September 21, 2008

Bi-Polar its not what you think










Famous PEOPLE WHO have Manic Depressive Disorder...Or Known as Bi-Polar


Buzz Aldrin, astronaut
Lionel Aldridge
Hans Christian Andersen, writer
Ned Beatty, actor
Robert Boorstin, writer, assistant to Pres. Clinton,


Arthur Benson, writer
E F Benson, writer
William Blake (1757-1827), poet
Ralph Blakelock, artist
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), general
Tadeusz Borowski
Art Buchwald, writer, humorist
Tim Burton, artist, movie director
Robert Campeau, financier (Canada)
Drew Carey, actor
Jim Carrey, actor
Dick Cavett, writer, media personality
C.E. Chaffin, writer, poet
Agatha Christie, mystery writer
Winston Churchill, 1874-1965- British Prm Mnstr
John Clare, poet
Rosemary Clooney, singer
Garnet Coleman, legislator (Texas)
Francis Ford Coppola, director
Patricia Cornwell, writer


Richard Dadd
John Daly, athlete (golf)
John Davidson, poet
Edward Dayes, artist
Ray Davies, musician
Emily Dickinson
Kitty Dukakis, former First Lady of Massachusetts
Patty Duke (Anna Duke Pearce), actor, writer
Thomas Eagleton, lawyer, former U.S. Senator
T S Eliot, poet
Ralph Waldo Emerson, essayist
Robert Evans, film producer
Carrie Fisher, writer, actor
Edward FitzGerald
Robert Frost
F Scott Fitzgerald, author
Larry Flynt, magazine publisher
Connie Francis, actor, musician
Sigmund Freud, physician
Cary Grant, actor
Kaye Gibbons, writer
Shecky Greene, comedian, actor
Linda Hamilton, actor
Kristin Hersh, musician
Victor Hugo, poet


Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred:
Forward the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns' he said.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred."
- Alfred Lord Tennyson

Jack London, author
Robert Lowell, poet
Marilyn Monroe, actress
Mozart, composer
Jay Marvin, radio personality, writer
Cara Kahn, mtv's 'real world'
Kevin McDonald, comedian, actor
Kristy McNichol, actor
Dimitri Mihalas, scientist


Kate Millett, writer, artist
Spike Milligan, comic actor, writer
John Mulheren, financier (U.S.)
Robert Munsch, writer
Napoleon, general
Ilie Nastase, athlete (tennis), politician
Isaac Newton, scientist
Margo Orum, writer
Nicola Pagett, actor
J C Penney
Plato, philosopher, according to Aristotle
Edgar Allen Poe, author
Jimmie Piersall, athlete, sports announcer
Charley Pride, musician
Mac Rebennack (Dr. John), musician
Jeannie C. Riley, musician
Phil Graham, owner, Washington Post
Graham Greene, writer
Peter Gregg, team owner and manager, race car driver
Abbie Hoffman, writer, political activist
Lynn Rivers, U.S. Congress
Francesco Scavullo, artist, photographer
Lori Schiller, writer, educator
Frances Sherwood, writer
Scott Simmie, writer, journalist
Alonzo Spellman, athlete (football)
Muffin Spencer-Devlin, athlete (pro golf)
Gordon Sumner (Sting), musician, composer
St Francis
St John
St Theresa
Rod Steiger, film maker
Robert Louis Stevenson
Liz Taylor, actor
J.M.W. Turner
Mark Twain, author
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet
Ted Turner, entrepreneur, media giant
Jean-Claude Van Damme, athlete, actor
Vincent van Gogh
Mark Vonnegut, doctor, writer
Sol Wachtler, judge, writer
Tom Waits, musician, composer
Walt Whitman, poet
Tennessee Williams, author
Brian Wilson, musician (Beach Boys), composer, arranger
Jonathan Winters, comedian, actor, writer, artist
Luther Wright, athlete (basketball)
Margot Kidder, actor
Robert E Lee, soldier
Bill Liechtenstein, producer (TV & radio)
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US President
Daniel Johnston, musician
Samuel Johnson, poet
Burgess Meredith, 1908-1997, actor, director
Kay Redfield Jamison, psychologist, writer

Not so famous People

Melvin J. Howard Father, Businessman, explorer of the unknown, knowledge seeker support the Bi-Polar Foundation at www.bipolar-foundation.org


September 20, 2008

David And Goliath















Well thats one Canadian reporters analogy of my Trade dispute with the Government of Canada. Well you know what happened in that story I really don't mind being the underdog. One thing my old football coach use to tell me is keep your head down and focus on the goal and drive the football home no matter what obstacles get in your way.

