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Charter House has released the categories that will be awarded at this year’s Ghana Music Awards. In all, there are twenty-six categories in all and they have been well defined below. And this year, the topmost award is the Artiste of the Year.

1. Artiste of the Year
The most popular Artiste of the year is adjudged by the Selection Committee, Planning Committee and the general public as the Artistes whose work exerted the most impact on the music scene. He/She must have released songs on an Album that achieved prominence and must have commanded a great deal of popularity and audience appeal during the year under review.

2. Song of the Year
A song is eligible to win the most popular Song of the Year if it was released and achieved prominence during the year under review. It is the song adjudged by the Selection Committee, Planning Committee and the general public to have commanded a great deal of audience appeal and must have enjoyed a lot of airplay both off and on radio. The Song of the Year must have generated the most excitement during the year under review.

3. Album of the Year
An Album is eligible to win the most popular Album of the Year if it was released and achieved prominence in the year under review. This Award is adjudged by the Selection Committee and Planning Committee as the Album with the most hit songs (at least 3 songs in the Album must have enjoyed lots of airplay both off and on radio).

4. Record of the Year
A Record is eligible to win the Record of the Year Award if it was released and achieved prominence during the year under review. It is the Record adjudged by the Planning Committee as the most outstanding compilation of original songs on an album. It may not have been a huge commercial success, but has quality artistic value.

5. Hiplife Artiste of the Year
The Hiplife Artiste of the Year is the Hiplife Artiste adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee and the general public as the Hiplife Artiste with the highest audience appeal and popularity in the year 2007. He/She must have released a hiplife single or album during the year.

6. Hiplife Song of the Year
The hiplife Song of the Year is the song adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee and the general public as the most popular hiplife song by a Solo Artiste, duo or group in 2007. The song must have enjoyed a lot of airplay off and on radio and generated the most excitement during the year.

7. Hiplife Album of the Year
The Hiplife Album of the Year is the Hiplife Album adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee as the Album with most hiplife hits in a single cassette or CD release in 2007(at least 3 songs). The songs must have enjoyed lots of airplay off and on radio and generated the most excitement during the year 2007.

8. Highlife Artiste of the Year
The Highlife Artiste of the Year is the Highlife Artiste adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee and the general public as the highlife Artiste with the highest audience appeal and popularity in the year 2007. He/She must have released a Highlife single or album during the year

9. Highlife Song of the Year
The highlife Song of the Year is the song adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee and the general public as the most popular highlife song by a Solo Artiste, duo or group in 2007. The song must have enjoyed a lot of airplay off and on radio and generated the most excitement during the year.

10. Highlife Album of the Year
The Highlife Album of the Year is the Highlife Album adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee as the Album with most highlife hits in a single cassette or CD release in 2007(at least 3 songs). The songs must have enjoyed lots of airplay off and on radio and generated the most excitement during the year 2007.

11. Gospel Artiste of the Year
The Gospel Artiste of the Year is the Gospel Artiste adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee and the general public as the Gospel Artiste with the highest audience appeal and popularity in the year 2007. He/She must have released a Gospel single or album during the year.

12. Gospel Song of the year
The Gospel Song of the Year is the song adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee and the general public as the most popular Gospel song by a Solo Artiste, duo or group in 2007. The song must have enjoyed a lot of airplay off and on radio and generated the most excitement during the year.

13. Gospel Album of the Year
The Gospel Album of the Year is the Gospel Album adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee as the Album with most Gospel hits in a single cassette or CD release in 2007(at least 3 songs). The songs must have enjoyed lots of airplay off and on radio and generated the most excitement during the year 2007.

14. Pop Song of the Year
The Pop Song of the Year is the song adjudged by the Selection Committee, Planning Committee and the general public as the song, which employs a variety of genre of music including R&B, hip hop and Jazz among others. The song must have enjoyed a lot of airplay both off and on radio and generated the most excitement during the year.

15. Reggae Song of the Year
The Reggae Song of the Year is the song adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee and the general public as the most popular Reggae song by a Solo Artiste, duo or group in 2007. The song must have enjoyed a lot of airplay off and on radio and generated the most excitement during the year.

16. African Artiste of the Year
The African Artiste of the Year Award is for the African Artiste (non-Ghanaian) who made the most impact in the continent in 2007. He/She must have enjoyed a lot of airplay on the continental platform.

17. Best Collaboration of the year
The Best Collaboration of the year is the song adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee and the general public as the song produced through the collaboration of two or more artistes. The song must have enjoyed airplay off and on radio and generated the most excitement during the year under review.

