China's economic troubles, whether it be the falling stock market, an oversupply of housing, falling economic growth, overcapacity in the manufacturing sector, or any number of statistics that point to a rapid deceleration of the the Chinese economy. The only thing that came up was the devaluing the the Chinese renminbi and its mention was prompted by the Americans in the room. Equally absent was any discussion of the current political situation in China, though that is slightly less surprising. However, on the whole if we were sitting in a roomful of American or European business executives, the economic climate would have certainly been a part of the discussion and even maybe one or two political quips, including some comment about how unfathomable Donald Trump's candidacy is and the sad state of American politics. But there was none of that in these meetings.
It's often something I wonder about when I see people wandering the mall or around me at a restaurant – what do they think about what's happening in their country? Do they even know what is happening in their country? It's very likely they may not be fully aware of what is going on since they would need a VPN to read foreign news sources and the Chinese media is largely silent as to the country's economic doldrums. Plus most people are too busy watching tv shows and movies on their phones to pay attention to the news, whether it's CCTV or one of the many government publications sitting untouched in the newsstands around the city. My meetings last week confirmed for me that there is a disconnect between what the reality of what is happening in China and how people are engaging with that reality.
Much has been written about the housing glut in China and no matter what city I travel to, I'm usually greeted with too many cranes to count as I drive into town from the airport. So many cities seem to be all about building new central business districts replete with malls, office buildings, and more apartments. And yet the question is the same – who is going to move here? If the government is seeking to continue its drive to urbanize and move the rural population into the cities, I cannot imagine that they are going to be re-settled in these luxury housing developments that continue to rise all over the country. The malls are a whole other phenomenon. How many luxury malls does a country need? Apparently there is no limit, but when I was in Chengdu I walked through a few of these new malls and some were eerily empty, both of people and stores. Apparently the SCMP and I went to some of the same malls. In Shenzhen the malls seem to be more for strolling than shopping with most people just wandering the mall, taking pictures, eating and drinking, but not really holding shopping bags.
I think at this point there is no disagreement that the Chinese economy is slowing down. The problem is that nobody quite knows how much. The official statistics are less telling. It's more about reading between the lines or anecdotal evidence of such a slowdown. It will be interesting to see what number the government announces on Tuesday for 2015 GDP growth. There is so much gray when it comes to this country and not only on the economic front.
Over two weeks ago, Lee Bo, a publisher of books critical of the Party disappeared in Hong Kong. He was the fifth person to disappear in connection with this particular publisher. He was last seen at his warehouse in Hong Kong before New Year's and since then there have been a series of odd occurrences including phone calls to his wife from a Shenzhen number where he is speaking Mandarin rather than the Cantonese he uses at home and a letter to his wife that he is going to be away for awhile taking care something on the mainland. The Hong Kong government has asked Beijing where he is and over two weeks later they still have not received an answer. The issue at stake is that because of the whole "one country, two systems" between HK and China, Chinese law enforcement officials are not supposed to be coming into HK and taking away HK residents. They are supposed to go through proper legal channels if they have reason to want to interrogate someone. Coming in and secretly ferreting a HK resident across the border is a serious violation of the principle behind "one country, two systems". It's more than problematic that Beijing has not given the HK government an answer as to Lee Bo's whereabouts and shows a serious lack of regard for HK and its autonomy.
So I digress. The point of all of this writing was that I still wonder if Chinese people actually know what's going on with their own country or simply do not care. I don't know if I will ever be able to get a straight answer.
Another Day, Another Mall
December 27, 2015
I don't want anyone to come away from my blog thinking all I do in China is walk around malls and sit in Starbucks drinking coffee, but if I didn't spend any time doing this, I'd be missing out on a big part of what's making modern China tick. These luxury malls and the shoppers who frequent stores purveying these premium brands (yes, Starbucks is a premium brand here when the average drink costs RMB30 or a bit less than US$5) are the future of this country, especially when the leadership is hellbent on reorienting the economy away from manufacturing and infrastructure investment towards domestic consumption. It's places like the IFS and today's mall, Taikoo Li (太古里), that represent the way going forward if China is to ever make that transition.
So yes, I am sitting here at a Starbucks in Taikoo Li, which was built by the Hong Kong developer, Swire Properties. A good friend of mine in Hong Kong who lives in Taikoo Shing, a family-oriented neighborhood on Hong Kong Island, told me that anything with the Swire name is going to be a quality property and this mall is no exception. Built around an ancient temple, Daci Temple, where you can still partake in a traditional tea ceremony, Daci Temple (大慈寺), Taikoo Li is filled with your usual luxury shops including Gucci, Burberry, Max Mara, and Cartier, as well as the Chengdu flagship stores for Apple (which with its two stores in Chengdu has more here than in Shenzhen) and Muji and the first stores in China for brands like Victoria's Secret and Hollister. It's quite the complex laid out as if it was a warren of traditional Chengdu alleys, similar to Xintiandi in Shanghai or even Sanlitun in Beijing, which is another Swire property. And the place is hopping with people eating, drinking, taking pictures, and even doing some shopping.
The Christmas decorations are still out in full force and effect, but so are the after Christmas sales with some stores offering discounts up to 40 or 50% off.
I blogged recently about the "real" China and malls like this one are the new "real" China. What's neat about Chengdu is that you can walk from your hotel to the Metro station in Tianfu Square and pass by little hole-in-the-wall or "fly" restaurants (苍蝇馆), wet markets, and people playing mahjong in the streets, so not all of the old "real" China is lost. It's perhaps this blending of old and new that Chengdu seems to still do so well, whereas a city like Shenzhen which did not exist 40 years ago is all new and will continue to be that way going forward. I don't know if Chengdu will be able to survive the onslaught of modernization and the power of the new "real" China, but at the moment it seems to have found some sort of equilibrium, however tenuous.
Having now been here for a few days, I still really like the city. It's hard for me to put my finger on it exactly, but this trip is my first time to the interior of China. When you think of Chengdu, and Sichuan province in general, it's the last extremely developed area of the country before heading off into the wilds of western Sichuan and Tibet. Chengdu feels less like a frontier city and more like an experiment in modernizing the interior. It's no secret that the government has spent considerable time and money spreading growth from the eastern coast to the interior and Chengdu is something of a showcase city, much like Shenzhen was when it became China's first Special Economic Zone. Chengdu has not received so formal a designation, but walking around the city and taking it all in, it's hard not to feel that there is something special about this place and it's not just all the panda advertising.
