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Friday, 25 May 2018
Port Louis, Mauritius, 9 February 2006
The Ministers of Trade of the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region and the EU Commissioner for Trade met on 9 February 2006 in Mauritius. Both sides agreed that the EPA is an instrument at the service of ESA countries development. To achieve that objective, a comprehensive approach is needed, tackling traditional development issues (supply side constraints) and trade issues at the same time. Trade related issues will help establish the regulatory framework necessary for development to happen.
Taking stock of the progress made so far, both parties acknowledged that negotiations have gained speed since September 2005. This momentum must be maintained and even accelerated, if the set deadline of end 2007 is to be met.
In terms of substance, significant convergence has been recognized in a number of areas such as sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. It was agreed that agriculture is a key sector for the development of ESA countries. Due consideration will be given to issues like food security, the situation of net food importing countries, and capacity building for SPS measures. Being at the heart of the EPA process, discussions on development issues will continue. The programming of financial assistance, both at national and regional level, will have to go hand in hand with the negotiation process. Fisheries will be further discussed at technical level, on the basis of papers submitted by both sides.
Market access is a key issue on which further work is needed. The European side is committed to consider asymmetry to the maximum extent possible, be it for tariff dismantling or other technical issues such as rules of origin. Rules of origin will be revised in order to simplify them and make them less costly and less cumbersome to implement. On tariffs, the EC insisted that the starting point for reciprocal dismantling should be a common external tariff for the ESA EPA group. The objective is to have a single simple trade regime. ESA indicated that they are working on various options, and it is agreed that it is not a formal precondition to conclude and EPA. It was agreed that SPA should note become a technical barrier to trade but rather a tool providing ACP exporters with better access to the EU market. Trade defence instruments will have to be included in the EPA and it is in this area where there could be an early harvest in the negotiating process.
Speaking today in Port Louis, Mauritius to an audience of African Trade Ministers, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has called on ACP and G90 developing countries to play a key role in the ongoing DDA trade negotiations.
Mandelson urged the G90 to define their own interests in the Doha Round and assert the importance of recognising the differing interests of different developing countries and not be "swept along by others with different economic interests." "The different interests of developing countries have to be recognised in the DDA. Hong Kong brought out these divergences... Between the rapidly emerging economies without tariff preferences and the G-90 with them; between those who want aggressive liberalisation - in agriculture, at least - and those, like Mauritius and similar developing countries, who need a greater comfort zone to adjust gradually to global trade, increased competition and reduced preferences… Recognising these differences is not an attempt to "divide and rule"... differentiation between developing countries is a moral imperative that will help development, not impede it. So let us do away with the politically correct fallacy that developing countries are all alike and have the same interests. The G20 and the G90 do not have identical interests and capacities in trade... But that also requires on your part a willingness to assert your own demands, rather than be swept along by others with different economic interests."
Mandelson argued that boosting African trade meant new market access with developing countries. He urged ACP countries to pressure larger developing countries:
"South-South trade is already 40% of developing countries’ exports. But barriers are still high. 70% of duties paid today by developing countries are paid to other developing countries, chiefly on industrial not agricultural goods because industrial goods are where the bulk of their trade takes place. Small countries like Mauritius and most of sub Saharan Africa can profit handsomely from selling more to big countries like Brazil, India or South Africa. That is why we need to encourage the G20 countries to open their markets more. In Europe, which is already the receiving market of 75% of LDC agricultural products, we are ready to open our market even more. And we are putting pressure on the US, and others in the developed world, to do the same. But we are also putting friendly but firm pressure on big developing countries to open their markets to agriculture, industrial goods and services. Help us to do that, in a reasonable and proportionate way."
Saturday, 11 February 2006
Aid for whom?: Making sure Food Aid helps the hungry
In the Hong-Kong ministerial declaration WTO members committed to eliminating all forms of export subsidies and to disciplining all export measures with equivalent effect in 2013. The US will be required to reform its delivery of Food Aid. The US currently uses its Food Aid system to offload agricultural surpluses, benefiting US farmers and transportation companies rather than targeting Food Aid where it is really needed by providing assistance in cash.
The EU does not question the granting of genuine emergency food aid - in any form, cash or kind. The US has repeatedly caricatured the EU position as endangering the humanitarian interests of those in need - but the EU’s insistence that the needs of the hungry are best served by assistance in cash, rather than food itself, is clearly borne out by the facts. Although Food Aid in kind can be crucial in critical emergency situations, it is common sense that food aid "in kind" which has to be bought in the donor market and then shipped to the site of a food emergency is an extremely inefficient way to help people in need. By the time food reaches its destination, four to five months will have been lost. This food "aid" is often simply surplus US production and can seriously disrupt local markets and the livelihood of local farmers, who could be paid for their own produce. When Food Aid is simply dumped farm surpluses it is not targeted to the needs of the hungry people it purports to help.
A recent OECD study suggests that aid shipped in form of food costs up to 50% more to deliver than cash. Other research has shown that about 60% of the budget for food aid actually stays in the United States, in the pockets of farmers and transport companies. In 2003, the US spent $2.6 billion on food aid, all procured on the US market and provided with US logistics. The US Food Aid programme represents up to 20% of US wheat exports and more than 50% of non-fat dried milk exports. In 2004 all developed countries provided Food Aid to the UN World Food Programme in cash - except the United States. The World Food Programme funding policy clearly states: "The ideal contribution is one that is multilateral and predictable, given early in the donor’s fiscal year without requirements as to its use, preferably in cash." What the EU is advocating is exactly that: food aid in cash and untied. That means that NGOs and international organisations would receive money to procure food in the way they judge best. As there would be no conditions linked to the use of this money, they would be free to purchase the commodities really needed, where procurement is cost-efficient, and where it is the most convenient to ensure they reach hungry people in the fastest possible way. The money saved on transportation costs by purchasing locally means more money to spend on food supplies. It also supports the local economy and improves the livelihood of poor farmers. Food Aid resources should be administered in a flexible manner by credible NGOs and UN Agencies. The EU has absolutely no intention of limiting genuine emergency food aid. The EU has clearly insisted that WTO members commit themselves to maintaining an adequate level of food aid. Reform of Food Aid means untying food aid from the commercial interests of exporters. In the US, food aid is part of agricultural policy. This is food aid tailored for the interests of American farmers, not the interests of hungry people. Untying food aid from the commercial interests of removes the problem of trade distortion and makes food aid far more effective to the benefit of recipient countries.
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The European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel and the President of the European Investment Bank, Philippe Maystadt, signed today a Memorandum of Understanding for the creation of a Trust Fund in support of infrastructure in Africa. The Trust Fund is a financial instrument of the EU-Africa Partnership on Infrastructure, one of the pillars of the new EU Strategy for Africa proposed by the Commission and approved by the European Council in December 2005. In the start-up phase (2006-2007) the Commission intends to mobilise up to € 60 million in grants and the EIB up to € 260 million in loans for the operation of the Fund. Participation in the Trust Fund is open to EU Member States, their Development agencies and financial institutions. Infrastructure is key element for sustainable development, economic growth and poverty reduction, in line with the Millennium Development Goals. There can be no stable growth without a strong network of infrastructure for transport, energy, water and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Launching this new initiative for Development in Africa, Commissioner Michel said: “This is an innovative tool that can really make the difference and support a long awaited African request. No single donor can face the enormous challenge of financing the basic infrastructure of the Continent. Therefore we must joint our efforts, everyone from his competence. I invite all Member States to channel a substantial amount within their recent commitments to increase aid into this ambitious project.” The Trust Fund addresses the strong African demand for infrastructure to boost trade and growth. Its priorities for intervention are trans-African networks for transport, energy, water, and ICT. “Ownership” by its beneficiaries is a key principle of this initiative and, therefore, African partners and institutions are associated closely to the process. It is estimated that current investment in infrastructure in Africa needs to be doubled with an initial increase of € 8 billion per year until 2010, rising to € 16 billion for the following five years. Making available these large amounts will require not only an increase of the Official Development Aid grant money, but also the effective application of lending strategies by development financial institutions and mobilisation of private capital.In October 2005, the Commission’s Communication on the new EU Strategy for Africa identified limited access to transport, communication, water, sanitation and energy services as major constraints to economic growth. To improve that situation, the Commission proposed an EU-Africa Partnership on Infrastructure to improve inter-connectivity, to facilitate regional integration and to promote “South-South trade”. The selection of projects will be done in consideration with the priorities listed by the African Union and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
Members of European Parliament have backed calls for more pharmaceutical funding to be diverted to research on tropical diseases. During a public hearing on Wednesday in the European parliament, scientists and medical professionals told euro deputies that 35,000 people die every day from infectious diseases. And MEPs were informed that research and pharmaceutical production for diseases such as Leishmaniasis, sleeping sickness and chagas disease are largely being ignored. Less than one per cent of the approximately 1400 new medicines developed over the last 25 years were created to combat tropical diseases.
Almost half of worldwide funding on drug development is financed by public funds, MEPs were told, yet around 90 per cent of pharmaceutical research funding is spent on diseases which account for only ten per cent of the lost health years of life worldwide.
“We must get ready for a new public-private partnership; politicians must have their say to make sure more funds are available to deal with the problem.”
Tido Von Schoen-Angerer, of Medecins Sans Frontiere, told MEPs that “neglected diseases do not represent a commercially viable market for multinationals.”
“That is why an overwhelming majority of those affected throughout the world do not have access to safe, affordable diagnostics, drugs and vaccines.”
And the experts urged the EU to include neglected diseases in the upcoming seventh Research Framework Programme.
“So far, the EU has launched initiatives focusing only on HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, the big three” said DNDi’s Els Torreele. The seventh framework programme is an opportunity for immediate action; its mechanisms should be more flexible to include neglected diseases.”
Rural populatiosn are the most affected by lack of health care.
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April 21, 2010

