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AND CREATIVE FRIENDS CELEBRATE

POTY 2008 WINNER

(PERSON OF THE YEAR 2008)

WITH QUEEN PAULINE RAINA

ADLANDPRO P.O.T.Y. 2008 Person Of The Year 2008 PAULINE RAINA

In God We Trust

When looking outside at night you can see many beautiful stars. In a dark country area you might see many thousands. In the city you can't see nearly as many, but they are still pretty. There are several different kinds of stars in the sky. Some are very big. There are dark stars and there are shining stars. At the end of their lives these large stars can stretch themselves.  Some very old stars are smaller and some are even dark dwarfs. Scientists study stars, and place them in groups based on how they are alike, and how they are different.

THE POTY 2008 IS OVER

PAULINE RAINA MADE A GREAT RACE

in a tough contest with hits above and under the belt.

OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO

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1. Pauline Raina, India

2. Nick Sym, USA 

3. Thomas Richmond, USA

4. Jill Bachman, USA

5. Sarah Pritchard, France

6. Sam Sunday, Nigeria

7. Ana Maria Padurean, Romania

8. Jim Allen III, 

9. William Vanderbilt, USA

Peter Fogel, Israel, resigned

This Forum is dedicated to our SHINING STARS as above, to all the other forum runners, to all the voters and all members. We all together make this nice community mostly with smiles and sometimes with sadness. We are human, thats the way this world works and we are all responsible to make it a better place to live in and to work for, not only for us but for next coming generations.

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SHINING STARS
Forum 2006, Winner: John Sachez (link)
Forum 2007, Winner: Luella Mae (link)
Forum 2008, Winner: Joe Downing (link)
Forum 2009, Winner: Pauline Raina (link)

 

Pauline Raina is from India. She is a shining star, a creator of three forums that she runs by herself, she is admin of ALP BEST FORUM AWARD, a special community forum and creator and co-admin of Kaleidoscope. She has been featured in all big forums. She is very active in many forums, her contribution in this community is healthy, pure, spiritual, highly valuable and recognized. She has an endless flame to give advice, aid and support to her friends and community members. She is a charismatic, charming and intellectual person.

Visit also the forums started by:
1) Kathleen Vanbeekom
2) JoAnne Green
3) LaNell
4) Jim Allen III 
5) Patricia Bartch

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SHINING STARS

Updated January 15th, 2009

Hello Everybody,

Today I have received a message from Peter Fogel.

This is his last message as chair of the POTW award and forum.

At this point I would like to thank Peter Fogel and his team for running this award. Peter with his team offered free service to this community every week posting to this forum, looking for people worth being nominated and for supervising the vote and compiling results.
Peter has been also running picture award forum for which I'm also grateful.

Thank you Peter for this service. I'm sure we will see you around.

Since Peter decided to resign from this position, we are now considering new person and possibly change of the rules and the way this award will be run.

I will keep you posted.

Paulina Rina is the official winner of the POTY award.
Congratulation Pauline.

Bogdan Fiedur

Here is the letter from Peter.

Hello Friends

On the evening of January 12, 2008 there was an issue in the POTY poll caused by a post written by AnaMaria that she mistakingly wrote in a colleagues account which I deleted and AnaMaria reposted from the correct account. Anamaria explained what had happed and also answered in regard to another query that was raised by a few members.

After this happened I posted that I am removing myself from the POTY and resigning from the POTW team and immediately after that I sent Bogdan a PM with the resignation of the whole POTW team.

The reason I removed myself from the POTY contest and resigned from the POTW was due to the acts taken by me on that evening. It appeared that by deleting the mistaken post I was trying to hide something and the action was devious by appearance and there is no justifying it. I had no right to delete anything written by a voting member in that thread that wasn't spam or unrelated to the POTY poll. The act was doubly reprehensible since I was one of the leaders in the poll itself. Georgios wrote something in one of his threads and unfortunately I have to agree with him. “to stop making use of privileges that others don't have”. I did just that and as I regret abusing the privileges I had. Hence the removal from the POTY and my resignation from the POTW.

I took and take full responsibility for my actions and deeply regret having done it. My apologies to you all.

The winner of the 2008 POTY is Pauline Raina.

Shalom,

Peter

Hosting Team
Branka Babic, Jill Bachman, Sara Blow, Joyce Hayde Park, Patricia Bartch, Judy Smith, Nan Herring and Georgios Paraskevopoulos

TRIUMPH ~ Fight The good Fight<br>

The days grow shorter and the nights are getting long

Feels like we're running out of time

Every day it seems much harder tellin' right from wrong

You got to read between the lines

Don't get discouraged, don't be afraid, we can

Make it through another day

Make it worth the price we pay

The Good Book says it's better to give than to receive

I do my best to do my part

Nothin' in my pockets I got nothin' up my sleeve

I keep my magic in my heart

Keep up your spirit, keep up your faith, baby

I am counting on you

You know what you've got to do

CHORUS:

Fight the good fight every moment

Every minute every day

Fight the good fight every moment

It's your only way

All your life you've been waiting for your chance

Where you'll fit into the plan

But you're the master of your own destiny

So give and take the best that you can

You think a little more money will buy your soul some rest

You'd better think of something else instead

You're so afraid of being honest with yourself

You'd better take a look inside your head

Nothing is easy, nothing good is free

But I can tell you where to start

Take a look inside your heart

There's an answer in your heart

CHORUS (THIS IS THE CORRECTION)

Fight the good fight every moment

Every minute every day

Fight the good fight every moment

Make it worth the price we pay

Every moment of your lifetime

Every minute every day

Fight the good fight everybody

Make it worth the price we pay, Yeah

Georgios, this is a beautiful tribute to Pauline.  She has been a friend to all for many years.  Her charm and wit drew me to her right away.  I've drawn strength from her compassion and her Christian Spirit!

Thanks for this beautiful feature.  Congratulations to all our winners in the POTY.  You are truly winners!

Good wishes and hugs,

Pat

Hi Georgios,

Congratulations to all who were in the election!!  It was close between the top 2 and the second top 2 (Nick and Thomas).  That's what we call a real squeaker!!

I wonder who would have won in a Nick vs. Thomas election?!