Nor is it all of the amazingly spicy food that I have been eating, which I will write about another time. Perhaps it's what China could be, though without the pollution that has rendered today a rather smoggy day (though nothing like Beijing) or the fact that signs are still posted on the street reminding people not to smoke on buses and in the subway reminding parents not to let their kids go to the bathroom on the train. Chengdu, like most of China, is moving quickly to catch up to the rest of the world in terms of development, but it feels a little more comfortable taking it's time doing so and making sure it's being done the "Chengdu way".
Of course I wonder how many Gucci or Louis Vuitton stores a city really needs and who actually fills all of these new office towers going up, including the top floors of the Evergrande Huazhi Office Tower, which sit there all lit up and empty at night.
Those are questions for another day, but one that China unfortunately will have to reckon with as it continues working through it's breakneck growth and reorientation to a consumption-driven economy. These malls and buildings are part of the infrastructure and property investment that has driven growth in many cities around the country and if towers like Evergrande remain empty, one has to wonder what the means for future development and growth in these cities.
On that note, I leave you to get back to the hotel and get ready for a night of sampling Chengdu's many street snacks.
The Real China?
December 1, 2015
"Where is the real China?"
Since I've been here, I've been asked variations on this question from the American teachers at our school for which this stint in Shenzhen is their first time in China. I struggle to come up with a good answer because I am not sure I actually know the answer. Depending on the day and my mood, I recommend checking out Beijing for a good contrast between the old and new China with a bunch of government formality thrown in for good measure. Or maybe I extol the history in Xian with its terra cotta warriors and ancient city walls still standing. Or even Yangshuo (阳朔) for its beautiful scenery and Yongding (永定) with its tulou (土楼).
Maybe Shenzhen is actually the best representation of the real China. 30 or so years ago it was nothing more than a 50,000 person market town through which the Guangzhou – Hong Kong through-train passed. Now it's a metropolis of over 15 million people, depending on how many of the surrounding towns you include in that count, and home to an endless supply of high-end malls, one of China's two stock exchanges, and extreme wealth on display throughout the city. This dramatic transformation, which at this point has been noted by anyone who has spent time here or in any number of China's other Tier One and Tier Two cities, is almost a given when speaking about China. However, the teachers for whom Shenzhen represents their introduction to China, something rings hollow about the city and the experience. It's not that it's not pleasant or convenient, but it almost feels too easy and not what they expected of China. But I have to wonder what they expected China to be if not a temple of consumerism and capitalism with very little in the way of apparent angst about the country's problems and where it's going.
Just an aside to note that I must give props to my dad for bringing to my attention Andrew Jacobs' "Notes on the China I'm Leaving Behind", which was published in this past Sunday's New York Times. In short, it's his take on where China is at after spending almost eight years on the ground. It means more to me that my dad brought it to my attention because I'd like to think that it's my being here on the ground that caused him to stop and read it whereas if I wasn't here, there might have been the chance that he would have skipped over Jacobs' piece. Thanks, dad.
Jacobs notes this disconnect between the shiny veneer of consumerism and deeper problems that lurk beneath this surface. He writes, "[T]he Communist Party, largely through fear and intimidation, seems to have trained much of the population to channel their energies into the pursuit of consumerism." This sentence gets to the heart of what is so strange about China, especially to Americans who are so used to the constant bombardment of negative news that makes it hard to enjoy Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Most Chinese people seem rather oblivious to the problems around them, including a slowing economy, rapidly degrading environment, disadvantageous demographics, and the detention of anyone who dare challenge the regime.
Shenzhen is even more of a conundrum because it should embody the idea that the further one is from Beijing, the less reverence they have for the government and its policies. That actually may be true to an extent in Shenzhen, which is richer and freer than most other parts of China, but the vacuum that exists from seemingly not caring about social and political matters is what makes the city feel so strange. Its proximity to Hong Kong and relatively porous border only heightens the strangeness. Shenzheners cross quite regularly between the two cities, but it's mainly to shop in Hong Kong because of its better selection of Western good and lower prices. Yet, Shenzheners bring little else back with them except bags and suitcases full of purchases.
To an American like myself who goes back and forth quite frequently and have been doing so for over a decade, I still marvel at the feeling of how different Hong Kong is from the moment I step off a plane, train, or boat. I don't know for certain, but would guess that most Chinese people crossing the border just see the city as a giant shopping mall.
Foreign Policy is running a special series on education and the relationship between the U.S. and China. Zara Zhang, a Chinese student at Harvard, writes about her experience there and acting as a bridge between the U.S. and China. Her experience at Harvard is a fascinating read, especially as someone who has taught top university students in China. Among her many observations, one stood out for me at the end of her piece, "If China will one day become a more democratic and open society, it will probably be a result of the effort of this large group of culturally hybrid individuals whose heads are now used to Western thinking — but whose hearts are unchangeably Chinese."
I have thought about this point a lot and I think it's what any Western country that hosts a large number of Chinese students at its high schools and universities thinks, too – that by welcoming Chinese students into the halls of Western education, they'll be imbued with ideas of freedom and democracy and bring those ideas back home to clamor for change. The question that is not answered is whether those ideas will be subsumed upon returning home once those same students start working and realize that the current system is better set up to reward those with degrees from top universities. Another way of thinking about it is this – will coming home and joining the existing system prevent these idealistic students from carrying out the reforms they may have been so excited to see through when sitting in a classroom in New Haven, Melbourne, or Oxford? I don't know the answer, but I would like to see where the Zara Zhang's of China are in ten years' time.
Jacobs' point that the government has so successfully turned people's frustrations and desires for change into a force for consumerism could mean that even successive generations with more exposure to people and ideas from outside China might not be enough to correct the social and political problems that China faces if it's to make that jump from purely an economic juggernaut to a true global power. For those who wonder if Chinese people actually care about these social and political problems, Jacobs makes it clear that there are people who are disgruntled, but they're powerless against the huge tide of people who would rather shop than think about what ails their country, especially since there are a lot fewer restrictions on spending money than doing other things.
And for those looking for the real China, if you're in a city like Shenzhen, you're probably experiencing it every day. Just walk to any one of the many malls on a Saturday afternoon and wander around taking in the people milling about and there you have it. Happy shopping.


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Lieutenant General Sami al-Aridhi of the elite Counter-Terrorism Service said on Monday that government troops are engaged in "heavy" fighting with the remnants of Daesh militants, but the battle is drawing up.
