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"Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives." William A. Foster

How true is this? INTERESTING OBSERVATION 1. The sport of choice for the urban poor is BASKETBALL. 2 The sport of choice for maintenance level employees is BOWLING. 3 The sport of choice for front-line workers is FOOTBALL. 4 The sport of choice for supervisors is BASEBALL. 5 The sport of choice for middle management is TENNIS. And.... 6 The sport of choice for corporate executives and officers is GOLF. THE AMAZING CONCLUSION: The higher you go in the corporate structure, the smaller your balls become. There must be a ton of people in Washington playing marbles. YIKES! This is certainly not what we are shown on TV. Very interesting. The Africa they never show you . .. . Mansion in Gabon South Africa Accra, Ghana Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town again Angola Reunion Island South Eastern Africa Reunion Island South Eastern Africa Lybia Algeria Bejaia, Algeria - North Africa This is where the equator passes through in Sao Tome Island, West Africa Road to Lubango, Angola Housing estate in Accra, Ghana Cabo Verde, Cape Verde Obudu Resort, Nigeria If you thought the houses in Ghana were spectacular, you would be speechless with this house in Nigeria ... just another mansion under construction! Row houses in Nigeria House in Abuja, Nigeria Seychelles Island Kampala, Uganda South Africa Aerial view of Annobon Island, Equitorial Guinea . . .. beautiful Yes, we actually enjoy ourselves on the weekends ... but the media misconceptions would have you believe we all languish in poverty (lol). Presidential Palace, Ghana Mansion in Trasacco Valley, Accra, Ghana . . . where a number of the wealthy live. House in Accra-Ghana Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia Harare International Airport, Zimbabwe River Nile in Egypt Alexandria, Egypt Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya - Windsor Golf and Country Club with Nairobi skyline in the background Hilton Hotel, Yaounde-Cameroon An event being hosted in Ghana . . . In Ghanaian Tradition a royal is carried by four bearers in a seat, as you see in this picture. A hotel in Khartoum, Sudan The cable cars at the beach in Durban, South Africa Regular occurance: A sandstorm over Khartoum, Sudan ... after all, it is a city in a desert! Aerial view of Khartoum, Sudan The Wave House at Gateway Mall, Durban, South Africa Mall in South Africa Canal Walk Mall in Cape Town, South Africa. One of the largest malls in the Southern Hemisphere and just one of SA's mega malls. Another inside view of Canal Walk Mall in Cape Town, South Africa. An outside view of Canal Walk Mall in Cape Town, South Africa. Cairo, Egypt Cairo, Egypt Hurghada - Egypt National Stadium -Dares Salaam in Tanzania with the practice field right outside City of Dares Salaam -Tanzania Surprising modern and upscale isn't it... so how do you like the real Africa now? And why aren't their rich helping their poor? Consistent unflattering media portrayals would have you believe something entirely different... e.g., Africa is still some kind of wild, savage and untamed jungle. I wonder why that is? Ghana is a constitutional democracy but was once a military junta that had their ethnic cleansing and mass graves before 2004. The new government is considered "conservative" by any definition especially for Africa. No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3825 - Release Date: 08/10/11 Subject: Fwd: What does this word mean? Check this one out This one is a real DOOZZY...(I guessed at the spelling.) Unbelievable...no, it really isn't...surprises don't exist with the Obamacare... Interesting read. The original sender looked this up on Snopes; mixed message. http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/exemptions.asp It seems very important to pursue the exact definition of this word, which is employed in the controversial health care bill on page 107, but not easily found in any English or American dictionaries. Check Snopes and Google, but don't stop there, take the time to visit your Library. Dhimmitude -- What does it mean? Obama used it in the health care bill. Now isn't this interesting? It is used in the health care law. Dhimmitude -- I had never heard the word until now. Type it into Google and start reading. Pretty interesting. It's on page 107 of the healthcare bill. I looked this up on Google and yep, it exists.. It is a REAL word. Word of the Day: Dhimmitude Dhimmitude is the Muslim system of controlling non-Muslim populations conquered through jihad. Specifically, it is the TAXING of non-Muslims in exchange for tolerating their presence AND as a coercive means of converting conquered remnants to Islam. ObamaCare allows the establishment of Dhimmitude and Sharia Muslim diktat in the United States . Muslims are specifically exempted from the government mandate to purchase insurance, and also from the penalty tax for being uninsured. Islam considers insurance to be "gambling", "risk-taking", and "usury" and is thus banned. Muslims are specifically granted exemption based on this. How convenient. So I, as a Christian, will have crippling IRS liens placed against all of my assets, including real estate, cattle, and even accounts receivables, and will face hard prison time because I refuse to buy insurance or pay the penalty tax. Meanwhile, Louis Farrakhan will have no such penalty and will have 100% of his health needs paid for by the de facto government insurance. Non-Muslims will be paying a tax to subsidize Muslims. This is Dhimmitude. No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3825 - Release Date: 08/10/11

*** Adult Truths ***

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.�
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2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.�
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3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.�
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4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.�
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5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?�
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6. Was learning cursive really necessary?�
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7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.�
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8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.�
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9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.�
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10. Bad decisions make good stories.�
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11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.�
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12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.�
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13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.�
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14. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.�
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15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.�
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16. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.�
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17. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.�
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18. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.�
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19. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?�
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20. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!�
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21. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.�
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22. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.�
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23. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.�
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24. The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.�
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Ladies.....Quit Laughing.

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Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3823 - Release Date: 08/09/11