http://embassymag.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=/2008/september/17/nafta/


http://sites.google.com/site/thehowardgroupagenda/

September 19, 2008

Centurion asks the World Trade Organization to weigh in on Trade Dispute with Canada













Health Care and World Trade

By Melvin J. Howard


Geneva Switzerland is one of my favourite places in the world. Taking a scenic white table cloth train ride in the country side is a breathtaking event. Now Switzerland has another point of interest for me it is where the World Trade Organization is located. I am calling on the WTO to wade in on our Trade dispute with Canada. In arguing to keep health care off the table Canada claims to have exemptions on their public health care system. At the same time they demand the right to export their own health care services and not allowing any imports is that sending a message of double standard? I think so Canada has registered health insurance at the World Trade Organization as a financial service. If that is so my US insurance partners should be able to enter this market as well. Services such as labs, food services, janitorial services, accounting, data processing, telecommunications, hospital administration in the form of management consulting, and pharmacare. All are being done on a private basis. Private companies are already in the health business in Canada which further weakens the government's position on medicare. The World Trade Organization allows governments to exempt any service provided "in the exercise of government authority," as long as such services are not also available commercially. In other words, if a service is exclusively provided by the government, It is exempt. But if that service is provided through a mix of both Government and private interests, it is open to the full force of the World Trade Organization and NAFTA. Health care is such a service. A lot of the health care system in Canada is, in fact, privately run. Doctors' offices operate as private businesses. So do the labs in many hospitals, after-hours clinics, dental offices, homecare providers and nursing homes. Even the hospitals themselves are often private, non-profit corporations. This is a mix system, and therefore subject to The World Trade Tribunal.

September 05, 2008

CENTUIORN HEALTH CORPORATION TRUST



















Centurion to restructure as a investment trust under its new name Centurion Health Corporation Trust


General Investment:

The Trust’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation by Guidelines investing primarily in securities of Healthcare Companies. Under normal market conditions, the Trust expects to invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of Healthcare Companies. This policy may not be changed without 60 days’ prior notice to Shareholders. The Trust will not have less than 25% of its net assets invested in Healthcare Companies. A company will be deemed to be a Healthcare Company if, at the time the Trust makes an investment in the company, 50% or more of such company’s sales, earnings or assets arise from or are dedicated to healthcare products or services or medical technology activities. The Trust may also invest in companies that do not satisfy the above criteria but that are expected by the Investment Adviser to have 25% or more of sales, earnings or assets arising from or dedicated to such activities. Investments in those types of companies will not exceed 20% of the Trust’s net assets at the time of investment. The Investment Adviser determines, in its discretion, whether a company is a Healthcare Company. The Trust may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in the securities of foreign issuers, expected to be located primarily in Western Europe, Canada and Japan, and securities of United States (‘‘U.S.’’) issuers traded in foreign markets (‘‘Foreign Securities’’

Centurion will issue a Prospectus the Prospectus will set forth concisely the information about the Trust that you should know before investing,including information about risks. You should read the Prospectus and retain it for future reference this will be for all existing and new shareholders.

August 28, 2008

Centurion and the Goverment of Canada to begin consultations



















By Melvin J. Howard


The Government of Canada has responded back to a request of consultation in a letter dated August 25, 2008. We shall now prepare in accordance with Article 1118 of NAFTA to move forward with this process.



Update to last entry:

Canada to call election

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will launch a federal election campaign Sunday with a visit to the Governor General. Sources say Harper will meet with Michaelle Jean at 9 a.m. ET and ask her to dissolve Canada's 39th Parliament, with an election on Oct. 14. As Canadian elections seem imminent Centurion will halt consultations proceedings until after the new Government is installed. At that time Centurion will proceed if after the consultations there appears to be no resolution we will move to go to arbitration.

August 15, 2008

Melvin J. Howard responds back to the Government of Canada on our NAFTA claim















By Melvin J. Howard


As per the letter addressed to me by the Government of Canada dated July 24, 2008 as per Article 1118 of NAFTA to settle our claim through consultation. We have responded back to the Government of Canada via faxed letter on August 8, 2008 that we are prepared to sit down and meet on the subject matter. As I want our stakeholders to keep fully abreast of the proceeding matter. I intend on addressing this issue with both US Presidential Candidates. Why are there still trade barriers to American health care companies wanting to enter Canada? When indeed these services are being provided privately by Canadian practitioners. If after 90 days we have not heard back from the Government of Canada we will proceed to file for arbitration under NAFTA rules.