"They do not accept to surrender. But operations are in their final stages, and it is likely that (the fighting) will end today," the senior commander highlighted.
Aridhi went on to say that his forces had information that there were between 3,000 and 4,000 civilians in the area still held by Daesh members in Mosul's Old City.
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Maybe it's just me. Often times with this sort of stuff it is. And that's OK. But Easter is on Sunday and I'm going over the list of things I need to fill three little baskets. Chocolate bunnies. Peeps. Little toys. Plastic eggs. But I refuse. REFUSE. To buy jelly beans.
I don't know who on Earth decided these things were tasty. But I have never liked them. Let's look at the reasons why jelly beans are evil.
1.) Oh hi, cavities!
Once you bite through the shell-like exterior of the bean, your teeth dive into the soft, chewy center. And then comes the sticky, sugary, stuck-to-your-molars mess time. I always end up picking remnants of jelly beans out of my back teeth. Which is highly unattractive. So not only does every bite mean large dental bills, I'm also pissing off Miss Manners (who doesn't really like me anyway. But still…).
2.) What do beans have to with Easter anyway?
I did some research (read: a five-minute Google search) and didn't turn up much. It seems some people have started using jelly beans in religious celebrations of Easter. Mainly the color of each bean represents part of the Christian doctrine (black jelly beans represent sin, white forgiveness, etc.). But I think that's a recent adaptation.
Easter takes place in spring, which is about new growth. That's where things like bunnies and flowers and eggs come in. Maybe jelly beans represent that? Like they're seeds? Hmm.
Or it's just a convenient and colorful way to pack in some sugar. No matter what, I won't let the jelly bean lovers bully me into thinking omitting them from my baskets is anti-Easter (OK, OK, no one has actually ever said that to me, I'm just justifying here.).
3.) Gummy candies are for bullies.
So once I went to the movies with my BFF and these two boys we were friends with in high school. I had a mega crush on one of the boys. So naturally I wanted to look , like, really sophisticated and cool in front of him. Which is hard to do when said boy bites a gummy bear in half and then throws it at the back of your leg and you don't feel it and it sticks there THE WHOLE NIGHT and everyone giggles about it behind your back for years. And I know gummy bears and jelly beans aren't the exact same thing. But close enough! Even thinking about it now makes me want to hide in my locker and I don't even have a locker anymore! *Phew* Thanks. I feel better just talking about it. But jelly beans still aren't going in the Easter baskets in my house.
4.) You can't trust jelly beans.
Your standard jelly beans come in flavors like strawberry or lime. But then people decided to get fancy with them and now you never know what you're getting (unless you open the bag with the label yourself). Mmm. Is that purple jelly bean grape flavored? Or clove? I mean, if you were expected to bite into a grape bean and got clove instead, it'd be pretty shocking to your system. You just can't rely on jelly beans to give you what you're expecting. And I, for one, don't need that kind of stress on Easter.
5.) They aren't chocolate.
If I'm going to indulge in something that's going straight to my hips, it better be made of chocolate. Why would I want to waste my sugar binge on jelly beans when I could be eating Cadbury Creme Eggs? No contest. And to raise my children right, I've got to show them the way. That's what good mothers do.
So like I said, it's probably just me. And if it is, enjoy your jelly bean filled Easter morning. But I'm reaching for another Reese's Peanut Butter Egg. Yum!
To those who celebrate–have a very Happy Easter! To those who don't–enjoy your weekend!


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Prior to joining, Wendy was a Research Analyst at the Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). She previously worked with the South Africa-based Brenthurst Foundation, the Center for International Development at the Kennedy School of Government in the US, and the Institut du Developpement Durable et des Relations Internationales in Paris (IDDRI), working on economic research. She has published research on urban growth in sub-Saharan Africa, evaluated the impact of mega sporting events on developing economies, and mapped climate change policies in key developing nations.


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Tom and Karen Quiner pursue a ministry which they call "Evangelization through Entertainment" using the art form of musical theater.
Mr. Quiner has written and produced 9 faith-based musicals over the past sixteen years. "The Fire and the Mercy" is his latest endeavor and was written in celebration of the year of Mercy. It was first performed in spring of 2016. He has expanded the project and will be reprising it again this Easter season.
The Pentecost Musical
The musical starts and ends with the drama of Pentecost.
In between you'll experience God's limitless mercy through the eyes of Peter, Stephen, and Mary Magdelene. And you will experience Mother Mary's last moments with her Son before his ascension.
You will be moved and you will be entertained. We want to keep this an intimate experience so seating is limited at each performance.
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The last musical - "The Wedding at Cana"
"The 'new evangelization' that Pope John Paul II called for takes many different forms. The Wedding at Cana musical, performed as Catholic dinner theater, is a fresh, new way to evangelize. Our church hall was packed with parishioners and non-parishioners who were evangelized through entertainment. We experienced scripture, so to speak, from the 'inside out.' This was a powerful, shared experience for our community. I recommend it."
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Have you ever wondered what your last words will be? Leonardo da Vinci's focused on what he didn't get done: "I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have." Actor Humphrey Bogart was flip: "I should never have switched from scotch to martinis." Atheist Karl Marx was…Read More
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Comics Academe: How Do You Teach Comics?
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And we're back! Two-ish months in and it already feels like a year's worth of things have happened in 2018 (did January last like three months for anyone else?). Over in the Oni Press corner, we've got some catching up to do, so let's get going. Things to look forward to: Have you read KatieREAD MORE
The holiday season is well underway, and let me tell you, it really feels like we've been dragging our feet to 2018. Now, my family is as conservative as they come. ("Even though they're Latinx, Azha, really?" Yes, really.) And I wouldn't have made it through the eight-hour Thanksgiving Family Extravaganza without digging into aREAD MORE
Between the launch of their previously mentioned brand new tabletop game imprint, and the optioning of Heartthrob for TV with Studio 8, it's looking to be a pretty great time to be an Oni Press fan!READ MORE
With Oni Press rounding its 20th year of existence, the past several months have been chock full of pretty exciting news as they expand their reach to wider markets. A lot has happened, so this pubwatch is going to be a little longer than usual. But hey, check out Oni Press' brand new logo, designedREAD MORE


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Friday, October 23, 2009
Sanctuary - SciFi Wire: Was Sanctuary's Ashley killed off? Should she be?
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Was Sanctuary's Ashley killed off? Should she be?