China Hutch...

Well while Bryan was gone I had planned on finishing A LOT more projects but this is the only one I finished.....My China Hutch......I was tired of the all over white. My dishes just blended into the cabinet. So I painted the inside a barn red (that I mixed myself.) & then sanded the edges for a warn look. Next I did a "rub" technique. I used a Dark walnut stain & worked it into the corners & wiped it all over the remaining cabinet (this made my arms hurt really bad. I forgot how much work this was.). I am so thrilled to have it done & Bryan wont be able to tell me NO!! hehehe I am EVIL I know!

GORGEOUS right?! I will take better pictures with better lighting tomorrow. I just wanted to get some pics of before I forgot. =)

April 19, 2010

Play day....

Since Bryan is in Washington for the weekend & then after that he will be in Idaho, I have a CAR!!! YIPPEE!!!! So today we went out for a play day with my friend Erika!! Who by the way is AWESOME!! She has totally made moving to Omaha Livable! Thanks Erika!!!
She has the CUTEST boys. Kelsey LOVES her oldest Brevan. She calls him her "husband". It cracks us up because they hold hands & on Saturday when we went to the park together then gave each other a goodbye kiss. hahaha It is adorable!!
So today we went to the Zoo & then after the Zoo we went to Erika's house & let the kiddos play at the many different parks they have in their complex. We all had so much fun!!
This is the kiddos hangin' out with the Orangutans.
This Orangutan was HILARIOUS!!! he kept spitting & making "Fart" noises at the kids!! They got a kick out of that!
Kelsey & Brevan on te Gorilla.
Lindsey & Jace.

The Sea lion pool.

I REALLY want this bench at my house!! All of you who know me, you know that I LOVE butterflies!!
Kelsey & Brevan (Her "husband") holding hands while walkin up the hill! SO CUTE!!!! They CRACK me up!!!

This zoo is MASSIVE!!! WE have been here a dozen times already & STILL haven't seen everything!!! I LOVE IT!!!
Sadie Chillin' in the stoller.

Erika, Brevan & Jace chillin' on the Giraffe.

Oh man this was too funny!! Sadie was OBSESSED with the sand. I tried to move her & she WIGGED out on me!!!
Playin' in the sand with her bucket & shovel sh found!
Oh man she is CUTE check out the tongue!!!!

All the kids playing. Brevan is pushing Kelsey on the swing!
So we had such a fun day today!!! That is until we got home!!! I was out watering our plants in the front yard & Sadie disappeared. She had gone over to play in the neighbors planters. I had my neighbors all looking for her with me!! Man she gave me a heart attack!! I was in tears & FREAKING OUT!!! She is going to be the death of me I swear! She is such an escape artist. Thanks to my sweet neighbors for all their help today!! Very amazing people. I sat in the rocking chair & just held her, even though she was still COVERED in mud!! I was SO stinkin' scared!! Man I LOVE my girls!! I would DIE if anything happened to them!! They are the greatest thing in my life!!!
On a funny note...........I keep forgetting to post this. Kelsy says the FUNNIEST things!!!! She is HILARIOUS!!! So I always tell the girls that they are "Slower than Molasses." Because they ALWAYS take their SWEET LITTLE TIME to do things. So the other day we were out for a walk & I had to stop to tie Lindsey's show & Kelsey says to me "mom hurry up your slower than 'my ass is'...." hahahahaha oh man I about died!!! She was trying to tell me that we were slower than 'MOLASSES'!!!! hahahaha I mean how funny is that!! Well you probably had to be there but hey, It was funny to me!!

April 14, 2010

Something new...

I am so excited to tell you all that I have been invited to participate in a craft blog with 2 of my good friends from high school. They are both so stinkin' creative I LOVE it. I felt honored when they asked me to be a guest blogger & then last week they emailed me & asked if I would post every Wednesday. So today was my very 1st time posting. Please go on over to :
http://thecleverchic.blogspot.com/ & Check it out!! This is so much fun!!

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April 4, 2010

April 4th 2010:
This year Easter Sunday fell on conference weekend. Which was GREAT! We really enjoyed spending the weekend together as a family & spending lots of time outdoors & to top it off hearing from our prophet! Here are some pictures of the girls when they woke up to find their baskets full!!