18. Discovery of the Year
The Discovery of the Year is the artiste adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee and the general public as the most promising and talented new artiste duo or group for the year 2007. The award goes to the artiste who made most impact with his/her first cassette or CD release.

19. Best Male Vocal Performance (Solo/Group)
The Best Male vocal performance award goes to the male artiste, either a solo artiste or in a group, adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee as the male artiste with the best vocal delivery on any musical presentation in the year 2007.

20. Best Female vocal performance (Solo/Group)
The Best Female vocal performance award goes to the female artiste, either a solo artiste or in a group, adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee as the female artiste with the best vocal delivery on any musical presentation in the year 2007.

21. Traditional Artiste(s) of the Year
An Artiste is eligible to win the most popular Traditional Artiste of the Year if He/She achieved prominence in the year under review. The Traditional Artiste(s) of the Year is adjudged by the Selection Committee, Planning Committee as the most popular Traditional or Folkloric group in 2007 whose work exerted the most impact on the music scene. The Traditional Artiste(s) must have commanded a great deal of audience appeal during the year 2007.

22. Instrumentalist of the Year
An Instrumentalist is eligible to win the most popular Instrumentalist of the Year if He/She performed creditably on hit songs that were released and achieved prominence in the year under review. The Instrumentalist of the Year is awarded to an Instrumentalist adjudged by the Selection Committee and the Planning Committee to have had the most influence on the music scene. This is an honorary award presented to the Instrumentalist in recognition of his contributions to a number of hit songs in contention.

23. Best Music Video Directing of the Year
The winner of the “Music Video Directing of Year†is the Music Video Director adjudged by the selection committee, planning committee as the Director directly responsible (technically) for the most creative and entertaining music video for any song released in the year 2007.

24. Best Lyricist of the Year
A Lyricist is eligible to win the Best Lyricist of the Year if the individual is responsible for writing the lyrics (partially or wholly) of the highest number of hit songs in contention and which were released and achieved prominence during the year under review.

25. Record Label of the Year
A Record Label is eligible to win the Record Label of the Year Award if it produced the highest number of award-winning artistes in the year under review.

26. Recording Engineer of the Year
A Record Engineer is eligible to win the Recording Engineer of the Year if the individual is directly responsible (technically) for the production of the highest number of award-winning songs in the year under review.

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Globalists Created Islamic Terrorism For New World Order

Globalists Created Wahhabi Terrorism to Destroy Islam and Justify a Global State
(Highlights)

Following the dictates of Hegelian dialectic, the Globalists have created two antagonizing forces, the “Liberal-Democratic” West, against Terrorism, or “political Islam,” to force us into the acceptance of their final alternative, a New World Order.

The West and Islam have had a long era of compatibility, but this history has been denied to foster the myth of a “Clash of Civilizations.” In order to inflame the sentiments of the West against Islam, our attention has been focused on the specter of fanatical Wahhabism, and more specifically, its most notorious exponent, Osama bin Laden.

Bin Laden, Bush Serve the Same Master
(Highlights)

The headquarters of Islamic terrorism is London, England, where the Anglo-American Establishment sponsors the radical “Muslim Brotherhood” in order to advance its long-term goal of plutocratic global dictatorship.

These globalists have fabricated a bogus “war on terror” to crush the remaining vestiges of nationalism and democracy in both Muslim countries and the West.

Osama bin Laden has been used effectively as a figurehead for the Brotherhood’s militant branch to take responsibility for its atrocities, but he is not the mastermind… By the same token, the Muslim Brotherhood is a tool by the British-based Globalists whose main objective is to overthrow the established world order and create a new one-world system of global governance.

Goodgame cites former British Intelligence Officer, Dr. John Coleman, who says the Muslim Brotherhood is a secret freemason order set up by the great names of British Middle East Intelligence, T.E. Lawrence, Bertrand Russell and St. John Philby to “keep the Middle East backward so its natural resource, oil, could continue to be looted.”

The Muslim Brotherhood has been used to check nationalist movements led by such figures as Nasser, Bhutto and the Shah of Iran who tried to develop their countries. Without the British, “radical Islam would have remained the illegitimate, repressive minority movement that it has always been, and the Middle East would have remained stable and prosperous,” Goodgame says.

Meanwhile, back in the USA, “Muslim terrorist attacks” are an excuse to lay the foundations of a police state. These attacks, which could become nuclear or biological, might serve as a pretext to declare martial law, suspend elections and round up dissidents, i.e. anyone who is not buying the lie.

This may seem incomprehensible to Americans now when the economy is still being propped up. Once the US has done the globalist’s dirty work, interest rates could rise and debt ridden Americans could be stripped of their assets, as they were in the Depression.