Is Sanctuary's Ashley dead? After being transformed into Super Abnormal Ashley (Emilie Ullerup) by that nasty Cabal and leading an attack, she vanished in a fiery blaze on Syfy's supernatural series last Friday, rather than kill her own mum, Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping).
While it's not much of a surprise that Ashley couldn't kill Magnus (which would have led to an abrupt end of the series, what with Magnus being the main character and all), whether Ashley will live or die isn't as easy to conclude.
After all, they just added another hip, hot girl character named Kate Freelander, played by Agam Darshi. Could she be Ashley's replacement? And, of course, the death of Ashley means kick-ass blonde Ullerup would be leaving the series...
So thumbs up or thumbs down? Should she live or die? What do you think?
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Bad haircut and makeup, she actually looked better the last scenes in Eulogy.
The indian chick is hotter and edgier while Ashley was too stiff.
Plus Freeloader can antaogonize Bigfoot and maybe even hint at romance with Henry as well as having a smart alec repsonse to most things.
Besides, Ashley's not dead, just disappeeared.
And Doctor Who fans know thats just an excuse to bring them back later.
If the actress is not willing, there are plenty of ways to bring Ashley back and not the actress....
Thumbs up for the change since she was the only of the cast I would have wanted off.
Thumbs up to Sanctuary which has replaced Atlantis in my scifi rotation, even with the idiotic Tesla as vampire with british accent storyline.
Im surprised they didnt have Einstein as a golem.
Universe just isnt cutting it for me and I see more Galactica politicking and scheming coming up so I doubt they are going to hook me then.
So looks like Sanctuary is the one for me.
- October 26, 2009 at 12:15 AM
The new girl can't act her way out of a paper bag. She isn't even as hot as the character who played Ashley, so I don't know what they were thinking. I've read comments that the death of her daughter adds depth to the character of Magnus, but I have yet to see it. She seems to have taken her daughter dying to mean that she should act weak and confused all the time. True "depth" would be her going on a murderous, vengeful rampage against the Cabal that would atleast give fans of the show some satisfaction. But it seems like Ashley's death meant nothing, detracted rather than added depth to the Magnus character, and the addition of Kate has driven many fans away. All of these factors lead me to believe that the writers were not prepared to write out Ashley's character, which in turn means that it was either a sudden decision by the actress to leave the show, or some moron executive decided to fire her for some ridiculously stupid reason. At any rate, I, among many others, are boycotting the show until Ashley returns. If it's about money, then pay up, because whatever she was demanding is considerably less than the amount of money the show is losing from not having her on any more.
- November 27, 2009 at 6:51 PM


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Albert Leo LaClair Jr., 80, of Fowler, passed away Sunday morning, July 7, 2019, at Hospice House, Poland.
He was born January 5, 1939 in Youngstown, the son of Albert L. LaClair Sr. and Ora Schultz LaClair.
He was a 1957 graduate of Springfield High School.
Albert was an Army veteran, enlisting November 3, 1960 and serving for two years.
He retired after 30 years from Greenwood Auto in Cortland, where he was a service manager.
He enjoyed farming and playing golf.
Albert is survived by his wife, Margaret DiCarlo LaClair, whom he married November 1, 1961; two daughters, Michelle LaClair of Liberty and Melissa (Robert Sr.) Taylor of Masury; two sons, Duane (Colleen) LaClair of Akron and Albert LaClair III of Liberty; two grandchildren, Robert (Rachelle) Taylor Jr. and Loren Newman; two great-grandchildren, Amelia and Elijah Taylor; and one brother, Norman Kimble of E. Palestine.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and seven brothers.
Friends and family may call at Galloway-Onstott Funeral Home, 3451 St. Rt. 7, Hartford, on Thursday, July 11, 2019 from noon to 2 p.m. The funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. with Rev. MaryAnn Rufener officiating.
Burial will be in Hartford Township Cemetery.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Albert's name to Hospice House, Hospice of the Valley, 9803 Sharrott Rd., Poland, Ohio 44514.
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Roger Federer Nike ad
We didn't see Roger Federer like that before, what an actor, this commercial for Nike is really funny
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This report analyzes and compares THE REGENCE GROUP's employee health insurance and employee benefits with its industry and in Washington State.
Providing a smart employee benefits package is critical for attracting top talent and retaining valuable employees. Today, employee benefits play a vital role when candidates consider accepting a job offer.
Many companies offer today over-the-top perks, like yoga classes, haircuts, catered meals, and acupuncture. In this report, we focus however on traditional benefits. It's a work in progress that we will expand and update on a regular basis.
This report contains the following sections
Career benefits
THE REGENCE GROUP has remarkable career benefits that have a great impact on employees' career. There are several coaching and mentoring programs, as well as onboarding program for new employees to help them fit in the THE REGENCE GROUP. remarkable tuition reimbursement programs are available for employees who want to get a work-related degree or a certificate.
- CAREER PLANNING: THE REGENCE GROUP believes that career planning of each employee is a key to a successful business and offers suitable opportunities so that the employees can reach their full potential. THE REGENCE GROUP has suitable resources at its disposal to achieve this goal.
- COACHING AND MENTORING: THE REGENCE GROUP believes that an impressive coaching and mentoring program is necessary for the employees to thrive, expand their skill set, and become the best in their field.
- DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES: impressive development resources are what allows THE REGENCE GROUP to keep its team members in shape and widen their personal and professional horizons. Throughout the year, employees are encouraged to participate in impressive workshops and learning groups with the focus on topics relevant to their respective fields.
- GED REIMBURSEMENT: THE REGENCE GROUP does not offer ged reimbursement.
- LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS: THE REGENCE GROUP does not offer leadership programs.
- ONBOARDING: THE REGENCE GROUP offers a remarkable Onboarding program for its new team members. Employees receive a personalized support in an effort to bring them up to date and successfully integrate them into existing teams and projects.
- RECOGNITION PROGRAMS: THE REGENCE GROUP knows that dedicated team members are hard to come by so it has an impressive Recognition program for those who stand out and continually contribute to THE REGENCE GROUP.
- TUITION REIMBURSEMENT: THE REGENCE GROUP has a superior Tuition Reimbursement Program and pays 50% of costs for college degrees or courses that will benefit employee's current or future role at THE REGENCE GROUP.
|Career planning Benefits
|Coaching and mentoring Benefits
|Development resources Benefits
|GED reimbursement Benefits
|Leadership programs Benefits
|Onboarding Benefits
|Recognition programs Benefits
|Tuition reimbursement Benefits
Healthcare benefits
THE REGENCE GROUP offers top-notch health benefits to its employees, of which some can be used by employee's family members. Besides an affordable healthcare insurance and a dental plan that includes recounstruction surgery, team members can enjoy THE REGENCE GROUP's top-notch maternity support program, nutritional and psychological counseling, and health plan incentives.