It was such a gorgeous day outside so we decided to take a drive during the break in between conference sessions. We found this great park in Platsmouth (SP?). The girls had so much fun & so did Zeppelin.
Sadie was so stinkin' cute on the swing I HAD to put allot of pictures of her laughing!!

(That is Daddy & Zeppelin in the back ground.)

There was actually a Merry-go-round thing at this park. I haven't seen one of these in YEARS!! This was my FAVORITE thing to play on at the park when I was a kid. I LOVE THEM!! My girls thought it was pretty great too. They kept yelling "GO FASTER, GO FASTER!!!!"

This slide was HUGE!!!

I was SHOCKED that Kelsey would climb all the way up there & go down without me having to climb up & save her. She is NOT a fan of high places.
Now Lindsey on the other hand....I had to PRY her off of it when it was time to go home!!

Sadie wanted to go down the slide so bad.....So I climbed all the way up & Daddy handed her to me & here we are at the bottom!! hahaha it was so funny!! I didn't think we would go THAT FAST!!! We FLEW down that slide!!! hahaha look at my face!!

Nebraska Wild Life Safari.....

Saturday April 5th:
This Saturday for our conference weekend we decided that in between conference sessions we would drive down to the Safari park in between Omaha & Lincoln. I packed us a lunch & some snacks & we were on our way. As soon as we got there I handed the girls there PB&J sandwiches & unbuckled them & we were off.

Our 1st animals were the elk. They were so cool!! Kelsey & Linds kept trying to do an elk bugle! I think they watch the animal planet with their dad too much!!
Check out how close they are to our window!!

Next on our ride were the white tail deer.
Then you drive through the wet lands which had ducks, geese, frogs & turtles. We think there was a beaver or two but we never saw them but there was a beaver home farther down the road.
Sadie road on my lap because we were driving so slow she was getting crazy in her car seat. Check out the buffalo. They were so close & the girls were freaking out!! They all LOVE animals so much.

After the buffalo we got out of the car & went on a hike to wolf canyon & the black bears. Daddy is lifting Kelsey up so she can see.

Here's the Bear!!
See the black dot by the tree, above Kelsey's head? That is the bear & how close we were to it.

Daddy lifting Linds so she could see the bear.

Checking out the Wolves in Wolf canyon.

Look at how close the wolves were when we walked farther up the trail.
There is another wolf in the corner by Daddies head.
Kelsey took this picture of Dad & mom.
Walking back down the trail.
Sadie running FREE out of the stroller. She is a complete NUT!!!

Daddy & his girls!!! (Sadie looks like poor Linds may be hanging on a bit too tight!!)

We had so much fun together as a family on our little adventure. We love spending time together out doors. Heavenly Father has blessed us so much this year & we are so grateful. Plus we live in such a beautiful place & have such gorgeous girls!!


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Monday, January 24, 2011

Old School Star Wars, circa 1996

This was the first thing I had ever done in Adobe Illustrator. Did this in 1996, probably using Illustrator 6. Starting to feel old now....

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Friday, November 28, 2008

I wonder if there is a support group

This week I bought these:

Pink and Black, we enjoy pink and black.

Possibly the greatest shoes in the World (which i make claim of a lot, I know this, but there are a lot of awesome shoes, most of then Converse)

Now this may seem ok, but given that these are pairs 6 and 7, I may possibly have a slight addiction (which clearly blogger is embarrassed by as it wouldnt let me upload the pictures of the other 5 pairs).

So Converse Addicts Anonymous anyone?

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If you can’t beat ’em, starve ’em. It’s become a go-to tactic of the GOP-dominated House of Representatives, and it’s not just for Planned Parenthood anymore. Today, the House Appropriations Committee is expected to advance bank-friendly legislation created and approved by its financial services subcommittee that effectively hamstrings the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by blocking its access to funding.

The subcommittee slashed the CFPB’s 2012 fiscal year budget, capping it at $200 million instead of the approximately $498 million for which the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation made provisions. As if this wouldn’t make it hard enough for the new agency to do things like investigate banks for abuses and rule-breaking, the bill also calls for this reduced amount to be subject to Appropriations Committee approval. In other words, the CFPB would have to come, hat in hand, every year to receive its allowance rather than being funded by the Federal Reserve, as Dodd-Frank spelled out.

(MORE: Joe Klein on the Elizabeth Warren test)

“If their budget is subject to the appropriations process it will be politicized,” says Pamela Banks, senior policy counsel for nonprofit Consumers Union. That’s probably an understatement.

The substantial lobbying muscle the financial industry wields would make it very difficult for funding to be approved. No other banking agency has to go through such a process to receive funding, which makes consumer advocates like Banks charge that the House’s true goal is to shut down the CFPB via back-door maneuverings. Following the Committee vote, the entire House is expected to take up this legislation in mid-July. If it passes, then it will be up to the Senate to preserve the independence of the CFPB by protecting its income stream from undue political influence.

As our colleagues over at Swampland point out, this isn’t the only battle the House is waging against the CFPB. They’re also fighting the appointment of a director for the new agency. Elizabeth Warren, a likely candidate for the top spot, has clashed with subcommittee members, and some lawmakers say they’ll block anyone named for the director’s position on general principle.


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For more than 55 years, millions of fans like you have inspired Pizza Hut to make delicious products for life's favorite moments. We like coming up with great-tasting products and exciting promotions because, at Pizza Hut, we've always known that you are what's most important. We know what you want and we've made it faster and easier to get it! * Order online * Order with your mobile phone or...

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This national chain is a household name, thanks to its deep-dish and stuffed-crust pies.

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This place is slowly dying! Every single time I get pizza there the pizza is underdone, empty tasting or like this past time the center crust was ridiculously thin and barely there. Not cool....

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Took some of my family in and waited a while just to put I. Our drink orders. The food was just ok, the service was awful, if we needed anything we had to go up to the counter and asked for it. The waitress brought our drinks and food and that's all we saw of her. There was only 1...

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Pizza Hut can be found at Edgebrook Rd Ne 361. The following is offered: Carry Out & Take Out. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Bolivar there are 4 other Carry Out & Take Out. An overview can be found here.

Pizza Hut features pan pizza, thin & crispy or hand tossed traditional pizza with over a dozen of toppings to choose from. A daily lunch buffet is also avaliable.

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It is the crack of dawn when Elizabeth wakes for her morning prayers at 5:30 am. She is roused by the first birds chirping for the day and starts to get her seven children ready for school.

Once the children are on their way, her farm work begins where Elizabeth cuts a trench with a practiced swing of her hoe. She toils for hours – weeding, planting and harvesting her crops. It can be backbreaking work and at 40 years of age, it does not get any easier.

Her next big task is to collect firewood. Like most African women this burden falls on her and she spends hours collecting for cooking and heating in the absence of electricity or gas. She also needs to walk about 4 km daily to go to rivers and springs because of the lack of piped water and wells near her home.