In conclusion, mankind is in the clutches of a diabolical multi generational conspiracy. A Satanic, criminal cartel has subverted all social institutions and is slowly crafting a brutal global dictatorship. Our political and cultural leaders are witting and unwitting pawns. They are fabricating a phony war between Islam and the West in order to accomplish the degradation of both.

I realize this vision seems incredibly bleak. The mass media holds us in a powerful illusion of normalcy. However, expecting the worst means you will never be disappointed. If you are wrong, you are relieved. If you are right, you are prepared.

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War Crimes Investigator Says Al Qaeda Spawned From Nazi Third Reich
(Highlights)

While Islam is a very peaceful religion, Saudi Arabia practiced an extreme form of Islam called Wahhabi.“Saudi Wahhabism is to Islam as the KKK is to Christianity,†Loftus said. “It’s an extreme and perverted form of religion that was condemned as a heresy by Islam more than 60 times before the 1900s.†“Here is this corrupt cult and all of a sudden the school teachers are Nazis. Here a fusion is born between the two. Schools of hatred were built all over Saudi Arabia,†Loftus said. A well known pupil of these schools is Osama bin Laden, Loftus said. Bin Laden and other graduates of the schools were inducted into an underground neo-Nazi Wahhabi army for Saudi Arabia. Just as Russia was using Communist Arabs during the cold war, we would use Arab Nazis as a counterweight to oppose them,†Loftus said. “When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979 the Arab (neo) Nazis were let out of the closet.“Because of the combination of Wahhabi fanaticism and Nazi ideology, waves of people came pouring into Afghanistan to kill the Communists,†Loftus said. The Soviets were defeated and the United States left. And, according to Loftus, Osama bin Laden took control and his entire army of neo-Nazi theological cultists were left there alive in the field. Bin Laden drew up a list of those who he knew he could rely on and called this list ‘the base.’ Loftus said the Arabic translation of ‘the base’ is ‘al qaeda.’

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Wahhabism and the Occult Conspiracy
(Highlights)

The purpose of promoting Wahhabism is not merely to create the mindset of the terrorist, but to indoctrinate certain Muslims to become aberrations of human beings, exemplifying all that is despicable, including misogyny, ignorance, intolerance and bigotry. The intent is to create an egregious image of the Muslims, to secure their identity with the prevailing prejudices against them, in order to bring about a Clash of Civilizations, or the so-called War on Terror, in other words, the War on Islam.

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The Salafi - Jamal ud Din Al Afghani
(Highlights)

Beginning in the 1820’s, a group of missionaries was appointed by a combined movement of Oxford University, the Anglican Church, and Kings College of London University, under Scottish Rite Freemasonry, as part of a plot to foster the creation of an occult brotherhood in the Muslim world, dedicated to the use of terrorism on behalf of the Illuminati in the City of London.[1] The leading promoters of the Oxford Movement were Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Palmerston of the Palladian Rite, and Edward Bullwer-Lytton, the leader of a branch of Rosicrucianism that developed from the Asiatic Brethren. The Oxford movement was also supported by the Jesuits. Also involved were the British royal family itself, and many of its leading prime ministers and aides.

In Egypt, the Oxford movement centered on the creation of a “reform†movement of Islam, known as the Salafi, to serve the Illuminati in protecting their growing interest in the Suez Canal, which would later become crucial to the shipment of their oil cargo to Europe and elsewhere.

The agent provocateur revolt against Ismail was organized by movement of Jamal ud Din al Afghani, the founder of the so-called Salafi “reform†movement in Islam. Aghani was the person through which the British mission acted to, not only subvert Egyptian rule, but to spread its occult influence throughout the Middle East.

Very little is known of Jamal ud Din al Afghani’s origins. Despite the appellation “Afghaniâ€, which he adopted and by which he is known, there are some reports that he was a Jew.[6] On the other hand, some scholars believe that he was not an Afghan but a Iranian Shiah. And, despite posing as a reformer of orthodox Islam, al Afghani also acted as proselytizer of the Bahai faith, the first recorded project of the Oxford Movement, a creed that would become the heart of the Illuminati’s one-world-religion agenda.

Blavatsky’s teachings also influenced the establishment of a prominent secret society known as the Golden Dawn, which would emerge out of Afghani’s contacts with the leaders of Egyptian Rite Freemasonry.