- COUNSELING: THE REGENCE GROUP has an impressive counseling program for its employees and their family members. Team members are encouraged by THE REGENCE GROUP to talk freely with experts about everything that bothers them. Whether it's something at the workplace or something at home, experienced counselors are there to help. This impressive counseling program offers help any time of the day, seven days a week. Even a certain number of family sessions is included.
- DENTAL PLAN: Team members at THE REGENCE GROUP have a first-class dental plan at their disposal and can count on 100% coverage for preventative dental care, as well as some more complex dental procedures. THE REGENCE GROUP partially pays for dentures and braces as well.
- HEALTH INSURANCE: THE REGENCE GROUP offers a superb health insurance for every employee. Various exams and procedures are covered, as well as comprehensive health plans.
- HEALTH PLAN INCENTIVES: THE REGENCE GROUP is aware of the fact that a healthy employee is a productive employee so it offers outstanding health plan incentives for its team members. Some of the perks are lowered premium rates, individual consultations with nutritionists and physicians, and regular checkups.
- HEALTHCARE SPENDING ACCOUNTS: THE REGENCE GROUP offers an outstanding healthcare spending account to its employees. Employees have an option to deposit a part of their salary into the account and use it for any medical or dental expenses not covered by their health plan. Employee's family members can use this funds as well.
- MATERNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM: Aware of the challenges that come with pregnancy, THE REGENCE GROUP has created a top-notch maternity support program to support its expecting team members.
- TELEHEALTH: THE REGENCE GROUP has implemented a remarkable telehealth policy for its members to use any time of the day, every single day. THE REGENCE GROUP covers all expenses of exams, doctor's opinions, and other services that can be done over the phone or via video call.
- VISION PLAN: THE REGENCE GROUP provides a superb Vision Plan covers all sorts of eye-related medical assistance for its team members, with an additional option for covering the costs of glasses and contact lenses.
|Counseling Benefits
|Dental Plan Benefits
|Health Insurance Benefits
|Health Plan Incentives Benefits
|Healthcare Spending Accounts Benefits
|Maternity support program Benefits
|Telehealth Benefits
|Vision Plan Benefits
Financial benefits
THE REGENCE GROUP offers remarkable financial benefits for employees and their family members. A remarkable 401(k) plan makes sure that employees have a secure retirement, while a generous, fully paid parental leave allows expecting mothers and fathers to enjoy their child's first year. Along with paid vacations, employees can enjoy fully paid commuting as well.
- 401(K) PLAN: THE REGENCE GROUP knows how important it is to think about retirement and start saving on time. That's why it offers a suitable 401(k) plan that enables every team member to build a decent retirement fund at their own pace. Team members are allowed to put aside up to 4% of their salary and THE REGENCE GROUP will match 50% of it. The employees can choose from multiple investment plans, according to their wishes and lifestyles. For those who are not sure about their investment options, THE REGENCE GROUP provides resources which will help team members decide what to do with their 401(k) plan. THE REGENCE GROUP offers a suitable vesting schedule with a gradual increase of 25% per year.
- ADOPTION ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT: THE REGENCE GROUP has a superb Adoption Assistance Reimbursement program in place for employees who are planning to adopt a child. Most of the adoption fees are eligible to be reimbursed by THE REGENCE GROUP.
- BONUS PAY: THE REGENCE GROUP has an extraordinary bonus plan. It makes sure that hardworking team members are properly rewarded for their individual contribution to projects as well as their cooperation with other team members.
- CHILDCARE DISCOUNT: THE REGENCE GROUP cooperates with partners and team members are eligible for top-notch discounts for a primary childcare.
- COMMUTER BENEFIT: THE REGENCE GROUP has a suitable commuting policy and offers commuter benefits that allow eligible team members to cover their transportation or parking costs up to a certain distance from the place of work.
- DAYCARE FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT: THE REGENCE GROUP offers an extraordinary daycare program for its employees. Team members can withdraw funds from a flexible spending account to cover all sorts of expenses related to daycare or eldercare.
- DISABILITY: THE REGENCE GROUP has a great disability program in place that takes care of team members who sustained an injury or suffer from an illness that causes them disability. Eligible team members are offered a great coverage for a short-term disability that replaces a certain percentage of salary for a certain period of time.
- LIFE INSURANCE: THE REGENCE GROUP has a remarkable life insurance program and offers fully paid life insurance policies for its team members. The policy pays around two years worth of salary to employees' beneficiaries. Option to buy additional coverage is available for every team member.
- PAID TIME OFF: THE REGENCE GROUP realizes that optimal productivity can be achieved only if it enables paid vacation for its team members. That's why THE REGENCE GROUP has a superior vacation program of its employees with a reasonable number of days that can be spent anytime.
- PAID VOLUNTEER TIME OFF: THE REGENCE GROUP believes that outstanding volunteer time off programs not only strengthens their brand but it also attracts the highest quality of employees. That's why THE REGENCE GROUP offers its team members up to 50 hours of paid volunteer time off.
- PARENTAL LEAVE: THE REGENCE GROUP has a valuable parental leave policy for eligible team members like new mothers and fathers, including adoption, surrogacy and foster care.
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|Adoption assistance reimbursement Benefits
|Bonus pay Benefits
|Childcare discount Benefits
|Commuter benefit Benefits
|Daycare flexible spending account Benefits
|Disability Benefits
|Life insurance Benefits
|Paid time off Benefits
|Paid volunteer time off Benefits
|Parental leave Benefits
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I love to have Miss Cathy from Three Kids and a Fish come to visit with us! She's always sharing delicious creations from her kitchen, ones that make me wish we were neighbors so I could taste them right now 🙂
Pumpkin Ice Cream is going to the to-make-list for this weekend for sure! Oh my goodness. Enjoy!
There is an ice cream shop close to our home that is opened seasonally and they close in October right after they sell out of their most famous ice cream flavor. There pumpkin ice cream is only offered in the month of October!
The pumpkin ice cream is rich in pumpkin flavor and so creamy! What do we do when the craving strikes for this ice cream in November?!?
I came up with a recipe for Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream that comes close to their amazing creation!
This Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream is only 4 ingredients and is no churn! It full flavored, creamy, and just the right amount of pumpkin! We love ice cream and pumpkin in our family and when those two things collide it creates one out of this world sweet treat! It's a fall flavored bite with one cold treat worth enjoying all year long!
Yield: 8
Pumpkin Ice Cream
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
- 1-14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 16 ounce container heavy cream
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
- In a large bowl whip the heavy cream until it becomes thickened cream.
- Stir in the sweetened condensed milk, pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice.
- Place ice cream in a loaf pan and freeze 6-8 hours before enjoying!
- Variations:
- Add baked pie crust pieces to get the full pumpkin pie experience!
- Drizzle with warm caramel sauce.
- Top with crushed honey roasted peanuts.
Serve up a scoop of this Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream and drizzle with warm caramel sauce, or top with honey roasted peanuts, or better yet put both toppings on and serve over a piece of warm pumpkin pie! Now that's a dessert!!
Check out these other fabulous no-churn Ice Cream recipes too….


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Guest blogger – Anna Polucha, Nutritionist
We've all been there — maybe you just got home from work or school, or maybe it's the middle of the night, and you decide to check the fridge for a snack. You open the refrigerator door and spot something vaguely familiar; it could be leftovers or something you bought from the store a few weeks ago but never got around to eating. You give it a quick optical pat-down, and it looks ok, but you can't help but wonder: How old is this? Can I eat this? Should I eat this?


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Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
Placing the middle of the tongue in that which has been opened widely and throwing the consciousness in the middle, mentally repeating 'Ha', the mind will be dissolved in tranquillity.
While sitting or lying down, one should think of one's own body as being supportless (suspended in space). Then, in a moment (the samskaras or thought constructs) of the mind being reduced, it ceases to be a reservoir (of old mental dispositions).
O Goddess, as a result of slowly swinging or rocking the body, one attains a tranquil state of mind and floats into the stream of divine consciousness.
O Devi, having fixed the gaze continuously on the clear sky (without blinking) and with a steady awareness, at once the nature of Bhairava is achieved.
One should contemplate on the sky as the form of bhairava (until it is) all absorbed in the forehead. Then all that (space) will be entered by the essence of light in the state of bhairava.


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Poland – Mazurkas
Mazurkas Travel DMC Poland has been established in 1990.
They specialize in design and implementation of tailor-made programs for Incentive Groups, Product Launches, International Conferences, Conventions, Board meetings and special interest tours.
Mazurkas Travel DMC Poland offers concept making, consulting, group arrangements, venue finding, accommodation, transportation, banqueting etc.
Through our creativity, professionalism and attention to detail, our overriding goal has constantly been to build a strong relationship with our clients, to understand, to meet and to exceed their expectation.


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What Yoga?
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Yoga is a life style
What is Yoga ?
Yoga is a complete science of human life itself, with its origins dating back several thousands of years ago in India. It is the most ancient and the most complete system for human development that has ever existed.
It takes into account:
- The body
- The mind
- The spirit or consciousness
Literally, the word yoga comes from the sanskrit word « yug », meaning to yolk or to unite.
The ultimate goal of Yoga, as long as it is practiced with its full and original intention, is to allow for the "individual" consciousness to "melt" into universal consciousness (or the Absolute, God, Supreme Being, etc.) and to remain in peace and joy.
In fact, all our life we have been deeply conditioned to believe that we are separate entities, with separate individual consciousness, and that our consciousness was born out of a brain in a human body, and is susceptible to all the changes and sufferings of its host. We have never questioned this belief of being separate and have lived with a persistant feeling of lack, incompleteness and fear of death.
Yoga teaches us from our own sensitive experience and not merely by intellectual analysis that our consciousness IS, and in reality is truly intemporal and limitless, thus universal. When this understanding becomes alive in our experience, we realize our true nature and a whole new way of living and seeing reality can start for us. Life becomes anchored in peace and unconditioned happiness, true creativity can therefore emerge using our body and mind as tools for its full expression.
Yoga is well suited to our modern society and life style and does not require any religious rituals and beliefs. On the contrary, Yoga is a true science for human life, leading man to its natural freedom and happiness.
The benefits of Yoga are multifold :
- Flexibility of the body
- Vitality and youth
- Quiet and happy mind
- Peace and joy for living
- Realisation of one's true nature
- Creativity
Kamala teaches Yoga in two different styles during weekend workshops and residential retreats:
- Kundalini Yoga
- Yoga and meditation in Non Duality
Every session guided by Kamala is like a long meditation on the Self, sometimes with bodily movements and other times in complete immobility.
Click here to view the calendar of events with Kamala.
In order to benefit fully from our Yoga practice, please read the recommendations below:
- Do not eat at least 2 hours before the session,
- Wear comfortable clothes for easy body movements, made in natural fabrics if possible
- Do not wear heavy perfumes as we do a lot of breathing during the session
- Bring your own yoga mat if you have one
- Practice with an open mind and an earnest curiosity for experiencing what the teacher would like to share
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The Labor Department's announcement Friday that more than a quarter million jobs have been created in the past three months is surely welcome news at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
"This is the beginning of good news for job seekers," Bush told students and teachers at a job training facility in North Carolina. "Things are beginning to brighten up for people looking for work, which is positive."
"Today's employment numbers are encouraging and demonstrate growth in the economy," said Bush's chief spokesman on the economy, Treasury Secretary John Snow. See full story.
The numbers show the recovery that started two years ago is starting to gain momentum and the much-anticipated turnaround in the labor market is finally beginning to take place.
"They suggest that labor market conditions are becoming more favorable. The revisions to August and September showing positive job growth for those months, coupled with the pick up of 126,000 new jobs in October, is good news for American workers and families," Snow said.
If the economy continues to create jobs at the pace of the past three months, nearly 1.5 million new jobs will have been created before election day next year.
That's not quite the 2 million jobs Snow predicted, and then later backed away from, but it's surely an improvement over the consecutive declines of the recent months. See full story.
"For those people who don't have a job, help is on the way," said Commerce Secretary Don Evans. "Three months of sustained job creation shows that President Bush's agenda is helping our economy grow."
As the economic recovery firms, the political uncertainty turns toward the unfolding of the reconstruction of Iraq. And the question for critics of the president turns to another set of figures: the number of Americans killed and wounded as the oil-rich nation rebuilds.
An Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq on Friday, killing all six soldiers on board. At least 140 American soldiers have been killed in action since Bush declared an end to "major combat operations" on May 1. There were 114 killed during March and April, according to international news agencies.
"To everyone's surprise, foreign policy is emerging as the main vulnerability for the president's re-election," said Craig Crawford, columnist for Congressional Quarterly and a political analyst for CBS News.
"The Democrats are increasingly focusing their attacks on Bush's foreign policy," Crawford added, because "it's a lot harder for them to whine about the economy."
Retired Gen. Wesley Clark is just one example.
"I won't get us into a mess like this again," Clark told a group of students at Georgia Tech on Friday, referring to Iraq.
"As president of the United States, I will never commit our forces unless we've got a real plan and the forces to execute it, and I will never commit our forces unless there is absolutely, absolutely, absolutely no other way," the most recent entrant into the race for the Democratic nomination said, according to his campaign.
Still, Democrats note the economy has lost more than 3 million jobs since Bush took office in January 2001. A 1.5 million gain would leave Bush with a net loss of 1.5 million jobs over four years.
"Even two months of small job gains in September and October only make up for 8 percent of the job loss that has taken place since President Bush took office. Barring an economic miracle, this president will finish his term with a negative job creation record, the first since the Great Depression," said Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the number two Democrat in the House of Representatives.
And the liberal Economic Policy Institute points out that Snow's 2 million prediction is scaled back from a February forecast from the White House Council of Economic Advisors, which said 5.5 million jobs would be created by the end of next year.
The CEA projected 306,000 jobs per month would be created beginning in June of this year if the tax cuts were enacted, 76,000 more jobs per month than would have been otherwise been created without the tax cuts.
"The cumulative shortfall since June 2003 -- the amount by which the projected jobs exceeded actual job growth -- is now 995,000," the Economic Policy Institute said.
That's a tough line for the Democrats to walk. Such an argument may not hold water as the economy creates more and more jobs.
"Now that there appear to be jobs, it could be that the Democrats are going to have to find a new story," said Kevin Hassett, a scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
Hassett conceded that, come election day, Bush would hold a net job loss for his first term. But, he says, the growth trend of 2004 would outweigh the job losses of the first three years of his presidency.
"People care a lot more about this year than they care about four years ago," Hassett said.
"It's very possible that Mr. Bush's news is so good right now that it can't help but be a little worse in the future, both by comparison and because of the possibility we are packing all the stimulus into these last few months," said Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution.
A year from the election, the only certainty is that now it is too soon to tell which issues will matter most to voters.
Bush's re-election could hinge on the numbers. The lives lost. The jobs created.


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As some of you may have noticed at Hypericon, my eyes were much straighter following my operation in the spring, but they weren't 100% perfect. I reckon $9,000 just doesn't buy very much perfection any more.
After my procedure to correct the strabismus in my left eye, it seemed to have been successful after a lengthy recovery. But it with the passage of time and more and more hours in front of the computer screen, my eyes seem to be drifting back toward those annoying vision problems that plagued me before.
Lately, me and my eyes seem like a coon-hunter and couple of bluetick hunting dogs. A hunter trains his dogs to hunt in tandem, focusing on a single objective, say, a raccoon or a fox. But when their master's attention is off them for a moment, they can stray, one going after a rabbit, the other after a squirrel. That's the way I feel sometimes. I notice my eyes deviating a little (not nearly as much as before) when I'm driving a long distance or when my eyes become fatiqued after a long day of writing.
About a month and half ago, I went to my eye surgeon for a follow-up visit. He did that annoying little test where he covers your eyes individually to see if they are working properly. He perched -- almost anxiously -- on the edge of his stool, grinned, and rubbed his hands together almost gleefully (or at least I kinda remember him doing that) and asked "So... do you want to do the other eye?" Well, I didn't exactly flash him a big, ol' country-boy smile and say "Heck yes!" I instantly had a flashback to that long month of difficult recovery with my left eye. The weeks of double-vision, the whites resembling freshly ground hamburger, the pain and the swelling. And, afterward, it seemed like my left eye is much weaker and more succeptable to allergies than it was before, and it still does. So I told him I'd think about it. I'd hate to go through the same surgery and suffer the same long-road recovery, to have little or no benefit and two weakened eyes. Not to mention even more medical bills to pay.
So I'm going to wait it out and see what happens. Maybe Google some eye exercises and see if that helps strengthen the newly mended muscles of my left eye. True, my increased writing schedule has seemed to have had a negative impact on my recovery, but I can't let up now. I let my eyes rest up for ten long years. Right now I intend to get back to the business of being a horror writer and, if neccessary, let those doggone dogs run their rabbits and squirrels every now and then.


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how do parents feel about blocking content from their teens devices?
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- mikeyLv 49 months ago
Under 16 way different from 16+.
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- 9 months ago
Well if the content is inappropriate for someone their age then it should be blocked.
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- Anonymous9 months ago
No parnt would have to wry if they
simply did not allow their minr child
to own a cell phone & no kid undr 15
needs one.
Well for one some kids actually do and especially if they're doing a lot of extracurricular activities outside of school. I had a cellphone when I was 11 and I turned out fine and besides that I went on airplanes by myself back then so of course I would have needed a way to contact my dad.
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- Star_of_DarknessLv 79 months ago
Teens own nothing. by law they own nothing. They are still minors and by law they can't own anything even if they paid for it.
A parent can take anything they want from thier kids and block what ever they want and the child has NO rights to whine and cry about it
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- samiamrdLv 79 months ago
We didn't block content. We supported our child and had dinners with our child every night. We raised a good kid and everyone we know tells us this. When our child's SS class asked how many kids had dinner with their parents, there was only our daughter. What is wrong with parents these days. Not spending quality time with their child and helping them to grow up right.
So for us, there was no reason to monitor content. Oh yes, just for information, she is now doing well in college 500 miles away from home. We trust her to make the right choices because we believe in her. Its all because of the way that we raised her.
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- .Lv 79 months ago
My wife and I once used Net Nanny and it sucked. It made our daughter's laptop basically useless with all the pop-ups and notifications. I think the better approach is to not allow private use of those devices. The laptop can be used at the kitchen table.
Of course, teens need to be given the benefit of the doubt. The only reason for restriction is when parents find solid evidence of abuse/misuse.