At around midday she goes home to prepare lunch for her children who are coming back from school for lunch.   It’s a welcome reprieve from the daily grind of being a farmer, but as soon as lunch is finished, she is back in the fields again maintaining the small plot of land.

Tired from the day’s activities she returns home to prepare dinner by 6.00 pm so that the children can eat early before they get too sleepy. It is a simple meal of ugali (a stiff cornmeal porridge) served with chicken, prepared with love and care over a wood fire stove.

The children are fed and asleep. Finally, some peace at 8:00 pm when she recites the last Islamic prayers for the day.

Elizabeth was like many women farmers in Africa – working from dawn to dusk and beyond to survive as a subsistent farmer. But in 2015 at a village meeting, she heard about a new initiative to encourage farmers to grow cotton.

Living on the breadline meant that Elizabeth was wary of any new initiatives that did not guarantee a good return. There was too much to risk for the family. Elizabeth relied on cashews as a cash crop, but over the years the price had plummeted. There was no reliable buyer, leading to her living a vicious cycle of risk and poverty.

Her ears pricked up when she heard that there was training, support in land preparation, provision of seeds and assistance with marketing from Base Titanium – a mining firm that was supporting farmer development near their Kwale mine – and Inclusive Business partner Business for Development.

She was excited about joining the local co-operative and was provided with all the inputs she needed to start growing cotton. She learnt that the costs of the inputs are deducted after the sale of produce – therefore reducing the financial risk to farmers.

It was the training that Elizabeth found to be the most useful. Armed with new knowledge, she felt confident in applying the new approaches, and achieved an excellent yield for her cotton and improved her income. She then applied similar techniques to her corn, sorghum, soybean and cowpea crops.

Now, thanks to a combination of cotton, sorghum and soybean, the family has three cash crops to earn them a decent income. Elizabeth can now provide food security for her children, pay for school fees easily and give them a good education, use the extra money to improve their standard of living through improving the house and getting regular medical check-ups etc.

Elizabeth still works from dawn to dusk, but now her efforts are finally reaping rewards and she is now able to provide a better life for herself and her family.

International Women’s Day

Happy International Women’s Day. This is an important day to celebrate and recognise all the work that women like Elizabeth are doing, and that it is integral to support them to achieve the SDGs.

Women are often viewed as the backbone of smallholder agriculture. Thanks to Inclusive Business models which provide them with training and tools, they are given the support needed to get out of the vicious cycle of poverty. Which not only means they can support themselves,  but also support their whole family to live happier lives.


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Butane & Bosch agreement A strategic alliance in Iran’s heating industry

We are pleased to announce that Butane Industrial Group and Bosch Thermotechnology has signed a business contract.

With the signing of this agreement, Iran’s HVAC market will be expecting exciting days ahead…

Butane Industrial Group, with more than 63 years of industrial experience and service to Iranian customers, has signed a strategic agreement with Bosch. With this agreement, Butane is now the exclusive manufacturer, distributor and after sales service provider for all Residential Bosch Thermotechnology Products in Iran. Butane, with more than 1 1 million families as customer base, is the first and largest manufacturer of heating and water heating products in Iran.  This well-known brand, familiar to young and old Iranians alike, started its work with

gas appliances and gradually added various home appliances to its basket.  Customer satisfaction of Butane’s product quality is at such levels that, to this day and after 40 years, many Iranians have held onto their old Butane stoves.  With the advent of natural gas network expansion, Butane introduced the first gas water heaters followed by gas combi-boilers to the market. Today, with more than two decades of track record, Butane is considered the most sought-after brand in the

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In line with its growth strategy, Butane has entered into this strategic agreement with Bosch in February. Looking at these two brands, many common themes stand out:

both companies believe in manufacturing modern products, respect for the environment and providing outstanding service to their customers. The similarities of these two brands are even more highlighted by the words of their corresponding founders. Butane’s founder is well known for reminding his employees: “The dust from the customer’s steps is the healer of our eyes”‘. And the most famous quote from Bosch’s founder is “I would rather lose money than trust”. It is interesting to note that Bosch first started working in Iran more than 93 years ago. From then on and gradually, Bosch continued with various activities in this market. In May 2016, Bosch established an office in Tehran and now with the signing of this agreement with Butane, it has renewed its serious commitment to the Iranian market. Bosch Group has more than 73 billion Euros of sales revenue, 390 thousand employees and is present in 150 countries in the world. The commitment of this group to modern technology can be easily identified by the allocation of 10% of its sales revenue and 59 thousand R&D engineers. These enormous resources are

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being an important one of them.  This cooperation would be the start of a new chapter, bringing about more comfort and convenience to Iranian customers – a reliable choice for all.

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For eight consecutive years;

Butane has been Awarded Consumer Rights’ Golden Prize

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After being evaluated by professional and technical committees of Consumers and Producers Rights Organization, which consists of representatives from the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME); Ministry Agriculture; Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare; Economic Affairs and Finance; the National Standard Organization (ISIRI); experts from Ministry of Industry and Business; Central Bank; National Association of Consumer Rights Protection; and Iran Chamber of commerce, Butane has been recognized as the patron of consumer rights in the field of heating facilities producers.

Each year at 28th of February, coinciding with the National Day of Consumer Rights Protection, national conference of consumer rights protection held that this year, like the past 7 years Butane as the only active company operating in the field of heating facilities won this award.

Fifteenth Conference of National Day of Consumer and Producer Rights Protection held with the presence and lectures of Mr. Nematzadeh Minister of Industry and Business; Mr. Abu Torabi Fard First Deputy Chairman of the Parliament; Mr. Mojtaba Khosrotaj Deputy Minister of Industry and Business; Mr. Mahmoud Navabi Vice-Chairman of the Consumer Rights Organization; Mrs. Nayereh Piruzbkht president of the National Standard Organization; and other related officials and experts.

It is worth noting that Butane Industrial Group, was designated as “Pre-eminent Standard Unit” by the National Standard Organization of Iran in October 2015, and in February 2016 was recognized as one of the units of the “Green Industry” by the Department of Environment.

Receiving this prestigious award is an honor we received from our beloved customers. We would like to congratulate the big Butane Family. We hope to achieve greater success in the coming year.

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The official ceremony was held on Tuesday 13th October in Hall Summit, the golden award was awarded to Butane group for Courage and effort to manage knowledgeable, enthusiastic and benevolent staff.

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Ahhhhh.. the Memories.

So, I've been totally honest with my readers and explained that I fucked up my first semester.  I did well the rest of law school--never getting below a "B"--but the damage is done.  If you don't do well your first semester, as in top 25% at a first tier like my alma mater, it will be an uphill struggle.

So, around this time of year--during my first year of law school, grades were released.  It was plainly obvious at that time that a Professor's feelings for you didn't matter.  He didn't know whose exam he was grading. I was a number to him when he graded my exam... not an intelligent student who does well under the Socratic Method in class.  Also, it was plainly obvious that class participation counted for nothing. Not that I was ever "into it."  But there were surely people that were into it... that were a bit deflated to see that it wasn't even a factor in their grades.  It was eye opening time.