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Undercover Mosque
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British Channel 4’s Dispatches has produced a scathing documentary, called Undercover Mosque, about the negative influence of Saudi Arabia, through its promotion of Wahhabism, among the Muslim community of Britain. But the video is clear to point out that, “Wahhabism is opposed to the traditional tolerant beliefs of classical Islamâ€. What the video does not cover, however, is that the spread of the Wahhabi interpretation of Islam is part of a larger Western agenda, involving the CIA, to denigrate Islam.

The Wahhabis insinuate themselves as legitimate members of the Muslim community, but Wahhabism was created by the British, in the eighteenth century, to undermine Islam. It has since been promoted by the state of Saudi Arabia, which was originally established by the British to achieve Western control of the world’s primary oil resource. (author, “Globalists Created Wahhabi Terrorism“)

In modern times, the Wahhabis have aligned themselves with a still more pernicious deviation from Islam, the Salafi. These name themselves accordingly because they claim to follow the earliest generations of the Muslims, known as the Salaf, and therefore, to be nearest to the purity of the original faith. Nothing could be further from the truth.

This is a Chilling undercover investigation into the influence of Saudi Arabian religious extremism throughout the UK. Britain’s principal ally in the Middle East, this disturbing report reveals Saudi Arabian Islam - Wahabism - is spreading a message of bigotry and hatred to a section of Muslims and predicting an imminent jihad. An undercover reporter joins Islamic worshippers.

This video will certainly inflame hatred among the bigoted right in America and elsewhere, who will surely claim “I told you soâ€. But more importantly, the message provided in this video is a wake-up call for the Muslims, to recognize the vipers hiding their midsts who have hijacked their religion. It is high time for Muslims to return to the noble principles of their religion, and start acting like the examples the world is waiting to see.

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The Muslim Brotherhood

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The Globalists and the Islamists: Fomenting the “Clash of Civilizations” for a New World Order

The British, the Middle East and Radical Islam
I. Britain Takes the Middle East
II. Britain and Egypt
III. The Overthrow of Iran’s First Democracy
IV. The British War Against Nasser
V. Islam Turns Against the West
VI. Afghanistan, Pakistan, the ISI and the BCCI

The Muslim Brotherhood: The Globalists’ Secret Weapon
I. The Roots of Islamic Terrorism
II. Creating the ‘Arc of Crisis’
III. The Muslim Brotherhood Branches Out
IV. Osama Bin Laden: The Early Years
V. Bin Laden In Exile
VI. World Trade Center 1993
VII. Bin Laden’s Money Problems
VIII. The Brotherhood Revolution Continues

Analyzing September 11
A checklist of evidence that contradicts the “official version” of 9-11

I thought I’d pick up a few things in celebration of National Scrapbook Day. ? I stopped by my favorite store, Collective Journey, and bought these items for 15% off.

I got some paper for my wedding and japan projects.

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As you can see, the library has a new web page design. However, most of your favorite resources can still be found here. Under Information (in the left column) you’ll find contact information, our policies, history, good old Morning Coffee, and even a form you can use to ask a librarian a question.

In the right column, you’ll find links to our departments, as well as links to our Internet resources like the POWER Library, our catalog or our Internet Resource Guide, a database that you can search for useful websites.

Enjoy!

Ariel, a British company hand builds a road car which will absolutely blitz any car on the road. The 300hp supercharged version will go from 0-60 in under 3 secs. Now this car is street legal in England and although you ain’t supposed to go over the limit I can just see a lot of hoons putting the pedal to the metal.

Ask most photographers what they want for their birthday and they probably would mention a lens, some lights, or some other expensive piece of equipment. No, they probably aren’t asking you to buy those things for them, but face it - that’s what they want. Wait, let me correct that - that’s what we want.

Unfortunately, a lot of the items we want are just too damn expensive to give away. Fortunately, there are still lots of little trinkets that we will always find useful and are still damn cheap.

I’ve got 10 gift ideas for photographers under $20. Some items are meant for more advanced photographers, but all of them are very affordable. Do you want to know what they are? Read on…