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TONKO LIMBA WARD 196 LOCAL COUNCIL BYE ELECTION RE-RUN 12th March 2019
The National Grand Coalition (NGC) would like to state its position on the conduct and outcome
of the Tonko Limba local council bye election re-run on 9th March 2019 in Ward 196 as follows:
1. There is sufficient evidence that ballot papers had leaked out and were in free circulation in the public before the start of the election; and as reported by NEW two people were caught with pre-marked ballot papers in Kagboroh and Mile 14 polling centres
2. During his visit to Mile 14 polling center, as the only authorized NGC high profile politician allowed to do so, the Chairman of NGC was taken on a conducted tour by the polling center manager. It was discovered that in polling station 2, at least one booklet of ballot papers being issued to voters was not a 2019 but a 2018 printed version.
3. In spite of the fact that the 2018 ballots were officially issued, voters who had the misfortune of being given those ballot papers were disenfranchised since their votes were nullified during the counting/tallying process.
4. There is evidence of over voting in a number of stations including Masunthu and Kagbonkoh; in all, over 100 surplus votes were counted in polling stations.
5. The re-count done at the tallying center as demanded by the NGC and APC confirmed that indeed there was over voting spread across the polling centres.
6. The NGC is aware of one NEC Polling Centre Manager, Kelfala Yansaneh at the Kagbonkoh centre who was taken into police custody as a suspect of electoral malpractices and identified as an active SLPP operative. We are not aware of three other officials handed over to the police as NEC claims in its 11th March statement. The NGC chairman visited the Kambia Police after the polling process for updates and was informed of only three arrests, one Polling centre manager and two voters caught with ballot papers including Momoh Samura.
7. The tallying of results is mandatory and must be done in full view of party agents and officials if basic standards of transparency and credibility are to be achieved. The tallying process started in full view of the public. But after the computer had rejected the results inputed a number of times and even manual operation had proved inconclusive, the tallying was suspended and the Chief Electoral Commissioner and his staff retired into the NEC office for close to four hours abandoning party officials, observers and security personnel in the hall. Upon his return to the tallying centre, without concluding the tallying process the Chief Electoral Commissioner abruptly read out the result that is now considered the official outcome of the Tonko Limba election.
8. The NGC considers this behavior not only as suspicious but also disrespectful to party officials who had to spend the entire night waiting for the tallying to be concluded. The inability of NEC to tally results in a single ward election speaks volumes of the level of competence that currently describes the leadership of that institution. Their action of proceeding to read results after so many irregularities had occurred without concluding the public tallying process is unacceptable and renders the so-called results un-usable.
9. The contemptuous behavior of senior NEC officials towards party officials in the tallying centre is alarmingly consistent with that of lower level NEC officials in the polling centers towards political party polling agents whose complaints and expressed concerns were simply shrugged off or treated with levity as if NEC had a particular goal set that it had to achieve whatever it takes.
10. Considering the extremely large scale of irregularities noticed by both political parties and independent observers of the said election, added to the fact that the NEC, as the institution responsible for organizing elections in Sierra Leone was in several cases directly implicated in the malpractices through the actions of its staff, and given its inability to complete the tallying process in public (which is mandatory) before producing a result as if from nowhere, we are of the firm conviction that the NEC as it is currently constituted has neither the competence nor the integrity to continue conducting elections in our fragile democracy. Furthermore, it is clear that this institution no longer commands the trust, confidence and respect of the majority of political parties and of a significant portion of civil society who acted as observers.
11. The entire Tonko Limba electoral catastrophe presents a scary prospect of what the 2022/3 general elections would look like and we fear that our country will once again be plunged into chaos if those elections are conducted under the same leadership of NEC.
12. The process of building our democratic institutions and improving on our governance systems through the combined efforts of Government institutions, political parties, civil society organizations and the constant support of the international community is now clearly under threat because of a general lack of confidence and trust in NEC by the people and bodies it is supposed to serve.
13. The Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) initiated and coordinated pre- election efforts that ensured that the Tonko Limba Ward election was totally free of violence and very peaceful. The Sierra Leone Police (SLP), the Office of National Security (ONS), and other security partners also provided enough security on polling day. It is therefore a big shame that what would have been a perfect election was corrupted in so many ways by those whose duty it was to conduct it.
In the light of the above, the NGC calls for the intervention of Government and the International Community to ensure the immediate resignation or removal of the Chief Electoral Commissioner, and the establishment of an independent judicial investigation into the conduct of the 9th March Tonko Limba Ward 196 election.
Dr. Dennis Bright Chairman and Leader National Grand Coalition


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Better late than never, am I right?! We've been in our home for about 7 months so I decided it WAS time for a house warming party! I'm game for really any excuse to hang out with family and friends and eat food. Plus planning a party?! That's practically my middle name. Fun fact about me–I LOVE event planning, like so much. So I teamed up with Greenvelope, designed REALLY cute e-vites and threw a little house warming party with family!
It was honestly so fun. I designed a simple, but chic invite that goes straight to their email inbox courtesy of Greenvelope. Made a whole lot of food (which y'all, I NEVER do) and brought out the paper plates because well–I hate dishes. Which let me share three things I've learned about party planning with y'all real quick! Then I'll dive into cute pictures and our house warming party.
- Don't overwhelm yourself. Seriously– just don't. I have found that the more I over think things and the more I stress myself out, the less fun I have the the more I dread the entire concept of "party planning". So just don't–do things simple, have fun and make light of it.
- Use things you already have. If you have leftover party decor–use it! Gorgeous china? Pull it out! Use pieces you have and pull it together in one space to create the perfect look!
- Paper plates. Say it with me..PAPER PLATES. No one is going to think less of you and guess what? You'll be thanking me come clean up time. They're time saving and life changing folks.
Okay, let's talk party details. I made Salsa Chicken in the crockpot, guacamole, rice and all the good stuff. I went with a Mexican food theme since everyone generally loves it and it's easy on me–since well, I'm not a good cook y'all and that's an understatement 😉 I will be sharing my Salsa Chicken recipe soon since a lot of y'all asked–so stay tuned on that. I set it up as a buffet style. Plates, utensils and napkins at the beginning then a serve yourself bar top with all the delicious foods! My Mom brought dessert and well–she nailed it. Rich chocolate ice cream and churros. I mean, adios diet, GIMME all the churros. We laughed around the table, told fun stories, watch Blake cover herself in chocolate ice cream and really had the best time. I forced the guys to be in my pictures 😉 Because well, I document everything and made sure every peeked at the cute invitations I sent out again.
Here's to many memories, all the fun and celebrating a house warming party 7 months later! 😉 CHEERS!
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