I ran into my Torts professor in the hall and he said, "Hey, how did you do????"  I told him I got a B- and he was a little disappointed... he was sure that I would get an A.  Oh well.

The other little tidbit of information that you knew... but didn't completely understand.. was the curve.  My school, considering itself competitive and difficult, liked to fuck its students in the ass.  I know, I'm a  bit vulgar, but this topic brings it out of me.  The curve was around a low C--about a 70.  I knew that when I started, but wasn't sure what that meant.

So, back to mid-January of my 1L year.  I get my grades off of some chart on a billboard with our ID numbers listed on the left and the grade on the right. I'm old, so it was low-tech at the time.  I think the tech transition happened by my 3L year.  I am checking the billboard for my Crim Law grades.  This was, and arguably still is, my favorite subject.  I am a True Crime buff, by the way. I love to read about serial killers.  When I started law school, I used to declare that I came to law school to be a criminal defense attorney--not a lawyer.  So, this topic was easy for me.  I studied it and knew it like the back of my hand.  I had an excellent back and forth with the Professor. He liked me.  My case briefs were in order.  I knew my stuff.  Frankly speaking, of all the first year subjects, Crim Law was the easiest to master for everyone.  So, I felt I needed this one in the bag.

But I got a D.  I was blown away.  I thought it must be a mistake.  It was the worst grade I have ever gotten. I don't even remember having gotten a C since middle school.

The Professor handed out some sort of answer key to the students.  I reviewed it and and I was confident that I had spotted all of the issues. ALL OF THEM!  How could I get a D?  I felt like my future was in jeopardy.  So, I went up to visit my Crim Law Professor during office hours to ask him to reconsider his mistake.

He explained it to me this way:

Angel, you spotted 100% of the issues I was hoping you would see, but that is not how you are graded.  This is how I grade exams.... I grade all of the exams and put a number at the top, standing for the number of issues that you spotted on the exam.  On the exam, there 50 issues that I expected the students to spot. You got 50.  You exam goes on the floor.  The next exam taker spotted 52.  2 more than I expected anyone to spot, or that I saw myself.  That exam goes to the left of your exam.  I pick up the next one and that person spotted 55. That exam goes to the left of yours and the other.  The next exam taker only spotted 40.  That goes to the right of your exam.  I picked up the next exam and they spotted 48 of the issues.  That exam goes on the floor between yours and one where 40 issues were spotted.  I go through this exercise with all of the exams on the floor in a big line.  The one in the middle gets a 70.  The one on the right gets a failing grade and the one on the left gets a 100.  So, although you spotted all of the issues that I anticipated, more than half of the students in your class saw more issues than you or I did.  Therefore you get a D.  Because of the curve, someone will get a 100 and someone will fail, and everyone else is distributed into a bell curve around a 70. I'm so sorry.  You did a great job, but others in your section did much better.

At least I got the reassurance that I knew my stuff.  But that is not how one is graded in law school.  Today, any experience in criminal law is sorely missing from my resume.  I did manage to move past this bad grade, never getting a C or lower the rest of law school. But my fate was decided.  So, if your grades were worse than expected, don't be sad.  It's not you, it's the system.

  1. Okay, at the risk that my question is going to cause a flurry of profanity and other assorted inanity from the commenters, I just want to see if I can get some clarification on this, as I will be in this position next year at this time.

    You explained how the crim law grading process worked, and it seems easy enough to understand (not that I like it). But then you ended with, if your grades were worse than's not you, it's the system.

    I am failing to put 2 and 2 together here, and I'm NOT saying I agree with the curve. But you said you knew the subject like the back of your hand--that it was easy for you. Then, somehow, over half of your section knew it even better than you know the back of your own hand, because they spotted more issues that you did. If that was the case, how can you blame your grade on "the system" and not on the fact that you did not do as well as the others (in issue spotting, anyway)?

    Forget about the fact that the prof only saw 50--that is largely irrelevant. The instructions for the exam probably said something generic like, "discuss all issues in the previous scenario" and not "discuss the 50 issues...." right?

    So while the "curve" did mean that what grade people in the middle got relied on "the system," where you fell on that curve depended totally on your ability to spot and discuss the highest number of issues.

    If over half of the class did a better job in answering what was asked, isn't it fair that those people all get placed above you in the grading distribution?

    What do you think you deserved? Or are you just saying that you think there should be the possibility that 100% of the people should get a 100 if they do what the professor expects, and damn the curve altogether? That would be nice, but I think it would just end up causing other problems (perhaps less severe though).

  2. Well, it was just shocking to me. In every other class I had been in, 100% mean an "A". I just didn't realize that creative license in spotting issues would be valuable. In another class, like civ pro, it would be a negative.
    I'm not a fan of the curve because it made me seem like I was a bad student, when I did fine.
    If you don't see my point, I can't help you.

  3. He can't see the point. When he gets a D in a class he studied his butt off for, then he will know. Right now, Doug is talking out of ignorance. And, no, you can't help him. They don't make brain augmentation pills.

  4. No, I saw your point, I just didn't see how you got there.

    It's fine, I just am wondering how you think it should have been graded (aren't most law school 1L grades on a curve?). That's why I asked if you thought that a majority of the class should have gotten As. If you had a 100% (based on the 50 issues), and if half of the section had 50+, then there should have been at least a simple majority of A grades.

    If the prof. is forced to grade on a curve, how else are they supposed to determine who is on what part of it?

    I'd be happy if they all got rid of the curve too, but from what I've read I just thought that was a standard part of law school--you are competing against the other law students, unlike undergrad, in most cases.

    I have always thought of it like running a race...maybe everyone is in the 90+ percentile when it comes to average speediness, but the participants still get ranked based on who is fastest among them.

    You don't have to get defensive...I am seriously not attacking you.

  5. Nando, you really are an idiot, aren't you? I can't help that you failed in life, bud.

    It makes no sense to say that because someone hasn't been in law school then they have no idea how any of it works and can't discuss it.

  6. This quote from the a WSJ article gets to what I'm saying, “If you were in the bottom half with a C and now you’re in the bottom half with B, the employer will still see that you’re in the bottom half. And changing our curve is not going to change that fact.”

    So, is just the "getting a 'bad (D)' grade" that bothered/shocked you? Or was it that half the people actually performed better than you on this exam?

    Giving everyone an "A" but still giving all of the people above you a slightly "higher" A is the same thing... or should all of you have been put in "bands" where differences didn't matter? If that's the case, then we're bordering on the "everyone gets a trophy" race again...

  7. I assumed that most people would be piled around 70. And there would be an outlying A and F. I was told that employers knew my school to be difficult and Cs abound there. But it's not that simple. I dunno. The point is really that most people don't fully understand any of this before law school.

  8. Okay. I agree that if I were in your shoes I'd have thought I'd have been at about a C as well, and I'm not down on you for being disappointed in your grade, as I would/will be too.

    I guess that's what all of the books mean when they say how competitive it is and how you can come out of a final and have no idea whether you're going to get an A or an F.