1. Foldable Light Reflector - $19.95: One of the keys to getting good photos is lighting - that’s why we will use whatever tools we have on hand to play with light. A reflector is one of those tools.
2. Bubble Level - $18.95: It’s not always easy to get the horizon level in a photo, but having a bubble level on your camera helps. Just slip it into your hot shoe (you do have a hot shoe, right) and adjust. A dual axis level like PopPhoto Flash recommends would be nice, but falls outside of our $20 budget.
3. Camera Straps - $15 and up: We carry our cameras around a lot - and the straps that come standard with our cameras don’t usually have a lot of padding. Good thing there are several third party straps available. Aside from the padding, this strap from LowePro features quick release buckles and a memory card wallet.
4. Radio Flash Triggers - $12 and up: They’re no Pocket Wizards, but they still get the job done. You can also get extra receivers or kits with two receivers. For Philippine shoppers, you don’t have to go online - just head on over to the photographers’ haven called Hidalgo.
5. Card Reader - $11 and up: Connecting a camera to the computer wastes time, not to mention batteries.  You can’t use your camera while transferring photos, and to make matters worse, you have to use up some juice while doing so.  Good thing card readers come cheap.  Sadly, portable storage isn’t quite as affordable.
6. Memory Cards - $10 and up: A photographer can never have too much memory. power or too much memory. CF cards (SD for some) are a must for DSLR users.
7. Rechargeable Batteries - $8 and up: Like memory, a photographer can never have too much power. AA cells are a requirement for anybody with an external flash, and with the proper adapters, can power some cameras. Throw in a quick charger and you’ve got virtually unlimited juice.
8. Air Blower - $8 and up: Cameras and dust don’t mix well - that’s why we try to do everything to keep our gear clean. An air blower is just one of the tools we need. One of the best, at $14.95, is the Giottos Rocket Air Blaster with Tiltable Air Nozzle.
9. Lens Pen - $7 and up: Yet another tool in the battle against dust and something so compact there’s no excuse not to have it in your camera bag.
10. Microfiber Cloth - $2 and up: Even cheaper than a lens pen, microfiber cloth is one of the best materials to use for cleaning lenses - that’s why you’ll always find assorted pieces in a photographer’s bag. This cloth in particular, though out of budget at $22.99, is pretty cool. It comes in its own bag so it stays clean, and is a neutral 18% gray - making it great for setting white balance.

There you have it - cheap gifts for photographers. In case you’re wondering what inspired this post, it’s my birthday - it’s just over a month away. Can you guess what I want?

Tags: gifts for photographers, foldable light reflector, bubble level, camera strap, radio flash trigger, card reader, memory cards, Compact Flash, CF, Secure Digital, SD, rechargeable batteries, air blower, lens pen, microfiber cloth

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Continuing the wet basement series this very wet Central Ohio morning. Flash flood warnings in Central Ohi. Heavy rains all night. Super Dry Basement guy’s (he wrote the book on Super Dry Basements) Wet Basement Quiz that he e-mail spammed me with says:

“Question #10: I’ve heard about a lot of scare tactics and High pressure sales being used by Waterproofing companies. Is there an honest contractor that can be trusted? ”

No answer? There was no answer to that question on the email spam. I looked at his website and there’s no answer to question 10 there either.

I think the quiz itself sounds like scare tactics.

Scare tactics?

I met a Central Ohio basement water proofing celebrity once, Norm, the Basement Doctor of JD Basement Systems . We had a couple of offices in the Worthington Real Living HER office that flooded in heavy rains. My office was one of them… the company kept trying different things to fix it and finally (after years of the problem) brought in JD Basement Systems to get it fixed.

Norm is pictured in the link above at the top of their website. Norm is on their TV commercials.

When I met Norm did I ask for his autograph?

No.

I gave him a piece of my mind over the one employee of his company I’d ever met. The guy from JD Basements was one of four contractors called in to give an estimate on a repair to a crawl space on a “little old ladies” house… the representative tried to sell a big job rather than give an estimate on the repair an engineer had outlined based on the home inspection.

Their estimate for the repair fifteen times the cost of the repair that was requested by the buyer and outlined by a home inspector (an engineer.) Fifteen times the cost of the repair that was estimated by the other contractors who gave the seller estimates. Fifteen times the cost of the repair that was completed. Why was the estimate so much higher? The representative of JD Basement Systems got creative. He did not think the home inspector had suggested the best repair. He went into a big “what if” scenario based on ??? He put on quite a show for the audience of a little old lady home seller, her listing agent and the buyers agent.

When I met Norm, he apologized and asked me who the representative of his company was. This salesman was no longer with the company (I called in looking for him to verify it.) JD Basement Systems call their people inspectors on their website:

“The Basement Doctor”®, J&D Basement Systems has some of the finest individuals out in the field serving our customers. Our inspectors would be happy to visit your home to complete your FREE Estimate. Please select names from the following drop-down menu to view our inspector biographies. “

Do representatives of water proofing companies sell a job? Use scare tactics? Some do. Some of the best do. If I had to use someone I would use a company like Norms. I would still be wary of the “inspectors” selling a job.

Wet Basement Quiz Question #8

Wet Basement Quiz Question 7

Wet Basement Quiz Questions 5 & 6

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Wet Basement Quiz Question 3

Wet Basement Quiz Question 2

Central Ohio Wet Basement Quiz…

What happened to question number 9?