    I admit that doesn't sound reasonable and I won't like dealing with it either. That's all--I go in peace now.

    For future reference: I will not be responding to Nando's sure-to-come follow-up comment (or most comments in the future) but not because I have no blog-etiquette, just because it has come down to simple attacks and nothing meaningful.

  9. When I walked into my legal writing class; I rec'd the same lecture. The grades are based on a hard curve: only one "A" mostly "C"s, but at least one "F." She then went on to say that she could only give us limited help. What!? This was the first time in my academic career I was told," you are on your own."

    * * *

    The first year is the hardest. Probably like you, I had a 6 crd Contracts Class, 5 crd Property, 5 crd Torts etc.. getting a "C" or "D" in a high credit class is hard to undue with 3 crd upper division classes. Also, during your 2L and 3L year you are actively looking for P/T work, doing clinics, and looking for a graduation job; academics is pushed to the back. YOur GPA and class rank barly budge after the 1L year.

  10. If you aren't in the top 10% of your class your grades don't matter much. Employers care more about your ethnicity, family connections, good looks - a host of other things that will help or hinder you in promoting the firm and getting business.

  11. Doug, immaturity is your imprimatur. You rely on inanities, to make your point. And when did anyone here say "you can't comment on this because you haven't been through it"?

    You definitely are hopeless. Have fun buying the dean a new Mercedes M-Class, moron!

  12. hard curves happen at all top school in all majors (not just law).

  13. Angel n Nadno, you'z all bitchez! mother fuckin' bithches!!! JD 2 Be speaks truht. He know what it take to perform. I'm lookin' at law school and I trust Dug's blog more than any of you'allz cuz you'all lozers!!You may make fun of my spellin' but I be scoring 165 on the LSAT! I'm goin' to Indiana on a full ride and wen I graduate, I'm making bank $$$$$. Fuck you'll!

    Don't hate on Doug mothafuckaz!! he gonna make more money than youz. fuck you niggaz!

  14. @ 4:53, Maybe you can help Doug play with his little monkey. But you might need a magnifying glass and a pair of tweezers. Dougie tried "male enhancement" but it failed. It actually shrunk his penis, and his brain size.

  15. fucc you to tha playa hatr above me!

  16. Angel, I've been a silent reader of your blog for a few weeks and I have to say this: you need to get over what happened to you in law school, stop blaming "the system," and move on. Do you think your poor Crim grade had just a bit to do with your over-confidence in your own ability regarding the subject?

    Law school isn't about knowing about crime. It isn't about knowing about trends and undertanding the dynamics of serial killers. That's what forensic investigators do. Law school measures your ability to analyze every textbook issue available and then go the step further to gain the edge over your classmates - because that's what you'll have to do in practice. You can regurgitate the model penal code all day long, but if you can't manipulate it to suit your client, you're not going to be worth the suit you're wearing.

    Maybe you weren't meant to be a lawyer. You can't blame "the system" for that. If you're so interested in crime and the justice system - you should try a career in it. You'll probably find it much more fulfilling.

    I think law school grading was the best judge of true "merit" I've ever seen. It's completely blind and based solely on performance on a completely equal test. I think you can learn a lot about yourself and how you'll practice law by how you do on your exams. My advice to those 1Ls who had a bad first semester is to not worry about how the curve screwed you over, but to try to learn where your own weaknesses are when taking the exams. That's the person I want working in my office.

  17. Thanks for your input. I am a True Crime Buff and I'm also well versed in the criminal justice system and the laws. But, it's okay. I didn't post this to feel sorry for myself. I am just putting an embarrassing story out there for my readers that are just getting their grades. I can do this because I'm anonymous. Otherwise, law school takes a big bite out of your ego--whether it be big or small. I'm totally over it. And, actually, I am a very good lawyer. I practiced for a number of years--albeit outside of criminal law. So, I won't let you put me down and tell me that law school determines what kind of lawyer you will be. The valedictorian of my class hardly spoke three words to anyone all three years. I can charm a judge with my knowledge, skill and articulation. BUT, my issue with practicing law is that it's hard to get a decent paying job doing it... or a job at all.
    I'm actively trying to get out of the law. Not because I didn't love going to court and having clients that adored me and referred me many cases, but because it's a dying industry.
    I don't have a big ego. I really don't. But the law school experience has a way of making otherwise extremely competent people feel stupid. And if I spotted all of the same issues as my Harvard educated Professor, then I don't think I did a poor job and neither did he.

  18. "Law school measures your ability to analyze every textbook issue available and then go the step further to gain the edge over your classmates..."

    Not in most of my classes. Though my crim law exam wasn't like hers, my torts exam was little more than an issue-spotting race. No hard curve in that class, but hard curves in other 1L classes. So it's beyond unfair to make such a sweeping statement about law schools when not every exam is measured the same not only among the different law schools, but among various classes within the same school.

  19. The real problem people like Angel had with law school, is that it was the first time in their life that being very bright AND working as hard as humanly possible wasn't enough to gain the success they wanted, and it freaked them out.

    There's nothing wrong with law school exams, except they have an uncanny way of proving to people who are very smart that being very smart and really, really, really, really, wanting something doesn't guarantee you will get it, because guess what, you don't deserve anything.

    This is the same reason the wash-out rate in big-law is so high. Everyone is very smart, and no one could possibly work more, but all of these super-overachieving douche bag praise whores find themselves in the "average" category for the first time in their life and it destroys their ego.

    99% of them never cared most about the money, they cared about "winning", the $160k is just a way to keep score. Of course, the game don't end there, it never ends.

    Angel's lucky though, she has a vagina. She can "exit" law for that face saving trump card of motherhood and never be forced to admit failure.

  20. Well, I can't top that one, but I just wanted to ask if there is a way to find out what the curves are at law schools for first year classes or can it all vary depending on what professor you get?

  21. I'm not sure.... I went to school before the internet was helpful. I think they told me in orientation and the curve was school wide--not just one class. I would call the school and ask.

  22. You know, MIT has a policy where your first semester grades are not put on your transcript, which I think is a great idea.

    I did an undergraduate in science and I went to an easy high school - therefore I found my first semester impossible - constant labs, class, homework, etc. It was also my first time away from home in a foreign city - I went to an out-of-country college.

    I did well the rest of my college career but I got an astounding 1.75 my first semester.

  23. Just because Angel was put on a grading curve on one particular exam does not mean she was outperformed by the other students who were placed above her on the curve. It means that this professor used a STUPID basis for trying to evaluate the differences between the exams. Creative license to issue-spot does NOT mean you outperform. If anything, it makes you OFF-TOPIC. i had a professor who would actually deduct points from your exam for going off-topic, and certainly didn't reward a student for not being able to recognize what is a criminal law issue and go through the proper analysis. My favorite exam ever in law school was an impossible test. The professor told us we couldn't finish. if we finished, we were not being detailed enough. out of the 5 page essay prompt, i made it through 1 and a 1/2 pages and made an A because of thorough, on-point analysis. spotting 50 issues as a benchmark to who will be lower or higher is STUPID.

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Thursday, February 4, 2010

India: A Success Story in Outsourcing!

I nearly fainted when I watched this... between concentrating and trying to understand their accents.  Thanks to a commentator for this lead. Holy Shit.  80K law grads in India a year?????  Dispatching Indian Attorneys to make appearances in American Courts?? I need out of this business. I'm heading of to Hustler's after work to see if I can pole dance or serve cocktails.

Comments from Youtube watchers are always insightful:

I believe American companies are making a mistake by outsourcing. They may think cheaper. But they don't think about their brand's value and name.

It may give you profit for a short period of time. But in the long run you lose your international brand value and name. Don't forget it. Any good businesspeople won't make that mistake.

Example: PriceWaterhouseCooper.

I have a relative who is a lawyer and is unable to find a job. The relative lives in DC by the way.
All that these companies think about are labor costs. They are not concerned about any other thing in the US. Sad!

and my favorite....

and i thought lawyers were safe

  1. How can Indian Lawyers make appearances in the United States? Do Judges admit them pro hac vicie? What kind of visa do they come on? What is the point of becoming an american barred lawyer if you can just go to India and practice law here. I have been taken for a fool.

  2. This is crazy!? What justification do lawfirms have to have Indian people represent corps in court. As if there is no one else in the country that can do that job???? Really, law firms should be ashamed.

    I would deck an Indian if I saw him in court from India. Go back to your own Court System.

  3. Isn't Angel an Indian?

  4. FYI

  5. fucking indians. first IT now law. Oh i guess asians are smarter huh?

    tired of the same old bullshit tripe.

  6. Not smarter.. CHEAPER.

  7. Disgusting. I want to know how they can do this without being licensed. What is wrong with this country? We're making other countries rich at our expense. We're going to be a third world country before long and the former third world countries are going to be Super Powers. I just don't understand what is wrong with people!

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Vets Connect provides support and services that homeless veterans need to get off the streets, into permanent housing, and back onto the path of success. Modere plans to donate as least 300 kits, filled with essential products that every person deserves to have, including toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, and body wash.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Memory eternal Khalid Jabara!

(St. Anthony Tulsa) - Friday night, tragedy struck as Khalid Jabara, a member of St. Antony Orthodox Christian Church, was gunned down outside of his parents’ home in Tulsa.

As the news coverage continues about Khalid, those of us at St. Antony will always remember the young man who grew up in our parish. Khalid had a huge heart and loved his parents, siblings, nieces and nephews. He was kind, funny, bright and caring; everyone who knew him was truly the better for it.

The entire St. Antony family mourns with the Jabara family and feels the loss of Khalid. May the love and compassion of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ along with the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos and all the saints bring their family peace and comfort and may the memory of Khalid truly be eternal.
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(Tulsa World) - Less than three months before a 37-year-old man was shot on his front porch Friday evening, Tulsa County prosecutors deemed the man suspected of killing him “a substantial risk to the public.”

Prosecutors had attempted to keep 61-year-old Stanley Vernon Majors in jail while he awaited trial on an assault charge alleging that he drove his vehicle into Haifa Jabara in September, but he was granted bond and released in May.

Court records show a history of conflict between Majors and the family of his next-door neighbor, Jabara, who was granted a protective order against him in November 2013 after telling a Tulsa County judge that he had harassed her and “is very racist towards foreigners and blacks.”

Majors was prohibited from going near Jabara or her home or possessing firearms for the next five years. But now, within three years, he is accused of fatally shooting her son, Khalid Jabara, at the family’s south Tulsa home.

Majors, who also uses his middle name, Vernon, as a first name, had been ordered to remain 300 yards away from Haifa Jabara and her home. He was prohibited from having any contact with her and from possessing firearms until November 2018.

Majors was charged with violating Haifa Jabara’s protective order in March 2015 after she told police he had yelled racial slurs at her in her driveway and threatened to kill her.

While arresting Majors, officers asked him multiple times to put down his beer, and he “chugged his beer before he put it down,” according to an arrest report.

Majors was charged with misdemeanor counts of violating the protective order and obstructing an officer, and he posted bond and was released from jail. His trial in that case is set for Oct. 3.

Last Sept. 12, prosecutors say Majors hit Haifa Jabara with a car in the 8700 block of East 95th Street and then left even though she had a broken shoulder and other injuries.

He was charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon, leaving the scene of a collision involving injury, violating a protective order and public intoxication.
In March, a civil lawsuit stemming from the collision was filed against Majors in Tulsa County District Court. The suit, filed by plaintiffs Haifa Jabara and Mounah Jabara, is still pending and seeks actual and punitive damages totaling $600,000.

In the civil case, Majors is also listed by the last name Schmauss. Court records show that he was married to Stephen Anthony Schmauss in December 2014.

Majors initially had been denied bail on the assault charge, but after he had spent eight months in jail, his bail was set by District Judge William LaFortune.

Majors was released from custody on bond, and Assistant District Attorney Brett Mize responded with a motion asking LaFortune to reconsider bond or increase it on the assault count, which was set at $30,000, on top of the $10,600 bond on the other counts.

In addition to describing the violent allegations against Majors, the motion says he has “demonstrated a wanton disregard for the life of the victim and the safety of the public.”

At a hearing two days after Majors posted bond, LaFortune increased the bail on the assault count to $60,000, and Majors posted the difference.

On Friday, Khalid Jabara was shot in the 9300 block of South 85th East Avenue and died shortly after he was taken to Saint Francis Hospital.

Police found Majors hiding behind a tree at the nearby Hardesty Library, 8316 E. 93rd St., and he is now held without bail at the Tulsa Jail on complaints of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm after a felony conviction.

Majors was convicted in 2009 of threatening a crime with intent to terrorize in Los Angeles and was sentenced to 16 months in prison, records show.

Tulsa Police Homicide Sgt. Dave Walker and Assistant District Attorney John David Luton said Monday that it’s too early in the investigation to say whether Majors will be charged with a hate crime.

Veronica Laizure, Oklahoma Civil Rights director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, says there were some indications that the homicide was possibly motivated by anti-Arab or anti-Muslim bias.

“There were some concerns arising from the perpetrator’s past actions, and there are some questions about how he was able to continue to harass and threaten and intimidate this family, as well as others in the neighborhood,” Laizure told the Tulsa World on Monday afternoon.

Laizure said CAIR has also heard reports that Majors had used racial slurs against other members of the community.

For now, however, CAIR is respecting the Jabara family’s wishes for privacy, Laizure said, and is “working on ways that we can mobilize community support and figure out where our best actions are going forward.”

On Monday, Khalid Jabara’s sister, Victoria Jabara Williams, posted on Facebook a statement from her family, saying their “world was shattered” when her brother was killed.

“The perpetrator was not unknown to us — he is our neighbor — someone whom we continuously brought to law enforcement’s attention,” the statement says.

The statement goes on to describe the alleged protective order violations and assault on Haifa Jabara and accuses Majors of using racial slurs against the family.

“This suspect had a history of bigotry against our family,” the statement says. “He repeatedly attacked our ethnicity and perceived religion, making racist comments. He often called us ‘dirty Arabs,’ ‘filthy Lebanese,’ ‘Aye-rabs,’ and ‘Mooslems’ — a fact highlighted by the Tulsa Police Department who also heard these comments from the suspect.”

The family says Majors should have been charged with a hate crime and should not have been granted bail on the assault charge.

“Yet he was released and put back next door to us, the family he assaulted just months before,” the statement says. “This is troubling at any time, but profoundly disturbing given the current climate of our country and the increase nationally in cases of hate crimes.”

The statement also says that shortly before the shooting, Khalid Jabara had called the police, “stating this man had a gun and that he was scared for what might happen.”

Walker confirmed on Monday that dispatch had received a call from Khalid Jabara regarding “suspicious activity” on the evening he was shot.

Police arrived to investigate but cleared the call shortly before the shooting occurred, Walker said.

The Tulsa World was unable to reach the Jabara family for an interview by press time on Monday.

“Our brother Khalid was just 37 years old and had his whole life ahead of him,” the family’s statement says. “He was a kind spirit, loving brother, uncle and son. Khalid’s heart was big. He cared for our entire family, our friends and people he didn’t even know. He created every Jabara family joke and filled our lives with love and laughter.

“All of that has been taken away from us by this hateful man and a system that failed to protect our community.”

  1. I am so sorry for this terrible thing to have happened to Your beloved one. Such foolishness. Why can't people leave others alone? I am a Melkite Greek Catholic. Sometimes I fear that some deranged person will come into the church during Sunday Liturgy and cause mayhem. That happened just a few years ago at the Milwaukee Sikh Temple and several good people were killed. I know what suffering and grief You are going through. My 32 year old Son was murdered 8 weeks ago. I cannot get a grasp on that reality. All any of us can do is pray and rely on the comfort of Christ and the Theotokos. Rest assured You will see Khalid again. God be with You.

  2. There is plenty swirling around "between the lines" on this case. Khalid was a good man. Stanley Majors was very confused. He forced his gay lover into marriage and was very violent. It would appear that Khalid showing compassionate attention to his lover was "the straw that broke the camel's back".


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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Having Fun in Dallas and Denton

This month my husband has been working incredibly hard getting things ironed out in the technology department of our school district for the beginning of school. One day he worked for 12 hours and spent 8 hours of that in a conference call. Needless to say, he was in desperate need of a day off. Luckily, he got two! We spent three days going around the Dallas metroplex, which is huge, and I feel like we barely scratched the surface of cool stuff to do and see.

On Thursday, we went to the Dallas neighborhood of Deep Ellum and the Dallas Museum of Art. Deep Ellum is a funky neighborhood right off of downtown Dallas that is famous for it's graffiti lined streets. It was revitalized in the 90's and has lots of small businesses, lofts, and as goes with the territory, hipsters. We drove around looking at graffiti and stopped in for lunch at a super delicious burger/sandwich place, Uncle Ubers. It was some seriously good food and they had the most hilarious vintage advertisements on the walls for silly things like x-ray specs.

Next we went over to the Dallas Museum of Art and walked through every single gallery. My feet were killing me by the time we left! I took one of my blythes with me to take photos with, which I haven't done in months. I got some nice pictures in the sculpture garden (and only a few weird looks) and saw so many great pieces of art. I particularly liked the Slavs and Tartars exhibition which was awesome black and cream wool rugs but my favorite was The Museum is History exhibition.

After the museum, we attempted to go by one of my favorite local shops, We Are 1976, but they were closed this week for travel. Bummer!

My husband in The Museum is History exhibition, matching the Rothko.

Chihuly in the Museum Cafe
The next day, we went the opposite direction and went to the suburb Southlake for some green chile and Container Store shopping. Central Market hosts Hatch Chile Fest every year where they bring in tons of green chile from Hatch, NM. You know we can't miss out on what our state is famous for! They roast them, sell them fresh, and they had so many foods with green chile mixed in including chocolate, cheeses, and even apple pie. Heaven!

On Saturday, we went up to Denton (which is the closest to where we live) to check out the Denton Community Market, a weekly art and produce market. It was super cute and had lots of great local vendors selling everything from beef jerky to hand carved wooden wine stoppers and of course, food trucks!

My favorite booths were The DIME Store (basically a brick and mortar version of Etsy for local artisans), these things (adorable illustrations and the cutest handpainted pendant necklaces), and most of all, Denton Design Company. I chatted with the owner Darien for quite awhile about crafting, dolls, and her completely awesome trailer. She even let me check out the inside of the trailer, of course I totally want one of my own now!

Earrings at The DIME Store's booth.

The cutest booth of all, Denton Design Company!

Embroidered fabric buttons at Denton Design Company

Last but not least, we stopped by SCRAP Denton a resale shop for craft supplies. Holy cow, I thought I died and went to creative heaven. They had a room stacked to the ceiling with fabric, piles of vintage sewing patterns, notions, knitting needles, yarn, old trophies, beads, wood of all shapes... just about everything you need to make well, anything! I picked up a drop spindle for $1, a ball of vintage wool, and then I found the books and magazines section and went a little crazy. To my credit, the magazines were .25 or 10 for $2. I managed to get 9 issues of Interweave Knits (two from 2006, all of 2010, and all but the winter issue of 2011), a Mollie Makes, and then I also grabbed two books for $7, one about polymer clay jewelry and the other a vintage Better Homes and Gardens book of knitting and crochet patterns which look surprisingly modern. Not bad for $13!

I'm pretty sure my husband is exhausted after I dragged him all over town but we had a lot of fun and made some good memories!

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Sheryl WuDunn presents "How Can a Social Entrepreneur Affect Global Change?"
Start Date: 3/4/2011Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Date: 3/4/2011End Time: 2:00 PM
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Sheryl WuDunn, the first Asian-American reporter to win a Pulitzer Prize, is a best-selling author, business executive, and lecturer. She speaks around the world on economic, political, and social topics related to women in the developing world.

WuDunn, along with her husband, New York Times columnist Nick Kristof, is co-author of New York Times Best-Seller, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Half the Sky is a passionate call to arms against the oppression of women and girls in the developing world. It has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Colbert Report, and many other network television shows. WuDunn was honored for Half the Sky in 2010 with the Beacon Award from the White House Project, a nonpartisan organization that seeks to advance women's leadership in all communities and sectors. And she is a judge for the U.S. Department "Secretary's Innovation Award for Women's and Girls' Empowerment." Together, WuDunn and Kristof won a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of China.

WuDunn previously worked at the New York Times as both an executive and journalist, as well as in finance at Goldman Sachs. Currently, she is a senior managing director at Mid-Market Securities, an investment banking boutique serving growth companies in the middle market, including companies founded and run by women.

WuDunn graduated from Cornell University, and earned master's degrees from Harvard Business School and Princeton University.

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